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The Government of Nepal has given high importance to ensuring food security for all its citizens, and recognizes food sovereignty as a basic human right. The core elements of food security are availability, access and utilization.READ MORE
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), together with the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), the US SilvaCarbon and SERVIR programme, is organizing the second GFOI Capacity Building Summit from 18–21 September 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.READ MORE
The Robotics Association of Nepal (RAN) and the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), in partnership with the United States Embassy in Nepal and the International Centre for Mountain Development (ICIMOD), are jointly organizing the Miss Tech 2017 programme.READ MORE
Within the framework of the global SERVIR program, the overall objective of SERVIR-HKH is to increase sustainable use of Earth observation information and geospatial technology in development decision-making in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.READ MORE
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in partnership with the Institute of Remote Sensing, Jahangirnagar University (IRS-JU), will conduct a five-day training workshop on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform at the university campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, under its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative.READ MORE
The northern region of Bangladesh has been facing increasing agricultural droughts which can lead to reduce the productivity of farming communities, especially where irrigation is not available. Climate change projections also suggest a future decrease in precipitation in the dry season, with uncertainties for the spatial location of precipitation in the future monsoon season.READ MORE
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is the highest mountain range in the world. It provides ecosystem goods and services to about 1.5 billion people living in the region and downstream areas. The region is recognized as one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world, due to climate change and rapid social transformations.READ MORE
National policy and legal frameworks on the use of Earth observation data and geospatial technologies are very important to ensure sustainable environmental management and improved resilience to climatic anomalies. In this context, ICIMOD is organizing a policy workshop on sustainable use of Earth observation data and geospatial technologies for policy/decision making in Afghanistan.READ MORE
The regional reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is working with ICIMOD regional member countries (RMCs) to support them in their REDD readiness phase. The focus of REDD+ collaboration is capacity development and technical assistance through the implementation of the South-South learning platform in the region.READ MORE
The primary objective of the workshop is to train staff from Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Afghanistan and partner institutions in Afghanistan working with the SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) initiative at ICIMOD in the technical interpretation and analysis of remote sensing and modelked products from the FEWS NET science implementation team...READ MORE
The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) project, Building Resilience to Climate Related Hazards, Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE), Government of Nepal, with support from the Nepal Agriculture Research Council is working on the development of an agriculture advisory system to better equip the agri-extension system to support farmers to adapt to climate change.READ MORE
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in partnership with Google Earth Engine Outreach, will conduct a four-day training workshop on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform at its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, under its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIRHKH) initiative. The Google Earth Engine Outreach team has conducted a number of such trainings across other SERVIR hubs.READ MORE
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is highly dynamic as there are many socioeconomic and environmental drivers of change at play, including climate change. The impacts of these changes challenge the resilience of natural and human capacities and environments in the region.READ MORE
This training aims to train relevant professionals from ICIMOD and selected partner institutions and SERVIR-hubs on sentinel satellite data analysis for various applications.READ MORE
This five day training is jointly organized by SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya of ICIMOD in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Water, Afghanistan. The training is intended to build capacity of ICIMOD's national partners in the region to map and monitor glaciers and glacial lakes using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS).READ MORE
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) identifies drought as one of the major climate risks in south Asia. The report projects that climate change will affect food security by the middle of the 21st century, with the largest number of food-insecure people located in South Asia. In context of such rising variability in climatic patterns, there is an increasing need for climate information at all stages of water resource and agricultural planning activities.READ MORE
At ICIMOD, the Transboundary Landscapes (TBL) Regional Program and Geospatial Solutions theme currently utilises the ARIES modelling platform to assess the sacredness potential of the Kailash landscape based on the data on cultural sites from India, China, and Nepal, which could prove to be an important input while nominating the landscape as an UNESCO world heritage site.READ MORE
The focus of the training will be on the use of 30-meter elevation SRTM-2 datasets, which are freely and publicly available, and are extremely valuable for addressing critical issues impacted by Earth's topography, including water flow, heavy rainfall, river plain flooding, coastal storm surges, agricultural stresses, and public health challenges.READ MORE
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry Department has initiated the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) assessment at the global level, using Collect Earth. Collect Earth is a user-friendly Free and Open Source software that is used for land monitoring through the augmented visual interpretation of freely available satellite images. The system builds on Google technologies such as Google Earth, Earth Engine and the available Landsat, Sentinel 2 and other very high resolution images.READ MORE
The International Space Apps Challenge is an international mass collaboration focusing on space exploration that takes place over a 48-hour period in cities around the world. The event embraces collaborative solutions to problems by producing relevant open-source applications to address global needs in the lives of both on Earth and space. It is a NASA-led world-wide collaborative annual event of about 200 local organising teams.READ MORE
Globalization and climate change have an increasing influence on the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and the livelihoods of mountain people...READ MORE
The Digital Agriculture Atlas of Nepal prepared jointly by the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) will be launched on 26 August 2015 at Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu.READ MORE
ICIMOD, through its Mountain Environment Regional Information System (MENRIS) regional programme, has implemented the SERVIR-Himalaya initiative since 2010 with support from USAID and NASA. The main objective of the SERVIR Himalaya initiative is to improve environmental decision making in the HKH region through integration of earth observation information into geospatial tools and applications...READ MORE
A regional training on SERVIR Science Applications with a special focus on MODIS products is being organized to bring together partners from the regional member countries and train them on different science applications that have been developed.READ MORE
The SERVIR-Himalaya programme works in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region to build capacity of regional institutions including governments, non-government, universities and other key stakeholders to integrate earth observation information and geospatial technologies into development decision-making for...READ MORE
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and YoungInnovations are pleased to announce the International Space Apps Challenge to be held on 11- 12 April 2015. This is the third time the two organizations are jointly organizing the 48-hour hackathon in Kathmandu. The event this year is supported by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), Women Leaders in Technology (WLIT), Karkhana, CSIT Association of Nepal (CSITAN), and Robotics Association of Nepal (RAN).READ MORE
The International Space Apps Challenge is a two-day event where teams of technologists, scientists, designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, developers and students across the globe collaborate and engage with publicly available data to design innovative solutions for global challenges. This is the third time that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is hosting the event, which will take place in more than 90 cities around the globe, and the second in Nepal.READ MORE
The Youth Forum targets youths from different professional backgrounds, universities, and colleges in Nepal (20 – 25 years of age) with interest in climate change issues and geospatial science and technology. About 30 to 40 youths are expected to participate in the event.READ MORE
The International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon that will take place over a 48 hour period in 50 cities on all seven continents over the weekend of 20-21 April 2013. The annual event is being organized in Kathmandu, Nepal by ICIMOD within the framework of SERVIR-Himalaya initiative supported by USAID and NASA in close collaboration with YoungInnovations, a local partner organization. The event will help build the capacity of Nepal's youth tech community in the development of applications and tools related to earth observation and geo-ICT, particularly focused on mountain regions.READ MORE
In the Himalayas, where the impacts of the changing global climate are manifesting at a rapid pace, the time for action is running out. Recognising this, the Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal agreed to convene the Bhutan 2011 Climate Summit to adopt and endorse a 10-year road map for adaptation to climate change in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region for ensuring food, water, and energy security while maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.READ MORE


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Mike Gordon and Warren Haynes to Appear on New Bernie Worrell Disc
As first tipped by our friends at Hidden Track, Mike Gordon and Warren Haynes are among the musicians featured on Bernie Worrells new instrumentals album _ Improvisczario_. Gordon plays banjo on the albums second track Up in The Hills, while Haynes appears on both Dirty and Killer Mosquito. Living Colour drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Brett Bass round out the project. The disc will be released on September 11, the same day Worrell is scheduled to issue an additional record, Baby Elephant, with Prince Paul and Newkirk and the documentary film Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth, which features interviews with George Clinton, David Byrne and Mos Def.

