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A great start to our October event! Grab this Ebook and get ready for spine tingling chills! Get to know the authors you are going to chat with on the internet before the start of our Blood Moon Rising 2 Event!
As you can see, yours truly is one of the contributors to this fantastic volume of the macabre. Grab your kindle or Ipad, or whatever other devious device you use to read ebooks, turn off the lights, wrap yourselves in a blanket, toss out the dog, send hubby/wifey off on a two hour long errand, and enjoy!
Looking forward to seeing you all on the internet at the big shindig. Remember, it's goin' all October long!
Let us know what you think of these tales of terror. Until we blog again, read on, my friends – read on!
In honor of the eclipse occurring tonight, and to let you all know what is coming up the whole month of October, I'm posting a little slide show our hostess, Sam Gregory, put together for all of us authors who are going to be on the Blood Moon Rising 2 event.
This event will start October 1 and go straight through to November 1, having authors on facebook each day, to answer questions, talk about their novels, both now published and those that are up-and-coming and generally have a hellaciously great time this Halloween season!
So come on – circle the whole month on your calendars, check out the video below, and stay tuned for up and coming announcements and where to go to check out our event!
Take some time out tonight to gaze at the moon, howl with the wolves, work magic with the witches and chat up a ghost or two – and will look for you throughout the month of October where I and my fellow authors will be having a horrorfyingly good time!
Wonderful Gala for a good cause!
Hey all! I'm back! Sorry for not writing to you last week, but it was crazy-hectic! This past Saturday, the Roane Writers Group – a fantastic group of writers whom I have the honor to be a member of – had their annual gala event for the Roane Co. Childrens Writing Competition.
What this group has been doing for the past seven years is host a themed gala event to collect funds for the competition and a scholarship which is awarded to the high school senior who wins the grand prize. The schools in our area – Roane County, East TN – that participate are all three: elementary, middle and high school. The kids can enter stories, poems, flash fiction – in the genre of their choice. The winners of our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place all get published, along with the grand prize winner, and the books are for sale, giving all the kids both the ability to claim they are now published writers and to raise more money for the next year's competition.
Last year was the first time I participated, and let me tell you, there is some absolutely incredible talent within this area! The little ones, elementary school, were just as phenomenal as their older competitors! I feel very honored and blessed that I am part of a group that works to encourage education and intellectual stimulation through stories and writing!
Well, our gala this year, which was held last Saturday, was a 70's and 80's theme. We had a terrific crowd, Gregg Johnson's 'Legends' – Elvis, Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton impersonators – who were incredible and really knew how to 'work the crowd' *wink wink*! Ron McCuiston spun the tunes as our DJ; we had a live auction with the speed-speaker John Mcdonald our honorary auctioneer (his "Auctioneers Song" was a hoot!), food catered by Jake's Tavern – four types of chicken wings, Swedish meatballs, an unbelievable fruit tray and brownies that knocked your diet right into next year – and the ladies of our group who put our heads together and came up with four kinds of finger sandwiches! We also had vege trays, cheese trays, wine, beer, sodas and ice teas (sweet and unsweet).
Snackies included pretzel sticks, peanuts, and m & m's, the treats of choice in my youth (70's and 80's, of course!).
Our fearless leader, BJ Gillum was an incredible inspiration and pitched in with his usual gusto! Many thanks also go out to everyone in the group, and those connected to us as well, who helped with every aspect of this gala – from decorating to serving to hosting our guests, to the fun part of the cleanup after!
Tremendous thank you goes out to Bill Anderson, owner/operator of the Rockwood Event Center, in Rockwood TN, where our event was held this year! Thanks Bill! You're a champ!
You all are a fantastic group of people, and helped make this years' Gala a phenomenal success!
Kill for a Copy – an anthology to be read!
In the meantime, check out this fantastic review on 'Kill for a Copy', an anthology by the great Dark Chapter Press!
Yours truly has a little gem of my own in here, and I'm honored to be listed with a horrific (I mean that in a good way, guys!) group of authors who are as immersed in the blood and guts of inciting terror as much as I am!
So, once you feast your peepers on this review, don't hesitate…grab a copy and see for yourself!
Oh, and then…please leave a review of your own!
This new collection of short stories is from a series of fairly new or unknown writers. Please do not let this deter you!! Setting aside Jack Rollins and Stuart Keane, I have never read of of the work from the other authors in this anthology.
From the offset Rollins and Keane catch our attention immediately by grabbing us around the literary scruffs of our necks with their tales Home Sweet, home and Bon Appetite respectively. Both of which are well written and examples of authors understanding the truest concept of horror.
Be Careful What You Wish For by Sharon Higa – a short but punchy tale of an ill fated hitch hiker.
Bovine Rule by SL Dixon – horror meets dark humour as the cows start to go wild.
Tactile Living by Audrey EL Coots – This clever story brings us a woman living her dream lifestyle with the help of a state of the art virtual reality game. What could possibly go wrong?
The Herald Of Our Times by Matthew Teah – an extremely well written story about an apocalypse scenario, written from a totally unique perspective.
Towards the end of the collection we see the intensity being increased until it explodes into the final story in the book, a story which i found a particularly uncomfortable read – And trust me, I do not scare easily!
Hell awaits by Feind Gottes – a story that just about nailed my entire worst fears in the most horrible way possible.
In summary, a great release from a fairly new press that really showcases the talents of some great undiscovered writers.


