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The above hand-form has good structural support and joint bracing and it would be possible to do push-ups on this fist. However, it can only penetrate as deep as the tip of the thumb making it just slightly less than optimal.
Remember that these foreknuckle fist formations are not only useful for striking they also can be used to exert rubbing and grinding pressure to sensitive areas. These include the intercostal spaces, behind the jaw under the lower earlobe, the phitrum, and in the hollow directly under the zygomatic bone.
Neither the thumb nor the two bent fingers offer any stabilization or structural support. This hand form somehow crept into Chinese martial arts from Chinese folk magic and folk medicine where it is very common. Those two endeavors require no strength in the structure so joint bracing is a moot point. Martial applications on the other hand do require structural strength.
A side view allows a better look at how the thumb provides structural support. You also get a different view of how pressing the index finger into the middle finger (and reciprocally the opposite) creates some additional joint bracing.
The thumb and bent fingers press very firm against the index finger creating good joint bracing from two directions up to the second knuckle of the index finger. There is also a general firming of the fingers and hand proving a little additional stability and support. Although this is the optimal hand form, it is still a weak structure and is only useful against very soft targets. However, if it is used against the right areas it can still produce devastating effect.
|Nukite side view (thumb and finger impact look identical from the side)
|Nukite - fingertip impact (viewed from above)
|Nukite - thumb-tip impact (viewed from above)
Rarer Information About Small Surface Strikes
I actually feel a reluctance to share this information despite my general dislike of secrecy.
Anyone who has been around the Okinawan martial traditions for a while will notice that some Okinawan teachers can use a few techniques with dramatically more effect than any of their Western students (and often their Okinawan students as well). We'll call these the "specialty techniques". In most cases students just say "wow, sensei can really put the hurt on with that" (or something similar) and never stop to ask WHY they are not able to do the technique to the same effect. Even those who do ask this question often only get part of the answer right. For instance, they will conclude their teacher has a lot of power and has developed very strong fingers through years of Hojo-undo. Generally this will be true, but as with most things in life, there is usually a bit more to the story. Not only can these teachers hit with more force, but they are usually doing their "specialty techniques" in a way that is ever-so-slightly different from their students. There are only two ways to learn these differences. The first is to become somebody the teacher is very fond of. The other way is to first become aware that a difference even exists, then to repeatedly *feel* and keenly observe the teacher doing his "specialty techniques" (if possible in close up frame-by-frame slow motion).
I don't know the secret to many such "specialty techniques"... but I do know the keys to a few. This was hard won knowledge, and I have to admit I have loved having these as my own "specialty techniques." It is quite cool to be able to do a few techniques in a way which produces dramatically better results than 99% of karateka. If looking cool and cultivating an impression of a very high level of skill were my main goals, then I would not share these. I would greedily hoard them for myself. However, as a friend recently said: the real secret of karate is that everything you share you will still have, and you will be given even more in return.
My goal is to learn and preserve "old style" karate as best as I possibly can (not look cool). Preservation means sharing. So, despite feeling a bit of loss at no longer having these "specialty techniques" for myself, I want to share what I can of the few I know (these are just the "specialty techniques" which relate to the structure of small surface strikes).
To form the optimal structure, press the index and middle finger against the pad of the thumb with the tip of the thumb protruding. Then brace the side of the thumb with the remaining two fingers (ring finger and pinky).
Compare the "useless" and "optimal" versions of Shi-zuki by lightly striking the area shown above at an inward and downward angle. The "useless" version will likely only cause a wince reaction from pain. The optimal version will likely drop your partner to the floor with even relatively light force. Despite looking essentially identical, the two methods produce dramatically different results. So there you are, now you have Shi-zuki as your own "specialty technique".
|Maximum Force Foreknuckle Strike (Seiken type hand formation)
|Iron Bone Hand (thumb striking): Neutral Position
Immediately after the strike the fingers grip the sternocleidomastoid muscle from the outside and the thumb (now inserted deep into the neck just inside the sternocleidomastoid) grips the muscle from the inside. After the grip is secure a very powerful jerking pull is applied as if trying to tear the muscle free from the neck. This is not something to do to friends.
Starting from the "Neutral Position" this strike rotates as it moves and slight unlar deviation is applied as contact is made (see picture above). The force is concentrated on the knuckle of the thumb closest to the nail. Because the thumb is braced against the hand a very large amount of force can be delivered with this innocuous looking strike.
Starting from the "Neutral Position" this strike rotates as it moves and strong unlar deviation is applied as contact is made (see picture above). The force is concentrated on the second knuckle of the thumb (the distal end of the 1st metacarpal). Because the thumb is braced against the hand a very large amount of force can be delivered with this innocuous looking strike.
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Below is an amazing video from Paul Enfield shinshii
It shows a "variety of push-ups for karate hand positions with a view to developing wrist, forearm and finger strength." This is a fanatic video as it shows to systematically and progressively build strength in these hand forms. It includes a section on one-fore-knuckle push-up. I often wonder if Enfield shinshii's students know how fortunate they really are. A summary of the fore-knuckle training shown:
1) Put some padding down for your hands and start by attempting "girl push-ups" (knees down push-ups). Provided the padding is OK, this should prove reasonably unproblematic.
2) Work on "knees down" push ups with no padding.
3) Once you are good at those, start trying to lift the knees and do push ups with one hand in the fore-knuckle-fist, and the other in "finger-tip push-up" position.
4)Finally work on doing push ups with the knees up and both hands in ipponken position.
Personally I recommend adding the additional step between 3 and 4 where one works on doing push ups with the knees up and both hands in ipponken position but with some padding under the knuckles.
Here are some videos of small surface area strike training.


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Reworking a Breast Plate
Orginally I raised this breastplate in 2010 shortly before an event where I was planning to wear it. I took only 35 hours to make it and I ended up rather unsatisfied with what I got.
A few sights of the first stage of the breast plate (photos Radosław Ciszewski)
This first version wasn't hand polished, and it had some more issues I had to deal with: The main problem was, that I had made it too big. The waist line was 2,5cm too low on the sides and about 3cm too low in the front, so when I put it on it was either too low or reaching too high under my chin. But then it was also too tight at the waist - I mean men at arms can eat quite a bit from time to time. The plan was to sell the breast plate after the end of season, so I looked for somebody who would fit. But time went by, autumn was soon over, the came winter came and one of those famous Polish winter events was approaching fast. As usually, I felt a bad about lacking a suitable armour to wear - the fact that I am an armourer makes this even worse. So I decided to do it the medieval way and to take this existing piece of armour, to reshape it a little bit and to give it a new feel and freshness.
This is the inner side of the breast plate with the sore spots marked (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
I decided the first problem I was going to solve was the tight waist. There is a breastplate in Zurich Landesmuseum in Switzerland, where somebody cut out a piece some time after the production - likely in order make it more suitable for a wearer with a bigger belly. So this extension method could have been a popular solution as early as the 1490s. So, before I considered any other options I went about cutting the thing ...
Almost immediately I realized, I had forgotten to lift the waistline. Well that sort of things happens when you're in hurry. Therefore I decided to take a more professional and less emotional approach from now on. I started research on Gothic infantry breastplates to find the most similar in shape to the one I already had. I didn't find much, there were only two that shared the basic shape. One of them was from Ingolstadt, Germany, and the other was just a picture somewhere from the web. Both were about 1480 from Southern Germany. The one in the German museum came with plain surface without any fluting with central ridge only, and the second one had elegant flutings but lacking the fauld skirt. I felt in love with the elegant look and delicate german gothic flutings of the munition breastplate from the web photo. Unfortunately I couldn't find any additional information about it.
