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Publication: e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) ISSN 1435-4934 (NDT.net Journal)
APPLUS RTD's Plant Master Unveiled at API Inspection SummitApplus RTD 77, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Applus RTD, the global leader in the provision of integrity technology services, will showcase its innovative RTD Plant Master technology at the American Petroleum Institute (API) Inspection Summit in Galveston, Texas, from 26-29 January 2015 at booth #616.
RTD Plant Master is a permanently installed monitoring system, based on ultrasound, which provides continuous wall thickness measurements of critical and hard to access components within refineries, chemical plants, power plants and offshore facilities.
Employing high temperature piezo-ceramics, sensors are applied to ultra-thin foils resulting in flexible ultrasonic transducers which can be permanently dry-coupled directly to the surface of a component. These transducers are then used for single point pulse-echo measurements of the component's wall thickness.
The sensors can continuously operate at optimum performance for years at temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius / 390 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing extremely high temperature components to be inspected.
The global product manager of Plant Master, Paul Deckers said: "Managing and safeguarding the integrity of assets has been a concern for operators of refineries, chemical plants and power plants for decades. Regular NDT inspections have allowed facilities to run safely in a cost effective manner, however some components are inaccessible to NDT technicians due to their extremely high or low temperature, requiring a shutdown prior to performing the inspection. Also many components require frequent and repeatable measurements which cannot be obtained using traditional methods.
"Applus RTD has developed the RTD Plant Master in order to overcome this issue and enhance our customers' ability to manage the integrity of their assets in a safe and efficient manner."
The 2015 API Inspection Summit, held in the Galveston Island Convention Center, will focus on asset integrity through corrosion management, inspection and engineering technology.
In addition to the RTD Plant Master, Applus RTD will also be showcasing its recently launched RTD DTI Trekscan technology. This tool is the first free-floating pipeline inspection tool designed to traverse back-to-back one-dimensional (1D) bends, with an optimum speed of one-meter-per-second (2.2 mph). It can run in pipelines previously considered to be "unpiggable".
The bi-directional tool measures the return echoes of a transmitted ultrasound beam. The amount of time it takes to receive an echo provides highly accurate information on the remaining wall and enables detection and sizing of metal loss anomalies.
Mark Slaughter, Applus RTD's DTI Trekscan global product manager, said: "The development of the RTD DTI tool has many benefits for our clients, not least is its ability to measure metal loss anomalies in pipeline that would have previously been considered unpiggable. It also provides high levels of detection for characterization capabilities - a feature not previously available without compromising efficiency.
"All of our technology developments are based not only on improving the quality of information, but also eliminating the operating risks. To see demonstrations of the DTI Trekscan and Plant Master, drop by our mobile technology center during the API Inspection Summit."
This is the latest in a host of technology developments from Applus RTD that have the ability to redefine NDT techniques. For more information visit www.ApplusRTD.com
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Partnership paves way for new undergraduate lab equipment
MU Engineering students hitting the undergraduate research lab for classes and homework this semester discovered the lab's aging electronic test equipment had been replaced with new, state-of-the art units from Tektronix.
The new units include a mixed domain oscilloscope that tracks electrical signals over time to analyze the performance of, for example, a student-built circuit. Also included in the modular units are a digital multi-meter, an arbitrary waveform/function generator, and a triple-output DC power supply.
"Greg [Emanuel, engineering's director of facilities and technology] and I were looking at replacing the equipment," said Jim Fischer, a resident instructor in the College's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. "We sat down and described the ECE Department's wish list for test equipment."
After compiling the list and discovering what distributors would charge for the equipment, the pair suffered sticker shock. Turning to distributor Newark element14, they were connected with Tektronix, and both the distributor and the electronic test and measurement giant came through.
"We do what we can to support the customer and our relationship with the community to develop a lab that is one of the most technologically advanced in the country," said David Willard, a Newark territory manager of the 25 percent discount his company provided.
Because it was a bulk order, the College paid for 24 of the needed units and Tektronix generously donated another 11.
"We have instruments that go into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but for $10 to $15 thousand, we can make a simpler version [for educational use] that has the same instruments as in the real world," said Kirk Jensen, Tektronix's technical marketing manager.
"We're always looking at up-and-coming engineers, making sure they're prepared," Jensen said.
The company also included its new software, TekSmartLab, in the package. It allows the instructor to share a configuration with all students in the class. It also allows the instructor to select any given workbench to view a student's work and/or the settings of a specific student.
Jensen said that MU Engineering is "blazing a trail" with the software.
"We wanted to partner with someone we could work with," he added. "This is a case study for us. I plan to come and visit and ask 'Do you like it? What do you wish it would do that it doesn't?'"
The new units have been well received in the lab. ECE graduate student Chris Kirkendall, who serves as a lab instructor for ECE 2100 Circuit Theory class, noted that compared to the equipment used in previous semesters, the overall setup is much more convenient and conducive to student learning.
"This [equipment] is what they'll see when they get out in industry — not just electrical and engineering students, but all students," said Fischer.

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: The Bam Team frequented many Bay Area venues for Noise Pop's 25th anniversary. Find out which were our favorite performances.
Noise Pop 2017: Our top moments from the festival
March 3, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festivals Tagged With: AJ Dávila, BADBADNOTGOOD, Crocodiles, Dawes, Deafheaven, Deap Vally, Desert Daze Caravan, Deviation, Diet Cig, Electric Guest, Emma Ruth Rundle, Fine Points, Froth, Germans, Great American Canyon Band, Hazel English, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Hudson Mohawke, JJUUJJUU, Joyride!, Julien Baker, Kelis, Matt Pond PA, Middle Kids, Mothers, MSTRKRFT, Night Beats, Nine Pound Shadow, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2017, Noise Pop 25, NRVS LVRS, NYRE, Owl Paws, Plush, Qrion, Radical Face, Rogue Wave, Shutups, Starfari, Tash Sultana, Temples, Tennis, Tennyson, The Family Crest, The Frights, The Hip Replacements, The Mattson 2, The Mother Hips, The New Up, The Palms, The Radio Dept., The Young Wild, This Will Destroy You, Warbly Jets
Noise Pop 2017: Celebrating 25 years of Bay Area indie culture
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: We have locked in our top picks for the Bay Area festival's happy hours, art shows, films and concerts.
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Steilneset Memorial, Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois
The Steilneset Memorial is composed of two pieces- one completely by Peter Zumthor, the other an exhibit by the late Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), within a structure by Zumthor, the Steilneset Memorial in Vardø, Norway is a tribute to the dark, early 17th century and it's witch hunts. In total, 135 individuals were indicted for the crime of sorcery (it's never as much fun in the real world), of which 91 were convicted. The Zumthor structure is a suspended fabric cocoon, hung within a pine scaffolding. Within, a long hallway is host to 91 hanging lightbulbs behind 91 windows, paying homage to the needlessly lost souls. More images here on Dezeen


