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A scientist whose project was deemed so hopeless that he had to pursue it in his spare time has won the 2014 Nobel prize in physics for an invention that paved the way for widespread energy-efficient lighting.
Shuji Nakamura, 60, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, shares the coveted prize – and 8m Swedish kronor (£690,000) – with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan for "the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources."
Speaking to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which woke him in California with a 3am phone call, Nakamura said over a crackling line that receiving the prize was "amazing" and "unbelieveable". The three scientists will receive their award at a ceremony in Stockholm in December.
The invention of the blue LED transformed lighting. The devices can be used with a phosphor or combined with red and green LEDs to generate white light for illuminating homes and offices, traffic signals and huge advertising screens. They are so efficient that if the UK switched over to LED lighting, the nation could save 10% of its electricity bill and do without or eight new power stations, said Sir Colin Humphrey, director of research at Cambridge University.
"It's so well deserved," Humphrey told the Guardian. "Based on this bright blue LED you can make white LEDs and those are becoming widespread all over the world for solid state lighting. This is going to save lots of energy." About a quarter of the world's electricity is used for lighting.
Conventional lightbulbs are inefficient because they work by heating up a wire filament. The hot filament produces light, but wastes substantial amounts of energy through lost heat. Fluorescent lamps are better, but do not come close to the efficiency of white LEDs.
In an LED, light is produced when negative electrons combine with positive "holes" in wafer-thin layers of semiconductors. Red LEDs became widely available in the 1960s and adorned calculators and digital watches through the 1970s. Green LEDs were developed around the same time.
But despite these early successes, scientists failed for decades in their attempts to create blue LEDs. These were crucial though if white LED lighting was ever to become a reality: only blue light – which has the highest visible frequencies – can be converted into white light.
The stumbling block was that no one had a way to grow and modify crystals of a material called gallium nitride, which the laureates believed could be coaxed into producing blue light. In 1986, two of the prize winners, Akasaki, 85, at Meijo and Nagoya universities, and Amano, 54, at Nagoya University, cracked the problem by growing the material on sapphire coated with aluminium nitride. Six years and countless failed experiments later, they revealed their first LED that emitted bright blue light.
Nakamura, meanwhile, was working at a small Japanese firm called Nichia Corporation when he solved the same problem by growing the first layer of gallium nitride at a low temperature, and adding further layers at higher temperatures. He worked in his own time, because the task was considered as hopeless by his employer. In 1992, Nakamura made another major breakthrough that showed how gallium nitride layers could be modified to carry the positive holes needed to make blue LEDs work.
Nakamura's efforts did not impress his bosses as much as they might have done. In 2001, he sued Nichia after they gave him just $200 for developing blue LEDs. Estimating that the invention was worth more than $500m (then £350m) to the company, a court ordered Nichia to pay him $200m. The firm appealed against the decision and Nakamura reluctantly accepted $8m in 2005.
"They didn't approve of his work, they thought it was going nowhere. So he did his work in secret. He did his normal work in the daytime, then came back in the evening and worked all night. What he did was particularly remarkable," said Humphreys.
White LED lights have benefits beyond improved efficiency. Unlike some energy-efficient lightbulbs, they come on instantly. They can survive 11 years of continuous use. Since the average lightbulb is on for four hours a day, an LED light could last for 60 years of normal use.
The three scientists went on to join forces to build a blue laser, which had at its heart a blue LED the size of a grain of sand. Because blue light has such a short wavelength, it can store far more information than other colours or infrared light. The increased storage capacity allowed by blue LEDs quickly led to the development of Blu-ray discs.
Donal Bradley, vice-provost for research at Imperial College London, said: "This took years of unrecognised effort – initially Shuji Nakamura's work at the Nichia Chemical Company was classified as 'under the table' or 'Friday afternoon' research since it was considered so unpromising that it was not backed as an official research project."
Frances Saunders, president of the UK Institute of Physics, said: "This is physics research that is having a direct impact on the grandest of scales, helping protect our environment, as well as turning up in our everyday electronic gadgets."


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Hello. This is a vintage night dress I brought off ebay, its actually so pretty! Too pretty to only wear indoors, I love how it billows in the wind. Makes me wish that my hair was long again! Enjoy your week!
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Skirt ♥ H&M
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Charlotte airport parking rates going up next week
Expect to pay more for some parking spaces at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, as the airport increases rates next week.
In a memo Friday, Charlotte Douglas officials said strong demand is leading them to charge higher rates for long-term and curbside valet parking.
"Demand continues with record-setting local passenger travel," officials wrote.
Curbside valet, the airport's most expensive parking option, allows drivers to pick up and drop off their cars in front of the terminal. The rate will go from $28 per day to $35 per day after the increase. Long-term parking, the airport's cheapest option, is also going up, from $5 per day to $7 per day.
The higher rates will go into effect on Friday, Sept. 9, airport officials said. Other rates, such as business valet, daily and hourly parking, will remain unchanged. The airport last increased parking rates in 2014.
Charlotte Douglas has about 28,000 parking spaces. The airport's parking revenue increased from $40.8 million in fiscal 2014 to $47.6 million in fiscal 2015, after opening the new hourly parking decks across from the terminal.
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I'm very honoured to announce that have been shortlisted in the Best Stylist/Interior Designer blog category in the Amara Blog Awards! There are five shortlisted after a vote selection. The list was full of many huge blogs that I follow and respect and so I'm very excited to have come this far with my little blog. My blog is quite personal. Its all about the things I do and the things I like personally in design, styling and interiors. For these reasons I think, my blog helps me connect with clients both private and from within the industry. I love the feedback I get, the friends I've made, and I've had many jobs via the blog too. Even though it sometimes feels like I'm just adding to generally mountainous to do list, I so glad I do. Well done my little blog.
The award ceremony is on November 5th at the Rosewood Hotel, which looks pretty awesome. And I have a guest ticket....hmmmm, now who shall I take? :)


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LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic earned a spot in the semifinals of the ATP's World Tour Finals with a three-set win Thursday over Juan Martin del Potro.
Djokovic. No. 2 in the world rankings, dropped his serve just once on the day of a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over del Potro, who is ranked fifth. Djokovic faced five break points, including two in the third set. He took 75 percent of the points on serve in the third set.
He improved to 2-0 in Group B play with a match against ninth-ranked Reach Gasquet, who is 0-2 in the group after a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Roger Federer earlier Thursday, yet to be played. With Djokovic locking up one Group B semifinal slot, del Potro will go against Federer, No. 7 in the rankings, for the other on Saturday. Djokovic beat Federer in last year Tour Finals title match.
Djokovic used a sixth-game break to claim the first set but del Potro broke through in the sixth game of the second set and extended the match. The telling break in the third set also came in the sixth game but by Djokovic at love and aided by several del Potro errors.
Djokovic then lost one point in his last two games serving.
Federer scored a break in the third game for an early advantage in his Thursday match. Gasquet got back to even with a break in the eighth game but Federer put together a strong run and won 16 of the next 19 points.
The spurt sealed the first set and put Federer ahead 2-0 in the second. Gasquet had four break chances through the rest of the set but was never able to convert. Federer put the match away with his fourth break of the day.
That Federer needed six chances at match point to end the battle was indicative of the day. He survived despite having more than two dozen unforced errors.
Group A wraps up its play Friday with No. 3-ranked David Ferrer (0-2) going against No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka (1-1) in the day match while No. 1 Rafael Nadal (2-0) meets fifth-ranked Tomas Berdych in the evening session. Nadal has secured a place in the semifinals and Ferrer has been eliminated.


