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Integrating reviewing strategies into shared electronic note-taking: Questioning, summarizing and note reading
Chiung Hui Chiu*, Chiu Yi Wu, Hsiao Wei Cheng
Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education
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This study compared the effects of reviewing strategies in shared electronic note-taking activities, including questioning, summarizing, and note reading, on elementary school student note-taking quality and achievement. A non-equivalent pre- and post-test design was adopted. The participants were 188 sixth grade Taiwanese students in six computing classes. Through random assignment, two classes were assigned to the shared note-taking with questioning condition (SN-SQ), two classes to the shared note-taking with summarizing condition (SN-SS), and two classes to the shared note-taking with note reading condition (SN-SR). Students in each condition were arranged into same-sex dyads. The members of a dyad were assigned to separate computers, seated side-by-side, and required to collaborate with one another on a shared note-taking with reviewing task. The results revealed that the SN-SS students' notes contained more facts and concepts than the SN-SR students', and the SN-SS students achieved better grades on the unit quizzes and overall assessment two weeks later than those in the SN-SR condition.
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Chiu, C. H., Wu, C. Y., & Cheng, H. W. (2013). Integrating reviewing strategies into shared electronic note-taking: Questioning, summarizing and note reading. Computers and Education, 67, 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2013.04.015
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With limited evidence of bottom-line impact, business leaders are cautious about increasing enterprise IoT investments, but that nervousness will likely soon change.
Executives are great believers in the power and potential the Internet of Things (IoT) offers to their businesses. However, many are still nervous about embarking on an IoT strategy.
That's the gist of a recent study of 50 leading corporate executives, conducted and published by McKinsey & Company, which predicts IoT will be a fast-moving part of enterprises within a few years. Its capability to achieve full potential is currently tempered by uncertainty, however.
That's because results are still flowing in. To date, the McKinsey team adds, enterprises "have only achieved modest, incremental benefits from their enterprise IoT programs." As a result, business leaders are approaching IoT with an abundance of caution.
"With limited evidence of bottom-line impact, executives are cautious about increasing their enterprise IoT investments, and few have embarked on large-scale initiatives designed to transform their operations or enable new products and services," McKinsey reports says.
The McKinsey survey respondents also were optimistic about IoT, with 92 percent stating that it would have a "positive impact" over the next three years, either by improving operations or by allowing companies to develop new products with embedded IoT capabilities.
"The latter development could eventually translate into higher revenues," the McKinsey authors add. In addition, 62 percent of respondents stated that enterprise IoT's impact will either be very high or transformative. "That means it could produce many more benefits than the modest improvements seen to date," Chui, Ganesan and Patel predict.
There are numerous ways IoT could spread value across enterprises. When asked which department would benefit most, 40 percent of survey respondents cited service operations and 30 percent chose manufacturing.
There are challenges with IoT, however, the McKinsey authors continue. Respondents agreed that information from IoT sensors was valuable, with 60 percent stating that it provides significant insights, "such as data on customer demographics or shopping patterns." But an almost equal number — 54 percent — claimed that companies used 10 percent or less of this information.


Compton Castle is in reality more of a fortified manor house than a castle. Situated just 5 miles from Torquay it was fortified to protect it from the marauding French, who frequently raided the Devon coast in the 14th century. These days it is the tourists who flock here, it is only open three days a week and so this probably accounts for the fact that it was surprisingly busy on the rainy day that we went.
Seven generations of the Compton family lived at the castle until 1329 when the last Compton heiress Joan de Compton married Geoffrey Gilbert. The Gilberts then lived at Compton up until 1785 when it was sold out of the family. In 1931 the Gilbert family actually bought Compton back again, and they remain in residence today, despite the property being part of the National Trust.
The Gilberts were responsible for the fortification of the building that we see today. They are also famous for the connection with Sir Walter Raleigh, who grew up at Compton Castle. Raleigh's mother Katherine had married Otho Gilbert in 1531 and together they had had three sons. After Otho's death in 1547 she married Walter Raleigh, and had two sons with him- Sir Walter and Sir Carew. The five brothers were very close, and it is thought that Walter caught the exploring bug from his older brother Humphrey Gilbert, a veteran of several nautical expeditions.
The fact that the family still live here is both an advantage & disadvantage. In one way it is nice to see the castle still being lived in after all these years. However it does seem to restrict the access to most areas, the main criticism is that not much of the interior is open to the public. The great hall is impressive but not massive, and there is a tower room which is accessible. The solar (living quarters) is above the Great Hall and is furnished with a mixture of old and more contempary pieces . That is about the total of the rooms on display.
The old kitchen is also open to the public, it was originally placed in an adjoining building to minimise the risk of fire. This part of the castle seems much older, presumably as it is not used as a kitchen anymore it was not modernised in the same way the rest of the habitable parts of the castle were. On the day we visited there were different types of herbs laid out with pestles & mortars and an invitation to make a herb mixture. This occupied the children for a while. There was also a children's trail. It was actually one of the better trails we have done and involved spotting Squirrels, part of the Gilbert family Crest.
Herbs for the children to bash about!!!
As you would expect from the National Trust the gardens are beautifully set out, but unfortunately for us it was raining so we did not get to see them to their best advantage. If you are lucky enough to get a sunny day then it would be worth spending more time outside than in the castle, as I think the grounds are equally as impressive as the buildings.
There is limited parking at the castle which gets very full in the summer- my standard advice for all castle visits is to get there early if you can. There is a small souvenir shop in the castle but no refreshments- however a private house just across the road had turned their living room into a tea room, which was quite nice and very cosy on a wet day.


