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Within the last decade, paleontologists have discovered how to unlock the color of extinct organisms, and I think it is one of the most exciting and thought-provoking modern advancements in the field. I've written about it no less than four times on this blog (one, two, three, four!), and now I feel obligated to write about it again.
It has been about a month now since the unveiling of the "most accurate depiction of a dinosaur ever," and the fanfare was suitably loud. Now, I'd like to take a look over what we know about this dinosaur, and where it fits into this grand paleontological revolution we're living through.
The dinosaur: Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus is a small herbivore from the Early Cretaceous, a cousin of the famous Triceratops, who lived 50 million years later. This little ceratopsian could grow up to two meters long, though the specimen we're discussing here wasn't nearly that big.
This particular Psittacosaurus was discovered in the famous Jehol Biota, a fossilized ecosystem which has produced many other wonderfully-preserved fossils preserving feathers and coloration. These fossils come from northern China, but this Psittacosaurus has spent more than a decade as a prized part of the exhibits in the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
|This is the famous Psittacosaurus specimen, in all its phenomenally-preserved glory.
You can see the skin outline, scales on the arms, color patterning, and those tail bristles!
Photo from Vinther et al. 2016 [CC4.0]
And it's beautiful. Even without microscopes or chemical analysis, you can see the impressions of the skin and scales spread out around the bones; you can see what's left of the soft bristles that protruded from its tail, now preserved as impressions in the sediment; and you can even see remnants of the dinosaur's color pattern.
As is so often the case in paleontology, extraordinary information comes to us from extraordinary fossils.
How do you colorize a dinosaur?
The examination of this fossil by Jakob Vinther and colleagues is particularly exciting, since most of the previous work on dinosaur color has looked at pigmentation in feathers. This Psittacosaurus is entirely featherless (except for those tail bristles – more on that later), so instead researchers identified the color in its skin and scales.
There are a few ways to determine what sort of pigment is preserved in a fossil. One way that seems to be gaining more and more traction is through chemical analysis. Unfortunately, the varnish covering this specimen prevents that approach, so these researchers went with good old-fashioned microscopy, identifying the tiny structures we now recognize as melanosomes, the organelles that hold pigment. The shape of these organelles indicates that they are phaeomelanosomes, which provide brown color.
Imaging the specimen with cross-polarized light photography and laser-stimulated fluorescent imaging (paleontology really isn't just digging in the dirt anymore!) allowed the researchers to identify the precise patterning of the melanosomes across the body.
A brief note on just how much we can rely on fossilized color: the fossil record loves holding onto secrets. We understand a good deal about pigmentation, but the paper points out that "it is debated … how melanosome shape correlates to melanin chemistry outside of mammals and birds." On top of that, many modern-day reptiles use special pigmented cells (chromatophores) for coloration rather than colored scales, fur, or feathers, and this is – so far – undetectable in fossils. This leaves open the two possibilities that a) we might not know exactly what colors are produced in dinosaurs by certain melanosomes and b) the skin may have produced additional colors that we cannot detect.
On the other hand, most of the pigment patterning detected in this fossil is "locked" within the scales sitting over the skin, which the authors point out is "incompatible" with chromatophore-coloration. That is to say, if the scales are colored, any pigmented skin underneath wouldn't affect the animal's outside coloring. So we can be reasonably certain at least that we aren't missing much of the original coloration of this animal, which is pretty remarkable.
Prehistoric patterning
This incredible specimen preserves its scale and color patterns in fantastic detail.
The body is mostly covered in scales, superficially not unlike many lizards today. It had tinier scales across its fingers and toes, and blockier scales on its belly and underneath its tail. On top of its tail are long bristles, and parts of its legs and face are covered in scale-less, naked skin. (This is something people don't often consider, that dinosaurs often had multiple types of integument – think of an ostrich, part-feathered, part-scaly [the legs], and partly 'naked.') It also has a flap of skin stretching from behind its hind legs (a patagium) which was quite an unexpected feature.
The color of the dinosaur varies, with some body parts darker than others. Along the torso and tail, the dorsal (back) surface is consistently darker than the underside, though the chest is more pigmented than the belly, and parts of its back and tail have faint stripe and spot patterning. On its arms there are clusters of dark scales, and its back legs have very fine striping.
Other parts of the body have particularly high pigmentation as well, including its ankles, shoulder scales, cloaca (that is, its dino-naughty bits) and the scales at the tip of the pubic bone. But some of these highly-melanized areas may have had purposes other than coloration, which brings me to…
The purpose of all that pigment.
Animals today use color for all sorts of reasons, from drawing attention to themselves to blending in. The main focus of Vinther et al's paper was that this Psittacosaurus exhibits counter-shading, being dark on the top and light on the bottom, a very common form of camouflage in modern critters. It is actually the first ever documented case of counter-shading in a terrestrial fossil animal (the condition has been identified in marine fossils, though).
|Counter-shading is an extremely effective form of camouflage, and is found all
over the natural world, from goldfish to gazelle. Images from Pixabay [CC0]
How does counter-shading camouflage an animal, you ask? Well, when sunlight hits an animal from above, it illuminates their back and casts their belly in shadow, creating a light-dark contrast that identifies it as a three-dimensional object. When an animal's natural coloration is the opposite, it lessens that contrast and makes an animal appear "flatter" and thus harder for predators' eyes to spot.
Vinther and colleagues were even able to link Psittacosaurus' particular brand of counter-shading to its habitat. With the help of paleoartist Bob Nicholls (he created that awesome artwork of the dinosaurs being struck by lightning in my last post), they created a life-size model of the dinosaur in gray-scale, photographed it in different lighting, and compared the shadows cast upon it to the coloration on the fully-colored model. The colors of the dinosaur matched the shadows cast by "closed canopy" forest-like environments (they actually photographed the model in the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens' "Cretaceous plants" room – how awesome is that?), indicating that this dinosaur had evolved its particular coloration to blend in with the mottled lighting of a forest, fitting with what's known of the vegetation of the Jehol Biota. Intriguingly, knowing that this dinosaur camouflaged itself the same way modern-day animals do also tells us that predators of the time hunted using similar visual cues to modern-day hunters, which is not all that surprising but good to know.