There is the inner side of the breast plate with the sore spots marked (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
Now first things first, I took marker and marked areas to trim, where to reshape a bit and where to apply the flutings. I trimmed the marked areas and after I put the fire on the forge I started forging the new waist line. After the waistline pleased me I concentrated on raising the central area, to make the future central ridge more significant. When the raising was finished, the surface was rough and had lots of hammer marks, so it needed planishing. For that operation I used a hammer I had previously made especially for that purpose. When all deepest hammer marks were flattened I could continue to work on the flutings. The first to do was the main vertical fluting, that needed to be heavily raised, then the "ribs" on both sides of the lower plate and finally those around the armpits.
A tool to work on flutings (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
To do that I used a special designed tool, which I had found on some 13th century engravings of metalworkers, and a raising hammer.
After having finished the flutings there was hardly any additional planishing needed, as I work with the raising technique from the outer side of the piece, which leaves a rather plain surface. At that moment the shape and fluting were all done, so I could examine it and compare it to the photo of the original piece. The spaces between the single flutings were a bit increased since it was made for a bigger man, but the general look was satisfying.
All the flutings are now done (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
So I was ready to start the final part of the job. First I treated the planished surface with files, especially the spaces between the flutings and near the rolled edges. When I had finished that job, then there came machine grinding. Finally it was time to use sandpaper and muscle power in order to give it a final smoothness. If the material I used for this breastplate would contain at least a bit more carbon I could have hardened it. Unfortunately, it was simple mild steel, so the only thing I could do was to heat the breastplate in order to oxidize it from the inside with the help of linen seed oil to prevent it from rusting in the future and to normalize the steel structure a bit.
The only remaining taks were the final hand polish, riveting the plates together and adding straps with buckles.
Polishing with linseed oil and hardwood ashes (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
Natural leather on a wooden block helps with the polishing (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
For the polishing I used linen seed oil and hardwood ashes treated with piece of natural leather on a rubber or wooden block.
When the effect was satisfying I would start making rivets.
The rivets were sculpted by hand (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
I had some doubts how I should do the rivets: Should I use a file or do it with a chisel? I started with various files but the resulting rivets looked poor so I felt like a chisel was the more appropriate tool for that purpose. That was a good decision, the rivets were done almost perfectly.
Finally, I riveted the plates together, added the straps and the buckles and I was ready to go.
The breastplate after the adjustments, the fauld skirt is not yet attached (photo Radosław Ciszewski)
So that's what I ended up with for that winter event and I did not regret the investment of time and energy.
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I could live with the pain but what is really concerning is on 2 different occasions I have fainted. The first time I was passed out was 1.5 years ago and I started getting warm and blacking out and then I passed out. When I was unconscious I felt like I was in a really deep sleep. When I woke up I felt really comfortable and that nothing was wrong. People around me said I was snoring and making funny noises but I didnt lose control of my bladder. About a year later the exact same thing happened with the same symptoms but I was able to tell I was about to faint. Both times the pain was pretty extreme.
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The Arizona Senate on Thursday approved expanding the state's Medicaid program, capping a rancorous debate that had split the Republican Party and had been building since January, when Gov. Jan Brewer issued a surprise call to increase Arizona's health-care program for the poor.
A handful of Senate Republicans teamed with Democrats to approve the fiscal 2014 budget plan and overcome a flood of amendments intended to scuttle Medicaid expansion, pushing through the governor's top legislative priority on a 19-11 vote after three hours of debate.
Although the legislation faces an uncertain future in the House, its passage late Thursday was a key victory in the governor's effort to bring health care to an additional 350,000 Arizonans.
Brewer and her supporters — including some who, like her, oppose the federal health-care overhaul that makes expansion possible — said Arizona could not afford to reject the billions of federal dollars that come with it.
But opponents of expanding the state-federal health-care program for the poor and disabled, including Republican legislative leaders, said it goes too far, beefing up an already unaffordable, unsustainable government entitlement program that goes against GOP principles and discourages people from taking responsibility for their own health care.
A standoff set in for weeks, with Senate President Andy Biggs, who was an early and ardent expansion opponent, saying he would not bring a Medicaid expansion bill to the floor and House Speaker Andy Tobin saying he didn't like Brewer's plan and was working on alternatives.
On Tuesday, Biggs cranked the legislative machinery into gear and started moving toward a vote on the fiscal 2014 budget without Medicaid. By bringing it to the floor, it allowed proponents of Medicaid expansion the opening they needed, setting up what Biggs called "the most consequential decision of a generation."
Weighing down the bill
The maneuvering began the evening before the vote, and it could be heard as the copy shop in the state Senate buzzed with activity.
As soon as the Senate Appropriations Committee finished its work Wednesday afternoon, setting up Thursday's vote, lawmakers started flooding staffers with budget amendments for the floor session.
By 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sen. Kelli Ward, R-Lake Havasu City, had filed seven amendments designed to weigh down the expansion proposal. Ward, a physician and freshman lawmaker, is one of the Senate's most outspoken Medicaid- expansion opponents.
Biggs came in with 13 anti-expansion amendments.
Majority Leader John McComish, R-Phoenix, filed two amendments, which contained the heart of the fight.
Though he had not publicly expressed support for the plan, he was thought to be on board and, in the end, became the spear carrier for Medicaid expansion.
In all, there were 24 Medicaid-related amendments, and 34 were related to other parts of the budget.
Decision day
Thursday opened with a tense Republican caucus meeting. GOP senators aired their differences on the the expansion proposal as a crowd of lobbyists, reporters and Capitol regulars listened in.
Sen. Rick Murphy, R-Peoria, called McComish's sponsorship of the Medicaid-expansion amendment a "betrayal" because most of his GOP colleagues were opposed to it.
And, he predicted, the move would be an incentive for more Arizonans to take a cut in pay so they would qualify for state-sponsored health coverage.
Sen. Al Melvin, R-Tucson, urged his colleagues to reject the lure of the federal money that would pay for most of the expansion.
"To me, it's immoral and unethical to accept this money," he said.
The meeting lasted an hour and a half. McComish held his comments to the end.
"People of good faith and good conscience differ," he said. He wanted a civil debate.
With that, the meeting ended, and members filtered out of the room and up to the Senate floor, where proceedings opened with debate and voice votes on all the budget bills except the Kryptonite that is Medicaid expansion.
Other proposals pass
Proposals to increase spending on K-12, child welfare and universities passed with support from a changing array of three to six Republicans, who were joined by all 13 Democrats. Their amendments added about $34 million to the $8.8 billion budget, frustrating conservatives in what just two years ago was called the "tea party Senate."
Conservatives attempted to pressure their colleagues by forcing formal votes on motions to cut some of the spending.
They failed.
Ward, who is among the chamber's conservatives, tweeted: "The rolling of the conservative majority has begun."
Medicaid debate
Biggs had saved Medicaid for last and was ready with his amendments intended to kill, or at least weaken, the bill.
But again and again, McComish and four other GOP senators — Majority Whip Adam Driggs and Sens. Rich Crandall, Steve Pierce and Bob Worsley — stood with the chamber's 13 Democrats to defeat most of Biggs' amendments. And they teamed with Democrats to approve the Medicaid amendment on a 19-11 vote.
Democrats remained mostly silent, letting McComish do most of the work defending the governor's plan.
"We're faced with two unpleasant choices," he said. "If we don't do Medicaid expansion, our rainy-day fund will be totally wiped out."
Biggs chided his colleagues for not taking more time to consider such an enormous public-policy issue and warned that they would regret their decision for generations to come.
There had been no hearings, not even a proper bill, he said, just an amendment tacked on during floor debate — hardly befitting a decision of this magnitude.
"This is the most important policy decision that we've encountered in a generation," Biggs said during a rambling floor speech that included lessons about why the federal government — "a dubious partner" — should not be trusted.
Unfair 'burden'
"This is not about expanding health care because it's some kind of altruistic program. It's about expanding health care to get federal money," Biggs said. "The money will unfairly burden our children and our grandchildren."
Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, made an impassioned plea for an amendment to require a two-thirds majority vote in keeping with a 1998 voter-approved law intended to curb tax and fee hikes.
