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September 8th 2009 - Skuon
At sunrise, we are leaving our room. On the doorstep, we say goodbye to Mrs. Gith - woman of 73 years old, owner of the guesthouse - who hosted us for two nights. Behind her ever present smile hides the painful memories. One example of her son and her husband, killed by the Khmers Rouges. She herself had escaped the same fate by a miracle. She tells us that, despite being "rich", she did not have the happy life she hoped. We believe her....
It's under the rain that we begin our journey in Cambodia. Traffic is heavy and dangerous to exit from the capital. We need a good hour before the road becomes a little calmer. Children greet us with a big "Hello!" while rewarding us with a smile.
On the roadside, we buy some small plums, which feed our stromachs temporarily. Nature is green. We cycle along the majestuous Mekong River which is overflowing here and there. It only lacks the sun to complete the picture.
The rain has been more insistent; Lionel, covered with mud is posing with a merchant. The contrast is striking.
Just 8km from Skuon - our destination - we buy some pineapples, exchange a few words with people around, take some pictures and drink long sips of water..
Some kids, barefoot, come and watch our bikes and ask us where we come from. They ask us why we do not take the bus "like others ".... Difficult to answer!
We take our bicycles back and finally reach the village of Skuon, after 78km.
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Local author Rory Power launches her "evocative, haunting... bewitching"(Booklist) YA debut, Wilder Girls, in conversation with Karen M. McManus.
It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her.
It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything.
But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie beyond the fence. And when she does, Hetty learns that there's more to their story, to their life at Raxter, than she could have ever thought true.
Rory Power grew up in Boston, received her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Massachusetts. Wilder Girls is her first novel. To learn more about Rory, go to itsrorypower.com and follow @itsrorypower on Twitter and Instagram.
Karen M. McManus is the author of the New York Times and international bestselling young adult novels One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret. Her work has been translated into 40 languages worldwide. Karen lives in Massachusetts and holds a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, which she mostly uses to draft fake news stories for her novels. You can find Karen at @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.
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One of the things that I love about Christmas are the hilarious movies that I get to watch with my children – we have fun so hard, we cry! Christmas is approximately being with family really, celebrating the delivery of the Christ child, enjoying the Christmas spirit that is in the air, eating amazing food and treats and seated to watch a classic Christmas movie.
Christmas with the Kranks is one of the funniest Christmas movies in existence in my opinion. I love watching this movie with my dad because we so difficult that people cry have a good laugh. Tim Allen is his usual hilarious self and the antics that continue are just too funny! This is one particular movies that I'd watch though it isn't Christmas, but I try to reserve it for The holiday season, since it's learning to be a Christmas Tradition for all of us to view this movie together!
Irving Berlin's 1954 Christmas Classic 'White Christmas' is a very special movie for me personally! My grandmother and I used to watch this movie together every year and I've the fondest recollections of her while I watch this film now. I usually think the period in which this film was made and life was not easier, but it was simpler and love just appeared less complicated – I'm also a sucker for the locks and makeup of this era! Elf is a movie which makes me chuckle from start to finish – I love the whole idea of a human being elf visiting NY and discovering it for the first time.
There are way too many favorite scenes for me to create about because every one of them are just so funny. This is a Christmas favorite definitely! Four Christmases is a superb Christmas movie – I cannot say it's on a single level as 'Christmas with the Kranks', or 'National Lampoons Christmas vacation', as these classics are believed by me, but this movie is thought by me is hilarious. Well, these are my top 5 favorite movies! I'd love to listen to from you and discover what a few of your favorites are?
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Despite being considered an emigré composer, he never cut ties with Poland. In 1947, he became a member of the Polish Composers' Union. His compositions were regularly performed during the Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music, the Poznań Music Spring – International Festival of Contemporary Music, and other contemporary music festivals. They were also featured in the programmes of many philharmonic halls in Poland.
Michał Spisak was a laureate of many prestigious composition awards: twice (in 1945 and 1946) he received the Lili Boulanger Award and also twice (in 1953 for his Serenade for Orchestra from 1939 and in 1957 for Concerto Giocoso Per Orchestra Da Camera), the Grand Prix in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. In 1955 he won the Grand Prix of the International Competition for the Official Olympic Anthem in Monaco for his Hymne Olympique (1955), in 1962 – a distinction (regular prizes weren't awarded) for Improvisazione for piano and violin (1962) at the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań, and finally in 1964 – the yearly prize of the Polish Composers' Union.


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Auckland vagabond Jennifer Simms is one of 25 New Zealanders and Australians vying to win an internship with the Discovery Channel.
The 20-year-old has just returned home after visiting 52 countries in a matter of 20 months, but had her trip cut short after being diagnosed with an complex ovarian cyst.
Simms was in Tel Aviv, Israel, when she began having dreadful stomach pains and flew back to England to undergo medical treatment.
It took several weeks before doctors confirmed Simms' ailment and booked her in for surgery to remove the 22cm by 16cm by 9cm mass.
"It was an absolutely surreal feeling to be told that something so large and scary has been growing in you without your knowledge," she said.
"Not something I expected to be going through at the age of 20."
Instead of taking a break during the process, Simms spent her time in hospital compiling video footage for the Asia Pacific Discovery Intern Competition.
She said she was inspired to take part in the competition after finding out just how unpredictable life can be.
"I now think why not go for every opportunity that is given to me while I still can as you never know what is around the corner."
The winning intern will travel to Japan, USA, Croatia, Germany and South Africa, spending time at Discovery Networks headquarters and blogging about their trip on the television company's social media channels and website.
"I am enrolled to study film and sociology at Auckland University this year to build the skill base, but a kick-start by something like this would be incredible.
"It opens a door basically and could lead to anything."
Her dedication to travel and love of film has paid off, with the bubbly redhead making it to the top 25 from a list of 100 finalists.
To get to this spot, Simms had to enter two travel photos and videos showing why she should be the Discovery intern and what her top tip for travelling is.
In Simms' first video she explains that she loves to explore new places, meet new people, get out of her comfort zone and thrives on challenging herself.
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Her top tip for travelling in her second video is to cast aside any expectations and grab every opportunity as it comes, be ready for anything and keep your mind open.
She said the best parts of a trip are the ones that take you by surprise; including facing one of her biggest fears and going scuba diving in Egypt, or being invited to hike up Mount Sinai at night to watch the sunrise from the summit.
Simms has received an "all clear" that her tumour was benign and said it was a huge relief to be able to return home declared healthy.
"Having this competition to focus on was so important to me during my health scare and has inspired me to give everything in life my best shot," she said.
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Few things change as often as whether the Big 12 will expand or not. Early it looked like the league would never expand. Then it sounded like the league might, only to hear it wouldn't again. Then at meetings this summer, the league decided it would listen to pitches from a number of schools.
