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namespace sensact {

static const int MAXIMUM_LEVEL =UINT8_MAX;
static const int TIME_TO_FORGET_DIM_DIRECTION=5000;
static const int DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP=2;

//targetValue absolut setzen oder aktuellen targetValue ver�ndern mit einem sint16_t
//oder ausschalten, sonst geht der targetLevel nicht auf 0

cPWM::cPWM(const eApplicationID id, uint16_t  const*const output, const uint8_t outputLength, const uint8_t minimalLevel, const uint8_t initialStoredTargetLevel,  const bool lowMeansLampOn, const eApplicationID standbyController, const Time_t autoOffIntervalMsecs) :
		cApplication(id),
		minimalOnLevel(minimalLevel),
		lowMeansLampOn(lowMeansLampOn),
		standbyController(standbyController),
		autoOffIntervalMsecs(autoOffIntervalMsecs),
		currentLevel(0),
		storedTargetLevel(initialStoredTargetLevel),
		lastUserSignal(0),
		OneButtonDimDirection(eDirection::UP),
		autoDimDirection(eDirection::STOP),
		targetLevel(0),
		lastHeartbeatToStandbycontroller(0),
		autoOffTime(TIME_MAX),
		lastReturnedSpecialAppResult(eAppCallResult::OK)
{

	baseOutput=output[0] & 0xFFF0;
	outputMask=0;
	for(int i=0;i<outputLength;i++)
	{
		if(output[i] < baseOutput || output[i]>=baseOutput+16) continue;
		int bitnumberToSet = output[i] & 0x0000000F;
		outputMask|= (1<<bitnumberToSet);

	}
}

eAppType cPWM::GetAppType()
{
	return eAppType::PWM;
}

void cPWM::OnSET_VERTICAL_TARGETCommand(uint16_t target, Time_t now)
{
	LOGD("%s OnSET_VERTICAL_TARGETCommand called with  %d", N(), target);
	SetTargetAbsolute(target, now);
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
}

void cPWM::SetTargetAbsolute(uint8_t level, Time_t now)
{
	lastUserSignal=now;
	level = max(level, minimalOnLevel);
	this->targetLevel = level;
}

void cPWM::SetTargetRelative(int step, Time_t now)
{
	lastUserSignal=now;
	if(targetLevel + step > MAXIMUM_LEVEL )
	{
		targetLevel = MAXIMUM_LEVEL;
	}
	else if ( targetLevel + step < minimalOnLevel)
	{
		targetLevel = minimalOnLevel;
	}
	else
	{
		targetLevel+=step;
	}
}

void cPWM::MoveInDirection(eDirection dir, Time_t now)
{
	lastUserSignal=now;
	autoDimDirection=dir;
}

void cPWM::StopMove(Time_t now)
{
	lastUserSignal=now;
	autoDimDirection=eDirection::STOP;
}

//gesendet vom Inkrementalgeber
void cPWM::OnSTEP_VERTICALCommand(int16_t step, Time_t now) {

	if(targetLevel==0)
	{
		if(step>0)
			SetTargetAbsolute(minimalOnLevel, now);
		else
			SetTargetAbsolute(MAXIMUM_LEVEL, now);
	}
	else
	{
		SetTargetRelative(4*step, now);
	}
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
	LOGD("%s OnSTEP_VERTICALCommand called with  %d resulting in %d", N(), step, currentLevel);
}

//gesendet vom 1BP
void cPWM::OnSTARTCommand(Time_t now)
{
	LOGD("%s OnSTARTCommand called", this->Name);
	if(now-this->lastUserSignal> TIME_TO_FORGET_DIM_DIRECTION)
	{
		this->OneButtonDimDirection=eDirection::UP;
	}
	else
	{
		this->OneButtonDimDirection = OneButtonDimDirection!=eDirection::UP?eDirection::UP:eDirection::DOWN;
	}

	MoveInDirection(this->OneButtonDimDirection, now);
}

//gesendet vom 1PB
void cPWM::OnSTOPCommand(Time_t now)
{
	LOGD("%s OnSTOPCommand called", this->Name);
	StopMove(now);
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
}

void cPWM::OnUPCommand(uint8_t forced, Time_t now)
{
	UNUSED(forced);
	LOGI("%s OnUPCommand called", N());
	MoveInDirection(eDirection::UP, now);
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
}

void cPWM::OnTOGGLECommand(Time_t now)
{
	if (targetLevel == 0) {
		targetLevel=storedTargetLevel;
		if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
		{
			autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		storedTargetLevel=targetLevel;
		targetLevel=0;
	}
	LOGI("%s OnTOGGLECommand called. Setting target level to %d", N(), targetLevel);
}

void cPWM::OnONCommand(uint32_t autoReturnToOffMsecs, Time_t now) {
	LOGI("%s OnONCommand called", this->Name);
	targetLevel=UINT8_MAX;
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
	else if(autoReturnToOffMsecs !=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoReturnToOffMsecs;
	}
}

void cPWM::OnDOWNCommand(uint8_t forced,  Time_t now) {
	UNUSED(forced);
	LOGD("%s OnDOWNCommand called", N());
	MoveInDirection(eDirection::DOWN, now);
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0)
	{
		autoOffTime=now+autoOffIntervalMsecs;
	}
}

eAppCallResult cPWM::DoEachCycle(Time_t now, uint8_t *statusBuffer, size_t *statusBufferLength) {
	if(autoOffIntervalMsecs!=0 && autoOffTime<now && targetLevel>0)
	{
		LOGD("%s starting to switch off automatically", N());
		targetLevel=0;
		autoOffTime =TIME_MAX;
	}
	eAppCallResult ret = eAppCallResult::OK;

	switch (autoDimDirection) {
		case eDirection::UP:
			if(targetLevel==0)
			{
				targetLevel=minimalOnLevel;
			}
			else if(targetLevel<MAXIMUM_LEVEL)
			{
				targetLevel++;
			}
			break;
		case eDirection::DOWN:
			if(targetLevel>minimalOnLevel)
			{
				targetLevel--;
			}
			break;
		case eDirection::STOP:
		default:
			break;
	}
	if(targetLevel>currentLevel)
	{

		if(currentLevel+DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP>=targetLevel)
		{
			currentLevel=targetLevel;
			LOGD("%s currentLevel+DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP>=targetLevel %d", N(), currentLevel);
		}
		else
		{
			if(currentLevel==0 && minimalOnLevel!=0 && targetLevel>0)
				currentLevel=minimalOnLevel;
			else
				currentLevel+=DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP;
			if(lastReturnedSpecialAppResult!=eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGEUP_START)
			{
				lastReturnedSpecialAppResult = ret = eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGEUP_START;
			}
		}

		WriteCurrentLevelToOutput();
	}
	else if(targetLevel<currentLevel)
	{
		if(currentLevel-DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP<=targetLevel)
		{
			currentLevel=targetLevel;
			LOGD("%s currentLevel-DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP<=targetLevel %d", N(), currentLevel);
		}
		else
		{
			currentLevel-=DIM_TO_TARGET_STEP;
			if(lastReturnedSpecialAppResult!=eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGEDOWN_START)
			{
				lastReturnedSpecialAppResult = ret = eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGEDOWN_START;