This Psittacosaurus was using pigmentation for more than just blending in with the shadows. The authors of the paper point out that the dark coloration on its face is similar to the dark "masks" of many mammals, though the purpose of those masks is debated – they may be for display, thermoregulation, deflecting glare, or a number of other uses. It should also be pointed out that much of the face pigmentation is not locked into scales, leaving open the possibility that there were additional colors produced by those specialized chromatophores I mentioned earlier. That, for now at least, we cannot know.
It turns out melanin – the pigment granting all of this color – also has protective uses. It strengthens tissue, making it more resistant to abrasion and wear (this is part of the reason high-melanin fossils often preserve so well), which may explain the high density of melanin on the ankles and pubic edge, which the dinosaur probably rested upon while sitting. Melanin also protects tissues against microbial infection, which is why genital and anal skin are often heavily pigmented (Vinther informs a surprised Dave Marshall of this fact in this video), and it may be why Psittacosaurus had such a dark-pigmented cloaca, though I also like to imagine it showing off its colorful dino-booty during mating season.
What about those tail-bristles?
The tail bristles of Psittacosaurus have sparked much discussion. They're kind of feather-y, but not really, though another recent study, examining this same specimen and conducted by many of the same researchers, considered it likely that the bristles are related to bird feathers, and noted that they are strikingly similar to the not-quite-feathers of peacock crowns and turkey beards.
Given that the bristles are apparently soft, and only cover the tail, their most likely use was for display, much like the similar structures in the birds I just mentioned. Although in his interview for Palaeocast, Vinther makes the intriguing suggestion that perhaps the bristles were used to make noise somehow. That's a neat, if so far unsupported idea!
The big picture: What does it all mean for paleontology?
There are many reasons why this is a very exciting time for the field of paleontology, but among those reasons, my personal list is capped by the fact that we are able to reconstruct the appearance of prehistoric creatures – and make all the inferences that go along with that – better than ever before. Just as Sinosauropteryx and Anchiornis were milestones in the field for being the first dinosaurs to have their colors reconstructed from direct evidence, I believe our friend Psittacosaurus will go down in the prehistory hall of fame as the first dinosaur whose appearance was able to be reconstructed with such a staggeringly impressive level of detail.
|Photographs of Nicholl's exquisite life-size model, the "most accurate dinosaur reconstruction ever!"
With extraordinary detail in color patterning and scalation.
Image from Vinther et al. 2016 [CC4.0]
This dinosaur is also a marvelous representative of the state of paleontological art. Bob Nicholls' life-sized fiberglass construct was not only an integral part of the study, but it may very well be, as the headlines have claimed, the most accurate dinosaur sculpture to date, with everything from the stripes on its legs to the bumpy scales on its arms to that weird flap of skin beneath its tail drawn directly from the evidence in the fossil.
For those interested, Nicholls outlines his creative process in this video. It's really cool to see the step-by-step creation of the model!
I think this dinosaur marks an awesome time for both the science and the art of dinosaur paleontology, with paleo-artists engaging in non-stop discussions over how best to portray accurate dinosaurs, interactive projects like Saurian utterly devoted to scientific rigor, and models like Psittacosaurus drawing from never-before-seen levels of detail in the fossil evidence.
In Elsa Panciroli's article on this dinosaur, she quotes Nicholls in saying, "The days when a paleoartist could simply fabricate any colour pattern they wanted for a dinosaur are gone." This seems to be becoming true for more and more aspects of dinosaur biology and appearance, and that's a truly great thing.
Go look at the Guardian article by Elsa Panciroli, with lots of great artistic images.
Check out Vinther, Nicholls, and co-author Innes Cuthill discussing the work in this video.
Watch Palaeocast's Dave Marshall interview Vinther (and giggle about colorful anuses) in this video.
The scientific paper itself:
Vinther et al. 2016. 3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur. [PDF]
*Be sure to look through the Supplementary Material for more really awesome images of the fossil.
Vinther et al. 2016. 3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur. [PDF]
*Be sure to look through the Supplementary Material for more really awesome images of the fossil.
The Bristles paper:
Mayr et al. 2016. Structure and homology of Psittacosaurus tail bristles [Abstract]
Mayr et al. 2016. Structure and homology of Psittacosaurus tail bristles [Abstract]


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Where is the chatter about the approaching trade deadline? No discussions in the lunch room, no frantic refreshing at MLB Trade Rumors. The Yankees have one of the best teams in baseball and look like a great bet to make the Postseason without major roster modification, but that's the case almost every year and there's usually more buzz than this.
There is a lack of big names with expiring contracts for sale. The Red Sox and Yankees, usually two of the biggest dealers during this time, have better options in their farm systems than usual. The combination of top prospects and a shallow market might make these two clubs shy away from any blockbusters. Their relative security in the standings factors as well.
The Yankees hold a big lead in the Wild Card standings, but as currently constituted, are they a viable threat to the Red Sox in either the American League East or in a short series? Which target should Yankees aim at, the Red Sox or the Wild Card?
If the Yankees want to win the Wild Card, they shouldn't do anything crazy. They have Rafael Soriano coming off the DL to enhance the bullpen and Jesús Montero and Iván Nova in the minors to bolster the lineup and rotation. It's doubtful they could get much better than that on the trade market that would justify the expense in both dollars and players.
But is winning the Wild Card enough? The Yankees would probably have to win a road series in Texas (which they failed to do last year) to earn the right to face Boston in their park, for a best of seven ALCS (I'm giving Boston an easy win versus the AL Central champ. Prove me wrong, AL Central champ, prove me wrong.).
The Red Sox have trashed the Yanks thus far, but as 2009 showed, that early success can be irrelevant in October. And on paper, the Yanks and Red Sox don't appear that far apart. The Yanks currently hold the better run differential and the better Pythagorean record. The Red Sox surge back ahead in both second and third order wins, though, so if you want to find the gap, you can.
Running the risk of oversimplifying a multi-faceted calculation, the quick-and-dirty in me sees two aces on Boston's side and only one in New York. I also see Boston's DH making a difference while New York's sputters and fails. The Red Sox have the better top of the rotation, the better lineup, and the better bench. I don't think the Yankees are winning a best-of-seven series against the Red Sox without the kind of good fortune that makes myths.
