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wordpress | While writing my dissertation for my Masters this past June, I needed to know how many times Iago is called a ‘devil’ in Shakespeare’s Othello. And I realised there was a time in my life when this actually would have involved counting. The thought made me shudder. What if I missed one, and I made an incorrect assertion? What if my desperate, tired brain morphed other words into ‘devil’? But luckily, no counting was required. I pulled up an online edition, and apple-f’d to my heart’s content.
The answer, by the way, is none. He is called ‘villain’ five times, but only after being called ‘honest’ eight times.
I did love digital editions. Don’t get me wrong- I’m a devout proponent of the book. I don’t own a kindle, despite an increasingly heavy personal library, and if I read on the computer too long I get a headache. But with free programmes like Juxta letting me compare editions with ease on the computer, I am starting to love the digital revolution.
But it was Writers Inspire that sent me, armed with nothing but a flashlight, my trusty hatchet, and two of the chocolate muffins leftover from a staff meeting (yum), into The Internet in search of Open Educational Resources. And what I found was remarkable. There is a wealth of essays, lectures, documentaries, pictures, all free online, and often free to re-use. They are provided by universities, secondary school teachers, even research institutions. Computer literacy has never been more crucial for students of the Humanities, but by the same token, students of Humanities have never been more welcome on the internet.
The great thing about clickability is that what I have affectionately termed the Wikipedia Syndrome comes into play: you know how on wikipedia you start reading an article on the Babington Plot and end up clicking on links until you’re reading about Carmilla? Once you start clicking you can’t stop. What, this professor who is speaking on Artistotle has also covered George Eliot? Got to see that. What, this related link has a photo of the actual card the Marquess of Queensberry wrote accusing Oscar Wilde of posing as a sodomite? I have got to see that. An economics professor lecturing on early modern theatre? Curiouser and curiouser.
It’s like falling down Alice’s rabbit hole, but into a world that makes total sense- a world that allows for exploration of strangely specific topics, and most importantly, a world that caters to all learning types. The variety of types of material means that there’s a point of access no matter what your core sense. This material is just out there, waiting to be explored, to be incorporated into the classroom, waiting to prompt ideas and discussions and whirlwinds of more clicking.
I admit many are hard to find; it’s unfortunate how many great educational tools (often ones that unfortunately weren’t relevant to Writers Inspire because of license or content) are in deep, dark, hidden corners. It took hours of searching to unearth a few gems.
And although that’s just a pipe dream, I think we’re moving in that direction. These invaluable resources are getting easier to find. Great Writers Inspire is just the beginning.
All images sourced from wikicommons.
*But really, though, it just makes me sad. How can you have so little faith in the human imagination as to think that all writing must be autobiographical? Is a vast conspiracy that much more plausible to us today than the possibility of genius coming from the son of a glover?
This entry was posted in reflection and tagged open educational resources, teaching. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-22T02:36:55Z | https://writersinspire.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/down-the-rabbit-hole-discovering-open-educational-resources/ | Porn | Arts | 0.883578 |
homestead | Erwin's Country Kitchen is the real deal and it's right here in Trevose, PA. When you visit this Country Kitchen you're not a customer, you're not a guest...you're family.
Johanna Gouak spent the first 10 years of her life growing up in South Philly playing in her grandfather's grocery store. Her family moved to West Oak Lane where she attended Cardinal Dougherty High School.
Eventually Johanna moved to the Burholme area of the Northeast where she sold real estate and waitressed at the Austrian Village Restaurant to support her family. It was there that she and a chef named Erwin met.
Since Erwin had remarkable culinary talents and Johanna always enjoyed working with people, Johanna and Erwin decided to buy a restaurant together and establish a friendly, warm and affordable dining experience.
“For over two decades Erwin and I have successfully enjoyed making people feel welcome, comfortable and satisfied when they visit our County Kitchen”.
Erwin was born in Austria in a small country town. After graduating from LandesberufsSchule Eisenstadt high school he served a 4 year apprenticeship in culinary arts. After he spent a year in Vienna creating his delicious creations for guests at a military Officer's Club, he presided as main Chef at Seerestaurant Rust, a large lakeside restaurant seating 1600 guests.
It was at that time that he was offered a position at the Austrian Village in Rockledge Pa, where his work delighted guests for 15 years. This is where he and Joanna Gouak met.
Now having reached the pinnacle of his position there, he and Joanna decided to combine their talents and create a theme with that home spun “Country Kitchen” feel, and when requested, “Family Style” dining with Erwin’s signature creations.
"I love to see peoples faces when they ejoy my work. It's very gratifying." | 2019-04-24T00:46:25Z | http://erwinscountrykitchen.homestead.com/About-Us.html | Porn | Arts | 0.602113 |
msu | Research published in April of 2018 showed that the ancestor of a fungus, Phycomyces blakesleeanus, received a crucial gene for sensing gravity from ancient bacteria (Fig 1). Researchers determined that this fungus contains a single protein called OCTIN which is responsible for producing the unique crystal matrix in Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Next, this protein was traced back to a single gene. Researchers then searched for organisms with similar genes or proteins, which led to the determination that the gene may have been required from bacteria. In fungi, OCTIN is only present in Mucoromycotina, suggesting that the gene was acquired after this lineage diverged, the gene is also present in some oomycetes.
In the fungus, the crystals are localized in large spore containing cells where the dense crystalline structure falls through the cytoplasm towards the bottom of the cell. The localization of the crystals towards the bottom of the cell signals that the fungus should keep growing upwards (Fig. 2). This is crucial for the fungus to be able to disperse its spores into the air instead of downwards allowing for effective dispersal. Although it has been believed that fungi must have a way to sense gravity in order to form effective fruiting bodies for spore dispersal; this was the first example of how a fungus achieves this task. One interesting remaining question is in regards to a role for the OCTIN protein in bacteria which has never been shown.
Fig 2: Crystalline structure purified from the fungus. Upper left panel shows the intact crystal structure(2). | 2019-04-24T09:19:32Z | https://bonito.psm.msu.edu/2018/11/fungi-recieved-crytsal-forming-gene-from-bacteria/ | Porn | Science | 0.993496 |
wordpress | This entry was posted on Outubro 1, 2011 at 22:41 and is filed under WORKSHOP Fotojornalista por um dia+. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. | 2019-04-25T06:44:49Z | https://anajesusribeiro.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/8%C2%BA-workshop-fotojornalista-por-um-dia-15-out-11-aveiro-bairrada/ | Porn | News | 0.819964 |
wordpress | BBC Two aired Duncan Bannatyne Takes on Tobacco last night (1 July) where Duncan Bannatyne, businessman and also famous for Dragon’s Den, travelled to Africa to see how tobacco companies tried different techniques to market their goods to children. He travelled to Mauritius, Malawi and Nigeria to see how tobacco companies tried to entice children in their early teens to start smoking. One name that kept coming up was BAT or British American Tobacco which sold under different brand names such as Embassy. Although advertising cigarettes is banned in these countries, BAT came up with some rather innovative and cunning waysto promote their brand name. It was really disgusting to see how tobacco companies saw young children merely as potential markets to sell their wares to and were more than happy to trade their values for profits and rich dividends for their shareholders. Gearing promotion specifically towards children in order to get them addicted to cigarettes is not only unethical but also immoral.
Some people might find this programme biased against the tobacco industry, but this can be judged from its title. It can be seen again on the iPlayer, just click on the link below. | 2019-04-20T11:13:08Z | https://bizeasy.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/duncan-bannatyne-takes-on-tobacco/ | Porn | Business | 0.737216 |
wikipedia | The 1st Division was one of the two divisions of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Corpo Expedicionário Português), the main military force of Portugal that fought in the World War I Western Front on the side of the Allies. The Division was under the command of General Gomes da Costa, during most of its existence.
From the June 2, 1917, to the April 6, 1918, the 1st Division was responsible for the subsectors of Neuve-Chappelle and Ferme du Bois of the Portuguese Sector of the Western Front.
After heavy losses in the Front, the 1st Division was removed from the front line, three days before the April 9, 1918 German offensive that gave origin of the Battle of the Lys, where CEP was virtually destroyed.
In July 1918, the 1st Division was the core for the reconstruction of the CEP and participated in the final Allied offensive.
The 4th Company of IV Battalion the 1st Division, under the command of captain Barros Bastos made a final assault against the German positions near the Scheldt river on the November 11, 1918, on the same day of the Armistice. This was the last Portuguese combat action of World War I.
Pyles, J. (2012). "The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in World War I: From Inception to Destruction, 1914–1918" (PDF). PhD. Texas US: University of North Texas. OCLC 823504820. Retrieved 2 October 2013. | 2019-04-25T00:26:48Z | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Division_(Portugal) | Porn | Reference | 0.867447 |
tu-berlin | Seminar in Neural Networks is an optional course in the module "Maschinelles Lernen 1" and is worth 3 LP (3 ECTS credits).
The neural networks seminar focuses on several aspects of neural networks, including theory, modeling and algorithms. The seminar focuses on directed networks trained via backpropagation and leaves aside other tyoes of networks such as Boltzmann machines, self-organizing maps, etc. Each student is requested to pick a particular book chapter (or sections) from the list (available on ISIS), and present it at the end of the semester. | 2019-04-23T06:16:24Z | https://wiki.ml.tu-berlin.de/wiki/Main/WS13_SeminarNeuronaleNetze | Porn | Science | 0.533241 |
wordpress | I have taken some of my favorite photos from my travels and made them into iPhone cases.
Protect your iPhone (fits all iPhone 4 and 4S versions) with a one-piece, impact resistant, flexible plastic hard case featuring an extremely slim profile.
This case does not cover the front of the iPhone.
– Please allow 10 business days for delivery as each case is made to order, sent to me for quality control then shipped to you.
– Colors may vary slightly from your monitor to actual colors on the case.
– These cases can be made for older iPhones and iPods. Convo me for pricing.
What a great idea! I love your photos.
Those look great! I love the bird one at the end. Even faved it on Etsy. | 2019-04-20T08:17:54Z | https://gallery32.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/6953/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.9851 |
wordpress | Jesus and Satan are having an on-going challenge about who is better on the computer.
They had been doing it for days, and God is tired of hearing all the bickering.
So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and start typing away.
Jesus worked with heavenly efficiency and Satan works faster than hell.
Then, ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, rain poured, and, of course, the power went off !!!
Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse known in the underworld.
Jesus just sighed and sit back. | 2019-04-22T20:18:44Z | https://oneloveawakening.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/a-little-christian-humor-p/ | Porn | Computers | 0.996146 |
wordpress | Okay, I am starting to enjoy the regular writing on this subject and the ideas that have been stimulated in the process. We left off last time with a challenge about the tools we need. Today, I want to rant a little on what I have learned from Lady Gaga and how it impacts me as a PR pro.
In short – if you’re not using those tools in real time, and as real communication tools, especially after you raise your customers’ expectations, you’re going to be in a lot of trouble. Not only with your customers. At some point your company’s board of directors is going to want to know what you are doing to manage the risk associated with social media. In fact, at companies like Nokia, IBM, Novartis and others, the stakes in social media have been raised so high that their boards are now requiring a thorough review of the risk associated with social media and a mitigation plan for each. This truly represents the elevation of social media to the highest levels of the enterprise. I should point out that none of these companies have chosen to avoid or hide from the new realities of social media rather they are confronting the opportunity and its risks head on much like they would any other operational risk associated with their business.
In addition, a comprehensive social media campaign for her, orchestrated by Universal Music Group, featured daily Facebook and Twitter updates, a blog and more. She became the first living person with 10 million fans on Facebook… Now she has 27 million Facebook fans, and more than 7.8 million Twitter followers. The payoff? 11,500 mainstream media stories cited her just in 2009. Sure, it’s easier for a pop star than a detergent manufacturer to generate buzz, but remember: she was dealing with a very crowded field, and used a carefully orchestrated strategy that is all business.
Of course, more conventional companies are moving more aggressively into social media. Nissan invested heavily in it for the debut of its new electric car, the Leaf. The car has had its share of problems, primarily availability issues. But a combination of micro-site, Facebook page, and Twitter presence is helping Nissan gauge marketplace attitudes, manage expectations, and respond to criticism.
Stay tuned for the answers in my next rant….. | 2019-04-20T16:54:54Z | https://andrewbowins.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/ | Porn | Business | 0.982514 |
typepad | Comedian Louis C.K. has been all over the place this past few days, thanks to a series of Tweets in which he expressed his parental frustrations with homework, testing, and the Common Core -- gobbled up by Common Core critics and celebrity-starved education writers alike.
The rant was over pretty quickly and ended with "Okay I'm done. This is just one dumb, fat parent's POV. I'm pissed because I love NYC public schools. mice, lice and all."
Note that he didn't claim any more knowledge than his immediate experience. Note that he's not idealizing pre-Common Core public schools. And he didn't advocate and end to testing or opting out, either.
Of course, when you have 3 million followers and a national TV show you don't get to be "just a parent" for very long, and not everyone admired C.K.'s rant.
His response to the criticisms directed at him -- and to the anger directed as his detractors -- plus some anecdotes taken from his new GQ profile all suggest to me that C.K. probably isn't going to end up a Common Core hater or opt-out proselytizer.
Read on for some of the reasons why. Or just go about your business believing what you've been told.
Among a handful of rebuttals, Newsweek's Alexander Nazaryan pushed back the hardest on Twitter and also with a piece titled Sorry, Louis C.K., but You’re Wrong About Common Core arguing that it was premature and selfish for well-off parents to trash the Common Core when there were so many poor minority kids stuck in crappy schools with ineffective teachers.
Wrote Nazaryan: "It’s fun to get angry when you’ve got nothing to lose."
C.K. didn't like what Nazaryan had to say and they went back and forth about the general good vs. a parent's prerogative on Twitter.
The Blaze recapped it all gleefully here but leaves out the the fact that C.K. starts out angrier than he ends up, and is uncomfortable with the sh*tstorm directed at his fellow NYC parent by Common Core critics who probably didn't know who he was a week ago (and who probably wouldn't like his raunchy, uncomfortable stuff anyway).
C.K.'s attraction to things that make us uncomfortable is what defines him, according to the piece - and what makes him a comic genius. It might also be what allows him to see the uncomfortable truths and tensions that some of the Common Core's harshest critics can't or won't address. | 2019-04-25T06:29:04Z | https://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/2014/05/louis-cks-gq-cover-story-may-2014-its-valentines-dayand-cks-crew-has-taken-over-a-school-in-the-bronx-for-a-se.html | Porn | News | 0.775861 |
typemoon | Shall we then, they ask, as children, enter the kingdom? Can you teach your strategy to others? You have no more futurity and no more past if you serve the spirit of this time. Got drunk well, I did and I have to say to their credit, for a couple of figurehead anarchists, they seemed sincerely concerned about my decaying condition at the time. Some, who agree that the two-becoming-one theme is at the heart of the Gospel, regard it principally as part of an early baptismal rite. Some financial experts claim that your income tends to be the average of the incomes of the five people you spend the most time with. ~James Matthew Barrie Most people are other people. I had to stop living unconsciously, as if I had all the time in the world. You might be a loner or a visionary or a pessimist.
If you follow the Lord Jesus your life will be given to Him, and the hopes and dreams you have will be in pleasing Him! This clear and concise handbook shares everything you need to know to deepen your relationship with yourself using this powerful personal development tool. But it certainly helps us find something. I once had the experience of spending about an hour hanging out with someone at a party. ~Raymond Hull God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself, for now. ~Kurt Vonnegut When you dance to your own rhythm, Life taps its toes to your beat.
We spoke of our homesickness, our longing for the light and warmth of our African homes, the coldness of the French or anyway the Parisians. You are in the world to make a world of difference wherever you are standing. The Gnostics' chief offense was in departing from ancient Greek philosophic teaching, of Plato and his followers. When we act like God, we love like God. They as well as men could be inspirited. You could be the parent, and also the child. He tells his disciples that these infants are like those who enter the kingdom.
Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required. ~Paul Valéry, Mauvaises pensées et autres, 1942 I am told to just be myself, but as much as I have practiced the impression, I am still no good at it. We are called to love others unconditionally, just like God loves us. Salome not to be confused with the princess who demanded John the Baptist's head and Mary Magdalene were confidantes of this sort. Just me, and I want to reach people on a personal level. Salome's identity remains mysterious although some scholars, having to explain the references in Mark, regard her as in some way a kinswoman of Jesus, perhaps his mother's sister. It rained, a fine continuous drizzle I hardly recognized as rain until my clothes were soaked through; I was hungry: the family where I lived kept warning me how expensive meat was in France if I ever reached for a second helping.
However else would all the light get in? Go to those places and get to know a different breed of person. In the Gospel of Thomas Saying 61b Salome says to Jesus that he had come up on her couch presumably referring to reclining at meals and eaten from her table. Here is who I desire to become in increasing measure this year: Ground-taker. Gnostics erred in their pessimistic view of human origins and fate. ~Terri Guillemets At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. Perhaps, like my friend, you can still be friendly, but within certain boundaries. If a course is not cut for it, it turns the ground round it into a swamp.
~Gabrielle Roth I shall not mind what I am, if I have the courage to nail it to the bulletin board on the public square. Yet in the very center is the truth of your spiritual identity: is you. One afternoon in the spring as I sat in a café in the uncertain French light, the clouds coming and going, I watched a group of black Africans who were sitting at another table. Your day-to-day challenges are designed by God to help you become the person He created you to be. There is more to life than pleasing people.
The first live performance with synthesizers via a backing tape of the same synthesizer track found on the studio version of the song was at the , London on 2 May 1979, which was also Kenney Jones's first live show with the band. This is when I have my best ideas, my deepest insights. ~Dodinsky, To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up. Some apocryphal tales make Salome the midwife at the birth of Jesus. In the canonical gospels, Salome appears by name only in Mark , who gives her a role of highest importance : she is a witness of both the crucifixion and the empty tomb. The things which you choose in your environment are shaping you into the future you.
The message was very impactful. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. ~Carl Rogers He who travels in search of something which he has not got, travels away from himself and grows old even in youth among old things. I borrowed them from Socrates. Every single day I try to figure out something I no longer agree to do. ~Oscar Wilde Best be yourself, imperial, plain and true! The Gospel of Philip describes her as the consort of Jesus, who loved her and frequently kissed her.
Who Are You Becoming This Year?
And so was its first earthly manifestation -- the first human. Equally possible -- and more probable, in its Gnostic context -- is a reading that makes this simply another example of the union of male and female as a symbol for the ultimate unitive experience. Simon Peter says to the gathered disciples that Mary Magdalene should leave them, for women are not worthy of life. Rites of passage offer us the opportunity to reflect on who we are, and who we are becoming sometimes again. Jack held my hand very tightly. Our inner critics seems to know exactly what to say and when to say it for maximum effect.
Feedblitz offers highly customizable features that will allow you to grow your site through customized email newsletters, autoresponders, and more. You serve the spirit of this time, and believe thatyou are able to escape the spirit of the depths. It will shed its grey cloak, like a pall. ~Muriel Strode 1875—1964 , My Little Book of Life, 1912 I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. Understand and apply the powerful paradox for the first time. After going out drinking with and of the , Townshend was found in a doorway by a policeman, who let him go if he could safely walk away. | 2019-04-23T22:08:35Z | http://typemoon.org/who-are-you-becoming.html | Porn | Reference | 0.152575 |
wordpress | Had an interesting chat with the CEO of the US based IT service provider for clinical research industry in June. Apparently the company a SalesForce.com partner introduces new CTMS application in India. For clinical trial management, Study site management and Patient Recruitment in the clinical research industry . Aimed at CROs, Hospitals, University Research centers and Study Sites. | 2019-04-20T01:04:32Z | https://microarray.wordpress.com/tag/ctms/ | Porn | Business | 0.641806 |
blogs | myself, gareth and gill are leading this day on creativity in worship which will include experiencing and creating some worship, teaching, ideas, resources and workshops on music, visual images (video, still and art), writing and prayer stations. it's being hosted and organised by mwf (music and worship foundation).
the importance of christ being separated out from western culture in order for indians to be able to think through what the christ of the indian road might be like and mean rather than feeling that to accept christ would be to become western.
looking for/identifying resonances and common ground with hinduism as a starting point for relationship and dialogue rather than looking for differences and creating opposition.
an expansive image of God, a God who is big enough to embrace all expressions of faith that seek to carry out Christ’s call to love God and love our neighbors. This image of God understands the beauty in the diversity of creation rather than attempting to limit God’s revelation only to those who believe or practice as we do. Some among us will resist, holding on for dear life to old notions of church, and maybe even playing an important role in society, just as the Amish play for us today in their countercultural stance. However, like the media companies running scared today, they may find themselves overtaken by these new practices of faith, and pushed to the margins by those who would not be controlled. Our role is to mediate between the old and the new, neither jumping on the cultural carousel nor sticking our heads in the sand regarding the new realities of life in this new world.
pete rollins is doing a weekend with the othona community in dorset june 11-13. more details here.
looking forward to pete's book of the same title later this year.
one small barking dog have completely redesigned their web site. as well as having the resources that you could buy before, they have also gone the way of offering clips/rushes/stills as individual downloads which makes sense.
i know some of you just want free stuff - and there is a section called play that has a whole bunch of still images and video loops that are free. i'm adding play as worship trick 56.
An experiment in spirituality using video phones.
We are looking for genuine 10-30 sec clips that reflect an epiphany moment in your experience/encounter with God. You could re-enact that moment or just simply tell the story to the camera. So, get your phone and get filming.
After transferring your film to computer save it onto CD and send into OSBD clearly marked 99 God Moments.
In this very first edition of Audiomission you’ll hear a special extended report from BBC Songs of Praise presenter Pam Rhodes as she discovers how CMS has been involved in the relief effort since the Asian tsunami struck. Anita Matthews, CMS’s national children’s work adviser, will bring you a faith reflection on the tsunami, and you’ll hear the latest CMS news headlines from Trevor Smith.
just back from the first ReSource weekend (i have just managed to survive a weekend with no internet access!). there are about 30 people doing the course from a range of backgrounds/churches/contexts. the first weekend focus was on mission with teaching from andrew jones, roger ellis, cathy ross and simon hall along with plenty of discussion/coaching in groups, and worship led by different groups/communities - including revive, kairos, home. each weekend is in a different location - this one was at st thomas curch in sheffield. i enjoyed meeting kate pickering from home and seeing her art in residency where she is trying to get the church to reflect on the relationship between faith and art. next stop is multi-cultural birmingham in march with the focus for that weekend on culture.
the music track a few people asked about was far i have come far i must go - that's from the album press play by the idjut boys.
the evening had several technical hiccups which was vaguely reassuring. a highlight was actually a freestyle hip hop encore which included some sharp witted battles between the night's two mcs. feels good to attend the first gig of 2006!
gerard kelly has created a blog for his poems - spoken worship. we worked together many years back (and our two families shared a house for a few years). it was around that time that gerard began writing the poems that were subsequntly published in the book rebel without applause . his poems are poignant, thought provoking, and often brilliant for use in liturgy/worship. the poem that gerard wrote for me when my father died of cancer (which appeared on the blog this time last year) was such a gift at that time and i know has helped many other people.
In perfect, perpetual choir practice.
And are honoured in full measure.
Of a ladybird crossing my arm.
In this most human of places.
In the soil of earth. | 2019-04-26T05:47:08Z | https://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2006/01/index.html | Porn | Arts | 0.187334 |
wordpress | Rogério Nuno Costa is a Portuguese performance artist, theatre director and actor, dramaturgist, researcher, teacher, curator and writer based in Finland and Portugal. His work deals with the major concept of documentation when applied to ephemeral performative actions. His performances, lectures, installations and texts explore the fields of theatre, dance, visual arts and literature, interconnecting public and private contexts, erudite culture and pop culture, autobiographical discourses and informational/communicational strategies: social networking, advertising, conceptual propaganda, guerrilla art, piracy. Major in Communication and Journalism, has studied Contemporary Art History and Contemporary Culture & New Technologies. Often collaborates with performance and visual artists in Portugal and abroad. Starting in 1999, his work has already been shown in France, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Serbia, Finland, Romania, the US and Canada, with the support of some of the most prestigious art festivals and cultural institutions. Usually writes for art/culture publications and is invited to participate in lectures and talks, mainly about documentation practices. Has been teaching, lecturing and directing workshops and master classes in academic institutions such as Escola Superior de Artes e Design (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal), Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Lisbon, Portugal), Faculdade de Belas Artes (Lisbon, Portugal), Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Arnhem, The Netherlands) and Faculdade de Letras (Coimbra, Portugal). Currently, he is teaching the Major in Theatre at Universidade do Minho, in Guimarães (Portugal), and is one of the advisors for the ongoing Major and Doctoral projects at Transart Institute (Berlin & New York). Apart from his own performance work, he has been invited to write and direct theatre and dance performances for other artists and companies, also working as a dramaturgist, artistic consultant and editor. He’s the author of the infamous art manifesto “Dogma 2005” and the catalogues “Documentation Project” and “Big Curator Is Watching You!“. Under the alias Chef Rø, has developed a series of projects where Gastronomy, Art, Science, Anthropology and Philosophy merge: food underground dining, conceptual cooking shows (radio & TV), etc. Collaborates as food writer in numerous fashion & food blogs and online magazines. Currently, he is doing research within the frame of Visual Culture and Contemporary Art (ViCCA) MA program at Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Helsinki, Finland), developing a series of meta-pedagogical activities concerning his project “University/Yliopisto“. He is also a member of the Performance Studies Research Group at CEHUM (University of Minho, Portugal). Active collaborator of the theatre company Estrutura, directed by Cátia Pinheiro and José Nunes, taking the roles of artistic consultant, dramaturgist, co-director and performer. Has been leading, since 2015, the Documentation Management (archival and editorial direction) at Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte, contemporary dance company where he is also an Associated Artist. Currently curating the educational project UNFINISHED for Armazém 22 (Gaia, Portugal). Prepares for 2019 the premiere of a new theatre production titled “1917-19” and the following of many side projects related to the post-apocalyptical rave brand “€TRASH”, a curating program for Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte. | 2019-04-19T08:27:19Z | https://rogerionunocosta.wordpress.com/bio/ | Porn | Arts | 0.977976 |
wikipedia | ^ esa. ESA’s Mars rover has a name – Rosalind Franklin. European Space Agency. [2019-02-07] (英国英语). | 2019-04-21T00:57:10Z | https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BD%97%E8%8E%8E%E7%90%B3%C2%B7%E5%AF%8C%E5%85%B0%E5%85%8B%E6%9E%97 | Porn | Science | 0.462103 |
wordpress | Now I am back in the swing of fly fishing again some of the old problems I have had over the years are appearing again. I used to use a grinner knot for pretty much everything, flies, tippets, even attaching the leader to the fly line, but I was beginning to have unexplained breakages. At first I put it down to using old tippet material so I binned the lot at the start of the season and bought all new but the problem is still there with that knot so I have switched to using a blood knot even though I am not that keen on it. I suppose a tucked blood is secured but it makes a bulky knot I am not happy with. I have had a few smash takes, which I guess everyone has now and then, and the break is always at one knot or another, usually the tippet. I am fed up with not trusting my knots so I am going to have to find alternatives. I play fish hard, I want them landed and released as quickly as possible and not being certain my knots will hold gives me the jitters every time a fish decides to head for the middle of the lake. So, if anyone has a foolproof knot they know is reliable for flies and tippets please let me know.
I had forgotten what a pain in the arse trout are. For over a month 90% of the fish have been caught on one particular fly then, all of the sudden, it couldn’t catch a cold let alone a trout so I am looking into my fly boxes more than a bit bemused at what to put on. It’s made worse by fish either leaping all over the place or moving upwind taking something just sub surface. There are the odd sedges hatching and a few buzzers so I get the occasional fish on buzzers and sedge nymphs but I can’t pin down what they are feeding on. I am going to have to spoon one and have a look at what they are eating.
Talking of fly boxes, mine are a continual embarrassment. Know one, and I mean know one, gets to have a peek in one of my boxes. They are just a random mix of badly tied flies. How I envy those that have rows and rows of perfect flies, all looking lovely and in different sizes and shades. Gonna have to something about that.
It’s a bit like being an artist. You have some blank paper and you just have to fill it… with something. Hopefully something worthwhile, but not necessarily.
The majority of us in the Friendly group are already instructors and most of you get your twice yearly fix of socializing and CPD from your various associations. Some of us aren’t so fortunate. The original idea was to fill in the gap some of us found ourselves in but has developed into something more. What more exactly will evolve as time goes on. | 2019-04-21T22:07:25Z | https://friendlyflyfishing.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Arts | 0.196989 |
blogs | Over the last few months I found myself getting tired of scattered pieces of paper filled with tiny notes of things I had to do. Since I don't work anymore, I am not online all day. Besides, I always found I accomplished items by writing them down and checking them off the list. While cleaning my home office, I found my Russell+Hazel Mini Pattern Binder in black and white. ($12.27 on Amazon.) I love the beauty of Russell+Hazel products! I kinda forgot about this fantastic binder and started to use that as my personal file system to manage ideas, projects, and lists that were always floating in my head over the last three weeks. The binder I have is about two and a half years old and it's in excellent quality! I got mine in this pretty black and white pattern. (Only $12.27 on Amazon.) The binders also come in solid colors and more patterned binders. I love their smaller size at 7 x 9". These mini binders aren't too big to feel like a "work" binder or too small that you can barely write a sentence in them either.
The colorful dividers, pocket papers and notepaper make it a joy to open up and write down my ideas and projects. I also got a large soft cover Moleskine 2012 12 Month Weekly Notebook that fits inside the binder. It is easy and lighter for me to throw that into my handbag and tote around, but I could also tote around this whole binder system too if I wanted. I don't really need a calendar for appointments as I usually use my computer and iPhone for that. For me, it's an easy way to know by week what tasks I need to accomplish whether it's finishing up an interview for Coquette or simply reminding myself to call the plumber. I love this agenda style because it is a calendar/notebook hybrid that works for me. I wanted a soft cover since I am putting it in my binder too but you can also get this cute large red one with a hard cover.
