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O.J. Mayo: The Kobe Bryant AlternativeDecember 11, 2007
A few weeks back, I wrote that you'd have to be nuts to trade Kobe Bryant to anyone for anything.
While I still believe there's something seriously wrong with those who'd even consider the proposition, I'd now like to add an asterisk to that statement.
Trade Kobe Bryant? Are You Crazy?*
In this case, the asterisk represents USC phenom O.J. Mayo.
Mayo is the truth. Actually, Mayo is pretty much what's printed on Jules Winfield's wallet in the movie Pulp Fiction.
If you don't know what I'm getting at—Google it.
And about that asterisk: If Kobe just has to get out of Los Angeles, the Lakers have to position themselves to obtain Mayo.
First, Mayo, as a player, is the future of the NBA. No less importantly, it'd be a shrewd PR move for Dr. Jerry Buss and the Lake Show.
Mayo is going to set L.A. on fire (no pun intended) this winter and spring when he takes the Trojans deep into the NCAA Tournament. As he carries that momentum into the NBA, the league's power brokers can't allow Mayo to end up somewhere like Toronto or Charlotte.
Imagine Mayo in one of those ridiculous Raptors unis. It's David Stern's marketing nightmare.
The alternative?
Mayo could easily become Tinsel Town's newest "IT" Boy...if the Lakers play their cards right.
If the Lakers are in fact forced to part with Kobe, they need to unload him on one of the league's crappiest teams (the Knicks, maybe?) to secure a high draft pick.
Of course, nothing's guaranteed in the Lottery—but if the ping-pong balls don't bounce the Lakers' way, they need to do everything they can to pry Mayo from the team lucky enough to land him.
While he's at it, Buss would do well to secure some complementary pieces for the young star—and maybe pick up another 2009 first-rounder in hopes of grabbing Greg Monroe.
Monroe and Andrew Bynum could be a formidable frontcourt duo for the next decade. Add Mayo's playmaking skills to the mix, and you have yourself the makings of a dynasty.
Now, I'm a Lakers fan, but I'm also a realist. In no way, shape, or form do I advocate trading the best player in the NBA for unproven commodities.
But if Buss and Co. do have have to unload No. 24, getting Mayo on board would be the only way to ease the sting.
I'll still call you crazy if you tell me that trading Kobe is the right move for this franchise. For now, though, I'll at least consider Mayo as a possible alternative.


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DOGS: My thanks to the Committee for their hospitality. I was pleased to judge some very good dogs although I found a better type of solid over the parti-colours on the day. Delighted to see my CC winner going through to BIS.
Class 1: AOC Puppy [3 - (2)]
Class 2: AOC Novice [1]
Class 3: AOC Graduate [7-(2)]
Class 4: AOC Sp Open [3]
Class 5: Any Solid Colour - Puppy [5 - (1)]
Class 6: Any Solid Colour - Novice [1]
Class 8: Any Solid Colour - Open [4]
Class 9: Veteran [7 - (2)]
Class 10: Minor Puppy [7 - (2)]
Class 11: Puppy [8 - (2)]
Class 12 - Junior [12 - (2)]
Class 13 - Yearling [8 - (1)]
Class 14 - Maiden [7]
Class 15 - Novice [5]
Class 16 - Special Beginners [8 - (1)]
Class 17 - Post Graduate [9 - (1)]
Class 18 - Limit [12 - (1)]
Class 19 - Open [11 - (1)]
DOGS: My first judging appointment at this level, and my thanks to the committee for the invitation and hospitality. I was delighted to handle some lovely dogs which made for an excellent final line-up and extremely difficult decision for the RCC; my undoubted CC winner, and subsequent BIS on the referee's decision, being SH CH Charbonnel Warlord; RCC Glowhill Pistol Pete JW and BPD Bitcon Time Flies.
Class 1 Puppy Dog (4)
1st Young's Canyonn Classic Design; 10mnth nicely balanced black dog of good size and substance with sound movement; well shaped head with dark eye; good reach of neck; well laid back shoulders and good angulation; deep ribs, well bodied with good strong limbs. Winning two classes but losing out at the end for BDP to the winner of MP who just gave that little bit extra. However his stylish, exuberant, litter sister showed her way to a well deserved BPIS.
2nd Pollok's Thurness Rom Tan Tiggr 10 mnth black and tan who moved well with drive; good head with rich tan markings which I would have preferred repeated on legs and feet; good reach of neck and well angulated; not the body of winner but has plenty of time to mature.
3rd Rayne's Quilmhair Laird O McShamus
Class 2 Novice Dog (4)
1st Brown & Crossley's Atherbron I'm Always Trouble - Merry, cobby sort of red cocker; sound with plenty of bone; everything in its place - liked his attitude and won this class with ease.
2nd Giffords's Indumiso Salty Golden puppy, just over 9 mnths; needs to grow up, loose his puppy coat and gain confidence; pleasing head and expression.
3rd Long's Gillerland An Innes Aigh
Class 3 - Graduate Dog (1)
1st Ewan's Craigdean Al Jolson - merry, straight moving black of good type; balanced, well shaped head, dark eye and kind expression; compact and short coupled; good legs and feet.
Class 4 - Open Dog (4)
1st Marris-Bray's Sh Ch Helenwood Technique JW Lovely type of red I have judged before and am pleased to see he fulfilled his promise. Classic head, good reach of neck; short coupled, well ribbed; wonderful sturdy, straight legs and tight feet; balanced overall picture; sound, positive movement.
2nd Costello's Judika Prairie Gold Have admired this golden from the ringside; different type to the winner and he was unlucky to meet him on the day; presents a balanced picture with good head and eye; plenty of bone, big ribs and well rounded quarters; a showman on the move.
3rd Manzie's Claramand Up Front
Any Other Colour
Class 5 - Puppy Dog (6/2)
1st Craig's Alisma Aronzona - 9 ½ mnth blue roan; very compact and big ribbed; nice head with good reach of neck into well laid back shoulders; good legs and feet with well developed quarters; sound movement but causing his handler difficulties; no doubt will settle with time and has promising future;
2nd Nugent's Nulea Chasing Dreams - a month older but similar type to winner, presented in excellent coat and condition; sweet head; good legs and feet; moved well.
3rd Hill/Smith's Shanaz Piper for Megarvey
Class 6 - Novice Dog (3/1)
1st Smith's Javal Gabriel - good sort of blue roan, very sound and moving well; lovely head and expression; good reach of neck, well angulated and with plenty of bone;
2nd Hynd's Scomar Clever Cloggs - nicely marked black and white, but not in the best condition, lacking body; presented a square picture when stacked with good reach of neck and nice head; merry movement.
Class 7 - Graduate Dog (2/1)
1st Deick's Balgair Be Brace for Kafernes - nice type of blue who moved soundly when asked properly, although not very happy with proceedings today; good head; nice angulation, strong legs and tight feet; well sprung ribs.
Class 8 - Open Dog (6/1)
1st Barnett's Lynwater Rising Sun - orange roan, now rising nine years; I think we do not see enough mature cockers, particularly males, in the ring; when a good dog will be in his prime around eight; a few grey hairs is not a fault ! This dog is an excellent example; lovely well balanced head, with good stop, nice dark eye with kind expression; good reach of neck and well angulated; well sprung, deep ribs, with rounded, well muscled quarters; good strong limbs with neat feet, sound and moving well;
2nd Lowery's Amaroanne My Fathers Eyes - nice type of blue roan presented in excellent coat and condition; short coupled with good ribs and developed quarters; nice head and eye; good angulation; moved well, with drive;
3rd Smith's Rancecraig Pick Pocket
Any Colour
Class 9 - Minor Puppy Dog (14/1)
1st Armstrong's Bitcon Time Flies - 8 mnths; beautiful, glossy, compact blue of excellent type, looking older than his months; sweetest of heads and expression; excellent reach of neck into well laid back shoulders, well angulated; short coupled with big, deep ribs and nice round quarters; good straight front and legs; nice little tight feet; moved with the exuberance of his age to win this strong class and later BPD in strong competition;
2nd Marris-Bray's Helenwood Fixation - 6 month black to die for; still a baby but very typical of this kennel with all the fine qualities; a merry, sound cocker to watch for in the future;
3rd Mace's Fonesse Finlarigg
Class 10 - Puppy Dog (11/1) The first three in this class were very competitive and could certainly change places;
1st Canyonn Classic Design
2nd Holmes' Kenan Black to Black - superbly presented black in amazing coat and condition, mature for age; short coupled, well bodied with good bone; well angulated with strong limbs; moving well; just preferred type of winner;
3rd Craig's Alisma Arizona
Class 11 - Junior Dog (11/1)
1st Harman/Nicholas/Steele's Asquanne's Granite to Ellgars - another immaculately presented black, presented a lovely picture stacked; well balanced with good reach of neck, well laid back shoulders and good angulation; compact and well bodied with muscled quarters; excellent legs and feet, short from hock; sound, driving movement; strong contender for RCC;
2nd Maclean's Lynwater Solar Beam - strong, workmanlike orange roan with everything in its place; well off for bone, good angulation throughout; well balanced head with dark eye; sound;
3rd Craigdean Al Jolson
Class 12 - Maidon Dog (3)
1st Bitcon Time Flies
2nd Borstal's Jet Black Mystery Man - black of good type, sound moving but both he and handler need training and confidence giving;
3rd Hynd's Scomar Clever Cloggs
Class 13 - Novice Dog (4/2)
1st Atherbron I'm Always Trouble
2nd Scomar Clever Clogs
Class 14 - Special Yearling Dog (12)
1st Mitchell's Glowhill Pistol Pete JW - have admired this very sound blue roan dog since I first saw him as a puppy. Of excellent type with the best of heads, deep muzzle, good stop and dark eye with kind expression; balanced with good reach of neck; well laid back shoulders and good angulation; well bodied, deep ribbed with rounded muscled quarters; good straight limbs with neat, tight feet; moving as he should. One of the best from this kennel and in strong competition, I was pleased to award him the RCC.
