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Please join us on Tuesday, October 11th for our monthly NFP meeting.
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Want to make the most out of YOUR brand, stand out from the crowd, and achieve professional success? We all have a personal brand which defines who we are and what we have to offer. Unearthing your personal brand allows you to achieve your career goals, grow your network, and secure opportunities that align your passions and skills. Although it may seem that brands "just happen," actively crafting and communicating your brand message will yield success throughout your career.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters in the center of the capital Sunday in one of the bloodiest confrontations in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said. At least five people were killed.
Some accounts of the violence in Tehran were vivid and detailed, but they could not be independently confirmed because of government restrictions on media coverage. Police, who denied using firearms, said dozens of officers were injured and more than 300 protesters were arrested.
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For obvious reasons, there's much ado regarding 9/11 bouncing about these September days. Be it pictures, odes or song, a variety of artistic mediums are sought out and used in an attempt to lance the overwhelming emotions caught up in the dark day – that for almost a decade now – blots our calendar each year.
As an avid reader I naturally look to the language and prose of others in my attempt to sort through the chaos of history's events. Acting as philosophical aides if you will, the angles and perspectives of differing authors ultimately give me a better grasp on how I choose to interpret something as horrific as 9/11. Simply? I turn to books.
The term "post-9/11 literature" is often tossed about and seems loosely tagged to titles. Though it seems straightforward, I personally find the term confusing so decided to turn to those in the know for some solid answers and title suggestions pertaining to the genre.
"'Post-9/11 literature' is a slippery fish," shared writer/reviewer Mark Athitakis in a recent email. "While it ought to mean fiction that directly addresses the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, there actually aren't many books that would qualify under that definition." Athitakis points to Don DeLillo's "Falling Man," Claire Messud's "The Emperor's Children," and Ken Kalfus' "A Disorder Peculiar to the Country" as titles that "attempt to depict the effect of the day's events on individuals."
Athitakis believes the meaning of "9/11 literature" has expanded "almost by necessity" due to its broad arch, and now bends to include "books about Muslim terrorists but not necessarily the 9/11 hijackers (Updike's "Terrorist," Andre Dubus III's "The Garden of Last Days"), the effect of 9/11 on domestic life years after (Sue Miller's "The Lake Shore Limited," Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"), debates about media and democracy after 9/11 (Amy Waldman's "The Submission"), American intelligence's response (Ward Just's "Forgetfulness"), and so on."
Whether a book Is/Is Not 9/11, there is still a vast array of titles out there that yearn to capture the energy and angst surrounding the terrorist attacks. Earlier this week NPR wondered if Amy Waldman's 'Submission' Could Be America's Sept. 11 Novel? Guardian has compiled a list of the 20 best 9/11 books, while the New York Times notes the ongoing publishing push in the article, 9/11 Books Released Into a Sea of Others.
Regardless of one's interest in "post 9/11 literature," it is fascinating to bear witness to the birth of a genre – to have experienced the attacks and appreciate the attempts of others to make sense through the device of story. "I think years from now we'll look back at this first decade's worth of novels as a great venting of anxiety and confusion," wraps Athitakis, "—there is no "9/11 novel," but there clearly is a desperate effort to get one's hands around it, to see if fiction can address its emotional and political effects."
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Nurture Network connects parents in business. It is a brand new, business-networking event, which welcomes not only mums and dads – but their children too!
Having children has a profound impact on a parent's life and can lead them to think carefully about their commitments in terms of work and home. Our aim with Nurture Network is to ensure mums and dads – whether they work for companies, own their own business or are looking for inspiration to start out on their own – can meet others in their situation and gain inspiration along the way.


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One of my favorite bits from BSv.3 is the intro to the Philly section that features a band called The Sorely Trying Days playing their seminal anthem "Everybody's Bitch." I filmed that clip from behind the stage, and I recently happened across this vid that someone else shot from the crowd. You can see me off to the right sporting a lime green stocking cap. Fun show.
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Lourdes Central School,
Bejai, Mangalore
Investigatory Project
Foaming Capacity
Of Soaps
Kenneth Lobo
Class XII
Acknowledgements 3
Preface 4
Introduction 5
Commercial preparation 6
Introduction to experiment 9
Objective and theory 10
Procedure 11
Observation table 12
Result 13
Test for hardness 14
Bibliography 15
I will treasure the knowledge imparted to me by
Mrs. Anita Thomas, my grateful thanks to her for the able teaching and guidance. I thank Mr. Harsha Kumar, the Lab assistant for his cooperation.
I also thank my parents and my friends for their constant support and cooperation.
Soaps and detergents remove dirt and grease from skin and clothes. But all soaps are not equally effective in their cleaning action. Soaps are the Na and K salts of higher fatty acids such as Palmitic acid, Stearic acid and Oleic acid.
The cleansing action of soaps depends on the solubility of the long alkyl chain in grease and that of the -COONa or the -COOK part in water.
Whenever soap is applied on a dirty wet cloth, the non polar alkyl group dissolves in grease while the polar -COONa part dissolves in water. In this manner, an emulsion is formed between grease and water which appears as foam.
The washing ability of soap depends on foaming capacity, as well as the water used in cleaning. The salts of Ca and Mg disrupt the formation of micelle formation. The presence of such salts makes the water hard and the water is called hard water. These salts thus make the soap inefficient in its cleaning action.
Sodium Carbonate when added to hard water reacts with Ca and Mg and precipitates them out. Therefore sodium carbonate is used in the treatment of hard water.
This project aims at finding the foaming capacity of various soaps and the action of Ca and Mg salts on their foaming capacity.
Soap is an anionic surfactant used in conjunction with water for washing and cleaning, which historically comes either in solid bars or in the form of a viscous liquid. Soap consists of sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids and is obtained by reacting common oils or fats with a strong alkaline in a process known as saponification. The fats are hydrolyzed by the base, yielding alkali salts of fatty acids (crude soap) and glycerol.
The general formula of soap is
Fatty end water soluble end
Soaps are useful for cleaning because soap molecules have both a hydrophilic end, which dissolves in water, as well as a hydrophobic end, which is able to dissolve non polar grease molecules. Applied to a soiled surface, soapy water effectively holds particles in colloidal suspension so it can be rinsed off with clean water. The hydrophobic portion (made up of a long hydrocarbon chain) dissolves dirt and oils, while the ionic end dissolves in water. The resultant forms a round structure called micelle. Therefore, it allows water to remove normally-insoluble matter by emulsification.
The most popular soap making process today is the cold process method, where fats such as olive oil react with strong alkaline solution, while some soapers use the historical hot process.
Handmade soap differs from industrial soap in that, usually, an excess of fat is sometimes used to consume the alkali (super fatting), and in that the glycerin is not removed, leaving a naturally moisturizing soap and not pure detergent. Often, emollients such as jojoba oil or Shea butter are added 'at trace' (the point at which the saponification process is sufficiently advanced that the soap has begun to thicken), after most of the oils have saponified, so that they remain unreacted in the finished soap.
Soap is derived from either vegetable or animal fats. Sodium Tallowate, a common ingredient in much soap, is derived from rendered beef fat. Soap can also be made of vegetable oils, such as palm oil, and the product is typically softer.
