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Capture and detect glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion proteins with these pre-blocked and glutathione (GSH)-coated microplates.
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|Partner: Isidoro Lesci
Ostatnie publikacje
|Pierini F., Lanzi M.♦, Lesci I.G.♦, Roveri N.♦, Comparison between Inorganic Geomimetic Chrysotile and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in the Preparation of One-dimensional Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites, Fibers and Polymers, ISSN: 1229-9197, DOI: 10.1007/s12221-015-0426-x, Vol.16, No.2, pp.426-433, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the role of the nanofillers spatial arrangement in the electrical properties of hybrid organic-inorganic fibers. In this paper, we have presented experimental results for preparation of fibers with a nanometric diameter based on a polyaniline/poly(ethylene oxide) doped blend and geomimetic chrysotile nanotubes. The nanostructured material was prepared using electrospinning techniques. Electrospun fibers made by pristine polymers and by the same blend loaded with carbon nanotubes were used as reference materials to compare the structural, and electrical properties of the novel organic-inorganic material. Generally, electrical properties were improved by the addition of materials that have high conductivity. Electrospun fibers filled with a traditional insulator like chrysotile have shown higher electrical conductivity than the pristine materials. In order to fully understand how structural variations impact upon the electrical conductivity the materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy (RS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and four-point probe method. The results suggest that the occurred electrical conductivity gain could be attributed to parallel orientation of the chrysotile nanotubes and higher crystallinity induced by the one-dimensional nanostructured filler materials. The obtained results bring us one step closer to using intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) in the creation of functionalized polymeric nanocomposites for nanotechnology.
Słowa kluczowe:
Nanocomposites, Conductive polymer, Electrospinning, Chrysotile, Carbon nanotubes
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|Lesci I.G.♦, Balducci G.♦, Pierini F.♦, Soavi F.♦, Roveri N.♦, Surface features and thermal stability of mesoporous Fe doped geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanotubes, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, ISSN: 1387-1811, DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.06.002, Vol.197, pp.8-16, 2014
Synthetic mesoporous Fe doped geoinspired nanotubes have been utilized to evaluate the modification of the surface composition, morphology charge distribution and thermal stability as functions of the Fe doping extent and Fe prevalent substitution into the octahedral or tetrahedral sites. FTIR-ATR spectroscopy analysis has allowed to highlight the chrysotile structure modification by the Fe substitution to Mg or Si and to underline clearly the crucial role of the Fe doping in the octahedral sheet in modifying chrysotile structure and morphology. XPS analysis, ζ-potentials and porosity characterization have allowed to define the propriety of the chrysotile surface structure when iron replaces Mg in octahedral or Si in tetrahedral sites. DTA analysis has allowed to relate the effect of Fe doping on the chemical–physical characteristics of both synthetic and mineral chrysotile. We have observed that the simultaneous decrease in dehydroxylation and recrystallization temperature occurs when the Fe increases on surface and this is due to the increased substitution of Fe in octahedron. The results highlight the relevance to estimate the health hazard of the natural asbestos fibres by valuating the role of Fe surface throughout the use of geoinspired chrysotile synthesised under controlled stoichiometry and structure utilizing it as a selected reference standard.
Słowa kluczowe:
Asbestos, Mesoporous synthetic chrysotile, Geoinspired inorganic nanotubes, Fe doped chrysotile, Surface functionalities
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|Pierini F.♦, Foresti E.♦, Fracasso G.♦, Lesci I.G.♦, Roveri N.♦, Potential Technological Applications of Synthetic Geomimetic Nanotubes, ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, ISSN: 0021-2148, DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201000062, Vol.50, pp.484-499, 2010
Geomimetic chrysotile nanotubes have a high potentiality in nanotechnological applications. These synthetic inorganic nanotubes can be used to prepare quantum wires with interesting electrical and optical properties. In fact, they behave as host systems, exhibiting a constant inner diameter inferior to 7 nm, a low tendency to aggregate and large inter-channel separation, preventing the interaction between individual guest filled nanomaterial acting as an unisosotropic confining structure. The chemical-physical properties of undoped and differently Fe doped geoinspired chrysotile synthetic nanotubes have been reviewed confirming that these characteristic features make synthetic chrysotile nanotubes excellent candidates to prepare innovative inorganic nanowires. Furthermore, the possibility to synthesize undoped geomimetic chrysotile nanotubes with high reproducibility and crystallinity avoids cytotoxicity, making them safe for human health.
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chrysotile, geomimetic nanostructures, inorganic nanotubes, nanotechnology, nanowires
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RECHARGE 2017: The Roundtable Alumni Exchange
We're back again! Due to the continued success of our alumni leadership "unconference", we are excited to announce the fourth annual Roundtable Alumni Exchange on Friday, November 17th. The day will kick off at 8:00 a.m., following a 7:30 a.m. registration, and will wind down at 4:00 p.m., at which time you will be welcome to join us and enjoy some informal networking. Full day agenda coming soon!
Missed our event in years past? Here's what your colleagues have to say about Recharge:
Recharge was a refreshing way to step back from the day-to-day and revisit some important leadership principles. To meet with Alumni – from my own organization and others – was a great way to expand my perspective.— Logan Chambers, Senior Marketing Manager, PepsiCo
Recharge offers awesome networking, amazing leaders, inspiring dialogue and incredible value. It's a must attend for me.— Siham Alibux, Director of Client Business Support, Tangerine
Only open to Roundtable program grads like you, Recharge 2017 will offer a day of inspiration, peer exchange and relevant, high-impact networking.
Featuring "TED" style talks, interactive panel discussions, Peer Roundtable exchanges and more this isn't your usual leadership event.
Our speaker line up this year includes:
Silvio Stroesco, President BMO Investment Line
Cheryl Fullerton, Executive Vice President, People and Communications at Corus Entertainment
Steve Diakowsky, President & CEO of Freshstone Brands Inc.
Jennifer Campbell, Marketing Executive, Intrapreneur
Paulette Senior, President & CEO, Canadian Women's Foundation
Dale Hooper, Former Chief Brand Officer, Rogers Communication
Matt Schnarr, Founder and Managing Partner, Awake Chocolate
Theme: Choices - Courage, Chance & Change
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcoming Remarks
8:10 Opening Activity
8:30 Welcome and Opening Speaker (Matt Schnarr: Founder & Managing Partner, Awake Chocolate)
9:15 Break
9:30 Career Changers, Risk Takers & Choice Makers (Panel Q&A with Cheryl Fullerton, Executive Vice President, People and Communications at Corus Entertainment, Jennifer Campbell, Marketing Executive, Intrapreneur, Steve Diakowsky, President and CEO at Taste of Nature Foods Inc., and Dale Hooper, Former Chief Brand Officer, Rogers Communication)
10:15 Break
10:30 Peer Exchange: What Would You Do?
11:15 Tune up your LinkedIn profile ( with Martin Buckland, Global Executive Career Matchmaker)
11:45 Open Mic Using Pecha Kucha (20 slides in 20 seconds)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Open Mic Using Pecha Kucha (20 slides in 20 seconds)
1:15 Afternoon Speaker (Silvio Stroescu: President, BMO InvestorLine)
2:00 Networking Activity
2:45 Break
3:00 Final Speaker (Paulette Senior: President & CEO, Canadian Women's Foundation)
3:45 Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks
4:00 Adjourn and informal networking at Against The Grain
Space for this event will be limited to the first 50 registrants. Register now to reserve your seat.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Your 2017 Alumni Steering Committee:
Christine Dick, Elliott Silverstein, Zev Smith, Allison Freeman, Shirley Mukerjea, Jennifer Smith
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It's been a very busy summer. We've been at Art Festivals around new England and got some really good news from the national organization of Professional Photographers of America. Two of my prints were accepted into the General Collection of the 117th International Exhibition of Professional Photography and will be on display at the Phoenix convention center, Jan 11-13, 2009 at Imaging USA.
