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By Ros Westwood.
After 17 years of walking through the Wonders of the Peak gallery, it has now almost gone. The objects have been carefully removed. Soon the structure will go too, and we will be able the full size of the space at our disposal. Yes, it is sad, but the opportunities this is giving us are amazing!
So often we say: 'Oh! I've been there, I've seen it. I don't need to go again.' And yet as items which I should know well (I've walked past them daily for years) have been removed from exhibition, they reveal amazing detail which the previous display concealed. This little brooch from the Salt collection is a case in point. It was made 2,000 or more years ago, but just look at the terminals on it. The finely drawn and wrapped wire is almost invisible to our weary 21st century eyes!
As we develop the new gallery we are taking the opportunity to talk to groups of subject specialists. I am asking some seemingly quite ridiculous questions. Well, they may seem so, but often we take our own knowledge for granted and expect everyone else knows it too. So I have learned some really interesting things which I share with you:
Let's start with plate tectonics. This was very new science when I was at school, and I remain really excited by it. But I was interested to learn that as the European plate drifted northward (rather like the Indian plate does today, very slowly by perceptively), there was a period of massive collision and folding of the earth which resulted in the creation of the mineral beds in Derbyshire.
Only afterwards, and so more recently, when the Siberian plate shifted westwards did the coal measures result from another period of land turbulence. Curious to imagine Derbyshire under a desert plateau akin to Tibet which over years and years and years has been eroded and lifted to create the Derbyshire dome of limestone, almost the lowest level of rocks that cover the earth, and yet now above the sea.
How about land ownership? In the Mesolithic period, people were still following herds across the landscape. The scatter of tiny lithic flakes, in the Waterhouse collection, shows that the slopes of Kinder Scout were not an abandoned wilderness. People did come down from the hills and gather together, as the large structures at Lismore Fields in Buxton suggest, but not necessarily for long periods of time.
But over time people felt a need to settle with domesticated animals and to develop smallholdings to grow the vegetables and grains. They spun wool from their sheep and goats, and knew how to set up a loom and weave. So they wore woven cloth garments made from wool and linen, surely dyed with fruit and vegetable colours. They made pots, decorated with patterns. For these people, this was a great time to live!
And when they died, their corpses were laid to rest in barrows. This provides a whole new meaning on their relationship with place. They were no longer wandering people. They wanted to root themselves and their families in the place they were bound to, and to watch over it for generations – until a curious antiquary or archaeologist should disinter them. But even then, their place is marked, in Derbyshire by the many places called 'Low'.
It is as if the man whose skeleton is from Liffs Low comes alive from the display here. I can imagine him sitting in on that hilltop near Biggin and thinking about his and his family's relationship with this special place – not a skeleton, but a fit man, with a slightly dodgy elbow caused by an old injury.
I've certainly not asked all the questions. In July we will host a series of public events throughout the Buxton Festival for you to do so too. 'Meet the Experts' will bring our colleagues from museums across the UK to share their knowledge with you and us. We will publish the programme shortly, but make a note in your diary for our series of lunch time lectures from 8 July to 24 July.


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I honestly can't remember the last time that I did an empties post so I'm going to make the effort to make it a regular thing, I love reading these posts so I've started to save up the bits and pieces that I finish to share with you all. I took inspiration from Danielle who always writes the best empties posts!
Most of this stuff you've probably seen on my blog before, as I tend to go through the things I love super quickly! Some I feature more than others but I think its good to round these things up now and again.
1. Boots Botanics Micellar Water – I love this stuff, I use it every morning to remove any left over residue from my eye makeup that I didn't quite get off the night before and I usually end up swooping it over my whole face after cleansing in the morning as well. Its not the best micellar water I've tried but I've repurchased it due to the fact that it doesn't irritate my super dry/sensitive skin.
2. Original Source (Vegan) Cherry & Almond Milk Shower Gel – I love most of the OS shoer gels and this one was just as amazing as I'd hoped, I love the scent so much and theres already another one of these in its place in my shower! I love that these are vegan and they always lather really well without being drying or stripping on the skin.
3. Pixi Nourishing Cleansing Balm – This is definitely one of my favourite cleansers, it has a nice scent and it removes makeup effortlessly as well as making my skin feel soft and hydrated – again because I have super dry skin! I'm definitely going to pick up another one of these once I've finished a few other cleansers in my collection.
4. The Body Shop Virgin Mojito Shower Gel – This wasn't my favourite shower gel ever but it got the job done. I felt clean after using it and the scent was nice and refreshing but I don't think my eczema was a fan as it felt like it made my dry patches on my arms more obvious.
5. Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot Primer – I liked this primer, it had a nice smoothing effect on the skin and made my foundation go on easily but I don't think it did much for improving the longevity of my makeup. I've since purchased a new primer from The Orinary which does amazing things for my skin so I probably won't pick this up again.
6. Beauty Blender Solid Cleanser – I love the scent of this and I love it for cleaning my small eye makeup brushes but I've found other cleansers now which I find clean my beauty blender much better. I've still got a few mini samples of this so I'll definitely use them up but this is quite pricey and although I used to love it, I've found things I prefer these days!
7. Kiko Volume Attraction Mascara – This is my 3rd, maybe 4th tube of this mascara! I love it so much. It gives so much definition and volume to my lashes without making them look clumpy or spidery that I think I will forever repurchase this!
8. NYX HD Concealer – Another all time favourite, I mix this with the Seventeen concealer to create the perfect under eye concealer for me. I also like this alone for covering spots and its very high coverage without looking heavy on the skin. Its another one of those products I'll probably purchase forever.
9. Seventeen Stay Time Concealer – I love this concealer because its super pale, so if I'm looking to highlight under my eyes this works really well mixed with the NYX concealer. Its pretty good on its own as well, its great coverage for the price. I do find I have to set this with powder or it does tend to crease but other than that I have no complaints!
Those are my empties, let me know if you've finished anything you love lately!