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HAPPY HALLOWEEN in JULY??? Well i will be honest I made this last year for my house. I LOVE shadowboxes and all the things you can create with them and if you watch your local Joann's, you can find them at 60% off normal price. That is when I buy all of my shadow boxes for the year. Halloween is by far my favorite Holiday besides Christmas! I wanted to make some decor for my house at halloween time. I found this paper at Hobby Lobby and I L-O-V-E-D it. So here is a breakdown of all 3!
Spider Green Background
I used two different cartridges to make this one. The spiders came from Happy Hauntings and the spider web came from Mini Monsters. I made different sizes for each spider and then I raised each of them with foam squares. the middle spider had 3 foam squares stacked on each other to make him the highest raised. The medium had 2 and the small spider and web had one.
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Bats Orange Background:
The same concept that I used with the spiders I applied here. The paper i used already had some of the bats flying so all i had to do here was make some more and raise them up with foam squares. I also added the spooky tree to fill up some of the space. I made started the bats small and went up in size each time by .5 of an inch. I used the same idea for the foam squares starting the larger off with four foam squares and then worked down to one. I also raised the tree using foam squares.
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Halloween Black Background:
This one was super easy to design, but a pain to apply. I used the word collage on this one by printing it on printable vinyl and then using a transfer sheet to get it on the glass. Sounds easy, but can be very tedious and time consuming since you have to peel all the stuff you do not want on the glass off the printable vinyl and then use a transfer sheet to put it on the glass making sure it is even and straight. After i did get it on the glass to my satisfaction I used different markers, glitter glue and inks to color all the words using the colors that would tie in from my other two shadow boxes (green, white, orange and silver)
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text: I decided earlier this year that I wanted to try and complete twelve 10km events during 2018. Having already missed January this meant at least one event every month, with my first being the Cancer Research Winter Run back in February. My March race was supposed to be the Adidas City Run in Fulham but due to the "lovely" British weather this was postponed because of snow and ice! Continue reading


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So the plan was that David Waller would get us off to a flying Dickensian start this week, and my thanks to David for doing that, and then I would amble around my book shelves and be thinking of lovely non-Dickensian Christmas extracts to share. It happens to me with great regularity, I read a book and think 'Oh that chapter would be perfect to read at Christmas,' I would find stacks of books.
So I have wandered around my shelves in between working, and reading books for a fiction prize, and thinking it really is time I actually wrote a Christmas card, and going to Blacker Yarn's woollen mill at Launceston to choose the wool for a big knitting project for a big birthday year in 2013 (it would have been bus pass year had the rules not changed) and knitting gauntlets when I really should be reading books for the fiction prize, and watching the Strictly semi-final, and going out Christmas shopping in Chagford and stopping for lunch at the Ring O'Bells, and getting my self-employed tax accounts submitted (thank you Bookhound - Butler, Woodsman and now Accountant) and sorting out a last-minute air mail parcel for the Kayaker in Oz because he has stopped in Queensland and suddenly has a job and an address for a while, and working some more because it would be nice to have all my loss and bereavement etc replies up to date before I log off from the day job for Christmas as it really is a tough time of year for so very many people, oh yes and putting up some decorations and walking the dog and ...and...and..
Excuses, excuses, I am sure that makes me no busier than everyone else by December 19th, but if only I had written all these Christmas literary extracts down, for I have come up with the sum total of precisely ONE...
The Christmas Eve carol singers in Thomas Hardy's Under the Greenwood Tree..
"Now to Farmer Shiner's, and then replenish our insides, father?" said the tranter.
"Wi' all my heart," said old William, shouldering his bass-viol.
Farmer Shiner's was a queer lump of a house, standing at the corner of a lane that ran into the principal thoroughfare. The upper windows were much wider than they were high, and this feature, together with a broad bay-window where the door might have been expected, gave it by day the aspect of a human countenance turned askance, and wearing a sly and wicked leer. To-night nothing was visible but the outline of the roof upon the sky.
The front of this building was reached, and the preliminaries arranged as usual.
"Four breaths, and number thirty-two, 'Behold the Morning Star,'" said old William.
They had reached the end of the second verse, and the fiddlers were doing the up bow-stroke previously to pouring forth the opening chord of the third verse, when, without a light appearing or any signal being given, a roaring voice exclaimed —
"Shut up, woll 'ee! Don't make your blaring row here! A feller wi' a headache enough to split his skull likes a quiet night!"
Slam went the window.
"Hullo, that's a' ugly blow for we!" said the tranter, in a keenly appreciative voice, and turning to his companions.
"Finish the carrel, all who be friends of harmony!" commanded old William; and they continued to the end.
"Four breaths, and number nineteen!" said William firmly. "Give it him well; the quire can't be insulted in this manner!"
A light now flashed into existence, the window opened, and the farmer stood revealed as one in a terrific passion.
"Drown en!— drown en!" the tranter cried, fiddling frantically. "Play fortissimy, and drown his spaking!"
"Fortissimy!" said Michael Mail, and the music and singing waxed so loud that it was impossible to know what Mr. Shiner had said, was saying, or was about to say; but wildly flinging his arms and body about in the forms of capital Xs and Ys, he appeared to utter enough invectives to consign the whole parish to perdition.
"Very onseemly — very!" said old William, as they retired. "Never such a dreadful scene in the whole round o' my carrel practice — never! And he a churchwarden!"
So can you help me out here, and at the double before the whole thing is over for another year... favourite Christmas literary extracts in comments. Just the book and the author will do, and I can go hunt for them once I know where to look.
And for anyone wondering...no I haven't knitted all those mice (yet) but if anyone wants to, the pattern is Dickensian Mice designed by Alan Dart - Sirdar 4132


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There's also that, not sure if it would help dolphin tho, I'm not that familiar how things are implemented right now up on the buildbot.
However some people are saying GitLab knew some inside info and was preparing to capitalize on the fallout, because the hashtags and "movetogitlab" PR stuff was found to be posted on various sites somewhat earlier than the official news broke, and GitLab also is making the move from MS Azure services to Google's was started recently, not complete yet. But google is just another giant if people are concerned with MS.
So they're saying why people not rather flock to BitBucket. But I don't know much about this landscape, I'll have to look it up.


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Beauty Sleep?
As many say, we should all get our "beauty sleep," specifically the day before the wedding. We all get super nervous before the big day, wondering if everyone is going to follow through, including the services such as the photographer, videographer, the cake bakery, the cater, etc.
Given so many experiences, we all go through the post night anxiety!
Many of us probably think that it is not a big deal. With that being said, it is highly important to get a good amount of sleep, so that you can have a beautiful wedding in the honor of your love with your future husband. You do not necessarily want to miss it, or be too tired for the celebration of the best day of your life. From my research, here are some tips to get rid of the "night before" anxiety:
1. Have a spa night with your girlfriends, including a glass of wine
2. Go for long run, will not only relieve your stress, but it will get rid of your anxiety
3. Write a list before going to bed, on what is needed to be done
4. Cuddle with your furry friend
5. Have a movie night with your best friend
6. Cook a nice meal
7. Bake your favorite dessert
In conclusion, it is an important time to think positive. If you are highly stressed, you are thinking too negatively. There is no room for that! The next day should be one of the happiest days of your life. Think positively, visualize yourself in your beautiful wedding dress, and know that everything will be okay. It is an exciting event leading to another chapter in your life. In reality, it is normal to be stressed; it is your anxiety and excitement altogether. Take a deep breath and get your needed rest!
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Billy Ray Cyrus accomplished the feat of being a total embarrassment to his children and society at large long ago, but clearly he's decided to take things up a notch by releasing a hip hop sequel to his 1992 hit (and only hit, for that matter), 'Achy Breaky Heart'. It's got Larry King, semi-naked aliens, hooka smoking and a whole lotta fuckery.
I have no idea what on earth possessed this guy to make this video – maybe he wants to steal some of Miley's press, or just embarrass her into hiding, because seriously, this is just not right.


