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Cupolas on Baggage Cars
Cupolas on Baggage Cars
By Roger Heid
You may have noticed that some baggage cars have a cupola, others do not. If they do, what is it for, where in the train consist is it placed, and which way is it oriented? Those are the Shakespearean questions. This issue is also a can of worms. I am going to try to shed some light into this. Do not confuse a brakeman's cab with a cupola. It's not the same thing and does not serve the same purpose.
Baggage Cars with Cupolas
Freight Car with Brakeman's Cab
All US based railroads, for the longest time, used a 'Caboose', always placed at the end of a train. It provided living quarters for train attendants and a raised observation point, the cupola. No freight or baggage was hauled on a caboose. There were also mounting brackets for end of train (EOT) marker lanterns, serving the same purpose as the tail lights on a motor car.
Typical US Caboose
Sample of Caboose Interior
German railroad authorities did not feel the need to devote an entire car for the purpose as explained above. Much shorter travel distances did not require outright living quarters. The observation cupola and a small office space proved to be sufficient. The remaining portion of the car could be used to carry baggage or payloads.
Example of Era I Baggage Car
Just like on US railroads, this car was always placed at the end of the train, the cupola oriented toward the rear. But here is a clincher. Imagine a Head Station (aka Sack Station) such as the New York Grand Central Station. In Germany, samples of this type of RR Station can be found in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Stuttgart. The pictures below will explain that situation.
When a train leaves the station, the locomotive is uncoupled, and a different loco pulls the train back out of the station. Now the baggage car with the cupola sits directly behind the locomotive. In order to stick to the rule, an additional car like this would have to be standing by, and the cargo would have to be transferred from one car to the other. Economical this is not. Ergo, there goes the rule. Bye Bye!
Then there is something else. In the early days of railroads, most all passenger cars were structured from wood, sitting on iron or steel under frames. In case of a head-on collision, this would raise a havoc of destruction, all passengers being mangled beyond recognition. Not good! Please, spare me the details.
Therefore a rule was passed. The very first car behind a locomotive shall not carry passengers. Typically, some kind of freight car was squeezed between the loco and the first passenger car. If no such car was available, there were two choices. Either the cupola equipped baggage car is placed behind the loco, or, the first passenger car shall not carry any live passengers. I'm not kidding.
This situation became more relaxed when the bodies of passenger cars were made of steel. But this was a very gradual transition. This also depended who made the rules, in whatever location.
In order to add more confusion, there is another philosophy that entered the picture, along the line. If you ever rode on a passenger car strapped directly behind a steam loco and you look out an open window, you will know what I am talking about. This steam loco spews out small solid and hot debris that can do a number on your face or your eyes. Don't do it. I did it once, never a second time. On such an occasion, I saw a tiny piece of ember burning a hole in a lady's blouse. Therefore, the powers to be maintained the rule that there will be no passenger cars placed directly behind a steam locomotive.
With the waning need to have observation points at the end of a train, the cupolas disappeared, altogether. On refurbished existing cars, the cupolas were removed, especially when the whole roof needed to be replaced. These days, there are typically no more steam engines in use. So you can forget about the discomfort aspect, anyway. The issue of the blog is no longer an issue. People travel lightly, these days. I think you can easily figure out the rest.
For freight train EOT, the Fred is the new thing. (Flashing Rear End Device)
This is about the brunt of it. More specific details could be mentioned, but I try to tell you as much as possible, using only the words needed.
If you're trying to figure out just where and how to place a baggage car with a cupola in your train consist, use your imagination, after you read the above. You won't be wrong, either way.
If any of you knows more and has something to add, please, leave a comment; it would be appreciated. If you have any questions, please, post them on the forum.
Thank you very much.
One Response to Cupolas on Baggage Cars
Who knew? I was not aware of the details about the history of the cupola. The concept of the first car after the locomotive does make sense in the old days. But looking through one of those "Famous Train Wreck" books, usually on sale for $5.00, it looks like the other carriages took some pretty hard hits too! Thanks for the information.


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Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the military to allow Palestinians to travel on the part of a major highway that runs through the West Bank, handing Palestinians their biggest victory yet against Israel's practice of reserving some roads for Jews.
The West Bank section of Route 443 linking Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was closed in 2002 to Palestinians, after militants shot at Israeli vehicles on the highway and killed several motorists.
About half of the 32-km highway runs through the West Bank. Palestinians living in villages along the route petitioned to have it reopened for them in 2007, as the Palestinian uprising against Israel wound down.
The court said in a summary of its ruling that the military does not have the authority to impose a permanent and sweeping limitation on Palestinian travel along the West Bank section of the road because that "in effect transforms the road into a route designed for "internal" Israeli traffic alone."
It also said the closure of the road "does not benefit the local population, from whom lands were appropriated to build it." The judges ruled that security considerations cannot take precedence.

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In September, I triumphantly concluded my first ever solo backpacking trip. I'm usually somewhat of a slow traveller, preferring to spend a longer period of time getting to know a destination. This meant that hitting the road with a giant backpack and a list of destinations to tick off in a very small timeframe meant I had to adapt to an entirely different way of travelling. I learnt a lot going it alone, as you can probably imagine. I want to share with you 15 thoughts you're bound to have on your first solo backpacking trip, all of which I experienced during my journey. I've also tried to include a few tips and points to help you in your future journeys. If taking a solo backpacking trip is something you really want to do, but are a bit nervous about taking that first leap, then hopefully this blogpost may help you somewhat. I've tried to keep the list pretty honest and not sugar coat things. In fact, I wrote the first draft of this post using my iPhone notes whilst sitting in a McDonald's In Mexico soaked to the bone from an unexpected rainstorm. Well, I guess nobody said backpacking was gonna be easy…
1. There are so many opportunities. How will I fit this all in?
Regardless of how long your trip is and no matter where you find yourself, you will be overwhelmed by the options and opportunities available to you. Do I go on this guided tour or visit that small town in the middle of nowhere? How will I see each of these 10 cities in 3 weeks? Sadly you won't have the time or the funds to do it all so you're going to have to research and asses just where your priorities are. Is there one museum you would really regret not seeing? Or a restaurant you've been dying to eat at? Plan your day around that and prioritise things at the top of your list. Another tip is to plan by area. Try and base the majority of your day in one specific location and see and do all you can there. You'll save a lot of time travelling around that way.
2. Ok, I will be friendly to my budget.
When you're backpacking on a strict budget, it's easy to get caught up on the numbers. It's definitely wise to set yourself a daily spending allowance, otherwise you're in danger of reaching the end of your trip and suddenly realising you have no money for food because you've been dining like a king every night. Don't however let strict budgeting ruin your whole trip. You don't have to live off of street food every day. Treat yourself every now and then. Just remember don't go crazy.
3. I'm Sorry budget
Ok, I said don't go crazy but sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the moment. For example, during my backpacking trip around Mexico, one day I spent more on a fridge magnet than I did on food for the entire day. I mean it could have been much worse considering there are so many tempting things to squaller away your budget on. If you overspend just make sure you spend a little less on other days to make up for it.
4. Why didn't I pack less?
Usually, I am the queen of packing light (2 weeks in Florida with just carry on, holla!) but on my first backpacking trip, I had way too much stuff. I spent most of my time walking around feeling like a very frustrated Bukaroo (I have a newfound appreciation for that donkey). I would like to say the fact I had so much stuff is because it was a last-minute trip and I had to lug all my stuff around that I had at the summer camp I had been working at in the USA for the summer, but I also have to admit to being a massive hoarder. For the entire month-long trip I carried around a grand total of 5 books and 4 different notebooks. That is a crazy person behaviour!! Please take my advice and be super harsh on yourself with what you bring. Get a willing volunteer to help you comb through your backpack. If it's not necessary, leave it behind. You'll thank me later.
5. Oh My God, Why Did I Do This To Myself?
I won't sugar coat it, there will be moments where you regret going off on a solo backpacking trip. Anything can set you off on a whirlwind of regret. One friend I met at a hostel in Mexico City had one of these downward spirals of regret when a local currency exchange office ripped her off. She lost about 70 dollars of her money, which was enough to make her reconsider her choice to come on this trip. Luckily this feeling didn't last long and we carried on exploring the city together and ended up having an incredible day. What you need to remember when you feel like this is not to give up on your whole trip and book the first flight home. Remember all the amazing things you planned on seeing and doing, and all the great memories you've had so far. If worse comes to worst take some chill time and try and process your mood. It won't last long and you'll be back out enjoying yourself in no time.
