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Pete Dye

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Pete Dye
Born (1925-12-29) December 29, 1925 (age 91)
Urbana, Ohio
Residence Carmel, Indiana
Nationality American
Alma mater Rollins College
Occupation Golf course designer
Spouse(s) Alice Dye
Children Perry & P.B. (Paul Burke)
Parent(s) Elizabeth and Paul "Pink" Dye
Awards World Golf Hall of Fame
PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award
Old Tom Morris Award
Doctor of Landscape Architecture
ASGCA Donald Ross Award

Paul B. "Pete" Dye (born December 29, 1925) is a golf course designer and a member of a family of course designers.[1] He is married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.

Early life[edit]

Dye was born in Urbana, Ohio. A few years before Pete's birth, his father, Paul F. Dye also known as "Pink", got hooked on golf and built a nine-hole course on family land in Champaign County called the Urbana Country Club.[2] Pete worked and played that course while growing up. He won the Ohio State High School Golf Championship and medaled in the Ohio State Amateur Golf Championship[3] before he went into the Army in 1944. He attended Asheville School, a boarding school in Asheville, NC, with his brother, Andy, before he entered the Army in 1944. He entered the United States Army Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia to be a paratrooper, but World War II ended before he was sent overseas. He was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina where he served the rest of his hitch as greenskeeper on the base golf course. Pete Dye explained,

"I played the golf course at Pinehurst No. 2 for six solid months, and I got to know Mr. Donald Ross...(who) had built the Fort Bragg golf course. He would come over and watch us play golf, and most of the time the captain and colonel hauled me over there. They didn't know who Mr. Ross was, but the other fellow walking with him was JC Penney, and they all knew him."[1]

After his discharge, he became a student at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida where he met his wife, the former Alice Holliday O'Neal. They were married in early 1950, and their marriage produced two sons, Perry and P.B. (Paul Burke). They moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, Alice's hometown, and Pete began selling insurance.[1] Within a few years, he distinguished himself as a million dollar salesman. At the same time, he was a successful amateur golfer. Dye won the Indiana State Amateur Championship in 1958; he also finished as runner-up in 1954 and 1955 to U.S. Open, he finished ahead of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.[3]

Design career[edit]

Dye made the decision to become a golf course designer in his mid-30s. Alice supported his career change and became partner in the new venture. In 1961 the couple visited and talked to noted golf architect Bill Diddle, who lived nearby. He warned them about the economic uncertainty of the profession, but they persisted.[3] The first design from Dye and his wife was the nine-hole El Dorado course south of Indianapolis, which crossed a creek thirteen times. Those nine holes are now incorporated into the Royal Oak course at Dye's Walk Country Club.[4][5] Their first 18-hole course was created during 1962 in Indianapolis and was named Heather Hills. It is now known as Maple Creek Golf & Country Club.

Dye designed the Radrick Farms Golf Course for the University of Michigan in 1962, but the course did not open until 1965.[6] At the time, he was using the design style of Trent Jones, but after seeing the work of Alister MacKenzie, who designed the 1931 Michigan course, Dye decided to incorporate features from two greens into his next project.[1] Dye visited Scotland in 1963 and made a thorough study of the classic courses. The Scottish use of pot bunkers, bulkheads constructed of wood, and diminutive greens influenced his subsequent designs.[3]

His first well-known course was Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, begun in 1964. It later hosted the 1991 PGA Championship, won by John Daly. In 1967 he designed The Golf Club near Columbus, Ohio, where he solicited input from a young Jack Nicklaus, a Columbus resident. The two would work together to design the acclaimed Harbour Town Golf Links, opened in 1969, the site of an annual PGA Tour event ever since.[7] Nicklaus credits Dye with significant influence on his own approach to golf course design.[8] Also in 1969 he designed his first course in Florida called Delray Dunes. In 1970 Dye designed Martingham Golf Course in St. Michaels, Maryland, now known as Harbourtowne Resort. The owners of the project went bankrupt and Dye didn't get paid for the project. The course was finished, however, and had many of Dye's signature course characteristics such as deep bunkers, small greens, short challenging par fours, and railroad ties. In 2015 the property was purchased by Richard D. Cohen [9] who has entered into an agreement with Dye to update and redesign the course. The new owner has also agreed to pay the funds that were not paid during the original design.[10]

In 1986 Dye also designed acourse in Italian province of Brescia, near Lake Iseo, the Franciacorta Golf Club, recognized today as wine golf course. Dye is considered to be one of the most influential course architects in the world. His designs are known for distinctive features, including small greens and the use of railroad ties to hold bunkers. His design for the Brickyard Crossing golf course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway utilized the dismantled outer retaining wall from the race track. He is known for designing the "world's most terrifying tee shot". Known as the "Island Green", it is the 17th hole at TPC at Sawgrass located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.[11] Dye's designs have been credited with returning short & medium length par fours to golf. Many of the best young golf architects have "pushed dirt" for Pete, including Bill Coore, Tom Doak, John Harbottle, Butch Laporte, Tim Liddy, Scott Poole, David Postlewaite, Lee Schmidt, Keith Sparkman, Jim Urbina, Bobby Weed, Rod Whitman and Abe Wilson.[1][12]

Dye received the 2003 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, their highest honor. In 2004, Dye was the recipient of the PGA Distinguished Service Award, the highest annual honor of the PGA of America, which recognizes individuals who display leadership and humanitarian qualities, including integrity, sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the game of golf. In 2005, he became the sixth recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2008 in the Lifetime Achievement category.[13] The American Society of Golf Course Architects bestowed the Donald Ross Award on Dye in 1995.[14] Dye was named Architect of the Year by Golf World magazine, awarded a Doctor of Landscape Architecture degree from Purdue University, received Indiana's Sagamore of the Wabash award and was honored as Family of the Year by the National Golf Foundation.[1]

Courses designed[edit]

The following is a (partial) list of courses that Pete Dye either designed alone or co-designed:

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Skin care

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For other uses, see Skin care (disambiguation).

Skin care is the range of practices that support skin integrity including nutrition, avoidance of excessive sun exposure, and appropriate use of emollients; that enhance appearance such as use of cosmetics, botulinum, exfoliation, fillers, laser resurfacing, microdermabrasion, peels, retinol therapy; and that remediate skin break down and relieve skin conditions.[1] Skin care is a routine daily procedure in many settings, such as skin that is either too dry or too moist, and prevention of dermatitis and prevention of skin injuries.[2] Skin care is a component in wound healing, neonates, elderly, stomas, radiation treatment and with some medications.

Skin care sits at the interface of what is commonly thought of as personal care products, some of which are,[3] and dermatology, traditionally a medical discipline in which medical doctors diagnose and treat skin diseases;[4] there is some overlap with each of these topics.[citation needed]

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defines cosmetics as products intended to cleanse or beautify (for instance, shampoos and lipstick). A separate category exists for medications, which are intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease, or to affect the structure or function of the body (for instance, sunscreens and acne creams), although some products, such as moisturizing sunscreens and anti-dandruff shampoos, are regulated within both categories.[3][5]

Skin care differs from dermatology, as traditionally practiced, by its additional but less medical scope and by its inclusion of non-physician professionals, such as estheticians and wound care nursing staff.[1][6] Skin care includes modifications of individual behavior and of environmental and working conditions.[6] Nevertheless, dermatology has co-opted some aspects of skin care, particularly in the U.S., and to a significantly lesser extent elsewhere, such as the U.K.[1] Add from[1][2][7][8] [9]

Guidelines for neonatal skin care have been developed. Nevertheless, the pediatric and dermatologic communities have not reached consensus on best cleansing practices, as good quality scientific evidence is scarce.[10] Immersion in water seems superior to washing alone, and use of synthetic detergents or mild liquid baby cleansers seems comparable or superior to water alone.[10] Add from [11][12]

Sun protection is an important aspect of skin care. Though the sun is beneficial in order for the human body to get its daily dose of vitamin D, unprotected excessive sunlight can cause extreme damage to the skin. Ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) radiation in the sun's rays can cause sunburn in varying degrees, early ageing and increased risk of skin cancer.[13] UV exposure can cause patches of uneven skin tone and dry out the skin.

