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For 79 minutes, Kapolei looked the part of a state champion.
After 80 minutes, however, it was the Punahou Buffanblu winning a role in the final. Deryck Lim scored from 10 yards out in the final minute of play to lift Punahou over Kapolei 1-0 last night in the semifinals of the Meadow Gold/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships.
11: Waiakea 3, Kaiser 0
12: Hawaii Prep 3, Kamehameha-Maui 1
At the Main Stadium
13: Punahou 1, Kapolei 0
14: Iolani 1, Mililani 0, OT
15: Moanalua vs. Leilehua, field 7, 4 p.m.
16: Hawaii Prep vs. Waiakea, field 8, 4 p.m.
At the Main Stadium
17: Kapolei vs. Mililani, 6 p.m.
18: Punahou vs. Iolani, 8 p.m.
In the final minute, a fatigued Kapolei defense was unable to cover enough ground when the ball scooted ahead to Lim. "The ball was coming. I tried to play a 1-2 with Nick (Love). The ball just came back and I kicked it," the junior forward said.
Kapolei coach Bryce Kaneshiro gave the Buffanblu credit for the clutch play.
"It wasn't a cheap one. It was a scoring opportunity and they made the most of it," he said. "We were worried about their transition, and they transitioned us."
Punahou (14-2), the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion, plays Iolani for the crown tonight at 8. The Buffanblu have won 14 state championships, the last in 1998. The Raiders have captured seven state crowns, the most recent in 2000.
Kapolei (13-2), the Oahu Interscholastic Association runner-up, will play Mililani in the 6 p.m. third-place matchup.
The relatively young Buffanblu, who had just nine shots on goal, were both relieved and joyful after the dramatic win. Kapolei, a big, skilled squad that includes nine seniors, became the latest among Punahou's last-minute victims this season. Just about every Hurricane player slumped to the grass in anguish as the final whistle blew.
"Whatever happens tomorrow, it's all gravy," Punahou coach Bob Clague said, admittedly unsure about how Punahou scored its winning goal. "The timing was perfect. The goalkeeper came, the fullback came through. Everything happened so fast."
The veteran coach credited fullback Alex Ho for a superlative performance.
"It's a team game, but Alex had great positional play, excellent distribution," Clague said. "I thought he played a perfect game."
The Hurricanes left the stadium in utter shock and silence.
"I thought we had it. We had tons of opportunities, especially on the throw-ins," Kaneshiro said. "I thought we'd get two or three in. Right now, it's the worst feeling, but I'm proud of the guys. They left their hearts on the field."
Punahou had not faced Kapolei since preseason of last year, when Kapolei won 5-4.
"I feel lucky. Why shouldn't I admit that?" Clague asked. "They had more shots, but they were all over the place. Our defense did well."
The Buffanblu's conservative gameplan was one reason why Kapolei seemed to have constant action on its offensive end. Punahou eventually adjusted.
"On the outside edge, we felt we weren't putting enough pressure on their fullbacks," Clague noted. "I took a chance. A tie doesn't help you now."
With a third win in three days, Iolani (14-2-1) advances to the final and will meet its ILH rival, Punahou.
Mililani (11-2-1), champion of the OIA, will play Kapolei for third place.
Iolani had a multitude of scoring opportunities, but Mililani's defense weathered the storms. Trojan goalkeeper Michael Smith stopped Zachary Napier's short try at the 62-minute mark.
Four minutes later, Ian Watson's attempt caromed off the crossbar, denying Iolani once again.
In overtime, Mike Hirokawa's blast from 35 yards out ricocheted off the crossbar and it seemed the Raiders were simply hamstrung. However, 3 minutes later, Langley came through.
"My first instinct was to stay onsides because I'm always offsides," Langley said. "I saw Mike (Smith) coming over. I wanted to go bottom left, but he shifted there. I tried to go down the middle with a spin, and the ball hit his leg and went in."


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Loughborough is playing host to this year's BCUK Unconvention. We are making use of the new student led enterprise conferencing facilities at the RNIB College, close to the centre of town.
About the Venue
RNIB College Loughborough is a specialist residential college recruiting people with sight loss and other disabilities aged 16 plus, from all over the UK.
Students have a wide range of disabilities including sight loss, learning disabilities, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, communication problems, physical disabilities, chronic illness and hearing loss. Most students have more than one disability, although not all students have a sight loss. Over the last 5 years there has been a major shift towards students with greater levels of disability, which has transformed the College in many ways. The Stan Bell centre is registered as a care home. For most students a high priority is developing their independent living skills.
The main aim of the College is to prepare people for as fulfilling an adult life as possible by maximising independence. This includes:
- Progression to an occupation such as paid employment, voluntary work, mainstream education or active involvement in community activities
- As independent a life-style as possible in own housing or a family home
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Radmoor Road
Loughborough is in the East Midlands, close to Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. Junction 23 of the M1 is less than three miles from the College and there is a direct rail service to London which takes approximately one and a half hours. Nottingham East Midlands Airport is 8 miles away.
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Please note that RNIB College Loughborough can only be accessed by car from Radmoor Road via Ashby Road. Although it is possible to walk from Loughborough College to RNIB College Loughborough, there is no vehicle access to RNIB College via Epinal Way (A6004) or Loughborough College's campus.
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Loughborough is on the main London to Sheffield railway line, only an hour and a half from London St Pancras.
By Bus
Buses from Leicester and Shepshed stop along Ashby Road, Loughborough. From there you will need to walk down Radmoor Road to the College.
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Over the course of several months these young carers allowed our cameras to follow them and their families as they deal with situations most adults would struggle to cope with. All four look after mothers who need continual care - from a life-threatening condition to mental health problems and blindness. What unites them is their deeply engrained sense of responsibility and an unbreakable bond with their mother. They all have to find a way to balance their caring roles with the need to still have and enjoy a childhood.
Brothers Tom (10) and Joe (14) look after their mum Vicky who has a rare liver condition that has become critical over the last two years. Without a liver transplant she only has months to live. Antonia-Rae(11) lives alone with her mum Lesley who has had a stroke leaving her paralysed down her right side and battling with depression. Kashanna (18) has cared for her blind mother Bernadette since she was four and she's recently quit college so she can work and support her mum.
The film follows these young people as they navigate the formative moments of their life alongside the emotional strain and anxiety of caring. It captures the extraordinary strength and resilience of a group that often remains in the shadows.
For more information about what young carers do and to find support, click here.
If you think you might be a young carer, click here to find services near you.
Click here to read an article in The Guardian about Antonia-Rae and another young carer, Hannah Bricklebank, featured below.
The Young Carers
Brothers Tom (10) & Joe (14) live with their parents Vicky and Tommy in Stockport. Tom was just 9 months old when their mum was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in her early twenties, so being a carer is all he has ever known. In the last two years the boys' caring roles have recently stepped up as Vicky's condition has deteriorated. Their Dad works long hours and often does nights so the boys work together to look after their mum.
Tom takes his role particularly seriously - he's very protective of Vicky and doesn't like to leave her side. He hopes to be a doctor one day and helps to feed her and take her medication. The wait for Vicky's liver transplant is excruciating as they see her relentlessly getting worse, but despite this the family is fueled by optimism. The boys together are a small super hero double act, filled with boundless energy; they are experts at keeping Vicky's spirits up and making her laugh.