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Every woman will treasure her entire wardrobe forever. No matter how expensive or cheap it may be, they take good care of every item. Are you looking to surprise those special women with gifts but cannot decide? Well, it's alright then. Wrist watches have become a popular fashion accessory that every woman loves to flaunt. The best part about a watch is that it will suit a person of any age. They are classic. It saves you all that worry about trend, color, size and many other things. To help you get started with your search, here is an gold Invicta watches review about their gorgeous collection.
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This watch befits your luxurious style during the day and during night. The round casing is brushed and polished with a silver plated stainless steel casing. On the top is bezel which is plated with 18k gold. Twenty four magnificent looking Austrian crystals are studded onto the bezel. The perfectly cut stones are continued down in two lines at the center on both sides of the bracelet.
The bracelet is double toned with silver and gold. The small, round and white dial features the hour and minute markings in gold plated match indices. The Arabic numeral 12 is at the top. All the hands all gold toned as well and the case is protected with a flame fusion crystal. It is also water resistant up to 165 feet depth. The case is 21 millimeter in diameter and 10 millimeter in thickness. The band width is 12 millimeter. It weighs 7.2 ounces in total.
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This Invicta grand diver watch is completely gold toned. The bracelet is a stainless steel which is plated with 18k gold. It has metal clasping. The case is also gold plated and a golden bezel is fitted on top of it. The bezel is studded with 24 authentic white crystals. The crystal line continues down to the bracelet. The dial is small and round. The match stick indices are marked at the hour and minute positions. All the three hands are gold plated and operate accurately based on Swiss quartz movement.
A huge golden crown is provided at the side. You can start and stop the watch operation and set time using this knob. The dial is covered in flame fusion crystal. The diameter of the case is 22 millimeter and thickness is 8 millimeter. It weighs a total of 16 ounces. It proves effectively water resistant up to 165 feet depth
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This is so elegant and stylish. The whole watch is silver toned. The bracelet is stainless steel which is silver colored. So is the casing and bezel. Authentic Austrian crystals are fitted on top of the bezel and on the lugs. The dial is pure white with match stick indices for hour and minute markings. The hands and the markings are also silver toned.
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The world is probably no more violent today than hundreds of years ago. But with 24 hour, around-the-clock, globally-televised coverage of violence and tragedies you would surely think so.
What can you do to talk to children about violence and tragedy?
As parents, the best thing you can do to help your children (and yourself) to cope is to be available and willing to discuss these events, give accurate information and express your family values that deal with the issues surrounding the events.
Here are some tips to help:
Encourage discussion about things your children see and hear on TV/radio/internet or school.
Listen to their feelings as they talk and be open about yours. When they see that you are comfortable expressing your concerns, fears and feelings, it breaks down the wall
and lifts the burden of having to face their fears on their own.
Give information at age-appropriate levels and put events into context.
Explain that even though frightening things do happen, most times people go about their day without any harm.
Limit exposure to violence.
Research shows people exposed to violence on the TV, internet and video games feel less safe than those that do not do such activities. Turn off the digital world and go outside and play or read a book or play games together instead. Supervise your child's exposure to all forms of violence and media.
Reassure your children.
Tell them and show them that they are safe and loved. You can give them options about what to do when they ever feel unsafe when they are not at home — such as go to a trusted adult, a teacher, a friend or policeman.
Stand firm.
Give clear and consistent explanations of your value system. Do not accept behaviors just because "everyone else is doing it." Explain that your family does not do certain things like bullying or teasing and that certain behaviors are not tolerated in your family. Discipline them in "time-out" or your choice of punishment. But also allow them — once they calm down — to discuss why they did such things or reacted in a certain way. Together, work out a better way that they can resolve/handle the situation in the future.
Offer tools to cope with feelings.
Discuss the importance of using words instead of violence to solve a problem. For example, you might say "If your sister takes your toy, first ask her nicely for it back. If that does not work you could walk out of the room and play with something else. Ignoring her may stop her next time," or you could say, "Take a few breathes and come talk to me about it."
Control your own behavior.
Examine how you approach conflict and try to model better behaviors for your children Seek support from your spouse, doctor, and other parents.
To summarize:
- Start early.
- Initiate conversations with your children daily.
- Listen to your children.
- Address their fears openly and without judgment.
- Create an open environment for expressing feelings.
- Communicate your own values-consistently.
- Try to honest and patient.
- Talk about issues again and again as needed.
In this way, you will be able to do as much as you can to protect and prepare your children in case of violence or tragedy.


