Few pedals are as Gilmourish as the legendary Big Muff. It's been featured on some of David's best performances including perhaps the greatest solo of all time – Comfortably Numb. In this feature we'll look at the different models employed on the albums and tours.
The Big Muff was designed by Electro Harmonix founder Mike Matthews in the late 60s. The first years of production saw the pedal in various shapes and forms, both under the Electro Harmonix banner and other brands as well. As talked about in the Big Muff – Tone Tutorial feature, the early so-called Triangle and Ram's Head (named by the alignment of the knobs) circuits was often hard to tell apart and few pedals sounded identical. You could very well end up with a Ram's Head that sounded closer to a Triangle and vice versa. It seems that Electro Harmonix would use whatever parts they had available as long as they sounded somewhat similar. A nightmare for the avid collector but it's perhaps this very inconsistency that made the Big Muff so special.
Phil Taylor (David's backline technician since 1974), introduced David to the Big Muff in the mid 70s. Taylor had been hired during the summer rehearsals in 1974 and one of his main jobs (which continues to this day) was to upgrade David's rig. They bought new Hiwatts, WEM cabs and lap steels and it was also around this time that David started to collect both pedals and rare guitars. Taylor explains: "I introduced David to the Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi in 1974. He liked it, and he has continued to use one ever since. David has tried many of the different incarnations and models over the years, but his original has often been preferred for most things." – Phil Taylor, Guitar Player January 2009.
David might have gotten his first Big Muff in 1974 but it was not employed until the recording of Animals in 1976. Personally I think 1974 is a bit too early and a theory could be that he got the pedal(s) in 1975 during the US-leg of the Dark Side of the Moon tour or possibly later. In early 1976, David and Phil, comissioned a custom pedal board from Pete Cornish, that would feature both new items and some that had been in David's setup since the late 60s. See this in depth guide to the Animals/Wall Pete Cornish pedal board.
See the David Gilmour Gear Guide for full setups on all Pink Floyd and solo albums and individual songs.
#1 "ram's head" – David acquired the pedal sometime between 1974-76. The pedal has been featured on possibly every Floyd/Gilmour album since Animals but never used on a tour. Based on comments from Phil Taylor and Pete Cornish, it is likely that all of David's Muffs, the ones featured in the Cornish boards and stand-alone pedals, has been modified to sound like this pedal.
#2 "ram's head" – This seems to have been David's main touring pedal, not counting the circuits built into the Pete Cornish boards. The pedal can be recognised by custom fitted Fuzz Face-like knobs (due to new round potentiometers) and a screw on the front of the chassis, mounting a custom buffer inside the pedal. The pedal has possibly been modified by Pete Cornish to sound like David's #1 Big Muff.
The #2 is first seen lying on top of David's Pete Cornish Animals touring board during the 1976 rehearsals and the following tour in 1977. It was again featured in the 1984 About Face stage rig and the 1989-90 leg of the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. The pedal was also used during the rehearsals at Bray Studios, London UK, in May 2006 but replaced by a triangle model, which was used for the remainder of the On an Island tour.
The #2 Ram's Head Big Muff is also featured in David Gilmour's 2015/16 Rattle That Lock stage rig. The pedal was used on several numbers, including Comfortably Numb and early performances of Sorrow.
The Pete Cornish Animals touring board. An Electric Mistress flanger and a ram's head Big Muff was added for the tour and later featured in the board circuit after the tour. The Big Muff is David's #2 used for most tours and recordings throughout the years.
David Gilmour's #2 Ram's Head Big Muff is featured in the 2015/16 Rattle That Lock stage rig.
The Pete Cornish 1976 Animals studio/stage board originally featured a Cornish P1. As noted above, the #2 Big Muff was lying ontop of the board paired with an Electric Mistress, throughout the tour. The board was modified after the tour, in October 1977, and according to Pete Cornish he replaced the P1 with a new "ram's head" circuit (most likely modified to sound like #1) and he also built in an Electric Mistress cirquit, removing the two stand alone pedals (Guitar World 2006). The board was later used for David's 1978 solo album and Wall 1980-81 tour. See this in depth feature about the Pete Cornish Animals board.
The Pete Cornish 1979 Wall studio board featured a "ram's head" Big muff. The circuit was most likely modified to sound like David's #1 "ram's head". The board was later used for the About Face and Division Bell recording sessions and possibly also The Final Cut sessions – David at least used a Big Muff on the sessions.
The Pete Cornish 1980 mini front stage Wall board features a "ram's head" Big Muff. The circuit was most likely modified to sound like David's #1 "ram's head".
The Pete Cornish 1999 All Tubes MkI board features a "ram's head" Big Muff. The circuit was most likely modified to sound like David's #1 "ram's head" (it might have been required for the construction of the board or Cornish used a circuit from one of the earlier boards). The board was used for the 2001/02 semi-acoustic shows, On an Island studio sessions, Live 8 and on several guest appearances between 1999-2012. It was also used as a back up board on the 2006 On an Island tour.
Note the #2 ram's head Big Muff on the floor to the left in David's Astoria houseboat recording studio. The picture on the right shows David's Pete Cornish All Tubes MKII 2006 touring board with the additional Electro Harmonix triangle and TRex Replica echo.
David probably own several so-called "triangle" Big Muffs but there are no reports on him using one during the Floyd days. However, one is seen on top of the Pete Cornish 2006 All Tubes MkII pedal board during the last leg of the On an Island tour, between May and August 2006. The pedal was connected via send/return looped with a T-Rex Replica echo – possibly used for Echoes where both pedals needed to be engaged simultaneously.
Originally called "Custom Fuzz" the P1 is loosely based on one of the many Big Muffs David presented to Cornish in late 1975 or early 1976. It was featured in the Animals session/stage board from January 1976 to October 1977 when it was replaced by a "ram's head" circuit. It is not documented whether David actually used the P1 or perhaps the #1 "ram's head" for the recording sessions – possibly both. It is also not known why David chose to have both the P1 and the #2 "ram's head" (on top of the stage board) on the tour. He might have used both perhaps with different settings (one with high gain settings and one slight milder in a combo with the Colorsound Powerboost).
The Pete Cornish 2006 All Tubes MkII On an Island touring board features a P1 – most likely a new circuit.
Originally called "Precision Fuzz" the P2 was introduced around 1988 as an upgrade of the P1. The P2 is first seen in David's 1989 Momentary Lapse of Reason stage rig after it replaced the #2 "ram's head" Big Muff. It was also featured in the 1994 PULSE stage rig labeled "Big Muff". Considering the small size of this early version it's likely that it didn't feature Cornish's buffers.
The G2 isn't really a Big Muff but one of Cornish's more unique circuits – although it has obvious similarities to both the germanium Fuzz Face and early RAT models. The pedal was originally introduced around 1992 but wasn't featured in David's rig until the 1999 Pete Cornish All Tubes MkI pedal board. The board was used on the 2001/02 semi-acoustic shows, 2005 Live 8 and 2005/06 On an Island recording sessions as well as several guest appearances between 1999-2012. The G2 was also featured in David's 2006 Pete Cornish All Tubes MkII On an Island touring board and used for many of the performed songs.
David is seen using this early Sovtek model during the 1993 Division Bell recording sessions. It's not documented whether it was actually used for the album or not or if he perhaps employed one of the "ram's head" models – or both. The pedal was again featured in the 1994 stage rig as David's main distortion pedal for the tour.
The Sovtek "Civil War" was once again featured in David's stage rig during the second leg of his Rattle That Lock tour in December 2015 in South America. The pedal was used in addition to the #2 Ram's Head Big Muff and most likely used for performing Sorrow.
Picture to the left shows David's early 1987-88 Momentary Lapse of Reason touring rig. Notice the #2 Big Muff featured in the setup. To the right is the Sovtek "Civil War" Big Muff Pi, David's main distortion unit for the 1994 Division Bell tour.
For the South American shows in December 2015, David once again used the early 90s Sovtek Civil War Big Muff. The pedal was possibly used for Sorrow.
David's Big Muff tone has changed a lot over the years since he first used during the recording of Animals in 1976. Different amp setups, pickups and recording techniques are employed to get the tones needed for the specific song or album as a whole.
The guitars were recorded with a wide range of microphones but the main source would often be a Shure SM57 placed slightly off center and 8-20 inches away from the cabinet. The slightest variation could create a whole different tone. Recording a Big Muff can be tricky and setting the amp up for that powerful, warm tube tone is essential to avoid harsh overtones.
Animals, David's first solo album, The Wall and Final Cut were all recorded with a setup consisting of a 100w Hiwatt head with a WEM 4×12 speaker cabinet and a Yamaha RA200 rotating speaker cabinet. The signal from David's pedal board or stand alone pedals would be split into these two amps and the Yamaha would often be mixed slightly lower for a mild, chorusy effect. This would also be David's stage setup for the era. Animals is interesting because on most of the lead parts the Yamaha is almost left completely out of the mix. However, for some solos, like the ones in the verse sections on Dogs, the Yamahas are mixed quite high – almost leaving out the dry signal from the Hiwatts.
Most of The Wall would also be mixed this way – either dry or with the Yamahas mixed high in the mix. A crucial element to The Wall is also all the studio trickery that's added in the mix and mastering. David's guitars are often very compressed and gated, creating an impressive presence and punch. These tones would be almost impossible to recreate on stage.
David's first solo album and Final Cut are perhaps the most honest recordings. It sounds like the mics have been placed further away from the speakers allowing a natural ambience for the Hiwatt and Yamaha. This perfect blend of the two adds a warm, liquidy flavour to the Big Muff, rolling off any harsh overtones and bringing out all the subtle nuances in David's playing. On an Island is recorded in very much the same way although this time, David would use a much simpler setup with just the Big Muff plugged straight into the amp.
On tour, David often uses the Big Muff in combination with a booster/overdrive. This is not so much for boosting the volume but more like using an EQ. Although David's preferred boosters, Colorsound Powerboost and Tube Driver, are very transparent, they have more character and balls than an EQ. The Muff is set fairly mild and the booster is set up for a slight volume boost at the very edge of breakup. The result is a much smoother Big Muff tone with a natural, dynamic attack and compression. This combo with the powerful Hiwatts is the essence of David's live tones between 1977 to present.
Using a booster while recording is not a good idea because it's often hard to tame both the increased gain and the noise caused by blending two gain effects. To get that same smooth, compressed Big Muff tone, David would play incredibly loud to get the amp's tubes really hot. This was something he also would do to smooth out the even harsher fuzz pedals in the early 70s during the recording of Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon. As described above, mic placement and additional compression, limiting and EQ is also crucial to manipulate the tone.
A big thanks to Big Muff guru Kit Rae for help and research. Check out The Big Muff Pi site for more info on each model.