Antonia-Rae (11) lives with single mum Lesley in Greater Manchester. Lesley suffered a stroke when Antonia-Rae was just three years old, which left her paralysed down the right side of her body. She never regained any functioning in her right arm and has limited use of her legs. The incident also caused neurological damage, bringing on a language disorder known as dysphasia, memory difficulties and depression.
Antonia-Rae has cared for Lesley since she was six, though she was only recognised as a young carer for the first time this spring. She does everything for her mum from washing, ironing, helping her to read and write, getting dressed and even washing. But the part that keeps her awake at night is emotionally supporting her mum through depression.
Things came to a head earlier in the year, and we follow Antonia-Rae and Lesley as they attempt to rebuild their bond of trust over the summer before she starts secondary school. She's leaving the familiarity of Year 6 and is worried about how she'll be treated as a young carer in secondary school. Many children could feel overwhelmed by Antonia-Rae's situation but she's inspiring in her resilience and thoughtfulness.
Kashanna (18) lives in Slough with her blind mum Bernadette. From the age of four Kashanna started helping her mum read letters. Kashanna now runs the household, from the food shopping and managing bills through to guiding and picking her mum's clothes. Kashanna is fun, vivacious like Bernie and they are very close. She's proud of her caring role and sees it as a key part of her identity but does feel the weight of the responsibility. Finances have been a strain and Kashanna decided to quit college and work to support the family. She's worried about her future and is torn between wanting to stay with her mum and spreading her wings.
The Facts
"The term young carer should be taken to include children and young people under 18 who provide regular or ongoing care and emotional support to a family member who is physically or mentally ill, disabled or misuses substances"
(Hidden from View – The Children's Society, 2013)
Nearly 15,000 children in England up to the age of 17 are providing more than 50 hours of care every week.[i]
50% of young carers said they were caring for someone with a physical health problem, 29% for a person with a mental health problem, 17% for someone with a learning difficulty and 3% for someone with a sensory impairment (Young Carers in the UK, 2004).
Around one in 20 young carers miss school because of their caring responsibilities, affecting not just their education but their chances of longer term employment (The Children's Society, 2013).
They have significantly lower educational attainment at GCSE level, the equivalent to nine grades lower overall than their peers (The Children's Society, 2013).
They are more likely than the national average not to be in education, employment or training (NEET) between the ages of 16 and 19, which reduces their future life chances (The Children's Society, 2013).
Although young carers need extra support, they are no more likely to find it from statutory agencies than other children (The Children's Society, 2013).
A quarter of young carers said they were bullied at school because of their caring role. Only half had received additional support from a member of school staff (Carers Trust, 2013).
The average annual income for families with a young carer is £5,000 less than families who do not have a young carer (The Children's Society, 2013).
The Children's Society's full report, Hidden from View: the experiences of young carers in England (2013), can be seen here.
The latest general survey Young Carers in the UK was conducted in 2004 – click here to see the full report.
For information about Young Adult Carers and Employment, including a link to the full 2014 report, click here.


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The Chinese people, President Xi Jinping proclaimed in 2016, "are fully confident in offering a China solution to humanity's search for better social systems." A year later, he declared that China was "blazing a new trail for other developing countries to achieve modernization." Such claims come as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been extending its reach overseas and reverting to a more repressive dictatorship under Xi after experimenting with a somewhat more pluralistic, responsive mode of authoritarianism.
Many Western politicians have watched this authoritarian turn at home and search for influence abroad and concluded that China is engaged in a life-and-death attempt to defeat democracy—a struggle it may even be winning. In Washington, the pendulum has swung from a consensus supporting engagement with China to one calling for competition or even containment in a new Cold War, driven in part by concerns that an emboldened China is seeking to spread its own model of domestic and international order. Last October, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence decried China's "whole-of-government" effort to influence U.S. domestic politics and policy. In February, Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, went further: the danger from China, he said, was "not just a whole-of-government threat but a whole-of-society threat." Such warnings reflect a mounting fear that China represents a threat not just to specific U.S. interests but also to the very survival of democracy and the U.S.-led international order.
This fear gets the challenge from Beijing wrong. Not since the days of Mao Zedong has China sought to export revolution or topple democracy. Under Xi, the CCP has promoted "the Chinese dream," a parochial vision of national rejuvenation that has little international appeal. China's remarkable economic growth under previous leaders came from experimentation and flexibility, not a coherent "China model."
Since 2012, China's growing authoritarianism and resurgent state dominance over the economy have dashed Western hopes that China would eventually embrace liberalism. And China's actions abroad have
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Environmental Services and its contractors have been conducting geotechnical investigations to collect soil, rock, and plant samples from the project area that will give our engineers additional information they need to determine design options for the project. This work will be scheduled on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
These geotechnical investigations will require drilling holes at particular locations, including at the existing pump station and others on adjacent properties. The holes will be eight inches in diameter and will be filled immediately after drilling is completed. The work may cause brief periods of noise, dust and mild vibration.
The contractor will use a drill rig at the bore hole site, a support truck that will be parked near the drill rig, and a small pickup truck that will be parked on the side of N Force Avenue. The work should not have any adverse effects on traffic.
The city is coordinating directly with private property owners as necessary to plan and complete these investigations.
The city has completed a preliminary survey of the pump station property to investigate existing sewer pipes and manholes, identify underground public and private utilities, locate and measure trees and fences, and take other ground measurements (elevations, slopes, etc.) that will help engineers design the upgrade project. The city has also completed an assessment of the pump station's condition and operation.
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Sophia Wallace's crusade against the marginalization of female sexual pleasure has unequivocally gained momentum since CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws—her mixed media project targeted at dispelling archaic beliefs about female sexual anatomy and educating people about its misrepresentation in visual culture over centuries.
The conceptual artist's latest show, OVER AND OVER AND OVER, amplifies her inquiry through intensely hued neons that shatter antiquated gender paradigms, illuminating the clitoris' role in female sexuality and identity in a powerful message that rebels against the taboo, stereotypes and ignorance that have kept its truth hidden.
OVER AND OVER AND OVER is currently on display in Manhattan's Lower East Side at the Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, and her artworks are in conversation with artists like Glenn Ligon, Bruce Nauman and Joseph Kosuth. Wallace will be giving an artist talk on the 25th, following a closing party at 2:00 P.M.
It's abundantly clear that you're spearheading a revolution through a multitude of media. What made you interested in raising clit awareness?
I've known too many people who have suffered because of how their bodies have been defined as taboo—women from the generation of my grandmothers to little girls. We've been taught to be ashamed of our genitals and our desire. To add insult to injury, we have been wholly misinformed on the facts of our sexual anatomy. The effectiveness of these harmful messages are so complete that by the time we are adults in sexual relationships, we often are afraid to ask for reciprocal pleasure, or [we] blame ourselves when our bodies are harmed through sexual violence. I knew that the injustice of this must be challenged. I didn't see anyone taking on this particular subject through the symbol of the clitoris and so began this epic project. On a symbolic level, I argue that the clit represents the natural right to pleasure and self-determination for every human being whose sexuality has been demonized, and whose bodies have been assailed as a result—not only women, but all queers, the non-binary, trans women and men, sex workers and survivors of sexual violence. The harm done to us has been justified by our genitals and the supposed wrongness of the way we love and desire.
How has your approach to your current show, OVER AND OVER AND OVER, evolved since your previous works like CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws?