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Isn't that always the question?
This hairstyle is EVERYWHERE, and for good reason--it's so cute! But because it's everywhere, I probably won't do it. I had this length hair three years ago and ached for it to grow out for our wedding. Then pregnancy happened, and now it's to my butt. I think I'm just restless after being cooped up feeding baby for almost five months and looking for a change, but I'd probably regret cutting off my long locks before I really have the chance to style them! However, now that Edie babe is grasping everything, every time she gets a big ol' handful and yanks, I'm definitely rethinking my decision.
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Although Healthynomics covers a wide-range of health and fitness related topics, running is a passion of mine.
Here is a list of 20 great blogs (in no particular order) for all of you runners to follow in 2012 and beyond.
I admire and appreciate the work done by all of these bloggers. If you want to be a better runner, add some (or all) of these blogs to your reader.
Happy New Year!
What are you favorites? Please feel free to add them in the comments section below!
1. No Meat Athlete
Written By: Matt Frazier
If you're a vegetarian, thinking of becoming a vegetarian or have a general interest in an alternative approach to fueling for running, No Meat Athlete is a great resource. Matt Frazier took over 10 minutes off his personal-best marathon time with a 3:09:59, six months after going vegetarian.
2. Strength Running
Written By: Jason Fitzgerald
Jason Fitzgerald is a 2:39 marathoner and running coach. Strength Running provides tips on injury prevention, rehabilitation and lots of other detailed advice to help you run faster.
3. Runblogger
Written By: Pete Larson
I am a huge fan of Runblogger and have interviewed Pete Larson on this site. Pete is a scientist and some my favourite Runblogger posts focus on the science of running and more particular, running biomechanics. Pete also write lots of great running shoe reviews and actively tackles the pros and cons of the minimalist / barefoot running movement.
4. Sweat Science
Note: As of February 8, 2012, Alex has moved his blog over to http://sweatscience.runnersworld.com/
Written by: Alex Hutchinson
Alex is a very accomplished writer. Sweat Science is about the science of exercise, fitness and training. While not every post is about running, Alex is also an accomplished runner and tends to gravitate to the topic quite a bit. Alex recently wrote a book entitled, "Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights".
5. Peak Performance
Written by: Amby Burfoot
Amby Burfoot was the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon. After retiring from competition, he became a running journalist and author. Burfoot was the top editor (editor-in-chief) at Runner's World for many years and both writes for Runner's World and serves as editor-at-large.
Similar to Sweatscience, Amby dives into the science of running on his Peak Performance blog. A must-follow for serious runners.
6. Science of Running
Written by: Steve Magness
Steve is a coach and scientific advisor for the Nike Oregon Project in Beaverton, Oregon where he works with some of the top runners in the U.S.
The Science of running digs deep into the topics such as VO2max, training methods, running drills, biomechanics, cross-training and much more. Great blog for competitive runners and those recreational runners that want to take their training seriously.
7. Running Technique Tips
Written by: Brian Martin
As the name of Brian Martin's blog suggests, good running technique is the focus. According to Brian, there are three important ideas that justify taking running technique seriously:
- Running should be enjoyable and mostly pain free
- Injuries should be the exception, not the rule
- Performance improvements are possible by learning to run better, not just training longer and harder
His blog reflects these ideas.
8. Float On
Written by: Reid Coolsaet
Reid Coolsaet is Canada's current fastest marathoner and will represent Canada at the London 2012 Olympics Games. Reid is a savvy and creative writer. His posts include detailed race updates, observations from his training, pictures from his travels and more.
I did a Q&A with Reid a few weeks back.
9. Adam Campbell's Blog
Written by: Adam Campbell
Adam Campbell is a former member of the Canadian National Triathlon and Duathlon teams. While Adam still has a passion for triathlon, he made a very successful transition over to trail and mountain running (2nd place at the 98km Courmayer-Champex-Chamonix).
Adam blogs about his races, training, gear and the task of balancing his life as a competitive mountain / trail runner and articling law student.
I interviewed Adam a few months ago. View the interview with Adam.
10. Running and Rambling
Written by: Donald Buraglio
I like Running and Rambling mostly for the great running shoe reviews – great descriptions, in-depth analysis and stunning photography.
Donald has been heavily involved in the minimalist running movement and as such, his reviews often cover the latest barefoot alternative running shoes.
Running shoe geeks go wild!
11. Run the Edge Blog
Written by: Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano
Adam and Tim are very accomplished runners and the authors of Running the Edge. They have written some great posts that cover the emotional and inspirational side of running.
12. The Science of Sport
Written by: Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas
Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas completed their Ph.D.'s in the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research Unit at the University of Cape Town.
Their blog covers in-depth analyses behind sports and sports performances. Running is clearly a passion as many of their posts cover the topic. They also published The Runner's Body in May 2009.
13. iRunFar.com
Written by: Byron Powell
Fantastic resource for information for trail running and ultramarathons. Trail and ultra running news, race reports, gear reviews and athlete interviews.
14. Speedendurance.com
Written by: Jimson Lee
Jimson is a Masters Athlete and Coach. He was the President of the Metro Athletic Club based in Vancouver, BC.
Speedendurance.com is posts on a wide range of running topics. I particularly like its focus on speed and speed endurance.
Also includes lots of great analysis, commentary and videos of elite performances.
15. Run Bulldog Run
Written by: Steve Speirs
Steve Speirs is a very good runner (2:45:22 at the 2011 Boston Marathon), the author of "7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups" and the creator of onehundredpushups.com. He also maintains Run Bulldog Run.
Posts include Steve's race reports and gear reviews – love its personal and unique approach.
16. The Running Injury Clinic
Written by: Blaise Dubois
The Running Clinic blog is a must for those seeking information on the prevention of running injuries. Blaise also covers the minimalism trend in detail.
17. Coach Jay Johnson's Blog
Written by: Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson currently writes for Nikerunning.com and is a contributor to Running Times magazine. After coaching for six years at the University of Colorado he went on to work with professional athletes, where he coach three different USATF champions.
His blog includes tips for novice and elite runner alike.
18. Christopher McDougall's Blog
Written by: Christopher McDougall
Good for anyone that has read Christopher's book, "Born to Run". Obviously a large focus on barefoot / minimalist running here. I enjoyed particularly enjoyed reading this post: Lost Secret of Perfect Running (or, Ever Wonder Why Running Shoes Always Get Great Reviews?)
19. Runningwarehouse.com Blog
Written by: Running Warehouse
The supplemental blog to running gear shop "The Running Warehouse". Great for running shoe geeks.
I like it because they often provide early looks and reviews of upcoming running shoe releases.
20. Predawn Runner
Written by: Greg Strosaker
Predawn Runner provides tips and inspiration to those who want to make running a bigger part of their life.
I really enjoy Greg's "Tripped-Out Running" posts which help people overcome the challenges of busy professional or family lives and maintaining training while on the road.


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Jack Pam – Director
Born somewhere on his parent's travels in 1984, Pam now lives and works in Melbourne, when not in other parts of the globe. The pursuit of travel and art has usually overtaken formal education although Pam did study at Edith Cowan University between 2003-2005. Shortly after he formed mapfilms with Gustav Eden, a collaboration that could be described as a film production house except that Eden and Pam keep doing all sorts of other things with it that aim to engage and entertain a worldwide community. In 2009, together with Morgan Campbell, he established staple, a quarterly skate magazine distributed around Australia and online. Eleventhirty, an A3 photography magazine is Pam's latest print project and will be released mid 2010. Pam's photography has been reproduced in numerous Australian and international publications and exhibited at the Australian Centre for Photography; Kaunas Photography Festival, Lithuania; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Chief Bodega Gallery, New York; Neunplus Gallery, Berlin. In 2007; His short film, The Rabbit, produced with writer Joseph London, won the 48h Film Festival in Berlin. In 2010 Pam has completed his first large film project; Photography Hijacked. This half hour documentary written, directed and edited by Pam will screen on ABC TV in May 2010.
Matteo Bruno - Producer
Having completed a post graduate diploma in producing at the VCA in 2006, Matteo Bruno produced two 16mm short films from graduating students, with Songs in the Key of Death (director Aleks Bryant) having its international premiere at the 2007 Sao Paulo International Film Festival. Matteo's first feature film, Corroboree (director Ben Hackworth) had its world premiere at the 2007 Sydney International Film Festival, followed by Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane Film Festivals. Corroboree screened at the 2007 Toronto and the 2008 Berlin International Film Festivals. Corroboree is distributed in the US by IFC and is on general rental and retail release domestically.
Matteo Executive Produced the latest film by director Alkinos Tsilimidos, Blind Company, starring Colin Friels, which screened at the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival and 2009 Montreal World Film Festival and released theatrically by Titan View.
Matteo produced the 2009 Dendy Award finalist short film Two Men (also in the MIFF accelerator program) which won the best emerging talent award and an IF Award for director Dominic Allen. Also in 2009, Matteo Executive Produced the feature film Ring Roads in Beijing, China, and was series producer of the highly successful 8 part Food/Travel series, Stefano's Cooking Paradiso for the Lifestyle Food channel.
Matteo produced Photography Hijacked, a documentary for the ABC, and is currently in production of Big Mamma's Boy, a romantic comedy starring Holly Valance and Frank Lotito, directed by Franco di Chiera.
Matteo Production Managed the successful SBS documentary-drama, Hoover's Gold in 2006 and worked on the first three series of ABC's Surfing the Menu.


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KC-based Barbara Cosgrove shines a light on her high-end lamp and home accessories business.
Barbara Cosgrove studied ceramics at San Jose State University and worked as an artist in that medium while raising her children in Kansas City. Once they'd grown up, Cosgrove wanted to enter the workforce—but on her own terms. She did just that, launching her own collection of high-end lamps at age 47. Her designs are now carried in more than 2,000 boutiques and by more than 1,000 interior designers and are regularly featured in luxury shelter magazines, including Elle Décor and Architectural Digest. We caught up with her at Barbara Cosgrove Lighting and Lifestyle's headquarters in North Kansas City.
Q. You started Barbara Cosgrove Lighting and Lifestyle fairly late in your career. What were you doing before, and what prompted you to take the leap?
A. I was raising my kids, and working as an artist on the side. When they'd grown up, I wanted to get into the workforce, but I knew I didn't want to work for anyone else. For some going into business is a studied, planned thing. I didn't really think about it. I just did it.
Q. Why lamps?
A. They're prominent sculptures in every home. Form with great scale, lines and proportion really holds my attention. I went to the Atlanta market with a friend and saw the opportunity there to use my ceramics experience in a practical way. Some of my first designs had clay bases. I couldn't give those away, but the others sold like crazy.
Q. What was the biggest difference you noticed when transitioning from an artist to launching your own business?
A. Everyone was willing to look at my product when I started designing lamps. This is not true when selling art.
Q. Over the years, we've spotted your designs in countless shelter magazines and even on the sets of some TV shows. What are some of the features you've been most excited about?
A. The first time one of my lamps was featured in a magazine, I spotted it while in line at the grocery store. I was so thrilled I showed it to the teenage boy working at the checkout. He wasn't impressed, but the girl bagging thought it was "really cool," though. So did I. These days, we're just frustrated when we aren't in a shelter mag. I was pretty excited when I found out that [French designer and architect] Philippe Starck has some of our lamps in one of his homes though.
Q. How would you describe the Barbara Cosgrove style, and what are some of your favorite pieces?
A. Transitional, confident design that's not easily categorized as any period and can add a strong statement to any style of room.
I do have a strictly sentimental favorite: Alicia. It was one of a handful of lamps in the first collection. Mary Caroll [Garrity of Nell Hill's] ordered several when I showed it to her out of the trunk of my car. Like many other customers of ours, she still uses it in her designs today. We list our lamps alphabetically except for Alicia, which always comes first.
Q. What's next for you and your company?
A. People are asking for more accessories. It's too fun to work on them. I don't like little trinkets around the house, so I tend toward larger statement pieces. I try to keep in mind that ours are primarily lighting buyers and design to complement our line.
You can see Cosgrove's full collection online at barbaracosgrovelamps.com. Her designs are available to order through interior designers and local retailers, including Nell Hill's in Briarcliff Village and The Coveted Home in Prairie Village.


