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The 26th Annual Conference of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
June 10 – 12, 2018
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://umanitoba.ca/engineering/conferences/CFD2018/
Scope of the Conference
Rapid advances in computing technology have made CFD an increasingly important tool for predicting and analyzing fluid flow and heat and mass transfer, with applications to mechanical, aerospace, civil, and chemical engineering. CFD is also an important research tool in water resources, oceanography, atmospheric environment, and boundary-layer meteorology. CFD2018 features the following two themes:
Theme I: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Heat Transfer (oriented towards engineering flows);
Theme II: Computational Environmental Flows and Transport Phenomena (oriented towards environmental flows: water resources and atmospheric sciences).
Contributions from all sectors are solicited, across the full spectrum of CFD research and applications including, but not restricted to:
Theme I:
- Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics
- Automotive Engineering
- Algorithms
- Bio-fluid Mechanics
- CFD Education
- Chemical Reacting Flows and Combustion
- Fluid-Structure Interactions
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Industrial Applications
- Mesh Generation
- Multi-phase Flows
- Porous Media
- Non-Newtonian Flows
- Turbulence and Turbulence Modeling
Theme II:
- Atmospheric Environment and Sciences
- Boundary-layer Meteorology
- Environmental Flow
- Environmental Transport Phenomena
- Hydraulics
- Hydrology and Water Resources
- Oceanography
- Wind Engineering
Journal Special Issues
Corresponding to the two themes, selected papers will be invited for publication in special issues with the following two journals:
(1) International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
(2) Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Keynote Speakers
- Prof. Gretar Tryggvason (Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professor, Editorial board member for Int. J. Multiphase Flow, and former Editor-in-Chief for J. Computational Physics, FAPS, FASME and FAAAS, Johns Hopkins Univ., Maryland, USA);
- Prof. Ugo Piomelli (Canada Research Chair, Editor-in-Chief for J. Turbulence, FAPS, FASME, FAIAA and FRSC, Queen's Univ., Kingston, Canada);
- Prof. Kemo Hanjalić (Editorial board member and former Editor-in-Chief for Flow Turbulence and Combustion, FREng, FIAS, FInstP, FASME and FICHMT, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands and Novosibirsk State Univ., Russia);
- Prof. Olaf Kolditz (Chair Professor of Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Editor-in-Chief for Environmental Earth Sciences, and for Geothermal Energy, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany);
- Prof. Roland Stull (Director of Geophysical Disaster Computational Fluid Dynamics Center, former Associate Editor for J. Applied Meteorology, AMS Glossary of Meteorology, and Romanian J. Meteorology, Certified Consulting Meteorologist – USA, Certified Flight Instructor – USA, FAMS, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada).
CFD2018 will be held in the Engineering and Information Technology Complex (EITC) at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg is the geographical center of Canada, convenient to reach, and has direct flights to major cities in North America.
Arrangements have been made with several hotels to offer a special rate to delegates. On-campus accommodation will also be available at the University of Manitoba.
Abstract Submission
Papers will be accepted on the basis of reviewed extended abstracts. An extended abstract should be 3 pages in length, including figures, tables and references. Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 28, 2018. Abstract format must follow the template (Word or Latex) posted on the Conference website http://umanitoba.ca/engineering/conferences/CFD2018/
The official language for CFD2018 will be English.
February 28, 2018: Abstract submission
March 15, 2018: Notification of abstract acceptance
May 15, 2018: Submission of final manuscript
May 15, 2018: Early registration and hotel bookings end
Conference Organization
Dr. Bing-Chen Wang, Conference Chair
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Scott Ormiston, Conference Co-Chair (Theme I)
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Hartmut Hollaender, Conference Co-Chair (Theme II)
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
E2-327 EITC Building
Univ. of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 5V6
Scientific Committee
Dr. Rabi Baliga (McGill University, Canada)
Dr. Ronald Barron (University of Windsor, Canada)
Dr. Donald Bergstrom (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Dr. Markus Bussmann (University of Toronto, Canada)
Dr. Nedjib Djilali (University of Victoria, Canada)
Dr. Karen Dow (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Dr. Morris Flynn (University of Alberta, Canada)
Dr. Thomas Graf (University of Hannover, Germany)
Dr. Clinton Groth (University of Toronto, Canada)
Dr. Greg Kopp (Western University, Canada)
Dr. David Kuhn (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Dr. Peter Lehmann (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Dr. Marilyn Lightstone (McMaster University, Canada)
Dr. Pooneh Maghoul (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Dr. Robert Martinuzzi (University of Calgary, Canada)
Dr. Mathieu Olivier (University of Laval, Canada)
Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Dr. Patrick Oosthuizen (Queen's University, Canada)
Dr. Andrew Pollard (Queen's University, Canada)
Dr. Jasmin Raymond (INRS Quebec, Canada)
Dr. Douglas Ruth (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Dr. Hassan Soliman (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Dr. Tony Straatman (Western University, Canada)
Dr. Gordon Stubley (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Dr. Brian Vermeire (Concordia University, Canada)
Dr. Li Xi (McMaster University, Canada)
Dr. David Zingg (University of Toronto, Canada)
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Website: http://umanitoba.ca/engineering/conferences/CFD2018/


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The best and brightest minds in process industries—including three distinguished keynote speakers—will come together at the 2016 ISA Process Control & Safety Symposium and Exhibition, 7-10 November in Houston, Texas, USA.
Attending engineers, technicians and plant managers will be able to gain the latest insights, news and trends in process measurement and control—particularly in the chemical and energy processing and other key process industry sectors. Particular attention will be placed on the critical issues in instrumentation, communications, control systems, safety and security.
Three outstanding keynote presentations
Three notable automation and control industry professionals will deliver keynote addresses. A keynote presentation will be delivered on each day of the conference: Tuesday 8 November, Wednesday 9 November and Thursday 10 November.
Tuesday 8 November
"Process Safety: Are we getting any better? Recollections on four decades of experience and more"
Keynote Presenter: Paul Gruhn
Paul Gruhn, Global Functional Safety Consultant at aeSolutions, is a highly acclaimed and awarded safety expert in the automation and control field, with more than four decades of experience. He is an ISA Fellow, the co-chair of the ISA 84 standard committee (on safety instrumented systems), and a developer and instructor of ISA courses on safety systems.
An accomplished author, he has written two ISA textbooks (Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis & Justification and Sell More through Effective Technical Presentations), other book chapters and more than two dozen published articles.
Gruhn developed the first commercial safety system modeling software. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas, a member of Control System Engineer (CSE) exam team, a certified functional safety expert (CFSE) and an ISA84 expert. He received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Wednesday 9 November
"Inspiring and Recruiting Engineers into the 21st Century"
Keynote Presenter: Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ph.D., is a retired NASA astronaut, engineer, and educator. She currently is a Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Distinguished Research Professor in the university's Department of Aerospace Engineering, and has a joint appointment as the director of the TEES Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI).
A member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Dunbar comes to Texas A&M from the University of Houston where she provided leadership in the development of a new integrated university science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) center. At the University of Houston, she served as an M.D. Anderson Professor of Mechanical Engineering and directed the SICSA Space Architecture graduate program.
Prior to that, Dr. Dunbar worked for The Rockwell International Space Division Company building Space Shuttle Columbia and worked for 27 years at NASA. She holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degrees in ceramic engineering from the University of Washington and a doctorate degree in mechanical/biomedical engineering from the University of Houston.
Thursday 10 November
"Safe and Secure? The State of Industrial Cybersecurity"
Keynote Presenter: Steve Mustard
Steve Mustard is an ISA Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®), UK registered Chartered Engineer, and European registered Eur Ing and consultant with extensive development and management experience in business process automation across multiple sectors.
A widely recognized expert in industrial cybersecurity and an ISA99 Security Standards Committee member, Mustard played an essential role in the development of the world's only consensus-based series of industrial cybersecurity standards—ISA/IEC 62443. He also actively participates in
cybersecurity working groups formed by the Automation Federation, ISA's umbrella organization.
Mustard's previous and current client list includes: the UK Ministry of Defence; NATO; major utilities, such as Anglian Water Services and Sydney Water Corporation; major oil and gas companies, such as BG Group and Aera Energy; Quintiles Laboratories; and other leading organizations.
