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I've made many variations on the Levain cookie recipe copycat, and the big fat cookie recipe that comes closest is this one. The cookie in the first photo below is the copycat.
And the cookie in this second photo is an actual Levain cookie. As you can see, this big fat cookie is scraggly and quite brown. They most likely use a special oven to get this color and texture.
The Levain big fat cookie recipe copycat is a spin-off of Lisa's original version from Art Culinaire, but I've made a few modifications to get the thick, brown, scraggly appearance of the original.
Big Fat Cookie Tricks
I use bread flour, very cold butter, and I bake the cookies in a convection oven. In the past I've used European style butter, but these days I just use good quality American butter for the walnut version. Flour is trickier. Bread flour always gives me big fat cookies, but they do have a crispier shell. If you want a softer shell you'll have to play with the ratios and baking methods. Some people like mixing bread and cake flour, while others find bleached flour makes cookies rise higher. I like baking the cookies at as high a heat I can get without burning them, then dropping the temp so that only the inside cooks.
Go Nuts!
In my personal experience comparing the two cookies side by side, using the bread flour, cold butter and a convection oven helps make the cookies more like their namesake, but those three things aren't critical. What is critical are walnuts. If you take out the nuts you'll need to adjust butter, flour and leavening agents. I put my no-nut version in the notes section. The no-nut version is not really like Levain's, but my friends like it a lot.
Here are a few more recent photos. The big fat cookies on this plate are walnut and no-nut and made with bread flour.
This is how the dough should look.
Levain Big Fat Cookie Recipe Copycat
- 2 2/3 cup 330 grams bread flour, King Arthur (weigh for best results)
- 1 scant teaspoon salt or slightly less if putting salt on top
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 16 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 230 grams
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 96 grams
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 140 grams -- best to weigh brown sugar
- 1 egg 54 grams
- 1 egg yolk 15-16 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla optional
- 2 cups can use more or less assorted milk and bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup untoasted coarsely chopped walnuts
- First, weigh out the flour and thoroughly mix in the salt, baking soda and cornstarch. The walnut version does not call for baking powder. If you are making a no-nut version, you will need some baking powder (see note).
- In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the cold butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat for 4 full minutes, scraping side of the bowl often.
- Stir in the egg and the yolk, then scrape sides of bowl and beat for another minute.
- Add the flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until blended by hand or on very low speed JUST until almost blended. Add the walnuts and stir on low until blended and flour has disappeared, then stir in the chips. It's very important not to overwork the dough at this point.
- Dump the mixture onto a big pastry mat or clean service and knead gently to incorporate any loose flour or chips. Shape into 7 giant balls. Put the dough balls in a zipper bag and chill for 3 hours or until ready to bake..
- Bake in a preheated convection oven at 400 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 330 and continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until done. If you don't have a convection oven just bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.
- You can also use a a regular oven, start at 400 for 15 minutes and bake at 330 for 8.
- Allow the cookies to cool for at least an hour. They are a little delicate and need to set. However, if you really want a very warm cookie you can let them cool and set, then heat them again for a few minutes in a 350 oven.
- Also, one little cheat you can use to make taller cookies is to push them inward with the spatula while they are warm and gently nudge into rounds.
1. Instead of using 1 teaspoon of baking soda, use 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. 2. Instead of 1 egg and 1 yolk, use 1 egg and 2 yolks. 3. Use only 130 grams of brown sugar
Chill the cookies for a few hours and then bake. If you need to hold the dough overnight, keep it in the freezer.
Levain Big Fat Cookie Recipe Copycat!
For anyone looking for the old version, here it is. If you are using this version I recommend using regular Land 0 Lakes unsalted or Plugra. I've tested with other brand of European style butter and have had mixed results, but Plugra works with this recipe.
- 2 sticks (8 oz) unsalted butter, very cold, chopped up (232 grams) — Plugra, if available
- 3/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons very tightly packed brown sugar (168 grams)
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 3 cups bread flour (376 grams) (see note about flour types)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt (decrease to 3/4 if using salted butter)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-2 teaspoons cornstarch**
- 2 cold eggs, extra large beaten in a separate bowl (110-112 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups extra dark chocolate chips such as Guittard extra dark (in the shiny red bag)
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped (important for texture)
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cold butter until it is creamy. Add the sugar and continue to beat for about 4 minutes, scraping sides of bowl often.
- Gradually add the eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until well blended, scraping sides of
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch (if using) and dry milk powder (if using).bowl..
- Gradually add the flour mixture stirring just until mixed.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
- Pull the dough out and divide it into 8 pieces, form into large flat rounds. Alternatively, you can divide the dough into seven pieces for even larger cookies. The cookies will be giant either way!
- Put the formed dough balls in a zipper bag and chill overnight. This will help them hold their shape.
- If you are using convection, preheat to 350℉ convection and bake cookies for 18-20 minutes or until the top starts to crack. Allow the cookies to cool for at least an hour before serving.
- If you are using a regular oven, bake at 375 for about 18 to 20 minutes or until tops start to crack.
- Let cool for about 5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove and finish cooling on a rack.


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Published: 18th September 2018
As Brexit creeps ever closer, new plans were released on the 13th of September by the Government, explaining how the countries leaders intend on dealing with Family Law matters in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit on 29th of March 2019.
EU Rules being Repealed
Currently, when matters involve divorce, child custody and international child abduction, England, Wales and Northern Island abide by Brussels IIA rules. However, according to the new plans laid out by the Government, the Brussels IIA rules would be repealed.
This repeal may also be applied to the "lis pendens" rules, which currently gives the ability for courts to freeze a divorce proceeding, even if an EU court has already started dealing with the case. This has had a particular impact on the views of other legal professionals who see the repeal of the lis pendens rule to be a positive change.
The repeal for the lis pendens rules would be in effect for all parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which the courts in each jurisdiction would come to the decision on the most relevant and appropriate court to take action on the related family matter.
Equivalent Hague Conventions to replace repealed EU Rules
The Government continues to explain that where EU rules have been repealed, the law would switch to relevant Hague Conventions which currently include:
Other Hague Conventions such as the 1970 Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations will continue to be in place in the unlikely event of a no-deal Brexit. This convention regulates divorce and separations that have adhered to correct legal processes where the divorce was obtained.