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In this hotly anticipated show, we follow a unit that was set up to try and investigate cases of potential wrongly convicted people. The show stars Marvel universe star Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter) as she leads the group, though not by desire. She gets blackmailed into leading the department which means she is none too happy about it and likely will make sure that it's known. The show also stars Shawn Ashmore, fresh off appearing in X-men and The Following, who plays her number two Sam Spencer. The DA is played by Eddie Cahill who is known for his role on Friends and in the movie Miracle. With these stars it's definitely going to draw in an audience, I for one was sold with Hayley Atwell and Shawn Ashmore. The concept is interesting enough and has all the makings of a lot of twists and surprising moments.
The season opener, shows Hayes being forced into starting the unit while trying her first case involves the unit looking into a man, named Odell Dwyer, who was accused of killing his girlfriend. He was an American boy and the fact that he is black, Hayes thinks that she can use that to their advantage to prove that he was wrongly convicted.
Right out of the gate, Hayes proves that she isn't here to make friends and that she is only here to do her job. Maxine doesn't trust Hayes as far as she can throw her so she is going to try and figure out why she's here. Conner (Cahill) knows that Hayes has a lot going on and that she is not going to be all in the game. He asks Sam to keep an eye on her to make sure that she is doing her job and keeping up her side of the arrangement.
Each member of the unit try and find an angle to work to try and get him out. On the surface, it looks like the case was open and shut, but of course nothing is as it seems in cases like this. In order to clear out Odell's name, they need to find the smoking gun. Literally. The only thing that can save him is to try and find the murder weapon. How they convicted without that is a mystery. Probably believe he tossed it.
While Hayes thinks that Odell did it, and the evidence is supporting that, Frankie (Manny Montana, Graceland) thinks that he is innocent and thinks that they are missing something. Him and Tess (Emily Kinney, Arrow) want to find the gun before they go balls to the walls and go full court press on proving he's guilty.
There are deep problems with Hayes and her parents. She's lived in a dark shadow of her family's political life. Her father was a favorite president in the public eye. Her mom threatens her with jail time if she doesn't clean up her act and while she wants to do best by her family, she knows deep down she will never have her mother's approval.
With this new found desire to do right by Odell, Hayes takes over the case and becomes super lawyer as she works with Francine to try and talk to the cop that arrested him. To make matters worse, instead of helping them, he lights his notes on fire. This is going to be a common thing with these cases as lawyers, judges, and cops are not going to like that they are looking at their old cases.
Obviously, Hayes steps up to the plate and is able to find them a suspect in a family friend, Hector. Turns out that he had a mean streak and didn't like the way that Anna spoke to him so he killed her with his girlfriend turning over his gun. The win boasts Hayes's confidence and now she is going to stop and nothing to get justice for those who were convicted of crimes they didn't commit.
In true How to Get Away with Murder fashion, the show revealed a whole lot of information in 30 seconds. Starting off with Frankie and the fact that he may or may not have a lover still in jail. Tess has a personal connection to this unit as it looks like she was directly involved with a case that someone got off because of DNA clearing their name after they got convicted. Francine gets her cop friend to retire after showing him proof that he destroyed evidence.
In this season, the unit will continue to try and get wrongly convicted people free or prove that they were in fact guilty. There is going to be a lot of backstabbing and it looks like it may and probably will come from Sam who is still working under Conner's wing.
What did you think of the show?


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Bloomsbury Farm CSA Week 1
Hey, it's me, your friend who showed up to her CSA pick up location 15 minutes before the farmer even arrived. I just really like vegetables, okay? I'd say my affection is partially because my Mom (happy Mother's Day!) fed me things like sweet potato pie and broccoli casserole instead of baby food, and partially because I'm still an ADHD child who stops and oggles over anything shiny or brightly colored or with an interesting texture. And a Bloomsbury Farm CSA basket is all of those things. Please join me on my bizarre joy ride of produce once a week for the next 23 (!) weeks to read about what I'm doing with the contents of my baskets.
In my basket this week, I have:
Napa Cabbage
Haruki Turnips
Straighter Head Lettuce
Easter Egg Radishes
Alfalfa Sprouts
The strawberries didn't even make it all the way back to my house and I suspect yours didn't either. I usually throw any kind of sprouts into smoothies, but I'm going to give you recipes and ideas for what to do with the rest of this produce. Email me and let me know if you have questions or requests!
We'll start with my go-to solution for any vegetable and it just so happens to please those among us who insist on refraining from meat, dairy, eggs, gluten, or vegetables in general: the fritter. All you do is puree or chop up the cooked vegetable up and mix it with potato, egg, flour and some spices. Flax eggs and potato starch will happily sit in for the real stuff and the variations are endless! You can add in pickled greens, beet greens, kimchi, grated or cooked root vegetables, cheese, herbs, or any kind of spice that tickles your fancy.
The other really nice thing about the fritter is that the batter freezes well in individual portions. At some point this summer, you're going to get sick of kale or cabbage or collards and fritters are a great way to make like a squirrel with your momentarily unwanted greens. They're a hearty, quick breakfast alongside an egg during the winter. Yes, mine got a little extra crispy because my fur husband chewed on our good spatula until the handle came off and as you can imagine, it was very difficult to flip the fritters.
I'm setting aside the cabbage for next week, when I'll be making a grilled Napa wedge salad with a parsley buttermilk dressing alongside some nice, smoky chicken. I also quick pickled about half of the carrots and all the radishes. Don't overthink pickling- just make sure you're using a 1:1 ratio filtered water and a vinegar that isn't aged. For an 8 ounce jar, I use 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, a spoonful (2ish teaspoons) of raw cane sugar and whatever spices I have on hand, usually a sprig of dill, a garlic clove, 1/2t yellow mustard seeds, and a few peppercorns. That's it! The carrots will go on the napa salad next week and the radishes will wait for taco or nacho night.
A friend of mine gave me this nice olive oil that's pressed with the rind of blood oranges and it happens to go quite nicely with the remaining contents of this week's basket. I used it to make a big batch of dressing for two salads. The first isn't pictured, but it's rubbed curly kale with roasted beets, quick pickled red onions and ricotta salata. The second is comprised of straighter head lettuce, paper thin slices of fennel and radish, and spicy green olives. It's a pleasing, light dinner alongside the turnip fritters, but if you or yours are the type that insists on eating meat, I think salmon would be a nice choice. Get a big piece, cover it with a couple pats of butter, sliced shallots, salt and little half moons of lemon. Stick it in a cold oven, set it to 400, and wait 20 minutes. Better yet, have a dinner party and ask someone else to bring salmon.
Turnip Fritters
-makes 12 small fritters
The batter can be made ahead, then frozen in 1/4 cup patties. Sub a second potato for turnips if you don't have turnips or are folding in other vegetables.
1 bunch turnips with greens (10 ounces of root, if you must know)
1 medium/large russet potato (12 ounces total, after peeling)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup chopped green onions, green part only
1/4 cup flour*
3/4 t kosher salt
1/2 t white pepper**
oil for frying
yogurt, sour cream or creme fraiche to serve
1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
2. Peel potato and cut into eight even pieces. Cut turnips roots in half (do not discard greens!). Boil both until fork tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Remove vegetables from pot with a slotted spoon, then drain and run under cool water. Dry well. Cut away any large stems from the turnip greens, then drop them into the same pot for another 5-10 minutes. Drain, squeeze out excess liquid and chop finely.
4. Push potatoes and turnip roots through a vegetable ricer if you have one, or spin them around in a food processor until smooth.
5. Gently fold green onions, turnip greens, salt, pepper, egg and flour into the turnip mixture.
6. Heat a large skillet over medium with 1/4" oil.
7. Spoon mixture into the pan and press it flat with the back of a spatula. Fry about three minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
8. Drain on compostable brown paper bags and serve immediately.
* You can use potato start to make these GF.
** If you're one of those weenies who's averse to "spicy" food, maybe only use 1/4 t white pepper.
Sorta Provencal Salad
-serves 6
one large head lettuce
one small bulb fennel, with fronds
as many pickled radishes as you like
your favorite spicy olives
dreamy orange dressing
1. It's a salad. Toss that shit together.
Dreamy Orange Dressing
-yields about two cups
If you're using this for a salad with less piquant toppings, consider adding dijon mustard to taste at the end.
1 small shallot, roughly chopped
2T water
3T white balsamic vinegar
2T orange marmalade
1 large egg yolk
1 cup neutral oil such as grapeseed
1/2 cup olive oil*
3/4 t kosher salt
1. In a blender or stand mixer, puree shallot, water, vinegar and marmalade until smooth.
2. Add egg yolk and give it a whir!
3. While the blender or mixer is running, slowly stream in oils.
4. Add salt and taste.
*I used 1/4 cup regular olive oil and 1/4 cup Galena Garlic Blood Orange Olive Oil. Regular olive oil will do just fine.