This can reduce the skin's elasticity and encourage sagging and wrinkle formation. Sunscreen can protect the skin from sun damage; sunscreen should be applied at least 20 minutes before exposure, and should be re-applied every four hours. Sunscreen should be applied to all areas of the skin that will be exposed to sunlight, and at least a tablespoon (25 ml) should be applied to each limb, the face, chest, and back, to ensure thorough coverage. Many tinted moisturizers, foundations and primers now contain some form of SPF.

Sunscreens may come in the form of creams, gels or lotions; their SPF number indicates their effectiveness in protecting the skin from the sun's radiation. There are sunscreens available to suit every skin type; in particular, those with oily skin should choose non-comodegenic sunscreens; those with dry skins should choose sunscreens with moisturizers to help keep skin hydrated, and those with sensitive skin should choose unscented, hypoallergenic sunscreen and spot-test in an inconspicuous place (such as the inside of the elbow or behind the ear) to ensure that it does not irritate the skin.

Skin ageing is associated with increased vulnerability.[14] Skin problems including pruritus are common in the elderly but are often inadequately addressed.[15] A literature review of studies that assessed maintenance of skin integrity in the elderly found most to be low levels of evidence[14] but the review concluded that skin-cleansing with synthetic detergents or amphoteric surfactants induced less skin dryness than using soap and water.[14] Moisturizers with humectants helped with skin dryness, and skin barrier occlusives reduced skin injuries.[14]

Main article: Acne

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, between 40 and 50 million Americans suffer from acne each year.[16] While many associate acne with adolescence, acne can occur at any age. Causes of acne can include heredity/genetics, hormones, menstruation, food, and emotional stress.[16]

There are a few ways to help reduce the effects of acne. Use a gentle exfoliating product, such as a scrub that contains sea salt or jojoba beads instead of one that uses sharp seeds, granules, or husks. Some anti-acne creams contain drying agents such as benzoyl peroxide ( in concentrations of 2.5 - 10% ),[17] which can help ease acne in certain cases — particularly among teenagers. However, many adults can't tolerate the intense drying effects and might experience cracked skin and red blemishes the longer they use the product. Users often choose to discontinue using the product if skin is experiencing extreme side effects imposed by the product.

Pressure sore[edit]

Main article: Pressure ulcer

Add from [18][19]

Wound healing[edit]

Wound healing.[20]

Add from

  • 2001 American Society for Clinical Nutrition Nutritional skin care: health effects of micronutrients and fatty acids Esther Boelsma, Henk FJ Hendriks, and Len Roza.

Radiation induces skin reactions in the treated area, particularly in the axilla, head and neck, perineum and skin fold regions.[21] Formulations with moisturising, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and wound healing properties are often used, but no preferred approach or individual product has been identified as best practice.[21][22] Soft silicone dressings that act as barriers to friction may be helpful.[21] In breast cancer, calendula cream may reduce the severity of radiation effects on the dark spot corrector.[22][23] Deodorant use after completing radiation treatment has been controversial but is now recommended for practice.[23] Add from[24][25][26][27]

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are medications used in cancer treatment. These medications commonly cause skin and nail problems, including rashes, dry skin and paronychia.[28] Preventive intensive moisturising with emollient ointments several times, avoidance of water-based creams and water soaks (although in certain circumstances white vinegar or potassium permanganate soaks may help), protection the skin from excessive exposure to sunshine, and soap substitutes which are less dehydrating for the skin than normal soaps, as well as shampoos that reduce the risk of scalp folliculitis, are recommended. Treatment measures with topical antibiotic medication can be helpful.[28][29][30]

Related products[edit]

Main articles: Cosmeceutical and Nutricosmetics

Cosmeceuticals are topically-applied, combination products that bring together cosmetics and "biologically active ingredients". Products which are similar in perceived benefits but ingested orally are known as nutricosmetics. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "does not recognize any such category as "cosmeceuticals." A product can be a drug, a cosmetic, or a combination of both, but the term "cosmeceutical" has no meaning under the law". Drugs are subject to an intensive review and approval process by FDA. Cosmetics, and these related products, although regulated, are not approved by FDA prior to sale.

Skin care procedures include use of botulinum;[31] exfoliation; fillers; laser medicine in cosmetic resurfacing, hair removal, vitiligo, port-wine stain and tattoo removal; photodynamic therapy; microdermabrasion; peels; retinol therapy.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Penzer R, Ersser S. Principles of Skin Care: A Guide for Nurses and Health Care Practitioners. John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN 9781405170871 [1]
  2. ^ a b Lichterfeld A, Hauss A, Surber C, Peters T, Blume-Peytavi U, Kottner J (2015). "Evidence-Based Skin Care: A Systematic Literature Review and the Development of a Basic Skin Care Algorithm". J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 42: 501–24. doi:10.1097/WON.0000000000000162. PMID 26165590.
  3. ^ a b Kessler R. More than Cosmetic Changes: Taking Stock of Personal Care Product Safety. Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.123-A120 [2]
  4. ^ Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. ISBN 0-375-72026-X.
  5. ^ FDA. Cosmetics: Guidance & Regulation; Laws & Regulations. Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients. [website]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD. Updated 26 January 2015. [3]
  6. ^ a b Schwanitz HJ, Riehl U, Schlesinger T, et al. (2003). "Skin care management: educational aspects". Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 76 (5): 374–81. doi:10.1007/s00420-002-0428-z. PMID 12719982.
  7. ^ Handbook of Cosmetic Skin Care Second Edition AVI SHAI, HOWARD I. MAIBACH, and ROBERT BARAN Published August 2009 ISBN 9780415467186 Edition Second Pages 308 226
  8. ^ Antioxidants and skin care: The essentials Graf J - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2010
  9. ^ Draelos ZD Active agents in common skin care products - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2010
  10. ^ a b Blume-Peytavi U, Hauser M, Stamatas GN, Pathirana D, Garcia Bartels N (2012). "Skin care practices for newborns and infants: review of the clinical evidence for best practices". Pediatr Dermatol. 29 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01594.x. PMID 22011065.
  11. ^ PMID 10633681 Lund C, Kuller J, Lane A, Lott JW, Raines DA (1999). "Neonatal skin care: the scientific basis for practice". Neonatal Netw. 18 (4): 15–27. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.18.4.15. PMID 10633681.
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  19. ^ Nix D, Ermer-Seltun J (2004). "A review of perineal skin care protocols and skin barrier product use". Ostomy Wound Manage. 50 (12): 59–67. PMID 15632457.
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Taylor–Burton Diamond

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Weight 68 carats (13.6 g)
Cut Pear
Country of origin South Africa
Mine of origin Premier Diamond Mine
Discovered 1966
Cut by Harry Winston
Original owner Harriet Annenberg Ames (1967–1969)
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1969–1975)
Elizabeth Taylor (1975–1979)
Harry Lambert (1979)
Owner Robert Mouawad (1979–present)

The Taylor–Burton Diamond, a diamond weighing 68 carats (13.6 g), became notable in 1969 when it was purchased by actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Burton had previously been the underbidder when jeweller Cartier bought the diamond at auction for $1,050,000, setting a record price for a publicly sold jewel. Thousands of people in New York and Chicago queued to see the diamond after its 1969 sale. It was subsequently worn by Taylor at Princess Grace of Monaco's fortieth birthday, and at the 42nd Academy Awards.

