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The 19th century saw many changes: Napoleon and his Empire, two Restorations of the Bourbon princes and then Empire again with Napoleon III
The previously dynamic economy of Aquitaine was hit hard, first of all by the blockades and requisitions of the Napoleonic Wars, then by growing English domination of maritime trade, and lastly because the industrial revolution did not gain a firm foothold in the region.
But things were not all so bad for the people of Aquitaine! The people of the Landes were benefiting from the transformation of the region's marshlands into one of the largest forests in Europe, and the hub of the local economy. In Perigord, they were playing their role in the construction of the railroads (Bordeaux-Paris 1848). Basques and Béarnais, meanwhile, were seeing the arrival of the first tourists coming to enjoy the benefits of spa towns and seaside resorts, led by Eugenie – the wife of Napoleon III.
[Thanks to the Aquitaine Tourist Office]
Below is a brief history of the area we travel on the 7 Day Perigord, the 6 Day Cele and the 12 Day 3 Rivers Trips. A large part of the interest in these trips is our proximity to history.
Our 12 Day Ardeche & Tarn and the 8 Day Belgium Ardennes trips are more closely attuned to the natural history of the regions.
THE WARS OF RELIGION AND THE 16th CENTURY
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION OF THE 18th CENTURY
THE 19th CENTURY
The Vézère Valley in the Dordogne is quite simply considered as the cradle of humanity, as homo erectus settled here 400,000 years ago! The painted caves, shelters and sites tell us the story of the daily life of prehistoric man.
In the 3rd century BC their Gaul tribes mixed with the peoples of Aquitaine. The Petrucores founded Périgueux, and the Bituriges Vivisques founded Bordeaux. Together they occupied South West France – from the Loire to the Rhone and the Mediterranean.
In 56 BC, Rome conquered the region. The Romans settled without too much conflict – indeed they brought with them the benefits of their civilisation. The roads were constructed, town plans traced, and rich villas built. The first vines were planted, too – "biturica" in Latin.
Aquitaine suffered the Vandal and Visigoth invasions, the sieges of the armies of Clovis (6th century) to build a free kingdom, and then the battles to keep it in the face of more independence-minded peoples such as the Vascons (or Gascons) in the Pyrenees.
In 719, the Pyrenees were crossed by the Muslim armies, who got as far as Poitiers before being stopped by the army of Charles Martel in 732. Under the Carolingians and Charlemagne, a more closely united Aquitaine began to take shape.
The period also saw the emergence of the Catholic Church from the 4th century onwards, and many of those born in Aquitaine at the time will have taken part in building bishops' palaces, monasteries and abbeys. Places of worship such as churches and basilicas were also constructed for the people: Saint Front in Périgueux, Saint Pierre and Sainte Eulalie in Bordeaux. This development continued with the construction of a series of routes pointing pilgrims along their way to Compostella.
In the 10th and 11th centuries, the region was divided once again, this time between the Duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony, before being reunited within a vast, single State forming the dowry of Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, newly divorced from King Louis VII of France. She went on to marry Henry II Plantagenet, future King of England, in 1152.
Then came the era of the Anglo-Gascon princes (12th-15th centuries) as the struggle for possession of Aquitaine – often referred to as Guyenne, by phonetic alteration – opposed the crowns of England and France during the Hundred Years War (1334-1453). The war came to a close with the victory of the French at Castillon-la-Bataille, on 17 July 1453.
These were hard times for the people of Aquitaine: armies left a wake of destruction, epidemic and famine behind them as in-fighting between powerful feudal lords intensified. Many of the region's castles date from this stormy era: Beynac in Perigord, Roquetaillade in the Gironde, Bonaguil in the Lot-et-Garonne and Montaner in Béarn, to name but a few.
But the war was not waged continuously and the period was also marked by a certain form of prosperity. It saw the development of a growing urban population in fortified new towns, referred to as bastides, and also the spread of the French language in the region's towns and castles. It was also a time of growing trade and saw the first successes of Bordeaux wines. No fewer than 100,000 casks (or 85 million litres!) of wine were exported to England in 1308.
The Kingdom of France still suffered from instability, however, and it was to combat this that the Parliament of Bordeaux was created in 1462. One of its members was Michel de Montaigne, the famous author of the Essays. This did not prevent one part of the region attracting much attention, however.
The Kingdom of Navarre, under the Albret family, was not only a centre of Protestantism in the region, but also the home of King Henri IV of France. Born a Protestant and married initially to Catholic Marguerite of Valois, Henri of Navarre was to convert to Catholicism in 1589 to accede to the throne (he is quoted as having said "Paris is well worth a Mass") and bring an end to the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants with the Edict of Nantes (1598).
And what were the people of Aquitaine up to in the 17th century? If they belonged to the nobility, they may have been lucky enough to attend the wedding of King Louis XIII and Anne of Austria in 1615, or that of their son Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse, the Spanish Infanta, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in 1660.
For those of more modest origins, they will certainly have been taking part in the violent popular uprisings against royal taxation. Aquitaine has always had a strongly independent streak, making it a very fertile breeding-ground for such revolts.
Among the region's more notable inhabitants in later times, the traders of Bordeaux and its region were among the most fortunate, with the 18th century seeing the port city reach its peak and establish itself lastingly as the leading city in Aquitaine. Its magnificent architecture from the period bears testimony to the city's golden age.
The traders imported exotic goods (coffee, chocolate, cotton) and exported the region's produce to the Hanseatic ports, to America and to Russia. And there were even those who were convinced of the virtues of equality by their compatriot Montesquieu and may not have taken part in the notorious slave trade.
These were times of such new ideas, giving rise to the French Revolution. After early disturbances, Aquitaine quietened down fairly quickly From this time on, the region seems to have preferred to watch the major events of history from afar.


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All public, public school academies and non-public K-12 and pre-school buildings, districts, intermediate school districts and Michigan public libraries are eligible to purchase from the 2016 TRIG Bid Contract.
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When Aboriginal people began to organise politically, there were often sympathetic non-Aboriginal people to help in the struggle, some of them unionists. From the 1950s, unions and Aboriginal organisations worked closely to build momentum towards the 1967 Referendum on Citizenship Rights and Commonwealth control of Aboriginal affairs.
Unions helped Aboriginal people from regional areas to get jobs in Sydney, and offered support in the education sector by financing scholarships at Tranby College. The Builders Labourers Federation was a sponsor of the Redfern All Blacks football team, and later placed a Green Ban on the development of The Block in the early 1970s.
In 1963, two Aboriginal unionists, Ray Peckham and Valentine 'Monty' Maloney, launched The Aboriginal Worker newspaper, which urged Aboriginal people to 'play an active part in their union'.


