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Yehuda Dayan
Thesis: A structured approach to web panel surveys: the use of a sequential framework for non-random survey sampling inference
Principal supervisor: Jouni Kuha
Zhanyu Chen
Thesis: Pricing and hedging exotic options in stochastic volatility models|
Principal supervisors: Thorsten Rheinlander and Angelos Dassios
Alex Jarman
Thesis: On the provision, reliability and use of hurricane forecasts on all time scales|
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Jia Wei Lim
Thesis: Parisian excursions of Brownian motion and its application in mathematical finance|
Principal supervisor: Angelos Dassios
Filippo Riccardi
Thesis: Stochastic models for the limit order book| (MPhil)
Joseph Dureau
Thesis: Bayesian inference for indirectly observed stochastic processes: applications to epidemic modelling|
Principal supervisor: Kostas Kalogeropoulos
Ilya Sheynzon
Thesis: Quantitative modelling of market booms and crashes|
Principal supervisor: Umut Cetin
Daniel Bruynooghe
Thesis: Differential cumulants, hierarchical models and monomial ideals|
Principal supervisor: Henry Wynn
Xiaonan Che
Thesis: Markov-typed models for large value interbank payment system|
Flavia Giammarino
Thesis: Indifference pricing with uncertainty averse preferences|
Principal supervisor: Pauline Barrieu
Sujin Park
Thesis: Consistent estimator of ex-post covariation of discretely observed diffusion processes|
Principal supervisor: Oliver Linton
Yu Ren
Thesis: The methodology of flowgraph models|
Principal supervisors: Henry Wynn and Wicher Bergsma
Roy Rosemarin
Thesis: Dimensionality reduction in non-parametric conditional density estimation with application to nonlinear time series|
Principal supervisor: Qiwei Yao
Billy Wu
Thesis: Estimating parameters in the presence of many nuisance parameters| (MPhil)
Principle supervisor: Qiwei Yao
Hongbiao Zhao
Thesis: A dynamic contagion process for modelling contagion risk in finance and insurance|
Dan Chen
Thesis: Three essays on pricing and hedging problems in incomplete markets|
Principal supervisor: Thorsten Rheinlander
Haeran Cho
Thesis: Sparse modelling and estimation for nonstationary time series and high-dimensional data|
Principal supervisor: Piotr Fryzlewicz
Sandrine Tobelem
Thesis: Robust asset allocation under model ambiguity|
Noha Youssef
Thesis: Optimal experimental design for computer experiments|
James Spencer Abdey
Thesis: To P, or Not to P? Quantifying inferential decision errors to assess whether significance truly is significant|
Principal supervisor: Irini Moustaki
Neil Bathia
Thesis: Factor modelling for high dimensional time series|
Sarah Haider
Thesis: The dynamics of child poverty in Britain: Trends, transistions and trajectories - An analysis of the BHPS (1991-2002)|
Takeshi Yamada
Thesis: Essays on mathematical finance: applications of moment expansions and filtering theory|
Principal supervisors: Angelos Dassios and Umut Cetin
Anna Andrianova
Thesis: Simulation of temperature time series on the long term scale with the application to pricing weather derivatives|
Hailiang Du
Thesis: Combining statistical methods with dynamical insight to improve nonlinear estimation|
Diego Jimenez-Huerta
Thesis: Stochastic models and methods for the assessment of earthquake risk in insurance|
Principal supervisor: Ragnar Norberg
Young Lee
Thesis: The Minimal entrophy Martingale measure and hedging in incomplete markets|
Miltiadis C. Mavrakakis
Thesis: State Space Models: univariate representation of a multivariate model, partial interpolation and periodic convergence|
Principal supervisor: Qiwei Yao and Jeremy Penzer
Edward Tredger
Thesis: On the evaluation of uncertainties in climate models|
Shanle Wu
Thesis: Excursions of Lévy processes and its application on mathematical finance and insurance|
Adrian Urs Gfeller
Thesis: Dynamic sensitivity analysis in Lévy process driven option models|
Oksana Yurievna Savina
Thesis: On optimal hedging and redistribution of catastrophe risk in insurance|
Christopher Strom
Thesis: Pricing and hedging in an incomplete interest rate market: applications of the Laplace transform|
Limin Wang
Thesis: Karhunen-Loeve expansions and their applications|
Berna Burcak Basbug
Thesis: Modelling of the Turkish catastrophe insurance pool data, 2000-2003|
Dario Ciraki
Thesis: Dynamic structural equation models: estimation and inference |
Principal supervisor: Martin Knott
Milena Clarissa Cuéllar Sánchez
Thesis: Perspectives and advances in parameter estimation of nonlinear models|
Chrysoula Dimitriou-Fakalou
Thesis: Statistical inference for spatial and spatio-temporal processes|
Georgios Tripodis
Thesis: Heterogeneity and aggregation in seasonal time series|
Principal supervisor: Jeremy Penzer
Stefan Markus Kassberger
Thesis: Smile-consistent LIBOR market models: theory, approximations and properties|
Principal supervisors: Ruediger Kiesel and Angelos Dassios
Shaoul Nathan
Thesis: Derivatives pricing in a Markov chain jump-diffusion setting|
Panagiotis Avramidis
Thesis: Estimation of the volatility function: non-parametric and semiparametric approaches|
Theophilus Harry Samuel Boafo-Yirenkyi
Thesis: Valuing credit spread options under stochastic volatility / interest rates|
Simona Costanzo
Thesis: Robust estimation of multivariate location and scatter with application to financial portfolio selection|
Principal supervisor: Anthony Atkinson
Maria Teresa Catarino Leitao
Thesis: Simulation-based methods for time series diagnostics|
Jayalaxshmi Nagaradjasarma
Thesis: Path-dependent functionals of constant elasticity of variance and related processes: distributional results and applications in finance|
Agnès Marie Estibals
Thesis: An analysis of broadcast audience measuremnet systems: content validity, statistical accuracy and economic implications, using the British and French models|
Principal supervisor: Celia Phillips
Yoshihiko Nishiyama
Thesis: Higher order asymptotic theory for semiparametric averaged derivatives|
Philip Tak Kay Chan
Thesis: Detection and modelling of shocks in stochastic volatility|
Colm Aongus O'Muircheartaigh
Thesis: An investigation of response variance in sample surveys|
Principal supervisor: David Bartholomew
Sankarshan Basu
Thesis: Approximating functions of integrals of log-Gaussain processes: applications in finance|
Pamela Comber Campanelli
Thesis: The impact of the interviewer: nonresponse and response variance in social surveys|
Principal supervisor: Colm A. O'Muircheartaigh
Mbolaji Lateef Oladejo
Thesis: Models of personal computer buying intention and behaviour based on the "theory of reasoned action"|
Panagiota Tzamourani
Thesis: Robustness, semiparametric estimation and goodness-of-fit of latent trait models|
Tsung-Chi Cheng
Thesis: Very robust statistics in the presence of missing data|
H. M. Waisul Islam
Thesis: Estimating the undercount in the UK 1991 population census|
Ji-Wook Jang
Thesis: Doubly stochastic point processes in reinsurance and the pricing of catastrophe insurance derivatives|
Irini Moustaki
Thesis: Latent variable models for mixed manifest variables|
Siem Jan Koopman
Award: PhD
Thesis: Diagnostic checking and intra-daily effects in time series models|
Principal supervisor: Andrew Harvey
Antonio Carlos Monteiro Ponce De Leon
Thesis: Optimum experimental design for model discrimination and generalized linear models|
Esther Ruiz-Ortega
Thesis: Heteroscedasticity in financial time series|
Leila Fuad Aboulela
Thesis: Stock and flow models for the Sudenese educational system|