So what would it take to put that series in play? The Yankees want to pair another ace with CC Sabathia and they need to get something out of DH and/or catcher. For the Yankees to stand on even ground with Boston in October, they'd need to acquire the best hitter and pitcher available.
Right now, those seem to be Ubaldo Jiménez and Carlos Beltrán. To accommodate Beltrán, the Yankees could rotate men through the DH slot and demote Jorge Posada to back-up catcher and pinch hitter. Or they could cut him. And other than CC Sabathia, I think only Bartolo Colón has proven worthy for an October start, so plenty of room for Ubaldo.
Perhaps there are other big players hovering beneath the radar, but two major acquisitions would devastate Scranton, Trenton and probably Charleston as well. They'd certainly wave goodbye to their two best prospects, Montero and Manny Banuelos. And they'd probably lose Nova and a few like him who are ready for the Majors or close to it.
Even then, the Yanks would be underdogs in Fenway, where the Red Sox are their toughest. So the return for this huge expenditure is to move from severe underdogs to close underdogs. Is that enough to justify the cost?
I don't think it does. If the top end talent in the Yankee system can help the Yankees in the very near future, they should hold onto them. The Yankees should know these kids better than anybody else and their job at the deadline is to not only make the team better for the upcoming Postseason, but to put them in the best shape possible for years to come.
What happens at this trade deadline will be a signal of the organization's true feelings for their big prospects. If they are dumped for something less than stellar, we'll have to conclude the Yankees didn't believe in them. And if they hold onto them even though it concedes a clear edge to Boston from this point forward, that should mean they expect them to graduate to beating Boston as soon as next year.


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Approximately 12 hours after the conclusion of the November 5 Municipal Election results tabluation, the Board of Bucks County Commissioners conducted a full slate of business in the Bucks County Courthouse Community Room. Before Commissioners Robert G. Loughery, chairman, Charles H. Martin and Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, LCSW approved 41 contract resolutions involving 16 county departments, Chairman Loughery asked the packed room to remember late County Emergency Services Director John D. Dougherty, Jr. and his family. Mr. Dougherty, who served the County in that key capacity from 1992-2012, passed away last Saturday at his residence.
A highlight of the business agenda was the unanimous approval of the Bucks County Agricultural Land Preservation Program's 161st farm, the 76.21-acre Robert Pope Farm in Haycock and Richland townships. A corn and hay farm, the Pope tract is adjacent to and/or within one mile of 500 previously preserved acres. The commissioners approved $480,123 plus settlement charges and adjustments to place a conservation easement on the property, lifting the total acreage preserved through the program to 13,744, according to County Agricultural Land Preservation Director Rich Harvey.
For Emergency Communications, the board approved a $200,000 upgrade of the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) interface with Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation.
The General Services portion of the agenda included approval of nine items and the tabling of a $39,195 resolution with Kiss Electric, LLC of Levittown to install a natural gas generator at the Lower Bucks Government Services Center in Levittown. The General Services items included the 2-1 approval of a $60,730 contract increase with new Justice Center general contractor Ernest Bock and Sons, Inc. for ongoing time and materials associated with the Armory and a $52,304 contract increase Bock and Sons for modifications to the fire rated chase connection detail. Commissioner Ellis-Marseglia voted against both Justice Center change orders.
The board approved three Human Resources contracts that extend through December, 2016, including a Memorandum of Understanding for wage increases and adoption of insurance plans for 19 Bucks County Correctional Facility lieutenants and captains, a renewal of Contract Agreement with the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), Union 06, for 47 registered nurses working in public health service and at Neshaminy Manor, and a renewal of Contract Agreement with PSEA, Union 86, for 10 first level supervisors at the Bucks County Health Department and Neshaminy Manor.
Tabled items that will undergo further discussion included a pair of Board of Elections advertising contracts and a proposed Register of Wills agreement to provide litigation services for an ongoing federal lawsuit.
Commissioner Ellis-Marseglia also voted against a pair of Finance department insurance premiums, one for Emergency Communications narrowband equipment and one for annual Flood Insurance.
The commissioners issued four proclamations, including Commissioner Martin recognizing Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Commissioner Ellis-Marseglia celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bucks county Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Chairman Loughery recognizing Tuesday, December 3 at "Giving Tuesday Bucks (a new philanthropic effort)," and Commissioner Martin proclaiming November as National Adoption Month throughout the County of Bucks.
Chief Operating Officer Brian Hessenthaler joined the commissioner to thank the Board of Elections for its work during the November 5 Municipal Election. During the 14 hours after the polls closed, nearly 20,000 "hits" were made on the official election results page on www.BucksCounty.org. According to Board of Elections Director Deena Dean, preliminary figures indicate an approximate 22 percent turnout of registered voters.
The next meeting of the Board of Bucks County Commissioners will take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in the Bucks County Courthouse Community Room, 1st Floor. For a complete audio account of the November 6 meeting, please visit the official county website, www.BucksCounty.org, and click on the "Audio from Last Mtg" link on the home page.


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Grahamdale is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It was incorporated as a Local Government District (LGD) on 1 January 1945, and became a Rural Municipality in 1997.
The municipality exists in two sections that are separated by a part of the Fairford 50 Indian reserve. It extends from Gypsumville to Mulvihill and incorporates the former RM of Woodlea (51°02′15″N 98°05′32″W / 51.03750°N 98.09222°W) within its present boundaries.[1]
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Nervous housewife Neneth Lyons delivered what might have been the audition of the season on The X Factor UK 2015!
While Neneth is not exactly an amateur when it comes to singing, having performed at a bar in Hong Kong in her youth until meeting her husband, at which point she settled down and started a family. However, she never let go of her lifelong dream of being a recording artist. Her performance of "Somewhere", from the iconic musical West Side Story, is not only one of the biggest surprises of the competition, but also among the very best auditions to come through this season. It's also one of the most emotional. Neneth is the real deal. Watch the positively stunning audition video below:
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As I've written before, my family enjoys drama–the good kind. Theater has been handed down from my husband's experiences to our kids. As I sat last night preparing to see a rendition of Fiddler on the Roof, Jr, by kids ages 6-18, I realized kids' theater has some very powerful benefits to the students involved, their parents, and even into the community.
