Happy Friday friends and welcome to another Friday Favorites!
One of the most common questions I receive from readers is how to make the transition in a home from warm undertones to cool tones. Ironically, I also get the same question from readers wanting to transition from cool tones to warmer tones. I think it's because trends in paint color undertones have really shifted in a significant way. It's hard for people to determine what paint colors to choose when making such a big jump from warm to cool and vice versa.
These days, so many homes are now built with an open concept, people are challenged by choosing paint colors that make a smooth transition because each wall has to work well with the other walls. In my home, you can see the walls of five different rooms as you stand in my entry way and when I change the color in one room, I have to think of the other four walls. Yep, it's been a big challenge for me as well.
Just a few years ago, we were all painting out homes in very warm tones in creamy yellows, warm browns, tans, latte, etc… My whole home is pretty much the warmest of warms and I too am slowly transitioning to the cooler tones. It's interesting how we all evolve with the colors in our spaces. It's like going back and forth with our hairstyles from short to long and long to short!
It's one thing to change a paint color using the same undertone but when you're completely changing an undertone, it's challenging to know how to choose colors that can help with the transition. Especially if the rest of the home is not that new undertone. It's not affordable for many of us to paint every wall in a new undertone at the same time, so picking a great transitional color is key. Today I thought I would share some great paint colors that can help with the big undertone transition.
As you can see, I went from a room painted and decorated with all warm tones into cooler tones. However, I still incorporated touches of warmth in my drapes, carpet, pillow and blanket to make the transition smoother into my kitchen, which is all warm tones. I also picked a cooler paint color that had the slightest hint of warmth to keep the transition to cooler tones not so jarring. My home still flows and the transition from my kitchen to the bedroom is smooth because I didn't go completely cool and kept touches of warmth.
Instead of jumping completely into a new main undertone, I think it makes all of the difference by choosing colors that are a balanced mix of both cool and warm. Finding paint colors that have a nice mix of cool and warm undertones will help if you are wanting to transition to new undertones in your home.
I wanted to give you some examples of some paint colors with a nice neutral balance of both cool and warm that would work for both groups of people; those wanting to go cooler and those looking to add a touch of warmth. Some of these colors may lean more cool or more warm than others but they all have a mix of the two tones.
Again, notice how Gray Owl works well with the warm wood floors. The hint of yellow really make a big difference. By the way, Gray Owl is HGTV Designer Emily Henderson's favorite paint color and one that she says she uses often because of the hint of yellow and the balance of cool and warm.
These examples of paint colors that I have shown you are all starting points for those of you looking for direction in transitioning undertones. Keep in mind that lighting in your space will play a huge roll in determine what undertones will ultimately pop out in the space and what may be perfect in one space may not work in another.
If you're looking for additional help in how to choose exact colors, you can check out my post "Tips and Tricks for Choosing the Perfect Paint Color", which I go through the tricks with spotting an undertone and eliminating paint color choices quickly.
One last thing… Keep in mind as you choose paint colors, you can help transition significant changes in undertones through accessories, furniture or art work. You can go cooler with little to no hint of warmth in a paint color (like I did in my bedroom) and you can balance it later by incorporating touches of warmth through accessorizing.
If you want to see more rooms with exact paint colors, I have a really nice collection that you can look through on my "Pick a Paint Color" Board on Pinterest found here.
4) is working with a totally schizophrenic / awful color scheme left to me via the original owner who custom-built our home.
You hear the nightmare inherent in those last few words, right? I'm talking fuschia counter w/gray toilet & sink in the powder room; coral counter w/same toilet & sink PLUS built-in shower/tub in the kids bath; and best of all, sea foam green counter with Barbie pink tile surrounding a rose soaker tub with rose toilet and built-in shower. Not to mention the white vinyl flooring and gray carpet throughout the main floor, and the patchwork of colors via individual room carpets upstairs. Ahhhhh!!
I chose a palette for my whole house several years ago and am still supremely happy with how it works throughout the space. It is very warm, as that was my goal, and I still LOVE it. But I'm still working it in, re-doing the awfulness described above as our budget/motivation/time allows.
Therein lies my question: at what point do you follow a trend, whether it's transitioning paint colors, or deciding to paint wooden cabinetry, or any other cyclical styles, and at what point do you stick with what you love? Especially knowing it will eventually come around again anyways?
For instance, besides the question of wall paint colors — where I love how you suggest incorporating BOTH cooler and warm tones — I would be open to painting my oak kitchen cupboards. Or my awful orangey-oak trim/doors/stair rails — or ALL of the above.
But my husband, in stereotypical fashion, is dead-set against it. And I tend to agree with him to some extent, knowing that painted wood has come and gone at many points in the past.
How does one stay current without being a slave to trends and starting over every few years?
I completely hear what your saying and I know a lot of people have the same issues. In my own home, I have had the same struggles and I have found that the rooms that I am happy with the the most are ones that I painted years ago that are all very light colors with a calm mix of warm and cool. I really try and stay away from following a paint trend when it comes to bold colors or heavy on one particular undertone. I did just do the trendy blue in my bedroom, but that's it for me. The rest of my home will stay the same or as I transition, I will stay light with balance of either very little undertone or a calm balance.
I have learned over the years to keep up with the fun trendy stuff that I love with inexpensive pillows, rugs and accessories but keep my walls as neutral and timeless as I can.
Very light calm taupes are pretty timeless and they are not boring and can have depth but will always work in home.
Good luck and thank you so much for stopping by!!
Help please!! I live in a townhouse that is entirely open the kitchen and living room are divided by a small wall that is open on both sides and it opens up to a sunken living room. Right now it is all painted Shaker Beige. If I could go back in time I would have painted it all in a neutral gray like Agreeable Gray but I can't go back in time and I can not afford to paint everything all over again. We just renovated our kitchen and it is now white shaker cabinets with absolute black granite counters. I want everything to flow but I really would like to do a color and not shaker beige but I worry whatever color I pick might make it look disjointed like a patchwork quilt. Can I pick one of these colors like the Sea Haze??? Will that flow with the shaker beige enough that they can coordinate the different rooms but also set the kitchen apart?? Help please!! I am agonizing over this with trying to create cohesion without painting it shaker beige but ultimately will do what looks best.
Do BM gray owl cabinets look good with BM sea haze walls and white dove trim?


