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JEFFSY is here for the good times. And to stay when things get nasty.
Some encounters change your life. One short moment and nothing is like it used to be. Everything's better.
You'll experience this when you jump on the new JEFFSY for the first time: it will make you raise your game and turn you into the rider you always dreamed of becoming; ride every trail the way you always wanted to ride it.
To truly master both the ups and the downs, the new JEFFSY is the most versatile of all the Young Talents. A true all-mountain bike, this light and effective weapon is perfect for flowy singletrack, long backcountry adventures and racing. JEFFSY lets you climb with ease and tackle any challenge on the way back down. Because nothing is like it used to be. The new JEFFSY lets you truly redefine your riding style.
27,5"/ 29"
When picking the right wheel size, your personal preferences, riding style, and last but not least the terrain you ride all play an important role in your decision. With JEFFSY 29 you get the most aggressive and agile 29er on the market, full stop. The large 29" wheels compliment the compact frame's silhouette perfectly, and are also responsible for the significant amount of BB drop - leaving you low in the sweet spot of the bike, feeling right at home and perfectly in control even in the wildest situations. The larger tire contact patch provides outstanding grip and unheard-of traction and drive, which you will really appreciate while racking up the kilometers during long backcountry adventures. When it comes to high-speed descending, the big wheels increase stability and keep you on track even on the roughest trails. The bigger diameter reduces harshness and helps the wheels roll more easily over rocks and roots, which makes the JEFFSY 29 suitable both for beginners and experienced riders alike.
The JEFFSY 27 is for those who prefer an even more agile and playful bike. The 27" wheels are stable, reactive and dynamic through the turns. So that you won't have to back down in rough terrain, and because you might want to take it off a jump or two, we've given JEFFSY 27 a bit more suspension travel. This means you can relax when things get gnarly, and it also means that JEFFSY 27 is the right choice when it comes to dropping the hammer in your next enduro race.
At the end of the day it's not about numbers. It's about the rad time you had. JEFFSY 27 or JEFFSY 29: Size doesn't matter – it's what you do with it.
For an ever better riding experience, we have refined our award-winning V4L suspension technology. JEFFSY is very sensitive off the top, with good mid-stroke support and plenty of end-stroke progressivity and an overall poppy character, which gives you a feeling of security when taking on rough terrain and big jumps. The generous amount of anti-squat prevents unwanted suspension movement - the result is outstanding climbing efficiency with neutral suspension behavior.
The new Headbox design increases the stiffness of the steerer tube for an even more direct feel at the handlebars. Technical features like the internal cable routing, the double-sealed bearings or the integrated frame protection underline our commitment to making high-end bikes and help increase JEFFSY's service life while also contributing to the clean looks and sleek silhouette that undoubtedly make it a YT.
"The JEFFSY is so easy on the climb and super playful pointed downhill!"
Flip Chip
Thanks to the Flip Chip, the frame's geometry can easily be adapted to your riding style. In the low position, the head angle is slacker and the BB drop more pronounced, for better stability when pinning it in rough terrain. In the high position, the steeper head angle and higher BB position make for easier climbing and more agility on tighter trails.
Frame Protection
Perfectly integrated guards protect the frame against rock impacts and scratches. Made from super-tough and wear-resistant PA 66, the downtube protector is bolted on and can be easily replaced. It is designed to wrap around the bottom bracket and thus provide extra protection for the side walls of the downtube in this critical area. The chain stay and seat stay guards also help keep the noise down, so that the only sound you'll hear on the trail is that braaaaap! we all love so much.
Race-Specific Advanced Sealing Concept, Axial Lip-Seal (RASCAL)
In addition to the industry-standard internal seals of our high-quality, double-sealed full complement bearings, we use self-developed sealing washers, that protect all suspension linkage bearings and keep water and dirt at bay. Their axial lip seals increase the useful life of the bearings considerably to make sure that every JEFFSY can withstand the burden of heavy Trail-Riding use.
Chainsuck Plate Protection
Should things get a little rough, the inconspicuous chain suck plates protect the frame from damage caused by a dropped chain. This keeps sensitive areas out of harm's way and helps prolong your frame's service life.
All-Carbon Headtube
The contact surfaces for the integrated headset are preformed directly in the carbon structure. The homogeneity of the material in this area creates the ideal balance of weight, durability and performance. The ZeroStack design with integrated bearings ensures a long service life, while the mounting dimensions allow the use of ZS49 / ZS56 Reach Adjust headsets – pro level adjustability for everybody.
Internal Cable Routing
Developed in-house, details like internal cable routing with built-in cable guides underline our claim to fame in the world of high-quality carbon bikes. For ultimate protection, the cable is almost entirely hidden in the frame, while the perfectly integrated ports and cable clamps make for a super-clean look. Race-ready: the full-length cable guide is held in place by a bolted clamp in just one area, making it easy and fast to swap cables when needed.
V4L / Virtual Four Link
V4L is responsible for providing outstanding small bump compliance that virtually sucks you to the ground as well as great midstroke support to really optimize the use of the available travel. And the nice pop makes sure you can get airborne at a moment's notice. So you don't bottom out harshly even after hitting the biggest jumps, the ending stroke spring curve is very progressive. V4L supports you around the sag point, ready to absorb obstacles but without being affected by pedaling forces.


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Dave from Abbeyfield Community Church in Colchester, UK brings us this creation to help them explore the theme, "Broken".
They wanted to firstly capture the truth that Jesus' body was physically broken for us. Secondly, they wanted to create a visual metaphor that captures how we come to the cross as broken people, lost, alone, and without hope and it is only at the cross that we can be truly fixed and made whole.
The finished cross constructed out of broken everyday items however felt very industrial, so as a juxtaposition to this they wanted to place it in a setting of natural and untouched beauty, a forest. As a gentle reminder of both the garden of Gethsemane and our lost Eden. They accomplished this through doing the photo shoot in a real forest and then bringing in to the Church trees and leaves to give it a sense of nature once it was installed for holy week. They lit it externally with PAR cans and used their environmental projection to add cloud loops. For Maundy Thursday they had clouds rolling over the moon as if in the garden of Gethsemane with green and blue lighting and then on Good Friday they had thunder and rolling clouds with rain with red lighting. They used audio loops that they created from http://naturesoundsfor.me to add the sound of crickets and insects on Thursday and thunder and lightning on the Friday.
For Easter Sunday, they installed an empty grave slab and used stock loops of a forest to complete the effect.
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If you know what to do, it's much easier to lose weight. Here you'll find the necessary tips to help you begin your weight loss journey. Losing weight will often seem overwhelming and difficult, but if you make up your mind you can do it.
A food diary is the best way to stay on top of every thing you put into your body. Having the journal results in less food consumed, and will help you make healthier food choices. Exercise is important, but a healthy diet can make or break your ability to lose weight and maintain the loss.
Anyone who is interested in shedding some pounds is wise to incorporate some exercise into their daily schedule. It might surprise you at how little exercise it takes to get your weight down. Lots of us think it is tough to fit exercise into our lives. By simply parking a little further back in a parking lot or walking rather than driving to the store down the street, you will give your metabolism a boost and your body a small workout. That extra bit of activity can be just the boost your diet program needs.
Everyone knows that water is essential for weight loss. Have you also heard that drinking chilled water causes your metabolic rate to increase? Consuming water that is very cold makes your body work to increase the water's temperature, raising your metabolism in the process.
