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Steampunk: Infernal Devices
Posted	on	 May 11, 2016 by	the #watchnerd / 0 Comment
Back in 2011, whilst on holiday in Japan, I took a detour. It started with a trip to Nakano Broadway – one of Tokyo's main otaku destinations – a multi-level mall devoted to selling everything from manga to aidoru-related collectables, via video games and BluRay discs. It's also home to Jack Road, which, it turns out, is actually a pretty good place to look for a vintage watch – even if the prices can tend to the steeper end of the scale.
Jack Road, Nakano Broadway, Tokyo
From here, I joined Hodinkee's Ben Clymer in search of a small shop called Studio Tom's a few miles away in Shimokitazawa. We had a local guide / fixer, but even with directions from ever-courteous locals and a Japanese policemen, Tokyo's notorious planning system had us stumped. Then, after about three hours of relatively aimless wandering, we discovered the shop, tucked away in a back street a few yards from the railway tracks.
Sueyoshi Haruo's steampunk watches on display at Studio Toms, Tokyo
Studio Tom's is one of the few places that sells watches by legendary Japanese watchmaker Haruo Suekichi. And one of the few places that displays his purchased watches. Customers often leave their watches in the shop during the week, only wearing them at the weekend as part of their cosplay activities. Unfortunately, it was a Friday and the store had been largely cleared of its treasures. But what was left hinted at another world – a lost land of leather and metal. One watch appeared to be part-raygun-part-timekeeper, while another was studded with a temperature and pressure gauge.
You may have seen Suekichi's watches at the Museum of the History of Science a few years ago; he predominantly uses basic time-only quartz movements, with hand-painted, stamped or embossed dials and distressed cases. He's made many thousands over the past decade and although they sell for many hundreds of pounds, there always seems to be a waiting list. His watches are pure aesthetic: leather gauntlets, brass springs or hinges that serve no real purpose, or perhaps a pair of fluttering wings that extend with the flick of the wrist (the wings beat on their own accord, flapping away powered by a hidden battery).
This was steampunk, a concept that has probably been around since Verne and Wells. In many ways it's just Victorian speculative fiction. In others, it's a lot more. I first stumbled across the genre when I picked up a copy of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's The Difference Engine in the nineties. The Difference Engine is often credited with setting out many of the norms of the genre, although the name steampunk was actually a joke by another writer, KW Jeter – a reference to the cyberpunk science fiction of the mid-80s.
"Personally, I think Victorian fantasies are going to be the next big thing, as long as we can come up with a fitting collective term … Something based on the appropriate technology of the era; like 'steam-punks', perhaps."
KW Jeter, 1987
But what is "steampunk"? Increasingly the word has come to refer to a fashion and lifestyle movement that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. As the short-lived Steampunk Magazine once said, "steam technology is the difference between the nerd and the mad scientist; steampunk machines are real, breathing, coughing, struggling and rumbling parts of the world…"
As an aesthetic (and indeed a lifestyle) the key drivers / pre-cursors include HG Wells' The Time Machine and Jules Verne's, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. While these novels (and the pictures by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou) are often credited with influencing many steampunk designs, including watches, it is the Disney version (from 1954) that seems to have had the greatest impact on steampunk more widely. It was the Production Designer, Harper Goff, who wanted the iron-riveted look of Nemo's submarine – the Nautilus – and there are a number of watchmakers and watch designers who seem to have been inspired by this look.
But how does one describe steampunk watches? It's difficult to condense, but there's a helpful equation that I've been able to adapt from American author Jeff Vandermeer:
For example, if you were to take a watch designed by Jeff Burns and made by Vianney Halter, divide through by a few rivets and add in a good dose of Clyde Lucas' 1960 version of The Time Machine, you might get the Trio.
Vianney Halter's Trio
