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Transitions are hard.
When you are five, and start a brand new school with all new kids and a new teacher and a new lunchbox at a new place with a new play structure and much higher basketball hoops, it's all very exciting, of course. But it's also very stressful.
When you are five, you cannot make yourself a stiff gin and tonic when you get home, or strap on your boxing gloves and punch the living daylights out of something during kickboxing class*.
But you might just be lucky enough to have Barnaby Day.
Every Friday afternoon, for a few hours after school during that first year of kindergarten, my son and a bunch of friends from preschool would come over for a playdate at our house. They'd run around, getting wet in hoses, acting like pirates, playing hide and seek, shooting marbles, building train tracks, climbing in the tree house, and generally going bananas with the relief of making it through another week. The parents all chipped in a few bucks to have the kids' favorite Pre-K teacher show up to play with them. Barnaby, a 20-something transplant from Britain, had a wacko sense of humor, hair that was constantly falling over his eyes, a ukelele, and a million ideas for crazy games. Having this icon of coolness and fun all to themselves was akin to us getting Bono to stop by the family BBQ. They couldn't believe their luck.
Little did they know just how lucky they were. The other person who was there, every week, like clockwork, was Mom. She's the one who named the reunion free-for-all, "Barnaby Day". She collected and paired up the muddy shoes, and stacked backpacks and lunch boxes neatly by the front door. She knew everyone's names, gave each child a high-five when they arrived, asked about their new schools and got them some juice. "Sharon," she'd say, smiling at me as she gazed at the mob taking over the living room, "you are doing such a nice thing for them. Just look how happy they are!"
Then she'd start the oven, and make cookies. Every week, the same cookies. Because when you are five, there is enormous comfort in routine**. In knowing that, even when so much around you is new and changing and different, Friday afternoon is coming. You can count on it.
When you are forty-six, and have your first Mother's Day without a mom, when Maria and Arnold are breaking up without a divorcee in Burbank scanning the tabloids, fretting, and hoping they can work it out, and when you board a plane and realize no one is sitting in an apartment praying fervently that a deranged person won't start pounding on the cockpit door during your flight, it's not exciting at all. It's very stressful.
I'll have a stiff gin and tonic tonight. I'll punch something during kickboxing class. And I'll make a big batch of Barnaby Day Cookies***. You can count on it.
Barnaby Day Cookies
These are ridiculously simple, but crazily addictive. You know that commercial where they say, "You can't eat just one."? It's about these cookies. They're thin and flat, deliciously crispy and buttery around the edges, with melt-in-your mouth soft, chewy, caramel-flavored middles. The secret? The ratio of butter to sugar to flour in her recipe is skewed HEAVILY in favor of the butter and sugar. As it should be whenever comfort food is involved.
1 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. flour
Preheat oven to 350, and line a baking sheet with a silicon baking mat. Combine butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla at low speed with an electric mixer. Add the dry ingredients, and continue mixing on low speed until combined. Dough will be very soft. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes.
Allow to cool for a minute, then transfer to cooling rack. Eat as soon as your fingers can stand the heat, while they are still almost bendy in your hand. Or, cool a bit more, put on a round plate with a train in the middle and serve to the pack of kindergarteners in the back yard.
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* You can punch the living daylights out of your little sister. Without gloves. Then she gets stressed out, but you feel a lot better.
** Not to mention that the kids LOVED these cookies. Parents, too. One dad walked in the door every week, headed straight for the cookie plate, and ate about five before he even started looking for his kid. I think he would have proposed marriage if he could.
*** Mom made these so often, and with so many variations (when we were dieting, she added raisins, because they are fruit, and when we were celebrating, sprinkles, because they are fun), that I assumed I could just whip them up from memory whenever I wanted.
I was wrong. I tried them with one egg. I tried them with two. With extra brown sugar. With a little less flour. The now-nearly grown son faithfully tried every batch and looked wistful and sad with each bite. He'd shake his head: They're good, Mom. But they're not Grandma's cookies.
I became strangely desperate, almost frantic. I felt compelled to have these for real, not just as a memory like everything else. At last, I tracked down the recipe in a friend's seven year old copy of a spiral-bound school cookbook. When they came out of the oven, even before the first bite, we all started dancing around the kitchen and screaming, "These are them! These are them!"