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Media and social processes are changing our world and create new spaces of in-between, in which fact and fiction are blurred. Especially photographers but also film and video artists have in recent years addressed the "Worldwide" and questions our perception of reality. It relates to the everyday practice of the images use in our urban spaces as well as the news images that come to us from around the world. We believe these places to know and yet are always surprised and fascinated by its remoteness.
The 20 participating photographic, film and video artists show such scenes. The imaginary map of the exhibition ranges from Kohlscheid in Aachen's periphery to Beijing, from Cairo to Peru, and from Berlin to Chandigarh. Naples, Amsterdam, Fukushima, Hong Kong, Marseille and Bratislava rows on. The result is a mosaic of real and imaginary terrains that make up our world and ultimately reproduce. It is clear that our understanding of the world is composed of very different structural, social, political and cultural parameters. It never comes out without pictures that our intellectual and visual curiosity about other people and other places satisfies.
The exhibition runs until the 17th February at Ludwig Forum for International Arts in Aachen/Germany
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As we write, the claims of the Bundesbank on the other euro-area national central banks (NCB) through the TARGET2 system are approaching €1 trillion. What do these claims represent? Are they subsidized German loans to other euro-area countries―primarily Italy, Portugal and Spain? Do they signal further financial disintegration in Europe? Or, as large as these numbers are, are they simply a consequence of the complex mechanics related to the construction of the Eurosystem and how it implements monetary operations?
The answer is two-fold: for the first few years of the euro-area crisis―when German claims peaked at €750 billion―imbalances reflected subsidized loans to counter rising financial fragmentation. From 2008 to 2012, funds shifted from banking systems in the periphery of Europe perceived to be under stress, to banks in the core seen as being relatively stable, creating a web of liabilities and claims among NCBs. After 2012, the risk of breakup receded, so the interpretation of renewed increases in TARGET2 balances has changed. Indeed, the doubling since early 2015 is a natural (and almost inevitable) consequence of the manner in which the Eurosystem implements its various asset purchase programs (APPs)―their version of quantitative easing and large-scale asset purchases. Moreover, the impact of the APP expansion on TARGET2 balances has concealed a further, if still incomplete, reversal of the financial fragmentation triggered by the euro-area crisis several years ago.
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|Ellie in her swimsuit!
|Holy cow. She's adorable.
|The stream on one end of the water area
|The big water play area with flat rocks kids can climb on
|This is where the water originates - these waterfalls along the sidewalk.
|She is so cute.
|So tiny!
|I really liked the waterfalls; the cold water felt awesome on our legs.
|They also had one of those big fountains you can play in.
|We played in the stream last. I think Ellie liked this part the best; she wanted to sit down in the water and touch it.
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Awkward questions posed by a beggar in church
In the street you can slip past, but caught in the aisle, with the altar of Almighty God glittering in the background, is an altogether different and more troubling place. And this was the background to a two-day encounter recently.
Coming into the Church he looked at first like one of the many tourist visitors we often get – jeans and a t-shirt, backpack slung over the shoulder, hair this side of wild, looking around and taking in the place. 'Is it time for prayer?' 'Yes.' Then he says, 'Would you like me to pray with you?' How could I refuse? Yet I hesitated long enough to discourage him. 'I'm waiting for someone else to come,' I said, which was true, though in fact they never turned up. There was a pause while I fussed over the books and he, looking directly at me, said, 'Do you help the poor in this Church?' I had barely begun to stammer through some kind of unsatisfactory reply when I realized that there was a sub-text to this question, 'Will you help me?' and another sub-text, 'Will you give me some money.' The answer to the last question was 'No,' and to the second question, 'I would like to, but have no idea how,' but it was the first question that really struck home.
I thought I'd got off lightly until the same person appeared the next night at the same time in a repeat scene of the night before, except this time his question was even more pointed: 'Will you help the poor tonight?' He could tell by my face what my answer was, and I could tell by his face what he thought of me and us. I've not seen him again. The mind reels with poignant, ancient texts like 'And who is my neighbour?' and, 'If you give to one of the least of these,' and, 'the poor you have always with you.' All of us – even the most hard-hearted – must grapple with our conscience over our friends in the streets. Underneath all our reasoning, the level of human need is acute, and seems to be growing yet again month-by-month. At some point in our lives, we must be generous, which is why I am only too happy to share this question with you.


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text: Premium Chocolates is recognised as Lebanon's premium supplier of customised chocolate products for the promotional, home, corporate, hospitality, weddings, engagements, and special events and occasions. We have forged a reputation for being a creative and reliable supplier of customised chocolate products. Our uniqueness comes from our ability to completely customise your chocolate to your exact needs. We can design and manufacture a chocolate in almost any shape, design, size, and packaging. We are the chocolate specialists. Our products range from the simple to the complex. Take a look around our site and get some ideas together, something might take your fancy, or otherwise, let us know your dreams and we'll put it into chocolate.


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This might be my new favorite chocolate indulgence when I'm trying to watch my weight. It's not REALLY ice cream, but it'll look very close to it once you're done. It'll just be our secret that it's mostly bananas. ;P
Anyways, I came across this recipe when I had some MAJORLY overripe bananas I didn't want to throw out. You'll see below...yikes. But! These made for a tasty frozen snack with a few more ingredients!
What You'll Need
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 cup milk or almond milk


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Leaders of Yitzhar, the Samaria community where youths destroyed an IDF outpost and set off a firestorm of criticism, issued a letter Thursday appealing to residents to oppose violence against the IDF.
The letter acknowledges the frustration of residents, saying that there was no justification Tuesday for the demolition of homes by the Civil Administration, aided by the IDF, calling it "part of the policy of trying to stamp out our community, in a collective, vengeful manner. We, the leadership of the community, will do everything we can to prevent this."
But that did not justify violence, the letter said.
"Unfortunately, we have recently been witness to incidents of violence against IDF soldiers and defense forces. These actions are in polar opposition to the policies of the residents and leadership of this town. They also oppose the rulings of our rabbi." In an interview with Channel Two, Rabbi David Dudkovitch said that while he proud of the community's many positive achievements, there was something lacking in the fundamental educational and moral level of some residents that must be dealt with, so that the community in its entirety understands the essential wrongness of the week's events.
In addition, the letter said, "we see how these actions generate a very negative response" from many sectors, "both official and unofficial. The public at large sees this 'struggle' agains IDF soldiers as totally unjustified. Such actions isolate us even from those Israelis who greatly sympathize with us" throughout Israel.
The recent events – including slashing tires of IDF vehicles and the arson against the IDF outpost this week – have prompted the leadership to hold a referendum to see how deep the support, or opposition, is to such actions among residents.
"Do we as a community wish to continue on a path of unsupervised struggle without any responsibility, unfettered, and damaging to the reputation of residents, or not," the letter says. "We call on all residents to vote on how this town will conduct itself in the future. We strongly opposed attacking and damaging IDF soldiers and security forces. We call on the public to take responsibility and oppose these actions with us."


