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Sunspots Linked to Hard Rains in Africa
You read that right: a study linking something other than climate change to adverse weather events in Africa. A group led by J. Curt Stager of New York's Paul Smith College has just published a study citing a possible connection between sunspots and heavy rain, flooding and even incidents of insect-borne diseases in East Africa. The key element driving the rains is not the sunspots themselves but the added brightening of the sun that accompanies them, explained Stager.
Though not particularly intense, the brightening may be sufficient to slightly warm the oceans and the surrounding land — increasing the region's humidity and prompting the creation of more rain clouds, leading to increased precipitation. "So you get a double-whammy amplifying effect from what would otherwise be a weak solar signal," Stager said. Furthermore, the solar cycle (which occurs in 11-year phases) can cause more rain by affecting winds in the upper atmosphere and changing the flow of air. While the influence of the 11-year sunspot cycle in affecting local water levels and weather patterns had been largely dismissed by scientists as recently as 5 decades ago, Stager pursued the theory by analyzing past studies of African lakebed sediments — noting a pattern that helped account for the climate shifts he saw in the sediment layers. "I got the lake-level data from the last century and saw these pulses that matched the sunspot cycle," he explained. In addition, he found the same fluctuations in two other lakes and corresponding variations in rainfall patterns.
Other scientists are still unsure about the connection. J. Marshall Shepherd, a meteorologist at the University of Georgia, expressed doubts about the study, noting that other factors could be at play and that more work would need to be done before any solid conclusions could be drawn. If Stager's hypothesis holds, heavy rains should peak in East Africa a year ahead of the next peak in sunspot activity in 2011 and 2112. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled.
Via ::National Geographic News: Sunspots May Drive Heavy Rains in Africa
See also: ::What Could Global Warming do to the Northeastern United States?, ::Snow in Buenos Aires: Was it Global Warming?
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We undertake house clearance in all areas of Bolton: Lostock Horwich and Blackrod Horwich North East Hulton Kearsley Little Lever & Darcy Lever Rumworth Smithills Tonge with the Haulgh Westhoughton.
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We arrived at 10 o'clock, later than usual for us, because we wanted to avoid the heavy morning traffic in the city centre. The representative from the solicitors was onsite and she explained that her client had already removed the things he wanted to keep so we should carry on and remove the rest of the contents.
The flat was on the third floor of the purpose-built block from the 1990s, but luckily there was a large service lift which we were able to use. This was at the back of the property where we were able to park our vans.
As we cleared the flat, we sorted through all the items, separating those that could be reused or recycled from those that would have to go to the local waste facility. We first removed the larger items of furniture and then boxed up smaller items such as kitchen utensils, bric-a-brac and a large collection of DVDs.
Once the flat was cleared, our cleaning team set to work with industrial cleaning equipment. After we'd finished that final task, the solicitor's representative inspected the property and declared herself more than satisfied with our work.
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Fowler, Susan; Lampkin, Nicolas and Midmore, Peter (2000) Economics of organic farming: economic modelling OF0125. University of Wales, Aberystwyth , Institute of Rural Sciences.
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This report represents results from research work carried out for the MInistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) on the financial performance over the years 1995/96 to 1997/98. The work was initially funded under the code OF0125 and was extended into Project OF0190, with this reported representing both satges of the project. The aim of the research was to assess the financial performance of organic farms differentiated by farm type, in order to inform MAFF policy-making with respect to organic farming, and to provide a basis for assessents by farmers, advisers and other interested parties of the farm-level implications of conversation to, and continued organic farming.
The specific objectives were the provision of information on different organic farm types. This was achieved through the collation of financial data collected under three different MAFF-funded research projects supplemented by data collected on other farm types, including data on dairy farms in the process of converting to organic production. Organic farm data is presented for LFA cattle and sheep farms for 1997/8 only. The samples of organic farms are small because of the limited number of organic holdings over 8 European Size Units with identifiable holding numbers in 1996 and farms with more than 50% of their land under organic management in 1997/98.
Although the organic sample is small, it represents nearly 14% of organic farms with identifiable holding numbers registered with UKROPFS in 1996, and this work gives an indication of the relative profitability of diferent organic and conventional farms of different types in the late 1990s.
Detailed financial input, output, income, liabilities and assets and some physical performance measures are presented for each of the years studied.
Outputs on organic dairy, horticulture and mixed farms increased each year. Outputs on organic lowland cattle and sheep farms were stable, but increasing inputs reduced Net Farm Income (NFI) each year in the study period. Outputs from organic cropping farms increased in 1996/97 and decreased in 1997/98, but results rom this group are affected by the high levels of conventional cropping (25% of land area on average) and reduced conventional prices.
To provide an indication of the likely performance of the organic farms if they were under conventional production, data from conventional farms are given. Conventional farms wereselected by cluster analysis from the Farm Business Survey (FBS).
In 1997/98 the average NFI (pounds sterling/farm) of the organic farms exceeded that of the conventional farms for all farm types except cattle and sheep farms.
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|financial performance, net farm income, cattle, sheep, dairy, horticulture, mixed, conversion
|Farming Systems > Farm economics
|Research affiliation:
|UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)
|Research funders:
|UK > Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
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|1 July 1996
|End Date:
|30 June 1999
|Deposited By:
|Defra, R&D Organic Programme
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|12 Apr 2010 07:34
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A sea mist hung about over the fields this morning until gone 11.00 am, and it never really cleared all day.
