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Le canal SOFAR, pour , ou  (DSC, canal sonore profond), est une couche d'eau horizontale dans la mer, à la profondeur de laquelle la vitesse du son est à son minimum. Le canal SOFAR agit comme un guide d'ondes pour le son, et les ondes sonores de basse fréquence qui s'y trouvent peuvent voyager sur plusieurs milliers de kilomètres avant de se dissiper. Ce phénomène constitue un facteur important dans la lutte anti-sous-marine. Ce canal sonore profond a été découvert et décrit indépendamment par Maurice Ewing,  Stanley Wong et Leonid Brekhovskikh dans les années 1940.

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Le canal SOFAR est centré sur la profondeur où la cumulation des effets de la température et de la pression de l'eau (et, à un moindre degré, de la salinité), se combinent pour créer une région où la vitesse du son est minimale dans la colonne d'eau. En mer, la pression augmente de façon linéaire avec la profondeur, mais la température est plus variable, chutant en général rapidement dans la thermocline principale depuis la surface jusqu'à une profondeur d'un millier de mètres, puis restant pratiquement inchangée de là jusqu'au plancher océanique dans les abysses. Près de la surface, la chute rapide de température cause une diminution de la vitesse du son, ou gradient de vitesse du son négatif. Lorsque la profondeur augmente, l'accroissement de la pression cause une augmentation de la vitesse du son, ou gradient de vitesse du son positif. La profondeur à laquelle la vitesse du son est minimale est appelée axe du canal sonore.

À proximité des Bermudes, l'axe du canal sonore se situe à une profondeur d'environ . En eaux tempérées, l'axe est moins profond, et à des latitudes plus élevées (au-dessus de 60°N, ou en dessous de 60°S), il atteint la surface. Au début des années 1970, le canal SOFAR a permis de suivre entre les Bermudes, les Bahamas et Porto Rico, le déplacement d'un flotteur Swallow  à 1100 m de profondeur, qui durant ses « 4 mois de vie » a passivement parcouru 300 km vers l'ouest à la vitesse moyenne de 2,8 cm/secondes, confirmant qu'il existe à cette profondeur un courant dépassant largement 100 × 106 m3/sec et évoquant un courant régi par la dynamique des ondes planétaires.

Le son se propage dans ce canal par réfraction, ce qui fait que le son voyage à proximité de la profondeur de plus basse vitesse. Si une onde sonore se propage au-delà de ce canal horizontal, la partie de l'onde située le plus loin de l'axe du canal voyage plus vite, donc l'onde retourne vers l'axe du canal. Ceci a pour résultat que l'onde sonore trace un chemin qui oscille le long de l'axe du canal SOFAR. Ce principe est similaire à la transmission de la lumière à longue distance le long d'une fibre optique.

Les sons à basse fréquence, attribués au rorqual commun, se trouvent fréquemment dans le canal. Les scientifiques croient que les rorquals plongent jusqu'à ce canal et chantent pour communiquer avec d'autres rorquals situés à grande distance.

Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Maurice Ewing a proposé de larguer en mer une sphère métallique intitulée bombe SOFAR, ou disque SOFAR, qui, spécifiquement prévue pour imploser dans le canal SOFAR, pourrait être utilisée comme signal de détresse par les pilotes abattus.

Le roman Octobre rouge décrit l'utilisation du canal SOFAR pour la détection de sous-marins.

La supposition de l'existence d'un canal similaire dans la haute atmosphère, proposée par Maurice Ewing, a conduit à l'expérimentation intitulée projet Mogul, organisée entre 1947 et fin 1948.

Applications
 Tomographie acoustique : technique destinée à mesurer la température océanique et les courants grâce au délai entre les sons émis par deux instruments distants ;
 Recherches du vol 370 Malaysia Airlines : les sons transportés par le canal SOFAR ont été analysés pour déterminer la possibilité de l'impact d'un avion de ligne dans l'océan Indien ;
 SOSUS: réseau d'hydrophones destiné à détecter les mouvements de sous-marins durant la guerre froide.
 Communication subaquatique avec un flotteur à flottabilité neutre.

Références

Liens externes

Océanographie
Acoustique
Lutte anti-sous-marine

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Q: How to create cairo surface in guile I have this code
guile> (cairo-pdf-surface-create "foo.pdf" 100.0 100.0)
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standard input:29:1: In procedure cairo-pdf-surface-create in expression (cairo-pdf-surface-create "foo.pdf" 100.0 ...):
standard input:29:1: Wrong type (expecting string): 100.0
ABORT: (wrong-type-arg)

and when I use strings as width and height
guile> (cairo-pdf-surface-create "foo.pdf" "100.0" "100.0")

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In standard input:
  30: 0* [cairo-pdf-surface-create "foo.pdf" {"100.0"} "100.0"]

standard input:30:1: In procedure cairo-pdf-surface-create in expression (cairo-pdf-surface-create "foo.pdf" "100.0" ...):
standard input:30:1: Wrong type (expecting real number): "100.0"

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cairo-pdf-surface-create (filename <char>)                                 [Function]
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A: At least for the most recent version, try this:
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See the source, which specifies the arguments in the order (sx sy filename), with the filename being optional (using the current output port if not specified).

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William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White (1859), a mystery novel and early "sensation novel", and for The Moonstone (1868), which, after Edgar Allan Poe's short story, Murders in the Rue Morgue, has been proposed as the first modern English detective novel.

Born to the London painter William Collins and his wife, Harriet Geddes, he moved with them to Italy when he was twelve, living there and in France for two years, learning both Italian and French. He worked initially as a tea merchant. After Antonina, his first novel, appeared in 1850, Collins met Charles Dickens, who became a friend and mentor. Some of his work appeared in Dickens's journals Household Words and All the Year Round. They also collaborated on drama and fiction. Collins gained financial stability and an international following by the 1860s, but became addicted to the opium he took for his gout, so that his health and writing quality declined in the 1870s and 1880s.

Collins criticised the institution of marriage: he split his time between widow Caroline Graves – living with her for most of his life, treating her daughter as his – and the younger Martha Rudd, by whom he had three children.

Early life

Collins was born at 11 New Cavendish Street, London, the son of William Collins, a well-known Royal Academician landscape painter, and his wife, Harriet Geddes. Named after his father, he was soon known by his middle name, which honoured his godfather, David Wilkie. The family moved to Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1826. In 1828 Collins's brother Charles Allston Collins was born. Between 1829 and 1830, the Collins family moved twice, first to Hampstead Square and then to Porchester Terrace, Bayswater. Wilkie and Charles received their early education from their mother at home. The Collins family were deeply religious, and Collins's mother enforced strict church attendance on her sons, which Wilkie disliked.

