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Our Country Friends: A Novel (Libro en Inglés)
por Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Editorial: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Autor: Shteyngart, Gary
Descripción: Product DescriptionNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Kirkus Reviews"A perfect novel for these times and all times, the single textual artifact from the pandemic era I would place in a time capsule as a representation of all that is good and true and beautiful about literature."—Molly Young, The New York Times (Editors' Choice)Eight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation—a novel about love, friendship, family, and betrayal hailed as a "virtuoso performance" (USA Today) and "an homage to Chekhov with four romances and a finale that will break your heart" (The Washington Post)In the rolling hills of upstate New York, a group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. The unlikely cast of characters includes a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child obsessed with K-pop; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app developer; a global dandy with three passports; a Southern flamethrower of an essayist; and a movie star, the Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family.Both elegiac and very, very funny, Our Country Friends is the most ambitious book yet by the author of the beloved bestseller Super Sad True Love Story.Review"The novel's strengths abound. It upends clichés, pieties and commonplaces while also noticing salient details of the lockdown."—The New York Times Book Review"Our Country Friends has all [Shteyngart's] usual humor and absurdity, but it's deepened by a new empathy."—Los Angeles Times"Shteyngart knows how to make you belly laugh, and he's in his element here, poking fun at the claustrophobia of privilege. He perfectly captures the nature of adult friendships and the petty jealousies, disappointments, and dependencies that can define them."—Vulture"In the backdrop of the pandemic, Gary Shteyngart gathers his memorable characters in a shelter, where they cook, seduce, and reconsider life's meaning. . . . Like The Decameron, Shteyngart's Our Country Friends reminds us that even in darkness, light promises to return if we reach for love and art."—Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, finalist for the National Book Award"Gary Shteyngart is a national treasure. He has always written with great humor and heart, but never more so than here. Be careful reading this book in public; it is as likely to make you laugh out loud as cry."—Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Here I Am"I cannot say enough how much I loved Our Country Friends. It's a tragicomic tour de force about so many things—sex, infatuation, the pandemic, kimchi, racism, immigration, adoption, stalking, Russian writers, K-pop, Japanese reality TV, writing—but most of all, it's about how we create, sever, and mend lifelong bonds of friendship, how we wound and heal those we love most. It's the rare book that, when you turn to the last page, leaves you grateful to the author for creating this world and allowing you in for a time, but also a little sad, filled with regret at having to leave it."—Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek"Shteyngart's most moving novel, Chekhov and Boccaccio reimagined in America in the year of the pandemic, is a powerful fable of our broken time."—Salman Rushdie, Booker Prize–winning author of Midnight's Children"Shteyngart's big-hearted drama is timely yet timeless with its penetrating and nuanced social commentary exploring identity, racism, celebrity culture, social media, and humanity. Above all, Shteyngart artfully exemplifies love in its many registers—parental, brotherly, romantic—i
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Raspberry Strudel: My Raspberry Pi in Austria by Kyle Rankin: In this article, I explain how I was able to colocate a Raspberry Pi and the steps I went through to prepare it for remote management.
Raspberry Pi: the Perfect Home Server by Brian Trapp: If you've got several different computers in need of a consistent and automated backup strategy, the RPi can do that. If you have music and video you'd like to be able to access from almost any screen in the house, the RPi can make that happen too. Maybe you have a printer or two you'd like to share with everyone easily? The Raspberry Pi can fill all those needs with a minimal investment in hardware and time.
Securi-Pi: Using the Raspberry Pi as a Secure Landing Point by Bill Childers: Set up a Raspberry Pi to act as an OpenVPN endpoint, SSH endpoint and Apache server—with all these services listening on port 443 so networks with restrictive policies aren't an issue.
Real-Time Rogue Wireless Access Point Detection with the Raspberry Pi by Chris Jenks: A couple years ago, I decided to go back to school to get a Bachelor's degree. I needed to find a single credit hour to fill for graduation. That one credit hour became an independent study on using the Raspberry Pi (RPi) to create a passive real-time wireless sensor network. I share my work with you here.
Flash ROMs with a Raspberry Pi by Kyle Rankin: In this article, I describe the steps I performed to turn a regular Raspberry Pi running Raspbian into a BIOS-flashing machine.
Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Camera by Shawn Powers: Since the Raspberry Pi device I'll be setting up is a full-blown Linux computer, the configuration options are endless. It's possible to install Motion on the little beastie and handle motion detection fully on the RPi. I already have Motion installed on my Birdcam server though, so what I want is for the Raspberry Pi simply to serve out a stream that my existing server can use to capture movement like it does with the USB cams locally connected. Also read Shawn's followup article to this, A Better Raspberry Pi Streaming Solution.
Home Automation with Raspberry Pi by Bharath Lohray: In this article, I briefly describe the requirements of the project that I outlined, and I explain the various tools I decided to use to build it. I then cover the hardware I chose and the way to assemble the parts to realize the system. Next, I continue setting up the development environment on the Raspbian image, and I walk through the code and bring everything together to form the complete system. Finally, I conclude with possible improvements and hacks that would extend the usefulness of a Pi home automation system.
Low Power Wireless: 6LoWPAN, IEEE802.15.4 and the Raspberry Pi by Jan Newmarch: Low power wireless is heading in two directions right now: personal-area networks (LoWPAN) spanning up to 20–30 meters and wide-area networking (LPWAN) of up to 20 or more kilometers. The technologies at the physical layer are completely different and lead to different Linux solutions. This article deals only with LoWPAN.
A Switch for Your RPi by Shawn Powers: In a previous article, I talked about an add-on card for the Raspberry Pi called the ControlBlock. It allows game controllers to be connected as regular joystick devices, but it also has a really incredible power switch feature. The folks at petRockBloghave created an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi that strictly does the power feature for a cheaper price!
Raspberry Pi Alternatives by Kyle Rankin: A look at some of the many interesting Raspberry Pi competitors.


Splash & Surf is on the rooftop and consists of a 0.6M pool, some baby swings, lots of water sprays, two slides and a lazy river. There are several benches and umbrellas to provide shade for the grown ups.
I had my 7 year old and 9 year old with me and I though initially that this wouldn't entertain them for long and I'd have to rack my brains to find something to do after but I was wrong! They played here for over four hours!!
There are lifeguards on duty, which makes it easy if you have to pop to the bathroom, or to get refreshments. The lifeguards are all very friendly and nice to the kids. We arrived late morning and at one point we were the only people there, a few more appeared after lunch – not too many though so a nice mix of kids having others to play with but it was far from crowded. It was a weekday though and international school holidays for some schools. I can't comment on whether it's busier at the weekend.
The main section is free but there is a $2 charge for each child in the lazy river. As it happens, kids under age 10 need to have an adult with them in the lazy river so my kids couldn't use it, as I didn't have any swimming things. The rules portray proportionate accompanying adult to child ratios depending on age. The lazy river is just a bonus though, kids were quite happy with the main section itself.
Be aware – they are quite strict about attire for the pool. My kids had proper swim attire with them so they were ok. A girl arrived who was wearing a t-shirt and long swim leggings. She wasn't allowed in the pool with the t-shirt on, but she was allowed to play on the slide and water fountains. No hats can be worn in the pool either so if you have a younger child, you might want to bring a swim hat.
There are toilets beside the pool, which have showers and act as a changing room. There are also lockers. It is open from 8am to 10pm daily.


