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Say what you will about modern opera.
It's dissonant. It's brash. It's atonal.
Those are the stereotypes.
Now, listen to Ben Moore, composer of "Enemies, A Love Story," the opera based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's novel that receives its world premiere Feb. 20-22 by Palm Beach Opera.
"I really search for melodic material that people can hold on to. I really love memorable tunes and motifs, so I've woven a lot of those through it. It's a combination because some of the connective material has a modernist feel to it," he said during an interview at the opera's production studio in West Palm Beach.
The melodic material comes naturally for Mr. Moore, age 55.
"You know, I grew up so steeped in opera. Both of my parents were amateur opera singers, and my father ran the opera company in Utica, N.Y., and I was in the children's choruses of all these operas, like 'Carmen,' 'Boheme,' 'Tosca.' I remember seeing my mom playing Suzuki in 'Butterfly.' I was about 4, so it's a long history like that."
Mom, who will be at the premiere, has sung his songs, and so have such stars as Audra McDonald, Deborah Voigt and Nathan Gunn, but this is Mr. Moore's first opera.
Melodic is not a word that comes to mind in hearing the works of other contemporary composers — think of John
Adams and Philip
"I try to evoke all kinds of styles of music here. For the Jewish/Yiddish background, there are hints of those modalities but I am careful to balance that with my own language and style," Mr. Moore said. "The best music, looking back, comes from synthesis. You think about Gershwin, with jazz and blues, he kind of synthesized that into a classical style. I'm also synthesizing American musical theater elements and 19th century operatic materials."
That's fitting, if only because Singer's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel dealt with survivors of the Holocaust who were trying to synthesize themselves into new lives in post-World War II New York.
The relationship between characters Herman Broder and his wife, Yadwiga, grew from tragedy.
Yadwiga was the daughter of a Polish Catholic family that hid the Jewish Herman in a barn during World War II. Herman's wife, Tamara, and their two children seemingly perished.
Poor Herman's life is complicated. He tells Yadwiga he's traveling for work then heads off to live a second life with Masha, who shares a home in another New York borough with her mother.
Sounds complicated, right?
Things become more complex for Herman when his first wife, Tamara, shows up in New York. Turns out, she survived the war even as their children died.
The music reflects that angst.
"The central character is so tortured and complicated, and not everyone loves Herman Broder because he ends up with three wives," Mr. Moore said. "I feel for him particularly because anyone who is messed up in their life, and we all have made a mess of things, and this man has made a royal mess of things, and he's been so traumatized that he can't figure out how to get out of it."
"The audience can be saying just do this, just do that, and he can't work it out. It's a little bit like Hamlet in that way. He just goes through this story and just makes things worse for himself and you want to shake him. I identify with that guy and I cut him a lot of slack for that," Mr. Moore said.
The music also defines the characters.
"Tamara has much darker music than the other women. Yadwiga has very sweet, heart-on-your sleeve music. For Masha, it's compulsive, it's passionate," he said, adding, "That's part of the job of the composer, to find the music for the characters to push the story forward."
In the case of creating a new work, it is not just Singer's 1966 tale that is being propelled forward.
"We are responsible to make sure the art form evolves. We foster not only the artistic talent but we are part of the machine that fuels new work," said Daniel Biaggi, general director of Palm Beach Opera. "In order to work toward the survival of the art form itself it's important to put emphasis on American works."
This is Palm Beach Opera's first attempt at mounting a premiere.
In 2013, the company performed a condensed version of "Enemies" as part of its One Opera in One Hour series at the Harriet Himmel Theater at City- Place in West Palm Beach and at Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta. Mr. Biaggi had booked it after hearing a recording from workshop performances in Kentucky.
"On one hand, I think especially for smaller companies, it's very unusual that regional companies take on new works because of fundraising," Mr. Biaggi said.
But on the other hand?
"Sometimes it is easier for a small company to do, easier for us to do it than for (New York's Metropolitan Opera), or Houston," he said. The production is expected to cost the company around $1.2 million; a usual production costs Palm Beach Opera about $700,000 or so to mount.
Singer spent his final years in Surf- side, a community just north of Miami. That is where he died in 1991.
"I think that's why Palm Beach Opera is a good place for this premiere," Mr. Moore said. "Not only the fact that Singer lived nearby, but the fact that this is such a New York story and Jewish people can relate to the story of refugees and immigrants in the country via New York."
Add to that the number of people in South Florida who originally hail from the Eastern Seaboard, and you have a built-in audience.
"We can serve all the different ranges of our audiences, not only those who like primarily French and Italian repertoire," Mr. Biaggi said. "This helps us bring in new relationships. It just opens an entirely different dialogue with other community organizations, whether it be financial institutions or other organizations," including the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival.
"It broadens our impact and our ways to have conversations," Mr. Biaggi said.
That especially is true when a company can offer meaty material that is well performed.
"We've got a great cast. They're so wonderful. It's always interesting when a talented person takes your material and does something you might not expect and you can learn about it and have very pleasant surprises. They find things there you didn't think existed and bring it to a new level, so that's great," Mr. Moore said.
The company was in the midst of rehearsals when he spoke, and Mr. Moore said he and librettist Nahma Sandrow still were refining the work.
"These pieces are never finished. You look at the history of opera and even after big premieres, composers kept tinkering with their work, or not even tinkering, revamping it," he said. "I think that it's important that you never feel like it's completely set in stone so that it can live and grow. … It makes it more adventurous this way."
After all, music is an adventure — and a jumping-off point.
For Mr. Biaggi, "Enemies, A Love Story" is an opportunity to build a national reputation for his company.
"This has drawn a lot of attention to Palm Beach nationally and internationally. We have general directors of other companies joining us, and reviewers, as well," he said, citing critics from "Opera
America" and other publications.
The cast for this production includes Daniel Okulitch, Leann Sandel-Pantaleo, Caitlin Lynch, Danielle Pastin, Jennifer Roderer, Philip Horst and David Kravitz. Mr. Okulitch, a bass-baritone who portrays Herman, also created the role of Seth Brundle in Howard Shore's opera, "The Fly."
"We can get good talent to come to come to Palm Beach, and it makes our negotiating power stronger," he said.
It's inspiring.
