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If we'd just get rid of opera, symphony, theater, art museums, and after-school recreation programs, we wouldn't need police. We wouldn't need streetlights. America would be a safer place, because it's precisely our cultural institutions that lead to delinquency and crime, especially among young people.
I could draw the connections for you, if I had a blackboard. It's a well-known fact that Adolf Hitler liked opera, and thus we can see that anyone who likes opera is a Nazi. (People who like show tunes are probably, I don't know, Socialists.) Street crime comes naturally to people like this. But I don't need to reach far for examples. My own case illustrates the point.
I remember when it happened. I was 15, and I was attending a matinée performance of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, when something snapped.
"Life is nothing but moods and impressions," I thought. "You can never truly connect with another person. What's the point of living if you're not going to seek out the most intense impressions you can get?"
In the darkened auditorium at Fair Park, I turned to my wingman, K-Vin. I had sensed that something was coming over him, too, something changing deep inside him, ever since the day, a few weeks before, when we'd gone to see the Van Gogh exhibition. While staring at the Portrait of Dr. Gachet, K started to shake. Within minutes, he'd knocked over a rack of postcards in the gift shop, and made saucy remarks to an old lady in the parking lot.
Now, as Frederica von Stade kept telling us she was not happy, the change in K was complete. I could see that he'd already begun to fashion a zip gun, using his playbill and some old ticket stubs.
We didn't exchange a word. We didn't have to. We knew what we were going to do — what we had to do.
We'd probably have hijacked a bus, but in those days, there was no public transit in Dallas, and so we had to wait for K-Vin's mom to pick us up. While waiting, I passed the time by signing false names to about a hundred raffle tickets for the Opera Ball, and K roughed up a theology professor from SMU, tying his shoelaces together and disproving the existence of God.
When K's mom finally arrived, K stuck the zip gun to the side of her head and said, "Hand over The New York Review of Books, woman."
Her eyes wide with terror, Mrs. P*** stammered, "I — I don't know what you're talking about!"
She'd scrimped and saved for that subscription, sometimes going without food and gallery openings just to afford it. I didn't care. "Hand it over!" I barked.
"Boys — that stuff really isn't for kids — "
"Look, sweetheart," K said in a voice I'd never heard before (though it closely resembled that of the legendary tenor, Fritz Wunderlich), "we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way."
She fumbled in her Channel 13 tote bag. "Here — take it!" she gasped, thrusting the magazine into my outstretched hands. "Just don't hurt me!"
"That's more like it," I said. "Now take us to the Mansion at Turtle Creek. I got a jones for some crème brûlée."
"And make it snappy," K-Vin said. "There's a Kurosawa retrospective at the Edison."
So began our first spree. We didn't get home until 9 that night. Mrs. P*** was never the same.
Neither were we.
Soon, our gang expanded to include Karen, whom we called Anybody's, not because she actually was anybody's but because she liked West Side Story; Keith Kaski, who didn't need a nickname because his last name was already kind of unusual; and Ben, whom we called K-Tel, because he collected record albums and because we had a thing for alliteration. Me? I was Killer … Killer Bill.
Our sphere of terror expanded, too. We'd check books out of the library, then return them to the wrong branch "by mistake." We'd roam the streets, correcting other people's grammar. We'd deface back issues of The New Yorker, blacking out the captions so the cartoons didn't make sense anymore. We played Maria Callas and Ella Fitzgerald back-to-back. We read Proust — in reverse order — then gave away the ending to people who hadn't read it yet. We had become what every community fears. We were ruthless, reckless, jejeune.
We hot-wired fuel-efficient, economy-size Japanese imports, drove them very slowly, gassed them up again, and put them back where we found them. We spoke foreign languages. Hell, we were such punks, some of us didn't care whether the language was living or dead.
We went to galleries, the symphony, the ballet, Shakespeare in the Park. We ate in museum cafeterias. For the thrill of the moment, there was nothing we wouldn't try — even endive. I'm not proud of that, but I've got to tell it.
Soon, we started doing the hard stuff.
You know what I'm talking about.
It's a wonder I lived to tell the tale.
One by one, the gang fell apart after that. We lost K-Tel when he tried to exchange a boxed set of the Beethoven symphonies. "I want my Knappertsbusch!" he screamed as they led him away.
We lost Kaski to Abstract Expressionism and a girl who played the vibraphone.
And Anybody's — well, you've heard how that turned out. Demon Kir.
I don't want to talk about it.
One night, as K-Vin was spray-painting "Nietzsche is dead" in contrasting shades of teal and vermilion under the old Central Expressway overpass, he paused and said to me, "You think grownups will ever wise up?"
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"If only grownups would stop funding arts and recreation — stop giving kids a place to go where they can pick up dangerous ideas like Bergsonism and the Pythagorean chromatic scale — and basketball! If only they'd get us out of the library and back on the streets where we belong — then you and I might stand a chance of getting somewhere in life."
That was the last time I saw him, before they caught him and sent him up the river to New Haven.
What a tragic waste.


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Remember how I said that I had an idea in the works to try to keep up my momentum with blog posting? Well, here it is. Awhile back, I stumbled upon the concept of Fridge Fridays through Twitter. At that time, we were just snapping quick phone pics of our fridges and posting for others to see and discuss. Most of us had a more than passing interest in food and cooking and liked to see what ingredients each had on hand. Later, a blogger (Maggie) took the idea and created a separate site just for Fridge Friday posts.
I have decided to add my own spin to Fridge Fridays and introduce it as a theme here On My Plate. I will snap a photo of my fridge, zero in on one ingredient, and share a recipe that includes it. There are no promises that this will be an every Friday occurrence, but I would like to try. This could be a fun addition to the blog.
Your input is very welcome. If you check out the fridge photo and see something in there that sparks your interest, let me know. Comment away. Ask questions. Tell me that you also have a love for Laughing Cow Cheese, or ask me what in the heck I am doing with that HUGE jar of marinated artichokes (and if you really must know, please see my confession at Enough to (Arti-)Choke a Horse). Play along with me. Let me know that I am not just talking to myself when I peck out these posts (although, truth be told, I do talk to myself ALL THE TIME).
So...did you check out the pic above? Did you see an ingredient that you thought deserved some time in the spotlight? This week, I have asparagus, salad greens, herbs, zucchini, mushrooms, strawberries, Greek yogurt, bacon, hot dogs, pickles, take-and-bake bread, and even crab meat in the fridge. However, it is the lowly tube of refrigerator biscuits that gets to come out and play. I found something in the No Recipe Zone of Everyday with Rachael Ray that I knew Hubs would love, French Onion Soup Cups.
Hubs LOVES French Onion Soup; begs for it; orders it every time he has the opportunity. The only other soup that I have ever seen him eat more of is Clam Chowder...and that is an ugly story that I won't be repeating. French Onion Soup Cups bakes up refrigerator biscuits on the underside of greased muffin tins to create little "cups." Filled with caramelized onions and topped with a cheese sauce and more melted cheese, they are so simple and satisfying. I tossed together a salad with baby greens and a fresh vinaigrette as a side, and our meal was complete in no time. I don't need anything special in my fridge to put French Onion Soup Cups On My Plate.
French Onion Soup Cups
2 tablespoons olive oil
One can refrigerator biscuits
8 cups thinly sliced onions
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
1 teaspoon fresh thymePreheat to 400°.
Invert a muffin pan and lightly grease the back side of ten muffin cups.
Pat a biscuit flat, place over a greased muffin cup and stretch the dough to cover the cup.
Repeat with the remaining nine biscuits.
(With the bigger Grands biscuits, I had to use every other muffin cup to keep from baking together. Regular sized biscuits could use all the muffin cups without problem.)
Bake until golden-brown, 7 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly, then remove the biscuit cups from the pan and place cup side up onto a baking sheet to cool completely.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil over medium heat in a skillet and add the onions, salt, and pepper.
Cook until the onions are softened and browned, about 15 minutes.
Divide the onion mixture among the biscuit cups.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
Whisk in the flour until smooth.
Whisk in the heavy cream and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in half of the cheese; season with salt and pepper.
Spoon the cheese sauce over the onions.
Sprinkle the thyme and remaining cheese and on top and bake until the cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes. (Serves 6-8)

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Hornish is Top Rookie Contender at Texas, Finishes 23rd
November 3, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas (November 2, 2008) – Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske Racing No. 77 Penske Truck Rental Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was the top-finishing Dodge driver and Rookie of the Year contender in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. After starting in 21st place, Hornish and the Penske Truck Rental team worked throughout the 501-mile event to secure a 23rd place finish, continuing his lead in the close battle for the 2008 "Rookie of the Year" title.
Hornish, a three-time IndyCar Series winner at the 1.5-mile oval, lined up to start the Dickies 500 in the 21st position. Once the green flag waved, Hornish radioed that the Penske Truck Rental Dodge was loose-handling in the center of the corners and tight-handling through the middle, noting that he was unable to run the bottom of the race track because the No. 77 Dodge was too loose-handling entering the turns.
The first round of green-flag pit stops began on lap 48, with Hornish coming to pit road for service on lap 50 while running in the 33rd position. The Penske Truck Rental crew quickly changed four tires, added fuel, and performed air pressure, track bar and wedge adjustments. When pit stops cycled through, Hornish was posted in 30th place, running one lap down to the leaders.
When the first caution of the race came on lap 56, Hornish relayed to the team that the Penske Truck Rental Dodge was too loose-handling overall. He came to pit road for right-side tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment. He restarted the race on lap 64 in 33rd place.
By lap 100, Hornish was running in the 31st position, one lap down to the leaders. On lap 135, he reported that the handling of the Penske Truck Rental Dodge was relatively the same as earlier, but better on exit of the turns. Running in 27th place, Hornish came to pit road on lap 112 for four tires, fuel, air pressure and wedge adjustments. When pit stops cycled through, Hornish was posted in 31st place, one lap down to the leaders.
