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Windows Blue
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The update for the Windows 8 OS, which was dubbed as Windows Blue, is set to be released by before the end of the year. The upcoming OS will be able to support numerous screen displays, form factors, and offers more options for consumers and business users.
Microsoft CFO and CMO Tami Reller revealed that the update allows the company to react to the feedback from customers that the company took note of since the Windows RT and Windows 8 OS were unveiled. Last year, Microsoft delivered ARM-based Windows RT and Intel-based Windows 8 OS devices. The Windows Blue update follows some unfavorable reactions from users on the operating system, which has not stopped the decline in the sales of PCs.
PC deliveries in the first quarter went down by 13.9 percent compared to the same period last year. The wide acceptance of other devices has contributed to the failure of the Windows 8 OS from stopping the decline in PC sales.
No details were provided by Reller on the features of the Windows Blue update.
However, it should also be noted that sales of the Windows 8 license have surpassed the 100 million unit level within ix months after it was released. The figure includes the sales of the devices using the OS along with the upgrades to the latest OS from Microsoft.
Reller also said that there is a growing number of devices using the Windows 8 and Windows RT OS. The company is aware of the time it will take to change and it is optimistic of the developments following the launch of the OS. Despite the decline in PC sales, she is still confident of the PC market.
The PC market is now evolving with the increasing number of mobile devices including convertibles and touch laptops. The new PCs that have emerged are starting to become more affordable for consumers.
The number of apps available in the Windows Store has also increased by six-fold since it was launched. The first six months saw over 250 million applications downloaded by users.
The SkyDrive of the company also has more than 250 million uses while the Outlook.com webmail has around 400 million accounts. This is positive news for the company even as it prepares for the release of the Windows Blue OS update within the year.


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It's the final post in our malware extravaganza this month, and this one is designed to help you out should the worst happen. You turn on your computer one day and discover it is infected with malware. This could be a lock out virus, a Trojan that could steal your data or a worm that has left your files ruined. Whatever it is, all you know if that you want it off and sharpish! So here are a few easy steps to get rid of malware and viruses and restore your computer to normal.
As soon as you realise you have malware on your machine you need to act. The first step for this is to disconnect your machine from the internet (to stop the malware from leaking elsewhere) and boot your machine up in safe mode. For a Windows machine you need to shut down the computer and restart it. As soon as you see anything on the screen, press the F8 key repeatedly. This will bring up the advanced boot options menu, where you can select safe mode with networking and press enter. For a Mac you need to once again turn off your computer, press down the Shift key and hold it down while it boots. You can stop holding the shift key when you see an apple logo and a progress bar.
Once you have entered safe mode, you now want to delete all temporary files on your machine. This quick process will speed up the virus scanning, free up disk space and it might even get rid of some malware. It's as simple as using the disk clean up utility included on your machine. Once you have done this, you are now ready to run a virus scanner and get rid of that malware.
Now you are ready to get rid of this nasty malware for good. Thankfully a standard malware scanner is usually enough to get rid of most infections. If you already have antivirus installed, make sure you use a different malware scanner for this, as your inbuilt one could be corrupt. There are millions of malware variants, so no one scanner will catch them all. You are looking to download an on demand malware scanner and run it, or if you prefer you can use a FixMeStick. The FixMeStick is a plug and play antivirus USB stick specifically designed for wiping out malware from your system. It's a self-bootable USB stick that operates in it's own clean environment, identifying viruses and malware and cleaning it up. It's not a cheap option, but it is incredibly effective.
Some malware infections can do some very sneaky things with your settings. One of these is adjusting your web browsers home page to direct it to a site that is filled with spyware and other kinds of malware to help infect your computer further. So before you start using your computer again, check your homepage and connection settings. Verify that the home page is what you want it to be and isn't something random, and that your internet will be connecting to the correct ISP and not something unknown.
Now that your computer is completely clear of viruses and you know you won't re-infect it as soon as you open up your internet browser you can begin rebuilding. If you have been clever and been backing up your computer regularly, you should have a fairly recent backup to restore from. But before you do that, make sure you have downloaded some strong anti-virus software so that you don't have to go through this again! Once that is in place you should be able to restore directly from a backup or download all of your files again, depending on how your particular backup provider works.
If you find yourself stuck when it comes to cleaning malware off your computer, don't worry, you're not alone! At All your Computers we see a lot of people who have become victims of malware and don't know what to do next, and we can help. Our lines are always open, so if you find yourself stuck one day, just give us a quick call and we will do everything we can to help. We can also then help you figure out where the virus came from and how to avoid getting one again. For more information or emergency support, get in touch with us today.

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haven't been writing about for over a year now, he just keeps accepting what he says Putin tells him about Russian interference in US elections.
This more "Boom Goes the Dynamite"--from a person I just think is too volatile and self-owning. He just responds to whatever gets in his craw. And sometimes that isn't just undiplomatic; it's dumb.
This blog kills fascists. Eventually. It's a process I'm working on. Be patient with me.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
So, This is Trump's Twitter Right Now
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- Gerald Parks said...
The words you are looking for is...fn MORON!
Well THAT is the word his Secretary of State ... Rex Tillerson used when speaking of his boss!
GOP/Republican governance...this truely IS the best they can do!
17 of them ran and THIS what oozzed out of their "deep" bench of qualified presidential hopefuls!
- November 13, 2017 at 2:49 AM
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If you haven't been to the Yarraville Festival
before, try and make it along. There will be loads of fun for everyone. It is a fabulous showcase of all the amazing talent that we have here in the West.
And speaking of which, The Newport Community Choir will be strutting our stuff. At 12.00 on the Orange stage. That will be in Ballarat St. just outside the Sun Theatre.
We have been practicing madly, singing ourselves hoarse and learning our parts. We think we sound pretty damn good, but come along and judge for yourself.
After our spot, I have to make a mad dash back to Newport for Life Drawing. But hang around, there are lots of fabulous acts.
Watch out for the Gypsy Djangos, they'll knock your socks off!


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I sometimes like to relax by watching white clad figures play bocce ball at a local Pasadena School yard. The park has several bocce ball courts and they are usually active. Most of players are Italian-Americans and ended up being Italian immigrants who brought bocce ball to The us is certainly.
Though our son has an interest in egypt population Travel Packages, nevertheless getting him up early for tours everyday not only proved to be a challenge for him, but on a few occasions, a challenge for my girlfriend as properly. There were days where I heard the dreaded, "What form of vacation is niagra anyway.too much work!", which mostly meant, "leave me alone, I'd to sleep a little longer". While my wife did inside the most excursions, there were even couple of days that she felt like taking a rest. A certain level of understanding is there to order, also as allowance for some mix of activities.
The series, as usual, worked its far to the finale over several episodes, revealing a relationship between Mossad agent, Michael Rivkin, and Ziva (Cote de Pablo). Episodes 22 and 23 brought the c's to Los Angeles, which nicely introduced us into the cast of CBS's new show NCIS: Los Angeles. The episodes centered on an arms dealer and when Rivkin shows up, he claims hes in the states investigating a terrorist cell. Ziva vouches for his identity but doesn't indicate that they've an alliance. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) suggests Rivkin return to isreal.
In 1949, the U.N. decided to give libya mobility. A constitutional monarchy was positiioned in 1952. In 1959, oil was discovered changing libya from amongst the poorest countries in the world to among the list of richest. Muammar Gaddafi was just 27 yr old when Iridis 1 was overthrown in 1969.