A world-class technical program and vendor exhibition
In addition to the keynote presentations, the symposium offers an expert-led technical program that will cover the critical issues in instrumentation, safety, security, communications and control systems. Among the wide-ranging topics to be covered include:
Variability, Instrument Calibration
Automation and Control Systems
Flow Measurement Technology
Field Calibration Technology
Communications in SIL, ISA100
Wireless Technology in the Plant Floor
Field Instrumentations: Wireless, Foundation Fieldbus, and Other Smart Technologies
Bridging Prices Between SCADA and DCS
Control Systems
Process Optimization
Fieldbus Control Systems with Focus on Higher SIL
Control System Strategies, Advanced Control
Instrumentation for Floating LNG Facilities
Automation and Control in Petroleum and Petrochemical Terminals
System Integrations
Advanced HMI and Alarm Management
Data and Document Storage in EDMS and Asset Management
Troubleshooting, Optimization, and Application in Petroleum and Chemical Process Industries
Safety Instrumented Systems
An exhibit showcase will feature the latest product and service information at engaging vendor and supplier exhibits. Daily luncheons and nightly receptions allow for ample networking and socializing.
An excellent opportunity to obtain ISA technical training
Attendees may add value to their event experience by taking an on-site ISA training short course. The following three courses will be conducted on Monday, 7 November—prior to the commencement of the technical program:
Electrical Controls for the Control Systems Technician (TI23C)
Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards (IC32C)
An Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems (EC50C)
Register for this professionally rewarding event today
To register, and gain more information on the 2016 Process Control and Safety Symposium and Exhibition, please visit www.isa.org/PCS2016. For assistance and answers to any questions, contact ISA at +1 919-549-8411 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About ISA
The International Society of Automation (www.isa.org) is a nonprofit professional association that sets the standard for those who apply engineering and technology to improve the management, safety, and cybersecurity of modern automation and control systems used across industry and critical infrastructure. Founded in 1945, ISA develops widely used global standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its 36,000 members and 350,000 customers around the world.
ISA owns Automation.com, a leading online publisher of automation-related content, and is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org), an association of non-profit organizations serving as "The Voice of Automation." Through a wholly owned subsidiary, ISA bridges the gap between standards and their implementation with the ISA Security Compliance Institute (www.isasecure.org) and the ISA Wireless Compliance Institute (www.isa100wci.org).
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Although I don't have statistics to back up the claim, I think it's pretty safe to assume that I am one of very few people in this world who can say that they've gotten an EpiPen 2-Pak for Christmas. For some reason it just doesn't seem to be one of those hot-topic items that jump off the shelves in the days leading up to 25 December each year. It's not a common stocking stuffer. And what kid in his right mind would climb up onto Santa's lap in the mall and say, "I've been real good this year—can I pretty please get a portable allergy medicine injection device?"
As a matter of fact, I didn't really ask for it either; it was one of those gifts of necessity. My mission president's wife told me—in no uncertain terms—that I was not allowed to conceal from my parents the severe reaction I suffered one evening almost a year after I arrived in Ukraine. For twenty-two years I had managed to live with my peanut allergy, toughing-it through the nausea, asphyxia, and hives by sheer grit or through Benadryl, no EpiPen needed, thanking heaven that my allergy was not as severe as some people's. As the years went by I became more sensitive to the presence of peanuts, and soon I learned to prevent reactions from escalating too far.
But one night in a secluded village in Crimea a dear friend made dinner for me and my mission companion. She knew of my allergy, and swore up and down (even saluting for emphasis) that the cake balls she'd baked were nut-free.
They weren't. I could tell as soon as the soft treat touched my lips. But I couldn't bear the thought that poor Lyuba would know she had caused an allergic reaction, so I hid it from her, pretending everything was just fine. We had an hour-long lesson, and I even played the flute when Lyuba insisted on having a concert of hymns. My swelling lips stung as I pressed them into the correct embouchure, and my stomach heaved as I struggled to take breaths deep enough to supply the instrument with sound.
After a ninety-minute bus ride back to the city where we lived, my companion and I went straight home where we noticed the hives for the first time. My face and neck were visibly swollen, and my trachea was starting to close off. I lost control of my stomach. Ultimately, after prayers, a Priesthood blessing, and a phone call to the mission president for advice, I gave in to exhaustion and fell asleep. The next morning my poor companion admitted that throughout the night she had woken herself up just to see whether I was still breathing.
Sister van Bruggen told me that I absolutely had to tell Mom and Dad about the reaction and ask them to send me an EpiPen. Reluctantly, I provided an account of the experience in my weekly email home, and a few weeks later I found a small box wrapped in silver/candy cane paper tucked among the clothing and sweets that filled the Christmas package my family sent. Taped onto the shiny wrapping paper was a poem my parents had written for the occasion:
Not a typical Christmas gift, to say the very least.
To this day, nearly two years later, I've still never used an EpiPen. I've had nut encounters in that time, but the idea of stabbing myself in the thigh with a needle is less appealing than the thought of just willing my way through the discomfort and hoping for the best. And besides, the recent reactions haven't been quite as severe as the one out in Nizhnyaya Kutuzova.
But the allergy is always with me, forcing me to pay close attention to the foods that I put in my mouth, insisting that I read menus and ingredients carefully, or requiring me to ask friends to taste a baked good before I become brave enough to give it a try.
One of the side effects of a food allergy is a strong element of distrust. In order to survive, I've got to be careful—I've got to employ every effort of caution and I've got to take matters into my own hands. The safest foods are the tried-and-true ones that I've eaten before with no problem, or the ones that I've made on my own. Control is also a big issue; the more I can control the production of a food, or the more knowledge I have about it, the more willing I am to trust that it's safe, that it won't hurt me, that I'll be okay if I let it inside.
Which makes me wonder, sometimes, if there aren't other allergies I've struggled with all my life. After all, food isn't the only thing that gives cause for concern as I contemplate the consequences of letting something in.
I think I'm allergic to boldness. I think I'm allergic to love. I think I'm allergic to hopes, wants, and dreams—to anything that could break down inside of me and spark a crippling, painful reaction called fear or disappointment—and last I checked, there's no medication to save me from anaphylaxis in these types of allergic attacks.
I tend to treat life much the way I treat food—that is, dolloped with heaps of doubt and distrust. The people and situations that earn my confidence are the ones about which I have the most knowledge, or the circumstances that yield to me the most sway. Place me in tried-and-true social settings and I'm comfortable with chatting and making new friends. Give me detailed descriptions of how things will turn out, and I walk forward boldly, with courage and pluck. Tell me how to best behave in a situation, and I'll exceed expectations. I thrive in carefully monitored environments in which I can control all the variables. I yearn for clear guidelines. I seek for direction, like reading the ingredients listed on the side of a cereal box before placing it in a shopping cart.
But there just aren't clearly marked allergy warnings in life. Not for inedible things, anyway.
Consider, for instance, another "allergic reaction" I suffered as a missionary. My companion and I had been teaching Sasha for months, and I loved her so much. She had confessed to us her belief that our acquaintance was not a coincidence, and I agreed. She had opened up to us about her past and her desires for a new start, a clean slate, a rebirth, a baptism. In so many ways, Sasha seemed like an answer to the prayers I had poured out to God, asking Him to lead us to those of His children who were seeking the truth of His Gospel.
Shortly before Sasha was scheduled to be baptized, however, she disappeared. She never answered the phone. She stopped coming to church. My companion and I were baffled, and we tried to reach her a number of times, even stopping by her home to deliver fresh-baked lemon poppy seed muffins.
It took a long time, but one night we finally found her. We had stopped by her house in one last effort to invite her to attend a special conference with us. The street was dark, so we almost didn't see her standing near the curb. She was drunk, disoriented, she hadn't eaten for days. She told us that she had planned to take her life that evening, sick of living with an abusive son who beat her and stole from her and starved her.
Feeling uneasy about being alone in such an unstable situation, my companion and I phoned some of the elders for backup. They arrived shortly before Sasha's son came home—which was really poor timing. The presence of the elders sparked a conflict with Sasha's son, who called his friends to come "take care of us." Eventually the police became involved, and we spent hours standing in the cold outside a decrepit Ukrainian police station, ultimately being released on the condition that no missionaries would visit Sasha's home ever again.