text:
Autobiography, Biography & Memoir
Business, Economics & Financing
Essays & Nostalgia
History & Military History
Music, Movies & Art
Puzzles, Games & Trivia
Self-Help & How-To
Mystery, Crime, Suspense & Horror
Mystery, Suspense & Horror
Lauriat Press
Availability: Usually ships in 3-5 business days. + Available in e-book formats - see bottom of page. ___________________________________________________________
by The It!
The author wanted to write a suspense thriller that involves ordinary citizens finding themselves in a predestined conflict. As the reader finds believable plots that lead to unpredictable outcomes, he or she will try to find out how something so diabolical could happen.
In The Insiders you will find how romance, friendship, and economic terror leads to the places of governments in the form of a game.
(2015, Paperback, 156 pages)
The Mulatto Conspiracy
Union Vs. Company Vol 1. - Livin' LaVida Local
The Lost Pilgrim
The Increased Necessity of Augmenting the Teaching of Commonly Used English Language Idioms, Clichés, Proverbs, Slang Words, and Expressions with Context Examples in the ESL Academic Setting
The Kingdom of God Come Upon You
The Lesser Armageddon
The Handbook for the Bee Loving Beekeeper
The Greedy and the Gullible
The Last Plantation
The Hard Hand of War: A Novel of the Civil War
The Jesus Syndrome
The Lies Beneath the Mask
Dorrance Publishing Company
585 Alpha Drive
© 2020 RoseDog Books

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


CENTURY 21® is a registered trademark owned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each office is independently owned and operated. Views and opinions expressed on CENTURY 21® System member's social media properties do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. All information provided by the listing agent/broker is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.


Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett, The Deep Dark (installation in Dawson City), 2015.
Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett, The Deep Dark (installation in Banff), 2015.
Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett, The Deep Dark (installation in Saskatoon), 2015.
Dawson City is no stranger to the deep dark.
On the shortest day of the year, the town only gets four hours of sunlight, which barely registers through the hazy horizon due to its low angle. Calgary-based artists Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett were well aware of this when they began working in the Yukon as artists-in-residence at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture.
It offered Brown and Garrett the perfect conditions in which to display their site-specific The Deep Dark, which emerged from series they began developing this summer that sought to "illuminate the interspaces between our sacred (and natural) environments and cultural constructs of darkness." They began by interviewing participants about our reactions to the dark. Why do we fear the dark? Is darkness a presence or an absence?
After showing at the Banff Centre, The Deep Dark was installed as a part of Nuit Blanche Saskatoon, but the Yukon showing was less formal.
Installed on short notice, Brown and Garrett were spurred to bring the work to Dawson City upon learning that the KIAC was hosting a youth art workshop, and that these young artists could have a chance to see the piece before heading home.
"Without all the pomp and circumstance of a formal presentation, there's a good possibility that, over the course of the night, someone (man or beast) stumbled across the piece by accident, glowing on the shores of the Yukon River, and was lured down a mysterious path into The Deep Dark.


text:
Why Was the Alphabet Invented, Anyway?
Among other things, reading hieroglyphics was a lot of work.
By Cari ShaneFeb 24, 2022 5:25 PM
(Credit: MysticaLink/Shutterstock)
There's a bit of debate about the origin of the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Some believe it's a proverb coined by the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius; others say it's a modern turn of phrase invented by the advertising industry at the turn of the 20th century.
But no matter its origin, the phrase begs a question: If art can express more than the words, then why was the alphabet ever invented? And the answer to that question still remains a bit of a head scratcher.
Writing Humanity's History
Writing is a relatively recent invention in human history, developed only about 5,000 years ago. For tens of thousands of years before that, history was largely handed down orally. "The creation of writing is the event that gave humanity a history," says Lydia Wilson in the new BBC documentary, "The Secret History of Writing. Wilson is a research associate at the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and a visiting scholar at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at City University of New York. "What prompted our ancestors to start writing things down, not for the ear, but for the eye?" she asks.
Archaeologists have taught us that before the alphabet was invented, "written" communication was in the form of pictures, known as hieroglyphics. They are believed to have originated around 3100 BCE., not as a way to capture history, but as a method for documenting business transactions during the rise of the city-state. Scholars believe that Mesopotamia, considered the "Cradle of Civilization," is the birthplace of many history-changing inventions and concepts, including writing.
But hieroglyphics were complicated to read and it's believed that only a small group of scribes was able to decipher the thousands of images that represented specific words. While it's not clear exactly when or how, researchers say sometime in the second millennium — between 1900 and 1700 BCE — an alphabetic system was developed that enabled more people to read and write.
"The giant leap came when somebody conceived of this matter, that you could draw a picture which represented something that someone could recognize but at the same time that sign could be used just for the sound of the thing it looked like, so the sound became drawn out or separated from the picture," says Irving Finkle of the British Museum in the documentary. "And, this giant leap was rather simple and it's something which could have occurred to a child, but nevertheless is of great lasting significance."
Evolution of an Alphabet
The concept of using a sign to represent a sound has been termed the Rebus Principle; it allows words to be spelled out with pictures. That is to say, specific images were assigned to different consonants and those symbols, in turn, were strewn together to form words. Scholars who study the history of the written word believe that this new system was invented by a Semitic-speaking people who adopted new symbols — now known as letters — to represent the sounds of their language. Some scholars believe these inventors were not the intellectual scribes of the day but that, paradoxically, "Our writing system was devised by people who couldn't read," wrote Wilson.
Vowels were not part of this original Phoenician alphabet. But Wilson and other scholars believe that the original 22 symbols used could be drawn by the masses, including maritime traders who lived in what is now Lebanon, Syria and Israel. By the 8th century BCE, the alphabet had made its way to Greece. It's then, scholars say, that symbols representing vowels were added. The addition of vowels marked the creation of the first "true" alphabet because they removed the ambiguity of how words are read and pronounced.
Over time, the Greek alphabet gave rise to several other alphabets, including Latin, the basis of the English alphabet, and Cyrillic, which became the modern Russian alphabet.
From Egypt to Emoji
Three thousand years from now, what will archeologists think of emojis? Are today's emojis yesterday's hieroglyphics? Absolutely, says Israeli egyptologist Orly Goldwasser, who believes that the emoji "fulfills a social need the ancient Egyptians would have understood," writes Wilson. "Emojis actually brought modern society something important," says Goldwasser. "We feel the loss of images, we long for them, and with emojis we have brought a little bit of the ancient Egyptian games into our lives." The emoji debuted in 1999 with the release of the NTT DOCOMO mobile phone and 176 emojis. Created by Japanese designer, Shigetaka Kurita, the word is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for picture, "e" and the word for character, "moji."
And, while it may be fun for some to try to figure out what an emoji sentence means, consider, if you will, trying your hand at writing in hieroglyphics.
Ancient Humans' First Written Words Are 20,000 Years Old
Archaeological Treasures Hidden Beneath the Colosseum
Ancient Humans and Their Early Depictions of the Cosmos
These 5 Toys and Games Have Been Popular for Millenia
This Ancient Proto-City Was Plagued With Modern Urban Problems
How the Aztec Calendar Accounted for Leap Years