The top countries represented by this ETF are Canada, The United Kingdom, Japan, Bermuda, and The philipines. It holds ninety different suppliers. The top three companies it owns are Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V. (ADS), Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd., and BP PLC (ADS). Its distribution yield is 6.25%.
Bingo! Somebody was likely to say it, so get go as soon as again. Another "helpless victim" with no mind, no tongue, no will of his particular. He's only a 19 year-old child, in the.
Farrakhan also mentioned the united states of Islam's beliefs concerning UFOs, the invention of white people by a mad black scientist 4,000 years ago, and the Jewish oppression of African-Americans.
Space is not filled with 'matter' but energy and that energy may be the stuff is actually not consistent utilizing makes life "Alive!" All pointing that even those hokey hippie ideals are relevant and true, that i are all one and everything is connected. Its now grow to be scientific understanding and gaining the support of Academia.


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Renishaw to create 120 new jobs across Gloucestershire
Manufacturing firm Renishaw is to take on 120 new members of staff to be employed across its five sites in Gloucestershire.
The company based in Wotton-under-Edge wants to expand its team as part of its growth plans.
Skilled workers with engineering and manufacturing experience are primarily being sought by the firm.
Renishaw will be holding open evenings at its Stonehouse facility as part of a recruitment drive this month.
Group human resources manager, Peter Bowler said: "These 120 new positions are just part of our wider strategy to recruit and develop the talented individuals that will help us to take advantage of the many global commercial opportunities that will drive our business growth in the future."


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Good morning! Heather here from Houses Built of Cards to share a fun card I made with some stamps, dies, and jute twine from My Craft Spot:
I used Tasty Treats stamp set for the fun sentiment:
I used my new favorite 4" Doily Die for the background:
I also used some Ivory Jute Twine - I love jute twine on cards, and look at all the beautiful colors that are available at My Craft Spot:
For more details and info on this card, feel free to stop by my blog for a visit! Have a great day!


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Today's card is The Hungry Ghosts from Collette Baron-Reid's beautiful deck Wisdom of the Hidden Realms. Who are the Hungry Ghosts? Anything that keeps you from being in the present – thoughts, memories from the past, attachment to things gone, attachment to things you haven't yet got, worries concerning your future, feelings of lack, striving for unobtainable things etc. The list can be long but I hope you get my drift.
We all suffer from these hungry ghosts and yes, the word is suffer. By not allowing ourselves to be fully present in the moment we suffer as these hungry ghosts do their work. We keep them alive, feed them with our sorrows, our depression, our anger, our negativity. We feed them and thus empower them and then become trapped in their web. Sad to say we are our own worst enemies aren't we. But you knew that didn't you. Quite often we just throw up our hands in despair and ask 'but what can I do about it?', while the ghosts gorge on our sufferings.
But oh, they do look pretty don't they? That is the trick of our minds. We become lovers to our suffering; to the point that we think it's natural and real. We don't want to let them go do we? We say 'oh but it's not easy' and that's our excuse for allowing them in to wreak havoc on our lives.
I speak from experience, and yes, I do allow these hungry ghosts to sup from my table at times, It is the human condition to want to engage with them. However, I know from experience that when I'm fully in the present, without thinking about the past or the future, I send these ghosts away for a while and allow my true self, spirit, to be present and then the joy and happiness is revealed. Of course it still means I might have lack, or sorrow or whatever, but I sit with these things and accept them just for what they are. They have no stranglehold on me.
Performing the Despacho ritual the other weekend was an important step in letting go of the food that feeds the hungry ghosts. Of course they are still there but they have no hold on me, at present. And I have the power to allow them back in or not and I choose NOT!
There is always a possibility that I will feed the hungry ghosts again but being aware of this allows me the power to not feed them – a choice. We do have a choice in how we walk through life. There is always a choice.


text: Serbia, one of the nations that emerged from the former Yugoslavia, has been viewed negatively by the West due to the wars resulting in the collapse of Yugoslavia in which NATO combated Serb forces. However, Serbia is currently a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace Plan, and conducts operations against crime and terrorism in the region. Despite it's size, Serbia possesses some of the most highly-trained special forces in Eastern Europe, such as the Жандармерија, or Žandarmerija. These soldiers utilize tactics deemed unconventional by Western standards, but appear to produce effective results.


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Exhibitor Resources
Thank you for exhibiting at the DoDIIS Worldwide. The official service contractor for this event is Freeman Decorating Company. The DoDIIS Worldwide Exhibit Hall is located in Exhibit Hall A1 of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.
Important Forms & Deadlines
|Exhibit Space Payment Due
|Friday, July 1, 2016
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|Friday, July 1, 2016
|Freeman AV Order Form Deadline
|Monday, July 11, 2016
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|Monday, June 13, 2016
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|Friday, June 17, 2016
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|Friday, July 1, 2016
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|Friday, July 8, 2016
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|Monday, July 11, 2016
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|Monday, July 25, 2016
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|Friday, July 15, 2016
IAEE Guidelines for Display Rules and Regulations
All exhibitors are subject to following the IAEE Guidelines for Display Rules and Regulations. Guidelines will be enforced on-site. Please download and read the IAEE Guidelines for Display Rules and Regulations.
Hanging signs are permitted for island booths only. The maximum height for both display and hanging signage must not exceed 20'. For all other booths, signage cannot exceed 8' and must be floor-anchored. Signage higher than 5' is not permitted in the front 5' of your booth.
Helium-filled balloons and/or blimps are not permitted in the Exhibit Hall.
Included in Booth Package
Items included in the NCSI booth exhibit fee are: standard booth equipment consisting of pipe and drape — 8' tall back drape, 36" high side dividers and a 7"x 44" identification sign. All booths will be 10' deep and 10' wide (10x10, 20x20, or 10x40 depending on your contract). No furniture, carpet, A/V, electricity, or internet connections are supplied with your exhibit space charge.
The Exhibit Halls are NOT carpeted.
All other items will need to be arranged through Freeman, the official decorator and drayage contractor.
Official Decorator & Drayage Contractor
Freeman Exhibitor Service Kit
The following items must be arranged through Freeman, please refer to your Freeman Exhibitor Service Kit for additional information and order forms:
- Furniture
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- Labor
- Shipping to the Show Site
The following forms are also available through the Freeman Exhibitor Services Kit:
- Floral
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Freeman will have a service desk in the Exhibit Hall during installation, exhibit hours and dismantling.
Register Booth Personnel
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Please note that US, UK, AUS, CAN, NZ citizenship is required to attend the conference and exhibit as booth personnel.
All additional representative badge fees will be charged beginning Monday, July 18, 2016. Final deadline for badge submission is Friday, July 15, 2016.
Exhibitor badges only grant access to the DoDIIS Worldwide Exhibit Hall. They do not grant access to any of the conference sessions. Full conference attendees will have access to the DoDIIS Worldwide Exhibit Hall and will not need an exhibitor badge.
Please click here to register yourself, or others, as an exhibitor booth representative. Exhibitor Coordinators (not attending the event) please check "I am not registering, I am registering someone else." Fill in the total number of registrants you are registering (more can be added later).
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Interested in attending the DoDIIS Worldwide Plenary and Breakout sessions? If you would like to register as a full conference attendee, please visit the Registration page.
If you need to cancel a booth representative, please contact Devin Casey at firstname.lastname@example.com by Thurday, July 21, 2016.
Promotional Opportunities Available
Interested in increasing your company's exposure and branding at this event? Looking to leave a lasting impression on your potential customers? Please contact an NCSI Sales Representative at email@example.com or 1-888-603-8899 for more information on a variety of promotional opportunities designed to meet your marketing needs and budget!


