Is there a "six-month" rule that must be met before a Breathalyzer7 test may be admitted? Second only to the number of times that courts and counsel ponder over this question is the vagueness of its origins. In People v Todd, (1974) 79 Misc2d 630, 360 NYS2d 754, the defendant appealed a conviction for driving with more than .10 per centum of alcohol in the bloodstream. Paramount among the defendant's assignment of error was that the Breathalyzer7 device had not been calibrated within the six-month period preceding the administration of his test. In reversing, the Delaware County Court commenced by examining the requirements established in People v. Meikrantz (1974, Broome County) 77 Misc2d 892, 351 NYS2d 549. These requirements, essentially identical to those established by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department in People v Donaldson, (1971, 4th Dept) 36 AD2d 37, 319 NYS2d 172, provided the test would be admissible upon a showing "(1) that there was compliance with any statutory requirement; (2) that a specified type of breath testing device was used to analyze a breath sample and that such device is scientifically reliable for measuring the percent of alcohol in the blood through a chemical analysis of a subject's breath; (3) that the testing device was in proper working order; (4) that the person giving and interpreting the test was properly qualified; (5) that the chemicals used in the test (i.e., the ampoules used in a breathalyzer) were of the proper kind and mixed in the proper proportions; (6) that the test was properly conducted."
In finding that the Appellant's test did not adequately comport, the County Court took note that the proof at trial was that the machine had not been calibrated for more than six-months and was never turned off. Taking apparent judicial notice "that the manufacturer's directions as to the operation of the machine require only that it be warmed up to a certain temperature for a period of at least 20 minutes before the test is administered," the Court found the fact that the machine had been continuously left on and had not been calibrated within a six-month period sufficient to "raise a reasonable doubt . . . as to the reliability of that particular machine." This initial finding was adequate to resolve the issue of admissibility. However, the Todd Court clouded the issue somewhat by analogizing biannual calibration to a similar requirement for police vehicle speedometers and by citing out-of-state authority for the proposition that a six-month calibration requirement exists.
A source of true confusion, the decision also took judicial note "of the fact that the chemical solution tends to lose its strength over a period of time and is subject to chemical changes making the solution unreliable particularly if it is light struck." Observing that the breath test operator had no knowledge as to the age of the ampoules or whether they had been subjected to random testing, the Court found that the failure to prove the chemicals adequately complied with Meikrantz, supplied an additional basis for reversal.
On appeal to the Court of Appeals, the issue was clouded further still. In a brief memorandum decision (1975) 38 NY2d 755, 381 NYS2d 50, 343 NE2d 767, the Court held, "[t]he People failed to establish that the breathalyzer apparatus had been timely calibrated; hence, the results of the breath test were inadmissible." What, however, is timely? Recalling that in Todd the proof at trial was that the machine had not been calibrated for more than six-months, a reasonable interpretation is that six-months is the cutoff point at which calibration must be shown.
Despite its seeming clarity, Todd has not met with universal acceptance. In People v Pompilio, (1987, Justice Ct) 137 Misc 2d 997, 522 NYS2d 761, the Court, citing dicta in People v Gower (1977) 42 NY2d 117, 397 NYS2d 368, refused to suppress Breathalyzer7 results in a series of cases in which the device had not been calibrated within six-months. Gower, of course, did not deal with the so-called six-month rule. Pompilio aside, it seems clear that in the absence of a pronouncement from the Court of Appeals, six-months is the rule of Todd. The failure to show that a Breathalyzer7 machine has not been calibrated within six-months of the defendant's test will preclude admission of the test at trial.
What about ampoules? Will the failure to show that the ampoules have been tested within six-months of the defendant's test prevent the results from being received at trial?
Probably not; at least not now. In People v Yocher, (1993, 4th Dept) - AD2d -, 602 NYS2d 290, the proof was that the certificate of ampoule analysis was dated nearly three years prior to the breathalyzer test. The defendant, apparently citing Todd, contended that the test should not have been admitted. Refusing to accept this contention, the Court concluded that "in the absence of proof that the ampoules have a limited shelf life or that the chemical composition of the ampoule solution changes materially as a result of the passage of time, the certificate of ampoule analysis satisfied the People's burden of establishing that the ampoule solution was 'of the proper kind and mixed in the proper proportions.'"
Is Yocher correct? While the holding will certainly govern in those trials held in the Fourth Department, one can still be left to wonder.
In People v Mertz, (1986) 68 NY2d 136, 506 NYS2d 290, the prosecution attempted to sustain a Breathalyzer7 test on appeal by arguing that certificates found inadmissible under CPLR 4518 when coupled with the testimony of the breathtest operator that the instrument was functioning properly was a sufficient foundation for admission of the test results. Rejecting this approach, the Court, with citation to Todd, held, inter alia, that there must be a showing that "the ampoules used with it had been tested within a reasonable period in relation to defendant's test" (Mertz, at p. 148).
The problem with Yocher is that it seemingly ignores the showing required by Mertz. By shifting the burden to the defendant to come forward with proof that the ampoules are apt to change with time, there appears to be little left of the requirement that timely testing need be shown.
To what extent does Yocher prevail outside the Fourth Department? While it is true that in the absence of a contrary decision of another Appellate Division, a decision by one Department is binding upon all (see, Mountain View Coach Lines, Inc. v Storms, (1984, 2nd Dept) 102 AD2d 663, 664), this rule is obviously of no import if the Court of Appeals has pronounced a contrary rule (Mountain View, supra). In our humble opinion the Court of Appeals has. Mertz established timely ampoule testing as a foundational requirement, and Todd defines timely as within six months.


Re: Another e-TV EPG screwup!
As a follow up to this. Both series scheduled recordings took place last night and tonight. I presume this is because of the record two capability of the 4 tuner decoders. The content of both recordings is the same, even though the one setting should have not taken place.
As of today, the EPG information for e-TV channel 194, again demonstrates how poor the EPG info is maintained.
For the holidays, we have had programs running in the 20:30 - 21:30 timeslot every day.
Now the normal series are all back, a different one for each day of the week.
These are all marked as "series enabled". The holiday series came to an end on Friday. Yet this morning, in this timeslot, that series show as being scheduled AND the new series of the program Chicago Med, also shows it has been scheduled for recording. Season 2 episode 8 - although there is some uncertainty if this is correct.
Will someone at MC please explain how this can even happen? How can a series that no longer exists record on the same channel with a new series?
And BTW, the problems with series' where an insert ( for the Lotto draw on Tuesdays and Fridays) in the middle will still lead to an SBR setting only recording the first half of the episode, completely ignoring the second, making setting an SBR worthless on e-tv on a Tuesday and Friday!