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DDE: What It Is, What It Does, and How to Defend Against Attackers Who May Exploit It
Microsoft released Security Advisory 4053440 that provides guidance on securing Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) fields in Microsoft Office applications. This comes on the heels of the recently reported attacks and Proofs of Concept (PoCs) that leveraged DDE. Here's what users and enterprises need to know about DDE and what can be done to defend against attackers who may leverage it.
What is DDE?
The DDE protocol is a set of messages and guidelines that allows applications to exchange or share data within operating systems. DDE sends messages between applications that share data and uses shared memory to exchange data between applications. It is considered one of the best options for communication and data exchange if ongoing user interaction is not required.
DDE was introduced in Windows 2.0 back in 1987 and currently used by thousands of applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Visual Basic.
DDE can be used to implement a broad range of application features that include linking to real-time data such as stock market updates, scientific instruments, or process control. It is also used in creating compound documents, such as a word processor document that includes a chart produced by a graphics application. In this instance, DDE updates the data on the chart when the source data is changed, while the rest of the document remains the same.
Moreover, DDE can perform data queries between applications, such as a spreadsheet querying a database for accounts past due.
How is DDE being exploited?
Microsoft said that in an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the DDE protocol by sending the user a specially crafted file that has to be opened in an application that supports DDE. The attacker typically uses social engineering tactics to convince the user to open the file. The attacker then has to trick the user into disabling Protected Mode and click through one or more additional prompts.
Reported attacks and PoCs
Pawn Storm (a.k.a. Fancy Bear, APT28, Sofacy, and STRONTIUM) made headlines again after security researchers revealed details regarding its latest cyberespionage campaign. The group's latest spear phishing campaign involves the abuse of DDE to invoke the command prompt to run PowerShell commands. The commands will then retrieve and help execute a payload that profiles the affected machine.
Researchers from Cisco's Talos have also discovered an attack campaign that spread malware-carrying Microsoft Word documents that perform code execution on the targeted device without the need to enable macros or corrupt memory. The researchers observed that the technique was actively being exploited in the wild by hackers targeting several organizations using spear phishing emails supposedly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Researchers have known about the possibility of compromising a computer using malicious DDE formulas as early as 2014. By specifying creative arguments and a magic number, a 'link' can be created that, when opened, can hijack a computer.
How to defend against DDE attacks
Microsoft's advisory notes that in the case of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users are protected against DDE attacks by the Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) mitigation included in Windows Defender Exploit Guard. For users who do not have it, the company strongly recommends they exercise caution when opening suspicious file attachments. Users can follow these best practices for defending against phishing attacks that may leverage the DDE protocol.
IT/sysadmins can secure the email gateway by adding a layer of security mechanisms to further defend against attackers that abuse legitimate protocols like DDE. They can also set up a central point for reporting suspicious email as an avenue for employees to report all suspicious email in a convenient and accessible manner. Enabling a sandbox that can analyze the various routines and behaviors of the malware can also help identify the obfuscation or evasion tactics that threats can use.
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The diggers have moved in, but what does the future hold for the old Burger King drive-thru site?
The drive-thru Burger King in Cheriton has been reduced to rubble this week as its two decades of service came to an abrupt end.
The fast-food chain, in Cherry Garden Lane, shut up shop on June 29 and just weeks after the premises became derelict, the bulldozers have moved in.
A total of 19 employees lost their jobs.
But it may not stay as a building site for long.
Neighbouring Premier Inn has issued plans for a huge extension in the small business park which also houses an ARC car wash and Brickfield Tavern pub and restaurant.
While still undecided, the hotel giant has approached Folkestone and Hythe District Council last month for permission to add on 41 bedrooms to its existing structure.
Currently, the budget hotel, labelled the Channel Tunnel branch due to its close proximity, is spread over two blocks, with the new proposals set to enlongate the main building which faces the restaurant.
If the council gives it the go-ahead, it will also have a new reception, linen rooms, plant rooms, lifts, stairs and more parking spaces.
The site as a whole has limited parking spaces that are specifically designated for hotel guests, while the Brickfield Tavern also has a small car park at the front of its premises.
Works were due to start on July 23, and so far much of the Burger King premises is no longer in tact, but overall permission for the extension has not yet been granted.
An acknowledgement letter attached to the application says a decision will be made by September 10.
It has also been confirmed that work will continue on the site from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with noisy tasks being carried out from 9am.
Work on weekends will not happen unless it has been pre-planned.
Burger King fans in Folkestone can still get their fix by heading to the Bouverie Place branch in the town centre, next to the bus station.