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From the minute this emerald, black and gold glamorous wedding shoot photographed by Megan Chase Photography landed in my inbox, I knew it would be perfect to feature during this festive time of year!
With the Art Deco style of the Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square and emerald – 2013's color of the year in abundance everywhere – it was clear from the beginning of planning this shoot would be all about glamour and fun.
From the glitter covered Champagne bottle to the plates rimmed in gold, to the polka dot bow-tie napkins and the fun blue bottom Champagne glass with glitter flag stir sticks, there are so many festive details here to be had. And if you want to get the look, lucky for you the "How Tos" are listed at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!
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How to get the glitter look……
Champagne glasses (the ones here are from Ikea), Multipurpose craft glitter paint, Pom sponge
Apply the paint to the sponge then begin dabbing the paint from the stem of the glass upwards. Let dry between coats. Apply more coats to the bottom of the glass to create a faded look.
Champagne Bottle:
Your favorite bottle of champagne, Elmer's glue, Craft glitter, Foam paint brush
Make sure the bottle is at room temperature and dry; the glue will not stick if the bottle is damp. Apply the glue over the bottle. Heavily sprinkle the glitter over the bottle, making sure the bottle is covered. Let dry and try to take your eyes off the bottle.
Decor Sign:
Bottle caps, Elmer's glue, Craft glitter, Black poster board, Frame, Adhesive Glitter letters
Thoroughly wash and dry the bottle caps. Apply a layer of glue to the inside of the bottle cap. Apply glitter and shake off excess. Let dry. Be- dazzled!
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The O's have announced their full pre-season schedule in preparation for the 2013/14 League 1 season which starts in August.
The O's currently will only play at home once before the start of competitive football as they travel to the likes of Chelmsford, Tamworth and Harlow.
Below is the full list of fixtures. Another friendly with unconfirmed opposition is set to take place on Saturday July 20th.
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Naturally, we expect you to have a laugh trying to set and break the records listed in this catalogue - but wouldn't it be so much better if you could raise a little money for good causes in the process?
Why not get yourself sponsored for your record attempt by friends, family or work colleagues?
It's not going to cost you anything for your certificate and inclusion on the website, so if you would like your efforts to yield something more than a worthless scrap of paper (oops) and you have a preferred charity or voluntary group in mind, let us know.
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Seeing as we're up to issue 20, I thought I'd repost the complete blog-roll, so that those of you keeping score on RSS can also enjoy it.
New Blogs
AngstyBlog - Appears to be a collective blog. At least one of them lives in Canada.
Ed's Gaming Blog - Edward Wedig, Columbus, OH.
Fortress: Ameritrash - This collective blog, spearheaded by Michael Barnes, started after Michael left BGG. Although a bit pedantic, it's covered some interesting topics. They cover American games, highly themed and often luck-based, such as Axis and Allies.
In the Games Cupboard - Social Work Dad, UK.
Just a thought... - Michael Erb writes mainly game reviews.
The Metagamers - A podcast by Mark Haberman, Jay Little (ynnen), Jim Cote.
On Board Games - Another podcast, with Donald Dennis, Erik Dewey, and Scott Nicholson (the latter of boardgameswithscott).
Roll To Hit - All types of table top games, including board games.
Table Top Land - Primarily CCGs, but also other game types.
Two If I Play - Nathan Livni, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Working on game design.
Luke's Gathering of Friends 2007 Blog - This blog by Lucas Hedgren will be active only for one or two weeks as a journal of this year's Gathering of Friends.
My Gaming Blogroll
If a blog is in this list, it: is about board games, or has occasional postings about board games, or its game content is sufficiently general that it can apply to board games; updates frequently and has updated lately; is of general interest, and not simply commercial announcements. If a blog is in this list and does not adhere to the above list, it is likely on the way to being dropped from my list.
If a blog is not in this list, it: may be unknown to me; is only about a single board game, such as Chess or Poker, and is irrelevant to other board games; does not adhere to the above list of requirements.
I track a number of other gaming-related blogs that are not in this list because they: contain occasionally interesting articles about board games; are new and have not yet proven themselves to be worthy of inclusion; are interesting in some other way.
If I'm missing any blogs or sites that warrant inclusion, please email or comment.
- &games
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- 6mm Minis
- A Baggins Under the Hill
- A Gap in the Abuse
- A Random Gnome's Random Lair
- About Board Games
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- AngstyBlog
- Avant Game
- Bernie DeKoven
- Best of Board Games
- Billygames and Stuff
- Board Game Central
- Board Game Designer's Forum
- Board Game Geek
- Board Game Madness
- Board Games - Creation And Play
- Board Games with Scott
- Boardgame Babylon
- Boardgame News
- BoardgameCafe Community
- Boardgameplayer
- Boardgames To Go
- Bode Gueims
- Bookshelf Games
- Bruno Faidutti News
- Carcassonne Central
- Cardboard Chronicle
- ChiyoDad Learns Go
- Chris Brooks
- Critical Gamers
- CSI Games
- d21
- Day Gaming
- Dread Gobinomicon
- Dream Weaver Seven
- Dug's Gaming Session Reports
- Ed's Gaming Blog
- Family Boardgaming Podcast
- Flywheel
- Forbeck
- Fortress: Ameritrash
- Gameblog
- GameDevBlog
- Gamer Chicks Rule
- Gamer's Mind
- Gamer's Notebook
- GamerDad Unplugged
- Games * Design * Art * Culture
- Games Are Art 2.0
- Games Gist
- Games Utah
- Gaming Report
- Garrett's Games and Geekiness
- Gone Gaming
- Have Games, Will Travel
- Head Games Podcast
- I Eat Games
- I'd Rather Be Gaming
- iMosse.net
- In the Games Cupboard
- inconsequential ruminations
- Infinity Games Blog
- Into The Gamescape
- Invisible City
- Jeremiah Wittevrongel
- Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club
- Jim Ginn
- Journal of Boardgame Design
- Just a thought...
- King Lud IC
- liga3m
- Logic and Nausea
- Lord of the Games
- Lost Garden
- Lumbersmiths
- Magic_Rat's Xanga Site
- Mandarin's Manor
- Mark Hamzy
- markandeya
- Marquand
- Matthew Gray's Weblog
- meeplespeak
- Merric's Musings
- Mike Doyle's Art Play
- Musings of the Hearth
- Musings, Ramblings, and Things Left Unsaid
- My Play
- Naturelich Games
- Nimrods
- Non-Waterlogged Blog
- NYC Gamer
- On Board Games
- Only a Game
- Pawnstar
- Petworth Game Night
- Piddinghoe Gamers
- Playing board games
- Playing With Myself
- ProjectPerko
- Pulp Gamer
- Pulsipher Boardgame Design
- Raph's Website
- Resident Meeple
- Roll 2d6
- Roll To Hit
- Rozmiarek Games Page
- RPGnet
- Rule 0
- Salt Lake City Boardgamers
- San Antonio Board Gamers
- Scrappy Kid
- sean.blog
- Serious Games
- Serious Games News
- Shannon A
- Spotlight On Games
- Steve's HFoG Blog
- Stone of Remembrance
- strange games
- Sycarion Diversions
- Table Top Land
- Talking Game
- Terra Nova
- The Chapel Perilous
- The Conundrum's View
- The Dice Tower
- The Escapist
- The Fun Zone
- The Game Shelf
- The Game Table
- The Metagamers
- The Spiel
- The Tao of Gaming
- The Vintage Gamer
- The Wargame Shed
- Things of No Interest
- Thinking Out Loud
- Thoughts From the Gameroom
- Thoughts of Chairman Mike
- toadflax games
- Tom Vasel
- Trabsact Sagme Diaries
- Tree Weasel Weekly
- Two If I Play
- Two Sides to the Coin
- Uffish Thought
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Mecklenberg Gardens, one of the oldest Cincinnati restaurants, is a perfect alternative to Oktoberfest. Now, don't get me wrong– I'm not suggesting you skip Oktoberfest– but sometimes, you want something a little German, a little quieter, and maybe something with more German than American influence. This is where you should go to get your German fix the rest of the year (or maybe on your way down to Oktoberfest this weekend).
Mecklenberg Gardens, located in University Heights, is in a 19th century building, covered by 100-year-old grape vines. You can easily imagine German immigrants who traveled up Vine from Over-the-Rhine drinking a beer in the biergarten, or sharing a drink at the beautiful, old bar. Though tastes have changed, the spirit remains the same, and it's now one of the few German restaurants in Cincinnati.
This used to be a more frequent stop for me when I worked at the American Jewish Archives and my former boss loved to come here for beer and to relax after work. They have an excellent beer list, including locals, national microbrews and, of course, German imports. The food is a mix of the traditional (sauerbraten, wienerschnitzel) and twists on German food (Sauerkraut eggrolls). It's okay to innovate, even when you're in a restaurant that's got so much tradition behind it.
When I finally got The Better Half there (he's been in Cincinnati for nine years and has never been to Mecklenberg– a shame!), we were really only going for appetizers, and I had one thing on my mind: obatzda. When we spent time in Munich a couple of years ago, I practically lived on obatzda, a mix of camembert, butter (!), onions, and spices, including a healthy dose of paprika. It sounds strange, but it's something my grandmother ate when I was a kid, and held a lot of pleasant memories for me. I remember quite well the server at Hofbrauhaus (not my favorite beer hall in Munich, but still adequate) being very impressed that the American woman was ordering obatzda. He mentioned this several times. I suppose he expected me to be satisfied with a pretzel!). They have a pretty decent rendition of it here, called "Bavarian Spread". It's creamy, a bit sharp from the aged camembert, and mildly spiced. It contrasts well with the sharp, pungent onions and goes great on pumpernickel.
The Better Half, on the other hand, wanted fried stuff (hey, it was a Friday). The plate included fried pickles, sauerkraut balls, and potato pancakes. Many of these items are also available at Oktoberfest at Mecklenberg's booth. Of the sauerkraut balls I've had, Mecklenberg's are my favorite, as there's a good ratio of sauerkraut to filler without being either too heavy on vinegar, or too heavy on filler. The potato pancake is also good, and if you like fried pickle spears, these are great as well.
Definitely check out Mecklenberg– this weekend or some other weekend when you need some German food.
Are you heading down to Oktoberfest? Here are a few things you should definitely try:
- Helmut's Strudel. For a German town we have very little strudel, and Helmut's is a food fair staple across the country. I know we'll be getting a piece this weekend.
- Germania Society Mock Turtle Soup. It's more Cincinnati than Germany, but something I associate with my German grandmother.
- Laszlo's Fried Dill Pickle chips– chips are my favorite fried pickle form, and these are really good.
- Cincinnati Goetta Haus– anything. It's goetta.
- Servattii's Bavarian Cream Puff is a classic, must-try. You should share with a friend as it's gigantic.


