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In this study, non-intrusive pressure drop, liquid film thickness distribution and wave behavior measurements have been obtained for 140 and 220 two-phase flow conditions in horizontal 8.8 mm I.D and 15.1 mm I.D. tubes, respectively. Horizontal flow regimes ranging from stratified-wavy to annular were studied in long clear test sections. Pressure drop data appeared to show different trends for the wavy, wavy-annular and annular flow regimes, suggesting that a unique model may be required for each. In addition, wave frequency showed clearly different behavior for these regimes, with only minor liquid flow dependence in the wavy and wavy-annular flows and strong liquid flow dependence in annular flow. Interestingly, disturbance wave velocity could be correlated to within 10% by the gas friction velocity in the annular regime and within 20% in the wavy-annular regime, leading to a simple correlation between pressure drop and wave velocity. Base film thickness data (between waves) show that the film is relatively insensitive to gas flow at the side and top of the tube and that the film thickness around the tube becomes nearly independent of liquid flow rate at high gas flows. Empirical correlations of the various data sets are presented with the goal of aiding general horizontal two-phase flow modeling efforts.
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Are Indian institutes casting a negative light on minority groups?
By Annie Banerji
Just when you thought the reputation of India's higher education sector couldn't get worse, two recent developments regarding scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST) cast doubt on the approach of a few of New Delhi's academic institutions.
In one case, two Delhi University officials have been arrested for supplying fake caste/tribe certificates to students for admission to colleges. In another case, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, a branch of one of the most prestigious engineering and technology oriented institutes of higher education in India, has proposed to dish out "etiquette lessons" for its freshman SC/ST students.
The arrest of two permanent employees of Delhi University's Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) cell came after a 26-year-old man allegedly managed to secure admissions for a dozen students in eight colleges this admission season.
His "educational consultancy firm" guaranteed admission to renowned colleges in the university by providing forged caste certificates for which he charged exorbitant amounts.
Delhi University reserves 22.5 percent seats for candidates who belong to the SC/ST category, recognised as minority groups by the Constitution of India. This reserved provision allows the relaxation of 5 percent on the minimum required qualifying marks.
In another embarrassing development, IIT Delhi, which eases 10 percent in the admission criteria for SC/ST category students, has devised a 'self-enrichment programme' for its SC/ST freshman batch, a move that suggests a distinction between two sets of students on the sole basis of caste.
"A campus is a symbol of assimilation of many minds and several lives. To carve out a group on the basis of their origins and put them through a training programme — I would term it nothing short of apartheid," a faculty member of the institute was quoted as saying.
Conversely, the IIT Delhi director told an English daily that the notice was worded inaptly. "There is something amiss in the notice. The classes are meant for all students from rural backgrounds – and not just for SC/ST students – and were conducted last year too," Surendra Prasad clarified.
These fiascos have not only helped in tainting the reputation of these premier academies, but have also placed scheduled castes and scheduled tribes on the line for no fault of their own.
The reserved seats in higher education are gibed by many general category aspirants as they feel they miss out on opportunities because of these conditions. Such instances may have widened a chasm that has always been sensitive to begin with.
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What bullsh*t this is….u r ready to get benefits for caste and at the time of getting admission u dont say ohhh "i am being distinguished on basis of caste" and when IIT says lets bring these chaps at par with others and lets have programme for that at NO extra cost then SC/ST people scrib about it. What rubbish this is…
If quotas keep cut offs high and the number of seats in Open category get reduced to just 10-12% (visit – http://tinyurl.com/69j7tvc) , there will be people who will want to break the rules and forge caste certificates. Yes, what they did is wrong but would you blame them fully for doing that? Why blame IIT which is trying to help students catch up in name of distinction between students when it begins very early in everyone's life and they are getting advantage over many others for no fault of theirs.
Quota has not made a difference in 60+ years. It is widely misused.
Unless quota is reduced progressively it is unjustified.
Quota is meaningless if we cannot provide equal sholl education for all.
India is a starnge country indeed. We read in the news that most families spend a lot on education, even more than food. We have RTE because a lot of yougsters do not get education. Government is able to spend a lot on almost all other items but not education.

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text: Leukemia patient Michelle Bail celebrates four years cancer free Michelle Bail never thought she would be fighting for her life five years ago during the holiday season. "I thought I had a bad stomach virus and was very nauseous, and had no interest in eating because I couldn't keep anything down. I was also more tired than usual, especially at work, and the lymph nodes under my arms were swollen, which I ignored," said Bail, identifying some of the common symptoms of leukemia. After spending a less than "Happy Thanksgiving" at a large gathering of family members, the South Hadley woman found herself at her primary care doctor the following Monday. "He ordered blood tests, and then I heard from the office the next morning and they wanted me to come in right away. When I got there my doctor asked me who my oncologist was. I told him that I didn't have one and he said to me, 'You do now,'" Bail said about learning she had leukemia. Why me? "I was devastated and very angry for some reason upon learning the news. I couldn't stop thinking of my husband, our children and grandchildren, and wondering what I did to deserve this fate," she added. Wasting no time, her doctor had her admitted that afternoon to Holyoke Medical Center. "I met with an oncologist there, who I liked very much. But the doctor told me that because of the acuity of my leukemia, I really needed to be at Baystate Medical Center. Before the day was over, I was transferred by ambulance to Baystate," said Bail, who noted that before even arriving at the hospital, she was told she needed to be treated by Dr. Richard Steingart, a hematologist oncologist in the Baystate Regional Cancer Program. Bail's leukemia diagnosis was for acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, whose symptoms often mimic those of the flu. Considered to be the most common type of acute leukemia in adults, this type of cancer usually gets worse quickly if it is not treated. A common, but deadly disease According to statistics from the American Cancer Society, in 2016 an estimated 19,950 people of all ages in the United States will be diagnosed with AML, the second most common type of leukemia diagnosed for both adults and children. An estimated 10,430 deaths will occur from the disease. The five-year survival rate is approximately 26 percent and depends upon a number of factors such as age, the subtype of AML, which gene or chromosome changes the leukemia cells have, and response to treatment. "The good news is that thanks to advances in cancer research, supportive care, and the development of new treatments, more and more people are surviving this blood cancer today," said Steingart. Chemotherapy is the main treatment for AML, aimed at killing rapidly dividing cancer cells. Patients who are younger than 60 respond best to treatment, with some 80 percent going into remission after their first round of chemotherapy, referred to as the induction phase. But, at the end of a year, only 30 to 40 percent are alive as relapses occur commonly. Although Bail's primary care physician suspected leukemia based on the results of her blood test, it wasn't until after being admitted to Baystate and being placed on intravenous hydration that a bone marrow test confirmed her diagnose of AML on Dec. 2, 2011. A turn for the worse Just days after being transferred to Baystate, Bail's health took a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. "I was sitting next to my wife one evening in the hospital and noticed her breathing pattern was labored….not the same as it normally was. She was taking long, deep breaths, almost like she was hyperventilating. So I called for