Mariane Streibel
Thesis: Stochastic trends in simultaneous equation systems|
Maria-Theresinha Albanese
Thesis: Latent variables model for binary response data|
Ilias Kevork
Thesis: Confidence interval methods in discrete event computer simulation: theoretical properties and practical recommendations|
Principal supervisor: David Balmer
Tan Hwee Kwan
Thesis: Robust estimation for structural time series models|
Pablo Marshall-Rivera
Thesis: Analysis of a cross-section of time series using structural time series models|
Ham-Mukasa Mulira
Thesis: Computational methods for transformations to multivariate normality|
Harilaos Lambropoulos
Thesis: Human capital and the demand for education in post-war Greece: incentives and rewards|
Neil Graeme Shephard
Thesis: Exact distribution theory for the maximum likely estimator of local trend models|
Cristiano Augusto Coelho Fernandes
Thesis: Non-Gaussian structural time series models|
Richard Donovan Wiggins
Thesis: A methodological investigation of non sampling error: interviewer variability and non response|
Jandyra Maria Guimarães Fachel
Thesis: The C-type distribution as an underlying model for categorical data and its use in factor analysis|
Francisco Javier Fernandez Macho
Thesis: Estimation and testing of multivariate structural time series models|
Wilson Thinwa Wamani
Thesis: An empirical study of latent class models: application to criterion-referenced tests|
Ghali Abdellaoui-Maan
Thesis: Stochastic control in manpower planning|
Peter Douglas Congdon
Thesis: Explanatory models for social and occupational mobility and their application to the 1973 Irish mobility study|
Principal supervisor: David Bartholomew and Celia Phillips
Catherine Michalopoulou
Thesis: Adaptive estimation using order statistics of sub-samples|
Aglaia Kalamatianou
Thesis: Generalised Markovian manpower models: theory and applications|
Juan Carlos Abril
Thesis: Asymptotic expansions for time series problems: with applications to moving average models|
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Oscar Eduardo Hernandez-Rodriguez
Thesis: Statistical models of change in voting behaviour: a case study of Costa Rican elections, 1953-1978|
Christos C. Frangos
Thesis: Modified jack-knife methods in statistics with particular reference to second-order effects|
Principal supervisor: David Balmer
Eleftkerios G. Charatsis
Thesis: Statistical methods for estimation of production functions: a cross-section and time-series analysis of the Greek manufacturing industry|
Celia Mary Phillips
Thesis: Changes in subject choice at school and university|
Principal supervisor: Claus Moser
Martin Knott
Thesis: Some multinomial and combinatorial problems|
Principal supervisor: Alan Stuart
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First–yesterday I picked up a copy of our proud local newspaper, The Hoboken Reporter, and lo and behold, there's an extended story on, you guessed it, Your Humble Author. Because I am the hotness.
I was interviewed by none other than Caren Lissner, Editor-in-Chief and also a popular author in her own right, which means Caren knows a thing or two about the writing business and asked me some really interesting questions about the business of being an author, and also let me ramble on quite a bit about various things the way I often do. It's really a very nice piece and if you live in this area you should pick up a copy and then tell me how much of a nerd I sound like.
This was good timing because ever since World Fantasy Con I've been sitting here dozing at my desk wondering how to keep up momentum. Promoting a book is a marathon, not a sprint, and I often wonder how in the world you keep the universe interested in your novel, aside from wandering the earth with a copy in your backpack and stopping at every diner and bar and reading a bowel-shaking snippet of action-packed prose, and then having some handy order forms ready to take orders.
I don't think the piece is on their web site yet; if they ever post it I'll let y'all know. [UPDATE: Posted.]
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Today – Friday July 14, 2006 – is my last day here at The Reef Resort. I have had a memorable 2.5 years here, and it hurts my heart to leave. Yet, I am happy as I will be leaving to further my education. They all think I am nuts here, as I am going to be studying in Canada. Basically, leaving the warmth for the cold. But I am sure I will manage, and besides, I love challenges!! Also looking forward to being a student again.
Even though I will be physically leaving The Reef, the memories will always follow me wherever I go. Especially Phil's daily phone messages, or Leona's artsy crafty days, and of course Castro as well. I'm gonna miss watching the crew at the bar on a Sunday, and I will definitley miss helping guests plan their vacation. Speaking of which, my replacements will be Shankino Ebanks, Nelesa Connoly, and a lot of you are already familiar with Leona Baker!! They are more than capable on helping you plan your vacation, so don't hesitate to email them at firstname.lastname@example.com
I have also gotten to know many of the owners here at the resort, and will definitely miss seeing you all each year. All I can say is that I will be back!! I will come home for summer break and maybe winter as well, but this year, I am looking forward to experiencing my first white Christmas!! Looking forward to building my first snowman, and throwing my first snowball!! If it's ok with The Reef, I would like to blog on my first snow experience!!
So, farewell my friends, but do not be disheartened, as the memories will continue to live on!!


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kielpinskim:I used to carry around a pretty big one when it was just DD, but I've gotten more efficient since then. Now I carry this bag with one diaper for DD, 3 diapers for DS, wipes, peri bottle of water (for wipes and other messes), an extra outfit for DS, a sippy cup for DD, a small snack for DD, an A & A blanket for DS, my phone/wallet, and nursing pads. I add DD's blanket and pacifier on occasion.
Took the words out of my mouth. The one I carry now is about 14x14x6. We carry a sippy cup, snack, extra shorts and undies for DS, fold up potty seat, bottle or nursing cover, a few diapers, wipes, extra outfit for DD, paci, wallet, phone, and keys.
I'm carrying this one right now & it's plenty big enough.
For DS I have a snack & sippy
For DD diapers, wipes, a bottle, formula dispenser, receiving blanket, paci
I throw my planner, wallet & small bag with pens & chapstick, kleenex etc in it
I have a Graco bag that looks like a knock-off Lug bag. It's medium sized.
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For feeds we carry a nursing cover, some baby face clothes and a nursing pad.
As well we have a change of clothes, extra blanket, and a small case with an assortment of things like a pacifier, nipple shield, a couple of ziplock bags.
I use it as my purse so it also has my keys, phone, wallet and coffee.
The bag is about half full, but I suspect as I have to add a couple of toys and snacks that will change.
I don't carry my purse anymore either. I did try to at first, but it was just way too much unnecessary junk.
The diaper bag now has: diapers, wipes in a small case, A&A blanket, some small travel size packs of diaper rash cream, extra outfit for DD, changing pad and burp cloth. For DS, I have a few fruit snacks and some cars. I also keep my wallet, keys, sunglasses and phone.
