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The subantarctic region is located between 45° and 60° South. In all this area, situated just before the Antarctic continent, there are few islands and archipelagos in the middle of the Southern Ocean. Some of them are well known like the Falkland Islands or South Georgia, but a good number of them are very rarely visited South Sandwich, Mac Donald and Heard Islands. And less than 300 people visit the subantarctic islands of Australia and New-Zealand each year (Campbell, Auckland, Snares, Macquarie, Antipodes, Bounty).
Ships visiting the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, depart from Ushuaia in Argentina.
The Falkland archipelago counts numerous islands and rocks where wildlife (specially birds) is abundant: penguins, albatrosses, geese, caracara, passerines, cormorants… There also good number of Sea Lions and cetaceans. It is also possible to visit the capital, Port Stanley, a good occasion to meet and speak with locals living there.
There are no possibilities to visit only South Georgia as there is no port or airport there. The only way to get there is from the Falkland Islands or during a cruise from or to Antarctica. This voyage duration is around 14 to 16 days, doing a loop from Ushuaia, to the Falkland, South Georgia, the Antarctic Peninsula and then back to Ushuaia.
The subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia are probably the most fantastic regarding the wildlife. The biodiversity is important including endemic species of plants and birds, they are the main breeding ground in the world for a good number of birds and seals and the vegetation is amazing (Southern Rata forest, gentians, orchids, megaherbs…)! There are few opportunities of hikes as well (subject to permit) to discover the inland side.


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NordSIP Expands and Recruits new Crusader
by NordSIP
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Big Green Tree Media AB is proud to announce that Julia Axelsson (pictured) has joined the organisation as Senior Research Director, starting on January 3, 2021. She is a welcome addition to the team behind NordSIP, who is expanding its breadth of activities and has already undertaken two new exciting projects.
Prior to joining NordSIP, Axelsson has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in asset management, in Stockholm and Beijing. Most recently, she completed a program in Sustainability Studies about Sustainable Development in the Global Context at the University of Linköping, after returning from a sabbatical in Dongguan, China, during which she has further strengthened her writing and teaching skills. Until 2018, she worked in Risk Management at Länsförsäkringar and Manager Selection at Ålandsbanken. Previous positions include portfolio management, asset allocation and portfolio analysis at both Nordea and Kaupthing Bank as well as Head of Client Service group at Nordea. Julia is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.
"After working for many years on the investment side, from a portfolio manager, manager selection and risk management perspective with a strong desire to generate positive impact through investments, I have now decided to take a more active role in voicing the many issues that are still at hand. I'm excited to join NordSIP who has grown fast as the reference point in the Nordics for sustainable investing news and analysis," says Axelsson.
"With her multi-faceted background and deep experience of the asset management space, Julia is a perfect fit for our fast-growing company. She will enable us to increase our reach and our research capabilities while strengthening our message. In 2021 we expect to push the bar higher when it comes to holding the industry accountable for its progress (or lack thereof) and I am convinced that she is the right person to drive this effort. Having met Julia about 7 years ago already and worked with her in the context of Kvinnokapital, the Swedish network for women in asset management she founded in 2013, I know how hard-working, passionate and convincing she can be when tackling issues close to her heart," says Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson, Editor of NordSIP and Managing Director of Big Green Tree Media.
In 2020, NordSIP has received the mandate from Swesif, the Swedish Sustainable Investment Forum to provide secretarial and communication services to enable this fast-growing non-profit organisation to fulfil its members' expectations. Thanks to its operating board of directors, Swesif proposes regular high-value events and working groups on the most current and pressing issues related to sustainable investing in the Nordics. While this collaboration already represents a significant increase in NordSIP's activities, in the same year, Gustafsson has also co-founded Sustainable Investment Training Associates (SITA) a platform that provides high-quality interactive sustainable investment training both off-the-shelf and custom-made.
"Given our agenda to drive investors to take more sustainable decisions, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to help Swesif grow its activities and reach. In parallel, we had the fantastic opportunity to join two exceptional partners in the SRI space to provide high-quality education on sustainable investing, an area where unfulfilled demand is stronger than ever," says Gustafsson.
Mike Tyrrell, founder and CEO of SRI-Connect, a networking and sustainability-focused research-oriented platform for sustainability professional worldwide, which currently counts more than 6,000 members is one of the co-founders of SITA, together with Willem Schramade, founder of Sustainable Finance Factory, co-author of Principles of Sustainable Finance and executive education teacher at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University. Both Schramade and Tyrrell have extensive prior experience from the finance industry, which enables them to produce educational programs that are both highly engaging and relevant to today's investment professionals.
"Last autumn, we already successfully delivered two 2-day courses to GPW, the Warsaw Stock Exchange on the Fundamentals of Sustainable Investing. Providing an interactive experience to an 80+ audience has been a challenge, but we picked up the gauntlet and we obtained a high satisfaction rate from the students. Bringing our expertise to markets where most actors are still taking their first steps in the realm of sustainability is extremely motivating. We can't wait to get going and build up our offering in 2021," Gustafsson concludes.
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Holliston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/13/2019 --American Durafilm Co., Inc. announces the addition of a new professional-grade slitter to its production space. The machine will allow the company to rewind slit standard-length rolls in an effective and efficient manner. With the ability to process master rolls up to 500 pounds and rewind rolls of up to 250 pounds, the upgraded slitter enables American Durafilm to offer significantly improved roll formation in long-length slitting. American Durafilm provides slitting to any custom dimension and rewinding down to .75 inches in width. High-tech and precise, the new slitter increases the company's capacity to deliver quality finished product to customers. Through new equipment acquisitions and perpetual process improvements, American Durafilm will continue to grow and assert its authority as a market leader in providing and distributing high-performance films, polyimide tubing, and custom-coated products.
Mack Hendrick, President of American Durafilm, said, "We couldn't be more excited to introduce our first major machinery addition to our production facility this year. At American Durafilm, we're constantly on the lookout for ways to improve our conventional technology and processes to better serve our customers with the most cost-effective film packaging solutions on the market. Our new slitter will increase our effectiveness and help us take on new growth while satisfying all production requirements."
American Durafilm® Co., Inc., an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, has more than 70 years of experience in providing solutions for a wide range of applications requiring high-performance films, coating, and tubing. Founded in 1949 as one of the three original Licensed Industrial Applicators of Teflon® brand coatings, over half a century later, the company remains a leading solutions provider of ultra-high-performance materials, coatings, and films, including Kapton®, Teflon®, and Tedlar®, as well as FEP rollcovers. Its Duralok™ technology offers the first and only resealable FEP and Kapton® bag.
American Durafilm® can fabricate high-performance films to customer specifications, including processes for thermoforming, heat sealing, and die cutting. The company is well known for its responsive service and high-quality products, having received numerous awards from commercial and government customers for on-time performance and overall quality. Major functions of fabrication including heat sealing and assembly work, which can be performed onsite in their updated ISO 7/Class 10000 clean room facilities. In addition, American Durafilm® manufactures seamless polyimide tubing in ID sizes ranging from 0.005 inches up to 2.50 inches. The Tubing Division provides laser machining, cut to length, necking, flaring, tipping, thermoplastic jackets, re-flow, and sub-assembly services.