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Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Review by Tanaya Lowden
Marissa Meyer is an established and well loved young adult author. Her Lunar Chronicles series is a fun twist on beloved stories (I mean, cyborg fairytale retellings set in space. Who wouldn't want that?). Renegades is the first in Meyer's newest series, and is one of the best YA books I've read this year. In fact, it's even my favourite Marissa Meyer book ever, and that's a difficult conclusion to come to with so many wonderful books of hers to choose from.
Renegades is a story about superheroes and villains. Told in a dual perspective from Nova and Adrian, she wants vengeance and he wants justice.
There isn't much I didn't like about this book. The characters are fun, interesting and likeable. The world building is incredibly detailed and well fleshed out. The plot is fast-paced and filled with all the things that make a great YA read. And I loved the relationships between the main and side characters. Marissa Meyer's books have a particular feeling to them – one of joy, adventure and excitement – and Renegades is no different.
I often find that in books where the characters have powers, it can be quite difficult to be original. The same powers are always showing up, and it can make it difficult to bring something new to the genre. I praise Marissa Meyer, for she actually created some refreshing powers. Adrian's in particular is my favourite. He can bring things he draws to life, and he uses this to give himself additional powers by tattooing himself with symbols to represent other powers.
Something else I also really liked is that this book made me think about the ethical outcomes of superpowers. The standard good vs. evil argument is brought into question, but with an interesting take. The good guys and the bad guys both perform some very questionable actions. While the good guys are praised, the bad guys are frowned upon, and it made me think about how just because someone is perceived as good, it doesn't mean their actions should be excused.
This book also makes you think about if there are people with powers to save the day, society get used to relying on these people and learn over time to not do things themselves. I have not read this perspective in a superhero book before, and really enjoyed getting to see how this was developed throughout the book.
Renegades is a definite must-read for all. The only bad thing about this book is that there is now a long wait for the sequel!
Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.
New from Marissa Meyer, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling series The Lunar Chronicles, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger and betrayal.
The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies - humans with extraordinary abilities - who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol...
About the Contributor
Tanaya Lowden
Tanaya has been a lover of books for as long as she can remember. Now, her book collection is a little out of control, mostly consisting of YA fiction and pretty hardcovers. When she's not reading, she spends a lot of her time taking photos of books for her bookstagram account, @prettypagesblog. She also has a love of Disneyland, bullet journaling and cats.
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CSK Landscape Services (S) Pte. Ltd. is an arboriculture consultancy that focuses on tree conservation, surgery, difficult tree removal, tree risk assessment, tree inventory and survey, contract specification planning, research, training and the supply of tree climbing/work equipment.
The company offers a wide range of tree solutions from ISA Certified Arborist's for clients dealing with new building development, public works, upgrading of existing properties and facilities, as well as estate managers who have to manage a large number of trees.


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Glues used for Model Building.
- Glue is a mainstay in this hobby.
- Glue, we use it for just about everything in our radio control hobby.
- There are a variety of adhesives available.
- The big question for a newbie to the hobby is which glue is best for my application?
- Each has a useful purpose as well as things it definitely should not be used for.
- I will try to explain properties of common adhesives used in model-building and give guidance on selecting and using the correct adhesive.
- If you know what each glue's properties are, then selecting the correct glue for your use is a simple task.
- If you are a beginner, do not worry much about glues.
- A good wood glue or CA and some epoxy will get your trainer built.
- Use the right stuff to stick those parts together!
- Evaporation Types -Glue is solvent or water-based and dries by evaporation of the solvent.
- These glues cure by chemical process.
- They comes down to one or two-part glues.
- Two-part glues must be mixed in some ratio before the glue can be used.
- Two-part chemical-cure glues do not shrink significantly.
- One-part types may or may not shrink.
- Excess glue can be wiped up with solvent while wet or scraped off with a razor blade after it is cured.
- Larger quantities can be mixed in a disposable container such as plastic cups, cans, etc.
- Some glues may melt plastic,so check before mixing.
- One-part glues that cure include Cyanoacrylates(CA) (brands such as Super Glue, Fevi Quick , Flex Quick) and silicone sealant.
- Two-part glues include epoxies. (brands such as Araldite, Bond Quick ,etc..)
- The terms "dry" and "cure" mean the same thing about glues.
- Strength - Normally stronger glues tend to be heavier.
- Therefore, select a glue that is strong enough to do the job but do not go over-board.
- Slow drying glues tend to be stronger than fast drying glues because they have more time to soak into the wood.
- The important problem with fast-drying glues are that they tend to be brittle.
- Materials it can bond - Most glues are intended for certain materials.
- Using the wrong glue can cause a variety of problems including excess weight, difficult finishing and some times failing of glue joints.
- Fuel-proof - If you are using IC engines select fuel proof glues for construction.
- Easy sanding - Many times we have to sand a glue joint between two pieces of wood.
- If the glue is significantly harder than the surrounding materials, the glue will not sand away at the same rate as the materials it is bonding.
- This results in an unsightly ridge that will be seen under the final finish.
- Pot-Life - How long the glue stays usable after it has been dispensed or mixed in an open container.
- Working time - This is not the same as glue kept in a pot.
- Glues that cure tend to heat up. In the pot, they will cure faster than in a thin film.
- So many of these glues can still be worked after being applied to a part even though the glue in the pot is too thick to use.
- The time given for epoxies is the working time, not the curing time - For example, 5 minute epoxy has a 5 minute working time. Cure time is usually 30-60 minutes depending on the brand and climate.
- Cure time - How long a glue takes to fully harden. The time given is for practical purposes, most glues that cure tend to continue the chemical curing process for long times.
- Shelf-life - All glues have a shelf life. This is how long it can sit on the shelf before it goes bad. So look for the date of manufacture before buying.
- Set (Tack or Grab) - When the glue "grabs" but not when it is fully dried or cured. For solvent and water based glues this is when the glue reaches a state where the parts are firmly held in place, but could be taken apart , possibly without damaging anything.
- For adhesives that cure, it is the stage where the glue has cured to the point where the parts are firmly bonded in place, but has not fully hardened.
- Surface Protection - Sometimes an adhesive is used to protect a surface.
- This property can take precedence over bonding characteristics.
- For example, if you want a smooth, long lasting surface to mount a servo using foam tape, then epoxy is a good choice.
- The strength of epoxy is irrelevant in this case. What is important is that exposed, cured epoxy withstands exposure to the environment better than many other adhesives while creating a non-porous surface that foam tape adheres to well.
- Carpenter's glue is a bad choice because it shrinks as it dries so the surface won't be as flat and smooth as desired and it also breaks down if too exposed.
1. Spray adhesives
- A spray adhesive is a contact adhesive based in a solvent that is applied by spray.
- When using spray adhesives, it is important that you apply in a well-ventilated room.
- After spraying your project, allow the solvent to completely evaporate before mating for immediate bond.
- Once mated, you cannot re position your substrates.
- Spray adhesives can be used with paper, foam board, fabrics, photo, and felt.
- Specialty contact adhesives are also available in a can to roll or brush on for larger, more demanding projects that involve wood, metal, and plastic sheet laminates.
- Application example: Spray adhesives are an excellent choice for adhering photos or fabrics to a foam board back.
1. Spray Adhesive: Claire Mist
Do NOT Use With: Closed-Cell Foam, Use With: Open-Cell Foam
This includes all densities, colors, and firmness values of: Poly Foam, Super Soft Foam, Dryfast Foam, Rebond Foam, Acoustic Foam, Speaker / Filter Foam, Polyurethane Anti-Static Foam, Dunlop Latex Foam, HD36 Foam: Regular and High Quality, Lux Foam: Regular and High Quality, Charcoal Foam: Regular and Firm, Memory Foam.
