text:
\section{Introduction}

\bigskip

Let $f(x)$ be a continuous function in $\Omega$, where $\Omega=\Omega_0 \backslash  \overline{\Omega_1}$ and $\Omega_0$ is a
compact convex set in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with a smooth boundary and $\Omega_1$ a convex obstacle with a smooth boundary such that
$\overline{\Omega_1} \subset \Omega_0 \subset \mathbb{R}^2$.
Consider $\partial{\Omega_0}$ as the observation boundary of $\Omega_0$ and the points of this boundary
as transmitters and receivers of ray signals or ray solutions of the wave equation
\begin{equation}\label{waveequation}
u_{tt} - c^2(x)\Delta{u}=0
\end{equation}

where $c(x)>0$ is the variable speed of sound in $\Omega$  and $ u |_{\partial{\Omega_1}} = 0 $.

The data for the tomography problem are all integrals $\int_{\gamma} f(l) dl = C_{\gamma}$ where $\gamma$ are
rays in $\Omega$ that have both of their end points in $\partial{\Omega_0}$. One end point is a transmitter
and the other end point of each of the rays a receiver. The classical tomography problem is to find $f(x)$ in
$\Omega$ knowing the values of all integrals $C_{\gamma}$ where $\gamma$
are all straight line segments or unbroken rays in $\Omega$.
In the case of a domain $\Omega_0$ without an obstacle $\Omega_1 \subset \Omega_0$, this problem is
widely studied theoretically and numerically \cite{Na1,KS,NW,F}. When there are obstacles present,
this problem is much less studied. Key theoretical work is done in \cite{E1,E2,E3,E4} for domains
with one obstacle and with both broken rays, i.e. rays reflecting at the obstacle, and unbroken rays.
A key result from \cite{E1} is that the tomography problem in the presence of one reflecting obstacle
is well-posed. In other words, if an obstacle $\Omega_1 \subset \Omega_0$ is present then we have the well-posed problem of recovering
$f(x)$  in $\Omega_0 \backslash \Omega_1$ from the set $C_{\gamma}$ where $\gamma$ are all broken and unbroken
rays in the domain starting and ending at the observation boundary. This problem is called the Broken Ray Tomography Problem\cite{E1}.

In a basic tomography setup transmitters and receivers of wave signals are placed at the domain's boundary $\partial{\Omega_0}$.
Ray signals are generated by the transmitters and received by the receivers. Travel times for signal propagation from transmitters to
receivers are measured and these travel times $T(A, B)$ are the values of line integrals of a function $f(x)=\frac{1}{c(x)}$
where $c(x)>0$ is the speed of sound at point $x \in \Omega_0 \backslash \Omega_1$. This measurement procedure gives the $C_{\gamma}$
data for solving the Tomography Problem by relating signal travel times to the values of line integrals of $f(x)$.
Given sufficient data, $f(x)$ and from here the velocity $c(x)$ are computed with tomographic reconstruction algorithms \cite{Na1,KS,NW,F}.
The tomographic algorithms presented in the next section require and compute the ray path $\gamma$ of each ray and, in order to compute these ray paths,
we consider reflection models at $\partial{\Omega_1}$ and models of the speed of sound in $\Omega$.

The theory of broken ray tomography from \cite{E1,E2,E3,E4} is based on a reflection model at $\partial{\Omega_1}$ that is mirror-like i.e.
the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. In this paper, we consider a Lambertian reflection model in which incident rays are
reflected at the obstacle in all possible directions and present results that show that the broken ray tomography reconstruction
error is smaller when we consider Lambertian reflection.

We consider a mathematical model of the speed of sound
\begin{equation}\label{close_to_constant_speed_of_sound}
c(x)=c_{o}+\epsilon(x)
\end{equation}
where $x \in \Omega$ that models the speed of sound as a continuous function close to a known constant $c_{o}$.
It is shown in \cite{RO} that for sufficiently small $\epsilon(x)$ waves propagate along the known geodesics of $c_{o}(x)$
when
\begin{equation}\label{continuous_speed_of_sound}
c(x)=c_{o}(x)+\epsilon(x)
\end{equation}
where $c(x)$, $c_{o}(x)$ and $\epsilon(x)$ are continuous functions in $\Omega$. The acoustic geodesics for constant speed of sound
$c_o(x)=c_{o}$ are straight lines when there is no obstacle. Therefore, for the model \ref{close_to_constant_speed_of_sound}, we consider two cases.
In the first case, $\gamma = \tilde{\gamma_1}$ is an unbroken ray composed of a straight line segment
$\tilde{\gamma_1}$. In the second case of a broken ray, $\gamma=\tilde{\gamma_1} \bigcup \tilde{\gamma_2}$ is the union of two straight
line segments that intersect at a reflection point at the obstacle.

For unbroken rays the travel time or time of flight is
$$ T(A,B)=\int_{\gamma}\frac{ds}{c_o + \epsilon{(x(s))}} = \int_{\tilde{\gamma_1}}\frac{ds}{c_o + \epsilon{(x(s))}} $$ and this
model leads to the classical tomography problem with $f(x)=\frac{1}{c_o+\epsilon(x)}$.

\bigskip

For broken rays and a known obstacle, we know that the acoustic wave $u(x)$ propagates along the known straight line segments
$\tilde{\gamma_1}$ and $\tilde{\gamma_2}$. $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ are known because in addition to the time of flight, our data
measurement procedure gives the end points of the ray $\gamma$ and its initial velocity, which in turn imply the reflection point of
$\gamma$ at the known obstacle $\Omega_1$.
Then $$ T(A,B)=\int_{\gamma}\frac{ds}{c_o + \epsilon{(x(s))}}=\int_{\tilde{\gamma_1}}\frac{ds}{c_o + \epsilon{(x(s))}} + \int_{\tilde{\gamma_2}}\frac{ds}{c_o+\epsilon{(x(s))}} $$
and, when data of this type is added to the set of measurements for the time of flight for unbroken rays, this gives the set
$C_{\gamma}$ for the Broken Ray Tomography Problem with $f(x)=\frac{1}{c_o+\epsilon(x)}$.
In other words, the data set $C_{\gamma}$ for the Broken Ray Tomography Problem contains the travel times of all broken and unbroken
rays in the domain that start and end at the observation boundary.
\bigskip

\section{Numerical Solution of the Broken Ray Tomography Problem for Lambertian Reflection}

The first algorithm for the Broken Ray Tomography Problem is presented in \cite{L1}
for a known obstacle $\Omega_1$, specular reflection and the model \ref{close_to_constant_speed_of_sound} for the speed of sound.
This work extends the first numerical solution of the Broken Ray Tomography Problem and develops an
algorithm for finding the velocity structure of $\Omega$ for Lambertian reflectance at $\partial{\Omega_1}$. The broken ray tomography
problem for an obstacle with Lambertian reflectance is solved with the following algorithm that constructs the finite set of broken and
unbroken rays  and computes the associated ray travel times by numerical integration or from ray travel time data.

\begin{algorithmic}
\REQUIRE Domain $\Omega_0$
\REQUIRE Obstacle $\Omega_1 \subset \Omega_0$
\REQUIRE Finite set of receiver points $R=(x_r, y_r)$ on $\partial{\Omega_0}$
\REQUIRE Finite set of transmitter points $T=(x_t, y_t)$  on $\partial{\Omega_0}$
\REQUIRE Finite set of obstacle boundary points $H=(x_h, y_h)$ on $\partial{\Omega_1}$
\REQUIRE Number of broken rays $n_b$.
\REQUIRE Number of unbroken rays $n_u$.

\COMMENT{Algorithm for reconstructing $f(x,y)$ in $\Omega$ in the presence of obstacle $\Omega_0$}

\STATE{initialize an empty list L that will contain all broken and unbroken rays}

\FOR{$p = 1 \to n_b$}
  \STATE{generate a random broken ray r from input data R, T, H, $\Omega_0$ and $\Omega_1$}
  \COMMENT{a broken ray is a unique triple $((x_r, y_r), (x_t, y_t), (x_h, y_h))$ that does not intersect the obstacle except at the reflection point $(x_h, y_h)$}
  \STATE{add r to L}
\ENDFOR

\FOR{$p = 1 \to n_u$}
  \STATE{generate a random unbroken ray r from input data R, T, H, $\Omega_0$ and $\Omega_1$}
  \COMMENT{an unbroken ray is a unique pair $((x_r, y_r), (x_t, y_t))$ that does not intersect the obstacle}
  \STATE{add r to L}
\ENDFOR

\STATE{randomize L as a preprocessing step before starting the Kaczmarz method}

\FORALL{rays r in L}
\STATE{Compute travel time $p_r$ for ray r. In numerical simulations, this is obtained via nimerical integration in $\Omega_0$  along r. Store $p_r$ in list P.}
\ENDFOR

\STATE{Reconstruct $f(x,y)$ by the Kaczmarz method \cite{K} for the linear system associated with rays r in L and corresponding travel times $p_r$ in P.}

\end{algorithmic}

As input to the above algorithm give $n_b$ and $n_u$ to be equal or approximately equal to the maximum number of broken and unbroken rays for the finite
input sets R, T and H, or alternatively, during ray generation, generate new rays until all rays with end points in the input sets are generated.
In addition, again in order to approximate the requirements of the theory of broken ray tomography for inclusion of all broken and unbroken rays, provide as input
as many transmitter and receiver points on the observation boundary as possible. Ideally, the transmitter and receiver points are uniformly
distributed on the boundary and sufficiently close to each other so that each set approximates the set of all points on the observation boundary.
The above algorithm uses Lambertian reflection by considering broken rays as random triples $((x_r, y_r), (x_t, y_t), (x_h, y_h))$
and uses all rays in the domain.

