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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas 77058
Biographical Data
Lee M.E. Morin, M.D., Ph.D. (Captain, USN)
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 9, 1952 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Married. Two children. Two grandchildren. An amateur machinist, he enjoys math, jogging.
EDUCATION: Graduated from the Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio in 1970; received a bachelor of science degree in mathematical/electrical science from the University of New Hampshire in 1974; a master of science degree in biochemistry from New York University in 1978, a doctorate of medicine and microbiology degrees from New York University in 1981 and 1982, respectively, and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1988.
ORGANIZATIONS: Aerospace Medical Association, Force Recon Association, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Society of United States Naval Flight Surgeons.
AWARDS: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation (two awards), NASA Space Flight Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Southwest Asia Medal, and both Expert Pistol and Expert Rifle Medals.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of the 1994 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award for Excellence in Military Medicine (also known as the Fisher Award), a finalist of the 1995 Innovations in American Government Award from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and Ford Foundation, received the 1996 Sustaining Membership Lecture Award for the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.
EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, Morin worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory now known as the Media Lab. Morin matriculated at New York University School of Medicine in 1974, received a Master of Science in Biochemistry in 1978, an M.D. in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1982. He then completed two years of residency training in General Surgery at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and at the Montefiore Hospital Medical Center in New York City.
In 1982, Morin received a Direct Commission in the Naval Reserve. In 1983, he entered active duty and attended the Naval Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, Connecticut. He was designated as an Undersea Medical Officer in 1983. He joined the crew of the USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730) Precommissioning Unit at the Electric Boat Company Shipyards in Groton. He remained aboard as Medical Officer for both Blue and Gold crews until 1985 when the ship arrived at its home port in Bangor, Washington. During his tour aboard the USS HENRY M. JACKSON, Morin qualified as Diving Medical Officer, and also received his Dolphins as a qualified Submarine Medical Officer.
Morin then entered Flight Surgeon training at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) in Pensacola, Florida. He received his Wings of Gold as a Naval Flight Surgeon in 1986, and remained on the staff at NAMI as Flight Surgeon/Diving Medal Officer until 1989. While at NAMI, he received his Masters of Public Health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He then left active duty and entered private practice in occupational medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. He remained in the Naval Reserve, and drilled with the United State Marine Corps with the Third Force Reconnaissance Company in Mobile, Alabama.
In August 1990, he was recalled to active duty during Operation Desert Shield, when he was assigned to Branch Clinic, Naval Air Station Pensacola as a Flight Surgeon. Morin volunteered to reenter active duty, and was assigned to Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain, as Diving Medical Officer/Flight Surgeon during Operation Desert Storm and during the post-war build-down period.
In 1992, Morin rejoined the staff at NAMI, initially as Special Projects Officer. He was named the Director of Warfare Specialty Programs when NAMI became Naval Aerospace and Operational Medical Institute (NAOMI). In 1995, Morin entered the Residency in Aerospace Medicine at the Naval Aerospace and Operational Medical Institute. He completed the residency in 1996.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996, Morin reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. Having completed two years of training and evaluation, he is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Computer Support Branch, followed by the Astronaut Office Advanced Vehicles Branch, and ISS training tasks in the Shuttle Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office. Morin served on the EVA crew of STS-110 (2002) and has logged over 259 hours in space, including over 14 EVA hours. After STS-110, he was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Health, Space, and Science with the Department of State, Washington D.C. After this tour, he returned to the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center. He is currently assigned to the Exploration Branch, where he is working on the cockpit of NASAs newest spacecraft, the Crew Exploration Vehicle.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-110 Atlantis (April 8-19, 2002) was the 13th Shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station. Mission milestones included: the delivery and installation of the SO (S-Zero) Truss; the first time the stations robotic arm was used to maneuver spacewalkers around the station; and the first time that all of a shuttle crews spacewalks were based from the stations Quest Airlock. Morin performed 2 EVAs totaling 14 hours and 9 minutes. The crew prepared the station for future spacewalks and spent a week in joint operations with the stations Expedition-4 crew. Mission duration was 10 days, 19 hours and 42 minutes.


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Southern Cross Atrium
- Lap Pool | Lagoon Pool & Spa
- Gym | Studios & Apartments with kitchenette
|Based on 251 ratings
Southern Cross Atrium Apartments feature Studio with mini kitchens and One and Two bedroom apartments combining the convenience and energy of a Cairns inner city location and only steps to Cairns Central, the major shopping mall of Cairns. Facilities include three swimming pools, Spas, Gymnasium, Sauna, Wi-Fi and free parking......more info
Hides Hotel
- Centrally located in main city mall
- FREE light breakfast
|Based on 21 ratings
Hides Hotel is recommend for those travelling on a budget. Hides offers simple & clean rooms and is located right in the heart of the city, just a stoneâs throw from restaurants, shopping, bars and the esplanade. Accommodation includes a light breakfast served daily on Hides colonial verandah....more info
Floriana Guest House
- Heritage Listed Building
- Esplanade | FREE Wi Fi
|Based on 51 ratings
Located on the Cairns Esplanade with the front balcony rooms looking out to the Coral Sea, Floriana is a popular Heritage Listed Art Deco 1930's guesthouse. Perfect for singles and couples. Free Wi Fi! ...more info
Bay Village Cairns
- Tropical Atmosphere | Pool
- Excellent Balinese Restaurant
|Based on 104 ratings
Bay Village is a Tropical Resort property located within easy walking distance to the famous Cairns esplanade and city. The resort boasts a la carte dining, a free form swimming pool, poolside cocktail bar, guest laundry and tropical gardens...more info
Gilligan's Backpackers
- Pool Bar & Great Music
- FREE Airport Pick-up & Wi-Fi
|Based on 40 ratings
Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort was designed with Backpackers in mind. This innovative traveller's haven offers the ultimate experience in budget accommodation and on site leisure activities in the heart of downtown Cairns....more info
Coral Tree Inn
- Affordable accommodation
- City location
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The Coral Tree Inn is affordable resort-style holiday accommodation, ideally located in the centre of Cairns City ...more info
Babinda Quarters
- Large lounge with grand piano
- Nightly & Weekly rates
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THE QUARTERS GUESTHOUSE is located in the township of Babinda, Tropical North Queensland. Just a 40 minute drive south of Cairns.The Quarters Guest house upper and lower verandah face to the east enjoying beautiful early morning sunrise and vistas. Within the main art deco lounge is a baby grand Piano and musically inclined visitors are encouraged. The Quarters welcomes travelers and interstate guests visiting the coast and southern region of Cairns....more info
Budget Accommodation
Gone are the days of the cheap hotel stereotype - a small dark room, dreary bedspead, leaky tap, outdated furniture and an uncomfortable bed...
