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54 pointsI've been using the 3A-5TS from last year as a work bag almost everyday since I got it from it's drop. Thought it would be the bag I'd use for the next 5 or so years, but then along came the 3A-5... Here's a little writeup of a comparison between the two. For a little context, I commute to work by bike everyday and have to carry a 15 inch laptop, a change of clothes, and an extra pair of shoes. The size of the 5TS and 5 perfectly fit my needs, but the differences on the 5 were surprisingly helpful. The obvious differences are the roll top lid and the two giant fixed pockets in the front. My biggest gripe with the 5TS was that anytime I wanted to grab something from the main body, I'd have to pop open 3 buckles and refasten them closed all over again. The roll top feature solves this nicely by reducing the buckles I need to fiddle around with to 1, and also stowing away the excess material of the flap. Much easier to grab something from the bag with the top rolled in when the bag is still strapped tight to yourself. The two exterior pockets are a nice addition to the bag. I had the first generation xpac 5TS before getting last year's, and a feature I missed a lot were the two built in zipper compartments on each side of the bag. With the newer 5TS, I tried to recreate these by sticking two MZ1's vertically on each side. The exterior 3A-5 pockets hold much more than the MZ1's ever could, making the MZ1's no longer necessary. The mezzanine pockets behind them are really useful as well and serve as a nice little spot to store items you'd like to grab quickly without having to fuss with any buckles or zippers. Despite the lack of TS, the attachment loops on the 5 work well if you still want to expand your storage. Though the website only demonstrated you could attach a MK1 and MK3, I was able to attach my MZ1's without any issues. While I opted not to use the MZ1's anymore, I've attached a DSPTCH glasses case to 1 loop, a key charm to another, and a grimloc carabiner to another to hold my keys. A surprising change was the inclusion of two smaller inner zipper pockets as opposed to the single pocket of the five. Though a seemingly minor change, it helps partition my smaller items nicely. Although the single pocket from the 5TS is larger than one from the 5, the combined volume of the two smaller pockets is greater. Here's to hoping including two of these pockets becomes a standard and not just unique to the 5. There are some subtle differences you might miss that aren't obvious in the product shots. The lid on the 5 is reinforced with 3 sections that helps act as a guide to properly fold it in. It also helps give it a nice solid shape and structure, making the 5TS lid feel flimsy in comparison. Another small difference is the left and right buckles on the 5 can't slide up quite as high as on the 5TS due to the stitching on the thumb-break closures for the exterior pockets. This slightly restricts the expansion of the 5 vs the 5TS. I'd often pack my 5TS to the max fully expanded for weekend to week long trips. Though the difference is small, I'm a little worried for when I'll have to pack similarly with the 5. Despite the suggestively simpler name, the 3A-5 is in many ways a worthy upgrade to the tried and true 5TS. The 5 solved most of my gripes with the 5TS and will probably be the bag I'll use for years to come, unless Acronym and Bagjack manage to find another surprising way to improve the bag again (which I'm sure they will). Hope you all enjoyed my sincere writeup.
51 pointsHere's a comparison between my 1946's in size 33" and size 34" I wore the size 34 for work over a 2yr period and the 33 for play over a 3yr period. ...after the 1st wash size 33 Size 34 After 1yr (ish) size 33 on the bottom . Size 33 on top . . ...and after their last wash Size 34 . . . Size 33 . . Size 33 on the right, you can see the snug fit showing more contrast . . . bonus shot.. size 33 in action . ...and then they fell to pieces
51 pointsI don't come by these parts much anymore and have nothing to add here, but I'm glad to see the thread I started over 12 years ago is still kicking! Edit: I will add that I'm still rocking a 10-ish year old 3A-5TS and it hasn't popped a single thread. It's been my EDC for over a decade. Terrific bag and truly bombproof.
48 pointsGot the J82-WS in yesterday and snapped a few pics (it was appropriately windy!) It's extremely lightweight, as expected. I'm happy with how it drapes when open, which can be a bit dicey on asymmetrical pieces, and the hood is very Assassin's Creed-esque. Love how angular it is, I think it suits the design really nicely. The curved detail lines on the collar are a really nice touch. I didn't get photos of the back because of the wind, but I LOVE the vent design. Feels unique for the brand and it's nice to see them trying it. Despite the slimmer cut and the long length, I haven't felt restricted in my lower half if I don't fasten the button that's below the bottom of the zip. With it fastened, it's still easy to walk and move about, but for squatting, etc I have been undoing it and I don't feel like I'm fighting the coat at all. It's a lovely cut and I hope they remake it in other materials eventually.
46 pointsThanks for your patience everyone, with the trip and Thanksgiving it's been a very busy week. My girlfriend and I went out to the Bay Area for the Mega Self Edge party (she was such a trooper for putting up with all my denim stuff all weekend), before we went out there I had sent Roy a note that I was going to be in town if he wanted to meet up and he agreed. The night of the party we walked down to the new shop I saw Roy was there, went up to him and told him who I was he was like "what happened to you?! I thought we were supposed to hang out!" but we had only gotten in late the night before. So we decided to meet up the next afternoon at this workshop. We ended up hanging out there for about three hours, talking about: denim and vintage sewing machines, denim experts and historians and all their claims of knowledge as fact, baseball and how much San Francisco Giants fans hate Mark Melancon (as a Braves fan I had no idea what we got ourselves into...), Coach Orgeron and how terrifying he seemingly is, fashion and how it's mostly marketing at the end of the day, living a simple life, learning from trial and error, how Roy didn't used to have a bunch of Roy jeans and now he's made himself a ton out of all these small sample rolls of different fabrics he has laying around, stretching unsanforized fabrics out pre-soak and then grading the denim based on shrinkage and stretch percentage for different parts of the jeans (this was ingenious actually, but very time consuming and wouldn't make sense for a production run of jeans but he did it on a pair of his own and they fit him just the way he likes), how he has stopped so many projects halfway through because he wasn't happy with it for some reason or another, how he feels like he needs to love what he makes because you can't make everyone happy but if he's happy with it then he knows at least one person is happy, how sad he is that Cone has closed and how the bounce of their wooden floors is what really made their denim special, how he made 150 pairs of jeans in a 34 day timespan working 16 hour days, meeting different denim people like Ono-san (rebuilt.jp on Instagram, works for YM Factory) and how when he met Roy and looked at his machines he was amazed at how wrong Roy was using all his different machines. Sorry for rambling, but our conversations was all over the place and I figured the best way to get it all out is to just put it out there how I remember. Here's some photos, I could've spent all day just taking photos of all the notes he's made to himself and drawings all over the place. The lighting in his workshop is really amazing. Roy actually showed us how the free-hand embroidering Singer works and it's pretty incredible. He pumps the base with his foot and maintains the width of the stitch with a lever controlled by his knee. He said this might be the most time consuming process out of everything else. This is a small roll of indigo dyed duck canvas from Cone. The interesting thing is that it wasn't dyed by Cone, but another company afterwards that is out of business. Later Cone tried to develop the same fabric and dye it themselves but it wasn't the same. You'll see it used by Rouge Territory, Tellason, Left Field and other brands, but it just wasn't as good as this stuff. The selvedge ID looks like a wabash stripe. He was going to make a shirt out of this stuff at one point, but I don't think he had enough fabric and the dying company closed long before Cone shut their doors. This is a pair of left hand twill jeans Roy made for himself where he experimented with the stretching and shrinking of different panels of fabric to get the shrinkage under control. He would take the waistband pieces, stretch them over time and measure how much they would stretch before sewing, and then calculate the shrinkage based on a swatch of the fabric. This in a sense is like sanforizing the fabric almost, but without making it lose all it's depth and interesting features. I think this fabric was made by Collect, but it looks a lot like Sugar Cane's 50/50 blend fabric. Thanks for reading, it was pretty amazing to see the place where all these jeans and shirts I've had over all these years are made. I look forward to the day when I can come back out to Oakland and meet up with Roy and talk for a few hours.
45 pointsI've been clearing out. I sent my jeans home.
45 pointsMy 'work uniform' from last year.. Warehouse 2001XX SC47's (2004era) In shade Direct sunlight
44 points4th year of machine washing and drying. May get them repaired soon.
