It's true. I can't believe I didn't take my camera off my shoulder for day five cycling. It was a long day. Had to find our way out of Agde in which one is directed to go off the trail and take an alternate route which is much longer than the direct route along the ocean.
to help with navigation we would have had a hard time finding our way around the Etang. Supports for cyclists were minimal in terms of signage but once back down close to the ocean things changed drastically.
The old road between Agde and Sete had been converted into a bike path and a new road built parallel to the old road 1/2 km away. So, the path we got to ride along followed right along the edge of the dunes and we would get glimpses of the Mediterranean where access gulleys existed.
The cycling was hot and dry. However, there were bathrooms along the way where one could stop and refill water bottles, stand under the shade for a while and then on to the next section. This section between Agde and Sete is about 20km. By the time we got to the end of the path and the beginning of Sete we were ready for a beer or maybe more.
Finally we got back into the saddle and cycled through the town to our Airbnb accommodation we had arranged for the previous evening. It was a small apartment located very close to the main town market and a few minutes walk to one of the major waterways that make up the town.
Sete is a working town. It's not prettied up for tourists and I kick myself for not speaking good enough French to walk up to a group of fisherman at the docks and asking if I could take a picture of them as they mended their nets together. It was such a quintessential photo of the Mediterranean fishing port and I missed it.
A little more ethnic diversity than Saissac!
Sete also has a ferry which goes to Tangiers. Historically this connection is long-term and as a result there is a heavy Arabic influence on the town recognized by men in their djellabas and Muslim headgear. It's a city reflecting more the diverse French population than places like Saissac and Carcassonne.
Sete's earlier years saw numerous Italians settling as they became the mainstay of the fishing industry. There is an 'Italian' section of Sete that is quite colourful and is close to the downtown area.
Who looks grumpier. Me, after walking up that damn hill or, grumpy cat?
The beaches do attract the tourists but they are to the south of Sete along the cycle route we had taken. To accommodate the beach lovers there are lots of resorts/hotels in the stretch leading into Sete but the town is thankfully isolated from their impact other than along the main shopping street.
We all stayed in town for two nights taking in the sites, eating some good food and taking in a Miro exhibit at the local gallery. Early the last morning we clambered on to the train with our bicycles and headed off to Beziers where we dropped off our bikes.
As usual in Europe travelling on the trains with bicycles is a great way to go. Not all trains have bike facilities but the large majority do and at no cost. It makes travelling in Europe the easiest and even if you aren't planning a week-long trip but rather going city to city then it's a great way to travel. Having a bike once you are in a place makes sightseeing so easy as most cities are bike friendly.
Beziers was the terminus. We had cycled by Beziers on Day 4 of our trip but had not stopped in the city itself. So, we got there early, dropped off the bikes and walked around the town. It's not a large city, 71,000 people, but is one of the oldest cities in France dating back to 570B.C.
Well done for a bunch of 'old crocks'!
Mate, your grumpiness is easily cured by French pastries.. hah!
Well done you old farts.
Hey Tony and Connie Thanks for the great tour of Canal du Midi. We're on our way to London on Saturday.