MANCHESTER UNITED stars were looking rather bleary-eyed today as they returned home from their Dubai trip.
Wayne Rooney, Shinji Kagawa and Nemanja Vidic looked rather jet-lagged as United landed back in the UK in the early hours this morning after their five-day jaunt.
David Moyes' charges were in good spirits during the camp where they met Argentina idol Diego Maradona.
But as they shuffled through Manchester Airport, it seemed that the flight had sapped the energy out of some!
Nemanja Vidic looked rather fatigued as he followed his team-mates out of Manchester Airport.
Shinji Kagawa and Wayne Rooney also looked rather jaded after touching down back home.
Rio Ferdinand admitted he was 'knackered' after the flight and tweeted: "Great weather to come back to, wet & windy! Landed safe & sound! Knackered."
With United's trip to Crystal Palace just four days away, they will have to wake up quickly!


Forklifts are expensive pieces of equipment. Take the time to consider the options and make the best choice for your business. Here are some points to consider.
Rental and leasing are somewhat similar. In the case of renting, the term is shorter, typically a few weeks or months. Renting makes sense when you have a seasonal peak business period, and you need to move extra freight. It can also provide an opportunity for experimentation. Sometimes, a facility manager will rent a different class of forklift or an alternative model in order to see if it will increase productivity. Rentals are typically expensive compared to lease or purchase options. This is because the rental also includes the cost of maintenance.
The rental fee charged by the dealer must also cover the time that the forklift sits idle at the dealership between rental assignments.
The cost of leasing can depend on a number of variables, including the cost of the machine. According to one expert, you can expect to pay about $600 per month to lease a forklift with a value of $25,000, or in the vicinity of $1,100 per month for a $50,000 machine. Expect to outlay an additional fee for maintenance. Monthly leasing payments can vary depending upon the circumstances.
Tax Advantages: In most states, leasing is a tax-deductible operational expense, but be sure to check applicable state or provincial tax rules.
Stay Current With Technology: Leasing allows for equipment replacement at a regular interval. The timely replacement of forklifts with newer models allows an operation to enjoy the productivity and safety benefits associated with new technologies.
Test New Models: By utilizing a leasing program, operators can test new equipment without having to commit to buying it. After the term of the lease, the decision can be made whether to return the machine or purchase it.
Budgeted Maintenance: The cost of forklift maintenance can be included as part of the monthly lease price. A benefit of purchasing a maintenance package is that it becomes a predictable monthly charge which facilitates accurate budgeting.
Lower Initial Costs: Operators can benefit from the performance of an expensive machine without having to pay the complete cost of buying it. Because the lease runs for three to five years, the monthly lease and maintenance cost more closely match with forklift usage, rather than paying up front for new machines.
Improved Productivity: The more frequent replacement schedule helps keep down the average age of your fleet, increasing the likelihood of peak efficiency and a reduction of downtime.
The Cost Is Higher Than If You Buy: If you decide to exercise your option to buy a forklift at the end of the term, it will end up costing more in total than initially purchasing the machine at the onset. As one expert explains it, "You are paying a premium (like an insurance policy) for the option of sending it back with no obligation. The dealer is taking on that risk."
There Are Penalties for Overuse: The lease will typically specify the allowable hours of usage. If the maximum amount is exceeded in such an agreement, there will be a penalty. The penalty may be waived if you decide to stay with the same dealer on the subsequent lease.
No Asset to Borrow Against: When a company chooses to lease, they do not have an asset to use as security, because the dealer maintains ownership.
The Possibility of Poor Maintenance Service By the Leasing Company: Experts stress the importance of clarifying service details before signing a maintenance agreement. As a precaution, take the time to investigate the supplier's reputation and capabilities. As for references. If there are doubts about service, there may be a case for including an extra machine in the contract to cover unintended downtime.
Each company looks at the lease-buy decision through their unique lens. Rental continues to provide a useful short-term solution to seasonal peaks. From the standpoint of trends, however, most larger companies are now leasing forklifts rather than buying them. Offering budgeting stability and a steady influx of new equipment, leasing seems to tick the boxes. And given the rapid rate of change in supply chain operations today, leasing provides greater flexibility.
There are 7 Types of Forklifts. This is How They Differ.
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Hay fever can make life miserable for those with the condition, especially those with severe symptoms.
It can greatly interfere with the sufferer's sleep, affect their daily routines, and disrupt their productivity at school or at work.
"Theories include vehicle fumes causing a photochemical smog that blocks pollen grains escaping into the upper atmosphere," says Dr Carson, who is a member of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology.


