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Mechanics & Industry now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and awarded the DOAJ Seal
We are pleased to announce that Mechanics & Industry (M&I) has just been accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) where it joins over 16,500 other high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. These journals cover all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. In addition to the indexation, M&I has also been awarded the DOAJ Seal for "best practice in open access publishing". This is a wonderful moment for M&I and comes only a few short months after it transitioned to full open access at the start of 2021.
2020 Journal Impact Factor: Another increase for Mechanics & Industry
Mechanics & Industry, the official journal of the Association Française de Mécanique (AFM), is pleased to share the good news that the Journal Citation Reports™, released recently by Clarivate Analytics, show its 2020 Journal Impact Factor™ has increased to 0.913. In addition, its current CiteScore is 1.7.
Mechanics & Industry, the official journal of the AFM, joins the open access movement
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Paris, France, 14 October 2020:
EDP Sciences is pleased to announce that Mechanics & Industry, the official journal of the Association Française de Mécanique (AFM), will publish all articles open access from January 2021. M&I has been co-published in English with EDP Sciences since 2004 and is widely recognised and appreciated in its field.
Call for Papers - Special issue on "Advances of Junior Researchers in Aerospace Sciences"
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Submission deadline extended to: 15th December 2020
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Mechanics & Industry article classified as 'highly cited' in Essential Science Indicators
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"The Onera elsA CFD software: input from research and feedback from industry" (Cambier et al., 2013) presents recent accomplishments regarding Onera elsA CFD software, from research and industry for a wide range of aerospace applications.
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Mechanics & Industry announces the Special Edition: 'STANKIN 85: advanced machining methods and techniques', published in OPEN ACCESS
The journal Mechanics & Industry has the pleasure to announce the publication, in OPEN ACCESS, of the Special Edition: 'STANKIN 85: advanced machining methods and techniques', devoted to the 85th anniversary of the Moscow State University of Technology "STANKIN". It presents a wide range of articles written by scientists of the university, discovering the main subjects and topics of the research in MSTU "STANKIN".
The advanced machining methods and techniques presented in the articles include traditional and innovative technologies related to the cutting tools and mechanical engineering as:
milling of cutting tools' inserts from ceramics,
their alloying,
hardening,
development of ceramic-based composites for their production.
The study of the related electrical discharge machining, laser, plasma and electron beam treatments, modelling and diagnostics of related technological systems is also presented.
The articles show current technological and scientific level of MSTU "STANKIN" and discover the main results of the important researching projects.
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EDP Sciences signed an agreement to preserve Journals with Portico (April 2015)
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This is the occult truth behind our deviations from the straight and sunlit path through which we may move towards Light and Truth and Vastness and Bliss. It is the influence of these dark and adverse vital entities that hold us back from advance.
The law of the lower vital world is the law of the primitive man with a small and narrow consciousness. When our consciousness is narrow and small then we come easily under their influence and often remain so until Death comes in to give us respite and a fresh opportunity to growth.
Such is the life of an average human being, small and insignificant though full of unfulfilled promise and unrealised possibilities.
As long as men continue to be driven by vital forces and animal instincts, as long as they live upon the surfaces of life caring for little else than their petty personal interests, small pleasures, their life will continue to be what it presently is, much like an animal with a little more intelligence to manipulate the forces of nature for his small personal gains and selfish interests.
Until now humanity has largely continued to remain very much like the beast from which it has emerged. Small and ephemeral it prefers the insect crawl upon the ground rather than climb towards unknown distant horizons. Like the ape it runs restlessly from here to there, its mind never at peace and ease.
There are achievements no doubt; elaborate details have been added to the ritual of living and along with it care and anxiety as also some concern and affection for others close to him by blood or kinship. But the basic stuff is still the same. Man has only learnt to expand and extend his selfish motives to include those in whom his ego takes a preferential interest. That is hardly a gain. Inwardly it is still a life of poverty even though outer comforts abound.
Much like the animal man lives content with his smallness. An inertia that seeks only personal comfort zones and not the wide expansion of his soul, a life that strives for transient outer gains and material success is all he seeks. He is satisfied with little pleasures in whose aftermath grief follows because of his attachment to transient things. At the end of this heavy labour he is awarded the sentence of death as a brief respite. Such is the life of man as long as he is unwilling to step out of this animal state.
He resists progress and advance towards higher states of being. He prefers the sleep of Inconscience over the repose one can get in the Eternal and the Infinite.
He is spurred by smallness and is content with his littleness. His creative outbursts are limited to few personal gains and dreams that are brief and easily broken by the advancing tide of time.
Such is the figure of human life sketched by Time so long as man labours under the law of Ignorance and is driven by vital forces.


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Tabulatura is a 2008 indeterminate composition for sixteen pre-recorded guitar parts and computer with custom software. It is conceived as a system to generate different electro-acoustic patterns.
The Volume 1 documents seven live-recorded pieces, during four sessions at the 18th-century Palazzo Castagna in Citt‡ Sant'Angelo, Italy between May and June 2015. The album was recorded on two-track, directly on hard drive, without DSP and overdubs.
Emiliano Romanelli (b. 1979) is an Italian musician with a background in visual art. His work includes sound installation, live performance and composition; they are based on the generative systems and the perceptual relationships between sound, light and space. His work is published by Terziruolo (IT).
He has been co-founder and member of the multimedia duo Tu m' (1998-2011). Their compositions have been released by labels including Line (US), Headz (JP), Dekorder (DE), and their audio-visual works have been exhibited in various museums and galleries including Castello di Rivoli (Torino), Arnolfini (Bristol), Oboro (Montréal).
"[...] the beautiful craftsmanship of these seven pieces – and the way they are structured, so simply and elegantly, so as to allow that craftsmanship to shine – makes Tabulatura a joy to listen to."
— Nathan Thomas for Fluid Radio (http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2016/04/emiliano-romanelli-2/)
"[...] Romanelli holds his sounds in place and asks me to look closer. Each of the guitar drones sways like the branches of a tree, shifting slowly through different volume levels and harmonic profiles, veering back and forth over a central point. The movement is enough to gift the album a soft, respiratory warmth – reshaping gently in response to certain directives of the environment – yet doesn't undermine the perception of Tabulatura as a selection of solid objects, designed to be admired for their sculptural handiwork rather than their navigation through time."
— Jack Chuter for ATTN:Magazine (http://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/music/10404)
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— Massimo Ricci for Touching Extremes (https://touchingextremes.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/emiliano-romanelli-tab...)
"[...] the near stasis of the music works very well as it retains a beautiful warm glow ... This is an excellent release."
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"[...] There's a research at a writing level that let the listener apparently disoriented as this release sounds new while it sounds old and this is due to the intention to push the boundaries at the meaning level rather than on the novelty one. It shows a path for further developments and it's worth an attentive listen."
— Andrea Piran for Chain D.L.K. (http://www.chaindlk.com/reviews/?id=9224)
"[...] Though little of Tabulatura may strike the outside ear as new, the inner will likely not have heard it so before–with indeterminacy's agency laying the grain of the voice open for fuller listener occupation."
— Alan Lockett for Igloo Magazine (http://igloomag.com/reviews/emiliano-romanelli-tabulatura-terziruolo)
"[...] the calm and floating atmosphere easily fills the room they are played in."
— Peter van Cooten for Ambientblog (http://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2016-04-10/shortlist-2016-14/)

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I was astounded to read my name on that list, it was a nice surprise to round off the week.
I don't hate my critics. I value them. 🙂 I'm delighted you've joined 9rules. My sincere congratulations.
Thank you for your wishes Liz 🙂 I'm as excited as a kid in a candy store at the moment!
And it goes without saying congratulations to everyone who got in, and everyone else for being brave enough to submit.
I know exactly how you feel. I've been following your submission story. I feel so happy for you. I knew you'd get in this time. You've got the right stuff AND you weren't wearing the red shirt.
I'm delighted for you, Travis. Congratulations!
You're welcome, Phil. You've got a great blog! You really deserve the placement. Congratlations!
And thanks for being such a cool part of KGP. You are one of the first and most loyal readers I've got over there.
I think it's so cool that you've gotten be part of what you wanted. I'm all for it! Congratulations! I'm also one of your biggest fans!
Thanks, Liz. I'm not sure if all of the 111 finalists will get that exciting invite in the email inbox, but it certainly is exciting. What fabulous company to be with, even if it is a nomination.
I can't imagine there was a second of hesitation on Paul's part about including you or your blog. You add so much positive to the blogosphere. They're lucky to have your expertise. Congratulations! Yippee!