The original rough diamond was found in 1966 in the Premier Mine in South Africa, weighing 241 carats (48.2 g). Harry Winston cut it into the shape of pear weighing 69.42 carats (13.884 g).[1]

At the time of sale in 1969, the diamond was set in a platinum ring with two smaller diamonds on either side.[2] After its purchase by Taylor and Burton, Taylor found the diamond too heavy to wear as a ring, and commissioned an $80,000 diamond necklace which included a custom setting for the diamond. The necklace was designed to fit Taylor's neck allowing the diamond to cover her tracheotomy scar resulting from her bout with near fatal pneumonia in 1961.[3] In 1980, Robert Mouawad, subsequent owner of the Taylor Burton diamond, had it recut to 68.0 carats (13.60 g).[4]

The diamond was originally bought by Harriet Annenberg Ames, the sister of the billionaire publisher Walter Annenberg, in 1967. Annenberg Ames felt unable to wear the diamond in her native New York City, and decided to sell the stone. She later said that "I found myself positively cringing and keeping my gloves on for fear it would be seen. ... It sat in a bank vault for years. It seemed foolish to keep it if one could not use it. As things are in New York one could not possibly wear it publicly".[1]

1969 sale[edit]

It was announced that the auction would take place on 23 October 1969, with the diamond listed as lot 133, at Parke-Bernet in New York City.[5] The diamond was flown to Gstaad in Switzerland so that the actress Elizabeth Taylor could see it, and flown back to the United States for the auction. Taylor's husband, the actor Richard Burton, had set a maximum bid of $1 million for the diamond, with his lawyer, Aaron Frosch, bidding on the telephone from London, and Al Yugler of the jewellers Frank Pollock and Sons, bidding in the room for Burton.[1][5]

The auction began at $200,000 with everyone in the room shouting "Yes!" when the amount was announced, but by $500,000 only nine people remained in the auction. The sale proceeded in increments of $10,000 after $500,000, and only two people remained at $650,000. At $1 million, Yugler, who was bidding for Taylor and Burton, dropped out of the auction, which ended shortly after.[6] It was unsure in the crowded room as to who the winner was, but it was later revealed to be Robert Kenmore, from the Kenmore Corporation, the parent company of the jewellers Cartier.[7]

Underbidders in the sale included the jeweller Harry Winston, the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, and the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who had dropped out of the auction at $700,000.[7][8] The final price was $1,050,000, which was a new record for a public auction of a jewel. The previous record price for a diamond was $305,000 which had been set in 1957.[7][9]

A proviso of the sale stipulated that the diamond could be named by the buyer, and it was subsequently named the "Cartier Diamond".[8]

Purchase by Burton and Taylor[edit]

Burton and Taylor had been in England at the time of the auction, staying at The Bell Inn in Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, where they were visiting Ifor Jenkins, Burton's brother.[5][10] Burton's lawyer, Jim Benton, called him at the Bell Inn after the auction to tell him that he had been outbid. Burton later wrote of his reaction in his diary, writing that:

"I turned into a raving maniac and insisted that he get Aaron on the phone as soon as possible. Elizabeth was as sweet as only she could be and protested that it didn't matter, that she didn't mind if she didn't have it, that there was much more in life than baubles, that she would manage with what she had. The inference was that she would make do. But not me! ... I screamed at Aaron that bugger Cartiers, I was going to get that diamond if it cost me my life or 2 million dollars whichever was the greater. For 24 hours the agony persisted and in the end I won. I got the bloody thing".[10]

Burton had spent the day after the auction by the payphone in the Bell Inn, after having instructed Frosch to buy the diamond from Cartier regardless of the price.[5] The diamond was confirmed as theirs the next day, at a cost of $1.1 million. Burton also wrote in his diary that "I wanted that diamond because it is incomparably lovely ... and it should be on the loveliest woman in the world. I would have had a fit if it went to Jackie Kennedy or Sophia Loren or Mrs. Huntingdon Misfit of Dallas, Texas". The diamond was subsequently named the "Taylor Burton Diamond".[8] Burton had previously bought Taylor the 33.19-carat Krupp Diamond in May 1968 at a cost of $307,000.[11]

Burton and Taylor's jewels and other investments bought by the couple were officially assets of a tax shelter established by the pair, called the Atlantic Corporation.[12]

Public exhibition[edit]

Kenmore had agreed to sell the diamond if it could be displayed at Cartier's stores in New York and Chicago, and after taking out a large advert in the New York Times to announce the public viewing, an estimated 6,000 people queued to see the diamond every day.[13][8] The diamond also appeared as a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show.[3]

The publicity surrounding the purchase of the diamond was criticised in an editorial in The New York Times which said that

"The peasants have been lining up outside Cartier's this week to gawk at a diamond as big as the Ritz that costs well over a million dollars. It is destined to hang round the neck of Mrs. Richard Burton. As somebody said it would have been nice to wear in the tumbril on the way to the guillotine. ... In this Age of Vulgarity marked by such minor matters as war and poverty, it gets harder everyday to scale the heights of true vulgarity. But given some loose millions, it can be done-and worse, admired".[14]

Debut in Monaco[edit]

After its public exhibitions the diamond was taken to Taylor and Burton in Monaco in November 1969, who were staying on their yacht, the Kalizma, in Monaco's Port Hercules. The diamond's journey to Monaco took three weeks, with the use of three men with identical briefcases, of which only one held the actual diamond. The men flew from New York to Nice in France, and upon entering Monaco an armed guard with a machine gun gave further protection to the diamond. The couple were in Monaco to celebrate Princess Grace's fortieth birthday at the 'Scorpio Ball', a gala ball held at the Hermitage Hotel in Monte Carlo. The briefcase that contained the diamond also held three 50¢ pairs of stockings that Taylor would buy in New York and were unavailable elsewhere, and Taylor was just as excited to receive the stockings as the diamond.[3]

At the Scorpio Ball Taylor wore the diamond with the Krupp Diamond, which Burton had bought for her in 1968, and the "Ping Pong" diamond, which was only 18 of a carat. The "Ping Pong" diamond had cost only $14 and had been bought for her by Burton after he promised her a diamond if she beat him by ten points at a game of ping pong. When people praised her diamonds at the ball, Taylor would make a show of pretending that they were praising the Ping Pong diamond and not its much larger counterparts.[15] Burton wrote in his diary that "Elizabeth's delight in it is a joy to behold and a very quaint thing to witness is the obvious pleasure that other people take in her wearing it. Even Hjordis Niven and Princess Grace, who are coldish fish, seemed to enjoy her moment. And of course nobody can wear it better. The miraculous face and shoulders and breasts set it off to perfection".[16]

Later history and sale[edit]

Taylor subsequently wore the diamond at the 42nd Academy Awards on 7 April 1970, where she wore a dress designed by Edith Head. Taylor presented the Academy Award for Best Picture to Midnight Cowboy at the ceremony.[17]

A $1 million insurance policy was secured against the diamond with Lloyd's of London. The terms set by Lloyd's stipulated that it could only be publicly worn for thirty days in any given year, that it be stored in a vault, and that Taylor was to be accompanied by armed guards when wearing it in public. Taylor would later have a replica made of the diamond that cost $2,800.[15]

After her second divorce from Burton in 1978, Taylor sold the diamond in June 1979 to Henry Lambert, a jeweller from New York for a figure believed to between $3–5 million.[18][19] Part of the proceeds from the sale funded the construction of a hospital in Botswana. Taylor and Burton's second marriage had taken place in Botswana in 1975. Lambert sold the Taylor–Burton Diamond in December 1979 to Robert Mouawad, of the jewellers Mouawad.[18]

See also[edit]

References and sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Balfour 2009, p. 277.
  2. ^ Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 273.
  3. ^ a b c Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 276.
  4. ^ Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. (September 2009). Tampa Bay Magazine. Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. ISSN 1070-3845.
  5. ^ a b c d Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 274.
  6. ^ William J. Mann (21 October 2009). How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-41774-5.
  7. ^ a b c Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 278.
  8. ^ a b c d Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 275.
  9. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Burton 2012, p. 335.
  11. ^ Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 237.
  12. ^ Kelley 1981, p. 227.
  13. ^ Balfour 2009, p. 278.
  14. ^ Kelley 1981, p. 228.
  15. ^ a b Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 277.
  16. ^ Burton 2012, p. 336.
  17. ^ Patty Fox (2000). Star Style at the Academy Awards: A Century of Glamour. Angel City Press. ISBN 978-1-883318-14-7.
  18. ^ a b Burton 2012, p. 279.
  19. ^ Kashner & Schoenberger 2010, p. 404.


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This article is about a tire. For the fictional Martian, see Tweel (A Martian Odyssey). For the French wafer biscuit pronounced "tweel", see tuile.
The Tweel airless tire design

The Tweel (a portmanteau of tire and wheel) is an airless tire design concept developed by the French tire company Michelin. Its significant advantage over pneumatic tires is that the Tweel does not use a bladder full of compressed air, and therefore it cannot burst, leak pressure, or become flat. Instead, the Tweel assembly's inner hub connects to flexible polyurethane spokes which are used to support an outer rim and these engineered compliant components assume the shock-absorbing role provided by the compressed air in a traditional tire.

