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|Review: Ihsahn - angL
Label: Candlelight Records
Year released: 2008
Duration: 47:19
Tracks: 9
Genre: Unclassifiable
Rating: 4/5
Review online: May 27, 2008
Reviewed by: Lars Christiansen
Rated 3.75/5 (75%) (12 Votes)
Love him or hate him, you can't deny the former Emperor frontman's tireless mission to take metal to new levels of baroque genius, with a large helping of Nietzchean philosophy. Of course, at times it borders into levels of big-headed pomposity, but his work has never failed to impress me (well, his metal work, we won't go into Peccatum).
Speaking on a strictly musical level, if you are the type of metal head who has hated everything he's done post Anthems... - you're more than likely not going to find anything of interest here either. Although angL is of a less experimental nature than his previous solo effort The Adversary, it's still chock full of complex, progressive extreme riffage. Coupled with Ihsahn's trademark volcanic hiss and underpinned by the rhythm section of Lars T Norberg and Asgeir Mickelson, the riffs take precedence for the most part, and their true excellence take multiple plays to get the full effect. Of course, there are still the epic synthesizer lead passages of Emperor throughout most of the album (most notably on "Malediction", a track that could easily have been dusted off as a long lost Emperor B-side), albeit with a slightly less inhibited Ihsahn behind the steering wheel. The third track will also undoubtedly get a lot of tongues wagging amongst many for having the vocal abilities of Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt — and to be fair it works fairly well, even with slightly predictable harsh vocal trade off during the chorus section.
As previously mentioned, the lyrical base is strictly in the 'thinking man's Satanism' ball park, continuing the theme of 'The Adversary' with the main antagonist as the dark one himself (the title angL, pronounced 'Angel', but with a capital 'L', possibly pointing towards one of his many names - Lucifer). Ihsahn has always had an interest for solitary characters in his lyrics (Icarus and Prometheus both jump to mind from his Emperor days), so concentrating his lyrics around the ultimate figure of darkness for his solo career is no massive surprise.
In summary, this is a lot better than The Adversary. If you don't mind Ihsahn's more progressive noodlings, you're certain to take a liking to this album too. Well worth a look.
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In this video, F. A. Hayek Program Senior Fellow Jayme Lemke concludes her interview series exploring the core ideas and methods that drive the research of the Hayek Program.
For the final installment of this series, Lemke interviews Hayek Program Director Peter Boettke on the inspirations and the influences of the Hayek Program. They discuss the commonalities between the three approaches to understanding the social world discussed previously in this series: Austrian economics, public choice economics, and the Bloomington School's multiple-methods, real-world approach to institutional analysis.
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(DGR reviews the new album by Disarmonia Mundi.)
It's likely that this horse has been beaten to death so much that the goo on the ground is hardly recognizable as a biomass — but it remains true that a six-year gap is a long time to wait between discs. The situation is more common than people think, and some bands will make you wait far, far longer — although by a certain point it's pretty clear that a group is on "hiatus". Disarmonia Mundi has provided one of the few times when I've personally gotten to be part of the esteemed club of fans desperate for any word.
The two-piece that is the core of Disarmonia Mundi have certainly kept busy, with a whole array of projects that cover the whole spectrum of metal — production work and otherwise, including the Princess Ghibli project and The Stranded. However, even though The Stranded veered far closer to Disarmonia Mundi's brand of melodeath than likely even its members intended, it's still not Disarmonia Mundi proper, still not the band that gave us one of my personal favorite melodeath albums of the last decade with 2009's ugly-artwork-bearing hook-machine that was The Isolation Game.
Cold Inferno, the group's soon-to-be-released new album, has a lot to live up to and already marks a bit of a shift from the previous disc with a track list slimmed down to ten. Cold Inferno's appearance may have seemed sudden but this is a disc that has been cooking for a while. Was the time worth it though? Can Disarmonia Mundi prove themselves to still be a melodeath powerhouse already halfway through another decade? Have I jokingly made light of the fact that I've been waiting six years for this album? Continue reading »


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Senior Portraits with Lily and the Shoes
It used to be way back in the dark ages when I was in high school, that when you made an appointment to get your senior portraits done, that you went to the studio (pre-selected by the school), put on a cap and gown got a very typical picture taken. Next, your portrait was taken wearing in whatever you showed up in that day. Two looks- that's it! Looking at my High School yearbook, there was not much difference between my "Senior Portraits" and the plain dumb school pictures taken by everyone else.
Well senior portraits have come a long way since then. Lily got a late start on portraits and when we first sat down to discuss what she wanted, she had some very specific shots she wanted. In addition to a magazine cover girl look, she wanted to show off her competitive side, and her playful side, but more than anything, there was a particular shot she wanted to get.
Lily wrote letters to the women who had influenced her the most throughout her life. She asked if they would lend her a pair of their shoes so that she could honor them and what they meant to her, by taking a photograph that suggested she had big shoes to fill. Each woman received a personalized note telling them what it was about them that inspired her.
Think of what makes you, you. Are there people that have inspired you in your lifetime that you may want to remember in some way? What about the things you are most passionate about? The sky's the limit!
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Dogs in Space
|Dogs in Space
|Directed by
|Richard Lowenstein
|Written by
|Richard Lowenstein
|Produced by
|Glenys Rowe
|Michael Hutchence
Saskia Post
Nique Needles
Deanna Bond
Tony Helou
|Music by
|Michael Hutchence
|Distributed by
|Hoyts (Australia)
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Umbrella Entertainment
Release date
|18 December 1986
Running time
|103 minutes
Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian drama movie about Melbourne's little band scene in 1978. It was directed by Richard Lowenstein. It starred Michael Hutchence as Sam, a drugged dazed singer of a band named Dogs in Space.[1]
The story was from Lowenstein's personal experience of living in a shared house in Melbourne in the late 1970s. Lowenstein had already worked with Michael Hutchence making rock videos.[2] He also produced video clips for songs from the INXS album The Swing. He wrote the lead role of Sam with Michael Hutchence in mind.[3][4]
The character Sam is about a real member of a punk rock band that Lowenstein had lived with in the 1970s. The house in the movie was the one they had shared. It was rented from its new owners and changed back to its original condition for the movie. The cost for the deconstruction of the house was part of the movie's budget.
Copies of Dogs in Space are being preserved by the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.[1] This means the movie will be protected from damage that happens to older film that was used to make movies.
Cast[change | change source]
- Michael Hutchence as Sam, the punk rock singer in the band
- Saskia Post as Anna, Sam's heroin addicted girlfriend
- Nique Needles as Tim
- Deanna Bond as The Girl
- Tony Helou as Luchio, a university student who really tries to study, even in the chaos of the house[1]
Plot[change | change source]
A group of young music fans share a house in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond. It is not too far away from the city to be an active part of the music scene. Sam and Tim are members of a band named Dogs in Space. They share the house with a group of social misfits and quite troubled young people. These include Sam's girlfriend Anna and a really smart university student, Luchio. He is actually trying to study for exams even in the confusion of the house. There is also a nameless teenager, who is just called The Girl. She comes and goes; sometimes sleeping over.[5]
The scenes cover the day-to-day lives of the characters, mainly the sexual relationship between Sam and Anna. There are many party scenes with live music and drug use. During quiet times, the housemates move the television outdoors into the street to watch it on sofas and eat junk food and drink beer. The group makes frequent trips to a convenience store to restock.
Footage of Sputnik 2 is intermittently seen in the movie (in tribute to the title: "Dogs in Space"). The footage mostly shows Laika, the first Soviet Union dog in space. These scenes can also be seen in the background when the television is playing. There are trips to many local pubs for live punk music. In the end, the group's dangerous lifestyle costs a life of a loved one. Anna dies from a heroin overdose.
Soundtrack album[change | change source]
There was a punk rock soundtrack album released with the following songs and artists.[6] The album and the later CD are both out of print. Rare copies sell well and fetch the asking price.[7]
Side One:
- "Dog Food" (Iggy Pop)
- "Dogs In Space" (Michael Hutchence)
- "Win/Lose" (Ollie Olsen)
- "Anthrax" (Gang of Four)
- "Skysaw" (Brian Eno)
- "True Love" (Marching Girls)
- "Shivers" (Boys Next Door)
Side Two:
- "Diseases" (Thrush & the Cunts)
- "Pumping Ugly Muscle" (The Primitive Calculators)
- "Golf Course" (Michael Hutchence)
- "The Green Dragon" (Michael Hutchence)
- "Shivers" (Marie Hoy and friends)
- "Endless Sea" (Iggy Pop)
- "Rooms For The Memory" (Michael Hutchence)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Australia's Irving Archive. "Dogs in Space". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "INXS' Hutchence in Screen Debut". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 27 November 1986. p. 4 Supplement: The Good Times. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p142-143
- ↑ Kathy Bail, "Putting the Bite Into Dogs in Space", Cinema Papers, January 1987 p14-18
- ↑ "The Aussie Film Database Dogs in Space". Australian Cinema Unit at Murdoch University. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Dogs in Space Soundtrack @ Allmusic". Allmusic website. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Kevin Sartori (20 July 2011). "Dogs in Space (Expanded) (1986)". Psychotic Leisure Music. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Dogs in Space on IMDb
- Dogs in Space at Allmovie
- Dogs in Space rewatched – Michael Hutchence in a couch-crashing classic
- Friday Dogs in Space, 30 years on – a once maligned film comes of age
- The Dogs in Space house (MichaelHutchence.com)
- Googlemap view of the Pelaco sign, from 18 Berry Street, Richmond, the Dogs in Space house