Janet March needed a break. The arguments with her husband Perry had got too much.
So that night of 15 August 1996, she put three bags of clothes into the back of her Volvo, stuffed her passport into her handbag and drove off.
She didn't tell Perry where she was going. Only that she'd be back in 12 days. Then she handed him a To-Do list of household chores.
Perry called Janet's parents. 'She's probably just driving around to cool off,' Janet's mum said.
But twelve days came and went. Perry and Janet's parents, Carolyn and Larry, went to the police.
Investigators found that Janet hadn't used her bank cards in all the time she'd been away. And they soon found her car parked in front of a block of flats not far from her home in Nashville. The bags of clothes were there. As was the handbag with her passport.
Suddenly, it looked like she'd been murdered. How had it come to this?
To the outside world, Janet and Perry had it all. But for a couple of months Perry had been sexually harassing one of his colleagues.
He'd written her explicit letters, and to avoid court, Perry agreed to pay his colleague $25,000 in instalments.
Janet had been angry and, the day after she'd disappeared, she'd been to see a lawyer about getting a divorce. That's what Perry said they'd been arguing about on the day she vanished.
The police asked Perry to hand over the hard drive for the computer on which Janet had written the To-Do list.
He'd told them it had gone missing. Was this to cover up the fact he'd written the list himself?
And Perry had changed the tyres on his car the day after Janet had disappeared. Suspicion was building. Had Perry killed Janet?
Perry denied any involvement. He moved to Mexico with his and Janet's children.
He eventually remarried. But the case wasn't closed, and ten years later, he finally went on trial back in the USA for his wife's murder.
Perry maintained his denials. His defence pointed out that all the evidence against Perry was circumstantial. Was Janet even dead or just gone without a trace?
Perry claimed he'd seen her on telly, in the crowd at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. If it was her, how had Janet managed to get to Greece without using her bank account or passport?
Perry's defence also produced an unsigned letter claiming Janet had been having an affair, that she used drugs with her lover.
It said that Janet had overdosed on drugs and her lover had disposed of her body. But what would the jury believe?


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Welcome dear friends to NatashainOz.com and welcome to my weekly #TuesdayTune post!
The other night I was lucky enough to see the most beautiful sunset.
The sky was SO pink!
As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect to share for Pink Saturday with Beverly from How Sweet the Sound.
The view from my kitchen window was stunning!
How lucky was I to have such a beautiful pink sunset to look at while I made dinner and helped the kid's with their homework?
No stress in our house that night!
Actually, I don't usually stress too much at dinner time because I try to listen to relaxing music to keep me calm. Most nights I listen to Bossa Nova music as I find it to be pacy enough to get me moving but mellow enough to keep me relaxed. I have a few favourite songs on my ipod but I often just log into the site LIVE 365 on my kitchen computer. LIVE 365 is a great online radio station and there are so many Bossa Nova stations that you can listen to for free! If you haven't seen this site yet I really recommend it!
Okay, back to talking about Bossa Nova!
Bossa Nova was developed in Brazil in 1956 by João Gilberto, who is now known as the "Father of Bossa Nova." .
You might recall that a couple of weeks ago I featured a song by the beautiful Polish singer Basia for my Tuesday Tune post?
Basia's love affair with the bossa nova and samba came from her admiration for Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto's first wife. You might also recall that I have also featured João Gilberto's daughter from his second marriage, Bebel Gilberto...I guess you can tell by now that I really LOVE Bossa Nova music!
I hope you enjoy "The Girl From Ipanema" sung by Astrud Gilberto.
Don't you feel relaxed now!
Do you share a song on your blog each week? If so then I would love it if you could link up with me on Tuesdays for Tuesday Tune. You can link an older post too!
It is so easy to add a clip from youtube to your blog. When you locate a video you'd like to add to your post, look below the video for an Embed link . When you click the Embed link, the HTML code used to embed that video is displayed directly below it. By clicking your mouse within the new embed code, all the text in that field is highlighted. You then right mouse click in that field, and select Copy from your browser's drop down that will appear when you right click in the field. Then just click paste and you are done!
Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope your weekend is fabulous, pink and very relaxing!
love those pictures! so pretty.
That sunset is just gorgeous Natasha. Have a great Sunday!
The sunset pictures are awesome. Sunsets are when I feel the closest to God--His amazing paintbrush gives me such delight!
Those are gorgeous pictures! Very relaxing to look at.
That is the most beautiful sky! Thanks for grabbing your camera and sharing it with us!!
Hope your weekend is full of fun!!
Beautiful sunset. Happy Pink Saturday.
Love the pink sky; beautiful! I love that song too, always did. Thank you for sharing and hope you have a wonderful Pink Saturday weekend. Hope to see you Tuesday for Tea Time.
OH Natasha, love the song, it was my daddy's most favorite song, he passed away one year ago, how special that I visit you today!
What a beautiful sunset Natasha !!!...............happpy sunny weekend my dear !!
Beautiful sky and colors. I'm always amazed at the sky's variety. Have a great Sunday.
Mother Nature sure knows what will make us enjoy the moment mixed with a little Bossa Nova...sounds like heaven to me!!
what an unbelievably pink sunset.
i always enjoy your musicians, too.
and i get a kick out of "sunday" songs.
least 'mean' person i can imagine!
Wow...I was not aware of this beautiful music before today! Thank you so much for sharing! Your pictures are lovely as well! Have a great day!
Cool; I'll have to check out this site!
ok so I checked out the live music--great!! Thanks!
Now I will be singing the bosa nova all night in my head...Sure did cheer me up..thanks.
Natasha, what a surprise to come here and listen to something from my country!
Yes, Bossa Nova is very nice, keeps you going with that special rhythm but keeps you calm, too.
I forgot to tell you the story of this song: Ipanema is a very famous/popular beach in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Vinicius de Moraes, the composer of this song, used to sit at a bar's table almost everyday, watching this beautiful girl walking by, on her way to the beach.
He was much older than her, but he was in love with her, so he made this song for her. She became famous in Rio because of this song. Today she is on her 60's, she has a boutique in Ipanema and it attracts lots of tourists, of course!
Natasha, love your site, the images of the sky are fabulous, as is the wonderful music.
oh this first photo is wonderful..it reminds me of one I took years ago where the sky was an intense orange and a firey red!
i should dig it up, unfortunately it was pre-digital so it's somewhere in my albums! yikes!
Happy Pink Saturday and stunning sunset. I love Bossa Nova, grew up listening to Sergio Mendes and Gilberto also.
will have to check out the music. thank you!
I really do like your blog . It makes me happy. The pink clouds were just lovely. I listened to the radio station 365 and I signed up as a listener.I am in love with the music you have been sharing.
I am the same way, totally behind on blogging. I have been trying to weed out my gardens like a madwoman. You have a good excuse, I just have weeding! Loved your R and T posts! It's so much fun seeing what everyone is doing all around the world. And I am going to have to check out your music. I adore finding new music! Have a good Sunday! Rest up before back to school on Monday!
Natasha, thanks for stopping by my FFT post. You should definitely pick up Michael Lee's books. She is a very talented writer.
The Girl From Ipanema, that certainly took me back a few years.
What a beautiful sunset. I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend.
What a beautiful pink sunset Natasha! Thanks for the Bassa nova classic, my favorite. Now I'll be singing this all day!
If I had views out my kitchen window you can then forget dinner till 9:30 PM after the sun has gone totally to bed. I could not get any thing done. What a lovley view you have there.
what a stunning sunset, yes that would be a mellow time for sure ~ bliss!
What beautiful photography! Thank you for visiting me on Pink Saturday and leaving the sweet comment.
About the song's author, I thought it was Vinicius, but then I checked and saw only Tom Jobim's name on it. I am still not sure, because those two men used to compose together. Usually Vinicius would make the words and Tom the music. have you seen the version in Portuguese? I will try to make a post on Ipanema. Stop by my blog sometime this week!
I adore music. On my play list that recently got me through finals was "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty, "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey "So What" by Pink and many others.
I missed stopping by on Satuarday! I LOVE your pink sunset and the clip of Astrud was FAB. Hadn't seen it in a long time!
Oh what lovely pictures Natasha. There is nothing as evocative as sunsets and sunrises! Happy Sunday to you, lovely girl!
Your opening picture is dynamic and eye catching; then I enlarged the picture to take up the whole screen and, wow, it was even more spectacular. You could feel the vibrancy of the sun's colors in the clouds.
Once in a while you will hear the Ipanema song on an oldie's station, but not often enough. It is such a laid back song and Astrud's voice has that velvety quality. Thanks you for your selection.
The view is so beautiful! Thanks for stopping by.
Oh Natasha - a part from the beautiful pink sky you have also put up my all time favourite song! I shall make my breakfast singing 'The Girl from Ipanema' now.
ooooohhhhh this is a really pretty photo! love it, thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful pink saturday post..yay!! Gogroues and fun! And thanks for always leaving a sweet word..so appreciated!
Hi Natasha - was scrolling thru some of your older posts - absolutely LOVE the pink sunset and related sunset photos! So beautiful and you are a great photographer!


