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Yemen is a low-income country that faces difficult long-term challenges to stabilizing and growing its economy, and the current conflict has only exacerbated those issues. The ongoing war has halted Yemen's exports, pressured the currency's exchange rate, accelerated inflation, severely limited food and fuel imports, and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. At least 82% of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance.
Prior to the start of the conflict in 2014, Yemen was highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Oil and gas earnings accounted for roughly 25% of GDP and 65% of government revenue. The Yemeni Government regularly faced annual budget shortfalls and has tried to diversify the Yemeni economy through a reform program designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. As part of these reform efforts, Yemen exported its first liquefied natural gas in October 2009. The international community supported Yemen's efforts toward economic and political reform in part by establishing the Friends of Yemen group. In 2012, the Friends of Yemen pledged nearly $7 billion in assistance to Yemen. In July 2014, the government continued reform efforts by eliminating some fuel subsidies and in August 2014, the IMF approved a three-year, $570 million Extended Credit Facility for Yemen.
However, the conflict that began in 2014 stalled these reform efforts. Rebel Huthi groups have interfered with Ministry of Finance and Central Bank operations and diverted funds for their own use. Yemen's Central Bank reserves, which stood at $5.2 billion prior to the conflict, currently stand at $1.5 billion. The Central Bank is exposed to approximately $7 billion in overdraft, more than three times the legal limit, directly linked to the Huthis withdrawing $116 million on a monthly basis. The private sector is hemorrhaging, with almost all businesses making substantial layoffs. The Port of Hudaydah, which handles 60% of Yemen's commercial traffic, was damaged in August 2015 as a result of the conflict and is only operating at 50% capacity. Access to food and other critical commodities such as medical equipment is limited across the country due to security issues on the ground. The Social Welfare Fund, a cash transfer program for Yemen's neediest, is no longer operational and has not made any disbursements since late 2014.
Yemen will require significant international assistance during and after the protracted conflict to stabilize its economy. Long-term challenges include a high population growth rate, high unemployment, declining water resources, and severe food scarcity.
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In Yemen, nearly half of the country's 22 provinces are ranked as one step away from famine conditions, the United Nation said.
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Seminar on Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization between optimism...
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Federico Guerrini, Italian journalist that covers technology and startups in English, said that the Yemeni Youth are the future of the country that is living crises and conflicts since 2011.
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Oxfam said that over 80 per cent of the population in war-torn Yemen is in need of humanitarian aid and many are facing starvation.
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Adobe Issues Security Patches for Illustrator
By Jabulani Leffall
Adobe Systems released security patches for its Adobe Illustrator CS4 and CS3 programs on Thursday.
The patches provide updates for Illustrator versions running on both Windows and Mac operating systems. Left unpatched, systems could be subject to "arbitrary code execution," according to Adobe's description of the problem.
Adobe closed 2009 with a zero-day Acrobat Reader bug and the company appears to be starting 2010 by addressing continuing security issues, according to Andrew Storms, director of security at nCircle.
"The first patch of the year is more of what we saw from Adobe in 2009," Storms said. "The most important patch is for a critical zero-day bug in their PDF reader that has already seen large- and small-scale exploits. Security teams everywhere are holding their breath for this one because the number of attacks has been steadily increasing over the last few weeks."
If a recent "2010 Threat Predictions" document from antivirus software maker McAfee is any indication, there will be more of the same to expect from Adobe this year. (The report, ironically, is available via this PDF.)
McAfee claims in the report that Adobe's Acrobat Reader and Flash applications will likely surpass Microsoft Office apps as favorite vectors for hackers using maliciously-coded documents to snare users in 2010.
Adobe faces a sort of "Catch-22" on security with the use of JavaScript, Storms suggested.
"One of the reasons these exploits are so effective is that the only mitigation solution is to turn off JavaScript but doing this cripples product functionality," Storms said. "Attackers know a patch is coming and are working hard to get as much out of their exploits as possible. The Adobe install base is so huge, the window for attack will likely stay open for quite a while, even after the patch is released."
Storms added that Adobe is also expected to release a handful of other patches for bugs that haven't yet been publicly announced.
"It's only January and it already looks like a tough security year for Adobe," he said.
Jabulani Leffall is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Financial Times of London, Investor's Business Daily, The Economist and CFO Magazine, among others.