Budget travellers today now seek style, functionality, value for money and experience. You will find all of this and more, with many contemporary and stylish budget accommodation options offering affordable rates that in addition may include bonus services such as free internet, light breakfast or airport transfers. Ideally suited to singles, couples and families on a budget, fly in fly out, short stays, corporate stays, or those who want to be centrally located. Budget stays allow you to save on your accommodation so you can put more into your holiday experience.
Types of Budget Accommodation
Budget style accommodation ranges from backpackers, guest house, motel rooms, holiday apartments and studio rooms.
Backpacker Accommodation is aimed at the young (and young at heart) budget concious travellers. Dorm style rooms are generally shared with other fellow travellers and feature single bunk beds, with 4, 6 and sometimes up to 8 people per room. Gilligans is a backpackers haven, located in the heart of Cairns City, offering an excellent standard of modern, budget dorm and hotel room accommodation. All dorm rooms have an ensuite bathroom, and there is even the option to splash out and upgrade to a superior dorm room that additionally features the comforts of a tv, mini bar fridge, hair dryer and towels. Rates include a free BBQ on Sundays, free arrival courtesy bus and VIP prices for in-house guests.
Motel Rooms are perfect for couples, short stays and corporate travellers on a budget. Standard features include Air-Conditioning, Fans, TV, Ensuite Bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities with the option of Queen or Twin bedding. On site facilities generally include a swimming pool, laundry facilities, internet access and free parking. The Balinese Motel is a little gem situated just one street back from the Cairns Esplanade. This small complex comprises of eighteen hotel rooms all furnished in a Balinese style, uniquely produced by Indonesian craftsmen. Rates include a continental breakfast daily, free unlimted internet access and full use on a communal kitchen.
Holiday Apartments are ideal for families or to share with a group of friends, where you can split the costs and make for a very affordable stay. Apartments allow the advantage to be able to self cater and make savings by dining in, rather than dining out. Standard bedding for a two bedroom apartment includes a King/Queen Bed, 2 x Single Beds and an additional bed for an extra person (charges usually apply). The Cairns Queenslander is an ideal budget option for families offering large, spacious, two bedroom apartments that are fully equipped with kitchen and laundry facilities. These apartments can sleep up to 6 guests, and children up to 14 years can stay for FREE when using existing bedding.
Studio Rooms are most popular for couples on a budget. They are are ideal for longer stays as they tend to be more spacious than an average hotel room, with the added bonus of a kitchenette so you can self cater. Kitchenette facilities usually comprise of an electric cooktop, mini fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster and sink; perfect for creating simple, affordable meals. The Southern Cross Apartments is located in the heart of the city, and a popular option for couples or the corporate traveller. Set amongst tropical gardens, this property features modern, clean and spacious studio rooms and apartments. With 3 swimming pools, a gym & sauna, restaurant, BBQ area, and just a 2 minute walk to Cairns Central, the Southern Cross offers excellent value for money.
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Gilligans Backpackers
The Balinese Motel
Cairns Queenslander
Southern Cross Apartments
Tips for planning your Budget Holiday in Cairns
Choose an accommodation property that is centrally located or within easy walking distance to main attractions such as the Cairns Esplanade and Lagoon, and the Reef Fleet Terminal where all the Great Barrier Reef trips depart from. The Cairns Airport is only a 10 minute maximum drive from the city centre. If you are travelling with 2 or more people into Cairns City it is more cost effective and convenient to take a taxi. The Sunbus terminal is centrally located in City Place, where you can connect with the Northern Beaches and outer suburbs. It is possible to depart on the Kuranda Train from the Cairns Central Railway Station, which is conveniently located next door to the Southern Cross Apartments.
Travel outside of peak season
For the best deals look to travel outside of peak season times. Peak season is from June until October, and during school holiday periods. Rates are usually lower during the off peak season, and you will find it quite plesant to travel without the crowds. Quite often you will find Stay/Pay deals such as Stay 4 Pay 3 or Stay 7 Pay 5. If you must travel during school holidays or peak season then it is best to book well in advance.
Plan your bookings ahead
Quite often you will find discounts and deals for tours which must be booked within a certain timeframe, however the travel date can extend beyond the booking date - for example, 'Book before 30th April - For Travel until 30th June'.
Package Deals offer great savings!
Package deals offer some fantastic savings for couples, families and friends. Choose from a variety of pre-packaged accommodation and tour deals that have been created to suit all budgets and interests. Not only will you save $$, it also makes your holiday planning easy and hassle free as we take care of all the details for you. Our top budget package deals include the Cairns Super Saver featuring 3 Nights at the Hides Hotel, a Great Barrier Reef daytrip and the Kuranda Train & Skyrail; the Cairns Getaway Package featuring 4 Nights at The Hotel Cairns, a daytrip to Green Island and the Kuranda Train & Skyrail; and also the Reef & Island Fun with a stay on Fitzroy Island. For Tour Combos we highly recommend the 3 Day Reef, Kuranda and Cape Tribulation Package as excellent value for money that you can combine with the accommodation of your choice.
Value Added Services
Look for accommodation that offers value added services such as free breakfast, free internet, free transfers, children stay for free or free car hire. There are plenty of offers around to give an incentive for your stay, just remember if there is free brekkie on offer take advantage of it and don't sleep in!
Self Catering
Choose accommodation where you can self cater. Most studio rooms and apartments are set up as a home away from home featuring all the basics required for a long or short stay. Kitchen facilities generally include a stove top, microwave, kettle, toaster and fridge so you can prepare basic meals. Having access to self catering facilities allows you the flexibility to dine in as you please.
Discount Vouchers
Download and print discount vouchers for entry into a variety of local attractions. If you would like to splurge and dine out whilst here then take advantage of our Table 52 Meal Vouchers offering up to 15% off the food bill and free stuff!
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-Full buffet breakfast daily
-Sunset drinks daily
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-Evening nature walk
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- Aussie BBQ Lunch
- 5 hours on the reef
- 2 different reef locations
- Glass of wine and cheese platter on return
- Live on-board entertainment on journey home
Travel Tools
Cairns City Map
Cairns to Cape Trib Map
Great Barrier Reef
Cairns to Innisfail Map
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One of my favourite bloggers, Darren Barefoot, is working with a coalition of conservation groups to help save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.
When Darren emailed me to ask if I would consider promoting their efforts on my blog, I said yes right away. Protecting one of the world's last great wilderness areas is a cause close to my heart.
I have spent a lot of time hiking, camping, kayaking and canoeing in British Columbia's beautiful backcountry. The value of these wild places is not something you can put a price tag on. You can bulldoze a forest for short-term economic gain, but once it's gone, it's gone. The loss is incalculable.