And listen they did. 22 schools presented their argument, and then we were down to 12. But something about the list of 12 made it clear the league had an unusual list. While the Rice Owls are a fantastic academic school, they have 7,000 students and are not a sports powerhouse. But they made the cut. SMU is not far from TCU, and would present all the problems with recruiting Houston would. But they made the cut. Yet, Memphis and their claims of Fed Ex money and improving football, new market, and consistently good basketball were eliminated.
The Big 12 seemed to be advancing stronger academic institutions along in the process. It's unclear why that was done if the schools could not actually get into the league.
As the process may finally near its end, the important question to ask is this: how can any school get eight votes? Expansion requires eight of the ten Big 12 members to vote for adding that school. A number of schools seem to have a serious obstacle to gaining 8 votes.
Houston has emerged as a popular pick. I've opposed their inclusion because they'd be a huge problem for Baylor in terms of football recruiting and would be another competitor in a new round of realignment if the Big 12 collapses. My focus here is on what will happen though, not what I'd like to see happen.
A few things have strengthened my view that the league will not add Houston. Fist, Mack Rhoades has given interviews with ESPN 1660 where he suggests the league may not expand. This was done before anyone else voice doubts about expansion. That made me more confident Baylor will have no qualms about being in the minority in a Big 12 vote. Second, Oklahoma State mega-donor T. Boone Pickens may like Houston, but Mike Gundy does not. Berry Tramel, a columnist for the Oklahoman, also believes Oklahoma State is strongly opposed to Houston's entrance.
Yesterday, David Boren, the President at Oklahoma, added the league may not expand. Jake Trotter of ESPN had this:
"We do have a relationship to maintain, not only short term, but long term with the networks," Boren said. "When you have a partnership and you have a friendship, it isn't just for today, it's long term. And I think you have to think about long-term implications in any action we take. If we were to expand by two teams, four teams, that has financial implications for the networks. I think we have to see if that adds to the long-term stability or not."
Boren probably would not be speaking like this unless there were some movement. If Baylor and Oklahoma State are voting no, then Houston needs the votes of every other Big 12 member. Oklahoma just lost to Houston and relies on a lot of Texas for recruiting. They might vote no. Though they might also think they can dominate even with Houston's inclusion.
Originally I thought Baylor, Oklahoma State, and TCU were the natural path to block Houston, and they still probably are. TCU would face all the problems Baylor does with the addition of Houston.
The Big 12 schools outside of Texas might have concerns about Houston as well. Schools might fear the conference has too many Texas teams. They might also fear that Texas is a necessary recruiting ground and become terrified of unleashing Houston into the Big 12.
This is probably where somebody would say, "I'm not scared of Houston. I don't live my life in fear. You're just scared." Yes. I am scared. Life is often about making decisions because of fear. The idea that fear can never be a justification for a decision is absolutely crazy. If Houston's entrance into the Big 12 would harm Baylor- and I believe it would- then I'm not going to support their addition. And that's how other member institutions will think: would Houston help or hurt my school? That's a rational decision based on fear. That's better than an irrational decision to avoid being called scared.
B.Y.U. will have a serious problem because of their honor code. My guess is that the Big 12 will decide it is not worth the controversy of adding them while they have their honor code. Whether you agree or disagree with the honor code is not my point. I think enough people have a problem with the honor code that the Big 12 will not want to add them. The ACC and the NCAA have just pulled events out of North Carolina because they view HB2 as discriminatory . While there are certainly distinctions between that law and the honor code, this is going to be a big deal. Maybe BYU can get eight votes, but I think they fall short.
Even if Cincinnati has the requisite votes, they are only getting in if the Big 12 goes to 12. No other school has shown they can generate eight votes. If Houston and B.Y.U. fail to gain admission, then some Big 12 schools might be able to get some support for Connecticut or U.C.F., but Connecticut has big problems with football, and U.C.F. is a weird geographic move. Those schools have also not been the main candidates like B.Y.U. and Houston. If those fall short, there's not much evidence the Big 12 would immediately have the votes for those schools.
Getting eight out of ten people to agree to something is hard. Getting eight out of ten schools in a conference that often feels like its future may end when the grant of rights expires in 2025 is harder. B.Y.U. and Houston, like some other schools in the expansion sweepstakes, certainly have strong cases for expansion, and they still may be lucky enough to join the Big 12. But the momentum appears to be stalling and the votes do not appear to be there. While I could be wrong, I do not believe the Big 12 will expand.


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16 November 2017: An internationally recognised conservator, a peace activist and advocate for human rights and multicultural issues, and an advanced practice nurse are among the winners of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
The awards recognise the outstanding contributions that University of Canberra alumni are making in their communities and professions, with the nine awards presented at a gala dinner at the National Museum of Australia on 11 November.
The University of Canberra alumni network is made up of more than 82,000 graduates, friends and former staff from the University of Canberra and its predecessor, the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
The Chancellor's Alumni Award was presented to internationally recognised conservator and educator Nancy Odegaard. Dr Odegaard graduated with a PhD in Applied Science – Natural and Physical Sciences in 1997. Throughout her career she has been a part of momentous occasions in history. In 2007, for example, she was part of a three-member conservation team which analysed the 3.2 million-year-old remains of the renowned early hominid Lucy, discovered in Africa in the 1970s.
She has held numerous leadership positions throughout her career, including as president of the Board of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works, during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Dr Odegaard is currently a Professor of Anthropology and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona, and is Head of Preservation at the Arizona State Museum.
"My academic days in Australia were brief but profoundly meaningful. I am so pleased to be able to let the University of Canberra know how incredibly important my doctoral degree has been. It is an amazing honour to receive this award," she said.
"My work as a faculty member at the University of Arizona has been enhanced though my degree from the University of Canberra. The doctorate degree affirmed my approach to conservation as a discipline and opened doors to grant funds, several books, numerous journal publications, invitations to lecture, and to university opportunities that would not have existed otherwise. It has been life changing in many ways."
Skye Saunders, a passionate advocate for gender equality and a two-time graduate of the University of Canberra, received the Chancellor's Young Alumni Award.
Dr Saunders graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (2004) and a PhD in Law (2015) with her research – the first of its kind in Australia – uncovering a 'cultural epidemic' of sexual harassment in traditionally male-dominated, rural Australian workplaces.
The Victorian Women's Trust recently produced a short documentary based on her work called Grace Under Fire which has sparked further discussion about the issue around Australia. Dr Saunders is a Senior Law Lecturer at the Australian National University, a regular media commentator on gender equality issues and is working on her second book titled Defying Gravity in the Workplace- Rising Above Sex Discrimination.
"I am inspired by, and inwardly celebrate, Australian women who have the courage to report workplace sexual harassment, particularly where there is a lot at stake in their circumstances, such as small town gossip or fear of losing their job. Having the courage to move so far outside of one's comfort zone takes strength and guts, but it is critical to broader cultural change," she said.
"I am deeply honoured to receive this award. It is incredibly special to me because so much of who I am as a person now is wrapped up in the memorable years that I have spent as a student at the University of Canberra, at both undergraduate and post-graduate level."