Approximately 4,514 entries were submitted to the competition and a panel of more than 40 eminent photographers from across the US selected the images for the 2008 General and Loan collections. Really, really cool news!
Here's the two prints that were selected: The first is called "By Any Other Name".
Here's the second print, called Touch of Bronze.
The regional New England Print competition is coming up in a couple of weeks, so you'll hear more on that later.


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Favored Places Never Forgotten...
While searching through my photo files for a particular image to use as an illustration for an article on my LOBO WATCH website, I came across the photo above - and it brought a smile to my face.
I shot the photo in early November 2009. Christy and I had camped for several days along Monture Creek, just north of the small town of Ovando, MT. It was the second weekend of the general rifle deer and elk season, and our goal was to put a big doe or two in the freezer. After a couple of days in camp, we had at least a dozen, or more, different Canada jays adopt us...especially right after we had finished a meal. And they definitely weren't bashful.
One morning, as I sat with my feet close to the fire, enjoying a hot cup of coffee while sitting in the 30-degree mountain air...one of the jays litterally landed on the top of my cap, and stayed there for several minutes. Too bad Christy didn't get that photo. She had to head back to Missoula for the day and evening, to return the next morning.
She had taken our three dogs back with her, which meant there wasn't any dog food out for these birds to rob, so any time I fixed something to eat...I immediately had company. I came in from my morning hunt at around 10 a.m., and enjoyed a combo breakfast-lunch (I don't use the word brunch) of sausage and scrambled eggs. I had plenty left over, and set the skillet away from the fire to cool. Ten minutes later, the birds realized it was for them. One or two at a time, they would fly down and grab a beak full of the eggs. It was an entertaining show. I had a front row seat, less than five feet away. In fact, when I snapped this photo, I was only about three feet from this pair of jays.
I was still snapping photos when Christy came pulling into camp. With the dogs back running around, the birds stayed close, but did not land in camp the rest of that day. As we had hoped, Christy filled her tag with a really big doe, taking the deer only about 100 yards from camp. I heard her shoot, and returned to get it field dressed and spread to drain. As the deer cooled in a light snow, we broke camp, then loaded everything up and headed for home.
As we pulled out of the camp site, I saw several birds drop down to the ground to pick up a few pieces of dog food where I had fed the dogs earlier. It had been a nice four-day break from the hustle and bustle of Missoula, a very busy city of about 70,000 people. While still small by most standards, it is the second largest city in the state. Fortunately, when it's time to get out of town for a few days, we can be into the mountains in just 15 or 20 minutes. The Monture Creek area where I took the above photo in the Fall of 2009 is barely an hour's drive from home. For several years, it was one of our most frequented camping areas, and this photo brought back some great memories.
Through 2008 and 2009, we most likely spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 weekends camping along Monture Creek. I work at home - and Christy works three days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) with Missoula County Animal Control. That allows us to camp Thursday evening through Monday morning when we want to camp that long, especially during the big game hunting seasons.
Our dogs love the area, and the long walks I take them on back along Forest Service roads, old logging roads, or a snowmobile trail that cuts through the area. On most evening walks in '08 and '09, it was common to see 20 to 30 deer, a moose now and then, and once they moved down from the higher elevation a handful of elk on occasion. Not any more.
Along with the good memories surrounding the above photo of those two Canada jays is also the realization of why we have not camped there at all in more than a year. There is no game to see any longer. The wolves began moving into that area in 2008, and by fall 2009 they were well established, with 5 or 6 recognized packs. Likewise, the impact they were making on other wildlife populations was immeditely realized.
Several weeks after hunting with Christy there in early November 2009, I headed back over to see if I could take a buck during the rut. I camped alone for several days, and even with a light 4 to 5 inch snow on the ground, and still hunting along the same trails where I would see 20 to 30 deer on any previous afternoon hunt...I failed to cut a single fresh deer track. In fact, the only tracks I saw during two full days of still hunting were a dozen or so wolf tracks, and one set of mountain lion tracks. Then, following a fresh 4 to 5 inch snowfall one day near the end of the 2010 deer season, I left home before daylight, drove over to the area and spent the entire day walking those trails and slowly driving along back country gravel roads...looking for deer tracks. And by day's end, covering a full 6 or 7 miles of trails and closed Forest Service roads on foot, plus driving at least 25 miles of snow covered roads (without any other vehicle traffic), I saw a grand total of 7 sets of deer tracks...five of which were being followed by wolf tracks, and one by the tracks of a mountain lion.
Just a few weekends before writing this, I took my two trail companions, my dogs Bob and Tully, for a long 15+ mile walk up a mountain trail and into the Bob Marshall Wilderness area, then back out. I was scouting for a possible early season rifle hunt for elk, deer, bear, mountain lion, and wolf. In all of that hiking and scouting, I saw one set of deer tracks. And that was it.
To read a report on the loss of wildlife in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, go to the following link...
It is good that I do have some great memories of this area as well..."The Bob" is dead...and I may never go there again. - Toby Bridges
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My self-employment journey
It's York Business Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week. To celebrate these initiatives, last night I got to speak at an event run by Everyday People, in which I shared my self-employment journey. And I thought - hang on - why only share it with the people at the event?
So I have recorded the video above (it is 16 minutes long) in which I run through how I came to be self-employed, how I switched sectors, how I found my first clients, some of the crazy stuff I've done along the way, and lessons I've learned throughout.
I hope you find it useful. I'd love to hear your comments and find out more about your self-employment journey. Share them below or pop over to my Facebook page and share it there.
PS - I will be running a FREE Webinar this Friday 18 November on How to get Publicity Easily - so click here to register. It could be the start of you sharing your story with the world.
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I'm Melissa. You can find out all about me here. This blog is where I share my advice that is longer than the snippets I share on my Facebook page.
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Jacques Greene: A Montreal newcomer takes on R&B divas and house with a borrowed 303.
The Montreal DJ/producer who calls himself Jacques Greene (yep, it's an alias) has a knack for making house grooves that toy with emotions, often dancing between euphoria and melancholia in the same breath. "If you're trying to make music with a feeling, it's more interesting to show something nuanced, like something in real life, such as a relationship," he says about his yin-yang ethic. On his breakout single, "(Baby I Don't Know) What You Want," which appeared on the Night Slugs Allstars Volume 1 compilation, such a clash breaks out, where sung and looped phrases ping-pong between a baritone male vocal and a chipmunk-speed female one. A shy, acid synth riff trickles into the argument while an upbeat, pulsating house rhythm keeps the drama alive.
These reflections come naturally from the 21-year-old's imagination, which is heavily informed by Warp's golden years. "When I first heard Boards of Canada, I realized that I didn't need to start a band—I could make very emotional and very human electronic music," he recalls. The flash and drama of R&B pop also left its fingerprint on him. "It's funny because there's the dichotomy of listening to Aphex Twin, but I can always fall back on a Rihanna single," he says.
"(Baby I Don't Know) What You Want"
Greene's musical roots took hold with the mysterious machines that surrounded him at an early age. He witnessed his uncle record music for advertisements in his home studio. "It was all way over my head, but it was a mysterious world that was pulling me in," he remembers. Greene never left that world. His father's Roland drum machine lessons that began for him at age eight also kept him there. Greene's studio arsenal later expanded to vintage analog synths and the Les Paul of acid, the Roland TB-303, on loan from a pal. "I just borrow it off of him all the time," Greene says, laughing. But it's his zest for hacking up R&B diva vocals into bare consonants that seems like his best secret weapon. Consider "The Look," where bare bits of one unnamed diva's voice shout for attention and boost the funk. "You keep the spirit of the track when you have the melody between the words,"he explains. "It's really cool to capture that because it's even more accurate than what the lyrics are saying about the emotion."