We had an odd sort of day really. We set off in the mist (sea fret off the North Sea I think) to find our way to the House of Dun by Montrose. This was a useful exercise in that I explored for the first time what the sat nav "Points of Interest" menu contained, and found that the House of Dun (National Trust for Scotland) was listed. The sat nav appears to be behaving itself after some attempts to reboot it whilst we were at Glamis yesterday.
Arrived at the house it became apparent that it was only open on certain days of the week, and that Thursday wasn't one of them.
So, we went into Montrose because I had seen as we passed through on Monday that there was a sign to a Montrose Air Station Museum. We found it OK, and could see that a present day industrial estate has been built on what had been the airfield. Various buildings we passed were obviously old hangars. The museum is obviously a labour of love for a bunch of dedicated volunteers who have done a good job of trying to make a place which is interesting to people like me, but also has fun things to do for the younger generation to whom it is all new. We wandered round as much as we could take in, and then asked their advice as to where we might eat (it now being well past the conventional lunch hour}. They sent us off up the road to a fruit farm with a shop and a café. There we had a baked potato apiece – J. had her favourite "Coronation Chicken" and I had Chilli Con Carne. We followed this up with desserts, a strawberry tart which was exactly the same article as that which I had at the Bon Bon café in Arbroath, and J. had pancakes, but they turned out to be Scotch pancakes, and not "crepes" as we perhaps expected. She only ate the one, so I finished up No. 2 with the excellent maple syrup they provided. The place certainly is a fruit farm and we saw one family going off laden with strawberries and wondered what on earth they were going to do with them. But all the effort and attention today was going into the decoration of the place, if that is the correct word, with Hallowe'en items. I thought they looked absolutely awful, cheap, tatty, and nasty. Meanwhile the girls who were waiting on were hanging about this operation and paying very little attention to their restaurant customers. It is a sad fact that when EU citizens come over here and take these jobs they do them so much better. Our native waiting staff seem to have no concept of looking after or caring for their customers, seeing that they have everything that they need, and keeping an eye on them without being obtrusive so that as soon as they finish one course,the dirty crockery and cutlery is quietly whisked away, and a consultation as to what might come next is begun. My overall impression was that the farm owners probably are waiting and hoping for nearby industrial developments to make them an offer, whereupon they will take the money and go.
From there we went into Montrose and found our way to the sea front area, but here the fog was sufficiently thick that you could only just make out the water off the shore, so we drove back to Arbroath finding that on the A92 road just a bit further inland the visibility was in the main pretty good. We went to the Tourist Information Office in Arbroath and collected various leaflets for future reference, but they are all really just collections of advertisements (which is what pays for them to get printed I suppose) but that they contain very little of educational interest for the tourist who wants to know more about the history of, and places of interest in the area. The old fashioned guide book seems to have died along with the old fashioned book shop.
Then we had large ice creams at Marco's, and came home.
I was interested to see the site of Montrose airfield because it was here that No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was stationed before the First World War. From here, in August 1914, they moved south and eventually arriving in France some eight days after war was declared. Today this seems uninteresting but undemanding exercise in navigation, but then one remembers that only four years before, the Daily Mail London to Manchester air race took place and the atmosphere was more "will they get there" than "who will be the winner". A mere four years later whole RFC Squadrons with all their personnel and equipment were flying these sorts of distances almost as a matter of course, and then operating from improvised airfields in farm land as they spotted and reconnoitered for the army, of which, of course, they were an integral part. For those interested, this part of the RFC's activities is well described by Maurice Baring in his book, "Flying Corps Headquarters, 1914 – 1918" published in 1920.


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I have yet to tell you about the second bird festival we attended last month..
The Biggest Week in American Birding
I am working on several blog posts about our two week visit..here is my first post on our birding trip to the area..stay tuned for more.
Birding with a Weedpicker and a Celebrity
While in Ohio and during the Biggest Week, we were invited by Cheryl Harner to join her, Greg Miller and a group of birders for a bird walk at Sheldon Marsh.
It was a pleasure meeting Cheryl for the first time. I have been reading her blog for several years now. Cheryl is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to wildflowers and everything nature.
Two great nature bloggers…Cheryl's blog Weedpickers Journal
Greg's blog… Greg Miller Birding Did you know that Greg is being played by Jack Black in the upcoming movie The Big Year? Read Birdchicks post about the Movie The Big Year~~ I cant wait to see it!
In the early 50's, a Sandusky physician named Dean Sheldon, bought a 56 acre tract of valuable lakefront land in Huron Township. Although many local developers thought it was a waste of valuable land, Sheldon worked to develop the land as a nature preserve. Recognizing the value to the community and the local habitat, The Ohio Department of Natural Resources purchased the property in 1979 and combined it with an adjoining 330 acre marsh and in 1980 dedicated it as "Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve"
It was a beautifully overcast morning..
Pink petal on grass
Cheryl told me what this was..but..forgetsies
Thanks Michael Bartneck for your kind ID
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal
Oh lookie here..I found some droplets..
Another nice thing foggy mornings bring..
We are here to bird as well as check out the plants..
What a sweet man, not to mention an extremely knowledgeable birder. He is a super teacher..I learned allot the few times we were birding with him…wish I could tag along with him some more. Oh.and did you know he is a secret pirate? Argh..
Here, Greg talks to a young birder we meet along the way. He gives the birder his card, tells him about the soon to be released movie and a photo is taken. Memories made for this young birder.