Other Civil Family Law related conventions that the Government intend on keeping are:
For those who are uncertain about the repeals and introductions of rules and conventions, the UK Government have reassured individuals in their plans that these changes will be adopted for same sex marriages and civil partnerships.
Ongoing Cases on Exit Day
In the event that individuals are still dealing with a divorce, separation or other family matters in a UK court after Brexit, they should continue as normal as these cases will be dealt with under the current rules. However there is a small warning for those dealing with issues through EU courts that they may not follow suit and should therefore seek legal advice to learn how this situation may impact them and their family matters.
There appears to be mixed opinions on the decisions made by the Government, as some family law professionals have voiced that, in the event of a no-deal, these changes will have a positive impact on the UK court system and arrangements involving family law. Others fear that certain repeals may cause more pressure within UK courts, an issue that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
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The final results can be viewed or downloaded via the file below. These have now been forwarded to Power of 10. Apologies to the U11 girls in heat 3 of the 60m - their results had not been included in the provisional file. but are now added
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Could all team managers please ensure they check the athlete DoB and age group?
A big thankyou to all the officials today who did an excellent job in getting through all the events ahead of the forecast completion time in the timetable.
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Prostate cancer represents a significant health care problem due to the dilemmas associated with its detection and treatment. The multi-disciplinary research team are working on an important clinical question of informing the need for a biopsy in the development of appropriate risk calculators at the time of diagnosis. This clinical question has been driven by the needs of the urologist and patients attending the rapid access clinics recently established by the National Cancer Control Programme. We propose that current clinical parameters combined with appropriate biomarkers will inform the need for a biopsy. This will impact on the patients outcome and quality of life but also alleviate the pressures on our already overburdened health care sector by reducing the need for biopsies.
A one year Research Assistant position is available to undertake the assessment of both blood and urine biomarkers using established platforms in clinical samples collected at the Rapid Access clinics across Ireland. They will work with the multi-disciplinary team made up of Clinicians, Research nurses, Scientists and statisticians. You will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training under the supervision and direction of Professor William Watson and Dr Antoinette Perry.
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Documents appear to confirm that IT vendors with strong existing installations in Auckland councils are in the box seat to become ICT suppliers to the new Auckland Council, which takes charge of the city on November 1.
Auckland Regional Council's group manager of ICT, John Holley, recommended last October that the Auckland Transition Agency should use systems that are already in use within the councils or systems selected as part of a recent tender, to deliver both strategic and tactical IT services on Day One of the Supercity.
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The Auckland Transition Authority (ATA) has outlined its assumptions, draft structures and change processes in a discussion document released to local body staff in the region this afternoon.
The planning is based on a number of key assumptions, including that call centres and ICT will be centralised from November 2010.
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The New Zealand Automobile Association is moving its mobile users off Vodafone and on to Telecom's new XT network.
Microsoft's keynote developer event, Tech Ed, kicked off at Auckland's Sky City convention centre today to the rousing beat of African drums.
Scott Wylie, developer and platform group manager, welcomed developers to the 14th Tech Ed, thanking them for coming despite hard economic times.
The global financial crisis has driven Fuji Xerox New Zealand deep into the red in its 2009 financial year.
According to financial reports held by the Company's Office, Fuji Xerox's combined operations in New Zealand, across its trading and finance companies, lost $15.6 million for the year ended 31 March 2008. That compares with a break even result the previous year.
Telecom's IT services devision Gen-i is claiming it has already won 5,000 users back from Vodafone for its XT network and expects 25,000 users of its CDMA network to upgrade to XT by the end of June.
Gen-i's head of mobile, Joe Caccioppoli, says Gen-i will offer "Gen-i only rates" for data, devices and plans reflecting the spending levels of large corporate clients with the company.
Katrina Troughton, IBM's New Zealand country manager, is moving to a new position based in Shanghai as director of WebSphere in IBM's growth markets unit.
An IBM spokesperson says her replacement is likely to be an internal appointment.
Any publication needs its special edition; that is one of the fundamental, tried and tested rules of publishing. A good special should not only be one the readers – and advertisers – love but one that really plants a flag about the publication that created it, that somehow conveys the essential ethos and reason for existence of the regular editions.
Vanity Fair does its Hollywood issue. Fortune has its 500. When I think about successful New Zealand specials, I think of the NBR Rich List, but there are many more.
For large companies all around the globe, the challenge to be truly innovative has proved tough. Generally, the larger a company gets, the more ponderous and bureaucratic it becomes. And the more risk averse.
For large companies processes and systems are important, even vital. They ensure numerous corporate governance regulations and requirements are adhered to. They regulate the way human resources are managed. They ensure corporate IT policies are adhered to?–?and corporate IT costs are kept under control. But arguably these structures also stifle innovation and creativity.
One of the most important lessons Ian Angell gives to his information systems students at the London School of Economics is how to deal with failure.
"Remember the two golden rules of systems development," he says. "One, always leave before the system goes live; and two, always set someone up to take the blame."
My time as a young dad passed a while back but I have been observing various people around me and in the industry as they embark on parenthood and I'm struck by how completely frazzled they seem. They are tired, worn out and stressed almost without exception.
These people don't work in dark satanic mills. They are white collar people, sometimes senior managers and, despite all the talk of 'family friendly' working environments, I can't help concluding the role of the working parent is tougher now than it has ever been.


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New Delhi [India], Jan.27 (ANI): Celebrating 25 years of the India-ASEAN relationship, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a historic agreement with Lao Air Traffic Management, Department of Civil Aviation, Lao PDR, for providing SkyRev360, a comprehensive e-data gathering, invoicing and collection system.
SkyRev360 has been developed in collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) under the Government of India's Make in India initiative.
The agreement was signed on January 19 by S. Suresh, Board Member (Finance), AAI and Somchit Vinitkeophavanh, General Director, Lao Air Traffic Management in the presence of Bounchanch Sinthavong, Minister of Public Works and Transport, Laos, Mr. Vanhpheng Chanthaphone, Director General Civil Aviation, Laos, Ravi Shankar Aisola, Ambassador of India in Laos, Manfred Blondeel, Director (E&F), IATA and other senior officials from International Air Transport Association, Lao Air Traffic management, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Laos and Airports Authority of India.
