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Renewables & efficiency - June 29
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Feed-in tariffs grow green power but may fall victim to energy politics, German-style.
Michael Scott Moore, Miller-McCune Magazine
... Feed-in tariffs are better known as incentives for solar energy because they've made Germany, of all places — with its melancholic weather and dribbles of winter sunshine — a world leader in solar power. Germans have installed enough panels to account for half the world's megawattage of solar power, while Americans, with their vast western deserts and subtropical southern sun, have installed the panels to produce around 10 percent.
The German feed-in tariff is simply a law that says a big energy firm has to pay an above-market rate for renewable energy, sometimes several times the market rate. Anyone with a windmill, a biomass plant or a solar panel can earn that rate for a fixed span of at least 20 years. The energy firm can then earn back the money by offering "green blends" of electricity to its customers at slightly higher rates. The overall effect has been to harness individual German angst over pollution and global warming into a national movement to build renewable power.
It sounds like a success story, and from a distance it is. The feed-in tariff — along with other initiatives, like a project at the University of Göttingen to get Jühnde off the grid in the first place — has driven plenty of scattered German innovation. But from a longer point of view, the country's ambitious green project is failing. Feed-in tariffs were introduced under Gerhard Schröder in 2000, when his government agreed to phase out nuclear power. The idea was to boost renewable energies by 2021, the deadline for Germany's last nuclear plant to go dark.
Now it's clear that renewables alone won't fill the gap left by a nuclear phase-out.
(26 June 2009)
The importance of framing. Whether feed-in tariffs are a success or failure, depends entirely on how the issue is framed. -BA
Germany at a More Real Climate Crossroads
Jan Lundberg, Culture Change
More vital news from Germany: besides the creation of a car free city (Vauban), Chancellor Merkel is holding Obama's feet to the fire to do more to halt greenhouse-gas emissions -- even as she faces domestic protest regarding sacrosanct coal power.
Germany's entire society enjoys a better quality of life than the U.S. thanks to generous vacations while using half the energy per capita used by U.S. citizens. But all is not well in Germany due to economic and demographic stress combined with unsustainable energy dependence.
At the same time we in the U.S. often feel quite behind certain western European nations. So we can be fooled into thinking that taking modest measures to cut energy use is enough. Enough for what, and for whom?
Germany is still a capitalistic nation with powerful industrial forces catering to the good life of civilization: power consumption cannot be questioned below a certain comfort level. Sound familiar?
Press reports say Germany's environmental groups take the position that renewable energy is the answer for climate protection. It must be as hard to tell what the grassroots are really up to there, as it is in the U.S., when, for example, the bicycling do-it-yourselfer in both countries doesn't need much power -- she or he just wants to save the planet and have some kicks in a healthy world. Little press attention is given to such folk.
(26 June 2009)
Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears
James Glanz, New York Times
... Hastily shut down, Mr. Häring's project was soon forgotten by nearly everyone outside Switzerland. As early as this week, though, an American start-up company, AltaRock Energy, will begin using nearly the same method to drill deep into ground laced with fault lines in an area two hours' drive north of San Francisco.
Residents of the region, which straddles Lake and Sonoma Counties, have already been protesting swarms of smaller earthquakes set off by a less geologically invasive set of energy projects there. AltaRock officials said that they chose the spot in part because the history of mostly small quakes reassured them that the risks were limited.
Like the effort in Basel, the new project will tap geothermal energy by fracturing hard rock more than two miles deep to extract its heat
... But in a report on seismic impact that AltaRock was required to file, the company failed to mention that the Basel program was shut down because of the earthquake it caused. AltaRock claimed it was uncertain that the project had caused the quake, even though Swiss government seismologists and officials on the Basel project agreed that it did. Nor did AltaRock mention the thousands of smaller earthquakes induced by the Basel project that continued for months after it shut down.
The California project is the first of dozens that could be operating in the United States in the next several years, driven by a push to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases and the Obama administration's support for renewable energy.
Geothermal's potential as a clean energy source has raised huge hopes, and its advocates believe it could put a significant dent in American dependence on fossil fuels — potentially supplying roughly 15 percent of the nation's electricity by 2030, according to one estimate by Google.The earth's heat is always there waiting to be tapped, unlike wind and solar power, which are intermittent
(23 June 2009)
Improving Power in Rural China
Heading Out (Dave Summers), The Oil Drum
Powering Rural China
One of the concerns of the Qinghai Administration deals with the large number of herders that remain wandering the hills, as their herds migrate across the landscape. Apart from the concerns over over-grazing that the now-larger herd/flock size is starting to impact grassland stability, they are also concerned with the provision of power and easier physical access to the herder dwellings, and he provision of social services.
Driving out to see the Liujia Gorge hydro-electric scheme and nature park we passed through a street that illustrated one of the first steps in helping that had been achieved. Outside virtually every residence on the sunny side of the street (and about four on the other) there was a solar cooker of the type shown at the top of the page. These are extremely popular even where there is electricity (which is not that expensive) but are even more popular with the herders, since this gives them a source of hot water and power for cooking, without needing access to electricity.
The second step in giving folk power has been the introduction of the solar water heaters. The designs are quite simple, a drum, and thin collector pipes, and they are currently being sold, at a price of around 6,000 – 7,000 yuan (6.7 to the dollar)
... Heating Houses and Tents
The Tu have a significant minority status in China, and in Xining City there is a community, which has at least three culture centers. These show off the way of life of the Tu, and this is a typical room within their gated community. The platform contains a small wood stove, and a conduit that carries hot gases through the bed of the bed, before exhausting it. As a result the ceramic box is quite warm, and the family can thus sit here and eat, and drink, and if they collapse – we'll they're on a bed to start with. The amount of wood required to keep the fire going and heat the ceramic is relatively small, and as I mentioned we saw Pollarded trees, and sheep stretching up to eat new leaves and branches. We sat in here for lunch, around the table, and I was initiated into the ceremony of the three cups. (I also can confirm that ear of yak is quite a pleasant delicacy). The design from the bed came from North East China where the Tu originated. They also had a small still going which produced the ethanol for the ceremony.
The construction illustrates how much benefit can come from an intelligence of need.
