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Columbian Exchange
Columbian Exchange
COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE. The title of this article refers to the interchange of plants and food products that took place between America and Europe after Columbus's voyages to the New World. Although the exchange was carried out in both directions, the article places greater emphasis upon the transfer of American plants and food products to Europe than in the other direction. European products that brought about significant changes in New World diets include wheat; meat and meat products such as milk, cheese and eggs; sugar; citrus fruits; onions; garlic; and certain spices such as parsley, coriander, oregano, cinnamon, and cloves.
Among the products that arrived in Europe after the discovery of the Americas were many plants native to the New World and unknown to Europeans. Some plants were transported intentionally, perhaps by a returning Spaniard who had become accustomed to the exotic flavors of America; others traveled uninvited, hidden in the nooks and crannies of ships or mixed with the ballast that Spanish ships carried on their return trips to the Old World.
Over the years, the seeds and plants were scattered throughout the nearby hills of the Mediterranean Basin by the wind, water currents, or birds, or by humans themselves. Now, over 500 years after their introduction to the area, they form such an integral part of the landscape that this would be unrecognizable for any Roman citizens who came in search of their ancient environment.
New World Plants in the Old World
American plants were not well received when they arrived in Europe. Some were the object of suspicion because of their similarity to a group of hallucinogenic plants already known and used by Europeans. Others had to undergo a genetic transformation before they could produce in the new climate and latitudes. American plants eventually became incorporated into the Mediterranean diet and now serve to identify it as readily as wheat, olives, and wine, traditional food plants of the area.
Spain became the route of dispersion for the new plants in Europe, since most of them initially arrived in the port of Seville. They extended along two distinct routes: one group was diffused toward the north of the continent, while others were found to adapt and prosper better in the south. The southern group first arrived in Italy, which should not be surprising since Spain controlled parts of Italy during the sixteenth century, and this facilitated the introduction of American plants to the area. The well-established trade routes set up by the Aragonese long before the sixteenth century were important factors in the dispersion of American products. The mild climate and loose soil that predominate in the Mediterranean helped make the area a favorable ecological niche for the adaptation and development of the new plants.
Maize and beans, subsistence crops throughout much of the Americas, prospered well in the Mediterranean Basin. Tomatoes and chili peppers adapted easily to the new atmosphere. Other crops that had little trouble in establishing themselves were several varieties of squash, sweet potatoes, the nopal, or prickly pear cactus, and the agave, or century plant. The potato, a plant that generated important changes in European social life, adapted better in the cold climates and high altitudes of Northern Europe, because of a greater similarity to their original habitat in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia and Peru.
Some of the plants rejected upon their arrival in Europe were the tomato, potato, and chili pepper. All are members of the Solanaceae plant family and had to confront the famous "curse of the nightshades" before being accepted in European diets. Europeans were already familiar with some poisonous members of this group of plants such as mandrake, henbane, and belladonna, hallucinogenic plants used by witches and sorcerers of the time. They recognized these three plants as members of the same plant family by their leaves and flowers and were suspicious of them. In addition to being hallucinogenic and poisonous, the plants were believed to cause leprosy and syphilis. Soon they acquired fame as aphrodisiacs, although it is doubtful that this contributed to their rejection.
It was in the Mediterranean area where New World plants had their earliest acceptance. The Mediterranean Sea served as a background for the struggle between the Ottoman Turks and the Spanish Hapsburgs in the sixteenth century. These two empires played a dominant role in the region and were probably the most important distributors of American plants in Mediterranean countries.
The role played by the Turks is evident in the nomenclature of American plants in the sixteenth century. Maize appeared in European herbals with the name of Turkish grain, blé de Turquie, or turkisher korn. The chili pepper was called Turkish red pepper and squash was known as Turkish cucumber; even the American turkey received its well-known name in English at this time, when it was called the turkie-bird.
A Historical Comparison of Plant Introductions
The arrival of American plants in the Mediterranean during the sixteenth century can be compared to a similar occurrence during Roman times. During the first years of the Empire, Romans followed a fairly simple diet. Their meals consisted mainly of boiled grains such as millet, rye, and wheat, and of vegetables grown in the area. With the expansion of the Empire, trade and commerce began to flourish, and some Roman merchants began to introduce new food products from far-reaching corners of the Roman Empire. The best of the ancient world arrived at the tables of upper-class Romans. The variety of available food products increased considerably, and the new foods soon became a necessity in the Roman diet, giving rise to an elaborate and sophisticated cuisine.
It was not until the sixteenth century and the arrival of New World plants that this phenomenon was repeated in history. Plant specialists calculate that seventy-eight new plants, including fruit trees, vegetables, and spices, arrived in Italy during the centuries of the Roman Empire, while 127 arrived from America during just the first century following the discovery of the New World.
Factors Determining the Acceptance of Plants
Some plants were easily accepted in the Mediterranean diet due to their similarity to other plants already known in the area. This was the case for the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ) that showed a similarity with the fava bean (Vicia faba ), known since Roman times and diffused throughout the area by Romans during their conquests.
The maize plant does not resemble other grains, although its preparation in the form of ground flour in breads and gruels gave it a certain similarity to them. Maize flour was combined with other ground cereals and used in the preparation of rustic breads, favored by the poor. It also came to substitute for millet in the preparation of Italian polenta, an ancient Roman dish that had been a mainstay of the poor for centuries.
The squash bore a resemblance to other cucurbits known to the Romans, although they belonged to other plant species. It received the name of calabash and a false identity as zucco from Syria. From this comes its present-day name, zucchini.
The chili pepper and the tomato arrived as new and strange plants, and people were suspicious of them. The fact that Europeans did not know how to prepare them and that they bore no resemblance to foods already in their diets made their acceptance more difficult. Chili peppers were too hot for the European palate, and they found the tomato difficult to prepare. It was too acrid to eat in its green stage, but when it ripened, it appeared to be spoiled, and when cooked, it disintegrated. Finally, they adopted the Aztec technique of grinding it into a purée. The tomato that arrived in the Mediterranean in the sixteenth century was not the bright red, smooth, juicy fruit we know today, but rather a pale fruit with an acid flavor and unpleasant smell. The first illustrations in herbals show a small, ridged, hard fruit that does not look very appetizing. It was the caring hands of Italian gardeners that improved the American tomato and turned it into the vivid, plump, thin-skinned fruit we appreciate today. They also modified the chili pepper, turning it into a large fruit without the characteristic heat of the Mexican pepper. When transformed into a green pepper, it could be eaten as a vegetable, stuffed with meat or cheese, and it has found an important place in Mediterranean salads. Sweet potatoes and the prickly pear cactus adapted and grew wherever the climate and soil permitted them.
The Turks introduced American plants into the Balkans during their sixteenth century invasions of the region. Today the Hungarian chili pepper, called paprika, is one of the predominant flavors in Balkan cooking. Maize, squash, and tomatoes also play an important role in the cuisine.
American Plants Incorporated into the European Diet
American plants arrived in Europe during the sixteenth century, but did not play a significant role in the European diet for two-hundred years. They became incorporated into the eighteenth-century diet, not as exotic or innovative dishes, but rather as additional ingredients in traditional foods already known and eaten by the masses. Cooks began adding maize and potatoes to popular soups and stews. American beans became a substitute for Roman fava beans in Spanish fabada (a bean stew from Asturias); white beans came to be used in cassoulet (a dish of southern France, made with beans and pork), as well as in Tuscan bean dishes. Sicilians discovered that tomato sauces were a good complement to pasta and pizzas and provided more color and flavor than the traditional butter or olive oil dressings. Peperonata, made with sautéed red and green peppers, occupies a place in all Mediterranean cuisines. The tomato and the chili pepper became a common ingredient in Greek dishes such as moussaka, made with lamb and eggplant, and in Hungarian dishes like chicken paprika or goulash.
Andalusian gazpacho, an ancient bread soup, possibly of Roman origin, suddenly took on a new presentation with tomatoes and green peppers. Valencian paella (a dish of rice, chicken, and seafood) and bacalao (a codfish casserole) soon included foods from America in their preparation. Innovative cooks created new dishes such as the tortilla española, a Spanish omelet cooked with potatoes, and "pa amb tomàquet, " thick Catalan bread slices smeared with tomatoes and olive oil. The Muslim tradition of filling vegetables with meat and sauce soon found new receptacles in American vegetables such as green peppers, tomatoes, and squash. Over the years, they learned to make Moroccan couscous with tomatoes, served with harissa sauce, made with mashed chili peppers, salt, and garlic.
