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Community Connections is a resident-centered grant program working to strengthen civic engagement and grassroots leadership in six Detroit neighborhoods: Brightmoor, Chadsey Condon, Cody Rouge, North End, Osborn, and Southwest. It awards grants of $500 to $5,000 to local projects that mobilize residents' energies to improve opportunities and conditions for youth. Community Connections was launched by the Skillman Foundation in 2006 as part of the Foundation's Good Neighborhoods initiative, and is operated by Prevention Network, a statewide organization experienced in running resident-focused small grants programs. Since 2012 it has also received major support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Rooted in the conviction that local groups and leaders are essential if neighborhoods are to create safe environments where children and youth can grow up successfully, the program is guided by a four-fold impact framework. At its heart is a commitment to expand residents' civic engagement. Through its project support and related learning opportunities, Community Connections helps strengthen community leadership in these neighborhoods. Projects offer positive youth development opportunities to children and teens in these neighborhoods. And some projects contribute to systems change by connecting with kids in ways that larger institutional systems currently miss, by helping to create alternatives to those established institutional systems, and by engaging in neighborhood planning, policy advocacy and other efforts to reform those systems.
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Authors David Scheie , Ineeta Mims , Jessica Brooke Williams , Lisa Leverette
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Geographical Focus North America / United States (Midwestern) / Michigan / Wayne County / Detroit
Keywords grassroots community , community leadership , brightmoor , youth , touchstone
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San Francisco: Pal's Takeaway Introduces 'Burger Time' This Thursday
I've been a fan of Jeff Mason's crazy-but-delicious sandwiches ever since I first sunk my teeth into his BLT-Zarella when he was slinging 'wiches out of the back of a liquor store. Since then, Pal's Takeaway has moved to slightly nicer and more permanent digs down 24th Street in La Movida Wine Bar, where he's gone on to take both the first and second slots in my roundup of The Best Sandwiches in the Mission.
Well here's some good news for burger lovers: Jeff is applying his trademark skills as an expert curator and combiner of wacky flavors to burgers. Starting this Thursday (February 13), and continuing every other week, Pal's Takeaway will be converted to Pal's Burger Time, a lunch-only burger operation serving three different burgers. After this week the burgers will be available every other Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
I stopped by to talk to Jeff when I was in San Francisco last week. I don't want to give away all the secrets, but rest assured, the man knows what he's doing. The burgers are all based around a five-ounce patty made with sirloin, brisket, chuck, and dry-aged beef fat, cooked smash-style on a hot griddle and served in a soft, brioche-like bun (that Jeff swears is not brioche). Toppings were still TBD when I spoke with him, but it looks like homemade pimento cheese, yuzu mayo, and a roasted cherry tomato relish will work their way into a burger or two. I know, I know. It sounds weird. But trust me, you're in good hands with Pal's.
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When we last left our intrepid Florida anti-gaming attorney, he was not only being permanently disbarred, but was also ordered to reimburse legal fees to the bar to the tune of some $43,675.35. Well never let it be said that Jack Thompson was a man who didn't pay his dues. Here's an email regarding the payment, since lowered to $42,525.27 by the Bar, sent to us for some odd reason from Thompson himself:
Dear Chief Justice Quince: Please advise today what you and the Court have done with my check for $42,525.27 that was sent you on November 6 to be held in trust by the Supreme Court. I find today, in talking with my bank, that the check has not been negotiated. I'm not paying any interest on this amount. You all had it from me on the date it was due. Regards, Jack Thompson
Say what you will about the man, but I'm damn sure I don't have enough money in my bank account to cover that sort of change.


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The Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation is a charitable arm of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania. Its goal is to provide programs and resources for the young people of the Commonwealth through leadership, education, and mentoring.
Founded in 1982, PMYF continues to support our children into the new millennium. Please take a moment to get to know us and the programs we sponsor. We're sure that there are activities that any child can benefit from!


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Sal and Carmine's: Worth the Hertz Surcharge
On many hot summer weekends in New York City, we end up renting a car and high-tailing it out of the city to beat the heat and smell some grass and flowers. And though I hate paying Hertz for an extra hour (they charge a fortune), I have incurred that charge at least once because I just had to stop at Sal & Carmine's to pick up a pizza. Frankly, it's worth it, because the pizza there is that good.
I have been eating Sal & Carmine's pizza since the early '70s, when it was just Sal's on 95th and Broadway. Sal took on Carmine as a partner and moved to marginally fancier digs on 102nd and Broadway in the '90s. Thankfully, the pizza has remained just about as delicious a conventional slice of New York City pizza as you will find in Gotham or any of the zillion other places around the world that purportedly serve New Yorkstyle slices. By conventional I mean they use aged (yellow) mozzarella and sauce that's nothing special and bake their pies in a gas oven that doesn't have an exterior brick anywhere.
What makes a Sal & Carmine's slice so good, then? It's the crust and the fact that either Sal or Carmine or both are always there making pies. The crust has the magical combination of a crisp exterior that gives way to tender bread dough. And blessedly, the crust has plenty of salt. Yes, the mushrooms are canned (so don't get them) and they don't deliver (they don't have to), but if it's a good old New York slice you're looking for, Sal & Carmine's is the place to find it. For us, it wouldn't be a summer weekend without Sal & Carmine's, Hertz be damned.
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Address: 2671 Broadway (b/n 101st and 102nd), New York NY 10025
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Giant Bicycle Canada Signs as Title Sponsor for Six Days of Burnaby
The Burnaby Velodrome is proud to announce Giant Bicycle Canada has signed on as the title sponsor of the January 2-7, 2007 Giant Bicycle Six Days of Burnaby.
At Giant, building the better bike is a never-ending goal. This obsession is perfectly aligned with the Burnaby Velodrome's goal to bring world class track racing to the Harry Jerome Sport Centre. From January 2 to 7, 2007 some of the top North American Track Professionals will race for six nights consecutively in a variety of events, including the feature race, the Madison.
Also on tap throughout the week will be races for all categories of racers from the professional right down to novice racers and juniors. There will also be a courier challenge and invitational sprint events with most of Canada's top sprinters in attendance. The evenings will also feature a beer garden, catered food, and on-site DJ.
Giant Bicycle Canada's Wayne Bleakley said, "We're proud and excited to be the title sponsor of The Giant Bicycle Six Days of Burnaby. You can watch top professional racers at full speed night after night within arms length. The whole atmosphere of a Six Day race is like a huge party in the centre of a world class bike race."
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Gay marriage bill clears Britain's House of Lords
Britain's gay marriage bill has cleared its last major hurdle, passing through the House of Lords and prompting celebrations from campaigners outside Parliament.
