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Wissam Raffoul
Dr. Wissam Raffoul is an IBRS advisor who specialises in transforming IT groups into service organisations, with particular expertise in IT Service Management (ITSM), process optimisation, outsourcing and cloud strategies, enterprise systems management solutions and business-centric IT strategies. Prior to joining IBRS in August 2013, he was General Manager strategic consulting in Dimension Data advising clients on applying technology to improve business performance. Prior to joining Dimension Data, he was a Vice President in Gartner /META Group and issued various research publications covering service delivery processes, centre-of-excellence models, managing outsourcing vendors, benchmarks, maturity models, IT procurement evolution and supply/demand models. In previous positions, he headed HP ITSM consulting Practice in Australia. He also acted as an infrastructure manager, reporting to the CIO at a number of large organisations in government and in the financial and petrochemical industries.
Conclusion: One strategy to implement IT-as-a-Service models is to outsource the IT delivery capability to multiple service providers. However, the IT organisation remains accountable for the success of the outsourced arrangements. This requires the IT organisation to have a mature procurement and service provider governance function. The rationale is to acquire services and negotiate contracts that go beyond meeting the traditional IT needs to provide business innovation, performance improvement, cost reduction and risks mitigation covering IT and business vulnerabilities.
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03 November 2017
Conclusion: One strategy to implement IT-as-a-Service models is to build an in-house capability whereby the IT organisation is accountable for the full service delivery according to commercial practices. This requires the IT organisation to play the role of an internal service broker, expected to acquire external services and coordinate internal and external services delivery to meet the business needs. The service broker should at least be flexible, reliable and cost effective.
- As a Service
03 October 2017
Conclusion: Transitioning to hybrid Cloud might include migration from the current outsourcing contracts and some in-sourced activities to IT-as-a-Service models. The rationale is to accelerate efficiency gains realisation in a timely manner. One of the Procurement Manager's options is to seek a service broker (e. g. prime contractor) to efficiently undertake the migration without disrupting the current business operations.
IT Procurement Managers should:
- Establish governance arrangements underpinned by an effective organisational structure, tools and processes to select the service broker
- Request the acceptance of the transition plan to become a prerequisite to contract signature
- Manage the new contract until the business objectives are met
One of the migration critical success factors is a detailed transition plan covering the service provider selection and setting the foundation of a healthy relationship between both parties throughout the contract duration.
- As a Service
02 August 2017
Conclusion: IT organisations initiating efficiency improvement programs should automate inter-process interaction, focus on measurement and refine inter-group communication. This will enhance service availability, reduce delivery cost and enrich end user experience.
- As a Service
04 July 2017
Conclusion: IT organisations wishing to maximise the ROI of as-a-Service contracts must transform the relationship management role from contract focus (i. e. whereby the mindset is to create a win/lose scenario) to a value focus whereby business benefits are realised. This demands building advanced skills in negotiation, communication and consulting. It is also necessary to extend the Relationship Manager's role to one which ensures as-a-Service policies are developed, security policies are adhered to and external providers' deliverables are synchronised with those of internal service providers.
- As a Service
04 June 2017
Conclusion: With the migration to complex hybrid sourcing strategies, traditional IT organisations based on 'plan/build/run' models will not be suitable for acquiring Cloud services in an increasingly changing market. This is due to a vague understanding of service total cost of ownership and limited contract negotiation and management skills. IT organisations wishing to rely on external services must evolve to 'plan/procure/govern' structure to emphasise strategic service planning and hire specialised service providers' governance skills. This shift should ensure mutual trust and respect between parties, well-defined service levels and clear roles and responsibilities. IBRS estimates the cost of the governance structure and services to be 3 %-7 % of the annual contract value. This must be considered during the business case preparation.
- As a Service
07 May 2017
Running IT-as-a-Service Part 29: Integrating as-a-Service and Digital Transformation under an Innovation Program
Conclusion: IT-as-a-Service is an initiative launched by IT organisations to fix an IT problem, whilst digital transformation is another initiative launched by business lines to fix a business problem. However, fixing both problems remains an enterprise's critical issue. Hence, organisations wishing to remove the duplication between the two programs should unify both programs and ensure sufficient funds are available to implement the unified program in a timely and cost effective manner.
- As a Service
04 April 2017
Conclusion: IT organisations wishing to select quality services at competitive prices should rate themselves against an IT procurement maturity model to leverage economies of scale. This will enable IT organisations to reduce cost while meeting business needs in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- As a Service
05 March 2017
In this interview, Dr Wissam Raffoul outlines a practical and effective approach to migrating to an As-a-Service model.
- Governance & Planning
03 March 2017
Conclusion: While IaaS and PaaS adoption has been increasing, most IT organisations are hesitant to migrate their legacy systems to public SaaS. This is primarily due to the applications being highly customised resulting in a significant effort being required to retrofit existing systems to migrate them to public SaaS architecture in the Cloud.
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Ever slipping from your grasp.
Month: April 2019
Mental Illness is not real… My theory
I'm not saying mental illness does not exist, but that it is a physiological process leading to symptoms that involve our mental health. We are new to the study of genes and what our genes tell us. How we express them, what is important, pathogenic, or completely benign. It's an ever evolving process. But we don't know them all, not even close.
Looking through my own DNA, there are multiple alleles of concern that can lead to a host of issues by one tiny tiny change in how my body processes exposures or makes a piece of me. That can then lead to differences in my make up that cause other genes to express that might not have otherwise. All of those little changes can lead to differences in my brain, both organic and inorganic. Both environmental and genetic.
For instance, say I have a mutation in the process that alters how I degrade nitrogen and instead causing me to overload on ammonia. The excess ammonia then alters my brain chemistry leading to symptoms that look like a mental health condition, anxiety, mood disorders, ect. In reality, rather than treat someone with an SSRI which adds more chemicals to the body and alters our chemistry, we fix the root of the problem. Maybe one day, Science will catch up and we'll understand how all our genes work and be able to quickly scan through our data, find where our process has gone haywire, and then correct the problem, allowing us to function normally, once again. Make sense?
It's sad, the stigma behind mental illness. It is so misunderstood. But remember when MS (Multiple Sclerosis) was hysteria? When Epilepsy was demon possession or psychosis? So many diseases blamed on mental health until one day, the Science caught up to it and a disease was discovered. I absolutely believe, that one day, we'll figure out anxiety, mood disorders, bipolar, ect. One day, we'll discover the root problem as we begin to fix the overloads or underproduction of our own faulty system and discover 'the mental health' aspect was fixed in the process. One day, they'll realize, it's not all in our heads. It's in our DNA.
Just my thoughts….