The campaign to protect the Great Bear Rainforest is called Keep the Promise. It focuses on a B.C. government agreement to protect almost 2 million hectares of land on the B.C. coast by March 2009. Darren does a good job of explaining it so I've simply cut and pasted his email below.
Here are the details:
The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest tract of intact coastal temperate rainforest left on Earth. It comprises over 77,000 square kms--about the size of Austria. It's home to three kinds of bears (grizzly, black and kermode), six million migratory birds, 3000 genetically distinct salmon stocks and many species of plants unique to the region.
Two years ago, the province of British Columbia committed to protecting this region under a new conservancy. All the stakeholders--the provincial government, logging companies, First Nations and environmentalists--agreed to a new approach to resource planning, and committed to its implementation by March 31, 2009.
While some progress has been made, BC must still initiate a regional plan to ensure conservation of these critical ecosystems. With the March 2009 deadline fast approaching, we're running a campaign to help secure the fate of The Great Bear Rainforest.
Individuals can send a message to the government of British Columbia, urging them to keep their promise to concerned citizens in BC and around the world by signing an online petition.
We've also made a two-minute video that you might want to check out. And we just launched a photo contest on Flickr.
Cheers. DB.
The campaign needs all the support it can get, so please join in! Do it for the bears (the real ones, not the gummy ones).


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So sorry for the lack of posts, was busy with birthday celebrations. Oh well, I'm officially 22 now but I feel no different.
Anyhoos, went to have lunch with Gen and Muff and after that to Zouk Flea.
This is Lis, she was DJ-ing for awhile that day. How cute is she?
I'd never have the courage to bleach my hair even though I love the effects a lot.
I approached her cause I love how she did her head wrap, too bad I didn't get a close up of it.
This is Yu Ran, he was my senior while we were in secondary school. I love his hat and I want to steal it! Completes the whole look don't you think?
He's no stranger to the readers here, maybe you guys can't recognise him cause he doesn't have his super long hair anymore! Shawn and Rachel had a stall and I dug him out to get a photo. He's carrying the vintage briefcase I got from the flea for $25!
Love the mix of prints.
And super cute hat! He told me that it belongs to Rach.
Gen posing with vintage Ronnie Mcdonalds, Muff got it off Terry (the I-S editor) for $30. Apparently it is super valuable cause Terry told us that he got it for more than $100.
I'll be doing up a couple more posts today, so don't go anywhere!
Zouk Flea x 17.10.2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Aeropostale Jacket Is Super WarmReviewing: Aeropostale Hooded Fur Lined Jacket | Rating:
I needed to get a much warmer jacket due to this crazy weather we have been having in Florida. It has been uncommonly cold lately. This jacket is tan and it has a fur lined hood. I rarely used the hood so that was a little bit of a pain at time because when it wasn't super cold the hood looked a little unnecessary. Little did I know the hood actually is removeable. I was sitting in my car the other day and I realized that the hood unsnaps from the rest of the jacket. Now it looks like a totally different jacket as crazy as that sounds! The jacket is very warm and very durable. It is also very fashionable and stylish. It zips up in the front and it also have buttons in the front that clothes for the extra bundle! The inside of the jacket is insulated to it doesn't get too hot but it still keep sme very warm. I also got this jacket on sale so it makes it all that much more wonderful. I would recommend going to aeropostale and shopping through their sales when you are looking for a great jacket that is cute and gets the job done.


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There are certain birthdays, that while special for the wee one, come and go with a glow of gratitude on my part. This is not one of them. Nine feels big. I find it hard to believe that I've been a parent for nine years. But more than that, it is half way to eighteen. I don't believe or hope that Jonah will be 'on his own' at eighteen, but I do know that we are probably half way to him spreading his wings and flying off, at least part of the time.
Parenting Jonah continues to challenge me and shape me in so many ways. Love, gratitude, patience, perseverance, intellectual challenge, and laughter are all products of the discipline of parenting this guy. He continues to amaze us with his quick mind and sweet spirit. There isn't much to say other than I'm incredibly grateful to be sharing this journey with him.
I've become very careful in this space to not share too much of my boys' stories. Their journeys are entwined with mine, but on some level they are also their own and I want to honor that. But, here is a quick glimpse of this guy that I'm happy to share.
|Older Brother


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This is another post for the Farmer's Choice blogging team and this time I have used eggs, milk, butter and some gorgeous tomatoes that they sent me.
This summery dish would be ideal for a picnic or a party in the garden.
Cherry tomato and chive quiche
This needs a 28 cm flan tin. It will make 6-8 main meal servings, or on a picnic or buffet spread can be cut into 12-16 slices.
for the pastry
250g plain flour
125g cold butter, diced
pinch of salt
water to mix
for the filling
1 punnet (350g) large cherry tomatoes
3 large eggs
250ml semi skimmed milk
130g Cheddar cheese
small bunch of chives
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl and cut the butter into it with a knife until all the pieces are covered in flour. Then rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it is all blended in (TIP: shake the bowl from time to time – and unmixed lumps will rise to the top.) Use the knife again to stir in cold water a little at a time until the dough comes together and is soft and manageable.
Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Meanwhile, grease your tin and line the base with non-stick paper.
Prepare your filling ingredients – beat the eggs and milk together with salt and black pepper. Adding the salt before you start to beat will help the eggs to break down into the milk. Finely grate the cheese, chop the chives and halve the tomatoes.
Remove pastry dough from fridge and roll out to fit your flan tin. Carefully place it in the tin but don't trim the edges, prick the bottom a few times then line with a piece of scrunched up greaseproof paper. Fill the paper with a single layer of baking beans, spreading them evenly to help keep the base flat and the sides upright. (You can buy ceramic beans intended for this, but I use a packet of dried chickpeas which are much cheaper. They can be saved in a jar and reused for many years, but remember to label the jar "Do not eat"!) Place the pastry shell back in the fridge to chill while the oven heats up.
Heat the oven to 220C (200 fan), 425F gas mark 7. Place the pastry in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, then lift out the paper and beans and cook for a further 5-10 minutes until golden.
Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 190C (170 fan), 375F, gas mark 5. Trim excess pastry from around the top of the flan case to leave the top edge flush with the rim of the tin.
Spread about two thirds of the grated cheese over the base of the case and then arrange the tomato halves, cut face upwards, over it. Pour in the egg and milk mixture around the tomatoes. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top, followed by the chives.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until the filling is set and the cheese is golden.


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TWO former Weymouth rugby players tackled glaciers, crevasses and avalanches on a charity trek.
Friends Conrad Cole, 60, and Alan Russell, 46, were challenged to take on a mountaineering expedition up Mont Blanc, which is Western Europe's highest mountain.
