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The area of Dark Energy is a very grey area in astronomy because it is a free parameter in all equations, but there is no clear idea what exactly this is.
We will start with the Friedmann's equations,
$$\left ( \frac{\dot{a}}{a} \right)^2 = \frac{8\pi G}{3}\rho - \frac{k \ast c^2}{a^2}$$
Most of the elementary books on cosmology, they all start with describing the dark energy from this episode that before Hubble's observation, the universe is closed and static.
Now, for the universe to be static in the right side, both the terms should match and they should be zero, but if the first term is greater than the second term, then the universe will not be static, so Einstein dropped the free parameter ∧ into the field equation to make the universe static, so he argued that no matter what the first term is compared to the second term, you can always get a static universe if there is one more component in the equation, which can compensate the dis-match between these two terms.
$$\left ( \frac{\dot{a}}{a} \right )^2 = \frac{8\pi G}{3}\rho - \frac{k \ast c^2}{a^2} + \frac{\wedge}{3}$$
$$\left ( \frac{\ddot{a}}{a} \right ) = -\frac{4 \pi G}{3}\left ( \rho + \frac{3P}{c^2} \right ) + \frac{\wedge}{3}$$
Where $P = \rho \ast c^2/3$ and $\wedge = \rho \ast c^2$ is the Cosmological Parameter. (Negative sign is only because of attraction)
In the above equation (acceleration equation) −
$3P/c^2$ is the negative pressure due to radiation,
$-4\pi G/3$ is the attraction due to gravity, and
$\wedge/3$ makes a positive contribution.
The third term acts as a repulsive force because another part of the equation is attractive.
The physical significance of the equation is that ˙a = 0 because there was not any evidence which shows that the universe is expanding. What if these two terms are not matching with each other, so it is better to add a component and depending on the offset we can always change the value of the free parameter.
That time there was no physical explanation about this cosmological parameters, which is why when the explanation of the expanding universe was discovered in 1920s, where Einstein immediately had to throw this constant out.
The explanation of this cosmological constant is still in use because it explains a different version of the universe, but the definition of this cosmological constant, the way of interpretation kept changing with time.
Now the concept of this cosmological constant has been brought back to cosmology for many reasons. One of the reason is that, we have observations for energy density of different components of the universe (baryonic, dark matter, radiation), so we know that what this parameter is. Independent observations using cosmic microwave background shows that k=0.
$$CMB, k=0\: \rho = \rho_c = \frac{3H_0^2}{8\pi G} \approx 10 \: Hydrogen \: atoms.m^{-3}$$
For k to be 0, $\rho$ should be equal to $\rho_c$, but everything we know if we add it up that does not give 0, which means that there is some other component that shows that it is much less than $\rho_c$.
$$\rho = \rho_b + \rho_{DM} + \rho_{rad} << \rho_c$$
One more evidence of dark energy comes from the Type 1 Supernova Observation which occurs when white dwarf accretes the matter and exceeds the Chandrashekhar limit, which is a very precise limit (≈ 1.4M). Now every time when Type 1 Supernova Explosion occurs, we have the same mass which means that the total binding energy of the system is same and the amount of light energy we can see is the same.
Of course, the supernova light increases and then faints, but if you measure the peak brightness it is always going to be the same which makes it a standard candidate. So, with a Type 1 Supernova we used to measure the cosmological component of the universe and astronomers found that the supernova with high red shift is 30% − 40% fainter than the low red shift supernova and it can be explained if there is any non-zero ∧ term.
In cosmological models DE (Dark Energy) is treated as a fluid, which means that we can write the equation of state for it. The equation of state is the equation which connects the variables like Pressure, Density, Temperature, and Volume of two different states of the matter.
Dimensionally we see,
$$\frac{8 \pi G}{3}\rho = \frac{\wedge}{3}$$
$$\rho_\wedge = \frac{\wedge}{8\pi G}$$
Energy density of DE,
$$\epsilon_\wedge = \rho_\wedge \ast c^2 = \frac{\wedge c^2}{8 \pi G}$$
Dark energy density parameter,
$$\Omega_\wedge = \frac{\rho_\wedge}{\rho_c}$$
$\Omega_\wedge$ is the density of dark energy in terms of critical density.
$$\rho = \rho_b + \rho_{DM} +\rho_\wedge$$
There are a number of theories about dark energy, which is repelling the universe and causing the universe to expand. One hypothesis is that this dark energy could be a vacuum energy density. Suppose the space itself is processing some energy and when you count the amount of baryonic matter, dark matter and the radiation within the unit volume of space, you are also counting the amount of energy which is associated with the space, but it is not clear that the dark energy is really a vacuum energy density.
We know that the relationship between density and scale factor for dark matter and radiation are,
$$\rho_m \propto \frac{1}{a^3}$$
$$\rho_m \propto \frac{1}{a^4}$$
We have the density v/s scale factor plot. In the same plot, we can see that $\rho_\wedge$ is a constant with the expansion of the universe which does not depend on the scale factor.
The following image shows the relationship between density and the scale factor.
'ρ' v/s 'a' (scale factor which is related to time) in the same graph, the dark energy is modelled as a constant. So, whatever dark energy we measure in the present universe, it is a constant.
Independent observations using cosmic microwave background shows that k=0.
$\rho_\wedge$ is a constant with the expansion of the universe which does not depend on the scale factor.
Gravity is also changing with time which is called modified Newtonian dynamics.


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Shadow home secretary Ed Balls has indicated Labour was ready to support moves to cut the pre-charge detention period for terror suspects to 14 days.
Paving the way for a cross-party agreement on reducing the current 28-day limit, he said he would back the change if it would not impede the police and the security services.
His comments mark a significant policy shift for Labour and a break from the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown governments which introduced 28 days and tried to extend the pre-charge period still further.
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Balls admitted Labour had been damaged by its attempts in office to increase the limit to 90 days and then 42 days.
"Even 42 days was a step too far. Our reputation as a party which protected liberty as well as security suffered as a result," he said. "Our approach should always be that, if the evidence shows we can go down from 28 days without impeding the police and security services from doing their jobs, then we ought to do it."
Home Secretary Theresa May announced a review of counter-terror legislation in July, when she said her personal view was that the limit should be 14 days, which the Liberal Democrats also support.
The review, overseen by former director of public prosecutions and Lib Dem peer Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, is ongoing. It is also considering the issue of control orders, which Mr Balls is also prepared to see scrapped if there is a workable alternative.
On both control orders and pre-charge detention, Mr Balls' final stance will depend on the evidence of the police and the security services to the Government's review. But he made clear his intention to move away from what was widely criticised as an authoritarian approach under Mr Blair and Mr Brown.
"I'm quite clear we must always strike a balance between protecting our country from the risks of terrorist attacks on the one hand, and preserving our democratic freedoms and fundamental liberties on the other; it should never be a case of one or the other," he said.
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Hackers & Blackmail: Our Future Electronic Concentration Camp
In his 2006 book No Place to Hide, journalist Robert O'Harrow, Jr. painted a troubling picture of America's brave new world, where technology would track our every move.
Eight years later, O'Harrow's writings have proved prophetic. Within the scope of the last month, 110 million Americans have had their personnel data compromised courtesy of security flaws at Target. Sources say that Target customers routinely had their driver's license scanned after making certain purchases. This data, along with specific credit card information, is now in the hands of Russian hackers.
"I'll never shop at Target again," said woman who had contacted SF. "I felt very uncomfortable when they scanned my driver's license at checkout. I just thought that, being a major corporation, Target would have its act together. Was I ever wrong."
Today, Sen. Al Franken, chairman of a Senate Committee on Privacy and Technology, demanded that Ford Motor Company discontinue the GPS tracking of persons who have purchased that company's vehicles.
During recent remarks, Ford's Vice President of Jim Farley stated, "We know everyone who breaks the law; we know when you're doing it. We have GPS in your car, so we know what you're doing." Farley went on to say that Ford is not supplying its customers' data to anyone, although Franken claims that evidence exists that Ford is tracking individuals who drive their company's vehicles and is supplying the data to third parties.
