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AMD FX-9590 Processor Review: Brute Almighty
Compared to dog years, a CPU's life span is considerably shorter with the rapid pace of PC component turn over. Not in terms of operational longevity but viability as a platform and market standing. It is expected that new things are always around the corner making the prospect of upgradeability tricky, especially for CPUs since certain key features are wholly tied or limited by the potential of the chipset and motherboard's features. What makes a platform upgradeable in the future could also be a hindrance to what the potential performance could be down the road.
I do not think AMD envisioned their 9-series chipset launched in 2011 to last this long in 2014 and to have "new" processors to go along with it. Before that, AMD would release a new chipset every year with incremental upgrades (790FX, and 890FX before the 990FX) but they have stopped short before the release of the 1090FX rumoured to deliver PCI-E 3.0 to a platform that was ahead of Intel in providing six SATA3 6Gb/s ports. Three years later and with a lack of a clear roadmap for their FX processors comparable to their FM2+ APUs, many users are wondering what is next for their higher-end mainstream performance segment.
Review Sample Provided by: AMD
Product Name: AMD FX-9590
MSRP: $229.99 USD for both (see table below for 8 and 9-series AMD FX line pricing)
Product was given in exchange for work done to produce this review.
The answer seems to be "we do not know either", or at least it feels that way. The new set of refreshed Piledriver CPUs flesh out the existing FX series line and with a set of price drops, AMD is hoping to make the FX line competitive once again for mainstream users, despite the lack of any deep silicon improvements on the processors themselves. The underlying hardware inside the FX-8350 and FX-9590 is the exact same except the FX-9590 is higher binned and guaranteed to run at 4.7GHz base and Turbo to 5GHz out of the box.
Before we delve into the FX-9590, let us briefly take a look at the price history of AMD's FX series as it is certainly one of the most interesting price down shifts in recent memory.
|Base/Turbo Clock/TDP
|Aug 31, 2014 Retail Price* (USD)
|Sep 2, 2014 Launch MSRP
|Sep 3, 2014 Retail Price*
|Oct 1, 2014 Retail Price*
|FX-9590 with CM Seidon 120 bundle
|FX-9590 CPU only
*Retail prices are taken from NewEgg.com
FX-series CPU Compatibility and Limitations
Despite support for AM3+ CPUs however, compatibility with the latest FX series CPUs is dependent on the motherboard's VRM power capability so make sure your motherboard supports the CPU before buying an FX processor or vice versa. AMD lists the TDP for each processor and compatible CPUs are often listed on the motherboard product page. AMD's flagship monster FX-9590 and FX-9370 for example have 220W TDP ratings which limits its motherboard compatibility to a handful of capable 990FX motherboards with beefy VRMs. The FX-8370, FX-8350 and FX-8320 are 125W CPUs while the new "E-series" FX processors FX-8370E and FX-8320E are 95W TDP CPUs the same as the FX-6300 and FX-4300. Even factoring in overclocking, these 95W CPUs can be perfectly paired up with 970 chipset AM3+ mainboards which can cost as low as $70 or higher-end 990FX CPUs suitable for overclocking the 125W FX chips.
However, running the 220W FX-9590 or FX-9370 is restrictive and official support currently limited to the following motherboards:
- Asrock 990FX Extreme 9 (P1.20 BIOS or later)
- Asrock 990FX Fatal1ty Professional (P1.90 BIOS or later)
- ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z (1403 BIOS or later)
- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (1903 BIOS or later)
- ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 (1708 BIOS or later)
- Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (Revision 4.0 – F1 BIOS or later)
- Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 (Revision 3.0 – FC BIOS or later)
- Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (Revision 3.0 – FC BIOS or later)
Depending on your motherboard's VRM design, you might get away with running an FX-9590 if you can sufficiently cool the MOSFETs by replacing the MOSFET heatsink or even by putting a fan directly blowing into it. This is obviously something of a last resort and I do not recommend doing so in place of getting a motherboard that has official 220W AMD FX CPU support. Even if you can run it, it will not be guaranteed for long term use and can damage your motherboard and possibly your system if the CPU power delivery system is not sufficient.
Two SKUs, One CPU
Initial price for the FX-9590 was actually $999 which dropped quickly to $799 and were not available for retail but only for system builders. Prior to September 2014's refresh re-launch, the FX-9590 was worth $299 but now is priced to compete closer to the range of Intel's current Haswell Core-i5 offerings. As of October 2, 2014, retail prices are offering the CPU-only FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 at even more affordable prices:
- NewEgg = $259.99 (free shipping with additional $20 off instant rebate)
- SuperBiiz = $234.99
- Amazon = $249.99
- MicroCenter = $219.99 (in-store pickup only)
The FD9590FHHKWOX FX-9590 bundle with the CM Seidon 120M liquid cooling system on the other hand is available in retail stores for as low as $282.98 USD via NCIX US and $329.99 from NewEgg.com, dropped from $359 before the September re-launch. The gap between the two bundles has widened to $60 at best (when it used to be only $40) which is still $5-10 shy of the current CM Seidon 120M retail pricing.
The packaging of the FD9590FHHKWOX LCS bundle is the same as the standalone CM Seidon 120M but with understandably AMD-centric outer box graphics. Inside, the FX-9590 CPU box is tucked inside one of the compartments and all the regular accessories are present minus the Intel mounting hardware.
The small box containing the FX-9590 CPU is the same package that you would get had you purchased the non-LCS bundle. It is sealed and has been tested by AMD to run the 4.7GHz base, 5GHz Turbo speeds as evidenced by the small amounts of thermal compound from this completely sealed retail packaging.
The CPU-only version comes with a sticker and a fold-out documentation sheet. Users who are willing to run this CPU are most likely to have a capable aftermarket cooler at their disposal anyway so a regular air cooler heatsink is not bundled, plus even if they do not, the LCS-bundled alternate version is available.


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The Berkeley Historical Society is celebrating its 40th birthday and in addition to throwing a bash, the organization has created its first-ever permanently-installed timeline of Berkeley history.
Previously, when visitors came to the society's exhibition hall at the Veteran's Memorial Building on Center Street, they would see displays on various aspects of life in Berkeley. But there was not a way to grasp the city's history at a glance.
Now there is.
Gracing two walls near the entrance, the permanent timeline, put together by Linda Rosen, a volunteer, begins with the indigenous period, when Ohlones lived by the Bay. It goes up to 2017 when Berkeley was wracked by numerous protests that saw clashes between the far-right and the far-left. In between are well-known dates, such as the 1964 start of the Free Speech Movements, and other lesser-known moments, such as the 1909 election of Beverly L. Hodghead as the first mayor.
"You get a comprehensive history of Berkeley, which the temporary exhibits do not provide because they are subject oriented," said Bill Roberts, the longtime volunteer archivist.
The Society will officially launch its 40th year on Sunday with a 40th Anniversary Celebration event featuring a talk by Betty Reid Soskin, 96, the oldest-serving National Park Ranger and the co-founder of Reid's Records. Soskin will be reading from her memoir, Sign My Name to Freedom, and will talk about what it was like to live in Berkeley after World War II.