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43 pointsGrab yourself a camera and go for a stroll around your neighbourhood, within a 30min radius of home will be just fine, lets see the streets you walk everyday, the places you shop, the bus stops, no need for landmarks, the more mundane the better...as the thread suggests...? Here in Sheffield we have one of the largest poverty gaps in the UK, the city boomed during to the industrial revolution, imploded during the Thatcher government >further decline brought on by the outsourcing of the 90's. You can draw a line through my city, the rich/poor divide. I work in one of the most deprived areas but live in the West which borders our beloved Peak District, The Victorian houses built by steel barons trying to escape the cities pollution, Outside of London S10 is still considered to be one of the most affluent districts in the UK but we live in a typically working-class Victorian terrace house c1870 it's pretty much all we could afford in the area. These are the previously mentioned terraces albeit, ours is tucked away up a lane. ..Along the next street we go, Steve Beckett of Warp Records fame used to live up here, and Richard Hawley just a couple more streets away. ..the allotments at the end of the street Sheffield is the greenest city in Europe/has more trees per person or it did until Amey started cutting the f**kers down, Looking over S10. Follow the river Porter up to Lady Cannings Plantation, for all your MTB needs Down to the park, typical Sheffield weather Just a stones throw from the working-class terraces, overlooking the park are the middle-class Victorian villas . . Heading up towards Ranmoor where red brick turns to olde'world stone This is the route i cycle to work . . Through the Botanical Gardens (like a mini Kew) . ... i pop out at our local row of shops JoJo's, find their vintage goodies on Insta Past local muralist and print maker extraordinaire Phlegm, lots of his work dotted around the city. . . . ...and back home. Go to it super-peeps and don't be afraid to photo-bomb.
41 pointsBarrage of J29 pics incoming, since I think it's been overall poorly represented by styling shots online. I really love Acronym blazers and think they are a more versatile cut than most jackets in techwear. The look changes pretty radically depending on how it's layered, how the collar is positioned, and if it's opened or closed. I attached a bunch of slight variations on ways I've tried it out to illustrate that point. And yes, the J65-AK is fantastic and I love it because I love vests.
40 pointsSo I've made posts like this before for my Roy and OA collections, but I thought I would make another post featuring everything else. Group photo. Lots of photos incoming! These are organized alphabetically. 45rpm Sorahiko. At Last & Co Lot 126. Boncoura XX. Conner's Sewing Factory 46 1st half. Dry Bones x Self Edge DB19 natural indigo. Flat Head 3009. Full Count 1101. Full Count x Signet wild cotton 1101. Freewheelers 601xx 1943. Levi's Vintage Clothing 1966 (Cone). Mister Freedom Lot 64 Okinawa. Old Hands OH15-9. OrSlow 105. Pure Blue Japan XX-019BB. Pure Blue Japan XX-009. Resolute 711. Stevenson Overall Co. 737. Sugar Cane x Junky Style 1946. Warehouse 1001XX. Warehouse Inazuma special. Warehouse x Hinoya 1001XX.
39 points...more adventures from last January to see us through the lockdown Sheffield's Megatron is a large subterranean storm drain, historically the city continued to get wiped out by flooding due to its geographical possition.. trying to avoid repeats the Victorians having grown fat on industry/empire money built a massive storm drain over the convergence of the rivers (affectionately known as Megatron) before slum clearence and re-building the city over the top, in effect raising the city center up by 30ft. The easiest way to enter Megatron without having to ab in from one of the bridges is beneath the transport police station.. in these days of terrorist hysteria i can't imagine the fuzz would take too kindly to folks with a backpack disappearing below the city's main transport hub so a early start, low key approach is key. Having done this route many times over the years, i'm tooled up with a home made tripod extension to bring the camera above water level and my search and rescue light which can fire a beam 1200m, perfect for tunneling and a pack with essentials, i'm deep underground with no phone coverage. I entered beneath Midland train station/police station, i'm alone in complete darkness, using the torch and long/timed exposures from the tripod which is stood in the river. Trains thunder overhead and the stench of diesel is thick in the air Overhead you can see some modern reinforcement to support the weight of the trains On i go... ...it goes on ..and on Until i pop out at an open air water section where daylight floods in I quickly cross this section through a fast flowing river to avoid getting seen from the bridges above, then i'm back under the other side heading towards the brick cathedral arch Brickwork overhead with stone foundation, much like our old terrace house. Just around the corner up to my armpits through this very deep water section we get to.... ....the bat-cave, you can see shit loads of tiny bats picking off insects from above the water, their eyes reflect in your torch light. Where the light floods in is the end of the road, there's a weir and it gets far too deep, first time i attempted it, i had a mini-freak out when i got my welly got stuck firmly in the silt and had to put my arm and face underwater to pull it out with my hand. The cathedral arch, it's impressive, my photo's don't do it justice. Light painting on a long exposure ...and back we go, RMC watch cap maintaining subterranean-steeze Thanks for looking...
38 pointsHard to follow @j0el2 but here's my 101s on an overcast winter's day after on/off wear for 8 years. The crotch has been repaired and the knees are almost worn out - when they develop holes there (which will be very soon), I'll retire them. The close-ups are truer in colour.
38 pointsHappy new year to all denim fetishists out there!
38 pointsSC-47's (Hard-Wash) . . . . .
38 pointsX-posting because this thread deserves some loving! Washed my old Denime 506XX about a week ago. No clue about number of washes or how much I've worn it now.
38 pointsDON'T WANNA LOCK—SO PLEASE DON'T ADD UNRELATED STUFF OR RANDOM COMMENTARY TO THIS THREAD. ACRNM INFO IS FINE! RE: THE FAQ, PLEASE RESPOND WITH ACRONYM SPECIFIC CHANGES PM CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO SECTIONS. I WILL REVISE AS NEEDED. DISCLAIMER: ERLSN doesn't really verify a lot of this so it's largely speculation as to internal Acronym labeling etc. Where do I buy these sick garmz? See vendor thread, BST thread, eBay, Facebook BST, and Grailed. When is stuff released? SS20XX~Middle of March–Beginning of April, FW20XX–20XX+1 Middle of September–Beginning of October. Do other sites carry 3A stuff? Not since SS16. Only ACRNM.COM, drops intermittently in addition to around the time of general line releases. Why is the retail price/resale so high? Health-goth and athleisure is so last year—WGSN said techwear is in, duh. Supply and demand—that and the importers have to pay duties. Can I get my duties down? Look for Voyager's post in page ~355–360. If you have particular questions, you can ask me. What do current names mean? XXX-X Current Naming Convention for Garments: 1. First X: (CP) CaPe/cloak? [unverified] (H) Hat (J) Jacket (KA) Kurz/short Arm (LA) Lang/long Arm (P) Pant (NG) Neck Gaiter (S) Shirt/Sweater (SP) Short Pant (SM) SheMagh 2. Second X: number design indicator 3. Third X: (A) Advanced [unverified] usually indicates additional features (B) Beta; alternative version? A/B? [unverified] version reflects pared down variant—these variants also do not suggest release precedence : P24A preceded the P24 (H) Heavyweight [unverified] reflects a heavier fall winter iteration of a summer release (R) Raccagni/Reverse Seam/Revised [unverified]—could conceivably indicate revised but the jacket may have a generation indicator also. (TS) TecSys 4. Fourth X: Fabric/origin designator [seems to be focused on the main fabric rather than the insulation in some cases] (AK) Cashllama; Alti-Knits (BR) Cotton; BRugnoli (C) Cotton; various OEM textile manufacturers [unverified] (CH) Works Industrial Twill Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation); Schoeller (DS) Dryskin; Schoeller [sometimes high density nylon jersey; unknown OEM textile manufacture; some pants come with Heavyweight designations; unverified] (E) Epic amphibious cotton; Nextec (FO) Gore-Tex Infinium [Film-Out]; W.L. Gore (GT) Gore-Tex; W.L. Gore; Pro 3L and 2.5L variants; W.L. Gore (GTPL) Gore-Tex with Paclite Technology; W.L. Gore (GTV) Gore-Tex Volt [unverified] 2.5L; W.L. Gore (K) Nemen experimental 3L; Komatsu [unverified] (KM) Alti-Knits Merino [unverified] (KR) Cashmere/KashmiR; unknown textile OEM (L) Leather backed with a Komatsu membrane; unknown leather OEM (LP) Loro Piana Storm System; Loro Piana (MP) MultiPrene; unknown OEM textile manufacturer (PB) Gore-Tex Film-out with ShakeDry experimental 2L; PutzBrunn [unverified, W.L. Gore had some positions there]; W.L. Gore (PS) Polartec PowerStretch, Polartec (PX) Polartec Alpha; Polartec [maybe refers to PerteX face fabric? Unverified] (S) Cotton; EtaProof Stotz (SS)WB-400 Schoeller SoftShell (WS) WindStopper; W.L. Gore Can you tell me about the comparable fabrics? Pant Fabrics (CH) schoeller microtwill is cotton and aramid blend, mild fire-resistance [don't know if it's legitimate FR like some combat pants; you're welcome to test for the culture] some iterations treated with coldblack UV/heat protection (DS) schoeller dryskin is nylon; HD jersey is nylon as well (S) stotz etaproof is long staple cotton; be aware there are different weights between the pants and jackets and also among the different seasons/iterations. Fabric Qualities: Weather Protection: (S)>(CH)>(DS) Breathability: (DS)>(CH>(S Fabric weight is (CH)>(S)>(DS) Colorfastness: (DS)>(CH)>(S). Abrasion resistance: (CH)/(S)>(DS). Stretch: (DS) [4 way]>(CH) [2 way minimal]>(S) [none]. Jacket Fabrics (FO) ePTFE air permeable membrane/face fabric, nylon backer. (GT) Gore Tex Pro: fully nylon construction, 3L microgrid backer, air permeable ePTFE membrane, nylon face fabric. Gore Tex/ Gore Tex Volt: 2.5L fully nylon construction, printed backer, air permeable ePTFE membrane, nylon face fabric. (WS) 2.5L fully nylon construction, air/water permeable ePTFE membrane, printed backer, nylon face fabric. (S) stotz etaproof is long staple cotton. Fabric Qualities Weather protection: (GT)/(FO)>(WS)>(S). Breathability: (S)>(WS)>(FO)>(GT). Colorfastness: (GT)/(WS)/ (FO) >(S). Abrasion resistance: (GT)>(WS)>(S)>(FO) What do all these weird features do? (AUX ZIP) liner integration. (CABLETAPE) cable management feature on the arms of some early softshells (ESCAPEZIP) YKK proprietary zip that allows for quick doffing with a pull at the collar termination of the zipper. (INTEROPS) right back side water resistant zip for interfacing with 3a bags usually terminated at the hem with press buttons (SOUND) cable routing for headphones. (TEC SYS) standard molle attachment webbing for external attachment. (FORCE LOCK) Velcro backed magnetic strip for holding IEMs on collar (JACKETSLING) sling for wearable carrying jacket without holding it, consists of a slider, pull, and elastic. Newer models feature backside carry rather than the interior carry. (SPEEDLOCK) shockcord hem that allows one handed tightening, webbing pull. (GRAVITY POCKET) two way 5mm zipped pockets on the interior forearm arm that feature a in-sleeve press pocket that allow for item deployment with a swift downward motion. How do I wash this stuff? Use technical fabric wash. It's water based and doesn't leave residue that affect the fabric characteristics. Generally: For jackets: single wash cold, double rinse. For (S)/(CH): single wash gentle cycle, no spin. Don't reapply DWR, proprietary coatings. For (DS): single wash cold, double rinse. Don't reapply DWR, proprietary coatings. For (GT)/(WS): Everything is DWR'd, this is a coating on the face fabric that allows the water to bead out. With abrasion this comes off, to reactivate wash, reapply, and depending on what DWR, tumble dry or iron. I use Grangers. A word on waterproofing Waterproof is a marketing term. Water resistance is generally the operative language in determining a fabric's resistance to water ingress. Those 10K ratings on weather gear measure the resistance of a small piece of fabric against a certain height of static water. Like, come on, if you're under ~32 feet of water you've got different issues. As such, it's meaningless in most situations. Windstopper and Stotz are shower proof; I think Stotz takes something like ~700mm of water under static pressure before appreciable ingress. While I'm saying that Acronym gear is sufficient for most applications, you have to understand its limitations. Acronym will be no more weather resistant than other outdoor and will likely be worse than purpose designed inclement weather gear. To wit, the zips are sometimes the YKK aquaseal but they're not like a drybag—there will be ingress if you're open ocean yachting.
36 pointswith no warning or introduction, here is a pair of SExSG24 I've been wearing for about a year and a half. I think they've seen something like 2 or 3 machine washes to this point and an increasing number of diy repairs. back in 2016 when these were first out I happened to be in NYC and stopped by self edge to check them out and was blown away by the fabric- if there's anything else out there like it I haven't seen it. the next time I found myself in new york I made a stop again and picked a pair up. these were my first and so far only pair of the strike gold but all the details are so great I can totally see myself getting another pair. I always liked the look of the mud dyed fabric...
35 pointsive never been much of a boot man , always go with a comfortable pair of trainers so i thought it would be cool to have a thread to show what trainers / sneakers were wearing . i realise that this could turn into a thread full of the same vans and converse over and over but hopefully we see a bit more of variety first up is my most recent purchase . Converse Star Bars , they are a japan exclusive release and i payed a bit more than i should for a pair of converse but ive always wanted a pair definitely going to get a few more pairs some Converse one stars next up is some vintage Converse from the 1960's , had originally thought they were from the 70's but after a bit of research i was proved wrong and my wardrobe staple , dont think ive been without a pair of these since i was 13
35 pointsSUPPLIERS ADDRESS BOOK: http://extremtextil.de: DRESDEN/DE [etaproof, fidlock, ykk, polartec, cordura, cobra buckles] http://fun-fabric.de: SOLINGEN/DE [fidlock, cordura] http://technische-textilien-shop.de: BERLIN/DE / ran by BAGJACK [cordura, 25mm slotted loops] http://seattlefabrics.com: SEATTLE/OBVIOUSLY [ultrex, ykk] http://pennineoutdoor.co.uk: BENTHAM/UK [ventile, thisulate] http://sailrite.com: COLUMBIA/US [ykk, dacron] http://rockywoods.com: LOVELAND/US [cordura, thisulate, schoeller] https://www.baender24.de: DE [webbing, colourful plastic hw] http://www.zpacks.com WEST MELBOURNE/US [cuben, climasheild] [feel free to contribute, resources will be added as posted] logo usage faq/download: http://aoku.co/chibadiyguild/
35 pointstriffer hat | warehouse sweatshirt | tcb 20s | Onderhoud | walking stick
35 points1946 SugarCane x Junky Special Each pair is 'one of a kind' as you can see from the individual wonky pocket stitch. Junky held an exhibition, towards the latter end of 2017 to showcase some of the vintage denim held in the Toyo Enterprise vault, the DS 1946 belonging to Mr. Ryoichi Kobayashi being one of them, this repro was sold over the counter to folks who attended the exhibition. The denim was loomed especially for this run of 100, if you look at this worn example the texture looks to be leaning towards WWII. Here's some more photo's.. They have a lovely hand made feel.. . Run off . . . . Here's a post wash fit pic SunSurf + JSP 46's + JL Don't go away just yet, put the kettle on...get the custard creams Ive also got the SC X JSP 1946 506XX . . Sloppy af . . fin.
35 pointsMy 50s slim update. Trying to sun fade them this summer by just leaving them outside in every condition. Well see how they turn out!