When exercise is fun, you will stick with it and increase your chances of success. Exercise is an important element of any weight-loss plan, but it is often hard to stay motivated to do it regularly. To maintain motivation, focus on doing things that you like such as dancing, playing games, sports or family activities.
Make sure you monitor the amount of calories you imbibe when losing weight. If you take in more calories than you are burning, it will be impossible to lose weight. Even healthy calories need to be included in your total daily calorie count. Try to write down all of the calories you are eating if you are trying to lose some girth!
You should spend most of your time with people who exercise and are otherwise active. When the people around you are active, it will inspire you to get out and enjoy an active lifestyle yourself. Sitting on the couch and doing nothing can just hurt your chances to hit your goal.
Snacks before bed are often a dieter's downfall. Food eaten right before bedtime isn't being processed into energy for your body. It converts into fat that is stored as you sleep. Dinner should be eaten several hours before sleep. One way to avoid this is by taking a garcinia cambogia supplement. The levels of HCA in this fruit is able to control your emotional eating and suppress your appetite so you will not feel tempted to any snacks before bedtime. Check out this article to learn more http://freetrialsgarciniacambogia.net/pure-garcinia-cambogia-free-trial-bottle/ here you will be able to get your own garcinia cambogia free trial bottle.
Give yourself a reward every once in a while. If you have been making significant progress with your diet, there is nothing wrong with rewarding yourself with a modest treat. This does not, in any way, mean that you have failed. This means that you are doing a wonderful job with losing weight. However, rewards should be occasional, not frequent occurrences. Your diet should be a new way of life, not something that you feel is a punishment.
Weight Loss Goals
Many people mistakenly hide their weight loss goals from others. These people are a great source of encouragement and help if they are aware of what you are doing. Telling others about your weight loss goals might cause them to think twice before offering you unhealthy foods.
While you probably realize that weight loss isn't going to be easy, it is definitely achievable. You can accomplish your weight loss goals with the help of advice, like the tips in this article. While you may occasionally get discouraged, make every effort to follow through, and you can reach your objectives.


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Game changer: Visibility, enablement and process innovation for a mobile workforceDownload Now
A key aspect of the "perfect plant" is having the right information in the right place at the right time. In most manufacturing environments, instrumentation and monitoring is widespread. Pages and pages of graphs and reports describe every operational characteristic and are used by operators and management to steer the plant to optimal performance. However, in the modern plant, the right time to view this information is not when you are standing in front of an operator console. It is when you are in the field, in front of a failing piece of equipment or discussing a problem while on the move. More often than not, the right way to deliver information is by putting it in the hands of a mobile worker.
The right way to collect information also involves mobility. Remember that 40% to 60% of equipment in the plants and on the shop floors is not instrumented. Optimizing this critical aspect of plant performance depends on mobile field workers. Armed with the right tools, mobile workers can cost-effectively gather data from non-instrumented assets that can be readily analyzed and integrated into existing back-end decision support systems. Bidirectional flow of information to and from mobile workers is a key competitive imperative required to make fully informed decisions regarding the operation of the perfect plant.
Regrettably for most companies, when it comes to the mobile workforce in manufacturing, too often, vital decisions are made in the dark, in an information-poor environment and with little support or historical contextual information to make informed decisions proactively. Field workers — the people who are closest to the equipment and processes, who feel the heat, hear the noises and see the changes that can be the first indicators of trouble — frequently do their jobs based on individual experiential knowledge acquired over many years.
This approach makes manufacturers vulnerable to high levels of variability based on individual talent, skills and training. With the massive investments in automation over the past decades, management often lacks visibility into what these decision makers in the field do and finds it hard to provide guidance to ensure execution of best practices occur across the field worker roles, production shifts and assets.


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For large-scale deployment projects a master Windows image is usually used. This image is then deployed to thousands of machines using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), ConfigMgr or other methods. Getting the master image right is critical.
Although it is possible to run a full Windows setup on each target machine during deployment this is not efficient does not scale. Instead, a master or 'gold' image is usually created in advance that contains customer-specific settings and software preconfigured so that it can be rapidly deployed to many machines at once. The better your master image, the less work required on each workstation at deployment time, and the quicker the rollout can progress.
As the master image will be deployed onto each workstation it is critical that it is fit for purpose. The master image build process should be automated with MDT or ConfigMgr so that human error is removed from the process.
AutoIt Consulting can help with all types of Windows Image Engineering tasks, including:
- Guidance around the use of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK), MDT and ConfigMgr for image creation.
- Guidance on the settings that should be present in the master image.
- 'Fat' versus 'thin' images. What software should you include in the image, and what software should be installed post-deployment?
- Driver management.
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Upper Marlboro, MD…Sheriff Melvin C. High and the heads of all of the county's public safety agencies, joined County Executive Rushern L. Baker at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt MD, to celebrate the 38th Annual Public Safety Valor Awards. The Valor Awards Luncheon is a program that recognizes members from each agency for exceptional performance and bravery in service.
The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office had eight deputies awarded the Bronze Medal of Valor for their brave actions in the line of duty in two separate incidents.
Thanks to the heroic actions of these deputies who risked injury to themselves in order to prevent these men from harming themselves or others we proudly recognize our Deputies with the Bronze Medal of Valor.
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Tiptree Veterinary Centre is an established Veterinary Practice, having opened their doors to Essex pet owners in 1979. All the staff within the practice are highly experienced and pride themselves on their empathy with pet owners as much as their clinical, management and administration skills. The practice itself is fully equipped with specialist equipment, operating theatres and wards for hospitalised patients.
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Officials say it happened around 1 a.m. Sunday when the man was attending a party and got into an argument. The university says that the man returned to his car, which was parked in a school lot, and fired a gun several times in the air. Authorities then took the man, identified as Alex R. Marshall, into custody.
Marshall is not a student at the school.
He faces a number of weapons charges including possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.
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A fiber-optic technician typically works for a communications company installing and maintaining optical fibers utilized for data transmission. In order to become a fiber-optic technician, you will in general need a high school diploma or equivalent and an associate's degree from a two-year college. In the U.S., you must also obtain a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to employment. A valid driver's license will probably be needed to operate company owned service vehicles. Professional certification from a recognized trade association may also be required to become a fiber-optic technician.
The minimum educational requirement to become a fiber-optic technician is a high school diploma and a college degree in this field. A General Equivalency Diploma (GED) may also be accepted in place of a high school diploma. An associate's degree in the field of fiber-optic communications technology will also be needed. Many local community colleges offer a degree program in this field of study. Some employers may waive the college degree requirement if you have at least three years of previous work experience in a related field.
In the U.S., you are also required to be properly licensed by the FCC before you can become a fiber-optic technician. The FCC requires all persons servicing communications transmitters to obtain a General Radiotelephone Operator License. The prerequisites for obtaining this license can be obtained from the FCC by mail, telephone, or online. Pretesting information materials are also available from various sources. Some prospective employers may be willing to accept proof that you are preparing for the exam in place of the actual license.
Fiber-optic technicians typically drive to work sites in a company-owned service vehicle. As such, you will probably need a valid driver's license before you can become a fiber-optic technician. An excellent driving record is also likely necessary to be covered by your employer's vehicle insurance. The ability to legally operate a service vehicle is a prerequisite to employment with most communications companies.
