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2002 ASP Award Recipients Press Release
San Francisco, Calif. The Astronomical Society of Pacific (ASP), one of the worlds oldest and largest astronomy organizations, is proud to announce that astrophysicist Bohdan Paczynski of the Princeton University Observatory is the 2002 winner of its prestigious Bruce Gold Medal. The ASP also announces the winners of its Klumpke-Roberts, Brennan, Trumpler, Muhlmann, and Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Awards.
The 2002 award recipients are:
The Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal: Bohdan Paczynski, Princeton University Observatory, Princeton, New Jersey. The ASPs highest honor, and one of the highest honors in the astronomical community, the Bruce Medal is presented for a lifetime of outstanding research in astronomy. Paczynski (pronounced pah-CHIN-skee) is recognized by the ASP for his revolutionary work in many fields of astronomy. His early research focused on understanding how stars evolve. Later, he made major contributions in our understanding of interacting binary stars, in which the evolution of one star affects its stellar companion.
In 1986, Paczynski published a seminal paper outlining how gravitational microlensing could be used to search for the mysterious dark matter. Subsequent surveys using Paczynskis microlensing technique have revealed that at least a small portion of dark matter consists of ancient white dwarf stars, and that the Milky Way Galaxy has a central bar.
Since 1986, Paczynski has championed the idea that gamma-bursts occur at cosmological distances, and thus represent the most powerful explosions in the universe since the Big Bang. For years, he was a lonely voice in the wilderness, with almost all astronomers believing that gamma-ray bursts occur inside the Milky Way Galaxy. But observations over the last several years have proven that Paczynski was correct. Paczynski also helped develop the leading model to explain most gamma-ray bursts: that these extraordinarily powerful explosions result when massive stars collapse to form black holes.
The Klumpke-Roberts Award: Don Davis, Palm Springs, California, and Jon Lomberg, Honaunau, Hawaii. The Klumpke-Roberts Award is presented in recognition of an individuals outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. This year, the ASP is proud to recognize two prominent space artists.
Don Davis has been a leading space artist for 30 years. His artwork appears in Carl Sagans books "Cosmos," "Pale Blue Dot," and the cover of "The Dragons of Eden." His paintings also appear in the book "The New Solar System," published by Sky Publishing Corporation. Magazines such as Parade, Saturday Review, and Sky & Telescope have published his art. He has produced artwork and animations for planetarium shows, movies, and television programs such as Timothy Ferriss PBS series "Life Beyond Earth." He was awarded an Emmy for his work on the Cosmos television series. You can view examples of Daviss artwork at www.donaldedavis.com.
Jon Lomberg gained fame as Carl Sagans long-time artistic collaborator. He was the chief artist for the television series "Cosmos," he designed the opening animation for the film "Contact," and he was design director for NASAs legendary Voyager interstellar record. His artwork appears in many books, including the textbook "The Search for Life in the Universe" by Donald Goldsmith and Tobias Owen. He painted a famous mural of the Milky Way Galaxy that was displayed for 10 years at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He is current creating visualizations of discoveries by the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. Lombergs artwork can be viewed at www.jonlomberg.com.
The Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award: François Roddier, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii. The Muhlmann Award honors scientists who have obtained important research results based upon their development of ground-breaking instruments and techniques. Since the 1980s, Roddier has played a key role in the development of adaptive optics, a revolutionary technique that allows ground-based optical telescopes to achieve angular resolution that rivals or even exceeds that of the Hubble Space Telescope. Adaptive optics employs computers, actuators, and deformable secondary mirrors to correct for turbulence caused by Earths atmosphere. The development of adaptive optics has been so successful that it is now used on many of the worlds largest professional research optical telescopes. Roddier pioneered the theory of adaptive optics, particularly in understanding atmospheric turbulence. He has also used his own equipment to conduct significant astronomical research in both the birth and death of stars. In 1999, Roddier and his collaborators made the first ground-based detection of Neptunes ring arcs and an asteroid satellite. Recently retired, Roddier now lives in his native France.
The Thomas J. Brennan Award: Philip M. Sadler, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Brennan Award usually recognizes exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level. Sadler has led many astronomy education initiatives as the Director of the Center for Astrophysicss Science Education Department. Project STAR, SPICA, and MicroObservatory have drawn together astrophysicists, education researchers, and astronomy teachers to advance high school astronomy teaching through exemplary materials and websites. Sadler makes frequent presentations at conferences, which have a profound impact on astronomy education in K-12 classrooms. While a middle school teacher in 1977, he invented the Starlab Portable Planetarium, which now brings the night sky to an estimated 12 million children every year. Sadler continues to perfect new teaching tools, like the Sunspotter Solar Telescope. He is well known for his research on students conceptions prior to teaching and how these notions play out in the development of scientific understanding in astronomy and physics. This work is publicized in the widely acclaimed video made with Matthew Schneps, "A Private Universe."
The Robert J. Trumpler Award: Volker Bromm, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Trumpler Award is given to a recent recipient of the Ph.D. degree whose doctoral research is considered unusually important to astronomy. Bromm received his Ph.D. in May 2000 from Yale University while working under Richard Larson and Paolo Coppi. His doctoral thesis "Star Formation in the Early Universe" addresses the problem of how the first generation of stars formed from gas clouds containing only hydrogen and helium. Using complex computational methods, and software he wrote himself, Bromm demonstrated that the first stars to form in the universe were extremely massive; a result that has been subsequently confirmed by other researchers. His thesis helps astronomers better understand the chemical and structural evolution of the universe. Brooms research will help astronomers plan and eventually interpret observations of the early universe with instruments such as the Next Generation Space Telescope, the planned successor to Hubble.
The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award: Dean Ketelsen, Tucson, Arizona. This award honors outstanding outreach by an amateur astronomer to children and the public. Since 1991, Ketelsen has organized the Grand Canyon Star Party, which has allowed tens of thousands of canyon visitors to better appreciate the night sky. Every year he organizes the "Star Party for 55,000" at a University of Arizona home football game. During this event, Ketelsen and Tucson area amateur astronomers set up telescopes outside the football stadium and give incoming fans views of astronomical objects. Among his many other astronomy activities, he has worked as a volunteer for the ASPs Project ASTRO, bringing the wonders of astronomy into Tucson classrooms. He is currently a Senior Research Specialist in the Steward Observatorys Mirror Lab in Tucson.
Each year, the ASPs Board of Directors asks various individuals and institutions to nominate people for these awards. The ASP awards recognize meritorious work by professional and amateur astronomers, science educators, and those who engage in public outreach. The ASP will present this years awards at its Annual Meeting banquet at the University of California, Berkeley, on Sunday September 29.
More information about the ASPs 2002 award winners will be available in the July/August 2002 issue of Mercury, the bimonthly magazine of the Society.
For more information about the ASPs 2002 Annual Meeting, which takes place in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 28-29, visit www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.html or call the Meeting Coordinator at 415-337-1100 x100.
The non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific was founded in 1889 in San Francisco, and is still headquartered there today. The ASP has since grown into an international society. Its membership is spread over all 50 states and 70 countries and includes professional and amateur astronomers, science educators of all levels, and people in the general public. The ASP publishes the bimonthly Mercury magazine for its members, a technical journal for professional astronomers, and an on-line teachers newsletter. The ASP also coordinates Project ASTRO, a national astronomy education program. The Society produces a catalog and website of extensive astronomy-related products for educators and the public.


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I always love shooting large, extended families who convene in Naples for special family occasions and holidays. With a beautiful backdrop and a ton of love, this family was a pleasure for me to spend the evening with capturing memories to last a lifetime!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Family Beach Portraits | Naples FL
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Child Beach Session | Naples FL
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Thoughts on political, economic, social developments in Eastern Mediterranean countries from someone who has spent the last 25 years living and working in the area.
Friday, 9 August 2013
The Trials In Turkey Settled Nothing
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- Claudia Turgut said...
Brilliant, David. You are spot-on. And I love the way you say he 'bellows'!!!
- 8 September 2013 at 13:41
- ahmet said...
well put...I would like to share two in depth studies which I believe sheds light on the true natureof the Ergenekon trials:
In his report of The Ergenekon trials Gareth H. Jenkins' made the following correct observation "...the fear is that it (the trial) represents a major step not - as its proponents maintain- towards the consolidation of pluralistic democracy in Turkey, but towards an authoritarian one-party state." as early as August 2009, i.e. 4 years ago!
I always had a hard time understanding how the proponents (including the Western democratic countries) believed in and supported these trials and could not foresee the outcome!
There is also an interesting Publication by International Human Rights Network of Academics and Scholarly Societies about the civil defendants in these trials; "Scientists, Engineers and Medical Doctors in Turkey" written by three prominent scientist. Their findings are very much in line with Jenkins and the opponents who have been claiming all along that this was not a fair trial, rather a venue for taking revenge.
Ref: www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/xpedio/groups/chrsite/documents/webpage/chr_084217.pdf
- 13 September 2013 at 21:25


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Activity: Love is…
This is a great activity for families and friends who deal with abuse in their lives, whether directly influenced by drug abuse in their household. This activity can also be ran with any group as it doesn't force the people who don't like to talk about what is happening in their house to come forward. This is a lesson everyone should have as a reminder. This activity is for anyone middle school aged and up, and with a group of any size. The point of the activity is to write a few words about what love is to them in this giant paper heart. By the end of the game you will see all these things that love is for people and they will realize that at no point is abuse or aggression is what love is.
Large piece of paper
Cut paper into a giant heart, large enough to write numerous words inside
Tape heart on the wall
Invite people one at a time to write a few words in the heart
Announce the word to the group
At the end of the activity reread all of the words up there and discuss what love is and what love isn't.
Some follow up questions are:
i.What words show up multiple times and why are they repeated
ii.What words aren't in the heart that you expected to be? What kind of words and actions are these?
iii.What words shouldn't be allowed to be in the heart?
iv.Define abusive and neglectful behaviors. Are there any words in the heart like this?
v.Define unhealthy behaviors. Are there any words in the heart like this?
This is a great activity that doesn't need a lot of space that can be set up quickly and easily that is great for almost any age group. This style of teaching used in this activity doesn't negatively reinforce the bad behaviors by talking about bad things to do, instead you are positively reinforcing the good things we know are healthy and safe. This is often a much easier way to approach a difficult topic like drug abuse and the neglect and anger and frustration that most people don't want to share about.


