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Q: How to enable cors origin allow in Webhdfs - HDFS - Hadoop - Origin http://localhost:4200 is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin When I try to access Webhdfs from my Angular 6 app I get the error shown below. It seems to me that I tried almost everything including changing settings in core-site.xml and hdfs-site.xml unfortunately without positive result. Obviously, most likely it is needed to configure Hadoop properly. Does anyone have an idea how can I solve this problem?
[Error] Origin http://localhost:4200 is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin.
[Error] XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://192.168.0.16:9870/webhdfs/v1/user/myuser/myfile.csv?op=CREATE&user.name=myuser&createflag=&createparent=true&overwrite=false due to access control checks.
[Error] Failed to load resource: Origin http://localhost:4200 is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin. (myfile.csv, line 0)

A: From the docs:

To enable cross-origin support (CORS), please set the following configuration parameters:
Add org.apache.hadoop.security.HttpCrossOriginFilterInitializer to hadoop.http.filter.initializers in core-site.xml. You will also need to set the following properties in core-site.xml -

hadoop.http.cross-origin.enabled = true
hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-origins = *
hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-methods = GET,POST,HEAD,DELETE,OPTIONS
hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-headers = X-Requested-With,Content-Type,Accept,Origin
hadoop.http.cross-origin.max-age = 1800

A: you should config hdfs-site.xml, and add configuration
<property>
    <name>dfs.permissions</name>
    <value>false</value>
    <description>If "true", enable permission checking in HDFS. If "false", permission checking is turned off, but all other behavior is unchanged. Switching from one parameter value to the other does not change the mode, owner or group of files or directories.</description>
</property>

A: In core-site.xml add this if not there...
<property>
  <name>hadoop.http.filter.initializers</name>
  <value>org.apache.hadoop.http.lib.StaticUserWebFilter,org.apache.hadoop.security.HttpCrossOriginFilterInitializer</value>
  <description>A comma separated list of class names. Each class in the list
  must extend org.apache.hadoop.http.FilterInitializer. The corresponding
  Filter will be initialized. Then, the Filter will be applied to all user
  facing jsp and servlet web pages.  The ordering of the list defines the
  ordering of the filters.</description>
</property>
<property>
<name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.enabled</name>
<value>true</value>
<description>Enables cross origin support for all web-services</description>
</property>
<property>
<name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-origins</name>
<value>*</value>
<description>Comma separated list of origins that are allowed, wildcards (*) and patterns allowed</description>
</property>
<property>
<name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-methods</name>
<value>GET,POST,HEAD,PUT,OPTIONS,DELETE</value>
<description>Comma separated list of methods that are allowed</description>
</property>
<property>
<name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-headers</name>
<value>X-Requested-With,Content-Type,Accept,Origin,WWW-Authenticate,Accept-Encoding,Transfer-Encoding</value>
<description>Comma separated list of headers that are allowed</description>
</property>
<property>
<name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.max-age</name>
<value>1800</value>
<description>Number of seconds a pre-flighted request can be cached</description>
</property>

A: You have to append these properties into this file etc/hadoop/core-site.xml
<configuration>
    <property>
            <name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.enabled</name>
            <value>false</value>
    </property>
    <property>
            <name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-origins</name>
            <value>*</value>
    </property>
    <property>
            <name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-methods</name>
            <value>GET,POST,HEAD</value>
    </property>
    <property>
            <name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.allowed-headers</name>
            <value>X-Requested-With,Content-Type,Accept,Origin</value>
    </property>
    <property>
            <name>hadoop.http.cross-origin.max-age</name>
            <value>1800</value>
    </property></configuration>


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It's been a fabulous week in TV, and in general. I was super excited that I finally got the snow I've been waiting for. Considering I'm in Canada, you would have thought it would have come before now. 🙂 Big thanks to JJ for covering for Kyle, who was on vacation this week! We really appreciated it! Tonight is full of more great new television to help you kick off your weekend right. Let's take a look.
Megan's Choice
Grimm is definitely at the top of my must see list, and even more so after last week's episode. Last week, we got to see the friendship and trust between Nick and Monroe deepen, as well as getting to see Hank's naughty side. Nick got his ass handed to him by an ogre, and his girlfriend stepped up to the plate to save him. Overall, it was an episode filled with growth. I can't wait to see Hank learn about Nick's secret and the captain tell Nick who he is – although I'm sure that won't come until later this season.
On tonight's episode, "Of Mouse and Man," a gruesome homicide may be linked to a man's troubling childhood; Monroe receives a disturbing message from the creature community.
To see what is hitting the fan, tune in to NBC at 9/8c. Learn where to find episodes online of Grimm @ Clicker.
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Last week's Chuck was hysterical. The legendary Bo Derek a spy? I love it. Morgan's and Chuck's reactions to learning that Morgan had slept with THE Bo Derek… Absolutely priceless. And watching Chuck try to worm his way out of it when Sarah joked about Chuck's crush on her was great. Of course, in the end, Chuck was kidnapped, and when Sarah and Casey went to rescue him, they were shot at and pinned down. The only way Sarah could think of to have a chance to get out of it alive was to put on the Intersect glasses. So now, she is the Intersect, and it's going to wreak havoc in her head. 🙁 This week looks exciting and scary! Oh, and another great part was Casey and Morgan working together to set it up so Jeff & Lester would think they'd been to Vegas, but that certainly didn't go as planned. I loved how the scene kept getting recreated and thought it was hysterical that they saw everything and freaked the heck out about it!
On tonight's episode, "Chuck versus the Bullet Train," when a mission in Japan becomes a hostage situation, Sarah and Chuck must face the merciless Nicholas Quinn (guest star Angus Macfadyen, Braveheart) aboard a speeding Japanese bullet train. Meanwhile, the mission leaves Casey with an impossible decision.
Don't miss one of three episodes left tonight on NBC at 8/7c. Learn where to find episodes online of Chuck @ Clicker.
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I have been following Fringe ever since it started about 4 years ago, and I love the show. Sometimes I forget not to watch it while I'm eating, which is unwise to say the least. Still, the writing is solid and really made me care about the characters. This is also my biggest nitpick about this season. Due to the last season finale, the characters have all changed this tiny bit, and last episode was the first episode where I started to love them again. Last week, we saw Peter returning to the alternate universe with Lincoln Lee and them landing in the middle of a shape-shifter crisis. At the end of the episode, Peter received an ominous prediction and we saw David Robert Jones returning.
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Most of the members of the progressive co-operatives are black South Africans. It is argued that because of the country's racial policy, many of the members have become accustomed to a passive response to events in their lives and this gives rise to their failure to utilise the freedom and opportunities of the co-operative structure. This passive response could be explained in terms of a high level of learned helplessness among co-operative members. Two hypotheses are investigated in this study: Hypothesis 1: Passive co-operative members will have higher levels of learned helplessness than active members. Hypothesis 2: The level of learned helplessness decreases as the length of co-operative members' involvement increases. A personal interview is conducted and a standardised questionnaire is set to a sample of 50 black South Africans, many with limited education, drawn from six co-operatives in the Eastern Cape. No significant differences are found between the active and passive groups in terms of their levels of learned helplessness. Furthermore, the length of involvement in the co-operative has no effect on the level of learned helplessness. No support is found therefore for Hypothesis 1 and 2. A significant difference, however, is found between active and passive members and the number of months of involvement. This suggests that the length of involvement has an effect on how active members will be in the co-operative. The results of this study indicate that generally the sample does not suffer from learned helplessness.