I have something like this (but in different colors & I think it's a different brand... MIL got it for me.) I was using the small one only but I messed up the zipper lol. It was nice becasue it was a good size for DS to carry- he felt very proud to be able to help me.
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I also have a Fisher Price backpack-style bag. It has a pocket on one side that holds a travel wipes case, and an insulated pocket on the other side for bottles.
It holds A LOT of stuff. I have to clean it out every day because I end up putting everything in it. I keep all the typical diapering stuff in it, plus a receiving blanket, extra clothes and socks, and a couple of toys.
I tried to use it as my purse, too, but it ended up getting too heavy. It's actually easier for me to carry two bags.


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I just got back from San Francisco's first Artisan Fragrance Salon. It was arranged by a group that organises wine and chocolate tasting salons along with Yosh Han (of Yosh perfumes), who put together a who's who of West Coast perfumers both big and small. I consider myself fairly well versed in perfumes, and I must admit that I'd never heard of about half of the people presenting, so it was a great learning experience and a chance to dive into the world of hyper-niche. Oh, and it took place in an art gallery, which is why there's some rather interesting art behind many of the perfumers in the pictures.
I started off with Ineke, who has done presentations for a couple of the SF Meet-Ups and is always a friendly face, though I managed to capture her blinking (sorry Ineke...). Oh, and I can't quite tell in my picture (I'm no photographer), but I'm think that's the back of BayKAT, who has posted a lot of reviews here, sniffing...
Ineke was there debuting two fragrances. One was a new floral for Anthropology, and the other was her highly-anticipated "H" scent, Hothouse Flower.
I expect this to generate quite some buzz with the ladies here when it comes out. It's a realistic gardenia, right down to the subtle cheesy undertones, on a base of greens, with just a touch of sweet grape (at least to my nose). Oh, and it wasn't one of those fake gardenias that smells like tuberose, which is a rarity, but a real, heady gardenia-lover's gardenia.
Of all the houses I didn't know, the one that was the closest to my personal taste had to be 40 Notes. I had vaguely heard of them because they're on Indiescents, but knew absolutely nothing of their work.
Apparently, 40 Notes is the creation of former IFF perfumer Miriam Vareldzis and is her outlet for very nice niche creations done with the experienced eye of a classically-trained perfumer. I loved Oudwood Veil, a very deep leathery oud, as well as Exotic Ylang Ylang and Spring Vetiver, though everything she had available seemed really top notch (and everyone knows I'm a hell of a picky snob, so that means something when I say it...), so I picked up a sample pack. She had created a special one-day-only perfume for the salon that was a fantastic hyacinth. I know at least one of the SF sniff group picked up a bottle, so there's at least a little hope that I'll be able to smell it again...
My other favorite pleasant surprise was Divine Life Perfume. She was only showing two perfumes (along with scented body products). One was a very dense mix of orange blossom and oud (along with a lot of other things) and the other was a really great natural rose mixed with yuzu and lemony geranium. Divine Life Perfumes is Ragna Ruffner, who many of us know as an SF Meet-Up attendee. It was great to see one of us making actual perfumes, but the talk of the lunchtime crowd was that her rose perfume was easily one of the best things at the show, even though she's a regular person and one of the newest perfumers there. I couldn't resist picking up a bar of soap in the rose scent and I know at least one other BN member picked up the rose room spray.
Then, it was off to visit another friend of the SF Meet-Up community, Shelley Waddington of Envoyage Perfumes. She presented her line to us last year and it was good to see her again. My pick was one of her new ones, A Study In Water, which was a watery floral along the lines of the new Kilians, in that it simultaneously managed to be both diaphanous and rich.
Next I met Ellen Covey, Basenotes member and founder of Olympic Orchids, pictured here with her partner Michael, as well as Felicia of Fragrance Belles-Lettres.
I knew Olympic Orchids from a Basenotes sample pass-around group a year or so ago, and found that their early fruity orchid scents didn't really appeal to my personal tastes, but her new line of Devilscent perfumes has revealed a sinister, smoky new side to her perfumery and I was enamored with basically all of them. It's a series of conceptual perfumes based on an unpublished gothic biblical erotic novel called Quantum Demonology, with 4 devil perfumes and one for a female character, Lilith. Who can resist? What kind of devil do I feel like today? Devil 1? Maybe Devil 3... Naturally, I ordered a sample pack.
One of the lines I hadn't heard of until today was Velvet & Sweet Pea's Purrfumery. Yes, their name and their image are cutesy and bejeweled, and they sample their perfumes on cute little fans decorated with cartoon cats sipping tea, but don't underestimate their scents. They're natural, based on VERY luxe home-handcrafted essences in rich, dense combinations that I could tell I wasn't even coming close to understanding on paper. In terms of smell, they remind me of Aftelier, but more floral-focused. I couldn't help but wonder if their overwhelming sense of whimsey was out of step with their hyper-luxe prices, but I was surprised to find that they had one of the largest followings at the show - just about everyone I hadn't met before seemed to be there to support them, so they've clearly got a loyal following, apparently built mostly via small private sniffing parties in peoples' homes.
One of the most interesting concept pieces at the show was Velvet & Sweet Pea's Honey perfume. It's crafted completely from things in the yard of the perfumer. She keeps her own bees and makes an essential oil from her backyard honey, then mixes it with handmade essences of the flowers from her yard that the bees eat from to make the honey. It was a dense and complicated smell, floral but surprisingly dark, with a bit of a growl from the honey.
My next stop was one that no one had heard of before today, a new line in the indie perfume scene, a line called Cognoscenti. Apparently, this was their first official day as a business, with their website going live today and this display at the salon as their first time selling to the public! Here is the Dannielle, the nose behind the brand:
She explained that she always preferred masculine scents and wanted to do a unisex line that leaned towards the masculine side. There are three scents in the line. Scent number one (aptly named Scent No. 1) is subtly dark fruits and clary sage over woods and suede. Scent No. 16 is called Tomato Leather (yes, I said Tomato Leather) and is green tomato leaf over a saffron/oud leather base. Scent No. 19 is called Warm Carrot and is a rather dark green labdanum/vetiver paired with carrot seed with a soft creamy vanilla amber giving it a more warm "perfumey" base. This smells like the kind of dark, creative niche stuff that I really like, so I happily bought a sample pack and look forward to seeing what people have to say when this line becomes more available to the public. With interesting scents like this, it seems like a no-brainer that Indiescents or Luckyscent should pick them up soon, at which point the samples will flow freely...
Next, I met Persephenie, the owner of Persephenie (seems fitting, right?). She's well known in Los Angeles for her handcrafted body products, but was here today on the strength of her perfumes.
Persephenie made two special perfumes for the event, but my personal pick of her collection was Datura, a big dramatic floral based on angel's trumpet, a smell I love. I've always thought that the best florals are made with natural flower essences in high concentration supported by carefully chosen synthetics for depth and longevity. Datura may be a picture-perfect example of this kind of perfume. Alas, she had no samples for sale, so I'll have to track one down eventually to verify...