After an uncertain beginning upon their arrival in Europe, American plants revolutionized European diets as they slowly began replacing traditional ingredients and became staples in the basic diets of the area. They provided a more nutritional diet and helped put an end to the chronic famines that had affected Europe since the Middle Ages. Two New World plants, maize and potatoes, are considered among the four most important subsistence plants of the world and are believed to have played a role in the population explosion that began in the middle of the eighteenth century.
Maize quickly became a mainstay in the Venetian and Roman diets. It was easy to grow and so productive that many country people began living on a diet made up almost exclusively of maize products. Maize contains an incomplete protein and lacks trytophan, a precursor of niacin, which helps the body synthesize vitamins. Without this amino acid, the body cannot absorb vitamins and thus produces a nutritional deficiency called pellagra, which affects the digestive and nervous systems as well as the skin. In extreme cases, it can be fatal. No Mediterranean country was saved from this terrible disease. It was not abolished completely in Italy until after the Second World War, when the diet and living conditions improved in that country. Potatoes were accepted in the diet in places like seventeenth-century Ireland, where the people were undergoing a severe food crisis; two centuries later, they were the cause of Ireland's "great hunger" of the nineteenth century when the loss of the potato crop in consecutive years left people with nothing to eat.
See also Caribbean; Central America; Diaspora; Iberian Peninsula; Inca Empire; Maize; Mexico and Central America, Pre-Columbian; South America .
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Casanova, Rosa, and Marcos Bellingeri. Alimentos, remedios, vicios y placeres. México: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1988.
Elliott, James H. Spain and Its World, 1500–1700. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989.
Fernández Pérez, Joaquin, and Ignacio González Tascón, eds. La agricultura viajera. Barcelona, Spain: Lunwerg Editores, S. A., 1991.
Hobhouse, Henry. Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind. New York: Harper and Row, 1987.
Viola, Herman J., and Carolyn Margolis, eds. Seeds of Change: A Quincentennial Commemoration. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
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Columbian Exchange
Columbian Exchange refers to the great changes that were initiated by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) as he and other Europeans voyaged from Europe to the New World and back during the late 1400s and in the 1500s. When Columbus landed at Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic) in 1492, he brought with him horses and cattle. These were the first animals of their kind seen in the Western Hemisphere; the American Indians had no beasts of burden prior to the arrival of the Europeans. In subsequent trips Columbus and other explorers would introduce horses and livestock (including cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and chickens) throughout South and North America. Diseases were another early—albeit accidental—transport from Europe to the New World. Native inhabitants had no immunities to the foreign illnesses and, once exposed, died in numbers.
While Europe carried its seeds of change to the Western Hemisphere, the new lands yielded many plants unknown in Europe. On Columbus's 1492 voyage he became the first European to discover maize (corn), sweet potatoes, capsicums (peppers), plantains, pineapples, and turtle meat. Subsequent expeditions found potatoes, wild rice, squash, tomatoes, cacao (chocolate beans), peanuts, cashews, and tobacco. These plants, many of which had been developed and cultivated by the American Indians, were carried back to Europe and their cultivation spread to suitable climates throughout the world. Europeans later carried plants from the east back to the Americas where they took hold. These included rice, sugar, indigo, wheat, and citrus fruits.
The discovery of new lands in the west set off waves of migration which have ebbed and flowed ever since. But the discovery also resulted in exchanges of plants, animals, diseases, and even knowledge that brought dramatic changes to the world: it transformed the way people dressed, ate, traveled, and provided for themselves and their families.
See also: Corn, Horses, Potatoes, Rice, Sugar, Tobacco


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If you're a a resident of the UK, you may currently be suffering from a colossal case of 'snowmaggedon' drudgery. Yes, it happens every year without fail, yet the government and transport councils are still never quite prepared. If you've been fortunate enough to skive off school or work today, rather than play out in the disgusting white stuff, why not sit in the comfort of your own home, light the gas fire and watch some of these excellent snow movies? It's certainly more cosy than the snow and will almost definitely be more enjoyable in the long run (spoiler alert: snow melts).
10) The Fearless Vampire Killers (dir: Roman Polanski, UK/USA, 1967)
Released a year prior to his phenomenally cruel career best Rosemary's Baby, French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski tackled classic Medival folklore with this comedy horror classic. It's dated, for sure, but still a crassly enjoyable gothic romp, on ice.
9) Downhill Racer (dir: Michael Ritchie, USA, 1969)
An underrated early film starring Robert Redford as a cheeky race skier pitted against Gene Hackman as the angry team coach. The kind of unspoiled sports film the likes of which we haven't seen in years. Great stuff.
8) Doctor Zhivago (dir: David Lean, USA, 1965)
David Lean's Russian epic is drenched in grandiose set design, telling Pasternak's lengthy Russian Revolution novel to great effect. Filmed in Spain, surprisingly.
7) Touching the Void (dir: Kevin MacDonald, USA, 2003)
This isn't documentary tokenism, Kevin MacDonald BAFTA award winning 2003 film is one of the most tense cinematic experiences I've ever had. A stranger than fiction tale of two brave climbers and their journey across the Peruvian Andes. Not for the weakhearted or vertigo/claustrophobia suffering.
6) Let the Right One In (dir: Tomas Alfredson, Sweden, 2008)
An unparalleled Scandinavian horror drama that, much like del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, could be seen as an allegory of turbulent adolescence. A real mood piece, the snowy veneer matches the sense of stinted emotion in the two leading characters, bullied school boy Oskar and the vampiric temptress Eli.
5) The Idiot (dir: Aki Kurosawa, Japan, 1951)
Japanese maestro Kurosawa's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Golden Age Russian novel, is as stunning as one would expect. A complex love triangle with moralistic consequences. The film may be over sixty years old, but it really stands up as a piece of pure cinema.
4) Murder on the Orient Express (dir: Sidney Lumet, USA, 1974)
Not only the ultimate Agatha Christie/Poirot adaptation, Lumet's 1974 mystery is the classic whodunnit movie, which lovingly nods to old fashioned cinema styles of the Hollywood studio era.
3) The Thing (dir: John Carpenter, USA, 1982)
Nevermind the horrendous 2011 remake, this original existential sci-fi horror is still a serious remedy to the inevitable frost bite. It also sees Kurt Russell rocking some Best in Show facial hair.
2) Fargo (dir: The Coen Brothers, USA, 1996)
Perhaps the most expected entry on our list, the third best Coen Brothers movie is perhaps their most hilarious. William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stirnare, Frances McDormand, their all putting in some career best performances in this quintessential, bungling crime caper.
1) The Shining (dir: Stanley Kubrick, USA, 1980)
An obvious choice, perhaps, but an essential one. My personal favourite Kubrick movie, this psychological drama-horror-thing is an audacious cinematic experience. With bloodied elevators, creepy twins and brilliantly garish Art Deco interiors, it's the final snowmaze showdown that gets me every time. Jack Nicholson, who can say no to that face?
That's ours. A rather existential-heavy list, isn't it? Any that we have missed? Send in your favourites and we'll be sure to check them out.
PS – We vetoed quote-unquote 'Christmas films', hence why this list doesn't feature Home Alone, Black Christmas, and the like. Honorable mention should go to Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's Misery.

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Last year I had the pleasure of going to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival for the first time. I had heard about it from various yarn loving friends over the years, so when I heard that my dear friend Page and her Purl Soho partner Joelle Hoverson were going (Joelle was doing a book signing for her book More Last Minute Knitted Gifts) I asked if I could join them.
In the end Page and I decided to bring our families, and although I felt like I was asking Adam and the kids to tag along on something that was clearly all about me, we all had a fantastic time. We started out admiring the sheep, goats, and alpacas — they have such whimsical faces that I could have taken a hundred photos. Then, while Page and Joelle and I spent way too much time pouring over all the beautiful wool in all its various forms, the kids and dads got to sample lots of sweet treats, listen to music, and play games. They even went to an airshow at the nearby Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. At the end of the day we found the amazing animals created from fleece that the kids are holding in the photo at the top of this post. They are their favorite stuffed animals to this day, and have already asked if they can each choose another this year.
The photos above are just a few of the many things I could not resist buying. The photo on the left is skeins of wool roving…I had admired one just like it hanging from a knob in the living room at Page's house before we went to the festival and was so happy to find it and copy her! The photo on the top right is more roving, just presented differently. The pale grey spiral on the bottom right is actually an enormous bag full of carefully combed roving that I plan to crochet into a rug…we will see when I actually get to that project. I am slightly terrified of ruining it!