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Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish. A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette surgeonfish, blue tang (leading to confusion with the Atlantic species Acanthurus coeruleus), royal blue tang, hippo tang, blue hippo tang, flagtail surgeonfish, Pacific regal blue tang, and blue surgeonfish.

Description
Paracanthurus hepatus has a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black "palette" design. The lower body is yellow in the west-central Indian Ocean. It grows to . Adults typically weigh around  and males are generally larger than females. This fish is rather flat, like a pancake, with a circular body shape, a pointed snout-like nose, and small scales. The blue tang has nine dorsal spines, 26–28 dorsal soft rays, three anal spines, and 24–26 anal soft yellow rays.

Ecology

Location
The regal blue tang can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is seen in the reefs of the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, New Caledonia, Samoa, East Africa, and Sri Lanka. A single specimen was photographed in 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.

The regal blue tang is one of the most common and most popular marine aquarium fish all over the world. They live in pairs or small groups of 8 to 14 individuals. They can also be found near cauliflower corals on the seaweed side of coral reefs.

The regal blue tang is ranked LC (least concern) by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), but is of low vulnerability.

Diet
As a juvenile, its diet consists primarily of plankton. Adults are omnivorous and feed on plankton, but will also graze on algae. Spawning occurs during late afternoon and evening hours. This event is indicated by a change in color from a uniform dark blue to a pale blue. The fish is important for coral health as it eats algae that may otherwise choke it by overgrowth.

Life cycle
Males aggressively court female members of the school, leading to a quick upward spawning rush toward the surface of the water during which eggs and sperm are released. The eggs are small, approximately  in diameter. The eggs are pelagic, each containing a single droplet of oil for flotation. The fertilized eggs hatch in twenty-four hours, revealing small, translucent larvae with silvery abdomens and rudimentary caudal spines. Once opaque, the black "palette" pattern on juveniles do not fully connect until mature. These fish reach sexual maturity at 9–12 months of age.

Importance to humans
The regal blue tang is of minor commercial fisheries importance; however, it is a bait fish. The flesh has a strong odor and is not highly prized. This fish may cause ciguatera poisoning if consumed by humans. However, regal blue tangs are collected commercially for the aquarium trade. Handling the tang risks the chances of being badly cut by the caudal spine. These spines, on both sides of the caudal peduncle, are extended from the body when the fish is stressed. The quick, thrashing sideways motion of the tail can produce deep wounds that result in swelling and discoloration, posing a risk of infection. It is believed that some species of Acanthurus have venom glands while others do not. The spines are used only as a method of protection against aggressors. Two sharp spines stick out at the caudal peduncle—the area where the tail joins the rest of the body.

Conservation
The species is classified as Least concern by the IUCN, however, it is threatened by overexploitation (mostly for the aquarium trade) and destructive fishing practices. Since it is dependent on fragile coral reef habitats, habitat destruction also constitutes pressure in parts of its range. In an endeavor to mitigate the destruction of natural regal blue tang populations, efforts have been made to breed the species in captivity. It was successfully captive-bred for the first time in 2016, after a 6-year long effort by biologist Kevin Barden of Rising Tide Conservation.

In popular culture
In the 2003 Disney/Pixar film, Finding Nemo, one of the main characters, Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) is a regal blue tang suffering from short term memory loss. She and her parents, Jenny and Charlie (voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy), appear in the 2016 Disney/Pixar film sequel, Finding Dory.

The blue tang also appears within the Endless Ocean series, where it is often found within coral reefs.