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alice isn't into flopping herself about. she isn't into thumbing her gums against any man with muscles or a canadian dick. friday night is friday night. friday night is fucking hulu in the ass while kissing netflix. friday night is a cold cell phone warming up to a couch with a hard on. all the friction of the drooled on pillows, old blankets and trojan commercials. alice isn't oh my god about ways to get her clitoris to the happy place. happy is a cold glass of chocolate milk, a bill not overdue and a white toilet without a brown ring.
tonight alice is in the mood of wanting. what she wants isn't uttered in words or deeds. it is just an is and that is always how it was. tonight alice wants a short bath and a long margarita, a woman with long arms and a man with a short memory. and where does alice keep her keys. she cannot remember. the frothy haze of hangover closing in on her like the guy with an ax in all the scary movies. where is alice supposed to be? where is home?
home is not where alice keeps herself. home is not the snug and safe of cleaning products and cooking seasonings. home is not a cat nestled in a corner. alice cannot remember where her home is. it is definitely not in my heart. alice cannot remember why her hair smells of strawberries and vinegar. she cannot understand why there are socks on her feet and not strappy navy fuck me heels. home is a backwards flip in a jeep. maybe. she's always had a thing for jeeps. a thing for boys who lean to the right or left. a thing for boys who puff cigars in their imaginations and make her feel wanted with a yellowing smile. if the music is loud enough to pass through speaker maybe he's an artist. can an artist be a good man if the saturday car anthem is peppered with bitches and hoes? alice likes speakers. she likes the way the boom fights with the mmm. friction.
today alice is marshmallow between what her grandmother thinks and what she knows herself to be true. alice's grandmother slow sings happiness is just an illusion and sadness too. alice's grandmother says emotions are man made things kinda like fake grass and genetically engineered miniature pigs. alice doesn't want a pig for a pet or to believe happiness isn't real. she doesn't want to believe that a smile is genetically engineered or that love can be concocted in a petri dish. if love can be made in a dish, make it lasagna or smothered chicken. make full of something so it'll hold together.
alice has decided she doesn't want to be a mother. she doesn't want to be responsible for anyone else's crooked teeth or failures—there's no way i can take that shit. alice says she'd rather be a creepy lady living on the second floor of a swank condo. the kind that offers up books and condoms for halloween. the kind that plays beethoven after humping an antique couch all covered in wool.
alice is addicted to needles. if you ask her she will say she is not addicted to them. exactly. what she means is that she simply needs needles in lots of places. alice is also addicted to row sizers and stitch markers. of all the knitting addictions she is most fond of stitch markers. these fuckers tell you where you are and when it's time to take action because knitting is a serious thing. alice paid 600 dollars for 6 classes to leave as an expert. what's up my knittas???? this is who alice is. the kind of woman who doesn't mind touching her crotch with knitting needles. the kind of woman who will knit herself inside herself over and over again. the kind of woman who will knit a door for all her exposed parts and dare you to unravel them. alice didn't make friends with anyone from the knitting group because well, she didn't have to make friends with anyone from the knitting group. truth is, alice enjoyed them all. how they seemed so devoted to the yarn. how the yarn passed through all of their slick fingers. how sometimes the cast on's became cast offs. how some of the knitters knit for charity. i'm gonna give these socks to the homeless people at church. and this is when alice's personal bullshit alarm sounded because who in the fuck wants socks when they are homeless. give me some ham or something. damn.
alice woke up in a mood she couldn't quite separate from nightmare on elm street & wonderland. her hands reconstructed figurines, one in meditation om & the other like deuces, or two dollar but not like peace. alice has decided apple vinegar does not clean as well as bleach but bleach does not smell as well as apple vinegar & because of this she spends a big cheese chunk of time having small pros & cons debates with herself. herself as the best debater on each team. if alice doesn't use apple vinegar she will feel like a small mouse betraying its grandmother. alice decides perhaps cleaning can be done later. can be done tomorrow. can be done next week. can be done next year. it is not important. there is no buffer between an hour & 24 hours all the time one big nuclear membrane floating. if you ask alice if she is happy, she'll ask you who is? she'll smile & say happiness is a fluke like a baby born with a third eye or a prince turned into a frog. if you ask alice about betrayal she'll tell you nothing. she'll stare at you through shear curtains hanging from her eyes.
if you ask alice if she wants to adapt she'll ask you if you mean adopt. she'll say she has an aptitude for this & that, plus the other. she'll tell you in italy she baked bread naked wearing only flour on her nipples & wine on her neck & nobody wants to hear an american girl cry the blues in a green plush background. & it's true she could blend in with spaghetti on her face but if you ask alice if she changes she'll ask you what else stays the same. she'll tell you if want to see some not change, go to arizona. go where the sun never gets a break, where you can't what the fuck between an animals carcass or an abuela femur. where sunbathed folks adopt hatred & even cats adapt slurs hissing at you inside your brown skin.
alice wonders if she is molting into a cannibal because she sits chewing her fingernails & slurping paper cuts. this chewing & slurping isn't the main meal of what she's pondering. am i a cannibal? it's the fact that the song "don't make me over" plays while she does this. it's the fact that she's been doing this for five days in a row. it's the fact that there aren't any more nails left to finger. alice decides she is not a cannibal because she does not crave her own fingernails. she isn't purposely cutting her skin, instead alice thinks maybe she is becoming plop, plop, viz, viz all the things she knows about herself dissolving, all the fluffy glass is full or empty clear as sludge.
alice isn't about no woman don't cry because tears know no boundaries or borders or be still. creep down like a step mom in a prom dress & she's violent. alice is known to rip the head off any barbie that doesn't call her by name: vicious. alice cannot put her paws on the empty plate inside her wanting. cannot discern god from captain crunch on a hungry day: sweet. who doesn't want to tell barbie stop pretending like she's a vet & ice skater & ken's wife. alice will tell you barbie broke skippers heart in the camper. left it soggy next to panties & a pink bow tie & you know alice does not lie. you know alice watches her words like boiling pasta, like a kids first step. like halcyons burning—out to sea.


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Excellent quality
Fresh ingredients, outstandingly excellent taste and particularly carefully processed – Abbelen products stand for enjoying top quality food. We do not only promise, we guarantee it.
Our products have been manufactured here in Tönisvorst since 1958. Quality and food safety have always been Abbelen's top priority. We use only premium raw materials which we source exclusively from selected suppliers with whom we enjoy long-lasting business relationships.
Regular and careful monitoring is a given. Abbelen also applies the highest standards when it comes to production process hygiene and safety. Our high standards have been certified by independent testing organisations and frequently even exceed the testing institutes' strict requirements. Every year, the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, the German agricultural society) also confirms the quality of our products: In 2013, we have been honoured with 22 gold and 5 silver awards.
High quality standards
DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft)
A commission of experts from the DLG, the German agricultural society, tests and rates products every year with regard to quality (colour, appearence, texture, smell, taste). They award gold, silver or bronze. In 2013 alone, 22 of our products were awarded gold.
IFS Food (International Featured Standard Food)
In 2000, the Consumer Goods Forum (CIES at the time) established the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), which 40 retailers from Europe, North America and Australia joined.
In the course of the GFSI, renowned German food industry names such as Metro AG, REWE, EDEKA, ALDI, Tengelmann, AVA, tegut, Markant, Lidl and Globus helped to develop uniform food safety standards for private label suppliers.
RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)
The RSPO is a central organisation for the promotion of sustainable palm oil cultivation methods with the aim of limiting environmental damage. We joined the RSPO i n2012 and use only certified palm oil.
The QS System – Quality hand in hand
The QS System is a level and company-transcending quality assurance system for the production, processing and distribution of food. QS is the world's largest control system for safe food, incorporating all players in food production – from the farmer through to the shop counter.
The DIN EN ISO 50001 certifies the application of an energy management system pertaining to the continuous improvement of energy-related performances of a company. Abbelen thus reduces its CO2 emission and continuously improves the
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It's not exactly shocking, but Chinese newspaper Commercial Times has published a report saying that HTC will announce its first Tegra 3 powered tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next year.
According to the paper, at MWC in February, the Taiwanese-based manufacturer will not only announce an Android tablet, but two Android smartphones too. Could one of them be the recently leaked HTC Edge?
Chances of the paper turning out trustworthy are quite high as the reports make quite a lot of sense. Next year's MWC is expected to feature many Tegra 3-powered tablets and smartphones and the HTC booth is bound to be among the ones to get most attentions from journalists and fans.


