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Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro-Puzzle Modular Furniture
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Interview with Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Every day I realize more the social potential that design emanates. When we think of something for everyone, we should not emphasize inclusive measures for only one user profile, but try to reach a wide range of people. This design therefore has its aesthetic concern, but also the accessibility and functionality as objectives to be achieved. Its appearance was inspired by Piet Mondrian, for he used the same graphic elements to develop all his works throughout his career, as well as MFPuzzle proposes daily customization of your room, using the same modules. The playful mechanisms to provide interactivity, was based on the old game Sliding Puzzle, simulating the same ability to assemble your layout by a sliding system. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : This project epitomizes the character of my authorial productions involving proposals related to synesthesia, accessibility, aesthetic experience, functional universality and technology in favor of humanism. When developing MFPuzzle, I intended to increase the accessible possibility in environments without lose the ludicity and lyricism. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : I'm currently developing a technology for the inclusion of hearing impaired person in Brazilian regular schools. This project relies on state funding and has provision for two years to have its first release. I intend to distribute free throughout the Brazilian schools and in the future to the rest of the world. About the MFPuzzle, there's no investment for its production, so the next step is to prospect companies interested in making this design into reality at an affordable price to a greater number of people. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : This project was created in 2011 from an insight by watching the documentary about the life of Mondrian, one of my favorite artists. Due to other commitments I did not take the idea before, but on invitation Dr. Rita de Castro Engler to join A'Design Awards, rescued the project and reviewed some technical issues facing accessibility. Between 2011 and 2014, did some testing with simulated prototype design students, arts and architecture, and design and engineering professionals and people with physical restrictions. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The initial idea came from an insight, but the development of the concept is due to the fact that I work with inclusive and accessible technologies. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The focus of my project is to achieve human welfare, so turn this project into a product, but for that I need to partner companies who are interested to make the public has access to this product at a low cost. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : This project represents well the profile of my latest portfolio as well as the direction of my academic research: Accessibility, humanism and social technologies. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Everything serves as a reference for my designs. The contact with the world gives me creative daydreams, in which naturally connect unconnected things and give these new functions. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : all, anyone, everyone .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The multidisciplinary: furniture + smartphone app + ludicity + accessibility .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The name makes reference to the game (Sliding Puzzle) that inspired the mechanism of the product, but also the idea of composing a layout from the fitting of several pieces (like any puzzle). .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Brainstorm, Rough, theoretical research, qualitative research with practitioners and potential users, simulated prototype testing, manual Sketch, three-dimensional illustration. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The interactivity while providing aesthetic experience and accessibility. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : I had the advices from Dr. Rita de Castro Engler and illustrations made by Leticia Hilário Guimarães. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Essential. This project aims to show how digital technology can contribute to humanism. And further, how digital technology can engage with the design of environments. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : A few years ago I dedicate my efforts to academic researches and projects about humanism and accessibility. For MFPuzzle, I researched Tesis and marketed projects, with a focus on technology, inclusion and decoration. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Technical questions concerning the materials and dimensions of furniture, and its application to different environments, because the purchase of the product will be the purchase of individual modules. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : Due to the invitation of Dr. Rita de Castro Engler, with whom I work about four years in the laboratory of design and technology of the University of State of Minas Gerais. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : The necessity of teamwork for a multidisciplinary project be well prepared. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Antonnione Franco Leone Ribeiro : This design shows how design can transcend its material existence. I don't say this because MFPuzzle is half digital and half physical product, but because the design is into the solution soul and not in its tangibility. .
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Oy, I can just imagine your arguments with your father. I suspect there was nothing particularly more compelling than a poorly-structured Pascal's Wager and a bunch of appeals to the authority and perfection of a holy book which he's never actually read.
It's good that he has respect for you educating yourself on the subject. That's probably another attribute of your family heritage, as a Chinese-American. Most longtime Americans aren't so well oriented, on average. The anti-intellectualism of huge chunks of American society (such as the bulk of the Republican base) never ceases to make me despair.
I think my parents took the opposite tack in their attempts to bring me back to Christ. I think my mother figured that I was rebelling or something, and that if she forced me to continue going to CCD and church, it would just drive me further away from God. Not that either approach would have had the slightest impact, but I think hers was the better approach, in the case of people who have any chance of being re-indoctrinated.
Or, if my suspicions about my father's atheism are correct, it's possible that he had some influence on the decision. I can only guess, at this point.
I wonder how my extended family will take it, when I come out of the closet to them. My father, as the oldest son, was encouraged to join the priesthood. My one aunt actually is a nun.
If I can get the the point of touring the country with my standup comedy, I'll be inviting all of them to see my show, when I get to the Chicago area. I'll obviously be out of the closet after that, since I mention religion a lot in my material.