			}
		}
		WriteCurrentLevelToOutput();
	}
	if(targetLevel==currentLevel && lastReturnedSpecialAppResult != eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGE_END)
	{
		ret= lastReturnedSpecialAppResult = eAppCallResult::OK_CHANGE_END;
		LOGD("%s ret= lastReturnedSpecialAppResult = eAppResult::OK_CHANGE_END;");
	}

	if(standbyController!=eApplicationID::NO_APPLICATION && currentLevel>0 && now-lastHeartbeatToStandbycontroller>3000)
	{
		LOGD("%s sends heartbeat to %s at level %d", N(), NN(standbyController), currentLevel);
		cMaster::BufferHeartbeat(standbyController, now);
		lastHeartbeatToStandbycontroller=now;
	}
	statusBuffer[0]=targetLevel;
	*statusBufferLength=1;
	return ret;
}

void cPWM::WriteCurrentLevelToOutput() {

	uint16_t val = cPWM::level2brightness[currentLevel];
	if(!lowMeansLampOn)
	{
		val=UINT16_MAX-val;
	}

	if(!BSP::SetDigitalOutput(baseOutput, outputMask, val))
	{
		LOGE("%s could not set output %d to level %d", N(), baseOutput, currentLevel);
	}

}

eAppCallResult cPWM::Setup() {
	currentLevel=0;
	WriteCurrentLevelToOutput();
	return eAppCallResult::OK;
}

const uint16_t cPWM::level2brightness[] = { 0, 66, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77,
		79, 81, 84, 86, 88, 91, 93, 96, 99, 101, 104, 107, 110, 113, 116, 119,
		122, 126, 129, 133, 137, 140, 144, 148, 152, 156, 161, 165, 170, 174,
		179, 184, 189, 194, 200, 205, 211, 217, 223, 229, 235, 242, 248, 255,
		262, 270, 277, 285, 292, 301, 309, 317, 326, 335, 344, 354, 364, 374,
		384, 394, 405, 417, 428, 440, 452, 464, 477, 490, 504, 518, 532, 547,
		562, 577, 593, 610, 626, 644, 661, 680, 698, 718, 737, 758, 779, 800,
		822, 845, 868, 892, 917, 942, 968, 994, 1022, 1050, 1079, 1109, 1139,
		1171, 1203, 1236, 1270, 1305, 1341, 1378, 1416, 1455, 1495, 1537, 1579,
		1622, 1667, 1713, 1760, 1809, 1859, 1910, 1963, 2017, 2072, 2130, 2188,
		2249, 2311, 2374, 2440, 2507, 2576, 2647, 2720, 2795, 2872, 2951, 3033,
		3116, 3202, 3290, 3381, 3474, 3570, 3669, 3770, 3874, 3981, 4090, 4203,
		4319, 4438, 4560, 4686, 4815, 4948, 5084, 5225, 5369, 5517, 5669, 5825,
		5986, 6151, 6320, 6494, 6673, 6857, 7046, 7241, 7440, 7645, 7856, 8073,
		8295, 8524, 8759, 9001, 9249, 9504, 9766, 10035, 10312, 10596, 10888,
		11188, 11497, 11814, 12139, 12474, 12818, 13171, 13534, 13907, 14291,
		14685, 15090, 15506, 15933, 16372, 16824, 17288, 17764, 18254, 18757,
		19274, 19806, 20352, 20913, 21489, 22082, 22690, 23316, 23959, 24619,
		25298, 25996, 26712, 27449, 28205, 28983, 29782, 30603, 31447, 32314,
		33205, 34120, 35061, 36027, 37020, 38041, 39090, 40168, 41275, 42413,
		43582, 44784, 46018, 47287, 48591, 49930, 51307, 52721, 54175, 55668,
		57203, 58780, 60400, 62066, 63777, 65535 };

}


Because we have walked these streets abandoned, without a loved one as a compass to guide and point us in the right direction, we have lost our way as children.
Because our parents weren't in a good situation or in the right state of mind to have a child, but chose to anyway, now your child walks this lonely road we call life.
Because they brought us into a world of pain and hate, where it's a dog-eat-dog world and no place for a child to grow up, especially if they can't protect us from drugs and violence, guns and gangs, pimps and hoes. Police shooting black people everywhere we go.
How can our parents protect us if they are letting people bring that stuff in our homes? Where we lay our heads in the place we call home? We kids are angry, 'cause of the choices our parents made.
We kids are so numb to feelings and pain, we don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. We lost who we are and where we come from. We are like the walking zombies, constantly hungry for change, but it's never enough.
Because parents are so weak, we feel we have to be in gangs to look out for each other and sling dope and carry guns and things just to comfort ourselves and make a living, so we won't starve and be out on the streets at night.
Because I have friends, homies, and ninjas that'll hit licks with me, I stay on these streets with money in my pockets and clothes on my back.
So you say your heart hurts, but so does mine. You sit up at night, crying, and wonder why we are locked up or in a hospital, dying, with bullet holes in our bodies?
Because I grew up this way, constantly looking over my shoulder, I can say I grew up without a father or a mother, 'cause they lost their minds in the drug world.
Look at what I've done to myself: I have been locked up for three months and have taken a strike [of the three-strikes law]. I'm here stressing and losing my mind, but where were you? Not at my court dates. You don't show up for visits. I'm in this alone, like you left me in the streets.
When I get out and turn 18, I pledge to do right and never be like my father or my mother. I'll always be there for my daughter. I'll protect her from drugs and violence.
I'll never let a drug addict in my home.
Me and my family will always stay together forever, and strong.
Shabaka is 17 and currently in the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center.
Wow, Shabaka, I am knocked out by your writing. You have a voice, girl!
turns our ashes into beauty, (Isa 61:3). He is the great alchemist!
that Christ is more than sufficient to meet all of your needs.
with His abundant life and streams of living water, that never run dry. The answer to the question: is God enough–when I am completely alone in this life, to help, protect and provide for me: is a resounding YES! Put your life in His hands, and find a Spirit filled church that nurtures, sustains, and supports you, as you journey heavenward. And keep writing, mydear sister. You have a God given gift!
You are in my daily prayers!


