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Saturday, May 2, 2015
DIY Industrial Shoe and Coat Rack (Inspired by Urban Outfitters)
When I saw this industrial storage rack from Urban Outfitters I knew it was exactly what we needed for our entryway. It's got the simple, masculine, industrial look that I'm always attracted to, and it's the perfect size to store our favorite shoes and jackets.
But, I couldn't see spending $500 on something I could make myself with a few boards and pipes. Especially since, as Ryan pointed out, we'd probably have to assemble it out of the box anyway. So, this past week, Ryan and I picked up some supplies at Home Depot and put together one of our own.
The supplies cost about $200 and the whole project took about a day including shopping time and drying time. Home Depot cut the boards and pipes to our specifications. The best part was that we could customize the rack exactly how we wanted it. For example, I spray painted the connecting pieces gold to match the gold accents in our front room.
We used black iron pipe, but you could also use galvanized steal or copper for a different look, or you could spray paint the pipe another color.
Two 3/4" thick 18"/46" boards, one cut in half crosswise (If you can't find these exact detentions, don't seat it.)
Four 10" pieces of 3/4" pipe (At Home Depot these were pre-cut pieces called "nipples.")
One 43" piece of 3/4" pipe (for the short side)
One 42" piece of 3/4" pipe (for the top rail)
One 65" piece of 3/4" pipe (for the long side – We bought this one on a separate trip, first measuring the mostly-complete rack to determine the exact length we would need.)
Ten 3/4" floor flanges
Two 3/4" iron elbows
Four large casters with locks
Screws to fit the floor flanges and the casters (Make sure they're short enough not to go through the boards.)
A power drill with a drill bit slightly smaller than your screws and a screw bit to fit your screws
A can of matte clear spray paint or another wood finish, sealer, or stain
A can of metallic gold spray paint
Start by treating both sides of the boards with the matte clear spray paint. This will protect them somewhat from the water and mud you track in on your shoes. Spray paint the flanges and elbows on all sides with metallic gold and let dry.
Attach the casters to the underside of the long board with screws, drilling first to give the screws something to dig in to.
Starting at the bottom and working your way up, attach the 10" length of pipe with the floor flanges first to the bottom board and then to the other boards. You will need to rotate the flanges slightly so that flanges on opposite sides of the same board each have room for all their screws.
Use the final two flanges to attach the short-side pipe to the top board and the long-side pipe to the bottom board. Use the iron elbows to attach the side pipes to the top rail.
Stand back, admire your work, and Instagram the shit.
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Monday, April 27, 2015
What I wore today: 04/26/2015 (Over/Under)
I love overalls. When examining my style, recently, I realized that I must have a subconscious desire to dress like Tom Sawyer, and overalls definitely fit that bill. So do straw hats, simple button down shirts, worn ankle boots, and high-water pants that hit at awkward lengths. Sign me up.
My sister-in-law gave me this shirt for Christmas. It says "Célflie" like a mock Céline logo, and I think it's perfect for me, because my name is Célèste (with accents!) and, as a blogger, I take a lot of selfies.
"Célfie" striped shirt – Forever 21
Overalls – Asos
Kicks – Converse
Labels: spring, stripes, what I wore
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
What I wore today: 04/11/2015 (Bien)
This spring, I've been wearing my denim jacket like crazy. It's just so easy to pair with everything, from dresses to t-shirts and black jeans.
I got these J.Brand jeans from an outlet a few weeks ago, and I've worn them basically every day since. They fit beautifully, look amazing, and haven't stretched out at all. I'm a total J.Brand convert now. I love that these only cost $20 (because they were from an outlet), but in the future I think I'll willingly shell out for the hefty J.Brand price point with the confidence that their jeans are totally worth it.
I got these J.Brand jeans from an outlet a few weeks ago, and I've worn them basically every day since. They fit beautifully, look amazing, and haven't stretched out at all. I'm a total J.Brand convert now. I love that these only cost $20 (because they were from an outlet), but in the future I think I'll willingly shell out for the hefty J.Brand price point with the confidence that their jeans are totally worth it.
Labels: anthropologie, jeans, madewell, spring, what I wore
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Easter Inspiration
I loved Easter as a kid, mostly for the color palette, but, as I gold older, it's significance dwindled. Then, I married into a Catholic family and learned that Easter doesn't have to be just for kids. Now, I make homemade pretzels, spend the day with family, and daydream about chic ways to decorate eggs.
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Please note that the above links may break on occasion, if TI updates either of these documents to a new revision. The easiest way to find these is to go to TI's website, and use the "Search by Part Number" box. For a G2x01 device, search for anything that falls in that category, such as the msp430g2001. The family guide can be found on the pages for any of the x2xx family of devices.
12 July 2010
Tutorial 02: The MSP430 Township and Registers
Please note that the above links may break on occasion, if TI updates either of these documents to a new revision. The easiest way to find these is to go to TI's website, and use the "Search by Part Number" box. For a G2x01 device, search for anything that falls in that category, such as the msp430g2001. The family guide can be found on the pages for any of the x2xx family of devices.
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Awesome tutorial so far. Just purchased the kit. Only question is, where do you find the C syntax for the MSP430? Ie PxSEL, PcREN etc... is there a document somewhere describing all the syntax available to the chip with examples on the uses of them?
- August 21, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- David said...
Syntax, yes; the Family User's Guide and the Device Datasheets are invaluable for that. Examples? Well, there are code examples you can download from TI, and others are starting to post them up. This area of documentation, making what's in the guides more accessible, is where things are lacking right now. As the community grows, though, more examples, explanations, and tutorials like what I've been trying to put together should start showing up!
- August 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Jon said...
When we initialize the P1OUT = 0 we are basically setting all the pins to inputs. My first question is what does that make P1IN look like. Is P1OUT = 0 the same as P1IN = 0b11111111? I understand setting an output is the opposite of setting an input since they both come from the same pin. Does this mean I could initialize P1IN to equal all inputs and have the same result as P1OUT = 0?
Second when we initialize P1OUT = 0, does that set P1DIR = 0, or does P1DIR = 0 by default? I ask the question since when using inputs and outputs in the examples in this tutorial series we set P1OUT = 0 and then adjust the outputs as necessary. However we say that by default the bits in P1DIR are set as inputs.
- February 27, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- David said...
Good questions; I think it clears up if you realize that P1OUT and P1IN are not the same thing.
First of all, P1DIR is a completely separate register. If we assign a value to a particular bit in P1OUT, it sets the voltage on the corresponding pin if (and only if) the equivalent bit in P1DIR is set (1). If the bit in P1DIR is cleared (0), then setting the bit in P1OUT has no effect on the MSP430.
P1IN simply reads the values set on the P1 pins. If P1DIR bits are cleared, it reads the voltage on the pin. If the bits are set in P1DIR, the P1IN bits will read whatever is currently set as the output on those pins (ie. it will be the same as the corresponding bit in P1OUT).
In the code, we will often initialize all outputs to 0, so we just say P1OUT = 0;. This has no effect on any inputs, and so it's just much easier to write than clearing each output bit specifically. It does not change the bits in P1DIR at all; when the chip first powers, the P1DIR bits are all cleared, and you must set any bits for outputs you plan to use yourself.
Hope that helps; let me know if there's anything else we can try to clear up.
- February 27, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Jon said...
I believe that all makes sense. I think my confusion was with the fact that P1IN bits are read only. If I understand correctly all the bits in P1IN are 0 until the pin corresponding to the bit receives a voltage and the pin goes high (or to 1). That seems to make the most sense to me. If I think about the P1OUT bits it makes sense that I have the ability to change the bit to a 1 or 0 since I can write to it. Writing to it changes it like when toggling an LED. Also writing setting the bit in the P1DIR to an output gives the pin the ability to be written to which makes sense why if it is not set to 1 changing the P1OUT bit in code does nothing.
