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Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal Fonds (P139)
Shadow, Poem by William McLennan, extract from Pen and Pencil Club scrapbook (detail), 1890. Transfer from McGill University, Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal Fonds P139, M966.176.9B © McCord Museum
Variations on the theme of shadow, by the Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal
"Shadow -
For the Pen and Pencil, Nov. 29. 1890 -
The heavens [crossed out] were never more calm and bright,
The world was ne'er so fair!
My path with flowers was dight,
For life was young, my heart was light,
Men crown'd me with honour & Love with delight -
I knew not Pain nor Care"
William McLennan, notary, author and prominent member of Montreal's social and cultural scene, wrote this poem for the November 29, 1890, meeting of the Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal. This work is part of a collection of painted, drawn, and written compositions on the theme of shadow. A different topic was chosen for each of the club's regular meetings, which took the form of creative workshops.
Founded several months earlier, the Pen and Pencil Club epitomized the cultural and artistic vibrancy that characterized Montreal at the turn of the 20th century. Among the club's members were influential authors, artists and architects like Stephen Leacock, John McCrae, Edmond Dyonnet, William Brymner, Ernest Cormier, and William Sutherland Maxwell. The Pen and Pencil Club archives contain numerous original works, which chronicle the emergence and consolidation of a Canadian artistic and literary scene.
A victim of the passage of time, the club disbanded in 1966.
P139 Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal Fonds. - [1890-1966]. - 124 cm of textual records. - 88 iconographic documents.
Administrative History
The Pen and Pencil Club was founded March 5, 1890, by the artists and writers R.W. Boodle, William Brymner, J. Try-Davies, Robert Harris, William Hope and John E. Logan. Its mandate was to promote the arts and literature in Montreal, while serving as a symbol of the strong ties uniting artists and authors. The meetings of this club, whose members included leading artistic and literary figures, produced a wealth of creative work.
With the exception of the year 1892, when eleven members joined the organization, this very exclusive club never admitted more than three new members each year and never had more than thirty active members at a time. Members included artists Henri Beau, Maurice Cullen, Edmond Dyonnet, Joseph-Charles Franchère, Clarence Gagnon, Louis-Philippe Hébert, Charles Huot, Alexander Young Jackson, Henri Julien, James W. Morrice and Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté; authors Stephen Leacock and Andrew Macphail; poets William H. Drummond, Charles Gill and John McCrae; composer Guillaume Couture; and architects Ernest Cormier, William Sutherland Maxwell and Percy Nobbs.
The Pen and Pencil Club's activities were reserved solely for members, though guests from outside Montreal were allowed. In addition, membership was for men only.
Beginning in 1893, the club organized an annual festival, while meetings were held on a regular basis. Most meetings were in members' homes, with many of them taking place in the studio of painter Edmond Dyonnet, who was a key contributor to the club, its general orientation and its achievements. Participants had to bring an artistic or literary work on the club's chosen topic to these meetings, which took the form of creative workshops. Meetings were also a forum for discussing and critiquing the works presented. In addition, the club funded the publication of some of its members' literary works.
The club's early years were characterized by a flurry of creativity that produced a number of original compositions. However, its activities began to wane shortly before the Great War.
Falling membership and a loss in creative momentum led to the club's gradual decline. The Pen and Pencil Club disbanded in 1966.
Scope and Content
The fonds of the Pen and Pencil Club covers the organization's activities from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, focussing primarily on its members' artistic and literary creations.
The fonds contains administrative documents such as minutes of meetings and governing documents. In addition, books of account, receipts, bank books, account statements and revenue and expense reports document the club's finances.
There are also documents associated with the Pen and Pencil Club's membership, creative activities and organized events, notably a list of members and some original typewritten and handwritten literary works. Furthermore, the fonds includes three scrapbooks containing unpublished artistic and literary creations by members like Edmond Dyonnet, William Brymner, William McLennan, and Thomas Joseph Workman Burgess. Composed of various drawings, watercolours, poems and essays, these scrapbooks cover the period 1890 to 1896. There is also a series of menus illustrated by members of the Pen and Pencil Club, and some sheet music. Finally, the collection includes correspondence, publications, press clippings and critiques, along with a series of photographic portraits, most of which are signed by the subject.
Source of title proper: Title based on the content of the fonds.
Physical description: Includes 88 photographs of Pen and Pencil Club members.
Language: The documents are in English and French.
Finding aids: The fonds includes a research paper entitled Sociability and National Questions. The Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal 1890-1914, written by Claudine Gélinas-Faucher with the help of a Max Stern-McCord Fellowship, as well as a research paper by Catherine Lambert, a student in the Masters in Art Studies program at UQAM.
Associated material:
LAC: Andrew Macphail Fonds (R2364-0-6-E).
Ville de Montréal Archives. 1924: Pen and Pencil Club Fonds (CA M001 BM083).
Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa: Edmond-Dyonnet Fonds (P9), Pen and Pencil Club series (P9/G).
General note: A menu (M997.40.85) dated April 28, 1945, produced for the Club's Annual Festival, is preserved in the McCord Museum's Paintings, Prints and Drawings collection. It features a work signed "H. R. P.," as well as the signatures of the 21 club members.
The fonds is divided into the following series and subseries:
- P139/A Administrative Documents
- P139/A1 Governing documents
- P139/A2 Financial records
- P139/A3 Minutes. - 1890-1966. - 17 cm of textual records.
Digitized documents: Part 01 - Part 02 - Part 03 - Part 04 - Part 05 - Part 06 - Part 07 - Part 08 - Part 09 - Part 10 - Part 11 - Part 12
Scope and Content: This subseries documents the meetings organized by the club's members over its 76 years of existence. It contains minutes recording the club's administrative concerns, its artistic direction (via the meeting topics chosen and the original works presented to those assembled), the planning of various events, and the issues that led to the club's dissolution.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the subseries.
Conservation: Many minutes were stored in ring binders and have been removed for preservation reasons.
Language: The documents are in English.
- P139/A4 Membership records. - [1889-1966]. - 22 cm of textual records.
Digitized documents: Part 01 - Part 02 - Part 03 - Part 04 - Part 05 - Part 06 - Part 07 - Part 08 - Part 09 - Part 10 - Part 11
Scope and Content: This subseries documents the club's members and their creative activities. In addition to lists of members, it contains files of texts (prose and poetry) and musical compositions, several of which are original works produced for club meetings.
The subseries preserves the files of 51 members presented in alphabetical order: Professor Edward Westhead Arthy, Leslie Gordon Barnard, H. P. Bell, R. W. Boodle, E. B. Brownlow, Thomas Joseph Workman Burgess, Warwick F. Chipman, Britton B. Cook, Leslie Coppold, Leo Cox, industrial designer James Crockart, Ben Deacon, Frank L. Flight, John Murray Gibbon, Robert Harris, John F. Hayes, William Herrick, J. E. Hoare, Kenneth Holdmen, Dr. William Boyman Howell, Maxime Ingres, Professor Paul Lafleur, John Langdon, architect Harold Lawson, Montreal courthouse archivist Jean-Jacques Lefebvre, John E. Logan, Sir Andrew MacPhail, Lt. Col. John McCrae, William McLennan, Kenneth Ross MacPherson, George Murray, Carl Niderost, Hall Ross Perrigard, Robert W. Pilot, B. K. Sandwell, George Saunders, archdeacon Frederick George Scott, David Shennan, Leslie H. Smith, Edouard Fabre-Surveyer, Alvin D. Thiessen, D. L. Thomson, John L. Todd, Thurstan Topham, Forbes Torrance, Professor Ramsay Traquair, Captain J. Try-Davies, Professor F. P. Walton, Professor W. T. Waugh, Professor W. D. Woodhead and Ivan Wotherspoon.
The subseries includes various genres of writing, including numerous poems, epitaphs, political, philosophical and scientific essays, narrative texts (short stories, fables, biographical accounts) and song lyrics. There is also a travel story and several historical studies. These works -- some serious in tone, others lighter -- focus on a variety of themes, such as politics, art and madness, death, exile, nostalgia, nature, poverty and perversity. Some texts and musical compositions feature patriotic topics, while others take on subjects of current interest to their authors, like international politics, war or communism. The club's spirit and atmosphere are illustrated in several works focussing on its history or members.
In addition, the subseries contains copies of some of its members' published work. For example, there is Warwick F. Chipman's review of the Salon des Indépendants at the Paris spring exhibition, published in the Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association. Leo Cox wrote a Quebec Tourism and Publicity Bureau publication (1943) about the war effort as well as a promotional tourist guide published by the Clarke Steamship Co. about the regions served by the shipping company. There is also a copy of a play with an historical theme inspired by the medical practice of its author, William Boyman Howell, published in the Annals of Medical History. Finally, the subseries includes several press clippings, greeting cards, illustrated menus and correspondence.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the subseries.
Language: The documents are in English and French, but primarily in English.
- P139/A5 Correspondence. - [1892-1966]. - 6 cm of textual records.
Digitized documents: Part 01 - Part 02
Scope and Content: This subseries documents over 70 years of correspondence among club members. It contains many letters of friendship and thank-you notes, as well as correspondence on topics like the club's meetings, creative activities and administration.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the subseries.
Language: The documents are in English and French, but primarily in English.
- P139/A6 Speeches
- P139/A7 General information and press clippings
- P139/B Artistic Production of Members. - 1890-1966. - 44 cm of textual records.