Or Thomas Prescher x Spiral Retrograde Hours / portholes + 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea might produce the Nemo Sub 1. It's interesting to compare / contrast the approach that Thomas Prescher takes to that of, for example, the tinker / maker approach of Haruo Suekichi. Prescher researched his watch mercilessly, seeking inspiration in art, literature, cinema, architecture and archaeology – everywhere were steampunk ideas were seen. All of these and more have been fed into his watches. The Nemo Sub is therefore a deliberately steampunk item – he sought out inspiration and designed parts to fit the aesthetic. For example, the crown which will eventually sit atop the cylindrical main body of the watch will be shaped like a valve, unscrewing to allow the owner to set the time. In many ways, Thomas embodies steampunk, asking why not, rather than why. As Thomas told me: "Craft becomes art when it loses its sense."
Thomas Prescher's Nemo Sub, 2015
Which brings me to Max Busser. The Legacy Machines are watches that he says he would like to have made had he been living in the 19th century (presumably surrounded by all his friends). A gonzo-historic watch, perhaps? The Legacy Machines draw on the designs of Breguet and Antide Janvier – amending the geography of the movement from the rear to the front – and mirroring the resonance or synchronised clocks produced by those great makers. In the latest of these pieces, the LM101, the frosting so often used in English watches, and so famously by Breguet himself, has been incorporated into the dial and movement.
MB&F LM101 White Gold
Busser has imagined – or perhaps reimagined – the modern watch from the perspective of the late 19th century. In doing so, and with the help of some of the most interesting watchmakers of the current century, he gives us a reinterpretation of the past. In many ways, these Legacy Machines are (I would argue) the watches most similar to those original steampunk novels. They are watches that are not just influenced by Art Deco, the Eiffel Tower or HG Wells' Time Machine, but rather a new view of the future – a different timeline – an alternate history.
In The Difference Engine, Gibson and Sterling imagine a world in which Babbage completed his automatic calculator in 1825; computers therefore arrive earlier, and technology that would not exist for 150 years is suddenly available. What would such a world look like if we were to apply it to watches and clocks? It seems highly likely that if Babbage had succeeded, the pocket watch would have been largely unaffected – certainly in the short term. Computing power may have led to the development of new complications – although the majority of these had already been created for clocks. Watchmaking hasn't required complex computing power until recently – but that has been to design new watches rather than to improve them.
In many way, Max shares a great deal in common with Vianney Halter. Vianney is, perhaps, the KW Jeter of steampunk watchmaking – the ur-watchmaker. He (along with designer Jeff Barnes) defined the language that others would use – both visually and linguistically. The Halter-Barnes Time Machine Antiqua in 1998, four years before the word "steampunk" was even used on the internet (it appeared on the Boing Boing 'blog in 2002). It wasn't even described as "steampunk" – rather Vianney said that it came from another future, a parallel world imagined by those who lived in the 19th century. He calls his designs futur anterieur – past future – and and it brings to mind a kind of retro-futurism in reverse**.
The Antiqua's movement shares the base layout and some gearing with the Lemania calibre 8810. It's an automatic perpetual calendar with 43 jewels and a so-called mysterious mass winding rotor. This latter item is quite interesting, being built of three separate parts – the central riveted hub, a large sapphire disk and the outer riveted "mass." Like Thomas Prescher, Vianney likes a bit of theatre.
Thomas Prescher Antiqua Movement
Our preoccupation with steampunk is, perhaps, less of a reaction to the literary genre, nor even the actions of a the cosplayers, but rather a marriage of convenience. Watchmaking – or rather mechanical watch and clockmaking – is an inherently and increasingly anachronistic endeavour. As Bruce Sterling once said, steampunk is "a counterculture arts and crafts movement in a 21st century guise".
What could be more countercultural than watchmaking?
** It's interesting to note that, in the original Jeff Barnes designs, the Antiqua was called the Futura
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It's all relative (probably)
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Coracle ( spíš korakl) je malý lehký člun tradičně používaný ve Walesu, ale také v některých částech západní a jihozápadní Anglie, v Irsku (zejména na řece Boyne) a také ve Skotsku (v malé míře na řece Spey).

