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The SKA St. Petersburg board held a meeting today to evaluate the performance of the team over the 2013-14 season, which ended in a 4-2 series defeat at the hands of Lokomotiv in the Western Conference semi-finals.
The board viewed the result as unsatisfactory and has responded with a complete overhaul of the staff. Exiting the club are head coach Jukka Jalonen, assistants Mikhail Kravets and Alexei Gusarov, goaltending coach Jussi Parkkila, fitness coaches Alexander Troshin and Denis Mikhailichenko, general manager Alexei Kasatanov and sporting director Andrei Tochitsky, although Kravets will take charge of team affairs until the new head coach takes over on April 30th.


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The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the
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Russia's new – and most advanced – nuclear powered submarine is one of the vessels continuing shootings. The West Arctic Sea
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China and Russia are teaming up to pursue their interests in the Arctic, and regional security expert Rebecca Pincus says
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Waco gathers for 31st Annual MLK Candlelight Vigil
by: Earl Stoudemire
Waco, TX (FOX 44) — The Waco community has been celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in many ways.
It was a huge turnout during Monday night's 37th annual MLK Candlelight Vigil held at Bridge Street Plaza.
The vigil set a perfect example for how far we've come in society; loving one another, regardless of race or color, while also showing there's more work to be done.
"Move forward in letting peace begin with you, but also letting that peace drive you to take action," said Waco District I councilmember Andrea Barefield.
As the crowd lifts every voice and sing, there's a prayer for peace to fill our spirits and show love for one another.
This is the first outdoor MLK Candlelight Vigil at Bridge Street Plaza.
Former sites the vigil was held were at Indian Spring Park and the MLK monument.
Coordinator Coque Johnson-Gibson started this ceremony with her late husband, Commissioner Lester Gibson to shine a light on Dr. King's legacy and to celebrate connections in Waco bringing us together.
"He talked about boys and girls and people of all races, regardless of the color of their skin, could walk hand in hand with one another," said Johnson-Gibson.
Monday night's vigil had performances by the Waco Community Choir in conjunction with the Heavenly Voices Choir through Baylor University and a mime performance by the Silent Saints.
Going on for 37 years, Johnson-Gibson says this year's vigil is a good program to remember.
"Easily, shine, or snow, we've always had it."
Following Monday night's service, Baylor University has other events throughout this week to honor Dr. King.


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Q: Android OpenGl 2.0 ES force device reboot I currently try switching to OpenGL ES 2.0. I load two textures with 2048x2048 pixel and render some parts off the textures. The app works on HTC One S, HTC Desire S, HTC Sensation, Asus Iconia A100 and Nexus 7. On Nexus 4 and the new HTC One the app shows a black screen for 1 min following by a device restart. LogCat doesn't show exceptions or errors.
The draw function of my SurfaceView will never be called.
Any suggestion?
[2013-04-29 05:41:04 - PinguActivity] Android Launch!
[2013-04-29 05:41:04 - PinguActivity] adb is running normally.
[2013-04-29 05:41:04 - PinguActivity] Performing com.asgardsoft.pingu.PinguActivity activity launch
[2013-04-29 05:41:04 - PinguActivity] Automatic Target Mode: Unable to detect device compatibility. Please select a target device.
[2013-04-29 05:41:10 - PinguActivity] Uploading PinguActivity.apk onto device '************'
[2013-04-29 05:41:11 - PinguActivity] Installing PinguActivity.apk...
[2013-04-29 05:41:16 - PinguActivity] Success!
[2013-04-29 05:41:16 - PinguActivity] Starting activity com.asgardsoft.pingu.PinguActivity on device ************
[2013-04-29 05:41:17 - PinguActivity] ActivityManager: Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] cmp=com.asgardsoft.pingu/.PinguActivity }
[2013-04-29 05:41:17 - PinguActivity] Attempting to connect debugger to 'com.asgardsoft.pingu' on port 8600