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Vaginal Mesh Complications MDL Progressing Smoothly
By: Staff Writer Transvaginal Mesh
The vaginal mesh MDL is progressing smoothly, with recent appointments to enable the the huge litigation to run as efficiently as possible
Some background on the MDL: In February 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all of the federal lawsuits claiming complications from transvaginal mesh into an MDL located in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of West Virginia under Chief District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. However, since there are four separate defendants (competing manufacturers of various vaginal mesh devices), the large MDL comprises four smaller MDLs, one for each defendant.
The four defendants are American Medical Systems (AMS), Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard and Ethicon/Gynecare, all of whom manufactured or distributed allegedly defective devices and were served with lawsuits by women claiming complications.
Co-lead counsel appointed
In the ongoing effort to efficiently coordinate proceedings in the MDL, three attorneys were appointed Coordinating Co-Lead Counsel for the entire litigation, and two lawyers were appointed Co-Lead Counsel for each of the four individual MDLs that comprise the larger litigation. The Coordinating Co-Lead Counsel are responsible for coordinating individual tasks within the MDL. The Co-Lead Counsel teams will speak on behalf of all plaintiffs during pretrial proceedings as well as responding to court inquiries, examining witnesses, and exploring settlement options.
In addition, Judge Goodwin has appointed a Plaintiffs' Steering Committee that includes more than 60 attorneys who will MDL lines to divide pretrial duties and coordinate discovery of evidence that is common to all cases.
FDA warns of vaginal mesh side effects
In 2011, the FDA issued a warning about serious side effects including erosion, protrusion, infections, pain, and bleeding, and warned that these complications are "not rare".
In addition, a recent Congressional report found that the devices were fast-tracked through the FDA's 510(k) process, which does not require clinical trials to prove a product is safe if the product is substantially similar to one already on the market, even though the devices precessors were recalled. This finding, along with the new FDA warning, is likely to strengthen any transvaginal mesh lawsuits, whether in or out of the MDL.
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No, it's very much not what you perhaps think.
Distance Lab is my favourite creative research organisation based in the Highlands of Scotland – note I'm on the board so I'm biased. They bring together digital media technology, design and the arts to redefine and overcome the disadvantages of distance in learning, health care, relationships, culture and other domains.
Their Mutsugoto project was the number one read article worldwide on the BBC website yesterday and today available here.
an intimate communication device intended for a bedroom environment. Instead of exchanging e-mail or SMS messages using generic interfaces in business-like venues, Mutsugoto allows distant partners to communicate through the language of touch as expressed on the canvas of the human body. A custom computer vision and projection system allows users to draw on each other's bodies while lying in bed. Drawings are transmitted "live" between the two beds, enabling a different kind of synchronous communication that leverages the emotional quality of physical gesture.
Video and other information is available from their website here. Is this the future of intimacy in our increasingly distributed relationships?
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Explore the subtleties of spiritual living and learn to implement practical rituals into your daily life.
Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Ayurvedic Physician, will guide the students to explore a relationship with their personal deity. He will teach participants the steps of puja, allowing them to experience puja, illuminating the divine through aarti. They will follow the fire sacrifice and begin to see their own journey. This experience can serve as a guide for each student to follow their own journey through devotion and personal rituals.


mPharma aims to increase patient access to affordable high quality medications. The company — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Gregory Rockson, CPO Daniel Shoukimas and CTO James Finucane — currently operates in Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and has a research and development office in Israel.
Cape Town based public transport data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Oui Capital will make initial investments of $100 000 in fintech, edtech, healthtech, mobility and logisitics as well as marketplace ventures.
Obasanjo-Adeleye said last year she'd noted what she described as an "interesting trend" in the increasing number and rising participation of private equity firms in later stage transactions in the "tens of millions".
Rising Tide Africa aims to make between five and 10 investments annually. Although the investment network's focus is sector-agnostic, the organisation has a preference for tech and tech enabled businesses.
In what is one of the biggest disclosed deals this year, Lagos-based online travel company Wakanow.com has secured a $40-million equity investment from US alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group.
AgroCenta CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang says the Accra-based agritech and mobile financial services startup will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana.
African Development Bank has announced that its board of directors has approved a $7.5-million in Nairobi-based venture capital firm Africa Tech Ventures.
Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups?


When Ray Kurzweil published his book The Singularity Is Near in 2006, many scoffed at his predictions. A year before Apple launched its iPhone, Kurzweil imagined humans and computers fusing, unlocking capabilities seen in science fiction movies.
His argument is simple — as tech accelerates at an exponential rate, progress could eventually become instantaneous, a singularity. He predicts as computers advance, they could merge with other tech like genomics, nanotechnology and robotics.
Today Kurzweil's ideas don't seem outlandish. Google's Deep Mind computer algorithm beat game of go world champion Lee Sedol. IBM's Watson computer system is expanding medicine, financial planning, cooking. Self-driving cars expected on-road by 2020. As Kurzweil predicts, tech seems to be accelerating faster.
We're going beyond Moore's law.
For the last 50 years, the tech industry has run on Moore's law, the famous prediction made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a microchip would double every 18 months. That's what enabled computers the size of refrigerators to shrink down to devices we hold in our hand.
Now we are approaching the theoretical limit and the process is slowing down. The problem is you can only shrink transistors down so far before quantum effects between atoms cause the transistors to malfunction. While chip technology is still advancing, at some point you can't cheat mother nature anymore. Moore's law will come to a halt sometime around 2020.
Kurzweil points out microprocessors are in fact the 5th paradigm of info processing, replacing earlier tech like electro-mechanical relays, vacuum tubes and transistors. He argues the numbers of transistors on a chip is an arbitrary way to measure performance — he looks at the number of calculations per $1000 instead.
It turns out he's right. While the process of cramming more transistors on silicon wafers is indeed slowing down, we're finding a variety of ways to speed up overall performance, such as quantum computing, neuromorphic chips and 3D stacking. We can expect progress to continue accelerating, at least for the next few decades.
Robots are doing human jobs.
The first industrial robot Unimate first arrived on the General Motor's company assembly line in 1962, welding auto bodies together. Since then automation has quietly slipped into our lives. From automatic teller machines in the 1970s to the autonomous Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, machines are increasingly doing the work of humans.
Today we're beginning to reach a tipping point. Rethink Robotics makes robots like Baxter and Sawyer, which can work safely around humans and can learn new tasks in minutes. Military robots are becoming common on the battlefield and soldiers are developing emotional bonds with them, even going as far as to hold funerals for their fallen androids.
The future will be more automated still.The US Department of Defense is already experimenting with chips embedded in soldiers' brains and Elon Musk says he's thinking about commercializing similar tech. As the power of technology continues to grow exponentially — computers will be more than 1,000 times more powerful in 20 years — robots will take on even more tasks.
In 2003 scientists created a full map of the human genome. For the first time we actually knew which genes were which and could begin to track their function. Just 2 years later in 2005, the US government started compiling the Cancer Genome Atlas, which allows doctors to target cancers based on their genetic make-up rather than the organ in which they originate.
Now scientists have a new tool at their disposal called CRISPR, that allows them to actually edit genes, easily and cheaply. It is already opening up avenues to render viruses inactive, regulate cell activity, create disease resistant crops and even engineer yeast to produce ethanol that can fuel our cars.
The tech is also creating controversy. When you start editing the code of life, where do you stop? Are we soon going to create designer babies with predetermined eye color, intelligence and physical traits? Should we alter the genome of mosquitoes in Africa so they no longer carry the malaria virus?
These types of ethical questions used to be mostly science fiction, but as we hurtle toward singularity, they are becoming real.
The truth is the future of technology is all too human. The idea of approaching a technological singularity is both exciting and scary. While the prospects of technologies that are hundreds of times more powerful than we have today will open up new possibilities, there are dangers. How autonomous should we allow robots to be? Which genes are safe to edit, and which are not?
Beyond opening up a Pandora's box of forces that we may not understand, there is already evidence tech is destroying jobs, stagnating incomes and increasing inequality. As the process accelerates, we will begin to face problems tech cannot help us with, such as social strife created by those left behind, and others in developing countries who will feel newly empowered and demand a greater political voice.
We will also have to change how we view work. Much like in the industrial revolution when machines replaced physical labor, new technologies are now replacing cognitive tasks. Humans will have to become adept at things machines can't do — namely dealing with humans, and social skills will trump cognitive skills in the marketplace.
While technologies will continue to become exponentially more powerful, the decisions we make are still our own.
Articles referenced by Greg Satell, Forbes author & founder of Digital Tonto.


