While only in its third year, the Robotics (Mechatronics) Program at École Alpha Secondary has been a big success with students. Incorporating subjects such as math, physics, and computer engineering with the core competencies of collaboration and critical thinking, ensures that students in the one-year program will have a huge advantage in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields for post-secondary education and careers.
Start with the Basics
The 85-hour program starts with students becoming familiar with Arduinos, which are open-source circuit boards that connect to a computer, and are used to teach coding basics. The Arduinos can be manipulated to do many different things – from turning on LED lights, to creating electric blankets. Arduinos can create just about any electronics project, making them fantastic tools for learning both coding and computer engineering. After students learn the basic functions and mechanics of Arduinos, they can move onto more challenging projects for their portfolios.
VEX Robotics: Putting the Fun into STEM Subjects
VEX Robotics systems are used in the Alpha Robotics program, and vary from basic models to highly sophisticated machines. Created by an electrical engineer and a mechanical engineer, the VEX system is the most widely used robotics system worldwide, and has spawned a robust competitive program.
Competing in VEX Robotics Programs Keeps Students Innovating Every Year
Participating in regional VEX Robotics competitions keep students on their toes, and provide an opportunity for Alpha robotics students to test their mettle (and their “metal”) amongst youth from across the lower mainland and beyond. The annual World Championships that take place in Kentucky USA are a big deal, with school teams from around the globe participating. Industry representatives from Google attend the event, to scout talent, and to observe the creations and the ingenuity. The event is also attended by representatives from leading STEM institutions, such as MIT.
What’s the Best Part of Robotics?
Collaboration and teamwork, critical thinking, and innovation – these are core skills that learning robotics requires. But the best part is clear: it’s fun. École Alpha Robotics Program teacher Russell Evanisky says that students are constantly in the robotics room “tinkering” with their creations in their spare time!
Robotics Opportunities in Burnaby are Available at the Elementary School Level
The success of the student-initiated robotics and coding programs at Taylor Park Elementary in South Burnaby has made it a model for countless others. It was the school that prompted Christy Clark, then Premier of BC, to invest millions of dollars in teacher training, computers, and other resources for BC schools, with the aim of having all students competent in coding by grade 9. Robotics is an innovative way to engage students, to spark interest in STEM, and to provide countless opportunities for experiential learning.What’s the Best Part of Robotics at Alpha Secondary School? Collaboration and teamwork, critical thinking, and innovation! Click To Tweet
From Arduino circuit boards to sophisticated VEX robots, the Robotics (Mechatronics) program at Alpha Secondary provides a robust STEM foundation from which the possibilities for students are truly limitless.
You can learn more about Alpha Secondary School from one of our previous spotlight blog posts!
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The unmanned aerial vehicles developed in Matrix UAV R&D department initially were created for the strengthening defense capability of Ukraine, therefore they have distinguished their high level of reliability, unpretentiousness to service conditions, merged with the simplicity of service management. At the same time, this perfect flying machines are constructed on the basis of the most advanced technologies in robotics and profound knowledge in aerodynamics. Unique flight characteristics widely open doors not only for the military but also for the civil applications for the Matrix UAV’s.
Unmanned aerial vehicles such as UAV KATANA — externally simple but in fact technologically complex flying machine. Effective in the close range recognisance missions and could be in use for military ground troops in divisions level platoon-battalion. This drone has proved the efficiency in hundreds of flyhours under good and severed weather conditions, at daylight and night time, under the direct radio-electronic warfare against it. The most important advantage of this aerial machine its simplicity in operation and easy post flight management. To place UAV KATANA in preflight mode all the operator needs is to plug the accumulator, draw a flight route on the tablet, set flight altitude, enter the speed as well as the direction of wind. That’s all, everything else from setting itself on course to landing after mission are finished UAV KATANA will do by itself.
It is obvious that the UAV KATANA can find vast utilization specialy in civil applications — for mapping terrains, monitoring water borders and forest grounds, patrolling highways, inspecting wearing and tering conditions in less approachable places.
The UAV COMANDOR heavy duty multirotor-multipurpose platform was developed as a shock copter of the battlefield, high and low altitudes modern warfare flying machine. This drone can be equipped with the various missiles (ATM / ATGM /ATGW), bombs, and a machine-gun’s. The relatively high speed of the flying platform, astonishing mobility, high flight altitude, or low flight maneuvers in the rounding of a terrain relief mode, together with the big loading capacity, long duration of the flight time makes UAV COMANDOR unique and the best in its family of drones. Various configurations of the payloads perfectly suited for implementation on this flying machine in the needs of the modern warfare. UAV COMANDOR can be used as the flying translocator system, flying radar station of distant detections or as the air defense system unit. This drone also can be used in the cargo delivery of a various freights to the front line such as diferent type of weapons, first aid, water or food supply also UAV COMANDOR could be modify for evacuation wounded from the battlefield.
Civil application of UAV COMANDOR not less wide — a heavy load-lifting copter can be used — for suppression of the high-rise fires and elimination of the explosive centers of ignition, for suppression of field wildfires also it can find its use as the patrolling flying platform equipped with various surveillance devices. This particular dron can work as the high-rise robot assembler. UAV system type COMANDOR can carry the function of a cargo delivery in the most remote places of the country. This multirotor heavy duty platform can deploy emergency medical care in the unapproached places in rescue operations or deliver the medicine to a fare away cauntry hospitals.
UAV EYE tethered drone is intended for a long work at the settled height. Electrical supply for this type of UAV runs from a land-based power source which installed on the car carrier. In this case, UAV moves together with the car. All information data to the drone and from the drone as well as electrical power supply to power electrical motors runs through the special designed tether which connected land-base with the drone. Obvious advantages of this type of UAV — the unlimited time of hovering, not susceptibility to means of any radio electronic warfare attacks and to industrial radio noises. In military science the device is intended for observation of the battlefield, gide targeting, relaying of signals (including — for contact with other UAVs when other UAVs flying on long distances), for use as high-rise radar station of detection on land and air targets. Civilian applications — such as the patrol device for monitoring of border, highways, forest grounds. Watch tower also can be observer during the mass actions or disturbances. UAV EYE can inspect the conditions of high-rise objects, bridges, towers, wind-driven generators, etc. On this type of UAV can be install optical surveillance devices, a laser target guides, the radar, a repeater. As we can see there is a broad application for military and civil needs for UAV EYE.


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A lesson on reading recipes.
Tip #1 Read them.
Tip #2 See tip #1.
I have left the blog as it was originally written for reasons you will see.