If you could clarify my thinking I would appreciate it. Thank you for all the help. It's great to get the speedy responses this blog delivers.
Take care,
- February 27, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- David said...
That sounds about right to me. Perhaps one more way to put it (hope I'm not beating the dead horse here) would be that P1IN tells you what's currently on the P1 pins. P1OUT lets you control what's on the P1 pins, assuming you're able to (they're set as outputs). P1DIR lets you choose whether you can write to the pins or not.
I do keep the responses as quick as I can, which is a function of how soon I see my email and how well I understand the answer to the question. =) Hopefully some day soon I can spend some time re-formatting the web interface to make the whole thing more accessible too.
- February 27, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- billabott said...
The location of the "x2xx family guide" http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/slau144e/slau144e.pdf has changed to http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/slau144f/slau144f.pdf
- March 6, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- billabott said...
me again. I looked on the TI site for revision e of the family guide. It is no longer there; only revision f seems to be available - even from the link that they say points to rev. e. I don't know what the policy is on this but it seems that this is going to make a little trouble for you and your blog readers. sorry to bear bad news. :( probably the document is still on the server but pushed into an archive directory. good luck.
- March 6, 2011 at 11:25 PM
- David said...
Shouldn't be too much of a problem; the current revision is probably the best to be working from anyway. I'll change the post's wording to be more indicative of finding the most recent revision.
- March 7, 2011 at 7:50 AM
Guide is now at rev g.
- March 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM
- treflip said...
newest x2xx family guide as of 6/18/11
- June 18, 2011 at 7:16 PM
I was just starting to muddle my way thru with the MSP430 when I found your blog. Really clears up some basic questions I had. Thanks!
Suggestion - instead of referencing page #'s, which change, try referencing Table/Figure #'s or titles. e.g. Table 8 referenced as being on p. 13 is now on p.11.
- September 16, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- aeozyalcin said...
This is a great tutorial! Thank you for this.
But I have a major problem. After following the tutorial, I noticed that the LEDs blinked even when the button was not pressed. I also noticed that when I touch the pin of port 1.3(SW 2 port) and vcc pin at the same time, the circuit starts behaving properly. Do I need to enable pullup/pulldown resistors for the button pin? Can you tell me what I should do to avoid this?
- December 2, 2011 at 8:02 PM
- David said...
If you're using a LaunchPad, it should work, since it has an external resistor on the board to pull up P1.3. If not, enabling the internal resistor will definitely solve the issue. You can do that by P1REN |= BIT3; and P1OUT |= BIT3;
That's about the best I can do without more information on what you've got, I'm afraid. Have you modified the code at all? Using LaunchPad with CCS? Hopefully some of the above will be helpful, and you can find the issue!
- December 2, 2011 at 9:42 PM
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- January 20, 2013 at 1:25 PM
The address space mentioned has free above should start from 0x280 rather than 0x201 has there is the 128 Byte RAM. Please fix this oversight.
And you have a wonderful blog related to MSP430 here.
- March 12, 2013 at 1:21 AM
Also adding to my previous comment the end of free space is 0xFFE(word address) rather than 0x10FE, because 0x1000 to 0x10FF is the 256 byte Information Memory.
- March 12, 2013 at 1:28 AM
Thank you so much for your carefully chosen words. As a very beginner to microcontroller programming, i do appreciate a lot!
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Iran Must Be Stopped
by John Bolton
Recent advances in Iran's nuclear weapons program show that events are moving extraordinarily swiftly, as Tehran nears the end of its decades-long quest to possess a lethal WMD capability. One thing is certain: If Iran succeeds, the Middle East – and the world – will be far more dangerous and unstable, with substantially increased prospects for further nuclear proliferation. That is why we are facing difficult, risky, and uncertain decisions.
Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 overthrew the shah, replacing the monarchy with an authoritarian, theocratic regime.
The mullahs placed the nuclear program (camouflaged as a "civil nuclear power" project) under the increasingly powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a force independent of lran's regular army, devoted passionately to preserving the revolution.
Iran today is the world's central banker for international terrorism. It funds and arms terrorist groups worldwide, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Shia terrorists in Iraq, and the Sunni Taliban and other radical in Afghanistan.
In February, President Obama's Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that Iran even had a "shotgun marriage, or marriage of convenience" with al Qaida.
Given Iran's global sponsorship of terrorism, a nuclear Iran could easily deliver nuclear weapons via ballistic missiles (which it has developed in cooperated with North Korea) and by providing them to terrorists for use around the world.
Iran's objectives in seeking nuclear weapons are clear.
First, Tehran prizes them as the ultimate trump card against Israel (the "little Satan" in the words of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Revolution) and the United States (the "great Satan"). President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map," and he has speculated about "a world without the United States" or Israel.
Given these plainly stated intentions, if Iran were to achieve the capability to launch what former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called a "nuclear Holocaust," only the hopelessly naive would not see Iran as an existential threat to Israel, and as a grave terrorist menace to America. For the United States, Iran would not be a serious military risk, but it would constitute a classic example of an asymmetric threat, aimed at our innocent civilians rather than military targets.
Second, nuclear weapons would give Iran a firm foundation for Middle East hegemony, and would make it a significant global power. In the centuries-old regional struggle between Persians, Arabs, and other ethnic groups, these weapons would dramatically shift the local balance of power. The threat posed by a nuclear Iran would permit it to dominate the small Arab monarchies across the Persian Gulf, increase its already significant presence, malign influence over Iraq, and challenge Saudi Arabia for dominance throughout the entire theater. Iran's reach would be not only political, but also economic, as its clout grew dramatically within OPEC, with potentially enormous consequences for the international price of petroleum and the West's economy.
Third, nuclear weapons would provide Iran and its Shiite faith an enormous advantage in the struggle against Sunni Muslims for dominance within Islam. This battle is currently being fought out in Syria, where Iran's support for the Assad family dictatorship constitutes a proxy war against the Sunni majority. In Bahrain, a small island off Saudi Arabia's coast (and once a province of an earlier Iranian empire), the Sunni Arab king rules a population that is 70 percent Shiite. There, "democratic" reform could well bring a pro-Tehran regime to power.
Already, even before Iran acquires nuclear weapons, the Obama Justice Department has indicted IRGC officials for conspiring to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington; one can imagine what Iran's behavior will be once it crosses the nuclear finish line.
For these reasons, Saudi Arabia and the other oil-exporting nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council do not want Iran to have nuclear weapons any more than Israel does.
Many Westerners, whether or not intending to act as propagandists for Iran, downplay the threat, contending Iran would never actually use nuclear weapons. Some argue that Iran seeks nuclear capabilities purely for defensive purposes, given America's massive atomic arsenal, and the nuclear assets of dangerous neighbors like Israel and Pakistan.
Of course, Iran itself, by joining the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), committed to eschew nuclear weapons – one of those 'solemn treaty obligations" rogue states violate casually and with impunity.
But even more importantly, Iran does not actually need to use nuclear weapons to change the balance of power in the Middle. East (and globally) in profound way's.
Consider, for example, how Europe would have responded in the 1990s to the breakup of Yugoslavia, if President Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia had possessed nuclear weapons. Merely holding such a capability gives Iran an advantage its aggressive use of terrorism and powerful conventional forces along cannot provide.
Faced with dangerous consequences of a nuclear Iran, the United States and others have tried for decades to prevent it. Nonetheless, despite rhetoric, diplomacy, and economic sanctions, Iran has .made steady progress. Tehran is now at the point where even Leon Panetta, Obama's secretary of defense, said in January that Iran could fabricate a nuclear weapon "within about a year."
Many analysts believe it could come sooner.