In contrast, Tibetan tents, which are of a heavy and dark construction so that they can soak up as much heat from the sun as possible, have a central wall, with a small fire built into it. This is usually fed by dried dung, of which there is a pile usually outside. Outside the cities this is quite a common dwelling for the herders (and workers on the pipeline) though the tents were made of different materials and colors (white being the dominant other).
(24 June 2009)


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Opinio Juris - December 2010
Scroll down to learn about the last days of GPOaccess.gov, the latest legal information institute, Google's ebookstore, the International Law in Domestic Courts database, and The Originalism Blog.
The Last Days of GPOaccess.gov
The GPOaccess.gov website is soon set to expire as FDsys becomes the official online home for public access to Government Printing Office material. During the past year, GPO has been migrating information from GPOaccess to FDsys, which signifies "Federal Digital System." FDsys offers more sophisticated searching options, allowing users to search across any or all GPO collections and to browse specific collections. There are both simple and advanced search functions. Users can narrow searches by such limiters as date, keyword, GPO collection, government agency, and person. The FDsys collection includes Congressional reports (104th - present), Congressional hearings (104th - present), the Congressional Record (daily, 1994 - present), Congressional documents (104th - present), the Federal Register (1994 - present), CFR (1996 - present), U.S. Code (1994 - present), and Congressional bills (103rd - present).
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Google ebookstore
Google officially entered the digital book market earlier this month with the launch of its ebookstore. Using an existing Google account or creating a new one, individuals can purchase e-books and store them in Google's digital "cloud." E-books stored in the "cloud" are readable on a variety of devices including personal computers, smart phones, tablets, and e-readers other than the Amazon Kindle. Visitors to the site can search by keyword across all Google's e-books or limit searches to certain categories such as fiction, history, politics & current events, reference, and mysteries & thrillers. Google provides a brief video overview of its ebookstore and the concept of seamless reading from the "cloud."
International Law in Domestic Courts
The International Law in Domestic Courts database, part of the Oxford Reports on International Law, provides cases from over 70 jurisdictions involving international law jurisprudence. Cases include a brief description of the facts, the legal issues, and the holding, in addition to the full text of the decision. For decisions not printed in English, there is full text of the original with English translation of key passages. The database also provides lists of cases and instruments cited, some of which are hyperlinked to the full version. The database is accessible on campus or off campus with proper authentication.
Originalism Blog
Love it or hate it, it's out there - originalism. The University of San Diego School of Law's Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism has launched The Originalism Blog. The introductory post indicates that there are currently no other
blogs devoted to cataloging and reviewing developments in originalism. Blog
entries will initially focus on SSRN papers, originalism posts on other blogs,
and journalism pieces discussing originalism. December 11th's entry refers to the work of one of our own.

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Paul Fidalgo has a very cogent note to anonymous sneery opponents of the Women in Secularism conference on his (highly recommended) Morning Heresy CFI blog:
Look, people, and yes guys, I'm talking to you specifically. This conference is not about "separating" women from men, it's about having the spine as a movement to say that women deal with prejudices and oppression that are unique to them, thanks to religion, and at the same time recognizing that our own community has a LOT of work to do in how we treat, acknowledge, and highlight our female half. It's not a conference exclusively FOR women, but yes, about them. Our boss Ron Lindsay says men absolutely should attend. PZ Myers says men should attend. And I'm telling you, too. If you think it's a problem to have a conference like this, I challenge you to buy a ticket, show your face, and talk about it like a grownup. No more nameless Internet thuggery.
Well quite. If you have something to say, show your face and talk about it like a grownup. You're safe. We don't deliver fatwas. We don't throw acid. We don't poison the water supply.


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|Anna Louise Strong letter to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding anti-Communist tensions in the United States, December 18, 1939
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In this letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Louise Strong expresses her gratitude for having been "set right" about the "unreliable character of the literary agent" who had misinformed her about conditions in Spain -- an account she had shared in an earlier letter to Roosevelt. Strong also references statements made by Constancia de la Mora about Finland which she had used in a previous letter, telling Roosevelt that she had been wrong to repeat those remarks, and assuring Roosevelt that she is "deeply distressed by the sufferings of the Finnish people" .
Strong informs Roosevelt she is working on a book about the New Deal, entitled "Land for the Brave". She asks if Roosevelt believes that the New Deal is still achievable amid the distractions of war, and notes the increasingly restrictive environment for people voicing protests against the government, naming in particular the WPA strikers in Minneapolis. Strong is particularly worried by Roosevelt's public statements, which she believes are demonizing Communists and leaving them open to attack. She calls Roosevelt "a leader of the anti-Communist attack" and states that Roosevelt is depriving Communists of "the shelter of the Bill of Rights". She suggests that Roosevelt is "a far more effective leader than Mr. Dies, since you attack as a progressive". She asks, "has not every country that marched into fascism begun by denying rights to the Communists, then to the left-wing trade-unionists, then to all others"? Strong asks if Roosevelt shouldn't meet some of the people she is accusing of working as foreign agents, such as Earl Browder. She defends the principles of the American Communist Party, and asserts their total independence from Soviet influence .
Strong admits that the American Communist movement initially had "a lot of discreditable elements", but insists that all "mass movements" have the same obstacle to overcome. She argues that many ex-members of the party were expelled for criminal behavior, and asks Roosevelt if these "expelled criminals" should be considered credible. Strong claims that Communists "worked harder for all the New Deal measures than the Democrats did", and notes that those who openly did so were denounced as discrediting the New Deal, while those who did so secretly are either accused as "boring from within" or are unknown. She defends Earl Browder as a man "deeply filled with American traditions" .
Strong asks if she has mistaken Roosevelt's intentions in any of the statements referenced. She asks if it is "true, as the Nation says, that the President intends to have Congress outlaw the Communists", and worries that such a step will lead to the outlawing of the CIO and the liberals, and from there the nation will "plunge head-on into fascism and war".