text:
Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly
Isabella Dorsman, Matthew Derry, Victoria Cunningham, Steven Brown, Clive Williams, Steven P. Armes
Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
We have previously reported the synthesis of thermoresponsive poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) [PSMA-PBzMA] diblock copolymer vesicles in mineral oil via polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA). Such vesicles undergo a vesicle-to-worm transition on heating, which provides an interesting new oil-thickening mechanism (see M. J. Derry, et al., Angew. Chem., 2017, 56, 1746–1750). In the present study, we report an unexpected reduction in dispersion viscosity when heating vesicles of approximately the same composition above a certain critical temperature. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate rich thermoresponsive behavior, with vesicles present at 20 °C, worms being formed at 130 °C and spheres generated at 180 °C, indicating that a worm-to-sphere transition occurs after the initial vesicle-to-worm transition. Moreover, we have also prepared a series of new thermoresponsive diblock copolymer vesicles by RAFT dispersion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BuMA) with benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) using a poly(stearyl methacrylate) precursor in mineral oil. This model system was developed to examine whether statistical copolymerization of a suitable comonomer (BuMA) could be used to tune the critical onset temperature required for the vesicle-to-worm transition. Indeed, oscillatory rheology studies confirmed that targeting membrane-forming blocks containing up to 50 mol% BuMA lowered the critical onset temperature required to induce the vesicle-to-worm transition to 109 °C, compared to 167 °C for the reference PSMA14-PBzMA125 diblock copolymer. Variable temperature small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments confirmed a vesicle-to-worm transition, with the vesicles initially present at 20 °C being converted into worms when heated above 130 °C. Furthermore, a substantial reduction in dispersion viscosity was again observed when heating above the critical onset temperature. TEM and shear-induced polarized light imaging (SIPLI) studies indicate that linear worms are no longer present at 160 °C and 170 °C respectively, suggesting a subsequent worm-to-sphere transition. The thermal transitions studied herein proved to be irreversible on cooling on normal experimental timescales (hours).
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY01713B
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Funding: EPSRC is acknowledged for a
Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) grant that funded a PhD
studentship for I. R. D. Scott Bader Ltd is thanked for partial
support of this CDT PhD studentship and for permission to
publish this work. S. P. A. acknowledges an EPSRC Established
Career Particle Technology Fellowship grant (EP/R003009).
10.1039/D0PY01713BLicence: CC BY
Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence
Final published version, 3.05 MBLicence: CC BY
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/PY/D0PY01713B#!divAbstract
Dive into the research topics of 'Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Block copolymers Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Self assembly Engineering & Materials Science 94%
butyl methacrylate Medicine & Life Sciences 82%
Polymerization Engineering & Materials Science 80%
benzyl methacrylate Medicine & Life Sciences 70%
Methacrylate Chemistry 60%
Block Copolymer Chemistry 58%
Tuning Engineering & Materials Science 56%
Dorsman, I., Derry, M., Cunningham, V., Brown, S., Williams, C., & Armes, S. P. (2021). Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. Polymer Chemistry, 12(9), 1224-1235. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY01713B
Dorsman, Isabella ; Derry, Matthew ; Cunningham, Victoria ; Brown, Steven ; Williams, Clive ; Armes, Steven P. / Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. In: Polymer Chemistry. 2021 ; Vol. 12, No. 9. pp. 1224-1235.
@article{287695a128bc4a80aca54cfd2a14dbfe,
title = "Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly",
abstract = "We have previously reported the synthesis of thermoresponsive poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) [PSMA-PBzMA] diblock copolymer vesicles in mineral oil via polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA). Such vesicles undergo a vesicle-to-worm transition on heating, which provides an interesting new oil-thickening mechanism (see M. J. Derry, et al., Angew. Chem., 2017, 56, 1746–1750). In the present study, we report an unexpected reduction in dispersion viscosity when heating vesicles of approximately the same composition above a certain critical temperature. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate rich thermoresponsive behavior, with vesicles present at 20 °C, worms being formed at 130 °C and spheres generated at 180 °C, indicating that a worm-to-sphere transition occurs after the initial vesicle-to-worm transition. Moreover, we have also prepared a series of new thermoresponsive diblock copolymer vesicles by RAFT dispersion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BuMA) with benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) using a poly(stearyl methacrylate) precursor in mineral oil. This model system was developed to examine whether statistical copolymerization of a suitable comonomer (BuMA) could be used to tune the critical onset temperature required for the vesicle-to-worm transition. Indeed, oscillatory rheology studies confirmed that targeting membrane-forming blocks containing up to 50 mol% BuMA lowered the critical onset temperature required to induce the vesicle-to-worm transition to 109 °C, compared to 167 °C for the reference PSMA14-PBzMA125 diblock copolymer. Variable temperature small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments confirmed a vesicle-to-worm transition, with the vesicles initially present at 20 °C being converted into worms when heated above 130 °C. Furthermore, a substantial reduction in dispersion viscosity was again observed when heating above the critical onset temperature. TEM and shear-induced polarized light imaging (SIPLI) studies indicate that linear worms are no longer present at 160 °C and 170 °C respectively, suggesting a subsequent worm-to-sphere transition. The thermal transitions studied herein proved to be irreversible on cooling on normal experimental timescales (hours).",
author = "Isabella Dorsman and Matthew Derry and Victoria Cunningham and Steven Brown and Clive Williams and Armes, {Steven P.}",
note = "This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Funding: EPSRC is acknowledged for a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) grant that funded a PhD studentship for I. R. D. Scott Bader Ltd is thanked for partial support of this CDT PhD studentship and for permission to publish this work. S. P. A. acknowledges an EPSRC Established Career Particle Technology Fellowship grant (EP/R003009). ",
doi = "10.1039/D0PY01713B",
journal = "Polymer Chemistry",
Dorsman, I, Derry, M, Cunningham, V, Brown, S, Williams, C & Armes, SP 2021, 'Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly', Polymer Chemistry, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 1224-1235. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY01713B
Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. / Dorsman, Isabella; Derry, Matthew; Cunningham, Victoria; Brown, Steven; Williams, Clive; Armes, Steven P.
In: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 12, No. 9, 07.03.2021, p. 1224-1235.
T1 - Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly
AU - Dorsman, Isabella
AU - Derry, Matthew
AU - Cunningham, Victoria
AU - Brown, Steven
AU - Williams, Clive
AU - Armes, Steven P.
N1 - This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Funding: EPSRC is acknowledged for a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) grant that funded a PhD studentship for I. R. D. Scott Bader Ltd is thanked for partial support of this CDT PhD studentship and for permission to publish this work. S. P. A. acknowledges an EPSRC Established Career Particle Technology Fellowship grant (EP/R003009).
N2 - We have previously reported the synthesis of thermoresponsive poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) [PSMA-PBzMA] diblock copolymer vesicles in mineral oil via polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA). Such vesicles undergo a vesicle-to-worm transition on heating, which provides an interesting new oil-thickening mechanism (see M. J. Derry, et al., Angew. Chem., 2017, 56, 1746–1750). In the present study, we report an unexpected reduction in dispersion viscosity when heating vesicles of approximately the same composition above a certain critical temperature. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate rich thermoresponsive behavior, with vesicles present at 20 °C, worms being formed at 130 °C and spheres generated at 180 °C, indicating that a worm-to-sphere transition occurs after the initial vesicle-to-worm transition. Moreover, we have also prepared a series of new thermoresponsive diblock copolymer vesicles by RAFT dispersion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BuMA) with benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) using a poly(stearyl methacrylate) precursor in mineral oil. This model system was developed to examine whether statistical copolymerization of a suitable comonomer (BuMA) could be used to tune the critical onset temperature required for the vesicle-to-worm transition. Indeed, oscillatory rheology studies confirmed that targeting membrane-forming blocks containing up to 50 mol% BuMA lowered the critical onset temperature required to induce the vesicle-to-worm transition to 109 °C, compared to 167 °C for the reference PSMA14-PBzMA125 diblock copolymer. Variable temperature small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments confirmed a vesicle-to-worm transition, with the vesicles initially present at 20 °C being converted into worms when heated above 130 °C. Furthermore, a substantial reduction in dispersion viscosity was again observed when heating above the critical onset temperature. TEM and shear-induced polarized light imaging (SIPLI) studies indicate that linear worms are no longer present at 160 °C and 170 °C respectively, suggesting a subsequent worm-to-sphere transition. The thermal transitions studied herein proved to be irreversible on cooling on normal experimental timescales (hours).
AB - We have previously reported the synthesis of thermoresponsive poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) [PSMA-PBzMA] diblock copolymer vesicles in mineral oil via polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA). Such vesicles undergo a vesicle-to-worm transition on heating, which provides an interesting new oil-thickening mechanism (see M. J. Derry, et al., Angew. Chem., 2017, 56, 1746–1750). In the present study, we report an unexpected reduction in dispersion viscosity when heating vesicles of approximately the same composition above a certain critical temperature. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate rich thermoresponsive behavior, with vesicles present at 20 °C, worms being formed at 130 °C and spheres generated at 180 °C, indicating that a worm-to-sphere transition occurs after the initial vesicle-to-worm transition. Moreover, we have also prepared a series of new thermoresponsive diblock copolymer vesicles by RAFT dispersion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate (BuMA) with benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) using a poly(stearyl methacrylate) precursor in mineral oil. This model system was developed to examine whether statistical copolymerization of a suitable comonomer (BuMA) could be used to tune the critical onset temperature required for the vesicle-to-worm transition. Indeed, oscillatory rheology studies confirmed that targeting membrane-forming blocks containing up to 50 mol% BuMA lowered the critical onset temperature required to induce the vesicle-to-worm transition to 109 °C, compared to 167 °C for the reference PSMA14-PBzMA125 diblock copolymer. Variable temperature small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments confirmed a vesicle-to-worm transition, with the vesicles initially present at 20 °C being converted into worms when heated above 130 °C. Furthermore, a substantial reduction in dispersion viscosity was again observed when heating above the critical onset temperature. TEM and shear-induced polarized light imaging (SIPLI) studies indicate that linear worms are no longer present at 160 °C and 170 °C respectively, suggesting a subsequent worm-to-sphere transition. The thermal transitions studied herein proved to be irreversible on cooling on normal experimental timescales (hours).
UR - https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/PY/D0PY01713B#!divAbstract
U2 - 10.1039/D0PY01713B
DO - 10.1039/D0PY01713B
JO - Polymer Chemistry
JF - Polymer Chemistry
Dorsman I, Derry M, Cunningham V, Brown S, Williams C, Armes SP. Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. Polymer Chemistry. 2021 Mar 7;12(9):1224-1235. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY01713B