Výraz coracle pochází z velšského slova cwrwgl a je příbuzný se slovem currach ze skotské gaelštiny. První záznamy o použití tohoto slova v angličtině pocházejí z doby před 16. stoletím.

Irský curach (též currach či curragh) je stejný, jen o něco větší typ plavidla, které se dodnes používá.

Podobné loďky existují také v Indii, Vietnamu, Iráku a Tibetu.
 Indie – parisa
 Irák – kufar či quffa
 Tibet – ku-dru nebo kowas
 Vietnam – thuyền thúng

Také severoameričtí indiáni používali podobná plavidla zvaná býčí či bizoní čluny.

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Does the GOP have enough principle left to end Trump's bogus state of emergency?
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution ending the bogus state of emergency President Trump declared in order to to speed construction of his "big, beautiful wall" on the southern border. The measure is sure to pass the Democratic-controlled House, but it won't get much farther unless it receives strong support from members of Trump's party too. Republicans who style themselves as "constitutional conservatives" or who simply want to protect their institution against encroachment need to vote with Democrats to rein in their overreaching president.
Introduced by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), the one-sentence-long resolution would stop Trump from rerouting billions of dollars from previously approved military construction projects to the wall. Congress gave the president the power in 1976 to declare emergencies, but it also retained the power to end them rapidly if it saw fit.
Presidents have declared dozens of emergencies since then, mainly in response to problems overseas, and Congress has never voted to terminate any of them. But never before has a president declared a state of emergency when there isn't one, just so he could spend money that Congress has explicitly chosen not to appropriate. That's exactly what Trump did, characterizing the influx of families seeking asylum at the border as a "national security crisis," then using emergency powers to grab the money that Congress had denied him for his wall.
With detentions at the border down 75% from 2000, Trump cannot credibly claim that the United States is being "invaded" from the south. Congressional negotiators agreed to pour more money into various border security measures, but simply refused to put up more for a wall than lawmakers did last year — about $1.4 billion. After all, Trump promised that the wall would be financed by Mexico, not American taxpayers.
There could be no clearer usurpation of Congress' power of the purse than this. It's worth remembering that when the Obama administration used money Congress approved for one type of health-insurance subsidy to finance a second type as well, House Republicans accused it of violating the Constitution, and a federal judge agreed. The only difference here is that Trump used an emergency declaration to give his move a thin veneer of legality.
At this point, though, few Republicans have been willing to stand up to Trump and defend Congress' prerogatives — not just on this issue, but on trade issues, war powers and other matters within the legislative branch's control. As of early Monday, Castro's resolution to terminate the state of emergency had attracted only one maverick Republican co-sponsor — Justin Amash of Michigan — alongside 224 Democrats. Far more Republicans will have to get on board to get the resolution through the GOP-controlled Senate and override a certain presidential veto.
Stopping Trump's fiscal circumvention is a matter of principle, not politics. If Congress allows him to write a check for his favorite project through an emergency declaration, it will create an exception that defeats the rule of law on spending. To keep Congress' grip on the federal purse strings, Republicans need vote en masse to end the emergency the president created.


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Clinicopathological profile of cutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies
A five year retrospective study
Nupur Goyal, Kanthilatha Pai, Sathish B. Pai, Padma Priya Jaiprakash
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Introduction: Cutaneous metastasis is the infiltration of skin by malignant cells from an underlying internal malignancy. Aim: To analyse clinicopathological profile of patients with cutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies. Materials and Methods: This was a five year retrospective study that included patients diagnosed with cutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies during the period January 2010 to December 2014. Information pertaining to patient demographics and disease details including site and type of previously diagnosed malignancy were noted. Results: Eighteen patients with cutaneous metastasis were identified. Cutaneous metastasis was the presenting feature in six patients, in others it occurred in previously diagnosed cases of malignancy after a mean duration of 25 months. Patients presented with painless cutaneous nodules in 10 (55.56%), ulcerated nodules in six (33.33%), painful nodules and indurated plaques in one (5.56%) each. Most common site of involvement was anterior abdominal wall. Most common histological subtype of metastatic carcinoma was adenocarcinoma, followed by squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusion: Cutaneous metastases are relatively uncommon, but it is important to recognise them. They may occasionally be the first manifestation of an underlying malignancy. The prognosis is usually poor in patients with cutaneous metastases, although early recognition offers some chance of survival.
WC01-WC03
https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/24144.11110
Epithelial Cells
Goyal, N., Pai, K., Pai, S. B., & Jaiprakash, P. P. (2018). Clinicopathological profile of cutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies: A five year retrospective study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(1), WC01-WC03. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/24144.11110
Goyal, Nupur ; Pai, Kanthilatha ; Pai, Sathish B. ; Jaiprakash, Padma Priya. / Clinicopathological profile of cutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies : A five year retrospective study. In: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2018 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. WC01-WC03.
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Q: For mySQL how can I do 6 selects and 2 left joins at once? I am learning SQL and wanted to combine 3 tables, with 6 outputs (2 per table) through the id and userid.  This all looks correct but gives me this error: #1054 - Unknown column 'guestbook.id' in 'on clause'.
SELECT yacka.userid, yacka.yackmane, registered.id, registered.Name, guestbook.id, guestbook.name FROM yacka
LEFT JOIN registered on yacka.userid = guestbook.id
LEFT JOIN guestbook on yacka.userid = guestbook.id;

