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Stand-Up Paddle Boarding (SUP)
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Where to Paddle board
General SUP Info
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) may be considered one of the Outer Bank's newest crazes to hit the water, but the sport itself is actually centuries old, originating in the Hawaiian and Polynesian Islands as an easy-going mode of transportation from one waterfront beach to another.
On the Outer Banks, the sport has exploded in recent years, thanks to both the sport's diversity and simplicity. Basically anyone can pick up a board and a paddle, find a stretch of oceanfront or soundfront water, and start slowly meandering across the gentle ripples, or ride a paddle board along fast-moving waves.
Easy for newcomers and water lovers of all ages, paddle boarding has clearly stormed the beaches of the Outer Banks. Try something new on your next beach vacation, and give paddle boarding a test drive.
Where to Go Paddle Boarding
There is an endless supply of launching points for Stand Up Paddle Boarding on the Outer Banks. Many vacationers find that a soundfront or canalfront vacation rental home can serve as the perfect launching point, as all a paddle boarder has to do is head to the backyard and get in the water. For vacationers with off-the-water accommodations, there are plenty of public launching points as well.
In the Northern Outer Banks, visitors can roll over to the Currituck Heritage State Park in Corolla or to the Duck Town Park or soundside harbor front for miles of access to the Currituck Sound. The sound waters on the Outer Banks are ideal for beginners, especially on calm days with winds of 10 mph or less.
Even on the sound, however, paddle boarders should use caution on exceptionally breezy days when even the gentle shallow waters of the sound can be deceptively rough, with strong currents waiting just beneath the surface. On these super windy days, it's fine to paddle board, but it's best not to explore too far and to stick close to shore.
Public sound accesses are also available in Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, particularly near the Kitty Hawk Sate Reserve. For easy-going rides, SUP lovers can also try out the network of soundside canals in Colington Harbor, which lies west of the main drag of Kill Devil Hills and offers a scenic series of waterfront residential communities, bordering bulk headed saltwater canals.
In Nags Head, water sports abound in Jockey's Ridge State Park, and SUP riders can paddle out accompanied by dozens of kite boarders, wind surfers and kayakers. With a nice wide soundfront beach and miles of the Albemarle Sound to explore, there's generally enough room for water riders of all kinds, but use caution when paddling around speedy kite boarders or windsurfers. While a paddle boarder can easily explore the park at a leisurely pace, kite boarders and windsurfers may have slightly more trouble slowing down and avoiding a collision.
Hatteras Island has countless launching points, from the small jetties bordering the south side of the Bonner Bridge to the lightly populated marinas and canals in Hatteras Village.
Paddle boarders in particular may want to explore the "New Inlet," located just a few miles south of the Bonner Bridge. This small soundside public parking area borders a now abandoned original bridge that skirts across a section of the Pamlico Sound. Originally acting as the main inlet between Hatteras and Bodie Islands, the "New Inlet" closed up after Oregon Inlet was cut through during a 1922 storm, and today simply serves as an unpopulated and scenic sound access point. Bordering the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, the New Inlet location gives paddle boarders a gentle ride as well as some spectacular bird watching.
Another good location is the Salvo Day Use Area, which lies on the southern outskirts of Salvo Village. This wide soundside parking area features seasonal restroom facilities and picnic areas, and is a popular destination for all Pamlico Sound-based water sports. Further south, water sports lovers of all kinds also congregate at world renowned Canadian Hole, another soundside beach and parking area that lies directly in between Avon and Buxton Villages. For more of a challenge, hop across NC Highway 12 to the oceanside, where the ocean waves can provide a tricky ride to even the most skilled SUP riders.
For paddle boarding newcomers who want to try out wave riding, the beaches of Frisco and Hatteras Villages are ideal. With gradual sand bars that allow small, slow waves to break well offshore, these beaches are virtually designed for ocean-oriented SUP. The shallow, gradual slope ensures that walking out into the ocean is a breeze - no paddling required - and the small and consistently gentle waves provide long fun rides, without the risk of getting wiped out.
Ocracoke Island's beaches are incredibly similar, with the majority of the shoreline consisting of gradually sloping shoreline. There are also a number of sound access points along NC Highway 12, and nature lovers will want to make the quick mile hike through Springer's Point in Ocracoke Village, for a soundfront beach with a front row view of the passing ferry and boat traffic.
Regardless of where your paddle boarding adventures take you, there are a few factors to be mindful of before hitting the water.
Watch out for currents, on both the ocean and sound sides. Breezy days with gusts of 20 mph or more can lead to rough rides on the sound, and rip currents can quickly pop up in the ocean, carrying even the most experienced rider and their board out to sea. For rip currents, look for unusual patterns in the ocean waves, with the illusion of some water or waves being "pushed out" from the beach. Also, keep a keen eye on the weather for any rip current threats or high wind advisories in the area.
Steer clear of inlets, like Oregon Inlet, Hatteras Inlet, and Ocracoke Inlet. Even on the calmest days, when the sound and ocean water mixture looks quiet and still, deep currents rush through these waters up to 20' feet deep, and can be impossible to paddle through.
Use caution in heavily populated water sports areas, like Jockey's Ridge or Canadian Hole, and be on the lookout for other riders, including kite boarders and windsurfers. Use extra caution when paddling near marinas or other high boating traffic areas, where a paddle boarder might be harder to spot by the larger vessels cruising by.
Load up on waterproof sunscreen before your ride. A life vest may also come in handy for new paddle boarders in deeper areas of water.
Paddle Boarding Equipment and Rentals
Though virtually unheard of just a decade ago, today Paddle Boarding Equipment can be purchased at most local Outer Banks water sports shops that sell kite boards, surfboards, and most any water sports equipment.
Real Kiteboarding and Kitty Hawk Kites, two of the most far-reaching water sports companies on the Outer Banks, both have equipment on hand, and even local rental companies, such as Moneysworth Rentals and Ocean Atlantic Rentals, have hopped on board the trend and offer weekly or daily equipment rentals for vacationers. (Tip: For visitors who might not have the car room to haul the paddle boards homes, many local rental companies can also deliver equipment, including boards and paddles, right to your vacation rental.)
Perhaps the biggest testament to the sport's growing local popularity is the Outer Banks' first shop dedicated solely to SUP, Outer Banks Stand Up Paddle in Duck. Here, SUP fans can purchase paddle boards in a variety of styles fit for riders of all experience levels, as well as custom made boards made right on the Outer Banks by local shaper, Tim Nolte. Apparel, rentals, and lessons are also all available at their small Duck shop.
Paddle Boarding Lessons
Like all Outer Banks water sports, where there's a will, there's a way, and new riders have their pick of Stand Up Paddle Boarding lesson providers from Corolla to Ocracoke. Sup beginners can choose from small, locally run businesses, or larger nationally-known companies, as well as individual training lessons or group SUP outings.
Lessons generally last from an hour to 90 minutes, as that's basically all a newcomer needs to get the hang of the sport. Unlike other popular water sports, paddle boarding can be picked up in a lesson or two, and after acquiring the basics, a boarder can experiment with maneuvering and techniques on their own. Best of all, all age levels can quickly adapt to the easy basics of paddle boarding, making a family lesson an ideal group vacation activity.
