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COUNTRY: Uganda, East Africa.
Protected areas for biodiversity conservation. The case studies focus on the socio-cultural context of communities in and around "Protected areas" as National parks and game reserves.
Two case studies are taken from Western Uganda, East Africa. Bwindi impenetrable forest - Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Karuma Game reserve. The Bwindi impenetrable forest - Mgahinga Gorilla national Parks (Bwindi-Mgahinga Gorilla Parks) constitute some of Uganda's "protected areas". They are "protected" as a conservation measure, for Uganda's biological diversity. Even after designating the areas as protected areas, the communities continue to have vested interests and playing a leading role in terms of management and utilization of the areas. A scenario of forest utilization by traditional hunter-gatherers, the Batwa pygmies has also been presented. More importantly, these areas play host to the more than half (about 300) of the endangered mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in the world. Karuma game reserve is yet another conservation area. It boasts of a successful resettlement scheme of formerly living inside the game reserve boundary.
The two conservation areas, are examined from the socio-economic context. Specifically, they are examined in the framework of the communities traditional (cultural) association versus the new management regimes. What could be the socio-economic effects arising out of the new management changes? On one hand, there is a multi-ethnic and cultural diversified community. It comprising both agriculturalists (livestock and crop production) and traditional hunter-gatherers. On the other hand, there are new institutions (Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWA; The Mgahinga-gorilla and Bwindi impenetrable forest conservation fund- MBIFCF Trust, funded by The World Bank; Environmental Protection and Economic Development (EPED) funded by USAID; International Gorilla Conservation Programme, IGCP; Development Through Conservation, DTC; Institute of Tropical Forests –Mbarara University; Park Management Committees, PMAC). New interests in the protected areas arise out of the new interactions. What have been the balancing factors in harmonising each other's competing needs?
Karuma game reserve: I am the Sociologist Consultant. Completed work: a socio-economic survey; and a community profile survey. The Environmental Protection and Economic Development Project (EPED) is a pilot effort aimed at testing effective measures for reducing degradation of bio-diversity and initiating sustainable integrity of Masindi's protected areas by reducing the illicit use of protected resources by a subsistence population. This will be accomplished by identifying practical and effective means for raising incomes in buffer zone sub-counties and by supporting environmentally-sound district planning. The project has three objectives, TO:
Bwindi - Mgahinga Gorilla Parks: I carried out a socio-economic survey: Duties and responsibilities: Designing research techniques and carrying out socio-spatial, socio-economic and demographic research profiles on Batwa pygmies in and around interlacustrine forests of South-Western Uganda. This is part of the buffer zone management programme. With an active involvement and participation of local communities, the study sought a way forward for the Batwa Pygmies. This was a means of identifying sustainable steps which the MBIFCF/Uganda government could undertake to help Batwa Pygmies. This partly is a means to compensate for the loss of their forests that were gazetted as National Parks.
In a second assignment (Bwindi - Mgahinga Gorilla Parks ), I worked as Sociologist consultant on a study that aimed at:
The situation before the institutional changes:
Bwindi - Mgahinga Gorilla Parks: Communities in and around the forests, traditionally depended on forest resources for fuel wood, charcoal burning, pitsawying/Timber, vines for crafts, building materials, herbs, and gold panning. Some communities, especially the Batwa pygmies inhabited inside the forests, while others carried out some subsistence agriculture. Deforested and the heavily cultivated areas, charcoal and bamboo trade left mountain slopes vulnerable to soil erosion and landslides. Seasonal presence of human activities, such agriculture and hunting and gathering threatened some wildlife habitats. Mountain gorillas, buffaloes, duikers, elephants, wild pigs among others were forced to migrate to deep-inside the forests.
Inside Karuma game reserve, intensive cultivation, including the use of tractors and oxen-ploughs, had greatly reduced the natural vegetation cover. Trampling over vegetation by livestock and humans was common. Hunting of most of the wildlife species, especially wild pigs, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, Wartlogs and Bush -bucks rampant. Charcoal and trade provided income to a small percentage of the population. The reserve had been a traditional source of fuel-wood, herbs, craft-and-building materials for most of the community members. Bush-fires by hunters and cattle-keepers were a common phenomenon, especially during the June - August long dry season.
It is only since the 1990s, in both case studies (Bwindi - Mgahinga-Gorilla Parks and Karuma game reserve) that the situation has changed with new institutional changes. Both flora and fauna in the study areas would have continued to suffer. Furthermore, the communities in and around Bwindi - Mgahinga Gorilla Parks would have suffered heaviest, especially as a result of the landslides mentioned above. Tourist potentials and other conservation benefits would have been thwarted.
The Uganda government, with donor funding took up to initiative to uplift the status of the protected areas. In the case of Bwindi-Mgahinga Gorilla forests, these areas acquired the status of national parks during early 1990s. This called in new management changes that restricted the traditional unsustainable forest uses. Illegal hunting was burned. So was un authorised harvesting of forests resources, such as charcoal trade, pit-sawing/timber and gold panning. The communities neighbouring the forests constituted themselves into Park Management Committees (PMAC) with elected officials to oversee their interests in the new forest management changes. This was the situation in both case studies. Thus in consultation with government, the local communities neighbouring the protected areas, also actively got involved in bringing about the changes.
The Institutional reforms that were adopted and implemented (see paragraph two above). With the establishment of these institutions it is expected that communities in and around the protected areas (under study) will be socially and economically empowered. This will be through sharing the revenue realised from the protected areas, including Tourism revenue. They will understand better the importance of protected areas. The research, social and economic empowerement potentials will strengthen the established institutions. This is likely to disorient the people's dependence on, and unsustainable use of the protected areas. Through these new changes in the management and utilisation of the protected areas, improved welfare lingers in the pipeline.