References

External links

Acanthuridae
Fish of Palau
Monotypic marine fish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Fish described in 1766

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Kao Corporation
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NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of India
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Sun Life Financial
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Citicorp.
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HT Media. Parent company of Hindustan Times daily
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CNOOC.China National Offshore Oil Corporation is one of the major national oil companies of China. It is the third-largest national oil company in the People's Republic of China after CNPC (parent of PetroChina), and China Petrochemical Corporation (parent of Sinopec). CNOOC Group focus on the exploitation, exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas offshore of China.
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Doug Gurwell
Doug Gurwell - Composer/ Pianist, Keyboard Percussionist, Trumpet Player & Bassist
Doug Gurwell is a Los Angeles based musician. He began studying piano and trumpet at an early age. As an adult he studied with such notable jazz pianists as Herb Mickman and Rob Mullins. He also studied privately with studio trumpet players, Ollie Mitchell, and Uan Rasey. He is also an accomplished bass player and arranger.
Doug served as a staff writer, bassist, and keyboardist for Rainbow Records in Hollywood for many years, and has recorded in many studios, including movie soundtrack with Elmer Berstein, as well as for various pop & rock groups, with producer Dito Godwin, including Great White and singer Jack Russell.
Doug's music has been recorded by jazz saxophonists Bruce Eskovitz and Garner Thomas. He has appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and for Comcast cable channel G-4 program, Attack of the Show. In 2008, he released his first solo CD, entitled, The Cookie Jar, for which he wrote and arranged all the music and lyrics. His second solo CD, Make Me Smile, was released in Japan in April of 2010, where he performed for enthusiastic audiences. His music and performances were shown on cable TV, and heard on FM radio in Tokyo, Japan.
In the last few years, he has focused his efforts towards the dance community, composing more than 70 songs for ballet and contemporary dance music. These compositions have been recorded by Yoshi Gurwell on the last three volumes of her well-regarded CD series, Music for Ballet Lovers. He has also been a guest player on several of these CDs.
He is currently on the staff of The Wooden Floor in Santa Ana, CA, doing modern percussion and piano for modern and ballet. Doug did the 2013 Joffrey West Summer program, under the direction of Alice Alyce at Cal State University Northridge. He played keyboard percussion and piano for modern dance classes with John Pennington, Mecca Andrews, and Asha Di Nigrat, Afro Caribbean classes with Joi Lynn, and contemporary ballet classes with Arturo Fernandez and Shelly Cash. He has also done modern classes at UC Irvine and UCLA.
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We came upon St Hubert's, my good friend and I, very late one night and many years' ago. We were young, and had been indulging that well-known youthful pastime, 'Visiting Old Places After Dark To See If You Get Scared'. As we walked up the hill through the still Hampshire night toward the church, it seemed as though a kind of mist, or mesh, descended in front of our eyes. Something made us stop, pretty much simultaneously, and retrace our steps as quickly as possible. Or even faster than that. Personally, I remember being completely terrified and had the impression that it was only OK to call at St Hubert's during daylight hours.
Which was a shame, because the experience produced an unexpectedly sinister emotion about a wonderful little place that I had been visiting, off and on, for years. Of course, it could have been a side-effect of several pints of HSB from the now much-missed Gales Brewery on my part. But my chum was teetotal in those days, so we remain mystified as to the cause of this profoundly memorable event. I have been back since (in daylight) and St Hubert's, the little church in the field, is as welcoming and beautiful as it was when I first saw it with my mum and dad more than 40 years' ago.
In fact, St Hubert's, Idsworth, is so cute that people spotting it from passing trains actually make a point of visiting it.
Originally dedicated to St Peter (and possibly St Paul too), Idsworth Chapel, as it is sometimes known, is nevertheless a bit of a curiosity. It stands all alone about a mile away from the nearest village, Finchdean. You cross a small wooden bridge over the course of the River Lavant (a winterbourne) and up the small incline to where the church – or chapel – sits in deserted splendid isolation. But what you may not realise is that you've just walked through the long-since vanished village of Idsworth. The lands hereabouts were once owned by Earl Godwin of Wessex, father of King Harold, and it is believed the chapel was built sometime before Godwin died in 1053. There may well have been a building on the site before that, though, and Idsworth could even have been settled in Roman times – coins and pottery have been found nearby. In any event, it seems conclusive that a village had been established sometime in the 9th century; but it was abandoned during the 14th – most likely due to the Black Death. I have heard it said that the outline of the village can be seen from the air, or from the other side of the valley when light snow covers the ground. Forty years' ago, overgrown lumps in the field apparently marked the sites that could not be ploughed, but now there is nothing to be seen at all at ground level; 500 years of human habitation gone without a trace.
Except, of course, for the chapel. Now, this would be a gem by any standard: tiny, simple and tranquil, it seems to confidently ooze a sense of great antiquity through its masonry. The nave is the oldest part and is populated with box pews and benches. To the left of the entrance is a lovely octagonal font, which has been dated at 1400, with a base that was apparently damaged during the Civil War. The pulpit is early 17th century. But what makes St Hubert's even more remarkable is its extraordinary medieval wall paintings. These were probably covered over at the time of the Reformation. They include frescos of St Peter and St Paul either side of the east window, above the altar, which have been dated at c1330. But the best-known painting is a mural on the north wall – also dated at around 1330 – which is in two horizontal parts. There is some disagreement about the interpretation of this, but the official guide suggests the top half depicts a hunting scene with St Hubert, the patron saint of hunters. According to legend, St Hubert was converted while hunting on Good Friday after seeing an image of the crucified Christ between the antlers of a stag (perhaps he'd been drinking HSB too). Hubert later became Bishop of Maastricht and Liege and died in 727. The picture shows him trying to help either a lycanthrope (a man who believes himself to be a wolf), or a "hairy anchorite" ( a hermit walking on all fours as a form of penance). The lower half of the mural apparently shows St John the Baptist's head being presented to Salome on a salver at King Herod's feast.
Students of medieval church wall-paintings get very excited about the ones in Idsworth Chapel.
A stunning new fresco, commissioned to celebrate the millennium in 2000, sits boldly above the nave. This represents 'Christ in Majesty' and includes an assortment of symbols and images – including the London-Portsmouth railway, which runs nearby, and the bridge over the Lavant with the handrail on the wrong side.
The answers to these questions might be found in the records somewhere, possibly those of Idsworth's mother church, St Michael's at nearby Chalton (Ceptune in Domesday). Or maybe you already know, dear reader – in which case do feel free to share it with the rest of us.
You will find St Hubert's Chapel just about in Hampshire, to the east of the A3 at Horndean and on the road between Finchdean and Chalton. Remember that the church is an active place of worship, not a museum.
As a fairly unrelated postscript to this article, I discovered that there is an Idsworth Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire; Horndean Road leads off it. I can't help wondering how two tiny places in Hampshire came to be represented so far away in a large city in the north of England. In fact, Idsworth Road, Sheffield, apparently made an appearance in the film, "The Full Monty." Naked ambition?
Find St Hubert's and other churches on the attraction directory.
It's an adorable building and given how sunny it was the day you took the pictures, it's difficult to imagine it as spooky… But I wouldn't wander there at night, just in case!
I find the existence of 'disappeared villages' in England fascinating! Great little church and you don't see modern frescoes very often. Sorry the place terrified you the first time.
How remarkable that it has been kept up and improved, as you say. I imagine the locals must have some idea. Unless, of course, it is the Mesh People who do it….
I like the idea of the Mesh people… – though I think they could give you the cold shudder.
Wow what an amazing chapel with those rare wall paintings. The history of it is mind boggling.
What a lovely little church indeed!
I've enjoyed reading your post Mike!
The church looks lovely and the history as you know it so far is interesting.
Great post! I am sure the local vicar would be able to point you in the right direction regarding the church's history. Documents are usually kept in the archive section at the County Library these days. Sheffield City Council Housing Department or Planning Department would have the records somewhere for why the roads are called Idsworth and Horndean.
Of course. Actually, I think it might take some digging – and, having had the mystery in my head for sometime, it would almost spoil it to know!
It's a part of the country we never get to. Looks like a wonderful place to visit, but I'm susceptible to 'weird' and, if I ever get there, I'll avoid it after dark.
Hi Mike – what a fascinating church – and how interesting. Your chilling emotional experience must have made a big impact … and yes wouldn't it be wonderful to know more.
and our subconscious detected that but that wouldn't explain the being watched feeling. I know if you stare at the back of someone's head long enough they start looking around and feel somethings not right but this was a really isolated glen with no-one around for miles.
Lovely little church that, must remember about it and try to visit sometime.