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Italy On This Day
Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy
John Singer Sargent - painter
Celebrated portraitist had lifelong love for Italy
The painter John Singer Sargent, who was hailed as the leading portraitist of his era but was also a brilliant painter of landscapes, was born on this day in 1856 in Florence. Although he became an American citizen at the first opportunity, both his parents being American, he spent his early years in Italy and would regularly return to the country throughout his life. At his commercial peak during the Edwardian age, his studio in London attracted wealthy clients not only from England but from the rest of Europe and even from the other side of the Atlantic, asking him to grant them immortality on canvas. His full length portraits, which epitomised the elegance and opulence of high society at the end of the 19th century, would cost the subject up to $5,000 - the equivalent of around $140,000 (€122,000; £109,000) today. Sargent was born in Italy on account of a cholera pandemic, the second to hit Europe that century, which caused a high number of fatalities in London in particular. His parents, who were regular visitors to Italy, were in Florence and decided it would be prudent to stay.
Although his parents had a home in Paris, Italy, with its wealth of classical attractions, was a favourite destination. Read more…
Charles Emmanuel I – Duke of Savoy
Rash ruler who led catastrophic attack on Geneva
Charles Emmanuel I, who developed a reputation for being hot-headed, was born on this day in 1562 in the Castle of Rivoli in Piedmont. Renowned for his rashness and military aggression in trying to acquire territory, Charles Emmanuel has gone down in history for launching a disastrous attack on Geneva in Switzerland. In 1602 he led his troops to the city during the night and surrounded the walls. At two o'clock in the morning the Savoy soldiers were ordered to dismount and climb the city walls in full armour as a shock tactic. However the alarm was raised by a night watchman and Geneva's army was ready to meet the invaders. Many of the Savoy soldiers were killed and others were captured and later executed. The heavy helmets worn by the Savoy troops featured visors with the design of a human face on them. They were afterwards called Savoyard helmets and the Swiss army kept some of them as trophies. Geneva's successful defence of the city walls is still celebrated during the annual festival of L'Escalade, in which confectionery shops sell a cauldron known as a marmite made from chocolate. Read more…
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Despotic ruler presided over chaos in southern Italy
The Bourbon prince who would become the first monarch of a revived Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was born in Naples on this day in 1751. Ferdinando, third son of King Carlos (Charles) III of Spain, was handed the separate thrones of Naples and Sicily when he was only eight years old after his father's accession to the Spanish throne required him to abdicate his titles in Spanish-ruled southern Italy. In a 65-year reign, he would preside over one of the most turbulent periods in the history of a region that was never far from upheaval, which would see Spanish rule repeatedly challenged by France before eventually being handed to Austria. Too young, obviously, to take charge in his own right when his reign began officially in 1759, he continued to enjoy his privileged upbringing, alternating between the palaces his father had built at Caserta, Portici and Capodimonte. Government was placed in the hands of Bernardo Tanucci, a Tuscan statesman from Stia, near Arezzo, in whom King Charles had complete trust. Tanucci fully embraced the enlightened ideas that were gaining popularity with the educated classes across Europe. Read more…
Revolution in Sicily
January revolt meant the beginning of the end for the Bourbons
The Sicilian uprising on this day in 1848 was to be the first of several revolutions in Italy and Europe that year. The revolt against the Bourbon government of Ferdinand II in Sicily started in Palermo and led to Sicily becoming an independent state for 16 months. It was the third revolution to take place on the island against Bourbon rule and signalled the end for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Naples and Sicily had been formally reunited to become the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815. Back in medieval times they had both been part of a single Kingdom of Sicily. The 1848 revolt was organised in Palermo and deliberately timed to coincide with King Ferdinand's birthday. News of the revolt spread and peasants from the countryside arrived to join the fray and express their frustration about the hardships they were enduring. Sicilian nobles revived the liberal constitution based on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, which had been drawn up for the island in 1812. The Bourbon army took back full control of Sicily by force in May 1849 but the revolt proved to be only a curtain raiser for the events to come in 1860. Read more…
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THE SHOOTING IN SORRENTO
The Shooting in Sorrento, a new crime novel set in the southern Italy resort, is now available from Amazon.
It is the second Butler and Bartorelli mystery by Val Culley, following Death in the High City, which was set in Bergamo in Lombardy.
The book - written for readers who prefer the 'cosy crime' genre - features journalist Kate Butler and her partner, Steve Bartorelli, who is a retired Detective Chief Inspector.
They are in Sorrento for the wedding of the daughter of one of Steve's Italian cousins.
When tragedy strikes an English family staying at their hotel, Kate feels she has to help.
She joins forces with another visitor to Sorrento to investigate after it becomes clear the Italian police aren't looking further than the English family.
The Shooting in Sorrento is available on Amazon Kindle or as a paperback.
Paolo di Lauro - Camorra boss
Simonetta Stefanelli – actress
Giovanni Buitoni - entrepreneur
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Death in the High City is a crime novel set in Bergamo, northern Italy.
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In the fall of 2017, the Honorable Romano L. Mazzoli established the Helen Dillon Mazzoli & Rosanne Dillon Endowment Fund in loving memory of his beloved wife Helen Dillon Mazzoli who passed away in 2012 and in honor of her sister, Rosanne Dillon. Proceeds from the fund will be directed towards providing tuition assistance to families who could never afford the full cost of a Catholic Education.
Congressman Mazzoli has created the fund to honor two sisters who deeply loved one another and equally loved the children they taught. "The devotion, dedication, and professionalism these two women showed, undoubtedly left a lasting impression to the thousands of children they educated over the years," commented Mazzoli.
Congressman Mazzoli hopes that this gift in memory of his late wife and in honor of her sister will encourage others to reflect about those who made an impact in their own life. Congressman Mazzoli added, "Catholic education is so important in the formation of our young children. I hope I can inspire others to think about setting up an endowment or planned estate gift honoring someone special in your life."
The funds provided by the Helen Dillon Mazzoli & Rosanne Dillon Endowment Fund will allow the Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville to continue its aim to provide needy families with tuition assistance in perpetuity.
"Following the establishment of the Helen Asman Dahlem Scholarship Fund and H. Joseph Schutte Scholarship Fund, this marks the third major addition to the permanent endowment in the past two years," commented Director of Development Kevin Woodward. He added "We are so thankful for Congressman Mazzoli's gift that will both honor two important Catholic educators in his life, but will also change the trajectory of young lives forever."
For more information about establishing a named fund at the Catholic Education Foundation or if you would like to make a donation in memory of Helen Dillon Mazzoli or in honor of Rosanne Dillon, please contact Kevin Woodward at kwoodward@ceflou.org or call 502.585.2747.


