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Electrostatically stabilised nanoparticles : Self-organization and electron-beam patterning
Plaza, J.L. and Mendes, P.M. and Diegoli, S and Chen, Y. and Preece, J.A. and Palmer, R.E. (2005) Electrostatically stabilised nanoparticles : Self-organization and electron-beam patterning. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 5 (11). pp. 1826-1831. ISSN 1533-4880Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
The self-organisation of citrate- and magnesium oleate-stabilised gold nanoparticles on SiO2/Si substrates was investigated. In drop deposition, nucleation of citrate-stabilised gold nanoparticles was observed at the rim of the droplet, symmetric or multibranched dendroid gold structures were found in the area between the rim and the central part of the droplet, depending on the drying temperature. Homogeneous submonolayer nanoparticle coverage was obtained by immersion of amine-terminated SiO2/Si surfaces into a citrate-stabilised colloidal gold acidic solution. Drop deposition of magnesium oleate-stabilised gold nanoparticles onto the SiO2/Si surfaces resulted in the formation of uniformly close-packed nanoparticle arrays. Under electron beam irradiation, no apparent changes were found for monolayer films of citrate-stabilized particles, but sintering of the nanoparticles was observed in multilayer films. In contrast, coalescence of magnesium oleate-stabilised gold nanoparticle occurred in monolayer films after electron irradiation.
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There was a time when Resident Evil was a really solid video game franchise. The third-person shooter was a fantastic competitor against rival survival horror franchises like Silent Hill, and it introduced zombies in a whole new way—and even made them more terrifying. But with the newest trailer announcing a new Resident Evil game, Umbrella Corps, it's a little difficult to understand exactly which direction the series is going in. You can view the trailer below.
Here's what I understand from watching the trailer. For the longest time, Resident Evil has been a third-person survival horror adventure, but Umbrella Corps wants to try to turn it into a competitive shooter like Call Of Duty--basically, a spin-off set in the Resident Evil universe. And here's why I think that's a horrible decision. From what I understand by watching the trailer, you will be battling other human beings on a decrepit battleground very much like in Call Of Duty and Battlefield, and zombies will just be running around as an added opponent. Where is the true Resident Evil nature in this?
Resident Evil was built around the idea that zombies were invading Raccoon City and you had to fight to stop that invasion and protect the people. But now, it's been turned into a mindless competitive shooter that won't even be able to compare to the multitude of success Call Of Duty has seen with its zombie modes. It's almost as if Capcom just wanted to transform Resident Evil into something more appealing to a different audience, but in the process they had no idea they'd be maddening the true Resident Evil fanbase. At least I'm maddened.
It's almost like if someone took the Silent Hill franchise, with its glorious horror environment and hellish enemies, and dropped a Call Of Duty multiplayer campaign in the middle of the town and said "Here, go crazy." The monsters would still be around to thwart you in the heat of combat, but it would no longer be about the monsters. Just as Umbrella Corps will no longer be just about the zombies. Of course, Resident Evil has been on a rough road for awhile now, but at least the gameplay still centered around the idea of zombies and not just about competing against other human players online.
The single-player mode doesn't even do the franchise justice. Because even then, it still feels like another Call Of Duty game. And there's nothing wrong with Call Of Duty. It's great for what it is, maybe one of the best first-person shooters out there, but Call Of Duty is its own thing. When Resident Evil tries to do the zombie thing too, just not as well, it's disheartening.
Now I don't want to completely judge the game before playing it—I'd love to review the game to see how it truly plays and if the gameplay is more rewarding than I judged from the trailer. I also understand the game is not a Resident Evil game, but set in the Resident Evil universe. I get that. And when I think about it as a separate entity from the Resident Evil franchise, then it doesn't sound so bad, because then I'm thinking about it as a competitive team shooter and not as a Resident Evil game. It all comes down to me actually taking some time to play the game and seeing for myself how I feel about it. Because, as a separate game, it probably could be a lot of fun to use the crazy weapons like the Brainer showcased in the first trailer.
As a long-time fan of classic Resident Evil games, it's hard to see the franchise changing so much, and not for the better, even with spin-offs like this. I only hope that Resident Evil can find its way again in the horror genre without having to pump out another reboot.

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North Andover, Mass. - Junior Alec Foster (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) scored two goals to lead the Bentley men's soccer team to a 4-2 win over Molloy in the team's season opening game at the Merrimack Kickoff Classic on Friday afternoon.
Foster first struck just before halftime, in the 45th minute, to give Bentley a 2-1 lead, then finished off the scoring in the 88th minute to pad the lead to 4-2.
Senior forward Julian Stewart (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxboro) picked up where he left off from last season with a goal in the 30th minute, which cancelled out an early goal by Molloy's Anthony Cestaro to level the score 1-1.
Molloy tied the score at 2-2 with a goal from junior Nikola Aleksic 2:51 into the second half. But a goal for the Falcons from junior Nick Halliday (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton High), unassisted in the 74th minute, proved to be the game winner to give them a 3-2 lead.
Foster then padded the lead with his second of the afternoon, with junior Matt Tidona (Bellmore, N.Y./Friends Academy) on the assist.
Bentley will look to make it a 2-0 start to the season on Sunday when they take on Caldwell to conclude the Kickoff Classic.