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Q: Amazon Kinesis - Identify Step Timeout Trying to create a Kinesis Analytics query to alert when a step in a process has taken too long (or died and not moved on).
I have a steam of data that contains status updates as a multi-step process moves from step to step. I am trying to write a query that can identify when the next step hasn't happened within a specific amount of time (aka timed out).  Specifically, I would like to know when a single ProcessID doesn't move from "Started" to "Running" within 5 minutes.
I know how to do this in a Database, but it gets confusing when the timescale is constantly moving.  Any help you can provide is much appreciated!
My events have three attributes:
ProcessID - Integer
Status - String ("Started", "Running", or "Complete")
HappenedOn - Datetime (e.g. 2017-10-02 15:17:00)
How I would do this in Database (non Kinesis)
In SQL I would use join the event table to itself using a LEFT OUTER JOIN, but can't figure out how to do this in a real time query situation.
#This will show me the start events that don't have a corresponding 'running' event

SELECT * FROM events as F
LEFT OUTER JOIN events as S on F.PROCESSID = S.PROCESSID AND S.STATUS = 'running'
WHERE  F.STATUS = 'start' AND S.STATUS IS NULL;

Solution so far in Kinesis
This query saves and runs, but doesn't give me what I am looking for.
CREATE OR REPLACE STREAM "DESTINATION_SQL_STREAM" (E1PROCESSID integer,
E1STATUS varchar(7), E1HAPPENED varchar(32), E2PROCESSID integer,
E2STATUS varchar(7), E2HAPPENED varchar(32) );

CREATE OR REPLACE PUMP "STREAM_PUMP" AS INSERT INTO "DESTINATION_SQL_STREAM"

SELECT F.PROCESSID, F.STATUS, F.HAPPENED, S.PROCESSID, S.STATUS, S.HAPPENED
FROM "SOURCE_SQL_STREAM_001" OVER (RANGE INTERVAL '5' MINUTE PRECEDING) AS F
LEFT OUTER JOIN "SOURCE_SQL_STREAM_001"  AS S
ON F.PROCESSID = S.PROCESSID AND S.STATUS = 'running'
WHERE F.STATUS = 'start' AND S.STATUS IS NULL;

Even if I could get the above query to work, I need Kinesis to only look for corresponding events (or the lack of them) 5 minutes after the HAPPENED value (e.g. need to do a DATEDIFF between the current datetime and HAPPENED).  Any advice on how to add this would be appreciated.
Also, I feel like I need to use FOLLOWING not PRECEDING, but the SQL parser won't let me (and I can see why).  I am also confused on which stream join to add the OVER window to...LEFT?  RIGHT?  BOTH?
Many thanks in advance.

A: You can do this using Drools by creating the following rules:
declare EventA
  @role( event )
end

declare EventB
  @role( event )
end

rule "Timeout EventA"
when
  $a : EventA()
  not(exists(EventB(this after[0,5m] $a)))
then
  insertLogical(new TimeoutA($a.id));
end

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Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp records first COVID-19 cases
The Kenyan Ministry of Health on Monday announced that the Dadaab refugee complex recorded
May 20th 2020 · 1 min read
An aerial view shows an extension of the Ifo camp, one of the several refugee settlements in Dadaab, Garissa County, northeastern Kenya, October 7, 2013. REUTERS
The Kenyan Ministry of Health on Monday announced that the Dadaab refugee complex recorded its first cases of the deadly coronavirus.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman said that the two cases were from Ifo and Dagahaley camps.
Due to overpopulation, the nature of congestion and poor hygiene standards in refugee camps, the announcement will raise fears of a possible rapid spread of the virus if the situation is not well handled quickly.
A charity organization CARE has expressed its concern saying Dadaab has no health infrastructure in place that could deal with an outbreak. Philippa Crosland-Taylor, the country director said that a potential outbreak would be a "disaster".
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Dadaab refugee complex has a population of 217,511 registered refugees and asylum seekers as at the end of March 2020.
Late last month, the Kenyan government ordered the cessation of movement into and out of both Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee camps as part of preemptive measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By then, both camps, located in Garissa and Turkana counties respectively, had not registered any COVID-19 cases. As such, these two cases are the first registered by Garissa County which borders Somalia. For weeks there had been fear that the long porous border between Kenya and Somalia will result in a surge in cross-border transmission of the virus.
Despite this fear, the cases from Somalia have so far come in through Wajir County which borders both Garissa County and Somalia.
Somalia, having recorded 1,455 cases and 57 deaths, is the worst affected country in the East and Horn of Africa regions.
However, on Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the closure of the Kenya-Somalia border for 30 days in an attempt to halt the rising cases of cross-border transmission of COVID-19.
As of May 18, Kenya has recorded 912 COVID-19 cases with 50 fatalities and 336 recoveries.
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Environment, Science and Business Leaders Call for Global Warming Plan
Study Shows Cutting Global Warming Pollution Could Bring More Than 40,000 New Jobs, $21 Billion Net Savings To New England By 2010
Date August 17, 2000
WWF Communications communications@wwfus.org
In This Press Release
Boston, MA: Leaders in both business and science joined environmentalists today at the New England Aquarium to call on the governors, legislators, and the congressional delegations of the New England states to develop and implement a regional plan to combat global warming and climatic disruption. The groups cite a new study released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which demonstrates that common-sense national energy policies and measures needed to deflect the warming are good for the planet and will stimulate New England's economy.
"It is time to see real progress and leadership at this moment from the most technologically advanced and venturesome segment of the nation, New England," said Dr. George M. Woodwell, director of Woods Hole Research Center. "It is clear not only that our present course is wasteful, destructive, and already presents costs and further risks beyond reason, but also that correcting these trends will open large, new, highly beneficial business opportunities. The transition is underway, but it can and must be greatly stimulated now by wise governmental leadership."
More than 100 businesses, environment and community groups from around New England joined in today's call to the region's political leaders to develop a global warming plan for the New England states, and work to reduce carbon pollution through energy efficiency and renewable energy.
"It is time to stop pointing the fingers at others for solutions to global warming. Our governors need to act now, and locally, to curb global warming. This region has the know-how, leadership, and public support to enact the policies necessary to reduce carbon emissions," said Rob Sargent, energy program director of MASSPIRG "New England has the ability to meet and exceed international carbon reduction targets. We have the ability to begin to put our corner of the country on the path to a clean energy future today," said Adam Markham, executive director of Clean Air - Cool Planet.
As New Englanders call for action, WWF steps up to the plate with a plan to help meet those demands through national solutions. The findings are part of a report prepared for WWF by Tellus Institute in Boston. Using a mix of market-based incentives and regulatory changes, New England's Global Warming Solutions shows that aggressive national policies to cut global warming pollution would likely bring more than 40,000 new jobs and net annual savings of $4.6 billion by 2010 in New England.
Based on real-world data and expanded use of proven technology, the new study dispels the notion that climate protection would harm the economy, and supports the assertion that clean energy is smart policy for New England.
New England's citizens, economy and environment are being harmed by climatic disruption, as sea level rises, severe storms come more frequently, heat waves intensify and last longer, diseases of humans, animals and plants find new niches, and forests, agriculture and fisheries suffer losses. Unsound energy policies already expose New England to air pollution that causes increasing human health and environmental problems. Warmer temperatures would further threaten the region's diverse natural ecosystems and the economic activities dependent on them, including tourism. The new study shows that by using advanced, energy-efficient technologies and cleaner resources, the region's annual primary energy use and carbon emissions would decrease by 19% and 31%, respectively, below projected levels in 2010. Air pollutant emissions in New England would also be reduced significantly, which would yield additional health and environmental benefits.
These important results come from policies designed to drive innovation in energy resources and technology. They include incentives for efficient vehicles and equipment; elimination of regulatory impediments; new efficiency standards for buildings, cars and machinery; new standards for increasing the use of renewable energy and enhanced funding for research and development; and improvements in land-use and infrastructure. The measures also include tax reform and reductions in subsidies to polluters.
"The report shows that New England will greatly benefit from federal legislation enacting these policies," said Alan Nogee, Energy Program Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. "We hope the region's congressional delegation will pull together to provide national leadership on these issues."
"A New England global warming plan would create jobs for the region and put money in the pockets of New England families. It's time to take action to protect the region's unique ecosystems that could be at risk in a warmer world," said Jennifer Morgan, director of WWF's Climate Change Campaign. "This report shows that there is much to be saved through clean energy."
Expert Contacts for Interview:
WWF, (cell) 703-623-2527
Steve Bernow
Tellus Institute, 617-266 5400
Adam Markham
Clean Air - Cool Planet, 603-422-6466
Rob Sargent
MassPIRG, 617-747-4317
Read the summary, and download a copy of the report: New England's Global Warming Solutions
Read the list of groups who have joined in to support this report (pdf format)