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Seven Years On Without Leslie Cheung & More Music Related Stuff – S05.2E02
March 31, 2010 Lenny Wu	Leave a comment
It's every year that I always write about Leslie Cheung on his passing. It's the 7th year since Leslie Cheung left his fans, followers and the Cantopop music industry in Hong Kong. This time is unique because I got to express it on my radio show. After several yearly entries of expressing by words, I got to express it by voice and music. As I explained on-air my reaction on the morning of April 1st in Canada, night time in Hong Kong, it still saddens me on April Fool's Day because it was a total shock. Leslie Cheung is still missed but his legacy of his songs still continue on. I hope you will enjoy the March 31st edition of the radio show. I split it in 2 parts, one for the whole 2 hours and the other for the Leslie Cheung tribute.
Another thing, I aired the interview with Ottawa's Musk Ox. They are a Neo-Folk and Classical trio based in Ottawa. It was recorded back on Feb. 28 at Bands Undone and it was after Team Canada won gold in Men's Hockey at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
I also mentioned about Doctor Who returning to the airwaves (England first and then North America on April 17th) and "retiring" the theme to Series 4. The 11th Doctor brings on the new look, new theme and new series. Totally can't wait for it. Another event was this past weekend happenings as I enjoyed the Said The Whale/In-Flight Safety/Graham Wright concert at Zaphod Beeblebrox. The following day was the Snailhouse concert at Raw Sugar Cafe. Expect those interviews to be aired around April.
Here's the playlist for hour 1 and hour 2. Hour 2 will be problematic if you have a Chinese text encoder on Windows.
Click on hour 1 to view the playlist.
Click on hour 2 to view the playlist, if you can read Chinese.
The entire show – Press play to listen.
The Leslie Cheung tribute from the 2nd hour – Press play to listen or go to this link to listen.
Musk Ox Interview – Press play to listen or download it.
On YouTube, I found this Mandarin version of "Missing You." Here's the live clip.
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The Whales Taking a Safety Flight With a Tokyo Police Clubber – S05.2E01
Friday night was probably one of those unexpected moments because I was at the Said The Whale, In-Flight Safety & Graham Wright concert at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Ottawa was the 2nd day of their 2010 Spring tour.
For the past weeks, I have been going to Zaphods for other shows and they were not packed compared to Friday's show. It's been awhile that I have attended a sold out show at Zaphods. It was awesome to see Said The Whale filled the crowds. What I also liked were the fans singing along to their songs and I basically couldn't believe it. It was funny when Tyler Bancroft (guitarist and vocals) poked fun that at 11pm, Ke$ha would be played. Another funny moment was Ben Worchester (guitarist and vocals) threw a quarter and a toonie to packed crowd.
The opening acts, In-Flight Safety and Graham Wright were excellent. It's my first time to check In-Flight Safety because the last time I went to another venue, I skipped them. Overall, they were rockin' great and I interviewed the lead singer of IFS after all bands finished up. I got mentioned that the band is like the Coldplay of Halifax and asked about various Halifax bands in general.
As for Wright, he's from Tokyo Police Club and he's doing his solo tour. As for his other band, let's say that I still haven't seen TPC live yet. It's still a shame but at least I got to interview one third of TPC. One irony being that the interview was short and compared it to TPC's albums because their songs are short.
Expect all three interviews to be aired in sometime in April. Said The Whale's interview is version 2.0 because I wanted to ask them about their experience during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
The video on top happens to be Camilo (The Magician).
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Girls Just Want To Party! – S05E42 (Finale, End of Series 5.1)
Thursday night was pretty exciting as I went to Zaphod Beeblebrox for the 3rd week as I checked out Girl Party featuring Jas Nasty, Kool Krys and Jenocide. I decided to do an audio interview with Kool Krys because she's been heard on other radio shows lately. There's something unique about her music because Ottawa hasn't really got a big hip-hop presence (my opinion, I don't check out the 613 hip-hop scene very much). It seems like she's my first "official" Ottawa artist to be interviewed for my radio show.
The show was great because Kool Krys brought excitement to her hip-hop music. She sang some classic tunes like Salt 'N' Pepa and Destiny's Child as it reminded me of my teenage years when I listened to those songs on the radio. She brought the old school mentality and it certainly gave me a smile because I felt like it was the 1990s all over again.
Prior to Kool Krys performing, Jas Nasty was spinning tunes and she also played old school tunes from the 80s. The final act was Jenocide, from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her music was more on the electronic and thrash (as her MySpace page says it). I didn't realize her style of music reminded me of Ruby Jean and The Thoughtful Bees, also from Halifax.
Overall, it was a good night even though I missed out on other events happening.
From cartoons to comic book heroes, we will go from Jem & The Holograms to Wonder Woman.
Played the Superfriends theme on the March 24th radio show because of Wonder Woman being in the cartoon. The Superfriends theme is played around the 17 minute mark.
Here's the radio show and interview with Kool Krys in 2 parts. Playlists for hour 1 and hour 2 are available if you want to check what was played.
Radio show – Press play to listen. You can now listen to the show through iTunes as an audio stream.
WildWorks Extra – The new slot from 11.30am-12pm. Press play to listen.
Kool Krys Interview
Part 1 interview, press play or download it.
This is not the end of Series 5 yet, as I didn't expect to go over with the number of entries. Series 5 will continue with a new number, 5.2.
5.2 will possibly start with the Said The Whale/In-Flight Safety/Graham Wright concert or a yearly tribute to Leslie Cheung and the first time to dedicate it on radio after writing up for a couple of years since his death.
Other Loose Ends Before Ending 5.1
I did some video shooting for Bands Undone. I shot for Ottawa bands, Dave Norris & Local Ivan and Old Crowns on separate days. What made me excited was that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II got a new firmware update and I shot on 24p (24 frames per second, which they say is cinema look).
A new method I tried was using the microphone and monopod as a boom mic. Instead of having Kara using a microphone, it was nice to have her not use a mic and have her chat freely. The one with Dave Norris was shaky because it was a first time but the one with Old Crowns turned out well.
Check the links provided from the Bands Undone site as it will include the videos I shot, Dave Norris & Local Ivan and Old Crowns. Both local bands were great and enjoyable.
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Radio Interviews With Billy the Kid & Shayna Zaid & The Catch – S05E41
I didn't expect to be filling in on Monday at CKCU-FM but it gave me an opportunity to move up the audio interviews. Billy the Kid interview was supposed to be for Wednesday but with the special day, it got moved up. As for the interview, it was recorded on March 1st at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Here's the playlist on the special time and day at this link. I got to play the theme to Final Fantasy XIII as I have been playing it like crazy for a week.
For people searching on Google and on the web, the Billy the Kid I am referring is the Canadian singer-songwriter, not some American person! Sorry for the rant.
Don't forget to listen to the show by pressing play.
Billy the Kid Interview
Part 1 – Press play or download it.
Wednesday's Radio Show and the Shayna Zaid & The Catch Interview
As usual, I unexpectedly had to solo host the Wednesday morning radio show. Overall, I got to air the Shaya Zaid & The Catch in its entirety, well in 2 parts as I had enough time to air it. They were in Ottawa on March 10 at Zaphod Beeblebrox. I truly enjoyed the interview because it's my first to chat up with a non-Canadian band. I got excited asking Zaid about Chinese related topics from Chinese music and music channels in Asia. What also surprised me was one of the members has a Coldplay connection.
A funny part was having to play the theme song to Jem & The Holograms after the first part of the interview. Thanks to Alan Neal of the CBC because he seems to be a fan of the classic cartoon.
There's a new segment on my show called WildWorks Extra and for the time being, I'll be playing Cantopop songs from the year 2000 because I'm just feeling nostalgic and how time has gone by so quickly. Aside from saying the song names in Chinese (Cantonese), it's the first time that I also said a song name in Japanese, with help of Wikipedia. Extra has been on for a couple of times and it's become a regular part of the show.
The playlist for Wednesday's show is at this link.
Provided a Youtube link to the two J-Pop songs I played on the playlist.
Here's Wednesday's radio show, press play to listen. The Jem theme song is played around the 20 min mark.
Shayna Zaid & The Catch Interview Part 1 – press play or download it.
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Concluding the East Coast Theme – S05E40
March 8, 2010 Lenny Wu	Leave a comment
Continuing the East coast theme for my radio show as it was on a different day due to various happenings going on. Mentioned Joel Plaskett (played his short song) winning 6 ECMAs, played a new Hannah Georgas song (album to be released on April 27) and three Chinese songs for May-Jun. Yeah, Cantopop goodness as it was my first time to play a classic Jacky Cheung song. Photo above is Tim Crabtree, of the one man band, Paper Beat Scissors.
Press play to listen to the Monday special. The playlist is at this link.
Here's the interview with Tanya Davis. You can download it or listen by pressing play.
Here's the interview with Paper Beat Scissors including the song, Flicker as I cut part of the song due to time.
You can download it or listen by pressing play.
This should be it for the East coast theme as I will be airing an interview with Billy the Kid for the March 17th show.
I will be checking out Shayna Zaid & The Catch on Wednesday at Zaphod Beeblebrox. My first non-Canadian band interview and it should be a good one.
Two Bands Undone I Filmed
I had the opportunity to film Language-Arts on Sunday and Pawnshop Diamond on Monday as they were unique bands from British Columbia. Expect the video to be up on the Bands Undone site soon. I didn't take photos as I was filming, expect my videos to be front and centre.
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Billy the Kid & Wednesday's Radio Show (Caledonia Interview) – S05E39
Note: This is about the Canadian singer-songwriter, not some American person.
I had the opportunity to meet and interview with Billy the Kid at Zaphod Beeblebrox on Monday (March 1st). At the venue, it was their 8th Anniversary of free concerts for Zaphod's Showcase Mondays. What got me interested to interviewing Billy the Kid was that she got to work with Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace. It was a bit nostalgic going through the OLP way and there's something unique about her grabbed my interest in her talents. Expect the interview to aired in the next few weeks on the radio. I stayed at Zaphods for very long and when saw her on sound check, I didn't expect her to be laid back and bubbly going through the instrument and sound settings. Her performance was amazing, I didn't expect to have her bring a Neil Young or Bob Dylan vibe to some of her songs. Mind you, this was the day after the Vancouver Olympics finished and didn't expect Young to close the games. It's just the harmonica she played reminded me of the Young song he played at the Closing Ceremony. Overall, she wowed me with her set and here's a clip that I took where she got the crowd to sing along. The song is "Just Trying to Get By." YouTube version now available at this link.
Wednesday's Radio Show – March 3, 2010 Edition
A new month and a theme to start off the show, I call it east coast month because of the ECMAs on March 4-7, 2010. I did an interview by the Nova Scotia band, Caledonia at Bands Undone back on November 2009. It was pushed backed because I noticed the ECMAs were happening in March and it's fitting to air it as I asked their response to their nomination.
Due to a technical error on the live broadcast, the file for the Caledonia interview has been fixed up.
It's another week that I get an extra half hour. It's the return of Mike on ASR as well. Luckily with the extra half hour, I got to play the songs that I didn't get to play from earlier. It's a good thing I got to play Billy the Kid's song. With the extra half hour, I call it WildWorks Extra. As usual, I decided to use the Tread Lightly theme.
You can listen to the entire show by pressing play. There's also the separate ones from my show if you don't want to listen to two hours.
The entire 2 hour show
WildWorks Show – Check the playlist at this link.
WildWorks Extra – Check the playlist at this link.
The Caledonia interview (edited). Press play or download it to listen.
I Forgot About Musk Ox @ Bands Undone
As I was skimming around, I didn't know Kara updated the Bands Undone site with the Musk Ox review. Their session happened when the Team Canada Men's Hockey (well, the NHL'ers) won Gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Here's the clip where I filmed and she edited it. To my own surprise, I didn't expect the closeups to look that good. Take a look at the video. The trio blends a mix of classical and neo-folk music. I've seen the band a couple of times and it's a joy to listen to them.
I interviewed Musk Ox which will be aired in the future.
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The ad begins with a man and his daughter moving into their new home. As they unpack, the man notices his new next door neighbor, a woman, inside her home. The two make eye contact and give each other a friendly wave. Later, as the neighbor walks to her living room, where the Christmas tree is lit up, she looks across to her new neighbor's house and notices he has written "Merry Christmas" on his fogged up window. The next morning, as the man drinks his coffee, he looks to the neighbor's house and sees that she has also written "Merry Christmas" on her window.
The neighbors begin writing messages to each other on their windows, introducing themselves, sending friendly notes to each other. The two finally meet outside on the lawn, under a moonlit sky. As the man and woman are outside, their children, in their homes, write messages to each other, pleased that their matchmaking skills have worked.