The interior front and back covers of the binder are dry erase so you can make quick notes if you happen to also have a dry erase marker. I haven't tried this yet myself but it seems like a cool feature!
I just picked up a clear zip pouch this morning at Office depot so I can store pens and little things inside if I need to.
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wordpress | Mainly this sci-fi-like drug was successfully tested on rats and mice by the Scripps Research Institute in Florida… (One has to wonder how researchers could know, like, did the rats forget they were rats or something?)… This drugs purpose is to help recovering addicts, human addicts that is, and people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
But dare we have hope for the Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind?–can those who suffer turmoil caused by, let’s say, a past relationship, have hope to expurge the memory of this certain regrettable time?
Like I said, I have a few relationships I’d like to forget, a few years I’d like to erase. Who wouldn’t?
The mysteriousness of the inner eye….what I could have only imagined, here in pictures….
This is creepiness to my wit’s end….
Off the southern coast of Chile these mammoth freaks of nature can be found, if you can believe it. A cruise here would be fascinating. It is said that these large chunks of ice have broken off from a glacier near the Northern Patagonia fields, about 3,000 miles from the South Pole, and can be viewed from a national park in the lower tip of Chile. There is no supernatural mystery to the beautiful color of this ice. The blue glow results from a long cycle (for centuries) of freezing and melting that makes the frozen snow dense and airless. Scientifically speaking: “Molecules of compacted ice crystal absorb red light, which has a long wavelength, and reflect only the shorter wavelength, blue.” Unfortunately, we have a limited time in viewing this surreal phenomena of nature. The recent climate changes have doubled the melting rate. By 2030 these babies will be nothing more than tiny ice cubes that we’ll be able to float in a drinking glass.
This bugger sells for $529.oo over at Amazon and is evidently a kind of super-learning device popular with some uber-spirituals I’ve read about. It’s uses include: relaxation, increased learning potential, increased concentration and focus, and increased audio sensation. The whole premise of how it works is the disturbing thing.
Dr. Patrick Flanagen was a child prodigy in electronics, chemistry and physics. He discovered an entirely new way to transmit sound into the human brain with his invention, the neurophone.
As a teenager Dr. Flanagen “was listed as one of the top scientists in the 1960s. Among his many inventions was this device called the Neurophone – an electronic instrument that can successfully program suggestions directly through contact with the skin. When he attempted to patent the device, the government demanded that he prove it worked. When he did, the National Security Agency confiscated the neurophone. It took Dr. Flanagen two years of legal battles to get his invention back.
In using the device, you don’t hear or see a thing: it is applied to the skin, which the doctor claims is the source of special senses. The skin contains more sensors for heat, touch, pain, vibration, and electrical fields than any other part of the human anatomy.
It boggles the mind in considering the many manipulative uses this devise could have on unsuspecting people. How can one be sure it is programmed for what it was purchased for? | 2019-04-19T08:44:11Z | https://thewitcontinuum.wordpress.com/category/science/ | Porn | Kids | 0.239804 |
free | Q: What is the largest Pm Wiki site in number of pages?
Pm: Of course there's no theoretical limit to the number of pages, because of the way that PmWiki organizes them.
The practical limits are on the number of files that can be organized in a single directory (wiki.d), and the time it takes to search through the pages. As a couple of reference points, the SciTechWiki (http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/wiki) currently has 1649 pages and the TAMUCC Wiki (http://www.tamucc.edu/wiki) has 4500+ pages and both of them seem to run without any problem; even searches don't seem to take unreasonable amounts of time. Both of these wikis are running under Red Hat Linux. I know that under RH Linux I have some directories with 5000+ files in them with no major difficulties (mailing list archive directories), so I don't think the OS will pose a barrier on PmWiki at least to that point.
However, I did think about these problems a bit when designing PmWiki and here's what I've decided thus far. First, as far as directory limitations go, I designed the $PageFileFmt, $WikiDir, and $WikiLibDirs variables so that an admin can organize the files into an alternate structure other than just "wiki.d/Group.Pagename". For example, $PageFileFmt could be changed to '$Group/$Title_' or '$Group/$PageName' and files would be stored as "wiki.d/Group/Pagename" or "wiki.d/Group/Group.Pagename", which would reduce the overall number of files in any single directory. Something would still have to create the directories for the groups, but this isn't a big problem. But even if this approach doesn't break things up sufficiently (e.g., a single group with thousands of pages) there are still other options--with a couple of very minor extensions the files can be organized into directories based on the first character(s) of the title, as in "wiki.d/P/Group.Pagename" and "wiki.d/W/Group.WikiWord". This would spread the load out among more directories as well.
And, of course, I could always look at relational databases or other indexing schemes if it became necessary to do so. However, I like simplicity, and this is definitely one of those areas where I've chosen to avoid gratuitous features; i.e., take the simple approach for now and build the complex implementation only when a real demonstrated need arises, at which point the real parameters of the problem are better known. I'm also quite comfortable that if we need to change the back-end storage model at some point it'll be easy to create a migration path from the existing schema to a new one.
Note: Search Wiki is becoming more sophisticated as PmWiki is growing. Advanced search features are being added to PmWiki. If the search features included in PmWiki are not sufficient, there are already some excellent site indexing and retrieval systems available, and it's much more effective to make use of the existing packages rather than try to duplicate that functionality into PmWiki. | 2019-04-23T07:57:36Z | http://mtw.free.fr/attacwiki/index.php?pagename=PmWiki.Size | Porn | Science | 0.958638 |
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wordpress | I was cruising down the highway around 110~120 kmph, though the car was capable of running at 150+ kmph I chose to keep it below 120 as the thought at the back of my mind always says it is not going to stop quickly or control the direction well in case I need to. When I am very sure that I have an open & straight road, I test the limits of the car, but will quickly pull back to manageable speeds when a turning comes in sight. During one of those high speed bursts of 160 kmph, a sports car overtook me. It did not just overtake, instead it zoomed past and disappeared out of sight. Enjoying speed was not much about the road, it was the control available in a vehicle for a driver. Sports cars don’t just go fast, they turn well, stop quickly and have lots of safety bits to protect occupants from a crash. You could ram a sports car at a high speed into a wall and walk away from the crash. If I use my passenger car downhill at 200 kmph (which I still can), that is insanity; it is not going fast.
It was when I had these thoughts that I stumbled on an article pointing out that developers who are eying for speed often compromise the safety aspects. In software development there are plenty of aspects to take care. In simple terms it is taking a problem and solving it using computers by people with various skill sets. You have analysts, developers, designers, operations etc. The very nature of different people getting involved means there is lots of communication, if there is lots of communication between people of different skill sets then there is translation loss. If there is translation loss then there will be misunderstanding and rework. If you need to rework often, then the speed at which you can code matters. If speed matters, then better be safe.
Test harness consisting of unit, integration and functional tests, static analysis, performance checks, automated deployments, coding practices all together form the safety package for software development. As the code base grows and the number of people increase the more important the safety checks become. It will always be tempting to avoid the process and get something out quickly but the price to pay will be bad. There is nothing prudent in crash landing.
Another aspect of speed that is also often compromised is sustainability. The common example given to agility and speed is Cheetah, Cheetahs can maintain its top speed only for about 90~120 seconds followed by a long dip in physical activities. Any activity that requires a spike in the output is followed by a dip. There is nothing called sustainable peak performance.
Violating safety or sustainability of speed removes control out of the equation, it makes sense only if we are crash worthy and have the energy and resources to get back to normal. Speed for the sake of speed will thrill and eventually kill. | 2019-04-25T18:04:56Z | https://vinodkumaar.wordpress.com/2016/04/ | Porn | Computers | 0.259196 |
wordpress | I would like to invite you to a community meeting to speak with me about the work I have been doing in my capacity as a council member to advocate on behalf of constituents since my recent decision to refrain from legislating until the County Council’s attorney assures me that I am not incurring criminal liability for war crimes.
The meeting stems from an announcement that I made on August 21st stating that I had come to understand that I may be in violation of my oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
During my last town hall I made a presentation explaining the legal framework I am complying with and the work I have been doing to fulfill my duties as a council member. I had announced that I would be holding frequent town halls to keep everyone updated on how I am advocating for the rights of protected persons and my district, and putting every agent of the United States on notice concerning the rights of protected persons. I handed out copies of the letter I sent to Queen’s Hospital and 32 Hawaii circuit court judges concerning foreclosures.
I welcome you to bring your questions as there will be time reserved to ask questions and comment on this complex topic with profound implications.
I swore to defend and uphold the U.S. Constitution; Article 6, is where my oath comes from. Article 6 is also the supremacy clause which says treaties are the supreme law of the land of which I, as a legislator, am bound to uphold. The Hague and Geneva Conventions are treaties the U.S. ratified. Even Title 18 of U.S. Code defines “war crime” as any breach to U.S. ratified international treaties and makes specific mention to Geneva.
Please also see for yourself that Corporation Counsel did not assure me, (consistent with the legal definition of “assure”), that I will not be incurring criminal liability for legislating. He also did not dispute Hawaii’s illegal occupation, or the commission of war crimes against protected persons. Because of this I have now been put in the position as a whistleblower. There are legal guidelines that I must follow now as an agent of the U.S. and the treaties I am bound to; I display these in the presentation. According the Geneva convention I must go through the greatest pains ensure respect for the convention in all circumstances and advocate for the rights of protected persons, which I am doing every day. Resigning would disregard my duty to ensure respect for the Geneva Convention and would my duty to advocate for protected persons as an agent of the U.S. Resigning would not be in alignment with supporting and defending the U.S. Constitution.
If you were not able to attend my last town hall here is the video of my presentation. The presentation is about 40 minutes. I encourage you to watch it if you didn’t get a chance. I also welcome you to send me any questions you might have.
I am continuing to work in my office, continuing to take phone calls, emails, and meetings, and continuing to serve as a liaison between my constituents and the various government departments to find solutions to our complaints. I am advocating for the rights of my constituents as protected persons, which include Americans, while putting every agent of the U.S. concerning the rights of protected persons on notice. I will be holding frequent town halls and publishing press releases to keep everyone informed on what I am working on. Every action I am taking is diligently in compliance with the laws that dictate my responsibility as a council member.
Here is a link to the U.N. Human Rights Office of High Commissioner’s memorandum. It is one and a half pages. The United States sat on this council when Dr. deZayas was elected, the U.S. did not dispute his appointment, probably because he’s actually an American and a Harvard graduate. He uses the terms “plundering,” “enabling,” and “colluding.” This was sent to Hawaii State Judges in February of this year. I do not take it lightly, resigning and/or continuing to legislate U.S. law and sticking my head in the sand, I believe, is not what I was elected for.
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wordpress | 57 days to Brexit and 659 days to the REF submission, which, if you need reminding, will be 27th of November 2020. At least Research England and the other UK funding bodies have their rules and guidelines published well in advance of the deadline. But hey – you never know. Remember the last-minute requirement for ‘impact’ last time?
Times Higher reports today that employees who have been made redundant by HEIs may still have their work submitted to REF2021. I imagine their permission is not required.
The steer in the question is obvious, and yet it has apparently been overturned by the intervention of some powerful voices. In the final version of the REF2021 decisions published today, any mention of outlawing submission of work by staff who have been made redundant has been removed. Instead, paragraph 150 states: “Outputs in the submitted output pool may be attributed to former staff, previously employed as Category A eligible in the assessment period”.
So why the change? Times Higher reports that ‘the funders’ raised “the significant unintended consequences of doing otherwise”, which apparently amounted to discussing “sensitive information about staff employment with those responsible for selecting outputs”. Find me a research unit where the casualties of redundancy aren’t already an open secret, if not actively contrived by those very selectors. The justifications extend towards the fanciful: “Our concern would be that removing the option to include submissions from former fellows for example would be a disincentive for universities to take on fellowships,” said Catriona Firth, head of REF policy at Research England”. As if universities would abandon the cheap research force that such fellowships represent, but now, instead, as the UCU statement worded it, “the move would be a green light for universities to treat staff like a disposable commodity and entrench the casualisation of early career researchers”.
It is more likely that universities will feel emboldened to abandon any commitment to sustainable, secure career pathways, especially from postdoctoral posts to lectureships, if they feel they can easily terminate employment and still retain the fruits of that casually discarded labour.
David Sweeney is quoted in the Times Higher article: “it would be unfair to penalise people who would want their outputs to be counted, simply in order to appease those who do not”. As if the only controversy at stake was a question of being counted in the REF when, presumably, you would have no input to those discussions, let alone benefit, after redundancy.
Meanwhile, I query Times Higher’s interpretation of the ruling on who is included under the designation ‘former staff’. Paragraph 211a states that outputs may be included: “For staff who remain employed at the institution, but are no longer employed as Category A eligible staff on the census date (for example, senior administrative staff), any outputs that were first made publicly available at the point the staff member was employed as Category A eligible”.
212. The outputs of staff who continue to be employed by the institution as Category A eligible staff (i.e. meet the criteria set out in paragraph 117) but who no longer have significant responsibility for research on the census date are not eligible.
research allocation in a workload model or equivalent.
membership of research centres or institutes within the HEI.
expectations of research by role as indicated in, for example, job descriptions and appraisals.
Lots of room there for last minute retrospective restoration of an individual’s research ’allocation’.
The announcement has been greeted with expressions of outrage by academic Twitter. “Thought the academic employment environment couldn’t get worse”, tweeted @DrJoGrady. @DavidToke commented: “This isn’t even neoliberalism. This is feudalism”. @sstroschein2 wondered if this ruling will survive a legal challenge. I rather hope @EricRoyalLybeck ‘s graphic stands as a prediction of a rather large uprising.
Student Protection Plans (SPPs) are the creation of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 and require universities to clarify their arrangements for students to complete their studies should the institution, course or campus close. But are these plans reliable? How will universities be held to account if it becomes necessary to activate them? And whose interests are most likely to be served by the terms of the SPPs? Are there some unforeseen moral hazards which attach to their implementation?
‘refreshing their vision’. So far, the following universities have made known their financial difficulties in recent days: Cardiff University, Birkbeck, University of London, University of Gloucestershire, Bangor University, University of Reading, Bath Spa University, SOAS Library and Queen Margaret University.
There have been two informative blog pieces recently which discuss SPPs. Gordon McKenzie compares how arrangements for insolvency are handled in the Further Education sector. Meanwhile, Jim Dickinson has helpfully provided species identification and taxonomy – not an easy task since only 65 out of 203 SPPs were traceable.
SPPs vary in size and detail with The University of Leeds discharging its obligation in just two pages, while the University of Birmingham’s plan runs to a very detailed 21 pages.
The Office for Students (OfS) and Sam Gyimah, former Minister of State for Universities and Science, have both signalled in the starkest terms their intention not to engage in bailouts or, as Hefce did, to facilitate amalgamation of institutions.
This change of policy is framed as a necessary encounter with the discipline of the market, and fits entirely with the presumptions of the 2016 White Paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy, that success will be ensured by the application of competition and choice. According to this logic, “we must accept that there may be some providers who do not rise to the challenge, and who therefore need or choose to close some or all of their courses, or to exit the market completely. The possibility of exit is a natural part of a healthy, competitive, well-functioning market and the Government will not, as a matter of policy, seek to prevent this from happening. The Government should not be in the business of rescuing failing institutions” [Executive Summary para 17].
And so universities must now assess their own financial risk and disclose that in an accessible statement as a condition of OfS registration.
It only takes the slightest acquaintance with Erving Goffman’s theory of face to understand that universities, famously concerned with reputation above other considerations, will be eager to contradict any suggestion of financial vulnerability. In fact, nearly all of them are at pains to lay out their credentials for financial and academic sustainability.
We consider this risk to be low, overall, because of our confidence in our market position and popularity as a destination.
The University of Liverpool is one institution to make a rare disclosure that it withdrew 37 programmes from 2014-15 to the present academic year, and all continuing students were able to complete their courses.
Facilitate transfer or direct-entry to another provider: We would look to work with partner providers across the UK, including our fellow Russell Group members and our strategic partners such as the University of Nottingham, to accommodate you by transfer or direct entry – subject to their entry requirements.
The strategic partnership is confirmed in Nottingham’s SPP, if not acknowledged in those of other Russell Group members. However, it raises a question: is this in the best interests of students to privilege provider status over compatibility of course offerings? What happens if your course is not available at the partner institution? For example, The BA (Hons) in Gemmology and Jewellery Studies is unique to Birmingham City University which states proudly that its School of Jewellery has been in operation since 1890. The agreements, then, provide no guarantees that a student will be able to complete the course they first enroll on, and one wonders how a naïve university applicant is meant to find reassurance in the SPP.
The University makes use of visiting lecturers to bring in expertise as and when required to ensure core course elements can be delivered.
This reveals moral hazard #2 whereby there is an incentive for employers to conflate protection of student interests in the case of ‘market exit’ with the kind of staffing economies they might like to avail themselves of. The use of contingent staff on insecure contracts has been increasing over the last decade and now atypical staff account for a third of posts in the UK (HESA stats: Staff by HE provider, academic contract marker and mode of employment 2016/17). It appears their use may now be extended to cover core teaching in universities. Given that closure of a teaching facility, discontinuation of a course or loss of Tier 4 licence (international students) are included in the risk analysis along with ‘market exit,’ this reference to a ‘flexible pool’ of casualized staff may prefigure a permanent change in the career structure for an even larger number of academics.
It should be apparent that these policies are far from being insurance policies for students. Consider moral hazard # 3 – an absence of accountability, identified by Jim Dickinson, who asks, who does the student wave their SPP at if the eventualities are ‘crystallised’? The institution in receivership? The OfS? The Minister for Universities and Science? The Office of the Independent Adjudicator? – but even they accept they have no regulatory powers over providers and cannot issue fines. What do you do if your recently conferred degree from X university is rendered worthless?
The final moral hazard belongs to the OfS which, according to Dennis Farrington “has no statutory authority to guarantee sustainability in any institution” and he raises the prospect of there being ‘disposable universities.’ The consequences of maintaining a stance of ‘Atlas Shrugged’ extend beyond curbing the autonomy of UK universities. The SPPs offer a Trojan horse for greater casualization of the sector and an excuse to devastate a university unpopular, for any reason, with ministers. In either scenario, the interests of students are not served when they cannot rely on an institution enduring for the length of their degree course.
It is the discourse of HERA legislation that has allowed us for the first time to contemplate the closure of a university for reasons of financial embarrassment unrelated to academic performance. Aside from financial and wider economic issues, there are very good political reasons to proceed cautiously with threats of ‘market exit’. December 3rd saw Central European University (CEU), one of Europe’s best universities, forced to take the decision to leave Budapest. The Hungarian government has been accused of being the first to actively seek the removal of a university since the German Third Reich. There has been no response to this from the UK government and none from university leaders who notoriously fail to see the benefit of collective resistance. I hope it will quickly dawn on Chris Skidmore, the next minister for universities, that he would not wish the UK to join this ignominious club. At the moment, that might be the best assurance that the academic community could wish for.
Earlier this week, Helen Sauntson and I submitted the book which gave its name to this blog. Or was it the other way around? Anyway, Academic Irregularities: Language and Neoliberalism in Higher Education is finished, and away to the publisher, Routledge. Writing the last two chapters partly explains a bit of a fallow summer here on the blog. But there was also rather a lot of life-enhancing activity going on, like spending time with my partner, and observing for the New York Open Water 20 Bridges marathon swims, and ending the summer with a swim of my own with NYOW’s Spuyten Duyvil 10K.
Below is some information about the book which we hope will be published early in 2019.
We all know that universities in the UK and elsewhere are very different places than they were 20 years ago. There has been a massive reorientation of universities away from their previous mission as serving the public good, as repositories of knowledge, as a refuge from the discipline of the market and capitalism, and governed by the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. The purpose of universities is routinely assumed to be to serve the economic needs of the country, or even of individuals who graduate from them. Cultural and political changes such as consumerism, marketization, New Public Management with its focus on metrics, audit and performance management, have left their imprint on the very language we use to talk about universities – and indeed on the language the university uses to talk about its staff and students. Neoliberalism is a contested term but we use it to designate a broad agreement that universities have reorganised their priorities – and perhaps been coerced by successive governments to do so – to align with ‘the market’. We uncover the power relations and contradictions experienced by those working and studying in UK and other (largely) western universities. We make connections between economic and political developments in society, and the changes to conditions of labour and values operating in universities. We find that the nature of academic identities has been resignified so that lecturers and professors feel less autonomous and more ‘managed’. Even what counts as work’ has been redefined in narrow terms which accommodate metrics and audit. Some academics try and resist the new discourse, but it is becoming rather difficult to do so in a context when its use is compulsory. Some of these changes have left academics feeling alienated and deprofessionalised.
This is an original critique of the neoliberal university and it sits within an emerging discipline of Critical University Studies. We build our case from firm evidence of discourse which echoes the concerns of neoliberal ideology: competition, the market, personal responsibility and benefit, value for money, return on investment and efficiency. Over the three or four years of the project, we amassed a large collection of documents from university management training courses, performance reviews, university and student union marketing materials, mission statements, REF and TEF policies. Then we got to work with the tools of applied linguistics, such as corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis and appraisal analysis, to show how insidiously damaging this discourse is. In constructing our own discursive audit trail, we have unearthed metaphors which seek to normalize the discourse of the market, the student as consumer and the academic as corporate subject. We take a look at some of the adjectives and nouns which seem to shift their meanings to the extent they are meaningless: excellence, quality, innovation, vision etc. The discourse analysed throughout the book is more than just a reflection of neoliberal ideology – it is arguably constitutive of ideological change, and of a new kind of neoliberal, self-managing, subordinate subject.
What does a critical linguistic analysis of managerial discourse reveal about academic values and identities?
How can the tools of applied linguistics be used to enhance knowledge and understanding about critical university studies?
What can critical linguistic analysis reveal about the role of discourse in formulating resistance to the managerial project?
During the course of this project both authors have both faced professional upheaval. This resulted in Helen changing jobs (and earning promotion to professor) and I left academia. In completing this book, we have been sustained by colleagues both personal and virtual too numerous to mention. Special mentions must go to our spouses: Caroline Sauntson and Kathleen (K.O.) O’Mara who have patiently buoyed us with their belief that our work is worthwhile.
We have valued encouragement from and the opportunity for discussion with: Thomas Docherty, Justin Cruickshank, Eva Bendix Petersen, Kate Bowles, Richard Hall, Aidan Byrne, Derek Sayer, Yoke Sum Wong, Craig Brandist, Eric Royal Lybeck, Nicky Priaulx, Nick Megoran, Raksha Pande, Rosie Miles, Filip Vostal, Jana Bacevic, Mark Carrigan, Sarah Amsler, Annabelle Mooney, Emilie Whitaker, Veronika Koller, Erika Darics, Kerry Dobson Clukas, Joanne Hollows, Patrick O’Connor, Lisa Clughen, Richard Bromhall, Catherine Adams, Steve Jones, Jean-Pierre Boule, Nic Dunlop, Monica Franco-Santos, Louise Mullany, Martin McQuillan, Charlotte Walker, Robert Compton. There are also a few university PVCs and Registrars who might wish to remain anonymous. We are fortunate to have been writing in an age of social media when there are blogs, Twitter accounts and Facebook groups for like-minded scholars which have offered support and information.
We mourn the untimely loss of Judith Baxter and Joyce Canaan whose work has enlightened us, and their insights have informed each chapter of the book.
Here’s the Table of Contents. Each chapter includes critical discourse analysis of two case studies based on authentic data.
Colleagues from universities across the world have shared their stories, examples of discourse and dissatisfaction with the neoliberal academy. While a reorientation of universities from a focus on knowledge-creation to a focus on the student consumer has subdued the enthusiasm of many for academic life, these changes have, nevertheless, provided an endless source of data for our enquiry. And so, lastly, we owe sincere thanks to the managers, without whose opaque and hyperbolic discourse in strategy documents, policies, training courses and all-school messages, this book could not have been written. You have been an inspiration.
Can Critical University Studies survive the toxic university ?
Several things in the news recently have made me want to write again about Critical University Studies (CUS) – a discipline that has been given momentum in the UK by the USS pensions strikes of spring 2018. As I visited a number of campus rallies and teach-outs, I became aware of a real thirst for analysis of the UK and global higher education landscape. The pensions issue seemed to be a conductor for a whole host of other grievances about marketization, financialization, audit culture, management by metrics and the distortions of league tables and concern with university ‘reputation’. These objections have spawned critique from all areas of the academy, from blogs by experimental scientists (Bishop 2013, Colquhoun 2016 ) to theorised analysis in social science (Burrows 2012; Holmwood 2011; Petersen and Davies 2010; Hall & Winn 2018), to perspectives from literary scholars (Warner 2014; 2015; Docherty 2011; 2014; 2015). This work has now coalesced under the banner of critical university studies (CUS) which in many cases contains (but is not confined to) expressions of discomfort at changes influenced by neoliberal and market fundamentalist ideologies. There are now three book series oriented towards the field, Palgrave, Johns Hopkins and Berghahn , a journal, LATISS http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/latiss , a university research centre at Roskilde, Denmark, as well as an early career researcher network at the University of Cambridge. These are all positive developments, although it is wise to be cautious about the ‘institutionalisation’ of CUS, as Eli Thorkelson advises.
An ethos of reflexivity and reflection on epistemological, ontological and methodological assumptions.
Some scholars in CUS would argue that the neoliberal structures of marketisation, consumerism, audit and league tables in UK universities lead to the perverse incentive to suppress academic freedom in those institutions (Morrish and Sauntson 2016; Morrish et al 2017). Some universities will act to defuse the force of government regulation and demands for surveillance and ‘accountability’; others will take advantage of the opportunities it affords. To this end, in the last decade, there has been a proliferation of workload models and policy portfolios: disciplinary, performance management, capability, sickness absence – all will have been revised and strengthened to fortify the managerial citadel.
So – back to recent news. As I started to write this piece, news came in about a tragic death by suicide at Cardiff University in February. An inquest heard how Malcolm Anderson ended his life on campus early in the morning of February 19th. His close colleagues and his family testified to the amount of work Dr Anderson faced, including the requirement to mark 418 exam papers in 20 days.
I’m sure Cardiff will now make the usual noises about ‘lessons learned’, as Imperial College did after the death of Stefan Grimm in 2014. I have no wish to be seen to exploit these cases for their harrowing personal details, but if we are to learn lessons, then we must know when such deaths, or long-term sicknesses occur and are attributed to overwork. It seems that the academic community did not know of Dr Anderson’s death until the inquest, some 3 or 4 months after the event.
When academics, both individually and collectively, demonstrate with evidence that workloads are too high to be safe, they are told to work smarter. When they complain that many forms of work are erased or undercounted by the workload model – dubbed ‘time laundering’ by Southampton UCU– this falls on deaf ears. When academics point to the incapacitating effects of management by metrics, they are told of a need to be accountable. We now see the consequences of this indifference and we wonder, along with another commentator on Twitter, how many more of our colleagues are just one more responsibility away from disaster.
It is insulting and abusive when universities charge academics with providing a flawless service to students, and then chisel away at the conditions and hours which would permit it to be accomplished. But the neoliberal academy requires the preservation of the myth of the coping academic and demands their enforced compliance, their subjection to surveillance, a strict curb on democracy, and the overarching impulse to protect revenue and reputation. Some scholars have even labelled the university as ‘bad boyfriend (Webster & Rivers 2018) and Thesis Whisperer (2011). I would claim the working environment is simply toxic. As Sarah Amsler (2015) notes, there are consequences for the less able or non-compliant bodies; they will be refused and rendered aberrant. We see this already in the reaction of Cardiff University with its promise to ‘review the support available’ to lecturers who are struggling with workloads. But that is not what the union members at Cardiff have been asking for; they have criticised the workload model from its inception and are demanding sustainable and humane workloads.
It is becoming clear that students are also experiencing intolerable pressure. The University of Bristol has been singled out, possibly unfairly, after 10 deaths by suicide in 18 months, because there are fears that coroners may not be reporting the full scale of cases.
When newspapers report a crisis in mental health, and universities declare a review of ‘welfare’ and ‘support’, this only serves to position the locus of responsibility on the individual and their lack of ‘resilience’. There are even online courses to help academics rehabilitate to the culture of punishing overwork, at the same time as indemnifying universities against legal redress. These courses are now becoming compulsory. Here’s an example email from a Russell Group university sent to staff.
We need to mourn the individuals who are lost to academia, society and to their families, and then ask what is it about university structures and working conditions that has led to anyone’s death or serious illness. We should remind ourselves of a university’s legal obligation to prevent stress, not merely alleviate it. Please let us also think of the students who are left wondering whether they may have been part of the problem. They are not. They are the joy of the job. Yes, they have needs and make demands, but the problem is with universities which have seen fit to join a buildings and ‘student experience’ arms race without actually providing enough lecturers with the working conditions to fulfil the promise.
You wonder when university management will begin to take these issues seriously. They now need to be addressed and resolved, not ‘reviewed’ and ‘supported’. I marvel at the tendency of universities to fear internal critique, and yet their apparent appetite for critical opinion produced by private consultants and government number-crunchers (HESA, IFS, HEPI) is voracious, even when those studies hold up an unwelcome mirror in the form of league tables, retention figures, LEO data etc. Additionally, universities and other HEIs monitor and subscribe to online fora such as HEPI, Research Fortnight and Wonkhe. So why, when universities seem to wish to metricise every action and learn from every available data point, are they so averse to listening to their own staff?
So what, then, awaits the academic employee who seeks to publish their analysis of the effects of academic capitalism, the damage of outcomes-based performance management or the ascent of managerialism? As many will know, I have some familiarity with this, documented here and here.
So with the benefit of experience, I would like to make this observation about the relatively new field of Critical University Studies. It occurs to me it is placed in an unhelpful paradox – one which is not faced by its sibling disciplines of Critical Business Studies or Critical Legal Studies. The paradox is this – even if making a general observation about universities, the scholar seems to imply criticism of the institution in which they work. This is made exceedingly clear in a thread of tweets by Eric Lybeck on May 30th 2018.