Like a bunch of crazy five year olds.
We had Barnaby Day back. We hadn't lost everything after all.
Labels: cookies, dessert, Mom, recipe
Mindy Stern May 11, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Sharon, you moved me to tears. I'm so sorry to just learn that your Mom died, I remember her smile (and Christmas cookies) so vividly, just as I remember Barnaby and the smiles (and crushes) he evoked. I'll have a Friday stiff one in your honor, and in honor of those preschool days so long ago.
Cheesy Pennies May 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM
Thanks, Mindy. Hard to believe it was so many years ago that the girls were running around your back yard, with Charlie following them around in his dodger shirt. One of mom's favorite things was your NY new year's eve party. She loved that whole idea...and got such a kick out of the evening. Miss you guys!
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The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Never Ends Thanks to Luann de Lesseps' New Song
"F-Bombs on the G with the OGs" is the ultimate musical recap of Season 1 of the Peacock original series.
By Laura Rosenfeld
We can't resist singing along when The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip opens with "Housewives on the island, baby!" Now as Season 1 of this epic vacation comes to a close with all episodes streaming now exclusively on Peacock, we've got another unforgettable bop inspired by the show.
Luann de Lesseps just released her latest single "F-Bombs on the G with the OGs," as well as a music video from Peacock, inspired by this season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which also featured Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Kyle Richards, and Ramona Singer. The song and its accompanying visual are like a musical scrapbook, taking a look back at the most memorable moments from the getaway, from that drama-filled Bailey-Q to Luann taking a non-alcoholic shot from Michael the concierge's mouth at the ladies' wild pajama party.
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As Luann reminisces in "F-Bombs on the G with the OGs" about "seven Housewives just letting it rip" this season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, it's a celebration of this dynamic group of women, who, according to the song, follow the motto, "when life gets tough, we figure it out" and always stay "classy and sassy, you know how we do."
In fact, it was while listening to one of her Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip castmates describe a dramatic moment from this season that inspiration for the track struck for Luann. "It's funny because I did an interview, and they were asking Kenya about the trip. And she said, 'Yeah, there were a lot of F-Bombs on the G.' And I was like, 'With the OGs.' It inspired me to write this song. And I just went through all my pictures from the trip. And I sat down with my producer, and we made this song," she told The Daily Dish in a recent interview. "And it's really cool. It just kind of tells the story of the trip. And I talk about, you know, the Bailey-Q and doing shots and strutting our stuff from the yacht to the shore. It just kind of tells the story of this trip. So I can't wait for people to hear it."
"F-Bombs on the G with the OGs" will be streaming on all platforms soon. But, of course, Luann couldn't wait to share the single with fans. "Look what happens when you take 7 [OGs] on a trip! F-Bombs on the G with the OGs!" she gushed while sharing a clip of the music video on Instagram on December 9. "Written [and] Produced by Countess Lu just for you guys! Inspired by the lovely ladies of #RHUGT Love you!!!"
Kyle Recalls Having a "Situation" After Mauricio's Visit to The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
This season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip may be over, but at least Luann's song will keep us in that easy, breezy island vibe for a long time to come.
All episodes of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip are streaming now exclusively on Peacock.
— Additional reporting by Jocelyn Vena
Photo: Luann de Lesseps/Instagram
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Brain Research in Digital Age: Making a Career in Neuroscience
August 2, 2018 December 14, 2018 - by EdvantagePoint
Have you always been the odd one whose interest in the human brain and research has never faded? If you are one of that kind, we help you make a career in Neuroscience. It is the science of the nervous system, which includes the brain, its functions in health and disease.
Branches in Neuroscience:
Developmental Neuroscience:How the nervous system grows and develops.Cognitive Neuroscience: how the brain creates and controls thought, language, problem-solving, and memory.
Molecular Neuroscience: Considers genes, proteins, and other molecules involved in the functioning of the nervous system.
Cellular Neuroscience: Considers the cells of the nervous system: neurons and glia.