Three weeks ago I was filled with excitement for a family trip to Germany. We packed up, grabbed our passports and hitched a ride to the airport. After 10 exhausting hours on a direct flight from Denver to Munich, we met up with my beautiful German family. We were only half delirious as we navigated the Bavarian country side to our vacation rental. We laughed as we passed several McDonald's, joking that our travel companion (who has a very American palate) would not starve if the local cuisine didn't suit him.


For young people who have survived often-turbulent stays in and out of the foster care system, trusting adults and systems can be hard.
"After all, we've been through foster care and the crazy situations we've been in, if you've never been there, you'll never be able to understand," said Kamiah Manning, an 18-year-old foster youth from Los Angeles.
For Manning, who was living in a group home until recently, it was difficult to learn about what resources were available to her — assistance such as tutoring, housing and help with applying to college. While many youth staying there were often consumed with the daily stresses of living in a group home, Manning said that group home staff and social workers made it difficult to identify and access resources that could help her as she prepares to transition into adulthood on her own.
Starting last month, Manning will be one of 100 transition-age foster youth (TAY) across California on the frontlines of reaching out to fellow foster youth as part of a new program that is equal parts service-learning and a first job for many foster youth.
Developed by Truckee, Calif.-based nonprofit iFoster, these foster youths will participate in the state's AmeriCorps program, where a paid service opportunity will enable them to receive a $1,300 stipend for 10 months and the opportunity to earn a college scholarship. Through the initiative, organizers hope that foster youth will develop the skills they need to forge permanent work — including in the public sector — after they age out of the foster care system.
About half of the $5 million budget for the first year of the project comes from AmeriCorps, a federal program overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The rest comes from public and private funding, along with the in-kind support of county agencies.
The 100 AmeriCorps participants – 82 in Los Angeles County, 18 in five counties in the Bay Area – will all serve as TAY Ambassadors, providing other foster youth with a better connection to information, supports and services. That means everything from how to find emergency housing to where to get your driving license. The goal is to better prepare transition-age youth for adulthood as they get ready to leave the foster care system.
According to a report issued by LA County last year, there are more than 5,000 young people ages 16 to 21 who have active cases with either the county's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or the Probation Department. Four years after leaving the jurisdiction of the foster care system, 50 percent of transition-age foster youth in LA County are unemployed. Fifty percent of that group will experience homelessness, and 70 percent will depend on governmental assistance to get by.
While the outcomes for TAY foster youth are poor, the issue isn't always a dearth of resources, according to iFoster's Serita Cox. Just 27 percent of foster youth in college campuses regularly accessed a campus support program for students involved with the foster care system, according to a 2016 study. Nearly 29 percent of foster college students were unaware of the availability of programs like Guardian Scholars, which offer mentoring, employment, career counseling and tutoring services to students at many colleges across the state.
Across the county's network of career centers, only 11 percent of the foster youth participating in the county's independent living program for foster youth ages 16 to 21 accessed employment services, Cox said.
The TAY Ambassadors in LA County will be sent to college campuses, county-run youth workforce centers and local offices of county departments to help increase the number of transition age youth using services at those host sites. The goal is to connect 3,500 youth to academic, employment and self-sufficiency resources over the next year, but it will also mean a paid opportunity for foster youth to give back to their peers.
In recent years, California's AmeriCorps program, known as California Volunteers, has been pitching ideas about how to work with vulnerable populations as part of its work to administer $40 million a year in federal funding for service programs across the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) January budget proposal proposes creating 40 AmeriCorps positions to help young people re-enter society after exiting the state's Division of Juvenile Justice.
Over the course of the program, TAY Ambassadors will receive mentoring, professional development and leadership training in addition to their part-time work. If youth complete all 900 hours of the program in a year, they will be eligible for a one-time, $2,960 college scholarship from the federal government to pay for higher education expenses. They are also eligible to complete the program four times.
In LA County, all 82 youth are between the ages of 17 and 20, nearly all supported through extended foster care or transitional housing for foster youth. The path toward involving foster youth in AmeriCorps — a federal program that has long been seen as a place for college graduates to gain professional experience for careers in public service — was not without some hurdles.
According to Cox, working with AmeriCorps meant dealing with issues like a federal contracting process with strict rules about providing documents like a birth certificate or passport.
"We know that if you're still in care, you might not have your birth certificate," she said. That meant coming up with creative solutions, including DCFS workers providing "ward of the court" letters to satisfy federal requirements.
The success of the program could have many other interested jurisdictions from across the country, Cox said.
For Justin Avila, 20, being able to help out other foster youth is a powerful pull. As he gets ready to exit the foster care system this May, when he turns 21, Avila hopes the TAY Ambassador program will serve as a capstone to his time in care.
He's had some good social workers and some bad ones along a journey in the foster care system that started at age 4. During that time, he's bounced from many homes across the Southland and even Oregon, along with his sister Jaylene, now 18.
"The pay is cool but it's the service that's really important to me," Avila said. "There's this feeling inside of me, the things I've been through, the hurt and the missing love we didn't get. It's something that boils inside.


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Mao feng (毛峰) é um termo na produção de chá denotando o coletar de duas folhas de mesmo tamanho. Chás Mao feng possuem uma forma larga, curvada e achatada. É considerada uma das formas mais requintadas para folhas de chá.

Chás Mao feng incluem chá Huang Shan Mao Feng, um dos chás mais famosos da China e o Keemun Mao Feng.

Referências

Heiss, Mary Lou, and Robert J. Heiss. The Story of Tea: a cultural history and drinking guide. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2007. Pp. 124-125.