2nd Marris Bray's Lujesa Instigator at Helenwood - lovely black dog, very well constructed, unlucky to meet winner of this class; similar remarks apply and splitting hairs in the decision; definitely one to watch;
3rd Cunnane's Winterstale Quo Vadis
Class 15 - Undergraduate Dog (3/1)
1st Hewson's Broachdale Mahe Blue - well presented blue , kind expression, good angulation; moved well
2nd McCaffery's Glenntree Gold Blend - red with good head and dark eye; nice flat coat in good condition; movement ok;
Class 16 - Graduate Dog (1)
1st Hynd's Come Fly With Me at Scomar - striking black and white, but lacking in body; nice head, good reach of neck and angulation; good legs and feet; he clearly had his mind on other things.
Class 17 - Post Graduate Dog (15/1)
1st Palmer's Robraine Davendra JW - very stylish black who has come on well since I judged him as a youngster, still would like just that little bit more of him; immaculate presentation, very well put down; sweetest of heads; good reach of neck, well angulated; large well sprung deep ribs, short coupled with good legs and feet; very sound moving, merry cocker.
2nd Morris' Riondel Manhatton Seranade - well bodied blue roan, in good coat and condition; good head and expression, compact with big ribs; well rounded quarters, good lets and feet, moving with drive.
3rd Bullen's Glowhill Jackpot
Class 18 - Mid Limit Dog (9/1)
1st Collins' Candyke Tennessee Moon - blue roan dog; masculine with substance but without coarseness; well developed head with kindest expression; well angulated, short coupled with big ribs; strong limbs and nice neat feet; powerful quarters and well muscled; active driving movement;
2nd Rayne's Quettadene Connextion with Quilmhair - good type of golden, well constructed and needs to be handled to appreciate; very sound on the move;
3rd Amaroanne My Fathers Eyes
Class 19 - Limit Dog (7/1)
1st Gilmour's Chavez Royal Purser - another beautiful black; put down to perfection; he figured in my last four and on another day it will be his turn; pleasing head, good reach of neck into well laid back shoulders and good angulation; well sprung ribs with plenty of depth, short coupled with strong, well muscled quarters; good bone; lovely legs and feet; moving well;
2nd Hull's Bitcon Be My Guest - blue roan of excellent type, stacked presented a picture; lovely to handle; excellent head and kind expression, with good reach of neck; well angulated, short coupled; deep ribs; good legs and feet; sadly reluctant to move but sufficient to show his soundness;
3rd Woods' Kenyee Sun Glow
Class 20 - Open Dog (9/2)
1st Platt's Sh Ch Charbonnel Warlord - this wonderful example of the breed has all the type, substance, good looks and ring presence that go to make a champion and at five he is not yet ready to stand aside for the youngsters;
2nd Hooper's Spendles Spinner - blue roan with good bone and substance who has made his mark, siring good stock; balanced head and dark eye, well laid back shoulders, good angulation; well sprung deep ribs with good legs and feet, powerful quarters; moving with drive;
3rd Torbett's Kirlinjis Tazmanian Devil
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Obedience Is Necessary
For the Christian to obey God is normal. It is no extraordinary thing to do what your Lord commands—even to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus… daily. But obedience is more than to-be-expected: it is inevitable. Someone who is saved by grace through living faith in Jesus Christ will certainly obey God. In fact, disobedience points to the absence of true and saving faith. So, although obedience is not a prerequisite for salvation, it is a necessary fruit of salvation.


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The major sights of Kathmandu are best explored on foot, with rickshaws good for reaching sights just outside the old town. Bikes are available for hire and are a pleasant way of exploring the Valley's country roads.
Another option if short on time or wanting to see much more of the Kathmandu Valley is to hire a driver/guide for the day. Taxis are easy to find, have fare meters and park in the vicinity of all main roads.
Durbar Square contains beautiful palaces and temples in the heart of the city and is the perfect starting point for a walking tour of the city.
Our Kathmandu transportation guide will give you information on getting to and getting around Kathmandu. To help you see this mysterious city we have many Kathmandu tours on offer. We also have general information if you want to know more about travelling to and within Nepal.
Kathmandu Transportation Guide
Getting to Kathmandu
By Air
Kathmandu is well connected to the major cities of Asia and the Gulf by air. However, direct flights to Nepal from some of these destinations are few, and tourists from Australia, North America and Europe may have to make switches of airlines and/or aircraft en route.
Many tourists also fly into Nepal from India. The airport levies a departure tax of Rs.1695 payable in Nepali rupees for international flights, and a tax of Rs.1356 for flights to Indian destinations.
Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu is the only international airport at Nepal. To get the bird's eye view (literally!) of the mountains, sit on the right hand aisle of your aircraft!
For transport from the airport to the city (or from the city to the airport), we recommend Green Path Transfers, who offer eco-friendly airport transfers in hundreds of destinations around the world.
Visit our partner Air Valid for Airline Reviews and Information about Nepal.
Getting Around Kathmandu
The first thing many tourists notice about Kathmandu is the universal lack of street names and address numbers, except for main roads such as Tri Devi and Ring Road.
Mostly directions are given relative to a "chowk" or "tole", which is an intersection, often with a market or square, or a significant landmark such as a temple or a restaurant. The two main landmarks in the tourist district of Thamel are the Kathmandu Guest House and the Hot Breads Bakery.
By Foot
In spite of all the modes of transport available, walking is still the best and the most reliable way of moving goods and of getting from point to point. Walking is also the only option of getting around in the rest of Nepal. More goods are carted by human porters in Nepal than all other forms of transportation combined.
By Bus
The public bus transportation system in Kathmandu is very economical but also exceedingly crowded and very few transitory tourists use it.
There are around 40 bus routes around Kathmandu Valley and Kathmandu itself and the frequency of buses are good. However, there is no fixed timetable that is followed. Buses depart only when they are full - from the Old Bus Park towards the eastern side of Tundikhel Parade Ground.
Always check the destination of the bus by asking the driver or his assistant, as most buses do not have the destination written in front of the bus and if they do, it is in Nepali.
Bus services are frequent between 5:30am and 9pm. Our advice is that the best way to move around in the city and see the major sights is still on foot - due to the great possibility of being misunderstood by the bus driver.
By Taxi
Several taxi companies operate in Kathmandu. Many of these only have one or two vehicles in their fleet so they are easy to spot, especially outside major hotels, along Durbar Marg or on the main streets. They can be easily identified due to the "taxi" sign and black number plates.
Taxis have fare meters but tourists are advised to ensure that the meter is switched on, since most taxi drivers are unwilling to use them.
By Car
You can only hire a car with a driver, not separately. This is very expensive and it is much more economical to hire a taxi for the whole day and strike a bargain on the price with the driver.
By Bike
Although cycling is an option in Kathmandu, the traffic and pollution make it an unpleasant experience. Both bicycles and motorbikes can be rented from the numerous shops in Thamel.