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There is no need to go to Accident & Emergency for most illnesses and injuries and most people know that.
But sometimes people still end up there because they are not sure what else to do.
The Health Help Now web app can be found online at www.healthhelpnow-nhs.net
and is free to everyone who lives and works in Kent and Medway. It functions like a mobile phone app and helps people check their symptoms and find the best place for treatment – showing which services near them are open. It will help people to know when to go to A&E, and when not to.
Additionally NHS Dartford,Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has produced a flyer, with helpful information about local services, including late at night and at weekends.
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Click the logo to visit the website and see how people in Kent are doing simple, enjoyable things that make a big difference to how they feel.
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For many years there has been discussion about expanding parking opportunities in the hamlet for businesses and for our residents and those who shop or do business in the Village. To fill the need, the Town Board is considering acquiring from Bedford Presbyterian Church vacant land off of Court Road to the East to develop municipal parking (a provision in the deed to the Church for part of the property stipulates that it must be free municipal parking).
To move forward with the project, over the last two and half years, the Town has undertaken considerable "due diligence", including, among other things, a Phase I and Phase II environmental assessment of the property, an hydrological analysis on the wetlands portion of the property, a concept plan for the proposed parking lot and a concept plan for an offsite wetlands enhancement in Bedford Village Memorial Park along the Mianus River which borders the park.
The Town invites the community to a public forum on February 5 at 7:30 PM at Historical Hall at which the preliminary plans will be presented and at which we would like to hear feedback from the community.
Please see the items posted below. I will update this page from time to time as the project proceeds.
Letter to Residents ~ February 5 Meeting
Court Rd Boring Results Ltr LBG 10-16-15
Evans Associates – Proposal Village Parking Study and Design 7-9-15
Dwg. CP-1 Bedford Village Conceptual Parking Plan 08-11-2015
Village Green Parking Study COLOR 30 SCALE_01-30-2018


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Google Chrome has a feature that you have probably never seen: a dinosaur game that only becomes available when you lose internet.
To access the game, switch off your wireless connection, try and load up a page, and wait for the "unable to connect to the internet" page. From here, just tap the spacebar and the game starts.
Just like Canabalt, the T-Rex game is an endless runner with the obstacles becoming harder and harder to navigate as the game goes on.


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Kung Fu:
Our Curriculum consists of forms and concepts from the Song Shan Shaolin Temple, Northern Long Fist and Northern Shaolin Systems. This gives the student a well rounded and solid foundation in the systems and patterns that govern Shaolin Martial Arts. We also focus on practical Self Defense and Empowerment, giving students a vocabulary of movement that becomes second nature to address inner and outer conflict.
Other Resources:
Our students receive access to an online portal of detailed curriculum, videos, and have a online journal to track their progress through our courses.
We also offer On-Demand courses through our parent organization the Deep Root Center for Spiritual Studies


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Rudi Schultz Syrah 2009
By Christian Eedes, 15 August 2013
That blood is thicker than water was demonstrated last night when the four Schultz brothers employed at three different cellars combined to host a dinner at Aubergine restaurant in Cape Town. Carl is winemaker at Hartenberg, Rudi at Thelema and Gunter at Kleinood (which produces wines under the Tamboerskloof label) while Werner is viticulturist at Thelema.
An opportunity to showcase their various versions of Shiraz in particular, Hartenberg Gravel Hill Shiraz 2005 and Kleinood Tamboerskloof Syrah 2008 served with veal brisket with morel mushrooms, red currant sauce and a savoy cabbage parcel followed by Thelema CWG Shiraz Reserve 2005 and Rudi Schultz Syrah 2009 with braised lamb shank with water lilies and pumpkin seed couscous.
On the night, the Gravel Hill appeared rich, dense and earthy while the Tamboerskloof was more red-fruited and medium bodied. The Thelema, meanwhile, was intense but quite unyielding and the Rudi Schultz made from Bellevue grapes was star of the show – red and black fruit, some floral fragrance, pepper. Very pure, clean and fresh and a joy to drink. Unfortunately only 140 magnums made and most sold in the USA already.
Special mention must be made of the Kleinood Viognier 2012 served with coconut bisque with mussels and fresh coriander. The wine was pure and concentrated with bright acidity and had real composure, not something you can usually say about this variety. No scores as it wasn't that kind of evening.


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We use beta-glucan derived from the cell walls of yeast. It is a single-cell fungus and a polysaccharide (a carbohydrate consisting of many monosaccharides).
Topical application of beta-glucan has been shown to help dry, itchy or spotty skins and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
It is helpful for hair and scalp. Internally and externally, it is believed to help prevent hair loss and stimulate new hair growth.
Beta-glucans exist naturally in fungi, oats and other cereals. They are currently under research as anti-ageing cosmetic treatments due to their ability to moisturise and absorb into skin.
Much medical research is also ongoing about the role beta-glucan could play in the management of cholesterol and various diseases.
We use yeast in our Hair Doctor hair moisturiser to improve the condition of both the hair and scalp.
We use yeast in our Cynthia Sylvia Stout hair shampoo to improve the appearance of the hair.