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- Cham Kho TAO, Khao Chamao district, Rayong upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (เทศบาลตำบลชำฆ้อ) [Gazette].
- Subdistrict municipality Pa Tan Nat Rua (เทศบาลตำบลป่าตันนาครัว), Mae Tha district, Lampang had its area changed [Gazette]. Since there is no corresponding announcement from a second local government unit which ceased territory, I can only suspect it is in fact an area clarification and not a real change of area. Since 2004 the municipality covers the whole subdistrict already anyway.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Municipal announcements
Yesterday another two announcement were published in the Royal Gazette which dealt with changes to municipalities.
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HUGE: Wenger Personally Sanction Transfer For This Super Star CB
Goonersden brings you news from top football news sites from the likes of ESPN, SkySport, Daily Mail, Daily Star and Metro… We also Analyse football, player, transfer and predict Arsenal starting line-up.
According to reports making the round, the Telegraph are reporting Arsene Wenger is ready to send Calum Chambers out on loan.
The report further claim Wenger has agreed to sanction a move for the England international who has fallen down the pecking order in both club and country.
The 21-year-old has been scouted by a representative from Southampton, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Swansea and Watford.
Chambers started games in the FA Cup alone and played just over 50 minutes of League football is frustrated and wants first team football to revive his career.
It is believed Chambers would be replaced by Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly, a Senegal international currently been scouted by Arsenal and it would cost Arsenal around £20million to secure his services.
Arsenal values Chambers in the region of £16million.


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Conway Sax, a recovered alcoholic with a checkered past, is a man who pays for his sins one favor at a time. In Shotgun Lullaby, the third book in the series, the initial favor is squaring a small car loan debt for one Gus Biletnikov, a wiseass college boy who recently joined the Barnburners (think: Alcoholics Anonymous, but even more intense). After Sax erases the debt with his fists, he takes a keen interest in helping Gus stay sober and get back on his feet, for the young Biletnikov reminds Sax of his own estranged son. But the real problems start when Biletnikov falls off the wagon. First, someone guns down a kid staying in Biletnikov's room at Almost Home, a halfway house for people fresh out of a rehab or jail. Figuring (correctly) that Biletnikov was the actual target, Sax vows to find out who is after Gus Biletnikov…and why. This leads to problems with the sordid cast of characters in Biletnikov's orbit, which includes a gorgeous, but hatable step mother, a smooth-talking con man, a burnt-out drug dealer whose in love with Gus, and a father-son duo of gangsters. The plot in this one keeps you guessing until the very end.
But what makes this installment of the series stand out is the depths to which Sax is willing to go to redeem himself and, at least in part, to do penance for his past transgressions. Loyalty is not just a word with Conway Sax; it is a lifestyle. True, Sax has a black and white view of the world and is intensely loyal. He is also prone to fits of rage and violence, but he is not a violent or immoral man. Similar to the violence depicted in Breaking Bad, the violence in this novel is not gratuitous; every punch thrown, every gunshot fired, every life taken costs Sax something, and, by extension, costs the reader something. This, in a way, elevates this book (and the series) beyond the typical PI/mystery book genre, makes it social commentary…highly readable, extremely enjoyable commentary.
Bottom line, Conway Sax is a good man, and in today's world where people's loyalties and moral compasses change depending on self-interest and survival, there is something incredibly admirable about this character's dedication to family and friends. Put another way, I not enjoy reading these books, I actually relate to Conway Sax. Perhaps it is my INTJ personality, but like Sax, I take my commitments seriously and never give myself a break. Neither does Sax. This makes him the most realistic fictional PI out there right now. This series is, in a word, revelatory. I hope to one day write something this good…and this relevant.


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Lester R. Brown, Janet Larsen, and Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts
Part 1. Facing the Climate Challenge: Building the Wind-Hydrogen Economy
For many years it appeared that wind would be a cornerstone of the new energy economy, but it now appears that it could become the centerpiece. Between 1995 and 2001, world wind electric generation multiplied nearly fivefold. (See Figure 1–5.) The generating capacity of 24,000 megawatts at the end of 2001 was sufficient to meet the residential needs of 24 million people at industrial-country consumption levels, a number equal to the combined populations of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. 24
Wind is abundant, cheap, inexhaustible, and clean—four attributes that make it unique. By any yardstick, it is an abundant resource. In the United States, for example, a national wind resource inventory by the Department of Energy reports that the United States is richly endowed with wind energy. The Great Plains, sometimes referred to as the Saudi Arabia of wind energy, could easily supply twice as much electricity as the United States now uses. The United States is not the only country with a wealth of wind. China could double its current electricity generation from wind alone. Europe has enough readily accessible offshore wind energy to satisfy its demand for electricity. 25
Over the last 15 years, the cost of generating electricity from wind has fallen dramatically, dropping from 38¢ a kilowatt-hour to 4¢ or less at prime wind sites today. Indeed, some recent long-term wind electricity supply contracts have been signed at 3¢ per kilowatt-hour. Wind-generated electricity is now competitive with that generated from other sources, even without including the costs of climate disruption associated with producing electricity from fossil fuels. 26
Once cheap electricity from wind is available, it can be used to electrolyze water, producing hydrogen. Hydrogen is a way of both storing and efficiently transporting wind energy. Hydrogen is the fuel of choice for the new fuel-cell vehicles that every major automobile manufacturer is working on. Parallel technological advances over the last decade in the design of wind turbines and the evolution of fuel-cell engines have set the stage for a restructuring of the world energy economy. In the United States, for example, farmers and ranchers, who own most of the wind rights, could one day not only meet most of the country's electricity needs but also supply much of the fuel used in automobiles.
The hydrogen era is beginning to unfold. Both Honda and DaimlerChrysler plan to be on the market with fuel-cell automobiles powered by hydrogen in 2003. Ford expects to be in the market in 2004 with fuel-cell vehicles that run on compressed hydrogen. It will initially concentrate its marketing on fleets of cars that can easily be fueled from a central fueling station. 27
The Icelandic government is working with a consortium of companies led by Shell and DaimlerChrysler to become the world's first hydrogen-powered economy. The first phase of this program begins in 2003 with the conversion of 3 of Reykjavik's 80 buses from internal combustion to fuel-cell engines. Shell will open its first hydrogen station in Iceland to supply the buses with fuel. 28
Singapore, anticipating the arrival of fuel-cell-powered automobiles in 2003, has signed a letter of intent with BP to build several hydrogen stations. Air pollution concerns apparently are driving this shift to the non-polluting fuel-cell engine. 29
Farmers and ranchers are beginning to mobilize in support of developing wind energy. Local political leaders are starting to understand the economic benefits for rural communities of developing their wind resources. In contrast to fossil-fuel power plants, the income from wind-generated electricity tends to stay in the community.
Among the countries moving rapidly to develop their wind resources are Germany, Denmark, Spain, and the United States. Denmark now gets more than 15 percent of its electricity from wind. In Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state in Germany, the figure is 28 percent; in the state of Meckenburg-Vorponnen, it is 21 percent. In Navarra, a northern industrial province in Spain, 22 percent of the electricity comes from wind. Wind-generated electricity in California is sufficient to meet the residential needs of San Francisco. 30
Once a country's wind-generating capacity reaches 100 megawatts, wind resource development tends to accelerate, acquiring a momentum of its own. At this point, countries appear to have the engineering experience, the financial structures, and the professional expertise in place to develop this vast but largely untapped resource. Some 16 countries, home to half the world's people, are now in this group.
In the wind-hydrogen economy, wind turbines will replace smokestacks. Hydrogen generators will replace oil refineries. Fuel cells will replace internal combustion engines. Fuel cells run on hydrogen do not produce any pollutants nor do they make any noise. Quiet cities with clean air will replace noisy, polluted cities.
Among the countries setting ambitious wind development goals are Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Argentina, India, China, Brazil, and the United States. A 3,000-megawatt wind farm in the early planning stages in South Dakota is one of the largest energy projects being contemplated anywhere. Some wind-rich countries could become hydrogen exporters in the new energy economy: Canada, which is richly endowed with wind but sparsely populated, and Argentina, with world-class wind resources in Patagonia, could become leading hydrogen exporters. Both countries could generate vast quantities of hydrogen, supplying it in perpetuity, to more densely populated countries with less favorable wind/population ratios. 31
In the northwestern United States, where hydropower is already well established, cities such as Salem, Oregon, are now moving to get the rest of their electricity from wind, making them entirely independent of fossil fuels for electricity. The shift from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a renewable-energy-based one is under way. The challenge now is to accelerate that transition before climate change spirals out of control. 32
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N69W15477 Macallan Ct, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-5086
- Condominium
- Status: Sold
- 7 Total Rooms
- 2 Bedrooms
- 2 Full Bathrooms
- Est. Square Footage: 1,864
- Est. Above Grade Sq Ft: 1,864
- Garage Size: 2.0
- Garage Type: Attached
- Est. Year Built: 2009
- Condo Name: Pilgrim Glen
- Pets: 2 Dogs OK, Breed Restrictions, Cat(s) OK, Small Pets OK
- Condo Fees Include: Common Area Insur., Common Area Maint., Lawn Maintenance, Pool Service, Replacement Reserve, Sewer, Snow Removal, Water
- Misc Interior: Gas Fireplace, High Speed Internet Available, Pantry, Patio/Porch, Private Entry, Vaulted Ceiling, Walk-in Closet(s)
- School District: Menomonee Falls
- High School: Menomonee Falls
- County: Waukesha
- Postal Municipality: Menomonee Falls
- Listing Company: Shorewest - Menomonee Falls
- Price/SqFt: $176
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N69W15477 Macallan Ct, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-5086 - Bright, well maintained condo in a desirable association. Original owner is non-smoker, non-pet owner. Open concept ranch with gas fireplace, cathedral ceilings, surround sound, custom window treatments and lots of closets. Master suite includes bath with double sinks, walk-in shower and closet. Nice size den/3rd bedroom plus a sunny four-season room. Kitchen features lots counter space and storage, walk-in pantry and stainless steel appliances. Pull down attic storage above garage. Condo fees include water and sewer and clubhouse, with kitchen and fitness center, pool table and outdoor swimming pool.
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- Living Rm: 18.0 x 15.0
- Kitchen: 12.0 x 10.0
- Dining Rm: 14.0 x 18.0
- Den: 14.0 x 11.0
- Sun/Four Season Room: 14.0 x 11.0
- Master BR: 14.0 x 15.0
- BR 2: 12.0 x 11.0
- Full Baths: 2
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- Heating/Cooling: Natural Gas Forced Air
- Water Waste: Municipal Sewer, Municipal Water
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Ever wonder what the profession of music therapy looks like? Are you interested in music therapy as a potential future career? If you are considering a career in music therapy, we recommend the following link made available by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA): A Career in Music Therapy
Our team is passionate about sharing why we love what we do and why music therapy has been a wonderful career choice. Thus, we offer opportunities for individuals of any age to job shadow or observe our work. If an in-person job shadow or observation is not desired, we also offer opportunities to talk with a board-certified music therapist in-person or over the phone.
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Kinston Free Press
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Hookerton Items
- Mr. F.A. MOSELEY went to Greenville Sunday.
- Mrs. D.H. DIXON returned Friday from visiting at Newbern.
- Mr. D.W. CLARK visited in Kinston last Monday and Tuesday.
- Mess. T.M. and Will HOOKER, of Greenville, came Sunday and returned Monday.
- Dr. T.M. JORDAN and Mr. Ike PRIDGEN went to Raleigh Monday and returned Tuesday.
- Mrs. J.W. BROWN, of Greenvile, came Sunday to visit friends and relatives for several days.
- Miss Julia TAYLOR and brother Mr. C.H., went to LaGrange Thursday to visit for a few days.
- Mr. John D. GRIMSLEY, who lives about six miles from here, lost his gin house and twelve bales of cotton by fire Saturday morning about 4 o'clock. Origin of the fire unknown.


