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The earliest record of the family was Henry de Blackeburn who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1206. [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early records of one branch of the family were found in Garston, Lancashire. "Robert de Blackburn held Garston for nearly forty years, dying about the year 1354; his wife Ellen is mentioned in 1332. He acquired various portions of land from the minor owners. Robert de Blackburn was succeeded by his eldest son John, who even before his father's death seems to have taken an active part in managing the estate. (fn. 35) He was lord of the manor for about fifty years, dying on 8 January, 1404-5, and during this long period seems to have been constantly acquiring fresh portions of land." [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed: Willelmus de Blakburn; Cristoforus de Blakeburn; and Johannes de Blakburn. A few years later, John de Blakeburne was listed in the Preston Guild Rolls of 1397. [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Further to the north in Scotland, the name was derived from "one or other of several small places so named. Willelmus de Blakeburne was witness in 1243 to the ratification of the gift of the church of Lescelyn to Lundors. Robert de Blakeburne of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 [to King Edward I of England]. William de Blakburne appears as Abbot of Cambuskenneth, 1394. [6]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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Keep a journal. Record all food - if you bite it, write it! Be totally honest. I wasn't aware of what & how much I was eating & keeping track helps me to keep my eating under control.
Figure out what triggers eating. I'm an emotional eater & so I had to figure out what triggered my eating response and come up with alternative ways of dealing with the emotion.
Third, the 'E' word. Exercise. When I don't get enough, my weight always starts to creep up.
Great advice Liz! Thank you!

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Pre-Market Primer: Stocks Flat Ahead of US Election; Greek Parliament Holds Critical Vote
By Vincent Trivett Nov 05, 2012 8:50 am
And China is probably not going to be changing much for another 10 years.
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL With one day left before the US general election, stock futures are hardly changed.Twitter: @vincent_trivett
Before the opening bell, Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures were up 0.02% to 12,993.00, S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) futures dropped 0.05% to 1,405.80. Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) fell 0.01% to 2,640.75.
Economists estimate that the ISM non-manufacturing index, due to be released at 10:00 a.m. EST, will show that the US service sector grew at a faster pace in October. The index is expected to rise to 55.1 from 54.9. Readings greater than 50 indicate an expansion of activity in the sector.
The Greek Parliament is holding a critical vote on labor reforms that are necessary to secure more aid. The bill will make privatization of public utilities possible and reform the country's pensions. The risk of a negative vote is very real, and Greece will probably run out of cash completely on Nov. 16 without more help from the troika. Utilities workers are on strike ahead today to protest the vote.
The euro dipped to one-month lows to $1.28 today. With all of the uncertainty in Europe, investors ran to the safety of bunds. German two-year bond yields fell to negative 0.01%. This means that investors are effectively paying for the pleasure of loaning Germany some money for two years.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) beat expectations with a $3.2 billion profit, a 70% rise from last year, when the company was still recovering from the earthquake's damage. Revenue rose only 18%, but the automaker pushed to cut costs to offset the uncompetitive state of the yen.
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) net profit almost doubled to $808 million, or $1.43 per share, missing estimates by $0.02. Shares fell about 1% in the pre-market after the announcement.
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares rose over 4% in the pre-market after posting a smaller-than-expected loss of $1.05 per share on $50.1 million in revenue.
China is preparing for its once-in-a-decade changing of the guard, and those hoping for change might be seriously disappointed. The South China Morning Post reports that the new Politburo will be filled mostly with old guard conservatives.
Reuters reports that US gasoline prices have fallen to the lowest in four years. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen to $3.545, down $0.2075 from October 19. In California, the pump price dropped by $0.49
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Terry Matlen, ACSW has gone directly to the source to bring an outstanding compilation of practical solutions to everyday problems for women with AD/HD. Her contributors include a global network of clever, creative women with AD/HD, as well as premier AD/HD experts, coaches, and professional organizers.
Readers will get a wide variety of ideas to help you:
Organize your home and office
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Remember the priorities that deserve your attention..and much more! What the experts are saying about Survival Tips for Women with AD/HDAnytime you need an understanding friend, just open to any page and you are likely to find the kind of help and support you need in Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD. Sari Solden, M.S., LMFT, author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys Through ADDulthood
"Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD is a mother lode of wisdom, practical nuggets, humor, and insight. Written and compiled by a true veteran of the AD/HD saga, this book is both authoritative and inviting, reliable and warm, up-to-date and timeless. I recommend it most highly." Edward Hallowell, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction


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St. George Spirits has been making Single Malt Whiskey consistently longer than any distillery in the United States. For those new to perhaps the country's best craft distillery, check out my previous postings and an article I wrote for Dominic Roskrow's World Whiskey Review. Each of these articles gives a bit more background on the distillery and their whiskey program.
What's really unique about St. George's single malt is their aging process. Specifically, they use a variety of barrels and ages to create a whiskey that retains the distillery's DNA of complex fruit and roasted/toasted malt, but also has slight variances from release to release.
A mere 715 bottles make up the distillery's 30th anniversary single malt release. The whiskey is comprised of some of the oldest whiskey stocks finished in a barrel that previously held pear brandy. St. George began making eau de vie, particularly pear, when the distillery opened in 1982. The flagship spirit was actually a pear brandy, so this release is a bit of a nod to the distilleries early days.
It's worth noting that in October of 2011 I was at the distillery and had the opportunity to try a 14 year old single malt that was barrel proof, deep chocolate in color, and had the viscosity of berry syrup. It was one of the best sips of whiskey I had all year. In short, I can absolutely attest to the depth, complexity, and greatness of some of St. George's stocks. Let's take a look a closer look at this limited release whiskey.
St. George Single Malt Whiskey 30th Anniversary Edition, Bottle 689/715, 47.3% alcohol (94.6 proof), $400
Nose: Redolent with bright, fresh fruit aromas – honeydew, lush pear, and lemon-lime enriched with nutty toffee, vanilla cream, roasted nuts, and cocoa.
Palate: Ripe orchard fruits (Pear), lemon drops, candied ginger, and almond toffee.
Finish: The finish is full of roasted malt and nuts – long and lingering to balance out the sweetness on the nose and palate.
Overall To describe this whiskey as easy drinking is an understatement. I've burned through this bottle like Sherman through Atlanta. Don't add a drop of anything to this – just pour and enjoy. The price is WAY up there considering I rated the Lot 10 Single Malt a 9.2. It is a limited release of 715 bottles for the lucky few that are able to score one. My advice – grab a bottle of the Lot 12 that was released earlier in the year. Perhaps not quite as honed and elegant as the 30th anniversary, but at $60-65, your wallet will thank you.
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In 1971, the Foodservice Technology Program was established at Anchorage Community College to meet a need for trained cooks and bakers - a need that would become critical during the Alaska Pipeline boom. The next year the program relocated from temporary facilities at McLaughlin Youth Center to its present home in the newly constructed Lucy Cuddy Center.
Many years and many changes later, program enrollment increased and educational services were expanded to train for a continuing industry need for chefs, pastry chefs, hotel and restaurant managers, and dietitians.
In 1987-88 Anchorage Community College merged with the University of Alaska Anchorage and in 1991 the Foodservice Technology Program became the Culinary Arts & Hospitality/Dietetics & Nutrition Division. With increasing industry demand for professionals and to complement the Associate of Applied Science degree in culinary arts, the program implemented a Bachelor of Arts degree in hospitality and restaurant management in 2000. In 1994 the dietetic internship was offered.
Today faculty and staff members strive to realize the program's educational mission to train Alaskans by reaching out to a statewide audience. The division has truly become the premier training center for the state's hospitality and tourism industry and a leader in training dietetics professionals. Since 1972, more than 800 graduates have filled Alaskan jobs from Barrow to Ketchikan ranging from camp cook to hotel manager.