The annual Pickle Market or Sticky-Sticky Fair is held near the Ebisu Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, to supply people with what they will need to observe the Ebisu Festival on the following day, October 20. One of the seven Shinto deities of good luck and the patron deity of tradesmen, Ebisu has a limited following in Tokyo. But the fair that is held the day before is very popular. People buy wooden images of Ebisu, good-luck tokens, and most important of all, the large, white, pickled radish known as bettara that is so closely identified with the fair.
The Sticky-Sticky Fair was named after the way the pickled radishes were sold. Stall keepers used to dangle them from a rope so the buyer wouldn't get his hands sticky from the malted rice in which the radishes had been pickled. People would carry them home by swinging them from their ropes, calling out "Bettara! Bettara!" so that others would make way for them. But mischievous young boys would often deliberately swing the sticky pickles around in a crowd to tease the women and girls, who were all dressed up in their holiday clothes.


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package io.buoyant.linkerd.protocol.http

import com.twitter.finagle._
import com.twitter.finagle.client.Transporter.EndpointAddr
import com.twitter.finagle.http.Fields.MaxForwards
import com.twitter.finagle.http.{Status, _}
import com.twitter.finagle.http.util.StringUtil
import com.twitter.finagle.naming.buoyant.DstBindingFactory
import com.twitter.util._
import io.buoyant.linkerd.RouterContextFormatter
import io.buoyant.router.{RouterLabel, RoutingFactory}
import io.buoyant.router.RoutingFactory.BaseDtab
import io.buoyant.router.context.{DstBoundCtx, DstPathCtx}

/**
 * Intercepts Http TRACE requests with a Max-Forwards and l5d-add-context header.
 * Returns identification, delegation, and service address information
 * for a given router as well as any other TRACE responses received from downstream
 * services.
 *
 * A router that receives a tracer request with a Max-Forwards
 * greater than 0 decrements the Max-Forwards header by 1 and
 * forwards the tracer request to a downstream service that may perform
 * additional processing of the request.
 *
 * @param endpoint the endpoint address of a downstream service identified by a router
 * @param namers namers used to evaluate a service name
 * @param dtab base dtab used by the router
 * @param routerLabel name of router
 */
class DiagnosticTracer(
  endpoint: EndpointAddr,
  namers: DstBindingFactory.Namer,
  dtab: BaseDtab,
  routerLabel: String
) extends SimpleFilter[Request, Response] {
  private[this] val AddRouterContextHeader = "l5d-add-context"

  private[this] def ChunkedResponsePlaceholderMsg(headers: HeaderMap, status: Status) = {
    val headerStr = headers.map {
      case (headerKey, headerValue) => s"$headerKey: $headerValue"
    }.mkString("\n")

    s"$headerStr\nHTTP ${status.code} - ${status.reason}\nDiagnostic trace encountered chunked response. Response content discarded."
  }

  private[this] def getRequestTraceResponse(resp: Response, stopwatch: Stopwatch.Elapsed) = {

    val routerCtxF = RouterContextFormatter.formatCtx(
      routerLabel,
      stopwatch,
      DstPathCtx.current,
      DstBoundCtx.current,
      endpoint,
      namers,
      dtab
    )

    routerCtxF.map { ctx =>
      if (resp.isChunked) {
        resp.reader.discard()
        resp.setChunked(false)
        resp.contentString = ChunkedResponsePlaceholderMsg(resp.headerMap, resp.status)
      }
      val content = s"${resp.contentString.trim}\n\n$ctx"
      resp.contentString = content
      //We set the content length of the response in order to view the content string in the response
      // entirely
      resp.contentLength = resp.content.length
      resp
    }
  }

  override def apply(
    req: Request,
    svc: Service[Request, Response]
  ): Future[Response] = {

    val maxForwards = Try(req.headerMap.get(MaxForwards).map(_.toInt))
    val isAddRouterCtx = req.headerMap.get(AddRouterContextHeader) match {
      case Some(v) => StringUtil.toBoolean(v)
      case None => false
    }

    (req.method, maxForwards, isAddRouterCtx) match {
      case (Method.Trace, Throw(_: NumberFormatException), _) =>
        // Max-Forwards header is unparseable
        val resp = Response(Status.BadRequest)
        resp.contentString = s"Invalid value for $MaxForwards header"
        Future.value(resp)
      case (Method.Trace, Return(Some(0)), true) =>
        // Max-Forwards header is 0 and the l5d-add-context header is present
        // returns a response with router context
        val stopwatch = Stopwatch.start()
        getRequestTraceResponse(Response(req), stopwatch)
      case (Method.Trace, Return(Some(0)), false) =>
        // returns a response with no router context
        Future.value(Response(req))
      case (Method.Trace, Return(Some(num)), true) if num > 0 =>
        // Decrement Max-Forwards header
        req.headerMap.set(MaxForwards, (num - 1).toString)
        // Forward request downstream and add router context to response
        val stopwatch = Stopwatch.start()
        svc(req).flatMap(getRequestTraceResponse(_, stopwatch)).ensure {
          req.headerMap.set(MaxForwards, num.toString); ()
        }
      case (Method.Trace, Return(Some(num)), false) if num > 0 =>
        req.headerMap.set(MaxForwards, (num - 1).toString)
        // Forward requests without adding router context to response
        svc(req).ensure {
          req.headerMap.set(MaxForwards, num.toString); ()
        }
      case (Method.Trace, Return(None), true) =>
        val stopwatch = Stopwatch.start()
        svc(req).flatMap(getRequestTraceResponse(_, stopwatch))
      case (_, _, _) => svc(req)
    }
  }
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Home > politics > Motkupally Narasimhulu, AP Governor?
PM office has been seriously working to give the governor post to Motkupalli Narasimhulu, one of the staunch loyalists of Telugu Desam Party from the Telangana region. As per the political sources from AP, it is almost confirmed that this Telangana Telugu Desam leader to get the Andhra Pradesh Governor's seat. As it is time for few existing governors like Ramnaresh Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), JP Rajkhowa (Arunachal Pradesh), Konijeti Roshaiah (Tamil Nadu) are in the exit process, the new Governors are to be ready in replace them. In parallel to Andhra Pradesh, center is also thinking to place Motkupalli either in TN or sending him to any one of the north eastern states. But Chandrababu Naidu is confident that just in case Motkupalli becomes AP Governor, it will also boost the Telugu Desam party which is in ventilator right now in Telangana State. However, the suspense continues until the center officially announces who goes where.