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Having spent the last few nights doing the incredibly boring work of scanning 958 old photos so my mother can view them in her new digital photo frame it seems strange that I'd want to print out some of my digital photos.
I'd like to get some sort of real-space copy of my amateur photography. I've had too many hard drives die to not have a physical copy of my best work, even though I have multiple backups. I keep some of my favorite shots on Dropbox, but having a physical copy of something is the ultimate way to backup digital data. Everyone prints out important legal documents, so it makes sense to print out my best, favorite pictures. Right?
I'm looking at using Snapfish, because they were recommended on Lifehacker and apparently they'll give you some free prints if you're a first time customer.
Went and ordered my prints from Snapfish, got 20 free for being a new signup and another 30 free prints using a code from retailmenot. While on retailmenot I noticed that Hersheys was running a promotion for a free coffee mug from Snapfish, so I went and got that too. In total I spent less than $7 on shipping, got my prints, and a holiday gift for my sister too.


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In this article, I will show you how you can reduce the effect of moiré in Adobe Photoshop. With the release of the Nikon D800E, which has a different low-pass filter compared to the regular version of the D800 (see Nikon D800 vs D800E), it seems like Nikon opened up a can of worms as it relates to a phenomenon known as "moiré". For the first time, Nikon is letting photographers pick between two versions of the same camera: one that yields sharper images at a cost of potentially having moiré in images (D800E) and one that yields slightly softer images but has no issues with moiré (D800). This quickly created tremendous interest from photographers, many of whom never even heard of the term "moiré" before the Nikon D800E. Questions started pouring in from everywhere and I spent quite a bit of time trying to explain what moiré is all about and how one could avoid or reduce its effect. This seems to be a primary concern for landscape and macro photographers that also enjoy photographing architecture and portraits (where moiré is seen quite often). Below you will find detailed instructions on how to reduce the effect of moiré in Photoshop.
Can Moiré be completely removed in Photoshop?
Unlike Lightroom 4, which has a built-in tool to reduce moire (and in some mild cases even eliminate it), Photoshop has no automated way of reducing or removing moire. Because of this, there are literally dozens of different methods you can use to deal with moire. I have tried a number of them and I found the below method to work best for the worst moire-infested photographs out there. Most other methods use some sort of blurring technique that actually degrades image quality, which is why I prefer this one instead. If you work with the original file (RAW is preferred), you will definitely get better results than if you work with a small JPEG image (as I will be doing below). While it is possible to completely remove moire in Photoshop, the process can be very time consuming and painful. This is the reason why I have been recommending most of our readers to buy the regular version of the Nikon D800 instead of the D800E. The latter is a specialized tool for dedicated landscape and macro photographers that want to get the best out of their equipment. The last thing you want is introduce another step to your workflow in order to clean up moiré, just because you picked up the wrong camera.
Step One: Remove the Rainbow Pattern
Removing moire in Photoshop is done in two steps – the first one removes the rainbow pattern of moire and the second one takes care of the Luminance channel pattern. Let's get started with the same jacket image I presented in "what is moiré" article. I decided to use this image, because it has a very strong moiré pattern with yellow and green rainbow discolorations. This type of moiré is pretty much a worst-case scenario:
(Image courtesy of photo.net)
- Once you have the photo with moiré open in Photoshop, the first thing we'll do is make a selection of the entire area that contains moire. You can use different tools to accomplish this. I used Magnetic Lasso Tool, along with the Quick Mask Mode to make the below selection:
- Now use the Eyedropper tool ("I" shortcut) to select a foreground color. Make sure to pick the color from the selection – I used the top left side of the jacket.
- Next, create an empty layer by going to Layer->New->Layer, then select "Color" under "Mode":
- With the new layer selected, go to Edit->Fill (Shift+F5), pick "Foreground Color" under Contents->Use and click OK:
What the above step does, is it paints the selected area with the same or similar color as the fabric that contains moire. This, in turn, removes the rainbow pattern from the fabric completely, because the layer blend mode is set to "Color".
The first step is complete – we have successfully removed the rainbow pattern from the affected area, as can be seen below:
If the color of the fabric changes/looks different, try going back to step #2 and selecting a slightly different variation of color that more closely matches the whole fabric.
Step Two: Repair the Luminosity Channel
Now that the ugly rainbow pattern has been removed, we can now move on to repairing the luminosity channel – the wavy forms that are left from moire. This part is much more complex than the first one and might need some tweaking to get the best results. In some cases you might not be able to completely fix the luminosity channel, so you might need to introduce other tools (such as the blur tool) to minimize its effect.
- First, hide the lastly created layer by clicking the eye right in front of the layer.
- Make sure that the selected area stays selected. Now select the background/first layer (the original image) and create another layer, just like we did in step #3 in Step 1. Go to Layer->New->Layer and again set the "Mode" to "Color. Click OK
- Once again, go to Edit->Fill (Shift+F5), but this time select "White" under Contents->Use:
- The selected part of the image should now become black and white and the luminosity channel with the lines/patterns should be still visible:
- Again, click the background/first layer and go to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Hue/Saturation. Your Layers panel should look like this:
- Right above that panel you should see the "Adjustments" panel that looks like this:
Now the idea of this particular step is to adjust the "Hue" and "Saturation" levels until the Luminance moire patterns are completely removed. Make sure that you are looking at the problem area at 100% view in Photoshop. With the "Hue/Saturation" layer selected, start adjusting the "Hue" level with your mouse. Slowly move all the way to the left and watch the problem area, then do the same by moving it to the right. You will find that the pattern gets more pronounced as you move to the extreme left or to the extreme right, while values in between will minimize the pattern. For this particular image, a Hue value of "-40" seemed to be give me the best result.
- Next, do the same with "Saturation", by moving the slider slowly from left to right. Again, you will find that the extreme values will make the pattern even more visible. Sometimes moving this slider will accomplish nothing, as in the case of this particular image (I left the "Saturation" level at "0"). By now, most of the pattern problems should have disappeared from the selected area.
- The last step is to turn the second layer on by clicking on the eye in front of the layer. This will make the second layer visible and the normal fabric colors should come back.
- Go to Layers->Flatten Image to merge all layers and flatten the image.
Here is a before and after:
Looks much better, but it is not perfect. The smaller patterns are still visible, because they are present in all color channels. Removing those could be a much more tedious task, involving clone/blur tools to remove moire completely. But it is doable. If you work with the original RAW file, you can use the above technique with a combination of the down-sampling process in Photoshop to get much better results.
The above technique was originally developed by John Wheeler. You can see a video of the above technique by John here.