Motorbikes are generally old and cause a lot of pollution and therefore it is much better to rent a bicycle. While hiring one, you will have to deposit your passport or a large amount of cash or an international driving licence.
By Tempo or Rickshaw
Auto Rickshaws or "tempos" are electric, have fare meters and are environmentally friendly. Those which ply the roads on a fixed route also have a fixed price.
The tempos which were banned by the government are the older ones which were two-stroke and smelly. Use only the pedal rickshaws for short trips and fix the fare before you set out. Giving tips for good service is expected and this is usually around 10 percent of the fare.
Since these are mostly used by tourists, you will hardly find rickshaws outside the tourist area of Thamel. Bargain for the price before you get in and if it is not suitable, just look for another one. Prices are higher after daylight hours and in less crowded areas.
By Train
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In the present study, we show that the fastest runners and swimmers are becoming not only faster but also heavier, taller and more slender. During the past century, the world record speeds for 100 m-freestyle and 100 m-dash have increased with body mass (M) raised to the power 1/6, in accordance with the constructal scaling of animal locomotion. The world records also show that the speeds have increased in proportion with body heights (H) raised to the power 1/2, in accordance with animal locomotion scaling. If the athlete's body is modeled with two length scales (H, body width L), the (M, H) data can be used to calculate the slenderness of the body, H/L. The world records show that the body slenderness is increasing very slowly over time.
Animal locomotion scaling
Broadly speaking, larger animals move faster on earth than smaller animals (Bejan, 2000; Hoppeler and Weibel, 2005; Weibel, 2000). This aspect of animal scaling is often overlooked because large animals appear sluggish. Geese flap their wings infrequently. Whales swing their tails as if not in a hurry. The scaling relations of animal locomotion have been measured and studied empirically as three separate locomotion mechanisms: flying (Bartholomew and Casey, 1978; Greenewalt, 1975; Lighthill, 1974; Marden et al., 1997; May, 1995; Tennekes, 1997; Wakeling, 1997), running (Heglund et al., 1974; Iriarte-Diaz, 2002; Marsh, 1988; Pennycuick, 1975) and swimming (Arnott et al., 1998; Brett, 1965; Childress and Dudley, 2004; Drucker and Jensen, 1996; Kiceniuk and Jones, 1977; Peake and Farrell, 2004; Rohr and Fish, 2004; Videler, 1993).
More recently, a broader view of the commonality of animal locomotion has been emerging (Ahlborn, 2004; Bejan, 2000; Bejan, 2005; Bejan and Marden, 2006; Bejan and Lorente, 2008; Hoppeler and Weibel, 2005; Marden and Allen, 2002; Muller and van Leeuwen, 2004; Taylor et al., 2003; Weibel, 2000). For example, according to constructal theory, animal locomotion is a rhythm of body motion constructed such that the animal achieves a balance between two expenditures of useful energy: lifting weight on the vertical, and overcoming drag while progressing on the horizontal (this analysis is reviewed in the Appendix). The sum of the two efforts is minimal when the two efforts are of the same size. In this regime the body-mass scaling relations (slope and intercept) of animal locomotion are predicted and are in agreement with the measurements of swimmers, runners and fliers over the body mass (M) range 10–6–103 kg:
travel speeds (V) proportional to M1/6, where M is the body mass, ρ is the body density and g is gravitational acceleration, for example, for running on soft ground and swimming: (1)
body frequencies (t–1) (flapping, stride, fish tailing) proportional to M–1/6: (2)
body force (F) scale equal to M: (3)
food requirement (useful energy, W) per distance traveled (Lx), which is proportional to M: (4)
The corresponding scaling laws for flying and running with air drag are similar to Eqns 1, 2, 3, 4. These relations are accurate within a dimensionless factor of order 1, as they were derived based on scale analysis. In spite of this built-in approximation, they agree well with the large body of experimental data available (Bejan and Marden, 2006).
Speed and body mass
We used this constructal framework to examine the evolution of speeds in modern athletics: the evolution of the sport (winning speeds and body metrics), not the evolution of the athletes. We focused on the two most documented probes for men, the 100 m-freestyle in swimming and the 100 m-dash in track. These are sprint probes, not endurance events. Sprint probes require intense expenditure of work during a relatively short period of time.
In Fig. 1A and Table 1 we see the evolution of the world speed record (V) for male 100 m-freestyle swimming since 1912. Because of the theoretical scaling (i), we also researched the evolution of the body masses of the record-breaking athletes (Fig. 1B). Both V and M have been increasing in time (t). By eliminating t between Fig. 1A,B, we found Fig. 1C, which shows the evolution of V vs M.
There is scatter in Fig. 1C because the span of the V and M data is short, much shorter than the span of all biological cases of animal locomotion correlated in Bejan and Marden (Bejan and Marden, 2006), where the M range was 10–6–103 kg. The shortness of the contemporary timeframe has the effect of magnifying the scatter of the data. Several additional factors also contribute to the scatter, for example, technology (space age swimming suits, running shoes and chronometry), competition environment (state of the art aquatic and track and field venues) and changes in the rules of competition. In spite of these random variables, the evolutionary direction of animal locomotion (Eqn 1) is respected: as an average, the faster swimmers are bigger. The best fit of the (V, M) data of Fig. 1C according to the theoretical proportionality between V and M1/6 (cf. Eqn 1) is: (5a) where V and M are expressed in m s–1 and kg, respectively. Eqn 5a was obtained by power law regression, with R2=0.171. The P-value is 0.028, and because it is less than 0.05, the correlation shown in Eqn 5a is statistically significant (Soong, 2004; Vogt, 2005).
The P-value is even smaller if we correlate the V–M data of Fig. 1C with a more general power law V=aMb, in which the constants a and b can be optimized. The best fit of this kind is: (5b) for which the P-value is 0.023 and R2=0.19. Note the slight difference between the exponent 0.23 and the theoretical exponent 1/60.17. The scaling (Eqn 5b) represents a steeper increase in V with M than in the broad-range animal scaling (Eqn 1). Numerically, the two formulas (Eqn 5b and Eqn 1) agree in the M range of humans, and for this reason the V∼M1/6 scaling of Eqn 5a is sufficient for concluding that the animal scaling (Eqn 1) manifests itself in the evolution of swimming speeds vs mass among record holders.
For 100 m dash (Fig. 2), the trend, scatter and conclusion are the same. Eliminating t between Fig. 2A,B, we arrived at Fig. 2C. The power law regression equation for the data in Fig. 2C is: (6) with R2=0.364. The P-value is 0.007, again indicating statistical significance.
Noteworthy are the factors 0.72 and 4.85 in Eqns 5a and 6, respectively. These factors of order 1 agree with the theoretical scaling (Eqn 1), which after substituting the values for g and ρ yields for swimming and running V∼1×M1/6. Here `1' is the intercept of the line plotted as log V vs log M. Also noteworthy is that the factor for running (4.85) is greater than the factor for swimming (0.72). This also agrees with the manner in which the empirical factor (not shown in Eqn 1 but reported in the Appendix) differentiates between the power-law correlations of animal speed data for runners and swimmers (Bejan and Marden, 2006).
Body height
The conclusion that body size has an effect on speed, Eqns 5a and 6, agrees fully with the doctrine of animal scaling (Bejan, 2000; Hoppeler and Weibel, 2005; Weibel, 2000). Size can be expressed not only as M but also as body height (H). In the scale analysis that led to Eqns 1, 2, 3, 4, the body was modeled in the simplest possible way: with one length scale, which meant that M∼ρLb3, where Lb is the lone length scale. Accordingly, the theoretical speed V of Eqn 1 should be proportional to Lb1/2. In Fig. 3A and Fig. 4A we plotted the data of Tables 1 and 2 by using the H of the athletes as the length scale Lb. We determined the best correlations of type V∼Lb1/2, based on power law regression: (7) (8) where Lb is expressed in meters, R2=0.248 and 0.433 for Eqns 7 and 8, respectively. The corresponding P-values are 0.009 and 0.001, respectively; thus, indicating statistical significance for both correlations. The H data of Tables 1 and 2 are plotted vs t in Fig. 3B and Fig. 4B, respectively.
The proportionality between speeds and body length raised to the power 1/2 (Eqns 7 and 8) suggests a simpler way to derive the speed–mass scaling rule (Eqn 1), much simpler than the analysis shown in the Appendix. During each cycle of locomotion the body falls from a height of order Lb. The time scale of the fall is of order t∼(Lb/g)1/2. The body falls forward to a distance of order Lb; therefore, the horizontal velocity scale is V∼Lb/t∼(gLb)1/2. Combining this V scale with Lb∼(M/ρ)1/3 we arrive at Eqn 1.