6. I Love Being Alone!
Oh, the freedom of being alone! What a glorious feeling. During your first solo backpacking trip, you will be overwhelmed with the true joy that the freedom of being alone can bring. You are the purveyor of your own destiny. You can see, do and be whatever you want. You also have time to get to know yourself and be alone with your own thoughts. It's a great time to look at your life as it is and see if there's anything that you would like to tweak and change to make yourself a happier and better-rounded individual.
7. I Hate Being Alone!
This may completely contradict the previous idea but my god, as much as you love your own company and thrive on your independence and the freedom to carve the exact adventure you want, there will be points being alone can really get to you. The constant stream of one-day friendships before you both part ways in opposite directions means you've had enough of saying goodbye to last a lifetime. Sometimes you will crave a deeper connection, relax, you're only human. Just know if you feel lonely and like you're truly alone, it's completely normal and you won't feel like that for long before you meet a new friend and adventure companion at your next destination.
8. Wow, I've met so many amazing people.
Going back to the one-day friendships mentioned before, these will be some of the best bonds you will ever make in your life. Spending time getting to know incredible people from the worlds far-flung corners, each with stories to tell, is an experience like no other.
These friends will encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and invite you out on incredible adventures to places you hadn't even known existed. Sometimes these fleeting friendship will turn into more. Invites to become travel buddies for a stretch of your trip and life long friendships spanning vast distances across the globe. Also having friends across the world is a great excuse to pack a bag, book a flight and go and visit.
9. Oh Gosh, I Wish I Didn't Eat That.
For me, this moment came after eating a particularly dodgy street food taco. Was the 10 peso deal of a lifetime worth the later consciousness of my choice? Simply put, no. A bottle of Pepto-Bismal and an afternoon napping later, I felt a little better. Having an upset stomach is something most travellers will likely encounter at one point. My advice is to just try and be careful with what you're eating. Saving money may sound like a good idea, but is it worth spending the day stuck in your hostel bed feeling sorry for yourself when you could be exploring?
10. I Wish I Learnt More Of The Language.
Guide book in hand, I made my way around Mexico ready to take on the world by haggling and ordering food like a pro. It turns out this was highly impractical (for the most part) and for the duration of my journey I kept thinking, "If only I knew more Spanish". Going to Mexico was a very last minute decision so I didn't have time to learn much except for the basics. It became obvious very quickly how useful knowing more of the language can be. Since coming home I've started a Spanish evening class, started listing to language audiobooks and am slowly working my way through Duolingo. Hopefully, during my next trip to Latin America, the benefits of knowing more Spanish will become evident. I will report back.
11. Why Did I End Up At McDonald's?
Because it's super easy! Some days you may be in a rush or might just be craving a little taste of home. Don't feel bad about skipping on local cuisine every once in a while in favour of a familiar McDonalds. Sometimes I feel super guilty about doing so, but then I think to myself "why not turn this weakness of mine into a cultural experience of its own?" McDonald's diversifies its restaurant between countries and almost everywhere I go I like to compare the differences between them. In France, you'll find McDonald's have little patisserie and dessert counters, whilst in Mexico, you can help yourself to salsa, guacamole and other dips for an added a dash of zing to your meal.
12. What Is Going On With The Weather?
Being British means I come with the added stereotype of loving to talk about the weather. When you travel you get to experience all new and exciting kinds of weather you might not get at home, including some somewhat unpredictable patterns. Scorching heat one minute, unexpected rainstorm the next is a pattern that always tries to catch out the unprepared. When backpacking, do a little research into the weather patterns in the area you're visiting at that specific time of year and pack accordingly. Be wary of hurricane season and know when it is and where because unexpected scenarios can always arise.
13. I Can't Believe I Saw That!
Your first backpacking trip will be full of moments of pure disbelief. As you take in the sights you'd only ever dreamed about before, you enter a sort of 'pinch me, I hope I don't wake up' mode. Some of the most memorable aspects of your trip will be the things you saw whilst there. I personally have a little bucket list of places I want to see that I will hopefully work my way down. Let me know if you do too.
14. I Miss Home.
I hate to break it to you but they'll be days you miss home. Those are usually the days you are horrendously sunburnt and sleeping in a tropical shared dorm with no aircon or have run out of money so have been living off packets of biscuits and bread for 3 days. When you're feeling particularly delicate, memories of your cosy bed and a fridge full of food make being back at home sound pretty good. They'll also be days you miss the people you left behind, whether that is family, friends or a partner- being separated can be tough. Homesickness is normal and trust me, once you're out exploring and enjoying discovering new destinations, the homesickness will quickly subside.
15. But I Can't-Wait To Do It All Again!
You may have run out of money, got travellers stomach, got lost numerous times, ended up stuck in too many rainstorms to count and definitely caused long term back problems from your 3 stone backpack, but would you do it all again? Of course, you would! Taking a solo-backpacking trip is one of the most liberating, rewarding and adventurous things you may ever do. There's no doubt you would have absorbed much more from your adventure than you would have learnt from being at home. It's good to challenge yourself and get out of your comfort zone every now and then. Once you've been out there and seen just how amazing your first solo trip can be, chances are you'll be hooked and immediately start planning your adventure as soon as you arrive home.
I hope you enjoyed reading my blog post about some of the thoughts you have whilst on your first solo backpacking trip. I had such a fantastic time exploring beautiful locations all across Mexico. It has defiantly inspired me to mix up my travel routine somewhat and integrate more backpacking style trips in amongst the usual slow travel (and occasional city breaks) I enjoy.
I would love to hear from you guys about your experiences backpacking. Did any of these thoughts run through your head? is there anything you'd add to the list? Let me know in the comments below or feel free to drop me a message.
until next time, safe travels.


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Total Submissions: about 127.
Today I continued to work on the casting process. I'll be holding off on making final casting decisions this week: there are a lot of submissions to go through and I'll be running them through them through a couple of people. More on that later but for now I'll keep working on trying to narrow down the results.
I didn't concentrate on any characters today but I continued to organize candidates in general. I'm also making note on people, on who I'd like to get back to and who I'm still thinking about.
Right now no decision has been made on any of the characters and if you want to submit, it is not too late!


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Introduction: Baby Hands Christmas Wreath
This wreath makes the best present! Especially for grandmothers! A handprint craft that is also sophisticated and beautiful.
I used this to commemorate three children's hand size one Christmas, they were ages 3 years, 18 mos. and a newborn. It could be for just one child and all one color, or you could still use different colors and make smaller wreaths, one for each child, etc. It's really open for your personal touch. I made the hand templates a couple of ways. For the older two, we traced their hands on card stock and cut them out to make the templates. For the newborn (or for less cooperative little ones of any age) I approximated the tracing from a handprint made with an ink pad. I used three different shades of green felt that I thought looked nice together. The darkest green was for the oldest grandchild, the middle one got the bright green and the newborn (the only boy) got the lightest and most contrasting shade. I checked out a couple of different craft stores, as they actually carried very different color selections of sheet felt.
This even works when you can't get to all the kids in person. You can have someone trace or print the child's hand and mail it to you, so all the babies are represented!
styrofoam wreath (I used a 12" one)
green felt
pointy little scissors
green yarn
hot glue & gun
ball tipped pins
sawtooth picture hanger (optional)
decorations of choice (optional)
green thread (optional)
sewing needle (optional)
squeeze paint (optional)
I didn't get pictures of the process, so they're all of the finished wreath, but I hope it's still clear enough from my instructions!
Step 1: Covering Your Wreath
Wrap styrofoam wreath tightly with green yarn, securing it frequently with tiny dots of hot glue (larger globs will puff up and look messy) every few inches.
None of the styrofoam should show when you are finished. Just take the skein of yard and loop it around through the hole in the wreath many, many times. This is honestly the most difficult part of the whole process! When you've made it all the way around, pick the neatest looking side (you'll probably end up with some glue blobs anyway) of the wreath to be the back, because the front will be covered up. Cut the yarn and glue down the end on the front of the wreath, so it will be hidden behind the hands.
- Second pic you can kind of see my yarn end and where the glue blobs up a bit.