Why have we allowed Iran to come so close to its goal? Successive U.S. presidents – Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and now Obama have repeatedly put their faith in diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Obama said in his inaugural address, "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." But this has always been delusional. Iran was never going to betalked out of its nuclear program, no matter how many carrots were placed before it.
Iran understood that Russia and China were fully prepared to fly political cover for it in the U.N. Security Council and elsewhere, and that it could play "the Israel card" by arguing its nuclear weapons were purely defensive, a favorite line of Iran's Western friends.
Of course, it is more than ironic that these Westerners are justifying a "defensive" nuclear weapons program that Iran has repeatedly denied it even has.
During George W. Bush's administration, Britain, France, and Germany repeatedly tried to persuade Iran to give up its uranium-enrichment efforts (a key element in the nuclear fuel cycle, and the route to nuclear weapons through highly-enriched uranium). Iran simply used the lengthy negotiation process to overcome the scientific and technological obstacles it faced.
In 2006, Hassan Rouhani, Iran's former nuclear negotiator, disdain fully and publicly declared: "While we were talking to the Europeans in Tehran, we were installing equipment in parts of the [uranium conversion] facility, but we still had a long way to go to complete the project.
"In fact, by creating a calm environment, we were able to complete the work at Isfahan."
Iran's successful strategy of deception shows that negotiations have costs as well as benefits. Europe and the United States – which continuously supported and encouraged Europe's diplomacy failed to recognize this.
Iran gained both time and legitimacy, and made progress toward obtaining nuclear weapons. In return, the West gained nothing.
By 2006, faced with the potentially catastrophic failure of these negotiations, the Europeans and the United States turned to the U.N. Security Council to adopt economic sanctions against Iran. Russia, China, and other council members, however, watered down the sanctions, rendering them weak. To be effective, sanctions must be comprehensive and swiftly applied and vigorously enforced, none of which has been true to date of the penal ties against Iran.
Even oil sanctions recently adopted by the Europeans, and financial- institution sanctions forced on the Obama ad- ministration by Congress, are filled with loopholes, exemptions, and waiver provisions. Many key countries with important oil and other business dealings with Iran, such as China, India, and Turkey, have essentially said they will simply ignore any sanctions not imposed by the Security Council.
Clapper testified to the Senate in January that "The sanctions as imposed so far have not caused [the Iranians] to change their behavior or their policy." Accordingly, all the spin and hype about the impact of sanctions to date has been just that, with out any substance whatever.
Even now, the goal of Obama's sanctions policy is simply to get Iran back to the negotiating table.
The administration does not even try to argue that sanctions will stop or roll back the nuclear weapons program itself. What if diplomacy did resume? It may well be in Iran's interest to restart negotiations, given its previous successes in buying time and political legitimacy. But what is the acceptable "compromise" between Iran, clearly striving to acquire nuclear weapons, and the West, which wants to prevent just that? Iran gets to keep a, small nuclear weapons program? That is plainly unacceptable.
Iran gets to have a "peaceful" nu clear power program? That would be a fool's paradise. Given its decades long duplicity and complete indigenous mastery over the nuclear fuel cycle, Iran could "break out" of any commitment to purely civil use with relative ease.
International monitors could not prevent cheating, as rogue states like North Korea have shown, by hiding extensive nuclear weapons programs even with U.N. inspectors in-country. And if Iran expelled the inspectors and renounced the NPT, as Pyongyang did in 2003, what then?
The unpleasant reality is that both diplomacy and sanctions have failed, are failing, and will fail to halt's Iran's steady march toward nuclearization. Indeed, the most likely outcome today is that Iran will achieve nuclear weapons, perhaps even earlier than predicted by Defense Secretary Panetta. The only surprise is that its progress has been so stately and measured, thereby showing Iran simply does not fear outside interference.
In February, on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Ahmadinejad announced what was already suspected: advanced centrifuges were enriching uranium at the hardened . and deeply buried centrifuge halls at Fordo, near Qom, and that Iran had successfully fabricating fuel rods for the Tehran Research Reactor.
Could regime change, overthrowing the Islamic Revolution, succeed before Iran gets nuclear weapons? While it should obviously be our goal, regime change is not like turning a light switch on or off. The IRGC brutally suppressed unarmed civilians demonstrating against Iran's obviously fraudulent June 2009 presidential elections, which gave Ahmadinejad a second term. Had earlier U.S. administrations worked more extensively and effectively to aid Iran's opposition, President Obama might have been capable in 2009 of using the massive popular unrest in Iran to overthrow the regime.
Unfortunately, no such preparation had been made, and Obama himself, apart from rhetorical flourishes, did little to oust the mullahs. Sanctions could facilitate regime change and warrant support for that reason. But regime change will not come in time to stop Iran from crossing the nuclear finish line.
In fact, the regime is wildly unpopular. Economic mismanagement since 1979 (and not recent sanctions) has thwarted economic growth in this potentially powerful, wealthy country, creating shortages of goods and services that regularly prompt strikes and other disruptions.
Iran's young people (those under 30 constitute over two-thirds of the total population) are educated and sophisticated, and know from foreign media and their own travels that they could enjoy a vastly different lifestyle if the Islamic Revolution collapsed.
Finally, there is widespread ethnic dissatisfaction. Persians constitute only half of Iran's people. The Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, and others have long chafed under discriminatory policies.
While these sources of discontent do not .coincide exactly, their very magnitude shows why the regime must cling to power through military force, which it is perfectly prepared to do. After all, the mullahs represent God's view. Why worry about mere popular opinion? .
The unfortunate reality is that the only real alternative to a nuclear Iran is pre-emptive military force to break its control over the nuclear fuel cycle. The Obama administration has made it plain that it does not plan to take military action, which leaves Israel to take the initiative.
Israel has twice before struck preemptively against hostile governments seeking nuclear weapons, first against Saddam Hussein's Osirak reactor outside of Baghdad in 1981, and then in September 2007, against a nuclear reactor in Syria being constructed by North Koreans.
If anything, Israel may have already waited too long, by allowing Iran's Bushehr reactor to be loaded with nuclear fuel rods and operations to begin, thus potentially providing Iran with the plutonium route to nuclear weapons.
Even more seriously, Iran may already have built deeply buried, hardened facilities beyond the reach of Israel's military capacity. Israel and the United States may be completely unaware of them.
There is no doubt that Washington could shatter Iran's nuclear program, thus potentially buying years of valuable time. Israel acting alone, how ever, would be straining at the limits of its capacity. And time is growing short as the window for a military option closes.
Israel does not have to destroy Iran's entire nuclear infrastructure, but only break it at key points. These include the little-publicized, but absolutely vital, Esfahan uranium-conversion plant, the uranium-enrichment halls at Natanz, and the heavy-water production facility and reactor under construction at Arak.
All but Natanz are above ground, and even Natanz's buried facilities are well known, having been subject to repeated IAEA inspection.
The highly sensitive centrifuges there are the key targets, not the physical structures.
Israel knows exactly what it must do to destroy or irreparably damage the centrifuges, even if the hardened steel-and-concrete works largely survive an attack. The Fordo nuclear facility is harder, but it can be severely impaired, its tunnel entrances closed, and repeatedly closed in subsequent months and years should Iran try re opening them.
Obviously, everyone worries about Tehran's potential response, and a regime not rational in Western military terms is capable of almost anything. Careful analysis, however, shows that Iran's real options, post-attack, are limited. Retaliating against U.S. military personnel or facilities in the region (including Iraq or Afghanistan), or launching terrorist attacks worldwide, would all invite a devastating American response – as would any Iranian effort to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's most likely answer would be to unleash Hezbollah and Hamas to rocket innocent Israeli civilians, thus posing a fearful threat. That is why Israel must count on the prompt re supply of planes and ordnance lost or expended over Iran, so it can control the airspace over Lebanon and Gaza to thwart Hezbollah or Hamas.