"You need to grow toward something. It was fascinating to see the change in the staff and the board. There is a sense of ownership. Everyone involved is in this business to make great art," he said. "It is very unifying to be working on something that has never been done before." ¦


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Menopause is that natural time in a woman's life when she becomes permanently infertile. Everyone is different, every woman's body sings a different tune, so this can happen at any time as you age. Most women begin the process in their 40s but some have even experienced it during their 30s. The rule of thumb is this: once you have gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual cycle, you are considered to be menopausal.
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- Ease your symptoms with optimal nutrition
- Try herbal remedies such as the ones listed above as adaptogens for your hormones
- Find exercise that makes you happy! This will help reduce fat and help with estrogen and progesterone levels
- Take the steps you need to reduce your stress. Get a massage!
- Understand that emotions play a vital role in our health. I recently posted about emotions and essential oils – click here to read!
These 5 steps have been suggested by Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN, NP. Read the whole article here.
The Change is not a bad thing, but it is inevitable! Arm yourself with the knowledge to use natural solutions to get you through!
I hope this post has helped many of you. I am personally in the beginning stages of perimenopause and I am glad to help in any way I can! Contact me anytime!
Be well!

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LAN-Free backup fails with ANS1312E (RC12)
Technote (troubleshooting)
A Data Protection for Oracle client running on Solaris runs a LAN-Free backup, which fails with the ANS1312E error. The same backup works over the LAN.
The RMAN backup shows the following errors :
ORA-27030: skgfwrt: sbtwrite2 returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
ANS1312E (RC12) Server media mount not possible
The tdpoerror.log file shows the following errors :
<timestamp> ANS1312E Server media mount not possible
<timestamp> TID<xxxx> ==> ANS1312E (RC12) Server media mount not possible
Tape mount failure with on Tivoli Storage Manager server or storage agent
Diagnosing the problem
Examine the Tivoli Storage Manager server activity log for messages logged at around the same time. For example, in this case, the following messages were logged :
ANR0408I Session 123 started for server MY_AGENT (Solaris SPARC ) (Tcp/Ip) for library sharing. (SESSION: 123)
ANR8337I LTO volume ABC123L3 mounted in drive DRIVEA (/dev/rmt0). (SESSION: 1234)
ANR8779E (Session: 456, Origin: MY_AGENT) Unable to open drive /dev/rmt/2st, error number= 5. (SESSION: 456)
ANR8468I LTO volume ABC123L3 dismounted from drive DRIVEA (/dev/rmt0) in library LTOLIB. (SESSION: 123)
ANR0530W Transaction failed for session 789 for node MY_DP_ORACLE (TDP Oracle SUN) - internal server error detected. (SESSION: 789)
ANR0514I Session 789 closed volume . (SESSION: 789)
ANR1404W (Session: 456, Origin: MY_AGENT) Scratch volume mount request denied - mount failed. (SESSION: 456)
ANR0525W (Session: 456, Origin: MY_AGENT) Transaction failed for session nnn for node MY_DP_ORACLE (TDP Oracle SUN) - storage media inaccessible. (SESSION: 456)
These errors were logged because the storage agent was unable to open the tape drive for the LAN-Free backup due to the following error :
ANR8779E (Session: 456, Origin: MY_AGENT) Unable to open drive /dev/rmt/2st, error number= 5. (SESSION: 456)
In the above message, the storage agent tried to open tape drive device /dev/rmt/2st and received "error number= 5" from Solaris. This "error number= 5" means "I/O error". Following this error, the LAN-Free backup fails.
Resolving the problem
The problem is with the tape device (/dev/rmt/2st) on the Solaris machine that runs the storage agent. An I/O error is logged when the storage agent tries to open tape drive.
In this case, since IBM tape drives are used, you should use the IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) to verify the tape device. From the Fix Central site, select the following :
- From "Product Group", select "System Storage"
- From "Select from System Storage", select "Tape systems"
- From "Select from Tape systems", select "Tape drivers and software"
- From "Select from Tape drivers and software", select "IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool ITDT"
- From "Platform", select the appropriate operating system.
Once the itdt command is extracted, run the following itdt commands to verify the device :
itdt -f /dev/rmt/2st inquiry
itdt -f /dev/rmt/2st inquiry 80
itdt -f /dev/rmt/2st devinfo
If any of these commands fail, it indicates that this /dev/rmt/2st device is not operational on this Solaris machine. You should try to remove and redefine the device on the Solaris machine. Check the
zoning for the tape drive and make sure it is configured correctly. Until the drive is operational again on Solaris, you should also consider updating the path to offline for this drive and storage agent to prevent the LAN-Free backup from using the drive.
Document information
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Tivoli Storage Manager
Software version: All Supported Versions
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 1699292
Modified date: 06 February 2017
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We use language to describe the world around us. We tell each other how things are, and this is one of the important functions of human language. We name things, put labels on them and thus reconstruct our immediate reality in our speech. However, language does much more than that. It helps us to express our wishes and dreams to others. We tell each other how we want things to be or how things could be. We describe desirable and possible realities with our language. If you record your talks with other people, you will find that telling others how things are takes a tiny part of your communication. You convince, demand, persuade, beg, insist – you communicate with others to change something in your status quo rather than simply informing about things.
Language courses and text books for non-native speakers usually start with describing reality. We first learn how name things and state facts. This approach, quite justified and rational in many points, has one significant drawback: grammar works differently when we use language differently. This is why when a student first visits a country of a language she's been studying for a while, she finds it extremely difficult to imply her knowledge to real life. She was taught to speak, not to communicate in a language (this implies to he-students too, of course).
In Russian, the gap between the standard grammar and its communicative implementations is huge. For example, the phrase "Пошли в кино?" is technically a question, and the verb here is in the Past tense, however, in reality, this is not a question about something in the past. It is a politely and informally expressed desire/ request or an offer to go to the cinema. This is how a girl may let her friend know that she wants to go to the cinema, without sounding too pushy or demanding. Formal grammar here has nothing to do with the real meaning of the message. Another example: "Готовим документы," (Get your documents prepared) a border control officer may say to tourists in a bus when they cross the border. Formal grammar sees the verb готовим as 1 person, plural, we. Literally, this phrase could be translated as "We are preparing our documents". Of course, the officer doesn't mean 'we' here, he is not going to prepare his documents, he is going to check yours. By using the imperfective verb in the form of the first person, plural, present the officer makes a powerful command. He demonstrates his power, he convinces you that you have to obey his order. He sounds slightly impolite, but not rude. The rude form of the same command would be "Документы приготовили" with a perfective verb in the past. Again, the formal grammar here is helpless.