Caramel Cornflake Biscuits
A quick and easy Sunday afternoon treat.
You will need:
- 125g butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup castor sugar (as I write this I realise that I didn’t put this in!!!!!! Live drama here folks. Ok, I will persist with what I DID do)
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 3 cups cornflakes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mixed nuts (I added almonds and pecans)
Ok, so the recipe told me to:
Melt the butter over low heat, add sugar(s)…This should have been a clue. Stir until well combined.
Add coconut, lightly crushed cornflakes, lightly beaten egg and nuts: Mix well.
Place teaspoonfuls (oh not again…so I read tablespoons – a lot is making sense now) of mixture on lightly greased oven trays, press mixture together with fingers. Bake in moderate oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave for a few minutes, remove with a spatula, cool on wire rack.
Makes about 30 biscuits.
This is what I did:
Forgot the castor sugar. Hmmm, this mixture looks a little runny. Add more coconut. Put tablespoonfuls on tray. Press mixture together a little. Watch them cook. Why are they not spreading? Take them out of oven. I was not expecting them to look like this. Taste one. Mmmmm, delicious. Not too sweet. Not remotely caramelly.
Ok, so these are not the ones that Nana made. But they’re mine, and when they first came out of the oven they were pretty delicious actually. A day later though, they were a soggy mess. Perhaps next week I will attempt to make these as they were intended! Watch this space.
Read the recipe people! Please!
Kath and Kate x
Haha you make me laugh Kate Elizabeth. I absolutely love your blogs and can’t wait for next recipe. I hope to have a go of the choc roughshod sometime this week
I’m hopeless Penny! I’m surprised anything ever turns out…perhaps i need to check the prescription on my glasses. The choc roughs are one of my favourites! Xx
I once made cookies with no flour. Instead of flour I used powdered sugar and didn’t notice the difference. the cookies melted and spread over the entire pan into a giant gooey rectangular crispy pancake thingy. I decided not to make cookies for awhile.
Whoa, i bet they tasted sweet Audrey! You wouldn’t do that again!
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We all make our share of mistakes. I make enough that I have a tag on my blog called “delicious mistake”. It describes those situations where it didn’t turn out as it was supposed to, but it still tastes great.
BTW, your tips on reading recipes are great. 🙂
Delicious mistake! I love it. Now that is a hashtag i would use a lot!
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The first official tie-in book to Channel 4's runaway success Ugly Betty is full of exclusive four-color photos, original content, and interviews with the cast and crew, all formatted as if it's Betty's own magazine!
- Limba : Engleza
- Data Publicarii : 11 Sep 2008
- Format : Paperback
- Numar pagini : 176
- ISBN : 9780553820812

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BYD Delivers 1st All-Electric Automated Side-Loader Garbage Truck to Palo Alto
BYD recently delivered to the City of Palo Alto and the city’s waste management firm GreenWaste its first all-electric automated side-loader garbage/refuse truck, according to a recent reports.
The new BYD electric garbage truck utilizes its battery pack to provide propulsion (to move it forward and backward) as well as for the operation of its hydraulic system — with the truck possessing a range of 76 miles per full charge and a charge time of only 2–3 hours.
The newly delivered truck will reportedly be used for a variety of different service routes in the city — including urban and residential ones, and some featuring steep inclines — as part of its initial deployment.
The vice president of truck sales at BYD Heavy Industries, Andy Swanton, commented on the news: “BYD wants to electrify everything in transportation, and we see great potential for turning over diesel or natural gas refuse truck fleets to zero-emission, battery-electric trucks. This battery-electric refuse truck in Palo Alto will save GreenWaste tens of thousands of dollars annually in fuel costs while completely eliminating tailpipe emissions and operating quietly in residential neighborhoods.”
Green Car Congress provides more: “GreenWaste and the City of Palo Alto will enjoy savings of more than $16,000 annually due to the truck’s high-efficiency electric motors and controls, as well as less maintenance required for the propulsion systems, fewer fluids to change, less brake wear due to regenerative braking technology, and fewer moving parts overall.”
GreenWaste will be monitoring the initial deployment of the new refuse truck closely, with the purchase of additional trucks being essentially a given should things go well. Owing to the stop-and-start nature of refuse/garbage truck operation, electrification in the sector should prove particularly cost-effective thanks to regenerative braking and no need to burn energy while sitting stopped for a moment. (www.chinatrucks.com)
- BYD Rolls Off Its New Energy Sanitation Vehicles in Changsha 2020-01-06
- BYD, Anheuser-busch and Nikola Completes First Zero-emission Beer Delivery 2019-12-13
- BYD Delivers 9 Electric Waste Trucks to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019-10-09
- BYD Opens First Plant in Canada 2019-06-26
- BYD Opens Service Center in Northern California 2019-04-24
- Popular Construction Vehicles Recommended for 2019 2019-03-07
- BYD Breaks Ground on New 20 GWh Battery Cell Plant in Chongqing, China 2019-02-26
- BYD Launches Electric Trucks and Van in Europe 2019-02-19
- Tesla and Frito-Lay to Launch Near Zero Emissions Distribution Facility 2019-01-24
- BYD Suspends Its Plan for Electric Truck Assembly Plant in Canada 2018-11-27
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- The Third China Heavy-duty Truck Bo’ao Forum Held in Hainan
- BYD Rolls Off Its New Energy Sanitation Vehicles in Changsha
- SHACMAN Industrial Park Starts Operation
- JAC and Huawei Signed a Comprehensive Cooperation Framework Agreement
- Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Attends 2019 China Int'l Heavy-duty Truck Fair
- BYD, Anheuser-busch and Nikola Completes First Zero-emission Beer Delivery
- China's Heavy-duty Truck Sales Continue to Climb in November
- XCMG Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with China Unicom on 5G
- Heavy-duty Trucks Sales Expected to Exceed One Million Units Annually
- FAW Jiefang’s New Production Base Starts Construction in Liuzhou
C&C Trucks Co., Ltd.
C&C Trucks Co , Ltd (C&C Trucks), located in Sanshan Economic Development Zone, Wuhu, Anhui Province, a holding company under China International Marine Containers (Group) Co , Ltd (CIMC), is a large heavy truck enterprise integrating the research and development, production
- Heavy Truck Sales in China Hit New Annual High in 2019
- China Sold 518,700 Units Tractors in November
- China Sold 102,000 Units Heavy-duty Trucks in November
- Dongfeng Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Reached 17,456 Units in November
- China Sold 357,000 Units Commercial Vehicles in October
- Sales of Pickups in Beijing Soared by 539% from January to September
- DFAC Jan-Oct Sales Reached 130,000 Units
- China Oct Heavy Truck Sales Reached 90,000 Units
- China Sold 302,000 Units Trucks in September
- Foton Sold 1,809 Units Heavy-duty Trucks in September

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Kids can design their own creative bracelet toy, stretch their imagination and use self-expressive play skills to make it fun and unique.