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Zeugos is geared towards simplifying IT Initiatives of small and mid-sized organization which demands Speed, Simplicity and Agility to stay ahead of competition. Small and mid-sized organization prefers immediate Execution instead of Strategy development. However, in order to Win in today's marketplace and beyond, businesses need both. Why should your IT organization be any different? Zeugos extensive market research on high failure rate of IT Initiatives (70%) found fundamental flaws with organizations taking extreme approaches to project and portfolio methodologies with strategy driven DMAIC Six Sigma on one end and execution driven SCRUM on the other.
Zeugos wants to be a true consultant to small and medium businesses and be a part of their transformation to big businesses. Zeugos will foster a sense of growth and provide a platform to enable its partners make huge leap forward. Zeugos will use its internal studies and recommendations to provide consultancy and spur progress to small and medium size businesses at every stage.
Zeugos believes that small and mid size businesses trigger greater innovation in the market place. Zeugos will provide support ensuring that the business entity focuses on what matters most to its growth. Zeugos will also help its partners by leveraging its knowledge base with various industries and creating avenues for small and mid size businesses make rational decisions. Zeugos will create successful models to help its partners continue on the growth path whether they work with bigger business on collaboration effort or directly with the consumer base.


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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sent a notice to its members Aug. 1 urging all farmers to contact EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to request for a revision of the proposed Waters of the U.S. rulemaking.
As proposed, NCGA says the rule would significantly expand the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and "muddy the waters" about what is and what is not subject to federal regulation. The commodity group says its concerns fall into four main areas:
1. Farmers will face tremendous uncertainty because of the way the rule defines what is a tributary and what is an adjacent water subject to the Clean Water Act.
2. The proposed rule represents a significant expansion of federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction relative to anything that has ever been covered in a previous rulemaking and contradicts two U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
3. The vast numbers of ditches that would be subject to federal jurisdiction.
4. Farmers will be required to obtain NPDES permits or face the threat of citizen action suits challenging the use of fertilizers and pesticides on or near drainage features that are made jurisdictional.
Meantime, several members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), have raised what they call "red flags" about the impact the rulemaking could have on agriculture and rural communities.
"The waters of the United States proposal and the agriculture interpretive rule are a source of uncertainty, anxiety and distrust for people in rural areas," he says. "This is particularly true for states like Mississippi, whose economies are built on agriculture production and where landowners want the peace of mind that what they are doing is not subject to ever more regulations."
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy wrote an op-ed earlier this year addressing potential concerns. She concludes:
"Some may think that this rule will broaden the reach of EPA regulations - but that's simply not the case. Our proposed rule will not add to or expand the scope of waters historically protected under the Clean Water Act. In the end - the increased clarity will save us time, keep money in our pockets, cut red tape, give certainty to business, and help fulfill the Clean Water Act's original promise: to make America's waters fishable and swimmable for all."
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Nokia has uploaded a video onto YouTube that shows off its exclusive Burton app, which is available for Lumia Windows Phones. The app was announced back at Mobile World Congress last week and sports some interesting features. The mobile phone and snowboard manufacturers have worked together on the app to implement features like Nokia Music connectivity, as well as a powerful lens through Nokia's sequencer API.
As one would expect, the app is tailored for those who enjoy powering down mountains, while rocking out to some ABBA. But it's also useful for those of us who don't enjoy such activities (then again, who doesn't like ABBA?). For example: the sequencer feature enables users to record short videos (much like Cinemagraph), subsequently allowing the clip to be cut down and edited frame-by-frame.
You can download Burton from the Nokia Collection of apps on the Windows Phone Store. We also took a quick look at the Nokia X Burton insulator case for Windows Phones, which is also well worth checking out.
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Air New Zealand takes top honours at TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards for airlines
Air New Zealand's world class customer experience has been recognised with significant wins at TripAdvisor's inaugural Travellers' Choice® Awards for airlines.
The airline has been awarded Best Premium Economy Class in the World, Best Airline in the South Pacific and has also been recognised overall as one of the world's top 10 airlines. The awards are determined by the quantity and quality of TripAdvisor traveller reviews and ratings submitted over a 12-month period.
Air New Zealand's General Manager Customer Experience Anita Hawthorne says the accolades reflect the airline's commitment to delivering an outstanding experience on the 15 million customer journeys it facilitates every year.
"Listening to customer feedback has helped us make strides to improving our customer experience - including significant investment in new technologies, innovative inflight products and aircraft interiors, and our new and refreshed lounge spaces.
"It's incredibly satisfying to see customers acknowledge the efforts of our people to deliver a seamless travel experience, right across our network," says Ms Hawthorne.
Senior Vice President and General Manager for TripAdvisor Flights Bryan Saltzburg says: "We are proud to announce the inaugural Travellers' Choice awards for airlines, to help travellers make the most well-informed air travel decisions, based on the experiences of the global TripAdvisor community.
"The airline industry is investing billions of dollars in new aircraft and service enhancements to differentiate the flying experience and these awards recognise the carriers offering the very best experiences and value to the travelling public," Mr Saltzburg adds.
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TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travellers to unleash the potential of every trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travellers, with 465 million reviews and opinions covering 7 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions, and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features - checking more than 200 websites to help travellers find and book today's lowest hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 390 million average unique monthly visitors** in 49 markets worldwide. TripAdvisor: Know better. Book better. Go better.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), through its subsidiaries, manages and operates websites under 23 other travel media brands:
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Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Dartmouth College
- M.A. in Mathematics, Dartmouth College
- B.A. in Mathematics, Bard College
Research Interests
- Computational Number Theory
- Modular Forms
Selected Publications
Published Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
Alexandru Ghitza, Nathan C. Ryan, and David Sulon, Computations of vectorvalued Siegel modular forms, J. Number Theory 133 (2013), no. 11, 3921-3940
Nathan C. Ryan, Nils-Peter Skoruppa, and Fredrik Strömberg, Numerical computation of a certain Dirichlet series attached to Siegel modular forms of degree two, Math. Comp. 81 (2012), no. 280, 2361-2376
David W. Farmer, Nathan C. Ryan, and Ralf Schmidt, Testing the functional equation of a high-degree Euler product, Pacific J. Math. 253 (2011), no. 2, 349-366
Nathan C. Ryan and Gonzalo Tornaría, A Böcherer-type conjecture for paramodular forms, Int. J. Number Theory 7 (2011), no. 5, 1395-1411
Nathan C. Ryan, Bryan C. Ward, and Ryan Ward, Some conjectures on the maximal height of divisors of xⁿ - 1, Involve 3 (2010), no. 4, 451-457
Cris Poor, Nathan C. Ryan, and David S. Yuen, Lifting puzzles in degree four, Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 80 (2009), no. 1, 65-82
Nathan C. Ryan and Thomas R. Shemanske, Inverting the Satake map for Spn and applications to Hecke operators, Ramanujan J. 17 (2008), no. 2, 219-244
Eric Bach and Nathan C. Ryan, Efficient verification of Tunnell's criterion, Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 24 (2007), no. 3, 229-239
Carl Pomerance and Nathan C. Ryan, Maximal height of divisors of xⁿ - 1, Illinois J. Math. 51 (2007), no. 2, 597-604 (electronic)