At the 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. event, patrons also will be able to see the timeline as well as a new exhibit, "Collection Gems: Forty Years of Documenting Berkeley History." Members of the historical society have gone through the archives to bring out interesting memorabilia — "collection gems" — such as a receipt book from Hink's Department Store, a coffee can and other tins from the Berkeley co-op, costumes used at the dance palace, Temple of the Wings, wooden hangers with laundry names written on them, and more blasts from the past. There are panels depicting Berkeley family life through the decades, government and politics, schools, and the performing arts. The exhibit runs through Oct. 13.
The Berkeley Historical Society began 40 years ago when a group of local history enthusiasts started the ad-hoc Berkeley Centennial Celebration. For years, the group didn't have a permanent home, but in 1992 it moved into the Veterans' Memorial Building at 1931 Center Street. Run entirely by volunteers and funded by donations, the Historical Society sees its mission as "researching, preserving and sharing Berkeley's unique history through exhibits, lectures, walking tours, and publications," according to a press release.
The Society has an impressive collection of material, including a second-floor space to hold its archives. In addition to many books about Berkeley, there are oral histories of people such as Dorothy Bryant, the novelist, Henrik Bull, an architect, Anne Crowden, who founded the music school, the people involved with the co-op, which was the largest in the U.S. and the International House. There are video interviews on YouTube, too, including one with Country Joe McDonald.
The Historical Society's collection contains many UC Berkeley and Berkeley High School yearbooks but is missing some critical years. Volunteers hope that people might donate BHS yearbooks from 1907, the years 1993-1997, and after 1999.
The Historical Society is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 1931 Center St. Admission is free.
Berkeley Historical Society 40th Anniversary Celebration:
When: May 20th, 2018, 2-4pm
Where: Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center Street, Berkeley
Admission: Free admission. RSVPs encouraged through our Facebook or Eventbrite.


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Last February I started looking at using my old PowerMac G4 (dual 500mhz, gigabit ethernet model) as a live backup server since I'd moved to the PowerBook full time for development. Nine months later, I've finally done it! I know several people that have recently had drives fail on them; it was time to move beyond a weekly CD backup of the essentials. It's hard to automate backups to CDs and DVDs, but automating a backup to another server or hard drive is quite doable.
Here is the set-up:
- Two 200GB external FireWire drives hooked up to the PowerMac
- Shell script that rsyncs my PowerBook and web server to each drive on alternating nights
- CRON job on the PowerMac to run the shell script
- Energy Saver setting on the PowerMac and PowerBook to wake in the middle of the early morning to run everything
- PowerMac set up headless, with VNC access from the PowerBook
Now that it's all set up it looks pretty simple, but it took a little doing. Let's start at the top. To do the backups, I needed some disk space.
I'm still doing archival/snapshot backups on CDs and DVDs, but it would be really nice to have everything backed up. I decided I wanted to mirror my entire PowerBook hard drive and my server (including my IMAP e-mail) onto two drives. Everything would go to one backup hard drive or the other on alternating days (even days go to one disk, odd days to the other) just in case something bad happened to a source (PowerBook or server) and I didn't catch it before it updated that day's backup.
I found a good deal ($89 after rebates) on 200GB Western Digital drives at Circuit City, so I decided to go pick up a pair of them. Unfortunately, it wasn't that simple. There was a limit of one rebate per household, so the sales guy recommended he ring the drives up separately and I could have one sent to my PO box and one to my home. Not ideal, but not terrible.
I then went next door to CompUSA to see if they had any decent FireWire enclosures. When I walked in the door, I saw a display of 200GB Seagate Barracuda drives for $79.99 (after rebate, with no rebate restrictions – I asked). I've got more faith in Seagate drives than I do in Western Digital drives (plus there were no hassles with the rebate), so I decided to get a pair of these instead. They had FireWire enclosure there that didn't look too bad; I got one of those too so I'd be ready to rock 'n roll. Then I went back to Circuit City and returned the other drives.
My intention was to pull the 60GB drive currently in the second drive bay in the PowerMac and replace it with one of the new 200GB drives, then put the other drive in the FireWire enclosure. Having both in FireWire enclosures would be kind of nice, but having one on the internal bus is kind of nice too. I put one of the 200GB drives into the FireWire enclosure and connected it to the PowerMac – bingo! It mounted right up and I partitioned the drive with Disk Utility.
Next, I disconnected all the cables and pulled the PowerMac out from under the desk to put in the internal drive. I opened it up1, pulled the 60GB drive and put the 200GB drive in2, closed up the machine, reconnected all the cables and booted it up.
This is where I first got unexpected results. Disk Utility would only format the disk as 128GB. Hmm. Ok, I guess my PowerMac is so old that it only supports up to 128GB on the internal bus. Bugger. Back to the store to get another FireWire enclosure. From here, I ran into other problems, and finally gave up (CompUSA took the enclosures back) and ordered a pair of new enclosures3.
That took care of the disk capacity issue. The Bytecc enclosures are much nicer6 and were a little cheaper including shipping. The worked like a charm the first time and even stack more nicely. As Scott said: "We solve those problems… y'know, with money."
The next step was to set up the rsync commands to transfer the data. Rsync is great because it just works, it transfers the data compressed over a secure connection and it will transfer only the data that has changed since the last sync (incremental backup).
The first step to setting up a scheduled rsync is setting up your SSH keys so the machines can connect without you needing to enter your password first. This article walks you through it nicely.
I'd read several positive things about RsyncX so I downloaded it to give it a go. It's basically a GUI front end for a Mac OS X specific version of rsync – sounds perfect, right? Perhaps this is a great tool if you already know the ins and outs of rsync, but I couldn't make heads or tails of the interface.
Frustrated by a lack of included docs with RsyncX, a search turned up the very thing I was looking for. Unfortunately, it was little help. I wrestled with a number of tutorials and the output from RsyncX for several hours before deciding to throw in the towel.
The cavalry was coming into town this week anyway, so I decided to put things on hold for a couple days. With Scott, we went straight to an rsync solution (dropping RsyncX) and had it working within an hour!
Command line rsync isn't hard when you have example syntax to work from. Here are the commands I use to back up a directory on the web server:
rsync -rtlzv --delete --ignore-errors --exclude dir_name -e ssh firstname.lastname@example.com:/path/to/dir/ "/Volumes/$disk/path/to/dir"
and the entire PowerBook4:
rsync -rtlzv --delete --ignore-errors --exclude Network -e ssh "email@example.com:/Volumes/Drive\ Name/*" "/Volumes/$disk/path/to/dir"
Then I created a shell script (bash) with each of the rsync commands5 that I wanted to run. I also added a few lines to set the
$disk variable in the commands above to the name of the drive I want to back up to that day:
i=`date +%j`
j=`expr $i % 2`
k=`expr $j + 1`
disk="Drive $k"
if [ -e "/Volumes/$disk" ]
echo "backing up to $disk"
echo "could not find backup device: $disk"
That code will alternate between 'Drive 1' and 'Drive 2'. For testing, you can hard code the
$disk value to a particular drive:
$disk="Drive 1"
Then set up a CRON job to run the shell script. (Unlike RsyncX) CronniX is a nice simple interface for setting up CRON jobs.