"A funny, rich, and meaningful expression of this great American squeezeboxer's brilliance."
This Guy Klucevsek recording ranges from the highly emotional to the bizarrely witty. The CD presents the premiere recording of the profoundly intense Hymn from the Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis. The composer considers the work, based on his haunting memories of visits to concentration camps, as one of "a series of works which have taken a central position in my oeuvre." Other deeply personal works are Somei Satoh's spiritually reflective Recitative (written after his stepfather's death) and Jerome Kitzke's boisterous Breath and Bone (a elegy for a good friend).
Guy Klucevsek's Bacharach arrangements move from the delightfully ridiculous to the sublimely ethereal in just a few short minutes. The performer writes that Lars Hollmer's piece has "one of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard," while Klucevsek's own Three of a Kind offer what Starkland feels are possibly the most austerely gorgeous works yet penned by the accordionist. Add in Stephen Montague's virtuosic work and Loiv V Vierk's energetic piece (also both premiere recordings) and the result is a powerful, highly varied recording.
Lois V Vierk has spent most of her career in New York City, and her music has achieved an impressive international reputation.
"I found The Blob (1958) on a tape John Zorn compiled for me which he called 'Rare Bacharach.' Bacharach wrote this tune for the horror B-movie of the same title, and it became his first hit as a composer. As an acoustic kinda guy, I was tickled pink to hear hand-clapping and mouth percussion produced the old-fashioned way – live, by human hands, fingers, and cheeks. And as a creator of some pretty dumb lyrics myself (Donut Ask, Donut Tell), I immediately got into the spirit of Mack David's words.
In 2007, Klucevsek's witty rendition of The Blob was heard in the film "Rocket Science," which won the Dramatic Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
"In 1991 I began a series of works which have taken a central position in my oeuvre: Aria-Lament for solo violin, Hymn for solo accordion, Colored Field for English horn and large orchestra, Still Movement with Hymn for piano quartet, and finally Lament and Prayer (which completed this series in 1995) for violin, string orchestra, oboe and percussion. Since 1990 I had become emotionally and intellectually involved with issues of war and suffering that were flaring up around the world, from the riots in Los Angeles to the Persian Gulf War and the ongoing conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Not long before, I had visited the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau, and later found myself haunted by images from them. A deepening interest in my heritage and in Judaism, surfacing from reading about the Holocaust and the more recent return of ethnic cleansing in the Balkan conflict, began to bleed heavily into the emotional and conceptual world of my compositions.
"Regarding Boeves Psalm, as a child my mother couldn't pronounce the name 'Morbror Edvard' (Uncle Edvard), so she chose to call him Boeve. This became so natural that he acquired the nickname for the rest of his life. He died in 1977, and at that time I found the first extracts of the tune, which I later dedicated to him. 'Psalm' means Hymn. I'm not sure how many versions of this song exist, but there are at least 15, including Guy's arrangement and an orchestral performance released on a Swedish classical label. The song seems to catch the attraction of the average person, which really pleases me."
Guy Klucevsek has created a unique repertoire for accordion through his own composing and by commissioning over 50 works from leading composers. Solo performances include the Adelaide Festivals in Australia, the Berlin Jazz Festival, New Music America, Serious Fun! at Lincoln Center, Bang on a Can, and the children's television show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. He was an original member of Dave Douglas's band, Charms of the Night Sky, and in 1996 he formed The Accordion Tribe, an international line-up of composer/accordionists who have released two recordings and are the subjects of the Stefan Schwietert documentary film, "Accordion Tribe: Music Travels." You can also hear him on John Williams's scores for the Steven Spielberg films The Terminal and Munich.
Starkland's previous Guy Klucevsek CD Transylvanian Softwear won a "Recording of Special Merit" from Stereo Review.


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Leonard R. Revoir
Plantsville Congregational Church
Friday January 7th, 2022
Order Flowers now for guaranteed delivery before Leonard's visitation.
Leonard R. Revoir, 64, of Southington, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021 at his home in Placida, FL.
Len is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Susan Piatek-Revoir, two cherished daughters, Sarah Delorm and her husband Andrew of West Hartford and their baby girl on the way and Alexandra Revoir and Jerome Cunningham of Wethersfield; his brother, Raymond Revoir and his wife Donna of Berlin and 2 nephews and one niece, Dean, Raeann, and Adam. Len is also survived by Susan's children, Sean Piatek, Adam and Desiree Piatek and Matt Piatek; 3 grandchildren, Emma, Addison and Madelyn.
Len was born on December 7, 1957 in New Britain to the late Raymond and Shirley (Pandolfo) Revoir and grew up in Berlin, CT. He worked at IBM as a Lead Partner in Global Business Solutions in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Department. His greatest joy in life was being with his family, especially for Sunday dinners; sharing pasta, meatballs and a good glass of wine. Len enjoyed all sports and never missed an opportunity to be on the sidelines of his daughters' soccer games. He also enjoyed traveling, especially to his home in FL where he loved boating and golfing. Len served on the board for 4 years at the Landings of Coral Creek in Placida, FL, a community he loved. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Len's memory may be made to the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place • Memphis, TN 38105 (https://www.stjude.org/) or to the Tourette Association of America, 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 205 Bayside, NY 11361 (https://tourette.org/).
A memorial service will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022 at the Plantsville Congregational Church, 109 Church St, Plantsville. Face coverings are required at all times. To join the service virtually, please click here (https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/7255756832).
Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences and directions, please visit www.plantsvillefuneralhome.com.
To plant memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Leonard Revoir, please visit our flower store.
Susan...I just saw this about your husband ..I am so sorry. Kathleen Connolly
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Mike & I are truly saddened, and heartbroken to hear of Len's passing. Such a wonderful, kindhearted, and loving man. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Mike & Pam, Always Reliable Transportation Jan 3 2022 3:38 PM
Our deepest condolences to the Revoir family.
The Buckley Family
M Buckley Dec 30 2021 4:32 PM
Susan and family - Please know that you are in our thoughts, and in our hearts. Wishing comfort during this difficult time.
Our deepest sympathy is with you and your family.
Gary and Diane Dec 27 2021 10:37 PM
To Sarah, Ali, and the Revoir family- We were all so very sad to hear about the passing of your Dad. Our prayers and deepest sympathies are with you all at this very difficult time.
The Nappi family Dec 25 2021 6:33 PM


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Die Aurora LightningStrike ist ein VTOL-fähiges unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug (UAV), von dem zuerst ein maßstäblich verkleinerter Demonstrator gebaut wurde. Das endgültige Experimentalflugzeug, das nach der Einstellung des Programms nicht mehr realisiert werden konnte, sollte die US-militärische Bezeichnung XV-24 erhalten.

Geschichte
Die LightningStrike wurde im Rahmen des DARPA-Programms VTOL X-Plane entwickelt. Aurora erhielt hierfür im Dezember 2013 einen ersten Auftrag zur Durchführung von Konzeptstudien (Programmphase 1). Mitbewerber waren dabei Boeing, ein Konsortium von Sikorsky und Lockheed Martin sowie Karem Aircraft. Die vier Unternehmen erhielten Aufträge im Wert zwischen 11 und 17 Mio. US-Dollar. Mit dem Programm sollte die Industrie Lösungen erarbeiten, die das Leistungsspektrum von VTOL-Flugzeugen in vier Bereichen erweitern: Geschwindigkeit, Wirkungsgrad im Schwebeflug (das Verhältnis von Luftfahrzeuggewicht und der notwendigen Leistung im Schwebeflug, der Wert ist abhängig von der Rotorkreisfläche), Effektivität bei Reisegeschwindigkeit und Nutzlastkapazität. Für die XV-24 waren eine Reisegeschwindigkeit von 555 bis 740 km/h und ein Nutzlastanteil von mindestens 40 % am geplanten Abfluggewicht von 4500 bis 5400 kg gefordert.

Aurora baute in der Phase 1 einen Demonstrator im Maßstab 1:5, der im September 2015 auf der Naval Air Station Patuxent River fertiggestellt wurde. Dieses Flugzeug diente vor allem der Validierung der aerodynamischen Auslegung und der Flugsteuerungssysteme. Die Tragflächen und Canards wurden aus Kohlenstofffaserverbundwerkstoffen und im 3D-Druck aus Kunststoff hergestellt. Die ersten Flüge des vollmaßstäblichen Flugzeugs plante Aurora im Jahr 2018 als Teil der Phase 3 durchzuführen.

Im März 2016 führte der Demonstrator seinen Erstflug durch. Im gleichen Monat wählte die DARPA Aurora zum alleinigen Auftragnehmer, mit einer Auftragssumme von 89,4 Mio. US-$, für die Phase 2 aus. Für diese Phase war der Bau von zwei vollmaßstäblichen Flugzeugen vorgesehen, deren Erprobung Ende 2018 beginnen sollte. Im April 2018 wurde das Programm von der DARPA jedoch beendet.

Konstruktion
Der konstruktiven Auslegung sowohl des Demonstrators als auch des vollmaßstäblichen Flugzeugs liegt jeweils das Konzept eines Entenflugzeugs mit kippbaren Tragflächen und darin untergebrachten Mantelpropellern zugrunde. Das Luftfahrzeug gehört damit zu den Wandelflugzeugen und ähnelt mit dieser Auslegung dem in der Entwicklung befindlichen (Stand 2021) Lilium Jet.
Die LightningStrike verwendete einen verteilten hybrid-elektrischen Antrieb. In den Canardflügeln und Haupttragflächen waren beim Demonstrator insgesamt 24 Mantelpropeller vollständig integriert.