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text: joewickedfire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2012 Snaring of all animals should be banned as it is not always the intended specious that end up in them and also it is cruel. I have heard of dogs and cats ending up in them and would love to snare one of these scum bags that use them so I can watch them suffer great pain like the poor animal has to suffer. I would also like to add that I am against all blood sports including shooting and fishing and wish you people could find something else to do with your pathetic lives. Share this post Link to post


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Kitchen Consultation: Fred Akerstrand – Lies Remix
This consultation has been published with the kind permission of Fed Akerstrand.
Download or listen to the song 'Lies Remix' here:
Overall, this track has a lot of potential. It wouldn't take much to make a significant improvement.
The main compositional weakness here is that the track is simply too long. It's over seven minutes long, but probably has enough musical material to sustain it for perhaps four minutes.
In particular, there are three sections which take a long time to present very little. They are the intro (0:00-0:57), the 'second verse' (1:52-2:49) and the ending (5:10-7:17). Both the intro and the second verse are almost a minute long but don't contribute much to the overall contour of the track – it's as if the listener is stationary for those periods.
The intro plays an important role in introducing the track. By taking so long to do so, however, the energy and anticipation simply dissipates. The second verse in particular makes a musical statement that only requires about eight bars – not a whole minute. Like the intro, the ending plays an important role in the track, but taking over two minutes to wind down makes it likely that the listener loses interest before the track has ended.
Fortunately, it's not difficult to address these issues. Simply condensing these sections down to more appropriate lengths will do wonders for the momentum and contour of the track as a whole.
There are two other ways in which the composition of the track could be improved, but these are relatively minor. The first is in the vocals in the breakdown section (3:18-3:46). The harmonies work well most of the time, but occasionally the two vocal lines sing the same note in unison. This has the strange effect of making two voices suddenly and briefly sound as a single voice. It's distracting and unsettling. If you were to address this, I'd suggest changing either the melody or harmony so that they don't have any unison notes.
The second relatively minor issue is the timing of the side chain compression. Compared to the other rhythmic elements, the side chain compression feels like it's swinging too much. A little bit of swing is often beneficial to a track's groove, but in this case it feels inconsistent with the other instruments. I suggest changing the timing of the side chain compression so that it swings a little less, or alternatively you could modify the groove of some of the other instruments (especially the hats) to swing more consistently with the side chain compression.
Overall, the mix isn't too bad. The only two issues are the vocal sound and the subbass level.
Generally, the vocals lack intelligibility. This could be because your monitoring environment is very forward in the mids or because you simply went too far in 'smoothing' the vocal by cutting the mids. The fix here is simple – bring back the mids. This is where the character and intelligibility resides. You can still keep the soft and smooth sound – you don't need to boost so much that it becomes honky.
The other issue is the subbass level. It's slightly too loud. This is most likely a result of your monitoring environment having relatively weak subbass. In the short term, you should be more active in referencing your mixes to commercial releases while you work. Over the longer term, you can improve your monitoring environment. Depending on your studio, this might include acoustic treatment, adopting full-range monitors or adding a sub.
This is an example of a single Kitchen consultation. If you would find this kind of feedback useful for your own music, get in touch with me.
– $20 will get you one consultation (basically the same as this example, but in private, with your music).
– $50 will get you three consultations or one studio demo (where I do an example edit or mix of your music to better demonstrate how some concepts would apply to your music)
– $100 will get you seven consultations or two studio demos.
The consultations can be for multiple songs or multiple revisions of one song. It's up to you.
You can read more about the Kitchen here: http://kimlajoie.com/site/kitchen.html
When you're ready, send me an email to kitchen at kimlajoie dot com.


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Campaign recruits millennials to take up long-term care torchJune 08, 2018
A national aging services organization on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed at bringing a new generation of caregiving advocates into the fold.
Leading their own life: Marylanders with dementiaMarch 06, 2018
Remaining social can be a struggle for residents who are grappling with dementia, but one senior-care provider may have found a way to alleviate it.
Antibiotic stewardship — embrace the changeFebruary 06, 2018
Antibiotic stewardship is a change you need to embrace. You can't just say I prefer it the old way, give everyone an antibiotic who asks for one and that will be that. But I get it. You are willing to change, but sometimes the residents and their families aren't.
Making moments countDecember 21, 2016
As a professional caregiver, you see, hear and experience the story of the lives before you, and not just the shell of an aging body. Your actions do not make the evening news, but they should.
Put your gait belt where your mouth isApril 30, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I put my scrubs on, grabbed a gait belt and worked alongside daily caregivers. I was humbled.
Leave the cape at home to become a caregiving heroApril 21, 2015
OK, let's face it. We all have an inner superhero in us or we wouldn't be in the business of serving. But sometimes we need to leave that cape at home.