Now I don't want the PowerMac running all the time, so I went into Energy Saver in System Preferences and told it to wake up at a specific time, 2 minutes before the CRON job is scheduled to run. I did the same thing on the PowerBook. Since both machines are set to sync with the network time server, they should be waking up at just about the same time.
Now there was just one more trick. I only have one monitor which I normally hook up to my PowerBook. I wanted to use VNC to run the PowerMac from the PowerBook when needed, but when I was looking into setting this up at the beginning of the year, I'd read a number of things that all said that Mac OS X wouldn't run headless. The best solution seemed to be to use a monitor adapter to trick the Mac into thinking there was a display attached. Yuck, not very elegant.
OS X Server is supposed to run headless, so I was looking into getting that installed when I found out that (at least with Mac OS X 10.3.6) a Mac will run like a champ in a headless configuration. I installed OSXvnc on the PowerMac and Chicken of the VNC on the PowerBook – gravy! If I need to wake up the PowerMac during the day, I just plug the mouse into the USB port and it fires right up.
I'm quite pleased and much less likely to lose all of my digital photos, source code, documents, music, databases, etc.
- I still like the way Apple designed the old PowerMacs with the logic board on the side that folds down. [up]
- Remember to set the jumpers. [up]
- These were recommended (and already tested and in use) by Adam who got them on recommendation from Eric. [up]
- To backup everything on the PowerBook, I needed to enable the root user on the PowerBook and connect as root. [up]
- Duplicate the server line and change the paths for each directory you need to back up. [up]
- 1/8th" thick aluminum casing and they stack beautifully. [up]


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South Africa's currency is heading south—fast. Per Bloomberg, the rand hit a record low on Monday (Jan.11), falling below $0.06. It has lost more than 60% of its strength against the US dollar since its most recent peak in May 2011.
Last month, Moody's gave South Africa a negative outlook on its credit rating, which sits two notches above junk status. The firm's chief concerns? The country's quickly slowing economy and what it was (or wasn't) doing about it. Year-over-year GDP growth hit 4.1% in the third quarter of 2015, down from 16.7% in 2007.
Much of the rand's fall in the last few months has come from the revolving door leading to the finance minister's office. Pravin Gordhan is back after his two immediate predecessors cycled through the job in as many weeks. He's doing a decent job so far.
Still, China's slowdown has led to multiple global commodity gluts, which has hit South Africa's mining sector. And as fresh China concerns pop up, those will likely get passed through to the rand.


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PI controller design for robust stability of a steam generator unit in the presence of additive uncertainty
Gogoi, Manoj
AdvisorEmami, Tooran; Watkins, John Michael
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Gogoi, Manoj (2010). PI controller design for robust stability of a steam generator unit in the presence of additive uncertainty. -- In Proceedings: 6th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 107-108
A graphical design method for finding all achievable Proportional Integral (PI) controllers that stabilize a non-reheat steam generator unit for a range of plant parameters has been introduced. Additive Uncertainty is used to describe the uncertain perturbed system for simplification of design. A key advantage of this procedure is that it depends only on the frequency response of the system and does not require the plant transfer function coefficients.
Paper presented to the 6th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 23, 2010.
Research completed at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering


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ORDER approving and adopting 10 Proposed Findings and Recommendations in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects. Mr. Newsome's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas is DISMISSED with prejudice and the requested relief is DENIED. Signed by Judge James M. Moody on 11/8/2012. (dmn)
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Information may be power, but it can also be a complex mess. That's why organizations across the world and in all types of industries identify better information management as one of their most important goals today. For example, when asked to name their current top priorities, more than half of the U.S. firms in a recent survey chose the ability to effectively make content available to their staffs when and where they needed it.
But the sheer volume of information being created – 2.8 zettabytes in 2012 alone – creates a daunting task for enterprises trying to efficiently capture, store and access it all. Then there's the mass of information that still resides in paper documents, which are easy to lose and hard to track through business processes. While electronic documents are easier to manage compared to manually handling paper documents, even they aren't the whole answer. Digital documents are often only accessible within siloed enterprise applications, which make sharing information across the enterprise especially difficult.
The challenges of managing information are only becoming more complex. Today's mobile workers not only require systems that make information readily available while they're on the move – they need the tools that can help them capture data from the field and quickly upload it to central storehouses. In addition, there's a growing need for organizations to incorporate large volumes of external content into their enterprise systems.
This leaves many executives wondering how they'll survive the data deluge. For a growing number of organizations, the answer is a more modern and optimized workflow system.
Helps manage work more efficiently
Workflow solutions can provide a comprehensive platform for managing information by using automated processes for storing, processing, securing and retrieving data. To relieve the pain of manually managing paper, the best workflow solutions efficiently convert paper-based documents into digital files, extract key data from them and then route the information to relevant business systems across the enterprise. Finally, top workflow solutions also give today's field workers a reliable platform for both receiving and sending information. In short, an optimized workflow offers a holistic approach to solving today's information-management complexities.
Four great benefits of an optimized workflow
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- Enables people to work together and collaborate more effectively. Organizations can capture data and ideas wherever they're created and deliver them across the enterprise, so everyone stays in sync with the latest information and is thinking about new initiatives and ongoing business issues.
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Address: Podar Education Complex, Saraswati Road , Santa Cruz West , Mumbai - 400054
Locality: Santacruz West (Find more Santacruz West schools)
Phone: +91-22-67111111, +91-22-64511109
English Medium
Podar World School has been ranked 4th amongst the top schools in the western zone and 22nd countrywide. The survey was conducted by Education World, India's pioneer education news and analysis magazine commissioned by Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB), (a constituent of WPP Group plc, London) the country's oldest and most respected market research firm
School days: 6 Days(s)
Year Established: 1927
Extra-curricular Activities:
Dance Classes
Vocal Music Classes
PYP Yoga Session
Save Electricity
World Earth Day
Science Lab (Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab)
ICT Lab
Class rooms (with Interactive White Board, Projector and Computer)
Workstation (Research Area)
Sports Ground
Visual Art Room
Music Room
Medical Room with Ambulance facility
Security and Safety
Additional Details:
Podar International School is affiliated to Cambridge International Examinations, UK (CIE) and International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva (IBO).The school code number for CIE – IN420 and school code number for IBO – 002228.
Podar International School comes under the aegis of Podar Educational Complex which is managed by Anandilal and Ganesh Podar Society established in 1927.Podar International School was founded on April 6th, 2004.
Admission Details:
Admission for the academic year commences in the first week of October. Preference is given to siblings of the existing students provided there is a vacancy. The admission notice is put up on the notice board and on the school website. (www.podarinternationalschool.com). Parents can collect the admission forms from the administrative office or can apply online.