That's one of the biggest things I hate about religion. It's the us vs. them mentality, like what made your grandmother completely write you off. Christ. That's got to suck.
Wow, sounds a great deal like my past religious situation. I have vague memories of not believing in what the Catholic church was selling, when I was 5 or 6, but I was stuck going to church every freaking week, until I was 14 or 15. I was an altar boy, just to have some sort of activity to break up the monotony. At least I never had any altar boy experiences of a priestly nature, because I was an ugly child.
In my case though, I ended up blurting out to my parents that I didn't believe any of the nonsense, when I was 14 or 15. I was whining to my mother about having to go to CCD, and she told me I had to go until I made my confirmation. I flat out told her that I had no intention of doing so, because I was an atheist, and things sort of blew up, at that point ... but at least I didn't have to go to church as regularly, and the whole CCD thing was dropped.
I take it you're not out of the closet to your parents, yet?
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Gov. Rick Scott�s recent announcement that BP had agreed to cover the cost of installing three artificial reefs in Okaloosa County has brought an eagerly anticipated project one step closer to reality.
Gov. Rick Scott�s recent announcement that BP had agreed to cover the cost of installing three artificial reefs in Okaloosa County has brought an eagerly anticipated project one step closer to reality.
All county officials are waiting for now � as they have for more than a year � is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to sign off on the near-shore reef permits.
Scott announced last week that $58 million in restoration projects funding had been proposed by trustees for the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA).
The approval of 12 NRDA projects �represent a critical step forward in recovering from the natural resource and recreational losses that resulted from the BP oil spill� off Louisiana in 2010, Scott said.
While the bulk of the NRDA funds � �about 80 percent,� according to Okaloosa County Commissioner Dave Parisot � went to Escambia County, one pot of $11.4 million will be divvied up between Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Bay counties for artificial reef construction and restoration.
Scott Henson, Okaloosa County�s artificial reef program manager, said �just over $1.2 million� will come to the county.
That should be enough to pay to move about 11 million pounds of materials to three sites mapped out for the three reefs, Henson said.
The reefs, already approved by the Okaloosa County Commission, would consist of nine structures dropped into an area a half-mile square.
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About 9 million pounds of rocks to be used for the reefs have been donated by the Air Force, Henson said.
Huge blocks of �high percentage limestone, very good reef building material� once used at Eglin Air Force Base for munitions evaluation has been given to the county, Henson said.
The reefs will be built in the Gulf of Mexico about 3 miles off the western end of Okaloosa Island, about 2 miles off Henderson Beach State Park in Destin and at a site in Choctawhatchee Bay, Henson said.
That is, if the Corps of Engineers ever gets around to issuing the permits.
�We should have the permits soon. The Corps has been sitting on them for over a year,� Henson said. �They started giving me signals we�d get them very soon about 10 months ago.�
Steve Andrews, project manager for the Corps of Engineers, said at an artificial reef seminar in February that the agency�s permitting process takes time because applications must be reviewed by several federal agencies.
�We have a left and right, up and down type coordination,� Andrews said. �This takes time.�
Corps spokeswoman Nancy Sticht said Friday the last her office knew of Okaloosa�s permit application was that it had been returned to Henson�s office.
�The project manager had requested further information from the applicants,� she said.
Henson said the request for more information arrived about a week ago. The information was collected and returned to the Corps the following day.
While the Corps reviews Okaloosa�s application, the NRDA funding needed to move the reef material to the water won�t be approved until after the NRDA trustees allow public comment on its 12 most recently approved proposals.
Henson said that should take three to four months.
He said he�s quite confident there will be no great quarrel about putting down reefs on the nearly barren bottoms of the Gulf and Choctawhatchee Bay.
�It�s already been pretty well vetted by everybody and their brother,� he said. �We�ve got 85 percent favorable polling scores. We�re confident the reefs will go through.�
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Over the next 20 years, which covered the tumult of the Second World War, the company had become very profitable, as defence electronics had become part of their core business. Packard Bell is cited as being behind an IFF transponder used for identifying enemy planes during the latter part of the conflict.
Having been involved in early computer production, this arm of the company concerned with it was sold to Raytheon in 1964, just a few short years before the entire operation was sold to Teledyne in 1968.
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President Barack Obama passed a key test Monday night in case anybody is worried that he is the Antichrist. Speaking at a campaign fundraiser at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, Obama was interrupted by a man identified as David Serrano who repeatedly yelled that "Jesus is God." As Serrano was being physically removed by Secret Service agents, he accused Obama of being the Antichrist. That figure […]
Casey Anthony wants to write an inspirational book – advice about "love, life and most important – God," she wrote to another inmate during her three years in jail awaiting trial.
Due to the high profile of her murder trial, which was broadcast live worldwide, publishers could be expected to bid as much as $1 million in advances for such a book. Anthony was found innocent Tuesday of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The child's body was found in an Orlando-area swamp a month after the toddler disappeared.