Scope and Content: This series documents the artistic and literary contributions of Pen and Pencil Club members, from its founding to its dissolution in 1966. Literary texts, sheet music, illustrated menus produced for the club's meals, and several drawings and watercolours that may be associated with creating these menus make up the bulk of the content. The series also contains three scrapbooks of miscellaneous unpublished creations by artists like painters Edmond Dyonnet, William Brymner and Robert Harris, author William McLennan, and author and scientist Thomas Joseph Workman Burgess. Comprised of drawings, watercolours, essays, poems and prose writings, these collections cover the club's initial period of existence, from 1890 to 1896.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the series.
Physical description: The scrapbooks are made up of various textual and iconographic records.
Language: The documents are in English and French.
- P139/B1 Poetry and prose. - [ca 1895-ca 1946]. - 2.5 cm of textual records.
Digitized documents
Scope and Content: This subseries chronicles the interests and literary contributions of Pen and Pencil Club members and their guests. It contains 61 works in total, some of which have multiple copies, either handwritten or typewritten. Although it consists mainly of poems, it also contains prose works of various genres (short stories, essays, and a speech). Apart from four poems by R. H. Cardine, a club guest on September 27, 1941, the texts are not signed and most are not dated. Those that are dated extend over most of the club's existence, from 1895 to 1946. There are also several handwritten notes.
The works focus on a variety of topics. For example, there is a series of 12 poems, one for each month of the year, and another of four poems, dedicated to the poet and his muses. A poem entitled Hunger dated 1896 considers hunger a vital force, while another looks at the relationship between mind and body. The subseries also contains several texts of a religious nature, including a poem entitled United Railroad Church to Heaven. In addition, the subseries chronicles some authors' interest in more mundane subjects. For example, a poem dated 1941 praises Sir Wilfred Grenfell and his mission to Labrador, and another recounts a flood in London. Cardine's contributions include reminiscences of trips to London and Chicago. There is also the text of a speech by Professor Jacob Heldenschlager of the University of Chicago entitled Ichthys or The Predominant Influence of the Fishing Industry in the Foundation and Early Development of Christian Religion (1928). Certain works are very much of their time, inspired by their authors' first-hand experience. A poem by Cardine, dated 1941, evokes listening to news of the Second World War on the radio. In a short story entitled A 1946 Proposal, the action takes place against the backdrop of the cultural atmosphere of this period.
Some works look at the activities and customs of the club itself, occasionally mentioning some members by name, such as Percy Nobbs, Ramsay Traquair, B. K. Sandwell, William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. An undated poem called A Protest reveals the disagreements that arose when some members (Andrew MacPhail, Maurice Cullen, Edmond Dyonnet and J. Hoare) were elected to administrative positions in the club. A text dated May 18, 1912, noted the presence of B. K. Sandwell, Edmond Dyonnet, Robert Harris, W. S. Maxwell, Charles J. Saxe, Paul Lafleur, J. Hoare, William Brymner and Warwick F. Chipman at the meeting, along with Chipman's contribution.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the sub-series.
Language: The documents are in English.
- P139/B2 Sheet music
Digitized documents
- P139/B3 Illustrated menus
Digitized documents
- P139/B4 Scrapbooks. - 1890-1896. - 23.5 cm of textual records
Digitized documents: Part 01 - Part 02 - Part 03 - Part 04 - Part 05 - Part 06 - Part 07
Scope and Content: This subseries documents the creative vitality of the Pen and Pencil Club and its members' literary and artistic contributions. It contains three scrapbooks of unpublished creations. Comprised of drawings, watercolours, oils, essays, poems and prose writings, these collections cover the club's initial years of existence. The first scrapbook covers the years 1890 to 1892, the second, the years 1892 to 1895, and the third, the year 1896.
The works, inspired by topics imposed on the members at each club meeting, are organized by theme. Each theme generated contributions in a variety of genres. For example, in 1890, the theme of "idleness" produced a collection of illustrations by Otto Reinhold Jacobi, William Brymner, Robert Harris, John Charles Pinhey and William R. Hope, essays by Samuel Edward Dawson, Paul T. Lafleur and Forbes Torrance, and poems by J. Try-Davies, John E. Logan and William McLennan. Other names appear over time, chronicling the contributions of new members who gradually joined the club. In 1892, for example, the theme of "the duel" engendered contributions from original members, like William Brymner, J. Try-Davies and E. B. Brownlow, along with an oil by Edmond Dyonnet, a drawing by Henri Julien and a watercolour by Kenneth Ross MacPherson, all of whom had subsequently joined the club. Since the proposed topics were usually quite broad, creators enjoyed some latitude as to their chosen form and approach. Among the themes used were "spring," "shadow," "wine," "the theatre," "money," "ghosts," "hell," "faith," "strength," "the druid," "the devil," "the coward," and "the misanthrope" Some topics were of an historical nature. For example, under the theme "Champlain," the scrapbook offers a poem by William McLennan on the Order of Good Cheer founded by this explorer at Port-Royal in 1606 and a fragment of an opéra bouffe by J. Try-Davies entitled L'Astrolabe perdu. The theme "Columbus" inspired a watercolour by Edmond Dyonnet and verse by Frederick George Scott and John E. Logan. In 1895, the theme "the veteran" inspired a political story by author William McLennan.
Among the other contributors are Edward Westhead Arthy, Thomas Joseph Workman Burgess, A. J. Glazebrook, William R. Hope, Frank Houghton, Maxime Ingres, J. Macdonald Oxley, C. E. L. Porteous, William Raphael, Norman T. Rielle, Forbes Torrance, W. Townsend, Percy Franklin Woodcock, and Ivan Wotherspoon.
Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the subseries.
Language: The documents are in English.
- P139/B1 Poetry and prose. - [ca 1895-ca 1946]. - 2.5 cm of textual records.
- P139/C Photographs of Members
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Thank goodness for "like" and "as." Without metaphors, I don't think I'd be able to even begin describing the four performers from Japan. The vocabulary that I have developed over the years to describe art and performance was completely inadequate to analyze or even explain what they were doing. It was nothing like my expectations. Their art was far from anything that I would have actively searched out, but they caught me so off guard that I was engrossed by the good and the bad of their performances.
When Fuyuki Yamakawa ambled onto the stage, his gaunt physique and waist-length hair gave him the appearance of a industrial post-punk frontman beside his amp stack. He had a slightly strung-out, focused intensity, the eeriness of which was only exaggerated by the microphone taped up near the bridge of his nose. Heavy, prolonged breathing filled the microphone and then he reared back with a sudden outburst of a rumbling, circular, buzzing screech. His jerk away from the mic and the volume of the sound shocked me so much that it took me a minute to realize he wasn't using a repeater with effects pedals to produce the sound – it was his singing. Yamakawa is an acclaimed practitioner of Khoomei, a type of overtone signing in which the musician creates two notes at the same time. The best I can do to describe it is that it sounds like a didgeridoo from hell. It was jarring and compelling to experience, but when his performance really took off was when he revealed his audio stethoscope.
Taped to his chest, the device amplified his heartbeat, filling the room with its rhythm and synching up with up a cluster of light bulbs dangling from a boom. As a result of Yamakawa's khoomei mastery, he has developed an unnerving degree of control over his heartbeat, which he regulates to fill the dark room with a piercing light and static-driven sound. Grabbing a guitar that he manipulated without ever strumming the strings, the sum effect of his pulse and overdrive was blisteringly loud and totally enveloping. While the sounds ranged from resembling the feeback of a rock band to blarring white noise, it was hypnotic to watch as his performance and his body's vital systems merged into one force. It was awesomely terrifying.
In contrast to Yamakawa's sorcery, Kanta Horio played the role of the mad professor. His instrument consisted of an electromagnetic field, with which he manipulates paper clips and metal washers across a rough wooden board to make a percussive music that blends with the 8-bit whine of the electronics. All of this is filmed and projected in real time, so that you can watch the corresponding motion of the shrapnel. I found it interesting how much of a narrative the audience ascribed to the paperclips. The small leaps, feints and pauses seemed like a Lilliputian ballet. Horio kept stepping back from his work to watch with a look of delight as his little experiment took on a life of its own. At many points, he had the distinct look of a flea circus ringmaster. His joy in his process was infectious, but for me, the jerky play of the metal pieces grew tiresome once the novelty of his conceit wore off.
Everything on the program fit within the loose category of onkyokei, a Japanese branch of electroacoustic improv music. The pitfall of such improvisational work is that it can veer off into self-absorption as the performers become fixated on working out a sonic experiment to its conclusion. Many times, the musicians built a piece its apex and then held on to it for just a bit longer than the audience was willing. This was largely how I felt about Aki Onda's performance, which I enjoyed the least out of the four acts. The concept sounded great, like turntabling with cassette decks, but the combination of the meandering sound combined with his affectless stage presence didn't satisfy. I personally would have found the music to be more successful if it were a bit more tonic. All of the recorded sounds fight for primacy over the others – parades, cars, piano practices, airplanes, white noise. I understand that Onda is working with the illusive terrain of memory (the aural sort) and that, by nature, it is likely to be a bit muddled. Still, I feel like the qualities of his field recordings were lost in the droning sonic wall he created.
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Thank goodness for "like" and "as." Without metaphors, I don't think I'd be able to even begin describing the four performers from Japan. The vocabulary that I have developed over the years to describe art and performance was completely inadequate to analyze or even explain what they were doing. It was nothing like my expectations. Their art was far from anything that I would have actively searched out, but they caught me so off guard that I was engrossed by the good and the bad of their performances.