Many employers also require you to be professionally certified by a trade organization such as the Fiber-Optic Association. This organization offers several levels of certification from Certified Fiber-Optic Technician to Certified Fiber-Optic Specialist. The Electronics Technicians Association International provides a number of professional certifications as well. Classes for these certificates can often be taken online if you are already employed. Prospective employers may also be willing to accept proof of enrollment for these classes in place of certification.
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home is where:
i leave my purse unattended,
sit on public toilet seats,
without looking
sit on public toilet seats,
without looking
cross busied streets...
have friends that pick me up
with wilting flowers & a sign,
knowing that i can love love love,
no matter how much or little time
i have to say
i'll stay & call you mine.
michigan has taught me bad habits,
i chase dreams like
foxes chase rabbits
& leave my passport on tables,
and doors unlocked
trust strangers with my bag of mess &
know the backroads when m-22 is blocked.
home is where,
it's always warm
i'm always known
i'm always half-grown.
and with cold cheeks
& only two too short weeks
i hope we can rearrange
this county like the romans to the greeks.
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A man was taken to hospital after a fall at a building site in Broadbridge Heath this morning (Thursday April 3).
Emergency services including Sussex Air Ambulance were called to a Bovis Homes building site off Old Wickhurst Lane shortly before 9am.
A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service said the man, believed to be in his 30s, had suffered a head injury after falling approximately six metres.
He was treated at the scene and taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
Bovis Homes have been approached for comment.
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In 1989, Dan Ollis purchased an espresso cart and spent the summer attending local fairs selling premium coffee drinks. This entrepreneurial move propelled him into the fast growing industry of specialty coffee as he began to lay the framework of what is now Whidbey Coffee Company.
A strong commitment to quality products and customer service helped Dan grow the company into a booming business. As of 2014, Whidbey Coffee has a thriving wholesale division and 12 retail locations throughout the North Puget Sound region. From our convenient drive-through locations between Mukilteo and Burlington, to our beautiful cafe in Oak Harbor, we've got your coffee needs covered!
Whidbey Coffee is known for its dedication to excellence in the way we source, roast, and develop our coffees to bring you the best possible experience you could ask for. Our two very popular stands in Oak Harbor have recently been voted ''Best Coffee On Whidbey Island'' by our amazing customers! Every detail is thought out and expertly delivered by our team of baristas, roasters, and staff to bring you some of the best coffee in the North Puget Sound region. At any one of our locations, you will find some incredible coffees; whether you prefer your coffee whole bean, ground, or by the cup, you are sure to be satisfied by your experience! Stop on in for one of our signature beverages, including our Famous Frozen Moka; or come by our Oak Harbor cafe to have some lunch with friends.


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METZ 52 AF-1 flash for Pentax on sale in Singapore
Thanks to its maximum guide number 52 for ISO 100, the Metz mecablitz 52 AF-1 has more than enough power to cope with any shot – the horizontally swivelling and vertically tilting reflector ensures optimal lighting control. Any subject can be professionally set off to best advantage with the help of the integrated diff user for wide angle shots, and the white reflector card. The fully automatic motorised zoom can adjust lighting angles to precisely suit the focal length of the lens. And even wireless flash – whether in TTL or servo mode – is mastered to perfection by the Metz mecablitz 52 AF-1. Even in low light, the powerful autofocus metering flash can achieve razor-sharp images – and the modelling light makes it possible to evaluate light and shade on the subject prior to shooting. What's more, it holds its own in terms of ease of operation too. The Metz mecablitz 52 AF-1 is the fi rst compact flash unit in the world to be equipped with an illuminated touchscreen display which can be swivelled through 90° – particularly practical for portrait shots. A free soft ware update is available via the USB interface at any time. The innovative compact flash is available in 5 versions for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus/Panasonic and Pentax.
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High max. guide number 52 (meters), High max. guide number 170 (feet) for ISO 100/21° and 105 mm
Basic configuration
Vertical (+90°) and horizontal (300°) swivel reflector
Illuminated touchscreen display with automatic swivel function (90°)
Simple operating concept
Motorised zoom for 24–105 mm illumination
Spot zoom mode
Integrated wide-angle diff user for 12 mm illumination
Flip-out reflector card
Modelling light (permanent light to check shadow)
Integrated autofocus flash metering
Flash readiness indicator and correct exposure display on unit and on camera (subject to camera)
LCD flash range display
Automatic unit shut-off
Metal base* with quick lock
TTL flash mode (digital only)
Manual flash mode with 22 partial lighting levels
Servo flash mode with learning function
HSS – high speed synchronisation
1st and 2nd shutter curtain synchronisation
Manual flash exposure correction for TTL flash mode
Automatic fill-in flash
TTL modes
P-TTL flash mode
P-TTL remote mode
Future proof
Firmware update via integrated USB socket
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4 x AA alkaline-magnesium or lithium batteries
4 × AA NiMH rechargeable batteries
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Belt pouch
Slave stand
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Lush Aqua Marina face and body cleanser
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I definitely need to try more skincare from LUSH!ReplyDelete
I've only really tried their lip scrubs and shower gels, none of the cleansers. This one sounds great - although it doesn't look too appealing lol!
I do suffer with sensitive skin and redness like yourself, so I might try this - thanks for the review :)
Thanks for your kind comments on my blog - I noticed the typo on the Born Pretty Nail Decals too, made me chuckle!
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Lush do have some lovely skincare products but I know some people tend to associate them more with bath and shower products like the bath bombs xDelete
This sounds amazing since my skin gets red and irritated often! The paste in the container reminds me a lot of salmon for some reason!ReplyDelete
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It is a kind of salmon pink shade and the whole being made like sushi thing makes you think of salmon I guess :)Delete
I used to buy this all the time, but now I opt for the cleansing wipes out of convenience, my skin has suffered but I hope to go back to a routine after my exams and travels!ReplyDelete
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Cleansing wipes are definitely convenient in some situations but I don't think I'd use them unless I didn't really have any other choice! xDelete


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The game was a close run affair in the first half with both team racking up high completion rates, however it was Reading who broke the deadlock first. A clever cross-field kick caused the Spitfires defence problems and from the resulting error and new set of six Reading crossed over to score and convert giving the visitors a 4-0 lead which was extended to 6-0 with the conversion. The Spitfires cut the lead to 2 just before half time when good hands out wide saw Sean Hayes break away and score. The conversion was unsuccessful leaving the score at half time 6-4 to the visitors.
The Spitfire started the second half better but mistake and poor discipline handing the Reading team excellent field position time after time and from the pressure the guests scored 4 more try's making the final score 28-4 to the new team in the league. In other games in our league Oxford beat Portsmouth 58-28 and next up for the Spitfires is a tough away game to Oxford this weekend.


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From the gentle breath of a summer breeze to the 150-mph blast of a hurricane making landfall, wind speed and pressure can vary widely. Deriving a rough estimate of wind speed and pressure is fairly simple; all you need is some basic equipment you can find around your home. With some paper cups, a ruler and a few other supplies, you can build an instrument called an anemometer, use it to measure the wind speed, and then use that measurement to calculate wind pressure. The math, however, is a little bit trickier.
Using the scissors, cut or remove the tops from the cups. Staple the cardboard strips together to form a perfect cross. All four arms of the cross should be equal in length.
Staple a cup to each end of the four arms. The mouth of the cup should be perpendicular to the cardboard arm. All four cup openings should face the same direction (i.e., either clockwise or counterclockwise).