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D&D. Those two letters evoke so many memories for those of us who grew up in the time of TRON, Atari, and The Dukes of Hazzard. You remember D&D, right? Yes, that that obnoxious role playing game with pewter dragons and triangular playing boards in the 70s and 80s? Yes, I mean Dungeons & Dragons, the full time obsession of most of my male contemporaries for the better part of 10 years.
FORTUNATELY, I am NOT actually referring to the Freaks & Geeks Game of Champions in this post. THe D&D I speak of is the penultimate event for Petite Sirah lovers, hosted by P.S. I Love YOu, the trade organization dedicated to furthering the adventures of Petite Sirah producers and lovers.
Dark & Delicious is the quintessential Petite Sirah food & wine event which is held once a year. This year, it will be on February 19th at Rock Wall Wine Company on the old Alameda Naval Base.
If you know anything about Petite Sirah, you know it is a dark and brooding beast that will leave your teeth purple and your tongues numb. But y7ou will love it. Petite Sirah is the colloquial name for Durif, which is the result of a Peloursin grape being pollinated by Syrah. It was often referred to as Petite Sirah, because people mistakenly thought the grapes were small Syrah grapes, and thus a legend was born. The newly created offspring was named for François Durif, a botanist at the University of Montpellier, France. Because of it's high resistance to downy mildew, it was widely cultivated in the early 20th century; however, the mass produced wine wasn't exactly complex, and so there poor Petite Sirah was relegated to being a filler wine for low brow jugs everywhere. Even today, it is almost purely a new world wine, but baby you've come a long way!
So far, there will be 41 producers pouring at this event, which will also have some great food pairings. I am really looking forward to this event, because i will get to taste some old favorites like Twisted Oak and Mounts Family Winery, but also because I will have the change to taste 40 OTHER Petite Sirahs! Tickets are $60 per person in advance or $70 per person at the door. Yes, I know that it's a lot of money, but where else can you taste this much PET with this fabulous food?
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I SOOOO wanted this post to be about D&D and wine! But then you pulled the rug out from under me. Drat! We were just talking actual D&D on my blog recently (http://www.vinegeek.com/2010/01/oddball-wine-of-the-week-petite-petit/ ). But then I am a geek in all things … not just wine.
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Arthur Francis Duncuff was born in the June quarter of 1893 in Stockton, Warwickshire. He is the younger son of Charles D Duncuff (1859- 1932) and Selina Barling, (1857-1920).
He was baptised at Stockton on 14th January 1894.
In the 1911 Census he is living with his parents and elder brother at 140, Bath Street, Rugby and is working as a Machinist at British Thomson Houston (BTH) in Rugby. His father is a Labourer, but is also a Police Pensioner.
He married Mildred Grace Rogers, daughter of Frederick Ernest and Florence Rogers, at Rugby in the June quarter of 1915, (reference 6d 173). She was baptised on 7th May 1893 at St. Mary, Warwick.
In the 1911 Census she is living with her parents at 10, Benn Street, Rugby. She is working in the Electrical Lamp Department at BTH. She was born at Budbrooke Barracks, near Warwick, her father was a Colour Sergeant, with The Royal Warwickshire Regiment..
Shortly after his marriage, Arthur joined the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion, with the personal number 13428. Unfortunately his service record has not survived so his date of enlistment and personal details are not available.
From 28th to 30th June they marched for 3 days to Oultersteen, via Campagne and Pradelles. They marched to Fleurhaix on 10th August and the next day commenced instruction in Front Line Trench Duty, followed by rifle practice until 16th August. The latter was not so successful as 1 Officer was killed, and 4 Riflemen wounded accidentally.
On 17th August they marched to Oultersteen, and 9 days later to Estaires. The following day they moved into Front Line Trenches south of Laventie HQ at Winchester Post. The diarist records that the parapets needed a great deal of work.
August 29-30, heavy enemy bombardment, lines damaged. After that it was 'quiet', 3 Riflemen died, 19 wounded. They went into reserve once more until September 24th. This pattern of about 5 days in the Front Line trenches followed by a week in reserve continued to 27th November 1914. The last period of reserve proved to have more variety: route marches, football and sports.
Arthur died on 3rd August 1916 and is remembered at the Couin British Cemetery11.B.10.
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Simon Biggs >
»The Waiting Room«, 1998
http://www.littlepig.org.uk/installations/waiting/waiting.htm
Archive of Digital Art (ADA). "Simon Biggs - »The Waiting Room«". https://www.digitalartarchive.at/database/general/work/the-waiting-room.html (retrieved 2010-03-10). @online{ADAartistprofile, author = {Archive of Digital Art (ADA)}, title = {Simon Biggs - »The Waiting Room«}, url = {https://www.digitalartarchive.at/database/general/work/the-waiting-room.html}, urldate = {retrieved 2010-03-10}
Installation Requirements / Space
Interactive digital video projection environment 12 x 12 x 6 metres
2 large scale video projections, colour, multi-channel interactive sound
In collaboration with Sue Hawksley (Choreography) and Stuart Jones (sound)
Produced by Victoria Preston Associates, London, UK 1998
Exhibited 1998 in the Old Victorian Dining Room, Sheffield Railway Station, UK 1998
Funded by the Arts Council of England, Northern Arts, Photo98 and Midland Mainline.
Interactive digital video projection environment 12 x 12 x 6 metres 2 large scale video projections, colour, multi-channel interactive sound In collaboration with Sue Hawksley (Choreography) and Stuart Jones (sound) Produced by Victoria Preston Associates, London, UK 1998 Exhibited 1998 in the Old Victorian Dining Room, Sheffield Railway Station, UK 1998 Funded by the Arts Council of England, Northern Arts, Photo98 and Midland Mainline. The Waiting Room is an interactive installation using two screens and high resolution video projection and two computers with a remote visual sensing system for viewer interaction. On each screen is visible a number of dancers. Each dancer is individually interactive, with the audience and with each other. The piece uses object oriented and behavioural programming techniques. The work is loosely inspired by the Tango and the act of waiting, whether to dance or to catch a train...or waiting for the end. On one screen the scene resembles that of either a waiting room, or the waiting "wall" by the dance floor. When the viewer approaches the figures they are triggered into activity, what they do being a function of their relations with the other figures and with the viewers. In certain circumstances one figure will invite another figure to dance. They then appear on the other screen as a dancing couple. Depending on viewer interaction they dance various passages from the Tango, change direction and also change gender roles. (source: http://hosted.simonbiggs.easynet.co.uk/installations/waiting/waiting.htm)
Biggs, Simon and Mariza Dima and Henrik Ekeus and Sue AND Timmons Hawksley and Mark Wright. »The "H" in HCI: Enhancing Perception of Interaction through the Performative.« In Virtual and Mixed Reality, edited by R. ShumakerVol.LNCS 5622. , 3-12. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2009.
Biggs, Simon. »Multimedia, Multiculturalism, Language and the Avantgarde.« http://littlepig.org.uk/texts/epoetry.htm[12.04.2015.
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Remembering Alan Rickman
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He is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and in 2017 was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend.
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Jason Dickinson
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Date vs Score G A P +/- PIM PP SH S HT BS SHF TOI
9/28/20 TB L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 23 15:35
9/26/20 @ TB W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 2 34 23:14
9/25/20 TB L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 30 16:45
9/23/20 TB L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 - 23 17:53
9/21/20 @ TB L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 23 14:11
9/19/20 @ TB W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 27 16:51
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9/12/20 VEG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 32 19:01
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9/8/20 @ VEG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 23 14:48
9/6/20 @ VEG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 19 15:31
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Amp: The unit for measuring rate of flow of electrical current: Current (Amps) = Power (Watts)/Voltage (Volts)
Beam Angle: The angle between the two directions opposed to each other over the beam axis for which the luminous intensity is half that of the maximum luminous intensity.
Brightness: The extent to which an object is judged to emit more or less light. The brightness of an object can change depending on whether it is seen against a light or dark background.
Chromaticity: The quality of a color regardless of its luminance as determined by its hue and saturation.
Chromaticity Diagram: A horseshoe-shaped line that connects the chromaticities of the spectrum of colors. (See diagram.)
Color Rendering or Color Rendering Index (CRI): The ability of a light source to reproduce surface colors accurately. A color rendering index is used to describe the performance of a lamp. Color rendering is rated on a scale from 1 to 100. The higher the CRI rating, the more accurately colors will be reproduced.
Controller Card: A device that controls the output of light. Contains software components for configuring fixtures and hardware components for sending control data to fixtures.
Coefficient of Variation (CV): A measurement of illuminance uniformity. The standard deviation of a set of grid values divided by the average.
Correlated Color Temperature (CCT): This is the apparent color of the light source and is often described as "warm," "white" or "cool." The color temperature is defined in degrees Kelvin (°K). The lower the value, the warmer the color appearance. For example, 2700 °K has a warmer color appearance than 4000 °K. The color temperature is used to help create the ambiance in a space and should not be confused with color rendering. If there is to be television coverage, color temperatures should not be mixed. Refer to the chart below for examples of color temperatures.
Daylight Harvesting: Refers to systems that use daylight to offset the amount of electric lighting needed to properly light a space, in order to reduce energy consumption.
Delivered Light: The amount of light a luminaire delivers to a surface. It is measured in foot-candles (fc) or lux. LEDs are directional and deliver a greater proportion of light to where it is wanted.
DMX: A signal protocol for controlling dimming and color mixing.