A: LEFT JOIN registered should have an ON Condition with registered table,  but you are using guestbook table which is still not declared, changing the query to below once will not throw exception
SELECT yacka.userid, yacka.yackmane, registered.id,
       registered.Name,guestbook.id, guestbook.name FROM yacka
LEFT JOIN registered on yacka.userid = registered.id
LEFT JOIN guestbook on yacka.userid = guestbook.id;

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package kako

import (
	"bytes"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"time"

	jwt "github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
	"github.com/gorilla/rpc/v2/json2"
)

type TimeseriesArgs struct {
	Events []*Event
}

type TimeseriesReply struct {
	Message string
}

type Config struct {
	Email      string
	Name       string
	URL        string
	SigningKey []byte
}

type Client struct {
	config *Config
	client *http.Client
}

func NewClient(config *Config) *Client {
	return &Client{config: config, client: &http.Client{}}
}

func (c *Client) SetHttpClient(client *http.Client) {
	c.client = client
}

func (c *Client) SaveEvents(events []*Event) (string, error) {

	args := &TimeseriesArgs{Events: events}

	var results TimeseriesReply

	err := c.rpcCall("Timeseries.SaveEvents", args, &results)

	log.Printf("reply %s", results.Message)

	return results.Message, err

}

func (c *Client) rpcCall(method string, args, reply interface{}) error {

	buf, _ := json2.EncodeClientRequest(method, args)

	body := bytes.NewBuffer(buf)
	token, err := buildClaim(c.config)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	client := &http.Client{}

	req, err := buildClient(c.config, token, body)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	resp, err := client.Do(req)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	buf, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)

	log.Printf("body %s", string(buf))

	body = bytes.NewBuffer(buf)

	return json2.DecodeClientResponse(body, reply)
}

func buildClient(config *Config, token string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error) {

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", config.URL, body)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("jwt", token)

	return req, nil
}

func buildClaim(config *Config) (string, error) {

	// create a signer for rsa 256
	t := jwt.New(jwt.GetSigningMethod("RS256"))

	// set our claims
	t.Claims["AccessToken"] = "level1"
	t.Claims["ServiceInfo"] = struct {
		Email string
		Name  string
	}{config.Email, config.Name}

	t.Claims["exp"] = time.Now().Add(time.Minute * 1).Unix()
	tokenString, err := t.SignedString(config.SigningKey)

	if err != nil {
		return tokenString, err
	}

	return tokenString, nil
}

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Janet Gardner Of Vixen to Rock NJ with her Solo Band at The Stanhope House in Stanhope on 2018-11-01 -- Nobody covers the arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
Janet Gardner is known for being the lead vocalist of the legendary female rock band Vixen, Janet Gardner's powerful vocals propelled Vixen to the top of the Billboard charts with crossover hits "Edge of a Broken Heart" and "Cryin'" and AOR rockers "How Much Love" and "Love is a Killer". Vixen toured extensively, grinding out 200 shows per year, opening for the likes of Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne, The Scorpions, Kiss, and Bon Jovi.
The result is a perfect blend of modern hard rock with a touch of old school flare that will turn the heads of generations of rock fans. A sample teaser was put up on YouTube and literally exploded overnight. The power duo was quickly snatched up by Pavement Entertainment with a full length cd released in the fall of 2017.
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Like all social media, if you are not used to using it, it can be intimidating and difficult to identify where you should start. This workshop is aimed to remove any fears you may have about using social media to leverage your business and the aim of the two sessions is to empower you to take control and work towards a rewarding strategy.
Level: those attending should already be using Twitter and Facebook and be looking to further develop their skill set to enable its use within the business arena. It is recommended to do the whole day as this will give you the valuable tools to embrace both Twitter and Facebook for Business but if you feel you require to attend only one a separate ticket is available.