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I planned to ride from the National up the Chief Joseph Hwy and Beartooth into Red Lodge but I found out that the Harley Rodeo is planned that weekend. I don't have any problem with H-D's, I just don't want the big congestion that usually is associated with HD Rallies. I can't think of anything less exciting than riding those classic roads for the first time behind long lines of Milwaukee's finest.
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Omarosa Continues Criticism Of Trump Administration
Former White House staffer and recurring reality TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman is keeping up her criticism of the Trump administration. On Monday night's episode of "Celebrity Big Brother" she bashed the administration's plans for undocumented immigrants, saying deportations are going to increase and "the roundup plan is getting more and more aggressive." After insisting last week that she'd never vote for Donald Trump again in a million years, yesterday she said people would be begging to have him back if Vice President Mike Pence were to somehow end up in charge.
She labeled Pence, a conservative Christian, scary and extreme.
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Tiny tidbits and news niblets from Week 16 of the NFL ...
• You want to know the real genius of Bill Belichick? (Other than that hair.) It's that he has somehow made his team's games boring at the very moment we should be reveling in their streak toward history. The last two Patriots have been mostly uninspiring slogs ... and he seems to have designed it that way. Fortunately, the season finale will be on the NFL Network, so no one will have to watch it.
• We're not going to get into the Packers-Bears game yet ... because we're still too stunned. Such honor to be bestowed in this game ... it's getting its own post later, because someone totally deserves it.
• What a novel concept: When the Giants don't count on Eli Manning to do anything, they win. It's a shame, though; we had been secretly rooting for a Giants collapse. It's hard to turn down yearly collapses from a New York sports team; people completely lose their minds.
• Not a good day for Derek "Horse Balls" Anderson; we're begging them to win this week, because we'd so rather see the Browns in the playoffs than the Titans. No chance for a home game, sadly. If the Browns end up missing the playoffs, do they keep Anderson around for next year, or do they suck it up and do the Quinn handoff? Brady Quinn danceparty, everybody!
• Jamarcus Russell fever, like catch it ... like you can.
• We haven't checked with Drew today ... but we can't imagine Vikings fans are doing backflips. That potential Washington-Seattle first round game seems awfully scary for a Seahawks fan. And if they won that — if they make it, of course — we could have a Redskins-Cowboys playoff game. Excellent.
• We suppose we should be displeased that Arizona won yesterday; it could hurt the draft pick business. But we go through this every year, and we always root for the Buzzsaw late, long after they've been eliminated from the playoffs. (By the way, that 49ers game officially cost them a spot. Grr.) But the Buzzsaw can be at .500 for the first time in nearly a decade with a win next week. Baby steps.


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Caryn Kelley and Phillip Peatross met at a concert at the Hard Rock Hotel. They dated for 15 months before he was shot and killed on July 27, 2011.
Watch: "48 Hours": Wounded by Love
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Phillip Peatross was a father of four and worked as a pool contractor in Orlando, Fla.
Caryn Kelley says she and her boyfriend, Phillip Peatross, enjoyed spending time together.
These bottles were found inside Caryn Kelley's home. Police determined a night of drinking was involved prior to the shooting in her bedroom on July 27, 2011.
Credit: Orlando Police Department
Caryn Kelley says she heard an intruder and immediately grabbed her loaded .38 caliber revolver from under the bed and removed it from the holster.
But the person Kelley thought was an "intruder" turned out to be her boyfriend, Phillip Peatross, who had returned to her home announced.
The couple had been arguing earlier that night about their relationship.
Police found this .38 caliber Charter Arms revolver inside of Caryn Kelley's bedroom on July 27, 2011.
Toxicology reports showed Phillip Peatross had a blood alcohol level of .11, which is over the legal limit in Florida.
This .9mm gun was also recovered inside Caryn Kelley's bedroom and marked as evidence in the case.
Phillip Peatross was shot and killed inside Caryn Kelley's bedroom - a single bullet striking him in the right cheek.Was the shooting an accident, suicide or murder? Kelley told police conflicting stories about how Peatross was shot.
This photograph taken by the Orlando Police Department shows Caryn Kelley literally had Phillip Peatross' blood on her hands. She told police varying stories about how Peatross was shot.
She was charged with first-degree murder.
Caryn Kelley calls Phillip Peatross "the love of her life."
Caryn Kelley was a former Florida realtor who was about to get into the pharmaceutical industry before she was charged with Peatross' murder.
Phillip Peatross was described as being kind, gentle, non-aggressive, and having a great smile. For more on the story, watch "48 Hours": Wounded by Love"
Credit: Tamara Lawton
Caryn Kelley says she and Phillip Peatross enjoyed doing normal couple activities, like going out on boats together.