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Is your sugar tax policy based in evidence?
By James Jansson | November 23, 2016
The Grattan Institute published a report yesterday that outlines the massive cost of obesity and suggest a soft-drink tax to combat it. The Greens have a policy that endorses the proposal, and it has been tried elsewhere in the world. But will it work?
Colchero et al. published a study in BMJ that showed at implementation of Mexico's soft-drink tax, there was a 12% decline in soda consumption among study participants after tax implementation.
The results at a population level were less impressive, as total soda sales only dropped 2% and it looks like soda sales are now rising again in Mexico after a short-term decline.
What matters most in this debate isn't how much soft drink people consume, but how much of an effect it has on weight loss, and these figures aren't great either. A study by Fletcher et al. has shown that taxing soft drinks can have an effect, but it is a very small one; a 1% tax leads to a population BMI change of just 0.003 points.
Even large taxes at the 20% level (much higher than what the Grattan institute suggests), would result in population level BMI change of just 0.06. The average man has a BMI of 27.8 and the average woman a BMI of 27.1. Healthy BMI is 20 - 25, so a 0.06 point change means a tax would be effectively useless in bringing the population BMI to healthy levels. (You can calculate your BMI here.)
We can all agree that excessive consumption of sugar is bad for you. I don't drink any sugary drinks, only sugar-free alternatives. Making Australians healthier to help them enjoy their own life more and to reduce the cost of healthcare is a noble aim, but there is good evidence that a tax alone won't succeed. On the other hand, it might be worthwhile to collect the tax to pay for health programs, although there is a good argument not complicate our tax system further and to pay for such programs out of general revenue.
I think we need to be educating people about the nutritional choices and have accurate information provided to consumers. The Science Party has a policy to create new healthy eating programs and to reform food labelling laws to ensure that health claims like "fat-free" must feature other metrics such as sugar content.
If you like evidence-based policy, you should join the Science Party. We're having a meeting this Thursday night (24th of November 2016, details on Facebook and Meetup), come along and meet the team.


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Interlinking of rivers would increase India's arable land
He said development of water resources and efficient use play an important role in food production
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) Interlinking of rivers has the potential to increase India's arable land by 35 million hectares (mha), Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala said Tuesday.
Harvesting flood waters to recharge of ground water would increase the availability by about 36 million cubic metres, he added.
Speaking at the conference on water organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, Pala said: 'India has to create an irrigation potential of more than the estimated 140 mha through better water management measures.'
'The task is challenging, more so in the view of the fact that easy and best water options for development of water resources have already been tapped. New water resources development will be difficult from the point of view of hydrological features and topographical constraints,' he said.
He said development of water resources and efficient use play an important role in food production.
According to Pala, the increased use of fertilisers and pesticides are contributory factors for polluting water bodies apart from industrial effluents.
The reducing per capita availability of water and reducing ground water table is also a major challenge to be addressed, he added.
Lauding Tamil Nadu's initiatives on water augmentation, he called for expediting measures on preventing coastal erosion.
'Tamil Nadu has 900 km of coastal region of which 640 km is vulnerable to erosion and only 40 km is provided with adequate protection,' Pala said.
The climate change apart from submerging some of the areas would result in salinity ingress problems, he warned.
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A recent BBC report on research conducted in 2016 by the mental-health charity Place2Be highlights the ongoing difficulties young people face with anxiety on a daily basis. The study included 700 children aged 10 and 11 and found that two thirds experienced significant levels of worry. The main causes of anxiety were related to school performance and worry about the wellbeing of family and friends. Girls were more likely than boys to be anxious about their appearance and being bullied, whereas boys were more concerned about being angry.
The case study of "Tom" in the report is interesting as it highlights the far reaching impact of anxiety. In Tom's case, his anxiety affected his learning, increased his risk when he was distressed and also made it difficult for his mum to work. These are common experiences shared by many families I have met with. In addition anxiety can impact on friendships, family relationships, concentration and self-esteem. Some young people that experience severe anxiety also start to suffer with other difficulties such as low mood/ depression.
It is important to emphasise that short-lived anxiety or worry is a normal reaction to situations that appear threatening such as exams or starring in the school play. However it may warrant closer attention if your child starts to consistently exhibit the common symptoms of anxiety or it starts to impact on daily life. Physical symptoms of anxiety include a racing heart, trouble breathing, sweaty palms and butterflies. Anxiety may also impact on the thoughts and behaviour of a child or young person and they may have trouble sleeping or eating, suffer with nightmares, be excessively tearful or clingy, struggle with concentration, or be more irritable/ angry. Or it might lead to them avoiding situations, feeling panicky, or having a worry go round and round in their head.