An array of saponifiable oils and fats are used in the process such as olive, coconut, palm, cocoa butter to provide different qualities. For example, olive oil provides mildness in soap; coconut oil provides lots of lather; while coconut and palm oils provide hardness. Sometimes castor oil can also be used as an ebullient.
Smaller amounts of unsaponifable oils and fats that do not yield soap are sometimes added for further benefits.
In cold-process and hot-process soap making, heat may be required for saponification.
Cold-process soap making takes place at a sufficient temperature to ensure the liquification of the fat being used.
Unlike cold-processed soap, hot-processed soap can be used right away because the alkali and fat saponify more quickly at the higher temperatures used in hot-process soap making. Hot-process soap making was used when the purity of alkali was unreliable.
Cold-process soap making requires exact measurements of alkali and fat amounts and computing their ratio, using saponification charts to ensure that the finished product is mild and skin-friendly.
Hot process
In the hot-process method, alkali and fat are boiled together at 80–100 °C until saponification occurs, which the soap maker can determine by taste or by eye.
After saponification has occurred, the soap is sometimes precipitated from the solution by adding salt, and the excess liquid drained off. The hot, soft soap is then spooned into a mold.
Cold process
A cold-process soap maker first looks up the saponification value of the fats being used on a saponification chart, which is then used to calculate the appropriate amount of alkali. Excess unreacted alkali in the soap will result in a very high pH and can burn or irritate skin. Not enough alkali and the soap are greasy.
The alkali is dissolved in water. Then oils are heated, or melted if they are solid at room temperature. Once both substances have cooled to approximately 100-110°F (37-43°C), and are no more than 10°F (~5.5°C) apart, they may be combined. This alkali-fat mixture is stirred until "trace". There are varying levels of trace. After much stirring, the mixture turns to the consistency of a thin pudding. "Trace" corresponds roughly to viscosity. Essential and fragrance oils are added at light trace.
Introduction to the experiment
Soap samples of various brands are taken and their foaming capacity is noticed.
Various soap samples are taken separately and their foaming capacity is observed. The soap with the maximum foaming capacity is thus, said to be having the best cleaning capacity.
The test requires to be done with distilled water as well as with tap water. The test of soap on distilled water gives the actual strength of the soaps cleaning capacity. The second test with tap water tests the effect of Ca2+ and Mg2+ salts on their foaming capacities.
Objective: To compare the foaming capacity of various soaps.
Theory: The foaming capacity of soap depends upon the nature of the soap and its concentration. This may be compared by shaking equal volumes of solutions of different samples having the same concentration with same force for the same amount of time. The solutions are then allowed to stand when the foam produced during shaking disappears gradually. The time taken for the foam to disappear in each sample is determined. The longer the time taken for the disappearance of the foam for the given sample of soap, greater is its foaming capacity or cleansing action.
Requirements: Five 100ml conical flasks, five test tubes, 100ml measuring cylinder, test tube stand, weighing machine, stop watch.
Chemical Requirements: Five different soap samples, distilled water, tap water.
1. Take five 100ml conical flasks and number them 1, 2,3,4,5. Put 16ml of water in each flask and add 8 Gms of soap.
2. Warm the contents to get a solution.
3. Take five test tubes; add 1ml of soap solution to 3ml of water.
Repeat the process for each soap solution in different test tubes.
4. Close the mouth of the test tube and shake vigorously for a minute. Do the same for all test tubes and with equal force.
5. Start the timer immediately and notice the rate of disappearance of 2mm of froth.
Observations: The following outcomes were noticed at the end of the experiment
|Test Tube no
|Vol. of soap solution
|Vol. of water added
|Time taken for disappearance of 2mm
|1. Dove
|2. Lux
|3. Tetmosol
|4. Santoor
|5. Cinthol
The cleansing capacity of the soaps taken is in the order:
Santoor > Dove > Cinthol > Tetmosol > Lux
From this experiment, we can infer that Santoor has the highest foaming capacity, in other words, highest cleaning capacity.
Lux, on the other hand is found to have taken the least amount of time for the disappearance of foam produced and thus is said to be having the least foaming capacity and cleansing capacity.
Test for hardness in water
Test for Ca2+ and Mg2+ salts in the water supplied
Test for Ca2+ in water
H2O +NH4Cl + NH4OH + (NH4)2CO3
No precipitate
Test for Mg2+ in water
H2O +NH4Cl + NH4OH + (NH4)3PO4
No precipitate
The tests show negative results for the presence of the salts causing hardness in water. The water used does not contain salts of Ca2+ and Mg2+. The tap water provided is soft and thus, the experimental results and values hold good for distilled water and tap water.
Parts of this project have been referred from foreign sources and have been included in this investigatory project after editing.
The references of the sources are as follows:
Together With Lab Manual Chemistry-XII
Comprehensive Chemistry - 12
Internet sources:
Structure of soap molecule and micelle formation
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The first of these stories should interest the do-it-yourselfers who like to tinker and perform their own computer repairs. It concerns the Surface Pro. This new Windows 8-based tablet proved so popular that one of its configurations sold out literally within hours. If you purchased one and you like to open up your own hardware, you could be looking at a world of hurt: iFixit, a website known for doing a full tear-down of electronic devices, gave it their worst repairability score ever: a 1 out of a possible 10.
In their disassembly notes, iFixit noted a large amount of adhesive involved in holding both the screen and the battery in place. "We don't understand the point of heavily-glued batteries. That kind of planned obsolescence is completely unnecessary," iFixit observed. They also encountered literally scores of screws holding the various parts of the Surface Pro together – over 90 at final count, in fact. "Unless you perform the opening procedure 100 percent correctly, chances are you'll shear one of the four cables surrounding the display perimeter," the site states in its conclusion to the teardown.
The message here seems clear: if you're looking for a laptop or tablet that's easy to get into, either for repairs or upgrading, you should consider looking elsewhere. It could save you a lot of heartache down the road.
The second item concerns a very different piece of hardware: the Xbox 360. And it's not the issue of at-home tinkering that's taken up, but rather the whole paradigm of the device. Nat Brown, a former Microsoft engineer who worked on the original Xbox back in 1999, believes the company's current console strategy is at best misguided, and at worst, has clearly lost its way. In a blog post on the topic, he describes it as "painful to watch."
Brown's complaint isn't so much with where Microsoft was planning to go with the Xbox, but how they have been getting there in the past five years. "Coasting on past momentum. Failing to innovate and failing to capitalize on innovations like Kinect…A complete lack of tactical versus strategic understanding of the long game of the living room," he blasts.
To be clear, Brown explains, "My gripe, my head-smack, is not that the broader content/entertainment business isn't where you want to go with a living-room-connected device. It absolutely is…My gripe is that, as usual, Microsoft has jumped its own shark and is out stomping through the weeds planning and talking about far-flung future strategies in interactive television and original programming partnerships with big dying media companies when their core product, their home town is on fire, their soldiers, their developers, are tired and deserting, and their supply-lines are broken."
Brown goes on to say that the Xbox's main problem is that it doesn't have any way for small developers to sell non-disc-based content through to the device's base of customers. "Why can't I write a game for xBox tomorrow using $100 worth of tools and my existing Windows laptop and test it on my home xBox or at my friends' houses?" he demands to know. "Why can't I then distribute it digitally in a decent online store, give up a 30% cut and strike it rich if it's a great game, like I can for Android, for iPhone, or for iPad?" This failure to execute properly, according to Brown, has lost the software giant an entire generation of indie developers who will go on to building the next great thing for some other company's devices.