In 1835, Collins began attending school at the Maida Vale academy. From 1836 to 1838, he lived with his parents in Italy and France, which made a great impression on him. He learned Italian while in Italy and began learning French, in which he would eventually become fluent. From 1838 to 1840, he attended the Reverend Cole's private boarding school in Highbury, where he was bullied. One boy forced Collins to tell him a story every night before allowing him to go to sleep. "It was this brute who first awakened in me, his poor little victim, a power of which but for him I might never have been aware.... When I left school I continued story telling for my own pleasure," Collins later said.

In 1840 the family moved to 85 Oxford Terrace, Bayswater. In late 1840, Collins left school at the age of nearly 17 and was apprenticed as a clerk to the firm of tea merchants Antrobus & Co, owned by a friend of Wilkie's father. He disliked his clerical work but worked for the company for more than five years.

Collins started writing and published his first story, "The Last Stage Coachman", in the Illuminated Magazine in August 1843. In 1844 he travelled to Paris with Charles Ward. That same year he wrote his first novel, Iolani, or Tahiti as It Was; a Romance, which was submitted to Chapman and Hall but rejected in 1845. The novel remained unpublished during his lifetime. Collins said of it: "My youthful imagination ran riot among the noble savages, in scenes which caused the respectable British publisher to declare that it was impossible to put his name on the title page of such a novel." While Collins was writing this novel, his father first learned that his son would not follow him in becoming a painter.

William Collins had intended his first son to become a clergyman and was disappointed in his son's lack of interest. At his father's insistence, Collins instead entered Lincoln's Inn in 1846, to study law; his father wanted him to have a steady income. Collins showed only a slight interest in law and spent most of his time with friends and on working on a second novel, Antonina, or the Fall of Rome. After his father's death in 1847, Collins produced his first published book, Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, Esq., R. A., published in 1848.

The family moved to 38 Blandford Square soon afterwards, where they used their drawing room for amateur theatricals. In 1849, Collins exhibited a painting, The Smugglers' Retreat, at the Royal Academy summer exhibition. Antonina was published by Richard Bentley in February 1850. Collins went on a walking tour of Cornwall with artist Henry Brandling in July and August 1850. He managed to complete his legal studies and was called to the bar in 1851. Though he never formally practised, he used his legal knowledge in many of his novels.

Early writing career

An instrumental event in his career was an introduction in March 1851 to Charles Dickens by a mutual friend, the painter Augustus Egg. They became lifelong friends and collaborators. In May of that year, Collins acted with Dickens in Edward Bulwer-Lytton's play Not So Bad As We Seem. Among the audience were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Collins's story "A Terribly Strange Bed", his first contribution to Dickens's journal Household Words, was published in April 1852. In May 1852 he went on tour with Dickens's company of amateur actors, again performing Not So Bad As We Seem, but with a more substantial role.

Collins's novel Basil was published by Bentley in November. During the writing of Hide and Seek, in early 1853, Collins suffered what was probably his first attack of gout, which would plague him for the rest of his life. He was ill from April to early July. After that he stayed with Dickens in Boulogne from July to September 1853, then toured Switzerland and Italy with Dickens and Egg from October to December. Collins published Hide and Seek in June 1854.

During this period Collins extended the variety of his writing, publishing articles in George Henry Lewes's paper The Leader, short stories and essays for Bentley's Miscellany, as well as dramatic criticism and the travel book Rambles Beyond Railways. His first play, The Lighthouse, was performed by Dickens's theatrical company at Tavistock House, in 1855. His first collection of short stories, After Dark, was published by Smith, Elder in February 1856. His novel A Rogue's Life was serialised in Household Words in March 1856. Around then, Collins began using laudanum regularly to treat his gout. He became addicted and struggled with that problem later in life.

Collins joined the staff of Household Words in October 1856. In 1856–57 he collaborated closely with Dickens on a play, The Frozen Deep, first performed in Tavistock. Collins's novel The Dead Secret was serialised in Household Words from January to June 1857, before being published in volume form by Bradbury and Evans. Collins's play The Lighthouse was performed at the Olympic Theatre in August. His account, The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices, based on Dickens's and Collins's walking tour in the north of England, was serialised in Household Words in October 1857. In 1858 Collins collaborated with Dickens and other writers on the story "A House to Let".

1860s
According to Collins's biographer Melisa Klimaszewski,
The novels Collins published in the 1860s are the best and most enduring of his career. The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone, written in less than a decade, show Collins not just as a master of his craft, but as an innovater and provocateur. These four works, which secured him an international reputation, and sold in large numbers, ensured his financial stability, and allowed him to support many others.

The Woman in White was serialised in All the Year Round from November 1859 to August 1860 to great success. The novel was published in book form soon after and reached an eighth edition by November 1860. His rising success as a writer allowed Collins to resign his post with All the Year Round in 1862 and focus on his novels. While planning his next novel, No Name, he continued to suffer from gout, which began to affect his eyes. Serial publication of No Name began in early 1862 and finished in 1863. By that time Collins was having difficulty controlling the amount of laudanum he was taking for his continual gout and became addicted.

At the beginning of 1863, he travelled with Caroline Graves to German spas and Italy for his health. In 1864, he began work on his novel Armadale, travelling in August to the Norfolk Broads and the village of Winterton-on-Sea to do research for it. It was published serially in The Cornhill Magazine in 1864–1866.

His play No Thoroughfare, co-written with Dickens, was published as the 1867 Christmas number of All the Year Round and dramatised at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End on 26 December. It enjoyed a run of 200 nights before being taken on tour. The Moonstone was serialised in All the Year Round from January to August 1868. His mother, Harriet Collins, died in that year.

Later years

In 1870, his novel Man and Wife was published. That year Charles Dickens died, which caused him great sadness. He said of the friends' early days together, "We saw each other every day, and were as fond of each other as men could be."

The Woman in White was dramatised and produced at the Olympic Theatre in October 1871. Collins's novel Poor Miss Finch was serialised in Cassell's Magazine from October to March 1872. His short novel Miss or Mrs? was published in the 1872 Christmas number of the Graphic. His novel The New Magdalen was serialised from October 1872 to July 1873. His younger brother, Charles Allston Collins, died later in 1873 at the age of 45. Charles had married Dickens's younger daughter, Kate.

In 1873–74, Collins toured the United States and Canada, giving readings of his work. The American writers he met included Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., and Mark Twain. He began a friendship with photographer Napoleon Sarony, who took several portraits of him.

His novel The Law and the Lady, serialised in the Graphic from September to March 1875, was followed by a short novel, The Haunted Hotel, which was serialised from June to November 1878. His later novels include Jezebel's Daughter (1880), The Black Robe (1881), Heart and Science (1883), and The Evil Genius (1886). In 1884, Collins was elected Vice-President of the Society of Authors, which had been founded by his friend and fellow novelist Walter Besant.