Then there is the NSA showing, yet again, why this Orwellian agency is an acronym for Never Say Anything. The British newspaper, The Guardian, just published a piece indicating that the NSA routinely vacuums over 200 million text messages each day.
Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. Things are bound to get much, much worse. Just wait until hackers get their hands on the medical records of Americans and use them to blackmail individuals. It is not a reach to imagine a scenario where a ransom is demanded in bitcoin. If this ransom goes unpaid, the hackers will disclose a list of psychiatric medications or disclose an individual's personal medical information online.
And regardless of what our politicians promise, it will only be a matter of time before state and federal government DNA databases are compromised. Imagine what an insurance company might be willing to pay for this information prior to underwriting health and life policies.
So keep playing with all those high-tech gadgets and continue believing that those who've warned of the Brave New World's electronic concentration camp are simply delusional crackpots.
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Mapping Magnetic Intensity Data Using a Trend Surface Analysis
Ann K. Deakin, SUNY Fredonia
SummaryProvides students with an opportunity to work with and interpret magnetic intensity data (nT). Challenges them to explain magnetic intensity to an introductory geology student.
Type and level of course
This lab was assigned midway through the semester in GEO 301, Cartography. Cartography is an upper level elective in the Geosciences Department. It is a required course for the Minor in GIS, so there may be non-geo majors in the course.
Geoscience background assumed in this assignment
Ideally, the assignment assumes an introductory knowledge of geoscience and perhaps a course in geophysics. The assignment is, however, within reach of non-geo majors.
GIS/remote sensing skills/background assumed in this assignment
The assignment assumes at least an introductory course in GIS. Ideally, a 2nd course would have been completed, as well.
Software required for this assignment/activity:
ArcEditor 9.3 with Geostatistical Analyst, Spatial Analyst & 3D Analyst
Time required for students to complete the assignment:
1 week lab assignment
GIS/remote sensing techniques students learn in this assignment
Students use buffering, spatial selection, global polynomial interpolation, vector to raster conversion, raster extraction, and 3D visualization to model a trend surface for magnetic intensity.
Other content/concepts goals for this activity
This assignment actually resulted from a conversation I had with several geo students in the class who didn't have a firm understanding of magnetic intensity, how such data were captured and how it could be used.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Learning about a concept to the extent that you can explain it to a novice, either in writing or verbally, can aid in a stronger understanding of the concept. The goal was for students to achieve that understanding by working with a publicly available primary data set in the context of a GIS analysis. They then had to conduct some research of their own to determine what magnetic intensity of the local area can tell someone about the underlying structure.
Description of the activity/assignmentStudents created a 1-page layout for an introductory geology textbook that explains magnetic intensity (nT). At a minimum, their layouts had to include an ArcScene map of magnetic intensity (nT) for the local area (Chautauqua County, New York), a legend, and a text box explaining magnetic intensity using Chautauqua County as an example. Students used a Trend Surface Analysis (Global Polynomial Interpolation) to represent magnetic intensity as a surface. They were allowed to include other graphics to support their explanations as long as the sources for the graphics were cited.
Given that most of the students enrolled in the course were geo majors, I structured this assignment to address what I thought was a gap in their knowledge. (Ironically, it was the Criminal Justice major/GIS minor who submitted the strongest layout.) I was also seeking to combine several concepts discussed in class thus far, including layout and design and representing continuous surface data.
Determining whether students have met the goalsI evaluated the students' 1 page layouts in terms of their explanation of magnetic intensity - clarity and accessibility - and in terms of adherence to cartographic principles - figure ground contrast, typography, color, balance, proportion, etc.
More information about assessment tools and techniques.
URLs and References
GeoNet Gravity & Magnetic Dataset Repository at PACES (Pan American Center for Earth & Environmental Sciences) at the University of Texas at El Paso. http://research.utep.edu/default.aspx?tabid=37229
I accessed and downloaded the data on 26 February 2010. It was originally a text file that I brought into Excel, edited it for use in ArcMap, and then created an event theme and eventually a shapefile of the data in ArcMap.
Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment: Student Handout for Mapping Magnetic Intensity Data Using a Trend Surface Analysis (Acrobat (PDF) 315kB May27 10)
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Other Materials
- Data for Mapping Magnetic Intensity Data (Zip Archive 17.6MB May27 10)
- NYS County Boundaries for Magnetic Intensity Assignment (Zip Archive 1.5MB May27 10)


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The first wadi we stopped at was Qurayat. It had a lovely green pool and a small waterfall and it's in the middle of nowhere, just barren orange mountains, rock and sand. A true oasis. I walked in the pool only ankle deep.the water was clear and cool. We shot past the beautiful Sur bay in late afternoon twilight and the bay looked simply inviting. The hotel at Ras Al Radd was simple but it's beachfront. My room faced the beach and at night you could see nothing outside the window except darkness. The rooms facing the opposite side could see flickering lights from the village. After dinner, we headed to the sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz to see the turtles. It involved a long walk on the sand, in the dark. Unable to see where I was going, I often stumbled all over the place and walked into people in front of me. I had no idea we were so close to the edge of the sea, as I couldnt see it but could only hear the waves. We saw 3 green turtles, 1 pushing sand to cover the eggs it had just laid, another with a damaged fins pushing itself (poor thing) towards the wrong direction, away from the beach, and a final one slowly making its way towards the sea. 10 pushes and it rested. 11 pushes more and it needed rest again. Poor creature! It finally made it to the sea after about half an hour with all that work but we couldnt applaud because we're not supposed to make any noise so we wont disturb or frighten the poor animals. But it was the grand finale to end the day. I'm not much for turtles but these were enormous, about 3 feet long. And quite amazing to watch. We returned to the hotel very late but I've enjoyed midnight in the darkness and the silence of the place at this time. I coudlnt even hear any waves from the beach behind the hotel. there were no waves on the beach.
The next morning we drove back to Sur to enjoy the bay. White houses lined along it, 1 dhow docked in the middle, a lighthouse and 2 round watchtowers and a steel bridge. Something there tugged my heart. Perhaps it reminded me of the tiny Portuguese fishing villages. I've climbed up the tower and shot photos of the tranquil bay. I really liked this place.I quite left my heart there. Afterwards, we visited a dhow shipyard. The brown mahogany dates wood was simply a gorgeous thing to admire. Here you get to see the curved bottom of a dhow. It cost $2M USD to build one I was told.
Our next wadi was the famous wadi bani khalid. Its green pool was a good size with palm trees were all around it. The pool had lots of tiny fish and after lunch at the restaurant there, I sat on the edge of the pool and dipped my feet into the cool water. The water wasnt as clear and clean as the other wadi we visited earlier and I didnt like the fish nibbling at my feet. Some of us swam in it. I was disappointed that this place was so commercialized. I had imagined it to be more rustic like the oasis they showed on TV. I know, I'm too much of a romantic, but I did not like this place as it didnt give me the feeling of a real oasis.
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I admit, I was clueless about the London that started over the last weekend. So I was grateful to catch this news piece from RT News. Watching the news piece I can't help but think about the LA riots.
An under-served community with high unemployment feels targeted by the police has a riot since they are so angry and in the midst of that people use this act of aggression as a cover for criminality.
What I love about this news piece is the response a man-on-the street interviewee gives. In short, he says, "They do not respect our English ways. They are not proud to be an English man…. I do think something should be done….. Don't being your standards into this country because it's not my standards." (Starts at minute 3, 58 seconds.)
Hmm sounds like white people sh*t.