Racism Sucks
I am white
so I have no voice
You are black
you have a choice
My views aren't appreciated
They are not heard
When speaking to the masses
Of 'blacks' there's no word
There are three camps
Whites blacks and 'doesn't care'
I chose the middle
I am aware
I see things different
Why can't you see
It's not about color
But of you and me
Your person your being
Who you are inside
Don't listen to whites
Or the blacks that hide
They have an agenda
A deep seeded hate
Their blinded by anger
Will it ever abate?
The middle is growing
We're tired of the fight
Between people of color
And those they call white
Judge others on merit
On their actions and heart
Not on lies or the pasts
We all deserve a new start
Hate is learned
It is not innate
Teach your children to love
Break free of the hate
Rise up together
Hold your neighbors hand
Say no to race
And take a stand
That One Mistake
This was written back in 2003 before the medications they have available to help those who need it. Written for a friend.
Life's one big party
> There's nothing that can't be arranged
> Except for the fatal error made that night
> Your life's now forever changed
> You wonder what I'm speaking of
> It certainly can't happen to you
> For sex is a freedom of expression
> There's nothing you can't do
> But one mistake, one careless night
> can bring death to your door
> You've certainly denied the thought
> Your judgment has backed you before
> You never can tell, big or strong,
> healthy or sickly too
> That the person you lay down with
> Can change the life you knew
> One day you wake up, something's changed
> You don't feel quite the same
> You wonder what has happened
> in this life, you call a game
> So then you see a doctor
> and sit and wait for word
> And the call comes in;
> one, you wish you never heard
> So you sit and absorb the emotions
> that grasp a hold of your life
> Thoughts that you'll never marry
> neither a husband nor a wife
> You'll never retire or raise your kids
> A child that will never grow
> Your life's come crashing down
> You received a devastating blow
> You wonder where you got it
> wonder who to blame
> But now blaming is unimportant
> Life's not looked at the same
> You wonder where life will take you
> however short it may be
> All because of one mistake
> Now you suffer from HIV.
DM Oct. 2003
A National Disaster children lost
The pain is so unbearable
My heart shredded in my chest
To know that children died today
And must now be put to rest
You can never fully imagine
Those words you never want to hear
You'll never hold your child again
It's happened; your worst fear
Their innocence is shattered
The victims that remain
This pain has touched all of us
The tears like a torrential rain
The children's light
Snuffed out to soon
The laughter fading
The outlook's gloom
The gaping hole
The ache so deep
The senseless act
The nation's weep
The answers unknown
The questions remain
To stop senseless tragedy
Making evil refrain
A Dysfunctional Vet
My twisted mind…or is it
From a dysfunctional vet… 9/15/2016
I suffer fatigue
And achy pain
You blame my mind
I must be insane
Why the hell would
I want this crap
Try and sell that
To some other sap
I seek your help
You send me away
Off to the shrink
You'll get no pay
It's not service
Unless it's your mind
That's affected
They won't admit
I took a hit
From that vaccine
Full of shit
Or sand box
There was no
Just a lifetime
of ill health
No opportunity
For wealth
Who wants to
Hire the chick
Who's always
I'm sorry we're all suffering but I'm glad I'm not alone.
My Mistake (A toilet disaster with Poo-pourri)
My Mistake
When you're enjoying the comforts of the loo
You have some private business to doo
If you're smart and use some poo-pourri
Don't make a mistake, like little poor me.
Refrain from spraying the toilet seat
As that mist packs some powerful heat
So watch out for that liquid fire
That was certainly not my desire
In case an accidental spill
Water will cause significant ill will
Douse that behind with some oil
That will rid you of your nasty toil
In the future spray in the bowl
And not the seat, an awful toll

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Rivard-Pedigo v. Okemo (New Haven Superior Court – filed March 8, 2017) A forty-year-old Woodbridge woman was enjoying a day of skiing at Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, VT with her family when she was suddenly plowed down on a trail by an Okemo employee. The employee admitted he was skiing recklessly—at a high rate of speed and in an uncontrolled manner—and took responsibility for the crash. As a result of the carelessness demonstrated by the Okemo employee, who knew his actions were highly improper, the plaintiff suffered multiple traumatic bodily injuries that required surgical intervention, severe distress and loss of time from work, and recurring medical expenses. She also is unable to carry on with the activities she previously enjoyed due to her extensive injuries.
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- All Intakes Under Investigation 27 (4/1/20)
- Total Accepted/Filed Cases 5
- Total Pending Cases 159
- Referred Cases from other lawyers state and nationwide 94%
- Median Time First Contact to Decline 25 days (most cases are reviewed w/ an indication of merit within 72 hours)
- Median Time First Contact to Accepted/Filed Cases 9 weeks
- Median Time Case Filing to Resolution 1.8 years
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Job: Senior Lecturer
Faculty: Business and Law
School/department: Leicester Castle Business School
Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH
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Dr. Samsul Alam is currently working as a Senior lecturer at Leicester Castle Business School (LCBS) in De Montfort University (DMU). Before joining at DMU, he worked at the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics in Griffith University, Australia and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. Samsul received his PhD from Griffith Business School, Griffith University (Australia) and completed his MSc from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan). He pursued his Bachelor degree in Business Administration (Major in Finance and Economics) from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (jointly).
Samsul's research interest includes Financial Economics, Tourism Finance and Economics, Environmental Finance and Economics and Business Sustainability. He has published in top tier peer reviewed journals including Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Emerging Markets Review, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Applied Economics, Social Indicators Research, Canadian Journal of Development Studies and Review of Development Economics. Besides these academic papers, Samsul has a wide range of experience of external engagement and he also secured a number of competitive research grants. Considering his outstanding performance in research activities and leadership, he has been awarded as the Winner of the university-wide Oscar Award: Outstanding Contribution to Research Excellence (2019) for De Montfort University. Prior to this, he has been also awarded the winner for Oscar Award for Research Excellence: Most Inspirational Researcher forFaculty of Business & Law, De Montfort University.
Samsul has a broad range of teaching experience on campus settings and online (both Bachelor and Master level). His teaching experience includes: delivering lectures, designing and collaborating course profile and supervising students. He worked as a module leader for wide range of finance, economics and business courses. His average Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) scores are more than 4.70 (out of 5.00) with a quartile band rank 4. Samsul is also actively engaged with the supervision of both Master and PhD level students.