Jailhouse letters that Anthony wrote while incarcerated in the Orlando County Jail in 2008 and 2009 told fellow inmate Robyn Adams that she dreamed of setting the record straight about herself through a book.
Anthony stated, "It's a way to settle many rumors and to share my insights about love, life and most important, God. Who knows?"
How would the public react to such a tome? "Look for book burning to come back in style right around the time this thing hits the shelves – if any publisher is foolish enough to actually sign a book deal with this woman," sneered media gadfly Perez Hilton.
Anthony's aunt, Pamela Plesea told the morning show "Fox and Friends" that all profits for any book should be put into a fund honoring Caylee.
"I had a dream I was pregnant," Anthony wrote in another letter. "It was like having Cays all over again (referring to daughter Caylee). I've thought about adopting, which even sounds weird to me saying it, but there are so many children that deserve to be loved."
Anthony also revealed other tidbits in a story published by the British newspaper the Daily Mail, such as having her teeth whitened, being able to wear underwear "that fits" and becoming a "part of society" again after her release, as well as getting manicures and pedicures.
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The idea that she could receive $1 million to write such a book provoked shocked disgust on the Thursday morning news shows. Anthony's attorneys have expressed their own disgust with the media – saying that commentators convicted Anthony and led the public to believe she would be convicted. Juror Jennifer Ford told ABC News that her own consciences was clear – that there was insufficient evidence about how Caylee died much less who was responsible.
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Burning Questions: Making matzo brei
How do you like your matzo brei?
When it comes to matzo brei (matzo fried with egg), the split in world Jewry is not between Ashkenazic and Sephardic, but between those who like it scrambled and those who like it pancake-style. I appreciate both styles, but give the edge to the pancake. Here's how I make it:
Stick to plain matzo
The pleasant, eggy taste of egg matzo gets lost in a brei, and whole wheat lends a coarse, sodden note. Among plain matzos, however, I have found no discernible differences among brands.
Breaking and soaking
My preferred method of preparing the matzo is to break it, dry, into halves or quarters so it fits in the bowl, then soak it in cold water until it's just pliable. Finally, break it into smaller pieces and allow these to soak until they've reached the desired softness. Hot water will soften the matzo quicker, but then you run the risk of making it too soft. I don't like it to soak into an undifferentiated mush.
Get the water out
It's essential to get as much water as possible out of the soaked matzo because only then will it soak up the maximum amount of egg. Place the drained matzo in a colander, then squeeze it out by hand.
The eggs
I like my matzo brei the way I like my French toast: eggy and custardy. To achieve this, I use a high egg-matzo ratio of one-to-one. I use no milk, but I do whisk a fair amount of salt into the eggs before adding them to the matzo. Otherwise, no amount of exterior salt will counteract the matzo's blandness. After I add the matzo to the eggs, I let the mixture rest for a few minutes so the egg begins to penetrate the matzo.
Frying the brei
Get a nonstick pan good and hot, add as much butter as you can stand, and, when the foaming subsides, add the egg-matzo mixture. For pancake-style, cook until the brei is browned on one side, then gently flip. For scrambled . . . scramble it. No matter which type of brei you're making, keep the heat high enough to give you crisp surfaces and creamy insides. Moderate heat will result in monotonous brei.
If you're going savory, sprinkle on a little coarse salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Lately, I've been anointing my matzo brei with good olive oil to excellent effect. For sweet brei, the sky's the limit when serving: syrup, honey, cinnamon sugar, strawberry jam, orange marmalade.
What's the best way to boil an egg?
I'm not going to say that this way is the best, but I think it may be the most foolproof.
The January issue of Cook's Illustrated magazine featured a recipe for "foolproof soft-boiled eggs" that has you bring a half-inch of water to boil in a saucepan, place the eggs in the pan, then cover and steam them for 61/2 minutes. That works like a charm, but I go years -- even decades -- without the need for a soft-boiled egg.
Would the same method work for hard-boiled eggs? Yes, indeed. After 9 minutes, the whites were firm, the yolks still a little moist. If you like yolks completely dry, increase the time to 10 or 11 minutes.
To quickly cool eggs, take them out of the pan (which will remain hot) and immerse them in a bowl of cold water and ice.
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Game 1: Farmingdale State - 2, Briarcliffe - 1
Game 2: Briarcliffe - 7, Farmingdale State - 6
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State softball team won the first game before falling, 7-6, in game two of this afternoon's non-conference doubleheader. The Rams now stand at 20-14 on the season.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Farmingdale State tied the game on a Jennifer Jarczynski (West Babylon, N.Y.) RBI triple down the right field line.