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DIVE is a straightforward band of aggressive and melodic rock that compares to the sounds of Three Days Grace, Hoobastank and Linkin Park. DIVE formed back in 2003, taking time to create and focus their sound while playing local club and bar gigs around their hometowns. In 2007, The Truth About Us was self-released and eventually gained widespread attention for this dynamic band. The band spent the 2009 holidays at the legendary 4th Street Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA to record their sophomore album "Picture Perfect" with producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, No Doubt, Live, Jacks Mannequin). The album was released through Sony RED on 5/11/2010 and is available on iTunes, Amazon.com and in stores at FYE, Hot Topic and Barnes and Nobles.In 2010, Dive headed to the new Meadowlands Stadium (Metlife Stadium) in East Rutherford, NJ to be one of the first bands to ever play the new stadium along side Bon Jovi and Train. They have also played with acts such as: Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf, Fuel, Halestorm, Sum 41, RED, Eve 6, The Ataris, My Darkest Days, Trapt, Creed, Saving Abel, Ryan Cabrera, 12 Stones, Taproot, Adema, Hawthorne Heights and many more!On March 20th 2012 the band released "The Acoustic EP" which featured 4 tracks from previous albums stripped down and raw and 1 brand new song called "Goodbye". The Acoustic EP is available on iTunes and everywhere music is sold online! Dive hit the road to perform with Fuel, Black Stone Cherry, Cavo, and Psychostick to promote the release!DIVE has been on tour for the last year headlining shows across the country as well as a full tour supporting Taproot. They plan on releasing a new album early 2014!
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Clear answers about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto still seem distant. Every day seemingly brings a new version of the story without any fundamental change in the evidence. Meanwhile, the federal government has lost all credibility with the public. Besides being immediately accused of providing inadequate security to the former prime minister, the government has invited criticism by the initial sloppiness of its investigation, frequently changing its version of events and putting forth an initial explanation that the country, and the world, felt stunk of a cover-up.
Brigadier (retd.) Javed Iqbal Cheema, a spokesman for the interior ministry, invited the public's ire when he confidently and conveniently placed the blame for Bhutto's murder on the local Taliban on the basis of some "credible evidence, including a recorded conversation and video footage." During a press conference on the day of Bhutto's funeral, Brigadier Cheema said: "We have tapped a telephonic conversation of an Al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, with a maulana in which they congratulated each other on the killing of Ms Bhutto." The transcript of the telephonic conversation between Baitullah Mehsud and his associate, made available in both Urdu and Pashto, however, never mentions details of the operation, nor does it mention Bhutto by name. The interior ministry only inferred that the two were congratulating each other over the successful assassination of Bhutto.
Many believe Baitullah Mehsud is an easy scapegoat. It was widely reported that prior to her return to Pakistan in October, the former two-time prime minister was on an Al-Qaeda hit-list and that Baitullah Mehsud, specifically, had said that he would target Bhutto if she returned. Despite denials by the Waziristan-based Al-Qaeda-linked leader, Islamabad blamed him for the twin blasts on October 18 in Karachi. They were doing the same again.
Further, Brigadier Cheema, generally cautious and guarded with his remarks, claimed that Bhutto, while being attacked by militants, actually died from a fluke injury. The official line said that there were gunshots and a bomb blast, but neither directly killed Bhutto. The gunshots missed and the blast was only effective because the force of the explosion blew Bhutto's head sideways into a lever on the inside of the open sunroof. The government's bold account of the killing and the timely communications intercept just a day after the murder did not go down well with the nation.
Bhutto's return to Pakistan in the face of death threats earned her accolades from people across the globe, with the term "courageous" being bandied about. Of course, Bhutto's detractors turned this courage into irresponsibility. The official account blames Bhutto for using the sunroof to stand up and wave to the jubilant crowd, thus becoming an easy target in the process. Musharraf echoed the same sentiments, saying, "Who is to be blamed for her coming out of her vehicle?"
As a fog of confusion and doubt swirled across the country, people hoped doctors at Rawalpindi General Hospital would provide some clarity. But instead of clarity, things became murkier. The medical report from the evening of December 27 was not as conclusive as people hoped — mostly because it was not the only one: more than one medical report with conflicting versions of the medical examination surfaced.
The first medical report issued by a panel of doctors, headed by Dr Mussadiq Khan, the principal of the Rawalpindi Medical College, had confirmed that Bhutto had sustained an injury on her neck. Yet, the interior ministry spokesman provided another medical report that said Bhutto had a wound measuring five by three centimetres above the pinna of her right ear and that there was a big, boggy swelling around the wound. The report prepared by the seven-member team led by Dr Mussadiq speaks of an open wound on Bhutto's left temporal region from which "brain matter was exuding," but does not establish the real cause of the trauma, i.e. a bullet or shrapnel. This is a fundamental lapse, the absence of which could have averted the need for exhumation of the body for a postmortem, according to a senior surgeon specialising in skull injuries. The lack of an immediate autopsy has proved to have debilitated the entire investigation.
And apparently the government has blamed Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari for disallowing the postmortem of the slain politician's body. Nonetheless, an expert examination of the wound would have provided more details. In their defence, a doctor on duty has reportedly claimed to investigators that in the chaos of the moment he and his team did not have enough time to examine Bhutto's wounds closely. One doctor has allegedly admitted that the team on duty assumed an autopsy was going to be performed and, as such, their focus was on reviving Bhutto, not analysing the cause of death.
But within just two days of that now famous press conference presided over by Brigadier Cheema, better video footage emerged showing that Bhutto collapsed into her bullet-proof car before the bomb blast went off. In a video first aired by Britain's Channel 4 News, a man is seen standing right next to Bhutto's vehicle. He fires at Bhutto, the dupatta on her head flies upwards and her head swings to the side before the subsequent explosion shakes and blanks out the camera. The government's version looked more dubious than ever, if not downright wrong. The next day officials started to backtrack. The local and international media talk of a cover-up started to look more plausible.
The video footage also seemed to show that there were not a significant number of police personnel around the PPP chairperson's vehicle. According to Bhutto's security advisor, Rehman Malik, senior police officials had told him that the many police personnel had been shifted to a PML-N rally elsewhere in the city after a shooting incident claimed the lives of five of its workers earlier in the day. In fact, the security was much weaker than that which she received for her October 18 homecoming. Over a half-dozen police mobiles accompanied Bhutto after she boarded her armoured bus in Karachi. Even a ring comprising hundreds if not thousands of jiyalas around the vehicle protected Bhutto in October. Jammer-equipped jeeps were also made available two months back, though according to the PPP's Dr Zulfiqar Mirza in an interview with Newsline in October, "The jammers were not working, were switched off or had some other problem." In Rawalpindi, there were no jamming devices.
About a week prior to her death, Bhutto had informed her friend Mark Siegel via email that she would hold President Musharraf responsible if she was assassinated. Bhutto had contended that she was "made to feel insecure by his [Musharraf's] minions and there is no way what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers or four police mobiles to cover all sides could happen without him."
The combination of lax security and dubious investigation techniques has caused many across the country to second that emotion. And when television stations showed the Punjab government washing up the crime scene using fire brigade engines immediately after the attack, the doubts about an honest investigation at the hands of a caretaker government partial to the PML-Q were only heightened. Compare that to the crime site of the three blasts on Musharraf's life near Ammar Chowk, which remained cordoned off for collecting evidence. But in this case, the interior ministry had a convenient answer: the road was hosed after collecting all the necessary evidence.
In an environment of distrust, the PPP has been able to speculate about the drama that claimed the life of their leader. Senator Latif Khosa has been theorising that one or more snipers perched on the rooftops of adjoining buildings in the suburbs of Liaquat Bagh could have gunned down Bhutto, while his colleague Senator Babar Awan raised the possibility of a sci-fi-style laser gun being used in the assassination. But Brigadier Cheema strongly rejected all theories of a targeted killing via sniper fire and international experts have stated that laser guns are only in their experimental stage and are years away from being effective as deadly weapons.
Still, in the face of mounting criticism at home and pressure from abroad, President Musharraf finally gave the okay for international assistance into the murder investigation of Bhutto, and detectives from Scotland Yard arrived on January 4. The five-member team has inspected the washed-up crime scene, interviewed police and injured party workers and examined the evidence from the blast site, including photographs, news clippings and television footage. A source within the Pakistan interior ministry says the world's best forensic laboratories and other crime investigation technology would be optimally used. But the interior ministry source could not provide any details as to who had ordered the wash-up of the crime scene hours after the incident. Though a judicial commission has been set up to look into the matter, its findings will not help recreate the crime scene and restore lost evidence.
The chemical examination report of the vehicle and other material collected at the site along with DNA tests may make headway into the investigation. However, the Pakistani pool of DNA samples is not only limited but also lacks credibility, given the insufficient resources and unskilled manpower assigned to the task. Pakistan's first forensic laboratory was just set up with American funding a couple of years ago.
A retired senior intelligence official believes that the probe would receive credible guidance with the execution of a postmortem report. But at the time Newsline was going to press, new PPP co-chairperson, Zardari, was still prohibiting the exhumation of his wife's body for such purposes. Like many other experts, the ex-intelligence officer, too, refuses to believe in the veracity of the tapped telephone conversation between Baitullah Mehsud and his accomplice. Elsewhere, anonymous sources have confirmed to Newsline that some mobile phones with active SIM cards have been found at the blast site. These could also help the probe.
The terms of the British team have not been made public, yet sources confirm that it would work independently to prepare a report. Pakistan interior ministry sources suggest that the British team can interview anyone they desire. A senior official privy to the probe told Newsline via telephone that the British team may complete the probe in four to five weeks. In fact, caretaker Interior Minister Lieutenant-General (retd.) Hamid Nawaz has requested Scotland Yard to complete the investigation before the elections on February 18, although the ministry has not gone as far as to actually set a deadline.
But one thing about the Scotland Yard probe remains contentious. It has been reported that the foreign detectives have been assigned the task of determining how Benazir Bhutto was killed and have not been given the scope to investigate who killed her. In a way, it is tantamount to the government saying, 'We do not want you to help deliver justice.' So much for national reconciliation.
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Q: How to add gradient in navigation bar - iOS I have researched a lot on how to add gradient in NavigationBar in iOS, but it doesn't show what I need. I want 2 color gradient with WHITE on TOP and CLEAR on BOTTOM. like this :

Tried using CAGradientLayer and also CRGradientNavigationBar,
but everything I have tried always shows White on TOP but when i set bottom color to CLEAR, it shows a weird black translucent color.
How to achieve similar NavigationBar like in the picture above?
Thanks!