Odds are you won't learn about those nuances from your textbooks. You can learn it by communicating with native speakers, watching movies and reading good fiction books. These are the more reliable sources of the information about how people use their language. Quite often, students think that they may get frustrated and lose their motivation by dealing with real life conversations. "I'm still at the beginning of my studies, it would be too hard for me to dive into the real things now," they say. The truth is the more you delay this moment, the more you'll get frustrated. Hard is good, because by pushing yourself to the very edge of your abilities, you speed up your progress and save a lot of time for things much more interesting than repeating a meaningless "My little dog eats nothing*".
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Forrie Tay is a T-4 who was sent to be part of the Rowan's staff at Callisto Tower but she did not like him. She said he eyed her the way Siglen does a particularly creamy eclair, he didn't meet her eyes and he slammed up his shields against even the most courteous request.
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Carnegie Institution for Science
Carnegie Institution for Science
Agency: GTR | Branch: STFC | Program: | Phase: Research Grant | Award Amount: 879.19K | Year: 2016
How from a cloud of dust and gas did we arrive at a planet capable of supporting life? This is one of the most fundamental of questions, and engages everyone from school children to scientists. We now know much of the answer: We know that stars, such as our Sun, form by the collapse of interstellar clouds of dust and gas. We know that planets, such as Earth, are constructed in a disk around their host star known as the planetary nebula, formed by the rotation of the collapsing cloud of dust and gas. We know that 4.5 billion years ago in the solar nebula, surrounding the young Sun, all the objects in our Solar System were created through a process called accretion. And among all those bodies the only habitable world yet discovered on which life evolved is Earth. There is, however, much that we still do not know about how our Solar System formed. Why, for example, are all the planets so different? Why is Venus an inferno with a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, Mars a frozen rock with a thin atmosphere, and Earth a haven for life? The answer lies in events that predated the assembly of these planets; it lies in the early history of the nebula and the events that occurred as fine-dust stuck together to form larger objects known as planetesimals; and in how those planetesimals changed through collisions, heating and the effects of water to become the building blocks of planets. Our research will follow the evolution of planetary materials from the origins of the first dust grains in the protoplanetary disk, through the assembly of planetesimals within the solar nebula to the modification of these objects as and after they became planets. Evidence preserved in meteorites provides a record of our Solar Systems evolution. Meteorites, together with cosmic dust particles, retain the fine-dust particles from the solar nebula. These dust grains are smaller than a millionth of a metre but modern microanalysis can expose their minerals and compositions. We will study the fine-grained components of meteorites and cosmic dust to investigate how fine-dust began accumulating in the solar nebula; how heating by an early hot nebula and repeated short heating events from collisions affected aggregates of dust grains; and whether magnetic fields helped control the distribution of dust in the solar nebula. We will also use numerical models to simulate how the first, fluffy aggregates of dust were compacted to become rock. As well as the rocky and metallic materials that make up the planets, our research will examine the source of Earths water and the fate of organic materials that were crucial to the origins of life. By analysing the isotopes of the volatile elements Zn, Cd and Te in meteorites and samples of Earth, Moon and Mars we will establish the source and timing of water and other volatiles delivered to the planets in the inner Solar System. In addition, through newly developed methods we can trace the history of organic matter in meteorites from their formation in interstellar space, through the solar nebula and into planetesimals. Reading the highly sensitive record in organic matter will reveal how cosmic chemistry furnished the Solar System with the raw materials for life. Once the planets finally formed, their materials continued to change by surface processes such as impacts and the flow of water. Our research will examine how impacts of asteroids and comets shaped planetary crusts and whether this bombardment endangered or aided the emergence of life. We will also study the planet Mars, which provides a second example of a planetary body on which life could have appeared. Imagery of ancient lakes on Mars will reveal a crucial period in the planets history, when global climate change transformed the planet into an arid wasteland, to evaluate the opportunity for organisms to adapt and survive and identify targets for future rover and sample return missions.
Kormendy J.,University of Texas at Austin |
Ho L.C.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Year: 2013
Supermassive black holes (BHs) have been found in 85 galaxies by dynamical modeling of spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by advancing the subject from its proof-of-concept phase into quantitative studies of BH demographics. Most influential was the discovery of a tight correlation between BH mass and the velocity dispersion σ of the bulge component of the host galaxy. Together with similar correlations with bulge luminosity and mass, this led to the widespread belief that BHs and bulges coevolve by regulating each other's growth. Conclusions based on one set of correlations from in brightest cluster ellipticals to in the smallest galaxies dominated BH work for more than a decade. New results are now replacing this simple story with a richer and more plausible picture in which BHs correlate differently with different galaxy components. A reasonable aim is to use this progress to refine our understanding of BH-galaxy coevolution. BHs with masses of 105-106Mȯ are found in many bulgeless galaxies. Therefore, classical (elliptical-galaxy-like) bulges are not necessary for BH formation. On the other hand, although they live in galaxy disks, BHs do not correlate with galaxy disks. Also, any correlations with the properties of disk-grown pseudobulges and dark matter halos are weak enough to imply no close coevolution. The above and other correlations of host-galaxy parameters with each other and with suggest that there are four regimes of BH feedback. (1) Local, secular, episodic, and stochastic feeding of small BHs in largely bulgeless galaxies involves too little energy to result in coevolution. (2) Global feeding in major, wet galaxy mergers rapidly grows giant BHs in short-duration, quasar-like events whose energy feedback does affect galaxy evolution. The resulting hosts are classical bulges and coreless-rotating-disky ellipticals. (3) After these AGN phases and at the highest galaxy masses, maintenance-mode BH feedback into X-ray-emitting gas has the primarily negative effect of helping to keep baryons locked up in hot gas and thereby keeping galaxy formation from going to completion. This happens in giant, core-nonrotating-boxy ellipticals. Their properties, including their tight correlations between and core parameters, support the conclusion that core ellipticals form by dissipationless major mergers. They inherit coevolution effects from smaller progenitor galaxies. Also, (4) independent of any feedback physics, in BH growth modes 2 and 3, the averaging that results from successive mergers plays a major role in decreasing the scatter in correlations from the large values observed in bulgeless and pseudobulge galaxies to the small values observed in giant elliptical galaxies.Copyright ©2013 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
Bermejo C.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Nature protocols | Year: 2011
Optical sensors allow dynamic quantification of metabolite levels with subcellular resolution. Here we describe protocols for analyzing cytosolic glucose levels in yeast using genetically encoded Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensors. FRET glucose sensors with different glucose affinities (K(d)) covering the low nano- to mid- millimolar range can be targeted genetically to the cytosol or to subcellular compartments. The sensors detect the glucose-induced conformational change in the bacterial periplasmic glucose/galactose binding protein MglB using FRET between two fluorescent protein variants. Measurements can be performed with a single sensor or multiple sensors in parallel. In one approach, cytosolic glucose accumulation is measured in yeast cultures in a 96-well plate using a fluorimeter. Upon excitation of the cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), emission intensities of CFP and YFP (yellow fluorescent protein) are captured before and after glucose addition. FRET sensors provide temporally resolved quantitative data of glucose for the compartment of interest. In a second approach, reversible changes of cytosolic free glucose are measured in individual yeast cells trapped in a microfluidic platform, allowing perfusion of different solutions while FRET changes are monitored in a microscope setup. By using the microplate fluorimeter protocol, 96 cultures can be measured in less than 1 h; analysis of single cells of a single genotype can be completed in <2 h. FRET-based analysis has been performed with glucose, maltose, ATP and zinc sensors, and it can easily be adapted for high-throughput screening using a wide spectrum of sensors.