34 pointsGreetings Folks! And welcome to the 30-day DIY Techwear Challenge. My school and industry mentors have challenged me with the task of trying to create a new product - from scratch - everyday - for 30 days... I'm a second year Student of Fashion Design - studying in the city of Vancouver. Since September I've been interning at a local research and design firm to gain exposure to technical fashion design, construction techniques, and the real-world process behind bringing wild ideas to life... The studio where I intern is very tight-lipped about their outputs and involvements, however I am allowed to say that they have been quietly responsible for many of the innovations and products seen across the market - some of which I see posted quite regularly in fits around the community. My roll is still at the utmost bottom of the ladder (see:gopher), however my mentors are incredibly supportive in including me in and teaching me the in-and-outs of the nuances fashion design. To be honest I'm a bit overwhelmed by the idea of trying to create 30x products from scratch, I've never done anything quite like this before... I'm going to give it my best shot to not only come up with a new product everyday, but also document every aspect of the patterning, construction, materials selection, etc. all the way through to a finished product. I'm taking this online in hopes that of getting feedback/suggestions/criticisms as to what I should construct each day, at this point I've only a very vague plot of where to begin and what to make. Its my hope that I can share with the community a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the products we all love, while being able to experiment with new ideas we'd like to see but don't yet exist. My obsession with techwear has become clinical at this point, made worse by the simple fact that I'm a broke student very much unable to afford the level of craftsmanship in my attire which has come to haunt me. To try and fix this I've been saving every penny I can since this 30-day challenge was presented to me last November. I'm happy to say -with the support of my friends and family- I've been able to put together a small pot of funds that I can put towards financing 30-days of techwear design. At the end of this project, I'd like to be able to assemble the 30-day log and the products created into a portfolio which I can use to find a job. I'm still very new to this but it's clear to me that technical apparel and accessories design is where I want to focus my ambitions and career. With any luck this project will be an appealing application for a design position with one of the larger industry players. The 30-day countdown begins!


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Make your party guests feel like stars with these incredible star shaped party plates!
These fabulous star plates come in a rainbow of colours so will add some colour and vibrance to your party table.
This paper tableware would wonderfully at a rainbow themed party.
Pack of 8 plates. One plate measures 27cm x 27cm.

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Wednesday Night. The yarn activity continues…
Ethel's skills as a teacher were greatly in demand….
Meanwhile, we solved the mystery of the mysterious but perfectly preserved package.
While DH and I were at the Family Beach Weekend, he got an email stating that some tool or other he ordered would be delivered by UPS and would lounge around on our doorstep til we got home. So he called a family member and asked her to go by the house and please pick it up on her way to the beach. She did, but when we quizzed her about it, at the time it was in her car, so she described it as a book and a present. A present? Yes, wrapped in pink wrapping paper with butterflies on it. That didn't sound like something DH would have ordered from Rockler or Woodcraft. When I opened the package, it was a beautiful arrangement of tatting mounted on black velvet in a silver frame. And the book was a biography about Teddy Roosevelt. Well, when I saw the tatting, I immediately thought, "Lois!" But then, the book had an inscription that mentioned "Ethel." So I presented the treasures at Wednesday Night Knitting and learned that Lois had dropped these things on the doorstep for my birthday 3 months ago! She put them in the iron Dutch oven that resides thereon as a sort of rustic decoration. Thinking back, she did say that she had called. Which just goes to show that people need to spell it out, preferably using the NATO alphabet names (ie. alpha, beta, Charlie, November) or make exaggerated mouth movements after saying, like Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid, "Look-eye! Always Look Eye!" And then maybe I will get the gist of the conversation! Thank you, Lois! I am humbled that you thought so much of scatter-brained me!


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Research at Leeds Beckett
Sam Nicholls
Sam Nicholls
Senior Lecturer0113 81 23726 firstname.lastname@example.com
About Sam Nicholls
Before joining University in 2012, Sam worked in the music industry for over 10 years in successful roles as a live music promoter, record label director and A&R, musician, songwriter and producer. As well as delivering a number of industry based modules and research at the University, he is involved in developing partnerships to improve access to music industry roles with local and national bodies.
Sam, played in local bands, worked in venues and helped with promotion for a host of indie labels until 2004 when he formed promotions company Transmission, working with acts such as Arctic Monkeys, The Subways and The Pigeon Detectives.
In 2005, buoyed by the success of his own band, ¡Forward, Russia! - Transmission spun off the record label Dance To The Radio releasing a host of acclaimed 7" and compilation records, and in 2006 Top 40 singles and albums from ¡Forward, Russia! and The Pigeon Detectives. The label signed worldwide distribution with Co-Op Music, while ¡Forward, Russia! signed to Mute / EMI Records in North America and later Cooking Vinyl.
Both the band and the label wound down by the end of 2008, and Sam undertook an MA Music Production degree at Leeds Beckett University, while being approached to speak at a host of industry events on DIY music attitudes. Sam has taken part in numerous panels, talks and workshops on BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq Roundtable), In The City (conversation with Sean Adams (Drowned In Sound), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade) and John Robb), Liverpool Sound City and more.
In mentoring young artists, he is now working with numerous organisations to provide a sustainable platform and structure for this activity within Leeds. He has been granted funding from Unltd and PRS For Music Foundation to facilitate this, and now sits on awarding panels for PRSF as well as Arts Council England for their Momentum Fund. Since 2010, Sam has curated the annual Live At Leeds Unconference event, attracting speakers such as Tom Robinson, Simon Rix (Kaiser Chiefs) and James McMahon (Kerrang! Editor), and now hosts the annual Live At Leeds Extra Time event which features a 5-a-side Football Tournament of local music organisations. In 2014, the University recognised his Outstanding Contribution to Innovation & Enterprise at their annual Achieving Excellence Awards and in 2015, Leeds City Council approached him and Nic Greenan to programme a new arts and music festival for teenagers, that would become Under The Owls.
Sam still enjoys a selection of music production and and has continued to produce albums for acts such as Jon Gomm, Sam Airey and You Animals, as well as completing a solo album under the Honour Before Glory moniker, with tracks featured on programs such as Skins and Hollyoaks.
Current Teaching
- L4 Music and Digital Media
- L5 Music Industry
- L6 Projects
- L7 Studio Production Skills
Research Interests
Sam joined the staff at Leeds Beckett in 2012, and has written on subjects such as fan-funding, diversion of streaming revenue, and is currently writing a book chapter on audience engagement and alternative revenue streams for Bloomsbury Academic.
Selected Publications
Related News
- Knowing the Score conference to explore music and sport links
- Sounding good together with Music:Leeds
- Results of first live music census released for Leeds
- Leeds Beckett celebrates UK Music's 10th anniversary with Leeds event
- Event to drive change and development for music in Leeds
- Music students' album out now
- Academic seeks help from Leeds's music community for new project
- Students set the stage for 11th Live at Leeds music festival
- Students and academics contribute to world's first national live music census


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What we liked:
Comments from our taste panel included "nice and light--not as dense as other cookies", "nice buttery taste", "tart; nice hint of lemon", "crispy, interesting texture", "fresh tasting--doesn't taste artificial", "thick", and "love that these are delicious; the fact that these are gluten free is a bonus".
As a child, Pamela Guisto-Sorrells spent summers at the family's health food store and bakery in San Francisco, CA, packing rice and soy cookies for people with special dietary needs. Back then, health foods were known as dry, hard, and crumbly but always nutritious.
In 1988, after college, Pamela founded Pamela's Products Inc. based on the idea that wheat-free and gluten-free product can taste great and that everyone should have food delicious enough to celebrate. Since then, Pamela's Products Inc. has been making delicious gluten-free products including baking mixes, cookies, snack bars, and ready-to-eat cakes.
Pamela believes only the highest quality products shold arrive on your kitchen table. Therfore, her company never uses artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or high-fructose corn syrup. All their suppliers sign a statement that their products are Non-GMO and have been derived from locally-sourced ingredients.
Did you know?
The first cookies date back to the 7th century A.D. in Persia.
Chocolate chip cookies were invented in 1937 by Ruth Graves Wakefield who ran the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, MA.
In early American cookbooks, snickerdoodles were given nicknames such as "Jumbles", "Plunkets", and "Cry Babies".
Flour base (brown rice flour, white rice flour, tapioca starch, sweet rice flour, xanthan gum), salted butter, organic natural evaporated cane sugar, tapioca starch, gluten-free natural flavor (contains Non-GMO soy oil), citric acid, lemon oil, xanthan gum
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We found ours at a Whole Foods Market (website at www.wholefoodsmarket.com), in Southern CA. For additional locations, see "Find Pamela's Near You" under Contact Us on the company's website. Pamela's products can also be purchased online.