Step 2: Leaf Hands
Part 1: Trace your little hands onto your felt sheets with a sharpie, trying to fit as many on a sheet as you can. Then cut them out carefully.
I was able to get 12 of each child's hand without using more than 2 sheets of any color. I liked the significance of using the number 12 for a Christmas craft, and it also seemed to be a good number for the hand leaves to fill up the wreath nicely. It does depend on what size hands you are dealing with.
Part 2: Arrange your composition by laying the felt hands onto the wreath.
Make sure the little fingers all point one way. Put one hand down and then lay the next one down, kind of working backwards, slightly further along the wreath, alternating their direction so that the fingers of one hand point more to the outside of the wreath and the fingers of the next hand point more to the inside. This gives a more natural "leafy" effect. Work your way around the entire wreath.
Step 3: Securing Leaves Part 1
Pin the hands to the wreath
This step is just to secure your composition so that it doesn't shift during the gluing process. Only use 1-2 pins per hand. I made sure to hide the pins between the hand layers so that when I looked at it the balls on the ends of the pins wouldn't distract me from the visual effect I was creating. Fiddle with the direction and distribution of the hands and pins until they look exactly the way you want. I found it helpful to prop up the wreath and step back to look at it and see if anything needed to be shifted. You also want to be sure that you can't see your yarn wrapped base when you look at the front of the wreath.
Step 4: Securing Leaves Part 2
Glue down the hands
Without unpinning, lift up one hand, squeeze a blob of hot glue in a spot that is far enough away from the edge so as not to show and press the hand onto the glue. Be careful not to glue the pins. Focus on gluing the palm sections as the fingers should be left loose. Glue around the entire wreath, one hand at a time, making sure to not only glue the hands to the wreath base, but also to each other. I ended up gluing a few hands, then unpinning those, working my way around so that each hand was secure and no pins were left in the wreath.
Step 5: Decorate!
Glue down decorations
I chose some inexpensive laser cut wooden snowflakes that I found at a craft store and some red jingle bells. I liked the idea of taking representing each grandchild a step further with three unique snowflakes. It was pretty just like that, but I wanted a little pop of red to be festive. You can leave yours totally plain, or put little bells all around, like berries, or just put a bow on it and call it a day. Use small dots of glue!
Step 6: Last Touches!
Finishing your wreath
You could omit this step if you would like to use your wreath as a centerpiece or table decoration.
I held my wreath and looked at it to see how I wanted it to hang on the wall, then I reached my hand around to hold my finger in the spot where I needed to place the hanger and turned the wreath around and laid it down, keeping my finger in place. I then placed a sawtooth hanger where my finger was. You could hot glue the hanger, but I hand sewed it into the yarn layer because I thought it would look better. I also hand stitched a small piece of ribbon with the names of the children and the year (put on with squeeze paint - sharpie bleeds on ribbon) on the backside of the wreath at the bottom.
Don't forget to pick off any stray glue strands! Happy Holidays!
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This could be a good decoration for a classroom. You could have every student have their hand on the wreath and maybe have them decorate it to. Nice project.
Cutting those itty bitty hands must have been torture! lol. This is a gorgeous and simple craft! Thank you for sharing.
it was a little torturous, but if you space it out, not too bad. Thank you so much!


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How far did I travel this week?:
I traveled 64 miles to and from Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.
How far have I traveled on this journey so far?:
I have traveled 12,308 miles in since September, 2012.
How did I get around this week?:
I took a guagua (gwah-gwah), or a large van that runs a bus service, to Jarabacoa. There were no seat belts in the guagua. Do you think public transportation should have seat belts? The guagua struggled up the steep hills to get to Jarabacoa. It took a much shorter time getting back down the hills when we were leaving.
What was the most interesting place I visited this week?:
My friend and I ventured on a 14.5 kilometer (9 mile) mountain bike ride to the Baiguate waterfall in Jarabacoa. Jarabacoa is a small town of nearly 57,000 people located to the south of Santiago. It has a lot of natural beauty because it is located in the Central Mountain Range and has three rivers that pass through.
My friend and I wanted to experience the Dominican outdoors during our vacation from work this, and we thought the wonderful mountain town of Jarabacoa would be perfect!
One of the activities we did in Jarabacoa was mountain biking. A guide led us along dirt roads in the countryside. We passed farmlands and small houses far from the city center. After what felt like forever, we finally arrived at the top of the access to the Baiguate waterfall. From there, we hiked along a narrow path, high above the river in order to reach a set of winding, stone stairs. We carefully walked down the stairs. Our legs still felt like jello from the difficult bike ride! At the bottom was the Baiguate waterfall and a pool of cool water that we could bathe in.
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While in Jarabacoa, we also visited a butterfly garden and ecological park. They were located at a ranch. While we were there, we learned about different animals and plants in the Dominican Republic. The next day, we walked 15 kilometers (or almost nine-and-a-half miles) to the Jimenoa Waterfall. The walk was long and difficult at times. The road wasn't always paved and the hills were steep. But seeing the powerful Jimenoa Waterfall at the end was worth it!
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What is the air temperature right now in Fahrenheit?
79 degrees (5pm on Sunday)
How was the weather this week?
The beginning of the week was beautiful and sunny. The day we went mountain bike riding was very hot, which made the trip more difficult. The end of the week, though, has been rainy and cool. Highs are only in the 70s and it has rained every day for the past three days. We walked over nine miles and three hours in the rain to get to the Jimenoa Waterfall!
What animals did I see this week?:
I saw a hundreds of fish kept in ponds at an ecological park on a ranch in Jarabacoa. Some of the coy fish were very large and bright orange. We tore up pieces of bread and threw them into the ponds for the fish to eat.
I also saw a horse and got a chance to ride it! I had to cross a small stream by walking across two logs. I was afraid of dropping my camera, so our guide called over a horse to lead me across.
What was the coolest thing I saw in nature this week?:
The Jimenoa Waterfall was impressive to see. Because it had just rained, there was a lot of water gushing through the waterfall. It came crashing over the rocks and was brown from the recent rain. In order to get to the waterfall, I had to cross a series of rope bridges. I was scared because the bridges were high up over the raging river. The wood planks were wet and slippery from the rain. My guide held my hand as I cross so I wouldn't be so scared.
The waters from the Jimenoa River power a hydroelectric plant on sight. It's no surprise give how powerful and strong the currents were!
What main languages are spoken here?:
People in Jarabacoa speak Spanish just like in the rest of the country. The guides that lead me on my excursions sometimes didn't speak English. It was an excellent opportunity for me to practice my Spanish. I chatted with them about their lives, their jobs and their hopes for the future.
What type of money is used here?:
Dominican pesos (PAY-sohs) are the currency, just as in the rest of the country. $1 US is about $40 Dominican pesos. Things, such as a taxi ride, are a little cheaper in Jarabacoa than in Santiago because Jarabacoa is a smaller town.
How much does a bottle of water cost?:
A bottle of water can cost as little as $5 pesos, or 12 cents!
What was the best meal this week?:
After the bike ride to Baiguate Waterfall, I ate a large plate of rice, beans, chicken, and pineapple at the ranch. I had never been so hungry before! I ate everything on my plate very quickly. There's nothing like a nine mile bike ride in tropical heat and sun to work up an appetite!
What music did I listen to this week?:
I listened to some Dominican bachata (ba-CHAH-tah) on the radio and at a restaurant in Jarabacoa. This style of music is slow and romantic, usually with very sad lyrics. I have learned a lot about Dominican music since I moved here in September. Before coming here, I didn't know what bachata was, but now I can identify it on the radio.
What activity was the most fun this week?:
Mountain biking was the most fun this week. It was my first time in ten years on a bicycle. It was very difficult, especially when we had to go up steep hills in the hot sun. Still, I got to exercise, which always makes me feel physically and emotionally strong. I also got to know my guide, who is a very kind, interesting person.
What did I read this week?:
In addition to reading my book called The Law of Love by Mexican author Laura Esquivel (I'm almost done!), I also read my guidebook on the Dominican Republic a lot. I planned all the trips and activities we did for Holy Week, which took a lot of research!
What games or sports did I play this week?:
I went mountain bike riding and did a nine mile trek. It felt great to get some exercise and see the Dominican countryside!