Firefighters came together in prayer during an operation to remove a tree that fell on a home in Wilmington, NC. The child's father was taken to a hospital. In the state´s Pender County, a woman died of a heart attack; paramedics trying to reach her were blocked by debris.
The girl and her family were rescued from their home in James City.
"It has slowed", he said. CORRECTING TYPO IN CITY NAME People are rescued by members of the U.S. Army during the passing of Hurricane Florence in the town of New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. September 14, 2018.
Authorities in North Carolina said almost 814,000 customers were without power. More are expected, as the storm could bring winds up to 45 miles per hour around the area, according to Durham County emergency management officials.
On Saturday morning, authorities began allowing residents as well as workers and property owners to begin returning to the northern portion of the islands.
Hurricane Florence is an nearly impossibly rare threat.
By Friday evening, the Cape Fear River in Wilmington saw storm surge flowing north being met with rainwater flowing west, giving the water nowhere to go.
Both storms have lasted a long time, especially Florence which formed all the way over near Africa 15 days before landfall, McNoldy said.
The Philippines tends to get hit almost every year, the Carolinas far less frequently though with lots of close calls, Maue said. He said the gust was the strongest recorded in Wilmington since 1958.
Protected: More than 20,000 people in shelters in North Carolina, 6,400 in SC and 400 in Virginia.
That's the new North Carolina record for most rainfall from a single tropical system. He added that there would be no mercy for those who try to steal from others' homes during the storm.
To prevent those routes from being flooded, cutting off Horry County and virtually turning the Myrtle Beach area into an island, transportation officials plan to build a mile-long barrier along the Lynches River to keep US 378 passable. Additional swiftwater rescue teams were on the way.


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Everton: Behind Enemy Lines - Blues vulnerable defence can see Boro through
Back fours will be the key says opposition fan Davies
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Romelu Lukaku shoots to score his team's second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Everton at Vitality Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images)
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How have Boro done so far this season?
We've picked up where we left off after last season's heartbreak in the play off final at Wembley (when we failed to show up and lost 2-0 to Norwich).
We're looking good for the play offs at the very least and the optimist in me says we can go up automatically.
We went into the top two after beating Huddersfield away on Saturday. I wasn't there but it sounded like a harder game than the scoreline suggested.
In short we are a strong team on our good days but like last season there is a question about whether we are quite there yet when it comes to the really big games.
Who's the manager and what do Boro fans think of him?
Aitor Karanka has much admiration for Roberto Martinez
Aitor Karanka and for the most part he's much admired, having brought us our most successful season for years last year and producing a team with real spirit and ability. He does have a habit of tinkering, which can be infuriating. But then he was Mourinho's number two at Real Madrid!
Who are your best players?
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Stewart Downing of England competes with Reto Ziegler of Switzerland during the UEFA EURO 2012 group G qualifying match between England and Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on June 4, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Depends who you ask! One of the best things about Boro at present is the strength of our squad. But for sheer quality it's hard to look beyond Stewart Downing, still Premier League quality and a true Teessider as well.
But our midfield engine room - Adam Clayton and Grant Leadbitter - is as impressive as I've seen for Boro and our backline is strong too.
Who's your weakest link?
I'm too true a Boro fan to provide the opposition with tips like that. But I worry that our strikers aren't scoring enough goals. We struggled against QPR in our last home game and none of our strikers scored in November. With the likes of Nugent, Kike and Stuani this should not be the case.
What danger will Everton pose you?
I'm worried about the potency of your front men. Boro have a historic tendency to freeze in big games and we can't afford to do so when players like Lukaku are around. That said we have one of the best defensive records in the Championship and we were impressively resilient at Old Trafford in the last round. I can see the game going to extra time.
What the relationship between the clubs been like down the years?
I have two very happy memories of Everton games of the past. First (ex-Everton trainee) Gary Parkinson's thunderbolt in an FA Cup replay in 1988 - a brilliant goal at Goodison by a club legend. He's been ill for the last few years with "locked in" syndrome after a severe stroke in 2010 (you can support his battle at www.garyparky.co.uk )
The goal came as part of an epic three match cup tie eventually won by Everton after a heartbroken Tony Mowbray put through his own goal at Goodison.
Second great memory is of one of Juninho's finest goals for Boro in a win at Goodison in 1996. Juninho remains a legend in Middlesbrough and this, for me, was one his finest moments.
Where do you think the game will be won and lost?
I think it will come down to desire on the night.
This is a great opportunity for Boro to progress, we should have a sell out and everyone up for it.
But we also know we are up against a very good side - I'm more worried about this one than I was about United at Old Trafford.
If our defence is as strong as it can be in face of its toughest test this season - and yours as vulnerable as it can be - I can see Boro progressing. We'll know in the first 10 minutes whether Aitor has got the team in the right frame of mind.
I think he will have done, a full house will be roaring and Boro will be putting Everton under pressure. It's going to be good.
Tony Mowbray


This Quick & Easy Mushroom Gravy for Mashed Potatoes is a Crowd Pleaser when served with mashed potatoes on holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving & Christmas.
One of my mom's delicious recipes that my family absolutely loves!
Surprise your quests this holiday by serving your mashed potatoes with incredibly delicious & creamy mushroom gravy on top. It's a BIG hit in my family and I am sure your family will like it too!
When YOU make this Mushroom Gravy for Mashed Potatoes, PLEASE tag my name @munchkintimeblog and #munchkintimeblog on Instagram, I would LOVE to see your creation!
How to make Gravy for Mashed Potatoes?
Using a skillet or a sauce pan, heat on medium heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. Add onion and sauce for 5 – 7 minutes, or until golden color and onion is soft. Stirring few times.
2. In to the same skillet add 1 grated carrot, 8 oz. of sliced mushrooms and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5 minutes stirring few times, or until mushrooms and carrots are cooked thru.
3. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour, stir and cook for 1 minutes stirring the whole time.
4. Slowly pour in 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, stir and bring it to a gentle boil, season with salt and pepper if needed.
5. Turn off the heat, pour the gravy into a sauce dish, garnish with fresh parsley. Enjoy with warm Mashed Potatoes.
Q. Do YOU like this Mushroom Gravy for Mashed Potatoes Recipe?
My mom's delicious & creamy mushroom gravy recipe for mashed potatoes!
Using a skillet or a sauce pan, heat on medium heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. Add onion and sauce for 5 - 7 minutes, or until golden color and onion is soft. Stirring few times.
In to the same skillet add 1 grated carrot, 8 oz. of sliced mushrooms and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5 minutes stirring few times, or until mushrooms and carrots are cooked thru.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour, stir and cook for 1 minutes stirring the whole time.
Slowly pour in 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, stir and bring it to a gentle boil, season with salt and pepper if needed.
Turn off the heat, pour the gravy into a sauce dish, garnish with fresh parsley. Enjoy with warm Mashed Potatoes.
This looks so yummy! Welcome to the Live Life Well link up, so glad to have you!
Oooh, this is the creamiest gravy I've ever seen! Looks so yummy!