the nurse and before we knew it, Shelly was being wheeled up to the intensive care unit," said Bail's husband, Christopher. "Everything was failing, her liver, her kidneys, her lungs, and Shelly was put on a ventilator," he added recalling what he referred to as a "harrowing experience" for all. Clinical staff in the intensive care unit (ICU) frantically tried to reach Dr. Steingart to inform him what was happening. They were able to track him down in New York City, where he was visiting for the weekend. "Michelle had chest pain, shortness of breath, and hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) with fever. Initially, we thought that she could have cardiac dysfunction, but this was ultimately ruled out. It was then felt that the pulmonary infiltrate (blockage to an air space in a lung caused by the build-up of a substance that is foreign to the lung) seen on her chest x-ray could be due to her leukemia and high white blood cell count. That's when I made the decision to proceed immediately with chemotherapy while she was being monitored in our ICU," said Steingart. A dire message "About all I can remember is someone coming in to tell me they had reached Dr. Steingart and that we had a choice to make. She told me that he wanted her to tell me that he wanted to start chemotherapy immediately and 'if the leukemia doesn't kill you, then the amount of chemotherapy I'm about to give you probably will,'" said Bail. She made the right choice. "It was like a miracle. For someone who was supposed to die that night, when Shelly woke up the next morning, her breathing was much better and she spoke very coherently," said her husband. Bail's long-term treatment consisted of one cycle of induction chemotherapy and two cycles of high-dose Ara-C consolidation chemo. "The consolidation is a means of giving high dose therapy to ensure that the leukemia does not come back," explained Steingart. Complications set in According to the Baystate hematologist, each time Bail received her consolidation chemotherapy in the hospital, she later developed neutropenic fevers. Considered by some doctors as an oncologic emergency, patients with neutropenia must be quickly diagnosed and treated appropriately to survive. "One thing I can say about Dr. Steingart is that he was always so available," said Bail. "He would come into my room and explain everything to me about my cancer, what was happening to me, how my treatments were going, and any challenges I would be facing. I can still remember one of his very first visits with me when he was brutally honest and I appreciated that. He told me, 'I am going to treat you and you are going to be very, very sick along the way before you are better.' I never felt in the dark about my treatment and what was going on. And, as I got to know Dr. Steingart better as a doctor, I always felt safe when he came in to talk with me." Her husband agreed about Steingart's willingness to explain everything and his ability to make it understandable. "For example, when Shelly landed in the ICU, Dr. Steingart explained when he returned from New York that what had happened was the white blood cells were attacking her lungs and that was making it difficult for her to breathe. He also used a great analogy, talking about your lawn and weeds, to explain how the chemo was going to make my wife better," he said. In the hospital more than out Bail said it seemed as if "I was never out of the hospital more than a week at a time." She eventually had her last round of chemotherapy around Memorial Day in 2012. "I distinctly remember being in the hospital for Valentine's Day and even for Christmas; on Christmas Eve we Skyped to the celebration at my daughter's house," she added. On several occasions, Bail was septic, meaning she had severe blood infections requiring antibiotics requiring additional stays in Baystate's ICU. She was admitted when she was neutropenic. And she also had C. difficile infections – all as a result of her immunocompromised state. "I was so sick at times with a fever as high as 106 degrees. I remember waking up at one point in the ICU and seeing my husband and children crying and surrounding my bed. I remember saying to them, 'Am I dead?'" said Bail. A stint in rehab Bail needed some intense physical therapy after one of her long stays in the hospital. She spent a month at Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital to help get her strength back and to improve her walking after being bed-bound for so long. "I was afraid to leave the hospital. I know it sounds weird to say that, but Baystate had been my home for so long. It is not always easy to find a place at the Weldon Center, but Dr. Steingart worked very hard to get me in there. He always had my best interests in mind," she said. Once her inpatient chemotherapy was completed, Bail began a long process of visits to her hematologist. "It was nerve wracking going in for visits, but comfortable at the same time. Every time I had blood work I was afraid for the results, but Dr. Steingart always personally called me at home with the results, which were always good," said Bail. Four years cancer free "I remember having my last bone marrow aspiration and biopsy on July 12, 2012 at Dr. Steingart's office. I was so scared to learn if I was in remission; if not, I would need to get a bone marrow transplant," she added. Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is found in the hollow part of most bones. Bone marrow aspiration is the removal of a small amount of this tissue in liquid form for examination. It is not the same as bone marrow biopsy, which removes actual marrow for examination. The process is used to diagnose and follow the progress of various conditions, such as cancer. Since September 2012, Bail has been in remission and recently celebrated four years of being cancer free. She no longer has regular visits with Dr. Steingart, but must have bloodwork 1-2 times a year as a precaution. To say Bail's admiration for Dr. Steingart is boundless is an understatement. Tears of joy "Whenever I saw doctor Steingart outside of the hospital setting, I would cry. He once said to me, 'Whenever you see me, you start to cry.' I responded by telling him, 'You gave me my life back. You are the person responsible for me being able to do the things I do today and for the rest of my life,'" said Bail. "Dr. Steingart was just so unbelievably good to me, a wonderful doctor and man. And, I'm sure he's the same way with his other patients. He still hugs Chris when he sees him," she added. She also had kind words for the hospital's Oncology Unit. "I don't know how they [staff] do it...working with very sick cancer patients day in and day out. They became like family to me and were so supportive of my own family as well," said Bail.


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They are advertising job openings for off-shore oil rigs?
Just said ROV crew. That's Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle.
I presume they used a Tesla because they had abunch of spares lying around. It's Norway, after all.
Looks like they are hiring technicians/operators for Remote Ocean Vehicles (ROV submersibles). Apparently IKM Subsea's primary clients are oil companies with off-shore oil rigs.


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This four-part article series covers the many habits - some innocent, some not-so innocent - that could be destroying your teeth and oral health, leading to the need for dental implants.
Sharks have multiple sets of teeth. In fact, they tend to grow a fresh set of teeth every two weeks or so to replace those ripped out during feeding frenzies. Rodents have incisors that just keep growing and growing, which is why - in part - beavers gnaw incessantly on the boles of trees: to prevent their teeth from getting too long. Elephants have a set of molars that steadily march towards the front of their mouth during the course of their lifetime. At age 40, a set of larger brand new molars emerge to replace those that have been ground down by day-long munching.
But, humans have only two sets of teeth. The first start to emerge soon after we are born and are then replaced with adult teeth in our late childhood.
In other words, by the time we are 12, we have the set of teeth that is meant to last us for the rest of our lives. There are no second chances for us. Unlike sharks, we won't sprout new teeth to replace those lost through bad oral hygiene or an accident. Our teeth, if chipped, won't keep growing and at age 40 we're more likely to lose our molars than grow a fresh set like elephants! This is why it's so important that we look after our pearly whites from as early an age as possible.
In this four-part article series, dental implants specialists in Rutherford - the dental healthcare professionals responsible for replacing missing teeth – will be taking us through their top list of habits and behaviors that are ruining the health of your teeth and gums and could possibly lead to early tooth loss. Some of these habits you may be aware of already, such as smoking, but others will come as a surprise! So, without further ado, let's get started...