Last year, those emotional vibes caught the attention of Glaswegian abstract-beat label LuckyMe, which released his The Look EP. A debut album that disregards BPM counts and genre rules may come soon. "I'd like to take it out of the club entirely," Greene says. Like back home, in the bohemian borough of Plateau Mont-Royal? "Everyone [there] is on their own wavelength, which is better," he argues. "Everybody is very, very different from one another and I think that's a really healthy thing for a city to have musically."
The Look is out now on LuckyMe.


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Whenever fall finally rolls around (and it takes it's sweet time down here in Texas), one of the first flavors I crave is pumpkin. It never fails. Every fall I am consumed with the desire to add pumpkin to everything, especially baked goods. It's a very versatile squash, and has many applications aside from the standard pumpkin pie. It's got a sweet, earthy flavor unrivaled by any other winter squash, and when mixed with the right spice, the combination can be nothing short of amazing.
I can't remember where I got this recipe, but I am glad I wrote it down, even if my handwriting was rushed. I don't have any photos of the finished loaf as it was gobbled up too quickly, but believe me when I tell you it was pretty and it was good.
|Wet ingredients: 1 cup pumpkin pie filling, 1/2 cup oil (I used Smart Balance), 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
|Dry ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
|Spices: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (didn't have any cloves), 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger.
Pumpkin Bread
- 1 c. pumpkin pie filling
- 1/2 c. oil
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. molasses
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves (I subbed pumpkin pie spice and it worked fine)
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin pie filling, oil, sugar, molasses, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Slowly add dry ingredients into wet, stir until combined. Pour into prepared loaf pan, bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Serve warm with butter if desired.


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There are three main aspects of the academic pursuits of the UQMS:
1. Representing the academic interests of the student body
The UQMS represents the student body on a variety of levels. Within the School of Medicine, the President, Academic VP and academic representatives sit on a variety of committees and meet with members of the School of Medicine on a regular basis to discuss student issues. These representatives facilitate curriculum feedback and refinement with the School. Representing the interests of students at a state and national level is the responsibility of the President and Liaison Officer. They liaise with AMAQ, and sit on the Queensland Medical Students' Council and AMSA council.
2. Provision of academic services to the student body
The academic initiatives of the UQMS serve to enrich the learning experience of UQ medical students. They are largely coordinated by the Project Manager, Academic VP and academic subcommittees. Services include the UQMS NotesPool (and printing service), peer networking programs including the peer tutoring and international student buddy programs, and a variety of information evenings and workshops.
3. Delivery of the annual Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture
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[UPDATE 12:51 p.m.] Bloody Scene at the Budget Motel; Possible Fight Involving Hatchet, Says EPD
According to Captain Watson of the Eureka Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Budget Motel in Eureka for a report of an assault involving a hatchet and some other type of weapon before 5:30 p.m. today.
When officers arrived, the people who were involved had already fled the scene. A weapon was located by officers, and streaks blood are dried onto a black Nissan.
Watson said officers are at the hospital with an injured person trying to figure out what happened. The incident is currently under investigation, and part of the parking lot has been blocked off.
Watson said that the motel has had significant problems, and dispatchers have received 194 calls to service for the motel in the past year.
(h/t Taylor Torregano from North Coast News)
UPDATE 9:20 a.m. Wednesday: According to Brittany Powell of the Eureka Police Department, "The victim is not cooperating with the investigation. He is receiving treatment for non-life-threatening lacerations. It appears the hatchet found on scene had been in the victim's possession."
A press release with more information will come out later, she said.
UPDATE 12:51 p.m. Wednesday: Press release from the Eureka PD:
On August 30, 2016, at about 5:15 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the Budget Motel on the 1100 block of 4th Street for the report of three subjects in a physical altercation and one known injury.
Upon arrival, all involved parties had fled the scene. Officers located a hatchet and blood on the ground and on a parked vehicle. A witness stated the victim had been transported to the hospital by a family member.
Officers responded to the hospital and made contact with the victim, an 18 year old male of Eureka. The male was being treated for non-life-threatening lacerations and refused to cooperate with the investigation.
Statements provided to officers provided little information about what occurred. The primary suspect was only described as a heavy seat Hispanic male with long hair and was last seen riding a beach cruiser bicycle east on 4th Street. Based on the investigation, it appears the hatchet found on scene had been in the victim's possession during the altercation.
The Budget Motel has been a chronic source of crime and nuisance complaints with nearly 200 calls for service in the past 12 months.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Senior Detective John Gordon at (707) 441-4032.


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Celebrating Sanford's Inaugural Year
DURHAM, N.C. -- Every patient presents neurosurgeon Gail Rosseau with a view into the world of public policy. The patient with a brain tumor and no insurance opens a window into the problem of access to health care. So does the patient with a worker's compensation injury that has doctors fighting to provide treatment.
Rosseau sees examples of public policies that work – and those that do not – in other situations, too. A gifted student might be inspired to pursue a medical career by shadowing a doctor but can't because HIPAA privacy regulations prevent it, or a specialist has to order a redundant diagnostic test on a new patient to avoid liability issues.
"Policy experts have a very valuable role to play, and their counsel must be in partnership with the people in the trenches putting policy into action," says Rosseau, one of two Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecturers speaking during inaugural events for the Sanford School of Public Policy this month. "These two groups should work together, rather than on parallel paths."
That, in a nutshell, was the impetus for Terry Sanford, the former North Carolina governor, senator and Duke president, to found a public policy institute at Duke in 1971 to bridge the gap between the academic and policy worlds. On July 1 this year, the institute was renamed the Sanford School of Public Policy, reflecting its new status as Duke's tenth school.
"As a school, we have much more autonomy; we're more capable of being entrepreneurial," says Bruce Kuniholm, the Sanford School's inaugural dean and former director. "We're constrained only by our own imaginations – and our capacity to raise the resources necessary."
Celebrate the Sanford School's Inaugural Year
Thursday, Oct. 1:
4 p.m.: Founders' Day Convocation in Duke Chapel; reception to follow. Honorees include Joel L. Fleishman, pharmaceutical industry executive and Duke trustee Ernest Mario and veteran journalist Judy C. Woodruff, T '68.
Friday, Oct. 2:
4:30 p.m.: Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecturer Richard Fisher, in dialogue with Cokie Roberts, news analyst for ABC News and NPR.
Fleishman Commons, Sanford Building. Reception to follow.
Saturday, Oct. 3:
9 a.m.: Policy Briefings by Sanford Faculty
Sanford Building and Rubenstein Hall, locations announced on site
10 a.m.: Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecturer Gail Rosseau in dialogue with John Harwood T'78 of The New York Times and CNBC.
Fleishman Commons, Sanford Building
For more information on these and other events, visit sanford.duke.edu/events/inaugural.
As part of a yearlong inaugural celebration, events Oct. 1-3 include a dialogue between Rosseau, who was on President Obama's short list for U.S. surgeon general, and John Harwood T '78, the political journalist with The New York Times and CNBC. Richard Fisher, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and a leading thinker in economic circles, and Cokie Roberts, the news analyst for ABC News and NPR, will discuss another topical issue – the state of the global economy. Policy brief-ings by Sanford faculty and photo exhibits in the school's buildings will also highlight the inaugural celebration.
According to school officials, a public policy major equips students to use their expertise in many sectors – health, environment, law, business or nonprofits – to bring about policies for the good of the community, carrying out President Richard Brodhead's call for Duke to "put knowledge in the service of society."