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Anna Louise Strong (1885-1970) was an American journalist and political activist throughout her life. After spending much of the 1910s working as a progressive advocate for child welfare, she became involved in the labor movement in Seattle, and through that movement increasingly identified herself with international communism. This advocacy, along with her work for the Seattle Union Record, connected her to the events surrounding the Seattle General Strike in 1919. Strong later left Seattle, and spent much of the 1920s and 1930s living in the Soviet Union, meeting with men such as Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, and writing books about her experiences for Western audiences in an attempt to build support for the USSR. During World War II, she continued to promote the cause of communism, although her support for the Chinese communist movement ultimately alienated her from the government in Moscow, limiting her to one visit to the Soviet Union in the final two decades of her life. She spent most of those years living in the People's Republic of China, befriending Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, and continuing to publish books and articles in support of communism until the end of her life.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 as the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (as well as being the niece of an earlier American president, Theodore Roosevelt). In the 1930s, she had become a prominent advocate for the New Deal and the African-American civil rights movement. During World War II, she became an advocate for the United Nations, and later served as the United States' delegate to the U.N., chairing the commission that composed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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SOURCE: Edwards Lifesciences
October 24, 2012 12:17 ET
MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - Oct 24, 2012) - Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced three-year results of a pivotal clinical study of inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated with the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve. The data from The PARTNER Trial (Cohort B) demonstrated a sustained and increasing survival benefit for SAPIEN valve patients at three years, as well as significantly less time spent in the hospital. The new results were presented today at the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
The three-year all-cause mortality rate for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients was 54.1 percent, as compared to 80.9 percent for those patients receiving standard therapyi. Despite the advanced age and comorbidities of this inoperable patient population, the mortality rates in the third year of follow-up were 19.3 percent for TAVR patients and 40.3 percent for control. Also of note, TAVR patients experienced a median period of time out of the hospital that was more than two-and-a-half times longer than that of standard therapy patients.ii
There was a higher stroke rate in the transcatheter group as compared to standard therapy, although the two additional events between the second and third years of follow-up were adjudicated to not be related to the procedure or the device.
"We are very pleased that the inoperable patients in The PARTNER Trial continued to experience benefits in all the key measures of clinical outcomes. The performance and durability of the Edwards SAPIEN valve also remained excellent," said Michael A. Mussallem, Edwards' chairman and CEO. "The three-year data further highlight the devastating effects of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in patients receiving only standard therapy -- reinforcing the important role that transcatheter valve replacement plays in the treatment of these patients."
This trial studied 358 patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis deemed inoperable for traditional open-heart surgery. Patients were evenly randomized to receive either the SAPIEN valve or standard therapy. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the SAPIEN valve in November 2011 for the treatment of inoperable patients, and last week also approved SAPIEN for high-risk surgical patients.
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Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company partners with clinicians to develop innovative technologies in the areas of structural heart disease and critical care monitoring that enable them to save and enhance lives. Additional company information can be found at www.edwards.com.
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ii At three years, the median days alive out of hospital were 944 [233-1096] for TAVR, and 368 [147-1096] for standard therapy.
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It is chemically and physically robust, and radiation 'hard' – electronics formed from diamond should not only perform at the highest levels, but should also be capable of operation in extreme environments. It has unusual optical properties. In short, using diamond as a gemstone is a waste of its true potential! It can also be considered to be biocompatible, in that it is simply carbon, and is also not prone to unwanted cell adhesion or particulate generation when inside a living body. The Diamond Electronics Group within the LCN, which I head, is actively engaged in the growth and doping of diamond using chemical vapour deposition methods, and its use within a wide range of nano-electronic devices. Research Fully connected network of neurons (from Mice) – these have been grown on diamond and communication can be achieved through field-effect transistors fabricated on the surface of the diamond and the nodes of the neuronal material. An exciting step towards the realisation of implantable devices for repair of the nervous system. The red colour is as a result of staining for F-actin, and indicates the position of the neural material. The diamond is black in this image. A visually attractive picture of polycrystalline diamond grown by microwave plasma enhanced CVD here at UCL. Different crystallographic planes can be seen, along with multiple twins within crystals Recent Publications An impedance spectroscopic study of n-type phosphorus-doped diamond; Stephane Curat, Haitao Ye, Olivier Gaudin and Richard B. Jackman, London Centre for, Nanotechnology, University College London, UK, Satoshi Koizumi, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 98, 073701 2005 An important development in the field of diamond electronics has been the production of n-type electrical characteristics following homoepitaxial diamond growth on 111 diamond in the presence of phosphorus-containing gases. Several studies have reported that a phosphorus donor level forms with an activation energy in the range of 0.43 – 0.6 eV; the ground state for the donor level is considered to be at 0.6 eV. Little is currently known about other electrically active defects that may be produced alongside the donor state when phosphorus is introduced. In this paper we report upon the use of impedance spectroscopy, which can isolate the differing components that contribute to the overall conductivity of the film. In Cole-Cole plots, two semicircular responses are observed for all temperatures above 75 ° C; a single semicircle being seen at temperatures below this. The results suggest the presence of two conduction paths with activation energies of 0.53 and 0.197 eV. The former can be attributed to the phosphorus donor level, being lower than 0.6 eV due to reduced mobility within the film at elevated temperatures. The latter is discussed in terms of defects in the P+-doped region under the Ohmic contacts being used. pH sensors based on hydrogenated diamond surfaces; Jose A. Garrido,a Andreas Härtl, Stefan Kuch, and Martin Stutzmann, Walter Schottky Institut, Germany, Oliver A. Williams and R. B. Jackman, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, UK. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 86, 073504 2005 We report on the operation of ungated surface conductive diamond devices in electrolytic solutions. The effect of electrolyte pH on the channel conductivity is studied in detail. It is shown that fully hydrogen terminated diamond surfaces are not pH sensitive. However, a pronounced pH sensitivity arises after a mild surface oxidation by ozone. We propose that charged ions from the electrolyte adsorbed on the oxidized surface regions induce a lateral electrostatic modulation of the conductive hole accumulation layer on the surface. In contrast, charged ions are not expected to be adsorbed on the hydrogen terminated surface, either due to the screening induced by a dense layer of strongly adsorbed counter-ions or by the absence of the proper reactive surface groups. Therefore, the modulation of the surface conductivity is generated by the oxidized regions, which are described as microscopic chemical in-plane gates. The pH sensitivity mechanism proposed here differs qualitatively from the one used to explain the behavior of conventional ion sensitive field effect transistors, resulting in a pH sensitivity higher than the Nernstian limit. Ordered growth of neurons on diamond; Christian G. Specht, Ralf Schoepfer , Department of Pharmacology, UCL, UK, Oliver A. Williams, Richard B. Jackman*, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, UCL, UK. BIOMATERIALS 25 (2004) 4073–4078 Diamond has a number of unique properties that make it an attractive electronic and bio-electronic material. Here we show the ordered growth of mammalian neurons, the principal electrogenic cells of the nervous system, on diamond. Proteins were specifically patterned on diamond surfaces by micro-contact printing. Mouse cortical neurons were then cultured on these substrates. Neuron adhesion and outgrowth was specific for those areas of the diamond that had been stamped with laminin, resulting in ordered growth of high resolution. Neurons survived in culture for the duration of the experiment, and laminin patterns were stable for at least 1 week in culture. The relative biocompatibility of diamond and the suitability of neuron interfacing with the hydrogen surface conductivity layer make this an interesting model for the formation of defined neuronal networks and for implants. Research Highlights: Publications Search publication title 01.01.2004 Diamond-based radiation and photon detectors 01.01.2004 Homoepitaxial diamond growth for the control of surface conductive carrier transport properties 01.01.2004 Homoepitaxial growth for surface conductive device applications 01.01.2004 n-type conductivity in ultrananocrystalline diamond films 01.01.2004 Surface conductive diamond: Homoepitaxial film growth for the control of carrier transport 01.01.2004 Ultrananocrystalline diamond films as electronic materials 15.12.2003 Spectroscopic impedance study of nanocrystalline diamond films 01.11.2003 Charge-based deep level transient spectroscopy of phosphorous-doped homoepitaxial diamond Pages« first ‹ previous … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 … next › last » News TeachingTeaching: Within UCL I act as the Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, where I also teach Device Physics and Technology to BEng and MEng students. 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Montreal's Arbutus Records has pumped out another act to drool over. Blue Hawaii has released their second album, Untogether. This sophomore attempt is a bit of a diversion from their 2010 release, Blooming Summer, but still presents the compositional nature of fleeting cohesion and predictability with fluttering soundscapes that makes Untogether a much appreciated release.
This album certainly has it share of captivating moments. The album starts of with the track "Follow" which beckons the listener to do just that, as an apparition of a voice begins to come out of the feathery droplets of a dream like soundscape. Listening to the bouncing beats and glossy waves of bass on the track "In Two" directly into the next track "In Two II" is possibly one of the better moments of the whole album, as it takes a very pleasing turn in tempo and accentuates the strengths of "In Two" to create an atmosphere fitting for many dancefloors.
Untogether is fine addition to 2013 and a wonderful statement from Arbutus Records that they are more than their most recent success. Additionally so, they will continue to produce entertaining acts such as Doldrums and Blue Hawaii to flesh out their sound to define their label, or so much as they care to admit. Blue Hawaii's new album is an entertaining listen and worth several spins, as nothing is quite the same even after multiple run-throughs.
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Ken Kesey: 'He is so identified with the spirit of Eugene itself'
EUGENE, Ore. - People know Ken Kesey for his novels "Sometimes a Great Notion" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
His adventures and antics in the psychedelic bus Further with the Merry Pranksters inspired Tom Wolfe's "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test."
When it comes to both American literature of the 20th Century - and the counterculture of the 1960s - Kesey looms large on the historic landscape.
"He is so identified with the spirit of Eugene itself, with the kind of free, hippie bohemian spirit," said Cai Emmons, one of the writers who helped organize a reading of Kesey's unpublished works Thursday at Tsunami Books.
- WATCH: Raw footage from the event Part 1 | Part 2
- WATCH: Extended interview with Emmons
Kesey was born in Colorado but grew up on a farm in Pleasant Hill, graduating from Springfield High School and the University of Oregon. He was a champion wrestler in high school and college.
Kesey died in 2001, but his public career is well documented.
So is his interior life and thought process, contained in dozens of boxes stored first at the family farm, then deposited at the University of Oregon.
"It has his journals, correspondence, hours of reel-to-reel tapes of him interviewing other writers," said James Fox, head of special collections at the University of Oregon.
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Donations are being accepted for the UO to acquire the Ken Kesey Collection and ensure that it stays in Eugene.
The collection has been recently appraised for $2,948,620. It consists of virtually all of Kesey's handwritten and typewritten manuscripts, artwork, collages, family photographs and correspondence dating from 1960 to 2001.
If you'd like more information about donating, you can contact Keri Aronson at (541) 346-1890 or by email at email@example.com.
Fox and others want to see the University of Oregon purchase the collection and make it available to scholars and the public.
"This collection is a hundred boxes of material, and it details his development as a person and as a writer," Fox said.


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Deep freeze: Westport rides out chilling onslaught
Baby, it's cold outside.
Biting, brutal cold with daytime "high" temperatures Tuesday barely inching into the double digits and the overnight low expected to fall near zero -- and wind chill values registering in the minus-teen range because of a bone-chilling west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Wednesday is expected to be a little "warmer," although temperatures will be well below freezing. Skies will be sunny again, but the high temperature will be in the low-20s, the NWS predicts, and the daytime wind chill could feel as low as minus-8 degrees.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -8 degrees. Nighttime will be cloudy, with temperatures in the mid-teens.
Things start to warm up a bit by Thursday, as the daytime high is expected to rise to just about the freezing level in the low-30s.
But there is a slight chance of snow overnight Thursday into Friday morning -- 20 percent odds, according to the weather service.


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My first Project - Black Dress
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This is my first project!! I am so happy with the result!
I didn't take any classes, just learned with the instructions of this pattern, websites and the manual of my machine
- Of all websites that I looked, Burda Style is the best one **
The dress is more adjusted to the body, not a real 60's , I know…
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Oct 19, 2012, 12.11 AMby speder1
I'm going to make this dress as my first project, too! I was worried that a dress might be too big of project as the first one, but you've convinced me otherwise! Thanks :) *I'll post my results after completion!