\section{Experimental Results}

In order to show the effectiveness of the numerical solution of the broken ray tomography problem with Lambertian reflection, a Java implementation of the above
algorithm compares the reconstructed values of $f(x,y)$ in $\Omega_0$ with the known values of $f(x,y)$ for the same test function $f(x,y)=K\sqrt{(x-x_0)^2+(y-y_0)^2}$
, where $(x_0,y_0)$ is the center of the computation grid, and test environment as in \cite{L1}. The following table compares the reconstruction error
for classical tomography without reflection and broken ray tomography with Lambertian reflection.

\begin{table}[h]
\begin{tabular}{|c|cc|cc|}
	\hline
Experiment & ART Error  & ART Iterations & BRTL Error  & BRTL Iterations  \\
  \hline

1 & 1.269592e-004 & 54293 & 1.272610e-005 & 32635 \\
2 & 1.300814e-004 & 54204 & 5.272083e-006 & 40557 \\
3 & 1.478464e-004 & 45923 & 7.530267e-006 & 37251 \\
4 & 1.642026e-004 & 42480 & 1.110909e-005 & 33104 \\
5 & 1.927561e-004 & 23037 & 1.163345e-005 & 33424 \\
6 & 1.985439e-004 & 33705 & 1.896151e-005 & 28522 \\
7 & 8.991362e-005 & 88190 & 1.401511e-005 & 30061 \\
8 & 1.641201e-004 & 40717 & 1.955676e-005 & 29687 \\
9 & 1.089771e-004 & 64932 & 7.102756e-006 & 40126 \\
10 & 1.934379e-004 & 32899 & 2.149935e-005  & 28723 \\

  \hline

Average & 1.516838e-004 & 48038 & 1.294065e-005 & 33409 \\

  \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Error and number of iterations for broken ray tomography with Lambertian reflection(BRTL) at the boundary of the reflecting obstacle
for a fixed number of 126050 rays. The average error for BRTL is 1.294065e-005 and the average number
of iterations for finding a solution is 33409, and are shown in the right two columns of the table.
The results for classical tomography with the ART method with the same number of rays are shown in the left two columns of the table.
The average error for ART is 1.516838e-004 and the average number of iterations is 48038.
\label{BRTLambertianData1}}
\end{table}

The results show that the reconstruction error of the new numerical solution of the broken ray tomography problem using Lambertian reflection is
approximately three times smaller compared to an average reconstruction error using specular reflection of 3.874848e-005
by the algorithm from \cite{L1} for the same test function, domain and obstacle and an order of magnitude smaller than the reconstruction
error for classical tomography in the presence of a reflecting obstacle. The new method also appears to be faster compared to classical tomography with ART.
The order of the rays in both the ART and BRTL tests in this work is randomized before applying the Kaczmarz method therefore the speed of convergence
difference is due to the use of reflection. We will report further results on the speed of convergence.

\section{Acknowledgements}

I would like to thank Professor Gregory Eskin for his continuous guidance.

\section*{References}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaArXiv


text:
Primes - 'Dreamer And I' Single Review
How can I best describe this single? Melodic Dirty Rock? Guitar driven with a soaring voice and perfectly timed backing vocals? A full on slice of quality Indie Rock? All of the above? It's all these things and more.
This is a great single which should attract this band a lot wider attention, it has the potential for crowds singing along, for a full blown mosh pit going at it and for some serious radio play.
There is a melodic influence at work here with clear aspirations towards a wide audience. Primes have that feel of an Indie Rock band who might just have more to them than the usual run of the mill and the potential to go far, very far. As the killers once said, it's Indie Rock and Roll for me!
Time for you to try something new? Go on, you know you want to! If you do then give Primes a go, you won't be disappointed.
Website - www.primesband.co.uk
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/primesbandofficial/
Review - Iain McClay

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
AMC Plaza Bonita
3050 Plaza Bonita Road, National City, CA 91950 | Directions
888-262-4386 | Website
Aladdin 1.0 stars
2 hours, 8 minutes
11:45 am, 3:00 pm, 6:15 pm, 9:30 pm
Annabelle Comes Home 0.0 stars
1 hour, 46 minutes
11:00 am, 1:40 pm, 4:20 pm, 7:10 pm, 9:45 pm
Avengers: Endgame 2.0 stars
3 hours, 1 minute
1:30 pm, 8:30 pm
Crawl 3.0 stars
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 0.0 stars
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 1.0 stars
Midsommar 0.0 stars
Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day None stars
Spider-Man: Far from Home None stars
11:30 am, 11:50 am, 12:45 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:15 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:15 pm, 9:45 pm
Spider-Man: Far From Home: The IMAX 2D Experience None stars
Stuber None stars
Sunshine Family None stars
Toy Story 4 2.0 stars
10:45 am, 11:10 am, 1:30 pm, 1:45 pm, 4:05 pm, 4:15 pm, 6:45 pm, 9:25 pm
Yesterday None stars
"National City AMC denied liquor license after concerned parents speak out" · March 15, 2015
"AMC don't text" · April 15, 2016


text:
Q: Upload file with Angular2 I was following a tutorial here, on how to upload files with Angular2. However, i when i try implementing the code into my project, the result in my console is just the page html contents instead of the JSON response im suppose to be sending via my POST request on my back end ( asp.net core ). Under the networking tab it seems to  making the POST to the correct address, so i don't know why I'm getting an html document instead of my response data. Anyone know why?
upload.html

Upload

<input type="file" (change)="fileChangeEvent($event)" placeholder="Upload file..." />
<button type="button" (click)="upload()">Upload</button>

upload.ts
import * as ng from '@angular/core';

@ng.Component({
  selector: 'upload',
  template: require('./upload.html')
})
export class Upload {
    filesToUpload: Array<File>;

    constructor() {
        this.filesToUpload = [];
    }

    upload() {
        this.makeFileRequest("http://localhost:5000/api/SampleData/uploadFile", [], this.filesToUpload).then((result) => {
            console.log(result);
        }, (error) => {
            console.error(error);
        });
    }

    fileChangeEvent(fileInput: any){
        this.filesToUpload = <Array<File>> fileInput.target.files;
    }

    makeFileRequest(url: string, params: Array<string>, files: Array<File>) {
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            var formData: any = new FormData();
            var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
            for(var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                formData.append("uploads[]", files[i], files[i].name);
            }
            xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
                if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
                    if (xhr.status == 200) {
                        resolve(JSON.parse(xhr.response));
                    } else {
                        reject(xhr.response);
                    }
                }
            }

SampleData.cs
    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult uploadFile()
    {
        var files = Request.Form.Files;
        return Json("Working ? ");
    }

A: First it looks like your are doing it right from the Angular part, by creating form data. I had some similar issues getting files correctly on a POST request in asp.net. So the way I solved it, is to parse the content from the Request.
First create an empty method, it's important or else will you end up with a 404. Next read the file from the Request object:
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult uploadFile()
{
    var files = Request.Files;
    if (Request.Form[0] == null || files[0] == null || files[0].ContentLength < 1)
    {
            // TODO log
            Response.StatusCode = 400;
            return Json("Please provide a file");
    }
    // TODO parse the file(s) as you like :)
    foreach (HttpPostedFile file in files)
    {
        file.SaveAs(file.FileName);
    }
}

[Updated for asp.net core]
The changed the Request object in asp.net core, now the form data is in:
Request.Form.Files;

A: Here is an option
service.ts
uploadDealDocumentFile(document: DealDocument, files: File[]): Observable<any> {
var url = BASE_URL + 'fileupload/';
return Observable.create(observer => {
  let formData: FormData = new FormData(),
    xhr: XMLHttpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();

  for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    //formData.append("selectedDealId", document.dealId);
    formData.append("uploads[]", files[i], document.dealCode + '-' + files[i].name);
  }

  xhr.onreadystatechange = () => {
    if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
      if (xhr.status === 200) {
        observer.next(JSON.parse(xhr.response));
        observer.complete();
      } else {
        observer.error(xhr.response);
      }
    }
  };
  xhr.upload.onprogress = (event) => {
    //this.progress = Math.round(event.loaded / event.total * 100);
    //this.progressObserver.next(this.progress);
  };
  xhr.open('POST', url, true);
  xhr.send(formData);
});
}

FileUploadController.cs
public class FileUploadController : ApiController
{
    [HttpPost()]
    public string UploadFiles()
    {
        string sPath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~/UploadDocs/");
        int iUploadedCnt = 0;

        HttpFileCollection filesCollection = HttpContext.Current.Request.Files;
        string id = HttpContext.Current.Request.Form["Id"];

        for (int i = 0; i <= filesCollection.Count - 1; i++)
        {
            HttpPostedFile file = filesCollection[i];

            if (file.ContentLength > 0)
            {
                if (!File.Exists(sPath + Path.GetFileName(file.FileName)))
                {
                    file.SaveAs(sPath + Path.GetFileName(file.FileName));
                    iUploadedCnt = iUploadedCnt + 1;
                }
            }
        }

        if (iUploadedCnt > 0)
        {
            return iUploadedCnt + " Files Uploaded Successfully";
        }
        else
        {
            return "Upload Failed";
        }
    }
}

Good luck!!