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Power equipment manufacturer aiming at 30 to 900-kW turbines
By Paul Dvorak | January 17, 2012
The American-made Sky Farm 50 kW vertical axis wind turbine can mount in groups of 10 to 12 turbines on a roof surface creating a "Sky Farm" to maximize energy output. The turbine starts at the low speed of 4.2 m/sec (9.4 mph), and shut downs at 40m/sec (90 mph). The relatively small rotor, with three 6-m blades, has a 4.5-m diameter.
A electrical component manufacturer has launched a partnership with Boston-based Eastern Wind Power to test new power equipment for decentralized power generation in the small-to-mid range. The Drive Technologies Div. of Siemens will provide drive trains for small-scale or micro-power generation projects between 30 to 900 kW. "This is a fast moving business segment for OEMs targeting decentralized power generation," says Razvan Panaitescu, business development manager of the distributed power generation and microgrids sector for Siemens Drive Technologies Division.
"Cooperation with Eastern Wind Power will provide data to support what we feel is the next generation of green initiatives, or what we call the 4C's of the tomorrow's energy landscape – Create, Convert, Control, and Conserve. The aim is to provide the basic building blocks for system integrators or OEM's that would like to build equipment for localized power generation, distribution and storage and install them into commercial buildings, neighborhoods, farms and micro or smart grids."
The partnership, a proposed six-month pilot program, will let the two parties work on a Siemens 55 kW permanent magnet generator and Energy Conversion System within the first prototype of Eastern Wind Power's vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT).
The project is being conducted at Martha's Vineyard Airport in Edgartown, Massachusetts where the airport manager and staff have lent their support. Eastern Wind Power believes its Sky Farm concept of mounting between 10 to 20, 50kW VAWT's on the roofs of commercial or residential high-rise buildings is the most efficient way to produce on-site distributed green energy in urban areas which are land-poor but building-rich.
"Working with Siemens' engineers we have now commissioned one turbine and are producing power for the airport," says Jonathan Haar, President of Eastern Wind Power. He adds that the company's 50kW turbine on a high-rise can generate about 45,000 kWh annually.
"Our 50kW VAWT can handle turbulent urban winds, runs quietly, does not harm avian life, and easily mounts and connects to a power grid. Its small scale is aesthetically acceptable to community standards. A 10 unit Sky Farm 50kW unit will generate enough electrical energy to supply about 10% of a typical 500,000 ft2 high-rise building's electrical power needs," he says.
The turbine is connected to the NSTAR grid, the largest Massachusetts-based investor-owned electric and gas utility. The companies are logging real-time data including kilowatt output credited to the airport, temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. Upon completion of small wind safety certification this winter, the companies expect to build an install a second unit atop a high-rise building in Boston for further testing. The Siemens Drive Technologies Division serves all vertical markets in the production and process industries as well as the infrastructure and energy segment.
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HomeThe Tragedy Of The Liberal Jewish Response To Rubashkin's Release
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The Tragedy Of The Liberal Jewish Response To Rubashkin's Release
Avi ShafranDecember 26, 2017WhatsApp
The celebrations in Orthodox Jewish communities of President Trump's commutation of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin's prison sentence and the release, after eight years, of the former CEO of the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Iowa have subsided.
But not before they engendered a rank venting of resentment in other Jewish circles over Mr. Rubashkin's new freedom. Mr. Rubashkin's business, said Conservative Rabbi Morris Allen, "was built on the exploitation of his immigrant labor force, indifference to the environmental damage caused by his plant, and unnecessary pain and suffering for the animals that he slaughtered."
Conservative Rabbi Jill Jacobs was also skeptical. "What would more appropriate punishment for Rubashkin be?" she tweeted. "Maybe many long years of working hardest job at his factory," she suggested, "doing crap work for a workers' rights or immigrants' rights." She let her followers know that she would be "taking suggestions for other punishments that would push him toward teshuva," or repentance.
And in a Newsweek opinion piece, "Open Orthodox" Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz described his personal "shock" at Mr. Rubashkin's release, citing the "stain" on the kosher food industry the meatpacking executive caused by the "frequent citations for illegal practices including violating wage laws and child labor laws, the abuse of animals, food safety violations, and environmental laws." (Yanklowitz also attributed to me the sentiment that "people want kosher meat that tastes good and is cheap, but don't care about the ethical route it took to the plate." I never said nor implied any such thing.)
But these reactions of liberal Jews to a fellow Jew's liberation from prison are not just troubling. They are deeply tragic.
Opinion | The Tragedy Of The Liberal Jewish Response To Rubashkin's Release
Liberal Jews Who Turn Their Backs On Rubashkin Are Hypocrites
Eli ReiterDecember 22, 2017
Let's start with some facts about the case. The immigration charges against Mr. Rubashkin were dropped, and he was acquitted of child labor charges. No animal cruelty charges were ever brought. The accusations were made by the animal rights group PETA, which had infiltrated the plant and taken videos of purported cruelty toward animals. Inspectors from the Department of Agriculture examined the video and determined that any past violations were "not egregious" and that the plant had taken steps that put it in full compliance with humane slaughter regulations, though an earlier report had found evidence of "inhumane slaughter".
Agriprocessors was targeted by a major immigration raid in 2008 that led to the arrest of nearly 400 undocumented Guatemalans and Mexican workers. Facing charges for employing the undocumented workers, including minors who had misrepresented their ages, Mr. Rubashkin tried to sell the company.
Federal prosecutors warned potential buyers of the plant that the government would seize the company if anyone in Rubashkin's family retained a stake in it. That frightened buyers, and, finding himself in a $27 million deep hole, Mr. Rubashkin declared bankruptcy.
He borrowed money to save the business, but masked the company's declining fortunes from the banks that had made loans to the company, the crime for which he was convicted. In effect, it has been charged, the prosecutors' warnings to others are what led him to illegally conceal the extent of his company's debt.
Mr. Rubashkin was sentenced to 27 years for that action, which constitutes bank fraud. According to one sentencing study, similar crimes at the time brought sentences in the vicinity of 10 years.
Which is why a review of Mr. Rubashkin's case was supported by more than 30 members of Congress, from both sides of the aisle and across the political spectrum, and five former high-ranking Department of Justice officials.
It's why Republican Senator Orrin Hatch tweeted: "This is a real Hanukkah miracle. I am proud to be a part of a large, bipartisan group of members of Congress who, along with over a hundred former senior justice officials, have been calling for Mr. Rubashkin's release for the past eight years."
It's why Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi contended, "By any equitable measure, Mr. Rubashkin's sentence is unduly harsh and does not meet the goals of our criminal justice system." And why criminal law scholar Alan Dershowitz asserted that "I think if he weren't a Hasidic Jew, he would not have gotten that sentence… there are other cases in this district involving non-Jews where the sentences were much lower for more serious frauds and crimes." He called the conduct of the presiding judge, Linda Reade, "disgraceful."
My Fellow Orthodox Jews: Sholom Rubashkin Is No Hero
Bethany MandelDecember 21, 2017
In light of such sentiments, does it really seem outrageous to any feeling person that Jews celebrated Mr. Rubashkin's release from prison? That tears flowed at the realization that, after eight years, he could now embrace his wife and children, have Sabbath meals with them, attend shul, resume what he can of his previous life?
The celebrations were not lionizing him — though his deep faith, stoic trust and commitment to Jewish observance over his years in prison are rightly lauded. The celebrations, boiled down to their essence, were simple, sincere expressions of Jewish peoplehood.
The fact that some Jews chose to regard the rejoicing with so severely jaundiced eyes is an indictment of the larger Jewish community that's even sadder even than Mr. Rubashkin's missed years of family life.
Correction: An earlier version of this essay conflated two separate PETA investigations. We regret the error.
Avi Shafran blogs at rabbiavishafran.com and also serves as director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America.
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The University of Richmond, one of the Colonial Athletic Association's flagship programs, will remain in the league after the Atlantic 10 Conference announced it would not replace Virginia Tech when the Hokies depart after this school year.
"Obviously, we're very excited all of this has been put to bed," CAA commissioner Tom Yeager said Friday. "They're a valued member of the conference, and this enables us to return to looking at our own expansion issues."
The CAA has discussed expansion with a number of schools in recent months and may become a 10- or 12- team league for the 2001-2002 school year. But the league's expansion plans hit a pothole last weekend when Richmond officials revealed at the men's basketball tournament they were studying and considering a move to the Atlantic 10.
Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda Bruno said Thursday at the league's men's basketball tournament in Philadelphia, however, that her conference would remain at 11 members following Tech's departure for the Big East Conference. She had visited Richmond earlier this winter, and UR was thought to be one of the schools under consideration if the A-10 chose to expand.
"We are appreciative of the interest the Atlantic 10 expressed in our program and our university and are proud of the many successes we have enjoyed in the CAA," UR athletics director Jim Miller said in a statement released through the school. "We are pleased to continue our active participation as a member of the CAA and will work to ensure the strengthening and enhancement of that conference."
Miller said UR officials had not reached a decision about which league was more favorable when he received word that the A-10 would stand pat. He also said the Spiders would not seek a more favorable conference home.
East Carolina is leaving the CAA after the 2000- 2001 school year to join Conference USA, and American is being courted by the Patriot League. Depending on AU's decision, the CAA could extend invitations to between two and five schools by the end of May.
"What we hope to do is have everyone make a good, informed decision and not necessarily be tied to any artificial deadlines," Yeager said. He pointed out that C-USA's invitation to East Carolina came last October.
Any school considering a jump almost certainly would need a one-year transition period - for scheduling purposes and to close out other conference business - meaning the new-look CAA wouldn't be in place until the 2001-2002 school year.
Yeager would not disclose specific schools under consideration. But among those believed to be in the mix are Delaware, Furman, the Naval Academy, College of Charleston, UNC Greensboro, VMI and Drexel.
"We just have to wait and see how it plays out," Yeager said. "Is there any particular magic to (invitations extended) May 1st, as opposed to June 1st, August 1st or September 1st? At this point we don't know."


AndesBeat announced today that in collaboration with the Institute for Start-Ups and Investments (ISI), CORFO, Start-Up Chile, ChileGlobal Angels, Ingenería DICTUC, Onírico Eventos and Movistar, they were selected as both a co-producer and media partner for the first seminar on investment in Start-Ups in Chile.
As we are working in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation in Chile, we believed that it was very important to have a person (or a few) on our advisory network who were EXTREMELY well versed on the intricate web of organizations, people and programs in Chile.
So we dug deep. Like really deep.
And we found the incredible and lovely Ms. Alicia Castillo Holley founder of the Wealthing Group way down under, in Australia, 9 companies and 5 successful exits later.
This week is the Kimlu Scientific Camp (for teens) in Viña del Mar, Chile. The annual Kimlu Scientific Camp is hosted by Ciencia Joven, one of Chile's leading science academies for young people.
Each year, Kimlu hosts 30 talented youth with high technical and scientific aptitude, from around the country to participate in their weeklong intensive program.
Editors Note: This is Part 2 of a 2 part post. Part 1 introduces Techolab, Latin America's Largest Open and Social Innovation Platform.
Techolab, Latin America's largest open and social innovation network and incubator has successfully completed its first contest 'Desafío Clave' (Key Challenge), sponsored by INJUV. Three winners, selected out of a pool of nearly 800 applicants, walked away with $60,000 USD each to further research and build out their respective projects.
This is the first time that a chilean business reach the point of being a finalist on "World Challenge" contest, organized by BBC and Newsweek.
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Dwight Harding (1834 – July 3, 1904) was a butcher, miner and the 5th mayor of Missoula, Montana.  He was born in Tunkhancock, Pennsylvania in 1834 and left home for the first time in 1856 when he moved to Minnesota.  He headed west into the Canadian territory two years later and returned to the United States in 1863 after being employed by American surveyors to help establish the US–Canada border. Harding joined the gold rush in Montana's Alder Gulch and spent the next several years in various gold camps in western Montana before finally settling in Missoula in 1866.  Harding brought "Harding and Company" to Missoula to engage in the butchering business.  He returned to mining for two years, bought and sold a ranch, and finally returned to butchering in Missoula where he became the principal member of two establishments.

In 1874, Harding ran for Sheriff of Missoula County as a Republican but was defeated by John Miller when Democrats won all the seats that year except those of Daniel Woodman and Missoula co-founder Frank Worden who ran as Republicans.  He lost again two years later running on the People's Party ticket when the Democratic Party had again swept the election. He was elected mayor on May 3, 1887, and would remain in the position for one year.  He died July 3, 1904 and is buried in Missoula Cemetery.