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By Dr. Mercola
Dying from a broken heart may seem more like a scene from a Shakespearean drama than reality, but extreme grief really can "break" your heart.
In the days after losing someone close to you, your risk of suffering from a heart attack goes through the roof -- increasing by up to 21 times!
If You Lose a Loved One, You're at Serious Risk of Having a Heart Attack
It's well known that psychological stress exacts a great physical toll on your health, but new research reveals just how extreme that toll can be.
In comparing how grief affects your heart disease risk within a period of time, researchers found that losing a significant person in your life raises your risk of having a heart attack the next day by 21 times, and in the following week by 6 times.
The risk of heart attacks began to decline after about a month had passed, perhaps as levels of stress hormones begin to level out.
The study did not get into the causes of the abrupt increase in risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack, but it's likely related to the flood of stress hormones your body is exposed to following extreme stress.
For instance, adrenaline increases your blood pressure and your heart rate, and it's been suggested it may lead to narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to your heart, or even bind directly to heart cells allowing large amounts of calcium to enter and render the cells temporarily unable to function properly.
Interestingly, while your risk of heart attack increases following severe stress, so does your risk of what's known as stress cardiomyopathy -- or "broken heart syndrome" -- which is basically a "temporary" heart attack that occurs due to stress.
Did Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno Die from a "Broken Heart"?
Joe Paterno, the beloved former head football coach at Penn State University, died just 74 days after he was fired from his position in the wake of a sex abuse scandal. It was last November that child sex allegations were brought up against Jerry Sandusky, Paterno's assistant at Penn State, and many blamed Paterno for not doing more to protect the boys.
Paterno had been quoted as saying the incident was "one of the great sorrows in my life," and noted he was "absolutely devastated" by the allegations against Sandusky. This undoubtedly placed great stress on Paterno, and in combination with also losing his position at Penn State, may very well have contributed to his demise.
While it's officially said that Paterno died from complications from lung cancer, stress, grief and a broken heart would be hard to rule out as contributing factors.
Broken Heart Syndrome Often Mimics a Heart Attack
The symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome are very similar to those of a typical heart attack -- chest pain, shortness of breath, low blood pressure and even congestive heart failure can occur. There are some important differences, however.
In broken heart syndrome, the symptoms occur shortly after an extremely stressful event, such as a death in the family, serious financial loss, extreme anger, domestic abuse, a serious medical diagnosis, or a car accident or other trauma. This stress and the subsequent release of stress hormones are thought to "stun" or "shock" the heart, leading to sudden heart muscle weakness.
This condition can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention, however it is often a temporary condition that leaves no permanent damage. In most cases a typical heart attack occurs due to blockages in the coronary arteries that stop blood flow and cause heart cells to die, leading to irreversible damage. But people with broken heart syndrome often have normal arteries without significant blockages. The symptoms occur due to the emotional stress, so when the stress begins to die down, the heart is able to recover.
Stress Impacts Far More than Your Heart...
The fact is, you can't separate your health from your emotions. Every feeling you have affects some part of your body. And stress can wreak havoc even if you're doing everything else "right."
Extreme, sudden stress like the examples noted above can obviously have near-immediate impacts on your health, but so can lingering everyday stressors that we all juggle, particularly when they're not dealt with over time. This causes your body to remain in "fight or flight" mode for far too long -- much longer than was ever intended from a biological standpoint.
One of the most common consequences of this scenario is that your adrenal glands, faced with excessive stress and burden, become overworked and fatigued. This can lead to a number of related health conditions, including fatigue, autoimmune disorders, skin problems and more. Stress has also been linked to cancer by acting as a pathway between cancerous mutations, potentially triggering the growth of tumors. In fact, stress, and by proxy your emotional health, is a leading factor in virtually any disease or illness you can think of.
Are There Any Proven Ways to Deal With Grief?
Getting back to the original study, the grief experienced following the loss of a loved one is easily one of the most devastating experiences a person can face. So what can you do to get through it?
Generally speaking, the emotional intensity of feelings of grief will recede over time, but the grieving process itself will be unique to you. You might feel denial and anger, but you might not. You might feel depressed or a yearning for your loved one, or you might not. It's important to open your mind to the notion that whatever you feel during your grieving process is OK, and likely exactly what you need.
While grief can feel insurmountable and become understandably all-consuming, take comfort in the fact that virtually everyone is able to move past the dark feelings. Typically within six months, you'll begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
During the grieving process, be gentle with yourself and take steps to support positive mental health. Exercise is very helpful for this aspect. Other common stress reduction tools with a high success rate include prayer, meditation and yoga. The Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is another option; it's a psychological acupressure technique, one I highly recommend to manage stress and optimize your emotional health.
Also, please remember that both your mind and mood are significantly affected by your diet, so don't dismiss that part. While it may not be a miracle cure in and of itself, it can be extremely difficult to achieve sound mental health without the proper foundation of a sound diet and exercise plan.
Sound sleep is another critical issue. You can have the best diet and exercise program possible but if you aren't sleeping well your mental health can suffer and it is difficult to make healing progress. You can find 33 tips to help improve your sleep habits here.
Remember, left untended, emotional trauma like losing a loved one can lead to serious health problems down the road -- anything from heart attacks to depression and cancer is possible. If you've been dealing with debilitating feelings of grief that last for a year or more, professional help, including counseling or working with an EFT professional, may be warranted.
As an aside, many of these same tips, particularly my nutrition plan for proper diet along with regular exercise and attention to reducing emotional stress will drastically lower your heart disease and heart attack risk from any cause, so it's wise to implement them into your lifestyle whether you're experiencing grief or not.
One final tip... low levels of vitamin D in your blood have long been correlated with higher risk of heart disease and heart attacks, as well as problems with emotional health, such as depression. So I recommend you optimize your vitamin D levels for the sake of both your heart health and your emotional health.


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Actors: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins
Producers: Jeremy Carver, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, McG McG, Adam Glass
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
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Region: Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
discs: 8
Rated: Unrated
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DVD Release Date: 2015
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In a study of Danish women, oral contraceptive pills containing estrogen and progestin were associated with increased risks of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI). Variations in risk according to estrogen dose and progestin type were modest.
The risk of thromboembolic complications with the use of hormonal contraception is an important issue scientifically and is relevant for counseling women about contraceptive options. Several studies have assessed the risk of venous thromboembolism associated with the use of newer hormonal contraceptive products, but few studies have examined thrombotic stroke and myocardial infarction, and the results of available studies have been conflicting.
Clinical Pearls
• How did the risk of arterial thrombosis among previous users of hormonal contraception compare to the risk among women who had never used it?
The risk among previous users was similar to the risk among women who had never used hormonal contraception. The rate ratio for thrombotic stroke among previous users, as compared with women who had never used hormonal contraception, was 1.04 (95% CI, 0.95 to 1.15), and for myocardial infarction, 0.99 (95% CI, 0.86 to 1.13).
• In this study, did the relative risk of an arterial thrombotic event in women taking an intermediate-dose estrogen oral contraceptive differ depending on the type of progestin that was prescribed?
The estimated relative risks of thrombotic stroke and myocardial infarction among users of combined oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) that included ethinyl estradiol at a dose of 30 to 40 micrograms did not differ significantly according to the type of progestin, ranging from 1.40 to 2.20 for stroke and from 1.33 to 2.28 for myocardial infarction. For both end points, the risk estimates were lowest with contraceptive pills that included norgestimate or cyproterone acetate and were highest with those that included norethindrone or desogestrel.
Table 2. Incidence Rates and Adjusted Relative Risks of Thrombotic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction among Users of Different Types of Hormonal Contraception, as Compared with Nonusers.
Morning Report Questions
Q: How did low dose estrogen containing OCPs differ from intermediate dose pills with respect to risk of stroke or myocardial infarction?
A: In this study, women who used oral contraceptives with ethinyl estradiol at a dose of 30 to 40 micrograms had a risk of arterial thrombosis that was 1.3 to 2.3 times as high as the risk among nonusers, and women who used pills with ethinyl estradiol at a dose of 20 micrograms had a risk that was 0.9 to 1.7 times as high, with only small differences according to progestin type. The absolute risk, however, is still small. The authors estimate that among 10,000 women who use desogestrel with ethinyl estradiol at a dose of 20 micrograms for 1 year, 2 will have arterial thrombosis and that 6.8 women taking the same product will have venous thrombosis.
Q: How did progestin containing IUDs and implants as well as the patch and vaginal ring compare to oral contraceptives?
A: None of the progestin-only products, including the levonorgestrel-releasing IUD and the subcutaneous implants, significantly increased the risk of thrombotic stroke or myocardial infarction. In contrast, the relative risk of thrombotic stroke was 3.15 (95% CI, 0.79 to 12.6) among women who used contraceptive patches and 2.49 (95% CI, 1.41 to 4.41) among those who used a vaginal ring. Numbers of myocardial infarctions were too low to provide reliable estimates. The authors conclude that until further evidence emerges, one should expect a higher risk of thrombotic stroke with parenteral administration than with oral administration (estrogen combined with progestin).