When my companion and I returned to our apartment at nearly 2:00 in the morning we were emotionally drained. We had prevented Sasha's suicide, but now her son had a restraining order against us. We would never see our friend again.
I was too hurt to cry. My heart ached, my head throbbed, and a lump gathered in my throat. Despite intense exhaustion I found enough strength to pray, begging God to explain why the situation had unfolded in such a terrifying way. Why had Sasha—His daughter—suffered so much? Why had He not warned us earlier? And why, why was Sasha now forced to avoid the one thing that could have given her the comfort and peace that she sought?
In the weeks following our experience with Sasha I found it very difficult to hope for the best with the other people my companion and I taught. After all, I had poured so much faith and love and happiness into the relationship we had painstakingly built with Sasha—and for what? Just to have everything dashed apart in front of our eyes? Was that really worth it? I felt guilty for causing Sasha so much pain (since, after all, one of her son's complaints against his mother was her involvement with "Mormons"). And I felt too battered and bruised to open my heart readily to anyone else.
My love for Sasha had resulted in a bitter reaction. I wasn't too keen on the prospects of loving again.
Sometimes it just seems easier to avoid anything that might cause heartbreak rather than to endure the reaction when things don't go well. If only each situation, relationship, or dream came with ingredients posted in bold on a side panel:
WARNING: Contains uncertainty.
ALLERGY INFORMATION: This product was processed on equipment that also processes disappointment.
Instead, we've got nothing. No warnings. No guidelines. No guarantee that everything will work out all right. – In fact, sometimes it just doesn't.
But there's one other lesson living with a nut allergy has forced me to accept: Sometimes survival requires a bit more than simply avoiding the things that could hurt.
If I were to insist on eating only those foods that I've tried once before—well, I'd probably only ever eat Ramen and Cheerios, which cuts out of my diet newly-acquired favorite meals, in addition to foods rich in nutrients needed to keep me hiking and running and thriving. If I demanded total control over my own food production, then I'd never have gotten to eat out at the new Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, or order pizza from Little Caesar's, or enjoy home-cooked meals from Mom on weekend visits. I would have to live in fear every moment. And what kind of a life would that be?
Similarly, if I were to live life avoiding any possible pain, disappointment, or sting, I would give up the relationships that make me who I am. I'd stop loving and caring. I'd stop hoping and praying.
And what kind of a life would that be?
To truly survive, we must learn to trust. It's hard. It hurts. I'm a bit of a hypocrite for even daring to write it. But I really believe that it's true.
Every time I put food in my mouth, I'm vulnerable. Every time I reach out in love, my defenses are down. Sometimes these efforts have turned out poorly, launching me into painful, suffocating reactions that put me on guard and make me question whether I can ever open up again, try something new, and expose my weaknesses.
But I believe that God planted in each of us a surprising amount of resilience—enough to pull through heartache or to wrestle with doubts. Enough to keep dreaming after our hopes have been sunk. Enough to convince us to pray yet again after searching in vain for an answer. And although there can never be medication to stifle our spiritual allergic reactions, at least God gave us other vulnerable, susceptible, weak human beings with shoulders to cry on and lean on and grow on as we all feel our way through the pains and discouragement of living a meaningful life.
Somewhere between caution and risk comes trust. It's what makes new experiences possible. It's what makes life worth living—not free of fear but coping with it, and bearing uncertainties, sorrows, and pain. I hope to develop the trust I've neglected in favor of safety and ease. I hope to lean more on God than on what I can see and control. In the joys, trials, peace, and fear of my life, I hope to rely on the One Whose hand formed the world and the structures that make up my frail, vulnerable body—the One Who inspired life's breath in me and sustained me through my sickness, sin, and pain.
Like the prophet Alma, "I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; [and] God has delivered me . . . yea, and I do put my trust in Him, and He will still deliver me." (Alma 36:27)


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Google Adwords Keyword Planner
LawSEO Keyword Analytics Tool for Lawyers
Keyword Shitter
SpyFu Competitive analysis
Keyword Snatcher
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Auburn in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Ford & Co. Building
Lincoln Way & Harrison Avenue
East Auburn's first carriage, wagon, &
harness shop in this building in 1896.
Other building occupants over the years
Burt & Locher General Merchandising
A.F. Ford & Co., Grocers
Ford & Bequette Grocery
Red & White Store Martin's Grocery
Aero Willy's Motors
Location. 38° 54.081′ N, 121° 4.006′ W. Marker is in Auburn, California, in Placer County. Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Harrison Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lincoln Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA 95603, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Transcontinental Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); East Auburn Bell Tower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marguerite Mine "Quartz Rock" (about 400 feet away); The Chinese Coolie (about 400 feet away); Lincoln Avenue Businesses (about 400 feet away); Southern Pacific Caboose (about 400 feet away); Auburn Depot (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Auburn Depot (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.
Categories. • Notable Buildings •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.


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Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–17
Height x width x depth: 11.2 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm (4 7/16 x 14 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
Medium or Technique
Gold and silver with inlays of carnelian and glass
Not On View
Composed of baseplates made of hammered silver sheet, with soldered and gilded silver cloisons (partitions) inlaid with carnelian and glass, this sumptuous pectoral was fit for a king. It takes the form of a vulture with outstretched wings representing the tutelary goddess of Upper Egypt, Nekhbet, grasping coils of rope, a symbol of eternity. To the left of the vulture's body is a rearing cobra. She is Wadjyt, the goddess of Lower Egypt. Together, they form a pair referred to as the "two ladies," guardian deities of the king.
The pectoral was made as a piece of funerary equipment rather than as jewelry to be worn in life. The three separate pieces representing the wings and body of the bird were not joined to one another; rather, the edges of the base plates were pierced with holes for fastening the ornament to something else, most likely the chest of the mummy or an anthropoid coffin. The wings also curve laterally, further supporting this assumption.
1858, sold by a dealer near Thebes, Egypt to George Alfred Stone, Roxbury, MA and Brooklyn, NY; 1873, sold by Mr. Stone's wife to John W. Garrett (b. 1820 - d. 1884), Baltimore; given by Mr. Garrett to Lafayette College, Easton, PA; about 1979, stolen from Skillman Library at Lafayette College. December 11, 1980, consigned anonymously, through John T. Granger (dealer), Tinicum, PA, to Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, unsold; 1981, sold by John Granger, through Sotheby Parke-Bernet, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 10, 1981)
NOTE: In 1992, title transferred from Lafayette College to MFA as through agreement reached in April 1992.
Credit Line
Egyptian Special Purchase Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Florence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund


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text: So, I haven't really been using my ipod lately (30gb Photo). Then just last week I was able to pick up a 30gb video for cheap. I have since uploaded all of my tunes and everything and this new ipod rocks. So now I'm trying to sell my old one but after plugging it in through USB, it gives me the sad smiley icon with the apple.com/support link. Sooo.... I tried connecting it through Firewire, no luck. I tried just charging it through a firewire wall charger, no luck. Even after performing a hard reset, it gives the same icon and will not show in iTunes or on the desktop for my Mac nor PC. The ipod updater does not recognize it's presence either. Did I kill it somehow?? Should I sell it AS-IS?


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In This Issue
+ SES NY Coming!
+ Top Stories
+ More From The Search Engine Watch Blog
+ Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast
+ Our Search Newsletters & Feeds
+ About The Newsletter
SES NY Coming!
Missed our SES Chicago show? Don't worry. Search Engine Strategies New York is coming up fast, happening Feb. 27 through March 2. Many of the popular sessions from SES Chicago will be returning, and you can get a rundown on some of these at the SES NY 2006 web site.
As always, there will be plenty of entirely new sessions happening. In particular for New York, expect sessions that look at branding issues, as well as how search and traditional marketing can blend together and help each other.
The complete SES NY agenda will be up after the New Year. You can sign-up on the SES NY 2006 site to be notified of this or just keep an eye on the SES Blog.
Following SES NY, March sees SES coming to Germany and China, then April sees visits to Japan, Canada and Italy. At the end of May, SES London happens and July sees our first ever SES Latino show coming to Miami. For more about these and other shows later in 2006, see the Search Engine Strategies site.
Top Stories
Below is a recap of major articles from our daily SearchDay newsletter and important Search Engine Watch Blog postings since the last newsletter. Want to receive these stories daily or via RSS/feed? See the Search Engine Watch Newsletters & Web Feeds page for sign-up instructions.