2. Spray Adhesive: 3M Super 77
Do NOT Use With: Expanded Polystyrene Closed-Cell Foam (EPS)*
Use With: Most Closed-Cell Foams AND All Open-Cell Foams**
This includes all densities, colors, and firmness values of: Polyethylene Foam, Polyethylene Roll, Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE), Neoprene, Gym Rubber
*3M Super 77's formulation can physically melt EPS foam varieties, damaging and/or destroying the material.
**3M Super 77 bonds more strongly with open-cell foam than Claire Mist but is costlier. Claire Mist is the cost-effective choice for all but the most demanding open-cell foam projects.
3. Spray Adhesive: Camie 373
Do NOT Use With: Open-Cell Foam OR Most Closed-Cell Foams***
Use With: Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS)
1LB Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS)
2LB Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS)
3LB Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS)
***Camie 373 is specially designed for use with Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) to prevent damage that other adhesives may cause.
For foam you will need the odorless CA. that is fine with foam. The regural stuff will eat the foam like acid..
- As far as strength and (light) weight go, Gorilla Glue takes the cake.
- It dries white and sets in about 30 minutes.
- It foams up a little to fill gaps, something many modelers dislike because it tends to squeeze out of joints and onto clean surfaces.
- An easy fix is to cover the surface with clear tape right after gluing.
- This not only helps keep the foamed-up glue in, but it also hold the two parts together until the glue dries.
- Cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesives are among the most common used in modeling.
- They are fast-setting and hold a decent bond.
- For the ever-growing foam business within RC, new foam-safe CA glues have appeared in the last few years.
- They come in various viscosity like thin, medium and thick.
- Most commonly used is the thick, slow-curing CA.
- This is due to foam's porous properties and the need to fill the gaps in it.
- Foam-Safe CA is worked onto one surface with a long tip and a toluene-based activator is applied to the other.
- When both surfaces are joined, there are only about 3 seconds until the glue sets.
- Since CA doesn't hold the strongest of bonds, it is not the best choice for models that will endure high speeds or stress on the airframe.
- Hot Glue comes in solid "sticks" of various lengths and diameters and is melted with an electric gun that also squeezes it out of a nozzle tip.
- Many modelers like hot-glue for building with foam.
- It holds a strong bond and is easy to work with but it stays a bit flexible which might be a good thing in a few applications, but not most.
- Make sure the gun is set to low temperature and you won't damage the foam.
- With Hot-melt Glue you'll get a strong, inexpensive bond in seconds.
- The melting and cooling of polymers provides the methods of delivery and adhesion for hot melt adhesives.
- Hot glue is most commonly applied using a glue gun and comes in low (250°F) and high (380°F) melting options.
- Many varieties and performances are available depending on the polymer type.
- Hot glue can be used on porous and non-porous surfaces.
- Because of its high viscosity, it can bond uneven surfaces together and is great at filling gaps.
- Hot glue is not typically used in high strength applications. And, it will not survive elevated temperatures near the application temperature.
- However, it provides a very quick setting option for a variety of crafts and substrates.
- It's a great all-purpose craft glue for quick set up and execution, but it's not for use by children.
- Hot tip: With hot glue, you can trace patterns to form bead designs on surfaces for texture and paint over it for a 3D surface effect.
- Hot glue is often used to add flower or ribbon embellishment on wreaths, headbands and picture frames where stiffness and strength is not such a concern.
- Glue sticks are great for kids!They are a low bonding adhesive, but do provide a permanent bond on various types of paper to include cardboard, foam board, and poster board. Glue dries clear.
- Application examples: sealing envelopes, applying labels, paper crafting, art projects, scrap booking
- Epoxy is a popular, strong and inexpensive adhesive but it adds a bit of weight to models.
- We love, we hate it - epoxy.
- It smells, it's messy, it's a pain, but it can't be denied it's place in the pantheon of ultimate glue solutions.
- Epoxy has it's place in the world of RC modeling.
- There are a large selection of Epoxies to choose from.
- Most users like 5-minute Epoxy since it sets quickly.
- It comes in two chemicals in gel form.
- You mix the two by way of a stick or paddle and apply it to the surfaces with such tool.
- You can use epoxy on foam but it's heavy and will yellow after time.
- For more strength you can try 30 minute epoxy.
- Bonds - Metal, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Ceramics, Just about anything.
- Epoxies are generally two part systems designed for high performance bonding.
- Epoxies have excellent gap filling properties due to their high cohesive strength.
- While epoxies can be formulated to suit many applications, they are generally very hard, durable adhesives that bond to many substrates successfully in more extreme environments.
- Epoxy adhesives can exhibit a range of flexibility and clarity as well as cure speed.
- Lastly, other popular glues for building RC planes with foam.
- The list includes Ultimate RC Foam Glue, Fab-Tack (very similar to URCFG), some Elmer's glues, silicone caulking (very heavy!), UHU Por, UHU Creativ and an endless list of adhesives that dominate the modeling world.
- If you aren't happy with this, try reading through the RC Groups.com and RC Universe.com forums for other ideas and stories.
8. CA-Super Glue (also known as cyanoacrylate adhesives)
- Before you got into the hobby you called this super glue.
- The great part about CA is that is wicks into the fibers of balsa making a strong joint.
- It is also light. While it dries super fast it can be brittle. There is no give to CA.
- Bonds - Wood, Fiberglass, Aluminum, China, Cloth, Metal, Most Plastics, Pottery, Rubber.
- Cyanoacrylate adhesives bond very quickly and to a range of substrates.
- They form a very strong bond and dry clear.
- The surfaces to be mated must fit together well to achieve good bonding.
- You can buy super glue in a variety of viscosity which enable in gap filling performance.
- However, super glues can be finicky with respect to surface contact and coverage- too much or too little can affect the bond.
- In general, super glues are not good for foamed plastic, unless specified on the bottle.
- Cyanoacrylates work best in tensile applications that have low impact strength requirements.
- In their uncured state, you can use an acetone solvent wipe for cleanup.
- However, once cured, solvents can no longer dissolve the adhesive.
- Cyanoacrylates work particularly well for balsa wood projects.
- Carpenters often use a two part cyanoacrylate to quickly bond mitered wood trim.
- Cyanoacrylates can set in seconds to minutes, depending on formulation.
- It dries clear and is waterproof.
- Cyanoacrylates are good for projects involving: wood, metal, ceramic, leather, glass, and some plastic where bond line is very tight.
- Foam based planes are everywhere now.
- From home made foam planes to highly detailed planes, foam is used for a lot of what we fly.
- In the early days of foam a lot of us figured if CA was good for balsa then it would be good for foam.
- Then we found out that CA melted foam.
- The good news now is there are more than a few great glues out there for the foamy pilot.
- Bonds - Depron, EPP, EPO, Styrofoam, Insulating Foam, Balsa, Carbon Fiber
10. Canopy Glue
- You have worked long and hard on your plane and now your are down the cockpit.
- You use CA and then you realize that you just fogged the clear plastic with the fumes of the CA!.
- There is a solution.
- Horizon sells a glue called RC56 that will keep you from doing this.
- You can also use this glue on fiberglass and MonoKote.
- Bonds - Wood, Fiberglass, Paint, MonoKote.
11. Weldbond
- Some nice things about Weldbond is that it is non-toxic and fume free. You can use it on smooth and porous surfaces. It also doesn't become brittle. It is foam safe.