Behavioural Neuroscience: How different regions of the brain process the behaviour of animals and humans, including studying the effect of drugs on behaviour.
Clinical Neuroscience: How to treat and manage disorders of the brain and nervous system.
Why is brain research important:
Disorders of the brain are all too frequent in our society. Especially, with devices taking over our lives, the study of the brains functions, the impact of devices on the brain and our behaviour has become a significant area of research. Depression, schizophrenia, stroke, drug addiction, head injury, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are just a few examples.
Job opportunities for Neuroscientists:
Research Neuroscientists carry out experiments to understand more about the brain and nervous system, both in normal circumstances and in nervous system disorders. They often work in laboratories in universities and industry and communicate their experiments in peer-reviewed journals and local, national and international conferences.
Clinical scientists (or healthcare scientists) use their knowledge of science to help prevent, diagnose and treat illness. They research and develop the techniques and equipment used by medical staff with clinical trials. Clinical trials are conducted to establish the safety and efficacy of drug candidates.
Biotechnology is technology based on biology. Biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products to help improve our lives and the health of our planet.
Pharmaceutical companies discover, develop and market new medicines—translating neuroscience research into useful products. There are a number of different roles within the pharmaceutical industry, from research scientists to sales reps.
Medical devices industry
The medical device manufacturing industry is a highly diversified industry that provides a range of products designed to diagnose and treat patients in healthcare systems worldwide. Medical devices range in nature and complexity from simply tongue depressors and bandages to complex programmable pacemakers, transcranial electrical or magnetic stimulation devices and sophisticated imaging systems.
CRO Industry
A contract research organisation (CRO) provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in the form of research services outsourced on a contract basis. A CRO may provide such services as biopharmaceutical development, biologic assay development, commercialisation, preclinical research, clinical research and clinical trials management. CROs also support foundations, research institutions, and universities, in addition to governmental organizations.
Regulatory Affairs, Policy and Research Administration
Regulatory affairs officers and policy implementers ensure that scientists, companies and their products comply with current legislation and national and international requirements. For example, the regulatory requirements for the approval to market a new medicine, biomarker or medical device.
Publishing and Media
Scientists publish their work in scientific journals. Often the people involved in the editing, publishing, and reviewing the papers are scientists themselves. Having a science background also opens doors to the media world: many of the science reporters you see on TV, or read about in the news, have a science degree.
Neuroethics – the social, legal and ethical consequences of advances in brain research.
Neuroeconomics – risk-taking and decision making that influence business and the economy.
Neuroaesthetics – creativity and the brain.
Neurotechnology- combining engineering and IT with Neuroscience.
Neuroprosthetics – the interface between humans and machines.
Courses and eligibility criteria:
The courses are offered at Bachelors, Masters and doctorate level. The students who possess the Bachelor's Degree in Science can apply for M.Sc course in Neuroscience. You can study a straight Neuroscience course or a combined degree such as Neuroscience with Psychology.
The degree must be obtained from a recognized University with 50% marks. Candidates with Medicine or Engineering degree are also eligible. Those who have the specific requirements can attend the entrance test for admission to the PG course. The eligibility for PhD courses in Neuroscience is master's degree in allied fields of Science. Candidates having any of JRF / UGC / ICMR / ICCSR scores can enter the course without appearing the entrance exam.
Colleges to study Neuroscience in India:
Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore
Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Lucknow
Vellore Medical College. Vellore
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Karnataka
University of Madras Tamil Nadu
Bharath University, Tamil Nadu
Jiwaji Univerisity, Gwalior
Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Armed Forces Medical College
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
List of Neuroscience Entrance Exams
Dr. Hahnemann Homoeopathy Medical College and Research Centre Admission Test
Sri Ramachandra University All India PG Entrance Exam
University of Madras M. Sc Entrance Exams
Jiwaji University M. Sc Neuroscience Entrance Exams
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences M.Phil Entrance Exams
Indian Institute of Science (IIS) PHd/M.Sc Entrance Test
Exam pattern of Neuroscience Entrance exams
The entrance exam of M. Sc Neuroscience includes objective type questions. Usually the test is carried out as a single paper. The entrance test for doctorate programs includes objective as well as subject wise questions. More marks are awarded to descriptive type questions than that of multiple choice questions. Anyway, the pattern of the test depends largely on the choice of the concerned authority that carries out the same.