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Hello,i use Simpana 11 SP 14 with "Exchange Mailbox Backup" to recover single mails from a mailbox.I want to change it to "Block Level Backup":
But my problem is that when i create a recovery point Simpana creates the data for the recovery point on my drive C:\.Drive C:\ runs then out of capacity.Is it possible to change the setting that Simpana creates the mount point on another drive?Regards
Recovery Point is written to the Media Agent you choose in the job results directory - you can change the job results directory, or point the recovery point action to another MA.
Where can i change the job result directory?
OK, actually it seems that if i create a recovery point Simpana will put the data under C:\Windows\Temp.....Is this correct that this is the default path and if i change the log path that then another path is selected?Becaus actually the default log path is C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\iDataAgent\JobResults.... and i don't understand why Simpana puts the data under C:\Windows\Temp....
I changed the job result folder, but exchange recovery point data still written to C:\Windows\Temp...
I found a path selection like in the attachmnet but if i set it to another one data still written on C:\Windows\Temp too.....
I think by default the block level follow the system variable settings for the temp folder.
There maybe an additional setting for this.
Can you try this 'additional setting'?
I beleive what you're wanting to do is relocate the 3Dfs location. I had the same problem in this post.
One thing I did was create a VM dedicated to Exchange restores. I loaded the Exchange agent and also the media agent CV software on it.
This way I don't touch production and risk impacting Exchange services.
I opened a commvault ticket. Reason: C++ 2012 is necessary and if you want to change the path you must change the system variable setting......


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Where is Morgan County, Utah?
Morgan County is a county equivalent area found in Utah, USA. The county government of Morgan is found in the county seat of Morgan.
With a total 1,582.15 sq. km of land and water area, Morgan County, Utah is the 1707th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 10,608 people, Morgan County has a total 3212 households earning 80337 on average per year.
Morgan County, Utah - Quick Facts
|FIPS Code
|Area Codes
|Time Zone
|Major Cities
|Morgan (population: 9,635), Croydon (population: 185)
|Land Area
|4,096 sq miles
|Water Area
|609 sq miles
|Household Income
|Housing Units
|Median Home Value
|High School Grads
|98% of population
|Holders of Bachelors Degrees
|33% of population
|Retail Spending
|$5,058 per capita
|Food & Accomodation Sales
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Cape Town has so much to offer any family looking for a holiday outing. From Kirstenbosch to the science centre, get your kids out and about this school holiday and make the most of quality family time. Here are some awesome options:
Summer concerts, Kirstenbosch
This one is truly for the whole family! The Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are one of the best ways to spend your Sunday afternoons. Summer isn't summer in Cape Town without live music, a picnic and performances at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
Cape Town Science Centre, Observatory
Let's be honest Cape Town is known to have many seasons in one day and you may find yourself needing something to do for some indoor family fun. The Cape Town Science Centre in Observatory is a great place to indulge your kid's inner scientist. The Centre's exhibits are cool, educational and informative. During the holidays they have hands-on workshops, science shows and family bingo evenings. The SciCafe has a basic menu of healthy options.
All aboard the Atlantic Rail Steam Train
This vintage steam locomotive offers day trips from Cape Town to Simon's Town on most Sundays, with trips to Spier and Vredenheim in the Stellenbosch Winelands also available depending on demand. Get the kids and hop on this old iron horse at 10:30 at Cape Town, take the slow scenic route along the Peninsula and then spend the day in Simon's Town. The train departs Simon's Town for Cape Town at 15:15. Passengers are also allowed to get off at Kalk Bay. Booking is essential, and unfortunately, the trips are so popular it's often booked for months in advance.
Create a masterpiece or should we say a mess on a blank canvas, while listening to funky music. Artjammers are provided with a menu of 12 different size canvases, easels, a selection of non-toxic acrylic paints, brushes and tools to freely express themselves. You'll find Artjamming studios at the Cape Quarter, Cavendish Square, The Paddocks, V&A Waterfront and the Willowbridge Centre.
Noordhoek Farm Village
Noordhoek Farm Village is the ideal children's destination with its free, fun activities, age-specific playgrounds and child-friendly restaurants. The playground has been designed to accommodate various age groups with suitable activities and safety features. Parents can enjoy laid-back breakfasts and lunches from Café Roux, while keeping an eye on the little ones – it borders the kids' play area – Café Roux also offers a kiddies' menu.
This is another fantastic holiday activity for the entire family. The Acrobranch Park in Constantia consists of three courses, each one equipped with zip lines, sing bridges and Tarzan swings. The courses are family-friendly and safe for children as young as three years of age. The "Yellow Course" is for children ages three and up while the "Green Course" is for children seven years and older. The "Blue Course" includes the other two courses and is for older acrobranchers.
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Writing references – case clarifies reference writers' duties
This article first appeared in Reward Strategy Magazine.
The writing of references has long been a thorny topic in employment law and so the recent case of Hincks v Sense Network Limited [2018] which identifies 'common features' of the duties of a reference writer is important reading for those involved in giving references.
Background to case
In 2012 Mr Hincks began working as an independent financial adviser for CIFS, which had Financial Conduct Authority authorisation as an appointed representative of the defendant, Sense Network.
In October 2014, Mr Hincks visited a long-standing client to carry out an annual review, during which the client requested a new product for a maturing investment. At this time Mr Hincks was unable to conduct business due to regulatory reasons, so he organised a further appointment with a CIFS director who could conduct the business. On the day, the CIFS director was unable to attend but suggested that Mr Hincks call Sense Network to obtain permission to conduct the business alone. Having spoken to Sense Network, Mr Hincks conducted the business on the understanding that Sense Network had given him authorisation to proceed. Sense Network contended that Mr Hincks had no authorisation and had breached process.
In November 2014, Mr Hincks was asked to provide a statement on the transaction and attend an investigation meeting with Sense Network, following which his authorisation with Sense Network was terminated, prohibiting him from working as an independent financial adviser. Mr Hincks' appeal was rejected on paper on 6 January 2015.
Mr Hincks applied for various new positions after his termination, but was unsuccessful. Many of these prospective employers received a reference from Sense Network expressing various negative opinions including the following statement in relation to Sense's findings regarding the transaction that had resulted in termination: "Our subsequent investigation concluded that, in spite of the explanations offered by Mr Hincks, it was reasonable to conclude that he had knowingly and deliberately circumvented the agreed process". The judge concluded that, but for her findings on liability, the references caused Mr Hincks the loss of a chance of employment.
Mr Hincks' case was that the negative opinion within the reference was wrong, and was based on an investigation that was unfair in many respects. Mr Hincks further submitted that where a reference includes negative opinion, the reference writer should be satisfied that the opinion is based upon a reasonably held belief and that the investigation was reasonable, procedurally fair, and consistent with the standard to be expected of the reasonable employer.
The High Court's findings
The judge disagreed with these submissions, and in particular had difficulties with requiring a reference writer to look into the fairness of the investigation as she was concerned that this would stultify the practice of reference writing. The judge therefore found that the standard of care to be exercised by a reasonable reference writer should be expressed in broad terms, but that there were "certain common features" of that duty, which were:
- To conduct an objective and rigorous appraisal of facts and opinion, particularly when giving a negative opinion, whether those facts and opinions emerged from earlier investigations or otherwise.
- To take reasonable care to be satisfied that the facts set out in the reference were accurate and true and that, where an opinion was expressed, there was a proper and legitimate basis for the opinion.
- Where an opinion is derived from an earlier investigation, to take reasonable care in considering and reviewing the underlying material so that the reference writer is able to understand the basis for the opinion and be satisfied that there is a proper and legitimate basis for the opinion.
- To take reasonable care that the reference is not misleading either by reason of what is not included or by implication, nuance or innuendo.
The judge found that the reference writer is under a duty to examine the fairness of the underlying investigation only where there is a 'red flag' prompting further enquiry. The judge did not expand on what would constitute a 'red flag' but did not find that any of the matters complained of by Mr Hincks amounted to one.
Practical consequences
Following this case, reference writers advancing negative opinions must ensure that they have followed the 'common features' set out above and that there is an objective and reasonable basis for such opinions. Reference writers must also be alive to any 'red flags' prompting further enquiry into the procedural fairness of an investigation and, although the Court did not go into any detail as to what would amount to such a "red flag", it appears this will be necessary in rare cases only.