Teeth-Wrecking Habit # 1: Chewing Ice
On a hot day, it can be wonderful to fill a cup with ice and soda and sit there chewing on the lumps and shards of ice. While ice is sugar-free and, in its liquid state, is perfectly good for you, your teeth were not made to bite into it! In a battle between enamel and ice, enamel is likely to win, but that doesn't mean it will win every time and the result could be fractures, cracking and chipping. Also, if you make it a habit you could end up irritating the soft tissues inside your teeth, or even grind the enamel down to the dentine, leaving your pearly whites far more vulnerable to cavities and decay.
"If you're a compulsive chewer, buy yourself some sugar-free gum," suggests a specialist of dental implants in Rutherford. "Chewing ice is terrible for the enamel of your teeth and if you don't address it, I will expect to see you in my office before long."
Teeth-Wrecking Habit # 2: Playing Sports without a Mouth Guard
Think twice before getting on the field or ring without a mouth guard! It just takes one second for something to go horribly wrong and for teeth to go flying. You wouldn't stand in front of the ice hockey goal without the correct protection - you could literally get yourself killed should the puck fly at your face at just the right angle - so why would you face the football player without a helmet and mouth guard? In fact, most sports (other than badminton… but who plays badminton?) come with a risk of facial trauma.
"Make sure you invest in a good mouth guard and wear it," advises the dental implants specialist in Rutherford. "If your friends laugh at you, tell them to Google mouth sports injuries… that'll zip their lips."
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Beach babies
Long story, but on Saturday, Olive and Luke went to the beach with our favourite friends Simon and Louise and their lot. They had an amazing time as you can see from these great pics. We are incredibly lucky to live so near the seaside. Think if I had my way we'd live nearer.
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Thursday, December 11
The Angel Gabriel
So today it was Olivia's turn for the old nativity play thing (here she is with Eva, who did a grand job as a narrator) when she starred in 'Are We Nearly There Yet' as The Angel Gabriel. And she was brilliant. I know I'm supposed to say that, but really, she was great. Not only did she take centrestage for the best song, but she delivered her lines beautifully. We were so proud. We knew she was nervous about it, but she fronted it out and pulled off. I think she actually quite enjoyed being the centre of attention for her five minutes.
My theory about shepherds - that it's pretty handy shepherds turned up at the birth of the Baby Cheeses, because it means teachers can cast loads of kids as shepherds and sheep - was tested to destruction today. I counted 13 shepherds, 13! I wonder what the shepherd to sheep ratio was in that part of the world around 2,000 years ago. There must have been a lot of sheep to look after.
Oh, the Olivia story. She's recently become interested in 'swear words'. Peggy's dad uses them, and so does mummy when she's in the car, apparently. Not daddy though. Nope. When she started rehearsing the play, she came home one day and in a shocked sort of whisper she said, 'Daddy, they say a swear word in the school play'. Do they? What is it? 'I can't say, it's a swear word,' she replied. It's okay to tell me. 'Well,' she whispered, 'they say Jesus Christ.' Class.
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Tuesday, December 9
Jesus Christ! Superstar
It's Xmas play time once again and this year we've got two. First up was Lukey today who was a narrator in Hosanna Rock. Sounds like a rock opera, but sadly isn't Jesus Christ Superstar cast with five-year-olds. Luke, however, was a superstar being pretty much alone in saying his lines clearly enough for everyone to hear. We were so proud.
The whole thing was as ace as usual, it's quite a feat to get that many small people to play ball in such spectacular fashion. I have nothing but admiration for teachers, they must feel such a sense of achievement.
special mention goes to the a nose-picking wise man who would have pretty much killed the baby Jesus had he offered his gift with such gusto 2,000 years ago. Excellent stuff.
I often think that the story of the nativity must be very confusing when you're five. The shepherds seem really important somehow - I guess they are great news for teachers because you can cast around 10 five-year-olds as shepherds and another 10 as sheep. The born in a barn bit is a similar gift, affording the opportunity to cast 10 more children as assorted farm animals that aren't sheep. I think a couple today were dressed as hamsters.
And talking of Jesus, I've got a great Olivia story, but I'll save that for Thursday, after we've seen her as the Angel Gabriel in Are We Nearly There Yet. It's an acting part. She's very nervous, but is playing it too cool for school. Should be interesting.
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Thursday, December 4
When it snowed
Completely forgot I had pics of the huge amount of snow that we were treated to the other weekend. It was proper snow, like I remember it from my childhood. Tons of it, really fluffy and very, very cold.
Here's a couple of snaps of my little snowmen people girl boy thingy. Caryn was too chicken to come out with us. So we took her car and, as Luke helpfully explained upon our return, "Daddy crashed your car". It was more of a too fast round that corner and car not moving according to steering wheel anymore until we met the curb at 10mph.
This is a great shot. Looks like I'm trying to be arty, but really wasn't. My hands were about to get frostbite and I just wanted to get the camera back in my pocket. We went to a park near the school - big field, with some suitable sledging slopes and had the entire place to ourselves. In the olden days, it would have been full of kids and parents and noise. Where was everyone? Too busy playing skiing games on the PS3 probably.
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Monday, November 17
November... so far, so good
Sorry, we are useless. We're back again though. Big month November, starting with a birthday for this absolute beauty. You can almost see what she's going to look like as an adult in this picture. She had a lovely day, got all dressed up along with two of her pals and headed out to Pizza Express for a grown-up meal on a table of their own, with us keeping a beady eye from a safe distance (the next table, four feet or so).
Also, for the first time, she really loved all her presents, which was so lovely. Usually, it's rip open the gifts and toss them aside. This year she loved everything and was genuinely grateful. We got her, among other things, a couple of CDs - Girls Aloud and Sugababes. Her response to Girls Aloud is astonishing. Never underestimate the power of good pop music eh?
So while the girls were getting read for the pizza night out I took Luke to Carrow Road for the first time - like my dad took me and my brother, like his dad took him. I go to the football with my dad, it's a great thing to do, my brother is always quite envious that I get to spend this sort of quality time with the old man. So we had three generations with their heads in their hands after Norwich snatched a draw from the jaws of victory. It was a beautiful moment. City are rubbish, but what can you do once it's in your blood? Ask Luke when he's my age. Sorry son.
And finally, eight litres (that's two gallons isn't it?) of Ebenezer Terrace Cider is now resting in the shed. It tasted like cider when I was bottling it, I popped a couple of extra spoons of sugar in so we get a secondary fermentation when the weather gets warmer in the spring. Guess we'll crack them at the first braai of the summer... long wait eh Louise?
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Sunday, October 19
Ebenezer Terrace Brewing Company
Properly christened the apple press this weekend... finally, and the cider making is kind of underway. Took me a while to get a gallon (4.5 litres) of juice and I used about half a wheelbarrow full of apples, with the other half waiting for a spare half-day this week.
Hopefully, I will soon have three gallons of apple juice turning - like magic - into cider. Then again it has only taken me a year to get this far. Fret not Louise, I still have your books. You can have them back soon!
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Holman Wins 2011 Doo Dah Blue Car Giveaway!
Blair E. Batson congratulates Phillip Holman of Jackson! He's the lucky winner of the 2011 Patty Peck Honda Doo Dah Day Blue Car Gveaway. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a great fundraiser for our children at Batson!