As a kid I worried about war. I worried about the way people did or did not get along. Not getting along made no sense to me. I used to lie in my little pine tree nest, look up at the clouds and ask myself "How can people drop a bomb from the sky? The people in the plane don't even know the people on the ground. Mommies and daddies, children, grandparents?" When there was a conflict between Greece and Turkey, I drew a picture of me in a boat with outstretched hands to both sides asking them to stop. I still hold true to that child who does not comprehend the distance between us.
Feeling concerned about the refugee crisis all over the world particularly the needs of our recent Syrian residents feeling unwelcome in Indiana, I met with two caring women from Exodus Refugee, an amazing non profit that is "dedicated to the protection of human rights by serving the resettlement needs of refugees and other displaced people fleeing persecution, injustice, and war by welcoming them to Indiana." We pondered what good we could do together. How can we make our new community members feel included, welcomed, engaged and at home? What role can restaurants play? Exodus serves a large world population: Syrian, Congolese, Burmese, Chinese...more than 20 countries. Wouldn't it be good to simply gather, cook together and dine together? That is what we did. Our first meal was with 5 amazing Syrian women, a brilliant translator, 3 women from Exodus and 8 kind Indianapolis women. The Syrian women prepared a miraculous dish of lamb, rice and buttery nuts as well as a cucumber and yogurt condiment. Us Western women concocted a kale, sugar pea, apricot salad and of course (the season is well upon us), strawberry shortcake.
What ensued was a most magical of nights. We laughed and watched each other. We sipped tea and shared stories. We dined with the most stunning of sunsets as our backdrop. How easy it felt. How human it was. This is who we can be. This is my answer to the bombs and the war. Sit down, share a meal, now more than ever. Love wins.


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  How far will some people go to feel the sun on their faces? For one Norwegian town, the answer is $847,000 and a big engineering project.

In Rjukan (population 3,400), the money was spent on three large mirrors, called "heliostats." The mirrors, which were installed on a mountain above the town, are angled to follow the sun and reflect light down to street level.

Located roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Oslo, Rjukan is tucked in a valley at the foot of Gaustatoppen Mountain. The surrounding mountains shield the town from direct sunlight for five to six months of the year, making for a long, cold winter for residents.

One hundred years ago, locals had suggested putting mirrors on the mountains to beam sunlight down, but that idea didn't come to fruition until 2005, when local resident Martin Andersen, an artist, launched "The Mirror Project."

The mirrors will be officially dedicated on October 31, 2013. Weather permitting, of course.

—Brian Clark Howard

(See "Bringing Sun to a Norwegian City in the Shadows.")

Mirror, Mirror on the Mountain
How far will some people go to feel the sun on their faces? For one Norwegian town, the answer is $847,000 and a big engineering project.
In Rjukan (population 3,400), the money was spent on three large mirrors, called "heliostats." The mirrors, which were installed on a mountain above the town, are angled to follow the sun and reflect light down to street level.
Located roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Oslo, Rjukan is tucked in a valley at the foot of Gaustatoppen Mountain. The surrounding mountains shield the town from direct sunlight for five to six months of the year, making for a long, cold winter for residents.
One hundred years ago, locals had suggested putting mirrors on the mountains to beam sunlight down, but that idea didn't come to fruition until 2005, when local resident Martin Andersen, an artist, launched "The Mirror Project."
The mirrors will be officially dedicated on October 31, 2013. Weather permitting, of course.
—Brian Clark Howard
(See "Bringing Sun to a Norwegian City in the Shadows.")
Photograph by Tore Meek, Scanpix/EPA
Pictures: Mirror Beams Light to Norwegian Town in Winter for First Time
Thanks to new big mirrors called heliostats, the town of Rjukan, Norway, west of Oslo, is getting sunlight beamed down to the square from surrounding mountains.


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COME RING IN SPRING AT THE LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGE – WITH A DEDICATION OF THE NEWLY INSTALLED EDUCATIONAL KIOSK AT THE WEST END OF THE BRIDGE on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM, following the Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptor Run. Join the Town of Lake Lure, the Flowering Bridge Volunteers, Lake Lure Classical Academy students and teachers as we Ring in Spring with festive music and light refreshments. This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and experience the glory of spring. Join us for beautiful music to celebrate spring in the Hickory Nut Gorge.
Note: The parking lot at the West Entrance of the Flowering Bridge will be closed to accommodate our audience.
Parking: Available at the Riverside Event Center, 3105 Memorial Highway (across the street from the West Entrance of the Flowering Bridge) and at Morse Park, 2948 Morse Parkway.
Join us as we celebrate you and the way you mentor, lead, and inspire the girls in our council to be the best they can be. Our theme this year is, "Run for the Roses".
Reservation includes entry into the zoo. Enjoy time at the zoo before or after the event.
Help us to change the narrative this year about our black teens at the Spring Fling. We have a dope entertainment set, free food, games, and more. We need all hands on deck, men and women. Let's show up at least 40 deep showing them that we care! Please feel out the volunteer link and see the flyer below for more information.
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Training starts May 6th at 6:00 pm, in our main office. Please call 864-583-9803 to register today!
The NDMS exercise is a unique opportunity for our members to offer their assistance in a multi-agency exercise headed up by the US Army. Since many of our members also have disaster animal response training, ham radio, litter bearer training, and can patient act with the best of them, this volunteer opportunity is ideal for many. We hope some of our members, who are afforded the time to take off work for one day, will consider doing so. As always, thanks for all you do.
Enjoy an evening on the Swamp Rabbit Trail with fellow cyclists. Hand and foot powered cycles available. Trained staff and volunteers will fit you to the cycle, teach you the basics of riding, and accompany you on a ride. You must reserve a bike for each ride by emailing [email protected] or calling 864-455-3262.
You've probably seen the buzz about Bonnamoo, our new spring event celebrating music, food, and farms! We have a stellar line-up on all fronts with the Shane Pruitt Band opening up for Southern Culture On The Skids, and the Cribbs brothers crafting an exceptional dinner using ingredients sourced from local farms. This is a great fundraising opportunity for us but more importantly, a community building opportunity. We'd love for you to be a part of that by either a buying a ticket and enjoying the event or signing up to be a volunteer.
We're searching for volunteers to help set-up the day before the event (May 15th), set-up and help with logistics during the event (May 16th), and clean up after the event (May 17th).
As a "thank you" for all of your time and help, we'll be providing volunteers with a free t-shirt as well as a free ticket to the concert!
We'll also be hosting a volunteer planning meeting on April 24th from 5-6pm at the FR8YRD. Come enjoy a beer on us, pick up your t-shirt, and get to know more about the event and the duties you will have. All SPACE friends are invited to join the party at 6pm (after the planning meeting) at the FR8YRD for some live music and fun.
Last year, Rebuild Upstate served 31 homeowners in Anderson County. We hope to provide home repairs to at least 35 Anderson community members this year. Support raised at this event will be a critical part of raising the funds and social capital we need to serve more of our low-income neighbors in Anderson County. As of 12/31/18, there were 194 Anderson County homeowners waiting for assistance.