A: Create gradient layer and add it as background of navigation bar.
CAGradientLayer *gradient = [CAGradientLayer layer];

gradient.frame = self.navigationController.navigationBar.bounds;

gradient.colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:(id)[[UIColor whiteColor] CGColor], (id)[[UIColor blackColor] CGColor], nil];

[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackgroundImage:[self imageFromLayer:gradient] forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

For creating image from layer.
(UIImage *)imageFromLayer:(CALayer *)layer
{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext([layer frame].size);

    [layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
    UIImage *outputImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

    return outputImage;
}

One more thing, there is one library available in github : CRGradientNavigationBar you can also use this library.

A: Got it! From this link. Actually clearColor has a black color channel with an alpha of 0, so instead use
[UIColor colorWithWhite:1 alpha:0]
and it will do the job! Thanks!

A: You can try creating a UIView on the top of your screen with the top constrain -70, and add CAGradientLayer inside it with it size.
then make your navigation bar transparent by adding UIImage()//empty image, to is as a background, this way it will show the UIView with grade CAGradientLayer in background

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Practica Capital raising €50M venture capital fund to invest in the Baltic and neighbouring European tech-driven ventures and SMEs
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We are raising our third fund, Practica Venture Capital II, targeting €40M (max €50M) in commitments from INVEGA, which is advised by the EBRD, other existing and new investors.
The new fund will focus on early-stage venture capital ("VC") investments in the Baltics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Baltic-origin (e.g. Baltic diaspora, other Baltic connection) ventures in Europe. Selectively, it will also invest in the neighbouring EU and ventures from non-EU neighbours relocating to the Baltics. The fund will invest from €200k to €2m+ in seed, early and select growth stage ventures as cross-industrial investor focusing on backing great teams behind the innovation- and technology-driven businesses. We expect the fund to start operations in the second half of 2018.
"We will continue backing great Baltic, Baltic diaspora and foreign teams delivering on a regional, international, global opportunity. We are a founder-centric Baltic VC partner who knows what it takes to build a success story from the region and beyond," said Donatas Keras, Partner at Practica Capital.
Baltics are an emerging technology hub originating, producing and contributing to a growing number of successful and world-renowned start-ups, scale-ups, unicorns, fast-growth tech companies and exits punching well above their weight with tech innovation. We are excited to be an established player in this ecosystem and tap into the new opportunities.
Established in 2011, Practica Capital is a dedicated Baltic VC focusing on investments in the Baltic and Baltic-origin seed, early stage, select growth stage technology ventures. It has also been recognised with several international industry awards and nominations.
Currently, we manage Practica Seed Capital and Practica Venture Capital funds from the 2012 vintage focused on Lithuania with €24m under management. To date, Practica has made over 40 investments, 12 of which realised, incl. exits to AST&Science, InVision, Würth Group.
Our unexited tech portfolio includes CGTrader (World's largest 3D model marketplace co-invested with Intel Capital and Karma.vc), Trafi (World's first urban mobility as a service co-invested with Octopus Ventures, EBRD VC, BaltCap), TransferGo (another rapid-growing fintech company in Europe co-invested with Vostok Emerging Finance), RoyaltyRange (data/analytics), Rubedos (AI-driven robotics), Softneta (medical device) and many more.
"We have built a platform delivering on promises with our current funds. We have proven as a reliable and tested partner in the eyes of the ecosystem, gained recognition among local and foreign institutions, enjoy momentum built," said Silvestras Tamutis, Partner at Practica Capital.
For more details regarding the opportunity to invest in our fund or receive an investment for the fund, please get in touch with our team.
For information on PitchBook pease visit: https://bit.ly/2J9HFMd. For more information in Lithuanian business media please visit https://bit.ly/2I35JR7, also check the article in the printed version of Verslo Žinios newspaper or a digital one at https://bit.ly/2HUFkaD.
More about Practica Capital: http://practica.vc/en/about.


One of Nigeria's biggest music star – 2Face Idibia aka 2Baba, is a year older today.
Just like the man in the fancy costume, 2Face's streak in the industry can't be touched. And, you talk about the "IT" factor in the African music industry; 2Face Idibia cannot be left out.
The music veteran has been nothing short of being consistent with his releases and when ever he decides to put out the finesse touch –the music videos– for some of them; he makes sure it's worth watching.
He has paid every necessary due in the industry by delivering good songs and making sure he accompanies some of them with thrilling videos laced with compelling story lines.
From some of the videos he has released, below are five music videos we find compelling.