It has changed quite a bit. Since 2012, I've been pioneering the representation of the clitoris in art, in text, sculpture, installation, street art and performance. I've also made wearable works to enact the subjecthood of the clit in public space outside of the art world. In these new works I wanted to go even further. A line from Pablo Neruda was stuck in my head which roughly translates to, 'They can cut all the flowers but they can't stop the spring.' I was thinking about the beauty of our love and our ongoing quest for freedom in our bodies. I wanted to aestheticize the idea of our liberation, suggesting it is as vast, rich and unknowable as the universe. I wanted to say, 'until we achieve true freedom, we will continue, Over and Over and Over.'
I love that you see the power in repetition; it's sort of a Warholian approach. Would you say you've drawn some inspiration from Warhol in your work?
That is an interesting connection. Like Warhol, I see the value in repeating an idea to jolt us out of our usual complacency, allowing us to suddenly perceive with an open mind. Repetition is a powerful gesture, whether with something as simple as a can of tomato soup, or as repressed as the clitoris, which is so absent in visual culture that even seeing four tiny letters spelling out 'clit,' elicits very strong reactions. My work, 'lit clit,' for example, is only five inches tall, yet even in bustling New York City where people are unflappable, the clit stops traffic. Even more than Warhol, I have been impacted by artists like Keith Haring's work, 'Silence = Death,' 1989. Haring's paintings relied on repetition to convey the depth and scale of queer suffering. I also thought of John Baldessari, 'I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art.'
You've mentioned that how we teach sex education largely contributes to the miseducation of the clitoris. Do you see any change in the curriculum in the not-too-distant future, especially with the recent discoveries regarding the clit's functions within the past 15 years?
As an artist, I'm not equipped to tackle the magnitude of the false construction of the female body in western medicine still pervasive today, or how religions fetishize female virginity, or the awful state of how we educate young people about their bodies and sexuality. There is so much work to do. I am just one person—an artist in Brooklyn trying to make rent each month, and chip away at my student loans. I do know that my work has reached people in ways that they have said were life-changing. This is because art has force in the world. Women are told so many lies about their bodies and when they finally receive, in a context of complete dignity, some basic facts, it is a profoundly liberating experience. While the work does point to inadequacies in sex ed, it speaks to a much larger issue, which is that it has been accepted that female and feminized genitals are pathologized globally. It has been accepted that female genitals are a site of violence and pain for scores of women and girls. It has been perceived as unnatural for them to receive, let alone be entitled, to pleasure. To speak of these things is a taboo, it's regularly censored and this is why it is so necessary and so difficult to make change.
I often hear my girlfriends express their disappointment for lackluster sexual experiences. Do you think all sexes across the gender spectrum should be "cliterate" in order for both to attain full sexual pleasure for those with a clit?
Of course. It's unthinkable that if you are having sex with someone who has a penis and want to please them, to completely ignore their penis. I don't know anyone who would look at a penis and say, it is irrelevant to the sexual satisfaction of its person. This idea is laughable. And yet, when it comes to the clitoris, equally as necessary for orgasms, it is routinely ignored, often mocked, addressed in the most superficial, lazy, half-hearted way. Clits are not eroticized, unlike breasts, buttocks or penetrating a woman. Is that not telling? We need to denaturalize the idea that women are less sexual than men and emphasize that sex is about pleasure, and if one side is taking their pleasure and giving very little if any, this is just as rude; it's like going out to dinner, eating your food, eating your date's food too and then having them split the bill.
It's no secret that the art world uses the female body as a focal point. Do you think the depiction of female bodies in certain media contribute to the misconceptions of female sexual satisfaction?
Yes. Visual culture perpetuates sexual incompetence towards female sexuality on an overwhelming scale. Female sexuality is still depicted not as desire for sex per say, but as the desire to be wanted, a means to a different end, but never to have one's own pleasure for the sake of itself. Women are just as sexual as men and, scientifically, capable of having many more orgasms in repeated succession. I think a lot of women get so accustomed to forgettable sexual experiences and the constant shame for being sexual, that they decide they don't even like sex. But who likes bad sex? Who likes being used as a [masturbatory] aid? On top of this, as a society we place all the blame for sex on women, like an unwanted pregnancy or [contracting] a UTI—or any other infection from a lover.
From what I'm retaining, female genitalia is more of a vehicle for domination. Its primary function is reproduction, while its capacity for pleasure is vilified. Do you think, within our current media climate especially, that we're starting to reject these old ideas?
We are beginning to, thanks to multiple generations of feminists, the queer rights movement and more men becoming vocal feminists at last. This is wonderful news. But we have a long way to go. In the last 40 years we've lost almost all the rights gained in Roe. vs. Wade. Female genital mutilation is practiced on the scale of millions, which is met by our political leaders with a collective shrug, while we all know the name of John Bobbit– one man who had his penis cut off. We're still trying to get past the idea that menstruation is shameful. Think of all that blue liquid being poured over 'sanitary' napkins. We don't call a band-aid 'finger hygiene,' but suddenly blood is not hygienic if it is connected with a pussy. And sadly, most women in the world go through life without positive sexual experiences or orgasms. We are battling rape culture now more than ever maybe. This is positive change. I'm heartened that Buzzfeed published the full letter by the women raped by Brock Turner, and that CNN broadcast correspondent Ashleigh Banfield read the letter on live television. This has never happened in my lifetime. It is changing the sympathies of many people who never heard stories like this before, never heard from the victim. It is an optimistic time.
How are the reactions you've elicited from OVER AND OVER AND OVER different than the ones you've received from CLITERACY?
This work is more demanding on the viewer, which is where my work is moving now. It encourages lengthy and interesting conceptual art conversations invoking artists like Bruce Nauman, Glenn Ligon, Dan Flavin, Tracey Emin, James Turrell, and then on the other side, lots of giggling and clit jokes. This is an entirely new body of work which had never been seen until the show. Perhaps because of this, or perhaps because of the medium of neon, these works feel alive in a new way. One important difference from earlier works is that these neons are more colorful than previous works where I've often tended towards a restrained palette of white and gold. As I mentioned earlier, I was thinking about Pablo Neruda's flowers that bloom no matter how often they are cut down. Conceptually, it was important for me to create a contrast between the small-scale neons, literally bent again and again as they state their presence, and yet so vibrant they fill the whole room with color. Each work emits its own light, which changes as it overlaps with the color spectrum around it. The experience is physical and perhaps even emotional.


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Teen faces possible 15 years in shooting death of girlfriend
LEE COUNTY: The young man who shot and killed his girlfriend on Friday faces a possible 15 years in prison if convicted in the girl's death.
Dylan Wisniewski faces charges of Manslaughter with a Firearm after he allegedly pulled the trigger of a gun he told authorities he didn't know was loaded.
Wisniewski made his first court appearance on Saturday morning in Lee County, where both his and the victim's families were present for an emotional day in court.
"I have to bury my little girl," said Ashlee Swazey's father during the proceedings. "And I want him everyday the rest of his life when he wakes up to have to think about that."
Wisniewski is being held without bond for now. The judge wanted more time to review the case.
The 18-year-old Wisniewski will be back in court on Wednesday to find out if he will be eligible for release.


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Special Guest Melissa Bourbon – Author of A Seamless Murder – Review/Giveaway
by Melissa Bourbon
I've learned so much about aprons in the past year. They are the central sewing theme in A Seamless Murder, and I loved finding out more about this fantastic American tradition.