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Easy doesn't always have to mean sloppy. If you crave for a no-fuss daytime outfit, try wearing your favorite pair of ripped jeans. Torn denim jeans are (almost) always a good idea. They are current, casual, and easy to style.
Take a look at these celebrity outfits featuring the still-popular ripped jeans and learn a thing or two on how to style this daytime staple:
1. Dress up with a structured blazer
If you want to inject a semblance of formality to casual jeans, throwing in a sleek blazer is always a good idea.
Naomi Watts wears ripped casual jeans with a structured blazer and metallic sneakers
Naomi Watts chose a black structured blazer and wore it with a perforated white blouse and silver laceless sneakers.
Naomi Watts leaves Brentwood Mart after shopping with a friend in Los Angeles on March 8, 2014
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2. Keep it neat with a button-down shirt
Rather than a shirt, give your pair of distressed jeans more depth by wearing it with a printed button-down shirt.
Julianne Hough wears a printed button-down shirt with ripped jeans
This is a great look to wear if you want to have more age-appropriate attire. Style it up with a bucket bag and ankle boots.
Julianne Hough in good spirits as she grabs a Starbucks coffee-to-go in Los Angeles on March 7, 2014
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3. Mix with printed outerwear
Take advantage of the sunny season and pair up your trusty distressed jeans with printed outerwear.
Lea Michele shows how to mix distressed jeans with printed outerwear
One just like Lea Michele's floral jacket will definitely suffice.
Lea Michele wears a floral jacket while leaving her hotel in New York on May 20, 2014
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4. Pair up with an oversized coat
There's something about skinny jeans and oversized coat pairings that always scream "cool girl". If a coat is too heavy for you, try a long cardigan for a similar look. Cap it off with a pair of high top sneakers just like Cara Delevingne's.
Cara Delevingne leaves her hotel wearing high top sneakers in London on May 15, 2014
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5. Wear a V-neck tee tucked into your jeans
Stick with the basics if you want an easy dressing up formula. A basic V-neck tee worn with your distressed pants will never fail you.
Hilary Duff styled her ripped jeans with a basic V-neck tee
But try to amp it up with statement accessories like a pair of hoop earrings or long necklaces.
Hilary Duff leaving Rise Movement Gym in Los Angeles on April 21, 2014
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6. High waisted distressed jeans with vintage-inspired pieces
Distressed jeans also work with vintage-inspired pieces. Try January Jones' button-down shirt tucked into jeans look.
January Jones' button-down shirt tucked into her distressed jeans
Wear this with a pair of loafers and a satchel bag for a chic daytime garb.
January Jones takes son Xander to lunch at Houston's restaurant before grocery shopping in Pasadena in Los Angeles on April 7, 2014
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There's no excuse not to look great when you are out and about in the city! Try these celebrity-inspired daytime outfits featuring your ripped jeans!
While some celebrities prefer to stay away from ripped jeans that focus on exposing the knees for fear of having their "knee face" criticized, some of the riskier ones couldn't care less. The exposed knee ripped jeans trend can get pretty awkward if not done properly, often resulting in questioning as to whether said celebrity still has enough money to buy herself a decent pair of jeans.
Luckily, there were some celebrities who've done the trend justice.
7. Mommy jeans and sneakers
I'm not a fan of the mommy-jeans-and-sneakers combination because the proportion it creates is that of one who was stunted at puberty. But seeing that Leona Lewis was traveling when this photo was taken, I decided to be a bit more understanding.
Paired with the right heels, this blazer-and-denim look can easily go from the office to a casual dinner out with friends.
Leona Lewis rocks ripped mommy jeans with sneakers while arriving at the Heathrow Airport – 20 May 2014
8. White ripped skinny jeans
It's pretty hard to pull off the ripped jeans trend in a chic all-white ensemble while around children who are happily kicking up dirt, but Heidi Klum is not your ordinary everyday mom (okay, so she has the advantage of being a supermodel).
We love how she paired her skinnies with sneakers and a comfortable looking sweater. She doused her outfit with simple silver jewelry and a clutch to take her outfit from plain to casual sophistication.
Heidi Klum wears ripped white jeans with an asymmetrical hem Helmut Lang sweater in Brentwood on November 2, 2013
9. Ripped knee jeans
Ashley Benson inserted a little bit of Western flair into her bare knee look by pairing her dark jeans with an oversized plaid shirt, fedora hat, and suede boots.
She chose a structured black tote to balance out the country flavor with a bit of the city. Accessorize the look with minimalistic silver jewelry to give the boyish look a slender feel.
Ashley Benson wears ripped knee jeans and ankle boots in Santa Monica on October 16, 2013
10. Frayed denim
If there's one word that comes to mind when seeing Jenna's outfit, it's the word fresh.
We admire how Jenna Dewan was able to pull together frayed denim, a pleated top, and suede gladiator sandals (definitely not your typical combination) and emerge unscathed. She perfected the look right down to her tortoiseshell sunglasses and simple gold cuffs.
Jenna Dewan Tatum looking casual in West Hollywood on March 19, 2014
11. Pinstripes and contrast stitching
If you're as tall as Alessandra Ambrosio, then, by all means, throw on a bunch of oversized clothes and a pair of flat sandals while throwing caution to the wind.
For the rest of us mere human beings, however, a little precaution should be taken when picking out oversized clothing. Ironically, the oversized trend needs to be just the right size, otherwise, you may end up looking like your clothes swallowed you whole.
Pay attention to the proportions you create by using the rule of thirds. Pinstripes and contrast stitching bring a vintage appeal to Alessandra Ambrosio's relaxed sass & bide jeans, while heavy fading and shreds complete the worn-in look.
Alessandra Ambrosio carries her son, Noah Phoenix Ambrosio Mazur, in Santa Monica on April 27, 2014
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Several years ago there was an article in Real Simple magazine about turning your personal pictures into art for your home. It looked like a great way to personalize your home, and it stuck with me. After Mr. Wonderful and I got married, I loved the idea of using a picture from our honeymoon for art. Unfortunately, the cost of getting a canvas made of your pictures is prohibitive. It generally starts at around $100. So I sighed and tucked that idea away for another day....
Until Mr. Wonderful surprised me one day! He had the canvas printed for about $45 at the FedEx store, made his own frame and stapled it around the back. It is such a cheery memory and picture. (especially on gray, dreary, Februrary 22nd days. I mean, gray, dreary days.) Look at the color of that water! Here's a close-up of Mr. Wonderful's handiwork. You could also have the color strech around the sides if you choose. Doesn't that fold look great?
My attempt to emulate the lady in Proverbs 31:25 in the Bible. "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Laughing at the days to come means to me that I trust God with the days ahead, I enjoy life where I'm at and not worry too much about the future. I hope that this blog with keep me accountable for my life and time at home with baby, keep our friends and family informed of our life, and be an outlet to share my projects I'm doing at home.
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Since Easter is coming – and so is our Spring Craft Fair at the Haverhill Amvets – we've been working on some fun holiday favors.
I had a pack of mini egg cartons left over from the previous Stampin' Up! catalog so I made toppers from the Hey Chick! stamp set and the layering squares and circles. I really love the chicken with the crazy feathered "hair." That chicken really embodies us as "Sacrificial Chickens."
Inside is shredded paper "grass" and egg-shaped candy with some Hershey Kisses.
I also made some bunnies using the Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake box thinlits and the inspiration from the picture linked at the bottom of this post from Bloglovin. I didn't have instructions, just the photo, so I took some liberty in substitutions that fit with the tools and papers I had on hand.
We weren't sure about adding these to our Etsy Shop because they seemed awkward to ship but upon further review, they will flatten out nicely to allow for straightforward mailing so they should be appearing there soon!