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A lot of my female clients will tell me that they don't want to build muscle; they just want to "tone" their muscles. To achieve the toned appearance they're looking for, in most cases it is ultimately necessary for women to build muscle and lose fat – doing both at the same time is certainly challenging, though not impossible. The best way to do this is to incorporate strength training (also referred to as resistance training) and cardio. In fact, strength training can help you achieve your weight loss goals faster than cardio alone. Cardio has its place, and is recommended for heart health and fat burning, but it's generally not sufficient for most people to reach their goals. In fact you can also achieve cardiovascular benefits from strength training.
While physical appearance tends to lead the ranks of reasons to add physical activity to your life, and may be the factor that gets most people started, I like to educate people on a couple more important considerations: your health and your quality of life, particularly as we get older. Advances in medicine can keep you alive, but to have energy, vitality and independence for years to come, physical activity should be something viewed as a permanent part of your life. And stop fearing the weights and the bulk. You might just learn to love it as I do.
Here are some of the health benefits of strength training.
Reversing the Signs of Aging
No, I'm not selling an anti-wrinkle cream. I can't guarantee fewer wrinkles, but you might just see a more youthful glow after spending some quality time doing some form of resistance/strength training. More and more fitness experts are recommending strength training for health reasons--for women as well as men, older adults as well as younger adults. Strength training is extremely important in combating the age-related declines in muscle mass, bone density and metabolism. It is an effective way to increase muscle strength and to shed unwanted inches. Strength training also helps to decrease back pain, reduce arthritic discomfort, and help prevent or manage some diabetic symptoms.
Traditionally it has been thought that it was normal to become weak and frail as we age and it was simply a part of aging that the metabolism would slow down and weight gain was inevitable. This is really not true. In reality it is inactivity that causes muscle and bone loss and the loss of the muscle as well as inactivity that lowers the metabolism. With some exceptions, most people at any age can prevent or reverse these age-related declines to varying degrees by starting a strength training program. It's a good idea to consult your physician and a fitness professional if you have or suspect you may have any health conditions
According to a recent article in Forbes Magazine:
"The average 30-35 year old person will experience roughly a 25 percent decline in his or her muscle strength and tone by the age of 70-75, and up to a 50 percent decline approaching the age of 90. Simply doing aerobic exercise such as walking or light treadmill workouts will not be adequate to preserve muscle tone, bone health, balance and posture. If you are not engaging in strength or resistance training, the chances are high that you will lose strength and become less functional as you age.
... Research has clearly shown that strength training can help to reduce the pace of bone loss, while some studies have demonstrated that such training can actually help to build bone... Movements and exercises that place stress on bones help to form additional calcium deposits and stimulate bone forming cells."
Strength Training and Heart Health
Chronic congestive heart failure is the inability of your heart to supply your body with a sufficient amount of blood. It's no secret that cardiovascular exercise is important for heart health. That's pretty common knowledge--Hence the name. People are less aware of the positive impact of strength training for the heart. Resistance exercise has been shown to produce greater increases in blood flow to the limbs and led to a longer-lasting drop in blood pressure (as much as 20 percent) after exercise, compared to aerobic exercise.
Muscle Vs Fat
I won't get into the debate over which weighs more, because my position isn't the popular position, but I hope we can agree that 1lb of muscle takes up less space in your body than 1lb of fat and dare I say it's more attractive. Abstaining from physical activity causes an average muscle loss of 5-7 pounds per decade. This muscle loss leads to a metabolic rate reduction of 2-5% per decade. Calories that were previously used for muscle energy are put into fat storage, resulting in gradual weight gain. One study on older adults showed that a 3 month basic strength training program resulted in exercisers adding 3 pounds of muscle and losing 4 pounds of fat, while eating 15% more calories. Also note that if they used only a regular bathroom scale, they would see only 1 pound lost. Forget the scale. Lift some weights and see the change over time.
Maintaining Bone Density
Bone density is an important component of maintaining mobility and independence as we age. Hip fractures are the leading cause of admission into nursing homes in the United States. A combination of weak muscle and bones results in increased incidence of falls and breaks in elderly patients. Ideally, starting strength training early would prevent Osteopenia and Osteoporosis, however resistance training may help build new bone. In one study, postmenopausal women who participated in a strength training program for a year saw significant increases in their bone density in the spine and hips, areas affected most by osteoporosis in older women.
Managing Blood Sugar Levels
Without getting too technical, blood sugar (glucose) is released into the blood stream when we eat and it is either used by the muscles or stored for later. Insulin is a hormone released to aid in the storage. Poor eating habits, excessive intake of sugar and carbohydrates overtaxes the system and insulin becomes less capable of dealing with the sugar. This is what is referred to as insulin resistance. Often insulin is thought of as the bad guy, because people don't fully understand its importance, but it's really when the body won't allow insulin to do its job that we have a problem. Characterized by insulin resistance and chronic hyperglycemia, Type 2 Diabetes leads to both neural and metabolic dysfunction and is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Studies have a shown a combination of healthy nutrition, strength training and cardiovascular exercise yield better results than did nutrition alone or nutrition and cardio without strength training.
Let's GO!
I hope you have found this article helpful and it encourages you to consider adding resistance training to your life. Perhaps I should add here that you should expect this to be forever. Not for a month or 12 months or 3 years. So find a way to make this work for you and to be enjoyable. Also note that resistance training doesn't have to mean lifting weights. It can include body weight exercises, such as pushups or squats, resistance bands and yoga. Some people find working out in a group setting to be more enjoyable, so maybe try a group fitness class. A knowledgeable instructor will help you modify to your level. Exercise with a friend, spouse, sibling, your child or your parent. There are ways to make your fitness into a social time. Exercise can be enjoyable. It doesn't have to be a grueling experience.
I can't stress enough. Find something you enjoy. Keep trying something new until you find something that works for you. If you enjoy it, you're more likely to make it a lifelong commitment.
Still not sure where to start? Consider hiring a personal trainer. Talk with a few trainers before you commit so you know you can feel comfortable with this person and that he or she has your best interests in mind. A good trainer will help you become confident and capable of fitting fitness into your lifestyle. Go forth and be strong! You will thank yourself later!
Cheers and Happy Lifting!
10/4/2019 08:22:42 am
I want to start training. It's interesting that strength training combats aging and helps work your metabolism. What you said was very interesting to me. I'll convince my wife to strength train with me.
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Substantial volume defects of the head and neck oftenrequire customized solutions to improve quality of life likefree flap transfers.Titanium and its alloys are versatile materialsproviding the feature of osteointegration. The conditionswhich facilitate the deposition of lamellar bone are underextensive research. Our project aimed to determine whethertitanium can function as a scaffold - unlike simple plates - toenhance bone regeneration for load bearing structures. Thereaction of stem cells to scaffolds with varying stiffness willbe presented.Additive manufacturing were used to produce a variety ofscaffolds to optimize titanium structures. Electric beam melting(EBM) manufacturing allowed us to optimize the elasticmodulus (Young) of the titanium to match with cadaveric
bone from a previous project. Multidirectional mechanicaltests were performed on the various designs of titanium cellstructures (n=80). The predictability and quality of manufacturingwas assessed statistically and also with scanningelectron microscope (SEM).The results demonstrated structures matching the mechanicalproperties of bone and even anisotropy as our resultssuggest 3GPa elasticity. This allows the possibility to buildregenerating bone with predictable properties. In addition,predictable patterning - unlike etching and sandblasting - ofmicroscopic (nano) features found to be significant and nonhomogenous simple repetitive patterns provide better cellularresponse.The benefit that tissue engineering techniques offer isdecreased morbidity, relative independence from donor site,with a highly specific and customized shape. Titanium basedreconstruction constructs seems to offer an alternative futurefor bony reconstruction.
Present paper reports on the results of surface modification of the additively manufactured porous Ti6Al4V scaffolds. Radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was used to modify the surface of the alloy via deposition of the biocompatible hydroxyapatite (HA) coating. The surface morphology, chemical and phase composition of the HA-coated alloy were studied. It was revealed that RF magnetron sputtering allows preparing a homogeneous HA coating onto the entire surface of scaffolds.
Purpose-The surface roughness of products manufactured using the additive manufacturing (AM) technology of electron beam melting (EBM) has a special characteristic. Different product applications can demand rougher or finer surface structure, so the purpose of this study is to investigate the process parameters of EBM to find out how they affect surface roughness. Design/methodology/approach-EBM uses metal powder to manufacture metal parts. A design of experiment plan was used to describe the effects of the process parameters on the average surface roughness of vertical surfaces. Findings-The most important electron beam setting for surface roughness, accorDing to this study, is a combination of speed and current in the contours. The second most important parameter is contour offset. The interaction between the number of contours and contour offset also appears to be important, as it shows a much higher probability of being active than any other interaction. The results show that the line offset is not important when using contours. Research limitations/implications-This study examined contour offset, number of contours, speed in combination with current and line offset, which are process parameters controlling the electron beam. Practical implications-The surface properties could have an impact on the product's performance. A reduction in surface processing will not only save time and money but also reduce the environmental impact. Originality/value-Surface properties are important for many products. New themes containing process parameters have to be developed when introducing new materials to EBM manufacturing. During this process, it is very important to understand how the electron beam affects the melt pool.
Surface defects found during air-slip direct chill casting are today a major quality factor for extruded aluminum, as they can cause increased segregation, pores and unwanted precipitations. The surface zone in billets of the aluminium alloys 6063, 6005 and 6082 have been analysed by metallographic methods and by chemical analysis. Surface defects, of the type vertical drags, were investigated and compared to defect free surfaces. Inverse segregation to the surface was quantitatively analysed. The concentration profiles were coupled to the appearance of the defects and to microstructures from corresponding areas. It was shown, for vertical drags on 6005 billet surfaces, that either the segregation depth or the precipitated particles were different from surface areas without defects. For the 6063 alloys on the other hand the vertical drag zones contained different particles than surfaces without defects and the segregation had noticeably increased. © 2011 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. All rights reserved.
It is well known that in aluminium alloys containing Zr, grain refiner additions do not function as desired, producing an effect often referred to as nuclei poisoning. This paper investigates the structure of direct chill-cast ingots of commercial AA3003 aluminium alloys, with and without Zr, at various addition levels of Al5Ti1B master alloy. In Bridgman experiments simulating ingot solidification, Zr-containing alloys were studied after the addition of various amounts of Ti. It could be demonstrated, in both ingot casting and simulation experiments, that Zr poisoning can be compensated for by adding more Ti and/or Al5Ti1B. The results confirm better refinement behaviour with the addition of Ti + B than of only Ti. The various combinations of Zr and Ti also influenced the formation of AlFeMn phases, and the precipitation of large Al 6(Mn,Fe) particles was revealed. AlZrTiSi intermetallic compounds were also detected.
The effects of Cu and Zr additions, on the microstructure formation, precipitation and ingot cracking, in commercial 3003 Al alloys have been studied. The investigation was carried out by characterizing the grain structure in DC-cast rolling ingots, and studying the solidification microstructure of Bridgman directionally solidified samples. To better understand the influence of the different Cu and Zr contents on the phase precipitations, differential thermal analysis (DTA) experiments were performed. Results from the ingot microstructure analysis show that in commercial alloys with relatively high contents of Cu and Zr, no significant differences in measured grain sizes compared to conventional 3003 Al alloys could be found. However, only Zr containing alloys exhibited significantly larger grain sizes. Increased grain refiner and/or titanium additions could compensate for the negative effects on nucleation normally following Zr alloying. Different types of precipitates were observed. Based on DTA experiments, increased Cu and Zr contents resulted in the formation of Al2Cu phase, and increased solidification range. It was also found that increased Mn content favors an early precipitation of Al(6)(Mn,Fe) giving relatively coarse precipitates. It was concluded that the Cu alloying has a detrimental effect on hot tearing.
The aim of this thesis is to investigate aspects on how additive manufacturing (AM) contributes to functional bone implants with the use of the electron beam melting (EBM) technology. AM manufactures parts according to computer-aided design, and the EBM technology melts powder using an electron beam, which acts similar to a laser beam. The topics discussed in this thesis are related to surface roughness that originate from the melted metal powder, and the thesis tries to define some aspects that affect implant functionality. Process parameters steering the electron beam and biocompatibility arising from the surface texture were the initial parts of the PhD studies, and the other half focused on post-processing and fatigue, which are important for medical and industrial applications. There are six studies in this compilation thesis. They are abbreviated as P - process parameters, M - medical applications, and F - fatigue. Studies P, M2, F2, and F3 are journal articles, and M1 and F1 are conference proceedings.
Study P used design of experiments to investigate how process parameters affect the surface roughness of as-built EBM-manufactured parts and concluded that beam speed and energy (current) were the most important parameters that influence the surface roughness.
In studies M1 and M2, EBM-manufactured specimens of cobalt-chromium and titanium alloys were used to evaluate biocompatibility. The blood chamber method quantified the reactions of the human whole blood in contact with the metal surfaces, and the results showed how the as-built EBM surface roughness contributed to coagulation and bone healing.
Rotating beam fatigue equipment was used in studies F1–F3 and study F1 discussed the size effect on fatigue loaded as-built specimens and included specimens with different sizes and with or without hot isostatic pressing (HIP). Study F2 compared as-built and machined specimens and study F3 investigated how Hirtisation, which is a patented electrochemical surface treatment, and HIP affect the fatigue properties that originate from the electrochemical polishing surface topography. The studies showed that a decreased surface roughness increased the fatigue resistance while the stress concentrations (Kt) in the surface of EBM-manufactured specimens decreased.
The thesis concludes that EBM-manufactured as-built surfaces are suitable for direct contact with the bone, and that HIP does not improve the fatigue resistance of parts with as-built surfaces, where crack initiation starts at notches.