Brown also blasts the user interface, showing screen shots of a number of annoying and confusing messages that users of the Xbox are likely to see. He also notes that users often must wait quite some time before they can play a game just for the content to load: "You don't turn on your xBox to play a game quickly – it takes multiple minutes to load, flow through its splash screens, and then get you playing. It doesn't surprise me that most people spend more time watching videos or listening to music on xBox, because it takes to long to…wait for games to load."
These two stories taken together show that Microsoft is doing a disservice to a certain segment of their customer base: the do-it-yourselfers, the hardcore gamers, the indie game publishers. They may not be the vast majority, but they help with the "buzz" around any particular platform, adding independent innovation to the mix. Not playing to the spark of vitality they add to a platform leads to a dimmer future. With Microsoft facing real competition from Apple, Google, and others, the software giant should not be alienating this group.


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Reviewby Casey Brienza,
Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh
Laya Han is a young witch who lives, along with her persnickety, chain-smoking cat Puss ('n boots), in a modest cottage deep in the forest on the outskirts of the town of Red Pooh. While during her student days she was not the most attentive of magical students, she now makes an ostensible living brewing potions for the townspeople and various magical denizens of the forest. However, in actuality she spends most of her days procrastinating, trying out new meal recipes, and entertaining a random, rotating series of semi-welcome houseguests, including Niky the Fox, the crow Snowy, a Brain Candy duo, aspiring apprentices Choco Pie and Mikah, and former classmate and current extorter Aniku. This is an up close and personal account of Laya's so-called life.
The two-volume Korean manhwa series Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh is one of the most appealing titles you will ever have the privilege to flip casually through…and one of the most appalling titles you will ever have the misfortune to actually read.
But let's be generous to the poor little Tokyopop license and start with the good, shall we? The manhwa, attributed to the pseudonymous "Yo Yo," is actually a collaborative effort courtesy of the studio Dive to Dream Sea, founded by veteran manhwaga Myung-Jin Lee (Ragnarok, Lights Out). How much of this odd creation may be attributed directly to Lee is unknown—and there are definitely strong whiffs of his signature drawing style in the depictions of some of the characters—but it is otherwise quite a departure from his usual, mainstream fare.
Laya combines the edgy pop stylings and narrative pacing of an indie comic with the charismatic, big-eyed character designs of a Japanese anime. And although it borrows liberally from Tim Burton-esque horror kitsch and occasionally from Harry Potter-esque occidental wizardry ("owl mail," anyone?), overall the series has an exuberant, fresh look to it, richly evocative of hip, hyper-modern South Korea. The panel layouts, which lack the cinematic sweep of mainstream manga and manhwa, are boxy, modest in size, and often deliberately haphazard in their outlines; many pages average ten or more. Yet they seem practically to burst at the seams with clothing, bookcases, and furnishings drawn in scrupulous detail.
It's this detail—and the accompanying stylistic evolution and refinement throughout the course of the series—that is sure to captivate any browsers flipping through a volume. It may even sell them on the series if they make the grievous mistake of not bothering to read a few pages before ponying up the cash. Because once you start reading the manhwa, you will quickly reach a horrifying realization: It has no story to speak of! Each chapter is only four pages long—and nothing of import ever seems to happen! Supporting characters flit in and out of Laya's life at random, utterly unchanged by the mutual encounter, and it isn't until the second volume that a subplot ever even extends past a two chapters! And the fifty-seven four-page "tales" (though it's hard to credit them as such) are, no other word for it, idiotic. For example, in one chapter, Snowy plants some beans in the front yard. The beans grow into an enormous beanstalk, which he and Niky proceed to try climbing. They get a nice view of the surrounding environs before Laya and Puss (in human form) chop the beanstalk down, sending them crashing to the ground along with it. The end. Is this supposed to be funny?! If it is, it seems likely that most readers aren't laughing.
All in all, the characters prove to be dim-witted, and the lackluster attempts at comedy even more so. The series has no narrative arc; the story never goes anywhere, and the characters never experience any stages of personal development. This manhwa seems captivated by the promise of its own pomposity, and one is left wondering when the punchline is supposed to be coming. Of course, the punchline never comes, and the reader is left with an assurance from Laya that she is going to become "a great witch, respected by everyone!" Yet we see nothing of her efforts to that effect anywhere in the series (quite the contrary, as she is, if anything, a perennial underachiever), which means that denouement of the final "tale" is no denouement at all—but rather a promise left permanently unfulfilled. Do not buy this series. Be wary even of accepting it as a gift. After all, what halfway decent person would want to foist this excretable example of sequential art on a friend? Unless you are interested in its artistic technique, you will probably find yourself Googling for Yo Yo's contact info, eager to demand those hours of your life spent reading Laya back.
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How to Mix Summer Clothes Into Your Fall Wardrobe
You've finally rounded out your closet to create the perfect summer wardrobe for your signature style. The bad news? You blinked and then *poof* it's fall. Don't panic. That collection of sassy summer frocks can still take you well into the chillier months ahead with a few fashion hacks. Here are a few super easy ways to take summer staples into fall fashion while earning Cash Back at Ebates, of course.
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Your go-to casual combo for the summer can totally get warmed up for fall. Swap your Birks for some ultra-cool velvet slip-ons. A stylish bomber jacket, like this one from Banana Republic, will perfectly complete the look without making it too dressed up. After all, this is your weekend jam.
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Brunch. That strange yet beautiful meal somewhere in between breakfast and lunch that just satisfies your soul on so many levels. Those of you that know me personally will know that for me, a day off often starts at 1pm - so you can see why brunch (sometimes verging on "brinner") is my favourite meal.
Brunch in Madrid is a relatively new phenomenon, but one that is very quickly becoming increasingly popular and popping up all over the city. Spaniards have clearly clocked on to the fact that it fits the timetable of the Spanish lifestyle pretty perfectly. Most places here do brunch up until the late afternoon, meaning you can get up quite leisurely after having come home at 7:30am from your usual Madrileñan night out.
Since arriving in Madrid in August, I've explored as many brunches as my stomach has possibly been able to handle, and I'm yet to be disappointed. I do, however, seem to keep going back to one in particular, and that is at Federal. Nothing beats it in terms of the quality and range of food, the value for money, and the laid-back atmosphere. Plus, they do avocado on toast with poached eggs. It won me over 10 seconds into reading the menu.
The brunch menu caters to all tastes, from granolas to croissants, french toast to toasted sandwiches, and morning hamburgers to eggs, however you like them. They've also got a huge selection of fresh juices, smoothies and milkshakes, all kinds of coffee and tea (they do an amazing chai latte), and alcoholic beverages for the more adventurous. What's great about Federal is that the menu also notes down the allergens in each dish. My "gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free" friend was seriously happy to find they offer gluten-free bread and vegan smoothies.
But it's not just the morning that Federal does well. It is open all day, every day, and the menu changes for lunch and dinner to offer some more hearty meals, like their amazing halloumi sandwich. There is also a great selection of cakes, brownies, and other sweet treats that are baked fresh each day. The low coffee tables are perfect for a drink and a chat, individual tables for a bite with friends, and a communal table for reading a magazine and striking up a conversation with a stranger from half-way across the world. The free wifi also makes it a good place to spend hours working. During the summer months, the floor to ceiling windows are opened wide, and you can choose to sit on the window sills or even out in the square.