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The symposium was held from 11-13 June 2015 at the Departments of Physics and Electronics, University of York. It was organised by Kevin O'Grady (York), Hideo Ohno (Tohoku), Burkard Hillebrands (Kaiserslautern), Koki Takanashi (Tohoku) and Atsufumi Hirohata (York). This was the seventh symposium between York and Tohoku Universities based on their cooperation agreement signed in 2006 and is now extended to include Kaiserslautern based on our recently awarded JSPS-EPSRC-DFG Core-to-Core funding.
This symposium therefore served as a kick-off meeting for the Core-to-Core Project as well as the 3rd EU-JST HARFIR Open Workshop, including the Sir Martin Wood Prize Lecture.
Day 1 (Thursday, 11 June 2015)
The symposium opened with a welcome address from the Dean of Science of the University of York, Professor Brian Fulton, and remarks from Professor Toshiya Ueki the Executive Vice-President of Tohoku University. A brief introduction to the Core-to-Core project was presented by Professor Kevin O'Grady.
The first session focused on hard disk drives (HDD) with 5 invited talks. Prof. O'Grady introduced a new recording media for heat-assisted magnetic recording based on his model on exchange bias at ferromagnet/antiferromagnet interfaces. Prof. Muraoka (Tohoku Univ.) gave a talk on bit-patterned media for higher density recording, followed by a talk on a role of strain induced by FeRh layer in media by Prof. Thomson (Univ. of Manchester). Dr McCafferty from Seagate gave a review on HDD industry and Prof. Stamps (Univ. of Glasgow) concluded this session by introducing chiral materials to memory applications.
After 15 min. break, the second session on organic spintronics was started with a talk on interfacial spin characterisation using He atoms by Dr Yamauchi (NIMS), followed by some examples on organic semiconductor/ferromagnet interfaces by Dr Pratt (Univ. of York). Dr Heutz (Imperial Coll. London) gave a talk on magnetic properties of phthalocyanines for device applications.
A poster session was held during lunch where no less than 29 posters were presented by students and post-doctoral research associates (PDRA) from many universities and by those academics who did not have invited talks but wished to present their work. Video presentations were also made by JSPS to provide their activities, including the Core-to-Core Programme.
The afternoon session was started with domain-wall memories. Dr Hayward (Univ. of Sheffield) gave a talk on domain-wall manipulation using surface acoustic waves, followed by simulations on domain-wall displacement by Dzaloshinskii-Moriya interactions by Prof. Nakatani (Univ. of Electro-Commun.). Dr Vallejo-Fernandez (Univ. of York) then talked about a new wall-pinning method using exchange bias and Dr Greaves (Tohoku Univ.) gave the corresponding simulations. Dr Moore (Univ. of Leeds) discussed chiral domain walls in such memories at the end of this session.
At the close of the first day, a session on high-frequency spintronics was held. Presentations were made by Prof. Hillebrands (Tech. Univ. of Kaiserslautern) on magnon transport in Bose-Einstein condensation, Prof. Mizukami (Tohoku Univ.) on high-frequency behaviour in Mn-Ga Heusler alloys, Prof. Mitani (NIMS) on magnetic tunnelling depending on interfacial properties and Prof. Kohda (Tohoku Univ.) on control of spin-precession frequency by anisotropic spin relaxation phenomena in a semiconductor. We continued our discussion over dinner at St Vincent Arms, while students and PDRA had their networking dinner at the city centre.
Day 2 (Friday, 12 June 2015)
On the second day, the latest development on magnetic random access memories (MRAM) was given by Prof. Ohno, followed by ultrafast switching behaviour in such memories by Prof. Dieny (Spintec). Prof. Shirai (Tohoku Univ.) then provided theoretical insight on the improvement of ferromagnetic layers in these memories and Prof. Oogane (Tohoku Univ.) gave experimental results on perpendicularly magnetised memories.
After the tea/coffee break, the symposium continued with Sir Martin Wood Prize Lecture. Prof. Lamberts, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York, addressed welcome, followed by a remark on the UK-Japan collaborations by Ms Kurata, Science Ataché, Embassy of Japan in London. Prof. Ohno gave a brief introduction of the Prize and the Lecturer, Dr Masamitsu Hayashi (NIMS). Dr Hayashi described the detailed mechanism of spin-transfer torque dynamics in magnetic nanostructures, followed by buffet lunch sponsored by Oxford Instruments.
The afternoon session was on spin-current devices. The first session was started by Prof. Nitta (Tohoku Univ.) with talking about spin sensitivity amplification in (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs Esaki diodes. Dr Holems (Toshiba Cambridge Res. Labs.) gave the latest Ge-based spintronic devices and Prof. Dietl (Tohoku Univ./Polish Acad. of Sci.) presented the comparisons in spin dynamics using quantum and semi-classical approaches. Prof. Hirohata then gave a talk on spin-current amplification using a geometrical ratchet effect and Prof. Matsukura (Tohoku Univ.) discussed ferromagnetic resonance in Pt/(Ga,Mn)As under a DC voltage application.
After the break, the second session on spin-current devices was began by Prof. Maekawa (JAEA) with his model on mechanically induced spin-polarised currents. Dr Wunderlich (Hitachi Cambridge Labs.) reported his recent achievement on domain-wall motion by pulsed laser, Dr Cavill (Univ. of York) presented his spin-resolved soft X-ray imaging on thin films and nanostructures and Mr Meyer (Tech. Univ. of Kaiserslautern) discussed spin-wave behaviour in Heusler alloys. The second day was concluded by Prof. Ohno's remarks on the above 31 presentations.
Day 3 (Saturday, 13 June 2015)
The last day of the symposium was dedicated to the EU-JST HARFIR project. Prof. Takanashi gave a brief introduction on the project, followed by his recent finding on exchange bias induced at antiferromagnetic Ni2MnAl/ferromagnet interfaces. Prof. Reiss presented similar effect at antiferromagnetic Ru-based Heusler alloys and MnN/ferromagnet interfaces. A guest speaker, Dr Mitsumata (NIMS), then discussed critical thickness of antiferromagnets using his model. Prof. Szunyogh (Budapest Univ, of Tech. and Econ.) provided his spin-cluster model to describe antiferromagnetic Heusler alloys.
After a short break, the second session on Heusler-alloy junctions were started by Prof. Ono (KEK) with his recent results on X-ray and neutron characterisation of antiferromagnetic Heusler alloys. Dr Yames-Diaz (Univ. of Konstanz) discussed exchange bias estimated by their model and compared with experimental results as presented in the previous session. The second guest speaker, Dr Lazarov (Univ. of York) gave a talk on cross-sectional structural analysis on Heusler-alloy junctions, followed by a talk on topological insulating nature of Heusler alloys given by the third guest speaker, Dr Yan (Max Planck Inst.).
The symposium continued with the last invited talk on MRAM for embedded memory by Dr Mahendra Pakala from Applied Materials, providing insight on the industrial applications in spintronics. The symposium ended at lunchtime.
Attendance totalled 109 people, including 17 from the HARFIR project. The participants from outside the project were as follows: 62 from the UK, 6 from the EU, 16 from Japan, 4 from the USA and 4 from Hong Kong. Among these outside participants, 8 were from industry and 4 were from research institutions, which indicates that our activities have been attracting significant attention from application and fundamental research points of view.
Feedback and Acknowledgement
Having organised many previous workshops and been involved in the organisation of major conferences, the feedback from the participants regarding the symposium was of an extremely gratifying nature. The participants all commented on the amazing quality of the speakers in the programme and the general organisation of the event. Much credit for the latter must go to Mrs Susan Remmer, Professor O'Grady's secretary, and Mr Robert Carpenter, who undertook the administrative duties.
The organisers gratefully acknowledge the support from the EC and EPSRC which initiated the event. We are very happy to acknowledge the contribution of the sponsoring bodies JSPS, DFG, IOP and IEEE Magnetic Society and trust that future events of this scale and success can be arranged in the future.
report by Atsufumi Hirohata, University of York


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I don't know if it to to late to enter, but I have always wanted to own something you have made. I'd love it to be a doll for me to share with my 4 year old Amanda...she is such a sweet little dolly mama. I'm with the majority and am not choose weather it is bitty or 12 inch. I love you new place.
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Throughout the school year, towns affiliated with the Hockomock YMCA's three locations are given the opportunity for their third graders to become Nutrition Detectives. Nutrition Detectives is an evidence-based curriculum developed by Dr. David Katz with the help of his five children. In this program, students are introduced to five clues which can be used in the supermarket and at home to help determine which foods are 'take it' (healthy) foods, and which are 'leave it' (not so healthy) foods.
Third graders are targeted for this program because studies have shown that they are the most receptive age group to these ideas. So far this school year, third grade students in Franklin, Foxboro, and North Attleboro have taken steps to becoming certified Nutrition Detectives. In the second half of this school year, more sessions will be scheduled in surrounding communities. The program is fun and interactive and provides students with skills to make great food choices for the rest of their lives. FSU Food and Nutrition student, Kiara Brown, had a chance to assist in teaching with these 3rd graders as part of her internship at the Hockomock YMCA and had as much fun as the students!
The Nutrition Detectives program includes about an hour long lesson, which can be done as a whole or broken into two sessions. In the lesson(s), the five clues are explained and students are given the chance use their skills and practice reading real food labels and ingredient lists. After completion, the new Nutrition Detectives are awarded certificates of completion, as well as a take home letter to explain to parents and guardians how to continue the skills at home if desired.
More information concerning the Nutrition Detectives program can be found on Dr. Katz's webpage. To learn how you can get Nutrition Detectives started in your community, contact Marykate Bergen, the Community Health and Wellness Director of the Hockomock YMCAs, at email@example.com. Ideas for additional nutrition-related lessons for grades K-12 can be found in The John C. Stalker Institute Resource Center.
~Blog written by: Kiara Brown, B.S., FSU Undergraduate Food and Nutrition Student, Hockomock YMCA Fall Intern


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One of the oldest techniques to treat varicose veins and spider veins is to inject them with an sclerosing solution. This solution was designed to irritate the lining of the varicose veins, sealing them with compression from outside.
The problem is that this procedure does not typically heal the leak in the vein and so repeated treatments become necessary for the same area. Besides having to repeat the procedure, many patients develop staining of their skin, which could last for a long time.
The key to successfully treat varicose veins and spider veins is to first treat the source of the problem. Once these sources have been corrected, then one can correct the varicose veins and spider veins with either laser or injection treatments.
Our patented Veno-Merse® Technique is a 20 minute outpatient procedure which treats the top leaks responsible for lower varicose veins and spider veins. All patients are able to return to their regular activities immediately after their appointment.
Treating the source(s) is the key to create near perfect legs. Unfortunately, most of the time, this step is not done properly. As a result, the legs could look worse than before because of repeated attempts of sclerotherapy and laser.
The newer foam sclerotherapy is performed after the first step and is more effective than simple sclerotherapy as long as the leaks are already closed.