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OK, I thought that wasn't normal . . . too much code changing. ANSWER: I was restarting a session that allowed anyone to access the protected page.
Do I just define the Session variable on the preceeding page to the protected page, or is the variable already defined by one of the WA rules?
Set a variable to my $_Session and used that in my query.
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I've been watching the different builds on DigitalStormOnline, but was never happy with the final product/cost combo. Fortunately, I stumbled upon this site and saw so many stories of success. I figured I would read up and give it a try. WOW... lots of reading and research. Knowing what parts to get, and what parts work well with each other (or more importantly don't work well) is more than half the battle. Finally, I had my list together and assembled on this site. Here is the decision process for picking each of the below items as well as my experience. Hope you enjoy this build.
Most parts purchased in Feb 2014:
CPU: I wanted the i5-4670K, because I wasn't looking for hyper-threading, but wanted a processor I could eventually OC to something in the 4.2-4.4 range with decent air cooling. Got it on NewEgg after with an IronEgg price match of $224.99.
Cooler & Compound: I know water is cooler, but it also freaks me out a little. I went with the air cooling solution most builders here are getting: the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo. The thing is HUGE and the 'one size fits all' bracket takes some figuring out. Once you determine the airflow, bracket size, and screw placement, you can add compound to the CPU and lock her in. Did not use stock paste, but used a small amount of Artic Silver 5. Note: on first out of box POST, this unit triggered a low fan speed error. (560 RPM). Did some research and found this to be common sometimes the first time. Disabled the check in the BIOS and everything worked. Now it runs happily at 600's-700 idle and faster 880+ under load. NewEgg with $5 rebate for $29.99.
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A. Went with Asus due to reputation and successful builds here. Went with the -A series, because I dont need all the extras in the higher models, but want the ability to SLI. The board is sweet, and the UEFI(BIOS) is so easy. Helpful Hint: Needed one extra SATA cable since the 3 drives dont come with any and the motherboard only had two.
SSD Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB for Windows and Programs and documents. Be sure to grab the latest Samsung Magician software, because version 4.3+ has "RAPID" mode. With OS optimization at Performance and RAPID mode, my speeds went from Incredible to OMG! Bought on NewEgg and had them IRONEGG me the Amazon price (at that time) of $149.99.
HDD Storage: WD Black 1TB. Partitioned right away to 700 (data) and 250 (SDD img backup). This will be my drive for pics, music, video, etc... data stuff. Love my other WD Black on a different computer and it has a great warranty.
Video Card: EVGA ACX Superclocked GTX 770 2GB. Got this card at a great price from NewEgg (+ rebate) for $329.99. I like the warranty, I like the little overclock boost they give the card and cooling room for more OC. I've had good experiences with EVGA before. This was the card I've been wanting and it came to me in a sale ad from NewEgg. NOTE TO EVERYONE: Sign up for the sale email ads from the different stores! I will buy another one in a year or so (when they are cheap) for a future SLI upgrade.
Case: Originally was eyeing the Corsair 400R. Loved the reviews, loved everything. But then discovered the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 in the 11th hour. This thing is SOLID! I love the look and the features: rubber grommets, air filters everywhere, fan control, front USB 3.0, side window, removable/movable HDD cages. 109.99 from NCIX. Very silent even at high load with all fans on high.
PSU: Wanted Corsair... but they have so many different models. Had to be sure it was Haswell compatible and able to do SLI. Decided on a high end model HX850 - great components and terrific LONG warranty. Beautifully packaged, semi-modular (CPU plugs attached, everything else you add as needed). Cable management was fun... hope you like the way I wired it up.. pls let me know! Expensive, gold rated efficiency and super quiet. Price $139.99 after rebate from NewEgg.
Optical Drive: Samsung on sale at NewEgg. $14.99. SATA. Easiest decision.
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit. NewEgg. $84.99.
RAM: Saw a lot of successful builds with these G.Skill 1600 Ripjaws X.
additional: So, I get these IronEgg price matches from NewEgg in the form of gift cards, so I have to buy something...
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well I actually tweeted the secret message like, an hour ago and now the message isn't showing up on the homeage anymore...so maybe I won? lol I hope so at least. that would be the bright and shining point of my summer if I won.
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in the public eye(redirected from in the eyes of the public)
in the public eye
Well-known and attracting a lot of attention and scrutiny, as of a celebrity. Yes, celebrities make a lot of money, but being in the public eye and getting recognized all the time has its drawbacks, I'm sure. It's really tough to be in the public eye while going through a divorce, but at least my fans have been supportive.
*in the public eye
Fig. publicly; visible to all; conspicuous. (*Typically: be ~; find oneself ~; get [into] ~.) Elected officials find themselves constantly in the public eye. The mayor made it a practice to get into the public eye as much as possible.
in the public eye
Under the attention and scrutiny of the public, as in The rock star's activities were very much in the public eye. This usage, which is similar to in the limelight, dates from the late 1800s. It should not be confused with the similar-sounding in the eyes of the public, which means "in the opinion or views of the general public" (as in In the eyes of the public the mayor was guilty of perjury). Also see in the eye of, def. 2.
in the public eye
1. If someone is in the public eye, they are famous and many people see them or read about what they say or do in newspapers, on the Internet, etc. I'm conscious of being in the public eye and there are certain things I don't do because of that. No stunt is too outrageous, no pose too shocking so long as it keeps her in the public eye. Note: You can say that someone is out of the public eye if they are not photographed or written about in newspapers, on the Internet, etc. As wife of the Prime Minister, she is never out of the public eye.
2. If a subject or situation is in the public eye, many people are aware of it and are discussing it. We need campaigners to keep the situation in the public eye. Since then the issue has remained in the public eye with the President calling on republicans to supply information about the missing people.
in the public eyethe state of being known or of interest to people in general, especially through the media.
in the public ˈeyewell known because you are often seen on television or in newspapers: The royal family are always in the public eye.
in the public eye
1. Frequently seen in public or in the media.
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WP-CLI and PHPUnit are excellent tools to use when developing and testing WordPress plugins. Composer is a great tool as well. It seems most people use Composer on a per-project basis – installing the packages they need just for the project they are working on. You can also install "global" packages, like these system tools, that you can use across multiple projects.
How To Setup A WordPress Development Environment
I code on a MacBook where there are many ways to set up your local WordPress development environment. I've used really simple solutions like MAMP as well as really robust and setups like Vagrant with VVV. I have recently enjoyed the simplicity of this new setup using Homebrew to install a LAMP stack that, once setup, you never have to touch again to create new development sites. The key is dynamic virtual hosts!
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How To Use StepObjects in Cest Classes
Codeception can be used to write automated tests for PHP apps like you'd write with PHPUnit. In fact, Codeception uses PHPUnit under the hood to run unit tests. Codeception also has support for functional and acceptance tests. Here is a tip that took me over an hour of reading the Codeception source code to figure out. Hopefully this will save you some time if you want to use StepObjects in your Cest files.
Summary of PHP echo shortcut tag <?=
You may have read that using the short echo tag ( <?= ) should be avoided, especially for WordPress development. The convenience is really nice though, so here's a quick summary of when you can safely use it in your code.
Unit Testing WordPress Plugins
If you are developing a WordPress plugin, it good idea to write some automated tests for it. Pound is a light weight WordPress plugin that will run tests you write for your own plugin. It's not a framework or library and introduces no dependencies for your plugin. It just runs tests that your write for your own plugin without all the overhead of PHPUnit.
How PHP Frameworks Affect Profitability
Last week we talked about application shelf life an aspect of PHP development that often goes overlooked. This week let's talk about how the web development framework you use contributes to the shelf life of your app and the profitability of your web application.
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PHP vs Ruby – Application Shelf Life
I plan to write a series of posts about how we develop, deploy, and support our affiliate software and digital downloads applications. And why, after 5 years of Ruby on Rails development we switched back to PHP. One of the reasons is what I refer to as the shelf life of a web application. Let's talk about what happens to a web application if you just let it sit.
Append text to lines in Vim
Every time someone shows me something they like about some other editor it is always fun to show how the same thing can be done in vim. A popular thing in modern editors now seems to be multiple cursors and folks get excited about appending some text to a bunch of lines all at the same time.
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Sublime Text 2 is a really nice text editor with a lot of power behind it. It also has a "Vintage" mode for folks who fancy vim, such as myself. I also happen to enjoy exploring new software, especially text editors, and Sublime Text 2 is my current favorite text editor. The only majorly annoying thing about Sublime Text 2 is the way it handles word wrapping. Periods (.) can sometimes wrap to the next line making it look like you have a mistake in your writing. This is only a problem when writing paragraphs, like in Markdown for blog posts.
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PHP vs Ruby :: 2012 Year End Review
Back in 2007 I wrote an article titled PHP vs Ruby – Practical Language Differences which drew a fair amount of attention. Now that I've been working with Ruby in much more depth and both PHP and Ruby have matured dramatically over the past five years it is time to reevaluate the comparison.