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Transistors are the building blocks of most of the electronic devices we use every day, and research on fabricating new types of semiconducting materials for thin-film transistors (TFIs) has been ongoing for decades. Whenever new transistors or novel fabrication methods are discovered, many previously impossible applications become feasible, such as ultrahigh-definition transparent displays and flexible electronic devices. Nowadays, there is a huge demand for p-type transparent semiconductors (which are conductive due to the movement of charge carriers called "holes") for making p-channel transistors, but when compared to the n-type counterparts, their use is limited by chemical instability and poor electric properties.
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However, CuI had been barely used as a semiconductor for TFTs because its hole concentration is so high that it results in uncontrollable conductivity (transistors are generally meant to be easily turned on and off at high speeds, that is, they are meant to be switchable from a conductive to a non-conductive state). Moreover, standard solution-based processing for making thin films generally requires a heat treatment called "annealing," which is energy and time-consuming.
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The team tested multiple processing conditions and fabricated various different TFTs to determine the origin of the enhanced device properties and to demonstrate the potential uses of CuI as a thin-film p-type semiconductor. "We believe that this work opens the floodgate for room-temperature, low-cost, printed transparent p-type transistors for diverse optoelectronic devices," concludes Prof. Noh.
Ao Liu1, Huihui Zhu1, Won-Tae Park1, Seok-Ju Kang1, Yong Xu*1, Myung-Gil Kim*2, and Yong-Young Noh*1
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Room-Temperature Solution-Synthesized p-Type Copper(I) Iodide Semiconductors for Transparent Thin-Film Transistors and Complementary Electronics
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1Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University
2Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University
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Howdy folks!
My blog seems to have suffered neglect at the expense of Twitter and Facebook these days.. To make up for it, here's a few more sketches.
Howdy folks!
My blog seems to have suffered neglect at the expense of Twitter and Facebook these days.. To make up for it, here's a few more sketches.
Howdy Folks!
Sketches 004 to 006 now up for your viewing pleasure.
ps. By the way, I have started a BigCartel site to handle all of my SciFi art sales. Everything is now in the one place which has streamlined the process. It means I can update print products quickly without having to add html code to this site and BigCartel takes care of shopping carts for multiple purchases.
You can find my artwork here: ankaris.bigcartel.com.
Anyway.. back to the sketches! 🙂
Howdy Folks!
Thought I would share some of the sketches I have been doing lately.. some of you may have seen these on my Facebook page or on Twitter.
Here are the first three in higher resolution for your viewing pleasure!
Howdy all!
A slight change of pace for this post and from my usual style of artwork. Thought I would dive into real ink and paper which I've never played with before. A fact that will be self evident when you look at the sketch! Travis Charest has nothing to fear from me, nor any other inker for that matter.. but I did have fun exploring this new medium.
This particular sketch was done in my Moleskine with Sennelier ink, real nibs and a brush. I tried Liquitex ink but it was as weak as water (more on that later).. I scanned it and tightened up the levels in PS. Next time I'll do it on real paper, bigger and take my time.
The sketch itself is based on a rough oil painting I did last year which I'm about to re-paint larger as Sky Burial #2.
Like any discipline, scratch the surface and you see the true depth of the art form and a glimpse of what is involved.. This sketch is an attempt to find a tool that will scratch that surface!


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The judge presiding over the case of five young men suspected of murdering Morgan Hill resident Tara Romero, 14, is expected to issue a ruling next week on whether or not the defendants can have access to uncensored police reports.
Romero was shot to death in a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Cosmo and Del Monte avenues Nov. 4, 2011. She was standing on a grassy knoll near the intersection with a group of friends about her age. Three of those teens – all Morgan Hill residents and all Sobrato High School students at the time – were injured by the gunfire, police said.
While police think the suspected shooters are gang-related and carried out the shooting for gang-related reasons, the victims were not involved in any illegal street gang activity. The victims were standing in the area waiting for a ride home from a birthday party.
Esmeling Bahena, 18 of Morgan Hill; Ricardo Diaz, 19 of Morgan Hill; Fernando Mateo Lopez, 20 of Gilroy; Primitivo Hernandez, 23 of San Jose; and Ramon Gutierrez, 17 of Morgan Hill are each charged with murder and attempted murder, with enhancements for being associated with an illegal street gang.
They were arrested within an hour after the shooting, as a Morgan Hill officer saw their car blow through a stop sign in the area and flee to a home on Barnell Avenue – about a mile from the shooting scene.
The suspects will next appear at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose July 26, according to deputy district attorney Peter Waite.
For the last few months, the prosecutors and defendants have been arguing an evidence-sharing issue, in which the suspects are seeking access to the police reports of the incident in which the names and addresses of witnesses and victims are not redacted.
Waite has said that the defendants should not be allowed access to such information because it could endanger the lives of witnesses and victims.
The suspects have not yet entered a plea.


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Republican party of VA says he is turning his back on his own family heritage. Do they think that a person is a flip flopper if they don't hold the same views as their great great grandpappy? Is it disloyalty of the highest order to admit that said grand pappy made a mistake?
It appears that the political war over statues may be on in VA. The Republicans are no doubt emboldened by the poll showing that 62% of Americans think that the statues should remain. They may be oblivious to the importance of wording in polls like that. It will be interesting if this fight rages on.


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Justin Bieber's Record Gets A Release DateAugust 12, 2015
But when?
Justin Bieber's album drops November 13.
Rumors ran rampant on Tuesday Bieber's new album drops just in time for Thanksgiving, and Billboard confirms it, claiming it does indeed drop Nov. 13. Last month, the 21-year-old announced his first single titled "What Do You Mean" on Ryan Seacrest's KISS FM radio show, describing it as "fun" and "summery."
"Definitely the first single is amazing. I worked really hard on it with a guy named Poo Bear." He adds, "It's really uplifting, clear, poppy, but cool," he revealed. "The sounds are super expensive. Skrillex is a genius. He's super futuristic and I just love his sound. So to be able to incorporate that sound with what I'm doing has been super cool because it's new and fresh. I feel like no one has done it before. I'm very excited."
It took him three years to reach this point.
"I've been working a lot in the studio, just trying to have a consistent sound, a cohesive sound," he explained. "I get in my head a lot and I get kind of depressed because I want it to work so badly. I want people to love it. I want to inspire people. Sometimes I wonder, 'Is this good enough? Is this the direction I want to go?' I had kind of a rough week last week. I get in my head and I don't want to get out of bed sometimes."
Here's a preview of it that leaked from a party Bieber was at earlier in the month:
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Ask yourself: "Can I really say this worker operates their own business separate and distinct from mine?" If your gut answer to that question is "No," you probably have an employee, not an independent contractor.
But you don't just h ave your gut to guide you. Determining employee versus independent contractor status is a fact intensive inquiry, so look at the facts of your case. The most important factor is whether the hiring party has the right to control the manner and means by which the work is accomplished. However, there are other considerations that come into play, such as : (1) skill set required; (2) source of instruments and tools; (3) location of the work; (4) duration of the work relationship; and (5) whether the work is part of the hiring party's regular business.
The more factors you have that wiegh in favor one way or the other, the mor elikely it is that a court would decide that your hired party has that status. Many states, such as California, apply a similar test. Note: the fact that you have a written independent contractor agreement with your hired part is not conclusive either. Just because your written agreement says, "The parties agree their legal relationship is one of 'independent contractors,' and not 'employer-employee,'" isn't sufficient as far as the federal or state authorities are concerned. (Read an informative article on How Employee Policies and Contractor Agreements Protect Your Business)
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Omar Apollo, born Omar Apolonio, dropped out of college after just two weeks. Soon after giving academia the boot, he started creating an easy-going style of retro-tinged pop that borrows from jazz, R&B, funk, alternative and soul.
The twenty-year-old first-generation Mexican-American singer-songwriter, who calls Indiana home, began strumming the guitar at age twelve and then put his ax to the side for a few years. He resumed playing at eighteen, at which point he began to absorb new styles of music and started to pen his own material. He quickly made up for lost time.
