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How to Collect and Save Vegetable Seeds for Next Year
By Caty Weaver
Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which can grow into plants if harvested and stored correctly.
Late summer is the perfect time to start collecting them, reports Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano. She warns upfront about the importance of the fruit you choose for seeds.
Make sure the seeds are from plants that are heirloom, or open-pollinated, kinds. These are plants in their original forms. Their seeds will produce plants with the same qualities as their parents.
This August 12, 2020, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a harvest of homegrown vegetables in Glen Head, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
Hybridized plants usually produce the vegetables sold in big food stores. They are created by breeding two or more different kinds of plants to capture the best qualities of each. Attempting to grow seeds from hybrids will not lead to happy harvesting, however.
The resulting plants will not have the expected qualities but instead carry the genes of just one of its parents. And, it is impossible to identify which parent that will be. For this reason, it is best not to grow seeds from store-bought food.
Many plants become cross-pollinated in the garden. Pollinators, other insects, animals and wind spread pollen from one plant to another. To ensure the seeds you collect will grow into plants that match their parents, give them space! Place different kinds of the same crop as far apart as possible when planting a home garden.
To avoid cross-pollination surprises, plant only one kind of each vegetable from which to harvest seeds. If you want to save tomato seeds, for example, grow only one kind of tomato in your garden.
If that feels too limiting, go ahead and experiment. Choose heirloom plants so the risks from cross-pollination are reduced. The plants will be fine even if they are not what you expected.
Store seeds in a cool, dry place in a covered glass jar or paper envelope away from ripening fruit. The temporary addition of a drying element to the jar will remove any remaining wetness. But remove it after a few days to avoid over-drying.
Here is how to collect and save seeds from some common homegrown crops.
At the end of the growing season, lettuce plants will grow a flower that will develop seed heads. The process is called bolting and the seed heads are called a puff.
When the puff is dry, remove the stem. Put the puff in a paper bag, close the bag and shake. The seeds will come off the flower and fall to the bottom of the bag.
Basil seeds are tiny, so separating them from the small flower is a slow and careful process. When plants bolt at the end of the season, permit flowers to remain until they fade completely. Clip them off and place them in a sieve. Then use your fingers to push them against the bottom of the sieve.
Beets and carrots
Beet and carrot plants produce seeds only in their second year, after a period of cold storage. In areas with cold winters, simply leave plants in the ground over winter.
In warm climates, you have to create "winter" indoors: At the end of the first season, cut the plants down to 5 centimeters. Carefully dig up roots, and store them in a refrigerator or other cool place. Replant them outdoors the following spring.
When the leaves of second-year beet plants turn brown, remove the seed stalk from the top of the plant and place it in a paper bag. Store in a cool, dry place for at least two weeks, then give the bag a good shake to separate the seeds. Pour them onto a plate and blow on them to separate the chaff.
Let second-year carrot flowers dry on the plant, cut them off, and dry them further in a paper bag for a week or two. Then treat them in the same way as beets.
Choose the best-looking pepper from your healthiest plant and let it remain on the plant until it is overripe and wrinkled. Slice it in half and remove the seeds. Throw away any that are discolored or otherwise undesirable. Spread seeds in a single level on thick paper and let them dry in a warm place. Do not put them in direct sunlight. Shake the seeds around from time to time to ensure even drying. The process should take about a week.
Permit an eggplant to over-ripen on the plant until it becomes hard and wrinkled, and loses its shine and color. Cut it open, remove its seeds and place them in a bowl of water. Stir the water to wash off anything that might be sticking to them. Then use a cloth to dry the seeds gently. Leave the seeds on a piece of cloth, shaking them a little every day, until completely dry. This can take several weeks.
Green beans can produce a lot during the season. To get seeds, leave developing pods on one plant until they are completely dried and brown. Next, cut the pods off the plant and place them in a cool, dark spot to dry further. Later, remove the seeds and spread them on cloth. Let them harden there for a few days.
I'm Dorothy Gundy. And I'm Caty Weaver.
Jessica Damiano wrote this story for the Associated Press. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English.
open-pollinated –adj. a plant pollinated naturally by birds, insects, wind
original –adj. existing from the beginning
hybridized –adj. offspring of parents that are not similar
breed –v. to keep animals or plants in an effort to produce more of a particular kind
stem –n. the long, thin part of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers
fade –v. to become weaker and slowly lose strength and freshness
sieve –n. a device used in cooking that separates small particles through a series of small holes
refrigerator –n. an electric device that keeps food cold
stalk –n. the thick stem of a plant that grows up from the ground
chaff –n. the seed coverings of plants that are not eaten but thrown away
wrinkled –adj. a small line or fold on a surface such as skin, tissue or cloth
pod –n. a long, thin part of a plant with seeds inside
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[03:44.48]Put the puff in a paper bag, close the bag and shake. [03:50.08]The seeds will come off the flower and fall to the bottom of the bag. [03:57.44]Basil seeds are tiny, [03:59.78]so separating them from the small flower is a slow and careful process. [04:07.44]When plants bolt at the end of the season, [04:10.83]permit flowers to remain until they fade completely. [04:17.72]Clip them off and place them in a sieve. [04:21.59]Then use your fingers to push them against the bottom of the sieve. [04:29.16]Beet and carrot plants produce seeds only in their second year, [04:34.37]after a period of cold storage. [04:37.72]In areas with cold winters, [04:41.32]simply leave plants in the ground over winter. [04:45.54]In warm climates, you have to create "winter" indoors: [04:51.82]At the end of the first season, cut the plants down to 5 centimeters. [04:59.76]Carefully dig up roots, and store them in a refrigerator or other cool place. [05:07.44]Replant them outdoors the following spring. [05:12.28]When the leaves of second-year beet plants turn brown, [05:16.80]remove the seed stalk from the top of the plant [05:20.46]and place it in a paper bag. [05:24.08]Store in a cool, dry place for at least two weeks, [05:30.08]then give the bag a good shake to separate the seeds. [05:34.99]Pour them onto a plate and blow on them to separate the chaff. [05:42.08]Let second-year carrot flowers dry on the plant, cut them off, [05:48.76]and dry them further in a paper bag for a week or two. [05:54.03]Then treat them in the same way as beets. [05:59.16]Choose the best-looking pepper from your healthiest plant [06:03.98]and let it remain on the plant until it is overripe and wrinkled. [06:10.58]Slice it in half and remove the seeds. [06:14.69]Throw away any that are discolored or otherwise undesirable. [06:22.00]Spread seeds in a single level on thick paper [06:27.00]and let them dry in a warm place. [06:31.56]Do not put them in direct sunlight. [06:35.27]Shake the seeds around from time to time to ensure even drying. [06:43.04]The process should take about a week. [06:46.39]Permit an eggplant to over-ripen on the plant [06:51.59]until it becomes hard and wrinkled, and loses its shine and color. [06:58.64]Cut it open, remove its seeds and place them in a bowl of water. [07:05.26]Stir the water to wash off anything that might be sticking to them. [07:10.74]Then use a cloth to dry the seeds gently. [07:16.20]Leave the seeds on a piece of cloth, shaking them a little every day, [07:21.22]until completely dry. [07:24.72]This can take several weeks. [07:28.65]Green beans can produce a lot during the season. [07:33.13]To get seeds, leave developing pods on one plant [07:38.69]until they are completely dried and brown. [07:42.79]Next, cut the pods off the plant [07:46.74]and place them in a cool, dark spot to dry further. [07:52.56]Later, remove the seeds and spread them on cloth. [07:57.72]Let them harden there for a few days. [08:01.20]I'm Dorothy Gundy. And I'm Caty Weaver.