The Chancellor's Award for Contribution to Sport was awarded to leading rowing coach, boat race official and administrator Nick Hunter OAM.
The Bywong local graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Studies in 1986, the same year he joined the board of Rowing ACT, and was part of the Australian rowing team that competed at the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. He has since coached multiple national crews, including the Australian double-scull at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. In 2014, he was the first Australian appointed to the FISA World Rowing Umpiring Commission, responsible for rowing officials' education in Oceania and Asia.
He currently works as a Performance Manager at the Australian Institute of Sport and holds fond memories of his time at the University of Canberra.
"The course I was doing was the first dedicated sports studies course in Australia at the time, so there was a real excitement about what we were doing. My degree gave me the skills and knowledge that I have been able to carry, and still carry, to this day," he said.
"I am on a campaign to change the way the officiating works with athletes and coaches to make it much more empathetic with the athletes they officiate for. I also want to do what I can to support people as they go through their early stages of adulthood in developing good habits of health and physical exercise."
James Asiimwe made the trip from Africa to the nation's capital to receive the Chancellor's Award for Philanthropy. Mr Asiimwe and his wife Miriam are directors of KAVC Foundation which helps vulnerable women and children in Uganda access food, education and generate an income. His work includes securing sponsorship to build a school for 223 vulnerable children to attend and have two meals a day, empowering women with piggery and poultry projects for income generation, training people with disabilities and creating employment opportunities.
The projects are supported by a range of donors including several that have come on board as a result of networks he created while studying a Master of International Development at the University of Canberra, graduating in 2015.
"I am humbled and overwhelmed to receive this award. It has renewed my strength to work harder. It makes me extremely happy to know that the little I do for the community can be recognised and appreciated," Mr Asiimwe said.
"Having a large number of vulnerable children to help with limited funding is my greatest challenge. My studies and connections at the University of Canberra have done a great deal in overcoming these challenges and helping me secure projects that will solve feeding challenges. In the next few years, most of these challenges will be no more."
The Chancellor's Award for Service to the Community was awarded to Diana Abdel-Rahman, a peace activist and advocate for human rights and multicultural issues who has campaigned tirelessly to bring these issues to light.
Ms Abdel-Rahman is President of the Australian Muslim Voice, Chair of the Canberra Multicultural Community Forum and member of the newly formed ACT Multicultural Advisory Board.
She played a key role in establishing multicultural radio in the ACT which now broadcasts in over 40 languages. This led her to run her own radio station for the Muslim community for one month every year. Australian Muslim Voice is dedicated to the arts and culture of Islam.
"Studying at the University of Canberra allowed me to have structure and allowed me to think ahead a little bit and gave me a foresight that I probably wouldn't have had before if I didn't have that degree behind me," Ms Abdel-Rahman, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in 1997, said.
"To be inquisitive, to think about things from a different perspective, to ask the questions, to be not formulated in one particular way, but to really think of the multiple ways you can approach something and I continue to do that today. To receive a Distinguished Alumni Award, for me, just really brings everything right back to where I started, and so it's an absolute honour."
Since graduating from the University of Canberra with a PhD in environmental design in 2012, Dr Brandon Gien has gone on to impress on the global design stage.
In 2015, the Chief Executive Officer of Good Design Australia was inaugurated as a Senator of the World Design Organization (WDO), the global body for industrial design. Dr Gien was the first Australian to ever hold this position and is the recipient of the Alumni Excellence Award for Arts and Design.
Through his work on the WDO Board of Directors, Dr Gien assisted in the creation of the World Design Impact Prize, which honours design projects aimed at positively impacting on our social, economic, cultural and environmental quality of life. The award is considered as one of the most prestigious in the industry.
Closer to home, Dr Gien chairs the Australian Good Design Awards – the oldest and most prestigious design award program in Australia. He is also a globally recognised industrial designer and sits on a number of creative advisory boards, committees and panels in Australia and around the world.
Dr Gien was based in Sydney while he completed his PhD at the University. He credits the occasional commute to Canberra with helping fill his head with ideas during his studies.
"The long drives between Sydney and Canberra [helped]," Dr Gien said. "I completed my PhD over a six-year period while living and working in Sydney and had to drive down every couple of months to meet with my PhD supervisor. I actually really enjoyed the drive as it gave me the time and space to think about my research outside of my crazy work schedule."
A driving force with one of the world's most recognisable brands, Kate Mason is currently Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) at Coca-Cola Amatil and is the 2017 recipient for the Alumni Excellence Award for Business, Government and Law.
Initially headhunted in 2014 to be the Director of Human Resources, Ms Mason was then appointed to the position of CTO in December 2015. In this role, she is charged with fast tracking the Australian Beverages Business strategy – enabling new areas of growth, driving efficiencies across the business, simplifying and streamlining processes, and leading cultural change to build a strong sustainable business.
After graduating from the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Arts in Secretarial Studies in 1988, Ms Mason embarked on a career across the globe stopping first as a Graduate with Arthur Anderson in Sydney. She worked in global human resources roles for companies such as EMI Records, Austrade, TST Learning and Credit Suisse in London, Singapore, New York and Zurich before arriving at Coca-Cola Amatil.
Ms Mason is an active supporter of women and is currently the President of The Australian Chapter of The International Women's Forum. Additionally, she is Chairman of NSW Advisory Board for the Starlight Children's Foundation Australia and is a Board member of the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation, such is her philanthropic nature. Kate is a proud mother of three and cares deeply about impacting the world her children will grow up in.
"What I love about what I do is the diversity of the roles I am privileged to have and the people I work with, the learning and the ability to lead and coach others as we grow together and deliver on our organisation's strategic goals," Ms Mason said. "Seeing people that I have had the privilege of leading take on bigger and expanded roles also brings me great excitement and joy."
Dr William Maiden OAM received the Alumni Excellence Award for Education, Science, Technology and Maths. Dr Maiden has contributed greatly to the education system in Canberra. He was the foundation principal at two schools and was critical in the opening of other new schools.
For many years, Dr Maiden served as a community member and was Deputy Chairperson of the now restructured ACT Non-Government Schools Education Council. He is the current Chair of the ACT Teacher Quality Institute Board. In recognition of his distinguished career and outstanding service to education and professional organisations, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia earlier this year. Dr Maiden is currently a Professional Associate at the University of Canberra, where he completed a Ph.D. in education in 1996.
"To have been involved in education as a career, and to have had the pleasure of working with so many fine educators across many levels and sectors, has been highly rewarding and satisfying," Dr Maiden said. "I could never had imagined, when I started out as a teacher, that the professional and academic experiences throughout my working life would have given me such stimulation and enjoyment as well as an abiding interest in education and lifelong learning."
The ACT's Nurse of the Year received further recognition on the night, with James Slade announced as the winner of the Alumni Excellence Award for Health.
Mr Slade works as an advanced practice nurse in the haemophilia treatment centre at Canberra Hospital. He also works as part of the haematology team, treating children and adults with lifelong haemophilia-related illnesses along with other haematological malignancies and related conditions.