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Magnus - From Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus
meaning "Great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them, the most well-known Roman of that name being the third-century usurper.
I never had the desire to make my own parts. Too much time, too much trouble. However, being a long time AGD enthusiast - I became increasingly frustrated by the decreasing availability of aftermarket parts and manufacturers. Choices to begin with were always limited. Even secondhand items would sell for ridiculous prices. Apparently, I was not alone in my frustration.
After some thought and consideration, I realized that I have the resources at my disposal to change this situation for the better. After consulting with some close and prominent memebers of the AGD community, the "Magnus Project" was born. "Magnus" is the official brand name of EVERYTHING spawned by this endeavor. Our goal is to create the HIGHEST quality, most desirable, and smartest aftermarket products ever made for AGD markers.
This is a 'ground up' grass roots movement by people who do not want to be held hostage to circumstances beyond their control, politics, and drama.
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Edwin P. Hubble revolutionized cosmology by proving that the clouds of light astronomers saw in the night sky were actually other galaxies beyond our Milky Way.
His greatest discovery was in 1929, when he identified the relationship between a galaxy's distance and the speed with which it is moving. The farther a galaxy is from Earth, the faster it is moving away from us. This is known as Hubble's Law. He also constructed a method of classifying the different shapes of galaxies.
Edwin Powell Hubble was born in Marshfield, Missouri. In 1910, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and studied law under a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University. His true love, however, was astronomy, and he returned to the University of Chicago to earn a Ph.D. in that subject and work at the Yerkes Observatory. He served in the infantry during World War I.
He once said that he "chucked the law for astronomy," knowing that even if he was second-rate or third-rate, it was astronomy that mattered.
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After doing a forum search, I don't believe this has been covered ... yet. There are a lot on this subject on Youtube - This appears to be the best biometric analysis regarding Barry's "significant other" ... compelling !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVAXqKugXkg
I'm convinced
First Tranny of the USA.
The one daughter looks like Anita, to me.
OMG Hilldog carpet munching .Big Bad Bill who cant keep his zip done up . Bisexual Barry. I am just waiting for the news George Bush (jnr) used to cross dress at the weekend and call himself Shirley
hey Chris we are doing comedy and irony here take your factual stuff some were else
Medical records of Obamas childrens birth would solve this, if they haven't been altered. Ultrasounds, pregancy exams and actual birth.. Hospitols records, doctors, nurses, staff etc. It would be to our benefit to research this before accepting it as fact.
Can you believe the day and age we all now live in?"It's the terror of knowing what this world is about... "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpn8MANhdLU
Mike & Barry The ODD Couple of the YEAR
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Hezbollah said to control most of Qusayr in major setback for Syria rebels
Hezbollah and Syrian government forces have seized most of the strategically important town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, fighters on both sides of the conflict said Wednesday, in what would be a huge setback for the rebels fighting to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
A fighter for Hezbollah, the Lebanese group that's sent troops to Syria to join Assad loyalist forces, said the group had cleared rebels from most of Qusayr. A spokesman for one of the main rebel groups in the area confirmed the assertion.
"We have suffered heavy losses," said Yazed al Hasan, a spokesman for the rebel Farouq Battalions, which have occupied Qusayr since last year. He also acknowledged that government forces had recaptured the military airport north of the city.
The Hezbollah fighter, who asked to be referred to only as Ayoub, a pseudonym, because Hezbollah's leadership hadn't authorized him to speak to reporters, said his group's strategists had divided Qusayr "on a grid into 16 squares."
"We have cleared 13 of them," he said.
Ayoub was in Beirut on leave from the fighting and had last been in Syria four days ago, but he said he'd stayed in touch with developments and expected to return to Syria on Sunday.
The fighting in Qusayr is out of reach of Western reporters, and it's difficult to know for certain how the battle is unfolding. While reports from either side in the conflict often are tailored to present a favorable picture, the willingness of the Farouq spokesman to confirm Ayoub's account suggests that it's accurate.
The battle for Qusayr is considered a key test for the rebels, who'd held the city for more than a year, and for the government, which has been mounting a fierce counteroffensive against rebels in recent weeks on several fronts throughout the country. Qusayr sits astride a key route for rebels bringing weapons and other supplies into the country from Lebanon. The city also is an important link between Syria's capital, Damascus, and government-held areas along the country's Mediterranean coast.
The fight for Qusayr also is a major test for Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia that's had fighters in Syria for months but whose leader, Hassan Nasrallah, acknowledged the extent of their role only last week.
The United States, which considers Hezbollah a terrorist organization, has denounced its involvement in Syria and demanded Wednesday that it withdraw. "This is an unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation. We demand that Hezbollah withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately," State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said.
That seemed unlikely, however. Ayoub indicated that Hezbollah may be planning to expand its operations in support of the Syrian government.
"I'm not sure if it will be to Qusayr or to Aleppo," he said of his upcoming return, referring to Syria's largest city. Rebels took over about half that city almost a year ago, before fighting settled into a stalemate. Ayoub said Hezbollah was also active in fighting around Damascus, something Iraqis who've recently returned from Syria have confirmed.
Ayoub didn't say how many Hezbollah fighters had taken part in the Qusayr action, but he said Hezbollah had assumed the leading role in the assault after an incident last week in which rockets fired by the Syrian military accidentally killed 18 Hezbollah fighters.
He acknowledged that Hezbollah had lost about 100 men in the fighting but said that was far fewer than the Lebanese group had anticipated. "We had planned for as many as 1,000 martyrs," he said. "Our enemy there has had time to dig in, and knows the terrain."
Ayoub said the operations taking place now amounted to "cleanup" and that only a few of Qusayr's northern neighborhoods remained under rebel control. Those areas were taking longer to secure, he said, because rebels had booby-trapped them with bombs and had dug tunnels and other fortifications.
There were no official casualty figures. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based organization that tracks Syrian casualties on both sides of the conflict, said few rebel casualties had been reported. The Syrian government news agency, SANA, reported that "scores of terrorists" had been killed in Qusayr-related operations. The government refers to the rebels as terrorists.
It was unclear what had become of thousands of civilians reportedly trapped in Qusayr. Many have fled south to Yabrud, a rebel-held city about 30 miles from Qusayr. A rebel spokesman in Yabrud said Wednesday that people were continuing to arrive from Qusayr. He denied, however, that Assad loyalists were moving toward Yabrud and had rocketed the city.
Ayoub said Hezbollah's forces were now focused on completing their seizure of the military airport near the city of Dabaa, north of Qusayr, which has been under rebel control for months. Hasan, the Farouq spokesman, confirmed that report, saying the airport had fallen to pro-Assad forces Wednesday afternoon.
SANA also reported that pro-Assad forces were in control of the airport. "The army is currently searching for any remaining terrorists hiding in it and pursuing fleeing terrorists after eliminating most of the gunmen who were in it and injuring others," the government news agency said.
Hezbollah's involvement in Syria has prompted concern that the fighting might spread to Lebanon, whose politics are closely linked to Syria. Syrian rebels have threatened to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon, though so far the assaults have been limited to rocket attacks against the Hezbollah stronghold of Hermel, in Lebanon, and four rockets fired Sunday into a southern neighborhood in Beirut.
While the rocket attacks on Hermel killed two civilians, Ayoub admitted Wednesday that Hermel had been used to fire rockets at Qusayr for at least the last five months, corroborating a long-standing rebel complaint.
Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon remain on high alert, particularly in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.
"There is no time off," Ayoub said, when he was asked how he was spending his week away from the front line.