Be sure and call or reserve ahead as the popularity of paddle boarding shows no signs of slowing, and try to schedule your first lessons for a less-windy, calm day, (usually any summer day will do), when the basics of standing and paddling through the water are easiest to master.
Stand Up Paddle Boarding has exploded on the local Outer Banks water sports scene, and it's easy to see why. Accessible for everyone, with easy fundamentals and not much equipment, SUP is a water sport that vacationers of any skill level can quickly adapt to. In addition to the ease of the sport, the Outer Banks is an expansive waterfront playground for paddle boarders, with challenging ocean waves and gently flowing sound waters, allowing riders to adapt their SUP adventure to their own unique style.
Whether you'd prefer to glide along and take in the gorgeous local scenery, get a sturdy workout while exploring the sound, or master your balance on the ocean waves, Stand Up Paddle Boarding is a sport where everyone can get on board.
General stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) Information
Unlike a number of other popular Outer Banks sports, like kiteboarding, windsurfing, or hang gliding, paddle boarding does not require a lot of expensive or complicated equipment. As the name suggests, all a rider really needs is a standard paddle board and a paddle in order to delve into the sport.
A typical paddle board is between 9' and 12' feet long, with the shape and formation of a surfboard. The body is slightly wider to allow for easier rider maneuvering, and typically has between 1 and 3 fins for speed and ease of use in the water. The "paddle" resembles a long kayak paddle, allowing the rider to dip it into the water from a standing position.
Once this equipment is obtained, all a rider has to do is find some open water to explore. Thankfully, on the Outer Banks, this is never a problem. There are literally miles of sound, ocean, and saltwater canals to explore, and as a result, a paddle boarder can easily decide the "style" of SUP they want to enjoy.
For a fitness-oriented paddle or just an easy ride, the Currituck, Albemarle, Pamlico and Roanoke Sounds offer miles of peaceful, easy-to-ride water. For more of a challenge, and more of a surfing vibe, a paddle boarder can hit the beach and try to ride the ocean waves onto shore. Regardless of what your ideal SUP experience looks like, the Outer Banks has plenty of water for cruising.
Before you hit the water, paddling out can be a useful skill, particularly in the ocean where shore breaks may hinder a surfer from getting out to the better, offshore waves. To paddle out, simply lay on your stomach on the board, and paddle your arms in a freestyle stroke, alternating on either side of the board. Experienced paddle boarders will "duck dive" under waves that are about to crash, or basically tip the paddle front-first into the water to avoid being crushed by the white wash. For newcomers, bear in mind that soundfront launching points, particularly in areas where the sound waters are shallow, require no paddling at all - just a simple hop on the board.
Once you're on board and standing up, all it takes to glide through the water is to alternatively paddle from side to side in long deep strokes with the paddle about 6" to 12" in the water. Paddling on just one side will enable the rider to turn, and when riding waves, the rider simply get a paddling start and hang on. In essence, the motions are similar to kayaking, but with the rider upright instead of sitting down, giving a paddle boarder a phenomenal, low-stress workout for the arms and the body.
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What a winning advisor advises lottery millionaires: "above all, don't tell anyone about it!"
The highest lottery win ever in Germany has been cracked: 42.5 million! But what now? Lutz Trabalski advises the new millionaires. And warns.
The train of millionaires. They all strode over these red marble steps in Lotto Berlin's headquarters: the worried East Berlin pensioner whose biggest worry was whether, as a millionaire, he would still be allowed to be a guest at Volkssolidaritat, the four female colleagues in a state of exceptional alcoholism who wanted to know whether the champagne had already been chilled, the two catering brothers who first wanted to buy new pots with their millions, the woman with the Ruhr accent who kept asking: "Mr. Trabalski, you're not kidding, are you?? Tell me this isn't fun!" And many, many others.
[This text appeared in the Tagesspiegel first time 2019 and has interested many readers. For current occasion we provide it here once again.]
People who look happy for no reason are asked: Did you win the lottery? Lotto has become another word for luck. Yet the probability of winning the lottery is less than the probability of dying while bowling. It is 1 : 139.838.160 for a main prize, i.e. six correct numbers plus the super number. It is amazing that so many participate in a game with such miserable chances of winning.
Nevertheless, about ten to 15 Berliners stand before Lutz Trabalski every year, who is exactly that: one of 139 million. Lutz Trabalski is a winning consultant at Lotto Berlin. What kind of job description! Losers need advice, debtors need advice, but winners?
"I have won after all!", exclaims Father King in the Ruhr series "The Lotto Kings" when an employee from the "Winners' Service" introduces himself to the brand-new millionaire. The winning advisor is by no means a TV invention, only he doesn't usually come home, but the lottery ticket holder with the extravagant combination of numbers in his quivering hand has to appear before him. Otherwise there is no money.
Lotto Berlin so, close to the Adenauerplatz. A large fifties building, architectural duckism, but with a will to power, protected as a historic monument. Lutz Trabalski, head of customer service, responsible for "big win processing," is one of those people in whose presence you feel even smaller than you already are. When he wants to speak to others, he usually has to look down deep, probably many a new millionaire has been frightened before him. But the big-winner has an approachability that in the end probably took away everyone's fear of their own winnings.
Lothar. Lotto. Lamborghini
He probably also shows his clients the shell inclusions in the red marble steps. "The variety is incredibly expensive, they have spared nothing here!", Trabalski explains. For almost forty years he has walked these steps. And even for the millionaires-to-be these are the first into a new life. Trabalski makes sure that the next ones are also the right ones, if possible.
Maybe he'll tell them about Walter Knoblauch, formerly a fire-eater, then an ambulant brush and shoelace salesman. When this house was built, the most legendary peddler of all time won the then unimaginable sum of 500,000 deutschmarks. He chose the tried-and-tested investment third sex& Drugs& Rock 'n' roll. After 22 months, the money was gone, and Knoblauch was selling brushes and shoelaces again. In the meantime, however, he owned a hotel in Jever that said, "Closed due to wealth". Or "Lotto Lothar" from Hanover, 3.9 million mark winner in 1994. He wore a thick gold chain with the three big Ls: Lothar. Lotto. Lamborghini. At the age of 52, he died of gastric perforation and cirrhosis of the liver.
Trabalski's office is a chill. Brittle working atmosphere, clunky desk, blackboard. 17 degrees? "I'm probably more Norwegian," says the winning advisor and switches off the air conditioner. "That's where my lucky kids sit," he adds, pointing to the gray delinquent chair at the front of the small conference table.
If Trabalski were to take a seat at the desk opposite, the interrogation situation would be perfect. But he does not. "I don't want to sit confrontationally," explains the lay psychologist; rather, he prefers to sit flanking, that is, a little sideways, away from the table, casually.