While he brandishes accomplished picking chops, in addition to winsome crooning, his music expands beyond the typical guitar-driven fare. He cites David Bowie, Prince, Alex G, Cuco and MorMor among his influences. His recent EP, Stereo, includes songs in both English and Spanish.
Westword caught up with him to talk about his work.
Westword: Hi Omar. What's up?
Omar Apollo: Just chillin' at band rehearsal.
Where are you?
I'm in Indiana.
Have you been touring outside of Indiana a lot lately?
Yeah. I've been touring with my new band. We recently played in Canada, then in Seattle and Portland and some other places in California.
How long have you been seriously pursuing your music career?
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For about three years now. I dropped out of college after two weeks. I only went because my mom wanted me to. I started playing when I was twelve, and I played until I was like fifteen, and then I got bored because I was just learning dumb chords and normal stuff. I just kind of stopped, but when I was eighteen I started listening to some jazz, and I fell in love with it and picked it up again.
What kind of jazz?
I heard this one album called Ego Death – kind of hip-hop, jazz and soul – by a band called The Internet, and I didn't know you could make music sound like that. I don't usually go deep into music rabbit holes, but it made me want to play guitar again, so I went and bought one. It was a Samick guitar. I paid forty bucks for it.
Do you still play it?
No. I have a Telecaster now.
When did you start writing songs?
I started when I was about seventeen.
You have some great guitar chops...
Thanks for noticing. Yeah, my dad put me on to the Beatles when I was young. Then I started finding other stuff like Prince and Bowie.
Is your voice modeled on anyone?
No. It's whatever I end up with it. I try to use it as an instrument. I taught myself how to sing using YouTube videos.
You look a little like John Mayer. Do you ever get that?
All the time.
Do you like his music?
Yeah. He's amazing.
Do you have a CD out?
Just the EP, Stereo, that came out in May.
Have you been getting a lot of press?
Yeah, it's pretty cool. I had two singles that were doing well, and then after the EP, things definitely picked up.
What channels do you use to get your music out there?
Spotify and iTunes. It's been pretty magical. I've got a lot of followers. And now they're putting my face on playlists and stuff. They show love all the time.
You have a big tour coming up, right?
Yeah. I leave tomorrow. We fly to New York and then drive from there.
How many people are in the band?
Four total. I play lead, and my friend plays guitar and synth, and then I have a bassist and a drummer.
How did you find your bandmates?
I know them from my neighborhood. They're pretty much just homies from the block. I met a lot of my friends skateboarding. I sucked as a skater, but I did it because my friends did it.
What's your town called?
I grew up in Hobart, Indiana, but now I live in Whiting, just south of Chicago. A lot of my friends live nearby in a town called Lake Station.
Do you like sports?
No. I hate sports. But I like tennis.
How do you feel about fashion?
Well, the older I get, the more I care about what I put on. It's good to look nice.
Were you able to play locally and get enough attention, or did you have to get outside your town to be heard?
No, people would come locally. It was cool. They either heard the music or by word of mouth. By the end of last year, I was selling out shows at local bars and coffee shops.
How much have your shows grown in terms of audience since you started?
When I started, it might have been like 100 people, then it was about 250, and now it's like 350- to 400-capacity venues and some are already sold out for the tour in L.A. and Santa Ana. It's great, but it's kinda weird to think that these people who I've never met me know who I am. It's all word of mouth. One person finds it on the Internet, and then they share it.
What else should people know about you?
I've got some really cool shit coming up; it's leveled up from the stuff I started with. I'm maturing as a musician. As I get better, my arrangements are more thought out. It's progressing.
Do you have a method?
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I try to be more conscious of my songwriting process. I feel like I have a bird's-eye view of what I'm doing. I'll be in sessions with other people in places like L.A., and I see how they work, and I'm like, okay, let's try this.
What are your themes?
How I'm feeling in the moment...and I write about relationships sometimes.
Omar Apollo, 7 p.m. Thursday, August 8, Larimer Lounge, $12-$15.


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Please define the cost allocation keys in sea transport business.
Think about owning a ship, but are not operating it efficiently and effectively so that your costs are always much more than your revenues. What will be your solution? What if you decide to charter your vessel? Please consider chartering types as well.
Notes 4.
Costs in sea transport depends on :
1- Kind of carriage ( bulk or container)
2- Size of the ship
3- Size of the fleet
4- Time spent on the sea
5- Time spent at the port
6- Liner or tramp services
7- Shipments ( cargos)
Costs can be classified under three major titles:
1- Costs that caused by owning the ships
a- Capital
b- Insurance
c- Maintenance and repair
d- Survey and inspection
2- Costs that caused by the voyage
a- Crew
b- Fuel and oil
c- Equipments and spare parts
d- Loading/unloading - Terminal handling
e- Port
3- Other
a- Agency commision
b- Cargo insurance etc...
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Please define the cost allocation keys in sea transport business.
The cost allocation keys are the formulas or rule used to allocate shared costs to the part of the business that should absorb those costs.
You will need to accumulate the cost per ship and the cost per voyage.
Here are my suggested cost allocation keys:
1- Costs per ship:
a- Capital (allocate based on original cost of each ship)
b- Insurance (allocate based on the insured value of each ship)
c- Maintenance and repair (assign directly to the ship being repaired)
d- Survey and inspection (allocate directly the ship being repaired)
2- Costs per voyage :
a- Crew (assign to each voyage based on labor hours worked on each voyage)
b- Fuel and oil (assign to the voyage that used it)
c- Equipments and spare parts (equipment - allocate based on hours used; spare parts assign to voyage consuming the parts)
d- Loading/unloading - Terminal handling (allocate based on ...
Solution Summary
The response is 554 words. I have described how you would accumulate your costs in this business, given you two potential reports that would help you find problems with the business and described how the ship features impact capacity. I had discussed situations where you might find chartering a promising solution and situations when chartering is not likely to improve the operations.


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As a majority of users, I bought a laptop with vista already on it. First things firts, I installed linux (debian) without even booting into windows and follow its installation process.
Then I thought I could use windows (for such situation where god-damned hardware makers to not create drivers for linux (ex: lexmark and its x4650 wifi printer!)) and start it from virtualbox (version 2.0.4 for me) without having to leave linux!
Here is how I did:
- Install virtualbox package: "sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose"
- Login into windows to finish the installation process (if windows is already set up, then skip this step)
note: I installed windows with a full reboot on windows (and not from within virtualbox) simply because I could not make the installation process work within virtualbox
- Login back into linux and locate your windows partition: "sudo fdisk -l"
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1306 10490413+ 27 Unknown /dev/sda2 * 1307 20110 151041024 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda3 20111 24328 33881085 83 Linux /dev/sda4 24329 38913 117154012+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 24329 24450 979933+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda6 24451 38913 116174016 83 Linux
In my case, windows partition is 'dev/sda2' (the one with NTFS filesystem format)
- We need to create a fake .vmdk file (file format used by virtualbox to emulate hard-disk) and make it point to our real disk. Run:
sudo vboxmanage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename ~/.VirtualBox/vista_physical_partition-sda.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda
note: as for now, we make the vmdk file points to entire disk (and not only to windows partition)
note2: if your disk with vista is other than /dev/sda (ex: /dev/sdb) => use your own value[UPDATE]: with newer versions of virtualbox, above command ends up in an error. As suggested in displayed error message, you need to use the -convertSettings flag => instead of running above command line, run this one:
sudo vboxmanage -convertSettings internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename ~/.VirtualBox/vista_physical_partition-sda.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda
- change ownership of generated .vmdk file to your own user (so that you won't need to run virtualbox as root to use this partition): sudo chown <your_user_name> ~/.VirtualBox/vista_physical_partition-sda.vmdk
- Now start virtualbox: "sudo virtualbox" and create your virtual machine:
- click on New / Next / enter your virtualmachine name (ex: vista) & choose windows vista as OS type & click on Next
- For windows vista, you must allocate at least 512MB of ram (1.5Gb recommended), click on Next
- For hard-disk, click on "existing" / "add" and go to ~/.VirtualBox/vista_physical_partition-sda.vmdk / click on "select" / "next" / "Finish"
- Now we must further configure this virtualmachine, click on "Machine" / "Settings"
- Under "general" section, allocate at least 50Mb of ram for video (in "basic" tab), then click on "advanced" tab and ensure "Enable IO APIC" is checked and click on OK (you can look for more options such as enabling sound in corresponding sections)
- AT THIS POINT, I MUST GIVE AN IMPORTANT WARNING: our vmdk file points to entire disk, ie. when we will start our virtual machine, it will be like booting the entire computer => if you have dual boot, you will load grub: DO NOT RUN LINUX within itself! This could screw up your entire linux installation!!!!