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The Stormers scored 5 tries on their technique to a 38-32 win against Griquas in an entertaining preparation match in Kimberley on Tuesday.
There were nine tries in total in a match that went lawful appropriate down to the wire in added time, nonetheless the Stormers did enough in the discontinue to yelp the win remote from dwelling.
The Stormers made a mercurial begin to the game, playing into the wind. They surged into the 22 and received some mercurial ball, with scrumhalf Godlen Masimla stretching to rating below the poles for the opening are trying.
The dwelling aspect hit relieve mercurial, scoring via wing Ederies Arendse from a set switch after a line-out to level the ratings.
The Stormers struggled to manufacture momentum on attack and Griquas took the lead on the 20-minute trace via a penalty from flyhalf George Whitehead after the Stormers had strayed offside.
Griquas were reduced to 14 males quickly afterwards, with scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer shown a yellow card for a cynical infringement, having slapped the ball down with the Stormers on the brand in the 22. Kade Wolhuter kicked the resulting penalty to level the ratings at 10-10.
The Stormers exploited the house created by the further man and despatched it wide to wing Sihle Njezula, who put Masimla over for his 2d are trying to derive it 17-10.
The hosts responded with a penalty from Whitehead, nonetheless the Stormers had the final pronounce in the first half. Wolhuter danced past a couple of defenders to derive them on the entrance foot, outdated to Ruhan Nel despatched out a prolonged pass to Njezula, who flicked it to Sergeal Petersen to rating in the nook.
The Stormers were first to rating in the 2d half as dazzling defensive rigidity resulted in a brand-down from Marcel Theunissen, with the flank going over for the fourth are trying to expend their lead out to 31-13.
They were now no longer carried out there as the backline got right here up with one more scintillating are trying, this time from their very beget half. Some mercurial palms obtained the ball wide to Njezula and the spectacular wing broke free, bursting into the 22 where he found Wolhuter on the inside and the flyhalf cruised over.
Griquas got right here up with their 2d are trying on the hour trace when change hooker HJ Luus scored from a maul. To their credit the dwelling aspect saved fighting and they also scored two extra via change backs Daniel Kasende and Thinus de Beer to minimize the Stormers’ advantage to 38-32.
The final minutes saw the Stormers shield their line desperately and attain enough in the discontinue to hold on for the win.
Tries: Arendse, Luus, Kasande, De Beer
Conversions: Whitehead, De Beer
Penalties: Whitehead (2)
Tries: Masimla (2), Petersen, Theunissen, Wolhuter
Conversions: Wolhuter (5)
Masixole Banda, Ederies Arendse, Michal Haznar, Andre Swarts, Eduan Keyter, George Whitehead (captain), Stefan Ungerer, Siba Qoma, Stefan Willemse, Carl Els, Cameron Lindsay, Mzwanele Zito, John-Roy Jenkinson, Alandre van Rooyen, Mox Mxoli
Substitutes: HJ Luus, Andrew Beerwinkel, Tijde Visser, Ewan Coetzee, Jo-Hanko de Villiers, Ashlon Davids, Tinus de Beer, Daniel Kasende, Bandisa Ndlovu, Raegan Oranje, Harlon Klaasen
15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Sihle Njezula, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Cornel Smit, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 4 David Meihuizen, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Ali Vermaak
Substitutes: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Evan Roos, 20 Salmaan Moerat, 21 Paul de Moist, 22 Chris Schreuder, 23 Edwill van der Merwe

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Aithdioghluim Dána: A Miscellany of Irish Bardic Poetry, Historical and Religious, including the Historical Poems of the Duanaire in the Yellow Book of Lecan. Vol II, Translations, Notes, Vocabulary. Editor: Lambert McKenna S.J.
- f., act of falling, 59, 507
- I fall, 76, 79; tuitid, ‘descendunt,’ 569; fut. tuitfeamaoid ré féanaidh, ‘dilabimur,’ 49


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Architects: Persian Garden Studio
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2019
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Adobe, Nooran, Nooraneh, Sayeban no, Tabriz Tile, Trimble Navigation
- Architect In Charge: Mahsa Majidi
- Design Team: Pantea Parhami, Anousheh Ahmadi, Mina Nabavi
- City: Tehran
- Country: Iran
Text description provided by the architects. Well-known manufacturing company in Tehran planned to move its corporate staff, previously settled in their factory, to the 24th floor of a well-known office building in central Tehran. With its circular plan and floor to ceiling windows all around the perimeter, this space has spectacular views of the city which is considered the highlight of the project. The client requested for an open plan office with free seating concept and was keen on promoting the manufacturing industrial nature of their work in the new office.
Since the space was previously used as a showroom and had many additional elements to its existing architecture the first design step was to remove all additional partitions, wood and plaster work on ceiling, walls and columns. This allowed us to reveal the existing concrete ceiling and its mechanical and HVAC elements. The ceiling was then cleaned painted and remained exposed in the final design.
Required closed spaces, such as manager’s offices and canteen area, were then designed along the elevator shafts and the building core so the rest of the space could remain open. In order to stay on track with the industrial design concept all the metal partitions were built on site with the help of local contractors. This customization of partition elements on site developed a unique design and build process that was fully based on experience and the craftsmanship.
Two floating islands were then added within the open space to house the main conference room and a manager’s office. These pure cubic forms were strategically located in order to create an enjoyable office flow and interesting pathways through the office. These pathways were then made graphically bolder with floor signage and walk & talk paths were assigned to promote physical activity in the office.
The circular volumes, inspired by the shape of the building and the idea of bringing together staff, were then added to function as phone booths and meeting areas. These volumes were built with a metal structure and then covered with stripes of local oak wood. Using a material such as natural wood in contrast with metal in the space balanced the warm and cool tones and textures.
Finally the heart of the office, the bar area was added in the middle of the space to create a social hub, gathering space and informal meeting area for the staff to enjoy. Greenery and plants were always part of the initial design concept and was added using large portable metal planters. The existing HVAC units were relocated and fresh air units were added in order to create a high air quality throughout the office and ensure the energy efficiency and green design.