How does one criticize a tendency to undermine academic freedom via social media policies without being able to offer an example from one’s own experience? The academic wishing to draw on expertise and knowledge must, it seems, be pitted at odds with their employer and exposed to considerable personal risk.
To digress just a little, though the issues are connected, we can recognise a pattern identified in a recent piece by Carolyn Gallagher in which universities seek to distance themselves from academic employees who engage with controversial topics in public debate, and are attacked in those public forums after doing so. Sometimes powerful state funding agencies or media commentators call for the dismissal of the academic. This can lead university managers, many of whom prioritize ‘reputation’ over any wider commitment to scholarship or to a public beyond the university’s walls, to denounce or even discipline the employee, even while proclaiming their right to academic freedom.
In the UK, academic freedom, and the freedom to criticise one’s own university in public, or the system generally, is enshrined in law, and most university statutes and articles of government reflect this. However, in 2017, academic freedom became a moral panic in the UK (UK Government Dept. for Education 2018), and students and academic staff were blamed for undermining it with alleged excessive regard for trigger warnings and safe spaces. However, in reality, it is university managers who display rather different thresholds of tolerance for critics of higher education policy and practice. Too often for university managers the issue is never about academic freedom; it is cast as being about civility, or they will shelter behind policies on ‘dignity and respect’; or they will claim ‘reputational damage’.
CUS is very much the canary down the mine of academic freedom. The process I endured prefigured the kind of despotic capriciousness we associate with the Donald Trump zeitgeist. In an era of weakened trade unions and managerial unaccountability, vice chancellors must accept that, for academic freedom to thrive, requires very thorough protections for those scholars who offer a challenge to ‘the university’ from within. There is a very simple resolution, of course, and it already exists. Universities must observe the safeguards enshrined in law, and they must become more democratic and open to scrutiny from the members of the academic community who constitute them. As Judith Butler wrote in the Chronicle of Higher Education last month, “Censorship is always an indirect confession of fear. The censor exposes himself as a fearful being. He fears speech and seeks to contain it. His fear attributes to his opponent’s speech a power that it may or may not have”. For the sake of scholars facing oppressive and hostile structures, let our speech be free and let it be heard.
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Petrina, Stephen. and Ross, Wayne. 2014. Critical university studies: workplace, milestones, crossroads, respect, truth. Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor, 23: 62-71. | 2019-04-20T08:11:48Z | https://academicirregularities.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Reference | 0.173368 |
livejournal | Another quiet week for me on Twitter, in which I mainly chatter about theatre. And shoes.
Got my new glasses! Much like the old ones, but with 5% more seeing.
So the lookalikes in the Timon of Athens poster are supposed to be Beckham, Boris, Madge and... Blair, is it?
Evil Alex is seeing Matilda for the first time tonight. Kinda wish I was there to hear him cackle.
You can't play The Minute Waltz as background music - I keep expecting Nicholas Parsons to pop up out of nowhere.
Bah! I dreamed an irritating little jingle last night and it still hasn't left my head.
Totty Sunday: "It's not really shorts & flip-flops weather but thanks for wearing them regardless" edition.
My shoe-buying's gone a bit Imelda recently. Marcos that is, not Staunton.
I mean my knowledge of Imelda Staunton's shoe habit is minimal. I assume she has feet, beyond that it's all guesswork.
Good job I took an extra hayfever tablet before leaving home, this set has grass on it! Horrible, natural grass! | 2019-04-26T11:45:17Z | https://nick730.livejournal.com/646381.html | Porn | Shopping | 0.226396 |
wordpress | Hi, friends. Today I’m going to share some of my test sketches from my current art project. Last week I talked about the influences that went into it, and today I’ll show you how I began to bring the project out of my head and onto paper.
I did a little bit of research on the sixpence, but really wanted my own take on it, so I tried to limit my information (I can tend to go overboard in the information department, so this was important.).
I came up with my idea for this image fairly quickly, so there aren’t many initial drawings. If you look in the bottom right corner, you can see what I decided on.
In my limited research on this nursery rhyme, I found out that there were cookbooks around the time this nursery rhyme originated that explained how to make a bird pie and keep the birds alive so they would fly out when the pie was opened as a surprise for the guest! I also read that there are versions of this nursery rhyme where it isn’t birds baked in the pie, but naughty boys. Seemed good to stick with birds.
I don’t have a lot of confidence in drawing people. One of my college portraits of my husband, then my boyfriend, made him look like he was from the movie “Planet of the Apes”. (That should probably be a Craft Fail…). Instead of drawing a king (or another character from “Planet of the Apes”) I decided to use a crown to symbolize the king in the nursery rhyme. I had more trouble with this section than you might expect, but I finally settled on a good option, as you’ll see in future posts.
I hope you liked this little peek. Next week I’ll show you how I put all these together to get my full-size rough draft.
Planet of the Apes…you make me laugh! I’m sure it wasn’t that bad. Nevertheless, I think you have some really neat ideas.
Boy, when you start to dissect some of those old nursery rhymes; you wonder, what were people thinking, telling little children these often rather gross stories? Different times, different sensibilities, I guess. | 2019-04-25T10:08:36Z | https://patternandbranch.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/nursery-rhyme-art-project-test-sketches/ | Porn | Arts | 0.968494 |
wordpress | Join us tonight (Friday 20th October) from 7pm CDT for some ‘just for fun’ Rocket League where we’ll be checking out the new Rocket League Halloween features and a whole lot more!
As always we’ll be livestreaming on twitch.tv/play_4_pawz. Everyone is welcome to play, just shout up in the stream and we’ll get you in as soon as we can. (check your local times here).
This is not a charity push but just to remind you, our two beneficiaries are First Coast No More Homeless Pets (US) and The Animal House Rescue (UK), The donation links are always live and we welcome any donations throughout the year. All donations go directly to the charities, no money is handled by the Play 4 PawZ team, we are 100% non-profit.
Located in Birmingham, UK. They hold some of the same standards as First Coast No More Homeless Pets. What sets them apart from other rescue groups is that they do not have a shelter. Instead every animal they help is placed into a foster home. This makes sure every animal is ready for a new home and family. They also have a feral cat-neutering program very similar to the program First Coast has. You can visit their website here to learn more.
A huge thank you to all our supporters who joined in with the weekends event supporting First Coast No More Homeless Pets in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
Together we raised $301.17, pretty good going for an event organised in just under two weeks and always we couldn’t have done it without the support of our sponsor Elgato Gaming and of course you guys, on behalf of the PawZ team and FCNMHP thank you so much!
We’re just a few hours away from our Play 4 PawZ :: Hurricane Irma Appeal event supporting First Coast No More Homeless Pets.
Whilst Hurricane Harvey was devastating Houston, a second hurricane named Irma was born in the Eastern Atlantic. Irma, meaning war Goddess, decemated the French territories, Cuba, the British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Barbuda but still had enough fuel in the tank to rip up Florida before marching on into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennesse. Irma earned her title as the strongest hurricane ever recorded. This hurricane has taken everything from some including pets from families.
Our primary beneficiary, First Coast No More Homeless Pets is in Jacksonville Florida. First Coast and it’s partners work with their community and shelters in Jacksonville which has made Jacksonville a NO KILL community meaning 90% of the animals that enter the city shelters leave the shelters alive.
Now they need our help more than ever.
First Coast’s Norwood Avenue Clinic has been damaged and is closed until repairs can be made to reopen. In the wake Hurricane Irma First Coast is still helping shelters who also have suffered damage in the region as they work to get their own Norwood Avenue Clinic up and running.
In order to help with the costs associated with the effects of Irma we will be having a charity stream with all donations going to First Coast No More Homeless Pets. Florida pets and their families are in great need and together we can help save precious lives.
The charity stream will take place on September 29 from 6PM – 12AM CST and September 30 12PM – 6PM CST. This event will be livestreamed on Twitch and Mixer. We will be playing Rocket League, Destiny 2, Fortnite Battle Royale, Dead by Daylight and Cuphead. (Games may be subject to change).
Elgato Gaming has donated 2 Elgato HD60 S capture cards. A $50 donation will get the donator into a raffle for 1. For every $50 you donate you will get one entry. All donations will go straight to First Coast No More Homeless Pets to help with the effects of hurricane Irma.
Elgato Gaming has donated 2 Elgato HD 60 S for our charity event on September 29 & 30 in support of First Coast No More Homeless Pets in Jacksonville, Florida. Starting today every donation of $50 gets one entry into the raffle to win 1 of 2 Elgato HD 60 S. For example if you donate $100 you’ll get two entries into the drawing. Winners will be notified via the email address used to donate on October 1.
All donations go straight to First Coast No More Homeless Pets in Jacksonville, Florida. Only donations made through the link above will be entered into the raffle.
FCNMHP Needs us now more than ever!
As almost everyone is aware right as Hurricane Harvey was devastating Houston, a second hurricane named Irma was born in the Eastern Atlantic. Irma, meaning war Goddess (and oh boy was she) decemated the French territories, Cuba, the British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Barbuda but still had enough fuel in the tank to rip up Florida before marching on into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennesse. Irma earned her title as the strongest hurricane ever recorded. This hurricane has taken everything from some including pets from families…. It’s caused destruction in one form or another everywhere it’s gone.
First Coast No More Homeless Pets is in Jacksonville Florida. In case you are unaware let me Bring you up to speed… First Coast No More Homeless Pets is the U.S. org we support every year. First Coast and it’s partners work with their community and shelters in Jacksonville which has made Jacksonville a NO KILL community meaning 90% of the animals that enter the city shelters leave the shelters alive.
First Coast’s Norwood Avenue Clinic has been damaged and is closed until repairs can be made to reopen. In the wake of the historic flooding in the region First Coast is still helping shelters who also have suffered damage in the region even as they work to get their Norwood Avenue Clinic up and running.
The charity stream will take place on September 29 from 6PM – 12AM CST and September 30 12PM – 6PM CST. This event will be live streamed on Twitch and Mixer. We will be playing Rocket League, Destiny 2, Dead by Daylight and Cuphead. Games are subject to change.
Play 4 PawZ 2017 Prize Raffle Livestream. Important Date Change Please Read!
Hi Everyone, thank you so much for all your donations to this years Play 4 PawZ 2017 event supporting First Coast No More Homeless Pets (US) and The Animal House Rescue (UK).
Firstly, let me reassure everyone that the donations you have made via PayPal are safe and accounted for, every donation goes straight into the account of the beneficiary, we handle no transactions here at PawZ.
As you may be aware from watching the livestream, we were having a few problems with Streamlabs, the notification service used to keep track of our donators. This was a technical problem on Streamlabs side and nothing we could do to prevent. We have been in contact with them and they have assured us that the problem is now being resolved.
During the livestream, people were donating and their names were not being refreshed along the bottom of the screen, obviously those people contacted us and we were able to run some tests ourselves during the event and there was indeed a problem.
We now believe we have a full list of everyone that donated, however to be safe we are postponing the Prize Draw for a week to give any notifications that may still be stuck in the system time to come through and allow us to cross check with the beneficiaries that the amounts tally.
Let me please stress that the donations you have made are safe and the beneficiaries have your donations, this is simply an issue with the notification system and not in any way connected with payments.
If you have any concerns or would just like a bit of peace of mind that your donation has been counted towards the raffle please send us a photograph or copy of your PayPal confirmation email to play4pawz@gmail.com. Please do not send us any personal information for your PayPal account, ensure that anything you send has this information omitted.
We are sorry for any inconvenience the new date causes, if you cannot make the livestream you will be notified via the contact email associated with your payment should you win anything. We will also provide a full list of the winners on here. | 2019-04-21T14:06:57Z | https://play4pawz.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.788644 |
homestead | all sorts of amusements and activities.
These rides, attractions and concessions were more varied, elaborate and costly (seven to eight million dollars), than any previous Exposition. Some called it a headquarters for fun and entertainment, while others labeled it an over-elaborate carnival and a den of iniquity.
The Pike wasn't actually a broad street that ran a mile long, it did turn south at the two ends, which created wider entrances to handle the enormous evening mobs. It was designed with 10 different styles of paving and a variety of street fixtures.
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Pike-goers could visit Constantinople, Cairo or even the North Pole; while in the same day take in a Paris fashion show, visit Blarney Castle or the Tyrolean Alps. One could experience the world's `Creation,' or `Hereafter,' or ride a burro or camel. Visitors could see elephants sliding down chutes, witness an epic naval battle or see forever atop the largest Observation Wheel ever built. A reenactment of the Galveston Flood could be viewed, or a visit to Jerusalem.
with blaring brass bands for the fairgoer's attention. In the evening, with the palaces closing at dusk, the Pike was always crowded and attractions such as belly-dancing was quite popular.
Frederick Remington's statue "Cowboys Off the Trail" (also entitled- "Cowboys Shooting Up A Western Town,"), greeted fairgoers as they walked into the Exposition's eastern entrance. There they could witness over fifty attractions.
Plans were made to make The Pike permanent after the Exposition- as well as adding a beach and a stadium, but Washington University cancelled them.
Visitors along The Pike. The Battle Abbey is on the right.
The Pike's Temple of Mirth.
Crowds promenading along "the Pike, " a wet, brick boulevard at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Some of the buildings at left have signs: "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office, " "Indian Congressional..." Some of the buildings at right are topped by flags, and one bears a sign for "Café." Small signs outside the white building in the lower right of the photo read, "To toilets for women" and "Baby incubators."
Please click on Pike Attractions (to your left), to see exhibits buildings. | 2019-04-22T05:10:03Z | http://atthefair.homestead.com/Pike.html | Porn | Recreation | 0.102541 |
wordpress | Join us for programs about self-publishing your book.
Author books and signing will follow or precede the programs.
Are you interested in selling your indie books there? Then make haste! Deadline to reserve a free table is Friday, March 22nd! (Sorry to be so close to the deadline; we just learned about this ourselves). Register here.
Past the deadline? No worries! Contact us directly to see if there’s room left on the AWA table for your books (katherinecerulean@gmail.com).
This has been a lot of fun in the past, and there’s been some really good knowledge about self publishing in the talks. Learn about becoming an indie author this year and who knows? You might be the belle of the fair next year!
On Friday April 5th, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM there is a Cafe au Libris event at the Library with author Marie Benedict. She will discuss her latest work, The Only Woman in the Room, a novel based on the life of Hedy Lamar.
If you don’t know about her, Lamar led a fascinating life as both a famous actress AND a brilliant inventor (anyone using cell phones today owes her a debt of gratitude).
Afternoon Open Mic at Normal Books – Prose, Poetry and Storytelling!
Come share your favorite poems, a passage from your novel or a story from days gone by. Each reader can read up to 8 minutes of material.
Co-hosted by the proprietors of Normal Books and Athens Writers Association.
Sign up at 3 and meet other local poets and storytellers. Readings will begin at 4 and end at 6.
*Note: Please limit your material to a PG-13 audience and below, as Normal Books is open to the public and family friendly.
There’s a small parking lot behind Normal Books and plenty of street parking along Prince Avenue.
How Do You Self Publish?
The most commonly asked questions and most frequently requested class is about self publishing. Whether it’s P.O.D. (Print On Demand) or ebooks, writers new and experienced want to know more. Is it better than traditional publishing or worse? Can the two forms exist side-by-side? How much money does it cost? Should you pay for copy editing, covers, etc? Can anyone do it?
Led by AWA founder Katherine Cerulean, this talk will feature self published local authors discussing all aspects of turning your work into ebooks and POD paperbacks, social media and your writing platform, self promotion, the value (and pitfalls) of independent editors, cover artists, and ‘publishing houses’. Less a step by step than a chance to hear from the authors who have been down this path before you and can tell you what tell they wish THEY’D known before they started.
Before you leap into the confusing (but rewarding) world of self publishing, and especially before you spend $1,000s of dollars unnecessarily, learn from our experiences.
Bring your questions and your excitement — it’s a great time to be a writer! Free, with handouts.
We will be in Multipurpose Room A.
Writers of all kinds who are interested in joining the now-forming third Athens Writer Association critique group are invited to attend a meeting on Sunday, February 21st, 2016 at 4:00 pm at Jittery Joe’s (1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy #101, Athens, GA).
The first two critique groups are already full and have been greatly enjoyed by their members.
We’re looking for 5-8 interested individuals — including a moderator or two. Together you’ll decide at this meeting how often to meet up, how to critique, length of pieces etc.
If you’re never been involved in one before, know that critique group provide fun, a way to make like-minded friends, a writing deadline to keep you on track, and most importantly the ability to improve yourself and your work.
Back in 2002 I joined a novel writer’s critique group (we met in the old Borders book store!). Together these eight people changed my life forever — I wouldn’t be the writer I am today without the help, encouragement, wisdom, and hate of ‘-ly’ words they gave me. It’s great for experienced and beginning writers.
Join us for a no-pressure meeting and see if you’d like to join up and get in on the fun.
In today’s busy, hectic, and distracting world, it can be hard to find time to write. And even if you can get the dog fed, your spouse to take the kid, and your phone to stop ringing for a few minutes, can you really settle in and write?
That’s where our Write In events come in. A person picks a coffee house in Athens where they’re going to be writing for a few hours, and then invites other members to come out and get some great writing done. Just bring your laptop, tablet, or piece of paper and then join us as each writer quietly works on their manuscript, poem, etc.
You won’t believe the fun and inspiration of having a lot of other writers working at the same time, and in the same space, as you. It is also a great reason to get up and out of the house, reward yourself with a tasty drink — and make some real progress.
So check the Upcoming Events page for Write Ins and anytime you know you’ll be at a coffee shop writing and would like a few fellow writers to show up, let me know at Katherinecerulean@gmail.com and I’ll add your event.
This Saturday, June 13th, I’ll be up at 7:00 am and typing like crazy — want to join me? Let’s get more done before noon than we might have accomplished all weekend — and let’s have fun while doing it!
2015 — What are Your Writing Dreams?
2015. A bright, shiny new year. But what does that mean for your writing? Why, anything you want it to!
Maybe this is the year you write that novel, non-fiction book, or memoir. Perhaps you will do a live reading of your poems in front of a crowd. How about self publishing your first book? Or your 21st?
Whatever your dreams and plans, the Athens Writers Association is here for you. In the next weeks, we’ll be adding even more events to our Upcoming Events page. They’ll be Meet & Greets so you can talk to more experienced authors and get answers, classes to help you improve your skills, and talks from experienced writers to encourage and challenge you.
Ultimately, you will decide where you’ll go this year and what kind of writer you’ll be at the end of it.
What does the new year hold for you? Do you dream of writing a novel? Getting fit? Starting a business? Come with a dream and a blank piece of paper (or tablet, laptop etc) and join Athens Writers Association founder Katherine Cerulean for a laid-back discussion about moving your fantasies into accomplishments. Make 2015 the year you stopped saying ‘I wish…’ and start saying ‘I did!’ Free, with handouts.
Time to rock it out!
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wikipedia | Darrall Tucker Imhoff (October 11, 1938 – June 30, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He was an NBA All-Star and an Olympic Gold medalist.
Darrall Imhoff was born October 11, 1938 to Clark and Lorraine (Tucker) Imhoff. He grew up in San Gabriel, California and attended Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California.
After making the team as a walk-on at the University of California, Berkeley, Imhoff was a two-time All-American and was the top rebounder on the 1959 NCAA championship team and hit the winning basket with :17 remaining. He was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1960 NCAA runner-up Berkeley team and was a member of the gold medal-winning 1960 Olympic basketball team.
As a collegian, Imhoff was feared as a shot blocker, and was a respected rebounder who was the hub around which coach Pete Newell built his NCAA champion University of California team. The Golden Bears edged Jerry West's West Virginia University team in 1959, with Imhoff rated by some the best college player in the country. In 1960, leading the nation's top-rated defense from his center spot, the 6'10" 235-pounder led Cal back to the NCAA finals before losing to Jerry Lucas and Ohio State. He was a two-time First Team All-American and a member of Berkeley's Nu Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
Imhoff was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988 and enshrined in the Pac-10 Hall of Honor in 2005. His jersey at Cal (No. 40) was retired during a game between Cal and Stanford at Haas Pavilion on February 14, 2009.
In 75 career games at Cal, Ihmoff averaged 10.0 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Imhoff was a senior awaiting entry into the National Basketball Association in 1960 when Hall of Fame Coach Pete Newell, now the U.S. Olympic coach, added his prize player to the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team for the 1960 Olympic Games. Walt Bellamy and Imhoff saw action together as center and power-forward during the Rome Games, especially against the tall Russian team as the Americans usually jetted out to a big lead early and then rested their starters.
The Olympic roster included Hall of Fame players Bellamy, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Jerry Lucas and Bob Boozer, among others. Imhoff averaged 4.8 points in the 8 games as the Team USA captured the Gold Medal.
The entire 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team and coaching staff was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2011.
Imhoff was the most highly publicized draft pick of the NBA that same year. The New York Knicks, picking third overall, made him their first pick, a move which generated much excitement for the team. The Knicks had two all-stars already, Richie Guerin and Willie Naulls, and looked for Imhoff to complete a potential contender in the league's largest city. Imhoff unfortunately, was not up to the pressure and had a season which fell well below hopes. Disappointed, he was the backup center by season's end. He was the starter in a March 1962 game when Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record scoring 100 points in a game. After the season, Imhoff was traded to the Detroit Pistons for their All-Star guard Gene Shue.
Imhoff's lack of shooting skills at the NBA level had been exposed, but he never quit working to improve. He began to see more minutes with the Pistons until he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1964.
On a star-studded team that included Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and others, Imhoff was now a respected reserve. He contributed solidly to a team that won the NBA West and made it to the NBA Finals in 1965. The Lakers were encouraged enough to start Imhoff the next season, again winning their division, but were Finals runner-up again. Finally, in the 1966–67 season, Imhoff hit some of his potential, averaging 12 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game as a Laker starter. He made the 1967 NBA All-Star team as a reserve. But he was still outplayed by Boston's Bill Russell in the NBA Finals, a fact which repeated itself in 1968. This fact spurred the Lakers to sign Wilt Chamberlain that year, and Imhoff was traded to Philadelphia where he was again a solid backup center and starter in the 1969–70 season.
The 76ers were second in the East, but were knocked out by Boston and Russell again in the playoffs. Imhoff was a starter again for the 1969–70 campaign and Philadelphia made it to the playoffs before losing to Milwaukee and Lew Alcindor. He was traded to Cincinnati at the start of the 1970–71 season for 2 players and second round draft choice and became the starting center until he tore a cartilage and ACL and had surgery. He re-injured the knee again at the start of the next season and was put on waivers. Portland signed him to a new contract for the remainder of the 1971–72 season and finished his career at the end of Portland's bench in 1972. Imhoff retired with a bad knee and had surgery in January 1973 to repair his ACL.
In 801 career NBA games, over twelve seasons, Imhoff averaged 7.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
After retiring Imhoff lived in Hillsboro, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon. He was the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at the United States Basketball Academy (USBA), a prestigious, internationally recognized basketball camp located in Oregon's McKenzie River Valley, about 45 miles east of Eugene prior to his retirement.
He was also active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Providence Child Center and Rotary International.
He was married to wife Susan and had three daughters, Karen, Diana and Nancy, and two sons, David and Robert.
His daughter Nancy was inducted into the Idaho State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Imhoff died on June 30, 2017, in Bend, Oregon of a heart attack. He was survived by his children, 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In 2005, Imhoff was enshrined in the Pac-10 Hall of Honor in 2005.
His jersey at Cal (No. 40) was retired in 2009. The ceremony took place at the game between Cal and Stanford at Haas Pavilion on February 14, 2009.
In 2011, the entire 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team and coaching staff was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
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wikipedia | Etlingera elatior (also known as torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger, combrang, bunga kantan, Philippine wax flower, 火炬姜 (pinyin: Huǒjù jiāng), Indonesian tall ginger, boca de dragón, rose de porcelaine, and porcelain rose) is a species of herbaceous perennial plant. Botanical synonyms include Nicolaia elatior, Phaeomeria magnifica, Nicolaia speciosa, Phaeomeria speciosa, Alpinia elatior, and Alpinia magnifica.
In Karo, it is known as asam cekala (asam meaning 'sour'), and the flower buds, but more importantly the ripe seed pods, which are packed with small black seeds, are an essential ingredient of the Karo version of sayur asam, and are particularly suited to cooking fresh fish.
From the leaves of E. elatior, three caffeoylquinic acids, including chlorogenic acid (CGA), and three flavonoids, quercitrin, isoquercitrin and catechin, have been isolated. Content of CGA was significantly higher than flowers of Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), the commercial source. A protocol for producing a standardized herbal extract of CGA from leaves of E. elatior (40%) has been developed, compared to commercial CGA extracts from honeysuckle flowers (25%).
^ Chan, E.W.C.; Lim, Y.Y.; Ling, S.K.; Tan, S.P.; Lim, K.K.; Khoo, M.G.H.; et al. (2009). "Caffeoylquinic acids from leaves of Etlingera species (Zingiberaceae)". LWT - Food Science and Technology. 42 (5): 1026–1030. doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2009.01.003.
^ a b c d Chan, E.W.C.; Lim, Y.Y.; Wong, L.F.; Lianto, F.S.; Wong, S.K.; Lim, K.K.; Joe, C.E.; Lim, T.Y.; et al. (2008). "Antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibition properties of leaves and rhizomes of ginger species". Food Chemistry. 109 (3): 477–483. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.02.016.
^ a b Chan, E.W.C.; Lim, Y; Wong, S; Lim, K; Tan, S; Lianto, F; Yong, M; et al. (2009). "Effects of different drying methods on the antioxidant properties of leaves and tea of ginger species". Food Chemistry. 113 (1): 166–172. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.090.
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wordpress | This post is an expansion on my earlier post Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies – East Pacific Versus The Rest Of The World. In that post, I broke the satellite-era Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly data for the global oceans into two subsets. The volcano-adjusted East Pacific SST anomaly data (90S-90N, 180-80W) shows no rise for the past 30 years and the SST anomalies for the Rest-Of-The-World (90S-90N, 80W-180) rose in two easily discernable steps. I used period average SST anomalies to highlight the steps.
This post is also similar in content to the post How Can Things So Obvious Be Overlooked By The Climate Science Community? But in this one, I provided a better way to divide the decade-plus periods that run from the end of the 1986/87/88 El Niño to the beginning of the 1997/98 El Niño and from end of the 1997/98 El Nino to the beginning of the 2009/10 El Niño. This allows for a more consistent way to illustrate the actual Rest-Of-The-World SST anomaly trends between those significant ENSO events.
THE ONE-WORD ANSWER TO THE TITLE QUESTION IS NO.
The satellite-era Sea Surface Temperature record indicates they rose only in response to significant El Niño events. In other words, the Sea Surface Temperature data contradicts the IPCC hypothesis that most of the rise is caused by an increase in Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases.
The fact that the satellite-era SST anomalies do not support AGW is very easy to illustrate with two graphs, Figure 1. They show the satellite-based sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for two subsets of the global oceans, using Reynolds OI.v2 SST data that runs from November 1981 (the start of that dataset) to the current month of May 2011. The graph on the left illustrates the volcano-adjusted Sea Surface Temperature for the eastern Pacific from pole to pole (90S-90N, 180-80W). That area represents about 33% of the global ocean surface area. There are major variations from year to year caused by El Niño and La Niña events, but the linear trend is basically flat at +0.003 deg C per decade. In other words, there has been no rise in the volcano-adjusted Sea Surface Temperatures for that portion of the global oceans in almost 30 years. The graph on the right illustrates the volcano-adjusted SST anomalies for the rest of the world from pole to pole (90S-90N, 80E-180). The SST anomalies for this portion of the globe show two distinct upward steps with periods of relatively little (if any) rise between those steps. The upward steps are highlighted by the average SST anomalies for the periods between the upward shifts caused by El Niño-Southern Oscillation events. There is an upward step in 1987 that occurs in response to the 1986/87/88 El Niño, and there is an upward step in 1997, which is a response to the 1997/98 El Niño. Note how the Rest-Of-The-World SST data appears to be in the process of another upward step in response to the 2009/10 El Niño.
Figures 2 and 3 are full-sized versions of the volcano-adjusted East Pacific and Rest-Of-The-World SST anomaly graphs. These datasets were first discussed in my post Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies – East Pacific Versus The Rest Of The World, and they have appeared in my monthly SST anomaly updates since then. Two notes: The Sea Surface Temperature dataset used in this post is NOAA Optimum Interpolation, version 2 SST, also known as Reynolds OI.v2. And as noted during the discussion of Figure 1, both subsets have been adjusted for the effects of the explosive volcanic eruptions of El Chichon in 1982 and Mount Pinatubo in 1991. I performed a linear regression analysis on global SST anomalies to account for the impacts of the volcanic aerosols. This was discussed in the post linked above.
Above I described the Rest-Of-The-World SST data as having two distinct upward steps with periods of relatively little (if any) rise between those steps. Actually, the linear trend for the period between the El Niño events of 1986/87/88 and 1997/98 is -0.01 deg C per decade and for the period between the El Niño events of 1997/98 and 2009/10 it’s +0.001 deg C per decade. Refer to Figure 4. In other words, the volcano-adjusted Rest-Of-The-World Sea Surface Temperature anomalies rose in response the significant El Niño events of 1986/87/88 and 1997/98, and then the sea surface temperatures did not rise over the decade (plus) periods that followed.
To establish the periods between the significant El Niño events, I used the NOAA Oceanic Nino Index(ONI) to determine the official months of the 1986/87/88, 1998/98, and 2009/10 El Niño events.. There is a 6-month lag between NINO3.4 SST anomalies and the response of the Rest-Of-The-World SST anomalies during the evolution phase of the 1997/98 El Niño. So I lagged the ONI data by six months and deleted all of the Rest-Of-The-World SST data that corresponded to the El Niño events of the 1986/87/88, 1998/98, and 2009/10 El Niño events. Then I performed the trend analyses on the data for the two periods that remained.