The interest in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing methods, such as electron beam melting (EBM), is increasing constantly and main business areas driving the development are aerospace and implant manufacturers. EBM manufactured parts have a rather coarse surface roughness mainly originating from the layer thickness and the powder grains melted by the electron beam. Thus, there is an interest in understanding how the surface properties influences the fatigue performance of the material. In this study, EBM manufactured Ti-6Al-4V was investigated at high cycle fatigue using rotating beam and different types of specimens regarding geometry, as-built and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) post-processing were evaluated. The results confirm that as-built surfaces affect the fatigue limit and a small size specimen geometry for rotating beam fatigue testing is proposed as a part of material and process verification.
Lack of industrially available materials for additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials along with the promises of materials with improved or unique properties provides a strong drive for developing new process/material combinations. As powder bed technologies for metallic materials are relatively new to the market, and to some extent are only maturing, developers of new process/material combinations have certain challenges to overcome. Firstly, basic knowledge on the behavior of materials (even those well established for other applications) under extreme conditions of melting/solidification with beam-based AM methods is far from being adequate. Secondly, manufacturing of the equipment is up to date driven by industrial application, thus optimization of the AM machines for small test batches of powders is still belongs to research and development projects. Also, majority of the powder manufacturers are primarily driven by the market development, and even they are well aware of the demands imposed by the powder bed AM machines, availability of small test batches of adequate powders may be problematic or at least quite costly for the R&D oriented users. Present paper describes the experiences in developing new materials for EBM A2 machine by Arcam EBM, modified for operating with powder batches of 100-200 ml and less. In particular it discusses achievements and challenges of working with powders from different materials with specifications far beyond the range suggested by machine manufacturer. Also it discusses the possibility of using blended rather than pre-alloyed powders for achieving both composite-like and alloyed materials in the same part by steering electron beam energy deposition strategy.
Today powder bed fusion based (PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) methods in metallic materials mainly employ pre-alloyed precursor powders. It was even somehow assumed that in situ alloying of the blended powders will not be effective and such PBF processing will not yield any valuable materials. Recent studies carried out both for laser- and electron beam- based PBF have demonstrated possibilities of using precursors blended from both elemental and alloyed powders. We also demonstrate that composites and alloys indeed can be manufactured from a range of different pre-blended powders with Electron Beam Melting (EBM). It is also possible achieving both composites and alloys by design in different parts of the manufactured components by varying the beam energy deposition strategy. Using sequentially fed precursor powders together with a new powder delivery system also allows manufacturing of the functionally graded materials with gradual composition variation. Blended powder precursors and sequential powder feeding should provide opportunities of manufacturing components with changing composition and material properties in a single manufacturing process. It makes possible modern industrial manufacturing of materials similar to Damascus steels, and other composites and composite-like materials in combinations with alloyed and gradient sections by choice in different parts of components.
Recent developments in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies have introduced great capabilities unparalleled by conventional manufacturing, not only in achieving freeform geometries, but also in opening new possibilities to tailor the microstructure/properties of materials by controlling process parameters. Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is one of the most important members of the Powder Bed Fusion(PBF) family; it uses a focused electron beam to melt metal powder in a layer by layer approach. One of the main challenges that EBM faces nowadays is the lack of commercially available materials (most of them are Ti-based or Ni-based alloys). Therefore, there is a strong interest to further develop the process for new materials, including steel-based ones. In this investigation two steel-based powders; stainless steel 316L and a tool steel developed by Uddeholm, were used to manufacture functionally graded materials. A special hardware setup using a single powder dispenser was installed in the EBM system, where powders were placed separately to manufacture 10x10x10 mm cubes. SEM images of the specimens' polished cross sections show a gradual microstructural transition from characteristic 316L one on the bottom of the specimens to the tool steel towards the top. Nanoindentation experiments confirmed a consequent gradient in hardness and elastic modulus, which gradually increase towards top surface. These results show great possibilities to tailor microstructure and mechanical properties by combining different powders in the EBM technology. Potential applications include the tooling industry, where hard and wear-resistant materials are demanded on the surface whether tougher and more ductile behavior is desirable on the core of the tool.
Paper discusses the challenges of additive manufacturing when multidimensional shape and surface feature control of the component on wide scale is essential, as it is for the manufacturing of the metallic biomedical implants. Paper also discusses most critical demands imposed by the biomedical implant manufacturing including implant surface roughness issues along with possible solution pathways, and gives some examples of the problems encountered and achievements reached in solving these challenges for the Ti6Al4V EBM®- manufactured components.
Advantages of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies benefit from the freedom of component shapes achievable in a single manufacturing process, short design-to-market times, and energy and material efficiency. AM in metal also allows for extremely high quality of the material, low residual stress in "as manufactured" parts (especially with Electron Beam Melting, EBM®), and gives promise of exciting new materials with unique composition and properties. Beam- based additive manufacturing in metal uses sources with extremely high energy density like lasers and electron beams resulting in fast melting-solidification dynamics. Materials produced at such conditions often have unique microstructure and properties, which allows speaking about new, non-stationary metallurgy. Knowledge of traditional metallurgical processes, which are mainly stationary, is often not adequate for understanding the processes involved with AM in metal, especially in cases of new materials. Along with some technological challenges this prevents fast growth of full-scale industrial application of AM. Though extensive research is carried out on new materials for AM, so far it is mainly centered at the development of process parameters for the materials already known from more traditional technologies. And at the moment it is an art rather than science as additive manufacturing in metal is far from being a "push-button" process. In order to develop future materials with required microstructure utilizing in full unique manufacturing conditions it is important to go "back to basics" and carefully study the processes involved. Present paper outlines some of the existing research and technology challenges relevant to the industrial applications of the beam-based AM in metal and possible pathways to solutions basing on multiple years of practical work.
Additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming one of the most discussed modern technologies. Significant achievements of the AM in metals today are mainly connected to the unprecedented freedom of component shapes this technology allows. But full potential of these methods lies in the development of new materials designed to be used specifically with AM. Proper understanding of the AM process will open up new possibilities, where material and component properties can be specifically tailored by controlling the parameters throughout the whole manufacturing process. Present paper discusses the issues related to the beam melting technologies AM and electron beam welding (EBW). We are speaking of new direction in material science that can be termed "non-stationary metallurgy", using the examples from material and process development for EBW, electron beam melting (EBM®) and other additive manufacturing methods.
The defect microstructure of the samples manufactured from Ti-6Al-4V powder was studied using electron beam melting (EBM) in the beam current range of 17 - 13 mA. The hybrid digital complex combined positron lifetime spectroscopy and coincidence Doppler broadening spectroscopy was used to characterize the defect structure of the materials. The microstructure and defects were also analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. It has been established that the main type of the defects in the EBM manufactured samples is dislocations. According to the conducted measurements and calculations, the dislocation density in the EBM manufactured samples exceeds by two orders the similar value for the cast Ti-6Al-4Valloy. Formation of Ti-Ti-Al nanoscale clusters has been found in the EBM manufactured samples.
Electron Beam Melting (EBM) was used to build Ti-6Al-4V cylindrical shell samples with different wall thickness filled with powder. Built shell samples were HIPed and the difference in microstructure between the EBM-built walls and densified powder inside the shell components was studied as well as the cohesion between these two regions. Components characterization utilizing LOM and SEM+EBSD indicates that columnar grain growth was consistent before and after HIP in the EBM-built part of the components (walls), whereas the densified material in the center of the component had a fine isotropic microstructure, characteristic for HIPed material. The combination of EBM and HIP is shown to be an attractive way of manufacturing complex-shape full density components for high performance applications, involving shortening of built time in the EBM-processing and lead time in capsule fabrication for HIP.
The dissolution of Mn and Fe in liquid Al presents a challenge due to their high melting points and low diffusivity. A literature review reveals that the existing knowledge of the processes involved in the dissolution of both Fe and Mn in liquid Al is rather ambiguous. Thus, this work aimed to obtain more detailed insights into the dissolution behavior of Mn and Fe in various Al melts. The results of the Mn dissolution tests showed that three intermediate phases were involved in the dissolution process, all of which exhibited a smooth interface between Mn and the liquid. These three phases were identified as the γ2, Al11Mn4, and µ phases which grow slowly, penetrating the Mn particles. The results of the Fe dissolution tests showed that in pure Al, the Al5Fe2 phase dominates the dissolution process and penetrates the Fe particles. The addition of Ti into the molten Al alters the intermetallic compound formation by replacing Al5Fe2 by Al2Fe. The addition of Si significantly inhibited the Fe dissolution kinetics. A theoretical approach based on Ficks' law was used to explain the experimentally obtained Mn and Fe dissolution rates. It showed that the surface area and shape of the additives significantly affected the dissolution processes.
One of the serious obstacles preventing wide industrial use of additive manufacturing (AM) in metals and alloys is a lack of materials available for this technology. It is particularly true for the Electron Beam Melting (EBM®) process, where only a few materials are commercially available, which significantly limits the use of the method. One of the dominant trends in AM today is developing processes for technological materials already widely used by other methods and developed for other industrial applications, gaining further advantages through the unique value added by additive manufacturing. Developing new materials specifically for additive manufacturing that can utilize the properties and specifics of the method in full is still a research and development subject, and such materials are yet far from full scale industrial usage. Stainless steels are widely used in industry due to good mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and low cost of material. Hence, there is potentially a market for this material and one possible business driver compared with casting for example is that lead times could be cut drastically by utilizing an additive approach for one-off or small series production. This paper presents results from the additive manufacturing of components from the known alloy 316L using EBM®. Previously the samples of 316L were made by laser-based AM technology. This work was performed as a part of the large project with the long term aim to use additively manufactured components in a nuclear fusion reactor. Components and test samples successfully made from 316L stainless steel using EBM® process show promising mechanical properties, density and hardness compared to its counterpart made by powder metallurgy (hot isostatic pressing, HIP). As with the other materials made by EBM® process, 316L samples show rather low porosity. Present paper also reports on the hierarchical microstructure features of the 316L material processed by EBM® characterized by optical and electron microscopy.
This study is focused on the use of radio frequency magnetron sputtering to modify the surface of porous Ti6Al4V alloy fabricated via additive manufacturing technology. The hydroxyapatite (HA) coated porous Ti6Al4V alloy was studied in respect with its chemical and phase composition, surface morphology, water contact angle and hysteresis, and surface free energy. Thin nanocrystalline HA film was deposited while its structure with diamond-shaped cells remained unchanged. Hysteresis and water contact angle measurements revealed an effect of the deposited HA films, namely an increased water contact angle and contact angle hysteresis. The increase of the contact angle of the coating-substrate system compared to the uncoated substrate was attributed to the multiscale structure of the resulted surfaces.
Properties of the hydroxyapatite obtained by electrochemical assisted deposition (ED) are dependenton several factors including deposition temperature, electrolyte pH and concentrations, appliedpotential. All of these factors directly influence the morphology, stoichiometry, crystallinity,electrochemical behaviour, and particularly the coating thickness. Coating structure together withsurface micro- and nano-scale topography significantly influence early stages of the implant biointegration.The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of pH modification on the morphology,corrosion behaviour and in vitro bioactivity and in vivo biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite preparedby ED on the additively manufactured Ti64 samples. The coatings prepared in the electrolytes withpH = 6 have predominantly needle like morphology with the dimensions in the nanometric scale(~30 nm). Samples coated at pH = 6 demonstrated higher protection efficiency against the corrosiveattack as compared to the ones coated at pH = 5 (~93% against 89%). The in vitro bioactivity resultsindicated that both coatings have a greater capacity of biomineralization, compared to the uncoatedTi64. Somehow, the coating deposited at pH = 6 exhibited good corrosion behaviour and highbiomineralization ability. In vivo subcutaneous implantation of the coated samples into the white rats for up to 21 days with following histological studies showed no serious inflammatory process.
A feasibility study was performed to fabricate ITER In-Vessel components by one of the metal additive manufacturing methods, Electron Beam Melting® (EBM®). Solid specimens of SS316L with 99.8% relative density were prepared from gas atomized precursor powder granules. After the EBM® process the phase remains as austenite and the composition has practically not been changed. The RCC-MR code used for nuclear pressure vessels provides guidelines for this study and tensile tests and Charpy-V tests were carried out at 22 °C (RT) and 250 °C (ET). This work provides the first set of mechanical and microstructure data of EBM® SS316L for nuclear fusion applications. The mechanical testing shows that the yield strength, ductility and toughness are well above the acceptance criteria and only the ultimate tensile strength of EBM® SS316L is below the RCC-MR code. Microstructure characterizations reveal the presence of hierarchical structures consisting of solidified melt pools, columnar grains and irregular shaped sub-grains. Lots of precipitates enriched in Cr and Mo are observed at columnar grain boundaries while no sign of element segregation is shown at the sub-grain boundaries. Such a unique microstructure forms during a non-equilibrium process, comprising rapid solidification and a gradient 'annealing' process due to anisotropic thermal flow of accumulated heat inside the powder granule matrix. Relations between process parameters, specimen geometry (total building time) and sub-grain structure are discussed. Defects are formed mainly due to the large layer thickness (100 μm) which generates insufficient bonding between a few of the adjacently formed melt pools during the process. Further studies should focus on adjusting layer thickness to improve the strength of EBM® SS316L and optimizing total building time.