I think this may be an annual tradition for Page and me and our families…I know we will be going back this year on October 15th…my kids have been asking about it since June. It is a great way to get out of the city on a beautiful fall day. All the details of the festival can be found here.
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The last few days have been hectic, and tiring. It was also a little tense as my husband David was taken for an x-ray, to check whether his right leg was set. On the basis of the x-ray the doctor had to declare whether David can put weight on his leg. Trusting in the Lord, the x-ray was taken. The doctor and the physiotherapist, suggested that David use a walker, and walk with one leg. David was anxious about walking with one leg, but with the help of the physiotherapist, he was taught how to place his leg, and move around the house. It will take another three weeks, before he starts walking on his own. I am trusting in God, that David will be completely healed and that he and I will be able to face all things through our faith.
Today I am thankful for the gift of faith in my life, which has been instilled by my parents right from the time, when I was a small child, they always taught me to trust in God, and believe that I am God's Child and I have been given everything that I require to face the challenges of life.
It is a very important conditioning, and I am willing to remain with this as it has empowered me in many ways. Whenever I am down and feeling low, I remind myself that my life is connected to the very Source of Life. Being connected to God makes me feel secure within myself, and gives me a great comfort to know that I am divinely protected, and divinely guided in everything that I do. Divine love surrounds me, enfolds me and enwraps me and I go forth in peace.
I pray for all those who feel low and insecure that they too may experience Divine love and Divine protection.
Affirm yourself today and say:
I am God's Child today, and I am divinely guided
I am Divinely protected
Divine love surrounds me, enfolds me and enwraps me
I go forth in peace
All is well in my life today
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JDRF Type 1 Parliament: It's down to us, chaps
After a morning spent opening the eyes of MPs to quite how big a deal Type 1 diabetes really is, the JDRF Type 1 Parliament moved on. The afternoon session was question time with a variety of clinicians, politicians, researchers and civil servants. Four areas of debate really stood out for me, and they all… Read More »


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Chief Keef took to Twitter to reach out to Drake for a possible collaboration.
After jumping on a track for Kanye West's neo-experimental album Yeezus, Chief Keef might be getting another big collabo soon.
For now you can file this under "rumors," but don't be surprised if you see the young Chi rapper link up with Toronto's Drake. Keef took to Twitter to holler at Drizzy and let him know he wanted to collaborate, "@Drake Got Dis Song For U #GloGangOVO."
What makes it notable is that the YMCMB rapper saw it and retweeted it to his fans. Both have new projects coming up, with the recently freed Chief working on Bang 2, and of course Drake's Take Care followup, Nothing Was The Same, so you can expect both to be looking to maximize exposure.
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The first production from the Sisters' Film Club is a submission on behalf of Imperial ISoc to the FOSIS Video Competition – an annual contest open to all UK Islamic Societies. This year's theme is "A Day in the Life of a Muslim Student".
Due to competition time constraints (max. 2 min per video), the film has been split into two parts.
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- Executive Producers: Mehzabeen I. & Nida H.
- Director: Mehzabeen I., with kind assistance from Moazzam U.
- Storyline Development: Mehzabeen I., Nicole A., Nadiah H., Zobia G., Zara H., Anhar M., Nida H.
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Crown Prince Andre Rastava of the Royal House of Diamante, rulers of Gemania, was bored, and when he got bored he tended to get restless. The noise of the crowd in the casino was giving him a headache, and he found himself shrugging away the caresses of the exotic lady who had draped herself up against his body like a sleazy silk scarf.
What was her name again? It didn't really matter. Lately the women had become as interchangeable as all the other decorative items in his life. He couldn't tell one from another.
"Your Highness?" the croupier nudged, waiting for his call.
He glanced back at the roulette wheel and shrugged, pulling his tie loose and shoving back the sleeves of his Italian suit.
"Let it ride," he said, his voice hoarse. It hardly mattered if he won or lost. He wasn't really here for the gambling. Though few around him realized it, he had a far more dangerous game to play. That usually kept his attention razorsharp.
But for some reason not tonight. Maybe it was the early spring heat wave coming in on the winds through the high mountain pass and numbing his senses. Or maybe it was the throbbing pain from the shrapnel that still lodged in his leg from the near miss he'd had in the explosion of his car the previous year. Or maybe he was just getting tired of this lifestyle.
He looked at the snifter of cognac that no one ever seemed to notice he seldom touched. It was all part of the showjust like the two young ladies who were his guests here this evening, just like the gaming, just like the setting. Just like the onlookers who didn't know they were merely part of the audience to this play.
He looked out at them, at all the interested faces. Many of the men gazed at him with awe and a bit of envy. The women tended to smile as though hoping to catch his attention, even if for a fleeting moment. They seemed like nice enough people. Why were they watching him? For just a second he felt almost apologetic.
It's all an act, people, he wanted to say. Don't you get it?
But something happened that stopped that thought cold. As his gaze skittered through the crowd it met a pair of dark brown eyes that took his breath away. He knew those eyes. He knew that pretty, comical face with its sprinkling of freckles over the pert nose and its impatient pout.
But it couldn't be.
Shaking his head, as though to clear it of a fantasy, he closed his eyes and tried to erase her. But when he looked again she was still there, her blond curls like an enchanted cloud around her pretty face, her dark eyes blazing accusingly.
One sleek eyebrow rose as he stared back, curling his lip. He was letting her know from the start that he regretted nothing. She could take her complaints elsewhere. At least that was what he'd hoped to convey. But something in those soft dark eyes held him a beat too long. And suddenly he found himself sinking into her gaze in a way that caught at his breathing. Strange. He pulled away and blinked quickly. This wasn't like him.
His number won again. A larger crowd was gathering, which didn't help under the best of circumstances. His wide mouth twisted as he frowned and glanced at the croupier. The young man shrugged imperceptibly and appeared a bit bewildered. Prince Andre motioned to have his winnings collected and prepared to leave, ignoring the murmurings of the crowd and the entreaties of his two young female companions.
But when he rose and turned toward where he'd seen her she was gone.
Had he been dreaming? He scanned the room. No, he was still living in the real world. There she was, walking quickly toward the outer terrace that overlooked the lake, her honeyblond hair bouncing against her lovely back, the skirt of her yellow sundress swishing about her shapely knees.
He hesitated for another second or two. Was he sure it was Julienne? How could it be? His ward should be living under veritable lock and key in the mountain convent where she'd been ensconced for years now. The entire staff was under strict orders not to let her roam free. Was this merely a lookalike? A twin sister he'd never known about?
No matter. In any case, he had to check it out. He turned to leave the roulette table.
"Your Highness," the exotic beauty was saying, reaching for him. "Please
"May we go with you?" her Scandinavian partner was asking plaintively. "We're supposed to accompany you to"
"Find Rolfo," he said shortly, barely glancing at them.
"He will see that you are taken care of. I have something urgent I must attend to." And he was off.
Princess Julienne was hurrying toward an exit, if only she could find one. She'd come up in an elevator, but now she was disoriented and wasn't sure where it was. This had been a bad idea. She should have known better.
This entire scene was alien to her. She'd never been in a casino before. She hadn't really been in a city before at least, not for years. She was a convent girl. What had made her think she could come here and beard the lion in his den? She'd thought she would have the element of surprise, but she hadn't realized he would have every other advantage.
He was so darn scary. Funny how she'd forgotten about that. Strength, power, and a casual disregard for danger seemed to exude from him like she'd never seen in anyone else. There was no way she could fight him. What had she been thinking? She wasn't going to talk him into anything. She'd do better making a run for it.
A little part of her had hoped. She hadn't remembered him as an ogre, exactly, and she'd thought she might be able to spark a little tiny flare of compassion in him. If she just had a chance to talk to him, face to face, surely
But, no. She'd seen now how the land lay. There had been a time when she'd thought he cared about her, that he wanted her to be happy as well as useful to the crown. He was out of her life as far as she was concerned. He could just stay here with his fancy ladies and gamble and
She stopped herself, biting her tongue as her gaze darted about, searching for a way back to the parking lot.
She'd left Popov, the driver from the convent, down below with the car. Dear, sweet Popov. He was the only
person she could trust. Now.could she trust him to take her to the border and help her get across? Once she told him that was what she wanted, would he still be her only friend? Or would he become just as mean as everyone else?
She made one last attempt to find an elevator, but she'd lost track of where she'd come out on the floor, and besides, she was out on a wide terrace now. There were so many people, so much noise and color, with the blue waters of the lake shimmering behind it all. But ahead she saw an opening to wide, curving steps and she hurried forward, hoping to take them down.
The question remainedwas he following her?