Berry J.A.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Annual Review of Plant Biology | Year: 2012
An overriding interest in photosynthesis has propelled my wanderings from chemist to biochemist to plant physiologist and on to global topics. Equations and models have been organizing principles along the way. This fascination started as a reaction to difficulties with written communication, but it has proven to be quite useful in moving across different levels of organization. I conclude with some discussion of the importance of Earth system models for understanding and predicting how human activities may influence the climate, environment, and biota in the future, and some ideas about how disciplinary science might make larger contributions to this interdisciplinary problem. (Note: Selected references are available from the Carnegie Institution Web site at http://dge.stanford.edu/publications/berry/AnnRev2012). © 2012 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
Hou B.H.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Nature protocols | Year: 2011
Knowledge of the in vivo levels, distribution and flux of ions and metabolites is crucial to our understanding of physiology in both healthy and diseased states. The quantitative analysis of the dynamics of ions and metabolites with subcellular resolution in vivo poses a major challenge for the analysis of metabolic processes. Genetically encoded Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensors can be used for real-time in vivo detection of metabolites. FRET sensor proteins, for example, for glucose, can be targeted genetically to any cellular compartment, or even to subdomains (e.g., a membrane surface), by adding signal sequences or fusing the sensors to specific proteins. The sensors can be used for analyses in individual mammalian cells in culture, in tissue slices and in intact organisms. Applications include gene discovery, high-throughput drug screens or systematic analysis of regulatory networks affecting uptake, efflux and metabolism. Quantitative analyses obtained with the help of FRET sensors for glucose or other ions and metabolites provide valuable data for modeling of flux. Here we provide a detailed protocol for monitoring glucose levels in the cytosol of mammalian cell cultures through the use of FRET glucose sensors; moreover, the protocol can be used for other ions and metabolites and for analyses in other organisms, as has been successfully demonstrated in bacteria, yeast and even intact plants. The whole procedure typically takes ∼4 d including seeding and transfection of mammalian cells; the FRET-based analysis of transfected cells takes ∼5 h.
Chen L.-Q.,Carnegie Institution for Science
New Phytologist | Year: 2014
Many intercellular solute transport processes require an apoplasmic step, that is, efflux from one cell and subsequent uptake by an adjacent cell. Cellular uptake transporters have been identified for many solutes, including sucrose; however, efflux transporters have remained elusive for a long time. Cellular efflux of sugars plays essential roles in many processes, such as sugar efflux as the first step in phloem loading, sugar efflux for nectar secretion, and sugar efflux for supplying symbionts such as mycorrhiza, and maternal efflux for filial tissue development. Furthermore, sugar efflux systems can be hijacked by pathogens for access to nutrition from hosts. Mutations that block recruitment of the efflux mechanism by the pathogen thus cause pathogen resistance. Until recently, little was known regarding the underlying mechanism of sugar efflux. The identification of sugar efflux carriers, SWEETs (Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters), has shed light on cellular sugar efflux. SWEETs appear to function as uniporters, facilitating diffusion of sugars across cell membranes. Indeed, SWEETs probably mediate sucrose efflux from putative phloem parenchyma into the phloem apoplasm, a key step proceeding phloem loading. Engineering of SWEET mutants using transcriptional activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-based genomic editing allowed the engineering of pathogen resistance. The widespread expression of the SWEET family promises to provide insights into many other cellular efflux mechanisms. © 2013 New Phytologist Trust.
Nizami Z.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology | Year: 2010
The Cajal body (CB) is a nuclear organelle present in all eukaryotes that have been carefully studied. It is identified by the signature protein coilin and by CB-specific RNAs (scaRNAs). CBs contain high concentrations of splicing small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) and other RNA processing factors, suggesting that they are sites for assembly and/or posttranscriptional modification of the splicing machinery of the nucleus. The histone locus body (HLB) contains factors required for processing histone pre-mRNAs. As its name implies, the HLB is associated with the genes that code for histones, suggesting that it may function to concentrate processing factors at their site of action. CBs and HLBs are present throughout the interphase of the cell cycle, but disappear during mitosis. The biogenesis of CBs shows the features of a self-organizing structure.
Barton M.K.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Developmental Biology | Year: 2010
The shoot apical meristem of angiosperm plants generates leaf, stem and floral structures throughout the plant's lifetime. To do this, the plant must maintain a population of stem cells within the meristem while at the same time carefully controlling the placement and establishment of new leaf primordia. As there is little cell rearrangement in plants, underlying patterning mechanisms must exert careful control of cell division rates and orientations to achieve the correct final form. It has been twenty years since the first genes controlling meristem development were molecularly cloned. In the intervening decades, our understanding of the inner workings directing meristem development has increased enormously. This review summarizes our current knowledge of how the meristem functions as a persistent organ generating center. The story that emerges is one in which transcription factor activity combines with the action of the classic plant growth regulators auxin and cytokinin and with the action of more recently discovered small peptides to control proliferation and cell fate in the shoot apical meristem. © 2009 Elsevier Inc.