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|Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Happy 5th anniversary Top Ten Tuesday!
I haven't been part of this meme for very long, so, I'll only choose five of my favorite topics of Top Ten Tuesday.
Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List - I've learned to plan my readings, so that my TBR list doesn't get too long (well, longer than it already is). Also, there is nothing better than sharing what we will be reading with other book-lovers and having conversations about it.
Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books - The quotes we like, tell a little bit of who we are. I enjoyed letting you know how dysfunctional I'm.
Top Ten All Time Favorite Authors - This was a really difficult list. I've more than ten favorite writers. How am I supposed to choose ten? I mean, the other authors I left out of the list, may get mad at me.
Top Ten Books I'd Love To See As Movies/Tv Shows - It was good dreaming about books I'd like to see on a television screen.
Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015 - Can these books just be released? I'm dying to put my hands on them. Tower of Thorns, The Immortal Heights, These Shallow Graves... The waiting is so painful!
Which topics were your favorites? :)
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It's been a while since I have blogged. MIA? AWOL? I've been both, but it sure feels good to be back. I am making Gopalkala today in honor of Krishna. Last year it was Kalakand but this year it had to be something easy to make. So, gopalkala it is. A very simple yet delicious treat. It is very much like the south indian curd-rice except that this is made with poha. If you like rice and yoghurt, a bowl of this prasad will find you a contented soul.
1/2 cup poha/avalakki, washed and then soaked in 1/4 cup water for at least an hour
2 cups yogurt
1/4 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon sugar
2 green chilies, chopped into big pieces
1/2 tea spoon urad dal
1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
1 sprig curry leaves
1/4 tea spoon grated ginger
1/4 tea spoon cumin seeds
1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds
When ready to make:
1. Heat 2 tea spoon of oil in a small pan.
2. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds. After they splutter, reduce the heat to
low and add cumin seeds, ginger paste, green chilies, urad dal and curry leaves.
3. Stir fry for about a minute and add this oil-spice mixture (vaghar) to poha.
4. Add salt, sugar, coconut, and yoghurt to poha and mix well. Adjust salt to your taste.


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94 Insider Points
93 Points- James Suckling
91 Points- Cellar Tracker Average
Superior- Jancis Robinson
Very Good- Wine Advocate
Very Good- Vinous
When Seeking Sangiovese, I Often Turn to Brunello.
And this was a shining example of what I myself enjoy in this style of wine. I picked up as much of the Máté as I could, and am expecting great things from this in my home cellar. The wine itself is in the beginning of its drinking window. I'll be saving a few bottles to come back to throughout the year.
A light, earthy nose to start. Nice, balanced fruit on the palate- raspberry, red currant and bing cherry. Juicy yet bitter, with smooth acidity and a medium body. It finishes long with a dried cherry quality. This is a wonderful example of world-class Brunello.
94 Points - JZ February '18
"A powerful and linear Brunello with blueberry, stone and spice character. Full-bodied, chewy and structured. Needs time to soften. Try after 2020."- James Suckling
"Candace Máté's 2012 Brunello di Montalcino opens to a dark and savory color that is characteristic of the vintage. The wine's dark saturation is definitely pushed to Sangiovese's limits in terms of where it stands on the color intensity scale. The bouquet reveals aromas of dried fruit and prune backed by very prominent, almost monolithic notes of savory tobacco. Moist chewing tobacco is more specific. Máté's house style embraces generous oak. This wine is aged in French Allier tonneaux for two years and is then left to integrate in large 40-hectoliter casks. Past vintages have seemed too spicy and oaky to me, but this edition has more ripe and succulent fruit to balance out any extremes. Overall, this is a dark, penetrating and powerful wine."- Wine Advocate
"Bright red. Extremely forward aromas of peach nectar, blood orange, and strawberry jam, plus a dusting of licorice. Enters rich, round and soft, then turns almost hard with mounting, tough tannins giving the flavors of coffee, cardamom and red cherry an austere quality. The long finish is bright and juicy, but this is not much fun right now. Lay it away for four or five years and see if it blossoms, but I wonder."- Vinous
"Tasted blind. Youthful, deep ruby. A little bit closed with only a posh oak note rising from the glass. Backward, but elegant. On the palate, the oak is a little attention-grabbing for the moment, but the gorgeous, zesty cherry fruit and fine tannins lead the finish. Maverick, modernist (or should that be: postmodernist?) style."- Jancis Robinson
Tuscany, Italy
Riding high on a wave of international acclaim from the likes of James Suckling (93 points), the 2012 Máté Brunello di Montalcino is powerhouse bottle. Full and fleshy, it delivers on the black and blue fruit promise made by the bouquet. Spice and strong minerality lend complexity to the grippy tannin structure, ensuring that this is a bottle for the ages.
Home to the famed vineyards of Angelo Gaja and Gianfranco Soldera, the Santa Restituta region of Montalcino also hosts the Máté Winery. The family owned estate is home to 15 organically farmed acres of vines as well as 75 acres of wild forest. From their perch some 1,300 feet above sea level, Máté is positioned to dominate the Sangiovese market.
From their position on several Top 100 lists and a slew of 95+ point scores from Wine Spectator and James Suckling, you'd think that the 2012 Máté Brunello di Montalcino should cost a small fortune…but we've got some savvy buyers and they are pleased to deliver an over-achieving bottle for an unbelievable price!
Why we love it:
- Sangiovese's siren song reaches new heights in Italy's most prestigious wine region. High atop the international stage, Brunello di Montalcino has elevated Tuscan Sangiovese from a ubiquitous table wine to the most sought after singular expression of Italian terroir.
- And there's no better craftsman to bring this song to life than Ferenc Máté. The author of "The Hills of Tuscany" and "A Vineyard in Tuscany" knows more than the average New Yorker about the treasure that lies in the Tuscan countryside.
- After purchasing a 13th century property (complete with farm and a friary), Ferenc and his wife Candace painstakingly restored the property. Once that task was complete, they hired a neighbor's viticulturist (Gaja is the neighbor, if you're wondering) and planted their property to Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the powerhouse of Tuscan wine – Sangiovese.
- Since planting their roots in 2002, Máté's wines have consistently received 'Outstanding' scores and praise for their excellence. It's little surprise, given the high quality of their wine, that 95+ points follow each vintage and every bottle.
- Fun Fact: Brunello means "little dark one" in its native Italian. It's a pet name for the tiny dark grapes which hunker together forming the charismatic Sangiovese grapes.
Bright red. Extremely forward aromas of peach nectar, blood orange, and strawberry jam, plus a dusting of licorice. Enters rich, round and soft, then turns almost hard with mounting, tough tannins giving the flavors of coffee, cardamom and red cherry an austere quality. The long finish is bright and juicy.
In Latin, Materra means "Mother Earth". Materra Wines has combined the rich soils, varying climate and the extraordinary talents of a dedicated team to produce wines that are both tempting and complex. Materra is produced in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, and this region has been well known for its high-quality Chardonnay and Merlot over the past sixty years.
About the Winemaker
Michael Trujillo's story starts in La Jara, Colorado, where he grew up farming on his family's ranch. In 1981, when Mike was a student at Colorado College, he received a job offer from then-winemaker Jim Allen during a visit to Sequoia Grove Winery, where he first learned his craft. Mike later enrolled at the University of California Davis and the Napa Valley School of Cellaring. He also had the opportunity to work alongside renowned winemakers Andre Tchelistcheff and Tony Soter. In 1998 Mike became winemaker, and then president, of Sequoia Grove Winery.
Karl Lawrence, Mike's own label, was created with friend and partner, Bryan Henry in 1991. The label (a combination of both Mike and Bryan's middle names) has garnered high scores with critics and loyal customers.
Pair this Tuscan Brunello with a hearty Tuscan Bean Stew with Sausage and Cabbage or some Pasta Fagioli.