The assessment on hospitals, although it would be implemented by the state's Medicaid program, is clearly a tax, he said, adding that failing to require a supermajority approval is unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent.
Two of Biggs' amendments were successful, including one requiring a three-year "sunset" review by the Legislature of the expanded health-care program. That provision also is contained in a package of bills unveiled this week by House Speaker Andy Tobin, R-Paulden.
The second amendment requires the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid program, to report each year how much uncompensated care hospitals are claiming and the amount each hospital pays in provider taxes.
The debate went on for three hours, then ended abruptly after the underlying budget bill, with the Medicaid-expansion amendment, won approval on a voice vote.
In a statement, Brewer thanked the Senate "for acting in a bipartisan, courageous and collegial fashion .... to approve the single most critical policy issue that has faced our state in years."
Next steps
Tobin said he has not studied what he calls the Senate budget and can't yet say what he'll do with it. But, he said, he won't move a budget along unless he has Brewer's support. And he won't take up Medicaid expansion unless he has the support of at least half of his 36-member Republican caucus.
If he sends the Senate budget to the House Appropriations Committee, it appears a hostile welcome awaits it.
Chairman John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, called the Senate legislation so loaded with personal vendettas that have resulted from a rift in the GOP caucus in the Senate that he may just toss the whole proposal and start over.
"This is not policy, this is politics," he said.
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Any additional information you may have on any Welsh bricks below is most welcome.
Welsh bricks letters A to C
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D to J
|Welsh bricks letters
K to S
|Welsh bricks letters
T to Z
|Buckley area bricks
|Wrexham area bricks
|Ruabon area bricks
North East Wales bricks
Also check the Buckley, Wrexham, Ruabon and North East Wales pages above where there are many more North Wales made bricks
Aberaman Ironworks was built in 1845 in the Cynon Valley by the great ironmaster Crawshaw Bailey, the brickworks forming part of the inventory. The ironworks closed in 1866, and in 1867 the entire concern, including the brick works, was bought by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co, thanks to Lawrence Skuse for the info.
Photo by Richard Paterson who adds: After nationalisation of the coal industry in 1946, many of the previous owners, such as Powell Dyffryn, restructured or diversified, often selling or closing activities ancillary to coal mining, like brickworks. However, the Aberaman Works was still operating in October 1964.
Photo by Gareth Thomas
Thanks to 'Brotherglyn' for these Aberdare ones.
Abersychan is near Pontypool in South Wales. There is an entry in Kelly's for 1906 listing 'J Gregory of Pentwyn, Abersychan (see Gregory J). In the same year he is also listed as manufacturing fire bricks. In 1926, Kelly's lists the 'Abersychan Brick Co of Pentwyn, Abersychan'. In 1948, the Industrial Directory for Wales and Monmouthshire (IDWM) names the 'Abersychan Brick & Slag Co', but in the 1960 IDWM, the 'Abersychan Slag Ballast Co' appears. The last record for this company is in the IDWM for 1964, thanks to Lawrence Skuse for the info.
This colliery closed in 1976, read its history here
Photo by Tony Gostling
A Pembrokeshire brick, thanks to Mike Bennett for the photo.
Marie took this photo. Beaufort is a small village near Ebbw Vale. Famous for very hard engineering bricks. The Empire State Building in New York is allegedly built on a foundation of these bricks. Thanks to Lawrence Skuse for the info.
Photo by Richard Paterson
John Brewer (1811 - 1888) lived at Bovil Farm, in Machen, between Caerphilly and Newport, where, in 1851, he was agent of the Rumney Railway before it was taken over in 1863 by the Brecon and Merthyr railway. He acquired the nearby Bovil Colliery and developed its adjacent brickworks, which seems to have been a 3-kiln operation, the remnants of which were obliterated by post-war housing development. In 1877, John Brewer and his son Samuel sold out to their partners, the Beddoe family, after which his name was presumably discontinued from the bricks in favour of 'Machen'. Brewer bricks have the same design of frog as some earlier Machen ones. The colliery closed in 1894, so it is likely that the brickworks ceased to operate at around the same time. The brick was photographed near John Brewer's residence, the (now ruinous) Bovil Farm. Photo and information by Richard Paterson.
Found on the Cwm Ogwr Cycle path between Blackmill and Gilfach
Goch by Gareth Thomas.
The1881 Census lists John Burgoyne as a brick maker and the
1884, 1891 and 1895 Kelly's list John Burgoyne at the
Little Mill brick kilns. He died in 1906, his estate going
to Alfred Burgoyne and David John Lougher. The latter
apparently took over the works as his name is listed against it
in the 1906 Kelly's.
A brick works appears to have been in the Little Mill,
Pontypool area since at least 1850. Some Burgoyne bricks
are stamped "Est. 1850". The site was first referred to as
the Little Mill Brick Co in the 1922 Kelly's Directory.
Once possibly the most prolific of the Eastern Valley (Torfaen)
works, it closed in the 1980s and is now a Go-Kart track.
Thanks to Lawrence Skuse for the info.
Thanks to Richard Paterson for the photo.
Thanks to Richard Paterson for the contribution.
Clyne Valley Brick Co, Swansea. Photo by Phil Jenkins.
Photo supplied by Brotherglyn.
Photo by Claire Adams.
Prior to Cwmbran becoming well known as a New Town, references to Cwmbran were always followed by Newport in order to establish where it was. The brick works was located in Oakfield near to Cwmbran Stadium but Kelly's of 1895 and 1906 also list the company as at Llantarnam Road, Cwmbran (this is also given as the location for the Star Brick and Tile Co Ltd). The company was, anecdotally, still operating in 1958 - thanks to Lawrence Skuse for the info.
Photo by Richard Paterson.
Made by the Cwmgorse Brick Co in, what is now, West Glamorgan.
Cynghordy is a small village in Carmarthenshire.
Thanks to Richard Paterson for the photo.


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|Shoes - Dr.Martens, Jacket - Vintage (gift), Disco Pants, Black - American Apparel, Hat - UO, Jumper - Topshop
|Images by Perry-James Sugden
001. My first look photographed in film, I'm not sure I'm gunna keep it up because the overall quality of the images aren't too good. But here is an outfit I wore the other day on my walk to Kingston town.
002. Thanks to all the emails I've received from my readers about helping me promote my shop, we've got a few giveaways/reviews lined up in the next few weeks thanks to people getting in touch with me. I didn't expect to get such a good response! The shop is also being featured on the homepage of indie minded today. So check out that article here if you fancy a little snoop :)


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March 2015, Horsham, Sussex:
The Financial Managment Centre: Free up time and alleviate financial burdens
by Sussex PR Agency Media Word Waves
Lee Rolf has a small business that provides domestic and commercial electrical installations and repairs called Powerwise Electrical Ltd. As many small business owners find, Lee was spending many hours of his time completing paperwork and ending up working late at night or at weekends. Predominately Lee found that keeping track of purchase invoices and reconciling sales invoices against his bank statements and preparing VAT returns to be an arduous task. Lee was recommended to Brian at The Financial Management Centre about two years ago to try and ease some of the burden.
After initial discussions with Brian and the team, Lee Rolf of Powerhouse Electrical is now able to drop off all his purchase receipts, sales invoices and bank statements on a monthly basis to Brian and his team where they put them in order and record his monthly income and expenditure. The quarterly VAT return is then calculated and returned to HMRC on a timely basis. The Financial Management Centre then pass on the information needed for their accountants to put together annual statutory accounts.
The firm has grown since initially meeting with Brian who also runs the monthly payroll and ensures the requirements of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) are complied with for Powerhouse Electrical Ltd.
"Lee Rolf commented "It's such a relief to not have to worry about getting it right – all I have to do now is remember to keep the paperwork in a file and pop it round to Brian once a month – the team at The Financial Management Centre are always professional and has meant that I keep on track and ensure that my VAT return is submitted on time. I would highly recommend Brian and The Financial Management Centre to other small businesses."