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Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Pages: 454
Catagory: Distopian, Young adult
The story:
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love. (taken from goodreads )
The view of a book addict:
When I read this book for the first time it was in dutch, so a little while ago I decided to get the books in English and start reading them again. And I have to say the second time you read the first book is just as amazing as the first time.
Although you know what's going to happen you can't help but feel like it's the first time you're reading it. I was still on the edge of my seat, I still hated the Capitol and I still hoped Katniss would win the games. I can only say that Suzanne Collins wrote an amazing book and series and I hope she's going to write many more books like this.
The verdict of a book addict:
If a book can make you feel like you're reading it for the first time although you're reading it for the second time than it's a really good book!


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Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a breath of fresh air, not just for the Star Wars faithful but for millions of moviegoers who left the last batch of Star Wars films disenchanted and wondering if the series had lost itself. The familiar characters and locales feel a bit like a homecoming, but writer/director J.J. Abrams' real accomplishment here is opening doors to a thrilling new corner of the universe. Episode VII isn't a perfect movie, but through and through, it feels exactly right.
The Force Awakens takes place several years after the death of Darth Vader and the (apparent) defeat of the Empire in 1983's Return of the Jedi. Luke Skywalker, Vader's son and the last living Jedi, is missing, and an heir to the Galactic Empire has arisen to challenge peace and order. The plot is the intersection of three new characters: Finn (John Boyega), an imperial Stormtrooper who defects after witnessing atrocity; Rey (Daisy Ridley), an orphaned junk scavenger; and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), a leader of the evil First Order who appears to have learned the ways of the Dark Side and continued Vader's legacy.
Each of these characters have surprising emotional depth. Rey believes she may see her family again, but is drawn to abandoning that hope and joining the New Republic's war. In a scene late in the film, a villain uses telekinesis to discern that she hopes she'll find a "father she never had." That's the kind of earthy dialogue that Lucas always fumbled over, and done well it adds layers of humanity to the film. Finn fears retaliation for his defection and doubts whether he will actually be able to fight when the moment comes. I won't say much about Kylo Ren for fear of spoiling, but will only commend The Force Awakens for taking a rare and satisfying risk with their main villain that I didn't expect.
Perhaps the most serious weakness of episodes I-III was the previously known fate of the film's heroes and villains; the predestined lives of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Emperor Palpatine lacked meaningful development and emotional resonance. By contrast, Rey and Finn are not simply pieces of legendarium existing to fill gaps; they offer relatable and fascinating narratives that the story builds on naturally. Much of this is due to good casting and good writing; Boyega and Ridley turn in excellent performances, and their personalities aren't farmed out in favor of making them responders to enormous action sequences.
The decision to bring back some of the heroes from the first Star Wars films turns out to be a good one. Harrison Ford appears as Han Solo for the first time since Jedi, and infuses the film with humor and nostalgic delight. Carrie Fisher as Leia isn't quite as interesting, but her moments with Ford are sweet and strike the right notes. Fans will relish these scenes.
My fear going into The Force Awakens was that Abrams would try too hard to craft Star Wars into an Abrams Production, and sacrifice the wonder and thrill of the Saturday matinee serial that Lucas channeled. I'm happy to report that the fear is (mostly) unfounded. The Force Awakens looks terrific; its puppets and live set pieces shame the prequels' over reliance on digital effects (and for what its worth, the digital effects in Episode VII look as good or better anyway). There's space in the screenplay for memory and enchantment: Consider a lovely scene underneath a seedy space bar, where Rey finds a crucial piece of Luke Skywalker's past, as well as a wonderfully written monologue from Han Solo about the adventures of old: "The Force, the light and the dark: It's true, all of it." These scenes hit high emotional notes and avoid the over-contemplation of the prequels or the forced sincerity of the Marvel movies.
There are a few missteps along the way. The third act feels a bit too much like we've seen it before, and Boyega's character is given more than his fair share of comedic obligation. But who cares? The first Star Wars films were filled with things that didn't work, and that was OK. They weren't supposed to be flawless mythological masterpieces. The Force Awakens is a return to a dustier Star Wars, a more explosive, more human and less philosophical space opera. Its last shot is sure to tantalize fans for as long as we must wait for Episode VIII.
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Many design critics and theorists, including me, have commented on the shift from spatial to temporal preoccupations in landscape theory and practice since the late 1980's. More recently, more premiated entries in large parks competitions, from Landshaftpark Duisburg-Nord, to Freshkills, to Downsview Park, have employed design strategies that exploited the temporal qualities of the landscape as a dynamic, performative, open-ended process medium.
Elizabeth K. Meyer, Uncertain Parks: Disturbed Sites, Citizens and Risk Society (2007)
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Planet Google
April 6, 2010 Leave a comment
Here is an interesting graphic showing Google's market shares around the world, made by Visual Economics.
Half of the countries that Google shares less than 50% of the market are Socialist Republics. See these numbers:
S. Korea: 3%, Mainland China:26%, Hong Kong: 26%, Russia: 32%, Japan: 38%, Malaysia: 51%, Singapore: 57% (Google must be very frustrated about its Asian market!) Czech: 34%, Estonia: 53%
Does it mean Asian countries and Socialist Republics reject the information renovation? Or it just shows that Google is a bad player in Eastern culture?