Supporters of the bill in Parliament's upper house wore pink carnations Monday as the Lords agreed to send it back to the House of Commons, where lawmakers will review government amendments before it becomes law.
That is expected to go without a hitch, as the House of Commons earlier passed the bill 390 to 148.
The bill will enable gay couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies in England and Wales, though the Church of England, which is divided on the issue, is barred from offering same-sex ceremonies.
Currently, same-sex couples can form civil partnerships, which carry similar rights and responsibilities to marriage.


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Best Buddies is actively engaged with the South Carolina community in our goal to bring friendship and inclusion to the Palmetto State! Our growing, dedicated Volunteer Board is laying the groundwork for a successful and sustainable future for Best Buddies in South Carolina, but they can't do it alone.
Here's how you can help:
Our immediate goals are straightforward: further create awareness about the organization, and fundraise $250,000 to establish a permanent office in South Carolina. Reaching our goals we will enable us to open Best Buddies chapters across the state and deliver our mission of inclusion at the highest level.
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LONDON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- British women wear an average heel height of 3.3 inches, but one-quarter admitted they often wear shoes with heels as high as 6 inches, a survey indicates.
A survey in April by foot care company Compeed questioned 3,792 women in France, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Britain, and found at 3.3 inches, British women wore an average heel height higher than that worn by women in Spain at 3.2 inches, Denmark at 3 inches, Germany at 2.7 inches and France at 2.4 inches.
"Research has suggested that a tall woman is considered more assertive, confident, richer, capable, successful, independent and even more intelligent than their shorter peers," psychologist Emma Kenny said in a statement. "Perception is incredibly powerful and it makes sense that the feedback we receive from the way we are treated by others will reinforce our choices. The British woman is an ambitious breed, and if putting on a pair of 6-inch heels increases their career prospects, rightly or wrongly, the savvy individual will do so."
All that glamour takes a toll on the tootsies -- 50 percent of women confessed although they were happy to suffer terrible pain from wearing really high heels, the pain might be as bad as that of a toothache or earache.
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As many of you know, I posted my HIMSS 2012 session schedule on EMR and EHR a few weeks back. Sadly, many of those sessions have been taken off my schedule, but a number of really good ones still remain. I just counted 27 other meetings with vendors the week of HIMSS. I think it's fair to say I'm doing my part to see as many as I can to provide you some really interesting coverage.
Outside of that hectic schedule, you'll also be able to find me at a number of events (mostly social media related):
Meet the Bloggers Panel – This is happening Wed 2/22 4:00-5:00PM at the HIMSS Social Media Center. This will be a fun panel for me with two people I know quite well and love: Jennifer Dennard and Neil Versel. Plus, Carissa Caramanis O'Brien who I don't know that well, but look forward to meeting as well. If you like social media or blogging, you'll enjoy this.
HIMSS Social Media Center Genius Bar – I'll be there Tuesday, 11:30 am-12:00 pm, Wednesday 10:30 am-11:00 am, and Thursday 11:30 am-12:00 pm at the HIMSS Social Media Center. Stop by and ask any question you want. You can make an appointment for it here.
New Media Meetup at HIMSS Sponsored by simplifyMD – We're almost out of space for this event so I've stopped any major promotion of it. It amazes me the wonderful people on the list. Soon I'll probably have to change it to a wait list signup once we reach capacity.
I also wanted to point out some of the interesting things that sponsors of EMR and HIPAA are doing at HIMSS. I just asked them for info late, so a number of my advertisers haven't been able to get me anything yet. If they send me their info, I'll update the post.
NoMoreClipboard, in collaboration with iMPak Health, will launch and demo a new comprehensive solution for achieving a successful medical home or accountable care organization. This new device, ideal for technology adverse patients, will help health systems and employers improve clinical outcomes, reduce ER visits and hospital readmissions and reduce chronic disease costs. See, feel, touch and participate in product demonstrations conducive to real-world scenarios and enter to win a $500 Best Buy gift card at HIMSS Booth #7902.
Location: Booth #7902
DrFirst is presenting the HIMSS Hero at this year's event. DrFirst will be doing Chair and foot massages, a Caricature artist turning you into our Superhero, Collapsible water bottles, House Footies (DrFirst branded hospital socks), and Giving away an iPad 2. Stop by to learn more about DrFirst's shift to an EHR platform company.
Location: Booth #5456
Cerner is excited to expand our presence at HIMSS12. The Cerner booth #476 will provide HIMSS attendees the opportunity to connect with peers, interact with Cerner associates and learn about Cerner solutions. Multiple Cerner clients will be in the booth to offer peer perspectives to physicians in attendance and to present how they are progressing in their journeys toward achieving Meaningful use, high quality measures and greater efficiency. Cerner associates will talk through complete workflow and documentation solutions for interdisciplinary teams, medications management, device connectivity, quality reporting, revenue cycle management and leading-edge services. In addition to the show floor, 15 Cerner clients will present in the general HIMSS educational tracks. Cerner will also participate in the Interoperability Showcase and IDC-10 Knowledge Center, where we will showcase specific solutions in respective areas.
Location: Booth #14542-, 476
GE Healthcare IT delivers workflow solutions for specialists and tools which provide insights for
hospital leadership to enable healthcare systems to run more effectively and efficiently- resulting
in better quality care for more patients at a lower cost. At HIMSS12, we'll showcase highlights of
our extensive portfolio featuring numerous new product introductions. Now available, Centricity
Patient Portal 13 is a flexible, scalable, customizable portals that extends the provider workflow to
the patient's home. With a range of easy-to-use self-service tools, Patient Online enhances patient
communications, optimizes staff and provider productivity, and can help strengthen the provider's
market and competitive position. It helps customers meet Meaningful Use Stage 1 patient and
family engagement criteria and prepare them for expected Stage 2 requirements. Centricity
Perinatal-Connect provides the ability to correlate data from disparate Hospital Information
Systems (HIS) and other sources onto the fetal strip. It enables access to multiple fetal monitoring
strips while allowing documentation in the HIS all at the same time, without obstructing any
clinical information, helping clinicians deliver their best care all while maximizing current hospital
investment in perinatal IT. GE Healthcare IT will also demonstrate planned capabilities of its 50-50 joint venture with Microsoft, Caradigm, launching later this year.