Speaking on the occasion, DGCA Laos said that Lao PDR is looking forward to working in close co-operation with the AAI in the near future.
Ambassador Aisola termed the contract signing as a historic moment in the relationship between India and Laos.
S Suresh emphasized that considering the 25 year-long India-ASEAN relationship, the signing of this agreement will usher in new era of friendship and co-operation between India and Laos. (ANI)


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"Nothing is more important in life than to find what you are most passionate about and do more of that which brings you the most joy." -Tim Padilla
Tim Padilla has just recorded his latest single "Before You" Official video & album soon!
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This boldly colored painting is after the original "Deer in a Monastery Garden" by Franz Marc, painted in 1912.
This adaptation in acrylic paints is by Bruce Bodden in 2016 is on the same size canvas, 40" x 30." A photo of the famous original from the German Expressionist movement "Der Blaue Reiter" or The Blue Rider movement is on the back.
The custom frame is bamboo with dovetailed corner joints. Overall size of this work of art is 41 1/2" wide, 31 1/2" tall and almost 2" deep.
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What are your modular bathrooms pods made of?
We use inert GRP -glass reinforced plastic [otherwise known as FRP] and SMC manufacturing process- otherwise referred to as sheet-fibre reinforcement material compounding. Same fire-retardant sanitary material that boats are made of.
Are your bathroom units completely watertight?
Yes. Completely. If you consider we use the latest GRP materials and production processes, which for 60 years, are the dominant material used for manufacturing yacht hulls, you can have complete confidence. In any case, MPI offers a leak-free performance warranty to match the 10-year Pod product guarantee.
Can different finishes be selected for the internal walls or floors?
Yes, there are several different wall colours and you can have both floor and walls pre tiled & grouted (ceramic)in our factory. Bear in mind this makes the pod heavier and adds to the price. Looks and feels amazing though!
Are your Pods modular by design, and therefore easily demounted for access through existing doorways?
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Do I need builders to assemble these Pods or can I do this myself?
Your choice. You can assemble these units if you are a competent DIYer. You can also ask your local plumber or builder to quote you for installation. You should allow a maximum of 3 days for complete installation in working order. This includes the plumbing, electrical and any studwork enclosures required; considerably less time than traditional bathroom construction.
Does MPI install your bathroom and kitchen Pods?
Not usually. We are happy to supply the product, and transport to your premises or site. We are not an installation or commissioning company. However, we have a number of 'approved installers' who can provide you a price for pre and post pod assembly requirements.
How long does installation take?
Between 4 and 8 hours per Pod. Excluding the external wall cladding or studwork and connecting services which you should add a further day. Around 70% less than a traditional constructed En-suite bathroom.
How long will it take for a bathroom or a shower pod to be delivered?
72 hours from one of our standard stock Pod ranges [1 4 x standard models], within England & Wales. 5 x days in Ireland & Scotland or mainland Europe. For non-stock products – this will take longer & depends on your exact specification requirements.
Where are these Pods made?
We buy the pod shell materials from abroad where we can guarantee quality and correct specification. We use UK & European fixtures and fittings [sanitary ware] for furnishing the Pods. We assemble, test and QA the whole unit. For you, this results in cost-effective outsourcing your Modular Bathroom requirements & directly benefit from our commitment to make and stock only the best quality Pod solutions. All our material supply partners operate a rigorous ISO9001 and ISO14001 code of manufacture. Otherwise, we will not use them!
Are all the internal sanitary ware included in the price and supply?
You will be quoted for complete bathroom pod unit, including shower, toilet, basin, taps, shower mixer taps, extractor fan, mirror and towel rails. This is our standard UK WRAS approved CE marked quality sanitary ware. You can also select bespoke sanitary ware to your design. The external Pod waterproof door is also included.
Will the bathroom pod look like a plastic box after installation?
No. it will typically be cladded on 1 or 2 sides and the studwork can be matched to the rest of the room's décor and style.
Will MPI pods be suitable for refurbishment projects?
Our bathroom products are ideal for refurbishment projects due to the flat pack nature of the delivery of materials – which can all be fitted through a standard household doorway. We are also ideal for new build where large order multiples attract further competitive advantages to our clients.


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Electric utilities must meet increasing demand for reliable power distribution while coping with decreasing tolerance for disruptions and outages. More than ever, utilities are squeezed to do more with less, and recognize the need to improve the efficiency of their power generation and distribution systems.
Fortunately, many areas of the existing electrical distribution system can be improved through automation. Furthermore, by automating the distribution system now, utilities will be ready to meet the challenges of integrating intermittent supply sources like solar, wind and other distributed energy resources (DERs).
Automating electrical distributions systems by implementing a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system is the one of the most cost-effective solutions for improving reliability, increasing utilization and cutting costs. (Figure 1)
How SCADA Works
A SCADA system for a power distribution application is a typically a PC-based software package. Data is collected from the electrical distribution system, with most of the data originating at substations. Depending on its size and complexity, a substation will have a varying number of controllers and operator interface points.
In a typical configuration, a substation is controlled and monitored in real time by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and by certain specialized devices such as circuit breakers and power monitors. Data from the PLC and the devices is then transmitted to a PC-based SCADA node located at the substation.
One or more PCs are located at various centralized control and monitoring points. The links between the substation PCs and the central station PCs are generally Ethernet-based and are implemented via the Internet, an intranet and/or some version of cloud computing.
In addition to data collection, SCADA systems typically allow commands to be issued from central control and monitoring points to substations. If desired and as circumstances allow, these commands can enable full remote control.
Increase Uptime, Cut Costs
Many utilities still rely on manual labor to perform electrical distribution tasks that can be easily automated with SCADA systems. In addition to cutting labor costs, automation facilitates smoother operations while minimizing disruptions. Modern SCADA systems feature built-in redundancy and backup systems to provide sufficient reliability, and can be much faster-acting and consistent than manual processes.