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Guzenda R. , Olek W. 2002. CRITERIA OF KILN SELECTION FOR DRYING GREEN TIMBER OF FAST GROWING SPECIES, EJPAU 5(2), #02.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume5/issue2/wood/art-02.html
CRITERIA OF KILN SELECTION FOR DRYING GREEN TIMBER OF FAST GROWING SPECIES
Ryszard Guzenda, Wiesław Olek
Green timber of Polish fast growing hardwood species is characterized by the high initial moisture content exceeding even 200%. Therefore, during the kiln drying of the timber high capacities of kiln heaters are required. The paper presents a set of problems, which may occur during the drying. A practical example of kiln drying of green poplar timber is discussed. The criteria for the proper kiln selection are given.
Key words: fast growing hardwood species, poplar wood, kiln drying, kiln malfunctions.
The operation of convective kilns for drying timber is often related to the problem of the distinct decrease of drying quality when timber assortment is changed to a new one. The quality decrease is usually observed when the new assortment is the green sapwood of the hardwood species of high initial moisture content and low density. The additional feature causing problems with the drying quality is the common requirement for obtaining natural light color of timber after drying.
The objective of the paper is to present reasons of incorrect operation of kilns during drying green timber as well as to analyze the selected factors characterizing drying processes of timber of fast growing species.
FACTORS INFLUENCING DRYING PROCESSES
The operation of convective kiln drying depends not only on properties of timber (i.e. species, thickness, initial and final moisture contents, assortment etc.), but also on drying parameters, i.e. temperature and relative humidity, being the result of the selected drying schedule. The balance of evaporated moisture, the amount of drying air and the intensity of mass transfer between timber surface and drying air lets to obtain another parameter characterizing the process, i.e. air velocity.
ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL REASONS OF KILNS' MALFUNCTIONING
Thermal power of heaters
The too low power of heaters, especially in winter, extends the heating phase (including thawing) and does not allow keeping air temperature on the required level during drying. It also causes lower intensity of evaporation and additional problems with removing humid air because of frequent closing vents, when air temperature drops below the set value. Therefore, the longer drying times are observed.
If the green timber is dried and a kiln is properly selected then the power of heaters should not significantly influence a drying process. It results from the fact that the power of heaters is a function of the temperature difference between the heater surface and drying air. The temperature difference is usually set in the designing process of heaters on the level of Dt = 20 K for the highest temperatures of drying air, which are observed for moisture contents lower than the Fiber Saturation Point (FSP). In the first phase of drying (i.e. for moisture content much higher than the FSP) the drying air temperature is usually 20 K lower than in the last phase. Therefore, the double temperature difference (i.e. 40 K) between the heaters' surface and drying air causes the doubled power of heaters
However, problems of the heater power may appear when parameters of heating medium are changed, e.g. when the heating system is changed from the steam system to the low-pressure water system (the drop of temperature) then the significant decrease of the power is observed. The problem with the output of heaters may also appear when a kiln was set to dry already pre-dried timber or hard drying hardwood species (e.g. oak or beech) and then turned to dry green timber of fast growing species.
Capacity of fans of recirculated air
Fans of recirculated air should ensure air velocity in gaps between timber layers inside the charge at the technically and economically justified level of 2-2.5 m/s [2]. However, for timber drying with additional requirement of keeping the natural light color, the recommended air velocity is equal to 3-4 m/s [1]. The required capacity of fans results from the geometry of a kiln charge as well as from thickness of stickers. However, the recommended air velocity may be insufficient for the charges of high depth and kilns without fan reversion. The recommended values of air velocity should be considered together with the changes of air parameters during flow through the timber charge. The air velocity decrease caused by closing gaps between layers of boards because of uncontrolled leaning of timber packages, leaving a free space below a false ceiling or between a package front and kiln side walls always results in the increase of air humidity inside a charge and the decrease of air temperature . When green timber has to be dried and a high amount of moisture should be evaporated, the too low amounts of drying air create good conditions for mould development in the first phase of drying.
Kiln charge loading
Except the kiln geometry the run of the process depends also on filling the loading space with timber packages. Leaving free spaces between the upper surface of the kiln charge and the false ceiling or between package fronts and side walls of kilns causes losses of recirculated air. Therefore, air flows through the free spaces and does not take part in drying. The negative results of uncontrolled air flow are well seen for moisture contents above the FSP. The decrease of air amount in a load obviously affects:
decrease of evaporated moisture (decrease of drying rate),
increase of air humidity and decrease of air temperature (differentiation of the drying rate).
The less evident negative results are:
disturbances in operation of computer control systems caused by a malfunction of sensors of air temperature and humidity (sensors readings do not correspond to the real values of parameters of air leaving the charge),
decrease of the ram effect in zones of overpressure and negative pressure of fans causing decrease of the capacity of vents.
Location and dimension of vents
The performance of vents operation depends on several factors:
air ram effect or negative pressure in the zone of vents (see the Section 3.3.),
vent diameter,
difference in humidity of removed and replaced air,
vents location, e.g. in the zone of air leaving timber (higher humidity and higher efficiency) or after mixing recirculating air with replacing air (lower humidity and lower efficiency).
Parameters of drying and ambient air
When high amounts of moisture have to be evaporated from timber and next removed from the kiln, the parameters of drying air are of great importance for the proper operation of the kiln. It results from the close relation between the drying air temperature and the mass of moisture contained in the air at the constant equilibrium moisture content. In the initial phase of evaporation, when free water is removed, for the majority of the species the drying schedules assume the equilibrium moisture content equal to 14-16%. However, the absolute humidity of air related to the equilibrium moisture content changes with temperature. The decrease of the difference (DX) between values of the absolute humidity of drying air and ambient air causes the increase of the amount of air exchanged through the vents. The difference is especially small for low temperatures of drying air (low-temperature schedules) and high temperatures of ambient air (i.e. in summer). The sm all differences are the main reason of too low efficiency of vents and therefore disturbances of kiln operation. The difference DX directly influences the unitary demand of air required for evaporating 1 kg of moisture.
Influence of temperature on the evaporation rate
In the initial phase of drying when the evaporation front is located near the surface of timber, the rate of taking in moisture by air practically depends on the three factors, i.e. air velocity, air humidity and temperature. The temperature decrease inside the charge influences the change of air humidity and drying rate (i.e. flux of evaporated moisture from timber surface). It results from earlier investigations [3] that at the equilibrium moisture content of 16% the decrease of temperature from 60 to 30°C causes the decrease of the flux from 0.18 to 0.09 kg/(m2ˇh) for the green timber. Therefore, the temperature decrease of air flowing through the charge may cause significant differences in moisture contents of dried timber as well as mould development.
VERIFICATION OF REASONS OF KILN MALFUNCTIONS
The presented above potential reasons of extending drying time and lowering drying quality were verified by performing a test process for green timber of the fast growing species. The test was made in a kiln without the false ceiling (see Figure 1). In such type of kilns, the kiln malfunctioning during green timber drying is the most common.
Fig. 1. Kiln charge formed by timber packages
Technical characteristics of the kiln
The kiln dimensions were 9 m (width), 5 m (depth) and 4.1 m (height). The volume of the kiln charge was 135 m3. The power rating of heaters was equal to 280 kW. The rating of fans was 10 kW and the volumetric rate of flow was 90000 m3/h. The way flow of air through the charge was equal to the double depth of the charge (i.e. 2 ˇ 3.7 m = 7.4 m).
Characteristic of kiln charge and timber