- Bonds - Depron, Poly-Styrene, Most foam, Plastics
12. White Craft Glue
- This is the most common craft glue for porous lightweight materials such as paper, cardboard, cloth, and kids' crafts.
- Water is the carrier; this means easy clean up and low toxicity.
- Keep in mind that the glue must dry before strength is significant and the project often requires clamping to hold it in place until the glue is completely set and dry.
- This also means that white craft glue should not be used in applications that require water resistance.
- White craft glue dries clear and is somewhat flexible. Get creative and add fillers, like fine glitter, pigment, or water-based food coloring for decorative effects. 1 hour set time, with final cure in 24 hours.
13. Yellow Wood Glue
- Yellow wood glue is also water based and is made of the same vinyl acetate polymers as craft glue.
- It is designed to work with wood and is immediately tacky for better hold in the uncured state.
- It is also generally more rigid, hence it is easier to sand.
- Some wood glue can also be white and dry clear.
- Make sure to read the labels. Again, you can add sawdust or another powdered filler for special effects.
- Wood glues set in less than 1 hr. That said, it could take as long as 24 hours to reach full strength.
- Three types of wood adhesives are available:
- Type-I exhibits some waterproof properties.
- Type-II will perform better in exterior conditions.
- These adhesives generally have a longer open time and can bond at colder temperatures.
- Both types I and II can be used for exterior applications, such as outdoor furniture and trim.
- Type-III is not water resistant and is designed for interior use only. Type-III is good for interior woodwork and trim projects.
- Note: True water resistance for immersion in water requires a marine glue.
14. Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA)
- PSAs are available in sheets and dots and can be used in a multitude of craft projects to include substrates such as lightweight paper, plastic, metal and glass.
15. Fabric adhesives
- Fabric adhesives can be liquid white glues like polyvinyl acetate (PVA) types.
- A variety of products cover lightweight to heavyweight fabric bonding, so it is important to get the correct product to match the hand or drape of your project.
- Some versions are safe for washing and dry cleaning, but it's important to read the glue's label first.
- There is an expanded selection of non woven tapes and fusing adhesives in rolled good form, which range from highly flexible to stiff for fabric and leather projects and garment construction.
- These can be found in sewing and fabric stores and can bond permanently without bleed through for a very durable craft.
- Fabric adhesives can be used to fix a hem that is falling apart and for DIY projects like making headbands or constructing fabric/foam laminated computer sleeves.
16. Polyurethane
- Polyurethane adhesives bond a variety of surfaces. They bond to textile fibers, metals, plastics, glass, sand, ceramics, rubber, and wood.
- Polyurethane is a multipurpose glue that comes in one part and two part options.
- Polyurethanes can work well on a wide variety of wood species, particularly on woods with high moisture content or on oily woods, where other glues are not as successful.
- Clamping is required until strength is built; a few hours.
- Full strength is achieved in six to eight hours for a very strong and tough bond.
- Before completely cured, polyurethane adhesives can be removed using solvents such as mineral spirits or acetone.
- Dried glue can be sanded.
- Not all glues are created equal. There are many variations within each category and from one manufacturer to another. Read the labels for information on toxicity, ventilation, recommended handling and use, as well as durability in a variety of environments.
- Apply adhesive evenly and remove excess quickly. Immediately clean and cap the adhesive container to maintain shelf life and performance.
- For optimum bond strength, it is imperative that the surfaces are residue and dust free. If possible, clean surfaces prior to bonding with a lint-free rag dipped in isopropanol. Let them dry thoroughly before applying adhesive.
- For crafts and repair projects requiring some durability and strength, you can often aid adhesion by roughening the surfaces with fine grit sandpaper to provide "teeth" for adhesives to interlock. If you cannot abrade the surface, try wiping with isopropanol or acetone before applying adhesive. This is particularly helpful for smooth, glossy surfaces that can be harder to bond.
- Experiment with the glue on scrap pieces of your project. Check for appearance, adhesion and and resulting bond strength.
ADHESIVE SELECTION - Adhesive selection involves the following considerations:
- Substrates: What are you trying to bond? Are the surfaces the same or dissimilar, porous or smooth? Are you covering a large area? Do you have heat or solvent sensitive surfaces?
- Application restrictions: How do you intend to apply the adhesive- examples: spray, roll, heat gun, cartridge, squeeze bottle?
- Use Requirements: How does the bonded piece get used? How much strength is required? For example, bonding wood requires much more strength than decorative paper crafts do. What kind of environments might it see? Will it experience temperature extremes or water/steam?
- The world around us, and hence our lifestyle and the way we work, are changing at breakneck pace.
- Who would have thought just 20 years ago that computers and mobile phones would now be a part of everyday life?
- Who could have imagined a 3-litre car engine? And who could have dreamed of detachable adhesive strips which do not tear away the wallpaper when a poster is removed?
- The constantly increasing requirements being put on new consumer products is the driving force for technological progress: Nowadays, each new product that is developed must – as in the past – not only be better and more favorably priced than its predecessor, but must also meet the requirement of sustainability.
- The consideration of environmental aspects means that the development of new products is becoming ever more demanding and that manufacturers must take into consideration more complex requirements for their new products.
- The increasing requirements put on products has since time immemorial been the key driving force for the development of advanced and new materials.
- In addition to the classic metals, these materials include special alloys, plastics and also ceramics and glass.
- So-called composite materials, produced by combining different materials, have played a major role in this development.
- Reinforced concrete is a well known composite material that has been around a long time.
- Newer composite materials are glass-fiber reinforced plastics and carbon fiber reinforced plastics which are used, for example, for constructing speed boats and yachts and increasingly also for car, rail vehicle and aircraft manufacture.
- Another good example of the development and use of new materials is the wheel and tires.


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The city of Saint-Chély d'Apcher built a new heating system in 2015, along with a network of 4.5 kilometres of pipes to connect more than 55 buildings in the city (homes, city buildings, swimming-pools…).
This heat network has allowed the city to switch completely from fossil energies to renewable wood consumption. The town is almost autonomous in its consumption as far as heating is concerned.
Since June, a new heat recovery system has been put in place at the ArcelorMittal mill, which takes benefit of the energy spread by the cooling of the steel with a temperature of above 1000°C.
The heat that comes out of this process is used for industrial purposes, to heat the halls of the plant, and feeds the heat network of the city.
This new investment of 5.6 million euros, representing 30 000 hours of work, is a joint project of RESC, Schneider Electric, Scabe and ArcelorMittal, and was supported by public funds from Ademe and Occitanie Region and by Kyotherm, private equity investor in biomass, geothermal, solar thermal and energy savings.
It allows reducing the carbon footprint of both the mill and the city by more than 4000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to taking 2,000 new vehicles off the road. The new heat recovery system produces 13,500 megawatt hour (Mwh), the equivalent of the consumption of 1150 homes, and was officially inaugurated on June 5, World Environment Day.
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Happy Wednesday everyone, I hope everyone is having a great week, the weather here in Pittsburgh sure has been gorgeous outside. The fact that it has been a high of 60's all week as we end the month of February has been fantastic I just hope it doesn't decide to get cloud again and start snowing.
With all this warm weather, I decided to dig up some old files from Winter Break, where I went to Cancun for the week with my family and got to film with my new GoPro Hero 5 and had one of the best, relaxing weeks as I got to soak up the sun and the ocean. After two months of procrastination and a new college semester of classes, I finally finished my travel diary of my trip with all my favorite highlight clips, dipping my toes into the YouTube world.
