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Professor Lou Albright has retired
Professor Lou Albright, after 37 years of service to our department, has retired and been honored with Professor Emeritus status
Cornell takes the plunge into algal biofuels
Professor Beth Ahner is part of a consortium of researchers led by Cellana, an algal biofuel research company based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Professor Ahner's focus is researching lipid biosynthesis and algal physiology to develop diagnostic tools to monitor algal cultures.
Landscape architecture and planning students take part in new exchange with China
The exchange program is the result of efforts since the early 1990's to build relationships between CALS and its leading counterparts in China by Professor Norm Scott.
Congratulations to BEE Associate Professor Lars Angenent
Congratulations to BEE Associate Professor Lars Angenent for receiving tenure! Granted November 2010.
CALS faculty, staff honored for outstanding achievements
Ten members of the PRO-DAIRY program in the Department of Animal Science received awards for Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach, including Curt Gooch, BEE.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell honors 15 faculty with grants
Professor Mike Timmons is one of the awardees, receiving funds to add a teaching assistant to help with the Entrepreneurial Management for Engineers class, supporting student teams as they develop business plans.
Focus on Bioanalysis
Professor Antje Baeumner is a Guest Editor for the Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry Special Review Issue, Volume 398, No. 6, November 2010.
Cuomo transition team member to speak at Environment Conference
The Business Council of New York State is sponsoring the 33rd Annual Industry-Environment Conference, bringing together experts from both the private and public sectors to interact and share the latest information relevant to environmental issues in New York State. Jim Malatras, Deputy Policy Advisor to Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo is the featured speaker. The conference will also feature BEE's Professor Larry Walker as the keynote speaker at the Thursday, November 18th luncheon. Dr. Walker will "share his thoughts on the developments in the field of biotechnology and how business is impacted by its growth. He will also talk about innovative solutions to the energy and environmental challenges facing the country".
Three regional companies receive grants through Cornell
Professor Antje Baeumner will partner with SensiVida Medical Technologies with a JumpStart award through the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR).
Three grad students get Department of Energy fellowships
Professor Dan Luo's student, Jason Kahn, will be continuing his studies on exploring the evolution of synergistic enzyme systems using enhanced cell-free protein production with the help of this fellowship.
Congratulations to Lauren Matlock
Lauren Matlock, a PhD student with Professor Antje Baeumner, has been selected as a 2010-2012 Fellow in the Sustainable Materials IGERT Program of the CCMR. Congratulations, Lauren!
Minority student researchers present summer work.
Dustin M. Gallegos, a Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation research scholar, worked in Professor Antje Baeumner's lab on developing an improved version of a device called the MiniEC.
Wang to help lead Tang Cornell-China Scholars Program
Ping will join founding director Professor Norm Scott in the leadership of this program.
BEE Professors Lars Angenent and Norm Scott have co-authored a chapter
BEE Professors Lars Angenent and Norm Scott have co-authored a chapter, Practical aspects of methane production from agricultural wastes, for the recently published book, BIOFUELS from Agricultural Wastes and Byproducts, by Blaschek, Ezeji and Scheffran (Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, IA). From the book description: "Traditional agriculture and emerging biofuels technology produce a number of wastes and by-products, ranging from corn fiber and glycerin to animal manure, that have the potential to serve as the basis for additional sources of bioenergy that includes both liquid biofuels and biogas."
Congratulations to Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh: Creating the new, transformed information exchange. This article in the Summer 2010 EZRA Magazine discusses the online class BEE 3299, Sustainable Development, created by Professor Norm Scott and now also taught by Professor Mike Walter. Mike Walsh, a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Beth Ahner's lab, has been the course TA for two semester. Per Mike Walsh, "the key to using technology to enhance the educational and student experience is online collaborative software".
Congratulations to Todd Walter
BEE is pleased to announce that Professor Todd Walter has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. Congratulations, Todd!
Congratulations to Todd Anderson
Todd Anderson, a PhD student with Professor Todd Walter in the Soil and Water Lab, has won 2nd place in the Poster Presentation at the NABEC 2010 meeting in Geneva, NY. Congratulations, Todd!
Professor Yves Parlange has retired
Professor Yves Parlange, after 25 years of service to the BEE department, has retired and been appointed to Professor Emeritus status.
Emeritus Professor J. Robert Cooke has published a booklet
Emeritus Professor J. Robert Cooke has published a booklet he wrote for his major advisor at North Carolina State University, Dr. Henry Bowen, on his retirement in 1991, titled "The Theses, Papers and Publications of Henry D. Bowen and His Students - 1952-1991". As posted on eCommons @Cornell: This compilation was prepared as a tribute to Henry D. Bowen when he was conferred emeritus status ... Bowen's creative influence deeply affected the topics that his graduate students deemed worthy of pursuit in their own careers ... He had an instinct for sensing the heart of an unsolved problem and then determining a path that would lead to a deeper understanding that led to an engineering solution.
Cornell Local Roads Program Recognized for its outstanding research
Cornell Local Roads Program Recognized for its outstanding research by the National Research Council, National Conference at Virginia Tech and Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute in China. Professor Lynne Irwin and Senior Extension Associate David Orr each have been invited to chair one of eight panels that review national pavement research policy and accomplishments by the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board. About once every twenty years the NRC impanels a small group of researchers to review national pavement research policy and accomplishments. It is extraordinary for both Lynne and David to be asked chair panels, as it is highly unusual to have more than one individual from an institution to be asked. Congratulations, Lynne and David. Professor Lynne Irwin has also been asked to make the keynote presentation related to Structural Analysis Methods at the National Conference on Pavement Evaluation to be held at Virginia Tech in October, 2010. Lynne's presentation will be titled, "Pavement Structural Evaluation: Where We Are and Where We Are Going". This conference is attended by over 400 practitioners and researchers. Professor Lynne Irwin has been asked to conduct a seminar on "How we calibrate falling weight deflectometers" at the Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute in China.
Congratulations to Shane Rothermel and Scott Tucker
Shane Rothermel and Scott Tucker, BE'10, have won second place in the 2010 NABEC-ASABE Student Design Competition for their design project, "Farm-Based Two-Phase Thermophilic Anaerobic Codigestion Process for Dairy Manure". Their research was accomplished in the Angenent Lab. Congratulations!
Emeritus Professor Gerry Rehkugler has been refurbishing and cataloguing BEE's Rau Plow collection
Emeritus Professor Gerry Rehkugler has been refurbishing and cataloguing BEE's Rau Plow collection. The plows, made in Germany, were displayed at the 1867 Paris World Fair where they caught the eye of A.D. White, who wrote to Ezra Cornell that he had "rarely seen anything of late more interesting." The collection was exhibited at county fairs all across New York State.
Instant Testing for Sore Throats wins the CIMIT Primary Healthcare Prize
Mark Hartman, a PhD Candidate in the Luo Lab, "will lead the team chosen to receive the $150,000 top honor in the 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition. His team's project seeks to apply novel DNA-based 'fluorescence nanobarcodes' as a platform technology for multiplexed rapid clinical diagnoses in primary care." Congratulations, Mark!
Congratulations Mike Campolongo
Mike Campolongo, a BME PhD Candidate who works in the Luo Lab, has won a "Best Scientific Achievement" award from the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) for his poster presented at a users meeting. His poster was selected as the best out of the 53 entries presented. Congratulations, Mike!
Professor John March and Research Associate Faping Duan's article has been selected for the Faculty of 1000 Biology
Professor John March and Research Associate Faping Duan's article, Engineered bacterial communication prevents Vibrio cholerae virulence in an infant mouse model, Duan F, March JC Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 Jun 22 107(25):11260-4, has been selected for the Faculty of 1000 Biology, an online service that highlights and evaluates the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences. The review, by Harvard Professor Roy Kishony: Faculty of 1000 Biology, 10 Aug 2010, states "In this simple but elegant study, Duan and March demonstrate that an engineered strain of E. coli can dramatically improve the survival of infant mice infected with Vibrio cholerae by using chemical communication to make the pathogen play nice". The review goes on to state "this work is an important proof-of-principle ... and should serve as timely inspiration for pursuing similar ideas of cross-species communication in other contexts".
Engineered bacterial communication prevents Vibrio cholerae virulence in an infant mouse model
Professor John March and BEE Research Associate Faping Duan's article is featured in "PNAS Early Edition" (PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA). From the article abstract: "This finding points to an easily administered and inexpensive approach where commensal bacteria are engineered to communicate with invasive species and potentially prevent human disease".
Engineering faculty establish MIB program at Cornell
Assoc. Prof. Matt DeLisa, CBE, Prof. Larry Walker, BEE, and Asst Prof. Jeff Varner, CBE, received a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Medical and Industrial Biotechnology Program. The MIB program will cultivate the next generation of highly trained US graduate students to meet the growing needs of biotechnology employers, introducing students to the broad, interdisciplinary nature of biotechnology by integrating a curriculum of modern biology, bioengineering, and business courses with in-depth, hands-on biotechnology research training. With assistance from a 15-member industrial advisory board and over 40 faculty from 19 academic departments, every effort will be made to recruit the most talented US citizens from diverse disciplines.