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The Bright Start® Pregnancy Program
Prestige Health Choice has a maternity case management program called Bright Start. The program provides nursing review and counseling, nutrition review, prenatal, delivery, postpartum services, and nursery care services in the hospital.
Bright Start combines scheduled written and telephonic outreach that provides point-of-contact notification of health needs to members. Bright Start uses provider and community programs, partnerships, and creative outreach strategies to facilitate member access to required services.
All obstetrics (OB) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providers should refer to plan and state requirements below when caring for prenatal and postpartum members. For more information or assistance with members who are high risk or are not consistently getting prenatal care, contact Bright Start at 1-855-371-8076.
Pregnancy Notification Form
All prenatal and postpartum care requires the Pregnancy Notification Form (PDF) for proper and expedient payment of services. This authorization form covers three OB ultrasounds, all scheduled prenatal visits, and up to four postpartum follow-up appointments.
The Pregnancy Notification Form can be faxed to Prestige Bright Start at 1-855-358-5852, or submitted via the secure provider portal at www.availity.com.
Keys to Your Care®
Keys to Your Care is a member outreach program that tracks and records prenatal and postnatal office visits and motivates our pregnant members to receive their routine pregnancy care. This program is designed to keep the member on track with her health and nutritional habits throughout her pregnancy, with the ultimate goal of delivering a healthy baby. After delivery, the member will continue to receive text messages and/or phone calls about her health and about the need for regular preventive care visits for her newborn through the 15-month well visit.
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A Prestige member who has enrolled in the Keys to Your Care program presents to your office for her routine prenatal visit. You should inquire if she is enrolled in the Keys to Your Care program. A member who is enrolled may ask you for a code that she can send as confirmation of her visit. We ask that you please complete the following steps:
- Use the Julian calendar (PDF) to find the code for that date of service (e.g., May 1 would be 122).
- After obtaining the code, add the last two digits of the year to the end of the three digits (e.g., May 1, 2017 would be 12217).
- If the member has her phone, give her the day's text code (e.g., 12217) so she can text it to Keys to Your Care.
- If the member does not have her phone with her at the time of her visit, please write down the text code on the next appointment card so she can text it to Keys to Your Care and get credit for her visit.
- Some enrollees will be participating in the program but will not be receiving texts. If a member is enrolled in the program but not the texting portion of the program, she can contact Bright Start at 1-855-371-8076 and provide them with the code. Please be sure to provide the member with the code so she can call it in and receive credit.


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Ryan Johnson
Ryan K. Johnson, 20, of Tiffin, and formerly of Oxford Junction, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Tiffin.
Funeral services were held June 26 at Lahey Funeral Home in Oxford Junction. Burial was in the Mayflower Cemetery, Oxford Junction.
Ryan Kelly Johnson was born on Feb. 2, 1992, in Iowa City, the son of Rex and Brenda (Leonard) Johnson. He graduated from Midland High School in 2010 and went on to study criminal justice at Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids.
Ryan worked as a detailer at Billion Auto in Iowa City and Costco in Coralville.
Ryan is survived by his parents, Rex and Brenda Johnson of Oxford Junction; a sister, Jessica (Chandis) Perry of Cedar Rapids; his girlfriend, Hannah Tedell of Big Rock; his paternal grandmother, Billie Jo Johnson of Davenport; maternal grandparents, Robert and Kathryn Leonard of Solon; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Dwayne Johnson.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.


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I-League 2017: Sanjoy Sen - It's a proud moment for all Indian coaches seeing Khalid Jamil going so far with Aizawl
Mohun Bagan received a body blow to their title aspirations courtesy a 0-1 away defeat to Aizawl FC.
An Aizawl defeat against Shillong Lajong followed by a Mohun Bagan victory against Chennai City FC is the only way the Mariners can win the title so far - which would be a road too far in all probability even in this topsy turvy I-League.
Sanjoy Sen though refused to blame circumstances - the incessant rain and the poor visibility - for the defeat.
"The weather is not responsible. No complaint for the weather and rain because both teams were playing in the same condition. Definitely we were better than Aizawl but the result does not always go that way and we have to accept it," said the Mohun Bagan gaffer.
Khalid plays down champions talk
However the former Prayag United coach said that his side were by far the better side but were equally guilty of spurning too many chances.
"We were the better team because first half Duffy missed a sitter and Jeje was not given a penalty. Aizawl did not create many chances too. We dominated most of the exchanges," he stressed.
Sen though readily congratulated his opponents who were on the cusp of history while commending the fan support at Aizawl.
"First of all congratulations to Aizawl FC. We tried our level best but luck was not with us. The ambience and support was outstanding. Obviously they wanted their home side to win but they were very sporting," he observed.
The I-League winning manager said he was delighted at the achievement of his fellow manager Khalid Jamil and said it was a historic moment for Indian football.
"It's a great achievement for Khalid because this is the first time he is out from Mumbai so it is nice that an Indian coach has gone so far. It is actually a proud moment for all Indian coaches and great for Indian football," he noted.
Minerva owner banned for eight matches
However the optimist in Sen noted that there was a slight chance that Mohun Bagan can still win the league.
"If we can win the last match, there is an outside chance to win the I-League. I will never pray that any team will lose but in football anything can happen so we are keeping an open mind and we will strive to win our last match," he concluded.


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With the RNC and DNC out of the way, it's nearly time for President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to participate in one-on-one debates. The first face-off is slated for Oct. 3 in Denver, and Obama has already begun his preparation, practicing with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who has been the stand-in for Romney. Elsewhere, Romney is tucked away on a Vermont estate, sparring with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, his stand-in for Obama, reports the Associated Press.
The second debate, a town hall-style session, is Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y. The final debate, on foreign policy, is Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla. GOP running mate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden have one debate, Oct. 11 in Danville, Ky.
Incumbents usually are at a disadvantage, defending a record against a challenger critiquing four years of work. Obama will be trying to avoid the fate of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, who turned in flat debate performances in their first encounters with rivals. In the end, though, it didn't hurt either one as they both won re-election.
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Read more at the Associated Press.


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Adult Pick Up Soccer Game — Longmont Indoor Soccer offers adult pickup games during the week. Players of all skill levels are invited to join. Game availability is subject to number of participants. Registrations will be taken up to one week in advance; noon, Longmont Indoor Soccer, 795 S. Sherman St., Unit 8, Longmont; $7; 303-678-8878, longmontindoorsoccer.com/adult-soccer/adult-soccer-pick-up-games.
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Trivia in Longmont with Quizmaster Entertainment — Play trivia with Big Mouth Bob and Quizmaster Entertainment at the Longmont Taproom. The winning team wins a round of beer; 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont; free.
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First Friday Film Night — Firehouse Films provides an opportunity for film lovers and movie-goers to enjoy cutting edge, artistic and humorous films. Firehouse Films provides a culturally significant opportunity for the arts to be viewed, contemplated and discussed; 6:30 p.m., Friday, Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; free; 303-561-2787, firehouseart.org/special-events/monthly-events.
Haeger and Hoffman — Singer-songwriters Al Haeger and Steve Hoffman plan to perform; 6:30 p.m., Friday, Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; free; 720-204-6064, stillcellars.com/event/haeger-hoffman-2.
Barley-Har-Har Comedy Open Mic Night — A comedy showcase with a Beermission for refills is planned. Open Mic Nights are a chance for comedians to get on stage and work on new jokes, have fun with an audience and, generally, increase the quality of their stand-up. Come with big smiles and laughter, ready to support local comics on their way to greatness. Note that this show is not rated and is not considered family friendly. Sign up for an open mic slot at bubcomedy.com/open-mic-sign-up; 9 p.m., Friday, 300 Suns Brewing, 335 1st Ave., Unit C, Longmont; 300sunsbrewing.com/events.
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Srinagar: A 35-year-old person from Nowpora Jageer area of Kreeri in Baramulla district of north Kashmir has gone missing, police and family sources said on Sunday.