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Sakura 2021 – The (Japanese) Season for Cherry Blossoms
Japan Start Date: 21/03/2021 End Date: 06/05/2021
Sakura – The Season for Cherry Blossoms
South Africa has its jacaranda trees, Australia has tumbleweed but Japan has something nobody else has – it has its cherry blossoms called sakura – possibly the closest thing we'll get to heaven on earth.
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The arrival of spring is announced with clouds of decorated pink cherry trees, promising a new season, a new life, and a very welcome end to the cold winter.
If you arrive to Japan in April, you can also see the Kanamara Matsuri in Kawasaki
While the cherry blossom trees don't bloom around the same time every year, it usually happens between the end of April, into May. Out of 365 days, a year visitors are only able to witness the floral phenomenon for two weeks. Part of the fun of the festival is keeping a lookout for all the updates of when the very first cherry trees will blossoms.
So What is Hanami?
Hanami is the word that refers to the specific viewing of cherry blossoms all around Japan, called sakura. Hanami is roughly translated to "flower viewing". It's a custom as old as time that encourages people to stop, and literally, smell the flowers.
The tradition is significant in so many ways, for people to appreciate the transient nature of things, like a season to live and to die.
Temperatures in Japan start rising end of March, trees come out of hibernation and everything starts to bloom. For me, what makes it so incredibly special is that the celebration is short-lived, with the blossoms only lasting a week or two. Boy oh boy, what a magical two weeks they are.
A cherry tale
Steeped in history and tradition, it's the perfect opportunity for people to celebrate with families and friends, with picnics, street festivals, and outdoor parties. Trees are decorated with paper lanterns and lights and it like Narnia, only in Japan.
Traveling with a small group of friends, we didn't only get to appreciate the beauty of the cherry blossoms, but we also experienced a new found passion in the simpler things in life, like family, nature, the very essence of life. We all left feeling our lives' perspectives had been put back into balance.
There are no words to describe the wonder of Sakura, the evening comes to an end the trees sway, as if they're saying "good night".
It is a time to contemplate the things that matter in life, like family and friends. And as I ready to pack up and get ready for the trip home my only regret is never getting the chance to experience hanami with my mum.
Sakura festival Hanami tips
Sakura Festival Hanami History
1# Day and Night
We made a point of seeing hanami during the day and night because there is such a change in atmosphere and even the trees looks different in the dusk light. The soft colors against all the lanterns and fairy lights are nothing short of magical.
2# Book well in advance
Also, if you're planning on visiting Japan for the cherry blossom festival it'll be a good idea to book as well in advance as possible. Some even suggest six months prior, and if you time it right you can get to enjoy a whole lot of other sights unique to Japan, like the hot springs where monkeys literally relax all day.
We figure when in a foreign country experience as much 'foreignness' as you can, which is why we have suggested the Wakamatsu Hot Spring Resort.
The resort open-air hot spring baths, with ocean views and it' a quick 15-minute drive from the JR Hakodate Station. There is free parking for guests and the most deliciously prepared Japanese meals are available.
Inside the rooms, there are traditional futons and wooden-straw flooring. They have an en-suite bathroom with a gorgeous bathtub.
And then there's Pension Jokura. Don't let the name fool you – it's not a rest-home for golden-oldies. The accommodation is close to the Omachi Tram Station and a quick 5 minute walk to the Red Brick Warehouse, a popular tourist destination. The rooms are heated and have simple, but beautiful, wood furniture, free WiFi and an LCD TV.
There are shared showers and baths, which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but we didn't mind.
It's conveniently located: a six-minute drive from the JR Hakodate Train and a quick 20-minute drive to the Hakodate Airport.
I think one of my absolute favorite things of the entire cherry blossom festival, is the Hakodate-style of socializing. You simply find a spot under a tree (cherry blossom no doubt), throw down a blanket and enjoy a picnic.
Jingisukan
People do a Mongolian mutton BBQ, known as a "Jingisukan" in the park, and while it isn't allowed the rest of the year, it's permitted for the two-week sakura celebration.
To get into the real swing of things do as the locals do: visit a supermarket or food hall, buy the necessary foods or go the easy route and get a convenient Bento box. Grab your picnic blanket or rug and find a great spot in one of the many parks. Take in the beauty of your surroundings while enjoying the local delicacies.
You can also try a few sakura snacks like crisps and dumplings. There also a canned drink that you need to try. But be aware, you'll only taste it once – apparently, it's a combination of soap and lavender.
The town is also known for tasty seafood, especially squid, which is its specialty. And sushi… Try and eat as much of it as you possibly can. If you're not allergic to it, of course!
You can travel by air, with Tokyo-Sapporo being the world's busiest air route, by train too and even by ferry.
By Streetcar
Getting around Hakodate is easy with streetcars running every six to twelve minutes and because they're geared for it, they are able to take you to all the major touristy places including Goryokaku. The fares are fair, costing between 200 – 250 yen, which you pay when you get in the streetcar.
Buses are also a great way travel, again taking you to the major tourist attractions. Just in front of Hakodate Station there is an information desk and loads of helpful people to get you where you want to go.
Dating all the way back to the 8th century, hanami began with the mindful observing of plum blossoms. Over time people started to believe the trees possessed spirits and made off kinds of offerings as a way of honoring them. In the 18th century hundreds of cherry blossom trees were planted in order for the tradition to the continued, and it has. With people from all around the world celebrating this spectacle!
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MUSIC STYLE: Easy Listening/Instrumental
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Time in a Bottle/Piano Man Concerto Medley
She's Got a Way
Dubbed the "Pianist to the Presidents", Osborne's credentials are as impressive as they are vast. Osborne has logged over 40 White House performances for five US presidents from Presidents Carter to Obama. Osborne is a regular performer for former President and First Lady, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter has said that "David is one of the finest pianist in the United States." Osborne has performed 18 years nonstop at two world renowned properties in Las Vegas, Caesars Palace and The Bellagio.
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Q: Как сформировать двумерный список слов в Питоне из списка строк? Представим, что дан некий одномерный список строк.
list_first = ['A man in man', 'Dog is an animal', 'I wasn't there yesterday']
Из него я хочу получить такой список списков:
list_second = [ ['a', 'man', 'in', 'man'], ['dog', 'is', 'an', 'animal'], ['i', 'wasn', 't', 'there', 'yesterday']
Что для этого надо сделать? Сколько не пытаюсь - проблемы с типами данных

A: самое простое решение - в лоб:
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Apr 01 Mini restoration for maximum impact
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From left, Martin Reid, John Bruce and Bob Croy are part of a group who will restore this 1975 Morris Mini and sell it to raise funds for the Cancer Society Relay for Life in two years' time.
Article from the Nelson Mail 31/03/12.
This year's Cancer Society Relay for Life may have only finished a few weeks ago, but a group of Wakefield men whose lives have been affected by the disease are already working to raise money for the next one.
Retired mechanic Bob Croy, retired carpenter John Bruce, and retired teacher and tinkerer Martin Reid have joined forces to restore an old Mini to sell at the 2014 relay, with all profit going to the Cancer Society.
Mr Croy's wife and younger brother are both cancer survivors, and he has lost a sister and mother to the disease.
The idea came when the group were recovering from this year's Relay for Life, and discussing how they could raise even more money for the next relay in two years.
Mr Croy found a 1975 Morris Mini Mark 3, which had only had two previous owners and had done less than 58,000 kilometres.
He paid $750 for the car, but hoped to sell it for as much as $20,000 once it has been restored, he said.
Mr Croy said the group was keen for help from the community, which could be in the form of tools, expertise, or even sponsorship.
The plan was to paint the finished product "Daffodil Day yellow", but Mr Croy said if a company wanted to sponsor it, he would paint it whichever colour they wanted.
This year's relay had been his first, and he looked forward to doing even more to help next time.
"It's a special feeling. I couldn't believe the feeling seeing the lanterns," he said.
Mr Bruce, a prostate cancer survivor, said he was looking forward to the challenge of restoring the car. "I've done one before, it's a lot of work," he said.
Mr Reid, whose family have also been affected by cancer, said the project was a great way to keep the cause alive in between relays.
"It keeps the train going. You have got to keep the fundraising going."
Cancer Society centre manager Linda Lucre said the initiative was encouraging.
"It's fantastic that teams are thinking about Relay 2014, it's really nice that they are thinking ahead."
To help or donate to the cause, call Bob Croy on 035418468.