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Doctor of Philosophy
Various anionic surfactant-oil-brine systems were studied to understand the transition between liquid crystal and microemulsion phases produced by changes in composition. This work involved equilibrium phase behavior studies and included optical microscopy and measurements of electrical conductivity, density, viscosity, and interfacial tension. These studies provide information important in designing slugs for oil recovery processes and should be useful in understanding certain detergency processes. The effects of alcohol on surfactant-alcohol-brine systems were determined in the composition range pertinent to oil recovery. A general relationship was found between apparent viscosity and phase behavior for lamellar liquid crystals of high water content (>85%) and low viscosity and their dispersions which were prominent in these systems. A simple model was developed to explain the transition from lamellar to isotropic phases with increasing salinity in anionic surfactant systems, and with increasing temperature in nonionic surfactant systems. Basically, a decrease in tension at surfaces of plate-like particles allows more particles with smaller diameters to be formed with a resulting increase in the entropy of dispersion. The effect of added oil in several systems, including petroleum sulfonate, pure sulfonate (Texas-1), and salt-tolerant ethoxylated, propoxylated sulfate was studied. A general pattern of behavior was found at and above optimum salinity, where oil first caused transformation of liquid crystal to a water-continuous isotropic phase, then gradual inversion of this phase. At low salinities behavior was similar but without the inversion. Just below optimum, the transition was more complex with two three-phase regions found in the petroleum sulfonate and Texas-1 systems and a four-phase region in the salt-tolerant system. Lamellar liquid crystals in equilibrium with excess oil were discovered at equal water-to-oil ratios and low salinities on equilibrating petroleum sulfonates with longer chain hydrocarbons. These liquid crystals have low viscosities and exhibit low interfacial tensions with oil (about 0.02 dyne/cm) despite their minimal oil solubilization. Finally, phase behavior of alcohol-free Aerosol-OT-oil-brine systems were studied. The results with n-dodecane were plotted on a series of ternary diagrams for different salinities. Brine was found to be a satisfactory pseudocomponent in substantial portions of the diagrams for salinities well below and above optimum.
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Location: Sandy Spit, Green Cay
We woke up later than usual at 7:40. We were treated to an amazing breakfast of pancakes. Then we had a short sail to our dive site, the Playgrounds. We had two incredible dives, one on either side of lunch. Once we finished, the Neptunes had some beach time while the Dolphins worked on their research projects. Dinner was incredible, and we ended the day with a great Lifeworks seminar. All in all, this day was awesome.


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April 1, 2016
What a stellar 2016 Florida Winter Tour campaign for Hartsdale, NY native Michael d'Orlando! In just his second season in the Junior ranks, he has proven to be one of the best Juniors in North America as he put on an impressive performance in both the Rok Cup and Rotax Max Challenge series, bringing home the Junior Rok Cup Vice-Championship title and collecting the 2016 Junior Rotax Max Challenge Championship title, earning him a spot on Team USA for the Rotax Grand Finals.
The 3-month long, 6-race-weekend dual series Florida Winter Tour would be an impressive start to the 2016 season, but it was not without it's share of hiccups and controversy. Overcoming multiple bouts of adversity, it was Michael's consistency on the race track that kept him in contention, and ultimately the top step of the coveted Florida Winter Tour podium.
Michael kicked off his Rok Cup FWT season strong with an impressive win at Homestead in January, and would follow that up with a dramatic 8th place finish in Ocala in February, after contact with fellow competitors late in the lap count of the main event pushed him back to that position; and then sealed the series Vice-Championship title in March with a solid 3rd place result at Palm Beach Karting complex against fierce experienced competition.
Michael's success in Junior Rok would be complemented by his Rotax performance as he ultimately upped the ante in his Junior Rotax campaign in the Rotax Max Challenge series. Overcoming multiple setbacks in the opening round at Homestead for controversial equipment technical infractions, Michael would cross the stripe with a back-to-back win from his Rok Cup win the weekend prior; however he would later be officially scored with a second place finish after the awards presentation following the evaluation of fellow competitors protests of non-performance parts. Back to Ocala in February, again overcoming adversity with a driving infraction in the prefinal and then having to fight back from the back of the pack after first lap contact in the main event, Michael would finish 9th.
Championship weekend in Ocala in March would continue to be a test of adversity and consistency. But he would find both a little luck and show an incredible performance of perseverance. After competing in a rain soaked 12-lap prefinal with a flat tire for the duration, to finish an impressive 6th place, and seeing Championship points leader Mathias Ramirez removed from the points race with a technical disqualification, the feature race would find Michael a mere 31 points behind Canadian Ryan McDermid at the green flag.
Contact in turn one would force Michael back as far as 20th and McDermid up with the front three leaders, making it seem as if another Championship title was out of reach. But everything changed as Michael continued to charge forward for the 25-lap race and McDermid's race ended early on with an equipment malfunction. With the race coming down between 4th place points driver Aiden Keel, the focus for the championship was now on Keel and Michael d'Orlando. But Michael would not give up and continue to charge forward to finish 6th, and Keel in 2nd, which was enough for Michael to claim the championship title along with a ticket to the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals later this year in Italy and a championship watch from series sponsor, Ritmo Mundo.
"Looking back, this was definitely not an easy Florida Winter Tour and there's great competition here," explains Michael. "I just had to keep focused on getting the best results we could and keep pushing forward. I had great support from my team and we had the equipment to run at the front for the entire series. I'm super happy to a part of Team USA. Thank you to my friends and family for their support, my team at KoeneUSA and to MaxSpeed Entertainment for a fantastic series. I look forward to seeing what the rest of 2016 has to offer."
Michael d'Orlando & d'Orlando Enterprises would like to extend special Thanks to their team at KoeneUSA (www.teamkoeneusa.com) including Mike Maurini & Martijn Koene and Matt Long for their tireless efforts and commitment. Thanks to the administration and staff at Iona Preparatory School for their continued support and assistance in and outside the classroom, and to their sponsors at adidas Motorsport/FysheUSA (adidasmotorsport.com), Kool Nerd Clothing (www.koolnerdclothing.com) and Focused Project Management (www.focusedpm.net).
Be sure to check out their online store for Adidas karting products and Kool Nerd apparel at www.dorlandoracingstore.com.
For more information on Michael d'Orlando, please visit www.dorlandoracing.com. Be sure to follow him on Facebook (Michael d'Orlando Racing), Twitter (@dorlandoracing) and Instagram (@dorlandoracing) to stay up to date on news, information, photos and results.
For media information, contact:
Jayson Kaplan, d'Orlando Racing/Driven to Succeed, (704) 293-7508 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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WinGD and ExxonMobil have announced a new collaboration that will see WinGD's Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) predictive maintenance technology join forces with the Mobil Serv℠ Cylinder Condition Monitoring service. The agreement between two major marine industry leaders will provide vessel operators a unique range of performance benefits during a period of unprecedented change, WincGD said in a statement Wednesday.
WinGD is a leading developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for propulsion power in merchant shipping.
The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) impending 0.50 per cent fuel sulphur limit will create complex operational challenges for the marine industry. Gaining insights into how a ship's engine is functioning is more important than ever to ensure safe and efficient engine operation. Today's more technologically advanced engines and support systems require enhanced levels of monitoring with clear accuracy to ensure engine optimisation.
"Uniting our next generation cylinder condition monitoring service with WinGD's data collection and analytics tools creates unrivalled insights into vessel operations," said Steve Walker, Global Marine Equipment Builder Manager, ExxonMobil. "This will give peace of mind to ship owners during the transition to compliant solutions," he added.
"By combining the output from WinGD's Integrated Digital Expert with ExxonMobil's Mobil Serv Cylinder Condition Monitoring lubricant analysis, we create an enhanced, bespoke, proactive maintenance programme. Combining these innovations will help ship owners reduce unplanned stoppages, save costs through engine performance optimisation and extend engine overhaul intervals," said Rolf Stiefel, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at WinGD.
"This co-operation underlines the operational benefits and savings available by adopting smart vessel technology during a time of unprecedented change," said Pamela Skaufel, Director, Aviation and Marine Lubricants, ExxonMobil.
Skaufel further added, "The integration of these state-of-the-art systems is at the heart of our long-standing and continued collaboration with WinGD to offer vessel operators an invaluable advantage, now and into the future."
Mobil Serv Cylinder Condition Monitoring can also help vessel operators ensure IMO compliance by measuring the sulphur content of marine fuel throughout the fuelling system and as it enters the engine. This is achieved using the onboard test unit, which employs XRF technology to analyse the fuel's formulation, compliant to ISO 8754 standard.
ExxonMobil's 0.50 per cent sulphur fuels will be available in Antwerp, Rotterdam, Genoa and Marseilles in Europe, along with Singapore, Laem Chabang in Thailand and Hong Kong.