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Federal spending not all bleak in S.A.
Crippling uncertainty continues, with March 1 now the deadline for deep cuts in military and federal domestic spending that would last a decade.
But for one portion of San Antonio's military community, the outlook for growth remains positive.
The Air Force Space Command put out word last week that it wants the 24th Air Force, based at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland and known as the Air Force's Cyber Command, to add 1,000 positions on top of its existing 6,000, starting in 2014.
About 70 percent to 80 percent of the new positions would be civilian. No one knows yet how many would be hired locally. Only about a third of the 24th Air Force personnel work in the San Antonio area.
Air Force Gen. William Shelton, Space Command commander, said the additional personnel would be involved in all aspects of the 24th Air Force's mission: defend, operate, exploit and attack, according to a National Defense Industrial Association article.
Still, the hiring depends on federal budget writers.
"Even though they put the request for the dollars for the manpower in the budget, the budget will still have to be approved," Bill Mock, executive vice president of Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, said in an email.
"The key point is that it signals the importance and criticality of cyber-security to the entire Air Force, and it underscores what's been said before that cyber-security and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (both core missions with headquarters here in San Antonio) are viewed as 'growth areas' by the Air Force leadership," Mock wrote. "This is good news for San Antonio."
John Dickson, principal at San Antonio's Denim Group Ltd., added: "The Space Command is viewing cyber-security as a foundational activity — you cannot do without it."
But the future of the San Antonio's military community in general, including its contractors, remains shaky as long as Congress doesn't act decisively on short- and long-term budget issues. The March 1 deadline looms large for San Antonio's military missions.
Military units are planning for sudden budget cuts of up to 30 percent, Dickson said.
"It ain't pretty," he said. "One of the fears is that the cuts will fall disproportionately on the contracting community. There would be a bigger effect here."
If contractors lose work, "Everyone will find out how much of the missions the contractors actually deliver," he warned.
The possibility of military spending cuts "is very serious," Dickson added. "The people in San Antonio are not taking this lightly."
That includes business and local government leadership. Greater San Antonio Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez and Mayor Julián Castro are meeting with federal legislative and executive officials this week in Washington, D.C.
The main message is the value the military missions receive by operating in San Antonio and ways the city is trying to reduce the cost of the military operations.
With a Pentagon grant, the city has contracted with LMI, a Virginia-based government consulting organization, to determine ways the city, county and utilities can reduce costs for area military missions, Perez said. A report is expected in May or June, Perez added.
"There's not a (base-closing) round scheduled," Castro said. "But San Antonio has learned its lesson about being prepared."


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67 WALL STREET, New York - January 23, 2013 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Investing in Asia and Other Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online.
Topics covered: Investing in Asia - Growth at a Reasonable Price - Longer-Term Investing - Asia Pacific Investment Theses
Companies include: Fidelity Worldwide (FWWFX) and many others.
In the following excerpt from the Investing in Asia and Other Strategies Report, an experienced portfolio manager discusses her outlook for the Asian markets for investors:
TWST: Introduce us to Fidelity Worldwide Investment's offerings within the Asian markets, and tell us what sets your approach apart from your peers.
Ms. Yeung: We have one of the biggest buy-side research teams in the region, and that's very important to us. We have a large local presence, and combining that with our global network is very powerful for us. We've got over 51 investment analysts in Asia Pacific ex-Japan, and 22 portfolio managers. We've been in Asia ex-Japan since the early 1980s and been in Japan since the late 1960s. But in terms of ex-Japan, we moved in the early 2000s to have fund managers and analysts based in the countries that we invest in, to better understand the trends that go on in markets.
For example, we have investment teams in Sydney; in Singapore, focusing largely on the ASEAN markets; in Hong Kong, which is our major hub; in Seoul, as well as Shanghai and Mumbai. These teams are made up of all different nationalities, which we think it's important in this part of the world. We have funds here that focus on countries and regions, as well as different sectors.
TWST: Can you provide a broad-based look back at 2012 across Asia and touch on a few of the key themes that shaped the year for you?
Ms. Yeung: It was a volatile year. Markets in Asia did well, and in fact global markets did well considering this global wall of worry. But when you scratch under the surface, markets in Asia often behaved in a very rotational, erratic and volatile manner. That was tricky from a trading perspective. Also, the markets were very much driven by investor sentiment, and for the majority of the year, it was very much a risk-off environment. And many foreign investors - and about half of our clients are actually ex-Asian clients - still are of the mindset that Asian equities are very much a risky asset class. So in this risk-off environment, people gravitated toward your traditional defensive asset classes, which was negative for Asian equities even though the fundamental story in Asia was quite strong. I'm not saying that growth was on par with what we have seen over the past few years, because growth did fall off, but relatively speaking, Asia remained in good shape. Another key factor of last year was that most people were very bearish on China, and we are now seeing a flip. There were more bears out there than bulls, and a lot of people were talking about a hard landing again. In fact we thought the highest risk of a hard landing was in the third quarter of 2011...
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Tennis Courts at Clanzel T. Brown Park will be refurbished and renovated as part of the USTA's Davis Cup Legacy program. The City of Jacksonville and the USTA are each kicking in $21,000 for the $42,000 in renovations.
The Legacy program is designed to leave a permanent tennis legacy in the communities hosting Davis Cup events in the United States. Work will begin soon for the project that will convert and refurbish some courts for 10 and under tennis and youth tennis.
The United States defeated Brazil 3-2 in Davis Cup matches Feb. 1-Feb. 3 and advances to face Serbia in April.