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Splashdown (album)
Splashdown (band)
Splashdown (seaQuest DSV)
Landing (water transport)
Landing (disambiguation)
Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water. It was used by American manned spacecraft prior to the Space Shuttle program, and is planned for use by the upcoming Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to land in water, though this is only a contingency. The only example of an unintentional manned splashdown in Soviet history is the Soyuz 23 landing.
As the name suggests, the capsule parachutes into an ocean or other large body of water. The properties of water cushion the spacecraft enough that there is no need for a braking rocket to slow the final descent as was the case with Russian and Chinese manned space capsules, which returned to Earth over land. The American practice came in part because American launch sites are on the coastline and launch primarily over water. Russian launch sites are far inland and most early launch aborts were likely to descend on land.
The splashdown method of landing was utilized for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (including Skylab, which used Apollo capsules). On one occasion a Soviet spacecraft, Soyuz 23, punched through the ice of a frozen lake (nearly killing the cosmonauts), and this was unintentional.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Splashdown
Splashdown is a Hot Tuna album released in 1984 containing the tracks from a previously unreleased live acoustic performance that had been played on the short-lived radio station WQIV in the mid-1970s. During the recording, news of the Apollo-Soyuz mission returning to Earth after the first USA-USSR rendezvous in space reached the station, and the astronauts' radio transmissions were played at the same time as Jorma and Jack continued with "Police Dog Blues." The transmissions mixed with the song were preserved for this release as the last track of side 1. The album was Hot Tuna's first release on Relix Records, and one of the first Relix releases. Jorma Kaukonen was signed on as a solo artist to the label as well. In 1997 an expanded version of the album was released as Splashdown Two.
"Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 6:43
"I Am the Light of This World" (Davis) – 4:00
"Embryonic Journey" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 2:05
"Police Dog Blues" (Blind Blake) / "Splashdown" (U. S. Astronauts) – 4:04
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Splashdown_(album)
Splashdown, formed in Allston, Massachusetts, in 1996, was an American pop rock band. The group disbanded in 2001; their last show was at the release party for the debut CD of Freezepop on February 2 of that year. Splashdown gained a small but extremely loyal following in the Northeast United States for their combination of electronica, rock, jazz, and Middle-Eastern influences. The band is sometimes described as a trip hop act.
Splashdown's rise and fall
Splashdown consisted of singer/pianist Melissa Kaplan, electronic programmer Kasson Crooker, and guitarist/bassist Adam Buhler. The trio increased in size to a five- or six-piece group for live shows; these line-ups frequently included drummer Jason Sakos and guitarist Trevor Shand. Buhler and Crooker were in another female-fronted band in the mid-1990s, Sirensong. After the demise of this band, Buhler's then-wife Cynthia von Buhler (née Carrozza), with whom Adam co-owned Castle von Buhler Records, introduced him and Crooker to singer Kaplan, who had previously been a back-up singer for Cynthia's band Women of Sodom. With Cynthia as their manager, Splashdown was formed in 1996, playing their first live show on March 29, and their 7-inch vinyl record Pandora / Deserter was released the same year.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Splashdown_(band)
"Splashdown" is the final episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. It was originally shown on May 21, 1995; however, due to a preemption by NBC, it was not aired as the final episode of the season. The preceding episode, "Blindsided", was later aired on September 13, 1995, which makes for severe continuity gaffes.
This episode was written under the belief that the series was not going to be renewed for a third season, thus the apparent destruction of the seaQuest and virtually the entire crew. The series was extended to a third season, but this episode does feature the final regular appearances of Dr. Wendy Smith, Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz, and Captain Nathan Bridger. The character of Dr. Smith had been unpopular with viewers, so the contract of Rosalind Allen was not renewed for the third season of the series. Marco Sanchez (Ortiz) was released because NBC wished to reduce the number of cast members for the following season. Roy Scheider had been very vocal about his displeasure with the show's new direction for the second season and requested to exit the show.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Splashdown_(seaQuest_DSV)
Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing," "touchdown" or "splashdown" as well. A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent and landing.
Aircraft usually land at an airport on a firm runway or helicopter landing pad, generally constructed of asphalt concrete, concrete, gravel or grass. Aircraft equipped with pontoons (floatplane) or with a boat hull-shaped fuselage (a flying boat) are able to land on water. Aircraft also sometimes use skis to land on snow or ice.
To land, the airspeed and the rate of descent are reduced such that the object descends at a low enough rate to allow for a gentle touch down. Landing is accomplished by slowing down and descending to the runway. This speed reduction is accomplished by reducing thrust and/or inducing a greater amount of drag using flaps, landing gear or speed brakes. When a fixed-wing aircraft approaches the ground, the pilot will move the control column back to execute a flare or round-out. This increases the angle of attack. Progressive movement of the control column back will allow the aircraft to settle onto the runway at minimum speed, landing on its main wheels first in the case of a tricycle gear aircraft or on all three wheels simultaneously in the case of a conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft, commonly referred to as a "taildragger". This is known as flaring.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Landing
A landing is a water terminal for river transport lines, such as for ferries, steamboats or cargo ships.
A notable example is the historic Public Landing on the north bank of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. In the age of steamboat transport, the public landing was frequently jammed with riverboat traffic with 5,000 arrivals and departures per season.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Landing_(water_transport)
Landing is the arrival of an aircraft or spacecraft to the ground.
Landing may also refer to:
Landing, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Roxbury Township
Landing Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey
Landing Creek (South Dakota)
Landing (band), an American indie rock band
Landing (water transport), water terminal for river transport lines, such as for ferries or cargo
Landing operation, the deployment of military troops to the ground
Landing, an intermediate floor between flights in a stairway, or at the top or bottom of a staircase
Landing (series), a series of arcade flight simulator video games
All pages beginning with "Landing"
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Landing_(disambiguation)
Latest News for: splashdown (spacecraft landing)
NASA Artemis 1 Mission Recap
Nashville Pride 23 Dec 2022
NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 9.40 PST, 11.40 CST Sunday, December 11 as the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission ... "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis I.
Orion Splashes Down in the Pacific Ocean, Completing the Artemis I Mission
Universe Today 13 Dec 2022
"The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis I ... Flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston spent about two hours after splashdown performing tests in open water to gather additional data about the spacecraft.
NASA shares new footage in Artemis I mission highlights reel
Digital Trends 12 Dec 2022
"From launch to splashdown, NASA's Orion spacecraft ... "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft, which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 moon landing, is the crowning achievement of Artemis I," NASA chief Bill Nelson said on Sunday following Orion's homecoming.
NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after historic Moon mission
Beijing News 12 Dec 2022
NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9.40 a.m ... Splashdown is the final milestone ... "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft - which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing - is the crowning achievement of Artemis I.
The incredible moment Orion splashed back down to Earth: NASA shares stunning photos showing the ...
The Daily Mail 12 Dec 2022
Splashdown! NASA's Orion capsule lands in the Pacific Ocean... The splashdown of the 26-day ... 'The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis 1,' said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
Orion splashes down after record-setting Artemis debut
The Engineer 12 Dec 2022
"The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis I," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson ... Slowing down from 25,000 mph to about 20 mph in just 20 minutes, Orion performed a parachute-assisted splashdown.
NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft returns to Earth: Top facts of the journey around the Moon
The Times of India 12 Dec 2022
The main objective of the mission was to test the Orion spacecraft's heat shield in preparation for subsequent Artemis missions ... which is the first human spacecraft to use it. Called "skip entry", this technique makes the spacecraft splashdown accurately at the landing site.
NASA's Orion spacecraft splashes down after journey around moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, marking the end of the Artemis I mission around the moon. The spacecraft entered the ocean off the California coast at 12.40 p.m ... "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis I.
Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight
New Atlas 11 Dec 2022
According to NASA, the splashdown area had to be changed at the last minute due to bad weather ... "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis I," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson ... Artemis 1 splashdown.
NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft to splash down on Earth TODAY: Know how to watch live
The Orion spacecraft of the Artemis 1 project is currently spending its final day in orbit, and NASA teams aim to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 12.39 EST (11.09 PM IST) ... The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft will be broadcast live by NASA on its NASA TV app and through the YouTube link below.
NASA successfully completes its Artemis I mission
The Verge 11 Dec 2022
. Screenshot. Emma Roth / The Verge. NASA's Orion spacecraft has returned to Earth ... The move is supposed to help the spacecraft land in the designated splashdown... Continue reading… .
NASA's Orion Capsule Returns From Moon Test Flight
The Daily Telegraph Australia 11 Dec 2022
"The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft – which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing – is the crowning achievement of Artemis ...
NASA's Orion capsule heads home on historic Artemis I moon mission
Henry Herald 02 Dec 2022
The NASA Orion spacecraft, the core of the Artemis I mission, is making a farewell pass by the moon on its historic journey before heading home to Earth ... The Orion spacecraft is now expected to take another lap around the moon ... The spacecraft is on track to make a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on December 11.
NASA's historic moon mission enters the final leg of its journey
CNN 01 Dec 2022
After lunar flyby, Orion snaps incredible 'Earthset' image
Digital Trends 22 Nov 2022
Five days after launching from Earth aboard NASA's next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the Orion spacecraft has performed a successful flyby of the moon, coming within just 81 miles of its surface ... All being well, the spacecraft will return to Earth for a splashdown landing off the coast of California on December 11.


text:
Caporale Family Tree (and everyone else related)
Nicolas Caporale
… …Age: 8 years2011–
Birth January 26, 2011 28 30
Southfield, Michigan, United States of America
Source: Nicolas Caporale
Citation details: I was there!
Marriage of a parent Nicolas Caporale — Jessica Dawn Kincaid — View this family
November 9, 2015 (Age 4 years)
Oxford, Michigan, United States of America
Quality of data: primary evidence
Mindy Domke
Gwen Eileen McDougal
Jessica Dawn Kincaid
Birth: June 5, 1982 27 25 — Garden City, Michigan, United States of America
Timothy "Tim" Kessel
Birth: March 31, 1980 — Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Marriage: December 4, 2010 — Ferndale, Michigan, United States of America
Divorce: May 28, 2014 —
Birth: January 26, 2011 28 30 — Southfield, Michigan, United States of America
Father's family with Gwen Eileen McDougal - View this family
Birth: April 22, 1983 34 30 — St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
Marriage: July 14, 2006 — Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States of America
Divorce: August 2008 — Pontiac, Michigan, United States of America
Father's family with Jessica Dawn Kincaid - View this family
Anthony Gallow
Birth: January 13, 1983 — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Marriage: November 9, 2015 — Oxford, Michigan, United States of America
Mother's family with Timothy "Tim" Kessel - View this family
step-father
Birth: June 15, 2008 28 — Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America
Birth Nicolas Caporale
Last change April 27, 2017 – 01:50:01
by: Nicolas Caporale
Douglas James Caporale
Janet Lee Turner
Linda Louise Domke
Father's family with Gwen Eileen McDougal
Douglas McDougal
Dorothy Joan "Dotty" Roehl
Father's family with Jessica Dawn Kincaid
Mother's family with Timothy "Tim" Kessel
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … None
For technical support or genealogy questions contact Nicolas Caporale.