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Darcy, thanks for this update! I hope the shopping basket expiration period is not too long - I could imagine people adding items into the bag to have dibs on them while they make up their minds, and then those bags would not be available in inventory for others ready to purchase at the time that they prepare their basket.
I don't know if this would be appropriate for TB, but I know of one company (clothing) that color codes items to indicate adequate stock, low stock, or out of stock. It could be helpful for those wishing to know how quickly they should decide on their order. On the other hand, probably best to introduce just a couple of tweaks at a time.
Thank you for making the purchasing process more consumer-centered all the time.
It's not too long for baskets to expire: about a couple of hours.
I do think the color codes stock level thing is something we could do someday -- and you are also right that it's best to introduce just a couple of tweaks at a time. It'll be on our list to consider!
Any update on when the A30 will be available in Black Dyneema again (with any interior color)? I was told late July by email in June, I saw by the end of August on Twitter, and I was just told late October on the phone. Is it really slipping that much?
Has anyone noticed how I've avoided the Island/Summer Colors questions? :P We're hanging on to the remaining Island and Zest for now. Maybe we'll use it for some new designs debuting at the end of this year or early next; maybe it will stay in our fabric vaults only to be offered a year or two from now.
It is! I think the dates we've already shared were our best estimates and can change; sorry that we didn't preface them with that. Our Black Dyneema is custom-woven and dyed for us in Japan and then, when it's ready, it makes its way to us here in Seattle by boat. All of that means that it can take a long time to get to us. Plus, it's Obon in Japan and the factory that makes our Black Dyneema has the week off.
Our best estimate right now is that we will receive the Black Dyneema fabric sometime within the next couple of months; and then, of course, once it arrives, it takes 4-6+ weeks (depending on the bag and how busy we are making other bags) to make the actual bags. Late October is a conservative estimate at this point.
Guess that settles my chances of ever getting my hands on a Zest-colored shop bag.
Does this mean the legendary cross-body knitting bag is having its debut date pushed out again?
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Pfft... just imagine how *I* feel about the idea of getting matching Packing Cube Shoulder Bag and Packing Cube Backpack (WF) in Zest! I have DREAMS about that, I tell you.
I can sympathise, I dream of those in Island.
Greetings from Denmark. I just discovered Tom Bihn, so I'm a happy newbie at this.
Besides the quality, I was thrilled to see the light inside colors of the bags, because it makes sense in order to more clearly see stuff inside the bag ... and next, I was so sad to see that the bag I needed/wanted/had to have ... only came in steel for the inside color... oh why???
Any idea where to buy older versions with such colors?
Welcome @Mette, I also discovered Tom Bihn about the same month but last year. It is hard to say how frequent TB change its color. Like the recent Summer debut, I never thought the possibility of seeing any Blue Dyneema returning. Though in only very short while and only for a limited products. I am neither saying new colors are rolled out in limited time. Through my experience, some color have the chance to stay around longer in the production, while some new color are only produce in one production round. As many do, you could try subscribe to Tom Bihn at Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Mailing List and best, do check out the Forum everyday or once in a month.
Anyway, the Small Cafe Bag has been updated with several new color for immediate order. Azure and Grey in Steel Parapack Lining.
I find the Grey and Steel Parapack extremely interesting. I mean, in and out Grey. For some, it could be super awesome. May I guess that the current Cafe Bags production runs on Steel Parapack Lining then perhaps, next production schedule (end of this year or early next year) could in other Parapack Lining?
PS: I am not saying I have an unconditional love for love Blue Dyneema. I actually just discover that I prefer Steel 200d Dyneema. Seriously. After almost a year, chasing Nordic. It is a big surprise, even to myself.
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I'm with the previous poster who wondered, "why so much steel?"
I could really use a black small cafe bag, or azure, but a steel lining? Meh. Wasabi would be nice. Something bright. But yeah, will there be some small cafe bags coming out soon with a lining other than steel? Because I don't need one badly enough to order it with a steel lining, I am happy to wait for something that's more my style.
I really preferred the format of the older Backorder Updates/Back In Stock thread that was replaced by the current one, although I realize that it was a lot of work for Hannah to maintain. I think that, especially new forum members, are not aware that first post in this thread gets updated with new information, and that because it is edited, it doesn't show up as a new, unread post. Also, the earlier entries don't stay around very long, so now I'm feeling guilty for not pointing out last week's announcements of new colors in the Clear Organizer Wallets, including some that haven't been seen for a while like Azalea! or Conifer. I think Burnt Orange, Coyote, and Linen may also have been added back after being out of stock, too, but this is only from memory, since the original post was edited. I'll just recommend that you check the product page since I don't remember the additions; current colors, as of this post, are linen, turquoise (another nice older color), orange 152, red blend, plum, cocoa, French blue, azure, navy, azalea, grey, burnt orange, Coyote, conifer.
Also, if you were looking for a Cafe Bag with an interior color of Olive, instead of the Steel that has been the only option for a short while, or if you are looking for a large Cafe Bag in French Blue/Steel, take a look at the product pages.
This thread serves to alert you to new bags and colors added to the website. We'll edit this original and first post with the latest stock updates as often as we can.
Clicked on the link to the bag's page but don't see one of the colors listed here? That's probably because it's already sold out.
ETA: This is really weird, but they must be editing the Brain Bag page right now, because I've just been alternating between cases where I get the larger (updated) range of color selections, and another view where I only see Coyote, French Blue, and Olive (tried on multiple devices). So, in case you are having trouble with the selections, try again later, or contact customer support with questions on availability.
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I just wanted to say, I was very glad that I used this opportunity to order the Grey Cafe bag I have been eyeing for a long time, while it was offered with a steel interior. @ilkyway posted a lovely photo that make me want to try this bag, but I actually did not want to order it with an olive interior, which was the only option for a while.
The bag I received is very beautiful, and one of the few (perhaps, only) Tom Bihn items that I own in cordura now. I think the grey is understated, and goes with the other colors I wear. I like the subtle interior. When I had a cafe bag a long time ago, since sold, I think it had cordura inside? This one seems to be parapack, which I like better.
If and when I organize my long-awaited trip to Europe, I have a vision of wearing this bag. In my mind it will let me blend in.
At least until I open my mouth and start speaking 'Merican.
It took me a couple of updates to realize that Post edits do not trigger the subscription notification. I think it would be cool if they (sorry) delete every post in this thread (or move them to a new, non-stickied thread) and make a new post when there is an update. That way anyone subscribed would know there is an update, but it would also be nice to be able to look back and see previous updates and know what colorways have/were made in the past.
@jdowney83, I suspect your suggestion would make a lot of work for someone. As it was, we only had the previous update posts because Hannah undertook to do this on a best effort basis, and when she was on vacation, they stopped. Also, because of past occasions when they sold out over weekends (especially when Nordic Dyneema, etc. was on the way out, and the orders were coming in faster than they could update some of the web site availability), they started taking bags and accessories off the web site menu just before the weekend, if there were so few items that a product might sell out before someone noticed and could update the product page. I still remember the weekend where the Western Flyer came back into stock including a Dyneema (400d Black/Ultraviolet) option -- I think it was on a Friday. They sold out all the Dyneema versions over the weekend, so that by the time Monday's blog post about the new Western Flyers in stock could go up, they could only list two of the three new colors. And of the remaining two, Navy Ballistic almost immediately had to be amended to list a different color interior, because the one they listed sold out after about a day (it might have been Solar).
I know that people would like a complete list of colors that were avaiable, but faced with more options to actually find and buy bags, compared to having someone assigned to inventorying them for postings that can (really) quickly get outdated (like before you finish composing them), I know which option I would choose!
By the way, this thread only lists new options, and even the new options aren't exhaustive, since I'd point out that the Small, and now Medium, Cafe Bags updated in 400d Black/Wasabi Dyneema without getting caught/listed in the first post (or in my quote) a few days ago, but now seem out of stock. (Maybe there were only a few?). Also, they don't bother to relist existing options -- like the Dyneema versions of the TriStar that have continues to remain available.
ETA: For those who care about these things, I saw the Small Cafe Bags in Black Dyneema/Wasabi on the 9/24, after I posted with quotes, and the Medium Cafe Bag in Black Dyneema/Wasabi the next day. Both were still available during the weekend, but have since vanished. The Brain Bag color list was edited as I posted -- I think grey was briefly there again later that day. Right now it's only Coyote and French Blue. The episode with the quickly disappearing Dyneema Western Flyers was covered in @jannilee's Western Flyer is Baaaack! thread from last year. Most of us find out about these updates when someone with particular interests in a bag or product notices a change and posts an update on the forums.
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Datong (大同; pinyin: Dàtóng; W.-G.: Ta-t'ung) er en  by på præfekturniveau i provinsen Shanxi i det nordlige Kina. Præfekturet har et areal på 14.176 km² og en befolkning på omkring 3,1 millioner mennesker (2009).

Datong er en vigtig industriby og et jernbaneknudepunkt i et område med rige kulforekomster. Byen er stærkt industrialiseret.

Tidligere hed byen Pingcheng, og var hovedstad i det nordlige Wei-kongedømme (400- og 500-tallet). Kalkstensgrotter ved det nærliggende Yungang (Yunganggrotterne) har buddhistisk kunst fra samme periode; grotterne er opført på UNESCOs verdensarvsliste.

Administrative enheder

Datong består af fire bydistrikter og syv amter:
Bydistriktet Cheng (城区), 46 km², ca. 580.000 indbyggere;
Bydistriktet Kuang (矿区), 62 km², ca. 440.000 indbyggere;
Bydistriktet Nanjiao (南郊区), 966 km², ca. 280.000 indbyggere;
Bydistriktet Xinrong (新荣区), 1.006 km², ca. 110.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Yanggao (阳高县), 1.678 km², ca. 290.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Tianzhen (天镇县), 1.635 km², ca. 210.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Guangling (广灵县), 1.283 km², ca. 180.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Lingqiu (灵丘县), 2.720 km², ca. 230.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Hunyuan (浑源县), 1.965 km², ca. 350.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Zuoyun (左云县), 1.314 km², ca. 140.000 indbyggere;
Amtet Datong (大同县), 1.501 km², ca. 170.000 indbyggere.