SCADA systems, however, do more than simply collect data. They also deliver automated control that greatly benefits utilities. Their alarms detect problems in the system, and analysis of these problems enables adjustments and corrections, often preventing an outage.
In the event of an outage caused by an unforeseen event like a storm, a SCADA system's advanced data collection capabilities help field workers quickly identify the exact location of the outage without having to wait for customer calls.
Moreover, a SCADA system can significantly increase the speed of power restoration following an outage. SCADA-enabled switches and line reclosers can help operators isolate the outage and open adjacent automatic switches to reroute power quickly to unaffected sections—all without the need for a line worker to visit the site to perform a lengthy visual inspection, often followed by an educated guess as to the exact nature and location of the problem.
Improved Operations Meet Demands
Modern SCADA systems provide powerful tools that give operators a real-time view into operations in order to optimize the power distribution system for maximum efficiency. Trending tools arrange data in various ways, and graphical interfaces simplify analysis.
Historians store data from past events, facilitating comparisons among various operating scenarios. For example, excess capacity can be identified more easily, so power can be rerouted from areas approaching overload.
Analyzing trends and historical data also helps maintain desired power factors, voltage levels and other distribution system parameters at desired levels. These parameters are becoming more difficult to maintain because power supplied to the distribution system now comes from multiple sources in addition to large base-load power stations.
These new sources are primarily DERs, small scale decentralized power storage and generation sites, typically 15MW or less per unit or site. DERs usually aren't owned by the local utility, but by end users. Power from DERs is used to meet local on-site end user needs, and excess power is sold back to the utility via the local power distribution grid.
Types of DERs include but aren't limited to gas turbines, diesel engines, micro turbines, flywheel energy storage systems, fuel cells, batteries and super capacitors. Rooftop solar photovoltaic, small wind power and geothermal sites are also part of the DER mix. These DERs can cause havoc with the electrical distribution system due to the intermittent nature and the quality of the supplied power.
On the demand side, DERs also have a significant impact because they can cause power needs at a site to go from full load to negative as local generation sources are started up to supply power back to the grid. Automating DER monitoring in real-time with a SCADA system enables operators to make more informed adjustments faster, and to uncover trends and address issues before they occur.
Implementation Considerations
While a modern SCADA system provides multiple benefits in a cost-effective manner, there are factors to consider. At the substation level and at DER connection points, data must be collected and made available to the SCADA system.
This is typically done by bringing all desired data points into a local controller such as a PLC. This may necessitate replacing manual monitoring devices such as gauges and meters with new power monitoring hardware compatible with the PLC. In other cases, automated devices may communicate via protocols not recognized by the PLC.
For example, if a power monitoring device has a Modbus port and the PLC does not, some type of hardware protocol translation device might need to be purchased, configured and installed. However, some SCADA software packages offer the required DNP3 and IEC-60870-5-104 protocols, eliminating the need for a hardware device by using the SCADA software as the protocol translator.
In large substations, it might be necessary to convert all digital data protocols to Ethernet, and to install Ethernet switches and routers. The router would then be typically connected back to the central SCADA stations.
Once data is collected and delivered to the central station—action is often needed at the substation, the DER connection point or some intermediate switching device. This often requires replacing manual switches with automatic switches, which can be costly and can require particular line segments to be de-energized for installation. (Figure 2)
Connections among substations, DER connection points and intermediate devices must also be installed and maintained. As noted, Ethernet is typically the network of choice; usually implemented via some combination of the Internet, corporate intranets and cloud computing.
Better Data Presentation for Improved Analysis
SCADA systems provide many advantages including increased reliability, reduced costs, improved worker safety, greater customer satisfaction and improved utilization. Their alarms and real-time views into operations can prevent small problems from becoming big ones, and can also speed restoration time.
Standard protocols specifically designed for the industry such as DNP3 and IEC-60870-5-104 enable the SCADA system to collect information with the precision and accuracy required to diagnose shutdown causes and minimize downtime. This cuts time wasted on field visits, and also improves worker safety during outages and power restoration.
Modern SCADA systems provide dynamic dashboards, consolidating historical information with online data in order to provide meaningful information to decision makers. (Figure 3).These capabilities help existing operations uncover waste, and are vital for measuring and maintaining power system parameters as DERs are incorporated into the power generation mix.
Integration with ERP systems via SQL relational databases allows the SCADA system to compare goals with the real-time actual performance, while making this information constantly available to authorized users through standard web browsers. Using these features, the SCADA system becomes an important tool not only for daily operations, but also for strategic decisions.
Increases reliability through automation
Eliminates the need for manual data collection
Alarms and system-wide monitoring enable operators to quickly spot and address problems
Automation protects workers by enabling problem areas to be detected and addressed automatically
Operators can use powerful trending capabilities to detect future problems, provide better routine maintenance of equipment and spot areas for improvement
Historians provides the ability to view data in various ways to improve efficiency
About the Author:
Fabio Terezinho is the Vice-President of Consulting Services and Product Manager at InduSoft. Mr. Terezinho has over 16 years experience in the automation industry, 13 of them at InduSoft. Mr. Terezinho has equal experience in designing and developing software, and in application deployment. Mr. Terezinho holds degrees in both electronics engineering and electronics technical engineering from Escola de Engenharia Mauá in Brazil, as well as an EMBA from Baylor University. His work has been published in numerous industry publications, and he holds a patent for the Database Gateway Method.
About InduSoft:
Founded in 1997, InduSoft provides a powerful family of industrial software products for developing applications in industrial automation, instrumentation, and embedded systems for all Microsoft-supported operating systems. InduSoft develops tools and technologies that empower people and companies to develop graphical interfaces for embedded PCs, PCs, and mobile devices to highly redundant systems. Today more than 125,000 InduSoft Operator Interface, SCADA, control and data acquisition systems are operating worldwide through direct and partner sales.


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After having configured PICTUREBOOK to validate a password using LDAP integration, only the "Superuser" account can properly log on to the PICTUREBOOK web page.
To properly configure the LDAP configuration panel of PICTUREBOOK Admin, the support of IT System Administrators is required. All configuration fields need to be properly filled in with parameters and arguments based on the local LDAP configuration.