(Edvantage Point is India's go-to platform for education-related products and services. We are into admissions management for schools, career advice and counselling services for students as well as recruitment services).
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Mets' new GM excited by Cohen's title expectations
NEW YORK (AP) – Jared Porter knows his new boss with the Mets is counting on a championship.
Pretty soon, too.
That doesn't bother him one bit.
"Hearing comments like that motivates me," Porter said Monday after being introduced as New York's general manager. "It shows a strong commitment from ownership who wants to win, who wants to put a winner on the field for the fan base in New York, and I completely align with that. It excites me. I want those expectations."
In a news conference on Zoom that lasted nearly 50 minutes, Porter outlined his vision of emphasizing talent, flexibility, innovation and depth throughout a Mets organization in transformation under new owner Steve Cohen and president Sandy Alderson.
Cohen, a hugely successful hedge fund manager with an appetite for winning, bought the club last month from the Wilpon and Katz families for $2.42 billion. The lifelong Mets fan, finally calling shots for his favorite team, said it would be a disappointment if they don't win the World Series within three to five years.
Tall talk for a franchise with two titles in 59 seasons of existence — and none since 1986. Those type of lofty demands are more commonly associated with Yankees brass across town, while the stumbling Mets have slogged through nine losing seasons in the last 12.
Porter's job is to help change all that.
"I think what we've talked about the most is just a cultural shift, for one. Adding good people to the organization. Improving on the organizational culture. Adding depth to the roster," Porter said. "It's really important to create a situation where you're a really hard team to play against. You're hard to game-plan against in all areas."
It won't be easy. New York went 26-34 during the pandemic-truncated season, tied for fourth in the NL East, and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and All-Star hitters Pete Alonso, Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil highlight a promising core. But the Mets still have several holes to fill in the rotation and lineup.
The good news is Cohen has deep pockets and a willingness to spend, and Alderson acknowledged the Mets are actively shopping at the slowly developing top of the free-agent market.
"There's obviously a chance to really expand on the resources," Porter said. "It is incredibly appealing and I feel very fortunate to be in a position where those resources are going to be provided to us."
Porter, 41, agreed to a four-year contract after spending the past four seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks as senior vice president and assistant general manager under GM Mike Hazen. Before that, Porter worked under Theo Epstein with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, winning three World Series rings in Boston's front office and another with the Cubs.
"I keep them locked up," Porter said. "I don't wear them out."
In Queens, Porter will report to the 72-year-old Alderson, a former Mets GM who was brought back by Cohen and has taken over baseball operations.
"I think it's a flexible arrangement. For example, I've already turned over a couple of things to Jared," Alderson said. "I think that we'll be able to work really well together.
"I think ultimately this will be a great fit."
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Caw-Caw...
Over this past weekend, I had the pleasure of teaching what has come to be called the "Community Class" in my spiritual tradition of Reclaiming. This class, which the Reclaiming community created by consensus during the BIRCH (Broad Intra-Reclaiming Council of Hubs) meeting in 2012, is an exploration of various aspects of what it means to be in community and how to build community. Over the past five years, various teachers have created and offered versions of this class but it remains early in its development. During the a section of the class I co-created this weekend with fellow teachers Copper Persephone and Sylvan Redbird, participants had a chance to explore five common roles that, according to Starhawk, every group needs and that together "weave an effective group" 1
Every group needs those people who will greet the newcomer at the door and help them to feel welcome. Starhawk calls these Graces. These are people who are thinking about who feels included, who doesn't, and why. They are often extroverts (but not always), often empathic, and usually pretty popular. Sometimes "gracing" can feel a little like "hostessing"- making sure that everyone at the party has someone to talk to, knows where the drinks and bathroom are. Graces have to be careful to remember to give themselves time to eat, drink, and make merry, and not just spend the entire party/ritual making sure everyone else gets what they need. More than just being good party planners, though, Graces perform the crucial role of helping the group be a place that people want to be. Their enthusiasm and excitement for a group is contagious.