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Drop Spindles - Turkish
Rs. 2,500
- All orders ship next business day!
- Pre-ordered items will be shipped in 3-4 weeks.
Cancellation can be processed before the product is shipped.
Cancellations: Cancellation can be processed before the product is shipped.
Returns/ Refund:
We stand by our quality and commitment to service.
In the rare event of defective /wrong shipment, we will take back the consignment and either replace or give full refund. No questions. We'll absorb the shipping costs too.
Pl return the items with invoice & original packing. For yarns, either the invoice or the label showing the batch number to be sent back alongwith the yarn, that would help us trace the problem to the lot.
Books, CDs, DVDs & patterns can not returned if the pack is opened
Return requests should be made within 30 days of invoice. Refund will be initiated from 7- 10 working days from receipt of return request subject to validation of return request. Refund will be made by cheque.
A spindle with removable bars for winding balls on the spindle and unique wire hook.
- take wherever you go
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Licking Heights School District – Pataskala, Ohio
Licking Heights School District is taking steps to be prepared in the event of an active shooter or violent intruder situation. The new Licking Heights safety plan has multiple components. Along with becoming ALICE trained, Licking Heights is looking for ways to be proactive and efficient in their lockdown procdure. An initiative to install door barricade devices is on the table for Licking Heights. Training the faculty, staff, and students how to use these devices is an important component of the safety plan. Additionally, "Licking Heights intends to employ a device that will allow first responders to remove it, if needed." Read More


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Hello September! It's lovely to see you again.
I've been enjoying my walks in the early morning and evening.
Late summer wild flowers have popped up all over the fields.
Swallowtails and the ever so elusive hummingbird clearwing moths flutter all around the thistles.
You'll just have to imagine it because a good picture was impossible, they move so fast!
You still have until Tuesday to enter my GIVEAWAY in the post below.
One lucky person will receive a print from my new Woodland Collection.


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This week, we start to feel the energy of the sun entering the freedom-seeking, communicative sign of Aquarius. We started our journey this year clambering up our earthy little Capricorn mountains, filled with serious intentions and back-packs full of responsibilities. Now, those packs are starting to feel a bit heavy.
Ooef….Another year…. another mountain…seems to be the general consensus.
It's time to put the pack down, sit under a tree and consider the view of your year from a different perspective. If you're approaching the year in the same old way, it's time for a change. How can you introduce some of the lightness and freedom you may have experienced during the festive season into your life more regularly? Those excursions to beautiful places … why not do more of them during your normal week and stop waiting for the holidays to give yourself the permission to have fun? The social gatherings you may have had – why not organise them more often? Life is all about connection, after all, so if you're slogging up your mountain all on your own, reach out.
Aquarius is all about community – friends, groups and gatherings and seeing things from a broader perspective. Connect with like-minded people and let your minds run free as you brainstorm wild new ideas. Share your dreams and your dilemmas with others and let them help you come up with some new progressive ways of doing things.
We have the opportunity of being very inventive, original and innovative in the next month, so let's make the most of it and march to our very own, very unique drums. Do something different… that you ordinarily wouldn't do … go somewhere new, change your routine, wear something unusual, take the risk of standing out.
This is the time to think out of the box … to express yourself differently. And if that chastising parental voice tells you to get back inside it, tell it to get lost and roam free.
More on this next week. Watch this space for news on the exciting transformational workshops I'll be running on this theme in February and March.
Please like my Facebook page, where I post regular updates and inspirations.
Blessings to you all


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Indian Bank 2014 July recruitment 251 Specialist Officer Vacancies : Indian bank, a leading public Sector bank, with headquarters in Chennai Having geographical presence all over India and Abroad invites Online Applications from Indian Citizens for the post of Specialist Officers.
Name of Post:- Specialist Officer
Eligibility:- BE, B Tech, MBA, CA
Job Location:- All India
Pay Scale:- Rs. 14500 – 36200/- Per Month
Last Date:- 30th July 2014
Hiring Process:- Written Test and Interview
Total no. of Posts:- 251 Posts
Age Limit:- 21 to 40 Years
Qualification:- Candidates must have BE, B Tech Degree in Electrical and Electronics, Chemical, Textile, Mechanical, Production Engineering Degree OR PG Qualification in management OR MBA OR PG in Economics OR Graduation OR CA other Qualification as per Official Notification.
Selection Procedure:- Selection will be on the basis on online written Exam or Personal Interview.
Age Relaxation:- The upper age limit is relaxable for the following specified categories to the extent indicated below.
i) By 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST communities.
ii) By 3 years for candidates belonging to OBC communities.
iii) By 10 years for PWD candidates.
Application Fee:- Rs. 50/- for SC/ ST/ PWD Candidates and Rs. 550/- for All Other Candidates. Candidates have to pay online through their Debit Card or Credit Card only.
How to apply:- Candidates are required to Apply Online through Indian Bank website www.indianbank.in/career.php between 16th July 2014 to 30th July 2014.
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Family reunification is the process by which an estranged parent is reintroduced into the family through mediated conversations and structured activities. It is done collaboratively by a trained mediator. The goal is to unite parents and children through a step by step process involving court agents and other professionals in creating positive family interactions.
The role of Break Through Learning Center is to provide a safe, structured environment with trained facilitators. The Center specializes in parents reuniting with their children after an extended amount of time as part of a temporary or permanent parenting plan.
10-Steps to Reunification
- Collect a retainer fee to begin contacting and scheduling parent consultations.
- Begin initial consultations with parents.
- Document review, background information and collateral comments.
- Agree with both parents on goals for the reunification process and design a temporary timeline.
- Implement the first step of the plan which may mean meeting separately with the child/ren and/or with a parent/s.
- Implement the plan adding mediated, negotiated and free conversations with supervised activities between child/ren and parent.
- Interview the parent to evaluate progress and adjust if needed for future visits.
- Continue sessions followed by feedback and evaluations.
- Agreeing on an end date goal when all steps of the plan are completed and no recommendation for further sessions are made.
- Provide notes and updates to family members, court officials and other professionals with final closing statements.
Fees and Guarantees
Retainer to begin initial consultations is $5,000 for a minimum of 10 sessions; includes initial consultation with each parent/ and remaining sessions with parent/child for a total of 10. Retainer includes documents review, collateral interviews, emails and other communications for up to 3 months. However, fees may be added if more sessions or follow up sessions are needed. Families will receive advanced notice of any change in the fee agreement and are entitled to return fees if there are less than 10 sessions of $125 per session.
Family Reunification Retainer
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I think I'm in love
You know you really want something when you get out of bed in the morning and it's the first thing you think about, right? Well I woke up thinking about Martha Stewart's Glitter Market Sets this morning.
There are two sets. A warm spectrum set and a cool spectrum set. I have had the cool set for about a year now and I just recently really started playing with it. Since then I've been thinking nonstop about the warm spectrum set. I couldn't wait to get my fingers wrapped around those warm colored markers. So much so that I made a special trip to Walmart on my way to work this morning to snag them.
At $10 a set they might seem pretty pricey. Each set has 5 markers, so that comes to $2 a piece. Which in turn doesn't sound so bad after all.
The cool spectrum set comes in the following colors: silver, green, purple, blue and indigo.
The warm spectrum colors are: pink, red, orange, gold and yellow.
If you love glitter and sparkle you won't be able to help yourself, you WILL love these markers. They have so much shimmer and shine. They are great for coloring in stamped images or adding a little sparkle to a card or scrapbook page.
To use them you have to shake them well. Then you depress the point on a piece of scrap paper until the ink starts flowing. The box stresses that you should not pump the point. They were kind of like a paint pen in that way.
The tip is 1mm. I wouldn't call this a fine point. The ink does seem to flow out pretty heavily. What I do is start the ink flowing on a piece of scrap paper and then move to the project I'm working on. This has worked great so far.
So overall, it's my opinion that if you love adding some glitz to your craft projects you will enjoy using these markers. The amount of shimmer they add to a project is incredible!
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
The Knitting Circle is a story of a mother, Mary, losing her only child. Mary finds herself a part of a knitting group and through this new experience she finds healing.
Through the knitting circle Mary meets a group of new friends. As each of them tells her their story she starts to live through her grief.
This was a beautiful, touching story. It was well written and the characters were developed nicely. There were parts that brought tears to my eyes, but the book made me feel good too.
4-1/2 out of 5 stars
Lost in the Forest by Sue Miller
Lost in the Forest is the story of Daisy and her extended family. Set in Napa Valley wine country, the book begins with the tragic and sudden death of Daisy's step-father, John. The story (told by Daisy, her mother, Eva and her father, Mark) follows their life after this event.
Mark realizes he still has strong feelings for his ex-wife and imagines them having a life together again.
Eva struggles to deal with her grief, while raising her and Mark's two daughters and the son she had with John. She worries about her young son, Theo, who witnessed his father's death but seems to be unable to understand it. She is also concerned about her middle child, Daisy. Sullen Daisy seems to not have properly dealt with her grief. Eva is ambivalent in regards to Mark's feelings for her.
Daisy has a hard time fitting in with her family and the rest of the world. She's at an akward age. She doesn't have the same interests as her classic, perfect older sister. Sudden interest from her mother's best friend's husband leads to an affair between the two.
This book was a fairly quick read. The story being told between the three people kept the pace up. However, this also made me feel as if there wasn't enough time for each character to develop. Daisy's feelings regarding the inappropriate affair were hard to relate to. For someone her age (15) it didn't seem realistic. The book seemed to end rather abruptly. There was no closure for me.
For me it was a 2-1/2 out of 5 stars.