Over the last two and a half years that my youngest son has been involved in theater, I have seen his sense of responsibility increase–at least where stage presence is needed. (I'm sure it will continue to spread through other areas of his life.) As he fulfills his role as class officer and leadership member at school, I see him take the same responsibility for his actions as he does in a play. He makes sure his part is covered and he doesn't leave any other classmates in a lurch.
As I sat in the theater last night with the curtain drawn waiting to watch the story unfold, I read the playbill. Inside it stated:
"Teaching a child to act independently and make decisions without parental authorization for every action is no small task. But, that is the essence of responsibility…It is an inherent part of the theater experience." ~Dan Almich, producer 'Fiddler on the Roof, Jr' at Sprague Theater, 2017
Responsibility on stage
How does this work out on the stage? First off, there are no prompts from the sidelines in kids' theater. They are responsible for learning their lines, the prop placement, and the final show. They become accountable to their peers. As students progress in theater, they are the ones that model behavior for newcomers. They are the ones who are prompt, learn their lines, and keep the younger ones inline.
Responsiblity in teamwork
Not only do students learn to be responsible on the stage, they begin to form a team–just like any sport, if not stronger. As students grow and learn their parts, "they then must learn to be members of the team, or a part of the cast. Teamwork is essential in producing a coherent and consistent play. In theater, teamwork is based on relationship building, a skill necessary for all social activities." (Almich, 2017)
As young actors create the play, they build a sense of community. Anyone who has worked on a play can tell you that by the time the final curtain closes, each actor now has two personalities–their self, and the part they played. By next Sunday at this time, my youngest son will not only be David Wyatt, he will also be Motel (not the place you rent a room, but pronounced Model) the Tailor. The gal acting alongside him, won't just be Natalie, she'll be David's bride. In some plays, the actor will lose his or her real person and only be known as the part to those in the play or those who saw it.
This is the other sense of community that children's theater brings. As a play is produced, it is brought to the larger community–those who come to see it, and the community where the theater building resides. Children need to know that they are doing something beyond themselves. There are others outside of their immediate family or even cast family that are depending on them. At any opening night or showing of a play, a sense of excitement permeates the theater as attendees wait for the curtain to rise and transport them to another time and place. This excitement transfers to the actors and brings both actors and community members into one larger group. Where kids' theater differs from adult theater is at the end of the show. After the final curtain call, the actors head back to the foyer to greet the attendees and thank them for coming. This final greeting clenches that sense of community.
Another benefit of kids' theater is the etiquette that actors learn. They are trained in bowing, stage directions, listening to their director, as well as greeting people at the end. These manners carry over to other areas of their lives. They also learn how to be in front of people. After the play 'Bethlehem Road', I saw a shift in my youngest son. Any time he stood on stage–from concert introductions to assemblies–he suddenly stood taller, projected his voice, and made his point succinctly and articulately. This change came about due to the training he received from theater.
No, I'm not saying your child will become a wizard if he or she joins kids' theater. Instead, they will be a part of transporting their audience from the real-world to a world where anything is possible. The stage can send people back in time (think King Henry) or forward in time (A Wrinkle in Time). It can also move people to tears, laughter, and all emotions in between.
These emotions came to the fore last night as I heard the haunting melody and words of Sunrise, Sunset.
I've always loved the words to the song, but to hear them sung with my baby-boy suddenly grownup-looking and being 'married' made the words take on a totally new meaning.
As parents, we want our kids to have all the good experiences. Often we're running from one activity to another. In our family, we've limited the kids to one sport per season. Our youngest has chosen his 'sport'–drama. He sets his schedule based on what kids' theater has planned. Even though this decision has required a commitment not only from our son but from us as parents, last night will stand out as a highlight as my parents, sister and her family, daughter and her boyfriend, and two of our sons sat in the seats and watched Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. If your child has any desire to join theater, I'd say go for it. You have a lot to gain.


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Thanks Becca. I think I'll be OK. I'm trying hard not to make this about me, because it's not, and part of being an adult is that every crisis that happens to someone close to me isn't inherently about me.
My aunt is breathing on her own. She's still comatose, but the relatives --doctors who are not her physicians -- think she is stirring and showing signs of coming out of the coma. Then again, they're all related to her and may be seeing what they want to see.
They've identified psuedomonas aeruginosa as the strain of bacteria causing Jilly's pneumonia. It's one of three or four common bacerial causes of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients. That allows the doctors to give a more specific antibiotic to target the bacteria. I'm sure her doctors already started her on it, although I don't know what the antibiotic is. She also has pleural effusion, which is, I believe, a build-up of fluid in the pleural cavity above and protecting the lungs. The prblem is that it can be too protective, which causes a whole new set of issues.It can be treated with antibiotics in less severe cases, but in Jillian's case, the fluid has to be drained by needle. She's out of it enough that pain is a minor issue, but the doctors are still administer a local anaesthetic just because comatose patients sometimes remember pain after coming out of a coma.
My dad said that if the antibiotics work and she has a good night tonight, she should wake up tomorrow and the worst may be over. The pleural effusion may return, which means it will have to be drained again. The doctors use better drugs for pain if she's not comatose, but it will still hurt. That's probably the least of her problems, though.
At least none of the followers of Aunt -----'s cult have discovered anything I wrote, so I haven't received death threats.
I'm not stupid enough to blame any of this on Aunt -----. I just find it a little sickening that she plays the martyr role with such virtuosity because she bore a child with a birth defect that was successfully repaired. There's only -- gasp -- a scar! that cannot be seen, only felt. I'm terribly sorry the tiny baby and her mother went through this, and I'm even happier that the little girl made it through with flying colors. And while I know it hurt me terribly when one of my adversaries' attorneys advised me that it was time for me to get over what was done to me and to get on with my life, and therefore agree to lift many of the terms of my attackers' probabtion, not that it was totally my call to make, anyway. Maybe what I'm saying about Aunt ----- is similar to what was said to me. Somehow that's not the vibe I get, though. It seems more like, while I'm not trying to minimize the seriousness of her baby's condition at birth, hers is behavior of a drama queen.