1. Alam, M.S., Jawad, M & Roman, F. Causal flows between oil and FX markets using high-frequency data: Asymmetries from good and bad volatilities. Energy Economics (ABS -3, ABDC-A*)
2. Alam, M.S., Atif, M., Chu, C-C., & Soytas, U. (2019). Does Corporate R&D Improve Firm Environmental Performance? Energy Economics (ABS – 3, ABDC-A*)
3. Paramati, S.R, Alam, M.S., & Lau C.K. (2018). Economic and Environmental Benefits from Tourism Investment in the EU. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, (ABS – 3, ABDC-A*)
4. Hossain, M., Islam, T. Momin, M., & Alam, M.S. (2018). Understanding Communication of Sustainability Reporting: Application of Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT), Journal of Business Ethics, (ABS-3, ABDC-A)
5. Alam, M.S., Selva, S., Saroja, S. & Hossain, M (2018). Determinants of Apparel Exports in Major Exporters. Applied Economics, (ABS-2, ABDC-A)
6. Alam, M.S.,Selva, S., Saroja, S & Hossain, M (2018). Apparel Industry in the Post-MFA— A Review. Review of Development Economics (ABS – 2)
7. Alam, M.S., Mia, D., Tiwari, A.K., & Shawkat, H (2018). The Nexus between Access to Electricity and Labour Productivity in Developing Countries. Energy Policy (ABS-2, ABDC-A)
8. Paramati, S.R., Alam, M.S., & Apergis, N. (2018). Do the Stock Markets Decrease CO2 Emissions in Developed and Emerging Market Economies? Emerging Market Review, (ABS-2, ABDC-A)
9. Alam, M.S., & Paramati, S.R. (2017). The dynamic role of tourism investment on tourism development and CO2 emissions. Annals of Tourism Research (ABS-4, ABDC-A*)
10. Alam, M.S., & Paramati, S.R. (2017). The Impact of Tourism on Income Inequality in Developing Economies: Does Kuznets Hypothesis Exist. Annals of Tourism Research, 61,111-126 (ABS-4, ABDC-A*)
11. Paramati, S.R., Alam, M.S., & Chen C-F (2016). The Effects of Tourism on Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions: A Comparison between Developed and Developing Economies. Journal of Travel Research, 56(6), 712-724 (ABS-4, ABDC-A*)
12. Paramati, S. R., Shahbaz, M. & Alam, M. S. (2016). Does Tourism Degrade Environmental Quality? A Comparative Study of Eastern and Western European Union? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (ABS-3, ABDC-A)
13. Alam, M.S., Selva, S., & Saroja, S. (2016). Determinants of the Bangladesh Garment Exports in the Post-MFA Environment. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 22(2), 330-352. (Excellence in Research for Australia – A)
14. Alam, M.S., Paramati, S.R., Shahbaz, M., & Bhattacharya, M. (2016). Natural Gas, Trade and Sustainable Growth: Empirical Evidence from the Top Gas Consumers of the Developing World. Applied Economics, 49 (7), 635-649 (ABS-2, ABDC-A)
15. Alam, M. S., Shahbaz, M., & Paramati, S. R. (2015). The Role of Financial Development and Economic Misery on Life Expectancy: Evidence from Post-Financial Reforms in India. Social Indicators Research, 128 (2), 481-497 (ABDC – A)
16. Alam, M. S., & Paramati, S. R. (2015). Do Oil Consumption and Economic Growth Intensify Environmental Degradation? Evidence from Developing Economies. Applied Economics, 47(48), 5186–5203 (ABS-2, ABDC-A)
17. Alam, M. S., Raza, S. A., Shahbaz, M., & Abbas, Q. (2015). Accounting for Contribution of Trade Openness and Foreign Direct Investment in Life Expectancy: The Long-Run and Short-Run Analysis in Pakistan. Social Indicators Research, 129 (3), 1155–1170 (ABDC – A)
18. Alam, M. S., & Natsuda, K. (2015). The Competitive Factors of the Bangladeshi Garment Industry in the Post-MFA Era. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 1–21(ABDC – B)
Financial Economics, Tourism Finance and Economics, Environmental Finance and Economics and Business Sustainability.
Financial Institution Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Corporate Finance, Managerial Finance, Money, Banking & Finance, and International Finance and Trade.
PhD from Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia.
Economics for Decision Making, Financial Institution Management, Financial Markets and Central Bank, Economics for Financial Institution, Microeconomics, Real Estate Finance, Investment Analysis, Business Data Analysis.
Currently supervising a number of PhD and Masters Thesis.
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I eat chocolate and ride my pony.
So, when I was told there would be an exercise night at my coach's barn with a new athletic therapist in our area, I was all over it! (Put anything with horses and I am there, basically.)
I ran out and bought exercise pants (paired nicely with my favorite rubber boots--it was in a barn) and headed out for an evening of using muscles that don't want to be used.
|Plaid forever <3
After a bit of classroom learning time, we laid down our yoga mats/horse blankets and got to work.
We learned all about strengthening our core and developing the muscles we need to be better riders. We also learned about preventing future pain with correct use of our body.
|Some of the exercises we were working on.
It was a great mix of biomechanics for riding and
|I hate you, plank.
Needless to say, I am hurting. so. much.
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Manufacturing of Viscose Rayon: Artificial Silk
The viscose rayon is regenerated cellulosic fibre and cellulose is the raw material used for its production. Viscose rayon fibres are also called as artificial silk. The required raw material is obtained from trees (spruce trees). Wood contains lignin besides cellulose. Hence to remove this impurity purification of wood is done. After purification cellulose is treated with caustic soda to convert it into soda cellulose. This further treated with carbon disulphide to produce sodium cellulose xanthate, and then dissolved in a dilute solution of caustic soda. This solution is forced through a spinning unit (Wet spinning) to get fibres. In the process of conversion of wood cellulose to the fibres cellulose undergoes different processing steps. These steps are as shown in fig. 1.
|Fig.1 Manufacturing Process of Viscose
Detailed discussion regarding manufacturing process of viscose rayon fibre has been carried out in following points.
Manufacturing Process
Purification of Cellulose
Trees are cut into timber and transported to factories. In factories, their barks are removed and cut into pieces. These pieces are cooked with a solution of calcium bisulphate [Ca (HSO3)2] under pressure for 14 Hrs.
The lignin material present in the wood is converted into sulphonated compound. This sulphonated compound is soluble in water. After cooking wood with calciurn bisulphate large amount of water is added. When cellulose pulp floats on water it is then sucked. Then this sucked slurry of cellulose is treated with bleaching agent. Which is finally converted into paperboards or sheets.
Cellulose sheets/paperboards are kept in a room at a definite temperature and humidity for a sufficient time. When they absorb a definite amount of moisture from the air by storing the sheets under controlled conditions it is possible to take a known weight of cellulose for manufacturing of viscose rayon.
