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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Healthy Life Part 5 - Sugar-Free Oil-Free Muffins
I hit jackpot when I found this recipe from a peronsal trainer's website. It does not have any butter, oil, added sugar or in fact flour! The oil is replaced by apple sauce and the flavour comes from fruit, nut, cinnamon (and the apple sauce) instead of sugar.
I decided to make my own apple sauce too, so there is no processed ingredient in the muffin. It's dead easy to make. Peel 3 green apples and cut into slices. Put them in a saucepan, add 1.5 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1.5 tablespoon of cold water, bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes.
Put it in the food processor for 10 seconds and presto! Fresh apple sauce.
Oops! I forgot to take an "after" shot.
Pour 1/2 cup of apple sauce in a bowl and mix in 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence.
Next, add 1.5 cup of rolled oat, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 4 strawberries coarsely chopped and a handful of crushed walnuts. The "dough" was enough for 3 large muffins.
Spoon the mixture into a muffin tray and bake (180°C) for 20 minutes.
Not too shabby aye?
I was a bit worried that the oat would be too dry, but the eggs and the apple sauce moisten the oat and I like the chewy texture.
Given there were no added sugar, the muffin was not that sweet. The strawberries added just enough flavours, and the crunchiness of the walnuts was a nice touch.
I also made 3 muffins with wholemeal flour (right) instead of oat (left).
The wholemeal muffin looked and tasted much more like a traditional muffin.
The lack of sugar was more obvious with this muffin. I actually preferred the oat muffin because of the lighter texture.
Overall I am very happy with the new healthy snack. And TLG likes it too. I'm looking forward to trying different flavour combinations (bananas, sultanas, apricots, pepitas etc). I may try a savoury version too.
If you want to try this but you're concern about the lack of sugar, I suggest adding 1 - 2 teaspoons of honey to the mix or drizzle some on top when serving. Let me know how you go!
P.S. From recent posts you may think that I've turned into a health nut! If you like my shopping/clothing/jewellery posts, be patient - I have a few in the pipeline :-D
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I really like the sound of this recipe. I need something like this to take to work. Have you tried freezing the oat ones? Do you know if they turn out ok after being frozen?ReplyDelete
Kiki, I only froze the ones made with flour this time. My PT said it should be fine to freeze the oat ones also so I'll try next time.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the muffin recipe link - I currently make some but they have oil and sugar in them, so I'm looking forward to giving these a go tomorrow!ReplyDelete
Running in Lulu, What fruit/nut/flavour are you planning to use?ReplyDelete
Please come back and let us know how it goes.
I made a batch with some frozen blueberries and lemon zest this morning - very different to the muffins I used to make (but they had flour, oil and sugar!). I ate one straight out of the oven and then another once they had cooled and preferred them once that had had a chance to cool.ReplyDelete
They had quite a nice texture and filled me up, and certainly felt much healthier than the ones I have been eating (which taste like little cakes!). I will definitely be making them again, I think I'm going to do raspberry next.
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Glad to know that you liked them RIL. Lemon zest is a great idea, I'm going to steal that :-)ReplyDelete
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1. On the suggestion of cooking something of hers, I am going to write down some recipes - I highly doubt I will get the originals, but I can write some down.
2. I am going to ask my cousin who is the executor of her will, if I can take some of her clothes to make her (my cousin) a lap quilt, and other family members pillows or bears. I am not sure how this will go, so I will feel it out first. It might be just planting an idea and then looking at it later.
3. In the south, people do not talk about their wills - drives me up the wall! I don't want any money and or anything major, I just want a little something I can remember them by. When my grandfather died, 13 years ago, I did not get anything to remember him and I understand that - she was still living and she loved him, so I get it. But now that they are both gone, I really want something - doesn't matter how small or insignificant. I am weird like that. If she asks though, what I really want is a bird clock. It is round like a regular clock, but every hour, it chirps or sings like the bird that is pictured for that hour. That would be the most amazing thing to have!
Moving on, we joined a secular group for socialization - I am in over my head. They are extremely active, but maybe it will get us moving a bit. I have to host events, help with events, etc. I need to do this. I am just overwhelmed today.
So, I am leaving tomorrow - after the meeting with the cabinet maker. I am still moving forward with the house. It needs to keep going with or without me.


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EP Carrillo Maduro – Cigar Review
In the winter of 2009 Ernest Perez Carillo entered the cigar market once again after his famed career with La Gloria Cubana. The 2009 Innaugral Edition was met with mixed reviews from the cigar community and since then it's been one stellar review after another as E.P. Carrillo reestablished himself as one of the best in the business.
The Core Maduro joins the Natural which was released earlier this year. Those along with the New Wave Connecticut are the only cigars from the company in regular production, but the other cigars have been met with much fanfare. The Elencos is produced in limited numbers as is the Short Run. The latter changes blends from year to year while the former doesn't have enough of the components to produce year round. Also due later this year is the Limited Edition 2011.
In the creation of the Maduro line, Ernest Perez Carrillo toyed with a few variations of the maduro wrapper before settling on broadleaf grown in the Connecticut River Valley in 2008-2009. He chose it over Mexican Maduro and Brazilian Maduro, but personally I hope Mr. Carrillo revisits the Brazilian variety in the future as it is one of my favorite wrappers.
The cigars which will retail from $5.25 to $9.30 before local taxes are available in the following sizes:
- No. 4 (5 .5 x 42)
- Encantos (4 7/8 x 50)
- Regalias Real (5 5/8 x 46)
- Club 52 (5 7/8 bx 52)
- Churchill Especial (7 1/8 x 49)
- Predilectos (6 1/8 x 52 – Torpedo)
- Golosos (6.25 x 60)
- Monumentos (7 3/8 x 56)
Cigar: EP Carrillo Maduro
Size: 5 7/8 bx 52 (Toro / Club 52)
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Ecuador Sumatra
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
Strength: Medium
Cigars Smoked For Review: 3
Appearance and Construction: Looking at the Broadleaf wrapper on the EP Carrillo Maduro there are some differences in contrast. One has to wonder leaf was wet and massaged before being applied. The cigar is well rolled with a nice cap placement. Under close inspection there is some tooth to the stick, and some light oils. The foot of the cigar is a bit spongy but there are no soft spots to be found. The band of the cigar is the classic EP Carrillo variation with colors of red, gold, yellow, beige and black.