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The Weeknd releases 'Dawn FM' to stellar reviews: It's 'effortless and confident,' 'woozy and psychedelic'
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It's been a busy couple of years for The Weeknd, so there were high expectations leading into his fifth studio album, "Dawn FM," which was released on January 7 with only a few days' warning. It follows his blockbuster 2020 collection "After Hours," which produced the biggest hit single of his (or anyone else's) career, "Blinding Lights." So he did what any musician would do in his position … collab with Jim Carrey?
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The "Truman Show" actor and comedian appears on the set as a narrator, in addition to guest appearances by Quincy Jones, Tyler the Creator, and Lil Wayne. But as unusual as that may sound, critics so far are loving the results. As of this writing "Dawn FM" has a MetaCritic score of 89 based on 12 reviews counted thus far, all of them positive. If that score holds this will be the highest-rated album of The Weeknd's career, beating the 87 critical rating for his 2011 debut mixtape "House of Balloons."
Music journos are calling "Dawn" "effortless and confident," "a woozy, psychedelic deep dive" into The Weeknd's "famously twisted psyche." Its execution is "sharp" and "seamless," but despite its heavy metaphysical subject matter it sounds "refreshingly light and accessible." The album will probably also be a commercial hit, but don't expect that one-two punch of musical success to translate to Grammys in 2023 because The Weeknd vowed to boycott those music kudos. He is nominated three times this year as a featured artist on music submitted by his collaborators, but unless he changes his mind about the recording academy, expect this "Dawn" to break mostly for fans.
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Alexis Petridis (The Guardian): "The most noticeable thing about 'Dawn FM' is how effortless and confident it feels, as if Tesfaye has been bolstered rather than cowed by its predecessor's success. Brilliantly written, produced and sung, it offers the captivating sound of an artist who knows he's at the top of his game."
Sal Cinquemani (Slant): "Tesfaye's music up to this point has been preoccupied with seeking escape from the harsh realities of life through sex, drugs, and other forms of debauchery — and, apparently, a fascination with the cosmos. Rather than looking outward or upward, though, 'Dawn FM' is a woozy, psychedelic deep dive inside the artist's famously twisted psyche."
Bobby Olivier (Spin): "As The Weeknd descends further into conceptual madness, his fifth album 'Dawn FM,' out Friday (and announced only earlier this week), unfurls a vaguely existential playlist — songs welcoming listeners to the 'painless transition' of the great beyond. While the metaphor is somewhat trite, the execution is sharp; a seamless, afternoon-drive radio airplay."
Will Dukes (Rolling Stone): "The 16 songs on 'Dawn FM' don't grapple with the idea of addiction in the way we've come to expect from him (none of the addled 'glass-table girls' of last decade's demon time), and infidelities amount to wistful moments of vulnerability as opposed to tortured diatribes. If there's a self-help vibe here, it's refreshingly light and accessible — self-help for the selfie set."
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Q: Why key in HashMap can't be duplicated I know how hash map works. We can't use duplicate keys in Hashmap. I want to know the logic behind this used by Sun people. How it has been coded that we can't store duplicate key in HashMap.

A: It's part of the contract of the Map interface:

An object that maps keys to values. A map cannot contain duplicate keys; each key can map to at most one value.

What should Map.get(key) return if a key has multiple values?

A: An HashMap is a data structure where is possible to save couples of key values. This data structure implements Map.
From javadoc:

A map cannot contain duplicate keys; each key can map to at most one value.

It is possible to retrieve directly a value using its key, so is not possible to have more values associated to the same key.
Instead is possible to have multiple keys pointing to the same value.
If you need a different data structure where multiple values are associated to the same key you can use libraries like Guava that has the concept of Multimap
Note: Using standard Map is possible to create a Map<MyKey, List> where you associate a list to a key. So you can also add multiple values to that key storing them in the associated list.

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basking Ridge, NJ and San Francisco -- Atom Entertainment and Verizon Wireless announced that several new short films developed by AtomFilmsTM Studio are premiering simultaneously today on Verizon Wireless' V CAST service and on the award-winning AtomFilms Web site (www.atomfilms.com). Ranging in length from one to five minutes each, the new shorts provide unique comic perspectives on dating, classic video games, canine friendships and other entertaining storylines. Through AtomFilms exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless announced last month, Verizon Wireless V CAST customers can view the films from their mobile phones for no additional charge as part of their monthly subscription to V CAST.
Announced in January, AtomFilms Studio funds promising new films by producers with a proven ability to connect with audiences on the AtomFilms site and beyond. Filmmakers involved in the new productions include Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin, the team that won Project Greenlight season 2 and directed the theatrical feature "Battle of Shaker Heights"; stop-motion filmmaking star PES; film festival award-winners Sam Hearn, Richard Penfold and Matthew Bonifacio.
"The AtomFilms Studio premieres showcase our unique ability to develop quality original entertainment in partnership with the industry's most innovative creators, and distribute it digitally to mass-market audiences on the Web, and on mobile phones through our channel on V CAST," said Mika Salmi, chief executive officer of Atom Entertainment, Inc.
Ryan Hughes, director of content and programming for Verizon Wireless, said, "Large numbers of V CAST customers have been enjoying the AtomFilms channel on V CAST since we launched on May 1, and we are pleased to offer the new AtomFilms Studio productions."