Active involvement of communities that live in and around protected areas can play a vital role in the overall management of the protected areas. This works well if there is a degree of transparency in the management, including sharing revenue realised from the protected areas. The communities' interest in harvesting some of the forest resources works as an incentive to motivate them jealously guard against unsustainable utilization of the forests. Local communities are better police to police themselves.
The strengthening and facilitating the established forest – management institutions, as well as well as commitment of the staff have an important role to play in the management of the protected areas.
Availability of "a willing to sacrifice neighbourhood". For example, in the case of Karuma reserve, the neighbours volunteered land on which to resettle the people resettled out of the reserve. This was partly because the communities that live inside the reserve were not significantly different (in terms of social, cultural and economic) from their neighbours - outside the reserve. Homogeneity of communities in and around the protected areas reduces friction and socio-cultural adjustment with each other. Basic premise for coexistence (protected areas and communities in their neighbourhood) relies heavily on systematic planning of multiple-use areas.
It is possible to persuade some communities living inside protected areas to voluntarily be resettled outside it. This is especially when some basic infrastructural facilities (roads, water sources, schools, health services) are put in place.


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Brown patch is a fungal disease of turf grass, which is caused by the fungus species called Rhizoctonia. This turf grass infection is widespread in mid to end of the summer season, while there prevails extended spans of high temperature and humidity. On the turf grasses of cold seasons in U.S.A, brown patches are quite common. The disease is very harmful to some particular grass species; Bentgrass, Tall fescue, Annual bluegrass and ryegrass. Brown patch is also commonly known as a foliar disease; it exerts no effects on the roots or crowns of turf plants.
Symptoms of the harmful lawn fungus brown patch
The symptoms of this harmful lawn fungus, brown patch differ according to the different maintenance or caring practices executed on the turf grass (fertilizing, mowing, watering, etc). Signs on turf grasses, which remain wet for long spans and are typically mowed will form a typical purplish-gray outlined ring, known as 'smoke outline or ring', which ranges about 50cm in diameter. Cut grasses, which do not remain wet for elongated spans may start to show patches, which may range about a feet or more in their diameter. It may also possess a 'frogeye' form. Colorless mycelium over turf grasses covered with dew in the early morning period. If you take a closer glance at the leaf blades of the grass, (commonly on the species of Tall Fescue), irregularly shaped grazes, tan to brown in their colors.
The fungal disease cycle
The Rhizoctonia species survive in temperature varying 70 degree F to 90 degree F but may thrive in freezing temperature conditions as well. Brown patch is quite common when temperature at night does not drop much; not lower than 68 degree F while there are extended spans of high humidity and leaves remain wet for elongated spans. The Rhizoctonia species possess fungi of two particular groups, by which the turf plant is very often affected at different spans throughout the year.
Mostly, Rhizoctonia solani may form brown patches in the month of June or towards the early July. When temperature rises and humidity increases, the Rhizoctonia solani will be transformed Rhizoctonia zeae. It has been verified that brown patch is prominent on tender and lush turf grass, which contain extreme amounts of nitrogen or those that are maintained with moderate levels of the gas. The species is capacitated to survive in the land for years, without exerting any affects on the turf grass. During the cold season, the species will prevail on soil or grass tissues and convert themselves into resting components, known as sclerotia.
Chemical treatment of lawn fungus
The lawn fungus can be removed by the use of some useful, chemical fungicides. These include Dithiocarbamates, Carboximides, Phenylpyrroles, Nitriles, Antibiotics, QoIs, Dicarboximides, DMIs and Benzimidazoles. These chemical fungicides are quite effective on treating fungal diseases of turf grasses. However, these fungicides need to be applied in the correct proportion, so that it tends to be harmful only for the fungus and not for the grasses instead. Quality and original fungicides are to be used in proper amounts to remove grass fungus.


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We waited 30mins with empty bellies to finally get seated for dim sum but it's well worth it at Western Lake.
The dumplings are HUGE! The congee is well seasoned, and the chinese-donut wrapped in rice rolls are pure genius. And guess what? The spare-ribs actually have chunks of meat on it.
When I asked a waiter for hot sauce and xo sauce, he not only remembered to bring it he brought it out very promptly. That is very rare for any busy Chinese restaurant.
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I'm really getting tired of this piece of shit movie called Blackfish and all the free Tilly Bullshit! someone else?
There are 8 russian killer whales that really need help, more than a whale who spend more than 30 years in captivity, and has made his life on marine parks.
BTW, i'm Marine biology student that has made a fully research on both sides of the captive animal issue and has the opinión of: Keep wild animals wild and keep captives on captivity... for the sake of the captives as much as the wild ones.
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Darren Young received quite a bit of media attention in 2013 when he revealed that he was gay, marking the first time a WWE star has done that. He even made an appearance on Ellen to discuss the situation. By doing that, he has been nominated for a GLAAD award.
While WWE has opted against honoring her career, Alundra Blayze has cemented her place in professional wrestling history. Also known as Madusa Miceli during her career, she became the first woman to be ever win the PWI Rookie of the Year award.
While he is currently out of action due to another concussion, Dolph Ziggler is occupying his time with other activities. The WWE star wa spotted in Las Vegas this week, attending the Adult Video News convention. Ziggler has been romantically linked to a porn star in the past.
Brie Bella and Nikki Bella were chosen by WWE to represent the company at the Critics Choice Awards for movies, and a picture of the two WWE diva on the red carpet was uploaded to Twitter.
Sarah Stock, formerly known as Sarita in TNA, was recently named the best foreign perormer in Mexico by Boxy Lucha. She often works as Dark Angel while working in that country.