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A person can register their dog with the American Kennel Club if the dog is purebred. Owners can register their dog online at AKC.org or send the application in through the mail. Also, many local municipalities require dog owners to register dogs with the city.
When registering the dog, one is typically required to provide the sex of the dog, the name of all owners and co-owners of the dog, color and coat markings on the dog, as well as other pertinent information relating to the dog's breed and health. The purpose of dog registration with a city is to ensure the health and safety of the dog and anyone who comes into contact with him within the city limits. AKC registration serves different purposes, focused specifically on breeding and research.


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Hello all! Hope everyone is off to a great week. Things around here are feeling a bit unorganized and chaotic. Usually when this happens, I get a bit overwhelmed and tend to get very little done. I'd rather just block it all off and procrastinate on the internet until the chaos subsides. Do you know what I mean?
Though, I'm making an effort to plow through the craziness this week and attempt to get at much done as possible. Let's hope this goes as well as my mind is planning.
As I mentioned on Sunday (Thanks again for the additional birthday wishes), I'm headed to New York City soon for a Blogger Social hosted by Better Homes & Gardens! I'm so ridiculously excited! This all happened somewhat last minute so it's been a little crazy making all the arrangements, but totally worth it.
The event is for a couple hours one evening during the week so I decided to make a little trip out of this opportunity and make stay in the city for two nights. My Mom and I usually take an overnight trip around my birthday so I thought this would be perfect opportunity, so we are going together. The city is only about a 5.5 hour drive for here, so it will be a fun little road trip. Thankfully though a fantastic friend and colleague in the hospitality industry I was able to snag two nights at a beautiful hotel for a ridiculous rate. Yay!
I also went ahead and bought some tickets to the new broadway musical Once. This may not come as a surprise, but I'm a huge musical fan with Wicked being my absolute favorite. I almost considered getting tickets to see that again, but thought seeing a new show was a better idea. I can't wait!
via // Once
Back to the blogger event, I also had to order some seriously last minute business cards. I have business cards, but they are for my little inn. Since, I'm going to a blogger social, I figured I needed some new cards. I used moo.com and one of their standard design templates.
I bought the luxe cards. I'm super happy with the quality and their presentation/shipping is top notch. Though, I'm now regretting the luxe cards as they are super thick and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to carry them around.
I suppose carrying some sort of messenger bag in the city is a must. Especially if I have my camera. So much to think about! I'm sure I'll figure it out.
Lastly, realizing I've had no need to be somewhat fashionable lately, ,y Mom and also went shopping yesterday to find so new clothes to wear for the trip and the event. I wasn't in the shopping mood, but found two perfect combinations at the most unexpected place. More on that later.
And when I say 'went shopping' I mean it takes an entire day as the mall is about two hours from my house. So, thankfully I found something or I would be going again this weekend.
Now, this is where I need your help. We are going to have some time in the city basically two afternoons, one dinner, two breakfasts, two lunches. The hotel is near 60th and Park Ave. I need some suggestions. Places to eat, places to shop, things to do. I've spent a few nights in the city and my Mom was there for one afternoon. We seen most of the 'tourist' attractions, so we are looking for more unique and interesting places. Because of the hotel and theater tickets, the budget isn't huge. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly aprpecaited. I'm also going to do a little research through various social medias. I promise to report back on the plan or the results of that plan. Sound good?
Feel free to leave any suggestions or idea in the comments below. Thank you! Enjoy your week!
Oh, and if there any other bloggers reading this that are going to the same event, please shoot me an email. I'd love to say an internet 'hello' and have an idea who else is going. Thanks!


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(A Three Photo Series)
"I wonder …"
How would you finish this sentence?
(A Three Photo Series)
Gwen Tuinman is a novelist, born and raised in rural southern Ontario. She draws on her psychology background to create complex characters shaped by nature, nurture and circumstance. Her storytelling is influenced her interest in bygone days.
Fabulous pictures – I love the nostalgia of the second and the freedom of the first – she looks like she'd be interesting company!


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Who Is Seshat?
Who Is Seshat?
Seshat was the ancient Egyptian goddess of recordkeeping. She is often depicted as a scribe, and was the patron of earthly libraries. Like our Egyptian counterpart, Seshat Information Consulting knows that good information practices are important for increasing efficiency and reducing risk. With more than 15 years of experience in Records/Information Management and Freedom of Information/Privacy, we can help you achieve compliance.
Else Khoury, BA (Hons), MISt.
Else Khoury, BA (Hons), MISt.
Else Khoury, founder and primary consultant, has worked for almost 20 years in the fields of Records/Information Management and Freedom of Information/Privacy. Else is well known throughout the RIM and FOIP fields in Ontario and beyond, where she presents and teaches regularly.
"Else provided training for the AMCTO Freedom of Information workshop Cambridge hosted in November of 2017. Her training was excellent. It was very informal, interactive and educational for both our staff and those from other municipalities. She used real world examples, had attendees work together in groups and kept the audience engaged for the entire day. Else is a wonderful trainer and the next time we host an AMCTO Freedom of Information workshop I will request her specifically to do the training again."
Dan Schmalz, Corporate Records Analyst
City of Cambridge, Ontario
* please be advised that some quotes related to Else's previous work with other organizations.
What our customers are saying
What our customers are saying
I have known Else for more than 5 years and have experienced first-hand her talent in the access and privacy field. She has been recognized as a preeminent credential in the world of privacy in Ontario municipalities. This is why she is my "go-to" person to introduce these principles to my senior staff and council."
Joanne Hyde, Clerk/Director of Council Services
Township of Southgate
* please be advised that some quotes related to Else's previous work with other organizations.


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Resources for Activists
We often have requests by activists for downloadable resources. The following is a set of documents and resources for activists looking to campaign on behalf of Make Votes Matter. If you are looking to get hold of Make Votes Matter branded merchandise please visit our online shop.