Nov 12, 2011, 09.35 PMby nouvellegamine
very cute! it looks like you have a wonderfully wearable creation :D
Nov 4, 2011, 12.04 PMby BeYou TiFul
What an accomplishment, congratulations! Well done.
Nov 4, 2011, 10.41 AMby RenaissanceBombshell
Congrats on first project! NIce job.
Wishing you a lifetime of happy sewing!
Nov 4, 2011, 07.58 AMby Ralf Schmitz
bravo and chapeau for your first dress!!! i hope you find as much joy as i do in sewing and that we may see many more of your creations soon!!!
Nov 4, 2011, 06.16 AMby raquelcjardim
Thank you all!!! Yes, it's really my very first project!!! First time that I use a sewing machine!! I always wanted to learn to sew and build garments, I don't know why I postponed it… But few weeks ago my bf gave me this machine…And now i want to sew everything,,,:)
Well, the dress does have a lot of imperfections, especially in the finishing inside..But, yes, the overall looks good, i am proud of it… It's good to count with this community to learn and exchange ideas! I hope to learn more with you all!
Nov 4, 2011, 04.54 AMby verypurpleperson
Congratulations! The fit is wonderful and I also love the photo!
Nov 4, 2011, 01.07 AMby thecuriouskiwi
Congrats on your first project, you got an excellent fit for your first go, well done! Keep it up xx
Nov 3, 2011, 11.41 PMby kanamithedreamer
Wow, it doesn't look like this is by any means your first project; it looks so well done. It looks really great! :)
Nov 3, 2011, 10.37 PMby popbabe7
Amazing first project!! Well done!
Nov 3, 2011, 10.32 PMby kitzler
Wow, can't believe that's your first ever project! Looks great!
Nov 3, 2011, 10.16 PMby patti-r
Agree Looks very well sewn, hems are great. Keep up the good work proud of you!!!
Nov 3, 2011, 10.11 PMby tinyskids
Awesome job for your first project
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They say information is power, and if you are running a business, it's also a lot about profit too. Do you ever wonder about the real GDP, when all the data is broken down by industry? How about trade flows, trade deficits, or levels of international transactions.
Well, often I hear economists spout their opinion, as if they have a handle on all this data, but unless they have the facts, it's all opinion to me. If you are serious about economics and international trade, and if you really care about the business cycles, then there is one publication I can totally recommend to you;
"Survey of Current Business – BEA's Monthly Journal," published by United States Printing Office, Bureau of Economic Analysis for the United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration; ISSN: 0039-6222.
This publication is well worth the measly $25.00 it costs. For instance the July 2010 issue was quite telling with a number of great statistics, assessment, and data. There was a 2009 International Investment Report, and the Direct Investment Position as of 2009. Why is all this important?
Simple, when you have this data you can compare it against the stock market, commentary on CNBC financial worldwide news, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, and the Economist. Indeed, if we take this information a put it up to scrutiny of the papers and articles coming from the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Business Week, Wharton, or even the China Economic Times, we can see patterns, and questionable commentary.
This financial, economic, currency, and trade information is very important and even critical in our current global economy. Do I ever disagree with the data in Survey of Current Business? Not often, sometimes I disagree with the assessments, but I'd have the same comments were I to read the FED's Beige Sheet, a GAO report on Trade, or even research from the OMB, which also has something to do with politics of course.
Please consider taking this reference material if you are in a decision making or leadership capacity for an agency, NGO, GSE, or corporation.


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The implication is not. "men should get raped!" The implication is "Women are being raped as part of enterainment in vastly higher numbers than men."
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Yinello didn't imply they should be, just asked why they aren't.
While they should be asking why is anybody
well, I mean... why is anyone murdered in horror movies? If we go horror movies we also go all movies and if we go all movies we go all art. Why are people raped in fiction? Because rape is something that happens in life and art is a reflection of life.
Sadly rape is frequently used as a PLOT DEVICE with no actual art behind it, but that is some pretty subjective shit.
I guess when you're looking at genre stuff that slides towards pulp and horror pulp rape is usually used to assert that a male (usually) character is a bad guy, and we should feel good when he dies.
I mean... I don't quite get why you're asking? Or what you're asking?
Have we all been keeping up with Game of Thrones? Because shit almost went down with Theon that was pretty full on.
On topic:
The rape of James Bond
On sexual assault, and realism in popular culture.
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Thanks Him!
Yeah I don't really want to get into Game of Thrones because of the rape scenes. I really don't feel the need to get triggered.
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:40 pm
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I recall the shawshank redemption as a (non-horror genre) example.
IIRC Pulp Fiction has a male rape scene as well. Once again, non-horror however.
Also, on the topic of odd sitting habits on public transit, I sit with my feet really far apart, but that's because then I can rest my elbows on my knees comfortably (I have wide shoulders and a barrel chest, so my elbows stick out funny). Never really knew it was considered "odd", it just seemed like the comfiest way to sit, assuming the seat next to me was empty. Otherwise I have to try to minimize the space I take up.
The Thirties dreamed white marble and slipstream chrome, immortal crystal and burnished bronze, but the rockets on the covers of the Gernsback pulps had fallen on London in the dead of night, screaming. - William Gibson,
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Sam wrote:
I recall the shawshank redemption as a (non-horror genre) example.
IIRC Pulp Fiction has a male rape scene as well. Once again, non-horror however.
I want to say American History X has one too, but I'm not completely sure.
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:13 pm
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It could be to get a potential visceral reaction out of male members of the audience? As in, cheap emotional shot? Dunno.
This does remind me of an incident from my undergrad years, that has me wondering about some feelings I had (were they partially sexist?). Note: This does not (THANKFULLY) involve rape or even sexual assault in any fashion. ... I would potential have a felony record for assault if it did.
Long story follows, though. Please feel free to skip if you're not interested
I was good friends with several women (and men, though they are not a major part of this story) in my major (physics)-not in a 'nice guy (tm)' sort of way, but more.. well, they were fellow physics majors. We had all our classes together, and often spent time in the lounge struggling through problems together.