The Tweel consists of a band of conventional tire rubber with molded tread, a shear beam just below the tread that creates a compliant contact patch, a series of energy-absorbing polyurethane spokes, and an integral inner rim structure. Both the shear beam and the polyurethane spokes can be designed to provide a calibrated directional stiffness in order that design engineers are able to control both how the Tweel handles and how it handles loads. The inner hub structure may be either rigid or compliant,[1] depending on the application requirements, and as such may contain a matrix of deformable plastic structures that flex under load and subsequently return to their original shape. By varying the thickness and size of the spokes, Michelin can manipulate the design elements to engineer a wide array of ride and handling qualities. The tread can be as specialized as any of today's tires and is replaceable when worn.[2]

Benefits and drawbacks[edit]

Potential benefits of the Tweel include not only the obvious safety and convenience of never having flat tires, but also, in automotive applications, the Tweel airless tire has the potential to be able to brake - a significant performance compromise that is inherent to pneumatic tires. Unlike a pneumatic tire, a Tweel can be designed to have high lateral stiffness while simultaneously having low vertical stiffness. This can be achieved because, in the design elements of a Tweel, the vertical and lateral stiffness are not inseparably linked and can thus be optimized independently. Because there is no air bladder under the tread, tread patterns can, if desired, even incorporate water evacuation through holes in the design thus eliminating or significantly reducing hydroplaning. Michelin expects the tread to last two to three times as long as a conventional tire.[3] Because the tread rubber around the outer circumference is replaceable when worn (as opposed to disposing of a whole worn tire), the potential environmental impact of a Tweel airless tire can be less than that of a conventional pneumatic tire.

Tweel is useful for: "vehicles that don't have suspensions like lawn mowers - those low speed specialty vehicles that don't have suspensions.The comfort is quite good and better than inflated tyres" said Terry K. Gettys, Executive Vice-President, Research and Development, and member of the Group Executive Committee at French tire company Michelin.[4]

Military testing has indicated that the Tweel deflects mine blasts away from the vehicle better than standard tires and that the Tweel remains mobile even with several spokes damaged or missing.[citation needed]

Although it is acknowledged that the initial prototype automotive Tweel tires did demonstrate flaws with regard to noise and high speed vibration[5] and produced 5 percent more friction compared to a radial tire,[3] these early issues were resolved in subsequent prototypes and current automotive Tweel prototype products have been shown to be well behaved and reliable. As a demonstration of Tweel viability and reliability, three highway driven vehicles (a 2012 Honda CR-Z, a resto-modded 1955 Morris Minor Traveller, and an Aluma brand trailer hauling a Polaris ATV which was also equipped with Tweel tires) successfully participated in the entire 2013 Hot Rod Power Tour long distance road trip event in June 2013.[6]

The LRI AB Scarab Tweel

The iBOT mobility device and Segway's Concept Centaur were both introduced with Tweel airless tires. Michelin also has additional projects for the Tweel concept on small construction equipment, such as skid steer loaders, for which it seems well-suited.

NASA has contracted Michelin to develop a wheel for the next generation Lunar Rover based on the Tweel concept.[7] This has resulted in the Lunar Rover Initiative AB Scarab wheels.[8]

In October 2012, Michelin North America Inc. began commercial sales of the Michelin 12N16.5 X Tweel for skid-steer loaders used in landscaping, construction, contracting, refuse/recycling and agricultural industries.[9]

On 8 November 2005, Popular Science magazine named Michelin's Tweel as the "Best of What's New"[10] honor in the Automotive Technology category. The next day, Michelin NA was awarded a Hall of Fame Award by InnoVision[11] for continued leadership in innovation as evidenced by the development of the Tweel. TIME Magazine named the Tweel as "One of the Most Amazing Inventions of 2005"[12] a few short days later on 14 November 2005. The Intermat innovation commission in Paris (the International Exhibition of Equipment, Machinery and Techniques for the Construction and Building Materials Industry) awarded the Tweel with a 2006 Gold Medal for Innovation.[13] This prize reinforced Michelin's technological leadership and rewarded Michelin’s contribution to improvements in productivity and safety for the construction industry. The jury of Intermat 2006 was made up of recognized European experts and professionals and required to rank the innovations according to five criteria:

  • Technical design and technologies: improvement in productivity, ease of maintenance;
  • Economy: lower purchase price and maintenance costs;
  • Quality of work carried out;
  • Ease of use, ergonomics, comfort, safety and improvement in working conditions;
  • Environmental friendliness.

A Silver Award in the Transportation category was awarded to the Tweel SSL on 26 April 2013 by the 2013 Edison Awards.[14] Of the 7,156 applications received, 131 finalists were selected by the Edison Awards Committee. The Tweel SSL was one of 42 winners, who represented 12 categories and symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison. The Tweel SSL was selected as one of the 2013 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products[15] by readers of Equipment Today as one of the industry’s most innovative products for the year. In January 2014, Equipment World named one of the “five game-changing” construction products of 2013 for their 2014 Innovations Awards. The Tweel SSL was named as one of those five product winners.[16]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ "How the 12N16.5 MICHELIN® X® Tweel® SSL Works". Michelin. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (10 May 2007). "How the Tweel Airless Tire Works". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b MAYERSOHN, NORMAN (3 January 2005). "Reinventing the Wheel (and the Tire, Too)". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ "In future, tyres will be connected to vehicle information system: Terry Gettys". Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  5. ^ Jaime Holguin (27 January 2005). "Airless Tires? Consider The Tweel". CBS News. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Foothills British Car Club of South Carolina Newsletter" (PDF). July 2014. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  7. ^ Mircea, Serafim (16 February 2009). "Nasa's Rover Vehicle equipped with Michelin tires". Inautonews. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ^ Wettergreen, David. "Scarab's Wheels". Lunar Rover Initiative. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Michelin 'Tweel' for skid-steers launched". Tire Business. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ [2][dead link]
  12. ^ "Tweel wins awards: But Michelin's non-pneumatic tire/wheel a couple years from market availability". Tire Business. May 6, 2006. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  13. ^ [3][dead link]
  14. ^ "2013 Edison Awards Winners". 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  15. ^ "Construction-Trade-Magazine". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  16. ^ "2014 Innovations Winner: Michelin Tweel airless tire | Equipment World | Construction Equipment, News and Information | Heavy Construction Equipment". Equipment World. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2017-01-18.

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Chapter I. recapitulated—Proposal of a new method: Science of comparative or historical study of man—Anticipated in part by Eusebius, Fontenelle, De Brosses, Spencer (of C.C.C., Cambridge), and Mannhardt—Science of Tylor—Object of inquiry: to find condition of human intellect in which marvels of myth are parts of practical everyday belief—This is the savage state—Savages described—The wild element of myth a survival from the savage state—Advantages of this method—Partly accounts for wide diffusion as well as origin of myths—Connected with general theory of evolution—Puzzling example of myth of the water-swallower—Professor Tiele's criticism of the method—Objections to method, and answer to these—See Appendix B.

The past systems of mythological interpretation have been briefly sketched. It has been shown that the practical need for a reconciliation between religion and morality on one side, and the stories about the gods on the other, produced the hypotheses of Theagenes and Metrodorus, of Socrates and Euemerus, of Aristotle and Plutarch. It has been shown that in each case the reconcilers argued on the basis of their own ideas and of the philosophies of their time. The early physicist thought that myth concealed a physical philosophy; the early etymologist saw in it a confusion of language; the early political speculator sup-


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Recent reports have it that there’s a new holder of the “title” of top-grossing Filipino movie of all time—the 2011 production, “No Other Woman,” starring Anne Curtis, Cristine Reyes and Derek Ramsay. After grossing P210 million (and still counting), it has reportedly eclipsed the earnings of past hits like the “Tanging Ina” movies, “Jose Rizal” and “Tanging Yaman.”

On top of that exceptional showing at the tills, the sensual drama has also gotten an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board.

First off, congratulations are in order for Star Cinema, the movie’s producer, for coming up with a new record-holder. Our recent review of the film indicates that we don’t think it deserves its “A” rating from the CEB, but if the box-office reports are correct, the movie’s popularity with viewers is definitely remarkable and commendable.

We believe that all movies should make money or at least break even, because that would give producers the incentive and wherewithal to keep on making films.

