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Combining Theory with Practice - Essentials for the Future Workplace - 04/04/2017
The University of Aberdeen has an enviable reputation for geoscience, GIS teaching and research. Dr David Green introduces the challenging MSc in GIS programme.
All of the modules we teach as part of the MSc in GIS degree programme at the University of Aberdeen combine theory and practice into 11-week modules. The modules form the basis for the second half-session (SHS) of the academic year and are intended to provide students with an emphasis on practical work as preparation for their dissertation to be carried out in the summer months.
Whilst all of the modules continue to provide theoretical background through lectures, guest speakers, and reading in magazines, books, and journals, the main focus of the module work and assessments is directed towards putting knowledge and understanding gained in the first half of the academic year into a practical context, using projects and practical exercises for the assessment.
In three of the four modules comprising the coursework for the second half-session, students have to undertake extended practical exercises to bring together their knowledge and understanding of geospatial technologies (GIS, remote sensing, digital mapping, cartography, databases, mobile GIS and Apps, and Internet mapping) from the first half-session into a practical and problem-solving environment. The practical work usually takes the form of both short 6-week individual mini-projects (with limited staff input) and 12-week group-work projects with external input from research, commerce, and government sectors.
Research Projects
In these modules students are expected to carry out a small piece of research involving the sourcing, inputting, processing, and analysis of various geospatial datasets, utilising various different software packages (including industry standard and Opensource software as well as utilities), writing up a report with a literature review, preparing short presentations and designing a scientific poster. Group work projects include an assessment of individual roles in the project as well as contact with a 'client' and an advisor, and some data collection activities utilising smartphone Apps, and UAVs for aerial imagery, e.g. colour, NDVI.
An Example
For the project work, a GIS and image-based farm mapping exercise is undertaken. Students are divided into groups representing GIS consultancies and given the task of responding to an invitation by a farm client to tender for a farm-mapping project. They must provide a name and design a logo for their consultancy, a time management plan for the work, a budget breakdown and a list of deliverables. As part of the exercise, the consultancies must complete an outline presentation of their proposed work to the client – a farmer – and a business consultant. Following feedback, the consultancies proceed to undertake the work outlined in their proposal. Each consultancy is provided with comprehensive data and information about the farm including farm records, maps, aerial photographs, and various documents (mostly in analogue format), and are hosted by the farmer for a number of site visits that cover some of the general background and context about the farm.
Following a question and answer session with the farmer and the business consultant, the consultancies set about the task that includes examining the information provided, and undertaking research. They are introduced to digital image processing (DIP) theory and practice to allow them to process satellite imagery from Landsat TM and ESA's Sentinel as the basis for producing a land-use/land-cover map for the farm. In addition, students are introduced to the role of UAVs in remote sensing and mapping for precision agriculture applications, CAA regulations, safe operation of UAVs, and a range of low-cost sensors used to collect photographic and video imagery, as well as to build 3D terrain and feature models.
Once complete, students present their work to the farmer and the business consultant using Powerpoint. They also submit their work as a final report, together with deliverables, and an A0 poster as a summary of the work undertaken.
A Challenge
This is challenging work for students, but it offers an opportunity to: work as a team; undertake research; explore the scientific literature; collect their own data; process, analyse and integrate data from often disparate sources; work to a budget; manage their time effectively; write a report; interact with clients; and communicate their work in different ways and formats. Students enjoy this activity, especially as it prepares them for the work and discipline to complete their dissertation. It also has a positive benefit as they prepare for the workplace.
Thanks to: Roger Polson – Knock Farm, Huntly; Jason J Hagon and Ryan Peck for the project output illustrations.
This article was published in GIS Professional April 2017Last updated: 21/11/2019


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Somehow Huawei managed to have an excellent 2015, by selling 100 million smartphones, even though they all had Full HD screens and not Quad HD or even 4K, as other modern models do. Now they're prepping their first own brand 2K device, the Huawei Honor V8, that just got leaked and pictured below.
We said "own brand", because Huawei already made one for Google, the Nexus 6P. Back to the Honor V8, the reason we're covering it is the fact that it's a slow news day, when it comes to concepts and also it has a strange design. The device comes in rose gold, in a pretty light shade, but the upper side is some sort of brown or darker beige.
The back side seems very curved and the dual camera is certainly not as sexy as the dual camera setup of the Huawei P9, covered with glass The gray/gold model looks a bit better and the front side is kind of nice, but reminds me of an Xperia. We seem to be getting three physical buttons on the side, maybe one also used as a custom Smart Key.
Anyway, as far as we know, the device is going to be a 5.7 inch Quad HD phablet, with a Kirin 950 or Kirin 955 CPU inside and a dual 12 MP back camera.
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Concept page for potential new thing (yes, it's been a while).
Concept page for potential new thing (yes, it's been a while).
These two appeared in Backwards Burd Cheap Laughs #1, which you can check out online here, and pick up in newspaper form from comic shops and conventions (last I checked Orbital Comics had a few left).
Dog Eat Dog is an old Making Sense joke, but it's a secret so don't tell anyone…
Richy K. Chandler launched four whole books last Friday, featuring work by himself (obviously) and several other splendid artists. I even got a few pages in his Tempo Lush Tales, which was very exciting! It's a story about a medieval kitchen, written by Richy and drawn by me. Here's brief snippet featuring grapes:
You can currently buy the book at Gosh! Comics in London, and I imagine it will start popping up elsewhere shortly.
In other news I've been working on a story with my old friend Adam Cooper which is essentially about us getting beaten up. Here's a taste of what to expect:
Written and coloured by Adam (the colours are on the way, you're not missing something), drawn by me.
And now I am definitely going to go finish Running.
You might have noticed there hasn't been much Running going on recently, excuses below:
I've been working on a story for the upcoming World War One comic anthology To Arms!, which is shaping up to be quite a collection by the looks of the preview artwork on show. The book is out in August, and there will be a launch party at Gosh! Comics in London on September 12th, where you will probably find me skulking about. Very excited to be part of the project, you can find more out about it over at the Indiegogo page, and there's also an interview with the editorial team over at Broken Frontier! Don't forget to give us a Facebook like as well for more updates. A small snippet from one of my pages below:
I have also been doing a story for Richy K. Chandler's upcoming Tempo Lush Tales anthology, which will be full of stories written by the man himself with art duties performed by various artists (such as me). Again, there is a launch for this at the ever lovely Gosh! Comics on October 3rd. Can't share anything from this yet but I'm very much looking forward to doing so, it's another great project and I'm thrilled to be involved!
And finally I've done a couple of strips for Backwards Burd's latest venture, Backwards Burd Cheap Laughs #1. It's a free newspaper style comic that premiered at London Film and Comic Con this Summer, and you will likely start finding it in London comic stores shortly. If you're not London based or just prefer the digital life, it's also online here.
So now that's all sorted I can get back to finishing that Running business and a few other bits and pieces. How about that?
I have taken part in Webcomic Artist Swap Project (WASP) this year, so you'll be seeing a Running page by another artist next week, and different person's strip drawn by me.
Find out more about the project over at Richy K. Chandler's site, and if you were wondering who did that fancy wasp logo, it was the highly skilled Francesca Dare.
There's still another page from me this week if I can find some time to finish drawing it. Lots to come!


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By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, New Age Islam
20 February 2017
Radical Islamism or Jihadism funded with
the petrodollars has been playing a sinister role in supplying arms to the
militant Islamist groups the world over. Given this, it is widely believed that
demonetisation in India has come as a roadblock to the 'petrodollar jihad' in
Kashmir.In his article dated January 19, 2017, HormisTharakanan IPS officer and
former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) wrote: "Demonetization
continues the war on terrorism by disrupting terror funding, but with little
conviction and sketchy information in its arsenal".[1]
'Petrodollar' juxtaposed with radical
Islamism or Jihadism is a term that was, perhaps, introduced by Fouad Ajami, a
Muslim academician and writer on West Asian issues. He coined the term to
candidly expose the historical interplay between the puritanical creed of
"Wahhabism" and the Saudi oil—the two bases of "Petrodollar Islam". In his
article in New York Times in 2007, Ajami noted that 'Petro-Islam' and the
Wahhabis blew in with new money as well as a new interpretation of the faith.
Indeed, terror financing is a matter of
grave concern for the strategic analysts particularly those engaged with the
gigantic task of counter-terrorism. Nevertheless, one can pose a research
question whether this hypothesis has been subjected to rigorous data-based
study or not, a key point that Mr. Tharakan seems to have raised in his
Only recently, the UN
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has warned that
ISIS has "sufficient funds" to continue fighting."Although Islamic State's
income and the territory under its control are shrinking, it will try to expand
other sources of income, such as kidnapping for ransom, and increase its
reliance on donations as it adopts to increased military pressure", said
Feltman. He also noted that ISIS relies mainly on income from extortion and
hydro-carbon exploitation, even though resources from the latter are on the
On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister of
India announced the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. The key
objectives behind this historic move, he stated, were to put an end to black
money, corruption, fake currencies and terror financing.