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England's 2018 World Cup campaign kicks off in Volgograd on Monday 18th June as they take on Tunisia in their opening fixture in Group G.
In addition to our England Fans' Guide to Russia, which covers the entirety of the tournament, we've produced an informative and hopefully entertaining Free Lions for the game in Volgograd. And we'll have a new edition for every game England play.
Our Fans' Embassy will be out and about to offer assistance to supporters and handing out free hard copies of England's leading fanzine. We'll at the Massimo Café, in the same building as the Volgograd hotel – that's at 12 Ulitsa Mira, Volgograd. The Volgograd hotel is in the historic centre of the city, not far from the railway station.
As usual we will be operating on the day before matchday (in Volgograd that's Sunday 17th June) and on match day itself, from 10:00 until 17:00.
In the meantime, keep up to date by following Free Lions on Twitter @FSF_FreeLions and the Free Lions facebook page.
Free Lions 157 includes:
- Clive Hetherington looks ahead to England's tournament
- A guide to eating and drinking in Volgograd
- An introduction to the Volgograd Arena
- What Tunisia have in store for England
- And we look ahead to our next stop: Nizhny Novgorod.
Click here to download a digital copy of the Free Lions: Issue 157...
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Nowadays eating out is the new IN thing for Dhakaites. New Cathay is a cozy place, conveniently located in Banani 11 serving good chinese food, and not the Indian/Bangla Chinese like that of the "X" restaurants we know and love. They serve mostly authentic Chinese food and a few fusions and as I've been going there for quite some time now, they have yet to disappoint. The quality of the food is good and the Beef Chili Dry and Hunan Chicken are must haves. The dumplings are also good and if you're in a festive mood, I'd suggest calling in two days before and ordering the Peking Duck. Some of their food are very average like the fried rice, chow mein, soups and stuff but that's as low as they have gone for me, "very average".
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I came across this photo the other day and my heart actually skipped a beat. The photo was taken by amateur photographer Tatyana Druz. I couldn't find much information on her except that she is from Hadera, Israel. You can find her on Facebook and check out her website here.
This photograph captures so many emotions; trust, love, passion, fear, adventure… You have no idea where they are, or how high up they are. The way the woman is wrapped around the man leads me to believe that she trusts him completely with what is about the happen, she may feel fear but she is safe in his arms. The man's back is turned to what lies ahead but he has a sense of adventure and is taking a leap of faith, bringing her along for the ride. He looks relaxed and in full control of the situation about to unfold, which is unknown to him. The composition and imagery of this photograph is stunning.
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When you check around, there can be a lot of people who can certainly offer such services but you need to be extra-careful this time. You do not want to see your computer being totally-ruined just because the person whom you approach does not really know the job. You would like to avail the finest technology this time and it means a lot for you to have the best IT services. It is a must for you to take time searching if you do not want to face problems. You can connect to some of your friends this time and you will surely never have problems in the long run.
It is meaningful this time for you to check some reviews and read them. When you check reviews, you will certainly feel better because a lot of people can attest on the performance of a certain service provider. Hence, you will get the balance of information. You will never regret if you choose to avail the services from your main prospect as long as you know that they have operating for so long and that they have a strong reputation at the same time.
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You need to check the reputation of the company this time just for you to see what they could offer soon. They should have employed people who are definitely flexible since you want not only to fix the hardware but some software also. If they are just operating nearby, you can simply come and see what they could offer. The worker has to tell you exactly the problem of your laptop. He should be able to figure out what needs to be done and he could tell you the actual time when you are going to be back to claim your laptop. The price of their services should also be known. It is important for you to generate this information knowing that you have to avail the right IT and computer repair servicesDoing Computers The Right Way


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People do a lot of interesting things in order to raise money for charity, however this has to rank among the most "eggscellent" – Sculptor Stuart Murdoch has created a life-size replica of a Challenger II tank out of 5,016 egg cartons to raise money for Help The Heroes. The UK charity raises money for wounded servicemen and women returning from conflict.
Stuart Murdoch's egg carton Challenger II replica was also built to celebrate the launch of Eggs for Soldiers' national egg and spoon race on March 4. It is made from 5,016 egg boxes, 26 litres of glue, 10,100 nails, 15 litres of paint, 80 square metres of steel and 5,013 staples and took an astounding 512 hours to make.
Eggs for Soldiers was created in 2011 as a fundraising endeavor – the initiative donates 15 pence from the sale of every khaki green box of six eggs directly to charity. The race will take place on Clapham Common in London, and the tank will also be present to spur on any runners who were considering chickening out.
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Several current ag stories take me back to my manure pitchin' days on the farm, and I now realize how important that job was. We knew that livestock slurry makes excellent natural fertilizer, but we had no idea that we were scooping out energy-producing "fecal fuel"---or that we could one day be working for Google or Apple because of it.
Using methane from pig manure, Apple plans to build an enormous fuel cell installation at its North Carolina data center. Google has been working on a manure-to-methane plant with Duke University, Duke Energy, and a local hog farm. The University of North Carolina, Iowa State University, and many others are researching manure-to-energy as a way to eliminate odors and waste disposal issues on hog farms. And a Kansas project, supported by the USDA, is researching ways to use waste from cattle feedlots, while a dairy farm in Washington state is converting manure into money by making methane. In other words, manure is big business.
But I still haven't scraped all the manure off my boots, so I'm old school enough to appreciate the best thing about animal waste—it is a natural nutrient farmers use to make the crops grow. This popular video called "Water 'n Poo" is an example of one of the many ways farmers recycle and sustain. The farmer drives, sings, and even radiates joy as he spreads his "honey" on the field.
With livestock waste so trendy now, I'll update a blog entry from last year that provides a "manure pitching for novices" segment:
During the pre-confinement era, hog houses had to be mucked out by hand, one pitchfork load at a time, and it was a Saturday morning ritual on our farm. We'd prop a transistor radio on a dusty ledge, make sure our five-buckle boots were snug over our tennis shoes, and start slinging it. We'd talk, argue, yell top-40 lyrics, and think about how to get the smell out of our hair before the school dance that night.
Most Midwest farms today recycle manure in "honey wagons," huge caldrons on trucks or behind tractors. They pull the liquefied manure from pits next to the confinement "motels" that dot the countryside. This "smell of money" can raise issues.
Some communities try to restrict hog confinement placement, and letters-to-the-editor reflect deep emotions concerning this situation. Some claim regulations are overly-strict and the industry is vital to agricultural growth; others worry about health issues, decreased property values, and threats to groundwater. Although most seem to accept that hog farming is a vital industry, it's the location that often raises a stink. You don't need to be a scratch-and-sniff expert to know that manure smells different for the pig owners compared to the neighbors who live downwind. And water quality experts know that most farmers work hard to keep manure out of waterways, but fish kills and groundwater pollution in the Midwest indicate some problems still exist.
My brothers, cousins, and I generally worked without parental oversight on those barn-cleaning Saturday mornings. But occasionally, equipment would malfunction or a teenage argument would break out. When the "nutrients hit the fan," we needed some regulating. Manure is a natural part of animal agriculture production, and now that the waste can be used for fuel as well as fertilizer, it is up to the producers and the public to figure out how much regulation the modern post-nutritional recyclers need.
Note: A 2006 CAST publication Biotechnological Approaches to Manure Nutrient Management provides information about the use and management of animal waste. by dan gogerty, photo from thedairymom.blogspot
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147 students killed in cold-blooded raid on campus
Thursday April 2 2015
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- Just like in the Westgate atrocity, the terrorists were armed with guns and grenades and gained entry by killing the officers at the gate and confronting others inside.
- The IG and Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery landed in Garissa aboard a helicopter about three hours after the raid started. The CS said one of the terrorists was arrested as he attempted to flee from the college.
- Kuno is a former teacher and principal at Madrassa Najah in Garissa and has three aliases — Sheikh Mahamad, Dulyadin and Gamadhere.
- The University of Nairobi and the United States International University-Africa had issued alerts to students, asking them to be vigilant and cautious.
- The gunmen are said to have attacked the institution around 5.30am Thursday.
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Scientology Losing Ground To New Fictionology:
"Unlike Scientology, which is based on empirically verifiable scientific tenets, Fictionology's central principles are essentially fairy tales with no connection to reality," the AIR [American Institute of Religions] report read.
Believers in Santa Claus, his elves, or the Tooth Fairy are permitted – even encouraged – to view them as deities. Even corporate mascots like the Kool-Aid Man are valid objects of Fictionological worship.
"Sure, it's total bullshit," Jurgenson added. "But that's Fictionology. Praise Batman!"