Intervention: How eating and drinking can save your skinJanuary 14, 2015
Graduating with a nursing degree in hand, I was ready to bring my new knowledge and skills to the bedside. Thirty years later, I am amazed at how much I still have to learn and apply to my practice. In our right to keep seniors free of pressure ulcers, for example, we have missed an important tool for helping the skin be stronger and more resilient
When Father's Day arrives in DecemberDecember 08, 2014
I have enjoyed a life largely free of the misfortune that time and circumstance can bring. All things considered, it's been a pretty good ride so far. But even the most fortunate among us does not get off scot-free
Alzheimer's caregiving: The new normalMay 19, 2014
I dealt first with my wife's Alzheimer's as a 24/7 caregiver at home, and now as a part-time caregiver and full-time advocate since her placement in the dementia wing of an assisted living facility in September. One of the many things I have learned through these years is that each new AD decline in behavior and/or skills always leads to a "new normal" period for us.
I was a better nurse when ...May 06, 2014
It's Nurses Day — a day we celebrate all it means to be a nurse. This day gets me into deep thinking. Particularly about the core of a nurse and how sometimes — even if we don't want it to be — the environment we work in changes us. Let me try and explain.
Gender adjustments for Alzheimer's caregiversJanuary 10, 2014
For quite some time, I was the only male in my Alzheimer's disease spousal support group. I quickly discovered that I could not resolve some problems for my wife, Clare, in the same way as some women were resolving similar issues for their husbands.
The impact on overtime pay in home careOctober 07, 2013
The final ruling on the Federal Companionship Exemption took place recently as a result of a new proposal by the Obama administration. On the surface, the issue appears to be the eligibility of in-home caregivers to receive fair wages and overtime pay. Up until now, daily live-in senior care has been exempt from overtime pay under the companionship exemption within the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
More evidence that long-term care operators are not simply heartless bottom feedersJanuary 28, 2013
What matters most to long-term care operators? Certainly, remaining in business is a top priority. But providers are not just fixated on the bottom line. Here are some telltale signs.
Is 2013 the year of action?January 23, 2013
We've been in cycles of awareness-building, instead of action-driving, for far too long. Awareness is good, of course, and we've learned many important things over the past several years.
A savvy caregiver's resourceOctober 31, 2012
If there is anyone who knows how to get inside the head of a troubled long-term care resident, it is Eleanor Feldman Barbera. Better than that is the fact that this talented nursing home psychologist is willing to share what she knows.
Caregiving in the ER - Part 1October 23, 2012
America's emergency rooms are full of families going through crisis situations. When an accident or illness requires a visit to the ER, many families are likely to enter the scene overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next for their loved one.
Baby boomers overwhelmed by caring for their parents, survey findsApril 05, 2012
Senior living operators should find more ways to market and discuss long-term care financing with baby boomers, a new survey suggests.
Coming out of the closet with caregivingFebruary 24, 2012
Who ever thought that caregivers would need to come out of the closet and be accepted? It's true.
A time for pride to take over for nursing homesSeptember 30, 2011
If you're a long-term care provider reading this in the waning hours before fiscal 2012 hits, be strong. If you're reading this after Saturday, Oct. 1, stand tall.
Census data reveal a new, masculine trend in eldercareAugust 08, 2011
It is a well-known fact that our nation is aging rapidly. However, a recently released census brief, "Age and Sex Composition: 2010," revealed remarkable findings. The study found that in the last decade, the male population grew much faster than the female population in the 60-plus age group. Understanding this demographic shift and responding to it appropriately will bring new opportunities to long-term care companies.
Economic impact of family caregivers is substantial, report suggestsJuly 19, 2011
Well over 40 million Americans provided care for an adult family member in 2009, representing an unpaid economic impact of approximately $450 billion, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Racial preference ruling disseminated to state's nursing homesAugust 24, 2010
All nursing homes in Indiana will be notified of a recent court ruling that declared that nursing home residents cannot specify treatment from a particular caregiver based on race, state health officials said recently.
If Ivy Bean can master Twitter, so can weAugust 03, 2010
Did anyone else get a kick out of last week's story about Ivy Bean, the Twitter user who died at the age of 104?
Australian nursing homes unveil electronic underpantsMarch 29, 2010
Nursing homes in New South Wales, Australia, soon will have a new caregiving tool at their disposal for resident incontinence: electronic underpants.
Common steroid treatment could harm patients with pneumonia, research showsFebruary 25, 2010
Prednisolone, a steroid commonly co-prescribed as a treatment for pneumonia, has little benefit and may actually worsen patient outcomes, researchers say.
One-third of American adults provide care, new report findsDecember 10, 2009
There are more informal caregivers in the U.S. than ever before. Nearly one-third of the population provides some level of care, according to a new study.
Report: 10% jump in Alzheimer's in five yearsSeptember 22, 2009
Rapidly accelerating rates of dementia worldwide will result in a 10% increase in the number of dementia sufferers in the 2005 to 2010 time frame, according to a new report from Alzheimer's Disease International. The acceleration of cases will lead to an Alzheimer's that will double every 20 years, resulting in an estimated 115 million dementia patients by mid-century, researchers said.
Rising number of childless elderly poses future long-term care challenges, new report suggestsJuly 23, 2009
The growing number of childless seniors in developed countries may cause caregiving problems in the future. That is according to a new report from the U.S. Census bureau, "An Aging World: 2008."
Promising discovery could help prevent age-related macular degenerationJune 16, 2009
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have announced a major breakthrough in the prevention and early detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The condition affects between 10 million and 12 million Americans and is the number-one cause of blindness among seniors.
Number of nursing home beds, residents decreasing, report findsJune 11, 2009
The number of both nursing home beds and nursing home residents in the United States declined between 1999 and 2004, according to the recently released results of the National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview.


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Five climbers have been killed after one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes erupted - leaving more than a dozen others trapped.
Rescue teams and helicopters were sent to the centre of the country as huge rocks and ash began pouring out of Mayon volcano early on Tuesday morning.
Albay provincial Governor Joey Salceda said at least seven people from a group of around 20 mountaineers were injured after being caught by surprise by the sudden eruption.
Clouds have cleared over the volcano, which was quiet later in the morning.
Guide Kenneth Jesalva told ABS-CBN TV network the climbers who died - including a German, an Austrian and a Filipino - were struck by huge rocks.
He said he was in the group that spent the night on the picturesque mountain, known for its almost-perfect cone, when the volcano rumbled back to life and rocks "as big as a living room" came raining down on them - before he rushed back to the base camp to call for help.
Eduardo del Rosario, chief of the national disaster agency, said the injured included foreigners and Filipino guides, with some in a critical condition.
The head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Renato Solidum, said the eruption was normal for the restive Mayon, about 212 miles southeast of the capital Manila.