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Chapter 8, A Word about Color Summary and Analysis
In this brief chapter about color, Scott discusses the stormy relationship between color and comics throughout history. He explains that throughout art history, color is a "powerful, even predominant concern" of all good artists, no matter where they live. Georges Seurat is listed as an example, since he devotes his life to the study of color. Kandinsky believes that color can have "profound physical and emotional effects on people". Although Scott admits that color can be a "formidable ally" for artists in any visual medium, he stresses that comics and color do not always go together.
Scott blames the prevailing forces of commerce and technology for comics' failure to use color to its highest potential. In 1861, Scottish physicist Sir James Clerk-Maxwell isolates what are called the three "additive primaries". The three additive primaries...
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Paintings 1946-1960
Walter Kuhlman was a core member of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. From 1947 to 1950, he studied at the California School of Fine Art (now, San Francisco Art Institute). He then spent a year in Paris, where he participated in some of the first international exhibitions to feature this new, distinctly American art. Kuhlman then returned to the Bay Area, producing sophisticated abstract works through the 1950s. This page presents the majority of Kuhlman's Abstract Expressionist paintings that are available at the Studio.


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So the NDP and the Manitoba Teachers' Society say there's no value in comparing Manitoba's high schools.
Really? No value?
What they really mean is they're both afraid to see the results of a comparison. They're afraid they will be held accountable.
The governing NDP sees no value in comparing the performance of high schools because no member of the public, teachers or school has ever asked for such a report. The problem we have with that pat answer is it ignores the fact it costs the NDP nothing to provide that information and they can only benefit from its analysis.
Heaven forbid the public discovers inadequacies and then holds teachers, school boards and the NDP accountable to fix the areas of concern.
The MTS went on to say the primary obligation of the system is to the individual student and that student's parents.
And guess what, by examining the performance of schools across Manitoba, the Frontier Centre's analysis would let individual students know the quality of the education they're receiving.
And why is it those in this system want to keep that information from their students?
Fear. Fear of accountability.
Teachers are scared of this kind of comparison. It means someone is watching them. Someone is independently evaluating their performance. And being held accountable for the results you're producing can be scary. You might be told you have to change the way you're doing things.
But welcome to the real world. The only thing that matters is the bottom line and when you're spending taxpayer money independent evaluation is what the taxpayer deserves.
If it's the individual student that teachers and politicians are striving to help, then they should put our money where their mouth is. They should freely participate in this evaluation.
Then perhaps the bar will be raised for schools that lag behind the average.
And that is where the value is for individual students.


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The armyworms, which are used to test the resistance of corn plants to pests, drink beer — Milwaukee's Best — as their aphrodisiac of choice. It is chilled and poured into dishes on the bottom of their cages.
"When they drink beer, boy, do they mate and lay eggs," Dr. Davis said. "And they don't like light beer."


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Mexico - Open science country note
Mexico has three major projects with a common objective: access and diffusion within the country of scientific information that will contribute to fresh scientific knowledge, the technological transference process, and innovation. These projects are: Latindex, SciELO México and Redalyc. As a new project, CONACYT will launch the creation of National Repositories of Scientific Information Resources, Technology and Innovation of Quality and Social and Cultural Interest.
These actors are the National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT); The Ministry of Education, Presidency of the Republic; and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). To these institutions should be added the collaboration of organisms like Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad and most of the public state universities. There is no register of the public support that each institution contributes for this purpose, but CONACYT currently allocated MXN 11.2 million.
Latindex is an information system focused on scientific and technical/professional journals, as well as popular science periodicals published in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Its mission is to disseminate and make these journals available, as well as to increase the quality of academic journals published in the region. Latindex was created in 1995 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and became a regional co-operation network in 1997.
Latindex currently offers three databases: 1) a directory with bibliographic data and the contact information of all registered magazines, from both printed and electronic journals; 2) a catalog that includes only journals (printed and electronic) that meet the editorial quality criteria specified by Latindex; and 3) a link to electronic journals, which allows users to access their full text on the sites where they are stored. The "Products" section of Latindex further describes these resources and how to consult them.
SciELO México is part of the SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) regional network, which consists of collections of academic journals from 15 countries, among them Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and Spain. The SciELO México collection is managed by the General Directorate of Libraries (DGB) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
During 2007 and 2008, the Information Centre for Public Health Decisions (CENIDSP), part of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), collaborated on developing the SciELO México collection by selecting publications and funding for the electronic edition of biomedical journals. Moreover, from 2006 to 2008, SciELO México was sponsored by UNAM's Macroproject: Technologies for the Information and Computing University (MTUIC).
Currently, SciELO México receives funding from the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) to promote national and international dissemination of those journals that are part of the Mexican Index of Scientific and Technological Research Journals, and to help assess the impact of these technologies through consistent bibliometric indicators.
Redalyc is an academic project for the dissemination of scientific periodicals published in Latin America. It is in principle an open access online scientific library, though over time it has evolved into a scientific information system that incorporates tools for analysing the production, dissemination and consumption of scientific literature. The name Redalyc comes from the Spanish for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish and Portuguese Network of Scientific Journals. The project, launched in October 2002 and promoted by the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, is the initiative of a group of researchers and publishers concerned about how little research results generated in the zone are disseminated. Since the project's inception, it has been proposed that Redalyc be a focal point for those interested in gathering the scientific knowledge of Latin America.
There are also the magazines that constitute CONACYT's Index of Mexican Scientific And Technology Research Journals. The year 2013 saw the launch of an e-project to provide access to these journals and promote them worldwide (the Index is open access).
In 2014, new provisions were added to the Science and Technology Law, the General Educational Law, and the Organic CONACYT Law that incorporates the open access concept.
What is meant by open access is a digital platform that does not require any subscription or payment to access its research work or educative, academic or scientific material; the digital platform has been financed by public resources and has used public infrastructure for its development, without prejudice to its intellectual property rights or to information that had to be protected due its nature.
The law stipulates that CONACYT will support (by the assignation of financial resources) the creation of institutional repositories, operated by repositorios nacionales (RN); their function will be to gather, and to preserve and manage electronic access to, information and quality content; this will also include publicly funded social and cultural interests in Mexico. The RN will operate in accordance with international standards that allow the public to search, read and download complete texts, and to reproduce, distribute, import, export, identify, store, preserve and recover all the information obtained.
Mexico was a party to the Jamaican Declaration to Open Access, promoted by UNESCO.
The country participates in a Latin American open access initiative called LA Referencia, whose main objective is to contribute to the dissemination of the scientific and technological information of the eight member countries.
Recently Mexico joined the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) of CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), to finance the publication in open access gold journals of articles from Mexican scientists on high energies.


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Tesco tells MPs of aim to double small stores
TESCO, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, has told an inquiry by MPs into the state of the high street that it wants at least to double its number of small shops in the next ten years and has argued that its move into convenience stores had been good for shoppers.
Lucy Neville-Rolfe, the corporate and legal affairs director for Tesco, told a committee chaired by Jim Dowd, Labour MP for Lewisham West, that Tesco had been able to expand over the past ten years because it had "helped transform the lives of ordinary people by taking prices down and improving quality and range (of goods)".
Cannabis factory: Man is arrested
ONE thousand cannabis plants and specialist growing equipment were seized by police yesterday morning.
A man was arrested at the house in Ardgowan Road, Catford, by officers from Lewisham's priority crime task force.
Detective Inspector Andy Wilkins, said: "The closure of any cannabis factory will no doubt impact on those who profit from this type of illegal activity and I hope this continues to send out a strong warning to others who may be involved in the production or selling of drugs that you will be caught and the drugs will be seized."