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Fall 2015 /
Hemlock Gorge hike
Lara Lutz is the Bay Journal managing editor and writer who specializes in the environment, heritage, and outdoors enjoyment of the Chesapeake region. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Streamside ramble offers cool retreat
Hemlocks, like these on Maryland's Gunpowder River, are a beautiful and functional presence along streams, helping to clean the water and maintain cool temperatures for fish. (Dave Harp) Small cones dangle from the ends of hemlock boughs. (Dave Harp) A hiker explores the Hemlock Gorge in the Prettyboy Reservoir watershed of Baltimore County, MD. (Dave Harp)
By Lara Lutz on June 08, 2015
I learned about hemlocks before I knew their name. I was a kid, and it was a practical relationship.
If I was in the woods and it started to rain, I'd head for a hemlock. The umbrella of branches kept me dry. If my boots grew heavy from a snowy forest floor, I'd find a hemlock with ponderous boughs —the ground below was shielded from the snow. When I played in the creek, I'd avoid them. The water was warmer in spots that escaped the shade of those thick green arms.
Hemlocks are evergreen trees, with sweeping branches and an abundance of small, soft cones that hang from the tips of their boughs. Dense cover is their defining characteristic. The strong lines of their limbs, combined with sparse undergrowth, make the trees an iconic sight in groves and along streams. Their shade cools the water and helps fish thrive. It's no accident that healthy trout streams in Chesapeake Bay headwaters are often lined with hemlocks. But now, hemlocks are under attack.
A tiny insect called the woolly adelgid has been destroying hemlocks across the Eastern United States. Forest managers, scientists and volunteers are fighting back, applying pesticide treatments and releasing adelgid-munching beetles to prevent and reduce the damage. But large tracts of hemlocks, including those in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, have suffered great losses. (See "Tiny insect toppling region's majestic hemlocks," on page 1 of this issue of Bay Journal).
Amid the crisis, though, are places where hemlocks are quite literally holding ground. While the largest tracts are found along the westerly and mountainous Chesapeake headwaters, pockets of hemlocks also exist farther east.
The Hemlock Gorge in Baltimore County, MD, is one of those places. With roots that grip rocks and steep slopes with amazing tenacity, the hemlocks along this trail stand like guardians along a beautiful stretch of the Gunpowder Falls, which flows into the Prettyboy Reservoir.
The Prettyboy Reservoir is part of a three-reservoir system that provides drinking water to 1.8 million people in the greater Baltimore area. The gorge is among the 7,000 acres that surround the reservoir, owned and managed by Baltimore City to maintain a healthy forest that, in turn, protects the reservoir's water quality.
Hiking, fishing, boating and stream-wading are permitted, but forest conservation is the priority. So while the Hemlock Gorge is accessible with a small amount of roadside parking near the trailhead, do not expect a groomed trail. The path is mostly clear and well-trodden, but the trailhead is unmarked and there are no blazes on trees to mark the way. You won't find restrooms or trail maps, either. If you search for the Hemlock Gorge online, you will find that descriptions of this hike vary by length and route.
Clark Howells, who manages the reservoir's land for the city of Baltimore, led the way on a loop of roughly 2.5 miles that began and ended beside a bridge on Gunpowder Road. It was a dramatic, invigorating hike on terrain more common in Maryland's western counties. The full route is not a good choice for small children or people who can't manage steep ground and long hills.
Luckily, you needn't walk far to be rewarded. The Gunpowder Falls, a tributary of the Gunpowder River, is cool and intimate under the hemlocks. You could easily walk a short and mostly flat stretch to a waterside perch and spend time enjoying the shade, photographing small waterfalls and shallow pools, wading or having a picnic. (Be sure to leave no trace.)
We had barely begun the hike when a mink appeared on the opposite bank, scampering and swimming, and cautiously keeping pace with us as we walked.
We parted with the mink at the confluence of a smaller stream, called Walker Run. A rocky outcrop makes a nice viewing platform for the riffles and pool where Walker Run meets Gunpowder Falls. But some charred wood and a blackened sign stood nearby, signs of misuse and vandalism. "Kids come out here sometimes and damage the hemlocks," Howells explained. "So we've been working hard to get people to understand and respect the value of these trees."
The trail crosses Walker Run and continues along Gunpowder Falls, where the bank grows quite steep. We clambered over felled trees and peeked into small rocky crevices that pass for tiny caves. Here, the hemlocks themselves were a help — the stubs of broken boughs made good handles and the gnarled roots served as footholds.
The view of the stream below was lovely. "This is one of my favorite places," Howells said.
Before long, the ground flattens out to a floodplain that, in spring, was filled with grasses and the tender green of young ferns. Then the trail hits Silver Run, another small tributary, and bears left to follow it on a wide, uphill path toward the top of the gorge.
A surprising sight, about half way up, is an old cemetery, fenced and neatly tended. It's the resting place for the Hoffman family, who started a paper mill on Gunpowder Falls in the 1700s.
After a second climb, the trail returns to the road on a straight and steady downhill course. To the left, the land falls away toward the stream, providing another view of the tenacious hillside hemlocks.
Nearly all of the trees here have been treated with a pesticide to fend off the woolly adelgid. To protect the water, spray treatments are not allowed. So it's a tree-by-tree battle, with trunk or soil injections applied by hand. "You can spend a lot of money per tree to protect them," Howells said, "but otherwise you lose such an important asset."
In other locations, you can find trails and overlooks named for the hemlocks that once grew there. Now, those names tell a story of loss. In Shenadoah National Park, the Hemlock Springs Overlook has become a view of dead trees mixed with other species that are taking their place. The "hemlock cathedral" in Pennsylvania's Tuscarora State Forest is now bared to the sky, with the limbs of dead trees as rafters.
This Hemlock Gorge, however, is still true to its name. To find it, travel on Gunpowder Road on the west side of the Prettyboy Reservoir. A bridge crosses Gunpowder Falls just north of the intersection with Hoffmanville Road. Park beside the bridge and follow the trail downstream.
Hemlock hikes can also be found in other parks in the Chesapeake region, although you may have to look for them and consult with park staff for advice. In Virginia, try the Tye River Overlook at James River State Park in Buckingham County, where hemlocks have been protected by beetles that consume the adelgids. Many hemlocks in Shenandoah National Park have died, but healthy trees still stand near the southern entrance of the Skyland section. In Pennsylvania, visit the old growth forest in the Alan Seeger Natural Area near State College or Reeds Gap State Park in Mifflin County, where hemlocks still dominate.
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Preserving Mount Vernon's Potomac