When the second caution of the race came out for debris on lap 143, Hornish told crew chief Travis Geisler that the Penske Truck Rental Dodge needed more "forward bite," or rear grip under acceleration on exit. Running in 30th place, Hornish came to pit road for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment. He restarted the race on lap 148 in the 32nd position.
By the mid-point of the 334-lap race, Hornish was 28th, running one lap down to the lead-lap cars, but ahead of fellow Rookie of the Year candidate Regan Smith. On lap 180, he relayed to the team that the car was pretty good overall.
"The track is going to start changing as the sun goes down," Geisler radioed to Hornish. "We're going to have to keep up with the track so we're not going to make any changes during this next pit stop and adjust as necessary after that."
Hornish was one of the first drivers to come to pit road under green-flag conditions on lap 197, while running in 26th place. After a pit stop for four tires and fuel, Hornish was running in the 27th position when pit stops were complete.
With 100 laps to go, Hornish was running in 28th place, two laps down to the leaders. When the caution flag waved for debris on lap 239, Hornish came to pit road for four tires, fuel and a right-rear wedge adjustment. He restarted the race on lap 245 in the 32nd position.
In the waning laps of the race, the Penske Truck Rental machine was much improved and Hornish was consistently posting top-10 lap times. The No. 77 team used their remaining pit stops to fine tune the race car and Hornish crossed the start/finish line in 23rd place, two laps down to race winner Carl Edwards.
For the fourth consecutive week, Hornish received "Rookie of the Race" honors as the top-finishing rookie contender. The No. 77 team remains 37th in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner points standings, 100 points outside of 35th place.
"We had a respectable run today with the Penske Truck Rental Dodge," said Hornish. "We were right where we were at Charlotte and Atlanta. I'm real happy with the guys that worked on the Penske Truck Rental Dodge. They gave me a decent car. We were just off on it too much early to be able to be where we needed to be. We'll just keep working on our program as the season comes to a close."
Penske Racing teammates Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch finished the race in 28th and 41st place, respectively.
Hornish and the Penske Racing team head to Phoenix International Raceway for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 on November 9, 2008. Race coverage will air live on the ABC television network at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live on MRN Radio beginning at 2:45 p.m. EST.


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Kansas City, Mo. – VFW announces it is now accepting entries into next year's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen scholarship competitions. The announcement comes just two weeks after students from across the globe took home their share of nearly $3 million dollars in scholarships and awards from last year's competitions.
VFW's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen essay competitions are dedicated to promoting patriotism among our nation's youth. Students are asked to submit an essay in response to a question or statement on a subject which prompts them to consider how democratic ideals and principals apply to their lives.
This year's Voice of Democracy theme asks students to explain, "Why I'm Optimistic About Our Nation's Future." The Voice of Democracy scholarship competition is an audio-essay competition open to students in grades 9-12. Students are asked to record their statement in response to the theme and submit their entry to their local Posts. The national winner will receive the $30,000, T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship Award. Click here for more information.
The Patriot's Pen competition is open to students in grades 6-8. This year, students are asked to reflect on the statement, "What Patriotism Means to Me." The national winner will receive a $5,000 award. Click here for more information.
The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2013.


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44rd Annual Turbomachinery Symposium
September 14 - 17, 2015
Location: Houston, TX - USA
Venue: George R. Brown Convention Center
Booth number: 1307
The Turbomachinery Symposium promotes professional development, technology transfer, peer networking, and information exchange among industry professionals.
The event is led by engineers with vast experience in the petrochemical, process, chemical, utility, contractor, and consulting fields, along with manufacturers of rotating equipment and fluid-handling equipment from around the world.
It feature lectures, tutorials, case studies, discussion groups, and short courses, as well as exhibits of the latest services and full-sized equipment.
Website: http://pumpturbo.tamu.edu/


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Wood species used for violin bows, shark species featured in British fish and chip meals and coral species exploited for jewelry rank high on the CITES conference agenda for international trade controls in endangered species, opening on Sunday
Commercially valuable species will take the centre stage of the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), starting on Sunday 3 June in The Hague. The decisions by the Parties to the Convention may limit the amount of spiny dogfish available for British fish and chips, the wild wood species Pau Brazil available for violin bows, and the red and pink corals used for necklaces fetching up to US$ 25,000 per piece. Spiny Dogfish and Paul Brazil are classified as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with over-harvesting being the main threat to their survival.
"These proposals on lucrative marine and timber species mark a shift from purelycommercial interests to recognizing conservation concerns. With growing recognition that resources are decreasing, the big fish and timber industries are faced with including conservation concerns in their calculations," says Dr. Sue Mainka, Head of the delegation of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to the CITES conference.
Other commercially valuable marine and timber species proposed for CITES trade regulations are the porbeagle shark, European eel, and rosewood and cedar trees.
Spiny dogfish
The Spiny Dogfish, a naturally abundant migratory shark in temperate seas around the world, has been severely depleted by fisheries driven by persistent demand for its meat, primarily in Europe. Spiny Dogfish is used for fish and chips in the UK, less expensive versions of Chinese shark fin soup, and also as fertilizer, liver oil and pet food.
The shark species is particularly vulnerable to over exploitation due to its slow growth rates (2.7-3.3 mm per year), long life span (50-100 years) and slow reproduction rate (females mature after 12-23 years, giving birth to an average of six pups after a 24 months gestation period). Fisheries target large pregnant females as the most valuable part of the stock. Spiny Dogfish is listed as Globally Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Germany, on behalf of the European Union, proposes to include the Spiny Dogfish in Appendix II of the CITES Convention.
"Regulating the international trade in spiny dogfish is one measure that countries could consider to help this threatened species recover," says Sarah Fowler, co-chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group.
Pau Brazil
Pau Brazil, a slow growing wood species with striking blood-red heartwood endemic to Brazil, has been heavily exploited for over 500 years. Initially used as a source of dye, it is now being harvested for manufacturing professional bows for violins, violas, cellos and double-bases. A single violin bow is estimated to cost up to US$ 5,000, using 1 kg of wood.
International trade and habitat loss have severely depleted this species, which is now restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest, a forest area now covering less than 8% of its original extent. Pau Brazil is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Brazil's proposal to include Pau Brazil in Appendix II of the CITES Convention would mean that all its derivates including musical instruments would become subject to CITES regulation, requiring musicians or orchestras to travel with CITES permits when they go on trips abroad.
"This beautiful timber is valued and used worldwide. No comparable substitute is known for the making of bows for string instruments and therefore demand is likely to remain high internationally," says Jane Smart, Head of the IUCN Species Programme.
Red and pink coral
Red and pink corals, including about 31 species of coral across the globe, have been used for thousands of years for the production of jewelry, ornaments and medicine. However, overexploitation of commercial Mediterranean stocks over the last 200 years has decreased harvests by two thirds. Most of the trade takes place between Mediterranean and Pacific countries producing red and pink coral and the United States importing them. Processed beads of coral fetch up to US$50 per gram.
Many red and pink corals are slow growing (0.2-2cm per year) and extremely long-lived (75-100 years), which make them particularly vulnerable to over exploitation.
"There are currently no internationally binding conservation measures for red and pink corals. A decision by governments to manage the international trade would be a first," says Imène Meliane, IUCN Marine Programme Officer.
The World Conservation Union, in collaboration with TRAFFIC, has compiled a sound scientific analysis of all upcoming CITES proposals for international trade controls. Based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and its wide network of species and species trade experts, the "Analyses of Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices" provides the best trade and conservation information to countries, in order to make informed decisions possible.
Notes to editors
A large IUCN expert delegation will be present at the CITES conference, covering all species under discussion. To set up interviews, please contact:
Carolin Wahnbaeck, IUCN Media Relations Officer, Tel: +41 22 999 0127; Fax: +41 22 999 0020; [email protected]; Web: www.iucn.org
Andrew McMullin, IUCN Species Programme Communications Officer, [email protected]; Mobile: +41 79 595 9942; (first week of CITES conference) Web: www.iucn.org
Elroy Bos, IUCN Communications; Mobile: +41 79 213 4670; [email protected] (second week of CITES conference); Web: www.iucn.org
IUCN Media Briefs:
Pau Brazil: Document
Spiny Dogfish: Document
Red and Pink Corals: Document
The IUCN/TRAFFIC 'Analyses of Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices': https://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/our_work/wildlife_trade/citescop14/cop14analyses.htm
IUCN information on CITES: www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/our_work/wildlife_trade/citescop14/index_cites_2007.htm
About CITES:
- The CITES Convention aims to ensure that international trade of endangered wild plants and animals does not threaten their survival. It is an international agreement between currently 171 governments.
- Appendix I: International commercial trade for species listed under Appendix 1 is prohibited entirely. Appendix I lists species threatened with extinction.
- Appendix II: International trade in species listed under Appendix-II is limited: it may only be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled.
Photos are available from: [email protected] or [email protected]
About the World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Created in 1948, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together 84 States, 108 government agencies, 800 plus NGOs, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The Union's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
The Union is the world's largest environmental knowledge network and has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. The Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1,000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
More information can be found at www.iucn.org


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Thanks and Good Luck!
Monday, 5 November 2007
Celebrating 20,000 hits!
Thanks and Good Luck!
74 comments:
- Donna said...
My favorite season is fall. Living in New England the colors in the fall are beautiful and you know all the holidays that you get together with family and friends are just around the corner.
My least favorite season is winter.
I don't mind the cold or even the snow because it can be beautiful during or right after a snow storm.I just don't like it when it all turns brown and sloppy. The rugs and floors get messy (we have 2 dogs)and the sun hides way to much.
- 5 November 2007 at 10:25
- Nancy Riley said...
Congrats on your milestone hits, Dawn! My favorite season: Autumn. Love the colors, the weather, everything! My least favorite season: Summer (in Arizona). The longer I live here the more I dislike the Summer ... the heat is unbearable, and there's nothing for the kids to do but swim and play video games. Drives me nuts!!!
- 5 November 2007 at 10:30
- angie said...
Congrats on 20K hits!!!
- 5 November 2007 at 10:31
- Dorothy said...