The duo were challenged by Clive Burgess, co-founder of Dorset Expeditionary Society after hearing them talking about old times.
He said: "I threw the gauntlet down to these two as they were reminiscing over some of their past rugby glories.
"A game of rugby is only 80 minutes unlike 12 hour days plus on a mountain. "To my surprise they rose to the challenge."
The pair were led by Dorset Expeditionary Society leaders, Ollie Bray and Clive Burgess. They trained hard to take on the challenge and had to learn a new skill set including crevasse rescue, walking with crampons, arresting a fall using an ice axe and roping up on a glacier.
Mr Cole said: "It was one of the toughest challenges of my life. On the very first morning for instance, we had to go down a series of metal ladders for a couple of hundred feet un-roped to just to reach the Mer de Glace glacier where we did some training."
To acclimatize, the group went increasingly higher each day developing their skills, learning others in new and challenging surroundings including a tough day on the Argentiere glacier.
Due to poor conditions the team were unable to attempt Mont Blanc in the end but expedition leader Ollie Bray said they did 'really well.' He said: "Fortunately we were able to give Conrad and Alan a real mountaineering experience. They had to learn new skills and put them quickly into practice in some technically demanding situations.
"They did really well."
Mr Russell said the trip was an emotional rollercoaster.
He said: "On one occasion we heard a terrifying crash as thousands of tons of rock came crashing onto the glacier. Minutes earlier we had been walking there."


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Saturday, September 10, 2016
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1973
This issue contains the first part of a serial which I haven't read. As a whole, it is a fairly adequate issue, but many of the characters were irritating and stupid.
Forty Days and Nights • novelette by Rob Chilson [as by Robert Chilson ]
A woman works as a researcher at a gene-tech firm. They develop far-fetching gene and germ-based solutions. They are discussing killing all rats. Her husband is an artist of sorts. There is a lot of description of the world, and of fairly unconnected events (such as, among other examples, a totally unconnected visit to a semi-independent black state inside New York or wherever the events happened since I don't remember anymore). A pretty disjointed story as such. ***-
The Sweet Smell of the Past • short story by Lawrence A. Perkins
A man is finishing his time machine. He is able to send things to the future and bring back things from the past, but the transfer breaks everything on a molecular level, so everything is just a pile of dust. He, or rather his wife, finds a way to use the invention in an extremely polluted future. The possible problems the solution has aren't investigated though. (Bringing back clean air and water from the past would surely backfire spectacularly.) ***
The Epoxy Goat • novelette by David Lewis
A man a takes advantage of his friend by living at his place, eating his food and using his car; years before he stole his girlfriend and later abandoned her. He designs a "mechanical goat", a machine which cleans roadsides and sorts all rubbish into recyclables portions. Of course it is very sensible to design the machine with half inch steel plates, with no external controls what so ever and a very bad AI with no provisions for the size of the "rubbish." There is some trouble when the "goat" escapes and goes to the local airport looking for some juicy planes. A fairly fun story, but every single character was unbelievably and irritatingly stupid. ***
Stimulus-Reward Situation • short story by Gene Fisher
Humans have come to a planet with dog-like aliens. They are very passive and sleep most of the day and eat abundant fruits which fulfill all their dietary needs. The new leader of the human colony wants to educate the natives. They aren't interested in following the teaching, as they don't see how it would benefit them in any way. But if the natives could be motivated somehow, maybe they would start to learn. Certainly that can't backfire. A mildly amusing story with an unreasonably stupid leader. ***
The Jungle • short story by Karl Hudgins
A mercenary who usually works for the military is drafted to take care of an internal problem in a slum, where a group of criminals have killed several people. The mission doesn't go smoothly. A fairly nice story. ***+
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The Queen and I was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a troublemaking, scam artist who was also an officer on a nearly worn out cruise ship. He nearly drove his first officer crazy. The first officer kept a close eye on everything the troublemaker did but he and some of the other crew members were pretty good at keeping their hijinks secret.
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somebody tampered with my G-mail, preventing me from sending mass e-mails from G-mail. I tried the same e-mails in yahoo and got this message: Your message was not sent Suspicious activity was detected on your account. To protect your account and those of our users, your message was not sent. Please follow the guidelines outlined […]
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I will be on Kathy Wapner show 930 Am, 107.7 FM Upstate NY, WBEN.com, Sat 12.30 EST
Thank God. Two rulings in my favor in Taitz v Dunn
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Bart Piscitello Submitted on 2012/01/31 at 8:44am Dr.Taitz, You have done a fabulous and amazing piece of legal and historical work in getting this to the court. Mahili appears to be a fair judge and is giving you a fair hearing. Hopefully, this will blossom into a snowball; Unfortunatelyy, it is still a long uphill […]
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Judge Malihi gave me a leave of court to petition the Superior court for Letters Rogatory to the Circuit Court of HI seeking local subpoena for Obama's original birth certificate in lieu of the alleged copy attached to 01.25.2012 letter from Jablonski
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Hour 1: Weekend News & Views on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers winning the NBA Finals, how Trump's polling numbers are a big deal, and Reince Priebus investigates the anti-Trump efforts.
Hour 2: With such a historically-bad summer deficit for Trump, does he have any chance against Hillary Clinton? Steve explains.
Hour 3: Steve Lonegan, one of the leaders of the effort to oust Trump at the convention, talks about his ever-growing movement.


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Like many companies in world Is your corporation trapped in a rat race with innovation?
However, there are quantities of winning trades that still handle to stay innovative. Here are some Lessons from innovators or Jugaadu
In India, keeping up creativity amid limitations is known as 'Jugaad', marked as "joo-gaardh". It's a expression used to propose directness to making do and remote ideas, what we call open originality. InIndia, innovators or jugaadu work with what they have to bring in fresh products.
Innovating inIndiais in use sincerely and has turn out to be the people's way of life to solve everyday problems by jugaad solutions. A lot of breakthrough ideas helping bothIndiaand rising countries have developed this way around the world.
Jugaad is also called frugal innovation. Frugal innovation involves the delivery of outstanding client worth to the low income customers.
Jugaad innovation have been a knowledge point for companies that wish and value managerial expansion. Businesses are more and more using the principles in these concepts to promote a imaginative tension within its people that will consequence in fundamental and incessant innovations within their company it will be good as people working in the company knows what is best for the company growth.
What it takes to make Jugaadu
Jugaad as a idea exists to demonstrate that companies can still offer significance to their customers even with incomplete resources. For example, the 'Car Parts Infant Incubator' makes use of nearby obtainable replacement car parts and automotive supply chains to create baby warmers from them. The baby warmer is almost a life-altering machine that can save as a lot of as 2.5 million infants each year around the world.
