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MovieGeek: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
It's not the longest title for an English-language film, but it's sure a mouthful and a touch cutesy. That meant I was going to scroll on by, but after I caught the trailer, I decided to give it a shot. After all, it's about a writer.
If you're a Downton Abbey fan, it's essentially a reunion, with four or five of the show's actors meeting in postwar England. I've never watched it, so that factor was lost on me. Instead I was treated to a pleasant story that falls just two steps short of enough emotional connection to make it truly good.
The premise couldn't be simpler: a member of the titular society writes to Juliet, a young writer in London (who is inexplicably successful and famous-ish), and after a brief correspondence, she decides to go visit the Guernsey society with the thought of writing their story. Apparently this is Very Far by British standards, but Americans would laugh. Her fiance Mark acts as though she's going to the ends of the earth, but Google Maps says it's about a six-hour voyage (including the ferry). So... St. Louis to Kansas City?
The Society's story is fairly interesting, set against the occupation of the British islands during World War II, but if you're expecting the British Resistance and insurgent spies, you're watching the wrong movie. We get the backstory in flashbacks, expertly woven into Juliet's visit. Of course she meets a handsome fella, and of course she uncovers the tragic tale at the center of the Society's formation, and of course there is an inner journey to be made from learning their history.
There's also hints that Juliet is lost in London, with a post-traumatic flashback and dithering about whether to marry her nice, vaguely condescending American fiance. Dawsey, the handsome fella of Guernsey, provides a nice counterpart. Of course he does.
Here's the thing: throughout the film, it seems like it skates close to real emotional depth, and then pulls back. Juliet's PTSD episode makes her far more interesting a character in the opening chapters... then it sort of disappears and never happens again. She is best friends with her publisher, who is later revealed to be gay, and neither ever appears to suffer from the rampant sexism and homophobia that would have hampered or crippled them in the publishing world of the late 1940s. (More on this in a minute.)
For a moment we feel as though Juliet is skating into early postwar feminism, as Fiance Mark makes offhand comments about "letting" her pursue her passion. But no, the real reason she isn't wearing his engagement ring is not her supposed concern about Victorian marriage ideals, but because she's thinking twice about marrying him.
Meanwhile the Society (full of wonderful British characters) is consumed with the fate of one of their members, arrested and shipped off by the Germans during the war. The missing Elizabeth is really the most interesting character in the film, and I found myself wishing for a movie centered on her. Most of what we know of her happens off-screen in the past - and it's all just a little bit tempered.
We hear of the terrifying acts of the Germans, but they never show it. There's a German soldier, who became their friend. He's supposedly a nice guy. So why is he fighting for the Nazis? It's never said. Even a single line about compulsory service would have added some measure of depth to his character, but the movie never goes there. We understand Character X did something terrible, but there is no real consequence - and how he supposedly betrayed his fellow villagers? Why? It's just sort of ... there.
And the movie never addresses its own anachronisms. Apart from one snide innkeeper, there's no explanation for how a woman could bear a child out of wedlock without anyone in a rural 1940s village blinking an eye; for how Juliet can be independently wealthy and free to spend months researching a book without publishing a thing or doing a single signing... it's nearly ludicrous in a time when women could not write word one without being shunted to "the ladies' page" of the newspaper to discuss tea and weddings. More than two decades later, women would still be writing under gender-neutral pseudonyms just to get published. And I cringed as she casually tells someone about her publisher's orientation, as though that wouldn't be enough to get him shunned or killed in the 1940s.
In the book, Juliet actually didn't say yes to Mark; she asked him to wait, because she had once been engaged before and broke it off when she found out her future husband intended to box her books in the attic. For a woman of literature, it would have been a hellish marriage. Mark is better - condescending, indulging in her little whims - but ultimately her story is one of a woman trying to find her true vocation that has nothing to do with love and everything to do with art, passion and purpose.
But Guernsey isn't satisfied with that kind of arc. In the end, it becomes all about which man she picks. That was the biggest disappointment.
I didn't hate it. There's a strong theme throughout about the power of literature to transform and heal as well as entertain, and that's a theme I can enjoy. It's amusing, and well-acted by Lily James as Juliet and the assorted Britishers playing the Society. Extra credit, however, goes to Michiel Huisman as Dawsey, who could have simply remained "hot guy providing moral quandary for Our Heroine" and phoned it in. Instead, he plays a complex and troubled man, doing the right thing for the right reasons and carrying a lot of pain behind his hotness.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society won't change your world or draw you to tears. But if you're looking for an amusing piece to while away a couple of hours, you could do worse on Netflix.
MovieGeek: Christopher Robin
If you're looking for surprises, Christopher Robin won't provide it. But it is a sweet and endearing story with a moral you can see a mile away - and subtext you won't.
You only need to see the trailers to know that Christopher Robin presumes that the titular boy of the A.A. Milne stories grew up to be an ordinary middle-management businessman who forgot how to play and be a child, passing along his seriousness to his own child, set to study and "work" without fun. There's a slight hint that serving in the war might have led to this seriousness, but the movie doesn't get that deep into it (other than one quick "war" montage that might be a touch unsettling for younger ones, but nothing too graphic for most viewers).
So naturally, Christopher Robin must learn to laugh and play, to "do nothing" as Pooh himself reminds him regularly. There's a problem with this moral, which I'll get to in a bit.
The best parts of the film are the brilliantly recreated "stuffed animals" come to life in and out of the Hundred Acre Wood. In a nice twist, anyone can see and hear them, which leads to some delightful silliness, and less "Christopher Robin's gone mad" nonsense than I was expecting.
As usual, the most popular characters get the most play, with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore eclipsing Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl (which is too bad, because I was looking forward to an underused Peter Capaldi as Rabbit). But frankly, my favorite parts of the movie were "any time Eeyore is talking." I adore Eeyore, and he was hilariously dour.
There's plenty of sentiment, particularly with child Christopher Robin's departure in the beginning for boarding school and "growing up." A softer soul than mine would have to pull out the hankies at that point (and Mr. CultureGeek definitely did). There's also some serious gloom, which I found interesting - work as a place of hiding from real life, seriousness as code for depression, and when viewed in that light, it seems a bit overly simplistic to posit that "doing nothing" is the best way to overcome it.
This leads me to my main quibble: The entire plot hinges on Christopher Robin skipping yet another family weekend so he can work, apparently a habit for him. It's the final straw for his wife (a criminally underutilized Hayley Atwell) and the child who wants only to read and play with him. The entire movie depends on "priorities, Christopher!"
Only... the movie makes it clear that if he does not do this task set before him, his entire division will be shut down. All the people who work for him will lose their jobs. (Their names are a mishmash of the actors who voiced the characters in earlier Pooh films, but unlike my suspicions while watching, they are not the actors voicing the gang in this film. Some of the personalities will seem a tad familiar, however...)
We meet them, and it is made clear that they are good, hardworking people... so it's hard for us to cheer on the moral of the story. Sure, Christopher Robin needs to lighten up and pay attention to his family, but do hundreds of people and the handful we meet need to go on the bread lines because Christopher decided to go on holiday for the weekend? It was a mistake to put other people's futures on the line for Christopher's Big Choice, in my opinion.
It's the balance between real life and the amusements of childhood that we are meant to strive for, and the movie does manage to tie this up in a sane manner that underscores a sly bit of 21st-century socioeconomic equality. I appreciated it, though I know it made some growl, because we can't have nice things. That's the subtext I wasn't expecting, and it would take too many spoilers to expound on how important that moral is - more important than "remember childhood and take time to hold a red balloon and smile," frankly.
Still, we don't go to movies like Christopher Robin to examine economic class equality or the philosophy of a workaholic world. We go to watch Ewan McGregor perfectly carry an entire film acting with CGI stuffed animals so well-drawn I could forget they weren't real, and brilliantly voiced by Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett and others. You can't underestimate the skill in creating the characters - at one point Eeyore is soaked, and I swear he looked soaked and moved as though his stuffing were soggy. I forgot he was CGI, folks. And I don't think anyone failed to smile when Cummings' Pooh first spoke.
It's a charming, sweet film heavy on nostalgia, and should make fans of the books and the Disney films happy. And if it reminds you to buy a red balloon and walkabout with the kids in the wood sometime, all the better.