There will be those who will attempt to downplay the trend analyses shown in Figures 4 by stating that I’ve excluded the data after June 2009 to hide a rise in SST anomalies. In reality, I’ve excluded that recent data because the 2009/10 El Niño appears to be causing yet another upward step as shown in Figure 3.
Unless Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases only impacted Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies during the 1986/87/88 and 1997/98 El Niño events, there is no evidence of Anthropogenic Global Warming in the satellite-era Sea Surface Temperature data. The volcano-adjusted East Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperature anomalies have not risen in 30 years. For the Rest Of The World, the volcano-adjusted Sea Surface Temperature anomalies rose only during the El Niño events of 1986/87/88 and 1997/98, but between the 1986/87/88 and 1997/98 El Niño events and between the 1997/98 and 2009/10 El Niño events, there was no rise in the volcano-adjusted Rest-Of-The-World Sea Surface Temperatures.
I have presented and described ENSO and the multiyear aftereffects of ENSO in numerous posts over the past years. Links to many of them are listed under the heading of FURTHER INFORMATION.
ENSO is a process that periodically discharges heat from the oceans and redistributes warm waters from the tropical Pacific. ENSO also recharges the tropical Pacific Ocean Heat through a periodic increase in Downward Shortwave Radiation. In that respect, ENSO events are fueled by a periodic increase in natural radiative forcing (solar energy) over the tropical Pacific. When El Niño events dominate a multidecadal era, indicating the tropical Pacific is releasing and distributing more ocean heat than “normal”, global surface temperatures rise. The opposite holds true during epochs when La Niña events dominate.
I’ve also written a rebuttal post to Tamino’s AMO Post. I hope to have a new post on the North Atlantic posted sometime soon.
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77 Responses to Does The Sea Surface Temperature Record Support The Hypothesis Of Anthropogenic Global Warming?
Thank you for that. I always look forward to reading your posts, particularly as they are always nicely illustrated.
Slightly off topic. I have seen lots of analyses of Pacific and Atlanitic Ocean temperatures, but very little (that I can understand) on the Indian Ocean. Specifically, I have been trying to link decadal decrease in rainfall for southern Western Australia with Indian Ocean trends. Rainfall in WA is controlled by winter low pressure systems and fronts migrating east off the Indian Ocean. Do you have any observations and thoughts about this? Many thanks.
Hector Pascal: Have you investigated the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and its influence on the monsoons?
Yes I have looked at the IOD, but (as above) I can’t get a grip on how it relates to ENSO. I see a leakage of La Nina warm water from the western Pacific into the Indian Ocean, but don’t have a sense of “linkage” for want of a better word. The southern WA decadal rainfall record appears to be all one way, so the problem I have is relating the Pacific/Atlantic decadal variations with IOD and precipitation.
I’m not having a go. I don’t believe its CO2. It’s more complicated than that.
I probably just missed it, but could you point me to a discussion of how you did the volcano-adjusting?
Thanks for many interesting, provocative posts.
I assume you understand the idea of the superposition of waves. The process is very simple in taking a wave with a relatively small periodicity and superimposing it on top of a larger wave with a greater periodicity. A simpler idea is taking the typical wind induced waves and placing them on top of an increasing swell (or storm surge). What happens to those lower periodicity waves is that as they progress over this ever-increasing swell is that the next wave tends to be higher both at the peaks and valleys creating a similar step function that you are portraying here.
If you take this same wave superpositioning with the cyclical SST or atmospheric temperatures over some period of time and you create a swell (or increasing temperature regime) in which the cyclical “waves” of temperatures, you will see similar step function features.
You have laid out your reasoning that there is ENSO process cause to that pattern change and a resulting step function. But you failed to answer what is causing that ENSO process pattern change that results in that increasing” swell” of higher temperatures? My conjecture, and that of a majority of climate scientists, is that the “swell” of higher temperatures is GHG caused. I would like to know what are your “natural force” ideas of the causes of the increasing ENSO pattern? If you can provide some scientifically based answers to that question, then I will grant you that you may have a solid reason to believe what you state here. If not, then you have failed.
“ENSO events are fueled by a periodic increase in natural radiative forcing (solar energy) over the tropical Pacific.” I imagine you discussed this in one of the previous posts you listed, but I’m not sure which one it is. Could you point me to it? Thanks.
Please provide lnks to the papers that confiirm your statement that the majority of scientists believe the increase in NINO3.4 SST anomalies in the 1980s and 1990s was caused by GHG. Last time I saw this discussed at RealClimate the Team said there was no link between GHG and ENSO. So without documentation to support your conjecture, I will regard your comment as unsupported.
What you have done here is suggest that ENSO is the beginning and the end to all observed temperature cycles, and all I am saying that in order for you to conclude as strongly as you are here is that you also need to provide evidence that ENSO is indeed the absolute beginning and end of all such cycles and there are no other possible external forces or factors that could influence it’s behavior to the degree of what you are observing. In other words, what has changed in the ENSO process that wasn’t there 100 years ago? I can show that increasing GHGs over that time do interrelate with the observed temperature record over that period of time. What physical parameters do you have to support your position about the noted changes in ENSO and that they are all naturally occurring?
All I am asking is if you want to properly support your conclusion that GHGs have no effect whatsoever on atmospheric and ocean temperatures, and the observed step function of that data, then you need to present your fact as to the underlying changes in the forces that are actually influencing the ENSO cycles.
The increasing swell in my earlier discussion can be explained due to the increasing GHGs and the behavior, interactions, and relationships of both parameters can be easily shown through known physics. You argument here is that the air-sea interaction all stops and begins at ENSO. What is missing in your argument is that your increasing “swell”, in the form of observable changing ENSO patterns, is suggested without providing any evidence as to what are causing those changes and without support that they are fully self driven due to some unknown or undefined internally changing forces (again just give me a list of what they are) that are somehow different now than they were before those noted recent temperature changes. Without that type of proof or basis for your hypothesis, then your case is not fully proven.
Dennis: Where are the links to the studies that support your earlier comment? You can spend all of your time making comments here, but unless you address that one simple point, I have no need to waste my time responding to you. You’ve been coming to my blog long enough to know that I’ve documented, illustrated, discussed and animated the processes that cause the upward steps.
You are the ENSO expert here, but I will present what I think I understand as some of the key the elements involved with ENSO and the frequency of El Ninos and La Ninas.
The lessening of the trade winds are an atmospheric phenomena that are a direct result of the changes of the atmospheric circulation patterns and not necessarily due a change happening in the ocean first. So if there is a study that can chow that there is a decrease in trade winds over the ocean, then there should be a causation of an increased frequency of El Ninos. Is this correct?
is correct, then there is a reportable decrease in trade winds over the tropics. Yes I do admit that this study only covers the tropical Atlantic – but if it is decreasing there why not over the tropical Pacific?
So if there is a noted decrease in trade winds over the tropics, it would be safe to conclude that there would be an increase in El Ninos and the increase in the number of your step function changes.
The question to you is, is it possible that the decrease in trade wind are more likely due to some atmospheric circulation pattern changes due to some external forcing – like an increase in GHGs? Or do I just take it for granted that in your world it all is simply caused by some nebulous ENSO processes that somehow increase the number of El Ninos and step functions through some undefined changes in it’s physical characteristics outside of any atmospheric changes that initiated the trade wind response?
Great post. I have a bit of difficulty with the final paragraph. I’m happy with the idea that SST can move in an apparent stepwise manner, I think most warmists would be happy with that as well. I’m also happy to go with the idea that some of those major steps coinside with ENSO but it seems difficult to fully accept that ENSO is the driving force behind this. It seems equally likely that we are seeing a redistribution of energy that isalready present in the oceans and ENSO is just acting as that redistribution mechanism. One problem I have is that OHC does not seem to follow this pattern, ENSO seems to effect more than just the ocean surface and OHC is maybe a better measure of the amount of energy sloshing around in the oceans.
As an aside do you have any idea how much extra(less) energy is entering the tropical pacific during a less cloudy La Nina (cloudier El Nino). BOM produce a graph of OLR and the differences look quite substantial but I have no way of understand the magnitude.
Dennis Hlinka: The study you referred to started when the fequency and magnitude of La Nina events greatly outweigh El Nino events, and that’s a period that would be associated with higher than normal trade winds.
A decrease in trades would result naturally during the changeover to an epoch when the frequency and magnitude of El Nino events outweighed La Nina events.
HR: Thanks for the link to the Chiodi & Harrison poster. Did you notice what’s missing? La Nina events are not illustrated in their OLR graphs and they’re not mentioned in the conclusions. OLR only picks up the El Nino phase. Ponder that.
How does IOCADS fit into this if at all?
BTW, how did you find the Global-SST ENSO Index data? NOAA lists that as an experimental index. It was created in the early 1990s but I’ve never seen it used in a paper.
Bob I had pondered the lack of any obvious signal in the OLR during La Nina but then the graphs only go to 2005-2006. I’d wondered about it so much that I decided to do some scientist bothering and email them if they’ve looked at this thru to 2010-2011 to see what the most recent El Nino and La Nina look like.
Ref Dennis Hlinka cmts – If ‘Dennis” is of, by, and for “Sullivan Environmental”, it would seem that he’s asking you to do his job for him at ‘no cost’ –hummmmmm, Dennis are you asking Bob to do your job for you? Seems the question he’s begging is right up his own ally. Would think that he’d have something in the professional journals too that he’d be referring us to.
The reason is the cooling from the pole [general Earth temperature] combined with the transfer Ocean heat from the Gulf Stream. Let me know what you think.
But that still does not answer my question.
You still haven’t defined what comes first. Is it the decrease in trade winds that is increasing the El Ninos, or an increase in El Ninos that is decreasing the trade winds?
The reported decrease in trade winds is a direct reflection of some apparent change in the atmospheric circulation patterns along with a flattening of the temperature/pressure gradients due to a global temperature increase. If the trade wind decrease is the direct result of a temperature/pressure change happening in the atmosphere first, then your argument and conclusion that ENSO is the main driver of the global temperature increase is false.
To believe your latest argument or position, then I would have to assume that just because there is an increase in the number of El Ninos, then there is a corresponding decrease in trade winds. But what event caused the trade winds to decrease in the first place, something in El Nino? That last scenario doesn’t make sense to me and you have yet to define what any of those possible changes in the ocean are that are somehow affecting the trade winds.
It all comes down to the fact that, again as I understand the inner working of ENSO and the frequency of El Ninos, is that the magnitude and strength of the trade wind is THE key parameter that guides the frequency changes of the ENSO cycles. If that is a fact, then a decrease in trade winds, as a result of something changing in the atmosphere first needs to be answered, or at least considered, before you can fully conclude that what you are observing is all due to natural variations. Where have you even addressed or disproven any possible changes, and their underlying causes, happening in the atmosphere first by your analysis?
Simply showing step functions of an increasing SST plot at the end of each major El Nino does not even come close to answering that important question of what is first changing the magnitude of the trade winds that ultimately changes your ENSO cycles. Therefore, as I stated before, your assumption that CO2 is not a factor here has not been proven by this elaborate step-function analysis.
P.S., Can you call off your attack dogs who apparently don’t want me to ever question you or your procedures? All I am doing is trying to get to the correct answers just like you are. I have that right just like anyone else here.
Am I missing something here, Dennis? Are you intentionally misrepresenting what I’ve written? I haven’t written that a long-term change in trade wind strength is changing the frequency and magnitude of ENSO events or vice versa. I’ve stated that a decrease in trade wind strength preceeds an El Nino event. That allows the warm water in the PWP to slosh east. And I’ve also written that the trade winds and sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific are coupled. And that means trade winds will be stronger during epochs when the frequency and magnitudes of La Nina events is higher, and vice versa. They’re coupled, Dennis. Stronger trade winds cause an increased temperature gradient across the tropical Pacific and an increased temperature gradient across the tropical Pacific will cause stronger trade winds. Please stop twisting what I’ve written.
Dr. Lurtz: Have you plotted the data for the regions you’re discussing to see if the data verifies your hypothesis?
You obviously keep missing the point I am making. So I will try again.
My interpretation of that graph is that the accumulation (or gradual rise) in that graph essentially indicates that there has been a relatively higher frequency of El Ninos over La Ninas since 1900. If that is the case, then there must have been a corresponding decrease in trade winds over that 100+ year period that preceded that higher frequency of El Ninos. Based on your most recent response to me, you seem to agree with that. This apparent reduction of trade winds can only happen if the there is some actual change of pressure gradients and wind circulations in the atmosphere in that region first. What causes those changes to most likely occur first in the atmosphere and then sets up an El Nino response is where we appear to diverge. It all comes down to who has a better understanding of the atmosphere where these apparent changes are first occurring.
What I am trying to get my hands around, since you have studied the ENSO processes in much more detail than I have had an opportunity to, is to have a better understanding of your perspective as to what you feel are these “natural causes or factors” that are more responsible for that long-term decrease in trade winds since you obviously are so convinced that is the case over any potential anthropogenic forces. I assume that the study of the atmosphere and it’s behavior is not within your particular area of expertise (at least I have to suppose that is true since you never present or discuss your particular background or area of expertise here or anywhere else), but unless you can provide some scientific evidence that backs up your position through the eyes as some sort of ocean cycle analyst (that is all I can guess at this point), what points can you or cannot offer to the argument that can counter or dispute what the dedicated atmospheric scientists/experts can in this particular case of GHG increase and it’s atmospheric influences.
So all I am asking for here is for you to help me understand what data information sources you have compiled and used to help you identify all the natural atmospheric patterns and cycles there are that give you full confidence in supporting your position on such an issue that just happens to appear to be outside your particular background or area of expertise. I look forward to the day when you may enlighten all of us with that bit of information on your background.
I don’t keep missing your point. You don’t understand the topic you’re attempting to present, so all you’ve managed to express are your misunderstandings.
When that running total rises, the frequency and magnitude of El Nino events exceed the frequency and magnitude of La Nina events. When the running total decreases from the 1940s to the mid-1970s, La Nina events dominated. So there were two bookend periods when the frequency and magnitude of El Niño events exceeded La Niña events and between them was a period when the frequency and magnitude of La Niña events exceeded El Niño events. The two bookend periods when El Niño events dominated were similar in magnitude, and that’s confirmed because there’s no trend in NINO3.4 SST anomalies.
Wrong. The trade wind strength is inversely related to NINO3.4 SST anomalies. If there’s no trend in the NINO3.4 SST anomalies over the 100+ year period, why would there be a trend in trade wind strength?
Dennis Hlinka: Just thought of something. I believe the linked post may also help answer some of your concerns, especially the discussions on the North Atlantic.
The Reynolds OI.v2 SST dataset begins in November 1981. The term of the graphs in this post is not cherry picked. I did not perform a “useless step function analysis”; the upward steps exist in the data. And your need to categorize my post as a “rather lame high-schoolish attempt that can only be considered of highly questionable scientific value at best” has now gotten you banned from commenting at this blog.
It provides the answer to your questions about what drives the trade wind strength and sea surface temperatures of the North Atlantic.
If the temperature of the Eastern Pacific has been basically flat but that of the rest of the world oceans’ has been rising in a series of steps does that not mean that the heat content of the global ocean has increased? | 2019-04-19T17:16:10Z | https://bobtisdale.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/does-the-sea-surface-temperature-record-support-the-hypothesis-of-anthropogenic-global-warming/ | Porn | Science | 0.897139 |
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wikipedia | Seongmu Airport (ICAO: RKTE) is a "baie groot" which is used by the Korea Air Force Academy for flight training. The airfield has a single runway (16/34).
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wordpress | The American Institute of Physics provides grants of up to $10,000 annually to help process archival and manuscript collections in physics, astronomy, and related fields. The deadline for 2015 is August 15. Since its inception in 1998 the program has helped to fund over 60 processing projects. For guidelines and a list of previous recipients see: http://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/grants-archives. Grants may be used to convert legacy finding aids to EAD, as well as the other activities included in the guidelines.
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The West Virginia Caucus of MARAC has always been the smallest in membership of the caucuses in our region. There are several reasons for this, in my opinion, and the purpose of this article is to explore some of the challenges that have kept our membership small and to throw out some possible solutions for discussion. The geography of the Mountain State, the presence of only a handful of large academic institutions, small federal offices or agencies outside of the federal court system, few large municipalities and a small State Archives and History Department are all contributors to the low density of archival practitioners in the state.
In the past year (2014 – 2015), the Preservation Roundtable of the West Virginia Library Association has presented two archives-oriented sessions at the WVLA’s Spring ‘Fling’ Conference. The first was a workshop in April of 2014 which focused on the identification and preservation of photographic images that might be found in (or be donated to) small academic or public libraries. This workshop attracted a relatively small number of participants, but received great reviews. The second session was this month and was entitled “What do you do when it is not a book?” and focused on very basic archival principals and methods to deal with small manuscript collections which, again, can be found in smaller libraries. This session was very popular, having 25 attendees, many who stayed after the session to get more information.
The popularity of these sessions has reinforced my personal belief that there are librarians of all stripes in the Mountain State that deal with archival and manuscript collections on a daily basis. Most of these librarians and their staffs have had little training on applying the best practices to deal with preservation, organizing and providing access to their ‘hidden treasures’. My ‘plan of action’ to improve this situation is very simple – use the forum of the WVLA Preservation Roundtable to continue to provide pertinent archival workshops, informational sessions, and outreach to the librarians of West Virginia.
So… I am throwing out the challenge to the MARAC members of the WV Caucus to send me ideas, suggestions for workshops, volunteer to present a session at a future WVLA conference, or tell me that I am ‘full of ramps’! Based on our recent successes, my sense is that there is a definite need for this type of professional outreach to the librarians of West Virginia and that we, the professional archivists and records managers of MARAC, have the knowledge, expertise, and determination to make this succeed!
The Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizes the best books and articles written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region – the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Works under consideration include, but are not limited to, monographs, popular narratives, reference works and exhibition catalogs using archival sources.
Individuals or institutions may submit up to two works published between July 2014 and June 2015.
Works must be relevant to the general public as well as the archival community. They also should be original and well-researched using available sources. In addition, they should be clearly presented, well-written and organized. Visual materials, if used, should be appropriate to the text.
Preference will be given to works by archivists.
Up to two awards may be given, with a maximum value of $200.00 for books and $100.00 for articles. The 2015 awards will be announced at the Fall 2015 Conference in Roanoke, Virginia.
Entries must be received by July 31, 2015.
For sixty-five years, the Pennsylvania Railroad serviced the transportation needs of residents and visitors to Ocean County, New Jersey’s northern barrier island. While the physical remains of that rail line have long since disappeared, some traces of its existence remain in the documents of the Township of Brick, New Jersey.
Ocean County’s northern barrier island stretches some twenty miles from Bay Head south to Island Beach State Park. This island includes the municipalities of Mantoloking, Lavallette, Seaside Park, Seaside Heights and sections of Brick Township, Toms River Township and Berkeley Township. Brick Township’s section comprises 1.9 miles of the barrier island.
On 24 September 1880, the Philadelphia and Long Branch Railway Company was formed to construct a rail line to service the northern barrier island. Construction was begun from Whiting in January 1881. A 7,000-foot trestle bridge with a 181-foot swing span was constructed to carry the rail line over Barnegat Bay to the barrier island. By July 1881, the section to Seaside Park was completed and the following month, the remaining 11.5 mile stretch north to Bay Head was completed. In Bay Head, the line connected with the New York and Long Branch Railroad, thus providing passengers with rail access all the way north to New York. On 3 November 1883, the company merged with the Pemberton and Sea Shore Railroad Company to form the Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad Company.
The new Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad Company was operated under the auspices of the massive Pennsylvania Railroad Company conglomerate. Rail stations were established at Bay Head, Mantoloking, Normandy Beach, Lavallette, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. Rail access spurred commercial and residential development on the northern barrier island and brought tourists to vacation at the various hotels and resorts which sprang up.
On 25 February 1915, the Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad Company was merged with two other lines to form the Pennsylvania and Atlantic Railroad Company. This railroad operated on the barrier island until December 1946 when a fire seriously damaged the bridge over the Barnegat Bay. Rail service was discontinued and the company received approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the rail line. In the late 1940s / early 1950s, the tracks were torn up and the right of way was acquired by the State of New Jersey. Today, the southbound lanes of NJ State Highway 35 run along the old railroad right of way.
Even though the railroad tracks have long since disappeared into history, traces of the Philadelphia & Long Branch / Pennsylvania & Atlantic Railroad may be found in records preserved by the Township of Brick. These records include Tax records, Township Committee records and land use records.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was mentioned numerous times in the Tax Collector’s records. These records date back to 1907 and are preserved by both the Tax Collector’s Office and the Township Archives. The railroad was mentioned in two ways. First, taxes were assessed and collected for the railroad’s land holdings for its tracks. For example, in the 1923 Tax Collection Duplicate, the Pennsylvania Railroad’s land was assessed at $15,800.00, for which the company paid $791 in taxes to the Township of Brick.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was also used to describe the location of properties in the Tax Assessment records. For example, the 1949 Tax Assessment records described one particular undeveloped property owned by C. J. Kupper as being west of the Pennsylvania Railroad by Ellis Tide Pond.
References to the Pennsylvania Railroad do not appear in the Tax records after 1952.
Surprisingly, the Pennsylvania Railroad was barely mentioned in the minutes of Township Committee meetings. One such mention occurred on October 17th, 1945. On that date, the Township Committee adopted a Resolution authorizing Tax Sale Certificate No. 13 in the amount of $3,240.06 to Charles J. Kupper. The properties in question were described as being east and west of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The third important group of records which document the Pennsylvania Railroad in Brick Township is land use records. Filed Map B-66 for the Ocean Heights section showed the railroad’s right of way. This map was accepted by the Township Committee on September 10, 1925. Another map from 1925, Filed Map C-185, showed the railroad’s right of way adjacent to Ellis Tide Pond. Accepted by the Township Committee on August 3, 1925, Filed Map C-185 recorded the right of way as being sixty-six feet wide.
Filed Map D-173 for the South Mantoloking section also showed the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way as it existed in September 1945. In the accompanying images, the railroad right of way ran north-south across the top of the filed map and passed close by Swamp Cove. The 2013 Tax Map for this section shows how this area looks today. Note that the old Pennsylvania Railroad right of way is now occupied by the southbound lanes of State Highway 35.
The approximate end of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s association with Brick Township can also be dated using the Township’s land use records. Approved by the Township Committee on September 2nd, 1953, Filed Map B-39 for the Mantoloking Dunes section depicted the railroad right of way but labeled it as “Former Railroad” suggesting that the rails had been removed.
former Pennsylvania Railroad from Seaside Heights to Bay Head.” This Resolution was sent to New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll, the State Highway Department and Ocean County’s state legislators for action.
For sixty-five years, the Philadelphia and Long Branch, and the Pennsylvania Railroads brought passengers and freight to and from the northern barrier island of Ocean County. Even though the physical remains of the railroad have long since disappeared, documentary evidence of this important railroad can still be found preserved in the records of the Township of Brick.
Note on Sources: The basic history of the Philadelphia and Long Branch and Pennsylvania and Atlantic Railroads was provided by The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: Corporate, Financial and Construction – History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled to December 31, 1945. Volume IV – Affiliate Lines, Miscellaneous Company and General Index. (NY: Coverdale & Colpitts – Consulting Engineers, 1947) George H. Burgess and Miles C. Kennedy Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1846 to 1946. (Philadelphia PA: Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1949), and Howard W. Schotter, The Growth and Development of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: A Review of the Charter and Annual Reports of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1846 to 1927 Inclusive. (Philadelphia PA: Press of Allen, Lane and Scott, 1927).
Also recently posted is the 89 page illustrated catalog for the current exhibit, “The Civil War: New Jersey in Focus,” at http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/9/Civil%20War%20Catalog.pdf The exhibit will continue to be on view until Summer 2015.
Two videos, each nearly an hour long, from the last Archives and History Day, October 11, 2014, are now available at http://co.monmouth.nj.us/NaturalizationNewer.aspx One is the plenary session, including Niquole Primiani, New Jersey Historical Commission, on the NJ350 website; Jane Clayton Award presentation by County Clerk M. Claire French to Jack and Angel Jeandron; Freeholder Lilian Burry; movie on the history of the Monmouth County Library featuring Library Board Chair Renee Swartz; Roger McDonough Award presentation by Ron Becker to Janet Reimer; and Barbara Carver Smith Award presentation by Monmouth Genealogy Society President Linda Wilson to Richard Veit (and Cynthia Kiefer in absentia). The other video is of the featured speaker, Joe Becton, who presented a spirited program on Civil War Music accompanied by Antoine Watts. | 2019-04-25T22:32:25Z | https://themaracblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/ | Porn | Science | 0.252943 |
salon | The "politics of hope," revisited.
Defending herself against charges that she was enabling George W. Bush when she voted in favor of the Kyl-Lieberman amendment on Iran, Hillary Clinton said during Tuesday night's Democratic debate: "I am prepared to pass legislation with my colleagues who are here in the Congress to try to get some Republicans to join us, to make it abundantly clear that sanctions and diplomacy are the way to go. We reject and do not believe George Bush has any authority to do anything else."
Thursday evening, Barack Obama introduced legislation making it clear that the president does not have authority to use military force against Iran.
The response from the Clinton campaign? You can probably guess.
"It's unfortunate that Obama is abandoning the politics of hope in favor of the kind of political games he is so critical of in his book," Clinton spokesman Phil Singer tells the Associated Press.
Singer says that if Obama is so concerned about Kyl-Lieberman, he should have voted against it. Obama was campaigning in New Hampshire at the time of the vote; the night before, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had said the amendment wouldn't come up for a vote "anytime in the near future." Singer also says that Obama should have joined Clinton and 29 other senators in signing a letter that went to Bush Thursday emphasizing "that no congressional authority exists for unilateral military action against Iran." Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement that Obama believes it will take "more than a letter to prevent this administration from using the language contained within the Kyl-Lieberman resolution to justify military action in Iran."
For all the sniping, Clinton seems to agree: On Oct. 1 -- a few days after voting for Kyl-Lieberman -- Clinton announced that she was cosponsoring legislation, introduced by Sen. Jim Webb, that would prohibit, with several exceptions, the use of funds for military operations against Iran without explicit congressional authorization. | 2019-04-18T16:24:48Z | https://www.salon.com/2007/11/02/iran_12/ | Porn | Games | 0.728069 |
typepad | For the second time, the ABA House of Delegates voted against a proposal to tighten a bar passage rate standard for accredited law schools. At the ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, House members were asked to stand for a vote count, and the final vote was 88 in favor of the resolution, and 334 opposed.
After the resolution was voted down, Barry Currier, managing director for the ABA law school accreditation process, released a statement.
No mention of why 334 of 422 Bar Association delegates (71.4%) opposed instituting this straightforward qualitative standard. Apparently, one in four incompetent Legum Baccalaureus( LL.B degree) graduates is an acceptable proportion.
Two years seems a liberal enough time-frame to acquire Bar Association credentials-- in civil engineering, six years' practical experience plus an updated qualifying exam will gain acceptance to the confraternity; in medicine, aspiring physicians notoriously require four years' hospital residency plus specialty training and a stringent "Board Certified" licensing regime. From "hard sciences" to Divinity Schools, basic competence in any discipline is a guild tenet bearing on professional status.
Bridges collapse, patients die, ill-represented clients face unjust fines, imprisonment, that strike at the root of civil polity. But who needs ability, competence, integrity, when Guild Masters have a PCBS axe to grind?.
75% is an arbitrary number and way too high when the median pass rate on the bar exam nationwide is in the 60% range. It's absurd to put the minimum pass rate nearly 15% above the average and expect such a resolution to pass (it's actually shocking that it got 21% of the council to vote in favor). Also, when all of the different schools feed into very different bar exam settings it's ridiculous to use a single national average. Most of the law schools servicing the DC and CA areas would lose accreditation simply because the pass rates on those bar exams are much lower than other states. A better measure would be for the average graduate pass rate to be not more than 20% below the median for the jurisdiction they go to.
"75% is an arbitrary number and way too high when the median pass rate on the bar exam nationwide is in the 60% range."
It took 10 seconds of Googling to find that the average pass rate for first-time takers in 2017 was 74.99%. Also the proposed 75% threshold was to be measured two years - or FOUR testing cycles - after graduation.
So I guess the ABA is not a cartel after all! | 2019-04-20T21:10:17Z | https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2019/01/aba-house-of-delegates-again-rejects-75-bar-passage-within-2-years-accreditation-standard-79-to-21-f.html | Porn | News | 0.297096 |
livejournal | I was deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Comrade Victor Ivanovich Anpilov. My deepest sympathy and solidarity to his family and his comrades of Labor Russia and the Communist movement.
I met Viktor Ivanovich in the grim days of 1992, when my party sent me to Moscow to make contact with Communists resisting the restoration of capitalism in the land of Soviets. I found him outside the gates of the Kremlin, where he was leading protests against the Yeltsin regime . Like Yuri Levitan’s famous “Moscow speaking” in the hardest days of the war against fascism, Viktor’s confident words brought hope to revolutionaries the world over who were reeling from the overthrow of Soviet power in the land of the October Revolution. They cut like a knife through the bravado of the capitalist media gloating like jackals over the destruction of the USSR.
I still remember his vivid message to our 1993 May Day rally in New York City: “The working class never betrayed socialism. … Once again this May First, we will see the columns of workers marching to Red Square. Their flags will be red, their slogan eternal, ‘Workers of the world unite!” We watched with bated breath that May Day as Trudovaya Rossiya defied Yeltsin’s police to march on the streets of Moscow. And a week later as the regime kidnapped the leader of Labor Russia in revenge on the 48th anniversary of the Day of Victroy.