Federal Madrid is in fact the second of its kind, with the first café having opened in Barcelona. Named after a small town in New South Wales, Australia, Federal oozes a relaxed Spanish atmosphere, but is coated with the style and simplicity of an Australian or even Nordic café. It is located in Conde Duque on Plaza Comendadoras, just on the edge of the city's lively barrio of Malasaña. It's popular with expats and locals, and the friendly staff speak both Spanish and English, making it a perfect choice if you're visiting the city or are a true madrileño looking for your next foodie adventure.
Website: http://www.federalcafe.es/madrid/
Address: Plaza de las Comendadoras, 9.
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"When outstanding becomes so easily available, average is over." – Thomas Friedman
What a great line to begin a post on looking ahead. Friedman's comment is, not surprisingly, in reference to the "new" educational rage of MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. In his 2013 New York Times Op-Ed piece, 'The Professor's Big Stage", Friedman recounts how he learned the answer to the question "How can colleges charge $50,000 a year if my kid can learn it all free from massive open online courses?"
And what a question, indeed. If students can learn whenever, wherever and for FREE, are our jobs as educators doomed? Let's look into the future…
In five years, teachers will be in the classroom, alongside their students, functioning in relatively the same way that we function now. That is, teaching for understanding through a variety of techniques, strategies, activities and modes. Teachers will use technology, but they will also lecture and encourage students to discuss, debate and struggle to find meaning.
It's hard to say what sort of advances in technology will have come about. Will we finally get those flying cars, a la Marty McFly? Will we be closer to curing cancer? Poverty? The Wage Gap? Will teachers finally become, as many doomsdayers have said, obsolete? I don't think so. I think, as Jahana Hayes (2016 Teacher of the Year) observes, education will have teemed up with " industries that can afford to keep up with technology". We will work alongside industries of technology to augment and innovate our classrooms to reflect the trappings of the "new world."
Teaching does not look like what it did five years ago. I can take my kids on a tour of the Smithsonian from my classroom; I can Skype into another educator's classroom."
Jahana Hayes, 2016 Teacher of the Year
I'll be officially old. Or, with all the advancements in technology, healthcare and nutrition, I'll be back to my youthful 20's! A person can dream, and that is what the future is all about, after all. Dreams of what our reality can be. In the classroom, my vision is one where students are still coming together in some capacity, be it in a room with a view or in a Starbucks lounge. They are still grappling with the age-old questions of existence and purpose. They are still striving to make connections with one another. They are still struggling to find their own identity and meaning in life. And teachers? We'll still be there, guiding them on that journey. It might be a virtual experience, but it will be personal. Of that I'm sure.


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I was late arriving at Loreley this year and as a result missed most of
Sky Architect's
set and would you believe it, but the same happened at Prog Resiste,
except that I missed the whole thing.
I was very annoyed with myself, but at least got to speak to the band and buy their two CD's, the first of which Excavations of the Mind
is one of the best debut CD's I've heard for years.
Back in my Loreley review I think I said they sounded a bit neo-prog, well I've no idea where I got that impression from, they're not that at all, having more of an avant-grade,
retro approach. Closest I can think of is Beardfish, but at the same time they're totally different (does that make sense?).
However you want to label them, they're a really fine band and it never ceases to amaze me when these new ands come on the scene sounding so original and fresh.
On top of that they're so young and very well spoken.
Here's hoping the vagaries of the music industry doesn't knock the wind out of their sails because they have so much to offer fir the future of the genre.
After meeting up with Andy and Sally from the Tangent camp and having a snoop around the CD sales upstairs, the lights dimmed and the next act,
Versus X,
took to the stage.
I'd never heard of these guys, despite them being around for 20 years or so, and to be honest I didn't have high expectations, but isn't that always the best starting point?
Unfortunately they only played three songs, but, but, but, the good news, prog-lovers, is that each one was 20 minutes!
And what fine songs they were too, leaning heavily on classical prog influences, Genesis, VDGG, Yes, Tull and the like with some neo-prog thrown in the mix.
Curtain Call from their album Disturbance was my personal favourite, and I wasn't alone in my appreciation with the generous applause from an attentive audience.
Arne Schðfer's vocals were pleasant and very clear, and his fluid lead guitar is wonderfully melodic, occasionally rocking out, but never dominating the mix.
Obviously Arne commanded the bulk of the attention, but I was really enraptured by Ekkehard Nahm's keyboard skills.
Alternating mostly between piano and organ with the occasional Moog for good measure, for me it was a masterclass to anyone watching.
Two Thomas's, Reiner on drums and Keller bass (and occasional Moog) underpinned the lead instruments wonderfully.
I caught-up with Arne and Ekkehard afterwards and bought the three CD's with the tracks they had played live.
They were a couple of truly lovely fellows with a grand sense of humor (there are some pre-conceptions about Germans out of the window!!)
and I was amazed to hear that they'd only played on average one gig every year and a half.
Given the tremendous reception they got from the capacity crowd they might want to rethink that strategy.
In any case, this band was a real find for me, and many others I think, a little gem.
With quite a break between acts due to the space constraints of Spirit of 66 (impossible to setup more than one band's equipment on stage at once),
there was plenty of time to relax, browse the CD's stalls (again), chat to artists, make new friends and get outside for some fresh air.
This made for a very relaxing experience, quite a contrast to a typical music festival.
The Tangent
were up next and of course they're a band I know very well and in their case I was expecting them to be good, just a question of how much,
and with a new bassist, Dan Mash, having taken over from Jonathan Barrett just a few week previously there was a healthy dollop of the unknown.
Andy had told me that Dan was "bricking it" (that's an English expression for being highly nervous) as it was his first time leaving the United Kingdom.
If that was indeed the case then he didn't show it in his playing which was really tremendous and quite different from Jonathan's very unique approach;
it gave the band more energy than I've ever send before.
Probably helps that Dan has played for years with Luke (Machin) in Concrete Lake, but had you not known then you could have easily come to the conclusion
that this was a well-established line-up.
Luke's talents on guitar are well documented, he's a real find for Andy and counterpoints the keyboards beautifully.
Tony "Funkytoe" Latham has been behind the drums for a while now, but seemed to me that he was really on top of his game -
whether that's because he's more comfortable with Dan's bass approach, more familiarity with the songs, or just what he had for breakfast, I have no idea,
but the feel for the music was fantastic.
With his band on full-throttle Andy fed off the energy and ramped it up a notch himself.
Andy's all blood-and-guts on stage and hardly a shrinking violet, but tonight he was on fire.
The World We Drive Through essentially warmed the band up, but the rendition of A Crisis in Mid-Life
nearly blew the roof off and the packed audience roared with approval.
Perdu dans Paris brought things down a gear and the band got to show their mellow side.
This was a track on which Jonathan really used to shine, but Dan navigated his way through with finesse; Luke's tasteful licks punctuating throughout.
It was then time to dip into the present, with my personal favorite from COMM, Titanic Calls Carpathia that went down a storm only to be topped with a highly charged
Where Are They Now.
The band left the stage with the audience in uproar, returning to play GPS Culture - not one of my favorites normally,
but played with such panache that I found myself falling into its infectious organ groove.