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The goal of the new Convergences Institute #DigitAg project is to encourage the development of digital agriculture and businesses in France and developing countries through research, training and knowledge transfers. The Institute intends to be the global benchmark for digital agriculture by 2023. A winner with 5 proposals put forward for the first call for projects by the ANR "Convergences Institutes," #DigitAg brings together 4 research organizations, 4 centers of higher education, 8 investment for the future structures and 8 businesses. Based in Montpellier, the group also has two satellite sites in Toulouse and Rennes. It was officially launched on January 1, 2017 with a €9.9M 7-year grant from ANR.
#DigitAg is primarily "an incredible opportunity to research differently, by confronting different perspectives, different disciplines and thereby encouraging scientific, educational and technological innovation," explains Véronique Bellon Maurel, Director of the Environmental Technologies Department at Irstea and Director of #DigitAg. She believes this is the true purpose of the Investments for the Future program's new project and is asking her teams to break away from "business as usual."
How? By placing interdisciplinarity and training at the heart of the project.
Digital agriculture in 8 challenges
Interdisciplinarity is clearly the watchword for this project. Bringing together over 300 researchers, economists, agricultural scientists, computer scientists and sociologists from 25 research units, #DigitAg will focus on 2 key social and economic challenges to digital agriculture. These have been further divided into 8 challenges involving researchers from all disciplines:
- Optimizing agricultural production by limiting environmental impacts, divided into 4 challenges: 1 - Supporting agroecology, 2 - Adapting varieties to the environment and markets, 3 - Protecting crops, 4 - Farming animals sustainably.
- Incorporating digital agriculture into wider society, divided into 4 challenges that look at the way in which ICT will: 1 - Revolutionize the advice and services provided to farmers, 2 - Facilitate the integration of agriculture into regions, 3 - Help agriculture get more out of the value chain, 4 - Support agricultural development in developing countries.
These challenges will be addressed by multidisciplinary working groups that will identify important research questions that are key to defining new and bold dissertation subjects that will shake up the discipline. Developing clusters of dissertations on similar topics but from different approaches and disciplines will help to provide greater clarity on a field of capital importance to society.
Specifically, developing these clusters of dissertations through various disciplines and ensuring dialogue between these dissertations will lead to original research questions that will elucidate fundamental issues for society. For example, the challenge of "protecting crops" could lead to a variety of questions such as how to detect illnesses early (requiring research into sensors) or how to change insurance systems providing crop insurance using ICTs. These are just two examples of research questions for which the potential positive applications are far-reaching.
Teaching and students are a central part of this project
In order to lead innovation and create a united structure, #DigitAg is focusing on students and young researchers from France and abroad: "They are a central part of the process. We hope they will be curious, motivated and capable of building bridges between the different laboratories and structures that make up #DigitAg, promoting interdisciplinarity and a new, more open type of research," explains Véronique Bellon Maurel. With a minimum of 150 Master-level grants, 56 PhD level grants and 18 post-doctoral years on offer, #DigitAg is in an excellent position to attract international post-graduate and doctoral students.
Moreover, in order to help complete dissertation projects and transform their results into demonstrators, a team of IT developers (120 person-months) will be recruited and linked to the Graduate School.
Our goal is to create a Graduate School in Digital Architecture by 2019. Inspired by the British model, this new type of doctoral school will incorporate all Master's and doctorate level teaching, from initial training programs to vocational training and PhDs. This is a revolutionary concept, given the clear separation that currently exists in France between Master and Doctorate levels, as noted by Marie Laure Navas (Deputy Director for Training and Scientific Policy, Montpellier SupAgro). No less than 20 Masters, including 4 new pathways, have been planned.
Links to companies are also key to the teaching plan. The 8 partner companies will provide courses and around fifty grants for Master-level internships, which will take place in their facilities. The AgroTIC Business Chair is also involved in the program and brings with it 23 companies, providing another link between the manufacturing industry and students.
Another innovation is the Mas Numérique, a demonstration platform for digital agriculture. The project is supported by 4 corporate sponsors (SMAG, Vivelys, Pera-Pellenc, ITK) and 8 corporate partners (TerraNIS, Agriscope, SIKA, Force A, ICV, Bayer, GéoCarta, Cap 2020, Axe Environnement), who will all provide equipment. The Montpellier SupAgro Foundation will open the farm in November 2017 on the Chapitre estate in Villeneuve-les-Maguelone near Montpellier. The farm will not only be a showcase for companies but also a unique teaching tool, as it will be open to students. Students and teachers will benefit from new facilities with the latest equipment for experiments while companies will benefit from a showroom and marketing display area.
Finally, an additional link between researchers and companies is the Observatory of Uses for Digital Agriculture, one of the first projects completed by #DigitAg and the AgroTIC Chair. This observatory will provide an overview (scorecard and assessment of obstacles to adopting digital technologies and potential drivers). Currently, the observatory is studying the use of remote sensing in agriculture.
Upcoming meetings
Upcoming meetings as of now are:
- June 30, 2017: Inauguration of the #DigitAg Institute
- July 1-2, 2017: Digital Agriculture Hackathon
- July 2-6, 2017: European symposium EFITA in Montpellier
- November 28-30, 2017: Inauguration of Le Mas Numérique
- 2019: Inauguration of the Graduate School
To follow the project, please see www.hdigitag.fr or Twitter @DigitAgLab