Dies entsprach auch der für die XV-24 geplanten Auslegung mit 6 Propellern in den Canards und 18 in den Haupttragflächen. Für den seriellen Hybridantrieb sollte ein im Rumpf untergebrachtes und 4020 PS leistendes Wellentriebwerk des Typs Rolls-Royce AE 1107C (T406), das auch bei der Bell-Boeing V-22 eingesetzt wird, als Antrieb für drei Generatoren dienen. Die drei je 1 MW leistenden Generatoren sollten dann die 24 Mantelpropeller über 24 einzelne Motoren mit 70 kW (Canards) bis 100 kW (Haupttragflächen) antreiben. Dadurch kann der Schub jedes einzelnen Mantelpropellers geändert werden, was dem Flugzeug eine verbesserte Manövrierfähigkeit verleihen sollte.

Das dreifach redundante Flugsteuerungssystem baute auf den bei den Aurora-Typen Centaur und Orion bereits eingesetzten Vorgängern auf.

Technische Daten

Siehe auch
 Liste von Flugzeugtypen

Literatur
 David C. Isby: Revolutionary Aircraft and an Electric Future?. In: AIR International Februar 2017, S. 74–77

Weblinks
 Beschreibung auf airforce-technology.com (englisch)
 Beschreibung auf aurora.aero (englisch)
 Beschreibung auf golem.de
 Technische Daten auf transportup.com (englisch)
 LightningStrike XV-24A Demonstrator Successfully Completes Subscale Flight Test Program (PDF-Datei; englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Experimentalflugzeug
Erstflug 2016
VTOL-Flugzeug
Militärischer Flugzeugtyp
Hybridelektroflugzeug

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Why You Should Not Be Dieting…
A good article from the Herald Sun about dieting…
Here are the main bits…..
So how do people keep weight off in the long term? And is improving your diet better than going for a jog?
Australians will fork out more than $827 million on dieting this year, according to IBISWorld research. While counselling services, and diet food and drink make up the bulk of the spending, $60.4 million alone will be spent on diet books.
Yet it's not only the money spent on weight loss that's growing. ABS statistics show two-thirds of adult Australians are fat or obese and getting fatter. With that comes a high risk of developing type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Diet books make big promises to those desperate to lose weight. Celebrities spruik them. Diets are made to look easy. It's no surprise the books become best-sellers.
…… (discussion about all the different diets out there….)
There are countless others. To get some clarity, the Sunday Herald Sun gathered eight health experts to analyse eight different diets. Yet even among this group – which included a GP, a naturopath, nutritionists and dietitians – there was no clear consensus on the best and worst of the list.
All diets have their advocates and detractors – even the ones that are scientifically tested.
At the very basic level, losing weight is about "energy in versus energy out" says Ms Shone, who is Nutrition Australia spokeswoman.
So despite their differences, you will lose weight on any diet if the calories you consume are less than you burn. Ms Shone says diets are attractive because "people want a magic fix" and these regimens don't address the underlying reasons why they are overweight.
"They are spruced up to look easy and make a lot of promises but in most cases, these diets are not sustainable in the long term," she says.
Some of the initial weight loss people experience on a strict high-protein diet can be fluid loss, because of the way carbohydrates are stored in the body, Ms Shone says.
"The problem is when you reintroduce carbohydrates you regain that fluid," she says.
slowing down your metabolic rate means your body reduces the amount of energy it uses to sustain itself.
The worst is to come when you stop the strict diet.
"You will lose weight when you really cut back in calories but you will pay the price later because (when you stop dieting) you will put on weight more quickly because your metabolic rate is slower than it was before you started dieting," he warns.
"That's why fad diets and detox diets don't work long term," he says.
A multitude of studies show all diets will work but at the two or five-year mark, people are at square one, says Prof Itsiopoulos.
"People need to seek advice about how to change their diet to a healthy one they can manage in the long term."
"There is a lot of confusion among the public on what is good for you and what isn't. Fad diets and quick-fix solutions aren't the answer."
"You would have to do 20 hours of aerobic walking or 12 hours of running to burn off 1kg of fat, so you can see on its own, it's not so good at weight loss," Dr Massage says.
HE says exercise not only burns calories, it boosts your metabolic rate (it also helps prevent it slowing down), and it reduces hunger.
"The problem with people who are forever yo-yoing is that the percentage of their body fat increases because when they diet, they lose fat and muscle, and when they stop, they only regain fat."
And they are slowing down their metabolic rate so they also regain fat more quickly, he says.
There is one thing the experts can all agree on.
Seek advice and pick a diet way of eating and a fun exercise regime you can imagine yourself living with long term, rather than something you can only stick to for a few weeks.
(my 2cents worth in green!)


With a new administration in Washington and the fate of Obamacare changing daily, I'm so happy to know we have Samaritan as our steady foundation for our family's health care needs. We are largely insulated from the tumult that the ACA is giving people. I feel terrible for those who are being hit with high premium and deductible increases or who are even facing the loss of their coverage with providers pulling out of states. The uncertainties surrounding insurance right now is devastating for so many.
If you are in the awful predicament of having unreliable insurance options, please give health care sharing ministries a serious review. These ministries are providing an even better option than insurance for hundreds of thousands of people. If you're already a member, tell your friends! The top 3 ministries aren't small anymore. Samaritan is sharing over $24 million a month in needs for 225,000+ members. That's a huge support system for those who wonder how and if it really works. The ministries have been around for decades demonstrating their stability and staying power. Members are happy, even joyful. Once upon a time the ministries used to be a best kept secret, but now it's not hard to find someone who has either heard of one or knows someone who is a member of one. They're becoming quite popular and for good reason. Samaritan is affordable, logical, biblical, and fulfilling a ministry mission to bear one another's burdens in the name of Christ. Members are happy, getting the health care they need, and not having to break the bank to do it.
I pray for the continued success of the ministries, that God will put Samaritan on the hearts of those who need something better, and for the entire health care world to bring costs under control.
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The challenges you face each day can be seen as obstacles that hinder you or stepping stones that allow you to reach higher.
If you keep this mindset, over time, you will reach your long term goals.
Then you can look back and celebrate in the glory of what you have accomplished.


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RSL's Literature Matters Awards call for proposals
Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By Kimberley Andrews
The RSL's Literature Matters Awards aim to reward and enable literary excellence and innovation. Each year, after an open call for proposals, the Awards will be given to individual writers or other literary creators, recognising their past achievements and providing them with financial support to undertake a proposed new piece of writing or literary project. Launched as part of the RSL's Literature Matters programme, priority will be given to proposals which (a) will help connect with audiences or topics outside the usual reach of literature, and/or (b) will help generate public discussion about why literature matters.
The proposals will be judged and the award-winners selected by a panel of writers who are Fellows of the RSL. The 2019 judges are Menna Elfyn, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Barney Norris.
They are open for submissions of proposals for writing, literary events or projects. An RSL Literature Matters Award must result in new, original writing or other literary activity of an excellent artistic standard, which will reach a substantial readership or audience.
Submissions may be:
a piece or pieces of writing
a publication
on any subject and in any form, including (but not limited to) prose fiction or non-fiction, short stories, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic fiction, biography or travel-writing.
The money may be used to fund all or part of the activity, but may not be used for writing or any other activity which has already been completed.
How to apply: find out full details, download an application form and apply on the RSL website
Deadline: 5 December 2018
Source: BBC Writersroom