Their idea was to create high value products that get together the needs of the client while working with financial constraints.
Value of Jugaad principles
Jugaad principles are of big value nowadays. There are 2 main reasons for this to adopt Jugaad principles. These are
As an result of the slow financial system, a lot of companies are more and more finding it harder to assign capital for their R&D section. Jugaad principles approach in handy by contribution an cheap way for the customers and dealer to both reach their goals.
Jugaad practice is perfect for companies whose capability to create breakthroughs has been stifled by inflexible in-house processes, long R&D cycles and managerial difficulty.
There are a lot of ways in which a company can put into practice innovation. Jugaad practice is an come up to to modernism that democratizes the method making it simple to obtain ideas, and typically from exceptional sources. They strength limit R&D funds or unnaturally compact a window of chance — in spite of, the goal is to promote creative solution, rapid testing and bendy processes that rotate around the end user.
Practicing Jugaad is very important
In order to get the best results from jugaad practices, a corporation must stick to certain guiding principles.
Center of attention on customer needs: Staying knowledgeable on what customers require is the primary step to ensuring that important projects brought onward are feasible.
Embrace unlock innovation: Successful projects are regularly born from innovative ideas. Open sourcing for ideas presents a industry with an array of options, most of which if correctly implemented advantage both the corporation and its customers for long term.
If companies are to experimentation with the principles of Jugaad which is good, business leaders will have to step onward, break away with custom, reorganize processes and permit for more resourceful independence among workers to success their Jugaad.


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Marysville graduate Suzanne Nichols has committed to play basketball at Muskingum.
Marysville graduate Suzanne Nichols has committed to play basketball at Muskingum.
Nichols, a guard, holds the program record for assists (187) and averaged 10 points per game as a senior. Muskingum competes in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Learn-to-row classes are being offered by the Greater Columbus Rowing Association for athletes 18 and older. No experience is necessary. Visit www.columbusrowing.org.
The sixth-annual Circleville Dog Days 5K road race will start at 9 a.m. Aug. 2, beginning and ending at Circleville High School. Entry forms can be found at www.circlevillexc.com. Participants also can register the day of the race between 7:15-8:45 a.m.
The Jungle Gym Adventure Center will hold adventure, gymnastics and leadership camps.
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Four weekly "Gain the Edge" basketball camps for players in grades 3-8 are scheduled this summer in Columbus. The sessions will focus on fundamentals. Call coach Scott Williams at (614) 439-9568.
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Only one train per week, that isn't much! Beautiful perspective and light !ReplyDelete
A wonderfully moody shot!ReplyDelete
olve this :) I want to walk along it :) I enjoy walking and if theres only 1 train a week I guess I could do so safely :)ReplyDelete
I like the way the light hits these rails!ReplyDelete
Excellent picture with amazing atmosphere!ReplyDelete
Love the light here.ReplyDelete
Lovely light in this photo. It reminds me of my childhood home where the tracks were used only once in a while. Now where i live the tracks are used many times daily.ReplyDelete
@Jen Massey - I feel obliged to warn you, in case if you really come to Latvia to walk around this railway :D Passenger trains are just 1 per week there, but the freight trains should be more frequent though ;)
@Ikars - Slight correction, actually its twice per week. One train leaves at 18:25 from Riga on Fridays (and departs from Liepaja at 6:05 on Saturdays). Another one departs Riga on Sundays at the same time. I suppose it is meant for commuters who work/study in Riga and travel home on weekends. I enjoy trains and hope that someday we will finally have a modern fleet of high speed trains and build extensions to current tracks (perhaps to Ventspils). Rail Baltica is an ongoing project to link Baltic states through Warsaw with the rest of the Europe. Track gauge in Baltic countries is different from the one used in majority of other countries and new tracks need to be built along the existing ones. Presumably in 5 to 6 years you will be able to travel from Helsinki through Baltic states right down to London or Barcelona.ReplyDelete
@Olby, you're right about the trains per week, but you're a huuge optimist regarding RailBaltica :). In 5-6 years it won't happen for sure, in the best case construction will only be started by that time. And from Helsinki - it's rather sci-fi scenario, because that would imply 80 km long undersea tunnel below Gulf of Finland, which would be even costlier than Eurostar tunnel below Lamanche...ReplyDelete
@Ikars - "The section from Helsinki to Tallinn will be operated by existing commercial ferries. In the future a proposed Helsinki to Tallinn Tunnel could provide a rail link between the two cities." (c) Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_to_Tallinn_TunnelReplyDelete
Although I'm not sure what they mean by "operated by existing commercial ferries". Trains are going to be carried over to Finland on ships? :)) The mainland part of RailBaltica is a fairly reasonable project and recently gained a lot of momentum because of the push from the EU government. So lets hope we can see something happening in the next 10 years.


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Around the advertising landscape today, we are seeing the gloves come off. And everything else coming off too, for that matter.
Is it time for you to stop being a fucking prude and toss some tits, ass and dirty words into your advertising?
Apparently, K-Swiss thinks so. Check out this K-Swiss ad done by LA agency 72 and Sunny....
Not to be outdone, Zappos "revealed" a campaign this week by ad agency Mullen with QR codes covering up the jiggly bits of some naked ladies.
Is all this risky business good for business?
It depends on your business. I wouldn't recommend this approach to Bank of America. But these brands are betting big that it's going to be great for their businesses.
I'm inclined to agree.
Why? Because I laugh when I see this stuff. It doesn't make me want to boycott K-Swiss, it makes me think they get my sense of humor. A few years ago, Virgin Mobile hired Traction when they saw this banner ad mock-up for their "top-up" phone service:
And kids? What's their sense of humor like? Check out this video (if you're not easily offended) for Red Bull Energy Douche with 900,000 views on FunnyorDie.com.
I can't tell you if the brand sponsored that or not, but I can tell you that most 17-year old dudes who drink Red Bull aren't going to care. A lot of them will probably go buy some Red Bull. Does that make it right?
It's ironic that we see brands like GroupOn pulling the plug on a Crispin campaign (that they paid a hell of a lot of money for) after getting a few letters of complaint from angry conservative groups and other brands like these going Full Monty.
Going for shock value is probably a poor strategy. Using nudity or profanity instead of thinking strategically or conceptually is likely to fall flat. Being low-class does not serve your brand in the long run. Clearly, there's a fine line you don't want to cross.
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Known for her message to "design better not bigger," Susanka has expanded her views to include a more sustainable approach to home design and construction in her 2005 Showhouse. In designing and constructing the home, Susanka and the Bradford Building Corporation, a family-owned company, will apply some of the principles outlined in the Sustainable Building Industry Council's (SBIC) Green Building Guidelines: Meeting the Demand for Low-Energy, Resource-Efficient Homes. Using a systems approach, the Showhouse will feature innovative techniques and technologies and tried and true applications, including an efficient envelope made of Insulspan SIPs.