Location: Booth #2635
This year, Practice Fusion has teamed up with Fitbit and our blogger friends Brian Ahier and Don Fluckinger to kick off our contest. Brian and Don will be competing for the most number of steps for a chance to win a charitable donation made by Practice Fusion in their name. HIMSS attendees interested in winning a Fitbit of their own can simply tweet their response to "Why do you want a Fitbit?" using the hashtags #fitbit and #HIMSS12 Unable to attend HIMSS12 but still want to experience the action? Virtual HIMSS12 is for you. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Robert Rowley and Las Vegas hand surgeon, Dr. Andrew Bronstein will be presenting an on-demand session titled Interoperability on the Front Lines: It's Already Here.
Location: Booth #4074
HITR.com will exhibit at booth 7707 with its affiliates Billian's HealthDATA and Porter Research. The HITR team is looking forward to meeting attendees and showing them the benefits a free membership in the HITR.com community can bring – healthcare IT benchmarking surveys and results, social networking opportunities, and more! Register at the booth to win one of our twice-daily Kindle drawings.
Location: Booth #7707
EHR Scope will be exhibiting in booth 13756. We'll be doing video interviews for www.EHRtv.com, including some walk-in interviews. At the booth we'll also be showing other activities of EHR Scope, including www.EMRConsultant.com, as well as Dragon Medical Spanish, which is now available for Latin America. In addition to the activities at the booth, we'll have 2 roaming camera crews doing interviews of exhibitors, by appointment only.
Location: Booth #13756
At HIMSS, Amazing Charts is introducing Version 6.2, with the ability to connect with HIEs and PHRs automatically. On signing a note, the patient's CCD is automatically uploaded to the patient selected PHR or HIE (See Screenshot). In 2011, Amazing Charts received the Best In KLAS Award for #1 EMR for 1-10 Physicians.
Location: Booth #13316
Mitochon is the first FREE ONC-ATCB Certified, web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Patient Health Record (PHR) solution for medical professionals. The FREE EHR platform combines Scheduling, Charting, ePrescribing Labs and Collaboration of Care. This year at HIMSS Mitochon has a major announcement taking place on Monday February 20th. Dr. AndreVovan, Founder and Chief Medical Officer for Mitochon stated "all roads are leading to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)/Integrated Delivery Systems and Mitochon is positioned to enable organizations to reach that destination." Look for this announcement to learn more about Mitochon's new offering and check out Mitochon's Booth #265.
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Traveling through Central America, my wife and I stayed in a very nice guesthouse owned by an upstanding upper middle class couple.
The owner's brother came selling this watch complaining that it had Roman numerals and his wife didn't like it. I asked what he wanted for it and he said an X amount. I offered a slightly lower figure and it was settled.
Cartier is a difficult brand to trace in terms of serial numbers and year of manufacture; based on my own research I'd say it was made in the 1950s.
The movement is marked Cartier, 17 jewels and Swiss. Inside the case there are two numbers with 7 and 5 digits each.The wristband appears to be alligator and it has the Cartier logo on the buckle. It's well worn.
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Everyone seemed up in arms about this for the first 24 hours or so. There were questions about what Dropbox was doing with user's private data. But then reality set in and folks realized that this is just part of the formatting conversion process.
I'm not as worried about data privacy in the sense that Dropbox might maliciously view my "private" data. What precisely we even mean by "private" when we upload data to the cloud is a mystery to me anyway (but that's another discussion for another day). I am however concerned that a vulnerability in the document converter/parser may threaten to disclose private data of many customers. The software used to open the documents for conversion is LibreOffice. It's worth noting that LibreOffice has had vulnerabilities reported as recently as 26JUL13.
A hypothetical attack would look like this:
- A user uploads a document that exploits a zero day vulnerability in LibreOffice.
- Dropbox opens the document to create the preview.
- The exploit results in arbitrary code execution on the server (which appear to be AWS instances).
- Profit!
Is this feasible?
Because we don't know how Dropbox works internally, it's impossible to know how much data an attacker would be able to obtain in this scenario. It is unlikely that Dropbox spawns a new server for each user's files. What is more likely is that each new document that needs a preview is loaded into a queue for processing. A server then retrieves files for conversion from that queue. The results are likely stored in a database of some sort, meaning that a successful exploit might also compromise this database (if one is used, remember we don't know what Dropbox internals look like). In any case, successful code execution would very likely compromise the contents of many (if not all) user's uploaded documents.
Of course this sort of attack is hypothetical and would initially have to be exploited blind. But it's still given me pause to think about the possibilities. The black hat in me wants to open up a debugger and find a vuln in LibreOffice. The white hat in me remembers the CFAA, and I'm too pretty for jail.
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Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to electronic signals transmitted by wires (hence the fly-by-wire term), and flight control computers determine how to move the actuators at each control surface to provide the ordered response. The fly-by-wire system also allows automatic signals sent by the aircraft's computers to perform functions without the pilot's input, as in systems that automatically help stabilize the aircraft, or prevent unsafe operation of the aircraft outside of its performance envelope.[1]
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Mechanical and hydro-mechanical flight control systems are relatively heavy and require careful routing of flight control cables through the aircraft by systems of pulleys, cranks, tension cables and hydraulic pipes. Both systems often require redundant backup to deal with failures, which increases weight. Both have limited ability to compensate for changing aerodynamic conditions. Dangerous characteristics such as stalling, spinning and pilot-induced oscillation (PIO), which depend mainly on the stability and structure of the aircraft concerned rather than the control system itself, can still occur with these systems.[citation needed]
The term "fly-by-wire" implies a purely electrically signaled control system. It is used in the general sense of computer-configured controls, where a computer system is interposed between the operator and the final control actuators or surfaces. This modifies the manual inputs of the pilot in accordance with control parameters.[1]
Side-sticks, centre sticks, or conventional flight control yokes can be used to fly FBW aircraft.