While his cohorts were in Las Vegas unveiling the new WWE Network, David Otunga represented the company in Los Angeles at the People's Choice Awards, where the movie "The Call", starring Halle Berry, was nominated for Best Thriller, which was won by Now You See Me.
Shawn Michaels will be returning to Monday Night Raw this week, where the WWE legend is scheduled to present the Superstar of the Year award to someone.
John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Big Show and Brock Lesnar have all been announced as nominees for Superstar of the Year. The Slammy Awards are taking place on Monday Night Raw this week.
Eve Torres has signed on to return to WWE next week on Monday Night Raw to present the winner of the Diva of the Year award.
WWE has announced the nominees for the Diva of the Year award, and the list includes AJ Lee, Bella Twins, Funkadactyls, Natalya Neidhart, Kaitlyn and Eva Marie.
WWE has appointed the Shield as their rookies of the year. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns beat out the Wyatt Family, Fandango, Curtis Axel and Big E Langston.
Stephanie McMahon was honored by CableFax again this week. She attended the breakfast event with her mother, Linda McMahon, and also gave a speech to accept her award.
Prior to taping Smackdown on Thursday, Booker T is being honored by the city of Houston, where the mayor has declared it to be "Booker T Day".
"There are so many Divas who have come and gone who have left their mark in WWE: Ivory, Jazz, Lita, etc. … Ric Flair says, "To be the man, you gotta beat the man," so if I had to choose one, it'd be the Diva who most people would consider the greatest Diva of all time, Trish Stratus. The only reason I'd choose her is because I know in my heart that I can put her down."
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Porsche used to be pretty good when it came to Le Mans. It won everything, all the time. However, for one reason or other the brand hasn't been there since 1998. 2014 sees the 919 Hybrid racer hit La Sarthe, with someone well known behind the wheel... We took a look at the car, and the tech behind it.
Porsche has more overall victories at the greatest endurance race on earth than any other team. As it returns to Le Mans, we look back at its glittering history.
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The very first Porsche, an electric carriage, sat untouched in a warehouse for 111 years, but now it's come home.
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After the brilliant Boxster we wondered whether Porsche could get any better. It turns out that yes, it most certainly can.
The 2014 Porsche 911 Targa 4 and 4S bring a classic Porsche body style into the 21st century.
For too long, Audi has dominated Le Mans. Peugeot gave up trying to beat the German giants, Toyota has tried and thus far failed. Porsche's been away from Le Mans for a while, but if there's any company that knows how to kick ass at la Sarthe, it's Porsche.
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As we all know Veterans Day was yesterday, all of us at O2Guns would like to say thank you to all the brave men and women that have served or are currently serving in the US Military. Their dedication to the service of their Country is truly remarkable.
We have decided to honor one of the most famous rifles used by the US military, the M14. The M14 is considered to be the last "battle rifle" of the US Military, it was introduced in 1957 and is amazingly still used to this day.
In honor of this rifle we have added the M14 Scout airsoft gun by CyberGun. The scout model of the M14 is a more compacted version designed specifically for close quarters battle (CQB). This airsoft gun includes a metal hi-capacity magazine and is also compatible with other major brands of magazines. This gun is a must buy for those looking for a well priced starter gun.
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Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam's government bonds and the dong were little changed on speculation banks are holding onto cash to meet the potential rise in consumer withdrawals as the traditional new year holidays approach.
The yield on the benchmark five-year notes was 12.436 percent, compared with 12.442 yesterday, according to a daily fixing from banks compiled by Bloomberg. Vietnam will celebrate its week-long Lunar New Year, known as Tet, from Jan. 23.
"Bond yields will probably hover around these levels from now to the year-end as demand is pretty low," said Pham Phuong Lan, the Hanoi-based head of fixed income and currency trading at the Bank for Investment & Development of Vietnam.
The dong was unchanged at 21,009 per dollar as of 4 p.m. in Hanoi, according to prices from banks compiled by Bloomberg. The State Bank of Vietnam fixed its daily reference rate at 20,803, unchanged from Oct. 28, according to its website. The currency is allowed to trade up to 1 percent on either side of the rate.
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Newt Gingrich suggested that he might lose the Georgia primary, the state he represented while in Congress.
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Can't believe it's 2013 already! 2012 started out great but unexpectedly nosedived into an overall hard time. Not sure if I'll ever completely recover, but underneath this heavy-hearted pragmatist is a hopeless optimist. I have to hope that good things await me somewhere out there. Luckily not all was bad last year. In fact, I accomplished quite a bit:
- Participated in 3 festivals this year. And made back the cost of the table each time! And some profit!!
- Worked hard at the printshop this year. Put out a couple of new mini-comics and a set of llama greeting cards.
- Collaborations! Co-founded a comics collective with friends called Three-Armed Squid and put out a small comics anthology (with a new one on the way!). Worked with close friend Shalimar Luis to create beautiful baby shower invites for our mutual friends. Finally, created a set of small prints called Rawrs & Noms with friend Kim Ku.
- Alien Raver made a bit of a resurgence this year, being featured in my series Uncanny Alien Raver and in two books, Quilt and Mushrooms.
- Picked up more freelance work this year. Woo-hoo!
- Created artwork for several themed art blogs like Silver Screen Society, Beast Every Week and Raygun 52.
- At the last minute got an art studio with Shalimar!
While I got plenty done, I want to get even more done this year. More comics, more illustrations, more collaborations, more festivals. I'd love to contribute to more themed blogs and even some group shows in galleries. I'd like to see my comics in stock at my local comic shops in the city. I'd like to sketch more often and even daily. I want to travel more, relax more, enjoy more. Here's to working and playing hard in the upcoming year. Cheers!


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Forget a can of pop or a bag of skittles!