=== Jan. 4, 2006 ===
Is Pay-Per-View Video Coming Soon to Google Video? – Pay per view video may soon be a part of Google Video. Is this a surprise? No, not at all. It's long been expected but may finally be arriving. See also:
- Google Cubes PCs Or Interfaces Coming?
- No Google Cubes Coming, Says Google
- Yahoo Begins Offering Online Access to Four Episodes of CBS Sitcoms
- Blinkx.tv Ends a Busy Year with a New Feature and Some New Content
- Gates Keynoting CES – And So Are Semel & Page
- Bill Gates Keynote Address at Consumer Electronic Show Will be Webcast Tonight; CES Podcasts via Yahoo
Craigslist Not Blocking Major Crawlers – Contrary to reports, Craigslist has not embarked upon a new policy of blocking search engine spiders, but talking with Craigslist along with some further poking at the situation shows that's not the case. This article for Search Engine Watch goes into more depth of explaining what's in the current robots.txt file, how it has changed plus how while Craigslist does prohibit crawling by classified ad search engines through its terms of use, it still allows general purpose search engines such as Google and Yahoo to crawl freely.
SEM Campaign & Project Management, Part 1 – What's the best approach to managing a search marketing campaign? A panel of experts shared best practices gained through years of experience with a wide range of clients.
Being A Big Voice In SEO – How do you get to be a big voice in SEO? There's a series of posts out there now offering such advice, which I'll recap below, along with some thoughts on generations in SEO.
=== Jan. 3, 2006 ===
Tracking Changes on Web Pages – Often a small change to a web page is a clue that something big has happened or will happen, and automated tracking tools alert you the moment something has changed.
=== Dec. 29, 2005 ===
2005 in Review: The Top Search Industry Stories of the Year – Search caught fire last year, with new tools, services and virtually constant activity. Here's a look back at some of the most memorable themes and trends of the year.
=== Dec. 28, 2005 ===
Revisiting The "No Banners On Google" Declaration – Google promised that the terms of its deal with AOL wouldn't see a flood of banner ads flowing onto its pages nor the selling out of Google's principles. But I still felt there was some "wiggle room" in that "no banners" isn't the same as "no graphical ads." Now I've had a chance to talk with Google. Yes, banners are pretty much out. However, other graphical units might still happen. See also:
- More On AOL Pushing Google Into Graphic Ads & AOL Promotion
- Google Says Don't Worry, AOL Won't Change Us – But There's Wiggle Room
- Google Not Testing Ads On Google Belarus — They Don't Even Have A Google Belarus!
Google Base Switches To Force All Searchers Through Jump Pages – When Google Base first launched, one of my key questions was whether people could click on a entry and go directly to the submitter's web site. Yes, you could. Now, you can't. Instead, you're forced to go through a "jump" or intermediary page before proceeding, an "experiment" I hope goes away.
Google Book Search "Hack" Just Normal Operation – Steve Rubel thinks he's "hacked" Google Book Search, as he covers in his "Read Most of O'Reilly's Hacks Books for Free Using Google" post. In reality, I think he's just finding that Google Book Search operates exactly the way it is supposed to operate, to show you a percentage of a book that a publisher itself has allowed you to view online.
Patents, Google and Acquisitions & What About Search Patents from Other Companies? – Bill Slawski has done an impressive job of listing some of the patents held or applied for by companies Google has acquired over the years like Urchin, Applied Semantics, and Kaltix. But how about what other players are doing in developing in the patent world. A rundown on some non-Google search patents. See also:
- Google Awarded Patent To Make Data Move Faster to Wireless Phones and Devices
- Google Faces Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Google Talk
- Google Patent May Shed Light On Google Suggest & Speeding Up Search Results
- New Microsoft Patent Apps Discusses the Building of Personalized Portals
2005 in Review: The Best Search Engine Watch Forum Posts – During the past year, the Search Engine Watch forums have grown into a lively community, with thousands of members discussing just about everything related to search.
=== Dec. 27, 2005 ===
2005 in Review: The Year's Top Search Terms – More proof that search engines are not all alike: The most popular search terms of the year varied quite a bit from engine to engine.
Sharing The Search Wealth At A9, MSN & The Drawbacks – In my post-Christmas mailbox was a message from A9 reminding me of its A9 Instant Rewards program that effectively pays me a bit to search with them. That was a perfect hook to revisit the entire "pay to search" idea that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates kicked off earlier this month.
=== Dec. 23, 2005 ===
Google's AOL Stake Rolling Into Holding Company It Can Take Public In 2008 – Google has now filed an 8-K form on the AOL deal that sheds light on some new details, include rolling its AOL stake into a new company that it can take public in 2008.
Search Engine Forums Spotlight – Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Wish List for Yahoo Pay Per Click Marketing – Google Groans Under the Massive Data Load – Matt Cutts Explains How Google Crawls and Ranks Pages – Content is NOT king! and more.
=== Dec. 22, 2005 ===
Your Own Personal Google Zeitgeist – Setting trends on the Official Google Blog covers a great holiday gift, a way to see your own top searches on Google. Very, very cool. You need Google Personalized Search active. Got it? Good, now go to your trends page. There you'll see the top 10 searches you've done, the top 10 sites you've visited and the top 10 things you've most clicked on….[MORE"
More From The SEW Blog
Below are posts from the Search Engine Watch Blog since the last newsletter and not mentioned above. Want to keep up on daily news from the blog? Visit the home page or subscribe to the blog feed. Note that references to "I" may becoming from Danny Sullivan, Gary Price or Chris Sherman, all of whom post to the blog.
=== Jan. 4, 2006 ===
Google Wants Your Feedback About Their New "Bigdaddy" Data Center – Google's Matt Cutts offers a FAQ of sorts with information about the new "Bigdaddy" data center that Matt mentioned about a month ago in a response to a post on his blog. In this new blog post Matt says that Google is now ready to collect feedback about the new center….[MORE"
Rashtchy: Global Search Market to Grow 41% in 2006 and 31% in 2007 – ClickZ writer Kevin Newcomb has a fact-filled article summarizing numbers and estimates from two new Piper Jaffray notes about the Internet and paid search in 2006. Both notes were written by Safa Rashtchy at PJ….[MORE"
YACFA: Yet Another Click Fraud Article & A New Click Fraud Test Underway – How Click Fraud Could Swallow the Internet from Wired delivers unto us Yet Another Click Fraud Article (forthwith known as YACFA) with relatively little that most of you haven't read before. Far, far more interesting is The Truth About Click Fraud over at WebGuerrilla, which will hopefully take us beyond all the stuff we've heard before with some actual testing….[MORE". See also:
- Click Fraud Case Against Google Continues Its Way Through Federal Court
- Click Defense Out, AIT In as Lead Plaintiff in Click Fraud Case Against Google
Google Experimenting With Drop-Down Boxes – Google's taking a page from Lycos circa 1998 and putting various search options into a drop-down box. See also: New Google UI Test: Vertical Search Links In New Left Column.
Purchase Items and/or Compare Prices With Your Mobile Phone or Device – Bob Tedeschi's article in the New York Times: Those Born to Shop Can Now Use Cellphones, takes a look at how eBay, Amazon, and others are allowing shoppers to purchase items via their mobile phone or device….[MORE"
PC World Talks Web Mail Betas and Desktop Search – An article in the the January 2006 issue of PC World offers a brief look at web mail betas from Yahoo (I use it all of the time, kudos), MSN Live Mail, and Zimbra. Plus, Desktop Search: Just What You Need looks at desktop search tools….[MORE". See also Time For Dinner: Email/Gmail Team Leaders from Google, MS, and Yahoo Break Bread With WSJ Writer.
New: Google Garb for Your Dog – If Fido or Rover love Google (or their owners do (-:), your pets can now show their support with new Google dog collars and leashes now available from the Google Store. Collars are available for large or medium sized dogs. Leashes are also available large or medium size dogs. Bow wow!!!
=== Jan. 3, 2006 ===
Search By Drawing: Meet Retrievr & Search By Sketch Demos From Purdue & Princeton – An experimental search tool called retrievr allows the user to find related Flickr images by drawing a sketch, along with some related tools….[MORE"
New OSX Dashboard Widget for MSN Virtual Earth; Yahoo Maps Gets a Widget – A new version of an MSN Virtual Earth widget was released over the weekend for Mac OSX Dashboard and Yahoo Maps now has a widget (Mac and PC) that's available here.