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This linen sheet, found at a textile fair, tells all sorts of stories. Worn thin in the middle it has been cut in half and the sides sewn together to prolong its usefulness.
'You repair the thing until you remake it completely.' Louise Bourgeois.
I love old, mended cloth too.ReplyDelete
I still like Trigger's broom as a metaphor, but I'm not as classy as you!
A beautiful sheet - what a life it must have had. I wonder, do we romanticise mending because it is no longer a necessity?
Beautiful post and I love the Bourgeois quote that you included.ReplyDelete
Love old textiles too.ReplyDelete
my grandmother used to tell me that is how she used to do with worn sheets... I wish I had some of her old stuff.ReplyDelete
I saw these kind of mended bed linen at my grandmother's home. And even my mother used to do this some time ago. When everything at home had great value...ReplyDelete


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Active Citizenship
People with learning disabilities are able to participate in all aspects of community and society.
The collective resources that individuals and communities have can protect and develop wellbeing and resilience1. Developing the capacities and capabilities of people with learning disabilities and communities by opportunities for inclusion and participation will enable people with learning disabilities to be better connected and in control.
What we have achieved:
- Supported people with learning disabilities to contribute to Scotland's economy through a range of supported employment models
- Commissioned a range of friendship initiatives aimed at reducing social isolation
- Continued investment in assets based Local Area Co-ordination
- Funded the development of the updated Principles of Good Transitions Guidance for professionals working in pre to post school transitions and beyond
What we will do next
- Contribute to relevant outcomes across key policy areas to further develop employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities
- Facilitate innovative social connectedness and employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities
- Review assets based, person centered approaches which optimise choice, control and independence including Local Area Co-ordination and day opportunities


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Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River provide drinking water to several million people, support multi-billion dollar industries, offer unparalleled recreation and fishing opportunities, generate renewable hydroelectric power, and are home to an impressive array of wildlife. Perhaps most importantly, the river and lake enhance the quality of life for everyone in the region. It […]
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How do you count words? Ashley Wagner discusses the question as part of our video on the number of words in the English language.
Definition of mando a distancia in Spanish:
mando a distancia
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Dispositivo que sirve para manejar a distancia el funcionamiento de un mecanismo electrónico.
el mando a distancia del televisor; la puerta del garaje se abre con un mando a distancia
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'Compliment' or 'complement': what's the difference?Read more
A lot of people get compliment and complement confused: they're pronounced in the same way and have very similar spellings but they have completely different meanings.
Should you capitalize the word "Internet"?Read more
The question of whether the word internet should be capitalized is so passionately debated and rife with controversy that it has its own Wikipedia article.
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We've delved into the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary to come up with some historical substitutions for hug as a verb.


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Discovering Rome
A course where you learn Italian whilst going out to discover the unequaled artistic and archaeological patrimony that only a city like Rome can offer.
Our price promise
If you find this course cheaper elsewhere, we will match the price and give you a £50 voucher when you book*.
*Applies only to like-for-like dates at the same school on the same course for the same duration.
Minimum entry requirements
- Italian level: A2: Elementary /
Course format
- Length of study: From 1 week
- Lessons per week: 15
- Typical student age: 16-23
Dates and fees
- Course starts eachMon
Tuition fees: From 680.00 EUR
Tuition length options
Compulsory fees
- Our admin fee: 49 EUR
- Enrolment fee: 75.00 EUR
- Other expenses:
Course overview
This course is a mixture of language, art, culture and the pleasure of spending time together to share and improve your knowledge of the aspects of Rome that makes it so unforgettable
Course detail
Students are offered the opportunity to improve their Italian whilst on a theoretical and practical journey through the history of Italian art. We make it our duty to ensure our stents an unforgettable stay and profitable learning personal experience.
Teaching method
The teachers are trained in innovative teaching methods you may find that the lessons have certain characteristics you are not familiar with. Sometimes the class seems more like a theatrical company rehearsing for a performance: at other times you find yourself at a party or involved in games where team spirit is of paramount importance.
All this does not however exclude quieter moments where the emphasis is on the more traditional aspects of language learning. In each phase of the lesson and during each activity the teacher selects those elements which positively exploit the character and the personality of each individual student so as to maximise his or her potential learning ability.


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I'm doing a new feature at Quietfire Creations
the designer blog for Quietfire Design
of all the new digital cutting files in
The file I fell in love with this week was the
On the mat.
The pinwheel pizza box was a close second.
No glue required and the folds are self-explanatory .
Insert a wooden ruler or straight edge for the one tricky double fold in the front.
Those hearts are everywhere!
Honestly, you can make this box in a half hour, not including the half hour I spent looking for the heart brads for the pinwheel.
( I didn't find them)
On the mat.
Following recipes exactly is not my strong point, and part of my objective in these posts is to show you how quick and easy it is to use the files just as they come off the mat.
Sometimes inspiration wins.
The heart doily card.
That doily just jumped onto the card!
The corner hearts were sized down to fit.
On the mat.
Last and not at all least
The be my valentine heart border card.
Change the sentiment and this card could spread a little love around any day of the year.
On the mat.
The sentiment is print and cut.
It looks like Suzanne hand lettered it right on your card!
What will you do with these files?
Create without limits and post on the Quietfire Design FB page, or leave me a link in the comments.
Comments and questions always welcomed!


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If you're looking for the highest quality water tanks and service, you've come to the right place. Click on the State or simply search using your postcode for your nearest stockist.
The North Eastern part of Victoria is known as the high country which incorporates the Snowy Alps and the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. This is a diverse area with extremely cold winters in the ranges to hot dry summers on the slopes. The Murray River is the northern border of the region as well as a major source of water for irrigation in the slopes region.
The rainfall in the area ranges from 650mm through to 1000mm per annum. The rainfall distribution is skewed towards winter and spring, however there is significant rainfall in the summer and autumn. This rainfall pattern is ideal for the storage of water in a rainwater tank.
The economy of the region is diversified with tourism in the Alps, extensive horticulture and orchards along the rivers, dairying, and a major wine industry. These tourism and agricultural industries are complimented by manufacturing in Wangaratta and Wodonga.
The major cities of Wangaratta, and Wodonga are key service and industrial centres for the region and the major towns include Mansfield, Beechworth, Benalla, Bright, Myrtleford, Rutherglen, and Glenrowan. These cities and towns have Bushmans stockists who will provide all the right advice on the size and installation of water tanks.
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Sherrie Levine's show is about art and appropriation. There are bronze casts of works by unknown artists (or at least artists unnamed in this exhibition). There are photographs of reproductions of photographs by Russell Lee. Who made these works? Who do they belong to? Are these authentic artworks?
Complex questions, and Levine's response leaves me cold. I'm not convinced that reproducing the work of others and saying 'look, this is appropriation, see how I appropriate' is enough to make the appropriation ok or worthwhile, and I don't see what it adds to the debate about appropriation, especially when appropriating stuff that is so often appropriated anyway. Punch up, not down.
Also, I found it boring. I love me some conceptual art, all that shit that makes some people despise contemporary art. But Levine's Monochromes after Van Gogh Sunflowers: 1-12 is, to me, an oversized Dulux colour chart of Van Gogh's drabbest colours.
Her photo series After Russell Lee: 1-60 interests me a little more. Russell Lee's photographs of rural American life – generally beaut – are seen by some as exploitative, so maybe there's a suggestion of 'how bad is it to reproduce these images when the original artist isn't exactly clean as a whistle'. It is also conceptually interesting and politically charged for a female artist to work with appropriation of works by famous male artists. But realistically, they're the same potentially exploitative images. It made me think about rural life in America. It didn't really make me think about art. Somehow this show didn't do it for me. If you don't get to see it today before it closes you'll survive.


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We already knew that our Districts in Action schools were pretty spectacular, but now others are taking notice.
Windward High School in Ferndale, Wash., recently presented in Seattle for Point of Light Foundation's annual conference on Volunteering and Service, Service Unites, and walked away with two $500 grants… not bad for a few days' work.
While in Seattle, a group of nine Windward students worked with others to create two-minute pitches to the judging panel. The first team will partner with Ferndale City and RE Sources to create a "Don't Drip and Drive" event, where cars of local residents will be tested for leaking fluids. Students will create educational materials and will work to get donations for auto shop discounts to help those who need to get their cars fixed. Group two is also partnering with RE Sources and Lummi Nation to organize and execute beach cleanups.
"It comes as no surprise to me that these students likely knocked the socks off of the Points of Light judging teams, because of course, they were not just preparing a community service project, but were continuing the work they had already been doing with service-learning, its way more effective and impressive first cousin!" said Chris Perkins, a teacher at Windward.
Bonus: Windward High School has also been selected by Ferndale's leadership to become a magnet service-learning school. Keep on being awesome, Wolves.
Interested in becoming a DiA school? (Hint: you are…) Contact us to get started. Visit https://nylc.org/districts/ to learn more.


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Ilana Rosen
Head of Data-Driven space, Analytics Recruitment Group
Ilana Rosen is the Head of the Data-Driven space at ARG (Analytics Recruitment Group): a boutique international firm that specializes in connecting data talent with top roles across multiple industries. She works with professionals in data science, marketing analytics, business analytics, consumer insights, big data, data modeling, data analytics, systems, and business intelligence.
Ilana received a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology, a second degree in Communication and a minor certificate in Economics. She graduated as a "University Scholar" and in the top 2% of her class from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2013, Ilana relocated to Hong Kong, where she worked as a communication coach and began recruiting for the Private and Investment Banking sectors. She joined ARG in 2014, fell in love with Asia's exponentially growing data market, and hasn't looked back since.
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In this special edition Career Fast Track class, we will cover the steps that you need to take to break into the Data Science community.