I've become fascinated with aprons, in fact. I have about 4 hanging from hooks in my kitchen now, my daughter almost always wears one when she helps me cook, my sons love to don them and joke around in the kitchen, and I have my favorites that I wear—for special occasions and for everyday use.
There's something about wearing an apron that changes the way I feel at that moment. I think it's the same for a great piece of clothing, but with an apron, you can easily change your mood or a facet of your personality for a period of time. Wearing certain aprons in my collection make me smile. Others make me feel like a more serious cook. And still others can take the fun out of cooking and make it feel like more of a chore.
One thing I love about writing is that I get to explore subjects that are interesting to me. I get to immerse myself in new topics. And my interests often guide the direction or themes of my books. This time around it was aprons.
I'd love to hear about your relationship with aprons. Do you wear them? Love them? Have no use for them? As I said, I love them, so I'm really curious to hear what others think of them.
On another note, my mom, a masterful sewist, made a bunch of aprons for me as I wrote A Seamless Murder. They don't all correspond to the book's aprons, but a few are pretty close. And I'm giving some of them away via my newsletter! I'm so excited, because I know there are other apron lovers out there.
If you're an apron-lover… or if you don't know your personal thoughts about aprons but are curious to find out, join my newsletter and you can enter to win!
Happy reading!
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A Seamless Murder:
A Magical Dressmaking Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting: Texas
An Obsidian Mystery (January 6, 2015)
Published by The Penguin Group
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
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With a needle and thread, Harlow Jane Cassidy is capable of magic. Her neighbors in Bliss, Texas, on the other hand, are capable of murder….
Any garment Harlow stitches together has the power to grant the deepest desire of whomever wears it. So when she's asked to sew aprons for a local women's group, Harlow must get to know each member. First up is Delta Lee Mobley, who doesn't care much for Harlow's family—or anyone else in Bliss, for that matter. Granting Delta's greatest wish could only lead to trouble….
But trouble finds Delta all the same. The day after Harlow delivers her apron, Delta's body is discovered in the cemetery. It seems one of the townsfolk harbored ill will toward one of their own. Harlow's sleuthing skills are a cut above the rest, and with a few magical tricks up her sleeve, she is determined to cuff this killer once and for all.
Dollycas's Thoughts
Making aprons for a woman's group should be an easy task for most seamstresses but because of Harlow Jane Cassidy's magical gift of granting the wearer's deepest desire she needs to really get to know her customers. Delta Mobley is the head of the group and also Harlow's next door neighbor but sharing a property line doesn't mean you know or even like the people next door. There has been a little feud going on between the Cassidy and Mobley families for years, maybe making Delta an apron will be the first step to the families being more neighborly.
The apron gets made but before any real change between the families can happen Delta's body is found in an open grave in the local cemetery. Harlow quickly finds out her family is not the only one who had problems with Delta. The suspects soon become many including her own family and the ladies in the woman's group. Harlow believes by using a little bit of magic and asking the right questions she may be able to stitch together the clues and catch the killer before anyone else life is cut short.
These characters never fail to draw me into their story and I always learn a little something too. In this installment a local woman's group is planning a progressive dinner when each course is served at a different member's home. I have been to a couple of these events and they were fun and very interesting. In my case I always met new people and some became good friends. In this case the ladies in the group and their husbands all know each other and split up into comfortable groups. That left Harlow and Will as the outsiders of the group and they were focused more on finding a killer rather than making friends. They also planned to do a little snooping so one had to cover for the other. Like I said these events can be interesting.
Meeting all these new characters was entertaining. I hope some of them return in future stories. But my favorites are still Harlow, her mother whose gift makes gardens bloom and grass grow, her goat whispering grandmother and my most favorite of all Meemaw, who has her own special gift of getting just what she wants. Meemaw sets us up with one heck of a cliffhanger!
The author was able to show us Delta was a very complex woman and a woman that had changed of late. She did have a unique way of communicating with her family. Some people hold things in and bottle them up, some vent things very well. Delta form of communicating was sweet sometimes but left me thinking that if she was a "venter" or a woman that voiced her opinions wrong or right she may not have died.
Melissa Bourbon sews together another wonderful mystery that keeps us on pins and needles until all the clues are pieced together. A little sewing mixed with a little sleuthing always makes for happy reading.
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40 Responses to "Special Guest Melissa Bourbon – Author of A Seamless Murder – Review/Giveaway"
Thanks for the contest…this looks like a fun read!
I love the blurb about this book.I am looking forward to reading it. I love the idea of sewing and granting a person's deepest desire. Harlow is responsible by checking out who she sews for. Thank you..
Great series to add to my TBR
Nice series, hope to get a chance to read it 🙂
It's time for me to catch up on this series. I loved the first two.
Another one to add to my TBR list – I do wear aprons and have made them for all my grandchildren. They have always been a feature in my kitchen.
Love Melissa Bourbon's books and am happy that she has a new series–no need to enter me in the drawing, she's an auto-buy for me! Thanks for featuring her, great blog!
This looks like a good series!
I too enjoy sewing. The thought of aprons reminds me of my mother and her days she spent in the kitchen cooking up wonderful dishes for our family. I am anxious to read your book and the rest in the series.
This is one of the few cozy series I share with my sister. Despite neither of us liking sewing, we love the characters.
An intriguing and unique series. Thanks.
Buenos Dias Senora Misa, I do love this series and am looking forward to being the lucky winner of "A Seamless Murder". It would sit proudly on my bookshelves right next to the other books in the series that I own.
Love this series and looking forward to the next installment!
My grandmother had a wonderful selection of aprons—I remember she had an entire drawer full of them.
I admit that I don't wear aprons at home in the kitchen…but I really should, especially when baking, it never fails, I end up looking like frosty the snowman, LOL. I would go crazy without my apron at work, I carry all kinds of supplies in it and am lost without it. Thanks for the chance to win.
I haven't tried this series yet, but from the synopsis, I have to add it to my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway. (BTW: I'm not really an apron type of person, though it would definitely keep me cleaner when I cook!)
Haven't read this series yet but this book would be a great start.
I love Melissa's writing, and I love the stories about sewing. I would love to win this book! Thanks!
Got some catching to do with these titles. Sounds like fun.
Sounds like a great cozy.
Magically imbued sewing. Great concept.
This looks like a good series! I'll have to start from the beginning!
I would love an apron like that. The book sounds great.
Seamless Murder sounds like a great book. I am looking forward to reading it. Thank you for the giveaway.
I do wear an apron. After I realized just how many splattered shirtfronts I had I found a couple that I wear regularly. They are cute but not that stylish. When I wear them I feel like the serious cooking has begun.
This sounds like a fun series I need to check out. Thanks for the giveaway.
Looks like a great cozy mystery
I have enjoyed reading this series.
I don't wear aprons much anymore, but I have great memories of getting to wear my grandmother's when we'd bake together in her kitchen.
This is a great series, can't wait to read more about Harlow and the gang!
I'm looking forward to reading this one.
I love aprons and I can't wait to read this one!
I do love aprons. I only have 3 at the moment – utilitarian ones [butcher-type]: white, a cream with colored stripes, and a blue that says "Have you hugged a United Methodist today?"
My mother made my hubby an apron [same over the head type] one year for Christmas, but in our moves we've misplaced it.