Happy 10th Birthday To Dogpile – Today, metasearch tool Dogpile begins celebrating its 10th birthday. Congrats! Here's the Dogpile home page from December of 1996 and a USENET announcement from its original developer, Aaron Flin….[MORE"
Google Still Searching For Executive Chefs – Interviews for jobs at Google are known to be very difficult and demanding on potential job candidates. I wonder if the same "tough" interview approach also applies to those who want to cook for Googlers at the Mountain View Googleplex? Many months after Google started to look for a couple of new excutive chefs, they're still looking….[MORE"
Sources for Product Reviews Online – On Christmas Day, the New York Times offered a look at several services that allow end users to supply and share reviews of different projects. Well-known services like Consumer Reports and Consumer Guide are mentioned. Other sources like CNET, Yahoo, Amazon.com, and epinions are also included. Additionally, a couple of other new and potentially useful services got some ink….[MORE"
Piper Jaffray Says that Google Heading to $600 a Share – Brokerage house Piper Jaffray says that 2006 will be another great year for shares of Google. In a new report out today, PJ says that Google are on their way to $600 a share….[MORE"
=== Dec. 29, 2005 ===
Google Will Be Default Search Engine on Opera's Mobile Browsers – Dirson reports that Opera (the browser company) Google will be the default search tool on all of Opera's mobile browsers including the new Opera Mini set for release next month. The TechWeb article: Google To Supply Search For Opera's Mobile Browsers, has more….[MORE"
Google Guys Invest in a Motion Picture Being Made by Friend – Via Philipp at Google Blogoscoped, an article in the San Francisco Chronicle that informs us that the Google Guys (Sergey and Larry) are investing in a film titled, " Broken Arrows – the Movie" written and directed by a pal they met while at Stanford, Reid Gershbein….[MORE"
Google and Yahoo Both Make Top 10 of 2005 ImagePower. Newsmaker Brands Survey – A new survey out today ranking America's leading brands has both Google and Yahoo in the Top 10. Other Internet players in the Top 10 "winning brands" for 2005 include Amazon.com and eBay….[MORE"
YouTube Pops Above Google Video Thanks To SNL Clip – So here's a mashup for you. I wrote earlier about YouTube and how I didn't really trust Alexa data to prove the popularity of anything. Gary wrote of a popular Saturday Night Live skit being shared through places like YouTube and Google Video. LeeAnn Prescott over at Hitwise puts the two together with some nice charts to show YouTube's rising popularity plus a big boost it got thanks to that SNL clip. See also:
- Saturday Night Live Skit Mentions MapQuest, Yahoo Maps and Google Maps
- YouTube For Finding, Sharing Video
=== Dec. 28, 2005 ===
New Entry: Medio Joins Mobile Search Space in U.S. – Earlier this month, the Red Herring story: Medio to Debut Mobile Search, looked at Seattle based Medio, joining other companies in the U.S. mobile search space. The company already offers its service in Europe in a deal with Nokia….[MORE"
The Googleshank Redemption Reloaded – Remember me writing about the Googleshank Redemption? If not, it was the story of site owner Allan Dick feeling powerless to get help from Google. Proving the power of the blog, Allan found that chronicling his experience finally got action. Google's Matt Cutts got in touch, and Allan says things are looking up.
Google Knocked For Allowing Off Topic Ford Explorer Ads – Ford Explorer Teaches Me to Ignore Google AdWords Ads from Aaron over at SEO Book looks at Ford Explorer ads delivered via Google AdSense that appeared recently to be all over the web to him and others. His main issue is why Google allowed off-topic delivery. The ads were apparently showing up on pages that seemed to have nothing to do with cars, trucks, SUV what motorized transport….[MORE"
=== Dec. 27, 2005 ===
Consumer Reports Looks at Travel Search Meta Engines in New Study – Consumer Reports/Consumer Web Watch has published a new study that looks at how 11 travel search meta engines and aggregators like Kayak, Mobissimo, and Yahoo FareChase perform. The full text of the 29 page report (PDF) is available here at no charge. A brief news release is also available….[MORE"
Google Recruits Creator of Python; Blog from Google Spain Manager Debuts; New Compilation of Blogs by Googlers – It appears that Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, is now a Google employee. Plus, a compliation of blogs by Googlers….[MORE"
Technorati Adds Trend Charts, Other Features, Rubel Offers "Hacking" Tips – Via Micro Persuasion, this post from the Technorati blog pointing out several new features that are now available including a blog finder widget, trend charts (enter a term, see how many posts in the past 30 days mention it) and improved extracts (what others call snippets.) For more Technorati fun, take a look at this post from Steve Rubel from early last month: Ten Technorati Hacks.
Winners Of The 2005 Search Blog Awards Announced – The results of Search Engine Journal's 2005 Search Blog Awards are in. We're thrilled to be winners in one category (and thank you all for making it happen with your votes!) along with a number of other great sites in other categories. A rundown is below. And as I said before, be sure to check out all the nominated blogs, because they're all excellent to put on your reading list….[MORE"
Transcripts and Video: Authors of Books About Google Interviewed on TV – In the past few days, the authors of both recent books about Google and web search have been interviewed on TV or featured in TV news reports….[MORE"
Google To Limit Photo Resolution Of Israeli Military Sites – We reported earlier about a great New York Times article looking at how various governments around the world have been made nervous by aerial images posted in Google Maps. Now via Google Blogoscoped, there's a report out of Israel that Google has agreed to limit the resolution of military installations in Israel, something the NYT article says is mandated by US law. See also: Governments Ask Google to Turn a Blind Eye.
Google Feed API Coming – Run or building a feed reader? Google's planning a feed reader API, confirms Technorati's Niall Kennedy. He's got more details in Exclusive: Google to offer feed API. It's not clear to me whether this means tapping into data used for Google Blog Search or data that Google Reader develops for its own use or some combination of them both. But I'm sure more details will emerge.
Ask Jeeves Drops "Jeeves" Part In France – We know that Ask Jeeves has promised a rebranding to come, with the smart money being on shortening the name to Ask and showing Jeeves the butler the door. Now Barry over at Search Engine Roundtable spots a Cre8asite forum discussion remarking how in France, it's simply Ask France — not Ask Jeeves France….[MORE"
=== Dec. 26, 2005 ===
MSN Updates Live.com Site With Changes/Improvements to "Search Experience" – Word from Redmond on the Live.com blog that Microsoft has made several "search related" changes (they call them improvements) to their Live.com customizable home page….[MORE". See also MSN Getting Cleaner Look In The Microsoft Three Portal Strategy.
BlogPulse Releases List of Top Blogs, Blog Posts, and More of 2005 – The last two weeks have been busy with the release of "Top Search" lists and rankings from all of the major search players. We've blogged them all. What about the blogosphere itself? Well, the BlogPulse team has release their year-end review….[MORE"
4info.net Adds New Services for Mobile Web Users – 4info.net is a mobile search service (SMS, Web, Mobile Web) that we've blogged about a lot in 2005 and I continue to be impressed with. I also use it on a very regular basis. The San Francisco company is ending the year with even more search tools for the mobile web user….[MORE"
Google.org Site Updated With Info About Google's Latest Grant – Those of you who track Google's philanthropic activities might be interested to know that the Google.org page has been updated with information about PlanetRead.org, an organization in India that Google just announced awarded a grant to. The award was officially announced about two weeks ago.
CiteSeer Offers New Feature; Mirrors of Database Also Added – Years before Google Scholar was launched, Professor Lee Giles, from Penn State University was online with a specialty database named CiteSeer (some also might also know it as ResearchIndex). CiteSeer search technology continues to be developed. This database offers access to "scholarly literature" found on the open web in several disciplines including information technology, computer science, telecom, and more….[MORE"
=== Dec. 24, 2005 ===
Tracking Santa – Over on my personal blog, I mentioned how I loved to hear Santa tracked over the radio when I was a kid and how I do it online today with my own kids. Then I thought it was kind of a searchy things — after all, many of you (or your kids) may be wanting to track Santa tonight….[MORE"
German SEO Forums Launched – Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Heute hab Ich gelernen ThomasB hat ihre neue SEO "forums" hier: Online Marketing Talk. And now you know why native German speakers grimace — including my brother-in-law — when I try out my two years of college German on them. You want to talk suchmaschinenoptimierung? That's a new place to check out.