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Think Floyd: Through The Wall
This extraordinary band, dubbed the Definitive Pink Floyd Experience, are re-nowned for their stunning celebration of the music of one of the world's greatest musical phenomenon.
Following the hugely successful tour of The Wall in 2019, Think Floyd continue their celebration of this classic album with a new production for 2020 featuring a complete performance of the iconic album as well as the whole range of classic Pink Floyd from the Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and much more.
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason describes the band as "Brilliant! - They are really good." In an interview on LBC the legendary drummer commended Think Floyd and rather generously called them "better than we are".
Think Floyd pride themselves in faithfully recreating Pink Floyd's timeless music, backed by their dedicated team of sound and lighting engineers and an impressive laser light show, this exciting production will recreate all the atmosphere, visual magnitude and musical excellence of Pink Floyd live on stage.
It's no wonder Think Floyd are widely regarded as the UK's number one Pink Floyd tribute show.
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J. James Reade
University of Reading, Department of Economics
Associate Professor in Applied Economics
Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH
Scholarly Papers (11)
Whatever it Takes: Rivalry and Unethical Behavior
Intl. Association for Conflict Management, IACM 25th Annual Conference
Gavin Kilduff, Adam D. Galinsky, Edoardo Gallo and J. James Reade
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Columbia Business School - Management, University of Oxford - Nuffield College of Medicine and University of Reading, Department of Economics
Combining Prediction Markets and Forecasting Contests
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2017
Alasdair Brown and J. James Reade
University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Reading, Department of Economics
Forecasting Contests, Prediction Markets, Sports Betting, Social Networks
Evaluating Strange Forecasts: The Curious Case of Football Match Scorelines
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2019
J. James Reade, Carl Singleton and Alasdair Brown
University of Reading, Department of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Reading and University of East Anglia (UEA)
forecasting, statistical modelling, regression models, prediction markets
From the General to the Specific: Modelling Inflation in China
Applied Economics Quarterly 57 (1), 27-44
J. James Reade and Ulrich Volz
University of Reading, Department of Economics and University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) - Economics
Chinese inflation, dollar peg, automatic model selection procedure
Going With Your Gut: The (In)accuracy of Forecast Revisions in a Football Score Prediction Game
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Forthcoming, Doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2019.101502
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Carl Singleton, J. James Reade and Alasdair Brown
Department of Economics, University of Reading, University of Reading, Department of Economics and University of East Anglia (UEA)
Judgement revision, Prediction making, Forecasting behaviour, Expectations
Information, Prices and Efficiency in An Online Betting Market
Finance Research Letters, 2019
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 May 2019 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2019
Guy Elaad, J. James Reade and Carl Singleton
Ariel University, University of Reading, Department of Economics and Department of Economics, University of Reading
Prediction Markets, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Favourite-Longshot Bias
Leader of the Pack? German Monetary Dominance in Europe Prior to EMU
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 70, Issue s1, pp. 829-847, December 2008
Aris Spanos, David F. Hendry and J. James Reade
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - Department of Economics, University of Oxford - Department of Economics and University of Reading, Department of Economics
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Information and Efficiency: Goal Arrival in Soccer Betting
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J. James Reade and Karen Croxson
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Punishing the Foreigner: Implicit Discrimination in the Premier League Based on Oppositional Identity
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 75, Issue 1, pp. 136-156, 2013
Edoardo Gallo, Thomas Grund and J. James Reade
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Prediction Markets, Social Media and Information Efficiency
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Leighton Vaughan Williams and J. James Reade
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Pancake Galaxy
NGC 5907, one of the flattest galaxies known, forms a thin streak across the sky. Unlike most disk galaxies, including the Milky Way, it has no big "bulge" of stars in its middle. Streamers of stars surround the pancake-like galaxy. They may be the remains of one or more smaller galaxies pulled apart by NGC 5907's stronger gravity. The galaxy is in Draco, and is about 55 million light-years from Earth. [Wikimedia/Jschulman555]
Our galaxy is a giant spiral. Most of its stars — including the Sun — reside in a thin disk that resembles a pancake. But the Milky Way isn't entirely flat. Instead, a "bulge" of stars in the middle juts above and below the pancake.
A spiral galaxy in Draco, the dragon, is much flatter than ours. In fact, it has no central bulge at all. Instead, nearly all of its light comes from the disk.
NGC 5907 is about 55 million light-years away. Because it's both flat and edge-on, astronomers get a good look at the faint structures above and below its disk. And they've detected faint trails in the galaxy's halo — a vast region of space around the disk. The trails probably are streamers of stars from a nearby small galaxy. The galaxy shed the stars because the gravity of NGC 5907 is tearing it apart.
The same thing is happening in the Milky Way. In 1994, astronomers discovered a close galaxy in Sagittarius that our galaxy is tearing apart. The smaller galaxy's stars are spilling into the Milky Way's halo. That's one reason that giant spiral galaxies grew so colossal: They stole the stars of lesser galaxies.
Draco is high in the north and northwest as night falls, above the Big Dipper. NGC 5907 is well above the end of the dipper's handle.
Script by Ken Croswell
Hitting the Bullseye
Hiding in Plain Sight
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The Coast Guard has a fleet of Dornier aircraft which plays a pivotal role in maritime surveillance.
The defence ministry on Saturday approved mid-life upgrade of 17 Dornier aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard at a cost of Rs 950 crore, officials said.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement.
"The DAC, chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here today accorded approval for the mid-life upgrade of 17 Dornier aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an approximate cost of Rs 950 crore," a senior official said.
The upgrades will be carried out by state-run aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), officials said.
The ICG is responsible for protecting the national interests in maritime zones of the country which entails surveillance of sea areas of approximately 2.01 million square km of India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the defence ministry.
The ICG is also the nodal agency in India for maritime pollution response.
"In order to enhance the capabilities of the fleet, the DAC accorded approval for upgrade of these aircraft with state-of-the-art technology, spares, special maintenance tools (SMT) and special test equipment (STE)," the ministry said.
The DAC also approved equipping of three aircraft with Pollution Surveillance Systems, it said.