A new life in six numbers
First Trabalski checks the lottery ticket. There are two types of winners. Some come immediately, with trembling hands. These are the ones who are afraid they might lose the ticket at the last minute. Maybe the apartment will burn down, after all, that's a lot more likely than winning the lottery. Or the woman brings down the waste paper? No one can spend all day looking at a little slip of paper that says a new life in six numbers.
Trabalski understands that. But others take their time. Like the two Neukolln work colleagues who hit the Euro jackpot in March last year. 42.670.719 million and 30 cents! The numbers were: 15 – 23 – 28 – 33 – 36, plus the Euro numbers 4 and 7. Trabalski waited, then finally one came, the other had to work. The 42.670.719-million-euro-and-30-cents peddler seemed at least as matter-of-factly cool as Trabalski's office. Purely routine? Or he didn't want to attract attention, not even the Trabalskis.
So there is no typical new millionaire look? " But no!", shouts the first supervisor, one does not make at all an idea, how differently millionaires can look. Very few of them have the showy, "I-own-the-world" look. The East Berlin pensioner who kept asking Trabalski if he could still play cards at Volkssolidaritat possessed a consistently deeply distressed aura of tendentious despondency, as if to ask: What am I supposed to do with so many millions??
Others already have an idea, after all they hand in their lottery ticket every time in a frame of mind of anticipating wealth, but then still don't exactly look like winning types: What if I'm just dreaming all this??
Trabalski advises his clients to do two things right at the beginning, and that is to do the opposite of what people usually answer when asked: What would you do if you won the lottery??
First I'll quit my job, then I'll throw a big party, go on a trip around the world and go shopping only!, is the standard answer.
Keep as much normality as possible
"Quite wrong! Completely wrong approach!", says Trabalski. Just don't quit your job! Trabalski likes to say "my winners". And then he explains to his winners that in the completely abnormal situation they are currently in, it is all about maintaining as much normality as possible. "I have tomorrow free!", ponders Father King in the "Lotto Kings", pauses briefly, then corrects himself as follows: "Wrong! I am always free now!" And he writes his arrogant boss a haughty letter of resignation. The letter is already gone when his winning consultant explains the same thing to him as Trabalski does.
However, not everyone immediately thinks about quitting. A lady in her mid-fifties asked Trabalski what he asks everyone when they leave his office: "And what are you doing now??"For only when his clients step out of this room again, is the profit official, are they really nailed-down millionaires. Three days later, the millions are in the account, guaranteed tax-free! Cash payments are not provided. The woman looked at him scrutinizingly and said, "Well, I'm going on the night shift!"She could also justify it: "Duty is duty," she said, "and schnapps is schnapps!"Trabalski had never thought of it that way. He was impressed.
But welfare recipients also often think very conservatively. A two-millionaire winner explained to the big-winner that he could not do without his social security, however, because otherwise he would no longer be covered by health insurance. Trabalski's objection that social welfare was not invented for millionaires was not implausible to him, but it was too short-sighted. What if the two million are gone after a year, and he doesn't even have health insurance anymore?
This is a perfectly justified concern, as the example of "Lotto-Claus" shows. The Thuringian tiler had won almost 1.6 million marks in 1997. Seven years later, the police arrested Thuringia's busiest serial burglar: the 1.6 million had long since run out, and as a millionaire – well, ex-millionaire – laying tiles again had Claus W. Can't reconcile with his social prestige.
"Tell no one about it!", guesses Trabalski
That's what Trabalski's initial consultation is all about: How do I start so that I'm still rich and myself next year?? Or at least someone I might be sympathetic to? "Above all, not to tell anyone about it!", Trabalski advises. In no case like Claus W.s mother put an ad in the newspaper inviting friends and acquaintances to the "millionaire's hill" for a drink. Don't tell my friends, don't tell my neighbors, sometimes not even my partner, let alone my children.
A Berlin father felt so sincere, which is why he had informed his 15- and 17-year-old children about the family's rather novel wealth circumstances. Trabalski paled, rightly so. Hints from their teachers that they would have to make a little more effort if they were to make something of themselves were soon acknowledged only with a highly ironic smile. The two shareholding multimillionaires considered advice from losers to be completely out of place. Only the poor learn for life.
Psychologists explain it this way: winning the lottery is one of the non-normative, i.e. critical, life events. They burden, unsettle, overwhelm. This is true for adults, but even more so for children. It slows down, let's say, their natural performance behavior.
We have no natural performance behavior at all!, the new millionaire children could now object. That may be so, for those who are very young almost never believe that there is hardly a sadder form of existence than that of having to enjoy oneself every day. Youth think it's hostile adult propaganda.
Everyone tells him their life story
Not Trabalski. I love going out for breakfast, he says, but the idea that he has nothing else to do every day but go out for breakfast scares him. With Trabalski, those who no longer need it learn to see with new eyes what they need. We have the most social contacts in our work, he postulates, so a dismissal means additional uprooting of someone who is already acutely uprooted.
Everyone tells him their life story. The longest conversation lasted nine hours. He is a confessor, psychotherapist and obstetrician all in one. I give birth to millionaires, says Trabalski.
Trabalski got his start in this house as a student assistant for manual lottery ticket reading. And has remained, in customer service, because actually the environmental engineer with diploma has always been much more interested in people than numbers. Especially those on the ejector seat to a new life.
This is probably the most disillusioning finding: the new millionaire doesn't really fit into his life anymore. He is, in fact, dismayingly alone. "But I don't want a penthouse!", said the East Berlin multimillionaire, I want to stay in my small prefabricated apartment! He knew everyone on his floor and the card players every Wednesday at the Volkssolidaritat – that was his family. And he should lose it now, just because of a few million to die alone in some penthouse?
Yes, if he could give his neighbors and the Volkssolidaritat a little joy, or, according to the circumstances, a rather greater joy? "Caution!", warned Trabalski. And there it was again, the admonition to maintain the greatest possible secrecy.
The work of happiness still lies ahead of them
It's actually a paradoxical situation: If you're happy, you want others to share in your happiness. He wants to share. This is probably because luck was invented before money. But Trabalski intervenes: "For heaven's sake, just not that!"Besides, his winners are not happy, they are just lucky. That is a big difference. All the work of happiness still lies ahead of them.
"I've always said money spoils character," Trabalski's grandmother regularly told her grandson. Everything that is straight in people makes money crooked. It tends to turn people who want to give away into noisy Ebenezer Scrooges from Charles Dickens' "Christmas Story". The big profit processor sees it a little differently. The problem is that the situation can easily get out of control. Nobody asks habitual millionaires for money. They don't give anything away, otherwise they wouldn't be millionaires, many believe. It's different for lottery winners. This is where happy communism comes in. Happiness must be shared. Into more and more pieces and in the end everyone finds his too small anyway?
But the finding remains that people from smaller backgrounds have a much greater need to give away, Trabalski observed. Probably because they know better what material worries are. The only strange thing is how many new worries a man who has just been freed from all worries can have.
Strangely, almost no one feels the need to create a foundation or donate a large sum of money. Trabalski can't explain that either. Perhaps because winning the lottery is so incredibly concrete and personal that the anonymous gesture is distant?