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Q: NameError: uninitialized constant Faraday::FlatParamsEncoder I am using google_drive gem that depends on google-api-client and the gem versions are:
google_drive (1.0.1)
google-api-client (0.7.1)
faraday (0.8.9)
faraday_middleware (0.9.0)

Now, on using GoogleDrive:
session = GoogleDrive.login_with_oauth('access_token')

I am getting the following exception:
NameError: uninitialized constant Faraday::FlatParamsEncoder
from /Users/Admin/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p551@############/gems/google-api-client-0.7.1/lib/google/api_client.rb:118:in `block in initialize'

Checked the code for the version of the google-api-client that I am using, here:
https://github.com/google/google-api-ruby-client/blob/google-api-client-0.7.1/lib/google/api_client.rb
Couldn't find anything unusual.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Microsoft's head of Office and Bing is leaving the company. Here's CEO Satya Nadella's email to the troops on what's happening and what's next.
Microsoft Executive Vice President Qi Lu is leaving the company, and Microsoft is reorganizing his team, splitting it into new, separate business units.
Lu has been heading up the Applications and Services Group -- the unit that has encompassed the Office applications team and the Bing search team.
Lu will continue to act as a "personal advisor" to Nadella and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates after his recovery, but he won't be returning in his former role, Nadella said in his mail.
Microsoft hired Lu in 2008 from Yahoo to run the company's Online Services business. Lu seldom made public presentations, but was seen as a diligent confidant of Nadella's during his time at the company.
The Bing and Cortana pieces of the business formerly run by Lu will now be run by Executive Vice President Harry Shum. Shum is heading up a new AI and Research Group, Microsoft announced today.
The Office part of Lu's organization now will be headed by Executive Vice President Rajesh Jha, who will be reporting to Nadella and will become a new member of Microsoft's Senior Leadership Team. Jha also is taking over leading the Skype team. Current Skype chief Gurdeep Pall is moving to an as-now unspecified new role.
Here's Nadella's mail to the troops, which a Microsoft spokesperson verified is authentic.
Today, I want to share key senior leadership changes.
First, my friend and colleague Qi Lu has made a difficult and very personal decision to leave Microsoft to focus all his time on recovering from health conditions caused by a prior injury. Once Qi recovers, he will continue to serve as a personal advisor to Bill Gates and me. I wish Qi a full and fast recovery in the coming months, and want to thank him for all he has done for Microsoft.
Over the years, I've worked closely with Qi - first as an engineering leader within Bing, later as fellow members of the SLT, and most recently as he led ASG to new heights. The groundbreaking work Qi led during his eight years resulted in many product advances and built the foundation for future innovation across Microsoft. Qi exemplifies what it means to have a deep sense of mission, purpose and authenticity in everything one does. His greatest impact is the people he has inspired. I count myself among them.
As we look ahead, this week at Ignite I focused my keynote on democratizing AI for every person and every organization on the planet. We are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in computing that is unlike anything we have seen in decades. This will lead to artificial intelligence (AI) being infused broadly into our computing platforms and experiences. Advanced algorithms, hyper-scale compute capacity, and the ability to work across massive data sets are what enable us to drive this change in everything we do for customers.
To accelerate this vision, I have asked Harry Shum to lead the Microsoft AI and Research Group, bringing together for the first time our world-class research organization alongside all our AI product efforts. David Ku and the Information Platform Group along with Derrick Connell and the Bing and Cortana Engineering Group will now report to Harry. Vijay Mital and the Ambient Computing and Robotics Team will also be joining Harry's team.
Rajesh Jha will step into the role of leading the Office Product Group reporting directly to me and joining the SLT starting today. Julie Larson-Green and Eran Megiddo will continue in their current and existing charters, reporting to Rajesh. Gurdeep Singh Pall and I have decided this is the right time for him to transition to his next role. Gurdeep will transition the Skype team to Rajesh over the coming weeks.
We have great momentum with Office 365 in both our business results and product innovation and have made dramatic strides in our evolution to offer productivity and communications as a service. We have much to do in support of our ambition to reinvent productivity, and I am counting on this team to move forward with boldness and urgency.
We live in a time when digital technology is impacting, and indeed transforming, every human endeavor and each of our customers. Our mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more continues to guide all we do. It is through our mission and activating a growth mindset culture that will enable us to accelerate digital transformation both within our own company and in partnership with our customers.
Finally, I hope you join me for a special Monthly Q&A today at 9:00 a.m. pt. Harry, Rajesh and I look forward to sharing more and taking your questions.