Our hearts were in our mouths as workers mobilized to defend the House of Soviets that terrible October and as we saw the bloody massacre that followed. We marched outside the Russian embassy to demand freedom for Viktor Ivanovich and the Moscow antifascist fighters. And we were thrilled when the prison gates opened in February 1994 and the voice of Labor Russia could again be brought to the world. I will never forget that stirring May 1st, 1994, when thousands marched again under the red flag on the streets of Moscow.
Viktor Ivanovich honored me with his time and friendship in the 1990s and I learned much from him. I was a guest in his home and came to know his family, Vera Anpilova, Anastasia and Sergei, his mother, and other comrades who gave me their hospitality. I’ll never forget the rickety van in which we used to travel around Moscow. We met with Moscow metro builders and traveled by train to Stalingrad and to his home in Taganrog in Kuban, where we dived for crayfish in waters near the Don. I watched him confront Mikhail Gorbachev when the “Best German” dared to come to Mamaev Hill in Stalingrad on May 9, 1995.
He was fluent in Spanish, among other languages, and I remember his love for Cuba and Latin American music and culture, for Victor Jara and Pablo Neruda. He taught me much about Russia and life in the Soviet Union. He was a brilliant orator with the ability to inspire confidence in others. Everywhere we went he spoke with people, listened to them and took an interest in their lives and problems. And he was always a people’s tribune, an agitator for socialism, a defender of the working class. His life and work affected and enriched the lives of many in Russia and around the world, including mine.
Much water has flowed away since those days, much has changed. But the cause to which he devoted his life, the cause of world socialism, remains more vital, more necessary, more urgent than ever. Let us honor his memory by continuing that fight and bringing it to victory.
Our flag is still red, our slogan is still eternal: Workers and oppressed people of the world unite!
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A for apple. Zoology for Naganathan. He is that much popular among Tamil students.Very friendly and helpful, he has the talent to teach the stuff understandable by students at all levels. He gave me lot of support and advice. He knows the pulse of the teenagers. I moved with him very closely even after finishing the A/L studies. A great Teacher.
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wordpress | Mavi Phoenix is such a big Janet Jackson fan she’s named her new single after her. The 22-year-old platinum haired Austrian rapper, says the track – which fyi she wrote and produced – is an ode to confidence and going big.
The track also comes with the news that Phoenix is set to release her debut EP Young Prophet on 24th November. The EP will, of course, feature ‘Janet Jackson’ along with forthcoming new track ‘White Polo’. | 2019-04-25T14:40:49Z | https://villeadomat.wordpress.com/tag/janet-jackson/ | Porn | News | 0.947135 |
wordpress | These are posts related to Mono, the open source C#/.NET. Posts in this category are syndicated on Monologue: Voices of the Mono Community.
Does the thought of “hacking Congress” entice you? I don’t mean breaking in to U.S. Capitol servers, of course, but putting your l33t hacking skillz to use to improve government transparency and civic engagement. The Sunlight Foundation (I have no affiliation) is a mentoring organization in Google Summer of Code 2009. Check it out.
Following up on Miguel’s post about the Real ID act that supposedly is passing through Congress via a clever hack, in fact the Real ID Act is its own act in its own right, and it’s not merely a hidden provision on a giant spending bill (although it seems to be attached to another bill now).
It also hasn’t exactly been slipping through Congress unnoticed. On Feb. 10, the House voted on the bill. It passed 261/161, with 96% of Republicans in favor and 78% of Democrats against. It was also discussed in the House on at least seven occasions.
Now, while it may be true that senators won’t get a chance to vote on the bill separately (and, yes, thanks to the Republican leadership), in all likelihood it wouldn’t make a difference anyway.
What I find most interesting about some of this Real ID debate is that no one is linking anyone to the text of the legislation itself (see the first link), as if everyone wants to be able to make wild claims about the bill that support their side without any factual evidence. In fact there’s no need to rely on their spin. Read the act and form your own opinion.
Section 202 – Prohibits Federal agencies from accepting State issued driver’s licenses or identification cards unless such documents are determined by the Secretary to meet minimum security requirements, including the incorporation of specified data, a common machine-readable technology, and certain anti-fraud security features.
Sets forth minimum issuance standards for such documents that require: (1) verification of presented information; (2) evidence that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States; and (3) issuance of temporary driver’s licenses or identification cards to persons temporarily present that are valid only for their period of authorized stay (or for one year where the period of stay is indefinite).
Section 203 – Requires States, as a condition of receiving grant funds or other financial assistance under this title, to participate in the interstate compact regarding the sharing of driver’s license data (the Driver License Agreement).
Section 204 – Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit trafficking in actual as well as false authentication features for use in false identification documents, document-making implements, or means of identification.
Requires the Secretary to enter into the appropriate aviation security screening database information regarding persons convicted of using false driver’s licenses at airports.
Section 205 – Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist States in conforming to the minimum standards set forth in this title.
Section 206 – Gives the Secretary all authority to issue regulations, set standards, and issue grants under this title. Gives the Secretary of Transportation all authority to certify compliance with such standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to grant States an extension of time to meet the minimum document requirements and issuance standards of this title, with adequate justification. | 2019-04-24T20:18:21Z | https://joshdata.wordpress.com/category/mono/ | Porn | Reference | 0.711962 |
wordpress | The Significance of Iraq (1981) and Syria (2007) for an Israeli Response to an Iranian Nuclear Threat .
Abstract : In 1981, Israel conducted a preemptive strike on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor. Then Israel bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar in 2007. Today, Israel is facing a new challenge as it considers Iran’s nuclear program. This thesis is a comparative case study analyzing how Israel utilized its instruments of national power to deal with the threats in Iraq and Syria and how the international community responded after Israel destroyed their nuclear reactors. After determining the similarities and differences between cases, the thesis draws implications for Israel’s ongoing efforts to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. This study is significant because it is the first comparative case study to analyze Israel’s experiences dealing with Iraq and Syria’s nuclear programs. The findings of the study offer insight into U.S. strategic planners as they consider strategies and timelines for dealing with Tehran’s nuclear program, recognizing that Israel is willing to act unilaterally as historical events attest. The findings will assist U.S. decision makers as they formulate policies concerning Iran, Israel, and the uncertain road ahead. | 2019-04-20T00:42:36Z | https://nuclearexhaust.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/the-significance-of-iraq-1981-and-syria-2007-for-an-israeli-response-to-an-iranian-nuclear-threat/ | Porn | Science | 0.496043 |
wikipedia | خطأ لوا في وحدة:Location_map على السطر 501: Unable to find the specified location map definition. Neither "Module:Location map/data/Poland" nor "Template:Location map Poland" exists.
خورجوف (بولاندى:Chorzów), ده مدينه بولانديه, عدد سكانها 2 مليون انسان.
↑ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON).Espon.eu Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Central Statistical Office, Warsaw 2009, "Population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division, as of June 30, 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-31. | 2019-04-19T11:30:18Z | https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81 | Porn | Reference | 0.912942 |
livejournal | i am not so hot for the rock painting. rock painting?
the 70s were a primitive time.
hands down miss "candyman" siouxsie is the best. i want siouxsie drag. i want nina drag. i want kate bush drag. and i want it now.
i miss you. i'm in hiding so i do not lose my mind. | 2019-04-23T08:07:13Z | https://akmed.livejournal.com/202664.html | Porn | Arts | 0.962945 |
wired | One of the major questions that goes around the transit world is, "Which subway is the best?" The Taipei Metro, colloquially known as the jie-yun (捷運) ranks as one of the cleanest, most reliable, and efficient subways in the world. Opening in 1996, the jie-yun was the first subway in Taiwan and provides 1.1 million rides each weekday with its 75 km network. Taipei's Metro has recently pushed for environmental friendliness by placing recycle bins adjacent to every trash can. Instead of printing millions of paper tickets, Taipei Metro distributes reusable tickets. Passengers either use a yo-yo card (悠遊卡), a rechargeable pre-paid smart card that can be used over and over again, or microchip tokens that are collected at the end of journey, allowing the tokens to be reused. Reliability has not been a major issue with the subway. In 2005, only 29 delays of more than 5 minutes struck the system, allowing Taipei to boast about its service being better than that of New York, Paris, and London.
Read more about cleanliness, organization, and general impressions of the Taipei Metro below.
With 69 stations, Taipei's subway is still small, when compared to the Paris Métro or the London Tube. Unlike most cities, where numbers or letters are given to designate lines, Taipei names their lines according to their destinations. Some lines are interconnected by a common tunnel. Several other subway investments are on the way in order to relieve the traffic on the surface. Many new lines will open in the near future.
Being a passenger in the Taipei subway is an unique experience. Television screens are placed throughout the platforms displaying news, soap operas, and of course, lots of commercials. The screens also tell when the next trains are coming, switching between English and Chinese every so often. LED screens onboard the trains announce the stops in Chinese and in English, and the audio announcements are in Chinese, Taiwanese, and English. Underground stations are air-conditioned, well maintained, modern, and clean, which is a relief to the hot weather outside. Since rush hour can be extremely crowded, white lines designate where to queue up to board the trains. People are expected to wait for passengers to exit the train first and most do so. One noticeable aspect of the Taipei Metro is that the door close chime first is a chirping noise followed by a siren.
Taipei's subway, after an analysis of Nova International Railway Benchmarking Group and the Community of Metros (Nova/CoMet), received the highest score of subway reliability. Both groups analyze several subway networks from various cities ranging from Moscow to São Paulo and from Hong Kong to London. | 2019-04-23T14:43:05Z | https://www.wired.com/2007/10/taipei-subway-r/ | Porn | Business | 0.436705 |
wordpress | In case you couldn’t tell or didn’t know, this weblog is the work of Howard Ekman. All the photos are his unless otherwise noted and all the opinions are definitely his and his alone. Its contents are copyrighted © 2006-2010 Howard B. Ekman, todos los derechos reservados, all rights reserved, may not be reused, posted or otherwise distributed without written permission.
Howard has lived and worked in Todos Santos since 1996. He co-publishes and does most of the photography for El Calendario de Todos Santos. | 2019-04-20T00:59:56Z | https://elcalendario.wordpress.com/about/ | Porn | Reference | 0.646038 |
wordpress | Not too long ago someone asked about the relationship between dreams and hypnosis.
Did you know that dreaming and hypnosis have a lot in common? Both tap into what the subconscious is observing and has stored. Both place the conscious mind in a state that allows for access to the unconscious. Neurologically these frequency wave states are called alpha and theta (8-13 Hz and 4-7 Hz respectively. A Hz being a “Hertz,” which is the name for a cycle per second).
Sometimes hypnosis can help you to recall a forgotten dream, or it can be used to go back into a favorite dream so that you can finish it up (don’t you hate it when you’re in a great dream and you wake up in the middle of it?).
Hypnosis can also be used to generate dreams (dream incubation), or be used in the technique called “Active Imagining” when you take a dream theme and imagine it evolving beyond the reality of the actual dream. This is sort of like Gestalt therapy when the client imagines a theme or an outcome, or places themselves in another’s shoes by acting it out.
There are several states of consciousness with the mind crossing in an out of all three–Beta, Alpha, Theta and even a fourth, Delta, though this last one would be very momentary for this is the state of deep sleep. Each state has its own breadth and depth of consciousness and unconsciousness. Thought (what we laughingly call consciousness) is quite broad, but has very little depth, whereas the dream state isn’t very broad in that it is more focused, but is very deep and then there’s hypnosis which has a lot of focused consciousness and a much larger depth of unconsciousness.
To incubate a dream, or to set the stage for what is known as a “Lucid Dream” (one where you are aware that you are dreaming when in the dream, which allows you to orchestrate it), suggestions are placed during a hypnosis session. These sessions can use cultural ideas, values, or behavior patterns (called memes) in the form of suggestions that are “planted” into the unconscious and which can be brought to consciousness by attaching a cue to them (in the form of a word, phrase, sound, or visual stimulus*) that when expressed will activate the meme. These are good for the short-term, so are effective in dream incubation and recall.
The mind is a fascinating thing! | 2019-04-20T08:18:47Z | https://thebookofdreamsblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/dreams-and-hypnosis/ | Porn | Science | 0.952312 |
ikklespace | Welcome to the new look ikklespace.
This is a site for all those with an inner child, be they boy, girl or baby, to come and find likeminded people. Some call it Ageplay, some view it as a fetish, as a result we can't have minors here. That's the rules we sadly have to abide by, so if you are underage can you please just not be here, come back when you're older.
So we have a forum section for everyone to mingle in, and you can even set up your own blog there.
There is also a Chatroom that is mainly used every Tuesday night at 8pm UK time.
Feel free to wander around. the site will periodically change in look and layout as I continue to update the site with new features and shiny bits. | 2019-04-21T03:03:16Z | http://ikklespace.net/ | Porn | Kids | 0.932944 |
google | Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Axis into the Soviet Union. The first few months the Germans took some of the Soviet's land but in winter of 1941 the Germans were forced into a retreat at the gates of Moscow. In the end the Germans invasion of the Soviet Union was a fail. | 2019-04-24T09:34:27Z | https://sites.google.com/materdolorosaschool.org/worldwarii/operation-barbarossa | Porn | Reference | 0.551845 |
wordpress | The state capitol building, a fish eye lens, and a little inspiration from Escher.
I’ve always loved kaleidoscopes, and it’s a fun effect for some pictures, like this one.
How could I not be thankful to wake up to a sunrise this beautiful, especially on Thanksgiving morning. The snow, not so much. | 2019-04-22T08:36:26Z | https://loramosier.wordpress.com/2014/12/ | Porn | Arts | 0.788635 |
wikipedia | Corey Olsen is a professor and podcaster known as the Tolkien Professor best known for his work in new media promoting the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and Anglo Saxon literature. Formerly a professor at Washington College, Olsen now dedicates his time to Signum University, an online learning facility he founded in 2012.
Corey Olsen obtained his B.A in English and Astrophysics from Williams College in 1996, going on to Columbia University where he obtained his M.A. in 1997, M.Phil in 2000, and his Ph.D in medieval literature in 2003.
Upon graduation from Columbia University, Olsen obtained teaching positions at Temple University, Columbia University, and Nyack College. He then proceeded to his longest standing position to date, Assistant Professor of English at Washington College with a specialty on J.R.R. Tolkien, Arthurian Literature, Chaucer, and Sir Thomas Malory. It was at Washington College that Olsen was first able to teach a literary class on Tolkien. In 2013 Professor Olsen left Washington College to focus on Signum University and the Mythgard Institute, online learning websites offering classes in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Fantasy Literature, Latin and Creative Writing.
With the success of his podcasts, Olsen founded the Mythgard institute and Signum University where he is now President. These institutes offer a range of classes on Latin, the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Creative Writing and fantasy and science fiction literature (such as "The Story of The Hobbit.") Olsen founded Signum University and the Mythgard Institute belief that "We at Signum University believe that this kind of academic experience should be available to "everyone, everywhere". Several of the courses that are offered at the Mythgard Institute have also been offered for free downloads through iTunes U, the first of these courses was "The Lord of the Rings 1: The Road Goes Ever On.". On April 8th Corey announced that Signum University was to be formally entered for New Hampshire state certification via the New Hampshire Department of Education and following some days of crowdfunding they raised the $23,720 required and later in 2018 Signum University began the ascension process. On 24th April Signum University announced that the New Hampshire Department of Education has accepted the request for Signum University to do business in New Hampshire but (as of 17 February) has yet to receive permission to grant degrees. However, a Bill passed in the Senate, and is yet to go to the house, is proposing that Signum University the official granting of degrees saying, "Signum University [will be authorised] to grant degrees in this state".
In June 2009 Olsen launched the Tolkien Professor podcast. The Podcast was originally created to explore the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, primarily The Hobbit, with latter episodes focusing on The Silmarillion. The podcast achieved over a quarter of a million downloads in its first year alone. It expanded to cover the history of fairy stories and their influence on modern fantasy along with supplementary podcasts on the movie adaptations of the works of Tolkien. The supplementary podcasts, often co-hosted by former students, were recorded under the title Riddles in the Dark. Another infrequent aspect of the Tolkien Professor podcasts was the Tolkien Chat call-in shows. These shows were hosted through Skype where listeners could call in and ask Olsen questions directly. The shows were then edited and published as podcasts.
Olsen also published several of his Washington College courses, including Faerie and Fantasy that covered some of the well known works of Middle English such as Sir Orfeo, Sir Launfal, and The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle. To go along with his book Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, Olsen published a series of lectures on The Hobbit that gave chapter reviews and interpretation of the story, poetry, and prose of The Hobbit.
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit"
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wikipedia | La Chapelle-en-Lafaye is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
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wordpress | Yes, I am untidy! My desk often looks like an explosion at some weird combination engineering, computer and plastics factory. On the odd occasion even I get miffed and have a tidy up. While I was cleaning I kept finding SD cards. Having got loads for my camera and RapsberryPi, I needed a way to store them tidily and I turned to the ‘net. Sure I could have brought any number of card cases, but then I looked over at my Huxley which I was sure was bouncing there shouting “USE ME YOU IMBECILE!”. So I hit up Thingiverse and found a parametric SD card holder. Perfect for my needs. I got the Huxley up and running while I carried on cleaning. 30 minutes later it was printed and I was able to store my cards nice and neatly.
So now when I am asked why I own a 3D printer I’ll tell them that story. After all it would have cost me much more to buy a holder that probably wouldn’t have fitted my needs so well and it would have taken me days to receive it. As it stands the print cost me about £1 and took no more than an hour from investigation to final product. | 2019-04-20T12:13:03Z | https://fabing3d.wordpress.com/tag/why/ | Porn | Computers | 0.860597 |
wikipedia | Dame Lynley Stuart Dodd DNZM (born 5 July 1941) is a prominent author of children’s books from New Zealand. She is best known for her "Hairy Maclary" series, and its follow-ups, all of which feature animals with rhyming names.
In 1999, Dodd became the ninth recipient of the Margaret Mahy Award. She was created a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001 for "services to children's literature and book illustration". She was subsequently redesignated a Dame Companion upon reinstatement of titles in the Special Honours 2009.
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^ "Margaret Mahy Award". Storylines.org.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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typepad | I'm spending an increasing amount of my time thinking about/talking about/in meetings about "the cloud" - well, specifically the HE Cloud Pilot that we are now putting in place as part of the JISC UMF Shared Services and the Cloud Programme.
Intimidating because a lot of this stuff is new to me and, if I'm completely honest, the hardware side of things really doesn't do it for me. Luckily, we have some pretty good people now assigned to designing and building this stuff and I'm impressed at the progress being made very quickly. But there are times, as happened in an architectural design meeting this afternoon, where the discussion gets too much for me and I have to leave (about networking in this particular case). I figure that if I've sat in a meeting for 30 minutes and not understood a single word, and therefore couldn't summarise for someone else what that meeting was about, then I'm probably not being useful :-).
Exciting, because I think we have the potential to do something really useful and innovative here. That's not to say that success is guaranteed and I think that there are very real challenges for us in terms of building something that is of value to the education community and that has a sustainable business model associated with it. We spent an afternoon earlier this week (in the form of a premortem) brainstorming a pretty long list of everything that had gone wrong with the project from the perspective of 12 months hence - technology, usability, resourcing, business models and so on - and then thinking about the kinds of actions we wished we'd have taken to mitigate against them. It was a very useful exercise.
In delivering the infrastructure we'll start by targetting the various SaaS projects that are now being funded by the JISC (we've already made contact with most of them). But we'll also keep one eye on a much wider application of the infrastructure, to meet adminstrative and academic compute and storage requirements of institutions and individual researchers more generally because, long term, that is where our success lies.
Note that 'cloud' is a little narrow here since, on the compute side, our offer will include physical servers (though I think we'll try and discourage this to a certain extent), virtualisation in the form of VMware vCloud as well as true cloud in the form of OpenStack Compute.
I want to try and put something public in place where we can document the design decisions we are taking as we take them - partly as a sounding board for the community. I'm not sure where yet, though I suspect it won't be here. If you have an interest in what we are doing, keep an eye out. | 2019-04-24T17:58:41Z | https://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2011/06/index.html | Porn | Business | 0.880864 |
typepad | COLORADO FUROR OVER INTERNET SOFTWARE TAX BILL.
The Colorado legislature has many high technology companies and consumers up in arms over the passage of HB 10-1192, which in effect imposes a sales and use tax on downloaded software in the state of Colorado. This may have some impact on Colorado companies that sell healthcare software over the internet to consumers in Colorado.
The legislation has been met with load outcries of alarm from the Colorado technology community and those actively engaged in economic development in the state. The original bill has been modified with an expansive legislative declaration that the bill is 'not intended to alter, other than the designation of standardized software as tangible personal property, the tax treatment of what is known in the industry as "digital goods", "application service providers", software as a service" or "cloud computing"'.
This bill was designed to reach the "Turbo Tax" crowd. The idea is to eliminate the perceived inequality in tax application when software is sold in shops from where it is sold over the internet and downloaded. It is one of a series of bills where the legislature is reaching to tax on line product sales. Although the bill is self described as the repeal of an "exemption" in truth there was no "exemption." There was no tax in the past because the tax is on "tangible personal property" and software is an intangible, except when it sold on DVD. The legislative solution is to change the definition of "tangible" to include what is "intangible." Just redefine "white" as "black." Problem solved. "Down" is the new "up." Is this a wonderful country or what? This may be an example of that wonderful definition of statutory law as “common sense as amended by the legislature. | 2019-04-21T16:51:57Z | https://gregpiche.typepad.com/blog/2010/02/colorado-furor-over-internet-software-tax-bill-1.html | Porn | Computers | 0.603684 |
wordpress | Tis’ the Season…for craft fairs.
I have spent the w eekend frantically getting ready for a craft show that I theoretically have had 50 weeks to prepare for and complete my sewing. I make and sell reuseable, washable, food safe snack bags. It is somewhat of an addiction. I am happy to do away with plastic bags in our home and who doesn’t love strolling through a fabric store picking out adorable prints that you know your kids will love. Unfortunately, my kids love the new prints a bit too much. The minute I pulled out the sewing machine from it’s seasonal hibernation, the kids appeared with a list of projects. One wanted a ninja mask and a pillow, one wanted a baby sling (sorry, no time), one wanted a belt. There go some of my profits and my fabulous new superhero print.
This entry was posted in Arts and Crafts on November 19, 2012 by MamaGrows. | 2019-04-26T02:24:29Z | https://mamagrows.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts/ | Porn | Kids | 0.554531 |
typepad | If ever there was an object that was screaming out to be Prettified, this is it. This grey rectangle of metal is possibly the dullest looking thing I have ever purchased in my life. Do you know what it is? It's rather oddly called "Spontan" and is in fact a Very Useful Object. A magnetic notice board no less.
To make pretty or prettier, especially in a superficial or insubstantial way.
HA!!!!!!!! That made me laugh out loud! Insubstantial indeed! Well. I am about to show you how I took the drab grey metal and did some superficial and insubstantial things to it.
Mod Podge . I bought this bottle ages ago after seeing it very successfully used in Blogland to cover hard ugly things with pretty fabric. I had thought (and do still think) that Connievan would benefit enormously from some fabric+modpodge treatment, but haven't yet got round to it. So this was a first time experiment for me, and I am happy to tell you it was a resounding success. Easy to use, and with fantastic end results, this stuff is crazy-marvelous! If you're going to try anything like this, I would also highly recommend you purchase a foam brush. I used a 2 inch one and it was just right.
You need to work quite quickly when you first spread the Modpodge onto the object, and this foam thing did the job beautifully.
So easy, did i say that already? First cut your fabric to size (I used a thin floral poly/cotton), leaving about an inch all around which you will trim off afterwards. Spread your hard object all over with a generous but even spread of MP. Lay your fabric on top and smooth it down firmly with your hands, eliminating any creases and air bubbles. It's not as hard as you imagine it to be. I recently covered Little Man's school book with that clear sticky plastic stuff and that was a holy nightmare, so this was childsplay by comparison.
I took some care over the corners and made some impressively neat tucks, adding quite a bit more MP to make sure it was all sticking down firmly with no flappy bits. Once it was all stuck down, I then coated the whole of the fabric with a thin layer of MP to give it a matte glaze finish.
Allow it to dry completely before trimming neatly around the edges with a sharp craft knife or rotary cutter. And that's pretty much it....I'll show you the end result in a bit, I need to talk about magnets now.
I bought this set of 24 magnets from Amazon cos I liked the bright jolly colours. But when they arrived, I had a little light bulb moment and decided that they would also benefit from a little bit of insubstantial prettifying. Buttons, I thought. They need buttoning.
There is no shortage of colourful buttons in the Attic (thank goodness), so I was able to set to work straight away.
I put a little bit of stitching in the centre of each button, totally unnecessary of course, but I like the extra little bit of detail. Then I went down into the cellar, unearthed my ancient hot glue gun, plugged it in and set to work blobbing and sticking.
I love them! They are fun and colourful and go really well with the fabric.
I'm going to use this as a sort of changing inspiration board at the studio, a place to keep pretty paper things. Do you like the lovely bird card? This is the work of textile and paper artist Nancy Nicholson, my latest crush. Her style is bright and jolly with a little bit of folksy fun thrown in. I really love what she does, especially the paper products, which she calls Interactive Stationery.
....they landed on the mantel and look very at home. You must go and have a snoop around Nancy's home....you will love it. It is amazing. Inspiring. Go look, and enjoy.
I'll be taking my newly prettified inspiration board down to the studio tomorrow. Uh-huh. Yesterday we finally finished the decorating, hooray!! It was such bliss to tidy all the messy mess away, sweep the gorgeous floor, bring in the first pieces of furniture and add some fresh flowers. There is still much to be done, but the hard graft is over. Let the Prettifying commence.
ps I have (of course) been taking photographs of the studio over the past month as we've been working hard to get it ready. I'll be sharing the whole story with you here very soon. It's all so dreamy!
handsomify,uglify,kindify, gentlefy,stinkify,loudify,cutify, lets just ad fy to every adjective and call it a real word shall we. No lets not....English already works...unless you want to go back to school and relearn english because your english is now outdated...or no wait, lets rather go ahead and ignorantify the world with nonesense words cause that is really the best use for the internet hey? Or perhaps we should show some responsibility towards the written word so we dont stupidify our children!!
Great makeover - I might try something similar, I need an inspiration board near my craft closet.
Have you see this? I thought of you!
I love this idea! We certainly need some prettified magnetic boards in our house . . .
Dear Lucy, you do such pretty things with very simple things. I love your ideas. Keep up with the good work! You inspire me! Isn't it wonderful for you, to know, that you inspire so many people? That must give you a very good feeling about yourself! Are you happy with that? I wish you well, success with the Studio, where ever that me be..... In your own neighbourhood?
Everything you touch turns pretty! Can't wait to see the reveal of the studio!
I'm always inspired by your blog Lucy, such beautiful work and photography - and have to say the scenery shots make me quite homesick at times, me being a Scot and having now lived in Australia many, many years! I also have had strong connections with your exact neck of the woods in days gone by. Thank you for all of it and I wish you and Tracy many blessings in your new shared studio!
I would say that board has been Lucyfied! Heehee! Now THAT word should be in the dictionary! The little button magnets made me squeal a bit, they're so lovely!
I might need to investigate modge podge if nothing but for the name alone :p It sounds interesting. The problem is.... When I discovered super glue (like it was some new invention) I couldn't stop gluing stuff, so I'm a bit worried I might try modge podging my whole flat haha!
Hi from the Netherlands, love your blog, keep on posting. I am inspired by your knitting and crocheting!
I really like your pretty notice board !
You are awesome! If only I lived closer so I could visit you in "The Studio":) I can't wait to see pictures of the studio's journey.
The way you write your blog, for me, is like reading a bestseller novel. I totally devour each and every word and I also like all your pojects which I try to copy and I thank you for you taking the time to share.
This is beautiful - I have something in mind for the Teen's bedroom to prettify school reminders! Have a lovely and colourful week.
Love the buttons for those people that don't have a glue gun you can use clear bathroom sealant instead you can get it in DIY stores, uni bond do one in a bottle that doesn't need a gun squeezy thing and it holds really well!
It's ADORABLE! The buttons are the perfect Lucy touch! But I have to wonder if I am the only person who sat and stared at the gray rectangle for a full 10 minutes waiting for a picture to load? LOL! I felt so silly when I realized that the gray rectangle WAS the picture! I need a vacation!
Prettified indeed! The stitches on your buttons are awesome - I always say that a button should never be nekkid! | 2019-04-21T06:22:16Z | https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2013/03/prettifying.html | Porn | Reference | 0.299665 |
uchicago | I have a restriction and have been told that I can’t order a transcript. Doesn’t FERPA guarantee that I should be able to order an official transcript?
While FERPA does guarantee a student’s right to inspect and review their education record, it does not guarantee students be allowed to receive copies of their official transcript. If you are restricted, and you would like to review your academic history, you may view it on myUChicago or contact the Office of the Registrar to make arrangements to view your academic history.
Another University administrator has requested information about a student’s record, how can I tell if they have a legitimate interest in accessing the information?
We ask staff to use their best judgment in sharing student education record information with other staff members. If you are unsure about releasing information to another party, whether they are internal or external to the University, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@uchicago.edu or 773.702.7891.
Will a copy of my child’s grades be mailed to my home?
The University of Chicago will not send copies of students’ grades to their home addresses. Students may request transcripts to be sent to anywhere of their choosing through myUChicago.
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wordpress | Query Executes in Seconds with the RULE Hint and Several Minutes Otherwise – What Would You Do?
An interesting hypothetical question was posed on the OTN forums yesterday. Consider this situation. You are using Oracle Database 11.2.0.2 and you find a query that is executing much slower than expected, typically requiring 10 to 15 minutes to execute. You add a RULE hint to the query and find that the query completes in just a couple of seconds. How would you do to address this issue?
The unhinted version completed in 0.57 seconds, and used a full table scan (your execution time may be a bit longer).
The version that was hinted to use the RULE based optimizer completed in 0.31 seconds (nearly twice as fast as the unhinted version), and also used a full table scan.