Flavor & Notes: The foot of the cigar has an abundance of rich molasses to the nose and some pepper as well which is heavenly to say the least. One the third and fourth inhale I pick up notes of manure which is one of the best compliments one can pay a cigar. Once the cigar is clipped the cold draw serves up notes dark chocolate and a sweetness which reminds me of a jelly ring. In the background there are notes of earth and cedar. If the prelight ritual is right I am in for a very complex smoke. The first third of the cigar has notes of coffee and dark chocolate with something sweet tries to fight for recognition. Just before the 2nd third is reached the sweetness becomes a subtle cherry that compliments the other notes well. As the second third of the cigar progresses the cherry sweetness becomes stronger giving this cigar a classic maduro profile. In the background there is shortbread (thanks Stogimus Prime and Jerry Cruz for helping me put that into words) with coffee on the finish. The last third becomes slightly bitter but not over powering, as there is still a faint cherry that slowly gives way to leather that lingers on the finish.
Smoking Characteristics: A well constructed smoke that burns really well and stood lit from start to finish. The medium to dark color ash holds on well with minimal flake. The first ash fell off about half way through while resting in the ashtray and the next ash remained until past the band. The draw ideal with just enough resistance to keep it burning slow. The aroma of the smoke was woody and it complimented the notes well.
Conclusion: The cigar industry has lost its way when it comes to Maduro cigars as they are no longer the sweet smoke they traditionally were. Lately, it has become all about strength and it has scared a lot of people away from the cigar. EP Carrillo attempts the right the ship with the maduro and I worry that it will get lost among smokers of today. Those who liked what a maduro had to offer have moved away and they might be scared to pick this cigar up. Those who love the strength will find fault in the smoke. This however is one for the ages and is as classic as they come. Easily in the running for cigar of the year the EP Carrillo Maduro is as timeless as they come.
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What is Zetia used for?
Zetia is the brand name for the medicine ezetimibe, a medication that lowers the level of LDL cholesterol by reducing the amount of cholesterol or other kinds of sterols that your body gets from your meals. This LDL or bad cholesterol as may be termed forms plaque in the arteries after building up for a while; this makes the arteries narrow and can result to heart problem. These high levels of LDL cholesterol are the key causes of stroke and heart attack.
Zetia is most times prescribed with a diet with low-fat. It is at times used together with other medications that lowers cholesterol or used alone. It is used together with diet therapy to treat high blood campesterol and sitosterol. Before taking Zetia together with other cholesterol medications inform your doctor as this drug interact with some drugs. Ensure you tell your doctor if you have ever experienced a thyroid disorder, kidney disease or if you make use of steroid hormones or medicine. If you have allergies for ezetimibe or have a liver disease it is advisable not to take this drug.
Zetia is grouped under the category C of the FDA pregnancy. If you plan to get pregnant or already pregnant or breastfeeding tell your doctor. In very rare cases Zetia can lead to a breakdown of the skeletal body tissues. There are various Zetia coupons online you simply have to verify if you qualify to apply for it. These coupons could make the Zetia price cheaper for a buyer. Presently there is no generic Zetia in the market nevertheless after the expiration of its patent in 2017 various companies may begin the production of its generic version. While there is no Zetia generic version now, there is some cholesterol medications that works just like it and can be substituted for it. There are some other Zetia price guides online and a good comparison of many will help a prospective buyer make a good deal.
Side effects of Zetia
Get immediate medical help once you experience any of these allergic reaction signs namely: swollen throat, face, tongues or lips. Here are some of the common and less serious Zetia side effects namely:
Back or joint pain
Diarrhea, mild stomach pain
Feeling depressed
Tingling sensation and numbness
Cold symptoms
Stuffy or runny nose
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Chest pain
Sore throat
Tenderness or pain
Loss of appetite
Jaundice, clay-colored stools
Severe blistering
Red skin rash and peeling
It is not necessarily a must for you to experience most of any of these side effects. The side effects of Zetia differ from person to person.
Drugs that can interact with Zetia.
If you are taking any of these drugs tell your doctor before you start taking Zetia. This is because some of these drugs interact badly with Zetia. They are:
Gemfibrozil (Lopid)
Cholestyramine (Questran, Prevalite)
A blood thinner like warfarin (Coumadin)
Colestipol (Colestid)
Cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune)
This is not a complete list as there are some other drugs that may interact with Zetia not included in this list.
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This drug should be taken just the way it was prescribed by the doctor. Do not take Zetia longer than your doctor recommends, or larger amounts than your doctor prescribes. Zetia is normally taken just once daily, either with food or without. Try as much as possible to take your Zetia dosage at the same time every day.
Zetia is available in tablets just like the Zetia 10 mg tablet. No generic version yet for Zetia so any store claiming to sell a generic version is obviously a scam. Ensure you buy your Zetia drugs from reputable and notable stores when buying online to be sure you get a genuine one.
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Marvel Comics Senior Vice President of Sales David Gabriel revealed some variant covers for upcoming Marvel NOW! and non-Marvel NOW! titles.
Source: Gabriel Reveals "Uncanny Avengers," "Avengers" Variants & More
A slew of variant covers were shown off both for Marvel NOW! titles as well as titles that are ending before the new initiative. Also a couple of other art pieces. And babies.
A few interesting things might be taken away from the images. For one, this is the first cover image for Marvel NOW! New Avengers. It's a Marvel Babies variant, but it's potentially telling. Also note that you can't see Psylocke's face very well on the Uncanny X-Force #35 Milo Manara variant (see previous Manara cover).