To have a full record of all LDAP validation steps executed by PICTUREBOOK in the "picturebook.log" file, execute the following steps:
- Open the PB Admin tool and, in "PICTUREBOOK Settings – Server", change the Log Level to "debug".
- Run the executable file "tomcat7w.exe" from folder "..picturebook x.ytomcatbin and at end of "Java Options" in JAVA tab, add the line:-Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.debug=all.
- Restart the PICTUREBOOK application services.
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Aretha Franklin has been awarded a posthumous Pulitzer prize nearly a year after she passed away.
The legendary singer, who died in August 2018 at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her contribution to American music and culture.
According to USA Today, she was named winner on Monday during the Pulitzer ceremony 'for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades.'
Not only is this a monumental award for the performer, it's special to everyone seeing as Aretha is the first individual woman to earn this special citation since it was started in 1930.
She perhaps should have been granted the honour before now, but hey, that's a story for another time.
Past winners include John Coltrane who was awarded the prize in 2007. The following year one was given to musician Bob Dylan, and in 2010 Hank Williams was awarded the honour for his country music.
The honour is a rare one, with only 41 special citation prizes being awarded since its inception.
The Respect singer has won many a plaudit during her decades-long career, and was the first woman admitted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Might have something to do with her 73 songs that cracked the Billboard Top 100.
Aretha died in August 2018 and her untimely passing was confirmed by the singer's long-time publicist Gwendolyn Quinn.
Rumours of her worsening ill health emerged earlier last year following her retirement from music at the age of 74.
Quinn said in a statement: 'Franklin's official cause of death was due to advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin's oncologist, Dr Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit …
'In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family.'
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Active or passive temperature management systems are commonly used when shipping sensitive goods. However, such temperature management systems come with drawbacks in terms of operative handling and cost compared to standard packing materials.
What if using standard packaging would be sufficient based on favorable external temperature during shipment?
In collaboration with a client, we sampled more than 800 shipment routes across all regions of Switzerland during winter to assess the potential for a risk-based approach to use conventional packaging for the shipment of medicinal products. We wanted to know how many shipments would not require full thermal insulation, but only reduced insulation or even none at all (standard packaging).
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We cannot say enough wonderful things about Miesha. Leading up to the birth of our daughter she made sure we understood all of the options that could be presented to us at the hospital. If we had any questions or concerns she was always available to talk us through what was going on. While her support before the birth was incredible it was her support during and after that were truly invaluable. She knew the goals we had for the birth and was integral in helping me push through the walls of exhaustion and pain I experienced during my very long induction process. She was a quiet and strong presence. She managed to remind me that she was there without having to interrupt the flow that I needed to maintain to keep labor going. I don't know how she did it, but it was so wonderful to have the security of her presence while still feeling this experience was about us and our baby girl. Her support for me was incredible, but it was the support she provided for my husband that was unexpected but so vital. He was my focus during it all and I leaned on him through it all. But Miesha was there to help him help me and remind him that all this totally normal. She was there the whole time with loving hands and encouraging words just when we needed it most. After going home she came to visit and check in to make sure all was well. As first time parents, knowing she was coming to check in gave us a peace of mind that we desperately needed in those early days. I honestly don't think we would have achieved the birth we hoped for without her. And for that, we are eternally grateful.
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Miesha was a great help to me throughout my labor. I found her to be calming, reassuring, and a strong advocate on my behalf as I was giving birth to my son. She had an excellent knowledge of breathing techniques and positioning that were particularly helpful to me, and I appreciated a number of the "supplies" she brought: lemon scents to help with nausea, a rebozo to help with positioning, and lactation cookies.
I highly recommend Miesha Vargas as a doula! My husband also found her to be a comforting and helpful presence. You, your partner, and your baby will be in good hands.
Posted 4/1/2018
Miesha was amazing doula, and transformed our very first birth. My husband and I were looking for someone who would bring Faith into the delivery room, who would exude peace and joy and calm, and who would help my husband and me walk through Labor into the birth of our first child.
Some things that we loved about Miesha were spending time with her at two different meetings, for us it was dinner, prior to labor. In these evenings we talked about expectations, asked all kinds of questions, really got into it. She is a huge advocate of evidence-based decision making, so as we were trying to figure out what we wanted to do about circumcision, particular interventions, and even diet, we asked for her suggestions as to what we should look into. Honestly, her advocacy to be very well informed of the evidence empowered us to make much more confident and better decisions in the process.
Another thing that was wonderful was her accessibility. One night, almost 3 weeks before my due date, I started having contractions and texted her in the wee hours of the morning. It ended up being a false alarm, but I was comforted by her even though we were outside of the window of contract.
During labor, she was a beacon of peace. I spent the better part of two days laboring at home, and she labored with us. When she needed to go home and feed her 3 month old, she sent a backup to labor with us. Then she came back, we went to the hospital, and that peace flowed into the hospital room. As I transitioned and questioned whether I could keep going, she gave me something to meditate on: the Way of the Cross. And then when I was pushing, and my husband was behind me, she recognized how close we were, and calmly switched places with him so he could witness our son's birth.
She stayed with us until he latched, and then we had a follow-up meeting after a few days. All in all she was an incredible part of our birth -- someone who we trust deeply.
Posted 4/1/2018
Miesha has been my doula for both of my labor and deliveries, and I know I want her to be at every one of my births. From the start she has been incredibly supportive of me choosing how I want to do things, while simultaneously providing her educated expertise on all of my options. My first delivery was very complicated (hours in transition and post partem hemorhage), and through it all she remained a calm and encouraging voice. When we found out I may have had to deliver my second child at a hospital out of town due to possible concerns with the baby's health, she immediately offered to travel with me because she knew how nervous I was. I can't say enough about how qualified Miesha is, and what a calming, supportive presence she has brought to both of my births. My husband and I both no it is highly unlikely I would have managed two natural births without her. She will advocate for you, and help you decide which "tools in the toolbelt" you can use to make sure you and your baby have the best possible birth!