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Prone versus Barts "flank-free" modified supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy: amatch-pair analysis
UYGAR MİÇOOĞULLARI
DAVUT KAMACI
MEHMET YILDIZHAN
FURKAN UMUT KILIÇ
TAHA ÇETİN
ÖZER URAL ÇAKICI
MURAT KESKE
MEHMET YİĞİT YALÇIN
ARSLAN ARDIÇOĞLU
10.3906/sag-2011-21
Background/aim: In this study, we aimed to compare the results of prone and Barts "flank-free" modified supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) operations in our clinic. Materials and methods: The data from patients that underwent Barts "flank-free" modified supine PCNL (BS-PCNL) (n = 52) between June 2018 and July 2020 and prone PCNL (P-PCNL) (n = 286) between April 2014 and June 2018 were retrospectively evaluated. Of those 286 patients, 104 patients whose sex, age, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiology score, stone localization, stone size, and hydronephrosis matched the BS-PCNL group in a 1:2 ratio were included in the study. The groups were compared in terms of intraoperative outcome, complication rates, and stone-free rates. Results: The mean age of all patients (58 females, 98 males) included in the study was 41.8 ± 15.2 years, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.7 ± 2.9 kg/m2 . The mean operation time was significantly shorter in the BS-PCNL group than in the P-PCNL group (80.2 ± 15.1 min vs. 92.4 ± 22.7 min and p = 0.01). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of fluoroscopy time, intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, and stone-free rates. Conclusion: Our study shows that BS-PCNL is an effective and safe method that significantly reduces the operation time and should be considered as one of the primary treatment options for patients scheduled for PCNL.
MİÇOOĞULLARI, UYGAR; KAMACI, DAVUT; YILDIZHAN, MEHMET; KILIÇ, FURKAN UMUT; ÇETİN, TAHA; ÇAKICI, ÖZER URAL; KESKE, MURAT; YALÇIN, MEHMET YİĞİT; and ARDIÇOĞLU, ARSLAN (2021) "Prone versus Barts "flank-free" modified supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy: amatch-pair analysis," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 51: No. 3, Article 60. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2011-21


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Super clear, super thin, super durable: Zymergen bends it like Beckham, electronics-wise
April 6, 2020 | Jim Lane
Move over, Impossible Whopper. Zymergen has made an impossible material, and something almost as rare in the biobased world, you can actually order it the day you first hear about it. Yep, Zymergen's running the best play that you'd ever find in the Steve Jobs playbook, the "it's insanely great, and call now to order" one.
It's called Hyaline, which qualifies as the shortest word coined using "aline' as a suffix that you can get a trademark on, that come along in (I think) two generations. Rolls off the tongue just a little faster than, say, sulfaquinoxaline.
It's incredibly thin film for electronics applications, and is already being used in flexible circuits, display touch sensors and printable electronics. It's the first product out from Zymergen and Sumitomo, who have been working so deep in stealth mode that unless you own a personal bathyscaphe for pleasure cruising in the Mariana Trench, you probably haven't heard much about it.
In the pursuit of new materials through biology, we're going to put this in the One Giant Leap for Mankind box instead of on our "One Small Step For a Man" shelf.
Here's why. Yep, it's sustainable, yep it addresses supply chain issues relating to ESG goals, yep it's a very advanced fermentation-based technology informed by masses of machine learning. But that's mostly beside the point, and that's what especially cool.
Here we get to talk about a product instead of a process. Sometimes you just want to experience Budweiser as a beer or the Impossible Whopper as a burger instead of as an advanced technology story.
Folding phones that really work are just one application of this technology.
You can't drink it or chew it,, but you this is at-scale, at parity cost, and you can Bend it like Beckham. You can expect to see:
Touch Sensors: Zymergen tips an "unrivaled combination of mechanical, physical and optical properties that enables durable full-screen touch sensors in flexible/foldable devices and allows for higher ITO annealing temperatures in manufacturing, increasing capacity."
Optical Filters: thinner film with high temperature properties to enable faster processing times in manufacturing. And if you look at the spec sheet, it's as thin as Twiggy.
Printed Electronics: completely transparent, high temperature printed electronics – including Flexible Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) – that eliminate epoxy/ acrylic adhesive layers to create an optimized system that is 30% thinner and more flexible, as well as solderable using standard reflow soldering
The Flex Circuits backstory
It's a big market, as the potential uses demonstrate. And, flex circuits are not exactly new, in fact they are older than you are, unless you are over 65.
But to say that flex circuits have sort of sputtered along of late, and have become a relatively low-growth, static field would be a fair criticism. It's a little like the Sun, up there above you in the sky. It's huge, important, and the technology hasn"t changed since the Big Bang.
But it's not the fault of products like Kapton. Just like it is not the fault of the Europeans that they usually win the Ryder Cup. No one has revolutionized the field with a breakthrough, so it has felt to me like a market forecast that reads, $15 billion in 2020, $15.00000000000000000001 billion in 2021, $15.00000000000000000002 billion in 2022, and so forth. Low-growth, declining margins. Product managers able to take long siestas under shady trees. You get the idea.
So, change arriveth.
I thought Zymergen was going for optimization — this is a whole new functionality, what happened?
I heard that too. You didn't hear it from Zymergen, as much as you heard it from everyone else. Which has been a bit of the Zymergite problem, everyone else has been doing the talking.
To clarify what's going on and put it in perspective, let's briefly look back on the Zymergen story, and also look towards the the next chapter. To help us, we called on Zymergen co-founder and CEO Josh Hoffman.
"It's bit of an accidental reputation," Hoffman said of the Zymergen does optimization label that the company acquired.
"It reflected what made sense at the time. The problem for a lot of potential products that came along had been in scale-up, and optimization was something the industry needed, and we would need ourselves, to scale. But it was more than just optimization, always,. We think that biology opens the world, we wanted to bring impossible materials to market, and we thought we could build a technology that no one else has, and it may feel like we have been off in the wilderness, but we wanted to talk about what we have done, and say it when you could place an order, as opposed to "at some point…"
"We wanted to make products, and be known for products, that are reliable, effective and cheap. And I just have this strong aversion to the kind of line where you say, 'imagine…growing a cell phone from a cell,' which just feels like a crock of s*** to me."
"We ship product," Hoffman said, "we make this film, you can order this great product, and it's incredibly more thin, coupled with the opacity and the cost parity. And it has the production quality so you can put into a major company's supply chain."
I'm not sure in these COVID-19 days how fast the production might ramp up, but you can definitely place an order, and by the way, Zymergen has a much snappier website these days, at zymergen.com.
So, that's now. What's next —iterations off this platform, or, now for something completely different?
"We're not making intermediates, we are making final products," Hoffman told The Digest. "So, it's a very simple test, does the product create value for the end consumer, and is it materially better? Turns out, if you have that, then generally speaking there are large markets and good margins. This is not a 100 million dollar market. This is an adult market."
And, more adult markets to come, so to speak. Think one more materials launch this year, two more in 2021, and three more in 2022. The Zymergen launch pad may be busier than NASA's.
What about the Sumitomo partnership — how broad, how exclusive?
Turns out, Zymergen has many independent ways to go. "The partnership has a finite number of products that explicitly focus on electronics. We are not constrained in selling product outside the construct of the partnership, it doesn't create burdensome limitations."
Hoffman pauses to praise Sumitomo.
"Really, we co-developed with them, with their manufacturing and customer insight, we were able to move from first idea to market in three years."
What next? Don't expect anything that looks uniquely medical or relating to cars or jets, for now.
"We look for opportunities where you can adopt new materials rapidly," Hoffman tipped. "It can be a 10-15 year journey with cars, and planes even more in terms of the next generation. There are lots of ideas to pursue. We have one partner with whom we have had one conversation and already there are 40 ideas to pursue. There are a lot of market needs. We have two more things that we are going to launch that are arguably more exciting, and 15 more in the pipeline. It's a huge backlog of amazing things, so it will be more like 3-9 months to see what we have next."
Answers for your technology questions!
1. Are all of the monomers used to make Hyaline bio-based? Or are some of the monomers still produced via hydrocarbons?
The critical monomers that allow the polymer to have differentiated properties are currently or will be bio based within the year. Biology allows us to use complex molecular structures at industrial cost that are critical to the differentiated performance.
We are using some petrochemical based monomers for an intermediate period to allow fast market introduction as we are seeing a very strong pull from customers asking for these products.
2. Are the bio-based monomers produced by fermentation or by some other method?
3. Are the Hyaline polyimide films simply renewable versions of polyimides produced via hydrocarbons? Or are these novel polyimides that have not been manufactured before on a commercial scale?
Completely new polymers not manufactured before on commercial scale (or at any scale).
4. Can you disclose who is manufacturing the biobased monomers and who is producing the polyimide films?
We have a range of partners (CMOs) that we use in Europe, USA and Asia but cannot disclose more detail at this time. One point to note is that we are able to leverage our development partner's (Sumitomo Chemical) network of partners and companies.
How did Zymergen do it so fast?
After all, 10 years used to be the norm. What's this with 3 years? Hoffman summed it up in a word.
"Culture."
Not the kind you grow in a petri dish. A culture brings together chemists, biologists software and others to move at a pace that others would find challenging. Or it doesn't. This work is a team sport, getting the right players and getting the right system is not for the faint of heart but it does pay off in advanced materials the same as it does for the New England Patriots.
Hoffman is a little more low-key about it. "It's amazing how much you can get done when you are heads down making product, as opposed to talking about what could be done."
Real Artists Ship
It's something that Steve Jobs used to say all the time, real artists ship. but the phrase hasn't exactly been, um, set to music and adopted as a torch song by the biobased movement, which has been occasionally known for singing versions of the old John Lennon song "Imagine":
"Imagine there's no oil industry
no hell to deal with
above us, only clean sky
"You may say that I'm a dreamer
there's also my investor set
and all the narratives we've spun."
It's been difficult for the Zymergites to talk about their venture as a technology story when they really wanted to tell a product story. So, we've we haven't been able to fully understand a company of the first magnitude in this industry.
So, we had Zymergen, then Submergen, then Stealthmergen, and I was beginning to fear that we were entering the era of the SilenceThatNeverCeasesMergen — when, what do you know?
The real artists shipped.
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José Antonio Vera Gil (Málaga, 27 de abril de 1959) es un periodista español.