The Rams took a 2-1 lead in the fourth after an RBI single to left field by junior third baseman Dallas Anderson (Melville, N.Y.).
Sophomore pitcher Taylor Webb (West Babylon, N.Y.) held Briarcliffe scoreless in the seventh inning to cap off the 2-1 victory.
Webb improved to 10-7 on the season after a complete game in which she allowed no earned runs and struck out four.
Jarczynski was 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI, while freshman catcher Meagan Anderson (Patchogue, N.Y.) had two doubles and a run scored.
In game two, the Rams trailed 7-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning.
Junior shortstop Hillary Genova (Brentwood, N.Y.) led off the inning with a double to left field and later scored on a Jarczynski RBI double. Freshman left fielder Meghan Acton (Levittown, N.Y.) hit a two-out RBI single to cut the Farmingdale State deficit to 7-5. Senior designated hitter Lauren Nelson (Levittown, N.Y.) hit an RBI single up the middle and was thrown out at second base as the Rams fell, 7-6.
Jarczynski and Nelson were each 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while sophomore center fielder Michelle Mongiello (Elmont, N.Y.) had two hits and a run batted in.
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We've reviewed plenty of pocket camcorders here on Pocket-lint, including the Toshiba Camilieo S30 and the Kodak Playtouch, and with one of the big hitters - Flip Video - recently pulling out of the market, there's plenty of room for other brands to make their mark. As the name suggests, the Muvi HD 1080p Action Cam is not only a pocket camcorder, but a product that's designed to be used while on the move (whether that's on a bike, in a car, or on foot).
Measuring just 83 x 49 x 22mm, the Action Cam is positively dinky and one of the very smallest pocket camcorders that we've seen. It's also extremely light, weighing in at just 78g. It features a matte rubberised casing so it's very grippy and the textured finish also lends it the feel of a premium product.
Controls are kept to the bare minimum - underneath the screen on the front you'll find a "select" hard button flanked on all four sides by touch buttons for moving left and right and up and down. There are also two touch buttons just under the screen for selecting the menu and going back a screen.
On the right-hand edge of the unit there is a raised record button at the top, just in the right place for your thumb and underneath that you'll find the vox mode switch. This side of the unit is where you'll find the microSD card slot. The left-hand edge is home to an HDMI port, a Mini-USB, the power switch and an AV out connection.
There is a standard tripod mount on the bottom of the unit as well as a hole for attaching a lanyard. The back is home to the lens, along with a tiny microphone. It's possible to use the Action Cam just as a voice recorder, although you need to be fairly close to the microphone for it to pick up voices clearly (and also make sure that you haven't got your hand over it if holding the unit, which is easier said than done as the mic sits just underneath where your hand naturally sits).
The Muvi HD 1080p Action Cam also comes supplied with a substantial range of accessories for attaching it to various things. Along with a padded carrying pouch, you'll also get a remote control, helmet mount, clip mount, several adjustable velcro straps and an adhesive mount. Along with a USB cable there's also a USB to Mini-USB lead along with the a CD. The spec list says that this is a software CD, although it only appears to have a digital version of the enclosed instruction booklet with no extra options for file editing or transfer. The Action Cam is supplied with a 4GB microSD card, while the device can cope with cards up to 32GB.
Despite a slightly rugged finish, there are no claims about being waterproof or dust or shockproof, so it's probably best not to go dropping it in the mud or taking it out in the pouring rain. If you do want to protect the camcorder from a proper soaking then the manufacturer offers an optional waterproof case for around £20.
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Navigating through the basic onscreen menus is pretty easy - the first thing we did was speed through to the settings menu to turn off the annoying beeping that occurs everytime you press a button. There are also options for changing the video settings - as the full name of the product suggests, the Action Cam can record at full HD 1080p (at around 30fps), and there's also the option to switch to 720p, WVGA (800 x 480) or QVGA (320 x 240) resolution. You can also choose the relevant TV standard from NTSC or PAL.
You can start the Action Cam recording by using the dedicated button, the remote or by turning on the the Vox mode for automated sound activation. This enables you to start recording by simply making a noise. However, it's quite sensitive and we found that practically anything would set it off, before we were ready to record.
The tiny 1.5-inch LCD screen makes it slightly tricky to see what you're recording, especially if it's tilted at an angle or you're out in bright sunshine. However, as the Action Cam is designed for handsfree as well as handheld use, it is likely that you won't actually be composing shots all the time, as the device will be attached to your bag, clothing or bike helmet.
The remote control is almost as big as the camcorder itself, but that's simply because the product is so small, not because the zapper is big. The idiot-proof design sports three large colour-coded buttons enabling you to record, stop and take a photo. On the back, you'll find a heavy duty crocodile clip for attaching to your bag or clothing (or wherever else is appropriate).