She glanced back over her shoulder as she started down the huge sweeping staircase to street level. There was some sort of commotion back on the casino floor. That only spurred her on, and she raced down the steps, leaping from one to the next, her heart in her throat. Her only hope was to make it back to the parking area and find her driver before anyone could catch her.
She was going to get away.
Prince Andre was finding it necessary to push himself through a growing knot of people who were gathering about the table, as though just watching him play would make them rich. He cleared them just as she disappeared down the stairs, and by the time he got to the railing he could see that she was more than halfway down to the street. If she reached it before he caught her she would melt into the tourist traffic and be gone for good. He hesitated for barely a second. His impulse was to call out to her, but something told him she wouldn't obey his commands and he might as well save himself the trouble.
He glanced at the wroughtiron decorative work that led from one window to another on the outer building walls.
The thought of his bad leg only deterred him for half a second, and then he was up on the railing and reaching for the ironwork. A shift in balance, a lunge for a handhold, a leap of faith, and he landed, upright and poised, right in front of Julienne as she made it to the last step.
That brought her up short and caught her attention, and she stared at him, her eyes wide as saucers.
"Wow," she said, thoroughly impressed.
The small crowd lining the upper railing sighed in awe as well, and a couple of them even clapped.
He managed to cover up the gasp of pain his leg gave him upon landing and glared at her.
"So it is you."
She nodded, still thunderstruck by his Tarzan stunt. Funny, but that pretty much fit in with the way she'd always seen hima bit larger than life. And it did appeal to her feminine senses.
But then, he always had. She gazed at him almost hungrily, taking in all of him. It had been so long since she'd last seen him. She realized he considered her nothing but a hindrance, a ward who had been thrust upon him, a responsibility he didn't need. But she'd always thought of him as her own personal hero. Only lately he hadn't been living up to that part.
"What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded, looking fierce.
She frowned at him, lifting her chin defiantly. She wasn't a child any longer and she wasn't going to let him treat her like one. "Don't swear at me. I'm your ward. You're supposed to be a role model for me."
"And you're supposed to be at the convent, preparing for your wedding."
She made a face and looked guilty, her gaze sliding to the side. "Yes, about that."
He groaned. Trouble. Nothing but trouble. He could see it in her eyes.
A crowd was forming on the street level as well now. Before he knew it the paparazzi would get wind of this, and then there would be hell to pay. It was time to disappear from view.
"Come along," he told her gruffly, taking her hand and beginning to lead her toward a shadowy space behind the stairs. "We need to talk."
"Exactly what I was thinking," she said pluckily, though the sense of his forceful personality was wafting over her like a tidal wave and she knew she had to resist. "We've got a lot of catching up to do."
That wasn't quite what he had in mind, but he didn't comment. Instead, he led her in through an unmarked door and then onto a private elevator that opened to his coded entry. Soon they were hurtling toward the penthouse of the tenstory building, and Prince Andre's suite.
He looked her over, glancing sideways. She'd always been pretty, but she'd developed a luminous quality since he'd last seen hera sort of inner glow that reminded him of angels.
Angels! He gritted his teeth. Just as he'd feared, she was more appealing than ever. He had to get her back to the convent as quickly as possible. Once she was married to his cousin, Prince Alphonso, he could wash his hands of her.
The elevator doors opened right into the Prince's suite, making Julienne blink with surprise. As she stepped out she looked about, eyes wide with wonder. Everything was shiny chrome, gleaming dark cherry wood and smoky tinted glass, with sleek leather couches and huge abstract art pieces on the walls. One side of the room was a floortoceiling picture window, overlooking the lake and showing off the snowcapped mountaintops in the distance.
When she'd been eight years old she'd gone on a trip to Paris with her parents and she'd stayed in places almost as elegant as this. But it had been a long time since then, and she'd become used to the simple, roughhewn decor of the convent. This place took her breath away.
"Nice," she said casually, trying hard not to come across as the wideeyedinwonder country bumpkin she felt like.
"I like it," he replied shortly. "Why don't you sit down?" he added, nodding toward one of the softerlooking couches. "I'll get you a drink."
"A drink?" she said hopefully.
"Nothing fancy," he warned her. "I think I've got some lemonade in the refrigerator."
"Oh," she said, somewhat deflated.
She'd been hoping he would serve an adult beverage, as though it were her duea sort of sign that he understood she was of age now. No such luck. He still thought she merited lemonade. She was used to wine of a sort with meals at the convent, but it was hardly more than colored water as far as she'd ever been able to ascertain. His lemonade would probably provide more punch, even if it didn't contain a bit of alcohol.
He watched the expressions change on her face and felt as though he could read every thought that was coursing through her mind. He had to turn away to hide his grin. Despite being fundamentally annoyed that she'd popped up into his world like this without warning, he couldn't help but be charmed by heras he always was.
What the heckhe supposed he could give her some vodka in her lemonade to make her feel as though she were doing something slightly sophisticated.
"Here you go," he said, handing her a tall frosted glass.
"I added a little something, but just barely enough for you to feel it. We can't have you going back to the convent tipsy."
She smiled at him, delighted, but at the same time vowing that the convent was the last place for her tonight.
He dropped smoothly onto the arm of the couch and looked down at her. He knew he should call Mother Superior to let her know Julienne was with him, but he didn't want to. Surely they would try to contact him when they realized she was gone. And then he would have to make plans as to when he would take her back. Much as he wanted her back where she belonged, he began to realize that she wouldn't have come if there wasn't a serious problem. The goal was to get her to the church on time, with as little hassle as possible.
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A native freshwater algae from northern Australia can be used to make renewable jet fuel, a team of international scientists has found.
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ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio football team (3-2, 1-0 MAC) is set to play its second-straight road game to open its 2018 Mid-American Conference schedule, visiting DeKalb, Ill., on Saturday (Oct. 13) for a key early season matchup against West Division foe Northern Illinois (3-3, 3-0 MAC). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Huskie Stadium.
Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Shawn Kenney and Al Groh will be on the call. The game can also be heard on the Ohio IMG Sports Network. Russ Eisenstein returns for his 11th season as the "Voice of the Bobcats." Ohio alum Rob Cornelius, who has been a part of the broadcasts for close to two decades, is back in the booth. The 12-station network has an over-the-air coverage area that hits three states. In addition, the broadcasts are available online through OhioBobcats.com and TuneIn.com/OhioBobcats.com. They are also free on the TuneIn app.
WEEK SEVEN: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 | Ohio (3-2, 1-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois (3-3, 3-0 MAC) | 3:30 p.m. | Huskie Stadium | DeKalb, Ill. | ESPN+ | Ohio IMG Sports Network | Live Stats
• The Bobcats opened up MAC play with a thrilling 27-26 come-from-behind win over East Division rival Kent State last Saturday (Oct. 6) at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. Ohio trailed 20-7 in the third quarter before storming back to earn the win. Junior quarterback Nathan Rourke kept it himself and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:28 to go, then redshirt senior safety Javon Hagan sealed the win for the Bobcats with 30 seconds left by coming up with an interception. The Bobcats have now won eight-straight MAC openers.
• Last Saturday's victory at Kent State gave 14th-year head coach Frank Solich his 100th win at Ohio. Solich is now in the company of Don Peden (1924-46; 121 wins) and Bill Hess (1958-77; 108) as the only coaches in the history of the program to lead the Bobcats to at least 100 victories. The Bobcats have gone 100-73 (.578) during Solich's tenure -- including 65-40 (.619) in MAC play. Solich has guided Ohio to four MAC East Division titles (2006, '09, '11, '16) and three bowl victories in nine appearances.
• All three of Ohio's victories have been of the comeback variety in 2018. The Bobcats trailed Howard 22-10 in the second quarter before rallying for a 38-32 win on Sept. 1 at Peden Stadium. Ohio trailed UMass by a 21-7 score in the first quarter before fighting back for a 58-42 win to close out non-conference play on Sept. 29 at Peden Stadium.
The Bobcats are looking to start MAC play 2-0 for the first time since 2016 and third time in the last four seasons. Ohio has started conference play 2-0 four times during the Frank Solich era.
Ohio's 27-26 win at Kent State last Saturday marked the first one-point game and victory for Ohio since a 24-23 win on Dec. 17, 2011, over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Quarterback Nathan Rourke saw his junior campaign get off to a slow start, going 2-of-8 for 44 yards in a quarter of work in the season opener against Howard.
Since that performance off, though, Rourke has completed 69 of his 110 pass attempts (62.7 percent) for 978 yards and seven touchdowns with three interceptions. He has also run for 375 yards and three touchdowns over the last four games.