Tufts University is an independent, privately supported private research university incorporated in the municipality of Medford, Massachusetts. Tufts College was founded in 1852 by Christian Universalists who worked for years to open a non-sectarian institution of higher learning. Charles Tufts donated the land for the campus on Walnut Hill, the highest point in Medford, saying that he wanted to set a "light on the hill."
The university emphasizes active citizenship and public service in all of its disciplines and is known for its internationalism and study abroad programs. Among its schools is the United States' oldest graduate school of international relations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts offers art programs affiliated with a major museum, the Museum of Fine Arts.
In 2016, Forbes ranked Tufts 12th among Research Universities, and ranked the undergraduate school 18th in its America's Top Colleges ranking, which includes military academies, national universities, and liberal arts colleges.
Among notable graduates, who have found success in different fields are Kostas Karamanlis, former Prime Minister of Greece; Pierre Omidyar, eBay founder; Peter Roth, CEO of Warner Bros. Television; Frederick Hauck, spacecraft commander of the Space Shuttle Discovery and many others.
Academic majors of Tufts among bachelors are Social Sciences (29% of total number of bachelors), Biology (9%), Engineering (9%), Interdisciplinary Studies (7%), Visual and Performing Arts (7%).
Tufts is in the perfect location: far enough from the hustle and bustle of Boston, but close enough that it's only a short ride on the subway away. While there may be a few sketchy neighborhoods in Boston, Medford (where Tufts is) is safe, quiet, and mostly residential place.
Tufts' main campus is located on Walnut Hill in Medford and Somerville, about 8.0 km from Boston. This campus houses all undergraduates in Arts & Sciences and Engineering, the graduate programs at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and all of the graduate programs in Arts & Sciences and Engineering.