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James Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Department Chair, Modern Languages and Literature
Office Phone: (951) 343-4277/3434590
E-mail: jlu@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 256
Office Hours: MWF: 2:00-3:30 pm and by Appointment.TR: 3:00p-5:00pm and by Appointment.
Ph.D. English Duke University 1992
M.A. English Duke University 1988
M.A. Literature Institute of American Literature 1985
B.A. English Shandong University 1982
Undergraduate Level:
ENG 113 - Composition
ENG 123 - Intermediate Composition
ENG 201 - Introduction to Literature for Majors
ENG 233 - Survey of American Literature
ENG 253 - Survey of World Literature I
ENG 263 - Survey of World Literature II
ENG 303 - Topics in World Literature
ENG 313 - Multicultural Literature
ENG 350 - Advanced Composition
ENG 401 - Literary Theory and Criticism
ENG 403 - British Novel till 1900
ENG 433 - Major Authors
ENG 460 - Contemporary British Literature
ENG 473 - Creative Writing
HUM 213 - Integrated Humanities I
HUM 223 - Integrated Humanities II
Graduate Level:
ENG 520 - Narrative Theory and Criticism
ENG 525 - Non-Western Literature
ENG 530 - Multicultural Theory and Pedagogy
ENG 550 - Graduate Seminar: British Literature
ENG 570 - Graduate Seminar: World Literature
ENG 582 - Topics in Film Studies
Genre Studies
Multicultural Literature
1993-1995: Department of Comparative Literature, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
1989-1992: University Writing Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
1985-1986: English Department, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Professional Honors:
2011 Distinguished Professor of the Year; 2003 Distinguished Scholar of the Year, CBU
1999: Fellow, National Endowments, Yale University; 1994: NEH Fellow, Princeton University
1991-1992: Junior Teaching Fellow, Association of American Colleges, Duke University
1986-1987: Fulbright Scholar
Publications and Conference Papers:
Chairperson, "East-West Circulations and Economies I," PAMLA 115th Annual Conference, Chaminade University, Nov. 10-12, 2017.
Chairperson, "East-West Circulations and Economies II," PAMLA Annual Conference, November 10-12, 2017.
"Classroom Lecture Experiences," the US Chinese Scholars Association 2017 Conference, San Gabriel, CA November 5, 2017.
"Tales of Colonial Ruins: The Grass Is Singing and Wide Sargasso Sea," CCL Conference, San Diego, CA, May 11-13, 2017.
Panel Chair, ""Philosophy, Ethics, and the Human," Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association, November, 2016.
"C. S. Lewis and Ecocriticism," the 5th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Linguistics, Singapore, May, 2016.
"`Lyrical Stirrings of the Soul': the Power of Poetic Prose in Fiction," Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, CA, April, 2016.
"Two Tales of a City: Riverside's Historic Chinatown and Mission Inn," Symposium, hosted by Occidental College & Autry Museum, March, 2016.
Panel Chair, "Renaissance and Democracy," The 113 Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association Conference, Portland, OR, November, 2015.
"Revisiting Roman Jakobson's Translation Theory: from Linguistics to Cultural Contact," PAMLA, Portland, OR, March, 2015.
"Mo Yan's Bizarre Novel: A Tour de Force of Multiple Dimensions," Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Seattle University, May, 2015.
"A Natural Path for Ecocriticism: a Biblical Approach to Literary Theory," Annual Christianity and Literature Conference on Secular and Sacred Engagements in Literature and Theory, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, May 2014.
"Two Tales of a City: Riverside's Mission Inn and Historic Chinatown," PAMLA 112 Annual Conference, Riverside Convention Center, November, 2014.
Panel Chair, "American Literature Read through a Christian Lens," PAMLA Conference, Riverside, CA, Nov., 2014.
Panel Chair, "Literature of the American West II," Annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference, San Diego, November, 2013.
"Local Identities and Community-based Pedagogies: How We Relate in Teaching Composition and Rhetoric," a Plenary Speech at the Southern California Second Symposium on Composition and Rhetoric," at UC-Irvine, CA, May, 2013.
"Leo Tolstoy's Negative Capability and Christian Sensitivity: A Comparative Reading of `Family Happiness,'" the Annual Conference on Christianity and Literature, at APU, CA, May 2013.
"Migration, Writing, and Transnational Context: Newer Immigrants in Asian American Literature," the 2012 Pacific Ancient and Modern Language and Literature Association Conference, Seattle, October, 2012.
Panel Chair, "College Composition and Rhetoric I," 2012 Pacific Ancient and Modern Language and Literature Association Conference, Seattle, October, 2012.
Discussant, Round Table, the First Annual Southern California Rhetoric and Composition Research Symposium, University of California-Irvine, April, 2012.
"A Personal Reflection: On the Necessity of the Transactional Theory for Transformational and Perspective Leaders," US – China Symposium on Educational, Technology and Teacher Leadership, Shanghai, China, 2012.
"The Polemics of Christopher West's Mystery Novel The Third Messiah," CCL, Costa Mesa, California, April, 2011.
"Vibrant across the Pacific Ocean: Recent Crime Stories Set in China and Their Socio-Historical Implications," The Modern Language Association Convention, Los Angeles, January, 2011.
"The Fate of Wong Ho Leun Chinatown Site: A Look at the Past, Present, and Uncertain Future of Riverside Historic Chinatown," The 16th Annual International Conference of the Chinese Professors of Social Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, November, 2010.
"A Comparative Study of Epiphany in James Joyce's Dubliners and Anton Chekov's `The Lady with the Pet Dog.'" Southern Comparative Literature, Phoenix, Arizona, October, 2009.
"The Eclipsed and Silenced in the Third-Person Limited Omniscient Narrative: A Case Study of James Joyce's The Dead." Christianity and Literature Conference. Newberg, Oregon, April, 2009.
"From the Heroic to the Shameful: War Trash, an Untold Story of Chinese POWs," the PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) Conference, Pasadena, CA, November, 2008.
Moderator, "Lewis' Correspondence and the Life of Faith and Faith and Doubt," C.S. Lewis Summer Institute, Oxford and Cambridge, England, July-August, 2008
"Rich Simplicity: Unique Narrative Agents in Krzysztof Kieslowski's A Short Film about Love." Christianity and Literature Conference, Biola University, April, 2008.
Panelist, "The Sense of Place." University of California at Riverside, Sweeney Art Gallery. Riverside, CA, October, 2008.
"From Walkman and MTV to IPod and YouTube: Allan Bloom's Concerns Twenty Years Ago and Now." The 2nd Annual Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, May, 2008.
"Wisdom from Mark Twain' s Humor: A Response to David Kaun's Work-Leisure Theory." Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference. May, 2007.
"The Roles of the Community in William Faulkner's Novel As I Lay Dying and Zhang Yimou's Film The Road Home." Southern Comparative Literature Association Conference. Athens, Georgia, September, 2006.
"A Comparative Study of American and Chinese Animated Film Industry." International Conference on Hollywood and Chinese Cinema. Shanghai, China, June, 2006.
"Towards a Constructive Pedagogy," International Conference on Chinese Cinema and Asian Cinema in the Context of Globalization. Beijing China, June 9-10, 2005.
"From Michelangelo's David to Derrida's Difference: Problems of Value and Evaluation." International Conference on Arts and Literature. Honolulu, Hawaii, January, 2004.
"Remembering the Lost Daughters: A Comparative Reading of Literature as History." The Southern Comparative Literature Association Conference. Austin, Texas, September, 2003.
"Surprised by Insanity: Tolstoy's Art of Reconciliation." Christianity and Literature Conference on "Conflict and Reconciliation in Film and Literature." Seattle, April, 2003.
"Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune: A Tale of Transnational Tales," The 3rd Annual Conference on Writing in the Academy: Craft, Critique, Culture. Iowa, March, 2003.
"Ishmael Reed's Conversations with Shawn Wong," Contemporary American Literature Symposium; Santa Fe, New Mexico, October, 2001.
"Visible on the Margin?" National Conference on Asian Americans in the Higher Education, San Francisco, California, April, 2001.
"Chinese Americans in Mass Media," Association for Asian Studies Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 1999.
"Hollywood's Representation of 'Aliens' in Cultural Terms," MLA (Modern Language Association) Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, December, 1998.
"Multicultural Dilemma in Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease," the Third Annual Conference on Emerging Literature of the Southwest, El Paso, Texas, November, 1997.
"Reflective Tensions: Teaching Literature in Integrated Humanities" (with Scott Key), Conference on Christianity and Literature, Seattle University, May, 1997.
"How Are We Using CSIEC Start-Up Grants?" (with Richard Mobley), Cooperative Services International Education Consortium, Mobile, Alabama, September, 1996.
"Many Voices in the Literatures of California" (with Stanley Orr), Visioning California Conference, Pasadena, California, September, 1996.
"Maxine Hong Kingston's Monkey King: the Power of Transformation," MLA Annual Convention, San Diego, California, December, 1994.
"A Commentary on Inspiration and Poetry," AAS Annual Conference, Utica, March, 1993.
"Myth and Fantasy in Gulliver's Travels and Flowers in the Mirror," International Conference on Myth and Fantasy, Carrollton, Georgia, October, 1991.
"Asian American Writers in the Mainstream of American Literary Studies," Southern Humanities Council Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee, February, 1991.
"Save Chinatown," with Vince Moses, The Press-Enterprise, 5 August 2008.
"Literature and Philosophy" (book chapter, with John Towbridge and Stanley Orr), in Western Literature Studies: Traditions, Trends and Topics. Beijing: Renda University Press, 2007
"Mysterious Tenacity." The Colors of Life: A Collection of Poetry. Ed. Howard Ely. Owings Mills, Maryland: Watermark Press, 2004. 1.
"A Commentary." Rev. of An Introduction to China, by John B. Wong. Loma Linda, California: Loma Linda U Press, 2004. 270.
"Enacting Asian American Transformations: An Interethnic Perspective," MELUS, Winter, 1998, PP. 85-101.
"Re-constructing History: the Storytellers and Storytelling in Tracks and Homebase," Emerging Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. 166-77.
"The Last Emperor: a History Lesson and a Lesson in History," Biography, Winter 1994, pp. 56-62.
"The Locality of the Novel: Peculiarities of Chinese and Japanese 'Small Talk'," Tamkang Review, 1990, pp. 114-125.
"A Photographer's Snapshots: a Poem," World Treasure of Great Poems, Vol. 2, ed. John Campbell, Sacramento, CA: World of Poetry Press, 1988, P. 413.
Translation into Chinese of The Age of Innocence, a Novel by Edith Wharton, with Dele Ren, Guiyang: Guizhou Press, 1986, 338 pages.
"American Realism and Naturalism at the Turn of the Century," Studies in American Literature, Spring 1985, pp. 25-48.
"Reading Native Son: Going Underground," Studies in American Literature, Fall, 1984, pp. 167-191.
Conference Panels Chaired:
Moderator, "Lewis' Correspondence and the Life of Faith" and "Faith and doubt: Ethics and Aesthetics"; the C.S. Lewis Summer Institute on "The Self and the Search Meaning," Oxford and Cambridge, England, July-August, 2008.
Panel Chair, "Reflections on Cinematic Transactions between East and West," International Conference on Chinese Cinema and Asian Cinema in the Context of Globalization. Beijing China, June 6-7, 2005
Panel Moderator, "Engaging Literary Polemics," Conference on Christianity and Literature. March, San Diego, CA, 2004.
Panel Chair, "Reading Texts for Voices of Change," Southern Humanities Council Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, February, 1995.
Panel Chair, "16th-Century Literature and Social Thought," Citadel Conference on Literature, Charleston, SC, March, 1991.
Tyler Baptist Church (SBC)
Mission Inn Cultural Heritage Foundation Working Group
1. "There is plenty of heavenly music for those who are tuned in."
2. "...always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;"
-1 Peter 3:15b, NASB

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Next Chapter Book Club Anyone 16 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities, regardless of verbal and reading skill, is invited to participate in this book club.Limit 10.
Anyone 16 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities, regardless of verbal and reading skill, is invited to participate in this book club. The goal of this book club is to read an entire novel by taking turns reading aloud. Limit 10.