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Chapter 1106:Highest Elder
"Senior-apprentice Sister Ye, take a look, how much wealth is inside that ring?" Junior-apprentice Brother Song quietly whispered to Ye Rosewater as he looked at White Mirrorjade's spatial ring.
Ye Rosewater turned towards that Junior-apprentice Brother Song and berated him, "Are you a heartless idiot? Now is not the time to be caring about things like wealth. Moreover, it doesn't belong to you to begin with, so why do you care so much? Hurry up and record a jade slip report that covers everything that happened in this battle in detail. Make sure you highlight the several questionable points that happened to us in the sandstorm, and also make sure you emphasize Junior-apprentice Brother Lin's role on the battlefield. Ah… just write it as truthfully as you can."
Ye Rosewater sighed. "I hope that the merits recorded in the report can help Junior-apprentice Brother Lin. Otherwise, even if White Mirrorjade is found to be a traitor, those Elders that support him won't give up…"
Junior-apprenticed Brother Song slowly nodded. Beside him, Xiao Raingem said, "Senior-apprentice Sister Ye shouldn't worry too much. Although Junior-apprentice Brother Lin hasn't accompanied us for too long, he's always done things with full assurance and knowledge of his actions; this time shouldn't be an exception either. Let's take a quick inventory of the resources and write up a report for the Elders. Oh, and also, those Revolving Core disciples should be safe."
"They're okay." Ye Rosewater shook her head. As long as they won the battle then the Revolving Core disciples would be alright. Otherwise, if they had lost then they would have all been annihilated.
Everyone waited for several hours. No more dangers appeared during this period. Soon, their time within the Red Desolate Mystic Realm was coming to an end…
Meanwhile, deep in Carefree Palace, in a barren land, there was a rock mountain thousands of feet high. This rock mountain was constructed from some sort of unknown stone and it didn't seem too special at first glance. However, it had a boundless and vast atmosphere to it, as if it had experienced the passing of countless years.
Above this space, a vast galaxy swirled around it. Rivers of stars flowed like threads of silk, continuing past the ends of heaven, glorious and magnificent!
This random deep space opened within Carefree Palace was even larger than a Divine Kingdom of the Sky Spill Continent.
At this time, scattered on top of this mountain, there was a group of powerhouses sitting around. These were Elders of Carefree Palace and there were even Highest Elders amongst them. This was a meeting of Carefree Palace's Elders.
"Considering the time, this trip into the Red Desolate Mystic Realm should come to an end soon." The one who spoke was a delicate and handsome youth; he was the Island Master of Carefree Island, Xiao Skywhite.
"That's right… our Carefree Island invested an immense amount of resources into this trip to the Red Desolate Mystic Realm. Several thousand Revolving Core disciples, over 100 direct disciples, and also more than 20 billion violet sun stones. It isn't an exaggeration to say that this is a war that concerns our sect's destiny. If we can achieve total victory in this war then our Carefree Island will be able to take another step further towards becoming a Holy Land. But if we are defeated, then I fear we will fall into decline for some time. It will take time to recover from the loss of the Revolving Core disciples, direct disciples, and massive resources that we invested. We will slowly diminish until we reach a similar level to Splintersoul Mountain and the Occult Bone Clan, therefore we absolutely cannot lose this battle!"
At one of the highest peaks of this rock mountain, an old man was speaking with a worried expression. His name was White Brook, and he was the second Highest Elder of Carefree Island. In a true comparison of strength, Carefree Island was naturally inferior to the combined forces of Splintersoul Mountain and the Occult Bone Clan, so how could he not be worried?
"Haha, Honorable Master has truly considered this carefully." On a slightly lower peak, a red-robed middle-aged man with long, hanging ears smoothly smiled. This person was the Great Elder of Carefree Island, Xiao Haogan. When there was a discussion about handing the Ten Severing Dao Fruit Tree to Lin Ming, he had taken a completely different stance from Island Master Xiao Skywhite. They had engaged in a fierce dispute, and Island Master Xiao Skywhite had finally left in an angry huff.
However, Xiao Haogan simply didn't fear Xiao Skywhite at all. He had the support of a Highest Elder. The second Highest Elder White Brook was Xiao Haogan's master.
The Great Elder traced his beard and said with confidence, "For this mission I passed command over to White Mirrorjade. Even if we can't obtain a total victory, our disciples should still be able to return safely and at least have caused Splintersoul Mountain and the Occult Bone Clan to suffer some losses. Honorable Master should remember that Mirrorjade has a calm temperament, the wisdom of a mighty general, and he is also superbly strong. He won't commit to something that he doesn't have full grasp of. Mirrorjade also has a great destiny upon his body. He has obtained the inheritance of a peerless powerhouse and has many secret abilities hidden away. In these past years, he has shown absolute superiority to all powerhouses of his age. With his life of a peerless emperor, even if he were to be besieged by three or four late Divine Sea masters, he would still be able to safely escape!"
"Mm, Mirrorjade is indeed outstanding. With the destiny he has, it won't be easy for him to perish. The only reason that I agreed to this sort of bitter war with no retreat is that he would be the one to lead the mission. This is a gamble with over 20 billion violet sunstones on the line. If we lose, the very foundation of our sect will be influenced to some extent." White Brook said and the other Elders nodded in agreement. White Mirrorjade had indeed obtained the inheritance of a Holy Lord level powerhouse.
This was a matter that White Brook was well aware of. A peerless talent needed the support of many lucky chances, and the lucky chance that White Mirrorjade had stumbled upon were much greater than those of a normal genius! This was why Xiao Haogan said that White Mirrorjade had the life of a peerless emperor.
In truth, concerning White Mirrorjade's ability, even Island Master Xiao Skywhite had to praise him. Although White Mirrorjade was on the side of one of the Highest Elders, and one that he didn't agree with too much, he had to acknowledge that White Mirrorjade was a much better choice for leading than Ye Rosewater. That was why he didn't oppose the Great Elder passing over command to White Mirrorjade during this trip into the Red Desolate Mystic Realm. He simply followed Mo Riverbliss' wishes and placed Lin Ming in the group.
At this point, White Brook seemed to remember something. He said to Xiao Skywhite, "Island Master Skywhite, when I was deep in seclusion within a separate time and space in Carefree Palace, I remained unknowing to what was happening outside. But I heard recently that a junior arrived at my Carefree Island called Lin Ming, and he also claims to be a descendant of that mysterious person from 50,000 years ago. And you, because of this matter, had even decided to give the Ten Severing Dao Fruit Tree to Lin Ming?"
White Brook's voice was neither slow nor fast, and had a harmonic cadence to it. He sounded like an old countryside grandpa, someone unable to harm a human or fly.
But Xiao Skywhite would never believe this. When White Brook competed with Xiao Skywhite's father for the position of Island Master in the past, he had been defeated at the last step. This was the only reason he had become a Highest Elder. Ever since, White Brook had also been suppressed by his father for such a long period of time. It was now no longer possible for White Brook to succeed the position of Island Master, but this did not mean that his thirst for power had ever abated.
Wherever there were people, there would also be struggles for authority. Carefree Island was no exception. This was because authority could be translated into tangible benefits. With power and authority in one's hands, one could find more resources and greater benefits.
Thus, whether it was because of struggles of authority, or the problems left behind by Xiao Skywhite's father leaving, this Highest Elder White Brook had never had amicable relations with Xiao Skywhite.
Chapter 1106:Highest Elder
Chapter 1106:Highest Elder
R: Way of Choices(Ze Tian Ji), The cultivation of the rebirth of the city, The martial arts master, Horizon-Bright Moon-Sabre, Hidden Marriage, Romance of Three Kingdoms, I Came From The Mortal World, Absolute Choice,