Now when the Union Budget for 2017-18 has
been presented and twomonth shave passed since the announcement of
demonetization, the questions exponentially arise: is Black Money back into the
Public Finance now? Is corruption no longer prevailing in the country? Are fake
currencies no more seen anywhere? Most important question that should be posed
to the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is whether the sources of
terror financing blocked now.
Apparently, even the central government is
not able to answer these questions. For the RBI recently stated that after the
demonetization, Rs. 11.5 lakh crore rupees were received by the banks. But
before the demonetization, there were around 15 lakh crore rupees in
circulation across the country. Going by the RBI's statement, nearly all the
notes which were in circulation have come back into the banks. So where has the
Black Money gone?
While the government pledged to hit the
terror funds hard and curb the circulation of fake currency notes, there seems
to be no definite account of such notes in circulation, as a study conducted by
Kolkata's Indian Statistical Institute revealed.
As far as terror financing is concerned,
the security establishment officials were highly optimistic about the
demonetization's impact on all crimes including the terror financing. They
strongly hoped that the terrorists' finance sources would be severely hit by
the move. A former Additional Secretary of the cabinet secretariat who is now
affiliated with the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), Jayadeva Ranade
blogged on November 10, 2016:"It [demonetization] will be a blow to the main
sponsors of fake currency, Pakistan and Wahhabi groups. I don't expect them to
stop but it will take some time. It is a good move, [which] hits them on many
prongs. Many of their operators and sleeper cells here have fake currency. It
will be a severe blow and for a few years we will get relief from this."[2].
Indeed, India's people expected that
demonetization would be a strong move to crash down the funding sources of
terror emanating from the global fountainheads of Wahhabism into various parts
of this country. Most notably, the global Wahhabi networks, in name of
largesse, immensely funded petrodollars to the religious, educational and other
charitable institutions in India.
In the year 2016, NDTV, an Indian TV channel
ran a two-part show on "Saudi Islam in India and Money Trail". The channel
scrutinised the records of funds pouring in to promote Saudi-style Salafist
Islam in India and particularly its influence in Kashmir. It analysed FCRA data
for the last 3 years to find how many Wahhabi NGOs in India have received funds
from Salafist Islamic charities spawning the world over. According to this detailed report, the
largest amount of Salafist funds came from UAE with Rs. 51 crores, followed by
the UK with Rs. 36 crores, while Rs. 23 crores came from Kuwait and Rs. 10
crores from Canada. Surprisingly enough, funds from Saudi Arabia in this period
come much less than in the past years. It was Rs. 4.5 crores only.[3].
It cannot be denied that the immense
financial largesse donated by the global Wahhabi channels, whether granted by
institutional or private donators, has been pursuing an ulterior motive of
religio-political penetration in the region. In pursuit of jihad in
Afghanistan, Saudi government then, furthered its political end—expansion of
Wahhabi madrasas and seminaries financially supported by the Saudi
petrodollars, as Pir Mohammad Mollazehi has noted in his research work "Salafi
Tendencies in Pakistan". [4].
In Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the
foreign financial aid was granted to Wahhabi madrasas to implant the Wahhabi
ideology as an antidote to the age-old Rishi-Sufi tradition in the region.
Also, the Wahhabi petrodollars were lavishly spent in supply of arms to rebel
and militant groups in Kashmir. For this purpose only, numerous charitable
institutions were created. They were actually meant to provide funds for the
jihadists. To achieve this goal, the global terrorist who is now captured in
Pakistan, Hafiz Muhammed Saeed established Markaz al-Da'wah wal-Irshad in 1986
with funds from Arab countries. The Guardian gave a detailed account in its
report "US embassy cables: Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists raise funds in Saudi
Arabia". [5].
It is interesting to note that the Markaz
al-Da'wah wal-Irshad was later split into twins: Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and
Jamaat-ud-Da'wah (JuD). But more staggering is the latest news:
Jamaat-ud-Da'wah has now rebranded itself with the new name of "Tehreek
Azadi-e-Jammu Wa Kashmir". It took place shortly after its chief Hafiz Saeed
was put under house arrest and a crackdown launched on the organisation's
activities, as a noted website, Firstpost reported. [6].
In view of the deep-rooted terror financing
in Kashmir, one hoped that demonetisation would particularly curb the terror's
sources of funding in the valley where the ilk of Hizb-ul-Mujahidin collects
huge donations from Pakistan and then route them into the State through hawala
operators. However, the latest news from Kashmir in this regard does not augur
well. Recently, new currency notes have been found from the terrorists who were
killed in Kashmir encounters. To many, this incident alone is sufficient enough
to nullify the government's loud claim to hit the terror financing hard by the
sword of demonetisation.
Several confirmed sources unravelled the
truth about the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) which is
smuggled via the land, sea and air routes. The trend in circulation of FICN is
principally from Pakistan to West Asian countries and Bangladesh. Also, it is
from Gulf countries to Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. FICN
is further smuggled into India from these countries, as a security analyst,
Shantanu Mukherjee hinted in his Firstpost article. [7].
Recently, several media outlets reported
that scores of black money was found in different parts of the country. This has come as a shock to the nation and
the people. Even several TV channels which heaped praises on the demonetization
are now highly critical of the decision, as the key objectives are yet to be
Although illegal betting and Hawala
channels seem to suffer a temporary setback, however, the terror elements in
Kashmir and other parts of the country are devising new methods to overcome the
current roadblock.
So was the slogan of hitting the terror
financing nothing short of a political gimmick? An iota of doubt was created
after the government started digressing from its clearly stated objectives
behind the demonetisation. Of late, it has shifted the focus to the development
of a cashless economy in a bid to veil the real issues. Now major attention is
paid to promote only a 'cashless India'. Finance Minister has announced to
provide facilities to those who go in for cashless transactions.
But Demonetisation does not seem to be a
strong blow to the terror outfits booming and mushrooming on the
petrodollar-funded radical Islamism. It might be only a winning proposition for
the merchants and banks managers grossly involved in black marketing of the new
Tellingly, there are security experts who
theorise that it is quality of counter-terrorism, rather than currency
crackdown, that can prevent terrorism. Former special secretary of the Cabinet
Secretariat, Government of India, wrote in his opinion-piece in The Indian
Express: "Finally, it is the quality of our CT machinery which prevents
terrorism and not our currency. The joint ambush by the anti-talks ULFA and
NSCN (K) in Pengari, Assam on November 19 killing three army Jawans is a clear
indication that terrorists would strike with or without demonetisation. Thus
"ending terrorism through demonetisation" will remain only a political slogan."
(1) Tharakan, Hormis. "Attacking the
finances of terrorism with demonetization?",The Indian Economist.
(last access: 17 February, 2017).
(2) Ranade, Jayadeva. "Demonetisation will
hit terror financing hard", on the web 10 November 2016.
access: 17 February, 2017).
(3) Jain, Sreenivasan. "Controversial Texts,
Mystery Funds: On The Trail Of Saudi-Style Islam In India", NDTV,25 September,
(last access: 17 February, 2017).
(4) Mollazehi, Pir Mohammad. "Salafi
Tendencies in Pakistan", Iran Review Jun 10, 2008.
(last access: 17 February, 2017).
(5) "US embassy cables: Lashkar-e-Taiba
terrorists raise funds in Saudi Arabia", The Guardian on the web 5 December
access: 17 February, 2017).
"After Hafiz Saeed's arrest, Jamaat-ud-Dawa renames itself TehreekAzadi
Jammu and Kashmir", Firstpost on February 17,
access: 17 February, 2017).
(7) Mukharji, Shantanu. "FICN and
terror-financing: New considerations in view of demonetization" Firstpost Nov,
14 2016
(8) Balachandran, Vappala. "Black Money And
Terror", Indian Express, November 23, 2016
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi is a regular columnist with www.newageislam.com He is a scholar of classical Arabic
and Islamic Sciences, cultural analyst and researcher in Media and
Communication Studies at Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia
Millia Islamia and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Can you believe in something that you have never seen? How do you know that something is true if you have never seen it or experienced it yourself? Those are questions that some ask in regard to the resurrection of Jesus Christ that we celebrate yearly on Easter Sunday. Some doubt the resurrection of Jesus because it is difficult for them to grasp how a person who has died can be brought back to life again.