Growing up in rural Alabama, Hal Herring knew every inch of land accessible to the public.
The only problem was, there wasn't much of it. When he discovered the national forests of Montana as a teenager, he decided to move there to live on the grand scale only possible in the American West. Our public lands are the foundation of his patriotism—an inheritance he considers more important to our shared future than the Bill of Rights or the U.S. Constitution.
"I consider the American public lands as important to a future that we want to live in as the Bill of Rights or the U.S. Constitution." Tweet & share.
On childhood trips to Gettysburg, historian Alan Spears walked the fields of Pickett's charge and first visualized the violence and unexpected heroism of the war to end slavery.
Alan learned how our historic sites can reveal a more inclusive version of the complex story of America. He tells of Martin Luther King's campaign to end segregation in Birmingham and asks us, at a time of rising intolerance, to heed the lessons of the tragic bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church.
"The land is teaching us, is telling us that we're better than this. All we have to do is take the lesson to heart." Tweet & share.


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Bill Polian refutes 'Suck for Luck' strategy by Colts in 2011
Scott Horner
That whole "Suck for Luck" thing? It didn't work like that.
Bill Polian, the Hall of Fame personnel director who shaped the Indianapolis Colts' roster from 1998-2011, joined Pat McAfee's show Thursday. They discussed the Colts' 2011 season in which they finished 2-14, earning the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2012, which they used on quarterback Andrew Luck.
The Colts lost their first 13 games in 2011, so those wins in Weeks 15 and 16 could have jeopardized their chance to draft Luck.
Polian said those wins provided him with some of his proudest moments.
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"I'll say this as loudly and proudly as I can," Polian said. "We won two out of the last three games, so if we were sucking for Luck ... (we) never got the message."
McAfee, the Colts punter from 2009-16, reminded Polian of the locker room celebration after their initial win, 27-13 over the Tennessee Titans: "It felt like a playoff win. Thank God we're not the Lions (who went winless in 2008)."
"I've never been prouder of a team or a coaching staff than that group," Polian said. "... We never quit. We never threw in the towel. We never said, 'Oh, this is over.' And we knocked the Houston Texans right the heck out of the playoffs."
Indy beat the Texans 19-16 in Week 16 before losing the finale to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Polian told McAfee about hearing the shocking news -- on roster cut day -- from a team doctor that quarterback Peyton Manning had a serious spine issue that would likely cost him the season. Turns out it did, and Manning never played for the Colts again.
Heading into the regular season, Polian quickly signed Kerry Collins out of retirement. Collins lasted just three games before an injury sidelined him for good. Curtis Painter and Dan Orlovsky started at quarterback the rest of that season.
"It's my fault that there wasn't a veteran backup quarterback," Polian said. "I take full responsibility for that."
Polian, coach Jim Caldwell and much of the staff were fired after the 2011 season. Ryan Grigson was hired as personnel director and Chuck Pagano as coach.


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Home Blog Business North American Businesses See More Opportunities for International Trade
North American Businesses See More Opportunities for International Trade
OFX team	| 20 July 21 | 5 minutes read
North American businesses' confidence in cross-border trade improved in just six months since the last national study.
With the pandemic seemingly in the rearview mirror for many, the transition into a more open economy has so far presented unique opportunities to small and medium-sized businesses. OFX surveyed 602 business owners at the start of June to gage their confidence on trade topics. Our data shows that North American businesses are seeing more opportunities than ever for international trade.
The global economy has rapidly opened its door to trade again and small businesses have an opportunity to consider cross border expansion. To flourish in these times, successful businesses identified international suppliers and partners, understanding foreign currency markets and government support as the most important factors for cross-border success. Our results also show that those who participate in international trade tend to have more confidence in the future.
The North American SMB Cross Border Confidence Survey Key Results. Read the full report:
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Just over a year ago, many SMBs were devastated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. And in October of 2020, our data showed that only 39% of North American SMBs felt confident about the state of the global economy in the coming 6 months. Now, as we emerge from the pandemic, North American SMB confidence has increased, with 54% of respondents feeling confident about the state of the economy in the coming 6 months.
Three main factors are responsible for the increase in confidence:
The progression of the vaccine program (51%)
Greater opportunities than ever for international trade (43%)
Global political stability (40%)
However, not all businesses are confident. Concern about the pandemic has grown with those who are not confident in the global economy. A staggering 68% listed this as a top concern. What's more, 54% of those who are not confident in the global economy cited closed borders due to COVID-19 specifically.
Cross-border confidence increases
The overall outlook for cross-border trade is positive. In fact, 7 in 10 North American SMB owners believe that cross-border payments and trade will increase in the next 6 months, a 56% increase from October 2020. And 76% have made a foreign exchange transfer — compared to 63% one year ago. Plus, their confidence in making foreign exchange transfers is high, at 63%.
But that's not to say that North American SMBs don't have concerns about foreign exchange. In fact, 47% are concerned about market volatility, 4 in 10 are concerned about their own lack of knowledge when it comes to making foreign exchange transactions, and, while the number has decreased, 37% fear being ripped off on fees, which was the biggest concern in October 2020 (47%).
SMBs find opportunities abroad
North American SMBs trading internationally or considering it don't receive the same support from the federal government as SMBs operating domestically. 59% of North American SMBs operating domestically felt well supported by their federal government as compared to 48% of those operating internationally. This does represent a 41% increase from October 2020.
The support these SMBs feel both domestically and internationally, along with global economic conditions (38%), relationships with people or companies overseas (38%), and relationships with local business advisors (37%) have translated into confidence about expanding cross-border. In fact, 56% of respondents feel more confident about cross-border trading than they did 12 months ago — up from 49% in October 2020. When it comes to how North American SMBs are utilizing international trade, 35% trade internationally to export goods, 32% trade internationally to import goods or services, and 28% trade internationally to export services — which is a 155% increase from October 2020.
When these SMBs began trading internationally there were some common roadblocks they cited. Those included:
Lack of knowledge or resources to get started (46%)
A lack of contacts (37%)
Lack of access to relevant business advisors (36%)
However, these SMB owners saw key benefits to international trade, including the growth opportunities (36%), low cost of sourcing goods outside of North America (36%), low production costs outside of their country (33%), and quality of goods outside of their country (30%). For the SMBs that have begun trading internationally, the benefits have outweighed the potential risks, and many are now reaping those benefits, with 43% of respondents reporting an increase in their customer base, 41% reporting increased revenue, and 36% reporting greater overall complexity in their business.
So you're thinking about international trade
Of those who haven't begun trading internationally, 69% are considering beginning to trade internationally in the next year — up from 61% in October 2020. And North American SMBs are especially keen on international trade if there were clear opportunities for growth (57%) or if consumer demand increased (57%). In October 2020, an increase in consumer demand was the top reason SMBs considered going international at 45%. Additionally, SMBs want to feel supported in navigating trade in new markets, with 31% saying that they would start trading internationally if they had help getting started.
To navigate currency markets confidently, 43% of North American SMBs feel they would benefit from a transparent fee structure, 38% say that the speed/efficiency of service helps alleviate their concerns, and 36% desire the ability to manage currency volatility. Strong customer service also plays a major role in the success of cross-border operations for North American SMBs. The data shows that respondents are most likely to request direct help with market volatility (46%), navigating big international events like COVID-19 (44%), when starting to trade in a new market (44%), and when starting to trade with a new customer or supplier (40%).
And, while overall confidence about international trade is up, some SMBs are still struggling to apply that confidence to their own business models, with 57% of respondents say that their lack of confidence in managing exchange rates has stopped them from trading cross-border or dealing with overseas suppliers (up from 46% in 2020) and 71% saying they would be more likely to begin trading internationally if they felt more confident about foreign exchange markets.
But this lack of confidence might be detrimental to business success. Our study found that, on average, SMBs who do not pursue cross-border trade miss out on an estimated $837,000 in potential revenue.1
The OFX North American SMB Cross Border Confidence Survey was conducted online between June 1 and June 6, 2021. It reflects the opinions of 602 owners of small and medium sized businesses in the US and Canada and has a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.
1 Survey question asked: "What is the revenue (estimated dollar amount) of the opportunity you have not pursued?" n=470.