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Organic Innovation, Open Innovation, Intellectual Property, & CXO Corporate Metrics Practices, July 23, 2013, described primary research that GGI conducted in 2013. The results were announced March 13, 2014 in a Business Wire press release. Here we address a piece of what we found on the subject of Trade Secrets.
The emerging OI and IP marketplaces, corporate enablers to monetize soft assets, continued to grow. Scouting and innovation intermediary firms achieved 15% penetration. Joint innovation ventures are reported by more than a third of respondents. These collective data indicate the ability to monetize IP is growing.
If registered IP is increasing in value, and the ability to monetize it can have no other outcome, it stands to reason that unregistered IP is also increasing in value. And, the value of a company's Trade Secrets increases at a rate that is related to the growth rate in the ability to monetize IP, and the growth rate in value. Now there is a deep subject, and we will certainly leave that for another day.
So what happens in the next few years? GGI research shows that over a third indicate they have formalized processes for monetizing IP already. Three quarters indicate that the financial impact of IP is positive, none indicated negative. Seventy percent indicate that IP will be more or much important in the next five years. It perhaps is too casual a way to describe the landscape ahead, but it appears that a critical mass of companies currently exists and the next third of industry is about to get on board. This is reinforced by our findings on the emerging marketplace of Open Innovation.
It is no wonder why thirty percent are changing their Trade Secret practices, now that First-To-File has become law in the United States. Why not focus on the seventy-percent that are not changing, the clear majority? In our global world, foreign companies have been practicing First-To-File patent processes for years - and now do in the U.S. too. Implied by our findings is that there is a great deal of change for companies that do not have global roots or have not yet achieved a certain size, small and medium businesses. Certainly some of the big corporations replied they are tightening as well, wishing to protect their appreciating asset.
Trade Secret Practices Changing Due To First-To-File Legislation? [Machine Design - April 10, 2014], summarizes selected GGI research findings in the area of Trade Secrets; and offers nine steps that companies may take to further protect and secure their Trade Secret assets.
This article is an ongoing column in Penton Publishing's Machine Design magazine entitled "Goldense On R&D-Product Development."