Fees: Rs. 200 /- per week
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My online life is back finally. I had my CPU fixed yesterday afternoon. Thanks to my sister Cheep for accompanying me and for inspiring me to get it fixed. If not for her restaurant menu-making project, I won't have the drive to take the CPU to Octagon and strictly instruct the repairman to fix it fast and perfect unlike the last time. So far it is working fine and hopefully it will still be well in the following days for the sake of my sister's project and for my online job, my online life. I am so happy to be back in the online world. I will certainly be busy in the following days helping my sister in her menu-making project, blogging, and blog designing.
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Everything seems done light and easy nowadays. Isn't it what we want, make and live life easier? Being a housewife for a couple of years, I do understand the wives cries regarding hard and heavy household burdens for I do face those household burdens too. Well, at least with the help of the new electronic help boxes that we can afford to bring home with us, we are but thankful for the help they give, making our daily life lighter and easier, allowing us to multitask. Still though, there are some things in the house that we need to do the hard way, thus, heavy burdens.


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St Joseph's College, Geelong, has a long history of students and staff volunteering for Service Learning and taking part in community service initiatives to help those less fortunate. Within a usual school term, SJC students are a regular feature at local breakfast programs, outreach programs, Landcare and environmental efforts and so much more. Earlier this year a team of students travelled to Corryong to assist with building fences that were lost in the January fires, the College could not be prouder of their efforts.
However the recent COVID-19 restrictions have not only meant changing the way our students attend school, it has also meant that the opportunity to take part in many Service Learning opportunities is just not an option for our students at this time.
The impact of empty shelves and long supermarket lines is being felt by all, however for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged this only adds to their already difficult circumstances.
Many of us have had to adapt, and one of the ways St Joseph's is continuing its work in showing Compassion for the local community is to provide meal support to those who are feeling the strain. The College is proud to maintain its own Care Group that supports College families who may be struggling through difficult times and in the midst of the Corona Virus pandemic, the College has also formed a partnership with local organisation OneCare.
OneCare Geelong provide support and services for the marginalised in Geelong through support networks, grocery assistance and meal services. Their current services have been heavily impacted by grocery shortages and a reduction in volunteers.
St Joseph's support staff – many of whom would usually be running a busy Canteen or assisting with Food Technology classes at the College, have now switched their usual workload to helping to cook and prepare food twice a week to donate to OneCare's initiatives. The kitchen is a hive of activity with baked goods and meals packed and ready to send out.
In the spirit of Edmund Rice, being a member of the St Joseph's Community either as student, staff or family member is an opportunity to reach out to others less fortunate than ourselves and show the importance of compassion. The College will continue to support OneCare as they adapt their services to meet the needs of our community in these unprecedented times.


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"It' has proved to be a safe surface", said David Davies, chief Executive at London Wasps. "It doesn't become slippery when wet and is less likely to aggravate any compression injuries that players maybe suffering."
Davies continued "We looked at all the options on the market and it was a straight choice between using natural turf or a third generation synthetic surface that met the draft requirements of the International Rugby Board."
Players and coaches at all levels have responded well to using the Poligras surface to train on as It also take the pressure off the natural grass pitches which are currently used meaning less wear.
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|You can discard Machine-Type monster(s) whose total Levels equal 8 or more, then Special Summon this card (from your hand or Graveyard). If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: Target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target. Before resolving an opponent's monster effect that targets this face-up card, look at your opponent's hand and discard 1 card from their hand.
Vision HERO Faris
|DARK Warrior ★5
|Fortress of Gears [UR]
|You can discard 1 other "HERO" monster; Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can place 1 "Vision HERO" monster from your Deck, except "Vision HERO Faris", in your Spell & Trap Zone as a face-up Continuous Trap, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "HERO" monsters. You can only use each effect of "Vision HERO Faris" once per turn.
Ballista Squad
|Normal Trap
|Fortress of Gears [UR]
|Tribute 1 monster, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it.
Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane
|DARK Dragon ★10
|Fortress of Gears [UR]
|1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner DARK Dragon-Type Synchro Monster
You can Tribute 1 monster, then target 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can Special Summon 2 Tuner monsters with the same Level (1 from your Deck and 1 from your Graveyard) in Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane" once per turn.
Splendid Rose
|WIND Plant ★6
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Once per turn: You can banish 1 Plant-Type monster from your Graveyard, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; halve that target's ATK, until the end of this turn. During the Battle Phase, if this card attacked: You can banish 1 Plant-Type monster in your Graveyard; halve this card's ATK until the end of this turn, and if you do, this card can make a second attack during this Battle Phase.
Machina Gearframe
|EARTH Machine ★4
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Machina" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Machina Gearframe". Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 Machine-Type monster you control; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. (A monster can only be equipped with 1 Union monster at a time. If the equipped monster would be destroyed, destroy this card instead.)
Vision HERO Increase
|DARK Warrior ★3
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|If you take battle or effect damage while this card is in your GY: You can place this card from your GY in your Spell & Trap Zone as a face-up Continuous Trap. During the Main Phase, if this card is treated as a Continuous Trap: You can Tribute 1 "HERO" monster; Special Summon this card. If this card is Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Vision HERO" monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Vision HERO Increase" once per turn.
Super Soldier Soul
|EARTH Warrior ★1
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|You can send 1 "Black Luster Soldier" monster from your hand to the Graveyard; until your opponent's next End Phase, this card's ATK becomes 3000, and this card's name becomes "Black Luster Soldier". You can banish this card from your Graveyard; add 1 "Beginning Knight" or "Evening Twilight Knight" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Super Soldier Soul" once per turn.
Envoy of Chaos
|DARK Warrior ★4
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|During either player's Battle Phase: You can discard this card, then target 1 "Black Luster Soldier" monster or "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monster you control; it gains 1500 ATK until the end of this turn, and if it does, every opponent's monster that battles it this turn has its ATK become that monster's original ATK during damage calculation only. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card is in the Graveyard: You can banish 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard, except this card; add this card to your hand.
Red Sprinter
|FIRE Fiend ★4
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|When this card is Normal or Special Summoned while you control no other monsters: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Fiend-Type Tuner monster from your hand or Graveyard. You can only use this effect of "Red Sprinter" once per turn.
Sky Striker Maneuver - Jamming Waves!
|Normal Spell
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|If you control no monsters in your Main Monster Zones: Target 1 Set Spell/Trap on the field; destroy it, then, if you have 3 or more Spells in your GY, you can destroy 1 monster on the field.
Humid Winds
|Continuous Trap
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|You can pay 1000 LP; add 1 "Aroma" monster from your Deck to your hand. If your LP is lower than your opponent's: You can gain 500 LP. You can only use each effect of "Humid Winds" once per turn.
Wall of Thorns
|Continuous Trap
|Fortress of Gears [SR]
|When a Plant-Type monster you control is targeted for an attack: Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls.