Earlier this year, he was awarded the 2017 ACT Nurse of the Year award after being nominated by a young patient he helped lead through a new treatment regime. But it isn't just at work that Mr Slade goes over and above. He is active in the community, attending family camps and social events to act as a link between patients and the services his team provides at Canberra Hospital. He also contributes to the work of the Haemophilia Foundation ACT, the Haemophilia Foundation of Australia and the global haemophilia community.
Mr Slade is also committed to training the next generation of nurses. He has worked as an educator at Canberra Hospital in cancer services and now as a tutor at the University of Canberra, where he obtained a Bachelor of Nursing in 2006.
"What I loved about studying at the University of Canberra was the platform it provided students," Mr Slade said. "A lot of it is self-directed but that's what you need in tertiary education. You need to be able to be given the foundations for learning, not just spoon-fed the information. UC gives you a solid platform and the tools you need to be able to start teaching and learning yourself, which really does set you right up for whatever else you need to do for the rest of your life."


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The overall goal of the The Immunogenetics of Neurological DIseases working GrOup (INDIGO) is to understand the determinants of disease risk in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neuromyelitis optica, and myasthenia gravis. We will use next generation sequencing (NGS) along with a massive sample collection to characterize the HLA and KIR genes and alleles that make an individual susceptible to these central nervous system diseases.
To achieve our goals, we have assembled a multi-disciplinary international team that brings together complementary expertise (immuno- and neuro-genetics, clinical, and computational) and a remarkable track record of productivity to carry out a study of broad scope and depth. Through this collaboration, we will leverage rich and informative datasets exceeding 15,000 study participants (cases) and connect genetics with CNS disease utilizing advanced molecular and bio-informatics tools.
We believe the isolation of definite HLA-KIR associations with the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration could be transformative by revealing fundamental insights about primary disease mechanisms.


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Sake ft. Asian Pear
Sake seems to be in a class of it's own when we talk about alcohol. There are many "rice wines" made around the world, but sake never seems to be lumped in as just another rice wine. There is a prestige and enigmatic quality to sake and its production, whereas something like Korean Makgeolli is seen as a common and sometimes plebeian drink. But we should remember that all of these forms of rice-based alcohol have humble origins, and perhaps sake has achieved this status because of Japan's strict laws regarding homebrewing—which essentially outlaw making your own. After all, if the only people who can make sake are master brewers or their apprentices, it must be special!
While I'm sure a lot of care and effort go into commercial sake production, you can absolutely make it at home. All you need are three things: rice, koji rice, and yeast. There are an infinite variety of sakes that can be made by selecting different strains of rice, koji, and yeast, and also many variations on the process. I'll be using a process that works for me in my home kitchen, which will require the below list of equipment:
- double-layer bamboo steamer basket
- wok that fits the steamer
- thermometer (I use a laser thermometer so it's one less possible contamination vector)
- 2 gallon wide-mouth glass fermenting vessel with air-tight lid
- airlock (I prefer the s-shaped style)
- no-rinse sterilizer in a spray bottle (StarSan)
Day 1 Ingredients
- 1kg short-grain sweet rice
- 2.5L non-chlorinated water
- 1 Asian pear
- 3g fresh hops
- 2 tsp yeast (Saflager s-23)
1pm—Wash & Soak Rice
- 1kg short-grain sweet rice
I've begun by washing the rice 3-5 times until the water is relatively clear. I have in the past taken the "water runs clear" thing way too seriously and stood there washing the rice for 30 minutes… and it never quite ran perfectly clear. We're not polishing the rice here as the great sake breweries do, just simply rinsing away the residue left from scraping away the bran, which may produce undesirable flavors. We're already starting at a disadvantage by not polishing our rice: the outer parts of the rice kernel are mostly composed of fats and proteins instead of the inner starches, which are what is converted to sugar and alcohol. By using short-grain sweet rice there will be a higher ratio of starch. So wash your rice, and accept that our sake will taste a bit "ricier" than store-bought.
After washing, rice has been set to soak in filtered water for several hours, until this evening.
9pm—Steam Rice
While draining the rice, I've lined both layers of the steamer basket with "rice cloth". If you've steamed rice before using cotton cloth or butter muslin, you've probably been frustrated with the grains that stick to the cloth… well, I have been frustrated by this. Enough that I went searching for something better, and it turns out that there is a thing called "rice cloth/napkin" specially made for this purpose, which is a polyester netting that, so far, the rice does not stick to! I highly recommend it if you make rice wine.
I'm steaming the rice for a couple of reasons. I want to cook it while keeping the water absorption to a minimum, and I also don't want to accidentally scorch or burn any of it. You can use a rice cooker in a pinch for making sake, but be sure not to let the rice brown on the bottom. I'm also just used to the steaming method for making koji rice, but that's another post (I'm working on a "Growing Koji at Home" guide, stay tuned).
The wok is filled with an ample amount of water, probably 3-4 cups, which leaves about 1 inch of room below the steamer. Once the water boiling, I set the burner to medium-high and set up the steamer basket filled with rice. After 30 minutes, I swapped the layers, check the water level, and steam for an additional 30 minutes, for a total of 1 hour. The rice is slightly translucent, bendable, and can be pinched off with my finger nails.
- 1L water
- 1 Asian pear (425g)
- 3g fresh hops
While I was steaming the rice, I put 1L of water into a covered pot on the stove and brought it to a boil while peeling, coring, and slicing the Asian pear. The pear is not necessary for making sake, but I've had it in the fridge for a week and thought it might be an interesting addition. I also picked a handful of hops from the plant in my backyard, my first harvest, which will lend some of their anti-bacterial power to our brew. I simmered the pear and hops in the water, covered, for 15 minutes. I'm hoping to sterilize the pears, eliminating any lactobacillus present.
I've also liberally sprayed the glass fermenting vessel with sterilizer, along with a rice paddle for transferring the rice.
10pm—Cool Rice
- 1L water
The rice baskets have been set out on the counter to cool off, and the pear water was poured into the glass vessel to cool down in a sterile environment. I've added the other liter of water as well to bring the temperature down further. We want everything to get below 100°F/38°C before adding any yeast.
10:30pm—Add Koji & Yeast
- 425g koji rice
- 2 tsp yeast
- 0.5L water
I's using 425g of koji rice because that's what I had in a single vacuum-sealed bag.I think most sake recipes will call for the amount of koji rice to equal at least 1/3 the weight of the rice used, and we're at nearly half. This may give me a chance to add a second stage of steamed rice to the ferment, if the vessel can hold that amount.
I've added the koji rice to the vessel, then the sufficiently cooled rice, yeast, and an additional half liter of water and stirred with a sterilized spoon.
The vessel has been capped and the airlock filled with sanitizer and secured in place. I intend to keep the temperature around 66°F/19°C. The ambient temperature in the basement is around 62-64°F, so I've placed a seed warming mat under the tray.