Chambers J.E.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Icarus | Year: 2014
In the core accretion model for giant planet formation, a solid core forms by coagulation of dust grains in a protoplanetary disk and then accretes gas from the disk when the core reaches a critical mass. Both stages must be completed in a few million years before the disk gas disperses. The slowest stage of this process may be oligarchic growth in which a giant-planet core grows by sweeping up smaller, asteroid-size planetesimals. Here, we describe new numerical simulations of oligarchic growth using a particle-in-a-box model. The simulations include several processes that can effect oligarchic growth: (i) planetesimal fragmentation due to mutual collisions, (ii) the modified capture rate of planetesimals due to a core's atmosphere, (iii) drag with the disk gas during encounters with the core (so-called "pebble accretion"), (iv) modification of particle velocities by turbulence and drift caused by gas drag, (v) the presence of a population of mm-to-m size "pebbles" that represent the transition point between disruptive collisions between larger particles, and mergers between dust grains, and (vi) radial drift of small objects due to gas drag. Collisions between planetesimals rapidly generate a population of pebbles. The rate at which a core sweeps up pebbles is controlled by pebble accretion dynamics. Metre-size pebbles lose energy during an encounter with a core due to drag, and settle towards the core, greatly increasing the capture probability during a single encounter. Millimetre-size pebbles are tightly coupled to the gas and most are swept past the core during an encounter rather than being captured. Accretion efficiency per encounter increases with pebble size in this size range. However, radial drift rates also increase with size, so metre-size objects encounter a core on many fewer occasions than mm-size pebbles before they drift out of a region. The net result is that core growth rates vary weakly with pebble size, with the optimal diameter being about 10cm. The main effect of planetesimal size is to determine the rate of mutual collisions, fragment production and the formation of pebbles. 1-km-diameter planetesimals collide frequently and have low impact strengths, leading to a large surface density of pebbles and rapid core growth via pebble accretion. 100-km-diameter planetesimals produce fewer pebbles, and pebble accretion plays a minor role in this case. The strength of turbulence in the gas determines the scale height of pebbles in the disk, which affects the rate at which they are accreted. For an initial solid surface density of12g/cm2 at 5AU, with 10-cm diameter pebbles and a disk viscosity parameter α = 10 - 4, a 10-Earth mass core can form in 3My for 1-10km diameter planetesimals. The growth of such a core requires longer than 3My if planetesimals are 100km in diameter. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Kim T.-W.,Carnegie Institution for Science |
Wang Z.-Y.,Carnegie Institution for Science
Annual Review of Plant Biology | Year: 2010
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are growth-promoting steroid hormones in plants. Genetic studies in Arabidopsis illustrated the essential roles of BRs in a wide range of developmental processes and helped identify many genes involved in BR biosynthesis and signal transduction. Recently, proteomic studies identified missing links. Together, these approaches established the BR signal transduction cascade, which includes BR perception by the BRI1 receptor kinase at the cell surface, activation of BRI1/BAK1 kinase complex by transphosphorylation, subsequent phosphorylation of the BSK kinases, activation of the BSU1 phosphatase, dephosphorylation and inactivation of the BIN2 kinase, and accumulation of unphosphorylated BZR transcription factors in the nucleus. Mass spectrometric analyses are providing detailed information on the phosphorylation events involved in each step of signal relay. Thus, the BR signaling pathway provides a paradigm for understanding receptor kinase-mediated signal transduction as well as tools for the genetic improvement of the productivity of crop plants. Copyright © 2010 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.


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Top 5 best home cinema accessories
Our Top 5 from today will have a look over the home cinema systems world. We'll not going to tell you about movie streamers like Apple TV, sound bars, all-in-one speaker packages or other things that, in generally, people know a lot about them, since these devices are older than the toasted bread. We will introduce you some accessories that will instantly transform your old home cinema system in something innovative that will give you a luxury feeling.
- 5. Beamax Dellegno X-Series pop-up projector screen
Can you imagine a projector that pops up directly from your furniture? The X-Series Dellegno from Beamax is precisely that, an 80-inch projection screen disguised into a humble cabinet, which can transform any room from your house into a home theater in a couple of minutes.
The expanse area on the X-Series Dellegno is almost twice of a 50″ flat screen, and the cabinet that hosts it can be bought in a mixture of custom colors at no extra cost.
- 4. Epson EH-R4000 Reflective 3LCD projector
Because we've talked about the projective screen, let's take a look to projectors too. Epson EH-R4000 Reflective 3LCD projector is our choice when we talk about this and the reason is that it can reach up to 1,000,000 to 1 ratio using the new 3LCD Reflective Panel Technology. This means that it effectively solves the problem of standard projectors that have limitations in reproducing deep blacks that are necessitated to heighten contrasts.
These projectors also are boasting the new Vida image processor from Hollywood Quality Video (HQV), delivering the best Full HD images obtainable, assuring that every detail is utterly resolved, even if we talk about dark scenes.
- 3. Lutron Single Rania IR digital dimmer
Let's imagine together the scenario: you bring your pop-corn, you press the button for the popup projector screen, you press the button for the projector and you sit comfortable on your couch. But you forgot a small detail: the lights. What if you could turn them off only by pressing another button from your universal remote? This thing is possible with Lutron Single Rania IR digital dimmer, which comes with an infrared system and helps you dimming the lights without any extra effort.
- 2. Amina Invisible in-wall speakers
Those speakers are fantastic. They can be installed on your walls and then, with only a lick of paint, can be made invisible. Yet, even if things that small don't inspire trust, I can assure you that they are a high-end product that can be heard very loud, thanks to the AIW5X top of the range invisible loudspeaker used. This will surely be loved by those who are strictly with their house interior design and they don't like to mess around with all that cables or the commonly visible speakers.