The inconsistent quality of Collins's dramatic and fictional works in the last decade of his life was accompanied by a general decline in his health, including diminished eyesight. He was often unable to leave home and had difficulty writing. During these last years, he focused on mentoring younger writers, including the novelist Hall Caine. He also used his legal background to help protect other writers from copyright infringement of their works. His writing became a way for him to fight his illness without allowing it to keep him bedridden. His step-daughter Harriet also served as an amanuensis for several years. His last novel, Blind Love, was finished posthumously by Walter Besant.

Death

Collins died on 23 September 1889, at 65 Wimpole Street, following a paralytic stroke. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London. His headstone describes him as the author of The Woman in White. Caroline Graves died in 1895 and was buried with Collins. Martha Rudd died in 1919.

Personal life
In 1858 Collins began living with Caroline Graves and her daughter Harriet. Caroline came from a humble family, having married young, had a child, and been widowed. Collins lived close to the small shop kept by Caroline, and the two may have met in the neighbourhood in the mid–1850s. He treated Harriet, whom he called Carrie, as his own daughter, and helped to provide for her education. Excepting one short separation, they lived together for the rest of Collins's life. Collins disliked the institution of marriage, but remained dedicated to Caroline and Harriet, considering them to be his family.

Caroline had wanted to marry Collins. She left him while he wrote The Moonstone when he was suffering an attack of acute gout. She married a younger man named Joseph Clow, but after two years, she returned to Collins.

In 1868, Collins met Martha Rudd in Winterton-on-Sea in Norfolk, and the two began a liaison. She was 19 years old and from a large, poor family. A few years later, she moved to London to be closer to him. Their daughter Marian was born in 1869; their second daughter, Harriet Constance, in 1871; and their son, William Charles, in 1874. When he was with Martha, Collins assumed the name William Dawson, and she and their children used the last name of Dawson themselves.

For the last 20 years of his life Collins divided his time between Caroline, who lived with him at his home in Gloucester Place, and Martha, who was nearby.

Collins was a professing Christian.

Works

Collins's works were classified at the time as "sensation novels", a genre seen nowadays as the precursor to detective and suspense fiction. He also wrote penetratingly on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time. For example, his 1854 Hide and Seek contained one of the first portrayals of a deaf character in English literature. As did many writers of his time, Collins first published most of his novels as serials in magazines such as Dickens's All the Year Round, and was known as a master of the form, creating just the right degree of suspense to keep his audience reading from week to week.

The Lighthouse was a melodrama loosely based on Collins's 1853 short story, "Gabriel's Marriage", but set in the Eddystone Lighthouse of December 1748. In May 1855, Collins sent the finished play to Dickens, who enthusiastically took over the production. Dickens played Aaron Gurnock, the head lightkeeper, and arranged for Clarkson Stanfield to paint the backdrop. Other parts were taken by Collins, Augustus Egg, Mark Lemon, Mary Dickens and Georgina Hogarth. The production ran for four nights at Tavistock House, from 16 June 1855, followed by a single performance on 10 July at Campden House, Kensington. It was staged at the Royal Olympic Theatre from 10 August to 17 October 1857, as Collins's first professional production. Robson played Aaron Gurnock and George Vining read the Prologue. An American version opened at the New Theatre, New York, on 21 January 1858. There was an amateur production with Palgrave Simpson on 3 May 1865 at the Royal Bijou Theatre (Lambeth School of Art) and further revivals at Shelley's Boscombe Theatre in the 1870s and 1880s. The Lighthouse was translated into French by Emile Forgues.

Collins enjoyed ten years of success after publishing The Woman in White in 1859. His next novel, No Name combined social commentary – the absurdity of the law as applied to children of unmarried parents (see Illegitimacy in fiction) – with a densely plotted revenge thriller. Armadale, the first and only one of Collins's major novels of the 1860s to be serialised in a magazine other than All the Year Round, provoked strong criticism. Reviewers found its villainess Lydia Gwilt to be transgressive, and were further provoked by Collins's typically confrontational preface. The novel was simultaneously a financial coup for its author and a comparative commercial failure: the sum paid by Cornhill for the serialisation rights was exceptional, eclipsing by a substantial margin the prices paid for the vast majority of similar novels, yet the novel failed to recoup its publisher's investment.

The Moonstone, published in 1868, and the last novel of what is generally regarded as the most successful decade of its author's career, was, despite a somewhat cool reception from both Dickens and the critics, a significant return to form. It re-established the market value of an author whose success on the competitive Victorian literary market had been waning in the wake of his first perceived masterpiece. Viewed by many as the advent of the detective story within the tradition of the English novel, The Moonstone remains one of Collins's most acclaimed works. It was described later by T. S. Eliot as "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels... in a genre invented by Collins and not by Poe." The noted mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers later referred to it as "probably the very finest detective story ever written".

After The Moonstone, Collins's novels contained fewer thriller elements and more social commentary. The subject matter continued to be sensational, but his popularity declined. The poet Algernon Charles Swinburne commented: "What brought good Wilkie's genius nigh perdition? / Some demon whispered—'Wilkie! have a mission." Factors most often cited in Collins's decline have been the death of Dickens in 1870 and with it the loss of his literary mentoring, Collins's increased dependence upon laudanum, and his penchant for using his fiction to rail against social injustices.

The Woman in White and The Moonstone share an unusual narrative structure, somewhat resembling an epistolary novel, in which different portions of the book have different narrators, each with a distinct narrative voice. Armadale has this to a lesser extent through the correspondence between some characters.

Notable works

Antonina, or The Fall of Rome (1850)
Basil (1852)
"Gabriel's Marriage" (1853), short story
Hide and Seek (1854)
The Dead Secret (1856)
After Dark (1856), short story collection
The Frozen Deep (1857), play co-written with Charles Dickens
"A House to Let" (1858), short story co-written with Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Procter
"The Haunted House", short story co-written with Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Proctor, George Sala and Hesba Stretton
The Woman in White (1860)
No Name (1862)
Armadale (1866)
No Thoroughfare (1867), story and play co-written with Charles Dickens
The Moonstone (1868)
Man and Wife (1870)
Poor Miss Finch (1872), dedicated to Frances Minto Elliot
The Law and the Lady (1875)
The Haunted Hotel (1878)
The Fallen Leaves (1879)
Jezebel's Daughter (1880)
The Black Robe (1881)
Heart and Science (1882–1883)
The Evil Genius (1885)

Screen adaptations
The Woman in White (silent, UK, 1929)
The Moonstone (1934)
The Woman in White (US, 1948)
The Moonstone (UK, seven episodes, 1959)
The Woman in White (West Germany, miniseries, three episodes, 1971, under the German title Die Frau in Weiß)
The Woman in White (USSR, two episodes, 1981, under the Russian title 'Zhenshchina v belom')
The Woman In White (1982 TV series, UK, five episodes, 1982)
The Woman in White (1997 TV series, The Woman in White, UK, 1997)
Basil (1998)
The Moonstone (UK, five episodes, 2016)
The Woman in White (UK, five episodes, 2018)

See also
Illegitimacy in fiction

References

Further reading

Robert Gottlieb, "'Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Wait'", The New York Review of Books, vol. LXIV, no. 10 (8 June 2017), pp. 25–28.