Quite a number of producers close shop after their first mainstream effort turns out to be a flop, so all of their other projects remain unproduced—a great cumulative loss for the industry as a whole.

In addition, a financially successful film indicates that it has been able to communicate with and entertain viewers well, and that’s no mean achievement, especially during these hardship years for the local mainstream movie industry.

So a hit should be celebrated, not just because it’s made mega-millions for its production company and financiers, but also because it has effectively connected with its intended audience.

Yes, some hits leave a bad taste in the mouth because they “talk down,” ponder or even insult their viewers. But it must be said that, for all its flaws, “No Other Woman” doesn’t do that.

So, instead of dismissing the production as just a commercial effort that has “lucked in” financially, we choose to look at it as an instructive indication of what local viewers go for this season, what resonates with them, what tickles their fancy, etc.

Other prospective filmmakers, both main and indie, might want to join the discussion, for whatever insights may result therefrom:

In our view, Ruel Bayani’s film was exceptionally successful in pleasing viewers, because it was trendily sexy, cast lookers who weren’t shy about sharing their “assets” and their liberated views by way of entertainingly frisky dialogue, and situated its story in the context of a glamorous, high-living and high-flying resort lifestyle that fulfilled viewers’ fantasies of forbidden love—with all the saucy trimmings!

Yes, the storytelling and performances were fraught with insufficiencies and/or excesses, but, taken as a whole, the entire production was a yummy full-course meal—with a moral lesson and happy ending even tacked on at its final-final coda.

After sinning so deliciously, the movie still ended up on the side of the savvy cinematic angels by not forgetting to say its belated mea culpa  to keep the bible-thumping naysayers in the audience at bay. Everybody (slap-) happy!

Now, we aren’t urging all other filmmakers to be as commercially savvy, all we’re saying is that the movie’s exceptional success was no fluke, and could teach other filmmakers a thing or two about the all-important goal of connecting with viewers.

Now, if only those lessons learned could be put to use in the service of better material, themes and portrayals, that would be really worth writing home to Mother about.

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Radio frequency identification devices (RFID) have widely been used for tracking for years; recently, scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a unique tracking technology that monitors the environmental and physical conditions of containers of nuclear materials in storage and transportation.

"RFID technology is ideally suited for management of nuclear materials during both storage and transportation," said Yung Liu, Ph.D., Argonne senior nuclear engineer and RFID project manager. "Key information about the nuclear materials is acquired in real-time," he explained in a March 24 press release.

Data on the status and history of each individual container are available with a click of the mouse and can be used to augment and modernize DOE's existing management systems for nuclear materials.

"The Argonne system can simultaneously monitor thousands of drums 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any abnormal situation, such a loss of seal, a sudden shock, a rise in temperature or humidity, can trigger an alarm for immediate action," Liu explained.

The monitoring of tens of thousands of radioactive and fissile material packages has been a challenge for DOE to ensure accountability, safety, security, and worker and public health.

The system is comprised of active transponders, or tags with long-life batteries ( greater than 10 years), on each package, readers that collect information from the tags, control computer, and application software. The information is constantly updated and communicated via a secured network, thus decreasing the need for manned surveillance.

This RFID technology also has applications outside the nuclear field and may be used for other hazardous materials or any valued material, according to Liu.

"This new Argonne RFID technology, expected to be patented, has applications in many industries, and as the technology is further developed, its usefulness is bound to grow," Liu said.

A video of the technology can be viewed at www.media.anl.gov/TechnicalServices/DIS/RFID.wmv.

Funding for this project came from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management.

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The Blissful Experience of Smoking E-Cigars

When you think of cigars, and men and women smoking cigars, you often think about class and style. Grace and posture come to mind, and you end up thinking about people in the past who are powerful, and have held high esteem in the past. After all, it is usually the politicians, the celebrities, the artists and other prominent people who are remembered and associated with smoking pipes. Even though numbers have diminished due to the popularity of cigarette sticks, up to this day, there are still many who smoke pipes.

Now imagine getting on your porch with a fine Havana cigar. As you smoke the cigar, you can feel and taste the richness of tobacco lingering in your mouth. The smell may be strong, but it’s heavenly and full of character. It’s easy to imagine yourself in any sort of fantasy situation when you smoke a cigar. Perhaps you’re a prominent figure in society – a politician, an artist, a celebrity maybe. Regardless of whether you like to imagine yourself in such situations or not, it still can be said that smoking a cigar is an experience that can only be called enjoyable.

Despite this blissful experience, cigar smoking can be harmful to your body. Many who smoke cigars end up suffering from some form of short or long term disease, some of which can actually be fatal. Fortunately, you can still enjoy the essence of tobacco through the innovation of the E-Cigar.

Electronic Cigar FAQ

What is a Cigar?

Basically, a cigar is a strategically-rolled bundle of fermented tobacco leaves. Cigars come in various sizes and types, and almost every country in the world has an open cigar market. If you haven’t seen a cigar before, you can differentiate it from a cigarette through its heavy, dark brown color. A cigar is also thick due to the rolls of the leaves, and often times is much longer than a regular cigarette stick.

The most popular and most delicate cigars come from the country of Cuba. However, you can also popularly find cigars in Brazil, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and Panama. Still, when it comes to cigars, Havana or Cuban cigars remain top notch, the cream of the crop so to speak.

The smoke produced by a cigar has a very strong tobacco scent, since it’s much more pure. Before smoking a cigar, you have to cut off the tip using a cigar cutter. You can use traditional blades in cutting a cigar, but a much easier way is by using a cigar cutter—especially the guillotine type, since these are specifically designed for that purpose.

What is an E-Cigar?

An E-Cigar is the modernized version of the classic cigar. This is the best option if you’re concerned about your health, but you still want to enjoy smoking tobacco. The appearance of an E Cigar is almost the same as the regular, traditional cigar, but its mechanism is totally different. To put it simply, an ECigar is a device operated electronically and powered by batteries.

Cigar Vs E-Cigar

A traditional cigar will be rich in flavor since it’s made from real tobacco. Once you smoke a cigar, you will feel the strong tobacco essence enveloping you; with every puff, you’ll definitely feel euphoric. It’s no wonder that smoking cigars is such an experience for many.

Going beyond the experience, it’s undeniable that cigars can cause massive damage to your health—especially if you smoke them regularly, multiple times a day even. The chemical and toxic residue will be left in your system, and this will build up over time. Some folks may even say that cigars are more harmful compared to cigarettes. In a way, that is true. Since the cigars are also much bigger and thicker, they also end up having more nicotine.

An E-Cigar is friendly to your health. Since the device only releases vapor, the health risks posed are not the same as regular cigars. Despite the fact that e cigars only release vapor, you can still taste and feel the essence of nicotine due to the special formulation of the juices or liquids used with them. E-Cigars are also handy—no cutting or ignition needed! Perhaps one of the weak points of E Cigar is the lack of ‘realness’ when it comes to the experience. Some cigar enthusiasts think that the feeling produced by ECigars is not authentic.

How Does E-Cig Works?

The purpose of an E-Cigar is to imitate the way traditional cigars work. Once the device is activated and you started inhaling, the atomizer heats the flavored liquid until it becomes vapor. As you provide suction, the vapor travels quickly into the tube until it reaches your mouth. The E-Cigar’s tip typically lights up to further simulate the tobacco experience. Common E-Cigars are also disposable, although you may be able to find some that are rechargeable and reusable.

Cuban E-Cigars

Cuban E-Cigars are your best choices if you want to experience real-time tobacco smoking. With every puff, you can taste the richness of tobacco—reminding you of the quality of Havana cigars. Cuban E-Cigars cost higher compared to regular E-Cigars due to their high quality. But the experience is definitely worth it – so try it now!

Is E-Cigar Safe?

When it comes to health factors, E-Cigars are said to be much safer.

When it comes to ease of use, an E-Cigar has a simple mechanism, so you won’t have any trouble at all. Additionally, there’s no ignition involved, so that cuts off the risk of fire or skin burns. Despite the safety of the product, it still boils down to the manufacturers. If the manufacturer is known for not following safety standards, then it’s better to avoid that company’s products.