- 1. RedEye iPhone/iPad universal remote control app
Ok, we've talked about the screen, the projector, the lights, and the sound, what else remained? Of course, let's talk a little about our choice in the matter of universal remotes. Here you have two choices that we recommend you:
If you are the possessor of an iPad or an iPhone, you probably know already that you can use them as a universal remote, with the help of a third party hardware named RedEye, which will convert the Wi-Fi signals from your device into infrared signals, so that you will be able to control your entire home cinema.
Yet, if you don't have an Apple device, you can always have a second choice: the Logitech Harmony 650 universal remote control. Even if you won't deal with some advanced technologies like a touchscreen it will surely helps you establish the harmony over your small universe named living room. It can learn infra-red commands from your existing remotes, combining a lot of commands and be set very simple, with the help of a computer.


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Recently, the Washington Post exposed a couple of major certified organic brands that don't strictly adhere to organic standards. The Post and others also recently reported on what one lawmaker, who serves on a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) committee, called "uncertainty and dysfunction" at the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).
These reports are troubling on multiple levels, especially to consumers who rely on the USDA organic seal to help them avoid pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), synthetic ingredients and foods produced using methods that degenerate soil health and pollute the environment.
What can consumers do to ensure that the certified organic products they buy meet existing organic standards? And how do we, as consumers, fight back against efforts to weaken those standards?
The short answers: There are about 25,000 honest organic local and regional producers, vs. a handful of big brands, mostly national, who flout the rules. And if consumers want stronger, not weaker organic standards, we need to demand them.Read more
Cows produce more milk, faster, when they're fed grain in the barn, as opposed to grazing on grass on pasture. Industrialized organic dairies are capitalizing on this by skimping on grazing time, raising thousands of cows in veritable CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), yet still gaining the USDA organic label that suggests a superior product. Small, organic and grass fed farmers are paying the price, faced with a glut of organic milk that's driving down wholesale prices and flooding the market with an inferior, deceitfully labeled organic product.Read more
As an organic consumer, you know from experience that eating organic is essential to keeping yourself and your family healthy. Organic isn't perfect. But buying USDA Organic is the best way to avoid pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and synthetic ingredients.
But now, Congress and the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are threatening to make changes to the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) and the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)—changes that could weaken organic standards beyond recognition.
Congress needs to hear from consumers—often, and in large numbers—that we want stronger, not weaker organic standards that support small, authentic producers.
Take Action! Tell Your Senators and Congress Members: Protect the Organic Foods Production Act, and let the National Organic Standards Board do its job!
In May, the USDA began an agency reform initiative to cut out unnecessary spending and streamline regulation. These appear to be a code phrases for dismantling many longstanding programs that big agriculture can do without, but that smallholders are too disorganized and powerless to fight for.Read more
There's a problem for Amazon's Jeff Bezos if he wants to make organic food as ubiquitous as an Amazon-branded delivery box. As demand for organic fruits and vegetables has grown, the number of acres used to farm those crops has remained about the same.Read more
The Congresswoman and organic farmer from Maine urges the Trump Administration to strengthen oversight and add resources to the organic certification process.Read more
The purchase of Whole Foods by Jeff Bezos' Amazon has received lots of scrutiny, including some from one of the food industry's legends: Alice Waters.
Last weekend, she wasted no time in congratulating Bezos -- and asking him for a revolution. Here's what she tweeted.
A message for @JeffBezos! pic.twitter.com/8gOEeW011F
— Alice Waters (@AliceWaters)Read more
If you're one of those lucky consumers who can buy eggs from a known source, like a local farmer or neighbor, you don't have to worry about the label on the carton. You can easily verify if the hens producing your eggs roam free on pastures—or whether they spend most of their lives cooped up.
But consumers who buy their eggs at stores have to rely on labels—and on the honesty of the brands that apply those labels—for information on how various egg brands are produced.
When a company like Handsome Brook Farm goes out of its way to market all its eggs as "pasture-raised"—even though some of them aren't—consumers end up paying a premium for a low-quality product.When a company like Handsome Brook Farm goes out of its way to market all its eggs as "pasture-raised"—even though some of them aren't—consumers end up paying a premium for a low-quality product. - See more at: http://action.organicconsumers.org/o/50865/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=20742#sthash.Nx1tYwO4.dpuf When a company like Handsome Brook Farm goes out of its way to market all its eggs as "pasture-raised"—even though some of them aren't—consumers end up paying a premium for a low-quality product. - See more at: http://action.organicconsumers.org/o/50865/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=20742#sthash.Nx1tYwO4.dpuf
TAKE ACTION: Tell Handsome Brook Farm: Stop Labeling Your Eggs 'Pasture-Raised' When They Aren't!Read more
Stretching across miles of pastures and feedlots north of Greeley, Colo., the complex is home to more than 15,000 cows, making it more than 100 times the size of a typical organic herd.
But a closer look at Aurora and other large operations highlights critical weaknesses in the unorthodox inspection system that the Agriculture Department uses to ensure that "organic" food is really organic.Read more
Advertisements with slogans like "Incredible Edible Egg," "Pork: The Other White Meat," "Beef: It's What's for Dinner," and "Got Milk?" promote industries (mostly Big Meat and Big Dairy), without ever mentioning a specific company or brand. Who pays for those ads?
The money comes from Research & Promotion (R&P) programs set up under the USDA, commonly referred to as checkoff programs. Now the USDA, with support from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), wants to establish a similar mandatory program specifically for organic producers.
Good idea? The Big Food corporations that are buying up organic brands (and calling a lot of the shots at OTA), say yes. But small organic producers and family farmers say that an organic checkoff program will be bad for them, and bad for consumers.
TAKE ACTION BY MIDNIGHT APRIL 19: Tell the USDA: Support organic farmers and consumers not Big Food. No 'Organic Checkoff' Program! Please sign our 'No Organic Checkoff' petition.
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We are currently not taking on any new CSAs. The farm is being transitioned into a nonprofit organization. Following is how we hope to restart this valuable service.
Unfortunately the CSA concept has developed a negative reputation since many people have been required to pay hundreds of dollars in advance for unknown quantities of unknown kinds of produce, sometimes receiving box loads when they have little time to deal with it.