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Household management
£ 3.5million investment in specialty chemicals helps green household product manufacturing
By Christina M. Warren on	 September 2, 2021 Household products
A £ 3.5million investment has been made by a South Yorkshire specialty chemicals company, doubling its footprint while greening consumer goods.
Libra Specialty Chemicals, part of the Sheffield-based GRI Group, has innovated with commonly used formulations, delivering better performance in a less energy-consuming way for the active ingredients of personal care and housekeeping brands.
Salt levels have also been reduced in betaines, produced with bespoke manufacturing technology, with customers such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever and PZ Cussons.
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Well-known brands are already working to reformulate their products – from shampoo to dish soap – to incorporate the new ingredients, which are only a tenth of the salt content commonly found in betaines, and could be on shelves here. a year.
Graham Royle, Chairman and CEO of GRI Group Ltd, said: "This is a transformational investment that will help create a new generation of renewable, environmentally friendly, sulfate-free plant-based cleaning products. , energy efficient and waste free. .
"We are committed to 'green chemistry', seeking ever better environmental and sustainable solutions for everyday products.
"I am very optimistic for the future. We innovate and win new business in new markets around the world.
Libra Specialty Chemicals' new betaine plant.
Libra Specialty Chemicals was founded in 1971 and employs 65 people at its renewable energy base in Irlam. Since joining the GRI Group in 2010, revenues have quadrupled to £ 40million and the workforce has doubled.
The latest investment, backed by a £ 2million loan from the Lloyds Bank Clean Growth Finance Initiative, increases total betaine capacity by around two-thirds.
Driven by artificial intelligence, the factory can produce more than 1,000 tons of betaines per week and can be operated by a single worker.
Lee Bloodworth, Relationship Manager at Lloyds Bank, said: "The innovation and commitment to sustainability demonstrated by Libra Specialty Chemicals is truly impressive and can support the development of a new generation of eco-friendly cleaning products. environment.
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"Growing consumer demand for sustainable products and the developing 'green economy' offer many opportunities. The Lloyds Bank Clean Growth Finance Initiative helps companies like Libra Specialty Chemicals seize these growth and diversification opportunities.
"We were happy to support this development and will continue to help companies in their journey to gain new growth opportunities by switching to sustainable, low-carbon business models. "
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In addition to all the hubbub about Sir Martin Sorrell's pay, WPP also announced its earnings for the first four months of this year. Overall, revenue is up seven percent in British pounds to £3.2 billion, up nearly five percent in U.S. dollars to about about $5.1 billion, and up nearly 11 percent in Euros to €3.9 billion. Profits and operating margin are ahead of the budget.
PR and public affairs revenue was up seven percent. WPP PR firms include Ogilvy PR, Burson-Marsteller, and Hill & Knowlton.
The company says 2012 is shaping up to be much like the previous two years but with less like-for-like growth. And 2013 looks to be even more challenging with the slow down in Europe and trouble on the horizon involving Iran. For more on the quarterly earnings, click here.
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Tag: daughter
daughter – not to disappear
January 15, 2016 samplestiltskinLeave a comment
out january 15th via 4ad/glassnote
the framework of daughter has firmly been in place since its inception nearly five years ago: desolate soundscapes paired with lyrical turns that frequently transcend the confessional. across a handful of early demos and a pair of eps in 2011 – his young heart and the wild youth – elena tonra crafted a persona as intimate as it is accessible, gradually absorbing the timbres and talents of igor haefeli and remi aguilella along the way. after fully realizing the potential of that structure on 2013's affecting full-length debut if you leave, daughter decamped to write not to disappear, a gorgeous follow-up that grapples with the ever-evolving turmoils of romance and isolation.
tonra has long been capable of penning devastating lyrics yet delivering them with such disarming consonance; this trait grows exponentially across not to disappear. the clear frontrunner is "doing the right thing," a character study of the gradual deterioration due to alzheimer's – one that achieves peak poignancy through little more than shifting verb tenses – but residual effects are felt throughout the album.
"mothers," a delicate slow-burning interlude, is a masterclass in conveying the physical pain that can result from unrequited love, and tonra notably channels that pain into vehemence on much of the album's back half. self-deprecation morphs into spite towards an absent and inattentive partner ("just a shadowy figure with a blank face / kicking me out of his place") on "alone/with you," a sentiment that tonra doubles down on just two songs later, stating "i don't want to belong / to you, to anyone" with newfound conviction.
impeccable lyricism is arguably the most integral cog in daughter's machine, but the trio makes strides in combatting the musical homogeneity that can accompany such a niche thematic area. both haefeli and aguilella figure more prominently into each song's direction; aguilella especially, as percussion propels tracks like "fossa" and "no care" into previously uncharted territories. daughter also juxtaposes the convenient ambience that can quickly envelop sadness with tracks that flat-out groove (see: "how" and "to belong") while "no care" is the closest analog to punk rock that this outfit has ever – and most likely will ever – pull off.
not to disappear reads as a composite sketch for an entire spectrum of daughter fans. those seeking sparse moments of introspection will find solace in "made of stone" and "numbers," while tracks like "how" and "fossa" will sate the appetites of others yearning to hear the band explore new sonic territories. it's a highly impressionable album at first glance, and the weight of its wintery despondency gradually seeps into your core with each subsequent listen.
Posted in album review, best new musicTagged 4ad, ambient, daughter, dream pop, elena tonra, folk, glassnote, indie, not to disappear, post-rock
most anticipated albums of 2016
December 21, 2015 December 20, 2015 samplestiltskin3 Comments
kanye snubbed us in 2015. frank ocean snubbed us in 2015. rihanna snubbed us in 2015. james blake snubbed us in 2015. for every high-profile album that did emerge this year, there seemed to be one that was withheld; as we inch closer to 2016, we're taking a look at fifteen albums that will hopefully see the light of day in the new year. alphabetical order is your friend. dig in after the jump.
chairlift – the two singles chairlift released this fall indicate that the brooklyn duo's forthcoming album moth, due out january 22nd, will be a bit darker and more ominous than its predecessors, but still more than capable of delivering a smattering of memorable hooks.
daughter – not to disappear will most likely be the first impressionable full-length of 2016. both "doing the right thing" and "numbers" double down on the themes of isolation and incredible sadness explored on if you leave, and the trio's instrumentation is as lush and expansive as ever.
field division – 2015 was a quiet year for the nashville-via-iowa duo, but we're hoping that field division drop off their full-length follow-up to 2014's excellent debut reverie state sometime very soon.
florist – emy sprague's appropriately-bucolic quartet florist popped up on our radar earlier this fall with holdly, a compact ep crammed with sharp songwriting and memorable melodies that thankfully serves as a placeholder for the birds outside sang, a full-length coming january 29th via double double whammy.
frank ocean – who knows where frank ocean is at? the follow-up to his profound 2012 album channel orange is still missing-in-action, and probably will be for some time. here's to hoping that 2016 is the year that it finally surfaces.
james blake – radio silence was due in the spring of 2015, then the fall, and now the album is promised in the early months of 2016. we'll wait; hopefully it arrives in the dead of winter and provides solace for those cold, cruel months.
kanye west – yeezy season is perpetual. kanye teased snippets of what could be on swish – "all day," "fourfiveseconds," "only one," "wolves" – throughout 2015, but the album's name could change again, and its release date certainly isn't set in stone. expect the internet to collectively lose it when new kanye material does drop, though.
memoryhouse – one of the more pleasant surprises of this year has been the reemergence of memoryhouse. the canadian dream-pop duo are prepping their sophomore album, soft hate, for a january release, and sneak peaks "dream shake" and "arizona" suggest the two have picked up right where they left off in 2012.
mick jenkins – the healing component is the end game that mick jenkins has hinted at all along. 2014 delivered a very well-received mixtape in the water[s] followed by a new ep this year, wave[s], so it stands to reason that a proper full-length would come next.
pillar point – scott reitherman will continue to hone his signature brooding electro-pop on marble mouth, out january 22nd via polyvinyl. "dove" is already pillar point's best work to date, accentuating both extremities of reitherman's timbral spectrum; the rest of the album should at least be on par.
pity sex – michigan quartet pity sex effortlessly blended shoegaze with bits of pop-punk and emo on their excellent 2013 debut feast of love, and now the band is gearing up to drop white hot moon this coming spring via run for cover records. be ready for ample amounts of forlorn looks.
the 1975 – if you want a huge pop record in 2016, you probably won't have to look any further than the 1975. matt healy's manchester outfit is slated to release i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it in february, and its early singles hint at a massive, killers-esque synth-pop romp.
tycho – scott hansen and company have decamped to work on the follow-up to 2014's excellent awake. if analog synth-driven ambient soundscapes are your thing, you'll be particularly enthused when the new tycho album drops.
vancouver sleep clinic – the vancouver sleep clinic camp was frustratingly dormant all year, but project architect tim bettinson has promised something substantial in 2016. whether that something is an album or an ep remains to be seen, however.
wild nothing – jack tatum will deliver a new wild nothing album, life of pause, february 19th via captured tracks. it's the band's first record in nearly four years, and will be a welcomed addition to an already-stellar discography.
Posted in banterTagged 2016 albums, chairlift, daughter, field division, florist, frank ocean, james blake, kanye west, memoryhouse, mick jenkins, most anticipated 2016, most anticipated albums, pillar point, pity sex, the 1975, tycho, vancouver sleep clinic, wild nothing
mixtape sunday – dimestore saints
December 28, 2014 December 27, 2014 samplestiltskinLeave a comment
we've compiled a new quintessential mixtape in light of our second anniversary. the following eight tracks have either made a lasting impression since this blog began or have continued to pull their weight and hold significance amidst the high volume of content we churn out over here. click the play button to hear offerings from lcd soundsystem, the national, daughter, and more.
Posted in mixtapeTagged 8tracks, ambient, daughter, dimestore saints, dimestore saints mixtape, electronic, good night & good morning, indie, lcd soundsystem, mixtape, r&b, radiohead, the antlers, the national, the weeknd, voxtrot
December 22, 2014 August 2, 2015 samplestiltskin1 Comment
2014 is all but in the books, and so we're naturally turning our intention towards 2015 and all of the music it will potentially bring. everyone is on the edge of their seats for the new kanye west album, and modest mouse's first record in eight years should be interesting, but here are ten other acts with music coming out next year that we can't wait to digest. read on.
chvrches – after touring relentlessly for nearly two years behind their excellent debut the bones of what you believe, glaswegian trio chvrches has returned to the drawing board to work on a follow-up. no word on when that album will show up, but new songs that showed up on the re-worked drive soundtrack and the lorde-curated hunger games: mockingjay – part 1 may be indications of what's to come.
daughter – everything that daughter has touched has turned to gold, including a couple of remixes and re-workings of songs off of if you leave with a ten-piece chamber orchestra in tow. like chvrches, daughter just finished up a pretty extensive tour in support of their excellent debut, and the trio is holed up somewhere overseas working on a follow-up.
deafheaven – "from the kettle onto the coil" was the only offering from deafheaven in 2014, and the song yields absolutely no indication of what their impending new album will sound like. regardless of the final product, it will be interesting to see what the genre-defying san francisco outfit comes up with on their third try.
elvis depressedly – we were supposed to hear new alhambra before this year was over, but mat cothran and company chose to sign with run for cover records to allow for wider dissemination of the record, among other things. elvis depressedly's much-anticipated new album will be out sometime in the spring of 2015, and we have the excellent "no more sad songs (n.m.s.s.)" to tide us over for the time being.
frank ocean – frank ocean's follow-up to 2012's channel orange was purported to be done this past april, then it was due out sometime this past summer; now, who knows. ocean did release a snippet of a new song called "memrise" last month, enough to set the internet on fire, but there's still no concrete release date for his new album. then again, dropping something completely unannounced seems right up his alley.
james blake – james blake's third album is reportedly seventy percent complete and should see a release sometime in the spring of 2015. blake has been quietly building anticipation, teasing the prospect of collaborations with justin vernon and kanye west along with releasing a short ep entitled 200 press. expect a single sometime early next year to dictate the aesthetic of the impending album.
kendrick lamar – kendrick delivered some promising material in 2014 but failed to provide what everyone wanted: the follow-up to good kid, m.a.a.d city. his new single, "i," seemed to indicate a departure from the grim undertones of his masterful 2012 concept album, but the untitled track lamar revealed on the colbert report swiftly contradicted that notion and leaves the tone of his new record completely up in the air. but who knows when that will surface.
panda bear – noah lennox is releasing his fifth solo album, panda bear meets the grim reaper, on january 13th via his new home, domino records. the world always seems game for a new panda bear record, and it's been about four years since lennox has delivered. armed with the strong singles "mr. noah" and "boys latin," grim reaper is poised to be one of the early standouts of 2015.
teen daze – if all goes to plan, we'll be able to hear not one but two new projects from teen daze in 2015. he recorded the follow-up to his 2013 magnum opus glacier in san francisco this fall, and he's also slated to release a placeholder ep entitled a world away for his european tour this winter.
their/they're/there – this chicago trio is kind of like a birthday cake: the individual ingredients might not be significantly appetizing, but the sum of all its parts is quite desirable. their/they're/there released a pair of eps in 2013 that hinged largely on the impeccable guitar work of matthew frank, and rumor has it that they'll offer forth a full-length sometime next year.
Posted in banterTagged 2015, ambient, chvrches, daughter, deafheaven, electronic, elvis depressedly, frank ocean, hip-hop, indie, indie music, james blake, kendrick lamar, most anticipated albums of 2015, most-anticipated, panda bear, rap, synthpop, teen daze, their/they're/there
best of 2013: albums
January 15, 2014 December 11, 2015 samplestiltskin3 Comments
good things come to those that wait, right? does this phrase even really apply to this situation? probably not. it may be a bit delayed, but my albums of the year list is finally done. i've written long-form essays on my favorite fifteen records of 2013 over at playground misnomer; you should definitely head over there and check it out, along with lists from the other contributors to that site. if you don't feel like reading, below are some quick and simple pictures of my top five albums of 2013. enjoy.
5. milo – cavalcade
4. chvrches – the bones of what you believe
3. daughter – if you leave
2. caroline smith – half about being a woman
1. majical cloudz – impersonator
Posted in best of 2013Tagged albums of the year, albums of the year 2013, art rap, best albums of 2013, best of, best of 2013, caroline smith, chvrches, daughter, electronic, folk, indie, indie folk, indie music, indie pop, indie rap, indie rock, majical cloudz, milo, minimal, r&b, rap, soul
daughter – if you leave
April 30, 2013 samplestiltskin2 Comments
i'm happy that this album is finally available in north america. i've been following daughter since early last year, when the london trio began picking up steam and recognition on this side of the atlantic. still, the band's media presence is just about as low-key as the music they create, and those are the two aspects i enjoy the most. led by elena tonra, daughter craft morose and hauntingly ethereal songs that provide the perfect backdrop to sleepy wisconsin winters and long walks in the snow. with a collection of demos and two superb eps under their belt, daughter was poised to take the next step and procure a more cohesive offering of their capabilities.
rumblings about if you leave began surfacing as early as last fall, when the band released a new song entitled "smother" backed with a reworked version of an early demo, "run." after disappearing for another short stretch, daughter confirmed that they were putting the finishing touches on their debut album and that if you leave would be available in mid-march. this was followed by the release of another single, "still," along with an accompanying music video.
armed with two very strong lead-in singles, daughter confirmed my suspicions; they were only going to get better. if you leave contains ten one-name tracks, including fully realized versions of early demos like "tomorrow" and "shallows," as well as a reworked version of "youth," my favorite song off of their stellar the wild youth ep. upon simply gazing at the tracklist, cause for concern due to repetition was initially felt, but these songs feel fresh, with new arrangements and more confident vocals and ensemble presence felt throughout. the flow and contrast of if you leave is greatly aided by "human," a standout track that feels positively upbeat in comparison with the rest of the band's repertoire.
the absence of love is not absent from the core of if you leave, as reflected in the album's title itself. tonra still masterfully sings about solitude and bleak outlooks on life; "touch" finds her almost begging for physical contact, confessing "i'm dreaming of strangers/kissing me in the night/ just so i can feel something." the album title sneaks into its finale track, a reworked and substantially longer version of "shallows," originally the opening song on a collection of early daughter demos. it's fitting that their catalogue would come full-circle, and in such an eloquent fashion.
Posted in album review, best new musicTagged album review, best new music, daughter, elena tonra, if you leave, indie, indie folk, indie music, london