Drive the pushpin through the centre of the cardboard cross into the pencil eraser. The cardboard cross and cups should be able to turn easily; if they cannot, adjust them until they can.
Hold your anemometer up into the wind and count the number of rotations for one minute using the stopwatch.
Using your ruler, measure the diameter of your cardboard cross (the length from arm tip to arm tip) in inches, then divide by 12 to convert to feet. Since the circumference of a circle is pi times the diameter, multiply the diameter using your calculator; this will give you the distance around the circle. Record these values using your pen and paper.
Multiply the circumference of your anemometer by the number of revolutions you recorded in one minute; this will give you the wind speed in feet per minute. Multiply by 60 minutes per hour then divide by 5,280 feet per mile to calculate the wind speed in miles per hour.
Measure the air temperature outside with a thermometer and use the table in the resources section to find the air density for your elevation. Wind pressure is the pressure the wind exerts on a structure like a building. There are two components: one side of the building faces into the wind, so it experiences dynamic pressure, while the side facing away from the wind experiences a suction force. To determine the wind pressure, you need to know the air density, which varies with elevation and temperature.
Calculate the total wind pressure. Assuming the wind is blowing perpendicular to the building surface, the formula for dynamic pressure is P = (.5) (density of air) (wind speed squared). The formula for wind suction is P = (.5) (c) (wind speed squared), where c is a constant specific to the structure. The total wind pressure is the sum of these two. The structural constant varies from -0.3 for a cylinder to 1 for a long flat plate. You can also use the calculator provided on Cornell University's website (see the resources section).
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- The above formula and process will give you only a rough estimate of wind speed and an extremely rough estimate of wind pressure. For buildings and structures that do not present a flat surface to the wind, the calculations become considerably more complex and are beyond the scope of this article. If you need to be sure that a structure can resist wind pressure in a given location, you're best off consulting a professional engineer.


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On May 1, 1903, Caspar Berry walked into Boston's famous Parker House Hotel, shown above, and headed to a banquet room, apparently completely unaware of what was to happen. He had been told he was there to attend a small dinner party. As The Cambridge [Mass.] Daily News headlined, however, the Swiss immigrant found himself "in the hands of his friends." Berry, shown right, was the guest of honor that night, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his business career as a successful Bean Town whiskey dealer.
It was an honor that Berry hardly could have dreamed of earlier in life. He was born in Switzerland in 1846, the son of Mattias and Anna Mathis Berry. At the age of 26, likely seeking better opportunities in the United States, he emigrated here in 1876, settling in Boston. My assumption is that Berry served a short apprenticeship with one of the wholesale liquor firms in Boston, learning the trade.
His firm claimed establishment in 1878, two years after his arrival. At the banquet, according to the press, Berry said of his beginnings: "I started in business about 25 years ago, in about as small a way as any man could, but I made it a principle never to work on another man's capital."
Starting modestly but energetically, Berry soon grew his firm into a major Boston liquor wholesaler that by 1894 was located in five-story building at 84-88 Leverett. He called his enterprise "C. Berry & Co, Importers, Agents, and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Wines and Liquors." He also was using one of the upper floors of his establishment to "rectify" whiskey, that is, mixing and blending raw whiskeys received by the barrel from distilleries to achieve desired taste, smoothness, and color. Rectifying was an art and Berry clearly had mastered it.
In addition to selling his whisky wholesale generically in ceramic jugs, Berry featured a number of proprietary brands. They included: "2 Always In Front," "Ashland Club," "Intervale," "Golden Buck," "Kurnwood," "Old Berrywood," and "Red Arrow." He trademarked Ashland Club, Intervale, and Red Arrow whiskies in 1914.
Berry packaged Diamond Wedding in both quarts and flasks for retail customers. It was sold in glass containers, with paper labels and heavily embossed bottles that carried his name and the name of the whiskey. As other whiskey wholesalers of his time, Berry also had a range of giveaway advertising items for his customers. He provided saloons offering his whiskeys a reverse glass sign, shown above, that colorfully advertised Diamond Wedding Whiskey. Other Berry giveaways were shot glasses with a pitch for his brands.
Berry was characteristically modest about his accomplishments in the whiskey trade. His success, he told the banquet-goers, had several causes. "I had a good wife as a partner, and an honest accountant, and I have been blessed with good health. I have always endeavored to treat my customers fairly and also my employees."
Berry's mention of his wife, is interesting, since his first wife, Elsbeth "Lizzie" Doherty, had passed away in 1896, leaving him to live as widower with two unmarried adult daughters. At the age of 57 in 1897, he would marry again. She was Emily Schuebeler, the daughter of Louis F. and Minette Kaufhold Schuebeler and Swiss-born like Berry. With two wives, it is difficult to determine if Caspar was crediting Lizzie or Emily with his business success.
At the 1903 banquet, the commendations for Berry came thick and fast. The congressman for the district, the Hon. William S. McNary told the assembly that he had known of Caspar Berry long before meeting him in person, having heard of him spoken of in the highest terms. McNary intoned: "It is customary in this country to hear of successful men in business, but no man is more fitting of a testimony like this than a honorable businessman." My assumption is that McNary was a drinking man.
Other encomiums to Berry were forthcoming. The toastmaster, Boston City Clark E. J. Donovan, told the crowd: "You do not honor him because because he has made a few dollars but because he has been honest to his fellow men. He has been not only an honor to his own country but to America, also. There is a good representation present of what the bone and sinew of the American people are."
Those present that night included many from the alcohol trade, including representatives of Empire Distilling, Rex Distilling, Massachusetts Brewing, Genessee Brewing, Boston Beer Co., and the California Wine Assn. The assemblage saw Berry presented with a Masonic charm, studded with five large diamonds, hanging on a double gold watch chain, something valued in today's dollar at about $7,500.
Immediately following the press report of Berry's festivities, however, was a brief news note that held portents for the future of the liquor trade. It recorded that one John T. Shea — obviously not invited to Caspar's party — that very day had been elected recording secretary at a meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League.
Immediately following the press report of Berry's festivities, however, was a brief news note that held portents for the future of the liquor trade. It recorded that one John T. Shea — obviously not invited to Caspar's party — that very day had been elected recording secretary at a meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League.
Over the ensuing years, the League would grow increasingly strong, culminating in the imposition of National Prohibition in 1920. Berry may have felt the anti-liquor tide rising even earlier. The last business directory listing for his company was in 1916. He died in 1919 at the age of 73 and was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, a place where many prominent Bostonians are buried.


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In the medieval times, meadowsweet was a very popular stewing herb. Meadowsweet forms a basal clump of pinnate leaves, and bears dense, frothy, tall corymbs of almond scented, creamy white flowers to 1.2m in summer. The leaves smell like wintergreen when crushed. The plant occurs in moist meadows and around fresh water and is widely distributed across Asia and Europe.
Hardy meadowsweet will grow in full sun provided the soil is very moist. It prefers a well enriched alkaline soil. Propagate the species by seed in autumn, or by stratified seed and plant in spring, or by division in spring. Every 3 to 4 years lift and divide in autumn.
Cut the flowers when in full bloom and use fresh for culinary use. The flowers are used to flavour jams, stewed fruits and wine, as well as mead and Norfolk Punch.