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Sean Rowe brings intimate show to Cedar City
Groovacious may not be a house, but it has become something of a home for Southern Utah music lovers.
Sean Rowe brings intimate show to Cedar City Groovacious may not be a house, but it has become something of a home for Southern Utah music lovers. Check out this story on thespectrum.com: http://www.thespectrum.com/story/life/entertainment/2014/04/17/sean-rowe-brings-intimate-show-to-cedar-city/7854313/
Brian Passey, STG Published 8:52 p.m. MT April 17, 2014
Sean Rowe will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Groovacious in Cedar City.(Photo: Submitted photo, Submitted photo)
It has also been added as a stop on ANTI-, recording artist Sean Rowe's current house concert tour, where the singer-songwriter is focusing on more intimate venues. He'll stop by Groovacious at 7 p.m. Tuesday for his one-man show.
Although Rowe usually plays a variety of venues, from clubs to theaters, he decided to mix things up with this current tour, which focuses on small groups in small spaces.
"For the most part they are in people's houses and really intimate spaces," Rowe says, "It's such a unique way to connect with fans, and I love that. It's a big part of what I do — connecting with my fans."
Rowe is recording his experiences on this house concert tour on a blog at rowehouseconcerts.com, which focuses on the people he meets and the experiences he has along the way, illustrated with plenty of photos.
Yet even when he's playing in the larger venues, his method of performance is similar, crafted around a one-man-band style of show. It's a method he has gradually developed through the years.
"I try to really fill up the sound as much as I can," he says. "I experiment with a lot of different sounds on my guitar that I change organically. It's kind of a unique show in that way. It stands alone as a one-man show."
Rowe says he feels this method of performing really helps his audience hear the essence of his songs.
Speaking of those songs, Rowe has a new album in the works. Titled "Spiritual Leather," he expects it to release in September.
The new album will be his third on ANTI-, a well-known indie label associated with Epitaph. It's the home of a wide variety of artists, including Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, Marianne Faithfull, Mavis Staples, Michael Franti, Neko Case, Spoon and Wilco.
"They're a great indie label," Rowe says of ANTI-. "I've enjoyed working with those guys. They're just really supportive of what I'm doing — the music I'm making."
It was Rowe's first record for ANTI-, "Magic," that caught the attention of Tim Cretsinger, owner of Groovacious, says his wife, Lisa. She says her husband fell in love with "Magic" shortly after its release. However, she admits it took a little longer for Rowe's music to grow on her. Yet as she began to immerse herself in the stories behind the songs, she too became a fan.
"There was a lot of depth in the songwriting," she says. "I got hooked on that."
Now they are "super-super-excited" to have Rowe play in their small, independent record store. Having an artist of his caliber perform there is a rare event.
Rowe's fans aren't exclusive to Cedar City, though. In recent years they've had a few late-night gatherings with friends at the store where they blasted Rowe's last album, 2012's "The Salesman and the Shark." As a result, they expect a strong audience for the singer-songwriter when he arrives.
Cretsinger is also hoping the show will be a bright spot for her husband, who just finished treatments for throat cancer. She said so far the treatments seem to have done their job and his prognosis is good.
Before Tuesday's show, however, Groovacious has another big day. Saturday is Record Store Day. Designed to help independent music retailers like Groovacious, Record Store Day organizers manage to secure special releases from a variety of recording artists that will only be available at participating independent record stores.
Cretsinger says her store got a large shipment of vinyl on Tuesday in preparation for the big day. They will open their doors at 11 a.m. Saturday for those who want first pick of the rare releases.
While Groovacious doesn't get as many special products for Record Store Day as other stores in bigger cities, Cretsinger says local music lovers don't have to battle the same kind of crowds either.
"We're kind of lucky that way," she says.
The resurgence of vinyl records in recent years has been beneficial to independent retailers like Groovacious as CD sales have plummeted. Even teenagers are buying vinyl now. Cretsinger says she has received calls from perplexed parents who don't know where to go to buy the vinyl records their kids are requesting.
Rowe is also glad to see the resurgence of vinyl and has his own collection.
"You have something really physical and tangible," he says of vinyl records. "There's always going to be room for that experience."
In addition to the show, Rowe is looking forward to experiencing the landscape of Southern Utah. He describes himself as a naturalist and is planning to meet with representatives from Cedar City's Southwest Wildlife Foundation, including Martin Tyner, who rehabilitates wild animals. Rowe also plans to get in at least one good hike.
"My approach is much more personal in searching for a real connection to the land," he says of his naturalist views. "A big draw for me in getting out to Utah — aside from doing shows — is that I really want to explore and kick around out there."
Admission for the show is $10 at the door. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Groovacious, 173 N. 100 West, Cedar City. For information call 435-867-9800.
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Sean Rowe in concert
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 West, Cedar City.
Admisson: $10.
Information: Call 435-867-9800.
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EcoRestore 101
A counterpart to the California WaterFix, California EcoRestore is a state effort to restore and protect more than 30,000 acres of habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem by 2020, with additional acreage to follow.
Like the much-debated WaterFix project that often overshadows it, EcoRestore is a state-led program that had its roots in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, but has since been separated in an effort to concentrate resources and accelerate implementation.
While the WaterFix project aims to improve the reliability of the water flowing through the Delta and protect it from sea level rise and natural disasters, the EcoRestore projects are intended to restore thousands of acres of habitat for fish and wildlife, including aquatic, sub-tidal, tidal, riparian, flood plain and upland ecosystem.
The improvements to the Delta under EcoRestore are intended to restore some of the habitat for fish and wildlife that has been lost due to human development over many years.
Why is restoration necessary?
The Delta's ecosystem has been transformed by 150 years of straightening channels, draining marshlands, removing riparian forests and diverting water flows to support human development and protect property from flooding.