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Storm Forecast
Valid: Mon 14 Apr 2014 06:00 to Tue 15 Apr 2014 06:00 UTC
Issued: Sun 13 Apr 2014 21:13
Forecaster: TUSCHY
A level 2 was issued for parts of Slovenia, E-Croatia and parts of Hungary mainly for severe wind gusts.
A level 1 was issued for parts of N-Italy, Slovenia, Hungary and Serbia mainly for large hail, severe wind gusts and an isolated tornado risk.
A level 1 was issued for E-Germany, parts of Poland, parts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia mainly for an isolated severe wind gust/large hail and tornado risk.
A sturdy ridge over SW-Europe remains in place although global models indicate a gradual weakening of the mid-tropospheric thickness values from west to east. Along its eastern fringe, an extensive longwave trough becomes established over N/CNTRL Europe. This progessive feature amplifies SE-wards with significant height falls overspreading parts of Germany, the Czech Republic, the Alps and the N-Balkan States from NW to SE. Peak negative height tendencies are forecast over Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. This impulse is forecast to split into two pieces over the Alps with one strong impulse lifting to the NE towards the Ukraine, while another one gradually shifts to the N-Adriatic Sea and N-Italy.
In the lower troposphere, a pronounced pressure trough/cold front with a rise/fall pressure tendency couplet affects the SW Baltic Sea and Germany during the start of the forecast with a rapid progression to the SE. Thereafter however the area with pressure fall expands rapidly to the E and assists in a broadening and less defined surface trough structure. Conform to this scenario, a widening pressure couplet and weakening convergence along the front point to increasing frontolysis. It is not a surprise that a strong NW-flow, which interacts with the Alps assists in another area with enhanced surface pressure drop along/south of the Alps. The result will be that the SE-ward racing cold front over Slovenia and Hungary becomes held off for a few hours before moving to the SE during the late afternoon/early evening hours. The front is forecast to become quasi-stationary over the N-Adriatic Sea in response to the development of a weak Italian surface depression in the lee of the Alps.
Weak pressure gradients prevail over the E-Mediterranean and with cool mid-levels atop, unsettled conditions are expected.
... E/SE-Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia ...
Following up yesterday's thoughts, a broken line of partially deep convection along the SE-ward racing cold front will affect the area of interest mainly in the 06Z (E-Germany) to 18Z (Slovakia and SE-Poland) time frame. We probably will also see a diurnal increase of convection with additional prefrontal heating. Forecast soundings show thin/long CAPE profiles with low LCLs and 10-15 m/s LL directional shear. With the onset of some diabating heating LLCAPE also improves. E-Germany probably has the least severe risk during the cold front passage with gusty winds and graupel. Further to the SE however, better downward mixing of 15-20 m/s at 850 hPa should increase the risk for isolated severe wind gusts over the Czech Republic and SE-Poland. Isolated large hail is possible with strongest storms. Overall, the tornado risk remains low, although the broken convective structure of that front does not rule out storms which reveal transient deviant storm motions. This would result in SRH-1 and -3 of 100-200 m^2/s^2 and an augmented risk for rotating updrafts. We expanded the low-probability lightning area all the way to the Ukraine due to the strong forcing which accompanies the NE-ward lifting impulse and also crosses the eastbound moving front. Weak MUCAPE signals point to spotty and short-lived thunderstorm activity, but no severe risk is forecast with those storms.
The postfrontal airmass over the highlighted area experiences diabatic heating and with cold mid-layer temperatures atop, 200-500 J/kg weakly capped MLCAPE evolve. DLS remains weak, but with 100-150 J/kg LLCAPE and 15 m/s LL shear available the main concern will be organized and mainly shallow convection....last few WRF runs also indicate a few deeper udprafts. Embedded mid-level impulses in this brisk NW-erly postfrontal flow regime also enhance LL directional shear on a regional scale. Hence we expect scattered and diurnal driven thunderstorms with graupel and gusty winds the main hazards. However, an isolated tornado event and large hail can't be ruled out with the strongest activity. The maximized severe risk is anticipated over E-Germany and Poland (the Czech Republic might see an adverse timing of postfrontal subsidence during peak heating). Therefore a rather broad level 1 was issued, which combines the risks of the cold front passage and the postfrontal convection.
... N-Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, S-Austria and Croatia ...
The interaction of the cold front with the Alps creates a front with split-flow characteristics due to blocking of the LL flow. A belt of 500 to 800 J/kg MLCAPE evolves from N-Italy to Hungary. The cold front should start to push to the SE during the afternoon and early evening hours. Scattered deep updrafts evolve along the cold front and take advantage of 25-30 m/s 0-6 km bulk shear. CAPE/shear overlap indicates a good chance for organized multicells/isolated supercells with large hail and severe wind gusts. Confidence in initiation over N-Italy decreases from E to W as we move deeper beneath the anticyclonically sheared side of the mid/upper jet.
Upward motion associated with upper-level divergence will take place near the front along/south of the Alps. It will aid the development of a line of storms over SE Austria, that quickly moves to the southeast across E Slovenia, E Croatia and Hungary. 25-30 m/s winds at 850 hPa should mix down to the surface, so a concentrated swath of severe wind gusts could evolve. Any more discrete storm structure continues to pose a large hail risk. Although LL shear will be enhanced along the front, marginal LLCAPE/LL lapse rates should keep the tornado risk on the lower-end side. Also, strong CAA could help to undercut updrafts rather fast. Still, with shear seen in forecast soundings, an isolated tornado risk can't be ruled out. Beyond sunset, the main risk with those storms will be gusty winds/isolated severe wind gusts and marginal hail.
Isolated thunderstorms continue over the N-Adriatic Sea, N-Italy and the W-/CNTRL Alps all night long. Limited CAPE precludes organized/long-lived convection although isolated large hail and strong wind gusts remain possible...especially in case updrafts grow deep enough to take profit of 30 m/s DLS (e.g. N-Adriatic Sea).
... N-Portugal and NW-Spain ...
With lowering thickness values, rich BL moisture (GFS/EZ agree in BL dewpoints in excess of 15 °C over N-Portugal) and weak forcing of an approaching upper trough from the SW, the stage is set for scattered thunderstorms. MLCAPE of rouhgly 500 J/kg, 15 m/s DLS and steepening mid-layer lapse rates create an environment supportive for a few strong to severe pulsating storms/isolated multicells with an isolated large hail and strong downburst risk. Isolated thunderstorms continue all night long, although this activity seems to be more elevated in nature. No severe risk is anticipated with the nocturnal convection.
... Other lightning areas ...
Limited CAPE precludes long-lived convection and this activity subsides after sunset. An isolated and short-lived storm can also evolve over the CNTRL Mediterranean, but coverage remains too isolated for a lightning area.


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BeetClock is a record-keeping app designed to meet the unique needs of small farmers. Use your smartphone to track the time you invest in every crop.
We just released BeetClock version 1.3 for iOS, which allows everyone in the farm crew to send work records to a single Google Sheets workbook!
Download the workbook template here, put it on your Google Drive, share it with the crew, and gather records from everyone!
BeetClock was conceived by a small-scale, diversified vegetable farmer to help manage time and labor on the farm. BeetClock is a better way for farmers to track the labor and equipment hours that go into every crop. Accurate recordkeeping from seeding to sale is essential in order to know which crops are truly profitable. Were all the hours spent hand-harvesting snap peas really worth it? Now there's an easy way to find out.
With BeetClock, you can make detailed records of your work from the field with just a few taps of your smartphone. Plus, all BeetClock users have the option to seamlessly integrate their data with the NOFA Enterprise Analysis Workbook, a powerful whole-farm recordkeeping system.
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Turn a dark corner into a radiant and unique place to plop down and read or sip or chat.
Since renting out our spare room, we are short one lamp and haven't found a suitable cute (and affordable) replacement. Rather than hiding on the dark side of the living room, we opted to fill a vintage gallon jar with christmas lights to create a luminous object lamp, an objet d'art, if you will.
Other great vessels for this kind of lighting arrangement include glass water pitchers, large glass pickle jars (if not full of fermenting carrots), or colored glass vases or jars.