A 3x digital zoom is listed as one of the specs - according to the instructions, this can be activated while recording using the plus and minus buttons. While pressing these brought up a zoom scale on the screen, we couldn't make it actually zoom, despite trying an enourmous amount of button press combinations before finally giving up.
The Action Cam has an ultra wide 160-degree field of view which means that footage, and pictures in particular suffer from barrel distortion, making everything at the edges curve inwards, like the effect that you get from a fisheye lens. If that's that the look that you're after then great, but it will prove to be annoying for those that want more conventional footage. The device has also been enhanced to work in low light conditions, says the maker. While it's true that the camcorder will capture images in reasonably low light (e.g., inside a poorly lit room), the resulting is footage is very grainy and soft.
Filming in daylight produces much better results. Colours are punchy and edges are sharp, although there's no getting away from that barrel distortion. The video cam copes pretty well with capturing footage while on the move - obviously if you're recording while out running or on a bike, for example, then the video isn't going to be completely smooth, but Muvi's device manages to keep motion judder to a minimum. Sound is ok, but suffers from the usual background noise (which sounds a bit like a waterfall) that tends to plague pocket camcorders. The on-board speaker isn't much to write home about - it sounds quite tinny and there's a lot of noise, but it does the trick for a quick review of your footage.
The snapshot function will let you take photos by pressing the central select button, although these can't be taken at the same time that you're recording video. You can choose from 3 megapixel (2048 x 1536), 5 megapixel (2560 x 1920) or 8 megapixel (3200 x 2400) resolutions and there is also a timer function, which you can set to go off after 5 or 10 seconds. We found the picture-taking mode to be pretty basic, although the camera coped reasonably well on what was a slightly cloudy day. However, detail was lost in darker conditions and on indoor shots and the fisheye effect appears much more pronounced than it does on video. To be fair, the Action Cam is really designed to be used as a camcorder, but the no-frills photo option is still a little lame.
The built-in rechargable lithium-ion battery offers around 3 hours of video recording on a full charge and the unit also includes an auto standby mode which can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute or 5 minutes to make sure that you don't run out of precious power. Although the battery lasted well, we found that the unit got very hot, very quickly.
The Muvi HD 1080p is a very compact recording device, so if you're looking for the smallest and lightest product around, then it's certainly worth considering. The video is good, although only if you don't mind the slight fisheye-lens effect that surrounds all of the footage. There's not a lot of flexibilty when it comes to recording or still capture options, but the handsfree functionality and the wide range of accessories are definite plus points.
Although it's fairly sturdy, we would have expected a camcorder of this kind to have a few more features to make it resistant to the elements, such as waterproofing. It is a little on the pricey side, but the accessory count and the dinky dimensions certainly help to soften the blow.
Thank you to Firebox.com for the loan of this product.


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Fewer than 2,500 AIA members of a total membership of 75,000 have been selected for this prestigious honor. Noe was selected to be a Fellow to acknowledge her contributions to the innovative education program at UH where the School of Architecture offers the only nationally accredited professional doctoral degree in the country.
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I wrote a post 2 years ago about how excited I was about National Engineers Week. Guess what? National Engineers Week 2013 is starting!
First of all, the theme for this year's Engineer Week is Celebrate Awesome. Frankly, I think that's one of the best ways to talk about engineering. It's AWESOME!
I really love being an engineer. I get to work with other smart people to create new materials and dream up solutions to problems. I know engineers who are building robots, designing cars, or creating video games. They get to be creative and have fun while improving the way we work, live, and play! Basically, being an engineer is, in fact, AWESOME.
If you live in or around Boston, there's plenty to do this week to celebrate e-week. Whether you're a student, a teacher, a parent, or just a curious individual, there's something cool to see or do. These aren't the only events going on, they're just the ones I know about. Please share events in the comments!
- Family Science Days at the Hynes Convention Center, Saturday February 16th and Sunday February 17th: as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), there's a FREE event this weekend with some really cool activities and presentations by scientists and engineers. (Technically not an e-week event, but still super cool!)
- Boston's Museum of Science is going to have plenty of special events for National Engineers Week, in addition to their current exhibits. These special attractions are free with general museum admission.
- Also check out the MIT Museum this week for their National Engineers Week (and school vacation week) events. They're going to have Drop-in Activities, Workshops, Demonstrations, plus a Special Presentation/Interactive Panel hosted by the MIT Society of Women Engineers.
- Finally, the Discovery Museums in Acton MA is celebrating National Engineers Week with some fun hands-on activities.
Any other events going on to celebrate engineers? Let me know!
And if you don't live near Boston, you can check out events for National Engineers Week at My Discover-e (or Google Engineers Week events in your city). Or you can visit the Discover Engineering website to learn more about engineering without leaving your house!