Driver: An electronic circuit that controls and regulates current flow through another circuit or other components in the circuit.
Efficacy: The efficiency of a light source. Measured in lumens/watt.
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): Electromagnetic radiation from an external source that affects an electrical circuit. The disturbance may interrupt, obstruct, or otherwise degrade or limit the effective performance of the circuit. These effects can range from a simple degradation of data to a total loss of data. The most common type of EMI occurs in the radio frequency (RF) range. This energy can be radiated by computer circuits, radio transmitters, fluorescent lamps, electric motors, overhead power lines, lightning, and many other sources. Device failures caused by interference — or "noise" — from electromagnetic energy are increasing due to the growing number of products that contain sensitive electronic components.
Field Angle: The angle between the two directions opposed to each other over the beam axis for which the luminous intensity is 10% that of the maximum luminous intensity. (See diagram under beam angle.)
Flicker: The (potentially visible) temporal variation of emitted light.
Foot-candle (fc): A unit of light received on a plane; measured using a light meter.
Ghosting: An effect that occurs when lighting fixtures in the off state faintly glow as a result of residual voltage in the circuit.
Glare: Light that causes discomfort or reduces the ability to see because it comes from a source that is too bright compared with its background. Glare can be reduced by dimming the source, blocking the direct view or increasing the background level of luminance. Ephesus measures glare with a calibrated camera in a lumen sphere.
Heat Sink: A part of the thermal system that conducts or convects heat away from sensitive components such as LEDs.
Horizontal Illuminance: The quantity of light on a horizontal plane.
IESNA: International Engineering Society of North America. The IESNA is the recognized technical authority on illumination, communicating information on all aspects of good lighting practice to its members, to the lighting community, and to consumers through a variety of programs, publications, and services.
Illuminance: The intensity of light falling on a surface area, commonly called light level; expressed in foot-candles or lux. (See diagram.)
Indirect Lighting: Lighting by distributing 90% to 100% of the emitted light upward.
Initial Light Levels: The average light levels when the luminaires are new. Measuring initial light levels assures that you receive a system that meets your requirements.
IP Ratings: "IP" stands for Ingress Protection. IP ratings have two numbers: the first stands for the protection against solid objects, the second for protection against liquids. For example, an IP rating of 65 tells you that the protection against solid objects is a 6 and the protection against a liquid is a 5
Junction Temperature (TJ): The highest temperature of the actual semiconductor in an electronic device.
Kelvin: Kelvin (°K) is a unit of measurement for temperature and is often used in the measure of the color temperature of light sources.
L70 Hours: Used to describe the LED's expected light output over its stated life span. "L70" predicts when the LED reaches 70% of initial lumen output. Lumen maintenance is a prediction of the number of hours an LED will operate before it fades below a useful level of intensity. Currently, lumen maintenance reporting assumes that dropping below 70% of initial lumen output is the end of life for the emitter.
LED: Light-emitting diode.
LED Array: An assembly of LEDs on a circuit board. Can include optical elements and additional thermal, mechanical and electrical interfaces that are intended to connect to the load side of an LED driver.
LED Chip: The light-producing semiconductor device that may or may not be incorporated into an LED.
LED Driver: An electronic circuit that inputs power into a current source — a source in which current remains constant despite fluctuations in voltage. An LED driver protects LEDs from normal voltage fluctuations, overvoltages and voltage spikes.
LED Luminaire: A complete lighting unit consisting of LED-based elements and all necessary components: driver, parts to distribute the light, and parts to position and protect the light-emitting elements and connect the unit to a circuit branch.
Light Trespass: Spill light that is either annoying or unwanted.
Light Loss Factor (LLF): A factor used in calculating luminance over a given period of time and under given conditions. It accounts for light loss due to temperature and voltage variations, dirt accumulation on luminaire, lamp depreciation, maintenance procedures and atmosphere conditions.
Lumen: A unit of luminous flux; overall light output. Lumen output is a measure of the total "amount" of visible light emitted by a source. The higher the number, the more light is emitted.
Lumen Depreciation: A reduction in output over time. Normally shown in graph form with the percentage reduction in hours. Also see L70 hours.
Lumen Efficiency: The percentage of total lamp lumens that a luminaire or system emits, minus any blocked or wasted light.
Lumen Maintenance: The luminous flux at a given time in the life of an LED, expressed as a percentage of the initial luminous flux.
Lumen Maintenance Curve: A graph illustrating the predicted average light output behavior over time of a single LED or solution.
Luminance: Quantifies the brightness of a light source or of an illuminated surface that reflects light. Luminance indicates how much luminous power will be detected by an eye looking at the surface from a particular angle of view, thus being an indicator of how bright the surface will appear.
Luminous Flux: The measure of the perceived power of light, adjusted to reflect the varying sensitivity of the human eye to different wavelengths of light.
Lux: The SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is equal to one lumen per square meter.
Maintained Foot-Candles: The average illuminance below which the light level is not supposed to fall throughout system life.
Max to Min Uniformity Ratio: A design criteria to assure that light is distributed evenly across the entire field. A max/min uniformity ratio of 2:1 means that the brightest point is no more than double any other point.
NEMA Type: The light distribution of a floodlight is referred to as "beam spread" and is classified by its "NEMA type." The NEMA beam spread indicates the two edges where the light intensity photometric spreads horizontal and vertical to 10% of the maximum beam intensity.
Obtrusive Light or Spill Light: Uncontrolled light that is directed up into the sky or beyond the boundary of a sports facility.
Photometry: The science of the measurement of light, in terms of its perceived brightness to the human eye. Photometric studies (also sometimes referred to as "layouts" or "point by points") are often used to simulate lighting designs for projects before they are built or renovated. This enables architects, lighting designers, and engineers to determine whether a proposed lighting setup will deliver the amount of light intended or required.
Power Factor (PF): The measurement of the relationship between the AC source voltage and current. Power factors can range from 0 to 1.0, with 1.0 being ideal. Power factor is a measure of how efficiently electrical power is being used. The higher the power factor, the more efficient.
Power Factor Correction: A system of inductors, capacitors or voltage converters that adjust the power factor of electronic devices toward the ideal power factor of 1.0.
Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM): A method used by LED drivers to regulate the amount of energy to the LEDs. PWM turns LEDs on and off at a high frequency, reducing total on time to achieve a desired dimming level.
RGB Color Model: An additive color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in different proportions to produce a broad range of colors, including white.
Scotopic Vision: The ability to see in reduced illumination.
Solid-State Lighting: A type of lighting that uses semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), or polymer light-emitting diodes (PLED) as sources of illumination rather than electrical filaments, plasma (used in arc lamps such as fluorescent lamps), or gas.
Thermal Management: Controlling the operating temperature of the product through design. Examples include heat sinks and improved air flow.
Thermal Resistance: A material's ability to conduct heat.
Tilt Factor: This factor is a function of the lamp position for each fixture and directly affects the lamp performance in that specific floodlight. It is part of the nonrecoverable light loss factor.
Tunable Color Temperature: LED fixtures that combine channels of RGB color and cool white LEDs to produce a range of color temperatures.
Uniformity Gradient (UG): Rate of change of illuminance between adjacent (grid) values.
Uniformity Ratio: Either the ratio of the illuminance in the brightest-lit spots to that in the dimmest areas (max/min), or of the average illuminance of the whole area to that of the dimmest spots (avg/min). The best results as far as visual acuity result when the uniformity ratio is close to one.
Useful Life: The length of time it takes a light source to reach a certain percentage of its initial lumen output. Commonly defined as lumen maintenance thresholds. (See L70 hours.)
Vertical Aiming Angles: The degrees below horizontal that light fixtures are aimed at the field. Angles are measured from a horizontal plane at fixture height. Critical in safe, playable lighting design.
Vertical Illuminance: This is the quantity of light on a vertical plane.
Volt: The electrical potential difference between oppositely charged conductors.
Watt: The unit of power. Volts x Amps = Watts
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AFC Champions League | February 26, 2016
Hits and misses in the AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League returned to our screens this week and there was plenty of action on Match Day One.
If you have missed any of the action or you just want to relive what happened during the week, we have put together a clip of a couple of moments that stood out.
FC Seoul's Brazilian forward Carlos Adriano was undoubtedly the star of the show in the Korean club's 6-0 victory over Thailand's Buriram United, scoring four goals and assisting one before leaving the pitch to a standing ovation.
Another Korean side, Suwon Blue Wings played out a 0-0 draw with Japanese rivals Gamba Osaka, but the match could have been so much better for Seo Jung-won's side had Kwon Changhoon not hit the post.
Chinese international Ji Xiang, meanwhile, scored Jiangsu FC's first goal of the season when Dan Petrescu's side played out a 1-1 draw with Binh Duong.
Urawa Red Diamonds got their campaign off to a winning start, beating FC Sydney 2-0. Japanese international Muto Yuki scored the first goal whilst a late own goal put the result beyond question.
The final name on our list is Ricardo Goulart, who played a key role for Guangzhou Evergrande last season. The 2016 event hasn't started so well for the Brazilian though, as he missed a glorious opportunity to score the winner against Pohang Steelers, as Luis Felipe Scolari's men drew 0-0 against their Korean opponents.
Home Football Asian Football AFC Champions League Hits and misses in the AFC Champions League