First off, this is a terrible name, whenever you tell anyone you saw this movie or read the book, not only do you sound like an idiot because the title makes you sound like one but because you also wasted your time reading the book or seeing the movie.
"Anna Karenina", based off the Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name, stars Keira Knightley as Anna Karenina, Jude Law as Alesei Karnin, Kelly McDonald as Dolly, who has an Irish accent mind you, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Vronksy, Domnhall Gleeson as Levin and Alicia Viklander as Kitty and is directed by Joe Wright. This movie tells the story of Anna who gave up the love and support of her husband Alexi Karinina to be with Vronsky no matter the cost. Taking place in late 19th century Moscow and St. Petersburg this tale follows the blossoming of her love and her increase in erratic behavior, also depicting the blooming relationship between Levin and Kitty and the realization that childhood love isn't true byDolly. Anna Karinina displays the results of the choices people make and what true love means from one person to the next. This movie was also an awful story,confusingly portrayed, and left me feeling uncomfortable and deflated. I recommend that you don't see this movie. The sets, the actors, and the cinematography was what interested me in this movie, however I was sorely mistaken. This movie was not worth it and should not be seen. Now onto the details, SPOILER ALERT!
Throughout this movie, the audience witnesses the characters going through life as if it is a play, literally. They walk on catwalks, they hold meetings underneath the stage, and finally the most important scenes occur front and stage center. This aspect of the film, although intriguing, never is really explained and comes and goes sporadically. In one scene Jude Law is sitting with his children in a beautiful field, where this is no play backdrop, while directly following a scene in which Knightley is walking along the catwalks once again. It is unusual and very confusing.
This is a Russian story, set in Russia, based on a Russian book and not a single actor/actress within this movie had a Russian accent. They also had Americanized names too, like Kitty and Dolly, which, given that it's based on a Tolstoy novel, I doubt they had in the book. Why oh why did Wright not ask the actors to at least have Russian accents? They are actors, right? They could probably pull that off.
In the beginning when Anna first meets Vronsky, they share the briefest of moments, then they dance, and then Vronsky follows her everywhere smoking his cigarettes leeringly and watching her. Does this sound creepy to you, because it should, because it was. I don't know who told Taylor-Johnson to act like a creep, but he certainly did. It didn't feel like romance to me, despite him exclaiming to Anna that it was, it just felt like he was stalking his prey, trying to get with an older married woman just to have her.
Roman and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, those are great love stories. Despite all odds, these lovers fight for their love and the audience fights with them. The audience wants them to be together. I felt nothing like that for Anna and Vronsky. He creeped me out and her devil may cry attitude did not make me feel for their love. Levin and Kitty were cute, but the title of the movie is "Anna Karenina" not Levin and Kitty. I don't know why Wright thought this was going to be a good love story, nor why it was advertised as such, because it wasn't. I didn't want them together and when they were together, I lost interest.
This movie wasn't what I expected it to be. Thus, it was hugely disappointing.