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There are very few video game designers that are as celebrated as Hideo Kojima. In fact, when you think about it, he might be the only designer that holds as much weight in just his name.
But given that the Metal Gear franchise is his only real major claim to fame, and Death Stranding left the industry as a whole scratching their heads, should he ever have been given so much freedom?
Being Let Off The Leash
Most are aware that Kojima worked in conjunction with Konami for many decades, putting out the Metal Gear franchise to near universal acclaim. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was hailed as one of the best games of 2015, if not one of the best games of all time.
But after a rather public falling out Kojima and Konami parted ways. Why, exactly, Kojima was let go is not known, but speculation is rife that Metal Gear budgets were spiralling out of control. That and, of course, the company was restructuring to focus more on Apostasesportivas no Brasil. This meant that lengthily to develop, expensive productions like the Metal Gear were no longer on the cards.
To put it another way; developing something like real money is far easier than an $80 million Metal Gear game. That, and the returns are a great deal more guaranteed.
Embracing Freedom
But it wasn't long after he was set free that Kojima set out on his own, partnered with Sony, and got to work creating a video game that was no longer bound to a franchise. That game was Death Stranding.
It is assumed that Konami had kept Kojima somewhat grounded, giving him some degree of freedom, but ensuring that he at least made games that would appeal to the video game industry at large. The Metal Gear franchise, no matter how weird in terms of plot, had still been based around familiar elements; stealth, shooting, guns, and cool robots.
Death Stranding had few of those things, and sorry to say, it was not a Metal Gear level of success. In fact, although reports first claimed that the game had been a success, rumours are now suggesting that the game could more closely be called a flop.
Wait, What Is Happening?
Death Stranding is tedious, slow, and not a single soldier is shot in the head with a silenced pistol. A great deal unlike anything Kojima had made before, and rather unlike any other big budget game in history. If it is or isn't your personal cup of tea is negligible, the point is that it cost a great deal to make, and did not achieve success.
So, should Hideo Kojima really have ever been allowed to make something unchecked? Did his reputation, and the general public's love for him, create a situation that should never have existed? Perhaps his best work is done when he is beholden to a publisher, rather than when he is calling 100% of the shots.
Perhaps his initial failure will have given him stronger focus, and his next project will be more palatable.
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I can prevent weight gain by eating better. Do you have simple tips?
I know that I can prevent weight gain by eating better. Do you have some simple tips that will help me?
What to eat – No magic food causes weight loss and no food is inherently fattening. Eat a variety of foods from meat, legumes, dairy, grains, fruits, vegetables and a 1 tp 2 teaspoons of healthy oils daily. Vegetables and fruits are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Carbohydrates in fruits, milk, grains, and legumes will give you quick energy for the first 2 hours while the protein in milk, meat, and legumes will keep you satisfied for 4 hours. The fat in meat and milk, as well as fat added to foods, will keep you satisfied for 6 hours.
Where to eat – Eliminate eating in the car, bus, train, walking, standing or on the phone. Make time to eat meals and snacks by sitting down at a table with silverware. Read about the dangers of driving and eating.
When to eat – Eat breakfast and 2 more meals each day. People who eat breakfast are less likely to snack in the evening. Eat at least every 4 to 6 hours when awake rather than waiting until your stomach starts growling and you are starving.
How much to eat – Calories count. Choose smaller portion sizes. Forget those super sizes as they are expensive to your waistline.
Shopping & eating out – If you don't buy it or make it, food has a hard time finding its way into your mouth. Shop from a grocery list and after a meal when you are not hungry to limit impulse buying when sticking to your list. In restaurants, if you aren't sure how a food is prepared, ask. When your food is served, separate the portion you are going to eat and take the rest home for the next meal. Just because the food is presented to you at a buffet doesn't mean you have to eat or sample everything just because it is included in the price of a meal. Make food and portion size decisions before you start eating.
Record your eating – Keep a written record of what you eat or drink, when and where to see what triggers your eating. Do you eat when you are tired, bored or upset? Staying up too late can prompt late night eating. Go to sleep at a reasonable time each nite.
Weigh in – Weigh yourself daily and record it. It helps keep track of your weight so that when your weight varies by more than 5 pounds you can make small eating and exercise changes before 5 pounds turns into 10 or more.
Pay attention & slow down – Don't get distracted by multitasking while eating. Activities like watching TV or reading takes your focus off how much you are eating and your sense of fullness. Stop when you pause while eating or sense that you are full no matter how much food is left on your plate. Eat slower and drink water with a meal. Food takes 20 minutes for a message to get from your stomach to your brain that you are full so meals should take at least 20 minutes and preferably longer. Chew each mouthful thoroughly. If you eat food that isn't on your eating plan, don't get down on yourself. Get immediately back on your plan rather than waiting for the next day or New Years to start again.
Get moving – Take a look at your daily schedule and figure out how you can walk, bike or run more. Get 30 to 60 minutes of exercise each day and wear a pedometer or smartwatch to keep track. Aim for 10,000 steps a day.
Drink water – Drink enough water so that your urine is light yellow and odorless during hours you are awake. People who drink sufficient water are more likely to lose weight.
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2021 Belgian Grand Prix
30th August 2021, 12:40 30th August 2021, 12:40 | Written by Dieter Rencken
Formula 1 fans at Spa-Francorchamps were poorly served by their sport and television viewers were misled by speculation yesterday's doomed race could have been postponed to Monday. Dieter Rencken brings his insight from the paddock after a farcical Belgian Grand Prix.
'The best laid plans…': Despite having factored in an additional 30 minutes over Friday's travel time into the commute to Spa, the local police direct me off F1 personnel-only side roads as I allegedly had the "wrong pass" – one which had been acceptable on Friday and, as it turned out, would be so on Sunday – and straight into traffic. Thus, what had taken an hour on Friday (and Sunday) extends to well over double that. A portent?
I hear similar tales of woe from colleagues, yet others experienced no issues. Clearly it's a matter of training of local officials about the complexities of F1 car passes which range from service supply passes through the full team spectrum to media and VIP – plus, of course, designated passes for each spectator parking area and/or zone.
However, having received information on the final leg of F1's 2021 calendar from a source late Friday evening and checked out finer details from the car, I make it to the media centre in time to share the news ahead of official publication – but it's close. Thereafter I busy myself with rebooking of flights and hotels before team folk get around to it. For freelancers every cent counts, and fees easily quadruple once dates are confirmed.
I planned to head for Eau Rouge for FP3 but my request for a journalist tabard is denied as I would need to pass through public areas, in breach of the Covid code. For trackside snappers it is different as they are in different bubbles, and do not access the paddock. All in, a massive downer as I seriously looked forward to savouring the sight of Max Verstappen and Lewis through that most iconic of corners, on full wets.
The incessant rain also means face-to-face contact with sources is difficult as team folk obviously huddle indoors, and under Covid the media is forbidden from entering hospitality units. Still, some sources are prepared to endure the wet to chat.
I hear Alfa Romeo will announce Valtteri Bottas – as revealed here in early July – as Kimi Raikkonen's replacement on home soil in Monza; hence delays in confirming George Russell at Mercedes. This ties in with two recent comments from Toto Wolff: that Mercedes has taken its final decision and will confirm its 2022 line-up in September.