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SAN FRANCISCO—September 11, 2013—Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the world's #1 CRM platform (http://www.salesforce.com/), announced today that Anthony Fernicola has joined the company as President, Global Enterprise Sales. Reporting to Keith Block, Fernicola will be responsible for bringing the power of Salesforce to the world's largest organizations.
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Traditional, National, and International Law and Indigenous Communities is edited by Marianne O. Nielsen and Mississippi Choctaw Karen Jarratt-Snider. The research in this volume focuses on the resurgence of traditional law, tribal-state relations in the United States, laws that have impacted Native American women, laws that have failed to protect sacred sites, the effect of international conventions on domestic laws, and the role of community justice organizations in operationalizing international law.
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Reawakening Our Ancestor's Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing, hardcover ed.
Reawakening Our Ancestor's Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing is gathered and compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston. This work is an eight year project, which began as Angela Hovak Johnston's personal journey to permanently ink herself with the ancient symbols that were worn by her Inuit ancestors. In tattooing knowledge and skills are passed on continue the tradition. The stories shared in this book are personal journeys of modern Inuit women who inherited the right to be tattooed for strength, beauty, and existence, and to reclaim their history.
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A Girl Called Echo: Northwest Resistance; Vol. 3, paper ed.
Northwest Resistance is the third graphic novel in the A Girl Called Echo series, by Katherena Vermette and illustrated by Scott Henderson and Donovan Yaciuk. Katherena Vermette is a Métis writer of poetry, fiction, and children's literature. Scott Henderson has worked as an illustrator for comics, portraiture, and advertising art and Donovan Yaciuk has done colouring work on books and comics. In this volume, Northwest Resistance, Echo Desjardins continues her travels through time.
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In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms, edited by Sarah Nickel, Secwépemc, and Amanda Fehr is divided into three thematic sections: Broadening Indigenous Feminisms looks beyond established categories and spaces to consider historical expressions of Indigenous feminism, transnational and regional experiences, violence, representation, and resistance; Queer, Two-Spirit, Transgender Identities and Sexuality envisions Indigenous feminism as a concept with wide ranging applicability through intersections with Indigenous queer studies; and, Multi-generational Femin
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In Implicating the System: Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women, Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick's work links the overrepresentation and intergenerational aspect of Indigenous clients involved in sex work at 80%. Other findings including from the Department of Justice Canada directly relate this to particular and distinctive historical and political processes entrenched in the colonial process.
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Ikwe, Honouring Women, Life Givers, and Water Protectors, paperback ed.
Ikwe: Honouring Women, Life Givers, and Water Protectors is by Jackie Traverse who is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) multi-disciplined artist working in video, sculpture, mixed media, and paint. She is known across Canada for her powerful, beautiful art. She is also the founder of Indigenous Rock the Vote and Ikwe Safe Ride, a ride-sharing network offering safe rides for Indigenous women. Ikwe celebrates the spiritual and ceremonial aspects of women and their important role as water protectors.
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Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline, Metis, is the story of Joan on her way to Arcane in the Georgian Bay area by way of New Orleans with Victor., the love of her life. The Rogarou has been seen on the roads near Arcane and is the topic of conversation around the kitchen table with Joan's grandmother, mother, aunties and cousins and is to be avoided at all costs. When Victor goes missing after an argument with Joan she becomes depressed but doesn't give up her search for him. It's when she steps inside a revival tent that she gets her biggest break.
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Highway of Tears by Jessica McDiarmid is an account of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or have been found murdered through stories of their lives .The 725-kilometre stretch of highway in British Columbia known as Highway of Tears or Highway 16, includes the River Skeena, and has sparked a national crisis of tragedy and travesty for the missing and murdered women and girls who are associated with it.
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When Hurricane Florence devastated the East Coast last month, many North and South Carolina citizens found themselves evacuating from their houses to head to safety. The storm dropped more than 30 inches of rain throughout the region and resulted in an upwards of $18 billion in damage. With the thousands of people who lost their homes and loved ones in the aftermath, Lighthouse Movers knew that they had to do something about it.
The outcomes of hurricanes are incredibly scary, and often leave victims without sources of food or water. To aid those who needed help, The Jacksonville, FL moving company decided to team up with their local TV station news department to get the word out. The goal? Deliver as many cases of water as possible to a pair of Harvest Hope Food Bank locations in South Carolina. The Sheffield family of Lighthouse Movers felt it was the perfect way to give back to those who helped their own community after Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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It was back in 2014 that Electrolux announced its plans to acquire General Electrics' appliance unit. However, problems have arisen.
US authorities have rejected an antitrust settlement proposal from Electrolux and GE, the companies are now now preparing to take their concerns to court November 9, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. It's the US Department of Justice that is challenging Electrolux' proposed acquisition, the department believe that a merger could have a negative impact on competition and in the end harm consumers. The companies submitted a proposal for a solution, however this was rejected and deemed insufficient, the report continues.