Key points
- Where possible, it is advisable for reference writers to provide factual references only (note this was not an option available to Sense in the present case).
- If further detail is needed and the reference writer is advancing a negative opinion, ensure there is a reasonable and objective basis for that opinion.
- Only in rare cases will reference writers need to look into the procedural fairness of an investigation upon which the opinions expressed in the reference are premised.
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Our client is a fast-paced, constantly evolving, ceaselessly innovating company working in numerous related disciplines in the world of IT, offering a diversity of career paths for individuals who can help us change things. Their turnover is targeted to hit £100 million by 2020. They provide enterprise class IT solutions and a wide range of managed services across areas such as datacentre, security, and end user workspace to UK headquartered organisations with geographically dispersed offices and infrastructures.
The Company's Finance division provides critical enabling activities to expedite Global IT infrastructure requirements to customers and partners within the Company network. The successful incumbent will facilitate operational and financial compliance. Due to continued growth, they are investing further in this division and require self-driven results oriented individuals.
Key Accountabilities
- * Produce financial reports
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- * Financial compliance for all EU VAT registrations
- * Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders
- * Bank reconciliations
- * Improvements to system efficiencies
- Candidate Requirements
- *This is ideal for a PQ Accountant with 2-3 years' experience in a similar role
- * Experience working with foreign entity accounts and currencies advantageous
- * Part qualified ACCA / CIMA or qualified preferred
- * MS Excel proficient - vlookup, pivot tables, sumif etc. , SAP accounting system experience required
- * Experience working with foreign entity accounts and currencies advantageous
- * Provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK
- * Key attributes include but are not limited to logical-thinking, strong attention to detail, excellent organisation & communication skills. This would suit someone who is looking to develop their skills and looking for the next step in their career.


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Today I am pleased to present my fellow Kid Lit Author's Club Author NANCY VIAU's latest middle grade charmer: BEAUTY AND BERNICE (Schiffer 2018)
A fearless skateboarder
A quirky princess
Two very different girls…
And the summer that was almost a fairy tale
"I loved Beauty and Bernice SOOOO much! The book is about a girl called Bernice who loves skateboarding. Her life is going great until annoying pink 'princess' Odelia moves in across the road. At first, Bernice pays no attention to her – she grew out of princesses years ago. But there's more to Odelia than meets the eye… I loved this book because I, like Bernice, love skateboarding. I found this book hilarious in some parts, but moving and gripping in others. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves skateboarding, princesses and mysteries that leave you on the edge of your seat. I rate this book a definite five stars."
~ 10-Year-Old Goodreads Reviewer
"Readers will enjoy their charming adventure from the skate park to Smile Academy, a summer camp for kids with Down syndrome. A sweet tale with wisdom and heart." ~ Literary Soirée
Don't know if you need a full-out description, but here ya go. And here's a link to the trailer, which I really love:
Twelve-year-old skateboarder Bernice Baransky is comfortable with her skater grunge look—a look she's had since she traded in her childhood princess dress-up outfits for a skateboard. Bernice is the only girl at Porchtown Skate Park who can pop an ollie, ride the rails, and grind the slabs. She'd love to impress Wyatt Anderson, a skater who calls her Dude, but that would require actually talking to him, and Bernice can't seem to do more than mumble when he's around.
Bernice wonders if she should accept help from a new neighbor, the proper and stuffy Odelia, who is desperate to befriend her. Odelia acts like a fairy-tale princess, and insists on referring to her fancy notes in ODELIA'S GUIDE TO THE SOCIAL GRACES. Odelia spouts off ridiculous and hilarious lessons on poise, posture, manners, and more—even what to do about embarrassing "oopsies" liked spilled soda, burps, and unexpected gas—and Bernice reluctantly realizes that Odelia knows what she's talking about. But Bernice can't be seen hanging out with a princess at the skate park, the summer camp where she volunteers, or anywhere around town because that is just not cool. She'll accept Odelia's help, but Odelia better ditch the gowns and tiaras, or people will talk.
Nancy Viau's exciting middle grade takes readers on a thrill ride from the skate park's half-pipe to Smile Academy, a summer camp for Down syndrome children. A novel full of adventure and heart, it asks the question: Can two very different people ever be friends?
The book is not just about skaters and princesses.
The book is not really a fairy tale although there are some sneaky references that savvy readers will pick up on.
The book is jammed packed with skateboarding moves–all thoroughly researched.
The book features Down syndrome children, and so few do. Am I right? I wanted to highlight these very capable, delightful, "Made of Awesome" kids. It's become a favorite part to teachers and educators of special needs children.


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A social enterprise which helps community organisations with film and multimedia projects has been set up as a result of an internship project at Teesside University.
Steve Thompson, community engagement coordinator at DigitalCity at Teesside University, employed six Teesside University graduates at the beginning of the year to work on video projects for his East Cleveland Online social enterprise.
After completing the three month paid internship, four of the interns have now set up their own social enterprise, WhatAbout Films, to build upon the work they have done with Steve.
Thompson, who is also Teesside University's Social Entrepreneur in Residence, helped them establish the company and was with them when they launched their first completed project, a video guide at Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum in Skinningrove.
He said: "During their three months working with me, the interns did some fantastic projects around East Cleveland, producing work, not just for the mining museum, but also for Whitecliffe Primary School and Freebrough Academy, sponsored by Teesside University.
"It's great that these four have now gone on to set up their own social enterprise and I have been able to use both of my roles as community engagement coordinator and social entrepreneur in residence to help them.
"I will continue to maintain links with them and I've also taken on some more interns who will also be able to work on the East Cleveland Online project."
WhatAbout Films has also been supported with a grant of £2,000 from Teesside University's social entrepreneurship fund, which has been made possible by a £45,000 allocation from UnLtd, the leading provider of support for social entrepreneurs.
The four members of WhatAbout Films – Sam McGurry, Adam Mendum, Lance Julian and Alasdair Elmes – graduated from Teesside University in 2013 with BA (Hons) Television and Film Production.
Their video guide for the mining museum at Skinningrove is projected onto a blank wall at the end of the drift mine, giving the appearance of a 19th century miner sitting down to have his break while explaining to visitors what life is like in the mine.
Fundraising and marketing officer Janette Holt said: "This will be a wonderful addition to the attraction. Visitors will be able to put themselves in the shoes of the miners."


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Intersect360 Research surveyed the High Performance Computing (HPC) user community to complete its eleventh Site Census study. The study is a look at their current computer system installations, storage systems, networks, middleware, and application software supporting these computer installations. This report provides a detailed examination of the storage systems installed at a sample of High Performance Computing (HPC) user sites. Our goal in this analysis ofHPC system suppliers is to examine the installations by supplier and to examine supplier penetration by sector and by region within the HPC user community.
Our Site Census survey results can be found in many reports, including the following:
- HPC System Configurations and Technologies
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- HPC Networking Technologies
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Fifty-two named suppliers were reported in our surveys. DDN, Dell EMC, and IBM are the top providers for all reported storage systems, including for large (petabyte or more) storage systems. These three suppliers represent almost 43% of all systems reported. HPE, the number four overall supplier, received the most mentions in Asia/Pacific and for storage systems with capacities less than 500 TB.
HPC storage capacity continues to increase at our surveyed sites. In four years, the amount of storage capacity reported in our studies has almost doubled. The share of petabyte storage systems has grown from about 30% in our 2015 study to almost 50% of the reported systems in our 2018 study.
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"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Springsteen revs up the guitars to deliver a disquieting message on 'Magic'
Latest album tackles themes of disconnection
By Greg Kot
Chicago Tribune
Originally posted: September 30, 2007
On his new album with the E Street Band, "Magic" (Columbia), due out Tuesday, Bruce Springsteen gets down to business behind a small army of overdriven guitars.
"This is radio nowhere/Is there anybody alive out there?"
"Radio Nowhere" qualifies as a near-parody of Springsteen-speak with its references to "the last long American night" and "driving thru the misty rain … searching for a mystery train." But it's also a reaffirmation that Springsteen and the E Street Band are still a pretty good rock band when they want to be. Everything feels just a little rushed, breathless; even saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who essentially plays the same solo every time, keeps his contribution quick and dirty.