Body slenderness
A body model that is more realistic than the single-scale model is a cylinder of height H and diameter (width) L. The M in this model is M=ρ(π/4)L2H. We used the body density (ρ∼1000 kg m–3), the recorded M and the recorded H to calculate the athlete's width scale L=(4M/ρΠH)1/2. We then used the recorded H and the calculated L to define the slenderness (S) of the body: (9) The S values calculated in this manner are reported for each athlete in Tables 1 and 2. Their significance becomes apparent if we combine this two-scale body model with the locomotion model proposed at the end of the preceding section.
In swimming, the vertical length scale is L, the time scale of the fall is (L/g)1/2 and the forward speed is of order V∼(gL)1/2. Omitting factors of order 1 (such as π/4), we combine the mass scale (M∼ρL2H) with S=H/L and obtain L∼(M/ρ)1/3S–1/3 and: (10)
In running, the vertical length scale is H, and the corresponding scales are t∼(H/g)1/2, V∼(gH)1/2 and H∼(M/ρ)1/3S2/3. The speed–mass relation that replaces Eqn 1 is: (11)
The S effect differentiates between running and swimming. Dividing Eqns 11 and 10 we anticipate Vrun/Vswim∼S1/2, which is a number of the same order as the ratio between Eqns 6 and 5a. The two-scale model also suggests that from among athletes with the same mass, the ones with larger S values are more likely to run fast. In swimming, the S effect is the opposite but weaker: swimmers would be slightly faster if more robust (smaller S).
Fig. 5A,B show the S data plotted vs t, and indicate a weak progress toward larger S values for both swimming and running. The best linear fits for the two sets of data are: (12) (13) where t is the year, R2=0.31 and 0.13, and P=0.001 and 0.07, respectively.
The same S data are plotted against M in Fig. 6A,B. The data are too sparse to yield statistically significant correlations; however, qualitatively they suggest a slight increase in S vs M for running and a slight decrease in S vs M for swimming.
The scaling trends revealed by the speed data suggest that speed records will continue to be dominated by heavier and taller athletes. This trend is due to the scaling rules of animal locomotion, not to the contemporary increase in the average body size of humans. The mean height of humans has increased by roughly 5 cm from 1900 to 2002 (Plastic Soldier Review, 2002). During the same century, the mean height of champion swimmers and runners has increased by 11.4 cm and 16.2 cm, respectively (Fig. 3C, Fig. 4C).
The insight gained in this paper allows us to speculate what the running speeds might have been in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. There is no record of what the winning speeds were then, because the competition was for winning the race, not for breaking a time record. Chronometry did not exist. In antiquity body masses were roughly 70% of what they are today (Plastic Soldier Review, 2002; Hpathy 2009; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999). According to Eqn 6, this means that speeds were lower by a factor of roughly (0.7)1/6=0.94. In other words, if the 100 m dash in military training today is won in 13 s, 2000 years ago it would have been won in∼ 14 s.
This insight also teaches us why certain training techniques are successful in high-performance sports. For example, in modern speed swimming, the doctrine holds that the swimmer must raise his body to the highest level possible above the water. Two explanations are given for this swimming doctrine: air drag is much smaller than water friction, and the water wave generated by the body propels the body better (Collela, 2009). The doctrine is correct but for a different reason, which is evident in Eqn 7. When the body is high above the water it falls faster (and forward) when it reaches the water line. For the same reason, the speeds of all water waves exhibit the same scale as in Eqn 7, in which Lb is the length scale of the wave (Prandtl, 1969). The crest of the wave falls with a speed of order (gLb)1/2, which becomes visible as the forward speed of the traveling wave.
In the future, the fastest athletes can be expected to be heavier and taller. If the winners' podium is to include athletes of all sizes, then speed competitions might have to be divided into weight categories. This is not at all unrealistic in view of the body force scaling (Eqn 3), which was recognized from the beginning in the structuring of modern athletics. Larger athletes lift, push and punch harder than smaller athletes, and this led to the establishment of weight classes for weight lifting, wrestling and boxing. Larger athletes also run and swim faster.
Here is a brief summary of the scale analysis of animal locomotion, which leads to Eqns 1, 2, 3, 4. It was first done for flying (Bejan, 2000) and then generalized to all locomotion: running, flying and swimming (Bejan and Marden, 2006).
The animal body has a single length scale (Lb). Its mass scale is MρLb3. Locomotion is a rhythm – a sequence of cycles. During each cycle the body must perform work in two ways, in the vertical direction (W1) and in the horizontal direction (W2). Both W1 and W2 are destroyed. The vertical work is necessary in order to lift the body to a height of order Lb: (A1)
The horizontal work is necessary in order to push through and penetrate the surrounding medium. If the body length and speed scales (i.e. the Reynolds number) are large enough, then the horizontal work is of order: (A2) (A3) where Fdrag is the drag force, ρm is the density of the medium, CD∼1 is the drag coefficient and Lx is the distance traveled during the cycle. Together, these scales allow us to estimate the total work per distance travelled: (A4)
The time scale of the cycle is the Galilean time of free fall from the height Lb: (A5)
The horizontal travel during the cycle is Lx∼Vt, and Eqn A4 becomes: (A6)
The right side is a sum of two terms combined as A/V+BV2, where A and B are two constants and V may vary. This sum is minimal when V∼(A/B)1/3, which yields: (A7)
The frequency associated with this cycle is t–1∼(g/Lb)1/2 or: (A8)
The necessary body force scale F is dictated by the lifting work W1∼FLb∼MgLb therefore: (A9)
The minimum work per distance traveled is obtained by substituting Eqn A7 and Lb∼(M/ρ)1/3 into Eqn A6: (A10)
In conclusion, the scaling relations (Eqns 1, 2, 3, 4) have been derived here in Eqns A7, A8, A9, A10. The modifying factor (ρm/ρ)1/3 depends on the medium. In flying, theρ m (air) is roughly equal to ρ/103, and the factor (ρm/ρ)1/3 is close to 1/10. In swimming, the ρm (water) is the same as the body density, and the factor (ρm/ρ)1/3 is 1. In running, the modifying factor is between 1/10 and 1, and depends on the nature of the running surface and the speed. For example, running through snow, mud and sand is represented by a (ρm/ρ)1/3 value close to 1. Running at high speed on a dry surface is represented more closely by a (ρm/ρ)1/3 factor similar to the one that represents flying.
In summary, the effect of the factor (ρm/ρ)1/3 is weak and of order 1, and for this reason it was left out of Eqns 1 and 4. Important to note is that (ρm/ρ)1/3 differentiates between locomotion media in an unmistakable direction: if M is fixed, speeds increase in the direction sea → land → air (cf. Eqn A7); the work requirement decreases in the same direction (cf. Eqn A10). The animal speeds collected over the M=10–3–103 kg range in fig. 2 of Bejan and Marden (Bejan and Marden, 2006) confirm the differentiating effect of the surrounding medium. Each cloud of data is approximated by: (A11) (A12) (A13) It can be verified that Eqn A11, A12, A13 agree with Eqn 1 within a factor of order 1. They also agree with Eqns 5 and 6.
The data collected in fig. 2 of Bejan and Marden (Bejan and Marden, 2006) also confirm that the medium factor (ρm/ρ)1/3 does not have an effect on the frequencies (t–1) and forces (F) of flyers, runners and swimmers. This is in accordance with Eqns A8 and A9, in which (ρm/ρ)1/3 is not present.
- drag coefficient
- force, N
- Fdrag
- drag force, N
- g
- gravitational acceleration, m s–2
- body height, m
- body width, m
- Lb
- single body length scale, m
- Lx
- distance traveled, m
- body mass, kg
- probability of true null hypothesis
- coefficient of determination
- body slenderness, H/L
- t
- period, s
- t
- time, years
- t–1
- frequency, s–1
- speed, m s–1
- ork, useful energy, J
- work done vertically, J
- work done horizontally, J
- ρ
- body density, kg m–3
- ρm
- density of the medium, kg m–3
J.C. is the starting 100 m breaststroke swimmer on Duke University's NCAA swimming team. A.B.'s research on the constructal law of design in nature is supported by grants from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation.


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These gentlemen caught my attention and I knew I just had to photograph them. They are from Serbia and were visiting Mykonos.