Hi - thanks for the chance to win this great CANDY! OK - I HATE winter because it last so long and I hate to bundle up. I hate wearing layers and try to stay indoors as much as possible. I hate that the landscape looks so bleek! I LOVE Summer because I love all the flowers and the warm weather and I love all my sandals! I also like to watch the flowers bloom that I planted from seeds. I love summer foods on the BBQ and tend to see more people during the summer.
OK - Now what do I love about Winter? I guess Christmas and fireplaces
What do I hate about Summer? Not much but I would have to say getting tired faster outdoors from the heat.
- 5 November 2007 at 10:34
- Phyllis said...
Congratulations! Love your blog candy, but I love your blog even more! It's in my Google Reader so that I don't miss anything. My least favorite season is winter because it is cold, gray, drab! My favorite is spring - watching the world become colorful again, each day you see a little more new life.
Phyllis Strickland
- 5 November 2007 at 11:17
- Shelby said...
Thanks for the chance to win!
I'm in Edmonton as well, and therefore, I have to say I'm NOT a fan of winter, either!! It's just too darn cold. I do love the snow though... My favorite season would definitely have to be fall. I love the colors, smells, crispness of the air, the cooling down from summer. All of it!!
- 5 November 2007 at 11:24
- Flossie's Follies said...
Congratulations, that is wonderful, don't need to enter my name for the candy, just wanted to Congratulate you on your wonderful blog and your 20,000 hits.
- 5 November 2007 at 11:25
- Cindy said...
My favorite season is spring. I love it when everything starts to blossom and the weather is just perfect... not too hot, not too cold. Winter is my least favorite because I am terrified to drive in the snow/ice/slush and I also don't like freezing to death. :-)
Congrats on such a successful and fun blog!
- 5 November 2007 at 11:25
Congrats! My favorite is Fall & least is winter!!
- 5 November 2007 at 11:26
I just recently came around your blog site and I have to say, it is one of my favorites.
Winter is definately my least favorite season because of the snow and ice making the roads slick.
My favorite season would summer. I love all the beauty of the blooming flowers and the lush lawns.
- 5 November 2007 at 11:27
- 2 Worlds said...
I dont like winter too much, but i love summer specially because I go to see my family
- 5 November 2007 at 11:57
- nitestamper said...
hi dawn,
WOOHOO !!!!congratulations on your 20,000 hits.
Fall is my favorite season. I used to live in Chicago before and I love it. Our street that leads to the park has these huge trees and youcould see how they changed leaves and colors. I really don't hate it,but I wish the summer here in Az will not reached 100, then I would be okay.
- 5 November 2007 at 11:58
Congrat's Dawn!!! You're super talented so I can see why you hit that number!!! Love your cards, and the fact that you're wonderful person helps too! :)
- 5 November 2007 at 12:22
- Wendy @ Life in the Button Factory said...
Congratulations on 20K hits! I've been stalking your blog for the last month or so, and I'm amazed at how creative your stamping always is. You're an inspiration! :)
My favorite season is definitely fall. It's just all-around cozy in the fall. I love the crisp air, the pumpkin patches, the apple orchards, hay rides and college football...and don't forget the food-centered holidays! (I firmly believe that food tastes best in the fall!)
- 5 November 2007 at 12:25
Congrats on the milestone Dawn! It's amazing how blogging takes a life of it's own. ;) My favorite season is fall. I love colors and the cool air...the only time of year I can have the doors open for some fresh air. I'm usually not big on the summertime, just because it's sooo hot here in TX. However, we just got a boat...so we've had a lot of fun out on the lake this year. Maybe I don't like winter? (it's only for a few months here) ha ha! ;) Thanks for the chance to win!
- 5 November 2007 at 12:36
- Dottie K said...
Congrats on 20,000 hits. You have a wonderful blog and I enjoy visiting everyday. I love something about every season - summer - warmth of the sun and wearing shorts, fall - the colors and sweatshirt weather, winter - the holidays (my favorite time of year and my birthday) and being able to stay in on a snowy day, spring - the flowers and trees blooming and knowing that summer is right around the corner. I love having 4 seasons. :)
- 5 November 2007 at 12:48
- Dawn Marie said...
Congrats DAWN!!!!I visit your blog everyday because you inspire me!!Thanks.
I love the spring time when new flowers are starting, and you can open your windows for that warm fresh breeze. I absolutely hate the winter because it seems to last forever. I never seems to snow for christmas then once christmas is over it never STOPS snowwing until at least Easter(if we are lucky). Thanks again!!
- 5 November 2007 at 12:49
- kirstensmom said...
Wow, Congrats!! I love your blog, have just recently (last month or so ) discovered it but I check in all the time to see your wonderful new creations!! My favorite season is summer, I love to spend time with my family and friends on the lake...my least favorite would be the very long, chilly winters, but same as you, i love the holidays though!!
Thanks for a super blog!!
Kelly S
- 5 November 2007 at 12:53
- Allison said...
Hey Dawn...lookie, you are so popular I don't even need to advertise (but I will!). Congrats on the hits! I hate winter too just because it drags (plus I gain all this weight hanging out inside!). I think I like spring since there is so much promise (I used to like summer best until the hot flashes started!)...
- 5 November 2007 at 12:59
- foodpartyfun said...
My favorite season is fall with the beautiful colors all around, cooler weather and the tastes of baked goods with apples and pumpkins. My least is winter...too long...too cold and dreary days when the sun doesn't shine. Congrats and thanks for sharing!
- 5 November 2007 at 13:01
- Jan Scholl said...
I hate winter, snow, cold, slush,droopy trees,brown stuff for lawns, no veggies in the garden, snow, did I say snow? and I really dont like the commercialized holidays that start in September and never stop. its obscene.
I love hot. summer summer summer. Humidity, dry days, moring rain storms, I will even put up with the skeeters altho I swell up. Give me hot!
- 5 November 2007 at 13:40
- ckemling said...
Hello Dawn -
Congrats on the hits! I love spring and the new babies, fresh rains, and excitement on our farm. I love the holidays too, but I hate driving in the snow in the wintertime! After all these years, I still get sooooooo nervous.
Thank you!
- 5 November 2007 at 13:41
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- 5 November 2007 at 13:41
- Jen said...
Oh by far Fall is my favorite, the leaves here in IN are absolutely gorgeous. I so look forward to it every year. Winter here totally is the pits. It's freezing, windy, and wet. It also stays cold for what seems like forever.........Grrrrrr
- 5 November 2007 at 13:58
Hi Dawn,
First of all, I want to say that I love your blog and can't wait to read it each day and see your new creations.
My favorite season is fall/winter, I absolutely love when the leaves turn color and then it heads into the holidays. I absolutely love the holidays.
My least favorite season is Summer. I'm not a hot weather person.
Thanks again, and congratulations on your milestone.
Heidi McDonough
- 5 November 2007 at 14:04
- Linda SS said...
I definitely dread winter - it's beautiful, but I don't like the icy roads or cold feet. Spring is my favorite season. Beautiful flowers, and the celebration that the loooooong winter has finally drawn to a close. I love your style of cards - that snowman is my favorite...it's really spectacular!
- 5 November 2007 at 14:18
- Cathy said...
Congrats on 20,000 hits! Not surprise at all, cuz you blog is great! Count me in on this celebration candy.
My least favorite would be the winter, cuz of the cold weather, but love the holidays. My favorite use to be summer, but now it's the fall. I love the cooler weather and the fall colors.
Thanks for a chance at your sweet candy.
- 5 November 2007 at 14:36
- Peggy Maier said...
Congratulations on all those hits! (and thanks for a chance at some neat candy) My least favorite season is winter - here in our part of TX we get no snow & blustery winds. My favorite season is "spring/summer", you know... the end of spring & beginning of summer (before we hit those 110 degree temps!
- 5 November 2007 at 14:54
- Nancy said...
Hmmm, my least favourite season is probably fall... the impending winter. I like winter because of Christmas, and warm cozy blankets, but fall is just so "in between".
My favourite season is probably summer... love the flowers, the sun, the heat... and being off work (I work in a school)!
- 5 November 2007 at 15:02
- Tamara Wheeler said...
well, my favorite season is Fall. I love the weather that comes with fall. Cool enough to wear sweaters but not too cold where I am freezing.
And probably the season I dislike the most is Summer. Don't get me wrong, I love summer. I am a beach girl, and a camper. I love the outdoors. But I can not handle the heat.
- 5 November 2007 at 15:07
Congrats on all those hits. I just found your blog through SCS and am signing for e-mail updates. Also, thanks for a chance to win some blog candy.
JoAnn B.
- 5 November 2007 at 15:15
- ~JULES~ said...
I just LOVE Summer. In Australia we have the best summer that you could ask for. Winter would be least fave season. I don't like the cold. But it doesn't snow here.
- 5 November 2007 at 15:39
- scfranson said...
You have a wonderful blog, I'll be back often. I love fall, the crisp air, the smells of the leaves and the first snow. I don't like summer much because of the heat and mosquitoes.
- 5 November 2007 at 15:44
My favorite season is definitely fall...I love natural earthtone colors and fall is full of them. That and the smells of Fall just can't be beat...and Caramel Apples, who could forget the caramel apples...Mmmmmm
Thank you for asking...the blog is wonderful...
- 5 November 2007 at 16:18
- Theresa said...
Congrats on your blog!!!
I LOVE the Fall because of the crisp air to enjoy in my hot tub, and not as big a fan of summer because I can't enjoy my hot tub so much!!! hehehe
- 5 November 2007 at 16:18
- Deb said...
Congratulations on your 20,000 hits!
I suppose my least favourite season would be winter once Christmas was past, January and February can be so bleak. I love the spring time when the daffodils and tulips come out and the garden is filled with new colour.
- 5 November 2007 at 16:18
- Linda said...
I love Christmas and look at cold weather as time when I stay in the house and scrapbook, stamp, sew, etc.
April Fool's day is my least favorite holiday.
Congratulations on so many hits!
Linda Peterson
- 5 November 2007 at 17:03
- Momsnack said...
Favorites - spring & fall
least favorite - winter except for the holidays
Congrats on the hits!