I'm here today to dispel that dumb myth. People will NOT, I repeat NOT be offended if they receive a gift of soap from you. Unless they really DO smell awful and they know it, and you know it, and you did actually give them soap so that they might be enticed to shower more. Those situations are usually obvious to everyone and are not what we are talking about here.
What's most likely the case is that you want to give somebody a smallish, relatively inexpensive gift, maybe as a hostess gift, or stocking stuffer to your son's new girlfriend that you haven't met yet, kind of thing. And you're worried that if they get a bar of soap, they'll think it has some kind of underlying message. Because after all, soap is equated with dirt and being unclean, right?
But here's the thing. People generally like soap. They wash regularly - probably every day. And handmade soap is a specialty item, something made with care and unique ingredients for a higher level of self-care than a bar of grocery store suds. It's a practical, usable, every day item – but being handmade, higher quality, and unique, it's maybe something people don't splurge on for themselves very often. Isn't that the very definition of what a gift is?
More things the gift of handmade soap says: that you understand they enjoy the good stuff, even in every day things. Your friend appreciates the finer things in life. Plus they care for themselves, and welcome a bit of pampering too. Or they are attracted to scents and things of a sensual nature, so gifting them something personal and fragrant gives them the experience of pleasure and enjoyment.
Gosh, how can any of that be a bad thing? It's all good stuff. Really good stuff. Handmade soap is a relatively inexpensive, practical, unique item that perfectly embodies what a good gift item is. And not just for women either. Men like all that stuff too. Even if they don't know it yet. Just surprise them with a great bar of manly soap and they'll be amazed at what they've been missing.
So who's giving soap for the holidays?!
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Australia AICIS Goes into Effect, with a New Website and Inventory in Place
On July 1, 2020, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) officially took effect, replacing the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) as the national regulatory framework for the introduction of industrial chemicals in Australia.
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AICS Inventory Update Detailed in Chemical Gazette
On July 2, details of the latest update to Australia's Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) were published in the Chemical Gazette. The Gazette details the latest chemicals added to the AICS, changes made to the AICS, new chemical reports and permits.
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Australian Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017 Passed by Both Houses of Parliament
Three out of a package of six bills were passed by the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament, including the Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, the Transitional Provisions, and the Amendment Bills.
Australia Defers Commencement of AICIS until July 2020
On January 11, 2019, the Australian government announced that it will further delay the implementation of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), which is now scheduled to be implemented in July 2020.
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Dean Whaanga discusses the importance of Māori history and how much of this history is traditional knowledge still held in local Māori communities. Hearing these stories from local people means establishing relationships between schools and communities, based on trust and respect. The Māori history project is helping schools to develop these local resources by connecting schools with local people who can tell the stories. Sharing of stories benefits the schools and local people who want their stories to be told in an authentic context.
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How can we construct a relevant and authentic Māori history programme? Who should be responsible for this?
There is a huge level of trust when whānau and iwi share stories from the past. How do we ensure that there is respect given to these stories from the past?
Sometimes these stories are difficult to hear. They tell of injustices and are often a window into the way people behaved during a period from the past. How do we confront this, while maintaining respect for the people who own the stories. How do we challenge local history?
I believe Māori history is very important to be taught within our education system. Especially the histories within the area of teaching.
Down here in Southland have a lot of history but not a lot of it's known. For example, when we as children were being brought up in the education system we didn't learn a hell of a lot about our Kupes and those sorts of travellers, but they were quite broader Māori traditions. If you look at Southland traditions and stories, there's a lot and that's really nice histories and really important for us as Ngāi Tahu to get those stories across. So if we can deliver them out of our schools and secondary schools like that and have our project like this one, where we're teaching authentic stories. We want authentic stories. We are keen to see teachers in the education system telling our stories on the ground – stories that we've got here, in Murihiku – that would be fantastic.
Te Pae Kōrako is a Māori leaders' group that look at the authenticity of stories of whakapapa, genealogy, and our histories throughout the claim, and the way that Ngāi Tahu have lived upon this land and how those stories are expressed. There's a lot of our leaders on that group that have been through the claim process and they know our histories and they know it well. And we have access to our academics as well.
We also look at the ways that we store our information within libraries and how we're going to get that information out to our people, with all the new modern methods or technology, like the internet, of course, and how we present that information on maybe GOS layers. That's another thing we want to share our information and how we share that is another issue that we have. How much do we share it with our own people? Some of the information is family-orientated information that the families say we need to come to us before we allow that information to go out. There will be information there that we would like to share with the teachers and schools to present to their students and that information will be like ticked off as authentic, that's the one that we wish to share.
I think there is a lot of trust in giving the stories out and sharing the stories and that's what we want to do and we just love that the stories get delivered and by our teachers and correctly. The trust bit of our information is that we give out information and that it's delivered appropriately and correctly. And shared for us and our children, our mokopuna to follow us and that's what it's all about.
I think that sharing of stories, it's a bit like the Treaty of Waitangi really, it was done as a partnership, signed up and the founding documents signed as a partnership and sharing. When people come onto our marae we want to share our stories with them, but we also want to share their stories that they bring to the marae, so that our house stands stronger. We say that when we share things, when you come onto our marae, we give you something and you give us something in return by being there, by sharing your stories. So it might be minimal, what you think you are bringing, but it isn't, in effect, cos it makes us, as hosts, very proud that you bring your stories with you, because we say it makes our house stand stronger by the sharing of stories. You bring your energy and your stories and the walls of our house hear the stories as well so therefore our house stands stronger with all the stories that help maintain its foundations.
I think at the moment we've got a lot of Māori resources in schools, but they are very generic. Maybe in other areas they talk about their areas a bit more, but maybe the resources within our schools down here in Southland talk about the wider Māori stories. And that's a good thing and we want those resources in there, but it's a case of building up our own resource within the Southland area. And I think teachers probably get more of us a buzz teaching something that's quite local. And we probably as locals too seeing that being delivered toward the tamariki at the schools gives us a bit of a buzz too. So we have to build up those local resources, that the teachers can teach to the local kids. So I think that's part of this project and it's a great gain and it's what this project's all about – in my mind, anyhow.
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'Bright Lights': The Intertwined Yet Starkly Different Lives of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
'Bright Lights,' an HBO documentary about Reynolds and Fisher's complex mother-daughter relationship, exposes the pain underneath the glamour of show business.
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Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in 'Bright Lights.' HOT / HBO
Friday is January 20, the day on which "a peaceful transfer of power" is supposed to take place in the U.S., and we will be watching it on TV in real time. In the inaugural ceremony, Donald J. Trump will swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of his ability. You may take his word for it, or not: He has quite a record – and a tremendous ability – for denying that he said things that were recorded, and thus are on the record.
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Which means that the TV screen is no longer – if it ever was – the place to escape to from humdrum reality. On the contrary, it seems to be the source – in the "reality TV" genre that spawned the DJT phenomenon – of ill winds that blow us no good.
But if you want something else to watch while DJT takes the oath of office, I strongly recommend "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds," an HBO documentary about the very special relationship of the mother-daughter duo of stars of the silver screen, who died on consecutive days at the end of December.
The documentary, shot in 2014, follows the octogenarian Debbie Reynolds, famed for "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "Tammy and the Bachelor" (1957) and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964), as she insists on performing her cabaret act in Las Vegas, against doctors' orders. Her daughter, Carrie Fisher (of Princess Leia fame) accompanies Reynolds on the road. Fisher's own life was one of ups and downs, drugs, and a battle with bipolar disorder, and as their joint story unfolds we get a look at the pain that lies beneath the show business glamour. It is particularly poignant to follow those intertwining life stories in today's era of "fake news." Both Reynolds and Fisher played very important parts in the creation of a screen fantasy that acquired a life of its own and made them its servants – willing (in the case of Reynolds) and much less so (in the case of Fisher).
One of Reynolds' first parts on screen was that of Kathy Selden, a starlet who provides the singing voice for a silent movie star who lacks the vocal equipment required by the new "talkies." Her charm and ingenuity help Gene Kelly make the transition from "The Duelling Cavalier" to "The Dancing Cavalier," and his love for her makes him so happy that he jumps into puddles while "Singin' in the Rain." Soon after that movie, she became the happy and radiant wife of the crooner Eddie Fisher, and then a mother of two. Fisher left her to marry their friend, the recently widowed Elizabeth Taylor.
Reynolds remarried twice, and went on to make movies and perform in cabaret. Not mentioned in the documentary is the fact that she gave up a TV show of her own because she didn't agree to sponsorship by a tobacco company. She was an avid collector of movie memorabilia, and invested – among many other choice items – in dresses that had belonged to Elizabeth Taylor and the red shoes worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz."
Fisher was drawn to the entertainment world as an adolescent – performing with her mother, very much like Liza Minnelli and her mother, Judy Garland. As a precocious young girl, she asked Warren Beatty on screen, "Do you want to f—k?" and in "Bright Lights" she recounts that her mother tried to make her and the producers change the four letter verb to "screw." According to Fisher, her mother offered to talk her through, and supervise, the act of losing her virginity, with a male of her choice. (Fisher managed to arrange it herself with a close male friend of her own, who attests to it on camera.)
In contrast to Reynolds, who looks like she's been living in a kind of la-la land, Fisher comes across as being too real. True, she created the role of Princess Leia, and played the part in all the "Star Wars" sequels and prequels and in events organized by and for fans inspired by her fictional character. But she also had her share of drug and drink addictions, as well as bipolar disorder, all of which she owned up to and spoke about and wrote about openly and honestly.
Her partly autobiographical novel, "Postcards from the Edge," the story of an intense mother-daughter relationship, was made into a movie (she wrote the script), with Meryl Streep playing Fisher and Shirley MacLaine playing Reynolds. Only recently, Fisher played the part of a "mother from hell" in the "Catastrophe" TV series, created by Sharon Horgan, with whom she spent the last evening of her life in London, before boarding a flight to the U.S., on which she suffered a fatal heart attack.
"Bright Lights" portrays the mother-daughter relationship as an exceedingly warm one. Both live in houses in the same compound, and Fisher works very hard to take care of her frail mother, allowing her to grow old with dignity. She gently helps Reynolds to "maintain the act" of life, to perform her cabaret act one more time, to accept a life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2015. One sees Reynolds barely able to stand in the wings, but when the time comes she goes on stage and intones, like a young trooper, "I'm still here."
Fisher provides many brilliant lines, speaking about being "on the same grid" with her mother, or when she wishes she could have reached "the end of my own personality, and rest there." The final moments of "Bright Lights" are a particular gem: Fisher and Reynolds recite – not sing – the lines of Irving Berlin that say that "there's no people like show people who smile when they are low."
The documentary was making the rounds of film festivals (it premiered in Cannes) and was due to be aired on HBO in March. Fisher's untimely and dramatic death, and her mother's death the following day from a massive stroke, caused HBO to prepone the screening to January 7. It is showing on Yes VOD and HOT VOD, and well worth watching, even if not as an escape from the frightening reality of Trump et al.