Rourke got the job done with both his arms and his legs in the victory over UMass, rushing for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts. He also passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns, going 27-of-32 through the air with one interception. Rourke earned MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career for his performance against the Minutemen. He was also recognized as one of the Davey O'Brien Award's "Great 8" honorees for his efforts against UMass.
Rourke followed up the performance against the Minutemen with another strong outing at Kent State. He completed 18-of-20 passes in the win, setting an Ohio record for completion percentage in a game by connecting on 90 percent of his attempts. He threw for 284 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also added 49 yards on the ground on 15 rushing attempts -- including the game-winning touchdown.
Rourke enters week seven of the 2018 season ranked fifth in the country with 7.82 rushing yards per attempt and 50th with 78.2 rushing yards per game. He also ranks 15th in the nation with 14.39 passing yards per completion and 23rd with 8.66 passing yards per pass attempt. His 282.6 yards per game of total offense is good for 29th in the country.
Rourke, who entered his junior season with his name appearing on the Manning, Maxwell and O'Brien award watch lists, is tied for fifth in program history with 24 career passing touchdowns with Sammy Shon (1978-81) and is tied for sixth in program history with 24 career rushing touchdowns with teammate A.J. Ouellette and former running back Beau Blankenship (2011-13).
Quarterback Nathan Rourke burst onto the scene for Ohio in 2017, earning All-MAC Second Team honors for his efforts. He etched his name in the program's top-10 for passing yards (2,203; ninth), completions (161; tied-10th), touchdown passes (17; seventh) and passing efficiency (132.9; ninth) in a single season. He threw for the most yards by an Ohio sophomore signal caller since Tyler Tettleton passed for 3,302 yards in 2011.
Rourke proved problematic for opposing defenses not only because of his arm but because of his legs as well. He set the program record for rushing touchdowns in a single season with 21, which tied him for third-most in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in 2017 with Washington running back Myles Gaskin and ranked as the most by a quarterback in the country last season. His 6.66 yards per carry a year ago rank as the fourth-highest in a single season in program history and ranked as the 11th-highest average in the country, finishing just behind former Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson (6.90) of Louisville. Rourke tallied five 100-yard games last season, tying him for the 10th-most in a single season in program history.
In all, Rourke accounted for 3,115 total yards of offense (sixth-most in a single season in program history), averaging 7.26 yards per play (second-most in a single season in program history) and 239.6 yards per game (fourth-most in a single season in program history. He set Ohio's single-season scoring record with 132 points (tied for sixth-most in the nation in 2017), 22 touchdowns scored (fifth-most in the nation in 2017) and 39 touchdowns responsible for. His 234 points responsible for tied him for ninth-most in the country last year.
Redshirt senior running back A.J. Ouellette scored his first touchdown of the 2018 in Ohio's 34-30 loss at Cincinnati on Sept. 22, running into the end zone from nine yards out. In the win over UMass, he raced 49 yards for a touchdown on Ohio's first drive of the second half. Last Saturday at Kent State, Ouellette led the Bobcats on the ground with 72 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries in the win over the Golden Flashes. He has now scored at least one touchdown in three-straight games for the first time since 2014. Ouellette has now scored 24 rushing touchdowns in his Ohio career, which is tied for the sixth-most in program history.
Ouellette, who ranks second on the team with 306 rushing yards on 82 carries through five games, has moved up into seventh place in school history with 2,784 rushing yards. He needs 43 more yards to pass Chad Brinker (2,826 yards; 1999-02) to move into sixth place. His 588 career carries also rank as the seventh-most in program history, and his nine career games with at least 100 yards rushing are good for ninth-most in program history. Ouellette last rushed for 100 yards on Oct. 14, 2017, picking up 143 yards in a 48-30 victory for the Bobcats.
Redshirt senior running back Maleek Irons scored a pair of one-yard touchdown runs in Ohio's 45-31 loss to Virginia on Sept. 15 in Nashville, Tenn. Irons scored his first touchdown since Nov. 3, 2016 against Buffalo with his one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. With his two rushing touchdowns, he recorded his second career multi-touchdown game and first since Oct. 8, 2016 against Bowling Green. In the victory over UMass, Irons rumbled for a career-high 140 yards and matched his career high with two rushing touchdowns on 13 carries. He missed last Saturday's win over Kent State due to an injury.
Through five games in 2018, Irons ranks third on the team with 299 rushing yards on 45 carries. In the loss at Cincinnati, he hauled in a 12-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his first career receiving touchdown.
Ohio's rushing attack ranks 38th in the nation and first in the MAC with 204.4 yards per game. The solid play of the offensive line is owed a large amount of credit for that success, with redshirt junior right tackle Austen Pleasants, redshirt senior right guard Durrell Wood, sophomore center Brett Kitrell, redshirt senior left guard Joe Anderson and redshirt senior left tackle Joe Lowery paving the way.
Redshirt senior wide receiver Papi White posted his third-straight game with at least 100 yards receiving, hauling in six catches for a team-high 131 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Virginia. The last Bobcat receiver to post three-straight games with over 100 receiving yards was Donte' Foster in 2013.
White enjoyed a career day in the win over Howard, racking up a career-high 154 receiving yards on a career-high eight receptions and hauling in a touchdown. He became the first Bobcat wide receiver to register 150-plus receiving yards since Sebastian Smith achieved the feat on Sept. 17, 2016 against then-No. 15-ranked Tennessee.
White enters Saturday's matchup at Northern Illinois ranked 15th in the NCAA with 96.2 receiving yards per game. His 481 receiving yards rank third in the MAC and 31st in the nation. In the win over UMass, he caught six passes for 84 yards and set a new career high with two touchdown receptions.
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Cameron Odom enjoyed a breakout performance at Cincinnati, producing his first career 100-yard receiving game by finishing with a career-high 114 yards on five receptions. Ohio had at least one receiver record at least 100 yards in four-straight games dating back to the 2017 Bahamas Bowl, a streak that ended in the victory over UMass.
Redshirt senior wide receiver Andrew Meyer gained a team-high 90 receiving yards on four receptions and hauled in his third career touchdown in last Saturday's comeback win at Kent State. With the Bobcats trailing the Golden Flashes 20-7 in the third quarter, Meyer helped ignite Ohio's comeback when he caught a pass from junior quarterback Nathan Rourke in stride and raced 59 yards for a touchdown. The reception marked the longest of Meyer's career.
In the loss to Virginia, redshirt freshman wide receiver Isiah Cox caught his first career pass, which went for 36 yards and a touchdown. Freshman wide receiver Jerome Buckner also hauled in his first two career receptions and finished the game with 44 receiving yards.
Ohio's defense held a team under 30 points for the first time this season in the Bobcats' 27-26 victory at Kent State last Saturday. Ohio did not allow a touchdown after the first quarter.
Ohio's defense has produced 12 takeaways through the first five games of the 2018 season, which is good for third in the MAC and 15th in the country. Perhaps some of the credit for the takeaways can be attributed to the Ohio defense's new sideline prop: The Turnover Belt, which is a WWE-replica championship belt that is awarded to individuals who force the opposition to turn the ball over.
Redshirt junior safety Javon Hagan ranks foruth in the MAC and 25th in the country with a team-high two interceptions -- both of which have come in the last two weeks and sealed wins over UMass and Kent State for the Bobcats.
In last Saturday's win at Kent State, sophomore cornerback Marlin Brooks recorded his first career interception in the first quarter and recovered his second career fumble and his second of the season in the second quarter.
Sophomore cornerback Jamal Hudson recorded his first career interception at Cincinnati, picking off the Bearcats' redshirt freshman quarterback Desmond Ridder in the first quarter.
Redshirt defensive lineman Chukwudi Chukwu produced a strip sack of Virginia junior quarterback Bryce Perkins in the second quarter of Ohio's loss to the Cavaliers. The fumble was recovered by junior linebacker Eric Popp. In the fourth quarter, redshirt senior cornerback Cameron Gunnels recovered a fumbled punt by the Cavaliers.
The Bobcats forced four turnovers in the season-opening victory over Howard. On the first play from scrimmage of the new season, redshirt senior safety Kylan Nelson came up with the first big play of the year for the Ohio defense, forcing a fumble that redshirt senior cornerback Jalen Fox recovered. In the second quarter, redshirt sophomore safety Jarren Hampton forced a fumble that Brooks recovered. Senior linebacker Evan Croutch recorded his first career interception on Howard's first drive of the second half. Finally, with 18 seconds remaining in the contest, redshirt sophomore cornerback Ilyaas Motley came up with his first career interception to seal the victory for Ohio.