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Congratulations Roger!
For April, we are raffling off a protoboard with a temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and light sensor on board, with a RJ-45 connector for running a patch cord back to your arduino. Put this board in a clear vented project box outdoors and be a Citizen Scientist!
All participants will be sent code, full schematics and connection instructions.
Tickets are $5
See http://arduinotronics.blogspot.com/2014/03/weather-lcd-shield.html for more details on sensors and code!
Learn to monitor and control your home & environment with self contained, inter-communicating microprocessors. Arduino / Raspberry Pi DAQ and IOT Applications include ham radio, robotics, weather stations, model railroading, toys and more. - KK4HFJ
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The eTape Liquid Level Sensor is a solid-state sensor with a resistive output that varies with the level of the fluid (liquid or powder). It does away with clunky mechanical floats, and easily interfaces with electronic control systems. The eTape sensor's envelope is compressed by the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid in which it is immersed. This results in a change in resistance that corresponds to the distance from the top of the sensor to the surface of the fluid. The sensor's resistive output is inversely proportional to the height of the liquid: the lower the liquid level, the higher the output resistance; the higher the liquid level, the lower the output resistance.
eTape sensors can be manufactured in custom lengths to fit any application. Contact Milone Technologies if you have an application that requires specific length, configuration or output characteristics.
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Glitter, glitter, everywhere...
Actually, I made two things.
When I started Jen Kingwell's Glitter, I traced out the template shapes in the book (Quilt Lovely. Terrific book!), added seam allowances, and cut templates from gridded quilter's template plastic.
They're useful, but flimsy. I can't use them directly for rotary cutting - I have to either trace around them, then cut using a ruler, or line up the ruler on top of them and try to cut without anything slithering around.
I had wished many times for cutting templates, but thought I'd have to either do without or pay through the nose for someone to custom make me some.
After all, those templates are all laser-cut, right? And I don't have a laser.
But then.
I was reading a blog post somewhere (and I foolishly didn't bookmark it and now can't remember where) where the quilter referred to cutting her own templates out of a clear plastic sheet using a utility knife.
Lightbulbs went on in my head. There were trumpets and bells and the smell of fresh-baked cookies.
Cut my own templates??? Seriously???
I started shopping around for plastic, but could only find large sheets - much larger than I could ever use, whether or not this even worked.
Then a smaller lightbulb went on. "Picture frames," I muttered to myself. "Cheap picture frames."
And I found this one
for a grand total of about a buck and a half.
I cut off a hunk with my handy utility knife, traced around my flimsy templates, and used my quilting ruler to cut straight lines.
Score, snap, and woohoo! I made templates! My very own custom templates!
I drilled holes with the point of the knife blade so I can mark the seam allowance intersections.
Then I labelled them, and colored along the edges of each template, so they wouldn't become invisible when I set them down on my cutting table. (Ask me how I know that's a good idea...)
You probably guessed that I had to test them right out.
I've discovered that the background pieces of the block can be cut almost perfectly out of rectangles measuring 3.5"x4.25". By cutting those rectangles in pairs, either wrong sides facing or right sides facing, I can cut the reversed pieces at the same time as the regular ones.
The easiest way I've found is to first place the template in the corner, matching those right angles, then line up a ruler along this edge:
Cut along the line
and then stack the pieces, matching that angled edge. There's a tiny bit of extra along the bottom, because the 3.5" measurement is just a wee bit more than necessary.
Drop the template on top of the stack, and slice away all the extra bits.
And you get this!
And since those pieces were so nicely laid out, I had to do this.
And before I knew it, I had this.
I've found that all the pieces for these blocks can be cut from 3.5" strips and charm squares. The background corners I just showed are 3.5x4.25 rectangles, and the four squares are just a 3.5" square cut in quarters.
The main fabric in each block fits beautifully into a charm square.
And now I've got a perfect use for those charm squares I end up with. (I don't know how it happens. Stacks of them just turn up out of nowhere. I'm starting to suspect the monkeys...)
Since my Glitter is a scrappy quilt, I'm linking to Scraptastic Tuesday. Come see all the scrappy fun!
25 comments:
- Cynthia Brunz Designs said...
Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing. I am sure I will need this idea someday.
- September 9, 2016 at 2:49 PM
- Vroomans' Quilts said...
Clever!! I am lucky that a friend does plexi-glass work as I would cut my fingers off.
- September 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM
- Libby in TN said...
My mother used to get someone/a friend to cut templates out of galvanized metal. But she didn't have a rotary cutter -- just used them to trace onto her fabric. I still have some of those templates. What kind of utility knife did you use?
- September 9, 2016 at 3:07 PM
- Linda @ kokaquilts said...
Very clever trouble shooting Gayle! Your 'glitter' blocks are looking great, an eclectic mix of scrappy goodness! I'm keen to give them a go, but already have so much on at present!
- September 9, 2016 at 4:27 PM
- kmkat said...
As I have always said, you are a genius!
- September 9, 2016 at 4:36 PM
- Ariane said...
Your a genius! I have this book and wondered how this quilt would be made more easily. You just figured it out for me. Thank you for sharing!!
- September 9, 2016 at 8:24 PM
- Wanderingcatstudio said...
That is pretty smart! If you ever need thicker ones, ask around at places that cut glass - they will often custom cut plexiglass too. Not sure on the price, but may be worth looking into!
- September 9, 2016 at 8:34 PM
- Sally Trude said...
Brilliant! And I just went and looked and I actually have an OLFA "heavy-duty scorer" for cutting plexiglass. I used it for cutting plastic for picture frames, but had never thought to go from picture frames to templates. (Probably because I haven't done any fussy piecing until I met Dear Jane.) Thanks for the idea!
- September 9, 2016 at 10:46 PM
- Scrap and quilts said...
You are the sharpest tool in the shed! Boy! am I gonna use that idea? You betcha! Just brilliant. Thanks for sharing. ;^)
- September 9, 2016 at 11:39 PM
- Mystic Quilter said...
OK Gayle - when do you open for business, this is one quilt I have marked in the book!!!
- September 10, 2016 at 4:53 AM
- Judy said...
Great idea! Thanks for sharing I filed away in my Bloglovin library.
- September 10, 2016 at 9:47 AM
- Angie said...
Very cool idea - thanks for sharing!
- September 10, 2016 at 12:48 PM
- Quiltdivajulie said...
I have used templates cut from plexiglass for a long time - mine comes from the depths of DH's workshop but I know our local glass company has it and cuts templates. Using the cheap picture frames to DIY is a TERRIFIC idea. (ps - I despise that flimsy stuff)
- September 10, 2016 at 2:12 PM
- Magpie Sue said...
Woohoo! Victory! Tastes almost as good as freshly baked cookies. ;- )
- September 10, 2016 at 5:28 PM
- SandraC said...
Great tutorial, thanks!
- September 11, 2016 at 9:50 AM
- LA Paylor said...
clever you!
- September 12, 2016 at 11:47 AM
- Cathy said...
Aren't you the problem solver! I really wanted to make Glitter some day but when I saw templates involved I turned the page on that one!
- September 12, 2016 at 6:25 PM
- Maryse said...
Wow, I can't believe you made your own templates, I'm impressed, I have to remember that one!! The Glitter quilt, Oh I love that quilt, and it's on my list!! Your blocks look great!! (yes, I looked at your previous post to see more glitter blocks) Well done!!
- September 13, 2016 at 4:55 PM
- LIttle Penguin Quilts said...
Such a useful idea; I'm glad it worked for you! Are all the glitter blocks the same or will you eventually need more templates? :)
- September 13, 2016 at 8:34 PM
- Nicky said...
Are you finding it much quicker to cut out now!? I'm guessing you are. Brilliant idea to cut your own thicker template and looking forward to a Glitter quilt. Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday.
- September 13, 2016 at 8:50 PM
- Colleen Potter said...
brilliant ! thanks so much for sharing - I have to try this
- September 18, 2016 at 6:37 PM
- Shasta Matova said...
This quilt has intrigued me ever since I first saw it in the book. I have the pattern and am waiting to finish my current quilt (Adinkra)) and was planning on starting it this week. This is very clever. I am sure I have a picture frame somewhere! Thanks for the idea.
- February 11, 2017 at 10:50 PM
So darn clever! I know what you mean about the monkeys, and I think they're starting to breed and produce baby monkeys! They're so cute and tiny that they're hard to resist......sigh!
- April 28, 2017 at 7:46 PM
- ---"Love" said...
A really smart idea for the template! I'm again amazed at your volume of piecing. Like everyone else, I love the glitter pattern. ---"Love"
- May 13, 2017 at 12:48 PM
- Jill said...
It turned out to be a little more labor intensive than "score, snap, woohoo" but I now have my own templates. If you do try this, a 1/16" drill bit makes a hole perfect for a .5 mm mechanical pencil to mark your corners.
- July 23, 2017 at 9:52 PM