Studies show that using images and text to represent your ideas is more effective than just using text. The key is choosing the right images because those same studies show that images with no purpose can actually make learning harder.
To lessen the cognitive load and make your content more memorable, it's important to use images that contribute to the learning experience rather than detract from it.
Here are three things to consider when using images in your elearning courses.
Images are effective because they can hook us emotionally or get us to see things in a new way. Images can connect us to greater ideas and places in time.
Look at the picture below. Even though there's no text, it tells a story. What does this picture say to you? What story does it tell?
The screens below demonstrate how you can easily convert bullet point text into something that is both visually interesting and memorable.
As you can see, the second image is more interesting and whatever is missing by removing the text can be augmented with narration. The second image is more effective because it is visually memorable, the information is concise, and you can never go wrong with a pug.
These two images come from the "Meet Henry" presentation. Spend some time studying how the designer of the slides used images and minimal text to convey key points of information.
While images are good at sharing information, you do run the risk that what the learner sees is not what you are trying to convey. Without guidance on your part, your learners could interpret the image differently than how you intend.
The image of the girl above is from the Great Depression. You can imagine a detailed scenario to embellish the image and create a very moving story. However, the image changes dramatically if I add the following information.
With appropriate guidance, the learner's attention is focused on key areas and the purpose of the image is clear and contributes to the content.
A common problem with elearning courses is that we are tempted to put images on the screen to dress it up. The image serves no real purpose other than decoration.
Compare the images below. The first is typical of what we see—bullet point text with a decorative image.
The second is an example of how the image supports the content and helps the learner develop a visual model of the information. If you notice, the text is almost identical. I only made minor modifications by creating a more descriptive title and positioning the text close to its part on the image.
Make your next elearning course more dynamic by using effective graphics. Visualize your screens and use graphics that explain the content. Avoid using graphics to make your screen pretty.
With some practice and intentional design of your graphics, you will create very effective elearning.
*Demo content from Oregon State University and Shane Eubanks.
I really like the before and after images because it shows that it doesn't take much to change bullet points to something different. I am going to share this with my team.
You do what you teach. Your post is a great example itself about effective usage of images. Thanks. I've learned so much from your website.
Careful selection of applicable, humorous illustrations can substantially improve the impact of your e-learning, rendering it more memorable and enjoyable for your learners (and making it more fun for you as you build your course).
Thanks for the comments. I've gotten a number of emails requesting more information on how to create better looking slides and graphics. Here are two books that I recommend.
Tom: Thanks for making a comment. The translationstools are rather crude so i translate the main points of my post.
I try to point out the importance of using pictures in marketing and education. We are using our sight as the main sense thus it is very important for our survival. All we take in as a picture we encode and also make social conventions about symbols and what they mean. Kings and other leaders has used symbols in their pictures for a long time. We can use symbols to make our message clear and stand out.
Welcome to the blog, Bengt. Good points. There's a lot more we can do strategically when designing the images we use. I always wonder about the avatars we choose for forums and online activities. Many times, I develop a mental picture of the person based on the avatar, which probably influences how I respond.
Am I the only one who thinks the Pug looks like Marty Feldman …?
Tom, I really like the 3 points and examples. My primary impression your article: It is striking how the answer is not all narration nor all image but a well planned union of the 2.
I found some related content on the Midnight Oil Production site. These guys promote effective usage of video in church services and recently posted content from an online college course they produced entitled "Communicating Visually." It is a 4 part (so far) program and the URL for part 1 is http://midnightoilproductions.com/reading/?p=44. It contains links to the other 3 parts.
Thanks for sharing your work, Tom!
There is a slight resemblance:) Thanks for the link, Chris. I'll check it out.
I had come across an acronym for remembering the type of graphics that we use. I think it is DR MORIT or MR DORIT!!
If a graphic is not meeting any of the above types or criteria as related to the content, then we can do away with the graphic or change it.
Good acronym and easy to remember. Just tell your SME's to run their images by the doctor.
I agree 300%; images tell the story. I use Power Point to teach kids Bible stories. the only "slide format" I use is the blank slide with a background scene appropriate to the story. Then instead of just pasting the figures that tell the story on the background; move them into the scene by using a "Custom Animation" effect. Where concise graphics tell the story, animation grabs and focuses attention.
The only text I will use is a quick flash of a character's name and the key scripture verses relevant to the lesson.
My presentations are a transition from the age old "flannel board" and because of the animation possibilities they hold kids attention much longer and improve retention.
Gary: I do something similar. I'm actually playing with some ideas based on the way Common Craft does their videos, only I'm building them in PowerPoint.
I'd be interested in seeing how yours look. Feel free to send me a link or sample via the contact Tom section.
This isn't necessarily something I want published on your blog, but I just wanted to thank you for hosting such an informative site. I have recently entered into the e-learning field, and it's nice to read your articles about working in e-learning… actually helps me confirm that everything I've learned and believe about traditional training can be applied pretty much 1:1 in e-learning!
Not only is it informative, but I love the look and feel of the blog page, especially your cartoon or avatar or whatever it is! It's probably one of the nicest looking ones I visit.
Tom, thank you for creating a blog that always interests me and gives me a new resource to explore.
At the start of your post, you indicate there are studies that confirm these ideas. Do you know where we might be able to find them? If you only have general information, could you share it so I can do some research? If I find them, I will share what I find.
Good question, Stephanie. Off the top of my head, I'd just recommend books by Richard Mayer, like Multimedia Learning . I think E-Learning and the Science of Instruction is a good book and probably provides the depth most people are looking for.
If you want to do your own research, Google has a nice scholar search feature. You can also try trade journals, industry groups or the Journal of Educational Psychology.
again many thanks for your new animation techniques tips. It is amazing help and real service you kindly offer. Great!
Many thanks for sharing this information. I looked at Meet Harry's presentation and I agree on the importance of having the right images when sending specific messages. However, I was a little bit concern about the numbers of slides used to do this exercise. I have heard that number of slides in presentations counts, especially if you want to call learner/customers' attention and don't let them get bored. Perhaps using the proper images AND considering the numbers of slides, I can create better presentations with useful meaning.
One more thing… As I'm not from United States I didn't know what the group that represents the eagle. What's the group's name? (Perhaps something else to consider when having learners worldwide).
Good question, Carolina. I think the essence of the point about slide count is that you should be leery of overloading your audience/learners with information. Slide count was more an issue when you people followed the 8 lines and 8 words per slide rule.
Sometimes I will use multiple slides to build an animation. In the past that might have been one slide, but now it's stretched over a series of slides. The user can't really tell.
Also, here's an interesting presentation that I think is a good example of how slide count is not relevant if the presentation is good.
I found your article quite interesting. Currently, I'm doing my research project based on correct image choice while using powerpoint presentations in the teaching of vocab. Therefore, your article is one of the best that I found to support my thesis. The thing is I need to quote and I dunno how I can do that.
Could you please tell me how I can quote this article??? and where did you get all this information from??.
Feel free to quote any part of my post. In addition, you can find more research based content in my comment above in one of the books by Mayer or Clark.
I'm very curious about this – could you point me to some of these studies please? I'd very much appreciate it.
I'd start with one of the books that I added to the comments above. Mayer and Clark do a fine job bringing the relevant studies into focus for those who create elearning courses, especially since most of us don't have ready access to some of the educational psych journals.
I know this is an old thread, but you don't point out the importance of using an art director and/or graphic designer skilled in eLearning initiatives. Too often, graphic mistakes are introduced by persons who are not skilled in graphic design. Imagine how the content would suffer if the instructional design of a course was developed by someone who knows nothing about instructional design.
@Mario: good point. In an ideal world, you'd have a graphics person to work with. Unfortunately, that's not the case for many people developing elearning courses. That's one of the reasons for this blog. I try to provide tips to help them around that.
The last two large organizations I worked at had a number of Flash developers, yet we had not graphic designers. My guess is that it is the case for many of the IDs.
"Studies show that using images and text to represent your ideas is more effective than just using text." Can you cite some of these studies. As an eLearning professional and student, it's helpful to be able to cite the study when making the argument to use or not use a particular graphic or method in a course design.
@Linda: I'd start with Richard Mayers' work. Ruth Clark has also done a great job summarizing much of the research around multimedia design. I included links to some resources you can buy from Amazon. If you do a search online, you'll find lots of presentations and articles from both that may be a good starting point.


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Archives for July 16th, 2004
Reaching Socially Excluded Young People
Features, PublicNet: 16 July, 2004
By David Crimmens, Fiona Factor, Tony Jeffs, John Pitts, Carole Pugh, Jean Spence and Penelope Turner. Providing a range of guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds to help smooth the transition to adult life is the aim the Government's Connexions strategy. Getting the socially excluded into education, training or work is central to the success of the strategy. The authors explore how street based youth work relates to Connextions. They identify the tensions in the links and suggest where action is needed.
ZERO TOLERANCE TO BULLYING: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Headlines, PublicNet: 16 July, 2004
A national Anti-Bullying Alliance of more than 50 expert organisations has been launched to act as a national agency to work with teachers, schools and local education authorities to promote anti-bullying best practice across all schools. Anti-bullying experts will be based in every region of the country to provide practical help, advice and support in tackling all forms of bullying in schools. The experts will draw on recent regional conferences involving head teachers, teachers and pupils which explored the latest anti-bullying techniques and shared best practice.The Alliance will develop innovative, practical approaches to tackling bullying, which as well as physical or emotional assault also includes the modern menace of bullying by text messaging, email and Internet chat.
Read more on ZERO TOLERANCE TO BULLYING: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED…
GET YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT TOGETHER SAYS OMBUDSMAN
The casualties of change management failure in public services are typically families seeking support from an absent parent and claimants of tax credits. In the past year these failures have brought cases of distress and financial hardship to the desk of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. In her Annual Report for 2003-4, Ann Abraham highlights the cost of failure in human terms. She sets out the weaknesses in change management processes and calls for a significant changes of mindset in government bodies.Her major criticisms are aimed at large scale changes in government services, underpinned by significant IT projects. The weaknesses she identifies are too little preparation time, not enough planning and no piloting. She is particularly concerned that change management plans to not include robust arrangements to ensure that redress is available when things go wrong.
Read more on GET YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT TOGETHER SAYS OMBUDSMAN…


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National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO)
By Michael J. Suralik, and Noam H. Arzt, Ph.D. | January 29, 2019
An immunization information system (IIS) aggregates immunization information for children (and some adults) living or receiving immunization services in a jurisdiction. One of the core components of an IIS is its immunization evaluation and forecasting system: the computerized algorithm that is used to determine if vaccine doses that were administered to the patient are clinically valid (evaluation) and to project what doses are due now and in the future (forecasting). These algorithms are used to support clinical decision support (CDS) at the point of care and also to help public health agencies understand and manage the immunization status of whole populations.
HLN Releases New Version of Open Source Immunization Forecaster
Press Release | HLN Consulting | August 2, 2017
HLN Consulting has released a new version of the award winning Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a service-oriented, standards-based immunization forecasting software system that evaluates a patient's immunization history and generates the appropriate immunization recommendations. ICE can be used in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems. The release includes changes to the rules for several vaccine series, including Polio, Meningococcal ACWY, and Influenza.
HLN's Open Source Immunization Forecaster Receives 2017 Upshot Award
Press Release | HLN Consulting | June 12, 2017
On June 6, 2017, HLN was awarded the 2017 Upshot Award for Excellence in Vaccine Supply, Access, and Use by the US Department of Health and Human Services National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) for its ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster. In the letter of award, Dr. Jewel Mullen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health commented that, "HLN Consulting's efforts on the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) are impressive. This powerful tool-including its open-source nature and seamless integration into clinical workflows-holds great promise for improving clinical decision-support and ultimately vaccination rates. Thank you for daring to innovate, collaborate, and lead in an area that is not only complex, but constantly evolving."
ONC Selects Noam Arzt to serve on the ONC Trusted Exchange Framework Task Force
Press Release | HLN Consulting | February 19, 2018
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has selected Dr. Noam H. Arzt, President of HLN Consulting (HLN), as a member of the Trusted Exchange Framework Task Force. This group of healthcare and health information technology specialists will advise ONC on various aspects of the Draft Trusted Exchange Framework. This framework outlines a common set of principles for trusted exchange of health information records and minimum terms and conditions for trusted exchange as directed by Congress in the 21st Century Cures Act.