"Radio Nowhere" shares a chord progression with Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit "867-5309/Jenny." But it also sets the tone for an album that sounds every bit as disillusioned as Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" did in 1978. Its characters feel disconnected from home, family, country, themselves. They wonder what they've become, and why. "Magic" doesn't resort to war-is-bad administration-bashing. It's a protest album that evokes rather than preaches.
Central to its tone is that Springsteen and the E Street Band lean into the songs with no-nonsense vigor. It's about time. The singer and the E Streeters have been an off-and-on proposition for two decades. They part ways, get back together and cash in big-time on the road (a forthcoming tour includes two shows Oct. 21-22 at the United Center). But their prime currency has been nostalgia. They haven't made a great album together in 23 years. The 2002 Springsteen-E Street reunion album, "The Rising," embraced Celtic music, gospel and country, and felt soft.
On "Magic," the Brendan O'Brien production is still big and polished, but it's not fussy. Saxophones, keyboards and strings mostly provide ornamentation. The focus is on Max Weinberg's drums and the guitars of Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren.
The bolder sound suits the subject matter. The songs are crowded with outcasts and walking wounded. "Gypsy Biker" oozes the menace of an Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western soundtrack, with harmonica whining and guitar strings bending. "The Last to Die" ostensibly chronicles the flight of two desperados with a blood-pumping groove. But it turns on a question that directly addresses an interminable desert war: "Who will be the last to die for a mistake?"
"Long Walk Home" blasts a war veteran's feeling of abandonment through the amplifiers. He returns to the town where he was born only to find the residents are "all rank strangers to me." The values his father once imparted have vanished. "Devil's Arcade" chronicles a slow, lonely decline in an inhospitable place, the string arrangement thick as desert sand.
The singer also puts a fresh spin on his love for classic rock and soul. "Your Own Worst Enemy" is the kind of string-swathed ballad that Ben E. King might've coveted. Except it's a cold-sweat nightmare.
"Girls in their Summer Clothes" glories in Phil Spector/Beach Boys romanticism, but it seethes with frustration. When the narrator vows to "burn this town down," it doesn't sound like he's born to run, but barging into the blackness with a case of lighter fluid.
Even more disquieting images pack the title song. "I'll cut you in half while you're smilin' at me," the magician declares. The song turns into a scene out of "War of the Worlds": Citizens flee their homes, fire spreads, and "somebody's hanging in the trees."
Certain songs don't just echo the past, they openly mimic it. "I'll Work for Your Love" rejiggers the 1973 romantic declaration "For You." And "Livin' in the Future" swaggers like the second coming of the 1975 R&B rave-up "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out." But the comforting sounds are often deceptive. Election day rolls around on the latter song, and a menacing stranger arrives with "the barrel of a pistol spinnin' round."
It makes for an album in which Springsteen and the E Street Band conjure the ghosts of their hardest-hitting music, 1975-1980. But the singer's lyrics don't look back. They are about right now, and a scary, uncertain future.
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A frustrated Markus Babbel believes his Western Sydney Wanderers side have hit a fork in the road, with the path his players decide to take to determine the fate of their 2019/20 campaign.
After going unbeaten for the first four rounds, Saturday night's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle Jets was the Wanderers third loss in a row.
While the Wanderers were excellent for much of the second half and created enough chances to win the match, their display in the first 45 minutes was a concern for Babbel.
"It's frustrating because first half we weren't on the pitch. We didn't do what we wanted to do, it was more or less freestyle," the German coach told reporters after the match.
"I said at halftime 'it's not working. If you follow our structure, if you follow how we want to play, we will create chances, we will dominate them' and that's exactly what happened.
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"Then in the last 15 minutes we dropped back into the old situation and then you concede goals.
"We have to learn from our mistakes. I have to speak to the boys because for me we have two options.
"We can go the freestyle way where I don't think we will have success, but if we follow our structure then there's a good opportunity there to get results again."
Babbel says "it's a mystery" why his players aren't following the structure set-out by the Wanderers' coaching staff.
"If we follow our structure we would be so much better. On the pitch as a team and individually we have so much more quality," Babbel said.
"It's a tough period at the moment but it's our fault, no one else's. We have to work harder and listen more to the little details of a match.
"It's not to do with skills or talent, it's just a decision, 'I want to do it or I don't want to do it'. If we are ready to do it we will get the results no worries."
Western Sydney Wanderers go across the ditch to play Wellington Phoenix in their Round 9 clash at Eden Park, Auckland, at 5pm AEDT on Saturday, 7 December.
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Merrick: Jets building momentum
While the Wanderers appear to be on the slide, it's the opposite for Newcastle who have recorded back-to-back wins and clean sheets.
There were a few pundits willing to write the Hunter club off after going winless in their first four games but they are now only outside the top six on goal difference, and with a game in hand.
"I felt as though we have been playing good football apart from the Sydney game," Merrick said of his side's start to the season.
"But I thought tonight we put two halves together pretty well. Ok, we might have had a poor start to the second half but we came strong again.
"That's the good thing about this team they are strong finishers. It was a more complete performance this week."
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The Jets celebrate their win with the fans
oung gun Angus Thurgate was the Jets' hero for the second match in a row, coming off the bench to score his side's opener before an unselfish assist for Dimitri Petratos' match-sealer.
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"He's always looking for a pass and a second ball. Now the little fella has put me under a lot of pressure for a starting run next week.
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Hey everyone and happy Friday! Quick post today to show you a card I made last week using "Ready, Set, Duck!" rubber stamp from the Crissy Armstrong Collection at Whimsy Stamps. When I was creating the sentiment for this card, silly old me got the name of the stamp slightly wrong, oops!, so it reads 'ready, steady, duck!' but no matter, it still means the same, LOL!
Just to remind you that there is a 25% off sale across the whole of the Whimsy Stamps store (excluding custom designs) through to the end of August, so you can snag this stamp for the bargain price of $5.25 at the moment!
Hope you're having a wonderful day!
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Investigating the role of pitch contours in the expression of emotion: do prosody and music share a code for communicating emotion?
Musical pitch -- Psychological aspects. ; Voice -- Psychological aspects. ; Emotions in music. ; Musical perception.
There is a long history of attempts to explain why music is perceived as expressive of emotion. Many of the acoustic parameters that are used to communicate emotion in music are also used in human vocal expressions of emotion, suggesting that the...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Behavioral, psychophysiological, and neural responses to ambiguously valenced facial expressions.
Facial expression. Emotions -- Social aspects. Emotions -- Physiological aspects. Ambiguity. Neuropsychology.
Successfully navigating our social world requires the ability to understand the facial expressions of others. Indeed, facial expressions provide information about the emotions and intentions of others. While some expressions provide clear...
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Facial expressions and identity as social cues for biologically relevant learning
Facial expression.; Threat (Psychology) ; Amygdaloid body -- Psychophysiology. ; Learning Psychology of. ; Memory. ; Attention.
The experiments comprising this thesis aimed to characterize the neural and behavioral correlates of learning about and responding to the predictive information conveyed by social cues. Facial expressions are cues that convey critical information...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Dispositional emotional expressivity shapes the processing of facial expression / by Annemarie C. Brown
When we want to know what others are thinking or feeling, we look to their face for clues. Affective neuroscience has usefully documented behavioral, psychophysiological and neural responses to the facial displays of others. Though this work...
Dartmouth Dissertations
The effects of self-disclosure of emotional reactions on arousal : does what we talk about make a difference?
Self-disclosure. ; Arousal (Physiology). ; Emotions
Dartmouth Dissertations
Certainty of threat, dispositional optimism, and potential mediators of health outcomes.
Optimism -- Health aspects. ; Stress (Psychology) -- Health aspects. ; Risk perception -- Health aspects. ; Mind and body.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Physical disability and the attribution dilemma : perceiving the causes of behavior in social interaction
People with disabilities -- Psychology; Social perception
Dartmouth Dissertations
The problems of perception and regulation in the relationship between activities and mood.
Mood (Psychology)
Dartmouth Dissertations
Affective decision-making in rhesus monkeys : reward order risk and the roles of the anterior insula and premotor cortex / by Eric R. Xu.
From deciding what to eat first or what stock to invest in, the order in which we prefer to experience events and the amount of risk we are willing to undertake are factors that influence our choices. However, the mechanisms underlying order and...
Dartmouth Dissertations
The role of attributions, affect, and expectancies in effort.
Motivation (Psychology). Attribution (Social psychology). Affect (Psychology). Expectation (Psychology).