We spent 5 days in Mexico flying out New Year's Day and stayed at the Marina El Cid Hotel & Spa in Cancun – Riviera Maya Mexico. The Hotel was famously and the fact that it was all inclusive as ever better. I couldn't get my hands off the fresh chips and guacamole they served at lunch every day. I had a blast being able to spend some quality time with my sibling and family. Now that I am in college I hardly see them just during summer and sometimes during vacation breaks. This vacation was much needed for all of us.
If you have any questions about the resort feel free to leave it in the comments and I will do my best to try and answer them all.
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A grant was then awarded from Southampton Healthy Homes, as well as a grant from Green Deal Communities, along with a client contribution from Marie. This meant that Marie could have the much needed, new, efficient boiler installed to provide the heat and hot water required with her health conditions.
Another of Marie's concerns was the lack of loft and cavity wall insulation in the home so we gave her the number for an energy company providing a grant for the insulation. A visit soon followed and the home was then fully insulated, free of charge.
The new efficient boiler and the loft and cavity wall insulation has now meant the energy rating of the home has gone up from an E52 rating to a C74 rating, which could give an average annual saving on her energy bills of £521, based on the Energy Performance Certificate.
During the initial home visit a referral was also made to the Blue Lamp Trust as Marie had some security concerns in the property. A fitter from their scheme then visited and fitted new locks on the doors and smoke alarms for added peace of mind.
"The installation of loft and cavity wall insulation is crucial for me as keeping warm is a key part of the pain management of my health conditions. Most amazingly tEC organised both a government grant and an additional grant to replace my old boiler. Without their fantastic help and support I could never have afforded other crucial health changes in my home. I'm so grateful for their support."
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January 11, 2012
Attorney Michael (Mike) Carroll of Hawaii is stoked. A term used when a surfer finds himself in harmony with life, surfing, and an ever-changing relationship with the ocean. It's why Mike gets up at 4 a.m. and drives across Oahu to go surfing – all before he goes to work.
"I really can't imagine how anyone can practice law without an avenue for escape. For me, it's surfing."
Mike likes working in a smaller law firm for the same community feeling he gets from surfing – you get to know the people. He and his firm of 20 attorneys handle complex construction, real estate, and sophisticated business transaction and litigation, including a big case for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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My lovely friend & I occasionally send each other books we've loved knowing that the other will fall in love with the book as well. When I was living in Switzerland my friend asked me for my address & I knew to expect something wonderful in the post. I was not disappointed! When it arrived I opened the package & delighted at my shiny brand new book – The Bees by Laline Paull.
This is the story of a bee, Flora 717, & her incredible life in the hive. We follow Flora 717 struggling with bee life, caste controls & issues the human world wouldn't expect a bee to endure.
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I highly recommend this book as one of my top reads in 2015. It's currently available for £5.84 at Amazon.
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Science Learning Manager Olympia Brown explains how science and engineering are not just for Christmas here at the Royal Institution.
It's that time of year again when the CHRISTMAS LECTURES starts to become very real for me – the set is being built in a warehouse, the demos are assembling in various rooms around the Ri and the rehearsals in the theatre are getting fuller and looking more like the real thing. So it's a good moment to take a minute to step back from the hubbub and look at how over the last few years we have taken the successful broadcast and built an incredible project that reaches out from the theatre into the homes and schools of millions of people across not only the UK but the world, and not just for Christmas time but throughout the year.
At the heart of the whole project is obviously the live Lectures, which are recorded for broadcast on TV. The broadcast on BBC Four regularly reaches over 2 million people. The Lectures are also made available on BBC iPlayer.
Due to the incredibly high demand for tickets, the audience for the live events apply for tickets through a ballot – similar to the Wimbledon ballot system. The ballot is open to UK registered schools and Ri Members (Faraday junior membership starts at only £15 a year and provides free access to loads of public events). This year our audience will be made up of attendees from as far afield as Bath, Norwich, Loughborough and Exeter (travelling in school groups) and Bridgend, Leamington Spa, Chesterfield, Stockport and even Germany (travelling as individuals).
In addition to tickets allocated through the ballot, every year we set aside a number of tickets to prioritise disadvantaged groups attending the lectures. For example, this year, we are building on a successful ExpeRimental partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust to bring three groups of their patients and carers from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel to watch the lectures who would otherwise not be able to attend. Find out more here.
Thanks to a generous donation from a Mr Reid a few years ago, we are able to provide tickets and cover travel and accommodation costs for students from a disadvantaged background who live in the North West of England to attend the lectures each year.
And in a partnership with the RiAus, an Australian science communication organisation, we welcome a group of disadvantaged students from South Australia every year, in a programme called Spirit of Science.
Of course before we are ready to welcome a live audience, we need to write scripts, build demos and research incredible content for inclusion in the Lectures. We have widened the research phase of the project this year with our online public gallerywww.hack-gallery.tumblr.com. We have invited submissions from the international maker community to highlight the brilliant projects that they have worked on in their community centre, club, garden shed or wherever they invent their wonderful gadgets and machines.
Once we have our first drafts of scripts, it's time to test the content in front of a live audience. We take versions of the show for rehearsals in a different state school every year allowing even more children a glimpse of the exciting broadcast to come.
To build on the excitement of the live lectures in December, we also offer tours of the action behind the scenes, offering not only a peek into rehearsals for this year's Lectures, but also a visit to the Ri archive to see some treasures from CHRISTMAS LECTURES past. During the filming of each of the Lectures, we also open up some of our other rooms to offer live screenings of the action in the theatre. These screening rooms are more relaxed affairs than the main event in the theatre – the audience can enjoy a drink while they are watching, and it's also more suitable for the under 11s.
Once we have recorded the lectures, and they have had their premiere on the BBC, we make them available in full and for free for an international audience via our online video platform the Ri Channel. 14 full series of lectures from our archives are already permanent fixtures on the Ri Channel and thanks to a recent heritage grant we now have funds to help realise our ambition of digitising many more from our archives over the next 12 months.
Our next layer of projects around the live event and TV broadcast are the wide variety of digital projects that serve the content of the lectures up in different formats, to different audiences, all for free.
Last year for the biology-themed Life Fantastic, we partnered with the award-winning online engagement team behind 'I'm a scientist, get me out of here'. This year we are working with them to deliver 'I'm an engineer, get me out of here'. This project introduces genuine interaction with the audience, as it allows members of the public and school groups to take part in live chats and have their questions about the science and engineering behind the lectures answered online by the Lecturer and a team of professional scientists and/or engineers working in related fields.
We also want these lectures to be used in the classroom, so we create a range of online teaching resources for teachers and home educators to use, including short YouTube clips which illustrate and explain the key scientific or engineering concepts in each lecture. You can see last year's 'Life Fantastic' resources here. This year, as well as the resources aimed at secondary school-age students, we are delighted to be working with the University of Manchester's Science Education Research and Innovation Hub to be preparing resources for use in primary schools too.
For our audiences on social media, including YouTube, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and Facebook, we deliver a collection of CHRISTMAS LECTURES-inspired content that takes the content of the lectures and presents new perspectives on it, or shares stories that expand and develop the content of the broadcast lectures. This year our focus will be on fun, simple and cheap ways you can get involved with inventing and tinkering at home, inspired by the demos in the Lectures.
We are also partnering with the BBC Learning team to produce some iWonder guides. This popular format allows us to share yet more content inspired by the show and behind the scenes content.
While we support and train our Lecturer throughout the project on the various aspects of the skills that presenting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES requires, we also encourage them to try other forms of engagement new to them, like starting a Twitter account. This year's Lecturer, Prof Danielle George, as well as tweeting under her own steam @EngineerDG took over the reins at the rotational account @realscientists recently, to share both her research and her preparations for the Lectures.