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With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas compared to less than 40% in 1990 (that stat is from the World Health Organization), it's no wonder a new malady was coined (credit author Richard Louv) to address the ensuing effects of that trend. It's called "nature deficit disorder." As people spend less time connecting with nature and more time connected to technology they're missing out on all the emotional and physical benefits of a walk in the woods.
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While visitors are bound to drive back and forth over the bridge on Broadway in downtown Dells on their way to and from the attractions and waterparks, they may not realize it's the Wisconsin River they're driving over and that the river literally bisects the community of Wisconsin Dells. So rather than just drive over the Wisconsin River, get on it, with kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding all great options for burning a few calories in a setting much more inspiring than you'll ever find on a treadmill. Rent needed gear at River's Edge Bait Shop & Boat Rentals on the lower dells or Holiday Shores Watersports Center for on the upper dells.
After all that "doing" you've earned a little sit-back "seeing" of the natural beauty in the area. Take a double-decker boat tour or see the Wisconsin River aboard a WWII land-to-water vehicle known as a Duck. Jet boat rides on the river are heart-pounding fun for those who like an adrenaline burst even in their scenic tours. Sunset dinner cruises on the Wisconsin River make for a fine end to a fine day.
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What's better than a day at the lake? How about a day on the lake, as in Lake Delton. Lake Delton is a mecca for watersports enthusiasts, fisherman, ice skaters, and fans of the Tommy Bartlett Show. Get out on the water with family in tow on your very own pontoon boat, or for those of you with a need for speed aboard a waverunner courtesy of Dells Watersports: Full Service Marina & Boat Rentals. Prefer not to be in the drivers seat, you can still take the plunge into Lake Delton aboard either of the area's Duck tours. Make memories that will last a lifetime at one of the many lakeside resorts or vacation homes.
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The downtown RiverWalk opened up vistas to the Wisconsin River not accessible in75 years. Run, bike or walk this short paved path, allowing time to stop at a game table along the way.
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Wisconsin Dells specializes in the fine art of fa-la-la-ing and ho-ho-ho-ing.
Meaning, the local business owners here revel in the opportunity to each December transform the Dells into holiday cheer central. Looking for holiday travel ideas? The list below is a good starting point. Now break out that Christmas sweater!
Indoor Snowfall, Life-size Gingerbread House Great Wolf Lodge gets the gold star for its indoor Snowland®. Snow machines create real snowflakes, how cool is that! Plus there's a life-size gingerbread house you can reserve for breakfast, lunch or dinner; it seats up to six.
Disney Musical, Overnight Stay The new Palace Theater is staging the beloved Disney musical, "Mary Poppins," through January 3. There's just something about getting dressed up for a dinner theater production that says holiday to us.Spend the night at the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort right across the street and save on tickets. For little boys and girls who have been extra good, the resort will even arrange for "elves" to make special deliveries.
Waterslides and Snow Slides Mt. Olympus Hotel Rome brings you the winter versionof the waterslide with free tickets to Christmas Mountain Village Ski, Snowboard & Tube for overnight guests of their resort. Plus you'll get free passes to all the indoor fun at Mt. Olympus Theme Park & Water Park. That should keep everyone plenty busy and plenty happy.
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Train Ride For an experience that says "Christmas past," hop aboard the 20th annual Santa Express, a train ride with the Jolly Old Elf himself aboard a historic train at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom. There are departure times throughout the day on November 29 and 30. Oh, and you're guaranteed to be toasty warm because they use the century-old tradition of steam heating or coal-fired stove heating on the train. Come to think of it, isn't that what they use at the North Pole too?
New Pair of Slipper Moccasins What's the holiday season without a new pair of snuggly slippers. Pick up your favorite moccasin-style slip-ons at Winnebago Fine Goods & Gift Shop, Aunt Jenny's Got-It-All Store, and Parson's Indian Trading Post.
Create Your Own Holiday Treasure Paint It! Pottery Shop in downtown Dells is for all ages and all artistic abilities, plus they have specials all December-long. Create an ornament or chip 'n dip tray that is uniquely yours.
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Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).
Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.
Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
Actually, one of the few real powers the Queen still retains is the power to dissolve Parliament. She can actually disband them and send them home until they're willing to play nice.
Lately, I've been wondering whether America wouldn't be better off as a monarchy. One advantage is that the monarch, as Head of State, must remain above and beyond politics. The Queen isn't beholden to this political party or that, and indeed cannot take sides.
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If you grow grafted, modern bush roses such as hybrid teas, floribundas and grandifloras in USDA Hardiness Zone 6 and colder, you must provide winter protection to ensure their survival. The first step is to wait until the roses are dormant, an event usually signaled by leaf drop in November or December. At that point, the sap in the stems has returned to the roots, and you can safely prune the canes, if necessary.
On grafted roses, the most important area to protect is the graft union, that swollen, knobby area usually near the soil line. Cover the crown with a 1-foot-deep layer of bark mulch. Bark mulch protects the crown and allows air to circulate, but soil, leaves, and grass clippings tend to hold too much water, which can cause rot.
Cut back canes to 2 to 3 feet tall after they're dormant to prevent canes from wind damage. If a deep cover of snow is reliable, pruning is less necessary. Canes die not only from cold temperatures, but also from temperature fluctuation and drying winds, conditions that snow (or some other covering) can prevent. Wrap the canes with burlap to protect roses. You can also use rose cones, a sort of Styrofoam bucket placed over the plant, but they cost more and can (sometimes) blow away unless anchored properly in the garden.
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Following on from the previous post, things need to change for authors and publishers. The current system is in terminal decline. The centre cannot hold. What route forward is there, for anybody involved? Is this the end of publishers, and full time writers?
Could be. Really could.
The publishing industry is based on blunt traditionalism. Publishers are not innovators, because innovation has never before been a route to success. In publishing, until recently, you did it as it has always been done, as best as you were able to do. The printing press changed little for centuries, except in terms of production speeds. The publisher's job was to anticipate what readers want to buy, and produce as much of it as they thought they would sell. They controlled demand, because they controlled the product. Information was under leash. Sure, word of mouth has always been a factor in selling books, but people can only talk about what they've read, and they could only read what the publishers printed. Same thing with reviewers – they could only review, gloriously other otherwise, those books which a publisher was willing to print and bind. Nothing wrong with any of that, but because it was the same for decades, the ability to innovate stagnated. Publishing houses were full of people whose skills revolved around the effective implementation of an unchanging system. While there was a limited amount of innovation, it manifested mostly through identifying new books which took the public by surprise (and even at the top end, much or publishing has depended not on finding something new, but on finding something the same as the current 'big thing'). The infrastructure behind everything stayed the same.
Not anymore. The big publishers are shaking themselves apart in the attempt to adapt. They're massive dinosaurs, until recently the rulers of their world, too big, skilled, and established within their environment not to flourish. However, to extend the metaphor, an enormous meteor has just smashed into that terrain, and within a very short time it's become impossible for them to survive. They're too dependent on the terrain that was, and only their size is giving them the little strength they have to stagger a few steps further down the road. Soon, they'll collapse and die.
Going to abandon the metaphor (oh, it's a tempting one though), except to say that this isn't the end of life in publishing. That's what evolution is for.