Olive Logan "Wilkie Collins's Charms"

External links

The Wilkie Collins Website
Wilkie Collins Information Pages
Wilkie Collins Collection at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin

The Ramsgate Society Website

Book of the Week from BBC Radio 4.

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Captain Calvin Ripley etched his name as firmly in Great Lakes maritime history as he did on Ripley's Rock in Marquette, Michigan harbor.
Captain Calvin Ripley or "Old Rip," as people along the Great Lakes called him, began his career trading in lumber up and down and beyond the shores of Lake Ontario and along the St. Lawrence River.
"Old Rip" Navigates the St. Lawrence River and Meets Jerusha St. Ores
It is highly likely that Calvin Ripley met Jerusha St. Ores as he sailed up and down the Lake Ontario shore and steered his vessel among the islands of the St. Lawrence River. Since 1819, ship builders had busily plied their tools to build more schooners for the lumber and merchandise trade, including the Henry, Captain John Davis, the Victor, Captain Calvin Ripley, and the Free Trader, Captain Shattuck. Captain Ripley met Jerusha St. Ores, they courted, and they were married around 1830 in Lyme, Jefferson County, New York.
The Ripleys Move West to Wisconsin
"Old Rip" continued to sail the Great Lakes. In May 1830, he was master of the schooner Andrew Jackson out of Oswego, New York, and in 1831, he was the master of the John. In 1833, he was captain of the Richard. While Captain Ripley continued to sail ships up and down the Great Lakes, he and Jerusha began and family and moved west to Illinois, Wisconsin, and then Michigan territories.
As Calvin and Jerusha's family grew and flourished, so did the steady and relentless flow of settlers to the rich lands and economic promise of the Great Lakes region and the western lands that lay beyond. The Erie Canal and a regional network of canals and fledging railroads opened up the area to industry and trade and vessels carrying merchandise and people played an important part in settling the new country. Captain Ripley may have been lured west with the promise of profits and the promise of a good life and plentiful land for himself and his sons.
Captain Ripley and the Victory
The caliber of his friends and associates spoke well of Captain Ripley's character and maritime skills. He and Solomon Juneau, one of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's founders, jointly owned a schooner called the Victory, that they had built around 1836 and enrolled in Detroit on May 12, 1837. Captain Ripley sailed the Victory and the Kingston Daily News noted that the Victory played an important part in the maritime activity on the Welland Canal, Lake Erie, and the Detroit River.
The Free Trader Sails Lake Superior
In 1843, the ship enrollment lists reveal that Captain Ripley had changed vessels and now was master of the Free Trader, also called the Fur Trader, engaging in the lumber trade between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Manistee, Michigan. Then Captain Ripley expanded his range to Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
Navigation on the Great Lakes was still difficult in 1845 and landing at Sault Ste. Marie could be an adventure. The propeller Napoleon made only three or four trips to Lake Superior during the season. Propellers had to anchor two miles off shore and the freight and passengers had to be landed in small boats called Mackinaw boats or scows that were especially built for landings. Cattle and horses were always pitched overboard and made to swim ashore.
At this point, most residents of Sault Ste. Marie felt that the only reliable mail, freight, and passenger craft on Lake Superior was the Fur Trader, Captain Calvin Ripley, master. The year 1845 also brought a great copper boom in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Captain Ripley's Fur Trader was brought over the portage at Sault Ste. Marie. He made a good living traveling back and forth between Lake Superior and the lower lakes. Passengers preferred traveling on the Fur Trader and even when a few steam vessels appeared on the lake, the Fur Trader was still popular. It sailed from Sault Ste. Marie to Ontonagon and south shore ports carrying copper down and freight up.
Captain Ripley Encounters a Rock
The fierce storm that firmly attached Captain Ripley's name to a rock in Marquette Harbor brewed and broke in September of 1848. "Old Rip' guided the Fur Trader from Sault Ste. Marie along Lake Superior as usual, delivering supplies and mail to the communities that dotted the shore.
Later that month, a fall storm, the worst in twenty years according to local observers, broke out. Waves climbed to mountain heights and Marquette Bay boiled like a pot of water over a leaping campfire. The waves danced wildly, exposing rocks that normally lurked beneath them, and then with another twisting maneuver, covered them up again.
Battling the storm, several Marquette residents fought their way to the harbor because they had spotted a ship being tossed by the wild waves. The onlookers on shore prepared to help the ship as best they could.
Ripley's Rock
The wave-tossed ship proved to be the Fur Trader, and it plunged straight toward the rocks. The Fur Trader came directly under a huge rock, but then, Captain Ripley., who had been anticipating an opportunity to save his ship and crew and passengers, sprang into action. He grappled and secured the Fur Trader to the rock.
The storm raged for the next three days and all of the time the Fur Trader lay behind the rock, tossing like an egg shell. The anxious shore crew built a bonfire to help and feared that the Fur Trader would be dashed to pieces on the rocks and the passengers and crew lost. Finally, the storm died down and Captain Ripley managed to guide the Fur Trader ashore. The storm survivors christened the rock that saved their lives in honor of the captain who saved their lives. It is still known as Ripley's Rock.
Captain Ripley and Peter Crebassa
Pioneers in Copper Country eagerly listened for the whistle and the creaking and clankings of the Fur Trader and Captain Ripley's hearty greeting as he anchored in L'Anse, Copper Harbor, Eagle River and other Lake Superior ports. Not only did Captain Ripley bring vital supplies for that they needed to survive, but his jovial good nature hidden under a blustery exterior made him a good man to have around.
The Peter Crebassa Collection in the Archives of Michigan Technological University contains letters from Peter Crebassa to Captain Ripley detailing their business transactions. Peter Crebassa was the agent of the American Fur Company at Mackinac. As company agent, he traveled the entire Lake Superior region and in 1837, he married Nancy Roussain at La Point. The next year the newly weds moved to L'Anse where Peter worked as postmaster and established a fur trading post and in later years a stone quarry. By 1850, Peter Crebassa had accumulated assets valued at $40,000.
As well as doing business with each other, Peter Crebassa and Captain Calvin Ripley were friends and this letter reveals that the two men trusted each other well. Fish, potatoes, and flour were important commodites in Lake Superior pioneer country and these items are listed on the bill that Peter Crebassa owes Captain Ripley. There is also a washing tub for $1.75 and a box of candles for 25 cents.
Peter Crebassa writes to Captain Ripley:
Please let my wife have 50 lbs of pork, and 1 bushel of onions and the balance I put it in your hand. You may give what you please. What you think is right.
P. Crebassa
A story in the University of Notre Dame Archives attests to the warm heart hidden under a rough exterior side of Captain Ripley. He had delivered a consignment of goods to the mission at L'Anse and Father Baraga, who had grown older and more feeble over the years, graciously welcomed him. Captain Ripley just as graciously hovered near Father Baraga and helped him navigate through the evening despite his unsteady walk.
Captain Ripley's kindess was as enduring and steady as his rock in Marquette Harbor.
Durant, Samuel W. and Pierce, Henry B. History of Jefferson County, New York. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Company, 1878.
Biographical Sketches, Town of Summit, from the History of Waukesha County, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1880.
A Bit of History, "Small Beginnings of a Wonderful maritime Industry, Sault Ste. Marie News, January 28, 1899, p. 1-5.
Memorial Record of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1895.
Oswego Free Press, Wednesday, May 12, 1830, Marine List.
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Labor day is one day, the first Monday of September