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The High Cost of Gaza Housing
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By Clifford D. May
Scripps Howard News Service
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced this week that Israeli and Palestinian officials had agreed to demolish more than a thousand Israeli settlers' homes in Gaza.
The New York Times reported: "Palestinian officials were not eager to keep the red-roofed, middle-class homes" which, they indicated, were not appropriate to current needs.
A key concern for Israelis, one surmises, is that in the wake of their "disengagement" from Gaza, news broadcasts around the world would show Palestinians flying the flags of terrorist organizations from those red, middle-class roofs.
Such a display would lend credence to the claim that the Israelis had been forced to leave Gaza -- as they earlier had been driven out of Lebanon, and as they will, one day, be expelled from every inch of Israel. This week, Hamas pledged yet again that "the jihad" against "the Zionist entity" would "continue until victory or martyrdom" – i.e. until they wipe the Jewish state off the map or die trying.
In addition to concern about encouraging dreams of conquest and genocide, Israeli officials also must have worried about the psychological impact that images of Arabs taking over Jewish homes would have had on their own citizens -- particularly those Israelis who come from Arab lands.
It is often forgotten that half of all Israeli Jews trace their roots to such places as Baghdad, Cairo and Tripoli. Jewish communities were well established in many Middle Eastern and North African capitals hundreds of years before those capitals were conquered and occupied, beginning in the 7th century, by armies from the Arabian Peninsula, carrying the banner of the new faith of Islam.
Iraq, for example, was for millennia home to a prominent Jewish minority. As late as 1948 one of every four Baghdadis was Jewish. After the U.N. partition of Palestine, however, hundreds of Iraqi Jews were executed. Others were imprisoned. Jewish homes were confiscated. Eventually most Jews fled.
In Yemen, by contrast, Jews had long endured a kind of apartheid. They were not allowed to walk on pavements or ride horses. They were forced to clean the public toilets. By law, Jewish orphans had to be converted to Islam. Not surprisingly, once Israel was established, virtually all Yemeni Jews sought refuge there.
Egypt was among the leaders of the "jihad" declared against Israel in 1948. This was to be, in the words of Arab League Secretary Azzam Pasha, "a war of extermination."
As Egyptian soldiers invaded Israel, mobs attacked the Jewish quarter of Cairo and Egyptian authorities shipped Jews suspected of sympathizing with Israel to concentration camps in the Sinai desert.
In all, close to 900,000 Jews are estimated to have fled Arab-majority countries, leaving behind houses, schools, synagogues, cemeteries and, in many cases, ancient cultures and traditions.
In this same period, an estimated 650,000 Arabs left Israel for Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan and other places.
Also often forgotten: The Palestinian Arabs who remained in Israel were granted citizenship. There are now more than a million Israeli Arabs – about 20 percent of the country's population. While relations with their Jewish neighbors are sometimes strained, they have more rights than Jews in Arab countries had in the past; indeed, they have more rights than Arabs in most Arab countries have in the present.
Mosques in Israel are well attended. Israeli Arabs serve in Israel's parliament and sit on its Supreme Court. Druze and Bedouin Muslims serve in Israel's armed forces and many have given their lives in Israel's defense.
In the Israeli Arab village of Abu Ghosh last year, I met a community leader who proudly told me his grandfather had volunteered to fight against the five invading armies in 1948 and, as a result, had become a great friend of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first Prime Minister. He pulled out a photo scrap book to prove it.
Only a radical would argue that Israel should not have such Arab citizens. And yet what passes for the moderate view holds that a future Palestinian state must be Judenrein – ethnically cleansed of Jews. Indeed, even "moderate" Jordan has a constitutional provision specifically prohibiting Jews from becoming citizens
It is within this context that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have now agreed to bulldoze those red-roofed, middle-class houses in Gaza. Will this action pave the way – almost literally – toward peace between Israel and a Palestinian state? Or will it represent just the destruction of one additional Jewish community, a reminder of the past, an omen for the future? No one can really say, least of all the Israeli and Palestinian officials who have agreed on this plan – and not much else.
- Clifford D. May, a former New York Times foreign correspondent, is the president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies a policy institute focusing on terrorism.
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Yeah, I wonder what would happen if the Israelis in the Gaza strip asked to keep their homes so long as they are merged into the Palestinian state. Would the Palestinian Authority accept this?
The Palestinians have the right to their own state, but they do not have the right to their own ethnically cleansed state.
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Like everybody else in Austin, I'm not looking forward to a rate increase on my electric bill this fall. As Mike Kanin recounts in "Total Utility," the rate changes, finally ratified by City Council last week, have been a very long time coming, although for the last six months it's been fairly clear that we'd get hit one way or another. The city's major utility couldn't go on as it had, forever punting potential increases down the line to some imaginary perfect moment.
Arguably, the plan council settled on after weeks of work sessions and public discussion – and oh yes, an election campaign – is essentially the tribute politics is paying to inflation since 1994. It raises rates not nearly as dramatically as AE staff had proposed, but with the anticipation of another increase in two years and more frequent rate reviews, it creates a new tier system that should both encourage conservation and protect customers at the lower tiers of usage (and presumably income); it also expands the existing aid program for low-income citizens who need it.
All of these elements were in the works from the first days of the city discussions, although predictably it took weeks of public and private efforts to review the details, develop the changes, and most importantly, engage the public in the process. None of us is happy about rate increases, but we have ample reason to take community satisfaction from the process that determined the outcome – nothing of which would be possible if (as is advocated periodically here and at the Capitol) our municipal utility were turned over to private hands and the tender ministrations of the "free market." There may yet be a change in governance – council will be exploring the possibility of a separate AE board of directors – but other than sharing the workload, the public authority will remain ours.
We're not out of the woods yet. Out-of-city ratepayers (including some prominent Republican activists), who in the end did not get the "nonvoting" break they were agitating for, will appeal to the state Public Utility Commission, and once that process begins, there's no telling what sort of Austin-bashing, symbolic or literal, will take place at the Legislature. (Gov. Rick Perry indulged in the provincial state tradition once again at the recent state GOP convention). But in the meantime, grassroots Austin political values – transparency, equity, conservation, and most importantly, small-"d" democracy – have been honored at length, with a compromise solution we have reason to be proud of, even if we differ about particular details.
That's not the only reason to be happy that we own our city utilities, of course. Without the fund transfer provided by AE, city services from public safety to parks would be increasingly strained, and property taxes would skyrocket. Those inevitable effects seldom get mentioned by the folks so devoted to the free market, like those conservative or libertarian council candidates who perennially pledge to privatize the public utilities in the service of "lower costs" – which somehow a private company whose primary purpose is to deliver dividends to its stockholders is supposed to provide. And should such an entity fail to deliver ... we can all write supplicating letters to its board of directors, or perhaps buy a few shares and raise hell at stockholder meetings.
The public process is far from perfect. It encourages political grandstanding, can become unnecessarily adversarial, eats time and money, prefers detours to straight lines, and can get bogged down in hyperbolic issues. Kanin's report of the "consumer advocate" who consumed at least as much as he advocated is a comically cautionary tale (one the city apparently hasn't yet learned; the largely redundant task is built into the new rate structure). In short, it's inevitably political in nature, for good and ill.
All this said, the democratic process is highly preferable to the sort of boardroom consensus that imposes corporate financial priorities on "consumers" – no longer citizens – under which these belated rate changes would instead have been installed by steady degrees (and decrees) over the last 18 years. Nor would the city have had any recession cushion during the last few years, via a utility surplus that enabled planning and provided reserves when direct tax revenues faltered. All this we owe to our community determination – when it comes to controlling our common resources – to be masters of our own fate.
It's often said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. The AE rate case tale is our own latest local example of that very hard-earned principle.
Posted here is the Austin Energy summation of the changes installed under the new rate structures adopted June 7 by City Council.