I don't wear the aprons as much at home [maybe because I don't do the cooking, hubby does?], but do when it's my turn to help at church. I do wish I had some more aprons – maybe prettier, more frilly ones.
My mother sewed, and I now have her Elna machine. She always said she really didn't like to sew, but boy did she do a good job with everything she made. I think I could have worn my clothes inside out, she did that nice a job.
My mom always wore an apron as she worked in the kitchen, so an apron says "home" to me! My daughters and I have a few cute aprons we share… my favorite one is a has cupcakes on it.
one of my favorite series!!
congrats & continued success to Melissa!!
I worked in the costume shop, while I attended Grad. School. Our first project was making aprons to wear in the shop. Those simple, brightly colored aprons still hang in the shop for future wearers. Thanks for having the giveaway.
This is such a fun series. I love the magic and coziness of the books.
I love seeing that there is another great book to this series. I am still working on the beginning of this series and can't wait till I get to this one!
I love to sew, so this is a wonderful interview. Thanks for sharing with us cozy readers.
this sounds like such a good read!
I own a few aprons for coverage in crafts classes and have been giving some as gifts this year for birthdays, thank yous and apropos holidays. I have made some from old jeans minus the bib part for the kitchen, making use of the pockets especially.
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In Musings
By Lindsey
Monday & K's first week of HS
On 12, Aug 2013 | No Comments | In Musings | By Lindsey
I saw it on her face as soon as I picked her up. That total exhaustion after finishing the first week of school, and for Kiara (my bbbs lil sis), it was her first week of 9th grade, High School! Holy cow the mix of emotions : excitement, terror, thrill and fatigue.
I knew the whole time we ate Saturday that she wanted to hurry back to bed. I was once 14, too. What an amazing feeling, though. Everything is ahead of her. We went to Exlines Pizza, which I think it really outstanding. Actually, it's my fave in Memphis other than Little Italy ( I think is the name, on Union), I typically prefer a greasy New York Style pizza. Anyhow, she enjoyed it and had more for dinner, whenever she finally got enough sleep to the second week of school. I enjoyed hearing all her stories.
Meanwhile, I'm about to get another cup of coffee. It's Monday morning. I've already done my story searches and filled a couple of minutes playing with white out strips. May your Monday be as thrilling as mine!!
In Travel
By Lindsey
Sewanee and its Beauty
On 09, Aug 2013 | No Comments | In Travel | By Lindsey
On this Friday I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend alone in Memphis. This is a rare occurrence these days. As much as I'm looking forward to blasting through the latest Vanity Fair and indulging in some of my favorite cold fizzy wine, I'm also thinking about how much fun I had last weekend in Sewanee, TN.
This is where Matt went to undergrad. I may have loved my four years at Ole Miss, but Matt really loved/loves his school. I remember him telling me all about it in one of our first chats – years ago. Finally I had the chance to see why.
Sewanee is beautiful. I actually think the mix of a rustic nature landscape in the East TN mountains and Cambridge style/ locally quarried stone buildings would have inspired me, probably a little more than Ole Miss, no regrets, though. Ole Miss is pristine, just different. Sewanee definitely doesn't have the square!!
Anyhow, Matt was so excited to show me the campus. Actually he was absolutely giddy as we walked in the library, through his old English classrooms and on walks through the campus trails. They were stunning.
The weekend was all about wishing a beautiful marriage to Matt's friends William & Martha. His friends put on the sweetest party. Great foods and a beautiful table overlooking the bluff. His friend Miles made these amazing flatbread pizzas with fresh cheese, tomatoes, red onions and olives.
The house we stayed in was precious. Lots of vintage pieces and fantastic screened in back porch. Right on the campus.
In Musings
By Lindsey
My Sleep Aid
On 02, Aug 2013 | No Comments | In Musings | By Lindsey
When I first started anchoring mornings, I couldn't go to sleep early enough to feel good. I was seriously worried I was going to live life feeling perpetually sick and miserable.
If I went to sleep at eight pm that would give me seven hours of sleep. When I started that sounded impossible, though. I was finally crashing at eleven, some nights.
Eventually my body started to adjust, but still, only with reading could I doze off. Still, since I love to read, I'd stay up too late going from page to page then chapter to chapter.
Then came the audiobook. I can say they have saved my health and brought me so much fun. Seriously. I have the audible app on my phone and ipad. It's amazing.
I look forward to bed time. I get under the covers as early as possible.
The last couple of months I've been transported to the Soviet Union. I've listened to two books written by Anne Applebaum: Gulag: A History and Iron Curtain – The Crushing of Eastern Europe. As you can imagine they are heavy. I shut my eyes and my imagination flies just like when I read. The books are each around 24 hours.
At first I felt guilty that I was listening and not reading. Not anymore. The end result is the same. I'm transported. I'm fascinated. Learning.
Later today I'm driving a couple of hours to visit Matt. We are meeting in Sewanee, where he went to undergrad. Well, I hate driving. I get so bored. Not this trip. I will pick up right where I left off on my book last night.
I thought to share my experience after reading this article today in the Wall Street Journal. As a heads up : the books aren't free. I pay a monthly fee, but for me it's worth it.
In Travel
By Lindsey
Blissful Travel
On 01, Aug 2013 | No Comments | In Travel | By Lindsey
I have quite the stash of these mini Bliss products.
Matt and I met up in Atlanta this past weekend and he has the routine down. Since we are long distance we've had to to do a lot of travel. He now knows if the hotel has either Bliss, Aveda or Molten Brown, he's required to ask for a couple more. No hotel employee would ever think a guy like Matt is hoarding product. He's been a great sport about it.
These above are my favorite. The hotel we stayed at ( I'm not revealing the name to prevent them from black listing me ) not only supplies Bliss shampoo and conditioner, but also the most delicious lemon scented bar soap and lotion, plus the supurb Bliss foaming face wash. I always stare at it in Sephora and refuse to spend that much $$, but ooooh the free ones are so nice with my clairsonic, for those who don't know about these gadgets, they are the vibrating face devices.
I definitly don't collect all travel size toiletries. I try to explain that to Matt; he doesn't believe me. I got it from mom. I can't help it. It's only the nice ones I hoard.


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I found some leftover dried cranberries and an extra can of pumpkin puree in the pantry today. I haven't baked anything in few days so I decided to put together an easy and quick cranberry pumpkin bread. You can add some chopped walnuts of almonds if you want, but I didn't have any at the moment.
Cranberry Walnut Pumpkin Bread
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 15-oz can 100% pumpkin puree (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup oil
1 Tablespoon molasses
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients, except for the cranberries.
In a medium bowl combine together all the wet ingredients (I used fork to blend it nicely).
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix, until well-blended. Fold in the cranberries and walnuts and mix a little more.
Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top with spatula.
Bake 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool.


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I posted this picture yesterday and promised a recipe. This is more of a recommendation that you should take with a grain of salt. Feel free to experiment with the flavors and make it your own! My mom and I had this at Europa in Richmond, Virginia a few years ago when she was visiting me at college. This great tapas spot became a favorite of mine of the years and this gazpacho was a highlight. My mom asked the chef for the recipe. He said he didn't have a recipe, per se, because he kind of winged it but he was able to give us a list of ingredients. From their, my mom has tweeked it as needed and here's what she has come up with! I might try roasting the poblanos down the road but there is something to be said about the fresh, raw flavors these ingredients add the dish.