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A diagram depicting a twistor -- an extended entity in space and time that can be thought of as a 2-dimensional light ray. Credit: Penrose, R., & Rindler, W. (1986). Spinors and Space-Time (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
New Math Bridges Holography And Twistor Theory
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The modern-day theoretical physicist faces a taxing uphill climb.
"As we learn more, reality becomes ever more subtle; the absolute becomes relative, the fixed becomes dynamical, the definite is laden with uncertainty," writes physicist Yasha Neiman.
A professor and head of the Quantum Gravity Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), he grapples with this conundrum on a daily basis. Quantum gravity, Neiman's branch of physics, aims to unify quantum mechanics, which describes nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles, with Einstein's theory of General Relativity–the modern theory of gravitation as curvature of space and time. How, he asks, can physicists write equations when the geometry of space itself becomes subject to quantum uncertainty? Quantum gravity, the current frontier in fundamental theory, has proven more difficult to detangle than previous concepts, according to Neiman.
"With the concept of space slipping between our fingers, we seek out alternative footholds on which to base our description of the world," he writes.
This search for alternative footholds is, in essence, a search for a new language to describe reality–and it is the subject of his most recent work, published in the Journal of High Energy Physics. In the paper, Neiman proposes a new vantage point on the geometry of space and time–one that builds on well-established approaches in physics, like holography and twistor theory, to reach new ground.
Holography is an offshoot of string theory–the theory that the Universe is made up of one-dimensional objects called strings–which was developed in the late 1990s. Holography imagines the ends of the Universe as the surface of an infinitely large sphere that forms the boundary of space. Even as geometry fluctuates within this sphere, this "boundary at infinity" on the sphere's surface can remain fixed.
For the past 20 years, holography has been an invaluable tool for conducting quantum-gravity thought experiments. However, astronomical observations have shown that this approach cannot really apply to our world.
"The accelerating expansion of our Universe and the finite speed of light conspire to limit all possible observations, present or future, to a finite–though very large–region of space," Neiman writes.
In such a world, the boundary at infinity, where the holographic picture of the Universe is based, is no longer physically meaningful. A new frame of reference may be needed–one that does not attempt to find a fixed surface in space, but which leaves space behind altogether.
In the 1960s, in an attempt to understand quantum gravity, physicist Roger Penrose proposed such a radical alternative. In Penrose's twistor theory, geometric points are replaced by twistors–entities that most closely resemble stretched, light ray-like shapes. Within this twistor space, Penrose discovered a highly efficient way to represent fields that travel at the speed of light, such as electromagnetic and gravitational fields. Reality, however, is composed of more than fields–one needs also to account for the interactions between them, such as the electric force between charges, or, in the more complicated case of General Relativity, gravitational attraction resulting from the energy of the field itself. However, including the interactions of General Relativity into this picture has proven a formidable task.
So, then, can we express in twistor language a full-fledged quantum gravitational theory, perhaps simpler than General Relativity, but with both fields and interactions fully taken into account? Yes, according to Neiman.
Neiman's model builds on higher spin gravity, a model developed by Mikhail Vasiliev in the 1980s and 90s. Higher spin gravity can be thought of as the "smaller cousin" of String Theory, "too simple to reproduce General Relativity, but very instructive as a playground for ideas," as Neiman puts it. In particular, it is perfectly suited for exploring possible bridges between holography and twistor theory.
On one hand, as discovered by Igor Klebanov and Alexander Polyakov in 2001, higher spin gravity, just like string theory, can be described holographically: its behavior within space can be captured completely in terms of a boundary at infinity. On the other hand, its equations contain twistor-like variables, even if these are still tied to particular points in ordinary space.
From these starting points, Neiman's paper takes an additional step, constructing a mathematical dictionary that ties together the languages of holography and twistor theory.
"The underlying math that makes this story tick is all about square roots," writes Neiman. "It's about identifying subtle ways in which a geometric operation, such as a rotation or reflection, can be done 'halfway'. A clever square root is like finding a crack in a solid wall, opening it in two, and revealing a new world."
Using square roots in this way has a long-standing history in math and physics. In fact, the intrinsic shape of all matter particles–such as electrons and quarks–as well as twistors, is described by a square root of ordinary directions in space. In a subtle technical sense, Neiman's method for connecting space, its boundary at infinity, and twistor space, boils down to taking such a square root again.
Neiman hopes that his proof of concept can pave the way towards a quantum theory of gravity that does not rely on a boundary at infinity.
"It will take a lot of creativity to uncover the code of the world," says Neiman. "And there's joy in fumbling around for it."
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Again, this is possibly due to congested or poor draining brain-lymph.
While Dr. Cotton may have been on to something in the early 1900's, the need to extract infected body parts will likely be unnecessary as this research unfolds. Perhaps even more interesting is the importance Ayurveda gave to the lymphatic system, or "rasa." The lymph was considered the body's nutrient fluid, taking nutrients on the journey from the digestive tract to the cells of the body. It was the highway for the immune system and waste removal as well. Ayurvedic therapies for congested lymph were common, and used daily as the first line of defense against ill health.
For example, thousands of years ago, Ayurvedic texts discussed lymph vessels in the brain that line the sagittal sinus in the skull, which were considered the brain drains of cerebral spinal fluid. Treatments for these lymph vessels in the brain, with techniques like nasya (nasal inhalation) and other therapies, were aimed at deep psychiatric and traumatic-triggered imbalances. Today, the discovery of these lymph vessels is giving researchers the link they needed to connect immunity, infection, mood and inflammation.
The lymphatic system starts as lacteals lining the intestinal tract that absorb nutrients and toxins—mostly fats and proteins. If the intestinal skin becomes irritated, the lymph around the gut, called the Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue (GALT), can become congested. Many experts agree that this is where 80 percent of the body's immunity lies.
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The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, found that a person's body position while they sleep could affect how toxins are flushed from the brain though lymphatic vessels in the brain, called glymphatics.
Scientists used rodents to test how different sleep positions affect the glymphatic system. The glymphatic system is the waste clearance system for the brain. Researchers found that lying on your side when you sleep may be the most efficient position for toxins to flush out of the brain through the glymphatics.
The study found that the rodents who were in the lateral position cleared amyloid beta about 25 percent better than when sleeping on their backs or stomach. Amyloid beta proteins contribute to brain plaque, which is linked to gradual cognitive decline. Further studies on humans still need to be done to confirm these findings. Fortunately, most folks find sleeping on their side most comfortable.
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Motion Control: Here to Stay?
Will motion control continue strong into the generations to come?
By Lewis Hampson. Posted 10/14/2011 14:00 15 Comments	 ShareThis
Wii Motion Plus: Under used, under appreciated.
Casual gamers tend to be fickle. The amount of people I know personally who have tried the Wii, loved it for a few months, then sold it, are numerous. I fear the same fate may befall Microsoft with Kinect, only they stand to lose a whole lot more if the incessant pushing of the device to the core market does not subside. Looking to the next generation, I would guess that Microsoft will implement Kinect into every single console they manufacture, and given their ridiculously stringent regulations, I would not be surprised if every company that develops for the console had to implement the device in some way or another to their titles. This kind of move from Microsoft could have serious repercussions for the core gamer, who may feel slightly betrayed by the sudden jumping of ship. After all, it is they who pay the subscription fees, they who stayed with Microsoft through RROD-gate, and they who have brought success to the Xbox division of Microsoft as a whole.
One look at Microsoft's painful 2011 E3 press conference gives indication as to where Microsoft are right now. In the same place that Nintendo were three years ago, when they produced the much maligned 2008 E3 press conference. Microsoft are putting a significant amount of their eggs in the motion-controlled basket and if they are not careful they could end up losing the large install base of core gamers they had worked so hard to procure in the first place. Kinect is the most relevant and recent success story of the motion control saga. On the other hand, Nintendo has not been able to sustain the public's attention long enough for their Wii to be viable today. Wii MotionPlus came and went without so much of a flicker, and to this day I do not personally know anyone who actually owns the device. Nintendo are forcing MotionPlus upon us with the upcoming Skyward Sword but apart from this game, there are no games for Wii which utilise the add-on with any game-changing degree of success.
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Playing through New Super Mario Bros Wii and Donkey Kong Country Returns only highlights my frustrations with, and the limitations of, motion control technology. Why do I have to shake the pad for Mario to be propelled skyward? Why do I have to again shake the pad for Donkey Kong to roll from the edge of a platform? Both of these examples, for me, highlight how motion controls are outstaying their welcome. These motion based manoeuvres feel tacked on, implemented just because they're on Wii. But to be honest, I'm getting pretty damn tired of it all. Nintendo themselves have shifted focus away from motion control with the forthcoming, unimaginatively titled Wii U. The system will have one iPad-style controller which will be the central "gimmick" of the console, with the full array of control methods yet to be announced. Though I am guessing that with Nintendo's focus firmly on "this console is for everyone" customisable control schemes over a variety of gamepads will be the order of the day.
Motion control is a chapter in the history of video games which is yet to be closed. The idea and implementation of the control scheme was born out of a need for change at Nintendo. Only, the success of motion control must surely have outperformed even Nintendo's greatest expectations (given the relatively dismal sales of GameCube before it) and caught the whole industry off-guard. In an effort to respond, Microsoft and Sony released their own efforts just as the furor over the control system died down, and to an extent, Microsoft have buoyed the market proving there is life yet in the world of motion controlled games. But for how long?
Moving away from motion control?
For me, motion control will now always be a part of the industry in one way or another, but it will never again hit the heights that Nintendo reached when Wii was at its peak, and it is for this reason I foresee companies watering down the use of motion control or forgoing it altogether in favour of newer and more conventional ways of playing games. Don't get me wrong, I have a strong feeling that companies will implement and actively encourage motion play in their games, but as for long-term sustainability I really cannot see it happening. When this chapter is closed and studied by video game scholars I have a feeling they will see the play style for exactly what it is: a primitive way of playing, which excited our brains for a decade or so, before petering out into the night, never to see the dawn again.
Motion control is having its moment in the light, and to a certain extent, this will continue going forward into the next generation. But beyond this, I cannot envisage a future where the play style is relevant or necessary. It is all well and good enticing people into a product, like Nintendo did with Wii, but keeping these people playing is maybe the biggest challenge. If your demographic is the casual gamer, then they will remain just that: casual. With no real passion for video games, their heads can easily be turned by the next "big thing" (whether it be video-game related or not), quickly forgetting about the technology that came before. The industry will no doubt persist with the playstyle until the last ounce of blood is drawn from its disheveled carcass, but for me at least, it is merely a fad that adds little, possibly less, to the experience of playing a game. Nintendo have made plans for Wii U, and hopefully it will be a console for all– not just one that gravitates towards the casual market. But we will see.
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15 Responses to "Motion Control: Here to Stay?"
Kevin Knezevic says...
Very good article, Lewis, though I can't say I share the same sentiments. My sister and I recently purchased a PS3, and as I was entering in all of my information to set it up I thought to myself, "This would be so much easier with the Wii Remote." I think that speaks for how much of an impact this generation has had on me personally. The DualShock controller feels so archaic in comparison that it was almost like I stepped into the past when I first turned the system on.
I can't speak for Kinect as I've never tried it (though I think its limitations as an input device are clear enough), but I would honestly be quite disappointed if motion controls were downplayed in the coming generation. It has so much untapped potential that it would be a shame if developers took the easy way out and only stuck with what they know, especially when the brave few who did dare to venture into the new frontier of motion gaming proved just how brilliant it can be when executed properly– I've already spoken far too much on how they were employed to great effect in Metroid Prime 3 (SHAMELESS PLUG), and I loved all of the sword-based activities in Wii Sports Resort. I could name a number of other examples beyond those as well, but it just goes to show that motion controls can have a beneficial impact on gaming when implemented with thought and care.
I've already been far too spoiled by them, anyway– I can't imagine aiming an item with the control stick anymore when the pointer is vastly superior for that particular action, and I've already said it's made typing on a virtual keyboard substantially easier. I genuinely hope the Wii Remote will not be displaced entirely by Wii U's tablet controller next generation, but I feel on the whole the industry is not willing to take the necessary risks to sustain such an unorthodox control method (which was likely the impetus for the new controller to begin with). That makes me a sad gamer.
(Also, I think motion controls were integrated quite well in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Not so much in Donkey Kong Country Returns, but they felt quite organic to me in the former, so much so that I've found myself unwittingly shaking the controller when I went back to play the first Super Mario Bros. game!) XD
Lewis Hampson says...
Thanks Kevin, glad you enjoyed it! Whilst I agree that games like Metroid show the true potential of motion control, it is hard for me to envisage anybody but first and second party developers implementing the control scheme with any great degree of success in the future.
It is a shame, because the control method promised so much, but has ultimately delivered little when you compare it to the great games released this generation without motion control. I believe motion control will always exist in some way or another (e.g. sixaxis) but will not be the main focus of a console (in WiiU's case, it may be one of many selectable control styles)
wombatguy880 says...
The problem is "people". Wii Sports sells. It is proof that motion works. Why does it work? This is what should be examined. Is it 1 to 1? Is it 100% accurate to the actual sport? Is it fun? That last question is the one that matters most. I don't think gamers care if swinging left causes you to swing right if the game focuses on just making the swinging fun. Accuracy is neat but when we are honestly comparing swinging to pressing A then we aren't thinking about which action is more logical for the player. The internet is full of players claiming that because it's not 1:1 they can't get into it but the reality this is just like how some gamers used to praise the continued use of the dpad… and like that we will still see analogue sticks, dpads, and buttons in future nintendo consoles. We just won't be alone. We'll be given all the options. I don't think Nintendos abandoned motion control. It has known from the beginning that it's not the only way to control a game but now it's new revelations are showing 3rd parties that they know that. Choose dpad, choose touch, choose motion, choose analogue, and you can. The real choice though is that you choose to make a good game and the players will play. Look at Wii Sports. It did what it needed to do. This is why the Wii was successful.
I agree that motion control is seen by Nintendo as just one of many possible control methods, and I firmly believe it will not be the focus of WiiU. As for the Wii remote being fun, I think it is..for a while, but then after a certain amount of time (for me at least) it loses its appeal. If more games utilized the control scheme to a better standard then I may have had more faith, but alas, its mostly shovelware..
James Stank says...
Lewis, you're completely right. Even games that do motion control well get boring after a while. I'd rather play Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 4 with a GameCube controller any day.
Andrew Hsieh says...
Really? I actually preferred the Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition controls to the original, haha. Maybe the only thing I disliked was the knifing, because I'd sometimes knife at something for no reason when moving my remote around, but otherwise I thought it was nice. I can't control FPSes with a Wii setup to save my life, though.
Yeah, the controls worked, but if you were looking for any kind of challenge, you wouldn't find one. Using the Wii remote made professional mode "baby mode" or "snipe with my handgun mode." The only way to play it is the way it was originally intended, so the game ends up (especially on pro)being difficult, as opposed to a cakewalk.
Do you read your own posts James? It's not as challenging because you have a better control option. It's why motion control is better. I don't have to drag a cursor using an analogue stick instead I just point and shoot like I would if this were a game about shooting. I'm not condemning traditional controls. I will always prefer an analogue stick for walking the world until they invent holodecks but should aiming and shooting be handled by pointer based controls? Absolutely. Should games be harder due to bad control? Nope. This is true for any control but when you are railing against a good use of motion to make gaming more accessible than you maybe missed the point.
Do you read YOUR own posts Greg? It's not as challenging because it is less realistic. When using a controller, the laser reticle continually moves around, making it nearly impossible for you to hit enemies that are very far away. Last time I checked, in real life, no one can hold their arms steady enough to hit targets with a handgun that are "x" distance away. That is why we have sniper rifles. The game isn't harder due to bad controls. The controls are perfectly fine. How are the controls bad? I know you don't care about realism, but some of us do. If you want to shoot zombies with a shotgun from 400 yards away, go ahead. If you want to play your games without any difficulty then go ahead. For some of us, a game that gives us a challenge is fun. Plus, re4 wasn't meant to be played with motion control to begin with. If it was built from the ground up, then the enemies would be programmed accordingly, with the developers knowing how much easier the Wii remote would make the game, and thus they would do something to get the difficulty back. Not the case in re4. When you say "make gaming more accessible" Greg, I can't help but read "casual games are good." I like tough, hardcore games, but I realize that they aren't everyone's thing.
It's fine to have such an opinion but my problem is with so many wrongfully believing this is what the masses want.This isn't about realism. This is a game about tons of zombies and zombie-likes attacking a single player some with chainsaws or guns. You want realism then the You're Dead screen should suffice. The reality is players want to be the hero. They don't want it over in 20 minutes but luckily RE4 never is. My hit accuracy went up from maybe high 30s on wii (yes I am not good with the traditional controls) to around the 80s and 90s on wii. It helped make the game a lot more fun for me. Sure it's not real. I'd never survive a zombie apocalypse with the way I waste ammo but it's fun. I was punished plenty for my lack of talent regardless so the game always seemed just challenging enough.
I'm all for the ground up ideal when designing games for wii but RE4 is proof that it doesn't need to be ground up if the basic idea is stable and with pointer = aiming being literally the same concept that is a qualifier. Sure if they made it specifically for the wii, It may have had more but the port was proof that it's not that hard to make these motion controls actually work in a traditional setting.
Casual and Hardcore are buzzwords used by you and those like you to once again pretend gaming is something that it has never beem. Populous, Tetris, Incredible Machine, Jeopardy, and other games have always existed and used to be just enjoyed by the gamer who was not obsessed with making himself an outcast who only plays the "hardcore" games. You want tough? Play without saves, Stop whining every time someone kills your character, Don't use guns, Try skateboarding or football in real life. I'm playing a videogame. It might be Tetris, Angry Birds, or The Sims, or it might be Resident Evil 4, Jet Grind Radio, Zelda, or Batman but most importantly I don't care how "hardcore" it is, just that it's fun. If both concepts can't coexist for you then you can as I mentioned before make these games harder for yourself by applying the techniques previously mentioned. Stop ruining it for the rest of us regular people though who don't care about your buzzwords or even whether the gameplay is truly realistic in our fictional Resident Evil.
It all boils down to choice. I just want the choice of control schemes. A perfect example being Donkey Kong Country Returns. I personally would have selected the Classic Controller, but the option was not even there.
Hopefully a happy medium can be found when WiiU releases, one that caters for all.
Nintendork says...
I enjoy both control schemes for various reasons, so I agree that it would be nice to have the option.
As for Resident Evil 4, I'll always happily own both the original GameCube version and the Wii Edition…
Choice is fine but I think some are pretending that the majority prefer the traditional choice every time. The majority would choose motion when done well as evidenced by Wii Sports and even RE4. I do hate bad control ideas and more than necessary have been seen on wii but this article tries to state that gamers are done with motion, We aren't. It's simply bad control that all gamers are against.
lukas85 says...
Motion control is cool, is a natural way of doing certain actions on a videogame. And combined with the traditional buttons ican be used with every game genre out there. I hope the wii u developers learn how to combine the touch and movement interfaces in a succesfull way.
Hyawatta says...
Along with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Metroid Prime Corruption, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, Conduit 2, and Red Steel 2, I think that Skyward Sword will be a definitive showcase for the effective use of motion controls. Don't forget that Skyward Sword uses motion controls for far more than just swinging Link's sword. From choosing your items without even having to look at the screen to swimming, motion controls are making a significant improvement to the gameplay.
I pray that the Wii Remote Plus will still be a thoroughly supported option to play games on the Wii U. I want to use the pointer for First person shooters. It worked extremely well for the games that I previously mentioned. I want to use the pointer for Killer Freaks from Outer Space and Ghost Recon Online. I hope I will have that option. I even prefer to use the Wiimote and nunchuk over the classic controller pro for the Monster Hunter Tri. I just want the option to be available. I would have preferred to use the nunchuk and Wiimote together instead of having to use the Wiimote alone for Metroid Other M. If Nintendo will give us the options instead of forcing the control scheme on us that they think is best. I'll be fine. I have no problem if they set their preferred method as the default, as long as they give us the option to use the other methods as well.
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There's been a lot of changes brewing at the Universal Head headquarters. JoJo and I have decided we're fed up with inner-city Sydney life and need a Big Life Change, so after much mucking about we're renting our terrace and moving to Nelson, New Zealand at the start of May. Nelson is a lovely little city of about 60,000 at the top of the South Island, with three national parks on its doorstep, some of the best caving, climbing and hiking in the world and the best weather in NZ.
The photo above shows the view from the terrace of our new rental home. Sure beats the postage-stamp-sized backyard and the shared walls we have at the moment! The house is about four times larger than our terrace here, and on a big block of land; it's an easy half hour out of Nelson and close to a lovely little bayside village with cafes and restaurants. There's plenty of room for friends to stay, an office each and even a seven metre-tall climbing gym room where I can practice my climbing moves!
We've decided to make this change in our life because we're sick and tired of gridlocked traffic, planes flying ten feet over our heads, hordes of psychotic barking dogs, millions of frantic people, polluted, humid air, and all the stress and madness of living in the biggest city in Australia. It just seems a crazy way to live and the time is long overdue to focus on the most important things—health and happiness.
So, I'll occasionally be updating this blog with a little taste of what it's like to move from a big city to a very small one, if you're interested—the joys and the inevitable challenges. Whether we end up staying in NZ or moving on to somewhere else is yet to be decided, but it's going to be a fun experiment trying on a completely different life for size.