Posted 5/9/2016
Miesha Vargas has come to our rescue not once, but twice now as a birth educator. Despite our being outside of her local region, Miesha provided us with just-in-time expert coaching that gave us the knowledge and confidence we needed to achieve a successful natural birth. The style in which she educates is a seamless blend of professionalism, humor, and encouragement, which enables a wide range of personality types to feel empowered and ready to take on their journeys in labor and delivery.
Prior to our subsequent birth, she taught us exercises that we credit with moving our baby into the ideal position without intervention! We highly recommend Miesha's services to anyone lucky enough to be giving birth in her area!
Posted 4/27/2016
Miesha was the best. She is knowledgeable and her classes are very informative. Before birth she is always available to answer questions by text, phone calls, e-mail. In the hospital, she is calm and laid back, but at the same time, she is in charge and makes sure your birth preferences are heard and followed, always in a friendly and calmly manner, working alongside hospital staff. I can be very particular and weird regarding my privacy and my wishes for a calm environment with as little people as possible, so it was essential for me to have her there and not have to worry about the number of people coming into the room. When labor was still progressing, she would distract me, talk and play cards. My husband could devote his attention entirely to me during labor because she was there too. She would go warm up her heating packs, get us food and water and talk to the staff, which made it possible for my husband to be there next to me all the time. Also, he says her presence was essential whenever he did not know exactly what to do. He would just look at her and she would whisper some directions. In short: go ahead and trust her. She will not disappoint. After birth, she will help, answer questions, take pictures before leaving. And she will also come back the next day to check on you.
Posted 4/27/2016
Miesha is a dear friend and offered to lead our childbirth education classes via Skype when I was pregnant with our first baby. You never know exactly how it's going to be when a friend transitions to practitioner but we were delighted. Miesha was professional and empowering. She genuinely wants to prepare and educate parents about the birthing process. She guides with no judgement and makes you feel comfortable to ask any question about anything. Most importantly to me is her emphasis on parents' rights. I believe it is her goal to make sure parents are well-informed about these first big decisions they'll make. Parents should never feel bullied into making a decision regarding their child. By the end of her course, you will know all of your options for any given scenario that can happen with your child. Although Miesha was unable to be our secondary doula (we live about two hours away and had another ready to go), I am confident that she would have supported us with quiet guidance, reminding us of unbiased options and consequences, and with love.
Posted 4/26/2016
When I reflect on the pregnancy and birth of our sweet girl, words cannot express how wonderful and supportive were the services we found in Miesha. She met with us (my husband, best friend, and I) in our home throughout our pregnancy to educate and help us plan for our natural birth experience. We enjoyed double the fun, as we completed our child birth education with her as well! Sometimes I consider what I thought I knew about labor and delivery compared to what I learned from Miesha. I cannot imagine what our experience would have been like without her. It is not just the info that she shared, but her caring, thoughtful, calm and confident way of teaching. Her supportive nature and confidence is woven into everything she does.
Upon meeting her, we knew immediately that she was the right fit for us. Her investment in our pregnancy and dedication to supporting us in every way possible was evident. She was available throughout by text, phone, and email and always very responsive. Miesha has tons of resources available. She has a firm back-up plan in place if needed.
I remember meeting with her, just the two of us, in those last few weeks before my due date. I was antsy, miserable, starting to fear that my plan for natural birth would fall apart. On top of all that, anxiety about the weather, work, all sorts of things that I could not control was also beginning to take over. We talked for a while and following that meeting I was filled with a new sense of peace and confidence.
There is no doubt that Miesha gave us the best support we could imagine. I truly mean it when I say I could not have had the beautiful, natural and healthy pregnancy and birth that we desired without her. I look forward to having her assist us again when that times comes for us.
She is absolutely amazing – we highly recommend her!
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My husband and I hired Miesha for the birth of our second child. We considered a doula for the birth of our first child, but decided against it. We found that when the contractions became intense, we could have benefited from the expertise of a doula and decided to hire one for future births. We are so glad that we chose Miesha!
She met with us two times prior to our son's birth and went over our birth plan and ideas for positions during labor. She did a great job of answering our questions and if she did not know the answer to a question, she would research it for us. She also was very reassuring and encouraging when I told her my fears about my ability to handle natural childbirth.
My labor itself was relatively brief and my son was born soon after we arrived at the hospital, so Miesha's involvement in the actual birth was short. It was an amazing experience, however, and I owe so much of that to Meisha's coaching prior to the birth about relaxation methods and positioning for the baby. (In fact, I was so relaxed while laboring at home that I was already 9 cm when I arrived at the hospital.) Miesha is a calm and encouraging person and I really appreciated her presence at our son's birth and afterwards.
Posted 2/4/2014
Miesha was wonderful to work with. She boosted my confidence for delivering our first baby. She provided good insight in response to my questions & provided good resources for further education. She was available by phone or email if I had questions. She was supportive & affirming during delivery & helped me transition to other labor positions when appropriate. Post-natal, it was really helpful processing with her in our follow up meeting. She was validating and provided good perspective.
She's a grounded person. I believe you'll be pleased with her as I was.
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My husband and I were both very anxious about the birth of our first child due to family histories of traumatic birth experiences on both sides! We read that a doula can really help couples navigate the tough decisions during labor and delivery, help reduce pain (who wouldn't want that?) and significantly reduce risks for c-sections (my biggest concern)! Miesha helped us accomplish all of our goals! Instead of the scary, painful, confusing experience I had envisioned, our labor and delivery experience was exciting and fulfilling! She helped my husband so much - gave him the tools and confidence to support me. She helped us navigate the healthcare system and some of the confusing information we received from doctors as well as helped me deal with an aggressive on-call OB who wanted interventions that were not necessary. She also helped me feel at peace with accepting a *necessary* intervention while also helped me make decisions that would reduce risks associated with that intervention. She helped me manage pain - it's amazing what a self-esteem booster it can be to have a nurse and doctor visit your room and ooh and aah over how well you're handling contractions! She stuck with us for a long labor throughout the night, and yes, we did manage to avoid that c-section! At the end of it all, my husband and I look back on our baby's birth as a happy, wonderful day, and we both agree that Miesha played a key role in making it a positive experience. We highly recommend her!