Athens - The Acropolis
The temples on the "Sacred Rock" of Athens are considered the most important monuments in the Western world. The great marble masterpieces were constructed during the late 5th-century BC reign of Perikles, the Golden Age of Athens. At the top of the rock is the Propylaia, the grand entrance through which all visitors passed to reach the summit temples. To the right is the Temple of Athena Nike ("Victory").
Athens - The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a magnificent "Temple to the Virgin" goddess Athena, who was represented inside by a giant gold and ivory sculpture. The Parthenon was constructed between 447-432 BC.
Athens - The Parthenon
Athens - The Parthenon
Pieces of broken columns.
Athens - The Acropolis at Dusk
Chora, the islands capital, owes its special character to the whitewashed, cubic shaped houses trimmed in every shade of blue, lining its narrow cobblestone streets.
A local church - one of many local gathering places.
Santorini - Town of Oia
The town of Oia is perched at the summit of the caldera, on the northern tip of the island. This picturesque fishing village was devastated by an earthquake in 1956 and has been completely rebuilt. Oia is comprised of 2 streets. Buildings and tree trunks are painted white every year and stand out against the backdrop of rust color layers of rock, earth and volcanic ash.
Santorini - Town of Oia
Oia has preserved most of its character and its peacefulness. Its white houses, built virtually on top of each other, appear to hang on to the cliff; some of them are even built into it.
Santorini - Town of Oia
Another view of the town built on top of the island.
Santorini - Town of Oia
What a spectacular view ... but an awfully long way down!
Santorini - Town of Oia
Old windows.
Rhodes - The Walled City
Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese and the fourth largest Greek island. The old buildings of the walled city were erected by the Knights of St. John.
Rhodes - Public Library
Rhodes - The Walled City
Rhodes - Back Streets
Olympia - Olympic Stadium
Home of the original Olympic Games. Spectators would sit on either side of the stadium to watch the games.
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"Fountain of Trajan"
Ephesus was ruled by the Lydian King, Kreisos, in the mid 6BC. Later, Ephesus was dominated by Persians and then Alexander the Great. This fountain was constructed for the honor of Emperor Trajan. The pool of the fountain was surrounded by columns and statues. These statues were Dionysus. Satyr, Aphrodite and the family of the Emperor.
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Broken pieces of columns.
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"Temple of Hadrian"
The temple is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built before 138 AD by P. Quintilius and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 AD. The facade of the temple had four Corinthian columns supporting a curved arch, in the middle of which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. The side columns are square.
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Pieces from columns or pedestals.
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More broken pieces from columns.
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"Celsus Library"
The library was built in 117 AD as a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia, from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was beneath the ground floor, across the entrance and there was a statue of Athena over it because Athena was the goddess of wisdom. Scrolls of manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls behind the bookcases to prevent them from the extremes of temperature and humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the Alexandra and Pergamum. The facade of the library has two stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building. There was also an auditorium which was for lectures or presentations.
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Side view of the Celsus Library.
Turkey - Ancient city of Epheses
"The Great Theatre"
The theatre was first constructed in the Hellenistic Period, the third century BC during the reign of Lysimachos, but then during the Roman Period it was enlarged and formed its current style that is seen today. It is the largest in Anatolia and has the capacity of 25,000 seats. The cavea has sixty-six rows of seats, divided by two diazoma (walkway between seats) into three horizontal sections. There are three sections of seats. In the lower section, Marble pieces, used for restoration, and the Emperor's Box were found. The seats with backs, made of marble, were reserved for important people. The audience entered from the upper cavea. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with reliefs, columns with niches, windows and statues. There are five doors opening to the orchestra area, the middle one of which is wider than the rest. This enhanced the appearance of the stage, giving it a bigger, monumental look. The theatre was used not only for concerts and plays, but also for religious, political and philosophical discussions and for gladiator and animal fights.
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Meet JJ Jardine-Paterson he is Kate Middleton sister Pippa Middleton ex-boyfriend and the handsome man she just spend some time with. Would you like to know more about him?
Kate Middleton younger sister 28 year-old Pippa Middleton also known as your Royal Hotness. She used to date former cricketer Alex Loudon, before him she dated George Percy and before him comes our guy JJ Jardine Paterson who met thru friends while both studied at Edinburgh University, they started dating in 2004, breaking up three years later in 2007. Over the weekend Pippa and JJ Jardine were spotted together having dinner at a hotel restaurant, after that they joined friends at the Crown Hotel in Woodbridge, Suffolk and left together, reuniting the following day to attend at a mutual friend's wedding (Georgia Hewlett and Ben Fizherbert). A friend said about their reunion..
"Pippa looked really happy and relaxed in a striking orange blouse. It is clear they have history. They seemed keen to keep themselves to themselves." Although they are not back to dating another friend added.. "They've remained good friends and now she's single again we wouldn't rule it out. JJ ticks all the right boxes — he's good-looking, sporty, and is from a wealthy family."
So they are not dating, maybe she is dating Tom Kingston after all, but we still want to hear about him.
29 year-old JJ Jardine Paterson and his family comes from the Jardine Matheson banking family in Hong Kong founded by William Jardine and James Matheson in 1832. JJ went to William Jardine and James Matheson and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a MA in geography in 2006, joined Dalton Strategic Partnership in 2007, a year later he obtained his IMC or Investment Management Certificate.


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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
1. AIRVASE artist series by mina perhonen US$23
2. Illustrated bird cut-out card (with tracing paper envelope) by Aiko Fukawa US$8.80
3. Mini cards in matchbox by Mariko Tadokoro US$12.80
4. Ten to sen Letterpress Coaster Pack of 5 US$5.90
5. Kimiko Suzuki Ceramic Brooches US$49
6. PERMANENT Vol.4 US$9
7. Cotton Kaya Kitchen Cloth US$11
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12. Wood Tape Dispenser US$32, Squirrel Washi Tapes US$3.20
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Here is our new web shop and blog, thank you!
We are excited to introduce the two new Japanese made furoshiki by LINK Collective, "Dots" and "The Hida Express".
'Dots' is the third in a series of designs by Lucinda Newton-Dunn based on the concept of folding. This design forms a three dimensional landscape of shape and line, creating an abstracted pattern of wandering valleys, mountains, ridges, peaks and troughs. Available in 3 colours, Black, Rust, and Blue.
Another new design, The Hida Express designed by a London-based designer Hannah Waldron is inspired by the a limited express train of the same name that runs from Toyoma to Takayama through the 'Japanese Alps'. Hannah says "on this journey, all sense of time and orientation seemed to disappear as we snaked, sped, crawled, ambled, rocketed and twisted through mountain upon mountain, every turn revealing rushing rivers and glinting waterfalls only momentarily glanced".
Furoshiki is a piece of printed cotton textile that can be used in so many ways. Furoshiki is generally and traditionally used for wrapping and carrying things but this unique and stylish design furoshiki can also be used for table cloth, picnic mat, scarf, or as a carrying bag using simple furoshiki folding techniques(also you can watch it here on youtube).
You can make a furoshiki bag using easy-to-attach leather straps which also have just been restocked with all 4 colours being available!
Hope you enjoy the art of Furoshiki, tie it, wrap it, hung it, wear it and so on!
Saturday, September 7, 2013
I sent out emails to our members and past customers but in case you have missed it....THE NEW WEBSITE FOR UGUISU ONLINE STORE HAS NOW BEEN LAUNCHED!
The website is now easier to browse and the checking out process is much simpler than it had all been and now you can use a shipping calculator to get shipping estimates for available shipping options just by entering your country, state and post code before you go to the shopping cart to check out!
Also we now have a new Jewelry section to showcase some of the special works of local Tokyo artists that are not so easy to find even in Tokyo, now available for orders to be shipped worldwide!
The first featured artist is Kimiko Suzuki who makes the delicate and beautiful white porcelain jewelry.
We also have a special limited time section for international artists works which we've been having in our Tokyo store only - now available online via Tokyo! Currently listed artists are Renilde de Peuter of At Swim-Two-Birds, Mary Gaudin and Ros Lee of Polkaros.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
New stationery series by mitsou, a Fukuoka-based Japanese illustrator Mariko Okumura is all cute "maru" round designs are now available from UGUiSU. The simple square envelopes are made for the round letter paper and would be perfect to seal with the round stickers!
The round stickers have matte surface so that you can draw or write on the sticker easily to decorate the envelopes or your own gift wrap.
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Lovely new design Japanese washi tapes from Ten-to-sen "Kita no Moyo-cho" (literally means "pattern book from the North") series by a Hokkaido based designer Rieko Oka have just arrived and now available from UGUiSU online store.