Sometimes he wants to write a book
And then there is another danger: the chance that one's own family will pass the test of unexpected great wealth is not readily available either. Because doesn't a whole new life also include a whole new man, a whole new woman?? And even if not: What if the two left over from their old life think at the very beginning of completely different investments?
Sometimes Trabalski thinks he should write a book about "his winners". Unfortunately, he almost never knows what has become of them.
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Actually, those who become millionaires on their own have it the hardest. Trabalski remembers the tears of the man whose wife was terminally ill. "Why now??", he asked. And he thinks of the Berlin woman who saved all her life for her weekly lot, who had to watch her child die under a collapsing wall. "I have never been lucky in life", she said, it is the first time. The new millionaire knew exactly what she would do when she came out of Trabalski's office. Step up to the fresh produce counter in the supermarket and say: 100 grams of foie gras and 100 grams of Parma ham, please! Nothing packaged, ever again. This, he says, is her concept of luxury.
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The Klin Group has announced an exciting three-year agreement to become the sponsor of the newly named Young Kilmarnock Club until the 2016/2017 season.
Young Kilmarnock (YK), previously called 'Young Killie', has over 500 members and aims to promote, increase and develop football participation and encourage children to participate in physical activity.
Marie Macklin, CEO of Kilmarnock-based Klin Group which specialises in property development and regeneration projects, met with members of the club during 'Saturday morning football club' as the new shirts were unveiled. Over 200 young club members attend per week.
Marie had originally committed to sponsorship for the 2013/2014 season, but after visiting Young Kilmarnock on Saturday to present the cheque, was so impressed that she has committed the Klin Group to a further two years sponsorship, up to and including the 2016/2017 season.
Scott Geddes of Young Kilmarnock (YK) said: "We're thrilled to have Klin on board as our major sponsor. We know they are passionate football fans who are committed to Young Kilmarnock. Young Kilmarnock is an independent organisation run by volunteers, with over 500 members aged between 4 and 16 years. We will continue to strive to increase our membership and membership benefits, promote Kilmarnock FC in our local community and maintain our position as one of the best junior supporters clubs in the country.


Leading specialists in maritime crisis communications Navigate Response and Spanish Crisis Communications & Response (CC&R) firm are hosting a high-level event aimed at enhancing crisis communications knowledge for maritime professionals.
In addition to our own Bill Lines, Navigate Response Director, event speakers will include representatives from Salvamento Marítimo, Grupo ELCANO and international news agency, EFE.
The 'Crisis communication in the maritime sector' event will be held on 5 April 2017 at the Hotel Rafael Atocha, Mendez Alvaro, 30, 28045, Madrid, Spain.
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The Lady Trojans volleyball team finished 1-2-1 Saturday at the Verona Tournament at Purdy and was eliminated following pool play. Southwest defeated Everton, tied Purdy and lost to Sarcoxie and Lockwood. The Lady Trojans are now 2-2-1 and return to action Tuesday when they host the Pea Ridge Blackhawks with 3 matches starting at 5:00.


Kevin Iga is an associate professor in mathematics at Pepperdine University, a four-year liberal arts college in Malibu, California, dedicated to educating our youth and preparing them for life by giving them a firm foundation in the Christian faith.
I was born on October 19, 1970, in Honolulu, Hawaii , went to high school at Moanalua High School from 1984-1988, got my bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics at MIT in 1992 and received my Ph.D. in Mathematics at Stanford University in 1998.
My job involves teaching roughly 12 hours per week, which involves three courses each semester, and research. The courses I am currently teaching are listed in my home page. My research is an area of topology which investigates four-dimensional manifolds using Seiberg-Witten equations and other related methods.
Other research interests include differential geometry, Morse theory, Supersymmetry, and (on an unrelated note) Biblical textual criticism. But generally I work on any math problem that sounds fun that comes my way.
I am involved in Malibu Presbyterian Church , and as an alumnus, Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity.
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Favoured adage 'Build it and they will come' implies that creating new, improved structures aimed at opening market borders should help pave way for a more vibrant, sustainable investment management industry in Australia. Yet while new infrastructures have been built and are ready to facilitate the trading of managed funds across borders, they are yet to see substantial international flows.
New technology-enabled solutions, geared towards delivering improved and safer investor outcomes, are emerging across the supply chain. Despite this, behavioural, regulatory and legislative obstacles continue to exist, preventing the freer flow of managed fund investment across borders.
The fact is that while obstacles to outbound and inbound investing are substantial, the technological infrastructure is already in place for a truly international managed funds market.
Local managers have already successfully attracted around $100 billion(1) from offshore investors, almost double the investment from a decade ago. This international flow, however, pales in comparison to the total $2.8 trillion(2) fund assets in Australia, and falls desperately short against global peers. Foreign capital represents 31 percent of total funds in the United Kingdom, 68.5 percent in Hong Kong, 80 percent in Singapore and 99 percent in Luxembourg (3).
From an outflow perspective, the size of Australia's funds management market continues to eclipse Australia's national GDP, placing greater pressure on domestic capital to seek diversification via offshore investment strategies, sectors and skills. This requires an efficient market structure that aids, not inhibits, cross border reach and flow.
The creation of collective investment vehicles, mutual recognition of fund schemes and fund passport arrangements have offered political and practical salves while current regime parameters persist. The Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) is targeted to commence 1 January 2018, enabling managers to offer products to retail investors in participating countries – starting with Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. This demonstrates a big step in harmonising market access, reinforced by recent reforms to Australia's Investment Manager Regime (IMR) however industry advocates, notably the Financial Services Council (FSC), remain vocal about the risk of Australian managers being excluded if Australia's high non-resident withholding taxes are not reformed or appropriate investment vehicles not created. Withholding taxes currently levied at foreign investors for income and capital gains from investment trusts in Australia, is currently being reviewed by the Government following industry consultation last year.
We also have much to learn from how Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITs) have overcome many of the obstacles associated with international funds investing. We can take heart that the 32 years of learnings, since UCITs were introduced in 1985, have been modelled into the Asia Regional Funds Passport, and that the regulatory environment for UCITs is becoming more standardised. For instance, in November 2016, The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) negotiated with ASIC the exemption for UCITs to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), paving way to a greater range of funds offered by overseas fund managers to Australians. As yet, we have not seen this development translate to a surge in fund transactions on our network, the reason potentially being driven by other cited market factors.
So, while there is work to be done in the facilitation layer to encourage greater cross border flow of funds, the pipes are in place to support an active and truly international funds management sector.


Officer Tom Pease served with the Carrollton Police Department from 1985 to 2003 in assignments that included Patrol Officer, SWAT Operator, Detective, and Narcotics Investigator. In August of 2001, Officer Pease joined the North Texas HIDTA in Dallas, Texas, where he was assigned to DEA HIDTA Group 1. Officer Pease earned numerous departmental commendations and while assigned at HIDTA he received the OCDETF Regional Award and INEOA Award for his work on a major DEA case. This case also won the OCDETF National Award to be presented in Washington D.C., in July 2004. Officer Pease passed away in November 2003. Tom was an example to all of us and is truly missed.