Biografía
Nació en Málaga (España), en 1959. Es licenciado en Ciencias de la Información, en la rama de Periodismo por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Empezó a colaborar a los 17 años en Radio Juventud de Málaga

También trabajó en esa misma emisora en Madrid, para luego pasar a la redacción central de Radio Cadena Española, así como en el periódico Sol de España y la revista Motor. En 1982 entra en el diario ABC. Fue jefe de sección de Nacional y redactor jefe del periódico, en el que estuvo en las áreas de Autonomías y Defensa, y desempeñó los puestos de jefe de Nacional, Ediciones Regionales, Información General y Política. Además, en 1991, con motivo de la Guerra del Golfo, fue el coordinador de la información publicada por su periódico sobre el conflicto

En 1998 acompañó a Luis María Anson en el proyecto de crear el diario La Razón, periódico que comenzó a publicarse en noviembre de ese año y en el que se encargó desde el primer momento de la subdirección de Información.
El 28 de julio de 2000 sucedió a Joaquín Vila en la dirección de La Razón, poco después de la llegada como accionistas a la sociedad editora de la editorial Planeta y Media Park. Durante los casi cinco años en los que dirigió el periódico, la difusión pasó de los 35.800 ejemplares a 145.700 (datos de la Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión, OJD). El 19 de enero de 2005 fue relevado al frente de La Razón, puesto para el que fue nombrado José Alejandro Vara, pasando él a ocupar la dirección de Publicaciones del medio y del semanario "A tu salud verde", que recibió una veintena de galardones en ocho años de vida, entre ellos el Premio Jaime I de Periodismo (2007) y el de prensa escrita de la Fundación Biodiversidad (2006). Además, continuó publicando artículos de opinión en el periódico bajo la denominación "Vuelta al ruedo".

Durante los años que ha desempeñado puestos de responsabilidad en La Razón, ha participado en distintos programas de Radio y TV. En radio participó en Radio España, en "La tarde con Cristina", a cargo de Cristina López Schlichting (COPE) y "La brújula", de Juan Pablo Colmenarejo (Onda Cero). En televisión, en Antena 3, en "El primer café" de Isabel San Sebastián y "La respuesta", de Pedro Piqueras; en TVE en "59 segundos"; y en La 10 en "Curri y Compañía", de Curri Valenzuela (2010-11).

Colaboró en "El ring", del espacio "Espejo público" de Susana Griso en Antena 3 (desde diciembre de 2006); "Herrera en la Onda", de Carlos Herrera en Onda Cero (desde septiembre de 2004); Telemadrid en "Madrid Opina" y "Alto y claro", de Isabel San Sebastián (de forma casi ininterrumpida desde 2006); Canal 9, Veo TV y 13 TV.

El 6 de marzo de 2012, fue propuesto por la Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) para ocupar la Presidencia de la Agencia EFE, y elegido el 9 de marzo presidente de la Agencia, fecha en la que relevó a Álex Grijelmo. En paralelo a su llegada a la Agencia EFE dejó sus responsabilidades en La Razón y las colaboraciones con otros medios.
Como presidente de la Agencia EFE activó en 2012 la puesta en funcionamiento de los portales digitales "EfeSalud" y "Efetur", la línea de información sobre Defensa, la creación de la Escuela de Efe y la publicación del libro "75 años, 75 fotos" sobre el Rey Juan Carlos I. En 2013 promovió la creación de "Efeempresas", "Efemotor", "Efeestilo" y "Efefuturo", la publicación de los libros "Reyes del Periodismo" (con motivo del XXX aniversario de los Premios Rey de España, de EFE), "Sofía 75 años", sobre la Reina Doña Sofía y, en 2014, "Efe 75" (con motivo del 75 aniversario de EFE), y "Felipe VI: La vida del Rey en 100 imágenes".

También, en 2014, inauguró la nueva sede de la Agencia EFE. en la Avenida de Burgos. El acto, al que asistieron alrededor de setecientas personas y personalidades y vida española, fue presidido por los entonces Príncipes de Asturias, Don Felipe (Felipe VI de España) y Doña Letizia Ortiz. En mayo se inauguró así mismo la exposición "75 años de EFE" en el Matadero de Madrid. La apertura de la muestra la presidieron los entonces Reyes de España, Don Juan Carlos I y Doña Sofía, en el que fue el último acto público de su reinado antes de la abdicación. Las exposiciones de EFE con motivo de su 75 aniversario se sucedieron de forma itinerante por toda España: desde Burgos a Gran Canaria, pasando por Galicia, País Vasco, Cantabria, Valencia y Andalucía. En Barcelona, la Exposición, inaugurada por la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, estuvo abierta durante 4 meses debido al éxito de público cosechado. También se inauguraron exposiciones en toda América Latina.

El 15 de marzo de 2016 inauguró el Museo EFE, "Casa de las Noticias", en un acto que presidió el presidente del Gobierno en funciones, Mariano Rajoy, al que asistieron la vicepresidenta en funciones, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, y el secretario general de Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, entre otras personalidades del ámbito cultural y político. En el mismo acto se hicieron entrega los II Premios EFE Cultura.

En noviembre de 2017 logró que EFE fuera considerada Servicio de Interés Económico General (SIEG), tanto por el parlamento español como por la Comisión Europea.

Como presidente de EFE ha mantenido entrevistas con líderes mundiales como Jeb Bush (USA), Bashar al Asad (Siria), Lula da Silva y Michel Temer (Brasil), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Enrique Peña Nieto (México), Vladímir Putin (Rusia), Ilham Aliyev (Azerbaiyán), Serzh Sargsyan (Armenia), Mauricio Macri (Argentina), Rafael Correa y Lenín Moreno (Ecuador), Juan Manuel Santos (Colombia), Horacio Cartes (Paraguay) y el presidente del Gobierno español, Mariano Rajoy.

Ha sido jurado de los Premios Princesa de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades de 2011 a 2017 y fue nombrado patrono de la Fundación SEPI en 2014, del Instituto Cervantes (2014) y de la Fundación Madrid Vivo (2016).

Seguidor del Atlético de Madrid, en 2003 coordinó el libro "Atlético ¡porque sí!", durante el centenario del club y el epílogo de "Historia(s) del Atlético de Madrid: los secretos del Calderón", escrito por los periodistas de EFE Jenaro Lorente, Iñaki Dufour de Pablo y Oscar González.
También fue articulista habitual de la "Revista Española de Defensa" y "Vivir el vino", y editor de la revista "Carácter" y el diario digital "Debate 21".

En julio de 2018 cesó como presidente de la Agencia EFE cerrando una etapa de 6 años al frente de esta agencia de noticias.

En noviembre de 2019, se presentó a las elecciones para presidir la Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid, que perdió frente la candidatura del periodista Juan Caño.

Actualmente ocupa el puesto de director de publicaciones en el diario La Razón.