Redshirt junior kicker/punter Michael Farkas enjoyed another strong game in the loss to Virginia. He recorded six punts for 282 yards. His longest punt of the day went for 59 yards in the first quarter, and he also produced a 52-yard punt in the first quarter and a 57-yard punt in the fourth quarter, helping him average 47 yards per punt. Three of his six punts ended up inside Virginia's 20 yard line. Farkas also kicked off four times, with all four going for touchbacks for a 65-yard average. He successfully executed an onside kick in the second quarter that was recovered by junior linebacker Eric Popp.
Farkas was recognized as the MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against Virginia, earning such honors for the second time in his career and first time since Oct. 3, 2016.
In the season-opening victory over Howard, Farkas set career highs with eight punts and 368 punting yards in the win. In the loss at Cincinnati, he punted four times for 190 yards, averaging 47.5 yards per punt with a long of 55 yards in the second quarter. Last Saturday's win at Kent State saw Farkas post his highest punting average of the season, averaging his highest punting average of the season with 53 yards per punt -- including one in the first quarter that went for 59 yards and tied his season high.
Farkas ranks sixth in program history in career punting yards with 6,152.
Redshirt junior kicker Louie Zervos made all three of his field goal attempts at Cincinnati -- including a season-long 47 yarder in the fourth quarter. He then made three more field goals in the victory over UMass. He is 8-for-9 (88.9 percent) on the season and has made all 22 of his extra points. Zervos ranks second in program history with 52 career field goals made and third with 114 extra points made. He is one of just three kickers in the history of the program to make over 100 extra points and ranks second in program history with 118. He is three made extra points away from passing Matt Weller (120; 2009-12) as the program's all-time leader.
Farkas and Zervos aren't the only bright lights on the Ohio special teams so far this season.
Redshirt junior wide receiver/kick returner DL Knock helped swing the momentum of the contest against Howard in favor of the Bobcats when took the second-half kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown to tie a school record. Ohio was trailing Howard, 22-17, at halftime, but Knock's return sparked a stretch in which it scored two touchdowns in 1:37 to flip the script.
Knock became the first Ohio player to bring a kick back 100 yards since Daz' Patterson went 100 yards to the house against Buffalo on Oct. 6, 2012. It marked the first time Ohio returned a kickoff for a touchdown since Nov. 25, 2014 at Miami when Kylan Nelson brought one back 84 yards. Knock finished the game with three kickoff returns for 125 yards.
Knock was named the MAC East Division Week One Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 3.
In the loss at Cincinnati, redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Will Evans blocked his first career field goal. The Bearcats sent out freshman kicker Cole Smith to attempt a 49-yard field goal before time expired in the first half. His try was blocked by Evans, however, and Ohio took a 24-7 advantage into halftime.
Ohio trails the all-time series with Northern Illinois, 11-10. The two teams last faced off on Nov. 24, 2015, at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb., Ill., with the Bobcats prevailing by a score of 26-21. Ohio is 3-2 all-time against the Huskies in the Solich era and is a perfect 2-0 at Huskie Stadium in games played under Solich. Saturday's game marks the first time Ohio and Northern Illinois have not squared off in either November of December since a 35-23 win for the Bobcats over the Huskies on Sept. 9, 2006, at Huskie Stadium to open up conference play that season.
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It was on this day in 1992 that Roberta Bondar became Canada's first female astronaut.
A Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont,, Bondar blasted into space from the Kennedy Space Center on an eight-day flight aboard the shuttle Discovery with six other astronauts.
While in space, Bondar performed life and material-science experiments.
On Oct. 1, 2003, to honour the achievements of Canadian astronauts and the space program that has made their work possible, Canada Post issued eight domestic rate (48¢) self-adhesive stamps as a unique stamp pane, each depicting Canadian astronauts, includign Bondar, whom have flown in space.
The following is a release from Canada Post:
In response to an invitation from NASA, the first Canadian astronauts were chosen in 1983 to fly aboard the space shuttle. New recruits joined the original team of six in 1992. Of this group, eight astronauts have now flown into space.
Marc Garneau is a veteran of three space shuttle flights, and has logged over 677 hours in space. He flew aboard the shuttle Challenger in 1984, and aboard Endeavour in 1996 and 2000. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering, and is an officer of the Order of Canada.
Roberta Bondar is a medical doctor with a Ph.D. in neurobiology. She was the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space, aboard space shuttle Discovery in 1992, where she worked on the International Microgravity Laboratory. She is an officer of the Order of Canada and, for her pioneering space research, has been elected to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Steve MacLean flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1992, where he tested the Canadian Space Vision System, a computerized eye for robotic devices like the Canadarm. He has a doctorate in physics, and remains on active astronaut status with NASA.
Chris Hadfield, an engineer and accomplished test pilot, is the only Canadian to have visited the Russian space station Mir, which he boarded from the space shuttle Atlantis in 1995. He flew aboard Endeavour in 2001, and became the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk while installing Canadarm2 on the International Space Station as featured on the front cover.
Robert Thirsk, an engineer and medical doctor, flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1996 to perform a series of experiments on microgravity and life sciences in the shuttle's Spacelab module. His 17-day mission was the longest for a Canadian astronaut.
Bjarni Tryggvason flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1997. Trained in engineering physics and applied mathematics, he conducted tests in space on the Canadian Microgravity Vibration Mount, an instrument he designed to counter the effects of spacecraft vibrations on fluid science experiments.
Dave Williams is a medical doctor specializing in neurophysiology and emergency medicine. He flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1998 for the Neurolab mission, in which the crew did experiments to study the effects of microgravity on the brain and nervous system. He was the first Canadian to be awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, in 2002.
Julie Payette is an electrical engineer specializing in computer engineering. On a ten-day mission to dock the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station in 1999, she operated the Canadarm while in orbit and became the first Canadian to actually board the International Space Station. She is currently Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency.
About the stamp designs
The eight stamps were designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier in spherical shapes that call to mind the path of an orbit. The twinkling star is an image found on the Canadian Space Agency's logo; it represents a productive, energy-producing star, believed to have influence over human destiny. Its twinkling appearance is the result of holographic hot stamping and micro-embossing.
Each stamp portrays an astronaut and illustrates a highlight of his or her mission, and the back of the stamp pane provides brief descriptions. The bottom of the pane illustrates the "Canadian space handshake" of 2001, when the Canadarm2 on the International Space Station transferred its launching cradle to the Canadarm on the shuttle Endeavour, with astronaut Chris Hadfield at the controls.


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Thursday, 14 March 2013
Everybody needs a happy jar
Back on January 1st, whilst nursing our annual 'let's drink to this being the best year EVER' hangovers (oh, sweet, Pinot-fuelled optimism...), two of my best friends and I made a vow that this year we'd make a bigger effort to remember those little moments in time where we feel absolutely content. And so, our happy jars were born.
Now folks, as many of you will be able to tell from this blog, I'm a fairly jolly soul. I spend a lot of time laughing/cracking rubbish jokes/getting ridiculously excited about nothing in particular. I spend a lot of time mocking my own misfortune, because as it happens, mockery is a treasured hobby of mine. But even though I have a pretty upbeat outlook on life, and even though it's all too easy to assume I'm from another planet, I am still human. And in the words of my idol-chum John Green (read his books right now, pretty please), the world is not a wish-granting factory. Shit happens, basically, and just like everybody else, it has the occasional habit of getting me down.
The idea of the happy jar is to capture the moments where nothing else matters but the moment itself; where we're consumed by happiness and hope and all things lovely. It might be a moment where we've laughed so much it's gotten painful, it could be an immense feeling of pride for ourselves or for someone we care about, it might be an epic kiss with a rugged, caveman type, or it might just be where we've thoroughly enjoyed doing the naked Macarena. Never under-estimate the satisfaction that the flailing of naked limbs can bring to an otherwise dreary day.
It may all sound particularly nerdy, but whenever I'm feeling a tad glum, I crack open the happy jar and read and reminisce about some of these little moments of magic. Life is, after all, about the small things, and I think it's a lovely way to remember that good things do happen and that we can sometimes feel completely marvellous, and that the world is a truly spiffing place. Even when it's not. (That's the clever thing about this world, it can be two things at once.)
Let me know what you think of the 'happy jar' concept. I'd also love to know if you do anything similar! Or you can tweet me happy stuff at @kathyb5710. I have a lot of time for compliments, half-naked men, and farm animal jokes.