Kung Fu Over Kai-Fu Between Google & Microsoft Ends – Microsoft, Google Settle Suit from Red Herring covering the fact that Google and Microsoft are no longer going to fight over Google China head Dr. Kai-Fu Lee. Terms of the agreement aren't disclosed.
Jews For Jesus Sues Google Over Blogger Blog – Jews for Jesus Group Sues Google from Reuters covers Google being sued by the group in New York to force it to give up the jewsforjesus.blogspot.com blog hosted on Google's Blogger service. Haven't seen the suit documents, so it's unclear whether the "right" to the group's own name it demands only means it wants jewsforjesus not to be used as part of the address or whether it simply thinks the site shouldn't be allowed at all. See also: Full Text of Complaint Filed in Jews for Jesus v. Google Case.
Meta Search Tagged Content With Wink – Want to meta search across content that has been specifically tagged in various ways? New search engine Wink is now live allowing that. It pulls back material categorized over at Digg, Yahoo My Web, del.iou.us, plus you can now tag things you find within Wink itself….[MORE"
=== Dec. 22, 2005 ===
Ending The Year With A Google Sandbox Reexamination – Since everyone else is blogging about our Google Sandbox discussion at the Search Engine Watch Forums, guess I'd better get on it as well. Getting Out Of Google Sandbox Using Subdomain & Redirection was the thread that started things, where moderator Dave Naylor shared with members the tip he gave out at SES Chicago on breaking out of a sandbox-like effect….[MORE"
Google Not Buying Riya – Just to tidy up loose ends, photo search service Riya quashed recent rumors that it would be bought by Google.
WebmasterWorld Back Among The Spiderable – WebmasterWorld, which banned Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves and other search spiders last month, is now allowing them back in and thus returned to the land of the living, in terms of being listed with search engines….[MORE"
What's A Scraper Site – It's easy to assume that everyone knows what a scraper site is. Everyone doesn't — or at least, they know what a scraper site is, they just don't know what they are commonly called. Scraper Sites and SE Ambiguity: What is Your Sites Reading Level? from Stuntdubl gives you a nice rundown on how scrapers grab search results to make "content" that's typically host to Google AdSense ads — and asks the same question on the minds of many, why does Google fund this junk?
Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast
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Here are the last two days' worth of shows:
- Daily SearchCast, Jan. 3, 2006: Top Search Trends Of 2005, Google's Plans To Experiment With Graphical Ads, "Google Cubes" PCs Coming & More!
- Daily SearchCast, Dec. 28, 2005: Google Base Switches To Jump Pages, Some Publishers Ask Google Book Search To Display Pages From Their Books, Top Search Blogs Get Awards, Maps Make Saturday Night Live & More!
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Last week we spoke with Siddarth Taparia, SVP and Head of Marketing Transformation at SAP. He argues that digital transformation is preceded not by technology but by people, and shares what SAP is doing to ready themselves for the future.
Hey Siri, how do I responsibly invest in voice-activated technology at work?
Voice-activated technology is here and more accessible than ever before. Globant released a new report with data around the rise of voice, and how businesses can strategize for it.
Q&A with Adobe on the future of search
Prior to his panel discussion on Google, Amazon, Bing, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Adobe at The Transformation of Search Summit taking place in New York on October 19, we caught up with Pete Kluge, Product Marketing Manager at Adobe for a quick 5-minute preview.


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July 20th, 2017
The 2017 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Convention has come and gone. While it took place in Las Vegas like last year, there were significant differences – and these not all due to the fact that the venue had changed from the Sands Expo to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Once again, we covered all four days, as well as the seminars the day before the show. And we're very glad we did. While we didn't hit absolutely every vendor (and some of them we had really wanted to see), we got really good coverage.
July 13th, 2017
Before we get into the Top 10, there is one person who stands above all the rest - Victoria McKee Jaworski from General Cigar. You know that person who makes you feel like a close friend (but that you see only once a year), that offers you coffee (and even knows how you take it) and asks about your children (then remembers their names)? That's her. She had the company's booth running as smoothly as clockwork, and made customers feel right at home. Plus she promoted their new products – Macanudo Black & White, Hoya de Amistad Silver, CAO Amazonia Anaconda and Partagas 1845.
October 6th, 2016
I began smoking cigars almost three years ago. I'm sure the way in which I got started isn't uncommon. I was driving home, and wanted to relax after a particularly long and exhausting day at work. Then, I saw something. It was sign that said 'Cigar Lounge'. Something just clicked in me. I pulled in.
I walked into the lounge, my heels clacking on the dark wood floor and my laptop in hand, quietly sat down, and ordered a coffee. But I'm an adrenaline junkie. So I looked at the humidor. It was scary and exciting all at once. I ventured in, and immediately fell in love. The humidity in the humidor made my curls three inches bigger, but I took my time. After forty minutes, I had picked my cigar.
July 12th, 2017
1. El Chapo and Sausage. Jeremy Jack Cigars went out on a limb with some unique looks. Their El Chapo is in a three-count box, and is on the lam. The Salchichas, or 'sausages', is a good link.
2. Oscar and Island Jim. Yes, Island Jim really looks like his cigar band, and he even has a BBQ pineapple snack sausage with a cigar-like package.
3. Sakasquatch and 'Everyday'. Steve Saka introduced Todos Los Dias, and apologizes for his poor Spanish translation, but promises happy smokers if they try the stick. He also has a new mascot – the cigar-smoking big-foot Sakasquatch.
The 2016 IPCPR in Las Vegas was probably the most spectacular yet. Vendors and retailers were literally everywhere. It was a great thing that we decided to cover all four days, or we would have missed several interviews with more popular vendors on the floor.
The most encouraging aspect of the show was the overwhelming response of the vendors and retailers to the FDA information seminars. There was standing room only, and some people had to wait outside because the room was at fire marshal capacity.
As for the FDA, the language of its new guidelines, which force manufacturers to get approval for anything released after Feb. 15, 2007, is so vague that a lot of the industry is concerned about what exactly the guidelines mean. At best, it's the FDA trying to get deeper into the pockets of the industry. At worst, it's an aggressive attempt to destroy the industry as we know it.
July 11th, 2017
1. The former mayor of NYC, Rudy Giuliani, is a bad-ass. In light of the recent FDA regulations, his keynote speech was exactly what the cigar industry needed to hear from a politician. "President Trump realizes regulations are killing businesses," he said. "Let businesses operate like businesses instead of government-regulated organizations."
2. The IPCPR knows how to party. 'Light up the Night' with General Cigar was the best ever, with food, drinks, cigars, drinks, T-shirt screening, cigars, drinks and cigars. And Mombacho parties – enough said about that.
More 'Top 10' impressions, courtesy of Cigar Weekly's 'on-the-floor' Jeff Slatton (jefslat), from the second day of the (2016) International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers 84th Annual Convention & Trade Show. Have a look!
March 23rd, 2017
It's been my experience that cigar people are some of the nicest I've ever met, and that 'cigar magic' happens whenever they come together to enjoy 'the leaf' with one another.
A fairly short time ago, I once again saw this truth in action. A friend of mine is a blender and brand owner. Her name is Paula Hernandez, and she owns Paula Cigars. Over several months and visits at Cigar and Tobacco (a shop & lounge in Berlin, Connecticut), I've also became friends with Ray, the shop owner, and some of his patrons.
Until last year, I hadn't known Paula or Ray. But over the course of 2016, one cigar at a time, our relationships formed and grew. And now, as with so many other 'brothers & sisters of the leaf' I've met, Paula and Ray seem like old friends.
Cigar Weekly's own Jeff Slatton (jefslat) offers up his 'Top 10' impressions from the first day of the (2016) International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers 84th Annual Convention & Trade Show. Savor the moment!
October 13th, 2016
About two months ago, I was trying to organize a cigar get-together for a bunch of my fellow cigar loving friends, or what we call hanging out – a lime.
I called a friend with the hopes of getting together with him for a smoke, and he told me that he had heard of a new place opening – a cigar bar! I was immediately intrigued. The place is called Old Havana, and I was immediately impressed by it upon my first visit.