Both Hydrangea and Butterfly in Bush designs are available in sets of 3 rolls or by single rolls. Each roll measures 1.5cm wide and 10 meter long.
Ten-to-sen Washi Tape 3 Roll Set {Hydrangea}
Ten-to-sen Washi Tape 3 Roll Set {Butterfly in Bush}
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Ten-to-sen Washi Tape Single Roll {Butterfly in Bush}
Friday, August 30, 2013
Some more new handmade earrings and bracelets by HARVEST are now available for international orders from UGUiSU online store!
Lovely 100% cotton voile scarfs newly arrived from ILOITO feel so soft against your skin and each scarf is seamless with a fringe finish.
6 designs available.
100% combed cotton voile 18"/45cm (w) x 72"/182cm (h) approx. (including the fringe).
printed on one side, using eco-friendly water-based pigment ink.
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
The new collection from H/A/R/V/E/S/T has been available on UGUiSU online store.
Harvest is a textile and jewelry brand by Midori Sanada, a Tokyo based designer/artist and her creation has been receiving so many positive reactions from our customers.
Each design is produced from lovely illustrations by Midori with inspirations she gets from her time spent in the mountain.
These 50cm x 50cm (19.68 x 19.68inch) cloth can be used for wrapping cloth, bento wrap, scarf, place mat, etc like small furoshiki versatile cloth. They will make some lovely wall art too!
100% Cotton. Made in Japan.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
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I'm sure you all have seen AIRVASES, the really amazing paper object designed by Tokyo's Torafu Architects. They have produced numbers of different designs for AIRVASES including the past Artist Series BAUHAUS and SPACE, collaborating with a famous photographer.
And yes! The new collaboration for the Airvase Artist Series is with mina perhonen!!! All the lovely textile patterns from mina perhonen's collection are printed on airvases. Different pattern is printed on each side and 3 sheets of the amazing airvase are included in a set, which means you get to enjoy 6 wonderful mina perhonen patterns per package. All so good and hard to choose!
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Buying a new spray system
I am not a production shop, only construct cabinetry and custom furniture for my remodeling customers (for now). I'm also torn between the Asturo and DeVilbiss gun, and wonder if my shop compressor may be slighty undersized; 5hp, 60 gallon, single stage, 11.5cfm @ 40psi.
Go with the pressure pot setup or a pump to supply the fluid. If you get a pump, go with Kremlin.
For guns, I prefer the DeVilbiss JGHV 531.
I prefer the Asturo guns. They are much more efficient than most (if not all) other conversion guns, without sacrificing quality of spray or speed. Plus, they are the next best thing to using the Kremlin Airmix air-assisted airless.
A typical Asturo gun needs only 5 to 6 cfm at around maybe 20 psi.
I have been looking into the pressure pot system from C.A. Technologies. It has a lot of very impressive features, you can get it with an HVLP gun, and it has the look and feel of a quality piece of equipment, but I have yet to try it out. Goes for about $650 in my area.
You would be surprised how easy a pressure pot is to maintain. Relieve the pressure on the pot, blow the material back into the tank, dump the unused material into a container, flush pot with solvent.
In a two-gallon pot, a half gallon of solvent is about all you need to clean the pot, and you can reuse the the cleaning solvent if you clean it properly every time. Be sure to clean after each day's work, or upon changing the materials being sprayed.
I don't know anything about Asturo guns, but have always been a big DeVilbiss fan. Where I work at we just purchased four of the C.A. Technologies HVLP spray guns for my NGR/toner stain booth and they are working great so far. For the price, you may want to look into them. The saying you get what you pay for doesn't apply with these guns; they're better than that.
The C.A. Tech pressure pot has a removable liner and a one-gallon can will fit right in the pot also. There is also an air valve right on the pot so you can turn off the air and open the pot without disconnecting every thing. It's just a real nicely engineered piece of equipment.
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05 Apr 2016 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – On behalf of marcusevans, the organiser of Latin Private Wealth Management Summit 2016, Market Publishers Ltd. is excited to invite you to participate in this prestigious Event. The Summit is scheduled to be held during May 12th-13th, 2016 in luxurious Trump Ocean Club, located in Panama City, Panama.
Latin Private Wealth Management Summit 2016, in its 4th edition, is a must-attend, invitation only event, which will become a uniting platform for representatives from multi-family offices, single-family offices and registered investment advisors (RIA's) and solutions providers. The qualified audience is thoroughly selected, which secures focused discussions at a professional level, wonderful business and networking opportunities in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
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The Tillsonburg wind turbine blade plant is part of a US$7 billion investment by Samsung and its partners.
The plant is being built by Siemens Canada as part of its agreement to supply 600 MW of wind turbines to Samsung C&T and development partner Pattern Energy.
"This wind blade manufacturing facility will go a long way to increasing our supply of renewable energy, eliminating polluting coal by 2014 and creating a cleaner, healthier Ontario for our kids and grandkids," says Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy.
The Windsor wind turbine tower plant is part of the US$7bn investment by Samsung and its partners in Ontario.
The plant will be built and run by a new Ontario-based subsidiary of CS Wind.
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Kineret is the first direct and selective blocker of interleukin-1 (IL-1), a
protein present in excess in RA patients. By blocking IL-1, Kineret counteracts
damaging cellular events in RA, reducing pain and inflammation. Rheumatoid
arthritis is the most serious and disabling type of arthritis, affecting more
than 3 million Europeans.
"Kineret is the first therapy from Amgen's rheumatology research program and
demonstrates our commitment to discovering and developing new medicines for the
treatment of inflammation," said Kevin Sharer, Amgen's Chairman and Chief
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symptoms of the disease and improves some measurements of patient function. Our
studies demonstrate that Kineret is well tolerated and has a favourable safety
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"For rheumatoid arthritis patients, maintaining a `normal' lifestyle in terms of
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient empire and civilization of western Asia in the upper valley of the Tigris River. In its zenith between the ninth and seventh centuries BC, the empire included all of Mesopotamia and the Levant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun a Semitic
Akkadiankingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigrisriver, in northern Mesopotamia(present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history
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- noun an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
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For the special history of Babylonia and Assyria and their Empires, R.W. Rogers '_History of Babylonia and Assyria_, 2 vols., has been kept up to date and is the most convenient summary for an English reader.
By degrees these limits were enlarged; and the term Assyria came to be used, in a loose and vague way, of a vast and ill-defined tract extending on all sides from this central region.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
However, "Assyria" is designedly used to point ultimately to the future restoration of the ten fully, never yet accomplished (Jer 3: 18).
Nebo, a secondary deity in Assyria to Palestine and Phœnicia,
The earliest libraries were collections of references, census and accounting for the use of kings in Assyria and Sumeria.
Babylon, therefore Assyria is here put for Babylon its successor: so in
De 28: 68, though threatening a return to Egypt, speaks (De 28: 36) of their being brought to a nation which neither they nor their fathers had known, showing that it is not the literal Egypt, but a second Egypt-like bondage that is threatened. eat unclean things in Assyria -- reduced by necessity to eat meats pronounced unclean by the Mosaic law (Eze 4: 13).
"Asshur," or Assyria, is placed first in punishment, as being first in guilt.
Aturia, which seems to be the word Assyria slightly corrupted, as we know that it habitually was by the Persians.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
The name Assyria came to be extended to the whole of Upper Mesopotamia, from the Euphrates to the Tagros mountains.


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This Is the Absolute Worst Thing You Can Say to Someone Who Battles Depression
Everyone experiences brief dips in mood every now and then. After a breakup, losing a job, or finishing a particularly stressful week, it's normal to want to lay on the couch all weekend and do nothing. Unfortunately, when feelings of sadness and despair don't go away, depression becomes a mental health disorder — and it's completely out of a person's control. Your words can make a difference in someone's life — either for the better or worse. Here's what you should never say to someone battling depression.
'Plenty of people are much worse off than you.'
Don't shut down someone's feelings without listening to what they have to say.
One of the best things you can do for someone, says Karyn Hall, Ph.D., is to let them know you are trying to understand their feelings. One of the worst things you can do is tell someone their feelings aren't valid. Take a moment to consider how it might be for them. Inside their head, they're going through the worst possible thing they've ever faced. The last thing they need to hear is that what they're going through is insignificant.
'Try being positive for once.'
Someone with depression isn't trying to be a downer.