text:
Showing 10 out of a total of 84 results for community: External Relations. (0.014 seconds)
Feature Story: Climate Change Modelling Assists Decision Makers
External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2013-09-20)
Release: Government of Canada Invests Over $418,000 in Research at the University of Regina
Release: University of Regina Professor Awarded More Than $600,000 to Study Climate Modeling
Release: University of Regina Granted Nearly $500,000 for Research
Release: University of Regina Engineering Programs Nationally Accredited by Engineers Canada
Release: Co-operative Education Program at the University of Regina Reaches New Record Work Placements and Salary Earnings
Feature Story: Students Unleash Canned Food Monster in Downtown Regina
Release: University of Regina Enrolment Up For Summer Term
Release: Vehicle Safety Research at the University of Regina
Feature Story: Students Bring a "Can-Do" Attitude to City-Wide Competition
External Relations, University of Regina (84)
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (84)
Esam Hussein (10)
Project Day (9)
David Malloy (8)
Gordon Huang (7)
Vianne Timmons (7)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (5)
Faculty of Arts (5)
Mehran Mehrandezh (5)


text:
Home Latest Bike Launches
Okinawa DUAL Scooter Launched at ₹59,000; Is Nice Utility…
Okinawa Dual is a customizable B2B low-speed electric two-wheeler that can be used for various commercial as well as personal applications…
India's second largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer (as per the sales data for last year) – Okinawa has just launched the all-new customizable B2B electric two-wheeler, Okinawa Dual. With this vehicle, the maker aims to tap the e-commerce delivery market.
Okinawa claims that the scooter has been designed to boost 'services on wheels', as it has optimized 'dual-loading' capacity. By dual loading, the company means that you can carry load at the front as well as the rear.
Dual with LPG cylinders…
The Dual can be used to transfer heavy items like gas cylinders, water cans, heavy hardware equipment, and also other items like groceries, cold storage, medicines, etc. Apart from that, Okinawa is also offering customized accessories like delivery box, stackable crates, cold storage boxes for medicines, cylinder carrier, Lab on wheels, etc.
The new low-speed electric scooter will be available at Rs 58,998. It can also be customized as per customer business needs. It will be available in two colors – Fire Red and Sunshine Yellow. The scooter has sturdy build (70% metal), and Okinawa claims that it has achieved 92% localization in its products. It aims to increase it to 100% by April 2021.
Dual with water cans…
SPIED: Suzuki Burgman Electric Spotted Testing: Clear Pic
The Dual is powered by a 250 Watt electric motor that has a top speed of 25 km/h. This means that you will neither need to register this scooter nor need a driver's license to ride it. It has a kerb weight of 75 kilos, and comes with a disc brake at the front tyre.
Electric Vehicles Will Threaten IC Vehicles in Next 5-7 Years: Bajaj's Director
Upcoming Ola Appscooter's Price Revealed: Coming This Feb
Okinawa Dual has a 48W 55Ah detachable battery that can be charged 80% in 1.5 hours only, and to 100% in 4-5 hours. Okinawa claims a range of 13 km on a single charge. Other features of the scooter include Remote on function, phone holder, charging port, water bottle carrier, etc.
-Moin Ahmed


We provide strategic philanthropy and civic leadership to make the Greater New Orleans Region greater than ever.
Join us for 24 hours of nonstop philanthropy as we inspire people to give generously to the nonprofits that are taking action to make our region stronger.
At the Greater New Orleans Foundation, we strive to overcome all of the challenges that our region faces, not just financial ones. That's why we provide civic leadership in the communities we serve — to inspire others and affect transformational change.
On January 31, 2019, we kicked off the Freeman Challenge Workshop on establishing reserves and endowments, with trainings on nonprofit board governance to follow. Learn more about our programs & workshops below.
This workshop is an exploration of effective use of the Foundation Directory Online, which provides the most current, accurate, and comprehensive information available on over 98,000 U.S. grantmakers and their grants.


Vestivo RV Reservation Management System (RMS) Click Here to Request a Demo!
Today's consumers demand the convenience of booking their reservations online. Offering this to your customers is simple with our online reservation portal that integrates with our RMS.


Create your own Modern (minimalist) Cat Tree, using ContempoCat platforms in conjunction with Ikea's Elvarli modular shelving system! This kit comes with 7 or 9 platforms, and all the hardware you need to attach to the Elvarli brackets.
We have 2 styles of platforms: kidney bean and rectangular. Please let us know in the order comments box how many of each style you'd like. You can mix/match if you want (i.e. 4 kidney + 5 rectangular, etc). Available with or without carpet inlay.


text:
Barking Frog SEO helps companies thrive in digital age
Business | November 27, 2017
Carolyn Webber Alder
calder@parkrecord.com
Rick Morris, founder and owner of Barking Frog SEO, works in Park City but has clients around the U.S. He enjoys the challenge search engine optimization provides, especially in a tourist hub with numerous businesses that can use his services.
Carolyn Webber/Park Record |
Barking Frog SEO
136 Heber Ave #204
www.barkingfrogseo.com
Rick@barkingfrogseo.com
As technology invades the world of advertising and marketing, Rick Morris likes to stay ahead of the game.
He has been doing SEO work for more than 20 years, and he decided to bring his business to Park City five years ago. His company, Barking Frog SEO, helps other businesses improve their online ranking power so they appear at the top of search engine lists on Google, Yahoo and Bing.
Morris launched his company in Texas in 2000, before the acronym SEO even existed. At that time, businesses could make a website and see it at the top of the list without any work.
"That's not the case anymore," he said. "Seventeen years later, you can put a website up and it will be invisible forever unless you do something about it."
SEO is kind of like when you paint a picture. I compare it to that because, how could you ask an artist, 'I want to paint a million dollar picture?' An artist could do it, but there is no one path to take to get to the end result. You have to look at it, analyze it, design it and make changes all along the way."Rick Morris,Barking Frog founder and owner
Since more companies are realizing that search engines are important marketing tools, Morris said his services are not hard to sell. All he has to do is search for his potential client's product or service and show them their competitors' websites rather than their own.
"There's no Yellow Pages anymore, so (search engines are) where people go to find the product or service that they are looking for," he said.
Most of Morris's work can be done remotely, so he decided to move to Park City for a lifestyle change in 2012. He wanted to be by snow for skiing and trails for mountain biking.
When he moved, he changed the name of his company to Barking Frog, a nickname he developed while working from home in Texas. His dog always barked while he was on the phone talking to clients. It was so loud that when he apologized for a barking dog, people misheard him and asked, "A barking frog?" The nickname stuck, and he said it fits with Park City's dog-friendly culture.
Morris continues to have clients in Texas and all over the U.S., but is gaining clientele in Park City as well. He has five people working for him — three in Salt Lake City and two that work in different states.
Since moving to Park City, Morris said he has tripled his business. He attributes part of it to more companies appreciating the necessity for SEO, but also because there are so many small emerging businesses in Park City. He hopes to continue that momentum and expand along with Park City's economy.
Morris loves what he does because of the challenge of his work, since there is no simple recipe to success. In Park City, his abilities are tested even more because he works with "small-town customers that have big-town needs." All of it fuels his competitive and creative nature. "SEO is kind of like when you paint a picture," he said. "I compare it to that because, how could you ask an artist, 'I want to paint a million dollar picture?' An artist could do it, but there is no one path to take to get to the end result. You have to look at it, analyze it, design it and make changes all along the way."
View traffic and your commute »


Finally! Kids' Meditation That Does Far More Than Simply "Relax"
Hi, my name is Amy Scott Grant and I am a well-known intuitive healer who specializes in creating powerful breakthroughs for individuals who are blocked or stopped in some area of their life. As I began to teach these timeless tools and gifts to my own children, I noticed the severe lack of resources for enlightened parenting. That's when I decided to create MindTimeTM meditation audios for kids.
My daughters (ages 10 and 14) both liked "Calm" so much -- they found the suggestions easy to follow, and really liked the relaxed, peacefulness they felt afterwards. Laura's sleep has changed dramatically, and I'm so grateful! I'm excited to have a Lifetime Membership and see what topics are available next!
Can I do another one, Mom?
The kids LOVE your Mindtime Meditations. Each night they actually argue over who gets to hear one first as I only have my phone to use. We found an old iPod last week, so I'm going to try to charge it and load the meditations onto it. That will help! To make homework more fun, Alex has actually been using a timer as you suggest in the homework meditation. She'll be in the midst of whining about having to work on an assignment and then she'll stop herself and say, "I know, I'll use the TIMER!" and she'll gallop upstairs excited. It's wonderful! They really look forward to them and that makes me happy.
The Restful Sleep meditation is quite magical and I love how calm and peaceful it makes me feel in addition to the great effect it has on my kids..... I can literally watch my kids relaxing and going to that sometimes elusive place called sleep.......Actually our whole house just feels a lot more peaceful..... I can't think of a better tool for my kids to learn to help them deal with life. Thank you.
I know what you're thinking — every family is different, and every kid is different. Will it work for yours? This is why I want you to be able to try these audios with full peace of mind.
You've got a full 60 days to explore all the MindTime™ audios at KidCentered.com and find out what kind of positive impact these healing meditations can have on your kids.
If you're not completely satisfied, I'll refund every penny.
This offer is only available for a limited time. Your one-time purchase of a Lifetime Membership grants you full access to all MindTime™ meditations for life. We intend to have more than 100 meditation clearings on specialty topics by the end of this year -- that's a $1000 value, for this year alone. But you'll get ALL the benefits of membership just a one-time payment of $197.
Look at this recent quote from the Dalai Lama: "If every 8-year-old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation." It's risk-free for two full months, so why not give it a shot? You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
P.P.S. What's the Real Value of a Lifetime Membership?
Each meditation audio is priced at $9.97. With more than 100 audios scheduled for release by the end of this year, and another 100+ slated for production next year, the Lifetime Membership is valued at more than $1000 for this year alone, and your membership will continue to grow in value as more and more meditation topics are added. Lock in your Lifetime Membership today for a one-time-only payment of just $197.
The Lifetime Membership option will soon be taken off the market for good -- as new audios are added, the value of membership continues to rise, and this option will soon disappear. If it does return at some point in the future, it will be at price much higher that what you see here now. If your child needs help with these issues, I urge you to take advantage of this risk-free offer immediately.