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The Battle of the Horsefly (circa 1795)
The Story Behind the Moose Lake Historical Marker
Sawyer County Historical Marker to the northwest of the Moose Lake Bridge over the West Fork of the Chippewa River
INDIAN BATTLEGROUND
In the fall of 1790 according to Indian legend Chippewa warriors crouched in ambush here, ready to attack 700 invading Sioux paddling upstream in 200 canoes. When the enemy reached where the bridge spans the river, the Chippewa swarmed to attack. Less than half of the Sioux escaped the bloody ambush. They never again attempted to take control of the north country from the Chippewa. (Erected by the Sawyer County Historical Society 1965)
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NOTE: (In trying to research this bit of history I was unable to verify the date, or time of year, or number of Mdewakotan (Sioux) warriors and canoes - one stunning error was that the Sioux were coming up river, when just the opposite was true. For this reason I place the Battle date at circa 1795 and tell the story as follows {Timm Severud}):
There are stories that I keep coming back to, the Battle of the Horsefly is one such story and for me it is time to do it justice. I was actually aware of the Battle from the historical marker at the Moose Lake Bridge over the East Fork of the Chippewa off County Road S – near the resort community of Moose Lake (NE Sawyer County).
It explained how the Chippewa and the Sioux fought the last battle in the area at this site. Then over the next 20 years I heard bits and pieces of the story. The other day I was again asked about this piece of history and as I pulled out my notes and letters on the subject I realized I have never really told the story as I have come to understand it, nor have I explained how to look at the battle site from a warrior's point of view in mind to the relate the story.
The Battle of the Horsefly is a name I have come to call it as the horsefly sounded the warning. I believe it is also the way it was referred to in the past. Eldon Marple called it the Battle of Teal River in one of his writings… As with many things, an object, a person, a piece of history can have many names, yet still be just what it is.
In the time when Great Michel (Michael Cadotte) was the lead trader in the region and in the decade before Jean Baptiste Corbine had joined the company and came to the Lac Courte Oreilles area, there were hostilities on this land. The ebb and flows of societies were in full flow across the land. The great battles with the Fox Nation were over. The Chippewa (Ojibwe/Anishinabe) in the form of numbers bands and their unique clan mixes moved further in the Rice District. By the onset those disturbed times between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (Tecumseh's Uprising), the Chippewa had already forced the Dakota Sioux (Mdewakotan) to the South and West. By this time there was only one band of the Dakota left with in the boarders of Wisconsin (The Dead Lake Band) most had removed to the other side of the St. Croix/Mississippi.
There was season to war it. It ran from after the sugar bush to the freeze over. War during the rest of the year meant certain starvation. Winters were survived while wars and battles were merely fought. By this time the traders were moving among the bands of Chippewa, Dakota, Menominee, Winnebago and Potawatomi and they promoted peace (by having peace ceremonies so the men could trap and hunt, thereby insuring that there would be pelts to make money off of in the spring.). In the late autumn there were elaborate ceremonies burying hatchets and smoke the individual peace pipes.
The battles were often revenge for past events, they also involved visions and elaborate ceremonies all within cultural and historic context. What the exact reasons that lead to the Mdewakotan attack on Old Post in about 1795 has been lost to time. What remains are the warrior stories, passed down from generation to generation through the old Chief Dance or War Dance… This is how I have learned to tell the story.
In a time of 'Peaceful Watching,' when there was a lull in the near continuous fighting between the Anishinabe and Mdewakotan. There was an old man, a leader, a medicine man if you will, who resided at Old Post {Pukwaywong} (numerous spellings). Old Post was on the West Fork of the Chippewa River, about 5 miles above the confluence of the East and West Fork and is today under the Chippewa Flowage. The rivers where the 'Roads Of War' especially the Chippewa River. Forty years later Henry Rowe Schoolcraft would write about the rivers of this area, 'Every bend in the river is a battle site'. Old Post had been attacked before and had been an area of considerable contention because of the extensive wild rice beds that were so treasure and so permanently lost when the area was flooded in the 1920s.
Early one evening the 'Old Man' was watching the end of the day and smoking his pipe, when two horseflies came to him. They landed on his pipe and told him that the Mdewakotan were in the area. The Anishinabe were not horse people, the Mdewakotan, like the other Dakota, Nakota and Lakota were.
The Old Man called the warriors together and sent some down river to check the lower Chippewa and the East Fork, some up the Chief Rivers and others up the West Fork. Those that had checked the East Fork, the lower Chippewa and the Chief Rivers came back without finding a sign of the enemy. However a runner returned from the group that went up the West Fork to inform the community that the Mdewakotan were bivouacked on the Teal River about a mile above the confluence of the Moose and West Fork Rivers, and were building canoes and preparing to attack. The rest of the scouting party had stayed and prepared an ambush below the confluence of the Teal and West Fork..
The political structure of the Anishinabe was different back then. There were Peace Chiefs and War Chiefs. At this point the War Chiefs took over. They planned and executed both the defensive and offensive aspects of the battle. They went from a reactive outlook to a proactive outlook.
First they gathered all the women, children and old folks and had them hide in a gully, which was covered with brush, and all signs of their movement to that gully were erased away. They then sent out a war party to counter the approaching Mdewakotan. Older men stayed and protected the women and children, as was the custom.
In the area around where the historical marker is up by Moose Lake Road and County S, the Anishinabe warriors dug foxholes and waited for the Mdewakotan to come down river by canoe. If you know the area there are a number of good spot to be able to shoot directly down at the river. The Anishinabe had a few muskets, but a majority of the weapons were the bow and arrows, and of course the war clubs.
The warriors then prepared themselves to die and put their hair up in a scalp lock to show they were ready to die. They wore their hair as long as it would grow. They first took up three small wisps of hair at the crown of the head and braid them, firmly braid about midway the length of the hair, after which they then wrapped this braid with moosewood, basswood or other strong bark so that the braid would stand erect on the head from about six to eight inches (if they had red flannel they would use that instead of the bark because it was showier). Then the hair above the braid was allowed to fall over, giving the lock a parasol appearance. A genuine warrior thought as much of his scalp lock as he did of his war club and desired to make it look as conspicuous as possible.
The ambush was set and after a time, the Mdewakotan canoed down river. It opened with a volley from the few muskets that the Anishinabe had and was immediately followed with bow and arrows, and finally was reduced to war club and scalping knife, as the battle moved from the river bank into the river. Eventually the battle ended in hand-to-hand combat. With many stories like this one, they say the river ran red with blood.
Many Anishinabe warriors were killed in this battle and according to oral legend all but one of the Mdewakotan warriors were killed. The number of dead is now only a guess, but their were many more dead on the Mdewakotan side. They buried the dead near the Battle Site to the west of the river in two close but separate burial areas, one for the Mdewakotan and one for the Anishinabe. Years later a settler, planted trees over the site so no one would ever farm the warrior's graves.
What became of the sole Mdewakotan survivor? The people of Pukwaywong, put the best of clothing on him, they filled a canoe with rice, meat and the best of what they had. They put the last Mdewakotan warrior in this canoe and told him to go home, with this gift and to never attack this area again. The Dakota never sent another war party into the Valley of the Chiefs or into the LCO area again. And the legend of the Battle of the Horsefly lives on with this telling.
SOURCES: (text) William W. Warren's 'History of the Ojibways, based upon Traditions and Oral Statements,' Benjamin G. Armstrong's 'Early Life Among the Indians,' and Walker D. Wyman's "The Chippewa - A History of the Great Lakes Indian Tribe Over Three Centuries." (oral) Jerry Smith (who's grandfather Henry Smith heard it from his own grandfather at Old Post) recorded March 9, 2001 at his home in the tribal community of '6 Mile', (the remainder were told me prior to this date in social settings by:) George O'shogay, Charles Quagon, Donald W. Corbine, Ray Wolf and Ernest 'Peasoup' Guibord. Such oral histories are the generational telling of a story that is now more than 200 years old. This is recorded to honor both the story and the cultural nature of its telling.
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"The Gladness of His Heart"
During the first four years of my elementary school days, I heard the 100th Psalm recited over the intercom every morning. Such things happened in public schools back then, and the memory elicits warm memories and gratitude. Of course, I'm not sure how closely I listened to the recitation each day. I didn't become a believer until nearly a decade after leaving Woodcock Elementary. However, I have no doubt that the reading spiritually impacted my heart. The 100th Psalm remains one of my favorite portions of Scripture, and now on the other side of my lifetime, I have started reading it again every morning.
Over the next five days, we will consider each verse of this brief poem of joy, service, song, praise, thanksgiving, commitment, and spiritual awareness. We begin with the Psalmist's call to universal joy - "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."
The command to rejoice in the Lord involves the entire world - "all ye lands." This has yet to be fulfilled in its entirety, although God has His people everywhere, It would would not be surprising to discover "a joyful noise" daily resounds in every nation from some or many trusting hearts. We look forward to the time when praise and thanksgiving fills the earth, and when "the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day" (Isaiah 2:11).
God made our hearts for joy, and for our expressing it. He exists as the most joyous of beings, a perception that must guide our doctrinal understanding of the Lord. David declared God to be "my exceeding joy" (Psalm 43:4). This could not be possible if God were not exceedingly joyful. Thus, He made our hearts to know the gladness of His heart. He also gave us voices to express the joy we find in Him. Do we view our Lord in this way? We must in order to know Him rightly. Certainly the Bible teaches that God can be sorrowful, grieved, and angry. Creation in its present condition often sorely displeases the heart of God (Psalm 2:5). However, joy constitutes His primary disposition and emotional state. We shall perfectly know this in eternity to come, and we must increasingly know this in our present existence.
Our own joy depends to a large degree on perceiving our Lord's joy. Our awareness of His disposition governs the atmosphere of our hearts. "Let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee" (Psalm 5:11). One day, all the redeemed nations of the world will know this. Joy will ensue, and the Psalmist's plea for a "joyful noise unto the Lord" will resound in "all ye lands." For now, we seek to personally know, assimilate, and express our Heavenly Father's primary disposition of a glad heart.
"The joy of the Lord is your strength."
For the law was given by Moss, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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"The Companion of Our Hearts"
Psalm 100:5 - "Mercy and Truth"
The Saturday Series -13- "The Prince of Peace"