You would start the linux you're currently running virtualbox on, therefore messing all your linux installation. => MAKE SURE TO LOAD WINDOWS ONLY
- At this point, I tried to start the virtual machine and load vista and… it failed! This delicious blue-screen I had not seen since I started using linux… I found a solution that worked for me, on virtualbox website, it consists of modifying some windows registry entries so that windows won't check HDD structure upon start-up and won't fail if it changed.
- go to http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows
- download MergeIDE utility (in Hard Disk Support section) & save it in a usb key on into windows partition
- restart your computer, loading windows, log into it, unzip MergeIDE and execute "MergeIDE.reg" to modify your registry
- restart into linux
- start virtualbox, start your virtual machine and load Vista.
If you're lucky enough, Vista should start by now
- Log in into Vista using virtualbox.
- Bad news is that there's lot of chance your ethernet controller won't be recognized, we will install it.
- Leave your virtualbox open and go back to linux ('right ctrl' is the default hotkey to tell virtualbox you want to go back to linux, it frees your mouse and keyboard so that they are active in linux and no longer in windows)
- download corresponding ethernet driver: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/V4.51.zip (if link is dead, go to www.amd.com and look for NDIS5 driver)
- unzip it: "unzip V4.51.zip -d vbox_driver"
- create an iso of unziped content: "mkisofs -o vbox_driver.iso -R -J vbox_driver "
- then mount this file as a cdrom in virtualbox:
- go into virtualbox
- on top menu (leave fullscreen mode (right ctrl + f) to see it), click on Devices/Mount CD-DVDROM
- browse to your newly created vbox_driver.iso file
- then in your running vista, if mounted file does not open itself, go to your cdrom icon and open it
- Next click on Control Panel / Hardware and Sound / Device Manager. Right click on Ethernet Controller / Update Driver Software => browse my computer… => navigate to the CDROM drive, and click ok.
- That should do it for the ethernet controller
- Now you may have new driver problem that pops out (such as activating usb ports!).
We will install the controller for VirtualBox VMM Device: download innotek drivers from http://www.virtualbox.org/download/1.5.0/VirtualBox_1.5.0_Win_x86.msi and install it.
- That's it.
Note: I ran a lot of commands as root, unfortunately creating .vmdk file without root access failed on an "insufficient right to read /dev/sda" error and the running virtualbox without root failed with same message too.
I'm pretty sure I screwed up at some point and that you should be able to run it without root rights.
Note2: I'm looking for a way to skip grub when starting virtual machine as it's too dangerous as it is now. Unfortunately I did not find a solution that worked for me. If you did, please let us know!
- http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-664692.html similar post on running virtualbox using real partitions
- http://jhcore.com/2007/03/25/vista-on-ubuntu-using-virtualbox/ great blog entry on which I found the solution for ethernet controller
- http://virtualbox.org/download/ Virtualbox official driver repository for installing virtualbox vmm controller on windows
- http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows Virtualbox hints to load windows using virtualbox: registry modification program is very useful (worked for me with vista)
- http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/V4.51.zip Virtualbox ethernet driver
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=769883 great step-by-step tutorial on virtualbox configuration
- http://mesbalivernes.blogspot.com/2008/01/virtual-box-booting-from-existing.html unfortunately solution presented in this post did not work for me
- http://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/getting-around-windows-activation-when-virtualizing/ misc blog entry on windows re-activation when using virtualization (I did not run into such a problem but I put the link anyway, just in case)
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=782936 Tutorial on getting wifi work on virtualbox – looks like such a pain that I did not even try it!
- http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads You can download here virtualbox official user manual in pdf format


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text: Waste embraced In an industry with limited resources, Ernest Dupere is fostering better results for builders, clients and the environment. Photo courtesy Benedict Industries Previous Article Q&A: capable kitchens Housing speaks to a cook, a chef and an architects on kitchen essentials, what makes a good kitchen and their very own spaces. Next Article A winning formula With a keen eye for trends and a knack for finding new ways to sell product, John Winning is changing the face of appliance retailing in Australia. Share Author Ian Bushnell Ernest Dupere doesn't have a problem with waste. He can't get enough of it. Better it go to him and the company he co-directs with his business partner Dana Dupere, than end up in landfill or worse, dumped illegally. Benedict Industries is the second biggest recycler in the Sydney area but its point of difference is what it does with the waste it collects. Established in 1966 as a family-owned haulage company, Benedict soon expanded into quarrying, building and landscape supplies, recycling and now property development. The company has been at the forefront of the emerging circular economy, creating products from waste that have become industry standards and has been a supplier to some major projects in Sydney. 'Our company in many ways has led the way for the provision of recycled and quarry landscape products to the construction industry in Sydney,' says Mr Dupere, who has been with the company since 1986. In a world of shrinking resources, cost imperatives and shifts in public expectations about the environment, the building industry has seen a steady growth in the recycling of waste and the take-up of recycled products. The trend is clear. According to the Australian National Waste Report 2016 prepared for the Department of Environment and Energy and released last year, about 20 mega tonnes of construction and demolition waste was generated in 2014-15 and 64 per cent was recovered. Benedict is driven by how it can supply a recycled product rather than a quarried one Photo courtesy Benedict Industries Benedict Industries is the second biggest recycler in the Sydney area Photo courtesy Benedict Industries Of this about 17.2 mega tonnes was masonry waste including concrete, bricks and rubble, with 70 per cent recycled. From 2006-07 to 2014-15 masonry waste generation increased from about 15 to 17 Mt but the quantity that went to landfill dropped from about 5.6 to 5.2 Mt while recycling grew strongly from 8.9 to 12 Mt. Mr Dupere says builders have always appreciated the cost-savings that proper waste management and recycling can provide, as well as meeting the increasing demands from customers for greener houses. 'If you can suddenly save $100 a month on your power bill that [is something that] affects people's decisions, so the bottom line encourages them to build more efficient structures. The costs of delivering those are [improved if you're] more efficient with the waste generated in construction and clearing the site,' he says. This has driven demand for Benedict's ever-increasing range of recycled landscape and building supply products that are competitive with quarried ones, including soils, mulches, aggregates, gravel and roadbase. And with the cost of landfill so high in Sydney, not to mention the environmental consequences of simply dumping waste, there are savings all round if that waste can be diverted to recycling. Mindful of conserving its finite quarry resources, Benedict is driven by how it can supply a recycled product rather than a quarried one. 'When quarries close, stuff comes from further and further away which, environmentally, is not a good result. You start wearing the roads out with trucks. That's what's happened to Sydney,' he says. There are savings all round if that waste can be diverted to recycling 'We need to replace quarried products because our next quarry is going to be 400 kilometres away and I don't like the thought of that.' Mr Dupere believes Benedict's dual role as a quarry owner and recycler has given it the edge in product development. 'We're fortunate because our DNA is as a quarrying business so we understand how to make products, and because we're also heavily involved in the recycling business we can apply those disciplines,' he says. He says Benedict can engineer products from waste when others cannot and the company plans to open four more recycling facilities in the next two years. 'I always believe you can engineer an equivalent solution,' Mr Dupere says. The key is listening to builders and anticipating their needs, supplying products they want to use that are very cost-competitive with virgin quarry product. Mr Dupere says site drainage products, structural soils, soil blends and gravel are all sourced from recycled materials and builders are going to see increased percentages of recycled content in their aggregates, as well as glass in concrete sands, which at present do not include any recycled material. Benedict is looking to re-enter the glass sand market and introduce a range of concrete and asphalt sands, with a percentage of post-consumer glass crushed into it. But Mr Dupere says a more supportive regulatory environment is needed to expand the use of recycled materials, including adjusting product specifications where there is equivalent performance and even mandating a certain percentage in government work. 