Concord grapes are grown mainly on the East Coast, but they can and do grow in other cool climates. The Concord grape is a beautiful, blue-black grape that often appears to have been dusted with powdered silver. This mild-flavored grape has seeds and a slip-off skin. It's available August to October and is used mainly for juice, jelly and out-of-hand eating.
This edible berry grows on clusters on small scrubs or climbing vines in temperate zones throughout the world including; Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America. California is the largest U.S. producer of grapes, both for wine and for the table. There are thousands of grape varieties, each with its own particular use and charm. Grapes are smooth-skinned and juicy; they may or may not contain seeds.
Grapes are divided are into color categories of white or black (also referred to as "red"). White grape varieties range in color from pale-yellow green to light green, and black grapes from light red to purple-black. Grapes are also classified by the way they're used, as in wine, table or commercial food production, such as Muscat grapes for raisins, Zante grapes for currants and Concord grapes for juice, jams and jellies.
It's a good indication that your hubby knows you well when he brings home a bushel basket full of just picked, fresh Concord grapes (from his friends house), instead of a box of chocolates or a dozen of roses and you say, "Wow Honey, Thank-you! You shouldn't have!!" And you proceed to clean and wash your grapes, grinning from ear to ear! Now that's true love.
A delicious and tasty jelly with a wonderful grape flavor from fresh picked Concord Grapes.
Put grape juice in a large saucepan. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in liquid pectin. Return to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary. Ladle hot jelly into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
How to Make Juice for Jelly from soft fruits such as Grapes.
Select top quality fresh picked fruit, if available. Wash and stem fruit. Place grapes in a large saucepan. Slightly crush fruit using a potato masher, add a pinch of salt.
Add a pinch of salt and 1/4 cup water for each quart prepared is an optional step. I prefer not to add any water.
Cover; simmer until fruit is soft. Strain mixture through a damp jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth to extract juice. Juice may be used fresh, canned or frozen for later use.
Grape Jelly Meatballs made even better with homemade grape jelly.


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Former OC&C consultant in Board of Circle Economy
30 September 2015 Consultancy.uk
Martijn Lopes Cardozo, a former consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants, has joined the Board of Directors of Circle Economy, a social organisation that stimulates the implementation of circular economy around the world.
Founded in 2012 in the Netherlands, the Circle Economy has in the past three years grown to one of the leading international enterprises that accelerates the transition towards a circular economy. From its base in Amsterdam the 20-man strong team among others conducts research on circular economy topics, creates awareness through marketing and media exposure and supports firms with embracing the phenomenon, through for instance the sharing of best practices and connecting organisations with experts and service providers.
To reflect the Circle Economy's growing footprint, the organisation has decided to add two new members to the Board of Directors, joining founder Robert-Jan van Ogtrop and Herman Wijffels. As of September 21, Louise Vet and Martijn Lopes Cardozo have joined the Board, bringing their expertise from the world of science and the world of startups, respectively, to the leadership platform.
Martijn Lopes Cardozo started his career in 1996 with OC&C Strategy Consultants, a global management consultancy, where he contributed to a variety of assignments in the Netherlands, UK and France. After three years with the consulting firm Lopes Cardozo moved into the industry, and since held management roles with among others Ericsson, as well as Dutch media firms DTG and TMG. In his current role, he serves as CEO of Black Bear, a producer of carbon black from end-of-life tires for the tire, rubber and paint industry. Besides his corporate functions, Lopes Cardozo has a track record as a serial entrepreneur, being part of several successful exits in Europe and the US, and serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Yes!Delft, where he advises and supports a wide variety of start-ups including many in the clean-tech space.
Lopes Cardozo: "As a board member I want to challenge other companies to join the circular future. At the same time, in my experience as an entrepreneur, I understand the challenges and great opportunities that exist for the Circle Economy team. I look forward to applying my expertise to Circle Economy in order to help the team achieve even greater impact."
Louise Vet, Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology and professor in Evolutionary Ecology at Wageningen University, has been named as the fourth Board member. Andy Ridley, CEO of Circle Economy, reflects on the new joiners: "We are proud to welcome two such experienced and visionary professionals. We are very fortunate to have them on our side as Circle Economy focuses ever more strongly on implementing practical and scalable solutions for the circular economy."
Looking forward, Circle Economy anticipates the need for a fifth board member to realise on its "ambitious goals", says Ridley, with the new executive expected to be announced early 2016.
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ceiling beams
Remodeling Old New England House with Heritage Beams
By roland | May 3rd 2021
Redmodeling with Heritage Beams for an Old England House
If you're remodeling an old house, can faux beams be faithful to its historic character? Michael's project highlighted here answers that with a resounding Yes.
We've seen our beams and other products installed in a multitude of different style homes - from modern builds to American classics. We get especially excited when we see them used in historic homes. Installing them alongside real aged timber demonstrates just how realistic looking they really are.
This week we're showcasing a project in a Massachusetts home owned by Michael Procopi. As you can see from the pictures, Michael's home is a classic New England home, with wooden plank walls, a beautiful hardwood floor and sleek, refined trim. He restored it beautifully - with clean lines and classic colors that perfectly blend traditional character with modern comfort.
A final detail Michael wanted to add were exposed wood, but due to the age of the home, not to mention the cost, it wasn't practical to use real timber.
That's where we came in. Michael found Custom Heritage beams on BarronDesigns.com and knew they were exactly what he was looking for. Each beam is molded from a length of real aged timber, perfectly capturing every grain, knot and imperfection in vivid detail.
Michael's goal for the beams was simple - to run them across the length of his ceiling, just as real exposed timbers would appear in a similarly historic home. To that end, measured the span of the ceiling, and then ordered the beams to fit. When they arrived, a little trim with a regular wood saw ensured the beams fit flush with the walls. Then it was just a case of screwing mounting blocks into the ceiling studs, and slotting the hollow, u-shaped beam over them. Once secured with screws, the installation was complete.
Michael stained the beams to match the other wood features in the home, including the hardwood floors.
However, Michael's attention to detail required one prior step. While Custom Heritage beams are available in a wide variety of natural wood colors, Michael knew that the secret to making the beams look real was to make sure the color of them perfectly matched the other wooden fixtures in his home - especially the dark, hardwood floors.
To that end, he ordered the beams unfinished - and stained them himself. It's an additional step, but as a result, they look even more realistic and seamless; as if they'd been there since the house was first built.
We're thrilled to see how great Michael's hard work looks. Even more than that, we're truly proud at how our beams blend so perfectly into this historic home.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below - and if you'd used our products in an old home like Michael's, tell us about it and share pictures. We'd love to see them!


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Q: How do I create new user from scratch I'm still working on my very first Ruby on Rails project. The latest issue I'm dealing with is the user management system. I tried using Devise but I couldn't get past a certain error so I decided to create my sign in/login system manually. I'm using Ruby 3.0.2 w/ Rails 7.0.0alpha2.
I got a lot farther this manual way but I'm getting 'undefined method `cost' for BCrypt::Engine:Class' I've googled and they mention changing the version of bcrypt, I did with no luck
They mention going to my user_controller and changing my create method from old code to this '@user = User.new(user_params)' doing this changed my error from 'forbidden' to the error I'm currently writing to you about.
Not to sure on where my issue is, my guess is somewhere in the model or controller, thank your for your time!
User Controller
class UsersController < ApplicationController

  def new
    @user = User.new
  end

  def create

    @user = User.new(user_params)

    if @user.save
      session[:user_id] = @user.id
      redirect_to root_url, notice: "Thank your for signing up!"
    else
      flash[:danger] = 'Invalid email/password combination'
      render "new"
    end

  end

  private

  def user_params
    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation)
  end

end

Session Controller
class SessionsController < ApplicationController

  def create
    @user = User.find_by_email(params[:email])

    if @user && @user.authenticate(params[:password])
      session[:user_id] = user.id
      redirect_to root_url, notice: "logged in!"
    else
      flash.now.alert = "Email or passwrod is invalid"
      render "new"
    end
  end

  def destroy
    session.delete(:user_id)
    @current_user = nil
  end
end

User Model
require 'bcrypt'

class User < ApplicationRecord
  include BCrypt
  validates :email, uniqueness: true
  has_secure_password

  def user_params
    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation)
  end

end

Routes
Rails.application.routes.draw do
  get 'sessions/new'
  resources :users, only: [:new, :create]
  resources :fighters
  resources :sessions
  get 'home/about'
  root 'home#index'
  get 'signup', to: 'users#new', as: 'signup'
  get 'login', to: 'sessions#new', as: 'login'
  get 'logout', to: 'sessions#destroy', as: 'logout'

end

Error
User Controller
User Model
Routes
Session Controller

A: I logged on this morning and all of a sudden my problem was fixed! Maybe something having to do with the terminal closing because I compared the code I posted here and what I have in my files, very little changes.
1 change I made was adding @ to 'session[:user_id] = user.id' to make '@user.id'
After I was able to log on, I was getting an error to log off. The change I made was adding 'session.clear' and 'redirect_to login_path' in my destroy method.
Both changes made in my sessions_controller.rb
I also added "delete 'sessions', to: 'session#destroy'" to routes.rb