To find out more about The Financial Management Centre please visit www.tfmcentre.co.uk/horsham.
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Despite being four minutes long, "Vinyl Only" takes up the full A-side. It builds from a simple kick to a bubbling house jam, with a rudimentary progression that sees each element—a melodic bassline, an open hi-hat, a pad–added one by one until an abrupt ending. Thanks to an evolving two-note rave stab, "40k" is more sprightly, while "Sanitiser" lays down '90s-style chords and pads over an uptempo glide. An unconventional structure and a layman's feel means you shouldn't expect to hear Sanity in many DJ sets, but don't let that stop you from trying to place it in yours.
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Matt Unicomb
Tracklist /
A1 Vinyl Only
B1 40k
B2 Sanitiser


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Dr. Bryan Enderle, UC Davis Department of Chemistry Professor, started posting videos on YouTube in 2009. Today, his YouTube channel, EnderlePhD, has 2,840 subscribers and 1,516,544 video views.
Enderle started making the videos because he found himself repeating the same ideas at office hours and review sessions; he also knew that not all students were able to make it to these out-of-class meetings. "Students were always saying that they couldn't make it to office hours or review sessions," Enderle explains, "and I thought, well, what if I just record these things and cut them into clips by subject?"
And that's precisely what he did. Using the departmental video camera, Enderle has created about 700 videos (approximately 200 per class). Initially, he posted them on SmartSite, but even with extensions he found he far exceeded the space limit. He looked for other options and decided on YouTube – "it's a good medium," Enderle explains, "because they're on it anyway."
At this point, Enderle says he's recorded about "80% of what I want to do. I've taped all of my office hours and review sessions. I cut them into 2-10 minute segments of 'answering this question' and 'talking about this concept,' and then I created a playlist on YouTube according to the topic or textbook chapter title." In addition to course content, Enderle records study tips and other bits of advice that he repeats in his classes.
These videos not only supplement office hours and review sessions – they've become part of Enderle's day-to-day pedagogy. When he covers a topic in class, he references the videos as a "talking textbook – I cover something, give an example, and then say, if you want more examples, then there are three videos you can watch."
As is evident from the number of hits, Enderle's videos are not just for students in his class. "Students usually watch the videos even if they don't have my class," Enderle notes. "They got used to me and like the way the videos work."
To view the videos by topic, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/EnderlePhD and click "" on the left navigation menu.


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A 40-year-old former teacher's assistant at a Seattle elementary school is charged with child rape after a 9-year-old boy came forward to report being assaulted the previous school year while he was in second grade.
Albert Virachismith reportedly isolated the boy in the bathroom and raped him five to six times at John Muir Elementary during the course of the 2016-2017 school year, according to court records. The boy only reported the assaults to his father after Virachismith stopped working at the school.
The teaching assistant took advantage of a class rule that only allowed one boy and one girl to use the restroom at a time, according to court records. Virachismith could enter the bathroom and ensure that only the alleged victim would be in the restroom and attack him then, reports say.
RELATED: Charges: Kentwood High teacher sent naked Snapchats to student
The boy recalled that the second time he was attacked, Virachismith threatened to hurt the boy and his family if he told anyone about the assaults and said, "I will fight you," according to Seattle police reports.
The student disclosed the rapes to his parents while Virachismith had been placed on administrative leave due to an unrelated matter at the school and had been off for a few months. He told authorities he felt safe because Virachismith was not at the school and didn't know where he lived.
RELATED: Police: Kent school assembly helps catch alleged child rapist
Virachismith reportedly went on to serve as a substitute teacher and had access to thousands of kids in Seattle. Police are investigating whether he has assaulted any other children.
A Seattle Public Schools spokesperson said they only learned about the rape allegations late last month, and quickly notified parents at all nine campuses tied to the investigation.
Virachismith was booked into King County Jail Feb. 2 and remains held on $500,000 bail.
SeattlePI reporter Lynsi Burton can be reached at 206-448-8381 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LynsiBurton_PI. Find more from Lynsi here on her author page.
SeattlePI news partner KOMO News contributed to this report.


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Classic Sesame remixes will debut on 12" vinyl this September
of Sesame Workshop
Everyone's in a party mood gearing up for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with a unique mix of the show's favorite tunes? Sesame Workshop and Ninja Tune are releasing a 12" vinyl record for the DJ collectors' market in the US, Europe, Australia, the UK, and Canada. What began with requests to include the infamous "Pinball Number Count" on mixed CDs, quickly blossomed into a Sesame Street disco mix of fun-loving classics.
Sesame Street graduates include DJs who have scoured record bins for decades in the hope of finding old Sesame compilations. A few years ago Strictly Kev, part of DJ Food, decided to re-edit songs such as the "Pinball Number Count." Viewers of all ages can remember this funky song accompanied by animation of the pinball rolling across eccentric landscapes. The Pointer Sisters coo syncopated numbers to a fantastic beat, making this arrangement an excellent choice for the record.
If you grew up watching Sesame Street you probably have wonderful memories of singing along with Cookie Monster to "C is for Cookie." The late Larry Levan, DJ legend and driving force behind several New York City clubs, recorded an original disco mix of this favorite which is included on the record. Now Cookie Monster fans from all over the world can dance along to a familiar hit from their younger days.
The last track on this collection is an alternative mix of "C is for Cookie" by the late Manhattan disco DJ Roy Thode. Involved in the New York disco scene in the seventies, Thode is known for the remixes he has done for Vanguard Records. This version is a "sweeter" variation of Cookie Monster's beloved tune.
"With our 35th anniversary in 2004, we now have a whole new audience of Sesame Street fans beyond preschoolers – teens and adults. Our new teen apparel program has been extremely popular and now we are extending our product offering into special products for adults," said Tamra Seldin, Sesame Workshop's Vice President of Marketing, Global Consumer Products and International TV Distribution. "Now Sesame Street music can tap that nostalgia chord while still being cool and relevant to today's trendsetters, who still have fond memories of their Sesame Street days. A fresh approach will now make these classic tunes into dance hits."
Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit educational organization making a meaningful difference in children's lives around the world. Founded in 1968, the Workshop changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. Today, the Workshop continues to innovate on behalf of children in 120 countries, using its proprietary research methodology to ensure its programs and products are engaging and enriching. Sesame Workshop is behind award-winning programs like Dragon Tales and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat and ground breaking multi-media productions in South Africa, Egypt and Russia. These are among many Workshop endeavors recognized for their deep understanding of children's developmental needs and the most effective ways to address them. As a nonprofit, Sesame Workshop puts the proceeds it receives from sales of Sesame Street, Dragon Tales and Sagwa products right back into its educational projects for children around the world.


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World Polio Day 2017 Event
Tuesday, October 24th | 12:00pm - 1:00pmFree
Join us for a celebration of World Polio Day presented by the library and the London Rotary Club. Somerset Community College's Dr. Amanda Waterstrat will give a brief talk on polio, Dr, Jonas Salk, the vaccine, and the status of eradication of polio worldwide. Then Rotarian John Adams will discuss Rotary's commitment to polio eradication and share his experiences from a 2013 trip to Ethiopia as part of an inoculation team.
Light refreshments will be served prior to the start of the program.
To show your support for ending polio, stop by our table in the library lobby from 1-3 pm and join the Purple Pinkie Project.
Registration appreciated.
The library makes every reasonable effort to provide equal access to all patrons. Please call us at least three days in advance to request accommodations.
In case of bad weather, check Facebook or call us for cancellation information.


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"How go your preparations?" Tovorash said to the gang leader.
"The wall is coming along nicely, Master, but we will need a few more days at the very least. Our men our tired, and the mortar does not dry quickly enough. If the flamewarden was here to help us…"
"You've told me that before, Geof, but Marthulus cannot just run around at the whim of gang workers to help them dry their mortar. A few days is not good enough. The Vith will troops will arrive before then. Will you be able to go faster if I leant you some of my soldiers?"