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Tonight's SmackDown saw Vince McMahon come out to announce the biggest talent acquisition in the history of the blue brand - Elias. Vince praised Elias before he came out, but Elias' performance was interrupted by Reigns. Reigns ended the show with a Superman Punch to Vince, and a Superman Punch plus a Spear to Elias.


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Alderbrook Winery was a winery in Healdsburg, California, United States. The winery was owned by the Terlato Wine Group and produced upwards of 30,000 cases a year. Their signature wines were Zinfandels using grapes from the Dry Creek Valley AVA.

Founded in 1982, Alderbrook originally focused on white wines. In 1992 the original partners sold the 63-acre ranch to G.W. Gillemont, from Schramsberg Vineyards. In 2001, Terlato Wine Group purchased the majority interest in Alderbrook. As of 2017, the winery was no longer operating.

Wines

Bryan Parker was the winemaker for Alderbrook. Alderbrook's signature wine was but they also used carignane, which is often used as a blending, for wine.

Zinfandel

Zinfandel was the primary varietal used at Alderbrook. They made six different types of Zinfandel, a Zinfandel/Syrah blend, and a port using the grape. All of their zinfandel grapes came from the Dry Creek Valley appellation, including estate and old vine grapes. The winery used 25-30% French oak for the aging process. The low percentage helps to minimize the oak flavors in the finished Zinfandel wine.

References

1982 establishments in California
Healdsburg, California
Wineries in Sonoma County