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Utilitas
Pullen | September 29, 2015 | Furniture Design
Utility must precede beauty.
Christopher Dresser, "General Principles of Ornament," The Furniture Gazette, London, 1877, pp. 173-174.
Commodity (utilitas) is determined from a range of observations and experiences based on how well furniture functions and feels. In this book, commodity refers to comfort, ergonomics, social use, and the tactile experience of using furniture. It introduces ideas that contribute to an area of knowledge known as human factors, which involves scientific research on the interface between the human body and the built form. Human factors data are objective and scientifically determined, but the data are always subject to political and social frames of reference. Human factors encompass many areas of research, including accessible design, anthropomet – rics, ergonomics, posture, proxemics, and universal design.
Human factors specialists are advocates for the user. Relatively expensive, mass-produced office chairs such as the Freedom chair (Figure 5.15) rely significantly on human factors research. Before the Freedom chair went into production, Humanscale invested in extensive anthropometric research and considered theories of ergonomics, body position, and body movement. Niels Diffrient designed the Freedom chair in 1999 for Humanscale. The chair's headrest tilts forward as the sitter reclines, keeping the head in an upright position. The armrests adjust independently of one another as they pivot off the double spine that supports the chair's backrest. Diffrient brought his background in industrial design and his engineering know-how to complement the need for an
Figure 5.16 A study of the parameters of reaching while sitting upright. Sketch by Gil Born.
Figure 5.17 Reclining recliners. Photography copyright © William A. Yokel, 2005.
ergonomic chair that emphasized the "human factors" in today's office designs.
Furniture physically and spatially embraces the body. One can sit and lie upon, work at, and touch furniture (Figures 5.16, 5.17, and 5.18). Designers need to experience their designs physically before they can accurately evaluate their work. Considering tactile experiences (haptic sensations) in design is important.
Ergonomics (i. e., fitting the task to work within the limits of the human body) presents challenges through which design is often evaluated. Commodity can be considered the interface between function and ergonomics. Design solutions seek to find a match between the measure and physiology of the body, the tactile experiences of use, and aspects of health, welfare, and pleasure.
Observing, documenting, and analyzing how people sit, reinforces compelling arguments for the need to maintain muscular strength, provide easy access, and allow for a range of postures and body movement while seated (Figure 5.19). Personal observations and individual inquiry may challenge traditional theories of ergonomics, which in the past attempted to facilitate static seated postures for extended periods of use.
Changing body postures, body movement, supporting the body's weight, and maintaining lumbar lordosis are important aspects to
consider when designing a chair. Today, we understand more about the measure and physiology of the body than ever before. However, designers should remain open to new ideas about comfort and use, because our knowledge of ergonomics and human factors is in a constant state of flux.
Anthropometries
Anthropometrics is the science of determining anatomical measurements and understanding the physiology of the human body6 (Figure 5.20). Researchers working in the area of anthropometrics generate statistics from different age groups, body sizes, and body proportions, different ethnicities, gender distinction, and different populations to understand the similarities and differences in the human form. Knowledge of the physiology and measurement of the human body is critical for designing furniture. However, the application of anthropometrics does not require the designer to assume that comfort is scientifically achievable by "fitting" the structure and movement of the body with furniture. Nonetheless, anthropometric data are an important resource for furniture designers and are helpful in determining the dimension, size, and material of furniture designs.
The following questions utilize anthropometric data in their response:
S sitting height (erect)
S sitting height (normal)
О ocular (eye) height
A acromion (shoulder) height
U upper arm length
F forearm length
L lumbar height
E elbow height
C thigh clearance (under table)
К knee (patella) height
P popliteal height
BP buttocks – popliteal length
DT buttocks-toe length
What is a reasonable height of a chair's seat pan for the average adult?
■ What is the height of the seat pan relative to the length of the body's popliteal dimension?
■ What is a reasonable angle of the seat rake for reading?
■ How might the choice of materials contribute to the experience of sitting?
■ What is a reasonable height of a table surface for dining for an average man, woman, child, or adult in a wheelchair?
■ Where on the body is the vascular flow most susceptible to outside pressure?
Body posture and appropriate support are some of the many dependent relationships that furniture designers need to consider (Figure 5.21), and one can analyze these in plan as well as section. To help determine dimensions, materials, and form, designers may inquire: What is the intended purpose of the chair or table? Who are the intended users? How will the furniture be used? The significance of these questions becomes evident when a chair or table is designed for the first time.
Anthropometries is a term that industrial designers, interior designers, engineers, and architects share with researchers working in the area of human factors. The works of Henry Dreyfuss, The Measure of Man (1960), Human Scale (1974; reissued in 1981 with his protege, Niels Diffrient), and The Measure of Man and Woman (revised edition, 2002) are important in the field of anthropometrics. Human Scale was a significant step forward in the process of documenting the physiology and measurement of the human body. Although Dreyfuss initially emphasized white males in gathering data on the physiology and measurement of the human body, his research expanded and eventually included the physiology and measurement of women in the revised edition of The Measure of Man and Woman. The revised work presented a statistical analysis of the human body in a range between the 5th and 95th percentiles of the American population. This extensive range (90 percent of the population) contributes to our understanding of the measurement and physiology of the human body and establishes a political and social context of an extent that design ought to accommodate.
This work, and the work of others, has challenged preliminary theories of ergonomics, advancing a collective understanding about design in general relative to the physiology and measurement of the human body. Researchers have also investigated the space that sitting in different postures occupies in both plan view and section (Figure 5.22). Furniture designers should seek to understand as much as possible regarding the physiology and measurement of the human body and its interface with built form. One opportunity in this regard is to enable more movement and variation of posture into chair designs. Another option is for everyone to spend less time sitting.
The following list outlines dimensional and quantitative characteristics of the human body:[1]
General Body Characteristics and Dimensions
■ Surface area of the skin: Adult males 2.2 m2, females 1.9 m2
■ Weight: Adult males 110-215 lbs; females 92-175 lbs
■ Standing height: Adult males 68.3 inches; females 62.9 inches; boys (age 12) 58.8 inches; girls (age 12) 58.8 inches
■ Eye height (standing): Adult males 64.7 inches; females 60.3 inches
■ Eye height (sitting): Adult males 31.3 inches; females 29.3 inches
■ Overhead reach: Adult males 88.0 inches; females 79.0 inches
■ Popliteal height: Adult males 17.3 inches; females 15.7 inches
■ Buttock-to-knee length: Adult males 23.3 inches; females 22.4 inches
■ Buttock-to-popliteal: Adult males 19.5 inches; females 18.9 inches
■ Knee height: (sitting): Adult males 21.4 inches; females 19.6 inches
■ Eyebrow-to-fingertip: Adult males 19.0 inches; females 17.4 inches
■ Shoulder breadth: Adult males 17.9 inches; females 15.7 inches
■ Foot length: Adult males 10.4 inches; females 9.4 inches
■ Breaths per minute at rest: Adult males 14-18; females 20-22
■ Street clothes for men weigh: Adult males 5 lbs; females 3Уг lbs
■ Winter clothing: Adult males 10 lbs; females 7 lbs
■ Left arm is generally 10 percent weaker than the right arm.
■ Male strength increases the first 20 years, holds between 5 and
10 years, then gradually decreases. Between the years 15 and 20, Figure 5.22 Technical body, motion, and study of males are at their maximum strength. At 60 years, males are 25 sitting dimensions (P|an and elevation). image percent less strong than at their original peak. courtesy of Peter Chamberlain in proxy for
Dr. Jirou Ohara.
■ Females reach their peak at age 30. Women are generally 30-35 percent less strong than men
■ Tallest man: 8 ft 11 inches; tallest woman: 7 ft 7.25 inches
■ Smallest man: 26.5 inches; smallest woman: 23.4 inches
■ Average U. S. adult is growing taller at a rate of 0.4 inches (1 cm) per decade.
■ Strength is affected by altitude; 15 percent loss at 10,000 ft, 40 percent at 29,000 ft.
The Spine and Vertebrae
■ Cervical vertebrae: The vertebrae in the neck area of the backbone.
■ Thoracic vertebrae: The 12 vertebrae in the chest area of the backbone
■ Lumbar vertebrae: The 5 vertebrae in the abdominal area of the backbone.
■ Sacral vertebrae: The "tailbone," which is composed of the sacrum and coccyx fused together.
Basic Terms with their Definitions
■ Isometric strength: The maximum force that muscles can exert when muscle length changes
Figure 5.23 The relationship between the lower lumbar vertebrae and hip while seated. Image courtesy of Humanscale.
■ Concentric force: The force exerted when the muscle is shortened against an external force.
■ Effort: physiological strain, both static and dynamic.
■ Work: dynamic effort.
■ Endurance: the ability to continue work or exert force.
Work Output
■ Sleeping: 65 calories per hour
■ Walking slowly: 200 calories per hour
■ Walking up stairs: 1,100 calories per hour
■ Energy consumption per day: 3,450 calories
■ 8 hours of sleep: 520 calories
■ 3 hours of light work: 510 calories
■ 8 hours of medium work: 1,920 calories
■ 5 hours of sitting: 500 calories
The study of ergonomics focuses on work and how work is done. It seeks to establish a healthy fit between performing a task, the limits of the human body, and parameters established in the designed product (Figure 5.23). This thesis is based on the assumption that the
body is healthier if it is not stressed beyond the normal limits of muscle, bone, posture, and so on. The term ergonomics entered the modern lexicon when Wojciech Jastrzebowski used it in an 1857 article on the subject.7 Since then, ergonomics has often been used synonymously with the total application of human factors, including the terms universal design and accessible design, but semantic distinctions between these terms are important to understand.
The term ergonomics comes from the Greek words ergos, meaning "work," and nomoi, meaning "natural laws." An ergonomic design solution adapts the task to fit the natural limits of the person rather than forcing the limits of the person to conform to the task or the design. The goal of ergonomics is to optimize how well design (or habits) can enable work to be accomplished, considering the physical and psychological limits of the human body. Body posture and the physical limits of reaching, pulling, lifting, and pushing are factors to consider in ergonomic design.
Many office chairs are labeled and branded as ergonomic seating. A chair is ergonomic only when the limits of the user correlate with the task at hand. A chair with a right-handed tray is not ergonomic for a left-handed user, and fixed auditorium seating is not ergonomic for interactive class discussions. The term ergonomics applies to experiences and tasks (which are temporal) and less directly to objects and furnishings.
Consider ergonomics by looking at its prefix, erg, a unit of measure of work or energy, and render the suffix, nomics, as having to do with efficiency. A body of knowledge regarding the efficiency of work grew out of funded research for the U. S. military in the 1940s and 1950s. This research was extended to include the study of blue-collar work considerations in the 1960s and eventually to white-collar office environments in the 1970s. In the 1980s, with the introduction of computers and other equipment into the workplace, ergonomic research concentrated on repetitive strain injuries as well as neck and lower back disabilities caused by poor spatial arrangements, inflexible furniture and equipment, and poor work habits. Ergonomic research responded to the growing cost of injuries and disabilities that occurred in factories, laboratories, and office environments.
In recent years, there have been dramatic increases in cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), repetitive motion disorders, and other work-related injuries and illnesses due to ergonomic hazards. These injuries, which affect the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, may be caused or aggravated by repetitive motions, forceful exertions, vibration, mechanical compression, hard surfaces, and sustained or awkward postures held for extended periods of time. CTDs affect nearly all tissues. Nerves, tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments, and muscles are frequently injured by poor furniture design and poor use. CTDs are recognized as a significant health hazard in the workplace and account for the largest share of occupational illnesses known as repeated trauma disorders, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.8 Today, the need to make work efficient incorporates concern for making work and the tools used to work with more healthful, safe, and environmentally green.
Furniture designed from an ergonomic perspective focuses on task-specific operations. Ergonomic research also considers multiuse and multiusers. Ergonomic furniture is marketed to businesses where liability and public welfare are of concern and functions such as typing, lifting, and pulling may cause medical problems. Smart seating, adjustable work surfaces, wrist relaxers, posture guidelines for working at a computer keyboard and monitor, policy concepts regarding the need to take breaks, the importance of vascular circulation, and body movement have been introduced and integrated into ergonomic research topics. The Ergonomics Data Sheet compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor in 1989 states that, "ergonomists, industrial engineers, occupational safety and health experts, and other
trained individuals believe that at least one-half of all workplace safety and health problems could be reduced by changes in ergonomic conditions."9 Nearly all of the ergonomic changes proposed by the Department of Labor impact the design and use of furniture.
The size, material, and form of chairs should provide ergonomic support and utilitarian function. Dimensions of the user and operative tasks are important considerations in chair design. In addition, four utilitarian factors ought to be considered when designing human body supports:
1. Supporting the weight of the user
2. Eliminating pressure points
3. Enabling body movement
4. Maintaining lumbar lordosis
Supporting the weight of the user: The first consideration is how to support the weight of the user for the task at hand. Traditional views suggest that ergonomic seating should distribute the weight of the user evenly. However, supporting the body is often limited to selective areas: the lower back, ischial tuberosities, and arms. The seat rake is the angle of the seat back to the seat pan. Designers and ergonomic researchers study the correlation between seat rake and posture. Studies of different seating profiles, including Clara A. Ridder's body-neutral posture research (resulting in the Ridder Curve),10 are important to consider in chair design. Further, an inclined seat back may help distribute the weight of the body.
Eliminating pressure points: A second consideration is the need to eliminate or minimize pressure points. Pressure points can constrict the flow of blood through the body and can affect the nerves that transfer sensation to the brain. This can cause discomfort, lead to the sensation of pins and needles, paresthesia,11 and eventually lead to numbness. The area behind the knee is particularly sensitive to pressure and applied force. In ergonomic seating, a waterfall seat front, a seat height that is no higher than the popliteal dimension, an upholstered seat, or a contoured seat pan are strategies to minimize uncomfortable pressure points while being seated (Figure 5.24).
There are two triangular seat bones inside the buttocks called ischial tuberosities. Research indicates that approximately 65 percent of the body's weight is transferred through these bones to the seat of the chair when sitting.12 The shape, angle, and curvature of the seat pan affect the amount of pressure applied to these two bones when sitting. The height of the seat pan ought to be slightly less than the length behind the user's knee to the floor. The vertical dimension from the underside of the thigh at the knee to the bottom of the foot on the floor is the popliteal dimension. After adjusting for heels, clothing, and other issues, the popliteal dimension is useful in determining the height of the chair seat. The height of the seat pan in mass-produced chairs is generally 17 inches (43.2 cm)—falling in the middle of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recommendation for the range of seat height adjustment: 15 to 20Уг inches (38.1 to 52 cm).13 It is critical that the seat pan be no higher than the popliteal dimension of the user. Traditional theories suggest that the feet ought to rest firmly on the floor. This will minimize pressure
points, increase the stability of sitting, and help distribute the weight of the body more evenly. In theory, consider a 135-degree angle between the spine and the thighs as a place to start, bringing the knees significantly below the seat pan. This angle places the pelvis and spine in a body-neutral position; however, very few chairs accommodate this angle. A different but related angle to consider is the seat-to-back angle, which generally ranges from 95 to 105 degrees. ANSI recommends that this angle be between 90 and 105 degrees.