We did see birds…Warblers and other goodies
Our birding group..taken by my camera on a timer
Oh..lookie..me next to Greg Miller :)
Birders doing what they do best…
Fox squirrelCritter in a shell..
Most of the area is easily accessed via this road..no cars
Ant for Breakfast …Snake hanging out in a shrub..
Human plantings blending with mother nature's plantings..
We had a Super time hanging out with our new friends Cheryl, Greg Miller ,Greg & Leslie and the other birders.
Thank you Cheryl for inviting us to this event and others during our stay!
You are the best Hostess..Thanks for making us feel so Welcome in your neck of the woods!
Birdchicks post about the Movie The Big Year
Cheryl Harners blog~Weedpickers Journal
Stay tuned for more of the Biggest Week


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27 September 2017
26 September 2017
Cimetière du Mesnil-le-Roi, Yvelines (78) #5: Jeanne and André Bourin
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Cimetière du Mesnil-le-Roi, Yvelines (78) #4: Louis Pauwels
Labels: Le Mesnil-le-Roi (78), Paris, Pauwels (Louis), Yvelines (78)
Que votre Volonté soit faite etnon la mienne.
Mais je vourdrais semer des oiseaux dans ceux que j'aime
Et qu'ils ne souffrent pas quand je m'endormirai.'
Louis Pauwels (1920–1997) was, as the stone above states, a poet, writer and journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Combat in 1949, directed the monthly Marie-France, and with Jacques Bergier founded the magazine Planète, dedicated to science, philosophy and esotericism. He later founded Figaro Magazine, which he was in charge of for more than twenty years. The novel L'Amour monstre (1954) is one of his principal fictional works.
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Cimetière du Mesnil-le-Roi, Yvelines (78) #3: Józef Czapski
Labels: Czapski (Józef), Le Mesnil-le-Roi (78), Paris, Yvelines (78)
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Cimetière du Mesnil-le-Roi, Yvelines (78) #2: Zofia and Zygmunt Hertz
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Cimetière du Mesnil-le-Roi, Yvelines (78) #1: Jerzy Giedroyc
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24 September 2017
Marie-Hélène Lafon: Sur la photo (2003)
Labels: French Literature, Lafon (Marie-Hélène)
Links to my Marie-Hélène Lafon posts:
Marie-Hélène Lafon: Le Pays d'en haut : entretiens avec Fabrice Lardreau
Marie-Hélène Lafon: Sur la photo
Marie-Hélène Lafon: Les Derniers indiens
Marie-Hélène Lafon: L'Annonce
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22 September 2017
Jerzy Giedroyc in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines (78)
'Jerzy GIEDROYC
Fondateur de « Kultura »
revue politique polonaise –
et de l'Institut Littéraire
a vécu et travaillé
dans cette maison'
Kultura was a Polish and world cultural magazine designed as an instrument against communist totalitarianism. Many important writers of the twentieth century contributed to it, such as Albert Camus, Simone Weil, George Orwell, Witold Gombrowicz, T. S. Eliot, Emil Cioran and Czesław Miłosz.
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Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #3: Cécile Aubry
Labels: Aubry (Cécile), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Montrouge
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Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #2: Michel Audiard
Labels: Audiard (Michel), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Montrouge, Paris
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Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #1: Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein
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Ariane Chemin: Mariage en douce (2016)
Labels: Chemin (Ariane), Gary (Romain), Seberg (Jean)
The heavily-cropped photo on the cover shows the happy couple looking perhaps not all that happy: the tiny village Sarrola in Corsica was chosen for the occasion – and the mountains can clearly be seen in the background – because they (and Gary especially) wanted to avoid a media circus at all costs.
However, this book is also a summary of the lives of Gary and Seberg, Gary the Vilnius-born possessor of many names, Seberg the small-town, Marshalltown, Iowa-born movie star. I loved the information about them visiting the Kennedys, and Jackie Onassis telling Jean Seberg (aside) not to get married as it ruins things. De Gaulle and his wife would certainly have objected, but then De Gaulle and America...
Jean Seberg went on to marry twice after her marriage to Gary (although her final marriage was bigamous) before killing herself 30 August 1979. Gary put a gun to his mouth on 2 December 1980, leaving a note that his suicide had nothing to do with Seberg. Really, nothing at all?
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21 September 2017
Paris 2017: Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #1: J.-H. Rosny aîné
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Paris 2017: Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #2: Anna Langfus
Labels: French Literature, Langfus (Anna)
My Anna Langfus posts:
Jean-Yves Potel: Les Disparitions d'Anna Langfus
Anna Langfus: Les Bagages de sable | The Lost Shore
Anna Langfus: Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine
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Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montmartre, 18e arrondissement #3 Émile de Girardin
Labels: French Literature, Girardin (Émile de)
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Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montmartre, 18e arrondissement #2 Jeanne Moreau
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20 September 2017
Paris 2017: Cimetière de Montmartre, 18e arrondissement #1 Sacha Guitry
Labels: French Literature, Guitry (Sacha)
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Aristide Bruant in the 18e arrondissement, Paris
Labels: Bruant (Aristide), French Literature
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Bernard Dimey in the 18e arrondissement, Paris
Labels: Dimey (Bernard), Montmartre, Paris
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Éric Holder: Mademoiselle Chambon (1996)
Labels: Brizé (Stéphane), French Literature, Holder (Éric)
I have no problems at all with Éric Holder's short book, which in so many ways manages to pack in so more (in one hundred and fifty-seven pages) than the film, but the film manages to say so much more in a very short space, with a far more limited number of characters, without actually stating feelings, just leaving the unspoken to be said in images. Also, the two main characters in the book (the Portuguese manual worker Antonio and the school teacher Véronique Chambon) are roughly half the age of their counterparts in the film, which seems far more appropriate for the circumstances.