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 "I hope you're sitting down. This is going to change your life. It will change your perception about history, humankind, and most importantly, beer." These were the words a friend of mine said when he called me to get the facts straight about something so interesting, so inconceivable that he stopped all of his work to focus on this one task. It was about three years ago when I received that call and, since then, my life has never been the same. He studies genealogy and I study history. This is the story of our discovery.
In case you don't know, a genealogist, like my friend Russell, studies the ancestral lineage of people – basically the history of families. While researching another project, he discovered references to an almost mythical family line that paralleled the great events of history like the discovery of America, the exile of Napoleon, and the start of World War II. Given the great number of historical events, diversity of ancestry, and cultures of the world, no other genealogist or historian would undertake the task to research this far-reaching idea. Obviously these other scholars didn't love beer as much as my friend and I do. (Nor did they drink as many homebrews as we did the night we decided to start this project.) I say this because this ancestral myth may have had a great influence on our knowledge of all the beer consumed throughout the ages.
The oldest written beer recipe is circa 3000 BC. But evidence suggests that beer has been produced even longer. Little clues found in ancient amphora such as "beer stone" (calcified malt residue) and figurines depicting women and men straining grain though baskets into vessels make archeologist speculate beer has been made for at least as long as 7000 years. In our research of this ancestral lineage, we have confirmed this theory. How? The most amazing collection of written and oral history that has been passed from generation to generation for thousands of years and then on to us in a series of interviews. These are interviews that read like the epic story of humanity itself. I have now taken over the project entirely since Russell has bills to pay and this is a labor of love that even the sanest of people would balk at the undertaking. I have committed myself to do these interviews because I'm so excited about this project. I also have time because I won the lottery a couple of years ago and I don't have to work if I don't want to. I know you will be thankful and awed by the following interviews and insights.
That being said, let me introduce you to Brother Finn Hemlig. I met him for the first time at a monastery where he has lived and worked for the past few years. Finn stands about 5 foot 2, slightly hunched in the back and has a wandering eye that makes you feel a little uncomfortable. Being roughly eighty-five years old, his hair is stringy, dingy gray and thin. Even though he appears to be clean, he constantly smells slightly of stale bread. His forearms appear overdeveloped under his monk's robe and his feet are always in dusty sandals. He is a strange man but very hospitable. I instantly took a liking to him the moment I saw him, although he does on occasion seem like he's completely unaware of the world around him. Finn is the last in line to bear the name Hemlig (or one of the cultural derivatives) so his story - his family's story – needed to be written down for all of us to benefit.
The research into the family Hemlig was no small feat. Age after age, the name Hemlig had been adapted to the culture of the native land that his ancestor was living in at the time. That created dozens of variations on the name "Hemlig" such as Hemligstein, Hemlique, and Jemligez. No one can say where the true origins of Hemlig were, but we can say that the sole surviving scion has been found, and, through numerous interviews with him, we have been able to piece together his family's legacy to beer.
The following is from Finn's own words. The stories are told with reference to the Hemlig Scrolls, the immortal documents all Sons of Hemlig have sworn to study. These scrolls are overflowing with brewing theories, crude drawings of nude women drinking from large tankards of beer, countless recipes, and the cultural impact this family has had on the brewing world and the world at large. This is the history of beer. We found Finn at one of the Trappist monasteries. As a courtesy to the other monks, we will not disclose in which monastery he resides. It only took a little prodding to get Finn to talk. And talk he did. The following interviews were recorded so that no detail was lost. Even though Finn's speech is, at times, slurred and gravely, I was able to make out nearly all the words. I have also included the subtle and sometimes wild gestures he made while he was retelling the stories. Finn is very animated and I wanted to convey that as much as possible.
FIRST INTERVIEW:
JE: Brother Finn, are you in a place where you can sit and talk for a while?
Finn: I'm not usually very talkative. I've taken vows of silence, you know. What did you want again?
JE: My colleagues and I, the entire beer community really, want to know about the Hemlig Scrolls and your family's history with brewing beer.
Finn: Oh, is that all? Well, I'll begin at the end. I don't have anything to do with brewing beer anymore. Beer has been the scourge of my family for thousands of years and now I'm done with it. There always seemed to be a mishap or tragedy that affected one of my relatives. So beer has become the enemy. I don't mind talking about beer as it relates to my family, but other than that I've nothing to do with it. I moved into this Trappist monastery to get away from brewing. It's nothing but prayer, gardening, and milling grain so my brothers can make bread. Beer has damaged me so much that sometimes I think I smell beer wafting through the halls of this monastery! I have even smelled beer on the breath of my brothers. God help me!
JE: Finn, you do know what a Trappist monastery does don't you?
Finn: (He puts his hands on top of his head.) Of course, numbskull, they trap animals and sell the pelts for money, hence the name Trappist. Since I'm a member of PETA, I don't participate though.
JE: Wow. Okay. I don't know how to put this…well, nevermind. I know it's a difficult subject for you, but please tell me about the oldest of the Hemlig family scrolls. Who's in it and what beer did they make?
Finn: The first of the scrolls is difficult to read, what with the age of the scroll and primitive writing style. It is called the "Post Neolithic" Scroll. It's actually way, way post Neolithic, but our family was still fairly primitive even then. Prog Humlug was the first in our family to record his experiments with leftover produce and sea water. He lived in a land that is currently held by the Albanians and he worked for a farmer that grew olives, barley, and figs. His recipe reads like this... This one I was forced to memorize by my father since he didn't trust me to be alone with the scroll. I'm going to be giving you this information from memory because I don't trust you enough to touch or look at the sacred scrolls. Pay attention and write this down, son. (He squeezes the bridge of his nose. I'm assuming he is trying to recall the recipe. He thrusts a jazz hand into the air and yells out the recipe's title.)
Leftover Barley and Mushy Fig and Dark Olive Feel Good Elixir
Things you need to make this drink:
1 fire pot filled almost full with Sea Water (Finn adds an aside) After the sixth batch he decided that sea water gave the brew a salty fish taste so he instinctively changed to River Water.
8 big handfuls of Barley, bugs removed
5 Whole Figs, preferably mushy - Be sure they do not come from the dog's pen. Refer to notes from batch #3 for reasons why.
23 Ripened Dark Olives, pitted and halved
1 Handful of bitter herbs from the crazy sea witch
1 Wild Mushroom, Chopped
Things you do to make this drink:
Fill fire pot with water. Remember to use water from the river and not the sea.
Over an open fire, heat the river water until it is possessed by demons. Do not put hand in water at this point.
Offer grain to the water as a sacrifice to quell the spirits. Stir with stick.
All Figs and Olives are next to enter the pot of the damned.
Let the wretched pot seethe in its own misery for as long as it takes to walk to the cave of the sea witch and back again. Obtain bitter herbs from crazy sea witch. Remember to take her an offering of something shiny or good smelling. Return with haste to tend to the demon pot.
Stand back from the pot and throw in the herbs that the sea witch gave you. Stir occasionally.
Let the slurry writhe in agony for as long as it takes to thoroughly wash the smell of the sea witch's cave from your nose.
Remove the demon pot from the fire. Use mom's fire pot holders, not your hands.
Wait until you can submerge your hand into the slurry for more that twenty breaths without crying.
Use a mostly clean cloth to take out the solid parts as you move the liquid from the fire pot to the not-fire pot.
Add the chopped mushroom and cover the demon pot with a 1¾ inch hydro impact flushed groove Jerusalem alabaster stone lid with a ¼ inch bung release valve with optional thermal verification read out...or something hard and flat.
Wait. Resist temptation to go back to the naked sea witch's cave. Wait. Remember that many moons will pass.
When the white devil goo that lives on top of the brew has returned to hell, dip in your ram's horn drinking vessel and try to choke it down. The "Feel Good" part will come with the drinking of four or five horns of elixir. Keep giving elixir to the villagers to help them cope with the sadness from the news that large mean people are invading from the North in two or three day's time.
Finn: That was the last entry to his scroll. After that, there is no record of a Humlug from that area or even anything written about that village anywhere in history. Seems strange, but hey, that's life! All right, boy. That's all I'm giving you today. My jaw is tired and my brain hurts a little bit. Brother Celis will see you to the door.
JE: Can I come see you again, maybe next Thursday?
Finn: No. Thursday is taco day. Nobody likes to be around me on taco day. Make it Friday. I'll have another story and recipe for you then. Sneak me in a chocolate bar, something with marzipan. Blessings, kid.
With that, Finn gave a slight bow, slipped out the door and seemed to evaporate down the darkened hallway.
Listening to Finn tell his story about the origins of his family and possibly the origins of beer itself makes me yearn to know more. Although we would never try to recreate Prog Humlug's recipe today due to sanitation standards, brewing knowledge and the lack of a sea witch, we can appreciate the pioneering spirit and brewing innovations that this family has given us. So next time you raise a glass of homebrew or your favorite brand of ale, think of the legendary Brother Finn Hemlig.