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Best Gluten-Free Vegan Bread EVER!!
I've been away from this blog for a long time. After I was in a car accident in January 2013, I had whiplash, headaches, and dizziness that was aggravated by using the computer . . . so I cut back. I kept track of my allergen-free cooking in a handwritten journal (and will try to find time to go back and post a few of those recipes). Today I made a loaf of bread that turned out so great I just had to share the recipe!
Now that the summer is over and the house is rather chilly (haven't turned on the heat yet), it's time to start baking again. After several dismal failures in the GF bread department last Spring, I gave up. Most days I have a chef salad for lunch, so I don't need bread for a sandwich. But tomorrow I'm going somewhere and need to take a sack lunch . . . so a sandwich would be convenient. I decided to combine the best aspects of several recipes and try again. It turned out GREAT!!
Have all ingredients at room temperature. Grease a 9×5″ loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the GF flours, brown sugar, and guar gum.
In a small bowl, combine the flax seeds and 1/2 cup warm water. Stir. Let sit for 5-10 minutes until it thickens and becomes the consistency of beaten eggs.
In a separate small bowl, dissolve the yeast and 1 tsp sugar in 1/2 cup warm water (105-110°F). Let sit 5 minutes or until frothy.
Add 1/4-1/2 cup warm water, salt, and baking soda. Stir.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the internal temperature of the loaf is 200°F.
Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then transfer the loaf to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
I also noticed that the ingredients and method (of Hillman's recipe) were very similar to the High Fiber Bread I made a few days ago, so I decided to play a bit with my hand-mixing technique (still no stand mixer). (1) I mixed the yeast in with the other dry ingredients and added slightly warmer water (rather than proofing first) and (2) I borrowed a method from Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Bread Bible: mixing the dough without salt and letting it rest a bit before adding the salt and additional water. (Salt is known to interfere with the yeast action, so giving the yeast a chance to start working before adding the salt helps with the rising.) I really liked the texture of the dough going into the pan. Finally, to try to avoid the "holey sunken middle" problem, I worked more at smoothing the dough in the pan to remove any possible air pockets.
Grease one 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ loaf pan.
Heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sesame seeds and stir continuously until they begin to brown. Remove from the heat and cool.
In a large mixing bowl, combine quinoa, sorghum, and millet flours, tapioca starch, potato starch, brown sugar, guar gum, and yeast. Stir/whisk together until everything is evenly combined.
Heat the water to 120°F (if you haven't done that already—see NOTE).
In a separate medium bowl, beat together the eggs and the oil.
Add approximately 1/2 cup of the water to the dry ingredients. Stir well. Add the egg/oil mixture. Stir well.
Sprinkle the salt and 1/2 the remaining water over the dough. Stir together. Decide if you need the rest of the water. Add and stir if necessary.
Spread the dough into the prepared pan. Use a silicon or oiled spatula to press the dough down and spread evenly in the pan. Spritz the top with a bit of oil and sprinkle any reserved sesame seeds on the top. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for 40-60 minutes or until the dough comes almost to the top of the pan.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the interior temperature of the bread is 200°F. Turn onto a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
There are a number of common methods for heating the water to the correct temperature (110°F if proofing the yeast separately; 120°F if mixing the yeast in with your other dry ingredients). If your hot water comes out of the tap at 120°F, you can use that; some folks prefer to use filtered water and heat it in the microwave (60 seconds is usually enough to get from room temp to 120°F ; if the water is over 130°F, let it cool before using) [I'm in this camp]; still other folks boil water on the stove and then add cold water to get to the correct temperature. Whichever method you choose, PLEASE use an instant-read thermometer to tell you the temperature. I don't care if you raised 6 babies and know how to test liquids on your wrist, that may be good enough for babies, but it is NOT good enough for baking bread!!
OMG! This may be my best-looking GF loaf EVER!!
I've just added this recipe to the "Bread Diary" but I'm also giving it its own post because it proves that you do not need a stand mixer OR bread machine to bake GF bread. My stand mixer broke on the last batch of GF bread dough (and I've never owned a bread machine) so I decided to throw caution to the wind and see how it would work to mix the dough by hand. I think one of the keys is that you need to allow the "gums" time to absorb moisture. In most recipes this is accomplished by mixing/kneading the dough (using a machine) for 5-10 minutes. I don't have the strength to mix that long by hand, but gradually adding the ingredients and then mixing and waiting a bit and mixing some more seemed to work!
I only recently discovered amaranth and have yet to try baking with amaranth flour . . . this bread is my first attempt. It definitely has that distinctive "amaranth odor/taste" combined with the equally distinctive "teff odor/taste". Certainly hearty, like a good whole wheat bread.
The original recipe says: "Makes One 2-pound loaf or 16 slices" which is a bit confusing because it also says to use an 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ loaf pan (which is usually thought of as a 1 pound loaf pan). One more of the many confusing aspects of GF baking. I was tempted to use my 10″x5″ loaf pan, but followed the directions and was glad I did.
The ingredients were given in cups and grams. Due to all the substituting I was doing, I used the weights (because the same quantity of a different flour will weigh a different amount, it is generally recommended to use weight rather than volume, especially when substituting) . . . but took note of the volumes that resulted and listed them as well.
Lightly oil an 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ sandwich loaf pan.
Measure/weigh the six "flours" (first 6 ingredients) and combine in a medium bowl. Add guar gum, salt, and cream of tartar. Stir/whisk to mix. Measure the brown sugar, reserving 1 tsp in a small bowl for use in proofing the yeast. Sprinkle the rest of the brown sugar 2-2/3 Tbls) over the other dry ingredients.
Pour 1/2 cup of the warm water over the brown sugar in the small bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over the sugar water. Stir to dissolve. Allow to rest for 10 minutes or until foamy. Reserve the remaining 5/8 cup water.
Lightly beat the eggs and oil in a separate medium bowl.
Once the yeast is ready, put about 1 cup of the dry ingredients into a large sturdy bowl. Add the yeast mixture and stir with a heavy wooden spoon or "dough whisk". Add the egg/oil mixture and stir. Alternately (and gradually) add the remaining dry ingredients and the remaining water (dry-water-dry-water-dry) stirring after each addition. The dough/batter will be VERY thick.
Allow to rest for a few minutes (the gum needs to absorb water) and then stir again.
Remove the pan to a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out and allow to cool completely.
Yes, the dough needs to be THIS thick, or it will collapse.
Left: half way through baking; Right: end of baking, already dipping in the center.
On the left is the millet-oat bread I made last week in the 10″x5″ pan; on the right is today's bread made in the 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ sandwich bread pan. Goal: a 10″x5″ loaf that rises as high as today's smaller loaf . . . I'm not really into "dainty" sandwiches! Still, this loaf didn't taste bad . . . but definitely amaranth-y.
After much searching on the interwebs (and reading contradictory information in various cookbooks). I've decided that even if some people believe you no longer need to "proof" yeast, if I'm using active dry yeast, I will proof it. If I don't want to bother with proofing, I will use RapidRise or "instant" yeast mixed in with the dry ingredients and slightly warmer water (120°-130°F).
BTW—getting GF bread dough to rise and then not collapse after baking are the two biggest challenges I've run into so far.
This odd looking loaf is from a recipe designed exclusively to turn into gluten-free breadcrumbs. The loaf is mostly potato starch and arrowroot starch (substituted for the cornstarch in the original recipe) and contains both quick-rise yeast AND baking powder. Apparently the yeast is "just for flavor" because there is no rise time at all.
Anyway, I'm hoping to use the resulting breadcrumbs to make "Pork Cutlets a l'Orange" (aka breaded pork cutlets cooked in orange juice). When my mom makes them, they melt in your mouth. Mine never seem to get that tender, but they are still good. Thin sliced pork cutlets sprinkled with S&P+garlic powder are dipped in egg and then in breadcrumbs, browned quickly in butter & oil (which for me will be just oil), and then simmered gently in diluted orange juice for 45-75 minutes (depending on whether you follow my sister's version of the recipe or my mother's; mom cooks them longer). My sister adds a drizzle of honey after the browning. Either way, they are yummy!
Not sure why I have a taste for these, but it's probably because after the "gum incident" the other day, I was on a diet of rice, poached chicken, and applesauce for a few days . . . so I have this big jar of Unsweetened Organic Applesauce (I love that the ingredient list is: organic apples 🙂 . . . so I thought "Pork Chops . . . and Applesauce".
Oh and yeah, pork chops were on sale when I went to buy groceries yesterday. Will add a pic of them after I make them.
Toasted Bread Crumbs . . . Gluten Free!!
NOTE: This post got rather long, so I will post the Pork Chop pics in a separate post.