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This has been a crazy year, so I haven't been able to get into as much new music as I would have liked to. But that said I still have a great top for y'all!
Let's start with the albums...
OST: Hamilton: If I am honest since September I've really only listened to Hamilton. i mean sure there were other things playing, but Hamilton got me through some long ass commutes from school and back. Not much more to write about this amazing piece of art. Genius! Favorites: Nonstop, Stay Alive, Washington on Your Side, Wait for It, Yorktown.. fuck the whole thing!
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie and Lowell: This album left me utterly destroyed. Stevens wrote it about his estranged relationship with his mother. She passed away from cancer, and this album is about that as well. It is a heartbreaking piece of art that never fails to make me tear up. Every song on the album is amazing and haunting. Favorites: Carrie and Lowell, The Only Thing, and No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross.
Lianne La Havas, Blood: This summer I was obsessed with this album. Ask around! It was all I was listening to. This album is just filled with joy and heartbreak and everything in between! Favorites: What You Don't Do, Midnight, and Tokyo.
Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear: Just a super fun album that I couldn't stop listening to. Favorites: Ideal Husband, I Love You, Honeybear, and The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment.
Beach House - Depression Cherry: I am a big fan of all their albums. They always deliver stellar music. Favorites: Levitation and Space Song.
Now Some Choice Songs I Loved from 2015:
Drake - Back to Back // Erykah Badu - Hotling Bling (Cover) // Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money // Adele - All I Ask //


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Working for symbol
Working for Symbol gives you the opportunity to be part of developing and delivering innovative and effective services as part of a wide variety of teams. We view the recruitment and retention of skilled and experienced staff who are committed to the organisation's principles as essential to the organisation.
Whether you are a recent school leaver looking to start your career, a 'returner' who is ready to get back into work, or a 'specialist' ready to seek a new challenge, we may have job opportunities to interest you! If you are interested in working for Symbol UK or Symbol Family Support Services please forward your details to our Head Office for the attention of Julie Wagge, Director of Speech and Language or Tessa Duffy, Managing Director.
Specific, current opportunities are listed below. We tend, especially in our speech and language therapy services, to advertise the location and nature of services in which sessions are available and then put together posts around individual applicant's skills and experience, clinical interests and availability according to other commitments and geographical preferences. Each post is uniquely graded depending upon the job description, demands of the post, experience and expertise of the applicant. A copy of our grading structure is provided when applicants are invited to interview.
From time to time, we have opportunities for people to join our services on a volunteer basis. This maybe to support a service that you are aware of or alternatively to develop your experience. Please contact our Personnel Department to discuss any opportunities in this area. Jan Cribb
Current Opportunities
We currently have a number of opportunities on a full or part-time basis for speech and language therapists at all levels to work in the south east. Please contact Julie Wagge for an informal discussion.


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Hey Heroes!
A new month is here, kicking off a new rotation of the Hero League in the Crucible. Get ready for Arena Fever!
Perform well and you'll walk away with a brand new card, the Shadow Drinker! After our more humanoid shadows, this newcomer is doing a convincing and terrifying Balverine impression with a unique ability that will truly vomit forth the night.
AUGUST PVP REWARD: Shadow Drinker - 6g, 4/4, "After you play a unit, transform it into a 4/4 Shadow."
In addition to this, we're excited to announce a 3rd season of the special rule PVP event arenas across August and September. Whilst up to now, we've always kept our rewards neutral, we're turning our sights on the champions themselves.
Specifically, we'll be getting started with the exciting morality transformation cards. The current schedule will be:
2 Aug - 6 Aug
Bristling with Rage
REWARD: Lab Assistant
9 Aug - 13 Aug
Fluffy Cats of Doom
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16 Aug - 20 Aug
To the Max
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23 Aug - 27 Aug
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30 Aug - 3 Sep
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20 Sep - 24 Sep
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You may notice after the 6 transforming Hero units, we are making a start on Hero specific spells! There's likely to be a continuation of this when we hit October!
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Simple & Fun Question of the Week: Thanksgiving style
I figured not many people would be posting or reading around the holiday so might as well be a little lazy with the post.
Q: Would you rather have to kill your own turkey for thanksgiving by beheading it OR drink two cups of gravy?
8 comments:
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
I couldn't kill anything. Pass me the gravy.
- November 21, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Workingdan said...
Beheading! Hands down! I'm morbid like that!
- November 21, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Keetha Broyles said...
Is it MY homemade gravy? I'll drink two cups, thank you.
However - - - as a child I witnessed our supper chicken being beheaded, plucked, then roasted.
Still made for a delightful meal.
Being a Wisconsin farm-country girl, I KNOW our meat "does not hang like spaghetti from trees."
I stole that spaghetti line from some blog post or comment 'cause it made me laugh.
- November 21, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Mark said...
I think I'd rather drink the gravy, I couldn't behead a turkey.
- November 21, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Ms. A said...
If I had to kill, or grow it, I'd starve! Pass the gravy!
- November 21, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- Baby Sister said...
Definitely the gravy.
- November 21, 2012 at 10:23 PM
- klahanie said...
Thanksgiving was on October 8 and I drank two cups of gravy, laced with maple syrup.
- November 22, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- Birgit said...
being a sick puppy when I was young(OK now too) I would get a call from our neighbours when they were killing the geese and turkeys and chickens. I would gamefully go over, help ctach them and watch the beheading!Sometimes they would let go of the bird to see it flop around without a head-I told you I was a sick puppy but those birds used to chase me around all the time and peck at me. Bring on the turkey and I shall bring the axe
- November 23, 2012 at 2:54 PM


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Special Note: Reservations due by December 5th. Luncheon reservations must be paid in advance. Reserve your space online or by calling Anne McBride at 281-835-9480.