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Palm tree white nails with one gold glitter nail
The amazing Odessa Heels in a black faux-suede are an open toe booty style featuring a large opening at the back of the ankle and thin wraparound ankle straps. By Billini. #Shoes #Jewelryland.com
10 Of The Most Unique & Unusual Backpacks Your Creative Eyes Will Ever See - [http://theendearingdesigner.com/10-unique-funniest-backpacks-will-boggle-creative-eyes/]
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Love this! Such a statement piece about something dark and beautiful, truely inspiring. ~Opinion of Courtney Digital collages by Michele Parliament. A little creepy but so cool
Casual but chic...
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Greetings from the Annapurna Trek….wish you were here!
Photo taken along the Annapurna Trek in Nepal.
Why is it that some places have a way of staying in your heart forever? That is how I feel about Nepal. The pure beauty of this magical place is beyond imagination. Even a year later, I still dream of going back. Everest circuit trek still awaits….

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A quiet, intimate resort with luxury accommodations located on scenic La Cloche Lake near Massey, Ontario. The camp is in a small bay mid-way between the North and South arms of the Lake making it central to all areas. Fishing includes northern pike, large and smallmouth bass, the occasional walleye and lots of panfish. Come explore the wonders of La Cloche Lake and the surrounding area's beauty. We feature extra wide 14 ft. Naden aluminum boats equipped with a 15 hp Yamaha engine.
Accommodations: The lodge and two and three bedroom fully equipped units, all cedar paneled with screened in porches. Each has two bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen including a dishwasher. These non-smoking, no-pets buildings are available for rent by the week. The lodge is great for comfortable vacationing with family and friends. There is a private beach on the premises and a larger natural beach that can be reached by boat.
Wildlife is abundant, enjoy the loons, heron, beaver, otter, and occasional sightings of more secretive partridge, deer, moose, and black bear. La Cloche Lake is indeed an ideal peaceful vacation spot.
Play in the water or the snow. We're next to a Regional Trail with miles of lake for X-C skiing. Our snowmobiles are late model Polaris long track machines suitable for 2 people. Rentals - available.
Housekeeping cottages, beach
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Lacloche Lake Road
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Ivory Barbeque Sauce No.65 LILLIES'Q, 595 g
Sorry, currently out of stock
This mayonnaise-based sauce is a true Alabama white barbeque sauce with a pinch of cayenne.
Pairs with chicken and fries; wonderful as a salad dressing, veggie dip and on fried fish.
No high fructose corn syrup
No artificial colors / flavors
Made with gluten free ingredients
Made in USA

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4 edition of Vehicle tribology found in the catalog.
1991 by Elsevier for the Institute of Tribology, Leeds University and the Institut national des sciences appliqués de Lyon, Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co. in Amsterdam, New York, New York, NY, U.S.A .
Written in English
Includes bibliographical references.
|Statement||edited by D. Dowson, C.M. Taylor, and M. Godet.|
|Series||Tribology series ;, 18|
|Contributions||Dowson, D., Taylor, C. M., Godet, M., University of Leeds. Institute of Tribology., Institut national des science appliquées de Lyon.|
|LC Classifications||TJ1075.A2 L43 1990|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||ix, 526 p. :|
|Number of Pages||526|
|LC Control Number||91014611|
The friction torque increases for all operating conditions when considering the pressure-dependent oil model. The background for this approach was introduced by previous research results from Allmaier et al. How do these factors affect bearing selection? This workbook takes the Common Core State Standards and divides them up among 20 weeks.
What outcomes can be achieved by applying Tribology to bearing design? Above rpm, a torque difference of about 0. Brand new Book. Joy M. However, for shaft speeds above rpm the calculated torque overestimates increasingly the measured torque. Because of the high nonlinearity of the model it is solved in the time domain using numerical time integration [ 33 ].
Material designers therefore create specific materials for dry lubrication conditions, achieving a superior tribological performance related to friction and wear with a reduction or elimination of liquid lubricants. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Thomas A. You'll surely find your favorite dish here from appetizers and soups to starters and main desserts-or you may even find new ones that you'd like even more.
management of urinary and faecal incontinence and stomata
Financial information for management.
Hitler versus Germany
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American Automobile Association Road Atlas, 1989
Subdivision of lands entered under the Reclamation Act.
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Therefore, this project was timely and responsive to the energy and environmental objectives of DOE and our nation. Although not universally applicable, these simple statements hold for a surprisingly wide range of systems.
Therefore, a pre-processing step needs to be performed with an Vehicle tribology book solver to create the condensed bodies. The simulation results are obtained with three different lubricant models. The dashed lines represent the measured Vehicle tribology book. Consequently, differences between the measured and simulated results arise.
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Atlanta Rapper’s Brother Died In Car Crash
Earlier today, rapper Soulja Boy revealed via Twitter that he is mourning the loss of his younger brother who apparently just passed away.
As of press time details are scarce but Soulja tweeted this from his official Twitter account this morning,
“at home crying my eyes out I cant believe my Lil bro is gone…today is not my day.. RIP lil brother love you always :(“
The Atlanta rapper later retweeted a condolence message from @CEOMiamiMike confirming his sibling’s death from an auto accident.
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Recipes to pair with your fave TV shows
As much as I love the quick recipes on the back of Ritz cracker boxes, I feel like I’m at an age (23) where I should probably be expanding my cooking repertoire. My favorite TV shows have become a surprising inspiration (with the exception of American Horror Story, because I’m way too worried about every character’s well-being to even think about food when I watch that show), so I thought I’d gather up some A+ recipes for your next Netflix binge. The recipes I looked up to go with my favorite shows are easy but look profesh. Seriously, your friends will be asking where you’re hiding the butler. Here’s what’s in my TV-watching cookbook:
Frittata a la Schmidt
My life would be complete if I could just have brunch with Schmidt on a Sunday afternoon, decked out in our preppy best. There’s no doubt he has Martha Stewart up on a pedestal, along with her mouth-watering Tomato, Scallion, and Cheddar Cheese Frittata recipe. Maybe add a little chut-ah-ney?
Ben’s Calzone Zone
It was tempting to find the best waffle, bacon-wrapped shrimp, or Skittle-Starburst recipe, but all Ben ever wanted was for someone to appreciate the calzone. Rachel Ray definitely does with this Sausage Calzone recipe.
Bran’s Beef and Barley Stew
Watching Game of Thrones requires a lot of energy, but The Inn at the Crossroads food blog knows just the recipe to help you make it through. Also, they’ve published an entire GoT-themed cookbook that I will be buying.
Beyoncé’s Pad Thai
Danny is always cooking delectable Italian food, but the first mention of Thai has me reaching for take-out menus. When I make this bad boy myself, I’ll be following Nongkran Daks’s Kuay Tiaw Pad Thai recipe.