While not possible to give an accurate price for photo restoration without seeing the actual photo, the chart below may help to give you an understanding of how our photo restoration pricing structure works.
Archived in our database -$30.00 fee applies – Also includes file transfer to any portable, rewritable media brought in by you (USB stick, hard drive, flash card) at no extra charge – This covers any subsequent orders brought in by you for a period of 6 months.
Transferred to any portable, rewritable media brought in by you (USB stick, hard drive, flash card) – $15.00 fee applies. – This covers any subsequent orders brought in by you for a period of 6 months.
Backed up on CD or DVD and stored by you – $15.00 fee applies (per order).
If you want us to store you images so we can reprint them later, you will be charged $30.00. That price includes backup to a usb stick or hard drive supplied by you. If you bring in more orders within the next 6 months, we'll also store those and transfer them onto your stick or drive at no extra charge. If you want reprints you can either just call us or bring your digital files to us.
If you want to look after your own archiving and storing, you can bring in a stick or drive when you pick up your images and we'll transfer them for $15.00. This option also has you covered for any subsequent images you bring us for 6 months. We won't keep copies of our own. If you want reprints you will be responsible for bringing in the digital files.
If you want to look after your own files but want us to put them on cd or dvd for you, we'll charge you $15.00 per disc, per job (they aren't re-writable). If you want reprints you will be responsible for bringing in the digital files.
Please note: If you choose option 1, which is definitely safest because your files exist in 2 places, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to retrieve your files from our database, so make sure you keep your own copy.