They said the man—Waseem Ahmad Lone son of Bashir Ahmad Lone left home in his new vehicle for Srinagar to buy some electronic goods on April 13 but failed to return.
Despite best efforts by the family to trace him, there were no whereabouts of Waseem hitherto, they said.
The family has filed a missing report with police, they said.
A police officer concerned said that they have received the complaint from the family and has registered a case in this regard. (GNS)


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Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke at the Home Depot Center in Carson today. She told the crowd she actually does read a newspaper, the New York Times, reading from a teleprompter. The New York Times wrote a story on Bill Ayers, founding member of the radical Weathermen, and his relationship with Barack Obama. The 15,000 member crowd attempted to round up some non-synced boos, but many did not know who Ayers is and what she was talking about. She quickly dropped the subject and continued to finish her 25 minute speech. Jon Voight, the actor, spoke as well on his admiration of Senator John McCain.
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Time really flies! No matter how much I try being regular on my blog, "time" just beats me! It smuggles away seconds and minutes, and even days. Anyways, that's not the point. I don't have a book to review right now, because I am still reading it. It will take atleast 2 more days. By the way, I am reading "Butter Chicken in Ludhiana by Pankaj Mishra". Quite an interesting book, though a bit slow in few places but worth it. It is next on my review list.
This weekend, I had an overwhelming urge to buy atleast 10 books! First it took me hours to shortlist a few after reading lots and lots of reviews. So, I was not able to buy them during the weekend, but well, I have bought it yesterday! I just love the moment when I receive them through courrier. I cannot define the joy!
Here are the books that I bought:
1. Witness the Night by Kishwar Desai
2. Deaf Heaven by Pinki Virani
3. Doordarshan Days by Bhaskar Ghose
4. Gandhi: Naked Ambition by Jad Adams
5. Harilal Gandhi: A Life by by Chandulal B. Dalal
6. If I am Missing or Dead by Janine Latus
7. Leela : A Patchwork Life by Leela Naidu & Jerry Pinto
8. Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
9. The Dancing Girls Of Lahore by Louise Brown
10. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I am majorly into Non-Fiction these days. I keep on hunting for different kinds of good non-fiction reads. Most of the above books are through Outlook reviews. I also like The Hindu Book reviews.


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IAVA | December 11, 2014
IAVA Daily News Brief – December 11, 2014
Today's Top Stories
Service members to get annual suicide screenings
Service members will soon be screened annually to assess their risk of suicide because of a new provision included in the annual defense policy bill. Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat, pushed for the Jacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act to be part of this year's bill, which has already passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate this week. | Washington Times >>
House to probe VA contracting scandals
The chairman of a House investigative subcommittee overseeing the Veterans Affairs Department says lawmakers are planning a series of hearings in the new Congress next year to investigate ongoing VA contracting scandals. | Washington Times >>
Casualties of war and bureaucracy
Paul Rieckhoff writes a blog for The Hill: The vast majority of my brothers and sisters who have returned from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan have successfully reintegrated back into civilian life. Right now, millions of them are learning in college classrooms, pursuing their careers, raising their children and generally living their lives. But there's a tragic public health crisis happening behind the scenes that few outside the veteran community know about: 22 veterans are dying by suicide every day. | The Hill >>
The United States closed the Bagram detention facility on Dec. 10 and no longer has custody of any detainees in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department said, closing a controversial chapter of Washington's long "war on terror". | Reuters >>
Floating over the tightly clustered homes and streets buzzing with rickshaws is the most visible symbol of the fading Western legacy in this onetime fortress of Taliban rule: a giant white balloon, bristling with photo lenses and listening equipment. | New York Times >>
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani vowed on Wednesday to investigate CIA abuse at a detention center in his country, saying torture described in a U.S. Senate report "violates all accepted norms of human rights in the world". | Newsweek >>
A series of attacks in and near Baghdad on Wednesday, including one involving a suicide bomber driving a tanker truck, killed at least 15 people, Iraqi officials said. | Associated Press >>
The United States launched 20 airstrikes against Islamic State militants in recent days, military officials said in a statement on Wednesday. | Reuters >>
Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday complained that the White House's response to the Islamic State has been lackluster and peppered an Obama administration official with questions about why moderate forces were not being trained more quickly to stem the extremist militants' march across Iraq and Syria. | Associated Press >>
Military Affairs
As the U.S. presence in Afghanistan shrinks to some 10,000 troops after more than a decade of major counterinsurgency operations, the U.S. Army needs to get back to training for major conventional warfare, the Army's outgoing top enlisted leader said on Tuesday. | Stars and Stripes >>
For decades, the Pentagon has been saying that laser weapons are just around the corner. Thursday, the U.S. military finally turned that corner. The Navy announced that it had deployed and fired a laser weapon this fall aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. During a series of test shots, the laser hit and destroyed targets mounted atop a small boat, blasted a six-foot drone from the sky, and destroyed other moving targets. | Time >>
Now that the U.S. military has opened more jobs to women and allowed gay men and lesbians to serve openly, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says the ban on transgender troops is likely to be reassessed and should be lifted. | USA Today >>
New Greatest Generation
From the hero of Army's 2001 victory to the standouts behind Navy's long win streak, from elite academic performers to NFL hopefuls, here's a look at life after the last big game for some academy football players-turned-officers: | Military Times >>
Can you spot Josh Carlile's students? The Manteno Middle School science teacher's class might be hiding in the shrubs outside in camouflage to demonstrate how animals hide themselves from predators. | The Daily Journal >>
"I actually really liked sailing today," the drenched U.S. Marine Corps veteran said later. "It's pretty fun. You can find your limits." Evans is one of scores of disabled veterans and others with handicaps who have sailed with Team Paradise over the past nine years. Launched in 2005 by 2000 Olympic gold medalist Magnus Liljedahl of Miami, the non-profit, mostly-volunteer organization provides training, coaching and accessible sailboats free of charge out of Shake-A-Leg Miami and, since June, the U.S. Sailing Center. | Miami Herald >>
Inside Washington
Talk about a power couple. Indiana state Sen. Jim Banks has found the perfect match to fill in for him in the state legislature while he serves in Afghanistan as part of his Navy Reserves unit – his wife. | Fox News >>
The contractor building a new Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora said it will walk away from the troubled project after a federal board of appeals decision Tuesday that the VA breached its contract. | Denver Post >>
For three years, the Miami VA Healthcare System has recruited volunteers for a national project to build a genetic database to help research how genes affect health and develop new treatments for both veterans and non-veterans. | Miami Herald >>


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Explorative Workshop: Spintronic Perspectives on Neuromorphic Computing
Joint Workshop of Forschungszentrum Jülich, Peter Grünberg Institute, Germany
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- 13 Aug 2018
- end
- 15 Aug 2018
- venue
- Peter Grünberg Institute, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Workshop Format
The workshop will take place over a three-day period; four speakers will each give a 30 minute talk followed by a 60 minute discussion session, ending in a 30 minute coffee break.
A total of 12 speakers will present their talks at the Workshop. The Discussion Leader will summarize the talk and the discussions, which will later be made available to the community on the Workshop website.
Workshop Organizers
Prof. Stefan Blügel, Peter Grünberg Institute , Forschungszentrum Jülich
Prof. Hiroshi Katayama-Yoshida, Helmholtz International Fellow, Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), The University of Tokyo
Confirmed Speakers
William Andrew Borders (Tohoku University)
Ashim Chakravarty (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Minori Goto (Osaka University)
Yasushi Hotta (Hyogo University)
Abigail Morrison (INM-6/IAS-6, Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Hikaru Nomura (Osaka University)
Daniele Pinna (University Mainz)
Masaaki Tanaka (University of Tokyo)
Dirk Wouters (RWTH-Aachen University)
Workshop Programme
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Peter Grünberg Institute, Forschungszentrum Jülich


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In this clip from Default: the Student Loan Documentary, Tamara Draut speaks about the consequences of rising student loans on both a personal and national level.
Tamara Draut is the Vice President of Policy and Programs at Demos and Author of Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead.