In 1971, the Institute for Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, as it was then known, was bigger than the space it occupied: two small, connecting offices on the ground floor of the Old Chemistry building. Law and public policy professor Joel Fleishman, its inaugural director, remembers heating, sewer and water pipes running along the walls and ceiling of the space that he and his assistant shared in the 11 years Fleishman served as director. As the institute grew, so did its real estate, expanding office by office until it took over the entire first and second floors of Old Chem.
In the early '90s, during the first of Kuniholm's two stints as the institute's director, the university agreed for the institute needed its own building. The Sanford building was dedicated in 1993. Five years later, due in large part to the generosity of alumnus David Rubinstein, the institute built and expanded into Rubinstein Hall.
In 2005, Kuniholm returned to the directorship after an 11-year hiatus and chaired a task force that examined the potential to turn the institute into a school. By attaining school status, Sanford could raise its own funds and provide more financial aid.
"As an institute, we had to stand in line with all of the other department chairs," Kuniholm says. "As a school, we can collaborate and coordinate directly with other deans."
That collaboration includes new faculty hires. Over the past four years, the number of tenure-track faculty has grown from 21 to more than 30. The school has also added joint professorships with the schools of law and environment, and with the global health institute, among others.
"Every one of the substantive issues other schools work on has a policy piece that we can complement," Kuniholm says. "We see ourselves as creating a framework for transforming student lives, giving them the analytical tools they need in broad areas of concentration that we share with other schools.">
Fleishman, who will deliver the Founders' Day address, underscored the importance of the school's commitment.
"Because public policy analysis provides a neutral framework for discussion of public problems by those with often strongly opposing views," he says, "it is absolutely essential to the civil discourse required for the successful functioning of democracy, especially in a pluralistic, multicultural society."
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"Photographers Make Big Money Transforming Photographs To Realistic Oil Paintings Within Photoshop"
An Untapped Market
If you are an average to good photographer and have more than a basic knowledge of Photoshop, check out this possible money making opportunity.
Photoshop contains a process (also referred to as "workflow") that takes any black and white or color image and "paints" a finished portrait. The magical process renders a realistic oil painting. Now, you can be the artist offering affordable 'paintings' for a local market; or take it further to international art lovers with your new business website.
Photoshop is a software program; relatively expensive, but your results will be nothing short of miraculous. if you are worried about the learning curve, many helpful tutorials are available on the Internet. Conversely, if you are a great photographer, think of purchasing Photoshop for this one process. Once you learn the singular method, then branch out to learn other money-making skills.
1. Offer transformations of a relatively decent photograph into beautiful, hand-painted portraits.
2. If portrait photography isn't something that appeals to you, sell your digitized, Photoshop oil renderings of landscapes to stock photography companies... there are literally hundreds of them to be found on the Internet.
3. Are you a true "artist" in every sense of the word? Making a living delighting people with your true artistic passion improves your chances of making this career choice a success.
4. Hire a professional to design your website. Show 'Before' then 'After' images side by side. (As I did in the hub.) Photoshop produces such realism, your business will sell itself. Once your website is online, begin marketing your new business idea. Tell your site viewers you can magically morph THEIR photos and now you have a world-wide reach.
Getting that first customer is always difficult, but don't be discouraged. This is a typical problem for most photographers and is normal for most new businesses. Sell on eBay, put a small box ad in your local paper or your local Internet directories. Since your service will appeal to many people and businesses (funeral homes, for example) these are good ways to begin.
Showing your artwork in busy places (banks, restaurants, libraries, community centers, coffee shops, etc.) is another good strategy. You will need permission from the building owner(s) to show your work, so do your detective work and then get the proper permission.
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This looks like a lot of fun! I already own PhotoShop -- now to just learn how to use it. Thanks for the inspritation.
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The First Mobile Botnet that Spreads Spam Has Appeared
According to security specialists, the first botnet that interconnects infected Android™ based smartphones was created and it uses these phones for spreading spam.
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Statistics show that very popular USB disks are a risky item in the data security area. The most common risk is obviously connected with theft or cases of lost devices.
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Challenge: Identify 3 Virtual Mentors
Today's Work It Daily Challenge is to identify three virtual mentors.
Mentors are important influencers in your life. They are people who inspire you, shape you, and coach you.
While mentors could be family members, bosses, colleagues, professional acquaintances, or friends, you don't necessarily have to know someone in person for them to be a mentor to you.
We call these people "virtual mentors." They're people who inspire you from afar. Whether they're celebrities, successful business people, authors, or something else, keep them "nearby."
You don't have to know someone personally in order for them to have a positive effect on your life. These people can inspire, shape, and coach you through their books, actions, values, missions, talks, videos, quotes, and more. As long as you look up to them, it doesn't matter if you meet them for coffee once a month or not.
One of my virtual mentors is Marie Forleo. She's a successful business coach and entrepreneur, and she is someone who has "encouraged" me to look outside the box when it comes to business. Even though I only connect with her once a week through her email newsletter and videos, she still has had a great influence on my career.
Everyone has different virtual mentors depending on their personality, goals, and personal preference. Some people will connect with you and others will not. You can have all kinds of different virtual mentors – they don't all have to be in the same category (i.e., business coach). For example, your virtual mentors could include people like:
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Today, identify at least three "virtual mentors" who inspire, educate, or influence you to be better.
Once you've identified who those people are, take some time each week to learn more about them, their journeys, and how they got where they are now.
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Tyler, The Creator Releases 'Summer Camp' Mixtape (Various Artists)
While American's were partying it up in the states for the 4th of July holiday, Odd Future ringleader Tyler, The Creator put together a Summertime mixtape while overseas on tour in Europe. Showing that he still is very much a kid, the youngster took to Twitter a while ago to share how bummed he was that he was going to miss celebreating the nation's indepence day in the states, so perhaps this mix helped breeze over the day. Also, hopefully he's healing up pretty good because that bad crowd dive has the radical rapper looking like Degrassi's wheelchair Jimmy right about now.
Download: Tyler, the Creator's "Summer Camp Mix"
Anyways, the mix wouldn't be a Tyler, The Creator, or should I say "DJ Stank Daddy" without verbal insults in the intro. You find a wide range of genres that appear to influence the rapper/producer. Of course, you find majority to be The Neptunes production or N.E.R.D., along with some tints of soul acts like Erykah Badu ("Gone Baby, Don't Be Long"), Beyonce ("Party" featuring Kanye West and Andre 3000), Jill Scott ("A Long Walk") and funky throwbacks such as Tupac and even The Gap Band.—Shabazz


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"Four resourceful teenagers from Nigeria have created a generator that runs on a material easily found in any part of the world, pee.
14-year-olds Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatyoin, and 15-year-old Bello Eniola created their urine-powered generator as part of Maker Faire Africa, a startup event held in Lagos, Nigeria that highlights African innovations and inventions.
The device works by separating out the hydrogen from urine and using it to power the generator."
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I commend these girls for not pissing away their lives like most teens in Africa and America. In a developing country like Nigeria it`s imperative that cheaper ways be invented to produce energy, and the girls are tackling this problem.
But these teens shouldn`t be clearing a place on their fireplace mantel for the Nobel Prize just yet. The separation of hydrogen from urine requires an outside source of electricity. Let`s not p*** or rain on their parade, let`s praise them for giving it the old college try.
The intelligent girls don`t have a pot to p*** on, imagine what they could accomplish if they had access to a lab.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society is an agency of state government and houses the State Historic Preservation Office
Positions in this class provide technical expertise to builders, architects, homeowners developers and business owners for purposes of achieving compliance with state or federal program requirements; often times relating to complex criteria relating to state or federal tax incentives or special designation status. Positions in this class are the technical expert on the assigned building programs.