Also unused Steve Dikto Spider-Man art and a non-variant X-Men Legacy #3 cover.
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Saturday, 20 November 2010
US Thrill Rides Announce Sale of SkyQuest Attraction Ride to the Indianapolis Zoo at the IAAPA Convention
Master attraction ride inventor, Bill Kitchen has done it again! He unveiled his new ride, SkyQuest, during the 2010 conference and expo of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). Kitchen, who is no
stranger to the attraction industry, has delivered over 200 rides in the past 20 years. His first invention was SkyCoaster, a large high-thrill swing, which became the world's best-selling ride and was installed at Six Flags, Paramount, Cedar Fair Parks, MGM Grand and at independent operations world-wide. His next invention was SkyVenture, an indoor skydiving attraction, which became profitable within the first year of business and sold world-wide.
Scheduled to break ground sometime next year and be completed in 2012 at the Indianapolis Zoo, the two-acre SkyQuest people mover will crown the new, innovative Orangutan exhibit and will give each rider a chance to be "up close and personal" with these beautiful animals and to also get a bird's eye view with ride heights ranging from 10 to 40ft. up in the air. Guests will embark and disembark the 15 to 20-minute ride through a covered loading platform. Up to four riders can ride in the gondolas, (similar to hot-air balloon baskets), moving at a pace of 1mph.
The two-million dollar ride can hold 1,000 riders per hour and is expected to be a highlight of the zoo. "We are thrilled to bring a quality ride to the Indianapolis community," states Bill Kitchen, CEO of US Thrill Rides LLC. "We pride ourselves in offering the best entertainment and SkyQuest will deliver fun for all ages."
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New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines
Friday, March 20, 2009
BAGHDAD, March 19 -- Six weeks after provincial elections, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has allied himself with an outspoken Sunni leader in several provinces and broached a coalition with a militant, anti-American cleric, suggesting the emergence of a new axis of power in Iraq centered on a strong central government and nationalism.
Negotiations are still underway in most provinces, distrust remains entrenched among nearly all the players, and agreements could crumble. But the jockeying after the Jan. 31 elections indicates that politicians are assembling coalitions that cross the sectarian divide ahead of parliamentary elections later this year, a vote that will shape the country as the U.S. military withdraws.
"There is a new political map," said Anwar al-Luheibi, a Sunni adviser to Maliki, who is a Shiite. "And I anticipate this map will be far better than the one we had before."
The negotiations and dealmaking mark a departure from politics that have hewed almost exclusively to ethnic and sectarian lines, fomenting the discord that brought Iraq to the precipice of civil war in 2006 and 2007. They represent the first round of a great game that may resolve a question unanswered since Saddam Hussein's fall in 2003: What coalition of interests will find the formula to wield power in Iraq from Baghdad?
With his strong performance in the provincial elections, Maliki is the front-runner in forging such an alliance, a remarkable ascent for a lawmaker considered weak and pliable when he was put forward as a consensus candidate for prime minister three years ago.
Forgoing the slogans of his Islamist past for a platform of law and order, his party won a majority of seats on the council in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, and emerged as the single biggest bloc in Baghdad and four other provinces in the south, which has a Shiite Muslim majority. In most provinces, though, his party must make coalitions if it hopes to help determine who will fill the governorship and other key provincial positions.
Saleh al-Mutlak, a leading secular Sunni Arab politician known for his nationalism and strident opposition to the U.S. occupation, said his supporters will ally with Maliki in four provinces: Diyala, Salahuddin, Baghdad and Babil. Mutlak heads the Iraqi National Dialogue Front, but his supporters ran under different labels in provincial contests. Mutlak said Ayad Allawi, a former prime minister who led a secular list in the campaign, will also join the alliances.
The convergence of their interests is a stark contrast to the alliances that followed elections in 2005, which Sunni Arabs largely boycotted. Their refusal to vote gave religious Shiites and Kurds disproportionate power in provinces such as Baghdad, Diyala and Nineveh, all with substantial Sunni populations. In predominantly Shiite southern Iraq and Sunni western Iraq, power coalesced around ostensibly religious parties, whose members built their appeal on clandestine organizations in exile, underground networks under Hussein, support from Iran and other neighbors and, occasionally, the end of a militiaman's gun.
This time, some coalitions seem to be based on ideology: a strong central government that Maliki, along with secular candidates such as Allawi and Mutlak, have endorsed, as well as opposition to the kind of federalism espoused by Maliki's Shiite rivals, who favor a Shiite-ruled zone in the south, and Kurdish parties that control an autonomous region in the north. Both Maliki and Mutlak have rallied support among Arab and nationalist constituents by opposing Kurdish territorial claims, particularly around the contested city of Kirkuk.
Mutlak draws backing from among the still-numerous supporters of Hussein's Baath Party in Sunni regions, and he has long pushed for reconciliation with its members. Despite his reputation as a Shiite hard-liner when he came to power in 2006, Maliki echoed the call this month. In a speech, he urged Iraqis to reconcile with rank-and-file Baathists, those he described as "forced and obliged at one time to be on the side of the former regime."
He declared that it was time "to let go of what happened" in the past.
Mutlak said he told Maliki in a meeting two months ago that "there was a time when you stood against me on those issues. 'You should be happy I changed,' he told me." Smiling in the interview, Mutlak joked that first the prime minister "stole the government from us, and now he's trying to steal our political speech from us."


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There's nothing wrong with enjoying good entertainment.
With Netflix, video games, and mobile apps being so ubiquitous, you can binge-watch TV shows in the bathroom, on the highway, or flying in a plane. It's easier than ever to indulge the itch.
We all joke about it. Commercials have even satirized "the show hole" (that moment your series ends and you have nothing else to watch). But it's all representative of a real addiction to entertainment.