This entry is for 60mm dual spring spacers. Use these in between a helper/tender spring and your main spring, or even use them between two main springs. These are made to accept 60mm springs. Just to be extra clear - these are sold in pairs.
These adapters are made in house out of durable yet light delrin, and have tall sleeves that provides lots of vertical surface area for spring location.


If you're in need of someone to come and help you and fixing the water damage to contact the 24/7 disaster group today. These guys are most trusted help there it was ever. Call these guys immediately and seal they can provide you with the most amazing opportunities to succeed. Whether it's residential commercial or different type of insurance claim this company has your back. Call these guys today and see exactly what they can do for you in the future and see how they can help you with any form of Tulsa disaster restoration today.
Definitely contact the amazing professionals at the 24/7 disaster group today so they can give you the best structural framing repairs to make sure that you don't have a phone structure. That's the most beneficial thing because nobody wants to have a roof all in on them all the trying to sleep or conduct business. As well as that they are ready to make sure that all the remains of the disaster up and swept away. This is the most intelligent Tulsa disaster restoration around because there ready to give you the best services by far so call them immediately and see what they can do for you in the future.
If you are experiencing water damage deafly contact professionals at the disaster group today so they can help you be satisfied with this whole process. There is a really significant chance getting mold so you want some it's can go in there to make sure that these structures completely dry and free of any excess water built up. As well as bug infestations water left behind from disaster can be very life-threatening. Reach out to these guys today and see what they can offer you in the future because they are ready to help you achieve the most amazing opportunities in the future.
Make sure you reach out to the professionals at 24/7 disaster group and see just what they can do for you in the future. If you have some sort of fire smoke damage definitely give this place a call today. Not only are they familiar with handling any form of ash or debris removal these guys know exactly what to do to make sure they get the best service around. They're also very proficient in performing emergency board of services to make sure you can protect anybody from stumbling into the wrong place. Call now and see exactly what they can offer you in the future and see exactly how they can help you be satisfied with this company today.
Makes you call the professionals at the 24/7 disaster group today and see how they can provide you with the most premium level of opportunities by far. You'll love working with these guys because they are hands down the best Tulsa disaster restoration company around. Call them today at 918-779-4900 were check out their website at 247disastergroup.com to see exactly what they can do for you and how they can provide you with the most modern conveniences. Feel free to call them at your earliest convenience guys are ready to help you right now.
If you are ready for the trusted name and disaster cleanup and definitely call the professionals at the 24/7 disaster group today. These guys can go all out to make sure they can restore your building to the way it was before. This is the premium Tulsa disaster restoration company because they really do care by giving you a store building they can actually find usable. Reach out to these guys today and see exactly what they can do for you in the future because are ready to be there when an emergency happens within the hour.
Definitely reach out to the professionals at the disaster group at your earliest convenience whenever wind or storm damage has affected you. They're ready to go in and take care of your structure and get any form of tree or maybe even debris removal done right. Also there ready to give you the new roofs and flashings to make sure that everything is sealed up tight and there won't be any structural integrity losses with this service today. Call now and see exactly what they can offer you in the future because these guys are ready to help you out and provided most premium opportunities to succeed by far.
If you're looking for the Tulsa disaster restoration they can provide you with amenities to your next water damage incidents and definitely call the professionals at the 24/7 disaster group today. These guys know exactly what to do when it comes to making sure your air-conditioning system is not actually going to slowly harm you and your health. There to go into your HVAC system and make sure that it is fully decontaminated and that all of your docs are clean as a whistle. Call these guys today and see what they can help you with today and provide you with the most premium level of cleaning and removal of a disaster.
Make sure you call these professionals whenever you're looking to have your structure treated for smoke and fire damage today. The amazing people at the 24/7 disaster group are ready to go all out to make sure you get the most impeccable Tulsa disaster restoration service around. Feel free to call the professionals today and see exactly what they can do for you and how they can make sure that you have a complete redesign and reconstruction service at your fingertips as well.
Reach out to the professionals at 24/7 disaster group today by calling them at 918-779-4900 and see exactly what they can do for you in the future. Call right now and see exactly how they can provide the most premium level success and make sure they can get the most benefits from this amazing company today. They are the best choice when it comes to your next Tulsa disaster restoration because they really do care about you. They're ready to get you those new roofs or provide you with any sewer repair that you might it experiencing as well. Call today and see what they can do for you in the future because they want to provide you with all the amenities you could ever need today.


Reseller hosting business allows you to create, manage, and operate the back-end of websites, email messages and domains management to your company whilst others as well. Achievement of your web hosting business is based on how you select a reliable reseller hosting specialist? This entire article will assist you to know how to start up a successful web hosting business. Select a hosting provider that delivers worth service for a relatively low cost. If you're a first-time reseller, you should pick a volume low cost reseller. It might be important to consider the features and attributes of provider carefully ahead of purchasing an individual. Choose a hosting provider that may be known for getting reliable, because their imp source how to start web hosting india of your hosting business. After preparing reseller hosting business you now need to know out of where to start web hosting business marketing and decide which specific niche market to compliment. Identify the potential customers and what kind of services and products they are going to buy. In case you are deciding to begin with own web hosting business, then prepare yourself to pay for huge amount. For every month you need to pay price for cpanel/whm $35, whmcs $30, machine cost $100+ and other secureness and handling application will probably be $50 as well as. That means with owned storage space cost close to around $2500+ every year. On the other aspect if you choose reseller web hosting then you may need to pay only $250 for time.


The objective of this work was to develop an environmental friendly method for the effective utilization of coir fibre by adopting steam pre-treatment. The retting of the coconut bunch makes strong environmental problems which can be avoided by this method. Chemical characterization of the fibre during each processing stages confirmed the increase of cellulose content from raw (40%) to final steam treated fibres (93%). Morphological and dynamic light scattering analyses of the fibres at different processing stages revealed that the isolation of cellulose nano fibres occur in the final step of the process as an aqueous suspension. FT-IR and XRD analysis demonstrated that the treatments lead to the gradual removal of lignin and hemicelluloses from the fibres. The existence of strong lignin–cellulose complex in the raw coir fibre is proved by its enhanced thermal stability. Steam explosion has been proved to be a green method to expand the application areas of coir fibre.


text:
package app.util;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Saves the QR code image to the device's internal memory and retrieves it from there.
 */
public class FileService {

    /**
     * Saves the QR code image to the internal memory of the device.
     *
     * @param context application context
     * @param qrBitmap the image that is saved
     * @param filename the file name of the saved image
     */
    public static void storeQRtoInternalStorage(Context context, Bitmap qrBitmap, String filename) {
        if (qrBitmap == null) {
            return;
        }

        FileOutputStream out = null;
        try {
            out = context.openFileOutput(filename, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
            boolean success = qrBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out);
            if (success) {
                // Successfully saved!
            } else {
                // Something went wrong!
            }
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            if (out != null) try {
                out.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reads the saved QR code image from the internal memory.
     *
     * @param context application context
     * @param filename the file name of the saved image
     * @return the image that is fetched from the internal memory
     */
    public static Bitmap readQRfromInternalStorage(Context context, String filename) {
        try {
            FileInputStream input = context.openFileInput(filename);
            return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
(function () {
'use strict';
var module = angular.module('fim.base');
module.controller('InspectorPluginInspectModalController', function (items, $modalInstance, $scope, $timeout, $location, $rootScope) {

  $rootScope.$on("$routeChangeStart", function (event, next, current) {
    $timeout(function () { $scope.close(); }, 1000, false);
  });

  $scope.items = items;
  var order = items.order ? items.order.split(',') : [];

  $scope.close = function () {
    $modalInstance.close($scope.items);
  }

  $scope.goToAccount = function (id_rs) {
    $timeout(function () {
      $location.path('/accounts/'+id_rs);
    });
    $scope.close();
  }

  $scope.goToAsset = function (asset_id, issuerRS) {
    var engine = issuerRS.indexOf('NXT-') == 0 ? 'nxt' : 'fimk';
    $timeout(function () {
      $location.path('/assets/'+engine+'/'+asset_id);
    });
    $scope.close();
  }

  function renderTable(object) {
    var s = ['

'];
    var sorted = []
    angular.forEach(object, function (value, key) {
      sorted.push({key: key, value: value});
    });
    if (order.length > 0) {
      sorted.sort(function (a, b) {
        a = order.indexOf(a.key);
        b = order.indexOf(b.key);
        a = a == -1 ? Number.MAX_VALUE : a;
        b = b == -1 ? Number.MAX_VALUE : b;
        if (a  b) { return 1;  }
        return 0;
      });
    }
    angular.forEach(sorted, function (tuple) {
      renderObject(s, 0, tuple.key, tuple.value, items.translator||{});
    });
    s.push('