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Dragon Playground 3D Miniature
The dragon-shaped sand-based playground used to be a popular design for playgrounds in Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh. After 1993, they were phased out due to safety concerns and it is believed that this Dragon Playground of Toa Payoh (located at Blk 28 Toa Payoh Lorong 6) is the only one of its kinds […]
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The octagonal gazebo located in the Tanglin Core of Singapore Botanic Gardens, known as the Bandstand upon the Bandstand Hill was erected in 1930 and has retained its original form over the years. The Bandstand site served as a focal point of the Singapore Botanic Gardens in its original landscape and staged early evening performances […]
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Willis Tower was the Sears Tower until mid-2009, when insurance broker Willis Group Holdings bought the naming rights. No matter what you call it, it's still the USA's tallest building, and its 103rd-floor Skydeck puts visitors 1454 feet up in the clouds. Glass-floored ledges jut out in mid-air and give a knee-buckling perspective straight down. […]
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Balai Nobat Kedah Miniature
Built in 1906, this is a striking octagonal tower topped by an onion-shaped dome. It's the repository of the nobat (royal orchestra), principally composed of percussion instruments; the drums in this orchestra are said to have been a gift from the sultan of Melaka in the 15th century. It isn't open to the public, and […]
Petronas Tower Miniature
Resembling twin silver rockets plucked from an episode of Flash Gordon, the Petronas Towers are the perfect allegory for the meteoric rise of the city from tin-miners' hovel to 21st-century metropolis. Half of the 1440 tickets for 45-minute guided tours – which take in the Skybridge connection on the 41st floor and the observation deck […]
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Barack Obama Redefines What It Means To Be A Man
By Aarti Shahani
May 13, 2021, 3 a.m. CT
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I had a lot of questions for former President Barack Obama about policy and politics, how he campaigned as a radical yet governed as a centrist. But given that American democracy was disrupted by a man whose very definition of "manhood" is the opposite of Obama's, it felt timely — urgent even — to drop down to a fundamental level: the story he tells himself about what it means to be a man.
Stories are powerful. Obama wishes he knew that when he was 19, making sense of the world and his place in it. In this conversation, he reflects on his own juggling act — how he balanced his family life with his enormous ambitions outside the home. He sees the generational shift from his marriage to what he hopes for his daughters. And as our society increasingly encourages girls to be themselves, Obama says we don't give boys that same permission.
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Obama encourages men to embrace a different story about manhood: one less about domination and more about caring for others.
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RISO, Inc, a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that it has successfully expanded the company's tree planting initiative through an event organized by its Washington DC branch in partnership with Fairfax ReLeaf, Inc and Level 3 Communications. As part of the Nov. 7 all-day tree planting event, representatives from RISO's Washington, D.C. branch and Fairfax ReLeaf were joined by over 40 employees from Level 3 Communications to plant 1,800 trees across four acres at the Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, Va.
"RISO has a long standing commitment to the environment as evidenced by our green printing technologies and our tree planting campaign, which was launched as part of our work with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees across the country and in the communities we serve," said Pat Pharr, D.C. Branch Sales Manager for RISO, Inc. "We are very pleased to partner with leading organizations such as Fairfax ReLeaf and Level 3 Communications to bring this tree planting effort to the Washington, D.C. area."
RISO, a provider of environmentally-friendly high speed color inkjet printers and duplicators, launched a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation earlier this year to help plant 100,000 trees. In addition to the effort with the Arbor Day Foundation, RISO recently implemented a tree planting campaign with the company's branch offices across the United States.
"Our goal is to restore large numbers of native trees on public and commons land where funding for landscaping is lacking," said Taylor Beach, Executive Director of Fairfax ReLeaf. "To help meet this goal, we are extremely grateful for the generous tree donations from RISO and the volunteer efforts by Level 3 Communications."
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Shoppers to vote on Cadbury's next limited-edition dairy milk bar
Cadbury is unveiling three new limited-edition Cadbury Dairy Milk bars, created by this year's Cadbury Inventor finalists. The all-new flavour variants are: Gillian's Cadbury Dairy Milk Coconutty; Shannon's Cadbury Dairy Milk Crunchy Honeycomb; and Taylor's Cadbury Dairy Milk Out of the Blueberry.
The three new limited-edition bars are being put to the public vote, going head to head to be crowned the nation's favourite and the latest addition to the Cadbury Dairy Milk range. Shoppers will be able to vote on the www.cadburyinventor.com website and through Cadbury UK's Twitter and Cadbury UK's Facebook until September 6.
Last year Cadbury challenged the nation again to come up with new and exciting flavours for 2020's Cadbury Inventor competition. With over 90,000 possible combinations of ingredients to choose from,120,000 consumers submitted entries for the chance to create and name their very own limited-edition Cadbury Dairy Milk bar. The three lucky finalists have been on an epic journey to create their unique bars, travelling to the Cadbury Innovation Kitchen in Bournville, the home of Cadbury, where they worked with chocolate experts to experiment with their ingredients and make their creations a reality.
Beatrice Berutti, Cadbury Tablets brand manager at Cadbury, said: "The Cadbury Inventor 2020 competition is back for its second year and we couldn't be more excited for retailers to share these new delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk flavours with the nation. The new range is set to be a real driver of footfall and excitement in store for retailers across the nation, and we can't wait to see which bar wins."
The three limited-edition bars will be available from July and the winner will be announced in September.
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The rise of mini bars
Portion control seems to be the new buzz-phrase in chocolate and not just for children. According to research undertaken by Kantar for Forecourt Trader's sister magazine The Grocer, 21% of consumers are interested in portion-controlled bars as a way to manage their calorie and sugar intake. Manufacturers have already ...