Anyhow, I'm not going to be a martyr over this particular situation. My aunt has prevailed in tougher situations than this one. Odds are looking more and more in her favor in this situation as well, although I worry about risdual and cumulative damage to her lungs.
I'm just thankful that I don't believe in a popularity gospel (which my religion somewhat supports, with its "Pray for the Aldo Massaro family" engraved brass placards screwed into the pews, with different names of course, depending upon who donated the money to pay for the pew in question; it practically reeks of papal indulgences, but that's another topic for another blog) whereby the likes of Aunt -----'s depression and everything else will be cured because she has so many minions pleading for her, while my poor unknown aunt has only a few friends, co-workers, and relatives offering any prayers on her behalf. It gives me peace to know not necessarily that prayer is a combination of fairy tale activity and voodoo science, but that any outcome, however arbitrary it may seem, is not decided by casting ballots in terms of prayers. I hope I'm right.


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He wakes early because sleep is fitful now. He takes his tea at the kitchen table and tries not to think. His stomach hurts. He cannot stop thinking.
He thinks of her. She is in a nursing home, in a prison without memories. He is a prisoner of hope.
Hope, at this stage, is bitter.
There is nothing he can do.
But one day recently he was informed that his name had been chosen at random in a draw or lottery that he had had not even entered; all he had to do to claim the prize of $4.5 million was to send a money order to cover the cost of processing the cheque.
Too good to be true?
His wife had been stricken at random; was it not possible that fortune might strike him the same way?
He had some money, not a lot, barely enough to live on, but enough to process his winnings,
That is what I imagine.
I have no way of knowing how much of the above is true. But I know this:
There is a post office in a gift shop in the Bayview Mall in the north end of the city; Susie Cho, proprietor.
Many seniors live in the apartment buildings that surround the mall, and Susie's store is a social centre; everyone loves her.
She said, "People come here for parcels, letters, moneygrams, stop mail, hold mail, send a fax, make copies, everything. I almost know everybody. It's like Coronation Street in here."
She knew something was wrong recently when she saw the old man come in, several days in a row, to purchase money orders.
She said, "He started two weeks ago. He sends money every day; one time, he tried to send over $1,000. For that amount you need ID. He doesn't have a passport or driver's license, only health card. You cannot use a health card as ID. So he changed the amount to under $1,000. You don't need ID for that amount. For two weeks, almost every day, he is sending money — $900, $950, $800, $500, $400."
Susie's suspicion?
He was being scammed.
"He's an old man. He has anger. One time I tell him not to send. He said, 'You just do your job.'
"Next time, I don't ask."
You cannot save a man from himself.
Susie shook her head. "The other day he asked if he could stop the payment and get his money back. It's not possible. He sent another money order anyway. He said it was a paper processing fee."
He has also sent money for airplane fuel, and he has paid for a police escort to accompany the cheque.
It gets worse.
"One time they tell him they open the envelope he sent, and the money was gone. He had to send again."
And yes, it gets worse than that.
"On Saturday, he came here. He said someone told him to come and wait for the money. He stayed one hour. We close at 6:00 p.m. He stayed until 7:15 p.m. I ask him to go home, we have to close. He said he'd wait outside." No one came with any cheque.
He finally went home.
Susie has done what she can to help. "A post office trainer was here. He talked to him. The old man said 'None of your business.'"
Susie said, "He's a senior. I think maybe he's poor. I told him this morning not to send the money, to buy a jacket; his jacket is dirty, he always wears the same clothes."
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About a week ago, I opened up the package from Fish Book Co. and revealed a new book to the cub. Usually, he would flip through his new book (and probably tear some pages in the process) and go, "mommy, read!" And when I'm halfway through the book, he'd be distracted by some other toy or go look for his dad.
However this time round, I was in for a surprise. For some reason, the cub is deeply interested in this book he affectionately calls "Fish Book". How apt! He looked through the illustrations and tried to read the words or emotions on the fishes. I was beaming to the husb when the cub could show me his look of "sad" and "angry" at the correct pages that displayed those emotions!!
We went through the book together. I would read out the word that describes the emotion on the fish and do a version of my own that's somewhat similar but slightly more exaggerated (kids love exaggerated effects!) to the illustrations to show him. Our favourite is "SHOCKED" which I showed him wide-opened-eyes and jaw-dropping-ahhh. I love how he could imitate me immediately after I showed him a shocked face. So nowadays we keep giving each other a SHOCKED face. Hilarious, I tell ya!
When I tried to explain "brave", he told me "dark dark, not scared". It was an illustration of a small fish swimming in a sea of darkness. I was most impressed at how he could get that from the drawing! Now when the cub gives me his usual "scared scared, I'm scared" nonsense, I will tell him to be brave like the little fish in the book and he would nod his head.
There are 20 common emotions illustrated inside this book. I really like how helpful these illustrations help the kids to express and be aware of their emotions, and for us to explain some of the emotions better. Example, I use "furious" to explain how upset his Dad is at having to wake up twice in the middle of the night to convince him not to drink milk.
The cub has been asking for his book every now and then for the past week. Whenever he flips through the pages on his own, I would see him trying to come up with different expressions to match with the emotions illustrated on the pages. That really put a smile to our faces and made us feel the pride of a parent!
In the spirit of good things must share, here are some information about the cub's Fish Book and a giveaway for readers of this blog.
"Today I am" is the Southeast Asian English version of the award-winning Dutch children's book "Vrolijk" by Mies van Hout.
There's a "Today I am" e-book that is available on iPad as a fun and interactive app that allows children to read on the go, record daily emotions and discover new words. (Link to App on iPad App Store)
The generous people at Fish Book Co. are giving away 5 copies of this beautifully illustrated book. To stand a chance to win a copy of "Today I am", here's what you have to do:
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Reason: Until recently, most nonstick cookware was made with PFOA, a perfluorochemical that has been linked to cancer. Although chemical companies agreed to phase out the use of PFOA by 2015, this does not affect PTFE, another perfluorochemical, which is the main component in conventional nonstick cookware. PTFE is known to break down at high temperatures and its fumes cause acute, flu-like symptoms if inhaled.