Historie

Arkæologiske fund i Datong viser at der var menneskelig bosættelse der så tidlig som i ældre stenalder, dvs. for ca. 100.000 år siden. Under Forårs- og efterårsperioden (春秋时), 771-475 f.Kr, boede forskellige nomadiske folk i området. Under de stridende staters tid (战国时代) 475-221 f.Kr. tilhørte Datong Zhaoriget (赵国), og mange soldaterlejre og mure blev bygget. År 200 f.Kr. blev Liu Bang (刘邦), grundlæggeren af Handynastiet (汉朝), belejret i syv dage af hunnerne (匈奴) ved Pingcheng (平城), nutidens Datong.

I 386 begyndte en af de vigtigste perioder i Datongs historie. Det var da det lykkedes et af de kinesiske minoritetsfolk, Xianbei 鲜卑, under Tuobaklanen (拓跋) at forene størstedelen af Kina nord for den  Gule Flod, og grundlagde det nordlige Wei-dynasti (北魏) med Datong som hovedstad. I 494 blev hovedstaden flyttet fra Datong til Luoyang (洛阳) efter et oprør. Under Datongs tid som hovedstad blev den ikke bare det nordlige Kinas politiske, økonomiske og kulturelle centrum, men også en af verdens største metropoler hvor  forskellige kulturer fra Indien og fra centralasiatiske lande smeltede sammen med de kinesiske, hvilket tydelig fremgår af udsmykningerne i Yunganggrotterne.

Efter at Tuobaturkerne havde forenet det nordlige Kina og etableret hovedstaden for Det nordlige Wei i Datong antog kejseren buddhismen som religion. Den stod allerede stærkt blandt lokalbefolkningen. Dette kan være  både af religiøse og af økonomiske og politiske grunde. Buddhistiske munke kom til at virke som politiske rådgivere og skulle også bidrage til en sammensmeltning af religion og politik ved det at de identificerede kejseren med Tathagata Buddha. En vigtig undtagelse fra denne linjen var under kejser Taiwu (424-452) som var influeret af konfucianisme og daoisme og anklagede de buddhistiske præster for at konspirere mod den politiske orden. Under Taiwus styre blev flere templer, billeder og skrifter ødelagt.

Kejser Wencheng, som var Taiwus barnebarn, ændrede denne politik i 452 og gav store gaver til buddhistiske formål, blandt andet  indretningen af Yunganggrotterne.

Under Liaodynastiet (辽, 907-1125) og Jindynastiet (金代, 1115-1234) nåede Datongs befolkning et højdepunkt  samtidig som den økonomiske udviklinge nåede nye højder.

Under Mingdynastiet (明朝, 1368-1644) var Datong en vigtig by for forsvaret af Kina, og der findes mange forter og mure bevaret fra denne tid.

I 1937 blev Datong indtaget af japanske militærstyrker, og der var meget  modstand mod japanerne i området under 2. kinesisk-japanske krig.

Økonomi

Kul dominerer i præekturets økonomi. De største lokale virksomheder er derudover indenfor  elektricitet, manufaktur, kemi, medicin, metalindustri, bygningsindustri og turistindustri.

Datong har lokale kommercielle banker og forsikringsselskaber. I Datongs specielle økonomiske zone som blev etableret i 1992 findes (2009) ca. 330 selskaber på et areal på 8,2 kvadratkilometer. Mange udenlandske selskaber har ivesteret store penge i området.

Trafik

Kinas rigsvej 109 løber gennem området. Den knytter Beijing sammen med Lhasa i Tibet. Den løber vestover fra Beijing via Datong, Yinchuan, Lanzhou og Xining til Golmud før den vender mod sydvest  mod Lhasa.

Kinas rigsvej 208 fører gennem området. Den begynder i Erenhot og fører via Jining og Datong og Taiyuan til Changzhi i provinsen Shanxi.

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QUILIAN'S TEACHING PORTFOLIO (2009-2016)
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Quilian Riano
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Masters of Architecture – Harvard University | Graduate School of Design
Bachelor of Design (Summa Cum Laude) – University of Florida | School of Architecture
Quilian (pronounced: Killian) is an architectural and urban designer, researcher, writer, and educator. Quilian is the Interim Dean of Pratt Institute's School of Architecture, working across the school's architecture, landscape, urban design, planning, and management programs. Quilian also serves as the Vice President for Architecture of the Architectural League of New York.
Quilian founded and leads DSGN AGNC, a design studio exploring new forms of political design, processes, and engagements through architecture, urbanism, landscapes and art. Quilian/DSGN AGNC's design work has been featured at the Venice Biennale, Queens Museum of Art, Harvard University, The Storefront for Art and Architecture, The New Museum, the Center for Architecture, the Architectural League of New York, among others. For this work, Quilian has won awards from the Vilcek Foundation, the American Society of Landscape Architects, Harvard University, The Boston Society of Architects, and the University of Florida and received fellowships from the Design Trust for Public Space, Institute for Public Architecture, and the J. Max Bond Center for the Just City at CUNY, among others.
Over the last few decades, Quilian has taught undergraduate and graduate studios in architecture, urban design, art, and transdisciplinary design at Harvard University, Columbia University, Carleton University, Parsons The New School of Design, The Pratt Institute, Syracuse University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, the City College of New York, and Kent State University. Quilian is an initiator and core member of Dark Matter University, a democratic network committed to creating new forms of knowledge and knowledge production, institutions, collectivity, practice, design, and community culture.
Quilian holds a Masters of Architecture (MArch) from the Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD) and a Bachelors of Design in Architecture (BDes) with Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida's School of Architecture.
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However, at the same time I loved sewing Barbie dresses, making toy furniture and trying to utilise shells, boxes etc. and turn them into toys. I think I partly owe my creativity to the lack of toys and money we had in Ukraine.
When I was 13, I moved with my family to England so I don't think I had a normal 'teenagehood.' I had to take responsibility for my future and, being in a new country with very little knowledge of the language, I couldn't give into weakness or fear.
Stereotypical Ukrainian students are hardworking and clever, so from day one I felt like the teachers had high expectations for me. I am very grateful for that because, as the good reputation came without me earning it, I didn't want to lose it. Therefore, I put all my effort into maintaining it.
I asked to be moved to the top set because the school program for academic subjects, apart from English, was equivalent to what I was studying in Ukraine two years ago. I also made sure to attend all possible school clubs and spend all my free time doing my homework to the best of my ability – unlike I used to do in Ukraine.
One day I arrived to my Textile Technology class with a pencil case that I'd made. Everyone was very impressed and my teacher suggested I enter the Young Designer's competition.
I entered and was the youngest contestant at the age of 13. Amazingly, I managed to win Young Designer of The Year 2007. I worked on the project all the time; I didn't go out or see my friends, apart from when I was in school.
Looking at the garment now, I wonder to myself what could possibly have made me win this competition. The answer is passion. That was my hobby. Although I had an incentive to do it, it was making my ideas come true that motivated me most – and it worked!
The competition prize was a fabric sponsorship to create a design collection. So, whilst studying for my GCSEs, I designed and made six outfits inspired by blossom trees and roses and bees.
When I was little we use to make dolls out of toothpicks and upside down flowers and this was another vision come true for me.
The collection was exhibited during the Young Designer Awards 2008. It wasn't part of the competition or any award, but to this day the work ethic and that I had during that time serves as a standard which I aspire to maintain.
If I can remember right, I was in year 11 when my mum brought the Metro Newspaper home and showed me a competition advertisement to design something out of recycled newspaper. Obviously the only thing that came into my mind was a dress because I love making them.
Those thousand paper cranes granted my wish. I won the first place in the METRO recreate competition in the design category.
I was shortly contacted by the Blue Peter show organisers to see if they could feature my dress in their program. I appeared on their show for 20 seconds alongside the presenter Kate Skelton who was wearing the origami dress.
After the show, the dress was displayed at my secondary school until I sold it on eBay to the London Science Museum for £132. I donated all of that money to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The Science Museum displayed the dress at the Fashion Trash Exhibition about clothes upcycling and recycling for awhile – and then I lost the track of the dress.
These are wise words. Don't rest on your laurels; keep going. Also, I would highly recommend folding 1000 origami paper cranes. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you know your wish from the start.
After my A-levels, I was accepted into London College of Fashion (LCF). Obviously blinded by the prestige and glamour, I applied to several courses and, as an alternative, I also picked Business and Finance to challenge my destiny.
Luckily, I got into the Bespoke Tailoring course. Although I didn't get what I expected, I managed to make connections and establish a wider outlook on life and the fashion industry.
It is not as glamorous as everyone thinks. Not everybody wears Lady Gaga outfits or designer bags – and there's lots of politics and subjectivity involved in selection processes, marking and shows.
It is not an open door into the fashion industry; it's just a key-making workshop. If you learn how to make the right key – and can then find the right door – you will be in the right place. I don't know whether I've made the right key for the right door just yet.
On the negative side, the opening hours could be longer and the teaching hours are very limited. Occasionally there are lectures and workshops, however on my course we get taught on average approximately only six hours per week.
To access all of the facilities you have to book, organise, find, prepare, and research. Therefore, to enjoy your stay at the LCF and to make the most you have to be organised, flexible, independent and proactive. Hard work really pays off because tutors really support students who are motivated and who have the right attitude to work.
Looking back at my little history, I can say that I have really developed practically, creatively and mentally. I believe that everyone you meet has a purpose and people should never underestimate others because nobody knows what change they can bring to your life.
I'm really grateful to people I've met along the way, from my textile teacher who suggested that I enter the competition and started me on this journey, to people like my school mentor who used to order dresses from me, and my tutor who suggested me for an internship.
It is very important to notice what the politics of university or any other course are – and to do all the work according to them. However, after that make sure to focus on what you are really passionate about – because that is what makes the work unique. And this way both sides will be pleased.
Apparently it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill, according to Dr. K. Anders Ericsson of Florida State University. Talking from personal experience, the more time I have spent sewing, the more common sense things start to become. I am now able to find more functional solutions for patterns or stitching and designs.
Therefore, if somebody has a dream, start nurturing it now. What are you waiting for? Now is the time to start living the life you want.