Reviews plans and specifications of proposed construction or remodeling projects for purposes of compliance to specific agency programs. Consults with builders, developers, architects, engineers, municipalities, homeowners and business owners relating to projects that may qualify for state and federal tax incentives or special designation status. Inspects buildings, construction projects in progress, or plan specifications of proposed projects for purposes of assessing compliance with specific agency programs. Confers and advises with involved parties, recommends changes for compliance. Provides technical assistance to builders, developers, architects, engineers, homeowners, business owners and state or federal agencies relating to agency specific programs. Works in a liaison capacity with Federal agencies and/or other state agencies regarding state and federal programs relating to building program components. Provides information to local government entities, trade organizations, or the public regarding the complex criteria to qualify for federal or state tax incentives programs. Prepare reports specific to building program components. Works with Federal program officials. May generate diagrams and/or renderings to aid in project reviews Positions in this class must comply with all statutes and Nebraska Administration Code relating to the State of Nebraska Engineers and Architects Regulation Act, including, but not limited to Neb. Rev. Statutes 81-3401-81-3455, with particular emphasis to 81-3420 and 81-3421.
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Man has two means to succeed in life: education and physical activity.
Not separately, one for the soul and one for the body, but in conjunction. Only then can he perfect himself.
'Outside a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside a dog, it's too dark to read!'
- Groucho Marx
If your brain is bored, get a board for your brain!
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'Learning' and 'action' are interdependent; genuine success at either requires input from both.
In Judaism, typically at sunrise, men wear two leather boxes containing scriptures that declare Divine Unity. The first goes on the left bicep; the second, between the eyes, just above the hairline. One binds them to oneself with leather straps, hence their name, 'Tefillin', denoting a 'bonding with God' - a bonding of body, as signified by the box on the arm, and a bonding of mind, as represented by the box on the head.
One puts on the arm Tefilin first to signify that only through faith-based action does the mind's door open to Heaven's mysteries. Conversely, one removes the head Tefilin first to indicate that insight within the mind's eye ought to flow into body movement - if it's to be integrated into one's life and bring benefit to the world.
In recent times, science has revealed some astonishing connections between body movement and success in the classroom. Some of the following facts were utter taboo in the scientific community of only half a century ago:
1. Balancing board and brain:
The brain contains various chemicals which influence thinking and mood. Serotonin helps keep brain activity under control and regulates mood and impulsiveness; Nor-epinephrine amplifies signals influencing attention and motivation; Dopamine affects smoothness of movement and a sense of satisfaction.
Most psychiatric prescription drugs target these brain chemicals. Zoloft, alongside most current anti-depressants, influences Serotonin; Ritalin, an Amphetamine used to control ADHD, increases levels of Dopamine at the brain's fore.
Exercise has proved more effective than Zoloft at increasing Serotonin levels! More importantly, exercise balances the assortment of brain chemicals in their optimal and desired proportions. According to this, an early morning skate session can prepare a student's brain with the right balance of neurotransmitters - brain chemicals - thus setting the stage for high performance study sessions.
2. Hear O' humanity: the board and the brain: the board and the brain are ONE!!!
In exercising the cerebellum for the sophisticated co-ordination required in skateboarding, one not only warms it up for class learning but also develops new patterns and sequences of movement in the arena of thought itself!
3. "And the L-rd said, 'Let US make Adam...'"
A medical dye injected into the bloodstream to highlight areas in the body where cells are rapidly multiplying (used to detect/control cancer) was surprisingly found in the hippocampus, an are of the brain central in learning and memory formation. Which cells proliferate in the hippocampus? Stem cells! Cells that can form into any cell of the human body and which are essential if any real learning - which involves the creation of new neural circuitry and patterns - is to be had.
The amount of Stem Cells generated is strongly related to the amount a person exercises! Moreover, the more complex the exercises, the more stem cells are generated in order to allow the individual to learn or succeed at the new movements!
But the production of more Stem Cells in the hippocampus, on its own, is insufficient for learning to take place. The cells must be integrated into the neurological circuitry already existing in the brain by using them during study and deep thinking or problem solving. Otherwise the newborn cells don't have what to attach to and wither!
The process has been dubbed 'Neorogenesis' (bloody love it!) and explains why in reference to Adam, God said in the plural, 'Let US make Adam...!' As Neurogenesis reveals, we are co-creators with G-d in our own creation on an ongoing basis. By skateboarding before classes and then applying our brains during classes we constantly re-create and transform ourselves.
Yes, it is we, and only we, that can transform our 'bird-brains' into 'board-brains!'


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Throne of Jelzicar – Behind the Purple Robe
Fantasy isn't fantasy without a bit of mystery, is it? Amongst the humans, elf, and dwarven band of warriors is another character. Who is this character? She is a woman of intrigue, of magic, of good, and perhaps even of evil. What is a creature with glittering red eyes and a tail like that of the demon lord himself doing alongside these characters? Good question. Delve into Throne of Jelzicar to find out!
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Throne of Jelzicar
Throne of Jelzicar is available in e-book and paperback format! Check it out if you haven't had the opportunity yet!
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Official Cover Release
It's been a long wait, but it was worth it for this beautiful piece of art! Behold … the cover to Throne of Jelzicar is here! In less than a month, you'll be able to travel to Jelzicar with Drahvyn and the other Warriors of Gravenlea as they go to battle the demons that threaten to take over their world. For now, enjoy this beautiful art as we prepare for the battle that lies ahead!
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Cover Reveal Coming Soon
I know you've been waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for updates on Throne of Jelzicar. I promise that it is coming your way soon. One more month until the debut of the Warriors of Gravenlea as they travel to Jelzicar to rescue their world from the demon army that awaits them. While you're waiting, I have a surprise in store for you. This weekend, the cover will be revealed! Are you ready for some epic art? I promise you, it does not disappoint! Stay tuned …
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Throne of Jelzicar – Meet Nokeb
Nokeb is not just any common elf. Nokeb is of the Novarie elven race. These elves are known to be great magic users. Although Nokeb is a young Novarie, and not yet old enough to master his magical abilities, he occasionally catches glimpses into the future. These visions, combined with his extraordinary archery skills, make him a valuable member of the group of warriors set off to reclaim Jelzicar and save their world from Emph's evil reign. As a lowly fortune teller in Gravenlea with a history of often making false predictions, he has a lot to prove as the Warriors of Gravenlea set off to reclaim their world.
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Throne of Jelzicar – Meet Drahvyn
In a world slowly being consumed by demons, only the bravest dare to rise up to stand against these mighty adversaries. It is understandable that a dwarven warrior and an elven magic user would join the group, but what of a mere human? What skill could he have? Here is a brief glimpse into why Drahvyn has been chosen to fight in this war against the Emphan army of demons.
Excerpt from Throne of Jelzicar:
Dawn approached with the hateful promise of evil and torment that would follow. He had packed dried foods and canteens of water into his satchels the night before. Now he slung these over his shoulder. He strapped his sheath across his shoulder so that it lay against his back and slipped his sword into it with accuracy and precision that hinted to years of experience. This was why Evarlass truly wanted him, a mere human with no magic powers, to join them on their quest. Drahvyn was strong and he was one of the most feared in battle. Any time the city walls were impinged upon, he had swung his sword high and true. Swift movements, combined with the massive sword he had forged for himself, made him unstoppable against the strongest of enemies. Even a demon would be no match for him. Everyone knew it to be true.
~Please note, this is an unedited excerpt. Final versions are subject to changes during the editing process.
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Throne of Jelzicar
Are you ready for an epic new fantasy series? Do you crave swords and daggers, warriors and assassins, magic users and hunters? Then you've come to the right place. Follow me into Gravenlea, where a group of warriors will come together to battle the demons that have dared to enter their world.
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Why After Hours?