A second group that Starhawk identifies are the Snakes. While the Graces generate social capital from doing their natural thing, the Snakes can sometimes run into trouble. Snakes are our friends who "bring up the dirt"2 and from their vantage point beneath the surface are onto what is really going on in the group - who is sleeping together, who isn't talking, and who is secretly in charge. If you were the one in your family that was always bringing up what no one else wanted to talk about (Mom's increasing forgetfulness or how little brother always seems to get drunk at family dinner), you might be a Snake! Others may grumble, but when Snakes bravely bring these things into the light, it allows the rest of the group to get honest and begin to strategize about how to respond.
In a tradition that eschews power-over and hierarchical leadership, we still need those who are skilled at long-term visioning. They are the ones who "suggest new directions, make plans and develop strategies, and look ahead to anticipate problems and needs."3 Starhawk names these people Crows, for their ability to "fly high and see far, from above." I am very grateful to those who bring a crow-like vision to our group process. As a member of the Ritual Planning Cell, I often struggle to "get started" until one of our more vision-oriented members brings a spark of inspiration to the group. Crows can develop a lot of influence in a group just by being themselves, which is why Starhawk recommends that the entire group purposefully engage in crow-oriented brainstorming.
If you have ever had a ritual in a public space that has been interrupted by curious strangers, you know the value of those people who are willing to take on the role of protecting the group. Our Dragons, as Starhawk names them, are the ones who protect the boundaries of our sacred circles at rituals. But they can do so much more! Dragons are the ones who look out for the practical considerations of the group and keep track of resources. They are the ones who will ask the hard questions about whether or not the group really has enough time, money, energy, and attention for a new project. They can keep the enthusiasm of the Crows and Graces in check, and help the group steer a course of sustainability.
Starhawk orients Crows in the East with Air, Graces in the South with Fire, Snakes in the West with Water, and Dragons in the North with Earth. In the Center, spinning a web of connection between all of these is the Spider. The Spider can be a person, a rotating role, or a group that takes on the function of being a point of connection for others. Starhawk writes, " The Spider will hear everyone's suggestions, complaints, fears, and questions, and needs support from the group and a way to bring problems and suggestions back to a body that can make decisions."4 Starhawk warns that those fulfilling the role of the Spider can sometimes, like the Crows, run into trouble in a tradition that seeks to do away with hierarchy, as "The person with information is often perceived as the person in charge."5 For this reason, it's important that those with spidery tendencies find ways to create systems to support communication and connection rather than allowing themselves to become the point of connection.
During the class, community members had a chance to embody these roles by slithering, cawing, and roaring. Some members discovered for the first time they had a talent for breathing fire, or uncovered an unknown passion for perching high up and visioning. Eventually, they chose a group and with others, designed a service project for Reclaiming that was in keeping contributions that are native to that group. At this point, I was fascinated when people chose groups for themselves that were very different than the groups I would have expected them to choose. It was a good lesson that in a small community, we don't always get to play the roles we want. Instead, we play the roles community needs us to play. Maybe we learn to be the ones who always say the hard truth, because we've learned no one else will do it, but we really long to be freed to soar high and see far.
Starhawk reminds us that "Groups may benefit by considering who tends to play which role, and by making conscious effort to trade and exchange roles, especially as some tend to make people more popular than others...To be complete, we each need to move around the magic circle, not to remain stuck in any quarter, no matter how comfortable."6
Later, friends who took the class asked me where I would have sorted myself. I struggled to answer this question. Over the past six years as a member of this small but growing Reclaiming community, out of necessity I've been regularly rotating between all of these roles - with the exception of the Snake. I found this ironic because the Snake is often the role I've found myself taking in my family and in other communities, but in my eagerness to grow this community haven't felt like there was room to embrace it. Our community is at a point now where there isn't a need any longer for any one person to be able to rotate between a Grace, Dragon, Crow and Spider all during one night. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to find out what it is that I really excel at in community.
Which role do you find yourself usually filling in community? Is there a role you'd rather play? To learn more about these roles, I recommend reading Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery by Starhawk.