Boyle Brings You: Edamame Salad
Charles Boyle is the ultimate foodie. He has a pizza blog, doesn’t mind if there’s a hoof in his Kawari stew, and planned for a jalapeño-frosted wedding cake. I think he’d approve of Alton Brown’s Roasted Edamame Salad recipe.
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Special Guest Blog: Isaura Presents ‘Stand Up And Chill’
After bringing Stand Up and Chill to the PVD last year, Isaura Santos present the second installment of Stand Up and Chill: A Night of Stand Up Comedy, held on Saturday, February 20 at Trade Pop Up in Providence, Rhode Island. Due to the economy, there was an admission fee of $10 and people still showed up. Trade was packed, with a little under 100 people in attendance. There were light refreshments, beer, wine, and our signature ~positive vibes~ environment. This time around, the lineup featured Kody Fraser, Smaxxie, Irvin De La Rosa, Tyler Pavlik (who VOLUNTEERED to perform. Right then and there, on the spot) and Evan Little and every single performer killed it.
Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a comedian but never said it out loud out of fear of rejection, disapproval, and judgement. Once I entered college, I then realized that one should never give a shit about what others say and decided to pursue my dream.
I spent the last four years at the University of Rhode Island, where I studied Political Science and Communication Studies and minored in Leadership Studies. Unfortunately, “Comedy” isn’t a major. During my first two years of college, I dedicated many hours to studying, crying in the dorm bathroom, and reading syllabi like it was the Holy Bible. I needed a break from lectures and homework and thankfully a comedy contest was being held on campus. I entered and won my first comedy competition. The prize was opening for Michael Ian Black, which was the experience of a lifetime. From there, I entered several stand up competitions and showcases but put comedy aside during my senior year of college. Fear of rejection, disapproval, and judgement is at an all time high during your last year of college and I became a pessimistic, anxious person. Many sad adults were telling me how to live my life yet they were not asking me what I wanted to do with my life. After graduating college this past May, I decided to take a break from all things “professional development” and focus on my love of comedy. I spent the summer re-watching my favorite sitcoms, listening to stand-up routines, and writing my own material.
Fast forward to October and I’m sitting in a Colombian restaurant with my good friend Oreo. Oreo wanted to know when I was going to perform stand up again. I shrugged my shoulders as I took a bite of my empanada and she says, “Isa, just do it. Rent a space, publicize the event and just do it. You got this.” Several weeks later, Stand Up and Chill: A Night of Stand Up Comedy is born. I wanted to provide a night of free entertainment and drinks on a day where millions of dollars are spent on material items. The goal was to have the audience and performers be diverse in background and experiences. The event was held at Trade Pop Up in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Stand up and Chill was literally a full house, with an audience going out the door. The show was a success and I couldn’t have been any prouder of the comedians; Kody Fraser, Smaxxie, Irvin De La Rosa, Tyler Pavlik and Evan Little. The goal of having a diverse audience was met and I am hashtag blessed and thankful for all those who attended.
“Check out these up and coming comedians share some of their stories, observations, and thoughts about living the every day life.” The official video for Stand Up and Chill is now available on YouTube! Viewer discretion is advised. Watch Kody Fraser, Smaxxie, Irvin De La Rosa, Tyler Pavlik and Evan Little and myself. The show was filmed and edited byMore Than Entertainment. Thank you to the performers, the amazing audience for such a positive energy, Sabrina and Jason of Trade Pop Up, the film crew who filmed and edited the show and Liana Weeks for photography.
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Three months after gunmen descended upon a family barbecue in a Pittsburgh suburb, opening fire on nearly a dozen people with an assault rifle and a handgun in an orchestrated attack, authorities have charged with homicide two men they have suspected nearly all along.
One of the fatal shooting victims was eight months pregnant.
‘My whole family was massacred.’ Police search for two attackers they say killed six near Pittsburgh
Shelton and Thomas, both from neighboring Pittsburgh suburbs, have been detained in the Allegheny County Jail on unrelated charges for two months. Earlier this week, attorneys for both men tried to get them out of jail, claiming they were being unfairly held in solitary confinement so authorities could “squeeze” more information from them, reported the Associated Press.
At the news conference Thursday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala told reporters that pressure from the lawyers was part of the reason authorities decided to charge Shelton and Thomas with the deaths, even though some evidence was still being processed by the crime lab.
“As long as they were in jail, they were no threat to the public,” Zappala said.
In part because of the complexity of the horrific crime scene, and also because of a lack of cooperation from the community, Zappala said it took authorities on the local, state and federal level the full three months to build a case against the suspects.
“It was kind of disappointing given the gravity of these offenses and the fact that so many innocent people, their lives were taken, that we did not get more cooperation from the public,” Zappala said. “Most of this has been developed through police work.”
The “no snitch” culture is one law enforcement authorities are battling across the country, but with the help of phone records, cellphone pings, text messages, surveillance footage and information from witness accounts, authorities were able to piece together what they believe happened the night of March 9.
Zappala told reporters at the news conference that just before 11 p.m. that Wednesday, Thomas and Shelton arrived at the Wilkinsburg home looking for a primary target, LaMont Powell. Shelton blamed Powell, one of the three people wounded, for killing his best friend three years ago, reported the AP.
Thomas swooped upon the cookout gathering from behind the back yard and began shooting from a .40-caliber pistol, Zappala said, firing at least 18 bullets. As the victims fled in fear toward the back of the house, Shelton was there waiting for them, allegedly opening fire with an assault rifle and blasting at least 30 shots from only feet away.
Four bodies were found on or near the back porch, Zappala said. The woman who was pregnant, 25-year-old Chanetta Powell, and the baby she was carrying died later at a hospital. Three others were injured. Three children inside the home at the time were not hurt, according to authorities.
“The crime scene was horrific. It really was,” Zappala said.
He added that the assault rifle, which police say Shelton was carrying, fired all the fatal bullets.
“Aside from Lamont Powell, everyone else that was a victim here. They don’t appear to have done anything wrong, much less to bring that type of merciless vile in their direction,” Zappala said.
Officials identified the victims as siblings Jerry Shelton, 35, Brittany Powell, 27, and Chanetta Powell, 25. Their cousin, Tina Shelton, 37, and a family friend, 26-year-old Shada Mahone, were also killed.
Eric Powell, who lost his three children and unborn grandchild, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he woke up to the news of the charges early Thursday.
“They called me at 6 a.m. and had everything wrapped up,” Powell told the newspaper. “I’m just hoping and praying for justice.”