What could cause nausea all day long for days on end?
pregnancy, ongoing indigestion, stomach irritation, stomach flu, motion sickness or vertigo (problems with inner ear that cause dizziness and nausea).
Do people buy and eat candy eggs on the day of the dead?
No. People buy and eat candy skulls for Day of the Dead.
What does May Day stand for?
That depends on how it is being used. It can be a distress call used by pilots of ships or planes, and it can also be the holiday May Day, which is a holiday in some countries similar to the holiday known as Labor Day in the US.
What does Harmony Day stand for?
Harmony Day is a celebration of our cultural diversity – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home.Held every year in March, Harmony Day coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
What does Bastille Day stand for?
Bastille Day is a common English term for French National Day.The celebration, much like America's Independence Day, takes place on July 14 each year.It is formally called La fete nationale (The National Celebration) or, more commonly in France, La quatorze juillet (the fourteenth of July).
What time does April Fools' Day end?
April Fools Day runs for a full 24 hours and will end at midnight.
What day did World War 1 end?
The armistice ending World War I was signed at 5:00 a.m, and took effect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. Originally known in America as "Armistice Day," it was renamed "Veteran's Day" in 1954.
In what country does the day end?
The country closest to the West-most point of the day is the USA. In the USA, Alaska protrudes most to the West. Attu westernmost island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. So you could say that the day ends in Attu, Alaska, USA.
What day does lent end of 2019?
Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday – which in 2019 is March 6.
What time does April fools day end?
April Fool's is a day. It ends at midnight.
What can be substituted for eggs in pumpkin pie?
While I don't know about the pie portion, in the crust you can use apple sauce. Most cookies and stuff apple sauce can be exchanged for eggs
What can I use in place of egg in baking?
Baking Without Eggs Is Possible With These 6 Substitutes Applesauce. Use a quarter cup of unsweetened applesauce in place of one egg in most baking recipes. Banana. Use a quarter cup of mashed banana (from about half a banana) instead of one egg when baking. Flaxseeds.
What should you do if kids throw eggs at your house on Halloween?
I would suggest offering a cash reward in your neighbourhood. Local kids know who did what and why. Money will loosen a few tongues, privately. You could also call the police and have them do a little extra patrol in your area. The police cruising by a few times would help deter the mischief.
How do you keep your ends straightened all day?
Keep it strait down and bring a comb with u at all times
What do you put on an altar on Day of the dead?
Pictures of the deceased, food, sugar skulls, candies, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, flowers and other items such as cigarettes, toys or any other stuff liked by such deceased. Additional decorations include strings of cempasuchil flowers (Mexican marigold) and paper cuttings (Spanish: p...
What is a holiday plant if you stand underneath it you might get kissed?
Mistletoe, which is a parasitic plant that can kill trees.
What do the 8 days of Hanukkah stand for?
The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C.of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.
Is there an IT Appreciation Day?
Observed annually every third Tuesday in September, National IT Professionals Day is set aside to honor the venerable geeks of the world we all rely on to keep us connected.The IT (information technology) professional is the unsung hero of modern business, but often under-appreciated by it.
What does D in D Day stand for?
The D simply stands for "day." The designation was traditionally used for the date of any important military operation or invasion, according to the National World War II Museum.Advertisement.Thus, the day before June 6, 1944, was known as D-1 and the days after were D+1, D+2, D+ and so on.
What can you do on a cold day outside?
Here are 18 fun (and cheap) outdoor activities to get you motivated. Go ice skating.Build a winter bonfire and make s'mores.Rent some snowshoes and go snowshoeing.If you have the equipment, go winter camping. Take your dog for a walk. Go cross-country skiing.Attend a dog-sled race. Go sled...
What can you do on a really cold day?
25 Cheap, Fun Things To Do When You're Stuck Inside On Cold Winter Days Get your sleep on. Catch up with friends. Clean your closet. Test your business skills. Take an online course. Catch up on your favorite shows or re-watch old ones. Try a new recipe. Read a good book.
What can you do on a day holiday?
Here are 21 Things You Can Do On A 1 Day Vacation: Spend it with someone you love.Read an entire book.Practice something, anything.Sleep, as much as you want.Disconnect with all things electronic.Reconnect with yourself.Get something important done that has been on the back burner.Do an activ...
What can you do on a sunny winter day?
11 Things To Do On A Warm Winter Day Go on a hike. Hiking is one of the most fun things to do when the weather cooperates!Sit outside and read a book. Go for a run around the neighborhood or on an outdoor track. Take a road trip! Go shopping in a mall outlet. Play outside with your dog. ...
What can you do on a nice day with kids?
50 Fun Things to Do Outside With Kids as a Family Go for a walk. Set a timer to see how far you can walk in five minutes, 10, 20, or 30. Ride bikes.Fly kites.Blow bubbles.Play classic outdoor games such as Red Rover, Red Light Green Light, or Steal the Bacon.Host a scavenger hunt. Hula hoop...
What does the D of D Day stand for?
In fact, it does not stand for anything.The 'D' is derived from the word 'day'.'D-Day' means the day on which a military operation begins.The term 'D-Day' is still used for military operations, but to the general public it is generally used to refer to the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
Can you get married on Leap Day?
Leap Day (Feb.29) only comes every four years, but some couples actively choose this day to get married.The jokes about "only having to remember your anniversary every four years" are easy to make, but for these people, having such a rare day makes it all the more special.Him: "The anniversary co...
What does AM stand for in Australia Day Honours?
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours.
What day of the week did ww1 end?
Today is the centennial Armistice Day, remembered as the day the Great War ended.In a military sense it did, but as a matter of U.S.domestic law, it dragged on for three more years.On Nov.11, 1918, the Allies and Germany signed the armistice that ended the remaining fighting on the Western Front.
What day of the week did World War 1 end?
World War One ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918.This became known as Armistice Day - the day Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace) which caused the fighting to stop.
What day celebrates the ending of World War 1?
Armistice Day - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918.
What does Labor Day mark the end of?
Labor Day is called the "unofficial end of summer" because it marks the end of the cultural summer season.In the United States, many school districts resume classes around the Labor Day holiday weekend (see First day of school).
What day does Chinese New Year end in 2011?
It starts February 3rd and ends 15 days later, on February 17th
What float ends the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
THE PARADE WAS HALTED DURING WORLD WAR II.There were rubber and helium shortages, so Macy's canceled the parade from 1942 to 1944.
What do you put on an altar for Day of the Dead?
Food is specially prepared for the souls.Their preferred dishes are cooked for them and placed on the altar: mole, tamales, fruits, arroz rojo -red rice-, hot chocolate and dried fruit.Some times cigarettes or liquor if the dead relative enjoyed them when alive.And of course Pan de Muerto.
What is considered an Irish tradition on leap day?
For women to propose marriage to men. It is said that it was an arrangement that St. Brigid did with St. Patrick, to allow women to propose to men every four years.
What if a holiday falls on an employee day off?
The rules basically are that if a holiday falls on an employee's day off, then the day to be taken off, known as an 'in lieu of day,' is the day immediately before the employee's day off on which the holiday falls.