Martin Patrick Gastanaga (49) died May 14, 2016 in a tragic motorcycle accident. Martin lived a life of great adventure, excitement, love and laughter. Born June 24, 1966 in Reno, Nevada, Martin was proud to be a fourth generation Nevadan. He spent his childhood in Lake Tahoe, moved to Reno in high school and graduated from Reno High in 1985. He attended UNR but got sidetracked opening his first business, Aztech Cyberspace (which later became Twelve Horses) with his dear friend Jay MacDonald. He held various positions in the technology industry, and was most recently employed with Renown Medical Center.


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Monday, June 27, 2011
Chocolate cake with raspberries and dark chocolate frosting
Hi! Sorry it's been a while. But to make it up to you, I made a cake! A chocolate one! With a secret layer of raspberry jam in the middle, from the raspberries I picked from the yard. Our new house has raspberry bushes like nobodies business. A giant giant one by the front of the house next to the driveway, and two smaller ones out back. I've been picking about a pint a day, yesterday I picked a pint and a half. I don't even know what to do with that many raspberries. I froze a bunch, and have been eating them out of the freezer as a surprisingly delicious snack.
Chocolate cake with raspberries and dark chocolate frosting
Chocolate cake:
this is the same recipe I've used a few times before, here and here. It's easy, you use one bowl, and I always have these ingredients.
1 3/4 c rice flour mix
1/2 t xanthan gum
3/4 c cocoa powder
3/4 t salt
1 1/4 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
2 c sugar
1 c milk, soured with 1 t lemon juice
1 c strong coffee (I use decaf because I'm sensitive to caffeine at night)
2 eggs
1/2 c oil
1 t vanilla
Preheat the oven to 350 and lightly grease two 8" cake pans. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, and then dump in all the rest of the ingredients. Stir well, then pour into the cake pans. Bake about 30 minutes. I forget how long my cakes baked, it was something like 30 minutes. When the cake starts to pull away from the pan it is done. Cool on racks in the pan for a few minutes, then turn out and let cool the rest of the way.
Raspberry filling
1 pint raspberries (or whatever kind of berry you want, I guess)
1 T sugar
1 T juice or water (I used pomegranate)
Combine all those guys in a little saucepan. Cook on medium-low until all the berries have broken down into a mush and some of the juice has cooked out. This isn't an exact science, you're not really making jam as much as you're making mashed up cooked berry juice.
Or, you can skip this step and just use raspberry jam you buy at the store. If you do that, microwave it for a few seconds so it's soft so you can spread it without tearing the cake.
When the cake is totally cool, place one layer on your cake plate, or if they're all still packed because you moved a few weeks ago, a regular plate. Don't mess around here with waiting until the cake is mostly cool, I mean it. It's so sad when you work so hard to make a cake and then it slumps all over because the frosting melts and squishes out the sides. Spread the jammy sauce on top of the bottom layer. If you're worried about it spreading out the sides when you put the top layer on, pause here for a few minutes and stick it in the freezer to harden the jam. Then top with the second cake layer.
Dark chocolate frosting
This is adapted from Joy the Baker's recipe for peanut butter blondies with milk chocolate frosting, which I'm drying to make. The frosting is killer. It's an easy, quick frosting recipe and makes exactly enough to frost the sides and top of a cake, but not the middle, so it's a good thing we've got that jam.
6 T unsalted butter, room temp
3 T cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
3 T milk (I used chocolate! I'm crazy!)
3/4 c dark chocolate chips, melted (this might be spectacular with white chocolate....)
1 t vanilla
Beat the butter and cocoa powder and salt together until creamy. Add in 1/2 c powdered sugar and 1 T milk, then beat again. Next, beat in the rest of the powdered sugar and milk. Then dump in the melted chocolate and the vanilla. Now, frost your cake! Then let it sit for a few minutes to firm up, and decorate with raspberries.
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How Cannabis Gives: Sharing Stories
February 24th, 2017
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Drake, Arcade Fire Win Early at Juno Awards
Serena Ryder was named artist of the year at the Canadian music awards, while Tegan and Sara earned the pop album of the year trophy, ahead of Sunday night's televised gala.
TORONTO -- Indie rock heroes Arcade Fire started their winning ways Saturday night at the Juno Awards by picking up the alternative album of the year for Reflektor in pretelecast prize-giving.
Other early winners at Canada's music awards included Drake, taking rap recording of the year for "Nothing Was the Same," Serena Ryder winning for artist of the year and Tegan and Sara earning pop album of the year for Heartthrob.
Other pretelecast winners included Brett Kissel picking up the breakthrough artist of the year trophy, and Johnny Reid grabbing the Juno for adult contemporary album of the year for A Christmas to You.
Rock album of the year went to Matt Mays for Coyote.
Arcade Fire goes into Sunday night with a field-leading six nominations.
Crooner Michael Buble and Ryder are each up for five noms in this year's competition, while Celine Dion, Drake, Hedley, and Tegan and Sara earned four nominations each.
Arcade Fire's "Reflektor" will challenge for single of the year against "Closer," by Tegan and Sera, Ryder's "What I Wouldn't Do," Buble's "It's a Beautiful Day" and "Inner Ninja," by Classified and David Myles.
The Juno fan choice award will be fought over by Arcade Fire, Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Buble, Ryder, Dion, Drake, Hedley, Robin Thicke and Walk Off the Earth.
Serena Ryder, Classified and Johnny Reid will host the 2014 Junos, to air on the CTV network.


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If you are an iPhone user that likes to dabble in making things using Arduino, Make has a new device in the Maker shed that might tickle your fancy. The kit is a system that allows you to connect your iPhone with an Arduino gadget without having to jailbreak your iPhone. The kit has a cable and several other components.
It sells for $59 and you get the cable that plugs into the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch sync port and has a RS232 port on the other end. The kit also has a RS232-to-TTL serial adapter to allow you to connect to serial port devices. The kit also includes the Mintronics Survival Pack.
That pack has all sorts of components and sensors to play with. Make also has instructions on what you can build with the system. The kit gets you ready to make your own apps on the iPhone that actually do things.Filed Under: Apple iPhone Accessories, DIY Projects, Gadgets News


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We thought it would be interesting for our customers to be able to see how the garden sheds are made.
It is fascinating to see the efforts that go into the process before the shed you ordered from Cheap Sheds turns up at your door or at your local depot for your collection.
Spanbilt, a leading Australasian manufacturer of garden sheds, carports and garages is a major supplier to cheapsheds.com.au and Spanbilt works very closely with Cheap Sheds to ensure the highest quality products and a great experience for our customers every time.
Spanbilt has been a leading manufacturer of garden storage units for almost 30 years and as you can see on the video their factory is simply mind-blowing.
On the below video, you can see the whole process of manufacturing Spanbilt YardSaver Garden Sheds in the state of the art Spanbilt manufacturing facility in Brisbane, Queensland.
As you can see on the video, Cheap Sheds and Spanbilt work closely together to deliver high-quality garden sheds to Cheap Sheds customers.
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New Plymouth Girls' High School students wear a simple and practical uniform throughout the year. Emphasis is placed on wearing the uniform correctly and with pride.
Uniform Shop - Hours
|Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri
Wednesday CLOSED
|12:20am - 2:20pm
|All Mid Term Holidays
|Second week Thursday & Friday 10am - 3.30
Uniform Price List
For the full NPGHS uniform price list, please click here to download.
Uniform Requirements for All Levels
|Regulation NPGHS blouse
|Regulation NPGHS navy jersey
|Black sandals with backstraps (not surf wear sandals or jandals)
Black low heeled, polishable shoes with or without plain black pantyhose/tights or ankle socks
(no sports shoes, boots, canvas or shoes)
|Any plain navy or black rain jacket.
Regulation NPGHS jacket
|Scarf (optional)
|Black, navy, white or red scarf
|Blazer (optional)
|NPGHS navy blazer – can be hired or purchased
Honours Blazer-awarded
Year 9, 10 & 11
|NPGHS regulation style knee-length checkered skirt
Year 12 & 13
|Regulation style mid-calf length navy skirt
Year 13
|Regulation NPGHS white blouse.
Any additional clothing worn underneath the uniform (i.e. tee shirt) must not be visible.
Formal Dress
Representing NPGHS at formal occasions. Regulation Blazer and navy skirt, white blouse and tie.