Believing in something we cannot understand is not new for modern people. Even with all the scientific knowledge that exists, there are things that we encounter daily that are hard for most of us to understand. Each time I flip on the light switch and the lights come on, I am doing something that I do as a repetitive motion but one that is not something I truly understand. I simply know that, unless the electrical power to the house is not working, when I do it the lights in the light fixture will produce light. The light bulbs themselves are a mystery as to how they work. Perhaps Thomas Edison understood how the light bulb worked since he invented them, but for me as an average consumer I only know that if the light bulb is in the light fixture and connected to the electrical lines running through the house, then light will be produced by my action of flipping the light switch.
There are so many innumerable other things that we do in life that we do not understand that we have grown accustomed to simply doing them or using them without knowing exactly how they work and that is the way our lives are ordered. I use a cell phone and a computer daily and I have no idea how simply pushing buttons or tapping a keyboard causes words to appear on a screen that I can print out on a sheet of paper or send electronically to people around the world. I simply do these things and have faith that it will work unless there is a problem inside my computer or phone that causes it not to work (and I don't understand how that can be either.)
So, we all live our lives daily in ways in which we place faith in objects or customs to do the things in life we want to do without understanding how those things work or what causes them to do what we want them to do. Why is spiritual faith something that operates out of the normal way of life when it comes to belief in something that we cannot explain?
When I say that I believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, that God raised Jesus from the dead in some supernatural way, I can believe in that idea without understanding how it happened. If I believe that there was a man named Jesus Christ of Nazareth who lived over 2000 years ago in a land we now call Israel and whose teachings make sense for ordering our lives, then why can I not take another leap of faith (who is to say that any historical persons we learned about in school or at church actually existed? We believe in them because we trust the people who taught us to believe in them.) and say that it is possible that God (another matter of faith—to believe in God takes faith on the part of the believer) could raise Jesus from the dead and bring him back to a spiritual life that is beyond explanation.
The celebration of Easter precedes the celebration of Christmas by many centuries. Persons in the Early Church saw the resurrection of Jesus as one of the hallmarks of what it means to be called a Christian. The life, teachings, and death of Jesus are vastly important to society and humankind but the resurrection of Jesus sets Christianity apart from other religions because Christians believe that if Jesus was raised from the dead, then we too will experience a spiritual resurrection when we die.
I choose to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, not because I can explain how it happened but because it gives me hope for the future and purpose in life knowing that this life is not all there is. I am not wishing for a quick exit from this life because I enjoy life and living but I do not have to be afraid of death or dying because God has prepared something after this life that I believe exists through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Each time I officiate at a funeral I begin with the same words called "The Word of Grace". It says, "Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die." Those words of Jesus give me hope that through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we all can experience a continued existence after this one ends. That hope conquers any fear that society's ills may produce. We have hope in Christ because Christ has conquered death and our lives are contained in his life so we too will have life beyond death when our time comes.
May the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be yours both now and always. Amen.


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Portfolio Analysis Report
IACC Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
The 2016 IACC ASD Research Portfolio Analysis Report represents the ninth year of data collected and the seventh comprehensive report of U.S. ASD research funding across both the Federal and private sectors; it is also the first analysis that will measure research progress against the objectives from the 2016-2017 IACC Strategic Plan. The Portfolio Analysis Reports support the efforts of the IACC to monitor ASD research efforts and track progress made each year towards achievement of the objectives in the IACC Strategic Plan as well as provides funding trends, funder information, and more. The 2016 IACC ASD Research Portfolio Analysis Report also provides an analysis of progress that was made over the nine-year period from 2008-2016.


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At Bisou, we love couples who take a personalized spin on a traditional wedding formalities. Take the guest book, for instance. Historically, everyone who attended a wedding were to actually be witnesses of the union and they had to sign the marriage document. When that was no longer required, the guest book popped up and became a wonderful reminder for the married couple of who attended their wedding celebrations.
Bisou couple Jamie and Tom decided to have their loved ones sign a bench, something that they can physically and emotionally revisit everyday.


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Discussion in 'Rugby Video Games & Apps' started by Brumbies_05, Feb 13, 2005.
Don't care but would be fun like NHL any fights in rugby
thers only cutscenes no nhl fights......but rugby dont need it!
the cut scenes look mad one time there was samo pushing with his opposite flanker than the whole team came in and stopped it.....it looked mad!
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Here is the start of my new simms style board. The bigger simms is really fun, but it has so much rocker that it needs bigger/jucier waves to really work. This smaller one will be flatter so that it will work better in smaller, crappy summer surf.
Ingredients: (1) sheet of 1/4" sandeply, ripped in half, (1) 2x4x8 clear redwood ripped into stripps and two nice keel fins.
Nose blocking going on. I added a nice strip of hardwood to contrast with the soft wood ply.
Bottom skin with the first rail strips in and the rough-cut ribs ready to shape.
The ribs are in and the rocker table is set up so next the rail strips go on.
Blocking for the fins. At this point, I lay a batten across the top of the ribs and check for fairness of the deck line, especially near the nose. I'll make minor adjustments to the rib now before the rails go on.


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One of my favorite, go-to, hard-to-fail crowd-pleaser meals is pizzetta. I make many varieties; only a few are pictured. (More pics to come!) They can take as little as 10 minutes or as long as 40 minutes to make, depending on your toppings. You can use just about anything in your fridge.
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Start with a ready-made pie crust. Pillsbury makes one, but I usually buy the store brand because they are the same. Two rolled up crusts come in one package, and they can be found in the refrigerator section of the grocery store near the dairy products. I prefer to use disposable tin pans (9×11″, 1-inch deep), as these are usually for transporting to parties and this makes the clean-up easy.
The instructions for each are pretty much the same:
*Unroll the pie crust and make it fit to the tin. (It comes in a circle but will need to be made square for my version. Conversely, if you want to make this round and use a pie pan instead, that works equally well. Just make sure it is aluminum/tin/dark material, rather than, say, glass or porcelain.)
*Add toppings
*Pop in oven at 375° for 12 minutes (this varies slightly depending on oven and toppings)
◊ Fig~Beet~Apple~Blue Cheese
◊ Sliced on-the-vine tomatoes~shaved Gouda~herbs de provence (sauceless)
◊ Roasted peppers~sauteed onions (both pre-prepped)~paprika~ red pepper flakes
◊ Arrabbiata sauce~sliced sweet Italian sausage (pre-cooked)~fresh mozzarella~oregano (not pictured)
◊ Balsamic & olive oil-marinated sliced baby portobello mushrooms (pre-prep)~grated parmesan (sauceless)
◊ Black beans~salsa (with corn and black beans)~ shredded Mexican 4-cheese blend (mild cheddar, monterey jack, queso quesadilla)~jalapenos~olives (not pictured, much like the Nasty Nachos)
◊ Vodka sauce~basil~fresh mozzarella
◊ Spinach~artichoke~ricotta~crushed garlic~salt~pepper (sauceless, not pictured)
◊ Goat cheese~spinach~onions~bell peppers~tomato~kalamata olives (sauceless)
◊ Mushroom~banana peppers~Italian peppers~red pepper flakes~fresh mozzarella
◊ ◊ Pepper~onion~ shallot~mushroom (sauceless) (top half, below)
◊ Asparagus~tomato~parmesan~fontina~parsley (sauceless) (bottom half, below)


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The Cities & Autonomous Vehicles Initiative will leverage the collective action of a group of 10 cities to better understand how AV technology can address the common needs and challenges of cities and to collectively challenge the global market to validate how AV technologies technology can address real city needs through pilots.
The process will benefit all cities by providing more insight into how AVs can be leveraged to benefit the city and will possibly lead the group (or a subset of the group) to advance new AV pilots.
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Just after 5 a.m. in the East, on the 113th day of the NHL lockout, it is over: the National Hockey League is returning.
After 16 hours of marathon meetings Saturday and the wee hours of Sunday morning, a deal in principle has been reached.
"We have reached an agreement on the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement," Commissioner Gary Bettman said at a joint news conference with NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr at 5:45 a.m. ET. "The details have to be put to paper. ... It's good to be at this point."
Added Fehr: "We'll get back to what we used to call business as usual as fast as we can."
Fehr said hopefully in a few days, fans can get back to watching people who can skate, not the two of them.
"Absolutely," said Bettman.
Here is a statement from the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, who employs mediator (MVP) Scot Beckenbaugh, who got these folks back to the table and did hours of legwork and shuttling between sites to bridge the gap.
Both sides thanked Beckenbaugh over and over.
No details were officially given yet, but the next step is both sides have to ratify the, what I'm told is, 10-year collective bargaining agreement with a mutual opt-out after eight years. The upper limit for 2013-14 is $64.3 million. The floor remains at $44 million. Max contracts are seven years (eight to re-sign your own players). Two compliance buyouts for next season if a team wishes (doesn't count vs. cap; player share). $200 million revenue sharing. All 14 non-playoff teams will have a shot at the No. 1 pick. I believe there will be a free-agent courting period ala basketball (I've campaigned for this for years).