*This is a preview clip with no post production sound/video work done*
For more information on Default: the Student Loan Documentary visit: DefaultMovie.com.
To read about the team behind Default: the Student Loan Documentary, go to: http://www.defaultmovie.com/?page_id=13


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Norway's Minister of International Development Erik Solheim announced today that Norway is unilaterally and without conditions cancelling US$80 million in illegitimate debts owed by 5 countries: Egypt, Ecuador, Peru, Jamaica and Sierra Leone. Norway's Government has, in effect, admitted that it's lending in these particular cases was irresponsible and motivated by domestic concerns, rather than an objective analysis of the development needs of the countries involved. The débacle involves the export of Norwegian ships to developing countries between 1976 and 1980. It exported these ships mainly to secure employment for a domestic ship-building industry in crisis, not because these ships served the development needs of the countries concerned. It is only fair therefore that Norway accept co-responsibility for the debts which resulted from these deals. So far however, creditor countries have been incredibly reluctant to accept shared responsibility for negligent and often politically motivated and corrupt lending in the past. They have continued to insist that poor countries service these debts. Today however this practice effectively ended with the unilateral action of one government. Eurodad hopes that the Norwegian announcement will now prompt other creditor countries to open public and serious enquiries into their lending policies and practices of the past.
"This is a groundbreaking decision which has huge ramnifications for other lenders that acted irresponsibly in the past", said Eurodad's Gail Hurley. "We urge Norway to continue to be at the forefront of international efforts to gain recognition for illegitimate debt. It is not fair that the populations of debtor nations continue to pay the price of corrupt, negligent and politically motivated lending in the past. Today the silence has been broken and we urge other creditor countries, in particular in Europe, to follow Norway's bold lead".
Below Eurodad has posted the press releases from the Norwegian Debt Campaign and the Norwegian Government as well as an explanation of what exactly illegitimate debt is all about. We also post some reactions from Ecuador.
Finally, it is also worth noting that Norway will NOT count today's historic cancellation as Official Development Aid (ODA). Typically, creditor nations count debt cancellation operations as ODA which has the effect of artificially inflating aid budgets and making-out that more aid is being made available to poor countries than is really the case. The Norwegian Government must also be praised for this and it becomes very clear that most donors simply must (and can) do far better.
Press release from The Norwegian Campaign for Debt Cancellation (Jubilee Norway/SLUG)
Date: 02.10.06
Norway cancels illegitimate debt and takes co-responsibility for failed development policy
– A historic victory for the debt movement
Norway's Minister of International Development Erik Solheim announced today that Norway is unilaterally and without conditions cancelling US$80 million in illegitimate debts owed by 5 countries: Egypt, Ecuador, Peru, Jamaica and Sierra Leone.
"Norway now cancelling illegitimate debt and admitting co-responsibility for a failed development initiative is simply historic", says Kjetil G. Abildsnes, Chair of Jubilee Norway. "Solheim shows political courage that won't go unnoticed", he said.
Norway will then have settled an ugly chapter in Norwegian aid history – the Ship Export Campaign (1976-80). This unfortunate episode in Norway's aid history had the effect of cranking up debts in 21 countries.
"This is clearly a case of illegitimate debt. Norway broke its own rules by not assessing the development needs of the countries we were exporting our ships to", says Abildsnes.
"But Solheim is now cancelling all of this debt. This is a historic victory for us", says Abildsnes. "It's the end of an embarrassing story for Norway. We applaud Solheim for this bold step".
Burma and Sudan who also have loans to Norway after the Ship Export Campaign will not receive any cancellation until the situation in the two countries change. We expect these countries to also get their debts cancelled when there is a change in their situation.
The reason given by Norway for this unprecedented unilateral cancellation is a failed development policy lacking proper needs assessment and a proper risk analysis.
"This campaign represented a development policy failure. As a creditor country Norway has a shared responsibility for the debts that followed. In cancelling these claims Norway takes the responsibility for allowing these five countries to terminate their remaining repayments on these debts", said Minister of International Development, Erik Solheim today. "Cancelling these debts will have consequences for how we think about responsible lending in the future", he continues.
The debt movement has long said that debt incurred by dictators, for failed projects, or where money have disappeared in corruption is illegitimate and not the responsibility of the people. By cancelling these claims Norway is taking another step towards defining the concept of illegitimate debt.
"That Norway takes co-responsibility in this way is unique in the world. Norway has now become the first country which by action confirms lender responsibility by cancelling illegitimate debt", says Abildsnes.
Norway has now broken the unspoken rule of creditor solidarity. Creditors have until now banded together to insist that poor countries repay their debts and have refused to admit that they share some responsibility for having extended loans irresponsibly, often for geopolitical strategic purposes. This has been at the expense of poor countries. Norway is setting an example and creates a precedence that other countries surely must follow. Norway is now in a position to demand action from other countries and international institutions on this issue.
"By cancelling these debts we want to give raise to an international debate on lender responsibility", says Solheim.
"The debt crisis is not over. We will make sure that Norway continues to push for a just international monetary system where debts are legitimate and responsible lending the norm, not the exception", says Abildsnes
Kjetil Abildsnes, SLUG (Norwegian Jubilee Campaign)
Editor's notes: What is illegitimate debt?
Many civil society organisations in the North and the South believe that many debts are illegitimate and should not be repaid. But what is illegitimate debt? Illegitimate debts can be divided into four broad categories: illegal debts; odious debts; illegitimate debts; ecological debts.
Illegal debts are those which do not follow the basic legal norms and procedures of the country that takes-on the loan, for example the person that signs for the loan is not authorised by the state to take-out loans in the name of the state (see: Eurodad 2005 "Paraguay Repudiates Illegal Debt") or the creditor and debtor do not follow the procedures as stipulated in the national constitution of the debtor country. It is the shared responsibility of both creditor and debtor to ensure that loan agreements follow all legal norms and procedures and those which do not may legitimately be questioned.
Odious debts are defined by three main characteristics: a/ the loan did not benefit the population of the debtor nation in any way and indeed the funds may have been used to oppress the people(s) of a nation (absence of benefit) ; b/ the population of the debtor nation did not give its consent to the loan (absence of consent); and c/ the creditor was aware of these facts and yet proceeded to disburse the loan anyway (creditor awareness). Typically, odious loans are associated with dictatorial regimes such as that of Mobutu Sese Seko in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, General Suharto of Indonesia, the apartheid regime of South Africa and Saddam Hussein of Iraq. These regimes racked up huge debts with bilateral creditors such as USA, UK, France, Germany, the World Bank and IMF among many other creditors. Many of these loans were extended for purely geopolitical strategic purposes. Many NGOs argue that it is not fair that the populations of debtor countries bear these huge debts alone and that creditors should bear at least some co-responsibility for negligent, politically motivated lending.
Illegitimate debt is a much broader category. It applies for example to ill-conceived development projects which should never have been financed in the first place. An example of this is the Bataan nuclear power station in the Philippines. It is the Philippines' largest single debt. Completed in 1984 at a cost of US$2.3 bn, it was never used because it was built on an earthquake fault at the foot of a volcano. The nuclear power station was financed by the US export credit agency Ex-Im Bank, Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank of Tokyo and Mitsui & Co, all of whom are still being repaid. The debt that has been cancelled today by the Norwegian Government is also an example of illegitimate debt. Between 1976 and 1980, Norway had a policy of supporting the export of ships to developing countries (such as Ecuador, Peru, Jamaica, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Burma and Sudan). It exported these ships mainly to secure employment for a ship-building industry in crisis in Norway rather than any objective analysis of the development needs of the country purchasing the ships. This has been explicitly acknowledged by the Norwegian Government today which announced the historic step of taking co-responsibility for the debts which then followed (see government press release below).
Ecological debts can be those which cause untold environmental damage in the debtor nation (and the creditor was aware of the negative impacts which would follow on the local environment and/or local populations). Alternatively, many civil society organisations believe the North owes a huge "environmental debt" to the countries of the South. This is because it is the countries of the North that are responsible for the majority of the world's environmental concerns, such as carbon emissions which are leading to global warming. Yet is is the countries of the South that are most suffering most the consequences of environmental degradation, such as erratic weather patterns.