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By Warren Mayes
When I was twelve years old I purchased my first cap and ball revolver, a brass framed 1851 Colt Navy. I'd ride my bike a few miles out of town and walk the sage brush hills in pursuit of the mighty jack rabbit. To a twelve-year-old those jacks where as big as a house and could jump 20 feet high. More often than not I'd empty my Colt Navy without even so much a loosening a tuft of hair. But every so often I'd get one - the good old days. Thirty years have passed and several Colt reproductions have slipped through my hands. I've always liked the lines of Colt's Third Model Dragoon and when the opportunity to purchase one came – I did.
A Uberti copy of Colt's Third Model
Browsing through the Possible Shop's web pages I
found exactly what I was looking for. I also found all the necessary
accessories to include a Walker flask, an original Ted Cash Universal
Capper, Hornady round balls, Eastern Maine lube and cleaning supplies.
Eight days after placing my order with The Possible Shop's friendly and
knowledgeable staff the package arrived. All content was securely
packaged, of the correct quantity and nomenclature – perfect.
|Left. Hard to see the powder in the cylinder but
its there, 40 grains of Goex 3f .425 inches below the cylinder chamber
mouth. Note the setting on the Walker flask.
Right. With a 40 grain charge, ball seats .130 below cylinder chamber mouth with .160 inch powder charge compression.
I tried .451, .454 and .457 round balls. The .451 ball is too small as there is an incomplete ring of lead shaved from ball when seated. The .457 ball requires a great deal of effort to seat with an excessive amount of lead removed during the seating process. The Hornady .454 ball seats with minimal effort with a complete ring of lead removed during seating.
Loaded cylinder ready for lube.
Lubed and ready.
The Uberti Dragoon is a quality piece of work, finish is good, metal to metal fit is good, and the grip is a nice piece of hard wood. Overall - an excellent product. I was a little stuck on which capper would work best. The Possible Shop recommended an original Ted Cash Universal Capper - good advice. After using the Ted Cash capper I'm quite fond of it for several reasons: It's well made – in Wisconsin – positively feeds one and only one cap at a time, fits my hand well, is easy to fill and is durable enough to firmly seat a cap on the nipple.
Walker flask, Ted Cash universal capper and Hornady round balls.
At 25 yards, with 40 - 50 grains of Goex 3f and a
very generous 6 o'clock hold I could not keep shots in a 12 inch bull–
every shot went high. I moved to 50 yards and discovered the ball was
still gaining altitude. From the bench I found the sights worked well at
100 yards. The front blade was too short.
Shows rounded rear sight notch
Shows .220 inch dot blade front sight.
|The second time out, 21 degrees with a 5 -10 mph quartering tail wind, all worked well. This revolver likes forty grains of Goex 3f, a Hornady .454 round ball seated .130 inches below the cylinder chamber mouth, a generous amount of lube over ball and #11 caps on the new AMPCO nipples. I've long believed ample lube is the key to accuracy when shooting black powder. When shooting a Sharps Rifle ample lube makes all the difference in the world. I believe (check out the pictures) the same holds true for a cap and ball revolver. I topped each ball with a generous amount of Eastern Maine Premium Lube. The Eastern Maine Lube and their many other quality products are as good or better than most I've used. Even at an ambient 21 degrees F the Eastern Maine lube was easy to apply. This powder, ball, cap and lube combination shoots pretty good in this revolver and is a pleasure to shoot.
target, twelve shoot group, 25 yards, off hand. I love these 200 yard
targets, they have an orange bull on the back and plenty big enough to
After 12 shots – a dry .45 bristle brush easily
removed the fouling. Note the bead on the top of the front sight.


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Vitamin B5 is not a very well-known vitamin but still very important. Another one of the water-soluble B vitamins, and like the others it is very important in metabolism. It was discovered in 1933 by Roger Williams. It is found in small amounts in almost all foods but higher amounts are found in grains, beans, eggs, and broccoli. Avocados have a particularly high amount of Vitamin B5
Given the abundance of vitamin B5 in foods deficiency is extremely rare. When it is deficient it can cause severe fatigue, numbness, tingling, muscle cramps, and in severe cases adrenal insufficiency.
There are no known cases of toxicity from Vitamin B5. Extremely high doses may cause diarrhea but no severe reactions have ever been noted. The body seems extremely capable of handling high doses of B5.
Given its ubiquitous nature and rare incidence of deficiency few studies have been done looking at pantothenic acid in treating disease. A derivative of pantothenic acid called patethine was studies by Gaddi et al in 1984 and found to have a significant cholesterol and triglyceride lowering effect with little or no side effects. To the best of my knowledge this is not being used by physicians in any significant number but is sold widely over the counter.
There was some interest in using pantothenic acid for wound healing but all major double-blind studies done in humans showed no major benefit.
One recent interesting study done by Giraldi et al. studied pantothenic acid to help alleviate postoperative ileus. Postoperative ileus is when the intestines no longer contract normally for a period of time after surgery causing severe constipation, abdominal bloating and discomfort. It is most commonly seen after abdominal surgeries but can been seen after almost any major surgery and often lasts days significantly prolonging hospitalizations and delaying time to when the patient can eat. In Giraldi's study they found a signficant faster resolution of the ileus in those that received pantothenic acid as compared to placebo.
Given the studies that have been done so far pantothenic acid and pantethine should be studied further as a cholesterol lowering drugs. In fact, given that niacin has already proved to be so useful a study should be done looking at B complex supplementation with all the B vitamins and see how that affects cholesterol and triglycerides. This preliminary study on ileus should be followed up as well given currently we have no treatment to speed recovery from postoperative ileus leading to increased morbidity and wasted resources using more hospital days. But overall there is a general lack of literature on pantothenic acid and our understanding of its role in the treatment of disease is in its infancy.
Patethine for cholesterol study – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6365107?dopt=Abstract
Pantothenic acid and wound healing
Pantothenic acid and postoperative ileus


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Dear Friends,
It is that time of year again!…on Sunday, February 8th, I will don the shoes of a stranger and attempt to bowl 3 perfect games to benefit the Massachusetts Avenue Project, and I'd love to have you sponsor me!
MAP's Growing Green Program employs 40-50 of West Side youth every year, and teaches them about healthy eating and accessing fresh local food, as well as farming, sustainable food production, and social enterprise. The Massachusetts Avenue Project continues to be recognized nationally as a model for building a local food system with residents, from the ground up. We provide youth with gainful employment, while providing education, training and healthy food to people all over Buffalo. In a City where the graduation rate is an appalling 47% (25% for African-American males), for the last 5 years, participants in our program have had a 95% graduation rate and all of these young people have gone on to college. This past year, with city-wide partners, MAP helped establish the Buffalo-Erie County Food Policy Council, an advisory board that will advocate for policies that support a sustainable, local food system.
Please help me raise money to underwrite MAP's important activities which boost the local economy and assist in the rejuvenation of our local food system.
SO, here's the deal! You have 2 ways to participate in this year's Bowl-A-Rama!!!
#1) Sponsor me with a pledge!: You can make a pledge in two ways:
- Pledge online by credit card or paypal, by visiting http://bit.ly/1s28BU5. If choosing this option please make a note that the pledge is for the Bowl-a-rama.
- Write a check. Checks can be made out to the Massachusetts Avenue Project and sent to 271 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY 14213. Please put Bowl-A-Rama and my name in the memo line of your check.
#2) Collect your own sponsors and Bowl with us! We believe in the "more the merrier" philosophy of life and would love to have you bowl with us! I ask that you consider a goal of raising $200 in pledges if you would like to bowl with us. Just get a ticket and use the online sponsorship form to gather your own pledges for MAP. Your shoes and lane costs will be covered by your ticket. Please collect pledges prior to the event and bring with you on February 8th!
I really appreciate you considering supporting me in my quest to keep important programs like Growing Green and food justice alive in Buffalo.
Thanks a bunch!
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- Card from my stash
- Dovecraft twine
- Promarkers - Canary, Mango, Bright Orange, Cerise, Lime Green, Turquoise, Arctic Blue, Cobalt Blue & Purple
Saturday, 28 June 2014
Special Birthday Wishes
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I love your hanging birthday "card".......so cute! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card - thanks for joining us at Crafty Girls Challenge - good luck xReplyDelete
Very nice decoration !ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at the Paper Creator challenge !
This is so cute! I'm so glad you joined us at Seize The Birthday!ReplyDelete
love the wall hanging and fabulous wonky cake image-thanks for joining us at CFTHReplyDelete
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What a fun project. Your colors really pop. Thanks for playing along with us at Meljen's Designs.ReplyDelete
what a super hanging card, thank you for joining our challenge at Crafty Catz and hope you come back againReplyDelete
Great idea for a card! Love the bright colours too. Thanks for joining us at Seize The Birthday :)ReplyDelete
Fab creation, great image, love the bright colours, thanks for playing along at the Paper Creator anything goes challenge, good luck, hugs, Colette xxReplyDelete
What a fun and creative idea, Nicola! Love the colors you have used on Melissa's fun cake. Thanks for joining us at Meljen's Designs this week!ReplyDelete
Love your hanging card! Great idea! Thanks for playing along with us over at Meljen's Designs this week.ReplyDelete
Fantastic project, funny and perfectly colored. Love these colors. Thank you for joining our 'anything goes' challenge at Crafty Catz and please come back tomorrow for a brand new one.ReplyDelete
Anna xxx
Great project with very sweet cake. Thank you for it :). Good luck and come by at saturday to see our winners.ReplyDelete
Love it - a really pretty card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at the Crafty Girls Challenge.
Helen x
This is a fabulous hanging birthday card, thank you for joining us at Paper Creator for our Anything Goes challenge.ReplyDelete
Thank you for visiting my blog and taking the time to view my creations.
I am always trying to improve my colouring and cardmaking skills and constructive feedback is always welcomed.