Olympics and realignment will be agreed upon at a later date between the two sides.
Cap for this year will be prorated $70.2 million, so the Wild is fine. All terms of contracts for existing players remain the same.
The original goal was to start training camp Jan. 12 and a 48-game, all-conference season Jan. 19 (Hockey Day Minnesota) if a collective bargaining agreement was reached by Jan. 11. But both sides were motivated to get a deal complete by the end of the weekend.
If ratification goes by quickly, training camp could start sooner with perhaps a 50-game season starting by Jan. 15, a source said. That means training camp could start this week.
In my opinion, that would make the division of the schedule more palatable for fans. While the league hasn't said how it would divide the games, in a 50-game season, it would make sense that five games could be played vs. each division opponent (20 games) and three vs. each conference opponent (30 games).
In a 48-game season, there's a chance that 28 of the 48 games would be played vs. four division opponents (seven each) and 20 games vs. the 10 other conference opponents (home and home).
The schedule could come later today.
Just in case training camp was on the horizon, the Wild pulled center Mikael Granlund from the Houston Aeros' lineup against San Antonio after warmups Saturday night. General Manager Chuck Fletcher said the Wild didn't want to risk injury to Granlund, who would be slotted as the Wild's No. 2 center in training camp.
Fletcher said he nearly pulled Granlund from Friday's lineup against Texas but opted not to.
The league had reason to hammer out a deal. For the second time during the lockout, the majority of players voted to give NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr the authorization to file a disclaimer of interest and dissolve the union if he so chooses. If the union were to dissolve, Fehr would have no longer represented the players and they could have filed antitrust lawsuits against the NHL seeking to have the lockout deemed illegal.
The two sides met late into the night Wednesday, but talks broke down Thursday when the players felt the league tried to slip language by them regarding penalties if teams under reported hockey-related revenue.
But tempers cooled and on Friday, federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh spent 12 hours shuttling back and forth the 3 ½ blocks between NHL headquarters and the NHLPA hotel meeting separately with both parties.
That continued Saturday morning until Beckenbaugh brought both sides together for the marathon session.
The Wild will release the schedule as soon as it gets one and begin redistributing tickets. Single-game tickets will go on sale this week. Marketing campaign will be launched today as well as "Welcome Back" promotions.


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Mario Asef
Mario Asef studied architecture and art in Argentina, Germany, and England. His work has been exhibited worldwide, most recently at Quartier 21 (Vienna), Kühlhaus Berin (Berlin), Junge Kunst e.V. (Wolfsburg, Germany), Kasa Galerie (Istanbul), Abandoned Gallery (Malmö, Sweden) SSamzie Space (Seoul), Nouvel Organon (Paris). Recent museum exhibitions include Hamburger Kunsthalle, Villa Merkel, Kunstlerhaus Bregenz (Austria), and the Akademie der Künste Berlin. His videos, photographs, sound installations, and interventions in public space deal with architectonic as well as sociopolitical questions and confront issues related to their spatial representability. With a detached sense of irony they seek to make legible the "immaterial, invisible" architecture of the social sphere.
Mario Asef's artistic works develop—as he himself states—out of "the illusory construction of social reality." Mario Asef's works are divided into three thematic categories: the realm of public space, the construction of which is language-based, the realm of history and writing about history as mediated reality construct, and the realm of scientific methods. His photographs, diagrams, videos, texts, and interventions in public space all deal with the legibility of normative orders that extend beyond purely grammatical micro-urban codes and which simultaneously integrate utopian and ideology-critical gestures. Mario Asef uses these normative orders to develop a methodology that combines causality with happenstance, pushing things into absurdity.
Mario Asef has developed concurrent ways of working that are each linked to different media. His Empirien(Empiricisms) document a series of interventions in public space that are to be viewed as successions of reflexive elements. Here, the social circumstances of the urbane normative order rather than the urbane normative order itself push the works into a terrain of unsual narratives. This is also the case with his video series History is Now and his photographic series Social Sculptures. His Statements and Beschreibungen(Descriptions) investigate linguistic constructions of reality in the form of sentences and diagrams. Referencing Lacan's and Wittgenstein's conceptions of reality, language is used as an instrument that determines the interdependency of subject-context, but which also makes the reconfiguring of this relationship possible. Mario Asef's Raumprothesen (Spatial Prosthetics) portray the attempt to transform the classical function of the architectural model into an ideographical conception of space, which, in turn, describes architecture as a social economic system. In every case the interaction between public and artwork is fragile and controversial since the interdependency of subject and object is not definable in wholesale fashion. Such aspects underscore the irony that informs the artist's overall body of work.
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Dr.Qu, The Chairman Of The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Materials Technology, Being Invited To "The Program Of Dialogue" In CCTV Channel 2
July 31st, 2016, Dr.Qu, the chairman of The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Materials Technology discussed in "Program of Dialogue" in CCTV Channel 2 the possibilities of graphene in daily life, when what will happen and what is already on the market.
In 2004, Dr. Andre Geim and Dr. Kostya Novoselov of the University of Manchester succeeded to exfoliate the graphene from graphite. In 2010, they were awarded the Nobel prize in Physics for their innovation research in the field of graphene. This was the starting point for a rapid growth of R&D activities and investments into the graphene industry.
Currently known as the thinnest nano-material with the best conductivity and the highest strength, people imagine a wide use of graphene in a lot of different applications. It is reported that Samsung, Apple and Google are accumulating various kinds of patents related to graphene, the competition in the future has begun in the laboratory.
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Best Domestic Vodka 2014 –The Largest Tasting of American-Made Vodkas, Ever.
The Tasting:The Fifty Best held a "blind" tasting of 45 American-made unflavored craft vodkas with 20 pre-qualified judges. The vodkas were judged and scored separately. Strict tasting rules were applied. The order of service was established beforehand by lottery. Each of the vodkas were poured into fresh glasses from new sealed bottles, and served at slightly above room temperature. Only ice water, unflavored unsalted crackers and chips were available to cleanse the palate. The judges tasted through six flights of 7 vodkas and one flight of 3 vodkas. There was a food break after the third flight.The judges wrote down their impressions of each product on score sheets. The scoring was done on a 5-point system, with 5 as the best. Double-Gold, Gold and Silver medals are awarded based on a set range of final point scores received from the judges. There were no bronze medals awarded for this tasting.The tasting notes that follow are summaries of the judges' opinions, with all replicated commentary eliminated. The states of origin and base ingredients are identified for each brand.
DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:Real Russian(Illinois)Nose: Grassy, melon, citrus, bread, clean.Palate: Pastry dough, vanilla, creamy, buttery, powdered sugar, floral, sweet anise, melon, rice, rye, faint white pepper, mineral.Finish: Peppery, balanced, complex, perfect. Double Gold Medal
Expedition(New Mexico)Distilled from Maize.Nose: Subtle citrus, mint, floral, grassy.Palate: Cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, white grape, garam masala, licorice, mint, cayenne, grain, slight pepper, wet stone, smooth, balanced.Finish: Wheat, smooth, classic, lovely. Double Gold Medal
Shakespeare(Nevada)Distilled from American grains. Nose: Herbal, faint musk, after the rain.Palate: Cocoa, cinnamon apple, creamy, sweet cream, pastry dough, grain, barley, spearmint, black pepper, lovely.Finish: Peppery, spicy, grass, clean, dry. Double Gold Medal
Norseman(Minnesota)Distilled from local grains.Nose: Faint lemon, yam, banana bread, almond extract.Palate: Walnut banana bread, sweet, grape, anise, cinnamon, earthy, almond, nutty, exquisite.Finish: Almond oil, candy, spicy, earthy, smooth. Double Gold Medal
1911(New York)Distilled from local apples.Nose: Melon, ripe honeydew, apple, pear, white grape, citrus, lemon, orange, creamy toffee, floral.Palate: Vanilla cream, vanilla, creamy, caramel, banana bread, fruity, apple, melon, lime, fruity spice, spicy, peppery, vegetal, coffee bean, mineral, wood, rich.Finish: Vanilla, creamy, apple, cinnamon, oatmeal, delicate. Double Gold Medal
Bootlegger(New York)Distilled from American corn grain.Nose: Caramel, herbal, melon, ocean breeze, grain, white pepper. Palate: Creamy, vanilla, sweet corn, pastry dough, cocoa, spicy, white pepper, eucalyptus, grassy, grain, mineral, smooth, bold.Finish: Lemony, dusty, grain, some spice, clean, exciting, perfect. Double Gold Medal
RWB(Texas/Idaho)Distilled from Idaho potatoes.Nose: Faint potato, rye, bulgur, grain, nutty, pastry dough, fresh air breeze.Palate: Cocoa, light caramel, butter cream, sweet cane, saltwater taffy, peppercorn, sage, herbal, light citrus, olives, mineral, velvety, balanced, approachable.Finish: Fresh, bright, silky, assertive yet smooth, beautiful. Double Gold Medal
LEAF Alaskan Glacial Water(Michigan)Distilled from organic wheat.Nose: Almond oil, unsweetened cocoa, light anise, faint lemon rind, crisp.Palate: Vanilla, buttery, creamy, wood, herbal, black pepper, wet stone, mineral, rich.Finish: Cocoa, touch of vanilla, light pepper, dusty, velvety, silky, soft, clean, delicate. Double Gold Medal
St. Augustine (Florida)Distilled from Florida-farmed sugar cane.Nose: Mint, citrus, lemon-lime, citrus peel, apple, white pepper, floral, moss.Palate: Spicy crab apple, apple juice, lemon, citrus, white peppercorn, nuts, creamy, buttery, honey, sweet dough, silky.Finish: Creamy, spicy, pepper, white pepper, mineral, crisp, elegant. Double Gold Medal
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:CH@T(Pennsylvania)Nose: Vegetal, fruity sake, ripe sweet potato, baked potato notes, dusty potato skin, musty, clean.Palate: Fruit, grape, sweet potato, vegetal, vanilla, grappa, pepper, pepper corn, earthy, musty.Finish: Honeydew, smooth, full flavored.Gold Medal
True North (Michigan)Distilled from locally grown rye.Nose: Tangerine, lemon, melon, peach, vanilla.Palate: Coffee, coconut, apple, melon, lemon, white grape, almond liqueur, honey, ginger, nutty, grain, pepper, spicy.Finish: Honeydew, raisins/dates, grape leaf, white pepper.Gold Medal
Coney Island Carlo(South Carolina/New York)Nose: Cashew, vanilla, grassy, faint lime.Palate: Dusty, potato, almonds, pepper, lemon zest, melon, pear, floral, herbal, grass, wet stone, mineral.Finish: Pear, pepper, spicy, herbal, wet stone, clean.Gold Medal
Viracocha (New Mexico)Distilled from potatoes.Nose: Vague cucumber, grassy, light floral, rain.Palate: Buttery, light cream, melts like frosting, raisins, dried fruit, mint, spice, cardamom, allspice, pepper.Finish: Soft, spicy, very smooth, delicate, elegant.Gold Medal
Literary Dog(Vermont)Distilled from maple sugar.Nose: Vanilla, almond, marzipan, strawberry, melon, sweet citrus, floral, potato, peppery, grain, pine wood.Palate: Citrus, light banana, dried fruit, vanilla notes, cream, potato, grain, cigar box, wood, mossy, mint, grassy.Finish: Mint, anise, creamy, silky, smooth, clean, vibrant.Gold Medal
LEAF Rocky Mountain Water(Michigan)Distilled from organic wheat.Nose: Sweet lemon, banana, grassy.Palate: Butter, creamy, dark fruit, lemon, green apple, grain, pastry dough, grassy, herbal, cedar, pepper, white pepper, spicy, dusty, mineral.Finish: Cedar, pepper, brine, crisp.Gold Medal
Stein Distillery (Oregon)Distilled from rye.Nose: Strong vanilla, vanilla ice cream, sugar cookies, bread, floral, meadow dew, iced tea, melon, peach, vegetal, cocoa, peppery, distant mint.Palate: Chocolate, coffee, caramel, butterscotch, brown sugar, cinnamon, Graham cracker, white pepper, zesty.Finish: Peppery, spicy, pastry dough, delicate.Gold Medal
Indio(Oregon)Distilled from rye.Nose: Butter, light cocoa, tropical fruit, raw rice, clean.Palate: Butter, cinnamon apple, mild citrus, sweet toffee, cream, almond, rye, rye bread, light grain, spice, lavender, mineral, silky.Finish: Bread, slight fruit, pepper, lively. Gold Medal
Black Mule(Tennessee)Distilled from corn.Nose: Citrus, lemon, grain, floral, ginger, grass, herbs, lavender.Palate: Pastry dough, light grain, strong rye, rye bread, white peppercorn, black peppercorn, cinnamon, mushroom, mossy, herbal, mineral, orange, lemon, spicy citrus fade, creamy, velvety. Finish: Wood notes, grain, peppery. Gold Medal
HDC(Washington)Distilled from grapes.Nose: Vanilla, birthday cake frosting, buttery, sweet potato, citrus, orange, melon, grass, mint, anise, peppercorn.Palate: White peppercorn, hot pepper, anise, figs, dates, berry, citrus, grapefruit, vegetal, rye, dusty.Finish: Clean, pear, melon, corn, hint of coconut, white pepper. Gold Medal
Dude(Colorado)Nose: Ripe apples, sugary, grain, white pepper, distant lemon, delicate.Palate: Cocoa, cherry, cinnamon, herbal, mint, pepper, mineral, silky.Finish: Vanilla, Andes mint, pepper, stones. Gold Medal
Indigenous Apple (New York)Distilled from Hudson Valley N.Y. apples.Nose: Cinnamon, light brown sugar, almond oil, vanilla, pastry dough, banana, lemony, citrus, floral, purple wild flowers, vegetal, potato skin.Palate: Peppermint, molasses, brown sugar, rice, nutmeg, cashews, almonds, anise, late fading spice, wet stone, potato skin, dusty, silky.Finish: Silky, creamy, soft, clean, smooth. Gold Medal
Oryza(Louisiana)Distilled from locally grown rice.Nose: Strong vanilla, caramel apple, toffee, cantaloupe, herbal, grain.Palate: Nutty, warm vanilla, bread, licorice, mint, eucalyptus, herbal, mild pepper, coffee back palate, velvety, balanced.Finish: Mint, dry, clean, smooth, memorable. Gold Medal
Success(Oklahoma)Distilled from grains.Nose: Fresh lemon/limes peels, citrus, cantaloupe, sweet grass, peppery.Palate: Banana, melon, citrus hints, caramel, light cream, cinnamon, coffee, potato, dusty, wet stone, complex.Finish: Creamy, dusty, dry, soft, smooth, vibrant. Gold Medal
ADK(New York)Distilled from locally grown corn.Nose: Buttery, butterscotch, cream, honey, cane sugar, vanilla, floral, herbal, minty, grassy, citrus.Palate: Cocoa, vanilla cookie, honey, mint, agave, white peppercorn, grain, mineral, bold. Finish: Spicy, peppery, wheat, herbal, soft, delicate, smooth. Gold Medal
Silver Screen(Delaware)Nose: Lemon grass, lime peel, dried cherry, violets, sourdough, pastry dough, honey, old bark.Palate: Dried fruit, cherry, juniper berry, chocolate, toffee, rosewater, herbal, sandalwood, sourdough, toast.Finish: Rye, slightly peppery, dry, smooth, well balanced, exhilarating. Gold Medal
Covington(North Carolina)Distilled from sweet potatoes.Nose: Potato, grain, lime, black pepper, crisp.Palate: Butterscotch, cream, vanilla, citrus, light lemon, lemon zest, cucumber, melon, grassy, mild pepper, crisp.Finish: Vanilla, rich, mineral, crisp, zesty. Gold Medal
Glimmerglass(New York)Distilled from N.Y. State wheat.Nose: Toast, ripe banana, white grape, apple, green grass, citrus, ginger, anise, peppery, slightly floral.Palate: Coffee, vanilla, light lemon, lime zest, anise, hot cinnamon, herbal, mineral, wet stone, silky.Finish: Citrusy, vanilla, cream, pepper, silky. Gold Medal
Loft & Bear(California)Distilled from winter wheat grains.Nose: Rose petals, fresh baked cinnamon, light grain, dough.Palate: Nutmeg, caramel, creamy, pastry dough, corn, sweet pepper, rye, mineral, silky, smooth, very balanced.Finish: Soft vanilla, creamy, corn, grass, spicy, pepper. Gold Medal
St. Helens(Oregon)Nose:Faint nutmeg, clean, subtle, fresh wood.Palate: Brown sugar, powdered sugar, pastry dough, cinnamon, pepper, mint, pressed flowers, floral, anise, rye, potato skin, umami, woody, cedar, port barrel wood notes.Finish: Umami, mushrooms, peppery.Gold Medal