You can now get a laptop or an iPad from these brand new vending machines at the St. Joseph County Library's main branch in downtown South Bend.
The new machines arrived on Monday.
You simply need to scan your library card to check out a device for three hours.
The folks at the library say it's a convenient way to offer access to technology.
Sarah Hill with the St. Joe County Library says, "You can read a book on an iPad, you can read a book on a laptop. You could fill out your taxes, you could do a lot of things!"
If you haven't been to the main library lately, you should check it out. You could even check out an iPad, then take a seat in the cafe, order something to drink and read!
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20 Dramatic Kitchen Before & After Transformations
Kitchen Before & After
Is there no end to our love for a good before and after? I think not. It's always so interesting to see how people make over their kitchen. Some do it on a shoestring budget, while others have the means to go all out. Either way, it's a great resource for ideas and inspiration.
If you're looking for some fresh inspiration for your own kitchen this new year, here are 20 kitchens that got a fresh start — some very dramatically! May 2014 bring on even more!
- 1 Before & After: A 1980s Kitchen Gets a Chef-Caliber Makeover
- 2 Before & After: A 1970s Kitchen Gets a Jaw-Dropping Overhaul
- 3 Before & After: A Disorganized Kitchen Gets a Place for Everything
- 4 Before & After: Cathy's Impressive Craigslist-Sourced Kitchen Renovation
- 5 Before & After: An Amazing Kitchen Makeover For Under $500
- 6 Before & After: From Dingy White to Warm Wood
- 7 Before & After: A Yellow 1970s Kitchen Gets a Crisp, Clean New Look
- 8 Before & After: A 1970s Kitchen Goes Contemporary For Under 10K
- 9 Before & After: A 1970s Toronto Kitchen Gets a Scandinavian Country Twist
- 10 Before & After: A Dated 1960s Kitchen Goes Clean and Contemporary
- 11 Before & After: Stephanie's Low Budget Skylight Kitchen Remodel
- 12 Before & After: A California Bungalow Kitchen Loses the Orange!
- 13 Before & After: A 1950s Kitchen Transformed by Mosaic Tiles
- 14 Before & After: A New & Improved Kitchen for Under $400
- 15 Before & After: A Cramped, Chipped Kitchen Gets a New Look
- 16 Before & After: An Old Kitchen Gets Some English Flavor
- 17 Before & After: Dreary Cabinets (But Still in Good Shape) Get Repainted
- 18 Before & After: A Cookbook Author Transforms His 1950s Kitchen
- 19 Before & After: A Battered Old Kitchen Gets a Lovely Traditional Update
- 20 Before & After: Leigh's 'One Window to Many Windows' Renovation
(Image credits: Katherine Fugit; Katrina Mojzesz; Sarah Galender Meyer; Peter Murdock for Marcia Butler Design; Cathy Lancaster; Katie Logan; The Kitchn; Erin Wysocarski; Jim Garland; The Kitchn's submission form; Deepthi G via The Kitchn's submission form; Stephanie Zell; Flickr member sunkisses used with permission; Teruko Gorneau; Megan C via The Kitchn's submission form; Anna M. Campbell; Alison Prince; Chris Reynolds; Susan Weston via The Kitchn's submission form; Leigh Caputo)
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Am I the only person who can't access the "after" photos?
No. I was just wondering the same thing!
You have to go to each post to see the after photos. Not very handy.
nope, I can't either
It would be really great to see the 'after' photos in the slideshow. I'm not going to click through to 20 different posts to fine some Afters that I like to read more about them.
And where is the "after" kitchen for the article header pic? Did I somehow miss it after trawling through 20 posts?
It's in the slideshow, but here's the direct link: http://www.thekitchn.com/kitchen-before-after-reader-kitchen-remodel-196602
Well, I clicked through the entire selection. lol, an exercise in futility. ;-)
There are some great kitchens here but so much white and grey. I would have liked to see a few more colorful or bohemian inspired designs in here too!
not a super awesome way to set up a before and after slideshow- please don't make me click through to see the afters (and the inevitable 'progress' pics)
Boo!! I was so excited by the new compilation slideshow. I've probably clicked through all these before but having them all in a quick slideshow was so exciting. Why not have them all in one slideshow?


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Parkland takes seriously its obligation to protect the health and safety of its employees, customers, neighbours and suppliers; and is committed to maintaining responsible environmental controls.
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Duncan was interviewed on Frank Stasio's The State of Things today, talking about subtle energy, signals from rocks and plants, and the Purr Generator. Duncan is in Raleigh NC, for the opening of "Farfetched: Mad Science, Fringe Architecture and Visionary Engineering" at the Gregg Museum.
From the show notes:
In the age of constant digital stimulus, it can be hard to truly listen to all that's around you. Duncan Laurie will tell you that listening a little closer might bring you happiness or healing. Duncan has found ways to tap into the sonic energy of organic materials, like plants and rock.
Several of his pieces, including the joy-inducing Purr Generator, are currently on display at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design at North Carolina State University. They are part of the exhibit "Farfetched: Mad Science, Fringe Architecture and Visionary Engineering." Duncan Laurie is an artist, researcher and author of "The Secret Art: A Brief History of Radionics Technology for the Creative Individual" (Anomalist Books/2009), and he joins host Frank Stasio in the studio.
And the exhibit notes:
The Gregg Museum's spring 2013 exhibition Farfetched: Mad Science, Fringe Architecture and Visionary Engineering takes as its basic point of departure British mathematician Alfred North Whitehead's famous quip that, "Every really new idea looks crazy at first." The exhibition will feature objects that question (and push) the boundaries of what is considered "normal" in art and technology.