What to do?
If you'd rather not buy new:
Use what you've got with care. If your Teflon pans are unscratched and unscorched, there's no reason to toss them. Continue to use and preserve them carefully with non-scratching wood, silicone or, yes, Teflon utensils. Never use them on high heat, above 500 degrees F. Never heat them when empty.
Look for indestructible cast-iron and uncoated stainless steel pots and pans at yard sales, flea markets, and secondhand stores.
If you're ready to buy new, buy smart. Greenerpenny recommends the following:
Cuisinart Green Gourmet
Le Creuset enamel (coated cast-iron for stovetop/ oven, and glazed clay for oven only)
Lodge Cast Iron
Pyrex glassware (for baking, not stovetop)
Stainless steel (nonreactive, though not nonstick!)
Calphalon-type anodized aluminum, so long as it's not covered with nonstick Teflon-type coatings. You can see the difference, because the coating will peel & scratch.
To respond to Greenerpenny readers' latest round of comments and questions on nonstick cookware, below, we checked with DuPont, the Environmental Protection Agency, Consumer Reports, the Environmental Working Group, and Scientific American.
Reader: Anodizing aluminum pans produces a very hard surface with no toxins. Non-stick coatings are applied on top and this is where the controversy is.
Greenerpenny: This is a good point. A pan's label may declare it's "PFOA-free" but remain mum on whether the pan has PTFE. Remember: The phase-out of PFOA does not affect the presence of PTFE in conventional nonstick cookware. If you're trying to discern the safety of your pots and pans, you have to ask whether they're free of PFOA and PTFE.
Reader: I was wondering if you had any studies of the green pan made by Cuisinart? We purchased one and it works really good. But we wanted to make sure it was safe.
GreenerPenny: According to Cuisinart, their new Green Gourmet pan has a ceramic nonstick coating and contains neither PTFE nor PFOA. GreenPan's manufacturer makes the same assurances.
Reader: How about ALL-CLAD's Excalibur? I paid a king's ransom for these pans about 10 years ago and they said they were safe! Know anything about them? I'll throw them out if you say to...
Greenerpenny: It's flattering to be held in such high regard, but we need more information about your cookware. All-Clad makes both stainless steel and nonstick-coated pans. If yours are the stainless steel variety (shiny silver on the inside and out) you probably have nothing to worry about.
If you do have the black silky nonstick coating on the inside of your pans, that's another story. The EPA and the companies that use PFOA in their cookware didn't agree to a PFOA phase-out until 2005, so if you bought your pans 10 years ago, they could very well have PFOA in them. Heck, cookware can technically have PFOA in it until 2015!
But you can probably still cook on your All-Clad if you take precautions, as noted above. Consumer Reports did independent studies of nonstick cookware known to have PFOA and their findings were reassuring. They recommend not putting the cookware on the stove without something in it first; while PTFE tends to start breaking down (and releasing toxic fumes) at 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the presence of food or oil will prevent the pan from releasing fumes as it heats up, CR said.
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Buffalo Field Campaign
Update From the Field
October 31, 2002
Mease's Musings
Have you ever just stared up into a snowstorm? Well today, I think I spent too much time doing it. I have always known that each snowflake has its own pattern and is different from all the others. Today I concentrated on how each one's flight is also unique. Some come down straight, some sway, some come sideways, some start down then go up and then back down, expressing their own freedom of flight. There is no controlling the freedom of a snowflake. Unfortunately, if you have four hooves and you leave an arbitrary manmade boundary your freedom is limited.
Some of us two leggeds do not have much freedom either, and local law enforcement officials here in West Yellowstone Montana make sure of it. In our efforts to document the slaughter of the only free ranging buffalo with continuously wild ancestry, our rights seem to be nonexistent. This week marked the third time in recent months that an illegally arrested BFC volunteer had his charges thrown out of court. Vince Godby, arrested in May for trying to document the buffalo slaughter, had to waste six months of his life dealing with this illegal arrest before his charges were dropped. Meanwhile the guilty sheriff still walks the streets and continues his unlawful ways.
On the front lines the DOL gave the taxpayers a break this week, they only had one agent down here in West Yellowstone most of the week. The weather kept him indoors and in front of his TV for most of the time, with a couple of recons to justify his presence. On Thursday another agent showed up, disturbing the taxpayer funded vacation of the other agent. Today, once again a lone bull buffalo was pushed by DOL back towards the Park from Horse Butte. BFC volunteers followed the operation until the agents trespassed onto one of our supporters' yards. When we told them they were trespassing on a "buffalo safe zone" and that the owner did not want them there, the DOL lied and said that they had permission. This marks the second straight week in which DOL agents have violated private property rights and trespassed where they are not welcome. The local police have been informed and still have done nothing. The word justice around here seems to mean "just us." The good news is that once again the wise old bull buffalo outsmarted the DOL and disappeared into the woods.
Until the buffalo are once again free we will stand strong with them.
With the Buffalo,
Mike Mease
The response to our requests for kitchen equipment continues to be wonderful. A special thanks to Francis Carroll who sent us a brand new stainless steel coffee percolator and three big pots.....what an incredible act of kindness! Francis please contact us with your address so we can send you a proper thank you.
We are in full swing with food production and things are getting easier as the supplies come in, but we could still use a few things. Write to firstname.lastname@example.com if you'd like to help supply our kitchen. If you can help in any way please let us know. Whatever you can give will be put to heavy use for years to come.
Thanks again to all you wonderful folks out there who love the buffalo.
Amani...kitchen coordinator
Greetings! Friend of the Buffalo -
Just a reminder that BFC is a grassroots group. That means you and your efforts are vital to help us truly protect the last wild buffalo. With winter settling in, please take a moment and evaluate what you can commit to doing for the Buffalo!
Can you commit to:
* one letter and one 37 cent stamp a week to write an official responsible for this travesty?
* 2 weeks in West Yellowstone?
* asking a local business to host a Bucks for Buffalo spare change jar?