Before buying an E-Cigar, you must check out consumer reviews. In this way, you’ll know which manufacturers operate with the right working standards. Do not risk your safety by opting to purchase substandard products. Also, it can help you a lot if you read more information about vaping and electronic cigars. There are online digests that can provide you tons of information about the subject. You can find a lot more information here on ePuffer too, before you decide to buy our products.

What is a disposable E-Cigar?

Disposable e-cigars are very handy because you can bring them anywhere you want to go. Unlike traditional vape pens, disposable E-Cigars must be thrown away after every use. They are not rechargeable.

One of the advantages of disposable electric cigars is the price. Compared to vape tube kits, disposable ecigars have lower prices so they can fit your budget. You can find disposable e-cigars that are available for less than $20, which is not too bad considering you are getting a cigar experience.

E-Cigar Common E-Liquid Flavors

Perhaps another advantage of E-Cigars is versatility when it comes to flavor. If you’re getting bored with the old tobacco routine, you can try out other E-liquid variants. These specialized liquids produce the flavored vapor that are quite interesting. The popular flavor choices are chocolate, apple, cinnamon, and few well-known fruity choices. Go look at the choices on ePuffer for more strange and exciting flavors!

E-Puffer E-Cigars

If you’re looking for high-quality Electronic Cigars, you can rely on ePuffer - one of the more popular manufacturers of electronic cigars and vaporizers. You can buy ePuffer’s electronic cigars for as low as $19, and they already come in various sizes and nicotine levels (varying from 0 nicotine, low nicotine, medium nicotine to high nicotine). With such variation, you can control your overall nicotine intake, which makes it a great way to slowly taper off your intake if you want to quit the addiction.

Aside from E-Cigars, ePuffer also offers vape starter kits. Vaping is another great experience that you should try. It’s highly similar to smoking E-Cigars but this time, you have a more complex device at your hands. Vape pens and tubes are rechargeable and you can even customize them with various accessories. Most ePuffer products come with a limited warranty, and you can return any product that doesn’t satisfy you. Disposable e-cigs, on the other hand, cannot be returned due to hygienic issues.

How to Find the Best Electronic Cigar?

Technically, it’s almost impossible to find the best electronic cigar since that is a subjective thing. However, you can easily narrow down your choices if you search hard enough and do a lot of research. The Internet is a great source of electronic cigars and vaporizers, but you can find everything you need here on ePuffer without going too far. Every e-cigar that you do encounter has its pros and cons—so it would be quite a good idea to keep weighing each side before you make a decision. Your search also depends on your preferences. Are you looking for e-cigars that have distinctive tastes? Do you want an electronic cigar with a classy style? These are some of the questions that can guide you in finding the best ECigar.

You can also try visiting vaping outlets near you. These specialized shops cater to vapers and smokers, and they’ll likely have different variations of e-cigars in stock. While in the shop, take your time to examine everything: the parts, accessories, and even the designs. In this way, you can know what works best for you. The shop owner can guide you along, but you should take his or her suggestions with a grain of salt since after all the decision still remains on your hands.

Booths and conventions are also great places to start, though you would have to be able to make time for them in your schedule. In conventions, dozens of manufacturers can attend to showcase their products. Try your best to explore one booth after another, so you can weigh your options. Just bear in mind that sellers may hype their products—so you need to keep an objective mind. Don’t let the hype get to you. In addition to the vaping booths, there might be events to keep you hooked and entertained. It’s nice to have fun while choosing what rig to buy.

Your friends’ recommendations are also useful. If you’re friends with hardcore smokers, vapers, and cigar enthusiasts, you now have easy sources. Simply pick the top recommendations of your friends and you can set your sights on your target product. Alternatively, you can pick a recommendation and compare it with a product that you yourself have researched online.

Finally, ePuffer has many choices available for you! To have the best e-cigar smoking experience, you can try out our starter kits. E-Cigar starter kits have various flavor selections to choose from, so take your favorite pick.

Does Electric Cigar Feel Real?

While it may never fully replicate the feeling of a real tobacco cigar, electronic cigars will definitely come real close. The e-liquids and cartridges will provide you with the real essence of tobacco, and you may never feel the difference. This is still debatable, however. Nevertheless, if you want to try it out for the experience of tasting an e-cigar, you should! ePuffer has starter options that you can try now to see if you like the experience.

E-Puffer’s disposable e-cigars can possibly give you the real tobacco sensation that you’re looking for. You can buy these cigars in single packs or boxes—it all depends on how much you want to get. E-Cigars are probably the next big things in the smoking industry. They are continually rising in popularity, and will likely keep heading in that direction over time. After all, they seem to be the much healthier alternative to smoking real, traditional cigars which are linked to many diseases.

While nothing can beat the classic and original, it’s fun to take your smoking experience to a whole new level. Besides, trying out something new while taking care of your health at the same time sounds like a great deal, right? So, try out an ePuffer e-cigar today and see it for yourself!