It has erupted around 40 times during the last 400 years.
It last erupted in 2010, when thousands of residents moved to temporary shelters when the volcano ejected ash across a five-mile zone surrounding the crater.
Mr Solidum said no alert was raised for the volcano following the latest eruption and no evacuation was being planned.
Climbers are not allowed when an alert is up, and it is thought the recent calm may have encouraged this week's trek.


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Necomides Pedronan
Posted On February 7th, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Jan. 29, 2013
Necomides Pedronan, 86, of Lihue, a retired Lihue Plantation laborer, died in Garden Isle Health Care. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by brothers Marcello and Flor; and sisters Nives Soriano, Helen Pedronan and Susan Andrade. Visitation: 8 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
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Baby It's cold outside! Are you ready?
A Few Ideas on How to Prep When it's Cold Outside
If winter and its freezing temperatures are making you depressed, I want to give you a few ideas on how to prep and help pass the time. No, this is not one of those "how to prep for winter" types of articles.
Instead, I'm going to give you a few ideas that don't require you to go hiking, to go outside and build a solar cooker and test it. These are things you can do in the comfort of your own home, most with little effort, but they will give you that feeling that you're productive. And you will be.
#1. Try making a clay pot heater
…or any other indoor project for that matter. Now, don't get your hopes up, these heaters won't be able to heat up a whole room, however, they will help in an emergency. If, for some reason, none of your other heating options will work, you'll be able to use this heater to at least keep your hands and feet warm.
Warning: candles are a fire hazard so be sure to supervise the thing every minute it's running. There are lots of youtube videos about clay pot heaters you can watch. (Editors note: Please watch this warning video about clay pots. They can be very, very dangerous.)
#2. Watch a movie
There are plenty of survival movies you can watch with your family and learn a thing or two. While many of them are full of errors, I still enjoy them and I'm sure many other preppers do. If your family is not on board with you with regards to prepping, this could be a great way to open their eyes, if only just a little bit.
Recommendations: History Channel's Alone series (not a movie, a TV show but really good), The Way Back (2010), Children of Men (2006), Volcano (1997).
#3. Make Plans
Don't stop to making survival plans. Winter is the perfect time to plan for the year ahead, set goals and think of ways of achieving them. Of course, making or refining your survival plans should be a top priority.
If you've already done your basic planning, consider improving them by:
- figuring out how to make more room for your increasing stockpile
- reviewing your gear to see if any of the items you have are low quality
- printing better/more maps of your area and re-adding the points of interest with a marker
- prepping for disasters and emergencies you haven't yet considered
- finding your blind spots and making plans to improve them (e.g. if you're not prepping to bug out, you should definitely start planning for it)
#4. Perform a full inspection…
…of all your gear, your food, water and meds stockpile, your bug out bag, even of your EDC!
- that your electronics are still functional
- for leaky or discharged batteries
- your propane heater
- your generator
- that your hand-crank devices are still functional
- that your fuel tank is full or almost full, and make a mental note to always keep it full
- the gear inside your car
- Your medical equipment (ever tested your newly bought thermometer, for instance?)
Check everything!
Pay particular attention to items that have never been used. You definitely want to put them to the test more than a few times, to ensure they're going to hold up in a survival situation.
Inspecting your stockpile can save you money by not having to throw away food that would otherwise spoil. If a tuna can is close to its expiration date, you may want to take it out, eat it, and re-add to your shopping list.
#5. Learn how to use your gear
Come on, admit it: you have at least one piece of gear you don't know how to use. Wouldn't this be a great time to play with it a little bit and see how it works? Well, you won't be able to test everything indoors (some items are fire hazards) but you can safely play around with:
- Paracord (try to make some knots)
- HAM radio
- emergency radio
- multi-tool
- compass
- …and so on.
#6. Read
Survival and preparedness are complex and, as a result, they have a lot of issues and controversies. The more you read, however, the closer to the truth you'll get. The bugging in versus bugging out dilemma, what things are found in water that filters can and cannot purify, whether or not you should tell others about your preps, how to handle cashiers when they ask you why you buy too much of one thing – these are just some of the things that've caused heated debates (and still do).
Knowledge is power, so take advantage of all the free info out there, read it all and make up your own mind.


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Design Phase
The design process is most efficient when it's split into two phases. The first is "Concept Design", which is where we outline the changes that need to be made to the property. This detail also allows us to produce more accurate costs. Concept designs are often just a written description, as in cases where a simple re-clad of the building will fix the problem. More complex projects can require drawings.
The second phase, "Detailed Design", is where we sort out all the necessary details for remedial work to begin. The steps that need to be taken vary from project to project, but often involve producing more detailed drawings, seeking building consents and consulting with experts. Remedial design – for a building that looks good and remains watertight in years to come: contact us today to discuss your project.


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Great Rates to Continue: "Great" if you're living on debt, like the U.S. government, that is. If you're a saver or retiree on a fixed income, or a bank trying to earn an interest rate spread, things don't look quite so peachy.
That's the bottom line on the Federal Reserve's announcement yesterday of plans to keep short-term interest rates in the non-existent range "at least through late 2014." For the mathematically challenged, that stretches out the low-rate era for nearly another three years-a period so lengthy as to be regarded as an unforeseeable economic eternity among the mere mortals who reside outside the central bank.
Or, as Heard on the Street put it: "If forecasting what will happen in three months' time is challenging, forecasting what will happen three years from now seems foolhardy. And yet the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee has done just that."
What's behind the Fed's great easing? "Right now, it can't lose," opines Heard. "If the Fed is correct, and the economy remains sluggish, ultralow interest rates will help. If the economy instead accelerates to the point where the Fed is compelled to switch course and start raising rates sooner, it will be sitting in the catbird seat."
At the risk of sounding indiscreet, let us make a passing reference to the fact that it is an election year, and Ben Bernanke's Fed would be far from the first accused of taking political considerations into account in setting policy. In this case, the pronouncement that low rates are here to stay gave stocks an immediate boost and could in coming months provide the equity-owning class new reasons to favor Washington's current rulers over those who would throw them out.