Another line that was new to me was Leila Castle Botanical Fragrance. Here's Leila with Travis from The Perfumer's Apprentice:
Leila Castle made complex natural oil blends that were clearly inspired by her surroundings in the Northern California forests. I'm kicking myself for not writing down the name of my favorite. I thought it was called something "Fir", but I don't see it on her website. Anyway, it was a deep, dark, shadowy redwood forest in a bottle, vehemently coniferous and redolent of dirt and moss.
Then, I met Sarah Horowitz, the namesake nose of one of the few lines I was already familiar with before today. She was incredibly nice and showed me around her lines, both the "Comes From Within" line and the "Perfect" collection. Love Comes From Within was her tribute to her mother's perfumes, which I interpreted as a hybrid between Shalimar and Aromatics Elixir, a very old-fashioned (in a good way) powdery, animalic classic "oriental" scent. My favorite, though, was Perfect Gardenia, which actually struck me more as a bright, almost minty floral rather than a cheesy gardenia, but was so unique that I had to ask for a sample.
Of course, this being her event, Yosh was there. She's always been incredibly nice to the San Francisco meet-up folks, talking with us quite a few times and even giving us sneak previews of upcoming scents. She was very busy guiding discussions and was swamped with friends and press when she wasn't, but here are some shots of her table.
Yosh had some special limited editions out for sniffing. My favorite was a light, sunny tomato leaf garden smell (I should have written down the names, but was fairly tired at this point). There was one that mixed chocolate and leather that could prove to be a cult favorite if it ever appears for sale somewhere, and there was also one that smelled like watery, intelligently-done berries, as well as a fourth that I'm completely forgetting. I heard that there was originally a fifth, but rumor has it that the tester itself was bought off the table by a basenotes member, so maybe we can get a report later...
Speaking of big names that have always been friendly to the San Francisco Meet-Up people, Delrae Roth of Parfums Delrae was there showing her popular collection. She wasn't showing off anything new, but I thought the little minis of her body cremes were adorable...
I also finally got to try out all the perfumes from Sonoma Scent Studio. I really like their aesthetic, being influenced by the scents of the forest. I have tried many of their woody/incense/smoky scents and was looking forward to smelling their florals. It turns out that even their flowery perfumes have a woody outdoor vibe to them, in keeping with the spirit of the line.
I was excited to smell Forest Walk, but it ended up being sweeter and less coniferous than I was hoping, though I must say that I liked it and would love to sample pretty much their entire line now. Surprisingly, the attention-grabber of the Sonoma Scent Studios table turned out to be their Fig Tree body creme, which was ridiculously luxurious and a fantastic interpretation of the scent. There's something about a thick, expensive-feeling body creme with a complex woody scent that feels so unusual and "niche" that it was hard to resist.
Another fun table belonged to the infamous Smell Bent. Here's perfumer/owner Brent in a fuzzy teddy bear vest
His current feature is Little Miss Panda Gets Lei'd, a heady floral based on the smell of a Hawaiian lei. Tuberose lovers, look out! He's also got an interesting set called the Vocabulary collection, which gives examples of various perfume terms, like Floral and Woody. My favorite of the line was Green, which was, as advertised, green, very leafy with vetiver.
Yet another line I had never heard of before today was Smells & Bells Organics. They do creative natural perfumes with a unique quality to them, including one (I forgot the name) that's a mix of chocolate and seashells. But my favorite of the line was called It Felt Love (based on a nice poem about why a rose would choose to bloom) which was, you guessed it, a big natural rose perfume with spices for character. Their tiny little pots of perfume with the bells and ribbon flowers were my pick for the cutest packaging at the show, though I'm afraid my close-up picture turned out fairly awful...
Seriously, I thought I had a fairly good knowledge of small niche perfume companies before today, but it turns out I've been living under a bit of a rock. Another one that I didn't know about was Roxana Illuminated Perfume.
They're a natural aromatherapy-based perfume company from Santa Monica, who do dense, intricate essential oil perfumes. Their pick for me turned out to be my favorite, one called Chaparral, a deep green incense mix inspired by the wilds of Southern California.
Continuing with the natural perfumers, I finally met the highly respected nose (and one of my favorite reviewers on Basenotes) Ayala Moriel.
Her new scent is called Etrog and is based on a rare citron from Isreal. It was a bright juicy citrus that captivated me enough to buy a sample. I also picked up one of her chocolate bars scented with orange blossom absolute. I'm sure I'll report back on that when I eat it. As a side note, she also had a white chocolate bar scented with tuberose that was calling to me, but I just don't like white chocolate that much, so I had to go with the orange blossom.
I was also really impressed by a line called Artemisia Natural Perfumes. Here's Lisa, the nose and owner...
Artemisia had one called Eros that was a citrus rose over woods that I liked (I'm a sucker for rose perfumes made with real rose essential oils, and today was heaven for that!), but their perfume that has utterly baffled me and left me dazed and intrigued was Ondine. It's vaguely floral, but based on a whole new kind of animalic note that I've never smelled in perfume before. It's like that state fair animal barn smell, mostly hay, but with a heady whiff of animal smell. But take that smell and express it in artful "perfumey" terms and make it vaguely floral. Lisa explained that the animalic note comes from an Indian oud, but this isn't like any oud I've smelled, or else this combination is just an extremely clever way to use one of those notorious "barnyard" ouds. Oh, and it's not as gross as you'd think from my description, either - it's actually quite nice. Unusual, but quite nice.
I have to admit that, by the time I got to the end of this, I was really overwhelmed. So I'm afraid I don't know much to accompany my last pictures. This was a display for Rebel & Mercury, another natural perfume company that did deep, intricate essential oil scents.
This was San Francisco's own L'Aromatica Perfume, also a line of handcrafted natural perfumes.
I apologize for not having more information about these two perfumers. They had nice scents and don't deserve to be left out of my descriptions, but by the end of the event, the perfume stench in the space was so heady that everyone was getting a little loopy. I sincerely thought that I was getting close to feeling sick and falling over, and I just couldn't handle it any more, especially after an afternoon sniffing yesterday and an evening spent cataloging my samples here on Basenotes. So with my apologies to L'Aromatica and Rebel & Mercury, I didn't have the energy to find a favorite in your lines, not because you didn't have some beautiful scents, but because I ran out of gas.
Anyway, that was my day. It was fun to see the local (and some not-so-local) perfume junkies again. It was definitely a successful event. In addition to a ton of bloggers and collectors, I ran into local folks from Creed, L'Artisan, and Diptyque roaming the aisles.
My two lessons learned today, aside from the fact that apparently I CAN sniff too much and have to stop:
#1. If you're having a perfume event, have it in an extremely well-ventilated space. It gives me a greater respect for the department stores. Though I've never noticed, spaces like the basement at Barneys must have an enormous hidden fan system because they never smell as crazy as this did.
#2. There's a common mix of notes that an awful lot of natural perfumes share. It's a mix of dark herbs and a bunch of clary sage over dark green basenotes, with sweet, almost fruity resins and flowers on top, and this mix is EVERYWHERE. That's not a complaint, just a realization. I guess that what a chypre structure was to older French perfumery, this simultaneously dark green and sweet floral mix is to essential oil blends. Seriously, after smelling what must have been over a hundred of these in one day, some of my friends and I were quietly referring to it as "that natural perfume smell." The problem is that it's so dense and difficult to sniff through that the focus of the perfumes can get lost. "That natural perfume smell" with jasmine can smell a lot like "that natural perfume smell" with oranges, which smells an awful lot like "that natural perfume smell" with some incredibly rare Himalayan flower. It got to the point that I was actively hunting out fragrances with especially heady florals or natural-smelling woods because they stood out so much from the "natural perfume smell" masses. A bit of a lesson for me, really.