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Oh, bugger! It's hard for me to believe this year is already almost over. Didn't it just
start? A friend sent me an email recapping the highlights of his year recently, and it
made me stop to think that I have actually done a lot in the last 334 days. It's been
good! It still seems like 2011 only just began ...
I'm going to do my best to plug away with the New Year's Resolution's I set eleven
months ago and finish the year strong. They won't be 100% done by the time January
first strikes, but I feel like I accomplished much of what I set out to do this year
(most of which I didn't document on the 'ole blog). That's a great feeling! I'm here today
with my second to last e-check-in of 2011.
In 2011:
1) Make one new goal each month that give me a sense of balance and
make me feel like me.
January: Blog stuff -- done
February: Technology -- done
March: Photos into albums & scrapbook -- done
April: Canning -- done
May: Was kind of a bust -- oops!
June: Practice doing a 5K (mostly walking) -- done
July: Find a fun, part-time job -- done
August: Do a simple sewing machine project -- oops!
September: Run in a 5k -- done
October: Put myself out there to find more work in my field -- done
November: Establish an LLC, a business account and basic work documents -- progress made.
-->I'm still working on this goal, but I looked a few things up, got some great advice and
made some small decisions. I will continue to work on it in December and January,
and I'm excited to be legitimizing my work. :)
In December: Re-org the drawer that holds cloth napkins and table runners and finish
crafting my little Christmas houses -- a simple goal during a busy month.
2) Learn how to do the following things around the house in 2011:
Clean up my PCs (May 29th)
- Clean up my MAC (worked on it in November, 50% done)
- Unclog the kitchen drain/garbage disposal (replaced disposal, no longer clogs)
Turn off the water to the house (January 31st)
Work the sprinklers and the drip system (March 13th)
- Add to the drip system (this may not happen in 2011)
Clean the pool filters (February 6th) Change pool the filters (February 13th)
Weekly/monthly pool care (July & August 2011)
Drain and fill the pool (February 19th)
Fertilize the lawn before summer (March 13th)
Properly level and hang hardware fixture with a molly (November 29th)
- Change a door hardware and handle
Relight the pilot light in the water heater (March 19th)
3) Volunteer or donate blood, on average, once a month (12 times this year).
1. Made food boxes w/ friends at St. Mary's Food Bank (January 8th)
2. Donated platelets and red blood cells (January 14th)
3. Sorted food baskets for the Bountiful Baskets produce co-op (February 10th)
4. Helped caseworkers collect items from Bridging AZ's Hope Chest (March 4th)
5. Donated platelets (They weren't setup to do RBCs this time. Boo!) (March 14th)
6. Helped caseworkers collect items from Bridging AZ's Hope Chest (March 18th)
7. Helped caseworkers collect items from Bridging AZ's Hope Chest (May 6th)
8. Barb came over, and together we made 112 Cards for Soldiers (May 12th)
9. Photographed the graduating 8th grade class at Children First Academy (May 17th)
10. Donated a double round of platelets (May 24th)
11. Spent a morning working at ICM Food and Clothing Bank (June 4th)
12. Donated a double round of platelets at the blood bank (June 23rd)
13. Donated a double round of platelets at the blood bank (July 21st)
14. Donated a double round of platelets at the blood bank (September 1st)
15. Donated a double round of platelets at the blood bank (November 18th)
16. Assisted Aid Station #5 at the IronMan Triathalon (November 20th)
4) Go on at least one quality date a month -- whether it be by myself, with D
or with a friend -- as long as it's something new, different and adventure
January: Double feature at the drive-in theater with a car picnic. It was a really fun night!
February: Putt-putt golf. Air hockey and video games. Dinner at Chompies. Awesome.
February: Putt-putt golf. Air hockey and video games. Dinner at Chompies. Awesome.
March: Tempe Art Festival for shopping, people watching and street food.
April: Weekend stay-cation at a resort in Scottsdale. Luxurious, romantic relaxation!
May: Kayaking at Canyon Lake
June: Went to see Over the River and Through the Woods at Hale Theatre Center
July: A week long healing, communication, education retreat
August: Dinner and to Chandler Center for the Arts to see a free summer concert
September: Trip to Geneva, IL and a Warrior Dash 5k
October: Road trip to Apple Annie's in Wilcox
November: Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, first time to run a race step-by-step with D
I hope you have a great day, everyone!