According to a recent report by the San Francisco Estuary Institute, 98 percent of the freshwater emergent marsh in the Delta has been lost. These marshes and floodplains used to provide a lot of the food for fish and wildlife. Many of these wetland and floodplain areas also provided critical rearing, spawning and refuge habitat for numerous fish and wildlife species. The deepening, straightening, and leveeing of Delta channels has disconnected these land areas from the waterways and eliminated many of the important functions they served. As a result of these and other changes, several native species are now threatened or endangered, and many non-native species which are more suited to these changed conditions now outnumber the native ones.
About 40 percent of our county's water supply comes from the Delta through the State Water Project and Central Valley Project. As the number of native fish species decreases, regulatory restrictions are set by state and federal agencies to protect the fish. This limits the water distributed from the Delta during certain seasons, compromising the reliability of our imported water supplies. Restoring habitat to help native fish species recover, improves the overall health of the Delta ecosystem and contributes to building the reliability of a critical water supply.
What are the projects?
EcoRestore comprises a number of projects that are in planning, under construction or have already been completed. They range throughout the Delta area. The latest one to break ground was the Tule Red Restoration Project in the Grizzly Bay area of Suisun Marsh. The water district contributed to this project – a little over $400,000 of the $1.23 million purchase price to help acquire the property, and additional funds through its membership fees to the State and Federal Contractors Water Agency, for the planning, design, environmental documentation, permitting and construction of the project.
A comprehensive list of projects is available here. Generally, the projects include:
Creating 3,500 acres of managed wetlands
Restoring 17,500+ acres of floodplain
Restoring 9,000 acres of tidal and sub-tidal habitat
Restoring 1,000+ acres of aquatic, riparian and upland habitat
Completing 5 fish passage improvement projects
Creating 35,000 feet of riparian habitat
California EcoRestore will use funding from several sources including from the water agencies that import water from the State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project such as the Santa Clara Valley Water District. The projects are expected to total at least $300 million in the first four years. Some of the funding is also expected to come from Propositions 1, 1E, the AB 32 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and local, federal and private investment.
Where does the water district stand?
Environmental stewardship is an important tenet of the water district's mission. While the water district's board of directors is still gathering information on the WaterFix project before deciding whether to support or participate in it, the board has been supportive of EcoRestore and other environmental improvements in the Delta.
Learn more about EcoRestore and the WaterFix project objectives here.
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I was wondering what is the best thing to do with fish during the winter? I know it probably has a lot to do with the overall depth of the pond. If one does decide to winter their fish is there anything special someone should be concerned with?
Good question. I have been asked this question a lot lately. I am currently working on a "Winterization of Fish" page for my website to address this question in great detail. For now I will post a shorter version to answer your question.
When over wintering fish you have two options. A. Bring the fish indoors or B. Leave the fish in the pond.
When you bring the fish indoors, your fish care really depends on the temperature of the water. If you bring them indoors and keep that at a temperature above 50 degrees Fahrenheit you need to treat them just as though they are still in your summer pond. You need to feed them ( the colder the temperature the less you should feed them), supply them with oxygen (via a air stone) and provide them with good filtration. Very often the pond volume is greater than your holding tank indoors. This means more fish will be packed into a smaller area, making oxygen supply and good filtration even more important.
If this is a concern, I would advise keeping your fish in a state of hibernation during the winter. Place them in your garage where the temperature stays below 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the tank does not ice over. This will slow down their metabolism and will require you to NOT feed your fish. This means not as much fish waste and you don't have to worry about uneaten food bogging down your filtration capacity. You still do need to provide oxygen for them, which can be achieved by placing a small aquarium air stone inside of the tank.
Depth - The success of over wintering you fish outdoors does depend on several factors. You are right in your assumption that depth plays a major role. Some experts recommend a depth of 24 to 48 inches deep. Anything less than 24 inches may require additional heat for the ice may become too thick. Where I life in Faribault, Minnesota there is a city ordinance where 30 inches is the deepest a pond contractor can dig before it is considered a "pool." This means that a gate must be built around the pond. We try to stay around the 30 inch mark to give customers the ability to over winter fish outdoors.
Gas Exchange - You are required to create a hole in the ice no matter what depth of a pond you have. The hole allows for toxic gasses to escape from under the ice. The hole can be kept open in 3 main ways.
1.) Pump - A pond pump can be placed in the middle of the pond to help "boil" the water surface to keep it from freezing. I would not recommend a very large pump for this will cause the temperature layers of the water to mix and will bring the temperature of the water down.
2.) Floating De-icer - This device heats keeps a hole in the ice through the use of heating coils. It does not heat the entire pond but rather heats up a small section of the water on the top. This keeps the ice from freezing over.
3.) Aerator - A air pump attached to an air stone is another way to keep the pond open as well as supply oxygen. The aerator should be placed towards the top of the water column. This will prevent the temperature layers of the water from mixing (resulting in a colder pond).
You will still want to keep a close eye on your pond throughout the winter. Aerators and pumps may move out of position, your de-icer may become unplugged, or extreme cold temperatures may test your devices to their limit.
I am currently testing different de-icers and aerators. I am also testing water temperature at different levels in the pond.
I will be posting some of my results in the coming weeks.
Thanks for your question. If you have any more don't be afraid to ask away!