NancyS (momsnack)
- 5 November 2007 at 17:18
- Lilian said...
congratulations on your hits!!
my favorite season is the fall: i love the crisp fall air and the FOLIAGE! plus fall clothes are by far the most fun.
i don't have a least favorite... since there are things that i love about all the other ones too.
thanks for the chance to win!!
- 5 November 2007 at 17:40
- Julie Masse said...
Hi Dawn - congrats on your well-deserved hits!! I guess I love summer here in Maine (but then I love Fall too) - I love the beaches here! I guess least favorite would be winter - they're long here too!
- 5 November 2007 at 18:30
- Dawn K. said...
I love summer.I am a total beach girl. nothing makes me happier than having my toes in the sand!
winter is my least favorite. too many layers of clothes, and I hate being cold. good think I live in South Carolina now!
- 5 November 2007 at 18:36
- Tracy.H said...
Congrats on the hits!! But it is not a surprise to me...you are a daily inspiration!
I would say my favorite season is summer, because that means it is camping season!! My least favorite? Well, it would have to be winter. I love Christmas, but I really hate winter. I use to enjoy it, but I could really live without it. It can snow on Christmas Eve and then melt away after boxing day...I would be perfectly happy! :0)
- 5 November 2007 at 19:28
- CAKVD said...
Awesome blog candy! My favorite season is Summer. My least favorite is winter. Probably because I'm from Wisconsin and our winters last like 9 months!! LOL!! Thanks!
Cheryl KVD
- 5 November 2007 at 19:31
I happen to be very Thankful to live in Canada as I enjoy and appreciate the change of seasons. I don't mind the cold especially if there is lots of snow. I don't like the freezing cold weather and no snow because there is nothing to do outside.
- 5 November 2007 at 19:54
I love Fall and it is so short here in Calgary, but, I just love the colors of the leaves and when it is warm with a warm breeze blowing.
I hate Winter - the cold...-30C, I can do without but I sooo love Christmas!
- 5 November 2007 at 20:10
- Dawn Griffith said...
Way to go GF!! Big hugs to you ..
Dawn Griffith
- 5 November 2007 at 20:42
- dasimonds said...
first..."Congratulations" on your 20,ooo + Hits...you are doing great.
My least favorite season here in Vermont [weather wise] is winter...No matter how much you bundle up...you are still "COLD" ...the snow is pretty..the Holidays are wonderful..but I hate being cold.
Give me the Warm summer "SUN"...
Love the summer!!
Thanks for a chance to WIN your blog candy.
- 5 November 2007 at 21:48
- Tejal said...
Congrats on the great hits!!!
My fav season is the rains that we get from June-october. Love getting drenched in the rains...love the wonderful climate, the thunderstorms and the rainbows..
Thanks for a chance to win (esp for being anywhere in the world :))
- 5 November 2007 at 22:54
- Fay said...
Congratulations on 20,000 hits! Thank you for the opportunity to win some sweet blog candy.
Here in Hawaii we don't really have definite seasons, but I like Winter the most because of the cool air and the rain (great to sleep in to!). Least fave is summer because it's so hot and humid here.
- 5 November 2007 at 23:01
Congrats on 20,000 posts!!
My fave season...hmmm...I would have to say Summer. Least fave? That's a tough one...I don't like to be cold, so I'd have to say Winter. But I LOVE all the beauty of the Christmas Season, and when it snows...pretty! Sorry, that's not a very good answer, is it? LOL
- 5 November 2007 at 23:01
Congrats!!!!I looked again ..it's 20275 WOW!!! 275 in 12hrs ..that amazing!!
Well I love fall ,spring and summer cause u don't have to bundle up to go outside.
I don't like winter to much but I love Christmas (just watching the kids at christmas brings a big smile to my face) i don't like to bundle up to keep warm But I love building snownmen with the kids .
Have a great Day!!!
- 5 November 2007 at 23:11
Sorry I forgot to sign my name ...lmao
Lisa (next door)..haha
- 5 November 2007 at 23:12
- Maria said...
Congratulations Dawn on your 20K hits!! Whooohoo!!!
My favorite season is Spring because everything is green and the temperature is still cool but not too cold.
I don't like summer because where I live, the temperature can sometimes hit 100 degrees which I hate. It dries up everything and sometimes it's too hot to do any outdoor activities.
- 5 November 2007 at 23:38
- Janine said...
Congrats on all your hits.
Love the fall, hate the spring !!
- 6 November 2007 at 04:55
My favorite season is fall...I am especially missing this wonderful time of year since I moved to Texas! Not really a fall here! Summer would be my least favorite (since I moved)...too hot, too long...did I mention too hot? thanks for sharing! Lisa K
- 6 November 2007 at 05:57
- Cheryl said...
My favorite is fall. The colors are just so beautiful, and I love the cool air, but not too cool!
- 6 November 2007 at 06:05
Dawn, even if I don't win, I need to know where you got those felt flowers? Michaels? I live in Calgary so craft stores are few and far between! Great blog by the way. You are in my top 10 fav blogs that I search everyday! Is it alot of work??? I am thinking of starting one, but worried it is too much time working full time, kids and then this! Thanks....Joelysmom
- 6 November 2007 at 07:03
Congratulations on your milestone! My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving...always so much for which to be thankful! My least favorite is Halloween...I love fall, just not Halloween.
- 6 November 2007 at 07:37
- cinmfoster said...
Congrats! I happen to like all the seasons, it's because I'm a country girl. You know need the rain in the spring, need the snow in the winter for the spring. Honestly I really do love all the seasons as there is something new in each one. Congrats on your hits. Cindy
- 6 November 2007 at 07:42
- jodene said...
OMG That's alot of hits. Congrats to you. My favorite season is spring. It means we are done with winter(WOOHOO) and I love all the new born animals and flowers starting. It's a season of promise. Thanks for the chance!
- 6 November 2007 at 07:46
- nancy morgan said...
20,000 hits is a great reason to celebrate! No wonder you have all those hits...this is a great blog! Okay, for the blog candy. I'm not a big fan of winter, only because it rains here A LOT...and that can wear on you day after day. But the good news is, when it rains, you have to find an inside activity, and...well, stamping is perfect for that! My favorite season is summer...for the sunshine = ) !!
- 6 November 2007 at 08:24
- Susan Liles susiestampalot said...
well, my favorite is fall when i can open all the windows and let the cool air in and hear the leaves rustling (then the not so good part of raking them over and over!). least favorite season is summer. we live in texas where it gets to be 104 or more with NO breeze. 'nuff said.
- 6 November 2007 at 08:35
hi Dawn! Thanks so much for your inspiration!! As a lurker, I have gotten many ideas from you to try...now I just need to find the time to try them!!
My favorite season is summer - I love being outdoors with my 2 boys! As much as I love the holidays, I would have to say that the long cold winter really affects me. I love to wake up to see the hoar frost on the trees (as a fellow Albertan I'm sure you can relate), but I must say that I live for the chinooks to come when its -30!!
Eryn Ancelet, Crossfield, AB
- 6 November 2007 at 08:49
- Cindy Vernon said...
I love the summer. I can wear shorts and sandals and to to the beach. I can't stand winter because I don't like the cold or the rain!
- 6 November 2007 at 09:13
- Cindy Vernon said...
I love the summer. I can wear shorts and sandals and to to the beach. I can't stand winter because I don't like the cold or the rain!
- 6 November 2007 at 09:13
Congratulations! That is a great milestone!
My favorite season is Spring, because everything is fresh, new, and it's like a rebirth! My least favorite is summer, because of the HEAT...I hate to sweat!
Thanks for the chance to win some great blog candy! :)
- 6 November 2007 at 10:15
- Alexandra said...
Hi Dawn!! I am FINALLY getting to blog again, just in time for blog candy - LOL!!! I just caught up on your blog and you have done gorgeous work, my friend!!! Okay, fall is my favorite season because I love the crispness in the air and the beautiful colors of the leaves on the trees. It also means Christmas is coming, which is my absolute favorite holiday! Summer in Florida is my least favorite season because it is hot, humid, and sticky and I hate it!! That is why I am glad I moved to CA!! Thanks for the chance and congrats on your 20K hit - you rock girl!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
- 6 November 2007 at 11:58
- Deb said...
You already know my fav season is Spring (the rebirth of trees, flowers, etc. after the LONG winter AND my least fav is Winter (everything is so bare, it's cold, the days are too short and did I say it's cold????)
I so love the site - you really are giving me the creativity bug and love the links for the great projects too!
BIG Hugs! Deb
- 6 November 2007 at 15:15
congratulations on a big milestone!
I love both the fall and spring because of the milder temps and the smells that fill the air. Least is summer and winter because of the extreme temps...thanks for the chance at some great candy!!
- 6 November 2007 at 17:18
- Lisa's Blessed A Latte said...
Ok I would have to say Fall is my favorite and spring is my least favorite....I live in the Northwest and spring time can be very dreary here...Congrats girlie!!! Your blog is one of the best out there...
Lisa B <><
- 6 November 2007 at 19:43
- Krystie Lee said...
Congrats! As a new blogger, 20K seems HUGE! Your blog is great, so I can see what all the fuss is about! On to your question, my favorite is Spring, the renewal and warmth just makes me feel energized. My least favorite is the fall. Although I love many parts of fall, the time change and dark evenings throw me into a funk.
- 6 November 2007 at 21:19
- Sandy said...
Congrats Dawn!!
Hmmm favorite season, I like certain things about all the seasons and dislike certain things about all the seasons. I guess I'd have to pick summer as my favorite. I do like the warmth of the sun on my skin.
Least favorite season, the cold that comes with winter!!
Sandy Friesen
- 6 November 2007 at 22:21
- Courtney Fowler said...
Summer and Winter are my least favorite. Summer is too stinkin' hot down here near Mexico... and Winter is too stinkin' cold. Even though it doesn't get toooooo cold down here! Spring and Fall are my my favorite!!
- 7 November 2007 at 05:07
- Amy said...