The version hinted with __FAST=TRUE (a completely fake hint) completed in 0.28 seconds (0.03 seconds faster than the RULE hinted version) and also used a full table scan.
The index hinted version of the query completed in 0.17 seconds, which is about twice as fast as the query with the RULE hint and the unhinted version.
Why was the first query slower than the third query?
Why did the optimizer not automatically select the index when that access path was faster? What do I need to check to see why the index was not selected?
Why didn’t the RULE based optimizer select the index access path?
How might the test script results change if we were to replace the number 50 in the script with either the number 20 or the number 10?
How might the test script results change if someone had altered the OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ parameter?
The hypothetical question was essentially very simple. How would you guide Oracle’s optimizer to find the optimal execution path?
Edit January 10, 2011: Note that the phrase “How would you do to address this issue” in the initial paragraph is intentionally left undefined, and left for your interpretation. “This issue” could very well have multiple intended meanings, depending on how you read the paragraph. | 2019-04-20T20:47:30Z | https://hoopercharles.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/ | Porn | Computers | 0.268984 |
wordpress | At OpenCon 2018, attendees built upon inclusive practices in open education and open research. Denisse Albornoz, an OpenCon alum, a Research Associate for the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network and The Knowledge G.A.P. kicked off the conference with the concept of “critical openness.” This reflection is influenced by her as well as the other speakers who shared their incredible work with the OpenCon community this weekend including Jasmeen Patheja, Alexis C Johnson, Leslie Chan. For those interested, I highly recommend that you view the panel on Diversity and Inclusion. It is by far one of the best panel presentations I have ever seen.
Understanding the systematic and continual erasure of knowledges not recognized by Western academic culture and the pressures on academics from marginalized backgrounds to produce a certain type of knowledge or publication.
Critical openness runs parallel to open advocacy ensuring that the practices furthered by the open community don’t carry on the very systems that have resulted in the widespread exclusion in the first place.
When we use critical openness as our framework, we identify approaches to challenge social injustice in academic structures. In a lot of ways, this runs counter to finding “solutions” enabled by a technology or product that oversimplify and miss the goals and values of the people it is designed to help. Approaches are complex, nuanced, and take practice. They are plural and flexible and responsive to context. Approaches enable sustained resistance to structures we are hoping to change.
OpenCon is about the ways in which openness can become a vehicle for decolonizing scholarship: from teaching methods to research practices. Openness cannot inherently serve this purpose on its own. Rather, openness is one method for engaging with the practice of decolonizing knowledge production. The goal is not openness in and of itself. The goal is to decolonize learning for us all.
To apply this practice of critical openness, questions for discussion have been phrased “How might we . . .” This framing is a refreshing opportunity to generate conversations that seek multiple perspectives and approaches to address long-standing and oftentimes historical challenges.
How might we equip those working in colleges and universities to embed diversity and inclusivity into their work with open educational resources?
How might we welcome, embolden, and care for open advocates and provide inclusive support that considers the whole person?
How might we use open communities to support a fight for a fast, affordable, safe, transparent, and decolonized internet in Africa?
How might the open community account for and address labor and power dynamics in academic culture? How can open challenge those abusive power structures in productive ways?
How might we include alternative sources of feedback and other non-traditional measures as we measure the success of OER and open initiatives?
How might we create structures that do not default to English-only OER creation?
How might we address the unique barriers that faculty from diverse backgrounds face that prevent their engagement with open textbook creation?
How might we create open pedagogical practices that are fundamentally inclusive and equitable and do not rely on assumptions of who the “average” student is?
At the heart of all of these questions lies: how might we put diversity and equity first? In doing so, we fundamentally acknowledge equity as an active practice that spans the scope of every single decision made about open. In this context, inclusion is not a compartmentalized topic to address before moving on to other concerns.
This is perhaps what I find most exciting in the framing of “how might we?” questions. These questions invite the acknowledgement of complexity, the exploration of implicit values, beliefs, and biases, and the opportunity to envision practices built for equity.
Finally, as a part of the process of engaging with critical openness, we are encouraged to examine the bigger picture. As a result, this means that open education and OER advocates must ask themselves how their contributions fit into, further, or harm the larger efforts of inclusive open knowledge practices.
How might we work through the creation of an open educational resource that doesn’t simply mirror the expectations for and valuing of particular types of knowledge that are fundamentally exclusive?
How might we demonstrate our commitment not only to active, engaged learning but to student produced knowledge and ways of knowing while creating open textbooks?
How might we use OER to make inroads in decolonizing knowledge?
To better understand how OER and open textbook creation can become an inclusive (i.e. truly accessible) practice in education, our communities must wrestle with these “how might we?” questions. At OpenCon, the energy and attention of the attendees was centered on the people, practices, relationships, and ideologies that inform open work. Rather than centering technology tools or workflows or procedures, we collaborated to explore the complexity of equitable action in the production of scholarship. This must be the heart of the open education movement if we are to achieve what openness aims to do.
Leaving this conference, I carry with me more Open Questions about the intersections of open scholarship, open education, and justice. But I also carry with me hope for a better model of knowledge construction and sharing in our world. It is so rare to leave a conference feeling restored and whole. I’m grateful to the OpenCon community for fostering such a radically different type of conference and to the Open Textbook Network for providing me the opportunity to attend the first conference where I have been truly included. | 2019-04-21T02:53:00Z | https://thefutureisinclusion.wordpress.com/2018/11/05/open-reflections-opencon-2018/ | Porn | Science | 0.210871 |
wordpress | Here we are at Friday again and I am oh so happy about it. This week has been a tough one for me with lots going on at work, so I am very thankful for a much needed break!
I don’t have a Photo Finish Friday post for you this week because I’ve been super busy and haven’t taken a lot of photos. However, I thought I might share a few things on the announcement front.
The group is for anyone that is struggling or has struggled with binge eating and food addiction. Really ANYONE that wants to join in regarding healthy nutrition, sharing of healthy recipes or just staying on point with your goals may want to join.
One aspect that makes this group different from many others that are similar, is that I plan on devoting time every week for a members’ Q & A session. I’ll spend time every week checking in on the group and answering any questions I can help members with regarding their health and wellness goals.
In addition, there will be lots of resources and information shared with the group that may not appear anywhere otherwise. Since the group is FREE, I really hope you’ll consider joining. We would love to have you!
The next bit of information I have to share is regarding my Wellness Workshop. I have created a workshop series that I am SO excited about!
In this workshop series, I plan on visiting many interesting topics from a evidence-based perspective. What this means, is that I plan on presenting ideas and information that are proven to be helpful in the pursuit of overall wellness, health and weight management. We will discuss meal planning strategies, identifying triggers for overeating and even a grocery store tour!
This workshop series will be held in London, Ky. It will begin January 15th and meet every Friday, thereafter, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. So, if you are in the general area, I would love for you to attend!
However, if you’re further away, not to worry! I plan on hosting the series in a webinar format very soon. So please stay tuned and if you would like to stay notified of when the workshop will be available in webinar format, then please SUBMIT YOUR EMAIL HERE. I will be offering an Early Bird special!
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend, and I’ll see you next week! | 2019-04-20T04:46:48Z | https://louisemaddenblog.wordpress.com/category/community-2/ | Porn | Health | 0.442844 |
wordpress | Posted in Amazon, Books, e-books, Ghosts, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Storytelling and tagged Bell Witch, ghost stories, ghosts, Halloween, hauntings, legends, paranormal, spooky, witches, zombies on October 9, 2013 by Pat Fitzhugh.
GOOD NEWS! “The Legend of Stuckey’s Bridge” is now released for the Amazon Kindle! The paperback and Nook editions will be available later this month. What is Stuckey’s Bridge?
In 1901, the Virginia Bridge & Iron Company began re-building a fifty-year-old Mississippi bridge. In the middle of the project, they began discovering bodies buried on the banks of the river.
Legend has it, he was so evil, he was even thrown out of the notorious Dalton Gang. Years later, he opened an inn near the river, and on foggy nights, boatmen witnessed him pacing back and forth across the bridge, waving his lantern, offering travelers a hot meal and a soft bed.
Those unfortunate enough to take him up on the hospitality were often never seen again.
To this day, eerie experiences are still reported around the bridge that now bears his name. If you travel down to Stuckey’s Bridge, be careful, for not much else is known about the man locals refer to as Old Man Stuckey…until now.
Posted in Amazon, book promotion, Books, e-books, Ghosts, Historical Fiction, kindle, Storytelling and tagged amazon, e-books, eBooks, ghosts, Kindle, legends, mississippi, new book releases, new books, paranormal, storytelling on June 17, 2013 by Pat Fitzhugh.
The video trailer of “The Legend of Stuckey’s Bridge” is now online!
In 1901, the Virginia Bridge & Iron Company began re-building a fifty-year-old Mississippi bridge. In the middle of the project, they discovered more than a dozen bodies buried in the banks of the river.
The Legend of Stuckey’s Bridge – available June 2013 in paperback, Kindle and Nook.
GREAT NEWS! The release date for The Legend of Stuckey’s Bridge has been moved up. It will be available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle around June 21st. Barnes & Noble, Nook, Sony, Kobo, and iBooks, will follow shortly thereafter. The video trailer premieres next week.
Posted in Books, e-books, Historical Fiction, indie publishing, kindle, Paranormal, Storytelling and tagged folklore, Forthcoming titles, historical fiction, legends, mississippi, mustread, new books, paranormal on May 21, 2013 by Pat Fitzhugh.
Lori is a great author and historian. I really appreciate this opportunity!
I am delighted and overjoyed to announce the best collaboration in the history of publishing—well, in my little world anyway.
I am currently finishing a ghost story/Mississippi legend called “The Legend of Stuckey’s Bridge” and the foreword will be penned by none other than Mr. Ghost Story himself,Pat Fitzhugh, the author of “Ghostly Cries from Dixie” and“The Bell Witch: The Full Account.” I have been a long-time admirer of Mr. Fitzhugh and his ghost stories and am excited to share this story with you through his eyes as well as mine.
Posted in authors, Books, e-books, Ghosts, Historical Fiction, Storytelling and tagged amazon, amwriting, author appearances, authors, books, e-books, ghosts, historical fiction, legends, Writing on April 8, 2013 by Pat Fitzhugh.
The “dead of winter” special for Ghostly Cries From Dixie ($2.99) is still happening! If you like reading about history, the South, and haunted locations, this collection of weird and ghostly tales from the land of moonshine and magnolias is for you! Why buy it at Halloween for $5.99 when you can buy it NOW for only $2.99?
“From the murky swamps of Louisiana to the misty hollows of Appalachia, the American South is enshrouded by a mystical element that rouses the senses and kindles the imagination. This mystical element has for years inspired tales of ghosts haunting old houses, creatures roaming dense forests, and headless apparitions waving lanterns along old railroad tracks.
In this chilling collection of weird and ghostly tales from the land of moonshine and magnolias, Pat Fitzhugh meticulously recounts Dixie’s most terrifying tales and the haunted history behind them.
These stories will never go away or become outdated. They, along with the landscape of our region, are permanently etched into our human experience. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, you will be left wondering about — or perhaps admitting to for the first time — experiences of your own that you can’t explain.
Go snag a copy from Amazon!
“Ghostly Cries From Dixie” — Front cover.
Posted in Books, e-books, kindle and tagged dixie, e-books, eBooks, ghosts, Kindle, legends, paranormal, poltergeists, scary, spooky, stories, witches on February 7, 2013 by Pat Fitzhugh.
I am offering a “dead of winter” special on Ghostly Cries From Dixie (Kindle edition only). For a limited time, you can get it at the Amazon Kindle Store for only $2.99. Huh? That’s right–Ghostly Cries From Dixie for less than three dollars!
Ghostly Cries From Dixie is a chilling collection of weird and ghostly tales from the American south. You’ll learn about Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the Sultana disaster, the Greenbrier Ghost, Sloss Furnaces, the McRaven House, haunted Charleston, Voodoo Queen Marie LaVeau, the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and many more of the South’s weirdest, most terrifying tales, all for only $2.99! Download your copy, fire up your Kindle, and get your spook on! | 2019-04-21T18:25:41Z | https://patfitzhugh.wordpress.com/tag/legends/page/2/ | Porn | News | 0.216967 |
wordpress | So first off, aren’t I a disappointment?
Here I was, opening up my old blog that I haven’t looked at in more than a year and I literally laughed out loud when I saw my last post about finding my way back. I think I took a few wrong turns somewhere along the line as I obviously did not make my way back.
And of course I have excuses, but who doesn’t have excuses? What are my excuses though? Oh, you are so kind for asking.
This last year has really felt like one big roller coaster ride. My husband and I had been house searching in Long Island (we are both from Queens so naturally our parents weren’t too pleased with us venturing out east) but as it turns out we ended up settling on a coop in Queens to be closer to them (for potential future needs) and to be closer to our jobs (since we both work in NYC). | 2019-04-23T10:27:22Z | https://desbecameamommy.wordpress.com/category/health-and-fitness/ | Porn | Business | 0.329126 |
yahoo | Follow here for the latest news and discussion about health care policies.
Health Insurers' Stocks Have Been Battered. Now They Look Like A Buy.
Editor's Note: This edition of Pulse is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Health Care subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. To learn more about POLITICO Pro's comprehensive policy intelligence coverage, policy tools and services, click here. — Wall Street firms are trying to calm investors' fears after a new 'Medicare for All' proposal helped strip tens of billions of dollars of value from private health insurers' stock prices. — CMS issued a final rule for the Obamacare marketplace that trims subsidies for some customers and reduces the use of drug industry coupons. — CBO unveiled more details about its new health insurance model, which is poised to play a key role in how Congress' next health legislative proposals are received.
More than 1 million Americans have lost health coverage since 2016, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office finds. The report — which came out within hours of the Mueller report on Thursday and so didn't get much attention — follows other studies, all suggesting that America's uninsured rate is rising under President Trump, whose administration has passed new rules that make it more difficult to enroll in coverage. The CBO estimates that the number of Americans without insurance has risen from 27.5 million in 2016 to 28.9 million in 2018, an increase of 1.4 million Americans going uninsured. Much of that increase is concentrated in the Medicaid program, where the Trump administration has approved new rules like work requirements that can make it more difficult for low-income Americans to enroll in the program.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) " Washington is poised to become the first state to establish an employee-paid program creating an insurance benefit to help offset the costs of long-term care, a step advocates say will help an aging population that is likely not prepared for the increasing costs needed for daily assistance. The measure creates a benefit for those who pay into the program, with a lifetime maximum of $36,500 per person, indexed to inflation, paid for by an employee payroll premium. It has cleared both the House and the Senate, but because the Senate made several changes before passing it earlier this week, the measure now heads back to the House for a final vote. According to AARP of Washington, 70% of residents 65 and older will require some type of assistance to live independently. | 2019-04-19T21:42:54Z | https://www.yahoo.com/news/topics/health-care-policy | Porn | Health | 0.898167 |
wordpress | well, i don’t want fop, goddamn it! i’m a dapper dan man!
– ulysses everett mcgill (g. clooney) in o brother, where art thou?
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wordpress | And then I remember that I haven’t even got a finished track from Album 2 to even show someone. More than that, the likelihood of making it onto mainstream national radio is pretty slim anyway. I realise something. I’m dreaming meaninglessly, entertaining pointless thoughts and vague ideas of success that I am doing nothing to go out and achieve.
I am going to be writing and recording two albums at once, just as I had planned to do this time last year. For the purposes of this blog, and ease of communication, I will be calling these ‘Album 2’ and ‘Album 3’ (following on from the chronology of Demo Album or Ingredients as being the first and officially only recording).
Album 2 is electronic pop with the odd whiff of R&B here and there. I will try my best to sing like someone that can pull this off.
Album 3 is a return to the usual: singer songwriter-stylie, acoustic guitar, bluesy rocky pop songs.
Oddly enough, I’m almost done with the bare bones of Album 2. You’d think since Album 3 is ‘easier’ or, at least more familiar to me, I’d be more ahead with it. It seems I’m really enjoying poring over ever single detail of a digitally-based series of tracks.
Here are some titles for the purposes of teasing and amusement.
Here’s to committing and completing things before going off into a daydream. | 2019-04-19T19:25:45Z | https://carylarcher.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/meaningless-dreaming/ | Porn | Arts | 0.100919 |
webs | Bolton Junior Schools play Rybnik Poland at Chess on the Internet.
Bolton Primary school chess league.
Bolton club Player Joe Mcphillips In Action At The 2013 Bunratty Masters this Weekend in Ireland.
Monday 17 September Bolton Juniors B Vs Bolton B Bolton League Cup match. | 2019-04-23T04:41:59Z | https://boltonchessclub.webs.com/apps/photos/ | Porn | Sports | 0.555107 |
wordpress | Before I even arrived in Rwanda, I knew that interning with Shalom Educating for Peace (SEP) would be a transformative experience. What initially attracted me to SEP was that it was a small, grassroots organization with a lot of passion and solidarity with communities in Rwanda. Jean de Dieu Basabose truly care about individuals in the community and working toward positive peace in Rwanda through education; his passion and kind heart are contagious.
During my internship I was not only doing office work like what so often happens during internships. In addition to editing a curriculum, researching, drafting proposals, and creating pamphlets I was also able to give a presentation on community dialogue to community members in Rulindo, learn about the history of Rwanda at the Genocide Memorial, attend a radio taping, and meet children who are a part of SEP’s many educational programs. I also was able to stay with a host family who were very kind and made me feel at home during my time in Rwanda, the land of 1,000 beautiful hills.
One of the most special experiences for me was learning about the concept of Ubupfura and seeing Jean de Dieu’s passion to create communities who live by ethical principles. Ubupfura is a Kinyarwanda word, which is difficult to translate into English, but encompasses all positive values including integrity, honesty, empathy, and dignity. The concept itself is very important to anti-corruption education in Rwanda and learning about this project has truly inspired me. Corruption of any kind undermines peacebuilding practices so in order to foster a more peaceful world Ubupfura values and holistic education is needed.
During a visit to the Rulindo district I was able to meet with some children who had gone through the Ubupfura educational program. They performed a poem they had written about Ubupfura and it was heartening to see their sweet, earnest faces reciting this poem they had created. It was very emotional and touched my heart to see young people choosing to embrace the golden rule in their hearts and treat others as they would want to be treated themselves. Jean de Dieu’s program was truly understood and embraced by the children. One of the girls had resisted stealing fruit with her friends because of the lessons taught by the Ubupfura program.
A phrase that Jean de Dieu repeats often is Gandhi’s phrase, “If we are to reach real peace in this world, we have to begin with children.” After interning with Shalom I now not only know this phrase, but believe peace education is a key to building a more peaceful world. I would like to thank Jean de Dieu, the SEP team, and my host family for this transformational experience. Amahoro (peace) begins within and I am hoping to continue this journey throughout my life.
Michelle is a student from the United States (Michigan) who is currently studying in Japan. | 2019-04-25T02:56:27Z | https://shalomeducatingforpeace.wordpress.com/michelle/ | Porn | Kids | 0.866693 |
tripod | Ch. VII. 17. I am exceedingly dear to the wise man; he also is dear to me. John XIV. 21.He that loveth me shall be loved by my father and I will love him.
Ch. IX. 18. 'I am the way, supporter, lord, witness, abode, refuge, friend. John XIV. 6. I am the way, the truth and the life.
Rev. 14 17. 'I am the first and the last'.
VI. 30. ''I never depart from him, he never departs from me. John VI, 57. He dwelleth in me and I in Him. | 2019-04-21T20:14:12Z | http://fundamentalduties.tripod.com/ch2e.html | Porn | Recreation | 0.415418 |
wikipedia | ca. 1600 B.C. – 1549 B.C.
Yi Yin (Chinese: 伊尹, born Yī Zhì (伊挚), also known as A Heng (阿衡)), was a minister of the early Shang dynasty, and one of the honoured officials of the era. He helped Tang of Shang, the founder of the Shang dynasty, to defeat King Jie of Xia. Oracle inscriptions of Yi have been found, evidence that his social status was high.
According to legend, Yi was a slave of a man named Youshen (有莘). When Youshen's daughter married Tang of Shang, he became Tang's slave. He was gifted in cooking, so Tang made him his chef. While he served Tang his meals, he used this opportunity to analyse the current issues of the time, such as the bad points of Jie of Xia. He also proposed his plan to overthrow Jie of Xia. He earned Tang's trust, became Tang's right-hand man and was made 'Yin'.
However, other versions of his life exist. In another story, Yi had never been a slave. Tang had heard of him, and Tang tried five times to recruit him before Yi accepted his request for help.
Tang moved to a place where the Xia capital was easily accessible. They stopped paying Jie taxes. Jie was furious, and summoned the armies of his nine tribes to fight Tang. Then Yi assured Tang to wait for Jie of Xia's armies to drop in power. He explained to Tang that the noblemen who served Jie still had strong armies. So, they waited for a year until they launched an attack into the noblemen's states, and won every battle.
When they were only five li from the capital, however, Yi called for a stop. He explained that the army needed a boost in morale, and so Tang gave a speech to the soldiers, which came to be known as 'Tang's pledge' (湯誥, now in Shangshu). Afterwards, they defeated Jie of Xia in the decisive Battle of Mingtiao.
During the early Shang dynasty, Yi helped Tang set up different institutions, resulting in stability in politics as well as economic benefits.
After Tang died, two of his sons succeeded the throne, but they both died early. Therefore, Yi Yin ruled as a regent under Tang's grandson, Taijia of Shang. What follows is uncertain. According to a popular theory, Yi wrote three essays to Taijia regarding his rule (伊訓 chapter of the Shangshu). After reading the essays, Taijia managed to adhere by them for the first two years, but failed to do so from the third. He started to rule as he pleased, and no longer followed any of the laws that the ancients had followed. He treated his subjects cruelly. He did not listen to Yi's advice. Yi, seeing that Taijia would not give in, banished the king to the tomb of Tang and became the temporary ruler of China. Alternately (太甲 chapters in the Shangshu), Yi approached Taijia with a number of oral admonitions which were not heeded to, causing Taijia's exile. The measure was successful, the king transformed.
After three years, Taijia was released and Yi, along with some officials, returned Taijia to the capital and returned Taijia's power. He started to use less oppressive laws and ruled the kingdom properly. After Taijia's death, the next king, Woding of Shang, took over. On Woding's eight year as king, Yi died. According to some legends, he was one hundred years old. Woding arranged a funeral for Yi Yin that was made for the king. He sacrificed cattle, sheep and swine, and mourned for three years.
Although this story is recorded in Records of the Grand Historian, Mencius, and Zuo Zhuan, the Bamboo Annals records otherwise. According to this version, Yi and Taijia were in fact fighting for power. Yi had banished Taijia to his grandfather's tomb, then seized absolute power for seven years. Taijia escaped, murdered Yi and returned the throne.
《尹诰》 Yingao (excavated text of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips cash) contains a total of 112 characters.
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wordpress | smallest damselfly in North America. Predatory in both larval and adult stages. This male landed on a blade of grass.
This male was flitting back and forth from emersed rushes and sedges along the edge of the pond.
It is difficult to identify to species without getting into their personal business.
Female. Dragonflies are predatory in both adult and larval stages. Leave some taller, dry plant debris or thin dead branches as perches.
New to my buggy lifelist.
Not often observed as it flies at dusk and dawn.
motorists was perhaps the most noteworthy of all those made.
have caused its appearance in collections to be necessarily rare.
still alive from a gutter beside a parked car, on October 21st.
These guys and gals are always perching about 5-6 feet off the ground and surprisingly away from the pond area. Leave some tall, dried vegetation or thin dead branches as a landing site. This one was hovering and landing in the brambles of the Florida Native Plant BLACKBERRY (Rubus sp.).
Dragonflies are predatory in both adult and larval stages. Leave some taller, dry plant debris or thin dead branches as perches. | 2019-04-19T07:25:22Z | https://centralfloridacritteroftheday.wordpress.com/category/insects/dragonfly/ | Porn | News | 0.834512 |
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Today - Partly cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable. | 2019-04-25T13:23:20Z | https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/georgia/akhalkalakis-raioni/baciani-1966788 | Porn | Science | 0.227508 |
google | Parts of the site may require a Flash player (free).
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wordpress | Life is a Journey, may you attract only positive.
You are a star and will shine.
Never, ever dwell on the negative. | 2019-04-25T22:00:47Z | https://goldenpenuk.wordpress.com/2011/11/ | Porn | Reference | 0.435249 |
wordpress | If aliens and superpowers were real, would we need SHIELD? Are Lex Luthor and Amanda Waller right to be scared of Superman? Why do government agencies dealing with powered people have to be secret? Paul & Matthew cover these questions and more!
Special thanks to our listeners who sent in questions for us to discuss on the podcast. | 2019-04-25T16:13:36Z | https://superheroethics.wordpress.com/tag/hero/ | Porn | Reference | 0.567746 |
uchicago | The influence of Taiwan on contemporary design is strong and growing. Focusing on the vibrant and cutting-edge designs being created in Taiwan today, curator Annie Ivanova offers here the first comprehensive compendium of the elements and influences of the growing Asian design aesthetic emerging from Taiwan. Ivanova has chosen eighty-eight objects that exemplify Taiwan’s design excellence, in which centuries of craft traditions continue to be practiced alongside the latest developments in digital media.
Among the objects discussed are technological innovations such as the smart scooter, digital helmet, and reengineered skateboard, in addition to ecofurniture, Ming–Dynasty-inspired objects, and even a burial urn. Ivanova shows how Taiwanese designers are finding inspiration in the vanishing worlds of night markets and temples and how classical elements from colonial architecture and are being reimagined for the home. Taiwan by Design showcases the best in Taiwanese product design, revealing that it is undoubtedly among the most interesting and innovative work in international design today. | 2019-04-23T19:32:14Z | https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/T/bo26347476.html | Porn | Arts | 0.537239 |
yahoo | We think that it’s fair to say that the possibility of finding fantastic multi-year winners is what motivates many investors. You won’t get it right every time, but when you do, the returns can be truly splendid. One bright shining star stock has been Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET), which is 394% higher than three years ago. On top of that, the share price is up 25% in about a quarter. The company reported its financial results recently; you can catch up on the latest numbers by reading our company report.
During three years of share price growth, Arista Networks achieved compound earnings per share growth of 34% per year. This EPS growth is lower than the 70% average annual increase in the share price. This indicates that the market is feeling more optimistic on the stock, after the last few years of progress. That’s not necessarily surprising considering the three-year track record of earnings growth. This optimism is also reflected in the fairly generous P/E ratio of 64.99.
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The last twelve months weren’t great for Arista Networks shares, which cost holders 4.5%, while the market was up about 3.1%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Investors are up over three years, booking 70% per year, much better than the more recent returns. Sometimes when a good quality long term winner has a weak period, it’s turns out to be an opportunity, but you really need to be sure that the quality is there. Most investors take the time to check the data on insider transactions. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
But note: Arista Networks may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast). | 2019-04-26T01:41:11Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/had-bought-arista-networks-nyse-183034243.html | Porn | Business | 0.97543 |
wordpress | On monday of this week when Glenn explaines what the activity was for the week i was kinda scared and worried that i wouldn’t be able to do the assignment because i didn’t know how to change my identity for the week. I thought about it monday,tuesday, and wednesday night. Thursday morning it hit me….
So this week i met this guy : his name is Gerardo Reyes.But he goes by Jerry, Gerry , Gerra or whatever you want to call him. Gerardo is a junior and hes 20 ( I can’t believe he’s 20, he looks younger.) Anyways Gerra is a business major and currently full time unemployed…. | 2019-04-22T18:25:40Z | https://sandrmenjivar.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/ | Porn | Business | 0.948963 |
livejournal | Dear Rich Friends - Can an idea be delicious?
If you want to invest in my future I would appreciate a Canon 20D. If you are feeling cheap, I could get by with a Digital Rebel.
One day Digital SLR's will be priced down towards 35MM SLR's, and maybe I can take some cool pictures. Digital Photo technology seems like it's moving extremely slow.
I am a friend of corto!
Thank you Chica Boo! Look at me rhyming!
A fat tottie? Is that a half a rod?
half a rod? :) maybe England uses different slang!
Yeah... I have no idea what fat tottie is.
Yeah, in America it's 'Juicy' now.
Possibly, but I was thinking more juicy like a plump ripe tomato.
As in the juice from fat? | 2019-04-21T12:34:14Z | https://christowang.livejournal.com/500979.html | Porn | Reference | 0.270291 |
wordpress | Aloha!! I think it is every scrappers desire to sit back and take the time to dream up what our perfect craft space is to us. We make our wish lists, and pick out the perfect colors and configure the space a dozen times to best fit our stash.
When we were house hunting last summer, finding a house with a craft room was on my wishlist. I hit the jackpot, with the house we ended up getting. This smaller closed in porch with surround windows would be my SPACE, all mine! It was a blank canvas for me to figure out how I wanted to use as my inspiration starter.
The first purchase I made was a comfy adjustable chair. I decided on the Grey/Aqua color combo as my palette.
This fall my husband surprised me with a really nice and big craft desk. I love it!! It has tons of storage. I also love that it is a really light color so I can film right on top of it when I am recording process videos.
I try to keep it fairly clean, since I am the type of scrapper that is affected by my mess. If my desk gets too cluttered I have mojo issues. Not what you want when you want your space to speak ideas.
I do like to line my window sills with pretty tea cups and dishes (I am a collector of Asian tea pot and cup sets, they make me so happy). I add my die cuts and tiny embellishments to them and then they are ready and at my fingertips when I am creating. I really like to see my supplies so they spark my creativity.
I also keep some Project Life type embellishments in this really cute cupcake tin from Crate Paper on my desk top. I keep a small stash of Pocket Page cards in the berry containers when I am working on Project Life. This is new this year since I have started monthly Pocket Page Scrapbooking.
My desk has some really nice paper shelves that I like to keep my current kits and collections in. The top is my Clique Kit stuff that I am working on that current month.