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**Attention!** *You are currently viewing the unstable development branch. Using this source code can cause compatibility issues when used with the stable branch of tcpDbusServer.*

This is an Android tcp client. It can send basic tcp information to a remote computer.

Features currently supported:

* play/pause
* previous/next
* volume control

See [tcpDbusServer](http://github.com/wichmannpas/tcpDbusServer) for a C++-written desktop application which can handle the tcp requests and send DBus commands.

Installation
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The master source code tree contains a precompiled apk file to install the Android app. You can install that on your phone, if you do not want to build the app by yourself. The app contains a preferences screen where you can manage the ip/domain and port of your tcp server.

What it sends
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This app sends tcp strings to the host. They have the syntax *action:::target:::*, where *action* is the dbus action to send and *target* the dbus target application, or the action for *amixer*.

License
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Copyright 2014 Pascal Wichmann

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   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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The Resource The relationship between Aborigines, Islanders and the armed forces in the Second World War / by Robert A. Hall
The relationship between Aborigines, Islanders and the armed forces in the Second World War / by Robert A. Hall
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Hall, Robert A., (Robert Anthony), 1947-
Relations between Aboriginal and white servicemen; lack of publicity given to Aboriginal and Islander contributions to the war effort; armed services officially opposed to Aboriginal enlistment, while at the same time enlisting Aboriginals; Torres Strait Defence Force; Aboriginal de facto servicemen; Army labourers
v, 538 leaves; ill., maps, ports
2 maps folded; Bibliography; leaves 521-538; Typescript; Thesis (Phd.) -- University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, A.C.T., 1987
Defence - Armed forces - Veterans
Defence - World War II
Employment - Labour market
Government policy - Assimilation - 1926-1950
Government policy - State and territory - Queensland
Hall, Robert A.
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Home > Economy > Business > FEMA report: Agency could have better anticipated hurricane season's challenges
FEMA report: Agency could have better anticipated hurricane season's challenges
By Caribbean Business on July 13, 2018
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SAN JUAN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has published its 2017 Hurricane Season After-Action Report, which includes among the key findings of the agency's performance during the "record breaking" season that it could have "better leveraged open-source information and preparedness data, such as capability assessments and exercise findings, for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands."
The agency said that the "scale, scope, and impacts" of the of last year's hurricanes: Harvey, Irma and Maria tested its capabilities, even after having developed them after hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
"FEMA leadership acknowledged that the Agency could have better anticipated that the severity of hurricanes Irma and Maria would cause long-term, significant damage to the territories' infrastructure," the report reads. "Leadership also recognized that emergency managers at all levels could have better leveraged existing information to proactively plan for and address such challenges, both before and immediately after the hurricanes."
FEMA was dealing with 692 federally declared disasters, including massive wildfires in California while it responded to last year's "catastrophic" hurricanes. It says the lessons learned will help "chart the path" for future disasters.
The report identified 18 key findings across five focus areas and offered targeted recommendations for FEMA improvements, as well as broader lessons for partners throughout the emergency management community.
For example, a stockpile of "commodities" that FEMA kept in the Caribbean Distribution Center warehouse in Puerto Rico "to facilitate a quick response to incidents in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands," was nearly emptied to replenish the USVI immediately after Irma struck, leaving "an immediate deficit of commodities" in Puerto Rico and "requiring additional items to be transported in the days immediately prior to and following Hurricane Maria's landfall."
The agency said it has "already taken immediate actions based on the findings," including "updated hurricane plans, annexes, and procedures for states and territories; increased planning factors for the Caribbean and disaster supplies; and updated high priority national-level contracts, including the National Evacuation Contract, Caribbean Transportation Contract, and National Ambulance Contract."
Harvey, Irma and Maria caused a "combined $265 billion in damage and each ranked among the top five costliest hurricanes on record," according to FEMA, which at one point deployed 11,775 federal personnel at a time. The combined total employed for the season's response reached 17,000 staff, who "saved or assisted nearly 9,500" people.
Despite these numbers, the report finds that FEMA "entered the hurricane season with a force strength less than its target, resulting in staffing shortages across the incidents. In acknowledging this, the report's authors stress how important local communities were to disaster response, and wrote as an example that, after Maria struck Puerto Rico, "'health brigades" of local volunteers knocked on doors to identify and assist those who could not leave. We must continue to support these types of life-saving activities by private citizens."
FEMA said it "facilitated" missions that involved "more than $2 billion worth of commodities moving across several states and territories," where "more than 47 million people—almost 15 percent of the nation's population" was affected. FEMA registered "nearly 4.8 million households" for assistance.
The plans in place for Puerto Rico and USVI "assumed that at least one incident support base—a commodity distribution staging area… would survive the impact of a major hurricane and that all commodities destined for one impacted territory would flow through the other," but Irma and Maria affected both bases, "forcing FEMA to find alternative ways to manage commodities during initial response operations," the report says.
