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A glorious, but mildly absurd childhood

I am a Global Nomad, also known as a Third-Culture Kid. I had a glorious, but mildly absurd childhood. Or at least, that’s what I hear. Seemed fine to me; it was the only life I knew, and as all of my friends lived similarly, I figured it was normal.

For some people, answering the question “Where are you from?” is a no-brainer. “Wichita, Kansas,” you might say; or “Albany, New York.” For me, the answer is more of a “Whellllp, it’s complicated.”

I was born in Newport Beach, California. The problem is, if I run into anyone from my ‘home town,’ I look like a deer in headlamps when asked for details. Beyond getting from grandma’s house to the beach across the street, I know absolutely nothing about my home town.

I left California when I was three, and from there, traipsed around the world from post to post with my family: Vientiane, Laos; Taipei, Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; Saigon, Vietnam; Accra, Ghana; Monrovia, Liberia. Yes, that’s seven countries on two continents in about 20 years, and about 15 schools. I also later landed in Zaire, France, and the UK, but that’s a whole ‘nother story!

Dates: Don’t get me started on dates—I have devised a formula to come up with an approximation of when I lived where: I remember the music we were into at the time; figure out the year the album was released; add two years (we were always a little behind the rest of the world), and Bob’s yer uncle! Like this:

  • On a bus in Saigon singing “Angie” (Rolling Stones)
  • Released in 1973
  • Add 2 years
  • Yup: I lived in Saigon in 1975

Works like a charm.

To me, this life was normal, in the same way that the kid from Wichita thought her childhood was normal. I mean, didn’t everyone live this way? All of my friends did.

Don’t get me wrong; this realization of the absurdity of my upraising had hit me previously (especially when I first moved “Back to the World,” as we called the States). But I managed to suppress most of it, because the ‘different’ took way too long to explain. So until I was about 40, if someone asked where I was from, I’d say, “California,” and scoot that conversation right along to something else right quick!

In my older and wiser years, I’m embracing the absurd and venturing into “Where I’m From” land. It’s challenging. For one thing, sometimes things just get lost in the translation.1)One rather embarrassing example stems from my singing a Chinese love song I’d learned long ago in Taiwan to a friend from Singapore. He looked puzzled, and said “Kimmy, I have absolutely no idea what you’re saying.” Man, I’d been singing that song for decades! In Romulan, apparently. I mean, my family (like yours, I’m sure) has its own vocabulary, a conglomeration of made-up words (what the hell is a frangipangi!?), and just plain expat-isms that to this day crop up in my everyday speech. I keep my canned goods in a go-down, not a pantry; I wear go-aheads instead of flip-flops in the summer; open sewers will always be benjos; and a click of the tongue just means “no.”

Where most ‘normal’ American childhoods are defined spatially, mine is defined in a much more squishy way temporally.

“Where are you from?” is not an easy question for someone with an absurd childhood.

It seems to have all started in about 1966. I’ll have to take some poetic license in getting dates mostly right. In fact, the only date I know I have absolutely right is April 20, 1975: the day I left Saigon. That one is kind of a no-brainer. But I digress.

My late ex-step-father (a.k.a. Fang, but we won’t go into that) was with the U. S. Agency for International Development. I have no idea what he did. Really. The fact that just about every country we lived in went through some sort of structural/governmental madness, war, or coup d’état is in no way a reflection of what my dad did. No, really. I’ve been told he was a controller—which means absolutely nothing to me, and probably doesn’t to you, either. But that was his title. He traveled a lot, which was fine with the rest of the family. I mean, even when he was there he wasn’t really there there, so he’ll not be much in evidence in these pages. The important thing to know is that his job—whatever it was—took us to some very cool (depending on your perspective) places. And the first was Laos.

Vientiane, Laos is not Wichita, Kansas. Most people I’ve met in America outside of DC couldn’t find it on a map at gunpoint. I’ve never been to Wichita, but I can hands-down pretty much guarantee it’s nothing like Vientiane–then or now. (I have no idea where this recent fixation on Wichita came from, but I’m just going with the flow for now. Who knows? I may change my American benchmark later to Oskaloosa, Iowa, about which I do know and simply choose to forget. But that’s another story.)

Anyway, one reached Laos in those days in a rickety airplane that to my childhood-in-retrospect seems to have been held together with spit and chewing gum. Also, one didn’t land in Vientiane so much as drop in. At the time, apparently, Vientiane was surrounded on three sides by Bad Guys; the fourth side was the Mekong River. Because the Bad Guys weren’t awfully fond of us, a normal glider-like descent was inadvisable. So you’d circle, round and round until someone pulled the bones out of the fire, read your fortune, and decide that it was safe to drop in. Literally: you were up… and then you were down.2)If you’ve ever flown in or out of John Wayne airport in Newport Beach, you’ll know exactly what this feels like. John Wayne is one of my favorite airports in the States–waaahooooooooo!! Bam! I don’t know, seemed normal to me at the time. And besides, any trips in a plane before the age of about 10, and I was too busy puking into my mom’s purse to really notice. (It took me years to figure out that I wasn’t air sick; I was asphyxiated and poisoned by the fact that everyone (!) on the damned plane was smoking!)

What first-time visitors to Southeast Asia mostly remember about stepping out of the plane is the solid wall of heat and humidity that smashes into you. Laos is hot. Damned hot. If you think your town is hot during the summer, you need to get your ass over to Southeast Asia, get a little perspective, and quit your bitching. Doesn’t matter the season; there’s hot and muggy, and hot and wet.

Now, there seems to be a small subset of my genes that are from the Klondike, because no matter how long I lived in the tropics, I sweat. One of my mom’s favourite sayings is “Men sweat; ladies glow.” Not me. Nope; my head sweats. And not in a dainty little glowing way. We’re talking rivers here. I don’t know what my hair looked like when we landed in Laos, but within days, my mother had chopped it pretty damned short and it has stayed pretty much that way ’til now.

We landed that first trip with all the best accoutrements of the time. My mom was a bit of a clothes horse, and she imposed some of these tendencies on me (which lasted until about ten years ago when I discovered sweats, riding tights, and the joys of walking on pain-free feet—oh yeah!). No dungarees (or whatever they were calling jeans back then) or hand-me-downs. We landed in style: Bullocks dresses (sort of a Neiman Marcus), fisher-net stockings (as I insisted on calling them), patent-leather shoes, hats, and gloves. Style, I tell you! Style! But also sweat. Lots and lots of sweat.