The crowd begged for more, but the time constraints to get the headline act, Riverside up-and-running meant no more music was possible.
So in a way it was a big shame to get such a short set as the band were on fire, but what we got was truly magical and by far the best I've seen the band play.
Andy was entertaining the crowd between songs with his fluent French and he took off his shirt half-way through the set to reveal a Sky Architect t-shirt underneath
- seems they have another new fan too!
The Tangent go from strength-to-strengh and I hope this line-up can stay together because everyone needs the chance to see them play.
After a lengthy break,
hit the stage at 22:00. Although there must have been many fans disappointed that Pallas had to back-out of the show,
there's no denying that securing Riverside in their place was a major coup for the event and almost guaranteed a full house.
There must have been some punters only arriving for this set because it got decidedly packed in Spirit of 66 and the atmosphere was fantastic.
I must admit to being underwhelmed with Riverside at Loreley, they left me cold, but this was a different experience altogether.
In the small, cosy venue they blew me away. On top of that, whereas they seemed rather aloof on that evening in July, here they were smiling throughout,
joking, goofing around a bit - I'm certain the intimacy of the venue had a lot to do with this.
Hell even guitarist Piotr Grudzinski cracked a smile, taking time out from his usual 'orgasmic' visage.
The core setlist was pretty much the same as Loreley and to be honest I couldn't say they played better or worse, but the whole feel was far superior.
The songs from Anno-Dommini Hi-Definition: Hyperactive, Egoist Hedonist, Left Out all came across particularly well and
increased my appreciation greatly of the album that I hadn't yet fully got into.
That's often the great benefit of seeing a band live, can open their songs in a different way from the original.
Of course Left Out has the crowd interaction with Mariusz Duda getting the audience to sing the main repeating riff, which they did with some enthusiasm,
not really wanting to stop.
The new material from Memories in My Head: Living in the Past and Forgotten Land had a hypnotic quality that had been missing from Night of the Prog,
the latter making a surprisingly good first encore.
02 Panic Room got everyone's bums wiggling and I think it's a shame they don't play more from Rapid Eye Movement
(I'd melt to hear Schizophrenic Prayer live
) which I think is a truly great and perhaps underrated album.
Somewhat predictably, and for me a big boring, they rolled out Conceiving You.
Personally I'm tired of this track and would much rather hear the superior
I Turned You Down if they want a singalong piece; or even better how about Volte Face,
I still remember hearing the Second Life Syndrome CD for the first time and this track just blew me away.
Likewise I consider Artificial Smile one of the weaker tracks from the album (although 'weak' is a relative term of course),
however some form of redemption is on hand with the albums superb title track closing out the main set, albeit somewhat shortened.
The crowd roared their approval and started singing the riff from Left Out to coax the band back on stage.
The aforementioned Forgotten Land really worked very well before the night ended with The Curtain Falls from their debut CD.
It was a memorable performance and I'm pretty sure the band really enjoyed the intimacy of the venue.
A very satisfied crowd spilled out into Martyrs' Square to wend their happy way home.
So a really great day.
I saw three amazingly good performances and I'm sure it would have been four had I arrived in time for Sky Architect.
It was so great to see Spirit of 66 full and the event was a credit to the venue with the cosy atmosphere going a long way in making such a success of the festival.
A very special thanks must be extended to the sound engineer.
Every band was mixed to perfection, not too loud, not too quiet, all instruments clearly heard and in particular the vocals cutting through just right.
Given all the technology available today it's beyond me why more gigs don't have this standard and are usually way too loud.
The only damper on the evening was that I bought Riverside's Reality Dream Trilogy
box set only to see that it was half the price on the label's website when I got home. Merchandise sales at gigs is a very important revenue
stream for bands and as they have a captive audience I always feel they should give competitive prices to encourage purchases.
On this occasion I felt rather ripped-off.
That being said, it's a wonderful set of 6 CD's...
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These images are a mix of both Days, however the first day didn't end up as good as we'd hoped as the Wind direction was wrong for the birds to fly high and we were mostly looking down on the birds, not the best thing for photography.
This was my favourite shot from the first day as it's unlike anything I've caught before.
It was nice to see a Gannet Sat quite close by, We had them even closer last year right at the top of the cliff but a plague of Pollen Beatles made it a struggle to appreciate what we had on offer.
This Gannet flew Past, no not with a cigarette in it's mouth! But a Single Large Feather, Probably doing some nest building, though it must be slow progress.
A close fly by of a Gannet.
Also a fair bit easier to Capture on camera this year were the Kittiwake's, which were flying back and forward between the fields collecting large amounts of grass for Nesting Material, a bit of field craft watching there flight path allowed a few good shots but the sky had greyed over at that point creating often flat images.
Next time I'll finish off my Sea bird Adventure with more from Bempton's fantastic Cliff's.


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text: Mick and Di share life-changing lessons they have learned along the way in their 30 year experience as Christians. One common thread was that faith in Jesus sets you free from fear. If you experience fear, anxiety or worry that reduces your life quality, then listen to this and pick up some tips.


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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more)
I played for chorus. Miss Perry is playing for church Sunday – Bernard called this morning that the Carlsbad trip may be off! Grrrr!!!
Here's what else was happening 80-years-ago today:
A Texas Supreme Court Judge is murdered.


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Rodin Museum
The Gates of Hell
Foundry mark lower right side: Alexis Rudier/Fondeur. PARISMade in France, Europe
Modeled 1880-1917; cast 1926-1928
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952.
* Rodin Museum, Parkway
F1929-7-128Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
LabelIn 1880 Rodin was commissioned to create a set of bronze doors for a new museum in Paris. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265–1324), Rodin planned to decorate the doors with characters that Dante met on his fictional journey through hell. The sculptor eventually discarded the idea of a strict narrative and instead created a weightless, chaotic world filled with more than 200 figures in the throes of pain and despair. Although the planned museum never came to fruition, Rodin worked on the sculpture for nearly thirty-seven years, periodically adding, removing, or modifying elements on it.
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* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit.
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Steinberg HALion 5 VST Sampler
Steinberg HALion is a powerful virtual sampling and sound design instrument that forms the heart of modern sound creation and production environments.
The latest version of Steinberg's HALion VST sampler adds new features that extend the boundaries of virtual sampling and sound design software. New instruments and sound sources, an added granular synthesis engine, new effects, a slicing mode and much more complement the myriad capabilities that have made HALion an indispensable tool for pro musicians, producers and sound designers worldwide. An extensive sound library, a vast array of audio creation tools and ultra-expressive sound modules combine with a next-generation interface to create a powerfully inspirational instrument that forms the heart of modern sound creation or production environments.
Key Features
- State-of-the-art sampler and sound creation system tailored to the demands of professionals
- Up to 192 kHz, 32 stereo outputs and 6-channel surround support
- Powerful multi-timbral audio engine
- Outstanding library including over 2,500 synthesized sounds and breathtakingly authentic acoustic instruments
- AudioWarp provides cutting-edge time-stretching and pitchshifting functionality
- FlexPhraser module drives beats, arpeggios and complex tonal phrases
- Includes the full version of HALion Sonic 2
New Sound Sources
With two new sound engines HALion 5 adds even more options to your creative tool set. The new granular synthesis engine turns your samples into fantastic new textures, adding a whole new world to your sonic palette. The breathtakingly authentic new tone-wheel organ simulation offers the sound of classic drawbar organs with nine organ and percussion drawbars. HALion 5 invites you to embark on new sonic experiments by combining multiple sources to create your own sounds.