One of the inspirations for writing this article came from some research I stumbled on a few years ago, referring to the potential of living well with hearing loss. It lead me to look at what were the variables in living well in general.
Amazingly, one of the simplest but most effective strategies we can use to promote wellbeing and hearing health generally, and specifically in an ageing population, is adopting an attitude of optimism, happiness and positivity. I like the word "play".
"Do grown-ups play?" Play has been shown to create positive emotion and positive emotion leads to improved health and wellbeing, innovation and creativity, as well as improving our ability to relate to and with others. Who wouldn't want more of that!
Many people in today's world focus almost entirely on what's wrong with them – their problems, their struggles, and their stressors – and often lose sight of what is good and strong in them. But, there's much more to life than problems. The old is the glass half full or half empty concept.
Too often the treatment programs for hearing loss, tinnitus and sound tolerance issues lead you to develop want you don't want in your life, not what you want in your life.
Being honest. You need to acknowledge your tinnitus and sound tolerance problems, but you don't need to get lost in them.
Being positive. Being positive is when you focus on what is best and good about you.
Being energised. It's about uplifting you and fuelling you.
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Does the US presidential election have an impact on markets?
What would happen if Donald Trump did become president?
When an attendee at the Glacier International Navigate Seminar posed this question, the audience burst out laughing. Many people still shake their heads in disbelief that the billionaire businessman whose controversial policy statements often land him in hot water could be running for president.
But how does the US presidential election impact US and other international markets?
Addressing these questions, Kevin Johnson, vice president for Dodge & Cox in San Francisco, said he too was still scratching his head to understand how they got where they are.
It feels a lot like a reality show and if Donald Trump does win the show, it would create all sorts of issues, he said.
Looking at the underlying fundamental data and statistics in the polls, Trump's supporter base is relatively narrow across the broader US population, but while he didn't believe that Trump could win the Republican nomination six months ago, it now looks like a possibility, Johnson said.
While there seems to be a low probability that he could win the general election, "stranger things have happened", he said.
Johnson said a number of studies have shown that the best predictor of the outcome of a presidential election in the US is the shape of the economy three to six months before the election. If the economy is doing relatively well three to six months before the election, the incumbent party has typically held office. If the economy is struggling during that period, the other party has typically won.
Johnson said if he had to guess he would probably surmise that that relationship would continue during the upcoming election.
James Brown, a vice president at BlackRock based in New York, said the US presidential election hasn't had too much impact on markets yet, as people have discounted most of the news.
However, when Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton first released tweets critical of healthcare pricing and price gouging and vowed to take it on, BlackRock's healthcare holdings "suffered somewhat", he said.
But even though politicians might make a lot of noise in the media, the political process and structure that is in place would almost make it impossible for these sorts of policies to get pushed through, Brown added.
He expects to see volatility and a lot of "noise" until the presidential election.
"I think the journey is going to be a lot worse than the destination and there is little chance I would say that any of these quite outlandish policies will actually get put through into practice," Brown said.
Mike Soekoe, director at Foord, said while the underlying economies are doing fairly well, there are a lot of worries about the US election. Other issues such as Brexit have also occupied headlines.
They believe the US economy is doing well, Europe satisfactory and while growth in China is slowing, it is still growing.
Soekoe said this should be a good environment for equities and for markets, but the noise was preventing the market from improving.
While healthcare stocks in the US have received fairly bad knocks, they have taken advantage of the sell-off and bought more stocks.
"On a ten- to 20-year view we really like the sector. So when you get comments like that, and the shares get sold off, we use that as a buying opportunity," Soekoe said.
It is important to look through the noise and to take a much longer-term view, he added.


I am describing myself these days as a "flexitarian", as I support the philosophy of vegetarianism and try to follow its precepts, at least for some of the time. I am finding that I am becoming more and more interested in vegetarian cooking, as well as really enjoying eating meat free. I regard my forays into vegetarian cooking as an ongoing project!
My Saturday morning trip to Orange Grove Market often results in the acquisition of some delicious Indian fare from a couple of market stalls. One of these stalls makes a great red lentil dahl – so delicious! So I thought it was about time I made my own.
I found this recipe from Vegan Sparkles and made it with a few tweaks. The link to the original recipe is here. My main variation was adding water as well as stock to the recipe, as the dahl really needed the extra liquid.
It's super easy to make, looks colourful and enticing, is both vegetarian and vegan and best of all – tastes great!
Heat the oil in a large saucepan or frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion and sweet potato and fry gently until onion is soft. Add ginger, mustard seeds, cayenne pepper, cumin, turmeric, garam masala coriander and garlic to the pan, and cook, while stirring, until mustard seeds begin to pop.
Add the lentils, stock and water and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the honey. Put the carrot pulp, broccoli and cherry tomatoes into the dahl and simmer for another 15 minutes.
The dahl will be cooked and somewhat reduced. If it's looks a little too dry, add more water, or if it's too liquidey, reduce down a bit more.
Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the spinach leaves until they are just wilted. Scatter the nigella seeds just before serving over the dish. They will give an interesting black fleck to the dish!
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Report: Tigers ink free agent pitcher Zimmermann
Anthony Fenech
As of early this morning, the Tigers were swimming in the starting pitching waters.
Now, they reportedly have caught the first big fish of the baseball off-season.
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the team has agreed to terms with right-handed starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, pending a physical.
And according to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the deal is expected to be for five years and $110 million.
Zimmermann, 29, posted a 3.66 ERA this past season with the Nationals, striking out 164 batters in 201 2/3 innings. He has thrown over 190 innings in each of the last four seasons, with two All-Star appearances to his name.
For his career, Zimmermann has a 3.32 ERA in seven seasons.
How does Tigers rotation look with Zimmermann?
By adding Zimmermann, the team checks off its most crucial need this off-season: A front-line starting pitcher.
Zimmermann was regarded as one of the five best starting pitchers on the free agent market, thought of as a first-tier arm by some and second-tier by others, and would be the latest player to receive a lucrative, multi-year deal from longtime Tigers owner Mike Ilitch.
He will slot second into their 2016 rotation, behind ace righty Justin Verlander and ahead of righty Anibal Sanchez and lefty Daniel Norris.
This past season, Zimmermann's solid numbers slipped, posting career-highs in ERA (3.66), WHIP (1.20), hits (204) and home runs (24). But for the fourth consecutive season, he made 30-plus starts.
Zimmermann has never pitched in the American League.
With the reported signing, the Tigers have addressed their three biggest needs this winter. Recently, they traded for veteran closer Francisco Rodriguez and outfielder Cameron Maybin.
Depending on the average annual value of Zimmermann's contract, they have added roughly $33 million in salary this off-season, with about $17 million more to come in arbitration-eligible raises.
As it stands, their payroll currently sits between $157-162 million. The Tigers spent $173 million in 2015. The luxury tax limit is $189 million in 2016.
With the reported signing, the Tigers will lose their second-round draft pick. Zimmermann rejected a $15.8 million qualifying offer from the Nationals earlier this month.
Detroit's first-round pick (No. 9) is protected.
So, too, is their starting pitching depth with Zimmermann coming aboard. Adding two starting pitchers was the team's foremost goal this off-season, and they have reportedly landed their first in a flurry.
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Shopping for pitchers could get pricey for Tigers


Origami is basically one of those hobbies that can give you a lot of good benefits. Origami is not only fun to do and enjoyable especially with a group of friends, but you are also able to create really cool products and even masterpieces that show how intricate you can make your designs to become. Origami is a good activity if you want to do something worthwhile and something that can let you enjoy as much advantages as you want.
A lot of people actually find making origami as a really soothing activity and it makes them relax and helps them forget about their daily stresses even for just awhile. If you take this origami activity, you will be able to have your skill of focusing be increased and you can also have that day be free from all those other troubles you have in the coming days. As your skills become better, so does your need to focus become lessened, and then you will get even better results with your crafts and your pieces. Origami is actually somewhat very meditative since it is a good way for you to release those stresses in your life, and you can also have your anxieties and worries be reduced, and there is an increase in the way you relax plus this kind of activity also promotes a better well being.
Also, if you practice origami, it can actually have that low self esteem of yours be boosted. Origami is a really focused and concentrated activity, which is why when people finish their own art pieces, they are able to get that satisfaction of completing a task as hard and as delicate as origami. Origami when being completed, especially the unique and hard ones, is what makes a person even more pumped up about himself and his own capabilities and skills. The way we make use of some really creative supplies and some beautiful art pieces at home makes it even more sensational for us as we make our own origami pieces. We also get to have an even better self esteem and a belief in ourselves when we finally get to progress faster than we thought we would, and especially when we are able to create more complex patterns. Origami is one activity you can put your imagination into and it also gives you that sense of pride from making really delicate but artistic things from very tiny materials, and every time you complete some cool pieces, you get that sense of pride about yourself.
Origami can also get even more fun if you try to do some masterpieces with the help of your friends.