While the Obama administration has implicitly threatened to with hold that resupply to pressure Israel against using force, Congress will overwhelmingly come to Israel's side if it strikes Iran. Nonetheless, even the risk of a delay in replenishment causes Israel enormous concern, obviously complicating its decision on whether to attack.
Panetta's recent prediction to The Washington Post that an Israeli attack would be in the April-June period likely shows that private pressure has failed and that, not squeamish about squeezing a close ally faced with an enormous threat, Obama has turned to pressuring Israel publicly.
Contrary to the Obama view, how ever, the United States can and should support Israel, and there would be enormous public support to do so. But ideology, not strategy, drives Obama, and his antipathy to Israel is strong and deep. He apparently fears an Israeli strike more than an Iranian nuclear weapon.
President Obama's plan B is to contain and deter a nuclear Iran. This is delusional. A regime prizing life in the hereafter more than life on earth does not play by classic deterrence theories. The Soviets' atheist mindset in the Cold War at least made them more sensitive to entering the darkness of nuclear war, a sensitivity the mullahs do not register. The complexity of deterrence strategies obviously goes beyond simple psychology, but relying on deterrence against anti Western religious fanatics is not a winning play.
Moreover, Obama's decision to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Iraq and radically shortening our time horizons in Afghanistan hardly lends credence to an Obama "commitment" to long-term containment.
But even if, contrary to all the evidence, a nuclear Iran could be contained and deterred, that is still in sufficient. The nuclear threat doesn't stop with Iran. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and perhaps others in the region would get nuclear weapons if Iran did.
Thus, in a relatively short period of time as these things go, five to 10 years, the volatile Middle East could have over half a dozen nuclear weapons states, an inherently dangerous and unacceptably risky outcome.
And, of course, even regime change that results in representative government in Tehran will not allay fears of a nuclear Iran in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere.
Their incentive to obtain their own nuclear weapons will persist, thus emphasizing the imperative of stop ping Iran from getting nuclear weapons in the first place.
We are thus down to very unattractive options. Unfortunately, the choice is not between the world as it is today versus a world after a pre- emptive strike against Iran's nuclear infrastructure. That choice would be easy. Unfortunately, however, the world as it is today is disappearing, soon to be replaced by a world where Iran has nuclear weapons.
The choice in reality, therefore, is between that nightmare world, and a world after a pre-emptive strike. As dangerous and hostile as the world after a strike might be, a world where Iran has nuclear weapons would be far more dangerous and hostile.
Israel will soon have to make that choice, and America, either under Obama or under his successor, will have to deal with it.
Time will tell -and time may well be growing short.
John Bolton currently is a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute and a Fox News contributor.
This article was originally published by Newsmax.


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Former Met Endy Chavez is headed to the Baltimore Orioles according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.
Chavez will earn $1.5 million in 2012 with the potential to earn another $500,000 in performance bonuses.
Chavez, 33, played in 83 games last season with the Texas Ranger, batting .301 with five homers, ten stolen bases and 37 runs scored in 256 at-bats.
The Mets were reportedly interested in bringing Chavez back, but Endy may have become too costly for the cash-strapped Mets who seem to be at their spending limit.
Chavez enjoyed his best year as a Met in 2006, when he drove in 42 runs, stole 12 bases and set career highs in batting average (.306) and on-base percentage (.348), but is best known for making one of the greatest defensive plays in postseason history; a leaping catch at the wall to rob Scot Rolen of a home run in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. Chavez then threw the ball into the infield for an inning-ending double play.


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Press Release
State Files to Protect Permitting Processes from Premature EPA Veto
May 30, 2014
May 30, 2014 (Anchorage, Alaska) – The State of Alaska today sought to intervene in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent the EPA from taking land by prematurely limiting development before the state's permitting processes have a chance to work. The Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) brought the original lawsuit against the EPA last week. The State of Alaska believes the case has far reaching implications for all state and federal lands.
"Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the EPA seeking to veto a hypothetical project before any permit application has been filed, is that it sets precedent for the EPA to take land anywhere in the United States and prematurely limit development of a valuable resource," Attorney General Michael Geraghty said. "The EPA's action undermines Alaska's ability to utilize its mineral resources to grow the economy and create jobs if, after detailed and lengthy environmental review, permitting is warranted."
In the motion, the State asserts that the EPA has overstepped its limited statutory authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act by attempting to veto any development before a permit application has been submitted. The state believes the EPA's overreach infringes on the state's role in regulating land and water uses within its borders.
Even the EPA acknowledges that its action is unprecedented in the history of the Clean Water Act. Normally, several State agencies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would review a proposed mineral resource project, requiring over 50 different permits, including appropriate conditioning and mitigation to minimize environmental impacts while allowing the productive management of State mineral resources. EPA's overreach infringes on the State's primary role.
The other parties will have an opportunity to respond to the State's request to intervene (PDF - 79K), and then the Alaska federal district court will decide whether to grant the State's request.
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Seriously, Latinos need to back trumps Muslim ban(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3729551&forum_id=2#34194792)
We need to team up to get rid of this scum from America. After all, we Mexicans are part of the "new world" as much as you white Americans are. Get the Muslims back to the old world. They're way of thinking is so ineffective and antiquated. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3729551&forum_id=2#34194827)
i hate chinks, turdskins, sandniggers, and eastern eurotrash commie scum MUCH moar than i hate spics(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3729551&forum_id=2#34196498)
One more thing: if you don't agree with more Mexicans coming to the States and would even advocate for a law against Mexicans, then you should also go back to Mexico. The law is against you too. Otherwise you're being a hypocrite. If no more Mexicans should come then you GTFO of the States. Fucking racist of your own people you naco.
Mexicans do all kinds of labor jobs. Mexican hands redevelop America's infrastructure. Mexican labor builds better roads,bridges.
You don't see middle easterners bringing the same value
Sorry, but opening more 7 elevens or gift shops or liquor stores don't do society any good.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3729551&forum_id=2#34196478)


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Randy Travis Says He Was a 'Deer in the Headlights' Early in His Career
When you've enjoyed a quarter century of success as illustrious as Randy Travis has, you've earned the right to pause and take a look back — and Travis did it in style with this year's star-studded 'Anniversary Celebration,' which united some of music's biggest stars in celebration of his first 25 years as a recording artist.
Now promoting the release of his Brad Paisley duet, 'Everything and All' — his 59th overall single — Travis reflected on his quarter-century milestone in a recent interview, discussing his relationships with a handful of country stars, the enjoyment he still derives from performing live, and some of his most enduring hits.
"I'm sure I had the 'deer in the headlights look' pretty often," Travis jokes about his early success. "I had been turned down by every label for a little over 10 years, but I always thought I could just make a living in this business … You don't plan for things, or I never did anyway."
Talking about the impressive lineup of guests he assembled for 'Anniversary Celebration,' Travis says, "We had a wish list that I gave to Kyle Lehning, who has produced just about everything that we've done in the last 25 years … that wish list could have continued growing. Kyle came to us at one point and said, 'Look, you have to stop now if you're gonna finish this album this year.'"
Particularly important to Travis was the posse of country legends he rounded up for the track 'Didn't We Shine.' As he tells it, "Kyle had heard the song before me. Don Schlitz wrote it. He and I had this group of people that we wanted to put on a song — we didn't know the song until finding it — George Jones, Gene Watson, Joe Stampley, Connie Smith, Lorrie Morgan and Ray Price. It was so much fun. I was in there; I had chills quite often on that day. That was one of the neatest days I have ever spent in the studio, working with all of those at the same time."