To go back to my previous question, why do we need publishers? As importantly, what are they going to be for in ten years time? I don't need them to produce my book for me (it's cheap to do on paper, through print on demand technology, and if you have just a little technical know-how or the patience to read up, it's also cheap to make ebooks). Distribution, through online retailers is also cheap and easy. Making people buy your book is no harder as a author publishing your own title than it is as an author being published by somebody else who is expects you to find ways to drive interest in the book (ie, it's very hard indeed, regardless which side of the fence you're working on). Through the power of the Interweb, anybody willing to invest a little (and oh dear god, you self-published authors out there, please take heed of this) can find a professional cover designer to make their books look as good as anything put out by the big houses, and a professional editor to make sure the content is as good as it can be. And so on. An author willing to invest a little, and work a lot, doesn't need a publisher to make a book. Alas, lots of self-published authors don't bother with these simple safeguards. Natural selection, and the fact that readers have eyes and brains, will limit what they can hope to achieve for themselves.
So publishers have to change what they're for. If I haven't made you slash your own wrists yet, and if you have a close look at what is happening in publishing, you'll even see the beginning of what this means, right now in the independent press. Three good examples are Angry Robot Books, Abaddon Books, and Snowbooks. These are publishers that know what they like, and they're good at representing themselves, the publishers, as an identity. They talk to their readers, and the tone of that dialogue helps to identify them further. People are fans of Angry Robot Books. They're fans of Snowbooks. They're fans of Abaddon Books.
You think many people are fans of Penguin?
Think on it. The publishers have fans, readers who trust them. Those readers are then led to individual authors, because that publisher trusts that author enough to represent their 'brand'. Once, 'genre' helped readers to find writers. Now, with every horror author who is or has published or been published competing with each on a level playing field, it's not enough to be a 'horror author'. The choice is still too big for a new author to 'break out' of the pack. However, a new Angry Robot horror author is going to excite the fans of the publisher. They're going to be curious. They're going to pick up that author, and see if they get as excited as they did the last few times they tried an Angry Robot author. They might tell their friends. They might grab more of that author's books from other publishers, or even self-published stuff.
Suddenly, because the publisher is an agent (direct to the readers) of the author, acting on their behalf for mutual gain, there's an entry point to the 'market'.
I think that's the future of publishing. Highly speculative, of course. Total guesswork, in many ways. But as I've described, readers have the bulk of the power now (because they can get everything, whenever they want). Publishers can only exist where readers have a reason to trust them, and trust is a very personal thing. Because of that, I think publishing is about to follow the leaders of the Independent press, and become smaller, more personal, and in many ways, more intimate. Oh – and the other thing about trust, is that it breeds loyalty. If a publisher and a reader have a 'relationship' of sorts, it's that much harder for the reader to resort to piracy. The betrayal is a more personal thing, on a fundamental level. A reader of Penguin original novels might not think twice about pirating a book from a big, faceless publisher. An Angry Robot fan might hesitate.
As you can see, I think we're in the dying days of big, corporate publishing. That doesn't mean that those publishers who act now, with strong principles of identity and trust, can't flourish in their own right (at a certain economy of scale). Those I've named as examples might not themselves survive as publishers (natural selection will always be at work), although I hope they do, and this isn't a business model that can be 'faked', but it might just work…
The only 'big player' to have worked this out is Amazon, which not happy with owning a lion's share of the tools commonly used to self-publish, has decided to be a traditional publisher as well. It's no accident either that the giant is getting the ball rolling by publishing significantly in genres which have more dedicated fan bases. It will work, too. Amazon, for a while, will derive profits from the devices you read on, the books you're using them to read, and the means by which you're purchasing them. As the biggest retailer in town, they can also make sure their own books get constant exposure to the reader. It's incredibly clever market domination, and because of the percentage of the revenue they're taking from the reading experience, they can still offer good author advances compared to everyone else. What Amazon will never be able to command is trust, because only the blindest fool these days trusts business goliaths. The rest of publishing, if they shift now, can do that one thing that Amazon can't. They can form a bond with the reader.
So, in my brave new world, the traditional publishing giants are about to become extinct. Retailer-publishers like Amazon (and maybe Apple and B&N have enough clout to do the same if they put their mind to it and get their act together) and their future competitors will take their place entirely. Traditional publishing will, like the dinosours, evolve into things more nimble and specialised, and if they're happy with that shape and size, might actually flourish. It will be a quantum shift, but there are some bright, bright people taking the first steps along those lines.
As for authors themselves, how can they position themselves among all this seismic activity? Is full time writing a future possibility? Well, those giants will still exist, and for a short while they're going to pay competitive advances. Not for long though. It remains the case that all things are available, all of the time, and Amazon for one doesn't care. It takes a cut from the Kindle edition of my novel Cuckoo, as well as a cut from a title it puts out itself, so it wins every which way. Don't expect those big advances to stay. It needs competition, and right now that's not on the horizon.
The new wave of publisher/agents will be able to pay small advances, but they'll remain insufficient to feed your family on. I don't know the answer to this, but I'm going to have to take a risk, and work out how I see the cards falling. What can I, as an author who hasn't already made a sufficient name for myself to write full time, actually do to enhance my chances? I need to commit to something now, so that I can put time and effort into making it work. Could be time and effort wasted, but you get nothing for nothing.
I wasn't going to do a third part to all this, but I might as well set out my stall fully. Not all of the old rules are dead, I think. Some, that have been dormant for a while, are revived. A lot more requires an level of entrepreneurial innovation authors haven't had to take charge of before.
Part three is the most speculative essay of all… and it's what I'm going to try to do to give myself the best chance I can.
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Certainly looks like all change. For most of what you say it's the same for music and film / video. There's a democratisation going on. 170 years ago when photography was invented they said it would be the end of art. Maybe it was. I dunno. However, as you say, it's all part of the evolutionary process. I was listening to Mick Jagger on the radio the other week. Interesting to hear from someone who has worked through so many market and technology changes. It was interesting to hear he wasn't bothered about the perceived risk of piracy or digital distribution. What was most interesting was that he saw today's market as a return to normality. In the 60's & 70's there was very little money to be made from releasing albums. The money came from merchandising and playing live. The 80's & 90's he saw as boom time when a small number of musicians made serious pots of cash, and he counts himself lucky he was part of that. But now, it's back to playing live and licensed merchandise that makes a profit. There's no money in recording and releasing albums or singles anymore. Not for artists or the record labels. The days of big advances have gone. But people will still want to make music / write books and there will always be people who want to consume them. The trick is standing out against the background noise. To do that you either need to be shouting the loudest (which costs the most), or find something original and clever that your audience will love. And that's being creative. And that's what so many people completely undervalue – but that's another rant…
Interesting times ahead. Genuinely interesting.
yes. I know there are fundamental differences between writing books and writing music. For one, recording and performing are part of the same rather than an alternative income stream, so on that front it would appear writers have the rummer deal. I guess the point I'm making is that things were different in the past and are going to be different again in the future and we have to be able to adapt and stay one step ahead of 'the man'. Recently in the news was the sale of big kids animated programmes. These things are no longer commissioned by a broadcaster and the broadcast fees are so low now that the programmes themselves are made purely to generate a market for spin-off merchandise. It's a sad state of affairs, and one that is slowly leaching to other parts of the media.
The democratisation I'm referring to is the increasing ease to which general joe can play on par with the big guns. Youtube was a start. Bandcamp for musicians is really interesting too. There will no doubt be something similar with enough clout for writers using print on demand (there's plenty of smaller operations already).