I suppose you're reading this because you're wondering why this blog is known as After Hours. The reason is simple, really. As with all writers, I have a muse. This is that piece of myself that forms and creates stories before they can ever be brought to you, or any other reader. This little guy has been active since I was a small child. For as long as I can remember, stories and characters have come to life in my mind's eye.
My muse is always active on some level, but when do the stories truly start to come to life? After hours, of course. The most profound characters and ideas that have ever taken hold in my mind have done so in the late hours of night or the wee hours of the morning. Oh sure, I can write wonderful prose at eight a.m. I can create worlds of fiction at noon. I can even muster up compelling dialogue at three or four. However, it is in the evening, when the world is starting to go to sleep, that my creativity comes alive.
After hours is a magical time for me. It is the time when quiet falls over a busy household and my mind takes over. In the night, while you are likely slumbering, I am creating far away worlds and unseen dimensions. As an author, my favorite time is that peaceful time known to me as after hours.
I invite you to join me as I explore those bits and pieces of ideas that exist after hours … and other ramblings, of course.
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Embodiment of Compassion
There is a heart that has seen more than most can comprehend. Heartache has been whispered in its corners, yet it beats fierce and strong. Fear has flitted at its edges, only to be stifled by courage. Sorrow is squelched by hope. At the center of all of this lies the beauty of compassion.
Moments come together like memories drifting through the sands of time. The smile of triumph, the tears of loss. Joy melds together with pain in the blink of an eye. The heart of a nurse is many things: It is strong and brave, it is soft and tender, and it is whole even when it is broken. The very soul is one of power and depth. For without power, the nurse would freeze in panic rather than rescue the injured. Without depth, the nurse could never overcome the memory of the fallen in order to save those that still grace this earth.
Waves of tears wash away the memories of lives that could not be saved. They come in the night, like haunting dreams that will never be forgotten. As the new day dawns, the memories make way for what is yet to come. With every breath of life, the soul is renewed. Every victory eases the sorrow. Every joy replenishes the spirit.
When the nurse walks up to the doors of the hospital, courage arises again. Whatever waits beyond that glass, the nurse will bravely face. As you slumber in your bed tonight, remember those that walk this path. For should you ever encounter this place, the nurse will be there to carry you through.
In honor of nurse's week, I would like to take the time to thank every nurse out there. Nursing is a difficult profession. It is also the best profession. A nurse will experience immeasurable loss and will grieve for patients that have passed on from this world as the years go by. A nurse will also celebrate in joy and triumph when a patient leaves the hospital better than when he or she arrived.
A nurse will hold your hand at a time in your life that nobody else will. They will sit with you while you're sick. They'll hold you while you cry. They will comfort you as best they can. They do not do this for money. There are far easier and more profitable ways to earn a living. They do this because they genuinely care about people. Nurses ease the suffering of others because it is in their heart. That heart truly encompasses courage, bravery, and compassion. Thank you, fellow nurses. What you do matters every day.
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The Guitar design is a spinning guitar, with your choice of images and text on its front and back. Common choice: a picture of someone on the front, and the text 'you rock' on the back. The guitar is from the Blender Model Repository, and was originally created by Sebi as far as I can tell.
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The design is made using Blender, a free and open source 3D animation suite.


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World news story
The lofty oak from a small acorn grows
British exchange of expertise with the Dutch
Trees have a huge impact on rural and urban landscapes and contribute a vital part of heritage, rural economy and well-being. One of the species with both landscape and commercial value is the oak tree. The Netherlands has a long tradition of breeding oak trees for landscape and commercial purposes, not in the least because dense and strong oak wood was very suitable for the well-known Dutch VOC ships. In this way, the Dutch developed world-class expertise in breeding straight and tall oak trees. One of the world-leading universities in this area is the Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR).
To learn more about the Dutch oak breeding programme, to exchange expertise and to establish collaborative links, the British Embassy's Science and Innovation team and Future Trees Trust jointly organised a visit to the Netherlands. Future Trees Trust is a UK charity dedicated to breeding broadleaved trees in order to improve their growth rate, to improve their form and to enhance their resilience to climate change. From 13 to 15 May 2013 Future Trees Trust brought over seven tree experts with both scientific and commercial backgrounds. Wageningen University set up a very varied, hands-on and interesting programme for the overseas experts, with visits to selected tree locations spread across the Netherlands. No power points, but visits to various locations reflecting the various stages of oak breeding: roadside plantations, tree nurseries, selected seed stands, seed harvest and inspection locations, seed cultivation of resilient oak trees, and also a seed orchard on reclaimed land. The delegates also met representatives of the local management and businesses, who explained the details of how, for example, a tree nursery was managed and their future ambitions with regards to the cultivation of healthy oak trees.
The visit has been documented in a detailed booklet with technical information about the oak stands, breeding programme and the selection procedure. The delegates found the experience very satisfying, informative and fun. Even a drop of rain did not stop them from continuing their discussions with the Dutch experts. The delegates were pleased that the mission helped identify areas of mutual interest that will lead to the establishment of collaborative links, as well as knowledge that will inform their future work.
Later this year, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will bring over experts on tree disease to establish links with Dutch researchers working on tree pests and pathogens.


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Since this last week has been chock o' block full with fires to put out and I'm doing the whole short posts thing, I'll pose another question to the masses.
Can departmental culture be changed in the short term?
Specifically, I'm thinking about people's willingness to engage outside guests. When I first began as seminar organizer for the department I took the Build It And They Will Come approach. So I built It and they came to look in but rarely stayed. Then I thought I might Engage Them And They Will Be Invested, but those investments yielded a low return. More recently I've gone to the Stuff It Down Their Throats And They Won't Be Able To Ignore You, which has been slightly more effective, but my capacity for stuffing is finite.
So how does one attack apathy and stab it's nebulous body enough times to slay it? Does it have to be from the top down? bottom up? From the side, slightly left of center?
I am nearing the point of being assimilated.


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Bosc:Rev 4 includes poetry from Patricia Walsh, Amber Koski, Adam Steiner, Neil Sparkes, Clara Quinion, klipschutz, Antony Owen, Christopher Mulrooney, Glenn Wilson, S. Chandramohan, Sarer Scotthorne, Graham Allison, Lucy Furlong, Rupert Loydell, Lucy Humphreys, Simone Estridge, Phillipa Nayer & Tim Cumming.
It costs £4 + P&P worldwide. SOLD OUT


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Word: opalescent
Pronunciation: oh-pə-LE-sənt
Part of Speech: adjective
- showing varying colors as an opal does
- showing many small points of shifting color against a pale or dark ground
Source: Oxford Dictionaries
I love colors. Anyone who knows me well can vouch for my nerdy knowledge of colors names, from vermilion to chartreuse to aubergine. I've been called out for describing things as "turquoise" or "cerulean" when "blue" would have sufficed, and I probably recognize enough shades of green to write an epic poem about a tree in midsummer. So when I find a word that covers several different colors at once, I almost instantly fall in love with it. "Prismatic", "harlequin", "kaleidoscopic", all are great adjectives for defining different things that are multicolored. But of this list of synonyms, my favorite is probably "opalescent".
Anything "opalescent" shows a variety of shifting colors. Naturally, it's easy to recognize the root noun "opal" in this adjective, a reference to the semitransparent gemstone most notable for its varying colors. The very word "opal" can be traced back to different languages like the French noun opale or the Latin noun opalus. Interestingly, these Latin-based words probably originated from the Sanskrit noun upala "precious stone", as the first samples of these gemstones came from India.
Why do I consider "opalescent" my favorite "multicolored" word? Honestly, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the opal is my birthstone (for anyone keeping track, its month is October). Maybe it's for this reason that I've always had a fondness for this stone, or maybe it's simply for its beautiful array of colors that seem to outshine almost every other type of gem. The opal is my favorite precious stone, and for that, I feel that only the loveliest displays of varying color deserve to be described as "opalescent".