Veteran criminals become notorious for both their ruthlessness and ability to elude capture. They can be dangerous and rightly fearful in their element, but are no match for the sheer numbers that law-abiding soldiery can throw at them. This unit can hide in villages (with the exception of water villages), and remain undetected by its enemies, except by those standing next to it.


Wagepoint is integrated with TSheets so you can easily import hours worked and pay your employees accurately and on time.
Desktop? Please say you're not using punch cards either. Use a #1 rated time tracking and scheduling app to review and approve hours, then send these hours to one of the fastest and friendliest payroll apps. And do it all from your laptop, tablet or phone.
Approve timesheets in TSheets, then import those hours into Wagepoint to pay hourly employees and independent contractors.
Automatically import hours by regular, overtime, double overtime and paid time off for easier tracking.
how to connect TSheets to your Wagepoint account.


text:
Ритц () — фамилия немецкого происхождения, в Европе помимо Германии распространена среди уроженцев Швейцарии.

 Ритц, Вальтер (1878—1909) — швейцарский физик-теоретик и математик.
 Ритц, Херб (1952—2002) — американский фотограф.
 Ритц, Джерри (род. 1951) — канадский политик.
 Ритц, Лоренц Джастин (1796—1870) — швейцарский художник, отец Рафаэля Ритца.
 Ритц, Николя (род. 1992) — французский профессиональный хоккеист, нападающий, игрок сборной Франции по хоккею с шайбой.
 Ритц, Рафаэль (1829—1894) — швейцарский художник, живописец; отец Вальтера Ритца.

Другое
 Ритц — крупный ударный кратер в южном полушарии обратной стороны Луны.

См. также
 Риц
 Рица

Примечания

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Fort Collins, Colorado: Medical Destruction from Constant Dog Barking
Neil Brooks
Chapel Hill: Fort Collins, Colorado has won this month's Noisy Dozen award from Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet for doing nothing to stop constant dog barking. Fort Collins' "anything goes" attitude toward dog barking led to the medical destruction of a disabled man.
Neil Brooks has been medically disabled since 2004. He was born with a numerous eye problems, as well as primary immune dysfunction. For over six years, one of his eye problems was treated with eye drops which–he found out later–burned his corneas, leaving him in chronic pain. He had to leave his career as a director and vice president of several different corporations. He now has to wear fluid-filled, custom-made contact lenses while he is awake.
In October 2008, Brooks and his wife moved to Fort Collins. They "fell in love with the lifestyle which defines Fort Collins: rather small-town hospitality and pace with most of the city amenities, favorable weather, a host of outdoor options, and relatively affordable housing."
In February 2009, Brooks and his wife moved into their new house. "Almost immediately," he stated, "I realized that the neighbors had two young dogs who barked. And barked a lot. And barked exceptionally loudly." The dogs barked "early in the morning and late at night. On most days, they barked hours on end, while their owners were away."
The barking "echoed throughout my house, no matter how many doors and windows were closed or what kind of earplugs or background noise I used to minimize the noise. The houses were mere feet away. The barking dogs were about an arm's length from the entire side of my house."
After a couple of months of this, Brooks "finally wrote a kindly-worded note to the neighbors, explaining my medical circumstances and the toll the constant dog barking was taking on my health. I invited the dog owners to come to our house, to meet, chat, and talk about the barking issue."
Brooks reports that "for a week or so, things seemed to get better. I sent a fruit basket to express my thanks."
However, the respite from the constant dog barking did not last. Once again, Brooks sent his neighbors a kindly-worded note, offering to meet and chat over a glass of wine or dinner.
This time, though, the neighbors' response "wasn't particularly cordial. They said that 'other dogs bark, too,' despite the fact that no other dogs were barking mere feet from my bedroom, waking me up, or preventing me from sleeping in any room of my house."
The dog owners let Brooks know that "it was time for me to leave them alone."
In response, Brooks contacted the Animal Control office in Fort Collins–which claimed that they needed statements from complainants at two separate addresses. Brooks later found out that this was not Animal Control's actual policy.
Brooks then asked the Fort Collins Police Department to intervene. They refused: "The only animal noise complaints that they pursued were based on referrals from Animal Control, which had already refused. Apparently, this is a pretty common catch-22 in many cities. I was stuck."
Because of the constant dog barking, Brooks' health was deteriorating: "I was chronically exhausted and my vision was getting worse. I was a medical wreck."
Brooks then contacted the property manager of the homeowner's association, letting them know that the constant dog barking had been going on for eight months. He noted that "all civil, friendly, and reasonable efforts to resolve it, between neighbors, had failed."
The property manager's response was to provide the contact information for the Vice president of the HOA's board of directors.
Brooks then wrote to the HOA vice president, who responded that the HOA wasn't going to do anything to resolve the issue, "since there are so many folks with dogs" and "we all know that our own dogs are prone to bark at times, and do not wish to be hypocrites." Later, the HOA vice president sent "a shocking list of reasons why he didn't like me, personally, and explaining how close his friendship was with the dog-owning neighbors. It was just a scathing and vicious personal attack."
Brooks also pursued the option of mediation. The city mediator scheduled a meeting and then cancelled it–without telling Brooks.
Brooks was running out of options, as he was too sick to consider moving. He consulted an attorney, asking her to convince the neighbors to curb the constant dog barking. The neighbors refused, eventually threatening to sue Brooks for "harassment."
By this point, "nothing was working. The medical bills were piling up. My health was just crumbling." By the spring of 2010, Brooks began to experience insomnia.
Brooks decided to file lawsuits against his neighbors for private nuisance, and to sue the HOA vice president and the homeowners' association for failure to enforce covenants, breach of duty of care, breach of duty of good faith, and breach of contract.
While pursuing the lawsuit, Brooks discovered that "the dog owners had been in lengthy correspondence with the city mediator (who never returned my phone calls). The mediator was counseling the dog owners on how they should handle the situation with their annoying neighbor. To the mediator, the dog owners, and the neighborhood, I was the annoying, dog-hating neighbor." The city mediator never got heard Brooks' side of the story. Indeed, Brooks later discovered that "the mediator already had a relationship with the dog owners."
The mediator soon left the city of Fort Collins. Her department said that there was no file on Brooks' case. "Apparently," Brooks stated, "the mediator had destroyed it before departing."
Brooks reports that "the lawsuit was stressful, painful, and extremely expensive for my wife and me." The judge dismissed the case against the homeowners' association, ruling that it was up to them whether to enforce the dog barking covenant. The judge never even considered the other legal causes of action. The judge then awarded the homeowners association $73,000 in legal fees, in addition to the nearly $100,000 in legal fees which Brooks had already spent. The court decision "took my life savings, left me broke, and absolutely stunned." Despondent, sick, and without hope of a fair trial, Brooks and his wife settled with the dog owners.
Brooks later learned that the judge "is married to the sister of a residential and commercial property builder, who runs homeowners associations, and that the judge's daughter worked for the judge's brother-in-law, as a property manager."
The dog owners who had tormented Brooks finally moved from the neighborhood in the spring of 2011. Brooks felt that he was still under assault from very unfriendly neighbors: "For self-defense, I purchased a handgun, was trained in its use, and openly carried it on my property, while maintaining the yard–perfectly legal in Fort Collins."
In early June 2011, the HOA vice president–"hiding behind both the bushes and the side of his house, in his own yard, 155 feet away, and using an eight-power telephoto lens–took a handful of pictures of me carrying the gun." The HOA vice president "snapped a handful of pictures during the roughly five minutes I had dared to exit my house. In all but one picture, I was looking down at the yard that I was maintaining. In one picture, I looked straight ahead for a brief moment."
Incredibly, the Fort Collins police told the HOA vice president that "he could destroy some of the photographs," thus creating an inaccurate portrayal of Brooks' actions.
Even more incredibly, the Fort Collins SWAT team arrived and arrested Brooks: "There were probably 20 law enforcement officials, in full riot gear, all pointing guns at me." They jailed Brooks and charged him with felony menacing.
Brooks was given a "deferred prosecution," meaning, essentially, that the case was dropped. A forensic psychologist reported that Brooks "responded appropriately to the emotional stress and turmoil created by the ongoing dispute by seeking out mental health counseling and his process of problem resolution was progressive and appropriate to the circumstances. There was no indication that Mr. Brooks responded impulsively or irrationally during the dispute and, while frustrated by the circumstances and outcome of his case, he never verbalized retaliatory or vengeful thoughts against the opposing parties."
The court imposed a gag order on Brooks, which expired in September 2014. It also imposed a restraining order, "prohibiting me from having any contact with several of the neighbors. Legally, effectively, I couldn't go back to my house–even if I wanted to."
Brooks and his wife separated. Brooks moved away from Fort Collins, into a long-term hotel in the Denver area. They were forced to sell their house.
Attorneys with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development advised Brooks that his civil rights as a disabled person "had been violated by the neighborhood, the homeowners' association, and the management company when they denied me 'reasonable accommodation' to maintain my daily life."
Brooks concludes: "The cult of residents in that neighborhood and the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, have truly taken everything away from me, a disabled man who had never hurt a soul and who wanted nothing more than to be able to sleep in his own house."
Ted Rueter, director of Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet, commented that "good neighbors respect the right of others to peace and quiet. In Fort Collins, the neighbors, the homeowners' association, the city mediator, the police department, and the judicial system all failed to protect Neil Brooks' right to peace and quiet. Constant dog barking is more than an annoyance; it is a threat to one's health and sanity. What happened to Neil Brooks is a disgrace. Neighborhood associations, homeowners' associations, police departments, and municipal governments should protect citizens' rights to peacefully enjoy their own home. The celebration of noise in American culture must stop."
Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet is a national citizens' organization opposed to noise pollution. Past "winners" of the Noisy Dozen award include Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Seagoville, Texas and Huntington, New York.