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On 17 June, the season officially reopens for the hottest party scene in the Algarve.Purobeach Vilamoura will be showcasing its new Poolside and Beachfront spaces in a Grand Opening, with some big names on hand to to provide contagious entertainment.
Purobeach Vilamoura will be back with a bang and simply oozing light and energy on 17 June at 19:00 with the opening of two new Purobeach spaces: Poolside – in the gardens of the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura and the Beachfront - on the beach right in front of the hotel.
Replicating the vibrant atmosphere of top beach clubs in Palma de Mallorca, Marbella, Barcelona and Dubai, the party you can't afford to miss will be at Purobeach Poolside. Big attractions for this event include a live set by DJ Sebas, along with a cocktail buffet and plenty of attitude for partying.
A real oasis of peace, the Purobeach Vilamoura Poolside is perfect for enjoying exclusivity and a premium service. During the day, this new pool lounge set in the lush gardens of the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, is the place to relax with a massage or sip on a cocktail with friends. At night, all of the ingredients are in place to make it this summer's coolest venue - fantastic sunsets, a resident DJ and themed Purobeach signature dinners for great nights out in the warm summer air - until the end of August.
The new Purobeach Poolside is ideal for those who value their privacy, plus a personalized service to go with the glamour of a 5 star hotel.
With cutting edge styling, this new restaurant and private concession zone sits on the long golden sands right in front of the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura. Lifestyle that says it all and unique beach experiences to savour. We're talking about the Purobeach Vilamoura Beachfront. Here, the day starts with its own rhythm which changes to match the mood as the shadows grow longer, making sure the scenario is always your personal paradise.
This haven of peace also has a Purobeach signature menu reflecting International M3 cuisine (Melbourne, Miami and Marrakesh), with Asian and Mediterranean influences and the expert touch and creativity of Chef André Basto. Dishes also pay tribute to local food with a unique selection of the freshest fish and seafood.
When the sun goes down at Purobeach Vilamoura Beachfront, the sand turns to dance floor with performances by top DJs, along with a selection of sizzling cocktails and appetizing bites.