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Chapter 3: North
First Nations in Canada have a rich food history. For centuries, Indigenous people survived on what the land provided – and the land could be very generous. Traditional foods, which are often called country foods, enriched First Nations' culture, values, health, well-being and social practices. Each region and season provides different species, but all of Canada's First Nations harvested a variety of wild meats, fish, birds, plants and berries.
In the last 100 years, food has changed for all Canadians. Very few people eat the same foods that their grandparents or great-grandparents consumed. Some First Nations still eat country foods on a daily basis, while others have moved away from their traditional diets.
For many Indigenous people, hunting wild game and harvesting local plants provides a healthy, affordable, and sacred connection to their ancestors, and to the land itself.
Benefits of
traditional foods
Traditional foods have many benefits. Harvesting can be more affordable than buying food, especially in remote areas. Most wild meat, fish and plants are rich in nutrients and contribute to good health, while hunting and foraging can increase physical fitness. Eating together can also encourage closer-knit families and communities. On a larger scale, ceremonies, feasts, potlatches and events featuring traditional foods are a source of pride – connecting Indigenous people to their spiritual and cultural identities.
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12 Indigenous
restaurants in Canada
Art Napoleon travels to his home reserve near the upper Peace Valley to see first hand how booming resource development is changing the north and impacting the role traditional foods.
Local and global
Wild game has fed and sustained Canada's First Nations for centuries.
Aboriginal harvesting rights are protected under Section 35 of Canada's Constitution Act. Aboriginal rights apply to:
- Status Indians
- Non-status Indians
- First Nations
- Inuit
- Métis
These rights typically apply only to the ancestral territory of an individual's Aboriginal community. Harvesting rights can include fishing, hunting, trapping, gathering plants and harvesting wood.
Economic impact
In 2016, Alberta earned $18 million in revenue from the combined sale of hunting licenses, draw applications and outdoor ID cards.
First Nations history
with wild game
Hunting and harvesting are deeply ingrained in First Nations culture.
Canada's Indigenous communities have always hunted, trapped and collected traditional foods for survival, but also for economic, social and spiritual purposes. Harvesting wild game and plants used natural resources in a sustainable way. Communities collected what they needed, without compromising delicate ecosystems, or the ability of future generations to grow and thrive. In fact, many tribes even used controlled burning of the land to regenerate the feeding grounds of animals.
For many First Nations communities, hunting is still an essential activity. While few people living in southern Canada can survive on hunting, gathering and trapping (due to urbanization), First Nations in the northern part of the country continue to harvest wild game and plants for food and income.
Cultural and economic
Harvesting wild game was traditionally a natural and even sacred activity for most Canadian First Nations.
With urbanization, climate change, industrial activities and cultural and economic shifts, eating wild game has now become more complicated. At the same time, widespread access to traditional foods has also changed. Hunger is prevalent among some northern communities. In these places, simply accessing enough affordable, safe, healthy food overrides most discussions of food sustainability.
1. Environmental / conservation concerns
Habitat loss and destruction
Caribou are one of the most important traditional foods for northern communities. Canadian law dictates that caribou ranges must contain 65% undisturbed land. In some parts of northwestern Alberta, for example, these ranges have a 95% disturbance rate.
Industrial activities like forestry, mining, oil and gas exploration, and pulp and paper processing have drastically changed wild game habitat and the natural balance between predators and prey.
Should First Nations sell wild game?
First Nations have a legal right to harvest and hunt in their ancestral lands, but declining game populations are raising questions about selling country foods. A market in Iqaluit, for example, sells caribou, seabirds, seaweed and seal brought in by Inuit hunters. Selling animal products that were previously only for personal use, or part of a small trade and barter economy, is causing concerns about:
- The safety of uninspected meat
- Over-hunting game animals to meet a growing demand
At the same time, the cost of running a snowmobile and funding a hunting expedition continue to rise. Selling extra goods offsets those costs. Keeping hunters active, connected to the land, and in touch with their roots is also another cultural cornerstone. In communities where food is scarce and expensive, hunting and harvesting prevents people from going hungry.
Wild versus farmed caribou and other game animals
Game farming is the practice of raising formerly non-domesticated animals such as deer, elk, caribou, reindeer, moose, and ostriches for their meat, hides, feathers and antlers. Only Newfoundland and Nova Scotia allow the sale of wild game. Outside of these provinces, any game meat that appears in a butcher shop or a restaurant menu has come from a farm.
2. Hunger and malnutrition
Food prices in Canada's three territories and northern provincial areas are considerably higher than other parts of the country. Some of these communities are only accessible by air for much of the year, so fresh produce and other perishable goods must be flown in. Electricity, freezing, and storage costs can also be high.
Northern First Nations communities often face disproportionately high food costs, compared to the rest of the country. The average, weekly cost of groceries for a family of four is $216 in Alberta's First Nations. Southern Alberta has the lowest bill, at $168, while northern Alberta First Nations families pay $377 per week to buy groceries.
Food security is a combination of three elements:
People are considered food secure when they have availability and adequate access at all times to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.United Nations World Food Programme
Food insecurity in Canada's north
Of the people in Nunavut are food insecure – the highest food insecurity rates of any Indigenous population in a developed country
Of Inuit preschoolers
are severely food insecure
$19,760 per year
The average cost of groceries for a Nunavut family of four
$20,000 per year
Almost half of Inuit adults
earn less than this
3. An iconic traditional food
You can find caribou in all provinces and territories, except for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Peary and Barren ground caribou are found in the Territories and the far north, while the Woodland caribou inhabit regions south of the tundra.
B.C. has about 51 Woodland caribou herds with 19,000 animals. They are divided into four categories, based on their genetics, appearance, behaviour, and geographical distribution. These categories include: southern mountain, central mountain, northern mountain, and boreal.
Caribou are bigger than deer, but smaller than elk and moose and are a decidedly northern species that thrive in the cold. They are also a traditional food source for First Nations living in northern parts of the country.
Herd decline
Many northern Canadian caribou herds are declining. They are under threat from habitat loss, changes to their natural environment, and more predator populations. The northern mountain caribou in BC, for example, are listed as threatened under Canada's Species at Risk Act.
Habitat loss is the greatest threat to Canadian wildlife species, which threatens game harvesting and many traditional foods. Logging has eliminated many of the old-growth forests that support caribou. Grassland birds have also declined by 69%, due to pesticide use and habitat loss.
Tighter regulations and international agreements are beginning to reduce environmental contaminants, but many northern ecosystems still have high levels of organic pollutants, heavy metals and radionuclides. Toxins travel north in wind and water currents. They're first absorbed by low-level organisms, then bigger fish and mammals. The toxins become increasingly concentrated (or biomagnified) in animal tissues as they move up the food chain. That's why a whale, seal or walrus can have contaminant levels over a million times higher than water.
Resource extraction
Oil and gas and forestry operations in northern Canada can threaten traditional food sources. In 2014, the National Energy Board allowed several oil exploration companies to conduct seismic blasting in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Local Inuit opposed the permit, due to concerns about marine life protection and their own food sovereignty.
Art joins his son on a scouting mission to survey the impact of industrial development on First Nations access to traditional food and understand the issues facing northern communities.
Art searches for solutions that balance industrialization while respecting sustainable traditional food sources.
Sustainable perspective
First Nations have always had a sacred relationship with the land.
From childhood, communities teach even their youngest members to respect and give thanks to the animals, birds, plants, water and land that they depend on. Almost all First Nations have rituals and ceremonies to thank the animals they take through hunting or trapping. Indigenous people have always understood the need to care for nature's balance, taking only what they need and protecting and enhancing the richness of the land in all its forms.
Indigenous peoples are caretakers of Mother Earth and realize and respect her gifts of water, air and fire.Assembly of First Nations
First Nations peoples have a special relationship with the earth and all living things in it. This relationship is based on a profound spiritual connection to Mother Earth that guided indigenous peoples to practice reverence, humility and reciprocity. It is also based on the subsistence needs and values extending back thousands of years. Hunting, gathering, and fishing to secure food includes harvesting food for self, family, the elderly, widows, the community, and for ceremonial purposes. Everything is taken and used with the understanding that we take only what we need, and we must use great care and be aware of how we take and how much of it so that future generations will not be put in peril. Assembly of First Nations
6 Ways to support sustainable wild game and traditional food access
Do your part to fight climate change. Many wild species, like caribou, depend on winter snowpacks and seasonal migration routes for food and habitat. Reduce your carbon footprint and support activities, legislation and practices that slow and prevent climate change.
Whenever possible, continue traditional harvesting and hunting practices. In addition, local Indigenous food sovereignty organizations often host feasts featuring country foods. These may be open to the public, giving everyone a chance to connect and learn.
Support and get involved with advocacy organization such as the Sierra Club, Wilderness Committee, BC Wildlife Federation and Ducks Unlimited Canada.
Understand the cumulative impacts of habitat loss, pollution and other issues in your own region. Get involved and write to your MLA and MP about issues that impact wild game and their environment.
Be a wise recreational user. Know your environment (even when traveling outside your local area) and avoid recreational activities in sensitive regions where wildlife could be negatively affected.
Be a responsible hunter. Be clean, minimize waste and pack out anything you bring in. Keep the land as you found it, and take care of the environment around you.


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No plan to resume fraternity activities during investigation
February 7, 2019
It's undetermined when the ban on fraternity activities will end while the investigation into a first-year's death continues, according to Vice Provost Annie Stevens.
The ban was enacted following the death of Connor Gage, a Wellness Environment student who died after attending two off-campus fraternity events Feb. 2.
While suspension of fraternity activity continues, "everything is off the table," including meetings, social activities, recruitment and philanthropy, Stevens said.
The university will uphold the ban dependent upon the facts of the case, Stevens stated, and its intention is to send a message to other students.
"[We'll] take a pause until we can figure out really what happened," Stevens said. "And so we learn from it, and also to understand if there is accountability in some way that needs to happen.
"But mostly for the safety of all of our students, we're going to pause on all fraternity activities given that they were mentioned by Burlington Police as potentially having involvement."
Stevens confirmed that the Burlington Police Department found Gage was at one or more fraternities the night of his death.
Following the BPD investigation, the University will conduct its own with the help of an outside investigator with a legal background, Stevens said.
"We don't have a whole lot of staff, so we sometimes hire experts to help us with different cases," she said.
The investigation would look into "what, if any role, either individuals or organizations played," said Director of Communications Enrique Corredera.
If a fraternity is held responsible, they could face policy violations, Stevens said. If the group found responsible is an unrecognized organization, individuals, and not the group as a whole, would face consequences as UVM students.
Cristina Vega, assistant director for fraternity and sorority life, declined to comment.
Stevens did not share which fraternities were involved the night of Feb. 2.
"I've had one conversation with Burlington police showing that he was at one or more fraternities," she said. "It's their investigation — I need to let them do their thing."
Stevens did not deny the potential of the ban to become permanent in the future.
"Anything is a possibility at this point. Someone has died," Stevens said. "All possibilities are on the table."