Day 7: Hills and trail after the night before!!
August 25, 2013 Jon North Jon North's runs Comments Off on Day 7: Hills and trail after the night before!!
We went to Swanage last night and had fish and chips by the beach, really good fish and chips!! after returning to campsite I decided to tuck into a couple of beers telling myself that I had to run so to take it easy!! Well needless to say I failed and had a lot now people who know me understand that I do like a drink now and again and suffer from a lack of willpower! That said I was up early and psyched myself up for a run, we are camped in a valley overshadowed by a large hill which yesterday I foolishly announced that "I was going to run up that big hill". Well to cut a long story short I ran up it and halfway up(about 0.3 of a mile) I really, really wished I hadn't anyway I struggled to the top where I took a well earned rest and waved to the family below I then ran across the top of the hill and back down. This is where the really enjoyable part of the run started, I haven't done a lot a trail running (but I will be doing more) and wondered what Steve Morris was talking about when he said he really enjoyed it!!! I had a blast running through the woods avoiding fallen trees, boggy patches and stones etc!!! I will be finding some routes local to home first time in ages that I can say that I enjoyed myself whilst running.
After finishing the 1095 Challenge in September I have been looking for another challenge, and I have now found one in the Blenheim Triathlon.
NOt a big deal to some, but for me it is as I hate swimming, and to be honest can't really swim so 750m in open water is a big challenge.
IF you would like to join me on this voyage then I am blogging the experience at Three Times The Effort. Come take a look you never know you might like it!
Day 365 – They Think It's All Over..It Is Now!
Well day 365, who would have thought that I would still be writing blog entries after this many days? I am not sure I did.
For me when I started this challenge I thought aim for 50 days, see how it goes, then another 50, you get the idea. To have now reached the final day is a little odd as I don't feel a sense of achievement or jubilation at having finished. I am not trying to be modest or even big headed about finishing it is just that I currently can't see what I have done the way others seem to be able to.
When you undertake a challenge like this you quite quickly realise it is more of a mind over body challenge, yes you need to stay healthy and as free of injury as possible but really you need to have the mental strength to want to do it. It is the mind that allows you to do something every day, when the weather is horrible and you really don't want to go out your mind needs to have the strength to get you out and moving.
I have never really thought of myself as a runner, and I am certainly no super human athlete but I think you can become a runner. I now consider myself to be an accomplished runner, thanks to Andy for that title!
For anyone who undertakes this challenge you will learn about yourself, me, I learnt that my pain threshold is far far higher than I knew and also now no challenge holds a fear for me. If I decide I want to undertake something I now believe I can do it. I wasn't lacking in self confidence before but I think this challenge has just given me evidence that I can do whatever I want to.
I was trying to think of my favourite run during the year, and I think it was one in February on a Saturday, the sun was shining the sky was blue and the snow was hard packed on the ground, I did 5 or 6 miles through the woods and trails and it was beautiful, yes walkers looked at me like I was nuts but I didn't care I was having too much fun. I also really loved my week of running in Yorkshire, the scenery was stunning and routes were fun.
When I look back at the events of the year I am drawn to the deaths of two sportsmen, Marco Simoncelli and Gary Speed. These were from very different sports who died in completely different circumstances but both had an affect on me, Marco as he was so young and a brilliant talent. A man who made Moto GP exciting again. He is the reason all my blog posts are tagged with 58, his race number. Gary Speed was the same age as me and a player I always admired, but he had a dark place in his life which made him take his own life, I will never understand why but I certainly think the sport lost one of the good guys.
I have some people to thank for the last year, firstly James and Andy for allowing me the opportunity to have a go at the challenge, Radio 5 for broadcasting Andy's interview else I would never have heard of the challenge!
To the boys I have run with over the last year, all our runs were a blast, particularly Joe and Roger who did plenty of runs with me and helped me when the going got tough. For my boy Sam, who I think thought I was mental to try this and his encouragement came in the form of "why are you doing it" and "you are mental", but he did do a few runs with me. Last but by no means least to the wife, without her understanding I don't think I could have got through it, she never once moaned when I suggested a slight change of plan so I could fit a run in or even that I probably became a running bore at times!
Finally here are the stats, I spent £499.18 on kit and event entries, I burnt 179,358 calories ran for 8 days 14 hours 14 minutes 23 seconds and did an average of 3.56 miles (5.73km), and had an elevation gain of 11,826m which is higher than Mount Everest which is only 8,848m high. If I had travelled the distance I ran I would have got to Naples in Italy!
The last question is what next? Well I have some ideas and I know from speaking to James and Andy they have some as well, but we will have to see, in the meantime I have a Sky Ride in a couple of weeks and the Reindeer 10k in November and I might slip a couple more events in as well.
I should really mention todays run, as I went back to Watford to run with the boys and it was fun to do a final 5km with them and then go and have some lunch in the pub.
I guess that is it from me, I want to wish all the best to the guys currently on the challenge and I hope I have shown you that it is possible to do it and I now look forward to future challenges.
So this was the penultimate run, only one more to go, and I don't know how I feel really. I don't feel ready to stop yet, but part of me wants to, a real case of mixed feelings.
The whole running everyday has become a process and I think I want my running to become something I do because I want to not because I have to, we will see.
For tonights run I just did the usual lap round the village, not to fast. I had the jacket and long bottoms on again, more to ensure I didn't pull any cold muscles.
I am looking forward to tomorrow, going to be out running with the boys I used to run with before I moved job.
The Saloman jacket and the long Ron Hill bottoms were out tonight as it was cold, in fact it was colder than I thought. I am sure this time last year hen I started out it was warm and sunny, not cold like this.
The run tonight was slow due to the cold and dark, plus I didn't take my head torch so it was a case of running in the dark and being careful not to trip over!
I have only two days left of this challenge, and yet I am still not counting my chickens as you just never know what might happen.
One more small milestone today, I went over 200 extra miles for the challenge, an achievement of sorts as in reality it means I have run 200 more miles than I needed to!
Day 362 – The Head Torch Is Back!
September 18, 2012 Steve Steve Morris's runs Comments Off on Day 362 – The Head Torch Is Back!
Due to a team lunch and Watford being at home this evening I did my run this morning, when I say this morning I should say early this morning, in fact it was 5:43 when I went out.
There are a couple points I should make about this morning, firstly it was dark, so dark in fact I got my head torch out and the hi-viz vest and secondly it was cold, much colder than I thought so I was glad of the long sleeved t-shirt but the shorts might have been a bad idea!
So other than the dark and the cold the run was basically a slow run round the village, slow due to the dark and cold and I was half asleep.
Tomorrow I am aiming for an easy evening run, let's hope the plan works out!
I have to admit to not putting much effort in tonight, and that is reflected in the pace. I am not bothered I just felt like trotting round slowly and did.
It's finn though that as the darkness draws in the pace of the evening runs gets slower, I know that when it gets dark you take a bit more care but I always thought it was a conscious decision not a sub-conscious one.
Tomorrow I am left with no choice but to do a really early morning run due to a team lunch and Watford being at home in the evening, hopefully it won't be raining or too cold, but I have to say I'm not really looking forward to it.
Day 360 – Where Is Everyone?
September 16, 2012 Steve Steve Morris's runs Comments Off on Day 360 – Where Is Everyone?
The last Sunday run of this challenge, and so it seemed only fitting to go out onto the trails and put in a few miles. Now, I know I said I might do 5 miles today, but once I got out and going I just decided to see how I felt, and whilst this was by no way the fastest off road run I have done, it just felt good.
I am going to repeat myself for the umpteenth time, but off road running is my favourite running, yeah it might be a bit slower and also slightly harder but it is just so much more interesting. You can't beat running in changing scenery, where the ground under your feet changes by the metre and you can go across fields, woods and various other landscapes, brilliant.
My route today is basically a joining up of a couple of my favourite routes, and it's good because there is only a couple of very short road sections that join up the trails, and also because it has a variety of landscapes to go across.
Normally on a Sunday morning there are quite a few people out and about walking around, yet today I only saw 4 people, no idea where they are all and to be honest it didn't matter as it was like having the entire area to myself.
I have 5 days to go, but I am by no means counting my chickens yet, as you just don't know what might happen.
It was another sunny morning today and I went for a gentle off-road run with the wife, these runs give me a perfect opportunity to do the run at a slow pace which enables me to recover.
Yesterday I did a faster run and then went climbing in the evening and so a gentle run today was great.
The route we did was one I have done a few times and is a good one, and it was th least muddy it has been for ages, shame it wasn't like that all summer long really.
In my search to get to 1300 miles I need to do 20 miles in 6 days, thats 3.33 miles per day or for the metric ones amongst us it's 5.36km. Now, I am wondering whether I should do a longer run tomorrow of 5 miles and that would leave me only 15 miles in 5 days and so would I would be sure to do it, I will see!
Today I did my first run in Hammersmith, and I managed to find a new running buddy to go with it.
I was joined today by Mr Ian Oldham, a rare treat I am told as he normally only runs a treadmill, well today he graduated to outside.
As I hadn't planned a route I decided the best thing to do was to head down to the river, and then run alongside it for a while and then turn round and head back the way we came.
There were two noticeable things on the run today, firstly how rough and fast flowing the Thames was and secondly how many pubs there were on the route. It was a decent route and one I might do again a some point.
I now only have 7 more runs to do, and I am now checking my diary to see when to fit them in, currently Tuesday is looking dodgy, but I will find a way round it.