Reunion 2010: BEE welcomed alumni and current and former faculty
Reunion 2010: BEE welcomed alumni and current and former faculty on Saturday, June 12th, from noon to 1:30. Emeritus Professor Gerry Rehkugler arranged a display of our Rau model plow collection, we also had demonstrated talks held in the highway lab, the Soil & Water Lab by the colloid group, in the Bioanalytical Microsystems & Biosensors Lab and in the Metabolic and Signal Engineering Lab. On Friday, June 11th, Professor Lars Angenent participated as a panelist for the Liberty Hyde Bailey Lecture "Renewable Energy Research and Development at Cornell University" from 1:00 - 2:30pm in the Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
The Cornell Local Roads Program held their 65th Annual Highway School
The Cornell Local Roads Program, Director: Professor Lynne Irwin, held their 65th Annual Highway School on June 7-9, 2010 in Phillips Hall (Emerson Suites) at Ithaca College. There were over 700 attendees.
Congratulations to Professor Kifle Gebremedhin and Professor Dan Luo
Professor Kifle Gebremedhin and Professor Dan Luo were honored by 2010 Merrill Scholars Steven Linderman, BE'10 and Ricky Park, BE'10, respectively, as the "teachers most influential in their development". Teachers and students were recognized at the 22nd Annual Merrill Presidential Scholars convocation on May 26th in Willard Straight Hall.
Sun Grant conference to explore biofuels, biopower
The Northeast Sun Grant Initiative, directed by Professor Larry Walker, is hosting the 2010 Northeast Conference, "Championing the Northeast's participation in the National Bioenergy Agenda" at the Renaissance Syracuse Hotel on May 24-26th. The event includes panel discussions, working groups, various speakers and a poster session. Registration .
The U.S. News & World Report 2010 rankings for graduate schools have been released
The U.S. News & World Report 2010 rankings for graduate schools have been released, with BEE's program coming in at #4. Best Engineering Schools Specialty Rankings: Biological / Agricultural
Congratulations to Antje Baeumner
Professor Antje Baeumner is part of the Cornell Institute of Food Science's Food Safety Group that has received the International Association for Food Protection's 2010 GMA Food Safety Award.
Congratulations to Professor Dan Luo
Professor Dan Luo's letter of intent proposal, "Self amplifying DNA polymers for POC diagnosis through a portable CMOS sensor" has been accepted as a finalist for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Point-of-Car Diagnostics Grant Initiative. A full proposal will be sent in to the final round of the competition.
CCSF Academic Venture Fund
Professors Lars Angenent and Tammo Steenhuis have received Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future (CCSF) Academic Venture Fund (AVF) Awards 2010. Professor Angenent, with co-investigators David Erickson and David Sinton (MAE) will be working on "Thousandfold Improvement in Solar Photobioreactors Using Advanced Photonics" (picture). Professor Steenhuis, with co-investigator Gail Holst-Warhaft (A&S), will be working on "Water Governance in the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East". The AVF is "designed to stimulate new, original, multidisciplinary research at Cornell in sustainability science".
Congratulations to Michael Timmons
Professor Michael Timmons received the 2010 Meritorious Service Award from the Aquacultural Engineering Society. The aim of the Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES) is to provide a means by which its members can come together to discuss engineering problems related to aquaculture. AES works closely with other professional societies which also address aquaculture needs and issues in a more general sense. AES serves as a united voice for aquacultural engineering in the general aquacultural community and provides an engineering perspective to the problems and proposed solutions to these problems. AES serves as an authoritative source of information on aquacultural engineering and provides engineering support to initiatives from or for the aquaculture industry. Congratulations, Mike!
Professor Tammo Steenhuis has co-authored a book
Professor Tammo Steenhuis has co-authored a book with Professor Gail Holst-Warhaft, Director, Mediterranean Studies Initiative entitled, "Losing Paradise: The Water Crisis in the Mediterranean". From the preface, " The current problems of water will not be solved by technology, law or politics, and yet all these must play a role if we are to overcome the crisis." The authors held a book signing at the Cornell Store on May 11th
Congratulations to Professor Ashim Datta
Professor Ashim Datta has been awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Here are some of his student's comments: "Professor Datta is quick to work with students and assess their progress in order to improve his teaching methods", "I enjoyed having Prof. Datta as a teacher, found his course very informative, and was very impressed with the care he showed towards us learning the material ... 3500 was a fantastic course", "I will never have another professor quite like Professor Datta. This man pours his heart and soul into everything he does". Congratulations, Ashim!
Cornell Lands for horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing
Professor Yves Parlange has been appointed by Provost Kent Fuchs to the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Leasing of Land for Exploration and Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale. The committee was formed at the behest of the Faculty Senate and will develop proposed guidelines for the University administration on leasing Cornell lands for horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing. A public meeting, with comments encouraged, will be held in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium on Thursday, April 22nd, from 4:30-6:30 PM.
Congratulations Mike Walter
Professor Mike Walter has won a 2010 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Award. The award recognizes " sustained and distinguished contributions of professorial faculty and senior lecturers to undergraduate advising". Julie Leviter, who named Professor Walter as the faculty member who "most significantly impacted her Cornell experience" as part of her Merrill award, wrote in her Carpenter support letter, "Prof. Walter was working by my side to assist in any problems that I encountered or questions that I had from the moment I stepped onto the Cornell campus ... I don't know how many times I have barged into his office with an urgent problem and completely stressed out, and then left with a smile on my face and assured that it will all work out. He's Great!". Many other students, and the awards committee, agreed. Congratulations, Mike!
Professor Dan Luo is the Theme Editor for the April 2010 issue of Advanced DRUG DELIVERY Reviews
Professor Dan Luo is the Theme Editor for the April 2010 issue of Advanced DRUG DELIVERY Reviews. Included in the issue is the paper, DNA nanomedicine: Engineering DNA as a polymer for therapeutic and diagnostic applications, by M. Campolongo (Luo Lab), S. Tan (Luo Lab), J. Xu (Arkansas Biosciences Institute) and Professor Luo. The cover image is courtesy of M. Campolongo.
Mark Levatich, BE'10 has developed an invention
Mark Levatich, BE'10 has developed an invention for a skull base sealer to help surgeons repair holes in the base of the skull after surgery. He is featured in the Spring 2010 EZRA magazine article, Nurturing big ideas at Cornell University: Planting seeds of innovation in the classroom . He was also awarded finalist status in the US Patent Office 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition; see the Cornell Chronicle October 2009 article, Student inventions -- artificial tissue networks and a skull base sealer -- honored in competition.
Cow Power: Manure Revolutionizing Electricity
Kristen Vitro, a SNES major, under the mentorship of Professor Norm Scott, is researching what she believes might be the key to solving the worldwide problem of animal waste. This story is in The Research Paper Magazine and is written by Tony Lin, CALS'13.
Congratulations to Professor Dan Luo
Professor Dan Luo has received the Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Board Award 2010. The award honors younger scientists (within 15 years of attaining their doctorate) who have made significant contributions to the materials chemistry field. Professor Luo will be presenting three award lectures, and will be given a lead article in the journal. His work will be showcased on the back cover of the issue in which his article is published. Congratulations, Dan!
Thank you to IBE and AE
Thank you to IBE and AE for hosting an ice cream social and 4-square in the Riley Robb Courtyard!
Congratulations to Jason Kahn
Jason Kahn, a PhD student in the Luo Lab, has been offered two prestigious fellowships, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and the US Department of Energy New Graduate Fellowship in Science, Mathematics and Engineering. This is a great honor, and now he will have the difficult decision regarding which fellowship to accept. Congratulations, Jason!
Congratulations to the BRL
The Riley Robb Hall Biofuels Research Lab (BRL), under the direction of Professor Larry Walker, has been certified LEED Gold. Congratulations to everyone whose hard work made this possible.
Congratulations to Jessica Ye
Jessica Ye, BE/ChemE'12, an undergraduate researcher in the Luo Lab, has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and competitive scholarships in the US. Congratulations, Jessica!
LIVING MACHINES: Genetically engineering solutions to win
Ben Cammarata, BE'11, Matt Hall, BE'10, Alyssa Henning (pictured), BE'11, and their fellow iGEM teammates are featured in the cover article for the Spring 10 College of Engineering Magazine. The team won a bronze medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition at MIT in 2009.
Congratulations to Christian Guzman
Christian Guzman, a PhD student in the Soil and Water Lab, has received an NSF Graduate Fellowship Award, an EPA STAR grant, and was also awarded a Fellowship with Cornell's CIIFAD IGERT, Food Systems and Poverty Reduction. Congratulations, Christian!