Vixen(Colorado)Distilled from corn.Nose: Hints of fruit, walnut, clean.Palate: Mint, caramel, creamy, barley, grassy, herbal, pepper, spicy, bread, wood, silky.Finish: Mint, jasmine notes, mineral, crisp, smooth, delicate. Gold Medal
Pür Class(Wisconsin)Distilled from select choice potatoes.Nose: Strong vanilla, caramel, hint of melon, yellow plum, apricot, roasted cashews, concentrated wood notes, musk.Palate: Vegetal, fruit, cantaloupe, pineapple, juicy fruit gum, buttery, vanilla, coffee, bread, wheat, white pepper.Finish: Vanilla cream, vanilla notes, melon, soft, elegant. Gold Medal
Coppercraft(Michigan)Distilled from locally grown corn.Nose: Slight cucumber, hint of vanilla, pastry, honey, corn, cashews.Palate: Anise, rye, grain, mint, peppery, cream, butterscotch, butter, corn, buttered popcorn, silky, smooth, well balanced.Finish: Corn, rye, grass, full bodied, beautiful. Gold Medal
Cathead(Mississippi)Distilled from corn.Nose: Lime, lemon-lime, lemon, ginger honey, clean snow.Palate: Citrus, orange peel, lemon/lime, lemongrass, light strawberry, sage, cinnamon, clove, soft ginger, peppery, spicy, bark, sherry barrel, silky.Finish: Citrus, spice, creamy, clean, complex. Gold Medal
Fugu(California)Distilled from grains.Nose: Banana, papaya, citrus, light mint, herbal, grain.Palate: Tropical fruit, banana, melon, vanilla, sweet cane, peppery, spicy, anise, clove, dry, silky, classic.Finish: Peppery, vanilla, clean, fresh.Gold Medal
Silo(Vermont)Distilled from Vermont grain.Nose: Grain, pastry, potato, celery, faint black pepper, herbal, faint pine.Palate: Light citrus, citrus fade, potato, pepper, white pepper, clove, herbal, mineral, wet stones.Finish: Honey, peppery, white pepper, a bit fruity, clean, dry, zesty, vibrant.Gold Medal
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS:One Roq(New York)Distilled from Iowa corn.Nose: Lemongrass, spring flowers, almond oil.Palate: Floral, strawberry, grape, 7-Up, butter, caramel, raisins, dried fruit, spice, potato peel, limestone.Finish: Berry, floral, creamy, clean, unique. Silver Medal
Viscova(Washington)Distilled from Washington State grown corn & barley.Nose: Sweet vanilla, melon, tropical fruit, citrus, lemon veranda, hint of bread dough, rye, grain.Palate: Coconut, papaya, melon, citrus, lemon zest, cinnamon, honey, creamy, spicy, rye, wheat, an off-dry beauty.Finish: Coconut, lemony, mineral, dry, zesty. Silver Medal
Loyal 9(Rhode Island)Nose: Sweet potato, potato skin, fresh pasta, cashew, fresh wood, cigar box, dusty.Palate: Peppery, sweet pepper, berries, honeysuckle, vanilla, cocoa, buttered popcorn, buttered corn, cashew, grass, wet stone, mossy, potato skin.Finish: Cocoa, corn, herbal, pepper, slightly spicy, soft, clean, dry, delicate. Silver Medal
Vinn(Oregon)Distilled from rice.Nose: Melon, ripe papaya, vanilla, candy, violet, floral, anise, sake, potato skin, almonds.Palate: Floral, red licorice, sweet, creamy, rice milk, silky.Finish: Floral, pepper. Silver Medal
Long Winter(Alaska)Distilled from local barley.Nose: Honeydew, mild citrus, Juicy Fruit, faint vanilla, light pepper note, nuts.Palate: Papaya, honeydew, ripe green apple, fruity, citrus, vanilla, heavy rye, peppery, tobacco, mineral, delicate.Finish: Sweet, spicy, floral notes, cantaloupe, soft. Silver Medal
TOPO(North Carolina)Distilled from grain.Nose: Rose petals, Chambord, papaya, ripe banana, cantaloupe, dried fruit, candy corn, caramel apple, toffee.Palate: Cocoa, mint, buttery caramel, dates, dried apricots, exotic fruit, grapes, sherry, hint of coffee, peppery.Finish: Jack fruit, honeydew, sweet. Silver Medal
Grand Traverse(Michigan)Distilled from wheat grain.Nose: Wheat, rye, sweet grain, melon, ripe honeydew, banana, citrus, currants, vanilla, caramel, fruity sake, red licorice, mineral.Palate: Cocoa, caramel, sweet cream, honey, nut bread, red licorice, banana, plums, sake, spearmint, pepper, white pepper, spicy notes, mineral.Finish: Fresh, off-dry, sugar cane, vanilla pudding, cocoa, pepper, spice. Silver Medal
Blaum Bros.(Illinois)Distilled from local wheat and rye.Nose: Buttery, caramel, dulce de leche, toffee, vanilla, bread dough, melon, tropical fruit, dried fruit, dark fruit, citrus, anise, floral, botanical.Palate: Cocoa, spicy vanilla, sweet cream, melon, fruity, dark fruit, pepper, red pepper, spice, sweet spice, floral, silky, lively.Finish: Chocolate, herbal, floral, tart, complex, bold. Silver Medal
Wishkah River(Washington)Distilled from Washington State wild flower honey.Nose: Vanilla, cocoa, caramel, tropical, Asian melon, cherry, cinnamon, almond oil, some bark, mushroom, wet stones.Palate: Creamy, butter, fruity sake, tropical fruit, papaya, honey, plantain, coffee, mushroom, peppery, spicy, pine, mineral.Finish: Buttery, cucumber, clean, fresh, mellow. Silver Medal
Indigenous Wheat(New York)Distilled from N.Y. State wheat.Nose: Vegetal, herbal, cotton candy, smoky cocoa, dusty.Palate: Cocoa, mocha, cream, dark raisins, lemon, citrus, barley, rye, mint, mineral, elegant.Finish: Cocoa, spicy, dry. Silver Medal
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Despite the initial adjustment issues, The Big Bang Theory couple Amy and Sheldon's living experiment seems to be working out well for them, and this will spark Sheldon's desire to commit to a longterm arrangement with his girlfriend.
According to spoilers swirling around, this week's episode will see Sheldon thinking about having a baby with Amy. It remains to be seen if his desire for children is just an experiment or if he really wants to take things forward with Amy.
Thursday's episode is titled The Brain Bowl Incubation and the episode will see Sheldon and Amy taking part in a science experiment. The synopsis for the episode reads: "After Amy and Sheldon combine their DNA in an experiment, Sheldon wants to have coitus with Amy to procreate who is reluctant to immediately have a child."
Elsewhere in the episode, viewers will see Raj once again getting back into the dating game. But he will hide this bit of information from his friends as his first date will be with a cleaner.
Kunal Nayyar, the actor who plays Raj in the sitcom, recently opened up to the Hindustan Times about being a part of the show for 10 long seasons, saying he was living an actor's dream.
"I am living the dream of an actor. To be in a project in which the quality of writing is exceptional and the chemistry between the cast is so amazing is any actor's dream. I am more motivated now because I am sure the end will come at some point and I want to soak everything in," he said.
The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays on CBS.


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You and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Diet Kinda Day
Hey, Darlin - if you have anything a little weirdo going on with food or loving the body you are in – you are most definitely NOT alone. BUT there is something you need to know – it is 100% NOT about you.
It is not about your worth, your lack of self control, what you are capable of creating, doing, having, or being in the world. And most emphatically any weirdness with your weight does not equate to your lovability factor.
There are clear cut reasons why things might have gone a little wonky with your relationship to your body and food but all of them are fixable and none of them are about the goodness of all things you. And there is a ton of science to prove it.
Let's talk about the D word. DIET. And why it is the worst of all the four letter words. I truly believe this the most toxic thing that we can do to our relationship with our self and our behavior around food. .
UCLA did a study on all of the published diet studies that monitored patients over two to five years and the results were conclusive. (That's right - not some published results - every.single.damn.one.) The patients initially lost a little bit of weight but within a short time thereafter they gained the weight back AND MORE.
But wait. It gets worse. Not only did more than 95%+ of the patients fail on the diet and gain back more weight from where they had started… the studies also showed the diets led to food obsession (can you relate?!), emotional distress and dunh, dunh dunh… binge eating.
They would have been better off never ever going on a diet in the first place!!!!!
So, My Love. I want you to kick that diet to the curb. I know it is scary and you think you will end up face down in a bowl of Doritos but I promise you can still lose weight and feel great without counting a single calorie, point or carb.
To begin, let's break a few myths and give you back your power. As a natural rule breaker this makes me very very happy. If it makes you slightly squirmy I have included some sources along the way so you know that I'm a rebel with a cause (YOU, you are my cause) that is backed by sound science.