In my freshmen year, I also met a.. I think he was a math major? There was a lot of overlap. He stuck out particularly in my mind because I just had this... gut reaction when I met him. Something in my brain screamed "THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE." However, I also knew that I, myself was an awkward kid with CRAP social skills (I've gotten better!), and struck many people as weird and 'off', so.. I went "Hrn. I should just dismiss this. It's not fair to judge based just on that, I bet I weird a lot of folks out too." I should note I recall this guy as being pretty large: 6 feet or so, and fairly broad shouldered.
.. I really, reaaaalllyyyy need to start listening to my instincts more. They're apparently pretty damn keenly honed.
He was, apparently, the kind of person who, if you were female and showed any amount of kindness to-assumed that meant you were in love with him. Even if you were just being nice to him because, well, you were assigned to work with him in a group project.
And he did not understand 'no'.
I learned this when one of the female physics majors revealed to me (and I do not remember how the topic got to this) that she'd gotten a restraining order against him because he'd been harassing her (almost 100% just verbally, and being creepy), as had several other female physics majors, and she was honestly scared. And that another (freshman) female physics major had discovered his bike outside her dorm window.
I have never, ever, EVER been as angry as I was it that moment. It was frankly *weird*. When I get frustrated or ticked, I'll sometimes rant and rave, but this was... different. It was like I'd punched through normal anger into this strange space on the other side, like there was this cold ball in the middle of my chest. I felt calm, and collected, and utterly, utterly furious. It was.. I don't know. There was something almost primal about it.
She is, and was, a rather small-bodied person. I *suck* at estimating height, but I'd say she was... maybe 5'4"-ish? Smaller? And very petitely framed. The other friend who'd found his bike outside *her window* was even smaller (and a freshman, so new to college life in general).
I pointed out to her that the stein she carries with her (For coffee) could probably murder any man or woman that attacked her, and also showed her the small, heavy pipes I'd found under the couch in the physics lounge. (No idea why there were there, but, hey, improvised weapon if she needed one). I also told her I'd tell a friend of mine if she liked (who was.. far larger than this offender, had a small possee, and already did not like said offender) to keep an eye out for her, and that I personally would also keep an eye out for her/the other female physics major, and would go psycho-weasel on him if he hurt, or was about to hurt, any of them. (I am not a physically imposing or powerful person, but I suspect that, if ever forced to fight, I would crazy-fight. Nails, teeth, etc, because that will end it the fastest.). That did actually seem to help her feel better...
I would like to think my anger was because she was my friend, and she was scared, but.. I'm not entirely convinced it was. Not completely, at least. There *was* something primal about it, too. There was this feeling of.. "FEMALE FRIEND IN DANGER. UGG SMASH MALE WHO THREATEN HER." ... Yes, I watch the inside of my head a lot. And worry/wonder about my motivations for things. I'm kinda crazy, I realize this. >.>
And I'm not sure if that was a good thing or not. =/. I'm not being facetious here, this is something I've wondered about, and wrestled with, for a while. I guess I just wonder, if my anger wasn't entirely just about a friend in danger (and I'm honestly not sure whether or not it was), does that mean it was a bad thing? Or at least partially bad? (Again, not 'just asking questions' or playing devil's advocate, this is something I've been wrestling with for a bit.)
(The university, to their credit, did NOT shrug this off, they were just limited in what they were able to do legally. The head of the math department made *DAMN* sure that all teachers knew (once this came to light) he was not to be assigned group projects with females, and it apparently got to the point where the university was able to legally go "You have a choice. Finish you classes off campus, or be expelled. PICK.")
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:42 pm
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I suspect you will find you are not the only guy to wonder these things, Felgraf.
I've kinda wondered about this, as well. Since I've had issues with guys who wouldn't leave me alone (either out of actual misguided affection or some weird desire to terrorize someone). One friend offered to pretend to be my boyfriend and chase a guy off for me. I was really flattered because he had a suuuper jealous girlfriend that didn't like him talking to girls, let alone offering to be their pretend boyfriend. Nobody ever told her, of course and it ended up not being a huge deal in the end.
The next time it came up (different person, different situation, same unsafe feeling), people mostly dismissed it as not a big deal, or just gave me a troubled kinda "that's pretty creepy, yeah." response.
Frankly, I think I'd rather have my friends getting up in arms about it on my behalf. I felt a lot safer when I knew I had backup.
I dunno. I can't really judge your anger level and I'm not going to tell you what is and isn't an appropriate level of anger for the situation you described because even if it is some sort of super ingrained sexism... there's only so much you can do to change your emotions. Questioning it is good, but don't get so caught up in it you dismiss the reality of the situation. There was a legitimate reason for her to be concerned and there was a legitimate reason for you to be pissed someone put her in that situation. It sounds like you handled the situation well.
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I had (and have mentioned here before) a situation where a female friend was sexually assaulted by a former male friend after a party. I don't know that I would feel differently now, but I do think I would act differently if the victim were male, and that's inherently sexist. I think I'd be less likely to want to assault a female perpetrator, and more likely to encourage a guy friend to go to the police rather than rounding up a posse for vigilante justice. Not that I wouldn't act to protect a male friend before it happened - I think in that regard I'd probably treat the two situations the same (do you feel safe at home? do you have somewhere you can go? do you want to stay with me?) - but in the aftermath I think I would treat them differently.
I've never come up with a good solution to that problem, but thankfully it's only come up once.
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I think it's definitely a good thing that you let her know that you're willing to help her. It can be a huge relief to know that there are people who got your back in these kind of situations where more often than not it's dismissed as an overreaction.
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Anyone have any tips on how to deal with shit like this that does not involve rounding up a posse for vigilante justice? I don't actually know the guy and neither does my friend, it was just some guy she met when out drinking, so unless this becomes a police matter, dealing with him is not a priority. I'm just trying to be a friend.
And, on topic, yes I can very much relate to that rage, and also having mixed feelings about it.