A letter from Haiti: Two sons of the founder of Project Double Harvest developed a tilapia project
A letter from Haiti: Two sons of the founder of Project Double Harvest developed a tilapia project in Haiti with the purpose of establishing an agricultural project that would reap an increase in the harvest from the land as well as provide spiritual well-being. They started the project after taking Professor Mike Timmons' short course, Recirculating Aquaculture Systems . The course gives a thorough coverage of the design, operation and management of water reuse systems for finfish. One of the sons, Joe Van Wingerden, wrote the following to Dr. Timmons after the earthquake: Just a quick update on the tilapia project in Haiti. The tanks and fish survived the devastating earthquake even though 70% of the structures surrounding our project were destroyed. During the quake, the gates opened and all of the fish sizes intermingled [easily remedied] After the quake, we fed 20 thousand pounds of tilapia to the local villages. The fish provided much needed protein until supplies from other nations arrived. We are now in the process of building our next set of tanks to increase production. The Haitians love our fish. [picture shows the tilapia tanks which can hold up to 100,000 fish].
Congratulations to Alisa Royem
Alisa Royem, an MS student in Natural Resources who works with Professor Todd Walter, has received a Tinker Grant to travel to Chile to obtain preliminary data to assess the impact of salmon farms on water quality. Congratulations, Alisa!
Alfred Wegener Medal & Honorary Membership 2010
The Alfred Wegener Medal has been awarded by the European Geosciences Union to Professor Yves Parlange for "his fundamental contributions to improved understanding and description of the geophysical aspects of transport in soils, aquifers and other porous materials". Congratulations, Yves!
Congratulations to Josephine Archibald
Josephine Archibald, a PhD student in the Soil and Water Lab, has been awarded a fellowship from the Council of Women World Leaders and will spend at least 10 weeks abroad working with the Ministry of the Environment in Helsinki, Finland. Her PhD program is with Professor Todd Walter doing research with phosphorus biogeochemistry and environmental microbial ecology. Josephine is also BEE's Outstanding Teaching Assistant for AY 2009/2010, awarded for "distinguished performance ... competence, responsibility and dedication". Congratulations, Jo!
The 8th Annual IBE BioExpo: Integrating Innovation and Industry
The 8th Annual IBE BioExpo: Integrating Innovation and Industry, was held on March 18th in the Duffield atrium. The BioExpo is held annually to promote current research in biological, biomedical and environmental science. Along with poster presentations, BioExpo also features speakers from industry and academia, and a company showcase with networking opportunities. The winner of the $500 Zuckerman Prize for Excellence in Student Biological Engineering Research was Sunjoo Park, BE '11, The effect of IGF-1 on meniscal fibrochondocytes seeded in alginate scaffold. Second place ($250.00) went to Jimmy Wang, BIO '12, Breast tumor secreted factors cause human adipose derived stem cells to have altered differentiation. Third place ($100.00) went to Christine Yoon, BE '12, Effects of mechanical cues from the breast cancer microenvironment on host tissue progenitor cells. Congratulations to the award winners and thank you to everyone involved with this event.
The Cornell Chapter of Alpha Epsilon sent 12 member to participate in a service project
The Cornell Chapter of Alpha Epsilon, the honor society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers, sent 12 member to participate in a service project with Lansing's Community Building Works. Organized by Ben Heavner, PhD student, and Allison Truhlar, BE'11, the work group participated in cutting wood, installing tile, fitting windows and other activities at a local house building project as part of the Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Service program to provide a first-time homebuyer with safe, affordable, green and financially stable home ownership. The group advisor is Professor Jim Bartsch.
Professor Antje Baeumner is chairing the 2010 Gordon Research Conference
Professor Antje Baeumner is chairing the 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Bioanalytical Sensors and is the discussion leader for the Keynote Session. The conference will be held in June 2010 at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.
The Cornell Chapter of Alpha Epsilon held a spaghetti lunch fundraiser
The Cornell Chapter of Alpha Epsilon, a national honor society for outstanding biological and agricultural engineers, held a spaghetti lunch fundraiser in Room 400 Riley Robb. It was a fun and successful event. The funds will be used for developing informational and social events for Alpha Epsilon members and the Cornell community. See the AE blog for more pictures.
BEE Senior Extension Associate Larry Geohring gave a presentation
BEE Senior Extension Associate Larry Geohring gave a presentation entitled, "Hydrology Concerns and Applications" for the Agricultural Environmental Management Planner Certification Course held at the Water Quality Symposium in March, 2010. This effort is part of a partnership with the NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee intending to educate on comprehensive nutrient management planning (CNMP).
Members of the Angenent Lab attended the IBE Annual Meeting
Members of the Angenent Lab attended the IBE Annual Meeting in Cambridge, MA held March 4-6, 2010. Matt Agler, PhD Student, Arvind Venkataraman, PhD Student, Hanno Richter, Research Associate, Jeff Werner, Research Associate, and Miriam Rosenbaum, Research Associate, made oral presentations in the Biofuels, Engineering Ecology and Biological Engineering Design sessions of the conference. Roxanne Li, BE'12, (pictured) entered the student poster presentation.
Disney's Epcot opens third Cornell-developed nanotechnology exhibit
The exhibit includes a number of "EarthSky" radio episodes on nanotechnology, featuring Cornell professor Norman Scott (BEE) and George Whitesides (Harvard).
Governor Paterson signs executive order to reduce New York's greenhouse gas pollution
Professor Larry Walker is working on the New York State Climate Action Plan at the request of Allan Belensz, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, a part of Executive Order No. 24. Professor Walker is participating in both the "Integration Panel" and the "Biofuels Technical Work Group". A draft plan to meet the goals established by Governor David Paterson is expected in August.
Congratulations Aparna Ashok
Aparna Ashok, BE'12, has been selected as an award recipient for the 2010-11 Merck Engineering and Technology Fellowship Program. The award includes a summer internship and a grant towards tuition. Aparna is on the Executive Board of Cornell's Student Chapter of the Institute of Biological Engineers and was a member of the 2009 Solar Decathlon Team. Congratulations, Aparna!
Water: the new liquid gold - local to global impacts for agriculture
Professor Todd Walter has accepted an invitation to be a panelist at the New York State Agricultural Society's 178th Annual Meeting & Agricultural Forum, January 2010. His presentation will focus on social science research - examining how and why stakeholders make decisions that impact water quality.


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Saturday, February 2, 2008
As all 3 of you who read my blog have noticed, I've taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging. Unfortunately, my funding for school ran out and so I've had to move back to my beloved homeland (North Carolina, a.k.a. God's country) to work and figure out what I'm going to do school-wise. Funding has been the bane of my academic experience. If you know of any schools who have stellar religion departments that want to fund the heck out of me (paying tuition in good looks, maybe?), you just let me know. Until I figure out what I'm going to do school-wise, the blog will be put on hold.
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Mac OSX
Note: There are USB communication bugs in Mac OSX 10.11.1 and 10.11.2. If you haven't yet upgraded, we suggest you wait until later releases to avoid these issues. If you have upgraded, use this guide as a work around for now.
Download and install the following:
*Note: In newer versions of OSX you may have to override settings to allow the install of the drivers. You can learn how to do that here.
To use the machine:
Turn on your machine and connect via USB to your computer.
Open X Quartz. See the icon below. If it isn't shown in the applications window, look for it in the "Utilities" folder which is nested under the "Applications." See the screenshots below.
This will also open X Term which you will use to connect to the machine.
Login into your Pocket NC using the command "ssh -Y email@example.com".
The password for the machine is "pocketnc". Note that when you type the password, you will not see characters appear.
Now that we have tested that the SSH connection works, we can test that Xming is working by entering the command PocketNC (it is case sensitive).
After several seconds you should see LinuxCNC's AXIS window appear, PocketNC uses this program as its CNC control interface.
Test out your machine by turning E-stop off, Machine Power on, and clicking on Home All. For the next steps to get going machining, see the Uploading and Deleting Files tutorial and the AXIS Overview tutorial.
Finally, when it's time to close up shop for the day you can power down the Pocket NC machine by closing the AXIS window, and from the console window enter sudo halt & exit this will we initiate the shutdown process and close the SSH connection on the way out.


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Malathi Murthi, is a 38 year old with 2 children. Her husband is a freelance electrician with no permanent jobs.
To help her family, she decided to start selling breakfast and snacks at the primary school near her home.
The income she gets now has eased her family burdens and she is looking to improve her business furter.


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Inovus Solar
Inovus Solar
Inovus is revolutionising outdoor lighting, eliminating the cost of grid connection and the cost of electricity, for good. Inovus Solar-Enhanced Lighting™ is proven at more than 140 customer sites, across six continents and a wide range of applications.