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Merging cultural experiences with important histories and stunning landscapes, this 10-day tour through Senegal and The Gambia brings you to a part of Africa that's seldom explored. Learn about daily life in a local Wolof village, immerse yourself in Gambia's important slave history, and get time to relax on sandy beaches in between. Experience what West Africa has to offer before the rest of the world gets to these unique destinations.
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Visit the historic Goree Island, to learn about the Atlantic slave trade, and the role this little island played.
Start your day with a guided tour of Dakar, visiting the Cathedral, IFAN Museum and African Renaissance Monument.
Depart from Dakar and stop at Lake Retba (Lac Rose) and see the men and women collecting salt in the pink waters. In the afternoon drive to Lompoul, and get settled into our desert camp.
Opt to explore the surrounding dunes on foot, ATV, or camel, and in the evening sit down to a traditional Senegalese meal.
Free time in the morning to explore the Lompoul Desert, then drive north to Saint-Louis, the historic French capital of Senegal. Enjoy a tour of the Saint-Louis island on a caleche (a traditional horse drawn cart).
Spend the day exploring the the waterways of Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, keeping a look out for 400 species of birds, including pelicans and flamingos.
Drive to the holy city of Touba, to visit the Great Mosque. Visit a local Wolof village on the drive to Kaolack, a busy commercial centre for trade coming from and going to The Gambia and Mali.
Cross into The Gambia, and visit Jufureh and Kunta Kinteh Island (formerly James island), two important stops in The Gambia's slave history. In the afternoon, continue to Banjul.
Embark on a guided city tour of Banjul in the morning, visiting the Arch 22, National Museum, and Albert Market. Spend the rest of the day exploring on your own, or relaxing on the beach.
Cross back into Senegal and head to the beaches of Somone, for some well deserved relaxation. Stop at the Mbour fish market for a glimpse of the thriving industry, and authentic view of Senegal living.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is new at The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens?
New to The Steeplechase this year is the addition of the Southern Living Pop Up Shop located in the Pavilion in the Terrace level, featuring vendors from endorsed by Southern Living. The Hunt Club is also a new addition to our Hospitality options. Geared toward Young Professionals, the Hunt Club is an all inclusive hospitality chalet located at the Top of the Turn. Complete with lunch, beer and wine, and entertainment, this is the newest hot spot at Steeplechase.
The Cannon Brew Pub at Steeplechase will be available again in the TSYS Infield, with an added tent located near the Kid's Corral.
Click on race activities for complete schedule.
How can I purchase tickets?
You may purchase Tent Packages, Box Seating and Individual Infield Tickets from this website, by calling our office at (706) 324-6252 or by visiting our office at 1747 Warm Springs Road, Columbus GA 31906. Office hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
What kinds of corporate entertainment packages are available?
Visit our ticket booth for details about our tents, or call the Steeplechase office (706-324-6252) for a customized tent package to suit your party's needs.
How will I receive my tailgating tickets and information?
All tickets are mailed in mid-October. Tickets purchased 10 days or less prior to Race Day must be picked up at Will-Call location. Will-Call is located at the Front Gate off Nelson Road as you turn onto Steeplechase Drive.
If I had a reserved box or rail last year, will I receive the same box or rail this year?
Your reserved space from the previous year is held until July 31st of the next year. If not renewed by this date it is released for sale. Tents sold the previous year are held until June 1st of the following year. Due to the popularity of our tents, a nonrefundable deposit of one-half of your package is due June 1st, with the balance due September 1st.
What is the reserved space renewal deadline for the race in November?
The deadline for tent renewals is June 1st. All other renewals are September 1st. At that time, all unpaid spaces will be released for purchase on a first come, first served basis, and immediately assigned to those new guests that are on the waitlist.
How do I get on the mailing list?
You can sign up for the mailing list by emailing us or by calling our office at 706-324-6252.
Does Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens take credit cards?
Yes. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
What time do the races start?
The pony races start at 12:00 p.m. and the first National Steeplechase Association sanctioned race is at 1:00 p.m.
Are the races ever cancelled?
No, the races run rain or shine. There are absolutely NO REFUNDS.
When do the gates open, and what is closing time?
Gates open to the public at 10:00 a.m. and the last race is run at approximately at 3:45 p.m.
Where is The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens located?
Click here for directions.
Are there places to stay in the area?
Yes, please see directions and accommodations.
Is there parking outside the gates?
Parking is available at the Front Gate which is located on Nelson Road just before you turn onto Steeplechase Drive. You may take a shuttle into the Race.
How do I find my friend's tent/parking space?
See the members list and guest map located in the race day program which should be in all box seats and reserved rail locations, or they are available in the souvenir tents.
How long does the Shuttle Service run?
The shuttle service runs from 10:00 a.m. continuing throughout the day. The last shuttle leaves at 6 p.m.
May I tailgate?
We encourage tailgate picnics in all parking areas. Bring all your own food, drink, table and chairs. We ask, however, that you not bring a tent. If you are in general parking and hold an Infield ticket, please do not set up a picnic in the reserved parking areas. Please keep your tailgate with your car or guests you are meeting.
Can I rent tables and chairs?
Tables and chair rentals are available in all of our Tent packages and the Stretch Patio. Terrace and Top of the Turn Boxes include chairs only. Additional tables and chairs can be ordered by calling our office.
Is there music allowed at the reserved parking spots?
Music is allowed as long as it does not impact upon your neighbors.
What do people wear?
Afternoon dress is suggested for this event. Women guests at the Guarantor Tent Party customarily wear what is considered Country Hunt Casual. That would be skirts, sweaters, slacks and hats for the women. Men wear sport coats and ties. Attire in the box seats, tents and reserved rails is marginally more relaxed – we recommend a sportswear look for women and khakis for men. For general admission, shirt and shoes are required. Dressing with the theme in mind and according to the weather is always a good rule of thumb and adds to the fun and overall atmosphere.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are allowed but must remain on a leash at all times.
What about restrooms?
Free public sanitary facilities will be available everywhere.
Are there food concessions on grounds?
Yes! Both the Terrace Level and the TSYS Infield will offer concessions this year. Be sure to visit the Cannon Brew Pub at Steeplechase located in the TSYS Infield.
Are racing fans allowed to visit the barn area?
Generally visiting the barn area is reserved for Owner Trainer Rider (OTR) and Guarantor tickets.
What is not allowed?
Tents or umbrellas other than those reserved through The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens, grills, ATV's or four wheelers, and dogs unless they are on a leash. Signage is not permitted unless it is authorized by the Steeplechase office.
Are there provisions for handicapped persons?
Yes, please call the Steeplechase office at 706-324-6252 for specific information.


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For today I would love to share with you a layout that I did using Making Memories Love Struck line and Shimmerz Paints. I am so in love with these two products together and had so much fun doing this layout.
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|Alpha: Making Memories Love Struck Glitter Alpha Stickers
|Brads: Making Memories
|Doily: Vintage Papers - Doilies
|Flower: Prima Marketing Cherry Blossom Branches Pink
|Butterfly: YSS Fabric Butterfly - Brown
|Kraft Envelop: Maya Road
|Paint: Shimmerz Spritz (Ruby), Blingz (Hottie Pink) and Shimmerz Vibez (Red-y or Not)
|Others: InkEssential's Glossy Accent, Gems from my stash, and Colorbox Cranberry inkpad, paper clip from my stash
For my background, I added a few drops of Hottie Pink Blingz and some Glossy Accent. I love the tiny circles that it created.
I also sprayed some Shimmerz Vibez and Spritz on the doily tissue paper. I love the combination Ruby Spritz and Red-y or Not Vibez.
I also painted the hearts using Hottie Pink Blingz to add depth and sparkle to it. It's so cute.