I have an example from my own life too, dealing with something less serious than sexual assault but fundamentally also pretty messed up. Here's the situation:
I and an ex were friends and still talk on a regular basis (and still are and still do). Enter: new boyfriend (they're not together anymore) she's literally had for like two weeks, and for clarity I and her had broken up years ago and she'd had other relationships since then. But obviously, even though I lived in another town, he felt threatened enough that he sent me a text saying "You're not talking to her any more". And it went on and on with macho bullshit posturing. Of course I asked her about it and she said he was just kidding. Right. Now I don't feel bad about telling that guy he could fuck off and that she speaks for herself. But since he just wouldn't stop texting me about it I ended up playing his game and spouting some macho bullshit myself. Now I think that was his intention (ie the "kidding" part, trying to make me snap back) but I'm also 100% sure he wasn't kidding about essentially trying to control who she talks to, through harassing and threats. And that last part also became a rationale for me not just ignoring him. But I can't honestly say it was just about that (and even so was me telling him to fuck off in text messages really going to have any effect at all on their relationship? No). So yeah I kind of regret it, yet in some ways I don't. Mixed feelings.
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So far, dating advice I've gleaned from this article. Don't. Hire a prostitute. And if you want to be 100% sure that you won't be paying child support, stick it in her butt. Because sex is about your gratification, after all, and emotional connection is for losers who won't get anywhere in life.
The 20 Mistakes You Don't Want to Make in Your 20s.
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My friend, amazingly dry humored and clever, responded to my, "Holy Shit, wtf" comment with, "listen, you need to calm down-- as a lower middle-class woman I have accepted that I will just never be as cool as this guy and I will never be a mover and shaker of the world (but at least I'm not expensive or bitchy!!!)"
That pretty much sums it up. The worst part is that this website claims to be "The Voice of Generation-Y." But this article so clearly excludes half of that generation from a conversation about how to be a successful business person.
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that.....is a very interest set of concepts. although i'm not sure how easy it will be to actually follow:
14. Forgetting that family comes first
Those who supported you before anything deserve to be taken care of when you reach your success. If you arent doing this for the ones you love, then youre not doing it right. Family comes first, no matter what happens. If you work for whom you love instead of just yourself, you will get far.
5. Holding on to friends that waste your time and add no value to your life
Youll be sucked down into the abyss right with them if you dont cut the fat of the group.
Family and friends could have been great to you as a child, but if they no longer hold the value and inspiration that is needed for you to thrive in life, then cut them loose.
The only individuals you should be surrounding yourself with are those that challenge your ideas and motivate you to find the next solution to your problems. No, not the pessimistic assholes who shoot down your ideas with their negativity, but rather the ones who genuinely want to see you succeed no matter what you do in life.
1. Forgetting that karma is a huge b*tch
Whether its burning bridges with people you loved
, stealing your friends girlfriend, or plotting against an ex-partner, we must always remember that karma is the biggest b*tch weve ever met. There is nothing more true than the fact that whatever goes around comes around, and you are not immune to the cosmic forces that be. Were not asking you to go on your Mother Teresa pilgrimage, but dont be surprised when reality catches back up with you and brings you to your knees. Be a good person. Youll get further in life.
we won't even discuss that the whole goal they are promoting is being a wildly successful entrepreneur (which you can only do by not having anyone in your life to distract you, like wives and kids and stuff).
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The Onion for women?
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* Post-merger IPO to include Paris wheat and rapeseed
* Asian exchanges, CME may seek regional diversification
* Competition concerns could bring London markets into play
By Nigel Hunt and Sarah McFarlane
* Post-merger IPO to include Paris wheat and rapeseed
* Asian exchanges, CME may seek regional diversification
* Competition concerns could bring London markets into play
By Nigel Hunt and Sarah McFarlane
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ICE plans to spin off
thriving Paris-based agricultural commodity contracts and may
also have to sell London soft commodity contracts if its
acquisition of NYSE Euronext goes through.
Analysts and dealers said CME Group, which is
already the dominant exchange in agricultural commodities, is
likely to be interested in acquiring the Paris markets, which
would provide regional diversification, and that interest is
also likely from Asian exchanges.
ICE announced in December it had agreed to buy NYSE Euronext
for $8.2 billion.
The Atlanta-based exchange has said it plans an initial
public offering of NYSE Euronext's equities and derivatives
businesses that are based in continental Europe after the
acquisition is completed in the second half of this year.
A source with direct knowledge of ICE's plans confirmed this
week that the exchange provisionally planned to keep the cocoa,
coffee and sugar contracts but that Paris-based agricultural
commodity markets would be included in the IPO.
"My guess is that if they spin it (Paris grains) off, the
CME would like to have it, but then we do have a competition
problem and they may not be allowed to take it for having too
big a share in the market," said James Dunsterville, head
analyst with Geneva-based Agrinews.
"I don't think anybody in the industry would necessarily
complain if the CME took it over," he added.
CME Group, through its Chicago Board of Trade subsidiary, has
long provided the global benchmark for prices of grains and
oilseeds with its contracts for corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean
oil and soybean meal.
A CME spokesman said the exchange does "not comment on any
rumours or speculation about any M&A activity".
Trading volumes of the Paris-based milling wheat futures
contract on NYSE Liffe jumped to 7.47 million contracts last
year, up 31 percent from 2011.
"I think we can expect the same kind of very strong growth
continuing (in 2013)," Nick Kennedy, head of business
development, commodity derivatives at NYSE Liffe, said in an
interview last month.
"We can see us actually catching up Chicago in the next five
to 10 years. We are looking to be a very serious contender for
first position in terms of global wheat benchmark."
Concerns that ICE's acquisition of NYSE Euronext may give
ICE too dominant a role in cocoa, sugar and coffee derivatives
trading could also lead to the sale of those contracts.
Traders and brokers on NYSE Liffe soft agricultural
commodity markets met last week to discuss fears the takeover
might create a near monopoly and hike trading fees, sources who
were present said.
ICE already has U.S.-based contracts in raw sugar, arabica
coffee and cocoa, and the acquisition would add London-based
markets in white sugar, robusta coffee and cocoa.
The source with knowledge of ICE's plans downplayed any
"If you look at the products, they are really different,"
the source said. "I think there are participants in the market
who would like to be able to dictate a bit more what goes on in
the market, and so they are making a bit of noise."