For example, Frank Lloyd Wright was considered a great architect, and Norman Bel Geddes was recognized as a great designer, but neither Wright's visionary mile high city (The Illinois), nor Geddes's proposed flying wing (Air Liner Number 4) ever proved feasible (no wonder; the air liner would have had nine decks and incorporated areas for deck-games, an orchestra, a gymnasium, a solarium and a machine shop for in-flight repairs).
Meanwhile, an uneducated Hispanic handyman named Simon Rodia, who was labeled insane, really did manage to build the famous Watts Towers in Los Angeles—singlehandedly and so sturdily that the towers couldn't be torn down (city engineers tried). Some of the greatest scientists, architects, and engineers who ever lived—Galileo, Newton, Tesla, Marconi, the Wright brothers—were accused of insanity at one time or another during their careers.
Thinking big (or "thinking outside the box") in both art and science means taking risks, and even risking failure. To make this point, Farfetched will include works by both mainstream and "outsider" artists and scientists, ranging from Perpetual Motion Machines to Orgone Generators.
[ Brainwave and plant music from The Secret Life of Plants, 1976. ]
Artist and eco-systems designer Richard Lowenberg discusses his pioneering efforts in bio-sensing art and his proposition for a slow-tech movement in an interview at Data Garden.
Mr. Lowenberg worked with Woody and Steina Vasulka at their "Kitchen" space in New York, devising EEG biofeedback systems to integrate with audio/video synthesizers. By the mid-70s' he had moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to collaborate with scientists at NASA Ames Research Center. It was during that time he worked on a number of sequences for the The Secret Life of Plants film.
My acquaintance Leslie Garcia, from Tijuana Mexico, has been working on a plant sonification project analogous to those here at Dragonline Studios.
Develop self-sustaining sound devices, designed as hybrid systems, from the integration of a living organism (plant) and an interface address (biosensors) to create a network-based motif in coded language sound frequencies. Project in process
Her work was recently exhibited and a large amount of documentation is up on the site for the Pulsu(m) Plantae project, original in Español, English translation by Google Translate.
Researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in Brisbane, Australia have published findings from a study showing ion concentrations in heavily wooded areas to be twice that of grassy areas. The increased ion counts are believed to be caused by the trees transporting watersoluble radon from ground water into the atmosphere as they transpire. The research paper is available from Environmental Science & Technology.
AbstractThe role of ions in the production of atmospheric particles has gained wide interest due to their profound impact on climate. Away from anthropogenic sources, molecules are ionized by alpha radiation from radon exhaled from the ground and cosmic gamma radiation from space. These molecular ions quickly form into 'cluster ions', typically smaller than about 1.5 nm. Using our measurements and the published literature, we present evidence to show that cluster ion concentrations in forest areas are consistently higher than outside. Since alpha radiation cannot penetrate more than a few centimetres of soil, radon present deep in the ground cannot directly contribute to the measured cluster ion concentrations. We propose an additional mechanism whereby radon, which is water soluble, is brought up by trees and plants through the uptake of groundwater and released into the atmosphere by transpiration. We estimate that, in a forest comprising eucalyptus trees spaced 4m apart, approximately 28% of the radon in the air may be released by transpiration. Considering that 24% of the earth's land area is still covered in forests; these findings have potentially important implications for atmospheric aerosol formation and climate.
( Via PhysOrg )
Researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution have joined forces to develop a series of electronic field guides. Their first effort, Leafsnap, uses visual recognition algorithms to identify trees via photos of their leaves. Their species list is currently limited to trees found in the New York City and Washington D.C. areas, but will soon grow to cover the continental United States. Leafsnap is available as a free iPhone app at the iTunes App Store. ( Via Kottke and Garden Design )
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London Jam & Dram 2013, 12-5pm
Whisky + Music + Shoreditch
Now whether you listen to your favourite track on a gramaphone or on a flashy Bose system, who doesn't like kicking back with their favourite tipple and throwing on some tunes?
No one! that's who!
This event is the first of it's kind and is a splicing together of The Whisky Lounge and the guys at Cask Strength Creative, bringing together what we do and love best, whisky festivals and live music! Rippling melodies, a kaleidoscope of flavour and the collective imagination of 200-300 people will be the building blocks of this monumental event.
Here's the jist of it…
We'll be showing you the skills and intricacies of whisky making through the medium of music. 3 whisky industry bands will be playing their various styles of groove and using their instruments to help unravel the whisky in your hand.
We'll also be giving people the opportunity to walk their way through the world of blending, try a number of cracking blends and vote for their favourite, as well as try their very hands at blending their own whisky, with prizes for the best creation and name.
The doors open at 12pm and close at 5pm with a total of roughly two hours live music throughout the show. The rest of the time being free to mill about the stands and take in some of the very best drams the industry has to offer.
Each ticket includes….
- 1 x Glencairn nosing glass
- 1 x Bottle of water
- All your whiskies sampled throughout the day
- A mini of the blend represented on the day TBC
By getting involved you're going to be part of this ambitious and exciting new venture and will have access to over 100 different whiskies which are all available to taste within your ticket price! (There is no catch)
Check out the venue HERE
This is not a traditional whisky festival and WILL be breaking the mould.
If you would prefer a more 'traditional' Whisky Festival format, then please go to the london Whisky Fest the day before!
PLEASE NOTE - We do not send out 'paper' tickets. Your details will be added to our event register
Just bring your PayPal receipt as proof of purchase
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milkmade flavor of the day: The Gentleman's Pint
sea-salted smoky chocolate ice cream
On our last visit to Mast Brother's. Arto handed me two bars of their new Papua New Guinea blend to try out in ice cream. It's a deep smoky flavor… "the gentleman's chocolate," he said. And man, in ice cream form and with a dash of Maine Sea Salt, it truly is fit for a gentleman.