What are your thoughts on this word? Any suggestions for future "Word of the Week" featured words?


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Saturday, 1 August 2015
2nd Challenge for Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
"Anything Goes" Challenge which must be patterned paper and for this one I have created this Card
I have a Sherrie Baldy "Cupcake" image and I printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens, I then used my Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of mauve card and the papers I have used are from Sweetshoppe "Heart to Heart" digi papers, I have used three papers the first is a flower one and the second a patchwork one and a tartan pattern.
I have placed my mounted image in the middle with a sentiment which I stamped in the bottom right hand corner, to finish of I have used three cupcake buttons down the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
9 comments:
- Stamps and Paper said...
Adorable card Shirley....Hope you are well
- 1 August 2015 at 09:59
- ellyscard creatief said...
Lovely sweet card.
- 1 August 2015 at 10:00
- Carla Brooke said...
What a sweet card! Thanks for sharing at Simply Papercrafts!
- 1 August 2015 at 14:33
- Bridget said...
Such a precious image on an adorable card. The font you chose is absolutely perfect!! I really need to work on my shading around my images. You make it look flawless!!
Thanks for playing at Jo's Scrap Shack!!
Happy crafting,
- 1 August 2015 at 19:24
- cotnob said...
A beautiful card Shirley, such a pretty image and papers.
- 1 August 2015 at 21:22
- Danielle said...
Hi Shirley, this is such a beautiful card! Love the delicate pastel colours of your papers and you've used such a sweet image! Thanks for joining our Anything Goes challenge at Simply Create Too!
Hugs, Danielle x
- 2 August 2015 at 00:42
- michele said...
Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week hugs x
- 5 August 2015 at 21:42
- Kim Heggins said...
Sweet card....love your adorable little lady and that cupcake is so yummy looking. Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too!
- 7 August 2015 at 05:17
- Erika Horvathova said...
Beautiful card - love those tiny cupcakes buttons and all the patterned papers.
Thank you for joining us at Crafting With Friends - challenge 3
Erika, DT
- 13 August 2015 at 07:42


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Microsoft Corp. today announced the Ultimate Challenge, a nationwide search for the most creative small-business idea in the country. The contest, which is live at http://www.ideawins.com, has been designed to spur the imagination and spirit of entrepreneurism that drives small businesses. The contest also supports the recent launch of Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2007, Microsoft's newest financial management solution that was released as a free download to help home-based and early startup businesses manage their finances. The winner — the business with the most innovative business idea — will receive $100,000 in business startup money, a Manhattan-area storefront for one year rent-free, and infrastructure and software to help run the business.
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Jealous no more.
For years, we've been jealous of the European cycling-scape. Cobblestones, Flemish hellingen, windy Dutch coastal roads—those are where cycling began. (Okay, maybe not the Dutch coastal wind.) The advent of gravel bikes has given us a different attitude, though, and FSA's Gossamer Pro 386EVO ABS Adventure Crankset tailors gearing to exploring the unique cycling gems on this side of the pond: dirt roads, graded gravel, and even light singletrack. Our local b-roads may not have the historical significance of the Carrefour de l'Arbre, but we don't care. Comparing cycling history (hell, any history) across the pond will always be a losing affair for we Yanks, so let the Euros have their tradition, their past, and their sepia photographs—we'll take the fun of gravel touring in the present moment any day.
The Gossamer's Adventure model is eager for those moments, too. FSA kits it with a 48/32t gear combination that's well-suited to the style of riding that gravel bikes and touring setups have inspired: the long haul across Kansas gravel, the slow grind through a PNW forest, the bike path that lets out onto a singletrack trail network.
Though its gearing recommends it for gravel riding, the crank has the same cold-forged 6061 alloy crankarms CNC-machined 7075 chainrings as its road-specific counterpart. The Gossamer Pro Compact has a 110mm bolt circle. The rings attach to the five-arm alloy spider via T-30 Torx internal wrenching alloy fasteners. Though more difficult to produce, the Torx interface ensures strip-free, proper torquing of the hardware. A tight fit and snug fasteners means less power-robbing flex and decreased chance for strange creaking noises to develop, so you'll spend more time enjoying the soft hum of a well-tuned drivetrain and the ambient sounds of whatever bucolic landscape you find yourself in.
As with most of FSA's cranksets, the Gossamer Pro is built to the 386EVO standard, whose modularity makes it every frame's best friend. It's got the dimensions to clear even massive BBright shells, but FSA manufactures a range of adapters to mate it to any common bottom bracket shell.
- A crankset for gravel bikes and steep access roads
- Gearing optimized for bikepacking and multi-surface excursions
- Reliable aluminum construction absorbs gravel touring abuse
- ABS bolt spacing increases stiffness in the heaviest part of the pedal stroke
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- 0.1 The Shout Over Fabric Diapers: Is the Eco-Payoff Really Well worth the Initiative?
- 0.2 I Will certainly Never Live Without Paper Towels (however Do not Tell Any person).
- 0.3 There's no doubt that disposable diapers create a LOT of waste.
- 0.4 Well, yet what regarding those toxic substances in non reusable baby diapers, the ones some people say can seep from land fills to infect ground water?
- 1 Video: cloth Diapering in Port Lavaca
The Shout Over Fabric Diapers: Is the Eco-Payoff Really Well worth the Initiative?
I have 2 youngsters. I did not fabric diaper them, neither did I try that elimination communication point where you attempt to translate your child's various facial expressions in order to properly anticipate when you ought to hold their nude base over a mixing dish that you will most likely never again use for food preparation functions. If I approximate we went through approximately 6 diapers a day for every youngster, that's a total amount of 8,760 disposable baby diapers I sent out to garbage dumps throughout the first two years of their lives.
The grand total amount is even more than that, of course, since I don't bear in mind either among my kids supplanting their 2nd birthday celebration by all of a sudden deciding to be potty educated.
We are well past the baby diaper stage now and I have specifically no strategies to review it ever before once more, excepting radical unforeseen circumstances like needing to own cross-country to confront a charming opponent or holding an 11-hour filibuster, but my initiatives to lead a much more eco-friendly lifestyle have led me to wonder: if I needed to do it around once more, would I use cloth this time around?
I'll be sincere, I never ever even considered it when my youngsters were little bit, because it seemed like a whole lot of added job. I wasn't also interested in informing myself on the subject, disposables simply seemed like the way to go.
I Will certainly Never Live Without Paper Towels (however Do not Tell Any person).
Towel diapering appears to have come back in vogue lately, thanks to less complicated bolts as well as super-cute materials. I've long suspected that the pattern of revealing off adorable baby butts swaddled in eye-catching patterns has led to an increase in the number of individuals who urge that towel diapering is much better for the setting.
There's no doubt that disposable diapers create a LOT of waste.
Around 27.4 billion non reusable diapers are utilized every year in the United States, leading to a possible 3.4 million lots of utilized baby diapers added to landfills each year. One research estimates that the $7 billion dollar non reusable baby diaper market makes use of over 300 extra pounds of timber, 50 pounds of petroleum feedstocks, and 20 pounds of chlorine for every baby per year.
Those numbers seem jaw-droppingly awful, till you consider that towel diapering also has an adverse affect on the setting. Towel diapers use up huge amounts of electricity and water for cleaning and drying out, as well as business baby diaper solution delivery trucks take in gas as well as create air contamination.
Well, yet what regarding those toxic substances in non reusable baby diapers, the ones some people say can seep from land fills to infect ground water?
According to the EPA:.