Thanks for reading, and hopefully we'll have a bigger and better Basenotes contingent next year!


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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train construction moves forward
A milestone was reached this week in the construction of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction at new Fantasyland.
The train car completed the Imagineers and Design & Engineering team's first pull and push test, as well as running under its own gravity dropping out of the station.
The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride at new Fantasyland inside the Magic Kingdom will feature five-car trains designed to sway as they swing around the track.
The family-style roller coaster will take riders through the gen mines of the Seven Dwarfs and include "new effects and animation." It's the last phase of the expansion.
Imagineers said the track opens in the spring of 2014.
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recumpence wrote:Agreed, an idler would be needed.
I like the serial drive option, except that I do a lot of pedal only riding too and use the motor for hills and what-not. A serial drive has noticeable added drag. Non-serial drives have much less drag and seems to be roughly the same amount of work to complete.
MitchJi wrote:Serial drive the pedals and motor turn the same shaft. If there is a FW on the motor end of the shaft I think the only extra drag when pedaling would be (if I'm missing something let me know):
1. the longer shaft
2. the friction of the FW
3. possibly a crooked chain line
I don't think 1 and 2 are significant. Marcus (who did a lot of testing) told me 3 isn't very much.
Miles wrote:Yes, that would be better for pedalling but less efficient for the motor. There's no ideal set-up - pick your compromise for the intended use.
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News about State Department, U.S., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Nov. 22, 2014
Two-year investigation by House Intelligence Committee has found Central Intelligence Agency and military acted properly in responding to 2012 attack on United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya; Republican-controlled committee asserts no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees. MORE
Nov. 17, 2014
State Department announces security breach of its computer system, becoming fourth government agency to be hacked in recent months. MORE
Nov. 8, 2014
Federal Bureau of Investigaion counterintelligence agents are investigating veteran American diplomat Robin L Raphael on suspicion that she took classified information home from the State Dept; Raphael is a retired ambassador and expert on Pakistan, who until recently was an adviser to State Dept. MORE
Nov. 8, 2014
Pres Obama will appoint Antony J Blinken as the deputy secretary of state, placing one of his closest advisers in the State Department's No. 2 post; Blinken is currently the deputy national security adviser. MORE
Nov. 7, 2014
Editorial criticizes State Dept for helping to organize large investment conference for American business in Egypt; notes that conference coincides with deadline Egyptian government imposed in blatant effort to shut down independent groups that promote civil society and human rights; urges American executives taking part in conference to consider whether investing in Egypt is worthwhile if it means strengthening despotic system. MORE
Sep. 27, 2014
State Department is ramping up its Middle Eastern informational efforts in order to counter surprising success of Islamic State propaganda on social media; digital operators are directly engaging young people, publishing a stream of anti-Islamic State messages and even one shocking video; critics have questioned credibility of effort. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
State Department is imposing travel restrictions on Venezuelan officials whom it considers to be responsible for human rights abuses; move follows embarrassing episode for Washington in which it tried and failed to get custody of former Venezuelan general Hugo Carvajal, who is wanted in United States on narcotics charges. MORE
Jun. 30, 2014
Newly disclosed documents reveal that State Dept was aware of serious concerns about security contractor Blackwater prior to 2007 shooting in Baghdad that killed 17 civilians; American Embassy officials at time shut down investigation that revealed pattern of lawless behavior, including death threat to investigator himself; four Blackwater guards involved in shooting are currently on trial, government's second attempt at prosecution after previous charges were dismissed in 2009. MORE
Jun. 8, 2014
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column holds Hillary Clinton accomplished a great deal during her tenure as secretary of state; points out she vastly expanded nation's diplomatic agenda at a key historical juncture; contends Clinton recognized that 21st-century diplomacy means addressing poverty, environment, women's rights and education, in addition to the so-called 'hard' issues that have long dominated international relations. MORE
Jun. 7, 2014
State Department analysis reports if the Keystone XL pipeline is not built, and more oil from the Canadian oil sands is moved by rail, there could be hundreds more deaths and thousands more injuries than expected over the course of a decade; State Dept has authority to approve pipeline because it would cross international borders, although Pres Obama is expected to make ultimate call. MORE
Jun. 7, 2014
State Dept is financing new 24-hour satellite television channel in turbulent northern region of Nigeria that is meant to provide alternative to violent propaganda and recruitment efforts by Boko Haram; move signals ramping up of American counterinsurgency efforts to directly challenge the radical group; channel, known as Arewa24, will provide original content produced by Nigerians, including comedies and children's programs. MORE
May. 28, 2014
State Department issues travel warning urging Americans against traveling to Libya and asking those already there to leave; cites continuing fighting among militias. MORE
May. 1, 2014
State Department reports that Al Qaeda's affiliates in Somalia, Syria, Yemen and West Africa are exerting increasing influence in their regions, posing new challenges for American counterterrorism officials even after a decade of allied attacks that have weakened the group's leadership in Pakistan. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Congress may require the State Department to treat Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in American passports; case, brought by parents of Menachem B Zivotofsky, who was born in Jerusalem in 2002, touches on generations of conflict in the Middle East, as well as the dueling roles of Congress and the president in the conduct of foreign affairs. MORE
Apr. 21, 2014
State Department and other agencies are spending millions around the world to finance local systems, called mesh networks, that can prevent government spying and allow open communication between dissenters abroad; networks are not invulnerable, but provide significant security because they are not connected to the wider Internet. MORE
Apr. 19, 2014
State Department will delay its decision on construction of 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline until it has a clearer idea of how legal challenges to the pipeline's route through Nebraska will be settled; both supporters and opponents of the pipeline criticize the delay as a political ploy aimed at punting the final call on the divisive project until after midterm elections in November. MORE
Apr. 17, 2014
Hillary Clinton is struggling to define accomplishments during her tenure as secretary of state, since much of what she labored over is either unfinished business or has gone awry in Pres Obama's second term; aides say her legacy is defined not by clear victories but by a dogged commitment to the process; advocates say, because of her celebrity and potential political future, Clinton is held to a different standard than other secretaries of state. MORE
Apr. 12, 2014
William J Burns, career diplomat who led Obama administration's back-channel negotiations with Iran, plans to step down as the State Dept's second-ranking official in October. MORE
Apr. 3, 2014
Federal judge sentences former State Dept contractor Stephen J Kim to 13 months in prison for leaking information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter. MORE
Apr. 2, 2014
Multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed against Arab Bank by relatives of American citizens killed or injured by terrorist attacks in Israel has caused a significant split in the Obama administration; State Dept wants the administration to come to the bank's aid while Treasury and Justice Depts says it should stay out of the case; bank has now asked the Supreme Court to intervene, court has asked Obama administration whether it thinks it should hear case, and administration is at an impasse over what to tell the justices. MORE
Mar. 6, 2014
Crisis in the Ukraine is accelerating State Department initiative to use America's booming natural gas supply to subvert influence of Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin; Russia supplies 60 percent of Ukraine's natural gas and has a history of cutting off supply during conflicts; Obama administration's strategy to undercut Russian natural gas sales to Ukraine and Europe is drawing support from Republicans and oil industry. MORE