All the other shelves house current collections (papers and embellishments) that I may want to scrap with. When I buy more collections or they mostly gone, I separate them by embellishment type and scraps or add them to the plastic kit club bags. I really like to keep my kits and collections together as long as possible. This is how I think when I scrapping, by kit or collection. Even if I mix them I need them to be separate. Only when they are mostly used up I add them with like embellishments for later use.
I really try not to keep a really big stash of stuff. I used to buy stuff every month, but this year I have really slowed my buying to focus on using up most of what I am buying. Plus I only have so much space. I don’t want it cluttered and I can’t store my stuff anywhere else.
My desk drawer holds my most used items scissors, stapler, my fave ink pads, journaling pens (I may have a problem with those), adhesive, and some other odd and end embellies I may want to use. I also add pictures I really want to scrap in this drawer until I scrap them. This way I won’t forget to scrap those most important stories.
I seriously love this view!! My room over looks our backyard, so green.
Here is another view of my window view. On a good day I can see the top of Mt. Rainer in it’s snow topped beauty!!
You can see my filming equipment. I film with my iPad Mini, and that gooseneck clamp, holds it really well. It’s adjustable if I need to move it around. I use lots of light if I film at night so I have two extra lamps on my window sill to help distribute the light all around.
This cubed shelf is so amazing!! My Gooseneck clamps on the shelve for filming. I also keep my monthly current layouts on my shelf. I keep them there until I do the voiceovers, incase I need to look at them. It is really cool to see all the stories I have documented on the side. It really inspires me to keep telling our memories and stories, so we don’t forget them. Having three smaller kids, things change so much.
I also keep some old smaller alphas on this shelf. I have a small Crate Paper box for my Clique Kits printables after the month is over. This way I can go back and see if there are any I want to add to my Project Life Spreads.
I really like keeping things at my finger tips. It helps the searching process to a low, I can get so much more done in a shorter time, if I don’t have to run around my room looking for things.
I love all the patterns I could get with the cubes. It holds tons of embellishments and stickers. I can store them and not have to worry about clutter.
This is how I store my embellishments in my cubes. I also have a mixed media cube and a Ali Edwards Story Kits cube. Staying organized helps me find the things I want to add to a layout when I am scrapping. I don’t spend a lot of time searching for things, because I know exactly where they are.
This is my work station.
With a great big pile of layouts (that is what is in the Priority Mail Boxes.) Old layouts that need to go into albums. That is a project for next year, buy a bunch of albums and fill them up. For now they are going into old mail boxes from my Clique Kits or other scrappy purchases. I may have at least a hundred or two of old layouts from this year and last.
The last owners left this amazing roll top desk, which I love for storing my laptop and silhouette. I really like to have a separate area for writing blogs, editing photos and doing voice overs. This helps separate my creative space from my work space.
Lastly I want to share one last thing in my scrap space that I really love. Because of all the windows in my room I don’t really have a place for an inspiration wall, so I got this board. I like to switch out sketches I need to use, things I want to incorporate on my layouts. I also have some fabric on it, trying to plan out a future curtain project I am starting this summer for my craft space.
I am also finally painting my room, so I have some paint samples trying to see what I think will be the best for my space. I really want to digest this, because I probably won’t repaint it for a while. I want to it be great for picture taking and filming, but also inspire me so I am more productive in my space.
I love to come and just sit in my space too, I can see so much nature. It can get distracting but I wouldn’t have it any other way. The only thing that would make this space perfect is a ocean view, LOL. I can’t have everything though, so I am so thankful for this amazing space.
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I love your room and the adorable rolltop desk. I love teal and gray and hope you show us the final results once you have finished decorating!!
Nice space, love the natural lighting!!! | 2019-04-22T23:55:35Z | https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/share-your-space-with-hannah/ | Porn | Home | 0.35735 |
wordpress | When Eagles & Bears catch a fish they seem to like eating the brains first……….like Zombies! The poor thing was still alive,so I dispatched it.
I added the coin for sizing.
The thing I don’t understand is that this fish usually stays on the bottom.So how did this eagle get at it? (I hope Eagles aren’t using snorkels now?) It was low tide at the time so maybe it was in the shallows?
Update – I originally thought this eagle was a male but now that I look more closely at him I’m changing my mind & saying that he is a she.
The head is too small for a female I thought but when I zoomed in to look closer I realized that the head is completely wet.Making the head appear smaller.Not just the head but the entire body! That can mean only one thing……..this female eagle must of seen the “Starry Flounder” in water deep enough to go for a dive/swim.
When a eagle goes into the water,they become much heavier from the prey weights & the waters weight.So they cannot take to the air.Instead they do the breast stroke to shore. She must of dragged the flounder up onto the rocks.
Would of loved to see this battle!
One of these guys caught a fish & was proudly displaying it to some friends!
However,I wouldn’t want to catch a large fish in a kayak! We all know what would happen!
Depending on the size……….the fish might be having supper instead?
I didn’t get the name of this boat,but I think the first 3 letters are “ALI”? Not sure?
It’s at times like this that I’m bothered by the islands to the west of the harbour.(Clayoquot and Vargas Island) If they weren’t there I would be able to get the entire structure of the boat! But as you can see,part of the boat is absorbed by the background. I much rather of shot this guy out front. Near the Lighthouse for instance! Getting the Lighthouse in the background and the Fishing boat in the foreground, would be very nice indeed! | 2019-04-21T09:35:11Z | https://tofinophotography.wordpress.com/category/fishing/ | Porn | Reference | 0.17313 |
wordpress | It is a point of pride and, to an extent, shame that I introduced the TC audience to minimal running shoes aka crazy monkey shoes. Since first reviewing odd shoes back in 2009 I’ve tried to keep up with the trends. The latest stop in my exploration? Adidas Springblade.
Why is this on TechCrunch, you ask? Because these are some high-tech shoes, friends, and I suspect some of you out there in the Valley/Alley enjoy a spot of running now and again, in between complaining about things being on TechCrunch and coding.
While the bright, blaze orange upper alone is enough to turn heads, these shoes have plastic springs instead of a sole. These springs add a bit of “lift” each time you step, essentially springing your foot back into the air after each footfall.
I’ve been a minimalist runner since 2009, first using Vibrams and then trying various models from Brooks, Adidas, and most recently Skora. After a fairly complete and debilitating injury during marathon training, my long-distance running days are pretty much shot, but I still try to get at least 10 miles in a week. It’s not much, but hey, I’m not running for Miss Blog USA. I’m also fairly slow.
That said, running with the Springblade has been, if not a revelation, then quite surprising. I’m a bit more tired running in these than in minimalist shoes, which is normal. These are about 12 ounces and those 16 springs on each foot add just a bit of weight. However, I’ve seen my maximum speed increase from 8 minutes per mile to about 7:50 per mile – a measure taken at my peak speed using a Nike+ GPS watch – an improvement that is fairly important for a slowpoke like me. I also felt less pain in my shins and ankles and a distinct difference in the tiredness I felt after my three-mile runs.
Do I think it’s the shoes? Sure. The soles are far springier than I’m used to and I honestly enjoy them over the last pair of full running shoes I bought, the New Balance M1080v2. They also wore me out far faster and I definitely felt a distinct soreness in my calves that I hadn’t experienced in a while. In short, at the very least these shoes changed my stride slightly.
Would I recommend them over minimalist shoes? I’m not sure. Vibrams helped me out of a bout of plantar fasciitis, which has not flared up to this day. I have fought shin splints and other knee issues that I believe are weight related and I know I could use a more solid pair of shoes to perhaps take some of the strain off the ankles and joints. These could do the trick.
These shoes expel energy forward and work best while running on concrete and less well on soft surfaces like sand or trails. I was worried they’d get caught up in the buckling Brooklyn sidewalks but I noticed no issues. Apparently these are extensively tested to ensure the springs don’t break or buckle and, if anything, they look wild.
The shoes are available for pre-order for $180 – quite pricey for their weight – but they are a fascinating improvement to the standard, mushy thick-soled running shoes that I’ve eschewed for a number of years.
I’ve yet to see many experts weigh in on these shoes, and even Runner’s World is still mum about their opinion. I’m under no illusion that these shoes are more than an interesting gimmick that may shave off a few seconds at your fastest pace. But as a sheer feat of technical improvement to the tired running shoe, I applaud Adidas for attempting something so bold. I would expect these to rise to the level of the Nike Free over the next few months as people try them out simply for the novelty of the design. While I’m not exactly sure if I’ll stick to these over the long run, I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Is the United Kingdom a one party state? […] I’m nursing a pet theory. Which is that there are actually four main political parties in Westminster: the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and the Ruling Party. The Ruling Party is a meta-party…it always wins every election, because whichever party wins is led by members of the Ruling Party, who have more in common with each other than with the back bench dinosaurs who form the rump of their notional party […] Any attempt at organizing a transfer of power that does not usher in a new group of Ruling Party faces risks being denounced as Terrorism.
What we first took as a failure fully to apply a noble principle (democratic freedom) is in fact a failure inherent in the principle itself. This realisation – that failure may be inherent in the principle we’re fighting for – is a big step in a political education. Representatives of the ruling ideology roll out their entire arsenal to prevent us from reaching this radical conclusion.
i ek’s a Marxist, and I’m a staunch capitalist, but even I have to admit that he may be on to something there. it’s possible that multiparty democracy suffers from an inherent and fundamental flaw: the eventual installation of an entrenched, parasitical Ruling Party.
So, of course, as a techie who instinctively thinks in terms of hacking and fixing systems, I immediately find myself wondering: is there a technical fix? Can better technology save us from the Ruling Parties, or at least alleviate some of our governments’ more glaring flaws? Or will technology further entrench and empower them?
We’re changing quickly, but some of our institutions, like some laws, aren’t changing with that. The laws [about technology] can’t be right if it’s 50 years old – that’s before the Internet. Maybe more of us need to go into other areas to help them improve and understand technology.
Google is, after all, the apotheosis of the Valley; a company that muses about offering eternal youth to its employees somewhere down the road, a company that oozes scientific method. Doesn’t that sound a whole lot better than the Ruling Party? Doesn’t it seem like the best thing we could do is import the Google Way to Washington, and turn our government into a genuine technocracy?
Sorry. No. Silicon Valley thinks of itself as built on merit, innovation, iteration, and rational thought, and to some extent it is, but its worldview can be even more blinkered and bubble-bound than that of the Ruling Party. Technology does not solve all of the world’s problems, and it’s dangerous hubris to think that it might. Rational thought is a flawed tool in a world full of irrational people. And most of all, power corrupts; anyone who replaces the Ruling Party will probably eventually become a member.
You probably don’t want to read about political idiocy here, and I can’t blame you. But it may be time for the tech industry to start paying much more attention to the political world, because as Wikileaks vividly illustrates, these days almost every political issue has tech aspects-and hence, down the road, tech repercussions.
Can’t help but think I wasn’t wrong. But that doesn’t mean the tech industry should be trying to directly shape what happens in Washington and Westminster. We provide tools; we don’t dig trenches. That’s not what we’re good at. (Witness FWD.us.) Instead we should collectively be trying to ensure that tomorrow’s technologies, and tomorrow’s networks, support individual authority (and privacy), rather than building centralized panopticons which increase and cement the existing hegemonies.
I realize that this all sounds simultaneously paranoid and na ve. But I believe we’re nearing a crucial point at which, depending on a myriad of separate decisions ultimately made by individual people, tomorrow’s technologies can-and will-either increase or diminish our individual and collective freedoms by a very significant degree. The direction we will take seems finely balanced, and could still go either way. So keep your fingers crossed, and your eyes wide open.
Postscript: I’ll be in Las Vegas this week to cover the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences. I’m not entirely sure yet what kind of reportage I’ll be filing, but if you’re interested in occasional sardonic tweets from Sin City, follow me on Twitter. | 2019-04-21T14:12:10Z | https://xphonegadget.wordpress.com/2014/03/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.357898 |
wordpress | You Don't Want a McMansion?
It's amazing how huge shifts in cultural attitudes can sneak up on us. In the July 14 Issue of The Economist (I had some time at Chapters OK?) Steve Klineberg says that people's attitudes about housing and life are changing, and changing fast! He writes that, In 2008 59% in the US said they would … Continue reading You Don't Want a McMansion? | 2019-04-24T04:55:49Z | https://ephesians2eightblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/ | Porn | Reference | 0.394397 |
wordpress | So You Think You Are Smart?
As I was browsing the blogosphere I came across this fun quiz on Sandee’s blog over at Comedy Plus.
So come on brainboxes, put it in gear click below and lets see what you got!! It’s all a bit of good old fashioned fun…..you remember what that is??
Am-I-Dumb.com – Are you dumb?
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I don’t think the owl droppings will be complaining though, but I agree with not completing any unsolicited offerings.
Hey, this does look fun… game show-esk. Hope I’m smarter than a fifth grader!!! | 2019-04-25T18:15:56Z | https://grottynosh.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/so-you-think-you-are-smart/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.3965 |
yahoo | The yearly premier-class schedule had been made up of between 16 and 18 races through all of Rossi's career, but MotoGP has made the move to 19 rounds this year – and is now looking to ensure a 20-race calendar for 2019.
“The calendar is very tight, super-stressful,” Espargaro said. “I don’t think many people can keep living this calendar.
Espargaro, like Rossi, was among several MotoGP riders to call for a longer mid-season recess after the series reconvened from a three-week break in Brno last weekend.
He stressed that the number of races was not the problem, insisting instead: “We have to organise better the calendar. The calendar is a complete disaster.
“The factory riders in MotoGP are lucky, because we can arrive late at the track, we have motorhomes.
“But my friend who drives my motorhome left [his home] one week before. He stayed in his home two weeks in the last six months.
“It’s crazy. Nobody in this life can do this job for many times.
“Back-to-back races are no problem. If you have three, four months of super-full schedule, it’s our job, no problem.
“But you need some rest during the middle of the season, if you have some injuries, to have some treatment, for the mechanics to disconnect… for everybody, we need to have a longer summer break.
Espargaro's own rest period was impacted by an injury sustained at the Sachsenring that forced the Spaniard – who recently became a father – to spend almost a week in hospital.
The Aprilia rider was optimistic that series promoter Dorna would be able to extend the summer break in 2019 despite a likely increase in the number of races.
“I talked to Carlos [Ezpeleta, Dorna Sporting Manager] and Carmelo [Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO] in the last Safety Commission, they realise this year’s calendar is crazy.
“I know for them also it’s not easy, because every track is pushing for one [particular] weekend, they [Dorna] have to play Tetris, so it’s not easy. | 2019-04-19T02:56:57Z | https://au.sports.yahoo.com/super-stressful-motogp-calendar-shorten-100929510.html | Porn | Sports | 0.875026 |
iastate | Miss Lillian Storms, B. S. in Home Economics, later a graduate student in chemistry at Iowa State and for the last two years at Columbia University, has just accepted a position in the University of New Zealand at Dunedin. in the division of Home Economics. She will have charge of organic and physiological chemistry, nutrition and all chemical research in the division. In these courses she will give the lectures only.
Quist, Dryden (1923) "Who's There and Where," The Iowa Homemaker: Vol. 3 : No. 12 , Article 15. | 2019-04-19T21:08:37Z | https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker/vol3/iss12/15/ | Porn | Science | 0.759464 |
google | A jaded writer returns to his home after many years away.
In 1995, a trio of local filmmakers set out to do the impossible... to make a full length feature film using limited (and often impossible) resources at their disposal. Before the advent and ease of digital technology, this project is a testament to the "can-do" spirit of beating the odds and overcoming adversity. | 2019-04-20T16:54:01Z | https://sites.google.com/view/trekvstrek/past-flicks/the-living-years | Porn | Arts | 0.952667 |
google | The process of the present invention involves extracting components from a tobacco material or other plant material using a solvent having an aqueous character to provide separately an aqueous tobacco extract and a water insoluble tobacco portion. The insoluble tobacco portion is refined and a slurry is produced. The slurry is formed into a predetermined shape, e.g., a formed web. The formed web can be pressed to reduce the moisture content. The tobacco material preferably has a moisture content of at least about 50 percent by weight. The material is contacted with an aqueous mixture of an aerosol precursor material. The ratio of liquid having an aqueous character to aerosol precursor material is typically from about 25 to 75 percent by weight. Immediately after the introduction of the aerosol precursor material, the web is dried at a preselected temperature so that the aerosol precursor materia is dispersed evenly throughout the web.
The present invention relates to a process for providing a reconstituted tobacco material, and more particularly to a reconstituted tobacco material which can be used as a substrate material especially useful in making smoking articles.
Cigarettes and other smoking articles have a substantially cylindrical rod shaped structure and includes a charge of tobacco material surrounded by a wrapper, such as paper, thereby forming a so-called "tobacco rod." It has become desirable to manufacture a cigarette having a cylindrical filter aligned in an end-to-end relationship with the tobacco rod. Typically, a filter includes cellulose acetate circumscribed by plug wrap, and is attached to the tobacco rod using a circumscribing tipping material. See Baker, Prog. Ener. Combust. Sci., 7:135-153 (1981). Typical cigarettes include blends of various tobaccos, such as the flue-cured, Burley, Maryland, and Oriental tobaccos. Cigarette blends also can include certain amounts of processed and reconstituted tobacco materials. Reconstituted tobacco materials often are manufactured from tobacco stems, dust, and scrap using papermaking processes. See, for example, U.S. Patent Nos. 4,962,774 to Thomasson et al.; 4,987,906 to Young et al.; and 4,421,126 to Gellatly.
Other cigarette-like smoking articles have also been proposed. Many such cigarette-like smoking articles are based on the generation of an aerosol or vapor. Smoking articles of this type, as well as materials, methods and/or apparatus useful therein and/or for preparing such cigarettes are described, for example, in the following U.S. Patent Nos. 4,714,082 to Banerjee et al., 4,732,168 to Resce; 4,756,318 to Clearman et al.; 4,782,644 to Haarer et al.; 4,793,365 to Sensabaugh et al.; 4,802,568 to Haarer et al.; 4,807,809 to Pryor et al.; 4,827,950 to Banerjee et al.; 4,858,630 to Banerjee et al.; 4,870,748 to Hensgen et al.; 4,881,556 to Clearman et al.; 4,893,637 to Hancock et al.; 4,893,639 to White; 4,903,714 to Barnes et al.; 4,917,128 to Clearman et al.; 4,928,714 to Shannon; 4,938,238 to Barnes et al.; 4,989,619 to Clearman et al.; 5,027,836 to Shannon et al.; 5,027,839 to Clearman et al.; 5,042,509 to Banerjee et al.; 5,052,413 to Baker et al.; 5,060,666 to Clearman et al.; 5,065,776 to Lawson et el.; 5,067,499 to Banerjee et al.; 5,076,292 to Baker et al.; 5,099,861 to Clearman et al.; 5,101,839 to Jakob et al.; 5,105,831 to Banerjee et al.; 5,105,837 to Barnes et al.; and 5,119,837 to Banerjee et al.; 5,183,062 to Clearman et al.; and U.S. 5,203,355 to Clearman, et al., as well as in the monograph entitled Chemical and Biological Studies of New Cigarette Prototypes That Heat Instead of Burn Tobacco, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1988 (hereinafter "RJR Monograph"). These cigarettes are capable of providing the smoker with the pleasure of smoking (e.g., smoking taste, feel, satisfaction, and the like). Such smoking articles typically provide low yields of visible sidestream smoke as well as low yields of FTC tar when smoked.
The smoking articles described in the aforesaid patents and/or publications generally employ a combustible fuel element for heat generation and an aerosol generating means, positioned physically separate from, and typically in a heat exchange relationship with the fuel element. Many of these aerosol generating means employ a substrate or carrier for one or more aerosol precursor materials, e.g., polyhydric alcohols, such as glycerin. The aerosol precursor materials are volatilized by the heat from the burning fuel element and upon cooling form an aerosol. Normally, the fuel elements of such smoking articles are circumscribed by an insulating jacket. The carrier or substrate can be a reconstituted tobacco material.
Most of these smoking articles, however, have never achieved any commercial success. It is believed that the absence of such smoking articles from the marketplace is in part due to insufficient aerosol generation, both initially and over the life of the smoking article, along with other negative characteristics such as poor taste, off-taste due to the thermal degradation of the aerosol-former, the presence of pyrolysis products, sidestream smoke, and unsightly appearance. Moreover, the aerosol precursor material is typically applied only to the surface of the smokable material or substrate. This surface treatment, however, results in a tacky surface which often slows down processing.
It would be desirable to provide a reconstituted tobacco material useful in cigarettes and other smoking articles, and more particularly a reconstituted tobacco material incorporating a high level, by weight, of an aerosol precursor material therein.
The present invention provides a process which facilitates the introduction of large quantities of an aerosol precursor material into a reconstituted tobacco material manufactured in a papermaking process. As a consequence, the tobacco processor or cigarette manufacturer can provide a commercially acceptable reconstituted tobacco material having certain desirable attributes for use in various smoking articles.
In conventional papermaking processes, it is difficult to provide a reconstituted tobacco material or other smokable plant material useful as a substrate because of the limited amount of aerosol precursor material (e.g., glycerin) which can be introduced into the material during the traditional papermaking processes which have been used to produce reconstituted tobacco material. Therefore, it is desirable to increase the amount of aerosol precursor material which can be introduced into reconstituted tobacco materials in papermaking processes. The amount of aerosol precursor material or the method of applying it should not, however, result in the reconstituted tobacco material having a tacky surface that can significantly slow down processing.
The process of the present invention involves extracting components from a tobacco material or other plant material using a solvent having an aqueous character to provide separately an aqueous tobacco extract and a water insoluble tobacco portion. The insoluble tobacco portion is refined and a slurry is produced. The slurry is formed into a predetermined shape (e.g., a sheet or web). The formed web can be pressed to reduce the moisture content. The tobacco material preferably has a moisture content of at least about 50 percent by weight, preferably at least about 60 percent by weight, and most preferably at least about 70 percent by weight. The material is contacted with an aqueous mixture of an aerosol precursor material, for example, glycerin and a liquid having an aqueous character (e.g., water). The ratio of liquid having an aqueous character to aerosol precursor material is typically from about 25 to 75 percent by weight. Other additives can be introduced into the solution at this point, such as ammonia, inorganic and/or organic acids, salts of such acids, or a tobacco extract. A phosphate salt (i.e., a pectin release agent) soluble in the liquid having the aqueous character can also be added at this point to release the pectins in the tobacco material if desired.
In an embodiment, the aerosol precursor material can be heated from about 40° C to 200° C. In another embodiment, the formed web can be heated to a temperature of from about 40° C to 200° C. It is believed that such heating facilitates penetration of the aerosol precursor material into the formed web.
Immediately after the introduction of the aerosol precursor material, the web is dried at a preselected temperature so that the aerosol precursor material is dispersed evenly throughout the web. Additional materials may be introduced onto the web, such as binders, cross-linking agents, burn retardants and additional tobacco extracts and flavors at various additional locations throughout the process, for example, immediately after the initial drying step, prior to the final web drying or just prior to exiting the dryer. Typically, the final drying stage is carried out by a hot air or convective heat dryer which has a number of passes through the heating or drying zone. The most volatile materials to be added to the web may be applied prior to the final pass through the drying zone.
The resulting reconstituted tobacco material which is manufactured according to the process of the present invention contains high levels of aerosol precursor materials (i.e., an aerosol precursor material content of greater than about 35 percent by weight) incorporated therein and, therefore, can be used as smokable material or substrate materials like those in various types of cigarettes described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,101,839 to Jakob et al.; European Patent Application Publication No. 545,186.
Figure 1 is schematic diagram of steps representative of an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Figure 1, the tobacco material 10 or other smokable plant material is contacted with a solvent 14 having an aqueous character (e.g., tap water) under conditions such that solvent soluble components of the tobacco material or other plant material are extracted by the solvent. The mixture 15, which is an aqueous tobacco material slurry, is subjected to separation conditions 16 to provide tobacco material extract components in an aqueous phase 18 (e.g., water and extract) and a solvent insoluble tobacco material residue 20. The manner of separation of the liquid extract from the insoluble residue can vary and will be within the skill of one in the art.
The water insoluble residue 20 (i.e., extracted tobacco material) can be refined 22 using papermaking type refiners such as disc refiners, conical refiners, or the like. The residue is subjected to a size reduction step and thereby is formed into pulp 24 for use in the subsequent manufacture of a reconstituted tobacco material product. The refined pulp 24 is transferred to a forming machine 26 consisting of a headbox 28, a continuous fabric or wire mesh belt 32, and a series of presses 34. Such a forming machine is common in the papermaking industry. The selection and operation of a conventional forming machine will be apparent to the skilled artisan. The pulp is laid onto the fabric or wire mesh belt 32 (e.g., after being laid onto a forming cylinder) and is thereby formed into a sheet-like shape. Preferably, the pulp material laid on the belt is sufficient to provide a sheet having a basis weight between 30 to 125 g/m², preferably between 45 and 100 g/m², most preferably between 70 and 90 g/m². Excess solvent 35 is removed from the pulp using the series of presses 34 after initial solvent removal on the fabric or wire belt to produce a formed pulp 36. The formed pulp 36 is processed to a moisture content of at least about 50 percent, and often between about 60 to 85 percent, and preferably between about 68 to 79 percent.
The formed moist pulp 36 is then contacted with an aerosol precursor material 37, for example, glycerin, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and the like. Although the aerosol precursor material can be applied alone, typically, the aerosol precursor material is applied in an aqueous (water) mixture with a ratio of water to aerosol precursor material of about 15 to 85, and preferably about 25 to about 75. Preferably, the amount of aerosol precursor ranges from about 30 to 90 percent, preferably from about 35 to 70 percent, and most preferably from 45 to 60 percent based on the dry weight of the final or finished tobacco material. The aerosol precursor is normally sprayed onto the formed pulp 36. Other means of applying the aerosol precursor will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
In addition, the optional additional materials may be added to the formed pulp with the water/aerosol precursor mixture or as separate applications. For example, the insoluble tobacco portion may be subjected to conditions sufficient to release tobacco pectins, for example, a pectin release agent can be applied to the formed web. A preferred pectin release agent is diammonium hydrogen orthophosphate. The pectin release agent is normally applied as part of the aqueous solution of the aerosol precursor material and the solution is applied to the insoluble tobacco portion, preferably after the forming into the predetermined shape and removal of excess solvent. The pectin release agent is normally applied to the formed pulp during papermaking process using techniques such as spraying, size pressing, wicking, and the like. Typically, enough aqueous solution, including diammonium hydrogen orthophosphate as a pectin release agent is applied to the pulp to provide about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent addition of pectin release agent to the pulp, based on the dry weight of the tobacco sheet produced.
Other materials such as tobacco extracts, ammonia and burn retardant such as calcium chloride, phosphoric acid and sodium chloride may be included in the water/aerosol precursor water mixture and applied to the formed pulp at this point in the process.
In order to facilitate driving the aerosol precursor or aerosol precursor mixtures into the formed web, the web can be subjected to heat. For example, heated air may be passed over the formed web. As an alternative, the aerosol precursor material itself can be heated to a temperature of from about 40° C to 200° C. Moreover, these two techniques can be combined, particularly if it is desirable to reduce the amount of heat air applied to the web. Other techniques, for facilitating driving the aerosol precursor mixture into the web will be within the skill of one in the art.
After application of the desired materials, the formed pulp is subjected to an initial drying step 38. The initial drying step assists in driving the aerosol precursor into the formed sheet so that it is uniformly dispersed throughout the sheet. The initial drying step permits the sheet to absorb and hold larger amounts of aerosol precursor material than are normally absorbed when the initial drying step is not used. The formed pulp is subjected to a drying heat to elevate the pulp temperature to between about 50° C to 110° C, preferably 70° C to about 85° C on a dryer such as a Yankee or convection dryer. The moisture content of the initially dried sheet is preferably about 60 to 85 percent, most preferably about 68 to 70 percent (based on using a Yankee dryer).
After or during the initial drying step, the formed pulp 39 may optionally be subjected to the application of additional materials 40, such as binders, cross-linking agents, burn retardants and/or tobacco extract. Binders such as alginates, starches, locus bean gum, pectin and the like, may be added. Preferably, an alginate may be applied by spraying a solution of the binder on the sheet. The amount of binder material can vary but is preferably between about 0.25 percent to 10 percent and more preferably about 2.0 percent to 4.0 percent. If applied, the cross-linking agent is applied in sufficient quantity to react with the released pectins or added pectins from the previous step in the process. Also, liquid tobacco extract can be sprayed onto the pulp.
The sheet 39 containing the aerosol precursor material and the optional additional materials is directed into a second or final drying step 41. Typically, a hot air, convection type dryer is used as, for example, apron dryers, tunnel dryers, and the like. Typically, the sheet makes several passes through the heating or drying zone. If desired, the optional additional materials which are added to the sheet may be applied to the sheet 39 at multiple locations during the process. For example, additional materials 42 may be applied at the mouth of the dryer or at a location just prior to the last pass of the sheet material through the dryer. This is particularly true if the boiling point or vapor pressure of the material being applied would normally cause it to be driven off during the final drying process. The dried reconstituted tobacco material 43 containing the large quantity of aerosol precursor material is collected and further processed as required for use in cigarettes as substrate material or as burnable filler material.
The tobacco and other smokable materials used in the process of the present invention can vary. The tobacco materials which are reconstituted according to the present invention are of a form that, under extraction conditions, a portion thereof is soluble in (i.e., extracted by) the extraction solvent; and a portion thereof is insoluble in (i.e., not extracted by) the extraction solvent. The insoluble portion includes polymeric materials, such as cellulosics, pectins, and the like. Examples of suitable types of tobaccos include flue-cured, Oriental, Burley and Maryland tobaccos, although other types of tobacco can be employed. The tobacco material generally has been aged, and can be in the form of laminae (e.g., strip or cut filler) and/or stem, or can be in a processed form (e.g., previously reconstituted or volume expanded). The tobacco material employed can be a waste material and/or processing by-product such as fines, dust, scrap or stem. All or part of the tobacco material can be previously cased and/or top dressed. The aforementioned materials can be processed separately, or as blends thereof.