Steeping and Pressing
In this process, white sheets of board containing 90-94% pure cellulose are soaked in a 17.5 % caustic soda for one to four hours. This process is known as steeping or mercerizing. The boards become greatly swollen and the hemicellulose dissolves in the caustic soda. Here cellulose is simultaneously converted into soda cellulose. The excess caustic soda liquor along with dissolved hemi cellulose is removed by pressing in hydraulic press. This then transferred to shredding machine for the next operation.
|Fig.2 Steeping
The soda cellulose is mechanically shredded to increase surface area and make the cellulose easier to process. This shredded cellulose is often referred to as "white crumb".
Ageing Process
After shredding, the crumbs are aged. Ageing is done to improve the spinning qualities of the solutions. The crumbs delivered by shredding process are stored in a galvanized vessel with a lid for about 48 hours at 230C. Through the oxidation with atmospheric oxygen, degradative changes set in. Some depolymerisation occurs, and degree of polymerization falls from 1000 to 300 (350 in some cases) in this process.
|Fig. 3 Viscose Rayon Manufacturing Process
This process is also called as Xanthation or Sulpholising. After ageing process crumbs of-soda cellulose are transferred to rotating airtight hexagonal churners (mixers). Carbon disulphide is added to the mixer and churned together for 3Hrs. by rotating the mixer at a slow speed i.e. 2rpm. In this process soda cellulose xanthate is formed and color of the product changes from white to light yellow to deep blue and then to reddish orange. After churning is over vacuum is applied to remove the ill smelling vapours of carbon disulphide from the mixer.
|Fig.4 Xanthation
In the mixers the sodium cellulose xanthate is stirred with dilute caustic soda solution for four to five hours, the vessel being cooled. The xanthate dissolves to a clear-brown, viscous liquid similar in appearance to honey.
Sodium cellulose Xanthate is taken in a mixer having stirrer. Dilute solution of caustic soda is added and the contents are stirred for 4-5 hrs. The soda cellulose Xanthate dissolves to give a clear brown thick liquor, which is called as viscose. Filtration is also done to remove undissolved portion from the wood pulp. During stirring air gets entrapped in the solution. Hence degassing is also carried out to remove entrapped air.
|Fig. 5 Dissolving/Mixing
Viscose solutions require to be ripened to give a solution having the best spinning qualities. The viscose solution is stored for 2 to 5 days at 10-18oC and during storage it ripens. In this period coagulation of sediment occurs. Viscosity of the
solution initially decreases and then rises to get original value. Ripened solution is again filtered to remove undissolved materials that might disrupt the spinning process or cause defects in the rayon filament.
In spinning process ripened viscose solution is forced by compressed air to spinning frame. From spinning frame it is distributed to different spinning units. And spinning solutions is discharged from nozzles to a spinning bath. Spinning bath contains chemicals which are represented in Table 1.
Table 1 Spinning Bath
Amount (%)
Xanthate to celllose glucose: Softness and Pliability
Coagulates/ Precipitates SCX
Additional Strength
The spinning solution is kept in a lead tank at 40-450C sodium sulphate coagulates or precipitates the dissolved sodium cellulose Xanthate while Sulphuric acid converts Xanthate into cellulose glucose and gives softness and pliability to the filament. Zinc & Sulphate give additional strength. As a number of filaments emerge from the spinnerate they are taken together to an eye at the surface of the spinning bath and then guided to two rollers. From rollers, they are wound on a spindle to form viscose rayon. Finally washing is done.


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Monday, April 18, 2011
Just back from Sydney and Melbourne - It was really lovely spending some time with my daughters. I slept better than I have for ages and I guess hadn't realised how lonely I was feeling - it was so good to wake up in a house with other people there - more so because between the girls and I its so relaxed and I don't have to be or do anything other than just be there. I stopped at Sydney first and caught up with Melissa and Chris. He's really putting an effort into learning to walk again - by building up his shoulder strength so he can handle crutches (first) and then work on balancing on his new leg which he gets on Thursday - the first of many no doubt - Melissa seems so vulnerable of late and my heart really goes out to her. There is more I could say but not here. Then on to see Alison and her Andrew. They took me to see their block of land and even around to see it late one evening after the water was connected. They are building down near Point Cook (too expensive to buy a home in Melbourne) and I admit it that as flat as the area is, you can smell the bay and I liked the feel to it. We had bought tickets to the Tutankhamun exhibit way back, as well for Melissa and Chris who had to miss out sadly. It was something else...very crowded - but the detail on some of the statues and furniture was amazing - I doubt that we could reproduce their art today unless we use modern technology - it was amazing to be so close to artefacts which had been handmade three thousand three hundred years ago - its an odd feeling to look at things someone sat over and carved - a good thing the exhibits were encased in glass - because like most I would have loved to have touched things - no wonder the Egyptian people were pissed off with their own government for allowing the treasures to leave Egypt - I doubt this will ever happen again.
Melissa and Chris and their scary cat Spooky
Ali and I down at Point Cook
4 comments:
- FoxyMoron said...
What a lovely post. I am so glad Chris is making progress, he has a lovely face.
How exciting for Ali and her husband to be building their first home. I love Melbourne and could live there easily.
Your comments about Sarah on my blog made me cry, you are so wise and sweet, thank you. The one about her and Emily has really made me think.
I hate that you get lonely. Cootamundra is a lovely town you know and half way between Sydney and Melbourne! ;)
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- Middle Child said...
Hahhahaa you basketcase - so is Griffith...but then again a name like don Mackay may not go down well amongst the intelligentsia in Griffith - I could move to where Ali is tomorrow but Melissa is so vulnerable I just can't do it - re your Sarah and Em...my worst nightmare is something happening to either of my girls - you were called upon to do this with Sarah - it is to your credit that you are as sane as you are - I don't know what I would have been like
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- Shrinky said...
Oh goodness, what a great looking family! Glad to hear Chris is working hard towards his recovery. I so love Melbourne, had me some great times there once upon another lifetime ago..
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- Middle Child said...
Shrinky - Melbourne is great - we scrub up okay at times
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The first few months of most marriages are usually a happy and optimistic time. If you are thinking about ending your union, though, you may feel anxiety and sadness. That is normal. After all, you may be considering walking away from the most consequential relationship you have.
Divorce and steps for protecting a business
Dividing a business in a divorce can be a contentious and expensive process, so people in Illinois who are starting or who own a business may want to sure they protect it in case of divorce. This can be done with a pre- or postnuptial agreement or in other ways.