* hosting a showing of our video and distributing newsletters in your community?
* collecting computer cartridges and recycling them for the buffalo?
* passing these updates on to your friends and family and newsgroups that you are on?
* posting a link to our website?
* holding a fundraiser for the buffalo?
Each of these actions can help! We don't have any fancy offices or high paid staff - just dedicated volunteers working 365 days a year to win true protection for the last wild buffalo. Contact us with any questions or ideas. Together we can make a difference!
Thank you.
Su Gregerson
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For years, China has been known for cheap labor and cheap manufacturing costs–that's why the United States has outsourced so many jobs there. But China's leaders are trying to change this and to become a more innovative economy. One of their core strategies is to increase the number of college graduates, as Keith Bradsher writes in today's New York Times:
The aim is to change the current system, in which a tiny, highly educated elite oversees vast armies of semi-trained factory workers and rural laborers. China wants to move up the development curve by fostering a much more broadly educated public.
China is investing $250 billion each year in its universities. In the last ten years, the number of colleges in China has doubled, to 2,409. That's 1,200 new universities in ten years, which is 120 new universities every year! And Keith Bradsher reports that these are not just phantom campuses–all of the classroom seats are filled. (Their biggest problem is finding qualified instructors.) By 2020, China's goal is to have 195 million graduates each year (compared to the 120 million predicted in the U.S. that year).
But simply having more graduates won't automatically result in more innovation:
Much depends on whether China's authoritarian political system can create an educational system that encourages the world-class creativity and innovation that modern economies require….
The overarching question for China's colleges is whether they can cultivate innovation on a wide scale–vying with America's best and brightest in multi-media hardware and software applications, or outdesigning and outengineering Germans in making muscular cars and automated factory equipment.
Bradsher calls this "the innovation riddle" and compares China's current situation to Japan just after World War II. In the 1950s and 1960s, Japan focused on university education much like China is doing now. In many ways, it was a huge success; Japan has a large middle class and one of the world's largest economies. "But partly because of a culture where fitting in is often more prized than standing out, Japan hit an economic plateau." Economists predict that China's cost advantage in labor and cheap capital will disappear within 10 to 15 years. The riddle is: How can China transform itself into an innovation economy in just ten years?


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Young & stacked Katy Shavon
Katy Shavon. A girl dipped in awesome sauce. She's a webcam girl sent our way by a model finder. It was a long trek to get to her, but awesome sauce girls are difficult to find.
"This was the most-fun thing I've ever done," Katy told our photographer Carlo. She took to posing quickly and was eager to do more after the first day.
Katy debuts in the February-March 2018 issue of SCORE in both print and digital versions with 8 free videos. Generous, huh? You get it all just by buying the print mag. Now published nine times a year, this edition has four more newcomers (Anastasia Doll, Shannon Blue, Jasmine Jae and Shara Lopez) and goes on-sale December 19th.


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Roberto Mancini is back at Inter Milan, but is he the right man to transform their fortunes?
The Italian succeeds Walter Mazzarri with the Serie A giants ninth in the table, and will be looking to replicate the success of his first spell where he guided them to four consecutive Scudettos between the years of 2005 and 2008.
However, with the likes of Juventus and Roma breaking away at the summit, qualifying for the Champions League is the target this time around and may be the only way he keeps his job this time around.
Prior to Mazzarri's sacking there had been talk of former Manchester United manager David Moyes coming in to stop the rot.
However the Scot was announced as the new manager of La Liga outfit Real Sociedad on Wednesday, leaving Mancini as the leading candidate for the job.
Related articles
- Inter Milan confirm Mancini appointment
- Mancini relishing Inter challenge
- Mancini rules out Balotelli move
The ex-Manchester City and Galatasary manager has been out of work since leaving the Turkish giants back in June, and had also been linked with the managerial position at Napoli with Rafael Benitez under pressure.
Yet it is Milan where his heart lies and despite being bitter about being succeeded by Jose Mourinho back in the summer of 2008 will be the man charged with restoring the club to the dizzying heights of old.
Despite boasting a reputation as a maverick Mancini is a manager heavily decorated from his time in the game.
Whilst at City he helped end their agonising wait for a trophy by delivering the FA Cup in May 2011, before dethroning fierce rivals Manchester United a year later in the most dramatic circumstances to win the Premier League.
However, much like his successor Manuel Pellegrini, his reputation is questionable when it comes to the transfer market.
He brought the likes of Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and David Silva to the club but as United rebuilt with the signing of Robin Van Persie his position came under increasing scrutiny.
Maicon, Scott Sinclair and Jack Rodwell were all purchased but failed to prevent their rivals from regaining their title in emphatic style as they finished the season empty-handed for the first time in three years.
There were also ugly disputes with Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri during his time in England, but after also falling short at Galatasary will return to Italy with a point to prove.
Right Man?
Whatever points can be made over his rapport with players Mancini is a serial winner whose knowledge of the club should see them through a sticky situation. Summer signings Nemanja Vidic and Dani Osvaldo are yet to settle, but could shine in the absence of Mazzarri in order to save their futures at the club.
The club needs him and he needs the club. With that mentality the relationship of old could see them blossom and shine as a result.


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Personalized Strawberry Kids Drawstring Backpack - Strawberry Girls Backpack, Personalized Kids Backpack, Custom Kids Tote Bags
These adorable drawstring back packs, shoe bags or tote bags make the perfect gift. Personalize a backpack for your little one to take to school or a friends house or use as an overnight bag. Great for carrying all their treasures. Your child will always know right where to find his or her bag. No more confusion! Perfect for ballet shoes, pj's and a blanket, or fill with toys to take on a road trip.
The print in on both sides, the inside of the bag is white. Carry string is adjustable at the top of the bag for a comfortable fit. Carry strings are securely attached at the bottom Each backpack is made of a durable poplin polyester
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Pirelli Calendar 2017 Featuring Award-Winning Actresses
The Pirelli Calendar for 2017 will follow the long tradition established back in 1963 of being a limited availability calendar that has been in. Everyone knows how exclusivity breeds popularity, but this is not the only attribution to success, especially for a calendar. A huge portion of the success is attributed to the subjects of the calendar, which have to be enchanting enough to garner support and want for the calendar, as it will be how we measure the time of an upcoming year.