I LOVE summer! Like you I hate the long winters, but like the holidays. I'd say January until March is a real downer for me until the spring flowers start coming up.
- 7 November 2007 at 12:05


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I live in Southeast Alaska. I pick angel wings and other wild mushroons and have enjoyed eating them very much and have never gotten sick. I have noticed that here angel wings are often found growing on rotting hemlock trees. Hemlock is a known deadly poison. Maybe the mushrooms take up a toxin from throttling logs that they grow on?
Angel Wings Mushroom
Angel Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens) are one of my favorite wild mushrooms, if nothing else just for their beauty. There's something surreal about walking through a lush green forest, dampened by a recent rain, and suddenly spotting blotches of celestial white against the vibrancy of a moss colored tree. Just simply beautiful.
But Angel Wings have other characteristics of beauty as well. They taste wonderful! But be careful when you clean them, as they are very delicate and fragile.
How To Identify Angel Wings Wild Mushrooms
- Grow in the Fall on rotting conifers throughout the Pacific Northwest and other Northern regions
- Grow in a shelflike pattern on trees, stumps, or logs
- Are bright white in color when fresh
- The cap is small, only 1″ – 2.5″ wide, and have a fan-shape to them, though occasionally you may find one over 4″ wide
- They don't have a stalk, or if they do, it is just a stubby little base
- They have gills which are white and close together which run down their stubby base (if present)
- They do not have a veil, ring, or volva
- Spores are white
They look a lot like a very white, small Oyster Mushroom, but are much more delicate and thin. They are easy to find, easy to identify, and easy to harvest. Just make sure you are able to 100% identify them so as to avoid any form of potential mushroom poisoning.
Edibility of Angel Wings Wild Mushrooms
Please make the effort to learn this mushroom. It is a wonderful gourmet treat any day of the week! They are very mild, have a very clean aroma, almost like the smell of moss, and are slightly sweet. They're fantastic sauteed in butter with a little salt and pepper.
But as with all wild edibles, be wise and don't eat large quantities at a time. Wild mushrooms, even those long proven to be edible, can cause physical distress and, in rare situations, physical harm/death.
How to Preserve Angel Wings Wild Mushrooms
Angle Wings are too delicate to dry, but I have found that if you saute them in butter and then freeze them, they are just as good thawed and recooked as fresh. In fact, the mossy sweetness seems to come out more during the freezing for some reason. They are exceptional scrambled up with some eggs this way.
The Bald Gourmet loves mushroom hunting. Gathering delicious gourmet treats in the woods, like Angle Wings Mushrooms, is wonderful.
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I found a 1.9 ouncer the other day. Figured it was an oyster, then I got to seeing all these angel wing posts. I so wanted to eat it but now im scared. I tossed it to be safe.
The toxin found in Pleurocyboria porrigens has been isolated and identified.as an unstable amino acid. It has been named as Pleuorcybellaziridine. It is a real toxin with seriously damaging potential.
see https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i13/Angels-Wing-Mystery.html
I found what I believe to be angel wings near Chicago over the past two days (Sept 16-17). I found three different spots in the same general area. Two of them were growing on fallen logs that were pretty far along the decomposition process. The third grouping was strange because it was growing near the base of a dying (oak?) tree. I was looking for maitake and at first I thought that's what it was. The mushrooms were mostly at the base but growing up the tree a few feet as well. All of the mushrooms were very wet despite no rain in the past week or so. I'm not planning on eating them but I'm very interested in them because they don't seem to follow the usual tendency of growing on coniferous wood. The area I'm in is almost 100% deciduous, but I feel somewhat confident that they are not oysters. They look and feel more like the descriptions and pictures of angel wings. Anybody know of a variant that grows in deciduous woods but looks decidedly like angel wings as opposed to oysters or creps?
Yes, I have found them growing on a fallen Red Alder here in Western Washington, October 2018
Interesting! I'd been researching a lot into wild mushrooms in the past few years, intent to become a forager of all manner of medicinal and edible plants and fungi, and I'd been hearing horror stories from a number of other learning foragers… you see Angel's Wing everywhere in lists of "toxic fungi easily confused for edible ones". The most lenient appraisal I'd heard of it was that it was highly suspect, likely to cause allergic reactions, etc, etc. Well, before now that is. I don't think I'll be so leery of trying a bit of this species from now on.
I must say, though, the recency of the negative side effects of eating these stirs up the thought in me that maybe the toxicity in Japan might not be the mushroom itself, but possibly be a contamination? It happens sometimes with oyster mushrooms as well that have been grown as bioremediators in heavy metal and toxic chemical spill areas, and oysters certainly aren't poisonous by themselves. It would explain why plenty of people eating the mushroom in different parts of the world have no trouble, but people in a certain country are being affected (and it may end up being just the Angel Wings harvested from a certain contaminated area).
Yes. I will agree with you that anything grown in a contaminated area can be effected. I was buying papua newguinea coffee beans grown in New Guinea. New Guinea is south of Japan and the radiation ruined my coffee. I noticed the difference in my health, so I stopped drinking it immediately. Health issues disappeared.
On the contrary they used sunflowers growing on styrofoam beds floating in the water, their roots dangling in the water to clean up the radiation after Chernobyl. That's pretty powerful stuff. But I wouldn't be crazy enough to eat the sunflower seeds.
You do realize that someone might read this, pick these mushrooms, and get VERY sick right? You have a series of people in the comment section warning you about them and because you have never personally had a bad reaction you are just brushing them off, assuming without any research that the Japanese version is different. My understanding is that anyone with weak kidney's or liver (elderly, children, sick people) could be seriously poisoned by this mushroom, because there are toxins in it that healthy people can filter out. I'm not a mycologist, I only know what I read, and the literature is vague at best most of the time. But I don't have to read far to see that responsible foragers are extremely cautious, even uncomfortable, about giving online advice. It's easy to put the responsibility on others- take a bit more for yourself before insisting that other people won't get sick. How would you feel if someone's child had to go to the emergency room? The only proper response to such warnings is- "I really don't know, always consult an expert, be careful!" OR "I will post info proving that it is safe to eat if you have id'd it properly."
Somehow this mushroom has made a top ten most deadly list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZH2FpU5fw&t=2m23s
I know that I have eaten them thinking they were a type of oyster mushroom.
I will continue my research and this is one of those interesting aspects of both the internet and of mushrooming: misinformation does in fact exist. Just because something is written in a book does not make it truthful either. Honest mistakes can be made. I do not claim this top ten video to be accurate, and I do not claim it to be fraudulent either.
They are known to have been responsible for at least 18 deaths in Japan. They contain an amino acid that some people are unable to break down in their kidneys or liver. The unbroken down amino acid can cross the blood brain barrier and causes neurological symptoms not unlike acute motor neurone disease. Is it worth risking your life?
I found some of these I'm pretty sure is there a way i can send you a picture to have you verify?
Hello! I have linked my blog post on Angel Wing mushrooms to your post about same. Could you link to my post? Thank you for your thoughtful consideration. https://ericexplores.wordpress.com/2017/04/22/im-almost-sure-these-are-not-poisonous/
[…] attributed. Mycological societies tend to share stats like that. In addition, I found a post from The Bald Gourmet about angel wings from 2011, regaling their delicate flavor when carefully […]
I was looking for a good site to send to a friend for ID of Angel Wings. This worked great! I've picked these on and off for years. Usually I have a huge bag of Chanterelles so I don't bother with these. However, over the years, I've found that mushroom soups are better the more varieties of mushrooms you add. I collected about 2 pounds of these recently and added them to a Hungarian mushroom soup with 3 pounds of chanterelles. I loosely based it on the recipe from Rainforest Mushroom Company. They have some great recipes on their site! I'm eating the soup now and it's heavenly!
Thanks for the write up, it was very helpful.
Well hello from Maine,
First just let me say, I love your website. I was wondering if you might be able to tell me anything about chestnut mushrooms? I found a cluster of what I believe to be them, last week. When I went back this week, there were tons more. I know if they are the chestnut mushroom, this will be a great find. The ones I found have a chestnut colored cap with a white film on it that rubs off. The stem is off white and the spore print is kind of a brownish purple if you will. Any info on these would be greatly appreciated.
I pick many of these every year as they are easy to identify and taste excellent. I wash mine then pat dry on towels then transfer them to dry towels and let them sit overnight to dry a little. Then the next day dice them up and saute them in sesame oil. They take on the sesame taste but combined with the slightly sweet earthy flavor. Then I freeze them in small containers and use them in everything from my morning omelets, adding to soups and stews to using them as a side during dinner. I love them, they are my favorite wild mushroom that I have access to here in the North Coast area of British Columbia.
i found some of these in Quebec but they had a really fishy smell while I cooked them. Is that normal? I was freaked out and tossed them, it was disappointing because they looked great.
Those may have been regular oyster mushrooms. They look similar only they smell fishy.
Pic them up this morning on the stump in central PA. Smells like fish. Saute it with onions,
smell is gone. Already ate them with mr. Johnny Walker, a good friend of my. Let you know tomorrow,
how the things are (with any luck)…
I enjoy angel wing mushrooms. Great pictures and descriptions on how to find them and where. I enjoy cooking them with or without condiments. They taste good cooked plain. They go good in eggs, or i love to put them into a vegetable medley, i saute, including spinach and cabbage and kale, with some oyster sauce, other veggies also.
I also sell those and chantrelles in season if interested.
I found something I thought might be angel wings on a hemlock stump but the caps are up to six inches across – does that rule out them being angel wings?
One more poisoning case has recently been reported in Japan. A 20-year-old man who has no kidney disorder was taken to the hospital with acute encephalopathy on 30th Sep 2014. He is getting better in the hospital and now in stable condition. The authority rewarrned people not to consume the mushroom even if they have no kidney syndrome.
The regionality of angel wings poisoning is not clear. It has been suggested that the poisoning outbreak on 2004 in Japan is not caused by transformation or mutation of mushroom rather than by a change of the reporting criteria regarding acute encephalopathy. In 2003, the infectious disease control law in Japan was amended that medical institutions were obligated to report acute encephalopathy cases to authorities. (The amendment was conducted to counter with SARS pandemic and anthrax terrorism which were problems around that time.)