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Saul Williams has been breaking ground since his debut album, Amethyst Rock Star, was released in 2001 and executive produced by Rick Rubin. After gaining global fame for his poetry and writings at the turn of the century, Williams has performed in over 30 countries and read in over 300 universities, with invitations that have spanned from the White House, the Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center, The Louvre, The Getty Center, Queen Elizabeth Hall, to countless, villages, townships, community centers, and prisons across the world. The Newburgh, New York, native gained a BA from Morehouse and an MFA from Tisch, and has gone on to record with Nine Inch Nails and Allen Ginsberg, as well as countless film and television appearances.
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The work in this exhibition will be intimately familiar to many viewers. To others it will present an up-close view of a community of people unknown to them. In either case, these compelling photographs open our eyes to the everyday customs and individuals who comprise the Mexican community on Staten Island, New York.
When studying these pictures and immersing ourselves within each of these complex images, we feel as if we have become a participant in the daily activities of the individuals depicted. In the work of Irma Bohórquez-Geisler (who trained as a scientist in both Mexico and Oxford, U.K., and who started documenting the Mexican community in 2001, after she and her family moved to New York in 1991) the barriers that separate the realities of Mexico and the U.S. seem to disappear.
We the viewers are afforded the possibility to participate, if only at a distance, in a rally for immigration reform, to attend a quinceñera (a girl's fifteenth birthday party), a wedding or a tamale-making session in a family kitchen. The artist has stated: "Living in Staten Island has given me the opportunity to record moments of [my neighbors'] daily life and their celebrations that would otherwise remain largely invisible to the broader community and quite possibly lost to history." With this exhibition we are able to closely observe this history and appreciate its beauty and richness.
The New York Times: "Mexicans in New York: Sharing Traditions and Turning Points"


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DNA typing for class II HLA antigens with allele-specific or group-specific amplification III. Typing for 24 alleles of HLA-DP
Marcelo Fernandez-Vina, M. Elisa Moraes, Peter Stastny
The second exon of HLA-DPB includes five polymorphic segments with extensive sharing of sequences between alleles. In order to facilitate assignment of specificities in heterozygous individuals, we have used group-specific amplification of two nonoverlapping sets of DPB alleles (here called group A and group B) with especially designed primers. Group A and group B polymerase chain reaction products were hybridized with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes generating easily recognizable patterns which defined 24 distinct HLA-DPB alleles. We also established a routine procedure for distinguishing HLA-DP homozygosity from failed amplification in one of the alleles. Our results showed that when only one allele was detected, failure of amplification had occurrured in less than 4% of the cases. DNA typing with this method correlated well with primed-lymphocyte typing for HLA-DP in the Tenth Workshop, as determined by us in assays performed on the workshop B-cell lines. Two normal panels of unrelated subjects were tested to obtain population frequencies. We conclude that this method is simple, relatively quick, and accurate. It is the method of choice for studies to determine the role of HLA-DP alleles in T cell reactions, in various diseases, and in transplantation.
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Fernandez-Vina, M., Moraes, M. E., & Stastny, P. (1991). DNA typing for class II HLA antigens with allele-specific or group-specific amplification III. Typing for 24 alleles of HLA-DP. Human Immunology, 30(1), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/0198-8859(91)90072-H
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Generation capacity up, but challenges remain
Power sector scenario
Special Correspondent | Published: Monday, 28 August 2017
Bangladesh's overall electricity generation has currently reached to around 9,000 megawatt (MW) riding mostly on 'expensive' oil-fired power plants as low-cost power plants continued to delay in coming online.
The major fall in oil prices in international market after 2012 proved a boon to the country's power sector, which resulted in a substantial cut in overall oil import bill and restrained electricity generation cost from skyrocketing.
Country's recent electricity supply situation improved significantly compared what was a decade back. Power outages have gone down as several dozen new power plants, mostly oil-fired rental and quick rental plants, have been commissioned.
Total installed capacity of the power plants is now 13,555 MW and their de-rated capacity to generate electricity is 12, 771 MW.
Currently around 61.69 per cent of the country's overall electricity comes from gas-fired power plants, 21.26 per cent from plants using furnace oil, and 8.31 per cent from diesel-run plants.
The only coal-based plants generate 2.02 per cent power ad the hydro power plant at Kaptai 1.86 per cent.
Eighty per cent of the country's overall population has access to electricity and per capita electricity consumption including the contribution of captive power plants is 433 units (kilowatt-hour).
Because of greater dependence on oil-based power plants -- most of those operating in the private sector -- the electricity tariffs for retail-level consumers were hiked seven times-almost doubling it from the previous rates.
Despite the growth, the challenges in the country's power sector include high system losses, low efficiency of existing power plants, delays in completing base-load and low-cost power plants, low plant efficiency and erratic power supply.
Diversifying energy sources for electricity generation is also important along with retiring of age-old and inefficient plants.
Current power generation efficiency in gas-based power plants is around 38 per cent, which can be raised to 45 per cent considering the international benchmark for a gas based power plant.
Oil-fired power plants are currently running at an average efficiency level of 36 per cent.
Power generation efficiency of captive power plants is much less, which is necessary to check wastage of resources.
Continuation of incentivising private sector while allowing them to import of oil duty-free along with 9.0 per cent service charge and 'whole-sale' extension of the tenure of 'inefficient' oil-fired power plants have, however, triggered major concern. There are allegations that a section of unscrupulous power entrepreneurs are capitalising on the 'loopholes' in the contracts, leaving the government to count the cost.
Some of the plants are failing to generate electricity in line with their commitments because of old and outdated equipment and generators of their plants but are shifting the blame for their failure on to the government to realise capacity payments, industry-insiders said.
The rental and quick-rental power plants are also consuming more oil than specified in the contracts, they added.
The BPDB has to pay around Tk 3.36 million per day to a 50- MW oil-fired rental or quick-rental power plant as 'capacity payment' in case of the former's failure to purchase electricity,
The government had launched a drive to install under private sector a significant number of oil-fired rental-and quick-rental power plants from 2009, as a 'short-term' solution to a nagging countrywide electricity crisis.
The government also awarded private-sector sponsors several gas-fired power plants to be set up on rental basis.
Most of these power plants were awarded on the basis of unsolicited offers under the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) Act 2010. The law has a provision of immunity to those involved with the quick-fix remedies.
Alongside the rental power plants the government also had a plan to install a number of big peaking power plants as 'mid-term' and 'long-term' measures.
Costs of fossil fuel import to weigh heavily on state coffer
Doreen Power to invest Tk 10b more in two plants
Policy support needed to ensure easy access to LP gas
Importance of using right kind of lubricants in power sector
LPG sector needs more investment
Trend in renewable energy use in Bangladesh


He was a fin man. That was Tom Kennedy's specialty when it came to his pioneering work in the art-car movement: dolphins, sharks, whales--Kennedy did all of them.
After he succumbed to an unforgiving riptide while bodysurfing near San Francisco's Ocean Beach on April 12 at 48, his close friend Harrod Blank remarked that Kennedy's works were, "ironically, inspired by the sea." So it was true to form that Kennedy dubbed his first creation--originally a Nissan Sentra--Ripper the Friendly Shark. He equipped the working car with a toothy jaw and a tail that swished.