USAID. Let me explain USAID for the uninitiated. My mother always called it the Embassy’s Outhouse. “A-I-D” or “use-aid” was a necessary evil in that part of the world, but never really taken seriously by the Real Diplomats. We were (according to Mom) tolerated by the larger diplomatic community, but really, only a couple of steps above the poor Peace Corps volunteers, who usually arrived in-country looking all kinds of Goldie-Hawn-Exuberant, only to leave a couple of years later looking like something the cat had dragged through a pile of malarial, hepatitis-infected rats. A-I-D—“Let them eat cake!” the ambassador said.

As befit our lowly status, we were shuttled to the first of three or four houses we were to inhabit for the next four years. The first house was a BOQ—short for Bachelor Officers Quarters. No, dad wasn’t a bachelor (at least legally); nor, that I’m aware of, was he an officer. But in we went. The furniture was classic U.S. Embassy Local; all rattan and sort of hand-me-down kind of stuff that, to my mother’s horror, I miss to this day. She made the best of that place, as she did of all of our homes (lots and lots and lots of them!). She re-finished the couch cushions with Thai silk in hot oranges, pinks, and turquoise. So retro-ly cool now, and so tropical. Robinson Crusoe meets Jim Thompson (look it up)

Which was appropriate, since we were surrounded by the very essence of “tropics.” Let me explain to you young whippersnappers, you “I went to Thailand and survived the Ten-Day Resort Experience” pansy-asses out there: this was the real Third World, kiddo! No every-house-with-its-own-generator for us. No water filters on the tap. No…, well, not a whole lot of nothin’. Water was intermittent, so you always kept a spare bottle or two near the shower for those inevitable times when the water went out with your hair full of shampoo. (How did they time that!?) Electricity? Like Italian traffic lights, more of a suggestion than a reality. Oh god, then there was the air conditioning. The embassy, in its infinite wisdom and grace (remember, we’re the out-house) gave us only enough air conditioners to kill us; or maybe it was just my mom’s idea of a comfort level, but when the air outside is 195 degrees with the humidity, walking into our house was always a bit like stepping into a deep freezer. I don’t know who built these things, but man, they could hum (when there was electricity). And every bedroom had an overhead fan. Not one of these delicate whisper thingies people use in the States as decoration. No, these things could lift a B-52, but with more decibels. (It took me years to be able to sleep without one.)

Noam Chomsky visited Vientiane in 1970. He wrote (among other things) that “An American can live in the suburbs, complete with well-tended lawns, or in a pleasant villa rented from a rich Laotian, and can commute to the huge USAID compound with its PX and other facilities.”3)Special Supplement: A Visit to Laos, The New York Review of Books, Volume 15, Number 2 · July 23, 1970, available at: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/10894 (visited January 3, 2015).  I’m not sure what, exactly, he meant by “PX and other facilities,” but I do know that life was pretty basic there. Okay, so the lawns were well-tended. And yes, most everyone had a maid. But I challenge Mr. Chomsky to step out of his shower, as my mother did one day, to a viper in the middle of the bathroom floor, and call it the suburbs. Luckily, one of our intrepid cats played with it to death. The cat lived.

Then there was the cobra who took up residence along the entrance to our front door. He seemed to be hibernating, so we just let him be, and one day, he was gone.

Suburbs my ass.

I probably should have prefaced this: if you want a comparative narrative, then yes, we lived in the lap of luxury compared to our neighbours, many of whom shared kitchen space with their poultry. If you want a political or socio-economic commentary, go read a book.

So, back to the snakes. While most of the countries I lived in seem to have been defined by their snake population, Laos pretty much took the cake. The next house we lived in after the BOQ, in fact, had a banyan tree (quite a lot like this one) in the front yard that was renowned as the Snake Tree. Think biiiig (yes, I was small, but this really was a very large tree); think tentacles of roots snaking [sorry] out all over the place, and then imagine these roots moving. I know I did—that tree scared the bejeebers out of me! It was a haven for every snake that had been driven out of every other yard. My mother tried everything to reduce the risks, including buying two geese—Bonnie and Clyde—who were supposed to be snake killers. Unfortunately, they were so loud we had to get rid of them (I didn’t ask). The next line of snake defense was our Intrepid Gardener (yes, we had a gardener, too—see previous disclaimer regarding sociological commentary and get a life!). Intrepid Gardener’s primary responsibility was not, in fact, taking care of the garden. It was killing snakes. Pure and simple. Find snake; kill it. Perhaps not the most enlightened approach in the world, but when you’re surrounded by some of the most venomous bastards in the world (I mean the snakes, not the diplomatic community; well, not really), you’d be pretty unenlightened, too.

To a very large degree, my life in Laos was pretty good, and frankly, I didn’t know any different (having never actually met anyone from Wichita). We had an American school on the compound that went from kindergarten to 12th grade, all housed under (mostly) the same roof. My classmates came from all points of the globe, as did our excellent teachers. We had an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and Munro Leaf, the author of the children’s book, “The Story of Ferdinand,” even came to visit! I may have been the only kid in Vientiane with a copy of his book, and he signed it (alas, lost in one of the kazillion moves that define my life). Backwater? Oh, hell no! But definitely off the beaten path.

Random memory: my mother always created the most magnificent gardens in every house we lived in. In Laos she found the perfect flower: it was a deep red, almost daisy-like flower, with long wispy stems. One day, she was visited by someone from the Embassy. This wasn’t some friendly from-on-high sort of visit; no, this was a bit more official than that. It would seem that Mom had planted (wait for it…) opium poppies. In Laos. And apparently, someone from the Embassy who obviously had not received the memo about poppies in Laos being good for American Foreign Policy, decided that my mom’s crop had to go. Suuuure, the rest of Laos could keep their crops, and even share with the same Embassy, but nope: Mom’s flowers HAD TO GO. She had no idea she was growing opium, and didn’t much care. They were just pretty little red flowers.

Another random memory: One fluent term in my vocabulary that distinguishes me from the average Wichita kid is “Ammo Dump.” (“Med Evac” is another, but we’ll get to that in Saigon). Because I was still a young child (she said, sheepishly), I would occasionally get scared in the night and crawl into my parents’ bed. This worked well for me, but I’m sure was a royal pain for the Aged ‘Rents. But this particular night, it was especially good for me. At some ungodly hour of the night, my mother awoke out of a dead sleep.