Diet Myth 101
You are not a combustion engine or a debit account. You my glorious creature are a chemistry lab. Every thought, feeling and action (especially actions including food and movement) create a symphony of chemical reactions that surge through your body and directly impact all things you. When we learn how to balance our hormones amazing things begin to happen around our mood and our weight all without a daily diary of calories.
Calorie reduction is only a tiny little sliver of a short term story of losing weight; yet it has been sold as the way, the only way, or you might as well take the highway to Humpty Dumpy Doomsday.
As someone who has lost 50 pounds and kept it off for years without counting one single calorie I wholeheartedly disagree. And in fact. So does a growing body of research.
Studies show that a wide variety of formerly unknown factors can impact your basal metabolic factor:
So, if just this short list can create a variance of caloric burn of up to 50% without even including exercise, lean body mass or the quantity and type of calories consumed… maybe there is more to the story here. (There is. In fact Gary Taubes wrote a few books about it. Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It or Good Calories, Bad Calories)
It turns out that a long-used rule of weight loss — reduce 3,500 calories(or burn an extra 3,500) to lose one pound of body fat — is incorrect and can ultimately doom determined dieters.
– Dr. Kevin D. Hall and his colleagues at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The truth of weight loss lies in the QUALITY and not the quantity of your food. Your biology is built upon the DNA of our ancestors that ate real, deeply nourishing food in order to thrive in much more challenging surroundings. When you return to the wisdom of the body through intuitive eating and deep nutrition the need for modern dieting goes out the door. Our great great grannies never counted calories and neither should you.
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005_vending_machine : Verilog Vending Machine Schematic Simulation
Minimum Required Versions: Gateway 2.12.10.R, SILOS 4.10.90.R
Example 5 is a schematic example of a finite state machine. The example models a vending machine that outputs a newspaper based on input combinations of coins. The top level schematic ( top_level.png ) shows the vend block on the test bench. Clicking on the block and descending shows the gate level view of the device ( gate_level.png ). A simulation of the circuit shows that when each coin is inserted, there is a 2-bit signal coin[1:0] that is send to the module. This signal is asserted at the next negative edge of the clock signal and stays high for one clock cycle. A high for coin[0] represents a nickel being deposited into the machine. A high for coin[1] represents a dime being deposited into the machine. When fifteen cents have been deposited based on any input combination, the newspaper signal goes high for one clock cycle and then is reset. The waveforms ( waveforms.png ) show output from the first run.
This was a gate-level representation of the device. Now, an RTL view of the vending machine can be substituted and simulated. To do this, delete the vend block on the top level schematic, and select the VendingMachine library from the library browser and instantiate the vend_rtl view. The vend.v RTL view shows the contents of the module. After resimulating the design with the RTL view, the output.png waveforms are identical.


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The following courses are now available.
Lyn Farmer and Rachel Speckan will instruct the courses in Chicago with assistance from other members of our team.
The Chicago wine courses are held downtown at City Winery, a unique facility which brings wine country to the city by combining a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts, food & wine classes, private events in a variety of configurations and fine dining.
All Fine Vintage classes are held in The Barrel Room, 1200 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois. Street parking is available along Randolph and surrounding side streets. Click here to view map.
Parking in front of City Winery is free, as long as it is to the east of the valet signs. Elizabeth Street north and south of Randolph is also free, as well as Ada Street. Closest EL train is Morgan Station Pink and Green lines, and the closest Metra station is Ogilvie.
You will need to purchase a starter kit, consisting of 6 ISO tasting glasses in a carry bag ($45), unless you have already purchased one from us for a previous course. You will be given the kit on the first day of the course and they are yours to keep.
Everyone appreciates having their own professional wine tasting glasses so you can practice at home and then bring your own glasses to the course.
Travel: If you need to book airfare and/or hotel, please contact us one month prior to the course start date to see if the course will proceed.
Chicago Wine School
The Fine Vintage wine school offers WSET wine courses and Sommelier courses in Chicago, Illinois. Wine tasting courses in Chicago are available for wine enthusiasts and industry members including wine importers, agents, wine sales representatives, servers, sommeliers, wine store staff, winemakers and grape growers. Wine tasting courses are available at the City Winery in Chicago, Illinois. WSET Level 1, 2 and 3 programs. Fine Vintage is a leading provider of wine education in the USA.
Fine Vintage Ltd, Winner of the Riedel Trophy for WSET Educator of the Year 2011
On January 23rd, 2012, at a ceremony in London, Fine Vintage Ltd was awarded the most sought-after trophy amongst wine schools around the world - The Riedel Trophy for WSET Educator of the Year 2011.
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Union County Middle and High School Prototype "D"
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Client: Union County Public Schools (UCPS)
Size: 400,000 sq. ft. (250,000 sq. ft. high school and 150,000 sq. ft. middle school)
Project Type: K-12 Education
Service: Planning, Architecture, Interior Architecture, Sustainable Design
Project Elements: Middle School, High School, large common area and auditorium that would serve both the school and the local community
Contact: Jim Powell, AIA, Rob Woodruff, AIA, CDT and Michael Esposito, AIA, LEED AP
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As a sufferer of hand eczema, I started making my own soap in search of a solution to my skin condition. On my soap making journey, I have discovered the mildest and gentlest soaps without dreading fissures on my skin. Today, Mama in the Kitchen, a licensed business, focuses on creating GENTLE SOAPS.
Although most of my soaps look scrumptious, they are inedible. They are, however, delicious on the skin.
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FC: What are the Six Elements of Geography? | By Madison Capps
1: The World in Spatial Terms
2: Have you ever gave a friend directions to your house? When you do that, you're using You're thinking about places in terms or their location.Throughout life, knowing how to read maps, give directions, and make your own, will come in great use.
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10: If you've ever recycled, you applied geographic perspectives. Throughout your life, you will be called to make informed choice on how to best protect the Earth's physical environment.
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Rosario Dawson: Doesn't Work Out
Kelly Ripa joked that it was like "looking in a mirror" when actress Rosario Dawson stopped by Live! with Kelly & Michael. But despite being one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, Rosario very rarely works out. She explained that she would rather walk around New York City than get into a car and drive to the gym.
Rosario Dawson: Planking In Niagara Falls
One way that Rosario does like to stay in shape is "planking." The hosts shared a picture of Rosario posing underneath an upside down house in Niagara Falls. Rosario explained that she was shooting a very serious movie down there, so she liked to have fun and joke around while off set. She also took pictures on a mini golf course with dinosaurs.
Kelly pointed out that one of the biggest perks of being a movie star is getting to see so many different places. Rosario will soon head to Africa where she'll be spending her birthday.
Rosario Dawson: Playing a Hypnotherapist
Rosario's new film is Trance, directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle. She plays a hypnotherapist that helps James McAvoy's character. James is a very talented actor currently starring in MacBeth.
In order to prepare for her role, Rosario visited the hypnotherapy institute founded by Florence Henderson's husband: the Hypnotic Motivation Institute in California. Rosario learned that some people can never be hypnotized, while others are hypnotized very easily. During her own hypnotherapy session, Rosario revealed things she didn't even realize she had said.
Rosario had to go nude for a scene with James McAvoy and Vincent Cassell in Trance. She described the awkward vibe on set that day, which made her feel self-conscious about stripping down. Kelly said that if she was built like Rosario, she'd do the show nude every single day!
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Former West Ham youngster Dominic Vose has set his sights on getting back into the Football League after joining Wrexham.
Vose has joined Wrexham on a one-year deal after impressing for Welling United in the Conference this season.
The 21-year-old scored five goals in 16 appearances for Welling, including one in their 2-1 win over Wrexham in April.
Vose began his professional career at West Ham United and he was highly-rated at Upton Park, having made his debut for the club's reserves as a 16-year-old.
The attacking midfielder was released by the Hammers in 2012 and he had spells at Barnet and Colchester United before he joined Welling in January.
Vose has revealed he rejected offers from Stevenage and Aldershot to make the move to Wrexham as he feels the Welsh clubs offers him the best opportunity to continue his development and get his career back on track.
"I'm keen to get started and feel Wrexham is a side that I can grow with as the club like me want to get back to the Football League," Vose told HITC Sport.
"I had offers from different clubs before I decided to join Wrexham and I am confident I have made the right choice.
"I am determined to get back to the highest level I possibly can and I believe I can fulfil my potential at Wrexham."
Wrexham boss Gary Mills is delighted to have brought Vose on board, alongside fellow new boy Adriano Moke, with his side having been monitoring their respective situations for some time – as reported by the BBC.
The challenge for all concerned now will be to push on towards the Football League in 2015/16, with a mid-table finish this term seeing them end the campaign 13 points adrift of the play-off places.