'As long as it performs the same why can't we use it? It's better for the environment, it's better all the way round,' Mr Dupere says. Structural soils, soil blends and gravel are all sourced from recycled materials Photo courtesy Benedict Industries Ernest Dupere of Benedict Industries Photo courtesy Benedict Industries Now a property developer as well, Mr Dupere says the challenge for the building industry is delivering affordable dwellings because not everybody wants to live in an apartment. 'It doesn't have to be big patch of dirt but it needs to be a patch of dirt that's theirs,' he says. Mr Dupere suggests the answer is to take terrace living to the suburbs but the government needs to knock down planning hurdles and allow 120-square metre blocks. 'Everybody's idea of higher density is high-rise but it's not. You can have nice two- to three-storey terraces like they have in the inner city of Sydney and Melbourne – they would be wildly popular and the efficiencies of construction are there,' he says. 'That's how the building industry can supply adequate housing at an affordable price.' Benedict has partnered with Mirvac in two major projects, at Moorebank near Liverpool and Menangle, south-west of Sydney. Its decommissioned Moorebank quarry is to be transformed into a marina with 350 apartments, 35 terraces, 180 houses, and a shopping centre with another 180 apartment and offices. The Menangle Creamery site south-west of Sydney is to be redeveloped into a major new destination with a train station, new town centre, restored heritage buildings, brewery, distillery, restaurants, hotel and a concert amphitheatre for 20,000 people. 'We want to create something special,' Mr Dupere says. 'That's what drives me, I'm not driven by money these days – I'm driven by solving problems and creating good outcomes.' 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ICA Discontinues Relationship with AKB
And Dissolves the AKB Foundation
The International Consensus Association (ICA) announces that it has discontinued its relationship with Asterism Kernel Blockchain (AKB) and is no longer working with the AKB project team. ICA also announces that it has dissolved the AKB Foundation, which ICA established on 12 July 2019.
AKB must immediately discontinue the use of the ICA name and cease all affiliation with ICA and its officers. AKB must further remove the name of ICA and ICA's officers from all of AKB's materials, including but not limited to AKB-related summaries and one-pagers, white papers, press releases, business plans, presentations, webpages, and applications. ICA hopes that AKB will work productively with its other partners and resolve quickly any issues so that all organizations can continue to promote advances in the growing blockchain community.
Since its inception, ICA has assisted in the successful financing and implementation of dozens of reputable and high-performing blockchain projects around the world. Blockchain technologies offer breakthrough solutions based on its decentralization, transparency, and immutability.


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Element Energy commence two exciting new heat network feasibility studiesMarch 6, 2017
Element Energy have recently been commissioned by North East Lincolnshire Council to assess the viability of heat networks in the region. Funded by the UK Government's Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU), the study will consider opportunities for capturing waste heat from the region's industrial sites, for tapping into the area's substantial geothermal resource and even extracting heat from the River Humber to provide heat to thousands of homes and businesses.
Element Energy has also recently commenced a HNDU-funded project working with Reading Borough Council to examine the feasibility of a heat network in Reading Town Centre. The study area will focus on the numerous redevelopment areas in the Town Centre.
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Copyright: El Comercio, Ecuador
Ecuador Earthquake: 'Our immediate priority is to provide people with clean water to prevent the outbreak of disease'
Our teams are gearing up to deliver clean water and sanitation to families in the worst affected localities
Apr 21 2016
Our teams are gearing up to deliver clean water and sanitation to families in the worst affected localities of Muisnes and Chamanga, which remain without power and water and have not yet been reached by aid agencies.
"In Chamanga alone 2,500 people have been affected but they've not yet received any help since aid efforts have mainly been focusing on the area of Pedernales more to the South," said Action Against Hunger's Lys Aranga. "People have sought shelter in tents, churches, parks and schools. Our immediate priorities are to provide people with access to clean drinking water and establish adequate hygiene conditions to prevent the outbreak of disease."
More than 180 localities have been left without power and access to water. Drinking water also risks being contaminated by sewage given that sewage systems have been damaged. "Distributing water filters to families at times of emergency can reduce the risk of water-related disease by 40 per cent," explained Pablo Alvalde, a water, sanitation and hygiene expert with Action Against Hunger.
We mobilised three teams of emergency response experts in the first 24 hours after the quake and relief items including water filters and hygiene kits have already been dispatched to Esmeraldas. Today, additional materials are scheduled to arrive including 1,000 chlorinated water tanks and another 1,000 water filters from Colombia, and treatment systems for household water, water pumps and distribution points for safe water from Panama.
Our teams are also preparing the needed equipment to put together so-called "baby tents," which are safe spaces where young children and their mothers can receive psychosocial support to cope with the impacts of the disaster and learn more about hygiene practices that can prevent the spread of new diseases among children.


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2014 Community Cornerstone Impact Breakfast
Bright Blessings' Impact Breakfast brings together service-minded individuals whose professional, civic, academic and faith networks help support local homeless children across the greater Charlotte area. Attendees enjoyed an exceptional breakfast, networking, and heard about the issues of child homelessness in our community to learn how we can work together to make an impact. View award honorees, see event photos and watch a video of our special guest speaker, Patrice Webb-Bush, Social Worker, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, below. To learn how you can become an Impact Organization for Bright Blessings and take part in our Community Cornerstone Network, please contact Amy Cervantes.
Impact Award Honorees
Ally Financial
Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of Ally Financial's Treasury Department in Charlotte, an employee workplace giving campaign began with a goal of raising $2,500 and concluded with a total giving amount of over $14,000! This incredible effort inspired giving that continues to embody the joy, care, comfort and hope received by thousands of local homeless children through the programs of Bright Blessings. Ally's tremendous support also includes grant contributions for care & comfort sets and program services to aid transient homeless students across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Pictured Accepting Award: Jennifer Kelly
The Dale Jr. Foundation
Thousands of homeless students across our community have a place to complete their homework and school projects in spite of frequent moves and a transient lifestyle, thanks to The Dale Jr. Foundation. Several years ago, The Dale Jr. Foundation teamed up with Bright Blessings to help sponsor student lap desks for our birthday and care packages delivered to local homeless students at all grade levels. Since that time over 2,500 lap desks sponsored by the foundation, each with a special card of encouragement for these students to stay positive, reach their potential and achieve academic success.
Jack Henry & Associates
"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world." Margaret Mead's quote is fitting to describe the Charlotte team members of Jack Henry & Associates. Over the past three years, this caring and passionate group has made a great impact on Bright Blessings and the kids we serve through multiple collection drives for backpacks, snack items & supplies, treat filled Christmas stockings and monetary contributions from a "Casual Days" summer program. As a result, hundreds of young lives have been brightened and our organization has been truly blessed to witness the impact of their efforts.
Pictured Accepting Award: Melissa McKibben
Moore & Van Allen
Seven years ago, a family's goal to take their service efforts from a home-based project to a community non-profit became a reality, thanks to the support and donated legal services from Moore & Van Allen. Since then, this Charlotte-based firm and its associates have reached well beyond legal services and Board involvement to provide annual support through major event sponsorships, collection drives and multiple workplace volunteer events. Thanks to Moore & Van Allen's years of support, Bright Blessings has been able to expand its programs, engage the community and grow from service a few hundred children to impacting over 10,000 lives since its inception.