How to plan for a divorce
Planning for a divorce is not something many married couples in Illinois want to contemplate, especially if their marriage is going well. However, the rate of divorce in the United States is almost 50 percent with nearly 2 million divorces occurring each year. Understanding the divorce process and having an idea of what to expect can help lower anxiety about divorce if it occurs. Making plans for before, during and after a divorce is important part of getting through the process successfully.
How a divorce can affect college budgeting
When Illinois parents divorce, they may wonder how the practical and financial fallout may affect their kids' future college education. University tuition is a massive expense for people in any family situation. Tuition has risen significantly over the past decades, a trend that experts expect to continue. Every year, the cost of going to college increased by around 3 percent. As a result, it costs around $46,950 each year to attend a four-year private university while it costs about $20,770 to attend a four-year public school, including tuition, fees, room and board.
Why more older Americans are getting divorced
Since 1990, the divorce rate for those who are 50 or older has increased while it has stayed steady or declined for other age groups. Of those in the former segment who have gotten divorced in the past 25 years, more than half had been married for over 20 years. There are many variables that could explain why this is happening in Illinois and throughout the country.
Creating a workable parenting schedule during a divorce
Divorcing spouses in Illinois may need to make a parenting schedule that plans when children will spend time with each parent. They might have to go to court if they are unable to agree on a schedule. However, the couple will have less of a say in the final decision.


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Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Cheese, on an English Muffin
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Tuna salad, sliced tomato, shredded lettuce and melted cheddar on toasted wheat bread.
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I will be in the MIDEM 2018 from 05/06 to 08/06. My big thanks to the MIDEM team for this.
People always ask me if I will be singing there. No, I will not sing,because to sing there is necessary to have a LABEL and I don't have any LABEL or Manager or Producer. I never had! In fact I have been producing myself since always and I would love to have a team, I would love to have a LABEL. I really want to find one ! Or maybe, they will find me somehow :) Crossing my fingers.
My focus this year is to find my team , to find my LABEL!
I am also happy that one brazilian singer/composer I love will be in the MIDEM this year: Celso Fonseca .Oh my God, love him! An inspiration for me. I will watch the Celso Fonseca conference, since he will be a speak.What a pleasure!
I will make photos and videos, I promisse,
I also would like to make it clear: My Josephine Baker project is an old dream and I love it but ...I also follow working with my Bossa Nova / MPB concerts and with my own music.
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Richard Hudson
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th district
|Assumed office
January 3, 2013
|Preceded by
|Larry Kissell
|Personal details
|November 4, 1971
Franklin, Virginia, U.S.
|Political party
|Renee Hudson
|University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA)
|House website
Richard Lane Hudson (born November 4, 1971) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and education[edit]
Hudson was born in Franklin, Virginia,[1] but has lived in the Charlotte area since childhood. He graduated from Myers Park High School in 1990, and from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1996,[2] where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order.[3] He has a bachelor's degree in political science and history, and served as student body president and president of the College Republicans.[1]
Early career[edit]
Active in politics for many years, Hudson served as district director for 8th District Congressman Robin Hayes [4] from 1999 to 2005.[5] At various times, he served on the staffs of Republicans Virginia Foxx, John Carter and Mike Conaway.[5] He also served as communications director for the North Carolina Republican Party in the mid-1990s.[1] In 1996 he worked for Richard Vinroot's campaign for governor, and as campaign manager for Pat McCrory's run for governor in 2008.[1] Hudson was the president of Cabarrus Marketing Group, a small business consulting and marketing company he started in 2011 and dissolved upon his election to Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
2012 election[edit]
Hudson ran for Congress in North Carolina's 8th congressional district. He won the Republican primary runoff on July 17, 2012, with 64% of the vote against opponent Scott Keadle[6] and faced Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell in November. The district had been made significantly more Republican in redistricting, losing most of its share of Charlotte and picking up several heavily Republican areas northeast of the city.
Richard Hudson spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida on August 28, 2012.[7]
Hudson defeated Kissell with 54 percent of the vote to Kissell's 46 percent and took office in January 2013.
2014 election[edit]
Hudson was opposed by Antonio Blue in the general election and won 64.9% to 35.1% [8]
2018 election[edit]
Hudson defeated Democrat Frank McNeill in the general election, winning 55.3% of the vote to McNeill's 44.7% [9]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Republican Study Committee[10]
Legislation sponsored[edit]
- EPA et al. Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5538) Rep. Hudson proposed two amendments to (a) prohibit any of the funds appropriated to the EPA be used for any firearms or ammunition and (b) prohibit any of the funds appropriated to the EPA be used for employee or officer official travel by airplane.[11]
- Hudson sponsored a bill requiring the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a comprehensive technology acquisition plan.[12] The Government Accountability Office and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General each found that the TSA's lack of a technology acquisition plan led to waste, excessive costs, and security failures.[12] The bill passed both Houses of Congress, becoming law on 12/18/2012.
- Hudson sponsored a bill to improve airport security in reaction to the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting.[13] The bill was reintroduced by Rep. John Katko and became law in the 114th Congress.
Political positions[edit]
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President Trump's travel ban executive order[edit]
Hudson supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. He stated that "At a time of grave security threats, President Trump is right to pause the flow of refugees from countries where terrorism is rampant until we can properly vet them and implement additional screening for individuals traveling to and from these countries."[14]
- ^ a b c d "Richard Hudson - Candidate for U.S. President, Republican Nomination - Election 2012". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "HUDSON, Richard - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Congressman Richard Hudson". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Congressman Richard Hudson | North Carolina Heroes' Fund". www.ncheroes.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ a b Editor, David Sinclair/Managing. "Hudson, Mills Vie for Congressional Seat". The Pilot Newspaper. Retrieved 2017-12-07.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ David Perlmutt and Lukas Johnson (18 July 2012). "Hudson to take on Kissell in U.S. District 8". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Franco Ordoñez (28 August 2012). "Concord hopeful Hudson speaks role at Republican National Convention". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Richard Hudson - Ballotpedia".
- ^ "North Carolina Election Results 2018". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Let the WOTUS court fights commence!".