As you may have heard, tickets were available for $25 each to raise money for Blair E. Batson as part of the Zippity Doo Dah weekend in Fondren. Thanks to all the heroes who bought a chance, thereby making a much appreciated donation to Batson.


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What planet is Christopher Walken from? He can't be from Earth, not with that wide loony-radiant face hung out on cheekbones as high as street lamps, that fierce inner conviction, that sense of hearing music from beyond the spheres on a CD player plugged into eternity.
Earthling or not, Walken has made a persistently interesting cinema object for more than 20 years, from his first ingenue role in "The Anderson Tapes" to his brilliant, spooky turn in "The Dogs of War." Ironically, his one failed performance was a try as a villain in a forgettable Bond picture where his uniqueness failed to register amid the bombast and banality. Now he's in his masterpiece.
As Frank White, the King of New York, in Abel Ferrara's "The King of New York," which fills out the sex and violence niche at the Baltimore International Film Festival, Walken is over the top, off the walls and under the rug all at once. Never was a star's weird chemistry better matched with a director's fruity sense of overload. The result is beyond good or bad, right or wrong: It's simply hypnotizing.


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Our product line consists of computer controlled machines and measuring systems utilizing 'state of the art' technologies that are deployed in highly automated customer facilities.


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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
This time we tried Caerlaverock - their website suggesting that there would be Whooper Swans and Barnacle Geese in decent numbers. And we weren't disappointed - except by the swans who were too busy doing swanny things out in the fields.
Went into the first hide - and just about the first bird we spotted other than a few shoveller ducks was a merlin - only my second ever. So sorry swans - not bothered that I didn't see you now.
We managed to track down a snipe - largely by dint of sheer persistence, No1 daughter got her first glimpse (it was a glimpse) of a great spotted woodpecker and was wooed by the rather quaint wheezing of the wigeon all over the reserve.
And the icing on the cake? The day finished with a fly past from a couple of thousand barnacles - much to the delight of both ourselves and the guy videoing from the hide, who'd been waiting three days for that particular shot. So to celebrate our (and his) success and patience here are some Barnacles - all the way from Spitzbergen especially for us.
Celebrate the diversity of birds around the world with a visit to Wild Bird Wednesday
10 comments:
- Adam Jones said...
That Wigeon shot is a real beauty.
- 23 October 2012 at 19:23
- Nigel Monckton said...
Thanks Adam - the pond is very close to one of the main hides which certainly helps with these things.
- 23 October 2012 at 20:11
- Heather Wilde said...
It's great sharing such days with the kids. Findlay would have us out every day if he could. Lovely pictures and story.
- 23 October 2012 at 20:45
- HOOTIN ANNI said...
Awesome...just plain and simple ---these are AWESOME
Hootin' Anni @ Hootin' Anni's - Egret taking to flight
I'd Rather B Birdin - Cooper's Hawk
- 23 October 2012 at 20:50
- mick said...
The in-flight birds are especially beautiful.
- 23 October 2012 at 21:14
- Gary said...
Great series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
- 23 October 2012 at 21:32
- i stora drag said...
It's so nice, the photo of the geese flying away!
Greetings Pia, Sweden
- 23 October 2012 at 21:37
- eileeninmd said...
Sounds like a wonderful birding outing with your daughter. I can not picture my 19 yr old son asking to go birding with me. Love the birds and your photos.
- 23 October 2012 at 22:45
- Stewart M said...
Greetings - splendid place. We went there if I recall!
The wigeon is rather good. I can see why RJ would like the call.
Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW
- 24 October 2012 at 08:41
- Pat said...
Beautiful captures!
- 25 October 2012 at 00:27


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Welcome to the latest stop on Kelly Jamieson's "Hot Ride" Blog Hop.
Her latest novel from Samhain Publishing, "Hot Ride", is out today, so be sure to stop by your favourite bookstore or Samhain to get a copy. 😀
You also have a chance to win some fabulous prizes on the Hop, so make sure you ENTER the RAFFLECOPTER (click on the word 'rafflecopter') for a chance to WIN.
Now that you know the contest rules, let's get to know Kelly…
CABR: Sera Manning, the heroine in "Hot Ride", is a DEA agent. I love seeing powerful women portrayed in fiction, particularly romance. What/whom inspired you to write Sera?
KJ: I don't know that I was inspired by any one person to write Sera. I wanted to write a kick-ass heroine, someone really strong and independent (to a fault!) which is quite different for me. I mean, I hope all my heroines are strong, but Sera's the only heroine I've written who works in law enforcement and can take down a two hundred pound guy. 😀
CABR: Impressive. 🙂 Will "Hot Ride" be the first in a series?
KJ: I had not planned a series, but I'm already hearing suggestions about a book for one of the secondary characters! And I would really love to use all I learned in researching the book to write another story. So maybe… 😀
CABR: Looking forward to "Hot Ride" the series.
Do you have a bike or did you hitch a ride with a Harley owner perhaps to do your research?
KJ: I don't have a bike! In fact I am really kind of anti-motorcycle, which stems from a previous day job working as a bodily injury case manager in the auto insurance business – I often saw the horrific consequences of accidents involving motorcycles. (Sera thinks of them as "murdercycles", LOL).
I haven't been on a bike for many years – my dad (in a classic mid-life crisis move) bought a motorcycle when I was a teenager and I HATED riding with him – he was crazy reckless, driving too fast, no helmet…he scared the crap out of me. My husband also had a bike as a teenager but we were just friends then, so I only rode with him a few times. For this story, I talked to a fellow writer who has motorcycles for some advice.
CABR: I understand cooking, or at least watching others cook, is a passion of yours. So, what's your favourite show on the Food Network?
KJ: Food Network! I used to love to watch it and I learned a lot of cooking techniques. I hardly have time to watch TV any more but I've watched Giada, the Barefoot Contessa – my hubs likes grilling shows like Bobby Flay's to improve his grilling techniques, so we watch that sometimes. I'm not so much into those crazy "competition" shows. Extreme Chef did inspire a story I wrote about a chef that I put up on my blog as a free serial.
CABR: Extreme Chef is a favourite of mine too. 🙂
What are your working on right now and when can we expect to see it/them on book shelves?
KJ: I have a couple of projects on the go. Sometimes when I get stuck on one, I start something new, and go back and forth between them as my muse dictates. 😀
So I have started another hockey story, a Remi/Jason sequel, and I'm also working on a new BDSM story that I'm really in love with. No idea when either of these will be out, but since my publishing schedule is pretty much booked for 2013 it might be a while (I'll try to get the hockey story out sooner!)
CABR: That's great news for us readers Kelly.
Is "Hot Ride"your 25th book? How long has it been since your first book, "Love Me", was published and how have your personal and professional lives changes since then?
KJ: What? 25? Wait! I think it's only (!) 24. I have an anthology that's really 3 books put together so we won't count that, LOL.
"Love Me" came out in September 2008. How has my life changed?…Wow. When I started writing, I didn't tell anyone what I was doing. My family thought I was playing around on the computer and my kids rolled their eyes at me. Then I got published. They still rolled their eyes at me. Then the royalty cheques started getting bigger…and bigger… and there's not so much eye rolling anymore!