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Last year, Power to Change (York) asked me to speak on this question: What does Christianity have to do with my life? I answered in two parts. The first can be found on my blog post entitled What is Christianity?, and what follows is the second part of my answer.
I want to highlight two gripping ways that Jesus Christ profoundly relates to you. I found these themes in the Bible; specifically in the ancient biography on Jesus written by his close friend Matthew.
1) Jesus is your judge.
Though many people don't like the idea of judgement, Matthew's biography clearly shows that Jesus talked a lot about judgement. In fact, Jesus taught that one day in the future, he will come and judge everyone who has ever lived.
In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus paints a picture of what Judgement Day will look like. He is the judge. All peoples will stand before him; and he will separate them, the sheep on his right, and the goats on his left. And their sentence? The sheep (the righteous) will hear: "Come, you who are blessed …" But the goats (the unrighteous) will hear: "Depart from me, you cursed …" Jesus is the judge. He is my judge. He is your judge.
In Matthew 7:24-27 we learn that everyone's destiny is determined by how they respond to the words of Jesus: destruction for those who don't trust him, taking him at his word; and life for those who trust him, proving their trust by doing what he says. According to Jesus, your destiny is determined by how you respond to him.
The inevitable event of Jesus' future judgement ought to inform the way we respond to Jesus now. People save money now in light of future retirement. People pick academic programs now in light of future career plans. Future events have direct ramifications for how we live now. How much more the future judgement!
You may be thinking, "but I'm a good person; I'll be okay on Judgement Day." I don't doubt that you're a nice person; many Canadians are nice. But when we speak of judgement, the only person's estimation of your goodness that counts is the Judge's. So, what does it mean to be good according to Judge Jesus? The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is a great summary of his standards, that is, of true goodness and righteousness. He's not only concerned with what we do, but what we think, and why we do the things we do; he cares very much about motives. A summary of these righteous standards is found in Matthew 5:48, "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Truth is, he knows we're not. In fact, in the sermon, he calls us "evil" (Mt 7:11). Not the most flattering pre-trial assessment. We need a Saviour. We need forgiveness. This brings me to my second point.
2) Jesus has the authority to forgive your sins.
The name Jesus means God saves. Before his birth, and angel came to Joseph in a dream, saying, "[Mary] will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Mt 1:21). Judgement is coming. We deserve to be punished for our sins, but Jesus came to save us. Christianity is pretty simple; as John Stott taught, it's a "rescue religion."
In Matthew 9:12-13, Jesus says, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick … I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." Jesus came to save sinners. He came to save people – people who realize they're not good in God's eyes and yet call out to him for help. He came to save the spiritually sick from the impending judgement that is coming.
The good news is that Jesus truly does have the authority to forgive all of your sins. Anyone, no matter how corrupt your past (or how depraved your current habits), can find full forgiveness in Jesus. Just as he displays his authority over nature, disease, demons and even death, he shows his authority to forgive sins (Mt 8-9). In Matthew 9:1-8, he heals a man who is paralysed and proclaims his authority to forgive sins. Interestingly, he shows his authority empirically while proclaiming his authority to do what can't be seen: forgive sin. The question is: do you believe? Do you believe he has the authority to forgive sin? Even your sins?
When Jesus came, through his death, resurrection and ascension, he ushered in the New Covenant. A covenant is when God establishes an arrangement with people whereby he is their God and they are his people. When it comes to the New Covenant, Matthew wants us to know that Jesus gave wine to the disciples, saying "this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" (Mt 26:28). God is establishing a relationship with people through Jesus Christ wherein people receive the forgiveness of all of their sins by faith in Jesus. As people forgiven by Jesus, God is their God and they are his people. Again, the way into this covenant is not by works or trying to be a good person. It is by faith in Jesus Christ. This is the only way to receive forgiveness; and therefore peace with God. Everyone from every nation and background is both commanded and invited to come to God through faith in Jesus Christ, the only one who has the authority to forgive sins.
How else will you receive forgiveness?
Though I could go on, those are a couple of pretty significant ways that Jesus Christ relates to you (and me!). You might not feel the relevance; but Jesus certainly sees it. May he help us to both see it and feel it.


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September 12th, 2017
If Looks Could Kill
Genesis 26:1-11
When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful." But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah.
(Genesis 26:7-8)
The Philistines would become some of Israel's fiercest enemies. The Philistines were one of a number of sea peoples who had migrated from the Aegean Sea and settled in Palestine. They arrived by way of Crete and Cyprus and were mercenaries for Canaanite rulers. These people, living along the southwest coast, were few but ferocious in battle. Although friendly to Isaac, this small group was the forerunner to the nation that would plague Israel during the time of Joshua, the judges, and David. This King Abimelech was not the same Abimelech that Abraham encountered (Genesis 20–21).
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Isaac feared that the Philistine men in Gerar would kill him to get to his beautiful wife, Rebekah, so he lied, claiming that Rebekah was his sister. Where did he learn that trick? He may have known about the actions of his father, Abraham (see Genesis 12:10-13 and 20:1-5). And like father, like son. Parents help shape the world's future by shaping their children's values. The best way to help children live right is to set a good example for them.
Your actions are often copied by those closest to you. Consider the example you are setting for your children. What values and morals are you modeling?


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Energy Efficiency/ Renewable Energy Impact in the Texas Emisions Reduction Plan (TERP): Volume III- Technical Appendix
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The Energy Systems Laboratory (Laboratory), at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System, in fulfillment of its responsibilities under Texas Health and Safety Code Ann. 388.003 (e), Vernon Supp. 2002, submits its ninth annual report, Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy (EE/RE) Impact in the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The report is organized in three volumes. Volume I - Summary Report - provides an executive summary and overview; Volume II - Technical Report - provides a detailed report of activities, methodologies and findings; Volume III - Technical Appendix - contains detailed data from simulations for each of the counties included in the analysis
Haberl, J.; Yazdani, B.; Culp, C.; Lewis, C.; Liu, Z.; Baltazar, J. C.; Mukhopadhyay, J.; Gilman, D.; Degelman, L.; McKelvey, K. (2011). Energy Efficiency/ Renewable Energy Impact in the Texas Emisions Reduction Plan (TERP): Volume III- Technical Appendix. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /152089.