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|Vision HERO Faris
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Minister of Transportation meets with Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The importance of cooperation and collaboration between GCC countries was discussed at a meeting
The importance of cooperation and collaboration between GCC countries was discussed at a meeting between HE Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board (EDB) Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed and HE Dr Abdulla bin Abdulmalik AlShaikh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
With numerous joint projects underway between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, regional economic development is well on its way to progress and growth. HE Minister of Transportation said that the Ministry is working on numerous projects in parallel covering land, air and sea transportation projects that will be integral to supporting such development.
"MoT is keen to strengthen bilateral relationships and achieve progress on several joint projects underway between the two Kingdoms, as these are considered to be part of the countries' infrastructure in attracting global investment into the region," said His Excellency.
"The GCC's joint efforts in projects across all industries are critical in helping us achieve the growth and prosperity to which we aspire that will position us on par with developed countries."
HE Ambassador AlShaikh thanked HE the Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive of the EDB for the Kingdom of Bahrain's continued efforts to preserve regional growth through the implementation of long-term joint projects and its commitment to supporting regional development.
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The following is an update of a column I wrote years ago. It's a question that never seems to go away, no matter how many times I answer it. I feel like the veterinarian who has to repeatedly explain that a dog's dry nose is not a sign of illness…only vets get paid more for their answers.
Dear Bird Folks,
For the past few months I have been getting tons of birds at my feeders. Suddenly, however, they have stopped coming. I haven't changed anything. I'm still using the same feeders and the same special seed mixture, which I buy locally. What is going on? Has anything happened to the birds?
– Kristen, Reading, MA
You're lucky, Kris,
Fortunately for you, I'm too busy watching all of the current political silliness to give you a hard time for using "special seed mixture." You know how I hate that stuff. To make things worse, you buy your mixed seed from some other store. If you are going to buy crappy seed, you could at least buy it from me. My mixed seed is just as lousy as the next guy's. And while I'd love to blame your lack of birds on your birdseed, this is simply not the case. It's not your seeds' fault. Blame the calendar; June is not a feeder-friendly month.
There are two months each year when the "no-bird syndrome" strikes the feeder world. The first is December, when many of our birds have migrated away and lots of natural food is still readily available. In addition, December is the month when many of the old schoolers traditionally begin to feed birds for the season. (For some reason, they think birds only eat in certain seasons.) Combine fewer birds, lots of natural food and more feeder choices, and we have fewer birds at our feeders. In December I get tons of calls from folks wondering where the birds are, yet not a single one ever wishes me a merry Christmas. It's all so sad.
The second "no-bird" month is June. Now everyone is thinking, "June? How can that be? All the birds are back and all the old schoolers have put their feeders away for the season. Why is June bad?" You see, June is noted for three things: lots of weddings, lots of graduations, and lots and lots and lots of bugs. Now matter what kind of super-food we put in our feeders, we can't compete with juicy, squishy bugs.
As I write this, there is a birdhouse filled with baby chickadees just outside of my window. About fifty feet from this crowded birdhouse is a birdfeeder filled with food. (I'm talking about good food, not a questionable "special mix" bought from some generic store in Reading.) So far I have not seen a single cardinal, titmouse, nuthatch or Blue Jay at this feeder. I've also not seen a single chickadee. You would think that the chickadee parents, with a nest filled with hungry baby birds, would be visiting a feeder constantly. Nope. Baby birds grow much faster when fed a diet of protein-packed insects. Seed simply doesn't have the growing power that insects do. And like most parents, birds want their kids to grow up and get out of the house as fast as possible. Thus, bugs, not seeds, is their food of choice.
Right now the most common birds at my feeders are goldfinches. Why finches? Finches are vegetarians. They would rather have their kids grow more slowly than allow themselves to partake in the nasty habit of eating meat. I also have a few sparrows, which are mostly vegetarians. And, of course I have grackles. Grackles are vegetarians, fruitarians, bugtarians, wormtarians, breadtarians, liverwurstarians, etc. June or no June, grackles never pass on free food. That's just how they roll.
I know the lack of feeder birds is disappointing, Kris, but no one feels your pain more than I do. June is Death Valley to the bird food industry. Even in the middle of winter, when the Cape is quiet and most of my customers are sitting in their lanais in Florida, we sell more seed than we sell in June. There's good news, however. Once the baby birds have fledged and are flying around, they'll come to your feeders and they'll be looking for birdseed. In fact, you'll be getting so many birds, you'll think the special mixture you are using is actually good. (It's not.)
On a similar subject: Much of the above info also applies to the returning Baltimore Orioles. When the hungry orioles first arrive in early May, they eat whatever we put out for them. The most popular food items are sugar water (offered in hummingbird-style feeders), fresh orange halves and grape jelly. But everything has changed since early May. Right now the trees are covered with little green wormy-caterpillars. The caterpillars may be winter moth larvae, but I don't really know. I'm neither an entomologist nor a bugtarian. The abundance of insects has caused the orioles to ignore our offerings. Instead, they are chowing on the wormy-caterpillars. If you aren't getting any orioles, try putting out short pieces of string or yarn. Even bug-stuffed orioles need material to build their nests, and they find yarn irresistible. If you don't have any yarn, just ask the nearest grandmother. If there's a grandmother around, a knitting bag won't be far away. Like your other feeder birds, once the oriole babies fledge, you are likely to see them return to your feeders, so don't give up. I'd write more about orioles, but I have to call my vet. I still don't know the answer to that dry nose thing.


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Christmas Cacti
If this blog were a tumblr blog then all I would have to do is click the link to repost this item from the tumblr-o-sphere.
But no! I have a proper blog and all so I have to do a proper entry and calculate the settings and find the links and copy and paste and credit and so on, too.
And what is this really about? Christmas Cacti! Singing!
Also from CactGuy, this post linked from BatesNursery which was linked from Woseph of a mixed pot that Joseph planted up at the nursery. Things do seem to get around on the tumblr-nets.


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Ranchmart Wine and Spirits, LLC is a local retail liquor store located here in Leawood! The owners, Walter and Kris Bethay, are going on twelve years of owning this business. Ranchmart has a lot to offer not only this month, but every month of the year. Some of the things they offer are a huge wine selection with food pairing options, along with a party shop with supplies and cigars! They will also help you plan any special event so that you will get the proper amount of alcohol. Ranchmart also offers wine tastings on the weekends. You won't want to miss these events.
Coming up is one of Ranchmart's biggest sales!! Make sure to stop by to say hi and to see what they have to offer!
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What Herbs Are Good For Hair?
I have recently had some treatments on my hair and it has made me wonder, what herbs would be good to help restore my hair?
Natural hair treatments have been used since the early days of civilisation. From the Ancient Egyptians using Rosemary Oil for hair growth to an Aztec clay hair mask. So now that I may have gone too far at the hairdressers I need a quick fix for my brittle ends. I have found a lot of homemade options that I want to share with you all!
Herbs for natural hair growth
First I need to look at why my hair is not growing as thick as it used to. Main reasons for this could be stress related or a minor inflammation. Any inflammation will cause hair follicles to struggle to grow naturally. This therefore means that I will need to use herbs that are a natural anti-inflammatory.