Enabling body movement: A third ergonomic consideration is to enable body movement while being seated. Though posture is dependent on time and societal norms, it is not a static condition. The human body is always moving, seeking comfort and different positions when sitting, resting, or sleeping. Without movement, our muscles would not be allowed a certain degree of activity, and that would result in signals being sent to our nerve center telling us that we uncomfortable. Consider chair designs that allow people to distribute their weight, adjust their posture, and use their muscles when sitting. Designers should allow enough space and appropriate body support in their designs to enable a variety of body postures for the body and for body movement.
Maintaining lumbar lordosis: The fourth aspect to consider in supporting the human body is the curvature of the lower lumbar vertebrae and the angle of the hip when seated. Contemporary theory seeks to maintain lumbar lordosis while seated, which is the natural curvature of the spine when standing. When the lower lumbar vertebrae are compressed forward (which occurs when sitting on a flat surface), they become pinched. This can be painful and harmful to the fourth and fifth lumbar disks over time. Inward compression of the lower lumbar vertebrae results when leaning forward over a desk or work surface. This results in the flattening of the lumbar curve, which is called kyphosis. Designers should avoid this condition through design whenever possible and consider ways of maintaining lumbar lordosis for the seated user. Rotating the pelvis forward helps maintain the natural curvature of the spine.14
Moving from a standing position (lumbar lordosis) to an upright sitting position bends the hip joint and rotates the pelvis, flattens the lumbar curve (kyphosis) of the back, and strains the muscles in this region. One should consciously maintain a wide angle between the torso and the thighs in design, and in doing so, attempt to maintain lumbar lordosis for the user while in a seated position.
Though ergonomic criteria are critically important aspects in designing a chair, this does not mean that other criteria are of less importance. Related to ergonomics is the subject of posture and the various positions assumed by the human anatomy when sitting or supported by furniture.
Furniture affects posture, which in turn, influences how people sit, work, rest, and socially gather. Conversely, observing how people naturally sit, work, and rest can inspire design ideas (Figure 5.25). Posture expresses cultural, societal, and gender-based considerations. Posture also reveals formal and informal patterns of behavior, spatial communication, and social interaction. An ideal posture does not exist because human beings cannot hold any single posture for long periods of time. Posture is always changing, driven in part, by the need to redirect the flow of blood and relieve pressure applied to the body over time. How people communicate in and through space and how people sit directly affect how well furniture functions and feels.
Figure 5.25 Sitting on cases of beer. Photography by Jim Postell, 2006.
Figure 5.26 Integrated chair and desk (school furniture). Photography by Jim Postell, 2006.
Figure 5.27 Body posture profile studies. Image courtesy of Peter Chamberlain in proxy for Dr. Enshu Moritani. Image source: Enshu Moritani.
Posture is a concept that reveals continuous body movement when sitting, standing, or walking. The position of the body is always shifting to seek comfort. Posture expresses social – spatial communications between people, driven by cultural norms, and physiological factors. An interesting aspect of posture to consider in design is the influence that our legs and feet have upon body posture. What people do with their legs and how people control their feet are important criteria in the design of a chair, stool, or sofa. When people sit upright to work or concentrate, their legs and feet are naturally pulled back under the seat pan of the chair, and often assume the lowest possible position, limited in most cases by the floor itself. Inversely, when people recline in a relaxed posture, the natural tendency is to stretch out the legs and feet in a raised and supported posture.
Poor posture has been a factor in litigation cases involving worker's compensation claims and loss of income due to medical disabilities resulting from improper design and use. Poor work habits and bad posture contribute to physical problems with the back, neck, and wrists, which motivates further research on ergonomics and posture.
During the twentieth century, chairs and desks in schools were designed to keep the body and eyes forward and to place the hips, knees, and ankles mostly at right angles in an upright-seated position, with feet firmly planted on the ground. Often, desks and chairs were integrated with one another (Figure 5.26). Today, this is not considered a healthful design. The integration of chair and desk offers little flexibility of use. Further, it is difficult to maintain a static or fixed position for a substantial period of time.
Research studies during the past 20 years have pointed out that when sitting in this manner, the hip joints actually bend only 60 degrees. An additional 30 degrees of bending occurs in the lumbar region of the lower back.15 This bending straightens the lumbar vertebrae, straining muscles in this critical region. Figure 5.27 shows how the angles of the hip,
Figure 5.29 Denmark's International Study Program: Summer Furniture Design Workshop—chair designed and fabricated by Jessop Kozink. Photography by Bjorli Lundin.
knee, and back correlate with one another in different postures ranging from standing to lying down (with and without body support).
Contemporary thinking suggests that a sitting posture in a natural resting position is healthful (Figure 5.28). This allows the spine to carry the body's weight in a more comfortable way. This concept has been called balanced seating, a term coined by A. C. Mandel, chief surgeon of the Finsen Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark.16
Correlations between a chair's formal characteristics and body posture, use, and comfort are important factors to investigate. The paired images in Figures 5.29 through 5.32 reveal interesting correlations between chair designs and body postures. The chairs were designed and fabricated by students enrolled in Denmark's International Study Abroad Program (DIS) summer furniture workshop taught at the Danmarks DesignSkole in Copenhagen. For ten years since the year 2000, Professors Erling Christoffersen,
Flemming Jensen, and Bjorli Lundin taught a summer workshop in which design students from different American programs design and fabricate a chair (human body support). The choice of what to design and fabricate was left to the students, but the designs had to utilize one primary material: a limited amount of veneer, lumber, or metal rod. The images of the chairs paired with the images of students sitting on their chair designs reveal interesting correlations between furniture, posture, and design intention.
Proxemics is the study of how people communicate in and through space. It links the study of human behavior with social, cultural, spatial, and geographic contexts. It is an area of study that considers eye contact, body language, posture, and social customs, as well as
Figure 5.31 Denmark's International Study Program: Summer Furniture Design Workshop—chair designed and fabricated by Emily Lauren Green. Photography by Bjorli Lundin.
Figure 5.32 Denmark's International Study Program: Summer Furniture Design Workshop—chair with design student. Photography by Bjorli Lundin.
intimate, personal, social, and public spatial zones of interaction and communication (Figures 5.33 and 5.34). Notions of privacy, intimacy, crowding, defensible space, and territoriality are aspects to consider when arranging furniture in space.
Benches designed by Gunnar Asplund for one of the grieving chapels at Skogskyrkogarden (Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm, Sweden), have a 15-degree angle incorporated in plan, dividing and joining the benches into two nonsymmetrical parts. This angle promotes eye and body contact better than a conventional bench would and symbolically draws together two parts into a whole (Figure 5.35).
The term proxemics is attributed to the research and writing of anthropologist Edward T. Hall.17 In 1963, Hall described the measurable distances between people as
they interacted. Hall's work in the areas of sociology and anthropology was reinforced and developed further by the research and writing of psychologist Robert Sommer, Donald Preziosi, and the video documentaries of William Whyte.
Cultural and societal notions of how people interact with one another and their patterns of behavior are important to understand. The size, location, and orientation of furniture directly influence patterns of behavior. Seating and table arrangements can influence the perception of space and contribute to the social and psychological experience of space.
For example, crowding is known to increase irritation and stress, leading to friction, arguments, and even crime.18 Curiously enough, crowding is not entirely dependent on density; rather, it has to do with one's personal ability to maintain a sense of control in a given spatial context for a period of time. Crowding is a mental construct of how people react to a given situation as much as it is a quantitative measure of the density of people per square foot. Configuring furniture in a classroom or restaurant into clustered arrangements can help reduce the perception of crowding. Furniture designers need to understand the social grouping dynamics and behavior patterns of those who will use their designs as much as they need to understand code regulations and occupancy standards when organizing and composing furniture in space.
In The Hidden Dimension, Hall pointed out that social distance between people could be measured and described in four categories:
■ Intimate distance for embracing, touching, or whispering (6-18 inches or 15.2-45.7 cm)
■ Personal distance for interactions among good friends (1.5.4 feet or 0.45.1.21 m)
■ Social distance for interactions among acquaintances (4-12 feet or 1.21-3.65 m)
■ Public distance used for public speaking (12 feet or over 3.65 m)
The idea of navigating through one's environment and the environments of others, including the cultural nuances in how people interact with one another, contributes to the study of proxemics.
Hall recognized that different cultures maintain different standards of personal space.19 Proxemics concentrates on places and spaces where people congregate or pass through, such as airports, lobbies, and plazas, as well as private spaces, personal residences, and office environments. Design can influence how people communicate in and through space, depending on the public or private setting, the people in the study, the characteristics of the furnishings, and the placement and orientation of the furnishings.
Reflect upon the traditional elongated, rectangular dining table. The table's form suggests a social hierarchy revealed through the correlation of its dominant axis and the
place where the "head" of the household traditionally sits. Compare a rectangular dining table to a circular table, where there is no dominant axis (Figure 5.36). One might infer that primary and secondary orders, relative to spatial layout, suggest primary and secondary orders relative to social status. One can conclude that a circular table expresses an equitable group sharing without bias the collective activity of working, talking, or eating. Following this line of thought, one might begin to see political, social, cultural, and gender-biased intentions in the conception and development of other pieces of furniture.
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I love being inventive with everyday household objects, especially if it means you can give something a dual purpose.
And that's what this post is about: dual purpose planters – ones that display both your blooms and your house number!
All it would take was a little upcycling. And so, as part of Wayfair's Home Expert programme, I put myself forward to take on the challenge.
I call it a challenge, but actually it was such an easy project to make and takes just a few hours (including the glue drying time) to pull the whole look together.
Plant pot(s) – the number of pots will obviously vary on how many digits your house number has.
Patterned paper to create your number, but you can also use mosaic tiles or even paint your numbers on yourself.
Paint! You can choose to repaint your plant pot to match your front door – or opt for something a bit more vibrant and paint the inside of your posts.
Outdoor varnish to protect your pots from the elements! I brushed mine lightly with outdoor varnish but you can also get spray varnish which works really well.
1. Choose your plant pots! These gorgeous looking pots cost an affordable £23.98 for two in the sale. In fact, Wayfair has a plethora of planters to choose from, but I opted for a more textured planter that would survive the outdoor elements – and its neutral colour means that my beautiful blooms will really stand out.
2. Next choose the paint you'd like for the inside of your plant pot. I painted mine a brink pink fushia to contrast with the grey exterior. I used acrylic paint and then used outdoor varnish to help seal in the colour. Remember, you don't need to paint all the way inside your plant pot – just the top couple of inches as the soil will come up near the top anyway.
3. You now need to decide on what you'll be making your numbers from. I chose patterned paper from a scrapbook decorating notebook, but you are only limited by your imagination – you could use most types of materials or even use everyday objects to make your numbers – how about buttons, badges or mosaics for example? Before you glue them (using suitable glue that bonds to most materials), arrange them until you're happy with the look. As my planters were natural and therefore quite porous, I found some coloured card that matched the paint colour I used to stick my numbers to. It just meant that I had a greater surface area glued to the planter itself.
4. Varnishing your decorated planter is a great idea for increasing its shelf life – and is especially important if you are planning on putting them outdoors.
5. The final step is to plant some flowers – I chose these pretty pink ones to celebrate the beginning of spring!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the dual purpose Plant Pot Door Numbers – plus any items that you've managed to give a dual purpose to!
*I teamed up with Wayfair for this post to celebrate the start of spring and a love of greenery!
Now I'll have to move somewhere with a house number. My farmhouse has got rather a long name! Or I could put 14 lettered plantpots along the garden wall….
What a great idea! I might give these a go! Thank you!
What a fab idea! Totally nicking this!
this is truly a great idea! I only have room for one pot so both numbers would have to go on the same pot!
What a great make. I might attempt it this bank holiday weekend.
This is so clever. I've just bought some paper with Bees on (I adore bees) and this would look great in my garden. Am having a garden makeover at the moment, with lots of cottage plants…. lavenders etc ….. so these would fit in beautifully. I may have to give it a go.
OOohh I love bee things – planters with bees would look great!
I love this!In fact going to give it a go over the weekend.
Oooh good luck – let me know how you get on – I'd love to find out!
I wouldn't have thought of pots to display house number, they look great!
Thanks Marlene – glad to have inspired!
What a super idea and so decorative too. I love them and I shall follow suit.
Great to hear you're a fan Anthea – thank you!
This is such a good idea and so decorative. I love it!
I really like this idea. This would work really well for the bottom of the steps up to our flat. Might have to give it a go!
Best of luck – I'd love to see the finished product if you do!
I absolutely love these! Everyone always has problems finding the number on my house so this would be a great solution.
Ah thanks very much – best of luck if you decide to make them!
That was very inventive. I have to admit that I initially thought the numbers were crafted out of moroccan tiles! So I thought to myself: this will not be so easy…. HEHE, They're looking so good now! I once has a very expensive zinc black planter complete with tall bay leaf tree stolen from outside our home, maybe something like that would have deterred the thieves.
I think mosaic tiles would actually 'weather better' than the materials I used, but mine are situated in a porch so (should) remain dry!
What a cute idea, I would never have thought to do this but it looks great!
Thanks Zoe – it's challenging coming up with something a bit different, but I enjoyed the project!
What a fun and brilliant idea! Very original!
Such a great idea to use plant pots for your house numbers.. I love when people think outside the box and this looks just right up my street!!
That's very kind Evija – thanks very much! Good luck if you do it yourself!
Lovely idea, your pots look great.
Thanks Claire – it was fun to do!
Thanks Irene – best of luck if you do!
Ha ha! Yes it would be a help to him/her wouldn't it?!
Thanks Ashleigh – best of luck if you do!
What a fantastic idea to upcycle the pots to give them a new look. They look really unique. Great idea .
Thanks Sarah – just a bit different aren't they?
Thanks Laura – it seems to have gone down well in terms of an easy upcycling project. It was fun to do as well!
These are so cute and such an ingenious idea!
It's a nice idea for an easy spring project doesn't it? Just make sure you get nice blooms that last outdoors and you're good to go!
I love everything upcycled and this looks like a lovely and do-able project even for a not so crafty person like me!
It really is Eva – you can be really creative with a project like this too – I've thought of other materials you can use – 1 pence pieces, dried pasta, even badges!
These are so cool and cute, I'd love to do these, simple but effective.
Great that you like them Bethany – they are really easy to achieve.
Thanks Rhian – it's something a bit different isn't it?
That's the great thing about planters isn't it? They're so versatile! Best of luck with the lounge upcycling!
Ha ha! You could even use luminous paint that lights up in the dark! There's so much you can do!
I like these dual purpose plant pots. They look so nice and very useful.
Thanks – bit different aren't they? I haven't yet seen any of our neighbours with them – I might just be the first!