Not only are the subjects of the 2017 Pirelli Calendar relevant and sought after, they are beautifully represented in a way that is rarely seen and hopefully indicative of the direction photos will take for the 2017 calendar year.
For the 2017 Pirelli Calendar, the featured faces are those of consummate and well-loved professionals in the purest state possible in a world full of faux images that are heavily edited to create illusions of grandeur. The subjects are un-retouched, giving the photos an intimate and nearly tangibly real quality that has been lacking in the media lately.
The images are the reality people have been craving as they are so unreliably shown to us that our perceptions are extremely skewed. A few of the names included are Lupita Nyong'o, Kate Winslet, Julianne Moor, Uma Thurman and Penelope Cruz. The calendar subjects' pictures were taken by photographer Peter Lindbergh, who made certain each and every photo addresses something deeper than what we usually see in these women's photos.
The Pirelli Calendar has had a few different updates to it over the last half century but has always been known as a symbol of exclusivity and typically female supermodels posing in some form of interestingly lit or revealed nudes. While the aspect of the artfully presented nudes is not anything different, the style still speaks of 'more'. More depth, more interest, more politics even than before.
In a time where retouching has led to models being shown with no knees or elbows and unrealistic body dimensions and skin, the 2017 Pirelli Calendar is intent to be the exclusive gift that people want even more than they have before. While the models in this upcoming year's Pirelli Calendar are actresses this time, they are still hailed as some of the best in their field.
Though there is no fashion on display in the photos per say, there is a feel to each of the released photos that draws you in to examine much more than just the actresses modeling for the calendar. The focus is on them, of course, but the beauty and style shown by each of these icons transcends the lens.
The 2017 Pirelli Calendar will continue to be everything a calendar should be, just with a feel of 'more', and the continued air of exclusivity will permeate its sought after pages.
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How to Make It
HEAT oven to 325ºF. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides of pan. Finely crush 24 cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.
BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; spread over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 220
Total fat: 16 g
Saturated fat: 9 g
Cholesterol: 70 mg
Sodium: 180 mg
Carbohydrate: 17 g
Dietary fiber: 1 g
Sugars: 12 g
Protein: 3 g
Vitamin A: 10% DV
Vitamin C: 0% DV
Calcium: 4% DV
Iron: 4% DV


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The official journal of the Cobb Institute, the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities is the first journal dedicated to examining and elimination racial and ethnic health disparities. It serves to report on the scholarly progress of work in this area to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity.
The journal features efforts to explore underlying causes of health disparities, interventions that have been undertaken to address disparities, promising studies that are ongoing or have longer term data, and studies that serve as lessons for best practices in eliminating health disparities. Also included are original articles with state-of-the-art thinking on problems and current issues in the field.
View the Journal through the following links:
Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2018
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2018
Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2017
Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2014
Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2014
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On today's show, we're talking with author Simon Read about Winston Churchill—but probably not the Winston Churchill you already know. In his book, Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent (Da Capo Press, October 2015), Read explores the five years Churchill spent as a war correspondent, which took him around the world, from Cuba to Sudan. In those five years, Churchill had experiences that impacted his later life as a world leader, and he solidified his feelings that he was destined for greatness.
Music this hour:
- "get out" by Jahzzar, from the album Sketches
- "Soldiertype (militarised)" by Ketsa, from the album What's Without's Within


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Remarkable modern home in historical Edmond! This carefully constructed new home is within walking distance to UCO, Sprouts and many other businesses! A contemporary design welcomes you with an over sized entry flanked by an office and a flex room perfect for a bonus room or dining space. The open kitchen features an eat around bar, walk in pantry, sink with a window and backyard access for grilling. The master bedroom is a true retreat with a private patio, dual vanities, make up area and over sized closet. All bedrooms are en suite with plenty of privacy and generous closets. There is a powder bath for guests as well. The front of the home and the back feature large covered porches. The garage is located in the rear of the home with alley access. There is still time to make selections on this one of a kind home!


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My Hungarian friend Zsolt sculpted three figures of which he sent photos. I also got some castings which I will put into the shop.
A little bit too late for our Rocroi-Diorama, but there is always a next time:-)
How do you like his style?
We are a group of Enthusiasts from all over the world, mostly Germany, who create historical battles in scale 1:72. As we do this since more than 10 years we thought it is time for our own blog. Being a historical enthusiast I wanted to fulfill my dream of producing my own figures in this scale too. So I started working with several sculptors to produce exotic figures in 1:72 which I fear nobody else would bring on the market.
Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2015
17th century figures
Labels: own production, Renaissance
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I am experiencing problems with my Raymarine Z290 SeaTalk to NMEA Bridge.
NAV6plus customers attempting to interface to Raymarine SeaTalk systems using a Raymarine Z290 SeaTalk to NMEA bridge may experience problems with the data contained within the RMB (recommended minimum navigation) sentence. Please ensure that you have the latest software from Raymarine in your Z290. Z290 Versions 6 and earlier (any Z290 unit purchased before May 2002) do not transmit the RMB sentence correctly which may result in one or more of the following symptoms on the NAV6plus:
- No cross track error (XTE).
- Incorrect closing speed.
- Incorrect range.
- Incorrect bearing.
Please contact your Raymarine dealer to obtain an update for your Z290.
Please note that the SeaTalk bridge does not convert all SeaTalk data elements to the NMEA equivalent. Please consult the user manual from your SeaTalk bridge which will indicate which data items you will be able to view on your NAV6plus.


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Johann Hari Stripped of Orwell Prize
Renowned left-wing commentator and journalist Johann Hari has had his 2008 Orwell Prize revoked after allegations that he may have used a quote stolen from another book in one of his stories. Hari, who writes for the Independent, has denied plagiarism in spite of other allegations of his penchant for recycling quotes. The Independent has suspended Hari and launched a plagiarism investigation. A spokesman for the Council of the Orwell Prize said "a clear and unanimous decision" has been reached to take back his award, though Hari's editor says the writer did not have a chance to defend himself fully.