What? Did you just read that right? Yes, you did. Regular blog readers will know that I think social media is brilliant. It's an incredible platform, it's shaping the marketing world, it's making or breaking celebrities who are brave enough to join it, and it's the only reason – THE ONLY REASON – we have a business.
But social media is not going to solve all your problems and it certainly isn't the only thing your competitors are doing either.
That's a quote right there. Social media won't fix a failing business. Social media won't get the world into your shop on the high street. Social media won't get your business off the ground. It will just help people find out about you more quickly – whether it's good or bad!
Social media is there to tell the story of your business as it grows, and it helps people to buy into you and it. The problem with social media is it's so dammed popular and so dammed public that everyone focuses on the social output of their competitors and thinks they should just replicate that. Or worse, they think that social media is all they should be doing!
I love social media and I love what it can do for a business. It's absolutely the way forward for me, and our business is rapidly growing because of it. But (and it's a big but) we do a lot more than tweet, +1, like, post, RT, share and update. We work very hard behind the scenes; we have a strategy driven by passion, energy, enthusiasm and above all – skills.
We meet many people in our exciting entrepreneurial world who see others making a real success of their business. Because they see it on social media they wrongly assume all they need to do is copy their output and the rest will come.
Social media is a communication tool, not a business model!
Social media is not a new thing. It's really just a new(ish) way to communicate, educate and inform people about your business. Many see the successes from other businesses on social media and announce, "We must be on social media" before first asking themselves, "WHY should we be on social media?" Just because everyone else is doing it, it doesn't mean you should!
If we look at some of the great successes of social media recently; the Superbowl tweets by J C Penney, the response by Orio Cookies to the blackout in the previous Superbowl, or the epic conversation on Twitter between Tesco mobile, Yorkshire Tea and many other large brands, we see a common theme – huge businesses with resources, structure and marketing prowess.
Now I'm not saying that you can't do it. I'm just saying that these bluechip companies are USING social media… they're not here because of it, and simply copying their social media won't sell you 15,000,000 tonnes of carrots a week!
This is the same for your competitors. Their social media output is what they choose to share. Their updates are to entice people, to excite people and it should also make them sound busy and successful – well, you wouldn't buy from a quiet, unsuccessful business, would you?!
My advice here is to concentrate on your own backyard and stop peering over the fence. You have it within yourself to be the best you can be. But remember you are the only person that can change your life and your business. Social media is cool, for sure, but it really isn't the answer to the main problems in your business.
The answer to your problems is you – not your social media or anyone else's. Get your structure right, set your marketing plan and start building your business. Then (and only then) share your story on social media so that people can be as excited (as you should be) about what you're up to.
Start looking at yourself instead – because only you can drive your business forward.
Are you fixated on other people's successes on social media?
Or are you busy cutting your own lawn and posting it on instagram to notice how green theirs is?
Please comment or share – I'd like to know what you think.