');
    return s.join('');
  }

  /* @returns Array [label, value] */
  function translate(_translator, key, value) {
    return _translator && _translator[key] ? _translator[key].call(null, value) : [key, value];
  }

  function capitalize(s) {
    return (typeof s == 'string') ? (s[0].toUpperCase() + s.slice(1)) : s;
  }

  function renderRow(s, indent, name, value, translator) {
    var tuple = translate(translator, name, value);
    s.push('
');
    s.push('',capitalize(tuple[0]),'	');
    s.push('',tuple[1],'	');
    s.push('
');
  }

  function renderObject(s, indent, name, object, translator) {
    var t = typeof object;
    if (t=='number'||t=='string'||t=='function'||t=='boolean'||object==null||object==undefined) {
      renderRow(s, indent, name, object, translator);
    }
    else {
      renderRow(s, indent, name, '');
      angular.forEach(object, function (value, key) {
        renderObject(s, indent+10, key, value, translator[name]||{});
      });
    }
  }

  $scope.tableHTML = renderTable(items.object);
});
})();


Republic Photo Frames 2018 is the latest Photo Frames.
Republic Photo Frames has variety of Republic Frames.
- Share your photo with social media like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp etc.
- You can add text on frames with different styles and colors.
- Use classic collection of smiley and stickers to make your pic wonderful.
Republic Photo Frames is completely free download.
Don't Forget To Write Review.


text:
Tag Archives: Ernest Hemingway
The Writer's Drug of Choice
Posted by jrbenjamin in Interview, Literature, Writing
≈ Comments Off on The Writer's Drug of Choice
Alcohol, Art, Caffeine, Coffee, Drugs, Ernest Hemingway, Hysteria, John Bennet, literature, Oliver Sacks, Sasha Weiss, The New Yorker, tobacco, writers, Writing
Interviewer: John, you've been an editor for a very long time, and I imagine that you've worked with writers who have used various drugs to stimulate their writing.
John Bennet, New Yorker editor: Mostly caffeine and tobacco, and drugs of that nature. And simple hysteria.
I think it's pretty hard to really write a complicated piece of writing if you're hallucinating. That's not to say that many of these writers haven't done that in the past. But when they're actually producing, they rely on caffeine, which is of course a drug.
Most writers I know write better than they're able to write. That's to say if it's a good writer, he or she can write a great piece. But they do it by dent of great personal sacrifice. They tend to adrenalize themselves, whether it's with caffeine or with just simple hysteria or panic, into this highly agitated state, whereby they are able to produce writing of the quality that they want to produce — that otherwise they feel they can't produce.
And in general I must say it's a rather destructive process to watch, when you work with writers who essentially have nervous breakdowns every time they have to write a piece. Which means it's really a damnable profession, writing, because most people who are writers tend to be miserable — at least when they're writing.
Bennet, exchanging words with Sasha Weiss, story editor for the New York Times Magazine, in his joint interview with Oliver Sacks for The New Yorker Out Loud (Bennet's remarks start at around 19:30 in the audio above).
You'll find Sacks's longer takes on this stuff in his highly acclaimed new memoir On the Move, which I plan to pick up in the coming weeks.
Why I think the novel will never die
Why are so many writers alcoholics?
Why the world's greatest advertiser added four words to a beggar's sign
Why the World's Greatest Advertising Man Added Four Words to a Beggar's Sign
Posted by jrbenjamin in Writing
Ad, Advertising, Art, Arthur C. Clarke, Creativity, David Ogilvy, Design, Ernest Hemingway, Frank Chimero, Mad Man, Mad Men, Story, Storytelling, The Shape of Design, Writing
"There's an old story about David Ogilvy, one of the original mad men that established the dominance of the advertising field in the 50s and 60s, that seems to deal with storytelling as an avenue to create empathy. One morning on his walk to work, Ogilvy saw a beggar with a sign around his neck.
The poor man slouched in a corner and would occasionally hold the cup up to his ear to give it a rattle, because he was unable to tell how much money was in it by looking. Most days, the beggar didn't hear much. Ogilvy was in good spirits that day. It was late April in New York, when the air is beginning to warm, and there's a peaceful pause before the city falls into the oppressive heat of summer. He decided to help the beggar, and dropped a contribution into the cup. Ogilvy explained what he did for a living when the beggar thanked him, and he asked for permission to modify the sign around the man's neck. Upon receiving consent, he took the sign and added a few words.
That night, on his way home, Ogilvy said hello to the beggar, and was pleased to see his cup overflowing. The beggar, frazzled with his success, and uncertain of what Ogilvy did to the sign, asked what words were added.
IT IS SPRING AND
Ogilvy was able to create empathy in the passersby, who would have ignored the blind man, by adding a story."
From The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero (You can download the entirety of this book on Chimero's website).
Ernest Hemingway was once at lunch with a smattering of friends and other writers. As they waited for the bill, he made a wager with the table, betting that he could tell an entire story in just six words. Once his skeptical dining companions had eagerly tossed their bills into the center of the table, Hemingway jotted on a napkin and passed it around for each to read. On it was the six-word story: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Not one person at the table raised an objection as Hemingway smirked and scooped up the pile of cash.
Ogilvy's ten rules for writing
Sebastian Junger confronts the question of how to understand your relationship to your audience
I took every book I read last year and reviewed each in a sentence
John Updike on Falling Airplanes and His Faith in a Fallen World
Posted by jrbenjamin in Religion
Archimedes, Autobiography, Biography, Christianity, Church Going, Donna Tartt, Ernest Hemingway, Experience, Faith, G.K. Chesterton, Hitch-22, John Updike, Joseph Conrad, Julian Barnes, Karl Barth, Life, memoir, Miguel de Unamuno, Mortality, Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Philip Larkin, Proof of God, religion, Rudyard Kipling, Søren Kierkegaard, Self-Consciousness: Memoirs, Speak Memory, T.S. Eliot, The Secret History
"Early in my adolescence, trapped within the airtight case for atheism, I made this logical formulation:
1. If God does not exist, the world is a horror-show.
2. The world is not a horror-show.
3. Therefore, God exists.
The second premise, of course, is the weaker; newspapers and biology lessons daily suggest that it is a horror show, of landslides and plagues and massacres and falling airplanes and incessant carnivorousness… Yet this and all bad news merits reporting because our general expectation is for good: an instinctive vision of health and peace underlies our horror stories. Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we only have to be still to experience. Habit and accustomedness have painted over pure gold with a dull paint that can, however, be scratched away, to reveal the shining under-base. The world is good, our intuition is, confirming its Creator's appraisal as reported in the first chapter of Genesis.
During that same adolescence, I reluctantly perceived of the Christian religion I had been born into that almost no one believed it, believed it really — not its ministers, nor its pillars like my father and his father before him. Though signs of belief (churches, public prayers, mottos on coins) existed everywhere, when you moved toward Christianity it disappeared, as fog solidly opaque in the distance thins to transparency when you walk into it. I decided I nevertheless would believe. I found a few authors, a very few — Chesterton, Eliot, Unamuno, Kierkegaard, Karl Barth — who helped me believe. Under the shelter that I improvised from their pages I have lived my life. I rarely read them now; my life is mostly lived. God is the God of the living, though His priests and executors, to keep order and to force the world into a convenient mould, will always want to make Him the God of the dead, the God who chastises life and forbids and says No. What I felt, in that basement Sunday school of Grace Lutheran Church in Shillington, was a clumsy attempt to extend a Yes, a blessing, and I accepted that blessing, offering in return only a nickel a week and my art, my poor little art…
My writing here about my religion feels forced — done at the behest of others, of hypothetical 'autobiography' readers. Done, I believe, in an attempt to comfort some younger reader as once I was comforted by Chesterton and Unamuno… But there seems, my having gone this unfortunately far, still this to say: One believes not merely to dismiss from one's life a degrading and immobilizing fear of death but to possess that Archimedean point outside the world from which to move the world. The world cannot provide its own measure and standards; these must come, strangely, from outside, or a sorry hedonism and brute opportunism result — a greedy panicked heart and substance abuse. The world punishes us for taking it too seriously as well as for not taking it seriously enough."