Watermelon Gazpacho
1 Sugar Baby Watermelon
1/2 English Cucumber
1/2 Poblano Pepper
1/2 cup of Cilantro
1 lime (about 2 tbsp)
Salt to taste (about 1/2 tbsp)
Cut the watermelon in half and scoop the watermelon "meat" from one half and put it in your food processor. Pulse until you have a smooth puree/juice. Put aside in a bowl or pitcher.
Cut up the rest of the watermelon and put it in the food processor. Add cilantro (no need to chop).
Peel cucumber and cut lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scrap the seeds out of the center of the cucumber. Chop roughly and add to the food processor. Cut the top off of the poblano, scrap out the seeds and remove the membrane (this helps remove some heat). Chop the poblano roughly and add to the food processor.
Add fresh lime juice and pulse until it looks like the picture above.
In a large bowl, combine the reserved watermelon puree/juice and the mixture of watermelon, cilantro, cucumber, poblano pepper and lime juice. Season with salt to taste. Start with a small amount and taste of each addition of salt until you are happy with the flavor.
The gazpacho should be served chilled. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. Leaving it over night is best- it will be thoroughly chilled and it will give the flavors a chance to meld together. Serve as an appetizer or entree by adding some croutons!
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KOMPSAT-3 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-3) / Arirang-3
KOMPSAT-3 is an optical high-resolution Korean observation mission of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). The mission is funded by MEST (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology). The project was started in 2004. The objective is to provide observation continuity from the KOMPSAT-1 and KOMPSAT-2 missions to meet the nation's needs for high-resolution optical imagery required for GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and other environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring applications.
A further goal is to meet the nation's satellite demand and form a technology infrastructure that will make inroads into the world space industry at a stage when the industry is improving the capability to design and develop highly advanced remote sensing satellites.
Figure 1: Illustration of the KOMPSAT-3 spacecraft (image credit: KARI)
The KOMPSAT-3 spacecraft bus design, development and integration is being led at KARI. The spacecraft is 3-axis stabilized. The agile spacecraft features a body pointing capability of ±45º into any direction (cross-track or along-track). This satellite agility permits event monitoring as well as single-pass stereoscopic observations. 1) 2) 3)
SI (Satrec Initiative) of Daejeon participation in the KOMPSAT-3 development of KARI: 4) 5)
- SI provided the DM (Development Model) of power controller, and on-board computer processor module as well as six FM coarse sun sensors to KARI. Image Receiving and Processing Station and several key subsystems of Mission Control Station is currently being developed.
- SI developed OBC (On-Board Processor) module with reliable RTOS and high-end CPU. SI developed a space qualified processor module based on TSC695F CPU (ERC32).
- SI was contracted by KARI to develop PADS ( Precision Attitude Determination Software) of KOMPSAT-3. PADS is a software package which performs precision attitude determination by using precise orbit data and attitude sensor data (star trackers and gyros). This software estimates all sensitive parameters including misalignment angle between each sensor and optical bench, the drift rate error and scale factor error of each gyro and etc. PADS includes simulated sensor data generator, data analysis tools, validation tools as well as animation tools.
The KOMPSAT-3 SADM (Solar Array Deployment Mechanism) was the first flight hardware contract for SpaceTech GmbH of Immenstaad, Germany signed in 2005/2006 with Korean Airlines Ltd. The deployment mechanism is based on an earlier patented design by SpaceTech exhibiting very low friction, high torque margin and at the same time low deployment shock through a cam/spring driven system. The contract also included the delivery of stiffening mechanism for each of the solar arrays, to achieve a high eigenfrequency of the solar array wings in order to allow agile satellite operation/pointing. 6)
Table 1: Main parameters of the spacecraft
RF communications: The S-band is used for TT&C communications. The X-band is used to downlink the payload data.
Figure 2: System architecture of the KOMPSAT-3 mission (image credit: KARI)
Figure 3: Photo of the KARI KOMPSAT-3/Arirang-3 spacecraft at TNSC on May 1, 2012 (image credit: The Korea Herald)
Launch: The KOMPSAT-3 (Arirang-3) spacecraft was launched as a "co-payload" on May 17, 2012 (16:39 UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center of JAXA, Japan on the H-IIA launch system. The primary payload on this flight was GCOM-W1 (Global Change Observation Mission - Water 1) of JAXA (nickname: Shizuku) with a launch mass of ~ 1990 kg. Launch provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 7) 8) 9)
A contract between the launch service provider MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) and KARI was signed in January 2009. This represents the first satellite launch services order placed to MHI by an overseas customer. 10)
Further secondary payloads are:
• SDS-4 (Small Demonstration Satellite-4) of JAXA with a mass of ~ 48 kg
• HORUYU-2, a technology demonstration satellite mission of KIT (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Fukuoka, Japan with a mass of ~ 7 kg.
Figure 4: Schematic view of the payloads in the H-IIA launch vehicle (image credit: Mitsubishi) 11) 12)
Orbit: Sun-synchronous near-circular orbit, altitude = 685 km, inclination = 98.13º , period = 98.5 minutes, LTAN (Local Time on Ascending Node) = 13:30 hours.
Mission status:
• The KOMPSAT-3 spacecraft and its payload are operating nominally in 2014.
Figure 5: KOMPSAT-3 image of Rio de Janeiro Brazil with the Maracanã stadium acquired on April 16, 2013 and released on Jan. 03, 2014 (image credit: Satrec Initiative, KARI) 13)
Legend to Figure 5: The Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhood's name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four biggest football teams of Rio: Flamengo, Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Fluminense.
• In July 2013, ScanEx RDC of Moscow, Russia, became the official distributor of the KOMPSAT data series in Russia and the CIS countries (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan), following the signing of an agreement with the Korean company Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd. 14)
• As of May 17, 2013, KOMPSAT-3 is 1 year on orbit. For the first year of operation, the performance of KOMPSAT-3 was validated, and the worldwide commercial service of KOMPSAT-3 imagery was started by SI (Satrec Initiative), since April 1, 2013. 15) 16)
- KOMPSAT-3 can provide sub-meter images with various imaging modes including single pass stereo. It will continue to provide sub-meter imagery to domestic and international users for the applications of public safety, resource management, environmental monitoring, location-based services, intelligence and disaster monitoring.
Figure 6: KOMPSAT-3 sample image capture of the Pentagon (image credit: Satrec Initiative, KARI)
• April 8, 2013: KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) has announced the start of commercial services of KOMPSAT-3 after in-orbit validation on 29 March, 2013. Now, Satrec Initiative will distribute KOMPSAT-3 imagey on a world-wide basis. KOMPSAT-3 provides 0.7m panchromatic and 2.8m multispectral imagery. KOMPSAT-3 has a unique local access time of 13:30 hours, and the imaging capability in the afternoon will increase the chance of acquiring cloud-free images over specific targets for the end users. 17)
• In January 2013, KOMPSAT-3 is still in the commissioning phase and should be operational soon. 18)
Figure 7: KOMSAT-3 test image of Niagara Falls, USA, Canada (image credit: KARI, Ref. 18)
• In November 2012, KARI awarded SI (Satrec Initiative)of Daejeon, Korea a contract as the 'worldwide exclusive representative' for KOMPSAT imagery sales. This applies to imagery of the KOMPSAT-2, -3 and -5 missions. KARI has chosen Satrec Initiative for its ability to develop international customers and data distribution network, as well as long experience in space industry. Satrec Initiative will deliver high quality image data to worldwide customers through collaboration with existing satellite operators, and in addition to that, building its own KOMPSAT data distribution network. 19)
Figure 8: Image of the Burj Tower of Dubai, observed by KOMPSAT-3 in the fall of 2012 (image credit: KARI)
Legend to Figure 8: With 829.8 m, the Burj Tower is he tallest man-made structure in the world. The building officially opened on January 4, 2010.