Even after all these years, Travis says he still gets a kick out of playing for the fans. "Just to see people singing with you is a wonderful thing, and I've heard that to such a degree," he says. "Barbara Mandrell would always say it's a great exchange of energy from the stage to the audience. It's just being in unlike anything I ever felt anywhere else. It's kind of hard to describe."


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Eric HolderHere in South Carolina, there is a big kerfuffle over the Voter ID law that Governor Nikki Haley signed last month. Every time such a law is bandied about, out come the tiresome cries of racism. Voter fraud is no longer an issue, you see, if the race card is able to be played. Identity politics trumps all, including facts.
Eric Holder's Justice Department is always at the ready to charge in with cries of racism and it did so here as well. Funny, but Mr. Holder doesn't seem to care about Planned Parenthood's 'racist' policy of requiring a photo ID before one can obtain an abortion. Nor does he seem to care about the fact that voter fraud is rampant, even in his own voting precinct. This video shows how easy it is for anyone to walk in off the street and obtain Eric Holder's ballot. But, hey, those racist RepubliKKKans!
SC Representative James Clyburn predictably jumped in with the old "ZOMG it's the new Jim Crow!" In reality, it is those who oppose Voter ID laws who are the new Jim Crow. Opponents cite a report by the Center for American Progress that claims 25 percent of minorities do not have valid photo identification. If true, and if they care about something besides their own power (fraud works in their favor), then shouldn't they be more concerned with the fact that 25 percent of minorities cannot fully function in modern society? I had to show my driver's license to pay with my debit card at Old Navy last week, for cripes sake. You need a photo ID to board a plane. You cannot enter Eric Holder's own Justice Department without one. You cannot fully function in the modern day without a photo ID.
Which is why the Republicans, when attempting to enact such laws, always make provisions for helping people to obtain a photo ID. They will make arrangements to help you get one -- for free. You can sign an affidavit explaining hardship if you do not qualify for a free photo ID. You can still vote provisionally, regardless. As South Carolina's Attorney General said, "It doesn't disenfranchise anybody ... It treats everyone equally. People could still show up on Election Day and sign a sworn affidavit saying they are who they say they are, and they would be allowed to vote. So there's a safety net there."
Eric Holder's Justice Department also plays fast and loose with the numbers. In its objection letter to South Carolina, it claims that the law would have a discriminatory effect on 'non-white' voters. Heritage Foundation proves this claim false. And it's not just false on paper, it's false in practice. Georgia implemented such a law (and South Carolina's is even more lenient) six years ago. Know what happened? Voting by black voters increased from 513,700 in 2006 to 741,000 in 2010. How racist!
Yet, according to opponents of Voter ID laws, we all shouldn't bother renewing our drivers' licenses because our liberty is infringed every time we are asked to show it. Try that excuse next time you are pulled over for speeding. Somehow, I don't think it would fly and the public agrees. In opinion poll after opinion poll, nearly 75 percent of voters agree with Voter ID laws.
The real Jim Crow is the people who care more about politics than people. Instead of incessantly whining about how everyone has the right to 'access' to birth control (when everyone already does), why not make sure that everyone has access to a photo ID so that they can be fully functioning members of a modern day society?
But I guess that makes it harder for dead people to vote in Chicago.
This post is part of a weekly conversation with our 5 Moms Matter 2012 political bloggers. To see the original question and what the other writers have to say, read Do You Support Voter Identification Laws?
Image via RyanJReilly/Flickr


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Poetry exposes truth about public housing in the Bay Area
February 26, 2014
It took months of digging through documents and interviewing sources for journalists at the Center for Investigative Reporting to thoroughly investigate the troubed housing authority in Richmond, CA. But this investigation had a twist: three young poets team up with the Off/Page Project to reveal the housing crisis in Richmond, CA. Jeffrey Brown reports.


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What's new in Adobe Dimension CC.
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Import AI and PSD files and copy/paste raster and vector artwork right into your Dimension scenes. You can even import Illustrator and Photoshop artboards to use as materials, textures, and more.
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The Dimension canvas now offers familiar 2D zooming, panning, and resizing controls. Use print controls to easily adjust the size of your canvas based on physical units and print resolution settings.
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Also includes: Improved depth of field controls, camera Undo/Redo, a Sampler tool, and improved Match Image environment lights.
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Thanks C-Guys!
I was poking around the driver for their WiFi card to investigate something. Then, I realized that they completely replace the sharp_sdmmc kernel module with their own SD/SDIO stack. So just for fun, I installed it and surprise, I can now read, write, and mount a Sandisk 2 GB SD card. So far, it's been working very reliably.
Now, the catches:
1) It works fine on my C760 (running Cacko 1.12). But, when I tried to install the modules on my 6000, I got kernel oopses. So, it may be very sensitive to the model/kernel that is running. This is not that surprising since C760 is one of the few models listed as supported on their website.
2) vfat filesystems are fine. I had some problems with ext2. I fixed it by reformatting my card with "mke2fs -b 1024 /dev/mmcda1". This driver doesn't seem to like block sizes > 1024.
Anyway, if you want to repeat my experiment, just download and install this ipk, and reboot the Zaurus:


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== Overall ToDo List ==
== Overall ToDo List ==
* Get more people involved in the discussion (mailing list)
* Get more people involved in the discussion (mailing list)
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Before we get ahead of ourselves
Once we get enough people and interest to begin moving forwards again with an independent location we can pick back up on this list. Don't let that discourage you though if it was not what you expected, start showing up to meetings and let us know that you want to help and we can make this happen.
Overall ToDo List
- Get more people involved in the discussion (mailing list)
- Tweet, retweet, post to FB, etc..
- spread flyers across campus (once students come back)
- Start talking about what we want
- Start looking for acceptable locations
- We need a name and a logo at some point :)
- Begin formal process - start paperwork for a non-profit entity
StealWrite bylaws, find suckersboard members
- Apply for 501.C3 tax exempt status
- Get a space rented under the non-profit entity
- Check on insurance
Possibledisclaimer forms
- Move in!
- Get the joint fixed up to meet our needs (shelving, storage, etc)
- Get people making projects
Name Suggestions
- Bloomington GRID (Group Research for Independent Development)
- sinHack (Southern Indiana Hackerspace)
Once we move into a location
- clean up the place as much as we need
- define areas for different activities (electronics/soldering, welding, ham area, server/rack space, storage areas)
- build shelves and storage
- get work spaces built (desks, work benches, ham shack, tool wall, etc)
Gear to acquire or build
- mini-fridge
- air conditioner
- space heater
- couch, chairs
- tables
- welding outfits - MIG or TIG, and a stick welder
- scrap steel (1/4" and 1/8") from JB salvage
- Laser cutter/etcher
- Rep-Rap rapid prototyper
- hydraulic ironworker for cutting & punching 1/4" and 1/8" steel
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August 13, 2012 — MEMS Industry Group (MIG) will host MEMS Executive Congress 2012, the annual business conference and networking event for the MEMS industry, November 7-8, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ. Keynote speakers include: Ajith Amerasekera, TI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, in Texas Instruments' Kilby Labs, who will discuss how immersive intelligent systems will change the management of our cities, buildings, personal life, health, transportation, safety and security; and Robert Brunner, founder, creative director and partner, Ammunition. Brunner, who first made his name as director of industrial design at Apple Computer, will explore the critical connection between brand identity and connection to consumers — going far beyond the typical form-and-function paradigm of classic industrial design. Industry panels and the MEMS Technology Showcase, featuring MEMS applications, complete the MEMS Executive Congress 2012 program.
Read Karen Lightman's MEMS blog here!