- ^ a b Kasperowicz, Pete (2 December 2013). "House to push tech reform at TSA". The Hill. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Weikel, Dan (22 July 2014). "House passes bill to improve airport security in wake of LAX shooting". LA Times. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Blake, Aaron. "Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand". Denver Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links[edit]
- Congressman Richard Hudson official U.S. House site
- Richard Hudson for Congress
- Richard Hudson at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Larry Kissell
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district
|U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
|Preceded by
George Holding
| United States Representatives by seniority
|Succeeded by
Jared Huffman
North Carolina's delegation(s) to the 113th–115th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
|Senate: R. Burr • K. Hagan
|House: H. Coble • D. Price • M. Watt • W. B. Jones II • M. McIntyre • G. K. Butterfield • V. Foxx • P. McHenry • R. Ellmers • G. Holding • R. Hudson • M. Meadows • R. Pittenger • A. Adams
|Senate: R. Burr • T. Tillis
|House: D. Price • W. B. Jones II • G. K. Butterfield • V. Foxx • P. McHenry • R. Ellmers • G. Holding • R. Hudson • M. Meadows • R. Pittenger • A. Adams • D. Rouzer • M. Walker
|Senate: R. Burr • T. Tillis
|House: D. Price • W. B. Jones II • G. K. Butterfield • V. Foxx • P. McHenry • G. Holding • R. Hudson • M. Meadows • R. Pittenger • A. Adams • D. Rouzer • M. Walker • T. Budd


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Whiskey Pineapple Chicken
Everyone in my family loves this recipe and its sweet marinade with ginger, pineapple and a splash of whiskey. Want even more intense flavor? Let the chicken marinate for two full days. Wow! —Jodi Taffel, Altadena, California
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + marinating Grill: 15 min.
Makes10 servings
- 2 cups bourbon
- 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 2 tablespoons coarsely ground pepper, divided
- 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, divided
- 5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup sliced sweet red pepper
- 1 cup sliced yellow onions
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Whisk together bourbon, pineapple juice, hoisin sauce, ginger, 1 tablespoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt until blended. Place chicken in a shallow dish. Add half of marinade; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate, overnight, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
- Drain chicken, discarding the marinade. Grill chicken, covered, on a greased grill rack over medium-high direct heat until a thermometer reads 170°, 5-6 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile, toss pepper and onion slices in oil and remaining salt and pepper. Grill, turning frequently, until soft, 5-7 minutes. In a small saucepan on the grill, cook reserved marinade over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Chop grilled pepper and onion. Sprinkle over chicken; serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts1 serving: 439 calories, 20g fat (5g saturated fat), 152mg cholesterol, 735mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 43g protein.
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How can I get Help with Housing?
Below we've listed some of the support you can get for housing in Reading and where to look for help...
Housing Benefit
If you pay rent and are unemployed, on a low income, or claiming benefits, you can claim Housing Benefit to help you pay.
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The best way to quickly figure out if your eligible for any benefits is to try a benefits calculator. Click here to be taken straight to a benefits calculator.
You can also check the Reading Borough Council website for infomation regarding housing benefit, here.
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If you are under 18 and do not own or rent your home, you do not have to pay Council Tax. If you are 18 or over and do own or rent your home, you'll have to pay Council Tax. To find out more about Council Tax make sure to check the GOV.UK website!
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- Homeless Link: The Homeless Link website has information about services for homeless people, including hostels, day centres and other advice and support services.
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Food gives us energy and nutrition to do our daily activities. We all love to eat and, if it is something we really enjoy, then we may like to save some for later. Instinctively, we will resort to saving it in a refrigerator. That is because we are aware of low temperature increasing the shelf life of food. But, how was it eons ago? And what are the other ways of preserving food? Let us find out.
The methods used for preserving foods are based on the general principle of preventing or retarding the cause of spoilage – microbial decomposition, enzymatic and non-enzymatic chemical reactions and damage from mechanical causes, insects and rodents.
There are different methods preserving food, classified based on categories.
Food Preservation at cold temperature
Freezing: Freezing inhibits the growth of microorganisms. This, in turn, helps preserve food for a longer period. However, we have to keep in mind that the food we store or freeze is in a good condition (fresh and edible) and the enzymes present in the food have been destroyed by heating it before it is frozen.
Slow freezing – This is also known as sharp freezing. Food is kept in a refrigerated room at temperatures ranging from -40C to -290C. At this temperature, it takes between 3 to 72 hours for the food to get frozen.
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Quick freezing – Large quantity of food can be frozen in a short period using this method. This uses temperature between -32OC to -40OC.
Dehydro freezing – Dehydro freezing of fruits and vegetables is done by drying food to about 50% of its original weight and volume and then freezing the food, to preserve it.
Food Preservation at high temperature
Pasteurisation – Pasteurisation is a heat treatment that kills few, but not all, the microorganisms present and usually involves the application of temperatures below 100OC. The heating can be done by means of steam, hot water, dry heat or electric currents and the products are cooled promptly after the heat treatment.
Blanching – Blanching is a treatment in which food is boiled for 2 to 5 minutes at 100OC and then transferred to cold water bath to stop the cooking process. Blanching enhances the colour of the food and neutralises the enzymes in the food.
Preservation by dehydration
Dehydration is done by drying food, using different sources like sun, electricity, osmosis and heat. There are different methods of drying and are mentioned below.
Freeze drying – Removal of water from a product while it is frozen by sublimation is called freeze drying. The ice in the frozen water changes to water vapor and is carried away by circulating heated air, thus reducing the moisture content of the food.
Sun drying – It is a simple and slow process where food is exposed to direct sun until it dries off. It has limitations, though – the drying process can only be done on sunny days.
Osmosis drying – This process uses heavy salt for drying. The moisture is drawn out from all cell tissues making it unavailable to the microorganisms to survive.
Mechanical drying – Using hot air oven helps in removing water from the food items. The temperature used for drying are 52OC to 60OC and the duration for drying is 6 to 15 hours for vegetables and 6-24 hours for fruits. Spray drying is used for liquid food items like milk. Spray drying changes liquid milk to powdered milk.
Smoke drying – This process is usually used on meat by exposing it to smoke. Smoke drying does not only remove moisture from the meat, it also adds flavour and colour to the meat.
Preservation by preservatives
Preservation can also be done by adding preservatives. Preservatives are chemical agents which serve to retard, hinder or mask undesirable change in food. They are classified as class I and class II preservatives. Class I preservatives comprise of salt, sugar, spices, vinegar, honey and edible vegetable oils. Class II preservatives are benzoic acid, potassium metabisulphite and sorbic acid.
Preservation by High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide
New methods of preservation have been found that can preserve raw food materials like meat, egg and even juice. It is called high-pressure carbon dioxide. It is also known as super critical carbon dioxide. High-pressure carbon dioxide (HPCD) or Super critical carbon dioxide is an alternative cold pasteurization technique for foods. This method presents some advantages because it allows processing at much lower temperature than the ones used in thermal pasteurization. Despite intensified research efforts, the last couple of years, the HPCD preservation technique has not yet been implemented on a large scale by the food industry. However, it has been found out to be useful in the food industry.
Preservation by Cold Plasma Technology
Cold plasma technology is a novel technology that is also used de-activate endogenous enzymes which are responsible for browning reactions, particularly polyphenoloxidase and peroxidases. Several research studies showed a reduced growth of microorganism through different mode of actions by etching phenomenon and cell disruption by electrophoration.