Let me just start by saying, I loved this book!
It centers around Anya a former television star that is trying to get her career back up and running. It's told by her friends point of view as they decide to start this crazy makeover website to boost her fame again. It makes them do some insane stuff in order to gain popularity and fans. Let me tell you things get pretty C-R-A-Z-Y!
I think it's a really original idea that shows the bad side of fame and the crazy lengths people will go through to obtain it.
P.S- they also have an actual website makemeover.us that you can virtually see what they are talking about! I know, Super cool right?
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ – Check it out! The down side to fame must read.
This sounds really unique. Thanks for letting me know about it!
I read this book, too. I seriously could not put it down!
I know right! it was addicting!


Winter Friday Art Class - SPECIAL PRICE!
Gabriel's Winter Friday art class starts Friday Nov. 5th at 9:00am. This Session will focus on Sargent's five types of light and the limited color palette.
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Gabriel Mark Lipper was chosen as a finalist in the current issue of International Artist Magazine.
Demo and lecture time will allow students to glean from Gabriel's years of experience. Students will be instructed in the Alla Prima painting style.
The Fall Session will focus on limited color palettes and the portrait.
The award winning painting The Last Hill along with a client favorite, Yellow Wall Blue Boat prints are now for sale. Please check out these new prints at http://artofgabriel.com/shop/.
New Prints Available from the Chasing the Muse series. Theo and The Neighbor Mail, are now available online for purchase from our web store. Be the First to purchase one of these new prints!
Gabriel will be in Washington D.C. next week to celebrate The Art of the Portrait at the 12th Annual PSA Conference. Check out the Portrait Society of America website for more information.
Artist Teen Mentoring Project Exhibit at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center April 16 - May 1.
The next two giclee prints to be released from the Sold Out 'National Cowboy' series are; Before the Storm and Mission Accomplished. These two paintings received the most votes from our online poll and will be released this week!


This is the inside of a community greenhouse built above the Arctic Circle in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been one of the models for the Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center (Photo from http://www.cityfarmer.org/inuvik.html).
The Sitka community greenhouse project will host two meetings this week about its project and how it might impact Blatchley Community Gardens.
The first meeting is an informal tea for people leasing garden plots at Blatchley Community Gardens, and it takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Sitka Westmark Hotel dining room. The meeting topic will be people to share ideas about improvements and expansion of the community gardening in Sitka.
The second meeting is the regular monthly meeting of the Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center project, and it takes place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (408 Marine Street, parking is off Spruce Street). This meeting will feature reports from committee members on possible building sites (one possible site is at Blatchley Community Gardens).
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If you want additional information about CADRE or have specific questions, please contact Amy Busey (abusey@edc.org).
The CADRE website (currently in development) was informed by input from DR-K12 PIs. We learned that PIs are very interested in identifying projects doing similar work and learning more about each other's successes, challenges, resources, and findings. PIs also expressed an interest in learning more about NSF processes and expectations, learning about resources and events related to their work, and identfying new funding and partnering opportunities. In response, the CADRE website will provide advanced tools to explore and learn about other projects, secure spaces to share successes and challenges with DR-K12 colleagues, tools to facilitate collaboration around topics of interest, opportunities to disseminate to public and DR-K12 audiences, and a library of tools and resources to support and advance your work. We expect to introduce the website at the PI Meeting, November 8-10, 2009.
The website is meant to serve the needs of the CADRE community. To that end, we invite you to test the alpha version of this site in October. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Amy Busey (abusey@edc.org).
If you would like to learn more about the website or are interested in having your project featured on the site, please contact Amy Busey (abusey@edc.org).
View a list of announced 2009 DR-K12 awardees here. We will update this list as additional announcements are made.
For your convenience, we have compiled a new index of networks and social media to aid in disseminating knowledge and products and developing partnerships with stakeholders and end users. The networks and social media in the index provide opportunities to learn from and participate in dialogue with practitioners and policymakers about current salient issues in STEM education. The index includes information on content focus, network membership, and media audiences. In addition, we have updated the index of STEM conferences and the index of STEM publications. Please let us know if having this information in one place works for you!
A public thanks to the CADRE Advisory Group, who met in Boston for several days in May. With their guidance and thoughtful recommendations, we were able to confirm that many of our plans were, in fact, on target. We also learned that we had to think longer and harder about other ideas. The meeting concluded with one important marching order: as frequently as possible, CADRE supports (meetings, website, publications) will be co-designed by PIs but coordinated by CADRE staff.
Our appreciation to the following for their participation in the advisory meeting and for the ways in which they have provided consultation since that time. Advisors include both PIs and members of the larger research community. A complete list of advisors and their bios are available here.
The CADRE Fellows program provides a small number of emerging researchers and developers working with PIs on DR-K12 projects with the opportunity to attend the 2009 DR-K12 PI meeting and engage in ongoing professional support. This is a significant professional development experience for early career researchers and developers to gain exposure beyond their particular project and institution and to learn about research and development from across the country related to STEM education. Fellows will have the opportunity to experience an NSF PI meeting alongside their own PI, network with PIs and fellows from across the country, and gain insights into NSF and what it takes to be successful and effective in this work.
The application deadline has been extended to October 2, 2009.
Learn more and download an application, here.
CADRE has three working groups underway, focusing on assessment, ELL, and dissemination and partnerships. Each group will convene at the 2009 DR-K12 PI Meeting.
This group will assemble at the DR-K12 PI Meeting to begin planning support activities that will meet the needs of PIs over the duration of the network. As a first step, CADRE is mapping the grants that have been funded in the three cohorts of DR-K12. This will give us a landscape to plan supports and resources that add value to the work of PIs as well as to identify expertise and needs that exist within the current DR-K12 community. The initial planning group included the following PIs: Jere Confrey, Angela DeBarger, Geneva Haertel, Heather Hill, Diane Ketelhut, Cathy Kinzer, Min Li, Xiufeng Liu, Robert Mislevy, Jim Pellegrino, Bill Penuel, Guillermo Solano-Flores, and Mark Wilson.
If you are interested in joining this working group and contributing to a long-term agenda in student assessment, please email Catherine McCulloch (cmcculloch@edc.org). We will meet at the PI Meeting on Monday, November 8, at 6:30pm.
Does your project pay special attention to the needs of English language learners? We have developed a working group to bring together leaders of projects that are developing resources, models, and tools to advance STEM teaching and learning for this student population. To date, this group includes Carole Beal, Marco Bravo, Kathryn Chval, Barbara Crawford, Mark Driscoll, Dan Heck, Beverly Irby, Cathy Kinzer, Rafael Lara-Alecio, Kate McNeill, and Guillermo Solano-Flores.
This group will convene at the PI Meeting on Sunday, November 8, from 2:30-4:30pm to learn about each other's work and challenges. If you would like to participate, please email Lisa Marco (lmarco@edc.org). We will contact you to learn your interests and needs.
If you have a project that is developing resources, models, or technologies for eventual use in the classroom, you may want to participate in this thought-provoking session on dissemination. Regardless of where you are in your R&D cycle, the chances of your project's results reaching the classroom can benefit from early efforts to build on existing partnerships and increase usability. This working session will explore traditional and nontraditional strategies for increasing the likelihood that resources, models, and technologies will be successfully disseminated to practitioners. Participants will also discuss options for future dissemination activities under the CADRE umbrella that will bring together researchers, developers, K–12 educators, policymakers, and other partners to develop practical tools and knowledge for dissemination. All DR-K12 grantees are welcome!
Please contact Derek Riley (driley@policystudies.com or 202-939-5304) if you plan to participate and/or if you have questions or suggestions.
Registration has begun for the 2009 DR-K12 PI meeting. We welcome DR-K12 awardees along with TPC and IMD grantees, NSF program officers, and special guests. This is the last meeting in a series of five supported through a grant to Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). EDC, along with Abt Associates and Policy Studies Associates, are happy to be able to provide more comprehensive support to DR-K12 grantees in the future through CADRE, the resource network.
The 2009 PI meeting will include PI-led sessions that focus on project work related to teacher knowledge, practice, and development; curriculum and assessment; research design and methodology, and program management. In addition, PI-facilitated special interest groups will offer grantees with an interest in topics such as social networking, early childhood STEM education, diverse teaching and learning contexts, language and discourse the opportunity to gather and informally discuss their work and issues related to the topic.
If you haven't already registered, please register now. Spaces are limited and only available on a first-come, first-served basis.
CADRE (originally known as the DR-K12 Resource Network) will soon complete its first year. Our major task this year has been an analysis of the DR-K12 portfolio, examining the projects from many perspectives, and resulting in a comprehensive look at the first two cohorts. The analysis will help NSF to better understand the scope and depth of research and development on STEM resources, models, and technologies. We will also identify some of the gaps! The analysis will help us to define similarities among projects in order to identify various communities within the portfolio, and to learn about the projects' common challenges and needs. Most importantly, we will soon achieve our goal of giving PIs greater specifics about their colleagues' projects.
We plan to present the analysis at the DR-K12 PI Meeting, November 8-10, 2009. At the same time, we expect to introduce the CADRE website for PIs who want information related to DR-K12 projects. We would not have been able to begin the site development without the wisdom and guidance of PIs who have shared their views about effective (and ineffective) websites. We appreciate their candor in answering the question that is at the core of CADRE: Given the realities of a PI's professional life, what can CADRE do that is both valuable and easily accessible?
In the course of developing the portfolio analysis and website, we met with our advisors, who generously shared their time, experience, and expertise. We also established planning groups on three topics: student assessment, English language learners, and dissemination. To these groups, we are asking a similar question: Given all your existing professional networks, what would be compelling about developing a working group or special interest group specific to the DR-K12 community? What would be the best approaches for doing this? Again, we appreciate the time and ideas of these individuals.
Over the year, we have developed several indices of dissemination vehicles for your work. You can find them in our first newsletter and in the paragraphs that follow. If you have additions that might be useful to other PIs, please let us know. A white paper on dissemination to policy and practice communities is in development.
We are optimistic about the possibilities for Year Two. The first year was largely a planning year, and we are pleased that our support system is up and running and is based on the needs and interests of PIs. There will be a CADRE booth at the PI Meeting, and we hope you will come by, pick up additional information, and talk to the team.