The holiday season is upon us and today's episode will accomplish several things. I created this special gift-themed segment to highlight some of my favorite artisan-made products that I've become familiar with in the past year or longer.
Second, I wanted to share the voices of "makers" with you. All are women this year, but that is just a happy coincidence (I'm sure we'll find many male makers to highlight in the future). I recorded short conversations with each of these select artisans. Each is driven to create beautiful and high-quality products inspired by flowers, botany and nature.
Please enjoy these conversations and check out these artist-makers, their work, and – most importantly, links to their online stores so you can see their collections of American-made goods for gift-giving. Have an unforgettable Floral Holiday and moreover, be inspired by the creative entrepreneurs you'll hear from today.
First up, meet botanical photographer Ellen Hoverkamp of My Neighbor's Garden.
I've written about Ellen's work for the Los Angeles Times and for Garden Design Magazine, so over the past few years, we've become friends.
It was especially rewarding to have Ellen attend an all-day workshop I taught at Blithewold Mansion in Rhode Island last fall – and to see how readily this gifted artist moves from one medium to another.
Fast-forward to 2005 and Hoverkamp's evocative and artful assemblages of botanicals and edibles were profiled in The New York Times; they've since been exhibited in museums and graced covers of books and periodicals.
An herb garden, printed on silk as a lovely scarf.
Ellen arranges flowers, pods, branches, vines, gourds and roots as vivid still-lifes against striking black backdrops.
Cafe au lait dahlias, with gourds, printed on black canvas tote bags.
I like to imagine that if Ellen had been born three or four centuries ago, she would have been a Dutch master painter. "I love the hyper-real details of my images," she says.
Ellen relies on cuttings from public gardens, nurseries and private landscapes to create her pieces. She says that the mission of her work is to bring attention to the efforts of gardeners and to the beauty of nature.
At Ellen's web site you can find a beautiful online store with her photographic products, including signed prints, note cards and my favorite– photographically printed scarves.
Ellen is a renaissance woman. Her 12-by-58-inch scarves feature seasonal floral and botanical compositions printed on silk charmeuse. The reverse side is hand-died contrasting fabric and Ellen custom sews each one.
In addition to drooling over Ellen's botanical scarves, I know you'll want to peruse the fine art work on her web site. You can order prints of most of the floral and veggie compositions there – and there are hundreds to choose from. Ellen posts new work each week on her Facebook page, so check out my link to find and follower her there.
Finally, you can now order her beautiful black canvas tote bags featuring a cornucopia of edibles or a just-picked-from-the-garden floral array. Click here to order.
Kristin Nelson, American maker and ceramicist, poses with some of her beautiful vases.
Next up, please meet Kristin Nelson of Kri Kri Studio, a Seattle-based ceramic artist whose vases are popular favorites of the local floral design community here and far beyond, including Barney's stores in Japan.
I've selected Kristin's vessels to present my All-American floral entries at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show for the past two years. Learn more about her story here.
It seems so fitting to combine locally-grown flowers gathered in vases of equal quality and beauty, made by a talented artisan who touches every single product that leaves her studio.
The VIT bubble vase, one of my favorites!
Kristin's new VIT Collection is modern and clean, inspired by Scandinavian design and a perfect complement to any flower in any season.
I love Kristin's color sensibility in the glazes she selects — everything from calming neutrals to joy-inducing brights.
If you're in Seattle, you may want to check out Kristin's upcoming studio sale in early December where you'll meet the artist and get to choose the perfectly-imperfect hand-made vase just for yourself or perhaps as a gift for a special recipient. Kri Kri Studio's Facebook Page will have more details – so check it out here.
Bud vases look great grouped together!
Next up, please meet Karen Plarisan and Karly Sahr of Verbena Flowers & Trimmings based in Roseville, California.
The mother-daughter team lives and breathes flowers. Karly Sahr has a graphic design and art degree from U.C. Davis, while mom Karen Plarisan has a landscape design and horticulture background.
They gather inspiration from being surrounded by nature, so it is only fitting that Verbena has developed into a pesticide-free farm and flower design studio.
In addition to floral design work, the two have added an online store that features Karly's creative product designs.
I want to highlight the "Earth Laughs With Flowers" t-shirt featuring Karly's exquisite hand-lettering. She and Karen gifted me a very special tote bag with that same screen print last year and I can't tell you how many people stop and ask me how they can purchase that tote. The totes aren't available right now, but the t-shirts are. I know the design will resonate with flower farmers and florists alike.
"Earth Laughs in Flowers," a soft, flattering, American-made T-shirt with a charming hand-lettered message.
Karly's walnut cutting board designs are modern and make a special gift.
This week you'll find a sale going on – 30 percent off t-shirts, stickers and all graphic downloads – through November 29th. And Karen and Karly are offering a free "Life in Color" download with every purchase. It's just the thing to add to your own inspiration board or to print and give a friend who needs a creative lift.
Holly and Justin Rutt of the Little Flower Soap Co.
Next up, please meet Holly Rutt of the Little Flower Soap Co., based in Michigan. Holly spends most of her time during the warmer months running Sweet Pea Floral Design, serving wedding clients, but when the temperatures drop, she turns her focus to a joint maker-project with her husband Justin Rutt.
The Little Flower Soap Co. is a small batch, body care company established in 2010.
Holly and Justin's mission is to design products that become must-have, can't live without favorites. They have developed completely natural, healing recipes that smell amazing, really work and are cutely packaged.
Please enjoy this short interview with Holly.
It's too bad you can't smell all these wonderful fragrances we're talking about, but her prices are so affordable that you can easily order a few products to give as gifts, but save one yourself.
Holly's enthusiasm for her products are contagious. There's something for everyone cooking up in the kitchen at Little Flower Soap Co.
Check out all of the products here.
And a quick note – you'll meet Holly wearing her floral designer hat in an upcoming segment of The Slow Flowers Podcast when I interview her about the flower-filled bathroom she designed for The Flower House in Detroit. so stay tuned.
Floral wraps by American Flora ~ made from recycled water bottles!
Mary Brewster, president and founder of American Flora, a sustainable fashion company and all-American maker.
My final gift selection introduces you to Mary Brewster of American Flora, a sustainable fashion company based in Connecticut. I hope you'll enjoy the story of how we met and about Mary's goal of sourcing textiles and manufacturing women's fashion here in the U.S.
I'm so pleased to feature this All-American maker who's charting new territory in women's fitness and lifestyle apparel.
Mary's inspiration for starting American Flora came largely from being a ballet dancer and teacher. She wanted to create pieces that would provide a comfortable feel and feminine look in the studio, and would also pair well with lifestyle wear. She was particularly focused on finding a sustainable fabric.
Her collection uses a fabric called Repreve. It's made from recycled plastic bottles. Another kind of renewal and positive look to the future.
"Flora seemed to roll off my tongue, and was so fitting for the other passion in my life, gardening. After many hours of working on a name for my company, it came to me. American manufacturing was a must in the equation. There it was. American Flora," she says.
I'm so pleased to feature American Flora and Mary Brewster's innovative designs. You can shop for American Flora products here.
And thanks for joining me today, the day before Thanksgiving. As you enter this holiday season, I wish you moments of rest and creative contemplation.
We all have been racing through a year of flower farming, floral design, events and professional commitments that are equally wonderful and exhausting. Now it's time to pause and hopefully reflect and recharge to prepare for a new year.
It is with a spirit of gratitude that I thank each of you in the Slow Flowers community for your support. To me, it's a confirmation that we are on this creative journey together, changing the way Americans view and value the flowers grown on our domestic farms.
Episodes of the Slow Flowers Podcast have been downloaded more than 72,000 times. I thank you and others in the progressive American-grown floral community for supporting this endeavor.
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Ellen Hoverkamp's fine art images were very nice on the eyes. Each of those, as well as your other suggestions, would make nice gifts for florists and flower lovers.