She shook Fang and said, “Did you hear that?”

“What?!” he responded (kind of a light sleeper, but a little freaky upon awaking).

“The windows rattled and it’s not storming. Did you hear it?”

“No,” Dad said. “Go back to sleep.”

A few minutes later, the same thing: “Did you hear that?!” Mom asked, a little more insistently.

“No! Leave me alone!”

Finally, a few seconds later, the whole world turned upside down. Windows shook, rattled, and rolled, and the sky outside lit up like a Tet festival.

Calmly, and with what I now recognize as a touch of sarcasm, my mother turned to a now fully-awake, alert, and alarmed Fang and said, “Well, I hope to hell you heard that!”

The ammunition dump, which was only a few kilometers from our house, had blown up. Boom! But really, much more of a Boom! BOOOOOOOM!!!! Boom, boom, and so on. And on. And on. You get the picture: the skies opened up, the end of the world was nigh, and “Horsemen” and “Apocalypse” was on everyone’s lips. My mother did what any self-respecting, good-looking young lady in her mid-20s would do in a similar situation: she got up, got dressed, and put on her make-up.

“I’ve seen those women being evacuated from places like this, and I’ll be damned if I’m going out looking like that!”

When we got outside, the whole neighbourhood was out watching (and listening) to the show. Our neighbor, Mrs. _____, came outside, took one look at the situation, went back inside, and made yet another bottomless pitcher of martinis (cocktails were big in the 60s). Another neighbor came out and checked her roses. I’m not sure if she checked her kids first; really, she was a little nutty about the roses.

Laos—you never knew what was going to come at you, but all in all, for an absurd childhood, I led a fairly normal existence. School, just like anyone from Wichita. Swim team. Floods. Ammo dumps. Snakes. Spooks….

Yeah. It was like that. Best. Fucking. Childhood. Ever.

1 One rather embarrassing example stems from my singing a Chinese love song I’d learned long ago in Taiwan to a friend from Singapore. He looked puzzled, and said “Kimmy, I have absolutely no idea what you’re saying.” Man, I’d been singing that song for decades! In Romulan, apparently.
2 If you’ve ever flown in or out of John Wayne airport in Newport Beach, you’ll know exactly what this feels like. John Wayne is one of my favorite airports in the States–waaahooooooooo!!
3 Special Supplement: A Visit to Laos, The New York Review of Books, Volume 15, Number 2 · July 23, 1970, available at: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/10894 (visited January 3, 2015).


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The most traditional way of teaching math is to use drill system, although this type of learning center is much against by the modern math scholars, they are many still around especially in the North America due to the reason the homework is not as heavy when compared the other parts of the world, especially in Asian countries. So many of these types of “drill” learning centers are called themselves “self-learning centers” since they virtually do not teach kids math or help school math work. They are not doing well in Asia when compared to other parts of the world. Why? Asian schools teachers already assign so much math homework to students, students do not really need more exercises to practice, what they really need is to get more “teaching” time, not “practice’ time. So the future of this type of learning centers is very limited now especially more and more parents turn to other style of learning centers when kids are complaining how boring of these self-learning teaching method. Ironically, They are effective in improving computational skills but is downright boring. If parents believe math is more than just computation then this teaching method is pretty much out dated.  It has a franchise advantage that is it so closely follows the successful principle of franchise that is “teaching” is just to mark homework – a repetitive task. From franchisee to franchisee, the teaching really relies on their teaching material, not teachers. Thus the concept of fast food franchise idea can be found here. Students go through a routine of having homework marked or checked and that is about all these learning centers will do. This teaching method also encourages parent’s involvement in actually teaching their own kids, but quite often it gets into arguments between parents and children and it hurts each other’s feelings. This is the drawback of the system. On the surface, ideologically, the teaching method sounds very good but in reality, it has problems. Since it advocates low fee and uses fast food concept to franchise, it attracts many copycats to use more or less the same “drill” method but with modified formats.

There are also learning centers with lecture style that is the learning center will teach students regardless what the students are doing at school, it is fine if the students do not have problems at school math but if they do then this type of learning center can only attract the most bright kids to go. They really have no uniformed teaching material so it is difficult to franchise and many independent math learning centers use this type of teaching and managing style. Once the super star teachers are gone, then the class also dies since the teaching almost exclusively relies on the star teachers to attract students. There are no real teaching methods, no real teaching philosophy, no systematic workbooks. It has the drawback of selling as assets in the future since there is rally no assets to sell to others other than the super star teachers. A successful franchised math learning center must weigh heavily on the teaching workbooks and they must be unique with innovative teaching idea.

There are some other new and innovative math learning centers like using abacus or some type of  mental computing techniques but they also have their shares of problems. The biggest problem is their math computation techniques are so different from the way most schools are teaching, most kids abandoned what they learned as soon as they do not register at these learning centers. Without continuing practice what they learned, they will not use these techniques when going to their day schools. The benefits of learning these so called effective and innovative way of computing go wasted if they go against the mainstream teaching method and technique.

Finally, there is another type of learning center that is it does not use any out of the world computation technique that deviates from the mainstream technique but trying to come with a different teaching method which is more effective or fun. Many in the past have tried this method but failed sine no one could successful come up with a workbook which actually integrates game and math so it makes the learning environment both fun and educational. This has all changed when Ho Math ad Chess, founded by a Canadian math teacher Frank Ho, invented the teaching method by combining chess and math together, it does not do math teaching and chess teaching separately. Ho Math and Chess created the world’s first commercially available math and chess integrated workbooks and successfully implement this teaching method in the worldwide Ho Math and Chess Learning Centers. It solved the problem which has boggled educators for so long that is how to create a learning environment for kids such that children could learn math while having fun?

This “educatmaint” teaching method will be the future for math specialty learning center.  With the integrated math and chess innovative teaching method, Ho Math and Chess has revolutionalized the entire math learning center industry and bring the birth of a new age to the after-school math tutoring and teaching. More details can be found at www.mathandchess.com.