Feb. 28, 2014
State Department reports that increasing number of governments are suppressing political opponents and restricting freedom of assembly; notes abuses in Egypt, Iran, Russia and elsewhere; report represents sobering assessment of prospects for spread of democracy. MORE
Feb. 27, 2014
State Department inspector general's investigation concludes that a department contractor who prepared an environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline did not violate conflict-of-interest rules; contractor had previously done work for TransCanada, company seeking to build the pipeline. MORE
Feb. 8, 2014
Stephen J Kim, former State Department contractor charged with leaking information from classified report about North Korea to a Fox News reporter in 2009, pleads guilty and agrees to serve 13-month prison sentence. MORE
Feb. 5, 2014
Diplomatic Memo; Secretary of State John Kerry and other diplomatic officials are using Twitter to augment, and even replace, carefully scripted and vetted language of official State Department and White House statements. MORE
Feb. 1, 2014
State Department releases report concluding that the Keystone XL pipeline would not substantially worsen carbon pollution; findings leave an opening for Pres Obama to approve the politically divisive project, frustrating environmentalists; report sets up difficult decision for Sec of State John Kerry, who will have to make recommendation to Pres Obama, and who hopes to make action on climate change a key part of his legacy. MORE
Jan. 28, 2014
Hillary Rodham Clinton calls deadly 2012 attack on United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, her 'biggest regret' in four years she served as secretary of state. MORE
Jan. 17, 2014
Editorial contends report issued by Senate Intelligence Agency regarding the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, contributes to a better understanding of what happened and why and what must be done to prevent such attacks in the future; maintains report makes clear that the State Department must bear most of the blame for failing to provide adequate security. MORE
Jan. 16, 2014
Senate Intelligence Committee's stinging report concludes attack on Sept 11, 2012, that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, could have been prevented; singles out State Dept for criticism for its failure to bolster security in response to intelligence warnings about growing security crisis around city; criticizes United States Ambassador J Christopher Stevens for his judgment and actions in weeks before his death. MORE
Dec. 5, 2013
State Department, concerned by attempts of Al Qaeda and its global affiliates to attract more Americans and other Westerners, is stepping up its online efforts to combat violent extremists' recruiting of English speakers. MORE
Nov. 27, 2013
People close to Hillary Clinton worry that, because of the high profile given to her work for women's rights, and headlines being generated by hyperkinetic Secretary of State John Kerry, her efforts on tricky diplomatic situations have been eclipsed; struggle to define Clinton's accomplishments at State Department has intensified. MORE
Nov. 21, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry may be poised to begin delivering an agreement with Iran to curb its nuclear program, major goal long sought by Pres Obama; Kerry's prodigious energy and desire to make a mark have made him a more activist secretary of state than his famous predecessor Hillary Clinton, and so far at least, more willing to take risks, earning growing respect from Obama. MORE
Nov. 16, 2013
State Department says that since January 2013 it has been quietly offering rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to arrest or conviction of anyone involved in 2012 attack on American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
Senior House Republicans accuse State Department of failing to hold senior department officials accountable for security failures that contributed to 2012 attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans were killed. MORE
Sep. 13, 2013
Richard Stengel will depart as managing editor of Time magazine to become under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs at the State Department. MORE
Sep. 12, 2013
Memo From Afghanistan; officials from State Department and United States Agency for International Development have begun publicly airing their grievances about John F Sopko, special inspector general for Afghan reconstruction, government watchdog charged with auditing their work there. MORE
Sep. 4, 2013
Independent review panel concludes that State Department office overseeing diplomatic security is hampered by bureaucracy and must be elevated in importance, especially given increased threat of terrorism faced by American embassies and consulates. MORE
Aug. 23, 2013
Some are questioning whether Catherine M Russell, ambassador at large for global women's issues, will see a less prominent role under Sec of State John Kerry; position was created by Sec of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2009 to elevate one of her longtime causes. MORE
Aug. 21, 2013
Four midlevel State Department officials placed on administrative leave after deadly 2012 attack on United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, have been reinstated by Sec of State John Kerry and given new assignments; Republican Rep Darrell Issa of California accuses State Department of shirking accountability. MORE
Aug. 19, 2013
State Department declines to say what role Hillary Rodham Clinton played in approving Huma Abedin's employment arrangement; also declines to provide titles and job descriptions of other individuals it permitted to serve in the capacity of special government employee, and whether any of Clinton's other political appointees were given the special designation. MORE
Jun. 23, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry, following global celebrity of his predecessor Hillary Clinton, is striving to carve out his legacy by taking on some of world's intractable problems; is again trying to cobble together effective strategy to end fighting in Syria. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
State Department accuses Russia, China and Uzbekistan of continuing to abet human trafficking and forced labor, raising possibility that they could face sanctions at a time when Pres Obama has tried to maintain relations with each on strategic issues. MORE
Jun. 12, 2013
Report by Larry M Dinger, former ambassador who oversaw audit of State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, outlines several cases of alleged misconduct by American diplomats and security agents, part of inquiry into whether senior officials interfered with politically delicate investigation. MORE
Jun. 4, 2013
State Department announces it is offering rewards for information leading to location of leaders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, as well as other terrorist organizations operating in North and West Africa. MORE
May. 30, 2013
Susan E Rice and Victoria Nuland, two high-ranking diplomats, are facing different fates amid political tempest over deadly attacks on American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya; internal roles of both were put on display in emails released by administration, but Nuland has escaped kind of harsh criticism leveled against Rice. MORE
May. 28, 2013
Several top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former secretary of state, are targets of the latest subpoena for information about the drafting of talking points after the siege last fall on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya. MORE
May. 23, 2013
President Obama's choice for assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs is Victoria Nuland, who was involved in editing controversial talking points about the attack last year in Benghazi, Libya. MORE
May. 21, 2013
State Department is racing to fulfill recommendations on diplomatic security proposed after attack on diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya; price tag has reached $1.4 billion to meet most urgent needs but some lawmakers say it will take years and billions more dollars to fully carry out changes called for by the independent review panel which investigated assault. MORE
May. 21, 2013
State Department issues annual report chronicling decline in religious freedom in countries around the world that has resulted in rising bigotry and sectarian violence; singles out eight nations, China, Eritrea, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan, for particularly egregious and systemic repression of religious rights. MORE
May. 17, 2013
Huma Abedin did not disclose consulting work she did while serving in State Department, requirement of public employees; disclosure of arrangement comes as her husband, former Democratic Rep Anthony D Weiner, prepares for a mayoral run in New York City. MORE
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Ready and Waiting for the Moment to Unfold
In the run-up to the Iraq invasion, Ruby Washington went to the United Nations hoping to find a different kind of image. She found it when Secretary of State Colin Powell was handed a note.