March 18, 1927. Washington, D.C. "Margo Couzens, daughter of Senator Couzens." An heiress whose early life might be outlined thusly: aspiring artiste; leadfoot horn-honker; teenage bride (eloped); hothead horn-honker; divorcee. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Submitted by Dana the guy on Mon, 11/03/2014 - 9:11pm.
The crazy kind of yard sale art I love to chance upon.
Submitted by Mattie on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 8:24pm.
Miss Thing is probably miffed that she was only eleven years old when all the cool artists were hanging out at the Krazy Kat Club.
Finally, someone who knew who she was.
Submitted by SuomenPresidentti on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 1:50pm.
From UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC. FOR RELEASE MONDAY. JANUARY 14, 1935 AND THEREAFTER.
In Washington, it's never safe to assume a superior attitude, regardless of who you may be, or to whom you may think you're talking.
Mrs. William Jeffries Chewning Jr., erstwhile Margot Couzens, daughter of Croesan Senator James Couzens of Michigan, went shopping recently at a fashionable Washington department store. She made a small purchase, and in payment presented a very large check, Explaining that the banks were closed and she needed some cash over the weekend.
The salesgirl, very pleasantly, replied that she could not cash so large a check, as much as she would like to. Retorted Margot: "But I've got to get it cashed, I've been dealing here for years. It's perfectly good.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Chewning," reiterated the salesgirl. "We have strict orders not to cash checks above a certain figure."
Mrs. Chewning, not accustomed to having her checks rejected, was keenly annoyed. "That's all very well," she replied, "but do you know who I am? I'm Senator Couzens' daughter."
The salesgirl nodded pleasantly, "Oh, yes; I know quite well. You see, I'm Senator Nye's daughter."
Submitted by delworthio on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 1:32pm.
I am compelled to show the odd similarities between this and the cover of my former band's first album, Lambchop's "I Hope You're Sitting Down", as painted by our lead guy, Kurt Wagner.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 8:11pm.
She earned extra money on weekends fighting pitbulls.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 8:00pm.
This young woman is an explosion of talent and passion.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:06pm.
Margo Couzens Chewning Bryant died July 5, 1976, at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia, aged 64 or 65.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:02pm.
"When 'colored' persons are encountered crossing the road, stopping (or even slowing) is hardly necessary. Simply sound the horn until they scatter like chickens, and proceed apace."
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 11:42am.
Miss Entitlement's first horn-honking incident. The roadster is the car she would elope in the following year.
Washington Post, May 5, 1929.
Dressed in her riding togs and driving her new roadster with three persons whom she was giving a lift from the Riding and Hunt Club to the Wardman Park Saddle Club horse show, Miss Margo Couzens, 18-year-old daughter of Senator James Couzens, of Michigan, knocked down and critically injured George Brown, colored, 53 years old, 1912 Thirteenth street northwest, a mason, on Massachusetts avenue northwest, at the Rock Creek Park entrance.
Brown, physicians at Emergency Hospital believe, has a fractured skull as a result. His companion, Henry Watkins, colored, 114 L street southwest, escaped unharmed when the automobile bore down on them. The accident, according to police of the Eighth Precinct, occurred at 12:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Both men were walking across the intersection as the roadster approached them, Miss Couzens said last night. Miss Couzens sounded her horn to warn them, and the two colored men stepped apart, startled by the signal, she said. Then Watkins turned and shouted to his companion to join him, and Brown ran toward him across the path of the automobile.
Miss Couzens said she applied her brakes instantly after sounding the warning and seeing the confused actions of the two men. The automobile, she said, came to a quick stop, the wheels being locked by the brakes. Brown was knocked down and dragged a short distance by the automobile. According to miss Couzens, he was carried only several feet.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 11:41am.
I see, she is a graduate of "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM" school of social interaction. Being in a political family she must of been granted her a full scholarship.
Submitted by Bridey on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 10:06am.
Early life indeed -- Margo was born in 1910, so she's just a teenager here, and some Googling around shows she separated from her second husband (the persecuted Mr. Chewning, of course) in 1935. One hopes things eventually calmed down a bit.
Submitted by Lascivious Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:53am.
but what adventures taming that fiery beast!
Submitted by Kilroy on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:21am.
I always wondered who the inspiration for this fine piece of art was.
Submitted by Mr Mel on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:09am.
The Paris Hilton of the last century's DC elite.
Submitted by JohansenNewman on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:09am.
Put her behind bars for pretending to paint in a dress, stockings and heels.
Submitted by pedrocooper on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:00am.
The Mayflower Hotel in Washington announced that William Jeffries Chewning Jr., young bank clerk who eloped with Margo, daughter of millionaire Senator James Couzens of Michigan, would become one of its assistant managers, would report for work daily at 8 a.m. in frock coat and grey trousers, would take up "a receptive post in the main lobby."
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 8:58am.
the mind and delicate emotional needs of an arteeste. Did the cops not understand she can't bear to wait for such plebeian events like buildings that are ablaze.
Submitted by curatorofshit on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 8:37am.
It appears that in 1930 William and Margaret Chewning were in residence in the 2400 block of Massachusetts Avenue, NW. They apparently lived in a large apartment house, but it is not clear which one.
Submitted by stanton_square on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 7:18am.
A simple tale to remind us that inflated self-importance is hardly a new phenomenon.
A prolonged blast from automobile.
Town Sergt. Alton Shumate, of Falls Church, Va., holding traffic at an intersection for the first apparatus answering an alarm, sends boy to request the motorist to cease blowing the horn because there is a fire.
The impatient lady motorist refuses to cease. Up steps a courteous man, who explains traffic is being held for the fire equipment. "You'll be delayed only a minute," he says, "Please quit blowing your horn."
"The idea of holding us," she says. "This is some hick town."
"This may be a hick town, but I happen to be the mayor here and also the town judge," he returned.
Unimpressed, the lady continues to express voluminous and forceful opinion of the town and its officials.
Then the sergeant comes up and orders the lady to the curb.
"You know who I am?" the lady demands.
"I don't know, and I don't care." the sergeant replies, handing her a summons to appear in the mayor's court Saturday night to answer charges of making unnecessary noise, in violation of the town ordinance.
The lady was Mrs. Margo Couzens Chewning, daughter of Senator James Couzens. She was accompanied by her husband, William Jeffries Chewning.
The summons was accepted - and on Saturday night Mrs. Chewning must face Mayor L.P. Daniel of the hick town, who presides as judge in said hick town.
P.S. - the fire proved to be near Cabin John, Md., on the other side of the river.
Horn-honking at Falls Church won't get Mrs. Margo Couzens Chewning, daughter of Senator James Couzens, Michigan, into the town court tonight after all. She decided it was worth $2 to let the incident drop.
Her attorney, John C. Mackall, announced he was posting that amount as collateral on Mrs. Chewing's summons and would forfeit it.
Previously her husband, William Jeffries Chewning, said he would fight the case because he believed she was being persecuted.
The trouble started with Mrs. Chewning got into a controversy with Mayor L.P. Daniel, of Falls Church, about blowing her horn when traffic was halted by fire apparatus.
Submitted by jsmakbkr on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 6:24am.
Senator James Couzens of Michigan, meeting William Jeffries Chewning Jr., his son-in-law [and first husband of daughter Margo], for the first time at lunch in Washington, told reporters: "He seems a very nice chap."
Five years later, the same column would report the couple's separation.
Submitted by Mudhooks on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:23pm.
the C.M. Coolidge School of Anthropomorphized Dog Art.
Submitted by cmmatt on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:16pm.
It's the deadpan look on her face that makes this so funny. I love it.