- Rosemary – as mentioned above Rosemary has been used for thousands of years and the Egyptians swore by it for baldness and hair loss. I don't mean you need to worry about loosing all of your hair before you consider using rosemary oil, but it will help to thicken the hair and encourage new growth. It has soothing qualities but if used undiluted it can be too strong for our scalps, so mix with an olive oil, or coconut oil, in a 50:50 ratio. This is thought to help stimulate hair growth.
- Dried Mint – The reputation of mint is such that it can stimulate blood circulation. Take a few sprigs of mint, dry them out and then grind into a powder with a Pestle and Mortar then introduce the olive oil. Once it is combined massage into the scalp. With this one it becomes a relaxing option anyway and can be part of a homemade spa treatment. When you think about the reasons for hair loss, the worse that can happen with this remedy is it helps relax you and that reduces your stress levels and your hair growth can continue.
- Lavender oil with Evening Primrose oil and olive oil. This will allow for a deep massage that can be left on for a few hours to form a better quality of relaxation. If this works to relax the scalp the theory is that it will allow the hair follicles to grow through. Again this could be completely coincidental as the relaxing qualities of lavender are widely known, however there are also anti bacterial qualities which will help with all sorts of growth.
Herbs To Eat For Hair Growth
If we are looking to heal the external elements of our body we will need to balance the internal as well. If we ask ourselves which vitamins help to thicken hair growth the answers will help us to decide which herbs to grow and eat.
In order to have healthy hair growth we need to have a balanced diet. Vitamin A keep the hair moisturized and sebum being produced. Then you will benefit from Vitamin B as it has been used to help treat hair loss. Vitamin C is great to target hair loss as we have mentioned that stress is major contributing factor and Vitamin C and Vitamin E are known to help combat stress levels with helpful antioxidant properties. Alopecia is linked to vitamin D deficiency, so my adding to your diet may mean this can be lessened. Iron helps blood flow, therefore by eating herbs which are rich in iron you may be able to increase blood flow to encourage hair growth.
So let's look at herbs that are rich in these vitamins and iron.
- Sorrel is rich in Vitamins A & C. In fact a cup full a day will give you more than your RDA, but in reality you may want to use in smaller quantities due to its strong flavor. Iron and B6 are also present in smaller quantities. Eating sorrel with kale and spinach would be the ideal companion to get the balance.
- Parsley is rich in vitamin C & A, but also minerals like iron that we know are great for blood flow. Again though you may not be eating in the quantities you need to increase hair growth. But by incorporating more parsley into your diet you will increase your intake of those great vitamins and minerals.
- Mint does contain lots of helpful minerals and vitamins, but we tend to use this strong flavored herb in small amounts. So sensibly we would use mint as a garnish but perhaps add it as an essential oil to massage the scalp.
- Fennel is a fantastic source of Vitamin C and also Vitamin B6. It has such low cholesterol that it is perfect used in so many dishes. Fennel bulb is easy to eat in large enough quantities and it has a lovely aniseed like flavor, but when roasted it is a lot less pungent and really rather gentle.
- Basil is stuffed full of antioxidant vitamins. This makes it perfect for those who want to increase hair growth. It is also one that you can easily eat in quantity. You can make pesto and use more basil than a portion a day, meaning you can get your RDA with basil.
- Lemon Balm is known as a relaxing herb. It contains ingredients that will help release the stress hormone. Meaning it can help reduce those stresses that may be linked to hair loss.
- Lovage is like many other leafy greens in that it contains a high concentration of vitamin C. This is linke dot reducing hair loss as we have seen the connection to the antioxidant qualities of vitamin C. These antioxidants are known to reduce stress hormones which is linked to some forms of hair loss. Lovage is also very easy to grow and tastes like a leafy celery, perfect is salads or stews. It is possible to very easily eat lovage in large quantities, certainly large enough to make an impact to our diet.
- Garlic is a fabulous source of Vitamin B6 and C also Iron. Personally I think that it is easy to include large quantities of garlic into your diet. You can roast whole cloves and eat them with simple roast Camembert or meat dishes. Garlic will not make you the most popular person, but try parsley afterwards to cleanse your breathe.
- Tarragon is surprisingly rich in vitamin content and 2 tablespoons alone could be enough to give you 4% of your Vitamin A & C and 6% of your vitamin B6 each day. A great improvement and not too hard to sneak into meals.
Moisturizing Herbs For Your Hair
You can get more moisture into your hair and scalp by various means. So I wanted to list a few of my favorites below
- Mint clay hair mask. To make a clay hair mask you will need 1/2 cup Indian healing clay, 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, almond oil and mint essential oil. Use water and apple cider vinegar to get the consistency right. Apply to the head and massage into the scalp. Leave until the clay is drying off and then rinse out. The mint will invigorate the scalp whilst the mask is great for cleansing and giving moisture to the hair, offering a thickening effect.
- Lavender essential oil mixed with olive oil or warmed coconut oil. Mix a few drops of each and apply to the scalp. Massage it in and allow at least ten minutes for the relaxing effects to develop. Rinse out with warm water.
- Rosehip, egg yolk and coconut oil. Mix together in a bowl the egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, warm it gently and squeeze the rosehips into the dish. Apply to your hair at the scalp and work out from there. The egg yolk will give added volume and moisture.
- Lemon juice + Lemon Balm warmed through with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Let the ingredients steep and then apply to your hair. The vitamins and astringent qualities will awaken follicles and encourage hair growth.
- Avocado + Lavender Oil makes a great hair mask. Apply to the base and leave for ten minutes. Rinse through with cold water for the ultimate gloss.
- Cinnamon and Coconut oil mask. 2 teaspoons of cinnamon for 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Warm the oil and add the cinnamon, apply to the base of the scalp and allow the cinnamon to waken up the scalp, this will encourage hair growth.
- Mint Tea, Lemon Juice and Apple cider vinegar rinse. Mix the three ingredients together and use to wash through your hair for a glossy finish. The mint and lemon juice will wake up the scalp and encourage hair to renewed growth. This should help thicken hair.
- 2 Tablespoons Honey, 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil and 1 Teaspoon of lavender oil. Mix together and apply to the base of your hair. Leave for around half an hour before rinsing. Try to massage into the scalp as much as possible.
What Next
Herbs are a great way to encourage hair growth, but significant hair loss should be a call to visit your local Doctor. Make sure to eliminate all of the possible medical reasons for your loss, before then trying some of these ideas.


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In Selling Antiquties Bad Provenance Tarnishes Good Character
October 15, 2013
On August 20, 2013, Neil Kingsbury of London pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud for making false representations about the provenance of thirteen Egyptian antiquities he had sold or offered for sale at Christie's and Bonhams. He pleaded not guilty to a fourth charge of possession of stolen property: a fragment of a red granite relief depicting a Nubian captive.
Researchers at the British Museum spotted the fragment in the catalogue for a Christie's London antiquities auction scheduled for May 2, 2013, and contacted Hourig Sourouzian, an archeologist who has conducted excavations at the Amenhotep III mortuary temple at Thebes. She immediately recognized the fragment and confirmed that the relief had been discovered at the temple in 2000, and had been placed in secured storage. No one knows who removed it or when.