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“Es mi casa” Support for children with special needs in San Francisco de Mostazal

Strengthening education for children with special needs
San Francisco de Mostazal – Vl. Region
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01/10/2009 to 30/04/2013
Foundation UNESCO- Education for Children in Need, WIGWAM Reisen, Foundation Trekking Chile, HOPE’87
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Thanks to donations from “WIGWAM Reisen (Germany)“ and the “Foundation Trekking Chile”, whichis the Chilean partner of HOPE’87 and the UNESCO Foundation – Education for Children in Need, the project “Es mi casa” in San Francisco de Mostazal, which is situated 60 km south of Santiago de Chile, could be completed trained in handicrafts that can be useful if they want to set foot in the working world. This workshop was ceremoniously inaugurated in April 2013 in the presence of Mr Ulrich Klose from WIGWAM Reisen, the Ambassador of Austria to Chile Mag.a Dorothea Auer and the mayor of Mostazal Sergio Medel Acosta. Furthermore, the community of Mostazal finished its project aimed at the complete rebuilding of the school, so that the children can now be trained in the rebuilt and freshly renovated schoolhouse. The handicrafts produced by the children and teenagers will eventually be sold to the clients of the WIGWAM travel agency, thus further benefiting them.

The continuing contact between the Regional Coordinator of Latin America and the school will ensure the sustainability of the project in the future.

Cross cutting issues:

Democracy & Human Rights, Disability, Capacity Development

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Chile is located in the southwest of South America, and is well known for its 4000 km length and 200 km width. Even though Chile is among the most expanding Latin American countries, wealth and prosperity are only concentrated in the central region surrounding its capital Santiago, with a population of 6 million people, and the central valley. The sparsely populated North and the deep South of Chile rate among the poorest areas of the country. Moreover, the infrastructure remains underdeveloped in these regions. Thus, there is strong need for the support of children, young people and especially for disadvantaged and marginalised groups of the society.


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Ultimate Guide to Horse Riding Gear 2019

horse riding gearHorse riders are generally a very dedicated bunch. We love our horses and we want the best possible equipment to provide comfort for both ourselves and our coveted horse.

It can get a little confusing when trying to figure out which equipment will work the best for us and our horses.

The one great thing about most horseback riding equipment is that it is a long term investment.

For that reason, purchasing your horseback riding accessories is something that you should review carefully before you decide on what fits you and your style the best.

Age and gender are both factors that are going to play a major role in what type of horse riding supplies you end up purchasing.

Women and men are obviously going to differ tremendously on what types of horse back riding pants they purchase, as will adults and children.

Helmets are another accessory that is going to differ greatly depending on age and gender.

Let’s look at the Horse Riding Essentials before going thru the deciding factors

Horse Riding Gear

Here are the deciding factors you need to consider

Here’s a couple things that you’ll want to consider before you decide on what type of horse riding gear you want to go with:

1) Which discipline am I choosing?

2) Am I looking for style or comfort, or both?

3) Is price a major factor in my decision?

4) Am I expecting other to use this as well, or just me?

5) How long am I expecting this to last for me?

The discipline that you choose is the first step that you’re going to have to take before making your purchase. Horse riding attire and saddles will differ greatly depending on what discipline you choose.

Style or Comfort

It would be optimal if we could achieve both style and comfort but that’s usually a very difficult thing to find without spending some big time money. Comfort should be your number one priority since, as we mentioned, this is equipment that you’re probably going to be using long term.

Price is going to be a significant factor in which type of horse riding equipment you go with simply because the range of prices can vary greatly. Saddles can cost you easily anywhere from $200-$800 and boots have the potential for an even wider range of prices.

Users of the Equipment

One of the biggest factors you’ve got to think about is whether this equipment is going to be used by multiple people.

Obviously horseback riding gear for kids is going to differ greatly from horse back riding gear for adults.

Gender is also going to play a factor as horse riding pants for girls will be quite different than the male version.

Hence, the below given is a list of factors that is needed to be taken into consideration while deciding on your horse riding gear:

  • Is it going to be used by more than one person?
  • Are my kids going to use it?
  • Is it going to be used by females?

If yes, some choices tend to be different.

Length of Use

Just like the price, the length of time that you’re expecting your horseback riding supplies to last is going to weigh heavily in your decision about whether to buy new or used gear.

Most gear will last you at least 10 years, but that once again will depend on a multitude of factors.

For horse lovers, owning a horse is an experience like no other. It’s a lifestyle where the bond developed between horse and owner is something that truly can’t be explained. Just as some dog owners feel incredibly close bonds with their pets, horse owners share experiences that just can’t be put into words.

Let’s take a look at some of the equipment that is essential to ensuring that your horse riding experience is as enjoyable for you and your horse as well:

horse riding helmets

If there is one piece of horse riding attire that is absolutely essential when riding horses it is a horse riding helmet. There is absolutely no reason not to wear one, no matter what your experience level may be.

No matter how well you think you know your horse you have to understand that they are still unpredictable creatures. You never know when your horse might get spooked by a random animal or decide to buck in rebellion.

Horse riding accidents can be devastating and all precautions should be taken to ensure that you’re protected, especially from a potential head injury. The emphasis on preventing concussions in other sports has led to a lot of new technology that benefits the quality of horse riding helmets as well.

Even if you already have a helmet that you like it’d be well worth your time to check out some of the newer helmets that have the latest in what safety technology has to offer. For US customers, you’ll want to make sure your helmet is ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) approved.

Depending on your discipline, you’ll also want to be sure that your helmet is certified if you plan on entering any shows or contests. Many competitions have their own rules for which helmets can be used so make sure you know exactly what type of helmet you need to be getting.

Most horseback riding helmets can be found for anywhere between $50 – $125. You can expect your helmet to last you for quite some time so it’s definitely worth your while to invest in something of high quality.

If style is important to you, there are tons of different options for color as well as the structure of the helmet.

Show jumping enthusiasts may want to go with a skull cap type helmet that doesn’t restrict the front view when the head is tilted while riders who are hacking will probably want something a little more colorful and with a little more personal style to it.

Read here our reviews for the TOP 3 highest rated Horse Riding Helmets!

horse riding boots

The boots you choose are once again going to be dictated by your riding style. Paddocks are the boot of choice for most riders choosing a show discipline.

The choice you make for your boots is significant for two reasons. The first is obvious…you’ll be wearing the boots for almost the entire time you’re around the horse so you’ll want to be sure that they’re comfortable while also being sure that they provide a great deal of protection.