Now that the U.S. government has instituted new travel rules, you'll find you need a passport to travel to places that previously didn't require one for entry, such as Canada and certain Caribbean islands. It doesn't take a lot of time to fill out an application for a passport, as long as you are prepared by having the application, two color photographs, and the supporting documentation needed for it to be processed.
Obtain a U.S. passport application. You can either request an application from your local county clerk's office or U.S. post office, or download one (see Resources below). You need a particular application if requesting a passport for the first time, rather than a renewal.
Have your picture taken. Many local businesses, such as drugstores and photography-based shops, can take a headshot photo for a fee. Also, inquire at your local county clerk's office whether they take passport photographs at the same time you submit your application. You must have two color copies of the same headshot pose, each measuring 2 inches by 2 inches.
Gather the necessary documentation and funds. You will need the passport application and instructions, a valid photo ID such as a driver's license, proof of citizenship and the money for the fees (some must be paid in cash; others can be paid by check or money order). Fees vary by year.
Complete the forms. Using black ink, correctly fill in all of the information asked for on the passport application. If you need information you don't have, such as your parents' places of birth, you must find out the answers. All required fields must be completed. Do not sign and date the form until you are asked to.
Go in person to pay the fee and submit your passport application. Passport applications can be submitted to your local county clerk's office and most U.S. post offices. Once there, an official will check your photo ID, ensure you have filled out the forms correctly, have you sign the application, and ask for your photos and proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate. From there, they will take the proof of citizenship and the application, accept payment and begin processing your passport application, which can take a number of weeks.
It takes anywhere from three to eight weeks for the application to be processed and your documents and new passport to be mailed to you. Make sure your photographs are sized correctly, following the parameters shown on the application form.
Nicole Canfora is a freelance writer and copy editor located in Northern New Jersey with 14 years of journalism experience. Her work has been published in In Touch Weekly, Quilts, Quick Quilts, Vicinity and The Star-Ledger. She is the author of Images of America: Belleville, published in 2002.


text:
Rachel Donelson Jackson Birthplace:
Comparing Photographs
By Henry H. Mitchell, 2004.
Two photographs reliably identified as the Rachel Donelson Jackson birthplace (the John Donelson home) at Markham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, are now known. It is thought that the house was demolished and/or burned around 1930.
Tennessee State Library and Archives Photograph
This first, more detailed photograph is from the collection of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, and probably shows the house in its last days.
It appears from the photograph that the house is probably being cannibalized for building materials. Windows and doors and some frames are missing, the chimney is gone from the right side of the house, and clapboards have been removed from the near side of the house. One can see through the window on the right side, and through the right wall of the house as well, in the area where the chimney and fireplace once filled an opening.
A small shed roof on the near left corner of the building probably protected both a cellar entrance and steps into a first-floor door opening. It is uncertain whether this view is looking from or toward the Banister River, which is near the house.
Johnson Photograph
This second photograph, from the collection of the late Mrs. Louise McCormick Johnson, appears to be slightly earlier. Unfortunately, the cornfield in the foreground obscures details of the building.
It is difficult to tell which aspect of the house is being seen, compared to the photograph above. It may be from off to the right of the first photograph, or it may be looking at the opposite side of the house. Both chimneys are still probably standing in this photograph. The building seems to be more intact than in the other photograph, so this one probably was taken at an earlier date.
It is evident from both photographs that the house was a noteworthy example, of local vernacular colonial-era architecture.
John Donelson House Site Questions
The birthplace of Rachel Donelson Jackson in Markham is, by road, about 12 miles east of Chatham. A commemorative chimney was built in 1940 by then-property-owner Myrtle Blair Motley and the Thomas Carter Chapter DAR, supposedly on the exact spot where the house had disappeared about ten years earlier. The location of the chimney is in a pasture on privately-owned property, on the south side of VA 686 between its two junctions with VA 683.
Neither of the old photographs is clearly descriptive of land features near the house. There has been some speculation through the years that the Thomas Carter DAR Chapter's selection of location may not have actually been on the exact place where the Donelson house stood. One such logical argument is that the house is on low ground, too near the Banister River for it to be safe from floods.
However, Donelson descendant P. Duncan Callicott, A.S.L.A., of Franklin, Tennessee, advises this author that when John Donelson settled on the Stones River in Tennessee after leaving Pittsylvania County, he chose an almost identical siting adjacent to the river, and immediately suffered flooding in that situation. Therefore, close proximity to a river may have been a personal preference of Donelson's.
Additionally, the late Marguerite Motley Whitehead, daughter of Myrtle Blair Motley, told this author that she assisted her mother in gathering what stones remained on the Donelson site, and in transporting others from their nearby Cedar Hill property, in order to have enough to erect the present commemorative chimney. Mrs. Whitehead seemed absolutely confident in the continuity of attention to the exact site, from the time the house disappeared until the chimney was built.
Furthermore, Markham neighbors and schoolchildren were long familiar with the site and its Donelson connection (see Virginia Historical Inventory Report), thus it seems unlikely the site would have become confused at the time the chimney was built. Of course, one cannot guarantee that confusion might not have occurred in earlier generations.
There are other seemingly ancient homesites on high ground not far from the Donelson chimney, which provide tempting alternatives to the traditionally-recognized Donelson homesite. However, determining their historical relationships, if any, to the Donelsons may be quite difficult.
An Unidentified "Donelson" Cabin
Another photograph of possible significance is found in the Maud Carter Clement papers at the University of Virginia Library. Mrs. Clement's inscription states, "Woman with [four] children in front of log cabin — Donelson pictures."
The structure in the photograph is built of logs, whereas the other two photographs (above) specifically known to be of the Donelson house show frame construction. It is possible that the log building is a Donelson dependency, if it actually was on the Donelson property as Mrs. Clement seems to have indicated. So far no residents of the Markham area have been able to identify either the log building or the family standing in front. One might assume that the photograph was obtained around the 1920's, when Mrs. Clement was compiling her History of Pittsylvania County . Of course, such an assumption is purely speculative.
The first photograph above is displayed courtesy of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Research assistance was provided by Henry Hurt. The photograph is also found facing p. 24 in Mary French Caldwell, General Jackson's Lady , Kingsport Press, Nashville, Tennessee, December 1936.
The second photograph above was in the personal memorabilia of the late Mrs. Louise McCormick Johnson. It is included here courtesy her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. "Billy" Johnson of Gretna, Virginia.
The photograph of the commemorative chimney is by Henry H. Mitchell.
The fourth photograph above is from the Maud Carter Clement Papers (#9479), Special Collections, University of Virginia Library (use permitted). Research assistance was provided by Sarah E. Mitchell.
More detailed information concerning Rachel Donelson, the Donelson family, and 18th-century Pittsylvania homes in general is found in Maud Carter Clement's Writings of Maud Carter Clement and also her History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; Eighteenth Century Landmarks of Pittsylvania County by Frances Hallam Hurt; and Pittsylvania: Homes and People of the Past by Madalene Vaden Fitgerald.
(Available from the sponsor.)
Clement: History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Hurt: Eighteenth Century Landmarks of Pittsylvania County
Fitzgerald: Pittsylvania: Homes and People of the Past
[Rachel Donelson Jackson Birthplace]
[Guide to Pittsylvania County, VA]
Copyright © 2004–2006 Henry H. Mitchell.