"MEMS is everywhere. From smartphones, tablets and video games to automotive stability control systems, airbag crash sensors and blood-pressure monitors, we are using MEMS to improve our everyday lives in ways that we could have scarcely imagined just a few years ago," said Karen Lightman, managing director, MIG. "At MEMS Executive Congress 2012, we will take a collective look beyond the mainstream applications of MEMS. Will smartphones become intelligent aids for people with Alzheimer's or autism? Will we still 'drive' or will MEMS-enabled automobiles safely guide us to and from our destinations on MEMS-enabled roads? And where is my MEMS-enabled personal robotic assistant? At MEMS Executive Congress, we will tap some of the most influential, innovative minds in the industry to examine the most pressing business issues affecting the future of MEMS. We will also get up close to some of the best examples of the MEMS inside the machine during our popular MEMS Technology Showcase."
Ajith Amerasekera, TI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, Kilby Labs, Texas Instruments, will address how electronics technology innovation is driving a shift toward more intelligent systems that enable immersive environments. Small in size and deployed in vast numbers, these new systems will dramatically change how our cities, buildings, personal life, health, transportation, safety and security are managed in the future.
Robert Brunner, founder, creative director and partner, Ammunition, will share his philosophy behind positive user experience, one based not on a set of features, advertising or a company logo — but on an emotional affinity for a product that makes the whole far greater than the sum of its parts. Brunner will explore the connection between consumer product design and the user experience, considering the role of technology in consumer satisfaction and market success.
MEMS Market — analysts from leading research firms will present their outlook for future growth and trends in MEMS, addressing factors affecting MEMS in specific market segments. Moderated by Jeffrey Hilbert, president and founder, WiSpry, with panelists:
Jérémie Bouchaud, director and senior principal analyst, MEMS & Sensors, IHS iSuppli
Jean-Christophe Eloy, president and CEO, Yole Développement
Tony Massimini, chief of technology, Semico Research
Steve Ohr, analog and power semiconductors, Gartner, Technology and Service Provider Research
MEMS in Medical/Quality of Life — sponsored by Tronics, this panel will examine ways in which MEMS is promoting better health/quality of life (QoL) in the medical sciences, exploring technologies and commercial opportunities in clinical care, patient monitoring, management, personal fitness, rehab, replacement and drug delivery. Moderated by Jeanette F. Wilson, product line manager, Sensor and Actuator Solution Division (SASD)/AISG, Freescale Semiconductor, with panelists:
Robert Farra, president and COO, MicroCHIPS
Paul Gerrish, senior director, technology and design, Implantable Microsystems Technology, Medtronic
Ivo Stivoric, CTO and vice president of new products, BodyMedia
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Dragan Mladenovic, director of business management, Maxim Integrated Products, Sensor Division
Will Turnage, vice president, Technology and Invention, R/GA
MEMS in Emerging Technologies — sponsored by OEM Group, this panel will examine new areas in which MEMS has either bridged the divide from R&D to commercialization — or is close to doing so. Moderated by Stephen Whalley, director, Sensors, Intel Architecture Group, Intel Corporation, with panelists:
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Yesterday the general prosecutor "appointed by President Morsi" Talaat Abdullah decided to transfer the East Cairo district attorney Mostafa Khater to Bani Sawif. Mostafa Khater is the district attorney who released the detainees tortured and arrested by MB members during the Presidential Palace Clashes.
The decision was a shock especially that we found a memo presented by Khater and the Heliopolis East Cairo district to the Supreme council of judiciary demanding their return to judiciary and revealing shocking details about the decision of Abdullah to transfer him.
|A copy from the memo from Wael Abbas
|The memo from Wael Abbas
Now today the general prosecutor has cancelled his decision not for any reason but let's say the district attorneys are extremely angry all over the country and the MB needs them to supervise the referendum !!
The MB is extremely angry that Khater released the detainees which president Morsi declared as thugs in his inflammatory speech last Thursday.
Not only that the East Cairo district attorney already detained couple of MB and FJP members with arms
Strangely three days prior to this sudden we find Dr. Ahmed Rushdie , a leading member in the Muslim brotherhood , Freedom and Justice Party as well Morsi's presidential campaign stated that Khater will be transferred from his position because he released the detainees.
|From @NermeenBedair
Sadly enough Khater is being defamed and attacked madly in the MB media claiming that he was Ahmed Shafik's legal adviser!!
Because lying is not good , our friends who got Online search habit found out that that Khater was the representative of the Prosecution in the famous Mubarak's trial and he was praised day and night in their websites and media !!


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its been a good week for me in cyber world, and thought i'd start a thread for everyone else to share their achievements!
1.) Kolo Albums saw my website link by looking at my Facebook profile (I liked the company on FB). They wanted to use an image that I posted on my website of my son. I was so excited to find it on the front page of their website this week! It's the first picture in the slideshow here: Kolo Albums
2.) I participate in the scrap challenges at the Lilypad, and Gallery Standouts picked my layout for their fingerpointing on Oct 1st. Never had that happened before, so I was really excited. Gallery Standouts
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Jane Stacy '34 Honored on Her 100th Birthday
March 6, 2013
"Some just can't resist the glamour of the stage," begins a story in the Doings of Western Springs, Illinois. "But it wasn't the spotlight that attracted a young Jane Stacy to the theater. 'I was interested in Fred Burns, and Fred Burns was interested in theater,' said Stacy, who was introduced to both while a student at DePauw University. It was the start of two relationships that would last for decades." (photo, by Buzz Orr, shows Stacy in front of a photo of herself from a 1952 play)
The piece, written by Sandy Illian Bosch, continues, "Stacy, of Western Springs, went on to marry Burns and to play many roles, both on and behind the stage, at Theatre of Western Springs. Friends, family and fellow theater members gathered to pay tribute to Stacy, who turned 100 years old March 4."
A 1934 graduate of DePauw, where she was an English major, Jane (Payne) Stacy continues to work on costumes for the theatre company. "Her portrait hangs in the mainstage lobby, above a plaque that reads 'We bring to the communities we love the theatre we love.' Stacy was honored in October with a village proclamation naming renaming the street just west of the theater Jane Burns Stacy Way, in honor of her 100th birthday and her 68 years of service to the theater."
"Jane is a living legacy," Bill Hammack, the company's managing director, tells the newspaper.
The full text is available at the Doings' website (a subscription may be required).Back


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Ayane vs. Litchi Faye-Ling – Cosplay Clash
We thought she might start a streak, but Natsu ended up bowing down to Dead or Alive's Ayane. Now the lilac-haired ninja goes up against Litchi Faye-Ling, the dueling doctor from BlazBlue.
Alexia Muller's Ayane has proven to be a very strong opponent, gathering about 60% of yesterday's vote. Can she summon up the chi and the votes needed to keep going and leave Litchi Faye-Ling in the dust?
Sweet Little World's Litchi Faye-Ling looks like she jumped straight of the game and came looking to beat down Ayane, stopping her in her tracks before she can get a streak. Does this doctor need a prescription for victory?
It's up to you to decide who will win this Cosplay Clash between these two titanic figures of fighting games! Voting closes on May 14th 10AM PST.
Rules of Cosplay Clash:
Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite cosplayer. If a cosplayer remains the reigning champ for seven straight matches, they are retired to the Arcade Sushi Cosplay Hall of Fame. With so many great cosplayers out there, we have to give other cosplayers a chance.


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Want radiance?
Want it all over?
I do.
Some illuminates are so pearly they are better off in concentrated areas. I wanted something pinkish, pearly that I could use all over for a dewy look. So I found this baby:
Giorgio Armani Illumniator in no. 7 which is a very pale pink with pearly reflects.
What is nice about this is the nice, light texture so it doesn't feel greasy or gloopy.
I put it on top of my foundation, but you can put it under, or mix it, or put it on top.
I found this really luminized my skin and made it glow. It did as the way went on, fade a bit.