The second is that you’ll want to be sure that it’s the right fit to prevent any possible complications from getting caught in the stirrup. A rider getting his foot caught in the stirrup is one of the most common serious injuries that can result from riding a horse, especially for beginners.

Horse riding boots for women differ from mens horse riding boots in both size and style. The two most popular types of horse riding boots are paddock boots and western boots. Generally women prefer the paddock style while men prefer western, although this is once again dependent on the type of discipline that you choose.

You can expect to be spending a significant amount of money if you’re purchasing a new pair of boots. A lot of newer boots can range from $300-$700. If you’re purchasing for a child you may want to scour the web or the local classifieds for used options, as teens generally outgrow their boots in a short amount of time. The price factor for horse riding boots hence depends on the following factors:

  • Size of your foot
  • The quality you demand (yes, the quality matters here as well)
  • Style

Read here our reviews for the TOP 3 highest rated Horse Riding Boots!

Horse Riding Socks

horse riding socks

Horse riding socks generally serve only one purpose…to increase the comfort of the rider. There are all different types of styles and patterns but, since the socks won’t be seen often, the main purpose is for the rider to feel more comfortable with their boots on.

Riders that plan on participating in riding during the winter months may want to choose some of the warmer options available. A lot of riders have been moving towards socks that do a good job of gathering the perspiration from your feet. Any experienced rider knows that your feet sweat like crazy when you’re riding and having something to limit that perspiration can be a blessing.

Horse riding gloves

The horse riding gloves you choose are, more than likely, going to be heavily dependent on what discipline you choose. Most show riders are going to want something that is a bit more stylish and uniform than someone who is simply riding for leisure.

Grip is the most essential factor when choosing which horse riding gloves are the best option for you. You’ll want to make sure that your hands aren’t constantly slipping as keeping your balance is obviously the most important part of riding.

Gloves are generally inexpensive although the price can be significant if your discipline is in the rodeo department. Obviously grip and quality are more important in the rodeo discipline than any other, although no matter what type of gloves you choose you’ll want to be certain that you can maintain a strong grip on the reins at all times.

Not having a strong grip can be a huge detriment to your safety, especially when making jumps or if the horse you’re riding tends to take off at unexpected times. Some leisure riders prefer to go without gloves although that is only recommended as an option for experienced riders.

Price of gloves can range anywhere from $10-$80 and there are an enormous amount of different styles to choose from.

Read here our reviews for the TOP 3 highest rated Horse Riding Gloves!

Safety Vests

horse riding body protection

While a horse riding safety vest is essential for riders, the hope is that you’ll never have to test the strength of one. They serve as a last ditch safety net for the unexpected. Whether that be your horse taking off unexpectedly or a jump gone wrong, having a safety vest is a potential life saver.

If you haven’t noticed, horses are incredibly strong animals. Getting stepped on by a horse can result in incredibly serious consequences, with paralyzation and death both being possibilities. The vest protects your spine and internal organs from damage from either falling off the horse or getting stepped on by one. While they obviously can’t guarantee your safety there’s no doubt that they have the ability to save your life.

Riders in the cross country discipline are required to wear a safety vest for competition due to the increased speed and high number of jumps that take place at those speeds. A lot of riders wear their safety vest regardless of what discipline they’re participating in.

I would suggest getting in the habit of wearing a horse riding vest no matter what discipline you choose, especially if you’re just starting out. Many experienced riders that start out wearing the vests will tell you that they feel naked without it and therefore wear it at all times even as they get older.

When it comes to a horse riding vest it’s better to be safe than sorry. There seems to an alpha male movement in the horse riding sport where riders look down upon riders who prefer to wear the safety vest at all times. That doesn’t seem like a very intelligent movement to partake in. If there is one thing I would suggest not gambling with it’s your safety, especially when the consequences can be this serious.

Read here our reviews for the TOP 3 highest rated Horse Body Protection!

Horse riding saddle

Saddles are the ultimate long term horse back riding gear because they can usually last owners anywhere between 10-20 years.

While you’ll probably have to repair small things like the stirrups or cinch straps, you can expect most high quality new saddles to stay with you for about 15 years. With prices ranging from $300-$1,000, this it’s certainly a relief that they tend to last so long.

The saddle is what keeps you balanced on the horse so you’ll want to make sure that it’s exactly the right fit for you. It’s essential that the saddle is comfortable for both you and the horse. Most people make the decision to consult a saddle fitter before purchasing one to ensure that everything works together perfectly.

If you’re purchasing horseback riding gear for kids, you may want to buy used being that you’ll almost certainly have to purchase a new one once your kids grow out of it.

Which Type Of Saddle You Should Choose?

The horse riding discipline that you choose is going to be the biggest deciding factor in what saddle you should go with. Here’s a look at some of the possible discipline choices:

1) Show Jumping

2) Cross Country Riding

3) Hacking

Show Jumping

Show jumping is fairly self explanatory. Riders who choose this discipline will be doing so with the intention of riding through show jumping courses. Riders often compete within this discipline for the best time within a set course.

Cross Country

Cross country riding is a favorite of many casual riders as it involves galloping through a long distance course. This is considered one of the more dangerous disciplines since your horse is generally moving a faster pace than most other disciplines.

Hacking is an informal ride with your horse in which you do not plan to compete. Riders looking to just have a little fun with their horse on a regular basis tend to choose this discipline.

These are just three of the more popular disciplines available to riders. Make sure you decide what you want to focus on prior to purchasing your saddle as your decision will weigh heavily on which one fits best for you and your horse.

Read here our reviews for the TOP 3 highest rated Horse Riding Saddles!

Horseback riding pants are yet another piece of riding wear that is going to be determined by your discipline. There are a ton of different options and your style preference is also going to play a major factor in your decision.

The two most popular forms of horse riding pants are jeans and breeches. Breeches are generally for the show disciplines while western riders have historically gone with jeans like Wrangler and Carharrt.

English riding apparel like breeches are the tight fitting pants that you commonly see with show riders and help prevent riders from moving around on the saddle.

Wrangler jeans for horse riders are also tighter fitting than normal jeans in order to help riders keep their balance on their horse. Members of the rodeo discipline and leisure riders often choose to go with the jean option.

There is a stereotype that exists within horse riding that men’s horse riding pants are generally the western version of jeans while horse riding pants for women are usually considered breeches. This stereotype, however, is not always true as there are many men who wear breeches for shows and many women who wear Wrangler and Carharrt’s when riding.

horse riding whips

Many think that whips are an important piece of horseback riding equipment because they help in the training of the horse. Communication between rider and horse is imperative for the safety of both the rider and the horse.