There's still a sense that I'm just playing around on the computer, though, with constant interruptions and no recognition that this is actually a BUSINESS with contracts and deadlines and obligations. That's a pretty big change – I now spend SO much time on the business part of writing – all the edits, emailing with publishers, editors, cover art requests, blurb writing, and all the promotion work, the blog posts, advertising, social networking, etc etc. it's turned into a second full time job (I also work full time at a "day job").
CABR: It's amazing you get all that writing in, with all the correspondence and interruptions 🙂
OK, it's time for the fun, quirky questions…
If you could be someone else for a day, from any time in history, who would you be and why?
KJ: I would like to be Kate Middleton. No wait. Oprah Winfrey. No wait. Heidi Klum. No wait, she and Seal have split. I KNOW! Nora Roberts!
CABR: LOL. One a day for a week huh? 🙂
Which character from fiction, yours or another author's, would you like to spend time with and why?
KJ: I would like to spend time with Mammy Walsh from Marian Keyes' books. Or any of the Walsh girls. I don't know if it's my Irish background, but Marian's Irish characters just crack me up, the way they talk, their sense of humour. I would love to sit in a bar and drink with them!
CABR: Sounds like fun Kelly.
Which state do you live in and what's the best thing about living there?
KJ: I'm Canadian… no wait I AM CANADIAN! (that's a joke, probably only other Canucks will get it!)
CABR: I get it! I was actually in Toronto in 2000 when Molson (beer company) launched "The Rant" about being Canadian and all those stereotypes people have about Canadians. It was hilarious 😀
KJ: …There are so many good things about living here. I could go on and on! But the best thing about living in Canada is HOCKEY! Yes, we have long cold winters, but there can be so much beauty and yes, fun, if you dress right, in winter!
No, we don't live in igloos, lol! We also have incredible hot summers, which I love. I enjoy sitting in the sun, either on my deck or at a beach, reading a good book. I love living in a peaceful, polite country that's clean and naturally beautiful and has universal health care and gun control laws and where we don't care what sex you are when you get married as long as you both love hockey, lol.
CABR: I love how much you love living in, and being, Canadian. Thanks for visiting Caribbean Accent Book Reviews on your "Hot Ride" Blog Hop. 😀
KJ: Thank you so much for having me!
Giveaway – remember you have the chance to win fabulous prizes on the "Hot Ride" Blog Hop, so make sure you ENTER the RAFFLECOPTER (click on the word 'rafflecopter') for a chance to WIN.
You can find out more about Kelly's upcoming blog appearances and her books in several ways – visit her website, tweet her @KellyJamieson, leave her a comment on Goodreads, find her on Amazon or email her at info (at) kellyjamieson.com.


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This blog will make business leaders think about challenging the status quo. To think Lean, Agile and to innovate.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Business Leadership
Lack of true leadership in today's corporate world is alarming. To be a successful business leader one needs to be tough, yet personal and one should play by pure instinct. Knowing when to let go shall be a pure gut decision, thus consistency becomes a requirement. Protecting your teritory is just not enough, and one needs to see the bigger picture and create consistancy of purpose. Boundaryless as Jack Welch describes would knock down external walls making suppliers and customers part of a single process. Rotten heads to give way to savvy business thinking that fosters an energizing environment where innovation thrives and creativity prevails. This is how everone wins and business runs successfully. Energise, innovate and empower, and be the true leader.
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Washington Federal Inc. (WAFD) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for December 21Equities Staff Follow |
Washington Federal Inc. (WAFD) experienced unusually high volume on Dec. 21, as the stock lost 1.33% to a closing price of $23.66. The stock saw 4.53 million shares trade hands over the course of the day on 11,364 trades. Given that the stock's average daily volume over the last month has been 798,069 shares a day, this represents a pretty substantial spike over the norm.
Washington Federal Inc. has a P/B ratio of 1.13. It also has a P/E ratio of 14.2. The stock has traded between $26.34 and $19.72 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $24.84, and its 200-day SMA $22.96.
Washington Federal Inc is a bank holding company operating through its subsidiaries. Its activity includes accepting deposits & lending out loans of various types. The Bank is also engaged in real estate investment & insurance brokerage activities.
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Tell me good albums that have come out since early May
I've not had proper internet since then, but now I do, and I'm resubscribing to Spotify today. YAY!
I really like the new
-Bloc Party album (Four)
-A Place to Bury Strangers album (Worship)
though others will probably disagree.
Was Moonface's new one out before you went offline?Lililololaure this'd this
Her Parents
Jizzycal Release
> New Animal Collective
> R. Stevie Moore - Lo-Fi High Fives
> Aesop Rock - Skelethon
> Echo Lake - Wild Peace
> Cat Power - Sun
> Unwinding Hours - Afterlives (not listened to it yet, but I assume you'll like it)
thanks so far!
this morning I have listened to this year's albums from Future of the Left (doesn't sound as good as the last one or how the songs are live), Hot Chip (yaaaayyyyyyy), Miaoux Miaoux (sounds like Hot Chip a lot), Chain and the Gang (awesome) and The Fresh & Onlys (sweet)
<3 music
The Seer
the end
quite a lot of new records from this summer on repeat
Swans, Animal Collective, I Like Trains, Blondes, Exitmusic, Sigur Ros, Liars, Walkmen, Dntel, Japandroids, James Blackshaw, RYAT, FOTL, Dustin Wong, Gravenhurst, Smashing Pumpkins (really), Pinkunoizu, Keaton Henson, Dirty Projectors, Meursault, Delicate Steve, Dusted, By Divine Right, Micachu and the Shapes, Stagnant Pools, Ariel Pink, Goat, Divine Fits, Dan Deacon, Matthew Dear, OMBRE, Colorama, Four Tet, Plank!, Deerhoof, Two Gallants, Poor Moon, Mount Eerie, Mono, Jens LekmanLdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
although that was out at some point in may, so you might have already heard it. The new Dan Deacon album's really good. New Yeasayer album's not fantastic, but i keep coming back to it.
thanks more people
so much I've missed, gonna take me to Christmas to catch up...


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Before arriving in Portland, most of my knowledge of Oregon's biggest city stemmed from hipster satire TV-show Portlandia. A few other fun facts are derived from various locals, angry Yelp comments and train brochures: Portland is the most eco-friendly city in the U.S., is home to the highest concentration of annoying hipsters, roses seem to be a big deal here but also, no other U.S. city has as many strips clubs per capita…
Not sure what to make of that combination but I was excited to find out. Portland is also a music city which was home to indie darling Elliott Smith in his formative years. To go to a music festival while in Portland seemed like the right thing to do. MusicfestNW is the biggest music happening in Oregon and this year's line-up included well-known names such as Belle&Sebastian, Modest Mouse and Beirut, as well as less established acts including as SALES, Lady Lamb and Allilujiah Choir.