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WASHINGTON — In one of the most emotional moments in his speech to Congress Tuesday, President Trump highlighted the heroism of a Navy SEAL, Senior Chief Petty Officer William "Ryan" Owens, the first serviceman to be killed in action under his administration.
Owens was killed during a Jan. 28 raid against al-Qaeda militants in Yemen.
Trump pointed out Carryn Owens, the Navy commando's widow, in the audience. "Ryan died as he lived: a warrior and a hero battling against terrorism and securing our nation," Trump said.
"Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom — we will never forget him," he said.
A tearful Carryn Owens mouthed, "thank you," as the chamber erupted in a lengthy and thunderous applause.
Trump said his Defense secretary, Jim Mattis, told him that the intelligence obtained during the raid "will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies."
The raid, conducted shortly after Trump was sworn in, was controversial. It was planned under the Obama administration, but authorized by Trump.
Civilians were killed and a $90 million military aircraft had to be destroyed to avoid it falling into enemy hands after it became disabled. Several Americans were injured in the raid.
Critics questioned whether the raid should have been approved, but the Trump administration said the attack was successful, resulting in the capture of intelligence and the deaths of about 14 al-Qaeda militants.
Owens father, quoted in the Miami Herald Sunday, questioned the validity of the mission. "Why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into his administration?" he told the newspaper.
The United States military has used drones to target militants in Yemen, but ground raids carried out by U.S. forces are rare.