This is a blog of our adventures in ice cream, including flavors of the day, behind the scenes, and company updates. Keep up with more adventures on facebook, twitter @milkmade, and instagram @milkmadescream. ask the milkmaids
milkmade flavor of the day: The Gentleman's Pint
milkmade flavor of the month part 2: Carrot Cake
carrot cake deconstructed. carrot flavored cheesecake ice cream, spiced and mixed with walnuts and raisins
flavor of the month: Chocolate Mint Cookie Sandwich
fresh mint infused chocolate ice cream mixed with chunks of mint chocolate oreos
You love Mint Chip? You love Cookies N Cream? Well get a load of our Chocolate Mint Cookie Sandwich - a mix of the two! Mast Brothers Chocolate ice cream, infused with fresh mint from Windfall Farms, all mixed with chunks of BOOMTOWN Baked Goods' Mint Chocolate Oreo Cookies. WHAM!!!
Check out our profile in the new LOOK Magazine. We'd hardly say "profit" just yet, but a snazzy magazine nonetheless!
milkmade flavor of the day: Circus Animals
cake frosting ice cream mixed with Mother's Circus Animal Cookies
Remember these cookies? A while back we'd heard they were going to be discontinued, but I spotted them on display in the market the other day and immediately thought - ice cream flavor. They're so buttery and crunchy and deliciously addicting (just finished the bag). Especially when paired with our new cake frosting 'scream.
milkmade flavor of the day: Bay Leaf
bay leaf ice cream
You know what, you might not think it, but this is actually quite a delicious flavor - with floral and herbal notes in a smooth sweet-cream 'scream.
flavor of the day: Spring
lavender-rose ice cream, straight from the garden
Happy First Day of Spring!
flavor of the day: Irish Car Bomb 'scream
our ice cream version of the Irish Car Bomb drink - Guinness ice cream with a Bailey's caramel swirl
This was one of our flavors of the month last March. Due to high demand, we had to make it again this weekend for St. Patty's Day. Hope you all had a fun one!
milkmade flavor of the day: Salted Caramel Cupcakes
salted caramel ice cream cupcakes with a chocolate brownie crust
We make more than just pints - cakes and cupcakes too!
milkmade flavor of the day: Toasted Walnut Spice
spiced vanilla ice cream with toasted walnuts
savory + sweet = how can you go wrong?!
milkmade flavor of the day: Cardamalmond
cardamom ice cream with chunks of crunchy almond
Love how fragrant cardamom is even when it's frozen.
milkmade flavor of the month: German Chocolate Cake
chocolate coconut ice cream with toasted pecans, layered with a rum-spiked toasted-coconut caramel sauce
Our version of a traditional German Chocolate Cake. In ice cream form, of course. Made this one last summer to send to my father in sunny California in place of the actual German Chocolate Cake that we bake him every year for his birthday.
Now we're finally releasing it for our members. Made with Mast Brothers Conacado chocolate. That's one intense pint!


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Consumer expert Andrea Woroch says although the majority of homeowners purchase insurance for their home, only 35 percent have renters insurance.
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Crowdsourcing funds and big ideas. Finding (and pinning) inspiration for dessert recipes and interior design. Recording six-second videos to share with the world.
Yes, a lot has changed since social media was in the infancy of becoming its own industry and marketing discipline at the turn of the century. Back when "blogging" was a big buzzword, Friendster was connecting a "Circle of Friends," LinkedIn was just launching and MySpace was a popular social network.
Fast forward a little more than a decade and consider these social media statistics from an article published by Business 2 Community earlier this year:
- Facebook is the most visited website and 56 percent of users check it daily.
- 53 percent of people recommend companies and products on Twitter.
- More than 800 million active users on YouTube spend an average of 15 minutes per day on the video site.
- Pinterest's average user spends 89 minutes a month on the image sharing site.
- The Google +1 button is used 5 billion times a day.
- The average user spends 21 minutes a week on LinkedIn.
- More than 5 million images are uploaded to Instagram everyday.
Now, big brand names like Ben & Jerry's and Volvo are testing ideas and engaging fans through the Facebook and Twitter, as noted in a recent Brafton article. In addition, major news organizations, such as The Wall Street Journal and CNN, now have in-house teams of people dedicated to social media, building online communities, extending the reach of stories and providing a major boost in website traffic.
If all of the advancements and rapid industry growth within online places and spaces took place in less than a decade; what will be in-store for the future of social media? Here are some key things to consider:
Mobile device proliferation
According to a 2013 study by Experian Marketing Services, 15 percent of total U.S. mobile Internet time is spent on social networking sites. Some social media-driven platforms, like YouTube, now allow brands to adjust profiles and images for mobile devices. With more than 1 billion people with smartphones worldwide, according to global research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, mobile will play an even bigger role in the future of social media. Expect more brands to develop big campaign ideas and social media strategies tailored for iPhone's, Android's, tablets and other mobile devices.
More engagement by brands
Social media continues to play a major role in our impressions of brands on the Web. What brands are doing, how the brand is acting in business, all of this matters more to us. Do brands reach out to followers individually on social media? Do they have links back to their web site where live help is offered via a live chat person? These tactics are all coming under scrutiny by followers interested in the brands.
Experienced social media professionals know that gaining followers is fairly routine. Offer discounts, sponsor contests, provide a giveaway, or even buy followers on the web through black hat providers. But the tricky part is engaging these fans and getting them to comment, share and engage. When people are having social media-driven conversations with a company, the company learns more and the followers feel they have more of a stake in the product or service.
Rethinking social media strategy
Social media strategy has to be more than just having a social presence and tweeting, posting updates on Facebook, uploading videos to YouTube or pinning product images on Pinterest. Companies need to consider the SEO behind their social media work and how it relates to content marketing and customer service. Without a solid strategy, companies may miss out on growing its sales through social media channels.