This coffin features a Silver Fern down the lid and along the sides. The Silver Fern is endemic to New Zealand and is a symbol which is associated with the country and New Zealanders themselves. The koru symbol found in Māori art is inspired by the shape of a young unfurling Silver Fern frond. Silver Fern leaves appear on the New Zealand coat of arms.


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These Are the 100 Most Important Dutch and Flemish Works of Art
By CODART
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CODART, the international network of curators of Dutch and Flemish art, has announced the CODART Canon. The Canon consists of 100 Dutch and Flemish works of art dating from before 1750 that are of particular importance to the history of art. The list can be found on canon.codart.nl.
CODART members, informed by a public vote, made this list of 100 superb works of art that provides an overpowering overview of the work of the Dutch and Flemish Old Masters. Aesthetic highlights, crucial masterpieces, and striking outliers that are of great importance to art history. The result is a survey – but not, of course, a comprehensive survey. That would be impossible: too many beautiful artworks have been made to achieve that.
View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer, and The Three Graces by Rubens © Mauritshuis, The Hague / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
On the basis of two ballots (one held among CODART members followed by a second one among the general public), a special committee established the resulting canon. The list naturally includes big names such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Jan van Eyck and Jheronimus Bosch, but there are also many works of art by lesser-known artists such as Geertruydt Roghman, Johan Gregor van der Schardt, and Claes Sluter.
Although paintings outnumber other kinds of artworks, the list also includes a number of striking objects, such as a medieval chandelier from the Church of St. Walburga in Zutphen and bridal gloves dating from ca.1600–1625 from the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
A Woman Cooking from the print series 'Household Tasks' by Geertruydt Roghman, and Self Portrait by Johan Gregor van der Schardt © Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Now that the masterpieces have been selected, CODART has set itself the task of informing the wider public about them. We need to explain why these 100 Dutch and Flemish works of art from before 1750 are considered to be particularly important. To start with, this information will be gathered and shared on CODART's own online platform. Following on from that, there are plans to produce a book and to make short videos and podcasts about the CODART Canon.
Discover the CODART Canon on canon.codart.nl
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