Pictured Accepting Award: Caroline Yingling
Providence Road Church of Christ
Our friends at Providence Road Church of Christ are shining examples of the selfless dedication and heart it takes to make a difference for struggling children, many of whom, they'll never even meet. Every week volunteers from this church arrive to our facility with a big van and even bigger smiles, ready to spend a few hours delivering birthday packages to schools for homeless students and Blessing Baskets to agencies for homeless babies. Church members also volunteer at group service events, donate gifts & supplies and participate in our Adopt-a-Party program at shelters. With their many levels of involvement, Providence Road Church of Christ continues to help us make a positive impact for homeless children across our community.
Pictured Accepting Award: LaCinda Benson & Brian Suber
Union Academy
It takes a village to make an impact, and the students and faculty at Union Academy truly embody this popular adage. Since 2011, this caring academic community has rallied support for Bright Blessings and the kids we serve, including their "Bucks for Blessings" collection efforts - raising over $1,000- andthrough many service events to help prepare supplies, gift sets and assist with many projects at the Giving Village. When so many young people are engaged and inspired to make a difference for others, not only does our community benefit, but our world and our future become that much brighter too.
Pictured Accepting Award: Cynthia Mitchell


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A new round of photos from our trip to Portland taken on a beautiful afternoon spent with Bogdan downtown Portland in Pioneer Square. I was wearing a casual outfit with mint jeans, striped blouse and " the necklace" that I bought from the Portland Art Museum souvenir shop.
Blouse: vintage/ similar style here and here
Jeans:B hermosa/ similar style here and here
Shoes: Calvin Klein Collection/ similar here and here
Clutch: American Apparel/ similar here
Necklace: Art Museum Shop/ another great design here and here
Sunglasses: Ralph Lauren
Ring: tarhunabijoux
Belt: Mossimo/ similar style here


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China Travel Testimonials
See what our customers say in our Testimonial/feedback section! Below are some REAL feedback written by our customers who traveled China with us! We are grateful to share their experiences in China, including the review of our service, attractions, guides, hotels, activities and food.
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One Canadian client enjoyed his trip in ChinaClient: Thomas Jestin Nationality: CanadaTour Dates: September 2 , 2017 -- September 9 , 2017Tour Planner: MaxItinerary: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
I really enjoyed my tour from Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai. The accommodations were great, and the transfers were seamless.
I wish I was able to see more of the nightlife in Shanghai, as the hotel wasn't very central and I didn't have a good sense of direction.
Besides ...Read More
2 clients from USA thanked us for their once-in-a-lifetime trip in ChinaClient: Rebecca McGilvra Nationality: United StatesTour Dates: October 15 , 2017 -- October 28 , 2017Tour Planner: PeicyItinerary: Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Luoyang, Dengfeng, Shanghai
Hello Mr. Yang,
It is my pleasure to share our opinions about our Wonderful tour with your company through China. From the minute I started communicating with Peicy Wang I knew we were in good hands. Peicy was extremely professional, responsive, and helpful with many details we needed. ...Read More
An Italian couple had a wonderful trip in YunnanClient: Adriano Bucavelli Nationality: ItalyTour Dates: October 16 , 2017 -- October 30 , 2017Tour Planner: PeicyItinerary: Dongchuan, Jianshui, Yuanyang, Kunming, Dali, Shaxi, Lijiang, Zhongdian
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I'm glad to inform you that our journey in Yunnan has been wonderful! We have appreciated the efficiency of your agency, which have prepared a good itinerary, perfect in every detail, and managed very quickly and perfectly the problem at the Dali airport. Also the guides have b ...Read More
One solo travel from USA had a memorable and mind-opening experienceClient: Asoka Bandarage Nationality: United StatesTour Dates: June 15 , 2017 -- June 25 , 2017Tour Planner: SilviaItinerary: Beijing, Xian, Yichang, Luoyang
Dear Mr. Yang,
I have just returned to the USA. Hence the delayed response.
Thank you very much to Easy Tour China for allowing me to see and experience China. The trip was well organized and executed: all the guides were v. helpful, pleasant and punctual. Silvia was extremely gra ...Read More
An Italian family thanked us for their beautiful and memorable trip to ChinaClient: Marika Failla & Family Nationality: ItalyTour Dates: June 23 , 2017 -- July 1 , 2017Tour Planner: LydiaItinerary: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
Dear Ricky
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Are you the same person we spoke on the phone in Beijing, just to double check that everything was in order? Nice to hear from you again.
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4 Austrlian clients had a fantastic, enjoyable and enthralling trip in ChinaClient: Judith Lack Nationality: AustraliaTour Dates: December 1 , 2016 -- December 13 , 2016Tour Planner: CharlieItinerary: Beijng, Xian, Chengdu, Emei, Guilin, Shanghai
Dear Ricky,
Our trip to China was fantastic, enjoyable and enthralling. Our China experience was much more than we expected.
Our first contact with ETC was Charlie and he, as the chief organiser was perfect. Charlie's assistance with planning and organising could not have been bette ...Read More
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1 on 1 with NBA mom "Mama Doe"
Posted by By Bowse at 25 January, at 20 : 51 PM Print
TheBowse.com is excited to introduce the newest member to our writing family, Mama Doe. "Mama Doe" is the Mother of an NBA star, both of whom will remain anonymous for the time being.
Make sure to follow www.TheBowse.com and check Mama Doe's blog entries on a regular basis as she let's our readers get an inside look and perspective into her world.
We had a chance to ask Mama Doe a few questions as she opens up to our readers and introduces herself:
TB: Were you always a fan of the NBA? What is it about Basketball that you love?
Mama Doe: Actually, I wasn't always a fan of the NBA. I really liked NFL growing up and cheered for my local team. My interest started for basketball when I met a guy who played years later. I love the length of the season. I also love the fact that there is almost always a game on every night throughout the season. It's definitely become somewhat of a reality show in some ways, also.
TB: What do you think about the introduction of the WNBA back in 1997?
Mama Doe: I hate to say this but I really don't follow the WNBA. I love Candice Parker though but not because of her basketball skills. It's because she seems like a genuinely kind hearted down to earth person.
TB: How do you keep yourself fully informed about news and updates during the NBA season?
Mama Doe: Now this may sound obsessive but I not only have the NBA League Pass at home on my TV but it's on my iPhone, iPad and laptop as well. I have a fantasy team and they give you updates on not only my players but players around the league. If there is not a game on my TV it's usually parked on the NBA TV channel. And of course I have Google alerts for some of my favorite players.
TB: Do you have memories of a particular game that may stand out in your mind as your favorite? What teams were playing and why does this game stand out in your memory?
Mama Doe: One of my favorite games to watch was when the Celtics beat the Lakers in the 2008 championship game. I was so happy for the Celtics because it seemed as though it was long over due for those guys.
TB: When did you know that your son had the talent to make it to the NBA?
Mama Doe: This may sound funny but I didn't know what all the fuss was over him. I knew he could play pretty good but that still didn't convince me that he was going into the league even after he declared and signed with an agent. On draft night it was so nerve racking because there was always the chance that he still wouldn't get called. So I guess it all became a reality when he put on his TEAM cap and gave us that million dollar smile.
TB: How much influence do you have in your son's career?
Mama Doe: I don't think I'm much of an influence in his day to day life as far as his career is concerned. I think I'm more of an influence in his life in general. He has always known that I would do what ever it took to provide for him and his siblings so I believe that he has it instilled in him to provide for his family as well. We may not be perfect but we will try our hardest to do what's right.
TB: What kind of involvement do you have with your son's team, if any?
Mama Doe: I'm not too involved with his team partly because I don't live in the town where he plays. However, when I do visit for home games I like to reach out to the different staff members because they seem like an extended part of my family.
TB: How does it feel to watch as your son is put under a microscope and faced with possible praise or criticism on a nightly basis?
Mama Doe: One of the hardest things to do as a mother is to listen to the media ridicule your child for mistakes. No matter what form of entertainment a person is in I believe they are entitled to some level of privacy and it's quite sad that the negativity in some peoples lives sells newspapers and raises ratings.