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Gold Leaf is a metallic gold shimmer. I had a little bit of a hard time working with this one, which will definitely be noticeable in my swatches. It was a little on the thick side, which made applying thin coats really difficult. I really love the shade though, and think it looks great with or without a top coat. I used two coats.
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Items where Division is "Department of Arts and Design" and Year is 2008
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Ames, Craig (2008) War Memorial. [Show/Exhibition]
Austin, Naomi and Burke, Sandra (2008) Fashion Illustrations. In: Fashion Entrepreneur. Burke Publishing, pp. 20-120. ISBN 978-0958273305
Bainbridge, Eric (2008) Anxious Object. [Show/Exhibition]
Bainbridge, Eric (2008) Forward Thinking 1976 – 2008. [Show/Exhibition]
Bainbridge, Eric (2008) Monologue/Dialogue 11. [Show/Exhibition]
Bainbridge, Eric (2008) STEW. [Show/Exhibition]
Bainbridge, Eric and Thurlow, Miles (2008) Postwurstendung. [Show/Exhibition]
Brennan, Tim (2008) Great Northern Coalfield. [Show/Exhibition]
Brennan, Tim (2008) iAmbic Pedometer: Ur Manoeuvre. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) 42nd Art Cologne. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) Experimental Intro (G) *. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) NADA Art Fair, Miami. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) SITE special issue: Transatlantico 2 (gold issue)**. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) SITEmagazine 11: One advances only by means of abstractions, but one finds rest only in the image **. [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) Symposium Krabbesholm Højskole, in Skive, Denmark (G). [Show/Exhibition]
Broeg, Ralf (2008) THE, The Suburban, Chicago (G)*. [Show/Exhibition]
Connolly, Roy (2008) Brecht and the disembodied actor. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 28 (2). pp. 91-110. ISSN 14682761
Connolly, Roy (2008) Let them eat Shakespeare: prescribed authors and the National Curriculum. Curriculum Journal, 19 (4). pp. 293-307. ISSN 0958-5176
Cook, Sarah (2008) Immateriality and its discontents: models of curating new media art. University of California Press, Los Angeles. ISBN 0520255976
Cook, Sarah (2008) Networked Memory: Always live and yet always an Archive. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, pp. 116-126. ISBN 1890949116
Cook, Sarah (2008) Untethered. [Show/Exhibition]
Cook, Sarah (2008) The Work of Art in the Age of Ubiquitous Narrowcasting? Institute of Network Culture, Amsterdam. ISBN 978-90-78146-05-6
Ellis, Philip, Van Leeuwen, Lieselotte and Brown, Kenneth (2008) Visual-music vibrations: Improving quality of life for the elderly and children with special needs. Digital Creativity, 19 (3). pp. 194-202. ISSN 1462-6268
Ewins, Neil (2008) British Ceramic Exports 1750-1850. In: Morley College Ceramic Circle Seminar, London.
Hutchinson, James (2008) 10: The Chris Orr Years 1998-2008. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) 7TH LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL - MINI PRINT 2008. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) Archive DVD. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) Connecting principle 08. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) Unique and original. [Show/Exhibition]
Hutchinson, James (2008) arts centre washington. [Show/Exhibition]
Kippin, John (2008) Unto this Last. [Show/Exhibition]
Ling, Manny (2008) Calligraphy Across Boundaries. Post-Doctoral thesis, The university of Sunderland.
Ling, Manny (2008) 'SCIENCE' (Design4Science exhibition). [Show/Exhibition]
Livingstone, Andrew (2008) Decentred Meaning: Ceramic materiality - relocating process & technique -, International Conference Helsinki. In: 'Crafticulation' International Conference University of Helsinki, 24-26 Sep 2008, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Livingstone, Andrew (2008) ICMEA Conference. Ceramic Review: The International Magazine of Ceramics, 231.
Livingstone, Andrew (2008) 'Juncture' Solo Show - Old Museum Arts Centre. [Show/Exhibition]
Livingstone, Andrew (2008) thematic(s). The Patrochulan Press, England. ISBN 9780955850707
Masters, Raymond (2008) RWA Selected Photography Exhibition. [Show/Exhibition]
Moschovi, Alexandra (2008) "Changing Places: The Rebranding of Photography as Contemporary Art". In: Photography between Poetry and Politics: The Critical Position of the Photographic Medium in Contemporary Art. Leuver Gevaert (7). Leuven University Press/Cornell University Publications, Leuven, pp. 143-155. ISBN 978-9058676641
Moschovi, Alexandra (2008) Stories of Displacement. In: Pavlos Kozalidis: Searching for a Lost Homeland. Benaki Museum, Athens, pp. 101-106.
Moschovi, Alexandra (2008) Tales of Urbanity in Contemporary Greek Photography. In: Modern Greek Studies lecture series, 6 May 2008, Hellenic Studies Department, Princeton University, Princeton, U.S.A.
Moschovi, Alexandra and Memou, Antigoni (2008) Introduction (as co-convenor) of the conference session "Relocations: Photography Within, Across and Outside the Museum since the 1970s". In: Location: The Museum, the Academy and the Studio, 34th AAH Annual Conference, 2-4 April 2008, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, London. (Unpublished)
Petrova, Sylva (2008) Czech and Slovak Glass in Exile. [Show/Exhibition]
Petrova, Sylva (2008) 'Preface' to SKLO Union: Art Before Industry: 20th Century Czech Pressed Glass. In: SKLO Union: Art Before Industry: 20th Century Czech Pressed Glass. Hope Fountain Books, pp. 3-5. ISBN 978-0-9560623-0-7
Pickard, Michael (2008) Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest 2008. UNSPECIFIED.
Plouviez, Arabella (2008) Naristan. [Show/Exhibition]
Power, Gary and Debby, Akam (2008) Ecocentric. [Video] (Unpublished)
Robinson, Sean (2008) Contribution to Design4Science. [Show/Exhibition]
Ryley, Marjolaine (2008) Clark, Robert Review of 'Residence Astral'. UNSPECIFIED.