Obras y premios
Es autor de los libros "El desarrollo sostenible de España" (2003), un ensayo sobre los peligros que acechan al ecosistema, y "La gran mentira: ¿qué se esconde detrás de la guerra del petróleo?" (2005). En el año 2000 publicó "El corrillo", en 2002 "Digo también", recopilación de artículos publicados en La Razón, y en 2017 "Balas Perdidas", de artículos no políticos en diferentes medios. Es coautor, con diferentes periodistas y escritores, de "En pie de foto: El terrorismo contra la Humanidad", "Prensa y Democracia: 25 aniversario de la Constitución", "Terrorismo, víctimas y medios de comunicación" y "De la Botica a la Farmacia" (2014). También ha prologado el libro de José Manuel Muriel "Esta empresa es un ZOO" (ESIC 2015).

Además del Premio Jaime I de Periodismo, antes citado, el 30 de junio de 2016 recibió el Premio Eisenhower por parte de la Fundación Eisenhower Fellowships Spain junto al director de El País, Antonio Caño, y los también periodistas Fernando Onega y Ana Rosa Quintana. Con anterioridad este galardón lo recibieron también Juan Luis Cebrián, Pedro J. Ramírez y Gloria Lomana. Asimismo, fue distinguido con la Encomienda de número de la Orden del Mérito Civil.

A lo largo de su carrera ha recibido el premio de Periodismo Civil 1985 de los galardones Ejército, en junio de 1986, que compartió con Alberto Pozas; la Cruz al Mérito Civil del Ejército del Aire en 2004; el Premio "Agua para todos" de la Región de Murcia de 2004, por su artículo "Desaladoras desoladoras", publicado en julio de 2004; el Premio de la Fundación Bamberg sobre Sanidad (2009); el Premio Ediciones Mayo de Barcelona (2007); el Top-10 Comunicación de las Asociaciones de Comunicación de España y el Panel de Opinión Líder Ibercom-2012 que repite en 2014 con la Distinción de Honor "TOP-10/Cultura y Turismo"; el Máster de Oro Institucional del Real Fórum de Alta Dirección; la placa conmemorativa de los 30 años de la Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD); la placa conmemorativa de la Fundación García Cabrerizo por su destacada labor en la divulgación científica en "A Tu Salud Verde" y posteriormente con la creación de EFEFuturo; el Premio Teatro Kapital 2015 por su Trayectoria Profesional y aportación al mundo de la Comunicación, junto a Pedro Piqueras, Paolo Vasile y Enrique Cerezo; y el premio del Instituto para la Excelencia Profesional en 2017 como reconocimiento a su labor profesional y compromiso con la Excelencia, ente otros.

Como presidente de la Agencia EFE, en mayo de 2015 recibió la Gran Cruz de la Cruz Roja y la Medalla de Oro de Burgos.

Referencias

Periodistas de España
Alumnos de Ciencias de la Información de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Nacidos en Málaga