That said, I am somewhat surprised when Williams CEO Jost Capito later tells me that if a decision has been taken about his driver's future he has not yet been informed. More to come from him later this week.
During qualifying I toy with betting on George Russell for a top-three grid slot, but not being a betting man I refrain – to my subsequent disappointment.
Still, he drives a stonking session to take second and at the press conference I ask Lewis Hamilton, who's been lukewarm about welcoming the Williams driver as potential team-mate, whether he revised his opinion after the Williams star pipped both Mercedes drivers despite inferior equipment.
"I don't feel any different," Hamilton tells me. "I mean, George has been doing a great job all year. This just doesn't really change anything.
"I'm sure he's got pressure on him just as Valtteri does to do the job. And it's great to see him delivering. I can't fault him for it."
A British media colleague later remarks on the world champion's stony look. "That sure was said through gritted teeth." The performance was probably the worst 32nd birthday present Valtteri could have wished for, we agree.
Departing the circuit at 7pm is the work of a moment as there is little traffic about on account of fans leaving immediately after qualifying to escape the rain – with most heading to their by-now muddy camping sites. Being a fan at Spa sure can be masochistic, and it won't get any better on Sunday.
With no difficulties commuting to the circuit I'm in the media centre by 9am and busy myself with visa formalities for the upcoming Russian and US Grands Prix, then prepare for the day.
I notice none of the paddock shuttles that transfer us mere mortals are no longer Mercedes V-Class minibuses as in the past. In Spa Renault SUVs are in use – no issue as the brand is represented in F1. However, high-rollers who daren't get their Jimmy Shoos wet are ferried to/from the Paddock Club in Volvos and KIAs – brands foreign to F1 – and I decide to investigate this extraordinary slap in the face for F1's brands.
It turns out Mercedes stopped supplying shuttles last year but it had gone unnoticed as Covid meant bans on such services until this event – golf carts ferried the media in Budapest. However, this year Mercedes took its policy a step further and no longer supplies race control or VIP shuttle vehicles save for the (now red) safety and medical cars at 50% of events, with Aston Martin servicing the balance of races.
The promoter now sources vehicles from wherever, and thus it is not inconceivable that Mercedes VIPs are ferried to their $5,000 hospitality suites in a KIA Niro.
Some readers have asked why so little culinary information appears in recent diary editions. Simple: due to Covid we no longer enjoy (much appreciated) team hospitality, so are fuelled by media centre fare. This varies from ham and/or cheese baguettes and slot machine coffee (Monaco) to full three-course meals in Austria. In Spa we are served a variety of local delicacies, including ubiquitous waffles. Much appreciated even without frites.
As race start time nears it is obvious that the event faces massive disruption, but the word from both the FIA and F1 is that "we will have a race of sorts" – prophetic phrasing, as it turns out.
In 350 F1 races I have been ashamed of my pass thrice: the 2000 British Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix and today, each time cringing for thousands of fans, many of whom, having saved for a year to cover not inconsiderable costs of attending a grand prix and dreamed for weeks of seeing their heroes in action, were treated cynically by folk who should know better. Yes, that pans out at 1% of my attendance, but it's a percent too many.
Television viewers, too, deserved better – particularly from certain commentators who spouted absolute nonsense that fuelled the ire as they scurried to plug gaps. For example, any so-called experts who seriously believed that the race could be staged on Monday need to devote the time before this weekend's race at Zandvoort on brushing up on the intricacies of staging a grand prix.
For example, to stage Spa's race with fans requires at least 2,000 support staff and officials, all of whom need to be (unexpectedly) accommodated overnight. Marshals have day jobs and family commitments, devoting their time (usually) free of charge to the sport they love. Each turn has medics on duty who need to return to work; fans, too, have commitments a race staged without ticket holders would open a legal can of worms.
In any event, forecasts predict even more rain for Monday. Yes, events conspired against F1 on Sunday, but a number of contributory factors were well within the sport's gift, and better planning and foresight could have seen the farce avoided.
I delay my departure from the circuit until 11pm as every traffic map shows massive congestion in all directions. Indeed, social media feeds show tractors dragging cars out of sodden parking fields – apparently some enterprising farmer charges €20 per car, earning himself thousands of bucks – which simply adds insult to injury for the bedraggled fans.
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Posted on 30th August 2021, 12:40 30th August 2021, 12:40 Author Dieter RenckenCategories 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgian Grand Prix, Paddock DiaryTags 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgian Grand Prix, F1, f1 belgium, F1 Belgium 2021, f1 spa francorchamps, formula 1, grand prix of belgium
28 comments on "Paddock Diary: Belgian Grand Prix part two"
Hello Dieter,
Firstly, thank you for allways bringing to us formula 1 fans valuable information and updates on all things formula 1.
Personally I can relate with everything that you described about SPA, as I also attended the Grand Prix.
As a fan of the sport of course I understand driver safety is the most inportant, terefore the decision not to race was a fair one. However the organisers coud have done a much, much better job in a lot of areas that you have mentioned.
It was my first GP experience and unfortunatelly it concludes with massive dissapointment.
1st September 2021, 7:33
Sorry to read how instead of having a great time, you ended up in the wet, cold waiting for a "race" that never really happened Corina. I do hope you manage to go another time and get a better experience!
What was the issue with 2000 British Grand Prix?
@sumedh April weather.
KaIIe (@kaiie)
Bernie disliked the race/track (or the organisers), moved the race to early spring, and the surrounding area was a mud bath with cars stuck everywhere for days.
That's how I remember it, yes – the latest installment of Bernie v Silverstone. Bank Holiday weekend in the UK, so of course the weather was going to be inclement. Very lucky that I went with a travel company by coach rather than driving myself.
Was the only person in a Grandstand inside of Maggotts/Becketts on Saturday morning and had great banter with the stewards. Sunday not much better – fog meant the Sunday Warm-Up was cancelled and there was no Drivers Parade.
As for travel to/from Spa, sounds like things are even worse than when I last attended in 2007. Most years had to be on the coach 1.0-1.5 hours after the race finish – not a problem. Because of the traffic one year it was 3 hours before the coach had moved even one metre from the parking place and didn't return to Brussels until midnight.
Have seen tour coaches that needed to be pushed/slid out of muddy car park fields. Not surprised at all to hear about the unscrupulous farmers (some of whom had already charged for parking in their field…)
Really felt for the fans at the circuit yesterday
falken (@falken)
In previous years we've driven out of the field thinly disguised as a car park only by turning off TC and sliding along at 45 degrees
Correction – Silverstone 2000 Warm-Up was delayed, not cancelled
I think the disruption to train services in the region (those floods – repairs not nearly done) also hurt traffic (as well as some roads still waiting for repairs) Simon.
In the past there were quite a few fans travelling by train, not sure that worked as well this year.
Patrick Parkinson (@ppparkinson9)
Bernie wanted the BRDC to upgrade Silverstone. So he punished them with an April date.
Alianora La Canta (@alianora-la-canta)
sumedh, there is a long tale to that. Bernie wanted to move the Grand Prix to somewhere not run by the BRDC – he wasn't picky about where. However, the then-owner of Brands Hatch, Nicola Foulston, successfully pitched for a Grand Prix. However, environmental factors scuppered the attempt. According to the book "Bernie's Game", Nicola never seriously expected the race to be held at Brands Hatch but saw value in making the bid. She was able to re-sell the rights quite favourably to Silverstone and got some sort of commission from it. Because of the way it was done, Silverstone ended up not having to make upgrades Bernie wanted and would usually make pre-requisite for new contracts (Nicola being happy to waive those in exchange for more profit – after all, Brands Hatch was hardly going to benefit from its rival improving its facilities…) Nicola proceeded to have an early retirement and became one of the few people ever to defeat Bernie in a commercial deal.