Mr. Kingsbury may very well not have known that the fragment had been stolen. Nevertheless, it was his perhaps unwitting attempt to sell that particular piece of stolen property that led to the exposure of his multiple misrepresentations of provenance. Kingsbury had consigned six items for sale in Christie's May auction. He had told Christie's that he had inherited the artifacts from his uncle, who had served in Egypt during World War II, and had remained there for several years afterwards before returning to the UK. In the auction catalogue, Christie's listed the items as "property of a gentlemen," and described their provenance as "private collection, UK, acquired Egypt 1940s; thence by descent." The prosecution said that Kingsbury, himself, had bought the items at a souvenir shop in Egypt. It did not say when.
Kingsbury's lawyer said that his client was of "good character" and "did not plan to commit a crime," and that he had "no knowledge that [the fragment] was stolen property." That begs the question: why did Kingsbury falsify the provenance of the thirteen items he consigned? His misrepresentations suggest that he was aware of the UNESCO Convention of the Means of Protecting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. (See Repatriation of Cambodian Art…, February 23, 2013)
The UNESCO Convention not only blocks the sale of artifacts which were not demonstrably in private hands or on the market before 1970; it has the unintended consequence of sending the prices of objects with pre-1970 provenances sky-high. A New York Times article published on June 14, 2013 illustrates the dramatic difference provenance can make. A marble head of Zeus dating from the late first or early second century was up for sale in a Sotheby's New York antiquities auction on June 5, 2013. A Sotheby's expert was able to locate a negative of the sculpture that had been recorded by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in 1934. Estimated at $25,000 – $30,000, the sculpture sold for $125,000. The next day, at a Christie's New York auction, a glass beaker described only as "early Roman, 4th century" was valued at $10,000 – $15,000. It was intact, making it especially rare and valuable; however, it went unsold.
Regardless of his knowledge about the fragment from Thebes, Kingsbury's multiple misrepresentations of provenance suggest something less than "good character." At a preliminary hearing on September 4, 2013 he was released on bail and a trial date has been set for late February 2014.
Sources: NYTimes.com, June 14, 2013; UPI.com, August 9, 2013; theartnewspaper.com, September 5, 2013.
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Cell Transport
Edited by Jamie (ScienceAid Editor), Taylor (ScienceAid Editor), Jen Moreau
Cell Membranes
Also known as the plasma membrane, this is the outer layer that covers all cells and certain cell organelles. The diagram below shows a simplified version of the fluid mosaic model of the membrane.
The membrane is made of a bilayer of phospholipids. The hydrophobic tails points inwards to keep away from the water, and the heads point outward. Embedded within the bilayer are proteins. Those which span the entire membrane are called intrinsic and those which sit on the surface extrinsic. These proteins are very important because they allow for active transport (see below), and along with carbohydrates, for identification and as receptors.
Diffusion is the movement of substances in the direction of a concentration gradient. That is a movement from a higher to a lower concentration and requires no energy. In simple diffusion, molecules which are soluble in lipids simply move between the phospholipids; but for other substance, like ions, it is more difficult.
Facilitated diffusion is still a movement in the direction of a concentration gradient; but it involves moving through a channel protein or a carrier protein. A channel protein is simply a pore in the membrane made of protein, and is often gated to control movement. A carrier protein has a binding site which the substance attaches to, and it is then moved through the membrane.
Osmosis is just diffusion with water: it just has a special name because water is very important to life. For more information about Osmosis see Osmosis. We speak about Osmosis in terms of water potential, which can be represented by the Greek letter Ψ 'psy'. We say that water moves to a less negative water potential because in distilled water, Y = 0. So the more concentrated a solution is, the more negative it's water potential is.
- 1An isotonic solution has the same water potential as the cell, so there is no net movement of water and a cell stays the same size.Isotonic Solution.Advertisement
- 2An animal cell crenates (shrinks) and a plant cell will become plasmolysed. The diagram below shows this.A hypertonic solution has a more negative water potential (more concentrated), therefore water leaves the cell.
- 3A hypotonic solution has a less negative water potential (less concentrated). This means more water enters the cell. An animal cell may burst (lysis), however, a plant cell, which has a cell wall to protect it, will become turgid.Hypotonic Solution.
Active Transport
This is the movement of particles across a membrane by carrier proteins, against the concentration gradient. Because of this, the process requires energy. The most common way to do this is using a protein pump. This is an enzyme imbedded in the membrane. This enzyme catalyses ATP, which produces energy. This energy then causes it to change shape and move the substance through the pump. Every molecule has a different protein pump.
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I'm always on the hunt for easy soup recipes, especially ones that are hearty and can last through the week as a side or main when in a rush for weekday dinner. I stumbled across this one recently and was reminded how much I love harissa. Adding a dollop to this soup really kicked up the flavor and an otherwise basic soup ended up bursting with flavor!
- 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium leek, white and pale green parts only, finely sliced (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1 (2-inch) knob of ginger, peeled and finely chopped (or if you're like me and lazy you can buy pre-chopped ginger in a little jar that ends up saving so much time!)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 to 2 tablespoons harissa paste
- 2 1/2 pounds carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 quarts low-sodium homemade or store bought vegetable or chicken broth (I used chicken stock)
- kosher salt
- lemon juice and lemon zest
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add leeks, onions, garlic, and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add cumin, coriander, and harissa paste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add carrots and stir to coat in spice mixture.
- Add broth, season with a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, reduce to a bare simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are completely tender, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Let cool for a few moments, then stir in parsley, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt.
- Using an immersion blender, blend it all together, serve with parsley and a little harissa (careful, it's spicy!)
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✓ Brush the grill with a touch of olive oil before grilling. Always start with a clean and well-oiled grill grate. This keeps burgers from sticking, especially those with lower fat content.
✓ Don't overwork the meat. When shaping into patties, use a gentle touch, as overmixing or compacting the ground meat will create dense, firm burgers.
✓ To help your patties stay together and remain nice and juicy, you'll need to keep them cold until you're ready to place them on the hot grill.
✓ Be careful not to char the meat or press down on the patties with a spatula while cooking, which will squeeze out all those flavorful juices.
✓ Throw your burgers on the grill using direct heat. Direct heat is simply cooking the food right over the lit burner on your gas grill. This will char the outside of the beef perfectly and still cook the center. Larger cuts of meat like a whole chicken or ribs use indirect fire.
✓ Using charcoal? Spread lit charcoal in a single layer all the way across the bottom of the grill.
✓ A great burger needs a delicious bun. Brush melted butter on the cut side of the bun. Grill on low heat for 20 seconds. Don't walk away! They will cook fast. You want a nice crunch to your bun. The inside should remain soft.
✓ For some extra salty-smoky goodness, try mixing cooked (not crispy) chopped bacon into your beef before forming your patties. Two slices of bacon per pound of beef will do the trick.