What goes on an altar for Day of the Dead?
Fruit, bread, and food: Seasonal fruits and special bread called pan de muertos are usually placed on the altar, along with other foods that the person enjoyed in life.Mexicans usually place tamales, mole, and hot chocolate on the altar, but you can use whatever fruit and other food are available...
What does it mean to stand under the mistletoe?
One tradition was that mistletoe was a plant of peace and so that when enemies met under the mistletoe they were obliged to stop fighting for at least a day.Eventually, this spawned a tradition to hang mistletoe over the doorway of one's home for peace and good luck.
If you ride the bus to work each day can you writ it off on your taxes?
No you cannot. The trip to and from your primary work location is not tax deductible. Any additional trips from work to other work-related locations are tax-deductible.
Where can you get a high end movie quality costume?
If you are looking for a high end movie quality costume, try a vintage clothing store. They usually carry a selection of costumes that are high end.
What do you need for an Australia Day party?
How Plan The Ultimate Australia Day Party The impeccable lawn. First things first… The flag. No Australia Day party is complete without an enormous patriotic, plastic Aussie flag (made in China, of course). The pool toys. The kangaroo. The Triple J Hottest 100. Source: Triple J. Thong t...
What decorations would you find at an Independence Day party?
It depends on which country you're talking about. Probably flags and the colors associated with the country. Depending on which country, there might be other decorations so you need to say which country you're asking about.
What can we do on Boxing day?
You can donate your time, service and money to the people in need on Boxing day
What can I do on Christmas Day?
25 Things To Do On Christmas Day To Make It The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Create decorations. Marathon movies. Go iceskating. Attend a tree lighting ceremony. Get a picture taken with Santa. Bake cookies. Spend time outdoors. Read Christmas cards aloud.
What is it called when your birthday falls on the day you were born?
A person's golden or grand birthday, also referred to as their "lucky birthday", "champagne birthday", or "star birthday", occurs when they turn the age of their birth day (e.g., when someone born on the 25th of the month turns 25 or when someone born on the ninth turns nine).
What is it called when you can see the moon during the day?
This means that while it is less visible at night, during the daytime, it is more luminous.And there you have it.The Moon can sometimes appear in the sky during the daytime because it is the closest object to Earth, and because its orbital cycle means that sometimes it is brighter in the day than...
What does the S on Superman's costume stand for?
Later, writer Geoff Johns confirmed it was indeed a coat of arms, as well as a symbol for hope.In the 2013 film Man of Steel, when asked by Lois Lane what the "S" stands for, Superman states that it is not an "S", but rather the Kryptonian symbol for "hope".
Can you celebrate naw ruz on separate day?
Celebrating the Baha'i New Year (Naw Ruz) on a different day would be like celebrating the Christian calendar's New Year (January 1) on a different day. You could do it but it just wouldn't be the same, losing some of that mutually shared enjoyment with others.
How many days can you pack in a carry on?
Yes! You can pack 10 days of clothes in one carry-on bag.The key is to pack clothes that all work together, and of course, to use clothing organizers that maximize the space in your bag.
Can you get a bus on boxing day?
i don't think so, boxing day, gifts are just little but, nice stuff in little colorful boxes
What day do you celebrate Boxing Day on?
you celebrate boxing day on December 26
What national day is it on August 4?
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What national day is it on March 31?
March 31st is recognized as National Prom Day.It is a day to honor friendship, cherish memories, celebrate history, and enjoy the fun and excitement this milestone event brings.
What day was it on November 19 2001?
It was a Monday on the 19th November 2001. On this day, Marcelle Ferron, a famous Quebec artist died. Harry Burton, an Australian journalist, was murdered by the Taliban in Afghanistan after being kidnapped from a highway on this day. ...
What happened on D Day and why was it important?
D-Day is important for World War II because it was the main Allied invasion of continental Europe.It was this invasion that allowed the Allies to finally defeat Germany.In order for the Allies to defeat Germany, there would have to be an invasion of Europe.
What special day is it on 23 February in Spain?
The spanish rebels stormed parliament and took the govenor of Spain hostage. I don't know if they think this as a special day but that's what happend on 23rd feb 1981. On February 23, 1981 in Spain, the Spanish government suffered a coup now referred to as 23-F or El Tejerazo from the name of the...
What do you put on an ofrenda?
What national day is it on June 24?
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What day was it on 23 March 1832?
The 23rd March 1832 was a Friday. On this day, the British parliament passed the Reform Act. Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, a famous composer, also died on this day, aged 41. That was a Friday.
What does taps stand for on Ghost Hunters?
The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) is an organization that investigates reported paranormal activity.Based in Warwick, Rhode Island, TAPS was founded in 1990 by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.
What is an unlucky day?
There is no such thing as an unlucky day. Although, there are unlucky things such as the devil.
What does it mean to have a picture of the one being remembered on an altar on the day of the dead?
It just means the altar is dedicated to such person; everything located on the altar -- flowers, meals and other personal belongings -- are there for him/her.
What holiday starts on December 19 and ends January 17?
The holiday in question here does not appear to be a religious one. Rather, it appears these could be the dates of a college winter break.
What do you do on Memorial Day?
It was formerly known as Decoration Day and commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States.Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day and it is traditionally seen as the start of the summer season.
What do you do on Thanksgiving Day?
Fun Family Activities for After Thanksgiving Dinner: Volunteer Together. Family Football Game. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt. Set up the Christmas Tree. Family Game Night. Browse Through Photo Albums. Deliver a Meal. Run a Turkey Trot.
What do you say on Republic Day?
I would like to say good morning to My Respected Principal, Sir, Madam and my dear colleagues.As we all know that we get together here to celebrate 67th Republic Day of our nation.This is very auspicious occasion for all of us.Since 1950, we are celebrating Republic Day every year with lots of jo...
What do you do on Children's Day?
Here are some ideas to help make your Children's Day celebration special: Arrange a Children's Day celebration for the school.Go on a surprise outing.Throw a Children's Day party.Try trekking.
What do you eat on Pi Day?
We have plenty of pie ideas so you can be ready to celebrate Pi Day on March 14th. Peanut Butter-Chocolate Banana Cream Pie. Shepherd's Pie. Rich Pecan Pie. Chicken-Parmesan Pot Pie. OREO Cream Pie. Tomato Pie. Boston Cream Pie Minis. Spinach Pie Recipe.
What do you say on Flag Day?
Happy Flag Day! 1. " We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth, peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home 2. " Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." — 3. " 4. " 5. " 6. " 7. " 8. "
What do you say on Thanksgiving Day?
Wish you a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving! Wishing you the gift of faith and the blessing of hope this thanksgiving day! We gather on this day to be thankful for what we have, for the family we love, the friends we cherish, and for the blessings that will come.Happy Thanksgiving!
What do you eat on Christmas Day?
Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables such as carrots, turnip, parsnips, etc.Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham are also used.For dessert, pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake ar...
What do you celebrate on Flag Day?
Many Americans celebrate Flag Day by displaying the Red, White and Blue in front of homes and businesses.The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