Basic operation
Fly-by wire systems are quite complex, but their operation can be explained in simple terms. When a pilot moves the control column (or sidestick), a signal is sent to a computer (analogous to moving a game controller) the signal is sent through multiple wires (channels) to ensure that the signal reaches the computer. A 'Triplex' is when there are three channels being used. In an Analog system, the computer receives the signals, performs a calculation (adds the signal voltages and divides by the number of signals received to find the mean average voltage) and adds another channel. These four 'Quadruplex' signals are then sent to the control surface actuator, and the surface begins to move. Potentiometers in the actuator send a signal back to the computer (usually a negative voltage) reporting the position of the actuator. When the actuator reaches the desired position, the two signals (incoming and outgoing) cancel each other out and the actuator stops moving (completing a feedback loop). In a Digital Fly By Wire Flight Control System complex software interprets digital signals from the pilots control input sensors and performs calculations based on the Flight Control Laws programmed into the Flight Control Computers and input from the Air Data Inertial Reference Units and other sensors. The computer then commands the flight control surfaces to adopt a configuration that will achieve the desired flight path.[citation needed]
Automatic stability systems
Fly-by-wire control systems allow aircraft computers to perform tasks without pilot input. Automatic stability systems operate in this way. Gyroscopes fitted with sensors are mounted in an aircraft to sense movement changes in the pitch, roll and yaw axes. Any movement (from straight and level flight for example) results in signals to the computer, which automatically moves control actuators to stabilize the aircraft.[citation needed]
Safety and redundancy
Aircraft systems may be quadruplexed (four independent channels) to prevent loss of signals in the case of failure of one or even two channels. High performance aircraft that have fly-by-wire controls (also called CCVs or Control-Configured Vehicles) may be deliberately designed to have low or even negative stability in some flight regimes, the rapid-reacting CCV controls compensating for the lack of natural stability.[citation needed]
Pre-flight safety checks of a fly-by-wire system are often performed using built-in test equipment (BITE). On programming the system, either by the pilot or groundcrew, a number of control movement steps are automatically performed. Any failure will be indicated to the crews.[citation needed]
Some aircraft, the Panavia Tornado for example, retain a very basic hydro-mechanical backup system for limited flight control capability on losing electrical power; in the case of the Tornado this allows rudimentary control of the stabilators only for pitch and roll axis movements.[citation needed]
Weight saving
A FBW aircraft can be lighter than a similar design with conventional controls. This is partly due to the lower overall weight of the system components, and partly because the natural stability of the aircraft can be relaxed, slightly for a transport aircraft and more for a maneuverable fighter, which means that the stability surfaces that are part of the aircraft structure can therefore be made smaller. These include the vertical and horizontal stabilizers (fin and tailplane) that are (normally) at the rear of the fuselage. If these structures can be reduced in size, airframe weight is reduced. The advantages of FBW controls were first exploited by the military and then in the commercial airline market. The Airbus series of airliners used full-authority FBW controls beginning with their A320 series, see A320 flight control (though some limited FBW functions existed on A310).[2] Boeing followed with their 777 and later designs.
Electronic fly-by-wire systems can respond flexibly to changing aerodynamic conditions, by tailoring flight control surface movements so that aircraft response to control inputs is appropriate to flight conditions. Electronic systems require less maintenance, whereas mechanical and hydraulic systems require lubrication, tension adjustments, leak checks, fluid changes, etc. Placing circuitry between pilot and aircraft can enhance safety. For example, the control system can try to prevent a stall, or it can stop the pilot from over stressing the airframe.[citation needed]
The main concern with fly-by-wire systems is reliability. While traditional mechanical or hydraulic control systems usually fail gradually, the loss of all flight control computers could immediately render the aircraft uncontrollable. For this reason, most fly-by-wire systems incorporate either redundant computers (triplex, quadruplex etc.), some kind of mechanical or hydraulic backup or a combination of both. A "mixed" control system such as the latter is not desirable and modern FBW aircraft normally avoid it by having more independent FBW channels, thereby reducing the possibility of overall failure to minuscule levels that are acceptable to the independent regulatory and safety authority responsible for aircraft design, testing and certification before operational service.[citation needed]
Electronic signalling of the control surfaces was first tested in the 1930s, on the Soviet Tupolev ANT-20.[3] This replaced long runs of mechanical and hydraulic connections with electrical ones.
The first pure electronic fly-by-wire aircraft with no mechanical or hydraulic backup was the Apollo Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV), first flown in 1964.[4]
The first non-experimental aircraft that was designed and flown (in 1958) with a fly-by-wire flight control system was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow,[5][6] a feat not repeated with a production aircraft until Concorde in 1969. This system also included solid-state components and system redundancy, was designed to be integrated with a computerised navigation and automatic search and track radar, was flyable from ground control with data uplink and downlink, and provided artificial feel (feedback) to the pilot.[6]
In the UK the two seater Avro 707B was flown with a Fairey system with mechanical backup[7] in the early to mid-60s. The programme was curtailed when the airframe ran out of flight time.[8]
The first digital fly-by-wire fixed-wing aircraft without a mechanical backup[9] to take to the air (in 1972) was an F-8 Crusader, which had been modified electronically by NASA of the United States as a test aircraft.[10] This was preceded in 1964 by the LLRV which pioneered fly-by-wire flight with no mechanical backup.[11] Control was through a digital computer with three analogue backup channels. In the USSR the Sukhoi T-4 also flew. At about the same time in the United Kingdom a trainer variant of the British Hawker Hunter fighter was modified at the British Royal Aircraft Establishment with fly-by-wire flight controls[8] for the right-seat pilot. This was test-flown, with the left-seat pilot having conventional flight controls for safety reasons, and with the capability for him to override and turn off the fly-by-wire system.[citation needed] It flew in April 1972.