Bernie, keen to make sure the BRDC knew it didn't have all the power in the relationship, scheduled the British Grand Prix to April. It is believed he hoped Silverstone would negotiate the upgrade obligation in exchange for a more favourable date, but it didn't happen, partly because there wasn't time for the upgrades Bernie wanted to happen before an April 2000 date. Bernie knew that British springs tend to be rather wet, but I don't think he planned for it to be quite as wet as that particular April turned out to be.
Two weeks of constant rain filled the water table to the point where the campsites were already soggy before anyone turned up. Back then, most of Silverstone's car parks for F1 were grass fields (no longer true due to frequently hosting major events), so on Friday, 60,000 people turned up in about 25,000 cars and promptly turned everything to mud. On Friday night, Silverstone and local police had to order spectators not to travel by road on Saturday, in the hope this would salvage the car parks in time for Sunday's race. Pedestrians (whose cars were mostly stuck in campsites), coaches (which stuck to the tarmac roads) and anyone using their car strictly to go to the paddock (and its tarmac car park) were exempt from the order, which is how Simon got to his grandstand.
While car parks were open on Sunday, cars didn't do very well in the grass ones, traffic jams hit a record 25 miles (usually the tailbacks were 10-20 miles on Sunday) and the problems hit the regular news rather than just the sporting headlines. Bernie was super-embarrassed, insisted on even more upgrades from Silverstone (including all-tarmac car parks, which hadn't been on the original list*) and used the bad headlines as an excuse to consider the contract null and void unless it was all completed by 2002. Unsurprisingly, the boss of Silverstone quit his job.
* – The orginal list of upgrades included a bypass for the A43 and enhanced traffic management (to avoid the massive traffic jams – they're mostly a thing of the past, though warnings on nearby motorways on the relevant weekends continue to this day so motorists trying to get from Derby to Milton Keynes don't get caught up in it), improved media centre (though Silverstone later managed to get that delayed to 2010), a park-and-ride service (which ran until 2010), better signage and generally improved aesthetics.
@alianora-la-canta
Thanks for your informative summary (and the namecheck) 😀
I remembered (vaguely, before reading your words) Nicola Foulston's involvement – just Googled her name and she's Chief Executive of a law firm now
2nd September 2021, 11:04
That early retirement didn't stick… (In Bernie's Game, it was suggested that one of Nicola's motives in the affair was to get an early retirement and avoid an early death through overwork. It also indicated that she in fact was able to retire on the back of this particular deal).
AJ (@asleepatthewheel)
Television viewers, too, deserved better – particularly from certain commentators who spouted absolute nonsense that fuelled the ire as they scurried to plug gaps
Thank you thank you @dieterrencken for addressing this.
The only thing worse than not having a race yesterday, was not having a race and listening to Croft, Brundle, and Chandhok spew no end of garbage over the microphone. Sometimes, the best thing a commentator can do is not speak.
Rashad (@oakfarmer)
I agree wholehearted. All I can say thank you to my two year old. He insisted that we switch the channel. We had a very afternoon watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse …
marcusbreese (@marcusbreese)
@asleepatthewheel
Agreed, they were talking utter rubbish.
Whilst it must have been difficult to fill the air to hear Crofty going on about moving the race to Monday and Brundle wittering on about how many laps they'd done, whether the clock had started, etc was painful.
Chanhok I can forgive as he was being drenched in the paddock and was not as insensible as those two.
Genuinely curious to know what else you think they could/should have talked about/presented during the 4 hours?
Brundle has been to hundreds of Grand Prix as a driver and a commentator and he is a brilliant narrator, so why not fill those hours telling anecdotes from past (rain) races?
Accurate information would have been a good start.
Hm, Emma, I would think that other broadcasters did better, an example being the F1TV pitlane channel. As @alianora-la-canta mentions, the first thing would be to supply accurate info on the reality we get.
And (I admit, i did not watch all of it since I took the oppertunity of the delay to drive home from our weekendhome before watching the "race" at home) they used the opportunity to show some tech talk, talk about all sorts of things, shift in interviews they might use for pre show or after show otherwise etc. Overall they did a decent job of a hard situation, as others have done in the past.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
certain commentators who spouted absolute nonsense
I don't know… I stayed in my seat for the whole thing, myself the masochist, but I think Sky did quite a good job with what they had in hand. How can you endure 4 hours of nothing? Crofty plays the role of someone who doesn't know anything and might ask ridiculous questions, and the others try to answer. They commented on the possibilities of having a race on monday and if I remember correctly, Brundle quickly said that was far from possible…
I don't like Crofty at all, and not a fan of Karun either, but I think, considering the situation, they did a good job. I mean, not even the FIA nor the teams knew what was happening, and Crofty and Brundle's confusion was just the broadcasted version of a lot of other respected journalists on twitter, for instance.
Dieter Rencken (@dieterrencken)
Had I meant Sky specifically I would have said Sky specifically. I know of at least four broadcast teams who spoke about a Monday race.
Rhys Lloyd (@justrhysism)
…enterprising farmer charges €20 per car…
This is relatively fair given cost of fuel, wear and tear etc. I mean, he didn't have to trod out into the rain and help out (even if for a fee).
Just doing the basic maths, for €1,000 to be made at €20/car, assuming a relatively tight 6 minutes per car: (€1000/€20) * 6 min = 300 minutes = 5 hours (also assuming no breaks). So to crack into the thousands as suggested seems completely unfeasible (unless of course, the enterprising farmer did indeed pull several hundred vehicles out over the course of 10+ hours).
In my experience pulling out vehicles, it takes longer than 6 minutes…
George.be
For those of you that want to park in wet fields , and not need help getting away:
Use snow chains, works nearly every time!
I know a lot of people have them but none who take them to the field trips.
Belgium forbids snow chains on anything other than ice or snow.
Belgium forbids them on the road. But the Spa-parkings / meadows aren't roads, are they?
Off-road you can use whatever fits your need, as long as you don't damage anothers property.
Using snow chains will help prevent spinning your wheels, and you'll do less damage to the meadow if you use them with common sense.
I've never had complaints, not even when the farmer and the cops were seeing me pulling a van with my Golf I in the early nineties… But as I said, common sense: no trench-digging.
Nowadays I don't go to F1 anymore, too expensive and far too restrictive.
Snow chains damage mud fields, so…
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Check back in Thursday to join the conversation about how we tend to miss the intended mission of God for His followers because of self-absorbed religious pursuits. In the meantime, go love your neighbor and the nations.
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – 5 other 80s cartoons Netflix should reboot
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Here's the thing. The original She-Ra and, by extension, He-Man were not great cartoons. In fact, I would go so far as to call them pretty lame. The characters, the mythology and the action figures (let's not rule out those hunks of plastic we all loved as kids, but are now as adults slowly coming to terms with the fact they are destroying our planet and all that dwell in its seas) were all awesome. Or rad. Or dope. Or whatever 80's term you prefer to proclaim them rather good indeed.
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The Art of Destruction is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was published on 21 September 2006 alongside The Nightmare of Black Island and The Price of Paradise. It features the Tenth Doctor and Rose.