Of course, can't-lose monetary policy has proven a disaster before. Remember Alan Greenspan? He of the massive easing that bestowed him with economic sainthood until the high levels of liquidity that helped inflate the housing bubble resulted in a crash. As American Banker's own Barbara Rehm noted yesterday, the risks of protracted easy money have hardly gone the way of the no-doc supbrime negative amortization mortgage. Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post
Ta Ta, Timmy: It looks like the lone remaining original member of President Obama's economic team, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, is not long for the administration. Geithner told Bloomberg TV that President Obama is "not going to ask me to stay on, I'm pretty confident." As president of the New York Federal Reserve under President George Bush, Geithner was one of the chief architects of the government's initial response to the financial crisis, along with then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Geithner say he plans to leave his ornate Hamilton Place office to do "something else."
Preceding Geithner out the door were National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers, Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag and Austan Goolsbee, who was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and later replaced Christina Romer as chairman.
If President Obama loses the general election, Geithner's departure will largely be moot. If the president is reelected, however, it could signal that in the absence of the need to worry about another national campaign the president will start to take seriously the need for the nation to live within its means.
Among the top prospects to take over Treasury are Erskine Bowles and retiring Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Mark Calabria, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, told Bloomberg. Conrad is regarded as one of the senate's staunchest left-leaning budget hawks. Bowles served as chief of staff under President Bill Clinton and was co-leader of the commission President Obama appointed to draft a plan to reduce the federal government's debt. That plan has since joined the mountain of sage commission reports gathering dust in the nation's capital. Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Washington Post
Schneiderman as Spitzer? You hardly get more A-list than in rating a seat near the first lady during the State of the Union Address. That's where New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found himself Tuesday night as President Obama unveiled the umpteenth plan to get tough on mortgage fraud. This morning, a fawning New York Times had Schneiderman cutting a tough-guy pose atop a story explaining how law enforcement is poised to "zero in on Wall Street."
Eat your heart out, Eliot Spitzer.
What's new is that the president has picked ascending Democrat Schneiderman to co-chair a new mortgage crime unit that will bring together state law enforcers and top officials from the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.
Among the items on its to-do list, the mortgage unit will seek to bring to fruition an oft-heralded, but still elusive, financial settlement between the nation's financial cops and banks over the so-called robo-signing scandal. On the political front, the unit will also help show Americans their president feels their pain in the wake of a financial crisis during which many believe the masses lost too much and not enough bankers went to jail.
Politically appealing as this amalgam is, as it seeks to right housing wrongs it's likely to run into an inconvenient obstacle: the Constitution of the United States.
"Most of the investigations into alleged wrongdoing behind the 2008 financial crisis have gone nowhere—in part, Mr. Obama has said, because conduct may have been reckless but not illegal," notes the Journal.
Damn those technicalities. In the end they could prevent the new anti-crime unit from getting any further off the ground than did America's Mars mission, which President Bush boldly launched during another long-ago and near-forgotten SOTU address. Wall Street Journal, New York Times
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Pity B of A's investment bankers. The nation's second largest financial institution, whose operations include Merrill Lynch, is planning to pay its dealmakers 75% of their "cash" bonuses this season with the beleaguered bank's own stock.
The move is unlikely to engender waves of cheering among the pin-striped class but it could ultimately have a silver lining. Back in 2008, Credit Suisse dished out to its bankers shares in some of its most troubled securities in lieu of more liquid tender. The focus of much grumbling at the time, the investments have reportedly been stellar performers since. Who knows. To disgruntled B of A bankers, we offer two words of encouragement: General Motors. Is it really beyond the pale that the much-bashed Bank of America of today could turn out to be the comeback kid of tomorrow?
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As if the ignominy of getting paid more like the hoi polloi weren't enough, Bank of America employees are now under pressure from Public Citizen. The consumer advocacy group is calling for B of A's breakup in a petition to Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, chairman and vice chairman of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, respectively. The group argues that the bank is too big to be either governed or regulated, and represents a real risk to the financial system. No argument here.


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The veteran foreign correspondent made it to the interview only after talking her way past an angry mob that had surrounded her car.
Tune in to ABC News "This Week with Christiane Amanpour" reporting from Cairo Sunday at 10:30 a.m. following Action News at 9.
Amanpour wrote in a reporter's notebook on ABC's website that she left for the Presidential Palace after being granted an interview with new Vice President Omar Suleiman. Amanpour, who worked at CNN before joining ABC last year, wasn't available to talk about the experience, a network spokeswoman said.
While ABC's camera crew was setting up for the Suleiman interview, Amanpour asked to see Mubarak, whom she had interviewed in the past.
"Within what seemed like just minutes, I was whisked into a reception room where he was waiting," she wrote. "He greeted me warmly, and we started to talk. He looked tired, but well."
Mubarak, in power for nearly three decades, has been under heavy pressure from demonstrators to leave office, and everyday life in Cairo has been turned upside down by the largest anti-government protests in Egypt in decades. He told Amanpour that he'd like to leave office now but fears the country would sink deeper into chaos. He blamed an outlawed opposition group for the violence, with protesters and government supporters engaged in rock-throwing battles.
Amanpour's interview was off camera. She said she asked Mubarak after the conversation whether she could report on it and he said yes.
Because of Mubarak's supporters, Amanpour almost didn't make it to the Presidential Palace. She was caught up in the menacing atmosphere that many journalists - including herself the day before - have been facing in reporting on the country's unrest. Her car was stopped by traffic in a neighborhood where pro-Mubarak demonstrators had set up checkpoints, and it was surrounded by an angry mob, she wrote.
To get through took about an hour's negotiation, ended only when she showed a soldier official papers confirming her interview with Suleiman, she said.
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Disciplinary actions aren't always cause for alarm. A doctor can be disciplined for small offenses, such as refusing to provide a patient with medical records in a timely manner, and large ones, like negligence during surgery. You can look up a doctor's history of disciplinary actions at Castle Connelly's website (castleconnelly.com), which provides links to all 50 state medical boards. "To find out the specifics about his record, you may need to contact the board," says Candis Cohen, spokesperson for the Medical Board of California, in Sacramento. If you find that action has been taken, don't be shy about asking the doctor about it. If the record makes you uncomfortable, it's time to leave.
Ask yourself if you trust the doctor and her competence. Let's say your new gynecologist suggests you get Botox. After you recover from the sting of the remark, "if you're impressed with a doctor's ability, try to overlook subtleties in personality," says Mehmet Oz, the vice chairman of surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City. If you want to continue under her care, you could let her know that you don't appreciate her comment, or you could just ignore it. If, on the other hand, this is a first visit and the abrasive comment has you reeling because you haven't yet established a trusting relationship, find another capable doctor. "You need to be treated by a doctor you trust and respect," says Rackner.