Civil society organisations believe that it is the shared responsibility of both debtor and creditor nations to ensure that loan agreements reflect the aspirations of the debtor country and are not extended for purely political purposes. If creditors are assured that they will always be repaid (as is the case under the current system) there is no incentive to act responsibly. This is the classic moral hazard problem and is one of the factors that contributed to the current debt crisis. Eurodad, among many other civil society groups, is pushing for the principles of co-responsibility to be enshrined in international debt management.
Reactions from Ecuador
Said Hugo Arias of Jubileo Guayaquíl, "this is good news. It is the result of pressure from social movements that have denounced this debt as illegitimate. The recognition by the Norwegian Government that the export of these ships was incompatible with their developent cooperation policy implicitly acknowledges that these debts are illegitimate. This opens the door to other countries that have cases of illegitimate debt, the payment of which causes much damage to millions of families the world over. This is a victory for organisations that work to cancel debts that violate human rights and that have fraudument and corrupt origins. Norway however continues to owe our country. The original debt we contracted was for US$59mn. Ecuador has paid US$100mn for these ships yet a debt of US$35mn was still left on the books. This means that Norway owes us more than US$100mn. Norway should support the return of this money. This is not an act of charity from rich to poor," ends Arias.
Hugo Arias
Coordinator of Jubileo 2000 Red Guayaquil Ecuador
Press release
No.: 118/06
Date: 02.10.06
Cancellation of debts resulting from the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80)
In its forthcoming national budget for 2007 the Norwegian government will propose to the Parliament (Stortinget) to cancel NOK 520 million of official debts from Ecuador, Egypt, Jamaica, Peru and Sierra Leone.
The claims originate from the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80).
- This campaign represented a development policy failure. As a creditor country Norway has a shared responsibility for the debts that followed. In cancelling these claims Norway takes the responsibility for allowing these five countries to terminate their remaining repayments on these debts, says Minister of International Development, Erik Solheim.
The Government proposes that these claims be cancelled unilaterally and unconditionally, without budgetary allocation and without reporting the cancelled amounts as Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the OECD. The debt cancellation will, in other words, be additional to Norway's ordinary ODA.
Additional information is supplied in the annex below
Annex to press Release
No 118/06
Cancellation of debts incurred as a result of the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80)
Norway's claims vis-à-vis developing countries amount to approximately NOK 4,4 billion.
Approximately NOK 2.9 billion of the debt owed by developing countries to Norway (including accrued interest on arrears) is related to the Norwegian Ship Export Campaign (1976-80), under which Norway exported 156 vessels and ship's equipment totalling NOK 3.7 billion to 21 countries.
The campaign was financed through the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits' (GIEK) old general guarantee scheme and its old special scheme for developing countries. A great many of these projects proved to be economically unsustainable, so that government guarantees were triggered and the Norwegian Government became creditor.
In 1988-89, the Brundtland Government conducted an evaluation of the Ship Export Campaign, in which the campaign was criticized for inadequate needs analyses and risk assessments. The main conclusion was that this kind of campaign should not be repeated.
A little more than NOK 1.1 billion of this debt has been cancelled previously, primarily in connection with Norway's follow-up to the debt relief initiative for the poorest countries (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, HIPC).
It is now generally agreed that the Ship Export Campaign was a development policy failure. As creditor, Norway shares part of the responsibility for the resulting debts. By cancelling these claims, Norway takes the responsibility for allowing Ecuador, Egypt, Jamaica, Peru and Sierra Leone no longer to be obliged to service the remainder of these debts.
As of 30 June 2006, the remaining ship export debt is shared by:
Myanmar: NOK 1 579 million
Sierra Leone: NOK 60 million
Sudan: NOK 772 million
Peru: NOK 48 million
Ecuador: NOK 225 million
Jamaica: NOK 19 million
Egypt: NOK 168 million
In the case of Myanmar, Sudan, Ecuador and Sierra Leone, all the debt owed to Norway is ship export debt (99 per cent in the case of Sudan). For Egypt and Jamaica the ship export debt represents 75 per cent of the total debt to Norway. For Peru the ship export debt represents 18 per cent of the total bilateral debt.
In 2007, the Government plans to cancel the remaining debt incurred by Egypt, Ecuador, Peru, Jamaica and Sierra Leone as a result of the Ship Export Campaign by means of a unilateral declaration, without stipulating any conditions.
In the case of Myanmar and Sudan, the ship export debt will not be cancelled until these countries become eligible for multilateral debt relief operations.
Sierra Leone is expected to complete its HIPC treatment around the turn of the year 2006/2007, and in any case all of its outstanding debt to Norway will thereby be cancelled. Therefore, Sierra Leone's debt will not be cancelled until the country has completed its HIPC treatment.
As of 30 June 2006, the total outstanding debt owed to Norway by Ecuador, Egypt, Jamaica, Peru and Sierra Leone was NOK 520 million (NOK 460 million if Sierra Leone is excluded). Cancellation of these debts will result in a reduction in future payments from the countries concerned and a corresponding reduction in income over the government budget. Based on current exchange rates and interest rate levels, it is calculated that the government's revenue losses will amount to NOK 577 million over the rest of the ship export debt repayment period, which expires in 2021.
In keeping with the financing facility of the Plan of Action on Debt Relief for Development the Government proposes to cancel the ship export debt without allocating any funds over the development assistance budget and without reporting the amounts forgiven to the OECD/DAC as official development assistance (ODA).
Nor will the cancellation of the ship export debt be covered by the financing facility (which allows for the cancellation of NOK 3 173 million without budgetary allocation), except in the case of Sierra Leone.
The unilateral cancellation of the ship export debt will be implemented outside the cooperative framework of the Paris Club of creditor countries. In this particular case the Government finds that there is good reason for Norway to take an independent stand.
The unilateral forgiveness of debt in 2007 will be a one-off debt relief policy measure. All future debt forgiveness will be effected through multilaterally coordinated debt relief operations.
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2 October 2006
Further information from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Wolfowitz Needs to Look at Corruption of Yesterday, Not Just Today and Follow the Positive Example of Norway
One could be forgiven for thinking that Paul Wolfowitz has spoken about corruption and nothing else during the year that he has held the post as World Bank President. Although his predecessor, James Wolfensohn, also highlighted corruption as a serious obstacle to development, Wolfowitz has significantly elevated the issue as a World Bank priority. Wolfowitz's anti-corruption rhetoric has captured media headlines. But how comprehensive, consistent and effective are the plans and actions behind the talk? How far can the Bank really go with this agenda, in particular where the Bank itself has been the cause of corruption, and odious and illegitimate debts, in the past?
The story presented so far however focuses very much on the "corruption of today" and plays scant attention to the "corruption of yesterday". Remarkably absent from the anti-corruption strategy presented by officials so far is any critical examination of the Bank's lending practices to poor countries in the past. The World Bank has over the years been involved with and lent to some of the world's most notorious and despised regimes such as Mobutu Seke Seso of Democratic Republic of Congo and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. Bank documentation at the time of these transactions, or published shortly afterwards, confirms that many Bank officials – at both country-level and in Washington DC – were perfectly aware of the nature of the regimes in place and that many loans were simply transferred into the bank accounts of the dictators and their generals. It was plain therefore that they did not reach the poor or foster economic development. Despite their odious and illegitimate nature most of these debts continue to be serviced today, at the expense of essential investments in poverty reduction and economic development.
How can any approach to weed-out corruption be successful or comprehensive if it does not look critically at the lending practices undertaken by the institution in the past? The Bank should learn the lessons of the past, accept co-responsibility for its mistakes and agree to cancel Bank debts resulting from loans where Bank officials knew much of the money would be diverted by corrupt elites. Wolfowitz says the real issue at stake is "how to promote good governance and accountability". Accountability must begin at home, by addressing the mistakes – and in some cases downright negligence – of the past...
Eurodad letter to World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz on the Bank's need to address crucial issues of odious and illegitimate debt EURODAD believes that any comprehensive approach to corruption necessarily involves the critical examination of past Bank lending policies and practices and the cancellation of debts found to be fraudulent, corrupt and illegitimate.