Dartmouth Dissertations
Self/other perception of the intensity of facial expressiveness : do we know what we show?
Facial expression.; Emotions. ; Self-perception.
Dartmouth Dissertations
The flight behavior and dispersal ecology of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetraopthalmus
Red milkweed beetle. Insects -- Flight. Insects -- Dispersal.
Most detailed studies of insect flight and dispersal have used long flying species as subjects. Little is known of the flight ecology of comparatively short flying species. This thesis reports the findings of a 4 year study of the flight behavior...
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The effects of context and familiarity on person perception: examining the neural substrates of facial attractiveness.
Face perception -- Physiological aspects. Face perception -- Social aspects. Sex differences (Psychology). Neuropsychology.
The general objective of the current thesis was to investigate the neural substrates underlying the perception of opposite-sex faces. Building on what is already known about the distributed network of brain areas supporting various dimensions of...
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Using the eyes to measure the mind : pupil dialation dynamics as a biomarker of online attention / by Olivia E. Kang
Every moment of our waking lives, our brains filter large quantities of sensory data for goal relevant information. This ability to modulate our sensitivity to incoming inputs is critical in the face of an otherwise overwhelming world, and...
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Effects of violent game play on attitudes toward behavioral deviance : mechanisms of self involvement, affective responses, and motivated attitude change / by Anna T. Prescott
Violent video games are immensely popular among children and adults, making it crucial to understand how these games affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of those who play them. The present research proposed an account by which video game...
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The effect of movie smoking on smoking attitudes and behavior.
Smoking in motion pictures. ; Mass media and teenagers -- United States. ; Mass media and young adults -- United States. ; Teenagers -- United States -- Attitudes. ; Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes. ; Motion picture actors and actresses...
Thousands of adolescents try their first cigarette each day, and many of these adolescents go on to become adult smokers who will die from smoking-related causes. This thesis examines the role of movie portrayals of smoking as a predictor of...
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The function of perceived gaze direction in emotion and person perception.
Gaze -- Psychological aspects. ; Facial expression. ; Body language.
The primary goal of the current research was to examine the effect of perceived gaze direction on the perception and processing of facially communicated emotion. There is good reason to believe that gaze direction and facial displays of emotion...
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The effects of thyrotropin releasing hormone in the retrotrapezoid nucleus.
Thyrotropin releasing factor -- Physiological effect. ; Pons Varolii -- Physiology. ; Medulla oblongata -- Physiology. ; Respiration -- Regulation. ; Rats -- Respiration.
The respiratory control network (RC) is made up nuclei dispersed throughout the pons and medulla oblongata and receives information from various sources that alter respiratory output. My studies have been focussed on one of these nuclei that play a...
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Respiratory-related hypoglossal activities in decerebrate cats.
Hypoglossal nerve. ; Airway (Medicine). ; Respiration.
Dartmouth Dissertations
On the dynamics of emotional facial expressions.
Facial expression. ; Emotions.
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The effects of CO2, hypoxia, and asphyxia on ventilation in unanesthetized cats.
Respiration. ; Cats -- Physiology.
Dartmouth Dissertations
The role of medullary raphé serotonergic neurons in central chemoreception during sleep and wakefulness in newborn piglets: relevance to the sudden infant death syndrome.
Serotoninergic mechanisms. ; Brain stem -- Physiology. ; Neurons -- Physiology. ; Respiration -- Regulation. ; Carbon dioxide -- Physiological effect. ; Chemoreceptors -- Physiology. ; Sudden infant death syndrome -- Pathogenesis
Dartmouth Dissertations
Effects of mesencephalic reticular formation and mesencephalic auditory pathway lesions on long- and short-term habituation processes in the rat.
Habituation (Neuropsychology) Mesencephalon. Rats as laboratory animals.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Performance decrement following insolvable problems: learned helplessness or failure anxiety?
Failure (Psychology);Helplessness (Psychology)
Dartmouth Dissertations
Excitatory and inhibitory properties of human facial expressions of emotion.
Facial expression. Emotions.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Leptin DNA methylation and maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes in the Rhode Island child health study / by Corina Lesseur Perez.
In utero exposure to maternal malnutrition is associated with increase offspring susceptibility to cardiometabolic and neuropsychiatric disease. Epigenetic mechanisms mediate, at least in part, fetal adaptations to adverse in utero environments...
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Cognitive and neural mechanisms of social motivation / by Katherine E. Powers.
The need for social connection is a pervasive and powerful human drive. When this fundamental need is not fulfilled, people place greater emphasis on forming social bonds and are motivated to behave in ways consistent with accomplishing these...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Sex-specific interactions of anabolic androgenic steroids with voluntary exercise and chronic alcohol consumption on anxiety-like behaviors in mice (Mus musculus) / by Marie Morenike Onakomaiya.
The overarching goal of this thesis was two-fold. First, to determine if the effects of chronic anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) treatment on anxiety-like behaviors are sex-specific and second to determine how different environmental modulators...
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Nerve growth factor and the septohippocampal system / by Lan Guo.
Nerve growth factor (NGF), the prototypic neurotrophin, is well characterized for its pro-survival and growth effects in sympathetic and sensory neurons. Acting as a target-derived factor, NGF regulates the maturation of innervating neurons, and...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Exercise and the brain : impacts on cognition neural function and mental health / by Andrea M. Robinson.
It has been well established that physical exercise has broad impacts across the lifespan, including improved cognition, brain function, and mental health. Studies investigating the mechanism underlying the cognitive enhancing effect of exercise...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Physiological and neural mechanisms of anxiety, negativity, and threat.
Anxiety -- Physiological aspects. Threat (Psychology) -- Physiological aspects. Amygdaloid body -- Psychophysiology. Brain -- Psychophysiology.
The objective of this thesis was to examine the neural and physiological substrates underlying the processing of aversive information, and how individual differences in anxiety influence these responses. In a series of experiments, we utilized skin...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Neural and behavioral correlates of auditory-object processing.
Auditory perception. Temporal lobes -- Physiology. Prefrontal cortex -- Physiology. Neurophysiology.
The neurophysiological examination of auditory-object representations has focused on how early auditory cortical areas code for the spectral and temporal features of auditory objects. The goals of this dissertation was to investigate how auditory...
Dartmouth Dissertations
A frequency analysis of the tidal volume controller in CO2 regulation in decerebrate cats with peripheral denervations.
Respiration. Carbon dioxide in the body.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Behavioral treatment of chronic pain.
Dartmouth Dissertations
A conditioning-expectancy theory of vicarious emotional experience: tests of a model.
Dartmouth Dissertations
A pharmacological analysis of norepinephrine's involvement in short-term habituation of the acoustic startle response in the rat.
Catecholamines. Neuropharmacology. Acoustic reflex.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Effects of chronic anabolic androgenic steroid exposure on GABAergic neurotransmission and neuronal activity in the mamalian forebrain.
GABA -- Receptors. Anabolic steroids -- Physiological effect. Androgens -- Physiological effect. Prosencephalon. Neurotransmitters -- Effect of drugs on. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are derivatives of testosterone originally designed for therapeutic applications to enhance anabolic potency (protein synthesis and muscle growth) while exerting low androgenic (masculinizing) effects. The...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Allosteric modulation of GABAa receptors by anabolic-androgenic steroids.
GABA -- Receptors. Allosteric regulation. ; Anabolic steroids -- Physiological effect. ; Androgens -- Physiological effect. ; Receptors
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of the gonadal hormone, testosterone. Despite their many untoward side effects, AAS are wildly abused for their ergogenic properties. AAS have numerous effects on many organ systems,...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Nonstigmatized individuals' reactions to the acknowledgment and valuation of a stigma by overweight individuals and physically disabled individuals.
Overweight persons -- Attitudes. ; People with disabilities -- Attitudes. ; Obesity -- Public opinion. ; Stigma (Social psychology). ; Self-presentation.
In the last few years, a new perspective on the management of obesity has emerged. Instead of focusing on dieting and weight loss efforts, the new approach focuses on size acceptance. The concept of positively accepting one's deviant features has...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Habituation in school-age children.
Habituation (Neuropsychology). ; Child psychology.
Dartmouth Dissertations
An analysis of the locomotive stimulant and the ECoG effects of L-DOPA.
L-dihydroxphelylalanine. ; Amphetamines.