Each year, the Carrollton Police Officers' Association awards scholarships in Officer Pease's honor to the children of any member who meets the requirements of the scholarship. We look forward to awarding this scholarship each year.
Scholarships are offered to children of CPOA members. To download an application, log in as a member and click the link beneath the photo of Officer Pease.
The Carrollton POA would like to wish these four recipients the best as they embark on their college education and wish them all the best in their future.


A 98-year-old Jacksonville woman no longer faces second-degree murder charges in the shooting of her nephew.
The Florida Times-Union reports the state filed a notice Oct. 1 announcing the 2011 murder charge was dropped against Amanda Stevenson. She was found incompetent to stand trial in July 2012.
The newspaper reports Stevenson had remained in the St. Johns County Jail until May 20, when the Department of Children and Families took charge of her. She's since been civilly committed.
Since she's no longer being prosecuted, her retirement benefits have been restored. The newspaper reports she could now be placed in a secure long-term facility rather than a state-run facility.


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Binotto is a global leading company operating in the tipping vehicle industry.
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Binotto is a prestigious brand highly rated for reliable and superior-quality design of telescopic cylinders and complete hydraulic systems for tipping trucks, trailers and semitrailers, including front-end and under-body telescopic cylinders, wet kits, oil tanks, piston and gear pumps, PTOs and valves.
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Jazz Night in America presents some of the best live jazz performances happening around the country and the stories behind them. With multiple Grammy Award-winning musician Christian McBride as host, the one-hour radio show features hand-picked performances from across the country, woven with the colorful stories of the artists behind them.
Produced in a collaboration between NPR, Jazz at Lincoln Center and WBGO.


When you're a college student drowning in assignments, you do not see why you would want to live longer but as time goes by and you have kids and they have kids and time starts to catch up on you and your life, you figure out why every elderly person wishes to live a little longer. When there are grandkids in the mix and so many family members, you wish you could live a little longer to be there for their special days and special milestones. If you're somebody who is interested in learning how to lengthen your life span, the information given below will definitely come in handy.
If you're somebody who engages in physical activity and loves to exercises, the chances of you suffering from disease such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and high blood sugar is very low and impossible because those who take care of their bodies are known to live longer than those who do not.If you want to start and jump on the health and fitness bandwagon, we suggest recruiting a personal trainer as they are educated and trained professionals who are licensed to offer workout plans and meal plans that the client can follow. Even if you join the best gym in town, If you have no idea what to do, staying active will be a bit of a difficult task as you will have to teach yourself the ropes about fitness and health without any help from anybody else.
Your bad habit could be having a smoke every day or eating junk good but if you really want to live long enough to see your grandkids and their special milestones, you definitely need to start cutting out your bad habits. Especially a habit such as smoking can shorten your life span by years at a time and also cause you to spend lots of money on services such as sleep dentistry in Sandringham to help preserve and maintain your youthful look even though your gums and teeth are heavily damaged by the smoking. Your bad habit could be anything from indulging in burgers to drinking too much alcohol. These bad habits do a lot of damage to your body so it is best if you cut off these habits without much hesitation.If you keep continuing to eat your feelings and smoke as you please, it is better to keep an emergency dentist on speed dial.
If you're somebody that loves to sneak in some junk food into your system from time to time, you need to bid goodbye to this habit and start taking your diet more seriously because without your diet to back up the work you put in at the gym, you will never begin to see results on your body. You will begin to feel better but you won't see any progress in terms of how your body looks. For more information, please log on to https://www.mentonesmiles.com.au/.
Stress is an uneasy situation where a person feels overloaded with work that has a high demand. It is something that is normal which is experienced by almost all people. Stress is said to be essential for the body. It gives a sense of break for the body in terms of emotions, physical activities and environmental changes. Another reason this occurs is because there is a change in the environment a person functions in. It may seem like a petty reason, however, due to a mix of emotions and mind games, the body will stop responding to the normal work practices and cause a certain level of anxiety within it.
Although stress is a usual aspect in a person's life, one should not leave it unresolved, measures should be taken to relieve oneself from it and manage the rest of the activities in one's life. There are experts in the industry who have qualified with qualifications and degrees that show an interest in this field. The most common expert is a good psychologist. They are doctors who could identify the tricks of the mind and provide the necessary approaches as to, how we could take control of our own mind and overcome the obstacle of stress.
When a person goes through a period in stress, he or she would not be able to focus and provide their 100% to a task that they have been assigned with. Often the best of stress strikes when you are at work. when your immediate boss gives you an overload of work, you will tend to lose focus and not be able to give your fullest performance to get the job done. Therefore, by managing this stress at the appropriate time and approach, you will be able to successfully conquer the world with your capabilities. Activities such as depression counselling Preston and therapy have played a major role at present among societies showing very good results to handle stress. Organizations, have taken the initiative to form a counselling session for their employees whenever they feel stressed. This shows that their employer cares for their wellbeing and is ready to act accordingly towards their health and happiness.
It is important to handle stress because it will have a great impact with your family and loved ones. Once the stress leaks out from you, it will be shown in front of the people you love the most and it will cause many emotional break downs. Therefore, to avoid such situation, it is best to take early precautions to remedy the stress levels.


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Simon Cowell + Carmen Electra Are Officially a Thing. Well, Sort Of.
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A whole lot of speculation later, Simon Cowell has confirmed that he is non-exclusively dating model and 'Baywatch' babe Carmen Electra, whose name we're almost surprised anyone still remembers.
As the 'X Factor' host told Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday, "She's not my girlfriend [but] we're people who date."
But despite their non-exclusivity, the semi-couple seem pretty into one another. "She's adorable, isn't she?" Cowell asked Seacrest, whom we're pretty sure has no opinion on women whatsoever.
And last month, Electra told 'Access Hollywood Live,' "[Simon] is so cute. He is adorable. He's actually a sweetheart."
The pair met when Carmen was a guest judge on 'Britain's Got Talent,' and she thought the famously caustic Cowell was a pretty okay dude, saying, "I had so much fun. I really liked him. I think he's really cool."
Cowell may be considered a bad boy, but since Electra's romantic history includes marriages to and/or relationships with guys including Prince, former NBA star Dennis Rodman and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Novarro, we're thinking she can probably hold her own just fine with him.
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Cuba readies 100 million doses of anti-COVID vaccine
Havana, 22 January, 2021. The general director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, Vicente Vérez Bencomo, announced, at a press conference with accredited foreign agencies in attendance, that Cuba is creating capacity to produce 100 million doses of the Soberana 02 injectable vaccine against COVID-19.
He reiterated that the objective is to satisfy the needs of the country and also those of other nations interested in acquiring the vaccine, which thus far include Vietnam, Iran, Venezuela, Pakistan and India. In the case of our country, he clarified, administration will be free of cost, with the intention of immunizing the entire population this year.