Day 2—8/30
9am—The temperature got up to 74°F overnight so I've unplugged the seed mat. Ferment is already very active.
8pm—Ambient temp has been hovering around 66°F, but vessel exterior is 70°F. Ferment is still very active, airlock burps about once every 2 seconds.
Day 5—9/2
6pm—Washed and soaked 300g rice for adding to the brew.
I'm adding more rice to take advantage of the amount of enzymes available in the brew. It is common practice to do a stepped brewing process by adding more steamed rice and koji rice in stages; we're just doing this one extra stage. I was considering adding up to 500g, as I have used 1500g rice for 400g koji before. Why 300g? Well, mostly because that was what was left in the bag. But I think 300g will suffice.
9pm—Steamed rice for 45 minutes, allowing to cool.
Temperature of the vessel is just shy of 66°F, so I've added the seed mat back, this time with a thick folded towel on top.
10pm—Added rice and mixed with sterilized stirring spoon.
Temperature is getting too high again so I'm turning off the seed mat. After addition of new rice, airlock burps about every 8 seconds.
Day 16—9/13
I've taken a hydrometer reading to see how things are going. This would be a lot more helpful had I taken a hydrometer reading at some earlier point for reference, but I was just reading this rather detailed sake brewing guide from Brew Your Own magazine (which I wish I'd found before starting this) which suggests that, following their method, the specific gravity should fall below 1.000. Mine is at about 1.010 and doesn't appear to be very active anymore, and the flavor is good, so I'll probably move on to the next step in the next few days.
Day 17—9/14
I decided not to wait any longer, as I'm starting to detect some sour notes that I'm not interested in developing. You can see how yellow the liquid has become since last time I posted a photo of the whole container, which similarly happened in the Mirin.
I sterilized a large pot, colander, nylon straining bag, and ladle. After getting most of the contents into the bag, I wish I had done a 2-part straining process with a sieve first to speed up the process, but eventually I got it all in. I rigged up the bag to hang from the ceiling less than an inch above the collander, opting not to squeeze the bag and release too much sediment. Sitting here now, I'm wondering if I shouldn't have just pressed it a bit to reduce the exposure to oxygen.
Day 18—9/15
First thing in the morning, I got to work on the strained sake to minimize oxidation. Into a one gallon carboy it went, while the kasu continues to be slowly pressed to reduce the liquid content further.
Some continue to ferment after straining, but the activity is so low on this and I don't want it to get too sour. The filled carboy went directly into a large enough pot to fit it along with my immersion circulator and water up to the "max" line. I set it to 140°F and let it slowly come up to temperature, and then held it there for 30 minutes.
Now the pasteurized sake will age and clarify for 2-3 months in the carboy, after which I'll bottle and do another pasteurization step. This is quite a task for less than one gallon of sake, but I like to start small before going all-in.
6 months later—3/5/21
Well, better late than never, right? It's Kojicon, which has reminded me that I should probably bottle this!
It has clarified nicely, and doesn't seem to have lost any volume due to the air lock. It has definitely darkened as well. I've siphoned off 3 different bottles: a clear layer with no sediment, a cloudy bottle (I happen to enjoy unfiltered sake), and a heavily-sedimented layer right above the lees. It's interesting how different my sediment looks (almost grey) vs the stuff I buy (nearly white).
The taste is not as "clean" as it was before aging, at least I think. Hard to properly compare to a memory from 6 months ago! I would say that the flavor has a "pungency" that you don't get from the store. Robust, ricey, and the pear is there but just barely detectable. I'm happy that it doesn't taste too sour—the pasteurization before aging was definitely a good idea in this case.
I'm re-pasteurizing in the bottles so that they don't explode when I go to open them.


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March 21, 2021
By Kimberly Hobbs
Many of us are experiencing difficult times and we should keep in mind these times are sometimes things that happen so that the glory and power of God can be revealed in and through us.
Think about the man who was born blind and Jesus' disciples asked if the man's blindness was caused because he or his parents had sinned? How often do we question why things happen to us or those around us who are experiencing difficulty.
Jesus answered his disciples this…
"Neither this man nor his parents sinned…but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life." ( John 9:3)
We may never be able to understand some of our difficulties or why we must go through them until we get to heaven, but please turn to God in the midst of whatever you are going through. Release it over to Him.
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Focusing on the modernist movement in literature, [Senior] shows how Western intellectuals came to reject the Christian idea of an orderly, intelligible universe created by God. Today, their revolt bears its bitter fruit: moral chaos… cynicism despair. Modern man has lost his faith-and now he is losing his mind.
… Tragically, the disease has spread. All areas of society are infected. Our universities are paralyzed by self-doubt. The courts have stood the law on its head. Even the Church is faltering…
Does all this mean that the glory of Christian culture is gone forever? Not necessarily, answers Dr. Senior. … He believes that a new Dark Age is upon us. But there is still time to act. As individuals, where can we start? By immersing ourselves in the great books of our Christian and classical heritage. Christians must find their own roots before they can hope to bring sanity back to the world.
Among Senior's credentials as a scholar and cultural and literary critic is his work in the [KU IHP:] University of Kansas Integrated Humanities Program, […which] combined aspects of the Socratic and "great-books" methods. It aimed to convince students, by cultivation of "poetic knowledge" based upon an immersion in the classics of Western thought, art, and literature, that there is a truth worth knowing. [The IHP] resulted in numerous conversions to Catholicism and was the principal forum in which Senior worked out the keen insights and shocking observations in his books.


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July 6 - 12, 2014: Issue 170
C-130 - RAAF 50 Years Celebratory Hercules Doing Laps Over Pittwater: family day 2014
Here's one for the big and little boys and all girls who love everything that flies too!
We saw this wonderful Hercules doing laps of Pittwater on Friday and contacted the RAAF to ask what was happening. Their reply:
"The aircraft was flying from RAAF Base Richmond as part of a family day for 37SQN members."
Great stuff - everyone is all about family! And, clearly, everyone loves the views you get over Pittwater!
There are a few interesting milestones this week concerning our RAAF. First off, our incoming later this year Governor for NSW General David Hurley passed command to Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin at a parade in Canberra on July 1st this week.
The media Release on this:
Chief of Defence Force – Change of Command – July 1, 2014
The Australian Defence Force has a new Chief after General David Hurley passed command to Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin at a parade in Canberra.
Newly-promoted Air Chief Marshal Binskin paid tribute to General Hurley's 42 years of distinguished service. "He has been a visionary leader who has always demonstrated the highest level of integrity and values during a time of high operational tempo and challenges for the ADF," Air Chief Marshal Binskin said.
General Hurley thanked the men and women of the ADF for their service and Defence families for their support. "I am always impressed by the passion and professionalism you apply to the work you do at home and abroad. "Despite adversity or danger, when Australia calls on its Defence Force in times of need, our people respond with compassion and capability – that is why we choose to serve and I am immensely proud to have served as the Chief of the Defence Force. I congratulate Air Chief Marshal Binskin and his Command Team on their appointments and wish them well for the future," General Hurley said.