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About our Beijing Studio Program
In 2017, 4A will host three early or mid-career artists will embark on a month-long intensive studio program from Tuesday, 12 September - Friday 13 October 2017 at the studios of internationally renowned Chinese-Australian artist Shen Shaomin, located in Huairou District on the outskirts of Beijing.
The 4A Beijing Studio Program provides a unique opportunity for artists to research new projects in rich cultural surroundings, build professional networks and observe the changes taking place in one of the most important cities in the Asia region. On their return to Australia the artists will be invited to present their experiences in a public forum and make a proposal for an exhibition at 4A. If successful they will be mentored by 4A in the development of an exhibition in 2017. This is the fourth consecutive year that the program has been running.
The Program covers airfares, accommodation, daily meals, the cost of travel/medical insurance and a small stipend. It will provide an ongoing professional mentorship, cross-cultural exchange and access to 4A's networks in China.
Information evening
Join the 4A team and previous Beijing Studio resident, Justin Shoulder for an information evening. The session will discuss the studio residency's experience and outcomes in more detail, including how to apply.
Wednesday, 26 April, 6 -7pm
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 181 -187 Hay St, Haymarket NSW


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Open Paint Classes
March 2, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
This is your Art Space!
You're invited to come by Art Space on Saturdays for Open Paint from 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (You may paint, weave, knit, scrapbook or whatever art you want to do.) This is an ongoing event and is considered a group studio opportunity. There is no formal instruction, but bring your own materials and enjoy. The cost is $10 for 2 hours.


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TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday as traders shrugged off a weak U.S. manufacturing report and hopes rose for another dose of economic stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The S&P/TSX composite index gained 19.72 points to 12,082.23, while the TSX Venture Exchange added 3.80 points to 1,251.88.
The Canadian dollar was ahead 0.21 of a cent at 100.85 US cents.
U.S. markets also advanced after the U.S. Commerce Department said that orders for durable goods rose a seasonally-adjusted 4.2% in July. But there had been initial dismay as the data showed that excluding aircraft and other transportation goods, orders dropped 0.4%. Economists had expected a 2.5% rise.
"Is it really realistic to exclude the whole aircraft and auto industry from the numbers?" asked Robert Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse. "No."
"The auto sector numbers continue to be quite strong, they're a big part of the economy and I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about the ex-transport number being below expectations. I'm not sure this is really going to make a huge difference at the end of the day and the … market reaction reflects that."
Sentiment improved on markets late in the morning after the Wall Street Journal reported that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear in a letter to a House Republican lawmaker that he thinks the Fed can do more to bolster the economic recovery and help reduce unemployment.
Bernanke says in the letter to Darrell Issa that with interest rates already at record lows, the Fed has had to deploy other means to strengthen the economy, such as buying bonds.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 100.51 points to 13,157.97.
The Nasdaq composite index was 16.39 points higher to 3,069.79 while the S&P 500 index rose 9.05 points to 1,411.13.
The Fed has been in focus after minutes released Wednesday from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting showed bankers favoured more stimulus.
But doubts about Fed intentions grew Thursday after St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president James Bullard said the minutes from the Aug. 1 meeting were stale because the economy had picked up since then.
Adding to uncertainty was Chicago Fed president Charles Evans, who said Thursday the Fed should take action to bolster the economy.
The durable goods report added to the debate over whether the U.S. economic recovery has weakened to a point where the Federal Reserve will launch another round of stimulus measures.
Commodities were lower and the energy sector led advances, up 0.41% as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped 12 cents to US$96.15 a barrel. Petrominerales Ltd. was ahead 40 cents to $9.84 while Talisman Energy improved 29 cents to $13.56.
The financials rose 0.35% with Royal Bank ahead 44 cents to $53.73 and Manulife Financial up 10 cents to $10.96.
The TSX base metals component led losers, down 0.91% as copper eased a penny to US$3.48 a pound following a 12-cent jump over the last three sessions. Inmet Mininggave back $1.32 to $45.16 while Sherritt International lost 16 cents to $4.56.
Techs were weak as Research In Motion Ltd. gave back 15 cents to $6.88.
The gold sector fell about 0.22% while bullion added a dime to Thursday's US$32 rise, closing at US$1,672.90 an ounce. Iamgold Corp. faded 14 cents to $12.98.
A three month rally on the TSX looked frayed by Friday with the main index up a slight 0.16% for the week. But the TSX is up 6.6% from the lows of early June.
Markets have been supported this month after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi pledged to do whatever was necessary to protect the euro currency by lowering borrowing costs for vulnerable members such as Spain. Traders had hoped this would be backed up by definitive measures at the ECB's next interest rate meeting Sept. 6.
But bank officials say that Draghi may wait until Germany's Constitutional Court rules on the legality of Europe's permanent bailout fund before announcing any new measures to buy government bonds.
The court is set to rule on Sept. 12.
Traders also digested a report from Reuters that the European Central Bank was considering yield targets in a bond-buying program. There were also fresh questions about how the European Central Bank plans to decisively deal with the eurozone debt crisis.
Also, the German Finance Ministry confirmed for the first time that a scenario involving a Greek exit from the eurozone "and accompanying contagion firewalls are being examined."
The news came as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In corporate news, shares of Score Media Inc. jumped nearly 46.67% to $1.54 following reports that the specialty TV sports broadcaster was in discussions to be purchased by Rogers Communications.
China National Offshore Oil Co. raised the takeover price for Calgary-based oil and gas giant Nexen Inc. twice before the $15.1-billion bid was ultimately accepted, according to an information circular sent to shareholders. Nexen shares dipped nine cents to $25.45.
Eli Lilly's potential Alzheimer's disease treatment failed to slow mental decline in two late-stage studies, but combined data from both trials showed promising results in patients with mild-to-moderate cases of the mind-robbing disease. Its shares were up 3.44% to US$43.86.
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Freezing fog. Beautiful I suppose, except I have the sort of hair that responds badly to moisture. Accordingly, I like looking at it through the window but dread going out in it.
Funny stuff, hair. you can feel like a million dollars until you glance in a mirror or shop window and notice it's all gone awry. Or you've rubbed you eyes and mascara is smeared everywhere. Or you have bits in your teeth and no-one is kind enough to mention it.
Or, and I speak with a certain amount of authority here, you are at a swanky party in a rather lovely get-up. You nip to use the facilities and sweep back down the stairs to re-join the merrymaking. Where, fortunately, someone is kind and draws your attention to your drawers. And the fact your lovely get-up is tucked into the back of them. Yes, people really do do that.
I decided to brazen it out and guffaw whilst rearranging my finery. It lessened the embarrassment for both of us I feel. Possibly. In any case I was grateful he felt he could mention it instead of leaving me to look like a total tit.
In case you worry this may ever happen to you remember to wear nice pants, it's not only when being run-over that you may need them. And I have been run over as well, but mercifully I wasn't called upon to display my nethers at any point during the process. But that's another story.
Look who is sitting in the tree. It's Mr Crow from my garden. He doesn't have to worry about his coif or his knickers, lucky sod.