What do you do on Arbor Day?
Individual Celebration Celebrate Arbor Day in a personal way by planting a tree yourself. It is an act of optimism and kindness, a labor of love and a commitment to stewardship.Read a book about trees. Enjoy the outdoors. Attend a class on tree and plant care.Volunteer with a local tree-pla...
On what date does Christmas end in Sweden Why?
Christmastime does not end in December for Swedes—it goes until January.The date of the Epiphany on January 6, is recognized as a religious holiday in Sweden.It is also called trettondedag jul, or "13th-day yule," as January 6 is the 13th day after Christmas Eve.
What can you make day before Thanksgiving?
Our Best Make-Ahead Tips for Your Easiest Thanksgiving Yet The Turkey: Prep It for Roasting. Mashed Potatoes: Freeze Them or Embrace the Make-Ahead Casserole. Gravy: Yes, Even Without Roasting the Turkey. Cranberry Sauce: Get It Out of the Way. Stuffing: Bake the Bread, Toast the Nuts.
What do the colors on the Kwanzaa flag stand for?
The color of the African peoples is what black stands for on the Kwanzaa flag. The blood shed by the African ancestors of African-Americans in the United States is what red stands for. The hope for a good future is what green stands for.
Can it ever be opposite day?
Ergo, no day could ever truly be considered Opposite Day.And in fact, that would mean that all days are Opposite Day because all days are normal days, because Opposite Day is a normal day because Opposite Day can't exist.So if it's Monday, you'll say, "Tomorrow is Opposite Day."
What do you wear on pajama day?
I always wear a pair of flannel pajama bottoms and a t-shirt.It's comfy and fun.Just don't forget that your wearing pajamas if you have to stop at the grocery store after school.PJ day is the best day of the year!
What do you do on rainy days?
Awesome Rainy Day Activities: More Fun Ways to Play in the Rain Outside Take Pictures. Go for a Nature Walk. Create an Invitation to Play. Have a Water War. Paint with Mud. Play in the Sandbox. 17. Make Rain Music. Body Board Down Small Grassy Hills.
What can you do for Arbor Day?
You care and plant a tree! Be green and recycle .
What can you wear for retro day?
Leggings with a Mini skirt and a shirt
Is it double time on Boxing Day?
2.When an employee works on a bank holiday, there is no statutory right to extra pay – for example "time and a half" or double pay.Any right to extra pay depends on the terms of the employee's contract of employment.
What does it mean when you hear an owl hooting?
Death is often associated with owls such as if: an owl perches on the roof of your house or hearing an owl hooting constantly nearby.If a traveler dreamed of an owl, then that meant he would be robbed or possibly shipwrecked.Owls were also believed to bring good fortune in some cultures.
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Hi there! Today I'm up on the SugarPea Designs blog, sharing how I made these sweet little treat holders for Valentine's Day! Check out all the details HERE.
Hello and Happy New Year! It's been a while since I've stamped due to the hustle and bustle of the holidays. With the new year comes a fresh sense of calmness, everything throughout the holidays went off without a hitch, the house has been undecorated, and some normalcy has been restored!
I used the Caffeine Addict stamp set for my card. This set is perfect for so many people in my life, myself included!
I used Distress Oxide and Distress inks (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso) to create the background paper, then cut it using the Birthday Journal Card and Card Front Element Builder SugarCuts. I added a piece of transparency behind the distressed card stock, then added some aqua colored sequins before adhering the card base. The Coffee To Go Cup SugarCuts were used to create the coffee cup.
I hope you'll make some time to play along with us this month! We always love to see what you create, plus, there's a $50 shopping spree for the SugarPea Designs online store to be won!
How much fun is this inspiration photo? I love that the Knit Wit set fits this challenge perfectly. I took the challenge quite literally and turned the balls of yarn from the Knit Wit set into ornaments. Any knitter will appreciate this kind of Christmas card right? There's also a SugarCut set to cut the images from the Knit Wit set out perfectly, so it makes this card super easy. I simply drew on the strings and bows and added a little bling.
It's hard to believe we're less than three weeks away from Christmas! I hope in the hustle and bustle of the season you'll find some time to make a card and join us, we love to see what you create! Plus, there's a chance to win a prize and everyone loves free stamping goodies!
Hello stamping friends! Today I'm up on the SugarPea Designs blog sharing these two cards using the Geo Floral CoverPlate SugarCut, Hello SugarCut, and with Distress Oxide Inks. Check out the details HERE!
Hey stamping friends! It's such an exciting time at SugarPea Designs, because it's release week! Yahoo! It's day 4 and that means tomorrow is the big day!! Today we're highlighting the BoHo Feathers set along with the matching SugarCut dies, the Dare to Dream set, and Dreams SugarCut. I couldn't resist getting inky with Distress Inks and this beautiful BoHo Feathers set! I embossed the feathers in gold embossing folder, and embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder on vellum. All links will go live and new products will be available tomorrow at 6 p.m. Eastern time!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the final sneak peek!
SugarPea Designs Winter Release ~ It's Almost Time!
I used the die to create a stencil, then applied distress ink in a fun color palette with some splatters for texture. I turned to one of my favorites for this release to finish off this card, the Hello SugarCut die (free with $60 purchase)…oh how I love this sentiment!
The new release goes live at 6 p.m. Eastern time tonight!!! In the meantime, be sure to check out what the rest of the team has come up with!
It's day 4 of the Winter Release at SugarPea Designs and today's set called Topiary Garden is another one that is perfect for so many occasions! I used it to create a card that would be perfect for Valentine's Day, an anniversary or a birthday! And, how beautiful is this font?!? I love it so much!! This set also has a matching SugarCut set that will make creating beautiful cards a snap!
The new release goes live tomorrow at 6 p.m. Eastern time. In the meantime, be sure to check out what the rest of the team has come up with, and stop back tomorrow for our final day of sneak peeks!
Hello! It's day 3 of the Winter Release at SugarPea Designs and today we've got more amazing products to share! First up is the super sweet new set called Otterly Adorable. Is this cuteness overload or what?! It's so exciting that there is a matching SugarCut die set too, so no fussy cutting! I paired this little guy with the wavy die from the new Card Front Element Builder that is also being released this week. I used watercolor paper and distress inks to create a watery background.
Next up is the fun new Striped CoverPlate SugarCut. I love that it has a panel built right in to highlight an image or sentiment! I used distress inks to create a fun splattered background before die cutting my watercolor paper. Then I added one of my favorites from this release, the new Hello SugarCut (free with $60 purchase). Finally I put clear acetate behind my die cut and added sequins for a fun shaker card.
The new release goes live this Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time. In the meantime, be sure to check out what the rest of the team has come up with, and stop back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!
It's day 2 of the Winter Release at SugarPea Designs and today we've got that special set that everyone needs in their collection…Heartfelt Sympathy. All too often we need the perfect sympathy card for a difficult time in someone's life and we find that we don't really have anything that suits the occasion. This set has got a huge variety of sentiments, and I chose to use almost all of them on my card! To go along with this timeless set is the Sympathy SugarCut Die.
Woohoo! The day is finally here…the final day of sneak peeks and the day the product is available! Tonight at 6 p.m. the new release will be live in the SugarPea Designs store! Today we're featuring Christmas Tag Greetings, the Snowflake Tag SugarCut Die, and Tinsel in a Tangle with its matching SugarCut die set! Oh my gosh this little penguin wrapped in Christmas lights is too stinkin' cute!