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Under the spotlight at the Wittur Cube
The Wittur Group was among the key participants at the 2017 edition of Interlift, the world's leading trade fair in the elevator industry, which gathered together a new record of 574 exhibitors from 48 countries.
Four intense days, during which the Wittur team had the chance to present its extensive range of components for elevators, covering all the applications in the industry from commodity to high-speed: automatic doors, gearless drives, safety gears, elevator cars, modernization packages and special complete systems by LM Liftmaterial.
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Thinking about buying a new hybrid or electric car in Missouri? According to the US Department of Energy, the cost of operating an electric vehicle is roughly half of what it takes to run a similarly sized gas model. Plus, with tax credits, rebates, and incentives, you may cut thousands off your final out-of-pocket cost when buying an EV. These tips will help you minimize your initial investment and save some money when you choose to begin fighting the good fight.
Tax Benefits & Missouri Incentives for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
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I have to go back home, I wanna go back home sooner or later.
Because that's my thing, right? If I start to like someone, I just leave the country until I get over it? I did that with Krisly, right? So that must've worked. I did that with Elisa too, and my friends called me out on it. "Spending 1K dollars to get away from your feelings" as they said.
And now that I can't get over Daniela, I wanna go back home. I wanna go and take another 17 hour plane ride to the Philippines where I'm groggy and miserable and cranky and older than everyone else now and I have no one. So I'm in a plane full of people and I'm still alone. I'm not Alain de Botton where he met his girlfriend in "Essays in Love" in a flight.
I wanna go back home where people know me and for sure I won't like anyone because I'll just be in the country for a finite amount of time. Can't like someone for less than a month. Shut up.
I got way more Tinder matches in the Philippines for some reason anyway and they weren't really my type of girls. The type I like actually reply to messages and hold a conversation, something apparently rare nowadays. "She replied? WITH MORE THAN ONE WORD? Bloody hell, that's impressive!" rather than them replying dryly with "Mhm" or "LOL" or "I don't know when I'll ever get the time."
I wanna go home. I don't wanna see Daniela on the downtown train. I don't wanna see anybody. I don't wanna feel anything for anyone for that matter.


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By B15m1lah. Chair. At Saturday, June 30th 2018, 03:29:29 AM.
The single most overlooked feature to consider when looking at buying office chair is the base. It is standard for these chairs to have casters or wheels. However some chairs come with only four spokes, or for legs with wheels; others with five, or six. It is important to get a chair that has more than four legs. With only four legs, depending on the orientation of the chair, it can be easy to tip out of the chair. Because of the head rest, someone sitting in the chair will be inclined to sit back and lean back in the chair. If the chair has only four legs, i.e. a base with four wheels, if they are leaning back between two of the legs, the chair could tip over backwards. (The taller back of an executive chair makes this more likely than with a smaller, standard office chair.) With five or more wheels, the chair becomes more stable. Of course, the other determining factor of the stability is the width of the base. Again, high-end executive chairs will have a wider base.
How is it that some church chair dealers can advertise and offer "Free Shipping" on the chairs they sell, at least to some areas of the country? After all, trucking rates nationally have skyrocketed in recent years with high fuel costs and increasing government regulation and expensive equipment all contributing to this trend. When a company advertises that they provide free shipping on church chairs purchased from them to many states, and subsidized shipping to most other states, HOW are they able to do so? Are we really to believe that there are those who enjoy incurring all the expenses associated with loading and unloading, and maintaining trucks, and paying $5.00 a gallon for diesel fuel in a truck that gets 5 miles a gallon, so that a church can receive FREE SHIPPING on their chairs?
Let's start with the basic and obvious premise that for any business to survive, they must take in more dollars over a course of time than they expend. This is certainly true for a company that provides church chairs as well. There is an overall cost to obtaining chairs (either through manufacturing them or importing them) and then delivering them to the end user (churches across the country). The company must receive for their chairs an amount of money from their customers that will cover all of their expenses.


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August 31 – September 17, 2017
Closing Reception: Sunday, September 17 from 1 – 3pm
In this class, Relief Printmaking, Erik Beehn teaches traditional and contemporary methods of relief printmaking that familiarizes students with the tools, techniques and the translation of imagery and ideas for this direct and rewarding process. Students are introduced to linoleum, wood and alternative substrates, and guided through more advanced techniques including reduction prints, additive processes, multiple block and color methods of printing, as well as exploring more contemporary approaches and applications.
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Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
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Natalia Dunbar, a sophomore at West Orange, won her weight class at the first Metro Conference meet for girls wrestling.
A Metro Conference meet for the emerging sport of girls varsity wrestling took place for the first time Jan. 13-14 at East River High and West Orange High sophomore Natalia Dunbar won a conference championship in the 132-pound weight class. Dunbar, whose record is 4-4 this season, is one of the students whose push to form a girls wrestling team on campus helped get the sport off the ground this year.
How did it feel to place first in your class at the first Metro Conference meet for girls wrestling?
It felt pretty good. … It just felt like it was a goal that I wanted — it was an achievement.
How exciting was it to help get a team off the ground at West Orange?
I was really excited. Last year I wanted to get on the guy's wrestling team and they said "there's no more room, we have a full team, but you can go talk to the athletic director and try and make a team." So we started that whole process, but we weren't sure it was going to happen. But when we finally were actually going to start, I was like "okay, let's go!"
Now that you're on a team, were you surprised by the intensity of the conditioning?
The conditioning down here is a lot harder (than in Rhode Island). We do a lot more running. … I don't get tired now for a lot longer. I can go three periods and then I'm like "okay, let's start again."
What's your general strategy or strength on the mat?
I play to their mistakes.
What is the best advice coach Charles Harbin or Kristen Iannuzzi have given you?
Work your hardest, even in practice.
What is your goal for the rest of the season?
I want to place at states — whether it be first or not.
Do you have a favorite show you like to watch?
I love watching Jordan Burroughs wrestling videos.
How did you get into wrestling?
My older brother (Christopher) wrestled. I look up to him and I want to be like him — he's done so well and he would place in Rhode Island state tournaments. I knew his coaches and his coaches were like my teachers.
What is your dream career?
Maybe chiropractor or physical therapist.