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VladislausDantes, aka Danny Ashby, put together an elaborate Steampunk Boba Fett costume. Sewing is by Lindsay Hamilton and Christa Wood, while the design, gear, and weaponry is by Ashby, who's based in Georgia.
OutlandArmor.com has a fantastic gallery. Yet another example of creative takes on Boba Fett costumes.
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Coast to Coast: STS-129 Launch
I went over to Titusville today to videotape the STS-129 launch. Click Here to watch the launch. You need Windows Media Player and a broadband (cable modem, DSL) Internet connection to watch.
Regarding the screaming kid in the background … Some parents turned loose their two-year old to play on the rocks down by the river. A couple minutes before launch, he throws his toy dump truck into the river, and as it floats away he starts screaming that he lost his dump truck. Being a two-year old, of course, nothing is going to make him happy, not even after someone fished out his dump truck. He kept screaming all the way through the launch. Gee, thanks.
A reminder when you watch the video that the speed of sound is roughly 1,100 feet per second. If you time from the moment of launch until you first hear the roar of the engines, we're roughly about 10-12 miles from the launch pad.
You'll also notice a tall crane between the pad and the Vehicle Assembly Building. That's for a new platform that will one day carry Constellation to the launch pad. The future of Constellation, however, is up in the air, no pun intended.
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Bingaman introduces Clean Energy Standard
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has introduced legislation for a national Clean Energy Standard that would require large utilities to begin selling a certain portion of their electricity from clean energy sources beginning in 2015.
The Clean Energy Act of 2012 begins at 24 percent clean energy in 2015, and increases by 3 percent per year through 2035 to reach 84 percent. It would only apply to utilities that are selling electricity to retail consumers, and exempts small utilities. In 2015, 8 percent of all utilities would need to meet the standard, and 13 percent of all utilities would need to meet it in 2025.
The bill's definition of clean energy is as follows: electricity generated at a facility placed in service after 1991, using renewable energy, qualified renewable biomass, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear power, or qualified waste-to-energy; electricity generated at a facility placed in service after enactment that uses qualified combined-heat-and-power (CHP); electricity generated with a carbon-intensity lower than 0.82 metric tons per megawatt-hour, or as a result of qualified efficiency improvements or capacity additions at existing nuclear or hydropower facilities. The definition also includes electricity generated at a facility that captures and stores its carbon dioxide emissions.
Qualified CHP must generate at least 20 percent of its useful energy as electricity and 20 percent as heat, and have an overall system efficiency of greater than 50 percent, according to the bill. To be considered qualified renewable biomass, the biomass must be produced and harvested in an ecologically sustainable manner.
Qualified waste-to-energy is defined as energy produced from the combustion of post-recycled municipal solid waste, animal waste or animal byproducts, biogas, landfill methane, or other biomass that has been diverted from or separated from other waste out of a municipal waste stream. Existing waste-to-energy facilities must be in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations for new facilities within the applicable source category under the Clean Air Act.
In addition, the proposal includes a provision to study how thermal energy may be incorporated into a national CES, a provision that the Biomass Thermal Energy Council is enthusiastically supporting. No later than three years after the date of enactment of the bill, the U.S. DOE will conduct a study to examine mechanisms to supplement the standard by addressing clean energy resources that do not generate electric energy but that may substantially reduce electric energy loads. That would include biomass converted to thermal energy, thermal energy delivered through district heating systems, and waste heat used as industrial process heat.
"BTEC has worked tirelessly in support of policies that recognize and promote the use of renewable thermal energy from sources like biomass," said Joseph Seymour, BTEC executive director. "We look forward to working with Senator Bingaman's office on the thermal study and other components of this legislation."
The U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association also expressed support of the bill, particularly the CHP provision. According to the association, 82 gigawatts (GW) of CHP are currently installed in the U.S., and industry estimates indicate the technical potential for additional CHP at existing sites in the U.S. to be between 130 and 170 GW, plus an additional 10 GW of waste heat recovery CHP.


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Michigan State defeats Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Michigan State guard Garry Harris shouldn't be on the court for more than 30 minutes a game right now, according to Spartans coach Tom Izzo.
The sophomore is still trying to find his way back from an ankle injury that's kept him out of the lineup three times this season and Izzo said he isn't fit or on top of his game.
"I swear he's not what he's going to be," Izzo said.
Tell that to Indiana.
Harris scored 26 points, including 17 in the first half, to lead No. 5 Michigan State to a 73-56 victory over the Hoosiers on Saturday.
Harris played 37 minutes for the Spartans (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten), spending most of them picking apart Indiana (10-5, 0-2).
"Once we see some shots go down early, it can be a long day for the other team," Harris said, conceding that Izzo may be right about his fitness. "I was dead tired at the end of the game."
Hoosiers coach Tom Crean, who said his team fell to a potential national champion, called Harris lethal and efficient.