✓ Grill over medium-high heat, flipping once halfway through. Internal temperature should reach 165° F.


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In compiling the history of Becker County's part in the World War, the author has been ever mindful of the importance of his project, and consequently has made every effort to make it a comprehensive volume, complete in fact and detail. It was intended that this book should be a lasting souvenir of the titanic conflict, a work that might be used as a reference in years to come, a book that would contain accurate information concerning all important events in connection with the great struggle as affecting Becker County.
Becker County's part in the war was considerably greater than a majority of its citizens realize. Even those most conspicuously active in the various activities did not realize how prominently this county figured in the success of the recent conflict until confronted with the facts and figures compiled for use in this volume.
The young men of Becker County responded eagerly to the call of their government. Over twelve hundred of them deserted civil life, giving up valued and responsible positions, sacrificing ambitions and desires, and threw their full strength into the breach in the effort to down Prussianism and make the whole world safe for Democracy.
The author encountered an unusual obstacle at the very outset, in the fact that there was no official list of the county's service men to be had. For that reason this volume can not be said to be complete, for undoubtedly there were men who were in service from the county whose names or records do not appear herein. An advertising campaign carried on in all th newspapers of the county, followed up by personal letters to every man known to have been in the service, who had not sent in his record, helped to overcome this obstacle to a certain extent. Modesty or negligence, however, prevented many from sending in the desired information. It is to be regretted that this matter was overlooked, as every Becker County service man is entitled to representation in these pages.
The material for this volume was re-written, checked, and re-checked, consequently the author must take full responsibility for the accurateness of the statistics presented herein. However, in cases where photographs of some of the boys were not reproduced nor their records indicated, no responsibility can be assumed as a result of the facts stated above.
The author takes this opportunity of thanking all those whose help and cooperation have made this book a reality, and trusts that the enjoyment derived from a perusal of its pages will in a measure repay the interest they have taken.
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'Hero of the Empire' wonderfully recreates the epic of a young Churchill
Candice Millard's account of Churchill's capture and imprisonment while in Africa covering the Boer War as a journalist is vivid and full of life.
Winston Churchill often and infamously maintained that he didn't worry about the verdict history would pass on him, because he intended to write his own history. He and his stable of paid ghostwriters were so feverishly active over the many decades of Churchill's public life that the boast has very nearly proven true. The hallmarks of the Churchill legend that began with Churchill's own pen are as well-known as anything in 20th-century caricature: the heroic youthful exploits in the sprawling empire of Victorian and Edwardian England, the meteoric rise in politics, the career as First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War, the legendary Prime Ministership during the Second World War, the stirring loquacity, the bulldog tenacity, and so on.
There's an undeniable entertainment factor, when great figures in history craft their own legend, and it's arguable that no such figure – not Martin Luther, not Casanova, not the Marquis de Sade – has ever been as successful at it as Churchill was. But there's also an attending danger, since the first duty of the true historian is to discard legend in favor of fact.
This makes books like the latest from Candice Millard, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill as valuable as they are entertaining; Millard sets out to tell in clear and readable detail the real story of one of the earliest dramatic events in Churchill's life, his capture and imprisonment while in Africa in 1899 covering the Boer War as a journalist for The Morning Post, his subsequent escape, and the political capital these things earned him at the very beginning of his career. Churchill's own 1900 book recounting his adventures, "From Ladysmith to London via Pretoria," is a fairly gripping page-turner.
This literary competition from her subject is nothing new for Millard, whose 2005 bestseller "River of Doubt" told the story of former President Theodore Roosevelt's 1913 expedition deep into the Amazon, a story Roosevelt himself told superbly well in his 1914 book "Through the Brazilian Wilderness." Once again, Millard writes her book in the shadow of the very person most concerned with trying to shape the record of events for posterity.
Her account of Churchill's Boer War adventures might have made the great man wince at times. She deals with the war itself skillfully, assuming from the start that her readers won't know its details. And she's likewise thorough in charting the earlier exploits of young man Churchill, the scion of an ancient noble house with a grand name and grand relatives but no grand income.
Millard tells us that from his earliest years, he had been 'fascinated by war," but her account makes it clear that his real fascination – an itch, a compulsion that never left him – was fame. While still in his teens, Churchill began seeking fame in the easiest way the age provided: scraping up the necessary money and connections, he went wherever in the Empire there was military action, from Cuba to India to Africa. He'd attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, but he went to these various theaters as much as a freelance journalist, although he often tended to forget this and act the soldier.
This was the case with South Africa in 1899, where Churchill and the troops he was accompanying on a mission were captured by the Boers and imprisoned. Churchill protested his observer status, but as Millard drily puts it: "In his eagerness to escape imprisonment, however, Churchill had forgotten one critical detail: He had been in full view of the Boers during the attack, and they knew that, even if he was a civilian, he had acted as a combatant."
That imprisonment and Churchill's escape – he scaled a wall, left his fellow prisoners behind, and managed to hide from the Boer authorities successfully as he made his way across hundreds of miles of enemy territory to the safety of the British lines – is the heart of "Hero of the Empire," and Millard often, perhaps too often, hits a tone of high melodrama scarcely distinguishable from Churchill's own account. About an earlier military adventure in the Hindu Kush, for example, Millard writes, "The fact that he was wrapped in a dead man's blanket – bought just weeks earlier from the possessions of a British soldier killed in these same mountains – only seemed to complete the ominous tableau."
But her general narrative instincts are as true here as they've always been, and she keeps constantly in mind what Churchill himself kept constantly in mind: not the heroism of British troops nor the doomed bravery of the Boers but rather the fame of Winston Churchill. In many ways, the story of his imprisonment and escape was the political making of the man – certainly Churchill himself thought so, and his future self would display the same characteristics Millard brings so vividly to life in "Hero of the Empire": opportunism, a small dash of very tactical bravery, and a ready pen.


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The main attraction not only in summer season is the bobsleigh track. The bobsleigh track start is to the right of the upper chairlift station on Dedovke next to the storage garage for the bobsleigh bobs. The ticket desk and a small snack bar are also in this building.
Run parameters
Length: 1300 m
Maximum speed: 40 kph
Number of bends: 15
Number of rondels: 1
Number of jumps: 12
Chairlift length: 420 m
The run starts by the upper chairlift station on Dedovka by the chalet Koliba, then come several S-bends between the chairlift and ski slope no.2 so that it speeds through the incredible 360 degree rondel before disappearing into the forest between Grúnik and ski slope no. 2, where there are yet more fun S-bends and jumps take you to the ski slope on Grúnik from where you are taken back up the 400 m to the top by the chairlift.
The entire bobsleigh track is constructed with maximum safety first and foremost. You regulate the speed of the bob, even so the bob is designed to only reach a maximum speed of 40 kph and during the entire ride it cannot leave the track and you are secured in by a safety belt. The bobs are two-seaters enabling two adults to ride together. It is also in operation over the winter season.
Other Activities in the Resort:
Bungee Trampoline
Kid´s rope park
Climbing wall
Downhill bike ride