Do you have a source for that incident? I would like to share it with my regional mushroom group. Thank you.
[…] all kinds of delicious species of edible mushrooms from the wild; Chanterelles, Morels, Hedgehogs, Angel Wings, and […]
I tried to sauté these angel wings and they turned gray some of them.
ANy thoughts on that. Is it normal? Seem to taste good but not too pretty.
On another not I too have a hard time telling the difference between oyster mushrooms and angel wing mushrooms
I harvested about 2 pounds of angel wings today in Wrangell, Alaska and when i got home i washed them lightly and placed them in my dehydrator as i do with a few other mushrooms i pick and they started turning black is that ok or are they not any good anymore I have never had this happen with other mushrooms before
Picked about 3 pounds this week end on my property near Cadillac MI. Brought about a pound home 2 weeks ago and dried them. They are very early this year, going back up next week end and hope to find more. At this rate, I'll have enough to last the winter just in time for the oyster mushrooms.
[...] sign I had that it was going to be a good day was this beautiful flush of oysters, of the white "angel's wing" variety, just across the road from our dining hall. In fact, it was one of several flushes of [...]
[...] enough berries and peas to nibble. On the way back we found more mushrooms. This time there were Angel Wings (they looked like oysters to me). Our host was a bit worried about us eating those. She actually [...]
It should be noted that a percentage of people are allergic to the Angel Wing mushrooms and while there have been no reported deaths in the U.S. there have been 59 cases of people getting sick and 18 fatalities related to consumption of this species in Japan. All patients were elderly and it has been hypotesized that the deaths were related to consumptions of large amounts and compromised kidney function in the unfortunate victims (http://www.namyco.org/publications/mcilvainea/v20/pleurocybella_toxin.html).
I found these mushrooms as described by the author (quite delicious with a slightly sweet aroma and sweet mossy taste), however my partner experienced quite significant GI cramps for 12 hours commencing within an hour or so of our consumption. Based upon her reaction, I would highly recommend eating only a small test amount first to see how you react. This is good basic advice when eating any new species you haven't consumed before.
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A reclaimed brownfield site in Northeast Portland will become the site of Cully Park, an ambitious undertaking by the Cully neighborhood and burgeoning EcoDistrict to develop a 25-acre green space.
Part of that site, a 20,000 square-foot space, will be developed as the Cully Tribal Gathering Garden, a congregation place and space to cultivate indigenous foods and plants to strengthen tribal cultural traditions.
A group of students working with Native American studies professor Judy BlueHorse Skelton hosted a gathering last week to highlight the project, update community members on its progress and start a conversation about how students and others who are interested can get involved.
Supported by the Institute for Sustainable Solutions 2013 Solutions Generator program, students will plan and host another event in April.
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The goal of the Cully Tribal Garden project is to bring more exposure to indigenous perspectives on sustainability and create more opportunities for PSU students to engage with the Tribal Garden project.
"How can we gather together in an urban setting and reclaim the land beneath the asphalt?"
Skelton posed the question to the audience of students, faculty and community members as a way of introducing the concept of a tribal garden, which will focus on planting culturally significant plants, improving wildlife habitat and provide a gathering space—literally. While other Portland Parks & Recreation parks explicitly forbid foraging of plants, the Tribal Garden will allow harvesting of plants cultivated for traditional uses.
Skelton and David E. Hall, adjunct professor of systems science and psychology, both used the phrase "re-indigenizing the urban landscape"—an underlying theme and goal of the garden.
Cary Watters, an urban planning master's student at PSU and a member of the Solutions Generator team, said the March open house was a success.
"This was an opportunity to showcase a model of cultural resource stewardship at this particular garden, which can hopefully be applied in other places," Watters said. "The ultimate goal is to honor and bring attention to the local tribes that have lived here since time immemorial, and for the urban Indian community to come together toward a common cause of sharing of diverse cultural traditions and making the invisible visible. This event brought together community partners and informed many that had not yet heard about the project."


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The study of foreign languages is an important element of an education in the liberal arts, vital today for any student who seeks fruitful interaction in a rapidly evolving and interconnected global culture, but especially for the student educated in the Catholic and Franciscan tradition. Foreign language study is an important discipline for refining one's communication skills, improving clarity of thought and expression, and enhancing the knowledge and use of one's native language. It fosters the mental flexibility required in an ever-changing workplace environment. Learning a second language expands one's cultural awareness and lessens dependence on stereotypical expressions and formulaic reasoning. Knowing a foreign language deepens an education in the humanities, rendering more vivid the student's knowledge of history, geography, philosophy, literature, and the fine arts. Above all, the acquisition of a second language engages the individual on the path of responsible citizenship in the world community, encouraging foreign travel and exploration of foreign cultures, essential elements of a truly liberating education.
The Mission of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures therefore is to provide a comprehensive program of instruction in French, German, and Spanish for students wishing to major/minor in these fields and to provide courses for students wishing to acquire skills in these languages on the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Teaching in the modern languages emphasizes the four linguistic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in order to foster effective interpersonal communication, essential comprehension and appreciation of written and spoken texts, as well as reflection upon them, and critical reaction to them. For this purpose, the language programs also seek to impart an awareness of the cultures which use the languages, both in their historical and contemporary contexts. Languages therefore are studied in a manner that reflects their links to many fields of human experience, including literature, art, music, film, philosophy, theology, and science. The Department's goals thus include enabling students to be informed about world events, at least in as far as they affect the cultures they study, and responsive to the experiences and perspectives of societies at different times and places. In acting on its mission, the Department furthermore helps students experience the classics of Western civilization and develop historical consciousness. While the subjects in the Department's domain are taught according to their "proper autonomy," they are brought as far as their nature allows into relation with Christian revelation, Catholic tradition, and specifically Franciscan values.
In light of the above mission, the programs in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures are designed with three general aims: 1) to provide courses in French, German, and Spanish for students wishing to acquire skills in these languages on the elementary, intermediate, and advanced level; 2) to provide students with an opportunity to complement their major studies in another field with a minor in French, German, and Spanish, and 3) to provide a solid comprehensive program in French, German, and Spanish for students wishing to major in the field.
The majors in French, German, and Spanish are offered for three categories of students:
The major programs include a variety of courses in language command, linguistics, literature and culture, so that students may gain exposure to all necessary aspects of their chosen field of study. Overall, the departmental course offerings in French, German and Spanish are designed so as to facilitate that majors should have a chance to
Upon completion of the French major, a student should be able to demonstrate
Note: to facilitate assessment of these program learning goals, all French majors will take the departmental French Assessment Exam twice: when first enrolling in any 300 or 400 level course, and again during the final semester of enrollment in a French course.
Upon completion of the German major, a student should be able to demonstrate
Upon completion of the Spanish major, a student should be able to demonstrate
A large number of elective hours makes it possible for a language major to acquire skills in a second or third foreign language, or pursue academic interests, especially a major, in other fields. Small-sized classes afford personal attention and individualized instruction. Our Language Learning Center complements the work of the classroom by making use of computer technology; it is available for private practice, group study, reading, listening, and viewing enjoyment.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers language courses in French, German, and Spanish on the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as literature and civilization courses, to accommodate students majoring in other fields, and in particular: (1) those who, as part of their liberal arts education, wish to acquaint themselves with the literature and worlds of thought outside their own cultural environment; (2) those who wish to combine the knowledge of a foreign language with other professional interests, thus enhancing job opportunities and advancement, and (3) those who will need the knowledge of one or more foreign languages for research.
For students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree, the foreign language requirement is 6 credits at the intermediate level in a modern or classical language, i.e., French 201- 202, German 201-202, Greek 201-202 or 207 I, Hebrew 205-206, Latin 203-204 or 207 I, or Spanish 201-202 or 206. For students not prepared to enter the intermediate level, a six-credit elementary course is also required. The foreign language requirement may also be satisfied by examination or other verification of proficiency.


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Tooling Article
How to Optimize the Performance of CNC Punch-Press Tooling
Punching technology has developed dramatically during the last 10 yr., including the introduction of linear drives, high-speed (up to 170 RPM) active synchronized AC drives for auto-index stations and turrets, precision 33-ton high-speed servo-electric punching and shearing machines, and the use of high-performance networked computer hardware and software built directly into the machines.
These new-generation presses provide for greater flexibility and performance by not only increasing hit rate but by also providing new features that allow fabricators to combine numerous operations inside one punching work center. Multiple 3.5-in. full extra-space tonnage indexing upform stations (10 or more in one machine) that combine a true upper and lower servo-electric punching ram allows for precision (0.001-in. increments) high forming and indexing simultaneously in the one station. This allows a fabricator to add more of these tools at any time, with an easy station changeout and reconfiguration procedure.
While CNC punching machines have become more capable and flexible, selection of tooling has become easier and less complicated, thanks to new 33-ton servo-electric punching machines. These machines feature controls and a standard software interface that provides improved tool control and integrated setup software. And, with servo-electric machines, the need to have mechanically adjustable form tools is eliminated, as the tool adjustment for form height is built directly into the machine's servo-electric control.
Six Steps to Optimized Tooling Performance
Match the tools to the machine's capabilities and the application
Correct tool selection for a new high-speed punching machine is akin to selecting the tires for a new automobile. Using the wrong tires (or continuing to ride on worn tires) will compromise performance and may even cause damage to the vehicle. So it is with tooling and presses.
To optimize machine performance, seek minimal tool changes by maximizing the number of tools that can be loaded into the machine, as well as the number of index stations and their size. For example, a fabricator can sleeve-down a 3.5-in. index station to a 0.5-in. station, but not the reverse, should it at some point require a larger station. Also, modern fully guided tooling in modern replaceable hardened guides and tool holders allows for a very high degree of tool alignment with minimal wear. This results in highly accurate nibbling with minimal tool wear, and can avoid the need for having a large number of fixed tools in a turret, rather than indexing. With quick-change dies and holders, and the use of large-capacity multi-tool cassettes that can be loaded offline, several tools can be changed quickly, with minimal downtime.