Ryley, Marjolaine (2008) Jackson, tina - Review of Residence Astral. UNSPECIFIED.
Ryley, Marjolaine (2008) Residence Astral. Portfolio magazine - issue No. 47 (47). ISSN 13544446
Ryley, Marjolaine (2008) Review of 'Residence Astral'. Independent newspaper.
Supartono, Alexander (2008) Mapping Invisible Cities. [Show/Exhibition]
Thompson, Brian (2008) Ironbridge. [Show/Exhibition]
Thurlow, Miles (2008) "All my favourite singers couldn't sing...". [Show/Exhibition]
Watkinson, Cate (2008) Decorative Glazing Scheme, St Clare's Convent, Clay Cross Chesterfield. [Artefact]
Watkinson, Cate (2008) Glass and Steel Sculptural Piece. [Artefact]
Wheeler, Shirley (2008) Exhibition - Design for Science - Nobel Museum. [Show/Exhibition]
Wheeler, Shirley (2008) Visual Communication Design and Science - CHEAD. In: Creative Boundaries - Exploring the Link between Art & Design and Science & Technology; CHEAD Annual Conference, 12 - 14 Mar 2008, Hastings Europa Hotel, Belfast.
Winter, Robert (2008) Developing World Pottery(India). In: Developing World Pottery, 2 Nov – 6 Dec 2008, Pondicherry, India.
Woodhouse, Joe (2008) Harker Herald Billboard Project. [Artefact]
Woodhouse, Joe (2008) Lust and Luxuria. [Show/Exhibition]


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Thursday, January 21st, 2016
on behalf of CALA Homes
A new housing development in Bonnyrigg has been approved – unlocking vital investment that will safeguard the future of a historic and popular golf club.
Local councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the CALA Homes development, which will see much needed family homes created on land currently used as a practice area at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg.
The plans were supported by the golf club, whose members mostly come from the local area and that support was mirrored when Midlothian Councillors voted 13-2 in favour of the development, which is included in the council's proposed local plan.
Derek Lawson, Land Director at CALA Homes (East), said: "This is a very important development for us, having taken many years of community consultation and careful design.
"So we are delighted at this decision by local councillors, who have proven very understanding of the project. This decision will bring real benefits to the local area, not just in improving prospects for a much loved golf club, but in addressing a shortage of family housing and financing improvements to the local infrastructure.
"We also would like to thank the surrounding community of Bonnyrigg, who have engaged positively with us. Thanks to that feedback they let us know they wanted access from Eskbank Road which our plans adapted to include.
"It was very important to us that these plans were passed at the local level, as opposed to an appeal to the Scottish Government. It reflects local views and opinions, and sets a clear direction for communities."
The Broomieknowe plans are for 42 detached homes, eight cottages and six terraces. Acknowledging the importance of maintaining the wider greenbelt for the community, CALA has ensured its development will include open space.
Broomieknowe Golf Club Captain, Stuart Brown, said: "After many years of working closely with CALA Homes, the Club is delighted by Midlothian Council's decision to grant planning permission for the residential development of our practice ground.
"The sale of the land to CALA will underpin the financial future of Broomieknowe and enable us to carry out much needed improvements to the clubhouse facilities as well as enhancing the golf course."
CALA Homes (East) hope work could start as early as the summer, following the purchase of the practice area from the golf club. That would then enable the golf club to press ahead with its proposals to enhance both its course and clubhouse.
CALA Homes is headquartered in Scotland and employs 600 people and earned its reputation on the high quality of the homes it builds, which are sensitively designed to augment the areas in which they are located.
The result is homes that are highly sought after and which retain their value over decades, earning loyalty from owners, who often live in a series of CALA properties.
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Those Sporting Gods are a funny bunch of deities. Not funny like a "clown," oh no, but curious, like that monkey on PBS ("George").
At times they seem asleep at the wheel, having no interest whatsoever in the goings-on of sport, letting just about any Whosit on a hot-streak hoist the Title hardware ('86 Mets, '06 Heat, '15 GSW, '14 Seahawks), then, at other times, the Sporting Gods just can't keep their all-guiding hands off of the controls.
It's the latter practice that looks to've been in operation for major league baseball's World Series 2016 that pitted two Title-starved opponents in the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago Cubs.
The Gods must've had themselves a good long laugh.
Not with the winning Bruins (4-3), the team most pre-season prognosticators pegged to take the title, but in affecting the crazy course by which the Cubbies finally navigated their way, once again ('07-08), back to the champion's podium.
As for the Indians, Mgr Terry Francona and Cleveland brass will have 'em back.
Emphasis on the adverb 'again' as most people, even the raucous revelers on State Street, have no idea (interest) that there were times, like in the 1880s (Cap Anson, King "Hook-Slide" Kelly, John Clarkson) and then early 1900s (Chance, Evers, Tinker, Brown, Kling, Overall, Steinfeldt, Reulbach) when the name Chicago Cubs struck fear into the hearts of men, even the likes of Cobb, Wagner, McGinnity & McGraw.
First, the Gods put the Tribe out front (3-1), building hope for their frustrated fans who hadn't had a championship since Red River was in the theaters ("Yeeee-ha!" ('48)), then they set the Cubs, who hadn't even taken a pennant since that heart-wrenching year of 1945 (FDR – WW2), storming back to even it up at three, most of their wins coming on the road, no less, at Progressive Field.
And if that weren't enough to trigger the PVCs, then the deciding game seven (7) goes extra innings (Zzzzz), has a rain-delay and had baseball writers pulling their hair out not knowing which title they were gonna' post ('Cleveland, City of Champs!' or 'Cubs Win, Cubs Win, Cubs Win!').
Even a kingly presence in the crowd (LeBron James) couldn't turn the trick for the Tribe.
But if there are any fans in sportdom who can fully appreciate both the lows of losing the big match (Indians) and then the cathartic joy that comes with winning the Chalice of a Champion (Cavaliers), it would be those who reside in and around the Forest City, Ohio.