1 Starhawk, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups, page 129
2 Starhawk, Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery, page 280
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Renovating Historic Buildings towards Zero Energy - Task 59
IEA SHC Solar Academy: Renovating Historic Buildings towards Zero Energy - Task 59
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 12:00 - 13:30 (GMT/UTC)
The International Solar Energy Society is pleased to host the first webinar of the IEA SHC Solar Academy for 2020 on the IEA SHC Task 59: Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy.
Task 59 addresses the renovation of historic buildings, increasing their comfort while significantly bringing down the buildings' energy demand and CO2 emissions as well as keeping their characteristic values. Given the unique character of each of the buildings, a "standard solution" to fit every case cannot be identified. Yet, Task 59 combines considerable experience on specific cases available, which need to be evaluated, exploited and promoted.
In this webinar, you will be guided through real-world renovation experiences - by building owners and design teams, who express their needs, concerns and experiences and the Task 59 experts who introduce the diverse tools which can help you in the decision and design process of an exemplary historic building energy retrofit project.
Q/A Session: The 90-minute webinar will include a 30 minutes Q/A session for the audience.
The webinar is organized by the Solar Academy of the IEA SHC Programme and hosted by ISES, the International Solar Energy Society.
Walter Hüttler
Tor Broström
Pavel Sevela
Daniel Herrera
Alexandra Troi
Alexandra Troi is co-founder and vice head of Eurac's Institute for Renewable Energy and leader of the research group on Energy Retrofit of Historic Buildings. She is also the Operating Agent of SHC Task 59: Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy. Alexandra's main fields of research are historic buildings & cultural heritage, energetic refurbishment of buildings and cross-discipline communication.
Walter Hüttler, as Subtask A leader of Task 59, will introduce you to the Historic Building Energy Retrofit Atlas, a compilation of inspiring best-practices. Walter is an engineer with a multidisciplinary background in social sciences and economy. He is managing partner at "e7 energy innovation & engineering" in Vienna, Austria. Before he worked for the Austrian Energy Agency and as a research fellow and lecturer at Vienna University (IFF). Since 2015 he's been a lecturer at the FH Campus Vienna, University of Applied Sciences (study program Architecture – Green Building). Walter Hüttler has long and varied experience in managing projects in the field of energy efficiency in the building sector on the national and EU-level and is the author of numerous energy and environmental studies.
Tor Broström, Subtask B leader of Task 59, will show how the decision process following EN 16883 on sustainably improving the energy performance of historic buildings can help to identify the most appropriate renovation solutions and to evaluate them holistically. Tor is a Professor for Building Conservation at Uppsala University, Sweden. With a background in engineering, he spent most of his professional career working with historic buildings. Tor is the coordinator of the Swedish research program on energy efficiency in historic buildings and was chairman in the working group that produced the European standard in the same field.
Pavel Sevela as Subtask C leader of Task 59 will present you a tool which can help you to at the same time to open up your mind, consider solutions you have not yet heard about, and at the same time narrow down the selection to the ones most appropriate for your building.
Daniel Herrera is part of SHC Task 59's Operating Agent team. He will discuss the different steps implemented in the renovation of a rural historic building, Rainhof in South Tyrol, Italy, in Italy's Gsiesertal valley.
Bärbel Epp - Moderator
Bärbel Epp is the founder and managing director of the German consulting firm solrico – solar market research & international communication. She is responsible for the international newsletter on the web portal www.solarthermalworld.org
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The magazine opener this month (Sept.) comes from Eric Caoili. It"s about The Difference Engine Initiative, an incubator to encourage and enable women as game developers. Two sessions are planned in Toronto.
As for the incubator, says Sheppard, "It's like a crafter's circle. It's loose and low-key, and it's about peer mentorship." She sees it as just one step that might help some people get over the initial hurdle.
The project is named after Ada Lovelace's contribution to Babbage's Difference Engine, but I enjoy the implicit endorsement of difference as a source of innovation. In fact, difference is the source of all value, isn't it?
Two more points from Kenneth Coleman's lecture on teaching Shakespeare, at Shakespeare & Co.