New Slicing Mode
Slicing and reconfiguring audio is an essential producing tool these days. The new HALion 5 slicing mode allows you to remold any sample to fit with a beat or track. Not only is it flexible and easy to use, the HALion 5 slicing mode also uses first-rate algorithms that keep your sliced material sounding great: use the included filters to spice up each slice individually. Two automatic detection modes are complemented by manual marker editing for powerful one-stop solution for reworking samples.
FlexPhraser Revised
FlexPhraser now sports a new user mode that opens up new sonic horizons. Create your own patterns and phrases with the new user phrase editor, which lets you set velocity and pitch for sounds in up to 32 steps, while harnessing the additional power of two controller lanes driving even more parameters like filters and effects. Existing MIDI files can even be imported to quantise the arpeggiator to an existing groove, and phrases exported to Cubase as MIDI files for further editing!
New MIDI Modules
Two new MIDI modules give you exciting new tools to build and play arrangements and drum tracks directly within HALion 5. The MIDI Player lets you load up to 8 MIDI files into dedicated slots that can then be edited and triggered remotely using the Trigger Pad feature. The Trigger Pad can also be used to drive the new Drum Player, which adds a step sequencer designed specifically to drive drum beats and rhythm tracks directly within HALion 5.
New Instruments
HALion 5 features 8 new stunning instruments with over 1000 new sounds and presets that will fuel your creativity in new ways: stunning new synths rub shoulders with premier acoustic instruments, while the inspiring new drum rhythms will drive your creativity to new heights. HALion 5 also adds the intriguing sonic possibilities of granular synthesis, as well as an astonishingly authentic new tone-wheel organ. And to keep things simple, each instrument has a Macro page for direct access.
New Effects
HALion 5 introduces 9 sumptuous new effects: Crank out great guitar tone with VST Amp, get funky with the new Wah Wah and generate freaky new soundscapes with Auto Filter. Heat up your digital recordings with the Tape Saturator, and lose yourself for hours discovering the awesome possibilities of the Ring Modulator. And if that's not enough, the Step Flanger, Vintage Ensemble, Envelope Shaper and Octaver will give you all the creative options you'll ever need for FX.
Minimum System Requirements
- Mac OS X Version 10.7/10.8
- Intel dual core CPU
- Core Audio compatible audio hardware
- VST 3 or AU compatible host application for using as plug-in
- 17 GB of free HD space
- Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
- DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
- USB port for USB-eLicenser (license management)
- USB-eLicenser (not included)
- Internet connection required for installation, activation, account setup and personal / product registration.
- Windows 7/Windows 8
- Intel dual core CPU
- Windows compatible audio hardware
- VST 3 or VST 2 compatible host application for using as plug-in
- 17 GB of free HD space
- Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
- DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
- USB port for USB-eLicenser (license management)
- USB-eLicenser (not included)
- Internet connection required for installation, activation, account setup and personal / product registration.
- Additional Information
Additional Information
Manufacturer Steinberg SKU SSTEHALION5 Model 45042 GTIN 4018271450420 Single or Pair N/A


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Overview of news items 2013
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PBL wishes you an iconic 2014!
Newsitem | 18-12-2013
2013 – once again – proved to be a fruitful year for PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Our goal is to contribute to decision making on different levels, all with the ultimate aim of making the Netherlands and the rest of the ... read more
Regional Competitiveness and Smart Specialization in Europe
Newsitem | 02-12-2013
Regions differ from each other, economically – they compete over different products and geographical areas, exhibit different strengths and weaknesses, and provide different possibilities for growth and development. That which fosters growth in one ... read more
PBL staff phone numbers have changed
Newsitem | 11-11-2013
PBL staff all can now be reached on their mobile phone numbers. Their landline phone numbers - both those starting with (0)30 and (0)70 - will expire on 31 October 2013. Contact information for all staff members, including mobile phone numbers, is ... read more
2012 sees slowdown in the increase in global CO2 emissions
Newsitem | 31-10-2013
Actual global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) reached a new record of 34.5 billion tonnes in 2012. Yet, the increase in global CO2 emissions in that year slowed down to 1.1% , which was less than half the average annual increase ... read more
Developing countries' contributions to climate change approach 50%
Newsitem | 31-10-2013
When we include all greenhouse gas emissions emitted in 1850-2010, the relative contribution to global cumulative emissions of developing countries is now 48%. The group of developed countries is responsible for 52%. Calculations of PBL – the Netherlands ... read more
Emission targets for EU Member States by 2030
Newsitem | 04-10-2013
A European greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 is currently under discussion. For a 2030 EU reduction target of 40%, compared to 1990 levels, indicative reduction targets under the Effort Sharing Decision for the wealthiest Member States ... read more
IPCC: Global warming continues
Newsitem | 03-10-2013
Over the past 130 years, the global average temperature has increased by 0.9 °C. Since the beginning of the 20th century, sea levels have risen by 20 centimetres. In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is even more ... read more
Tree felling for bioenergy could lead to an increase in CO2 emissions
Newsitem | 13-08-2013
Using logged trees as a bioenergy source – replacing fossil fuel – carries the risk of first increasing CO2 emissions before reducing them. It could in fact take up to 100 years before emissions begin to decrease. Using crop residues ... read more
New director Hans Bruyninckx starts work at the EEA
Newsitem | 10-06-2013
Belgian professor Hans Bruyninckx has taken office as of 1 June as Executive Director at the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen. Before coming to the EEA, Dr Bruyninckx worked at Leuven University for several years. He was the General ... read more
EU climate and energy policy should be aimed at innovation
Newsitem | 15-05-2013
An 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, that is the EU ambition for 2050. Such a drastic reduction requires a much more vigorous renewal of our energy system. Setting a target for emission reduction alone is not sufficient. This will need to ... read more
Effects of climate change in Netherlands appear manageable
Newsitem | 07-05-2013
In the Netherlands, at the current rate of climate change the adverse effects of climate change appear to be manageable. As a new PBL study shows, most changes occur gradually, enabling Dutch citizens, companies and the government to adapt to new circumstances. ... read more
Minimum price best option for reform of EU Emissions Trading System
Newsitem | 25-04-2013
A minimum price for emission allowances offers the best opportunity for the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to function as a key policy instrument in reducing CO2 emissions. Such a price floor will create a steady and higher CO2 ... read more
Bridging the gap between stakeholders and climate modellers
Newsitem | 22-03-2013
The first results have been published from a joint project by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, VU University Amsterdam and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) on the methodology for connecting climate science, policy ... read more
Seeking PhD students to review a volume of the next IPCC report
Newsitem | 19-03-2013
Note: The deadline for applications for the reviews has passed.