The story (in both novel and film) is about Antonio and Véronique, who come together (but never sexually) through Kevin, Antonio's son by his wife Anne-Marie. After the film, I found too much extraneous detail here, particularly in Antonio's workplace, the petty rivalry, and Antonio being under pressure to fall in with his boss Van Hamme's wishes.
Oh for the aching, gloriously ferocious non-dits of the film, I thought. Which all the same in no way discourages me from reading any more of Éric Holder's work.
The film Mademoiselle Chambon:
Stéphane Brizé's Mademoiselle Chambon
My other post on Éric Holder:
Éric Holder: L'homme de chevet
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Bernard-Marie Koltès: Dans la solitude des champs de coton | In the Solitude of Cotton Fields (2010)
My other Bernard-Marie Koltès posts:
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Yves Ravey: Enlèvement avec rançon (2010)
Labels: French Literature, Ravey (Yves)
As for Jerry, who has come from Afghanistan, there are obvious suggestions of Islamisation: he doesn't like eating pork (including lard with fried eggs which he used to love), and appears to be only interested in making money for a mysterious organisation.
Max has stomached twenty-two years as an accountant to Pourcelet, a highly unsympathetic boss. So why shouldn't he profit from him by (with Jerry) kidnapping his daughter Samantha and demanding half a million euros ransom money?
Well, this may be a hare-brained idea, but it may come off, although it of course doesn't allow for sibling rivalry, or (perish the thought) Stockholm syndrome. Crime (whisper it gently) often does pay, but that payment might come at a high price. This is Yves Ravey, and his books resist being put down.
Yves Ravey: La Fille de mon meilleur ami
Yves Ravey: Un notaire peu ordinaire
Yves Ravey: Trois Jours chez ma tante
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19 September 2017
Alain Poulanges: Boby Lapointe : ou les mamelles du destin (2012)
Boby's singing involves great use of puns and other play on words, Spoonerisms, nonsense, general absurdity, and it is perhaps unsurprising that a number of people have found his work too difficult to understand, although to contradict this many children have also enjoyed his playfulness. Even just after the age of twenty he was using a pun in a very serious situation: he escaped from the Nazi work camp (Service du Travail Obligatoire, usually called STO) and made his way back to Pézenas as Robert Foulcan (for which read fout le camp, which of course is exactly what he was doing).
The book charts his love of women, his love of wine, his sense of humour, and his inability to deal with money. He was very fortunate to have Georges Brassens (who too didn't care much for money, although he had enough of it) change his bald car tyres for new ones, even give him a new car and help his family out.
There are many humorous moments in this book, such as the attempts to take a plaster cast of his penis, or the fact that (as Pierre Perret notes in the Preface) he could even joke about dying of cancer: usually late for gigs, he suddenly as if by miracle started turning up early for them: when other performers took a long time getting to a venue because of the difficulty parking, Boby simply parked on the pavement: his reasoning was that he wouldn't have to pay the fines because he'd be dead.
We're lucky to have this book. But why hasn't it been re-printed?
My other Boby Lapointe posts:
The Birth and Death of Boby Lapointe in Pézenas, Hérault (34)
Musée Boby Lapointe, Pézenas, Hérault (34)
Boby Lapointe Sculptures in Pézenas, Hérault (34)
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Cimetière nouveau de Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #10 Ferdinand Brunot
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Cimetière nouveau de Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #:9 Jean Aragny
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18 September 2017
Cimetière nouveau de Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine (92) #8: Victor Charbonnel
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Pierre Corneille in the 1e arrondissement, Paris
Labels: Corneille (Pierre), French Literature, Paris
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Karl Wood's Baker Street Windmill. Orsett, Essex, UK
Labels: Essex (UK), Orsett (UK), Windmills, Wood (Karl)
David Skelton of New Zealand sends me this superb shot of Karl Wood's oil painting of a smock mill which he rescued from oblivion. It's dated 1933 and Guy Blythman has identified it as Baker Street mill, Orsett, Essex. This is now a grade II listed building, and is partly a house conversion. Many thanks to both David Skelton and Guy Blythman for this.
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17 September 2017
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, 1e arrondissement, Paris
Labels: Paris, Robert-Houdin (Jean-Eugène)
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Emmanuel and Mireille Berl, 1e arrondissement, Paris
Labels: Berl (Emmanuel), Berl (Mireille), Cocteau (Jean), Paris
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When I began quilting erm……. many years ago, Libby Lehman was one of my heroes. I loved her ribbon quilts and even went so far as to experiment with her technique in my April Journal Page. Not nearly as clever as her artwork but an interesting concept I wanted to try.
As the Quilt Museum remarks – her quilts are based on spatial illusions which I am very fond of and am trying out in my Anamorphic quilts. Mine are more trick the eye illusions whereas Libby's work is 3-dimensional. But we both love fooling the viewers perceptions.
Sadly, Libby suffered a devastating aneurysm and stroke which she is still recovering from and I am delighted the Quilt Museum are honouring her work with this lovely exhibition entitled 'Joy'. The exhibition is on until October 17th, 2017.