Analog systems
All "fly-by-wire" flight control systems eliminate the complexity, the fragility, and the weight of the mechanical circuit of the hydromechanical or electromechanical flight control systems. Fly-by-wire replace those with electronic circuits. The control mechanisms in the cockpit now operate signal transducers, which in turn generate the appropriate electronic commands. These are next processed by an electronic controller, either an analog one, or more modernly, a digital one. Aircraft and spacecraft autopilots are now part of the electronic controller.[citation needed]
The hydraulic circuits are similar except that mechanical servo valves are replaced with electrically controlled servo valves, operated by the electronic controller. This is the simplest and earliest configuration of an analog fly-by-wire flight control system. In this configuration, the flight control systems must simulate "feel". The electronic controller controls electrical feel devices that provide the appropriate "feel" forces on the manual controls. This was used in Concorde, the first production fly-by-wire airliner.[12]
In more sophisticated versions, analog computers replaced the electronic controller. The canceled 1950s Canadian supersonic interceptor, the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, employed this type of system. Analog computers also allowed some customization of flight control characteristics, including relaxed stability. This was exploited by the early versions of F-16, giving it impressive maneuverability.[citation needed]
Digital systems
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A digital fly-by-wire flight control system is similar to its analog counterpart. However, the signal processing is done by digital computers and the pilot literally can "fly-via-computer". This also increases the flexibility of the flight control system, since the digital computers can receive input from any aircraft sensor (such as the altimeters and the pitot tubes). This also increases the electronic stability, because the system is less dependent on the values of critical electrical components in an analog controller.[citation needed]
The computers sense position and force inputs from pilot controls and aircraft sensors. They solve differential equations to determine the appropriate command signals that move the flight controls to execute the intentions of the pilot.[citation needed]
The programming of the digital computers enable flight envelope protection. In this aircraft designers precisely tailor an aircraft's handling characteristics, to stay within the overall limits of what is possible given the aerodynamics and structure of the aircraft. For example, the computer in flight envelope protection mode can try to prevent the aircraft from being handled dangerously by preventing pilots from exceeding preset limits on the aircraft's flight-control envelope, such as those that prevent stalls and spins, and which limit airspeeds and g forces on the airplane. Software can also be included that stabilize the flight-control inputs to avoid pilot-induced oscillations.[citation needed]
Since the flight-control computers continuously "fly" the aircraft, pilot's workloads can be reduced. Also, in military and naval applications, it is now possible to fly military aircraft that have relaxed stability. The primary benefit for such aircraft is more maneuverability during combat and training flights, and the so-called "carefree handling" because stalling, spinning and other undesirable performances are prevented automatically by the computers.[citation needed]
Digital flight control systems enable inherently unstable combat aircraft, such as the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flying wing to fly in usable and safe manners.[citation needed]
- The Space Shuttle orbiter has an all-digital fly-by-wire control system. This system was first exercised (as the only flight control system) during the glider unpowered-flight "Approach and Landing Tests" that began on the Space Shuttle Enterprise during 1977.[citation needed]
- Launched into production during 1984, the Airbus Industries Airbus A320 became the first airliner to fly with an all-digital fly-by-wire control system.[13]
- During 2005, the Dassault Falcon 7X became the first business jet with fly-by-wire controls.[citation needed]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States has adopted the RTCA/DO-178B, titled "Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification", as the certification standard for aviation software. Any safety-critical component in a digital fly-by-wire system including applications of the laws of aeronautics and computer operating systems will need to be certified to DO-178B Level A, which is applicable for preventing potential catastrophic failures.[citation needed]
Nevertheless, the top concern for computerized, digital, fly-by-wire systems is reliability, even more so than for analog electronic control systems. This is because the digital computers that are running software are often the only control path between the pilot and aircraft's flight control surfaces. If the computer software crashes for any reason, the pilot may be unable to control an aircraft. Hence virtually all fly-by-wire flight control systems are either triply or quadruply redundant in their computers and electronics. These have three or four flight-control computers operating in parallel, and three or four separate data buses connecting them with each control surface.[citation needed]
If one of the flight-control computers crashes, or is damaged in combat, or suffers from "insanity" caused by electromagnetic pulses, the others overrule the faulty one (or even two of them), they continue flying the aircraft safely, and they can either turn off or re-boot the faulty computers. Any flight-control computer whose results disagree with the others is ruled to be faulty, and it is either ignored or re-booted. (In other words, it is voted-out of control by the others.)[citation needed]
In addition, most of the early digital fly-by-wire aircraft also had an analog electrical, a mechanical, or a hydraulic back-up flight control system. The Space Shuttle has, in addition to its redundant set of four digital computers running its primary flight-control software, a fifth back-up computer running a separately developed, reduced-function, software flight-control system – one that can be commanded to take over in the event that a fault ever affects all of the computers in the other four. This back-up system serves to reduce the risk of total flight-control-system failure ever happening because of a general-purpose flight software fault that has escaped notice in the other four computers.[citation needed]
For airliners, flight-control redundancy improves their safety, but fly-by-wire control systems also improve economy in flight because they are lighter, and they eliminate the need for many mechanical, and heavy, flight-control mechanisms. Furthermore, most modern airliners have computerized systems that control their jet engine throttles, air inlets, fuel storage and distribution system, in such a way to minimize their consumption of jet fuel. Thus, digital control systems do their best to reduce the cost of flights.[citation needed]
Airbus and Boeing commercial airplanes differ in their approaches in using fly-by-wire systems. In Airbus airliners, the flight-envelope control system always retains ultimate flight control when flying under normal law, and it will not permit the pilots to fly outside these performance limits unless flying under alternate law.[14] However, in the event of multiple failures of redundant computers, the A320 does have a mechanical back-up system for its pitch trim and its rudder. The A340-600 has a purely electrical (not electronic) back-up rudder control system, and beginning with the new A380 airliner, all flight-control systems have back-up systems that are purely electrical through the use of a so-called "three-axis Backup Control Module" (BCM)[15]
With the Boeing 777 model airliners, the two pilots can completely override the computerized flight-control system to permit the aircraft to be flown beyond its usual flight-control envelope during emergencies. Airbus's strategy, which began with the Airbus A320, has been continued on subsequent Airbus airliners.[16][17]
Engine digital control
The advent of FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) engines permits operation of the flight control systems and autothrottles for the engines to be fully integrated. On modern military aircraft other systems such as autostabilization, navigation, radar and weapons system are all integrated with the flight control systems. FADEC allows maximum performance to be extracted from the aircraft without fear of engine misoperation, aircraft damage or high pilot workloads.
In the civil field, the integration increases flight safety and economy. The Airbus A320 and its fly-by-wire brethren are protected from dangerous situations such as low-speed stall or overstressing by flight envelope protection. As a result, in such conditions, the flight control systems commands the engines to increase thrust without pilot intervention. In economy cruise modes, the flight control systems adjust the throttles and fuel tank selections more precisely than all but the most skillful pilots. FADEC reduces rudder drag needed to compensate for sideways flight from unbalanced engine thrust. On the A330/A340 family, fuel is transferred between the main (wing and center fuselage) tanks and a fuel tank in the horizontal stabilizer, to optimize the aircraft's center of gravity during cruise flight. The fuel management controls keep the aircraft's center of gravity accurately trimmed with fuel weight, rather than drag-inducing aerodynamic trims in the elevators.
Further developments
Fly-by-optics is sometimes used instead of fly-by-wire because it offers a higher data transfer rate, immunity to electromagnetic interference, and lighter weight. In most cases, the cables are just changed from electrical to optical fiber cables. Sometimes it is referred to as "fly-by-light" due to its use of fiber optics. The data generated by the software and interpreted by the controller remain the same.
Having eliminated the mechanical transmission circuits in fly-by-wire flight control systems, the next step is to eliminate the bulky and heavy hydraulic circuits. The hydraulic circuit is replaced by an electrical power circuit. The power circuits power electrical or self-contained electrohydraulic actuators that are controlled by the digital flight control computers. All benefits of digital fly-by-wire are retained.
The biggest benefits are weight savings, the possibility of redundant power circuits and tighter integration between the aircraft flight control systems and its avionics systems. The absence of hydraulics greatly reduces maintenance costs. This system is used in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and in Airbus A380 backup flight controls. The Boeing 787 will also incorporate some electrically operated flight controls (spoilers and horizontal stabilizer), which will remain operational with either a total hydraulics failure and/or flight control computer failure.