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- Anonymous18 March 2013 at 13:29
Again I find myself in total agreement with you Kathy.ReplyDelete
I try and take pleasure in the small things too, a sunny day, a beautiful tree a colleague bringing you cake...... Sometimes someone will smile unexpectedly at you when you walk along the street or tell you you look nice, that makes me happy, so much so that I try and do that to other people too...pay the happy moments forwards is my motto.
By the way you're looking particularly nice today :)
Yes, yes yes! What an amazing idea! i'm so copying this and making sure everyone I know does as well! :) We all need little reminders of the happy moments in life, and this is such a good way to do it! I love your writings and all your posts by the way! :)ReplyDelete
Ellen x
howdy! I have nominated your super duper blog for a Liebster award. If you're interested do have a look at http://fillmylittleworld.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Liking the idea of it! Will give it a try even though a tad late!xxReplyDelete
- Anonymous5 April 2013 at 10:31
I could defiantly do with a Happy Jar! Little moments to cheer me up! XxReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 April 2013 at 20:41
I've used these :) I love them!! I love your blog, and I actually am going to nominate you for the Liebster award, that post will be going up tomorrow since I have to nominate 11 people!ReplyDelete
I love this idea! Perfect for picking you up when you are feeling down :)ReplyDelete
Kirsty x
Thanks so much for reading. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Don't forget to leave a link to some of your own writing; I'm always on the look out for more reading material.


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Information created and stored by the Apple iPhone is typically facilitated by the iTunes program. Music, movies and information are almost seamlessly transferred during the syncing process. However, the pictures and video created by iPhone users is not moved from the iPhone to a Mac or Personal Computer in quite the same manner. When uploading pictures, a Mac requires a different process than a PC. However, both may be accomplished by most iPhone owners.
Attach the sync cable to the USB port of your computer. Insert the other end into the bottom of your iPhone. Allow your iPhone and computer to establish a connection. Do NOT unplug the iPhone until instructed to do so.
Allow iTunes to open and begin syncing with the iPhone. Information will begin to be shared between your phone and the iTunes program on your Personal Computer
Wait for your PC to recognise the iPhone as a storage device. Follow the on-screen directions for transferring photos from your iPhone to a folder on your computer. Refer to the tips and reference section for information on programs that may be used.
Disconnect the iPhone from the snyc cable only when directed to do so. Wait until the syncing operation has completed to unplug your iPhone to avoid losing or damaging data.
Attach the sync cable to a USB port on your Mac and to the bottom of your iPhone. Do NOT unplug the iPhone until instructed to do so. Allow iTunes to open on your Mac and sync with your phone.
In iTunes, select the Photos tab at the top of the screen. Check the "Sync photos from" check-box and navigate to a folder on your Mac where you'd like to keep photos in sync. You can also choose "All folders" or "Selected folders."
In iPhoto, click "Devices" in the list at the left, which will display photos on your device. Click "Import all" at the bottom right to copy all the photos from the device to the Mac, or hold down the Command key, click the individual photos you'd like to import, then click the "Import selected" button at the lower right.
Disconnect the sync cable from the iPhone only when iTunes indicates that the sync process has been completed.
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- It is also possible to transfer pictures from your iPhone to Mac or PC by e-mail. Select photos from your iPhone, select e-mail in the camera roll menu and enter an e-mail address when prompted to do so.
- The Scanner and Camera Wizard will most commonly open when syncing an iPhone with a PC. This will allow for transferring your pictures to "My Pictures". Other software such as Adobe Photoshop Elements may also be used to transfer pictures from an iPhone.
- From Apple's support site: You can sync photos and videos (Mac only, iTunes 9 required) with iPhoto 4.0.3 or later, or Aperture on a Mac; or with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later on a PC. You can also sync photos and videos in any folder on your computer that contains images.
- Although the picture transfer process may be completed, do NOT disconnect the sync cable from the iPhone.
- Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images


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Better Communication Strategies for the Digital Age
According to Statistics Canada, in 2013 89% of enterprises stated they used the Internet. The use of Internet-enabled mobile devices rose 13% to a total of 60% as more people acquired smart phones and tablets. With statistics like these, there is little doubt that technology is exploding and professions need to learn better communication strategies … Read More


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|Frontier Scientific Services Management Team
W. Tim Miller, M.B.A., President and CEO (more...)
Mr. Miller is an experienced CEO with over thirty years of successful leadership in public and private companies. Recent successes include the building and strategic exit of a bio-pharma company and an IPO for a trans-dermal drug delivery company. With a successful history in strategic planning, operations, business development, and funding, his drug/device experience includes Marion Laboratories, American Home Products Corporation, American Hospital Supply Corporation, William H. Rorer, and Iomed, Inc. His M.B.A. is from the University of Utah where he graduated first in his class with honors. For two consecutive years, he has been recognized as one of Utah's Top 100 venture entrepreneurs and is an Adjunct Professor of Business at the University of Utah. He helped establish Angel Flight (www.angelflight.org) in Utah in 1999.
Bert Israelsen, Chief Operating Officer (more...)
Mr. Israelsen served in various senior management positions since 1995. Under the tutelage of Mr. Miller, he has helped grow the family of businesses with sustained profits each year and directed the team in the acquisition of Echelon Biosciences, Inc. in December 2007. Prior to joining FSI, Mr. Israelsen worked in sales management positions from 1983 to 1994. Currently, he serves on the Utah State University College of Engineering Industrial Board and the Department of Chemistry Advisory Board. Mr. Israelsen served as the Chairman of the Cache Entrepreneurial Council (CEC) from 2008 to 2011 and continues to serve on the executive committee of the CEC.
Kabana Perkins, Senior Vice President, General Manager
Mr. Perkins joined Frontier Scientific Services in 2004 and served as the president for the last two years. He has over twenty years of managerial experience and, during his tenure at FSSI, has held multiple managerial positions. Prior to his current position, Mr. Perkins was employed as a logistics manager responsible for coordinating the movement of material spares throughout the world and inventory in excess of twenty million dollars. In his current role, Mr. Perkins is responsible for all day to day operations and sales functions as they relate to FSSI.
Evan Steinberger, Director of Information Technology
Mr. Steinberger brings over twelve years of I.T. management, software engineering, and business experience to the management team. He holds an Master of Computer Science from Colorado State University, as well as a BS in Computer Science from the University of Delaware. Mr. Steinberger joined the company in late 2015 to bring his knowledge of Agile methodology and software processes to the I.T. team. Prior to that, he worked on cloud based software services for companies such as Hosting.com and Corporation Service Company. Mr. Steinberger also holds several professional certifications related to software processes and engineering.
Rick Hammar, Global Sales Manager
Mr. Hammar joined Frontier Scientific Services in January 2003. His twenty-two years of drug discovery sample preparation, management and distribution experience are essential to identifying viable outsourcing opportunities for potential clients, defining appropriate functional specifications and liaising between client and FSSI project leaders to continually support the changing needs of research.
Mark Nelson, Ph.D., Vice President of Business and Science Development
Dr. Nelson has over two decades of experience in drug discovery, medicinal chemistry and the development of therapeutic agents, where his leadership in both chemistry and biology led to the formation of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, and the development of two compounds now in Phase I and III human clinical studies. Currently, he interfaces the business and science sectors, establishing relationships with collaborators and clients while expanding both technology acquisitions and intellectual property portfolios. Dr. Nelson holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Microbiology from Gannon University and a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences from Temple University. He is the primary inventor on over forty patents and has numerous publications and reviews in the areas of drug design, antibiotics, and drug discovery.
Neil Jones, CPA, MAcc, Controller and Human Resources Director
Mr. Jones has over twenty years experience in public and private accounting and human resources management. Mr. Jones received his Bachelors and Masters of Accountancy from Brigham Young University and is a C.P.A. He has over eight years working at the accounting firm of Deloitte Touche and at another international firm. Mr. Jones has been a controller and human resource director for over twelve years, concentrating on small and mid-sized businesses in the research & development, manufacturing, distributing business sectors. He has also been a teacher of managerial and financial accounting courses at a local community college. Having been at Frontier Scientific for over eight years, he supervises accounting and human resources at Frontier Scientific and Frontier Scientific Services as part of the overall management team.
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Think oysters are a bit icky? Think again. There among the most delicious and healthiest food you can try, so if it's the thought of eating them naked (the oysters, not you) that's putting you off, then try one of these delicious recipes.
Grilled Creamed Lindisfarne Oysters
Put a spoonful of cream over each oyster, with a sprinkling of pepper and a little parmesan. Preheat the grill and cook for approximately three minutes. Serve with bread.