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I love gray days. We've been having them here, and the weather got very cold for the Thanksgiving holiday. Perfect for sitting near the fire. Now it has warmed up, but it is still gray outside. I saw two hawks this morning from my studio window.
One thing I was thankful for this year – That I have been so, so busy.
Every morning I wake up to see if my beautiful and diligent test knitters have discovered any new problems with Chelsea Morning. I didn't realize the test knitting process would be quite like this, simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying! I am so thankful that they're taking the time to help make it perfect. I'm hoping to release the pattern sometime around the new year.
I've been working on a new design, as well. Using a wonderful yarn – Baa Ram Ewe Titus. A nice halo. It feels lovely, almost silken, passing through my fingers onto needles. Good thing, too, since I have been waffling on a couple of design details. Which means knitting and tinking and knitting. A fair amount of work in exchange for a fair amount of knitterly wisdom.
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forced strongly encouraged myself to knit some socks. A pair of folk socks, no less. Having fun with these, messing about with the pattern to make them a bit more exciting. That is, mucking up their perfect simplicity. Oops.
Last but not least, I have been busy with Bogolan. I taught two classes at the Haus this past month (one session remains, this Thurs). I could not have asked for a lovelier group of women to be my first official knitting students (knitting students / test subjects!). I was kind of nervous about teaching knitting. I am no toughened expert on fair isle, just a self-taught upstart who tackles problems head-on (with the generous assistance of Mrs. Google and her crafting buddy, Youtube). I ended up really enjoying it. I've always been a reclusive knitter, and although I can't imagine that will change anytime soon, I do already miss my Bogolan ladies!
This month's donation to Women for Women made it out today, and for this I am especially thankful. Here's our tally so far:
- October 15, 2013 – $260 donated.
- November 1, 2013 – $101.38 donated.
- December 2, 2013 – $118.12 donated.
- TOTAL to date – $479.50 donated to Women for Women International.
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BYU Slips By Utah In OT, 26-23
Nov. 28, 2009
PROVO, Utah (AP) -Max Hall wanted to be clear: He really, really doesn't like Utah.
The BYU quarterback burned his in-state rivals with a touchdown pass in overtime, then blasted them with some scathing comments after the 18th-ranked Cougars' 26-23 win over the No. 22 Utes.
Hall redeemed himself from a year ago, when Utah intercepted him five times in a 48-24 blowout in Salt Lake City. Hall said Saturday he was still upset with the way his family was treated by Utes fans.
"I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them. I hate everything about them. I hate their program, their fans. I hate everything," Hall said. "It felt really good to send those guys home."
Hall's blunt remarks will probably get a reprimand from the Mountain West Conference, but he didn't seem too concerned. The Cougars (10-2, 7-1) beat the Utes (9-3, 6-2) for the third time in four years, and it was the last regular-season game of the senior's career.
"I think the whole university and their fans and the organization is classless," Hall said. "They threw beer on my family and stuff last year and did a whole bunch of nasty things. I don't respect them and they deserved to lose."
Hall threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Andrew George in overtime, setting off a long celebration that covered the field with blue-clad, screaming fans.
Instead of a high-powered shootout between potent offenses, the defenses dominated this one. Utah held BYU to just 120 yards in the second half, but the Cougars kept the Utes to just 298 total for the whole game.
"For it to come down to an overtime play was just a perfect scenario for a big college rivalry," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said.
Hall found George open for a quick dump-off over the middle and George had nobody between him and the goal line, hugging the ball with both hands as he went for the winning score.
George's teammates piled onto him, then the Cougars' fans stormed down from the stands.
"I couldn't breathe. My shoulder was like up by my head, but it's awesome," George said. "If that's what happens when you catch a game-winning TD, I'll take it."
The game was decided by a touchdown or less for the 11th time in 13 meetings.
Joe Phillips kicked five field goals for Utah, including a 40-yarder with 29 seconds left that forced the overtime. The Utes had the first possession of OT and had to settle for another kick by Phillips.
"I was proud of Joe Phillips for converting five field goals, but therein lied our problem because we were kicking field goals instead of scoring touchdowns," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
Utah's 23-20 lead was short-lived, though. After an illegal procedure penalty forced the Cougars back to the 25 with second-and-10, Hall found George for the easiest touchdown of the game.
The Utes may have been looking for Dennis Pitta, who caught two passes to break Austin Collie's school record of 215 career receptions, because they certainly were not focused on George.
"We're pretty down right here. I have to see how it lasts," Utah linebacker Stevenson Sylvester said. "It's one thing about a game during the season. You have a chance to even it out on Saturday. This is the end of the (regular) season so we've got a couple of weeks to have this loss linger."
Hall finished 12 of 32 for 134 yards and Harvey Unga ran for 116 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars, who finished in second place in the Mountain West Conference.
"We struggled in the second half to get stuff going on, but bottom line we made the play that we needed to win the game," Hall said. "What better guy than Andrew to make it."
Eddie Wide topped 1,000 yards rushing for the season with 114 yards and a score for the Utes, who scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to tie it.
Jordan Wynn, making his first start in the rivalry, was 21 for 41 for 198 yards with one interception.
The Utes were going nowhere in the second half until Shaky Smithson sprung a 40-yard punt return to the BYU 37. The Utes survived a close call during the drive when Aiona Key fumbled after making a catch, but the play was whistled dead because Key's helmet was knocked off before he lost the ball.
That kept the drive alive at fourth-and-4, and Wynn went right back to Key, who held on to the ball and his helmet this time for a first down. Wide broke loose up the middle to the 3-yard line then scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 7:16 left. Wynn completed a pass to David Reed for the 2-point conversion to get Utah within 20-17.


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A new campaign to boost the image of nursing mothers is coming under fire in Mexico City. Some say the posters of topless toned actresses aren't sending the message women's groups and health advocates had hoped.
Regina Tames, of the reproductive rights group GIRE tells NPR, "We were very surprised once the campaign was launched."
She was taken aback by pictures of topless actresses and one of the female boxer known as "La Barbie." She was shirtless, too — although she did have on her boxing gloves.
The stars aren't totally bare: a strategically placed banner crosses their chests. Written on the banner is the campaign's slogan in Spanish: "Don't turn your back on them ... Give them your breast."
"It's not only a very terrible campaign in terms of how it looks, but it's also the message that if you don't breast-feed, you are a bad mother and you are the one to blame," Tames says.