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The number of people diagnosed with dementia is falling, with almost 25% fewer people diagnosed with the disease than expected over the past 20 years.
Researchers have found that the prevalence of dementia has dropped over the last two decades, despite the population living to increasingly older ages.
The study, led by Carol Brayne, of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health (CIPH), University of Cambridge, looked at health and cognitive function in older people in Cambridgeshire, Nottingham and Newcastle.
The first part of the study took place between 1989 and 1994, while the second was between 2008 and 2011.
Researchers randomly chose people aged 65 and over and interviewed them about their lifestyles, including health, socioeconomic factors, medication and social care. A section of the sample group were then medically assessed to determine if they had dementia.
In the first study, the prevalence of people with dementia was 8.3% of the population.
Over the last two decades there have been significant changes in the older population, with more people living for longer. When applying the figure from the first study to the current population, the team estimated that 884,000 people would have dementia in the second study.
However, their findings showed that this was a huge overestimation, with just 6.5% of the population suffering from dementia in the second study.
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In total, 670,000 people surveyed had dementia in the second study, which is almost 25% less than expected.
Fiona Matthews, from the University of Cambridge, said: "Changing diagnostic criteria mean that comparing newer estimates of dementia with older estimates is usually not possible, but CFAS is one of very few studies which was designed to allow us to track changing rates of dementia prevalence over time."
While rates have fallen, the authors note that the number of people with dementia living in care homes has increased from 56% to 70%. They say that dementia estimates are needed to plan for the provision of care, as current evidence used by the government is now out of date.
Brayne said: "This study provides compelling evidence of a reduction in the prevalence of dementia in the older population over two decades. Whether or not these gains for the current older population will be borne out in future generations would seem to depend on whether further improvements in primary prevention and effective health care for conditions which increase dementia risk can be achieved."
Dr Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet said, "A reduction in prevalence of dementia in the older population is an important and welcome finding. But it is not a signal for the government to deprioritise investment in dementia care and research. Dementia remains a substantial challenge for those affected, their families, the NHS, and the Treasury.
"We need to understand better why the prevalence of dementia has fallen, and what that means for prevention and treatment services. Sadly, dementia care and research are too often neglected and underfunded in the UK."
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Last time I met Yiannis Samaras he was behind the bar at Kitty Cat and he told me he was in the process of opening his own business in the city centre. I didn't want to pry but he seemed happy and optimistic if a little guarded, just like he always is. I've been following Samaras for years and I have to admit he's one of my favourite people on the bartending scene. Apart from his great drinks, I like the quiet way he deals with his work and reputation. As if nothing is a big deal, even though it clearly is.
I've been living in Athens since 2001 but I didn't know Othonos street despite it being right on Syntagma square and the terminus for airport buses. Walking into the little arcade I realised where the name 'Trap' came from. The aim is to lure in passers-by and charm them into staying. Are traps charming? Absolutely they are, otherwise they wouldn't be traps, would they?
The Trap is the child of Yiannis Samaras, the experienced Dimitris Benakis from Cinco, the great mixologist Yiannis Alexopoulos (Cinco, The Dalliance House, Hide & Seek) and up and coming Stefanos Draganidakis who will be the most active behind the bar. It opened on the first day of the year, bringing with it an air of classic film noir. The handmade ornate ceiling is one of the great things you'll notice as it really ties in the sense of an all time classic bar with a modern drinking spot. A mid-war decor reminiscent of an Athens we miss without having actually known it. Other touches harp back to that era, like the all white marble sink and copper tap.
It opens in the morning and serves good coffee, soon to be accompanied by a food menu. My antennae though are focused on the bar. The spirit selection is fairly large even though on its second day, the cocktail menu was still being drafted. For the moment there is a small list of 10 signature drinks. I can't therefore have a full picture of what's to be but I did enjoy the herbal but yet earthy America-America with Campari, tangerine and red pepper. As far as the Cantarito is concerned, made with Altos Reposado Tequila and grapefruit cordial, it lacked intensity. I then moved onto to the enjoyable Le Fou Gaston made with Laphroaig, apricot liqueur and manzanillo cherries, while The Odd Couple with Absolut, masticha and pomegranate left me feeling undecided as to whether I liked it or not. Either way, this early cocktail menu combined Samaras' love for clear flavours, Alexopoulos' funky but distinctly creative touches and Stefanos Draganidakis' ability to execute the recipes well. I don't know who came up with what exactly but when it's a team, and a very capable one at that, I don't think it actually matters.
The Trap could be a French bistro or a bar in London or Manhattan but it's not. It could be the bar Vincent Van Gogh and Toulouse Lautrec hung out in drinking bottles of absinthe, getting melancholy and drawing but it's not that either. It has its own character and it is defined by the coming together of four people who have something to say. A return to a classical innocence with its eyes firmly set on today and tomorrow. The Trap is just that, a trap. For now at least.
Info: Othonos 10, Athens
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How U.S. foreign policy came to embrace urban issues — and may change under Trump
The U. S. government has undergone a sudden and rapid change since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president. An "out with the old, in with the new" attitude prevails in Washington, which means that many initiatives of the Obama era are potentially on the chopping block.
One that could be vulnerable is Cities @ State, an internal network in the U. S. State Department designed to augment the work of individual embassies, overseas missions, and internal bureaus who wanted to leverage U. S. diplomacy to engage on urban issues. Founded in October 2015, Cities @ State was coordinated by Ian Klaus, Senior Adviser for Global Cities. Klaus was also the Deputy Negotiator for the U. S. during last year's process leading up to Habitat III, the U. N.'s once-every 20 years summit on cities.
The two roles often overlapped. Klaus worked with partners inside the State Department to bolster international diplomacy on topics like climate change and violent extremism. At the same time, while representing U. S. interests in the sometimes heated Habitat III negotiations, he gleaned tidbits on how other countries manage urban issues at the national level.
With the arrival of the Trump administration, Klaus, a political appointee, tendered his resignation earlier this month. Next, he will be a visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and intends to start an organization that will help U. S. mayors improve the efficacy and political perception of their forays abroad as they engage with international city networks.
I spoke with Klaus by telephone last week during Trump's first few days in office. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Gregory Scruggs: How did the U. S. State Department view urban issues prior to the Cities @ State initiative?
Ian Klaus: Prior to Secretary [John] Kerry's arrival, there was an office called the Special Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs led by Rita Jo Louis. She had a number of accomplishments in subnational diplomacy to cities in places like Brazil, India and China.
One of them was the Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability between Philadelphia and Rio de Janeiro. There was important leadership from a U. S. mayor – Michael Nutter – and also a very forward-leaning U. S. ambassador in Brazil at the time, Tom Shannon, one of the intellectual leaders in recognizing that what happens in cities matters to our foreign policy.
You also had ambassadors who understood urban issues and were developing their own independent initiatives. The ambassador in Colombia, Kevin Whittaker, has engaged extensively with secondary and tertiary cities. Our ambassador in Quito has a mission that recognizes the importance of a wide number of cities in Ecuador beyond the capital city.
Q: How did Cities @ State change the department's modus operandi from this previous approach?
A: Rather than focusing on a single individual out doing the diplomacy, we decided to focus on helping everyone within the department who was interested in urban issues. So internal advocacy and then internal support, rather than actually being out there ourselves doing sub-national diplomacy.
You could of course have a single shop. You could have a single person who flew around the world doing this. One of our approaches within the State Department over the last couple years, and I think it's been to our benefit, is that we've encouraged lots of different shops and missions to think about urban issues and then help them implement or approach them.
Each of the accomplishments that the State Department advanced during the past four years in the urban space was a collaboration within the department. And so those of us who worked on urban issues were always collaborating with a bureau or an office that in fact would be the implementer. What one has to be clear about is no person should stand up and say, "I was the person that did urban at the State Department."
Q: In what areas did you find the most success?
A: If you look at the record of the State Department over the last four years it increased its engagement at the city level on a number of priority issues, from climate change to countering violent extremism to promoting economic opportunity and equality.
On climate change, Our Cities, Our Climate was a collaboration between the U. S. State Department and Bloomberg Philanthropies. It brought sustainability directors from around the world to American cities and helped create a network of sustainability directors who could work together globally.
[See: U. S. to push for formal participation of cities, non-state actors in climate negotiations]
There's a similar organization if you look at the Strong Cities Network, an effort by the Bureau of Counterterrorism that the urban team helped develop. It's an approach to countering violent extremism in which cities could learn from each other, in which there were networks sharing their best practices.
And of course, our team and our mission at the OECD has supported work with the Ford Foundation on economic inequality. The secretary general of the OECD developed a team of mayors that are going to work together on economic inequality issues, and [New York City] Mayor [Bill] de Blasio has also been a leader among those cities and in that effort.
Q: What was the learning curve for diplomats who come out of a school of foreign service and don't have specialized training in urbanism?
A: The global urban landscape is an incredibly crowded one. And there are so many networks, foundations, philanthropies who are working actively and doing great work. Even if you recognize that cities are important political actors, it's difficult to, one, understand the cities and what's going on in them, because of course they are incredibly complicated places. And then two, it's difficult to get to know what the global activity looks like.
Almost everyone we engaged with in that space was open to sharing with us and also to working with us. That was actually very refreshing. Very rarely, as someone who works for a national government, did I find any pushback at all when we tried to get information or learn from some of the networks and people who obviously had been active in the space for quite a bit of time.
Q: What was it like engaging with your counterparts around the world in the Habitat III process?
A: If you look at the number of different ministry types that were represented in the Habitat III negotiations, there isn't a natural diplomatic framework for national ministries to talk about urban issues. And so you had ministries of transportation, ministries of development, simply the UN mission at times, you had foreign ministries.
Those ministries don't necessarily talk to each other around the world. The U. S. State Department doesn't necessarily talk to ministries of transportation every day. So there was the challenge of an issue such as urbanization that includes development, transportation and global issues such as climate change. Figuring out which ministries should talk to whom and have the lead is challenging.
[See: Why are U. S. mayors missing Habitat III?]
I'm really proud of the work we did with the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]. We developed strong relationships with HUD, and even engaged internationally together, and what that did was merge diplomatic expertise and urban expertise in a way that it's very difficult to find in a single person. So rather you need to work across agencies, across ministries to take advantage of various expertise.
Q: Which other countries are models of this kind of cross-sectoral collaboration?
A: There are certainly different organizations around the world that we looked up to. And if I were to get to invent anew how a foreign ministry approached urban issues, I would want them to advocate internally like we did.
But you also do need to have a single point person eventually who could engage in theory with other urban shops. So it's not enough just to have a single diplomat flying around the world. Rather, you need to have a shop that shares expertise into what's happening in cities and what's happening with the global actors that influence cities with offices and with embassies.
But you also need someone that can engage with foreign dignitaries at the national level. So I think you would like to have a combination of the two. Looking out across the world, it was striking to see the divergence between various countries, and how far along they were in thinking about this.
The way that I looked at the global landscape, it seems to me right now that Paris is in essence the capital of the world. They're innovating locally but advocating globally in a way that I think is unrivaled.
If you look at development agencies or organizations that think in terms of development, including partnership, the Germans at GIZ were just about everywhere I went and have a great reputation.
Q: Would you add any developing countries alongside Paris and Germany?
A: At the national ministry level, quite frequently we engaged with mayors from developing countries who are playing a leadership role. We have heard increasingly from South African cities and from organizations of South African cities, and they are engaging globally in a way that might not be advanced by their national government or conceiving of themselves as global actors. That's been striking.
Q: The inauguration of Donald Trump as U. S. president has led to immediate changes across the federal government. Many State Department websites – including pages about programs you mentioned, like Our Cities, Our Climate and the Strong Cities Network – have been scrubbed from the Internet. What are the prospects for an urban perspective going forward at the State Department?
A: State Department employees around the world are professionals. They serve American interests and values, not their own, and so those are the sorts of individuals that make me feel comfortable. They're why you work within a bureaucracy and try to turn on the bureaucratic machine, so to speak, because of their professionalism.
But there's a catch, and this isn't with regard to the State Department but rather with regard to cities. We approached the global landscape of urban actors and their networks and foundations very humbly, because to a certain extent we were a little late to the game. They've been developing for some time, and of course the literature on global cities dates back decades. The logic of those networks was in part that cities had to act because there were global issues that were affecting them that national governments weren't acting on. It was cities taking action because national governments in certain instances were failing through inaction. We're in a moment now where if you've read the news over the past week, these aren't cities replacing inaction, these are cities in opposition.
[See: In Mexico City for climate talks, U. S. mayors get advice on how to deal with Donald Trump]
So how urban issues operate within the State Department when cities are increasingly taking an oppositional role, as opposed to just a leadership role, on a number of issues, I think has an effect on the degree to which the organization and individuals within it can continue to advance work at the urban level. The State Department does work on a wide number of issues, some of which include women's issues, some of which include advocacy of human rights issues, and cities have certainly taken up the leadership mantle on climate change, on economic inequality. But if a national government, and not just the United States, but if other national governments take a step back on some of those issues, I think it's an open question about whether cities take up the leadership mantle on those as well.
What we're most proud of isn't that there are trophies or networks or engagement patterns that we can point to in particular, but rather that as a whole, a very large bureaucracy of dedicated public servants started thinking about working at that level. It's part of the bureaucratic machinery. It's part of the way that the State Department thinks now, and because of that it means that the work will keep going.
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Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises is a five episode Lego Star Wars short form computer animated series that debuted on Disney XD on February 15, 2016. A comedic prequel to the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it focuses on the exploits of Star Wars characters from that film, as well as legacy characters.[1][2][3][4]
The first installment, "Poe to the Rescue", features characters Poe Dameron, C-3PO, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, Admiral Ackbar and BB-8. Later episodes include Han Solo, Chewbacca, Maz Kanata, Lando Calrissian, Rey, Unkar Plutt, and Finn.
- ↑ Li, Shirley (February 12, 2016). "The Force Awakens characters to appear in new LEGO Star Wars series". Retrieved on April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises to Debut on Disney XD February 15". Oh My Disney (February 2016) Retrieved on April 22, 2016.
- ↑ Watercutter, Angela (February 12, 2016). "This New Animated Lego Star Wars Short Looks Legit". Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Whitbrook, James (February 12, 2016). "Poe Dameron Stages a Daring Rescue in the First The Force Awakens Lego Short". io9 Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
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Wi-Fi and internet connections
Your internet connection is a way for you to interact with the outside world—but it also provides a channel into your computer. If your internet connection isn't secure someone could use it to steal your personal or financial information for malicious purposes.
Remember: If you don't take steps to protect your internet connection and network, they could be used illegally and without your knowledge.
Use this guidance to learn how to secure your internet connection and home network.
Protect your internet connection
There are a number of easy things you can do to make your internet connection and network more secure. Computer security professionals refer to these steps as 'hardening' measures and they do just that—they make your software, your devices, your network and the connections between them harder to access and more resilient to attack.
Routers and modems
A router is a small electronic box that creates a network for the devices in your home. A modem connects that network to the internet. Many internet providers offer a combined router/modem unit that performs both these functions in one device, and here we refer to the device simply as a router.
Setting up your router
- Change the default administrator (admin) password for the device. The default passwords for these devices are often publicly available online. Make sure you change the password the very first time you use the device. Find out how to set and use strong passwords.
- Ensure remote management is disabled. Remote management on your modem or router can allow you to make changes to your internet connection—including passwords—by logging into your device via the internet. By disabling this function, you are protected from unauthorised people remotely accessing your router and tampering with it.
In many cases it is straightforward for a cybercriminal to determine the make and model of the device you are using, and then access your router.
Use the strongest encryption protocol
Because wireless networks don't need a wire between a computer and the internet connection, it is possible for anyone within range to intercept the signal if it is unprotected.
This means you need to use the strongest encryption protocol provided by your router, which is currently WPA2. You should be able to check this by looking at the device settings. The WPA2 protocol was introduced in 2006, so routers purchased on or before this date will not give you the option of selecting it.
Manufacturers often classify old devices as 'legacy' models and no longer develop firmware upgrades for them, and this can leave you exposed to known security flaws.
If that's the case, you should consider replacing your router.
Not using the strongest encryption protocol increases the chances of your internet communications being intercepted by cybercriminals.
Make sure your router uses the latest 'firmware' available
Firmware is the software embedded into your router that determines the functions it can perform. Just like new software updates for your computer, new firmware for your router will provide improved features and address any security vulnerabilities.
To find out which version of firmware is installed on your router, some have a button you can click to automatically check if a more recent version is available. If not, you can log in to the device and check its settings. Then if you go to the manufacturer's website, it will tell you if there's a more recent version of firmware for your device and allow you to download it.
But be careful when you do this. Make sure you follow the instructions in your device's manual and select the correct firmware upgrade version for your model of router, because a failed update can render your device unusable and disconnect all your computing devices from the internet.
If you don't feel confident to update your firmware, you could get in touch with a reputable computer technician. You could also think about replacing your router.
Upgrading to a current router model will offer you significant benefits such as additional features and configuration options, and most importantly, faster data transfer speeds.