Are you an ambitous PhD student and would you like to be involved in an important, ambitious and unique project? If so, you are invited to read on for an opportunity to enhance ... read more
Conditions for greening the Dutch economy
Newsitem | 04-03-2013
Greening the economy is a major and necessary task for the world as a whole as well as for the Netherlands. Using energy, raw materials and natural resources more efficiently will strengthen the structure of the Dutch economy. This is necessary, given ... read more
Pledges by developing countries lead to 9-12% emission reduction
Newsitem | 20-02-2013
A new study shows that the proposals from developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 lead to a 9-12% reduction in their emissions. Assuming all countries take immediate action, this means that, to achieve the 2°C target cost-effectively, ... read more
Audit Committee report on quality of PBL work published
Newsitem | 14-02-2013
An international scientific audit committee has evaluated the work of PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, in the second half of 2012. This week, the audit committee published its report with overall a very positive assessment outcome. ... read more
Methodology for Earth System Governance Research
Newsitem | 07-01-2013
A global 'Task Force on Methodology for Earth System Governance Research' has been established, co-chaired by PBL's Chief Scientist Arthur Petersen. This Task Force will address methodological challenges in earth system governance research by promoting ... read more


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A server is affected if it is included in your internal PCI scope and serves Windows File Shares. This includes \\servername\c$. If the file share ports are open, SMB signing must be enabled.
Set SMB Signing at either Group Policy (domain-joined machines) or Local Security Policy (standalone workgroup).
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March 17, 2009
Trillium Software
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while leveraging on existing investments in an attempt to keep costs at a minimum.
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Jan Kučera
Development Lead
Started building Bismuth from scratch in 2015 to bring innovation, simplicity and efficiency into the crypto space.
Nicknames: HCLivess
Hyperblock technology allows transactions to be compressed regularly, reducing the size of the blockchain to the amount of accounts present in it. Currently it saves 96% of RAM usage and enables users to save as much drive space when their client is configured only for hyperblocks.
OpenField allows users to save their data into the blockchain, including private and public messages, communication with decentralized application interpreters, document fingerprinting for legal purposes, complex operations for shared-state contract execution.
Professor Geir Hovland, PhD. from University of Agder co-authored the innovative nonlinear feedback control mechanism used for difficulty retargeting in Bismuth. For the first time in history, blockchain meets top-level technology from robotics.
Bismuth will support multiple cryptographic algorithms, signing and address formats to protect users from quantum attacks. The mix will include current RSA, SHA224, newly introducing ECDSA (SECP256k1) and BLAKE2b
The HyperNode design for Bismuth includes a secondary proof of stake blockchain to collect metrics independently and without interference in order to reward users who provide reliable nodes.
We fully support Tor's onion network integration for completely concealed transaction routing. Bismuth also provides a transaction mixer private contract based on public key encryption to make sender and recipient unlinkable.
To keep transaction fees low, Bismuth introduces a programmable mempool solution, which allows to prioritize transactions based on their partially configurable properties. This prevents transaction delays.
The concept of operations abstracted from normal blocks, but stored outside of them, enables unlimited content including on-chain forking without disturbing the underlaying system.
An optional node extension intended as a server framework for direct data exchange allows "Internet within blockchain". Scattered, unenforced, infinitely scaling and independent of the blockchain limitations.
Started building Bismuth from scratch in 2015 to bring innovation, simplicity and efficiency into the crypto space.
Nicknames: HCLivess
Code refactoring, modularization, HyperNodes, heavy3 mining algo, tutorials, onboarding, contracting, the famous EggPool and more.
Nicknames: EggdraSyl
Professor Hovland from the University of Agder has been deeply involved with core and front-end development. He represents Bismuth in academic research, publications and online media. He has a master's degree in engineering and PhD in robotics.
Specializing in Linux systems testing and wallet improvements, while keeping a high community engagement profile.
Developer of Bismuth tools including customized explorer, optimized poolware and mining software.
Nicknames: MaccaSpacca
Relentlessly troubleshooting latest code commits on multiple platforms to protect users from bugs.
Nicknames: Alatay
Always looking for ways to help Bismuth. Organizer of promotions and giveaways, working on graphic design.
Nicknames: gawlea
Early community member, blockchain analyst, advisor and operator of the official bismuth.online explorer.
Molecular biology expert, winner of several awards, proficient in ten programming languages and the ultimate master of data analysis and cryptography.
Author of the YouTube channel bitsignal with plethora of tutorials and demonstration videos for Bismuth ecosystem. Writer for Steemit and a valued contributor.


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Live or Retire in Mexico: Spice up Your Holidays May 19
Live or Retire in Mexico and Spice up Your HolidaysÂ
One of the best reasons to live or retire in Mexico is to enjoy all of the wonderful Mexican holidays. The holidays here always have a community flare that will make you feel welcome and very glad that you decided to retire in Mexico. Best of all, they always include tons of delicious food.
Holidays provide a glimpse of Mexico's traditions, both pre-Hispanic and post in ways that "regular" days don't. In general, many holidays are set on dates found in the Catholic calendar, yet many of the foods and activities strike me as having a strong pre-Hispanic influence.
Your new friends and neighbors will want to share the traditional foods, (some of which are made only once a year for that holiday) with you. It's a chance to connect with your new community and make friendships. Plan ahead for this by leaving time open for spontaneous activities. People will pop up with plates of food and invitations to come join them and their families at parties. You'll want to say "yes."
Need to know more about your lifestyle when you live or retire in Mexico?
Click here to see a description of an e-book prepared by the author of this website.
There is a cost to all the community celebration, so set some of your retirement savings aside to spend on holiday events. I'm always amazed at the amount of money Mexicans will spend on parties, even when they don't have much. No cost is spared in treating their guests to excellent hospitality. As you become part of a network of friends and family who celebrate holidays together, you too, will want to be able to pitch-in for foods, drinks, and Styrofoam plates (it's an Environmental night-mare, this Mexican party thing).
About the Holidays
"What's Christmas going to be like when I live in Mexico?" may not be the most frequently asked question before people retire in Mexico, but it's an important one emotionally. Click on the link and read all about what people, do and eat at Christmas.
"How might I celebrate the Day of the Dead once I retire in Mexico?" One of my favorite holidays in Mexico is the Day of the Dead. Now that I live in Mexico, I've added it to my list of events I love to celebrate. After you retire here, you might be glad for the chance to add this to your list also.
Let the celebrations begin!


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A semi-regular commentary written by Jazz Singer Carol Sloane, describing memorable moments during her 65+-year career, and her work with some of the legendary jazz musicians of all time; social and political issues which inspire or infuriate, her beloved Red Sox baseball team, life in New England, favorite books, recipes, and the occasional screech and holler directed at knuckle-heads.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Thanks Techies, A Quotable Quote and A Perfect Dream ...
BRAVO, INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIANS!!! I don't know if you have noticed, but it seems to me that those clever science guys finally solved the mystery of the correct adhesive-to-protective-paper ratio. Opening a box of breakfast cereal no longer contorts my features, breathing like a woman in labor as I struggle to open the heavily-glued strip designed to keep my Wheaties fresh and crunchy. There I'd be, snarling, getting red in the face and cursing in the most colorful language, a verbal tirade directed to all employees at Kellogg's, Post Cereals and General Mills, not to mention the entire population of Battle Creek, Michigan. No more, thank goodness.
The same grateful acknowledgement to the people at THE NEW YORKER pressing plant (wherever it may be) who have accomplished a similarly significant break-through, allowing me to gently peel the subscriber label on the front of my favorite magazine without destroying the cover's integrity. We are so glad to be rid of these frustrations. At my age, they were becoming life-threatening.