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- A strong desire to know or learn something.2. A strange or unusual object or fact…You know what it did to the cat. And now I've brought it out for you."Cabinet & Curiosity" is an installation style piece inspired by the late H.P Lovecraft and his world of the twisted, tentacled, macabre. Installed inside a heavily distressed and "reborn" gothic style clock tower lives this horrid and rather enormous wriggling beast. It's single, penetrating golden eye never loses it's fixation, never blinks, and never ever stops shining. Atop the head of the beast are translucent pustules and tattered rudimentary wings and arm-like projections. The creature appears to be in a sort of recently disturbed repose, at first relaxing inside it's age old and scratched to the bone cabinet home, only now beginning it's slow creeping decent upon it's new viewer.you have to see this one to believe it, but unless you're in Washington state, these pictures (or a purchase) will have to do.…"Cabinet & Curiosity" is currently on display at the Red Raven Gallery, Port Townsend WA for the "What the Moon Brings" Lovecraft show. Available works can be purchased through the gallery HERE.…Be careful out there….
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Now to get the website up…… *slaps self in face*
(So as to not waste your time-here's a cute film still from an upcoming taxidermy project to be announced soon!!)
WIP post…
I'm concentrating the majority of my attention on taxidermy really, but I had started this submission for one of my favorite west coast galleries and the deadline was just extended giving me just the perfect and realistic amount of time I needed to finish it. I've got to wait on a few things in the tanning wash, so the timing couldn't be better!
The base is a found item, a painted poppy plant on walnut craft wood. I liked the painting a lot, but sadly the finish was in pretty bad shape. What I've done here is preserved and incorporated the original painted bloom into the new work and created a psychedelic poppy-plant-squid-creature to embrace it. It's flashy, colorful, and no doubt a far out piece! Here's some progress pics to give you an idea of what the finished piece will look like…
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An old favorite~very bare bones design for the time (2008 I think), but still use them from time to time for that Squid Punk line 😉
Updates on Rabbit/Serpent Taxidermy Sculpture
About 80% completed!
More body painting, a rattle, a new carved wood base to sit on, and a few minor adjustments to make…then it's finally done!
So happy with this creation!
Here's a little glimpse into the progress of my custom vinyl creation! Rockin' body and slithering goodness 😉
My apologies for the delay.
I have been enjoying a few rouge days of R&R before I inevitably get back to the grind. It seems it was wise of me to clear out my calendar so that I could literally put my feet up for awhile, by the end of the evening my heels had all but broke them down. I however, consider this a plus.
As I had hoped the reception at the Shadow Art Fair was incredible. Many people stood around with smiles on their faces while I gave my list of ingredients and conception. Zingermans was kind enough to pass out some seriously amazing sandwiches complete with veggies and chocolate. Not uncommonly there was an enormous gathering of extremely jovial and wide eyed patrons for all events, and don't get me started on the Blackberry Pale!
Personally, it was a very moving day..if I held any doubt in mind to the success of the sculptures before, it was totally blown away by 3pm. I could not, nor can I even now, put into words the elation it is to see something my passion burned through my fingers go so quietly into another set of hands. I love being a vendor, a market woman, at my best…a peddler of squid ❤
Normally I'd just end it there, keep my post all romantic and whatnot. Send you off a such on good note Forest Gump comes across you mind. But in this particular case, it is quite necessary for me to stress how much you should have been there. Case in Point, the Stockyard Stomp.
Now I'd like to start by saying that with every single thing in life there are preferable and less than preferable outcomes. Speaking only for myself I think it's probably around 50/50 for everything, go ahead and sprinkle anything you want on top of it. Whatever, if your happy, awesome. But for me it's pretty much always 50/50.
I think what makes an event truly successful is it's ability to, for any given amount of time, completely offset the balance and somehow hold it magically to one side. It's a pretty simple machine, but it hinges on so many tiny elements working smoothly together it's a miracle every time it actually works. In my humble opinion I believe the Stockyard Stomp was just such a creation. In my best surfer roll…That was a totally excellent party man. The music was great, the artists represented were great, and the crowd was boisterous, energetic, and welcoming. And of course, for me there is always the deal-breaker, there was the fire. Take an evening, lift it all the way off the ground, shake it, and still have all the pieces fall magically back into place…and now were talking about a good party.
Tomorrow will be back to the lab. I will be uploading images, videos, etc. for the events for the day, along side many other updates of new works, the start of a new journey (in cellophane), and all the information regarding available works now and moving on into July.
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Hope you have had the time to take a peek at Helen Tilbury's new challenge site SATW - Scrap Around the World.
If not, HERE IS THE LINK
and here are the May mood board and sketch again
The cute pink asthers, floral sprays and teal sequins are from Aida's online shop 13@rts HERE
The Blue Fern Studios chipboard piece Garden Gate (074981) was painted in Lumière acrylic paint in Metallic Rust and then I swiped Lumière acrylic paint in the gorgeously shimmering Pearl Turquoise randomly over it..
This is what the Garden Gate looks like when raw. You can find it HERE


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No, seriously. Want to see what damage you could do with a "Little Boy," the Hiroshima 16kiloton device, or a "Fat Man," the Nagasaki and Trinity test 20kiloton bomb? How about Pakistan's largest weapon (45kt), or India's (60kt), or perhaps France's TN80/81 (300kt), or the US's W-59 (Minuteman I warhead at 1Megaton), or perhaps the 1.2Megaton B-83, the largest bomb in the US arsenal. You can test out the largest bomb developed in the USSR, the Tsar Bomba weighing in at a whooping 100Megaton, for kicks. (This one is a dousy. Drop this one on my apartment in Portland, Maine and the thermal radiation would extend from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to almost Augusta, while fatalities from just the air blast effects with overpressure values of 20 pounds per square inch would be at about 100% in a 14 mile diameter around ground zero. That takes in all of Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, most of Falmouth, Westbrook, Cumberland, and Yarmouth. More or less, most of Cumberland County would be dead or dying within days.)
But, no, sorry you won't be able to see the damage that could be inflicted by any of Israel's 200 or so nuclear devices on Israel's neighbors. Israel's undeclared, unmonitored, non-Non-proliferation Treaty nuclear arsenal is still a very well kept open secret that nobody is inclined to talk about, especially in light of the possibility of it engendering an arms race in the Middle East. (Move along, Iran, nothing to see here…)
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29 April 2009
New Season, New Flower
I saw this bike again, now with a new flower (and fender). Happy springtime riding!