PE Uniform for All Levels
Regulation navy polo shirt, black or navy shorts/trackpants, sneakers, swimming gear. Protective gear, e.g. mouth guard.
Students will be allowed to wear one plain pair of earrings (either studs or sleepers), one silver or gold, metal, pin-head sized, nose or lip piercing and a wristwatch. Items of cultural significance may be worn on a chain around the neck and hidden from view. All other items of jewellery may be confiscated and held at Student Services. No makeup or nail polish is to be worn.
Uniform Shop
The PTA operates a Uniform Shop on campus. As well as stocking the new school uniform, the shop runs a second hand uniform service for buying and selling quality used uniforms. To contact the Uniform Shop phone (06) 758-1831 (voice mail is available). EFTPOS is available at the Uniform Shop.


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by GSA Sue Greenbaum
I was very fortunate to be included in a small group of Granite State Ambassadors who were award winners at the AMBIES, and we were invited to take a tour of Squam Lake this week, hosted by Cindy O'Leary of Experience Squam Private Boating Excursions.
I had never been on Squam Lake before, so I had no pre-launch expectations. The night before we left I did view her website, www.experiencesquam.com and was quite impressed. There were a total of 11 different excursions offered, and all could be personalized to the customers' preference. Being of a certain age, I was very relieved (pun intended) to read that bathroom facilities were accessible on several public islands. Ahh, all set!
It was a beautiful, warm and sunny afternoon, but the water was still a bit chilly on June 20th, so no one was interested in swimming that day. Cindy took us around the picturesque lake and pointed out some interesting sites. I am a fan of the movie "On Golden Pond" and it was intriguing to see where some of the scenes were filmed. Even more entertaining were the amusing stories Cindy told us about the making of the movie. It turns out that Katherine Hepburn maybe wasn't the experienced navigator she appeared to be in the film, but was actually assisted by underwater scuba divers in docking her antique boat so perfectly! Other times there was an assistant crouching out of camera range driving the boat. Another interesting tidbit for me was that when the producers were scouting for a 2 story cabin to rent for the film, they couldn't find one that met their requirements, including a second story. Finally they offered the owners of a cabin to add on a second story to their dwelling. The owners agreed, with the caveat that if they weren't completely happy with the results, the film company would return the cabin to its original layout. Guess they must have been pretty satisfied in the end, because the second story remains on that cabin to this day.
On another note, we spotted some wildlife, including several pairs of loons, (as well as an empty floating nest raft) and herons and a bald eagle were seen soaring above us.
We all thoroughly enjoyed this excursion of Squam Lake. Thank you very much Cindy, for a wonderful afternoon!
Sue Greenbaum, GSA
Experience Squam


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St. George`s (Grenada): Captain Denesh Ramdin struck a Man-of-the-match half-century, but Guyana Amazon Warriors had to overcome late innings jitters before beating Antigua Hawksbills by two wickets in the opening game of the 2014 Caribbean Premier League here.
Chasing a moderate target of 137, Amazon Warriors were guided by Ramdin`s 51 from 36 deliveries, as they got home with three balls to spare at Grenada`s National Stadium Friday, reports CMC.
Left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell grabbed three for 24 and medium pacer Ben Laughlin, two for 27, to create panic in the Amazon Warriors camp as they tumbled to 112 for six at the end of the 16th over.
When seamer Carlos Brathwaite bowled Ramdin with the first ball of the next over with no runs added, the game was up for grabs but tail-ender Veerasammy Permaul struck two lusty blows in 15 before Sunil Narine finished off the game with a flourish, ending unbeaten on 11. Narine had earlier bowled a fantastic spell, conceding just three runs in his four overs.
Earlier, the Hawksbill struggled to reach 136 for eight, with Australian opener Ben Dunk top scoring with 38 and Jamaican Danza Hyatt getting 36.
New Zealand seamer Jimmy Neesham was the best bowler, picking up three for 33.
The Hawkbills`s start was strong but slow, as Dunk and Jamaican Shacaya Thomas, who scored 20, put on 40 from 32 balls, before Thomas combined with Hyatt to add another 60 for the second wicket from 50 deliveries.
Much of the slow scoring was down to Narinea`s brilliant spell of off-spin variations that befuddled the Hawksbills batsmen.
Dunk provided the fireworks, crashing five fours and two sixes. The left-hander looked in great touch when he fell to a soft dismissal, popping a catch to Hafeez close in.
Hyatt and Thomas then came together but never really found the acceleration required. Hyatt faced 33 balls and counted three fours and a six while Thomas struggled to get the ball way in 32 balls at the crease. He hit two fours.
The partnership was broken when Thomas top edged left-arm spinner Permaul to Hafeez at fine leg in the 14th over, sparking a collapse that saw nine wickets crash for 36 runs in the space of 37 balls.
In reply, Amazon Warriors lost in-form West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons without scoring to the third ball of the innings and New Zealander Martin Guptil for four in the next over, to slip to eight for two.
Ramdin and Hafeez (35), repaired the innings in a 59-run stand, with the West Indies Test captain striking six fours and a six, and the Pakistani all-rounder counting three fours off 31 balls.
When off-spinner and captain Marlon Samuels claimed Hafeez to a catch at the wicket in the 10th over, Ramdin found an ally in Neesham to add a further 33 for the fourth wicket.
Neesham holed out to long on for 11 off Cottrell in the 14th over, triggering a slide where four wickets fell for 12 runs in the space of 14 balls, as panic set in.
But Permaul blasted Laughlin over long on for six and then lashed him through point for four in the same over, leaving Amazon Warriors to get just four from the last over.
Narine duly performed the final rites, thrashing Brathwaite to the cover boundary off the third ball.
Brief scores:
Antigua Hawksbills: 136/8 off 20 overs (Ben Dunk 38, Danza Hyatt 36, Shacaya Thomas 20; Jimmy Neesham 3/33)
Guyana Amazon Warriors: 140/8 off 19.3 overs (Denesh Ramdin 51, Mohammed Hafeez 35; Sheldon Cottrell 3/24, Ben Laughlin 2/27)


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Rago Light Control Brief, Style 919 – in Leopard
Have a great weekend!!!
Tag Archives: shapewear
Va Bien Hourglass Waist Cincher
Shown here is the Va Bien Hourglass Waist Cincher, available in black or white and available here at Brabarella Lingerie. In other news, we had our first frost overnight, as the temperature dipped to 29 degrees. Brrrrrr!!!! It's supposed to get warmer tomorrow though.
Subtract Girdles and Shapewear
Many lingerie and foundation companies have faded away during the past decade or so – Strouse Adler (Smoothie), Crown Foundations and more recently Custom Maid come to mind. True Form Foundations, makers of Subtract girdles and shapewear is another once popular brand that silently faded away a while back. Fortunately, many of those old Subtract styles are still made available by Cortland Foundations, under their Venus of Cortland label. These include many of the "memory stretch" styles. Included is the waistline control brief, the cuff-top control brief and the long torso control brief (all with tabs for optional garters); the waistline pantliner as well as thew high waist pantliner; and the long leg girdle and high-waist long leg girdle (both with tabs for garters). All of these garment feature the memory stretch fabric (kind of a double-layer fabric) and tummy panel. Here are a few photos:
Bali Lace 'n Smooth Body Briefer
This is the body briefer version of the popular Bali Lace 'n Smooth Underwire Bra. It's soft, supportive and comfortable. It provides moderate support. This style was re-introduced last year and is as popular as ever. Besides the Lace 'n Smooth Bra (style 3432), we also have Bali's high waist thigh shaper in this fabric:
Bridal (under) Wear
Why do so many brides-to-be wait until the last minute for their shapewear, lingerie and hosiery needs? Nary a week goes by without someone needing an item for their upcoming wedding -and by upcoming, they're talking days, not weeks or months! Plan ahead – these should be a part of the fitting process, not after the fact. Shown here is the Va Bien Strapless Long Leg Bodysuit, Style 1294 – a very popular wedding wear item for brides-to-be, bridesmaids, and mothers-of-the-brides. Va Bien in particular makes garments to meet almost any bridal need, including strapless bras, bustiers with garters, body briefers, strapless body briefers, low back briefers and many other bra, shapewear and panty items. Check their shapewear items out here:
Va Bien Shapewear