The drying test was made for 55 mm thick poplar timber with length of 3, 4, 5 and 6 m. The oven-dry density of timber was 350 kg/m3. The mean initial moisture content was ca. 170%. The charge was made of timber packages and its net volume was 62.4 m3. The thickness of stickers was 30 mm, while the thickness of the bolsters separating packages was 80 mm. Although, the kiln loading was carefully made, it was not possible to omit all of the free spaces between the upper surface of the kiln charge and the false ceiling as well as fronts of packages and side walls of the kiln.
Drying air parameters and their control
The moisture content drying schedule was selected by the computer control system of the kiln appropriately to the timber species, thickness and the assortment. The initial temperature of drying was 44°C and after 120 h raised to 51°C. In the initial phase of drying, when free water was evaporated, the equilibrium moisture content was assumed to be constant and equal to 14%. The sensors of air temperature and relative humidity of the kiln computer control system were located in the plenum space on the side wall of the kiln.
The mean velocity of air flow in the kiln charge was 1.92 m/s. The velocity in the width of the charge was varying from 1.74 to 2.06 m/s. The detailed balance calculations showed that the 68% of air was flowing through the charge. The remaining 32% of air was flowing through spaces formed by bolsters between packages, the space between the upper surface of the kiln charge and the false ceiling as well as the space between fronts of packages and side walls of the kiln. The air did not take part in timber drying and caused the deficit of drying air. Additionally, the air disturbed values measured by sensors of the kiln computer control system.
Power rating of heaters
During the initial phase of 110 hours of drying (including heating) the heaters were working with their maximum power capacity. Next, the graduate decrease of the capacity was observed and after 150 hours of drying the heaters capacity was constant and equal to 55% of the maximum.
Parameters of drying air
The set values of temperature and equilibrium moisture content as well as the real values of the both parameters (i.e. measured in spaces between layers of boards in packages) are presented in Figures 2 and 3. The observed range of changes of temperature and equilibrium moisture content results from reversing air circulation. The maximum values of temperature concerned the air flowing into the charge, while the minimum were related to the air flowing out. The changes in the values of equilibrium moisture content had the opposite character. The observed amplitudes of the measured values of parameters of air flowing in and flowing out were high and exceeding the maximum of 10 K for temperature and 12% for equilibrium moisture content. Moreover, the high difference between the set value and the measured value of equilibrium moisture content was observed in the initial phase of drying. The increase of temperature of drying air to 51°C caused the decre ase of the difference between the set and the measured values of equilibrium moisture content. The obtained results clearly indicate that the air flowing through the charge could not take in the whole amount of moisture. The increase of air temperature caused the increase of the ability of taking in moisture and therefore caused the decrease of the difference of the observed equilibrium moisture content values. The too low amount of air and too low air temperature significantly reduced the ability of taking in moisture.
Fig. 2. Drying air temperature and equilibrium moisture content measured in a package above fans
Fig. 3. Drying air temperature and equilibrium moisture content measured in a package under heaters
Measurements of air parameters by the kiln computer control system
The values of equilibrium moisture content measured by the kiln computer control system are presented in Figure 4. The plot also presents the extreme observed values of equilibrium moisture content inside the charge. The obtained results show that the values of equilibrium moisture content, measured by the sensors of the kiln computer control system located on the side wall of the kiln, differ significantly from the values measured inside the charge. It is partially the result of mixing air flowing out of the charge (air of high humidity) with the short circuiting air (air of much lower humidity).
Fig. 4. Equilibrium moisture content - measured by the kiln computer control system and the extreme values observed in the kiln
Timber moisture content
Figure 5 presents changes of timber moisture content measured by the kiln computer control system (the pin resistance method of the on-line measurements) and obtained from kiln samples. The range of application of the pin resistance method is much below the values of timber moisture contents observed in the first stage of poplar drying. Therefore, the kiln computer control system was unable to inform the operator on the real run of drying as well as the predicted duration of the process. The false values of timber moisture content indicated by the computer control system are sometimes the cause of complaints ("the kiln does not dry timber"). In the analyzed drying process the mean drying rate was ca. 13%/day for moisture contents above 70% (i.e. the mean flux of evaporated moisture was ca. 2800 kg/day) and ca. 6%/day for lower moisture contents.
Fig. 5. Timber moisture content measured by the kiln computer control system and obtained from kiln samples
The observed drying time of the process (without heating, equalizing, conditioning and cooling) was 550 hours. The drying time was approximately 50% too long for the applied drying schedule. The detailed analysis of the system showed that the long drying time was not caused by the capacity of vents (the maximum flow rate of air to be exhaust of the kiln was 1340 m3/h, i.e. 2.4% of the total rate of drying air). The main reason of the long duration of drying, especially in the initial phase of drying (high moisture content of timber and low temperature of drying), was the limited ability of air to take in moisture because of humidity increase and temperature decrease during air flow in the part of the charge.
The kilns without the false ceiling have the doubled length of air travel in the charge in comparison to the kilns with the false ceiling and the same depth of the charge. Therefore, the kilns without the false ceiling can not be recommended for drying green timber of fast growing species especially when low temperature schedules are applied.
The recommendations for a convective kiln for drying green timber of fast growing species are as follows:
high amounts of drying air are required (it may be achieved by higher air velocities v >> 2 m/s or thicker stickers s >> 25 mm),
the depth of the loading space has to be low in order to shorten the length of air travel in the charge especially at low temperatures of drying air,
the short circuiting of air should be minimized,
the power rating of heaters and capacity of vents should ensure the flux of evaporated moisture from timber of minimum 0.1 kg/(m2·h).
When drying green timber of fast growing species, the low temperature schedules should not be applied, especially in summer, when temperature and relative humidity of ambient air are high.
Denig J., Wengert E.M., Simpson W.T., 2000. Drying hardwood lumber. General Technical Report FPL – GTR – 118. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory.
Die Schnittholztrocknung [Timber drying]. 1987. Published by Dipl. Ing. R. Brunner GmbH [in German].
Guzenda R., Olek W., Dudziński J., 1998. Water evaporation rates from the end faces of beech wood at different temperatures and equilibrium moisture contents. Fol. For. Pol. Ser. B, (29), 71-81.
The paper was presented during the 4th Workshop "Methods for improving drying quality of wood". COST Action E15 "Advances in the drying of wood". 30-31 May 2002, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Faculty of Wood Technology
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How is the experience reading a first person narrative different from the experience reading a third person narrative? Do we have to think differently about first person narrators than third person narrators? How so, and why?
After reading The Tell-Tale Heart, a first person story by Edgar Allan Poe, I realized how different first person narratives are to third person narratives. First-person narratives make me feel like the author is talking directly to me, telling me exactly he is doing and how he feels, whereas third person narratives just seem like I am viewing the whole story from afar, and do not really feel like I am a part it. This makes me think differently about the two types of narrators because both project their own sense of how their story should be carried forward and portrayed by the reader. In the first person, I feel like the story is a bit more loose and I can mold the writing to fit my brain. For example, in The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe writes, "How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story" (Poe 38). Note how Poe writes directly to the reader about how he can tell the story. In this type of narrative, the reader is limited to mainly one character's thoughts. Also, the narrator is usually biased towards others because there is a limited view of everything outside of the narrator. With third person, the author is describing someone's actions from a distance; the story is already molded and given directly to the reader. Both types of narratives are different ways of telling a story and can change how the reader perceives the story.