So after all their fun n' games, why'd the Gods tab Chicago the winner?
If there's one thing the Divinities will not tolerate, something they simply abhor, it is the haphazard stewardship of baseball records.
If you write about rounders often you will come to rely on the wealth of statistics made available on the web at baseball-reference.com. The same sort of repository exists for many of the major American merriments. When you cut through all the sabrmetric snooze (WAR, OPS, etc.), the site's smorgasbord of stats is a tremendous baseball resource for which this user is grateful.
But when the boys who run the site brazenly decided in-Series to award championship rings to the Indians (appearing as a gold icon next to the relevant year in the "Postseason" section (all now removed)), as early as the close of game three (3) with Tribe up 2-1, the Sporting Gods decided on a winner: The Cubs. There's that, and the fact that the Northsider's dry-spell for a World Series winner (1908), whether based at West Side Grounds or Weeghman – Wrigley Field, had Cleveland's beat by 40 years. Plenty parched.
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He was near demigod status in his role shaping the Francona Red Sox teams that ended their own championship drought in 2004 and reigned again in 2007. But in doing the same for the parched pin-strippers on Chicago's Northside (See Also; GM Jed Hoyer), Theo Nathaniel Epstein (b.12.29.73 (NY)) left behind the wunderkind tag and joined a select group of baseball executives (GM – PBO), builders who, when funded ($), create dream seasons and dynasties. It's a membership that includes Branch Rickey (OH) and Ed Barrow ("born in a covered wagon in Springfield (Ill.)(Wikipedia))." Big stuff.
But with progress comes a cost, a quid pro quo. You gain something, you give something up. For the Cubs and their followers that price may be the 'lovable' they've been serving up since 1945.
Spencer Tracy ("Henry Drummond") spoke to this yin-yang thing in Stanley Kramer's highly acclaimed Scopes Monkey Trial movie, Inherit the Wind ('60):
"Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it.
Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, 'All right, you can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance.
Madam, you may vote but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. And Mister, you may conquer the air but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline.'"
The faithful, Cubs ownership in the Ricketts family and Manager Joe Maddon, both deserving of the Rainmaker tag themselves, the sports media, all have failed to consider what it will really mean to the Cozy World of Confine now that the Cubs have won their 3rd World Series championship.
The red, white & blue Bruins have built so much out of "nothing" it became the most beloved brand in all of sports. Everybody likes the Cubs, even before 2016. The undying love they engender in their fans nationwide is admired on par with Yankees' prowess in play.
Winning changes everything. Fenway fans in their 40s understand that. There's a new expectation, standard in Bean Town and Chicago, too. Anything short of a World Series title gets an incomplete grade. Tension rises, especially amongst the fair-weather fan who jumped the bandwagon and has wherewithal of a wet peanut.
Finally breaking that championship drought ('04 (1918 v Cubs)) can be cathartic for those who still hold the pain from chances that got away ('67, '75, '86). But it's a different mood in Boston these days. Success is sweet but it can be a pretty girl with a fickle heart: Warm when in clover, cold when the chips are down.
And that's half hyperbole.
The victory parade down Michigan Avenue in November, so thick with confetti The Fugitive could've eluded police for days, was a beautiful sight to behold.
A man who knew a thing or two about progress was at the Allied controls when the Cubs were in spring training and about to embark on a season that would take them to what was to be their last NL pennant and fall classic prior to 2016 (1945). That man was U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – April 12, 1945 (d. Warm Springs, GA)):
This is what 4-termer FDR, the standard by which all Presidents are measured, had to say about progress: "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much (Yankees & Cardinals), but whether we provide enough for those who have too little (Royals (2015) and Cubs (2016))."
Hooray for progress!
Steven Keys
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The Governator goes green
Arnold Schwarzenegger told you he'd be back.
Just months removed from a raucous seven years as California governor, the global warming gladiator is about to hopscotch around the planet in his new role as a green technology cheerleader.
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Schwarzenegger will kick off his world tour Tuesday at an Energy Department-sponsored conference in suburban Washington, where he will try to connect the dots between energy policy and Hollywood stars who once doubted the benefits of weightlifting.
"People believed bodybuilding would make you gay, or sterile, or muscle-bound," Schwarzenegger will say, according to a copy of his prepared remarks obtained by POLITICO.
No doubt Schwarzenegger, who left office in January with his poll numbers in the tank, still commands an audience. He'll very likely draw favorable media coverage in Washington and, later, in Paris, London, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as questions about his return to movies — an MTV poll this month shows more than 80 percent of respondents want him back in "Terminator 5."
Yet Schwarzenegger's post-gubernatorial life still seems to be a work in progress. He's considering publishing his memoirs. He announced that he has ended a seven-year lapse with his talent agency and wants it to entertain new offers. And he posted photos on his Twitter account of himself with NBA stars in Los Angeles and Kiss frontman Gene Simmons in Toronto.
Schwarzenegger's aides say their boss is up to the job of traveling the world to talk about his experiences as a two-term governor who signed a landmark global warming law and led a multimillion-dollar campaign last fall to beat back Big Oil's bid to repeal it.
"Energy is his signature issue," George Shultz, former Nixon- and Reagan-era Cabinet secretary and a friend of Schwarzenegger, said in an interview. "He stands for the idea that you can't just stand around and wait for some big global international agreement. You've got to be willing to start doing things."
Schwarzenegger still channels former Vice President Al Gore and stands by climate science, but he suggests dropping the shtick about rising seas and melting glaciers.
"Let's face it, if we haven't convinced the skeptics by now, we aren't going to," Schwarzenegger will say Tuesday. "So, unless the North Pole breaks off this spring and floats up onto the north shore of Long Island, let's move past the old arguments."