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FluxBooks – Fondazione Bonotto & Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
NERO is pleased to announce the opening on 4 March at 5pm of FluxBooks, an exhibition project dedicated to artist's books that is the result of the collaboration between the Bonotto Foundation and the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation. Its intention is to re-launch one of the most radical and utopian poetics – developed in the last century – towards the future.
Divided into two exhibitions, which will present artist's books produced by Fluxus and the works of Bevilacqua La Masa's young artists respectively – starting with the study of these materials, FluxBooks will run from 4 March to 26 April, 2015 at the Venetian locations of Palazzetto Tito and the Galleria di Piazza San Marco.
The numerous aesthetic experiences which alternated one another during the twentieth century found a happy medium for experimentation in the artist's book. Increasingly easy to produce, thanks also to the spread of relatively cheap and simple-to-use methods of printing, it led to it being chosen, in some areas of poetry as a veritable tòpos, even in the most advanced forms of its negation.
Fluxus is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and irreverent moments of transformation of the book medium. In fact, the experiments by the artists associated with the group organised by George Maciunas, have profoundly marked the way the book object is conceived. The most obvious evolution, in its drastic negation of the book object itself, is without doubt the choosing of the most disparate of objects as books. Items which present themselves as enigmatic and completely unreadable if not as a metaphor that is closely linked to the poetics developed by the author of the book itself. These are the so-called "book object", a definition that highlights the even more difficult assimilation of such a pointed position compared to an object that has always been the depository of human culture and recollection. The most daring evolution, even if today it is still perhaps the least analysed, is to be seen in graphic composition, which carries on the intentions of the historical avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century, and continues to influence contemporary production.
The FluxBooks exhibition project is divided into two sections:
FluxBooks: From the Sixties…
Set up within the spaces of the Galleria di Piazza San Marco, the exhibition will include artists' books produced within Fluxus that span a period of time that goes from its establishment, through the early 1960s and right up to the death of its founder, George Maciunas, in the late 1970s. As well as the books there will also be a variety of documents (posters, invitations, photos, videos, etc.) that will be of use in reconstructing the cultural climate of the time. The exhibition will be divided into five thematic areas. Book as book – the book remains the book in its objectivity, but it is subject to a radical transformation of its content and the graphics chosen; Book as memento – the book as the only remaining document that bears witness to a performance, a happening, an action; Book as object – the book loses its classical form and its readability and transforms itself into an object; Book as plot – the book intended as a scenario, an outline, a tool to be used for a game, a performance or an action; Book as box - the book as a container of surprises that becomes a veritable box in the Fluxkit series.
Works on show by: Marcel Alocco, Eric Andersen, Joseph Beuys, George Brecht, Stanley Brouwn, John Cage, José L. Castillejo, Giuseppe Chiari, Philip Corner, Willem De Ridder, Jean Dupuy, Robert Filliou, Albert M. Fine, Henry Flynt, Bici Forbes Hendricks, Ken Friedman, Al Hansen, Geoffrey Hendricks, Juan Hidalgo, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, Joe Jones, Allan Kaprow, Milan Knížák, Alison Knowls, Arthur Koepcke, Jackson Mac Low, George Maciunas, Walter Marchetti, Jonas Mekas, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Dieter Roth, Takako Saito, Gianni Emilio Simonetti, Daniel Spoerri, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams and La Monte Young.
FluxBooks… to the Future
Organised within the spaces of Palazetto Tito, the exhibition will present the works of young artists of the Bevilacqua La Masa Atelier, produced during study stays with the Fondazione Bonotto. A hitherto unseen reflection on some historical Fluxus artists' books, chosen by them as the object of dialogue, re-launching one the most radical and utopian poetics – developed in the last century – into the future.
Works on show by: Giuseppe Abate, Paola Angelini, Anemoi (Daniela Da Silva Ferreira, Laura Di Nicolantonio, Maria Elena Fantoni e Nataša Vasiljević), Marko Bjelančević, Pamela Breda, Saverio Bonato, Samuele Cherubini, Gli Impresari (Edoardo Aruta, Marco Di Giuseppe, Rosario Sorbello), Graziano Meneghin and Jacopo Trabona, Fabrizio Perghem, Fabio Roncato, Caterina Erica Shanta, and Eleonora Sovrani.
In dialogue with the works of: George Brecht, Stanley Brouwn, John Cage, Robert Filliou, Ken Friedman, Geoffrey Hendricks, Allan Kaprow, George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, Daniel Spoerri
The connection between the two exhibitions will be evident not only through the organisation, which will include video or web connections, but above all in a two-volume publication that will restore unity to the entire project.
FluxBooks: From the Sixties…
Curated by Giorgio Maffei and Patrizio Peterlini
Galleria di Piazza San Marco – San Marco 71c, Venice
FluxBooks … to the Future
Curated by Stefano Coletto and Angela Vettese
Palazzetto Tito – Dorsoduro 2826, Venice
Opening 4 march 2015 at 5pm – 26 April 2015


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The Mysteries of Mass
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The Mysteries of Mass (bozos at Scientific American broke the page so I removed the link – poor usability):
Physicists are hunting for an elusive particle that would reveal the presence of a new kind of field that permeates all of reality. Finding that Higgs field will give us a more complete understanding about how the universe works.
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So…Here IT Is… Door SLAMS Shut..Door Opens.
I find myself at a place where a choice has to be made. A serious choice.
Apparently I need somewhere to live soon. lol Yes, I know…stressful, but not really.
Been here so many times and the only stressful thing about it is change. To my way of thinking. Things always work out how they should, whether we like it or not.
So… I'm looking at this and thinking… WTF. I've always wanted to travel. Why not. I do love Toronto, and the only thing that concerns me is not being a citizen, in this day and age… getting back could be an issue…but for passport sakes, it's much cheaper for me to just pay for that right now. Citizenship is expensive… that aside… I want to go. I've always wanted to go. Something always holds me back… kids, work, blah blah blah… whole huge world out there…I'm not getting any younger. And I want it. lol
Did I mention I want to do this? I know.. hitchhiking.. not safe… blah blah blah.. new place, scary. Whatever, everything is scary. 😉
So…. Now I choose.