Philip-Lorca diCorcia is one of the most influential and innovative photographers working today. Born in 1953 in Connecticut, United States, he studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1975-1976 and received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 1979. In 2001, diCorcia was awarded with the Infinity Award for Applied Photography from the International Center of Photography in New York, and in 1998 he received the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award from Columbia University. He received Artist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States in 1989, 1986 and 1980. More recently, he was named one of Martell's 2012 Artists of the Year, which was accompanied by a touring exhibition in China.
diCorcia creates images at the intersection of documentary and theatrically staged photography, infusing seemingly insignificant gestures with psychology and emotion and forcing the viewer to decipher between fact and fiction. He lives and works in New York and teaches at Yale University.
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The trying on was excellent. I think it will fit. As in, fit me.
Later I decided it might be time to start the sleeves. I don't think I will do two at a time using magic loop. I already have them on IC cords, so I can just swap the needles back and forth. Ten rows on one, ten rows on the other. The whole reason for this is being afraid they won't come out the same if I don't do them at the same time.
I don't have real measurements yet, but I can estimate for some sweater math.
This means a decrease of two stitches every four rows—right in line with the designer's calculations.
I'll confirm with real measurements before I get started with the sleeves.


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Search the Internet for groups and organizations promoting racial equality. Use the information from the textbooks and your web search to complete this assignment.
What have been the experiences of this racial group throughout U.S. history?
What have been the political, social, and cultural issues and concerns throughout American history?
What legislation meant to constrain race within prejudicial boundaries was enacted? How did the various groups you researched fight this legislation?
What legislation meant to alleviate prejudicial boundaries has been enacted? How did the various groups you researched promote this legislation?
Answers need to be between 200-350 words.
In the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Supreme Court desegregated schools in the United States and deemed desegregated schools separate but unequal. Do you think the legislation was an appropriate reaction to segregation in schools? Do you think the legislation is still relevant? Explain your response.
Your textbooks say that according to sociologists, racial categories are misleading and are harmful ways to divide human groups. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, racial, or national group, such as the Turkish killing of Armenians after World War I, the Nazis' slaughter of 6 million European Jews during World War II, or the mass killings in Rwanda in 1994. Has genocide ever been practiced or condoned in the United States? Explain your response.
Select a historical event that influenced legislation regarding race. Do you feel the legislation was an appropriate reaction? Do you feel the legislation is still relevant?
Provide a summary of each of the following theories about race. Perform an internet search to find more information.
Here is something personal I wanted to bring up. My grandfather was 95 years old when he passed away 5 years. He still lived on his own, drove, took care of his house, etc. Like I said he was 95 years old, he born in 1913. When I would go to visit on Sundays he would love to watch Tiger Woods golf. He would turn to me and say….watch that n*ger, he sure can golf. When he got sick, we had to take him to the hospital in an ambulance my sister in law was the only family member at his house when the ambulance came. There was African American paramedic who was helping transfer him to the hospital. Granddad was like, oh dear God…I have a N*ger transporting me. By this time, my brother (who is WV State Policeman) was at his house. He pulled the gentleman over to apologize for what Granddad was saying, and that Granddad was 95 years old. The gentleman was very nice, he stated he understood because Granddad was sick and because of his age.
The reason why I brought this up…it is just like Paula Deen. Should we as a society judge people because of their age and their upbringing?