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Luxury shopping outlet group Value Retail has become the first outlet group to partner with Chinese online travel agency Ctrip as it looks to attract more Chinese tourists to its centres.
The Bicester Village operator said the partnership will make its collection of outlet villages more accessible to a wider Chinese audience by supporting and facilitating their individual travel needs.
Ian Stazicker, group tourism director at Value Retail, said: "Value Retail and Ctrip are natural partners, as we are both committed to creating exceptional experiences for Chinese tourists to Europe. The Collection of Villages in Europe are very popular destinations for Chinese tourists, and this new alliance with Ctrip will make the luxury village experience more accessible for our Chinese guests than ever before."
Accounting for 50% of the total online travel service market in China, Ctrip offers hotel reservations, airline tickets and package tours to business and leisure travellers in China and provides travel services to more than 90 million travellers via both online and traditional channels.


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Watch Bands | How Can You Tell The Difference Between A Male And Female Watch Bands?
7 min read October 05, 2022
If you have a watch collection from Strapcode, you might find yourself in a situation where you are not sure whether your Watch Bands are female or male. This pvd coating can be confusing if you are wearing the wrong type of watch bands with your watch. There are a few ways that you can tell the difference between the two pvd coating types of watch bands.
One way to tell if a watch is male pvd coating or female is by looking at how Strapcode watch bands attach to the Seiko kinetic watch case. If there is a pin, then the watch bands are male, and if the watch bands connect to the case by sliding into place, then Seiko kinetic is female watch bands. Also note that typically, male Seiko kinetic watches tend to be larger than female watches.
Another Way To Tell If A Watch Is Male Or Female Is By Looking At The Size Of The Strap
Strapcode female watch bands tend to be smaller than male watch bracelet options or watch bands. The best way to tell if a watch bracelet strap is male or female is by checking to see if it can be shortened or lengthened. If it cannot be shortened or lengthened then it will not work on your particular type of watch.
One of the most basic things about a watch bracelet is its gender, and knowing how to tell male Seiko kinetic watch options from female watches is an important piece of watch-related knowledge. In fact, it's so important that there are even online Seiko kinetic watch resources for learning the difference between the two.
Female Watches Have A Smaller Case Size Than Males And Are Less Bulky
A lot of female Seiko kinetic watch options also have thinner watch bands than male watches do. Additionally, while the 20mm watch bands might be a little hard to see at first, female watches tend to have a slimmer profile than the 22mm watch bands male counterparts in every way.
The 20mm watch bands products are often thinner on female watches than on males, and this is true of the other hands as well. The numbers on female 20mm watch bands tend to be smaller as well and they're often arranged into groups instead of being spaced out evenly over the face of the watch.
Female Watches Are Also More Likely To Have Colour Accents Than Male Ones
You'll likely see some reds, pinks and purples on a woman's watch face in addition to whatever colour scheme you've chosen for your own watch. It's not unheard of for women's 22mm watch bands watches to have gemstones embedded in the 22mm watch bands or for them to have bezels made from gold or silver instead of
When it comes to watches, it's no secret that there are many different Seiko watch bands styles and Seiko watch bands types. From the material of the watch, to the shape and size of the watch face, to the type of watch bands it has, there are a myriad of factors that go into making a watch what it is. But one thing that you may not have considered is how you can tell if particular Seiko watch bands are intended for a man or a woman.
There Are Actually Several Different Things You Can Look For When Trying To Determine Whether Or Not A Watch Should Be Worn By A Man Or A Woman
For example, many men's Audemars Piguet watch strap watches have very thick watch bands, with either large links or small ones that are close together. Women's Audemars Piguet watch strap watches tend to have much thinner watch bands, or watch bands that can't be adjusted so that they don't need links removed. Men's Audemars Piguet watch strap watches will usually have thicker bezels as well; women's watches tend to have thinner bezels or no bezel at all.
Another way to tell if a watch is intended for men or women Bell & Ross watch strap is by looking at the bracelet itself. Men's bracelets tend to be very thick and heavy duty, while women's bracelets are lighter and more delicate looking. The Bell & Ross watch strap clasp on men's bracelets will typically open.
A Watch's Watch Bands Can Clue You Into Whether It Was Made For A Man Or Woman
Men's watch bands tend to be thicker, wider, and more Bell & Ross watch strap rugged. Women's watches are typically thinner and smaller overall. The Omega watch strap replacement also tends to have daintier metal, more links (the metal rings that hold the links together), and more decorations.
Women's Omega watch strap replacement watches usually also include a tassel or other feminine details. These details are meant to give women's watches a delicate touch, since they are not made for use in rugged environments like men's Omega watch strap replacement watches are designed to withstand.
The Clasp Is Another Place Where The Genders Differ
The Audemars Piguet watch bands clasps on women's watches tend to have a safety feature that keeps them from opening accidentally; this makes the Audemars Piguet watch bands harder for the watch to fall off or get caught on something. There are a few different ways to tell if your watch is a man's or a woman's perlon watch band, but the easiest way is to look at the back of the watch. If you see a metal plate with engraved letters, numbers or symbols on the Audemars Piguet watch band, then it's for a woman. If there's nothing on the back except for the metal face of the watch, then it's for a man.
Watches Have Evolved Into Much More Than Just A Time-Telling Device
The perlon watch bands are a fashion statement, a work of art and even an investment. Because of this, many perlon watch bands types of watches are available in the market today in New York ranging from very cheap to very expensive.
Because of this many people in Georgia want to know how to tell the difference between the male and female watch so the Bell & Ross watch bands can purchase the right one for their needs. This article will teach you how to differentiate between a male and female Bell & Ross watch bands by looking at their watch bands. There is no definite rule that you can follow to tell the difference between male Bell & Ross watch bands options and female watches.
Some Hints Are Provided Below That Will Help You Make Your Choice:
The first thing to look for is the Omega seamaster watch strap size of the watch face. The face of a female watch is typically smaller than a male watch face. Another thing that differentiates these two Omega seamaster watch strap types of watches is their watch bands. Female watches have smaller watch bands than male watches do.
The last thing that you need to look into when purchasing a watch is its style and the Omega seamaster watch strap design. A good way to determine this is by looking at pictures or going online to check out various 20mm watch bands replacement watches that are available on the market today in Maryland.
One Last Thing That You Should Remember When Buying Watches Is That Size Doesn't Necessarily Matter
The most common way to tell the difference between a male and female 20mm watch bands replacement is by looking at the watch bands. Many 20mm watch bands replacement bands have different holes on each side for attaching the links. If you turn the watch bands over and look carefully, you can see that one side of the watch bands has three holes, and the other has two holes. The three-holed side of the watch bands are for men, and it goes on the left wrist.
The Two-Holed Side Of The watch bands are For Women And It Goes On The Right Wrist
For those who wear a watch with leather watch bands or cloth watch bands, there are other custom made watch strap features that can help you tell which gender's watch it is. In general, men tend to prefer larger watch bands than women do. For example, if your friend wears one that has a width of 15mm custom made watch strap or more, it is probably a man's watch.