Air Chief Marshal Binskin said he was humbled to be entrusted with command of the ADF. "Thanks to General Hurley's leadership, I accept command of an Australian Defence Force well poised for the future. My intent is for a Defence Force assured of success at all levels of operations, from humanitarian and disaster response through to high-end warfighting. We must learn from the successes and failures of our past to ensure that we transition as a capable and professional force that is trusted and respected by all Australians and the region," Air Chief Marshal Binskin said.
Air Chief Marshal Binskin's biography is available here.
Secondly, on July 2nd, 1956 the RAAF adopted 'kangaroo in motion' emblem as its roundel. The RAAF on this:
Following the lead of other Commonwealth air forces, during 1955 the RAAF considered replacing the centre of its roundel with a distinctive national emblem. Designs suggested by Mrs Pamela Brinsley, the staff artist at the Department of Air (whose husband was a serving RAAF officer), included the Southern Cross, a boomerang and a sprig of wattle, but eventually the 'kangaroo in motion' (as depicted on Australia's penny coin) was chosen by the Air Board on 8 June 1956 as the most appropriate symbol. The Minister for Air approved the recommendation on this day. Initially the new emblem was displayed only on aircraft fuselages, but in September 1965 the Air Board ordered its use on wings as well.
Thirdly 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the first flight of this gentle slow rumbler of the skies which occurred on August 23rd, 1954.
On AUGUST 23, 1954, LOCKHEED TEST PILOTS Stan Beltz and Roy Wimmer powered up the latest of their company's improbable designs, and after an 855-foot ground roll, pulled it up into the southern California sky on its first flight, bound for Edwards Air Force Base. Designated the YC-130A, the new airplane was the second of two prototypes built at Lockheed's Burbank plant. The aircraft looked nothing like its contemporaries. Its wings lay like a plank balanced on beefy shoulders. Power came not from great reciprocating radials but four General Motors Allison turboprops. Its aft fuselage sharpened to form a wedge capped by an enormous vertical fin. Its narrow landing gear dropped out of pods on the fuselage. Its flight deck lay beneath a multi-pane greenhouse and above a beak-like nose. It had an earnest, surprised, round face that only, as some have opined, a mother could love…
Retrieved from: www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/50-years-of-hercules
Photo: A C-130H Hercules on the flightline at RAAF Base Richmond displays the commemorative tail marking 50 years of C-130 Hercules service with the Royal Australian Air Force. Photo by LAC Christopher Dickson. © Commonwealth of Australia and RAAF.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 60 nations.
The C-130 entered service with U.S. in the 1950s, followed by Australia and others. During its years of service, the Hercules family has participated in numerous military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. The family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. In 2007, the C-130 became the fifth aircraft—after the English Electric Canberra, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-95, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, all designs with various forms of aviation gas turbine powerplants—to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer, in this case, the United States Air Force. 2008 marked 50 years of continuous use by our own RAAF.
The C-130 is also one of the only military aircraft to remain in continuous production for over 50 years.
Read more about this aircraft at: Lockheed C-130 Hercules. (2014, June 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lockheed_C-130_Hercules&oldid=614698045
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts including the Second World War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. More recently the RAAF participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is still involved with the War in Afghanistan. The motto on the RAAF's coat of arms is the Latin phrase Per ardua ad astra, which means "Through Adversity to the Stars"
Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has operated a total of 48 Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The type entered Australian service in December 1958, when No. 36 Squadron accepted the first of twelve C-130As, replacing its venerable Douglas C-47 Dakotas. The acquisition made Australia the first operator of the Hercules after the United States. In 1966 the C-130As were joined by twelve C-130Es, which equipped No. 37 Squadron. The C-130As were replaced by twelve C-130Hs in 1978, and the C-130Es by twelve C-130J Super Hercules in 1999. No. 37 Squadron became the RAAF's sole Hercules operator in 2006, when No. 36 Squadron transferred its C-130Hs prior to converting to Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy transports. The C-130Hs were retired in November 2012, leaving the C-130J as the only model in Australian service.
The RAAF's first strategic airlifter, the Hercules has frequently been used to deliver disaster relief in Australia and the Pacific region, as well as to support military deployments overseas. The aircraft saw extensive service during the Vietnam War, transporting troops and cargo to South East Asia and undertaking aeromedical evacuation. Nineteen of the RAAF's fleet of twenty four C-130s took part in relief efforts in 1974–75 after Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin. Since then, the Hercules have been involved in humanitarian missions to New Guinea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Bali, Sumatra, and New Zealand. They have also seen service during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Fijian coups in 1987, operations in Somalia in 1993, INTERFET operations in East Timor in 1999–2000, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq beginning in 2001. They have also supported the Australian and international community during critical times of need, including in the aftermath of the Bali bombings, air-dropping hay to stranded cattle in regional NSW and responding to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. In over fifty years of Australian service, the Hercules have accumulated around 700,000 flying hours.
A 37 Squadron C-130H Hercules on approach to land at RAAF Base Richmond. Image by and courtesy 06 November 2008, RAAF Hercules 50th Anniversary Media - The RAAF celebrated 50 years of operating the C-130 Hercules.
In November 2008, the RAAF commemorated fifty years of Hercules operation. From that year only C-130Js were deployed to the Middle East. Four of the C-130Hs were placed in reserve at Richmond from 2009. Together with Globemasters, Hercules transported medical staff and equipment to aid victims of the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011. In May 2012 the government announced as part of the 2012–13 Budget that the remaining eight C-130Hs would be withdrawn from service a year earlier than previously scheduled. The aircraft were retired on 30 November that year. Two of the C-130Hs were retained by the Air Force for display at RAAF Museum and for ground training purposes at Richmond; four were donated to the Indonesian Air Force, and the RAAF was reported to be considering options for the disposal of the other six. By the time the C-130H fleet was retired, the twelve aircraft had flown almost 250,000 hours. In April 2013 the Australian government offered to sell five of the C-130Hs as well as spare parts and simulators to Indonesia at below their market value. The Indonesian government accepted this deal, and it was finalised on 26 July 2013. By this time the RAAF's C-130Js had accumulated over 93,000 flying hours. They are expected to remain in service until 2030. From 2015, they will be joined at Richmond by the first of 10 C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters.
Above information derived from RAAF and at: Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service. (2014, June 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lockheed_C-130_Hercules_in_Australian_service&oldid=613368173
As part of the November 2012 celebrations:
Air Force C-130H Hercules retirement flight over Sydney
Sydneysiders will get one of their last chances to see a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130H Hercules in flight, when they fly over Sydney on Monday, 19 November. Two C-130Hs will depart from RAAF Base Richmond in a loose formation at around 10:20am, with one aircraft carrying a bright yellow 'sunset' tail art scheme to commemorate the C-130H's 34 years of proud service to Australia.
The Hercules will fly from Cronulla along the Southern Beaches at approximately 10:35am at an altitude of 150m, with 600m of separation between the aircraft.