LaMont Powell, a brother of the three siblings killed and the primary target, was critically injured, reported the Tribune-Review. Another woman was treated and released and a neighbor, John Ellis, 48, is now paralyzed from the waist down because of his gunshot injuries, the Tribune-Review reported.
“They don’t realize how many lives they touched,” Ellis’s mother, Aleta Livsey, told the newspaper. “I hope that now that they see the TV and know what they’ve done, maybe. … I don’t know if it would change them, but if you were after one person, that’s who you should have gone after.”
Aside from the cold, calculating details of the deadly rampage, the Wilkinsburg mass shooting case drew national attention weeks after the initial blood spill when a white award-winning TV anchor took to Facebook to bemoan the slayings.
About two weeks after the March 9 attack, WTAE-TV anchor Wendy Bell, who had covered the shooting and the city of Pittsburgh for nearly 20 years, opined in a post on her professional Facebook page about the profiles of the shooters. At the time, police had not released suspect descriptions or names.
“You needn’t be a criminal profiler to draw a mental sketch of the killers who broke so many hearts two weeks ago Wednesday,” Bell wrote on Facebook, words that were later deleted.
“They are young black men, likely in their teens or in their early 20s. They have multiple siblings from multiple fathers and their mothers work multiple jobs. These boys have been in the system before. They’ve grown up there. They know the police. They’ve been arrested.”
Bell continued, writing in her post that she found “HOPE” after watching a young African American busboy hustling at his restaurant job while out to dinner with her husband and sons. She complimented the teen through his manager, who passed along the praise to him.
“It will be some time before I forget the smile that beamed across that young worker’s face — or the look in his eyes as we caught each other’s gaze,” Bell wrote. “I wonder how long it had been since someone told him he was special.”
The anchor, who was beloved by viewers and regularly praised by her bosses for her leadership at the TV station, received an immediate backlash from enraged community members claiming her comments were demeaning and grounded in racial stereotypes. Others defended her, praising the journalist for her willingness to be honest about how she felt.
Bell quickly took the post down and issued an apology. Within a week, on the day station management met with the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, the veteran reporter was fired.
The station and its parent company, Hearst Television, said in a statement reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that it “ended its relationship” with Bell because her Facebook comments “were inconsistent with the company’s ethics and journalistic standards.”
On Monday, nearly two months after she was fired, Bell and her attorney filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against WTAE-TV and Hearst Television, claiming that if she were black, the comments she made on Facebook would not have been considered a firing offense.
“Had Ms. Bell written the same comments about white criminal suspects or had her race not been white, Defendant would not have fired her, much less disciplined her,” the suit claims.
After Bell was fired in March, she told the Associated Press she didn’t get a “fair shake” from the station.
“It makes me sick,” she said at the time. “What matters is what’s going on in America, and it is the death of black people in this country. … I live next to three war-torn communities in the city of Pittsburgh, that I love dearly. My stories, they struck a nerve. They touched people, but it’s not enough. More needs to be done. The problem needs to be addressed.”
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The Bacchante Et L'Amour was modelled by Gérôme in 1892. The sculpture depicts the charming subject of Cupid climbing up a thyrsus (acorn tipped staff) held by a bacchante, attempting to reach a bunch of grapes. It relates closely to the artist's 1868 painting Une Bacchante.
Cast in bronze by the Siot-Decauville foundry with an exceptional finish it was according to Ackerman (La vie et l'oeuvre de Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paris, 1992), probably edited in three sizes, the present cast being the largest.
The Siot-Decauville foundry was well equipped to produce wonderfully finished, sumptuous casts of Gerome's models. It was founded around 1860 by Edmond Siot-Decauville. In 1894 Rene Mauglas, in an article on the foundry, described in evocative terms the range of patinas available from Siot such as 'le vert Barye, jeune ou vieux, suivant les transparences de marron des pleins modeles, et les notes claires, qui courent en gouttes de lumieres sur les extremites; il y a la patine fleurie, ou sont semees les taches rouges, comme des coquelicots chantant dans la blondeur des moissons roussies' and he goes on to describe a whole myriad of breath-taking colour effects of 'une surprenante harmonie'.
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Catalogue de la Maison SIOT-DECAUVILLE à Paris, p.3
Meyer, Jonathan, 'Great Exhibitions: London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851–1900', Antique Collectors’ Club (Woodbridge, UK), 2006, p. 236.
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Eliana Monteforte is a Senior Technical Advisor, and Aishling Thurow is a Project Support Associate at Management Sciences for Health
Midwives can be powerful advocates for change because, as frontline health workers, they know all too well the enormous challenges that threaten their ability to deliver high-quality care to every woman they see in their clinic or community. Midwives understand the health care needs of women and newborns because they work to meet those needs every day. They see the gaps in their health care systems–in resources, staffing, facilities, and policies–because they continuously struggle to fill those gaps. And they speak the truth about their needs for training, support, and enabling policies–because this is the job to which they have dedicated their lives and livelihoods.
The Mexican government is receptive to strengthening the role of professional midwifery in the continuum of women’s health care, and midwives are ready to leverage this political will to advocate for their profession in their respective states. In February, the FCI Program of MSH, with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, convened teams of midwifery providers from five Mexican states to develop advocacy strategies to advance state-level policies that enable midwives to provide high-quality, respectful care for women, adolescents, and newborns. Continue reading “Advocacy strategies for advancing midwifery in Mexico”
Professional midwives provide lifesaving care to women and newborns. The government of Hidalgo state, Mexico, has launched a comprehensive midwifery program that aims to improve maternal health outcomes while providing services to women along the continuum of care, from pre-pregnancy to delivery and the immediate postnatal period
With funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the FCI Program of MSH works with midwives and maternal health service providers to strengthen advocacy and build evidence for midwifery practice in six states in Mexico.
Nongma Sawadogo leads work on women’s and children’s health for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in Burkina Faso, and Alanna Savage is senior communications specialist for the FCI Program of MSH.
Burkina Faso has unacceptably high national rates of maternal and newborn mortality, but health indicators are the poorest in the Sahel, North and East where many more women and children are dying from preventable causes due to poor quality of care.
With support from Johnson & Johnson and working closely with the Division of Family Health, the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, the School of Public Health and national midwifery associations, the FCI Program of MSH is leading an intensive training, supervision and mentorship program to improve midwives’ mastery of life-saving clinical skills. The training program covers three modules: (1) compassionate care for mothers and newborns, (2) Helping Mothers Survive, and (3) Helping Babies Breathe.