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Vajra Authum - Lightning bolt. Flag with a pot on it.
Abayam - I protect you, don't fear. Varatha Karam - I grant your wishes.
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It's always a good time to discover Budapest, but maybe now is the best time to be in a city that serves as a model for economic growth and expansion, shares a border with 7 countries and is the intersection of the 3 most important entryways into Europe, making it a reference point for tourism, logistics and business.
Budapest attracts more and more tourism because of its beauty as well as increased business due to its infrastructure and location.
The city's fascinatingly beautiful harmony is primarily due to its scenery. The Danube – Duna – flows into the city from the north, disembodying the vivid Pest from the Buda hills. Few places rival Budapest at night, as the city glitters in its full splendor.
Király Boutique is a strategic area in Budapest because of its first-rate location next to Andrássy Avenue, its close proximity to the Hungarian State Opera House and the lively Liszt Ferenc Square as well as many more of the city's greatest attractions.
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Budapest Opera is a richly decorated building and is considered one of the architect's masterpieces. It was built in Neo-Renaissance style, with elements of Baroque. Ornamentation includes paintings and sculptures by leading figures of Hungarian art including Bertalan Székely, Mór Than and Károly Lotz. Although in size and capacity it is not among the greatest, in beauty and the quality of acoustics the Budapest Opera House is considered to be amongst the finest opera houses in the world.
According to Lonely Planet, Budapest is currently Europe's number one nightlife destination. Along with well-known cafes and restaurants, it offers a mix of unique drinking spots, from fantastic local wines to new craft beer, all served with a flair for fun.
The romkoscsmák (ruin bars) and kertek (gardens) that pop up all over the city in the warmest months turn the city into a magical opportunity to experience Hungarian hospitality.
Enjoy a bird's-eye view of Budapest from this huge ferris wheel in the city center. Budapest Eye is a fun, annual experience in the city. Standing 65 meters tall, the ferris wheel is one of the tallest in Europe. Enjoy the ride in an enclosed cabin that brings you high enough to see the whole city!
Váci utca (Váci street) is one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares and perhaps the most famous street of central Budapest, Hungary. It features a large number of restaurants and shops catering primarily to the tourist market. The Lonely Planet says "It's tourist central, but the line of cafés and shops are worth seeing — at least once." Váci utca is one of the main shopping streets in Budapest. Among the retaliers located here are: Zara, H&M, Mango, ESPRIT, Douglas AG, Swarovski, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Nike. The street opens to Vörösmarty Square.
Budapest dazzles on the outside and enchants from the inside. Enter one of its most exceptional thermal baths or churches for a unique experience that transports us to another time.
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Q: Outline for Swift Buttons I am new into swift programming and i'm trying to make a piano app. Does anyone know hout to put border at buttons in Swift ?
I searched on internet but all tutorials are for an older version of Swift and it's not working anymore.

A: UIButton inherits from UIControl and UIControl inherits from
UIView.
UIView contains CALayer (Core Animation layer) used for rendering.
https://developer.apple.com/reference/quartzcore/calayer
import UIKit
import PlaygroundSupport

let button = UIButton(type: .custom)
button.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100)
button.backgroundColor = .red
button.layer.borderWidth = 2.0
button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.green.cgColor

PlaygroundPage.current.liveView = button

A: Try This
            button.layer.borderWidth = 1.0
            button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.whiteColor().CGColor
            button.layer.cornerRadius = 5.0
            button.clipsToBounds = true

You can easily change the Button attributes values like (borderWidth,borderColor,cornerRadius)

A: Here is the code for swift 3
button.layer.borderWidth = 1.0
button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
// if you want corners to be rounded you can use the corner radus
button.layer.cornerRadius = 4.0
// if you're setting background image to the button and it happens to be not clipped then you can use
button.clipsToBounds = true

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Q: Why translateZ working not working on hover? When I hover over the image, the transition works fine except for the fact that the front image (that of a rotating lock) only translates 20px in Z direction when the mouse is removed from that image. I want the rotating lock image to be 20px in front always.
Also, why does the rotating lock image becomes slightly smaller just after I hover the image?

body {
  margin:0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.maincircle {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  margin-left: 200px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid black;
  perspective: 600px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.door {
  background-color: gray;
  border-radius: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
  transition: .5s linear;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transition: transform 2s 0.5s;
}

.door:before {
  background-color: gray;
  background-image: linear-gradient(hsla(0,0%,100%,.25), hsla(0,0%,0%,.25));
  border-radius: 100%;
  content: '';
  height: 200px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 200px;
  transform: translateZ(-5px);
}

.door:after {
  background-color: gray;
  background-image: linear-gradient(hsla(0,0%,100%,.25), hsla(0,0%,0%,.25));
  bottom: 0;
  content: '';
  left: 100px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 5px;
  z-index: -10;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg);
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
}