CSA simply stands for "community supported agriculture" and was introduced many years ago with many different styles of participation. Our way of offering this service is to individually design a plan for each family or individual based on their preferences and time availability (for processing their harvest and/or participating in the growing and harvesting). Some people just prefer to let us do all the work and call to let us know when they need a delivery.
We sit down together to plan your season's need (e.g., if you wish specific varieties of anything, if you wish training in gardening so you can do it yourself in the future, if you wish large quantities for canning or freezing, if you wish to rent-a-row, etc). One half of the projected cost of your plan is paid up front with a portion of that as non-refundable (your part in the risk of farming), and the balance is paid on a schedule according to the harvest schedule. You know before you sign the contract or write a check what you are purchasing and at what price. This process is finished by the end of December for the following year. We also offer "late comer" CSAs. Just e-mail to get an application.
Of course you are not limited to purchasing only what is in your contract. We can deliver additional produce or goods with your CSA/CMC order - just ask what else we have available. The contract is for planning purposes - for us as well as you.
We encourage anyone thinking about going into small farming to obtain Booker T. Whatley's book from the library entitled How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres, a very old book re-discovered in 1987 by Rodale Institute. Of course, in this region you won't make anywhere near that much (or even break-even), but it's a really good read.


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Fw: [Hafiz] NOW IS THE TIME
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Now is the Time
Now is the time to know
That all that you do is sacred.
Now, why not consider
A lasting truce with yourself and God.
Now is the time to understand
That all your ideas of right and wrong
Were just a child's training wheels
To be laid aside
When you finally live
With veracity
And love.
Hafiz is a divine envoy
Whom the Beloved
Has written a holy message upon.
My dear, please tell me,
Why do you still
Throw sticks at your heart
And God?
What is it in that sweet voice inside
That incites you to fear?
Now is the time for the world to know
That every thought and action is sacred.
This is the time
For you to compute the impossibility
That there is anything
But Grace.
Now is the season to know
That everything you do
Is sacred.
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"Developing Our Community Together"
Open Day - 15th August 2015 - Sponsored by Tudor Trust
Our annual open day was once again a great success and well attended by the local community.
Our star attraction was Irondan who delighted children and adults alike with his superb Iron Man costume! Daniel Hornsey made the suit himself and gives his time making appearances at parties and events in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Our thanks go to Daniel for coming to our event.
For the second year running we held our 'Great CoStar Cake Off' where we invite aspiring bakers to put their talents to the test. The judges really enjoyed sampling all the various cakes and the winners were as follows: Irene Davies – Showstopper, Jane Dorset – Welsh Cakes and Lynne Howles – Cup Cakes. Our thanks go to everyone who entered.
Not to be outdone by the bakers, our Crafty Chatters group also held their own competition which was a new addition this year. The winner of the 'Craft Off' was Diane with her glittery owl. The Crafty Chatters, who meet every Wednesday afternoon, also sold some of the craft items they have been making under the guidance of tutor Joanne Buckland.
In pride of place outside was the HMS CoStar, the raft which has been painstaking made by CoStar staff and volunteers. Another first for CoStar, this year we are entering the Monmouth Raft Race which is in aid of the St David's Hospice. The raft is being water tested next week and we hope it floats! The wood for the raft was kindly donated by Davis Timber and our thanks go to them and to everyone who has helped build it.
Our kitchen staff were on hand to keep everyone supplied with cups of tea and bacon butties. We said a fond farewell to one of our dedicated volunteers Kathy, who is leaving us this week to set up her own café in the locality. We wish Kathy every success in her new endeavour.
Other stalls included massage tasters, art demonstrations, fancy goods, home made cakes, fun and games and not forgetting our famous smoothie bike where you can make a delicious smoothie by pedalling away!
Our thanks go once again to Tudor Trust who sponsored the day for us again this year and to everyone who worked hard to make it a success.
If you were not fortunate enough to pop in on Open Day there is still the chance to view the art and craft produced by our talented community. It is on display in the hall and well worth seeing. Call in on Tuesday morning for breakfast between 11.30 am and 12.45 am or for Lunch on Wednesday at 12.30 pm.
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I went to Joann's Craft Store for two skeins of yarn. I swear. I had a friend's car (Thanks, Delia!), so I was running errands yesterday and buying all those heavy things I can't throw in my backback when biking (potting soil, laundry detergent, cases of soda). So I stopped at Joann's to get one skein of Angel Hair in Berry to finish a scarf (it's a nice soft angora blend) and one skein of Lions Watercolors in Aqua to finish this teddy bear.
But wouldn't you know it that they were having a clearance sale, and the Watercolors was on sale for $3 a skein (regularly $5.99). I really like this yarn for baby sweaters (See the one I knit here) and was planning one in pink for Sophie. So I stocked up on pink (10 skeins) and picked up four blue ones, in addition to the one aqua I came for.
I also got four skeins of turquoise Patons Allure, which is another super soft yarn for scarves. Can you believe $1 a skein? I had been so good on my self-imposed yarn diet, not purchasing any for a few months (except the "shopping" I did at Easter from my mom's stash). My stash may be smaller than some, but I live in a pretty small 2-bedroom condo, so I'm trying to lose a few pounds (of yarn). Well, just like my regular diet, it's back on the horse after a weekend of cheating.
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|It was rather cloudy, but when I darkened the photo with the
contrast I saw a green dot...
|It seemed to move depending on the angle of my cell phone camera.
|And I couldn't get a good focus if I tried to zoom in too much.
|The clouds moved away for a bit and I got a couple of shots.
|I know I'm no expert, but I thought they were very interesting.
|And I'm not really sure what I was capturing...
It didn't really look like an eclipse to me...
but it was unusual...
|But I am neither astronomer or professional photographer.
|...And then the clouds came back.
But it did remind me of something from the Bible!
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven:
And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,
And they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven
With power and great glory."
"So you also must be ready,
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Q. Who is Mr. Smarty Plants?
A: There are those who suspect Wildflower Center volunteers are the culpable and capable culprits. Yet, others think staff members play some, albeit small, role. You can torture us with your plant questions, but we will never reveal the Green Guru's secret identity.
Did you know you can access the Native Plant Information Network with your web-enabled smartphone?