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I was waiting so anxiously for this holiday week, that nothing in the world could make it go wrong. On Monday, we left Valledupar for Bogota and the Manu Chao concert. After 16 hours here we are in the capital. We quickly find a hostel and here we are wandering on the streets :) The old center looks so nice, and the colonial houses in Candelaria and all those narrow streets would like to keep me there forever. But unfortunately the bohemian spirit is killed by humongous sky-scrapers (very similar to our communist architecture), pollution and cars queuing on the main carreras.
And here we are, Tuesday evening heading to Plaza Bolivar which is packed with people and getting inside the crowd is impossible and more than extreme sport :) So, we sit on a beautiful street nearby the church and really enjoy. Meeting an old friend is always a pleasure, but meeting a friend after 1 year of traveling and new experiences for every of us is delightful :) After the concert we head up to our hostel and hang around with some Argentinian guys fostering intercultural exchange with some Cuba Libre.
The next day we get again lost in the big city on its never ending carreras and calles and we visit "Museo del Oro" (Gold Museum) - which is a history of all the Colombian natives carved in gold. I liked the fact that is very interactive and it offers a genuine experience of ancient times.
And here it comes the big night, another old good friend is joining the group and it's just us on the streets of Bogota fooling around like only we know. The following days were just about eating, drinking and most of all, enjoying being together. We weren't sightseeing, we weren't tourists we've just enjoyed the streets and the people.
On Friday we've decided that 3 days is more than enough for noisy, chaotic Bogota and we've moved in Villa de Leyva, a small colonial town, in an epic landscape. It is said to have the largest square in South America and indeed it is a very nice one surrounded just by colonial small houses in a bohemian atmosphere. That's were we found the best bar in Town: La Cava de Don Fernando! If all the bars would be like this, no one would ever by a house, we would all live in bars: good music by request, good local beer and the nicest bartender. We really had a good time!!!
And here I am on the road again...here, in Colombia, the way back to your house, offers you always a long time to reflect on your holidays. On Sunday very early in the morning, I arrive at the Valledupar bus-terminal and I must say, I missed...this heat! :)
Za humongous Bogota seen from Monserati
Walking on sunshine...
Happy three friends :)
On the streets of Candelaria
Villa de Leyva


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It's time to cheer up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted by Brazil. Brazil, the host team has a huge fan base across the world and is considered to be one among the sought team for winning the 2014 World cup. Brazil has a unique story to tell with 5 world cups under the belt and the only country to have reached the round of 16 every single time. Brazil was also the first country to field a black footballer. The country's passion and devotion for the game of soccer has produced many star players and every time they enter the field the expectations are sky high.
As Brazil gears up to live the expectations of the huge fan base for the 2014 FIFA World Cup commencing on June 12, the country's electricity supply is challenged by one of the worst droughts in decades is threatening to cause rolling blackouts and power outages. As a consequence, it forces the Brazilian government to restrict the power consumption of the country later this year. According to the data from US government, the electricity produced from the hydroelectric generators contributes two-thirds of its supply. A fair amount of rainfall is required to fill up the reservoirs that churn the hydroelectric generators that powers the country.
"Are we completely free from power outages? No, not completely," José Rosenblatt, director of PSR, an energy consultancy based in Rio de Janeiro, said. "We still might have one during the World Cup." Brazil needs substantial improvement in their planning and construction duties, they face severe criticism in the same as they host for the every four year recurring event.
As a host country for the world cup event, Brazil needs to be on the frontline in maintaining and upgrading their airports to receive millions of football fanatics. For the world cup event, an estimated 3.7 million people are set to travel for the huge event. Brazil also has problems for connecting the different vastly separated venues with the lack of rail network; almost all of it will be by air. It is expected that many renovations will be delayed after the world cup event.
Considering the intermittent power outages in the month of February, during record heat and low reservoir levels, this in turn affected 6 million people living in 13 states. Although the Brazilian government officials insisted that the causes of power outage are not overcapacity or surging demand on the grid, but it severity affected the Brazilians at the time they need more air conditioning, the primary energy hog in a house hold.
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Brazil's power woes, several power regulators and energy consultants demands the need for reduction in power consumption in the country. Further, Regulator ANEEL suggested the Brazilian government should impose preventative rationing system of 5 percent below normal consumption, and PSR suggested 6 percent rationing, all these measures need to support for hydroelectric production. Reservoirs need to preserve water and prevent alarming low water levels of below 10 percent of their capacity.
During the world cup time, if power outage were to occur then there is a need to depend on back-up generators out of which if 12 stadiums lit up, then the hotels, roads and public transit would go dark. And this will trigger a whole new world of issues.
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Strap on your seatbelts and get ready to confess your naughtiness because Mistress Bryci is in the house and she's not shy about using that whip of hers! If you're a good little slave though she can be sweet as well as stern, as she shows with her bound captive in this photoshoot, sucking his cock and even mounting up to ride that dick in a hot hardcore scene.