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Chateau Montelena Winery, originally called A.L. Tubbs winery after its founder Alfred Tubbs, was constructed in 1888 and intended as a barrel-aging facility. The Chateau was unique in materials, plan, size, and style for its era. In nineteenth-century Napa Valley, the majority of wineries were constructed of wood. Instead, the Chateau is made of stone with walls three to twelve feet thick, which provides natural insulation against outside heat or cold. Similarly, the structure built into a hillside, to further regulate temperature - something necessary for producing quality wines but uncommon at the time. Also rare among Napa Valley wineries, the Chateau resembles an English Gothic castle gatehouse complete with rusticated stone walls, battlement with crenels and merlons, narrow arched windows, large arched door in the place of a portcullis, and bartizans with faux arrow slits.
Accounts of the stone winery's designer, masons and source of materials vary. The design has been attributed to Hamden McIntyre, the well-known local winery designer; however, McIntyre relocated to Vina in 1887 where he took charge of the vineyard and winery of Leland Stanford. The building is unlike McIntyre's other wineries, none of which were designed in a Gothic style. Some sources also suggest that while in Europe, Tubbs hired a French architect to draw plans for the building, brought back French masons to build it, and imported European stone for the walls. Other accounts suggest the design was inspired by the Cellar of Chateau Lafite in France.
Originally, the interior was one large space with a second-story crushing floor, but in 1960, a second-floor apartment was inserted so the Chateau could be used as a home. The space was then converted into our current Tasting room though parts of the private residence remain and are used on occasion today for family guests and private events.
Alfred Tubbs History


Calcium and Vitamin D Disparities Are Related to Gender, Age, Race, Household Income Level, and Weight Classification but Not Vegetarian Status in the United States: Analysis of the NHANES 2001-2008 Data Set.
Objective: Adequate calcium and vitamin D intakes are critical during all life cycle stages.
Read more about Calcium and Vitamin D Disparities Are Related to Gender, Age, Race, Household Income Level, and Weight Classification but Not Vegetarian Status in the United States: Analysis of the NHANES 2001-2008 Data Set.
Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Lung cancer and cardiovascular disease are major causes of death in the United States. It has been proposed that carotenoids and retinoids are agents that may prevent these disorders.
Read more about Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers. The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group.
Epidemiologic evidence indicates that diets high in carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables, as well as high serum levels of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and beta carotene, are associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer.
Read more about The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers. The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group.
Nutrient Profiles of Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Dietary Patterns.
Differences in nutrient profiles between vegetarian and nonvegetarian dietary patterns reflect nutritional differences that can contribute to the development of disease.
Our aim was to compare nutrient intakes between dietary patterns characterized by consumption or exclusion of meat and dairy products.
Read more about Nutrient Profiles of Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Dietary Patterns.
A prospective study of tomato products, lycopene, and prostate cancer risk.
Some data, including our findings from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) from 1986 through January 31, 1992, suggest that frequent intake of tomato products or lycopene, a carotenoid from tomatoes, is associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer. Overall, however, the data are inconclusive. We evaluated additional data from the HPFS to determine if the association would persist.
Read more about A prospective study of tomato products, lycopene, and prostate cancer risk.
Environmental factors in the etiology of type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disease in which T lymphocytes infiltrate the islets of pancreas and destroy the insulin producing beta cell population. Besides antigen specificity, the quality of immune reactivity against islet cell antigen(s) is an important determinant of the beta cell destruction. Much evidence indicates that the function of the gut immune system is central in the pathogenesis, as the regulation of the gut immune system may be aberrant in type 1 diabetes.
Read more about Environmental factors in the etiology of type 1 diabetes.
Cultured psoriatic fibroblasts from involved and uninvolved sites have a partial but not absolute resistance to the proliferation-inhibition activity of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
We examined the responsiveness of cultured dermal fibroblasts from biopsies of uninvolved and involved areas of skin from six patients with psoriasis to the cell-proliferation-inhibition activity of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2-D3). Cultured fibroblasts from age-matched controls responded to 1,25-(OH)2-D3 (at 0.01, 1, 10, and 100 microM) in a dose-dependent fashion, whereas cultured psoriatic fibroblasts from involved or uninvolved skin showed no inhibition of proliferation when exposed to 0.01 or 1 microM of 1,25-(OH)2-D3.
Read more about Cultured psoriatic fibroblasts from involved and uninvolved sites have a partial but not absolute resistance to the proliferation-inhibition activity of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.


Thanks to some online critics of Scientology, a new summary and background about Xenu is here on WikiPedia. Find out why people have named their cats, their servers, their link-checking software after Xenu. Remember, the Church of Scientology wants this information kept absolutely secret.
I haven't had a look at this yet, but apparently it's the coolest Web thing ever. With the right Google searches, you can find thousands of cameras around the world. These are two particular brands of security cam that can be controlled through a web browser (Mac users: Safari won't work but Firefox does). Installed as security cameras, they broadcast their pictures on the public Web. Here's two thousand cameras and here's three hundred more.


Sep 10, 2015 · But in this case, after toying with a more traditional approach, I pretty much said: the heck with it and went with Using Video In Marketing: Why Wouldn't You? because it's exactly how I feel.
As a social media marketer, adding video to your campaigns and engagement efforts is one of the most powerful and effective ways to generate more attention and reach your audience. Just like copy, video needs to be engaging, interesting and unique to be effective. Make your video without a clear focus and viewers are likely to tune out.
Feb 05, 2018 · How to Use Video into Your Marketing Strategy. So, now that you have the topics and the inspiration to create video content, you might be wondering where to use the videos. In some cases, the platform is self-evident — Facebook Live videos have to be shared on Facebook.


It's that time of year again. For those of you new to it, each day in the countdown to Christmas, we take turns posting holiday related pictures/things that are geeky and awesome. If you'd like to participate, post in this thread and I'll add you to the schedule.
Way to slip by the Comics Code.
Schedule is updated, will update again if anyone else wants to join.
Koete, you are up to bat tomorrow.
Oi, rejig this so I'm included.
With bonus elf to come later, because Mabel + Christmas sweaters = amazing.
Just in case anybody does not know of Hogswatch or the Hogfather until my girlfriend introduced me to it. Here is SF Debris giving a review of the movie.
Preston and Pan-Dub can put up their contributions for the 7th and 8th at anytime. Slothian, you're up for today.


Course Overview: This workshop is offered at NAMI San Diego 5095 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 320 San Diego, CA 92123, and is open to everyone! As a nonprofit, your financial success partially rests on writing successful grant proposals. This 5-hour class will help you effectively navigate the grant cycle. Participants will: 1)	Determine the advantages and disadvantages of grant funding 2) Identify funders that align with your organization's needs 3) Review how to tackle each component of a grant proposal 4) Identify the components of writing compelling letters of interest and proposals.


Qubo is a perfect all-round chair!
With the qubo you are always in control! Whether at the conference table, in the cafeteria or sitting at home at the dining table: qubo removes the laws of gravity and gives you the feeling of lightness that you need.
The qubo's versatility is second to none, use without upholstery in a waiting room or a fully upholstered leather version is a tasteful solution for a reception area, the qubo also looks stylish in two-tone or with a mix of materials.
qubo offers everything you expect from a modern office chair, along with excellent sitting comfort.


Spanner flat head machine screws are used for securing materials from being tampered with. These screws are commonly found in common areas where vandalism is likely to occur such as gutters, license plates brackets, grills in jails, schools, boats and cars. You will often see security screws used in bathroom stalls and other public locations.