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Thrumperdome
Posted by petersironwood in America, apocalypse, COVID-19, health, politics, story, Uncategorized
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The three walked arm in arm down the now-deserted street. Sure, it was unusual for three homophobes to walk lock-step, arm in arm, down the street — any street. Luckily, their fully loaded assault weapons hung loosely down their sides so no-one would question their manhood. After all, what says, "I am a manly man; I am courageous!" more than having a weapon of indiscriminate destruction hanging by your side? Bigly manly.
The heat was stifling on this hot, humid, hazy day. Brain Krimp kept swatting vaguely at his face. But it wasn't helping. Where were these damned flies coming from? he wondered. He couldn't see them. Maybe they aren't flies, he thought. Brain turned to his companions and asked, "Hey, Henry? Bill Bee? You guys hearing some kind of buzzing insect? I don't see them."
"Nah," offered Henry. "But — you know — sometimes those antibody shots make me … they screw up my hearing."
Brain glanced over at Billy Bee. "You?"
"Yeah, they are a pain. But better than dying with a tube stuck down your throat, right? Anyway, just ignore it."
Brain nodded. He was trying to ignore it, he thought to himself. But instead of lessening, the sound grew louder. It wasn't so much a buzz as a whisper. But what the hell was it saying?
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"Thank you." This time Brain heard it distinctly. He looked at his companions furtively. They didn't seem to have noticed. Maybe it was just the shots.
"Thank you!" It was more distinct this time. And louder. Surely, they had heard that. "Seriously, didn't you guys hear that?"
"I think one of the survivors was leaning out the window thanking us," said Henry. "Good for him. At least somebody knows reopening was for the best."
"Yeah," added Billy BeeBop. "There were way too many people. Still are. And way too uppity. Those that are left will know their place. Mark my words. And almost all the wealth will be controlled by the likes of us."
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Brain scanned the apartment buildings on both sides of the street. He didn't see anyone hanging out, but the sound was growing louder. Only…only, it wasn't sound so much as sense — a kind of impression or even mind reading. Someone — or something — was out there and it was signaling or saying "Thank you." It seemed to grow louder and more distinct. And, yet, Brain still had the odd feeling that it was not sound so much as thought. Best not to bring it up again. It wouldn't do to have his co-conspirators think him soft in the head.
At last, they arrived at their goal: The Cache. It had been decided to gather all the best loot in one place and "Der Fooler" had agreed to amass the portion from their states right here at Mercedes-Benz — well, Brain corrected himself quickly, it used to be called that. Of course, now, it was called "T-RUMP Stadium, Peachtree." All the Stadiums were called T-RUMP something or other now. It made it easy for the T-Rump to remember their names. He just referred to them all as T-Rump stadium, T-Rump river, T-Rump highway, and so on. Of course, everyone else was confused about what he was really referring to. That caused inefficiency, delay, mistakes and rework. But that only made the lives of the proles more miserable (which was half the fun anyway). It didn't impact the nabobs — so who gave a damn really.
But, thought Brain, that damned buzzing does bother me. Not enough to spoil my take of the spoils though. Come on! He pep-talked himself and attempted to put on his game face.
The armed squadron that accompanied the three governors came up to the Cache guards and showed their credentials. They entered together through the runway, just as the Falcons had once done not so long ago. A dumbed-down version of Pomp and Circumstance was being played full blast. TASS photographers snapped pictures as they went out with the governors like a second skin. Once the trio arrived on the staging area for the nabobs. "The Govs" as they were collectively known, waved to the crowd. Each one stepped forward in turn as their various accomplishments were touted over the loudspeakers.
Bill BeeBop grinned from ear to ear. The other two had seen the vast mountain of stuff on TV, but apparently Bill had missed it. He was astounded how much stuff was here! Of course, it had been collected and transported here from three states, though much of it was from right here in Atlanta. It was surprising how much wealth had been collected all told.
First, they had confiscated everything from people who died intestate. Of course, normally, one would expect the family to divide such things in the absence of a formal will. But the T-Rump had declared that such wealth would be needed to pay for all the social services required by the proles. Of course, there were exceptions for the nabobs.
The second wave of stuff had been stolen from people who were alive, but too sick to fight back. Of course, there had been the occasional necessity to put someone down who objected, despite being deathly ill, to having ICE steal whatever family heirlooms they had been wanting to bequeath to their son or daughter or special friend. But they had only numbered in the hundreds. It was nothing compared to the untold thousands who had died from the virus itself. In many ways, the shootings had probably been a kind of mercy killing for the very ill, Brain consoled himself.
The third wave of re-assignments had been the most fun of all. While it had been fun to steal stuff from poor people, the third wave had taken things from various "Enemies of the State" and since it had included engineers, scientists, politicians, reporters, newscasters, top government officials and so on, it tended to be much better stuff.
And, now, there it was. All the stuff from all three states. Each of the governors got one hour to collect their favorites and put it in their wheelbarrow. At the far side of the stadium, their three "opponents" milled about nervously. They too each had a wheelbarrow. Of sorts. There was no wheel. Instead, a triangle of metal went down to a bare hub which scraped along the ground. Everyone could see this would make moving the wheelbarrow much more difficult.
Their "weaponry" differed as well. While each of the governors had a fully loaded assault weapon with four extra clips, the proles were each outfitted with a nail file. True, it was a metal nail file. And, it did have a sharp point on one side.
But still.
Henry was so excited and eager to start the games that he damned near forgot to put his hand over his heart when the Russian anthem started. He felt a sharp elbow in the ribs; turned quickly and was about to smack Brain when he realized what was happening. He put his hand over his heart and looked up with what he hoped looked like a beatific and radiant smile. He wondered whether T-Rump was watching live, or even in person. Of course, the real whereabouts of the T-Rump were always a carefully guarded state secret since so many still openly despised him even though everyone in America was so much better off. At least if you believe the T-Rump.
The gigantic bull horn sounded and they got moving. Henry noticed that one of those damned cowardly proles had ignored his wheelbarrow and simply run and grabbed a single large trophy of some kind and began running for the exit.
That really rankled Henry's sense of fair play. "What the hell?" he said aloud. "We're supposed to be giving people a frigging show, for God's sake. You can't just go sneak off with one item. For a split second, Henry half-wished he had a high powered rifle instead of the AK-47, but what the hell. He sprayed a long burst over in the general direction of the running figure of the prole who had damned near made it to the exit. "Oh, man! That is sick! I shoulda got me one of these a long time ago." He laughed as the torn figure of the running prole crumpled and the trophy spilled out of his nearly severed hand.
Henry felt good. He glanced quickly in the vicinity of the fallen prole and realized the had also hit an usher, a guard, and at least two spectators. "Damned, I'm good!" he yelled and turned back toward garnering more wealth for himself.
It took nothing like an hour to complete the "contest." Each of the three governors smiled for the cameras and stood waving at the crowd, sweat pouring down off their brows and down the backs of their necks.
But who had won? At last, the stadium scoreboard lit up. They estimated the total wealth as — too close to call. Each of the governors had collected approximately one million dollars worth of stuff. Eventually, a more careful and detailed appraisal of the goods would undoubtedly reveal which one was the real winner. But for now, it was a tie. A three-way tie.
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The scoreboard presented more details. Prole contestants had successfully acquired nothing! The crowd — who were 99% proles, by the way, cheered and waved their hands wildly. Total number of prole competitors dead: three! Again, a wild cheer went up from the crowd. Total number killed, competitors and audience and staff — 34. Now a half-hearted half-cheer went up. Not that decent a total really. Especially, when you considered that COVID19 was still killing about 3K per day and rising.
Now, the scoreboard switched to video mode and there he was!! The enhanced image of the T-Rump appeared. His hands appeared almost normal and even his skin looked vaguely humanoid. A great cheer went up from the crowd. Vast clouds of oxytocin laced with oxycontin were released into the crowd. After some minutes of cheering, the T-Rump gestured for silence.
"Not terrible. Not great. I gotta say. A tie? Come on guys! Who wants a tie? Should I let this stay a TIE? "
The crowd roared back "NO!"
"No. See? I'm a genius. I know what people want. Hey, guys! We're on to round two. Round two rules are this. One of you has to die and the others will fight for their share of the dead guy's loot? Got it? GO!"
Brain and Henry immediately crouched down and began firing first and aiming later. Billy BeeBop just stood still with a surprised look on his face. He said, "I thought we were all on the same…" The hole through his throat made the last word difficult to decipher. It might have been "side" or "team" or "cabal" or "conspiracy" though the last two were likely not in that man's vocabulary, even before his head was torn apart.
Brain wasn't sure whether or not the T-Rump would decide there would only be one winner or not, but he wasn't taking any chances. Nor was Henry. As it dawned on each of them that they had been mortally wounded, each felt an overwhelming feeling of outrage at having been betrayed.
Just before his head hit the astroturf, Brain had a strange thought: we could have cooperated. The blood kept draining from his body and that meant draining from his thinking apparatus as well. Before he lost consciousness forever, Brain sudden realized in a flashbulb of insight who had been thanking him: COVID19! He had been one of the Meta-carriers and they thanked him profusely. It was nice to be needed, he thought. They assured him that he had achieved the Christian equivalent of a saint. Then, he died.
T-Rump got on the video feed and held his fists up in triumph. "Now, that's more like it! Am I right?"
He pointed to the scoreboard, which was now framed by fireworks that were shaped like a golden hammer and sickle framed on a large red background.
Total Number Killed: 255! Much better!
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Total Wealth estimate: Three Billion dollars for the T-Rump and 0 for anyone else!
T-Rump smiled beatifically and said, "OK folks! There are 255 bodies out there! You know what to do!" He began to lead the chant.
"Eat them raw! Eat them raw! EAT THEM RAW!" Some of the proles were still surprisingly nimble and sprang over other proles and railings and seat backs alike.
Soon, the chant was replaced by the soothing sound of thousands of teeth crunching on fresh kill.
After all, the proles were hungry. Very hungry.
T-Rump smiled beatifically as he looked on the cannibalistic carnage. He had one last announcement.
"You guys have been great! Enjoy your dinner! I want to account — right today — today. I am announcing the results of next year's World Series! Which will be played right here in Trump Stadium! And — you ready for this — the winners of the World Series will be The Trump Falcons."
The proles paused for a moment and clapped, each suspiciously eyeing their neighbor to see who would break back for the human flesh first.
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Nauseatingly realistic, Peter 😦
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Baker McKenzie advises Mantos Copper in USD 3.3 billion merger agreement with Capstone Mining
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has advised Chile-focused Mantos Copper, run by British investment Audley Capital Advisors and Orion Mine Finance, in entering a definitive agreement with Canada's Capstone Mining to form a new, Americas-focused copper producer called Capstone Copper.
The new miner, which will trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, will have a combined 2021 copper production base of more than 175,000 tonnes of the metal and joint reserves of 4.9 million tonnes. The plan is to boost the combined company's production by 45% by 2024 to 260,000 tonnes of copper per year.
The team led by partner Antonio Ortúzar Jr., including partners Mirco Hilgers, Alberto Maturana, and associate Andrés Lecaros, assisted Mantos in the corporate, mining, labor and tax considerations implicated in the merger, and in carrying out a due diligence of Capstone's mining assets in Chile, mainly regarding the company's Santo Domingo project.
Antonio Ortúzar Jr. said, "We are delighted to have acted for Mantos in this important business decision as it will boost the capacity of the mines to produce copper, a mineral used in construction and power, which has become one of the most sought-after commodities due to its key role in the transition to a greener economy."
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022 following customary shareholder, regulatory and court approvals.
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