Someone can't just "think" their way out of depression, says Clifford N. Lazarus, Ph.D. Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones isn't even proven to help all cases of depression. Telling them to think positive is like telling someone with a broken leg to walk better. They can't. Don't nag someone for being a "downer." Chances are, they'd love to switch off their negative thoughts without you asking them to.
'Have you tried exercising?'
Physical activity doesn't always help a person manage their symptoms.
Going for a walk isn't a magic cure. Mayo Clinic does point out that exercise can help some people manage their depression. However, depression can cause feelings of extreme fatigue. While some people might feel well enough some days to try exercising, many won't. Try not to assume that making a single change can immediately "fix" someone's depression. They aren't lazy. For all you know, they're trying their best. They're just not there yet.
'You just need some fresh air, then you'll feel better.'
Going on a hike doesn't cure mental illness.
There isn't a quick fix for mental health disorders. Spending time in nature can help treat some depression symptoms, according to Everyday Health. However, spending time outside won't "cure" someone's depression. Spending time indoors doesn't make a person depressed. Sometimes, it's helpful to offer to go for a walk with someone — but they might not want to go. This is an extremely isolating disorder, and for some, even the thought of leaving the house proves too much to handle.
'You can't be lonely, you have so many friends!'
When someone is depressed, even a crowded social circle can feel lonely.
People with depression need social support, says Psych Central. However, this illness forces many of its sufferers into isolation — no matter how much they might want to participate and belong in their social circles. How many friends someone has — how much they are "loved" — often doesn't make them feel any less lonely. They might already feel misunderstood or guilty. Don't make them feel any worse by telling them they shouldn't feel detached from the world.
'Stop being so selfish.'
Calling someone selfish for having a disease doesn't make them feel better.
When Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014, The Guardian called into question the accusation that depression and suicide are "selfish." The reality is, someone else's depression probably does affect you in some way. However, it's not that person's fault. They aren't deliberately trying to sabotage your happiness. They're sick. If they need help, expressing your thoughts about how selfish it is to be sick won't encourage them to get the help they need.
'I was depressed once, too. I got over it.'
Depression isn't a one-time case of the blues.
The blues will dampen everyone's mood at some point. However, mental illness and being sad about everyday life stressors are two very different things. One, you can "get over" — the other, you can't. Depression — and its emotional consequences — don't have an on and off switch, Bailey Cooper writes in The Odyssey. You can't just decide to "be happy." It takes some people years of treatment to be able to manage their condition. It's not about getting through it, but learning to go on living despite it.


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AP PHOTOS: Massive snowstorm blankets Northeast
Traffic snarled on a New York City bridge. A tattered American flag whips over a flooded yard along the shore in Scituate, Mass. A man uses a snow blower to clear a lot in Jersey City, N.J.
These are just some of the images of the massive winter storm that left the Northeast under a blanket of snow Friday, causing major travel delays and at least nine deaths across the region. The nor'easter brought howling winds and frigid temperatures, with a wind chill of nearly 30 degrees below zero in Burlington, Vt.
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About Ingo Jewelry
'Ingo' name was born as a combination of my two first letters from my first and last names. It just sounded good to me and it was simple and short.
I have been addicted to jewelry design from the moment I made my first necklace. I quickly discovered however, that simple beading techniques did not satisfy my need for creation. When I found a wire wrapping jewelry design book 'Bead on a wire' by Sharilyn Miller I knew that was it. All my life I have been very creative and handy. But in my family father was the first one who taught me things like knitting and sewing and he always was the one who oversaw my work while my mother was the one who cleaned my creative mess and spent lots of time just watching me. My father was well known for his distinctive metalwork and it was obvious I inherited my handy habits from him in a girly way. Well, until I took a piece of wire in my hands. Then and now I feel a special connection between me and metal. I draw sometimes and then I bend and twist and hammer and drill until I like how it turns out. Being a very practical person, I don't like to waste effort and materials, so there are many times when I create a new design as a result of an unsuccessful or scrapped idea, and many of those "salvaged" pieces become my favorites.
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In South Australia a Priority Notice is a notice which is lodged against a Certificate of Title or Crown Lease to reserve priority for a pending transaction that will affect that land.
This gives protection of a parties' interest in a property and will become more important when duplicate Certificates of Title are abolished and electronic conveyancing commences in SA.
A Priority Notice will reserve priority for the transaction set out in the notice and will notify any parties searching the title that the transaction is pending.
The SA Government introduced the Priority Notice in April 2015 and we have been implemented them into our office procedures since September 2015. At present there are only a few firms in SA that are providing this service.
The notification of pending transactions will assist in fraud prevention! It will also improve the accuracy of title searches as currently no record appears on the SA Land Titles Register until the relevant dealings have been manually data entered.
Whilst the lodgement of Priority Notices is not mandatory it may become necessary if the banks decide that they want to have one placed on the register before they can settle. This will protect their interest as well.
Priority Notices will be effective for 60 calendar days from the date of lodgement and there will be an option to extend a Priority Notice (once only) for a further period of 30 calendar days.


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For nearly two some years... I do believe; I've kept this novelty box which once held a Batman mug. It was a Christmas gift for my brother; a practical joke, where we felt he needed a mug to go along with his Batman T shirt. I swiped the box when no one was looking, figured it was going to be discarded anyway, but I had an idea; and I went to sketch it. A few years later, and running a little late, I finally made the box into a novelty book as a birthday gift.
Above is the basic sketch page I did in my idea book. At first I thought about painting a speech bubble over the words "Batman 20 oz. sculpted mug", and then write in the speech bubble, "I'm Batman!"; but I decided against it, and saved that running joke for a trading card instead. I also sketched out the accordion pocket idea; that inspiration credit goes to my sister. I had to actually designs the pocket from scratch...didn't have a template, so I had to make one. In case you want to know; the pocket is made of textured yellow scrapbook paper, smooth cream colored scrapbook paper for the pockets, an off gold brad, and some black elastic thread.
Something else you may notice is that I drew the book with spiral wires. Originally I was going to use my bind it all, but found that I couldn't use that method without destroying some of the cover; so I took the hand bound approach and made signatures instead, using the ribbon and cloth method. I made a base cover, then glued the boards to it, covered the spine with gold duck tape, and even ran black fabric paint along the edges of the box covers to hide that somewhat unsightly corrugated edge.
Back on the subject of trading cards; just below is the collage sheet I assembled on Photoshop. I included the batman symbol for the front inner cover...and it came out too large; thankfully I had a smaller one already printed. As for the cards, I fit the images onto a 2.5 in. by 3.5 in. format in the program, and did a little tweaking. Two of the images were clipets from the comic book, and the other four trading cards were made with selected images from a movie comic poster for the 1989 Tim Burton directed Batman film; this is why there's a Joker card. I simply took the pictures, applied them to the small canvas, and put in my own text for that extra bit of interest. The last step was fairly simple; I printed them out on Photo paper at the highest quality, cut the cards out, glued them to black scrapbook paper backings, and laminated their fronts. They actually came out better than I expected.
Trading cards and front symbol
And now for some fun, here's a video I did to show you the book fully finished.
Enjoy. ^_~
Enjoy. ^_~
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Lotus Notes MIME content logging can be enabled by adding the following support option within the Advanced Options of a project or user(s):
Explanation of syntax:
Key = LotusDumpMimeContent
Value = the subject of the email
(This will store the MIME content for all email)
(This will store the MIME content only for email with the subject "Welcome")
The output is dumped to a text file named LotusDumpMimeContent.txt. This file should be attached to any support tickets which involve such troubleshooting of MIME content.
- This text file will be in the same folder as the Lotus Extractor that is being used for the project.
It dumps the MIME content for one, several or all email. This is useful to determine if the MIME content was properly generated by the Lotus MIME conversion library.


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Over the last few months, I've started receiving unsolicited advertising requests, which has made me think perhaps I should consider managing my own ads on Food Nouveau. I'm working so hard to make this blog a fun, educational, interesting, and delicious place to visit,—I can only feel flattered that some companies feel I could be a good match to their brands.
I decided to start accepting sponsors and advertisers on Food Nouveau. Please be aware that I will choose advertisers I feel would be a good fit for my blog. The products or services advertised need to complement my blog and vice versa. I think this will simply create a more profitable relationship and will increase the chances to find new, loyal customers among my readers.
What are good matches to Food Nouveau? Just about anything related to food and travel. Kitchen accessories and appliances, stylish home goods, travel services, and foodie tours are just a few of the categories that come to mind, but of course I'm sure there are many additional areas to explore.