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Online marketplace eBay today announced that businesses on its Retail Revival programme, a partnership with the City of Wolverhampton to help small retailers online, have reached £1 million in sales in just three months. Read more...
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The programme is open to most companies that have been trading for more than a year, employ less than 250 staff and have a turnover below £50m.
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Home » Space Week
Tues: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Wed. – Fri: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sun: 12 – 5 p.m.
Due to limited capacity advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Enjoy an entire week of space-themed fun at the museum! See shows, enjoy activities, experience night-sky observing, explore the exhibit, Apollo 50: Journey to the Moon, and much more.
Activities are included with museum general admission unless noted ($). Museum members are invited to bring-a-buddy during Space Week. Each member buddy will receive member benefits during their visit.
The museum will have health and safety precautions in place, including managing capacities in the museum to facilitate social distancing as well as frequent cleaning. Per City of Columbia Emergency Ordinance, face coverings will be required for guests aged 10 and above.
*Please note: planetarium and 4D shows are an additional charge.
Space Week Fun:
This immersive exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the years of the Apollo program as America raced to accomplish a lunar landing before the Soviet Union. See real artifacts from the Apollo space program, a replica lunar rover and lots more.
The exhibit is free with general admission or membership.
More Cosmically Cool Fun
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Space Week Special Events
Night Sky Observing
Tues., July 21 from 5 – 10 p.m.
The museum will be open until 10 p.m. for late night cosmically cool fun! Weather permitting, the Boeing Observatory will be open for guests to observe the night sky through the museum's historic Alvan Clark telescope. Included with museum general admission.
Virtual Trivia Night – SC and Space . . . It's Out of This World
Thurs., July 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Test your astronomy knowledge and see how much you know about South Carolina's connections to space exploration. Join our museum team as we bring you a live scored trivia game. Sponsored by Columbia Craft Brewing Company. Registration required. Click here to learn more and register.
Friday Night Laser Lights ($)
Fri., July 24
Doors open at 6 p.m. Shows at 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Experience full dome planetarium shows with mind-bending visuals set to the music of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more in the museum's 55ft Digital Dome Planetarium. Click HERE to learn more.
Sat., July 25
Space Week fun continues at the State Museum with a cosmically cool day all about astronomy! The museum will be partnering with local community organizations to increase awareness and appreciation for both our world and the universe beyond with special demonstrations, exhibits and shows. Click HERE to learn more.