Synopsis
The TARDIS arrives in 22nd century Africa, where agri-teams are growing food in the rich soil around a dormant volcano to feed the hungry millions of Earth. However, the time travellers detect an alien signal nearby. As something moves in the volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been triggered.
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An abridged audio book version of The Art of Destruction read by Don Warrington (President in "Rise of the Cybermen") was released in November 2006 () by BBC Audiobooks. Also included was a "behind-the-scenes" discussion between the author and reader.

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Schwarz Weiß ist das dritte Album der österreichischen Pop-Rock-Sängerin Christina Stürmer. Es zählt allerdings nicht als Studioalbum, da es großteils nur ältere Lieder speziell für das Ausland präsentiert und daher auch nicht in Österreich erschien. Es wurde am 30. Mai 2005 als Stürmers erste Albumveröffentlichung außerhalb von Österreich veröffentlicht und erreichte Platz 3 in den deutschen Album-Charts.

Hintergrund
Die erste Veröffentlichung eines Albums der Sängerin außerhalb Österreichs war 52 Wochen in den deutschen Charts platziert. In der Schweiz erreichte die Produktion Platz 12 in der Wertung.

Nach großer nationaler Resonanz in Österreich mit den Alben Freier Fall und Soll das wirklich alles sein? wurde 2004 die Positionierung von Christina Stürmer im internationalen deutschsprachigen Raum geplant und vorbereitet. Erster Versuch war die Veröffentlichung der Single Vorbei in Deutschland im November 2004. Stürmer konnte mit dieser Veröffentlichung ihren Erfolg aus Österreich nicht wiederholen. Vorbei erreichte lediglich Platz 83 in den deutschen Single-Charts.

Das Album Schwarz Weiß umfasst überwiegend bereits veröffentlichte Titel, diese wurden teilweise neu überarbeitet und als "2005"-Version gekennzeichnet. Lediglich die Lieder Bist du bei mir? und 4 Jahreszeiten wurden erstmals veröffentlicht. Das Management um Andreas Streit und Bernd Rengelshausen unterstützte den Verkauf des Albums in Deutschland und der Schweiz mit einer weitläufig angelegten Promotion-Kampagne in Presse, Radio und Fernsehen. Im Herbst 2005 konnte Christina Stürmer sich bei einer mit der Veröffentlichung des Albums gekoppelten Tournee auch in Deutschland und in der Schweiz etablieren.

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Die für das Album überarbeiteten und neu produzierten Titel förderten die internationale Akzeptanz Christina Stürmers. Die Songs wirken insgesamt schneller und instrumental geprägter als auf den beiden früheren Alben. Die Band um Stürmer ist stärker vertreten, und die Musik entwickelt sich mehr in Richtung Deutschrock. Insgesamt gab es mit dieser Veröffentlichung jedoch nicht viel Neues zu hören, eher lässt sich das Album mit einer Compilation der "Best Of"-Songs Christina Stürmers vergleichen.

Der Text von Liebt sie dich so wie ich stammt von Peter und Gaby Wessely.

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Singles
 Vorbei – geschrieben von Hanno Bruhn, enthält Elemente des Punkrock.

 Ich lebe (2005) – ein Rock-Pop-Song, der Text beschreibt mit mehreren negativ wertenden Begriffen wie Masochist und Alkohol eine ambivalente Beziehung. Einige Wörter aus der Originalversion (Bombe, Terrorist, Front) wurden in der Neuaufnahme ersetzt.
 Engel fliegen einsam (2005) – ein Liebeslied mit einer lyrischen Ausdrucksweise. Text und Musik stammen von Hannes Strasser.
 Mama (Ana Ahabak) (2005) – ein Anti-Kriegs-Lied aus der Feder von Alexander Kahr und Robert Pfluger, in dem das Leiden von Kindern im Krieg thematisiert wird.
 Immer an euch geglaubt  (2005) – ein Rock-Pop-Song.

Kritiken
 SR 1 Europawelle: "Herausragend ist die Ballade Engel, und auch der Abrechnungssong Vorbei ist ein Knaller. Mit den Songs Ich lebe und Mama ist sie in Österreich schon auf der Eins gewesen – zu Recht. Man spürt, dass Christina viel deutsche Musik, besonders Die Ärzte, hört – der Song Glücklich könnte auch auf einer Farin Urlaub-Solo-CD sein. Und beim Hören von Immer an euch geglaubt sieht man schon das springende Open Air Publikum der Sommerkonzerte von Christina Stürmer vor sich."

 Benjamin Fuchs, laut.de: "Handwerklich sind die Songs allesamt gut gemacht, da waren natürlich Profis am Werk. Das Soundgewand ist dazu zeitgemäß angeraut, aber nicht zu hart. Originell ist das nicht. Viele Songs klingen wie schon mal anderswo gehört, vielleicht bleiben sie deswegen so gut hängen. Der Titeltrack Schwarz Weiß ist so ein Fall. Oder auch der Anfang von Vorbei, der den ersten Takten von Simon and Garfunkels Mrs. Robinson so ähnelt wie die gemeine Schrippe dem Milchbrötchen. Auch wirkt die Produktion insgesamt recht glatt. Aber so ist es eben, wenn einer Platte die Erfolgsgarantie eingebaut wird."

 Robert Misik, die tageszeitung: "Christina wer? fragt ihr jetzt. Noch nie gehört? Stürmer (23) ist eine Rockgöre, die auf ihre Art sogar ganz gut ist. Klar, mit den Helden kann sie sich nicht messen. Aber schlechter als Silbermond oder Sportfreunde Stiller ist sie auch nicht – ganz zu schweigen von solchen Wiedergängern ihrer selbst wie Nena. Das ist viel in Österreich, wo man zum heimischen Pop nicht Pop, sondern 'Austropop' sagt, und wo seit dem Tod des legendären Falco im alternativen Mainstream nichts als Brache herrscht. Christina Stürmer ist das Beste im Pop, was Österreich seit Falco hervorbrachte. Sicher: Das spricht nicht für sie. Sondern gegen Österreich."