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A: You can manually abort the request as mentioned in my comment.
You need to set the getJSON as variable and call that variable in a setTimeout after three seconds to abort the request.
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Final code you can try will be like this:
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The Canadian Superbike series takes its eastern swing this weekend, with a doubleheader in Nova Scotia.
Tech inspection starts this morning at Shubenacadie's Atlantic Motorsport Park, with testing starting mid-morning and running for the rest of the day. Practice starts at 9 AM tomorrow and runs until 5 PM; practice, then qualifying, run on Saturday morning; racing starts at 1:20 PM, with CSBK's Pro Sport Bike race. There's also a Pro Superbike race Saturday, an Atlantic Roadracing League Sportsman race, and a Lightweight Sport Bike race (Editor Jacob Black's made the trip east to partake!).
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John Kerry to Attend ASEAN Regional Forum
U.S. secretary of state John Kerry will visit Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on July 2. He will meet with counterparts from the 26 other member states and the European Union, and consult directly with his 10 ASEAN counterparts. The U.S. secretary of state's participation in the ARF has become a key benchmark for countries across the Asia Pacific to assess levels of U.S. engagement. This will be Kerry's first ARF, as he attempts to sustain the perfect attendance record established by his predecessor Hillary Clinton.
Kerry's initial plans included related stops in Indonesia and Vietnam, but those trips were cancelled because he needed to travel to the Middle East for Syria-related consultations. His planned trip to India remained on the schedule. The forum will focus on regional security and political issues. South China Sea and East China Sea will likely command headlines.
Kerry has had a long history in the Asia Pacific. He was a Vietnam veteran and played a key role in normalizing U.S.-Vietnam relations in 1995. As senator and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was actively involved in shaping policies in the region.
Q1: What is the ASEAN Regional Forum?
A1: The ARF is an annual dialogue established in 1994 to foster cooperation and diplomacy in the Asia Pacific region. It is a key part of rapidly developing and maturing ASEAN-centered regional architecture, which the United States believes is a core part of a sustainable and smart strategy for the Asia Pacific. The meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan will be the 20th ARF.
Over the years, ASEAN has invited countries who are dialogue partners or have observer status in ASEAN, so the ARF includes foreign ministers from 27 member states and the European Union, who meet to discuss current political and security issues. The ARF includes the 18 members of the East Asia Summit—the 10 ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, and the United States—along with nine other countries. It is designed to provide a setting for constructive dialogue to enhance peace and stability within the region. Brunei will be hosting the ARF as the 2013 ASEAN chair.
Q2: What is the significance of John Kerry's participation to the forum?
A2: Secretary Kerry will seek to reassure U.S. allies and partners across the Asia Pacific that the U.S. rebalance to the region is sincere and sustainable. Regional partners have questions about the sustainability and level of commitment of the rebalance as Kerry has seemingly prioritized the Syrian conflict and restarting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process since taking office on February 1. He had been to the Middle East three times before visiting Japan, Korea, and China in April, and plans to be in the Middle East again before he lands in Brunei on June 29.
Southeast Asians are keenly aware that Kerry decided not to pursue a recommendation to visit Indonesia—the largest member of ASEAN in size and economy, and home of the ASEAN Secretariat—during his April trip. Hillary Clinton's first trip as secretary included Indonesia and a visit to the ASEAN headquarters.
Kerry's engagement in Southeast Asia is foundational to the strategy established during President Barack Obama's first administration. ASEAN is the core of newly developing Asian architectures designed to provide a balance between security and economic engagement, and create a broader regional context designed to convince China to promote its interests by making and then abiding by regional and international rules.
Kerry's engagement in the ARF is therefore fundamental to President Obama's Asia Pacific planning. The forum can rightly be seen as a preparatory meeting to provide input to leaders for the East Asia Summit, which will be held in Brunei in October. This is particularly true given that the East Asia Summit foreign ministers will caucus on the sidelines of the ARF.
Likewise, Kerry's presence is crucial to reassure the United States' ASEAN allies and partners who are involved in disputes with China in the South China Sea—Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam—that the United States is actively involved in discussions on the issue. The ASEAN community relies heavily on U.S. leadership to encourage China to play by the rules and move ahead to establish a binding code of conduct that is conducive to resolving conflicts in the South China Sea. Kerry remarked in a speech in Tokyo on April 15 that the challenges in the Asia Pacific "require a region-wide partnership," and his presence at the ARF is significant to building that environment.
Kerry's participation will also serve as a confidence-building measure to bridge U.S.-China security relations. The current military relationship between China and the United States is one of mutual distrust. Some in China still perceive the rebalance to Asia as a containment strategy to counter China's increasing influence in the region. The United States, on the other hand, argues that it is an effort to better enhance security and stability in an increasingly important region. U.S.-China relations are crucial to ASEAN security, and the ARF provides a platform to enhance mutual understanding between the two Pacific powers while minimizing miscalculations.
Q3: What issues will Kerry take up at the ARF?
A3: Kerry will underline a sustained U.S. commitment to see maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea managed through regional institutions, especially ASEAN, and according to international law. These issues are likely to draw headlines at the ARF. The Philippines on January 22 initiated arbitration under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over China's claims. Thailand, as a non-claimant to the South China Sea, was tapped to facilitate negotiations between China and ASEAN on a code of conduct, but negotiations have not been very active. The United States has not taken sides on jurisdictional claims, but Kerry's approach on these delicate issues will be closely monitored.
The perennial issue of North Korea's nuclear program will also be discussed. Both Koreas, along with China, Japan, Russia, and the United States, are members of the ARF. Officials around the region have hinted that the forum might be used as an opportunity to discuss rebooting the Six-Party Talks over denuclearizing North Korea. The issue of North Korea is also likely to be raised by ASEAN members, who last year issued their first ever joint statement condemning a North Korean missile launch.
Subnational conflicts in ASEAN are also a point of concern that could be discussed. Ethnic and religious conflicts in Myanmar, particularly related to the Kachin and Rohingya minorities, are likely to surface. Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia are still dealing with subnational conflicts of their own to varying degrees.
Cross-border disputes, which have flared up within the region, could also come up in the discussions. Thailand and Cambodia are involved in a dispute surrounding land near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple, and they presented oral arguments to the International Court of Justice from April 15 to April 19. The Philippines and Malaysia also have a dispute over the Malaysian state of Sabah, which flared in May when Malaysian forces launched operations against a group of around 200 armed Filipinos who had invaded a town in the area.
Finally, Kerry will focus on confidence-building measures, including regional efforts to work together on global issues like climate change, human rights, and environmental protection. He will also take part in discussions on the need to balance security discussions with economic development.
Ernest Z. Bower is a senior adviser and holds the Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Noelan Arbis is a researcher with the Sumitro Chair at CSIS
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