To form in the press, fabricators can use full-tonnage indexing and upforming turret stations. These can allow for forming with the lower ram to minimize marking of the underside of the parts. They retract after use so that the fabricator need not remove the high dies from the turret afterwards.
2) Consider high-speed tool steels
Fig. 1
Another advantage of these tool-steel grades: They have a relatively high hot hardness and can be coated using a vacuum process, further improving their wear characteristics. In addition, fabricators can run these tooling grades in their older machines and enjoy significant tool-life improvements.
3) Say no to slug pulling by carefully setting die clearance
With the latest generation of high-speed punching machines, the ability to minimize slug pulling is essential to maintaining productivity and producing good-quality parts. Die design has a great deal to do with this. Ideally, aim to have slugs exit the die on punching rather than pack into the die.
Tabbed dies use protrusions to grip or pinch each slug tightly and hold slugs in the die. This can very effectively prevent slugs from moving back into the die. However, the edges of the slug can become deformed when several slugs are packed into the die at one time.
Plain taper dies are less effective at retaining slugs at high punching speeds, although their performance improves with the addition of a slug-vacuum unit on the machine. Note: Fabricators should consider adding such a unit, regardless of the die design, on any new high-speed punching machine.
Adding a double taper (with a pinch point at the intersection of the two tapers) proves particularly effective at avoiding slug pulling. The slug enters the negative taper and is pushed to the pinch point of the positive taper, or slightly below, allowing it to fall out.
A note about die clearance: Significant damage can be done to a punching machine operating at high speed should the punch stick in the sheet due to inadequate die clearance. Excessive clearance can result in burring of the sheared edge, and poor hole quality. Correct die clearance becomes even more critical when punching thicker high-strength materials (Fig. 1).
4) Tool setup
With the latest generation of punching machines, tool setup has become a much simpler one-off operation. All of the tool data, such as overall length, shut height, die penetration and stroke length, is established in the machine control. The control uses these parameters to calculate optimal punch depth, whether for punching or forming. Further, the tool-control software parameters then can be set to different material types and thicknesses for individual tools (Fig. 2). This is only required to be set up once in the control, relieving the press operator from having to set tooling parameters for each material and tooling combination. Note: Accurate, consistent tool lengths are required to ensure success.
Also, saved turret layouts in the programming system minimize setup time by grouping jobs together by turret layout, so that multiple jobs can be run with the same tool setup. These turret layouts are identified on the program setup sheets. Minimizing setups will optimize tool performance.
5) Maintenance and setup
Tooling performance relates directly to the condition of the holders and their alignment in the turret. Look here first when noticing premature tool wear, chipping, sticky punches and saw-tooth cutting with auto-index stations. With improvements in computer hardware and software, along with closer integration of the programming systems, tool setup times are reduced, by having large, indexable, full-tonnage multi-tools to replace fixed tools at different angles in a turret, and by the ability to have a built-in electronic tool whiteboard on the control. This whiteboard automatically checks the NC program as it downloads into the machine, and changes it to match the tools in the control at the time. This also can reduce operation mistakes, as it alerts the setup operator should the tooling loaded in the turret not match that of the NC program. An easy-to-read screen on the control shows the turret layout along with the tools being used (in green) for the current program (Fig. 3).
6) A tooling-wellness program
Last, but by no means least, is investing in a well-planned and executed tooling-maintenance program. Lack of routine tooling maintenance is a primary cause of poor press productivity and excessive downtime, along with diminished part quality.
Correctly sharpened and lubricated tooling makes for consistently clean holes and minimal edge burr, along with reduced slug pull. With the punch speeds turret presses now are capable of, tooling should be sharpened when the radius at the cutting point reaches no more than 0.005 in. By sharpening tools at this point, fabricators can double the grind life of a tool and minimize machine downtime.
Some basic guidelines:
• Establish written maintenance procedures.
• Keep tools clean, and watch for wear—when punches dull too quickly, clearance may be too tight.
• Remove galling by rubbing with a fine stone, parallel to the direction of the punching motion.
• Watch for these possible signs of dull tools—excessive rollover, a noise punch press and a press that begins to work too hard.
• Sharpen frequently, in small amounts —remove 0.001 to 0.002 in./pass and repeat until the tool is sufficiently sharp, typically 0.005 to 0.012 in. total.
• Apply coolant with as much force and as close to the tool and grinding wheel as is practical.
• Ensure use of the proper grinding wheel, and dress the wheel often by using a rigid single- or multi-point diamond.
• After sharpening the punch tooling, lightly stone the cutting edges to remove any grinding burrs, leaving a 0.001- to 0.002-in. radius.
• Provide the proper, recommended face geometry.• Observe proper setup practices.
• Check press level and alignment and adjust as necessary.
• Examine (and repair as necessary) punch and die holders for wear, and turret bores and die-holder seats for damage. Fix damaged keys.
• Extend tool life by ensuring proper tool and sheet lubrication. MF
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Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Light, the Optical Properties of Materials and Colour, 2nd Edition
Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Light, the Optical Properties of Materials and Colour, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-470-74696-7 January 2011 526 Pages
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New to this Edition:
- The chapter framework of the first edition will be retained, with each chapter being substantially rewritten and some material would be relocated. Some chapters will be rewritten in a clearer fashion, e.g. There have been no significant advances in the understanding of rainbows recently, but the text could be clarified and improved.
- Colour has been an important attribute of many nano-particle containing systems, such as quantum dots. This aspect will be included, e.g. the colour of gold ruby glass, described in Chapter 5 as part of scattering phenomena now is better treated in terms of gold nanoparticles and surface plasmons. This would probably be transferred to Chapter 10 and considered in tandem with the colour of metals such as copper, silver and gold. A similar state of affairs applies to silver nanoparticles and polychromic glass.
- Some chapters will include extensive new material, e.g. Chapter 8, colours due to molecular processes [organic LEDs etc], and Chapter 12, Displays, [touch screen technologies].
- For all chapters it would be intended to take into account the current scientific literature up to the time of submission – say up to the end of 2009. The end of chapter Further Reading sections would reflect this up-to-date overview.
- The end of chapter problems will be strengthened and expanded.
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Table of contents
1 Light and Colour.
1.1 Colour and light.
1.2 Colour and energy.
1.3 Light waves.
1.4 Interference.
1.5 Light waves and colour.
1.6 Black body radiation and incandescence.
1.7 The colour of incandescent objects.
1.8 Photons.
1.9 Lamps and lasers.
1.10 Vision.
1.11 Colour perception.
1.12 Additive coloration.
1.13 The interaction of light with a material.
1.14 Subtractive coloration.
1.15 Electronic "paper".
1.16 Appearance and transparency.
Appendix 1.1 Definitions, units and conversion factors.
Further reading.
2 Colours due to Refraction and Dispersion.
2.1 Refraction and the refractive index of a material.
2.2 Total internal reflection.
2.3 Refractive index and polarisability.
2.4 Refractive index and density.
2.5 Invisible animals, GRINS and mirages.
2.6 Dispersion and colours produced by dispersion.
2.7 Rainbows and halos.
2.8 Halos.
2.9 Fibre optics.
2.10 Negative refractive index materials.
Further reading.
3 The Production of Colour by Reflection.
3.1 Reflection from a single surface.
3.2 Interference at a single thin film in air.
3.3 The colour of a single thin film in air.
3.4 The reflectivity of a single thin film in air.
3.5 The colour of a single thin film on a substrate.
3.6 The reflectivity of a single thin film on a substrate.
3.7 Low-reflection and high-reflection films.
3.8 Multiple thin films.
3.9 Fibre Bragg Gratings.
3.10 "Smart" windows.
3.11 Photonic engineering in nature.
3.12 Further reading.
3.13 Problems and exercises.
Appendix 3.1 The colour of a thin film in white light.
Further Reading.
4 Polarisation and crystals.
4.1 Polarisation of light.
4.2 Polarisation by reflection.
4.3 Polars.
4.4 Crystal symmetry and refractive index.
4.5 Double refraction: calcite as an example.
4.6 The description of double refraction effects.
4.7 Colour produced by polarisation and birefringence.
4.8 Pleochroism and dichroism.
4.9 Nonlinear effects.
4.10 Frequency matching and phase matching.
4.11 More on second harmonic generation.
4.12 Optical activity.
4.13 Liquid crystals.
Further reading.
5 Colour due to Scattering.
5.1 Scattering and extinction.
5.2 Tyndall blue and Rayleigh scattering.
5.3 Blue skies, red sunsets.
5.4 Scattering and polarisation.
5.5 Mie scattering.
5.6 Blue eyes and some blue feathers.
5.7 Paints, sunscreens and related matters.
5.8 Multiple scattering.
5.9 Gold sols and ruby glass.
5.10 The Lycurgus Cup.
Further reading.
6 Colour due to Diffraction.
6.1 Diffraction and colour production by a slit.
6.2 Diffraction and colour production by a rectangular aperture.
6.3 Diffraction and colour production by a circular aperture.
6.4 The diffraction limit of optical instruments.
6.5 Colour production by linear diffraction gratings.
6.6 Two-dimensional gratings.
6.7 Estimation of the wavelength of light by diffraction.
6.8 Diffraction by crystals and crystal-like structures.
6.9 Disordered diffraction gratings.
6.10 Diffraction by sub-wavelength structures.
6.11 Holograms.
Further reading.
7 Colour from Atoms and Ions.
7.1 The spectra of atoms and ions.
7.2 Terms and levels.
7.3 Atomic spectra and chemical analysis.
7.4 Fraunhofer lines and stellar spectra.
7.5 Neon signs and early plasma displays.
7.6 The helium-neon laser.
7.7 Sodium and mercury street lights.
7.8 Transition metals and crystal field colours.
7.9 Crystal field splitting, energy levels and terms.
7.10 The colour of ruby.
7.11 Transition-metal-ion lasers.
7.12 Emerald, alexandrite and crystal field strength.
7.13 Crystal field colours in minerals and gemstones.
7.14 Colour as a structural probe.
7.15 Colours from lanthanide ions.
7.16 The neodymium (Nd3+) solid state laser: a four level laser.
7.17 Amplification of optical fibre signals.
7.18 Transition metal and lanthanide pigments.
7.19 Spectral hole formation.
7.20 Further reading.
7.21 Problems and exercises.
Appendix 7.1 Electron configurations.