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Week 42 - Book 43
Today is the start of Week 42 in the quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks and should have you starting book # 43. We have 10 weeks left in the year and heading towards our goal of reading 52 books for the year.
Barnes and Noble unveiled their new e-reader this week and I want one.
It's called the Nook!
It's called the Nook!


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Introducing Reveal
A social network is more than just an app: it's a community of people who make it a part of their lives.
We started our own social network, Reveal, with the (surprisingly radical) belief that this community deserves to truly share in the value of the network we are building together.
We've been working on Reveal, and the ideas behind it, for just over a year now, and today we finally feel it's ready to share with a broader audience.
A New Social Experience
We set out to build a new social network that not only shared value in an innovative way, but also had a beautiful and differentiated social experience that users would love in its own right.
Focused on "Ask Me Anything" content, Reveal lets users ask each other questions, either anonymously or as themselves, and then respond with a quick photo or video answer. We believe that Q&A is an incredibly powerful mechanism for truly getting to know someone — not just where they're at, or what they're doing, but who they are.
Our group of beta users, including top social media celebrities like @WeeklyChris and @MeghanMcCarthy, have helped shape Reveal's rich, creative format, and have found that it's a great way to gain deeper insight into each user's unique personality, opinions, and charm.
Recognizing Your Value
But Reveal is not just a new way to connect — it's an opportunity for people around the world to participate in the tremendous wealth creation that is happening in Silicon Valley right now. It's a chance to join a community and have your contributions acknowledged with something more than just likes and re-shares. It's something that has never been done before, and our hope is that it's the beginning of a paradigm shift toward greater financial recognition for early adopters, content creators and evangelists.
You create a tremendous amount of value for the social networks you contribute to, especially in their early days. The attention that you drive by inviting your friends and posting great content makes the network better for everyone. It makes the network more popular, more engaging and easier to monetize in the future.
However, when it comes time to cash in on that attention, you get cut out. Other social networks are selling your data to advertisers, forcing ads into your feed, and hoarding all of that revenue for themselves. Their founders, employees, and investors are becoming millionaires, or sometimes billionaires, while you get to keep using their product and making them rich.
We think that's unfair. We value your contributions, and believe that you deserve a financial stake in the network that we're building together. We also believe you should have the power to decide what data to share with advertisers, and what kind of ads you want to see (if any).
Meet Reveal Coin
Reveal Coin is a powerful new "currency for attention" that challenges the way other social networks do business — and we want you to own a part.
It's our way of making you an owner in the social network that we're creating together. Reveal Coin is not just a points system, or a reputation score. It's an actual cryptocurrency that we've built into Reveal, and it's backed by our future ad revenue.
When we sell ads in the future, advertisers will have to pay using Reveal Coin. This means they will have to buy Reveal Coin from whoever has it (Reveal and our users). Because there is a limited supply of Reveal Coin, the idea is that as the company becomes more successful, and demand for ads increases, the value of the coin increases as well.
Reveal Coin is built using the open source Stellar platform, and we give every user a free wallet to hold their Reveal Coin. Founding Members (those who join in the first year) receive 1,000 Reveal Coin (RVL) just for signing up, and users can earn more Reveal Coin by getting likes on their content and inviting their friends to join the network.
We believe that digital currency has the power to transform social media. Just as mobile-first thinking gave rise to the likes of Snapchat, Instagram and Vine, we believe that "coin-first" thinking will give rise to the next wave of great social networks.
In the future, we'll use Reveal Coin to reinvent advertising, putting you in control of what data you share and whether you see ads at all. We'll use it to connect people in new ways, solving problems associated with access and attention for influencers. And eventually, the Reveal Wallet will be the way for millions of people to access cryptocurrency and the future of payments.
Building Reveal Together
We're excited about the future of Reveal and what we can all build together. This is still just the beginning of our journey and we'd love to hear what you think of our work so far. Your ideas and input are incredibly valuable to us as we build the network.
We're fortunate to already have the support of an amazing group of people. We want to give a shout-out to the early users of Reveal for helping us learn along the way and build something they love. We also want to thank our investors, including Resolute Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Stanford-StartX Fund, Baroda Ventures, Boost VC, and South Park Ventures, for believing in us and supporting our vision.
Download Reveal so we can reimagine the future of social media together.
- Josh & Matt


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Thu, 18 April 2013
This podcast is a recording of a talk given by Bill Nolan and me on April 17, 2013, on the subject of the sacrament of Baptism. It was giving at the second of three sessions at St. Thomas Apostle on the Sacraments of Initiation.
Direct download: Baptism_-_STA.mp3
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The experience of China provides a useful policy template for countries with booming populations in south and southeast Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa. The Chinese boom showed that a growing working-age population combined with a declining fertility ratio can result in a large demographic dividend if certain conditions are met. As noted in this recent post, two important drivers of lower fertility are an increase in female literacy and a decline in child mortality.
At the same time, better governance, lower corruption, an improvement in business conditions and increased investments in infrastructure and education would lead to higher foreign and domestic investments and greater job creation. Greater urbanization and an expansion of foreign trade can also be byproducts or causes or effects of the demographic dividend.
After the demographic dividend, a country can remain on a growth path through additional political and regulatory reforms that encourage innovation and strengthen institutions.


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Microsoft cancelled many tablets, smartphones and even smartwatches planned by Nokia after buying the Nokia D&S division. Many of these cancelled devices show up at times and make fans to contemplate the "what if they were not cancelled scenario". We have recently seen leaks of cancelled Nokia Moonraker, McLaren, Lumia 650 XL and more.
Time for some more!! An image leaked in China via a well-known Nokia fan and leakster has many cancelled prototypes on display including a Green Nokia 2020. Nokia 2020 was a hotly awaited Nokia Tablet and like many of the scoops we were first to report about it as RX-115 and reveal some of the specs. It was supposed to come with 8.3 inch, 1080p resolution IPS LCD display and nano Sim card. It was also rumored to have stylus support. Lumia 2020 was the second planned WinRT Tablet after Lumia 2520 and was subsequently cancelled. The image below reveals it in green for the first time. There have been more leaks of the Nokia 2020 and you can read them here.
But the image also has the cancelled Lumia 650 XL (in White) and a Nokia XL 2 prototype, which we have never heard about. There are more prototypes, some of which you can identify with Microsoft branding and some of them come with Nokia branding.
Thanks Nokibar for the tip. Cheers!!


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My mojo deserted me for some time but hopefully he is back! lol.
I think what did it is seeing another one of my cards published
in the Australian Simply Cards Magazine last month. So I decided to go through
the magazines I have for inspiration as well as some sketches and this is
my creation. Hope you like it.
For the flower:
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals
used 3 of the papers plus cut one from felt which is at the bottom.
and the Melissa Frances paper stack which came with ASC magazine Issue 69
Other dies:
Spellbinders Mix & Match Classics edges & inserts – used the scalloped edge.
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites – Sprigs
Inspired by Stamping Fancy Labels Die 3 – Tag
GinaK Designs - Sentiment Stamp All Occasion Tags
Tim Holtz Distress Inks Tea Dye & Vintage Photo.
Lace - Pearl Spray
Thanks for looking and happy crafting!


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Some notes on "Flower of the Godchild"
In the title of this work I was thinking of God and child as two entities, but child as also god-like. Children represent an essence of purity and innocence, perhaps vulnerability, requiring our protection. But, are we not all children and in Christian theology "in the image of god"? A "godchild" is a child we may be ordained to care for, to be responsible for as a godparent, although in a secular view the individual/s may be chosen by the parent to take an interest in the child's wellbeing — to care for the child if anything should happen. Though abstract, the sculpture might be viewed as a shrine, a place of contemplation or remembrance. Within a presidium, molten glass flows, as water or energy, into a well. Growth-forms rise. Another form is open. Perhaps, all evocative of the cyclical nature of giving and receiving: a moment in time. On the other side, energy flows down a jagged cliff.Back to list


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Chalcedon Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration/PA
Back in 1965, Rousas John Rushdoony started the Chalcedon Foundation with the intent to provide solid, biblical teaching that would be applicable throughout all areas of life. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this ministry and there are going to be six regional celebrations around the US.
On June 6, 2015, join us for the Northeast celebration at Washington Crossing Historic Park as we celebrate Chalcedon Foundation's 50th anniversary. We will gather at the Washington Pavillion for a family style picnic and visit with Chalcedon friends. The park is open from dawn till dusk, so come early or stay late but don't miss a thing!
Washington Crossing Historic Park is located about 45 minutes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is dedicated to the interpretation of the American War for Independence. This will make the day an educational one along with a celebration.