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COLUMBIA - As the city continues to see population growth, the Comprehensive Plan Task Force is developing a plan called "Columbia Imagined" that will integrate several other city improvement projects and groups to define Columbia in the next two decades. Right now, the group is looking to improve the city's relationship with residents by creating interaction through social media Web sites including Facebook and Twitter. Officials say the task force will gradually define strengths and weaknesses associated with Columbia's economy, infrustructure, and relationship with community members in a series of phases. The group will also seek input from the community on how it should function.
Some group members say the new task force functions as a long-term plan to revitalize the city as more people move to the area.
"Five years ago when I started with the city, there was so much development that we spent a lot of time reviewing and probably not enough time with proactive planning, said Tim Teddy, Comprehensive Plan Task Force.
One of the goals of the task force is to improve the city's interaction with the people who call Columbia home. Teddy said the city could make improvements by communicating with the community in ways people like. Members also discussed how Columbia residents will be able to use social media Web sites to communicate with group members during meetings.
The next step for the organizationwill be listening to input from the public about how to define this group and later the city's future. The next meeting will be May 4th.


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I really hope DA:I includes pyjama hats now, to complete Solas's ensemble for maximum silliness. Preferably in pinstripes, with his outfit to match. That'd go well even if he wore typical mage-skirt-pyjama-gowns. :D I'd settle for a Santa Claus hat, though.
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@Spiderlight: There have to be pyjama hats! Or at least those really ugly mage hats, they are glorious and no one can tell me no!
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Hey Zenat, did you hear that Cullen is a confirmed romance option for Inquisition? xD
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Hey, who are we kidding? We need to make him fabulous - find him a skirt! That'll bring us back to the glorious days of mage-dresses, when men pranced around freely in their furry ballgowns! Oh, those were the days!
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@Kat: (totally butting in here!) I heard, we heard! WE ARE SUPER EXCITED! ...I'm gonna romance the shit out of Cullen, aww yisssss.
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Turns out Solas is very much involved with dreams so pyjama regalia are totally on-spot!
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Castor oil is known as a very effective ingredient. It is frequently part of hair cosmetics and is considered a natural remedy for hair problems.
Castor oil fights against scalp infections and dandruff, but also with skin problems, such as acne, rashes or spots.
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ADATA SX300 256GB mSATA SSD Review
Even though hundreds of different products shipped with mSATA, the smallest SSD form factor for solid state drives, it didn't catch on as quickly as we expected. The high adaption issue doesn't have anything to do with supply or even a limited number of products with mSATA connectors. The low adaption can be blamed on education and advertising.
A large number of notebooks and ultrabooks in 2012 and 2013 shipped with an mSATA port under the keyboard, but most OEMs never advertised the feature. If your notebook was built to order from Dell, Lenovo, HP or one of the other big box OEMs, during the order process you were asked about installing a mSATA SSD. The SSDs offered were mostly for cache in a system that pairs a small SSD with a larger HDD. If you didn't choose to install the cache option, the OEMs would still send a system with the connector, they just wouldn't tell you about it.
Everyone I know wants more storage in their notebook, but most assume it's not possible. It's a notebook, there is only so much room. Wouldn't it be great to have a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD available on your mobile workspace? Chances are it IS possible, you just have to poke around to find the mSATA slot.
Today we're looking at the latest revision of the ADATA SX300, ADATA's flagship mSATA SSD. The SX300 uses the latest revision of the LSI SandForce SF-2281 controller, stepping B02. Let's take a look at the full specs.
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Broken Images
On June 1st and 2nd 2012, Phi Events along with Title Sponsor VFS Global, Platinum Sponsor DBS Treasures Private Client and Silver Sponsor SP Jain School of Global Management, proudly presented "Broken Images", an acclaimed English language play from Mumbai's vibrant theatre scene. Staged for the first time in Singapore, it is a masterpiece of a play that brings together three acclaimed personalities from India's theatre and film world – lauded actress Shabana Azmi, Padmabhushan playwright and film maker Girish Karnad and veteran theatre director Alyque Padamsee. The play is a gripping psychological thriller that uses an ingenious technical device to show Shabana Azmi in a dialogue with herself on stage.
The play is about a not-very-successful Hindi short story writer, Manjula Sharma, who suddenly achieves international acclaim and wealth by writing a bestseller in English. The question haunting Manjula is: in opting for the global audience has she betrayed her own language and identity? Now, without warning, it is her own "image" that decides to play confessor, psychologist and inquisitor.
Both shows of this one-hour play were sold out. They were mesmerising performances by Shabana Azmi at the atmospheric Drama Centre Theatre. The play on each day was followed by an interactive and entertaining Q&A session with Shabana Azmi, Alyque Padamsee, the director, and Raell Padamsee, the producer.
Me, Kash and Cruise
Me, Kash and Cruise brings Mumbai on stage – living, breathing, laughing, crying through the lives it touches. Humorous, sarcastic, endearing, this is a trip down memory lanes over a quarter century.
Both plays were sold out and received standing ovations from the eclectic theatre-loving audience.
Love Letters
In April 2010 Phi Events presented two acclaimed plays produced by Rahul da Cunha, Shernaz Patel and Rajit Kapur's Rage Productions, from Mumbai's vibrant theatre scene, at Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel.
Love Letters, India's oldest-running English play, is eloquent, warm, moving and based on Pulitzer Prize nominated play "Love Letters" by AR Gurney. The play is the life journey of two soul mates, enacted through words both written and unsaid, who share the greatest gift of all: the gift of love.


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3_Search and LKC Present:
"Immersion Threshold"
Multi-artist FULLDOME event!!
The Planetarium in Budapest, Hungary
Feb 14th, 2014
Concept: Leo Kuelbs and Glowing Bulbs
Artists: Bordos, Glowing Bulbs, Michelle and Bryan Dodson
Music: FaltyDL, Bin Jip, Johann Johannsson
"Immersion Threshold" is an exploration of the liquid surface where above touches below; beyond the last moment of daytime, yet not the first moment of night; the pre-flicker of a dream and the passage between the terrestrial and the extra. With overhead visuals by Glowing Bulbs, Michelle and Bryan Dodson, and Bordos deepened by music from Bin Jip, FaltyDL, and Studio H, "Immersion Threshold" is a virtual place, located somewhere within the border between yin and yang.
Presented by 3_Search and Curated by Leo Kuelbs, "Immersion Threshold" begins its journey in Budapest, an important center for projection mapping and music. With scheduled stops in other European and American cities, "Immersion Threshold" seeks to expand its explorations of the paradoxes of opposition in multiple contexts.
This celebration of the commonalities of opposites reflects the great paradoxes of life and love, as well as the secrets to and through doorways through the past and into the future. "Immersion Threshold" is two hands on the baton of eternal opposition, and it is coming to a Fulldome environment near you.
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Oct. 17, 2002 -- Women who suffer from persistent pelvic pain may have a hard time getting their point (and their pain) across to their doctors as well as their families and friends. A new survey of women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain found that 40% of them have been told they exaggerate their pain.
The two major causes of chronic pelvic pain are endometriosis and the buildup of scar tissue after surgery, called adhesions.
Endometriosis affects about 5 million women in the U.S. and it is caused by abnormal growth of uterine lining tissue outside the uterus. Pelvic pain can also be caused by adhesions, which are bands of excess scar tissue that usually appear following common gynecological surgeries. Adhesions can develop in about 90% of the 3 million women who undergo pelvic surgery each year
The survey of 968 women ages 15 through 59 with endometriosis or post-surgical scar tissue found nearly 40% of these women were told that they exaggerate their pain. Of these, two-thirds were told their pain is "normal," even though more than half perceive it as severe and debilitating. At this level of pain the majority (80%) were unable to work at times and a significant number say they have been debilitated two or more days a month.
"The results of this survey are concerning given the impact pelvic pain can have on a woman's life," says Mary Lou Ballweg, president and executive director of the Endometriosis Association, which conducted the study, in a press release.
The survey was presented this week at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Of the women who were told they were exaggerating their pain, more than half (52%) were told that by their obstetrician/gynecologist, while 43% were told the same thing by a friend or family member.
Experts say it's important for women to speak up about their pelvic pain with their healthcare providers to receive prompt and effective treatment. They say new treatments are available that can stop the repeated cycles of pain. Doctors also have tools that can be used to reduce the risk of adhesions that occur after surgery. If left untreated, the underlying condition could cause serious complications such as infertility.


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Flatt, Peter, Gault, Victor, Harriott, P, Greer, B, Mooney, MH, Bailey, CJ and O'Harte, Finbarr (2002) Novel N-Fmoc and N-palmitate analogues of glucose-dependent insullinotropic polypeptide exhibit DPP IV resistance, increased insulin-releasing activity and antidiabetic action. DIABETOLOGIA, 45 (Suppl.). p. 546. [Journal article]
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