text:
Finding the Best Nursing Programs
How to File a Harvard Medical School Application
Harvard Medical School Programs
Best Medical Careers
Red Cross CNA Training By Chapter
Comparing Accelerated Nursing Programs
Vaccines, Virus H1N1 Info
Nutritional Tips for Medical Students
Earn Your RN Degree Online
Get 24/7 Homework Help
all about medical education
CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR HOMEWORK
Rhetorical analysis of How to Mark a Book
Carl L. Johnson - 05/23/2020 05/23/2020 - Writing
How to Mark a Book: Rhetorical Analysis Mortimer Adler was an who wrote several books related to philosophy, and he also served as an editor for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He was the pioneer of the Great Books program, a propagator of the classics. His association with books is unmatchable, and to share his passion for reading, he has written the article How to Mark a Book. The gist of this article is to make readers understand the importance of writing between the lines. While introducing the subject under discussion, he offers a classification of book owners. According to Adler, there are three types of book owners. The first category includes people who are fascinated by the exterior or superficial outlook of the books. the second category includes people, who collect a lot of books, yet they are partially aware of what is in their collection. and the third category belongs to those who own books as they are supposed to be owned. Adler emphasizes on the importance of the essence and the knowledge that is preserved in the books, and his third type of book owners have this habit of reaching to crux of the information that is locked in words. The author has compared reading books with consuming beef steaks. According to him one must not read through the books, like gulping food hastily. Rather a reader must read and digest every point in the book, like he is chewing and digesting a tasty meal. Further, he gives example of President Hutchins, who was according to him a learned person with the passion of reading. While quoting Hutchins case, the author tries to elaborate the importance of writing on books, and on margins on the printed pages. Adler admits that writing, while reading a book may be a laborious act, and it definitely consumes more time than just simply reading, but he says that this is actually how one can give respect to the ideas that are documented in book. However, he does not want the readers to condition reading with labor, he appreciates the relaxed mode reading of fiction and other easy to digest literature. Further, he suggests that consuming few books properly is better than reading through a library, and he compares it with human sociology, where he suggests that it is better to have few friends than having thousands of acquaintances. To encourage his readers for adopting the habit of writing through lines, he has offered a hypothetical protocol that could be used by the readers, when they start reading their next book. Overall the main theme of this article was to make readers learn how to extract the maximum out of a book. Adler has offered a great deal of information in regards to marking a book. He has used skills as an author to advocate his proposal, and his article How to Mark a Book, is definitely intriguing, and useful for the people who want to grab maximum knowledge.
Previous PostPrevious Merger and acquisitions
Next PostNext Writing an Imaginary Piece of Fiction
CLICK HERE TO GET #1 HOMEWORK HELPER | PROFESSIONAL HOMEWORK HELP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS! BEST PLACE TO GET HOMEWORK HELP FROM ONLINE TUTORS!
Copyright © 2021 Get 24/7 Homework Help - Powered by FilaThemes


All of his treatment, from simple to complex, is performed with a meticulous attention to detail.He has an impeccable eye for esthetics and have passionate about creating beautiful smiles. It's the best of both worlds – advanced dentistry combined with an intense focus on your personal comfort.
He earned his doctorate from USC School of Dentistry. Before opening Serene Dental Center he was clinical instructors at USC. He attend extensive continuing education in all fields of dentistry, especially in cosmetic dentistry.


What if we store air in underwater balloons to make electricity?
What if we had a high speed maglev transport to the north shore?
What if outdoor gyms produced electricity?
What if hotel islands could protect the coast?
What if we put solar panels on balloons?


HBO has launched its 2018 Asian Pacific American (APA) Visionaries short film competition.
Following a successful first year, the competition returns to invite APA filmmakers to present their works. The three winning films will be awarded cash prizes and their films will premiere exclusively at next year's LA Asian Pacific Film Festival and on HBO in May 2018.
Westworld star Leonardo Nam will be the ambassador for the competition, which encourages filmmakers to explore themes of home whilst addressing issues such as belonging, identity and culture.
Entries for the competition are now open, with a deadline of 1 November 2017 (11:59pm ET / 8:59pm PT). To enter the competition, click here.
Judges for the competition consist of HBO executives and a panel of industry experts, including representatives from the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and Visual Communications.
To join in the conversation about the competition on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, use the hashtag #HBOVisionaries.
Last year's winning short films are available on HBO NOW and GO until September 2017.


text:
Why This Woman Returns To Africa
in News — by Musa Saidykhan — December 26, 2015
We hope this story of this very resourceful African-American woman will be compelling to many people. At a time Africa is experiencing exodus of its resources, the Imahus Okofu, who had 15 years of human resource management, decided to move to the land of her ancestors. Read the rest in the story below or listen to her video clip.
At 50 years old, Imahus Okofu left New York City for Ghana, West Africa, and never returned.
In the video segment above shot for the BBC in November, Okofu admits that as a native New Yorker, she had never had any desire to visit the continent of Africa, let alone live in one of its countries.
"I didn't want to be no Africa," Okofu says.
"The pictures that the media painted of Africa, the only Africa I saw was Tarzan and Jane.. Would you want to come to Africa? I didn't want to come to Africa at all, because there was nothing good that was told to us about Africa."
But Okofu, who has now lived in Ghana for 25 years, has seen another side of the continent. the shift came after a trip to Elmina Castle in Cape Coast, where African slaves were held before being transported along the Middle Passage to the Americas.
"[I went into the women's dungeon], and as I stood there… I remember being terrified," Okofu exlains. "Gradually, I could feel people touching me, soothing me, saying, "It's alright. You're home. Welcome back…" I knew then that Ghana was going to be my home."
After her experience, Okofu and her husband packed up their belongings, sold what they could sell, and moved to Ghana in 1990. Okofu's story mirrors that of many African-Americans who have travelled or made the move back to Africa in an effort to better connect with their roots and ancestry. While Okofu emphasises the fact that Africa isn't perfect, she also insists that life in Africa isn't as much of a struggle as it was in America.
"I don't like America," the expat says. "I love Africa."
Culled from www.howafrica.com


Learn the basic steps for setting up a rapid reduction guide train for your custom fishing rod.
While this guide concept works best with braid, rapid reduction isn't as hard a concept as many rod builders assume. The basic principle behind rapid reduction is that it merges the best of the micro guide movement and new guide concepts to improve fishing performance.
From boosting casting distance and accuracy to increasing the rod's overall performance, the rapid reduction guide train brings serious benefits to any angler.
Unlike other guide concepts, organizing K-Guides for rapid reduction requires the reel seat and reel to be in a fixed position.
Having your reel seat and reel in place is important because this is the only way to get true rapid reduction as the braid goes from the reel through the guides and out of the tip top.
For the most efficient rapid reduction layout, simply build up the handle and glue the reel seat in place. Once the epoxy glue has dried completely, attach the reel you want to use on this custom rod and move on to the next step.
With the reel seat and spinning reel firmly in place, remove the spool from the reel to reveal the spool's axle. Since this axle is located at the center of the reel, we can use this point to assemble our rapid reduction guide train.
Place the rod on the table with the spool's axle aligned on the table's edge, then take a step back and look at the blank instead. Make sure the angle of the spool's axle coordinates with the edge of the table and the point where the blank crosses the edge of the table will be the choke point.
The choke point is crucial to assembling the rapid reduction guide layout and we will return to it shortly.
Now depending on the test of the braid, you will start off the guides with a stripper guide of either size 16, 20, or 25. For example, any braid up to 10 lb. will use a size 16 stripper, braid up to 20 lb. will use a size 20 stripper, and above 20 lb. braid will use size 25.
Once you know what size stripper is right for you, place it on the rod blank with some guide tubing so that the upper edge of the guide frame is on the edge of the table.
Then with the stripper in place, place the choke guide on the blank with guide tubing at the point where the blank crosses the edge of the table. The choke guide marks where the braid will transition from reduction guides to the remaining running guides, so it will be much smaller.
With these crucial guides in place, there will be room in between to add more reduction guides. The second stripper guide should be exactly half the size of the first stripper guide for the reduction to work correctly.
The second stripper and any guides before the choke guide should also have the upper edge resting along the edge of the table. This layout complements the angle of the reel in order for braid to pass through with the most efficient reduction setup possible.
Since braid is softer and has less memory, the smaller sizes of the first two stripper guides actually pull braid through as straight as possible by encompassing the braid and limiting its oscillation as it travels between guides.
Remember, guide tubing is a great asset for spacing your rapid reduction layout because you can easily shift the guides while also knowing each guide foot is secure in position. For precise guide placement on tapered blanks, guide tubing is available in various sizes for different diameters as well as in CRB Micro Guide Bands for the smallest of guide feet.
When you have the reduction train established with the top edge of each stripper guide on the edge of the table and the edge of the table running through the center of your choke guide, you are ready to get wrapping.
Once you're satisfied with the guide placement, wrap each guide with thread.
Then apply ProKöte epoxy finish, let it cure a full 24 hours, and you'll be ready to experience the incredible performance of a true rapid reduction guide layout.
And even better, you did it yourself!


American public opinion on matters of race has been liberalizing dramatically since the 1940s. Many argue that this increasing tolerance was as much a cause of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, as a consequence. Yet, the fact that public support for the Supreme Court's ban on segregation in public schools did not steadily increase or sharply decline during the 1950s is telling. The Supreme Court is effective in rallying public opinion to its cause only if it garners widespread cooperation of the two other branches of federal government, local and state officials, and decision makers in the mass media. However, the Supreme Court is in a unique position to affect the nation's agenda: it cannot make politicians or publics agree, but it can try to make them pay attention.


text:
Bryan Singer Won't Direct Freddie Mercury Biopic After All
Hazel Cills
Bryan Singer has reportedly been fired from directing the new Freddie Mercury biopic. Production was initially halted after Singer failed to return to set after Thanksgiving. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Rami Malek also reportedly complained to the studio about the director's unprofessionalism and that star Tom Hollander briefly quit the film as well due to Singer's behavior.