Preservation of food is important because it reduces food wastage. Raw vegetables and fruits are changed to another form of food by means of value addition. Value addition makes the food products fun to eat such as jams, jellies and pickles. As you can see, a number of methods are available and it is up to us to choose the kind of preservation we prefer. Some are low cost (mechanical drying), no cost (sun drying) and high cost (Cold plasma technology, high-pressure carbon dioxide). It is our choice to select a preservation method that is relevant and convenient to us.
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From Environmental Processes to Human Health Threats
There are a number of trace elements that were considered just as laboratory curiosities but now are key components for the development of new technologies. For most of these elements, the present understanding of their concentrations, transformation and transport in the different environmental compartments is scarce and/or contradictory. These elements, here defined as technology-critical elements (TCEs) include Ga, Ge, In, Nb, Ta, Te, Tl, the platinum group elements (Ir, Os, Pd, Pt, Rh and Ru), and most of the rare earth elements (Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, Ho, La, Lu, Nd, Pr, Sm, Tb, Y, Yb) . They are undergoing a significant change in their cycle at the Earth's surface due to their increase use in a variety of technological applications. Their impact on their biogeochemical cycles and potential biological and human health threats needs to be further explored.
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Goldschmidt conference: Session 13.O (Fate, Transport, and Remediation of Emerging Contaminants in the Surface Environment). https://goldschmidt.info/2019/abstracts
Book of Abstracts: Advanced Workshop on Solution Chemistry of TCEs.
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Karwa Chauth is a fast observed from sunrise to moonrise by married women for the long life of their husband. Married women worship Lord Shiva and His family including Lord Ganesha and break the fast only after sighting and making the offerings to the moon. How much more effective would the efforts of these women be if they were praying to the true God, our Lord who is able to grant life to their husbands. Please pray for the Hindu wives in Gujarat as the undertake Karwa Chauth today (Oct 11). Pray that they will realize the futility of praying to false gods and will seek to know God, for themselves and for their families.
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I made this pie for the July 4th weekend and friends and family swooned over it! The filling is ridiculously easy (well, aside from peeling and cutting all of the peaches). And it is hands-down the easiest and best pie crust I've ever made. In fact – this blog post was really going to be just about making a great pie crust. But then the filling turned out to be so darn delicious that it deserved to be recognized to!
This pie crust recipe comes from Cook's Illustrated magazine and is titled "Foolproof Pie Dough". Don't be put off by the vodka in dough crust. Its necessary for the amazing texture of the crust and it imparts NO flavor once cooked.
Foolproof Pie Dough (Cook's Illustrated, Nov. 2007)
For one 9 inch Double Crust Pie
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. table salt
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 12 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 1/2 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces
- 1/4 cup vodka, cold
- 1/4 cup cold water
- Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogenous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.
- Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.
Peach Blueberry Pie (adapted from Cooks Illustrated Peach Pie, July 1995)
Makes 1 9-inch pie
- 5 cups peaches (about 2 1/2 lbs), peeled, pitted, and sliced*
- 1 cup blueberries*
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. table salt
- 3 Tbsp. quick-cooking tapioca
- 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Toss fruit with sugars, lemon juice, spices and tapioca; let stand for 15 minutes.
- Roll out one dough ball on lightly floured surface into 12-inch circle, about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer and fit dough into 9-inch Pyrex pie pan, leaving dough that overhangs the lip in place. Turn fruit mixture, including juices, into pie shell. Scatter butter pieces over fruit. Refrigerate until ready to top with remaining dough.
- Roll remaining dough ball on lightly floured surface into 10-inch circle. Lay over fruit. Trim top and bottom dough edges to 1/2-inch beyond pan lip. Tuck this rim of dough underneath itself so that folded edge is flush with pan lip. Flute dough in your own fashion, or press with fork tines to seal. Cut four slits at right angles on dough top to allow steam to escape. If pie dough is very soft, place in freezer for 10 minutes before baking.
- Place pie on baking sheet; bake until top crust is golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake until juices bubble and crust is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes longer.
- Transfer pie to wire rack; let cool to almost room temperature so juices have time to thicken, at least 2 hours.
*You can used frozen, sliced peaches. Do not thaw before using. Same thing goes for blueberries.
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Surfers spend a lot of time in the water, riding and, mostly, waiting for waves. If you spend a lot of time in the water, you tend to care about the quality of the water you spend all that time in. This is the foundational rationale for the aptly named Clean Ocean Access (COA), a Rhode Island group monitoring the health of the ocean and beaches around Aquidneck Island, bounded on the east by the Sakonnet River and on the west by Narragansett Bay, and home to Newport, of mansion and music festival fame.
"When we formed in 2006, it was indeed about a lot of surfers who were upset about water quality," says the group's co-founder and Executive Director, Dave McLaughlin. "But over the years, as people have observed or participated in what we do, we've really become a coastally inspired organization that brings together all ocean activities and all forms of stewardship because, whether you are a surfer or a sailor or just walking the beach, everyone's got some kind of connection to the ocean and everyone really does care about ocean health."
Today the group runs programs in its three areas of concern (Clean, Ocean, and Access) that bring together residents in Aquidneck Island's three towns, Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport, Rhode Island, to improve the health and accessibility of their local beaches and waters.
Three Programs
The Clean Program organizes more than 50 cleanups annually of beaches in southern Rhode Island, events whose design has engaged more than 6000 citizens in making a difference on the coastline and to raising awareness of the condition of local beaches, particularly the amount of marine debris. In 2014, COA initiated the Marine Debris Solutions Lifecycle Project (MDSLP) at Sachuest Point to pilot a new cleanup approach that splits the shoreline into manageable sections. Each section of beach is assigned to a volunteer who will perform a coastal cleanup once a month.
The Ocean Program conducts year-round, weekly water testing of 10 locations on Aquidneck Island. Water samples are analyzed by the RI Department of Health for concentrations of Enterococcus bacteria, high levels of which can close swimming beaches in the summer. COA observations have concluded that high levels can persist into the fall and winter, when beaches are not monitored, but surfing, swimming and boating activities continue.
The Access Program conducts bi-monthly surveys of public access points on the island. COA has formal agreements, through the Adopt-An-Access Program, to monitor 24 sites at least twice a month. The group maintains written records of each monitoring event that describe the conditions, problems, and activities at the site, and volunteers take responsibility for maintaining the locations. COA also participates and runs many community-oriented programs throughout the year. In 2015 alone, they were involved in 68 events within the local community.