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Northern Health gets ready for more hip and knee surgeries
BY BILL PHILLIPS
bill@pgdailynews.ca
Northern Health is preparing to ramp up the number of hip and knee surgeries performed in the North.
Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Friday provincial funding to increase the number of surgeries across the province. The number of hip and knee replacement surgeries provided at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. is expected to increase this year by 12 per cent, for approximately 975 surgeries in 2018-19. In the North, 63 per cent of all hip and knee surgeries are performed at UHNBC. In 2016-17, 527 scheduled hip and knee surgeries were performed at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia. Under the provincial surgical strategy, which is being supported with ongoing targeted funding of $75 million starting in 2018-19, and increasing to $100 million in 2019-20, approximately 9,400 more publicly funded surgeries will be completed by the end of March 2019.
Cathy Ulrich
"Over the course of the last year, we have been working extensively at all the hospitals where we have surgical procedures, on the number of surgeons, anesthetists and perioperative nursing staff that we need," said Cathy Ulrich, Northern Health CEO.
Part of that work has involved educating nurses in the specialty area of perioperative nursing to ensure there are nurses for the increased surgeries. Northern Health has also been recruiting anesthesiologists to the North.
"The other area that is very important in this realm, is physiotherapy," said Ulrich. "We are working with the University of Northern British Columbia, UBC, and the community around how we might ensure that we continue to enhance that northern cohort … and increase our supply of physiotherapists."
As of March 31, 2017 at the University Hospital of Northern B.C., approximately 38 per cent of people waiting for hip replacement surgery, and 51 per cent of people waiting for knee surgery, waited more than 26 weeks. The Canadian standard for wait times is that 90 per cent of patients should be able to get a hip or knee surgery in less than 26 weeks.
UHNBC hip replacements
During the 2017-18 fiscal year, as of Feb. 28, 2018, 266 hip replacements were provided.
Average age of hip replacement recipients is 67 years. (Patients' ages ranged from 26 to 95 years.)
Number of patients waiting, as of Feb. 28, 2018, was 154.
UHNBC knee replacements:
During the 2017-18 fiscal year, as of Feb. 28, 2018, there were 511 knee replacements.
Average age of knee replacement recipients is 66 years. (Patients' ages ranged from 26 to 95 years).
Number of patients waiting, as of Feb. 28, 2018, is 457.
The number of patients waiting is measured from the time a surgeon communicates a patient's surgical needs to a hospital's booking office.