Two weeks ago, one of my favourite Main St. stores, Two of Hearts Boutique (3728 Main Street), invited a small group of loyal customers, well wishers, friends and family to their fall/winter 2011 show. Owners and designers Jenny Yen and Tabitha Savoie showed pieces from their major house lines Cici, Togs and Savvie using volunteer models chosen from their customer base.
As always, Two of Hearts fans can expect clothes that strike just the right casual chic note for Vancouver. Think tunics, leggings, dresses and knitwear in jewel tones and neutrals. Details in the form of screen-print motifs, nautical-inspired stripes, argyle trim and houndstooth added plenty of visual interest to the designs. Check out their website to shop the collection online or their Facebook page to see show photos and videos. In the meantime, here are a few photos I took around the store. The locally made accessories would make great Christmas gifts, don't you think?
That knotty bracelet looks really lovely.
I'm embarrassed to say I haven't been there before, but from what I see, I'll have to be paying a visit sometime this weekend!
ooo nice! Next time I go to Van I'm gonna have to ask you for all the places to shop!!
Two of Hearts is a personal favourite stop on Main but sometimes a hit and miss with the styles available.


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Beyonce Has Flirty Moment With Jay Z at Kanye West's Concert -- See the Adorable Instagram!
Beyonce and Jay Z have come a long way since the Lemonade rumors.
Queen Bey has really been into Boomerang, an app that allows you share short gif-like videos on Instagram, and posted several mini vids taken from Kanye West's Tuesday night concert at Madison Square Garden.
WATCH: Beyonce Celebrates Her 35th Birthday With Epic Gift to Fans!
Bey and Jay look crazy in love as they playfully nod at one another in one of her posts.
The "Sorry" singer must have really been feeling her outfit that night, because she dedicated two posts to her look. Beyonce tucked in a Led Zeppelin T-shirt with stylish sleeves into a thigh-baring, leather skirt. She completed the style with a pair of black heels and big earrings.
West's show followed Beyonce's Soul Train-themed 35th birthday bash. Usher, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Lala Anthony, Chance the Rapper, and twins Chloe and Halle were among the famous guests at the party.
Beyonce Hosts Epic Soul Train-Themed Birthday Party!


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Earlier this month, I was invited with a group of influencers to the SeaBear Wild Salmon smokehouse in Anacortes, Washington. I'll admit that I've been a fan of SeaBear for years and purchase their products frequently for my friends and family (especially those from Hawaii). I'll also admit that I knew only a fraction of the company's history and welcomed the opportunity to learn more with my friends @nelson_eats, @findmeinseattle, and @obaliciouspnw!
When we arrived, we browsed the retail store and learned about the history of the company. SeaBear has been in business since 1957 and we met Mike Mondello, President and CEO of the company. He gave us highlights of the company history which is really easy to follow on a timeline painted on the wall. They also have a video for customers to watch.
In 1957, fisherman Tom Savidge built a backyard smokehouse and began selling wild smoked salmon to local taverns. The demand was great and businesses asked Tom to preserve the salmon for longer. Tom invented The Gold Seal pouch, a patented technique which preserves the salmon naturally without refrigeration. Moving forward, it was possible for travelers to take Tom's salmon with them or to send it to friends and family.
Looking around the retail store, I had a sense of familiarity. SeaBear's sister company is Made In Washington, a store dedicated to local gifts. One of the products they carry is the iconic SeaBear Northwest smoked salmon gift boxes, which is one of my favorite things to buy for my family. They also sell gourmet food, pottery, art, and crafts from all over the state!
After our retail tour, we moved throughout the facility viewing the kitchen, smokehouse, and packaging facility. Before we could go anywhere, we had to suit up! We each put on special clothes, hairnets, and even shoe covers to ensure that we complied with the high standards of cleanliness SeaBear has. For video coverage of us in our gear, check out my IGTV video.
We entered a room with workers prepping cold smoked salmon. They had an amazing machine that sliced the salmon perfectly for lox! After that was done, it was transferred to another station where it was packaged into The Gold Pouch.
Our next stop was the smokehouse and let me tell you, it smelled fantastic! We saw the salmon in the smokers and drying on racks. What a beautiful sight! The smoking is done with a proprietary blend of hardwoods and fruitwoods. Whatever they're doing, it's working because the salmon is delicious!
Next, we saw the fish being processed. One of the workers slowed down so we could get pictures and video. We were awed by his knife skills!
We ended the tour at the packaging area. SeaBear employs over 100 workers in Anacortes (not counting seasonal workers). Workers were busy getting packages ready to ship. They're ramping up for the holiday season so don't forget to get your orders in early!
Now it was time to eat! We got a preview of The Smokehouse Salmon Flight, an experience that will be sold at the Pike Place Market location of Made In Washington starting on November 2nd for their grand re-opening. The flight consists of: lox, traditional Northwest garlic salmon, smoked scallop, smoked halibut mousse, and the smokehouse slider. Each bite was delicious and well done. The traditional garlic salmon was my favorite preparation of fish! It was moist flaky, smoky, and garlicky. That being said, the smoked scallop is a unique experience and I could have eaten and entire bag of those if they let me! The scallop was delicate, firm, and held the smoke flavor so well it was mind blowing!
Lox (smoked salmon): This one is cured and smoked at low heat, a process called "cold smoked." It's thinly sliced with a silky, smooth texture. We sampled this straight off the line!
Traditional Northwest (smoked salmon): This fully cooked salmon is prepared using a traditional Northwest method or "hot smoked," as Native people have done for hundreds of years.
Smoked Scallop (Northwest style): I can imagine carrying around a bag of these – ALWAYS! Diver-caught Weathervane scallops from Alaska are smoked and the scallop holds the flavor perfectly!
Smoked Halibut Mousse (specialty smoked halibut): The light flavor of the snow-white halibut from Alaska is mixed with cream cheese and herbs for a lovely mousse that can be served hot or cold.
The Smokehouse Slider (smoked salmon sandwich): This dish combines SeaBear Pacific Northwest salmon, AJ's Walla Walla sweet onion mustard, and Mama Lil's Pickled Hungarian Goathorn Peppers. The ingredients are mixed and served on an Essential Baking Company bun. I'm glad they served half a sandwich because believe it or not, I was getting full. For $5, this is going to be a hit at the Made in Washington store!!!
As we parted ways, we received a gift box that will be sold at Pike Place Market starting on November 2nd. It contains everything you need to make The Smokehouse Slider from the Flight! This is a great item for tourists and locals alike. When I'm traveling, I always like to keep a few simple snacks around my hotel. This would be perfect! It is also great for locals that want to make an easy lunch, snack, or appetizers for a party.
Be on the lookout for the Pike Place Market Made in Washington store to re-open to the public on November 2nd after a makeover for a weekend-long Grand Opening! They'll be adding dozens of new, local food and beverage products. If you drooled over The Smokehouse Salmon Flight in this post, you'll be able to get it for FREE during the Grand Opening weekend! The principles behind SeaBear are simple: Make great food people love, and always listen to their customers. They stand behind everything they do with an unconditional Fisherman's Oath guarantee. Thank you SeaBear for sharing your story!