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Our aspiration for this important development site is to enhance the developing commercial centre of Slough. Through this, we will deliver a new communal green urban piazza that will feature the office reception, co-working communities, café and restaurants, as well as the residential entrance.
The public realm has been designed around level access to all buildings. A basement car park is provided for both the office (80 spaces) and the residential development (40 spaces), including disabled parking provision (10%), secure cycle parking (with associated facilities) and electric car charging spaces (10%).
The 180-unit residential tower has a private concierge at ground floor and focused on providing high quality living environments with private amenity that maximise views to Windsor and beyond.
Client Exton Estates/Aberdeen Standard Investments
Architect Darling Associates
Date 2018 –
Sector Mixed Use


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The BNP has now become a nationally and globally recognised terrorist party after the court's verdict, ruling Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said.
He made the comment to journalists on Friday (Oct 12) after visiting the construction site of Padma Bridge Rail-connection in Madaripur
Referring to the indictment of few BNP leaders including their acting party chief Tarique Rahman, Quader said that the party has lost all sense of morality along with its image.
"They (BNP) have made terrorism and politics synonymous," added the senior AL leader.
On Wednesday (Oct 10), Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 gave the death penalty to former BNP ministers Lutfozzaman Babar, Abdus Salam Pintu and 17 others for their involvement in the 2004 attack on an Awami League rally at the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue.
BNP chief and former premiere Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman is currently a fugitive who has been given life sentence along with 18 others in the same case.