From John Updike's magisterial Self-Consciousness: Memoirs.
Well, it's beautifully written. That'll be your initial reaction to Self-Consciousness. No, let me rephrase: Wow, it's beautifully written. Updike is a writer who pulls the sublime from effortless, conversational sentences, affirming his reflection that "to give the mundane its beautiful due" was the purpose of his writing style. And man, do you feel the power of that impulse in these memoirs.
Typically, a writer's memoir is not really about his or her lived-life. Writers are not boring people, but they often do, when viewed from the outside, lead boring lives. Sure Conrad manned a steamer in the Congo and Kipling was deployed with a battalion in India and Hemingway drank his way through every bullring in Cuba. But that was a century ago. Nowadays, as writing has become largely professionalized, the pulse of a writer's life has slowed significantly. A writer's craft is a solitary and silent one, done with a pen and a pad, at the desk, day after day. So his memoir must concern matters beyond the workaday. Just to stick to some covered on this blog: Martin Amis's memoir is about family; Christopher Hitchens's is about friendship; Nabokov's is about education. John Updike's is about faith (and sex, as he could never avoid the subject).
At the conclusion of one of the finest contemporary novels I've read, Donna Tartt's The Secret History, the young protagonist Richard Papen wonders if he possesses a singular fatal flaw. "I have always mistaken beautiful or intelligent people for good" is his paragraph-long confession paraphrased, an admission which, upon reading, spurred within me a pang of recognition ("I'm busted"). And so too it is with writers. Beautiful prose can hide myriad sins of logic. So it's essential when reading excerpts like the one above (found on pages 230-235) that you do not fall lazily into the ease of the prose, surrendering the critical faculties that such dense epistemology demands.
There is more to say here, but I will leave it for another day. Perhaps for when I post another section from Self-Consciousness. Still, there are two relevant sources concerning Updike's final point about seriousness which may add some flavor to the discussion:
From Nothing to Be Frightened, Julian Barnes's memoir about mortality (see: there's always one unifying theme).
But if life is viewed as… something dependent on a greater reality elsewhere, then it becomes at the same time less valuable and more serious. Those parts of the world where religion has drained away and there is a general acknowledgement that this short stretch of time is all we have, are not, on the whole, more serious places than those where heads are still jerked by the cathedral's bell… On the whole, they yield to a frenetic materialism. [emphasis mine]
There is also Philip Larkin's exquisite poem "Church Going," where the writer wanders into a church and in the final stanza muses on its perennial significance:
A serious house on serious earth it is,
In whose blent air all our compulsions meet,
Are recognized, and robed as destinies.
And that much never can be obsolete,
Since someone will forever be surprising
A hunger in himself to be more serious
Not to put too fine a point on the issue, but I think the contemporary American Church, with its Hollywood aesthetic and prosperity gospel, has lost much of that crucial, validating seriousness.
Updike, who died in 2009, would have been 82 this week.
G.K. Chesterton's defends his faith from cynics
Updike and a host of other thinkers reflect on whether we can simply assume God's existence
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga dissects how evolutionary psychology intersects with Christian docrine
Hemingway's First Letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posted by jrbenjamin in Literature
A.E. Hotchner, Antonio Ordonez, bull fighting, cats, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fishing, Gertrude Stein, heaven, letter, literature, Midnight in Paris, Spain, Woody Allen, Zelda Fitzgerald
Burguete, Naverre, Spain.
July 1 [1925] –
Dear Scott –
We are going in to Pamplona tomorrow. Been trout fishing here. How are you? And how is Zelda?
I am feeling better than I've ever felt — haven't drunk any thing but wine since I left Paris. God it has been wonderful country. But you hate country. All right omit description of country. I wonder what your idea of heaven would be — A beautiful vacuum filled with wealthy monogamists. All powerful and members of the best families all drinking themselves to death. And hell would probably an ugly vacuum full of poor polygamists unable to obtain booze or with chronic stomach disorders that they called secret sorrows.
To me a heaven would be a big bull ring with me holding two barrera seats and a trout stream outside that no one else was allowed to fish in and two lovely houses in the town; one where I would have my wife and children and be monogamous and love them truly and well and the other where I would have my nine beautiful mistresses on 9 different floors and one house would be fitted up with special copies of the Dial printed on soft tissue and kept in the toilets on every floor and in the other house we would use the American Mercury and the New Republic. Then there would be a fine church like in Pamplona where I could go and be confessed on the way from one house to the other and I would get on my horse and ride out with my son to my bull ranch named Hacienda Hadley and toss coins to all my illegitimate children that lined the road. I would write out at the Hacienda and send my son in to lock the chastity belts onto my mistresses because someone had just galloped up with the news that a notorious monogamist named Fitzgerald had been seen riding toward the town at the head of a company of strolling drinkers.
Well anyway were going into town tomorrow early in the morning. Write me at the /
Hotel Quintana
Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.
So long and love to Zelda from us both –
A letter from Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald sent on July 1st, 1925. You'll find it and other gems from their correspondence in The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 2, 1923-1925.
The journey Hemingway was making, to the Fiesta de San Fermin at Pamplona, would provide the semi-autobiographical basis of The Sun Also Rises.
The two men had met at the Dingo Bar in Paris in May of that year, yet already in this letter we see Hemingway's mixture of affection and condescension toward Fitzgerald. The truth, which Fitzgerald undoubtedly knew (though perhaps not yet), was that Zelda and Hemingway had a reciprocal distaste for one another; they did not, and never could, get along.
She thought he was a "materialistic mystic," "a professional he-man," and "a pansy with hair on his chest." He thought she was debauched and psychotic alcoholic, a corrosive influence who purposefully interfered with Scott's writing by spiking his anxiety and sapping his creative energy. Both seem to have been partially correct, though each failed to see their own relative flaws, most likely because they each coveted Scott's attention. Zelda did distract Scott from his writing: in his journal he described June and July of 1925 as, "1000 parties and no work." And Hemingway did often overplay the masculine card: perhaps he was always conscientious of the fact that he could never be more butch than Gertrude Stein.
The tension between Zelda and Hemingway is amusingly contextualized in Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris.
Below: Hemingway in Zaragoza, Spain. In the top pictures he chats with Spanish matador Antonio Ordonez before a bullfight, and takes in the fight with his friend A.E. Hotchner. In the bottom pictures he is home on the couch, then feeding his cat, Cristobal Colon, one of six he had at the time.
Ernest Hemingway in Paris
Posted by jrbenjamin in Film, Humor, Speeches
Ernest Hemingway, Love, Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson, Woody Allen
"The assignment was to take the hill. There were four of us, five if you counted Vicente, but he had lost his hand when a grenade went off and couldn't fight as could when I first met him. And he was young and brave, and the hill was soggy from days of rain. And it sloped down toward a road and there were many German soldiers on the road. And the idea was to aim for the first group, and if our aim was true we could delay them.
Have you ever made love to a truly great woman?…And when you make love to her you feel true and beautiful passion, and you for at least that moment lose your fear of death… I believe that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. All cowardice comes from not loving, or not loving well, which is the same thing. And when the man who is brave and true looks death squarely in the face like some rhino hunters I know, or Belmonte, who's truly brave, it is because they love with sufficient passion to push death out of their minds. Until the return that it does to all men. And then you must make really good love again. Think about it."
From Woody Allen's movie Midnight in Paris.
Martin Luther King: What Does the Story of the Good Samaritan Teach Us?