It is as good as I thought it would be – I;ve heard so many good things about the GA make up range. Shame there are no counters near me (or is it a good thing?!)


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IYC Postage Stamp CentralActivity by Daniel Rabinovich | added on Jan 14, 2011 | United States
Sponsor(s): IUPAC
A collection of IYC-related stamps issued during 2011.
Many countries and postal authorities will join in the celebrations of IYC by issuing postage stamps related to chemistry. Topics may include famous scientists and Nobel Laureates (e.g., Marie Curie) and their accomplishments, indutrial chemistry, molecules, glassware and, in general, the many ways in which the value and importance of chemistry to society can be recognized and promoted. This activity will strive to provide a platform for keeping the general public informed of all new IYC stamps issued in 2011 and a resource for educators and postage stamp enthusiasts alike.
Well, here's a first update on reliable information I have at hand:
The first IYC stamps, a nice pair from Israel that feature the molecular structures of ubiquitin and the ribosome and honor the Israeli scientists that contributed to the elucidation of their structures and function (and received Nobel Prizes in Chemistry for their achievements), were issued on January 4th, 2011.
Both Belgium and Slovakia issued IYC-themed stamps on January 17, 2011 (see attached photos). Both stamps show the formulas of water and carbon dioxide, and the selvage of the one from Slovakia includes the IYC logo.
Next is a stamp from France that features a "classic" portrait of Marie Curie in her laboratory, issued on January 17, 2011.
I believe Sri Lanka has also issued a chemistry-related stamp on January 30th, but I have not seen it yet. Months ago I read somewhere that the plan was for five (!) different stamps, but I don't know how many were actually issued. Any information to share with everyone at this site would be appreciated.
I got today a jpg of the stamp from Sri Lanka (thanks to Linda Wang from C&E News...).
Here is the link to the Spanish stamp, issued last week
I've added to the site high-resolution scans of the stamps from Belgium, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and Spain. Enjoy.-
Here's also a pretty good image of the Swiss stamp to be issued on March 3rd, and which is already available for purchase at the Swiss Post online philatelic store.
Looks like the next country to issue IYC stamps will be Indonesia, with a pair of stamps due out on March 23rd. Thanks to Linda Wang, Associate Editor of C&E News, for the tip.-
Well, it turns out the the "next" stamp is actually one from Jersey, a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy in France. The stamp features Marie Curie and is one of four in the "Women of Achievement" set issued TODAY (March 8, 2011). The other three women on the set are Dame Margot Fonteyn (a notable English ballerina), Florence Nightingale (a celebrated nurse) and Mother Teresa (founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta).
Thanks for putting this collection together Dan.
I share your love for postage stamps. I found the Swiss stamp especially striking.
Eric Scerri
The two stamps from Indonesia were apparently issued ahead of schedule, on March 1. I'll be posting the corresponding images soon.-
Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently isued a stamp to celebrate the centennial of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911). However, the stamp makes no mention of the International Year of Chemistry....! I will also be posting an image shortly.
Take a look at this review publised by C&EN on March 14, 2011: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/newscripts/89/8911newscripts.html
I've uploaded better (i.e., higher resolution) scans of the stamps from France, Switzerland and Jersey. Still waiting for those from Indonesia & Bosnia and Herzegovina...
I've done a quick search of the websites of several European Postal Authorities that publish their stamp issue plans. Romania (one stamp, May) and Poland (two stamps, November, in a block) are all that I could find.
Norway, Estonia and Latvia, Hungary and Belarus don't seem to be covering the International Year of Chemistry. Sweden and Finalnd don't give any information on their future issues - at least, I couldn't find anything.
The Polish stamps ares also linked - liked the Bosnia & Herzegovina and Jersey issues - to the celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Marie Curie.
The date of issue of the stamp from Bosnia & Herzegovina appears to have been March 8, but I still need to confirm this. I'll post a better image as soon as available.-
Yes, the date of issue for the Curie stamps from Bosnia & Herzegovina is March 8, 2011, which was also the centennial of the International Women's Day (1911-2011).
I've posted higher-resolution images of the IYC stamps from Indonesia.
In other news, I've added an image for a souvenir sheet apparently issued by Gabon sometime this year, even though I strongly believe that this is an "ilegal" issue, similar to others from Mali, Burundi and other African countries made only for collectors, without any valid postal use. I'll only believe it when and if it becomes listed in a standard postage stamp catalogue (Scott, Yvert, etc.). Any additional reliable information pertaining to this issue that readers of this Activity may have would be appreciated.
Macedonia issued on April 13 a chemistry-related stamp but it is not clear to me if the IYC is mentioned explicitly (see posted scan).
The stamp from Macedonia does mention the IYC: the three words under the stom symbol literally mean "Year of Chemistry". Many thanks to Zoran Zdravkovski (Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia) for providing this information.
Very interesting indeed. We all are grateful to Dan for the decision to have this collection and providing an opportunity to for every one to see the collection.
Those involved in the implementation of IYC activities would be feeling very happy to see this collection. Students of Chemistry would be happy to learn so many things related to chemistry as illustrated in the stamps. Very good opportunity for the philatelists.
The picture of the Blue sapphire in the stamp published by Sri Lanka Philatelic Bureau in collaboration with the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon is in fact the National Gem of Sri Lanka.
I wish more and more countries will produce such stamps for celebration of IYC 2011.
Paraguay joins the party...! Yesterday (May 9th) a stamp honoring Marie Curie and the IYC was issued in Paraguay. The stamp also features the logo for the Bicentennial of Paraguay's Independence, to be officially celebrated on May 15, 2011. I will post for now a preliminary image of the stamp (and its attached commemorative label). Stay tuned for a better one in the future....
Many thanks to Prof. Esteban Ferro from the Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Asunción National University, for the information and preliminary scan.
Thanks to Prof. Luciano Recalde, also from Asunción National University, for providing today a better-resolution scan of the Paraguayan IYC stamp, which I just posted to this site.
I've posted images for a new souvenir sheet and sheet of four stamps issued by Togo, both of which commemorate the centennial of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry but make no explicit reference to the IYC. I do this for reference only, with the strong belief that these are unauthorized issues of dubious postal validity. Any official information pertaining to these issues would be of course more than welcomed.
A better scan of the IYC stamp from Paraguay has been uploaded.
I got word today from Mr. Thorsten Sandberg, Press Officer with the Swedish Postal Service ["Posten"], that the IYC will be commemorated with a minisheet of stamps related to Marie Curie, a joint issue with Poland to be released on November 17th. The exact design(s) of the stamp(s) will not be available until a few days before the official date of issue.
Serpost, the privately-owned company the provides postal services in Peru, issued a fascinating stamp chockful of chemical imagery on 1 August 2011 (see attached image). It features the Peruvian coat of arms and its chemical connections. For example, the helical structure of keratin, the main polymeric material that makes up the wool of the vicuña and other camelids, is shown to the left of the coat of arms. The molecular structure of quinine, the classic antimalarial drug extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree, is depicted to the right of the coat of arms. Also shown are the symbol and electronic configuration of gold since a cornucopia spilling coins of the noble metal is included in the bottom half of the coat of arms. Then there's the logo for the Colegio de Químicos del Perú, the organization representing all professional chemists in the country (a separate entity from the Peruvian Chemical Society) and a few images showing chemists handling reagents and working in a laboratory. Enjoy....
Italy may well be the next country to celebrate IYC with a postage stamp, to be released on September 11 (see attached). Many thanks to Prof. Ennio Zangrando, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Trieste, for providing the attached preliminary picture.
Apparently The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) has issued an IYC stamp on 29 July 2011. Other than the attached preliminary image, I don't have any additional information at this point. Equatorial Guinea has also issued a set of 4 stamps (!) but I don't have any reliable information available, not even the date of issue. Oh well, just low-resolution images for now...