Wiring adds a considerable amount of weight to an aircraft; therefore, researchers are exploring implementing fly-by-wireless solutions. Fly-by-wireless systems are very similar to fly-by-wire systems, however, instead of using a wired protocol for the physical layer a wireless protocol is employed.
In addition to reducing weight, implementing a wireless solution has the potential to reduce costs throughout an aircraft's life cycle. For example, many key failure points associated with wire and connectors will be eliminated thus hours spent troubleshooting wires and connectors will be reduced. Furthermore, engineering costs could potentially decrease because less time would be spent on designing wiring installations, late changes in an aircraft's design would be easier to manage, etc.[18]
Intelligent flight control system
A newer flight control system, called intelligent flight control system (IFCS), is an extension of modern digital fly-by-wire flight control systems. The aim is to intelligently compensate for aircraft damage and failure during flight, such as automatically using engine thrust and other avionics to compensate for severe failures such as loss of hydraulics, loss of rudder, loss of ailerons, loss of an engine, etc. Several demonstrations were made on a flight simulator where a Cessna-trained small-aircraft pilot successfully landed a heavily damaged full-size concept jet, without prior experience with large-body jet aircraft. This development is being spearheaded by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.[19] It is reported that enhancements are mostly software upgrades to existing fully computerized digital fly-by-wire flight control systems.
In the crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, the Flight Augmentation Computer, which is a part of the fly-by-wire system in Airbus aircraft, was one of the focuses of investigation. The computer was suffering from maintenance faults over a week before it was suggested that after trying to reset this device, pilots pulled a circuit-breaker to cut its power moments before its crash.[20]
See also
- Aircraft flight control system
- Air France Flight 296
- Drive by wire
- Flight control modes (electronic)
- MIL-STD-1553, a standard data bus for fly-by-wire
- Relaxed stability
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- ^ a b RAE Electric Hunter Flight International, 10 August 1972
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- ^ [2] NASA F-8 www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2010
- ^ Neil Armstrong LLRV SETP Presentation
- ^ The Tay-Viscount was the first airliner to be fitted with electrical controls Flight 1986
- ^ Ian Moir, Allan G. Seabridge, Malcolm Jukes (2003). Civil Avionics Systems. London (iMechE): Professional Engineering Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86058-342-3.
- ^ "Air France 447 Flight-Data Recorder Transcript – What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447". Popular Mechanics. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Le Tron, X. (2007) A380 Flight Control Overview Presentation at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 27 September 2007
- ^ Briere D. and Traverse, P. (1993) "Airbus A320/A330/A340 Electrical Flight Controls: A Family of Fault-Tolerant Systems" Proc. FTCS, pp. 616–623.
- ^ North, David. (2000) "Finding Common Ground in Envelope Protection Systems". Aviation Week & Space Technology, 28 Aug, pp. 66–68.
- ^ "Fly-by-Wireless": A Revolution in Aerospace Vehicle Architecture for Instrumentation and Control
- ^ Intelligent Flight Control System. IFCS Fact Sheet. NASA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Siva Govindasamy, Kanupriya Kapoor and Tim Hepher (30 January 2015). "AirAsia captain left seat before jet lost control: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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The limited purpose of this article is to survey the modern literature on the drawings of Ti-tian up untii the present, and to introduce some new material.
From Hadeln's conservative views to the comprehensive but flawed approach of Tietze and Tietze-Conrat, scholars have by turns expanded or reduced Titian's oeuvre through the addition or later excision of many studies by Domenico Campagnola, and in response to Dryer's controversial allegation that many other works are fakes. A number of new attribu-tions have not gained acceptance. Wethey seriously muddied the waters still further with his recent volume. Some order has since been restored by Chiari's admirably clear treatment, but it focuses on secure drawings and avoids peripheral works.
The Standing Male Nude acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum is accorded in the article a detailed discussion for the first time, and a half dozen other little-known studies are placed within Titian's development as a draftsman. An excursus sets out to clarify Tintoretto's be-ginnings by transferring to him three drawings formerly thought to be by Titian. On the com-plex subject of Titian's drawings, this article is by no means the last word, merely the latest.
On Gothic tomb plates, animals placed at the feet of effigies of the deceased have usually been attributed either positive or negative meanings. The author regards them as pejorative signs which, together with other iconographic motifs of sepulchral art, express the idea of man as the redeemed. An animal shown being trodden upon by the deceased symbolizes evil in defeat, as in representations of Christus victor treading on animals according to Psalm 91:13. The image of Christ triumphant is the first link in the chain of figures depicted raised above the backs of animals in medieval art, followed by representations of Maria victrix, saints, and rulers, as well as of the deceased as Homo victor. For the latter has vanquished sin and, having recovered his primary likeness to God, has become beautiful again. He has not died, but is standing at the gate of Redemption to live in eternity.
Two panels from Jacopo's polyptych of the Coronation of the Virgin depict Roman land-marks associated with the story of the crucifixion of St. Peter. The story involves tapered tombs, or metae, near two city gates on different sides of town. One gate was on the road to St. Peter's basilica and the other on the way to St. Paul's Outside the Walls. Two metae were near the Castel Sant'Angelo on the way to St. Peter's. Documentation comes from twelfth-century texts, the Ordo Romanus and the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, which call one tomb the "Sepulcher of Romulus". The latter text states that Peter was crucified nearby.
Paired city gates belong to the story. In the northwest part of Rome, the Porta Collina was associated with the crucifixion. At a southerly gate on the way to St. Paul's, according to tra-dition, Peter and Paul parted from each other before their martyrdoms. A pyramid nearby, called Gaius Cestius, which still exists, was known in the Middle Ages as the "Sepulcher of St. Remus". On this road, the Via Ostiense, Paul was martyred.
In medieval lore, Romulus and Remus, the founders of ancient Rome, were identified with Peter and Paul, the fathers of Christian Rome. It was said that the saints were martyred where Romulus and Remus were buried. Moreover, a well-known sentence quoted by Eusebius mentions "trophies" of Peter and Paul. The sentence seems to refer to a road in the vicinity of the Vatican called "Via Triumphalis". Jacopo's panels suggest that gates associated with the saints' victories over death were interpreted by him as triumphal arches.