The tobacco material is contacted with a solvent having an aqueous character. Such a solvent consists primarily of water, normally greater than 90 weight percent water, and can be essentially pure water in certain circumstances. Essentially pure water includes deionized water, distilled water and tap water. However, the solvent can include water having substances such as pH buffers or the like dissolved therein. The solvent also can be a co-solvent mixture of water and minor amounts of one or more solvents which are miscible therewith. An example of such a co-solvent mixture is a solvent consisting of 95 parts water and 5 parts ethanol.
The amount of tobacco material which is contacted with the solvent can vary. Typically, the weight of solvent relative to the tobacco material is greater than 4:1, and often times greater than 5:1. The amount of solvent relative to tobacco material depends upon factors such as the type of solvent, the temperature at which the extraction is performed, the type or form of tobacco material which is extracted, the manner in which contact of the tobacco material and solvent is conducted, and other such factors. The manner of contacting the tobacco material and solvent is not particularly critical. Representative methods for extracting tobacco materials with solvents are set forth in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,005,593 to Fagg and 5,025,812 to Fagg et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The conditions under which the extraction is performed can vary. Typical temperatures range from about 10° C to about 85° C. The solvent/tobacco material mixture can be agitated (e.g., stirred, shaken, or otherwise mixed) in order to increase the rate at which the extraction occurs. Typically, adequate extraction of components occurs in less than about 60 minutes, and oftentimes in less than about 30 minutes. As such, an aqueous slurry is provided.
The solvent and tobacco material extract components are separated from the insoluble residue. The manner of separation of the components of the slurry can vary; however, it is convenient to employ conventional separation means such as filtration, centrifugation, pressing, or the like. Generally, the separation of the components of the slurry is performed while the slurry is maintained at above ambient temperature. It is desirable to provide a solution of solvent and extracted components having a very low level of suspended solids, while removing the greatest amount of solvent from the insoluble residue as is possible. Typically, the separation of the components of the aqueous slurry is performed in order to provide (i) a damp pulp; and (ii) an aqueous extract having extracted tobacco materials components therein. Preferably, the damp pulp has as much extract as possible removed therefrom. The aqueous extract can be concentrated for further use, or spray dried for storage and handling reasons and later dissolved in aqueous solvent.
The pulp is formed into a sheet, or other desired shape. Normally, the pulp is an extracted tobacco material having a low water extractables content. Oftentimes, as much of the water extractables as possible is removed from the pulp such that essentially no water extractables are in contact with the pulp. The pulp normally is an extracted tobacco material having less than about 25 weight percent, often less than about 20 weight percent, and preferably less than about 15 weight percent, weight percent water extractables, on a dry weight basis. Removal of a significant amount of the extractables is desirable in order that a significant amount of water soluble alkaline earth metal ions are removed from the pulp. As such, affects of such ions during the optional alkaline earth metal cross-link destruction step are minimized or eliminated. Typically, the pulp is laid onto a fabric, screen or wire mesh belt using known papermaking techniques and equipment. Oftentimes, damp pulp is contacted with further aqueous liquid to provide a slurry of sufficiently low solids content so as to have the pulp in a form which can be readily formed as a sheet on a fabric, screen or wire mesh belt. The formed pulp then is treated to remove excess solvent therefrom by passing the pulp through a series of presses, dryers, vacuum boxes, or the like. Techniques for removing excess solvent (water) from formed pulp will be apparent to the skilled artisan.
Suitable pectin release agents are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,159,942 to Brinkley et al.; 4,987,906 to Young et al.; 4,674,519 to Keritsis et al.; and 3,435,829 to Hind et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. The amount of pectin release agent which is contacted with the extracted tobacco material can vary, and can depend upon the particular pectin release agent. Typically, the amount of pectin release agent ranges from 0.5 to 10.0 percent, preferably from about 1 percent to about 6 percent, and most preferably about 2 percent to about 5 percent, based on dry weight of the final tobacco material to which that agent is applied.
In a papermaking process, the pectin release agent and extracted tobacco material and/or dispersed tobacco particles can be combined during refining of the pulp, as the pulp enters the headbox, when the pulp is in the headbox, as the pulp exits the headbox, as the pulp is introduced to the sheet forming region of the papermaking apparatus, in the sheet forming region of the papermaking apparatus, or in the final region of the papermaking apparatus (e.g., in the suction region of the apparatus) when the moisture content of the pulp is less than about 90 percent, based on the weight of the tobacco material and aqueous liquid. The extracted tobacco material is subjected to conditions sufficient to allow for release of the pectins with the extracted tobacco material. For certain pectin release agents, such conditions typically involve providing the aqueous liquid in contact with the pulp at pH sufficiently high so as to provide the moist pulp at a pH of about 6 to about 12, preferably about 7 to about 10. As such, the pH of the aqueous liquid in contact with the pulp can be made sufficiently high to allow release of the pectins at the time that the extracted tobacco material is contacted with the pectin release agent. Alternatively, the pH of the aqueous liquid in contact with the pulp can be made sufficient to allow for destruction of the alkaline earth metal cross-links of the pectins at the time that the extracted tobacco material is contacted with the pectin release agent, and then the pH of the aqueous liquid in contact with the pulp can be made sufficient to allow release and migration of the pectins.
Suitable pH adjusting agents include ammonium hydroxide, anhydrous ammonia, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and the like. While the pectins are released and prior to forming, they can act as a binding agent for large quantities of aerosol formers that have been applied to the formed web.
If a pectin release agent is applied to the formed pulp, the pulp can be subjected to conditions sufficient to cause the released pectins to undergo cross-linking at a later point in the process. Preferably, the aqueous tobacco extract or other agent capable of providing alkaline earth metal ions, such as calcium ions (e.g., an aqueous solution of calcium chloride) is applied to the formed pulp. The calcium ions are those calcium ions in a water soluble form, and can be provided as a mixture of aqueous tobacco extract and water soluble calcium salt. The amount of water soluble alkaline earth metal ions contacted with the formed pulp is at least sufficient to cause the released pectins to undergo alkaline earth metal cross-linking.
An aqueous tobacco extract, as are known in the art, can be uniformly applied to the pulp in a sheet-like form using a series of spray nozzles, a series of sizing rollers, a wick applicator or other such means. However, the manner of applying the aqueous extract to the pulp is not particularly critical. The amount of extract applied to the extracted tobacco can vary; and can equal the amount of extract removed from the tobacco material during extraction, can be less than the amount of extract removed from the tobacco material during extraction, or can be more than that amount of extract removed from the tobacco material during extraction (e.g., by blending extracts).
The reconstituted tobacco material produced using the pectin releasing agent on the insoluble portion during the processing exhibits excellent wet strength properties and improved integrity in the dry form. The reconstituted tobacco material base web typically exhibits a dry basis weight of about 30 to about 125 g/m². The final or finished reconstituted sheet including the aerosol precursor mixture and additives exhibits a dry basis weight of about 160 to 235 g/m².
A substrate comprising a reconstituted tobacco sheet is provided using a papermaking process generally as described with reference to Figure 1 using tobacco by-products comprising a blend of tobacco types. The blend includes about 70 parts Burley and flue cured tobacco stems and about 30 parts of tobacco laminae dust and scrap.
The tobacco is extracted at about 60° C using about 8 parts tap water for each part tobacco material and is allowed to soak for about 20 minutes. The resulting slurry of tobacco material in water is separated from the water insoluble pulp using a press or centrifuge. The liquid extract and pulp are collected separately. The pulp, which has a very low remaining water extractables content, is provided as a slurry by adding water. The slurry has a solids content of about 1.5 to about 2.5 percent. The resulting slurry is subjected to a shredding or fiber opening by passing the slurry through a disc refiner having a plate opening of about 20 mm to about 30 mm. About 300 pounds of the slurry of tobacco material, is passed through the disc refiner for about 20 minutes, and refined in a conical refiner to a Canadian Standard Freeness of about 125 to about 175 ml. The refined slurry is diluted using recirculated forming water from the papermaking process to provide a diluted slurry having water from the papermaking process to provide a diluted slurry having a solids content of about 0.6 to about 1.0 percent.
The diluted pulp is transferred to a forming machine consisting of a headbox, a forming wire mesh belt and a series of presses, operation of which will be apparent to the skilled artisan. Water is pulled off the slurry to provide a so-called "white water". The water can be used in manufacturing the reconstituted tobacco material (e.g., it can be used in the formation of the slurry). The white water can be processed (e.g., centrifuged) to remove the dispersed tobacco material particles. The pulp is then transferred to a fabric belt as is common in the papermaking industry. The pulp is formed into a continuous sheet having dry basis weight of about 70 to about 90 g/m². A vacuum is pulled on the bottom of the fabric belt so as to provide a damp, formed pulp having a moisture content of about 70 percent and to remove excess solvent. The removed excess solvent is sometimes referred to as "felt leg water".
The formed web at 85 gm/m² (dry weight basis) and approximately 70 percent moisture is then contacted, while on the Yankee, with a solution of 103.5 parts glycerin, 13.5 parts diammonium phosphate and 42 parts water. The above solution is applied to the base web at an application weight of 158.0 gm/m² of solution per 85 gm/m² of base web (web calculated on a dry weight basis). The treated web, on the Yankee, is subjected to a further partial drying operation. The treated base web, after being removed from the Yankee is then subjected to a final drying by drying in a tunnel dryer to 12.5 percent moisture. The finished sheet has a weight in the 200 gm/m² range and contains approximately 51 percent glycerin. The resulting sheet has a nontacky surface. The sheet can be cut or shredded, as desired, for further processing.
(c) contacting the formed extracted tobacco material with an aerosol precursor material applied as an aqueous mixture with a ratio of liquid having aqueous character to aerosol precursor material of about 25 to 75 percent by weight, to incorporate the aerosol precursor material therein.
The process according to Claim 1, wherein step (c) of contacting the formed extracted tobacco material includes applying heat to the formed extracted tobacco material immediately after contacting the formed extracted tobacco material with the aerosol precursor material.
The process according to Claim 1, wherein the aerosol precursor material is heated to about 40° to 200° C prior to contacting the formed extracted tobacco material.
The process according to Claim 1, wherein step (c) of contacting the formed extracted tobacco includes applying heat to the formed extracted tobacco material prior to contacting the formed extracted tobacco material with the aerosol precursor material.
The process according to Claim 1, wherein the formed extracted tobacco material has a moisture content from about 68 to 79 percent by weight.
The process according to Claims 1 or 4, wherein the aerosol precursor material comprises glycerin, a liquid having an aqueous character and a phosphate salt soluble in the liquid having the aqueous character.
A reconstituted tobacco material provided according to the process of Claims 1 or 4, having a aerosol precursor material content of greater than about 35 percent by weight.
(c) contacting the formed extracted tobacco material with an aerosol precursor material applied as an aqueous mixture with a ratio of liquid having aqueous character to aerosol precursor material of about 25 to 75 percent by weight while applying heat to the formed extracted tobacco material to permit the aerosol precursor material to penetrate into the formed extracted tobacco material.
The process according to Claim 8, wherein the formed extracted tobacco material has a moisture content from about 68 to 79 percent by weight.
A reconstituted tobacco material provided according to the process of Claim 8, having a aerosol precursor material content of greater than about 35 percent by weight.
The process according to Claim 8, wherein the aerosol precursor material is heated to about 40° to 200° C prior to contacting the formed extracted tobacco material.
(d) contacting the formed extracted tobacco material with an aerosol precursor material applied as an aqueous mixture to incorporate the aerosol precursor material therein.
The process according to Claim 12, wherein the formed extracted tobacco material has a moisture content of greater than about 50 percent by weight.
A reconstituted tobacco material provided according to the process of Claim 12, having a aerosol precursor material content of greater than about 35 percent by weight.
The process according to Claim 12, wherein the aerosol precursor material is heated to about 40° to 200° C prior to contacting the formed extracted tobacco material. | 2019-04-20T10:00:13Z | https://patents.google.com/patent/EP0704171A2/en | Porn | Reference | 0.265151 |
wordpress | No, not that old Bobby Vee song (though now the chorus is going round in my head like serious ear-worm material). Bobby Vee had trouble with his girlfriend going off and canoodling on the beach with Some Other Guy (I hope it wasn’t the chap in the video in the blue budgie-smugglers and gyrating hips; if so, Bobby’s done for). And someone saw her doing it!
The sunset on Monday night was indeed spectacular. Confronted with Nature in all its magnificence I did what anyone of my age and demographic in possession of a smart phone would do: I snapped it.
Not very well, because it’s a smart phone, not a camera, and because I’m not a good photographer.
The next day I find that half of Newcastle was pointing some kind of device towards the heavens; the Herald had an entire section of the sunset from a million different angles.
Why do I find this phenomenon of mass recording, of which I am a part, so perturbing? Is it because seeing all these images gathered together reminds me of what a herd animal I am? Of how unoriginal I am? Of what a rotten photographer I am?
And what will happen to all this recorded data in 2056 when the first-wave smart-phone-owning generation start to drop off the perch? Will their children lovingly scroll through their parents’ selfies and snaps of burritos by the beach and … sunsets?
There was a time when it was enough for me to tilt my head back and look at a sunset. I need to go back there.
You can lose a lot of time in the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections if you’re not careful.
Image shows the travelling crane at the oil works in Hamilton North. Image was indexed as Newtown (Hamilton North). The works (under construction in the image) was owned by the British Australian Oil Company (Additional information courtesy of Mr John W. Shoebridge, June 2009).
Was the oil works at the site of the Shell depot? Or the gasworks? I’m tempted to think the latter; the rail lines would need to cross the Styx to get to the fuel depot and there has never, to my knowledge, been such a bridge or crossing.
So was the gasworks an oil works before it was a gasworks?
Ralph Snowball was extraordinary. His photographs of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Newcastle are full of interesting historical details, but more than that they’re often beautiful in and of themselves. His thoughtfulness in capturing the mundane and the quotidian – from street hoardings to “ordinary” workers going about their regular business – brings the Newcastle of our grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ generation instantly to life.
This shot is titled “Waratah Coal Coy’s Raspberry gully line bridge and New Lambton coal Coy’s railway bridge crossing a drain at Broadmeadow” (link to the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections here).
It’s not one of his prettiest, but it does show what I’m sure is the Styx in an earlier incarnation. Here’s where I think it is: by the Westpac rescue helicopter pad, opposite the trotting stadium.
The two features that make me think it’s there are the junction of Lambton Ker-rai Creek, at left, and the ridge line at the back. But against that is the quite obvious dogleg in the top picture, as opposed to the gun-barrel straight creek line in the bottom picture. It could have been realigned but, really, would you dig that entire drainage line out, by hand, then dig it again to make it straight? Most unlikely.
So where is it? Your thoughts, please.
I’m always fascinated by the trains that rumble over the Styx Creek bridge. Sometimes the people look down at me looking up at them and I wonder what they’re thinking about me as I think about them. Who are they? Where are they going? Why? What are their stories?
In winter I tend to get down the creek later in the day and often find myself in the not-quite darkness of the city’s post-dusk period. The trains at this time are lit up like TV screens, each window its own little world.
Who are you? Where are you going? Do you see me?
I took this photo back in February and, while it’s not truly Hamilton North, it felt right for the times we’re living in.
Many years ago, in a universe far, far away … Well, in the last millennium, in a small village in south Cumbria, and English man and an Australian woman lived in a tiny house made of local stone.
The house was on the banks of a ghyll, and in winter a beck poured and churned down the ghyll so that the background noise was that of moving water, like the faraway growl of traffic in a big city. Because the house was in a ghyll the sun didn’t hit the back window till mid morning, and the Australian woman found this very difficult. The English man would make a cup of tea and take it up to the Australian woman, who then sat in bed and drew from the photographs she’d taken of the dark yew trees in the church yard, and tried to keep warm, while he drove around in a big truck delivering fridges and storage heaters. Then, at night, the Australian woman would drive through the snow and the darkness to serve pints of lager and rum and blacks to the men from the shipyard in a nightclub in the big town near by.
Eventually the winter solstice arrived and, even though it was still cold and dark, the Australian woman sensed that the days would once again get longer, and that soon catkins would appear on the hazel branches and dog roses would blossom in the hedgerows.
I was thinking of those times, this morning, when I walked in the grass next to the Styx and heard an oh-so-faint icy crunch beneath my shoes. Hardly a south Cumbrian frost, but not bad for Newcastle.
Frost creates a stillness that doesn’t occur at any other time; apart, perhaps, from the moments before snowfall, when the air changes from the throat-catching chill of low humidity iciness to a milder, softer, wetter atmosphere that makes scars itch and knee joints ache.
There was even ice on the water in the Styx. At least, I thought it was until I looked a bit closer. At which point I realised it was actually the blue-black petrol sheen caused by seepage from the fuel depot.
I wondered a while back whether the Age of the Great Roll Up was over. Perhaps Twitter and Instagram have become easier ways of bombing the world; I mean, who could be arsed dragging 20-litre tins of paint, rollers, trays and industrial-strength scaffolding around the countryside these days?
GLS appeared in February, over the stretch of the banking that CUBE used to occupy (not sure how CUBE feels about that). Since then a few folk have made half-hearted attempts at new stuff, and a few have touched up their older works. Nice to see MESS back.
Ironlak cans continue to be a staple of the creek litter but I must admit to being rather disappointed with the works of the current generation. I’m no fan of the gormless tag but I can appreciate a bit of thought and effort. It’s just not happening. The huge POAS by the railway tracks is almost completely covered in the squirts and sprays of disrespectful underlings.
So I was kind of pleasantly surprised to see this on the eastern banking of the Styx. Sure it’s clumsy and lacking style, but at least BARON has a bit of chutzpah. And the “First piece” is a nice touch; a nod to the Elders of the Roll Up, an acknowledgement of his/her place in the hierarchy of painters.
I’ll likely be seeing you around, BARON. But do some work on your kerning.
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gay | Scandalous Duma Deputy that has lost last parliamentary elections in the homeland (Bryansk), on Tuesday started his new election campaign in Ekaterinburg. Right away he revealed the persons related to his defeat.
To discredit me, they even called for "that lesbians", - claimed Shandybin. - To whom did my countrymen put trust? To perverts. After a theatre for them, and an ultrasonic scanning machine for native women...".
Vasily Ivanovich has long and deep dissensions with girls from "T.a.t.u". Once during a TV show he promised to reclaim the soloists with his army strap.
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Звездный российский фотограф Алекс Назаров записал видео, в котором сделал разбор гомофобных высказываний Юлии Волковой из группы "Тату". | 2019-04-19T03:21:30Z | http://english.gay.ru/news/rainbow/2004/02/04-10539.htm | Porn | Games | 0.642998 |
wordpress | Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Town Council members Yukari Day, Innes Kasanof, Judy DiBenedetto, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Patricia Warfield, Town Justice Ken Williams. Absent: Town Councilman Alan Reynolds.
Annual Reports: Town Justice Ken Williams presented his annual report for 2018. Judge Williams heard 6 cases for 2018, 2 are criminals cases which may go to a jury trial in 2019. As of now, there has never been a jury trial in Halcott.
Approval of the minutes of the February 25, 2019 Town Board Meeting: With the following correction: Only the well house roof will be replaced. Motion to approve the minutes as amended by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) The Mack truck is in need of new tires, the last time the rear tires were replaced was May 27, 2015. Supervisor Bouton received a quote of $3,235 to almost $5,500 for 8 tires. The Board gave approval to purchase new tires but asked Superintendent Bouton to consult with Deputy Highway Superintendent Alan Reynolds on the tire options before making a purchase. (B)Highway Superintendent Bouton tried to raise the weight limit on the Mack and submitted the necessary information, but there was a mix-up with the paperwork on the receiving end, and he was told the submission date was missed. Highway Superintendent Bouton is working on a resolution to this issue. He will consult with the Town of Middletown Highway Superintendent John Biruk to accurately determine the current weight limit for the Mack.
Voucher vote: General Abstract #G0319 – vouchers 42 – 47 = $1,630.14. Highway Abstract #H0319 – vouchers 48 – 52 = $5,750.69. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Yukari Day, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Finance Chair Report: (A) Finance Chair Innes Kasanof did not present the finance report for February at this time due to the many bank transfers and resulting paperwork associated with the ongoing change over of accounts from Community Bank to the Bank of Greene County. Finance Chair Kasanof did report that interest paid to Halcott for the month of February by Community Bank was around $2.00, while the Town earned $200.00 in interest from the Bank of Greene Co. (B) The Town of Halcott AUD was submitted to the State on time.
Clerk’s Report: 1 Grange Rental @ $50.00, 1 Building Permit @ $75.00, 1 Certificate of Occupancy Search @ $25.00, Billy Haynes (Feb) $100.00, Garbage Tickets (28) $252.00. The Town collected and disbursed $502.00 for the month of February.
and asked for a more realistic replacement cost for new buildings, which were figured to be $300,000.00 each. Supervisor White asked the Board to think about the validity of lowering the replacement value on each building and they could then revisit the issue at the next meeting. Town Councilwoman Innes Kasanof felt it would be a good idea to review the insurance needs of the Town.(C ) Highway Superintendent Bouton will contact DEC Natural Resource Supervisor Jeff Rider and ask him to start the process to secure the permits needed to begin work on the Turk Hollow culvert replacement when trout spawning season is over.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting, Monday April 15, 2019, 7:15pm.
Motion to Adjourn at 7:54 p.m. by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Council Members Yukari Day, Alan Reynolds, Innes Kasanof, Judy DiBenedetto, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Patricia Warfield, Planning Board Secretary Nancy Reynolds, ZBA Chairman Warren Reynolds, Grange Steward Bob VanValkenburgh, Code Enforcement Officer John Mathiesen.
Annual Reports: Code Enforcement Officer John Mathiesen presented the annual report. For 2018 there were 6 Building Permits issued, 9 Building Permit Renewals, 11 Certificate of Occupancy Searches, 4 Certificate of Occupancies issued, 6 Certificates of Compliance issued, 1 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued, 7 Stop Work Orders issued.
Planning Board Secretary Nancy Reynolds presented the annual report. For 2018 there were 10 projects to come before the Planning Board.
Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Warren Reynolds presented the annual report. The ZBA met once in 2018 to discuss a zoning issue, but not hearing back from the land owner, there was no resolution to the issue.
Grange Steward Bob VanValkenburgh presented the annual report. (A) In 2018 the large door in the main meeting room upstairs at the Grange was replaced along with some window trim in the building. (B) Tentative projects for 2019 are (1) Replace the 2 outside doors downstairs at the Grange (2) Replace T111 on the front of the shed (3) Replace Highway Building walk office door. (4) Replace roofs on the Highway Building and Pump House (C )The Grange ran out of oil in spite of being on Auto-delivery. While the oil company will pay the plumber’s fee for restarting the furnace, the Board approved the purchase of a sensor for the oil tank to issue a call or e-mail when a delivery is needed. (D) Supervisor White asked if the downstairs doors could be replaced before the Halcott Fair and Grange Steward VanValkenburgh said yes.
Approval of the minutes of the January 28, 2019 meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilman Alan Reynold: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) New tires were put on the Autocar and there are now 2 spares. (B) The proposed Position Description for the Town of Halcott Highway Position was presented to the Board for approval. Motion to approve by Councilman Alan Reynolds, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Voucher vote: General Abstract #G0219 – vouchers 24 – 35, 41 = $40,921.48. Highway Abstract #H0219 – vouchers 36 – 40 = $3,455.23. Motion to pay bills by Councilman Alan Reynolds, 2nd by Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto: aye, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Finance Chair Report: (A) Finance Chair Innes Kasanof presented the monthly finance report. (B)The change over to Greene County Bank Corp. is progressing. (C ) Finance Chair Kasanof has been working on completing the AUD which must be submitted by March 1st.
Clerk’s Report: The Town collected and disbursed no monies for the month of January.
Other Business: (A) The Board must decide by next month whether or not to pay $500.00 in dues to the Coalition of Watershed Towns. Supervisor White feels that the current fee is too much for a Town as small as Halcott; and as such, the Town has paid the fee every other year. While Towns are not penalized for not being members, they would not have the Coalition to represent or negotiate for them should the need arise. The Coalition of Watershed Towns dues will double next year.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting Monday, March 18, 2019, 7:15 pm.
Motion to Adjourn at 8:03 p.m. by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Town Councilmembers Alan Reynolds, Yukari Day, Innes Kasanof, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Patricia Warfield, Absent: Town Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto.
Meeting opened at 7:15 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Deputy Code Enforcement Officer: Hiram Davis will finish his State certification in February2019, and will become the deputy CEO for the Town on March 1, 2019.
Deputy Superintendent of Highways: Councilman Alan Reynolds is now the Deputy Superintendent of Highways.
Planning Board: Nancy Reynolds will continue to serve on the Planning Board, her new term will run until 12/2023.
Zoning Board of Appeals: Bruce Rowe will continue to serve on the ZBA, his new term will run until 12/2023.
Board of Assessment Review: Mark Kugler will continue to serve on the Board of Assessment Review, his new term will run until 9/30/2021.
Official Bank: The official bank of the Town of Halcott will be Greene County Bancorp. Inc.Town Clerk: Office hours will now be Wednesdays 5-7 pm, and any other hours by appointment.
2019 Town of Halcott Terms of Employment: Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton asked for clarification in regards to overtime for weekend and early morning hours worked by a Town employee. Supervisor White informed Superintendent Bouton that in order to receive overtime, 40 hours needed to be worked in that week before any overtime could be earned, regardless of what day of the week or time of day hours were worked.
Motion to accept the Town of Halcott Organization Schedule for 2019 by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.
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1957 to 1960 was a great innovation in the truck world. Especially for Ford. Trucks prior to 1957 had the "step side" beds, that was a standard option, 6 or 8 foot beds. But the "Styleside" beds had not even been thought of until late '56, when Ford went about redesigning their truck line. And they did. The 1957 Ford F100 was the leader in all of truck history to standardize the Styleside beds on all trucks today. But the bed is only one detail that sets this series truck apart from the rest. The bigger motors, the bigger cabs for the driver, the overall improved handling were all taken care of in these new trucks. As you click through the links above with the years, keep in mind that you are looking at the great fore fathers of what is now thought of as a Ford Truck. | 2019-04-24T15:13:29Z | http://nice59fordf100.tripod.com/id2.htm | Porn | Reference | 0.53043 |
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Please note that these pages are in no way intended to diagnose, treat, or replace proper care by a licensed health care professional.
The Western world has become so preoccupied with its new chemical and mechanical tools that it tends to use them to solve problems that don't need it. Childbirth is one of the areas that has suffered from an excessive degree of intervention, causing what many consider to be needless distress and complication to new mothers and their offspring.
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typepad | Finally, here is my first ever crochet bag revealed in all its stripy glory. And if I do say so myself, I think it turned out rather fabulous in a bold, floppy, baggy sort of way.
It ended up a bit larger than I had first envisaged, mainly because I got so carried away hooking round in delightful, colourful, woolly circles that I didn't actually notice it was getting so big. And so thirty-eight rounds after beginning it suddenly occurred to me that I really ought to stop and begin thinking about an edging and some handles. And perhaps some little bitsy flowers to finish.
It was an easy thing to make folks, honest it was. And enjoyable, oh yes you betcha. After working on blankets recently (and the ripple still isn't finished, I've run out of yarn and have ten more stripes to go) it was lovely to have an idea, start it, work on it and finish it inside a month. Satisfying.
I didn't have a pattern for this bag as such, but I did have to learn about working in the round with increases ie how to create a flat circle for the bag bottom (from an old crochet pattern belonging to Lovely C, we cracked it together one morning over coffee). I learnt how to do the shell edging from my little crochet book, and used a pattern I found on line here for the flowers, although I found I had to alter it a little as it didn't seem to quite work out the way it was written. The leaves were my own design and the straps, well they're just long rows of single crochet.
I do especially like the way the bag can be plonked down and the top sort of rolled over so that it becomes very practical for using/selecting yarn when working on my hexagons.
And I think the hexagons look especially fetching nestled snugly in there, don't you agree?
It's a bag of multi coloured hooky goodness. Inside and out.
edited to add :: oh my friends, you make me so happy, thanks a million for the bag-love!!
Hi love this bag. is there a yarn pack for it. if not what yarn would you recommend and how much do you need.
Love this bag also..love the bottom..is there a yarn pak for this..
Wow, Lucy, this is just what I need to put on my "to-do" list! It's just beautiful! Thanks!
Your bag is just what I need or maybe two - one for yarn and the other for the current WIP! Please, please may I have the pattern?
Love this bag. I have learned to crochet this year and just love it.
Have been trying for 20 years and finally learned via left handed tutorials on you tube. Thanks for all your inspiration - you feed my obsession!
This bag is next on my list once completed the other 3 works inn progress.
I made this bag using a thick wool yarn and felted the bag. It turned out really cute. I added four different buttons to add strength and color to the handles. I really like the pattern.
Please please please can I have the instructions to thus bag?! I have been trying to find a pattern similar and I live this!
Your bag is so beautiful I would love the pattern. Thank you!
Lucy this is really lovely. Please write it down! I have made modular crochet bags and when you use them they can come apart.
Hooked in rows you should get a lot of wear out of it.
Do you know how much yarn you used up? I think it would be great to have a book published just on using odd yarn in stash. So many stash books only use whole balls and our stashes are made of part balls and long bits we want to use up too!
I, for one, would like to have your pattern. It is beautiful and I love the selection of colors.
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wordpress | Like I said in the last post, the Star System is a phenomenon which is very useful until today. Over time, the advertisers used to use it to create the identification between the public and the brand through the commercial, which is usually starred by an artist.
In conclusion, these are just some examples of this kind of advertisement, because there are a lot of other commercials with “dead artists”, what shows the importance and strength that the Star System had and keep having in the society, once that, even though dead, the artists maintain their influence on the public.
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