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"'Some of the kids at school made fun of her headband,' he said.
Miles' mouth tightened into a line as he looked at his daughter. It was just as he had feared."
Trucy wears a headband with cat ears on it to school, and Miles remembers something from his childhood.
Miles Edgeworth wakes up horny on a weekend morning, but a series of domestic and mundane responsibilities and bad luck keep him from getting satisfaction from his husband, Phoenix Wright. Left alone for the afternoon, Miles finally decides to take matters into his own hands.
Edgeworth has a rude awakening when an earthquake strikes unexpectedly in the middle of the night.
Special first issue of the year, just in time to welcome the incoming freshman class!
Veteran defense attorney Phoenix Wright famously eschews the press, but Jenna Lisste, Senior Editor of the Themis Herald sits down with him at the Wright Anything Agency to discuss his life, his special connection to the legal system, and his advice to the students of Themis Legal Academy.
Phoenix Wright is astonished when his husband, Miles Edgeworth, rolls up home one day with a vintage sports car, and claims he'll be working on it himself as a project car. Phoenix discovers that he's quite taken with this new aspect of Miles, and finds him difficult to resist.
Miles was busy making finishing touches to the water temperature of their jacuzzi bathtub. He reckoned that Phoenix needed to relax, and he also wanted to spend quality time with his spouse at the same time. Hitting two birds with one stone, he couldn't be more pleased. Phoenix would definitely appreciate sinking into the warm water.
When a storm wakes them in the night, Miles and Phoenix talk.
Despite the daily stresses of the day, Miles has something to look forward to go home to.


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Q: Github push, clone, and fetch functions in produce "TaskCanceledException" and "UriFormatException" errors I've got git version 2.10.0.windows.1 (x64) and using the 'clone' or 'fetch' command I receive the message: "Fatal: TaskCanceledException encountered." although it appears to work successfully. Additionally, the push command produces the same with an additional "Fatal: UriFormatException encountered." error.
I read here that this was a known bug in version 2.9.2 in windows but now I have version 2.10.0, has it still not been fixed?

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The property is a 24,086 SF office/warehouse facility on 3.48 acre site. Main floor comprises 21,969 SF, which includes office areas of 5,442 SF plus breakroom and restrooms (570 SF), and a warehouse area of 15,957 SF. Upstairs conference, office, loft and storage is 2,117 SF. Built in 1977 and modified in 2002. The entire building is centrally heated and air-conditioned. Of the 3.48 acre site, 0.58 acre is excess land. Anticipated development in the area and key location indicates strong upside potential as a long-term investment.


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We asked Anele about her wake-up routine and what makes her smile
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947's popular morning drive show has been rebranded as Anele, and the Club on 947.
Together with her team, she's Joburg's wake-up call, infusing weekday mornings with her non-stop energy and razor-sharp wit.
Anele says that the show's new pay-off line is about incorporating the listeners more, saying: "We take them on every high, every low and every smile."
947's popular morning drive show has been rebranded as Anele, and the Club on 947 and the refreshed show promises to deliver more laughs, more fun and more music to keep its radio and online streaming audiences entertained and connected to the pulse of Joburg.
Bold, cheeky and side-splittingly funny - Anele Mdoda needs no introduction. Together with her team, she's Joburg's wake-up call, infusing weekday mornings with her non-stop energy and razor-sharp wit.
When she's not in front of the microphone, Anele is most likely hanging out with her son, trying out a fab new recipe, immersed in a book or on set shooting another TV show.
Channel24 checked in with the radio personality to find out more about her weekday wake-up routine, and who she listens to on her way to work.
"Four years on, we still have so much in store for our listeners. We will continue to bring the fun to weekday mornings. Along with the show name change, listeners can look forward to a host of exciting new show features centred around giving our audience the funniest start to their days," says Anele.
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She adds that the new pay-off line "Joburg's Most Fun Breakfast Show," is all about incorporating the listeners more in the show. She says: "We take them on every high, every low and every smile."
What she has enjoyed most about the four years on-air has been the School Invasion, Anele says.
She explains: "We go to schools across the city and do the show from there and it is killing two birds with one stone because we get to meet the parents as they drop their kids off. The weeks are grueling, and the weather is always bad, but it makes for such a fun-filled week. Damn you Covid-19!"
About the most rewarding part of the job, she says: "Radio is instant and you can feel the instant energy that the listeners give you back."
Anele helps Gauteng get ready for their day, but what does a radio DJ's morning routine look like when she has to hit the airwaves at 6:00?
She says: "I wake up at 4:15 and go through all my messages and social media. Mentally access how tired I am then do all the convincing to access where my energy is needed most that day. Shower, grab a banana and a bottle of cold water and go to radio."
While driving to work, Anele listens to Alex Caige on Early mornings, but a bit of Afrika on 702 will get her up to speed on the day's happenings.
Anele brings joy to so many listeners in the morning, and when asked what makes her smile, she says: "The sardines from Mythos, the fillet from Gemelli, the ribs from Harlem, A raspberry pineapple paddle pop, the chips from Steers and my son laughing so hard he burps. And last but not least, pool floaties."
Describing 2020 in two words, Anele says: "A cacophony and an awakening."
But she believes the show has helped Joburgers through the pandemic by "being consistent". She says: "We were there every day. We were the comfort, the reassurance. It's funny because when I reflect, I realise I too needed that."
Although we've seen many worrying headlines in the news this year, Anele says her biggest motivation has been "delivering a sense of reassurance to the entire city". She adds: "That was really all we needed."
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Many middle- and low-income countries are experiencing rapid urbanization, which creates a need for services, including sanitation. While some areas in some towns and cities are sewered, most people, especially the urban poor, continue to use various forms of on-site sanitation. These require periodic emptying and the material removed from them must be treated before reuse or discharge to the environment.
Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment confronts the urgent need to treat increasing volumes of faecal sludge and septage in the rapidly expanding towns and cities of the global south. It discusses the urban contexts that influence treatment requirements and overall septage treatment processes. It examines the options and design approaches at each stage of treatment, from reception, through preliminary treatment, solids – liquid separation, anaerobic and aerobic treatment of the separated liquid and solid fractions to systems to render treated products suitable for reuse in either agriculture or as a fuel.
Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment provides straightforward guidance on the options for faecal sludge treatment and the choices between those options. All concepts and approaches are clearly explained so as to make Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment accessible to a non-specialist readership.