Inovus had a visually consistent presense, but their messages were unclear, and had little tie to the priorities set out in their messaging framework.
In addition, primary messages were not echoed as themes or explained effectively and there was little evident proof of success and ROI across the site.
Page Nine proposed new home page messaging, revised second-tier copy, and a plan to bring the site in line with the messaging framework, stressing the messages that matter most. We added an explainer video to promote the latest marketing message.
We planned a full site revision, addressing verbal and visual elements, and site structure for optimal UX. We wrote new copy, implemented it throughout and updated the company's presence to match. We suggested ongoing marketing activity consisting of regular Case Study focused email marketing campaigns which have proved very successful in raising the company's profile.
What we did
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Earthquaker Devices Sound Shank - 350 Made
Earthquaker Devices Sound Shank - 350 Made
This device is limited to 350 and sold exclusively through Prymaxe Vintage
Number and hand signed
The Sound Shank is back for a limited edition run! The Sound Shank is an aggressive germanium fuzz device based on the vintage "Buzzaround" fuzz device. Loads of gain textures on tap through the use of the Sustain control, from subtle grit with loose ends through a tight and focused crunch. The Timbre takes it from paper thin AM radio waves through big, bottom heavy grind and the level shoots it all through your amp with more than enough to spare. This version of the Sound Shank differs from the earlier units. It has been updated for a wider gain range, negative ground for the use of a standard power supply and top mounted jacks. The Sound Shank is true bypass, all discrete analog circuitry and handmade one and a time in buzzy Akron, Ohio. Each Sound Shank is dated and numbered and come with a hand signed certificate of authenticity.
Earthquaker Devices Sound Shank Fuzz Features:
• All discrete analog circuitry
• Aggressive germanium fuzz device
• True bypass
• Each Sound Shank is dated and numbered and come with a hand signed certificate of authenticity
4 5/8″ x 2 1/2″ x 2″ with knobs
A standard 9 volt DC power supply with a negative center 2.1mm barrel or a 9v battery.


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In It to Win It (7th & 8th graders) 8-week teen program at Youth First
In It to Win It is a collaborative partnership between two of Southwestern Indiana's leading youth-serving organizations: Youth First, Inc. and the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc. The program is based on the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey and targeted toward 7th and 8th grade youth. Throughout the program, participants read the book and engage in activities that reinforce the 7 Habits. Objectives include improving self-confidence, self-control, personal responsibility, time management, positive decision-making, and peer resistance skills.


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I've never camped anywhere quite like the beach sites at Spencer Spit State Park on Lopez Island, Washington. Of course the scenery was beautiful, but something about camping amidst the San Juan Islands and watching the ferries passing by made it a truly special place to spend a weekend. When I consider that it took us about an hour and a half of driving and an hour long picturesque ferryride to get to the park from Seattle - it almost makes me giddy and ready to hop in the car to go back.
About the Park
Spit State Park is a 138-acre marine and camping park that has two sand spits that jut out towards a small island to form a small lagoon. The walk-in beach sites are about a 1/4 mile or so down a dirt trail from the parking lot. I'll warn you now, parts are a little steep and since it was muddy I most definitely slipped and fell. Next time, I'll be bringing my hiking poles just in case.
The park is also part of the Cascadia Marine Trail, and has several sites and moorage buoys reserved for those traveling this route around Puget Sound.
The park has 37 tent sites and three group sites - however, we came specifically to stay in the walk-in beach sites. There are seven beach sites numbering 44-50 and while all of them have a spectacular view the ones on the far end (sites 48-50) are oriented for the best views out across the water. We stayed in site 46, which was very large but didn't seem to have many good flat spots to set down our tent. These beach sites have no tree cover or privacy - however they are significantly sized to give you some breathing room from your neighbors.
Lets talk about amenities - as in, what kind of facilities and conveniences are already provided for you at the campground. Now, I consider myself an all or nothing type of camper. Meaning that if I'm camping I'd prefer to either have no amenities or the ultimate camp luxury of hot showers. However, for the right campsite in the right location, I'll deal with a lack of amenities.
Spencer Spit State Park has bathrooms with cold water and flush toilets. Just remember that you'll have to truck uphill back to the parking lot to get to those. Closer to the beach sites, there is a cold water spigot and a pit toilet. At your campsite, you'll have a picnic table and fire ring to use. While we only encountered some curious crows, it is important to secure your food from other potential critters. The one small food locker for all the beach sites was filled with gluten remnants - so we opted to truck our food up to our car each night.
List of Amenities:
- Flush & Pit Toilets
- Cold Running Water
- Trash & Recycling Receptacles
- Picnic Tables
- Fire Rings with Grills
- Firewood for Sale
- Food Locker (for birds and raccoons)
- Carts to load your gear into for the trip down to the walk in sites
A few tips for camping on the beach at Spencer Spit State Park;
- Bring some kind of shelter in case of powerful sun or rain. Having a shelter over our table saved us from a rained out night of dinner making.
- If you have a canoe or kayak, bring it! You can launch right in front of your campsite and paddle out to a picture perfect small island.
- Think ahead and bring firewood with you. You probably won't want to go all the way back to the ranger station to buy it and the gathering opportunities are limited to rather moist driftwood on the south side of the spit.
- If you're looking for a great weekend get away site with a few friends - these would be perfect sites to reserve. The open nature of the sites combined with their large size lends itself to a group get together.
- These sites are very popular among those who know about them - to make sure you get the dates and site you want, book as far ahead of time as you possibly can. I booked the day campground reservations opened for the year and there were only two beach sites left for a weekend in May.
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The City puts safety Plan for Festive Season into action
By Tina George
22 November 2007
The City of Cape Town has started a full safety and cleansing strategy to ensure that residents and visitors enjoy a clean and safe summer holiday. Over a million visitors are expected to gather on the city over the peak summer holiday season representing a growth of 3% on last year's figures.
Executive Support Officer for Safety and Security, Bongani Maqungwana says that they want to assure tourists and citizens at large that they are fully prepared with about 770 metro police office, 453 law enforcement officers and 120 seasonal workers who are going to be patrolling our beaches.
The utilities services department is going to have 1000 people who will be dedicated to cleaning the streets and beaches of the city.
Spokesperson for Disaster Management, Johan Minnie says that they have adequate stand by levels for any type of emergencies that may arise.
Minnie added that any member of the public especially within the festive season should call 107; alternatively they can call the number 021 480 7700 and will be put through to the relevant emergency services.


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Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Ludwig was chosen 61st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1980 after a strong freshman season at the University of North Dakota. He played with the Fighting Sioux for two more years and represented the United States at the 1981 World Junior Championships. In 1982, he was named to the WCHA second all-star team.
The 6'3" defender was a solid addition to the Habs' blueline in 1982-83 and went on to play eight years for the club. His steady work was a factor when Montreal reached the semi-finals in 1984, won the Stanley Cup in 1986, and reached the finals again in 1989. His game was based on playing the body and using a variety of tricks to foil opposition forwards.
The rugged blueliner spent the 1990-91 season with the New York Islanders before he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars. Ludwig remained with the franchise when it relocated to Dallas and developed into a league power in the late 1990s. He was a member of another Stanley Cup celebration when he helped anchor the Stars' blueline in 1998-99 before retiring.
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This weekend I am honored to be a presenter at a retreat for breast cancer survivors. I think this is the 4th time that I've been a part of this particular event and it makes me happy to see many of the same faces returning each year – it truly is a sisterhood and a support network.
Tonight I saw an outpouring of love that was incredibly touching – if I had any idea what the cockles of my heart were, I'd say they were probably warmed.
Several months ago, one of these women contracted encephalitis and landed in the hospital, unable to speak, in an induced coma. A message went out on Facebook to please pray for her because the following few days would determine whether she survived or not.
Now, a few months of recovery later, she's attending this weekend's retreat. She's taking care of herself by not participating in every hike and snowshoeing adventure, but I'm delighted to see that she hasn't lost any of her spunk.
This evening, the group threw a surprise celebration for her, complete with cake, champagne, party favors, cards, and gifts.
The love for this woman – for their sister – was so palpable that it was almost a physical presence in the room. She read her cards aloud and showed each gift as if it were a special treasure.
I was reminded tonight about how important community is. A loving support network – whether it's made of people we see every day, or whose love we feel by closing our eyes for a moment – is a gift beyond words. I'm so grateful to have been in the midst of this sisterhood for an evening.
Thank you to the women of the BJBBCR. Wendy, I am so very glad that you are still with us.
If you are a breast cancer survivor in the New England area and would like to know about the Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats, go to www.bjbbreastcancerretreats.org.


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Time Travel...Laterally!