The gang leader seemed to take offense. "My men are the best, Master. Your soldiers would merely get in the way. If a few days is not satisfying to you, I'm afraid there is not much more we can do."
Tovorash sighed. Since the war, he'd had to leave his position as bodyguard to the Everking and return to his own lands which were at the border of the kingdom. How had the blasted Flamelord of Vithr known to attack them at this time? He had no intel on their weaknesses, yet he always seemed to know where they were. There had to be someone on the inside feeding him information, but Tovorash could not imagine how costly it would be to try to find said person.
The knight-guardian still did not understand what had happened in Vithr. It had just all come so quickly. The succession, the growing tensions, then suddenly the announcement that the Asythians were suspected of having sent the assassin in the first place?
"Master?" the gang leader interrupted Tovorash's thoughts. "Are you done with me? I have a wall to build."
"Yes, yes," Tovorash waved tiredly. "Do your best. If it comes down to it, I will have my men try to distract the Vith advance."
"As you say, Master," the gang leader said, bowing and exiting the war-tent.
As the man left, a woman, a straight stick in her hand, entered, tapping the ground in front of her. For a moment, Tovorash was surprised at her strange behavior, but when he looked at her face and saw her eyes, everything was clarified.
"What do you want—"
"Evermistress," she offered with a slight smile.
"Pardon me," Tovorash said, getting to his feet and touching each of his shoulders in respect. He instantly felt ridiculous doing so, realizing she could not see it.
"Sit back down, Tovorash," the strange woman said with familiarity.
The knight-guardian did as he was told, but studied her face in the meantime. Despite her disability, she was quite striking, and her features carried with them a sharp beauty.
"What is the purpose of your visit, Evermistress? I don't recall being notified that someone of your rank would be arriving. As I'm sure you are well aware, Vith troops are nearly upon us."
"There are few that know of my visit, Tovorash," she said, seating herself as well. How did she know there was a chair there? "And you are correct in assuming my knowledge of your predicament. I am here to offer you my assistance."
Internally, Tovorash groaned. Another courtier believing they could help him with their political intrigue.
"I'm sorry, Evermistress, but unless you can conjure up more gang workers for me, I am afraid there is not much you can do to help."
She smiled and leaned back in her chair. "You judge me by my title and by the fact that I cannot see. But let me tell you, Tovorash, that this blind woman can see better than you can."
Tovorash groaned internally again. A crazy courtier.
"I am sure you have the best intentions, Evermistress, but as I said before, we need more manpower. I don't think I understand what you mean by seeing."
"How do the Vith know where to attack? How do they know where our weaknesses are?"
"There must be an informant or a spy, no doubt."
"And this informant is giving their armies sight, albeit a different kind of sight, but sight nonetheless."
"Are you offering me spies?" Tovorash exclaimed in disgust, rising to his feet. "There is no honor in underhanded means and deceit."
"No. I am offering you sight," the woman said quietly. "Sit back down."
Instantly realizing his mistake, the knight-guardian quelled his outburst and sat back down. "I thank you for your offer, Evermistress, but I must decline."
"As you say, Tovorash, but I will tell you this: The commander of the approaching Vith army keeps his palanquin in the rear right corner of his army. Cut off the head of the serpent, and the body will writhe around helplessly."
Rising, the woman turned, her intricately tied hair cascading over her shoulders, and left, her guide stick tapping gently on the ground.
Tovorash sat back in his chair, silently brooding. Whoever she was, she had intelligence and was not some simple courtier. This concerned him. The stupid ones he could deal with, but he was not a man given to political intrigue and subterfuge. If he got on the wrong side of someone like her… he feared the worst.
She had given him valuable information, even though he hadn't asked for it. The rear right corner of his army…. It wouldn't be difficult to send a band of his best-trained men around to flank them and capture their commander. That would throw the rest of their army into chaos, which might force a retreat.
It was decided. He summoned his elite captain and informed him of the new plan. The man listened quietly and nodded, before making a few suggestions, which Tovorash took into account. He may have been the leader, but this captain had a certain knack for strategy that sometimes left Tovorash feeling dumb.
The battle went exactly as planned. The Vith army broke the instant their commander went down, and Tovorash had the satisfaction of watching his own men stand firm and advance in an orderly manner that left nothing wanting.
It wasn't until he had returned to his tent that Tovorash realized he would have to thank the courtier who had given him the information. He sighed. It still rubbed against his honor slightly that he had used information that she had most likely gained through undercover means. The knight-guardian was honorable to a fault, and he could not imagine stooping low enough to send out spies.
With a grunt, Tovorash stood up, grabbed his battle hammer, and headed outside. Asking for directions turned out to be fruitless, as few had taken notice of the humble-looking blind woman and her small retinue when they entered the camp. After almost an hour of searching, Tovorash finally found something of note. The courtier had been seen just on the east fringe of the camp earlier that day.
When Tovorash arrived, the watch told him that she had spent some time moving back and forth along the east side, as if looking for something, but had then abruptly turned and left when their battle had started. They informed him that she had headed to the nearest town, which was an hour-long walk across the border into Vithr.
At this point, Tovorash considered giving up. She probably didn't even care whether or not the battle had gone well, and if he told her that her information had helped, he would most likely have to fight her again over not accepting her league of spies. Beyond that, she seemed like a crazy courtier anyway. Regardless of whether or not she had appeared intelligent before, Tovorash had never met someone of her rank who walked everywhere. Beyond that she had spent the afternoon pacing outside of his camp?
But honor eventually won Tovorash over, and telling his men to continue keeping a sharp watch, the knight-guardian headed out towards the town.
The sun had fallen low on the horizon by the time he arrived. Dirty-faced children fled as Tovorash walked boldly into the town. He knew there would be no garrison here after the battle that had just transpired. Farmers stared grimly at the knight-guardian who did his best to ignore the attention while also trying to find the woman he'd come to find.
In the end, she found him.
"I thought you might follow me, Tovorash," a strong, clear voice rang out from behind him.
He turned, surprised that she'd snuck up on him.
"I came to offer you my thanks for your assistance. The battle went smoothly due to your information."
"Sight, Tovorash. It was sight." She smiled.
Before the situation had a chance to become awkward, both Tovorash and the strange woman sensed a shift in the air, and they tensed. In the tense seconds that followed, Tovorash scanned their surroundings, taking in any possible hiding places.
There was a tall bush nearby that offered substantial cover for potential attackers. The corner of a cottage six cords away could hide four or five men. Tovorash glanced briefly at the gap between a nearby tree and the cottage, but looked past it, telling himself that it was too open for attack.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, a shadow moved. He turned, instinctively raising his hammer. There was a clang of metal on metal as he blocked the attack, but he saw no one. He groaned.
Of course the attacker had to be invisible.
Tours yruly


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9th January 2015
We are all aware that pregnant women have to attend antenatal appointments, but did you know that since 1 October 2014 qualifying employees and agency workers now have the right to take time off work, unpaid, to accompany their pregnant partner to 2 antenatal appointments, with each appointment lasting no more than 6.5 hours?
Which of your employees qualify?
All qualifying employees will be given the right straight away, but agency workers will only receive the entitlement once they have completed a 12 week qualifying period (this assumes that they have not taken on a different role with the person hiring them during that period, or that there have been any breaks between the hire or during the hire).
To be able to qualify for this entitlement the employee or agency worker will need to ensure that:
- They are the pregnant woman's husband or civil partner
- They are living with the woman (which includes same-sex relationships) in a family relationship and that they are not a close relative of the woman
- They are the expected child's father
- They are one of a same-sex couple who is to be treated as the other parent under the assisted reproduction provisions contained in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
- They are a potential applicant for parental order where the child is born to a surrogate mother. (There is also additional criteria that needs to be met for an employee to qualify under this category)
What are your rights as an employer?