The Missouri senator has been dealing with the fallout from another private jet scandal. President Trump just made it worse for her.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) received a major pile-on for her latest private jet issue on Wednesday evening, as President Donald Trump weighed in with a tweet.
NTK Network covered the latest scandal on Wednesday.
The president won Missouri in the 2016 election handily, so his attention on the race and on McCaskill's "phony" use of a private jet is surely not a welcome development for the vulnerable incumbent.


The Carolina Center for Public Service oversees the annual selection of various awards honoring individual undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and University units for exemplary public service and engaged scholarship.
APPLES Service-Learning Awards – APPLES provides annual awards to faculty, community partners, students, alumni and supporters who have made outstanding and significant contributions to service-learning at UNC.
Davis Projects for Peace Award – Davis Projects for Peace is open to all undergraduates at the 76 institutions (including UNC-Chapel Hill) that are part of the Davis United World College Scholars Program. Students are invited to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer. Davis Projects for Peace selects 100 projects judged to be the most promising and feasible and funds them at $10,000 each.
J. Desai Global Service-Learning Award – The J. Desai Global Service-Learning Travel Award was established in 2007 and is made possible through a contribution from Jatin Desai who created a permanent endowment for this purpose. The funds are used to defray travel costs for APPLES program participants who are extending their work with communities abroad. Two $500 awards are given to two recipients each year.
Mingma Norbu Sherpa Fellowship – The Mingma Norbu Sherpa Fellowship provides $1,250 to support study and engaged research in environmental field sites, preferably abroad. Preference is given to Buckley Public Service Scholars program participants who are majoring in business, environmental or economics disciplines.
Robert E. Bryan Fellowships – The Robert E. Bryan Fellowship is designed for aspiring undergraduate social change-makers who are interested in providing a significant contribution locally, nationally or internationally through the creation of an entrepreneurial project that addresses a community issue or need. Fellowship teams receive enrollment in a public policy course, up to $1,500 to help launch their idea, support from APPLES students and staff and leadership training and personal development.
Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award – Four Robert E. Bryan Public Service Awards are given for a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina. Bryan Awards recognize an outstanding undergraduate student, graduate student, staff member and officially recognized student organization.
Ronald W. Hyatt Rotary Public Service Award – The Ronald W. Hyatt Rotary Public Service Award is given annually in support of innovative public service projects that exemplify the motto of Rotary International, "Service above Self." Two awards are given: one (up to $3,000) for an international project and one (up to $2,000) for a local project.
Community Engagement Fellowships – The Community Engagement Fellowship program awards a maximum of five fellowships of up to $2,000 each year to develop and implement engagement or engaged scholarship projects that employ innovative, sustainable approaches to complex social needs and have an academic connection. Returning, full-time graduate students (individuals or teams) at UNC-Chapel Hill are eligible to apply.
Ned Brooks Award – The Ned Brooks Award for Public Service recognizes a staff or faculty member of the UNC-Chapel Hill community who throughout his/her career has, in a collaborative and sustained manner, made a difference in the larger community.
Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award – The Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award recognizes faculty members or university units for exemplary engaged scholarship in service to the state of North Carolina. The service should serve as an example of excellence, including responsiveness to community concerns and strong community partnerships. Three Provost awards will be given, one each for engaged teaching, engaged research and engaged partnership.
Service-Learning Course Development Awards – APPLES solicits proposals for $5,000 service-learning course development grants from faculty and instructors across campus teaching undergraduate, graduate and professional students. APPLES seeks to award up to seven $5,000 grants to develop new or modify existing courses that successfully integrate community-based service into the curriculum and promote the pedagogy of service-learning at UNC.


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Field Guide: Decoding Old Cemeteries
Issue #10 - Tombstones
You can learn a lot about a place by visiting its graveyards. The oldest graves tell you how long the cemetery's been there. A line of headstones with the same date of death indicates an unusual tragedy, natural or otherwise. And even if you don't have any connection to the people buried there, certain symbols and styles of tombstone design communicate across cultures and language.
Here Lies a Woodman
Many of the carvings and statuary in older cemeteries is easy to decode. A lamb usually indicates the grave of a child. The symbol of an open book might denote the final resting place of a beloved teacher. The classic Square and Compasses design of the Freemasons can be found in many 19th- and 20th-century graveyards; this display is perhaps the most public of the order's secretive rituals.
And in many American cemeteries from the turn of the 19th/20th century it's common to see a tombstone carved in the shape of a tree trunk, sometimes with the Latin phrase carved into it: Dum Tacet Clamet. (Though silent, he speaks) These tree-shaped tombstones can be as high as five feet tall and sometimes feature a smaller stack of logs at the base, symbolizing the deceased's children. Who are these silent speakers? The Woodmen of the World.
Gravestone of W.L. Murphy (1857-1908), at Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, with carving to represent Murphy's Woodmen of the World affiliation. Photograph by Brian Stansberry.
The 19th century was a violent one in North America. Through wars with the native population, slavery and a Civil War, not to mention pre-anitbiotic disease and natural disasters, it was a world where death was a nearby presence. Recent European immigrants who were cut off from the social safety net of extended family networks and well-established churches back home in "the old country" found themselves alone in times of crisis. These new Americans formed benevolent societies to provide some of what they'd left behind: fellowship and moral support during life, and the dignity of a proper burial in death. They offered, in a word, insurance.
These mutual aid societies were sometimes based around national or ethnic identities, such as the Benevolent Order of Scottish Clans (est. 1878), or religion, such as the Knights of Columbus (est. 1882) which remains a Catholic-only organization to this day. The Woodmen of the World (WOW) was open to men (and women, through its auxiliary, Woodmen Circle) of any religious or national background, "the Jew and the Gentile, the Catholic and the Protestant, the agnostic and the atheist."
The symbol of the tree did not indicate, however, the profession of the deceased; Woodmen were not necessarily (or even usually) loggers. Joseph Cullen Root, who founded WOW (and its predecessor, Modern Woodmen of America) in 1890, saw the image of a man with an axe as a symbol for what WOW would accomplish: "clearing away problems of financial security for its members." When WOW was founded, it promised to honor every member with one of its signature tree-shaped headstones. This alone made WOW a worthwhile investment for many people.
In 1910 a splinter group of WOW broke off to form the Supreme Camp of American Woodmen (AWSC), organized by and for Black Americans. AWSC provided all the same services and retained the same principles as WOW, but expanded into communities not previously reached. In 1994, the two groups rejoined and AWSC was enfolded back into what was by then known simply as Woodmen (now WoodmenLife), a flourishing insurance company distinguished by its not-for-profit status and its commitment to giving back to local communities.
Although WoodmenLife still exists, its members no longer receive a tree-shaped headstone when they die, but WoodmenLife remains committed to leaving a memorial for all its members, even if these days it's merely an embedded plaque.
The next time you see one of the distinctive WOW headstones, take a moment to appreciate all its symbolic features. Designs such as axes and mauls reference WOW's mission to "clear away" financial troubles, in the same way a woodsman with an axe clears a forest. A dove symbolizes peace. The monuments offer valuable genealogical information, too. Often the names of the WOW member's family are also engraved on the headstone, typically the names of the spouse and children of the deceased. "Here Rests a Woodman of the World," the tombstone reads, a reminder not only of the individual buried there but of the efforts of everyday Americans to support each other in troubled times.
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Secrets of the Tombstones ⚰
The carvings on gravestones are more than just decorative embellishments, these symbols hold hidden meanings in regard to the dearly departed's character, something they valued or even how they earned their living. Understanding these markings found on the graves of our ancestors can provide clues which can lead to non-traditional records which are oftentimes genealogically rich.
One of the more common symbols found on gravestones is that of the Freemasons, most specifically the square and set of joined compasses with the letter "G" in the center, which dates back as far as the 1780s. Some believe the "G" stands for God and geometry, as the belief in God is the main requirement for membership to the Freemasonry and that geometry helps to unravel the wonders of nature and the relationship between objects.
If there is indication that an ancestor may have been a member of the Freemasons, seek out registers or other membership records. Many can be found online, including the Massachusetts Membership Cards (1733-1990) or the The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Mason of North Carolina, which can include information such as residence, occupation, place and date of birth and date of death. Others can be found by contacting the Grand Lodge in the state your ancestor would have resided at the time of joining the society.
Gravestone, located in Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain [Massachusetts], of William E. Brigham (1823-1866) with the square and compass symbol for the Freemasons etched into the stone. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Jp16103
With roots in the United States as far back as 1806, the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), an organization which aims to promote personal and social development, is represented by three interlocking chain links, is another popular symbol found on cemetery gravestones. The links represent friendship, love and truth, with the letters "F L T" oftentimes appearing within the chain links. Though the organization existed first in England, the first United States chapter of the fraternal order was established when three boat builders, a comedian and a vocalist, who deemed themselves the "Odd Fellows," founded the first lodge in New York City in 1806. Early lodge membership was comprised mainly of prominent citizens and businessmen and quickly grew to a membership of over 200,000 by the early 1860s. If you have reason to believe that your ancestor was a member of the Odd Fellow, or its female counterpart the Rebekahs, the membership records can be requested through the appropriate Jurisdiction governing the lodge they applied for membership through or as an associate member through a subsequent lodge they resided near.
Gravestone, located in San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio engraved with the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows symbol. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Tobias Kleinlercher.
The symbols found in cemeteries are not always engraved on the gravestone, but sometimes are found as metal markers on stakes driven into the ground beside or in front of the larger stone. This is common with organizations, such as the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a lineage-based membership organization for women who can prove direct descendancy from an ancestor who provided support to the cause during America's fight for freedom from British rule, serving dually as a women's service organization. The DAR insignia can be engraved into the headstone, but again is often displayed as a metal adornment, which consists of a thirteen-spoke spinning wheel with a distaff and stars representing the thirteen original states. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) is another organization that is often found as a metal adornment on graves. The GAR was the preeminent veterans' organization, established post-Civil War for Union veterans and was based on fraternity, charity and loyalty. At its peak, the organization consisted of over 400,000 members. The GAR is most noted for spearheading the annual observance of May 30th as Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, where they established the ritual of adorning veteran gravesites with flowers in honor of their sacrifices. The 5-point star symbol representing the GAR is cast in metal, including the Civil War years 1861-1865, and is normally positioned near the gravestone.
Image Left: Hannah family gravestone, located in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C.,adorned with DAR insignia marker. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Tim1965. Image Right: Grand Army of the Republic marker on [unnamed] veteran's stone in Portland Street Cemetery, South Berwick, Maine. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user The27thmaine
There are a multitude of symbols that can be found engraved on the gravestones of our ancestors and identifying their sometimes not-so-obvious meanings can lead to a wealth of genealogical records. From objectives representative of the deceased character, to their involvement in fraternal organizations or the military, this handy chart provides some great examples to assist in identifying additional tombstone symbols and their meanings.
You can also learn more about the history and evolution of headstones:
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Frank Stringfellow Quinn, III (né en 1946) est un mathématicien américain et professeur de mathématiques au Institut polytechnique et université d'État de Virginie, spécialisé en topologie géométrique.