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International: Bangladesh Pleads Myanmar to Take Rohingya Refugees Back
Bangladesh's prime minister has called on Myanmar to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled from the Rakhine state.
In a visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp on Tuesday, Sheikh Hasina said Myanmar should "take all their citizens back to their country and create a congenial atmosphere so that they can go back".
According to the United Nations (UN), about 370,000 Rohingya have crossed the border in the last three weeks to escape the military crackdown and village burnings, following some militants' attack on police posts.
"And still people are trying to get into the country," said UNICEF spokesman Jean-Jaques Simon. "The scale is quite something, the rapidity of the new arrivals."
Myanmar continues to draw international criticism for the crisis, as the UN Human Rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein described the situation as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" on Monday.
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei denounced Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her failure to stop the violence. "A cruel government, at the top of which sits a cruel woman who was awarded a Nobel prize, kills innocent people, sets fire to them, destroys their houses and displaces them and no tangible reaction is seen," Khamenei said in a speech on Tuesday. "Yes, they condemn it, issue statements, but what good does it do? They should take action. This marks the death of the Nobel Peace Prize."
Sheikh Hasina also condemned the country's treatment of the minority ethnic group. "My personal message is very clear, that they should consider this situation with the eyes of humanity," she told BBC. "So these people, they belong to Myanmar. Hundreds of years they are staying there. How they can deny that they are not their citizens?"
Posted on September 25, 2017 Categories Asia, InternationalTags Bangladesh, Iran, Myanmar, Rohingya, UN, United Nations


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Valencia CF midfielder Lee Kang-in's addition to the U-20 Korean national football team for the U-20 FIFA World Cup next month could potentially change his career.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) is currently working on including Lee in the squad for the U-20 World Cup in Poland, which runs from May 23 to June 15.
But Valencia could choose to deny the KFA's request to release Lee as U-20 events do not come with mandatory release rules. The stakes could get even higher - if Lee is released and goes to play at the World Cup, he could end up getting transfer offers that may see him move away from Valencia for good.
At Valencia, Lee spends the majority of his time as a bench warmer. That being said, manager Marcelino Garcia is likely keen on keeping all his players, whether they're often substitutes or not, because the club faces a tough schedule over the next month. On May 19, Valencia has its last La Liga Match of the season against Valladolid. On May 25 the team will face Barcelona in a bid for the Copa del Rey title.
Then, if Valencia advances to the final at the UEFA Europa League, the title match will be played on May 30. Valencia has already won the first leg of a quarter final against Villarreal 3-1 on April 12 and will play the second leg today.
As Valencia has a shot at another successful season, the decision to release Lee is a lot more than just a formality. With such a trying month on the horizon, any player could end up being crucial for the Spanish club.
Knowing this, Korea's U-20 head coach Chung Jung-yong has taken an aggressive approach to getting Valencia to release Lee for the World Cup. Jung recently traveled to Spain and met with club officials and the manager to ask for Lee's release.
This year, Korea is assigned in Group F along with Portugal, South Africa and Argentina. Korea will start its tournament with a match against Portugal on May 25. Then, Korea will face South Africa on May 28, before facing Argentina on May 31.
Starting Monday, the U-20 team will start training with the 22 players in the squad from the domestic league. Although it's uncertain whether players currently in Europe like Lee, Jeong Woo-yeong of Bayern Munich, Kim Jung-min of FC Liefering and Kim Hyun-woo of GNK Dinamo Zagreb will be able to join the team, the KFA has still left their spots on the roster open.
Lee's addition to the U-20 team could be career changing, as his performance may open the door for transfer opportunities. Although Lee has made his way up to Valencia's top team, he still doesn't receive much playing time.
Looking at the 2017 U-20 FIFA World Cup, the three Korean Barcelona B prospects left the club after the tournament. The three players - Paik Seung-ho, Jang Gyeol-hee and Lee Seung-woo - may have moved to less competitive clubs, but they are now guaranteed more playing time.
Although Lee could choose to stay with Valencia, his chances of becoming a starting player are very low. In the Spanish league, each club is limited to three foreign players. Due to the limited spots, Lee has no guarantee that Valencia would use up their valuable quota on an 18-year-old. It is more likely that Lee will choose to transfer to another club that would guarantee him more playing time and allow him to gain experience.
There were reports that Spanish clubs in the country's second division and some clubs in the top division have shown interest in Lee. However, if he performs well at the U-20 event, he is likely to get more offers from other clubs elsewhere in Europe.


Welcome back to another exciting edition of Pro Cooking with Arxkanite! Last time, I showed you all how to make the Potentially Exploding Texas Grilled Cheese Sandwich of Doom™. This time however, I'm going to make my girlfriend's favorite dish, something she affectionately calls "Dirt." However, many people may argue that a better name is "Mud".
Anyway, today we're going to be making a variation of Dirt. I have scientifically formulated this dirt into what I call "Gamer Dirt." It's specifically designed to saturate your blood stream with as much sugar as physically possible. Gamer Dirt is perfect for long stretches of late night gaming, and will give you the advantage you need to grind your opponents into the... er... dirt. However, you should be warned that in some individuals the sugar content is so high, that you may gain temporary telepathic or precognitive abilities.
I like the Chocolate Oreos, 1 package of Chocolate Fudge Jell-O, and 1 package of Oreo Jell-o.
Simply mix together the milk and two packages of Jell-O with a whisk for 2 minutes. The secret is to use about 20% less milk than the Jell-O recipe calls for to make sure our dirt is nice and thick. For the flavors I chose, use a total of 4 cups of milk.
Take the entire package of Oreos and put them into a large Zip-Lock type bag. Smash the living hell out of the Oreos until you get a nice consistency.
Now, just mix in both packages of gummy worms and the mashed up Oreos into the pudding mix and you're done! Since we used less milk then we should have, by the time your done with the recipe the pudding will be set and ready to eat. This makes like 20 servings for "normal people", but will yield only 1 serving for the average gamer.
Feel free to add in whatever ingredients you want. Maybe chunks of snickers bars or something. Too bad they don't make chocolate flavored liquid caffeine I could add in. That would be amazing! Please share with Ten Ton Hammer if you come up with any cool combination of ingredients to add in.
WARNING! An entire bowl of Gamer Dirt contains over 500 grams of sugar. Consumption of an entire bowl in one sitting will cause diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and death. But at least you'll game like you've never gamed before!
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At SDCC 2011, we had the chance to sit down with lead content designer for Guild Wars 2, Colin Johanson, and learn more about how dungeons and underwater content will factor into the game.
At SDCC 2011 we took the engineer profession for a romp through the norn starting area to see how the early level combat stacks up.
World of Tanks and World of Warplanes head over to Europe with a new office in Paris, France.
That's a lot of users. Riot Games goes into further detail releasing actual numbers of active players every day and month.
A recently discovered issue has caused the Double XP Event to be temporary shelved. While a fix is in place, devs invite players to a Training Room event for prizes.
MMOG Burnout - Design Problem?
What's the answer to MMOG burnout? Anacche has been pondering the problem and has come to the conclusion that if you can't change the player then you have to change the game at a fundamental design level.
Is the carrot-on-a-stick model most MMOGs use to keep players parked at their keyboards past its prime? What needs to change in order to keep players connected with their game of choice longer? This thread has sparked some interesting conversation. Add to it!
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Over 70 Finance Directors regularly attend our quarterly events and the next one is on Thursday 23 November 2017 at Farington Lodge in Leyland.
The day after Philip Hammond delivers his Autumn Budget to Parliament we are holding a special North West Finance Director network event.
The event will include a corporate and personal tax summary of the 2017 Autumn Budget and its implications on you and your business with expert analysis from MHA Moore and Smalley.
MHA Moore and Smalley's tax partner Tony Medcalf will review and summarise the Chancellor's announcements and will provide an analysis of what the Budget means for businesses and business owners in the region.
With the GDPR deadline approaching we will also be welcoming Andrew Stelakis from Q2Q to share with us his thoughts on what GDPR means for finance directors and employers.
We care a lot about the people who work for us and employ only the most talented consultants to ensure our clients benefit from an honest, knowledgeable service.


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