Many riding disciplines, such as the show and race disciplines, use the whip as a way to communicate that the horse needs to go faster.

While it may seem something important, the thing that is indeed important is that the horse should know when you’re in charge while you’re riding them. As you already know, horses can be dangerous sometimes when they’re not trained successfully and hence the whip is considered as an important part of the training process by many.

However, if you are assertive and open enough to build a strong relationship with your horse you might never need a whip.

The following is a list of useful tips that can help you build a very friendly relationship with your horse and help you bid good-bye to a whip forever:

  • Visit your horse regularly instead of leaving everything for the hired care taker.
  • Pat your horse’s head and move your hand over his head. Your horse may enjoy it and feel more comfortable with you.
  • Do not behave aggressively to your horse, even if he has just lost you a race.
  • Feed your horse yourself.

The above given points are something every person should consider before deciding on his or her horse riding gear. Also, as mentioned above, the use of a whip isn’t a very wise idea, as believed by many, instead building a friendly relationship with your horse is.

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Knowledge and Experience

I’ve argued in an earlier post that knowledge is information that has a use-value. The importance of truth to knowledge is whether that knowledge is reasonably reliable – in which case it can be described as true.

What is the source of knowledge?

Traditionally, there are several sources:

• Authority
• Revelation
• Intuition
• Personal experience
• Inductive reasoning
• Deductive reasoning
• Instinct
• Science

Knowledge by Authority

Authority is knowledge passed down from an individual or institution. This sort of knowledge is best used as a sort of rule of thumb for decision-making in areas in which the decision-maker has no direct experience or other heuristics to draw upon.

The problem with authority as a source of knowledge is that it may be unreliable. Authorities have their own agendas to promote, and may not always have based their own authority upon solid ground.

The most reliable authorities have based their knowledge on their own experience or the experience of the institutions they represent. There is nothing wrong with respecting authority if that authority is deserved, especially if that authority has provided valuable and reliable knowledge in the past.

We could not possibly be expected to know the law, medicine, physics, plumbing, or any other area of expertise without extensive training and personal experience. Therefore it is reasonable to respect an opinion in these areas from an accredited practitioner as a guide to correct action.

It goes without saying, however, that some forms of authority cloak vested interests, and may therefore be valid only insofar as they support those interests. Religious authority, corporate authority, or political authority are especially suspect, since they may offer only partial truths while ignoring most of what might undermine their agenda.

My point here is only that knowledge by authority is based on experience – not personal experience, but the experience of the authority themselves.

Knowledge by Revelation

One common meaning of revelation is truth “revealed” by the divine. Typically this truth is revealed to an individual.

There is no doubt that an individual can achieve a truth through a sudden epiphany or blinding insight. Whether this insight is valid remains to be proven in practice, and whether or not it is of divine origin may never be provable.

Revelation is an intensely subjective experience and almost by definition is neither repeatable nor verifiable. This makes it a rather unreliable guide to action and a weak base of knowledge.

Knowledge by Intuition

Intuition is often regarded as “gut sense”, an insight gained on a non-intellectual level for which there appears to be no rational justification. But as Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink made clear, intuition is in fact a very rapid calculation made on an unconscious level, but based on genuine observation and often very sound mental and emotional reasoning.

One may feel as if one knows something by intuition alone, based on nothing more than a vague “feeling”, but dig a little deeper and intuition proves itself to be a device for rapid pattern recognition at a pace faster than can the mind can follow.

All pattern recognition is based on past experience of that pattern. If we take Jeff Hawkins’ work On Intelligence, all intelligence is not more than the ability to predict based on pattern recognition. In other words, all intelligence is based on experience.

Knowledge by Personal Experience

Knowledge by personal experience is obviously valid if it works for you. But it goes without saying that just because something works for you doesn’t mean it will work for others, and just because it works for you doesn’t mean that it is the best way to do things. Knowledge by personal experience is most valuable if confirmed by the experience of others.

Knowledge by Inductive or Deductive Reasoning

Inductive reasoning is the process of generalizing based on specifics. For example, every duck I have ever seen can swim; I can therefore induce that all ducks can swim. Deductive reasoning moves from the general to the specific. For example, I know that all beetles are insects and therefore by definition they have six legs. Therefore I can assume that all beetles in Uruguay have six legs, even though I have never been to Uruguay.

Both types of knowledge are obviously based on experience.

Knowledge by Instinct

Instinct is not typically seen as a form of knowledge, but as I have argued in an earlier post, what we call instinct is the summary of the experience of the previous generations of our species, as recorded in our genetic materials.

Knowledge by Science

Science is knowledge obtained through the scientific method. The scientific method is nothing more than the systematic and thorough testing of a hypothesis through experience.

The word “experiment” shares the same root as the word “experience” – the Latin “ex”, meaning “out of”, and “peritus”, meaning “testing”. Experience is knowledge gained through repeated trial.

An experiment is an attempt to create or recreate a certain type of experience through systematic observation and analysis. The purpose of the scientific method is to discover or confirm a repeatable and verifiable outcome of a set of identifiable conditions.

The scientific method, therefore can be regarded as nothing more than the systematic confirmation of experience.


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Cognitive HypnotherapyDid you realise that one in three women has dieted in the last 12 months yet only 14% succeed in keeping the weight off long term?

It’s no secret that to lose weight, we need to eat the right (healthy) foods, drop the sugar; eat smaller portions, take regular exercise and drink less alcohol. We all know the basic rules yet according to the figures, most of us ignore them long term even though we have a genuine desire to lose weight.

So what is going on when you cannot sustain your Weight Loss?

This is where Cognitive Hypnotherapy can make a life-changing difference in the following ways:

  1. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) we investigate the reasons you want to lose weight.
  2. We examine what you currently eat and what you think in the culprit of your weight gain
  3. We look in more depth at what you currently eat and why
  4. We investigate whether you are an emotional eater and/or a faster or craver.
  5. We look at your sabotaging thoughts around healthy eating
  6. We then explore your portion sizes
  7. We work on a plan to help you keep the weight off for life

Following these investigations, we tackle your subconscious mind using gentle hypnotherapy.  Exposing your mind to positive suggestions while your body is relaxed and your mind is calm will help you make the changes you desire.