According to NPR, breastfeeding rates in Mexico are among the lowest in Latin America. Only 14 percent of women breast feed their children exclusively in the first six months.
There are many reasons why women aren't breast-feeding in Mexico, adds Tames. Poverty and poor nutrition top the list, but also more women than ever have entered the workforce. Hours are long, which makes breast-feeding during the day challenging, while pumping milk at work is not encouraged and in many cases prohibited.
Mexico City's health director declined several requests for interviews. He told local radio that now the campaign will focus on opening 92 lactation rooms throughout the city and two milk banks. And those pictures of the topless actresses are no longer on the city's website.
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Cardiff University dean of medicine quits role for research
The dean of Cardiff University's school of medicine has resigned as a result of changes to the university's structure.
The decision comes after Prof Paul Morgan was cleared of research misconduct after claims images were manipulated in academic articles.
He will remain at the medical school to carry out research.
The university said his decision to step down after four years was solely due to changes in the institution.
It said he would leave the school "with much improved student experience and ever-growing research excellence".
"We wish to thank Prof Morgan for his dedicated work and stewardship of the school of medicine over the last four years and we look forward to working with him in the future," a spokesperson added.
Prof Morgan will step down as dean at the end of the year and the university will seek to have his replacement in place in mid 2014.


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There is Magic in the moment…in every Moment. When we no longer believe this then we have lost the spirit of living and until we regain it, there will be no magic anywhere…no sprinkling of Fairy Dust…no wishes granted…no Genies to appear…no rituals that work. The Magic is in us. Surely we know this. No matter who we are or what we believe in, we always need to feel this wonderful Magic that keeps the World alive.
Go outside on a starry night and look up at the stars. Isn't there Magic There? We can't really touch them but we feel like we can. That feeling is Magic.
When I love you and this makes me happy, this is Magic. Some people need more magic in their lives than others but we all need it. So if you don't really believe in Magic then maybe you should look at it, in a brand new way.
There are many websites where you can delve into both the concepts and the practice of magic and if this is your thing, so be it. But respect all the laws of Karma and know what you're doing. Here, we are talking about the magic of God and His Love.
Now, I'm not talking about how to make something happen. If you know what you're doing, you can usually do that, just by praying and wishing and having real faith but I'm talking about keeping Magic alive in the World. Fantasy has always been the optimum entertainment. Within its realm we can let ourselves go, live in the moment, wait for the future and feel like we can both accomplish something and enjoy it, at the same time. It's real pleasure pure and simple, yet how many of us feel that it is not real or that we have somehow outgrown it. But the Magic is within us even now.
Let yourself be still and exist in the moment. Feel once again what you felt as a child. The Children and the Innocent can feel the Truth. When we become quote "Adults," we sometimes harden ourselves to anything tender and loving, or romantic…where we once believed anything was possible, now we wonder and doubt and finally refuse to believe at all. This is such a shame. The Magic is still there but we are no longer under its influence, because we do not believe in it.
We must all believe in something. Why not this Magic of Love and Life? Who knows where we can go and how much we can accomplish by just believing in this? We have never tested the depths of our knowledge. Yet we have continued to set limits upon ourselves. First we create these limits and then we believe in them. How self-defeating can you be? Isn't it time that we all grew up and believed in the real magic that we are surrounded by?
We live in this sea of magic and there are marvelous things in front of us but we must open our eyes to see these things. So begin the practice now of seeing God's Magic every day. It is here. Believe in it. Be in love with Life. Love yourself. Love others. Be alive.
Do not let Deception put the Illusion in front of you, that all is lost and that you can't be happy. This is a lie because we have the Magic of Love. Remember that this is God's Magic. May God Bless Us All.
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Despite a slight opening of internet use in Cuba, the creation of nearly 200 wifi spots in public areas and an increasing number of mobile phones, the majority of the population on the island remains disconnected.
With a penetration rate of only five percent, one of the lowest in the world, the Cuban government exercises stiff control over the internet, blocking digital sites that are considered "subversive."
Few know better how the Cuban government censorship functions than the independent journalists on the island.
"Cuba will change, but they are controlling the change, not only with their laws but also by controlling the access to development that represents the internet," said independent journalist Miriam Celaya in an interview Tuesday with In Cuba Today during the second day of the Cuba Internet Freedom conference held in Miami's Wynwood Arts District.
A panel of Cuban journalists from inside and outside the island shared their experiences and explained their visions about the future of the internet and independent journalism in Cuba.
The two-day CIF event, which is part of Social Media Week ending Friday, was organized by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the U.S. government agency that runs Radio and TV Martí.
Days prior to the event, Cuba's Foreign Ministry representative for the U.S., Josefina Vidal, said the conference sought to promote internal subversion.
According to Celaya, the mass use of the internet would only help to "accelerate" change on the island.
"The internet does not produce democracy, but promotes it," said the seasoned journalist who works as a freelancer and a contributor with the digital newspaper 14ymedio, founded by Yoani Sánchez.
"We must create a culture of information in Cuba," she said.
Many publications not officially sanctioned by the government, such as 14ymedio, are blocked and internet users must access the websites through a proxy, a digital address that serves as an intermediate point between the computer and the internet.
Ignacio González, from the digital site Hablemos Press, said the independent media in Cuba has to work to "win the confidence" of the Cuban people.
"Cubans are indoctrinated by the government since they are children," González said. "It is normal that there is a distrust of independent media, but we have to earn the trust of the people."
Iván García, a freelance journalist who collaborates with El Mundo and Diario de Cuba, stressed the importance of independent journalism in order to document the reality of the island. He said the official Cuban press, which is controlled by the government, shows a "virtual" reality.
"The government journalists do not show the reality of the island. The press does not reflect reality," said García, who began his career as a writer for the Cuban state-run television.
Other panel participants included Rolando Robaina, founder of Palenque Visión, Rachel Vázquez, cultural editor of 14ymedio and the Somos + movement, and Luis Felipe Rojas, a journalist at Martí Noticias.
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After receiving her MFA from Seoul National University, Wonne was awarded a French Government Scholarship for the Arts. She continued her studies at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Deco in Paris and earned her Ph. D. from Sorbonne. Returning to her native Korea, she then taught at Seoul National University. Her work has been exhibited at museums in France and the U.S. such as (the) Grand Palais, MOMA in Paris, Villa Montalvo, and Pacific Heritage Museum in San Francisco. Mirang Wonne's works are owned by many public and private collections, such as the Musee d'Art Modern de Paris, France and most recently by San Francisco Ritz Carlton Hotel, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, El Camino Clinic in Mountain View, UCSF, Rotunda Gallery, School of Law, University of San Francisco, CA, the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, the Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA and Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Santa Clara, California.