text:
Free Kindle eBooks | Architecture |
KHUFU AND HIS GREAT PYRAMID by Robert Crielly
Genre: Arts & Photography, Nonfiction, Architecture / Size: 162 pages / Free from 17 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Athens for beginners. An instructive tour in Plaka: Culture Hikes in Continental Greece by Denis Roubien
Genre: Arts & Photography, History, Europe, Nonfiction, Architecture, Travel / Size: 74 pages / Free from 17 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Weekend Living At The Cabin: A Practical Guide To Creating An Inspired Weekend Retreat by Janie Burlingame
Have you ever dreamed of owning a weekend retreat? Do you long to spend more quality time with your family and friends? Is your life so busy that you rarely take the time to slow down and enjoy the world around you? Weekend Living at the Cabin will inspire you to create a wonderful weekend...
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Gardening & Horticulture, How-to & Home Improvements, Interior Design, Arts & Photography, Architecture / Size: 153 pages / Free from 13 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
How to Delete Books From Your Kindle Library: A step by step guide to delete books off your fire tablet device, add books, mange kindle content, troubleshooting common problems (tips and tricks) by April Smith
Genre: Arts & Photography, Architecture / Size: 51 pages / Free from 11 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
CLIENT MAGNETS: HOW TO ATTRACT AND WIN MORE CLIENTS: Simple Strategies to Grow your Creative, Design or Freelance Business by Stephen Mayall
Free video training for creatives and designers - get the 5 step system I've been developing for the past 9 years: newedgemarketing.co.uk/roadmap (just copy and paste into your browser)Client Magnets are what bring clients to YOU.They're an irresistible force that draw clients to your webs...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Photography, Business & Investing, Marketing & Sales, Computers & Technology, Microsoft, Web Marketing, Nonfiction, Professional & Technical, Accounting & Finance, Architecture / Size: 66 pages / Free from 11 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Archaeology:: The Secret Wonders Of The World by Alexis Woodbine
A deeper understanding and insight of life before the modern era. Archaeology is the study of the human past from its material remains and therefore can make use of every conceivable subject in both arts and science. This factor gives it wide appeal and allows everyone to be involved. How...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Nonfiction, Architecture, Travel, Specialty Travel / Size: Unknown / Free from 09 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Migration Ready Tiny House: Patent Pending U.S. PTO 62231469 070615 by Robert Fenton Gary
This is my Patent Pending 62231469 070615 is search of a backer who will help me bring it to the final granted patent stage, and then on to the product stage. If you are such a potential backer please contact me on Facebook.
This books describes in detail how to build a migrat...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Nonfiction, Architecture / Size: Unknown / Free from 08 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Building Green: Environmental Architects and the Struggle for Sustainability in Mumbai by Anne Rademacher
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Building Green explores the experience of environmental architects in Mumbai, one of the world's most populous and ...
Genre: Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Architecture, Science & Math, History & Philosophy / Size: 224 pages / Free from 08 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Keto Bread: Keto Bread Cookbook For Beginners To Pro: 200+ Simple And Easy Keto Bread Recipes For Burning Your Heavy Weight by Dr Alice Green
This is an awesome "Keto Bread" cookbook for burning your heavy weight.Enjoy delicious "Keto Bread" with your friends and family.Why delay?"Click on "BUY NOW" button....
Genre: Arts & Photography, Architecture / Size: 278 pages / Free from 08 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Weight Watchers Instant Pot Freestyle SmartPoints Cookbook #2020: The Most Effective Fat Loss Program for Everyone with Easy Mouth-watering Smart Point Recipes by Chloe Bennet
★★BONUS★★: Buy a paperback copy of this book today and the Kindle version will be available to you Absolutely FREE (Only For Amazon US Customers)Amazing collection of quick, easy & delicious Smart Points recipes for the incredibly popular Instant PotWeight Watchers Instant Pot Free...
50 Literary Masterworks: Volume #2 by Marcel Proust
Genre: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction, Literary Fiction, Architecture / Size: Unknown / Free from 05 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
BONSAI (A COMPLETE GUIDE): An Explanatory & Complete Guide On How to Grow & Care For Your Bonsai Plant by Jewella Debbie
BONSAI(A COMPLETE GUIDE) An Explanatory & Complete Guide On How to Grow & Care For Your Bonsai PlantThe art of bonsai, is rightly called an art because it's not just a destination but a journey. It's a very interesting choice of ornamental to cultivate, whether for beginners or expert...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Crafts & Hobbies, Gardening & Horticulture, Architecture / Size: Unknown / Free from 04 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Vastu 360: Simple way to organize your home by Sony P.H.D., Dr. V. Y.
Genre: Arts & Photography, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Interior Design, Nonfiction, Architecture, Religion & Spirituality, Other Eastern Religions / Size: 262 pages / Free from 30 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Super Speed Reading: Triple Your Reading Speed, Develop A Laser Sharp Memory, Accelerate Your Learning And Master Any Skill Or Subject (Become Faster Smarter Sharper) by Scott Chapman
EXPOSED: "Discover How to Read 1,000 Words Per Minute… And Remember Everything With Pinpoint Accuracy"What if you had the ability to triple your reading speed, accelerate your learning, memorize more in less time, Stay focused, ignore distractions and interruptions whenever you neede...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Health, Fitness & Dieting, Psychology & Counseling, Self-Help, Memory Improvement, Education & Reference, Schools & Teaching, Architecture, Test Preparation, Words, Language & Grammar, Science & Math, Mathematics / Size: 352 pages / Free from 30 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Earthship Chronicles: The magical tale of a man who self built his self sufficient luxurious earthship home with no experience or training. by Alex Leeor
If you are thinking about one day building your own eco home or want to live self-sufficiently then this book is for you! It is written for people who have little to no technical knowledge or experience. It is not only a great learning resource but also a very fun and exciting journey and ...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Nonfiction, Architecture / Size: 138 pages / Free from 27 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
The Joy Delivered Duet by Lauren Blakely
Seductive Nights: The Standalone Novels is a box set of the two New York Times Bestselling standalone novels in the wildly popular SEDUCTIVE NIGHTS series by bestselling romance author Lauren Blakely.
NIGHTS WITH HIM
Jack Sullivan is a Sex Toy Mogul.
An extremely...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, Computers & Technology, History, Literature & Fiction, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Comics & Graphic Novels, Manga, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Quick & Easy, Special Occasions, Humor & Entertainment, Mov / Size: 573 pages / Free from 03 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Cook like a Ninja with Pressure Cooker: 500 Everyday Recipes for Real Foodie by Lia Reyner
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Special Appliances, Arts & Photography, Architecture / Size: 280 pages / Free from 02 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
WEIGHT WATCHERS COOKBOOK 2019-2020: 700 Easy & Delicious WW SmartPoints Recipes For Rapid Weight Loss & Heal Your Body: Family-Favorite Meals You Can Make For Under $10 by Brown MD, Dr. Robert
The Official Weight Watchers CookbookHeart diseases and diabetes are majorly attributed to dietary habits. Therefore, there is need to change our eating habits if we are going to live long by avoiding or lowering the risks of suffering from these ailments.It is essential that we mind our ...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Interior Design, Architecture / Size: 217 pages / Free from 24 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
The Keto Diet: The Complete Guide for beginners with More Than 150 Delectable Recipes to Lose Weight and Live a Healthy Life (Ketogenic Diet Weight Loss Challenge in 2 Week) by Evelyn Lozada
★★★★ A GIFT IS READY FOR YOU! TAKE THE PAPERBACK VERSION AND RECEIVE THE KINDLE E-BOOK FOR FREE !!Why choose the Keto Diet?Evelyn Lozada brings an entirely new approach to achieving health, healing, weight loss, and happiness through a keto-adapted lifestyle with The Keto Diet.A on...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Architecture / Size: 254 pages / Free from 21 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
The Deal (Off-Campus Book 1) by Elle Kennedy
She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy…
Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to ...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Computers & Technology, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Special Occasions, Humor & Entertainment, Movies & Video, Pop Culture, Gay & Lesbia / Size: 342 pages / Free from 28 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Air Fryer Cookbook: 250 Recipes for Everyday Cooking Designed for Two People by Steven D. Shaw
Genre: Arts & Photography, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Meals, Special Occasions, Nonfiction, Architecture / Size: 316 pages / Free from 18 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Secrets, Stories and Scandals of Ten Welsh Follies. by Graham Watkins
Secrets,Stories and Scandals of Ten Welsh Follies contains the stories behind ten weird and wonderful Welsh buildings.If you enjoy unusual tales, quirky human history and delight in the ridiculous and the vain you will enjoy this book. Discover why...The undefeated American Boxing Champion...
Genre: Arts & Photography, History, Europe, Nonfiction, Architecture / Size: 71 pages / Free from 13 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Hardball: (A Sports Romance Standalone) by CD Reiss
Are you ready to meet Dash Wallace?
He's a pro baseball player with a problem.
And Vivian Foster is just the woman to make it worse.
Meet them both in this new kinky billionaire series done up in CD Reiss style.
(Cover and blurb will change. Title might as we...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Computers & Technology, History, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Cooking by Ingredient, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Professional Cooking, Qu / Size: 200 pages / Free from 30 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Breaking Ryann (Bad Boy Reformed 3) by Alyssa Rae Taylor
He promised to leave me alone, but that was a lie. I should have known he'd have this pull on me—seeping through my skin and into my bones, burning me from the outside in. It's just like when we were kids, and I can no longer avoid him. I've accepted it, but what will it take to co...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, Computers & Technology, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Baking, Cooking by Ingredient, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Professional Cooking, Special Occasions, Humor & Ent / Size: 210 pages / Free from 28 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
IMMORTAL MATCHMAKERS, INC. (Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. Series Book 1) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Because dysfunctional immortals need love, too... From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (STANDALONE STORY w/ teaser for next book)SEVEN DAYS TO GO FROM LETHAL IMMORTAL ASSASSIN TO PRINCE CHARMING. DOES HE STAND A CHANCE?Demigod Andrus Gray may look like ever...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, Computers & Technology, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Baking, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Quick & Easy, Special Occasions, H / Size: 199 pages / Free from 28 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Ryker (Kings of Korruption MC Book 1) by Geri Glenn
Ever since I was a little girl, I've taken care of everyone around me, including my self-centered older sister, Anna. When her poor choices make us targets of the Devil's Rejects Motorcycle Club, I grab her and we run like hell. A new city, a new job, a new life....
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, Computers & Technology, History, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Baking, Cooking by Ingredient, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Professional Cooking, Quick & Easy, Special Occasions, Humo / Size: 228 pages / Free from 05 January 2021 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Emphatic (Soul Serenade Book 1) by Kaylee Ryan
There comes a point in your life where you have to say enough is enough.
I wasted my college years on a guy who played with my head, played with my heart. I was blinded by the fairytale, the one that didn't exist.
The day I gave up on the idea of happily ever a...
The Dungeoneers by Jeffery Russell
After five years as a city guard, Durham's horizontal career trajectory adds a corkscrew when a misdelivered order assigns him to caravan duty for an eclectic group of Dwarves who hire themselves out as professional dungeoneers.
No ruler wants to leave a powerful magical weapon ...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, Computers & Technology, History, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Professional Cookin / Size: 334 pages / Free from 30 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride: A Light, Funny Paranormal Romance (Nocturne Falls Book 1) by Kristen Painter
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year.
The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.
Living in...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Fashion, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Children's eBooks, Arts, Music & Photography, History, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Computers & Technology, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Cooking by Ingredient, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Pro / Size: 370 pages / Free from 28 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews
Cicada Spring: A Novel by Christian Galacar
On a warm May evening in the spring of 1979, the people of Heartsridge, Massachusetts, are living the American dream. Families are gathered for barbecues. Kids are playing in front yards. Gardens are being kept. Meanwhile, Kara Price stumbles home through the woods, raped and beaten, her l...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Individual Artists, Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Personal Finance, Children's eBooks, Computers & Technology, History, Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mysteries & Detectives, Geography & Cultures, Biographies, Holidays & Celebrations, Sports & Outdoors, Manga, Databases, Microsoft, Software, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Cooking by Ingredient, Culinary Arts & Techniques, Drinks & Beverages, Meals, Special Occasions, Humor & Enter / Size: 368 pages / Free from 27 December 2020 PDT/PST 5 reviews


Ms. Takeda's musical endeavours have taken her into various different music genres including jazz, baroque, contemporary and free improvisation. A native of North Vancouver, Canada, Grace began her studies on the violin at the age of four after being awed and inspired by Sailor Neptune, a character from her formerly favourite tv show Sailor Moon, playing Boccherini's Minuet. At the age of six, she started taking piano lessons, following in her older sister's footsteps. Grace equally loved playing on both instruments but since multitasking isn't quite her forte, she decided to concentrate on the violin in which she obtained her Bachelor of Music at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Her love of lower frequencies prompted her to switch to the viola at the age of 21 and has not turned back since. She is currently a Master of Music student at The Juilliard School studying with Misha Amory of the Brentano String Quartet. Her past mentors have included violist, Andre Roy, violinists; Mark Fewer, Denise Lupien, Akira Nagai, Heilwig von Koenigsloew and pianist, Kathy Bjorseth. When she is not practicing, Grace loves to bake various types of cookies, muffins and cakes as well as reading psychology articles, and hiking different degrees of mountains.