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Every year, in day 27 of August, is commemorated the day of the psychologist. In this date, in 1962, he has fifty years almost, he was promulgated by then President Joo Goulart Law 4,119, that he regulated in Brazil the profession of psychologist and the courses of formation in psychology, even so since middle of the years 20 and 30 some justinian codes, medicine university, facultieses, sciences and letters, and philosophy schools, already came forming some psychologists, psicologistas and/or psicotcnicos, many of pioneering them in the development study De Campos, techniques and psychological tests until today adopted. Of there pra here, some things had moved very, others nor in such a way. It can be affirmed that more or less five decades it is a considerable time for a profession to inside consolidate in its performance and repercussion of the social structure. In the same way it is possible to say that psychological sciences and its resources in the field of the technique need a very bigger stated period stop to reach the maturity, mainly in the case of the psychology, that basically studies the human being and the possible interventions in its psychological world. In recent months, Jimmy John's Owner has been very successful. The fact is that at the beginning of the years the 60 predominant focos of action were in educational or pertaining to school psychology, clinical psychology and psychology applied to the work, beyond the docncia in superior education for formation of pupils in psychology. Today these areas remain central offices for the profession, but the fan of intervention of the psychologist if extended enormously, and encloses areas as the health and the hospitals, the sport, the transit, the legal-criminal and forensic area, the social assistance, the neuropsicologia, and social psychology in its distinct sources, what it came to expand also the universes of the research and studies, being created new possibilities and methodologies.
Monthly Archives: July 2016
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– herbal mixture used in cystitis with a sharp pain syndrome: take equal parts of nettle leaves Filipendulae vyazolistnogo, leaves and flowers of St. John's wort hypericum. 1 tbsp of this collection pour 1 cup boiling water and insist for 15-20 minutes. Take 3-4 times daily 10 minutes before eating. – Cystitis is also effective this recipe: take equal parts of peppermint leaves and leaves of pear, brew a mixture of 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 15-20 minutes and take 3 times daily before meals. – Cystitis with bleeding are the following extract: 1 teaspoon barberry bark, 1 tbsp. spoon hop cones make 500 ml of boiling water, leave for 4-5 hours in a sealed container. Take 3 times daily before meals. – With nephritis is recommended that a very effective tool. Take 2 tbsp. spoon calamus root, 2 tbsp. wheatgrass spoons, 2 tablespoons. tablespoons lingonberry leaves, 2 tbsp. Repeshko spoons and 1 tbsp. spoon flower pizhmy.Vse grind and mix thoroughly. Take 2 tbsp. spoon the mixture and pour 2 cups of water. Then, for about 15-20 minutes to heat in a water bath under the hood. Then another hour to insist. Strain and pour to the original volume of boiled water. Received medication to drink at night for a glass. – Well removes inflammation of the kidneys following collection: 1 tbsp. l. Violet, 1 tbsp. l. calendula flowers, 1 tbsp. l. gryzhnika, 1 tsp. shepherd's purse, and 1 tsp. black poplar buds. A mixture of herbs and mix to grind. To take a cup of boiling water 1 tsp. mixture. Infuse in a sealed container in within an hour. Strain and take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times daily before meals. Can be an additional 1 teaspoon at night. The course of treatment 2 weeks.
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Leadership Development On the Workplace
Some of todays leadership development initiatives are actually generally conducted inside workplaces. These would certainly usually feature efficiency support and real-world skills applications.
This is done by way of several strategies: training programs, training and mentoring, motion learning and developmental assignments, among others. Actual skills application signifies making potential leaders gain crucial expertise within a working business and facing related and real-time issues.
In addition to proper performance help (coaching, mentoring, training, action learning, and so forth.) candidates are immersed with real issues, not lectures. This really is in line with the ultimate aim of leadership improvement which necessitates actions rather than just understanding.
Learning from work
Among todays development methods provides candidates with opportunities to learn from their current work rather than taking them out of the workplace (and presumably herded to a stolid class) to learn. The goal is to integrate their activities at the workplace with other (leadership) developmental strategies.
There is now an increasing number of businesses whose CEOs are usually committed to teaching and also developing leaders internally. (One big cause is that this leadership advancement is usually tied to the particular companys own business goals.)
In addition, most organizations are starting to recognize leadership as a possible important component to jobs at all levels. As a result, they are committed to creating leaders in their organizations.
Leadership development methods
Some effective management development methods not in the workplace had also been noted by these kinds of organizations. One substantial factor that came out: the greater forecaster of effective professional leadership is mental resonance with others rather than the predicted general intelligence.
Research workers had also found data that particular parts of emotional cleverness and specific behaviors are usually connected with effective management.
Effective leadership
Today, effective leadership is currently commonly perceived as imperative to organizational success. Also, there is now more weight placed on leadership development than before.
Even if will still be an important factor, producing person leaders is no longer the main target in authority development. Also, the definition of leadership had gone through some shift these days.
More and more, leadership is actually perceived as not what leaders do. Instead, it is seen as a procedure that results from relationships interactions of both leaders and collaborators and not just the competencies of leaders.
Experiences and business objectives
The practices on leadership development inside a working business are geared to integrate various developmental activities and their business targets. This is done in order to make a larger combined impact.
Some critics announced, however, that this approach is rather more events-based than systemic. One method regarding systemic leadership advancement is to make sure involvement involves more than easy training.
Meaningful integration
They contend there should be an array of developing experiences to be created and implemented that needs to be meaningfully integrated with one another. These efforts must also become ongoing and not just a single program or a one-time occasion.
Ideally, leadership improvement within organizations should aim in connecting a variety of developmental methods (including the work alone) and those of the some other HR systems and techniques.