A slightly better scan of the Equatorial Guinea set has been uploaded. Thanks to Dr. Symeon Kyriakidis (The General Chemical State Laboratory, Athens, Greece) for providing the image.
A stamp honoring the IYC and Franz Joseph Muller von Reichenstein, the Austrian mineralogist (1740?-1825?) who discovered tellurium in 1782 in Transylvania (Romania), will be issued by Romfilatelia later this month. Thanks to Marilena Onea, Head of the Issuing Department, for the preliminary information.
Canada Post will issue an IYC stamp on October 3, 2011. It will feature a portrait of John Polanyi, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986. Thanks to Gwen Prout (West Vancouver, British Columbia) for the heads up.
Without much fanfare, the Republic of Mauritius has also issued (on September 8th) a stamp honoring the IYC, and I've added a preliminary picture to this website. Thanks to Dr. Ramasami Ponnadurai (Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius) for providing this information and the image.
Improved scans of the IYC stamps from Italy, North Korea and Equatorial Guinea have been posted.
The IYC stamp from Romania was issued TODAY, and it's a nice one... Attached are preliminary images of the stamp and the beautiful minisheet of 8 stamps plus a central label with the IYC logo.
Uruguay will issue a souvenir sheet for the IYC on November 7th.
Here's a preview of the Canadian IYC stamp (due October 3rd) and a link to the press release made available today by the University of Toronto. Thanks to Prof. Louis Cuccia (Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal) for bringing these to my attention.
The designer of the Canadian stamp has provided the following description:
"The background image is a cropping of actual bromine atoms photo-imprinted on a silicon surface. This image is part of current research in molecular-scale printing lead by Professor Polanyi at the University of Toronto. The graphic on the lower right shows molecules moving within the three states of a chemical reaction: initial state, transition state and final state. We included this graphic as part of the stamp as Professor Polanyi won a nobel prize in 1987 for his contribution in initiating a new field of chemistry called reaction dynamics that deals with the prediction of the pattern of the motion of molecules in a chemical reaction. The wavy lines behind the molecules emphasize transition within a chemical reaction."
Thanks to Luke Andersson, Marketing Coordinator, Chemical Institute of Canada, for providing this information.
I've uploaded a better scan of the stamp from Mauritius. Coming in November: Uruguay, Sweden and Poland.
IYC stamps have also been issued by Oman and Curaçao, and I hope to provide additional information and images shortly. Stay tuned....
The joint issue from Poland and Sweden if finally out (November 17th)! Both are souvenir sheets of two stamps each, with an almost identical design but face value in their our national currencies [neither one uses the euro!]. See the attached preliminary images.- Although it's perfectly OK to celebrate the 100th anniverary of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) for the discovery of radium and polonium, I am disappointed that neither of these souvenir sheets explicitly mention the IYC. How hard was it to include at least a small IYC logo somewhere in the design? Oh well, a missed opportunity to honor chemistry...
The set of four stamps from Curaçao was issued on 11 October 2011, and high-resolution images of the stamps have been posted here. I wonder if the "rabbit" scientist featured in each stamp is a cartoon character popular in Curaçao...
I've uploaded better images of the souvenir sheets from Poland and Sweden honoring the centennial of Marie Sklodowska Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Uruguay issued on December 9th a nice souvenir sheet of one stamp honoring the IYC and featuring pictures of some minerals (agate, amethyst & quartz). See attached preliminary image.-
Happy New Year to everyone! Several images have been updated (higher resolution scans have been posted). And on December 27th, the Sultanate of Oman issued what may well be the last IYC stamp of the year (see attached image). Most of the dates of issue have been posted, except for the strip of four stamps from Equatorial Guinea and the souvenir sheets from Guinea-Bissau. I should also mention that the date of issue of the souvenir sheets from Togo and Gabon, which honor Marie Curie but do not mention explicitly the IYC, are unknown. If any additional (reliable) information becomes available, I'll post it in the future.
Gheorghii Plugari from Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, has designed four beautiful "customized" stamps featuring the IYC logo (one in English, one in Moldovan) and Marie Curie (two different portraits), all of which were printed by Posta Moldovei and are valid for postage (see attached scans). For more information, visit: www.moldphila.com.
An IYC Philatelic Tribute to Marie Curie prepared by Dan Rabinovich was published in Chemistry International Nov-Dec 2011, p. 44
Also, you might like to follow Dan's IYC stamp odyssey at the 2012 ACS meeting in San Diego; his presentation is scheduled Sunday, March 25, 2012 04:55 PM as part of the HIST Tutorial and General Papers session!
A few belated additions to the page (see attached images): a souvenir sheet from Guinea honoring Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) but not explicitly the IYC, and three stamps, also from Guinea, from a sheet of 6 that also includes Pierre Curie, Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein.
CAVEAT EMPTOR: these are most probably illegal issues, unlikely to ever see postal use, and have little or no philatelic value. This posting does not constitute an endorsement of their validity and is for reference purposes only.
I've also posted a scan of a fascinating customized stamp prepared in Slovenia on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the IYC, which took place in the beautiful city of Maribor (the second largest in Slovenia) on January 26th, 2012. It features an image of the photochemical reactor used for the synthesis of krypton difluoride in liquid fluorine, and it is based on a photograph taken by Dr. Gasper Tavcar from the Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology at the Jozef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana. What can I say, there must be some very knowledgeable (and brave) scientists at the Institute...!!! Thanks to Prof. Iztok Turel (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for bringing this stamp to my attention and providing the aforementioned background information.
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ubiquitin: Israel IYC stamp - January 4, 2011
ribosome: Israel IYC stamp - January 4, 2011
Belgium IYC stamp - Jan. 17, 2011
Slovakia IYC stamp - Jan. 17, 2011
France IYC stamp - Jan. 27, 2011
Sri Lanka IYC stamp - Jan. 30, 2011
IYC stamp from Spain - Feb 7, 2011
Switzerland - IYC stamp - March 3, 2011
IYC stamp from Jersey - March 8, 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Curie stamp (2011) - March 8
IYC stamp from Indonesia - March 1, 2011
IYC stamp from Indonesia - March 1, 2011
2011 Curie souvenir sheet from Gabon (unauthorized issue?)
Macedonia chemistry stamp - April 13
Togo 2011 issue (souvenir sheet)
Togo 2011 issue (sheet of four stamps)
IYC stamp from Paraguay - May 9, 2011
IYC stamp from Peru (1 August 2011)
Italy IYC stamp (September 11, 2011)
IYC North Korea stamp (07-29-11)
Equatorial Guinea IYC stamps (a set of four!)
Mauritius IYC stamp (8 September 2011)
Romania IYC stamp (26-9-2011)
Romania IYC minisheet (8 stamps + label)
Canada IYC stamp (3 October 2011)
Sweden - Curie souvenir sheet (Nov. 17th, 2011)
Poland - Curie souvenir sheet (Nov. 17th, 2011)
Curaçao 11-October-2011
Curaçao 11-October-2011
Curaçao 11-October-2011
Curaçao 11-October-2011
9-December-2011 Uruguay souvenir sheet
Guinea-Bissau (date of issue unknown)
Guinea-Bissau (date of issue unknown)
Moldova - IYC customized stamp (December '11)
Moldova - Curie customized stamp (December '11)
Moldova - IYC customized stamp (December '11)
Moldova - IYC customized stamp (December '11)
Curie souvenir sheet from Guinea (date of issue unknown)
Curie Stamp from Guinea (1 of 3) (date of issue unknown)
Curie Stamp from Guinea (2 of 3) (date of issue unknown)
Curie Stamp from Guinea (3 of 3) (date of issue unknown)
customized IYC stamp from Slovenia (2012)