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Are you as excited as we are? Rehearsals are in progress and we start counting the days to the big show.
We have 39 students participating in this year's performance. Besides the Rainbow Fish and the Little Blue Fish, the cast includes several schools of fish, the Lionfish, Starfish, Octopus, Seahorse, and Crabs and Seagrass.
Here's our Rainbow Fish rehearsing:
Tickets to the show will go on sale on March 1st at 10am.
Stay tuned for a direct link to tickets and more rehearsal videos.


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The Roman Baths at Bath Spa, The Roman Baths, Abbey Church Yard, Bath,, Bath, Somerset
Between 6 pm - 6.45 pm on 18th May 2018, as part of the annual "Museums at Night" festival in the UK, I will have the honour, once again, to be performing my lyres and kithara beside the eerie, ancient setting of the 1st century Great Bath at the the world-famous Roman Baths at Bath Spa - whose haunting acoustics will be further enhanced by evocative, flickering torchlight...For full details regarding all ticket prices, please see:https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/tickets-prices
£16.50 (Adults)
Magdalen College Chapel, Magdalen College, The University of Oxford, High Street, Oxford
As part of the European Festival of Latin and Greek, the Department of Classics at the University of Oxford has organised a reading of Book X of Ovid's Metamorphoses in Magdalen College's historic chapel at 9.00 am - which, to most properly set the authentic, ancient classical world theme desired for the event, I have been invited to perform the background music on my kithara and tortoise shell lyre!Quoting from the Oxford University Facebook Events Page, this event aims to create:"A magical metamorphosis of the Magdalen Chapel into a temple of Orphic song. A group of Oxford poets and translators will be performing Book 10 of Ovid's epic poem, as part of an international festival of Latin and Greek. Come in from the frost for tales of grief, incest, joy and jealousy..."A free PDF of a poster about the event, can be downloaded here
Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Leof. Stratou 2,, Thessaloniki 546 21, Macedonia
I am delighted to announce my second Luthieros ancient Greek lyre promotional concert, live in the Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece! Below are some photos taken at my first international lyre concert, at the first Luthieros "Gift of Gods" promotional festival, October 2015:Here is the official promotional video about the new event, "Gift of Gods III" - to shortly be broadcast on national Greek television: Here are all the details of the day's events (as translated into English from the information in Greek, provided in the YouTube video description of the event): Saturday, October 7, 2017
Ancient Bendir Learning Workshop (percussion)Nikos Varelas (professional musician - percussionist)11:00 - 13:00, Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture Workshop for the Learning of the Ancient Greek LyraJordan Koumartzis (professional musician)15:00 - 17:00, Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture Hermes: the incarnation of music and the anomalous nature of harmonyGeorge Saratsis (Professor of Physical Education, author)18:00 - 19:00, Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture Presentation of Seikilo Xanthi19:00 - 19:30, Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture Ancient Musical WanderingsMichael Levy (British musician, best-known ancient lyre player worldwide)19:30 - 20:30, Hall of Merkouri, Museum of Byzantine Culture


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Who Gets Spider Veins And Why?
This is a question we often get asked here at Sthetix Clinic in Liverpool, and it is one that doesn't have just one simple answer.
The more professional term for the appearance of spider veins is "venous insufficiency" and is when our veins get bigger due to a backup of blood, which causes them to become varicose veins in more serious cases. But this is not the only thing that can cause spider veins. They can also be caused due to certain injuries, sun exposure and hormone changes.
Spider Veins most commonly appear in the elderly due to weakening in vein valves over time, the overweight and obese due to the pressure put on the veins, and those who are pregnant as there is a lot of blood in the body during this time and this causes veins to enlarge.
Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Thread Veins
Whilst there are claims being made towards many home remedies, there are no guarantees that they will have any effect on the appearance of your thread veins whatsoever.
These include, but are not limited to:
- Eating oranges as vitamin C strengthens veins.
- Using an apple cider vinegar compress to reduce the swelling and improve circulation.
- A massage of mustard oil to strengthen vein valves.
- Eating guavas as vitamin C strengthens veins and vitamin K improves blood-flow.
- Using a castor oil compress to reduce swelling and itching.
Get Rid Of Spider Capillaries
In order to really get rid of spider veins once and for all, there is a treatment available that is proven to produce real results. Laser treatment for spider veins uses light technology to break down the veins using small bursts in order to avoid damaging the skin. This can greatly reduce the appearance of unsightly spider veins by eliminating them completely, and is a great alternative to the common sclerotherapy or any surgical type of treatment.
Thread Vein Solutions At Sthetix
At Sthetix, we offer a range of laser treatments, including that for reducing the appearance of spider veins. You can book a free consultation with one of our highly qualified and experienced consultant plastic surgeons in order to discuss your treatment options. From here a treatment program can then be formulated in order to address your individual needs.


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We were inspired by the memes and the crypto-currency economy. So we decided to merge them together.
What it does
It awards real crypto-currency (ethers) to memers with most populars meme. Audience upvote memes they like with their ethers. So the more likes on your memes, the more influential you are in the meme community.
How we built it
We built the front-end using Bootstrap and Meteor.js. We used Ethereum's decentralized platform which acted as a backend for our project.
Challenges we ran into
We faced a lot of challenges in getting accustomed to the Ethereum technology and configuring it according to our requirements.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Created meme economy
What we learned
Learnt how blockchain decentralized apps work.
What's next for Meme Market
Make it deploy ready, unleash it to the world for all the meme hungry people.
Built With
- bitcoin
- bootstrap
- ethereum
- javascript
- meteor.js
- web3


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Genamics JournalSeek
Journal of Arts and Social Sciences
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The Journal of Arts and Social Sciences (JASS) is a biannual peer reviewed journal. It was launched in 2014 with an objective of promoting research studies in Pakistan. Published by Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Education, LCWU, a renowned women university of Pakistan. JASS is dedicated to promotion of the culture of research and dissemination of quality research studies among institutions, universities, researchers, and students and to cater the works of educational practitioners, scholars and theorists to provide latest and innovative research material for national and international researchers community. The journal aims to provide research findings and promote scholarship in education, mass communication, psychology, history, political science, gender studies, home economics, statistics, IR, Pakistan studies, Islamic Studies and arts . A multidisciplinary and innovative approach towards research in education is the special focus of the journal. The journal supports original and collaborative research from all parts of the world with the aim to develop a national and international community of researchers who believe in creating knowledge to improve quality and understanding of educational practice in diverse contexts.


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I first saw this beautiful technique for embossing vellum on Deb Valder's blog and thought it looked stunning. The great thing about it is that it's so easy to do!
I first stamped the rose from the Birthday Blooms stamp set with Stazon onto some Stampin' Up! vellum. Then, when it was dry, I turned it over, and used a stylus to start 'colouring' in the flower on the back, using circular movements. If you try this don't press too hard, rather go over the same place again. Magically the vellum will turn white in those places.
The leaves are also coloured on the back: I used a Cucumber Crush marker, and Delightful Dijon for the centre - both from the In Color Stampin' Write makers set
The card is Rose Red, and the DSP is from the Love Blossoms stack.
I think any Mother would be pleased to receive a card like this for Mother's day - although I sent my own Mum a different card!


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Category Archives: Stress
What Can You Do to Relieve Stress in Your Golden Years?
Stress is something that we all go through regardless of age. However, the effects do change when we get older. Stress in our golden years can lead to health conditions, accelerating aging, and a reduced quality of life. This is why it is so important to find ways to reduce or eliminate the stress you … Continue reading


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For months, we've been warning that you would pay the cost of Trump's $1.9 trillion tax cuts. Well, here it is, the six-month anniversary of passage of the Tax Act, and the Republicans on the House Budget Committee just unveiled their plan: finance their increased deficit and balance the budget by cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
Here's the good news. The Tax Act, which was going to be a big political winner for Republicans, is turning out to be a huge loser for them. Republican candidates are running from it. The more that voters learn about it, the less they like it.
Democrats, some of whom defected to support the Reagan and Bush tax cuts, were united in opposition to this one, and are united in their efforts to turn it into a political winner—and a teachable moment about the fraud of supply-side economics, besides.
For the first time in our nearly 30 years of publication, the Prospect has decided to devote an entire issue to a single topic—the Tax Act, as emblem and substance of all that is corrupt, opportunistic, and fraudulent of this period of Republican rule.
The print issue will be out next week. In the meantime, you can view some of the key pieces at Prospect.org, including the lead pieces by public opinion analysts Stan Greenberg and Guy Molyneux on how to make the Tax Act a winning issue for progressives.