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Q: Is there a way to know if finally is executed after a try or a catch? I think the title explain whole my question.
I'd like to know, where I execute my code on finally statement, if it come from a try or a catch.
Is it possible?

A: Well, the simplest approach is:
bool success = false;
try
{
    ...
    // This should be the last statement in the try block
    success = true;
}
catch(...)
{
    ...
}
finally
{
    if (success)
    {
        ...
    }
}

This isn't a specific language feature - it's just using the fact that other than really remarkable situations (asynchronous exceptions, basically), you're not going to get an exception occurring after the assignment to success.
Note that success being false doesn't mean that any of your catch blocks have executed - it could be that an exception was thrown which you're not catching (or that you returned before the end of the try block). Basically it only indicates "reached end of try block" - which is normally all that's needed.


Knowledge is power in the fight against fraud. Florence explains how she helped the real police beat the scammers.
The phone rang just as I had let the undertaker in. My darling husband Albie had recently died, and the undertaker was bringing me his ashes. The man on the phone said he was a policeman and needed my help to catch money forgers. I was brought up to believe that you've got to do as the police say, so when he asked me to go to a bank and withdraw £10,000, I did.
As soon as I returned, the phone rang. The caller said he would send a policeman to collect the money. I had to give him a name to say so I would know it was him, so I said my husband's middle name, Stanley. A young man wearing a helmet came to the door. I couldn't see his face, but he said 'Stanley,' so I gave him the money.
I didn't think about what had happened to the money – I wasn't thinking straight. I said I would go to the bank on Monday.
On Sunday, a policeman came to the door. I said, 'Thank goodness, I thought it was all a con.' He asked me what I meant and I told him about the money. He instantly got some detectives to come round. It turned out that the bank had alerted them when I took the money out. I thought that was wonderful.
The detectives took my details and said they'd be there next time the man called. They told me to do what he asked – he wanted another £30,000. A policeman disguised as a taxi driver took me to the bank. At the bank, I asked for the money and the assistant brought back a thick envelope.
I went to the bank a week later and the girl behind the counter handed me a slip. The bank had given me all my money back.
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More than 5,700 skilled volunteers in 32 studios across the United States read and record textbooks used by RFB&D members. While all readers are welcome, there is always a need for readers specializing in math, the sciences, computers, foreign languages, the fine arts and music. RFB&D requires readers have expertise in the subjects they are reading to ensure fluent, accurate and consistent presentation of material as well as detailed descriptions of any visual material in the book such as graphs, charts, maps or diagrams. A training period is required for all volunteers, who may also help with educational outreach, fundraising, public relations and computer coding reference books.
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Quite a while ago, I wrote about some pretty cool geometric bead work by chemists inspired by fullerenes - really lovely 3-D molecular structures. One reader, Phyllis Kaplan, left me a comment and tipped me off about her friend Laura Shea's website, A Dancing Rainbow.
Her mathematically themed bead work is a treat for anyone who loves bead work. She creates complex polyhedral structures with just beads and thread. Laura's work makes me wish I had paid greater attention to geometry while at school for there is great beauty in these structures.
She explains her technique, "I specialize in "angle stitching". The three regular tilings (square, triangle, and hexagon) can be interpreted in specific styles of bead netting known as right angle weave, triangle stitch, hexagonal stitch and semi-regular tilings. I construct and combine regular and semi-regular polyhedra as bead frame structures often transforming the basic polyhedral patterns by adjusting the size and placement of the beads."
Many of her designs are based on what she calls an Eureka bead which is a truncated icosahedron. The top picture shows her deft manipulation of color to individualize the beads. I also love her Fluffies made with 3 mm bicones. These are truncated icosahedrons with 12 partial dodecahedra for embellishment.
The Great Rhombicosidodecahedron with cubes focal below is made from 3 mm bicones. The "cubes" refer to the clusters of beads which are clearly seen in the spokes of this lovely structure. Laura says there are "20 cubes projecting from 20 square faces and 10 cube chains extending from 10 square faces."
Here is another great rhombicosidodecahedron variation with cubes called Opal Blossom. This one has 30 cubes projecting from 30 square faces.
Yet another variation is her Floral creation - the bicones create a star in the middle!
Laura started formal bead lessons way back in 1993 and continue to take many more classes sponsored by the Bead Society in Greater Chicago. At one of their retreats in 1997, Laura said, "I had my big aha moment at that retreat which pointed me in the direction of geometric patterns and structures. I stopped at a book store before I got home (the retreat was a couple of hours away in Wisconsin) to shop in the Math section, a first for me. I worked out how to make self-supporting bead polyhedra from the diagrams in one of the math books."
She has not looked back ever since. She teaches her specialized craft and has a limited number of kits on her site. Laura's designs have been published in numerous magazines and she is working on a book. All of which confirms what she says, "I like pondering patterns and symbols and connections and finding ways to incorporate them in my beadwork." She sure does and it shows.
Holy moly ! The math is way over my head. LOL But her beads are beyond pretty . . . they're pretty amazing !
Wow! these are amazing beads. Ironically, geometry was my least favorite math class. Now I find it fascinating and love seeing the beady works of these artists. Thanks for introducing a new one (new for me anyways).