The fact remains that only the top fraction of a percent of all writers/musicians/artists ever earn a living from what they do. I saw some stats recently on the state of visual artists. There are millions of us working professionally. Of that around 10,000 are represented by a gallery. Of them only around 800 are represented by a gallery in more than one continent. There's a world ranking system for artists – I'm around the 9,000 mark!
So what is the new business model for writers, musicians, artists, photographers? Look at those at the top of their game in any genre. How many of them got there through the standard routes?
That's the point.
Brilliant series of blogs.
The curatorial aspect of publishing is going to become a much bigger deal – it's already a key buzzword and watch it come much bigger of the next couple of years. (and also watch of the second death throw of the publishers as they realise that the curatorial aspect is done much better by smaller fish than themselves)
I think you missed one throw of the dice for the publisher. The kind of publisher project coffee table type thing becomes an app – I have the utterly excellent app of the wasteland from faber for example. Some publishers will head off down this road and we will also see a whole new branch of writing based around apps I imagine


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God, I love West Elm. Trendy but subtle, modern but warm, and -- most important for anyone on a budget -- affordable. (Granted, there have been some quibbles about the quality of West Elm's furniture -- the beds, in particular. But we have a few pieces and are satisfied with the quality, especially given the price.)
Anyway, I stopped by my local outpost last week and saw scads of new stuff I really liked. And I'm especially digging a break from West Elm's standard, masculine "dark espresso" finish with the introduction of lots of fresh and feminine lacquered white. A quick tour of some of the retailer's noteworthy new (and new-ish) offerings:
How fun is the shape of the Octagonal Lamp (top left, $99)? And the minimal-yet-earthy Seeded Glass Pendant (top right, $89) would look striking in a kitchen or dining alcove. The Sphere Pendant (bottom left, $99) is a pretty good George Nelson Bubble Lamp imitation at a fraction of the cost, while the Moroccan-style Lanterns (bottom right, $39 to $69) will bring some exotic sparkle to your summertime patio or deck.
The Round-Back Chairs (top, $199 each) remind me a bit of Hans Wegner's classic Wishbone Chairs, and I love the new white color. The borrow-liberally-from-the-masters theme continues with the Molded Desk Chair (bottom left, $149), reminscent of Charles and Ray Eames' iconic molded fiberglass Shell Chairs, and the Bertoia-like Wire Mesh Chair (bottom right, $229).
I love the fresh "wasabi" color and lattice-like pattern of the Tropical Printed Quilt (top left, $39), and the flame-pattern Ikat Throw (top right, $49) is very of-the-moment. A couple of Sea Life Pillows (bottom, $29 each) tossed on a couch or on a set of chairs brings a hint of the natural world indoors.
Flank a bed or couch with a pair of Concave Drum Tables (left, $129 each, and evocative of the Asian ceramic garden stools that are all the rage right now), or place them at the foot of a bed instead of a bench or in front of the sofa for a coffee table alternative. The Cadman Spine Bookcase (middle, $149) is a close copy of DWR's Sapien Bookcase without the big pricetag, while the Stacked Modular Bookcase (right, $269 to $399) packs a lot of storage and dispay space into an intriguing form.
The Metal Overlapping Squares (left, $99 for 16) can be hung as wall art, or used to subtly divide a large space. And the Stretched Metal Candleholders (right, $29 to $69) will bring drama and verticality to any space in which you place them.
The Curved Leg Side Table (left, $159) and Curved Leg Coffee Table (right, $299) in polished white are fresh and simple but have a soft, feminine roundness to them.
The Faux Shagreen Side Table (left, $99) has a bit of an Asian vibe, and is an interesting departure for West Elm. I'm loving clean white parsons tables right now, and the cute Parsons Cube Side Tables (middle, $149) are hard to resist (I've even seen a set of three stacked into a cool parsons tower). Another stylistic departure is the high-gloss black Mirror-Top Baroque Table (right, $179). I'm kind of over the whole "Modern Baroque" thing, but this is subtle enough to add just a hint of over-the-top glam without being cliched.
One note: With such reasonable prices, it's tempting to buy a set of furniture, or to fill your basket with coordinating accessories. But don't get carried away (at West Elm, or anywhere else for that matter) or your home will wind up looking like a catalog. As with most things, the magic is in the mix.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Cool Stuff: New at West Elm
Posted by Leah at 9:26 AM
Labels: accessories, Bertoia, Cool Stuff, Eames, furniture, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, lighting, West Elm
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- Bonnie said...
Sadly West Elm in their wisdom has decided to stop carrying the
The Curved Leg Side Table in polished white.
- June 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM
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Birthday Hat with Pom Pom
Birthday Hat takes on two meanings for me today. I made this hat for a friend for her birthday because as I mentioned before - why mess with success, when you are good at something you might as well make that useful thing for everyone that needs it right? Plus they are fun to make, so I made yes another ribbed hat. The second meaning is that I finished this hat while I was fortunate enough to be a doula at a sweet birth...so it is extra special to me. This was while the Mama was laboring for a bit in another room, I snapped my progress on my lap in the rocking chair in the dark room, in the wee hours of the morn.
It doesn't take me long to whip out a ribbed hat these days. One night and I can get one done from start to finish. This particular hat I cast on 68 stitches and k2 p2 the entire way to the decrease at the top. I used size 10.5 circular needles and I really just like the way these fit, they are snug and warm, so I'll keep making them. In fact I'm thinking about starting to sell them on Etsy just because I like to make them so much. That's when I ask myself, "Self, do I have time for an Etsy shop?" And the answer is as long as no one likes your hats you do!
I used Sheep Number Two yarn from the Sheep Shop Yarn Company. I love knitting with this yarn it is so soft and colorful! I used color number G026. I got it in hanks and just used my new tools (they'll be featured in one of the next blog entries) to turn it into a big yarn cake. Both times I've made hats with this I didn't even use a whole hank. The last hat was Lexie's birthday hat. It is made in Uruguay and 100% pure wool!
Now for the Pom Pom! I haven't ever made one before but I'm not sure why, it is incredibly easy!
So the first three steps pictured above: 1.Find a piece of flexible cardboard. 2. Wrap yarn around the cardboard (approx 50 times). 3. Remove the wound yarn from the cardboard. I just slid my finger in place of the cardboard - but you want to keep that wound yarn nice and neat for the next step.
Next step is just to tie a about a 12 inch piece of yarn twice around your bundle (through the middle).
Finally you just cut the bundle (opposite side of where you tied it together). Then you've got yourself a pom pom. I just attached it after I cut it.
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Mindful by Sodexo helps consumers make healthier living an easy choice everyday. It is made up of 3 main components: Food, Consumer Education, Activities and Tools. Below, I discuss each of these components in more detail.
One day last fall, I was sitting in the Wellness Council meeting at our hospital when the reflection was read. It was titled "Mindful". That got me thinking about Sodexo's Mindful program and all the information I had read about it. The one piece that jumped out at me was the Mindful Mile. I've been a runner since I was in high school and have many marathons under my belt, so I really love to see people out walking, jogging, running….MOVING. It doesn't matter how fast or slow you are or what shape you're in …just that you are out there. At Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- All Saints in Racine, Wisconsin (20 minutes south of Milwaukee), we have two different hospital campuses three miles apart.


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Review: Alligators at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
06 July, 2017 — By Sipora Levy
Lucia Paragine and Alec Newman in Alligators. Photo: Robert Day
Andrew Keatley's powerful drama examines the fallout after a respectable teacher and family man is accused of sexual misconduct with a former pupil.