Two responses to the question "What are you currently reading?" brought jazz journalist Doug Ramsey's reply that he is deep into "The Maltese Falcon", Dashiell Hammett's famous third novel published in 1930. Doug confessed that the images of Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo and the perpetually clammy Wilmer leap out from every page.
My friend Paul Mikos wrote that he is enjoying all the works of Eudora Welty. I recommend "One Writer's Beginnings", a collection of autobiographical essays, to any unfamiliar with her work. The book is based on three lectures she delivered at Harvard University in April 1983. The three essays are entitled: Listening, Learning To See, and Finding A Voice. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike, the slender volume was on The New York Times bestseller list for almost a year. And here she is, in a 1929 photograph, very much reminding me of Dorothy Parker.
An item on a local tv newscast featured the story of a young woman who had overcome colossal odds to obtain her college degree: poverty-level conditions at home, caring for siblings while studying, and working a minimum-wage job to help support her family. Everything seems to have been deliberately structured to prevent a less tenacious individual from moving forward. Then, with the help of her keenly intuitive teachers who nurtured and encouraged her, she not only achieved her goal, on television she appeared to be less worn and tired than positively radiant. At the end of her story, she smiled and said: "I'm the person I hoped I'd be." Begs the question: Are you the person you hoped you'd be?
I came off the stage one night after a performance in the beautiful Royal Room of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, and was immediately confronted by a woman who began an eloquent riff about my performance. Glad as I was that she enjoyed the show, I could hardly concentrate on what she said because I was so mesmerized by her appearance. She personified the term "High Maintenance". She was groomed to perfection, hair and make-up flawless, a Chanel suit, beautiful jewelry, perfect nose, pearly-white smile, standing in a cloud of very expensive perfume. Her words were drifting up and away as I thought of only one thing: If I ever win the Lottery, I too will maintain A Large Staff, dedicated to pamper me and cater to my every whim. To just be there.
Lest you think me some sort of parsimonious Scrooge-ette, IF I won the Lottery, I would of course write many checks for large sums to arts and research foundations (a couple of big ones for those science guys, of course), establish trust funds for the grandchildren, endow a new wing at the hospital and plan a year-long, first-class-all-the-way journey to glamorous world capitals. ("A week in Paris would ease the bite of it", sort of itinerary).
After those lengthy consultations with lawyers and accountants and travel agents, I'd be exhausted, retreating to the spacious lawn of my ocean-front, modest, 12-bedroom cottage on Nantucket Island. Steady balmy breezes ... reading a great book, sipping chilled Veuve Clicquot. Members of my staff would be positioned unobtrusively behind the potted begonias, poised to fetch anything I desired at the moment of my desiring. Talk about High Maintenance.
I have added several new web site Links for the jazz pianist Bill Mays, the beloved Clark Terry, and jazz photographer/journalist Ken Franckling, all addresses located at the bottom of this page. Clark's site is extensive, describing his life at present, some of his time involving interaction with many visitors with whom Clark happily shares his vast knowledge and history of jazz and his participation in it. You will find much to interest you. Ken Franckling's work reflects his love of jazz and the people who play it. His pictures are outstanding. Ken also writes about the very healthy climate for jazz in Southern Florida where he resides. Take a look and enjoy.
HELLO SPRING! .... Sure kept us waiting long enough ...
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A little change from the normal Swim, Bike, Run this past weekend. I don't get a chance to do this often but I was up in Utah this past weekend skiing at the Canyon's Resort. I normally get 1 or 2 ski trips in a season and this was my first one. I generally go with some of my work friends and this one was no different. Just a short weekend getaway. Unfortunately Melanie couldn't make this one but she'll be with be with me when I go back soon. It was pretty typical for our normal weekend trips: arrive Thursday night, ski Friday & Saturday, and then leave Sunday.
This video is long but such a great recap of race day. Be careful: watching this video could cause you to want to do an Ironman! There's some great stories in here.
Has it really been two months since IMFL already? I'm already on my 2nd race since then! I keep my race schedule busy since I know I would slack off if I didn't have some sort of goal to hit and spending money really forces me to focus. 8) And I love the crowd on race day. This isn't my first rodeo (or marathon for that matter) and I like taking each race as an opportunity to continually tweak and improve my performance through training and preparation. So how did that go for this race?
I've been using the Fenix 2 since April of 2014 and it has been an invaluable training partner for me. The Fenix 2 is a pretty advanced training tool and having come from much simpler training computers (running is just not as complicated as triathlon) it took me quite a while to really appreciate all the different capabilities the Fenix 2 provided me. With that in mind, I plan to do a series detailing each of the different capabilities and how to use them.
As a runner, triathlete, and gadget geek I have gone back and forth on activity trackers over the years. As a triathlete/runner I just didn't see any use for one. I used to own a Fitbit One but eventually it vanished, as any tiny device that lives daily in my pocket is destined to. I liked seeing my steps and I think when I wasn't as serious or consistent with my training it was a good tool to keep me moving.


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One Christmas, Joe and Peter built a skating rink in the middle of a field. A shepherd leading his flock decided to take a shortcut across the rink. The sheep, however, were afraid of the ice and wouldn't cross it. Desperate, the shepherd began tugging them to the other side.
"Look at that," remarked Peter to Joe. "That guy is trying to pull the wool over our ice!"
Q. What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective?
A. Santa Clues!
Q: Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
A: Because it soots him!
Q. What happened when Guy ate the Christmas decorations?
A. He went down with tinsel-itis.


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NCHS Class of '77 raises $6,500 for scholarships
At its 35th reunion, New Canaan High School's Class of 1977 raised $6,500 for the school's Scholarship Foundation.
The gift was presented on Monday, Dec. 17, to the foundation by Cam Hutchins, NCHS `77 Reunion Committee's Scholarship Fund chairman, and Erin Babrowicz, NCHS '77 Reunion Committee co-chairman.
Since 1967, the NCHS Scholarship Foundation has provided financial aid for NCHS graduates pursuing higher education. Last year, the foundation distributed more than $205,000 in the form of 81 need-based scholarships. Awards range from $500 to $10,000 based on financial need, with an average distribution last year of $2,533 per student.
"Every time we hold a reunion," said Hutchins, "we also ask our classmates to make a donation to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation in memory of our classmates who have passed away since graduation. It can help make a difference for current NCHS students, and it's a great way to remember our classmates who are no longer with us. We remember them all so vividly in the hallways, classrooms, and playing fields at New Canaan High, and it seems like a fitting way to help NCHS students today."
This year's reunion gift honors the memories of Stephanie Barnum, Kevin Cogswell, Rob Drinkwater, Luke Durber, Scott Hamilton, Hyatt Hunter, Bill Jayne, Ned Pickering, Reta Robbs, John Shepard, Bill Thurber, JV Vance, Glenn Varga, Darrell Washington, Eric Watson and Lynn Whittenberg.
Each year, the foundation raises approximately two-thirds of its scholarship funds from businesses and organizations.
"This year's donation is our biggest yet," said Hutchins. "We hope all other NCHS classes will try this same approach whenever they have reunions, because that means the NCHS Scholarship Foundation will always get some needed funding from active alumni."
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Donations may be sent to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan 06840 or made online at www.nchsscholarship.org. Checks should be made payable to "NCHS Scholarship Foundation."