"Cuba's strategy to market the vaccine has a combined goal of serving humanity and impacting global health. We are not a multinational, with the financial objective as the number one motivation. Our aim is to create more health," said Vérez Bencomo, Prensa Latina reported.
The Soberana 02 vaccine began extended Phase II clinical trials this week, increasing participation to 900 volunteers between 19 and 80 years of age, while in February a new investigation with the pediatric population will be conducted.
Dr. Vérez explained that after the results of this stage are analyzed, a third phase will follow. During this period, health authorities plan to include 150,000 at persons in vulnerable groups and residents of high-risk areas.
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Marriage therapists call them "interventions." Regular folk simply call them "changes." Whatever you want to call it, does it really matter when small things work well? Don't be fooled by the simplicity, as small changes can have a ripple effect. Try these and you may be surprised by how it makes you feel, and how your partner responds to you.
First, the original "marriage hack," published in a research study that eventually became a popular TED talk.
One year later, half of the couples were randomly assigned to the intervention (experimental) group, which had them to take another 10 minutes for the emotional reappraisal activity. The other half of the participants were in the "control group," and did not engage in the emotional reappraisal activity.
"Write about a specific disagreement with your partner.
Think about this disagreement with your partner from the perspective of a neutral third party who wants the best for all involved; a person who sees things from a neutral point of view. How might this person think about the disagreement and/or find the good that could come from it?" They also asked, "What obstacles do you face in trying to take this third-partner perspective, especially when you're having a disagreement?" Couples were then asked to try taking this third-party perspective during interactions with their partner.
Results of this experiment showed that only the control group (with no emotional reappraisal) had an ongoing decline in the health of their relationship. The couples who completed the emotional reappraisal activity had no relationship decline over the next 12 months! Researchers concluded that having couples view their conflict through the eyes of an imaginary, neutral third party had a significant and positive effect on relationship health and that the intervention seemed to prevent further negative effects. This simple reappraisal technique has a powerful impact and can greatly benefit you if you learn to apply it at the right time.
No, not the kind of stranger you flip off in traffic. A stranger as in someone you just met and are enthusiastic to get to know. Researchers found that when we are around our romantic partners we may get too comfortable. We tend to forego the cheerful, pleasant and jovial tones that we often use when talking to people we do not know so well. In essence, putting on your best face when interacting with strangers gives you a mood boost. It can help you in your marriage, as well.
In a study, romantic couples were told to interact with their partner the way they "usually would." The other half of the participants were told to "put your best face forward." The social scientists found that when people were instructed to be their "best self," they reported feeling significantly happier.
This has important implications for long- term relationships. The default position, unfortunately, is to not act like your best self around the person you care about the most. Couples enjoy the liberty of being relaxed and having moody days, however, when that becomes the norm, that negatively affects the couple's happiness.
In conclusion, treat your spouse as well as you would a stranger you are meeting for the first time. Or, how about taking that to another level? Why not treat your spouse as a person with whom you wish to have an affair?
Researchers created a relatively simple study with two groups. The control group had their phones "present" and the experimental group had their phones "absent" during interactions with another person. For those assigned to the phone present condition, a nondescript mobile phone rested just outside the participants' direct visual field.
Participants (strangers) were paired up and were told to ''Discuss an interesting event that occurred to you over the past month,'' for 10 minutes together. Then, in an extension of the experiment, they studied participants who were having a casual conversation instead of talking about an important event in their life.
Afterward, participants rated how well they interacted with their study partner. "Evidence from both experiments indicates the mere presence of mobile phones inhibited the development of interpersonal closeness and trust and reduced the extent to which individuals felt empathy and understanding from their partners. Results from the second experiment indicated that these effects were most pronounced if individuals were discussing a personally meaningful topic."
Constant use of technology impairs interpersonal connectedness, closeness, feelings of trust, and the perception of empathy. Those are the very foundations of healthy relationships! Put away the phone when you are with someone important to you, like your spouse. The deepening of your relationship will be worth it...that email or text can wait!
These are straightforward and uncomplicated actions that can have an enormous positive impact on your marriage. They do not require any special skill set or professional intervention. Experiment with these "hacks" today and see what happens!
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Gorgeous 4 bedroom/2.5 bathroom home in Sterling on the Lake! The welcoming hardwood foyer leads to an open living area with a gas fireplace that flows into a dining area and updated kitchen. The kitchen boasts granite countertops, tile backsplash, hardwood floors, and stained cabinets. Master bedroom features trey ceilings and en suite with dual vanities, a soaker tub, and separate shower. Outdoor living is made easy with this covered back patio and spacious fenced in backyard.
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Creep Classification of Grade 91 Steel
Grade 91 steel is superior to many other industry used materials for its increased resistance to many properties, including creep. These are dependent on the formation of a specific martensitic lath microstructure developed through correctly performed heat treatments. This structure is easily altered during installation, maintenance, and routine operation. The degradation of this microstructure to equiaxed grains with an increased mean diameter can lead to significantly reduced property strengths and so to an unexpected failure [1]. Current damage assessment methods over-estimate the expected lifetime of components made of this material as they do not take into account the microstructural changes, and so property changes, over time.
Damage Assessment Method
Surface replication is the widely used technique for assessing the level of creep damage; it is able to detect defects much earlier than others. It is often performed on areas thought to be most damaged or at risk; in particular welds as they are in locations of particular stress concentration and often failure. The method is briefly described here [2]:
Area is grinded to high metallographic standard
The area is treated to remove all traces of cold work through polishing / etching
Surface is applied with acetone and acetate foil
The foil conforms to surface shape while drying
The foil is then removed with the image of etched surface impression
This process then allows the structure of the material to be analysed off site, classified and future action to be taken is decided.
Figure 1 – Graph showing typical creep curve model of strain against time [3]
Previous Classification Models
The formation of small cavities on grain boundaries in the microstructure which can evolve to larger sizes, coalesce and form cracks is creep failure. The current creep classification model for materials, the Neubauer model, shows three main stages: primary, secondary and teritary, as shown in figure 1. This model is used to assess the state of damage in the component using replica mtallography. The primary stage is defined by the continually decreasing creep rate until it becomes constant in the secondary stage- also known as the steady state. Tertiary the strain rate increases rapidly before an eventual rupture.
The stage the material was measured to be at then determined the future action to be taken. Materials deemed to be in the secondary stage required just observation, approaching the tertiary stage would either require inspections to be fixed or for a small repair, while in the tertiary stage options include limited service until repair or immediate repair. [4]
New Classification Models
Figure 1 shows the stages and development of the creep rupture mechanism in grade 91 steel. Many studies of the creep properties have been conducted with conclusions that both creep strain and creep time of tertiary creep stage far exceeds that of secondary. This is vastly different to the Neubauer model as the secondary 'steady state' phase is almost irrelevant when compared to the tertiary stage- it is in this stage that the main damage and rapid growth of voids/cracks occurs in grade 91. This significantly reduces the time available for defects to be detected, and even when they are, harder to predict the estimated lifetime remaining (as it is no longer in the region of constant creep rate as modelled by Neubauer and so no longer is simple extrapolation of data points viable). [5]
Part of the difficulty in identifying defects in early stages of creep is that many of the voids in the microstructure appear to be sub-surface and so not picked up using surface replica techniques. It is for this reason that some reports state strain gauge testing must be used instead of metallography to provide an earlier warning of creep damage [6], and research is being conductued on producing an industry wide deployable sensor using the electromagnetic spectrum to detect internal changes in microstructure. [7]
To continue the use of metallography techniques, many papers claim to have equations which can successfully predict the lifetime remaining of a component of grade 91 steel, however as of yet there seems to be no consensus among them. Many put forward extrapolation equations with specific calculated parameters to account for the non-steady creep rate; providing certain stable conditions such as a maximum temperature to ensure no phase changes occur [8-12]. In particular, a method of using calculated C* values to predit the creep crack growth has been found to correlate well against experimental data of P91 [13].