Building a brand, keeping it highly visible on social channels and rewarding devoted followers of the brand can be a successful strategy. As Social Media Today noted, without adequate social business online, a brand can falter and see its relevance wane with younger consumers.
Crowdsourcing continues to grow
From new ideas, to product launches, to raising funds, expect to see (and participate) in more crowdsourcing initiatives. Brands and companies have just started to tap their social media communities and brand ambassadors to determine the outcome of major branding efforts.
Crowdsourcing is also having a big impact in the startup world. Quirky is an open-source product development platform where people can submit an idea for a new invention or product. If a product idea is chosen, Quirky will design, manufacture and sell it, while the principals get a small portion of all sales. According to Forbes.com, the firm introduced more than 120 new products in 2012. These products sold through big box retailers like Best Buy, Target and others.
So what's the takeaway from capturing all these data points? Expect to see more businesses (big and small) improve upon past social media approaches and go beyond just promotions and contests. As social media continues to mature as a viable marketing discipline and method to communicate directly with consumers, brands will find ways to communicate and collaborate with us.
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Engineers Call for 'Repairable' Cellphones to Save Money, Environment
Reduce, reuse and recycle is the foundation of sustainable living. However, it's time to add another "R" to the list -- repair. Repairing electronic devices is equally as important as the other three green watchwords, the IEEE, a professional association for engineers, said in a statement. But most manufacturers must first make their devices more "repairable," the statement said. In 2013, more than 1.7 billion mobile phones will be shipped to retailers.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - It's not very often that you hear about a suspect returning to a crime scene, but that's what police said one Louisville man did and now he's behind bars.
Travis Beaty, 29, is accused of being involved in a hit and run in his own neighborhood. Police said the Mt. Washington man he's accused of hitting with his car is at University Hospital with severe head trauma and other injuries. Police said he was found unconscious on the ground.
It all happened around 6:45 Tuesday morning at the intersection of Reality Trail and Vision Place. Samantha Lazrovitch and her grandmother Mildred looked outside their window and were surprised to see police cars.
"I woke up and saw the flashing lights," said witness Samantha Lazrovitch. "It's usually really peaceful."
"It's pretty scary," said Mildred Lazrovitch. "It really is, there are kids in the area."
After officers secured the scene, police said Beaty, started walked up asking what happened.
"I watched the guy with his hoodie, with his Mountain Dew and was who is this?," said Samantha Lazrovitch.
Police later discovered that Beaty was the driver that left the scene. Beaty drove around the neighborhood and parked his car in his driveway just a few doors down from the accident.
Police found his car had damage to the front bumper, hood and passenger side and a broken out windshield.
"They put him in handcuffs and in a unmarked cruiser," said Samantha Lazrovitch.
Beaty was arrested and came before a judge Wednesday morning. Police said Beaty has a suspended drivers license and admitted that he was on probation for criminal convictions relating to an assault charge.
Beaty has a criminal history dating back to 2002. This time he's facing charges of assault, leaving the scene of an accident and operating on a suspended or revoked license.
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Cantaloupe-Spinach Salad with Pistachio-Lime Vinaigrette
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- 1 large cantaloupe
- 6 cups torn fresh spinach leaves
- 1/2 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped
- Pistachio-Lime Vinaigrette
- Peel, seed, and cut cantaloupe into thin wedges; cut wedges vertically into 1/2-inch slices.
- Place spinach on individual serving plates; arrange cantaloupe on top, and sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Serve with Pistachio-Lime Vinaigrette.
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Supermodel And Actress Lindsay Davis Stops By Trendy Restaurant "The Ivy" In Beverly Hills Before Heading To The Emmy Awards!!
Aug 25th
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Supermodel , Actress Lindsay Davis looked stunning in her Leopard print and stripe dress while arriving with her mother Fay Davis at trendy restaurant "The Ivy" in Beverly Hills. Lindsay stopped for a quick meal before hitting the red carpet for the 2014 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles! Lindsay has been busy this year performing in such films as "Hunger Games-Catching Fire"and the show "We're The Millers!"Lindsay has also been spending a lot of time working at campaigning for heart causes around the country and working on legislation to protect student athletes against sudden cardiac arrest incidents.
Justin Bieber Shows Us His Chest Hair While Riding A Stallion Horse!
May 14th
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Justin Bieber was all chest hair while riding his stallion horse in Burbank this week while taking a break from singing his top hit music or tweeting to fans! In other news~Justin's new album Journals is a big hit with fans!
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Apr 5th
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Nude 'Titanic' Picture From The Movie still haunt Kate Winslet! Kate also got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame!!
BMW and Men Style Fashion 2013 Awards honor Supermodel/Actor/Sam Sarpong with "Star of the Year" award
Jan 1st
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Beverly Hills was the location as tons of paparazzi lined up for hours before the press conference
party to get a shot of Super Model/Actor/BET host and Rapper, Sam Sarpong who was going to
be honored at the 2013 Awards For Men Style Fashion Magazine as "Star of the Year". Men
Style Fashion which is one of the top fashion magazine's and sites in the world out of Europe
along with BMW Beverly Hills and Ear Bombz honored Sarpong as their "Star of the Year".
Sarpong who has had an incredible 2013, plays one of the leads in the up coming show "Average
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the male lead opposite Ice T. He just wrapped the pilot "Taylor'd Problems", the show is about
an NFL star in which he plays a fast talking agent. Sarpong describes it as being the new
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also a presenter at the Sag\Aftra Icon Action Awards. Men Style's Senior Editor said, "There are
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how for Men Style Fashion."