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CARLSBAD, N.M. - Nawita "Nita" Belase, 95, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Memorial services will be held on May 24, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Blodgett Street Baptist Church, 1500 W. Blodgett St., Carlsbad, N.M., with Pastor Adrian Cole officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home, 1001 N. Canal St., Carlsbad, NM 88220, 575-885-6363, is in charge of the arrangements.
Nita was born on Nov. 21, 1916, to John Duke and Alma (Burgett) McLaughlin in Madill, Okla. She married Earl Belase on July 13, 1966. Earl and Nita lived in the Grapevine and Lewisville, Texas, area for 28 years before
retiring to Carlsbad in 1995.
Nita was in sales in ladies fashion while living in Texas. She also enjoyed doing interior design and was an artist. After retiring to Carlsbad, Nita was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Nita was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Clinton and Billy McLaughlin; and a sister, Mary McLaughlin.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Earl; son, John E. and wife Delores Hutcheson of Carlsbad; granddaughters, Trisha Marlow of Stockton, Calif., Rheganne and husband Alex Vaughn of Deming and Mica and husband Barry McDonald of Liberty Hills, Texas; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy and husband Pat Virden of Amarillo, Texas;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lakeview Hospice 1300 N. Canal St., Carlsbad, NM 88220; or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 24, 2012


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Work placement calendar and FAQ
Our work placement programme starts in June 2017
Recruitment calendar
We are now open for applications.
Applications close
9th December 2016
All applications and CVs to be submitted by this date. Please note we can only accept one application per person.
Telephone interviews & testing
November - December 2016
If your application is successful, you will be invited to take some tests and attend a brief telephone interview.
January 2017
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment centre to assess their suitability for the programme
Final selection
January - February 2017
Firm offers to be made for a start date of June 2017.
Here are a few of the most asked questions
How many work placements do you need?
We usually recruit around 20 work placements a year at Renault UK depending on business need.
How do I choose?
You can tell us what departments you are interested in your application by choosing 'Very Interested', 'Potentially Interested' and 'Not Interested' and our professionals will consider your preference before matching your skill set to a particular role. Please be aware our Finance and some Marketing roles require fluent French language skills.
Do you accept aplicants from outside the EU?
If you are currently studying at a UK university and your visa status allows you to participate then please do apply. It is up to you to ensure you have the appropriate work permissions. You can check with the UK Border agency
What is the salary package?
The salary for the 2017 Work Placement Scheme is £18,000 per annum. Additional benefits include: 24 days paid holiday, access to Renault's car lease scheme, on the job training, free car parking, free mini bus to the station, a subsidised restaurant, sports and social club, well-being initiative and other company discounts.
When does the placement programme start?
Our placement programme normally commences in June.
Do I need to be studying to take part?
The programme is designed for students who are currently studying to provide valuable work experience, so it is important that a work placement is part of your degree programme.
Do I need to be studying a business degree?
We consider applications from all disciplines for our work placement programme. A strong academic record is expected as well as a passion and commitment to a career in business.
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If you have any queries about the Work Placement programme please contact us. Be warned though, we can only answer questions about our placement programme, so if you want to find out about our general vacancies you'll need to go here.


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Nilgiri express… tuk-tuk up the ghats with a toytrain.
Posted in Indien 2008 on Aug 25th, 2008
A little description of a travel from Coimbatore via Mettupalayam to Ooty… with the famous "blue mountain railways"- toytrain, the "Nilgiri Express" or "Nilgiri Mountain Railway".
It was actually quite a nice day, this 9th of August 2008. Well, or I guessed it would be - when I got up at four (yes, AM!) to pack […]


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For a wild Chanel soirée
It's no regular party when Chanel's involved.
Case in point: Karl Lagerfeld hosted a star-studded cruise on New York's Hudson River to celebrate the showcase of the Chanel Metiers d'Art Paris-Salzburg collection at NYC's Park Avenue Armory.
The dinner cruise brought out some of our favourite stars and It faces. Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, Gigi Hadid, Alexa Chung, The 50 Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson, Katy Perry and many more fashion insiders set sail with Lagerfeld, Carine Roitfeld and Amanda Harlech, while Paris Hilton took over as DJ for the night.
This may have been an A-list-only event but the burst of Instagram posts (with Lady Liberty photo-bombing nearly each one) made sure we didn't miss any highlights.
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Who knows. My income from social security, two small pensions and two part time jobs (one seasonal and one year round) are more than enough to meet the bills, including my health insurance. I have no plans to withdraw anything from my other retirement accounts until I am forced to at age 70 1/2. I would likely have waited awhile longer before taking the pensions, but the amount would not have increased if I'd waited so I started them at 65. I just hit SSNRA this month.I mostly work because I'd be bored if I didn't. I have no expectation that will change any time in the near future. Both jobs are such that I can continue working for them as long as I care to.I didn't necessarily plan to retire when I did - my position was eliminated - but I'm very glad I did.Rose
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These lustrous 9.4mm pearls are a wear-with-anything neutral silver tone. Hints of pink and blue balance out to make them both warm and cool depending on the colors they catch catch in the light. The light color and subtle nuances make them glow. One pearl has a very small imperfection that is only visible on very close inspection.
Our customers tell us that they live in our stud earrings. The posts and backs are made of 14k yellow gold and are sure to keep your pearls on your ears where they should be.