The Beaches
Among the best known beaches on the island are First, or Easton's, Beach, at the head of Easton's Bay in Newport, and Second Beach, or Sachuest Beach, at the head of Sachuest Bay, on the long, curving arm of Sachuest Point, known for its wildlife sanctuary, in Middletown.
"In the summer of 2013, at a barbecue, people were talking about why there was so much seaweed at the beaches," McLaughlin recalls. "Some folks with academic experience chimed in and explained nutrients and microalgae and we kind of came up with the hypothesis about how seaweed at the beaches may be related to excess nutrients coming from the watershed and that that's providing an atmosphere where the seaweed will grow at an abnormal rate."
By 2014, concerns about the abundance of floating seaweed at First and Second beaches led COA to initiate the Seaweed Nutrient Analysis Program (SNAP) in 2014 under the Ocean program. Weekly measurements and observations were made of seaweed, nutrients and water temperature to compile a profile and database of seaweed abundance, types and environmental conditions.
Citizen Science
"That was how the SNAP program started and we created a citizen-science, volunteer program, hedging our bets completely that this would be seen as a value proposition and that people in the community would get involved and would support us." It worked; volunteers showed up in increasing numbers; and in 2015, the group received a Grow grant to purchase supplies for their weekly test kits and for a stipend for a coordinator to evolve methods of data collection and to educate the community about green infrastructure and solutions to the loading of nutrients, chiefly phosphorus and nitrogen. The data obtained through the program will help to find nutrient sources in the watershed and give the opportunity to identify problem areas.
"With some funding from the Island Foundation and the Newport FED Charitable Foundation and the Grassroots Fund, we were able to move the project forward and we've collected 312 water samples and seaweed samples and we've begun doing the analysis on them," McLaughlin says. "We've amassed two years worth of data and, although it's a very difficult decision not to continue a data set, we thought it was important for us to assess what we've collected and to try to draw some general conclusions and findings," a process that is ongoing.
The success of SNAP in creating "an increased awareness and community involvement about watershed nutrients led us to create a new program," McLaughlin explains, "where we started to look upstream in the watershed of Bailey's Brook, to look for nitrogen and phosphorus further up the stream. We engaged with a couple of schools and some community volunteers to keep the watershed nutrient-analysis piece going, but we essentially turned off the microalgae analysis," he says.
Moving Upstream
This spring, COA began "compiling a report of the week-to-week, seasonal and year-to-year variation of the nutrients as well as the genus and species of the seaweed," McLaughlin says, acknowledging the next phase, trying to interpret the findings in terms of where and how to improve the environment up the watershed will be challenging "because their are so many variables that can lead to how the seaweed and the algae is actually grown on the shoreline.
"You have three different types of seaweeds: reds, greens and browns and, depending on where they're at in their lifecycle, reds can look like browns and browns can become greens, so it's complicated," McLaughlin notes "There's more to it than just identifying how much seaweed is there; you have to figure out if is this decaying seaweed or is this growing seaweed, and where is it at in its life cycle?"
The Bailey's Brook watershed flows through the heart of Middletown and all kinds of neighborhoods, from residential to commercial and industrial, including a close brush with the island's airport. Protecting the brook has been an issue on the island for many years; it's especially important to COA because it flows into Green End Pond (home to the Newport water plant) and its waters end up flowing out of Easton Beach into Easton Bay after passing through Easton Pond.
Identifying Hotspots
"One of the primary things we're doing now that's really building onto what started from this seaweed nutrient analysis program is we're using the data in the upstream watershed area around Bailey's Brook," McLaughlin explains, "to try to identify the hotspots and, where we do see increased nutrient levels, to then try to determine if green infrastructure, if reducing the amount of impervious surface cover, if riparian buffers for different storm water management structures, if any of those measures will actually help this problem."
McLaughlin says COA has also added a test for bacteria in the brook, which allows the organization "to play a role as a leader in community-based scientific analysis in the watershed. We've pretty much taken the lead in monitoring the health of this brook, which allows other organizations, our partner organizations, to try to move forward, working with residential properties and commercial properties on how to reduce the flow of storm water and reduce the amount of nutrients."
A Decade of Success
"We've been around now for 10 years," McLaughlin points out, noting, "we've removed more than 87,000 pounds of debris from the shoreline and, a couple years ago, we identified that, out of the 46,000 items we found on the shoreline in one year, 13,000 of them were cigarette butts. So we advocated for no smoking ordinance at beaches, parks and recreation areas, and we got that in place. This is the first summer where we have an island-wide no smoking ordinance and the beaches," he adds. "Those are two great examples of where we've made a significant contribution to reducing a particular kind of pollution but we've also used the data for advocacy and education to improve ocean health.
"On the public access side," McLaughlin says, "building a relationship with the community and bringing the importance of public access and protecting it is one of the issues that started the organization. Now we're certainly at the table, protecting and preserving our public access to the shoreline. In 2008, we adopted one location because it was near and dear to our hearts; a little while later, we adopted a second location, and now we monitor all 50 sites and we've adopted half of them, so we certainly have made progress and inroads toward our long term goal of protecting shoreline access.
McLaughlin characterizes Clean Ocean Access as "the watchdog, in a positive way, for monitoring the health of our coastal waters." That's led, he says, "to some great relationships with local, state and federal agencies," adding, as an example, the groups recent discovery of a leaking pipe.
"When we collected water samples, we found it was pure sewage," he says. "We notified the city and they were grateful," he notes. "They worked with property owners and did smoke and dye testing and traced it back to a faulty toilet.
"So we've built great relationships, we've kept the focus on water quality and wanting water quality to improve and it's really been out of the ocean program, this watershed work as well, and the credibility of what we've done is why we've been able to move forward."


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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged two local teens with animal cruelty after they allegedly killed a guinea pig.
The prosecutor's office says Tanner Coolsaet, 18, and Michael Roth, 17, met before a lacrosse game around 11:30 a.m. on April 30 and killed the animal they had brought to the meeting in a box.
7 Action News learned in court that the teens had purchased the guinea pig named Tina at a local pet store.
Coolseat is accused of slitting its throat and Roth is accused of striking it with a small bat. Both are charged with two counts of Animals-Killing/Torturing and Conspiracy to Commit Killing/Torturing of Animals.
The charges carry a maximum four-year penalty.
"The alleged facts in this case illustrate much more than a youthful prank or a pre-game antic. We must take these cases seriously," said Worthy in a press release.
Coolsaet and Roth were both on the Grosse Ile High School varsity lacrosse team at the time of the incident.
Both defendants were released on bond following their arraignment on Monday. The probable cause hearing has been scheduled for July 26.