Figure 2 – SEM photographs showing void development in P91 [10]
Grade 91 steel does not follow the creep curve as modelled by Neubauer, as the time in the secondary steady-state phase is greatly reduced and instead the tertiary stage is the significant phase in which voids grow and coalesce.
One potential issue with using surface replication techniques for grade 91 componenents is the location of voids and cracks forming sub-surface.
The second problem with surface replication includes the time at which smaller defects are noticed is greatly reduced on grade 91 components – meaning fracture could occur between inspections.
The estimated lifetime prediction of components of grade 91 cannot be predicted using extrapolation as with the Neubauer model. Instead, new methods accounting for the non-steady state are emerging.
In particular is the C* method described by S. Mohammed is of worth further investigation into.
Li, H. & Mitchell, D. Microstructural characterization of P91 steel in the virgin, service exposed and post-service renormalized conditions, 2013. [Cited 26/07/2016] http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2837&context=eispapers
ETD, Use of replication and portable hardness testing for high temperature plant integrity and life assessment, 2011. [Cited 26/07/2016] http://fr.slideshare.net/hussainetd/use-of-replication-and-portable-hardness-testing-for-high-temperature-plant-integrity-and-life-assessment
C.Furtadoa, I. Le Mayb, High Temperature Degradation in Power Plants and Refineries, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004. [Cited 26/07/2016] http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mr/v7n1/19336.pdf
P.R. Palaparti,E.I Samuel, B.K. Choudhary, M.D. Mathew, Creep Properties of Grade 91 Steel Steam Generator Tube at 923K, 2013 [Cited 22/07/2016] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705813005754
Hobbs, M. Echivarre, C. Jania, S. Whitson, Creep Performance and Microstructural Characterization of the Type IV Region in Grade 91 Steel Weldments, 2015 [Cited 19/07/2016]
Maharaj, J.P. Dear, A. Morris, Imperial College London; A Review of Methods to Estimate Creep Damage in Low Alloy Steel Power Station Steam Pipes, 2009 [Cited 22/07/2016] https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/14137/6/Strain_45_4_2009.pdf
Liu; J. Wilson, M. Strangwood, C.L. Davies, A. Peyton, J. Parker, Electromagnetic evaluation of the microstructure of Grade 91 tubes/pipes, 2015 [Cited 22/07/2016] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308016115000691#bib6
Ankit , Remaining Creep Life Assessment Techniques Based on Creep Cavitation Modeling, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, May 2009 [Cited 20/07/2016] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225479913_Remaining_Creep_Life_Assessment_Techniques_Based_on_Creep_Cavitation_Modeling
Pohja, S. Holmström, H.Y. Lee, Recommendation for Creep and Creep-fatigue assessment for P91 Components, MATTER, 2016, [Cited 19/07/2016] http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC94508/jrc94508_matter_4-6_creep-fatigue.pdf
Wilshire, P.J. Scharning, A new methodology for analysis of creep and creep fracture data for 9-12% chromium steels, International Materials Review, [Cited 21/07/2016]
Holmström, C. Jia-Chao, Recommendation for the negligible creep domain for P91, MATTER, 2016, [Cited 22/07/2016] http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC94451/jrc94451_matter_5-3_recommendation_nec_p91%20ed.pdf
Mohammed, Experimental and finite element studies of creep crack growth in P91 and P92 weldments; University of Nottingham, 2011 [Cited 19/07/2016]


Real Madrid's task of luring one of their primary transfer targets from Tottenham has become significantly harder after Spurs slapped a whopping £130m price-tag on the star.
According to a report from Mirror Football, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has slapped an enormous £130m price-tag on Spurs superstar Christian Eriksen – the Dane is a target of Spanish giants Real Madrid.
It's surprising to see that Spurs will command such a astronomical fee for a player whose contract is set to expire next summer, the north London club may have to lower their demands and cash in on the star this summer to avoid the risk of losing him on a free.
The chance to win silverware and play under Zinedine Zidane could encourage Eriksen to push for a exit from Tottenham.
According to BBC Sport, Eriksen signed for Spurs from Ajax for just £11.5m – in just five-and-a-half years the Dane's signature now looks as though it will cost more than 10 times that amount.
Tottenham have managed to secure consistent Champions League qualification under Mauricio Pochettino's tutelage, but despite the side's massive improvements in recent years – they still can't manage to get their hands on silverware.
With Spurs looking no closer to winning any trophies, the likes of Eriksen may have to leave in order to achieve their career goals. Eriksen has certainly left his mark on the Premier League, the 28-year-old ranks 23rd in the all-time assist charts with 57.


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Ju Ming was born 1938 in Tunghsiao, Miaoli. His official name was Ju Chuang-tai. In 1950, his father apprenticed him to Lee Chin-chuan to study woodcarving and painting. In 1961, Ju Ming set up the Ocean Engraving Society to help promote engraving. One of his works was awarded a distinction in the sculpture section of the Provincial Art Exhibition in 1966, and he won second prize in 1967. He quit his job and travelled to Taipei to study modern sculpture under Yu-yu Yang, from which time he moved away from craft engraving and adopted a fine art style. His first solo exhibition was held in the National History Museum in 1976. Praised by art critics, his nativist works were a hit, and he became an important symbol of the Nativist Movement in the 1970s. Also in 1976, he became one of the 14th Ten Outstanding Young Persons and received the 2nd National Award for Arts. Ju Ming did not rest on his laurels however, abandoning nativist subjects and instead working on his Taichi series, which won international acclaim, helping him to become one of the most significant postwar Taiwanese sculptors.
Taichi was the subject of Ju Ming's post-nativist work. These works had a bold yet simple style, possessing imposing yet understated presence; at once evoking motion and stillness, softness and hardness. This work is almost wholly composed of geometric shapes, solid and steady. In its stillness, the work seems to contain a spark that might come to life at any moment.