.maincircle:hover .door {
  transform: rotateY(-110deg);
}

.maincircle:hover .locker {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.locker {
  background-image: url("https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/806e9122/dms3rep/multi/tablet/CombinationLock-1000x1000.png");
  position: absolute;
  top: 25px;
  left: 25px;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
  border-radius: 100%;
  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  transform: translateZ(20px);
  transition: transform 0.5s;
}

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

A: Question 1: (I want the rotating lock image to be 20px in front always)
It is because transform settings are not additive in nature. When you specify the transform during the :hover as give below,
.maincircle:hover .locker {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

it overwrites the transform: translateZ(20px) that is specified within the default state (which is the setting under .locker selector)  and so the translation in Z-axis is lost whenever the element is being hovered. It gets applied back only when the :hover is off (that is, the element returns to default state as specified in .locker selector).
In order to always have the translation in Z-axis, translateZ(20px) should be added to the transform stack within :hover selector also like below:
.maincircle:hover .locker {
  transform: rotate(90deg) translateZ(20px);
}

body {
  margin:0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.maincircle {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  margin-left: 200px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid black;
  perspective: 600px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.door {
  background-color: gray;
  border-radius: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
  transition: .5s linear;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transition: transform 2s 0.5s;
}

.door:before {
  background-color: gray;
  background-image: linear-gradient(hsla(0,0%,100%,.25), hsla(0,0%,0%,.25));
  border-radius: 100%;
  content: '';
  height: 200px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 200px;
  transform: translateZ(-5px);
}

.door:after {
  background-color: gray;
  background-image: linear-gradient(hsla(0,0%,100%,.25), hsla(0,0%,0%,.25));
  bottom: 0;
  content: '';
  left: 100px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 5px;
  z-index: -10;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg);
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
}

.maincircle:hover .door {
  transform: rotateY(-110deg);
}

.maincircle:hover .locker {
  transform: rotate(90deg) translateZ(20px);
}

.locker {
  background-image: url("https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/806e9122/dms3rep/multi/tablet/CombinationLock-1000x1000.png");
  position: absolute;
  top: 25px;
  left: 25px;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
  border-radius: 100%;
  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  transform: translateZ(20px);
  transition: transform 0.5s;
}

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

Question 2: (Why does the rotating lock image becomes slightly smaller just after I hover the image?)
I am putting this at the last (even below the code) because I know  by now you'd have guessed why it became smaller. It becomes smaller because the element is losing the translateZ(20px) and so it is going farther away from your eye. Any object that goes farther away from the eye will look smaller.