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The AN-93 kit (designed by Johan Forrer, KC7WW) provides any PC user with the capability for operating RTTY, AMTOR, and PCTOR with this simple modem-only design. AN-93 is the equivalent of a BayCom, BayPac, or PMP setup, but for HF digital operations. This very simple kit should be for many that have wanted to play on HF, but didn't want to pay the money for an expensive multi-mode controller.
With the AN-93, only three components are required for HF digital communications: a PC-compatible computer, the AN-93 modem, and software that performs the encoding and decoding. The AN-93 comes with a tuning indicator to allow visual tuning and the unit also provides audio output for oscilloscope display.
- Modem Specification
- AGC at > 100-mV audio input amplitude
- Prefilter bandwidth > 1 kHz
- Discriminator channel filter bandwidth 120 Hz
- 170-Hz channel separation
- Data low-pass filter cutoff 200 Hz
- Automatic threshold corrector
- Tuning indicator
- A/D converter for "soft" error correction
The TAPR AN-93 allows for both FSK and AFSK output, allowing operations on all HF radios. Instead of two separate boards as shown in the QEX article, the TAPR AN-93 single board dimension is approximately 4Sx3.5". The AN-93 operates off 12volts DC. The kit allows for self-tuning and calibration. A Digital VOM and a working PC is needed in order to calibrate and test the modem. Connections to the RS-232 serial and parallel ports are made through DB-9 and DB-25 connectors. Interfacing to the radio is through a DB-9 connector. The kit will be shipped with the A/D convertor providing full-memory ARQ capability for PCTOR.
Shareware software is included along with Johan's code. If you decide to use the shareware software, TAPR requests that you do submit the necessary registration fee.
For a full description of the AN-93 modem and its specification, refer to the May, 1994 issue of QEX and PSR issue #55.
Forrer, Johan. (1994). AN-93, an HF Modem for RTTY, AMTOR, and Pactor
Software. QEX: The ARRL Experimenter's Exchange. May, #147. pp. 3-11.
AN-93. TAPR, PSR Issue #55. Spring 1994. p. 8.


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Erskine Park High School
In this modern era, humans rely heavily on advances in technology to get them through everyday life, but the conveniences are not without consequences. The impact on nature is detrimental, and we are taking advantage of a planet that already provides us with all we need for survival. The continued existence of a land that has always nurtured us is now determined by our next action. I dream of a world where humans and nature can co-exist, without technology devastating Earth's beauty.


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Above is the second skirt I made for myself. It's just a regular elastic waist skirt, made based on this very good tutorial here. The first skirt I made for myself actually turned out even better (it was with a lighter weight blue shirting fabric, so, you know, more flowy and such) but I dropped a forkful of Chipotle on it earlier this week so it's in the wash.
This was a flat front pleated skirt that I made based on this tutorial that turned out pretty well. It's elastic in the back, so, you know, nice for the pregnant ladies. Also, can I tell you how proud I was that I made a pleat? And it was easy! Again: I think I have been overpaying for simple skirts for the past two decades.
These pants I made for Cal based on this tutorial were kind of a fiasco. I made my own pattern, so I think the inseam turned out a little bit small--also, even though I measured about a trillion times the waist was still too big for him. They are flat front elastic-backed pants, but I sewed the elastic itself in so I can't cinch them up any more--next time I think I'll use that kind of button hole elastic like they do for all those Old Navy kid pants and leave a little more leeway for the crotch.
Every novice sewer needs to make a tote bag, right? Also: no matter now many tote bags we have around this house, they always end up getting filled with detritus and then scattered to various corners of the earth, so what the hell, more tote bags for everyone. Liberally adapted from this tutorial here, though I eschewed the outside pocket for two inside pockets and improvised a contrasting lining.
And then I bent my sewing needle, because apparently when you try to sew through, like, four layers of heavy fabric, you need to switch a thicker needle. I know, duh. I'M A DOCTOR, GUYS. Also: can you tell I like chevron fabric?
The elephant bag was my failed attempt at making a flat-bottom bag that could stand up on its own (I love these canvas bags that we have from Lands End beyond all reason, but my own attempts at reproduction have been slouchy at best. Then Cal decided he wanted to make a bag too, so we worked on that this evening. I must be getting better at this, because it only took about two and a half hours, even with all the "help" I was getting. He picked out the fabric himself (that is my diplomatic way of telling you that I did not pick that girl-ass fabric for him, he went for it himself--I just brightly told him that it looked "very Christmas-y") and the young master has already filled it with nerd accoutrement.
Next up I think I'll revisit the boy pants with hopes of improved outcome--I have this beautiful blue seersucker fabric that I think would look great on Mack for the three minutes that he'll be able to wear it before spilling something irrevocably staining on it.
So! Craftiness! It's fun or whatever!
I've felt basically normal after our scare on Wednesday morning. A little woozy at work on Thursday morning but I took my blood pressure, and since it was basically normal I just drank some water, ate some crackers, and went about my business. For what it's worth, I'm staying away from high-fat foods just in case my gallbag is to blame (again, there's nothing definitive to say that it was, but it's as good a guess as any), and so far, there have been no more surprises. I have been a little...touchy, I guess...with people in my life (there are just a few) who imply that I overreacted or say stuff like OH YOU PREGNANT PEOPLE ALWAYS WORRY SO MUCH PROBABLY JUST HAD REFLUX I HAVE REFLUX TOO SOMETIMES AND ANYWAY YOU PROBABLY JUST ATE TOO MUCH because--well.
One of the very first lessons we were taught in medical school--one of the most important lessons, I suppose--was being able to distinguish a patient who is Sick from a patient who is Not Sick. Meaning: the difference between a patient who just has a fever versus a patient who is septic. A patient who is just bleeding versus a patient who is in shock. A patient with abdominal pain versus a patient who has volvulus. Even if you can't make the exact diagnosis right away, that's the key first step: distinguishing Sick from Not Sick. I was Sick. I say this as someone who hates going to the doctor, avoids the hospital (as a patient) at all costs, and as someone who has had two prior pregnancies and spent a total of two weeks hospitalized for periotonitis in medical school. Maybe I wasn't Sick in a lasting way (and thank goodness for that--certainly I'm not looking for trouble), but if I saw a patient like me as a physician, I'm pretty sure I would say that I was Sick. I have some perspective, and I like to think that I don't catastrophize. Certainly the episode was transient, but certainly it was real and it happened. And also certainly I'm all sensitive about it because I try to live my life not complaining and being a good sport about things and trying not to be That Pregnant Lady that thinks every creak and pain is OMG THE BABY IS CROWNING. But give me a little credit, people. One should never voluntarily go to the ER unless they're fairly concerned that they might be having a medical emergency, but if they are, that's exactly what the ER is for.
Anyway! If you want to follow along with some of the easy sewing projects I've been collecting, you can follow me on Pinterest--the sewing bulletin board is the only one I have going right now, but who knows, maybe I'll get obsessed with something else, such as, uh, collecting pictures of cats that I like. Hope your weekend was as good as mine: that is to say fun, relaxing, and a little bit too short. Have a good week, all.


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I came across a rather bizarre website that is clearly a labour of love……
You know how some people get really obsessive about things like How Many Ways to Tie a Tie?
Well, this site just Has to be one of the most anally retentive ever: Ian's Shoelace Site
The thing is, once you start reading it, and the more you get into it, it becomes curiously addictive.
Just go to it explore and indulge (for starters) in the 33 different ways to tie a shoelace. Revel in the Sawtooth, the Bow Tie (illustrated above), the Twisty, the Double Helix or the Hexagram.
Oh, and I'd better warn you, the list is growing regularly. Bravo Ian - whoever you are, wherever you are - your site has educated and informed and made me smile and be baffled in equal measures.