Preparations for the Interpretation of Quattrocento Funerary Art
In this article the author examines iconographical and iconological elements of some of the best known examples of fifteenth century funerary art, including Gentile da Fabriano's paintings for the chapel of Palla Strozzi, the Aragazzi monument in Montepulciano by Michelozzo, and works by Donatello and Desiderio da Settignano. The study aims to provide the interpreter with the means of comprehending the depth and degree of spiritual dedication of different artists to their art.
Before its recent restoration, the Portrait of a Youth was published in 1987 as a work by Bugiardini dating from about 1525–1530. As this article makes clear, such a dating is unac-ceptable. The costume is precisely like that in Raphael's Portrait of Angelo Doni, which dates from 1504–1508. There, too, Doni's hair is shoulder-length, not a fashionable style for young men by 1525.
The attribution to Bugiardini also appears to be mistaken. The stylistic similarities with Raphael's portrait La Donna Gravida suggest that the Youth is in fact a Raphael of c. 1507–1508. Raphael repeated the device of the straight lines produced by folds in the background wall-covering when he painted Pope Julius II in 1511–1512.
A seal removed from the back of the Youth proves that in the eighteenth century the pic-ture was in the collection of the Earls of Chesterfield.
In 1521, Lorenzo Lotto painted a pair of pendant devotional pictures in Bergamo for Domenico Tassi. Only one original painting, Christ Taking Leave of His Mother (Berlin), has survived, but there is a copy in the Accademia in Venice of the complementary Nativity. The subject of this article is the structural, thematic, and theological interdependence of the two halves, which have never before been thoroughly treated in a unified context. The complex history of the pendants themselves, and their relationship to other Flemish and Italian works known to Lotto while he was working for the Tassi, are also discussed.
Two Unusual Moments by Salvator Rosa
Two paintings by Salvator Rosa are presented here in which the artist succeeded in im-pressing the viewer through the use of an unusual composition. In the first picture, Rosa's modest aim was to represent cliffs so well that, as he wrote in one of his satires, when his enemies saw it exhibited in the Pantheon they would be consumed by envy.
The second is a Raising of Lazarus which Rosa copied from Jan Lievens, a follower of Rembrandt. The dramatic composition would have struck the Italian public as new and original.
In both cases, Rosa demonstrates his sensitivity to the deep mystery of the cliffs, which rise up unexpectedly in their hulking mass, as well as to that which is hidden in the earth itself - a strikingly pre-Romantic vision.
By postulating a particular mechanism by which forms are passed from one painting of this type to another, one can find relationships between a number of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century architectural caprices. Unlike the figure painters, architectural painters did not think in terms of the great masterpieces of their particular genre; instead, forms were passed from one artist to the next without returning to the ultimate sources of the immediate model. As a result, form changed progressively to the point where their origins can hardly be discerned. If one puts in the intermediate steps, however, the relationships become clear.
This article, therefore, attempts to connect a painting by Viviano Codazzi of c. 1650 (Chambéry), with one by G. P. Panini of c. 1720 (Frankfurt)—both of which represent imagi-nary ancient baths but are otherwise very different—by tracing a series of smaller changes in paintings by these artists and others (Niccolo Codazzi, Filippo Gagliardi, Marco and Sebas-tiano Ricci, Raffaelo Rinaldi [Il Menia], and Antonio Joli) during the intervening period.
Prior to the fifteenth century, little was known in Europe about the wild animals of the rest of the world; only five elephants had been seen since Charlemagne's time, and there were no tigers before 1475. Bestiaries filled the gap, mixing fact and fancy. About 1410, a more or less accurately depicted giraffe appeared with a Centaur in Jean de Berry's Belles Heures, in which such exotic elements may have been derived from Byzantine models. Cyriacus of An-cona's exotic animal drawings of c. 1433 influenced Bosch, but it was Reuwich's woodcut illustration of a giraffe in 1486, and engravings and woodcuts inspired by a giraffe given to Lorenzo de' Medici in 1487, which were the models for subsequent renderings until the natu-ral history studies of the last decades of the eighteenth century, and the arrival, in the 1820s, of giraffes at the courts of European monarchs. In the artistic representations of the animal before that, its form varies, but the Centaur was unverifiable and thus its depiction remained unchanged.
Bachelard and Art
The philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), who was also a philosopher of science, spent most of his time in the company of poets and artists. Bellmer, Segal, and Chagall even painted him, and there are portraits of him by the engraver Flocon and the draughtsmen Fouquet and Lapoujade. Bachelard's most important essays on twentieth-century philosophy and aesthetics concern artists and the imaginative power of material.
The eye and the prophetic look, the dynamics of the hand, and the "color variations" of the soul—all these analyses show that Bachelard's hitherto neglected theory of art goes back to his philosophy of the four elements, his conception of dreams, and his phenomenology of the imaginary.


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JACKSON, Mississippi --Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is calling on lawmakers to write new, stricter rules on computing how much state money goes to schools.
The Republican told the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that he can't verify the accuracy of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula, as required by law, because his office believes numbers on attendance, students receiving free lunch and other items are inaccurate and can't effectively audit them.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, said he'd like to refine attendance estimates by law. But House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, has said he's not interested in modifying MAEP this year.
The state is spending $2.04 billion for MAEP this year. Full funding of the formula would require $2.36 billion in 2013-2014. But Pickering wrote in a September letter to Gov. Phil Bryant and legislative leaders that he would be unable to certify the validity of that estimate.
Interim state Superintendent Lynn House said the department met with Pickering in October and is working on improving the data.
"We want to be responsive to any findings by the state auditor's office, including quality control of data," House said in a statement. "The legislatively established Office of Educational Accountability has been working to improve data quality and it will inform the auditor's office of these improvements as they develop."
The MAEP formula, which determines how much state money a school district gets, is based partly on how many students are attending school. Pickering says it's possible some districts are inflating numbers for attendance or free or reduced-price lunches to get more state money.
"Are some school districts intentionally defrauding us? I don't know," Pickering said. "Are they gaming the system? Probably. Are they working in an environment where there is no accountability because of the way the system has grown up around them? Very likely."
Pickering said different districts have different attendance policies, which means schools may get the same amount of money even when students at some schools attend for longer or shorter times than those at other schools. He said the state should require all students to be present for two-thirds of the day or more to be counted for funding purposes.
Pickering estimated 40 percent of districts have "liberal" attendance policies, meaning they count students as present even if they're only there when roll is called for the day. Others require students to be there longer. Pickering's evidence is a six-year-old survey done by the auditor's office when Bryant held the position.
Pickering said his office had been contacted by teachers who said they were instructed to mark all of their students as eligible for the federal free and reduced-price lunch program. The formula gives schools a 5 percent bump in money for serving poor students, as measured by who's eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Pickering said he thought the state should create a different formula based on students eligible for government-paid health insurance, students who get pregnant, and local juvenile delinquency rates.
Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, said Pickering is "exactly right" that inaccurate figures are being sent in by school districts. Brown has proposed a bill that would penalize superintendents for submitting bad numbers. However, he said he doesn't support changing the overall formula.
"I am very concerned that there are some people who will try to take what he said, twist what he said, to attack the formula," Brown said.
Pickering, though, said that's not his purpose.
"I'm not saying the formula needs to be scrapped," he said.


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Proving that she is an international sensation, virtual idol Hatsune Miku performed her first live show in Taiwan to sold-out crowds less than a week ago. This was part of a tour celebrating her fifth birthday that also visited Hong Kong for the first time the week before.
But the most interesting thing about this concert was not that Miku was traveling to new places but rather that the concert was broadcast on network (as in non-cable) Japanese TV last Saturday night. More amazing still, I found out about the concert not from normal TV or the net but rather by seeing a commercial on the train's TV network as I rode through Tokyo in rush hour.
The concert itself was shot very well, featured the complete Project Diva cast, and really showed off how good those Vocaloid holograms look up on stage—in addition to being filled with Miku's greatest hits.
Like the majority of Japanese TV, the program even featured a group of commentators that talked about the show between songs and, after the concert ended, spent time promoting the concert merchandise and showing how to buy it online.
To see some clips of the concert, check out the video above.


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Mr. Sukizo
Mr. Sukizo is the president of the Pokémon Fan Club, and one of the judges for Pokemon Contests, along with Mr. Contesta and Nurse Joy. His appearance resembles that of a male Pokefan, which may have served as inspiration for his design. Sukizo does not say much, as the only thing he ever seems to say is Remarkable!
In the Sinnoh Grand Festival, he's the judge on the green stage.


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Thomas Davis reportedly cries after Panthers loss
The Carolina Panthers suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday that was so crushing it reportedly moved one of team's players to tears.
According to Joe Person of The Charlotte Observer, Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis cried while talking about the team's loss. "Thomas Davis brought tears in describing the Panthers' latest loss," Person tweeted.
It's easy to see why Davis was so disappointed after the loss. The Panthers were up 21-10 with six minutes left and blew the lead. The defense allowed Tampa Bay to drive 80 yards in 50 seconds for a touchdown to make it 21-19 Panthers. Carolina also allowed to a two-point conversion to tie the game and send it to overtime, and then they allowed the Bucs to go 80 yards for a winning touchdown in overtime.
Davis, who had a team-high 16 tackles, was penalized 15 yards on a questionable unnecessary roughness call during the tying drive. He also forced a fumble on a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter.
At 2-8, there is no doubt many Panthers fans are crying along with Davis. At least he didn't hold up the team bus with his crying.


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Md. couple getting married in N.O. gets Super Bowl surprise
Ravens player, car dealership surprise couple with tickets to game
A couple planning to get married the weekend of the Super Bowl in New Orleans on their 12th anniversary has gotten the surprise of a lifetime -- tickets to the game.
WBAL-TV 11 News met Jim Pellegrini and Daisy Sudano earlier this week. The couple met at a Ravens-Giants Super Bowl party 12 years ago and, years later, agreed they wouldn't get married until the Ravens returned to the Super Bowl.
Since the Ravens solidified their spot in the title game, the couple has been busy making wedding plans to elope in New Orleans over the Super Bowl weekend. The couple said they had plans to just watch the game on TV.
But they had no idea that the people at Al Packer's White Marsh Ford and Ravens player Gino Gradkowski came up with a huge surprise for them after watching their story on 11 News.
The couple was given a meet-and-greet with Gradkowski on Thursday and some Visa gift cards, and then Al Packer's general manager Jerry Clark gave them a letter that they opened, telling them they were getting two tickets to the big game.
"Oh my God!" was all Sudano could say.
"No way!" Pellegrini said as he shook Clark's hand. "Thank you so much. This is a dream come true."
"It was nice to hear their story, and when we heard they weren't going to the game, that's when we decided we had to change their fortunes," Clark said.
"It's just exciting to see how excited the fans are for us and how much they go out of their way to support us. It's always great to give something back for them," Gradkowski said.
Pellegrini and Sudano have decided to drive to New Orleans and camp out in tents. They said they've even scoped out wedding locations on the Internet.
"I'm ecstatic. We've been waiting a long time, and this is really special the way it's happening," Pellegrini said.
"I think he wanted to do it now because then he would never forget our anniversary," Sudano joked.
She said part of her wedding planning has included shopping on the Internet for a purple wedding dress.
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Michael Severin was raised, educated, and introduced to art in San Francisco. The DeYoung Museum was nearby and his first experience with great art came from his first trip to the museum, which was a 5th grade field trip. He was fascinated by those wonderful paintings and he would visit the museum quite often to view the art. As a young boy, he loved to draw ships, airplanes and army tanks fighting great battles. He did not pursue art as a career. His career spanned 36 years as a manager with the U.S. Postal Service. He would take oil painting classes when he could and became a "Sunday Painter". After retiring from the Postal Service in 2002, he was free to pursue his second career as a landscape artist.
Michael is basically a "self-taught" artist. His first mentor was a wonderful artist by the name of Orville Lawrence Hansen. Mr. Hansen gave him a solid foundation to build upon. After he retired, he participated in a plein aire workshop conducted by artist Jay Moore from Colorado. The instruction he received from Mr. Moore was a turning point in his understanding of the technical aspects of painting and how to "see like an artist". His second career as a professional artist is entering its tenth year, and he is continuing to learn, always striving to perfect his craft to the highest level he can. He considers himself to be a "contemporary Semi-Impressionist" painter.
Michael's paintings have been in numerous galleries and exhibitions. He has won awards in juried shows and recently won a patron award at the Stockton Art League's prestigious Haggin Museum art show. His paintings are in collections nationwide. He is a member of the Mother Lode Art Association.
His inspiration comes from the landscape around him in which he attempts to convey upon the canvas the beauty of God's creation and the importance of protecting, through environmental awareness, the gift of nature that He has given us.
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Website Maintenance and updates
Southern Marin Fire is seeking a volunteer to do website updating. Volunteers should be familier whith website concepts. Experience with Joomla is desirable.
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Have experience in grant writing and would like to help out your local fire department? We are looking for a volunteers to assist the District with writing grants.
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Southern Marin Fire is seeking a volunteer to assist with various data entry projects. Should have basic computer and typing skills. The District will train volunteer in various software programs used for data entry.
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