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A Scarcity of Rare Metals Is Hindering Green Technologies
A shortage of "rare earth" metals, used in everything from electric car batteries to solar panels to wind turbines, is hampering the growth of renewable energy technologies. Researchers are now working to find alternatives to these critical elements or better ways to recycle them.
By Nicola Jones • November 18, 2013
With the global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it's ironic that several energy- or resource-saving technologies aren't being used to the fullest simply because we don't have enough raw materials to make them.
These bits of critical elements are bound for recycling at a Mitsubishi subsidiary in Japan. HARUYOSHI YAMAGUCHI/BLOOMBERG
For example, says Alex King, director of the new Critical Materials Institute, every wind farm has a few turbines standing idle because their fragile gearboxes have broken down. They can be fixed, of course, but that takes time — and meanwhile wind power isn't being gathered. Now you can make a more reliable wind turbine that doesn't need a gearbox at all, King points out, but you need a truckload of so-called "rare earth" metals to do it, and there simply isn't the supply. Likewise, we could all be using next-generation fluorescent light bulbs that are twice as efficient as the current standard. But when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) tried to make that switch in 2009, companies like General Electric cried foul: they wouldn't be able to get hold of enough rare earths to make the new bulbs.
The move toward new and better technologies — from smart phones to electric cars — means an ever-increasing demand for exotic metals that are scarce thanks to both geology and politics. Thin, cheap solar panels need tellurium, which makes up a scant 0.0000001 percent of the earth's crust, making it three times rarer than gold. High-performance batteries need lithium, which is only easily extracted from briny pools in the Andes.
In 2011, the average price of 'rare earth' metals shot up by as much as 750 percent.
Platinum, needed as a catalyst in fuel cells that turn hydrogen into energy, comes almost exclusively from South Africa.
Researchers and industry workers alike woke with a shock to the problems caused by these dodgy supply chains in 2011, when the average price of "rare earths" — including terbium and europium, used in fluorescent bulbs; and neodymium, used in the powerful magnets that help to drive wind turbines and electric engines — shot up by as much as 750 percent in a year. The problem was that China, which controlled 97 percent of global rare earth production, had clamped down on trade. A solution was brokered and the price shock faded, but the threat of future supply problems for rare earths and other so-called "critical elements" still looms.
That's why the Critical Materials Institute, located at the DOE's Ames Laboratory, was created. The institute opened in June, and the official ribbon-cutting was in September. Its mission is to predict which materials are going to become problems next, work to improve supply chains, and try to invent alternative materials that don't need so many critical elements in the first place. The institute is one of a handful of organizations worldwide trying to tackle the problem of critical elements, which organizations like the American Physical Society have been calling attention to for years. "It's a hot topic in Europe right now," says Olivier Vidal, coordinator of a European Commission project called ERA-MIN — one of a handful of European initiatives that are now ramping up.
"It's really urgent," says King. "We're facing real challenges today — we need solutions tomorrow, not the day after."
Despite the high cost and high demand of metals critical for energy technologies, very little of this metal is recycled: In 2009, it was estimated that less than one percent of rare earth metals was recovered. Ruediger Kuehr, head of the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) initiative in Bonn, says that 49 million tons of e-waste are produced each year, from cell phones to refrigerators. Of that, perhaps 10 percent is recycled. It's ridiculous to simply throw so much valuable material away, says Diran Apelian, founding director of the Metal Processing Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. "There's something like 32 tons of gold in all the world's cell phones," says Apelian. "There's a huge goldmine in our urban landfills."
A Belgian company now recycles 350,000 tons of e-waste a year, including photovoltaic cells.
Getting the metals out of modern technology is a pain, since they are incorporated in tiny amounts into increasingly-complex devices. A circa-2000 cell phone used about two dozen elements; a modern smart phone uses more than 60. "We're making things more difficult for ourselves," says King. Despite the relatively high concentrations of rare earths in technology, he says, it's actually chemically easier to separate them from the surrounding material in simple rocks than in complicated phones.
But it is possible. The Brussels-based company Umicore is at the forefront of recycling technologies for critical metals, says King. At its site in Hoboken, Belgium, the company annually recycles about 350,000 tons of e-waste, including photovoltaic cells and computer circuit boards, to recover metals including tellurium. In 2011, Umicore started a venture to recycle rare earths from rechargeable metal hydride batteries (there's about a gram of rare earths in a AAA battery) at its Antwerp site, in partnership with the French company Solvay. Likewise, the Japanese car-company Honda announced this March that it has developed its own in-house recycling program for metal hydride batteries — which the company plans to test using the cars damaged by Japan's 2011 quake and tsunami. The Critical Materials Institute is developing a method that involves melting old magnets in liquid magnesium to tease rare earths out. "When it comes to recycling, anything is possible," says Kuehr. "It's a question of whether it's economic."
One of the hardest steps in e-waste recycling is simply getting the battery or other critical-metal-rich components out of the larger device or machine. This is a menial but intricate task, which is often handed over to low-paid workers in places like China or Nigeria. In the Guiyu area of southern China, for example, more than 100,000 people work to take apart e-waste, boiling up circuit boards to remove the plastic and then leaching the metals with acid, at great risk to the environment and themselves. Uncontrolled burning leads to contaminated groundwater, and one study found elevated levels of lead in children living in Guiyu. Japan is at the forefront of efforts to automate these processes so they can be done economically and safely by machines, says King.
The onus has to be put on the manufacturers to recover and recycle their own products, one researcher notes.
Even more important than technology, says Apelian, is policy and education. In a study of the U.S. recycling rates of about 20 products, from plastic to metal, the one with the highest rate of recovery is lead-acid batteries, used primarily in cars. Their recovery rate is 98 percent, compared to about 50 percent for aluminum cans. The reason, Apelian says, is because the government, worried about the lead, gives car companies a financial incentive to recycle the batteries themselves.
The onus, Apelian says, has to be put on the manufacturers to recover and recycle their own products, so they make them easier to re-use or break apart in the first place. "We need to manufacture for recovery. That's almost non-existent."
Recycling is perhaps the best route forward for elements where demand is expected to level off in the long run. Demand for terbium and europium, for example, will likely fade as fluorescent bulbs are eventually replaced with much smaller LEDs. But for other elements, like neodymium, this can't be the only solution. "Right now we need tiny amounts of neodymium, for the ear-buds of your smartphone," says King. "But for a high-performance wind turbine you need about two tons."
For elements where demand is expected to increase, one option is to open new mines. China currently dominates rare earth mining — in part, notes a 2011 American Physical Society report, because more relaxed environmental standards about land reclamation make it cheaper. But resources exist elsewhere. There are about 450 potential rare earth mines being looked at around the world, according to King. A few are fairly advanced. The rare-earth division of Mountain Pass mine in California reopened this year, after being driven out of business by China in 2002. Despite some initial disappointments in production capacity, King thinks that venture will succeed. Likewise, the Mount Weld mine for rare earths in Australia is ramping up. These efforts, among others, have reduced China's production share from 97 percent to about 90 percent in the past year or two, says King.
One approach is to find alternative materials that don't need so many critical elements.
It can be difficult to develop economies of scale when dealing with materials only used in tiny amounts. Global demand for tellurium in 2009, for example, was just 200 metric tons. All of that came as a by-product from copper or gold mining. Though tellurium is extremely valuable at $145 per kilogram, the tiny amounts hardly make a blip in the profit sheets of these mining companies. "They have to be dragged into production kicking and screaming," says King.
Another option is to make the mining processes more efficient. For rare earths, says King, mining companies basically grind up the rock, throw it in water, and blow bubbles through it: The rare-earth-bearing minerals tend to float and can be skimmed off the top. But this only captures about 65 percent of the rare earths in an ore, says King. His institute is now using DOE supercomputers to search for molecules that might bind to the elements and help them to float. "If we can invent a fairy dust to sprinkle into the water to make that go from 65 percent to 75 percent, you instantly boost rare earth production without opening a new mine," says King. He hopes this strategy will succeed within a year or two.
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A final approach is to find alternative materials that don't need so many critical elements in the first place. This is a demanding task. "The rare earths are kind of magic," says King, in terms of their properties. They are a critical ingredient in magnets, for example, because of the way they wrangle the strong but unruly magnetic properties of iron — a task that no other element seems able to do. Research efforts attempting to make even stronger magnets without any rare earths are considered a long shot. But, says King, "We might not get them all out, but we can get the most expensive and rarest [rare earths] out."
King remains optimistic. Struggles with limited resources go way back, he notes. The Bronze Age, some 2,000 years ago, caused copper supplies to run dry. In response, King says, the ancients recycled bronze, looked for new mines, and spent 200 years optimizing the more-available but less-ideal alternative — iron — to do the same job. The solutions today are the same, though hopefully finding suitable replacements won't take so long. "It doesn't take us 200 years anymore," says King. "We're shooting for two."
Nicola Jones is a freelance journalist based in Pemberton, British Columbia, just outside of Vancouver. With a background in chemistry and oceanography, she writes about the physical sciences, most often for the journal Nature. She has also contributed to Scientific American, Globe and Mail, and New Scientist and serves as the science journalist in residence at the University of British Columbia. More about Nicola Jones →
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Ant McPartlin will be reunited with his long-term presenting partner Declan Donnelly when Britain's Got Talent returns to screens this weekend.
Ant stepped back from his television presenting duties last April after he was convicted of drink-driving and although he was seen throughout the pre-recorded auditions last year, he missed the entire week of live shows.
That meant Dec was left to host the live semi-finals and the final all on his own.
But after some time off and a stint in rehab he's back.
For the seventh year running, the judging line up remains the same.
Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams are back, sifting through the thousands of contestants to find the act who will play at the Royal Variety Performance 2019.
The new series of Britain's Got Talent will air on ITV on Saturday April 6, 2019 at 7:15pm.


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Theresa May offers MPs Brexit delay vote.
Theresa May: "An extension cannot take no deal off the table."
Theresa May has promised MPs a vote on delaying the UK's departure from the EU or ruling out a no-deal Brexit, if they reject her deal next month.
Mrs May is making a statement to MPs on Brexit, amid the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers.
The prime minister promised MPs a meaningful vote on her Brexit deal by 12 March.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the prime minister of trying to "string" the Brexit process out.
The prime minister said she will put her withdrawal agreement – including any changes she has agreed with the EU – to a meaningful vote on 12 March.
If that fails, MPs will be offered two separate votes:
One, on 13 March, on whether MPs support a no-deal Brexit – so the UK would "only leave without a deal on 29 March if there is explicit consent in the House for that outcome"
If that fails, then MPs will get a vote the following day on requesting an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process to delay EU withdrawal beyond 29 March
"Let me be clear, I do not want to see Article 50 extended," she told MPs.
"Our absolute focus should be on working to get a deal and leaving on 29 March.
"An extension beyond the end of June would mean the UK taking part in the European Parliament elections. What kind of message would that send to the more than 17 million people who voted to leave the EU nearly three years ago now?
"And the House should be clear that a short extension – not beyond the end of June – would almost certainly have to be a one-off."
12th, 13th and 14th of March shaping up to be some of the most important political days in a very long time
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) February 26, 2019
She said an extension "cannot take no deal off the table", adding: "The only way to do that is to revoke Article 50, which I shall not do, or agree a deal."
The sequence of votes will be proposed on Wednesday in an amendable motion for MPs to debate and vote on.
Mrs May told MPs: "They are commitments I am making as prime minister and I will stick by them, as I have previous commitments to make statements and table amendable motions by specific dates."
The move is an attempt to avoid a defeat for the government on Wednesday, which could see MPs taking control of the Brexit process.
'Honest assessment' of no-deal readiness
Separately, Mrs May said the government was publishing a paper assessing its readiness for a no-deal Brexit and the "very serious challenges" it would pose.
"I believe that if we have to, we will ultimately make a success of a no-deal," she said.
"But this paper provides an honest assessment of the very serious challenges it would bring in the short-term and further reinforces why the best way for this House to honour the referendum result is to leave with a deal."
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Jeremy Corbyn said he had "lost count" of the prime minister's explanations for her "grotesquely reckless" Brexit delays.
"The prime minister continues to say it is her deal or no deal, but this House has decisively rejected her deal and has clearly rejected no deal," he told MPs.
"It is the prime minister's obstinacy that is blocking a resolution."
Mr Corbyn says Labour will get behind another EU referendum if the party can't get its own Brexit proposals through Parliament on Wednesday.
If Mrs May's Brexit deal gets through Parliament next month, Labour wants it to be put to a public vote – with remaining in the EU as the other option.
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I think like all of us fashion lovers and bloggers I'm trying to summon the warmth of spring by faking it till I make it! Back in January I scored a bunch of seriously cute, seriously strappy heels that I've been itching to bust out at the slightest hint of sun or warmth.
None the less I took advantage of the momentary warmth we had, but as you can see below the chill quickly returned, hence the goose bumps!
Check back soon for my DIY on this neon pink clutch!
Ah, but that's Chicago for you, isn't it? ;). You look great, goosebumps and all!
I was in Chicago this past weekend and the weather was beautiful, I'm in Michigan and Winter just won't let up so I def feel your pain! Love your hair.
Loving the pop of pink in your outfit!