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- Dottie said...
Love the flower! I really need to get a flower :)
- April 30, 2009 at 6:57 AM
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I am still a Texas foreigner. That is what my coworker and new friend calls me. He also says I have a funny accent as I come from the northeastern part of the country. He is kind of joking about me and kind of being serious at the same time. I have never had the Texas experience before. It is a bit different, but my wife and I are getting used to it. I thought my cousin we were staying with for a month told me to look at the Regency at Outlook Canyon for nice apartments, but I had some of the details wrong. You can expect that to happen with a foreigner! The regency is in Lookout, not Outlook Canyon. Once I had the name right, I found the website for the apartments online.
I showed my wife the photo gallery of the apartments, and she was really impressed. I liked it, but being a guy I was looking at the swimming pool, the health club and the big clubhouse with billiards and much more. She was looking at the nice kitchen with the new black appliances and the sizes of the rooms. We moved because she is expecting, and I needed a much better paying job than I had back where we come from. There was work for me as a geologist with a newly earned advanced degree, and my cousin graciously let us stay with his family until we found a place.
It was only a week into our stay that we found the Regency at Outlook Canyon . . . I mean Lookout Canyon. I suppose it is because it is on Overlook Parkway that I keep getting it backwards. Anyway, I am glad my cousin suggested the place. It is really nice, and we are having our stuff from back east brought in next week. Maybe by this time next year I won't be a Texas foreigner anymore!


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A bakery business launched in Dunstable last year by two brothers has been crowned Britain's Bakery Manufacturer of the Year at the Baking Industry Awards 2016 – the industry's equivalent of the Oscars.
Signature Flatbreads, which beat off stiff competition from the best of the British baking industry to capture the award, has just completed a £10 million expansion project providing a new bakery and production line and creating 200 new jobs.
The achievement was recognised in front of more than 800 industry guests at London's Park Lane Hilton during a gala awards ceremony.
William and Charles Eid were presented with the award by Matt Dawson, television celebrity and a member of England's 2003 World Cup winning rugby union team, and Peter Egginton, commercial manager UK of the award's sponsor, Sonneveld Group.
The Eid brothers, went into baking after their father, Samir, who was himself the son of a baker, opened a family bakery in London in 1987 which became Britain's first company to market naan bread and tortilla wraps commercially.
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Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Imported, May 3, 2003.
neworleansboi: If yes when did u start
This is another one of those topics that has been done to death. Look in the Young and Hung catgory.
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WSU-TFREC/Postharvest Information Network/Dessert Quality and Storability of Jonagold Apples
Dessert Quality and Storability of Jonagold Apples
Jonagold, a controlled cross of Jonathan by Golden Delicious, has aroused a great deal of interest in British Columbia (B.C.) during the past 2 or 3 years. There were approximately 5,000 Jonagold trees planted in 1984 and 10,000 trees planted in 1985. There is a projection that 15,000 Jonagold trees will be planted in 1986 and 25,000 trees in 1987. The prospect of growing and marketing Jonagold apples has been discussed at the British Columbia Horticultural Forum (Proceedings of the 16th Annual British Columbia Fruit Growers Association (BCFGA) Horticultural Forum, 1984). However, experience in growing, harvesting, and storing this cultivar in air and CA is limited. Below is a preliminary report on current research aimed at evaluating the dessert quality, harvest indices, and storability of B.C.-grown Jonagold apples. This information may help the B.C. industry decide whether Jonagold is a pro mising cultivar for commercial production in this area.
Dessert QualityJonagold has a juicy and fine texture. Its acids and sugars are higher than those in Golden Delicious, Spartan, and Red Delicious (Table 1). Even after storage, until May, it still retained acid levels (Table 2) higher than those of Red Delicious, or comparable to those of Golden Delicious and Spartan at the time of harvest (Table 1). It generally receives a higher taste rating than other B.C. apple cultivars.
Fruit Size
Like most triploid (3N, that is, 3 sets of chromosomes) varieties, Jonagold trees are relatively vigorous and fruit size is generally large. Jonagold apples harvested on October 10, 1985 from 10 to 11 year old trees (M111 rootstock) at the Summerland Research Station, averaged 8.8 to 10.6 ounces (250 to 300 grams) (box size = 72 to 62, XL to XXL) with 2.5% of the fruit afflicted with bitter pit. Fruit picked from the same trees, which did not receive any fruit thinning during the 1985 growing season, were still fairly large, averaging 7.5 ounces (213 grams) in weight (box size = 88) on October 10, with no bitter pit. It will be important to find out if these unthinned trees bear a full crop next year.
Skin Color
Jonagold fruit are striped with yellow ground color. Most of the red color appears to develop at Summerland between October 1 and 10 (Table 3). Like any apple cultivar, color development in Jonagold varies from year to year. On October 10, for example, well exposed fruit had only about 50% red color in 1984, compared with as much as 80% in 1985 (Table 3).
Later picking improves red color in the fruit, but this may also lead to a higher incidence of Watercore at harvest, resulting in flesh browning and storage breakdown. It appears that a proper level of nitrogen fertilizer and selective picking rather than once?over harvesting (most exposed fruit first and then least exposed fruit a week later) would improve grower returns, and minimize water core, flesh browning, and storage breakdown. Summer pruning might also help to improve red color. In a preliminary study in cooperation with Mike Sanders of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food (BCMAF), Alar applied in late-spring and mid-summer of 1985 did not appear to significantly improve red skin color in Jonagold (data not shown).
Physiological and Storage Disorders
Bitter pit--Because of its large fruit size (typical of a triploid) which generally results in low fruit calcium, bitter pit can be a problem in some years (Table 2).
Watercore--Jonagold developed Watercore in the first part of October with as much as 12%,53%, and 68% of the fruit afflicted with Watercore on October 10,21, and 28, respectively. Although Jonagold is less susceptible to Watercore than is Red Delicious the presence of Watercore will predispose the fruit to flesh browning and storage breakdown.
Flesh browning and breakdown--Jonagold is quite susceptible to such storage disorders as flesh browning and flesh breakdown, particularly in late-picked, Watercored, and oversized (low in fruit calcium) fruits.
Fruit Maturation and Ripening (1985)
Changes during the maturation and ripening of Jonagold were followed between September 19 and October 21 of 1985, in an attempt to identify some useful maturity indices for harvesting this cultivar for maximum dessert quality and storage potential; and to evaluate the performance and potential problems of this cultivar in air and CA storage, in relation to cultural practices and harvest maturity.