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"The estimated warming of 2.4°C (1.4°C to 4.3°C) is the equilibrium warming above preindustrial temperatures that the world will observe even if GHG concentrations are held fixed at their 2005 concentration levels but without any other anthropogenic forcing such as the cooling effect of aerosols … Even the most aggressive CO2 mitigation steps as envisioned now can only limit further additions to the committed warming, but not reduce the already committed GHGs warming of 2.4°C."
T. Novakov et al (2003) – Large historical changes of fossil-fuel black carbon aerosols – Geophysical Research Letters 30:1324 doi: 10.1029/2002GL016345 – 26/03/2003 – Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Peer reviewed
"Estimates of the current anthropogenic BC climate forcing are of the order of 1/3 to 1/2 of the current CO2 forcing. The uncertainty in the change of climate forcing in the next few decades is probably larger for BC than for CO2. For example, IPCC [ref] scenarios have BC increasing during the next 50 years, while others [ref] argue that BC could decrease. [ref] Improved knowledge of BC emissions and atmospheric amount as a function of time is needed to evaluate the role of BC in climate change and the potential effect of achieving BC reductions in climate forcing."
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Anodically deposited manganese-molybdenum oxide anodes with high selectivity for evolving oxygen in electrolysis of seawater
K. Fujimura, K. Izumiya, A. Kawashima, Eiji Akiyama, H. Habazaki, N. Kumagai, K. Hashimoto
Materials Design Division
Manganese-molybdenum oxide electrodes were prepared by anodic deposition on an IrO2-coated titanium substrate at a constant current density of 600 A m-2 from baths containing 0.2 M MnSO4 and 0-0.1 M Na2MoO4 at 90 °C and pH 0.5. These electrodes were characterized for oxygen evolution in the electrolysis at 1,000 A m-2 in 0.5 M NaCl solution at 30 °C and pH 8 or 12. The most active and stable oxygen evolving anode exhibited 100% efficiency for oxygen evolution, and an efficiency of 98.5% for over 1,500 h at pH 12 and of 96.5% for over 2,800 h at pH 8 of continuous electrolysis. X-ray diffraction measurement and XPS analysis indicated that the deposits consist of a nanocrystalline single γ-MnO2 type phase, and manganese and molybdenum in the deposits are in the Mn4+ and Mo6+ states. The electrochemical studies showed that the manganese-molybdenum oxide electrodes drastically reduced the electrocatalytic activity for chlorine evolution to the undetectable level, resulting in 100% efficiency for oxygen evolution, although the addition of molybdenum slightly increased the oxygen overpotential.
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
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Fujimura, K., Izumiya, K., Kawashima, A., Akiyama, E., Habazaki, H., Kumagai, N., & Hashimoto, K. (1999). Anodically deposited manganese-molybdenum oxide anodes with high selectivity for evolving oxygen in electrolysis of seawater. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 29(6), 765-771.
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Fujimura, K, Izumiya, K, Kawashima, A, Akiyama, E, Habazaki, H, Kumagai, N & Hashimoto, K 1999, 'Anodically deposited manganese-molybdenum oxide anodes with high selectivity for evolving oxygen in electrolysis of seawater', Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 765-771.
Fujimura K, Izumiya K, Kawashima A, Akiyama E, Habazaki H, Kumagai N et al. Anodically deposited manganese-molybdenum oxide anodes with high selectivity for evolving oxygen in electrolysis of seawater. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 1999 Jan 1;29(6):765-771.
Fujimura, K. ; Izumiya, K. ; Kawashima, A. et al. / Anodically deposited manganese-molybdenum oxide anodes with high selectivity for evolving oxygen in electrolysis of seawater. In: Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 1999 ; Vol. 29, No. 6. pp. 765-771.
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We meet with Robert König, co-founder of TAPE OVER, at his Berlin-based studio and talked about the organization's electro club origins, tape as an artistic medium, and the process of growing an international tape art crew.
It's not every day that you hear of an international business getting its start at electro-clubs. But in a city where the nightlife and creative pulse are intertwined, it isn't crazy to think your next venture might be the result of a late-night conversation.
What started as Lamia Michna's idea for a class project quickly evolved into a new medium for artistic expression at clubs and festivals. In these early days at the clubs, co-founders Lamia and Rob were easy to spot in a crowd. Not only were they taping on the club walls, but also on people's faces and bodies. Rob describes this use of tape as a type of makeup and says the duo always arrived...taped.
He paints a picture of the electro-clubs scene in Berlin, saying:
Robert König, co-founder TAPE OVER Berlin
Partying here [in Berlin] is a creative thing. It's not just about going [to a club] to have fun, but also about the people you meet. It's about the musicians, artists, and others who use the space to express themselves and do something creative. It's a place where you have a lot of freedom.
For us it was normal, but I notice it's not the same feeling, atmosphere, or group of people in other cities. For example, in New York, you go out to party and then you go home. In Berlin, the club opens on Friday and closes on Monday so people have time (and yes, they're probably also on drugs). They are more open to meeting new people. It's the mindset that connects the people and the possibility.
As they become more known, the business-side of the project grew and they decided to establish TAPE OVER Berlin officially in 2011. Soon after, brands began approaching them to work on commissioned projects. Today, they work with major brands and organizations across the world (including Adidas, NIKE, Converse, Vodafone, Telekom, Hermes Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Porsche and Red Bull) taping objects, people, and spaces with their captivating geometric creations. Today, TAPE OVER consists of 10 tape artists, making them the biggest tape art crew worldwide.
Growing a business and a team
Rob attributes the growth of TAPE OVER to finding the right people to work with.
The first person to join the crew was a determined teenager, Enni, who called and asked if she could do an internship. Rob says, "we laughed at the time because we were just some people doing art and of course we didn't offer internships." But when they met Enni a year later, "we thought, why not, she's half our age but let's give her a chance. We're so glad we did - she is really inspiring." Even though she's still the youngest in the crew, she is often the lead on projects. Rob says, "To see an 18 year old girl manage the group and do all the business communications is incredible."
As for the others who have joined the crew, Rob explains, "it just happens on the way. It's why we like collaborating. You can see if the energy and the chemistry is right. If it is, we invite them to join. Collaborating with other people always makes work more interesting so we love to do it."
It's evident that Rob doesn't take his job for granted. He says, "I love my job. On my ideal day, I would work on this. I hardly consider it work. Like everyone tells you, it's about the team, about passion, and putting the time in. This has everything."
Tape Art: the medium & the process
The TAPE OVER Berlin team are pioneers in using tape for art, and they're constantly experimenting. Beyond taping walls and bodies, they are always looking for new ways to connect with other art forms. One of their favorites methods is what they call "Tape Mapping," where video mapping and tape art work together to create enchanting visuals.
Title: champagne shower type // tape art installation size: 4x2m // material: duct tape & adhesive foil // artist: LaMia & ROB // place: épernay france (www.tapeover.berlin.com)
Tape has unique benefits. Rob explains, "if you don't like a line, you can just take it away and try again. It's not like other methods. If you have a pencil, you have to use the rubber. If you have spray paint, it's just there. Tape makes it really easy to experiment. But it can be hard to know when to stop. Sometimes you just have to say, it's done."
Check out their work:
Tape Mapping
Tape Art
To work with Tape Over Berlin, reach out via their website. And keep your eyes peeled, their work is all over the world!
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After a beautiful hike on the Rocky Mountain track near Wanaka, we had one thing on our mind: a refreshing beer.
On our way back to town, we stumbled upon Rhyme and Reason Brewery. Started by Jessica Wolfgang and Simon Ross just seven months ago in a warehouse space on 17 Gordon Road, they are already producing some of the country's best beer. We couldn't believe both the quality and quantity of beer they've been produced in such a short time. We were delighted to come back later in the week to share a beer and chat with Jess, Head Brewer and Co-Founder.
What got you into the brewing industry?
I love beer! I've always loved beer. Unfortunately my dad never had any good beer in the fridge, so I didn't find any good beer until I went traveling. I never thought about brewing as being a job, didn't even think of it as an industry I could be a part of. But I've been in hospitality for over 15 years. When I came back from traveling overseas I thought I'd go and learn how to make wine because there was a pretty famous local wine region near where I was living in Newcastle. I drove around and went to a lot of amazing wineries and also drove past a little wee brewery and that got me thinking "a brewery, of course someone's gotta make beer! Why do I want to make wine? I don't really drink wine! I'm going to have a look at this wee brewery."
It was just serendipity. They had an assistant brewery leaving...and I said "hey, I love working in hospitality and in bars, and would be quite keen to see how beer is made." I ended up just starting there, power hosing the floors and [helping] with lots of breweries and tastings. I eventually got invited to do some brew days and just got hooked!
What made you start the brewery seven months ago in Wanaka?
Wanaka is an expensive place and you can't just work in hospitality and pay off a mortgage, or even pay for petrol here. We needed to become business owners to be able to afford to stay here.
We've always wanted to do our own brewery...he (co-founder Simon) has lots of friends here, and we've been visiting Wanaka snowboarding off and on for the last 14 years.
We finally saw summer here, and we found it was insanely busier than the winter and just as much fun. There was almost more activity in the summer...we thought, "this place is brilliant! We can ski in the winter, mountain bike in the summer, float, camp hike—it just ticked so many boxes.
New Zealand has such an epic beer scene as well, so it didn't take too much arm twisting to get us to stay in Wanaka. It was just about finding a premise once we decided to stay here and start a brewery.
How did you find the space you're at now (17 Gordon Road, Wanaka)?
A carpet cleaning company was moving out of the premise, so we just swooped on in...got on the phone with the landlord and said "we want to start a brewery, lease us your place!"...they thought, "well if you're starting a brewery, you'll probably keep it really clean. You guys can have it!" They were actually excited that we were starting a brewery and a bar.
Can you tell us a little bit about the rise of craft beer in New Zealand?
Even when I first started brewing eight years ago, you were constantly talking people into trying new (craft) beer and explaining why it's a bit more expensive than the off the shelf commercial beer. That wasn't that long ago.
I think New Zealand is a little bit ahead of Australia, the scene is a bit bigger over here even though it's a smaller country. In the last four years it's really taken off (in New Zealand). The number of breweries that are growing is on the increase. Commercial beer has hit a plateau but craft beer is rising.
Why do you think that is?
I think people are more careful about what they are eating and drinking these days. There's so much knowledge and information that people can make the choices as to what they want to drink. That's good for us.
What's the brewing scene in Wanaka like?
It's good! Wanaka has six breweries. Everyone is quite small, we're a 1,200 liter brewery, I think Wanaka Beerworks are about 1,000 liters, Ground Up just bought a 1,200 liter brewery. There's a couple of garage operations as well. Ground Up is just across the road from us which is pretty cool. We're constantly borrowing bits of equipment and ingredients from each other.
We've brewed a couple of beers together. One of our most common guest taps is from Ground Up. I keep saying that we need to apply to get the street name changed here to Brewery Lane! Brewery Lane has a real ring to it.
How does collaboration in brewing work?
Brewers love to collaborate! Brewers have so much fun together and it's always good fun brewing with other people. There's always new things you pick up, whether it's mixing those hops with these hops, or even new techniques in processing. It's always a fun brew day if there's a couple of extra brewers around. It's always a bit wacky!
I'll let the dog run around and go crazy and then just come up with the recipe there, just sitting in the back of the car. The dog is happy, and the ideas start flowing!
How do you come up with ideas for your beers?
It comes from everywhere! It comes from reading cook books to reading funny names on things. Things will pop up when you want to brew a beer. You could try a cake or even a dinner and think "okay, we can turn that into a beer!"
We've got the Christmas pudding beer on tap right now (December 2017), and that came from wanting to brew something for Christmas and then having a look at what's on the Christmas lunch or dinner table. I love ham, but don't really feel like making a ham flavored beer. And then there are all sorts of things, like Christmas pudding. I looked at my mom's and grandmother's Christmas pudding recipes and thought, "Yep, honey can go in there. Yep, I can get some chocolate in there, yes figs, plums, raisins, all of this stuff can go in there." It's just about figuring out what part of the process it's going to be best to add it to. Normally with fruits and spices I like to add it to the end of the boil. That way it actually gets cooked up, the flavors get released, and it gets sterilized so you don't end up with any bugs getting into the beer with the brewers yeast. The Christmas pudding beer is on tap now and it's literally like a liquified pudding, which is cool.
I want to do a beer version of Jamaican spiced rum. I want all of those beautiful spices that are in there. We want to serve it in a daiquiri glass with a pineapple wedge on it. I want to do it so I can call it Jamaican Me Thirsty. I'm pretty much making this beer for that name!
Where do you find your inspiration in Wanaka?
Everywhere! I used to come up with recipes while cleaning kegs. But I find it really hard to think while I'm cleaning kegs in the brewery because now I'm thinking mostly about business stuff. So now I need to leave the brewery to come up with new recipes. Normally I'll grab some old books and recipes that have some information I need to create this new idea. I'll grab my dog and choose a place either at the lake, or down at the forest, or at the river, or wherever I feel like at the time. I'll let the dog run around and go crazy and then just come up with the recipe there, just sitting in the back of the car. The dog is happy, and the ideas start flowing!
What is the creative community of Wanaka like?
Lots of creative people here. Like I said before, it's an expensive town to live in, but it's because everything is on your doorstep…so people want to stay here and you have to get creative to figure out how you can afford to. That's why there are a lot of people with their own little businesses. Lots of web designers, graphic designers, occupations where you can work from home or from a shared office space. Lots of creative and talented people around.
What beer are you most proud of making?
The Kiwi Kolsch. The Kiwi Kolsch is so delicate, and approachable and non-offensive. Every brewery should be making a Kolsch. It's the go to beer. It's a beer that you can have for breakfast, when you're hungover, when you're celebrating, when you want a session, everyone loves the Kolsch. Everybody thinks the Kiwi Kolsch has Kiwi in it though, so we might have to change the name to the New Zealand Kolsch. It's just a beautiful style.
It's a really simple recipe. I've been brewing Kolsch for eight years...I've probably brewed more Kolsch than anyone outside of Cologne, Germany. You just need good ingredients. All German malts, it's pretty traditional, except that I'm adding New Zealand grown hops. No one really notices, but I usually change the hops every time I brew this beer…this beer is an ale brewed as a lager. So it is an ale yeast, but we're using a lager malt, which is lovely and clean and has a beautiful, sweet honey flavor to it. We use cooler lager fermentation temperatures and it just throws this beautiful, fruit-salad sweetness into it.
The Kiwi hops we use kind of have Sauvignon Blanc type gooseberry flavors to it, and that works out because I find the Kolsch to be the champagne of beers!
What would you want people to say about Rhyme and Reason?
I want them to say it's fun! It's all about the atmosphere here, we want to create a venue for conversation. Somewhere that's a little bit different. Wanaka is a very busy town, so this is a place for someone to find a chilled out spot that's a bit of a hideaway. You can come and escape here, hang out with the bartender. The bartender quickly learns your name and your drink. It's about the experience here, and the beer is good. And it will keep getting better!
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If you live in Wellington, we can almost guarantee that you have eaten bread from Arobake. Max, founder and master baker, discusses the creativity that exists in the balance of exactness and freedom in baking.
Arobake has been a staple of the community since 1989. During our time in New Zealand, people we met told us a few consistent things about this spot. People around Wellington drive across town to the shop and get their bread directly from the source. And, when a cafe has Arobake pastries, you know its high quality. Treats from this spot set the bar high in a city where cafes and coffee rule.
We were excited to learn about the story behind the iconic bakery from Master-baker and founder, Max Fuhrer. Early on a Tuesday morning, we walked down to Aro Valley, not far from the famous Holloway Road and into the unassuming bakery. Sitting on the patio with a cappuccino and pastry in front of each of us, we spent the morning chatting casually about Max's interest in baking, his training, and the inspiration he finds from the constraints of a recipe.
When Arobake got started in 1989, just across the street from where the bakery is today, there "was no branding ... we had these self serve cabinets that we taped closed because we didn't want people to self serve." He seemed almost shocked by the success but despite what may it looked like from the outside, word got out, and the product sold itself.
Max, born and raised in New Zealand, grew up enjoying the traditional cooking of his German mother and Swiss father. Family continues to be is very important to Max. A father to six, he lives right behind the bakery so that he can scoot back for lunch to visit with his younger kids. The older kids have all spend time working at the bakery and one of his sons now looks after the day bakery.
As a kid himself, at 13, Max and his family travelled to Europe. He remembers that it was there that he first got the idea to be a baker. Yes, at just 13 years old, he knew his calling. After high school, he started an apprenticeship with a baker in Johnsonville, further igniting his passion. After completing his hours, he studied at a trade school in Zurich and credits the time he spend there for his work ethic and attention to detail.
Max's relaxed New Zealand training, mixed with the discipline he acquired in Switzerland seem to be a powerful combination. The delicate balance of exactness and constraints fuels the creativity in his baking.
"One leads to another. If you're in a regimented thing and everything is organized, it frees you up to be creative … it's like scales musicians do. I know the basic formula for a loaf of break: X amount of water and X amount of flour, but then you can add different things to it or you can change the fermentation process to enhance the flavor. You have those basics and you can quite easily write a bread recipe. I just made a bread with chocolate and brandy fig. It's quite crazy, when you toast it, the smell! We're always trying to do different things."
While experimentation is important, he also made sure to clarify the importance of consistency, particularly in bread-making. "For the bakers, we expect it to be done one way. So we sell to cafes and bakeries around the city, so consistency is key." One of the challenges came as the bakery grew and he had to hire more staff. "Letting things go was hard at the beginning, but you're better off investing in people." Today, Max feels more "like a businessman now," and spend much of his time mentoring his team.
Now, if you haven't already, go grab a cup of coffee and a pastry from this divine mecca of carbs.
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Mary Jo, various spelled Mari Jo, Mary Joe and similar, is a feminine given name found mainly in the United States. It is often a contraction of Mary Josephine, Mary Joanna or similar.