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Two common conditions caused by hospital-associated infections killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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This is the largest nationally representative study to date of the toll taken by sepsis and pneumonia, two conditions often caused by deadly microbes, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Such infections can lead to longer hospital stays, serious complications and even death.
Researchers analyzed 69 million discharge records from hospitals in 40 states and identified two conditions caused by health care-associated infections: sepsis, a potentially lethal systemic response to infection, and pneumonia, an infection of the lungs and respiratory tract.
The researchers looked at infections that developed after hospitalization. They zeroed in on infections that are often preventable, like a serious bloodstream infection that occurs because of a lapse in sterile technique during surgery, and discovered that the cost of such infections can be quite high. For example, people who developed sepsis after surgery stayed in the hospital 11 days longer, and the infections cost an extra $33,000 to treat per person. Even worse, the team found that nearly 20 percent of people who developed sepsis after surgery died as a result of the infection.
The team also looked at pneumonia, an infection that can set in if a disease-causing microbe gets into the lungs—in some cases when a dirty ventilator tube is used. They found that people who developed pneumonia after surgery, which is also thought to be preventable, stayed in the hospital an extra 14 days. Such cases cost an extra $46,000 per person to treat. In 11 percent of the cases, the patient died as a result of the pneumonia infection.
According to the authors, health care-associated infections frequently are caused by microbes that defy treatment with common antibiotics, also known as superbugs. In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that all health care-associated infections were associated with 99,000 deaths per year. Based on their research, study authors were able to estimate the annual number of deaths and health care costs due to sepsis and pneumonia that is actually preventable.
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Kent county council has activated no-deal plans to keep its roads, hospitals and schools open, as the government considers pulling the trigger on national contingency measures involving 30 central departments and 5,000 staff.
With the country placed on a knife-edge by Theresa May's latest Brexit crisis, the government is preparing for "any outcome" with a decision on Monday on whether to roll out the national Operation Yellowhammer contingencies for food, medicine and banking.
Some measures have already swung into place, including Operation Fennel's traffic management in Kent.
The Europe minister, Alan Duncan, has also said the Foreign Office staff deployed to its Brexit "nerve centre" are working to help UK citizens in the EU in the event they get caught up in a Brexit mess.
The Department of Health was due to activate emergency supply chain operations, with instructions to medicines suppliers to book space on ferries to ensure they are not caught up in queues from next weekend in the event of no-deal.
They are just two of the 12 Operation Yellowhammer areas of risk the government has planned for in the event of a crash-out, according to a National Audit Office report [pdf]. It will decide next Monday if they should all become operational, enacting no-deal plans in 30 central government departments and 42 local councils, two devolved governments and in Northern Ireland.
About £1.5bn has been allocated to Brexit planning, with three departments getting an extra £25m for Operational Yellowhammer.
It emerged on Wednesday that ministers had banned NHS hospitals from publishing risk assessments about how Brexit might affect them, allegedly because doing so could "put public wellbeing at risk".
The Department of Health and Social Care has written to NHS trusts in England telling them not to put into the public domain their own analyses of the pitfalls facing them.
The department's "advice" stops trusts from outlining how Britain's departure from the EU might affect their non-clinical goods and services and staff from EU nations.
The move appears to be an attempt to thwart an attempt by the Health Service Journal website to obtain details of these possible impacts.
The HSJ disclosed on Wednesday that the DHSC has circulated guidance to trusts about how to respond to any request from it under freedom of information laws for sight of their risk assessment documents, telling them they must "not share this information".
Meanwhile, Kent is going full steam ahead with its contingency plans to prevent gridlock on its roads in the event of congestion in Dover or Calais.
The coastbound section will be closed off to all but lorry traffic from next week to allow Highways England to carry out a live daily trial to cope with possible chaos after 11pm on 29 March.
A full meeting of Kent county council will be held at 10am on Thursday to discuss Brexit preparedness, including a checklist received from the local government secretary, James Brokenshire, of issues relating to transport, supply chains, statutory services and regulatory services.
Last year the council warned it might have to deal with 10,000 lorries parked or queuing on its roads with a knock-on impact on schools, hospitals, rubbish collections and morgues.
The council has already conducted three live tests for its contingency, code-named Exercise Pale Fox, with Operation Fennel for traffic management going into action based on assumptions of six months of disruption, according to an agenda for the council meeting.
Manston airport near Ramsgate is in the final stages of preparation for use as a lorry park for up to 6,000 heavy goods vehicles in the event of gridlock.
Schools have also been issued with Brexit guidelines warning them to think twice before closing down in the event that staff cannot make it through the gridlock.
Extra trading standards officials have been hired for a new ports team in Dover "as a result of the predicted increase in referrals" once EU standards are no longer guaranteed in imports.
The council is also on standby in the event that "high-risk animal feed is landed" from outside the EU but transported through the bloc to Dover.
Earlier this year, the chief executive of the civil service said the government would never be fully prepared for Brexit as he revealed plans to move up to 5,000 staff into an emergency command and control centre in the event of no deal.