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February 23, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm£95
Join us for a fun filled day filled exploring the Italian kitchen. Italian food is probably the most universally known cuisine. Why is it so popular? Fresh ingredients that are simply prepared. Most recipes only have four to eight ingredients. When using vegetables that are in season and high quality ingredients there's no need for elaborate preparation.
Master the technique of making fresh pasta, learn how to cut and fill ravioli. Discover the world of focaccia made with an overnight biga and create wobbly panna cotta with seasonal fruit. This class is not suitable for gluten free diets.
Sample Recipes
- Seasonal Ravioli
- Spinach gnocchi – light, fluffy potato pasta dumplings
- Rosemary focaccia
- Seasonal panna cotta
Natural Cookery School recipes are inspired by the season. Classes are a combination of hands-on and demonstration, with plenty of added tips and knife skills. You will work in small groups in our teaching kitchen, creating the recipes and tasting along the way. We'll enjoy a shared meal at the end of the class, so please bring a container in case of leftovers... You will be provided with an apron to use for the day and recipe packs to take home. No washing up necessary as we have someone on hand to take care of that.
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I completed a test run with a preheater designed to raise the temperature of the oil feedstock.
About 180Liters of diesel was made during the day though numerous problems prevented a better result. The feedstock feedpump failed to deliver, the preheater boiled over, the retort over filled were amongst problems encountered.
It's becoming clear that the feedpump should have been mounted lower with respect to the preheater.
At times the pump could not pick up the oil. High oil temperature would have thinned the viscosity and in addition the pump rpm was too slow to make the system reliable.
Also a reliable method of accurately determining retort level urgently needs to be found. This problem has been particularly troublesome and frustrating. The liters per hour could increase by a good margin if this was sorted. In addition, heating energy could be saved.
The bigger gasjar functioned as expected. It is over double capacity.
I have about 180 liters of diesel which is being progressively fed into the up-flow settling tanks.
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Credit: The Morton Arboretum
Arbor Day falls on the last Friday in April and there's no better place to celebrate than the Morton Arboretum. Fortunately, the trees don't mind sharing their big day with frogs that are part of Ribbit! The Exhibit, which features 19 whimsical displays of five- to seven-foot-tall metal frogs behaving like humans. All events take place at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle unless noted.
Dress Like a Tree, Get in Free
Friday, April 29
There's a "Tree-rific Kids' Costume Contest" at 10:30 a.m. in, appropriately enough, Arbor Court. And thank goodness that the good folks at the Arboretum appreciate a simple, minimalist approach, saying that a simple green T-shirt, brown or gray bottoms and a green hat will do the trick, though more elaborate costumes are more than welcome.
Children's Garden Celebration
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
My family loves scavenger hunts, so we're excited that this celebration involves a hunt for five unique trees, as well as a chance to investigate tree cookies and plant tree seeds.
Arbor Day Pop-Up Celebration in Daley Plaza
Friday, April 29
Can't make it to Lisle? No worries! The Arboretum is coming to Chicago! The Arbor Day Pop-Up Celebration will take place in Daley Plaza. How cool to see the living billboard made up of hundreds of live plants in the same space as the Picasso sculpture!
Arbor Day Plant Sale
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1
Have you ever wanted an "Expert Genius" to be wandering around, offering you advice on how best to handle a certain aspect of your life? Such help exists in at least one area. At the Morton Arboretum Arbor Day Plant Sale, "Expert Plant Geniuses" will happily provide horticultural help by answering questions, offering ideas and guiding you to the perfect plants. If you're wondering what plants will grow best this year, these brilliant folks have the answer. The plants available for sale are a specially chosen variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs and more that will grow best in our region.


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On Saturday Storysilngers got together at Shaftesbury Arts Centre to celebrate fictional place. We came up with ideas for other worlds, exhibited the shortlisted maps from our map making competition, read out stories set in fictional places and played mind-expanding surrealist games whilst being serenaded by wonderful live guitar music. James, Holly and Peter baked the most incredible cakes, and we were able to give away free lollipops made by the fabulous PomPoms sweet company:
Informal exhibition of the shortlisted maps:
Zines, pamphlets, comics and books we've made and been published in, plus a book swap. (on the wall: the foreword to the New Cartography anthology, The New Wolf, various fictional places described in the Dictionary of Imaginary Places).
Readings of stories set in fictional places:
James Broomfield (and projection of the Arden map)
The results of our map making competition were exclusively announced. Go here forthe results.
We played Exquisite Corpse here's our favourite creations:
We played Exquisite Corpse here's our favourite creations:
A most enjoyable afternoon! Thanks to everyone who helped out and to the cartographers for submitting their maps.


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Vermouth is classed as a fortified and aromatised wine. So according to the useful website http://vermouth101.com/, this means that it has been infused with botanicals to add flavour and colour, and also that the alcohol percentage of the wine has been increased by the addition of spirits. It's a good way to improve bad wine.
I didn't know what vermouth was until I started making cocktails, and found that it was used in quite a few (including the world famous Martini), though I had seen it in several Italian cookery recipes. Never though, had I heard of anyone actually drinking it. Apparently that does happen, and you can drink it over ice.
I've acquired a couple of bottles – one was brought over by my friend Dave for my first ever cocktail bonanza, and the other was a cheap one that I bought from Aldi for cooking. I had added them to a couple of cocktails, but recently I thought I'd try drinking them.
I understand from the very informative website I referenced earlier that the quality of your vermouth deteriorates pretty quickly, and I'm afraid I've had these two bottles for quite a while now, so I can't pretend that they're going to taste fresh and exactly as they should, but… I really like them.
Vermouth101.com suggests you should use a vacuum pump to evacuate air from open bottles before storing, store the bottle in the fridge, keep it away from heat and light, and drink it quickly. I did none of those things, so it's quite astonishing that I enjoyed them so much. Actually, I did drink them quite quickly, but only after they'd been opened and stored on top of the kitchen cupboard for months.
Neither appear to be premium brands, and information on the internet is limited-to-none. Vinelli is an Aldi product, and therefore its origins and pedigree are somewhat ambiguous, though it was awarded a 'Gold – Best in Class' award at the 2010 International Wine and Spirit Competition. Judging is blind, so that's fairly encouraging.
The Castini does taste a little stale, but it's very dry, while the Vinelli is very sweet. Both are refreshing, and on the strength of these I think I could find a place for vermouth in my psychological drinks cabinet.
There are times when I want a simple, refreshing [, alcoholic] drink but I don't want a beer (or cider) and I don't want to think about mixing things. Cocktails can be fun, but sometimes you don't want to fanny about picking one and making it. And whisky is delicious, but sometimes you need something you can attack with big swigs.
I could imagine vermouth would be a good drink to accompany a meal so recently, as Brenda and I sat down for dinner at the Lake District's The Swan Hotel and Spa – a pleasantly swanky and middle aged (in a good way) retreat – I had a flash of inspiration. Wine doesn't interest me, and I didn't fancy a beer (I'd just had one in our room), but I did want something quite refreshing, so I decided I'd put the hypothesis that you should be able to drink whatever you like, when you like and how you like to the test, and try ordering vermouth.
It was a fun little adventure. I asked for dry vermouth, over ice and the waitress immediately looked confused and carefully wrote down exactly what I'd said. Clearly I'd made an unusual request – a fact that became more apparent when the waitress returned a couple of minutes later to regrettably inform me that they didn't have any "ver… mouth," and would I like anything else.
No, that was ok. I couldn't really think of anything else I wanted, though I was surprised they didn't have any – what if someone ordered a martini? Life isn't a Bond film and this isn't Monte Carlo, so I guess it isn't so common an occurrence as I grew up thinking it might be. Nevertheless, a few minutes after that the waitress returned holding a bottle of Noilly Prat - like when they show you the wine you selected. They didn't know what it was, but they had Googled 'vermouth', and found that they did have some. Brenda and I were pleased to be able to commend them for their tenacity and customer service, and I got to act all knowledgeable, explaining what vermouth was – Brenda chimed in with, "it's used to make a martini!" - as well as feel a bit special since, with the help of the waitress, I had scored a victory for ordering what you want. Take that, wine!
Thinking back now, I suppose it would have been fun to have ordered another obscure drink, and then see how many drinks I could order that they didn't have. I probably don't know that many obscure drinks.
How was it? Well, it was enjoyable, and it didn't taste much different from the Castini I had been drinking at home. I had been concerned about my Castini having deteriorated given that I'd had it for so long, but on this evidence the deterioration wasn't that acute.
On the negative side, my drink was a lot smaller than it would have been if I'd poured it myself, but that's always the way, I suppose. In terms of quantity it was probably equivalent to a double measure, and it came in a whisky glass (more of a tumbler, I suppose – not one of those whisky glasses that experts say you should drink from but no one has them and you can't buy them anywhere…).
I like to put four or five ice cubes in a wine glass, and pour a generous measure – about the quantity of a nice glass of wine, so perhaps the next step is to be specific about how I want it – I could say, "three fingers of dry vermouth with ice – in a wine glass" or, "pour until you think you've poured too much, and then pour a little bit more." Something like that.
Vermouth 101 states that in Europe vermouth is primarily thought of as a 'standalone aperitif', and is served neat, chilled or over ice in 2-3 oz servings – that's 2-3 measures as far as I'm aware. To make things simpler, I could ask for 3 measures of vermouth with ice… but I think that might not be quite enough. Whatever. Will I actually be ordering vermouth again? I don't know; time will tell.
When we got the bill the vermouth was £2.20, so that didn't strike me as being too bad.
So vermouth: give it a try.
Now, since it's Friday I'd just like to mention the weekend. I'd love this blog to be able to provide the kind of cutting edge reporting that keeps you abreast of new alcohol related developments and events but unfortunately I have a job… and this isn't it, so I'm afraid I can't quite be current enough in that regard. This weekend though, sees the return of the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival.
What's that got to do with alcohol? Well, nothing obvious, but a quick glance at the programme reveals a few alcohol and chocolate related curiosities including chocolate liqueurs and chocolate beer cocktails. I'm planning on taking Brenda if the weather's nice and the boiler repairman arrives in good time on Saturday. I have a bit of a hankering for some beer, and could be in the market for fancy chocolate flavoured liqueurs. Hopefully I'll be able to give you a debriefing of what goes on next week. If you're in the Manchester/Bury area, take a look. You might see me there.