It also found that agency plans did not sufficiently consider that "government officials would be unable to meet their responsibilities to manage operational or resource requirements due to a lack of communications or other capability shortfalls."
Besides not having previously identified potential lodging for personnel, and having to resort to "berthing ships to account for the lack of hotels and space" for shelters, "requirements for fuel and for transferring fuel from storage to fuel trucks necessitated the formulation of fuel truck routing, prioritizations, and sourcing additional vehicles and drivers," became an issue, with private sector "partners" having to assist "in planning for an unprecedented movement of personnel and material."
Although FEMA Administrator Brock Long wrote that no jurisdiction or agency is capable of fully addressing a "catastrophic incident, he is "extremely proud of how FEMA and the whole community performed under extraordinary circumstances."
"We are prepared for the 2018 hurricane season and have already applied lessons learned from last year to improve how we as an emergency management community do business," Long added.
FEMA has incorporated many of the findings from the report into its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.
Read the full After-Action Report here: 2017FEMAHurricaneAAR
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Demand for tablets is declining in Europe as new figures from market intelligence provider International Data Corporation (IDC) reins in future estimates.
For Europe and North America, IDC has forecasted growth of 0% over 2014 for tablets and two-in-one devices after recording a 25% increase in 2013.
Consumer interest has been shifting to emerging product categories such as wearables with dedicated activity tracking capabilities. The rumoured iWatch might shoulder some of the blame for stalled shipments too.
It may be grim news for North American and European suppliers, but Jean Philippe Bouchard, research director for tablets at IDC, says that there is much to be gained by looking outside of these two saturated regions.
"When we look at the global picture, it would be easy to say that the tablet market is slowing down. But, when we start digging into the regional dynamics, we realize that there is still a good appetite for this product category," Bouchard explained.
"While mature markets like North America and Western Europe will combine for flat unit growth in 2014, the remaining regional markets will generate 12% unit growth over the same period."
Average selling prices (ASPs) are set to stabilise at the $373 mark in more mature markets, which IDC says is down to bigger screens and cellular-enabled tablets.
The trend comes to light at a time when Apple is reputedly launching a new line of larger iPads (measuring 12.9-inches) that are being targeted at Android defectors and enterprise users.
In the rest of the world, ASPs have been tipped to drop to $302, an annual decline of 10%. Meanwhile tablets with built-in voice calling over cellular networks in the Asia Pacific region have risen to 25% this quarter, a 60% annual growth rate.
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Today is the last day to expedite shipping on your Ulta orders with the guaranteed arrival by Christmas Eve.
To make your last minute holiday shopping a bit easier, we've picked our favorite gift sets to get for all the beauty lovers on your list. The best part? Each kit is under $30. From a set featuring the No. 1-selling facial cleanser in America to a beard kit for the guys, here are the best Ulta beauty gift sets to give (or get) and receive in time for Christmas morning.


Advanced Placement Seminar, the newest College Board class, is making its debut at Palo Alto High School this year and aims to teach students how to conduct college-level research and collaborate effectively.
According to the Paly course catalog, AP Seminar students research and evaluate information relating to themes such as technology or cultural migration, and draw their own conclusions.
Lucinda Filppu, the AP Seminar teacher at Paly, says the main reason the College Board created this course was that college freshmen were struggling with in-depth research. The Board hopes to solve this problem by instilling thorough research skills in students at the high school level.
Filppu said she believes that students who take this course will have an edge on their peers.
However, AP Seminar is the opposite of an "easy AP," according to junior Annie Tsui.
"There's a ton of reading involved with it, there's a ton of comprehension and analysis you need to do with it, I think I actually have a busier homework load with this class than with the majority of my classes," Tsui said.
Filppu said that she recommends that students taking this course have strong reading and writing skills, as well as a willingness to pursue their own interests and collaborate with others.
AP Seminar is also part of the College Board's new AP Capstone program.
AP Capstone is a diploma program that awards an advanced diploma to students who complete certain requirements by the end of their high school career. Advanced diplomas signify to colleges that the student put in extra effort during high school other than fulfilling the basic requirements for graduation.
Students who take AP Seminar, AP Research, and any 4 other AP classes during their high school career receive an AP Capstone advanced diploma.


Náquera alberga la bodega de Robert Craig, la única que se dedica a hacer cerveza artesanal australiana en España. Partiendo de una receta original de su abuela, Rob juega con los lúpulos y las maltas originales australianas para hacer diferentes tipos de cerveza.
Este año celebramos la Feria de Tomate en el Perelló con nuestros amigos de Vinovalia. Ven y visitarnos!
Viernes 3, Sábado 4 y Domingo 5 de junio.
Estaremos este año en La Feria de la Calderona (Feria de las cerezas) en Serra días 4 y 5 de junio.
The Gorrondolmi Project has been created to tell the undocumented Dagoman Story about the Blue Serpent who lives under Katherine town in the Northern Territory.
The Dagoman people are the recognised traditional people who lived directly around and in the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory- rather than the Jawoyn people who lived up river and the Wardaman who lived down river.
Gorrondolmi, the Blue Serpent, inhabits the water systems and underground aquifers in and around Katherine. From the limestone caves known as Cutta Cutta caves, about 30 kilometres southeast of the town, along the Katherine River running right through the town, to pools of water like those at Edith Falls, 30 kilometres northeast of Katherine.
Although the story varies from location to location, the Blue Serpent features in the Dreaming stories of many Aboriginal people and is always associated with watercourses, such as billabongs, rivers, creeks and lagoons.