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Please, if you haven't run for the hills yet then at least read the recipe and then you can add whatever you like in it if you're not a tofu fan. I even used basil instead of cilantro for the cilantro haters!
Seriously though, this is a childhood favorite of mine and something that my mom used to make all the time. It brings back so many fond memories of my mom cooking in our old kitchen and me just watching her do her magic.
A traditional Vietnamese family meal would consist of steamed rice, a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a soup and the whole family would share it. The dishes would be in the center of the table and each family member would have a small bowl with rice. We used our chopsticks to pickup the food and then eat it in our rice bowl. Unlike American traditions, the last part of the meal is the soup. We would pour the soup into our rice bowls to finish it off with our remaining rice.
- 14 oz. package of extra firm tofu, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
- 2-3 stalks of green onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, sliced into bite-sized pieces about the same size as the tofu
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce to stew the tomatoes and onions and 2 tablespoons of fish sauce for the broth
- Cilantro/basil for garnish
- Sriracha hot sauce, optional
Here's a the tofu package that I used that I bought from Kroger. Normally I buy the extra firm tofu that is already pre-sliced.
It just saves me a step but no biggie, it's not like tofu is hard to cut.8-)
I laid the tofu on the side and first cut it in half length-wise. Then I sectioned it into thirds and then cut it into half-inch sized pieces.
I used a small 6 quart sauce pan because I wasn't planning on making a lot of soup. On medium heat, sauté the onions and garlic for a couple of minutes and lightly salt and pepper. I like to add salt and pepper to every layer so that it is well seasoned. Then add the tomatoes, fish sauce and black pepper.
When the tomatoes have been stewed for a few minutes, add water to the pot about 3/4 of the way full. Turn the heat on high and add the tofu, rest of the green onions, fish sauce, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Let it simmer on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes until the soup has reduced a little.
Spoon into a bowl and add fresh basil or cilantro to serve.
A more traditional Vietnamese way of making this soup is frying the tofu pieces first. You could do that but I think this is a quicker, healthier version of it. Sometimes I like to add in chopped chicken breast or ground pork as another protein in the soup if I have some left over from another dish I'm making that day. I suppose if you are not a tofu fan at all you could omit it and just use another protein like chicken, pork or shrimp. That's not really the soup I'm making here but as always, if you like the basis of the soup then you can change it up according to your liking. You could also use a chicken stock or vegetable stock as well but I'm fine with just the water as long as it is well seasoned.
Oh and by the way, if you haven't figured out by now that Vietnamese cooking requires fish sauce then you might not want to read the rest of my blog posts.;-)


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My dear mother had a bad fall ten days ago and hurt her shoulder quite badly. She is in her 80's and this has left her quite immobile. My siblings and I have been taking shifts to care for her and I am happy to say she is making a good recovery thus far. I have only to been to my studio for brief periods of time; and mostly to fix hems or repair things. Today I happily took a few hours to make my mother a wrap skirt that will make it easier to dress. I am quite pleased at how it turned out. The pattern is from http://www.fitzpatterns.com/ and is called the Dana A line skirt. It has been generously offered as a free download that you can print yourself at home and I can tell you it was simple and fun to make. My mother's favorite color is blue and she loves butterflies so I was thrilled to find this beautiful Japanese fabric in my stash.
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There's some good stuff coming out of the GridWise Gloabl Forum, particularly insight from some of the larger vendors. IBM's chief Sam Palmisano says IBM is taking its own reigns and pushing standards and getting others involved around the smart grid supply chain. Just as important, was Palmisano's declaration that everyone needs to take the initiative, regardless of how policy and markets are being shaped.
"Palmisano said that making the energy system smarter is in everyone's interest because it addresses the economy, geopolitical issues related to energy, and global climate change. People in industry do not need to wait for the government or other top-down directives to get started, he said."
One of the other notable comments was Palmisano's opposition to consumer 'dashboards' – commonly mentioned as a web-based way for utility customers to easily view energy consumption.
That could be taken a couple of ways. One, it's right in line with the piecemeal approach that IBM criticizes. Some of us early adopters might salivate at all that data at our fingertips, but most people have enough real life and virtual dashboards already, so thinking that's a silver bullet is pretty naive.
Ultimately, providers will have to render data and usage around the way all of us realistically use data and information, probably starting with bits and pieces online (next to our statements) and on mobile devices.
Anything relegated as another online silo and not incorporated around larger usage patterns will die on the vine. Unfortunately in my experience, utility companies don't do a very good job at things like bill presentment and online customer service. Clearly, those are some of the things that get companies like Big Blue excited.
Let's hope others join Big Green, um, Big Blue.
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If you rent a home or another space, Renters Insurance is an important piece of the equation, providing protection for both your belongings and the liability of the rental property owner. Many property managers require proof of Renters Insurance from tenants, but even if yours leaves it optional, it's still a good idea.
Either way, there are various types of Renters Insurance policies as well as various levels of coverage, so you'll want to become familiar with the options before you choose a policy — or update the one you have.
Renters Insurance Basics
Renters Insurance is to those who rent what Homeowners Insurance is to those who own their own homes. In general, what's covered by Renters Insurance is primarily the personal property owned by the renter (i.e. any physical damage to structures is typically not covered). From jewelry to electronics or furniture, most people are primarily concerned about those bigger ticket items. Clothing, kitchen ware, and decorations are also typically covered if they become unexpectedly damaged or ruined.
As a tenant, your responsibility is to provide an estimated value of the contents of your apartment or rental home in order to make sure you purchase enough insurance to replace its contents. As a result, the more valuable items you own, the more insurance you'll need to purchase.