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I am a product person. I don't know about you, but I love a finished product. I love the satisfaction of a task completed, a goal met or a dream reached! There is something so satisfying about the product.
On the other hand, I've not been much of a process person. I may want a job done well, but if it takes longer than the average popping time of a bag of microwave popcorn, it is inconvenient and not worth the effort. I've been trained well by a society that loves the instantaneous. Everything I could possibly need comes in the quick and easy. Or so I've been told.
I've even, at times, applied this to matters of faith. It would be so great if I could simply staple the fruit of the Spirit on my life's tree rather than actually take the time to see it grow. Psalm 1 encourages me to be like a tree who is planted by streams of living water that yeilds much fruit in season. In season? What does that mean? Am I really to wait for the season to come to bare fruit? Can't I simply do it on my own, and do it now! Process.
Jesus invites us to remain, abide in Him and we will bare fruit, fruit that will last. This whole analogy of fruit really messes with my need for instant gratification. I'm sure Jesus was not referring to obtaining fruit by means of a grocery, but rather by means of growth. Again, Process.
Each and every one of us is invited to live a life of process. As I walk along side of men and women in his/her faith journey I expect process. I get excited when i see growth and change take place, but some how with my own self, I've assumed I should be product ready at all times.
This idea has been challenged for me. It was in November that i decided to do something that I've always told myself I could never do, run a marathon. I've tried running before, but since I'd get tuckered out within the first minute I made the assumption I was incapable of running. This year, I decided to challenge that notion and set my eyes on a goal, a product. The fist step to reaching this goal was to commit myself to a process. Step two came in the form of inviting others to join me. Step three, a gracious friend gave me a fabulous Christmas gift and paid the entry fee for the race (The San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon). Step four, start running and just keep going. I found a training program and have stuck to it with diligence. I began by running in 30 second intervals. I continue to run/walk running 85% of the time. This weekend I will run/walk 14 miles! Miracles never cease! If you would have asked 10 weeks ago how far I could run, I'd say, "oh I'm not a runner." Today, only 10 weeks later I'd get to answer by saying, "I've run up to a half marathon!"
Ten weeks in the grand scheme of things doesn't seem to be that long, but if I was only concentrating on the finished product, I'd probably given up 9 weeks ago!
Reflecting on what it has taken for me to get where I am today, I realize that the process for training for a marathon is quite like the walk of faith. First step, commit to the journey of faith and the process of growth. Step two, invite others to journey with you. Step three, know your need and the needs of others, continually give out of your personal abundance and receive from those who desire to give to you. Step four, practice, implement, put on, and walk. Who knows where we could each be if we treated our walk with Jesus, the walk of faith like a process, not a product.
I will keep you posted as i continue to learn by running. My prayer for you is that you too will commit yourself to a process. Plant yourself by streams of living water, and when the season comes, you will bare much fruit! Fruit that will last.


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Still Riding the Bear
The feeder/corn spread topped out at a historic high fifteen months ago. Since then, IMC has been in and out of this spread on the short side as we've tried to capitalize on the bear market.
The normal ratio between a 50,000 lb. feeder cattle contract and a 5,000 bushel corn contract is somewhere around 3:1. It peaked at a record high of nearly 7.5:1 in Q4 of 2014 and has been stair-stepping its way lower ever since. In nearly half a century of price data, there have been about half a dozen times when the nearest-futures feeder/corn ratio has been at 4.8:1 (nearly five-to-one) or higher. The prior runs to this level have ultimately been followed by a return to 3:1 or lower. Therefore, we continue to look for short sale opportunities as the trend progresses on a south-bound trajectory.
Ready to Roll
After posting a new contract low in mid-December, the feeder/corn ratio made a sharp rebound into year-end. It was due to a combination punch of the rally in livestock, prompted by position-squaring of short positions and cold weather finally arriving in the US, and the corn market falling on its ear as concerns of El Niño fade away while supplies remain abundant. The momentum is continuing here in the first trading week of 2016.
The bearish macro fundamentals remain in place. After the US drought wiped out supplies and sent the cattle market stampeding to record highs, cow herds started to expand again in 2015. This is expected to continue in 2016, while US exports are already at multi-year lows and imports are at multi-year highs.
On the feed side of the spread, corn prices have pretty much been in a trading range over the last year. Large supplies have capped the upside, but demand has materialized several times when the market dipped below $3.50-per-bushel.
This scenario makes us think that this recent price recovery in the spread is merely a bear market rally and, therefore, a selling opportunity.
Consulting the Charts
From a technical perspective, the recent price action indicates that the bounce is now testing resistance levels.
Over the last three years, the best way to make money in the feeder cattle (basis the nearest-futures) was to be long on a long on a close above the 50-day Moving average and short on a close below the 50-day Moving average. This trend reversal signal has been highly accurate.
After a bearish trend change signal was triggered last June, the 50-day MA has provided resistance for feeders. The 21.65 cent bounce off the October low ended after the market tagged the 50-day MA. A decline to new bear market lows followed. Currently, feeders have rallied a little over 26 cents off the December low and they are pushing on the 50-day MA. A reversal from here would be a low-risk selling opportunity. However, a two-day close above the 50-day MA for the first time since June would trigger a bullish trend change signal. This should not be ignored. We'll let the market tell us if we should get short or not.
April feeders have made higher weekly highs for three consecutive weeks and it is now approaching the Fibonacci .618 retracement of the leg down from the October bounce. If the contract does not trade to 158.45 or lower by Friday, this will also be the third consecutive week with higher weekly lows. This is turning into bullish price structure. However, a break below a prior week's low would negate that and indicate that the bear market in feeders is continuing. A break below a prior week's low might be a good short sale signal. It certainly worked out that way after the rally crested in October.
The nearest-futures corn contract dropped to a four-month low of $3.50 1/4 to kick off the New Year. This puts it within striking distance of price support in the $3.40s. The market bottomed in this area in May, June, August, and September of 2015, so it represents the bottom of a trading range.
The catch is that we're watching the May futures contract for the trade. May corn has made new contract lows in three of the last four weeks as it bleeds off the carry-charge. It may also make lower weekly highs for the fourth-consecutive week. This is bearish price structure. Therefore, it might take a breakout above a prior week's high to indicate that corn is ready to pop again.
Spread Behavior
Now that we've taken a peek at the feeder market and the corn market, the next logical step is to examine the price action of the spread and the ratio.
The April-May feeder/corn (x5) spread traded just past the October peak this morning. So far, the spread has rallied a little more than $16,000 off the contract low. This was noticeably more than the $11,487.50 rally from the early October low, but not quite as much as the $18,437.50 rally off the mid-July low. Based on the size of the current rally and the price level, we can probably say that the spread has reached a resistance area. If it rolls over from here, especially after testing resistance at the prior bounce high, a short sale makes sense. If it does not roll over, the spread may advance toward psychological resistance at the 'even money' mark next.
The April-May feeder/corn ratio reached a two-month high of 4.61:1, putting it just below the October peak at 4.65:1. The bounce is about the same size as the bounce from the mid-July low. This is an ideal place for a reversal. Conversely, a sustained close above 4.65:1 could clear the way for a stampede toward the August high of 5.12:1. Our thoughts remain consistent: Short the spread if it starts to roll over, stay patiently on the sidelines if it does not. Once we get back in, we'll be looking for setups to add to the position.
Trade Strategy:
The blog will work a hypothetical order to sell one 50,000 lb. April feeder cattle contract and simultaneously buy five 5,000 bushel May corn contracts if April feeder cattle trades .15 below a prior week's low. Initially, the spread will be liquidated on a two-consecutive day close $500 above the multi-month rally high that precedes the entry (currently at -$7,137.50).


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Law Firm Forms Connected Car Group
The potential privacy and cybersecurity issues related to broadband-connected cars has driven law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn to form a Detroit-based autonomous vehicle group.
The new team will feature attorneys from the firm's corporate, intellectual property and litigation departments.
The firm has hired Steve Wernikoff to co-lead the group. He is the former enforcement director in the Office of Technology Research and Investigation at the Federal Trade Commission.
Tom Appledorn, a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Group, will be the other co-leader.
Honigman chairman David Foltun says the new group can also help clients "utilize their data in new and exciting ways...As technology continues to change the way businesses operate, Honigman can counsel clients on the protection of one of their most critical assets - information."
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Beat Rays, and Brewers raise their chances to get David Price
The Brewers, by defeating the Rays the next three days, could improve their chances in two different races.
Their realistic bid for the NL Central title.
And their unlikely bid to land Rays left-hander David Price.
The Brewers are among the teams to express interest in Price, according to major league sources. Their inquiry was akin to putting their "foot in the water," one source said.
The Rays, however, are still mulling whether they will even trade Price. They enter Monday's play 7-1/2 games out in the American League East and stand only a 7 percent chance of winning the division and 13.5 percent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Fangraphs.
A sweep by the Brewers leading to Thursday's non-waiver deadline at 4 p.m. ET would make those odds even steeper. Even then, the Brewers would be a long shot to land Price, particularly when the division rival Cardinals, another potential suitor for the All-Star left-hander, possess one of the deepest farm systems in baseball.
The Mariners and Dodgers also are in the mix for Price, sources say, and some within the industry believe that the Cubs will make a play for the All-Star lefty, who has a 1.88 ERA in his past 11 starts and a major-league-leading 183 strikeouts and only 21 walks on the season.
The Brewers' chances would hinge in part on owner Mark Attanasio, who often is aggressive in trying to obtain talent. The team's only two playoff appearances in the past 31 years came after Attanasio authorized general manager Doug Melvin to trade for elite starters — CC Sabathia in the July 2008 and Zack Greinke in December 2010.
Price, 28, would give the Brewers the ace that they currently lack. And though the team's farm system is rated next-to-last in the majors by Baseball America, the organization is not devoid of prospects.
Foremost among them: Right-hander Jimmy Nelson, who has a 1.46 ERA in 111 innings at Triple-A this season and a 5.06 ERA in 16 innings in the majors. The Brewers also boast several promising position players in the Class A Florida State and Midwest leagues, including center fielder Tyrone Taylor, 20; shortstop Orlando Arcia, 19; and catcher Clint Coulter, 20.
The Rays, though, almost certainly could get players closer to the majors from other clubs. The Brewers also might determine that Price ultimately would be too expensive. His salary could jump to as much as $20 million next season in his final year of arbitration before free agency, likely reducing the number of suitors if his next team wanted to trade him this offseason.
The next three games could help determine whether trade conversations accelerate. Every team interested in Price should, at the very least, root for the Brewers to win the first two.
Price's next scheduled start is the third game against Milwaukee, Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. ET.
Whether he takes the mound remains to be seen.