Sometimes you just have to give up. Already a while ago I found in Ottos Flückiger's collection a VHS cassette featuring about 45 minutes of Stan Getz' appeareance at the Estival Jazz Lugano in 1989. Unfortunately picture and sound were absolutely out of synch. When I fixed the start of the sound to the start of the movie, it sounded quite right at first. But this went along well only for the first ten minutes. After that the pictures move slower than the sound, then suddenly they run faster again. Fixing this would just be too much work for me.
In the fine ten minute portion I could restore, you'll hear and see Stan accompagnied by Kenny Barron (p), Yasuhito Mori (b) and Ben Riley (dr) playing Kenny Barron's "Feijoada" (Thanks, Ehsan!). A Feijoada by the way is a very tasty thing, just ask any Brazilian. I once had the pleasure to be invited to a Feijoada dinner – lots of stuff with a hearty taste! Unfortunately the theme reprise for this Feijoada here is missing, the sound goes totally out of synch before the tunes comes to its end, so I cut it off.


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Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition
A new show at Waterfall Arts, "Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition," will feature works chosen from submissions by members of the Midcoast Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) – ranging from photography to painting to monoprints and mixed media work.
The judge for the show is David Estey, a well-known Maine abstract-expressionist painter whose work has been featured in 24 solo shows and in more than 100 group and juried exhibits.
An opening reception will take place on Friday, January 27, from 5pm to 7pm. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.
Emily Sabino, "Rain Prayer"
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023 Friday Feb 24, 2023
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street, Belfast, ME 04915
256 High Street Belfast ME 04915
https://waterfallarts.org/2023/01/05/midcoast-umva-juried-winter-exhibition-january-25-to-february-24-2023/
Amy Tingle


Graduated from Rider College in 1964 and C. W. Post College in 1967.
Worked for a family company on Long Island for about 5 years.
I was married in 1965 and have two girls from that relationship. Susan lives in Downers Grove,IL and Jill lives in a northern suburb of San Antonio,TX.
In 1970 I started to work for South Huntington School district as Supervisor of transportation.
In 1978 I moved upstate and worked for the East Ramapo Central School District as Director of Transportation.
Remarried in 1991 to my current wife, Annette.
I spend most of my days now playing softball,water volleyball,pickleball,golf and gardening.
We also have a RV and and enjoy traveling the south with many of our friends.
We have also been fortunate enough to visit 5 continents and look forward to visiting other parts of the world in the near future.
I am sorry that I couldn't make the reunion at this time but hope to see many of you if you plan another get together,perhaps in Florida.


While still a teenager, Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) wrote the monumental poem Die Bücher der Zeiten, a work related to the Books of Revelation in which mankind's deeds are dramatically enumerated. This work tells of the horrors and wonders of the human race, of the salvation through the spirit, of mankind's achievements and their many rewards. In his composition, Mike Svoboda (*1960) assigns the proclamation of this apocalyptic vision to three female voices, thereby creating a link to mythological figures such as the norns, the visionaries of past, present and future. The composer not only conveys the text's semantic content, but also interprets it on an associative and sounding level. Trombone and percussion contribute to the archaic aspect of both poem and composition.


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Q: Conflicting hlsearch colours vim I've switched from the basic theme in terminal to a customized one. The colour issue I'm having with incompatible colours is with hlsearch. Is there a way to change the colour of the highlighted search?
I've tried searching for a solution but my search mostly brings up how to turn highlighting off after search. I would also accept a solution that underlines searches or only highlighted the first char of the search.

A: The highlight group you are looking for is Search. You can see the current values with
:hi Search

You can clear the current values with either of
:hi clear Search
:hi Search NONE

How you set new values depends on the effect you want. Take a look at
:help 06.3
:help :highlight

To use just underlining for searches, execute
:hi Search term=underline cterm=underline gui=underline

Or you can change the foreground and/or background colors to suit your taste using the :highlight arguments and attributes described in :help :highlight. Those :highlight commands can go in your custom colorscheme file.
I don't know of a way to highlight just the first character of a search, but you can turn off search highlighting with
:set nohls

and just use the cursor to indicate where a match was found. See
:help hls


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Q: realUrl not writing preVar for default language I am running realURL 1.12.6 on TYPO3 4.5.26
I am used to realURL creating paths that contain the preVar also for the default language, like www.example.com/de/seite/ and www.example.com/en/page/
In one case, this is just not happening - or I think, only sometimes.
In most of the cases, I get  www.example.com/seite/ and www.example.com/en/page/
Where can this be changed?
PS: Here's the beginning of my realurlconf:
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['realurl']['_DEFAULT'] = array(
    'init' => array(
        'enableCHashCache' => 1,
        'appendMissingSlash' => 'ifNotFile',
        'enableUrlDecodeCache' => 1,
        'enableUrlEncodeCache' => 1,
        'respectSimulateStaticURLs' => 0,
        //'postVarSet_failureMode'=>'redirect_goodUpperDir',
    ),
'redirects_regex' => array (

),
'preVars' => array(
                     array(
                         'GETvar' => 'L',
                         'valueMap' => array(
                                            'de' => '0',
                                            'en' => '1',
                                    ),
                         'valueDefault' => 'de',
                         'noMatch' => 'bypass',
                    ),
                    array(
                            'GETvar' => 'no_cache',
                            'valueMap' => array(
                                'no_cache' => 1,
                            ),
                            'noMatch' => 'bypass',
                    ),

            ),

A: If I use this configuration (valueDefault is set, noMatch not) then 404 error page is not triggered when calling urls like
www.domain.com/notexisting/someexistingpage/
or
www.domain.com/notexisting/
The 404 page is only triggered when calling urls like
www.domain.com/notexisting/alsonotexistingpage/
That means, realurl expects the first part of the url to be the language part (here: "notexisting") and if realurl can't map this key, it uses the "valueDefault". But I want the 404 to be triggered, how can I achieve this?
Edit: I've the solution now:
realurl config:
'GETvar' => 'L',
'valueMap' => array(
    'en' => '0',
    'de' => '1',
),
'noMatch' => 'bypass',

TypoScript config:
config.defaultGetVars.L  = 0
config.linkVars = L

A: Remove 'noMatch' => 'bypass', from your preVar configuration. The GET-Parameter "L" is not set to "0" if you open "www.example.com", so then the noMatch just bypasses the preVar configuration. If you only set valueDefault, it should work fine.


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Eucalyptus fibrosa  F.Muell., corteza de hierro roja ("red ironbark") o corteza ferrosa de hojas anchas ("broad-leaved red ironbark"), es un árbol que se encuentra en Australia, principalmente en Queensland y Nueva Gales del Sur.

Descripción
El árbol tiene la corteza profundamente agrietada y de color gris. Crece a una altura aproximada de 30 m . Las flores son blanca cremosas. Las hojas son verde oscuras y más anchas que otras "cortezas de hierro". La madera densa y fuerte es muy apreciada. La savia, localmente llamada "kino," fue usada por los aborígenes para aplicarlas a las cuerdas de las redes de pesca para retardar el desgaste y por los primeros colonizadores para tinta.

Existen cultivares para su plantación.