First, he says that the four most-taught Shakespearean plays are all tragedies. The tragedies are — he says — about how men screw up the world. And in the four most-taught ones, the women generally kill themselves or are otherwise disempowered. We should be teaching the comedies, he says, because they're about how women make the world livable.
Second, he objects to calling Shakespeare's language "old English." Actually, it's young English, full of play, lacking rules, inventing itself.


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'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary: 20% of small businesses that got federal loans will fail
Kevin O'Leary told CNBC on Thursday that he believes around 20% of small businesses that received federal loans to weather the coronavirus pandemic won't ultimately survive.
"They're going to go bankrupt because this loan provision is really a Feb. 15 to June 30 event and if you haven't figured out alternate distribution strategies by then, you will fail," the "Shark Tank" investor said on "Squawk Box."
Businesses tied to restaurants and food supply, as well as sporting events and entertainment, are at heightened risk of not surviving, O'Leary argued. "We can't continue to just keep funding them in perpetuity, and I agree with that strategy."
O'Leary said 29 of the nearly 50 small businesses that he's invested in through "Shark Tank" have received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $2.2 trillion outbreak relief package passed in March.
Loans received through the program, which has experienced intense demand, can be forgiven if used on expenses such as payroll, rent and utilities. Businesses are eligible to receive loans up to 2.5 times their average monthly payroll expense. The loans max out at $10 million.
O'Leary, known as "Mr. Wonderful" on "Shark Tank," also said he believes there are "plenty" of small business owners who have figured out ways to adapt to the new business landscape in a Covid-19 world.
"There's a permanent change in consumers' behavior to buy direct, so if you'd set yourself up prior to this, you're surviving," said O'Leary, also chairman of O'Shares ETFs. "So 80% are going to make it, in my view. That means it was a great investment."
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Small-angle neutron scattering studies of different mixed micelles composed of dimeric and monomeric cationic surfactants
De, Soma and Aswal, Vinod K and Goyal, Prem S and Bhattacharya, Santanu (1997) Small-angle neutron scattering studies of different mixed micelles composed of dimeric and monomeric cationic surfactants. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, The, 101 (29). pp. 5639-5645.
Small-Angle_Neutron_Scattering.pdf - Published Version
Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp963402v
Measurements of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) cross sections from different mixed micelles composed of CTAB and Br-, n-C16H33N+Me2-(CH2)(m)N+Me2-n-C16H33, Br- (16-m-16, 2Br(-), where m = 3, 5, and 10), in aqueous media (D2O) are reported. The data have been analyzed using the Hayter and Penfold model for macroion solution to compute the interparticle structure factor S(Q) taking into account the screened Coulomb interactions between the micelles. The aggregate composition matches with that predicted from an ideal mixing model. The SANS analysis further indicates that the extent of aggregate growth and the Variations of shapes of the mixed micelles could be modulated by the amount of dimeric surfactant present in these mixtures. With the spacer chain length m less than or equal to 4 in the dimeric surfactant, the propensity of micellar growth is particularly pronounced. The effect of the variation of the temperature for the mixed micellar system (23.1 mol % of 16-3-16, 2Br(-)) was also examined. The systemic microviscosities that the mixed micellar aggregates offer to a solubilized, extrinsic fluorescence probe, 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene, were determined. The variation of the microviscosities of the mixed micelles as a function of percentages of the dimeric surfactants could be explained in terms of conformational variations and progressive looping of the spacer chain of dimeric surfactants in mixed micellar aggregates with increasing m values.
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Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
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BigRep unveiled the machines at Formmext.
BigRep has launched two new fused filament fabrication 3D printing systems powered by the company's Metering Extruder Technology.
The BigRep Pro and BigRep Edge have been designed for the production of functional prototypes, composite tooling, and small series production of end use parts. Doubling the company's hardware product offering, the new platforms are equipped with Bosch Rexroth motion control systems, which help to enable speed, precision, and IoT connectivity that seamlessly integrates into factories of the future.
BigRep Pro features a build envelope of one cubic metre and boasts a large, temperature-controlled spool chamber which enables continuous printing. The machine has been developed to produce large-scale industrial parts, and is compatible with ASA, ABS, nylon, among other materials. It promises an optimal even temperature control, while the heated print bed is mounted with polyimide foil for enhanced adhesion during the print. An integrated inductive sensor allows for semi-automatic levelling.