Tagged as: french, italian, japanese. See more tags (30) at reverso.net page.
Tagged as: dictionary, translations, english dictionary. See more tags (8) at dict.cc page.
Tagged as: software, video, film. See more tags (28) at opensubtitles.org page.
Tagged as: french, italian, chinese. See more tags (26) at freetranslation.com page.
Tagged as: free online, translator, english translation. See more tags (14) at worldlingo.com page.
Tagged as: translation service, professional translation, spanish translation. See more tags (18) at proz.com page.
Tagged as: french, language, vietnam. See more tags (18) at vdict.com page.
Tagged as: free online, language, word. See more tags (30) at yourdictionary.com page.
Tagged as: audio, spanish, español. See more tags (17) at spanishdict.com page.
Tagged as: dictionary, language translation, online dictionary. See more tags (9) at paralink.com page.
Tagged as: online, dictionary, translator. See more tags (30) at ling.pl page.
Tagged as: dictionary, online dictionary, dictionaries. See more tags (10) at lexicool.com page.
Tagged as: news, software, video. See more tags (30) at 3z.cc page.
Tagged as: news, dvd, fun. See more tags (11) at dvd4arab.com page.
Tagged as: news, business, forum. See more tags (26) at asia.ru page.
Technospot.net - Teaching How to use PC, Mobile, Tablet and Internet, The right way!!
Tagged as: how to use, gadgets, dictionary. See more tags (20) at technospot.net page.
Tagged as: online, web, websites. See more tags (8) at translated.net page.
Tagged as: u s, news, business. See more tags (29) at newswire.ca page.
Tagged as: web design, website design, seo. See more tags (23) at project4hire.com page.
Tagged as: literacy, linguistics, language development. See more tags (6) at sil.org page.
Tagged as: software, video, film. See more tags (28) at subtitleseeker.com page.
Tagged as: online, french, project. See more tags (8) at dicts.info page.
Tagged as: chinese, dictionary, chinese dictionary. See more tags (7) at cdict.net page.
Tagged as: small business, free online, translator. See more tags (15) at systranet.com page.
Tagged as: tell a friend, ask a question, free service. See more tags (13) at freelang.net page.
Tagged as: tell a friend, greece, french. See more tags (24) at translatum.gr page.
Tagged as: free online, search the web, translator. See more tags (20) at webnary.com page.
Mail2world.com - The free email that has everyone talking!
Tagged as: free email, sms, pop. See more tags (16) at mail2world.com page.
Tagged as: website design, search engine, seo. See more tags (29) at bpovia.com page.
Tagged as: online, forum, spanish. See more tags (12) at osola.com page.
Tagged as: gratis, cat, french. See more tags (30) at reverso.com page.
Tagged as: french, italian, chinese. See more tags (18) at lingoes.net page.
Tagged as: 不動産, dictionary, パソコン. See more tags (28) at kotoba.ne.jp page.
Tagged as: hotel, newspaper, picture. See more tags (22) at dictionare.com page.
Tagged as: french, spanish, language. See more tags (11) at interglot.com page.
Tagged as: software, main page, french. See more tags (30) at uz-translations.net page.
Tagged as: u s, new, international. See more tags (30) at studylight.org page.
Tagged as: software, página principal, french. See more tags (30) at uztranslations.net.ru page.
Tagged as: language, learn english, dictionary. See more tags (20) at shertonenglish.com page.
Tagged as: directory of, ask a question, find a job. See more tags (16) at traduguide.com page.
Sapiensman.com - Technical English - Spanish Vocabulary - Vocabulario técnico Inglés - Español ______.
Tagged as: spanish, technical, dictionary. See more tags (16) at sapiensman.com page.
Tagged as: online, free online, language. See more tags (20) at translito.com page.
Tagged as: our mission, the power, information technology. See more tags (17) at gujaratilexicon.com page.
Tagged as: latest news, news, music. See more tags (21) at nigihana.com page.
Tagged as: music, forum, chat. See more tags (28) at janime.info page.
Tagged as: music, film, dvd. See more tags (24) at e2k.ru page.
Tagged as: entertainment, non profit, security. See more tags (7) at rfpdb.com page.


text:
What Next? Arts & Ageing Resources
What Next? tells the story of four artists who worked with older people on a project that broke the mould. The What Next? programme includes the Arts and Ageing Podcast series, the Arts and Ageing Workshops and the Arts and Ageing e-Publication, all providing a toolkit for those working with older people. All of these resources reflect on real life projects that go beyond the normal templates for working with older people.
What Next? is an outcome of Creative Enquiry – Arts and Older People, a project that creatively explored fresh approaches to arts engagement with older people in 2019 supported by The Arts Council Invitation to Collaboration Scheme. Three artist-residencies were hosted by three organisations: Cork Midsummer Festival, Music Alive and SIRIUS with the support of Cork City and County Councils, Age & Opportunity and the HSE.
Dancer and choreographer Helga Deasy and musician and choir leader Susan McManamon worked with MusicAlive on two artist residencies at Nazareth House, a nursing home in Mallow, and at Mayfield Men's Shed. Visual artist Marie Brett worked with Cork Midsummer Festival on a project called Cultural Lore – the idea was that knowledge can be lost from our collective consciousness as technological advances replace more traditional manual methods. Working with SIRIUS in Cobh, the focus of visual artist Colette Lewis's enquiry was to consider new approaches to arts engagement with older people that are more accessible and innovative within a regional context.
As part of What Next?, the Arts and Ageing Podcast produced by Ellie O'Byrne is being released on Monday 4 October, kicking off with two episodes, Local Know-How with Colette Lewis, parts one and two, including Kevin Jones' contributions as an ex-fisherman from Cobh. This will be followed by Cultural Lore with Marie Brett, part one on 11 October and part two on 18 October. Further episodes will include Freedom to Fly with Helga Deasy and Susan McManamon part one on 1 November, part two on 8 November, and part three on 15 November. The final concluding episode, to be released on 21 November, will feature a critical reflection by Ellie O'Byrne. Subscribe and listen to the podcast HERE.
Workshops on planning and delivering arts programming in relation to older people will take place in November, each delivered by representatives of the partner organisations. See details below. Free, but booking essential via the Eventbrite page of SIRIUS.
Finally in December the Arts and Ageing e-Publication will be published. This digital publication will be freely available and will include a summary of learnings and findings as well as recommendations.
What Next? Arts and Ageing Workshops and Clinics
The workshops and clinics offer an opportunity to discuss and reflect with artists, programmers, curators, and local authority arts officers regarding how to meaningfully engage with communities through the arts. They are aimed at staff members at arts organisations, artists and other creative professionals, community workers, health care professionals and policymakers.
Three workshops take place from 9–11 November, 10 am–noon each day, via Zoom, with facilitation by the journalist Ellie O'Byrne. All events are free but booking is required HERE.
How Do We Embed the Arts in Community Settings?
9 November, 10 am–noon; Zoom
Kevin O' Shanahan, Creative Director of MusicAlive, delivers a workshop with artists Helga Deasy and Susan McManamon. There is a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, the promotion of good health, and the management and treatment of illness across the life span. Together Kevin, Helga and Susan ask how one might embed arts in health care. The residencies in which Helga and Susan took part had many positive outcomes. They worked in Nazareth House nursing home in Mallow and Mayfield Men's Shed. Meeting these groups as they are, in their own contexts, provided unique opportunities for collaboration. Kevin, Susan and Helga consider how their work was responsive to the participants.
Cultural Lore Case Study: People's Thinking on Arts Engagement, Ageing and Impact
10 November, 10 am–noon; Zoom
Kath Gorman, former Head of Participation and Engagement at Cork Midsummer Festival delivers a workshop with artist Marie Brett. They present and discuss the key findings and considerations of Marie's 'Cultural Lore' residency with Cork Midsummer Festival, which included how arts programmes might be made accessible for and with older audiences. This used the model of a 'creative enquiry' based on building relationships through a more flexible developmental approach.
What Are the Ethics of Engaging with Older People?
Miguel Amado, Director of SIRIUS, delivers a workshop with artist Colette Lewis. Colette explored ways of collaborating with older people that are accessible and innovative, considering the specificities of operating within a regional context. Rather than emphasising final outcomes, she initiated relationships for the future. Miguel and Colette discuss the role of the arts in society: How might an arts organisation maintain links with participants after a project is 'complete'? They provide guidance on the ethical imperative that an arts organisation should have today, particularly when working with older people, and how that might contribute to discussions of wider societal matters.
Thirty clinics are also available to participants in the workshops. They take place from 9–11 November, 2–5pm each day; the duration of each session is 30 minutes. The schedule is s follows: 2–2.30pm, 2.40–3.10pm, 3.20–3.50pm, 4–4.30pm, 4.40–5.10pm. Participants should prepare a topic they would like to address.
Workshop participants will receive an email from SIRIUS to confirm which clinic sessions and times they are interested in, if any, and subsequently SIRIUS confirms the booking and shares the relevant Zoom links.
9 November: Helga Deasy and Susan McManamon, Kevin O' Shanahan, Creative Director of MusicAlive
10 November: Marie Brett, Siobhán Clancy, Community Arts Coordinator, Cork City Council Arts Office
11 November: Colette Lewis, Miguel Amado, Director, SIRIUS