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Hi folks,
this is a the talk titled Introduction to the Pakfire Build Service which has been held on the IPFire Developer Summit 2012.
It contains a very basic introduction about how the Pakfire Build System works. The slides focus on a user-oriented view on the Pakfire Build Service which is currently in beta state.
Don't be afraid because the talks contains ~110 slides, but it should be easy to read. I put a lot of text on the pages to make it understandable by just reading the slides. It is also kinda informal and does not contain any too technical stuff about how the build service works. If there is interest in the architecture and design of the build service, please let me know.
Please enjoy reading it and as always, I'd like to hear your thoughts and comments.


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D&R Headline News (November 2004)
Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 30, 2004Latest News
- EEMBC and Patriot Scientific Announce Benchmark Scores for IGNITE™ 2FX Processor
- Agilent Technologies Proves High-Performance 6.25 Gb/s SerDes Core in 90-Nanometer CMOS Process
- Silterra Demonstrates Functional 0.13-Micron SRAM
- Altera Uses Verisity's Plug-and-Play Components to Speed Verification of its Intellectual Property
- NewLogic Offers WLAN 802.11h Implementation with Enhanced Radar Detection
- Datang Expands Its ZSP Cores Licensing Agreement with LSI Logic for Use in 3G Wireless Applications
- ARM and Artisan Confirm Average Share Price Measurement Period
- Shengyang Institute of Automation Licenses ARM Processor For Advanced Automation Research
- Accelerated Technology Announces USB On-The-Go Support Now Available for Embedded Developers Using the Nucleus RTOS
Headlines for Monday Nov. 29, 2004Latest News
- Chipcon reveals launch plans for the industry's first All-In-One IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee System-On-Chip solution
- IBM, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Toshiba Unveil Cell Processor; First Details of Multicore Chip Comprising Power Architecture and Synergistic Processors
- Conexant Introduces World's First Family of H.264-Compliant HDTV Semiconductor Solutions
- Oki Electric Cuts SoC Development Time by One Third; CoWare's ConvergenSC Enables Fast System Verification
- Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) Announces 2005 Board Of Directors
- MIPS Technologies Names Vice President of Engineering
- K-Micro --Kawasaki Microelectronics-- Adds MoSys' 1T-SRAM Embedded Memory Technology to its ASIC IP Portfolio
- ARC International Announces Comprehensive Licensing Agreement with Broadcom for Configurable Technology
- TTPCom Delivering ARC-Based 2.75G Cellular Engine Designs To Silicon Designers Globally
- ARM, Superscape And Sinjisoft Collaborate To Enable Mobile Phones With 3D Technology
- Xilinx And Pixel Velocity Team To Deliver World's Most Advanced 3-D Recognition Technology
Headlines for Thursday Nov. 25, 2004Latest News
Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004Latest News
- Who's at fault when code kills?
- Export ruling could increase U.S. licensing requirements, group warns
- PCTEL and 3Com Settle Intellectual Property Dispute
- Imagination Technologies, UK hardware IP group stuck with flat sales and losses
- Ittiam Recognised as the World's Most Preferred DSP IP Supplier
- IC Nexus to begin HSIO (High Speed I/O) ASIC design with Fujitsu
- Renesas Technology Releases "OpenGL ES Library" 3-D Graphics Software for SH-Mobile3 Application Processor
Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 23, 2004Latest News
- TSMC 0.18-Micron High-Voltage Technology Goes to Volume Production
- Patriot Scientific Says It Appears to Be the Sole Owner of Significant Patent Claims
- Foundry for the long haul: Q&A with Tower Semiconductor
- Accelerated Technology Announces Nucleus RTOS Support For the Renesas SH4AL-DSP Benefits High-End Mobile Phone Developers
- NewLogic Appoints New Northern European Sales Representative for UK, Ireland and Nordic Countries
- TSMC 0.18-Micron High-Voltage Technology Goes to Volume Production
Headlines for Monday Nov. 22, 2004Latest News
- QualCore Logic Joins Tower Semiconductor's Authorized Design Center (TADC) Program
- CoWare Innovators Group (CING) Fosters Best Practices in Electronic System-Level Design
- Lattice Announces Immediate Availability of DDR SDRAM Controller IP Core for LatticeECP and LatticeEC FPGA Families
- Altera Now Shipping World's Biggest FPGA
- ARM and Artisan Set Shareholder Meeting Dates and Commence Shareholder Mailings
- MIPS Technologies' Highest-Performance 32-Bit Processor Core Families Supported by MontaVista Linux
- Aware Sees Growth Opportunities as ADSL2+ Emerges: Announces StratiPHY2+ licensee
- eInfochips Offers VeriSuite, One of the Industry's Most Comprehensive Verification Services Package and IP Library
Headlines for Friday Nov. 19, 2004Latest News
- NVIDIA and Intel Sign Broad Cross-License and Chipset License Agreements
- Analysis: Will ARM-Artisan merger be a defining moment?
Headlines for Thursday Nov. 18, 2004Latest News
- MOSAID Announces Second Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2005
- Chip makers debate clock frequency, architecture in apps processors
- IEEE takes first steps to standardize SystemC
- Lattice Semiconductor Announces ispClock5600 Programmable, Zero-Delay Clock Generator Devices
Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 17, 2004Latest News
- ARM strategy strikes delicate balance with partners - Company expands beyond mobile processor
- Legal hurdles slow ARM-Artisan merger
- Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBX Enables OpenGL ES for Linux
- Agere Systems Drives Mass-Market Evolution for Enhanced- Feature Mobile Phones with New Advanced Multimedia Framework
- Tower Semiconductor Expands Foundry Solutions Portfolio with 0.16-Micron Optical Shrink
- TMC to Port DMNA to Tensilica's Xtensa Processors for Video and Imaging Applications
- Esmertec and ARM Collaborate to Optimize Java Application Performance in Wireless and Embedded Devices
- Elliptic Semiconductor launches acceleration engine for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 16, 2004Latest News
- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) Outlines steps for Improved Intellectual Property Protection In China
- Jungo Introduces the First Production-ready Software Solution Optimized for New Intel Voice/Wireless Network Gateway Reference Platform
- Magma Delivers Design Enablement Kit for IBM-Chartered 90-Nanometer Process Platform
- ZaiQ Technologies Ships SystemC Support
- CEVA Demonstrates Significant Asia-Pac Momentum With New Customer Wins At Top Asia Pacific Companies
- Sarnoff Licenses TakeCharge ESD Design Solution IP To Matsushita
- MIPS Announces Expansion of Architecture License with Broadcom
- Xilinx Launches Wireless Base Station Initiative With Delivery OBSAI-Compliant Reference Design
- ARM Announces New Version Of RealView Developer Kit For Developers In China
- Express Logic Delivers ThreadX RTOS Support for Altera's Nios II Embedded Processor
- Spreadtrum Launches World's First Chinese 3G Chipset Powered By CEVA-Teak DSP Core
- CEVA Licenses Xpert-Teak DSP Platform To Sharp For Portable Multimedia Devices
Headlines for Monday Nov. 15, 2004Latest News
- Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC) clarifies rejection announcement of offer for microprocessor patent portfolio
- NEC Engineering Launches ZigBee™-Ready Wireless Network Module with NEC Electronics 78K0 Microcontroller and Chipcon CC2420 RF Transceiver Chip
- Lattice Introduces New Evaluation Platforms for LatticeEC FPGAs
- CoWare and Forte Deliver First Integrated SystemC-based Solution For Electronic System Level (ESL) Design to Implementation
- Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) Standardizes on Verisity's VPA Platform
- Tower Semiconductor Announces Cost Reduction Plan
- IPCore Adds TriCN to IP Provider List
- CEVA Shatters Performance Record for Licensable DSP Core With CEVA-X
- Epson Selects Tensilica's Xtensa Processor
- Altera and PLDApplications Announce First FPGA PCI Express Solution to Pass All PCI-SIG Compliance and Interoperability Tests
- LSI Logic Launches Most Comprehensive Offering Of Voice-Over-Ip Solutions
- Denali's Sanjay Srivastava Named to EDA Consortium Board of Directors
- Actel Expands IP Offering with New High-Performance DDR Memory Controller Core
Headlines for Friday Nov. 12, 2004Latest News
- VIA to license 3Com patents
- AMI Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Dspfactory Ltd.
- Altera Consolidates Marketing Departments
- austriamicrosystems launches field-programmable OTP memory solution
Headlines for Thursday Nov. 11, 2004Latest News
- Steven Laub Appointed As President & CEO of Silicon Image
- Patriot Scientific Rejects Offer for Microprocessor Patent Portfolio
- ARM to establish design center in India
- Zoran Corporation Announces New Multimedia Solutions For Mobile Phones
Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004Latest News
- Multiband OFDM Alliance releases UWB PHY specs
- Ateme participates in MPEGIF's H.264 interoperability tests
- Video Infrastructure Development Eased with ATEME's NVDK
Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 09, 2004Latest News
- OCP-IP Announces the Release of Updated OCP SystemC Transactional Channel Models
- Denali Software Announces Membership in LSI Logic RapidChip Partner Program
- Microprocessor consortium to add energy spec
- Sharp Microelectronics ARM9 32-bit SoCs Now Available with OSE 5.0 Operating System
- Infineon and ProMOS reach agreement regarding licenses to ProMOS - Infineon to receive licence fees of US-Dollar 156 million
- Altium takes "Low-RISC" approach to 32-bit system development on FPGAs
- AMD and Chartered sign sourcing and manufacturing technology agreements
- Nordic Semiconductor Launches the nRF2401A, Upgrading the Industry Leading nRF2401 2.4GHz Transceiver with even Lower Cost and Improved Performance
- TSMC October Sales Report
- Hardware-independent Bluetooth software offers low-cost platform for next-generation portable devices
- MIPS Technologies Licenses Highest-Performance 32-Bit Core to TZero
- Thirteen Third-Party IP, Design Services and EDA Tool Suppliers Announce Support of LSI Logic's Rapidchip
- Aarohi Delivers ARC-Based FabricStream Intelligent Storage Processor to Customers
- Xilinx Solves Memory Interface Design Challenges With Virtex-4 Memory Development System
- GDA Technologies announced that is has joined the LSI Logic RapidChip Partner Program
- PLD Applications' PCI-SIG-tested x1, x4, x8 PCI Express IP Core validated for FPGA and ASIC integration
- Ignios, a recent entrant in the embedded multicore System-on-Chip (SoC) market, announces first product availability
Headlines for Monday Nov. 08, 2004Latest News
- Why full-chip formal verification is possible
- Toshiba files memory patent suits against Hynix
- CPU Tech announces World's first configurable family of true 64-bit processor cores for Deeply Coupled Computing
- New Release of CoWare ConvergenSC Speeds Adoption of Electronic System Level (ESL) Design
- Toshiba Licenses ARM11 Family Processor
- eASIC Successfully Qualifies Structured eASIC in 0.13 micron Silicon
- True Circuits Selects Amos Technologies to Distribute Its Silicon-Proven Timing Intellectual Property
- LSI Logic Announces Webcast Of RapidChip Platform ASIC Partner Program Presentations
- Agere Systems Unveils Industry's First Single-Chip 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch and Lowest Power Octal PHY
- Faraday Announced Revenue for October; Record Revenue of NT$460Million
- CEVA Launches CEVAnet Partner Program To Extend DSP Offerings And Deliver Complete Solutions
- Xilinx Delivers Industry's Lowest Power FPGAs With New Sparan-3L Family
- Xilinx Unveils New CoolRunner-II CPLDs For Price-Sensitive Small Form-Factor Applications
- ARM, Artisan, National Semiconductor, Synopsys and UMC Collaborate On Comprehensive Low-Power SoC Solution
- Actel Offers High-Performance, Easy-to-Use FPGA-Based DSP Solution
Headlines for Friday Nov. 05, 2004Latest News
- SMSC and TransDimension Team to Achieve First USB-IF Certification of ULPI Controller and Transceiver
- ST preaches new 'Gospl' (Generalized Open Source Programmable Logic) for programmable logic
- GDA Technologies announces availability of Dual G4 cPCI Single Board Computer
Headlines for Thursday Nov. 04, 2004Latest News
- CoFluent Design helps designers take the right decisions at the right time; CoFluent Studio enables designers to get accurate models of hardware/software systems in projects' first 20%
- Japan's Dai Nippon Printing Uses ARM Technology To Develop Java Card OS
- Hantro demonstrates H.264/AVC player in 'Off-the-Shelf' Mobile Handset
- Aware, Inc. Reports 2004 Third Quarter Financial Results
- Atmel Powers Next-Generation High Performance Storage Applications by Licensing Industry-Leading CEVA-X DSP
- MindTree to Exhibit its Bluetooth Solutions for Mobile Telephony at WiCon Americas
Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 03, 2004Latest News
- TI India working on single-chip solution for mobile phones
- China to build five 300-mm wafer fabs by 2006
- SynTest Signs QualCore Logic as Distribution Partner for India
- Analog Devices and SiWorks Announce Agreement to Develop a Flexible Modem Solution for 802.16 WiMAX Forum Base Stations
- TransEDA Code Coverage Tool Integrated with Verisity's vManager to Boost Verification Productivity for Mixed-Language Designs
- Thomson and ARM Strengthen Their Integrated Circuit Strategies Through OptimoDE Partnership
Headlines for Tuesday Nov. 02, 2004Latest News
- Cypress Qualifies its PSoC Mixed-Signal Array for Automotive Applications
- Integrated Circuit Designs (ICD) completes $2M round of private funding
- Synopsys Acquires Assets of LEDA Design
Headlines for Monday Nov. 01, 2004Latest News
- Smart Design
- India moves closer to building a fab
- Fabless industry in China to quadruple by 2008, says iSuppli
- Artisan Components, Inc. Reports Record Total Revenue for Its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2004
- Trent Poltronetti Joins IPextreme as Vice President of Marketing
- Toshiba And SkipJam Team Up To Provide TX RISC-Based Complete Solutions For The Networked Digital Home
- Faraday Expands its SIP Capacities with the Establishment of the New R&D Center in NeiHu
- GDA Silicon Germanium (SIGe) chip design servics validated as Ready for IBM Technology
- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Enables Greater China's IC Designers With Synopsys' DesignWare IP Cores Portfolio
- Xilinx And ISR Technologies Demonstrate World's First Software-Defined Radio Using Partial Reconfiguration of FPGAs
- Siemens A&D Licenses Verisity's SpeXsim to Automate Verification Processes
- FSA Announces New Alliance with the Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA)
- Duolog announces the availability of its integrated 802.11abg Access Point MAC and PHY
- TI And Xilinx Provide Easiest-To-Use Interface Solution Between High-Speed Data Converters And FPGAs
- Actel Introduces Web-Based Program for Fast Prototype Delivery
- Actel Delivers Flexible Starter Kit for its Axcelerator FPGA Family
- Actel's Axcelerator FPGAs Gain Greater Performance and Faster Timing Closure with Latest Libero Design Environment