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Every morning I spend about an hour or so scanning news feeds from a range of sources with the primary of objective of updating my database of world trends – and of course getting ideas for blog posts!
Living here in London we have a saying about buses. When you're waiting for a bus (sometimes longer than anticipated) they arrive together at the same time. Sometimes articles and thoughts in news feeds are the same.
This time it's the turn of commentary on the prospects of failed globalization and the emergence of a fragmented world – something that regular followers of my blog will be familiar with.
The first to hit my screen was a piece by Robert Kagan[1] pointing towards the signs of increasing US isolationism and more particularly a feeling in some countries that if the going gets tough in terms of future military stand-offs, then the US might not be there to back them up. Incidentally, if you want a view of the challenges facing globalization try reading Kagan's book The Return of History and the End of Dreams.
The second[2] was the issue of North Korea and the implications of a regime collapse fuelled, interestingly, by failed attempts at state controlled capitalism. Apparently, East Germany went down a similar route immediately before the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The process of North Korea's collapse could of course bring the first test of the US's willingness to open a third front bringing us back to Kagan's point. For those of you interested in looking a a range of scenarios around the collapse of North Korea, please see O'Hanlon's work[3].
The third article[4] took really the same underlying perspective as the second, of nations and interests seeking recognition on the world stage, warning that a failure to find a lasting settlement in the Middle East could spawn a new wave of international instability.
So, what has all this to do with business and strategy?
Well quite a lot. The President of the World Bank, Richard Zoellick[5] points out that the challenge for us all, but particularly the developed economies, is securing sustainable growth. From the perspective of the developed economies (and arguably even more so for those in my bloc #3 – the Great Recession's losers), sustainable growth depends upon investment in and demand from the developing world.
So a sustainable recovery depends upon a largely united world.
[1] R. Kagan, "A hollow 'reset' with Russia," The Washington Post, May. 2010.
[2] I. Bremmer, "Dangerous Insecurity," The New York Times, May. 2010.
[3] M. O'Hanlon, "North Korea Collapse Scenarios," Brookings, Jun. 2009.
[4] S. Hariri, "Mideast peace: It's a global issue, says Lebanon's prime minister," Los Angeles Times, May. 2010.
[5] R. Zoellick, "Look to the developing world," FT.com, May. 2010.


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In 1963 and in bankruptcy, the New Haven Railroad purchased 12 nearly new electric locomotives, at a cost of only $300,000, from the Norfolk & Western's Virginian Railway, which had ceased its electric operations. These EF-4s had modern technology, were perfect for the New Haven's electric infrastructure, and hauled freight between Cedar Hill (New Haven) and Bay Ridge (Brooklyn).
New Haven FL-9 #2043 running on my 12'-by-8' layout completed in 2004.


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Spiderman1979 posted a topic in Tell your storyHi all, My name is Jhonathan, Male late 30's. I had been using Ritalin LA 40 MG for about 9 years. Must say I had never been diagnosed for ADHD (I got the perception from my general \ Family doctor) however, I must admit that the time I used it was great in terms of energy, focus and getting things done on tight schedules due to my job as a manager in a code development company. To make a long story short, I decided to take off Ritalin from my daily schedule as I decided on a career change to become a commercial airline pilot. turnes out that Ritalin is illegal to use while fling over US airspace and a candidate must prof no usage for at least 3 months. A short visit to the same doctor, telling him about my intention to stop the drug and wondering what might be the withdrawal symptoms. He's answer :"Well, you can just stop taking the drug, you might feel tardiness over the first few days but nothing more to expect". hearing his advise, I went home and disposed any Ritalin supply I had and stop taking the drag the very same day. The first two weeks I just wanted to sleep. I was awake and out of bed but really feeling asleep. at about 3 months since my last dose, extreme symptoms started to emerge : Dark depression, anxiety, paranoia, obsessive compulsive, panic attacks, intrusive/obsessive thoughts that tortured me, hopelessness, irrational thinking, suicidal thoughts, brain zaps, intense organic fear, severe inner-body tension that felt like my whole insides were clamped up, sexual dysfunction, severe tension, tremors and pain in the back of my legs and calves, terrible shoulder and upper arm pain, mania, extreme bloating and stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, vertigo, feeling like my brain was on fire, feeling like a part of my brain was missing, feeling like a bomb had gone off in my head, floating head feeling, super-hot face, body temperature regulation problems – being super-hot or cold, constipation, dehydration, lack of appetite and weight loss, feeling dead, anhedonia, akathisia, mood swings, insomnia, terrible brain fog and inability to think clearly, sensitive vision and hearing, inching and burning skin. As months went on some symptoms disappeared and some new would come. At this point I am celebrating 13 months as "Ritalin free" (Using no other drugs). During those months, I mange to pass the pilot license test and to keep my work (Thinking of that, I have no idea how I did it)... Due to my severe symptoms I went trhough a lot of doctors and did many tests to make sure there are no hidden problems. All came back with good results and with doctors answers "You are too young and there is no physical problem with your body. try to reduce your tension and you might want to consider taking anti anxiety pills" It is so unhelpful to hear those answers while suffering from a verity of symptoms. My questions to you, is that normal ? could it be that I am still suffering from Ritalin Withdrawal symptoms ? Have anyone experience some \ same symptoms ? things are indeed getting better now then what it was about 5 months ago but still exists. Most disturbing are : * Heavy \floating head feeling * Neck Muscles tension * Lower back pain \ tension * Low energy levels Thanks for reading my post !


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Pin/Brooch Style: Brooch, Tie Pin, Scarf Pin, Lapel Pin. Closure Type: Locking "C" clasp.Convertible to Pin/Brooch: If desired, your local jeweler can add a bale to this piece so it can be worn as a pendant. Notable Features: This stunning coin silver brooch was handmade by James Reid, a talented Navajo silversmith in the American Southwest and features a beautiful hand-stamped sun ray motif. The symmetrical sun ray design was stamped onto an old coin, which was rolled out and flattened. The design has riveting along the edge with a sun symbol in the center and rays shooting out toward half suns on the end, giving this piece a lovely whimsical quality. Half suns with raised circles adorn the top and bottom of the brooch. A light patina on the sterling silver gives this piece an antique quality, which we believe is quite lovely. The brooch is finished with a sturdy locking "c" clasp and can be worn many ways, making this piece very versatile. This brooch would be a wonderful gift for someone who appreciates the Southwestern style. Don't miss your opportunity to own this beautiful piece.
This listing is for the item only. This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith. It features handcrafted silversmith work throughout. Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find. This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular.
Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today. The concept of Pawn, Old Pawn, and Dead Pawn Native American Jewelry came to be in the 1800s. When a loan wasnt repaid, the item became known as either Old Pawn or Dead Pawn. The Navajo Nation sits on 27,000 square miles within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo have a rich history and culture and have become known for creating some of the finest sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, incorporating their own traditional motifs with silversmithing.The squash blossom necklace is perhaps one the most famous Navajo styles produced, along with turquoise inlay rings. Turquoise is an important stone in Navajo culture; symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and good health. The first Navajo silversmith, Atsidi Sani, was taught around 1865 by a Mexican silversmith. Atsidi Sani, in turn, taught his four sons, who then started teaching other Navajo artisans. In the beginning, Navajo artisans created sterling silver jewelry for themselves and others in the Navajo Nation. Southwest jewelry from the American Southwest is unique to itself and has a look that has become popular worldwide. Southwest jewelry was originally created by Native American and Mexican artistic influence and has gained popularity throughout the years, becoming a staple of many contemporary designs. Navajo silversmiths, working from 1870 to 1900, learned about stamping from Mexican leather workers, and adopted this to their metal working. Artisans made their own stamps that were passed down to each generation.
Navajo jewelry started becoming commercially available around the 1910s and is still very popular today. Stampings are usually hand-hammered using handcrafted or die stamps and include traditional Native American symbols, such as sunbursts, to ornate landscapes. Pre 1950s Navajo silversmiths would make jewelry out of US 90% Silver coins.
They would use Half Dollars, Quarters, & Mercury Dimes. This type of jewelry is very rare, as it usually contained a high silver purity and was expensive to make. Whole Coin jewelry was worn around the reservation as a status symbol of wealth. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN UPDATED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEMS. Thank you for your cooperation.
The item "Antique Vintage Native Navajo Sterling Coin Silver Hand Stamped 1.9 Brooch Pin" is in sale since Saturday, May 19, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Pins, Brooches".
The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.