I like to record the games even if I'm at a game because I like to go back home and hear the good and bad of what the commentators have to say. Sometimes it's hard to listen to but you can't always take the good without the bad…even though I would love to have a one on one with a few sports announcers whom I will leave unnamed.
TB: What is your favorite part about being an NBA Mom?
Mama Doe: What I love about being a mom period is seeing my children succeed in what they want to pursue in life. As they are growing up you try to cram as many of life's lessons in before they go out into the world so that you can prepare them for both the good & the bad. Once they are on their own you worry if you've told them enough or if they will even remember what they've learned at all.
As for being a NBA Mom I still get a chuckle out of people wanting MY autograph or even pose for photos with me. I think it's cute and even though I am a very shy person I always oblige.
TB: Aside from your son, who is your favorite player and why?
Mama Doe: My favorite players in the league outside of my son have always been Shaquille O'neal and Kenyon Martin. Of course I have some new names to add to that list because they are the peers of my son but for now they will remain anonymous.
Shaq, because he's just so BIG! He was always so dominating in how he played back in the day. Today, he still has that commanding presence but he's definitely softened up a bit.
K-Mart because as a child, my son was sort of drawn to him as a player. So naturally I wanted to know who he was as well. Kenyon has a very tough look from the outside but when you look into who he really is you'll find a very hard worker and someone who cares about others by giving back to the community.
We look forward to hearing the colorful stories that Mama Doe shares with our readers and gives hints as who Mama Doe and her son are. Make sure to follow us @TheBowse and get updates on Twitter when Mama Doe posts a new blog!
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"K-Mart because as a child, my son was sort of drawn to him as a player"
So Mama your son must be young!!!
Is it D-Rose?
Why all the hiding?
So, u say Million dollar smile….hmmm So hes a top pick thats for sure…
Is this a joke ?
This most definitely is not a joke.
Nope! It's not a joke! Let's have some with this… Clues to follow!
So u wanna strangle announcers…So he's been scrutinized in the past…Arenas? He's had a ton of critism recently and has a million dollar smile
You think so huh? hmmm…sorta cold but a little warm too! lol!!!
This should be quite interesting if I do say so myself.
It's not Arenas' mom because they don't have a relationship. I wonder if it's Kevin Durant's mom. Definitely someone young! I bet he play for Oklahoma, they're whole team is young!
I need more clues….more interviews……more I say MORE!!! But so far I'm guessing someone young and on a bad basketball team. Maybe NJ or Washington.
I say John Wall


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This week I'm grateful to Karen for suggesting a clever online service for saving your web favourites, or bookmarks, and allowing you to access them from anywhere on the Internet.
The site to visit is http://www.backflip.com/, where you can very quickly sign up for an account and start storing your favourites on the Internet. The idea is that you add a Backflip It! button to your browser's toolbar and, when you come across a web page whose location you to remember, you just click it.
The wheels did fall off temporarily for me when I tried to add the button to Firefox, my usual browser, but I quickly switched to Internet Explorer and everything worked fine. Backflip apparently works with IE and Netscape and I'm not sure why Firefox won't play ball; perhaps there's a setting I don't know about.
When you click the Backflip It! button, a pop-up window appears which allows you to edit the page address, the page title and add a description of what's on the page. You then click the Backflip It! button again and the information is stored on Backflip, where you can access it whenever you need to.
You either have to switch off your browser's pop-up blocker or go through the procedure of temporarily allowing pop-up windows on whatever site you happen to be visiting. Once that's done, however, the system works fine and, when you want to find a page you have visited, you nip over to the Backflip site.
Once there, you can use the search feature or page through the list of sites you've saved to find the one you want. You can make things easier and categorise your pages by storing them in different folders.
One innovative feature is My Daily Routine, which allows you store a list of the pages and sites that you visit every day, and quickly flip between them. The other great feature is that you can export your existing favourites from your browser and import them into your folder on Backflip.
The website claims that nobody but you will ever be able to see your favourites, unless you elect to share them, meaning that Backflip should be a better bet than your personal PC for storing that link to Sabrina's Cabaret. Storing your favourites online has the added benefit that they would survive your PC being toasted or thieved.
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Mobel Oak Fully Assembled Solid Oak Shoe Cupboard From Baumhaus
A lovely Baumhaus solid oak fully assembled contemporary shoe cupboard.
This is part of our innovative hallway Mobel Oak storage range.
The unit has four shoe shelves and an accessories shelf designed for hats, gloves and sunglasses.
It has been designed to hold approximately 12 pairs of shoes.
Please note that the shelves are not adjustable.
All Baumhaus furniture has exceptional build quality and is designed to last a lifetime.
Mobel oak is crafted from the highest grade selected solid oak.
The panelled sides add design detail.
The resilient satin lacquer finish is hard wearing yet emphasises the beautiful oak grain.
The look is finished with the stylish brushed steel handles.
Your new furniture will be delivered to your downstairs room of choice within 5 working days by our delivery partner Kinetic logistics.
As part of this service you will be given a 3 hour delivery window and on the day of delivery a courtesy call up to 30 minutes prior to delivery, so no waiting in all day.
This is a solidly constructed piece of furniture, no assembly required.
Solid Oak Shoe Cupboard
Height: 870 mm x Width 650 mm x Depth:330 mm
Height: 34.3 inch x Width: 25.6 inch x Depth: 13 inch
Shoe Shelves
Height: 120 mm x Width 577 mm x Depth: 305 mm
Height: 4.7 inch x Width: 22.7 inch x Depth: 12 inch
Accesories Shelf
Height: 135 mm x Width 580 mm x Depth: 180 mm
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Mushroom Pasta Carbonara
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes4 servings
- 2-1/2 cups uncooked mostaccioli
- 8 bacon strips, diced
- 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) whole mushrooms, drained
- 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 6 to 8 drops hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- Cook mostaccioli according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. Brown mushrooms in drippings; remove to paper towels. Drain drippings from pan.
- Add the cream, butter, parsley, garlic, pepper sauce and salt to skillet; cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Drain mostaccioli; add to cream mixture. Stir in bacon, mushrooms and cheese; heat through. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with green onions.
Nutrition Facts1-1/4 cups: 511 calories, 33g fat (18g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 525mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 11g protein.
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Jul 4, 2020
This was very good. I did not use the green onions. My husband really enjoyed it. Will be making this again!
Sep 27, 2016
My family absolutely loves this. I actually use more than the 6-8 drop of hot sauce to give it a little more kick and I add diced chicken to it also. Thank you for sharing.
Jan 17, 2016
Make this all the time. Big family favorite!
Oct 17, 2015
Terrific recipe but it needs the addition of some fresh basil, rosemary or tarragon. I also use fat free 1/2 and 1/2 with some chicken broth. I liked someone's idea for using kielbasa. And, it is not carbonara without bacon. That flavor and texture is essential. : )
Oct 5, 2015
pretty good would make again but make a little more sauce it was a little dry
Jun 27, 2015
This was a huge hit at our house. My husband said he'd eat it every night. I used seasoned grated parmesan - basil & sun-dried tomato - instead of plain parmesan.
Mar 26, 2015
Sep 15, 2014
I left out the bacon, but still, I didn't think this was very tasty. I wasn't digging the intense onion-y flavor and besides that it was kinda plain. Don't think I'll make it again. (It was very easy to make though!)
Aug 29, 2014
My wife and I both loved this. The only thing we changed was to use fresh baby Bella mushrooms instead of jarred. Mmmmmmmm..........
Feb 3, 2014
Made this tonight. Absolutely delicious. Didn't make any changes other than using entire box of penne pasta and added a bit more cream, butter, garlic, and cheese. Next time, I will try it with fat free half and half and less butter to make it a little more healthy. This would be good with grilled chicken as many others suggest. Restaurant quality taste in my opinion.