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Randolph football prepares for heat exhaustion emergencies
Posted 8:15 pm, August 8, 2017, by Chris Davis, Updated at 10:46PM, August 8, 2017
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The biggest opponent that football players face on the field, isn't always the opposing player.
In the summertime, it can be oppressive heat.
That's why Randolph School is preparing for that scenario, well before the regular season starts.
Tuesday afternoon, they held an emergency drill, where a player passes out from heat exhaustion and the coaches rush to his aid.
"Coach Shaw, call 911," yelled Head Coach Nick Flanagan.
The drill went exactly as it should have. The coaching staff immediately assessed the situation, called paramedics, and carried the sick player to an ice bath.
"If they're up over 104, you've got to get them down quickly. If you're having trouble getting them down, you have to get them to the hospital immediately," explains Dr. John Greco, Randolph's team physician.
"X's and O's are one thing, but making sure they're safe that's our biggest concern," says Coach Flanagan.
Coach says while the drill was to make sure his staff was still up on their training, he hopes the players were paying attention too.
"Pray to God that never happens, but at the same time, we want to be prepared," he says.
In recent years, the AHSAA has tackled the issue of heat exhaustion head on.
"We don't do two-a-days like we did way back when, because it's just probably not the right way to go about things," says Dr. Greco.
The team's physician says coaches are becoming much more proactive when it comes to scheduling practice on a real scorcher of a day.
"If you have a high humidity day and it's very very hot, you either cancel practice that day or you keep it very very short, under an hour. That way you lessen the likelihood of heat prostration," says Dr. Greco.
Just like a real-game scenario, Coach Flanagan knows, no matter the preparation, incidents can pop up, and hit you from your blind side.
That's why Coach preaches transparency.
"You've got to tell us how you're truly feeling," says Flanagan.
He tells all of his players, he doesn't want surprises on the field. That goes for play-calls and their well-being.
"I mean I want you to give us all you've got, but at the end of the day, I care about them and who they are and those things a lot more than I do the other things of this game," he says.
Because the score doesn't mean a thing, if you don't have every player coming off the field at the end of the game.
"For the young athletes, they're young athletes, they're always going to take this with a grain of salt. But I think if you keep on harping on them, you're certainly going to be in a better situation than you were maybe 5-10 years ago," says Dr. Greco.
Each team is required by AHSAA to have an emergency action plan for health emergencies. Flanagan says, their drill proves, they're well prepared in case tragedy strikes.
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Maija Rautio (b. 7 Dec 1989 —) was a descendant of Valkoi monks. She was taught the mysticism of the Qi energy as a child, though never schooled in its use. Because of the combination of differences and similarities in utilizing Qi and Hakukon, Maija opted to tattoo her body with an ink that was particularly reactive to Hakukon. This allowed her to effectively use Madō with little difficulty. Although this also enhances the power of her Madō, it is also obvious when casting, since the tattoos will flare with light when energy flows through it. The secret to this form of artificial Madō is only known to Maija.
It is relatively easy to emotionally touch Maija, since she had felt secluded for the majority of her childhood. She especially enjoyed praise and gratitude for her efforts, seeing it as a form of the recognition she rarely received in her early life. Maija greatly respects most other people, usually asking for mutual respect in return. To her, it was rude to not do so. However, she has a tendency to ask for less from the elderly, believing in filial piety. However, she does not follow filial piety with absoluteness, best personified when she stole hakukon ink and had it tattooed on herself.
Though gentle towards others, Maija could lock away the soft side of her when threatened with violence, becoming a dangerous opponent to fight. She strongly disliked the prospect of killing another sentient being, especially a human, preferring to incapacitate a hostile person. When forced to confront a monsterous being, Maija is less likely to show compassion.
Maija's lit tattoos, immediately after firing a madō spell.
As a self-taught weaver and martial artist, Maija fought in a combat style not followed by any other known weaver. Her abilities were especially deadly when utilizing her full-body tattoos, though Maija noted that the tattoos had a limit that could cause life-threatening injury to herself if she overcharged them. Although she has proficiency in madō, the only spell that Maija was seen to use was the Kunpokpung.
She was given a katana, being told that its history was much like her own.
Maija was based off of a trailer for the upcoming MMORPG The Secret World that was designed to show off the Dragon Society. She was originally created for the original rendition of Wazurai, but underwent major revisions when the setting changed to its current form.
↑ Maija is the only known individual to have survived the Hakukon tattooing process.


Take in the best sight and sounds of Ecuador by visiting the beautiful San Pablo Lake, the majestic Condor Park and the vibrant Otavalo market with a local on this all-inclusive tour!
Discover Ecuador with a local and visit the highlights of this historical city like the San Pablo Lake and the Otavalo market!
From viewing the beautiful San Pablo Lake, to buying beautiful artisan work at the Otavalo market and even viewing eagles fly around at Condor Park, this tour is ideal for the traveler looking to enjoy the highlights that only Ecuador can offer!
On this tour you will be taken on a journey through Ecuador's best scenic nature areas all the way to the country's vibrant Otavalo market with a local guide.
The tour will start at 8am in the Mariscal neighborhood near the Plaza Foch.
With your guide you will journey to the nearby Cayambe Town where you will get to enjoy a deliciously traditional breakfast with Bizcochos bread.
After stopping in Cayambe Town you will then be taken to the San Pablo Lake where you will be able to enjoy a beautiful view of the entire lake and the famous Imbabura Volcano.
Next, your guide will take you to the Condor Park where you will be able to enjoy the presence of the majestic eagles fly around.
The final stops on the tour will be the Otavalo market where you will be able to buy artisan work and the Peguche Waterfall to eat typical Ecuadorian food!
This is a great day tour for travelers with limited time. You will experience a day tour that encompasses a scenic drive from Quito City Center to Otavalo. (Approx. 60 miles/90 km and around 2 hours drive) On a clear day you will enjoy a spectacular view of Cayambe Volcano Peak, have some Bizcochos (we had a type of a cookie), visit Condor Park, enjoy a scenic view of the San Pablo Lake, lunch at a local restaurant in Otavalo and visit a vibrant Otavalo Market.
Our guide was punctual and did a good job with the tour.