It is a smoking hot(pun intended) Saturday in Portland and the second day of the MusicfestNW. At 1 pm a decent amount of festival goers have already braved the heatwave. The first show we catch, Florida-based duo SALES, is the first but certainly not last act to jokingly address the smokey skies stemming from the forest fires in Oregon in their in-between-songs talk. SALES, who are just finishing up their West Coast tour, consists of Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih. The long-time friends and musical partners make light-weight low-fi guitar-pop, which in combination with the smoke-induced dimmed yellow sunlight makes for a smooth start of the day.
Twin brothers Zach and Ben Yudin make Southern Californian indie pop under the moniker Cayucas and played a fun, easy breezy gig at the MusicfestNW. The band's sound is beachy and dance-friendly and can best be described as a mix between Beach Boys, a Mexican folk band and shoegaze all at once.
Hyped experimental rock band Battles are touring in anticipation of their upcoming album and played in front of an excited crowd. Although Battles are always musically and technically pleasing, there is a slight smugness about them that you will either love or hate. The crowd definitely seemed to love their instrumental set, which indeed stood out from the niceness of the other acts indie pop. Battles will be touring this fall, so plenty of chances to catch them ahead.
Maybe it is the heat, maybe it's the smoke, maybe just the time of the day, but the Portlanders seem a bit hard to flirt with. But once Dominican native George Lewis Jr. aka Twin Shadow hits the stage with his band, there seems to be a moment of awakening. The crowd seemed smitten by Lewis energetic bubbly personality and the band's 80 power synth pop had the audience dancing like there was no tomorrow. A passerby on a bridge behind the stage gave the audience a solo dance show lasting almost the entire set, something that Lewis acknowledged as "only in Portland".
Second to last band of the day were indie pop cult band Belle&Sebastian. The crowd was suddenly much bigger, the sudden presence of babies in the audience witnessed of a mid 30s crowd excited to take in some nostalgia from their youth. Last band out for Saturday, Beirut, need no further introduction. The Balkan folk music inspired act never fail to deliver and their complex tunes rounded off the evening. A safe but yet somewhat boring choice for end of play that day.


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The storyline is all too familiar. A young woman experiences physical and sexual abuse in her family and realizes the need to flee the situation. The pattern of abuse repeats when the woman marries all too young and dependent and has children with her abusive, hard-drinking husband. Eventually, the woman leaves her husband and country of origin to make the dangerous crossing into the United States to create a better life for her children. Unfortunately, any good family connections and resources were left behind as well.It is men, women and children like this that end up in the offices of El Centro de la Familia, the Spanish-speaking component of the Mental Health Center of Denver. At El Centro, Adult Psychiatrist Dr. Kristin Riley-Lazo, finds cultural distinctions between the immigrant population she now serves and other populations she has served in the past throughout the metro area. For starters, approximately 70 percent of her patients prefer to speak only Spanish in session. The younger and more acculturated, the more speaking English enters into treatment. As is reflected in the larger Latino community in Colorado, most of Lazos patients are from northern and central Mexican states like Durango, Chihuahua, Zacatecas and Guanajuato. Rural areas are especially overrepresented nearly 9 of 10 hail from smaller towns, farms and ranchos.Progressive Views on HealthAs in most communities, there is a stigma in the Spanish-speaking Latino community against those seeking mental health services. However, by the time they walk through the doors of El Centro, folks realize they need help. Lazo credits those Latinos seeking mental health services as more progressive and integrative regarding health than the general population, My clients are open to the nexus between the physical and the mental. They may express their depression or anxiety with a physical description or emotional distress by explaining they have Nervios, a catchall physical symptom. According to Lazo, the general population is much more likely to separate their mental health from their physical health.Displacement IssuesLazo also observes a high incidence of displacement issues that occur in immigrant communities. Social stressors that are very unique to the immigrant community include the fear of deportation, issues around documentation, fleeing abusive relationships and living in new communities without the support or resources of traditional family. Often, these challenges form the basis for why people seek treatment, according to Lazo. Many of these issues are faced by children living in a strange land with relatives they have never met and with whom they share much less of a connection. Work EthicFinally, the vigorous work ethic and desire to improve conditions for their families in the immigrant population continues to permeate behavior for those seeking mental health services. So many of my clients want treatment so they can continue to work. They feel they cant afford to be depressed they have kids to take care of and their work ethic spills over into an incentive to get treatment, reports Lazo. As for the woman described in the opening paragraph, shes doing much better. Knowing she has to take care of herself in order to provide for her family, she has not only continued treatment for mental health but also made behavioral changes regarding nutrition, exercise and employment. Fitness classes, healthy shakes, cooking classes and learning English for work, are all part of her weekly regimen. She is determined to break the cycle of abuse for her own children and providing them a more consistent, and safe upbringing. For Dr. Lazo, Women like this are taking responsibility for not repeating the cycle. She has had to create an entirely new social structure. She is an inspiration.
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UNEP Study Sounds Alarm about the Disappearance of the Mesopotamian
85% per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands, the largest wetland
in the Middle East and one of the most outstanding freshwater ecosystems
in the world, have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and
damming. Drawing on historical and new satellite imagery, the UNEP
study graphically documents the scale and speed of their disappearance.
Despite intermittent warnings against the imminent decline of the
Mesopotamian marshlands, there has been little immediate action
to avoid such a fate. Iraq's difficult situation in the past decade
has limited access to and hindered monitoring of events in the marshlands.
As a result, this major ecological disaster, broadly comparable
in extent and rapidity to the drying of the Aral Sea and the deforestation
of large tracts of Amazonia, has gone virtually unreported until
Comprising an integral part of the Tigris-Euphrates river system,
the marshlands are located at the confluence of the two rivers in
southern Iraq, and partially extend into Iran. The study shows that
these vast wetlands which once covered between 15,000 and 20,000
square kilometres now cover less than 1,300 square kilometres.
The cause of the decline is mainly as a result of damming upstream
as well as drainage schemes since the 1970s. The Tigris and the
Euphrates are amongst the most intensively dammed rivers in the
world. In the past 40 years, the two rivers have been fragmented
by the construction of more than 30 large dams, whose storage capacity
is several times greater than the volume of both rivers. By turning
off the tap, dams have substantially reduced the water available
for downstream ecosystems and eliminated the floodwaters that nourished
the marshlands.
The immediate cause of marshland loss, however, has been the massive
drainage works implemented in southern Iraq in the early 1990s,
following the second Gulf War. Although some of these engineering
works were meant to deal with chronic salinisation in the inter-fluvial
region, historically Mesopotamia's main environmental problem, they
were expanded into a full-fledged scheme to drain the marshlands.
Recent satellite images provide hard evidence that the once extensive
marshlands have dried-up and regressed into desert, with vast stretches
salt encrusted. Furthermore, satellite imagery shows only a limited
area of the marshlands having been reclaimed for agricultural purposes.
A small northern fringe of the Al-Hawizeh marsh, straddling the
Iran-Iraq border (known as Hawr Al-Azim in Iran), is all that remains..
Even this last vestige is rapidly dwindling as its water supply
is impounded by new dams and diverted for irrigation purposes.