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Agnes is a brilliant artist who began her art career in her fifties. Her preferred medium is watercolor and collage and the subject matter centers around her diverse world travels. She first became interested in the arts while serving in the Foreign Service of the US State Department in the late 1950's. Stationed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and to pass the time, she subscribed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's twenty-four month portfolio course in Art History. While with the Foreign Service she also had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe; these travels left a lasting impression and continue to influence her work today.
After returning to the United States, she resumed her education at Temple University, where she studied Art History, Art Appreciation and Design Esthetics. After which she continued her art exploration at Southwestern Junior College where she dabbled in ceramics. At Saddleback College she pursued printmaking and at UCI, where she took several drawing classes. She also studied with a number of famed artists like Roger Armstrong, Robert E. Wood, Frank Webb, Charles Reid and Christopher Schink. These workshops and experiences were vital to her growing art career.
"My favorite paintings are scenes of life expressed with a whimsical view. Creating my own interpretation rather than being slavishly adherent to reality is my challenge. The physical challenges of an aging body that does not want to stand up at an easel have led me to my current body of work which is paper collage on canvas with acrylic inks and acrylic paints. I love collecting the art papers and learning about them. Many of the papers are from Japan, Thailand and India. The papers are made from many different plant fibers and use many different methods of print decoration. The collage media is very dependent upon strong composition, design, texture and color. I thoroughly enjoy this process."
My art has been exhibited throughout the Western United States via the road show art circuit … otherwise known as ART IN THE PARK. We artists are a carnival of traveling art gypsys whose paths cross over the years at a myriad of places … I have art friends wherever I go. Some ofthe venues I have shown at are: La Quinta Art Festival; La Jolla Festival of Arts; Sausalito; Boise, Idaho; Couer d'Alene, Idaho; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Belleview, Wash; and Laguna Beach, Ca. My work has also been shown in several galleries including Bennett Street Gallery in Atlanta, Ga. In 1991 I was accepted into the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and have shown there for approximately 17 of the last 22 years. A painting is included in their permanent collection. Currently you may view my latest work at the Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair where I have exhibited for seven years.