Contributions
Il contribue au domaine mathématique des 4-variétés, notamment une preuve du théorème de l'anneau à 4 dimensions. En théorie de la chirurgie, il apporte plusieurs contributions importantes : l'invention de la carte d'assemblage, qui permet une description fonctorielle de la chirurgie dans la catégorie topologique, avec son directeur de thèse, William Browder, le développement d'une théorie de la chirurgie précoce pour les espaces stratifiés, et peut-être plus important encore, il est le pionnier de l'utilisation de méthodes contrôlées en topologie géométrique et en algèbre. Parmi ses applications importantes de "contrôle" figurent sa preuve susmentionnée du théorème de l'anneau à 4 dimensions, son développement d'une catégorie flexible d'espaces stratifiés et, en combinaison avec les travaux de Robert D. Edwards, une caractérisation utile des variétés de haute dimension parmi les variétés d'homologie.

En plus de ses travaux de recherche en mathématiques, il écrit des articles sur la nature et l'histoire des mathématiques et sur les questions d'enseignement des mathématiques.

En 2012, il devient membre de l'American Mathematical Society.

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Naissance en juin 1946
Membre de l'American Mathematical Society
Étudiant de l'université de Princeton
Topologue
Mathématicien américain du XXIe siècle
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Going for a brisk walk after every meal may be an effective means of keeping diabetes at bay in older adults, a new study suggests.
Earlier research has indicated that maintaining a healthy weight and getting regular exercise can help to prevent diabetes in people who are prone to the condition. But the article published in the June issue of Diabetes Care, relates one of the first studies demonstrating that three short walks after eating work better to control blood sugar levels than one 45-minute walk once a day.
Going for a walk is especially important after dinner, often a heavier meal than lunch, also because in older people, the amount of insulin their body is able to produce tends to dip in the later part of the afternoon.
In Italy, we call the walk after dinner a "passeggiata" and know it aids in digestion, since the medieval times (about 12th Century A.D), when the world's first medical school "", located in the south Italian city of Salerno, made the following recommendation: "Post prandium stabis, post coenam ambulabis" (which translates into the old adage: "After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile").
As we know, also food plays an important part, not only in preventing this disease but also in preserving the health of people with diabetes. If you need some help to make the necessary changes to your food habits, you may try our Smart Meal Plans for Type-2 Diabetes.


Hitting from a season-long fantasy league perspective is far more important to focus on than any individual game in daily fantasy formats.
As Keith Hernandez once said, the best hitters fail 70% of the time they step to the plate.
Let's say a hitter manages to hit 40 home runs, that means that the best power hitters hit a home run valued at 4 FDP every 16 plate appearances, so there is a good chance that this event may not occur once in any game.
Contrarily, in some daily episodes, a team may feature two or three hitters with superfluous multi-home run games leading to a one-off score that may be rarely duplicated.
From a DFS perspective, every time a hitter strikes out (a commonality in power hitters), pops out, grounds out or flies out, -.25 FDP is deducted. It is not improbable for one of the game's best sluggers may have a -.75 FDP day and this forces daily fantasy managers to force their hand and scrutinize their investments.
In FanDuel, a walk hit by pitch or single results in one point and it is very conceivable that a hitter that hits for average more than power can get multiple points in a game. Thus it is key to focus on on-base percentage.
For the Moneyball fanatics, OPS is the statistic you want to feast your eyes on to determine productivity. However, overall hitting further reinforces our position of pitching being your first priority.
Good pitching can produce and procure more consistent, quantifiable and predictable results, hitting simply does not. Statistically it has been proven that hitters are at the mercy of pitchers and weather conditions for the most part and for this reason, we once again reaffirm and further proclaim the importance of pitching and the careful deliberation of selecting hitters.
If you are going to focus your strategy on hitters than it is imperative to focus more so on on-base percentage and OPS because that can also lead to runs scored which also adds up to fantasy points. Finding the most productive batters as opposed to the most powerful ones is the key between creating a winning and losing line-up in most instances.


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