An employer, agency or hirer can require the employee or agency worker to provide them with the following:
- That they have a relationship that qualifies with the pregnant woman or the expected child
- That they are requesting the unpaid leave to attend the antenatal appointment
- The appointment they are attending has been made by a registered doctor, nurse or midwife
- They supply the date and time of the appointment
If the employee or agency worker does not provide this information then their request for the time off can be refused. If you as the employer do not allow the employee to take the time off after they have supplied the requested information, this can result in the employee going to an Employment Tribunal.
Employees and agency workers are also protected if a company tries to dismiss them by stating that the reason for the dismissal is that they took the time off for an antenatal appointment. The dismissal will automatically be deemed unfair.
So there you have it, fathers are getting more airtime in the run up to their partner's having a baby which can't be a bad thing if managed properly.


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So many people are worried about Europe. They are feeling bad about the challenges, Europe is confronted by!
So many people say, they don't know enough about Europe – we want to do something about this!
Just one example: The so called subsidiarity principle is not working – many people feel it has been put up-side down – they want the people to be in charge of what can be solved on local levels, then on regional level, then on national level and then, but not before, on EU level!
So many people want to meet people from other countries, organizations or meet other people sharing the same interest for Europe in an atmosphere where everybody feel comfortable. We make it possible!
So many people would simply like to meet old friends, former classmates, relatives from fare away – or they just want to find out what a typical Danish 'Højskole' is like!
We will offer you courses whereby you will be confronted with themes of both general interest and specific values!
We will carry out conferences and seminars dealing with actual themes and involving common European citizens!


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Steve324264 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
SoZo University
Sozo is a nutritional products company that offers its distributors an opportunity to build their own business and achieve financial freedom while living a lifestyle about which they have always dreamed. SoZo University provides the training that facililtates the distributors journey to creating a successful business. The logo for SoZo University will primarily be used on printed materials and on clothing.
The University was created with a strong emphasis on providing the training needed to be a successful network marketer while balancing the spiritual, intellectual and physical needs of the individual. Our image should show support of the individual reaching for success or the University supporting the individual.
- Our company believes in serving our customer, the distributor, above all else so the University was created to provide the foundation for the distributors success.
- Most of our distributors start their business in their homes and must maintain balance between their work and their family life
- Our company is family focused and provides a great place to work
- We provide healthy products with very high nutritional and anti-oxidant value
- Our products are perservative free
- Our culture is to support a healthy lifestyle
- We are concerned with the protecting the environment
- We strive to support a higher purpose and as such have created a charity to give back to communities around the world
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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I've been trying to hold onto and capture my experiences at the excellent Midwest UX 2013 conference. I had a couple of reactions seemingly common to other out-of-town attendees:
- Grand Rapids Michigan is a gem of a city with an thriving design community
- the local MWUX organizers put on a hell of a show
I grew up in the Midwest and moved back to the region 10 years ago but Grand Rapids has never been on my radar. It caught my attention when I found out they were hosting MWUX. Our local UX community has been interested in bringing the conference to the Twin Cities and luckily I was able to attend this year's event and experience it first-hand. The conference website talked the town up so I did some research and saved a few locations to a Google map. I was curious — how could this little place host to a design conference and draw a crowd? At MWUX, my ignorance was quickly remedied.
I flew in the afternoon before the workshop day. I was on the lookout for other MWUX attendees from the Twin Cities. On the plane, the guy next to me looked like a potential attendee but was busy writing so I didn't ask. On checking in to the hotel, I bumped into to Erik Dahl, one of the MWUX founders, and his colleague Scott Sullivan from Involution Studios. I grabbed a quick nap, then walked down to HopCat, 3rd best beer bar in the world according to Beer Advocate. On the way back, I wandered around night taking photos and scoping out the conference venues.
I got back to the hotel and found a group of conference organizers and speakers at the lobby bar. I sat down and recognized the guy from the flight. He introduced himself as Phillip Hunter, one of the presenters. He connected at MSP on his way from Seattle. More speakers and organizers trickled in and everyone was very friendly and welcoming.
I stayed up way too late talking with these new acquaintances and stumbled around the next morning looking for the coffee joint I spotted the night before. I stalked some apparent art students as they got off the bus and trailed them to Madcap Coffee, an establishment that might be to coffee what HopCat is to beer. I sat down, met some more conference folks and then was off to my workshops at Kendall College of Art and Design.
First up was The Design Studio: Traditional Design Practice in a Place of Design Tradition led by Matt Nish-Lapidus. I haven't been in a real art or design class for years and it was refreshing to do some hands-on work. Matt introduced me to the concept of embodied cognition, a theme that came up repeatedly the next couple of days. We iterated through several rounds of rapid ideating starting with a representation of our individual relationships to time, trading ideas in small groups for a second round, then culminating in a 3-D clock prototype which each group presented for critique. Highly abstract to semi-concrete in less than 3 hours. Afterwards, we wandered down to the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. for an excellent lunch and further conversation about design, culture, and American vs. Canadian politics.
After lunch, I returned for Design Studio for Context-Aware Products, with Thomas Wendt. I worried that it might be too similar to my morning session, but we took on a more concrete problem with a persona and use case — that of a travel-weary tech consultant and a product proposal to help navigate the mundane hassles and disconnected systems encountered on his journeys. We started off individually storyboarding a timeline of our user's travels, followed by prototyping screens in small groups, then presented our ideas as groups to the whole class. Same concept, different problem. Thomas knew his stuff, but I admit I was more than a little curious about the Arduino session going on down the hall. My nine-year-old son is in a Lego Mindstorms competitive league and he would have loved getting his hands on that stuff. The dilemma of multi-track conferences is that there are always conflicting sessions.
I finished up the evening at an opening party at McFadden's and then back across to HopCat with new friends. Then it was back to the hotel to edit some photos and looking at the upcoming session schedule before crashing hard for the night.


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The Blunderbuss was commonly used on British, French, and American warships to repel would-be boarders. They could be loaded with shot, nails, glass, or any other material with the potential of causing severe harm to the target. They were primarily used as a defensive measure in close quarters. This English Flintlock Blunderbuss is typical of an ornate 18th Century design and comes in a gray finish.Features:
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Cleaning Up the Navesink River
By John Burton |
RED BANK – As the work continues to alleviate Navesink River contamination, The Two River Times is offering its support.
"If everyone pulls together we can make a big splash," and move toward remedying the problem, said Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action, an environmental advocacy and education organization.
Zipf joined representatives from other environmental and business organizations and a representative from the office of Senator Joseph Kyrillos Jr. (R-13) in a Feb. 15 roundtable discussion organized by The Two River Times to talk about solutions and strategies.
Zipf told the gathering it is "absolutely doable," to return the river to a considerably improved condition by 2020.
For Two River Times owner Domenic DiPiero, this is an issue that strikes home, given he grew up in the Two River area, and continues to use local water ways for recreational boating and fishing. "It's just a passion of mine," DiPiero told the group last week. "And the fact that I had to tell my kids not to swim in it is awful."
The reason for the alarm was due to studies done by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) which indicated elevated levels of pathogens, including fecal matter, and depleted oxygen levels. The DEP reports determined the river's water quality had declined over approximately the last decade. And that has led the state agency to prohibit shellfish harvesting from approximately 560 of the river's acres, according to Zach Lees, coastal policy attorney for Clean Ocean Action.
Clean Ocean Action has conducted its own extensive study of the river's pollution, with Lee's pointing out that everyone realizes the Navesink is an outstanding water resource and stressing the importance of working to improve its condition.
Zipf explained that by the 1940s, the area's shellfish stock, especially oysters, had been depleted through over-harvesting and industrialization had allowed the Navesink River to become increasingly polluted. But by the 1970s, with the federal Clean Water Act and enforcement, the river began experiencing a turnaround, becoming appreciably cleaner. That is until approximately 2005 when it began a backslide with a rise in pollution, Zipf said.