It works and it takes away the need to rely on will-power alone. By changing the way you think about food and the way you eat, you can begin making long-term, permanent changes to how you view food. Once that happens, the weight will start to fall away and the new you will begin to emerge. No more slimming club meetings, no more tasteless low-calorie convenience meals and no more boring obsessing with the calorie count of every mouthful you consume.

Here is what a couple of the many clients I have helped, have had to say:

  • “Sessions with Leigh have had a huge impact on my life. I came for weight loss but found that I have been able to prioritise all aspects of my life. I am eating better now than I have ever done and I know that this change will be for life, not like other “diet crazes”.
  • “As a retired GP with a chronic weight problem I felt I knew everything about dieting and losing weight. However, I had dieted so frequently over so many years that I had finally lost the will to start all over again. Try as I would I could not seriously address the problem. I came to Leigh hoping she would be able to give me the will power to resume dieting. In fact she did very much more than that.

Her method is to act as a friendly advisor, making simple and easy suggestions as to how the diet can be changed without suffering hunger and how the lifestyle can be altered to effect gradual but sustained weight loss.

The hypnosis seems almost to be secondary to the advice and encouragement, although in truth it is much more than that. To my surprise I found that I rapidly regained the will to bring my eating under control; the difference, this time was that it was not difficult. Using Leigh’s method, there was no hunger, no headaches and no irritability. I quickly established a routine which was based upon my lifestyle choices and I found I could maintain it.

I am now lighter than I have been in years and the benefits of the lifestyle changes are considerable. In particular my mobility and agility are greatly improved; my breathing is easier and persistent indigestion has almost completely cleared up. Finally and most important I feel that I shall be able to maintain my new weight. I have been given techniques to use to help me do this should I need them, and I know I can always ask Leigh for further help should I need to do so. I unreservedly recommend Leigh and “Set Your Mind Free” to anyone who needs help controlling their weight”.

If you would like to find out more about how Cognitive Hypnotherapy will help you lose weight, just give me a call on 01908 265410 or e-mail [email protected] and I’ll be happy to meet and explain how this safe, painless therapy can start to change your life!


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Machinists Union Will Partner with Biden-Harris Administration to Heal Country, Bring Our Jobs Home!

Machinists Union Will Partner with Biden-Harris Administration to Heal Country, Bring Our Jobs Home!

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2020 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president of the United States:

“The American people have spoken, and democracy has prevailed. Our union and our nation are moving forward with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to do the work needed to emerge stronger than ever from these difficult times.

“We sincerely congratulate President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, and all the pro-union candidates who won races from coast to coast. The Fighting Machinists Union was proud to endorse you in a membership vote and looks forward to building a better future with you. I am also grateful for every Machinists Union member who voted in this election, no matter how they cast their ballot.

“A new kind of work begins today—and the task in front of us is great. We have seen unemployment unrivaled since the Great Depression. Millions of American families have seen loved ones pass or sickened from an out-of-control pandemic. Our nation has deep divisions along the lines of race and class.

“But a new day has come to America. This time, the interests of working people must be put before corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Our members have seen their plants close, livelihoods upended and communities torn apart in the name of corporate greed. And just as we did during this administration, we will hold the next administration accountable to bring our jobs home.

“The Machinists Union can be counted on to serve as a trusted partner in building back our nation better than ever before. Working together, we can preserve and create good union jobs that will power us to a brighter future. We can ensure that every American has access to quality healthcare and a secure retirement. We can create opportunity for each and every one of us—no matter our race, religion, national origin or who we love.

“We can and we will accomplish great things together. The next chapter of this great American story begins now.”


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Archaic Apothecary Strengths Confused

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication Safety Alert October 31, 2013
Also featured in the Consultant Connection March 2014 Issue

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Will nurses know what 5 gr means?
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices recently received reports from two different health professionals who expressed concern about the way tablet strength is listed on certain phenobarbital and ferrous sulfate labels. The apothecary measure, grains (gr), is used on the products. Even though the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has banned use of the apothecary system, remnants of it continue to appear on container labels for these and several other products. For example, today you can still find aspirin tablets, sodium bicarbonate tablets, nitroglycerin tablets, and calcium gluconate tablets labeled in grains. The labeling on phenobarbital tablets, which lists the strength in both mg and gr, poses a particular hazard. A 1 grain (1 gr) tablet could be misread and transcribed as 1 g (gram)! In June 30, 1999, a case was published in which a surgical resident read a patient’s prescription bottle labels and ordered phenobarbital 500 mg IV daily. The pharmacy label expressed the dose using the apothecary measurement 0.5 gr, which the resident thought meant 0.5 g (500 mg) instead of 0.5 grains (30 mg). The patient received phenobarbital 500 mg IV daily for three days. After the patient suffered respiratory difficulties, the dose was withheld and the patient recovered.
Use of the apothecary system can also lead to math errors. For example, years ago, when a nurse needed a 1/300 gr (0.2 mg) dose of nitroglycerin for a patient, she administered two 1/150 gr tablets (0.4 mg each) believing 1/150 + 1/150 must equal 1/300. This issue relates in part to “grandfathered” drugs that were around before the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1938. Drugs already available then, including those mentioned above, were considered safe enough to remain on the market unregulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), so the apothecary system is still used in some cases. Since the 1990s, in the General Notices and Requirements section of the US Pharmacopeia/National Formulary, it states that apothecary unit designations on dispensing labels and package labeling shall not be used. Yet it seems like this isn’t being enforced. Hopefully, FDA and/or USP will address this situation.
On the other hand…What is the best way to check the label of a high-alert drug when working alone, with no one available to perform an independent check? Use both hands, says Dr. John Senders, Principal Scientific Consultant for ISMP and ISMP Canada. When you pick up a labeled drug vial, the hand almost always obscures some of what’s printed on the label. When you use the other hand, that which was obscured often becomes visible and that which was visible becomes obscured. It becomes, in a way, a new and independent check. In addition, according to Dr. Senders, there probably is a right side/left side of the brain effect on the actual reading. The left side of the brain has the machinery associated with speaking and language, so switching hands will take advantage of that. Finally, and most importantly, Dr. Senders believes that people should read the label aloud while holding it in the right hand and perhaps also while holding the container in the left hand.