The collapse of Marsh Arab society, a distinct indigenous people
that has inhabited the marshlands for millennia, adds a human dimension
to this environmental disaster. Around 40,000 of the estimated half-million
Marsh Arabs are now living in refugee camps in Iran, while the rest
are internally displaced within Iraq. A 5,000-year-old culture,
heir to the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, is in serious jeopardy
of coming to an abrupt end.
The impact of marshland desiccation on the area's teeming wildlife
has been equally devastating, with significant implications to global
biodiversity from Siberia to southern Africa. A key site for migratory
bird species, the marshlands' disappearance has placed an estimated
40 species of waterfowl at risk and caused serious reductions in
their numbers. Mammals and fish that existed only in the marshlands
are now considered extinct. Coastal fisheries in the northern Persian
Gulf, dependent on the marshlands for nursery and spawning grounds,
have also experienced a sharp decline.
Despite this tragic human and environmental catastrophe, UNEP believes
that there is hope. Bold measures need to be taken by the custodians
of this natural treasure for the conservation of the remaining transboundary
Al-Hawizeh/Al-Azim marshes before it is too late. UNEP also calls
on Iraq and other riparian countries, and international donors to
give the Mesopotamian marshlands a new lease on life by re-evaluating
the role of water engineering works and modifying them where necessary,
with a long-term view to reinstating managed flooding.
Finally, UNEP proposes an integrated river basin approach involving
the three main riparian countries (Iraq, Syria and Turkey as well
as Iran for the Tigris tributaries) to manage decreasing water resources
sustainably and reverse negative environmental trends in the region.
To continue in present ways would spell the wholesale ecological
demise of lower Mesopotamia, and ultimately undermine the foundation
of life for future generations.
UNEP therefore urges riparian countries to re-initiate dialogue
and adopt an international agreement on sharing the waters of the
Tigris and Euphrates for the benefit of people and nature, and to
ensure an adequate water supply to the marshes. To help stimulate
and better advise this process, UNEP in collaboration with regional
organisations is carrying out a comprehensive scientific assessment
of the Tigris-Euphrates basin, which should provide the scientific
underpinnings for the improved management of the twin rivers.
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The Other Chinese Women
Beauty Revealed: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting
Berkeley Art Museum Through Dec. 22
Berkeley, Calif.
Subversion is afoot in "Beauty Revealed: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting." Behind a straightforward title, unpretentious size—fewer than 30 mostly 18th-century works, if you count 12 album folios as a single item—and a seemingly innocuous subject lies an attempt to change our approach to the study of Chinese art.
In one hanging scroll, a woman takes a break from embroidering as her servant serves her tea. In another, a woman lounges on a daybed while, elsewhere, ladies loiter in gardens, read love poems or prepare, seminude, to bathe. In the context of Chinese painting these are shockingly private moments brought to us mostly in large hanging scrolls about 41/2 to 51/2 feet tall. A handful reach 7 feet and more, some probably made for public places.
As a result, we feel but a breath away from the woman at the window absently petting a cat, or the very elegant "Woman Resting From Reading" on a rootwood couch, as fragile looking as the white-and-blue silks that flow down her body. A few of the women float against neutral backgrounds, but most inhabit recognizable spaces. Behind the woman at her embroidery table, for example, a curtain is tied back to reveal a bed chamber. And here and there an arm protrudes, trompe l'oeil style, in an 11-foot-long painting of women standing on a balcony.
"These paintings," says Chen Fongfong, a doctoral candidate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and currently a fellow at Berkeley, "are not considered as something treasured or deserving of study by the scholars." Her tone indicates she expects to get some flack back home for trying to change this by assisting Julia M. White, senior curator for Asian art, in organizing the show and catalog.
This is because, in the Chinese hierarchy of painting, scholar-artists rank highest, prized for learned allusions and expressive brushwork. Then come court painters specializing in formal portraits and scenes of court life, along with professionals working in urban studios, producing paintings of flowers, celebratory themes and, way off the radar screen of scholars, the subject of this show: beautiful, desirable women.
Interestingly, many include references to the erudite world of scholar-artists—brushes and inkstones for calligraphy, books and ceramics, even the occasional ink landscape with calligraphy. But the artists depicted these hallmarks using an illusionistic style that scholars derided. Moreover, the paintings often exude melancholy and longing. In one, a woman in beautifully patterned silks gazes sadly into a pond where fish swim freely, a metaphor for a couple's sexual life. This is a reminder that in 17th- and 18th-century China officials and merchants commonly left home for long periods on business. It also points to a time when romantic ideals enjoyed great popularity, mostly among the urban merchant class but also among some at court.
Hence the depictions of women reading love poetry, primping, daydreaming and, in many cases, declaring themselves ready for company through a variety of visual codes. These can involve the strategic placement of fans, the selection of particular fruits and flowers, the woman's posture and exposure of tiny, bound feet in bright-red slippers. Perhaps even the recurrence of eye-catching red tassels and ribbons. The décor in "Woman in a Brothel Being Presented to a Client," for example, speaks of her education and refined tastes, but the multilayered open sleeves facing the viewer announce that, like the Japanese geisha, she will not only provide artful conversation but also grant intimate access.
Leading the charge to consider such paintings worthy of attention is James Cahill, an eminent scholar of Chinese art history and the impetus behind the show. Indeed, while it is crucial to understand how a culture values its works, it seems equally valuable to get a fuller picture of the artistic production of a time and place. The paintings, for example, illustrate how some artists drew from European prints, adopting shading for verisimilitude and using illusionistic techniques of perspective to communicate in code. As Mr. Cahill argues in his 2010 book, "Pictures for Use and Pleasure: Vernacular Painting in High Qing China," the ability to draw the eye back in space to a woman's private rooms underscores her availability.
These works also contain a wealth of information about the fashions women favored, the private and public spaces where the paintings were displayed, and the changing role of women. "Lady Writing a Letter," as Ms. White notes, stands out in this regard. The bound feet and loose sleeves might telegraph sex, but here the woman is engaged in her literary task, not adrift in daydream. Brush in hand, she studies what she has written, making us read her sleeves both as signaling availability and being rolled up for work. Ms. White speculates the painting reflects a change in late-18th- to early-19th-century China, a time when educated wives began to claim the role of soul mate to their husbands, a role previously confined to courtesans.
Mr. Cahill has documented a large number of "beautiful-woman paintings," or meirenhua, ranging in tone from cool to hot. This show wisely cuts the selection off at warm, lest prurient fascination derail attention from its message: That it is time to take off the blinders that prevent us from studying works not valued in the Chinese hierarchy of painting.
Ms. Lawrence writes about Asian and Islamic art for the Journal.


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You can also change the image type to single disk - resizable, and then re-capture your image.
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You created the image as non-resizable. That means it must go on a disk at least the size of the originating system.
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I created an image from 250 GB disk and wanted to deploy it to 160GB disk, but I get this error when I want to deploy it:
Target partition size (93752MB) is smaller then source (146488MB). Use option -C to disable size checking (Dangerous).
The source disk has 3 partitions:
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label-id: 0x8f1859e0
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I was using this option: 1 disk, multiple partitons (not resizable)
I found somewhere, that developers suggested to some people to modify d1.fixed_size_partitions file, but I don't have this file.