About formats: I'm currently hosting banners (150 x 150, 300 x 250 or skyscraper—160 x 600) and text links (to be displayed in the sidebar). Please note that at this time, I am NOT selling in-post text links, sponsored posts, or paid product reviews.
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From Our Editors
Established in 2003 by three Italian brothers, Donna Margherita is a restaurant and wood-fired pizzeria located within a ten-minute walk of Clapham Junction rail station. With its exposed earthy brickwork, wooden floors, football shirts and framed photos, the eatery sits like a slice of little Italy on its Lavender Hill corner. The staff fly ingredients in from Naples and use century-old cucina methods wherever possible.


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Debate Digest: Teacher-student friendships on Facebook, Law school, Balanced budget amendment, US debt ceiling deal.
Argument: Celibacy is not divine law, only Church law
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Supporting quotations
Lance Morrow. "Let's Priests Marry". Time. Mar. 17, 2002: "In 1431 a church tribunal demanded that Joan of Arc submit to the authority of the church. She shrewdly answered that she submitted to the authority of God, since "our Lord and the church are the same." The church ought to have learned, after all these years, not to push Catholics toward the place where, in their disillusioned hearts, they will, like Joan, listen for the unmediated voice of God and decide that the church, with too many squalors and secrets, is untrustworthy and perhaps an irrelevance."
Rev. Donald Cozzens. "Commentary: Celibacy should be rethought". CNN. May 15, 2009: "How can a gift be legislated? The church answers that if a man is called to the priesthood, God will grant him the gift of celibacy. Many priests today wonder how church leaders know this. Reading the mind of God in this matter -- in any matter of church discipline -- is risky business. [...] More and more Catholics today are coming to understand that celibacy as a universal law for priests had its origins in the 12th century and that during the church's first millennium, priests and bishops -- and at least thirty-nine popes -- were married." Therefore, in the first years of the Church, it was not seen as a gift from God. It can only be seen, therefore, as something that the Church imposed on itself as a discipline and mandate. And, the Church can undo such a mandate."
Muriel Porter. "Church will benefit if priests are able to marry". The Age. January 31, 2005: "Unlike the issue of women priests, which the Pope has declared to be theologically impossible, the celibacy requirement is not a matter of church doctrine. Rather, it is a discipline only formally imposed on the clergy in 1139, when a church council declared clerical marriage invalid. What the church has banned, the church can restore."
Bishop McMahon: "There is no reason why priests shouldn't be allowed to marry. It has always been a matter of discipline rather than doctrine."[1]


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Auburn hopes to cap miracle year with a ring
NEWPORT BEACH – First, Central Florida of the lowly American Athletic Conference toppled Baylor 52-42 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Then Oklahoma felled mighty Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
Not to be outdone, Clemson knocked out undefeated Ohio State in the Orange Bowl to give the underdogs a 3-1 record over the favorites in this season's lineup of BCS bowls.
From the way the BCS bowls are trending, to the miraculous conclusion to the Iron Bowl against Alabama – when's the last time you saw a 100-plus yard touchdown return after a missed field goal? – the stage seems set for underdog Auburn to pull an upset against Florida State in Monday's BCS National Championship game.
With Hesiman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston at the helm, the Seminoles are 13-0 and ranked No. 1 in the BCS. They're also favored by 8.5 points.
Auburn (12-1) on the other hand, has been something of a Cinderella story this year. Buoyed by the arrival of first-year head coach Gus Malzahn last December, the Tigers have managed the biggest turnaround in the country.
It's not often you see a team go from 3-9 (and winless in the SEC) one year to playing for a national championship the next. But that's exactly what Malzahn told his players would happen when he left Arkansas State to take the Auburn job.
"Right when he came in, he told us that we were going to have the biggest turnaround in college football," said Auburn running back Tre Mason. "We knew it was going to take a lot of hard work, but we were willing to. We all bought in, and were sold on what he wanted."
The results have been nothing short of remarkable, and that's why Auburn doesn't seem bothered by all talk about how Florida State's potent offense (No. 1 in passing and scoring, No. 5 in total offense) might have the upper hand.
The Seminoles have blown out every opponent they've faced this year. They've outscored teams by an average of about 42 points per game, and their closest contest came in a 48-34 win over Boston College.
In contrast, Auburn has had to pull out some nail-biters. The Tigers' margin of victory has been about 16 points per game and they needed some last minute heroics to fend off Georgia and Alabama.
Florida State has proved its ability to dominate opponents for four quarters, but if there's one thing that defines the Tigers, it's been their defense's ability to shut down opponents in the fourth quarter.
Auburn has outscored its opposition 107-58 in the fourth quarter this season.
"We have not been, by all standards, a really good defense this year," said Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, adding that this is partly because his players have had to learn three different defensive systems in the last three years.
"We've been inconsistent at times. … But we always know how to play in the moment," Johnson said. "When there's a play on the line, we've been good on third down, we've been good in the red zone, we've been good in the fourth quarter.
"We've made critical stops at critical times, and I think that's a credit to our players."
Even though the Tigers have allowed opposing teams to pile up yardage on them – about 423.5 yards per game – they've been efficient in the red zone, and have the nation's 7th-ranked red zone defense.
Florida State might be the most well rounded team the Tigers have faced this year, and Winston is the biggest offensive threat on the Seminoles' offense.
Winston doesn't have a weakness, Johnson said.
"There is none," Johnson said. "What the key is going to be is 'Can we get pressure?' They have tremendous skill out on the edges, but the pressure in the box is going to be one of the biggest keys to any defensive success that we have."
The Tigers also hope that their unique 4-2-5 defense causes some confusion – at least in the beginning.
"When we execute and do our jobs, I feel like we can keep him outside his comfort zone," said Auburn linebacker Robinson Therezie. "I don't think he's seen the front four he's about to face on Jan. 6. It's a completely different front four than he's ever faced.
"I don't think he's seen the secondary that he's seen all year with our secondary. It's completely different from all the other leagues he's played in. We're just ready to play and execute (Ellis Johnson's) game plan."
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Designed for Gaslands Post-Apocalyptic Tabletop Game
- Metal models without 3D Printing Supports
- Save $3 when buying the Mishkin Pack!
- This 4 Pack Includes (See their pages for more info!):
- For the metal models, some minor metal flashing might be left on the product, we recommend an x-acto knife or hobby knife to remove.
- Measurements (L x W x H) = See individual product pages
- Contact us if you would like to purchase this item at a different scale!


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Hello Lovelies!! It's officially the first day of spring!! YAYYY!!!! I am sooo ready for the warmer temperatures and lighter layers. I know it's going to still be a little while before it actually starts to feel like spring, but at least we are no longer in winter...technically. With today being the first day of a new and fabulous season, I figured what better way to bring in the budding days than with a nod to one of my favorite shops, Terrain. I discovered this local treasure last year when I was looking up brunch events for Mother's Day. My mother is an advent gardener, so to find a place that shared the same passion for organics and natural materials it was a major score in my book.
From gardening and outdoor living to home decor and organic spa accessories, Terrain offers an abundance of unique items that correlate throughout each season. Their signature terrariums bring a sense of ethereal beauty to the space with the delicate glass and plants. Fish bowls make for a unique way to plant miniature greenery and add a touch of nature to any room. Not to mention they're a great conversation starter! I was thinking about purchasing some cacti and planting one for my place. I like to think I have somewhat of a green thumb. Or maybe that's just the emerald nail polish on my fingertip. They have all kinds of other gardening goodies and entertaining knick-knacks as well to keep that creative spirit flourishing and nurtured (no pun intended). I feel so inspired every time I walk into the store and just love how I seem to always find something new to cherish and hold.
Are you just as excited as I am for spring? What's your favorite part of the season?


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Bold black 500ml thermal water bottle which has an innovative isothermal design which keeps your drinks cold for 24hrs or hot for 12hrs.
Dimensions - Height (inc cap) - 235mm and diameter - 70mm. Weight - 295g.
Materials - Stainless steel.
Product Packaging - Recycled card cylinder and tissue paper.
One Green Bottle was created by a parent looking for a drinking bottle for her son to take to school that kept water clean, safe and pure. After discovering the concerns arounds chemicals leaching into drinks from plastic as a research chemist, she identified 304 food grade stainless steel as an effective alternative which is also easy to clean and recyclable. Now they have a range of eye-catching products and they're driven by the fact that their bottles reduce the number of plastic bottles ending up in the ocean.
Postage Packaging - Paper mail sack, box or compostable bag.
3-5 working days delivery time.
Please note if you order from more than one brand expect to receive separate delivery packages.