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5 Easy Ways to Introduce Your Child to a Second Language
In today's globalized society, bilingualism has perhaps more benefits than ever before. Studies show that learning a second language as a child can be sincerely easier, and that those who are bilingual may have better cognitive skills, in addition to other various benefits. If you plan to teach your child a second language, here are a few fun and simple ways to start the introduction and reinforce new skills.


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Centrifugal Separators are used to separate milk into cream and skimmed milk, or to separate particles from juice so it becomes clear, and therefore more appetizing.
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|Codex Sinaiticus [א], Rom. 8.2 (NB the pronoun σε [se; "you"], circled)
What I find especially interesting is the hermeneutical potential of both readings. In fact, I would adopt both readings (or, better, I would adopt either reading, depending on context). The "me" reading takes an autobiographical approach to Rom. 7.7–25, in which Paul finds himself under sin's sway and in need of being set free. The "you" reading fits better with the "speech-in-character" approach (which I'm adopting for my course); in 8.2 Paul resumes speaking in his authorial voice and addresses the character in whose voice he was speaking throughout 7.7–25. So, in my judgment, the best reading is, "the Spirit . . . set you free from the law of sin and of death."
But here's the point I've been wanting to make the whole time. Bible.org provides a list of parallel translations of Rom. 8.2. If you follow the link, you'll see that The Message reads "you" here, but the NIV agrees with the King James family of translations in reading "me." Is it really too much to ask the NIV to get it right when even The Message can?!


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This is a rough sketch of an idea I had. It is created with the Wacom tablet, in Photoshop. I am going to do more of this work, and more detailed then sketches off course. I like switching between the tablet and the paper and pen/ink/paint to keep creativity.
Other paintings and illustrations will be posted on my portfolio website, which will show an english section soon.


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Sir Roden Cutler
Governor of New South Wales
Sir Roden Cutler was accorded a State Funeral on Thursday 28th February, 2002.
The State's 32nd Governor, Sir Roden was also the State's longest serving, commencing duties on 20th January 1966 and retiring after 15 years service on 19th January 1981, a period of rapid development for the State and one of great social change.
Sir Roden was born on 24th May 1916, and grew up in the pleasant Sydney Harbour suburb of Manly. He attended Sydney Boys High and later read for an Economics Degree at Sydney University, where in 1936, joined the Sydney University Regiment.
In April 1940, he transferred from the citizen's militia to the 2nd A.I.F. (Australian Imperial Force), receiving a commission in the 2/5 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 7th Division A.I.F.. Following actions by the Australians to secure Merdjayoun, Syria, in June 1941, NX12378, Lieut. Arthur Roden Cutler was cited for a Victoria Cross in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 24th November, 1941. [State Library NSW - DQ342.42/2]
Raked by enemy machine gun fire during the last of his courageous actions which took place at Damour on the 6th July, Sir Roden lay seriously wounded for some 26 hours before rescue by comrades; by which time a leg had become septic necessitating an amputation.
The official investiture took place on 11th June 1942, the Victoria Cross being presented to him by the Governor General of Australia, Lord Gowrie, a fellow VC recipient who won his medal for action at Gedarif, Sudan, on 22 September 1898.
At wars end, and following much good work on the home front for his fellow service comrades, Sir Roden embarked upon a diplomatic career, serving as an Australian High Commissioner and at other times as a UN Representative:
- High Commissioner for Australia to New Zealand 1946-52
- High Commissioner for Australia to Ceylon 1952-55
- Australian Minister to Egypt 1955-56
- Secretary-General, Seato Conference 1957
- Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan 1959-61
- Australian Representative to Independence of Somali Republic 1960
- Australian Consul-General, New York 1961-65
- Ambassador to the Netherlands 1965
Sir Roden served on a number of company boards, Government bodies, and gave great service to numerous community organisations, including a term as State Secretary of the RSL.
As Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden and Lady Cutler were held in the highest regard. Those who remember his time as State Governor speak of their initial impressions of a dignified, handsome man, towering above those previously thought of as tall. They also recall an abiding warmth, acute sense of humour, and of an ability to mix and make at ease a diverse range of individuals.
On a dull, overcast day, on Thursday 28th February 2002, dense crowds lined Sydney's George Street. Some had met him in person, others had seen him at functions, on television or officiating at the opening of parliament; all had come to pay their final respects to this truly great Australian with whom they felt a warm connection and sense of shared pride.
Key Documents Associated with the State Funeral accorded Sir Roden Cutler:
- State Funeral Service and Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir (Arthur) Roden Cutler VC AK KCMG KCVO CBE (PDF)
- Tribute to Sir Roland Cutler, by the Hon. Bob Carr, Premier of New South Wales (PDF)
- Joan Edith Cutler - copy [1 of 3] of the Condolence Book [with mourner's signatures] presented to Lady Cutler for Sir Roden Cutler's funeral, 28 February 2002. Lodged with the Manuscripts Section of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Ref: MLMSS 7162.
- McCullough, Colleen. Roden Cutler, V.C. Sydney, Random House Australia, 1998.
Available through the NSW Public Library Network. State Library NSW Call No. N352.23213/1
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Hello there, we are a group of geeky individuals who enjoy lugging our computers out of our houses and into a big room to play games and compete with 120 of our closest friends (i.e. a LAN!).
The flank crew is lanning hard at work planning and gathering some kick ass gear to make an awesome event
So get your stuff sorted, finish watching all your cat videos and get ready for one epic lan party in Sydney.


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Review: The Campaign
PLOT: Cam Brady is the ideal comedic politician (this may not be too far from the real life ones). He is self-involved, not terribly interested in doing his job and a bit of a sex addict. And while Brady may be incompetent as a congressman, nobody ever runs against him. That is until a couple of billionaires decide that they need fresh blood to run against the incumbent politician. Thus, naïve and slightly dim Marty Huggins â local CEO of a tourist center â is convinced to run against Brady. Fists fly, mud is flung, as this election brings out the worst in everybody involved.
In the latest Jay Roach directed comedy THE CAMPAIGN, Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis duke it out to win a seat as a congressman for their small town in North Carolina. Cam Brady (Ferrell) has been undefeated - yet unopposed â yet hasnât done anything for the community which he promises to defend. Unless of course you count his continuous sexual exploits with attractive blondes. However Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) is a simpleton that is a CEO of a local Tourism Center who loves his family and his two pugs - he has the best intentions to aid the fine people of his district. One thing is for certain, while the public sees the two men as rival candidates, they are simply pawns for other peopleâs agendas. Sound familiar?
The players â aside from the two candidates â include Mitch (Jason Sudeikis) the campaign manager for Brady and Tim Whattley (Dylan McDermott) who is hired to help Huggins win. The two actors are perfectly cast, but it is McDermott who nearly steals the entire movie. He is nasty, manipulative, and brutally honest. You canât take your eyes off him. The actor takes on Whattley with a ferocious sense of black-hearted glee. His comic timing is impeccable as it makes him one of the most memorable comedic characters in the past couple of years. Sudeikis may have the less showy role of the two, but he is terrific as well. However, it is hard to imagine any other actor making Whattley as memorable as McDermott did here.
Aside from the campaign managers there are a slew of talented, comedic actors appearing as the puppet masters pulling the strings on the clueless candidates. Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow play the Motch Brothers â billionaires who control elections to protect their own well being. The impeccable Brian Cox stars as Huggins disappointed father who only shows pride in his dimwit son when he is winning the campaign and playing ball with Glenn and Wade Motch. As for Brady, he has the nightmare politicianâs wife thanks to a biting turn by Katherine LaNasa. As Rose Brady, she is selfish and more than a little like âLady Macbethâ as opposed to the sweet and supportive Mitzi Huggins (Sarah Baker), Martyâs wife who has an intense obsession for Drew Carey.
Director Roach clearly has a firm grasp on this type of comedy. This satirical look at modern day politics borders on crude humor while making a statement about the current political state. While THE CAMPAIGN may not necessarily be a savvy and smart look at the upcoming election, it mostly achieves what it strives to be, a very funny comedy. With a script by Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy, there are moments of sheer hilarity that ensues throughout its relatively short running time. After all, the commercials and even the advertisement aim for the yucks as opposed to any kind of discussion. If youâve never watched any sort of trailer, this is a quick spoiler alert for the following sentence⦠Thankfully, the poor baby getting punched in the face may be the highlight in the trailer, but it actually works when it happen about mid-way through the film.
With enough laughs to make it work, the final half hour seems to drift a little into MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON territory. With a patriotic speech here and there, this becomes a familiar tale that plays it safe. Not that it is so terrible to paint a brighter picture as this is a comedy, yet it might have been a little more interesting to take a darker path. It seems THE CAMPAIGN may have inspired more debate and discussion had it taken a few more chances. Either way there is much to like here, including the very funny performances and Roachâs ability to make this kind of material work⦠That and the casting of McDermott make for a surprisingly inspired summer comedy.