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Governed by Time Lord technology, the TARDIS Type Forty is the most powerful craft in the universe and this comprehensive fully illustrated manual holds the key to its operation.
The appearance of the Doctor's TARDIS, both inside and out, has changed many times over the years, and this manual features every incarnation – including the latest version for the Thirteenth Doctor. The manual covers the console with fully labelled detailed schematic diagrams for each function, the ship's famous chameleon circuit, as well as floorplans, specifics of dematerialisation, the use of force fields and tractor beams and much more.
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Opportunities beckon in the sixth global economy
As the economies of South-East Asia develop apace, opportunities for companies to participate in the region's development are growing. Gianluca Cugno, head of Intesa Sanpaolo's International Department – its global corporate network – explains how the bank is ready to help them
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The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a combined GDP of $2.4 trillion, 630m inhabitants (twice the number in Europe), a growth rate of 5.2 per cent (when the global average is 3.8 per cent) and a youthful population (27 per cent under the age of 15).
So it is unsurprising that Gianluca Cugno, head of Intesa Sanpaolo's International Department, describes them as "increasingly interesting and important".
"This is in effect the sixth global economy," he says. "It is well connected to global supply chains and has reducing levels of bureaucratic obstacles and tariffs. We as a bank – looking to finance deals – and our Italian clients – looking to expand and innovate – must be there," he says.
Deepening strategic coordination and continuing growth and development across the ASEAN nations – now numbering 10 – are presenting opportunities for international investment to expand, with Intesa Sanpaolo's clients well placed to play a role.
"The sectors that have seen the biggest development in recent years are infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources and services, as is usual in growing economies. These are areas where Italian companies have real expertise," says Cugno. The result, he continues, is that Italian producers and suppliers "are in a position to help these countries move industrial production to more competitive levels".
Key to the bank's success is its broad but nuanced understanding of the region. "There are two faces to the same coin," says Cugno. "It is important to have local presence to identify opportunities and communicate most effectively with stakeholders, but also to appreciate the wider context."
Intesa Sanpaolo's South-East Asian structure provides just such a dual lens. The Singapore branch – established in 1984 – offers coordination and agility for activities across the ASEAN area. It also operates through Intesa Sanpaolo representative offices in Indonesia and Vietnam, with key support from the Hong Kong hub.
"The sectors that have seen the biggest development in recent years are infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources and services, as is usual in growing economies. These are areas where Italian companies have real expertise"
Gianluca Cugno, head of Intesa Sanpaolo's International Department
"We want to become the absolute reference point for Italian companies in the area," says Cugno. "Physical presence gives us a competitive advantage, keeping us closer to our clients – both local and Italian – and granting access to projects which might not otherwise be open to international involvement."
This, he explains, means Italian companies can move beyond simply supplying local industries to developing local production and in turn local sales.
Of particular interest as individual economies, Cugno highlights Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia – with each offering different possibilities.
Singapore's well-developed service-based economy – rated AAA – is fundamental to facilitating Intesa Sanpaolo's roles in financing and products (particularly trade and export finance, structured export finance and structured finance).
Among Intesa Sanpaolo's recent deals in the ASEAN region, Cugno cites the bank's role as arranger for the five-year loan of $660m to Star Energy Geothermal – a subsidiary of Star Energy, Indonesia's largest geothermal power company.
The Indonesian energy sector – boosted by rising raw material prices – and Vietnam's manufacturing sector are both strong and growing, with the resulting infrastructure required in each country creating increasing international investment opportunities.
"All this points to an acceleration of economic development," says Cugno. In due course, he adds, the development of service industries in these countries will present further possibilities.
Also of great significance in the longer term is the development of China's ambitious and far-reaching Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. It will provide a valuable boost for surrounding countries as well as a mutually-beneficial strengthening of links, says Cugno.
Key to the bank's success is its broad but nuanced understanding of the region
Ratings agency Fitch this year reported that projects together worth $900bn were under way or planned. "Clearly there will be a need for huge amounts of financing and mobilisation of capital and we expect our Singapore branch to play a very important strategic role," he adds.
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Leysin village enjoys an exceptional position close to Lake Geneva and possesses one of only three revolving restaurants in Switzerland, providing unique 360° panorama views of the Alpine peaks.
School skiing trips take place in Leysin from January through to mid-March.
Students will stay in 4 bedded rooms, all with en-suite facilities for students and twin en-suite rooms for staff where the students can enjoy the stunning views over the Rhone Valley.
At Ski Gower, we make it easy for you and your students. The 13 lifts and 29 pistes at Leysin are a great place for beginners to learn to ski. There is however a bus connection to Les Mosses, which means that intermediate skiers have another 14 lifts to enjoy in a combined area of 100kms of piste.
School ski trips take the road downhill to the ski shop where they will find the gondola station of Tele-Leysin, where skis are stored overnight. The ski shop is second to none with quality equipment for your school skiing trips.
Ski Gower want to ensure that your school ski trips are memorable and a good time is had by all the students whatever their skiing ability. Which is why, we always offer maximum time of snow for your school ski trips with our British Ski Instructors.
As soon as you arrive on the mountain, our British ski instructors make it easy for you. They provide daily ski instruction lessons until approximately 3:30pm each day. Your students will therefore receive in excess of 30 hours' instruction on their school ski trips.
Most school ski trips will only offer 2 x 2 hours per day instruction, so a maximum of 24 hours per week. With Ski Gower trips our 30+ hours' of instruction is like having an extra day and more, added on to your school ski trips. Ski instruction in English, is a vital element that ensures swift progression on snow and provides a safe and enjoyable experience for your team of students.
Leysin also offers a unique attraction: the Tobogganing Park founded by Silvio Giobellina, Olympic bobsleigh champion. This park offers 4 to 8 tracks with sharp bends, on which visitors shoot down on snow tubes. Thrills guaranteed for fans of new sensations.
Leysin boasts two sports centres offering groups and individuals a large range of indoor and outdoor sports: swimming and skating. If that is not enough then 30 mins away at Fun Planet in Villeneuve your school trips can enjoy ten pin bowling and karting.
Just a 12 minute walk from the Tele-Leysin ski lift in Leysin, you will find our excellent accommodation for our school ski trips.
Run by two Canadians for the last 10 years and supported by English management staff, you will find this a real home from home. Nothing is too much trouble for the managers of the accommodation and they fully understand the mindset and culture of U.K. groups wanting to get the most out of their school ski trips.
The bedrooms are simple but very large with two bunk beds accommodating 4 students in each room. The rooms all have a shower and a toilet. The same large rooms are afforded to the school staff, but they only have twin sharing.
Downstairs in the public rooms, the school ski trips that we send to Leysin could not ask for more. The breakfast and dinner are self-service, so that no one ever goes hungry even after expending all that energy on the slopes.
The centre has a huge TV screen and a bar that serves non-alcoholic beverages to the students, but can serve alcoholic drinks to the school staff. There are two large rooms with games including pool tables and table football. In addition there are several rooms where the school ski trips can hold meetings or watch films or put on quiz evenings.


A lovely autumnal scent from Staffordshire based company The Wooden Sun. These candles have a wooden wick that burns and crackles like a fire, perfect for the autumnal, winter weather.
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