Ask Mr. Smarty Plants is a free service provided by the staff and volunteers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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From: Westchester, NY
Region: Northeast
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Winterberry holly not fruiting
Answered by: Anne Bossart
QUESTION:Regarding Ilex verticillata, which I have planted in a partial sun, somewhere between all dry and all wet location, i don't see any red berries, and it's mid-october. We are in the 'burbs of just outside NYC. When they were planted a year ago, they did have a few berries on the branches. It has been a wet, wet, wet summer and fall for that matter. Any help would be appreciated.
All Ilex plants are dioecious, which means that the male and female parts of the flowers are on different plants. That means that in order to have holly berries there must be a male holly blooming within a pollinator's reach of a female plant.
When you planted your plant it had berries on it as a result of it having been pollinated in the spring at the nursery where the "boys" were close by. As long as you know the name of the cultivar you purchased, the nursery where you bought it should be able to provide you with the appropriate male plant. Once you have the male, you should be back in the berry business as it sounds like the plant is happy otherwise and placed in the right environment to thrive.
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There's a great feeling of satisfaction when you can actually use up some scrap pieces of fabric, isn't there? And when you use said scraps in a cute, fun, easy way it's all the better. Why, it makes me want to run out and buy more cute fabric...and the cycle continues.
Here's a simple and frugal way to make your favorite girl an adorable hair bow without it costing you much in the way of time, energy, or fabric.
You'll be finished with this easy, Frugal Fannie hair bow quicker than it takes your wine glass to leave a mark on the table.
- Scraps of fabric (you'll need to cut 2 pieces of 5.5" x 4.5" pieces, plus a thin strip for the center, about 1.5" x 4")
- Cutting mat and rotary cutter or scissors
- Ironing board and iron
- 1 piece of fusible batting, same size as one of your fabric rectangles (I used fusible fleece)
- Coordinating thread
- Sewing machine
- Tailor's chalk or fabric pen
- See-through ruler
- 2 pieces floral wire or Bowdabra wire (I used floral wire from Michael's). Each piece about 6 " long.
- A pony 'o (hair elastic)
- Hot glue gun with glue stick
- Straight pins
- Cute girl to wear finished bow you lovingly made
- Skewer or other blunt, thin object to push out your corners
Step 1: Cut out 2 pieces of your fabric, each 5.5" x 4.5" (If you'd like a bigger or smaller finished bow, adjust these numbers). I used a blue background with white Jolly Rogers from fabric.com (It's a medium weight 100% cotton print). You may need to fussy cut if working with a pattern.
2. Cut out 1 piece of fusible batting (in this case, Fusible Fleece). Iron it onto one piece of the fabric. (Note: place the Fusible Fleece with the adhesive side facing UP, then place your fabric on top, right side UP, then iron. In other words, the adhesive side of the Fusible Fleece adheres to the WRONG side of your fabric, dig it?)
3. Let's do a little--very little--sewing. As if making a placemat, place your 2 rectangular pieces of fabric RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER. Notice your Fusible Fleece will be on top. Pin together leaving a 3" open space for turning purposes. Now your rectangular masterpiece will look like the above pic, but, you know, with some pins in it.
Using a 1/4" seam allowance, sew the perimeter of your pinned fabric rectangle, again being sure you observe the 3" open space. Otherwise you'd have to be a Houdini to turn it right side out.
This is the underside, or non-fusible fleece side, view of the sewn perimeter
4. Trim around the perimeter to get rid of some bulk and trim your corners. I wish I could do that on myself instead of going to the gym, but that's another story for another time.
5. Turn your rectangle right side out and push corners out (gently) with a skewer or other blunt, thin tool.
6. Turn in your raw edges from your opening and iron the whole kit-and-kaboodle. Pin that section unless your fabric keeps a nice, crisp crease on its own.
7. Back at the sewing machine, use your mad skills to topstitch around the entire rectangle using a 1/4" seam allowance.
8. Using your
best guess see-through ruler and tailor's chalk or fabric pen, draw a vertical line down the center of your rectangle.
9. Pinch the rectangle with your thumb and index finger to create a bow. (Now we can drop the "rectangle" talk and just call it a "bow." phew). Notice the there will appear to be a top peak, a middle canyon, then a bottom peak.
10. Deftly hold that bow in place (making sure your fingers are as centered as possible) and with the other hand wrap the floral or Bowdabra wire around your bow. Wrap it around at least 3 times and twist the two ends of the wire together at the back of the bow. Tuck in or trim the wire back as much as possible. Nobody likes a bloody scalp.
11. Remember that thin strip of fabric you cut and set aside? Go get it; I'll wait. Using your iron, fold the sides over and press about 1/4" on each side. Note that the fabric strip is RIGHT SIDE DOWN on your ironing board.
12. Take that strip to the sewing machine and stitch down the length of your strip on each side, close to the edge.
Front view
13. Fold over one end of the strip so there are no exposed raw edges. Sew it down or hot glue it. I chose the latter. You only have to do this on one side, since the other side will be cleverly hid in the end.
14. Take your other piece of wire and use it to anchor the pony 'o (hair elastic) onto the bow. To do this, make sure the pony 'o is placed horizontally, not vertically on the bow. (In other words, the pony 'o should look like a round "o" and not more of a straight vertical line). Wrap the wire around the existing wire and the pony 'o. You're an old pro now at wrapping wire, so do it just as you did before, making sure the ends are trimmed or tucked and neat.
15. Get your glue gun ready and warmed up. Add a little hot glue to the front of your bow on the wire. Quickly but carefully place the fabric strip on the glue. Make sure you keep in mind what motif or part of the pattern you want in the center of your bow when you place and glue the strip down.
16. Flip the bow over and add a little hot glue to the wire on the back of the bow. Press the fabric strip firmly down along that glue.
Underside view of bow with the fabric strip only attached to the FRONT of the bow. Notice the clear glue line on wire, ready to receive more of the fabric strip.
17. Attach the remainder of the fabric strip (the side that has the raw edge). Then glue on the other side. You may need to trim it back a little if it's too long. If you do this, make sure to fold over and glue down the end by about 1/4" so no raw edges show.
18. Well how 'bout that? You're finished!
You can make these bows any size you like, attached to a pony 'o, a French barrette, or an alligator clip. For more ideas on hair bows or to purchase a bow, please visit my etsy store, Born To Wear Bows, at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BornToWearBows?ref=shop_sugg
Enjoy your new bow!