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It may seem odd to question the use of the term 'moorland' when the word is so well established in English literature, being used in both Lorna Doone (1869) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) though not, interestingly enough, in Wuthering Heights (1847) despite the fact most people today would, in their mind's eye, set Emily Bronte's tale against a 'wild moorland' backdrop. In the inter-war years of the last century, however, Prof. A.G. Tansley used the term just three times in his magnum opus "The British Islands and Their Vegetation" (1939), considering it only within the linguistic complexities of describing peatland habitats using common parlance. In contrast, Prof. W.H. Pearsall's 'Mountains and Moorlands', published in 1950 as one of the earliest classic volumes of the New Naturalist Series, waved a large eponymous flag for the term 'moorland'. Nonetheless, he was obliged to admit that: "There is no good definition of moors and moorlands", identifying it pragmatically as open, wild uninhabited country. This absence of a 'good definition' continues to the present day. Despite the title, 'The Moorlands of England and Wales' (2003) by Prof. I.G. Simmons in effect provides no more specific definition of 'moorland' than did Pearsall half a century earlier. The word also continues to appear in accounts of 'moorland' habitat from such disparate parts of the former British Empire as Uganda and New Zealand, whereas the term is almost unknown outside former Imperial territories.
We thus find ourselves in Britain in particular with a concept of a 'typical moorland landscape' well understood at least in Pearsall's and Simmons's terms by the public at large, but one which lacks any sound, rigorous definition for scientific use – as Tansley so clearly illustrated by his decision not to use the term when describing the range of British and Irish habitats. Indeed hereby lies the nub of the issue, because Tansley was describing natural and semi-natural habitats, while the prime focus of Simmons is moorland and its history as land-management units. We thus find that D. McVean and D.A.Ratcliffe's NCC Monograph "Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands' (1962) refers to moorlands only in the context of muirburn, an approach also largely adopted by Averis et al. (2004) who use the term 'uplands' as the focus of their 'An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation'.
This distinction between habitat types and management units matters because 'moorlands' typically consist of several quite different habitat types, yet management parcels often make no distinction between these types or even deliberately seek to embrace a variety of types. In particular, given the increasingly high profile being afforded to peatlands within national and international community most notably because of their enormous carbon stores (more than all the world's vegetation combined) and their role in water management, the distinction between peatlands and non-peatland habitats within the upland landscape is crucial because peatlands are wetlands. The only reason they are able to store so much carbon is that they are waterlogged to an extraordinary degree – typically peat soils in their natural state have a moisture content of more than 90% and often have a ratio of water to solid matter similar to that of a jellyfish. This contrasts markedly with the soils of other habitats typically rolled up within the all-embracing term 'moorland', yet for management purposes these very differing habitat types are often conflated under the term 'moorland management'. Such conflation means that while a given management technique for upland grass heath, for example, may be appropriate, it may be completely inappropriate for an adjacent area of peat bog.
An area of particular concern is the use of the term 'moorland' in scientific publications which describe research in upland habitats and which then either explicitly or implicitly highlight policy implications for such 'moorland' areas without also highlighting the distinction to be made between peatland habitats and non-peatland habitats within the upland expanse. Indeed use of the term 'moorland' when describing habitat management in the uplands merely continues to muddy the waters of land-use policy and serves to add an unhelpful level of ambiguity to any scientific results obtained from habitat research in these landscapes. For the moment, it is necessary to be aware that any literature which uses the term 'moorland' requires the most careful examination to tease out what is relevant to peatland management and what is relevant to other upland habitats.
It is worth closing with the observation that 'moorland' still has a role to play, for example in the study of mobile species such as birds because they may make use of differing parts of the landscape during differing times of the day and differing times of the year. The concept of 'moorland' is thus arguably valid and helpful here, and the technique of 'Moorland Breeding Bird Survey' pioneered by Andy Brown and Kevin Shepherd remains in essence the standard approach for the survey of moorland birds – it is just worth highlighting the title of their 1993 defining paper: 'A method for censusing upland breeding waders.'
Averis, A., Averis, B., Birks, J., Horsfield, D. Thompson, D. and Yeo, M. (2004) An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation. Peterborough : Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Brown, A.F. and Shepherd, K.B. (1993) A method for censusing upland breeding waders. Bird Study, 40 : 189-195.
McVean, D. and Ratcliffe, D.A. (1962) Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy No.1. London : HMSO.
Pearsall, W.H. (1950) Mountains and Moorlands. London : Collins.
Simmons, I.G. (2003) The Moorlands of England and Wales. Edinburgh : University press.
Tansley, A.G. (1939) The British Islands and Their Vegetation. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Author: Richard Lindsay
Having worked for 20 years in the UK statutory nature conservation agencies as Peatland Specialist in the Chief Scientist Team, I then moved to the University of East London where I ran the nature conservation degrees for several years. Now I mainly undertake research and support peatland conservation activities, including the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, within UEL's Sustainability Research Institute. I also paint.	View all posts by Richard Lindsay
Author Richard LindsayPosted on September 27, 2015 September 27, 2015 Categories Peatland terms and definitions
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My job is a very diverse role and that's what I absolutely love about it! I get to meet & treat some of the most fabulous clients! Although my title is spa coordinator, I do a little bit of everything. I am the girl behind the phone calls, friendly reminder emails, and social media.
I was lucky, I knew from a young age that I wanted to be in the beauty industry. I like to make people feel good, so from the moment I found out there was a profession that helped people look & feel good I knew that was it for me!
Gina has an extensive background in cosmetology & skin analysis & treatment. She has worked for such cosmetic companies as Benefit cosmetics, Estee Lauder and Clinique. "I have always had a passion for skin care. Taking care of your skin is one of the best investments you can do for yourself. Gina prides herself on keeping up with the latest advancements in skin care technology and methods. Taking on a more Medical Aesthetic approach has led her to received several certifications and has successfully completed courses with BTL VANQUISH ME Body Contouring, Laser Hair Reduction and IPL skin revitalization through Cynosure, Laser Tattoo Removal and from PicoSure, as well as training from Brendan Leigh, RN, MS PicoSure's international laser trainer who specializes in Skin Resurfacing and Tattoo Removal.
When Gina is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her daughters, shopping, seeing new places and taking her fur babies (dogs) to the park!


The 2018 West St. Paul Ward 2 city council race is an open contest since incumbent Ed Iago is not running. John Justen and Jim Probst are vying for the seat.
I'm supporting John Justen (I don't live in Ward 2 and can't vote in this race).
John Justen is a local small business owner with longtime roots in the community. He first ran for city council in 2016 (losing to Anthony Fernandez). He's notable for diving into policy discussions and taking clear positions, something many candidates avoid.
We've had two West St. Paul city council ward 2 candidate forums in the race between John Justen and Jim Probst. In watching those forums, I've seen a few comments from Jim Probst that didn't seem entirely accurate.
I'm thrilled we actually have these candidate forums. It's great when candidates participate. The only downside is that candidates can say anything they want and nobody is checking up on them. So let's do some fact checking.
Pride Flags: Where Do 2018 West St. Paul Candidates Stand?


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Q: WinUI 3 : Force Mouse Pointer to interact with a User Control, when it "souldn't" I'm creating a WinUI 3 User Control that -for sake of simplicity- can be described as glorified slider:

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*Whenever user presses their left click (PointerPressed event), Pointer movement starts being tracked.

*Whenever uses releases their left click (PointerReleased event), this tracking stops.

Sample XAML
<UserControl [...] >
    <Border Name="MainArea"
            PointerPressed="StartCapturing"
            PointerReleased="StopCapturing"
            PointerMoved="CaptureCoords"
            [...] >

        <!-- [...] -->

    </Border>
</UserControl>

Sample C#
bool _isCapturing = false;

private void CalculateCoords(PointerRoutedEventArgs args){

    // max distance is [w,h]. min distance is [0,0]
    var h = MainArea.ActualHeight;
    var w = MainArea.ActualWidth;

    // Coordinates relative to the MainArea element;
    var pos = args.GetCurrentPoint(MainArea).Position;
    var (x, y) = (pos.X, pos.Y);

    // clip 0% - 100%
    x = x < 0 ? 0 : (x > w ? w : x);
    y = y < 0 ? 0 : (y > h ? h : y);

    // convert to percentages
    var (x_perc, y_perc) = (x/w, y/h);

    // Do stuff with the two percentages

}

public void StartCapturing(object? sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs args){
    _isCapturing = true;
    CalculateCoords(args);
}

public void CaptureCoords(object? sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs args){
    if (!_isCapturing) return;
    CalculateCoords(args);
}

public void StopCapturing(object? sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs args){
    _isCapturing = false;
    CalculateCoords(args);
}

This methodology works fine while the cursor is inside the control. The problem comes when the cursor leaves the element: Movement tracking stops and, if click is released outside of the bounding box, the capturing will continue once the mouse re-enters the bounding box, even without click pressed.
These problems where to be expected. To eliminate them, the only possible solutions I have thought of but don't know how to implement them, are:

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*Force-Capture Mouse events, even when pointer exits the control

*Restrain mouse movement within control's bounding box

Is there a way to do any of these two things?

A: You can use CapturePointer in StartCapturing.

You typically capture the pointer because you want the current pointer
action to initiate a behavior in your app. In this case you typically
don't want other elements to handle any other events that come from
that pointer's actions, until your behavior is either completed or is
canceled by releasing the pointer capture. If a pointer is captured,
only the element that has capture gets the pointer's input events, and
other elements don't fire events even if the pointer moves into their
bounds. For example, consider a UI that has two adjacent elements.
Normally, if you moved the pointer from one element to the other,
you'd first get PointerMoved events from the first element, and then
from the second element. But if the first element has captured the
pointer, then the first element continues to receive PointerMoved
events even if the captured pointer leaves its bounds. Also, the
second element doesn't fire PointerEntered events for a captured
pointer when the captured pointer enters it.

public void StartCapturing(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs args)
{
     _isCapturing = true;
     CalculateCoords(args);
     MainArea.CapturePointer(args.Pointer);

 }

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