Sculpture was largely ignored as an art form in Taiwan during Japanese occupation. The Provincial Art Exhibition only gained a sculpture section after the Second World War. Traditional sculptures of figures remained popular and little progress was seen even during the 1950s modern art movement. It was not until 1975 that a group of young sculptors including Ju Ming brought together by Yu-yu Yang began experimenting in modern sculpture. Although Ju Ming's background was in traditional woodcarving, with guidance from Yu-yu Yang in modern art ideas, he created a new vocabulary of modern sculpture with his solid forms and refined techniques. He was a continuous innovator; with his Taichi and Living World series creating pieces with profound cultural meaning that bridged real life and sculpture with their depictions of modern life. His was a unique, modern, diverse and animated style that brought about a new direction for Taiwanese sculpture.
Chinese title: 十字手
English title: Cross Arms
Medium / Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: 125×84×46 cm
Artist: Ju Ming
Related Exhibition: "The Pioneers" of Taiwanese Artists, 1931-1940
Related Work: Taichi Series


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Lake freighter repairs means big business for Toledo
Currently at the Toledo Docks, just south of where the Maumee River dumps into Maumee Bay, nearly a dozen cargo freighters are docked and crawling with workers.
Author: Jonathan Monk
Published: 8:58 PM EST February 26, 2018
Updated: 11:35 AM EDT August 14, 2018
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - It has been a booming industry in our area for decades, but not many people know about it. However, it is why so many Lake Erie freighter ships dock here in Toledo over the winter.
With ice clogging the seaways, these shipping companies take the winter to make any needed upgrades or repairs.
"Maintenance on the main engines, overhaul on the engines, cat generators, conveyor systems; just to keep everything going that wears down over a year of time running," boat engineer for American Century Daniel Hutchison said.
H Hansen Industries, based in Toledo, runs the largest freighter repair operation in the Great Lakes.
The work is not only vital to keep these freighters a float, but a huge economic impact for the region.
"There's probably 600 or more involved with other contractors, and it brings maybe 100 million dollars a winter to the city of Toledo," Hansen president Tony La Mantia said.
Though larger facilities are available at other ports, these companies chose Toledo because of the relationships they have built with Hansen and the ease of access for the ships.
"There's other facilities you could go to, but that'll cost more because we're out of our shipping channels," Hutchinson explained. "If you overload one place too much, they won't be able to work increase load. And this is in our normal shipping routes, so we don't have to go off course so much."
La Mantia says they have other facilities in Huron and Cleveland, but would rather have all the repair work done in Toledo. Therefore, he is working with the Lucas County Port Authority trying to add more docks to house even more ships here.
"They have a couple more docks that might be available that are not in use right now, and we've been working with them and we're going to continue to work with them and try to get those so we can bring more ships here," La Matia said.
The repair season wraps up at the end of March when the Soo Locks open up to the upper Great Lakes. That gives these workers a few more weeks to get these repairs complete.
All work must be inspected by both the American Bureau of Shipping and the Coast Guard.


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Smyrna police sweep results in 32 arrests
Feb 18th, 2020 · by Craig Anderson · Comments: 0
SMYRNA – Fugitives, drug activity and traffic violations were found during last week's multi-agency operation in the Smyrna area.
Outside law enforcement agencies assisted Smyrna Police to create more coverage area Feb. 12, spokesman Cpl. Brian Donner said.
"The entire Smyrna area was targeted," he said. "Having officers from (other) jurisdictions allowed us to move about the entire area unencumbered by jurisdictional boundaries."
The operation was conducted from the afternoon through the evening, authorities said. Police said 32 adults were arrested on various charges, court-issued capiases and warrants. Among them were 25 wanted persons and seven suspects arrested on new drug charges, police said.
One suspect resisted arrest by fleeing on foot from a residence; police said he was apprehended "very quickly" by officers at the scene.
Also, 36 traffic arrests resulted in what Cpl. Donner described as "part of the overall high visibility enforcement and were not a part of any separate campaign."
One criminal summons was issued for an alcohol-related offense, police said. Small amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana were also seized.
Detectives in Smyrna's Special Investigations Unit planned the operation.
"It has been at least a few years since we have done an operation like this one," Cpl. Donner said. "The purpose behind the operation was both for high visibility enforcement and to apprehend offenders who held active warrants both from our agency or others. We also focused on any individuals who had active court capiases/warrants."
Also participating were municipal officers from Clayton and Cheswold, Probation and Parole, Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement, Department of Correction and Delaware State Police Troop 9. Smyrna Police has participated in past DSP-organized campaigns, the last one in southern New Castle County.
Officers teaming up
About 30 officers divided into teams took part.
"They were provided with target suspects who had warrants, but they were also encouraged to proactively enforce any traffic/pedestrian/nuisance violations observed during their patrols," Cpl. Donner said.
"In terms of the suspects they were targeting, they were provided with biographical information on them, known locations etc. All information accessible to us via our various criminal justice databases."
Justice of the Peace Court 7 in Dover was notified in advance of the upcoming high number of arraignments likely coming.
There were no numbers available on how many suspects overall were targeted.
"The ones who were not apprehended remain wanted and will be arrested upon their next police contact," Cpl. Donner said.
Cpl. Donner described the campaign's value as "two-fold."
"For one, it allows the citizens and visitors to see a very high police presence, dedicated to enforcing all laws for a sustained period," he said. "These officers were not answering calls for service. They were solely being proactive.
"Also, apprehending wanted persons is important because for every capias or active warrant, there is likely a victim who has not received their restitution or a victim who has not had their day in court because the suspect has refused to show up to answer for their charges."
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Michael Fishbane on the Stages of Life and its Tasks according to Jewish Ethics and Religion
UChicago Jewish Studies professor Michael Fishbane discusses how Jewish sources from antiquity through the early modern era describe the construction of the stages of life, and provide moral and spiritual guidelines for each.
Jewish studies has been an important field of research at the University of Chicago since the institution's first classes in 1892. Among its first five full professors two taught Judaica (William Rainey Harper and Emil Gustav Hirsch). The University's first president, Harper was a renowned Biblical scholar and oversaw the beginnings of programs in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations. A few decades later, these early initiatives received a huge institutional boost with the founding of the Oriental Institute, which remains one of the pre-eminent centers for the study of ancient Near Eastern language, civilization, and archeology.
The subsequent flourishing of Jewish studies at UChicago has been sustained by appointments in a wide range of departments: professorships of Jewish Hellenism in Classics, Medieval Jewish philosophy in Philosophy, and Jewish social and economic history in History, to name only a few. During the past decade and a half, the University has appointed eminent scholars in the study of Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Jewish medieval studies, Hebrew literature, American Jewish literature, Jewish political thought, Yiddish literature, modern Jewish thought, and German Jewish culture. Working together, they have created one of the most comprehensive, distinguished and interdisciplinary programs in Jewish Studies available at any American university.
The BA program in Jewish Studies provides a context in which UChicago students may examine the texts, cultures, languages, and histories of Jews and Judaism over three millennia. The perspective is contextual, comparative, and interdisciplinary. The long and diverse history of Jews and Judaism affords unique opportunities to study modes of continuity and change, interpretation and innovation, and isolation and integration of a world historical civilization. Students are encouraged to develop appropriate skills (in texts, languages, history, and culture) for independent work.
Students in other fields of study may also complete a minor in Jewish Studies.
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