"Gary was an assassin today," Crean said.
The win ended a run of three straight Indiana wins over the Spartans.
Michigan State turned 13 Indiana turnovers into 20 points — with Harris the finisher on several of the plays — capitalizing on a problem that has plagued the Hoosiers all season. They are averaging 16.4 turnovers a game, more than any other team in the conference.
Branden Dawson added 13 points for the Spartans.
Yogi Ferrell led Indiana with 17 points while Will Sheehey added 13.
After falling behind by as many as 15 points early in the second half the Hoosiers made a run, using freshman guard Stanford Robinson to clamp down on Harris and finding points from someone other than Ferrell.
"I wish we would have got him on Harris in the first half," Crean said of Robinson.
Sheehey buried a 3-pointer with 8:54 left in the game to close the gap to 50-41, turning and sprinting back down court as the shot went through and the crowd erupted.
But at the other end of the court, Indiana couldn't come up with a rebound off a series of Spartan misses, finally watching Harris come back to life for what would become a 5-point play.
Harris hit a 3-pointer and drew a foul from Robinson. And as Harris pumped his first in front of the celebrating Spartans bench, Robinson was hit with a technical foul.
Harris made two of the three free throws and the Spartans were up 55-41.
Without Ferrell's 10 first-half points, the Hoosiers might have been all but out of the game by halftime.
Michigan State turned Indiana's eight turnovers into 13 first-half points and a 33-24 lead.
The Hoosiers had no answer for Harris, not even Ferrell.
Harris had 17 points by the half, including a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left that he hit over Ferrell, who fell as he scrambled to get to him and was sprawled on the court at his feet.
Indiana went up 9-5 in the opening 4 minutes on a 3-pointer by Ferrell.
But the Spartans shut down the Hoosiers' momentum in a hurry, going on a 10-0 run that was capped by a layup and free throw from Harris with 11:35 left.
Harris entered the game averaging a team-high 17.4 points a game. But he still hasn't been the player he or Izzo expected this season. So he spent part of the morning, he and Izzo said, watching video of his play from last season and said it helped.
Now Izzo, who said he apologized to Harris for leaving him on the court too long, hopes he can build on this game.
"You've got to have guys who make plays," Izzo said. "I think Gary Harris is going to be that guy for us this year."
Michigan State is 7-0 on the road this season but plays its next two games, against No. 3 Ohio State on Tuesday and Minnesota on Jan. 11, at home.
The Hoosiers will try for their first Big Ten win at Penn State on Jan. 11.


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My idea for a first date is fun. Let's paint and drink wine or go antiquing. Something different. The norm dinner is kind of boring.
I love arts and crafts and making things with my hands. I love being able to take objects and place them together to create something beautiful. It's always great to see someone's creative side on a first date.
Wine and canvas- being silly and not afraid to try something new.
Somewhere we can have fun and talk as well.
My idea first date would be to go to those sip and paint workshops! Then possibly to dinner, just so we can talk and get to know each other more!
Causal and quite. Nothing to big
Doing something creative such as painting or pottery or a cooking class.
I would love to go on a date of just drawing and painting. I like to draw a lot. It's a hobby of mine. Also it can be like drawing anime to just for smiles and stuff.
First date well im not really sure. Ive never been on a date to experience but of something fun with a real conversation.
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Markushof (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
Markushof (also known as Merkelshof and Marcushoff; now known as Markusy; coordinates: 54.048611, 19.383889 [54° 2′ 55″ N, 19° 23′ 2″ E]; population in 1905, 606; in 1939, 633; in 2012, 580) is a village located in what was formerly the Klein-Werder of Marienburg, formerly West Prussia, Germany, and now in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 miles) south of Elbląg (Elbing) and 79 km. (49 mi.) west of the regional capital Olsztyn (Allenstein).
Markushof was founded in 1363. In the Middle Ages, it had a manor house with a chapel. In 1590, Simon Bahr signed a contract for settling Dutch colonists in the village. Most of the Dutch settlers were probably Mennonites. They suffered severely from many hardships; repeatedly Markushof was flooded by the Vistula River (very severely on 21 April 1681, and in 1737). In these calamities they were financially supported by the Dutch Mennonite Committee of Foreign Needs. In May 1724 a number of Mennonites expelled from Lithuania temporarily settled near Markushof, among whom was Elder David Penner. On 31 January 1744 a conference of several West Prussian congregations was held at Markushof to face the new situation when the King of Prussia had granted freedom of religion to the Mennonites. The Mennonites living at Markushof belonged to the Frisian congregation of Thiensdorf.
The sources from 1776 mention the following surnames: Allert, Bastvader, Boll, Dau, Froes, Froese, Gruntu, Harms, Holtzrichter, Jantzen, Lambert, Martens, Neysteter, Nickel, Puls, Penner, Peters, Philipsen, Quiring, Ridiger, Schroetter, and Siebert.