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A hot summer day, a group of bored teenagers, and a time machine that runs on pure bull turns out to be the recipe for a disastrous trip past the future. If by "disastrous trip", you mean "Adventure!"
before reading
I wrote this story while I was testing a voice recognition software, but when the software turned out to be horrible, I transcribed it myself. Once I'd left out all the ums and ers, and cleaned up a few sentences that got lost in the rambles, it was surprisingly clean. I only remember adding in one paragraph, in re: the 'time travel spindle', because I'm bad at describing machinery impromptu. So, if you want to read how I talk when I'm just bullsh*tting my way through a story, here's your chance...and mine!
after reading
I like how the 16-year-old protagonist and first-person viewpoint character is actually writing the story, and how I added a lot of little 'writer-touches' in to reflect his character voice. There's some good stuff in here, and this counts as YA. One part suffers from a mild case of Info-Dump fever, though. Sorry about that. All in all, though, it's a solid character-based story, and that's Science Fantasy Romance.
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By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas
A housewife fights hunger with bread art, a celebrity chef gives back and a rocker helps the homeless. Here are this week's most inspirational pop culture moments.
Teri Hatcher Fights Hunger One Piece of Bread Art at a Time
It's not every celebrity who vows to help fight childhood hunger, "one piece of bread art at a time." But according to a recent press release that's "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher's mission. Last weekend in Los Angeles she hosted the Bread Art Project, sharing lunch recipes and raising awareness of the plight of hungry kids in the U.S.
The event benefited the Bread Art Project, "an initiative created by the Grain Foods Foundation (a non-profit educating consumers about the health benefits of grains) to help increase awareness of the growing hunger problem in our country."
For those who didn't make the event, don't despair. The Bread Art Project site is pretty cool. First visit the Workshops. Select the type of toast you'd like to use as your canvas from White, Wheat, Country Wheat and Oatmeal. Then choose your brush stroke style, size and level of darkness. Don't worry, if you aren't good at free hand toast art, you can choose from some preset patterns. For inspiration visit the Galleries. There you'll find browned bread adorned with penguins, slogans like "Make Art Not War," zebra strips and even the Titanic.
Visit the Bread Art Project website, create your own sketched slice and organizers will donate $1 to Share Our Strength. At this point donations are totaling over $3,000 so do your part and create a crispy canvas for a good cause.
Curtis Stone Recalls Giving on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Curtis Stone is everywhere these days. He hosts "Top Chef Masters," is a judge/investor on "America's Next Great Restaurant" and was recently named NBC's resident celebrity culinary king. But the Ausie first gained fame with American audiences as a competitor on "Celebrity Apprentice." In a recent conference call interview he talked about his charity of choice — Feeding America.
Stone recounted, "I've been working with Feeding America since I got to the states. I actually used to cook Christmas dinner for the homeless when I lived in London and when I came to the states. I tried to find a similar charity and did so."
His work with the organization is what sparked the idea for his participation on Donald Trump's reality series. He recalled, "[I] was sitting around talking with David Arquette one night about different things that we could do, because David's been really instrumental in building this celebrity base to the charity, and raising a whole lot of awareness and money for it."
The possibility to compete on "Celebrity Apprentice" and raise awareness for Feeding America seemed to click. He explained, "I said, 'Oh, why not'… I thought it would be fun until I wound up in a room with Bret Michaels and Bill Goldberg and Sharon Osbourne. And I thought, 'What am I doing here?'"
In hindsight, Stone feels he made the right choice, "I actually quite enjoyed the experience. It was like playing a game every day. It was something different and… we'd have to sit across the table from Donald of course and listen to him swing his axe."
Now Stone watches as the "Top Chef Masters" win big for their favorite philanthropic organizations. Tune in each Wednesday to see who they've chosen at 10 p.m. EST/9 p.m. Central on Bravo.
Bon Jovi Builds Housing for the Homeless
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi was on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the ground breaking for a new apartment complex for homeless youth in Philadelphia this week. The Covenant House was funded in part by Bon Jovi's charitable entity The JBJ Soul Foundation.
The new Covenant House Rights of Passage building will consist of ten two-bedroom units, as well as a lounge, laundry room, computer lab and outdoor recreational space. It will serve as shelter for 20 homeless youths. While living there, residents must work 30 hours a week, take life skill classes, perform chores around the complex and do community service.
At the ribbon cutting ceremony Bon Jovi said, "It's a victory over the issues that forced them into homelessness and economic despair. Through the funding and creation of programs and partnerships like this, we can all support innovative community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness."
Also making major contributions were the City of Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund, the Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh and New York, the Connelly Foundation, the David A. and Helen P. Horn Charitable Trust and individual supporters.
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Income inequality is the difference between the amount of wealth controlled by the upper class of society compared to the lower class; and South Africa has been recognised as the most unequal country in the world. Our Gini Co-efficient, a measure of income distribution, is sitting at 0.63, which indicates that our country's wealth is not well distributed amongst its citizens.
The problem with having large income inequality is that it perpetuates itself. Children from low income families struggle to complete basic schooling or are forced to work early in their childhoods in order to support their families. On top of this, factional societies between rich and poor lead to social and political unrest (think strike action) and higher crime rates. If we are to take an objective look at South Africa these issues are glaringly obvious.
Our National Development Plan highlighted poverty and income inequality as South Africa's two biggest problems. In fact, it has been stated by Trevor Manual that these two issues are so big that they affect everything else in our country. (This is especially concerning considering that our government's effort to address income inequality for the last 20 years, in the form of Black Economic Empowerment, has not been successful.
It is no surprise then that the 2014 manifestos of the ANC and DA focus so much on addressing the issue of income inequality (as they have for the last 20 years!). Interestingly, both have highlighted entrepreneurship and the stimulating of small business as a solution to the problem.
I do not know anyone who will disagree that this is what we need, but an Harvard Business Review article from Daniel Isenberg makes one wonder if these two political parties have thought it through. In his article Isenberg discusses a "dirty little secret"about entrepreneurship. That being, that successful entrepreneurship always exacerbates local inequality, at least in the short run.
He makes an interesting case, citing that successful entrepreneurs offer above-market or "unequal"returns to those investors who can stomach the risk. These few become wealthy while the vast majority remain as they are or become worse off as the new rich help drive property prices up as they build penthouses and lead gentrification. Isenberg also speaks of elevated cost of personal services, and long standing businesses being put out of business due to disruptive upstarts. Essentially by being successful and become more wealthy than those around them, entrepreneurs created inequality.
The catch-22 comes in when we understand that entrepreneurship is a recognised engine of economic growth . The real question then is how do we gain the economic benefits of entrepreneurship while limiting the negative inequality effects? We need entrepreneurs from the Cape Flats and Soweto and not Camps Bay and Sandton. We need poor entrepreneurs to become successful and lift their wealth and the wealth of their neighbourhoods instead of rich entrepreneurs becoming richer. Yes, the previously disadvantaged entrepreneur will now be creating more inequality in his neighbourhood but overall inequality in the country will be going down. One can also presume that the economic benefits of his venture will also reach into his community and create further upliftment. That being the key, that his/her venture also operates within his/her local community.
Thus, a focussed effort on helping underprivileged entrepreneurs will go much further than merely helping black entrepreneurs, as the ANC plans on doing. Because policies like these leave the gate open for the rich to get richer (see Cyril Ramaphosa ). It's time for the ANC to redefine previously disadvantage from being black to a more accurate measure of family income and history.
Although the DA did mention in their manifesto that they will provide broadband access to previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs (and communities), more needs to be done. Maybe specific incubators / business training centres for these areas need to be set up as well. For one I'd like to see a more specific plan put in place to help poor entrepreneurs succeed in their local communities.
It doesn't have to be multi-million rand returns but rather something more practical and material. Such as up-skilling an owner of a corner store so he can open another. Or guiding a small daycare owner in turning her 6 child strong business into a full fledge nursery school.
If you have any ideas on how we can stimulate entrepreneurship opportunities in the poor communities of South Africa let us know and we will pass it on to the ANC and DA and hear what they have to say.


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Recycling Fluorescent Lamps & Mercury Products
Fluorescent lamps come in many shapes and sizes: straight tubes, u- tubes, circular, and compact fluorescent (CFLs) are most common. Fluorescent lamps are highly energy efficient, using one quarter of the energy to produce the same amount of light, but they also contain mercury and should be handled and recycled safely. In Massachusetts, all fluorescent bulbs are required to be recycled by law.
Where can you recycle these materials? View this statewide listing of municipal and commercial sites that accept mercury-containing products for safe recycling. CET updated this MassDEP list in 2014, adding 95 communities and over 260 locations that accept these products. Funding for this project was provided by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and Covanta SEMASS. For more information on understanding mercury and handling it safely, visit this MassDEP page.
For more information about the affects of mercury, safe alternatives and procedures for spills, see our handout Mercury in the Environment (pdf).