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This French onion soup recipe is a great tasting soup recipe to make at home. This onion soup recipe can be served with toasted bread flutes covered in melted cheese.
Ingredients – Serves 4 | Cooking time 50 mins
- 40g vegetable oil
- 25g butter
- 800g onions
- 1 litre brown stock
- 2 baguettes
- 80g Gruyere cheese
- Glass of red wine (optional)
- Salt and milled black pepper to taste
- 2 medium Bay leaves
- 8 sprigs of thyme
- 2 cloves of garlic
Getting everything ready
- Make the brown stock.
- Peel and finely slice the onion.
- Slice the baguette into long flutes (allow two per portion) and place on a baking tray.
- Grate the cheese.
- Wash the sprigs of thyme and allow to dry.
- Put oil and butter into a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add the onions, stir well, cover with a lid and sweat gently for about 10 minutes and continue to cook until the onions become soft and dark brown in colour.
- Turn up the heat and slowly add the stock. Bring to the boil. Turn down the heat again and gently simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pre-heat the grill to hot and toast the baguette flutes on one side. Turn over and cover the flute with the grated cheese. Return to the grill and toast until the cheese melts and turns a golden colour. Remove from the grill, allow to cool slightly and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Ladle the French onion soup into warmed soup bowls. Place two toasted flutes into each bowl. Garnish the French onion soup with sprigs of thyme and serve.
For a vegetarian option, use vegetable stock instead of brown stock in the onion soup. Cheddar cheese will also work well instead of Gruyere cheese.


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A couple of years ago, the New York Times announced that it would no longer charge for access to its electronic archives that date back to 1851. The move allowed anyone in the world to access 160 years of historical news with the click of a button — a luxury previously limited to those with university library passwords. Well, the free lunch is over. The newspaper has quietly starting charging for access again.
According to the site's current FAQ, articles from 1923-1980 cost $3.95 each and are delivered in PDF form. Articles before 1923 are still free since they've dropped into the public domain. The site still charges for some articles in 1980s, although it's unclear what variable governs the price. Looks like all the articles from the 1990s and 2000s are still free.
The New York Times made this change with no fanfare — not that you'd expect them to. But, it appears to be part of their strategy to charge more for their content since the advertising-support model isn't exactly working out. I guess every little bit of revenue helps.


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Born in 1910, Jimmy Hill was an AMA competitor who raced in the 1930s and '40s. He also held management and engineering positions with the Indian Motocycle Company and is credited with being integral to the development of several Indian models.
Hill was a member of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Fritzie Baer's nationally recognized Indian racing team that included Hall of Famer Woodsie Castonguay, Frenchy Castonguay, and Bobby and Butch Baer.
In 1935, Hill began working as a service manager at a retail dealership in Boston. In 1938, he began working for Indian as a service manager in Springfield, Mass., and in 1940 he began work as an experimental engineer with Indian. During World War II he supervised the development of Indian's shaft-driven military model. Hill is also credited with fostering the development of the 750cc Sport Scout, which was a favorite among dirt-track racers.
In 1951 Hill became the production manager for Indian's 80 ci (cubic inch) model, and later that year he was promoted to superintendent. He remained with the company until 1954.
Hill and his wife, Florence, were residents of Wilbraham, Mass. He died in 1997, and was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.


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How Gianluigi Donnarumma became the world's best teenager – by those who know him
At 11, he was over six feet tall. At 14, he joined Milan. At 16, he debuted for the first team. At 17, he'd made 50 appearances in the league. Aged 18, the goalkeeper is the future of Italian football – and our best teenager in the world
On one side of the Passeggiata Archeologica, not far from Naples, are the ruins of Villa San Marco. The villa was likely the country pad of emperor Claudius's second-in-command, Narcissus. His Berlusconian political scheming finally got him executed, but before that he'd liked his sport – so much so that he had his pillared bathroom decorated with boxers and wrestlers. The villa overlooked the sea before Mount Vesuvius blew, forging a new coastline to the south of Pompeii.
Just across the road, pinched in between the Passeggiata Archeologica and the motorway flyover, is an Astroturf pitch, a clubroom cluttered with trophies and, in a scrap yard, table football. The Lattari Mountains of the Amalfi Coast rise up behind one goal; the volcano looms beyond the other.
It's October 2015, and five kids at this local soccer school are doing goalkeeper training. The coach is a guest, an old boy: Bologna's Antonio Mirante is one of three keepers to go from the (misleadingly named) Asd Club Napoli in Castellammare di Stabia, all the way up to Serie A.
These boys were about to gain a new role model. He's almost within touching distance of their age, if seemingly twice their height. Gianluigi Donnarumma, at just 16 years and eight months, made his debut for Milan against Sassuolo on October 25, 2015, becoming the youngest goalkeeper ever to start a match in Serie A.
He had already sat on the substitutes' bench against Cesena back in February 2015, three days before his 16th birthday. With goalkeeping coach Alfredo Magni raving about the prodigy, the Rossoneri obtained the medical dispensation that was necessary to confirm that the 6ft 5in hulk was able to compete with adults.
A man at 16
Even at 16 years old he looked like a 30-year-old man. He had all the attributes to become a champion
Boss Pippo Inzaghi had considered starting Donnarumma at Atalanta in Milan's meaningless last game of that season, but baulked despite privately knowing that his own tenure was up. Yet new coach Sinisa Mihajlovic had the balls to write the teenager's name down on the team-sheet – and he did it under the gaze of the vultures, after the side had leaked 14 goals in eight league games to begin 2015/16.
Mihajlovic phoned Milan veteran keeper Christian Abbiati, now on the verge of retirement and warming the bench behind Diego Lopez, to ask if he thought Donnarumma was ready to replace the faltering Spanish keeper. The answer was an emphatic "yes" – to the surprise of no one who had trained Donnarumma.
"Are you kidding?" says Bruno Tedino, his Italy Under-17 coach, when FourFourTwo asks if the debut was unexpected. "Absolutely not! Even at 16 years old he looked like a 30-year-old man. He had all the attributes to become a champion. He showed he had his head screwed on. I congratulate all those who took a chance on him."
Donnarumma was a little more wide-eyed. Mihajlovic told him the news in the Milanello dressing room the day before the game.
"It was an incredible emotion," he said. "I hadn't thought he would play me. I'm normally one to keep my emotions in, but that day it was difficult. After training I called up my parents straightaway and they left Castellammare to come over and see me. It was a strange sensation in the coach on the way to the stadium. Then I ran out, touched the crossbar and we were off."