Should I create it in order to disable size checking ?
If yes, how this file should look like.
I don't want FOG to check sizes of partitions 1 and 3.


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Cedrick Carnell Camper Jr. died with $500 in his sock. That was only the beginning.
On Friday, May 27, as medical students from Nova Southeastern University watched, five staff members from the Broward County morgue examined his body. One noticed something protruding from the sock.
Deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Steckbauer, a Davieresident and Air Force veteran with three years at the coroner's office, placed the money in a manila envelope, according to a police report. He sealed it with evidence tape. Later that afternoon, he realized the envelope was missing. He retraced his steps, thoroughly searched the morgue, and X-rayed the body. But he couldn't find the money.


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Robin Evans, a struggling songstress seeks help in sorting out her damaged past. Unorthodox sessions with Dr. Frank Dabachi, leads her through dangerously, unmarked territory as she realizes her backyard may be a burial site. The mayhem erupts when more and more layers of the mystery unfolds.
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Revision of Law Library Publications for County discussed
The Nolan County Commissioners met for a regular meeting on Monday morning, September 26, 2011 at the Nolan County Courthouse.A public hearing took place regarding the District Clerk's record management archives plan. Patti Neill, who serves in the respective role, briefed the commissioners on the continued collection of a $5 fee which is used to digitize records.No input was offered; thus the public hearing was closed. Approval was then given for the records management archives plan.One topic heavily discussed during the meeting was on the revision of law library publications for the county, in which the computer that holds the information is located inside the courthouse. The current plan includes several CD-ROMs that are sent to the county--which are installed on the computer for use by inmates and attorneys, along with another company which sends other information via books. The commissioners concluded, though, that the best and most efficient solution would be to upgrade and receive one USB flash drive, which holds all of the data, that would be loaded onto the computer.However, in an effort to not duplicate publications being sent to the county, a contract with the other company would have to be terminated. The presumption was made that the county can get out of the contract easily, and approval was given to upgrade to the flash drive and cancel the other agreement.Approval was also given on a number of items, including a contract with Nitel for T-1 Internet services. The item was discussed and tabled at the last regular meeting held on September 12 in order to review and revise the contract by the County Attorney. Since that time, the county now agrees to the contract. The services will benefit the entire building, which boast strong, simultaneous connections as well as greater upload and download capabilities with consistent speeds.Another item which was brought back from the September 12 meeting was the renewal with Digital Air Control, Inc. for a building automation system service agreement. The same amount was noted in the agreement with the company, who installed thermostats in the building and performs maintenance as needed. As a result, fewer problems have been seen and the renewal was approved.A slight increase, however, was reported in the renewal contract with Elliott Air Conditioning on a monthly maintenance agreement for the Courthouse and Library, but was also approved by the commissioners.Also, a list of items were approved to be auctioned off which consisted of items from the Nolan County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) and the county commissioners. Approval was given to pay comp time to the NCSO as well, which totals around $34,000 and is payed at the end of the fiscal year.Furthermore, an adjustment to the part-time custodian's budget line item--the implementation of the new rate (which does not change the amount)--was approved. Another financial item which was considered and approved was for the County Clerk, Pat McGowan, to purchase 18 roller shelves which will be paid for from the County Clerk's records management funds.Additionally, approval was given for the Justice of the Peace to use Juvenile Case Manager funds to pay for training for Belinda Franklin, who serves the county in that capacity. There is enough money in the fund to use for the training, which will take place in October in Fredricksburg and should prove to be very beneficial for Ms. Franklin in her new role.In other financial news, an agreement with Nemir Pest & Lawn Inc. was approved to provide lawn, shrub and tree fertilization for the Courthouse grounds. The total for the service annually comes at $1455.Approval was given on the minutes of the September 12 and September 19 meetings, and the burn ban was approved to remain in effect for the next two weeks. Reports from department heads--including those from the Nolan County Treasurer and Tax Office, among others--were received, and the County Auditor was authorized to pay claims through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2011.


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With only a few navigational snags (I can't believe how patient Dave was with "Maggie" and her snippy "recalculating route" nonsense as she tried to take us down a wrong way street and dump us in a reservoir, and then took us across town TWICE during rush hour) we made it back, ditched the rental car, napped, showered and headed out to our Big Dinner at Michelin-starred CincSentits. We walked in and it was then I realized my mistake with 24 hour time. The place was almost empty. Our hostess Amelia Artal (one of the two owners, along with her brother chef Jordi) was super kind and accommodating despite my missing our reservation by TWO HOURS. Duh. The entire meal was perfection--flawless service, expert wine pairings, and the food...oh, the food! They prepare modern Catalunyan cuisine with a perfect balance of local ingredients, molecular gastronomy, and traditional flavors. We opted for the house selected wine pairings which were spot on. Here's my bad handwriting version of the menu. I'm hoping we get an emailed copy soon!
Amuse: the "CS Shot" which was layers of maple and cream in suspension, with little salt crystals at the bottom that hit your tongue last once the shot glass was upended. Shiver...
Aperitif: La Bota Manzanilla
Appetizer: marinated olives with citrus and fennel, crusty bread with olives and fantastic local olive oil and sea salt
Appetizer: (Dave) Foie Gras "coca" with leek confit, burnt-sugar crust, chive "arrope" (Julia) mini "canalons" chicken and black truffle, cèp bechamel, roasted chicken skin
Wines: Christoffel Erber Auslese QBA Mosel/Zarate Albarino
Seafood: diver scallops, sunchoke purée, onion "escalivada" sauce, and "jamón" chip
Seafood: "Pearls" of herring roe over cauliflower puree and white chocolate
Fish: Mediterranean tuna with smoked tomato water, lemon peel confit, black olive salt
Wine: Astrales Ribera del Duero
Meat: Iberian suckling pig sous vide with apple in two textures, "ratafía"
Wine: Enrique Mendoza La Marina DO Alicante (handwriting a little rough here)
Cheese: local, unpronounceable funky blue with truffle honey
Dessert: (see picture above) passionfruit, clementine and orange blossom "air" with cardamom crumble
Wine: Jorge Ordonez Malaga "1"
Dessert: Grand Cru chocolate 67% with olive oil ice cream, shattered bread, macadamia, sea salt
Wine: Mataro Dolce DO Alella (the name is lost forever..)
We were tickled. Thoroughly. We presented the owners with a bottle of Barboursville Octagon 8th as a thank you for such a perfect experience.
Of course, being the TOTAL GLUTTONS that we are, that just got us started for the evening (it was after all only midnight), so we asked the wine steward for a good after dinner drink location. He recommended "Dry Martini" a few blocks up. Talk about a gin joint--old school white-suited bar chefs with homemade bitters and unshakable (har) professionalism. I opted for the classics (different classic martinis with different small batch gins--one Brit London Dry that I LOVED ("Bulldog"), and one from Philly ("Blue Coat"). The former was more citrusy and floral but not delicate, the latter spicier and aromatic but balanced like Plymouth. Dave went all out and got a Singapore sling and something else I lost track of, maybe more Orujo from Pazo de Senorans, since there is a random picture of that in my iPhone...