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Clinical Workforce Conference - General Session - Empowering a value culture - On Demand
The Clinical Workforce Conference convenes multiple health care leaders from various disciplines across the country to discuss relevant challenges impacting the clinical workforce, share leading practices, and discuss the path forward for clinical teams as we stabilize, adapt and evolve into the future. The conference will feature content and learnings related to clinician engagement and wellbeing, clinician leadership, and clinician impact in response to Covid-19. This conference will assemble multidiscipline panels on the listed topics allowing them to describe how they address the topic to support their discipline. After hearing the discipline specific focus, the discussion will be facilitated to demonstrate to participants an interprofessional team allows for new and innovative ways to address long standing problems.
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
1. Define the two pillars of a value culture
2. Identify ways traditional leaders can subvert empowerment
3. Discuss the 3-part mantra of a value culture leader
Additional Information
Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
Planning committee members
Hassan Chaaban, CRNA, PhD, CHSE
Director Advanced Practice Providers
Henry Ford Health System
Christina Hendler, MSN NNP-BC
Lead Neonatal NP
Christiana Care Health System
Christen Hunt, DNP, NP-C, CPNP-AC
Sr. Director, Clinical Team Insights
Vizient approved nurse planner
Nursing Programs
Maria Lofgren, DNP
Director of Advanced Practice Providers
University of Iowa
Mary Ann Moon, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, APNP
Director of Advanced Practice Nursing
Director of Nursing Research, Practice, and Innovation (Interim)
Froedtert Hospital & Clinics
Julie Waitkoss Raaum, DNP, APNP
Director MCP Advanced Practice Providers| Office of Clinical Affairs
Medical College of Wisconsin
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
AVP, Clinical Resources
Risa Zimmerman, MBA, MPAS, PA-C
Director, Office of Advanced Practice
Nebraska Medicine
Course reviewer
Christen Hunt, DNP, NP-C, CPNP-AC
Sr. Director, Clinical Team Insights
Vizient approved nurse planner
Nursing Programs
Steven Johnson, MBA
Director of Value Engineering
University of Utah
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 0.90 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing educa
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.75 General CE – Attendance