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Social Sciences in Forestry, A Current Selected Bibliography, No. 45, February 1978.
Lauby, Anne, Ed.
This document presents a selected bibliography of social sciences in forestry, including economic, historical, sociological, and business aspects. Bibliographies are arranged in five categories: (1) social sciences applied to forestry at large; (2) applied to forest production; (3) applied to forest products; (4) applied to manufacturing; and (5) applied to marketing trade, and demand. Bibliographies include author, source information, publication date, publisher, and volume and page number information if from journals. Included is an appendix of theses and dissertations in progress listed by author, title, university, degree level, and possible completion date. (SL)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, School of Forestry & Wildlife Resources, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 (free)
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The Impact of Enrollment Trends on the Role of State Coordinating Boards.
Hollander, T. Edward
The prospect of enrollment decline is widely accepted, though educators continue to refer to the possibility with the more delicate term, enrollment stability. The author argues that enrollment declines are likely to be experienced by a high proportion of institutions in a number of states. He discusses several roles that state agencies can play in disseminating enrollment projections for individual institutions, identifies one promising approach to identifying institutions headed for trouble, suggests state policies for easing institutional transition from expansion to decline, and traces some of New York State's experiences during the last several years. (Author/MSE)
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Publication Date: 1974
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Parent Interview ESAA Bilingual/Bicultural Project, Formative Report No. 6.
Arce, Aaron; Sosa, Xavier
A summary report is presented of the first of two interviews with a random sample of parents of kindergarten and third grade students in the project. Undertaken as part of the evaluation of the Parental Involvement Component of the ESAA Bilingual/Bicultural Project, the interviews had a twofold objective: (1) to measure the degree of home support for project students' school activities and learning goals, and (2) to measure the degree of change in this support as a result of project activities. Two conclusions are drawn from an analysis of the results: (1) parents' support and knowledge of the children's school activities is generally satisfactory; and (2) acquaintance with their children's principal and teacher, visiting the school, and dialogue with other parents are areas needing improvement. Most importantly for the ESAA Bilingual/Bicultural Project, 62% had not received communication about the project, and 43% did not feel that they understood bilingual education. The interview form in Spanish and English and an analysis of responses to each item by school and grade level are attached. (Author/AMH)
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Authoring Institution: Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
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Universities and Teacher Education Centers in Florida.
Krueger, Christine
This report focuses on the role of universities in teacher education centers in the state of Florida as well as on some of the issues and impacts related to that role. Research makes it clear that universities, almost entirely through colleges of education, have contributed substantially to the improvement of inservice education. Several factors have combined, however, to limit both that contribution and the potential role of colleges of education in Florida's teacher education centers. These factors include: (1) the focus on inservice education; (2) the weakness in collaborative relationships; (3) the lack of Teacher Education Center (TEC) program development in the universities; (4) policy instability; (5) shortage of resources; (6) the larger university system; and (7) the tenuous development of university organization for TEC activity. The institutionalization of TEC roles would help consolidate TEC goals as part of the university mission and lessen anxieties about the role of universities in teacher education centers. (DS)
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Publication Date: 1980-Jun
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Course Registration Attrition, Fall 1978-79 and Spring 1978-79. Analytical Studies Research Reports, 80-2 and 80-3.
Bresler, Marilyn
These two parallel reports provide data on course attrition rates in the Maricopa County Community College District for Fall 1978 and Spring 1979. Course attrition rates were calculated by comparing high-point enrollments (which include audits and withdrawals) with end-of-semester enrollments (which do not include audits, drops, withdrawals, or withdrawals-failing, but do include students with grades A through F, passing, incomplete, no credit, and non-graded). Tables and graphs present these data by college for day and evening enrollments for a selection of departments and courses. After describing and summarizing the data, each report looks at course attrition by department (i.e., all classes, accounting, administration of justice, art, humanities, biology, chemistry, data processing, economics, electronics, English, English humanities, general business, health, history, home economics, mathematics, music, music performance, nursing science, office education, philosophy, physical education, physics, political science, psychology, reading, sociology, Spanish, and speech). Additionally, attrition rates in selected classes are presented, including courses in accounting, data processing, freshman English, business, history, arithmetic, algebra, and psychology. Finally, both reports look at course attrition, for Fall 1973 through Spring 1979, at the district as a whole and at each of its six campuses. (AYC)
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Publication Date: 1982
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The Numbers in Latin. Teacher's Guide. Tentative Edition.
Masciantonio, Rudolph; And Others
This guide is intended to assist Latin and English teachers who have some background in Latin to expand the English vocabulary and reading skills of students through the study of Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. The lessons on numbers in Latin are designed to be presented through an audiolingual approach. The introductory material in the guide provides general notes on the teaching of Latin in the Philadelphia School District, suggestions for scheduling and staffing the Latin classes, an outline of the organization of each lesson, some general hints to the teacher, and an overview of the material to be taught in this unit. The presentation of the material is organized in nine lessons, each one containing objectives, exercises, explanatory material, and word games. The appendix is an explanation of the ancient method of counting. (AMH)
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Language: EnglishLatin
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Mathematics and Science Instruction in Southern California.
Myers, Edwin C.; Mineo, R. James
To provide information to support school district considerations of changes in mathematics and science instruction, three issues were considered: (1) the adequacy of the California Basic Education Data System (CBEDS) for supporting an analysis of subject matter instruction; (2) the distribution of teaching effort and student enrollments among science and mathematics courses; and (3) subject matter coverage as reflected by textbook use. Some discrepancies were found between data from a special survey and the CBEDS, but these were not of sufficient magnitude to justify the costs of collecting new data. Therefore, CBEDS data for 1982 were used to analyze enrollments and levels of teaching effort for mathematics and science courses in grades 9-12. Mathematics accounted for 12.6% of the enrollments and 13.3% of the effort, while the data for science were 6.4% and 6.5%, respectively. Course content was examined, using beginning algebra for the textbook analysis. On the average, about two-thirds of the lessons in the four textbooks were devoted to topics in the state competencies statement. While the structure and content were similar, differences in textbooks were also noted. A comparison with SAT content indicated some disparities with the competencies statement. Tables present the data and other information. (MNS)
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Language: English
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Industry to Education Technology Transfer Program. Composite Materials--Personnel Development. Final Report.
Tomezsko, Edward S. J.
A composite materials education program was established to train Boeing Helicopter Company employees in the special processing of new filament-reinforced polymer composite materials. During the personnel development phase of the joint Boeing-Penn State University project, an engineering instructor from Penn State completed a 5-month, full-time resident training program in the Boeing plant in June 1988. The instructor received in-depth training in the basic skills of composite layup, cure, fabrication, and assembly. A categorized reference library was initiated based on information gathered during the residency. Future plans were for research, design, and field testing of courses for a composite materials technology program, both in a credit and noncredit format, and use of a variety of funding models to support the program's continuance, including personal expense, tuition loans and grants, tuition reimbursement by industry, and federal and manpower employment training programs. (Attachments and appendixes, amounting to over three-fourths of the report, include resumes, letters of support, background and general information on Boeing, information on composite materials, data on projected manpower needs, a chronological list of program highlights, and program schedule bar chart.) (YLB)
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Sex Ed for Caring Schools: Creating an Ethics-Based Curriculum
Lamb, Sharon
Teachers College Press
While arguments for and against teaching abstinence, the use of contraceptives, and sexual identity are becoming more and more polarized, most people agree that students must learn to navigate an increasingly sexual world. "Sex Ed for Caring Schools" presents a curriculum that goes beyond the typical health education most students receive today. As part of a critical pedagogy movement that connects education to social justice enterprises, this book and the corresponding online curriculum encourage students to talk, write, and think about the moral and relational issues underlying sex in society today. Addressing the real concerns of today's teens, this book includes lessons on pornography, prostitution, media objectification, religion, and stereotypes. Book Features include: (1) Introduces readers to the controversies that have surrounded sex education curricula in recent decades; (2) Outlines a comprehensive sex education that includes character education, citizenship, and caring--the three Cs; (3) Focuses on the education both girls and boys need to treat each other ethically; (4) Includes discussion questions and activities for future educators; and (5) Corresponds to an interactive online curriculum hosted by the author that includes free readings, activities, and discussion questions.
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The Use of Asynchronous Audio Feedback with Online RN-BSN Students
London, Julie E.
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The use of audio technology by online nursing educators is a recent phenomenon. Research has been conducted in the area of audio technology in different domains and populations, but very few researchers have focused on nursing. Preliminary results have indicated that using audio in place of text can increase student cognition and socialization. This quasi-experimental comparative study was designed to explore the effect of audio feedback versus text-only feedback in online discussion boards using the constructs of the community of inquiry theoretical framework: social, cognitive, and teaching presences in students enrolled in an asynchronous online RN-BSN program. Additionally, perceived student satisfaction, retention and academic performance were examined. Multiple regression data analysis of these variables suggested a preference for text-only feedback over audio-text feedback in relation to teaching presence and perceived student satisfaction. The conclusion supports further research on these variables possibly using mixed methods to elicit themes identified by this quantitative study. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page:]
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Translation of fusspot in Spanish:

Pronunciation /ˈfəsˌpɑt//ˈfʌspɒt/

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    • She complains that Toby is a fusspot and that no one seems to trust her.
    • This works amazingly for vegans, lactose intolerants, and sundry fusspots.
    • They used to be called fitters, and conjured up images of fusspots, who toiled away in dark workshops designing and constructing oil-covered dirty machines for industry.
    • The power to discriminate makes Virgo the sign of the food fusspot, the nutritionist and the restaurant critic.
    • The old fusspot doesn't want a single spot in front of the pub.
    • However, she is played as such a little fusspot and gossip that she injects the women's scenes with a lot of humour.
    • Well, we have words for people like that: nitpickers, fusspots, pettifoggers.
    • It is no place for people who can't handle the occasional snoot full of dust or worse, or for fusspots who must work and stay clean at the same time.
    • Josh is no fusspot about what Val wears as long as she's there, but Val just likes to look nice for the sake of looking nice.
    • The fusspot in me appreciates the fusspot in him.
    • Then again, since it is the function and duty of a magazine to report newsworthy happenings as fully as possible, they cannot hold back some information because some fusspots might think that it is not in the public interest.
    • It is not beyond the realms that within a generation or two punctuation (not to mention spelling) will be regarded as the old-fashioned preserve of fusspots who have no idea how to communicate clearly.
    • I'm also working on a magnum opus, attacking poetry at every level of the class structure from the ghetto to poetry slams on up to the Library of Congress fusspots.
    • Dictators are often fusspots about food, and Mussolini, like Hitler, was one.
    • As a game it can be a hoot, but there are occasions when it becomes no laughing matter, usually when some fusspot with a bad dress sense decides to invoke a screamingly ridiculous rule instead of concentrating on his short game.
    • ‘Of course I'll be alright, fusspot,’ she said teasingly.
    • The main difference is that you brood while he bumbles, but that's a footnote for fusspots.
    • As the chairman of the National Radiological Protection Board, he is in a sense a professional fusspot, paid to be wary.
    • Big and burly bouncers guard the entrance and are fusspots (a rarity in Valencia), so make sure you are dressed to kill.
    • Mine is a fusspot round the house and is obsessed with things being ironed correctly!


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Civil rights protest in New Zealand – stop the terror laws

march this Saturday October 27th at 12 noon
from Aotea Square to Mount Eden Prison
For more information Civil Rights Defence Organisation

Socialist Worker (National Exec) statement on Crackdown

If we don’t fight to defend the “Urewera Seventeen” – the activists currently imprisoned without bail or trial – then it could be us next. That’s the simple fact that all of us who believe in social justice have to learn.