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#themalignantpresidency
William Robinson is an American citizen who is deeply concerned about the direction the country has been heading in since the ascendancy of Donald J. Trump on the national political scene. As a person who has always had a keen interest in history, politics, political books, and current events, Mr. Robinson watched the awe-inspiring rise of President Barack H. Obama and was very much encouraged and hopeful for the future of the United States in areas such as race relations, women's rights, climate change and nuclear weapons proliferation, to name a few.
As the presidential election of 2016 approached, it appeared that the Country was moving forward in the assumed continued journey towards making America a more perfect Union. Then, the unthinkable happened; Donald Trump (with the unquestionable assistance of Vladimir Putin and the Russians) was elected as the 45th president of the United States.
Since Trump's inauguration, the country has been on a downward spiral in all of the areas that Robinson had been so hopeful for further improvement. Extremely distressed about the Country's present malaise, Mr. Robinson, through this volume of the political novel, Malignant Presidency, seeks to impart hope, satire, comedy and a call to action as we near the 2020 election.
Mr. Robinson did an outstandingly stellar job of creating the theme with his introduction. This group of satiric poems is laced with in your face profanity and no holds barred racism. I found my self laughing out loud to many of the verses. Reviewed for Readers' Favorite by Stephen Fisher
The Malignant Presidency: Donald Trump's White House Set to Satirical First Person Poetry is a whimsical and extremely irreverent collection of poems satirising the Donald J Trump Presidency, from the pen of William Robinson. Reviewed For Readers' Favorite by Grant Leishman


I participated in the We Are the Makers Swap brought to you by the lovely Craft your Life Collective and Makers Movement this past month. Each of us submitted images of what we'd like to send, and if chosen to participate we were matched with another maker.
My package was delivered today and HOLY COW. I was matched with Nalani over at Knotty Bloom (seriously, go check out her work!) and was lucky enough to receive one of her gorgeous plant hangers.
I also happened to have a little budding succulent in a small pot that kept getting lost in my forest of plants. The pot fit perfectly in the hanger and I couldn't have been more pleased.
The cording is soft, the weaving is exceptionally beautiful and it is just a joy to look at.
See that little plant in there? 6 months ago it was a clipping from an older succulent, and it's starting to grow! I think given it's new, beautiful home it will do nothing but thrive from here on out! (Right?)And here's where it will live in the studio, right infront of a nice sunny window, guarding my lenses and camera gadgetry.
A big, giant THANK YOU to KnottyBloom, for sharing this beautiful piece of handmade artistry with me. And of course, to Maker's Movement and CYLcollective for organizing this fantastic swap!
Additional BEAUTIFUL piece of weaving pictured above as a bracelet, is not infact a bracelet. It's a MINI-HANGER!!!! How cute is that???