The rise in pollution is seen most noticeably in the shellfish stock, which Lees said functions as a sort of "canary in a coal mine," a reliable yardstick for measuring pollution levels.
"When I was a kid it was crystal clear," said Lynda Rose, executive director of Eastern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, speaking of the river. She recalled fishing and clamming in the water way and said she was shocked to find out the current condition.
The DEP analysis determined the bacterial count in the water appears to rise following storm events, seeming to point the finger at nonpoint source pollution, or storm water runoff, as opposed to a single source of pollution – a leaking sewer pipe or defective septic systems – Zipf explained. "Rarely did we find a single smoking gun," Lees said.
Clean Ocean Action has been using a Maine-based company and its pollution-sniffing dogs to help track the fecal matter – human, domestic animals and wildlife – that has been found in the river. And dogs have had some luck in narrowing some of the believed sources, such as area horse farms.
The extent of the problem is significant, environmental groups stressed, with Zipf telling how one gram of dog waste carries with it 23 million bacteria.
Zipf said the best way of conducting this is the "no blame game approach," with organizations like hers working with state, county and local officials to rectify the situation.
"Rare is the case you can bring the state, all of the towns and environmental groups together," Zipf noted, as has been the case with this issue.
It goes beyond just mere environmental concerns. "This river is the bread and butter of a lot of businesses," Rose added, pointing to tourism and recreation as important economic engines.
The river water eventually makes its way into the Atlantic Ocean, Zipf added, an even more important element for the state's economy. Zipf pointed out that in 1987 there were 800 New Jersey beach closings due to pollution.
The key is education, participants agreed, trying to get the public to change longstanding practices in cleaning up after pets and limiting lawn treatment chemicals; and with municipalities imposing stricter limitations on impervious surfaces on new development projects, helping to curtail storm water runoff. "It is a matter of getting the word out to people," Zipf said.
Rik van Hemmen, a maritime engineer and president of the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, recommended what he called a "Zen garden" approach – proceeding steadily and deliberately, going "door-to-door" to get the word out if necessary.
"I really think this is the most important issue where we can affect change," DiPiero said, offering his support in addressing the problem.
Also participating in the roundtable were Tony Perry, director of legislative affairs for Kyrillos; Debbie Mans, executive director of NY/NJ Baykeeper; and Rick Geffken, an author and historian, who is a regular contributor to The Two River Times.
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170 Foot Long Trampoline in the Woods of Russia
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One of the best things in summer are the music and art festivals, ranging from a couple-night affairs with local bands to something as massive as the Burning Man. A smaller Russian version of it, called the Archstoyanie festival, among all other installations presented a 170 ft long trampoline. The massive Fast Track trampoline was constructed last July by an Estonia-based design company Salto in the woods of Nikola-Lenivets, Russia.
The Nikola-Lenivets park is already known for hosting a number of modern art constructions, therefore the trampoline fit right in there. ""Fast track" is a integral part of park infrastructure, it is a road and an installation at the same time. It challenges the concept of infrastructure that only focuses on technical and functional aspects and tends to be ignorant to its surroundings. "Fast track" is an attempt to create intelligent infrastructure that is emotional and corresponds to the local context," – explain its designers at Salto.
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|A basalt rock from Stoney Vine Vineyard
I thought it would be interesting to taste an old world French Rose' composed of the same grapes and compare the two. I chose the 2010 Domaine le Clos des Lumieres. It's blend breakdown is 45% Cinsault, 30% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah.
Color - Right off the bat the evident difference between these two wines is the color. The DV Rose' is dark pink, almost hot pink vs the Lumieres which is pale salmon in color.
Nose - On the nose the DV Ramblin' Rose' was very expressive with bright cranberry and cherry as well as some cinnamon and smoky notes. The Lumieres has a much more subtle nose of almond, coconut and apricot with some floral hints.
Taste - The DV Ramblin' Rose' explodes in your mouth with cherry and plum, with an incredibly lingering earthy finish with just a hint of minerality. Light to medium bodied wine. Once again, the Lumieres sip is more subdued and light bodied, honey, smooth, flat mid-palate, nice finish.
I paired these wines with a few different foods to see how they would do. The DV Rose' sang loudly with grilled prawns with strawberry salsa. Of course the strawberries paired well, but the surprise was how will it meshed with the mint in the salsa as well. I struggled with the Lumieres to find a good food pairing. It's such a light wine that almost everything I tried to pair it with overpowered it. I did find some success pairing it with spicier foods.
Even though these two Roses are comprised of the same grapes (albeit different amounts), they are strikingly different. The Dusted Valley Ramblin Rose' is a fabulous wine, full of flavors and a food pairing dream. Conversely, the Lumieres is more of a summer afternoon deck sipping wine.


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The Art of Intelligence
If her ginkgo grew on a university, it would be a quiet rendezvous for young lovers.
Rather it stands by a bench, in a long ago planted grove, crowded now by other,
more European trees.
I've watched her here since springtime, with freshets of breeze the only motion in her blonde hair as she reads.
In summer by Sonnenbad she is passed only rarely by walkers, out to enjoy
this path by the lake.
Only I see, but am not seen. This abandoned electrical building appears blinded by time.
Yet its window lives.
I know her better than others, since I observe,
while others only see.
Her umbrella has two rods, where there
should be only one.
Removed, only a natural observer would note it was not a branch, laid next the ginkgo.
She stands, packs her book, adjusts her coat belt, and leaves me; I watch the branch.
A boy comes by, often within a day. He always collects branches.
If noticed at all, one thinks the better of him; keeping his family warm.
I see him always retrieve that branch
which she left him.
He'll tell us more, but little of value, since he only retrieves and delivers.
She never saw him, but I did.
If it all were different, I could have met her. Only my films now remember those days.
Even now I watch her, on a film by the person I once was; unseen yet there.
I knew her well, and my films
helped us know her more.
I watched from the window for the last time … in autumn. The wind blew some leaves by my window, and then I took a walk.
If it were all different... but of course it wasn't. My films betrayed her
as much as a kiss.
—John W. Davis
US Army Intelligence Officer
Genus Humanus must deceive
before it can kill.
The lure is relief from fear;
a lulling sense of peace.
Desperate, they broke through the woodline onto a quiet meadow;
Desperate as they burst from a forest fastness
To behold a freshet of water which coursed through open, grassy field;
Leading to a footbridge,
then a little guardhouse.
The red and white crossbar indicated
the frontier station,
And a vanishing line of blue and
white posts the Bavarian border.
West German guards welcomed them
as they collapsed in joy.
Then fresh beer, hearty wursts,
a delirious warm shower, sleep.
Next day they told the Americans
who arrived everything;
Their route, their helpers,
their hopes and dreams.
Only then were they arrested.
The border, a sham; the guards, East Germans;
The Americans, not at all. How could they have known?
They never suspected; their dreams would die first, then their bodies.
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But who are they? Dunno. According to the (deliberately?) vague press stuff, Tekken 7's three post-launch DLC packs feature a new game mode and over 50 custom costumes, and two additional, but otherwise unnamed guest characters from other games plus special stage and costumes for each one respectively. The content will be available as separate purchases or part of the game's season pass.
Street Fighter's Akuma has also already been confirmed as another guest character and secret final boss in Tekken 7. Not so secret now, though.
Game's out on 2 June on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.


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Amazing Beaded Lace Wedding Dress with an Illusion NecklineWritten by d'Italia
Take a look at these customer photos of a bride looking so stunning in her d'Italia fabric beaded lace gown!
Our gorgeously shimmering beaded lace covers this beautiful gown and its court length train. The top of the dress has an illusion style neckline, with a v-shaped cut, over a sweetheart bustline. The gown comes in at the waist, featuring a belt detail, and flows into a floor-length, soft a-line shape skirt. The bride also wore a lovely hair piece, adding sparkle to her neat low bun, and a long veil. To book a free consultation with us phone (03) 9509 4633 d'Italia is open 7 days 10am-5pm and is located at 62 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Melbourne
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Boy Attends School Using Robot September 24, 2012Posted by Metabiological in Science.