For the first half at least, Alligators works as both a gripping thriller and an exploration of how quickly a good reputation can be shattered and lives turned upside down.
Alec Newman and Susan Stanley are both excellent as Daniel and Sally Turner, a teacher and stay-at-home mother, who convey their increasing emotional turmoil with nuanced subtlety.
Leah Whitaker as Daniel's lawyer Rachel is suitably restrained and professional, until the police investigation reveals further details about Daniel's sexual history, involving schoolgirl porn and a wild threesome at university, challenge all our assumptions about his culpability.
The traverse space of Hampstead Theatre Downstairs is the perfect setting for what feels like a courtroom drama, with the audience sitting in judgment. To begin with, there is enough ambiguity and tension in the storyline to keep the audience on their toes, but the second half is less successful.
Keatley's attempt to enter the world of the couple's child Genevieve is awkward. The scene where social worker Cathy (Ony Uhiara) questions Genevieve (Lucia Peragine) is clumsy, and the introduction of fairy tales and a giant stick with which to challenge the "alligators" (allegations) feels contrived.
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Head of the Department for Strategic Studies in Energy at the Analytical Center Alexander Kurdin took part in XI International Conference on "Exploration of shelf in Russia and CIS-2014" which took place on 23-24 May 2014 in Moscow.
The Conference was attended by representatives of leading research institutes, public administrations from Russian north regions and oil companies. The participants discussed economic, technical and political aspects regarding the development of oil fields located in continental shelf of the southern, arctic and far east seas.
Presenting a report at the plenary session, Alexander Kurdin spoke about the development of Russian Arctic shelf and its alternatives for achieving the goals stated in the Energy Strategy up to 2035. "To achieve the goals of the Energy Strategy, will require the execution of strategic initiative for shelf exploitation. This also means that a complex record must be kept of all economic, social and ecological costs of each project" – noted Mr. Kurdin. He added that the project of Energy Strategy-2035 contains certain quantitative targets. According to them, the shelf of Arctic seas must reach a share of 5% in oil production and 10% in gas.
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I just read an excellent white paper from Market Sentinel on the influence of blogging on corporate reputations. This company is located in the UK and provides web monitoring and blog tracking services. I found out about it (like so many other interesting items relevant to crisis communications) by getting Jonathan Bernstein's Crisis Manager email newsletter.
The point that jumped out at me from the Market Sentinel white paper which focused on the Dell Hell blogwar, was how much was fed by one person. A blogger by the name of Jeff Jarvis got upset about his laptop and the service and, being one of the angry bloggers, went to town.
Those of us involved in these kinds of blogwars talk about the 57 million citizen journalists, and the numbers are impressive and scary to those concerned about reputation protection. But it only takes one to light a fire. Interesting and worthwhile read.


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"I like it. An odd mix of the smallest number and the largest – together in one package. It speaks to the extremes of the Universe and yet shows how they can be inexorably tied.
It is also unique in that both numbers are formed by a single constant line (using standard type). One line straight; the other curving before coming down to the base line – not so distant cousins – and neither one having a family relation with any other number. The "4" has multiple stops and abrupt changes in directions with its multiple line formation and the "2", "3", "5", and "7" have their sudden starts and stops.
Although a mere number, as humans, we can't but help to tie it to other numbers by which we judge ourselves. As an age number it is greatly important; the first step from being a "teenager" to becoming a "young adult". In fact, the shapes of the numbers suggest a relationship between youth and age – the straight erect youth next to the bent and wizened old-timer standing together – as if sharing the secrets of life (though "1" will certainly not listen).
I would have to put "19" up there as a major number; a number among numbers. Yes, I definitely like "19".*
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ITAG : an eco-sensor for fine-scale behavioral measurements of soft-bodied marine invertebrates
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Hurst, Thomas P.
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Fontes, Jorge
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Citable URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1912/8426
As publishedhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-015-0076-1
KeywordJellyfish; Cephalopod; Activity pattern; Activity pattern; Climate; High-temporal resolution; Sensory
Soft-bodied marine invertebrates comprise a keystone component of ocean ecosystems; however, we know little of their behaviors and physiological responses within their natural habitat. Quantifying ocean conditions and measuring organismal responses to the physical environment is vital to understanding the species or ecosystem-level influences of a changing ocean. Here we describe a novel, soft-bodied invertebrate eco-sensor tag (the ITAG), its trial attachments to squid and jellyfish, and the fine-scale behavioral measurements recorded on captive animals. Tags were deployed on five jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) and eight squid (Loligo forbesi) in laboratory conditions for up to 24 h. Using concurrent video and tag data, movement signatures for specific behaviors were identified. These behaviors included straight swimming (for jellyfish), and finning, jetting, direction reversal and turning (for squid). Overall activity levels were quantified using the root-mean-squared magnitude of acceleration, and finning was found to be the dominant squid swimming gait during captive squid experiments. External light sensors on the ITAG were used to compare squid swimming activity relative to ambient light across a ca. 20-h trial. The deployments revealed that while swimming was continuous for captive squid, energetically costly swimming behaviors (i.e., jetting and rapid direction reversals) occurred infrequently. These data reflect the usefulness of the ITAG to study trade-offs between behavior and energy expenditure in captive and wild animals. These data demonstrate that eco-sensors with sufficiently high sampling rates can be applied to quantify behavior of soft-bodied taxa and changes in behavior due to interactions with the surrounding environment. The methods and tool described here open the door for substantial lab and field-based measurements of fine-scale behavior, physiology, and concurrent environmental parameters that will inform fisheries management, and elucidate the ecology of these important keystone taxa.
© The Author(s), 2015. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Animal Biotelemetry 3 (2015): 31, doi:10.1186/s40317-015-0076-1.
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How alligator embryos advanced thinking on scar healing and wound reduction
Renovo, a University of Manchester spin-out company established to commercialise novel treatments for wound healing and scar reductions, is one of the largest university spin-out companies in the UK. Listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 2006, the company was valued at £348m in 2007.
Research at Renovo has been directed at addressing the unmet medical need for pharmaceutical products to effectively aid wound healing and scar reduction. However, the basic science underpinning this research was discovered unexpectedly, by its co-founder, Mark Ferguson.
During the late 1980s, as a professor at Manchester, Mark conducted studies on alligators as part of his research into ways to correct cleft palates. He made the accidental discovery that, when working on alligator embryos, the incisions which he made healed without scarring. Over the course of 15 years, Mark and Renovo co-founder Sharon O'Kane worked on developing a synthetic formulation to mimic these healing properties.
Renovo now employs 180 staff, and its lead product, Juvista, has been licensed to SHIRE plc in a deal worth up to $825m.
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(CANTON, Ohio) – The Walsh men's tennis team faced a talented opponent in No. 15 Ferris State, but were unable to score a win against the regionally-top ranked team in a 9-0 defeat. The Cavaliers are now 11-11 overall and 3-5 in the GLIAC.
The Bulldogs are now 15-2 overall and clinched at least a share of the GLIAC Championship with an 8-0 league mark.
Vasily Vidmanov came the closest to breaking the shutout after he split a pair of 6-2 sets with Till von Winning, but Vidmanov narrowly dropped a third set by a score of 7-5. Felix Zimmermann also took Steward Sell to the wire, but fell 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
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