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In 1986 Leif Hauge's brother had a farm in Norway near the sea and wanted to keep his vegetables cool by circulating water from deep in an adjacent fjord that would flow through pipes and surround a storage area. It takes a lot of energy to pump water uphill 100 feet, and if you let the water run back down you waste the energy. Was there a way to recover some of the energy? Have the water running down lift the water going up? Leif Hauge set about building a device to do just that. He eventually gave up after figuring his brother didn't have quite enough water pressure to harvest. But he learned a lot about energy recovery.
There is not, as it happens, a big global market for fjord-cooled vegetable storage. But there is need for energy exchangers in desalination plants. These plants extract fresh water by pumping up seawater to extremely high pressure and running it against a membrane that lets water molecules through but not salt ions. The pressurizing consumes gobs of electricity. Simply releasing the spent, high-pressure saltwater back into the sea is a waste of energy. That energy can be recovered in a pressure exchanger. A year after delving into the veggie-cooling project, Hauge realized that a variation on his water pump contraption could compete in the market for pressure exchangers sold to desalination plants.
Hauge, 53, never finished college and has been self-employed his whole life, working in construction and as an inventor. He eventually got his saltwater pressure exchanger to work. But it was a Pyrrhic victory. He consumed so much capital in the quest to perfect the device that he lost control of Energy Recovery Inc., the company he had founded to make the exchangers. The San Leandro, Calif. firm earned $8.7 million on $52 million in sales last year, but Hauge owns none of it and is consulting on water and renewable energy projects in Virginia. Maybe he should have quit? "I don't know why I didn't," he says. "I guess it's my nature. I persevere."
ERI's PX Pressure Exchanger is a 4-foot-long, 180-pound object containing a single moving part: a ceramic cylinder spinning at 1,000rpm as it pumps 13,000 gallons of briny water an hour. The device costs $25,000 and has 70% of the market for desalination energy-recovery devices. The PX needs no maintenance, is on the order of 96% efficient and pays for itself in electricity savings in about six years. Says G.G. Pique, the company's chief executive, only partly kidding: "We're getting close to a perpetual motion machine."
Hauge's first stop on his quest to conquer the desalination market was the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, which entered into a joint venture with Hauge in 1988 that provided him a staff, housing and a salary for three years to develop his product. Bad timing. Saddam Hussein invaded, and Hauge had trouble leaving the country. He thought he could escape with his pregnant wife through Baghdad to Jordan, but they were stranded in Iraq for three months.
He eventually made it to Virginia and established Energy Recovery in 1992. By then he had spent $500,000 raised from friends, Norwegian industrial foundations, his wife and credit cards. In the U.S. he funded his research with joint ventures with the German submarine maker Thyssen Nordseewerke and Virginia shipbuilder Newport News. A cash crunch in the mid-1990s forced Hauge to bring in new investors, like current ERI board Chairman Hans Peter Michelet and shipping magnate Morits Skaugen.
Competing pressure exchangers work by capturing energy in the exit water via a turbine (analogous to a waterwheel), then transferring that shaft power to a pump (waterwheel in reverse) for the entering seawater. Hauge's clever invention cuts the mechanical complexity in half. High-pressure exiting water enters columns in a rotor arranged like the bullet chambers in a six-shooter. This speeding water smashes into low-pressure water that has entered the same tubes at the other end of the rotor. Because water can't compress, the high-pressure water transfers nearly all of its momentum to the low-pressure water, pressurizing it, before turning back on itself and draining. The water enters and exits at slight angles, enough to spin the six-shooter chamber quickly, allowing the process to repeat 1,000 times per second. Surprisingly, very little mixing occurs (see diagram), although a little bit wouldn't spoil the desalination. The freshwater output from the membranes is not part of the pressure exchange.
The mechanical ingenuity was only half the battle. The challenge was to find a material tough enough to withstand 1,000 pounds per square inch of pressure and inert enough to withstand corrosive saltwater. Several metal alloys, the final one a cobalt-chromium alloy, corroded or fused.
Frustrated, Hauge turned to ceramics, an idea given to him years before by a Danish company that had looked at an early prototype. He bought coffee mugs from Kmart and shaped them into rotors with a grinder. He spent two months at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working with precision ceramic-grinding equipment. He combed scientific literature for materials. He settled on a crystalline form of aluminum oxide called corundum--or, when pretty and polished, sapphire. Second only to diamond in hardness, it is strong and corrosion-resistant and can be lubricated by water.
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In 1997 he installed his first devices in a small, 20,000-gallon-per-day desalination plant in the Canary Islands. But by then his new investors owned more of the company than he did. After the first installation the investors pushed hard for Hauge to market and sell devices quickly. But he had discovered some flaws and didn't think the device was ready. Also, because desalination plants are so complex, it took forever to get builders to design plants that incorporated his novel device.
He thought he had an agreement with majority shareholders that would let him retain voting control over the company. The board thought otherwise and removed him in 2000. Lawsuits and a bitter split followed. Hauge was left with nothing.
The timing was cruel. The volume of desalination power coming online, which grew 6% a year from 1990 to 1999, has been climbing 15% a year since then, according to the industry journal Global Water Intelligence. After the directors' first replacement for Hauge didn't succeed, they tapped Pique to run the company in 2002. Pique had worked in desalination since the early 1980s and had been consulting with ERI since 2000.
Pique retrofitted two large desalination plants, in Cyprus and in southern Spain, to showcase the company's pressure exchangers. In 2005 he opened a technical center in Madrid, the epicenter of desalination, to become more visible to builders like Acciona and Befesa. Pique took ERI public in May 2008; the stock trades at 40 times trailing earnings.
A large desal plant (13 million gallons a day) uses 50 or so of ERI's pressure exchangers. There are about 100 of these megaplants worldwide now, and 160 more are being planned, including a $400 million plant in San Diego County that will begin construction this year. The business is driven by both water shortages and economics. Nikolay Voutchkov, of Water Globe Consulting, says that a decade ago desalinated water cost $6 to $7 per 1,000 gallons of freshwater produced. Now it runs between $2.50 and $3.20.
Luis Castilla, president of Acciona's water division, tried ERI pressure exchangers in Peru in 2002 and now designs all of his big plants around them. Castilla's one complaint: They produce a painfully loud buzz.
ERI hopes to find new uses for the device in other industries, like oil and gas. It is trying to wedge its way into brackish-water treatment. (Because the osmotic pressure of brackish water is lower, the operating pressure of the desalination is lower and there's less cause for recovering energy from the waste stream.) For now the company has only one competitor, the Swiss company Calder, which
Leif Hauge thinks his old company might yet be vulnerable. He held on to a single patent and thinks he can use it to make a device better than his first. It can't get more efficient, but he says it could be 20% cheaper to build and much quieter. It may take a while, and it may never work. Not that long odds would stop him.
Momentum Transfer
Much of the seawater forced against a desalination membrane bounces off, exiting at high pressure. ERI's device transfers that energy to incoming seawater.


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The battery affiliate of Samsung Electronics presented its latest ESS, the E3, which has enhanced energy density and can store 20 percent more energy than previous models, according to the company.
The physical size of the battery cell in the E3 remains the same, but the design of the rack and module have been optimized, with the technology advanced to accommodate more energy, Samsung SDI said.
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Another highlight of the company's lineup is ESS safety design technology that allows safer energy storage. According to Samsung SDI, it is the first in the industry to meet fire-resistance standards set by certification company Underwriters Laboratories.
Demand in the global ESS market is steadily growing, driven by interest in renewable energy. According to SNE Research, the market is expected to grow 31 percent every year, from 11.8 gigawatt hours last year to 77.6 gigawatt hours in 2025.
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Living Waters is a member of Churches Together in Clevedon (CTiC).
We are "a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus as God and Saviour, according to the Scriptures, and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit".
This organisation seeks to equip, unite and serve the local area.
We do lots of things together including 'Hope in the square' a community fun day
Lots of activities are provided for children and adults to enjoy. This is an opportunity the churches in Clevedon use to show their commitment and love for the town and its people.
From time to time we are run an Alpha course together and we meet regularly for united services. If you would like details of any of these events please contact The Hub.
We seek to work together wherever we can and one example of this is when we gather together on Good Friday in Queen's Square for an open act of worship commemorating Jesus' death and the victory of Easter. Anyone, involved in a church or not, is welcome to join us.
You can visit the Churches Together website for more information on the churches involved and the other events that are happening as we work together to build the kingdom of God in Clevedon.