The source said, however, that if competition concerns are
raised by regulators, ICE would take any action needed to make
sure the deal is not slowed down, given that these contracts
represent a small part of the business.
Analysts and traders also said Asian exchanges, including
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing which last year
acquired the London Metal Exchange, could be interested in
acquiring agricultural contracts.
"The agricultural derivatives activity of the Matif (Paris
grain futures) ... would be of interest to exchanges that want
to pursue their regional diversification around the world, both
U.S. and also Asian exchanges," said Jean Cordier, a professor
at French food and agriculture university Agrocampus Ouest.
A Hong Kong Exchange spokeswoman said it had "no specific
plans" related to the agricultural commodities contracts in


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The sunrise was beautiful as the large bus carrying me and 32 others made its way to the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) at Mission High School in San Francisco on Saturday the 15th.
I was much too tired to enjoy it however (the bus was scheduled to leave at 6:30 a.m. and so naturally I woke up at about 6:15), and I cheered with significantly less enthusiasm than the other high school students as we welcomed new schools onto the bus.
All together, we had kids from Aptos High, New School, Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High and North County. There was also another bus that was carrying students from Harbor High, San Lorenzo Valley High, Scotts Valley High, Santa Cruz High, AFE, Pacific Collegiate School, and Soquel High.
These two buses were provided by a private donor and organized by the two largest districts in our county. Even I, as dead-tired as I was, could feel the infectiousness of the excitement that radiated out from the back of the bus (and may or may not have grumpily tried to swat it away).
The YES conference is a large annual conference of Gay-Straight Alliance Network from northern California, organized by GSAs and attended by students, teens, and adults from all over. When we pulled up in front of the beautiful Mission High I was feeling much better, and walked off our bus with as much enthusiasm as the others.
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It's a magnolia. I don't know type off the top of my head. Bet Insanelysane does though!
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Mystery tree in bloom
How embarrassing! I should know what this is, but I don't. It was shot last spring at Descanso Gardens, which features mostly camellias. At least I'm certain it's not a camellia;-) The flowers are on a good-sized tree, and there are no more clues. Someone? Anyone?
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It's a magnolia. I don't know type off the top of my head. Bet Insanelysane does though!
There are dozens of varietals of this magnolia. Its common name is "tulip tree".
The unmistakable texture of the flowers...fleshy is the give away. These trees are actually just really big shrubs with multiple trunks. I started one from a piece of twig 4 inches long about 15 yrs ago. It now stands 24 ft tall and is in full riotous bloom. Fragrant too .
people to take over Plantidote -- please email me if you're interested (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, so it is a tulip tree!?! wow, I looked at images online and they seemed more like traditional magnolia blossoms, with more petals than these. Probably gave up too quickly, though. Thanks again, insanely, for solving yet another mystery!!
.... now is the time to become Plantidotians.
I can contribute some, but frankly, twig and jerztomato did a much better job than I could do, because not only do they know more about plants, they are better photographers.
So, readers, and especially lurkers, if you have enjoyed the serenity of the Plantidotes -- as I have, so much -- now is the time pay it forward for the next generation of Plantidotians.
To clarify a bit on the common name, Tulip Tree refers also to another tree as well as this Magnolia. Liriodendron tulipifera is also called tulip tree. The leaves are actually shaped like the way kids draw tulips in first grade. And the flowers on the Liriodendron are also tulip like.
I prefer to call this Magnolia by its other common name - Saucer Magnolia.


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Whisk the coconut milk, eggs and coconut extract in another bowl, then stir into theflour mixture until just combined. Stir in the pecans; do not overmix.
Scoop 2-to-3-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets (a large ice cream scoop works well for this). Sprinkle the tops with sugar and bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the glaze: Whisk the coconut milk, coconut and vanilla extracts and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth, adding more sugar as needed to thicken. Drizzle over the scones while still slightly warm.
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Acne involves the outbreak of pimples, in addition to overall greasy skin, whiteheads and blackheads. They usually appear on the back, larger neck area and face. The symptoms, whether they have infectious, hormonal or genetic origins, mainly are caused by excessive sebum secretion. That is why the previously mention study focused on the glands that are responsible for the secretion.
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Hello everyone, I haven't posted for a while here because I've not had a lot to say about films or TV recently. I do have plenty to say about table top games (board games and RPGS) though and if you like that kind of thing then you might enjoy Exploding Robot. Chris Spann is doing the heavy lifting on the site and so far I've thrown in a couple of indulgent posts about old games I've played. You should take a look. Exploding Robot is on Twitter @explodingrobot and Chris is also there as @cs87. I've also opened a Tumblr where I'm posting occasional comic panels and whatnot. It's here.
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Anhinga drying his feathers.
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EMC gobbled XtremeIO to Xterminate NetApp, says Xpert
And Fusion-io 'a mosquito they could squash at any time'
A financial analyst reckons EMC bought XtremIO to fend off the threat posed by NetApp.
Andrew Nowinski, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, had this to say in a recent research note: "We believe this threat of potential market share gains from [NetApp's Data ONTAP] 8.1 is what prompted EMC to acquire XtremIO for $430m."
We asked Nowinski to explain his reasoning, and he replied:
I think many investors assumed the acquisition was targeted at Fusion-io. In my opinion, EMC views Fusion-io as a mosquito they could squash at any time and have no fears of losses to them.
In the large, mid-size enterprise market, EMC has a two-headed monster. The VNX is a "scale-up" architecture, that offers good database performance, good data management functionality and can be used in VMware environments, though it is complex to manage as there are still two underlying operating systems. They also offer as Isilon, as a "scale-out" architecture. The problem is that Isilon offers no data management functionality, poor performance and the block sizes are simply too large to run in a VMware environment.
NetApp's 8.1 essentially combines these two platforms and offers a scale-out architecture, good performance via PAM cards and great data management functionality, all in the same, easy to manage OS.
Rather than combine Isilon and VNX somehow, EMC acquired XtremIO. XtremIO offers scale-out, great data management and great performance. In fact, their subsystem was built specifically for flash, whereas flash was an afterthought for NetApp (they still leverage an HDD-optimized subsystem).
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