Taxonomía
Eucalyptus fibrosa fue descrita por Ferdinand von Mueller y publicado en Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 3: 87. 1859.
Etimología

Eucalyptus: nombre genérico que proviene del griego antiguo: eû = "bien, justamente" y kalyptós = "cubierto, que recubre". En Eucalyptus L'Hér., los pétalos, soldados entre sí y a veces también con los sépalos, forman parte del opérculo, perfectamente ajustado al hipanto, que se desprende a la hora de la floración.

fibrosa: epíteto latíno que significa "con fibras".
Subespecies
 Eucalyptus fibrosa nubila – corteza de hierro de hojas azules
 Eucalyptus fibrosa fibrosa
variedades y sinonimia
subsp. fibrosa.
 Eucalyptus bowmanii F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 3: 219 (1867).
 Eucalyptus siderophloia var. rostrata Benth., Fl. Austral. 3: 220 (1867).
subsp. nubila (Maiden & Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson, Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 3: 103 (1962). desde Queensland hasta Nueva Gales del Sur.
 Eucalyptus nubila Maiden & Blakely in J.H.Maiden, Crit. Revis. Eucalyptus 8: 38 (1929).
 Eucalyptus siderophloia var. glauca H.Deane & Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 24: 461 (1899).

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Photo
 Information about Eucalyptus fibrosa

fibrosa
Árboles de Australia
Árboles tolerantes a la sequía
Plantas tintóreas


ART 137 is a Portuguese brand, born in 2014 by the hands of Ivo Carvalhal and Marta Oliveira, we excel at the taste of working and performing pieces in an artisan way.
We create handcrafted lamps, coat stands, mirrors, decorative frames, and other pieces in a traditional and unique style.
We like to be different, extravagant, unique. We design pieces of demanding craftsmanship that meets the needs of those who enjoyed them.
We are ART. We are useful. We combine these two components to create a functional decoration that excels by the essence of utility.
We are strict with our products and only select materials that satisfy the same requirement.


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Die Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen (SES) wurden am 1. Januar 2004 gegründet und sind ein Landeseigener Betrieb Sachsens.

Sie setzen sich aus den nunmehr fusionierten Einrichtungen Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden und Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut zusammen. Unter Beibehaltung der traditionellen Bezeichnungen und Standorte der drei Museen, wie beispielsweise dem Grassimuseum in Leipzig oder dem Japanischen Palais in Dresden, entstand so die zweitgrößte ethnographische Sammlung Deutschlands. Insgesamt verfügt die Einrichtung über 6000 Quadratmeter Ausstellungsfläche. Leiter der Sammlungen  war von 2004 bis 2013 der Ethnologe Claus Deimel. Im September 2014 wurde die niederländische Anthropologin Nanette Jacomijn Snoep zum 1. Januar 2015 als neue Leiterin des Museumsverbundes berufen. Jacomijn Snoep wechselt zum 1. Januar 2019 als Direktorin an das Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Köln. Direktorin seit 1. Februar 2019 ist Léontine Meijer-van Mensch, zuvor Stellvertretende Direktorin und Programmdirektorin des Jüdischen Museums Berlin.

Am 1. Januar 2010 wurden die Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen in den Verbund der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden aufgenommen. Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden gehören ebenso wie das Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig zu den kulturellen "Leuchttürmen" und sind Mitglied der Konferenz Nationaler Kultureinrichtungen.

Weblinks
 Website der Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen
 Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen auf Google Arts & Culture

Einzelnachweise

Ethnographie
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Gegründet 2004
Museumsverbund


Today, we are taking the day off from reporting on the news, because we think you should be spending your time doing something much more important. On this, the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we hope you will join us in remembering the day's events and those who lost their lives.
• Scroll down for video of the reporting by the ABC local affiliate in New York City.
• Scroll down for video of the reporting by the ABC local affiliate in Washington, DC.


STS Technical Services is hiring Manufacturing Engineers in Plymouth, Michigan.
This opportunity is great for those who thrive under pressure and not only have a passion for Quality but Customer Service.
The Manufacturing Engineer plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes in an industrial plant.
If you are interested in a work environment that provides support, encouragement and development… we want you!
Develop PFMEAs for all new product launches and work with Quality Department to finalize control plans.
Assist in developing in-process check procedures, work instructions and tooling reviews with manufacturing.
Assist engineering department with all data management, engineering changes, and all other related engineering documentation when needed.
Monitor the progress of new product launches to their timelines.
Oversee outside manufacturing services and tooling builds on initial product launch (Including casting and forging tooling).
Participate in corrective action meetings to investigate root causes and implement engineering changes where needed.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by researching efficiency improvements and developing proposals; Includes the overseeing and implementation of improved procedures and new equipment installation.
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Inventory software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software and Adobe Acrobat software. Knowledge of AUTOCAD or PRO-E software is highly desired.
We know it takes great people to do great work, so if you're interested in joining our family, we encourage you to apply on this page. Have questions about this job or the benefits that come with it? Give us a call at 1-800-359-4787.


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Fritz Bamberger (7 January 1902 – 21 September 1984) was a German Jewish Scholar, educator and magazine editor who directed the school system for the education of Jews in pre- World War II, was the editor-in-chief of Coronet starting in 1942, and taught and wrote in the areas of philosophy and intellectual history.

Life in Germany (1902–1939)
Bamberger grew up in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He studied philosophy and Oriental languages at the University of Berlin, and was awarded a doctorate in 1923 at the age of 21. Bamberger also studied at and graduated from the Hochschule die Wissenschaft des Judentums, where he subsequently taught philosophy from 1933 to 1934. From 1926 to 1933 he was a member of the Forschungsinstitut (research institute) of the Akademie für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (Academy for the Science of Judaism) in Berlin, working on books about Maimonides and Gabirol, and serving as one of the editors of the Akademieausgabe (Academy Edition) of a work on Moses Mendelssohn's collected writings (Moses Mendelssohn: Gesammelte Schriften).

After Hitler's rise in Germany, Bamberger organized a system of schools from kindergarten to college for Jewish students forced from the public schools. In 1934 he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Education for Jews in Berlin and President of the Jewish Teachers College,

Life in the United States (1939–1984)
In January 1939, after having been arrested and briefly held by the Nazi government, Bamberger and his family emigrated to Chicago, Ill. From 1939 to 1942 he taught philosophy and comparative literature at the College of Jewish Studies and the University of Chicago. In 1942 Bamberger left academia for Esquire, Inc., where he subsequently became editor-in-chief of Coronet magazine and thereafter executive director of Esquire magazine. In 1962 Bamberger resigned from Esquire to return to academic life, becoming Assistant to the President and Professor of Intellectual History at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in New York. In 1979 he retired. During his life, Bamberger created a major collection of works by and about Spinoza, which is now at the library of the HUC-JIR campus in Jerusalem.

Till his death in 1984 he served as a vice president of the Leo Baeck Institute and vice chairman of the North American Board of the World Union for Progressive Judaism.

Personal life
In 1933, Bamberger married Kate Schwabe, a violinist. They had two children, Michael (1936) and Gabrielle (1938). Kate died in 1952. Bamberger married again: Maria Nussbaum in 1963.

Selected Publications and Writings
1924 – Untersuchungen zur Entstehung der Wertproblems in der Philosophie des 19. Jahrhunderts (The Origin of the Problem of Values in the Philosophy of the 19th Century)
1929 – Die geistige Gestalt Moses Mendelssohn (The Spiritual Figure of Moses Mendelssohn)
1929–1938 Moses Mendelssohn: Gesammelte Schriften (Collected Writings) (co-editor and contributor)
1935 – Das System des Maimonides. Eine Analyse des More Newuchim vom Gottesbegriff aus. Schocken, Berlin 1935 (The System of Maimonides)
1937 – Das 9. Schuljahr der Volkshochschulen der Jüdischen Gemeinde zu Berlin. Zielsetzung und Plangestaltung (The 9th School Year of Adult Education Schools of the Jewish Community of Berlin. Goals and Curriculum Plan), with Erna Barschak
 1941 – Zunz's Conception of History, American Academy for Jewish Research, Jerusalem Proceedings
 1958 – Leo Baeck, the Man and the Idea, Leo Baeck Institute
 1960 – Julius Guttman, Philosopher of Judaism, London
 1962 – Books are the Best Things: An Anthology from Old Hebrew Writings;
 1970 – The Mind of Nelson Glueck, Cincinnati
 2003 – Spinoza and Anti-Spinoza Literature: The Printed Literature of Spinozism 1665–1832, Hebrew Union College Print,

References

Michael A. Meyer, Scholarship and Worldliness: The Life and Work of Fritz Bamberger in 58 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book 2013, (Oxford) 143-158;
Fritz Bamberger Dies at 82; Was German Jewish Scholar, The New York Times, p. 13, September 24, 1984;
Entry for Bamberger, Fritz in 3 ENCYCLOPEDIA JUDAICA, 2d ed. (2007), p. 102

External links
Guide to the Papers of Fritz Bamberger (1902-1984) at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.

1902 births
1984 deaths
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States