Lindisfarne Oysters Provencal
Cover each oyster with garlic butter and a thick layer of gruyere cheese and fresh breadcrumbs. Place under a hot grill or bake in a hot oven for five minutes, or until crisp and golden.
Cornish Oysters
Fry breadcrumbs in butter until crisp and golden. Sprinkle over the oysters with black pepper, chives and parsley. Grill under a preheated grill for two mins. Garnish with lemon wedges and brown bread and butter.
Lindisfarne Oysters Rockefeller
Fry spring onions in butter, add parsley and spinach, stirring well. Add Anis de Pontarlier or Pernod, Worcester sauce, salt and cayenne pepper. Place some of the mixture over each oyster, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and grill for approximately five minutes until mixture is bubbling.
Recipes courtesy of Lindisfarne Oysters. Find more at www.lindisfarneoysters.co.uk, where you can also buy oysters and find tips on how to shuck them


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Juries, the digital courtroom and special measures
'Special measures' were introduced to assist vulnerable and intimidated witnesses to give their best evidence. However, to date no assessment has been made of their effect on juries. A number of special measures involve digital presentation of evidence, and the new HMCTS Court Reform Programme also proposes wide-reaching changes in the presentation of evidence. Professor Cheryl Thomas from the Faculty of Laws at UCL is undertaking the first empirical research study of the impact of special measures and digital presentation of evidence on jury decision-making. She is using a rigorous, multi-method approach to understanding jury decision-making and is working exclusively with real juries at court.
This research project is designed to answer the following key questions on this issue:
- How does the type of evidence and the way it is presented in court affect juror perceptions of evidence and jury decision-making?
- How are juror perceptions of evidence (and jury verdicts) effected by whether evidence is given: (a) in court or remotely? (b) live or pre-recorded?
- If evidence is presented on digital screens how are juror perceptions (and jury verdicts) affected by: (a) Type and size of screens? (b) Quality levels (visual and audio)?
While this research focuses on juror perceptions and jury decision-making, the findings should have relevance for other aspects of the digital courtroom where decision-making is taking place virtually (amongst judges and counsel).
Professor Cheryl Thomas, UCL Faculty of Laws
Amount and duration:
May 2011 - May 2019
See also
- The first decade of intermediaries in the criminal justice system
- Interviewing children who are reluctant to disclose sexual abuse
- Young witnesses in criminal cases
- Witness Confident
- An evaluation of one-stop-shops for women offenders
- Children and young adults in gangs: impact on lifecourse development
- Sentencing of dangerous offenders


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In the first part of this series I promised this follow-up would have some resources for folks who already use or who might like to start using the fabulous Dvorak keyboard layout.
After amassing a trove of Dvorak resources it became obvious that fitting them all into one post would be... hard to read. Instead, I'll be splitting up the resources into separate posts based on a topic. This one, as the title suggests is all about input formats.
If you have any contributions you'd like to make or questions you'd like to ask, don't hesitate to ping me on Twitter or Freenode IRC (I'm carwin in both places).
These instructions are grouped by most similar, there may be some minor differences.
Snow Leopard / Lion / Mountain Lion
- Open System Preferences and click on Language & Text
- Choose Input Sources next and enable Dvorak.
- You'll likely want to change the keyboard layout for the login screen as well, to do so:
- System Preferences
- Accounts
- Login Options
- Show input menu in login window
- After setting that option and changing it once from the login screen you shouldn't have to bother with it again.
Tiger and earlier
- Open System Preferences and click on International
- Choose Input Menu and enable Dvorak.
Apple provides two different Dvorak options, not including the left/right hand variants. The first is the regular US Dvorak and the second is Dvorak QWERTY, aka: Big Fat Cheater's Dvorak.
BFC Dvorak's defining feature is that your keyboard layout will switch back to
QWERTY while you hold the
⌘ key, in effect keeping your shortcut habits intact.
If you're serious about using Dvorak, this input format will only slow you down.
You can leave other input sources available, but for your own sanity, make sure you set the "Use the same one in all documents" option.
I'm missing images of older OS X environments, send me an email if you've got some!
Linux Consoles
The examples below are specifically from Arch Linux, but every flavor will have a keymap file stored somewhere. A typical path is something like this (although Arch is cool and won't make you find it):
On the fly in a TTY
# Replace 'dvorak' with the path to your keymap
> loadkeys dvorak
Permanent solution for console keymap
# /etc/vconsole.conf in Arch Linux
Now when you boot into a TTY you'll be all set, which is pretty handy when it comes time to enter login credentials.
Chrome OS and ChromiumOS
- The first time you login to Chrome OS you're given the option to set your keyboard layout before doing anything else. Nice!
- If you've already set up Chrome OS with QWERTY or AZERTY, simply navigate
to the following URL and choose Dvorak as the input method:
- Yet a third way to edit you keyboard layout is to click through the UI of
the operating system:
- Click in the bottom right corner and choose Settings
- When the resulting window appears, choose Keyboard settings.
- Finally, select US Dvorak keyboard and click Done.
Visual Walkthrough
First time setup:
Navigating the UI:
Android (4.x)
This is actually a bit tricky since Android doesn't come with Dvorak enabled although it is available. What you need to do is actually set up a custom keyboard input.
- Navigate to Settings and choose Language & Input
- Scroll down to Keyboard & Input Methods and click your current keyboard layout. More than likely this is still Default.
- Scroll all the way to the bottom and choose Advanced settings.
- On the Advanced settings page, choose Custom input styles.
- Click Add style at the bottom of the next screen.
- A popup box will appear, keep your Language the way it is unless you'd like to change it to something else, but select Dvorak from the Layout dropdown menu and click Add.
Visual Walkthrough
That's it! After you click add the system will ask you if you'd like to enable the new input format you created (Protip: you do) and you're off to the races!
Windows XP
- Go to the Control Panel
- Click Regional and Language Options
- Click on the Languages tab
- On the Languages tab, click Details...
- In the resulting window, choose Add....
- Yet another window appears. In this one, check the Keyboard layout/IME: checkbox and select United States-Dvorak from the dropdown menu.
- Hit okay and the window will close, bringing you back to the window we saw in step 5. Make sure United States-Dvorak is selected and click Apply.
- Finally, select United States-Dvorak from the dropdown above.
Visual Walkthrough
Interestingly, Microsoft provides directions for changing your keyboard layout without ever touching your mouse: link
Windows Vista
- Press the Windows Key + U
- Navigate to Explore all Settings and choose Make the keyboard easier to use.
- Scroll down to See Also and choose Add a Dvorak keyboard and change other keyboard input settings.
- Switch to the Keyboards and Languages tab and choose Change keyboards.
- Switch to the General tab and click Add.
- Scroll down and expand English (United States) and Keyboard. Click to fill one of the United States-Dvorak layout options.
- Finish by clicking OK.
Visual Walkthrough
Windows 7
- From the Start menu click Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel folder click the Clock, Language, and Region link
- Click the Region and Language control panel
- Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
- Click the Change Keyboard... button
- On the General tab, press the Add button.
- Scroll down to English (United States), expand it then check the box for United States - Dvorak.
- Press OK buttons close the dialog boxes to finish.
Visual Walkthrough


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Last night I joined a group of people who get together about once a month to read through one of Shakespeare's plays (in chronological order). Last night, fittingly, we read Twelfth Night. A friend who has been a member of the group recommended the app, Shakespeare Pro, which contains all the plays and more.
I don't tend to read plays, but reading in a group made it fun.
Pleasure in company
in doing something together
in sharing a passion, an interest
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Monday 9 April: Lady Day, Bartlemas Chapel
6pm Choral Eucharist and Champagne Reception at Bartlemas Chapel
The Annunciation of Our Lord is transferred this year to 9 April (out of Lent). The Eucharist will be celebrated in Bartlemas Chapel at 6pm and followed by drinks on the lawn. A women's plainsong schola sings the Gregorian chant proper to the feast and all join in the hymns. Fr Phil preaches. A little Christmas in Eastertide!


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The G-Gang
Led by Lawrie Goff (Maiden Newton) and Sean Lavan (Cattistock) the GGang is a group of volunteers whose function is to help ensure the fabric and longevity of our wonderful Melbury churches and chapels by identifying and undertaking those basic maintenance functions that, if left undone, have such a debilitating impact. From Baseline Surveys, to gutter and gully cleaning to more complex tasks, the Group will work for us all.
It is a collective: we jointly blitz the work. It is fun (yes, really): because we meet, work and banter with people outside our own Parish. And it's satisfying: because we know we've done something really worthwhile, and, most importantly, because we invariably retire to a suitable hostelry on completion.