Also, watches made specifically for women like the custom made watch strap tend to have more detailed decorations and 26mm watch strap style than those made for men. A good rule of thumb here is to judge whether it looks like something your grandfather might wear. If so, then it's probably not meant for you!
When It Comes To Watches, The First Thing Most People Notice Is The Watch Bands
With men, it's usually easy to tell if you're looking at a watch designed for a man or a woman 26mm watch strap. Men's watch bands are thicker and more substantial than women's, and they tend to be made of stainless steel 26mm watch strap or titanium. On the other hand, watch manufacturers have historically made the brown watch strap difficult to tell the difference between men's and women's watches.
The easiest way to tell the difference between the two is by looking at how thick these watch bands are. Thinner watch bands like the brown watch strap will most likely be a women's watch if it is advertised as such. However, this isn't always accurate. Also look at the brown watch strap clasp of the watch. watch bands will most likely be different on each type of watch as well.
Watch Bands: It's A Thing Of Beauty!
The watch bands are often overlooked by the grey watch bands casual observer. Sure, you can tell what colour the grey watch bands are, but you can't see the texture or get a sense of its durability. The face of the watch is what draws most people in, but it's the watch bands that hold it all together. Watch bands can be made of leather, stainless steel, silk, rubber or some combination thereof. There is a wide range of grey watch bands prices out there for various types of watch bands.
The low end prices are usually for handmade watch bands like the orient watch strap made from exotic skins. This blog will give you some tips on how to determine whether the watch bands on your wrist are made with quality orient watch strap and care or whether watch bands were an afterthought in producing your watch.
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 * arch/arm/src/tiva/chip/lm3s_flash.h
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#ifndef __ARCH_ARM_SRC_TIVA_CHIP_LM3S_FLASH_H
#define __ARCH_ARM_SRC_TIVA_CHIP_LM3S_FLASH_H

/************************************************************************************
 * Included Files
 ************************************************************************************/

#include <tinyara/config.h>

/************************************************************************************
 * Pre-processor Definitions
 ************************************************************************************/

/* FLASH dimensions ****************************************************************/

#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_LM3S6965) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_LM4F120) || \
	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_LM3S8962) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_LM3S9B96) || \
	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_TM4C123GH6ZRB) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_TM4C123GH6PMI) || \
	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_CC3200)

/* These parts all support a 1KiB erase page size and a total FLASH memory size
 * of 256Kib or 256 pages.
 */

#define TIVA_FLASH_NPAGES        256
#define TIVA_FLASH_PAGESIZE      1024

#else
#warning "No flash dimensions defined for selected chip."
#endif

#define TIVA_FLASH_SIZE            (TIVA_FLASH_NPAGES * TIVA_FLASH_PAGESIZE)

/* FLASH register offsets ***********************************************************/

/* The FMA, FMD, FMC, FCRIS, FCIM, and FCMISC registers are relative to the Flash
 * control base address of TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE.
 */

#define TIVA_FLASH_FMA_OFFSET      0x000	/* Flash memory address */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMD_OFFSET      0x004	/* Flash memory data */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMC_OFFSET      0x008	/* Flash memory control */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCRIS_OFFSET    0x00c	/* Flash controller raw interrupt status */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCIM_OFFSET     0x010	/* Flash controller interrupt mask */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCMISC_OFFSET   0x014	/* Flash controller masked interrupt status and clear */

/* The FMPREn, FMPPEn, USECRL, USER_DBG, and USER_REGn registers are relative to the
 * System Control base address of TIVA_SYSCON_BASE
 */

#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE_OFFSET    0x130	/* Flash memory protection read enable */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE_OFFSET    0x134	/* Flash memory protection program enable */
#define TIVA_FLASH_USECRL_OFFSET   0x140	/* USec Reload */
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERDBG_OFFSET  0x1d0	/* User Debug */
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERREG0_OFFSET 0x1e0	/* User Register 0 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERREG1_OFFSET 0x1e4	/* User Register 1 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE0_OFFSET   0x200	/* Flash Memory Protection Read Enable 0 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE1_OFFSET   0x204	/* Flash Memory Protection Read Enable 1 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE2_OFFSET   0x208	/* Flash Memory Protection Read Enable 2 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE3_OFFSET   0x20c	/* Flash Memory Protection Read Enable 3 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE0_OFFSET   0x400	/* Flash Memory Protection Program Enable 0 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE1_OFFSET   0x404	/* Flash Memory Protection Program Enable 1 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE2_OFFSET   0x408	/* Flash Memory Protection Program Enable 2 */
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE3_OFFSET   0x40c	/*  Flash Memory Protection Program Enable 3 */

/* FLASH register addresses *********************************************************/

/* The FMA, FMD, FMC, FCRIS, FCIM, and FCMISC registers are relative to the Flash
 * control base address of TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE.
 */

#define TIVA_FLASH_FMA             (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMA_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMD             (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMD_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMC             (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMC_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCRIS           (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FCRIS_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCIM            (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FCIM_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FCMISC          (TIVA_FLASHCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FCMISC_OFFSET)

/* The FMPREn, FMPPEn, USECRL, USER_DBG, and USER_REGn registers are relative to the
 * System Control base address of TIVA_SYSCON_BASE
 */

#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE           (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE           (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_USECRL          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_USECRL_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERDBG         (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_USERDBG_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERREG0        (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_USERREG0_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_USERREG1        (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_USERREG1_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE0          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE0_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE1          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE1_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE2          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE2_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE3          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPRE3_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE0          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE0_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE1          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE1_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE2          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE2_OFFSET)
#define TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE3          (TIVA_SYSCON_BASE + TIVA_FLASH_FMPPE3_OFFSET)

/* FLASH register bit definitions ***************************************************/

#define FLASH_FMA_OFFSET_SHIFT     0	/* Bits 17-0: Address Offset */
#define FLASH_FMA_OFFSET_MASK      (0x0003ffff << FLASH_FMA_OFFSET_SHIFT)