The patterns of maturation and ripening of Jonagold between September 19 and October 21, 1985 (Table 3) can be summarized as follows:
As Jonagold matures and ripens, there is an increase in fruit weight (0.25 ounce [7 grams] per week), yellow ground color, red skin color, soluble solids (0.37% per week), and the amounts of ethylene and watercore (large increase after October 10). There is a concomitant decrease in green ground color, starch (higher starch index), flesh firmness (0.35 pound per week), and titratable acidity (0.1% per week).
Starch hydrolysis (as indicated by the higher starch index) occurred during late-September, but the internal ethylene concentration did not exceed 0.5 ppm until mid-October, indicating that when used in conjunction with other harvest parameters, starch index is a good index for predicting harvest date for this cultivar.
Preliminary studies (1984 and 1985) revealed that Jonagold is ready to be picked for CA storage around October 10, when the fruit has attained a reasonable size and color (50 to 80% red color), firmness (16.5 to 17.0 pounds), soluble solids (13.5 to 14.5%), starch (starch index of 6 to 7 on the Ottawa/BC scale of 9), and acids (0.7 to 0.8%). The fruit should not be allowed to develop Watercore (<15%) or evolve ethylene (<1.5 ppm internal ethylene or <30% of the fruit with internal ethylene >1 ppm) which may drastically reduce the length of Jonagold storage.
Storage Performance (1984)
A limited storage study conducted in 1984 revealed that Jonagold apples lost firmness and titratable acidity very rapidly in 32°F (0°C) air storage (Table 2). At harvest the firmness and titratable acid levels were 16.1 pounds and 0.78%, respectively. They were reduced to 13.6 pounds and 0.49% on February 25, and to 12.6 and 0.34%, May 31, respectively. This resulted in fruit that is quite soft and bland in taste. Flesh breakdown was found in 8% (range: 0 to 26% breakdown) of the air-stored fruit in February, and in as much as 23% (range: 0 to 38%) in June.
Comparable lots of fruit stored in 32°F (0°C) CA (1.5% oxygen + 1.5% carbon dioxide) were, on the average, 2.1 pounds firmer and 0.17% higher in acidity than those stored in air. CA stored Jonagolds did not develop breakdown as late as June (Table 2). CA stored fruit received high firmness, taste, and flavor ratings from the taste panelists in the late spring.
Jonagold does not keep well in regular air storage. However, CA storage technology exists which can keep Jonagold apples in good condition until late spring or early summer.
Other Considerations
The potential problems of Jonagold apples and their corrective measures are outlined in Table 4. They should be considered carefully before Jonagold is grown in B.C. in commercial quantities.
I extend my appreciation to Agriculture Canada Research Station, Summerland for providing the fruit samples and to R. Yastremski, M. Bacon; R. Potter, and A. Yastremski for their valuable assistance. Special thanks are also due to Dr. D. Lane for critically reading this article.
Dr. O. L. (Sam) Lau, Postharvest Physiologist
Industry Research Program, Okanogan Federated Shippers Association, Canada
Post Harvest Pomology Newsletter, Vol 4, No. 3
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Festival celebrates Turkey's 'birch chicken'
Caucasian Black Grouse Counted!The Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, known locally as Dað Horozu ('cockerel of the mountain') or Huþ Tavuðu ('birch chicken'), is one of the least known birds in Turkey. It is also one of only two species of bird in Europe classified as Data Deficient (the other being Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica.
According to BirdLife's Birds in Europe (2004), the grouse has an estimated population of 3,000 to 4,500 birds in Turkey. Since February 2004, Doða Derneði (BirdLife in Turkey) has been carrying out an exciting two-year project aimed at increasing our knowledge and understanding of the species in Turkey and developing a plan to help its conservation. Because of the difficulties of studying Caucasian Black Grouse – the species is distributed patchily over large areas of remote, rugged, inhospitable terrain - producing a revised population estimate and distribution map has required a combination of desk study, fieldwork and computer modeling. Fieldwork has been carried out in spring and autumn and a total of 283 birds were recorded from 42 locations, 27 of them previously undocumented. Although many of the 'new' sites filled gaps within the published distribution, the species' range has been extended eastwards and southwards near to the Georgian border. Based on the project's findings, the Turkish population is now estimated at between 1,508 to 2,675 birds.A prime habitat of the grouse is rhododendron scrub associated with botanically-rich sub-alpine meadows, a habitat that relies on grazing and hay cutting for its maintenance. Therefore people are a vital part of the species' future. Another project activity is the development of a demonstration management plan for one key site. Posof, on the Turkish-Georgian border, has been selected for this and, following a local meeting in September 2005, a proposal has been prepared which aims to bring together local initiatives for the development of organic farming, especially honey production using the endemic Caucasian bee, nature-based tourism, public awareness-raising and nature conservation.
The annual Caucasian Black Grouse Festival is being held this year on 24-25 June in the Ikizdere district of Rize
In addition to Caucasian Black Grouse, Posof is rich in large mammals such as brown bear, lynx and wolf, and other montane birds including Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius, White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis and Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris. The area also supports at least six endemic plants and, potentially, is the Turkish stronghold for breeding Corncrakes Crex crex.
Many of these species rely on the maintenance of traditional land management practices which have shaped the local landscape over the centuries and it is hoped that this project will enable this to continue whilst ensuring realistic incomes for local people. More detailed information on the biodiversity of the area, land management and the ecology of the grouse are needed before a full management plan can be produced and funding for the appropriate studies is currently being sought.The potential of using the grouse as a 'flagship species' for the conservation of high mountain habitats is also being researched at Ayder, in the Kaçkar Mountains National Park, Rize province, through the production of a nature-based tourism assessment. Unlike Posof, Ayder already has high numbers of tourists but there is little control over activities and hence many problems both for wildlife and the local community – litter, pollution, traffic congestion and disturbance to name but a few. Therefore the project has been working with local facility owners to identify practical solutions which can be implemented over the coming years to improve the situation. There is also a lack of information on the natural riches and importance of the National Park so the project is providing information boards and posters, and also ran an eco-tourism training course in April 2006 (with funding from the IUCN Netherlands' Biodiversity and Tourism Micro Fund).
A great deal has been achieved during the last two years but, in reality, this is just the start of a much longer project to ensure that the grouse remains a guardian of the mountains. To celebrate the good work, the annual Caucasian Black Grouse Festival is being held this year on 24-25 June in the Ikizdere district of Rize.
More information on the project is available from the project's web site at http://www.dogadernegi.org/daghorozu/
The project is being implemented in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB/BirdLife in the UK) and BirdLife International, supported by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Company – Turkey (BTC Co.), and in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry (National Parks Department). The project is one of several being supported by BTC's Environmental Investment Programme.
By Geoff Welch, Süreyya Ýsfendiyaroðlu & Önder Cýrýk (CBG Project)
4th July 2014