Everyone who knows someone who was arrested knows full well that these people are not terrorists. There is no way that these people were planning to kill, maim or destroy in pursuit of their political activism. So why did the cops feel the need to terrorise schoolkids, smash windows and confiscate property on Monday 15th?
It’s surely not a coincidence that that was the week that beefed-up “anti-terror” legislation was up before parliament. And the cops – and the SIS who stand behind them – were probably feeling a bit embarrassed that they hadn’t gotten to use the old legislation yet. So they wanted to give it a go.
But why do we have the “Terrorism Suppression Act 2002” in the first place? Simply put – because the Americans told us we had to.
Using the shock of the aftermath of the attacks on New York and Washington, the United States pushed the demand for “anti-terror” laws through a compliant UN in 2002. New Zealand was “obliged” to adopt these laws, or get in the bad books of the United States.
No New Zealander is on the UN’s list of terrorists or terrorist groups. But Maori activists said at the time that it was only a matter of time before these were used against Maori activists. Looks like they were right.

State violence

Some commentators – even some of those “on the Left” – are wagging their fingers at the people who are currently stewing in jail without trial or bail, saying they should have known better than to even look like they were preparing to challenge the State.
But this is a colonial nation. The New Zealand state was founded on acts of violence and dispossession of the tangata whenua. No-one disputes that. And no-one should be surprised that some Maori are not prepared to accept the status of a defeated people. Challenging the New Zealand state is their political birthright – not an act of “terrorism”.
An attitude that says that challenging the authority of the state should be enough to get you put in “Guantanamo of the South Pacific” isn’t about fighting terrorism. It’s about defining within what limits dissent and debate is “acceptable” – and enforcing those limits with ninja police breaking and entering.
There is no good reason for the “anti-terror” laws. They should be called the Terror Laws – their purpose is to sow terror in the hearts of anyone who might think of challenging those in power over us. Ordinary workers who’ve been in union struggles know that the police and courts are not the friends of anyone who wants to rock the boat.
The Terror Laws must be abolished – before they are used against any of us who doesn’t shut up and do what they’re told. We need to build the biggest possible political movement against these anti-democratic laws – and the corporate politicians in Labour and National who support them.

One Response to Civil rights protest in New Zealand – stop the terror laws

  1. Anonymous says:

    Interesting read in the Dominion Post today after they got hold of a 150 page plus report of the tappings and surveillance.

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Epigrams; Poetry by Everett Ruess

I thought that there were two rules in life —
never count the cost and never do anything unless you can do it wholeheartedly. Now is the time to live.

By the strength of my arm, by the sight of my eye,
By the skill of my fingers, I swear,
As long as life dwells in me, never will I Follow
any way but the sweeping way of the wind.

Along I will follow the dark trail, black void on one side and unattainable heights on the other, darkness before and behind me,  darkness that pulses and flows and is felt. Then suddenly, an unreal breath of wind coming from infinite depths will bring to my ears again the strange, dimly-remembered sound of the rushing water. When that sound dies, all dies.

On canyon trails when warm night winds blow
Blowing and sighing gently through the star-tipped pines,
Musing, I walked behind my placid burros
While water rushed and broke on painted rocks below

Adventure is for the adventurous.
My face is set.
I go to make my destiny.
May many another youth be by me inspired to leave the snug safety of his rut,
and follow fortune to other lands.

God, how the wild calls to me.
There can be no other life for me but that of the lone wanderer.
It has an irresistible fascination. The lone trail is the best for me.

At evening I would go out into the glade and climb high above the river to the base of the cliff. I would gather scarlet flowers and come down when the stars gleamed softly. Sighing winds would eddy down the canyon, swaying the tree tops. Then the leaves would cease their trembling; only the sound of rippling water would continue, and the spirit of peace and somnolence would pervade and the red embers of my fire one by one turned black and shadows deepened into a gently surging slumber.

Beauty isolated is terrible and unbearable, and the unclouded sight overkills the beholder. His only refuge is in insignificant things, in labor that keeps the mind from thought, and in companionship that gives back to the ego some of its former virility. But he who has looked long on naked beauty may never return to the world, and though he should try, he will find its occupation empty and vain, and human intercourse purposeless and futile. Alone and lost, he must die on the altar of beauty.

Always I shall be one who loves the wilderness:
Swaggers and softly creeps between the mountain peaks;
I shall listen long to the sea’s brave music;
I shall sing my song above the shriek of desert winds.

When I go I leave no trace.
The beauty of the country is becoming a part of me.
Now the aspen trunks are tall and white in the moonlight.
A wind croons in the pines, The mountain sleeps.

Say that I starved, that I was lost and weary;
That I was burned and blinded by the desert sun;
Footsore, thirsty, sick with strange diseases;
Lonely and wet and cold, but that I kept my dream!

Alone, I shoulder the sky,
And hurl my defiance
And shout the song of
the conqueror
To the four winds,
Earth, sea, sun, moon, and stars.


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That men shall be free : the story of the Magna carta / Drawings by Barry Martin.

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  • Physical Description: 189 pages : illustrations, map, plan ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Messner, [1964]

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General Note: "Suggested further reading": p. 181-183.
Summary, etc.: The principles of freedom inherent in our Bill of Rights were conceived in a remarkable document, the Magna Carta, which granted to Englishmen rights that through the centuries have become inalienable.
Subject: Magna Carta > Juvenile literature.

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Cyberchase : Totally rad / a Thirteen/WNET New York/Nelvana International Limited production ; producers, Lynne Warner, Ellen Doherty ; written by Adam Rudman, George Arthur Bloom ; head writer, George Arthur Bloom ; directed by Larry Jacobs, Bob Morris.

Jacobs, Larry. (Added Author). Morris, Bob. (Added Author). Warner, Lynne. (Added Author). Doherty, Ellen. (Added Author). Rudman, Adam. (Added Author). Bloom, George Arthur. (Added Author). Wilson, Matthew A., 1977- (Added Author). Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- (Added Author). Gottfried, Gilbert, 1955- (Added Author). Edwards, Novie. (Added Author). Pillon, Jacqueline. (Added Author). Obonsawin, Annick. (Added Author). Carlson, Len. (Added Author). Tinkler, Rob. (Added Author). Binsley, Richard. (Added Author). Nicoll, Kristina. (Added Author). McDonald, Glenn. (Added Author). Poon, Joycelyn. (Added Author). Shaw, David W., 1961- (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). Nelvana (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Animation supervisor, Glenn McDonald ; editor, Joycelyn Poon ; music, David W. Shaw. (Cast).
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  • ISBN: 141570385X
  • ISBN: 9781415703854
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Full screen]
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2004.

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General Note: Bonus features: interactive games ; bloopers ; How to draw Digit.
Formatted Contents Note: Totally rad / Adam Rudman, George Arthur Bloom -- Borg of the ring -- Fortress of attitude.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Animation supervisor, Glenn McDonald ; editor, Joycelyn Poon ; music, David W. Shaw.
Participant or Performer Note: Matthew A. Wilson.
Christopher Lloyd, Gilbert Gottfried, Novie Edwards, Jacqueline Pillon, Annick Obonsawin, Len Carlson, Rob Tinkler, Richard Binsley, Kristina Nicoll.
Summary, etc.: The villainous Hacker is determined to rule Cyberchase - no matter what it takes. But he never will - at least, not if Jackie, Matt, and Inez have anything to say about it. These three young heroes embark on thrilling adventures - from tackling time in ancient Egyptian tombs to cracking codes in creepy caves - in their quest to foil Hacker's dastardly schemes. In the wacky live action segments that ends each show, tween characters show that math can also save the day in real life.
Target Audience Note: MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note: DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation, NTSC, Region 1.
System requirements: 166 MHz pentium processor; 32 MB available RAM; 5-20 MB available hard disc space; Windows 95 or higher; DVD-ROM drive; DVD software or hardware decoder. The DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive.
Language Note: English, optional Spanish audio ; closed-captioned.
Subject: Computer hackers > Juvenile films.
Software protection > Juvenile films.
Heroes > Juvenile films.
Computer hackers.
Software protection.
Heroes > Fiction.
Genre: Animated television programs.
Children's television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Detective and mystery films.

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