There are raised expectations regarding the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (NP) (2010). This article explores the basis for these expecations. What is still relatively unexplored is the mechanism for linking each particular genetic resource with the product or process purportedly created utilising that resource, that eventually generates the benefits to be shared. Drawing a general conclusion that holding genetic resources in a collection cuts off the benefit-sharing obligation would be the task of a democratic process rather than a private contract arrangement. Private contracts on mutually agreed terms on the other hand, would be the right venue for the resolution of several practical difficulties and dilemmas. In conclusion, ABS must work on clarifying the missing link between the genetic resources and the product or process in the market.


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Revolt TV Launches Today | Stream
21 Oct 2013 Brandon Brown
Revolt TV, a network brought to you by Sean Combs, launched today on Comcast and Time Warner; it sets out to be the new premiere source of music and culture for our generation. Sean Combs the entrepreneur has had massive recent success with Ciroc and Aqua Hydrate brands, but now he sets sight on the core of what launched his career, music. P.Diddy, Diddy, or his newly returned alias "Puff Daddy", as many know him, is renown for hip-hop and being a right-hand to the late Notorious B.I.G. Regardless of if you're hip to hip-hop/rap culture, the Revolt TV platform is an entirely new entity that isn't genre specific but is social media driven. Many older networks struggle to stay in sync with the constantly evolving online world i.e. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Check out Revolt TV on Time Warner or Comcast, but if you have neither of those services Revolt.TV is currently live streaming today's launch. Coherently, Dual Pixels is expanding its coverage to movies, television and pop culture. Consider this a re-welcoming.
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The PCM has detected an abnormal reading from the injector control pressure regulator circuit. If this code is present, the driver should shut the engine off IMMEDIATELY! Catastrophic engine failure could result if this condition is not rectified at once. This type of code is limited exclusively to diesel powered applications. If this code is exhibited in your gas, hybrid, or electric vehicle suspect a defective PCM.
The PCM monitors injector control regulator pressure (high pressure oil) on some late model diesel vehicles, anytime the engine is running. Variations in injection control pressure that exceed a predetermined maximum, or fall below a minimum pound-per-square-inches of pressure, will cause a trouble code to be stored and a service engine soon lamp may be illuminated. Most models will illuminate the service engine soon lamp on the initial failure.
The service engine soon lamp may be illuminated and a code will be stored in the PCM. Failure to turn the engine off during a low injector pressure situation could lead to catastrophic engine failure.
Technicians report that the most common cause of this code comes from lack of oil pressure caused by lack of proper maintenance or a low oil level. Other causes include a faulty injector control pressure sensor, a defective high pressure oil injector control regulator, shorted or open wiring in the injector pressure control sensor circuit, and injector pressure control connector failure due to heat and/or corrosion.
Injector control pressure sensor replacement is common but not automatic. Many times an injector control pressure sensor is replaced to correct a low oil pressure condition that has been prolonged too long. If internal high pressure oil pump or engine failure has occurred, due to a low oil level/oil pressure condition, an injector control pressure sensor will appear to rectify the situation for a time but the low injector control pressure condition may return when the engine reaches normal operating temperature.
PCM failure is rare as a cause of this condition and PCM replacement will require reprogramming.


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Thames Valley Police have been found to have breached human rights following a fatal pursuit collision five years ago.
Today at the County Court sitting at Central London, HHJ Baucher handed down her judgement in the case of Julie Seddon and others v The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. Ms Seddon brought the case after her son, Matthew Seddon, died of multiple injuries after being pursued by police. The judgement followed a four day trial from 29 October to 1 November 2018.
The Ms Seddon and Mr Seddon's partner said 'this was an important case for us to pursue. We are pleased with the outcome. We feel vindicated by the findings of the Judge.
Beverley McBean of Deighton Pierce Glynn represented Julie Seddon and others, with Heather Williams QC of Doughty Street chambers and Kirsten Sjovoll of Matrix chambers as Counsel.


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