Catharine Taylor, a former practicing midwife, is the Vice President of the Health Programs Group at Management Sciences for Health (MSH). This post originally appeared on MSH’s Global Health Impact Blog.
Shafia Rashid is a Principal Technical Advisor for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH). Kate Ramsey is Senior Principal Technical Advisor for maternal and newborn health at MSH.
Improving the quality of care that women experience during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period has become a major global priority. Achieving good quality care requires not only clinical improvements, but also a person-centered approach that takes into account women’s and health workers’ needs and perspectives.
In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its antenatal care guidelines, calling for a positive pregnancy experience through holistic, person-centered antenatal services that provide pregnant women with emotional support and advice in addition to the standard clinical assessments.
Group antenatal care, initially developed in the U.S. several decades ago, is a promising model that responds to women’s health and information concerns during pregnancy. Facilitated by a health provider, usually a nurse or midwife, group antenatal care offers a forum for pregnant women to learn more about their pregnancies, share their experiences, receive essential health and self-care information, and provide social and emotional support to each other within the group. Health care providers meet individually with group participants after the group sessions for routine physical and clinical care and to discuss any confidential issues. Group antenatal care can also benefit health care providers through increased job satisfaction without substantially increasing the amount of time required. Continue reading “Person-centered group antenatal care in Eastern Uganda: Reaching women through pregnancy clubs”
Ariadna Capasso is senior technical advisor for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH). This post originally appeared on the MSH Health Impact Blog.
Over the past year, Tijuana, Mexico, has seen an influx of U.S.-bound Haitian migrants fleeing communities left in disrepair from the 2010 earthquake and further devastated by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. These migrants often begin their journey in Latin America and trek through multiple countries and hostile terrain only to find they cannot enter the U.S. once at the border. Among the stalled Haitian migrants living in makeshift shelters as they contemplate their next steps, pregnant women face another uncertainty: whether they or their baby will languish during pregnancy and childbirth without access to skilled maternal and newborn health care. Recognizing this health crisis, a group of midwives, Parteras Fronterizas (Borderland Midwives in English), arrived on the scene to provide antenatal and safe childbirth care, with help from women who translated from Spanish or English to Haitian Creole.
Parteras Fronterizas embodies the reason we celebrate the International Day of the Midwife–to honor the many midwives around the world who work on the frontlines to deliver high-quality, respectful care to women and newborns during pregnancy and childbirth. At the Third Regional Forum of the Mexican Midwifery Association in late April 2017, traditional and professional midwives, medical doctors, health managers, doulas and midwifery students gathered together to share midwifery practices and strategies for advancing the midwifery profession in Mexico.
Fatimata Kané est directrice du programme FCI de MSH au Mali.
Mettre un enfant au monde est tout un travail différent. Tout le monde peut aider quelqu’un qui est malade, mais tout le monde ne peut pas faire le travail d’une sage-femme–guider une femme et son bébé en toute sécurité pendant la grossesse et l’accouchement. Je sais ce que signifie garder les femmes et les bébés vivants et en bonne santé parce que je suis une sage-femme. Continue reading “Femmes saines, nations en santé”
Catharine Taylor is Vice President for health programs at Management Sciences for Health. This post originally appeared on STAT News.
President Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, better known as the global gag rule, came as no surprise to anyone working in the field of global health. We have been through this before — in 1984, when the policy was first put into effect by President Reagan, and then in 1993, 2001, and 2009, when it was repealed, reinstated, and repealed again.
The Mexico City Policy is called a gag rule because it limits not just what organizations and health providers do but what they are permitted to say. It prevents foreign organizations that receive US government funding from performing abortions — even if they are using funds from non-US government sources and even if abortion is completely legal in their countries.
The global gag rule also steps right between a woman and her doctor, nurse, or midwife, preventing these frontline health providers from telling their patients about the full, legal range of health options available to them. It forbids trusted advisers from giving honest, comprehensive health advice and information. I started my career as a nurse-midwife, and then worked in maternal and newborn health programs in Africa and Asia, so I know what this will mean for the lives and health of women and their families. Continue reading “Trump’s global gag rule silences doctors and midwives and harms their patients”
“It’s important we ask women what’s actually happening on the ground. After all these strategies and initiatives, women are still giving birth on the floor. And they have to get their own water!” said Caroline Maposhere, a Zimbabwean nurse-midwife and civil society advocate, from the floor of the 5th Annual Breakfast for Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, September 18.

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While the watchOS 3.2 software is only available to developers right now, it should reach consumers soon.
WatchOS 3.2 is still in developer preview mode as of now, but it has some exciting new additions, chiefly Siri's ability to "talk" to third-party applications. Users will still receive notifications (including haptic feedback) while in Theater Mode, and they can view notifications by tapping the screen or pressing the Digital Crown/Side button.
Apple has now launched the first developer beta for watchOS 3.2, just a week after the release notes were published, allowing developers to take a first look at the upcoming software update for the Apple Watch. On the Apple Watch, the enhancements appear to be an effort to make the device less disruptive in a theater, not more (typically when you raise your wrist, your Apple Watch screen lights up, which is noticeable in a dark theater). Essentially, it dims and silences your Apple Watch or iPhone when you turn it on. With the display lighting up whenever the wearer moves while sleeping, the Apple Watch might disturb and wake up the sleeping wearer. Previous reports states that the Theater Mode was rumored to be one of the features the iOS 10.3.
The new Theater Mode can be turned on by swiping up on the Apple Watch screen to open Control Center.
Meanwhile, the update also comes with features like the Theater Mode.
SiriKit first became available on the iPhone and iPad with iOS 10 in September.
With SiriKit on the Apple Watch, you'll be able to do things like book a ride from your watch, send text messages, and send or cancel payments. Other third-party apps that will utilize the Siri feature on the smartwatch include calling apps, apps for searching photos and workout apps, according to Apple Insider.


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© Medpharm. Patients can develop pregnancy related conditions during pregnancy, from minor ailments to conditions that can cause adverse risks to mother and/or foetus, presenting unique challenges for healthcare providers for effective and safe treatment of pregnant patients. This review paper focusses on three common diseases in pregnancy - gestational diabetes, heartburn, nausea and vomiting - and outlines appropriate treatment options for pregnant patients.
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A man has drowned at Stanborough Lakes in Welwyn Garden City.
Herts police were called shortly after 8.15pm yesterday to reports that a man was in difficulty in the water.
A spokesperson for Herts police said: "Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the fire and ambulance services.
"A search of the water was carried out and the man was located. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"His next of kin have been informed. Enquiries are continuing at this time to establish the circumstances around what happened."