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I posted on Facebook that I had finally finished my 2004 scrapbook and Jan asked if I was going to post some of the pictures here, since her kids have to "viacariously live through their cousins' scrapbooks". LOL! I guess we're even then, her kids look at our scrapbooks while my kids read Jan's blogs and wish they could travel the world like the Ingersoll boys...too funny! ;)
Anyway, I've yet to take pictures of most of the stuff, but here are a few recent things (glad to have that "scrappin' mojo" back!) that just so happen to be my favorites. Okay, so none of it goes in said 2004 scrapbook, but this just further proves why I'm so "behind" on scrapping...I usually just grab a picture that gives me some sort of creative jumping-off point and go from there. Therefore, this is all from 2008-2009!!! Enjoy!
A mini-book for Sarah and Steven (it holds wallet sized photos) made using some left-over wrapping paper from one of her bridal showers:
These pictures are from Caleb's last flag football game last Fall. When it was time for the team captains to go out to meet the other team's captains, Coach Brad had them all line up and walk out together, arm-in-arm. It was tooo cute!
And these last two are from JUNE 2009! I loved the pictures I took of the boys picking berries at the Jett's farm and of the berry tartlets I made from our bounty...they were just BEGGING to be scrapped! They are my absolute favorites right now! (Probably helps that I could play up the colors and add some more feminine touches to these pages...LOL) I put a lot of detail into these pages, so I'm also including some close-ups with descriptions for my scrappy friends to see...
Okay, here are the details...be warned, I'm attempting to go "Scrapbook Geek" on you and throw out some techniques and product names...
On "Together", I used Bohemia blank chipboard numbers that I inked up with brown, copper and white to make it look like old leather and then added a little sparkle with Stickles. I also included a quote written on kraft paper, but I'm a little disappointed that it didn't turn out like I had hoped. I stamped it first using the "Champ" stamp from Stampin' Up!'s "Sporting" set using VersaMark ink and then crumpled it before writing the quote on it. If I squint my eyes and tilt my head, I can see the work I put into that tiny piece of paper...(sigh).
On "The Taste of Summer", I used lots of Glossy Accents, Stickles and sewing notions again. Some of my favorite details include the stick pin in the middle of the large flower that has the date on a tiny little tag and the faux blackberries I stamped that are the background for "of" in the title. The stamps are actually supposed to be hydrangeas, but I triple-stamped them with purple, pink and white craft inks to blur the finer details of the stamp and then added Glossy Accents and/or Stickles. Pretty pleased with how that turned out.
On "So Berry Sweet", I did a lot of distressing, used Glossy Accents on the letters and brads, and even dusted off the sewing machine. Oh, and the bird is a QuicKutz die that I cut from kraft paper and then used aqua and white acrylic paint applied with a crumpled plastic bag. And I know the hummingbird has nothing to do with berries or cooking, but I love it because hummingbirds always remind me of my Grandma so I stuck it on there to make me over-the-top happy! So what if it took me half the day...it makes me smile every time I look at it.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Sharing some Crafty...
I posted on Facebook that I had finally finished my 2004 scrapbook and Jan asked if I was going to post some of the pictures here, since her kids have to "viacariously live through their cousins' scrapbooks". LOL! I guess we're even then, her kids look at our scrapbooks while my kids read Jan's blogs and wish they could travel the world like the Ingersoll boys...too funny! ;)
Posted by Kristi at 7/31/2009 09:25:00 AM 4 comments
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Ahhhh...that was nice!
Chris and I really haven't travelled much as a couple. Heck, we didn't even go on a honeymoon (we had to find a place to LIVE!). This summer, I was DETERMINED to take short trip somewhere. I didn't care where or when...just needed to go. Unfortunately, things at Chris' store have been topsy-turvy all summer and he hasn't been able to take a real vacation, but he did manage to switch a few days out with another manager in order to get away this past weekend. So maybe we spent more than I'm usually comfortable with, but we have managed to pay down a lot of debt lately and I considered this a reward, late Father's Day and late Anniversary all rolled into one. We left Friday morning and checked into the Gaylord Texan Resort and Spa. It quickly became evident that we don't do this often enough as I tried to reign in the excitement when we walked in - Cole started jumping around and screaming out everything we encountered - "Mirror!", "Chair!", "TV!". Poor deprived children...we don't have that stuff back at the homestead, I guess. After settling in our room (and by settling I mean pushing every button, opening and closing every door and flushing the toilet repeatedly), we took the boys around to look at everything...the landscaping, the train exhibit, the artists, etc.
We changed out of our "driving clothes", had our family picture taken and had dinner at Texan Station (one of the restaurants inside the resort). During dinner, Caleb asked why we didn't have the food delivered to our room...afterall, that's what "fancy" people do. We had a good giggle at that! Afterwards, we enjoyed more strolling artists and then went outside to watch the fireworks show over Lake Grapevine. The Gaylord shuffles all the viewers to the top deck of the parking garage and had a DJ there playing music that was synchronized with the show. Pretty nifty.
We then went back to the room and acted like "fancy" people...yep, we ordered room service. It was the best six-dollar-a-slice cake I've ever had. We waited up and made sure that our friends Stefan and Nancy made it there and then tried to smother the excitement enough to sleep.
Saturday morning brought more adventure...Chris and Stefan took off golfing at the Dallas Cowboys Golf Club, and I drove a few minutes down the road to meet Sarah and Steven so they could have a day of fun with the boys. Once back, Nancy and I went shopping at Grapevine Mills and then to Relaché Spa at the resort. Niiiiice. The report is that the smaller Gann's enjoyed putt-putt golf, go-cart racing, games, Pei Wei, and some time at the lake with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Steven. No pics of that yet, but I'm sure there will be some interesting ones later!
That evening, we went "grown-up-fancy" and enjoyed dinner at Old Hickory Steakhouse at the Gaylord.
Afterwards, we got comfy (read: t-shirt for the pregnant mommy and flip-flops for me!) and strolled around the rest of the resort. Had to squeeze in a little exercise after over-indulging! ;)
But, all good things must come to an end...we checked out Sunday morning and met Sarah and Steven at Olive Garden for lunch and kid exchange. Enjoy the pictures by Cole...
PS - I have a lot more pictures...if you want to see more and you're on Facebook, check them out. Will upload there next.
Posted by Kristi at 7/27/2009 03:43:00 PM 3 comments
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Recent Cards
I'm slowly easing myself back into doing some crafty stuff. Since I came back from the retreat in California, I honestly haven't had the desire to do much. Sure, I did a ton of invitations for other people, but my own scrapping has been minimal. Sad. I really need to do more, because the boys have really started to show an interest in pulling the scrapbooks down and look at all of the pages in them...
Here are a few cards (front and inside; matching envelope) I've made recently that I really, really like...
A birthday card for Nancy:
A new baby card for Beverly:
Posted by Kristi at 7/07/2009 12:31:00 PM 2 comments
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Date Night with 2 Hot Boys!
Okay, so it's not what you're thinking...but that's about as exciting as my life gets these days, so let me live it up a little! ;) The two boys were my kids, it was pretty dang HOT outside, and we called it a "date" since their daddy was stuck at work (again). Anyway, Heather is a friend of mine from high school. She is married to Josh, who happens to be a Texas singer/songwriter. Imagine my surprise when I got the Friendswood newsletter back in May and saw JOSH WARD listed as part of the Summer Concert in the Park lineup! I've wanted to see his band perform for a while now, but never had a chance to catch one of his concerts. This was perfect for several reasons...
(1) it was right down the road,
(2) it was free,
(3) I could take my kids & not look like an unfit momma (since it wasn't in a bar),
(4) we could take our own food/drinks, and
(5) did I mention it was FREE?
So, we loaded up our sunglasses, snacks, bug spray and water/juice and jumped in the truck. (Caleb was decked out in the most fashionable concert-watching attire...camo shorts, cowboy boots and my crumpled "cowboy" hat that I wear to the lake/river...unfortunately, I don't think I got a picture of that get-up.) Even though the band was stuck singing for the first half of the show with the hot Texas sun blaring in their face, they put on one heck of a show! I'm definitely a fan! Caleb took over the photography duties and actually did a pretty good job! Afterwards, we stayed and chatted for a few minutes with Heather and Josh and he gave each of the boys their own official JOSH WARD BAND t-shirts. Caleb talked for days about how excited he was that "a real cowboy singer gave him a shirt!"
Those boys make a pretty good date.
Enjoy Caleb's pictures and scroll down below for a couple of link's to JOSH WARD BAND. If you like country or Texas music, you won't be sorry!
Links to Josh Ward Band...
or be his "fan" on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Josh-Ward-Band/44845622900
Posted by Kristi at 7/02/2009 09:46:00 AM 3 comments
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Cole's 3rd Birthday
...with my belated posting...