December 22, 2014, Monday
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Washington Already Has Its Man in Havana
Cuba and the United States have not formally restored relations yet, but they are represented in each other's capitals. The senior American diplomat in Havana took up the post in August.
December 17, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: DeLaurentis, Jeffrey F (1954- ) , Cuba , Havana (Cuba) , United States , State Department , Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates , United States International Relations
Lights Out at the State Department
Diplomacy is never easy, especially in the dark.
December 15, 2014, Monday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Kerry, John , Rome (Italy) , State Department
Senate Affirms Ambassador for Freedom of Religion
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David N. Saperstein, a prominent Reform rabbi, to be ambassador at large for international religious freedom, in charge of countering religious persecution around the world.
December 15, 2014, Monday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates , Saperstein, David N , Freedom of Religion , Appointments and Executive Changes , Senate , Religion and Belief , Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism , Discrimination , State Department
Honors Gala: A Big Deal, as Biden Might (More Colorfully) Say
Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a dinner at the State Department on Saturday for the Kennedy Center Honors, with guests like Sting and Bruno Mars.
December 8, 2014, Monday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Biden, Joseph R Jr , Boxer, Barbara , DeLauro, Rosa , Kerry, John , Mars, Bruno , Washington (DC) , Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts , State Department , Kennedy Center Honors
G.O.P.-Led Benghazi Panel Bolsters Administration
The House Intelligence Committee has joined previous panels in rejecting the most damning accusations about the handling of the 2012 attacks on American outposts.
November 23, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Benghazi Attack (2012) , Gowdy, Trey , Central Intelligence Agency , State Department , Benghazi (Libya) , Libya , Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates , Clinton, Hillary Rodham , House Committee on Intelligence , Stevens, J Christopher , Obama, Barack , Boehner, John A , Rogers, Michael J (1963- )
Brinkmanship Heightens as Deadline for a Nuclear Deal With Iran Looms
Difficulties in the talks suggested it was unlikely that any agreement that might be announced on Monday would be a complete one, and that a deadline extension would be needed.
November 22, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Iran , Nuclear Weapons , United States International Relations , Kerry, John , Zarif, Mohammad Javad , State Department
New Benghazi Investigation Finds No Fault in Response
A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the C.I.A. and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
November 22, 2014, Saturday
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U.S. Lays Out Limits It Seeks in Iran Nuclear Talks
American negotiators want to slow the Iranian nuclear program so that it would take at least a year to make material for a bomb if Iran decided not to abide by the deal.
November 21, 2014, Friday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Iran , Nuclear Weapons , International Relations , United States International Relations , State Department , Kerry, John , Ashton, Catherine , Zarif, Mohammad Javad
Keystone Pipeline Pros, Cons and Steps to a Final Decision
What is the pipeline, what would it do, who wants to build it and why is it the subject of so much debate?
November 19, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND: Keystone Pipeline System , Oil Sands , Canada , Obama, Barack , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , State Department , Nebraska , United States , United States International Relations
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My mother always cautioned me about looking too closely into my family history. She was sure I would find one of them buried on Boot Hill. This was a long time ago, of course, as evidenced by the reference to Boot Hill, but her caution was well intentioned and, for the time, when everyone wanted to be like everyone else, it didn't do to have family "buried on Boot Hill." Well, I ignored my mother and plowed headlong into family history research and turned up some very interesting things, none of which were particularly shocking, since I have a great tolerance for peculiarity and pecadillos.
I also have been working as a genealogy assistant for a very long time and have encountered the family stories of hundreds of people, so, in comparison, my family is boring. This is perhaps a privilege of my occupation – that I get to hear the stories of so many different families but one thing I have noticed and want to pass on to anyone interested in starting their family history is brace yourself. You are going to find information that you may not want to know. You know the Ancestry ad, the one about the grandfather's multiple marriage certificates, that is tame compared to the grandfather who had about eight different families. There was only one marriage certificate, however, which meant that gramps was a bigamist. In one family, it turned out that grandmother was purchased from her father for a horse and buggy. And I can't tell you the number of people who never married yet had children, who went to prison, who were found floating in the river, and on and on.
Many people accept these family stories with aplomb. There is actually a subset of genealogists who celebrate their black sheep (although the definition of a black sheep varies from family to family – in my family it was someone who married outside of the church) But every now and then I encounter a genealogists who is truly shocked and unable to come to terms with what they have found. There is a belief that people in the past were more moral and disciplined, that they followed the rules and, with a few exceptions, behaved in a much better manner than we do now. What I have found is that this is simply not so. Our ancestors swore, cheated, drank, cavorted and behaved badly. And I think that when we start our family stories we need to be prepared for the eventuality that our ancestors may have feet of clay.


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|Partnership with Northern Plains Cooperative and Allied Agronomy to promote economic development and job creation
|BISMARCK, ND, Feb 08, 2011
@@USDA Rural Development State Director Jasper Schneider today announced Northern Plains Electric Cooperative was selected to receive a $740,000 loan through the Rural Economic Development Loan program.
"The financing announced today will help support our agriculture industry and spur economic activity," said Schneider. "This is a good example of a public and private partnership to promote growth and job creation."
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative will provide financing that will be used to assist Allied Agronomy, LLC with the construction of a new 30,000 square foot warehouse facility near Jamestown. The project is expected to create an additional 6 jobs and retain 28. This project will provide an environmentally safe way to transfer agricultural chemicals from bulk semi-loads into EPA-approved 250 gallon containers for retail customers. The total project cost is estimated at approximately $2.5 million with funding from Allied Agronomy and CoBank.
The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDLG), which is administered by USDA Rural Development, provides funding to rural projects through local utility organizations. Under the program, USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, in turn, pass through to local businesses for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas.
Under today's announcement, USDA is investing more than $8.5 million to help rural communities. The loan funds will be leveraged by more than $80 million in private and public financing; while grant funds will be leveraged by more than $54 million in public/private funding.
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Psychiatrist Congressman Jim McDermott faces ethical dilemma in gun debateon January 17, 2013 @ 10:53 am (Updated: 11:52 am - 1/17/13 )
Washington State Congressman Jim McDermott has a unique perspective. He's a longtime psychiatrist who has championed numerous gun control measures during his over 20 years in Congress.
"It triggers a very difficult situation for a psychiatrist, in that you are giving the patient the protection of anonymity and security and not saying anything at the same time you have a responsibility to the public," McDermott said in an interview with Seattle's Morning News.
McDermott has treated a number of patients who've said threatening things at one time or another. But the challenge for a mental health professional is determining if they're really dangerous.
"Very often in marital disputes or job difficulties or all kinds of things people make statements and you have to make a judgement about whether they are real or they are just blowing off steam," he said.
New proposals including legislation passed this week in New York would authorize law enforcement to seize firearms from patients reported as potentially dangerous. Those that don't would be added to a criminal background database and prohibited from buying guns.
McDermott insisted he would always report someone if he felt they were a danger regardless of whether it's the law or not. But there's plenty of opposition to making that a requirement.
"The idea of a federal bureaucrat or your own doctor sharing your information with a federal bureaucrat I think is something that would worry a lot of Americans," said Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.).
McDermott said President Obama was wise to issue a number of executive orders around some of the most controversial gun measures he announced Wednesday rather than trying to convince a sharply divided Congress to approve them.