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Ad-hoc testing is an approach to software quality verification that does not have any formal process and requires no documentation including test plan and test cases. Its main aim is to discover software issues that have been missed during a traditional and formal testing processes. Sometimes it is called random testing.
In case of limited time and thorough testing required, Ad-hoc testing is conducted. It is recommended to perform this type of software verification after formal testing. But also, Ad-hoc testing can be done at any stage of testing cycle.
Ad-hoc testing approach is not applicable if a bug is already detected. Then it should be documented and retested. Also, Ad-hoc testing should not be done during beta testing conducted by customers or clients.
Types of Ad-hoc testing
There are three types / forms of Ad-hoc testing:
- Monkey testing is conducted at the level of unit testing. The main purpose is to make sure that software is able to withstand crashes. Testers are trying to detect system breaks by inputting random data. Monkey testing does not require preparation of any test case.
- Pair testing is performed by two QA specialists of different knowledge level. They are working together on the same functionality or system module. One of them executes tests while another one records results. Both testers make suggestions on approaches and methods to apply. The main aim of pair testing is to ensure maximum number of test scenarios.
- Buddy testing is executed by tester and developer working together on the verification of one module. Buddy testing is conducted after unit testing. Developer helps tester to avoid invalid test scenarios and to report invalid test results. Buddy testing can be called a combination of unit and system testing.
Advantages of Ad-hoc testing
- Untypical approach to quality verification helps to detect bigger number of bugs in comparison to traditional testing.
- Not only testers but developers as well can perform ad-hoc testing.
- It does not require any obligatory documentation.
- Ad-hoc testing has no formal procedure or algorithm.
- It can be executed at any stage of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Despite being rather effective approach for quality verification, Ad-hoc testing has several drawbacks that may affect the results of testing procedure.
Disadvantages of Ad-hoc testing
- As ad-hoc testing does not require documentation, tester has to keep all the details of test scenario in memory. This complicates bug reproduction.
- It is difficult to count time and effort spent on testing procedure and evaluate its outcome.
- Testers should know well the specifics of software under test as their competence defines effectiveness of QA activities.
Best practices to use
To ensure high effectiveness of Ad-hoc testing, the following practices should be applied:
- identification of software areas that are more prone to bugs
- prioritization of system functions and categories
- preparation of a rough plan without any details
- usage of tools for debugging and task monitoring
- brief noting of test scenarios and actual results.


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Helping you answer such questions as, who am I? and what am I doing here?
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Imputing supertrees and supernetworks from quartets
I contributed to this bioinformatics research paper by developing a program to automatically reconstruct missing taxa from gene trees using the Q-Imputation method.