Non reusable baby diapers drop under the classification of metropolitan solid waste, which means the product is secure to be dealt with in an U.S. municipal strong waste land fill. In the U.S., modern-day land fills are well-engineered facilities that lie, created, operated, as well as kept an eye on to ensure compliance with federal policies which intend to protect the environment from impurities which may exist in the strong waste stream.
Spend just a couple of mins diving down Google's different informative rabbit-holes, and also you could discover numerous disagreements both for and against fabric baby diapers, together with extensive researches that inevitably caused a kind of elaborate shrug from the professionals.
" Disposables consume even more resources and also generate even more strong waste … but cloth diaper manufacturing and usage consume more water as well as energy and generate even more … climatic discharges and also waste water effluent," composes Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Video: cloth Diapering in Port Lavaca
And afterwards theres this regarding Baby diapers:.
" Both the non reusable as well as reusable diaper options create solid waste as well as wastewater that must be treated and/or disposed. Extra strong waste is developed with the disposal alternative, while more wastewater is produced with the multiple-use choice," writes Jeremy O'Brien, director of applied research at the Solid Waste Association of The United States and Canada.
Damned if you do, damned if you do not. Possibly that blending bowl isn't really such a bad idea nevertheless.
Bounty Hunter: A Personal Pursuit to Ditch Paper Products in the Cooking area.
How's a parent meant to sort with all the numerous viewpoints in order to make the environmentally-friendly selection?
I have no idea that there's a one-size-fits-all solution to the terrific diaper dispute.
My individual sensation is that fabric is the far better option for those devoted to living eco-friendly, given that you could do things like line dry the textiles, buy power reliable home appliances, laundry on cold, and so forth. A three-year research by the London-based Environmental Agency ended that there was "no significant distinction" in between the environmental effect of fabric as well as non reusable baby diapers– however they do clarify that actions can be taken to reduce the effect of cloth diapering:.
The environmental effects of making use of shaped multiple-use diapers can be higher or less than utilizing disposables, depending upon how they are washed. In comparison to making use of non reusable baby diapers, it is consumers' actions after acquisition that determines most of the effects from multiple-use baby diapers.
Regardless of our finest passions, disposables simply obtain tossed in the trash, as well as there's no method around that. It's not even known just how lengthy it takes for a disposable baby diaper to decompose.
I really feel like I've come around to thinking that towel diapering is the a lot more liable decision– and the less expensive one over the lengthy term– but would I stroll the walk? I have really stressful memories of those very early parenting days, and also I'm not certain that I would certainly have been able to commit to fabric. Exhausted as well as distressed and also, you know, quite a lot already sinking under a mountain of washing.
But possibly I would have, if I would certainly spent a long time right into thinking about the choices before me rather than blindly opting for exactly what seemed easiest.


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The future of Italian design house Stile Bertone is now secure after family shareholders agreed to set aside their differences, appoint a new managing director and adopt a new business plan.Former Aprilia 'bike chief executive Teresio Gaudio, who has been a consultant helping the Bertone family sort its business out, is the new managing director, and is already running the company with a new business plan."We will now start to re-establish and market Bertone to the world's car-makers as one of the premium design and engineering centres in the world," says Gaudio.Currently on the books are a contract to design the exterior and interior of a small sedan for Chinese car-maker Chang'An and two truck projects, one in China for CAMC, another for a Turkish truck-maker.Most recently Stile Bertone built the Saab 9-4X concept shown at January's Detroit Auto Show.Bertone is likely to look for a major new customer to replace Chinese car-maker Chery. Gaudio says Chery shifted its allegiance in 2006 to competitor Torino Design, set-up by former Bertone boss Roberto Piatti, making a big dent in the business.The new business plan will re-focus Stile's site in Caprie, northern Turin on high-value design and engineering services, rather than prototypes and one-offs. "We will still do this type of work, but the global car industry needs less of it," says Gaudio.Gaudio says Stile is forecast to return to profit in 2010. The workforce has already been whittled down from 130 last summer to 95 today and it will be further reduced to around 80 by the end of 2008. Most of the jobs have been lost in the fabrication workshops.Although Stile Bertone is legally a separate company from the coachbuilder Carrozzeria Bertone, its future has up until now been tied to that of the factory because both are controlled by the family.Feuding inside the family and two aborted sell-offs of the factory have had a knock-on at the design business.The factory last built a car when the final Mini Cooper JCW GP rolled-off the line in 2007. It has theoretical capacity for 70,000 units.Its 1300 staff are being paid by the Italian social security system while the courts in Turin attempt to sell the factory to a buyer who will re-start production. Seven bidders are said to be possibles, including Chinese company First Auto Works and Italdesign.
by Autocar
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This recipe was given to me by my wonderful Grandmother-in-law, Pearl. She lives in Florida but is originally from Argentina where this recipe hails from. Thanks to her, I get RAVE REVIEWS every time I make them. If your not a meat-eater, she also taught me an amazing swap-out, using canned tuna. Simply, drain 2 cans of tuna (she used water packed) and toss it in with the rest of the ingredients listed below.
Note to self: A perfect dish to introduce my (still toothless) baby boy to the world of Latin cuisine (sans the red pepper flakes and maybe with a leaner cut of beef).
UPDATED: Veggie Lovers Rejoice! See my vegetarian version below.
Grandma Pearl's Amazing Empanadas
2 tbsps olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tsps cumin
1 1/2 lbs ground beef (we like chuck) or (2 cans of tuna, drained)
1 tbsps flour
3/4 c pimento stuffed green olives , chopped
1/2 c raisins (you can omit if you don't like raisins but this really makes them special)
salt and pepper to taste (go easy on the salt because the olives are salty)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
24 empanada wrappers, thawed (I like Goya)
5 cups vegetable oil for frying (grandma uses Crisco and I am sure lard if it were still easy to find)
1. Preheat a large frying pan with olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add onions and cook for about 8 minutes or until slightly soft.
3. Stir in ground beef and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up lumps, until beef is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.Sprinkle in the flour to absorb some of the oil.
4. Allow mixture to cool for about 15 minutes.
Stir in the olives, raisins, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and the eggs.
5. Spread out a few empanada wrappers on your counter (you may need to flour your surface first). Place a heaping tablespoon of the beef mixture into the center of each disk. Moisten edges of each disk with water and fold over to form a semicircle, then crimp closed with a fork (like this). Keep going until you have used all of your wrappers.
6. Heat vegetable oil in a deep 12-inch skillet or stockpot over medium heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer. Fry empanadas, 3 at a time, turning once, until crisp and golden, 6 minutes per batch. Transfer the cooked empanadas to a baking sheet to keep warm in a 200 degree oven while you fry the remaining empanadas.
TIP: When crimping edges closed, dip the tines of your fork in flour to prevent sticking.
TIP: If you are not a fan of deep frying, no problem! Brush each empanada with an egg wash, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20minutes.
TIP: Don't have a frying thermometer? Simply drop a small piece of the un-cooked empanada wrapper into the oil. If it sizzles, you know the oil is hot enough. If it sinks, your oil is still too cold.
-How do I get fancy edges like the ones pictured above?
Hmmmm... it's easy but a bit tricky to explain through written word. I am just going to have to add a video to this post asap!!!
-Can I make these ahead of time?
Absolutely! I keep a batch of these frozen in my freezer as a snack for the family or to feed unexpected guests. Place un-cooked empanadas in between sheets of waxed paper, wrap with aluminum foil and drop into freezer storage bags. When you feel like an empanada, pop one out and allow to thaw for about 10 minutes on your counter before choosing your cooking method.
How can I make these vegetarian?
Finely chop 1 medium onion, 1 clove garlic, 1 red bell pepper, 1 small zucchini, 2 portobello mushrooms. Sautee in 2 tbsps olive oil until tender. Combine with cumin, salt, pepper, raisins and olives and assemble as stated above.