The formation will enter Sydney Harbour at 10:45am and climb to 300 metres altitude above all buildings. Both aircraft will orbit Sydney Harbour for up to 20 minutes, allowing members of the media onboard one aircraft to capture imagery of the other.
The C-130Hs will then depart Sydney Harbour through the heads, flying up along the Northern Beaches to Barrenjoey Head at approximately 300 metres altitude. From there the aircraft will head west to the Blue Mountains, appearing near Katoomba at approximately 11:25am.
Air Force will farewell the C-130H Hercules from service on Friday, 30 November. The Hercules legacy will live on at RAAF Base Richmond as the latest-generation C-130J continues to serve with Air Force.
Pittwater Fliers - History pages
You can read more about Pittwater gentlemen who were involved in the development of flying in Australia, or served as part of this arm of Defence, some from its earliest instances, at the following history pages which we ran in May 2012. This was to shed some insights on local fliers as the 305 SQN AAFC Cadets had the Freedom of Entry for that year's Avalon Tattoo. The pages are at the following links:
Walter Oswald Watt Wilfrid Kingsford Smith John William Cherry George 'Scotty' Allan
Marking 50 years of service with the Royal Australian Air Force, two C-130J (1 hidden) and a C-130H Hercules fly in formation along the South-East coast of NSW. November 2008 - Photo by LAC Christopher Dickson. © Commonwealth of Australia and RAAF.
MRH-90 helicopter - specifications - Australian Army Helicopter which flew over just before the Hercules.
Our Australian Defence Force (ADF) is conducting training exercise at present in and around the Sydney basin, and also in the Hunter and Shoalhaven regions which commenced Monday June 23rd and shall run until July 15th, 2014. The exercises involve both military personnel and aircraft. While out yesterday we also photographed the above helicopter.
Report/Pittwater phtoso: A J Guesdon, 2014.


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optimizing our XML parsing for XPS, and by ensuring that the library only
processes relevant parts of the XPS, we prevent unnecessary work and ensure
optimum speed.
The XPS to PDF Converter library provides an api that allows very precise and
very focused operations on the XPS to PDF conversion. Via our api you can batch
convert XPS files ot PDF files easily. XPS to PDF Converter SDK is a standalone
library, it doesn't depend on any other applications and libraries, such as, it
doesn't require Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader or XPS Reader installed in your
system in order to get it work.
Convert XPS to PDF, PDF/A, SVG & TIFF.
Use the library to convert your XPS files to PDF, SVG or TIFF for further
processing. Our PDF & SVG conversion generates high quality, optimized, vector
based files.
Our conversion is done without going over GDI, nor via a printer driver. You can
convert directly from within your C/C++ or .NET application, via a single
function call.
Cross platform freedom (Mac and Linux versions are available upon request).
XPS to PDF Converter library is not tied to a specific operating system. Our
library runs on both Mac OS X and Windows, and is a fully independent
implementation that has no dependency on a specific underlying application
deployment platform.
We focus on XPS, so you can focus on your business.
XPS is an exciting new development, and you should take advantage of this in
your applications. But that doesn't mean you need to implement the specification
and rendering capabilities from the ground up. Rely on our tried and tested XPS
to PDF Converter technology. We offer very competitive and flexible licensing
schemes, giving you the opportunity to start offering quality XPS support in
your applications, today.
Convert XPS file. Using XPS to PDF Converter SDK, it is possible to
convert XPS files to a variety of other formats.
* xps to bmp (Windows bitmap)
* xps to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
* xps to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
* xps to oeb (Open eBook File)
* xps to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
* xps to pdf (Portable Document Format)
* xps to png (Portable Network Graphic)
* xps to tiff (Tagged image file format)
* xps to thumbnail (Thumbnail image)
C++ Example to call XPS to PDF Converter SDK for x64 system,
#include [windows.h]
#include [stdio.h]
#include [string]
#include [vector]
using namespace std;
void GetModulePath(char *lpOutPath, char *lpInFileName)
char drive[_MAX_DRIVE];
char dir[_MAX_DIR];
char fname[_MAX_PATH];
char ext[_MAX_EXT];
GetModuleFileName(NULL, lpOutPath, 256);
_splitpath(lpOutPath, drive, dir, fname, ext );
_makepath(lpOutPath, drive, dir, lpInFileName, "");
typedef BOOL (__stdcall *VeryPDFXPS2PDFConverterFunc)(char *lpXPSFile, char *lpPDFFile,
char *lpOptions);
typedef void (__stdcall *VeryPDFXPS2PDFSetCodeFunc)(const char *lpRegcode);
VeryPDFXPS2PDFConverterFunc lpVeryPDFXPS2PDFConverter = NULL;
VeryPDFXPS2PDFSetCodeFunc lpVeryPDFXPS2PDFSetCode = NULL;
BOOL XPS2PDFConverterSDK(const char *lpszLicenseKey, char *lpXPSFile, char *lpPDFFile,
char *lpOptions)
if(lpXPSFile == NULL || lpXPSFile[0] == 0)
return FALSE;
if(lpPDFFile == NULL || lpPDFFile[0] == 0)
return FALSE;
char szPath[_MAX_PATH];
HINSTANCE hXPS2PDFSDK = LoadLibrary(szPath);
if(hXPS2PDFSDK == NULL)
return FALSE;
lpVeryPDFXPS2PDFConverter =
return FALSE;
return FALSE;
if(lpszLicenseKey &&
lpszLicenseKey[0] != 0)
int nResult =
lpVeryPDFXPS2PDFConverter(lpXPSFile, lpPDFFile, lpOptions);
return nResult;
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
if(argc != 3)
printf("Usage: [input XPS file] [output PDF file]\n");
return 0;
string strLicenseKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
int nRet = 0;
nRet =
XPS2PDFConverterSDK(strLicenseKey.c_str(), argv[1], argv[2], NULL);
printf("nRet = %d\n",nRet);
return nRet;
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
return main(__argc,__argv);
What's the XPS format?
Open XML Paper Specification known as XPS consists of structured XML markup that
determnes the layout and visual appearance of each page within the document. The
markup language is a subset of XAML which allows it to incorporate
vector-graphics in documents. Microsoft developed XPS with the intention of
creating an alternative to PDF.
An XPS file is a unicode ZIP archive which use the Open Packging Conventions and
contain the files which make up the document. The files includes are an XML
markup file, text, embedded fonts, raster images, 2D vector graphics and any DRM
(Digital Rights Management) information. These contents can be reviewed by
opening in an application that supports ZIP files.
XPS To PDF SDK - XPS Converter, XPS to PDF, XPS Tools
XPS, expanded as XML Paper Specification, is a page description language that
can describe an individual document, which contains multiple pages. XPS to PDF
is a great SDK that supports converting your XPS documents effectively, into PDF
format files. XPS to PDF facilitates the conversion of Microsoft XPS documents
into well-known PDF format files without sacrificing content while giving
quality output. It is capable of generating optimized, high quality, and
vector-based PDF format files as output out without going over GDI, or going
through PDF printer driver.