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These are the main projects we are currently working on. Reports from many of our projects can be found in the 'Publications' page.
Starting in 2011, as part of a programme examining the impacts of aquaculture on wild salmonid populations, AFT are undertaking surveys of post-smolt sea trout in local sea lochs to monitor sea lice burdens. The programme is funded by Scottish Government, and is in collaboration with RAFTS and other West Coast fishery trusts with Marine Scotland Science as advisors.
This project builds upon previous years of sea trout surveys as part of the Area Management Agreements initiative Through this project, we developed a Locational Guidance model for Local Authority planners and government agencies, which highlighted the most sensitive areas for wild salmonid fish on the West Coast to aquaculture. While we are proud of the model, unfortunately development of the model was discontinued in 2015.
AFT will continue to talk to the aquaculture industry and Scottish Government with a view to improving management of aquaculture/wild fish interactions, and improving the health of wild fish populations.
All reports from this project can be found on the RAFTS website here, including the results of our sweep netting surveys.
AFT are a partner in the Pearls in Peril project, which is led by Scottish Natural Heritage. Our little part of the project is to improve the habitat for salmon and sea trout in the River Mingarry on Mull, which is a Special Area of Conservation for Fresh Water Pearl Mussels (FWPM).
Salmon and sea trout form an integral, essential role in the life cycle of the FWPM, and therefore to protect the FWPM, we need to protect salmon and sea trout.
Full details of the project, and more facts about FWPMs, can be found on the official website of the project here.
This project is funded through the EU LIFE Nature Project programme.
In 2014, AFT carried out fish habitat and electrofishing surveys for 11 river catchments that flow into Loch Etive, Argyll. The data collected from these surveys will be used to inform river owners, Scottish Natural Heritage, SEPA, as well as Argyll & Bute Council. We are currently producing the reports (May 2015), and will publish the final summary report on this website when the project is completed.
Our thanks go to Scottish Natural Heritage and Awe District Rivers Improvement Association for funding this project.
The River Goil is a real gem of a river, nestled away in a secluded glen in south Argyll. However, the river is suffering from the pressures of agriculture and commerical forestry, which has contributed to erosion of the river banks leading to loss of usable habitat for fish.
The River Goil has suffered badly from bank collapse and erosion due to livestock poaching and poor vegetation diversity due to grazing pressure from livestock and deer. The rate of sediment input currently far exceeds the sediment transport capacity of the river. This has resulted in heavy sedimentation and compaction of the river bed which reduces habitat quality for salmonids and invertebrates. Atlantic Salmon and brown trout lay their eggs in a redd, a small depression in the river bed which is then covered back up with clean gravel/pebble substrate. These redds require river bed substrate which has adequate interstitial space to allow water flow and oxygen delivery to developing fish eggs and alevins. This interstitial space is also essential for fry cover and refuge, especially when bankside cover is not readily available. The same can be applied for a multitude of invertebrate species which in a healthy river should dominate the river bed community.
To tackle this, AFT are working with the local farmer, the Goil Angling Club, and the Forestry Commission to reduce the rate of erosion. This is achieved by fencing off the river from livestock, planting trees in between the fences and river, the roots of which will strengthen the river bank, and protecting the river bank using soft revetments made of brash from commerical forestry. Follow our blog for photos of fieldwork days.
Our thanks go to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, EB Scotland Ltd for the Landfill Communities Fund, CSV Action Earth, and the Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board for funding this project. Our thanks also go to Mr Jackson for allowing access to the river, and the Goil Angling Club for all their help.


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Students at St. Peter's Lutheran School are expected to dress neatly, modestly and in good taste. Student dress should reflect the fact that you and your family take education seriously. Sometimes the current fads and trends are in conflict with what is appropriate for school. If the principal and teacher agree, the student will be asked not to wear the inappropriate item again. In instances where students are inappropriately dressed, they will be sent to the principal's office until proper clothing can be brought to school.
A Standardized Dress Code:
- Allows the faculty to focus on providing a Christian-centered education without the distraction of monitoring appropriate attire.
- Promotes a sense of unity and belonging within a student body that reflects the unity we have in Jesus Christ.
- Defines and provides guidance for modest and non-distracting student appearance within the school.
- Promotes a positive image to the community and our congregation.
Must be solid in color (no patterns, stripes, plaids, graphics, etc.). Jeans (denim) are approved. Shorts and skirts must be mid-thigh in length. Fabric options include twill, cotton, corduroy, and denim. Pants, shorts, capris, or skirts that are deemed by the teacher to be tight, baggy or short are not allowed. No frays, tears or slits are allowed. Items must have a hem. No leggings allowed.
Belts are required for students in grades 3-8. Belts are optional in grades K-2. Belts must be solid brown or black with a buckle. No patterns or graphics.
Must be purchased HERE. Please note, when ordering the monthly cut off date is the 20th of each month with delivery being on the 1st day of the following month. You may choose to have your orders delivered to your home at an additional cost. Shirts may be delivered to St. Peter's for free. Please enter our zip code (46815) for free shipping. Shirts must be tucked in. Crested collared shirts must be worn under any crested sweatshirt. Turtleneck shirts can be worn under a collared shirt. Any shirt worn under a collared shirt must be solid in color with no patterns and should match any color of the collared shirts we offer, ex: black collared shirt should be worn with a black, red, grey or white shirt underneath. Bare midriffs are not appropriate when students twist, stretch or bend. No bare skin at the waist shall be visible at any time.
Crested sweatshirts can be worn over a crested collared shirt. Crested sweatshirts are purchased HERE. 1/4 zip crested sweatshirts available through Spirit Wear will also be allowed. No hooded sweatshirts inside. Hooded sweatshirts are allowed to be worn outside only.
Must have heel backs or heel straps that secure the shoe to the foot.
Any St. Peter's Spirit Wear shirts, past VBS shirts, and any non-hooded St. Peter's sweatshirts may be worn.


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For the dudes out there! This denim and cream soap is scented with a duplicate of the Davidoff cologne "Cool Water." A wonderful, manly scent for your wonderful manly guy.
What every dude should wear!
A solid lotion bar for moisturizing or just for adding a little of that delicious scent!
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common inflammatory disease that affects connective tissue throughout the body. The most common areas affected are the joints. A joint is the location where bones come together. Several structures work together to allow movement of the joint:
RA is inflammation of the synovium which causes swelling and tenderness in joints. RA symptoms and severity can vary significantly between people. Some may have mild symptoms over a short period of time and some may have more severe forms that lasts many years. RA may also occur in cycles of remission with no symptoms and flare ups where symptoms are more severe.
Over the course of time, inflammation can cause irreversible damage to the cartilage and bone and weaken nearby tendons, which can lead to disability. The earlier RA is detected and treated, the better it can be controlled, and damage can be minimized.
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Although less common, RA can also affect connective tissue in other areas of the body including:
RA is an autoimmune disease. The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body, such as viruses or bacteria. With an autoimmune disorder, the immune system mistakenly identifies healthy body tissue as foreign tissue and attacks it. In RA, the joint tissue is attacked. This attack causes irritation and swelling in the synovium and a thickening of the fluid in the joint which causes the hallmark redness, swelling, and stiffness of the joints. Over time, this constant inflammation wears away at the cartilage and bone inside the joint, and makes the nearby tendons weak, making movement painful and difficult.
The exact cause of autoimmune disorders like RA is not known, but is believed to be a combination of:
Rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Foundation website. Available at: http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/rheumatoid-arthritis. November 29, 2016.
Rheumatoid arthritis. Merck Manual Professional Version website. Available at: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal-and-connective-tissue-disorders/joint-disorders/rheumatoid-arthritis-ra. Updated August 2015. Accessed November 29, 2016.
Rheumatoid arthritis. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Rheumatic_Disease/default.asp. Updated August 2014. Accessed November 29, 2016.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115261/Rheumatoid-arthritis-RA. Updated September 30, 2016. Accessed November 29, 2016.
Wasserman AM. Diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis. Am Fam Physician. 2011;84(11):1245-1252.
Last reviewed November 2016 by Michael Woods, MD Last Updated: 5/20/2015


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Poteet Country Winery
Dedicated to producing wines in a quiet country atmosphere.
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Poteet Country Winery 400 Tank Hollow Rd. Poteet, TX 78065 (830) 276-4440