Notable people with the name include:

 Mary Jo Baedecker (born 1941), American geochemist
 Mary Jo Bane, American political scientist
 Mary Jo Bang (born 1946), American poet
 Mary Jo Bona, American literary scholar
 Mary Jo Bole (born 1956), American artist
 Mari Jo Buhle (born 1943), American historian
 Mary Jo Buttafuoco (born 1955), American author and motivational speaker
 Mary Jo Catlett (born 1938), American actress
 Mary Jo Chelette (1939–1984), American country singer
 Mary Jo Codey (born 1955), American healthcare activist
 Maryjo Cohen, American business executive
 Mary Jo Daley (born 1949), American politician
 Mary Jo Deschanel (born 1945), American actress
 Mary Jo Duffy (born 1954), American comic book editor and writer
 Mary Jo Estep (1909 or 1910—1992), Shoshone massacre survivor
 Mary Jo Eustace (born 1962), Canadian actress and chef
 Mary Joe Fernández (born 1971), American tennis player
 Mary Jo Fisher (born 1962), Australian politician
 Mary Jo Foley, American writer
 Mary Jo Freshley (born 1934), American Korean dance instructor
 Mary Joe Frug (1941–1991), American legal scholar
 Mary Jo Haddad, Canadian nurse and health care executive
 Mary Jo Heath (born 1954), American radio music host
 Mary Jo Keenen, American actress
 Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949), American attorney and politician
 Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969), American secretary
 Mary Jo Leddy, (born 1946), Canadian writer and activist
 Mary Jo Markey, American television and film editor
 Mary Jo McGuire (born 1956), American politician
 MariJo Moore, American writer
 Mary-Jo Morell (born 1937), nom de plume of German writer Doris Gercke
 Mary Jo Nye (born 1944), American historian of science
 Mary Jo Ondrechen (born 1953), American chemist
 Mary Jo Pehl (born 1960), American writer, actress, and comedian
 Mary Jo Peppler (born 1944), American volleyball player and coach
 Mary Jo Perino, American television sports journalist
 Mary Jo Podgurski, American healthcare educator
 Mary Jo Putney, American author
 Mary Jo Randle (born 1954), English actress
 Mari-Jo P. Ruiz, Filipina mathematician
 Mary Jo Salter (born 1954), American poet
 Mary Jo Sanders (born 1974), American boxer
 Mary Jo Slater (born 1946), American casting director and producer
 Mary-Jo Starr (born 1959), stage name of Australian actress, director and singer Kaarin Fairfax
 Mary Jo Tarola (1928–2017), birth name of American model and actress Linda Douglas
 Mary Jo Taylor (born 1953), American politician
 Mary Jo Tiampo (born 1962), American freestyle skier
 Mary Jo Watson, Seminole art historian
 Mary Jo White (born 1947), American attorney and civil servant
 Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1941), American state senator
 Mary Jo Wilhelm (born 1955), American politician
 Mary Jo Wills (born 1951), American diplomat
 Mary-Jo Wormell (born 1947), birth name of British writer Mary Lyons

Fictional characters with the name include:
 Mari Jo Mason, a The Young and the Restless character from the 1990s
 Mary Jo Shively, a Designing Women character

Feminine given names


Serena Williams was severely mocked and criticized after she chose to wear a black outfit with leggings — nicknamed a "catsuit" — to compete at the French Open earlier this year.
On Monday, the 36-year-old superstar decided to ditch that outfit for a black tutu for her first-round U.S. Open game. The garment was reportedly custom-designed by Nike and renown Luis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh, a friend of rapper Kanye West.
Williams previously said that her catsuit was inspired by the hit Marvel superhero film Black Panther and that it helped her avoid blood clots following health complications she faced after her daughter was born. French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli recently announced that such outfits would now be banned from the French Open.
On Saturday, Williams did not seem remotely outraged over Giudicelli's decision.
Williams will next face 23-year-old German Carina Witthöft in a second-round U.S. Open match on Wednesday night.