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Prepare the space exactly where the girls will be sleeping. Honestly this is fairly simple. Pick a big bedroom and vacant it of fairly much all furniture besides a heap of pillows and doonas or blankets, and as numerous mattresses as you can spare. Make sure the girls know they are to deliver their personal sleeping baggage and pillows and you're great to go.Don't get me wrong! It was fascinating! But you can only see so many actual human bodies with out pores and skin and with their muscle tissues all waxy and peeling back prior to you start to feel mildly uncomfortable.Fancy getting a good sushi lunch or dinner with a cold Sapporo beer for $6 whilst visiting downtown San Diego? No, you don't have to aspiration up any extravagant scenario. All you have to do is get to Sushi Deli two right subsequent to Spreckels Theater on Broadway just east of 1st Avenue prior to the group arrive and you can appreciate a truly appetizing supper and nonetheless have sufficient money still left to go and catch an opera or a Broadway display at the theaters encompassing the region.I took my daughters there for a girls' night out and was somewhat careful as the last time I was there the food was overcooked, soggy, and insipid. I was pleasantly shocked to find that the dishes this time had been scorching, crisp and flavorful. Even though it is buffet style, the employees whisked absent finished plates as quick as we emptied them, and refilled glasses frequently.Siri: I was so honored that the book Sushi Catering of my coronary heart, Chateau of Echoes, was a finalist for a Christy Award and that The Cubicle Next Doorway was also a Christy finalist in the initial-ever Lits category.One of them is correct down the street in my city, Royal Oak. The Inn Period, located in a vibrant yellow building at five hundred E. Fourth Road, 248-547-7916, is just a few short blocks from the hustle and bustle of the Primary Street bistros and bars. The Inn Season has been around for 20 many years, and is a preferred of vegetarians and meat eaters alike. The meals is freshly ready and inventively so. The cafe claims to not use microwaves in planning. They are also in a position to prepare vegan dishes. The Inn Period provides daily specials, which you can verify by contacting. Vegetarian dining right here isn't cheap. The Inn Season will consider reservations for 6 or more and will accept all significant credit cards.You can make your mantra whatever you select. Make it something that speaks to your mentality and comforts your soul. Repeat your mantra in times of question and confusion. Maintain firm that it is the reality. Your mantra will be your relaxing touchstone.The Japanese don't eat sweet desserts. Their desserts have a very subtle sweet taste, which comes from pounded rice (mochi) and sweet bean paste, mashed sweet potatoes and chestnuts. These may audio a little bit boring but believe me - their desserts are great!!I know that numerous Spam musubi recipes use soy sauce with the addition of garlic, ginger, brown sugar and other spices but, to save time, I used teriyaki sauce, which is essentially the flavor you would obtain from all of the ingredients in the soy sauce mixtures. If you are a traditionalist, you can do it the hard way. Now on to my recipe for Spam musubi.Humid subtropical climate of the city leaves no doubt that you can go to this city anytime you get fairly priced and inexpensive Sao Paulo flights. If you are planning to book flights to Sao Paulo based on the best climate, September to March, i.e. summer or spring, are the very best months to visit the Sushi Catering city.This beautiful street is located near P.C. Hooftstraat. The road is also for Sushi Catering costly shopping. Right here you will find the best meals, wine, cosmetics, great cafes, several designers retailers and Amsterdam very best Flower shop.Since returning house from campus, Courtney has managed to shed an additional 21 pounds. She has determined to inquire Lee from the house workplaces of Dairy Queen if there was a way to offer Peko Peko much more healthy choices on the menu. She also ideas to operate a marathon sometime this year.On the list subsequent is salmon, which is wealthy in vitamin D, omega-three fatty acids, and protein. The different kinds of this fish are numerous, but consist of cherry salmon, silver salmon, pink salmon, and rainbowhead trout is in this team as Peko Peko well.The golden arches has recently introduced a range of 'Lighter Options' to its menu. If your willpower is powerful, you can now go for a salad rather of a burger, a fruit poor rather of fries or water instead of a coke - check out the other virtuous alternatives to your old favourites. Say no to upsizing and view out for these budget pleasant food deals, they might provide you more bang for your buck but they won't do a lot for your waistline or arteries. Do you truly require something else to go with your Quarter Pounder with Cheese, which currently has 28.2g of body fat and 2160kJ? Rather try a DeliChoices BLT, with 15g of fat and 1670Kj, or an even a better choice is a rooster salad with 2.7g of body fat and 525Kj. Beware of the hidden calories in gentle beverages - a 600 ml bottle has about 16 teaspoon of sugar.For more info in regards to Good Tasting Sushi look into our own web-site.


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Surrogacy isn't illegal in Louisiana, but contracts between a couple and its surrogate haven't been enforceable in court. The woman who gives birth is presumed to be the child's mother.
The bill by Rep. Stuart Bishop, a Republican from Lafayette, sets out the legal rights of parents, child and surrogate mother when a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for someone else.
The governor's office announced this week that Edwards signed the bill into law. It takes effect Aug. 1.
Former Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed similar bills in 2013 and 2014, citing moral and ethical objections raised by social conservatives and religious leaders.


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Few things convey the fleeting loveliness of summer better than a butterfly on the wing, flitting from flower to flower, rarely settling in one spot for long. The Oregon Silverspot Butterfly, a federally threatened species found only at a handful of sites in Oregon and California, is an especially poignant example. In its delicate flapping there is a sense of frantic impermanence, of fragile, ephemeral vim. The butterfly, like the flowers and the lucent sun, will last only the season, and so must get right to work.
Oregon Silverspots depend entirely on the early blue violet (Viola adunca) to nuture their miniscule young. This violet, similarly modest in mien, grows best on undisturbed coastal prairies and montane grasslands, habitat types fast disappearing from the Pacific Coast.
The decline of the Oregon Silverspot is primarily due to habitat destruction and modification by development, agriculture, invasion of nonnative vegetation, and natural succession of grasslands—that is, grassland giving way to forest. Additionally, excessive use of salt-spray meadows by grazing animals or off-road vehicles has directly eliminated habitat.
-Listed as a federally Threatened Species with critical habitat in 1980
-Found in coastal prairies and montane meadows at six known sites, one in California and five in Oregon
-Larvae can feed and develop on only one plant species: Early Blue Violet
-Each larva requires 200-300 violet leaves to pupate
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Prohibited from smoking and drinking in fun, public places
August 26, 2007
You're lying on your beach towel. The hot summer sun bronzes your skin; the soft, white sand cushions your feet; the sound of waves beating down is soothing music. The only possible way to feel more comfortable is to enjoy the taste of a cold beer or the mellow flavor of a cigarette while you do nothing but relax.
But then reality hits: You're at La Jolla Shores beach, which prohibits alcohol and cigarettes at all times.
This may sound extraordinary to non-smokers, to parents who worry about their children stepping on glass bottles or to lifeguards who don't want to see drunk people swimming, but to many other people, these laws are limiting freedom and personal happiness.
The no-smoking ordinance in San Diego took effect on Aug. 17, 2006, banning smoking on public beaches, in parks and other open areas. People 21 years old and over may drink at only some San Diego beaches from noon to 8 p.m. Glass containers are prohibited from every beach and park in San Diego and drinking is prohibited in parking lots adjacent to beaches and in most beach parks as well. The fine for a first offense against these infractions in San Diego can be an excessive $250 and second offenses may cost up to $500, according to the San Diego Court's legal department.
Can you imagine paying $250 because you were smoking a cigarette or drinking a beer at 8:30 p.m. on the beach?
While some students and tourists aren't even aware of these restrictions, these laws are strict for those who would like the right to drink or smoke while enjoying a day at the beach or park, and some San Diego officials are pushing for more severe laws against alcohol consumption.
For years there has been talk about prohibiting alcohol on San Diego beaches altogether. In August of last year, the Pacific Beach Town Council asked the San Diego City Council to consider a ban on alcohol at all city beaches and Mission Bay Park, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. These types of restrictions are still being discussed. So unfortunately, anything is possible in the future.
It's upsetting that these laws have been designed to go against the public use of popular substances. Sixty-four percent of Americans ages 18 and older say they drink alcoholic beverages, and about 24 percent of Americans say they are cigarette smokers, according to recent Gallup Polls. That calculates to one out of four Americans who smoke and two out of three American adults who drink.
With San Diego being the home of three huge universities, what type of college and vacation city is this if students and tourists can't even drink and fully enjoy themselves at some of the beaches?
In Las Vegas, people can smoke in casinos and some clubs, while San Diego emplaces restrictions that are usually only popular with extremists.
One of the only major problems that arises from cigarettes being smoked and alcohol being consumed in open places is littering, but if there are ashtrays and garbage bins available, people will use them.
There are dog beaches and nude beaches, so why not smokers' beaches?
People can drink at some beaches at specific times, so why not all beaches?
San Diego city officials must realize that just as many people want to smoke and drink on beaches as people who want the prohibition laws. But the city should cater to the public who use beaches and parks most regularly – the students and tourists.
-Amanda Strouse is a journalism senior.
-This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail to email@example.com. Anonymous letters will not be printed – include your full name, major and year in school.


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If you are a Hillcrest alum and you have received a post-high school degree or certificate, please email Lindsay Lopez (counselor) a picture of yourself (preferably at your post-high school graduation) and include the school you attended and the degree/certificate you received. We are going to display your picture and information in our college and career center.
Lindsay Lopez
Counselor - Hillcrest High School


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Jelly Shoes – Stylish and Comfortable Footwear
Traditional jelly footwear consisted of flats, flip flops and sandals , and were utilised more liberally compared to classical leather shoes. Jelly shoes are long lasting and water resistant, which makes them a great choice for holidays. Jelly shoes likewise have very good protection from dirt and sand. Jelly footwear have become popular not simply due to their comfort and ease ,but in addition because they is so stylish and often very cute.
A lot of celebrities wearing jellies..
Vibrant colored jelly flats and sandals tend to be attractive and stylish if worn the proper way and paired with the right outfit, which means you must be careful when choosing them. Dark blue, brown and black colors are best suited and flexible for most outfits, however they can get uninteresting if you play it safe all the time.
Jelly shoes have been designed into a variety of common types of footwear, one of them would be the gladiator sandals. The gladiator sandals is available these days in jelly designs and is much more affordable as well! For the reason that can be found in various designs, jelly shoes is often both inexpensive and trendy. There's also various other designs such as the peep toe jellies ,wedges , kitten heels .Many of which will display your beautiful feet and match the right color of nail polish on your toenails.
Jelly shoes can be purchased in various styles and vary depending on the brand and also the manufacturer. Most popular models of jellies shoes include flats , flip-flops and wedges . Fashionable jelly footwear include various decorations and also different strips on the top and on ankle for additional comfort.
Jelly sandals is made completely from plastic straps, which make them special . These cute sandals are usually made from solid colored or transparent plastic, with sparkles or glitter within, to create a clear and shiny look. Jelly shoes soles are usually created with raised designs or patterns, which is great for the beach , as they leave prints in the sand. Jelly sandals and shoes is often worn without socks.