Dartmouth Dissertations
A descriptive examination of situation constraints on expressive behavior.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Children's interpretations of observed noncontingent reward: effects of sharing behavior.
Child psychology. ; Sharing.
Dartmouth Dissertations
The effects of lesions of the cerebellar vermis and cerebellar hemispheres on conditioned and unconditioned heart-rate responses in restrained and unrestrained rats.
Cerebellum -- Experiments. ; Rats -- Behavior. ; Heart beat.
Dartmouth Dissertations
Restraint and disinhibition in the brain.
Self-control -- Physiological aspects. Nucleus accumbens -- Psychophysiology. Reducing diets -- Psychological aspects. Eating disorders -- Psychological aspects. Promiscuity -- Psychological aspects.
As humans we create goals and strive toward ideals, engaging in a constant endeavor to better ourselves or maintain our success. Whether goals are distant hopes for the future, or small steps of change, success requires some control over...
Dartmouth Dissertations
The influence of spatial expectancy on spatial discriminability in single- and multiple-element displays.
Visual discrimination. ; Visual perception. ; Information display systems -- Psychological aspects.
Dartmouth Dissertations
The contribution of vaginocervical input on the reinforcing aspects of mating in female rats.
Rats -- Behavior. Sexual behavior in animals. Vagina -- Psychophysiology. Cervix uteri -- Psychophysiology.
The present dissertation examined the contributions of vaginal and cervical stimulation to sexual motivation and reward in female rats. New, more complex behavioral methods such as the display of paced mating behavior and the induction of a...
Dartmouth Dissertations
The sturucture and function of brain networks underlying self-evaluation / by Robert S. Chavez
Humans have a seemingly unique capacity to reflect upon information about the self to form evaluative attitudes that influence their quality of life and predict mental health outcomes. While psychologists have devoted decades of research to the...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Serotonin signaling in the nucleus tractus solitarius modulates the larybgeal chemoreflex : implications for sudden infant death syndrome / by William T. Donnelly
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) occurs when a sleeping infant experiences a challenge to cardiorespiratory homeostasis which it fails to overcome. Analyses of brain tissue from SIDS cases from around the world consistently show abnormalities in...
Dartmouth Dissertations
Relating behavioral control and brain development : insights from adolescence / by Heidi Catherine Meyer
Across mammalian species, adolescence is characterized by a unique combination of cognitive, behavioral and neurobiological changes. Behavioral tendencies observed during this period promote a variety of flexible interactions with the surrounding...
Dartmouth Dissertations
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Another freebie I received from Pattern Review is the Linda Top. It is a pattern for a necktie top with options for a sleeveless or 3/4 sleeves version. I tried the sleeveless version using a rayon jersey polka dot fabric from my stash.
The pattern was drafted to be very snug so that the ruching across the front would not sag.
What's nice about the ruching is one has the option to choose how to distribute the gathers. One can spread it out evenly or concentrate it on a specific area of the front.
I like the armhole cut of the sleeveless version. There is an option for elbow-length sleeves which I might try next.
Although this was an easy project, I was a bit stumped at the part where I had to sew the necktie to the neckline. It was my first time dealing with a necktie style so I emailed Deepika of Pattern Review and she was very quick to help. I think it helps to think of the necktie as a magnified binding piece for the neckline. The only thing is there will be a small gap left unfinished to allow wiggle room for tying the rest of the tie into a bow.
This part shows part of the necktie serged to the neckline.
Instead of stopping, I continued serging even across the free edge of the neckline so the whole neckline is finished.
Overall, I'm quite happy with this pattern. Next time I sew it, I will have to use a contrasting fabric for the neck tie. The polka dots in my fabric camouflaged the necktie and it's hard to see it.
For anyone wanting to try the pattern, I suggest making a muslin as the amount of stretch in the fabric used will play a big role in the fit.


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How can unions create the conditions to deliver?
Trade unions have a role to play across all of the labour market, but its in low paid parts of the private sector, including retail, wholesale, hospitality and parts of the gig economy, where they could potentially make the most difference - and in doing so demonstrate their enduring value as effective institutions at stamping out exploitation and inefficiency in our economy. Unfortunately this part of the labour market is where unions today, with their legacy membership and organisation concentrated in the public sector, transport and utilities, are weakest.
In the past some have suggested that union reform should concentrate instead on the free loaders in workplaces and sectors in which unions already have some presence and collective bargaining coverage and build outwards from there. But the pace of change in the labour market and the continued rate of decline in membership mean that this approach cannot be the only answer. So, could a focus on the low paid/sparsely organised be an alternative start point for recovery? Indeed it could. Whilst championing the low paid does represent some real challenges, these are not insurmountable. Indeed, if unions can see such an approach as an investment, commit to pooling some resources and be prepared to create conditions for innovation, including learning from examples such as the Workers Lab in the US, they could make a real difference in a relatively short space of time.
Challenges facing today's low paid workers
The NLW is clearly providing a major boost to the low paid. Since its introduction in 2016 the NLW has resulted in the biggest decrease in low pay since 1970s. By 2020 3.7m will be beneficiaries, many of them women and part time workers.
However significant problems remain. Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of all employees are stuck below the needs based Real Living Wage and 4.3 million people will still be earning less than two thirds of the median when the NLW is fully rolled out in 2020.
Added to this there are growing problems around pay differentials, with an increasing number who previously earned just above the NMW/NLW finding themselves on the wage floor with few opportunities for progression. In wholesale and retail it is estimated that one in four will be on the wage floor in 2020, whereas in hospitality it will be two in five.
What's more insecurity and workplace pressures felt by employees right across the labour market are likely to impact just as much, if not more, on the low paid. These pressures include unreasonable workloads, too few or too many hours, lack of control, insecurity, the 'one-way flexibility' associated with 'gig' working, being subject to disrespectful behaviour, unfair criticism, being expected to do work below one's level of competence and being ignored.
Not only are the challenges outlined here fertile ground on which trade unions should be able to construct convincing propositions to prospective members that answer the 'what can you do for me' question. They also point to the limits of policy interventions, which by their nature, tend to be one size fits all that risk creating new challenges in their wake. As such, effective trade union organisation in low paid workplaces should be seen as the missing link in the chain, increasing, for example, the chances that the NLW can be the first rung on the ladder, part of a fairly negotiated job and pay structure – rather than a generator of wage compression and frustrated aspiration at the lower end of the labour market.
Investing in the future
To make progress we should think of organising the low paid as a long-term investment in the future of the movement, as well as seeing it on its merits as a moral cause. A key factor that should help to make the case for such an approach is that the sectors with the largest number of low paid workers are also the sectors that are growing in terms of their overall share of employment and the areas in which unions are currently strongest are becoming less significant in terms of employment share. As such, if unions want to grow and bolster their credentials as organisations that speak for all workers, it makes sense to move more decisively into parts of the economy that are largest and expanding.
Retail and wholesale and accommodation and food service activities combined now account for more than one in four of all workers. But in retail and wholesale only one in ten is a union member. In accommodation and food services only just over one in fifty is a union member. And whereas more than one in three people working in transport and utilities is a union member, less than one in ten work in these sectors combined.
Organising for cross sector solidarity
In this context, a space is urgently needed in which to think through organisational models that will enable the movement to both direct organisational resources to low pay sectors and create an income stream to promote innovation in the more difficult parts of the labour market. Its crucial that the TUC lead this work and that every effort is put into engaging all unions.
A practical starting point should involve unions from different sectors exploring pilot partnerships in order to focus resources where they are needed. A further step would be to create an innovation fund, specifically aimed at supporting new initiatives, start-ups and micro unions in the gig economy, including organisations such as the IWGB. This could be modelled on the Workers Lab in the US, which has been established to experiment with and promote different models and organising strategies that can boost power and pay in those parts of the labour market that are difficult for the established unions to operate in.
At the current time the TUC's development fund has an income of £3m. Many of the projects that this fund supports are extremely valuable, including their reaching out to younger workers initiative. This could be augmented with a similar sized innovation fund, specifically aimed at supporting new organising ideas in those parts of the economy where our current unions struggle. This could be administered by the TUC, and paid for initially from a levy on businesses.
David Arnold has written for A New Collectivism, an edited collection published today by the Changing Work Centre: a joint initative from the Fabian Society and Community union