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Quebec City
Doing business
This is French Canada at its most impassioned so efforts to communicate in French – if only a greeting – will be expected, though nearly everyone is bilingual. If your employees demonstrate anything more than a smattering of French then their stock might well rise.
Cool hotel
The majority of Québec City's business hotels – the Hilton, Delta and the Chateau Laurier among them – sit outside this historic city's famous fortifications, close to the convention centre. But if your travellers prefer something a little more authentic then there are two excellent options within the Old Town. They are the famous Fairmont Chateau Frontenac (www.fairmont.com/frontenac), which dominates the skyline, and the significantly smaller but no less charming Auberge Sainte-Antoine (www.saint-antoine.com), a very smart Relais & Chateaux hotel.
Hip restaurant
The aforementioned Auberge Sainte-Antoine hotel is home to the multi-award-wining Panache restaurant. Located in a 19th century maritime warehouse, the cosy restaurant has low ceilings, stone walls and large timbers – and, in winter, an open fire – and serves traditional French Canadian cuisine 'with a twist'. The restaurant is open daily until 10pm.
Happening bar
Maurice, on the city's Grande-Allee thoroughfare, is a three-floored bar, nightclub and restaurant (The Voodoo Grill) set in a converted mansion. It's popular with a trendy crowd and gets very busy at weekends.
Getting there
Air Canada flies twice daily from London Heathrow to Montréal with numerous onward connections to Québec City. A more leisurely option of travelling between Canada's two largest French-speaking cities is a three-hour trip on the popular VIA Rail train route.
Getting downtown
Taxis from Québec City Jean Lesage Airport to the city centre charge around £20 and take about 20 minutes. A bus service costs around £2).
The details
Québec City is four or five hours behind the UK depending on the season. The currency is the Canadian Dollar (CAD). British passport holders do not require a visa to enter Canada.
Must-see sights
Québec City, as visitors will hear numerous times, is the only walled city in the Americas north of Mexico. Its impressive fortifications are worth exploring and a wander round the quaint Old Town and Petit Champlain is a must.
Insider's tip
"Working hours vary throughout the country.
Some small businesses close completely in July and August and government departments may work variable hours during the summer months. Fewer UK business visitors come to Canada during the winter months of December-March."
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|Domestic Violence A Real Emergency
|Written by End Domestic Abuse WI, Chase Tarrier
|Tuesday, 19 February 2019 12:06
If President Trump needs an Emergency, domestic violence victim advocates in Wisconsin suggest an option based in reality.
MADISON - Domestic violence victim advocates across Wisconsin are speaking out to refute President Trump's fraudulent claims of an immigration crisis that warrants a "national emergency." Instead of making potentially unconstitutional decrees based on misinformation to build an unnecessary and xenophobic wall, advocates are recommending that the President take steps to address an issue that affects one third of all women at some point in their lifetime: intimate partner violence.
"The ultimate irony of President Trump's ridiculous decision to declare a national emergency because of immigration related concerns is that a great majority of the families entering the United States at the Southern border are doing so in order to flee violence and instability often created by US foreign policy," said Patti Seger, executive director of End Domestic Abuse WI. "Undocumented immigrants commit crimes at much lower rates than native-born US citizens. Additionally, undocumented and refugee victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking are at greater risk of harm than those victims with full citizenship because of the precarious situation they find themselves in upon entering the US."
In addition to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency, Congress passed a funding resolution last week to dramatically increase border security. Included in the resolution is $1.375 billion for a physical barrier (a total of 55 miles), an 11% increase in funding for 45,274 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention beds, and more enforcement agents which advocates report will only serve to increase fear for immigrant families and discourage victims from reporting serious abuse to authorities. The funding resolution and national emergency declaration come on the heels of several other immigration related changes from the Trump administration in November of last year. Those changes include a new policy subjecting minors as well as victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault who applied for, but were denied, protective status to deportation (a policy that was historically viewed as inhumane). Further changes in longstanding immigration practice included a new ban on asylum for anyone who enters the U.S. anywhere except at a port of entry, a move that flies in the face of U.S. law established by Congress decades ago and jeopardizes the safety of numerous vulnerable families who are lawfully seeking out protection from persecution and violence.
"We are extremely disappointed to see Congress legitimize the President's extensive pattern of scapegoating and xenophobia by increasing border security funding. If our elected officials need an emergency to focus on, maybe they should consider the real violence being inflicted on victims of domestic and sexual violence in our country every day," continued Seger. "Demonizing refugee families who are fleeing violence will not make anyone safer, it will only ensure that undocumented and immigrant victims of crime remain in the shadows while abusers continue their violent behavior unimpeded."
President Trump signed the resolution, approved by Congress, on Friday of last week to fund the government, preventing a new shutdown which was set to begin on Saturday, February 16, 2019.
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence is the leading voice for victims of domestic abuse in Wisconsin. At End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, we educate shelter and program volunteers and advocates, law enforcement, legislators, and community members to provide safety and support to survivors. We strive to shift Wisconsin from the attitudes and beliefs that cause domestic violence to values of mutual respect and equality, and we partner with communities in the effort to prevent and end domestic abuse.
We encourage reporters to include the National Domestic Violence Hotline number 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) in their stories for victims who need help. A list of local Wisconsin domestic violence victim service providers can be found at http://www.endabusewi.org.
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This Republican Video Game is the Elephant in the Room
This Republican Video Game is the Elephant in the Room
Critical Intel takes a look at an interesting - if misguided - attempt to use video games as a form of political advertisement.
Such a prime example of the major failing of the GOP: They just don't get this confangled modern technology.
I imagine how this happened.
"kids like computer games right? We got that young intern who works with computers, have him bang one out this afternoon."
Ah, but the Republican Party WAS being fiscally responsible with this release.
They quickly realized this game would not be something that would convince anyone, and therefore ceased development on it.
The above message is pure speculation, it could be as Eric the Orange said:
That demon sheep slayed me.
Jim Sterling has a Let's Play of this "game" on his YouTube channel.
Giopi the elephant looks like a dead-eyed abomination.
Like Mickey Mouse before they gave him pupils. Giopi looks more appropriate in a Manhunt-themed game where you slink through warehouses to brutally murder Democratic leaders.
Oh, so if you donate $30 or more, they just give you the shirt anyway. So if they get enough people to donate independent from that poor idea, they can at least tell people they moved all the shirts, so it was a success. Shouldering the cost and effort to throw them away to their donors. That does sound kinda GOP-like lol
Good gravy, it's like Stan Smith designed a video game!
Nah, Stan Smith would get some CIA guys to make it, most likely would induce brainwashing.
So the Republicans tried to reach out to the young people with the beep-boop-beep machines? Yeah looks like they nailed that down well, I have to laugh that they even managed to squeeze Benghazi into that as well.
Apologies to any American conservatives but the Republican party and some of its more vocal advocates do seem like some kind of parody political party sometimes.
The real elephant in the room, I'm afraid is that the following perfectly describes the recent misadventures of the gaming press:
'...an interesting - if misguided - attempt to use video games as a form of political advertisement.'
And for the record, I don't feel bad for the Republican party at all. :)
Wasserman Schultz...oh the things she will say to get attention. Thanks Escapist for a great review. I was expecting a good ole conservative bashathon, but instead I got a great review.
You should check out the Tea Party sometime. They are the most American Mericans that evere Mericaed Murica oh and did I mention Merica? I feel like I didn't mention Merica enough to satisfy their Merican Murica need to Merica Merica.
And yes that is what they sound like.
I really can't find this amusing. I'm even having trouble finding it sad. It just adds to my view that the Republican party consists of a bunch of angry old people who aren't comfortable with anything that didn't appear in an episode of Leave It to Beaver.
It's a real pity that the arts are dominated by liberals. The better political browser games are by molleindustria.


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Happy Xmas and NYs to everyone!
Posted by Matt Bowie
'Sweet As' summer in Dunedin!
Merry Xmas and NYs from the Pavlova Palace Crew!
It's a busy time in the backpackers but we've got heaps of fun stuff happening
We're fully booked for the 31st but you're welcome to come and join us for some beers, bbq and we should have a great view of the fireworks over St Clair beach from ours.
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The M@ssy Bun Cable Hat by Bella from Haken en zoo is my ultra favorite pattern. I just finish it as a full hat. Here is the video [and another explanatory video if needed].
The pattern is worked with a multiples of 10, starting with a ribbed brim of 9 chains, for 60 rows in the back loop only. To make a full hat, it's just a question of decreasing until it get smaller and sew closed. Add a faux fur pompom to finish off.
I used Scheepjes Stone Washed XL [50 gr] – color code: 853 Amazonite and a 6-mm hook. The finished product with fur pompom weights 125 gr.
Scheepjes Stone Washed XL: yarn weight: aran | texture: cotton yarn with a tough name and a soft, woolly feel | yardage/meters: yards (75 meters) | skein weight: 50 grams ( ounces) | gauge: 14 stitches, 19 rows to 10 cm on 5 mm needles | recommended hook size: 5 mm | content: 70% Cotton x 30% Acrylic | care: 40 C, cold water.


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Automated Usability Evaluation of Model-based Adaptive User Interfaces for Users with Special and Specific Needs by Simulating User Interaction
|Michael Quade, Grzegorz Lehmann, Klaus-Peter Engelbrecht, Dirk Roscher and Sahin Albayrak
|User Modeling and Adaptation for Daily Routines: Providing Assistance to People with Special Needs, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Adaptive applications have the potential to help users with special and specific needs. However, evaluating the usability of such adaptive applications tends to become very complex. This chapter presents an integrated concept for the automated usability evaluation of model-based adaptive user interfaces. The approach is supposed to be used complementary to custom usability evaluations at an early stage of development. Interaction of a user is simulated and evaluated by combining a user model with user interface models from a model-based development framework, which is capable of providing different adaptation alternatives based on user attributes and the context of use. The main benefit of the approach is that no additional descriptions of the applications UI and tasks need to be created for the usability evaluation because they are already available from the development process. As a result, different design alternatives and adaptation variants can be compared under equal usability evaluation criteria. Further, the complexity and costs for applying automated usability evaluation to adaptive user interfaces for users with special and specific needs can be reduced.