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High Level Meeting on Labour Administration and Inspection

At the request of Norwegian Ministry of Labour, a high level meeting took place in Oslo between ILO officials and tripartite constituents.

Meeting | Oslo, Norway | 28 October 2011
The ILO mission was represented by Giuseppe Casale (Director, LAB/ADMIN) and Maria Luz Vega (Senior Labour Administration and Inspection Specialist, LAB/ADMIN). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the follow up to the general discussion on labour administration and inspection held during the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2011. It was also an opportunity to consider further collaboration with the Norwegian government as part of the ILO/Norway technical cooperation project on strengthening labour administration and labour inspection services in a number of countries.


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The Art of Business Communication

The art of communication is the language of leadership

Business communication is somewhat different & unique from other types of communication since the purpose of this communication is to effectively run a business.

It is important for the new joiners as well the working professional to develop good business communication skills. Knowing the importance of this communication and developing appreciation & understanding of key points/ skills help them to integrate & contribute early in their transition from academic to work life.

Who should attend?

New employees & working professionals at:

Middle Level

Senior Level

Art of email writing

Making an Inquiry

Replying to an inquiry

Discussing problems in a project

Addressing issues

Drafting Business letters

Common phrase for business letters

Layouts & Samples

Memo/Report/Proposal writing

Layout and Samples

Presentation skills tips

Points to remember

Right body language

Appropriate content

Voice Modulation

Make a right PPT

Proper use of images & animation

Take Away

This training will familiarise the participants to various facets of business communication requirements & help them to communicate effectively with confidence in their work responsibilities.

Learning Objectives

Understand importance of business communication

Understand & practice different elements of business communication

Knowing do’s & dont’s

Interaction Language

Hindi/ English

Multimedia Presentation

Facilitated Discussion

Group exercise

Individual exercise

Study material

Role plays

Q & A

What is the programme duration?

You may choose from the following durations.

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Maruti Suzuki Alto LX - BS III Reviews, Specification, Price & Best Deals

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Product Name: Maruti Suzuki Alto LX - BS III
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Price: Rs 278403

Number of Seats5 Seats
Folding Rear-SeatNo
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Price rangeLess than 5 lakhs
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Available ColorsCaribbean Blue Metallic, Midnight Black Metallic, Wine Red Metallic, Silky Silver Metallic, Brilliant Yellow, Pearl Silver Metallic, Superior White, Bright Red
Roof typeNone
Engine Type FC engine
Max Power47PS @6200rpm
Max Torque62Nm @3000rpm
Steering typeNo power steering
Engine Displacement796 cc
TransmissionManual Transmission
Maximum Speed137Km/Hour
Suspension-FrontMcPherson Strut with torsion type roll control device
Suspension-RearCoil spring gas filled shock absorbers with three link rigid axle and isolated trailing arms
Mileage-City (Km/Ltr) 13.6 kmpl
Mileage-Highway (Km/Ltr)18.3 kmpl
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Tank Capacity35 ltr
Gear SystemManual
Gear system details5 speed
Brake System
Front BrakeDisc brakes
Rear BrakeDrum brakes
WheelsNo alloy wheels
Wheel Base2360 mm
Tyres type/size145 / 80 R12
Ground Clearance160 mm
Kerb weight735 kg
Tubeless TyresNo
Length3495 mm
Width1475 mm
Height1460 mm
Minimum Turning Radius4.6 m
Cubic Capacity796 cc
Traction controlNo
Parking sensorsNo
Fog LampNo
Locking System
Power windowsNo
Driver Seat AdjustmentManual
Music SystemNo
Automatic headlightsNo
Rear WipersNo
Rear DefoggerNo
Central LockingNone
Year released
Variant Group NameMaruti Suzuki Alto
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* AC with heater
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* Moulded carpet
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* Cabin lamp
* Electronic Tripmeter
* Floor front console with cup holders
* Floor rear console
* Glove Box
* Front door pockets

* Clear lens headlamps
* Head lamp leveling dovice – 4 steps
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* Side-impact beams
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FVG Film Commission & Contract scheme audiovisual Production

FVG Film Commission, born in 2000, has assisted hundreds of productions, including films, documentaries, TV series, music videos and commercials. FVG FC is a founding member of EUFCN (European Film Commission Network) that is associated with the Film Commission on the European market. In 2003 the FVG Film Fund was established; which provides funding for those productions that choose regional territory for shooting. The Film Commission offers operators (movie, television, advertising and multimedia), the number of services is free of charge (production offices, equipment, tailors, local partnership network). The ratio between the FVG Film Commission investment and productions economic fallout is around 1 to 6.

The second good practice is related to the field of audiovisual production, an absolute quality chain in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The documentary film "Parents" has triggered unprecedented synergies at the regional level. It is, in fact, the first time that a private company of the territory enters business association with a local production according to business logic. The operation implemented by "Parents" provides for stipulation between the parties of a contract of Association in Participation, with a significant economic intervention by the investor partner. The law of contract by virtue of specific tax incentives for interventions in favour of the film industry enables the associated recognition of a tax credit equal to 40% of the financial intake. The payback is linked to the film audience and receipts in movie theatres. As regards Interreg Europe Programme Thematic priorities, this good practice mainly realizes SME competitiveness.

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MMSI is part of the department Mechanics, Materials and Structures (MMS) of the Institut Pascal and interacts with the other thematic through transversal programs.

MMSI: Machines, Mechanisms, and Industrial Systems focuses on a multidisciplinary approach based on methodological developments of structural synthesis, modeling and optimization of engines, machinery, industrial robots and systems.

Position in the Institut Pascal

Co-ordination and animation of the action "intelligent and innovative machines and robots" of the transversal program

The research potential of the MMSI theme can address topics of study as a whole, combining the points of view mechanic and organizational and linked to the control of industrial systems. The researches are both theoretical and finalized on machines and production systems by integrating the modeling of their their behaviour and applicability to the task. This broad spectrum of expertise allows us to offer a comprehensive response to changes in industrial systems, which have to ensure a high level of performance in a variable or changing environment. This variability may be related to changes in tasks, morphology parts or organization. It is mainly due to social and economic factors that require European companies to increase their level of performance and versatility to compete with low cost countries.

All these new requirements are summarized in the concept of agility to ensure that the study complex system provides scalable missions with increased performance.

This concept is discussed in three themes structuring the theme MMSI:

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