Chris has had some drama going on at work lately and working some major overtime (I guess as a favor, because he's not getting paid anything extra for it), so we didn't have any time to schedule a big ta-doo for Cole's birthday. Instead, we had a low-key Mickey Mouse celebration at Nana & Pop's house with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Steven added to the mix. Turns out cupcakes, Mickey Mouse ears, some "hot diggity dogs" and a splash in the kiddie pool with your favorite relatives is all a three year old really needs. Still can't believe my little character is three already...
Posted by Kristi at 7/02/2009 09:31:00 AM 2 comments
Labels: family, My kids are crazy


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Occupational Safety Core Courses
|Introduction to Safety Studies
Students will develop the necessary writing , study, research resource, and Blackboard navigation skills necessary to successfully complete occupational safety related curriculum. Students will also be introduced to the profession, terminology of the field, and basic hazard recognition.
|Applied Fire and Safety Analysis
Analytical and statistical concepts and procedures for the treatment of fire and safety related data. Includes quantiative and qualitative techniques, descriptive and inferental statistics.
|Legal Aspects of Fire & Safety
Students in the Legal Aspects of Fire Protection and Safety course will examine the role of executive, legislative and legal decisions relating to personnel practices, employee safety, public protection and the legal responsibilities, liabilities, and authority of fire service practitioners. Other topics include: the firefighter rule and it's ramification, the concept of negligence, using Westlaw for research and legal cases, the right duties and methods of protection for employees and employers, and the parameters of emergency vehicle operations.
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In the Principles of Occupational Safety and Health course students explore the history of the development of occupational safety and health, the structure and functioning of OSHA according to the OSHA Act, methods of record-keeping, and receive an introduction to workers compensation. Other topics include: accident investigation, injury prevention, hazard control, workplace safety standards, compliance, employer's responsibilities, and safety and health initiatives.
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Review of OSHA standards with emphasis on compliance and liability reduction. Discussion of OSHA regulations including citations, penalties, inspections, and record keeping.
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|Cooperative Studies
Course designed to combine classroom-based education with practical work experience. Academic credit is provided for structured job experience.
|Hazard Identification and Control
Handson approach toward identification and control. Areas of study include noise levels, chemical land electrical hazards, air contaminants, and heat/cold stress. Control measures include administrative, engineering, and safeguarding methods. (Prerequisite: OSH 261 or departmental approval)
|Human Factors in Occupational Safety
Focuses on ergonomics, man/machine interface and human efficiency. Study of work related stress, psychological factors, and Cumulative Trauma Disorders. Solutions are reviewed for common problems found in labor intensive operations.
|Process Safety Management
Prerequisite: OSH 366. This course is designed to introduce the occupational safety student to the process safety management standard, 29 CFR 1910.119, and cover complex management topics involved in managing processes of highly hazardous chemicals.
|Construction Safety
An in-depth analysis of the federal and Commonwealth of Kentucky's OSHA requirements for construction safety.
|Workers Compensation I
The Workers Compensation course within the Fire Administration concentration is an in-depth study of the foundation of Worker Compensation law. Emphasis will be placed on the history and development of the program in America, as well as the evolution of the program. Students will be able to understand the basic theories behind the risks associated with employment, and the benefits available to injured workers. This specific issues that fire and safety professionals face on a daily basis will be examined.
|System Safety Analysis
System Safety Analysis is about the establishment of safety management systems. Students in this course will gain an understanding of safety as a system and learn how to diagram, report, and keep records of safety practices. Specific content includes the development of organizational and administrative structure to include policy formulation, management tasks, and impact evaluations within an encompassing loss prevention framework. Students gain an understanding of self-assessment programs and how different pieces of an organization's structure interact with respect to job hazard analysis. They will also learn to analyze and perform a fault tree analysis. OSH 261 is a prerequisite for this course.
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This course explores management and leadership principles applied to safety management. Principles, theories, and concepts of industrial safety and health system management with emphasis on organizational culture, risk assessments, and preventing serious injuries. Strategies include effective roles for safety professionals, gaining meaningful employee engagement, and safety leadership. Relevant case studies are included. (Prerequisites: FSE/OSH 200, 262, and 366; or departmental approval.)
|Environmental Law and Management
Formerly FSE 420. Prerequisite: FSE 225 or OSH 225 Review/analysis of laws affecting workplaces, including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA and CERCLA. Additionally, study of these laws and related policies/practices will be covered as related to safety. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for FSE 420 or EHS 425
|Safety Training Strategies
Prerequisite or Corequisite: OSH 412. Students will learn how to apply adult learning and technical training strategies to occupational training programs for management and workforce safety related topics.
|Measurement of Safety Performance
This course presents various methods and metrics utilized to determine the effectiveness of safety management systems and various hazard controls. The course will teach students to distinguish the roles that lagging and leading measures play in determining the effectiveness of an organization's safety programs and initiatives. This course will teach students how to apply a balanced approach to measuring safety within an organization. The course will first enable to students to become fluent in OSHA record keeping, OSHA injury rate calculations, and workers' loss metrics (the traditional, lagging safety measures/indicators). The course will then present cutting edge strategies and tools for developing leading measures that drive superior safety performance. Measurement techniques, key safety management mathematics, and measurement interpretation will also be presented.
|Senior Capstone
Students examine case studies, examine real life situations, combine knowledge they have gained from previous coursework, analyze and develop strategies, develop countermeasures, engage in strategic planning and policy development and training. (per-requisite OSH 492).
Occupational Safety Supporting Courses
|General Chemistry
Basic principles of structure and properties of matter, chemical nomenclature and reactivity. Relates chemistry concepts to everyday life phenomena. Basic laboratory techniques, methods of separation, types of chemical reactions, solution preparation, titrations, household chemicals, and molecular modeling.
|Physical Security
Principles of vulnerability and risk assessment including physical security surveys, integrated physical security systems, risk and threat identification, mitigation, threat analysis, criticality, and risk assessment. Comparison and analysis of various vulnerability and risk assessment methodologies.
|Basic Fleet Management Safety Principles
A classroom and laboratory program designed to introduce personnel to problems and practices of motor fleet safety programming and regulatory requirements.
|Marine Transportation Safety
Prerequisite OSH 261 or OSH 361. This course explores the history of the development of marine safety and health and the functioning regulations. Emphasis is placed on OSHA 29 CFR standards and USCG Title 46 as resources.
|Industrial Hygiene
The impact of the workplace on safety and health, and methods for avoiding work related illnesses. Emphasis will be on the evaluation and the control of the work environment to protect worker health. Prerequisites: BIO 121, CHE 111, 111L and EHS 280; or departmental approval)
|Fire Prevention
Fire prevention begins with an introduction to fire and safety related codes, fire prevention methods, mechanical systems and engineering solutions for hazards. Students are given an in-depth look at the Life Safety Code and the function and testing of fire related building components. By the conclusion of the course students will recognize the need and responsibilities associated with fire prevention and how these responsibilities relate to the careers of Fire Inspectors, Fire Investigators, and Life Safety Education.
|Fire Behavior and Combustion
Gain a solid understanding of the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start and spread, as well as how they are controlled. In the Fire Behavior and Combustion course, students will develop and enhance their knowledge of combustion reactions in solids, liquids and gasses. Students will demonstrate an understanding of English and System International (SI) measurements, the physical and chemical properties of combustion, terminology associated with fire and combustion, and demonstrate an applied knowledge of fire suppression and fire dynamics.
|Fire Protection Systems
This course provides an introduction to fire protection systems and their relationship to control and extinguishment of fires. The study includes fire detection and control systems, including appropriate applications for each. Fixed and portable extinguishing systems of the following types will be studied: automatic sprinklers, standpipe, dry chemical, wet chemical, foam, and halogenated agents. (Prerequisite courses: FSE 101 and FSE 120)
|College Algebra
Prerequisite: MAT 098 with a minimum grade of "C-" or a minimum score of 22 on the mathematics portion of the ACT or a minimum score of 530 on the math portion of the SAT or a passing score on the EKU MAT 107 Prerequisite Skills Test. Real and complex numbers, integer and rational exponents, polynomial and rational equations and inequalities, graphs of functions and relations, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, matrices. Use of graphing calculators. 3 Lec (1 Lab when taught in large lecture sections.) Gen. Ed. II or VII (QS)
|Concepts of the Physical World
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MAT 108 or a minimum score of 20 on the mathematics portion of the ACT or a minimum score of 510 on the math portion of the SAT or departmental approval. Fundamental ideas of mechanics, heat, and sound. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for PHY 201.(5 hours with lab)
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BORACAY Island, Jan. 30 — The Philippine Conservation (Philincon), a group of Filipino conservationists, urged stakeholders in this resort island including the local government to help conserve its ecology.
Dr. Enrique Sanchez Jr., president of the Philincon, said that they had noted an increasing presence of mosquitoes in this resort island for several months. The increase of mosquitoes can be attributed to the climate change and degradation of ecology in Boracay.