Renters Insurance Options
One important differentiation among Renters Insurance policies is whether they cover replacement cost or actual cash value (ACV). If your policy covers replacement cost, that means it would provide coverage for you to purchase a duplicate item, brand new. If your policy covers ACV, it takes depreciation into account, causing items to have less value over time.
The price of the policy will vary depending on which replacement option a particular plan provides, and the pay out from a claim will be even more significantly impacted.
Renters Insurance Benefits
In the case that whatever caused damage to your possessions also caused significant enough damage to your home that it has become uninhabitable, your Renters Insurance Policy may cover costs of a hotel stay and necessary meals; you'll want to check the provisions of your policy. (This provision is sometimes referred to as loss-of-use coverage, or relocation expenses.) Your Renters Insurance policy typically also covers your losses in the case of an appliance failure; for instance, if your property manager owns the freezer in your unit and its failure causes you to lose its contents, the price to replace your food would be covered under your Renters Insurance policy.
Hopefully you're getting a better idea of how it can be helpful to have Renters Insurance — and what kind of plan you'll want to secure. Some additional issues to consider when you're shopping around for Renters Insurance — such as coverage limitations, riders, and personal liability — will be discussed in Part 2. Note that it is crucial to carefully read through your Renters Insurance policy to see specifically what your plan covers. Feel free to contact us with any questions, and we will be happy to help clarify the differences between Renters Insurance plans.
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I feel weird saying this. But, I'm not as upset as you may think. Clearly, that is not the race I had trained for. While I am bummed I didn't go sub 2:55, I'm more bummed that we had horrible race conditions. That, I can't control. If we had 40 degrees and a tailwind and I ran the same time I would be sick to my stomach!
I can't say thank you enough for your support. Every mat I crossed I thought of all of you. I knew Pete in Japan had set his alarm clock to see my finish. I knew my Mom was my social media director. I knew Joey was biting his lip after my 15k split and crossing his fingers. I knew the teachers at my kid's school had the tracking projected on the board. My sister did the same in her own classroom. I am and was beyond honored that you care.
But SHIT it was miserable. It came down to logical reasoning for me. The rain, wind and cold took me out mentally before they did physically. I knew when it was pouring sideways at 9am with a 20+mph headwind it was going to be tough. I have never even tempo'd 6 miles with any degree of success in wind half as strong. So, I approached the start with a slightly defeated but optimistic attitude. I would will the conditions away. Draft. Focus.
That technique lasted about 10 miles. I was screwing my head into the wind at times. Trying to fight it. I took other measures to conserve energy. I kept my arm swing minimal and tight. I didn't hammer any of the uphills. When the wind would break I tried to stride my split time down. This wasn't working. At the half I knew I was done. I couldn't push any harder. I'm 100 pounds. The wind was strong. My clothes and shoes were soaked. I couldn't even see at times because the rain was so blinding.
I tried to run the rest of the race as best I could. I wanted to stay strong and kept hope that the conditions would change. That is a tough agenda when you know every footstep is off goal. Then, on top of that the weather became worse as I approached Boston. I was laughing at times in disbelief. Was this really happening?!
The pace felt moderate. But the effort was sub marathon pace. It was a messed up feeling. How could I be running so slow but giving so much?
I stopped looking at my watch after 2 hours. It was depressing. But it's BOSTON! I mean, there was no boohoo'ing. The fans were out in full force. I was running the race most runner's dream about. I wasn't going to be a little bitch because I was wrecking my Sub-3 streak. I really enjoyed the race despite not running as fast as I wanted. I finished with a smile on my face in 3:02. I'm not defeated. Success is not always linear. I'm probably a little too eager to redeem myself but that's ok.
My plan is to babysit my fitness for a few weeks and do it again! I worked hard for the shape I'm in. I'm not shutting it down and waking up in 5k land in a month. I'm going to recover and try again. I know I can do it.
The Good:
*I feel fine. Not even a blister.
*I'm confident in my training and fitness level.
*Brooks T7 Racers are great marathon shoes.
*I didn't get the hypothermic shakes until the finish line.
* I had loving family standing at the finish line.
*I found the best hairstyle for marathoning! See below.
*I will never stop doing this marathon!
The Bad:
*I'm sitting here and I can't think of anything. I refuse to feel sorry for myself. I'm still healthy, alive and happy! There is no bad. I ran the Boston Marathon for a 3rd time. I am elated to have the privilege.
The Immediate Plan:
Recover this week. Do some easy runs. I'll KNOW what I have. Considering I feel nearly flawless I am planning on another marathon soon. Within the next month. I'm still in the planning stage.
Here are some pics from the weekend. Thanks again guys!! I love you all! XO
|A joke. I was lost again in Boston...
|Pre race wind...
|A Boston Sunrise
|I saw this in a running magazine. I highly recommend!
|The light was right. The kids, not so much!
|Every race, forever...
|Pre race 5am.
|Post race lunch with my finish line dream team
|My BFF at the hotel. She helped with train tickets and hair stylists.
|10 seconds post race.10 seconds pre hypothermia
|My babies tracking me in school.
|Joey and stretching on Tuesday morning.
|Can you tell what I did on Monday? If not, I'll tell YOU!
|Heading down to the start.
|My ONE race photo is sucking air on Heartbreak Hill. The bib is starting to fold...
Thanks for reading! I will keep you posted on plan B. You know I'm not done yet!