In 1790, after 12 years of strife, about 400 persons, with four preachers and five deacons, withdrew from the Thiensdorf congregation, which had a membership of 2,000 (including children). The smaller group and the congregations of Orlofferfelde and Danzig wanted to continue to permit mixed marriages between members of the Frisian and Flemish groups, which had been allowed in the Frisian churches until 1772, and to accept the children of these marriages as well as others who wished to join by baptism. The larger part of the Thiensdorf congregation and four other Frisian congregations rejected this position. On 21 April 1791 the papers of the division were signed. The smaller group then built a church in Markushof, in which Elder Heinrich Donner of Orlofferfelde preached the first sermon on Christmas Day. In 1792 Johann Sperling (1729-1802), the first elder of the congregation, was ordained by Donner. After Sperling suffered a stroke in 1799, he was succeeded as elder by Dirk Allert (b. ca. 1760).
The membership remained at about 450, including children. The baptized membership in 1852 was 288, and in 1887, 292. The elder of the Markushof congregation then was Heinrich Wiehler (from 1860) and the preachers were Cornelius Wiehler, Hermann Pauls, and Franz Wiehler. Differences began to disappear and some cooperation became possible. In 1865 Thiensdorf built a new church. Elder Siebert of Markushof invited Thiensdorf to use his church during the building. The preachers of the two groups then preached on alternate Sundays, and in the autumn communion was observed on two Sundays served by both elders together.
On 25 March 1888 the Nogat River broke through its dam near Jonasdorf, and seriously damaged the Markushof church. Then the Mennonites of Holland, Hamburg-Altona, and Danzig raised a considerable sum to be given for a new church on condition that the Thiensdorf and Markushof groups merge and build a church at Preussisch Rosengart instead of Markushof, which is near Thiensdorf. On 4 March 1890 the united group adopted the name Thiensdorf-Markushof. The old church was repaired to the extent that services could be held in it until the dedication of the church in Preussisch-Rosengart on 14 June 1894.
Until 1772 the village was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called West Prussia, in which the village was located. The village was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the end of World War I, when it came under the jurisdiction of the German province of East Prussia. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. In 2012 it was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Markusy, Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
In 1820, the village had 418 residents, including 162 Mennonites. In 1885, the village had 54 homesteads, 5 large farms, 76 houses, 689 Lutherans and Catholics, and 139 Mennonites.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 43.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. I, Nos. 1571-1579, 1649, 1666, 1679, 1683, 1688, 1696; v. II, Nos. 2626, 2635, 2650; v. II, 2, Nos. 735, 808, 8561.
Mannhardt, H. G. Jahrbuch der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Ost- und Westpreussen (1883): 17, 19; (1888): 12.
Schapansky, Henry. Mennonite Migrations (and the Old Colony, Russia). New Westminster, BC: Henry Schapansky, 2006: 133.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Markusy." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 6 October 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=381&lang=en.
Szper, Felicia. Nederlandsche nederzettingen in West-Pruisen gedurende den Poolschen tijd. Enkhuizen: Bais, 1913: 121, 125, 171 note 3.
Wikipedia. "Markusy." Web. 12 February 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markusy.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 12 February 2013. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=4190.
Archival Records
Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, North Newton, KS. Thiensdorf and Markushof Mennonite Church Record Books.
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|Richard D. Thiessen
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Driedger, A., Nanne van der Zijpp and Richard D. Thiessen. "Markushof (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2012. Web. 10 Jul 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Markushof_(Warmian-Masurian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=168620.
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Driedger, A., Nanne van der Zijpp and Richard D. Thiessen. (October 2012). Markushof (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Markushof_(Warmian-Masurian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=168620.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 490-491. All rights reserved.
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FootnoteMaven and Shades of the Departed are must reads too! fM and I share a deep love of old photos. She is always a good read. I consider her a friend as well. Shades is what I consider a 'learning' blog. I've come to enjoy the columnists and even have favorites I hate to miss!
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Our little Segurian courtyard is filled with dandelions, no flowers yet, just the lovely little leaves. Usually I weed the courtyard, making way for the bright green moss that I love. It grows in the shade underneath the dandelions and sparkles in the sunlight when exposed.
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Dandelion leaves are tougher than basil leaves, which can be mixed nicely into pesto by chopping and then pummelling with a mortar and pestle. I used a hand blender to chop and blend the leaves together. If you use a hand blender be aware that leaves may collect in the blade. This happened to me and I (incredibly stupidly) attempted to free them, blending my finger as a result... a quick, painful trip to the pharmacie ensued. If you do need to clear the blade be sure to turn the power off.
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Three handfuls of young washed and chopped dandelion leaves
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