After the dust has settled from the main project in the winter, we can turn our attention to the international dimension to the project. Many people don't realise that the Lectures travel internationally over summer and this year we will be repeating a version of the show to school audiences in Singapore, which will also be broadcast on Singaporean national TV.
Thanks to funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry, we were able to take the 2012 'Modern Alchemist' lectures on a UK-wide tour this year which was a fantastic success reaching school and family audiences in community centres and local theatres in the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, Manchester, Plymouth, Norwich, Harrogate and more. It's a model we very much hope to replicate in future years, although this is completely dependent on us receiving the financial assistance to make it possible.
As we receive no guaranteed support for the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, either from government departments nor through a legacy, to cover the costs of each year's Lectures we are entirely reliant on what funding we can raise and generate. While we make as much of the content as we can available for free, we do charge for tickets to some of the events I've mentioned. We are also very grateful for the generosity of the supporters that have contributed to the costs of the Lectures.
However, this income is still not quite enough to pay for all the parts of the project. So to further supplement this support, we also hold an eBay auction of a small number of tickets (less than 1% of the seats in the theatre) as a further fundraising activity and we're grateful to everyone who is able to take part in this.
Phew, it's when I take a step back and look at the whole project all in one go that I realise why I'm so busy! So, if I haven't replied to your email yet, sorry. I hope this goes some way to explaining how much the CHRISTMAS LECTURES have grown since the great Michael Faraday started them way back in 1825 and that you forgive me.
Find out more about this year's Lectures 'Sparks will fly: How to hack your home' here.
The 19th century saw more than its fair share of shipwrecks, alongside scientific and technological leaps in maritime safety. Here our Heritage and Collections volunteer, Laurence Scales, surfaces some of these stories from our archives.
Posted to In the archives on20th February 2019
Nothing says romance like a good maths puzzle, and we have a particularly love-ly brainteaser for you here.
Posted to Puzzles and brain teasers on14th February 2019
From cosmetic chemistry to Victorian love poems, plus a secret mathematical surprise, the Ri has something for everyone to geek-out to on Valentine's Day.
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Thomas D. Herman, 75, of Endicott, was welcomed into God's loving arms after a 20 year battle with COPD on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Lourdes Hospital with his wife and children by his side. He was predeceased by John M. Herman and Rose Herman and his sister Dorothy. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Antoinette (Sayuk) Herman; daughter Donna (Steve) Sisson of Richmond, VA; son Thomas C. (Lori) Herman of Endicott; five grandchildren Andrea and Caroline Sisson of Richmond, VA; Daniel Sisson of Charlotte, NC; Alex and Alyson Herman of Endicott; brothers John J. Herman of Northampton, PA and Roger (Nancy) Herman of Nazareth, PA; sister-in-law Margaret (Larry) Oberly and brother-in-law Michael(Sandy) Sayuk all of Northampton, PA; Aunt Margaret Sysko and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Tom graduated from Northampton High School in 1959 and Penn State of Allentown, PA in 1962. He retired from IBM Endicott after 30 years of service and was a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Tom enjoyed his early retirement pursuing his passions of hunting, fishing and sharing his handyman expertise with family and friends. He spent countless hours supporting his grandchildren, all affectionately known by his special nicknames for each of them. Tom enjoyed going out to dinner with Toni, rating restaurants by their Manhattans, scalding hot french onion soup and prime rib or steak. He lived by the motto "Anything worth doing is worth doing right", and his care of his home was evident by the quote "With each repair a man makes, he improves more than his home. His sense of pride." The family would like to extend their gratitude to Lourdes Home Health, Lincare and the entire health care network that compassionately cared for Tom over the years and kept him with his family as long as possible. Special thanks to Pine Knoll Road neighbors and many friends, especially John Lynn, Pauline Witt, Teresa Resavy, Sandy Parisi and Lucy Cronk, whose continual support was deeply appreciated.
Funeral services will be held Monday from 4-7pm at Allen Memorial Funeral Home, 511-513 E. Main Street, Endicott and at 11am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 701 West Main Street, Endicott, NY 13760 or a charity of your choice.
"…and through it all, I did it My Way."
Our sincere condolences.
The staff of Allen Memorial Home.
Date: Monday, December 26, 2016
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Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2016
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I work almost exclusively on fetish related shoots now.
I am an experinced and well known rigger and rope maker shooting shibari photography. You can check out my work on Tumblr, and Instagram.
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Worked as photographer for Wessex Garrisons for a number of years, and also did a year photographing events for the Sealed Knot (17th Century reenactment). I have been lucky enough to get a couple of images published in books - but all specialist small circulation books eg Photos of 16th Century books from a chained library. My Burlesque work has appear on a number of posters and flyers and I was named as one of the thirty most influential people in the world of burlesque- however in honesty I just happened to be the person available to be on the TV show on that day!
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The lake in the center of town used to freeze reliably once or twice a winter.
Dad made sure we had skates starting in tiny sizes. He would tie our laces, my hands too little to pull hard. It was just enough to learn.
Can't remember the last time I skated — at home, it hasn't been a guarantee that the lake would freeze for years. The rinks at college didn't appeal: water piped onto the green, squared off by white boards. There wasn't much to see. I don't know how to play hockey, do turns, or even skate backward. Based on the number of days I've hit the ice in my life, I'm the skating equivalent of an eight-year-old.
The last few days have been unreal. Hoarfrost under the moonlight, like skating through fields of diamonds. Catching the ninety minutes that the sun hits the lake in the morning. Cold and confused sockeye swimming underfoot. Ice so clean I have to adjust my stride, my skates slipping, dulled from years in my closet.
Wasn't sure I'd get the chance to use them again.
Does anyone in town sharpen skates? I'm not sure. My dad would know.


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Torah wisdom from Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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In the discussion in the Talmud regarding the kinds of clothing that makes women happy, Rabbi Yosef relates that the women of Babylon enjoy multicolored garments; whereas the women of the Land of Israel prefer clothes made of white, ironed linen (Pesachim 109a). Representing those who are in exile, the women of Babylon express themselves in fancy, multicolored robes. In contrast, the women of the Land of Israel are happy to cover themselves with simple white linen dresses. From my experience living both in exile and in Israel, I have noticed that this difference of attire is still in effect. Multicolored fancy garments are an expression of the fragmentation of exile, whereas the closeness to the One and only G-d in Israel is expressed through simplicity. The color white derives from blending all the colors in perfect harmony, letting the light shine through each of them equally. Therefore, in the Land of Israel, women do not need fancy garments to impress or surpass anyone. Our unity with each other and with G-d can be expressed through simplicity.


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Victoria is 9 years old, she is a bright, outgoing little girl. Although most activities like sport and the arts come easily to Victoria she has always struggled to read and to put lengthy sentences on paper.
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31st March 2017
April is an exciting month for us and we hope it will be for organisations around New Zealand and Australia.
It is the inaugural Workplace Culture Month!
My team at Corporate Challenge Events created the concept and plans for a dedicated 'month' to put the spotlight on the importance of team culture for all businesses and what can be done to improve it in all work environments.
Our dream is that Workplace Culture Month becomes an annual fixture on the calendar; is embraced by organisations around New Zealand, Australia and even wider; and encourages more and more organisations to prioritise culture in their workplace.
So why we did we decide to initiate this dedicated 'month'?
Well, going back nearly a year now, we revisited our vision as a company. We collectively developed a new vision…
"We believe success is created through positive fun team cultures. Our passion is to help organisations achieve this through delivering unique and rewarding events, corporate training and team experiences that leave a lasting happiness."