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Experimental kit wins audience award
Max Planck team receives first place at the Innovationssemester competition
A pupil testing the properties of different metals with the experimental kit made of household products.
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Vivian Schock, student of dentistry at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), Antonio Schulz, trainee in materials testing at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) and Linda Stange, student of educational science at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf (HSD), have won the first prize of the Innovationssemester 2020/21. They created an experimental kit for children and young people.
"We want to give young people an insight into the work of a materials tester. Some of the foods we eat every day are so aggressive that they can etch metallic surfaces and are therefore not healthy. Moreover, we want to encourage children's interest in science and research with this experimental kit", says Schulz, who initiated the project together with his lecturers Heidi Bögershausen and Herbert Faul at the MPIE. The winning project received over one third of the votes in the digital public vote.
From left to right: Antonio Schulz, trainee in materials testing at MPIE; Herbert Faul, trainer at MPIE; Heidi Bögershausen, trainer at MPIE; Vivian Schock, student of dentistry at HHU; Linda Stange, student of educational science at HSD.
"After graduating from school, I trained as a dental assistant and travelled to Mongolia and Peru with 'Dentists Without Limits Federation'. I am currently studying dentistry in the third semester. The possibilities of natural sciences and especially material sciences are fascinating. I am interested in the field of bone replacement materials, where innovative materials will be very important in medicine in the future. The applied research at the Max Planck institute in Düsseldorf offers many approaches. It's great that we got the opportunity for this project," says Schock.
"I work with children and young people. Most of them don't know which foods and products used in the household are unhealthy and harmful to the environment. I can imagine using such experimental kits to discuss the risks and dangers of these products with pupils. We should be aware of the products and their effects. It is important to pass on this knowledge to children and young people, but also to parents," says Stange, explaining her interest in the "Innovationssemester". About 100 young people from Düsseldorf took part in the "Innovationsemester 20/21" of the Wissensregion Düsseldorf.
A jury with experts from culture, business development and the school administration office of Düsseldorf awarded a second project; the augmented reality art project "Our streets, our artists" by Inge Sauer and Sabine Hegel: "Düsseldorf's reputation as a city of artists and creative people goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. 30 streets are named after artists of that time, but the residents hardly know the names of them. We created a smartphone app that provides more information," says Inge Sauer.
The prizes were awarded by Prof. Edeltraud Vomberg, president of the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, and Dr. Kai de Weldige, CEO of the Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. (MPIE). This year, the ceremony took place as an online event. "I was impressed that the young people were able to achieve such good results even under the current challenges," said Edeltraud Vomberg. "Teaching and academic exchange were not hampered through the need to do everything online. The participants had many innovative ideas." Düsseldorf's mayor Dr. Stephan Keller also thanked the participants: "We are proud that young people from Düsseldorf are giving such great examples of innovative education. During Corona, we need to engage with the younger generation - young people give a lot back to society, as these projects show."
The innovation semester gives young people the opportunity to develop personally through interdisciplinary cooperation. Ten teams led by experts from Heinrich Heine University, University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Robert Schumann University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, companies and cultural institutions carried out their projects in winter 2020. The groups, with students and trainees from various disciplines, dealt with current social and entrepreneurial challenges.
The ceremony is available online at www.wissensregion-duesseldorf.de/voting.
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Max Planck materials scientist wins Starting Grant of European Research Council
Dr. Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy will explore ways to produce more reliable microelectronics via additive micromanufacturing
Dierk Raabe appointed Honorary Doctor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Three MPIE-scientists chosen to participate in the career program "Sign-Up"
Franz Roters appointed associate professor
RWTH Aachen University honors Max Planck materials scientist
Nafiseh Samiseresht wins Poster Award
Best Poster Awards for Sheuly Ghosh and Florian Deißenbeck
MPIE researchers awarded at Psi-k Conference 2022
Chanwon Jung wins Humboldt scholarship
Materials scientist joined the MPIE to continue his research on thermoelectric materials for sustainable electricity
Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva wins Aaronson Award
Best Paper Award for Max Planck scientists
Benedikt Distl, Leonie Gomell, Angelika Gedsun and Frank Stein are awarded for their paper on alloy phase diagrams
Bárbara Bellón wins Acta Student Award
Alba Garzón Manjón receives Ramón y Cajal research grant
Spanish government supports research on nanocatalysts by Max Planck scientist
Ralf Selbach receives Golden Badge of Honor from the Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce


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