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Fashion brands usually get a bad rap. In the marketing world, they’re often seen as “not strategic” and purely about image and style. After all, they don’t have much of a “unique selling proposition” or any kind of “functional claim” to stand on. In place of traditional marketing levers they favor alienesque models, sultry photography, and outlandish scenarios. “Sure,” they say, “why not have a chicken in that ad?”
But maybe fashion brands know something the rest of us marketers don’t.
Fashion and luxury brands focus on the mood, feel, vibe and overall personality of their brands, far more than many other kinds of brands. They do this instinctively. They know what feels right for the brand and what doesn’t. They have to, because it’s all they have. It seems other marketers get distracted by their products’ claims and the emotional benefits they try to tout, so much so that they lose sight of the fact that consumers don’t care. Remember, consumers aren’t thinking much about your brand, and they’ll rarely work to piece together a message that’s not blatantly obvious.
But, consumers’ unconscious mind is forming an opinion of your brand whenever they see something from it. Whether they pay attention to it or not, the unconscious sneakily picks up on things, and creates a sense for whether your brand is good or bad. Evolution programmed this into us - we couldn’t waste the mental energy and time to consciously think about everything we encountered in our environment. We had to just know it, and act fast. That’s a snake - move away. That’s possible food - move towards it.
Our brain still does this with brands. It tags everything we perceive and encounter with a positive or negative hue, and it does this mostly unconsciously. It’s not just the conscious messages that sway it one way or the other, it’s the underlying feel of the brand that guides us. Do we like the brand or not? Does it feel like something for me, or not? We don’t think about it too much, we just have an inkling, and more often than not, we act on that feeling.
Fashion brands know this. They know they have to feel right. They can’t consciously woo you with rational claims or even direct emotional messages. They have to create an image and lifestyle and personality that you want to be a part of. So they make that their focus. They clearly articulate and define what their particular mood and style will be, and how it’s different from the competition. This is their strategy, whether they realize it or not.
And it’s a powerful strategy. Think of the power of luxury brands like Gucci or Burberry or Prada. Even more middle of the road brands like J. Crew or Kate Spade have built strong brand feelings and personalities, without much of a conscious message at all. They don’t try to own an emotion or tell you what emotion to feel, they just exude it in everything they do.
Imagine passing a billboard while driving. You maybe give it a quick glance, barely processing the message of the ad. If asked about it afterwards, you’d probably have a hard time repeating the exact headline, if you can remember it at all. But research suggests that your unconscious will likely have picked up on the tone and style of the ad (in what psychologists call “implicit learning”), and that the feel imparted by that tone will remain in your memory (in what’s called “implicit memory”).
So rather than the conscious message that most marketers focus their time and energy on, it may be the other more subtle elements of the communication that really matter. This is called meta-communication. It’s the feeling imparted from the style, fonts, colors, models, facial expressions, lighting, production value, etc. used in any kind of ad. It’s more about the way you communicate, rather than what is said. Meta-communication is always happening (even a blank page communicates something), and may actually be a more powerful influence on consumer behavior than the conscious messaging we work so hard on.
Our unconscious has far more pull on our decisions and actions than we realize. Our brains are lazy, and want to go with what just feels right, without spending too much time or energy deliberating. As a lot of psychological research has shown, it seems the conscious mind simply finds a rational justification for what the unconscious has already decided. It makes you wonder who is really in control, doesn’t it?
I’m not saying brands should not say anything and start making wacky ads with models draped over boats holding their products. But, I do think we can take this lesson from fashion and luxury brands: sometimes, how you say it matters more than what you say.

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FORMER Chibuku Road to Fame competition finalist and Afro gospel singer, Simbarashe Chikomo, is set to end his 10-year hibernation with the release of his third album titled Step by Step to be launched next month.
The new eight-track offering will be launched online in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen the government impose a lockdown barring public gatherings such as music events.
The Kariba-based singer and The Afro Peace band frontman had starved his fans for almost 10 years due to financial problems with his last release being his second album Chikonzero in 2010.
The forthcoming album, Step by Step, carries social commentary derived from themes centred on people’s day-to-day lives.
Chikomo engaged the services of popular music producer Charles Ayibek of Big Sound Studios on the new offering.
In an interview with NewsDay Life & Style yesterday, Chikomo said he was optimistic that his forthcoming production would bring back his glory days in the music industry.
“I am hoping for a different story with this forthcoming album Step by Step, as I believe it has the ingredients to catapult me to greater heights and having learnt from previous blunders I will be making all necessary adjustments in terms of marketing the album with the help of my manager, Gift Benjamin,” he said.
“I will release the song Chengeta Moyo first as an appetiser to the album release. This is a love song in which I am encouraging couples, married people to respect love as a sacred thing before God. Relationships between couples must be well-guarded to avoid cheating that might lead to their collapse.”
Chikomo said he was open to partnerships as he is looking for financial support to shot videos of the album so that people could enjoy his music in the comforts of their homes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that he got financial assistance from fellow musician Obert Mazivisa for the album production.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Chikomo said they had managed to take their music to Mashonaland West province through several live shows where he shared the stage with renowned artistes including sungura maestro Alick Macheso, Progress Chipfumo, Andy Muridzo, gospel singers Blessing Shumba, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and Charles and Olivia Charamba.
Chikomo recorded his debut album titled Thula Africa in 2005 at Gramma Records after he came second during the Chibuku Road to Fame competition. He took a five-year break as he made a return with his second album Chikonzero in 2010.
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said the transmission rate of Covid-19 has come down in the state. Of the 3.33 lakh active cases in the state, only 3.6 per cent have required hospitalisation, she said. The daily test positivity rate is at 47 per cent.
On Friday, the state reported 54,537 new cases even as 1.15 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total Covid-19 deaths in the state have risen to 52,786 with the reporting of 13 deaths in recent days and the addition of 81 deaths through appeal.
Regarding the quarantine of primary and secondary contacts, the minister said only those who have had close contact with positive cases need to go on quarantine.
The minister said the government has decided to strengthen post-Covid clinics as over 7 lakh persons have so far sought treatment for post-Covid diseases. Consultation for post-Covid health problems would be available at all health institutions from medical colleges to primary health centres. Over the last two years, Kerala has reported 57.74 lakh Covid cases.
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George said that of the 7 lakh persons who sought treatment for post-Covid issues, 53,280 persons had lung-related ailments, 8,609 had heart disease, 19,842 had muscle pain, 7,671 had neurological issues and 4,568 had mental illness. Besides, those who have recovered from the infection have been reporting several lifestyle diseases, prompting the government to strengthen post-Covid clinics, she said.
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