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text: Ku-Band Ku-Band 4900 Series Mini-BUCs Compact and Lightweight Designed and built with VSAT stabilized antenna platforms and other similar satcom-on-the-move customer applications in mind. Low Cost, High Performance Designed for operation in high ambient temperature environments, with superior phase noise performance. Guaranteed specified minimum P1dB power. Comprehensive M&C Functionality Accessible anytime, anywhere via Internet or mobile phone. Integrate with SNMP to NMS. Enables effective operational management and minimizes network outage. Allows change of IP address without serial cable. Quad LO, serial and LAN interface. Multi-Band Operation Select from multiple, factory-set frequency bands within Ku-band. Internal Self-Resetting Protection Protects against high temperatures, open/short output conditions. 4900 Series 8 and 16 watt Ku-band BUCs for maritime, VSAT, SOTM and other satellite uplink applications OPTIONS •Multi-band BUC: select from multiple factory-set frequency bands within Ku-band •1:1 redundant switching - BUC is configured for 1:1 systems as standard. System hardware is sold separately. •Auto-sensing, high stability external 10 MHz OCXO reference Global Applications Meets Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC to satisfy worldwide requirements and is CE-marked. Worldwide Support Backed by over 35 years of satellite communications experience, and CPI's worldwide 24-hour customer support network that includes more than 20 regional factory service centers. 811 Hansen Way, PO Box 51625 Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA tel: +1 (650) 846-3803 fax: +1 (650) 424-1744 e-mail:[email protected] website:www.cpii.com/satcom Ku-Band Specifications 8 and 16 W Mini-BUCs Power Rating 8W 16 W Platform Model Number RF Output Frequency Range (GHz) Input Frequency Range (MHz) LO Frequency (MHz) DC Powered 4908(L)-W/S 4908(L)-W/E 4916(L)-W/S 4916(L)-W/E 14.00 to 14.50 13.75 to 14.50 14.00 to 14.50 13.75 to 14.50 950 to 1450 950 to 1700 950 to 1450 950 to 1700 13050 13050 / 12800, selectable 13050 13050 / 12800, selectable +41.5 dBm min. +41.0 dBm min. IF Input Power @ 1 dB, GCP, CW and Max. Gain -31 dBm nom. RF Output Power @ 1 dB, GCP, CW +39 dBm min. Gain at 0 dB Attenuation (max. gain) 70 dB nom. Gain Flatness Over Any 40 MHz Band ±1.0 dB max. Gain Flatness Over Full Band ±2.0 dB max. Gain Stability Over Any 50°C range ±1.5 dB max. Gain Stability Over Operating Temperature Range ±2.0 dB max. when frequency set; ±3.0 dB max. when frequency not set Reference Frequency (external) 10 MHz Reference Frequency Input (external) Multiplexed via IFL on N-type transmit IF input Reference Frequency Level -10 to +5 dBm Frequency Conversion Spectrum non-inverting IF Input Impedance and Connector 50 Ω, N-type IF Input VSWR 1.8:1 max. Transmit Attenuator Steps 0 dB to 20 dB in 0.25 dB steps Output Power Meter Range/Accuracy 15 dB/±1.0 dB max. Output Power Meter Modes CW and burst (>100 uS) with adjustable threshold RF Output IMD Ratio -25 dBc max. with 2 CW carriers each at 6 dB OBO Spurious/Harmonic Output @ 3dB OBO -50 dBc max. EN 301-428/EN 301-430 Maximum Phase Noise (SSB) of Reference Frequency -65 dBc dBc/Hz at 100 Hz; -75 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz; -85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz; -95 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz 2 nsecpp max. linear (over any 10 MHz); 0.00025 nsec/MHz2pp max, parabolic (over any 80 MHz); 1 nspp max. ripple (over full band) AM/PM Conversion Power Supply Voltage Power Supply Minimum Turn-On Voltage Power Supply Consumption 2.00/dB max. at 2 dB OBO 18 to 60 VDC via IF I/P and ext DC connector 28 to 60 VDC via IF I/P and 18 to 60 VDC via ext DC conn. +20 VDC +29 VDC via IFL and 20 VDC via ext. conn. 90 W typ, 100 W max. 125 W typ, 130 W max. Operating/Storage Temp. Range -40 to +550C/-40 to +700C Relative Humidity 100% condensing Weatherproofing Connections Volume (for w/g output BUCs) Sealed to 34 kPa IF Input: N-Type Female; RF Output: WR75 PBR120 flange waveguide, 4 mm threaded holes; DC: MS 62IN 12E 8-2P with dust cap; M&C Serial Interface: 62IN-57A-12-14S(219) with dust cap; LAN connection, see page 3 247 x 151 x 85 mm (9.8 x 5.9 x 3.5") without brackets Weight 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs) Quality Management System - ISO 9001:2008 For more detailed information, please refer to the corresponding CPI technical description if one has been published, or contact CPI. Specifications may change without notice as a result of additional data or product refinement. Please contact CPI before using this information for system design. MKT 373, ISSUE 5 dated DEC 2015 Page 2 of 3 EN 301-428/EN 301-430 -135 dBc dBc/Hz at 100 Hz; -145 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz; -155 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz; -155 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz Phase Noise (SSB) of BUC With Reference Frequency Defined Above Group Delay -50 dBc max. Ku-Band Configuration Guide 8 and 16 W Mini-BUC Configure your 4900 Series Ku-Band Mini-BUC Configuring your BUC is easy. For this product, most of the configuration is predetermined. After deciding the required output level, all that is left is to indicate whether LAN is required, which frequency range is needed, and whether the internal reference option is required. Instructions follow: Box 1: BUC Power Level - Enter 4908 for 8 watt BUC - Enter 4916 for 16 watt BUC Box 2: LAN Option placeholder - Enter "L" for BUCs with LAN option selected - LEAVE BLANK if the LAN option is not selected Box 4: Frequency range (within Ku-band) - Enter "S" for 14.00 to 14.50 GHz - Enter "E" for 13.75 to 14.50 GHz Box 8: Internal reference -Enter "R" only if internal reference option is selected -LEAVE BLANK if internal reference option is not selected _ 1 2 W 3 / 4 _ DC / 5 EX _ CE _ 6 7 8 Examples: 4908L-W/S-AC/EX-CE-R indicates an 8 watt BUC with a frequency range of 14.0 -14.5 GHz, including LAN and internal reference. 4916-W/E-AC/EX-CE indicates a 16 watt BUC with a frequency range of 13.75 to 14.5 GHz, without LAN and no internal reference. Notes: Box 3 indicates a waveguide RF output connection. Box 5 indicates that this product is DC powered. Box 6 indicates that power is fed via an external connector. Box 7 indicates that this product is CE marked. Quality Management System - ISO 9001:2008 For more detailed information, please refer to the corresponding CPI technical description if one has been published, or contact CPI. Specifications may change without notice as a result of additional data or product refinement. Please contact CPI before using this information for system design. MKT 373, ISSUE 5 dated DEC 2015, page 3 of 3


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