Tags: robots, science, technology
This is the kind of story I enjoy reading. Technology unequivocally making someone's life better.
When Devon Carrow was a baby, a cookie-coated kiss from his mom made him break out in hives. An accidental encounter with peanuts at his godparents' home three months later landed him in the hospital, under an oxygen tent. His food allergies are so severe that he doesn't even have to eat something in order to have a life-threatening reaction — just breathing in trace amounts of an allergen is enough to send him into anaphylactic shock.
But thanks to technology, the home-bound boy is finally able to attend school in person — so to speak. He sits in his classroom, runs small errands for his teacher, and participates in group projects all thanks to a $6,000 robot from Nashua, N.H.-based VGo Communications.
His mom converted a room in their home for use as a classroom, and two teachers help him manipulate his computer equipment from there. Thanks to the VGo, which he started using in January, Devon can walk the halls of Winchester Elementary with his classmates, check books out of the library, join other kids on the carpet for circle time, and participate on stage during assembly. The only things he can't do are attend gym and lunch, but once the school's wireless system is upgraded, he should be able to hang out in the cafeteria with his buddies while he eats his lunch at home.
Heartwarming. And that's not something I say often unironically.
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Silver Star – Leyland Atlantean – 1013 MW – 42
Silver Star Motor Services
Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1
Weymann L39/34F
A Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann L73F body, joining the fleet of Silver Star, Porton Down near Salisbury, in 1962. This first view shows her on duty in Winchester, during the King Alfred running day on 1 January 2010.
I couldn't resist this second view, as it's the only time I have seen her addressed to her home. This second view was taken during the rally at Stokes Bay, Gosport, on 3 August 2014.
Photograph and Copy contributed by Pete Davies
13/02/16 – 05:36
A very interesting company who very much traded on transporting National Servicemen around at weekends. Great livery and distinctive 'roofbox'! The nearside windscreen ventilator is an unusual feature.
Chris Hebbron
13/02/16 – 05:37
I remember three of these (there were four altogether) in Bristol Omnibus service in 1963/4, the others being TMW 853 and VAM 944. I assume Bristol removed the Silver Star fleetname from the dome before repainting. They seemed like a startling innovation among all the FLFs!
The fourth one, XMW 706, had coach seats. The PSV Circle fleet history states that TMW 853 went to the USA.
Geoff Kerr
14/02/16 – 08:56
That's the first mention I've seen of TMW 853 since c.1970. Along with the others it went to Super of Upminster in the late 1960s but quickly passed to Midas Motor Services of Brentwood. Midas ceased to trade not long after that and TMW seemed to fall off the face of the earth.
The other three ex-Silver Star Atlanteans passed from Super to Berresfords in 1967. VAM 944 went to Hale Trent Cakes of Clevedon for staff transport in 2/69 – can anyone confirm that it was subsequently scrapped? I don't think Hale Trent used it for all that long. XMW 706 was damaged beyond repair in a fire at the Berresfords garage in 9/70, although it apparently hadn't been used since 8/68.
David Call
28/03/16 – 06:01
TMW 853 was indeed owned by Midas Motor Service who bought it from Super of Upminster in 1966. It was still in the red livery of Bristol Omnibus and the roof dome had been removed. Midas put a new gearbox in it and painted it silver blue and black in 1969 and ceased trading in the early 70s when it did indeed vanish of the face of the earth.
Mr Anon
09/05/16 – 16:51
I remember the excitement of the Atlantean being used to ferry pupils daily from St Helen's Primary School in Brentwood to the Hutton Poplars children's home in Hutton. I do not remember it being red though: I remember it as silver-coloured. And was the Bristol livery not green?
Quentin Williamson
04/10/18 – 07:45
Further to my own post of 14/2/16, VAM 944 was, according to 'Looking Back at Independent Double-Deckers' (by Andrew Wiltshire), operated by Deeble of Upton Cross, Cornwall, from 1975 to 1978. It's actually illustrated, in service with Deeble, on the front cover of the said publication. No mention of any further ownership, but eighteen years would have been a reasonable life, I suppose.
David Call
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Release Date: February 6, 2012
Age: Young Adult
Genre: Romance, Paranormal Romance, Suspense, Werewolves
Format: e-book
Source: A Tale of Many Reviews Blog Tours
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After a nightmarish encounter with a werewolf, seventeen-year-old Adria Dawson loses her sister, but gains the love of a mysterious young man and his legendary family. Strange and tragic things begin to happen in the small town of Hallowell, Maine: residents come down with an unexplainable 'illness' and some disappear. In the midst of everything, Isaac Mayfair is adamant about keeping Adria safe, even from her sister whom he has warned her to stay away from. As unspeakable secrets unfold all around Adria, impossible choices become hers to bear. Ultimately, no matter what path she takes, her life and the lives of those she loves will be in peril. As she learns about the werewolf world she also learns why her place in it will change the destinies of many.I have to first say, I am totally drooling over Isaac Mayfair. This trilogy is sure to become one of my favorite werewolf series, right up there with 13 to Life by Shannon Delany. As soon as the book begins the plot literally takes off running. It's incredibly thrilling and thoroughly addicting and it never slows down. I picked it up and didn't put it down until the very end. I am hooked and book 2 can't come fast enough!
The Mayfair Moon follows 17 year old Adria through some huge changes in her life. When she settles into Maine to live with her Aunt and Uncle her life quickly spirals out of control into supernatural territory. One in the form of Isaac Mayfair and his strange family. Much like the large family I love from Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini, J.A. has created a close knit of characters that love and respect each other. Zia, a "cousin" of Isaac's is probably my favorite character, a small pixie-like girl who holds her own.
The love story between Adria and Isaac is intense and fast (maybe a little too fast), but also endearing. I like slow building relationships, and although this one happens too quickly for me, it's still lovely. Isaac makes Adria part of his world and she learns a lot about what's really going on around them especially with her sister Alex.
The mystery and excitement in this book is enough to make me jump up in down in anticipation for the next installment. J.A. Redmerski took me by complete surprise throughout the book, I didn't know where she was taking parts and ended up stupified when events would occur. Her writing flows beautifully. I loved the added horror element in parts of the book, I'm a chicken and one part in particular scared the crap out of me (all I will say is grocery store).
It's a well rounded book that I adored and recommend to all paranormal and supernatural romance fans!
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Four Course Meal
For those who seek to bring a little food into their research, we propose the following four course meal. First, for those who like a little novelty in their cookbooks, we will be examining 19th-century domestic fiction. Next, a history of salt, milk and forks or, as we're calling it, "the history of the world through a single food or food-related item" followed by a look at food and virtue and what each has to do with the other. We'll finish up the series with a workshop centered on the theme of the 2017 Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery: Food and Landscape. We encourage both scholars and non-scholars alike to partake of the readings and of the snacks. We seek also to engage the English-language community and thereby extend the network already established by a lively discussion group for francophone scholars and food professionals led by Julia Csergo of UQAM.
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Last Thursday of every month: 17h30-19h30, at MISC 3463 Peel Street
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Thursday September 29th
Domestic Fiction – session leader Alexia Moyer
Cohen, Kim. "True and Faithful in Everything: Recipes for Servant and Class Reform in Catherine Owen's Cookbook Novels." Culinary Aesthetics and Practices in Nineteenth-Century American Literature. Eds. Monika M. Elbert and Marie Drews. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 107-122. Print.
McWilliams, Mark. "Good Women Bake Good Biscuits." Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. 75-108. Print.
Owen, Catherine. Ten Dollars Enough: Keeping House Well on Ten Dollars a Week; How It Has Been Done; How It May Be Done Again. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1893. Internet resource.
Chapters 1, 3 and 29.