• On June 15, 2012, KARI released the first image obtained by KOMPSAT-3 (Figure 9). A check-up of the condition, attitude control systems, and on-board equipment has confirmed that the KOMPSAT-3 is functioning normally. KOMPSAT-3 will be scheduled to start its full operation in September after further inspection of the satellite and its payloads. 20)
Figure 9: Comparison of an image scene observed by AEISS on KOMPSAT-3 (right) and observed by MSC on KOMPSAT-2 (left), image credit: KARI
Legend to Figure 9: The image scene is of Jeodong Port on Ulleungdo Island, Korea. The KOMPSAT-3 image (right) clearly shows the roofs of the buildings, cars on the road, and the ships and tide breakers along the shore.
• After the separation of KOMPSAT-3 spacecraft at 16 minutes into the flight, the GCOM-W1 spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle 23 minutes after launch (Ref. 12).
Sensor complement: (AEISS)
AEISS (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System)
AEISS is a high-resolution pushbroom imager (Pan and MS) for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. The prime instrument of the mission is being developed by KARI with technical support from EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen. In turn, DLR was subcontracted by Astrium for the development of the FPA (Focal Plane Assembly) and CEU (Camera Electronics Unit). 21) 22) 23) 24)
There are two major subsystems to AEISS: EOS and the OM (Optical Module) with the telescope.
Figure 10: Schematic view of the EOS configuration (image credit: KARI)
EOS (Electro-Optical Subsystem):
The EOS architecture of AEISS is comprised of the following modules: OM (Optical Module) and CEU which in turn consists of the CEUP (CEU Power supply), CC (Camera Controller), and FPA (Figure 10). The CEUP and CC modules are actually part of the spacecraft bus, while the FPA is integrated with OM to constitute EOS.
The FPA design features a modular and scalable architecture; it has a total of six independent FPMs (Focal Plane Modules) in a stacking configuration, 2 are dedicated for the Pan bands and 4 are used for the MS bands. One Pan module operates as primary while and the other is used as a cold redundant module. Each FPM consists of a CCD module and spectral filters and FPE (Focal Plane Electronics).
Figure 11: Stacking configuration of the six FPMs (image credit: KARI, DLR)
EOS features also a focus mechanism for the best focusing and combined active/passive thermal control mechanism to take images at the best temperature condition. The focusing control is performed using the displacement of the heater ring attached on the upper and lower side of the telescope by heating one of two rings, thereby expecting downward or upward movement of the corresponding secondary mirror.
The imagery generated in EOS are transferred to the PDTS (Payload Data Transmission Subsystem) to be downlinked to Ground Station (GS) after compression, encryption, etc.
Figure 12: Photo of the FPA (view from the sensor/baffle side), image credit: DLR 25)
Table 2: Performance parameters of the AEISS instrument
CEU (Camera Electronics Unit): The CEU manages the overall operation of EOS; hence, it defines the functionality and operational capabilities of EOS which implies also the performance of the FPA. The CEU architecture is shown in Figure 13. The CC (Camera Control) unit of CEU communicates with the spacecraft OBC via a MIL-STD-1553B interface.
Figure 13: Logical block diagram of the CEU architecture (image credit: DLR, KARI)
Optical design of the Korsch-type telescope:
The large telescope of AEISS features a CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) envelope material to achieve the required low-mass structure with high stiffness and dimensional stability. Throughout the launch phase and under variable on-orbit conditions, the instrument has to keep the following optical elements in place within tolerances of a few µm and µrad (Table 4): 5 mirrors, the FPA (Focal Plane Assembly) with 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands, and two Star Trackers.
The development, manufacturing and testing under various load conditions (including thermal cycling) of the HSTS (High Stability Telescope Structure) was done and verified by EADS Astrium. 26)
Figure 14: Illustration of the AEISS telescope with EOS and star trackers (image credit: KARI, EADS Astrium)
Table 3: Main requirements for HSTS
SESO (Société Européenne de Systèmes Optiques) of Aix en Provence, France was awarded a subcontract for the manufacturing of the whole set of telescope mirrors (5 mirrors, 2 flight models). SESO activities did also include the mechanical design, manufacturing and mounting of the attachment flexures between the mirrors, the integration on the CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) baseplates, and the environment tests of the 5 mirrors. 27)
The optical design features a Korsch-type telescope with 5 mirrors, as presented in Figure 15. It includes:
• An on-axis Cassegrain telescope with a primary mirror (M1 concave) and a secondary mirror (M2 convex)
• A tertiary off-axis mirror (M3 concave off-axis)
• An on-axis M4 aspherical concave mirror
• A folding flat mirror (M5), for reasons of overall volume limitations.
Figure 15: Cross-section of the optical system (image credit: SESO)
Table 4: In-orbit stability requirements of HSTS
The use of CFRP, especially the selection of UHM (Ultra High Modulus) carbon fiber compounds, offer the possibility to build up laminates with CTE (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion) characteristics close to zero or even with a negative CTE. A CTE of zero fits well with mirrors made of Zerodur, so that the telescope becomes insensitive not only against temperature changes, but also against temperature gradients.
Figure 16: Configuration of the AEISS optical system (image credit: KARI, EADS Astrium)
Figure 17: Alternate view of the AEISS optical system (image credit: KARI, EADS Astrium)
AEISS pre-flight calibration: A LUIS (Large Uniform Light Source) was used for the electro-optical tests of the payload such as signal to noise ratio, linearity, saturation and uniformity of radiometric response. The uniform light source provides known radiance levels with absolute accuracy traceable to the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technologies) or equivalent primary standards of radiance scale. 28)
Table 5: Performance parameters of the KOMPSAT missions 29)
Figure 18: KOMPSAT series comparison (image credit: KARI)
Ground segment:
The ground segment at KARI site comprises two elements:
1) MCE (Mission and Control Element). The MCE provides the mission planning and satellite command, control functions that allow the operators to perform the mission, and maintain the health of the satellite. The MCE provides the S-band command and telemetry communications interface to the satellite and the necessary functions to operate the satellite.
2) IRPE (Image Reception and Processing Element). The IRPE provides the capability to receive and store KOMPSAT-3 data, support to collection planning, generate standard and value added imagery products, and distribute imagery products to users. The IRPE provides the X-band reception interface from the satellite.
SI developed the IRPS (Image Reception and Processing Station). The IRPS consists of four subsystems;
• UIS (User Interface Subsystem)
• ICPS (Image Collection Planning Subsystem)
• DIS (Direct Ingestion Subsystem)
• PMS (Product Management Subsystem).
The UIS is to process 'Product Order' of the External User. It virtualizes a convenient operator interface to manage orders from the end-users and the end-user interface such as catalog searching, order placing, order status monitoring and product download.