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This year I've bet on both teams in the Super Bowl, to increase my odds of winning!
Betting twice was a hint to "doublin'" my bet or "Dublin". And "odd" was a hint to "eerie".
A: ERIE (Pennsylvania, or Lake, or Canal) --> EIRE (Ireland)
This year I've bet on both teams in the Super Bowl, to increase my odds of winning!
A: ERIE (Pennsylvania, or Lake, or Canal) --> EIRE (Ireland)
Here's my standard reminder... don't post the answer or any hints that could lead directly to the answer (e.g. via a chain of thought, or an internet search) before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET. If you know the answer, click the link and submit it to NPR, but don't give it away here.
You may provide indirect hints to the answer to show you know it, but make sure they don't give the answer away. You can openly discuss your hints and the answer after the Thursday deadline. Thank you.
I hear a strange melody playing... ---RobReplyDelete
That is the only clue anyone should need to solve this week's NPR puzzle.Very complete, succinct wording.
Your graphics are always excellent, but I particularly admire your offering this week.
(No clues in this post)
I take it that palindromic "place names" are unacceptable such as ANNA, Illinois and ANNA, Estonia.ReplyDelete
The first genuine on-air challenge. Or perhaps that is a mistake.ReplyDelete
Musical clue: The Eagles?ReplyDelete
After drinking their way through the Big Game, I wonder how many folks will feel a little green tomorrow. I suppose we could play off all the team colors, and suppose some folks will be blue (sad), or red (angry), as well.ReplyDelete
I have an odd feeling about this puzzle.
One of the "pregame" hints led me to the answer, and now they seem to just be piling on.
Maybe Blaine needs to tighten up security around here.
No, it's all right, I probably would have gotten it by tomorrow, anyway.
Oh, how could I, with MY HANDLE, not get this one?ReplyDelete
Fish poo
Carp crap
Greek flatulence
Frat fart
Mutilated wooden seabird statue
Sawn swan
A treeless hillside
Bare brae
Where are the European & U.S. elements of your answers?
I keep my cereal fiber in a bran barn.Delete
The 4 letter answers are relatively common: bolt blot, tarp trap, wrap warp, liar lair, brat Bart, gaol goal, fowl flow, lion loin.
Harder to think of longer ones, especially that are relevant:
5 letters
Southwest weather warning: drier direr
During and after cooking: fired fried
Mess on the cloth: satin stain
Trite colleague: corny crony
Mud brick house: adobe abode (personal favorite)
6 letters
Frightened into holiness: scared sacred
George Washington: farmer framer (a bit obscure)
garter grater (no clue for this, tried but tired....)
7 letters
Sculptor's desire: craving carving
8 letters
Material that once allowed water passage: previous pervious
And the longest I've come up with
Making molds for concrete: performing preforming
and of course adobe abode doesn't follow the rule, but I still like it.Delete
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Why didn't Will save this puzzle for March or October?ReplyDelete
When I was fifteen years old I lived near one of these.ReplyDelete
I think I've got this one. As for something I hope I haven't got, here's a puzzle of my own, I hope you like it. Take the following phrase: THAT SORE PART Drop one letter and rearrange the rest to get something in two words that may or may not be going around this particular season. It's pretty catchy, don't you think?ReplyDelete
This challenge is frightening, in more ways than one.ReplyDelete
Seems that both of these places inspired songs, one inspiring far more than the other.ReplyDelete
Sorry to be cryptic, but he's up to his old tricks again.ReplyDelete
Up (or Down) to more cross words again?Delete
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OK ... this is just getting to be ridiculous!Delete
Yikes! Agreed. I hit send once. Will nix 2/3 of them.Delete
Yeah, this uncommanded reposting bug is a pain. I've taken to superstitiously navigating away from the page right after posting, in case refreshing the browser page is somehow triggering it.Delete
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... not quickly enough, I guess?Delete
So we don't have to prove we're robots any more, just that we have endless patience.Delete
So we don't have to prove we're robots any more, just that we have endless patience.Delete
It seems whenever I access a YouTube video anymore, I wind up with a SERIES of YouTube videos. Anyone else noticed this phenomenon?
Yes, Paul! I guess this way if your attention lags for a few seconds, the next video is running and you are more likely to keep watching.Delete
Why were just some but not all of the Groundhog Day posts repeated?Delete
Didn't you see the film? Not everything that happens on Groundhog Day gets repeated exactly.Delete
The essence of conversation is allowing one's partner in the conversation to respond.
Might work for conservation, too; I really didn't check
It took me almost 1/2 of a kilometer to solve the puzzle on my run yesterday.ReplyDelete
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Both places added together yield Nihari.ReplyDelete
Another Musical clue: Ukulele..................ReplyDelete
I've got something that works, but it uses the European location's native tongue spelling, not what we call that place.ReplyDelete
North coast to us, UJ..ReplyDelete
Éire from Erie
My hint:
"I'm orange with envy for those who got the answer before I did."
Green is not the only color associated with Ireland. Orange is the opposing color. The Loyal Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based primarily in Northern Ireland.
Erie (Pennsylvania), Eire (the Irish name of Ireland, also the former name of the Republic of Ireland)
Last Sunday I said, "I have an odd feeling about this puzzle." Odd as in eerie.
ERIE (Pennsylvania) >>> ÉIRE (Ireland)
"Looking at this from acute angles." pointed toward the acute accent on the leading "e" in Éire.
"You saw potato, I say potahto" in response to ecoarchitect's comment referred to the pronunciation many use for Éire as "Ire" rather than the proper "Air." "I know" was confirming this.
The addition of the acute accent for one place and not the other makes this puzzle a bit less elegant, IMHO.
> I may die a critic, but some would object to the spelling of your answer.
Per Wikipedia, the spelling Eire (without the diacritical mark) is generally deplored by Irish-speakers as worse than a misspelling, because eire is a separate word, meaning "a burden, load or encumbrance".
> Musical clue: The Eagles?
Don't they nest in (a)eries?
> Oh, I think today is perfect for it.
Sunday, February 1, was the feast day of St. Brigid, patron saint of Ireland.
> Sorry to be cryptic, but he's up to his old tricks again.
In Sunday's New York Times Cryptic Crossword, 22-D: "Odd East Indian": EERIE.
What is the correct pronunciation of "Eire?"ReplyDelete
Jimmy Cliff says irie. Close enough.
Nihari is an Indian stew.
Erie Indians and Irish stew.
Lake Erie is my north coast.
Eire is in Ireland, technically not on the continent of EuropeReplyDelete
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I'm glad I sent in Erie and Eire. I thought it was too far-fetched but have learned that I shouldn't be deterred by that!Delete
Me too!
My comment, "Strange puzzle . . . "
Strange => (e)erie.
Writing of eerie, the eerie duplicating bug appears to be fixed. Blaine, did you fix it?Delete
ERIE and EIRE. Also, concerning THAT SORE PART: Drop an A and rearrange the rest to get STREP THROAT, though I hope no one here has it. Take it from me, you don't want it.ReplyDelete
Yes, and if you leave the A in you get A STREP THROAT. I had a strep throat when I was a kid.Delete
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ERIE, Pennsylvania or the Great Lake.
EIRE = Ireland. Check out the pronunciations (British & American) of EIRE HERE. There are probably few Americans who know how to pronounce EIRE correctly. "Potato/potahto" good clue WW!
Then there are the little too obvious references to EERIE clues such as Chuck's "odd feeling" & Rob's "strange melody," etc.
Thanks for the kudos, ron. For my money, ecoarcitect's "on-air" and reference to error via mistake were purely blissful, subtle, and clever clues for this puzzle.Delete
"... almost 1/2 of a kilometer to solve the puzzle on my run ...". Kilometer has 9 letters, 4 (almost half) of which are I E E R, which anagrams to the answer(s).ReplyDelete
Embarrassing that it took so long to get this as I live/work in the U.S. city... Just figured we weren't popular enough anymore to be the actual answer. (Also, my first post here. I've been following along for years!)ReplyDelete
My reference to Shannon Sharpe was a reference to Shannon Ireland.ReplyDelete
My hints were security (for first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, from Erie, PA) and tomorrow (which,on Sunday, was Groundhog Day, an interruption of the hibernation of certain marmots -- Hibernia seems not to be etymologically related, however).
SERIES, believe it or not, was an accident. I noticed it immediately after posting, but decided to let it stand and see if the context provided adequate camouflage.
I posted on Sun Feb 01, at 10:17:00 AM PST
Oh, how could I, with MY HANDLE, not get this one?
A synonym of "Weird" is "eerie", and the other part of my handle, Enya, is a native of Ireland, or "Eire" in Irish Gaelic.
My favorite clue was SDB's "orange with envy" post. Couldn't top it.
Next week's challenge: The challenge comes from listener Peter Collins of Ann Arbor, Mich. Name someone who's the subject of many jokes; two words. Remove the space between the words. Insert the letters O and N in that order — not necessarily consecutively — inside this string of letters. The result, reading from left to right, will be two words of opposite meaning that this someone might say. Who is it, and what are the words?ReplyDelete
Still working on this. Peter Collins also created the recent Halle Berry -> holly berry puzzle.ReplyDelete
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Discovery STM32F4 Schematic
Basic introduction of STM32F4 Kit:
The Discovery STM32F4 Schematic kit will allow the user to develop tool or applications easily. The STM32f407 microcontroller is high preformed and with Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) ® Cortex®-M4 32-bit core. In this component everything that experienced or beginner need to develop their application with quick start. Based on the STM32F407VGT6, it includes 2 ST MEMS digital accelerometers, and ST-LINK/V2-A or ST-LINK/V2 embedded debug tool, 1 audio DAC with integrated class D speaker driver, a digital microphone, a UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS OTG micro-AB connector and LEDs and push buttons. This is the basic functionalities of Discovery STM32F4 Schematic. If you want and add additional feature like LCD display, Wi-Fi or Ethernet display and more than contact with (www.st.com/stm32f4dis-expansion).
Constraint about Hardware:
The STM32F4 is very user-friendly. It does not was have long list of hardware requirements. Only few things need to start the board is data transvers's cable, but this cable is little bit quite different. The one side of the cable is contain USB type A and the other side is mini type B. you are thinking that "what's this". Don't worry about it i will show you some images of UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS type A and B at the end of paragraph. After that you only need to connect it with Personal computer. In case mini-B type is already used then you need micro-B cable with type A.
Constraint about Software:
There are several IDE available for developing module like STMicroelectronics', Eva Boards, system work bench, emIDE and Yagrto
Features of Microcontroller:
Soldered on the board is a STM32F407VG microcontroller packaged in a hundreds pins. Low-profile Quad Flat Pack (LQFP). The ARM Cortex-M4 core is built on microcontroller with Floating Point Unit (FFP).
There are some top features of STM32F4.
- Flash Memory about 1 Mega Byte
- RAM(Radom Access Memory) 192 kilo Bytes
- RC (resistor, capacitor) oscillators
- Up to 168 Mega Herat operation
- Input and output pins multiplexed with many other Internal Input and output devices.
- Ethernet Port
- Static memory controller
- Light crystal display parallel interface
Built-in Debugging and Programming:
In this board there is using ST-link. ST-link is microelectronic Universal Serial Bus Jtag IDE that helps in debugging and programming on the micro-controller. There are some other tools available in the internet. I already discuss in the above paragraphs.
Input output Interface Devices
In this board there are four LED that is control by the programmer and there are two push buttons on this board. One is control by the user and the other one is reset button. They reset the NRST pin of this microcontroller.
Output in Audio:
The other feature of board use can give output by speakers and headphone. This board use Audio MEMS and DAC microphone for the output on speakers.
Universal Serial Bus this board is using Universal Serial Bus type Micro –B to connect with the Personal Computer
Sensors for Motion:
There is there dimension linear accelerometer built-in on the board.
PIN Headers:
All the input and output pins that used in STM32F407VG are connect in the Headers pin. There are two rows and each row have 25 pins. According to this there are total 50 pin that are used for communication point. Mostly header is located on left and right side of board along the length of the board. The pin names and printed on the headers. The pin headers protrude from the top of the board allowing easy attachment of oscilloscope or logic analyzer test probes.
There are two remote control oscillators are used in this boards to produce the frequencies. The most common oscillator produced 8 mega hearts. Therefore we are using this board, those who used 32.768 kilo Hearts that is not adjustable.
Solder Bridges:
Other feature of this board is you can easily make or break the connection by the solder bridge. You can easily DE soldered to open and solder closed to break the connections.
Current Measurement:
You can easily check or measured the consumed by the microcontroller by Ammeter. Ammeter is a device that used to measure the current. On this board there are jumper link available that allow us to measure current.
Electrical Schematics:
we can download the boot-load of STM32f4 form the official web site of discovery kit. The URL is (stm32-boot-loader)
Demo Video:
How to buy:
You can buy easily for online shopping site. Few are mention below:


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University of Sheffield: Affordable reef-safe sunscreen promised by new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide
A new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide – a key ingredient in many high end health and beauty products such as sunscreens – has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London.
University of Sheffield engineers have developed a pioneering way to make zinc oxide, which requires 95 per cent less energy, for a new reef-safe sunscreen that is more affordable for the consumer
Zinc oxide is a mineral used for UV-protection and an active ingredient in many high end personal care products such as moisturisers, shampoos, soaps and sunscreens
The current method to produce zinc oxide is energy intensive and environmentally damaging
Low priced, chemical-based sunscreens, which are used widely across the globe, have a devastating impact on marine life such as the bleaching of corals
The new technique to make zinc oxide can be used in other industries, such as to manufacture more sustainable paint, tyres, batteries and sensors, and has the potential to revolutionise the raw materials industry
A new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide – a key ingredient in many high end health and beauty products such as sunscreens – has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London.
The new technique, developed by a team led by Dr Kyra Sedransk Campbell from the University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has the potential to revolutionise the raw materials industry.
The new method is being rolled-out to synthesize zinc oxide with a view towards using it in a new sunscreen that is much better for the environment and more affordable for the consumer, but it could also be used to make other more sustainable high end health and beauty products too.
Many high end personal care products, such as moisturisers, shampoos, soaps and sunscreens, are made with zinc oxide as they appeal to consumers who are keen to avoid chemical-based products. However, the cost of these products puts them out of reach for most; and as such, globally most people opt for cheaper products, many of which contain chemicals that are hugely damaging to the environment.
In the case of sunscreens – the cheaper products often contain chemicals that have a devastating impact on marine life, such as the bleaching of corals. The high end products, even though they don't contain chemicals that are damaging to marine life, are still bad for the environment as the current method to produce zinc oxide requires a huge amount of energy.
Dr Kyra Sedransk Campbell, a Royal Society EPSRC Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, said: "The reality is that existing chemical-based sunscreens are damaging our fragile marine ecosystems, effectively killing coral reefs.
"Bans are already being put in place – but not fast enough. Whilst zinc oxide is a known alternative, in fact it was the original UV-blocker, it currently is a high-end option you might struggle to find in your local chemist.
"The challenge is cost without sacrificing consumer expectations. The new process we have developed has the potential to hit those points, and more. Our process is a sustainable, green, low energy method that can make zinc oxide. What's more is that we are cost competitive. Taken all together it is about using our know-how in the lab to protect our planet."
Zinc oxide is produced in two ways. Firstly, in mass, using extremely energy intensive processes creating generic materials. Secondly, using specialty smaller scale manufacturing that creates specific materials at a high cost and a large environmental footprint. There is a £4 billion zinc oxide market which continues to grow because of its ubiquity in products ranging from personal care products, to batteries, tyres, and sensors.
The team, led by University of Sheffield academic Dr Kyra Sedransk Campbell, has discovered a new way to make the zinc oxide particles using far less energy and a flexible manufacturing method that can enable production of a wide range of particle types – very unusual for a wet-chemistry method in which analyzing is done in the liquid phase.
The team has now launched a spin out company to commercialise the technique; the company's first target is developing the active ingredient to make reef-safe and affordable sunscreen. The spinout – Nanomox – is looking for an industrial partner to help bring the product to market.


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Welcome to Abundant Glass
Abundant Glass is the home of contemporary fused glass art and gifts handmade in the Pennines by Jane O'Neill.
I am a designer and maker based in the Pennine town of Hebden Bridge. I am a keen cyclist, who loves exploring the local countryside and towns on my bike from where I take my inspiration.
Delighted by the announcement that the Tour de France was coming to Yorkshire in 2014, I began to explore ways of representing this momentous event in my glass work. This led to the development of my quirky illustrations of cyclists racing on the Tour de France route and my 'cyclist on the hill' sculptures. This collection was featured on BBC's Country File in June 2014. Since then I have continued to illustrate cycle rides including the Tour of Yorkshire , Tour of Britain and Eroica Britannia.
I have worked with glass since 2009 and have developed my own unique style creating sculptural pieces of work including my flowers, birds, Pennine houses and rainbow collections.
A selection of my work can be viewed in galleries and shops across the UK and in my online shop. I also run a of fused glass courses and workshops – a brilliant opportunity to try your hand at making your own unique glass art. (I will not be running any workshops until Spring at the earliest)


text: Paul J. Deitel, CEO and Chief Technical Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he studied Information Technology. He holds the Java Certified Programmer and Java Certified Developer professional certifications, has been designated by Oracle Corporation as a Java Champion–"a prominent member of the Java community whose input is solicited by the company in order to improve the Java platform," and is a Microsoft C# MVP. He has delivered programming language courses to clients including numerous Fortune 1000 companies, government organizations and the military, and is one of the world's most experienced corporate trainers.


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Pebbled leather, bright colors and easygoing style are a winning combination in our Paige Sac. The smooth leather strap features a belt-like buckle that adds a fun design element and also guarantees a customized fit. A tassel zipper closure keeps bag contents secure and brass feet protect its undersides. The cotton-lined interior includes plenty of storage space with four pockets and a key hook. With its classic hobo shape and functional design, the Paige is a great bag for workdays, weekends and wherever life takes you. The pebble grain leather used in the Patterson Collection is treated to repel water. This leather can usually be cleaned with the use of a soft cotton cloth slightly dampened with distilled water (sodium-free seltzer water may be substituted) and a mild bar soap, applied in a gentle circular motion. Repeat with distilled water only to ensure no residual soap remains. The leather should then be allowed to dry completely. No creams, polishes, cleansers, or leather conditioning agents should be applied to any portion of the leather. The leather trim will characteristically darken over time with use and with exposure to light.
Product Features
- Zip top closure, zipper with tassel pull
- One zip and three open pockets inside. Key hook with string inside
- Adjustable shoulder strap with 11″ drop
- Lined, four metal feet on bottom
- Approximately measures H 9.5″ x W 6″ x L 11.5″ and weighs 1lb 10oz.


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Cute movie poster illustration for 70s children's adventure.
- title: Poštovský panáček | Czechoslovakia, 1974
- director: Josef Pinkava
- with: Michal Vavruša, Karel Polášek, Jiří Smejkal
poster design: Jana Nováková, 1975
Poster is folded in the middle. Slight crease on edges. Bottom corner is damaged with tear. Slightly stained with bit of pen writing at the back. Few soft spots across front. Movie poster is in A3 format (39.3 x 28.9 cm). Very nice condition.
Movie posters in our collection were promotional materials. Posters used on display in the cinemas across the former Czechoslovakia. They bear signs of their age.
Explore fascinating collection of
movie posters designed by women graphic artists.
Or see other wonderful
kids movie posters made in Czechoslovakia.
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Bee Happy Valentine's Day Card Set of 8 Cards
This Valentine's Day 8-pack of note cards is a fun and affordable way to say "Happy Valentine's Day!" to friends and loved ones!
• 8 Valentine's Day Note Cards (same design)
• Colorful Interiors
• 8 White Envelopes
• Printed on Recycled Paper using Soy-based inks
• Made in the U.S.A.
Artist: Victoria Hutto
Item#: 91840
Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"