Wonne is a prolific artist who uses innovative media and techniques. Her work is about the visual interpretation of the fragility of life.
For the last two decades, Mirang Wonne has embodied natural forms in unexpected mediums. She uses primarily industrial materials that paradoxically amplify the organic intensity of those forms, capitalizing on their physical and optical peculiarities. Her work, in the words of Peter Frank, "force[s] us to marvel not just at what she's done, but to marvel at nature itself—the nature not only of organic forms such as Wonne renders, but of inorganic substances such as she manipulates in her rendering." The images are spiritual, "both in the sense of something metaphysical and in the sense of some presence made of ghostly plasma." In her recent screen work, Wonne "draws" on fine stainless steel mesh with a blowtorch. By transforming a material more associated with industry than with art, Wonne achieves results that are unpredictably subtle and intimate, as alluring as gemstones and as transcendent as thoughts.
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The book says: Roasting the vegetables gives this Winter soup a wonderful depth of flavour. You can use other vegetables, if you wish, or adapt the quantities depending on what's in season.
So I wanted to make a lovely fish soup this time but the pesky Laura Garnons-Williams said she didn't like "the idea" of fish soup. I explained to her that it wasn't simply liquidised fish but it was too late, it was already tainted so I decided to choose this one. Just to set the scene, this is the day it started to snow/ the day everyone lost their minds. I scooted around crouch end, one eye on potential ingredients, the other eye roving around for celebs (the roving celeb eye is always doing this). I bought everything relatively easily and cheaply (£3.44) including sweet potatoes, although I wasn't completely convinced these actually were sweet potatoes, to the extent that I asked the shop worker what they were, he said it was a sweet potato and so for the sake of this, I think it's for the best that we all believe it was (still unsure).
When almost home I remembered that we don't have a vegetable peeler so I just popped into our local shop thinking, how hard can it be to find a peeler for peeling my vegetables? Yes that's right, harder than naive me first thought. No peeler there, only corkscrews and bottle openers, nail clippers etc and this is the same in every shop all the way down the hill back in to Crouch End. How an earth do any people in Crouch End peel anything? I think to myself and who's a girl gotta screw to get a peeler around these parts? No one in Somerfield and no one in tesco that's for sure, not a turkish man at any of the veg shops(Leyla says Turkish people don't use peelers, just whittle things down with big knives I think)… Oh yes I see, it'll have to be someone at Waitrose and it cost me 6 pounds for the pleasure, this was some high class peeler, the likes of which I am not accustomed too. Oh yeah and when i finally slid all the way back home, we did have a peeler…oh good.
Laura Garnons-Williams had come round for a free feed and she acted as sous-chef. This soup involves a lot of peeling and a moderate amount of chopping but this million dollar peeler really was a dream to use so this wasn't an issue. Then all the vegetables basically get thrown in a baking tray with oil and rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Go EASY on the rosemary mo'fos it's strong stuff. I overdid it and soon the house was overly rosemaryish and I feared it was going to turn into rosemary soup- luckily LGW used her asbestos fingers to careful removed about 6 of the sprigs very soon into roasting so this was avoided. The vegetables had to roast for 50 mins, I hadn't really read ahead and realised this and we ended up eating at half past ten, but that just made us appreciate it more.
Et 'ow did eet taste? zut alors!
This soup was a souper trouper! Once all the vegetables were all whizzed up they sort of all lost their individual flavours and instead came together as this whole new lovely roasty tastey yumminess- We both agreed that we couldn't even taste the sweet potato (as LGW had previously expressed she didn't really like it) but then remembered that it may have just be a rogue vegetable anyway, maybe that was why. With a swirl of sour cream it really was a treat and also felt quite guilt free as there's absolutely no fat it in apart from the olive oil it was roasted in and you don't have to go MAD with the sour cream fatties! Anyway, I shan't ramble on any further but it was quite lovely- the only downside was it was quite thick and that's not everyone's cup of tea but this can be solved just by adding some water when re-heating or whilst cooking and you'll soon lose that peanut butter-like consistency.
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Hornbeck Offshore orders DP-3 MPSV at Merwede
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced today that it has expanded its multi-purpose supply vessel ("MPSV") program to include one 430-ft new generation DP-3 MPSV to be constructed at the Merwede shipyard in the Netherlands with an anticipated third quarter 2009 delivery.
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Hornbeck Offshore also has an exclusive four-year option to construct two additional "sister vessels" based on the same DP-3 MPSV design at a U.S. shipyard of its choice, which would qualify for domestic coastwise trade under the Jones Act.
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|From Computational Discovery to Experimental Characterization of a High Hole Mobility Organic Crystal
Sokolov, Anatoliy N.; Atahan-Evrenk, Sule; Mondal, Rajib; Akkerman, Hylke B.; Sánchez-Carrera, Roel; Granados-Focil, Sergio; Schrier, Joshua; Mannsfeld, Stefan C.B.; Zoombelt, Arjan; Bao, Zhenan; Aspuru-Guzik, Alan
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|Sokolov, Anatoliy N., Sule Atahan-Evrenk, Rajib Mondal, Hylke B. Akkerman, Roel S. Sánchez-Carrera, Sergio Granados-Focil, Joshua Schrier, et al. 2011. From computational discovery to experimental characterization of a high hole mobility organic crystal. Nature Communications 2:437.
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|For organic semiconductors to find ubiquitous electronics applications, the development of new materials with high mobility and air stability is critical. Despite the versatility of carbon, exploratory chemical synthesis in the vast chemical space can be hindered by synthetic and characterization difficulties. Here we show that in silico screening of novel derivatives of the dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene semiconductor with high hole mobility and air stability can lead to the discovery of a new high-performance semiconductor. on the basis of estimates from the marcus theory of charge transfer rates, we identified a novel compound expected to demonstrate a theoretic twofold improvement in mobility over the parent molecule. Synthetic and electrical characterization of the compound is reported with single-crystal field effect transistors, showing a remarkable saturation and linear mobility of 12.3 and 16 cm\(^2\)V\(^{-1}\)s\(^{-1}\), respectively. This is one of the very few organic semiconductors with mobility greater than 10 cm\(^2\)V\(^{-1}\)s\(^{-1}\) reported to date.
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