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For nearly 100 years, pediatricians and child welfare workers have studied and documented cases of childhood lead poisoning. These cases occur wherever young children, usually six and under, live and play in environments contaminated by flaking and peeling lead based paint. This is a huge public health problem, especially in old urban centers such as Buffalo, the City of Tonawanda, and Niagara Falls, where most homes were built before 1978 when lead paint was used on interior and exterior surfaces. Although lead paint is no longer in use, it presents a serious hazard when newer layers of paint peel or flake.
As any parent knows, toddlers and even children in kindergarten and beyond will play on the floor, often near windows or doors, where the action of constant opening and closing causes old lead paint to be exposed and to become available for swallowing. Even a house with intact painted surfaces that is safe today may present a hazard a year from now, especially in high traffic areas. And, when a child places her hands or toys in her mouth, one chip of heavily leaded paint can enter the child's digestive system and cause the child to suffer both the immediate and long term effects of lead poisoning. Lead paint chips are sweet and children will suck on the chips and swallow them. At the age of two or three or even six, this relatively small amount of lead can cause serious poisoning, at times requiring hospitalization.
What is the solution? And who is responsible for finding a solution? Our courts have recently emphasized the landlord's responsibility, especially when he is aware that children are living in his rental units and he has the right to enter and make repairs. Flaking and peeling paint should be removed carefully so as not to cause lead dust to spread throughout the living area, and surfaces should then be sealed with lead-free coatings. Although landlords and homeowners may not be able to make their homes lead-free, they can make them safe for children.
If your child is found to have a lead reading in his or her bloodstream of 20 or higher, please call Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC to discuss your potential legal rights. In an effort to spread the word about lead poisoning and what can be done to stop the conditions that cause it, Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC has and will continue to use newspapers and television to advertise our services. We believe this is a responsible use of lawyer advertising since it brings to vulnerable people a message that help is available. Many families have lived for years with children severely disabled as a result of lead poisoning and they can and should take steps to hold irresponsible landlords accountable.


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MAPEI recently introduced MAPEI Flexcolor® Design, a new way to color-match grout that reportedly allows users to design any color. The professional-grade, ready-to-use (RTU) grout can be color matched with a variety of colors from a large number of paint manufacturers and industry-standard fan decks.
"Our clients can provide their MAPEI representative with an opaque color sample," said David Mowery, MAPEI's business manager for Color Products and UltraCare™. "Our ColorMap system will then create an exact color match in our MAPEI Flexcolor Design grout base. MAPEI Flexcolor Design allows designers and specifiers to translate their vision into reality. And it has the outstanding features of MAPEI Flexcolor grout, which they have come to trust."
Features reportedly include outstanding stain and chemical resistance so that no sealing is required, as well as crack, mold, and shrinkage resistance with no efflorescence. The ready-to-use, non-sag formulation means that MAPEI Flexcolor Design can be applied straight from the pail with no water required. In addition, the smooth, non-sag consistency makes MAPEI Flexcolor Design easy to apply, reducing installer fatigue and making it ideal for vertical applications, such as backsplashes and walls.
MAPEI Flexcolor Design dries within 24 hours to a hard, uniform color and will not stain surfaces; it also features 65% or greater recycled content. MAPEI Flexcolor Design is formulated for interior commercial and residential porcelain, ceramic, glass, and natural stone tile.
Mike Granatowski, director for Architectural and Commercial Projects, stated, "MAPEI Flexcolor Design affords designers a new measure of control. Now the grout can disappear or become an essential design element. MAPEI's ColorMap system allows us to match any color. Now you can create your own grout colors—just like creating your own colors of paint. You are only limited by your own creativity."
For more information, visit www.mapei.us.


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Six of those pets had microchips implanted, so once investigators heard the beep they contacted the original owners.
"Not only in two of these cases did it reunite two animals back to their starting point but it also gave us some background as to how these defendants got these animals," said Tompkins County SPCA Director Abigail Smith
Those tiny clues can go a long way in such a large investigation..." More
Courtney Cotter and Kevin Pierce, both of 18 Creamery Road in Brooktondale, were charged Wednesday in Town of Caroline Court.
They are facing 39 counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals.
And 39 additional counts of failure to provide proper sustenance, food, and water.
The Tompkins County SPCA seized the dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rats and chinchillas on January 27th, after concerned citizens led them to the trailer.
Rescuing the animals has cost the Tompkins County SPCA more than $30,000.
The SPCA is asking for financial donations to help cover the increase medical and staffing expenses.
So far, seven cats, one rat, eleven dogs and three chinchillas have been adopted.
Feb 3, 2010: SPCA SEIZES 100 PETS
"...After a group of concerned citizens led humane investigators to a mobile home in Brooktondale.
"The conditions inside were obviously pretty far from ideal there were some sanitary concerns, there were also concerned for animals not having access to food and water," said SPCA Humane Investigator Cate Walker.
That's where these cocker spaniels, and 98 other pets were found, in a crowded, one-bedroom trailer.
Including dogs, cats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats and several other dead animals.
The owner was a self-proclaimed animal rescuer...." More
Tompkins County SPCA Adoption: 2-4-10 Tompkins County SPCA seizes animals: 2-3-10


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While you certainly can't put a price on human life, some deaths do cause greater financial aftermath than others. The extremely tragic passing of a former basketball star Kobe Bryant shocked not only the entire basketball or sporting world, but also millions of people who had barely heard his name being mentioned. Celebrities create publicity.
With publicity comes the corporate interest, and in Kobe's case it was the sporting goods giant Nike running in the front line. On the other hand, the company decided to delay the planned launch of its new sneaker model, on the other it announced having sold out all of its Kobe Bryant merchandise online. To be commercial or not to be, the wild guess here is that a substantial profit will appear at the bottom line come January's financial statements.
By no means does this even hint that Nike – or any other company mentioned in this article – has thrown in additional effort or resources to capitalize on its star asset, while still having this last chance at hand. The customer, however, decides, and numbers speak for themselves. When celebrities or statespeople – not to mention monarchs – pass away, stock markets become volatile and cash registers busy.
After a death of any famous author, you can shortly expect to see a half-page ad in a newspaper in which the publisher pays respects – but does not forget to proudly present the logo either. Contract negotiations, deadline fights and all those promotional events that turned out fiascos are – if not entirely forgiven – suddenly forgotten.
The same goes with musicians; all of a sudden, mysterious "early recordings" are discovered and a comprehensive collection released. The death of Motörhead's lead singer Lemmy Kilmister must have boosted also the sales of Jack Daniel's.
And, simply because just a couple of weeks before his death Lemmy featured in this ad, even milk.
Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo are the three athletes with a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike. When they are no more able to hold their end of the bargain, the sales charts will again shoot through the roof.
Then again, it looks like Nike will have to keep paying for a long, long time before that is bound to happen.