Appendix 7.2 Terms and levels.
Further Reading.
8 Colour from Molecules.
8.1 The energy levels of molecules.
8.2 The colours arising in some simple inorganic molecules.
8.3 The colour of water.
8.4 Chromophores, chromogens and auxochromes.
8.5 Conjugated bonds in organic molecules: the carotenoids.
8.6 Conjugated bonds circling metal atoms: porphyrins and phthalocyanines.
8.7 Naturally occurring colorants: flavonoid pigments.
8.8 Autumn leaves.
8.9 Some dyes and pigments.
8.10 Charge transfer colours.
8.11 Colour change sensors.
8.12 Dye lasers.
8.13 Photochromic organic molecules.
Further reading.
9 Luminescence.
9.1 Luminescence.
9.2 Activators, sensitizers and fluorophores.
9.3 Atomic processes in photoluminescence.
9.4 Fluorescent lamps.
9.5 Plasma displays.
9.6 Cathodoluminescence and cathode ray tubes (CRTs).
9.7 Field emission displays (FEDs).
9.8 Phosphor electroluminescent displays.
9.9 Upconversion.
9.10 Quantum cutting.
9.11 Fluorescent molecules.
9.12 Fluorescent nanoparticles.
9.13 Fluorescent markers and sensors.
9.14 Chemiluminescence and Bioluminescence.
9.15 Triboluminescence.
9.16 Scintillators.
Further reading.
10 Colour in Metals, Semiconductors and Insulators.
10.1 The colours of insulators.
10.2 Excitons.
10.3 Impurity colours in insulators.
10.4 Impurity colours in diamond.
10.5 Colour centres.
10.6 The colours of semiconductors.
10.7 The colours of semiconductor alloys.
10.8 Light emitting diodes (LEDs).
10.9 Semiconductor diode lasers.
10.10 Semiconductor nanostructures.
10.11 Organic semiconductors and electroluminescence.
10.12 Electrochromic films.
10.13 Photovoltaics.
10.14 Digital photography.
10.15 The colours of metals.
10.16 The colours of metal nanoparticles.
10.17 Extraordinary light transmission and plasmonic crystals.
Further Reading.
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Pakistanis fear retaliation after Taliban leader killed
Some say the drone strike could have serious consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.
LAHORE, Pakistan — Days after the death of Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone strike, residents here say they are living in fear as they wait for revenge attacks.
"Things are getting tough with every passing day, and it has become impossible to move freely in the city," said Abdur Rehman Afridi, 22, a student of business administration at the Institute of Management Sciences in Peshawar, a city in north Pakistan close to the Afghanistan border.
"It seems everyone is facing the fear of the unknown — anything can happen. Police are guarding every corner of the road, more than usual and security is on high alert," he added. "We don't know what is coming our way after the constant fear of backlash of the drone strike."
Mehsud, who was on the U.S.'s most wanted list with a $5 million bounty, was killed Friday in a major blow to the Pakistan organization, also known as the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP). Mehsud, 34, is believed to have been behind a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square and a deadly suicide attack at a CIA base in Afghanistan.
Although CIA officials called the death a "serious blow to the Pakistani Taliban", Pakistan's interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, slammed the U.S. over the attack, accusing it of destroying the country's fragile peace process.
"The Americans have a lot to learn," he said in a press statement. "This is not just the killing of one person, it's the death of all peace efforts."
Some analysts agree, saying the death of the leader has left a vacuum for peace negotiations.
"At a point where the government was ready to start the negotiations, the focal person has been killed," said Rahimullah Yusufzai, a senior journalist and analyst based in Peshawar. "Now there are not going to be any talks, in fact the chances are that the TTP will come all out against the U.S., (but because) they can't go to the U.S. and attack them ... the revenge, as has happened in the past, will be taken in the alleys of Pakistan."
Others said the attack could have serious consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.
"The mainstream reaction within Pakistan has been one of anger," said Nasim Zehra, a senior anchor at Pakistan's news channel Capital TV in Islamabad.
"This reaction interestingly has been led by the minister of the interior (but we will also see) Imran Khan lead his party's and the KPK government's attack on the U.S for sabotaging what he and Nisar claim was about to be the beginning of a serious peace process."
Meanwhile, the attack on Mehsud, who was hit in a compound in the village of Dande Derpa Khel in the North Waziristan tribal area, means that a new leader needs to be chosen by the organization.
The Shura, the Pakistan Taliban's top council, met Saturday to elect a new leader with Khan Sayed, the leader of the South Waziristan region, thought to have been chosen, according to local media reports.
Sayed is said to have been a key figure behind many deadly assaults that took place across the tribal belt of Pakistan. He was also one of the masterminds behind the assault on the PNS Mehran base and the prison break in Bannu, in which nearly 400 inmates were freed last year.
"Although Mehsud will be succeeded by someone else, he too will have to live in hiding, which cuts down on the TTP's military effectiveness," said Pervez Hoodbhoy, a defense analyst at the Forman Christian College-University, in Lahore.
"On the other hand, the Taliban's real strength lies in the penetration of Pakistani society by religious extremists through schools, madrassas and the media, and no drone can take that out."
Still, some analysts said the death of Mehsud could, in the long run, lead to better U.S.-Pakistan relations.
"(Mehsud) was a central organizer of attacks on Pakistan's core interests and him getting knocked out — while unpopular in public opinion due to the widely-condemned use of drone (strikes) — may actually lessen U.S.-Pakistan friction," said senior journalist Sed Talat Hussain, based in Islamabad.
"His supporters might attempt revenge attacks, but if his faction loses out in the power struggle, there will be very few willing to blow themselves up for a man who is dead and gone."
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KYTV was a sketch-based show which lampooned the new satellite television companies which had begun to operate in the UK. Each week, a different aspect of 'cheap' television production and broadcasting provided the 'theme' for the sketches in the programme. Inept links and amateurish presentation were very much the order of the day.


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Is this week 51 or 52? I have lost track of the time. The first thing to do is evaluate what you have done the past year.
I went back and read what I had set for myself. My main goal was to send for death certificates. Actually, my husband and I drove to New Castle PA. I did not know you could not get them in person. It was a nice drive and the Pennsylvania countryside is pretty in the summer. What I learned was to call first, good thing it was only a 30 mile drive.
With just these few documents I have started another quest. The biggest surprise was the date on my great grandfather, Thomas Dowd (and the names of his parents) were not what was listed on some of his documents. The date he and Bridget had written on their marriage application was entirely different on his death certificate.
The date he had give was indeed belonging to another Thomas Dowd and the parents names were not the same. Is the first Thomas a cousin??? And the first Thomas an uncle of his father, or cousin of his father. To list your date of birth and have it belong to another person of the same name is not random.
The REAL great great grandparents are John Doud and Catherine Fitzmorris (Fitzmaurice) When I checked the listings of sponsors of Thomas and Bridget, a Richard Fitzmorris was on the Diocese of Pittsburgh list. Finding "real" great great grandparents was not part of my goal. I found that the women whom I suspected were my great grandfathers sisters, were indeed his sisters and I also found them with John and Catherine as their parents in the Glinsk Parish Church records
I also did not expect to find a cousin in Germany. My cousin, AS had started her blog about two months after I and I was so surprised when I got the notice that My Heritage had found 20 some matches.
AS's, mother is still alive and she was able to identify my Great Aunts in my Schridde Family Picture. Her mother had lost her photos in the war bombing. I found a lot of relatives. I found the names of two more great great grandparents. That was not part of my goals but it happened. AS was quite happy to get pictures of her great aunts too.
I started to search for the two people who my father in law went to place flowers on their graves in Union Dale Cemetery. "Some Civil War Guy" Chuck had said. Turns out that guy was Chucks great grandfather (Robert Stephens), and the second was most likely his son, James Stephens. Chuck did not think he had any relatives who fought in the Civil War. I found, through another cousin, he has a second great grandfather, Darius Anthony, who fought and died in the Civil War.
Next, was to find Robert Stephens wife, this one was a process and with the help of people on the Allegheny County Roots Web list I was able to find Olive Stephens and with the help of Chucks aunt I found her in Salem Ohio. On her obit I found the names of Olives parents, Jacob and Mary Bowser from Armstrong County PA.
It seems the Bowser Family is quite prominent in Armstrong County. The progenitor seems to be Matthias Bowser who came to the USA before it was the USA, circa the late 17th century. This requires a lot of searching to confirm this fact.
Neither of these four people were on my list to do. Jacob and Mary are definitely on my to do list for 2011. I am learning Jacob and Mary Bowser hard to find, in fact, extremely elusive. I know they are there and it will seem quite easy once they are located.. But I have to wait till the spring when the Armstrong County Genealogical Society reopens for the year.
I have no formally set new goals but I can sense them into 2011, with the Bowser's on the top of my list.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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- AnonymousDecember 28, 2010 at 9:56 PM
WOW! You learned quite a lot! You hafta just love it when we think we have relationships figured out only later to find out they were completely different. Some of my most 'reliable' sources have given me information that was, over time, questionable.ReplyDelete
You are right, but I believe the old saying 'To every rumor is a hint of truth."ReplyDelete
It is like when you were a kid and hear to grown ups talking and finding the scandal year later.
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Job Description: Teach 30 contact hours of introductory foundational philosophy courses each academic year.
Duties of Position: Teach 30 contact hours each academic year according to the full-time faculty contract in a student-centered environment. Hold 10 office hours each week. Serve on departmental, divisional, and college committees and pursue professional development in discipline-related field.
I've never heard the expression 'contact hour' before, but it has to be synonymous with the more standard "credit hour." I checked, and they're on the semester system and their standard philosophy course is three credits. So, what we're dealing with is a
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