BigRep Edge, meanwhile, is designed for high-end, high-performance materials in large-scale format. It has a heated build chamber, with a controlled temperature environment up to 200°C in the chamber and 220°C in the print bed.
Both machines have two MXT modular extrusion heads. The Pro can print at speeds of >600 mm/s when using its finest 0.6 mm nozzle, while the Edge can print at speeds of 1,000 mm/s with the 0.6 mm nozzle attached. MXT gains better control over the amount and speed of material that is extruded by separating filament feeding and melting and molten extrusion. It has also been developed in line with the materials that BigRep and BASF have developed.
"This new technology delivers the type of innovation that the industry has been awaiting, as our groundbreaking MXT system makes our new printers five times faster – with greater precision and quality – than current extrusion speeds," commented Stephan Beyer, BigRep CEO.
BigRep Pro is available to order immediately, while BigRep Edge is scheduled for release in Q2 of 2019.


"Eighteen Blues" Written and recorded by Perry Schober and Danny Lynch. Featuring Matt Starr on drums and Lloyd Holder on bass.
Hyflyer live performance July 4, 1979 at Main East High School.
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How many Americans ride a bike? How often do they ride? Why do they ride?
Accurate information on bicycling participation is essential in evaluating our overall work and the effectiveness of our programs and key projects. Existing research on bicycling participation has been been limited to either recreational riding or transportation riding of certain types. This new participation research, commissioned by PeopleForBikes and conducted by Breakaway Research Group, is designed to address these limitations by standardizing how participation is bicycling of any kind, by any type of rider, is measured and tracked over time.
Thirty-two percent of Americans ages 3+ rode a bicycle at least one day in the past year.
Of those who rode a bicycle, 34% rode five days or fewer.
Those who rode for transportation are much more likely to have done so to get to and from social, recreation, or leisure activities (71%) than to have commuted to and from work or school (51%).
Half of adults in the U.S. don't have access to an operational bicycle at home.
Forty-seven percent of adults in the U.S. want to ride more often and 48% perceive bicycling as a convenient way to get from one place to another. However, 50% worry about being hit by a car and 43% say they would be more likely to ride a bicycle if motor vehicles and bicycles were physically separated.


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Fly Like a Girl: Women in the Air and Beyond
Yours truly flew Cessna 150s and 172s out of Atlanta's Fulton County Airport for four years in the1960s. So, naturally, I must cover this much-needed documentary about women in aeronautics and space.
It was well worth it.
Katie McEntire Wiatt's "Fly Like a Girl" opens with Afton Kinkade, a girl about 13 years of age, feeding and caring for her beloved chickens, and speaking about the three things she loves—the aforementioned chickens, Legos, and flying.
Kinkade is one of 13 women in the film speaking about their lives, challenges, hopes, and aspirations in aviation and space flight. Naturally, the women refer to the biases that have been keeping them away from aviation for generations. Yet, the film also mentions a few women from the earliest days who were aviation pioneers. It seems that when the planes got bigger, the women got elbowed out of the aviation world. The men wanted their glory, power, prestige, and, of course, money.
All 13 of Wiatt's interviewees provide compelling stories about their lives as aviators and astronauts, and we get a few tastes of the iconic aerobatics competitor Patty Wagstaff twisting her plane in the air. The women's message now is 'we are here, and our numbers are growing. Women in Aviation and the International Society of Women Airline Pilots provide institutional support in championing the many roles women can, do, and should play in aviation and space flight. Women in Aviation also includes an annual 'Girls in Aviation Day' for girls 8 to 17.
"Fly Like a Girl" is a finely crafted, delightful, and compelling documentary that deserves a giant audience. It is available in theaters and on-demand—including the iTunes Store—starting October 9.
The film is produced by Indie Atlantic Films, and Distributed by Gravitas Ventures.
BTW: A new-to-me phrase, STEM, can be heard throughout the film. In case it is also new to you, it is an acronym for 'science, technology, engineering and math.'
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D. Schwartz October 4, 2020