text:
Do You Have To Give The Engagement Ring Again In Florida?
Shorter Engagements
Women On What It's Really Like To Name Off An Engagement
Number 2 In 2020: Yes, David Brooks, The Nuclear Family Is The Worst Household Kind
Not Agreeing On How Much To Spend On An Engagement Ring May Be A Sign Of Bother
We should take a given plan of action as a result of it comports with the ideas of Scripture, not as a result of we mystically feel "led" to do something we have a powerful need to do anyway. The above language is tough to argue with (who can argue with God?), however that doesn't imply that anybody who uses that language is mechanically correct. As a quick theological aside on steering, God doesn't primarily lead His individuals by mystic emotions in the pits of our stomachs about what He wants us to do. He leads us primarily by His Word, and we're to look there first and primarily for guidance about tips on how to live and make selections. Certainly, as God's individuals, we don't want to reside in fear and have our lives be primarily defined by avoiding temptation somewhat than positively in search of after Christ. Still, where explicit identified areas of temptation exist, it's not dwelling in concern to be deliberate about taking the wiser course. Where a relationship is shorter, accountability stronger, and the level of emotional intimacy more accountable, the level of bodily temptation, and the probability of sin, goes down.
How soon is too soon to get engaged?
Shilpa told the Standard: "In the first couple of months it may be too soon [to get engaged] as the feelings you have for one another may be lust as opposed to love. "It's best to wait until at least 3-6 months to see if the feelings you have are for real or just a fading spark of lust.
For days leading as much as this, everyone was asking how I was going to propose. I at all times felt it will be finest to simply do it alone and when it felt proper.
Those who tie the knot after their early 30s at the moment are extra more likely to divorce than those who marry of their late 20s. My recommendation is to lean into one another during these unsure times . When we first shared the information by way https://bestadulthookup.com/naughtydate-review/ of calls, FaceTimes, texts and eventually to everybody on social media, we were overwhelmed with love from the entire responses. Wednesday was completely unremarkable in each method apart from his proposal.
Given that we're within the heart of engagement season, we wanted to quantify a number of the specifics of American proposals.
In the West, the relatively excessive proportion of younger engagements may be partially defined by Utah, where 60% of the inhabitants are of the Mormon faith.
In the Mormon tradition, young marriages are common, with the common hovering around 23 years of age.
Winter, in general, seems to induce men and women to pop the question, as 30% of all engagements occur in November and December.
As indicated, the regulation usually doesn't consider the at-fault party with the conditional gift approach, and this is applicable to most states. Case in point, if the future husband's misconduct results in the engagement breakup, he nonetheless will get the conditional present back. The answer to this query isn't an outright sure or no, and it might depend on the circumstances that lead to the divorce. The following sections purpose to offer you a better understanding of who has the proprietary right to the ring and when it's okay to ask it again. I actually didn't know the history of the diamond as a engagement ring.
For a greater understanding of the divorce course of, visitMcKinley Irvin's divorce weblog. Mel and Robyn Gibson's divorce in 2009 is considered to be thelargest superstar divorce settlement, as Mel paid his ex $425 million. 69% of older Americans in 2014 mentioned they assume divorce is morally acceptable, in comparison with forty five% in 2001. 81% of AAML divorce attorneys have used or encountered proof obtained from social media. Mothers are the first residential mother or father after a divorce in 5 out of 6 instances. The adverse effects attributable to divorce on kids are typically resolved by the top of the second yr after divorce, with a minority of children who take longer to adjust.
Can a woman propose to a man?
Women proposing to their male partners is nothing new, if still rare — recent surveys show that in straight married couples, only 5 percent of women proposed. So if you're a woman who'd like to propose, you should absolutely go for it. "Of course a woman can propose to a man," says Tina B.
We have been at all times sincere with one another, even during these hard conversations. I had by no means experienced real communication like that in a romantic relationship. Because of all of this, I wished the ring to be something particular. Designer Sarah Rachel Brown was wonderful and actually helped me make my thought even higher than I imagined. a number of modifications and a stone-sourcing issue with customs, it took about seven months until the ring was finished. I knew I wanted to spend my life with Danielle very early on.
Hispanic Brides Free…A Good Present For Friends
Cuban Women Images, Stock Photos & Vectors


text:
No, Your Other Left: An Up-A-Bit Review
by Corey Whelen
3+ Players, 60 Minutes, Medium Complexity, Low Strategy, Ages 8+
Draw a horizontal line across your paper, then draw four, equal-sized circles underneath, touching the line. Take one end of the line, draw a hook on the end to turn it into a "J" shape. Then, off the other side of the line, draw a line straight up, then a smaller line out two inches to the left, then another two inches down. Finally, connect both ends of the line, and what do you see? The answer is a finely played round of Up-A-Bit, a fantastic re-release of the classic party game by Outset Media- although, the real answer is a rollerblade that probably looks a train, sorry.
Up-A-Bit is best described as a sort of reverse-Pictionary where everyone draws the picture except for one player, who acts as a sort of judge. The "Up-A-Bitter" (as they're called in the instructions) is still the only one who knows the clue, which takes the form of a card with a simple line-drawing on it. The winner is the first player to accurately guess what's on the card, by following the Up-A-Bitter's instructions. For the clue-giver, this means detailing step-by-step exactly how to draw their clue, which is always more difficult than it sounds. Everyone knows how to draw a flower, but it's a lot harder without words like "leaves" and "petals".
I am absurdly proud of this fish
Luckily, Up-A-Bit does something really clever to maximize the game's accessibility by adjusting the difficulty on the fly. Everyone has the same piece of paper to draw on, and there is a grid that can be utilized by the Up-A-Bitter. If the Up-A-Bitter uses the grid to describe the drawing more accurately and somebody guesses the clue, they get a point. However, if the Up-A-Bitter doesn't reference the numbers and letters on the grid and somebody guesses the clue, they get two points. This is a fantastic mechanic for a number of reasons. It makes certain clues a lot easier, giving the Up-A-Bitter an interesting choice every time they draw a card. It lowers the barrier of entry so younger kids can get a chance at being the Up-A-Bitter. It also adds a bit of a "risk/reward" mechanic, because if NOBODY guesses the correct clue, then the Up-A-Bitter actually LOSES a point. Yikes!
Much like Pictionary, the Up-A-Bitter will have to contend with people shouting their guesses and a steadily declining time limit as they get people to guess the proper clue. There's no penalty for incorrect guesses, so there are a lot of bad guesses, but this adds a lot of personality and humour to the game. Sure, the Up-A-Bitter knows that everybody has half of a rake drawn, but maybe the drawers think it looks like a bad toupee, or a centipede doing aerobics. And they will absolutely yell these thoughts the moment they enter their head. The laughs come the hardest when the round ends, and there is a genuine sense of glee as you look over everybody's horrible drawings. Even those who followed the directions perfectly end up with a questionable (at best) drawing, and mistakes are common, treated as a joke, and generally trivialized.
A standard player area- masterpiece not included
It's worth noting that the game comes with an abundance of double-sided grid sheets, score pad, several miniature pencils, a hundred different clue cards and six "privacy screens" as the game calls them- little stand-up tri-folds that hide your drawing from peekers, cheaters, and especially Up-A-Bitters. Of course, you can have way more than six players (the player count is only limited by how loud your Up-A-Bitter can yell) but the screens are a nice added value to an already full box.
Look at all that VALUE
Overall, Up-A-Bit is a party game that hits the mark on everything a party game should be. The rules are simple, it can be explained in seconds, it can support a huge number of players WITHOUT increasing the length of the game, kids and adults can play together on a surprisingly even playing field, and, perhaps most importantly, it is absolutely hilarious. It's a fantastic pick-up for holiday get-togethers, family game nights, and casual evenings with friends!


text:
NOLA Concert Review: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Published on : April 7, 2019 by Sydney Clayton
Rainbow Kitten Surprise, lovingly known as RKS, visited New Orleans for the second time last month on February 20th. Despite having just been here for Voodoo, the venue was packed with expectant fans. This one of a kind band is made up of five best friends—Sam Melo, Darrick "Bozzy" Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, Charlie Holt, and Jess Haney—who met each other freshman year of college at App State. They're a tight-knit group with loads of personality, and they never fail to put on an enthralling show. This was no exception.
They kicked off the show with "Matchbox," an equally clever and catchy song off their newest album. It took virtually no time at all to pinpoint one of the reasons that RKS has such a presence when they play. When Melo began singing the first verse, the majority of the crowd started singing right along with him. Honestly, they knew the songs just as well as the band did! The contagious energy from such a dedicated fan base added a new dimension to the concert experience.
Needless to say, we weren't even one song in, and I was already blown away. A few songs later they got personal by playing "Hide," and the relationship between the crowd and the band was even more pronounced. You could feel the emotional energy coming from the band as they played one of their most beloved songs. We were even lucky enough to hear "No Vacancy," a song that hasn't been released yet but captivated the audience all the same.
The show ended with the crowd begging for more. Even after the encore, it was hard to pull myself away. RKS's shows are honest, dynamic, and often down-right flamboyant. It's truly a band worth seeing even if you don't know the music because experiencing the excitement of such devoted fans and the performance of such an eccentric group is truly unforgettable.
COVER PHOTO: Daily Tarheel
About Sydney Clayton
Sydney Clayton
https://tulanemagazine.com/author/sclayton/
Show Reviews: Daisy The Great and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Bonnaroo 2019 Recap
An Inside Look at WTUL, Tulane's Radio Station
Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Guide to Finding a Graduation Dress
Category 5, Style Protection: Staying Stylish in the Rain
Mix It Up: Bring Some Fun Into Your Look
Previous Previous post: What Everyone can Learn from Lent
Next Next post: Brand Review: TLA by Morgan Stewart


When it comes to careers, more and more young people are opting for jobs outside of the norm.
Millennials especially, are choosing to forgo the traditional 9-5.
They're mixing it up when it comes to traditional career paths and Will Ammons and Skyler Grey are no exception.
"We started off as three SMU students and after graduation we were looking for the next thing and we were kind of running parallel ventures and ice cream was the first one to hit" says Will.
The graduates, along with their partners, are launching Baldo's Ice Cream in Dallas, featuring flavors as non-traditional as their career paths.
Skyler agrees, entrepreneurship was just the right fit.
And much like their work philosophy Baldo's will feature anything but vanilla.
"Vanilla is traditional. It's bland. It's boring and we're here to kind of shake things up" says Will.
According to an Allstate poll, 57% of younger Americans are choosing to do work they find enjoyable and influential in society, while 64% of older Americans prioritized simply making money their as their sole goal.
And ahead of the launch of their new scoop shop, the Baldo's team has many emotions.
AND THEY ADMIT FOLLOWING A DREAM, A NON-TRADITIONAL CAREER PATH HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
Baldo's opens soon in Dallas near their founder's alma mater, SMU and it's not all about ice cream. They will be serving coffee, pastries, brunch and even beer and wine. Visit baldosdallas.com for sweet info!


I have now dusted down my winter observatory and I did a quick test mosaic using DSSR. This comprised about 100x 10sec videos which my HEQ5 zipped thru in about 15 minutes. The videos were batch processed in AviStack 2 and merged in Microsoft ICE. Click on image for full size.