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Scan the World is an ambitious initiative that gives people the chance to experience 3D printed representations of artefacts in a remarkably tangible way, enabling the public to obtain content that they may never had physical access to otherwise. For people who would like to see particular objects of cultural significance in person or even have their very own copy to keep, Scan the World makes this all possible using cost effective 3D scanning and printing technologies.
Every object added to the Scan the World library originates from scanned data composed of a series of around 50 overlapping photographs in a process called photogrammetry, the raw scans are built using a software called Agisoft PhotoScan. By facilitating the proliferation of 3D scanning and printing, the project makes the public aware of its uses and how the technology is becoming an ever increasing part of our lives. Bridging the gap between technology and the public, Scan the World has become a community built platform and encourages people to get involved in different ways. With this in mind the project serves as a growing, living archive built by and for the public. But what can we do with printable facsimiles of cultural artefacts? The data that is collected for the objects is appropriately curated by users and professionals alike, serving as a concept for an open access museum of the future. These objects can be used for numerous outputs which can be explored below:
Cultural heritage
Previous projects
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is important for historical research and education as well as establishing a sense of identity amongst communities. Through documenting the past, cultural heritage comes in both physical and intangible forms which include objects, monuments, beliefs, rituals and traditions. Damage or complete demolition of cultural sites can result in many consequences that would be detrimental for the community and the wider knowledge that has been gained. Not only would the documentation of the past be affected, but also the identities and significance of these that have formed from them. It is also likely that the loss could impact the economic benefits that the heritage site or monument can produce for the community it is in. This threat has become increasingly apparent in recent times with environmental changes and human conflicts across the globe. Scan the World's intention is to simply preserve endangered cultural heritage by digitally producing facsimiles of these objects which in turn create valuable records of culture and history. 3D technology can be used as a means of restoration, using the data sets from the same sculptor or trends of the time to rebuild broken artefacts. Similarly, if the artefact has been completely destroyed, an entire copy can be made using the 3D data that has been collected from the original. As a result, potential risk of damage and destruction are mitigated.
What does a museum's collection, a public sculpture or even a building mean to those who are partially sighted or blind? The traditionally enforced museum rule of 'Do not touch' makes accessing culture close to impossible for people who have visual impairments. Scan the World creates accurate representations of these objects with intricate detail through cost effective production which in turn, provides someone with the incredible experience of touching and engaging with the artefacts. Similarly, for someone living in Australia wanting to explore the museum's collection, the virtual archive not only allows people to 'visit' a collection wherever they are, but also to print it. The content scanned from numerous institutions can bring international collections together in one place for someone to explore at the comfort of their own home. Often, if they exist, museums will not have 3D data of their artefacts available to access or download for the public. With Scan the World, however, there are many objects that have been scanned and printed that can be viewed in its 3D platform or in its physical form, creating stimulated interaction and understanding of the craft involved.
For many smaller communities whose culture is not globally recognized or is at risk of being damaged or destroyed, Scan the World serves as a platform for copies of these objects to be made and shared with a global audience. Information is provided to give users a starting point, should they like to research more about the chosen artefact.
Many educational institutions are starting to think about how 3D technology can be useful for their students and there is added pressure to implement it into the school's curriculum. Scan the World provides a platform for people to learn about about the technology, from generating a digital representation of a scene or object (photography and photogrammetry software), to the manipulation of it (zBrush/modelling software) and the output of 3D printing. Additionally, it teaches people about artefacts in ways which are interesting and interactive. Having access to its physical form and 3D virtual model makes it easier to understand what the artist is trying to portray and how they have achieved this by being able to move and touch it to study the transitions of space, angles and light.
A World of Fragile Parts, La Biennale di Venezia
Ernest Bevin
Northbank Festival
Réunion des Musées Nationaux
Manchester MOSI
Imperial War Museum
A World of Fragile Parts, La Biennale di Venezia
In 'A World of Fragile Parts', La Biennale di Venezia and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) explore the threats facing the preservation of global heritage sites and how the production of copies can aid in the preservation of cultural artifacts.
Ecological uncertainty, violent attacks, and the increasing demands of tourism are just a few of the factors putting global heritage sites and cultural artifacts at risk of destruction and loss. Copies and scans have emerged as a way of mitigating risk by providing valuable records of culture, and offering alternatives for a demanding public who want to experience historical sites and objects first-hand.
Museums have a long history of producing copies. In the 19th century, the V&A led an effort to produce and display plaster casts of significant works of art for the benefit of art students and local audiences who could not travel to important sites across Europe and its purpose built Cast Courts in the Museum still remain open today. Cast collections proliferated throughout Europe and America as an educational tool. However, in the early 20th century, attitudes towards the value of copies shifted, and many of these collections were discarded.
For the cast collections that survived however, a new value emerged: preservation. Through decades of careful conservation, museum casts have outlasted many of their originals, which have either been destroyed by war, or degraded through circumstance. These casts are now the prime transmitters of precious knowledge and culture.
With the emergence of new scanning and fabrication technologies, there is a renewed effort to preserve through copies. With that comes a host of difficult questions: What do we copy and how? What distinguishes a bad copy from one with lasting value? What is the relationship between the copy and the original in a society that privileges authenticity? And how can such an effort be properly coordinated at a truly global and inclusive scale?
-Brendan Cormier
Morehshin Allahyari
Zamani Project
David Gissen
New Palmyra Project
Project Mosul
Scan The World
The Other Nefertiti
Forensic Architecture
The digitizing and fabrication of Ernest Bevin
The Ernest Bevin 3D printed Bust was created by Scan the World for part of the Bevin Court Community Court Restoration, a project organised by the Islington Museum with funding given by the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2014. Bevin Court is a housing area and building in Islington that was completed in 1954 and remains a residential area today. Ernest Bevin (9th March 1881-14 April 1951), who the court is named after, was a trade union leader, a Labour politician and a statesman.
There had been a bronze bust of Ernest Bevin which was created in 1954 and placed at the main entrance of the court. Unfortunately by the 1990s the bust had been removed, of which the circumstances are still unclear. With the restoration project however, Scan the World was able to 3D print a copy of Ernest Bevin's bust.
So how did we manage to create a 3D copy of the bust if the original had been removed? Luckily a number of busts of the Trade Unionist still survived. One had been made in 1929 for the Trade and General Workers Union (later becoming Unite the Union in 2007) and is located at their head offices in Holborn. The second bust was made in 1953 and given to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.The third existing bust sits in Tooley Street and was unveiled in 1955. All of the busts are very similar, with the Trade and General Workers Union badge worn on the left side of the Bevin being a common feature, something which the original at Bevin Court also had. The original bust in Bevin's Court had a strand of hair over Bevin's right brow like the one in Holborn, so that was the one that was scanned and used for creating the 3D version.
The bust at the head offices of Unite the Union was scanned using a digital camera using a process called photogrammetry and through using CAD (computer aided design) software, two small versions of the bust were created first to ensure that the Bevin Court community were happy with the design. Once approval was made, the real bust was printed in parts because of its large size (over 60cm tall). Pieced together like a puzzle, the edges were polished and then the bust was coated in real bronze by our studio artist Sarah. To see a timelapse of the process click here! It was recently unveiled at Bevin Court at a ceremony on the 23rd May with other projects that have been part of the restoration. It will be displayed in Islington Museum before moving to Bevin Court.
Download the sculpture and print a mini-Ernest Bevin for yourself here!
Scanning & Fabrication - MyMiniFactory & Scan the World
Post processing and finishing - Sarah Wade
Write up from Philippa Duployen
Northbank Festival
Réunion des Musées Nationaux
The Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) is a French cultural umbrella organisation, formed in 2011 through the merger of the Paris National Museums and the Grand Palais. The RMN houses a casting workshop in the north of Paris where sculptures and artworks are cast for mass production and commission orders. In June 2015 Scan the World were given access to scan the archives of the workshop, many of these objects not currently on display. Notable objects include: Falconet's Seated Cupid, the head of The Genius of Liberty, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer and series of busts of classical composers and Roman emperors.
Manchester MOSI
Imperial War Museum
A helmet often has a story to tell and the Imperial War Museum has taken it upon themselves to share this with everyone, especially from World War I to II and encompasses wars across France, England, Germany and Prussia.
Scan the World was invited to collaborate with them in creating 3D prints of the hats and helmets so it can be transported beyond the walls of the museum.
It creates a haunting image when helmets, the very item that is supposed to protect you, is left on the battlefield - some intact and some often blown into fragments.
Let's have a quick look at some helmets we scanned - click on the name to download and print your own helmet!
The Pickelhaube was a spiked helmet worn in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by German military, firefighters, and police. Although typically associated with the Prussian army, the helmet was widely imitated by other armies during this period.
The M15 Adrian helmet (French: Casque Adrian) was a combat helmet issued to the French Army during World War I. It was the first standard helmet of the French Army and was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare, and head wounds from the falling shrapnel generated by the new technique of indirect fire became a frequent cause of battlefield casualties.
The World War 1 French Colonial Soldiers Helmet was introduced in 1915, it was the first modern steel helmet and it served as the basic helmet of many armies well into the 1930s. Initially issued to infantry soldiers, in modified form they were also issued to cavalry and tank crews. A subsequent version, the M26, was used during World War II.
World War 1 French Field Soldier's Helmet - this dress hat would have been worn by a French field soldier during World War 1. The 'field blue' colour was the colour worn by the French soldiers at that time.
Above is a damaged German Stahlhelm Helmet. After the war farmers would collect these helmets and sell them onto (often American) soldiers who visited the site. Some soldiers would even damage the helmets further and claim them as their own to glorify their masculinity - the helmet was proof, not only of their imagination, but a reminder of the many things it has been through in an unpredictable environment.
Scan the World encourages the public to get involved with the project and help expand the archive through different opportunities, many of which are easy to do. It is through this engagement that people are able to have an active role in cultural heritage and its preservation.
scan a sculpture
One of the easiest ways to get involved is to create a scan of a sculpture using photogrammetry. This process is comprised of a series of around 50 overlapping photographs, created with a camera or smartphone. An easy step to step tutorial guide of creating a good scan is provided to ensure that the stages in the process are completed effectively.
Click here for the scanning tutorial
The work that is put into Scan the World often culminates in seminars and 'scanathons', held to broaden the discussion surrounding 3D technology and cultural heritage. Events that which have previously been held at places that include the La Biennale di Venezia, iMakr, the Northbank Festival and the V&A Digital Weekend, help spread awareness of the work and aims of Scan the World, demonstrating how people can contribute.
If you are interested in making a scanathon or taking part in an event, get in touch at firstname.lastname@example.com
clean up scan data
Before the scans can be uploaded onto the website, they are 'cleaned up,' meaning that different software such as Rhino and zBrush are used to refine and capture the details of the scanned 3D image. Sometimes a timely process, this is done to ensure that the 3D scan is able to print well and is accurate to the original sculpture. Due to the amount of scans that Scan the World receives, people who have experience with 3D software are always welcome to help prepare the scans for the printer.
If you have experience in 3D modelling or cleaning up scans using zBrush, get in touch at firstname.lastname@example.com
scanning community
derivative artworks
Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence
Art Institute, Chicago
Art Park Muzeon, Moscow
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Bode Museum, Berlin
British Museum, London
Cardiff Museum, Cardiff
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Guimet, Paris
Islington Museum, London
Korea Museum, by 3dupndown
Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Louvre, Lens
The Louvre, Paris
Metropolitan, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Mosul Museum, Mosul
Musée Rodin, Paris
Musei Capitolini, Roma
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
National Art Museum of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
National Museum of Magna Græcia, Reggio di Calabria
National Portrait Gallery, London
Natural History Museum, London
Neues Museum, Berlin
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Palace of Versailles, Versailles
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille
Petit Palais, Paris
Quai Branly, Paris
Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
The Lincoln Collection, Lincoln
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Vatican, Roma
Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo


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March 5, 2004
Half of the field remaining in the A consolation bracket is comprised of Eli athletes. The Bulldogs have four players--No. 13 Josh Schwartz, No. 14 Anshul Manchanda, No. 24 Nick Chirls, and No. 30 Gavin Cumberbatch, who will compete tomorrow in the consolation quarterfinals at the CSA Individual Championships.
After falling to Harvard's Asher Hochberg by a 6-9, 10-8, 9-1, 9-3 score in the first round, Schwartz bested Princeton's Dent Wilkens 9-1, 9-5, 9-1 in the consolation round. He will face Trinity's Shaun Johnstone tomorrow in the quarterfinals.
Manchanda was defeated 9-4, 9-3, 9-1 by Trinity's Nadeem Osman but rebounded in his 7-9, 9-1, 9-6, 9-4 vicotroy over Princeton's Nate Beck. He competes tomorrow against Penn's Gilly Lane.
Chirls had one of the most competitive pair of matches of the day, losing in four games after taking the first game to Trinity's Reggie Schonbom. The final score was 4-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-0. Chirls then went down two games to one to Princeton's Michael Gilman, but battled back for the five game 1-9, 9-5, 5-9, 9-4, 9-4 victory. Tomorrow he will take on Harvard's James Bullock.
Cumberbatch earned a first round bye in the consolation bracket and will compete in the quarterfinals tomorrow.


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