"During long rainy days, the female mosquito has many water containers to lay their eggs. These, coupled with days of sunshine, favors the incubation of their eggs to larval stage up to adult stage. Female mosquitoes need more protein from the human blood in order to produce more eggs to continue their reproductive cycle. Easy ways to find protein is on the high concentration of population in Boracay," Sanchez, also the president of the Panay Conservation and at the same time a veterinarian, said.
To counter the rising presence of mosquitoes in Boracay, he urged for the protection of the microbats also known as insect eating bats considered as endangered in this resort island.
"Microbats are natural predators of mosquitoes and other insects. Depletion in the population of microbats species due to habitat loss means an increase of population of mosquitoes and other insect pests," he said.
In 1990s, one of the tourism attractions was the flying microbats seen in the beach of Boracay during sunset. This scenario had changed during the commercialization of Boracay.
Also, Boracay had been known by conservationists to have the largest fruit eating bats in the world. (PNA)


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The BBC has some "very big questions" to answer over Jimmy Savile, says the chairman of the Commons select committee that is to quiz the corporation's director general over its handling of the sex abuse scandal.
John Whittingdale, chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, told BBC Breakfast that George Entwistle would recognise he had to deal with the concerns quickly because the BBC was being "damaged very badly by the stream of revelations and by the apparent mishandling of them".
Entwistle is to be questioned by MPs at 10.30am on Tuesday, following days of chaotic revelations at the corporation that have culminated in the editor of Newsnight, Peter Rippon, stepping aside on Monday after the BBC said he had made "inaccurate or incomplete" statements about the scandal.
Asked how the questions at the select committee would overlap or differ from the BBC's own investigation, Whittingdale said: "There are some issues which we'll want to raise with the director general which are not covered by the inquiry, particularly the way in which the BBC has dealt with all of these matters – the handling of them over the past few weeks and also about George Entwistle's own knowledge – those are not part of the investigation."
He added: "The director of news apparently told him [Entwistle] that Newsnight was carrying out an investigation into Jimmy Savile. Now he said that he is very careful not to interfere in the editorial independence of the news division and for that reason he didn't ask any more questions.
"But on the other hand he was in the process of commissioning the most fulsome tributes to Jimmy Savile, which went out on the BBC over that Christmas, and I just find it very surprising that, having been told by the director of news, given a warning, he didn't think it appropriate at least to ask what the investigation was about, and instead he went ahead with those programmes."
The committee will consider asking Rippon and other Newsnight journalists to appear before them if they feel Entwistle's evidence is incomplete.
Entwistle, himself a former Newsnight editor, forced Rippon to stand aside from his job at the head of the BBC2 programme. Rippon has been in the spotlight since it emerged he scrapped a Newsnight report on allegations of abuse by Savile a few weeks before the BBC was to air tributes to the DJ and presenter, who died last October aged 84. Had the Newsnight film aired, the BBC programme would have been the first to reveal claims of Savile's abuse of teenage girls – 10 months before an ITV documentary revealed his activities.
Ben Bradshaw, a member of the committee, said: "If the committee doesn't feel that Entwistle has given us a satisfactory explanation, then I think we will want to talk to other people. Somebody needs to establish the facts, and act quickly and decisively upon them."
A Conservative member of the committee, Damian Collins, said it would "have to consider" whether to launch a broader inquiry into the BBC's handling of the sexual abuse revelations. Such a move could lead to public sessions that lay bare the BBC's internal row over the scandal.
Collins said MPs would have to consider Entwistle's evidence – and possibly wait for an independent inquiry led by Nick Pollard, the former head of Sky News, which is due to report by the end of the year.
The BBC has issued two significant corrections to Rippon's version of events that had been published in a BBC blogpost on 3 October, when the allegations about abuse by Savile first emerged.
The move, made before Monday night's airing on BBC1 of a Panorama programme about the scandal, was prompted in part by a dispute about Rippon's published account. Panorama obtained previously unpublished emails from Newsnight journalists involved in the Savile investigation complaining to Rippon that his version of events was wrong.
The journalists – producer Meirion Jones and reporter Liz MacKean – are both likely to give their version of events to the select committee if asked. Bitter that their investigation into Savile's conduct was halted last year, both gave interviews to Panorama.
The BBC determined that Rippon was incorrect when he wrote: "We are confident that all the women we spoke to had contacted the police independently already. We also had no new evidence against any other person that would have helped the police."
Instead, the BBC statement said, the truth was that "it appears that in some cases women had not spoken to the police and that the police were not aware of all the allegations".
Panorama's coverage (video) of abuse by Savile in the 1970s largely consisted of stories already highlighted in newspapers, including the case of Kevin Cook, who, as a nine-year-old boy scout, was molested on the set of Jim'll Fix It. There was also a broad allegation of a sex ring operated by staff connected with Top of the Pops, although this was not directly linked to Savile.
The programme also revealed that Rippon did not see the vital on-the-record interview his journalists had secured with one of Savile's victims, Karin Ward. Rippon also used a surprising phrase in an email to dismiss the evidence that the production team had secured, noting that it consisted of a background briefing and "just the women" – referring to on-the-record but anonymous testimonies Newsnight had obtained against Savile.
Newsnight's key evidence came from Ward, who said she had been a victim of Savile and repeatedly told programme-makers she had never gone to the police. The BBC also said Rippon was wrong to write "we found no evidence against the BBC" in Newsnight's investigation last November. The correction said the Newsnight team had uncovered "some allegations of abusive conduct on BBC premises", although there was "no allegation" that BBC staff were aware of Savile's alleged activities.
David Cameron stepped into the row on Monday, saying he was troubled that the BBC had felt obliged to make corrections to Rippon's public statements. The developments were "concerning because the BBC has effectively changed its story about why it dropped the Newsnight programme about Jimmy Savile". He added that this raised "serious questions" and he expected the Pollard review and other inquiries to answer them.
The BBC and other institutions where Savile is alleged to have abused children are facing up to 18 claims for damages from the victims.
Liz Dux, a lawyer specialising in child abuse cases, said the number of cases had risen in the past week as women became more confident about suing in light of the Metropolitan police revelation that Savile may have been one of the UK's worst sex offenders.
Dux is preparing to bring cases against the BBC, Stoke Mandeville hospital and Duncroft approved school on the grounds that they had "vicarious liability" for the activities of their staff or their agents.


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Trees are some of the oldest organisms on the planet. They provide shelter to animals, cool their surroundings, and are an important source of oxygen. Moreover, they also help in bringing rain through transpiration.
Every year a countless number of trees are destroyed indiscriminately. Deforestation is clearing the Earth's forests on a massive scale, resulting in climate change, damage to the quality of the land and putting the lives of many species in danger.
Today, the protection of wildlife and the environment has become a priority worldwide. It is we humans who have inflicted more damage on the planet than any other creature. It is therefore our responsibility to repair the damages and ensure the well-being of all the creatures.


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Rotting Christ's AEALO-The Riff Review
Little did I know that Greece had the answer I was looking for.
Before listening to them, I only knew Rotting Christ as the band that Dave Mustaine got pissy about sharing the same stage with. Plus, their name just rang "generic black metal" and thus my interest died right there. Then I listened to their newest cd, AEALO, and learned two things: 1. Dave is a bigger dick than I thought: and 2. Rotting Christ is NOT generic! While Christ may have aped the black meta genie earlier in their career, they have taken on a more epic feel in their later years, and AEALO shows they've decided to go a more Legionnaire style of direction, if the album cover wasn't already a hint.
AEALO starts off with the title track, and the baying of ancient Roman concubines. Maybe even oracles perhaps? Then the guitar kicks in, and that whole "marching in tune vibe" kicks in. Seriously, this stuff could be played to the soldiers of Rome to keep them in line. Maybe those guys from 300 would use track two, "Eon Aenaos", as workout music. Oh yeah, the Latin, don't worry too much about it. Most of the titles are in a dead language, but the lyrics are all in lovely English, and heretical enough to give a priest or two a n eyebrow lift.
I have to wonder if the band members themselves feel a little perturbed about keeping the Rotting Christ moniker, since their music only gives hints of their black metal origins. Lead singer Sakis Tolis has made no secret of his hatred for religion, despite also separating himself from the rest pf the "evil metal" flock. Go look up his rant on Dave Mustaine for a few LOL's. Politics and personal beliefs aside, AEALO is still a suitable metal release, God hating or not. Maybe if Dave listened to their stuff first, he wouldn't of had such a dusty vagina.
Posted by Unknown at 12:00 PM
Labels: Augury, Cd review, Rotting Christ
2 comments:
"the lyrics are all in lovely English"? Eeeer, not in my cd, man... :PReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 2:31 PM
It's ancient greek dude, not latin or Roman..And the soundscape of this album based in folk greek music...Greeting from GreeceReplyDelete
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