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Emma Roberts Confirms Her 'Scream Queens' Return: 'Yeah! Chanel Is Back!'
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Emma Roberts played one of the most loved and most hated characters on television in Scream Queens first season, and it looks like we haven't yet seen the last of Chanel Oberlin. We already knew that Ryan Murphy was planning to bring certain characters back from that first season, so it's not very surprising to learn that Roberts will be reprising her role. In addition to Emma's return, a number of favorites will be returning to season 2 of Scream Queens, adding a feel of familiarity to the new cast.
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The news was too exciting to be kept to herself for long, as was evidenced by her revelation at New York's Fashion Week, during the Ralph Lauren Polo presentation.
"Yeah, Chanel is back!" Roberts said, bursting at the seams to reveal this bit of Scream Queens news. "I'm so excited for season two of Scream Queens because I can only imagine what the writers have in store for Chanel."
It was revealed early, just after the close of the first season, that the next Scream Queens installment would take place in a hospital and, until now, it has mostly been assumed that it would be a traditional hospital. The news that Emma will be reprising her role as Chanel Oberlin, who we know is happily locked away in a mental institution, suggests that next season may use that sanitarium as the setting.
Whatever the exact locale, we do know that Scream Queens season 2 will utilize some sort of healthcare facility, because a recent casting call has asked for male actors, capable of filling four male doctor roles. The call is for men in the 20-30 year old age range.
"I mean I hope there's four hot doctors because I feel like if there is anything season two needs it's four hot doctors," said Emma, as she remarked on the casting call.
While Emma revealed that she's hoping to see some of the male actors from the first season of Scream Queens return, she added that Ryan Murphy excels in his casting choices. Speaking of casting choices, Jamie Lee Curtis is expected to return, possibly reprising her role as Dean Cathy Munsch. It's still unclear as to whether Lea Michele will be brought back.
Emma Roberts And Evan Peters Are Officially Back Together…And Engaged Once More
It has been suspected for several months now and neither Emma nor Evan would confirm it, but it seems they've finally come out with the truth about their reunited relationship. Giving up on trying to keep their love affair a secret, Roberts and Peters have been seen publicly together, sharing smiles and laughs. Emma is even displaying her new engagement ring and, according to sources, the couple has set a 2016 wedding date.
A Facebook fan page for Scream Queens cites May 24 as the day for the happy event, though there has been no official confirmation at this time.
It's good to see Emma and Evan back together, especially as it seems the couple shares a love that never really dies. Perhaps working so closely together negatively impacted their relationship, considering that Emma backed out of her American Horror Story guest appearance, just as rumors of the couple's reunion began to circulate.
It definitely appears as though Roberts and Peters genuinely enjoy their time together, but, just as important to their relationship, they may also need the time apart provided by working on two different shows. As they work separately, they may find the freedom to express themselves helps them to bond, when they are together.
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Bryggeriet Skands
Denmark's history in a bottle
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If anyone thinks of beer as a relatively new drink, or a man's drink, Bryggeriet Skands is here to prove them wrong. In collaboration with the National Museum of Denmark, the Danish brewery has created a range of beers based on ancient recipes and inspired by strong Nordic women.
In 2011, the National Museum of Denmark contacted master brewer Birthe Skands, the founder of Skands, to ask if she could help recreate the 3,500-year-old brew found in a Bronze Age grave. She did, and the result was Egtved Girl's Brew, a modern beer based on Denmark's, and perhaps the world's, oldest beer recipe. Ernst Kristensen, one of the company's two current co-owners, explains: "Through the analysis the National Museum had done on the dried precipitate found in the grave, they had identified the different components of a 3,500-year-old beer, and they wanted us to try to recreate that. We did so, creating a beer with the same ingredients, but using modern brewing methods." The beer is one of four historic beers brewed by Skands, and one of 20 specialty beers. In total, Skands brews approximately 400,000 litres of beer a year at its brewery in Brøndby; most of this is sold in the capital region.
When Birthe Skands, a brew master with 25 years of experience, founded Skands in 2003, her ambition was to bring back the old craft of brewing. Taking over in 2017, Kristensen and his co-owner, Søren Truelsen, have striven to carry on that ambition by focusing on quality over quantity and speed. "It's slow brewing. Our beer is beer that gets the time it takes for it to mature. The yeast needs to ferment naturally, and that takes the time it takes – it takes a month to make a batch of beer," explains Kristensen.
Today, the brewery releases two new beers every year, and continues to research and improve recipes, including those for non-alcoholic beers. However, unlike other specialty breweries, the beer is not targeted at a small, beer-fanatic audience, but aims to please a broader clientele. "Our beer doesn't provoke; it's not seeking to be extreme – some specialty beers are targeted at beer nerds and specialists, but that's not us," stresses Kristensen. "We guarantee a good taste experience, which will please around 80 to 90 per cent of regular beer drinkers."
After its foundation, Skands quickly gained a strong reputation for the craft and skill embedded in its brewing process. That was the reason why the National Museum turned to Skands when historians decided to try to recreate the beer found in the grave of the Egtved girl. The Egtved girl, one of Denmark's best-known and best-preserved prehistoric finds, was buried in the Bronze Age approximately 3,500 years ago. In her grave, next to her remains, archaeologists discovered a small birch bucket with a fermented drink. "Microscopic analysis of the dried precipitate in the bucket shows that the beverage was a beer-like drink made of wheat, cranberries or lingonberries, and honey," explains Kristensen.
Named after the Egtved girl, the recreated beer became a great success. It was followed by the Juellinge Woman's Brew, a brew based on the dried precipitate from a bronze kettle found in the Juellinge woman's Iron Age grave. Both beers were based on the old recipe but brewed using modern techniques. Based on the same method, a Viking brew, Lagerthas's Brew, and a Middle Age brew, Margrete 1's Brew, were also created.
"The Viking and Middle Age finds show the changes and the refinement of the beer as ingredients like hop began to make their way into Denmark from Germany," explains Kristensen. "And, after the first two brews, it was natural to continue the story and let the following few be inspired by two other strong women from Denmark's history." The four historic beers are all created in collaboration with the National Museum of Denmark.
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