That vision drives all of us in the company, whether full-time or casual staff, to deliver the best services in team building, corporate training and conference planning.
Ultimately, we want to help others achieve what we enjoy… a positive team culture!
We felt a good and fun way of doing this, aside from our day-to-day business, was to create a Workplace Culture Month, so we can focus efforts in promoting the importance of team culture and hopefully engage many others with it.
So what are we planning for Workplace Culture Month?
1. There will be a series of fun team events in late April across New Zealand and Australia that work teams can register for as a way of actively participating.
2. We are working with venue partners in a number of cities to showcase team building activities that can contribute to a positive culture and spirit within organisations.
3. Our staff will be taking on fun 3 minute challenges as a way to reinvigorate themselves during the work day. We will share many of these via social media to showcase what you could apply too.
4. I am launching my first eBook entitled 'How to create a positive team culture for success!'. This will be an easy-to-follow guide with useful tips on what you can do in your own workplace to improve culture.
5. We will be delivering a lot of other educational content such as blogs, videos and training workshops, all focused on equipping people with knowledge and tools to apply in their work team environments.
6. Most of what we do will be promoted via our social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+ and YouTube. We are encouraging others to join the fun on social media using the hashtag #WorkplaceCultureMonth whilst sharing their own experiences working within a positive team culture.
As I outlined in my previous blog 'Making a start on your workplace culture', practising a positive and fun team culture workplace requires time and commitment.
Well, Workplace Culture Month will be a great time to start (if you haven't already) and provides plenty of support and resources to make a commitment.
We have a created a dedicated web page for Workplace Culture Month which will 'house' rolling updates of our events and other activities for this period and the link to download my free eBook.
Enjoy the month ahead! And please share your thoughts, comments and experiences of #WorkplaceCultureMonth – we'd love to hear them!
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By Roy Gachuhi
In May this year, Heloisa Helena Costa Berto, an Afro-Brazilian Candomblé priestess, also known by her Candomblé name Luizinha de Nanã, whose home and spiritual center in Vila Autódromo were demolished to make way for the Olympic Park, received the Dandara Award from the Rio de Janeiro State Assembly.
The Dandara Award is named after the colonial era warrior woman who fought alongside her husband Zumbi, the last leader of the historic runaway slave community Palmares. State Deputy Flavio Serafini delivered the award established to recognize the exceptional work of Afro-Brazilian, Latin American and Caribbean women in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Heloisa Helena was the award's first recipient. She had also recently received the Pedro Ernesto Medal from the City Council of Rio de Janeiro in recognition of her fight for housing and religious rights.
On receiving her award, Heloisa said: "This prize represents a recognition of our everyday struggle. Blacks who suffer veiled prejudice daily and are treated as if we exaggerate, as if racial prejudice doesn't exist in this country. But those who suffer know that yes, it does exist, disguised in pleasantries and hidden through jokes.
"The award also represents a victory for us practitioners of Candomblé. Even though I wasn't able to reach my main goal of remaining by the lagoon in the home of my mother [Orisha] Nanã, I consider myself victorious. I was able to reach so many other goals. I see this in the number of people who have joined me in this cause. People of various religions who support me in the right to freely practice my religion and to own the house of my mother Nanã. This true and permanent support always moves me."
But the warrior priestess just won't let go. She has an obsessive commitment to the environment. She told RioOnWatch, the community reporting and advocacy NGO:
"I want my home back, I want my lagoon back. I want the peace I felt when I was out in my yard watching the lagoon with my cats and dogs around me.
"I have a deep desire to work in defense of the lagoon, to work tirelessly, with the knowledge and understanding I have for the lagoon. My affinity with the cause is immense, and it truly is a part of my life. I've been studying a lot on the subject. My children and I, along with various members of the community, have already discussed the possibility of establishing an NGO to protect, preserve and clean the Jacarepaguá Lagoon.
"I am a religious person, and my happiness comes from serving and guiding others through their various problems. How can I live without being able to watch over and manage the house of Nanã in the place that she chose?"
Roy Gachuhi is in Rio de Janeiro as a writer-in-residence with Agencia Publica, an independent Brazilian investigative journalism news agency.
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[tweetmeme source="socialchadder"]Back in August I posted a Blog Post entitled, 5 Social Sharing Buttons to Improve your Social Reach, which I featured the likes of the Tweet Button, Like Button, Digg Button, Google Buzz, and Addthis. The purpose of the post was to inform about Social Sharing Buttons which you should include in your Blog posts in order to share your post and improve our Social Reach. In revisiting that post I've come up with 5 more Social Sharing Buttons that you should know about and include in your posts.
The LinkedIn Share Button was introduced late in 2010 and is the first of 5 that you should consider. With over 85 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is the largest professional Social Network. If you're a business professional and you're not on it, get on it. Connections and Networking with other professionals in today's business world is everything. A referral from someone you know and/or are connected with goes along way. The LinkedIn Share Button enables you to share your content with everyone in your Professional Network on LinkedIn. One click of the LinkedIn Share Button and you can share your Blog post with your connected audience of Professionals. Keep your Network informed and add the LinkedIn Share Button to your Blog.
StumbleUpon is a Social Sharing site that lets you discover and share great websites. With over 10 million users, the StumbleUpon audience is growing larger as we speak. The site had been running under the radar but received some well deserved recognition in 2010 from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, and ReadWriteWeb. The StumbleUpon Easy Badge is a Smart Share Button that lets you submit specific content to engage users of similar interests. Submit your content to StumbleUpon and your post will be shared with those Stumblers that have personal interests and preferences that match your content. The more interesting your info, the more likely it will spread amongst the StumbleUpon audience. Definitely slap the StumbleUpon Easy Badge on your next Blog post.
Reddit, the Social News website where users like you and I create and curate the content, has a Reddit Share Button. The Reddit Share Button is a smart way to get your content submitted, shared, and talked about on Reddit. Once your post is submitted, users vote "up" or "down" on whether they like it or not. The more liked your content, the better chance your link will be successful and gain prominence by reaching the front page. Reddit traffic continues to grow and increase as users continue to support the site. In May 2010, Reddit was named in Lead411's "2010 Hottest San Francisco Companies" list. Start sharing it up with the Reddit Share Button and get recognized.
In the original post back in August, I mentioned the Like Button, but let's not forget about the Facebook Share Button. The Like Button is the core and most important part of Facebook, but the Share Button has its place and is also very important. The Like Button is great tool to add to your Site, but the Facebook Share Button is the more appropriate tool to use for sharing content, especially Blog posts. Implementing the Facebook Share Button on your Blog post gives your readers the opportunity to share your content with their Facebook friends and Social Network. With well over 500 million users on Facebook, logging on more than 4 times daily, having your content shared on Facebook equals eyes, views, and traffic to your post. Don't forget the Facebook Share Button on your next post friend.
Formspring is a question and answer based social site that was launched November of 2009. Since then Formspring has grown to over 20 million accounts with 3.5 million unique visitors daily. With such a large and growing audience, the Formspring Respond Button is one that you should consider adding to your posts. How does it work? Post a question about your post behind the Respond Button to your visitors, your visitors respond to your question, and share their response to the Formspring community as well as other Social Networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Shared syndication of your content through other Social Networks = More traffic back to your site. Setup the Formspring Respond Button, start sparking responses, and sharing your stuff.
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Here I am in Winnipeg. It is -24C today with a wind chill that feels like -38C.
Hubby and I are sharing a car. He has the car today.
Death to winter!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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