McDermott is confident Congress will ultimately pass at least several potentially controversial measures including a limit on the number of bullets in a magazine, mandatory background checks for all gun buyers and an assault weapons ban.
"I say that today we can get the votes if the people press the members of Congress. It's not a partisan issue. It's not Democrat or Republican. It's how you view protection and safety in a society."
Josh Kerns is an award winning reporter/anchor and host of KIRO Radio's Seattle Sounds (Sunday afternoons 5-6p) and a digital content producer for MyNorthwest.com.
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The 2012 racing format:
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Pain is merely weakness leaving the body!
Beware: before you enter for the Rhodes Xtreme ask yourself - do you regard yourself as one of the toughest riders in the sport, a person who revels at the idea of suffering; someone who prescribes to the philosophy that pain is merely weakness leaving the body?
If your answer is yes, then read further.
The Rhodes Xtreme, presented by ASG and antonapps, is an extreme high-altitude race which takes place in the Rhodes Village in the Drakensberg Highlands - and you can't say you're a true mountain biker until you have completed this arduous two-wheeled journey.
The magnificent event takes riders back to the roots of true mountain-biking; man alone against the elements with rough, rugged natural tracks and trails at extreme altitudes. It does not get any tougher, or any more satisfying! And it's not for the faint hearted.
The event takes place on 29 and 30 September 2012, which enables riders who want to stay a while to enjoy the famous Rhodes hospitality to do so. The event falls over the first weekend of national school holidays in every province.
The route, surrounded by crystal rivers and magnificent, albeit agonising, mountains, makes for one of the most sublime off-road experiences on offer anywhere in the world.
On Saturday, 29 September, a 15km night ride (18:30) is presented which will loosen the legs in anticipation of the next day's main event - a gruelling 85km journey with a total ascent of 1700 metres, climbing at times at a 30 per cent gradient to a lung clenching 3001 metres above sea level.
The organisation of the Rhodes Xtreme is a tough task in tough conditions. To assist the organisers in ensuring rider safety in these very difficult organisational surroundings, entries are limited to only 200 riders. Entries will open on Friday, 25 May, and ONLY 200 entries will be accepted.
Why is it a must-do cult ride?
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Rhodes Village
Rhodes Village is a secret Victorian village - declared a Conservation Area in 1997 - and reminiscent of a bygone era. Hidden away in the Eastern Cape Highlands on the southern-most tip of Lesotho, Rhodes Village exudes the timeless charm and quiet of yester-year.
'Off the bike' activities include snow skiing, fly fishing, hiking, horse riding, trail running, wing shooting, rock climbing, hunting, walking, San rock art cave tours, alpine flora, 4x4 trails, star gazing, buying local ceramics and textiles or simply relaxing with a coffee and absorbing the village atmosphere. (See Rhodes Relax on right)
Uniquely positioned on the Freedom Trail, the village hosts Freedom Challenge MTB riders refuelling during their mid-winter 2300km 26-day cut-off epic 'Ride Across South Africa' as well as being the final destination of the 'Ride to Rhodes', a 550km six-day supported stage race in the southern and south-west Drakensberg.
Rhodes Village also has impeccable credentials as a high-altitude training zone. Uniquely positioned on the Freedom Trail, the village hosts pioneering Freedom Challenge MTB riders refuelling during their mid-winter 2300km 26-day cut-off epic 'Ride Across South Africa' as well as being the final destination of the 'Ride to Rhodes', a 550km six-day supported stage race in the southern and south-west Drakensberg.
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The Rhodes Xtreme promises to become a favourite among those riders who enjoy events like The Cape Epic, Sani2c, Swazi Frontier, Sabie Experience, Magalies Adventure and Cradle Quest.
You owe it to yourself to get there.
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|B29 StrEATery -- A "Love Child."
In 21 years of owning small businesses, I've had my share of experiences with commercial banks. I've had "relationships" with four of them, ranging from local to regional to national, and the experience largely has been transactional in nature. Oh, sure, there's been arm twisting, the yearly lunch, cajoling, a fly-fishing trip, and the occasional "sweat" session through economic downturns – now that's when a bank really gets involved in "the relationship."
So I've been through the wringer and survived and now I'm on to my fifth bank with Social Good Network. And I can truly say I never thought I'd utter these words, but here they are: I love our bank.
|Jennifer's "da bomb." And she gets startups.
Here's another good example of how her bank is different. Check out the ICB partnership with Brick 29 Bistro restaurant and their B29 Streatery Food Truck (d-frickin-licious, by the way). ICB helped make it happen, and the folks at B29 were so happy with the relationship that they plastered it on their exceptionally cool food truck. Now when was the last time you ever heard of a commercial bank creating a "Love Child" with a customer – let alone co-promoting their brand this way? That's forward thinking. That's differentiation. THAT is a relationship. And I love it.
|Proudly proclaimed on the food truck's graphics.
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not GT.
I live in the city and plan on taking it on streets, mall, and park with dirt paths. Maybe go on an occasion brisk walk or lite jog.
Will the GT be comfortable enough with small front suspension or should I get the BOB for total baby comfort. Any insight would be great, I listed our pro/con but only tested in store.
City Mini GT
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If you plan to take it jogging, I'd go with the BOB. The City Mini GT is not approved for jogging. It lacks the suspension and tires needed for jogs, so it wouldn't be safe for your LO.
Another option might be to go with the regular city mini for the city (since it is very compact and easy to maneuver in stores and on public transit) and get an inexpensive jogger for when you want to exercise on dirt paths or jog.


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Judah Loew ben Bezalel
On September 7, 2009, the Jewish world commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of Judah Loew ben Bezalel, commonly known as Maharal. This webpage highlights some of the holdings of the the HUC library system as well as some other online resourses.
Art and Architecture
Since Biblical times, Jews have been involved in hiddur mitzvah, enhancing or beautifying a commandment. The HUC library holds many books that show how Jews have created and used art throughout the ages for both sacred and secular purposes. This webpage explains how the books are arranged on the shelves.
Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations
This mid-19th century hymnal is the latest addition to the Library's Early American Reform Jewish prayerbook digitization project. Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations 3rd ed., rev. and corrected Charleston, SC. Published by Congregation Beth Elohim, 5627 [1867]
See our other online prayerbooks at http://www.huc.edu/libraries/exhibits/index.php
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The public is invited to attend the June 23 event. The Presiding Bishop will greet visitors and sign books from 4 pm to 5:30 pm Eastern time. Refreshments will be served.
During the event, Gospel in the Global Village will be available for 20% off the retail price.
Catalyst is located in the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Ave., NYC (at 43rd St.), and is accessible from Second Ave.
Her first book, A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope, was published in 2007 by Morehouse Publishing.
The Presiding Bishop"s new book can be ordered through Episcopal Books & Resources at www.episcopalbookstore.org. or phone 800 903-5544; or direct from the publisher by calling 800-242-1918 or by visiting www.churchpublishing.org.
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The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS server doesn't know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one, and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.
(2) Short for digital nervous system,a term coined by Bill Gates to describe a network of personal computers that make it easier to obtain and understand information.
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