On the fashion side, Sarpong also received an "Icon in Fashion" award earlier this year at the
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Sam pulled up to the this exclusive party in a 2014 BMW i3 which he became the first driver in
the US to actually hit the streets with the car. The car has not even been priced in the US. The
party which was held at Fatty's Bar and Restaurant in Beverly hills had a very tight VIP guest list
which included Superman producer Ilya Silkind, Director Ken Kokin, Dolce Gabbana Super
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hit show "It's always sunny in Philadelphia" and who also plays's Sam's girlfriend in "Crossed
the line".
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speech by Sarpong who thanked everyone who made his dreams possible. Press also got to see a
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Next up for Sam next month he starts shooting the Feature Film "Battered" in which he plays a
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Beautiful UFC Model Arianny Celeste Helps The Homeless!
Nov 28th
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Beautiful UFC Model Arianny Celeste Helps The Homeless! Arianny helped serve the homeless a hot meal at the LA Mission's annual Thanksgiving dinner yesterday!
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The BEFFTA awards were held a few hours ago in London. This is the UK's most prestigious awards show in Europe,celebrating the people of color. Awards were handed out in a standing room only crowd. The audience saw Beverly Knight win best female act and Beenie Man take home best international Caribbean act radio personality. Veronica Gordan also took home radio personality of the year. Supermodel Actor Sam Sarpong was also in town to receive his icon in fashion award for 10 years of excellence in fashion. Sarpong and designer of the year Award Winner Kwame Korentang were swamped by ladies on the red carpet as they posed for photo after photo after the awards show. Sarpong the actor who has 6 Films due out by Summer 2014 will also star in
one of the most highly anticipated shows next season called "Average Dad". He was on everyone's Best Dressed list wearing a Custom Suit by Kwame who dressed him for the night and a Caravelle New York Watch with Louis Vuitton shoes. The world Renown Fashion Blogger Stacey Heart stated "He always gets it right, he is Mr Fashion and he makes anything look good! "Congratulations to all the winners and BEFFTA's for another great show.
Celebrity tattoo mania
Oct 21st
Why is it that so many celebrities are so heavily tattooed? This is a trend which seems to show no signs of slowing. From David Beckham to Brad Pitt, Rihanna to Angelina Jolie – no self-respecting, publicity-seeking celeb would be seen dead without a good portion of their flesh injected with Indian ink it would seem.
So really; why do so many of them do it? It isn't so long ago that no A-lister would have been anywhere near a tattoo parlour. Images were smart and chic, or at least very healthy. Now, all that has changed; you can watch endless A-listers on YouTube getting inked up – and it looks slightly painful, for example, to watch Rihanna getting traditional Polynesian Tattoo.
According to Katherine Irwin, who is associate professor of sociology at University of Hawaii, and who has studied the cultural significance of tattoos in the western world, it's all about symbolism. Where tattoos where previously symbols of working class masculinity, they're now more respectable – repeating what was, in fact, the case in 19th Century Europe when it became fashionable amongst some of the upper classes to have discreet tattoos of things like family crests.
But it's also a little more subtle; apparently, getting a tattoo is all about creating something of a fringe identity without sacrificing class status; it's like thumbing one's nose at middle class society – but still in a safe way that is mainstream – so they don't get "pushed out".
So basically, it's all about trying to look cool and individual but within overall class and cultural norms – which seems kind of self-defeating!
So if you land tens of millions of dollars on the lottery, perhaps it's time to start behaving like a celeb and to get your whole body covered? Or maybe do the opposite just to show how daring and individual you really are?
Whatever; if you want the cash without the trash then have a look into the fastest growing online lotto community to make sure you don't miss any possible wins – and when you have the millions, you can pick out your own tattoos and it won't matter a damn what anyone else thinks.
The Introduction Of The Weblog Changed The Internet Forever!
Oct 19th
When the internet was first developed the first processes were born. The actions used on a computer were to communicate via the internet. The functions needed new names so users such as Jorn Barger coined the phrase 'Weblog." for writing. A Weblog was an informational page posted by a person that writes such material. In the late 1990′s weblogs became a popular tool for users to write about there own life stories and other informative information. Later as weblogs grew, groups of individuals started writing together and the phrase multi-author blogs was derived. The multi-author blogs consisted of groups such as newspaper, media outlet and universities. These groups increased there traffic and finally the word weblog was cut short into the phrase "Blog". The popularity of the blogs helped developers create a more interactive atmosphere. Blogs were now being created with comment sections and email content areas were also added. Many new web publishing tools became available online. Companies such as WordPress and Blogger became very popular writing templates. Bloggers were allowed to use these templates for free online and create more interactive and colorful blogs. Many bloggers chose very interesting subjects. Some were personal online diaries and some were actually huge name brands. The bloggers with diaries would write there information and make it viewable for the public. The name brands would promote their products and use blogs as free advertising. Many blogs were primarily textual in the beginning. But now blogs are very visual with lots of pictures and ads with video content. The technology has grown so that you can embed any type of media source into your blog. There are over 156 million live blogs today. With new templates such as WordPress there are over 56.6 million users to date. There are also over 77 million, using the popular Tumblr blogs today.
Rob Zombie Is Now Scaring People With Haunted Houses!:)
Oct 14th
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Rob Zombie has been having a lot of fun scaring his fans with his new haunted house called the Great American Nightmare! The cool event is happening now from October 10 to November 2nd at the Fairplex in Pomona! Go get the life scared out of you and listen to some really cool music now!


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On the 300th anniversary of the accession of the House of Hanover to the British throne, we are delighted to present this historically important portrait of Augusta Princess of Wales. An enlightened patron of architecture and the arts, she is shown seated in her most famous legacy, Kew Gardens, at the beginning of its transformation into the botanical and architectural treasure it is today.
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