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U2 Speaks
MATERIALS- GCD Studios paper, Maya Road Mini Tags, SEI heart die cuts, Girl's Studio tablet alphas, Basic Grey woodgrain alphas, DCWV houndstooth paper (strips), Studio G mini alpha stamps
The Studio G stamps are great but barely legible- here are the songs I'm highlighting: Smile (rare & unreleased track), Elevation, Beautiful Day, Kite and Pride. U2 is awesome but I don't have any photos so I just went ahead with a photoless layout.
Here is the inspiration photo:
|Punky Scraps Challenge 19
MuChOs SmOoChEs!


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Hello everyone,
only 6 weeks until Christmas and just like every year, I'm already behind with my card production ;-)
Today I want to show you a more masculine holiday card using dies, a sentiment stamp as well as patterned and wood veneer paper. I like that you could easily mass-produce this kind of card.
This fun plaid is from Bazzill Basics Paper («Nordic Pines») and I cut a window using an oval die. Next, I die-cut the deer head (Savvy Stamps) from cherry wood veneer paper. I wrapped a piece of thick red wool string around his neck and attached a small silver bell. I adhered the deer and the paper panel to my cream card base with foam tape.
The sentiment (which means «Merry Christmas»; #27 Weihnachten) is from a small German manufacturer called Papierprojekt. I white heat embossed it on a banner cut from black cardstock. To finish my card, I added three black die-cut stars.
Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Masculine Christmas Card
Labels: Christmas , Die Cutting , Papierprojekt , Savvy Stamps , Weihnachten
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As you can tell from my Pick Me! page, I made a note that I have an amazing ability to do things the hard way. It's completely unintentional but for the most part it works out in the end. I can spend what feels like an eternity worrying about something and it turns out just fine. I think worrywart is in my genes.
"It will all be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end."- Unknown
This basic principle has made me an optimist. It's a gentle reminder that it's OK to have moments of panic, worry and nerves, but that those moments will pass and allow you to move on. More power to ya' if you are one of those cool as a cucumber type folks but I haven't met many in my life. I'm only human and emotions are a package deal.
But like I said, I tend to fall in to things, both literally (way accident prone) and figuratively. My love of travel kinda happened on accident, how I became a "cat person"- we have rehabilitated about 5 ferals, and my love of literature came as a surprise because I was a troubled reader as a kid. But I think we're thrown surprises because it keeps life interesting. And even if I somehow take the long way, go about it ass backwards or jump in out of my depth, I know it'll settle itself out.
To hell with instructions!
I got this.
{All photos courtesy Weheartit}


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Bow-Wow! Is That So?
(you will probably have to click on each strip to be able to read the words)
The above strips are part of a lampoon story in TRUMP magazine in the 50s, which later was reprinted in HUMBUG magazine, illustrated by Jack Davis.
We at times have a hard time communicating with dogs. We have a hard time. The dogs don't. They know exactly what we are up to. We just don't understand them or what they are trying to tell us. Sometimes I think they know us better than we know ourselves by reading our body language.
Willow sometimes has to just about stand on her head, or run around in circles with her hind legs crossed for us to figure out she has to go out for a couple of minutes.
This is a true dog story:
Our neighbor's daughter that lives in Virginia came down to visit for a couple of weeks. As always, she dropped by to visit us. She and Willow hit it off. Willow seems to always be spellbound by female humans. When Anna comes home from work every evening she dances and tries and tries to jump up on her. And she does the same with a lady that walks her little dog that we sometimes see in the morning. She won't be still until her target woman talks to her and pets her.
The neighbor's daughter asked if she could take her on a run every morning she was here and we said sure.
The next morning she came and she and Willow went off for a 30 minute run. Willow came back happy as a lark.
The next day, the daughter her mother left early in the morning to go to north Georgia to visit relatives. About the same time of the morning that she came the day before, Willow got restless and whined.
I think she thought she had a standing date. I think she knew by our body language what was discussed and she was ready.
The next day the daughter came by and picked her up at about the same time and off they ran again.
Girls morning out!
Labels: Dog, Dogs, HUMBUG, Jack Davis, Trump


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Most hosted meetings have fewer than 250 participants, but what if you need to host larger meetings? The published maximum size of a conference hosted on Microsoft Lync Server 2010 in a shared pool (a pool that hosts all Microsoft Unified Communications workloads including IM/Presence, Conferencing, and Enterprise Voice) is 250 users. However, Microsoft Lync Server can support meetings with up to 1000 participants using Lync Server Audio/Video Conferencing service, which includes sharing PowerPoint presentations. Support for these large meetings requires a dedicated Lync Server 2010 pool configured to support large meetings. The pool must be managed in a way that ensures hosting of only one large meeting at a time. For additional information about scalability considerations and implementation requirements for a dedicated pool for large meetings, including topology, hardware, software, and configuration requirements, as well as best practice recommendations for supporting large meetings, see the white paper: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Support for Large Meetings in the Microsoft Download Center.
Note: This information applies only to Lync Server 2010 on-premises meetings.
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- Lync Server 2010 Documentation Library
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Norwegian Barents Sea multi-well QEMSCAN (QS1)stratigraphy/provenance/engineering study University of Stavanger; Institute for Petroleum Engineering,Petroleum geosciences group
All companies should have got an invite to join the project. Please give Feedback to Alejandro if interested. It will be put out on the web how many companies that are confirmed and how many that are interested.
The overall goal of this project is to establish a comprehensive multi-well data base to characterize the basin fill geohistory, tectonic evolution, and drilling record for the exploration wells of the Norwegian Barents Sea. The data base will apply recently developed state-of-theart rock analysis methods realized in the FEI QS wellsite system (FEI corp. com.; Haberlah et al., 2011a,b).
An initial 12 months demonstration period will focus on key wells penetrating down to the Permo-Carboniferous sequences (Table 1), which contain the emerging oil plays in recent Barents Sea discovery wells, including the Gohta and Alta wells. This initial list of wells can be modified upon sponsor and participants interest. The samples will consist of well cuttings and selected core intervals granted by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to the consortium for this purpose, and from participant operated wells. The study will evaluate the potential to obtain valuable information form cuttings and calibrate it with the cores available. A pre-study was done together with Maersk Oil Norway AS at the Maersk Oil Research and Technology Center in Qatar, with good results based on c. 200 core samples. Previous reports show that conventional computer-processed interpretation (CPI) log calculations are highly uncertain for the mixed carbonate and clastic rocks of the Permo-Carboniferous sequences, particularly in the reservoir intervals. In addition, petrophysical studies also reveal that the heavy-mineral content highly affects the Gamma Ray (GR) and other log responses resulting in incorrect lithological and petrophysical property interpretations (e.g., Lower Cretaceous; Rodriguez, 2015). Incorporation of QS results can significantly improve the accuracy and reliability of the lithology, porosity, net/gross, and fluid saturation on these and other intervals, both within the cored and the un-cored sections (Nadeau et al., 2015a,b). This application alone can justify industrial participation in the consortium.
The main geoscience questions to be addressed are: 1. Sediment provenance and tectono-stratigraphy of the basin-fill sequences2. Carbonate facies development and diagenesis along the platform margins3. Petroleum-system elements in terms of source rocks, reservoirs and seals4. Impact of uplift and erosion on petroleum migration and trap preservation
Read more in the pdf: Qemscan Project proposal


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Today's modern derivatives trading environment is driving change in the use and application of reference data to automate interoperability and enable efficient trade processing. The need to connect internal and external trading components and to manage electronic market connectivity, programme trading, regulatory reporting, risk management and quality of service are, all critically dependent on good quality and timely delivery of data.
The goal of seamless processing, from order routing through to clearing and settlement, is essential to shift scarce organisational resource to focus more on exceptions and is a natural response to the major challenge of scalability of in-house and vendor solutions against a backdrop of significant trading growth. Quality data, formatted fit-for-purpose to connect trading components, can produce efficient workflows with significantly reduced implementation costs.
Symbol identifiers enable trade data to be passed between many functional platforms and are an essential solution in the complex and component based architecture of modern trading operations. Symbology translations enable sell side firms to offer trading, risk management and clearing and settlement services whatever the preferred buy side's platform of choice.
For firms providing brokerage services, symbology data feeds enable the seamless on-boarding of new clients, who may use differing technologies for market data, order execution and portfolio management. Firms that use the Xymbology feed can gain a competitive advantage in winning new business, more often than not by a switch sale, with minimum disruption and high quality of service.
Euromoney TRADEDATA is an independent business with an industry neutral position, a strength that encourages multi-vendor participation in this specialist area of symbol mapping. This makes our Xymbology service the leading smart data feed of instrument data enriched with root or trade series level symbols, mapped to key market data and back office vendor identifiers.
Xymbology feeds allow orders from client platforms to be instantly mapped into clearing and settlement systems. Open positions can be dynamically tracked for clients by using the same symbology to retrieve real-time prices from market data connections and produce reports with enhanced attribute information.
Since the introduction of Xymbology in 2004, we have worked with our clients and alliance partners to build both choice and competition in services offered to the buy side community. This has enabled sell side firms to improve the quality of service to their clients through unrestricted support of vendor platforms.
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