Beloved Bedlam: Not As Planned...But Still Good.
Not As Planned...But Still Good.
We went on our little trip to St Charles. We were so excited! It didn't go quite as planned, but we still had a great time taking time off work and being together as a family.
Here's how it went. . .Cause I know you are all dying to know.
Thursday night: I come home from work and hit the sack, I don't remember why. . I just did. Christian cleans the house til its sparkling...cause he's sweet like that.
We continue on thru Evanston and in to the beautiful Bear Lake Valley. I have a blasted headache upon our arrival:( I hit the sack again and Christian take the children to Montpelier to get Studebaker's pizza. I get up and am feeling lovely. I spend a few moments star gazing. The dark sky has a million twinkling lights. SO BEAUTIFUL! I am reminded there is indeed a God, who is our Heavenly Father...and He loves US....and He is in control. Comforting.
Saturday: Christian goes golfing with my Dad and is kind enough to take Payton. He takes the boys on the four wheelers and goes on imaginary hunts. We go to town and eat Studebaker's pizza again with my parents. The boys enjoy the trampoline, including Finn:) We watch "Diarreah of a Wimpy Kid" Which was a total hit for Payton.
Sunday: Baby boy turns 10 months! I have a little sore throat when I wake up. We go to Church. We hang around, have dinner. Decide to go on a drive around the whole lake. I lose a bet cause I say it only takes a hour and actually takes longer than that. We stop on East Shore so the boys can throw rocks into the "ocean".
"Ry do you need to pee pee?"
finally I got him to go.
We come back and visit with my parents about going to Jackson Hole on Monday. They leave. I am feeling fine at 807pm at appx 808pm I AM NOT.
A bird flies into the window right next to where I'm sitting and dies right there and then. Tragic.
and my throat is on fire. I diagnose myself with Strep and call in some Amoxicillin off the black market.
No Jackson Hole, no anything. Lame!
Finnley is like "Are you my mother or are you not my Mother?"
Christian plays with the children and take them to Studebaker's pizza. AGAIN.
He is such a good daddy. He gives me a blessing and we have tender moments. Ah.
Tuesday: We pack up and leave....arrive home. I sleep, then Christian sleeps. I feel a little better so we pick up Cafe Rio with our remaining 13 bucks of vacation money. UH, not a good idea when your throat is swollen with infectious craters lining it. (Did you just puke in your mouth a little when I said that?) Sorry. Its like swallowing a teaspoon of anthrax.
Then we drive home and Payton is telling us a story about roundy pools and noodles and roundy pools and noodles and we are laughing cause he musta said "and guess what" like 57 times! We didn't even listen to the story cause we were counting the "and guess whats". Then I suggested we bath the rug rats and C was like "NO WAY, I have had enough children time! and we are just going to put their sloppy heiny's to bed!". He was on like his 72nd hour of daddy daycare at this point.....So that is exactly what we did.
LOve you honey! Thanks for all your hard work. Better luck next time;) I owe you big sweetie.
Like I might make you Gyoza for dinner..Will that make up for it at all?


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Waste disposal USA
Back to the drawing board after Yucca Mountain
Dry interim storage in the United States
Casks generally consist of a sealed metal container containing spent fuel assemblies, and are in turn over-packed with an outer metal or concrete shell. Casks may either be laid horizontally or stand vertically on a concrete base. The NRC requires fuel assemblies to have been cooled for a number of years before being placed in dry storage.
© Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ©
WIPP, the first deep geological repository to begin operating, in 1999, is a special case. It is intended for low- and intermediate-level long-lived military waste.
The chosen option for low- and intermediate-level short-lived waste, on the other hand, is a near-surface repository. Each State hosting nuclear installations is required to build suitable low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities, either independently or jointly with one or more neighbouring States.
Concerning the most radioactive materials, the United States ceased reprocessing its civilian spent fuel in 1992, under the Ford-Carter doctrine. This material is now stored onsite at power plants and national laboratories. The 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act entrusted the Department of Energy (DOE) with the task of managing spent fuel from nuclear reactors and building a geological repository fit for the purpose.
The US Congress approved the Yucca Mountain site in a compact volcanic ash formation (known as tuff) in the Nevada desert in 1987. In 2002, then-President Bush approved the decision to build this repository, which would be used to dispose of civilian spent fuel as well as military high-level waste. In 2002, Congress confirmed the choice of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository that would primarily be used to dispose of spent fuel.
An application for a construction license had been submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and was being processed. The first stages of commissioning the facility were scheduled for 2010-2012, subject to clearing the final obstacles. However, this outcome was not a foregone conclusion, owing to certain criticisms levelled at the project, and indeed, everything did not go according to plan…
The Yucca Mountain underground repository project ran up against a number of difficulties. The corrosive nature of tuff required costly conditioning. The rock would be fractured and is located under the water table. Furthermore, the site's capacity would rapidly be saturated, due to the volume of civilian spent fuel and the heat released by such materials, requiring them to be spaced out in the repository.
Since the Yucca Mountain project was abandoned, the Department of Energy (DOE) has been seeking alternative waste disposal solutions. The United States do not expect to choose a new repository site within the next decade at least. A new commission, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, was set up in 2010. The Department of Energy (DOE) has plans to open centralised interim storage facilities with effect from 2021, and to open a geological repository in 2048.
Has the project been permanently abandoned? In August 2013, the American courts instructed the US nuclear safety authority, NRC, to continue processing the operating license application. Funding allocated by Congress but not by the executive Administration might enable the project to be restarted.
The processing and recycling option is once again a subject of debate within the US nuclear research community. Prior to the Fukushima accident, a nuclear revival leading to the construction of new power plants appeared likely. What does the future hold? With the prospect of more modern reactors, and looking ahead, fourth-generation reactors, the USA appeared ready to abandon its opposition to reprocessing, and by extension, reverse its decision to bury plutonium from reactors together with waste.
Interim storage in pools and dry storage
Spent fuel from nuclear power plants is stored for an initial period in nearby pools. However, these pools fill up; when they become saturated, spent fuel is placed in dry storage. Fuel assemblies are removed from the pool and cooled by natural air flows. Such cooling is possible because the amount of heat released decreases sufficiently during initial storage. The heat released by a storage cask containing 24 fuel assemblies is considerably less than that produced by the central heating system in a family home.
Dry interim storage of spent fuel is considered to be safe and environmentally friendly. Over the past 20 years, there have been no releases of radioactivity or contamination affecting the general public, and no known sabotage attempts. Currently, dry interim storage at production sites is practiced at 25 operating reactors, seven decommissioned reactors and two interim storage sites at the national laboratory in Idaho.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Waste)
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)
Waste panorama US
Alternative to reprocessing
Spent fuel packages
Waste or resource?
What to do with plutonium
Plutonium options
Costs comparison
Waiting …
A race to be slowest
Oklo : a natural reactor
Diluting radioactivity
Putting it out of reach
Temporary storages …
Deep geological disposal
Separating and sorting
Destroy (transmutation)
What to transmute?
Transmuting actinides
Waste panorama
Recoverable materials
France: panorama of waste (1)
US panorama
Various radioactive waste
Mining residues
Medicine and research
Military waste
Radium-bearing waste
Waste from Dismantling
Waste from Industry
High-level waste (HLW)
Intermediate-level waste (ILW-LL)
Low and intermediate-level waste
Very low-level waste (VLLW)
Low-level waste (LLW-LL)
Reactor unloading
Spent fuel Burn-up
Spent fuel composition
Waste radioactivity decrease
Spent fuel decay heat
Spent fuel radiotoxicity
Reprocessing operations
Purex process
Reprocessing performance
Effluents and releases
La Hague – Safety
Vitrified High Level Waste
Resistance of R7T7 glass
Conditioning Spent Fuel
Packaging Intermediate-level waste
Low and very low level waste
Radioactive Waste Containers
Vitrified waste Storage
Interim storage
Miscellaneous storage facilities
Spent fuel storage
Management outside France
VLLW repository
LILW-SL waste repository
Waste repositories
High level waste transportation
Transport-related incidents
Radioactive transports
Waste duration
CIGEO project
Clay medium
Bure underground laboratory
Results on deep clay disposal
High-level waste repositories
ILW-LL waste repositories
WIPP Project
Waste disposal Sweden
Three research areas
Area 1: Partitioning
Partitioning: results
Advanced partitioning
Area 1: Transmutation
Transmutation facilities
Transmutation prospects
Area 2: Disposal
Area 3: Long-term Storage
Long-term storage concepts
Area 3: Conditioning
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