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22) Jong-Pil Kong, Andreas Eckardt, Bo-Gwan Kim, "The Design of the Focal Plane Assembly for AEISS," Proceedings of the 60th IAC (International Astronautical Congress), Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 12-16, 2009, IAC-09.B1.I.6
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24) KOMPSAT-3 Submeter in the afternoon," SI, URL: http://kompsat.satreci.com/ds2_3_1.html
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26) Deog-Gyu Lee, Eung-Shik Lee, Su-Young Chang, Andreas Kasemann, Dietmar Scheulen, Tom Butters, "The development of a dimensionally stable CFRP camera structure," Proceedings of the 60th IAC (International Astronautical Congress), Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 12-16, 2009, IAC-09.C2.2.1
27) Hélène Ducollet, Christian du Jeu, Seung-Hoon Lee, "Manufacturing of the Spaceborne Camera Mirrors for KARI's LEO Satellite," ICSO 2010 (International Conference on Space Optics), Rhodes Island, Greece, Oct. 4-8, 2010
28) Vikrant Mahajan, Dae-Jun Jung,, "Design and Characterization of Uniform Spectral Radiance source for test and calibration of radiometers used for KOPMSAT-3," SPIE Proceedings Volume 6958, 'Sensors and Systems for Space Applications II,' Editors: Richard T. Howard, Pejmun Motaghedi, May 2008, URL: http://www.labsphere.com/.../Characterization%20of%20Uniform%20Spectral%20Radiance
29) Sang-Ryool Lee, Joo-Jin Lee, "The History of the Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite Program," Proceedings of the 60th IAC (International Astronautical Congress), Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 12-16, 2009, IAC-09.E4.3.3
The information compiled and edited in this article was provided by Herbert J. Kramer from his documentation of: "Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors" (Springer Verlag) as well as many other sources after the publication of the 4th edition in 2002. - Comments and corrections to this article are always welcome for further updates.


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FC: Maya Marie Blauhorn
1: My water broke at home at 11:30pm. We drove to the hospital in pouring rain and arrived at 12:15. We were checked in and the nurse did two tests to determine if my water really broke. They were both positive.
2: The nurse check me and I was dialated to 2 cm. I was moved to my room at 1:45 am. I went for a walk and then got my epidural at 3:45 am and was dialated to 5. I started pushing around 5:30 am and the doctor arrived at 6:30. Maya was born at 7:07am on Monday, August 15, 2011.
4: First moments with Mommy!!
6: Maya Marie Blauhorn
7: 7 lbs 2 oz 19 inches long August 15, 2011 7:07 am
9: Footprints
10: First moments with Daddy
12: First Family Picture
13: First Bath
14: Daddy's first diaper change
16: Grandma & Grandpa Schuller
18: Grandma & Grandpa Blauhorn
22: sunny days | Uncle Josh, Aunt Kristi, and Cousin Peyton
23: spring is here! | Aunt Heather
26: Uncle Dustin
27: Uncle Trevor
28: Uncle Andrew
29: Uncle Jacob
31: "A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities." | Maya Marie Blauhorn
34: Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
39: Great Grandparents
45: Mommy changing my diaper
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We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
Anonymous – The world we currently live in… (2017-2018)
Anonymous – The world we currently live in… (2017-2018)
My data is super slow. Can you post transcripts of your videos
Quoting is ok. very good. to quote yourself is rare and supreme.
I am a computer nerd. I love coding and am a complete geek. I hate the corruption and pornography spreed all across the internet. I want you to tell me how i can help with our revolution.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
Boycott elections and big corporation products. Please hack the Brazilian government files,the corruption is totally out of control
Computer reading minds would be good for some but very dreadful for the corrupts politicians and all bad. Imagine the computers writing their every taught would scare the hell out of them, but then, they would find a way to block it. Dear Anonymous, thanks for hacking and putting down the site of the corrupt bastard president of Brazil, corrupt Temerda
Dont you PLEASE forgot us. Sr.Michel Temer Just send The arm to stop our manifestations against hum.
I would enjoy a chat with you I want to learn for the cause
Translate it into Polish. Please.
I'd love a world where no child suffers or goes hungry
Integration of Technology, Environment and Human Makeup to the extent you loose site of humanity is not a constructive use of Technology.
When Technology is used to pass judgment and take responsibility away from the human decision process it is time for intervention.
People are denying themselves there own human rights.
When technology is used in a way where people are effected biologically without any knowledge and / or unwillingly a decision must be made to determine the rights of action against perpetrators.
As technology becomes more refined so do acts against humans, when law and governing bodies are involved civil society must intervene to maintain there own rights. As it stands Greed, Speculation and Power are leading us into an irreversible decline.
A future without rights and Humanity is not a future to be proud of.
What separates Humans form Apes is the fact that we supposedly have the initiative to determine the actions which ensure our survival. We seem to be doing the opposite.
I'm a normal guy, i love Anonymus, i really would like to talk with someone of you..
Research on bio-tech began years ago in Cambridge, u.k … better known as the "cyber fens" among hardcore www'ers (the same city that discovered DNA) go do your research boys and girls, China is miles behind Cambridge. It is tech central. And VERY dirty. DO NOT COME HERE unless you are more than uber equipped with tech weaponry otherwise it -WILL- be instant pwnage. warning.
Jeremy Hammond will be due for release from captivity shortly.
I don't play games.
Had to be polish men involved… Didn't there?
A perfect example of a peace seeking activist being discriminated by a corrupt, broken, and evil system… We are coming to set you free Hammond… hang in there buddy.
Stratfor contact info:
P.O. Box 92529
Austin, Texas
Place where Jeremy is being held:
805 Fox Hollow Rd, Manchester, KY 40962, USA
Now, I'm not a strategic planner whatsoever, but if I got a map of the layout, as well as a bunch of other supporters to chat with that are actually good at this kind of thing, we could possibly free Jeremy before 2023.
Additional info:
Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 AM to 3 PM.
Someone needs to request a visit to Jeremy and plant some sort of tracking bug before going through security. It needs some kind of camera, and needs to be undetectable.
shut it down…shut it all down!we cannot stand for assimilation!! and that is exactly what this is!!!
we are Anonymous
we are Legion
we do not forgive
we do not forget
expect us!!!
Right now, as I'm reading all this I'm on my phone. And even when I get the bright idea to write, even if I do that the (government) postal office would see it. It's very obeious we have no freedom. My husband and I won't open a bank, when cash is no longer a currency will we be forced to open a bank account?
The worst part of all this is the children. My daughter only 16 months, what world will she grow up in?
Texas Gov. just signed in law trying to hide all judges numbers and info from records hope these records are saved somewhere else.. Hope someone can help those who try to make a difference
Dont you PLEASE forgot us. Sr.Michel Temer Just send The arm to stop our manifestations against hum.
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If you are not aware of that leave it..
Don't waste time
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how do you want to get the money back?
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Over at Sporadic Sequential, John Jakala has a terrific piece on "Addictively Readable Manga" and the qualities that make it so. John also posts a poll with some excellent representatives of this category-spanning group of titles.
The shôjo addict in me immediately thought of some comics in that category that certainly apply, and I wanted to open up a parallel line of discussion. So what, say, five titles in the shojo category meet your "Addictively Readable" standard? Here are some of mine:
And I'll throw out one wild card, since I'm not sure how to categorize it but do find it to be a total controlled substance: Wild Adapter by Kazuya Minekura.


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