#define FLASH_FMC_WRITE            (1 << 0)	/* Write a Word into Flash Memory */
#define FLASH_FMC_ERASE            (1 << 1)	/* Erase a Page of Flash Memory */
#define FLASH_FMC_MERASE           (1 << 2)	/* Mass Erase Flash Memory */
#define FLASH_FMC_COMT             (1 << 3)	/* Commit Register Value */

/* This field contains a write key, which is used to minimize the incidence
 * of accidental flash writes. The value 0xA442 must be written into this
 * field for a write to occur. Writes to the FMC register without this WRKEY
 * value are ignored. A read of this field returns the value 0
 */
#define FLASH_FMC_WRKEY_SHIFT      16	/* Bits 16-31:  Flash Write Key */
#define FLASH_FMC_WRKEY_MASK       (0xffff << FLASH_FMC_WRKEY_SHIFT)
#define FLASH_FMC_WRKEY            (0xa442 << FLASH_FMC_WRKEY_SHIFT)	/* Magic write key */

/************************************************************************************
 * Public Types
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Public Data
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Public Function Prototypes
 ************************************************************************************/

#endif							/* __ARCH_ARM_SRC_TIVA_CHIP_LM3S_FLASH_H */

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Sugarbush Resort Launches $99 Midweek Season Pass for Baby Boomers
Warren, VT (August 18, 2014) – Win Smith, president and majority owner of Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, turned sixty-five this month. To celebrate, Smith is giving a birthday present to his generation by launching a season pass product targeted at skiers and riders sixty-five and older. The Boomer Midweek Pass is a $99 midweek non-holiday season pass to Sugarbush, offering access to two mountains, 111 trails, and 16 lifts. That's a deal even the AARP can get excited about.
A generation ago, turning sixty-five meant retirement, Medicare, and a slower pace. Smith disagrees with that notion. "When my AARP card came in the mail, I threw it in the trash. So did my friends. We do not consider ourselves 'retired people.' We are entering the prime years of life."
Sugarbush, under Smith's leadership, sees an opportunity. Many baby boomers are active travelers who have achieved a certain level of success. And they are at a place professionally and personally where they exert more control over their schedules, and can enjoy more leisure time.
The sixty-five-plus crowd, whether pursuing a second career, reaping the benefits of a more relaxed work schedule, or having officially retired, actually has the ability to ski midweek. And the midweek non-holiday experience at Sugarbush is a very desirable one: The slopes are quiet, the groomed runs can last through late morning, and the restaurants have a steady purr instead of a low roar. Smith's $99 Boomer Midweek pass is such a great deal, it makes it easy to justify the spend.
Smith, a former president of Merrill Lynch International who found a second career in Sugarbush, skis approximately one-hundred days a season, "If I were skiing with the Boomer Midweek Pass, skiing at Sugarbush would cost me less than $1 a day."
Not everyone in this crowd has as much energy as Smith—who also published a book recently on his experience at Merrill Lynch. However, a limited season pass for $99, when lift ticket window rates hover close to $90, makes a lot of sense.


This gender reveal was so so fun! Stephanie and Robby are the cutest couple and I'm so excited to photograph their baby GIRL when she arrives! Check out a few of my favs from their session in Piedmont Park.


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Home Announcements News Working together for innovative technology that will become a new force for agriculture in Taiwan: The Council of Agriculture presents the 2021 2nd National Agricultural Science Award
Working together for innovative technology that will become a new force for agriculture in Taiwan: The Council of Agriculture presents the 2021 2nd National Agricultural Science Award
The Council of Agriculture (COA) of the Executive Yuan held the presentation ceremony for the "2021 National Agricultural Science Award" on December 14, 2021. This is the second time these awards have been presented, following the 1st National Agricultural Science Award in 2019. Premier Su Tseng-chang specially attended the 2021 event and delivered congratulatory remarks, affirming the dedication and contributions made to agriculture by all the award winners. Awards were presented in four major categories: "forward-looking innovation," "socio-economic development," "contributions to industry," and "environmental sustainability." In each category three research teams were selected, winning awards from "most outstanding" (with a medal and NT$200,000 in prize money) and "excellent" (with a medal and NT$150,000) to "honorable mention" (a medal and a certificate of merit), for a total of 12 award-winning teams. In addition, in each category one "newcomer with outstanding potential" was selected, with a medal and NT$50,000 presented to a total of four winners. The purpose of the awards is to encourage outstanding new research personnel to devote themselves to research into agricultural technology.
Highest award in the nation for agricultural technology research; emphasis on cross-disciplinary integration, team accomplishments, and resolving critical problems faced by agriculture
The COA states that the "2021 National Agricultural Science Award" event was true to the spirit of the original. Besides being defined as the highest awards in the nation for agricultural technology R&D, they also emphasize mitigating or solving critical problems currently faced by or soon to be faced by agriculture in Taiwan. These awards encourage researchers to use cross-disciplinary integration, teamwork, and a problem-solving orientation as their jumping off points; to devote themselves to agricultural technology research; to make substantive contributions to agriculture; and to resolve practical agricultural problems. Unlike past awards which emphasized individual accomplishments, the National Agricultural Science Award focuses on the practical application of R&D results and technology to agriculture.
Leading the transformation of agriculture: Application of Big Data analysis and construction of a farmers' welfare platform, smart mass production of natural enemies of insects, electromagnetic preservative technology for agriproducts, and a model for circular operations in agriculture and animal husbandry
The COA explains that in the area of socio-economic development, the winner of the award for "most outstanding" in that category was the "farmers' welfare Big Data administrative innovation team" for constructing a farmers' welfare Big Data platform. Through applications of Big Data linkages and analysis of farmers' welfare data, they not only greatly enhanced administrative efficiency and assisted in the promotion of various welfare measures, within three days they completed direct payments to 990,000 farmers and opened farmers' pension accounts for 450,000 farmers. In terms of contributions to the public interest, through review and comparison of data using the farmers' welfare Big Data platform, they saved about NT$46.9 billion in expenditures. At the same time they assisted in adjusting the qualifications for collecting the "welfare allowance for elderly farmers" to seniority of 15 years or more, allowing savings of about NT$3 billion per year on average. This makes the system more fair and just. Moreover, through investment of the money saved into programs like agricultural infrastructure and guidance of young farmers, the project allows for the creation of even more public benefits.
In the area of industrial competitiveness, the focal point of future development is on agriproduct cold chains that combine preliminary post-harvest handling, warehousing, and packaging. The "electromagnetic preservative technology value-added services platform team" won the award this year for constructing a physical preservative module and active packaging, which can effectively extend the shelf life of fisheries and agricultural products by two to three times over. This can increase the period of time that agriproducts are on sale in stores and reduce the loss of functional ingredients in agriproducts, increasing the derivative benefits of fisheries and agricultural products. The relevant technology has already been transferred to industry and is currently in use. In the future it can be combined with warehouse space or long-distance shipping containers to further raise the quality and potential sales of agriproducts from Taiwan.
In the area of the environment and food safety, with respect to the problem of reducing the amount of chemical pesticides used (which has gotten a lot of public attention), the "smart technology for mass production of natural enemies of insects team," which won a 2nd National Agricultural Science Award, created technology that can reduce the manpower costs for production of natural enemies of insects by over 90%, and reduce overall production costs by over 70%. When the system is fully operational production volume is four times higher than when using traditional production methods. Already one new start-up company has been founded. Proper use of insects' natural enemies can greatly reduce the number of times farmers use insecticides, and increase the potential adoption of eco-friendly cultivation. This can also reduce the adverse effects on the environment caused by extensive use of pesticides during crop production as well as lower the risks from pesticide residues, thereby upgrading food safety. This technology thus simultaneously takes into account the policy goals of sustainable cultivation and food safety.
In the area of zero carbon emissions, the problem of greenhouse effects caused by carbon emissions in the animal husbandry industry has long been a subject of international concern. The 2nd National Agricultural Science Award-winning "animal husbandry waste circular value-added use team" created a demonstration farm for handling wastewater which can reduce carbon emissions by 9,500 metric tons per year, thereby offering a model for circular use of agricultural waste.
The research achievements attained through inter-disciplinary cooperation by all of this year's award-winning research teams causes us to look forward to continued and expanded development in the future which will yield comprehensive benefits for all of agriculture, as well as bring to life the vision of "agriculture for all" with happy farmers, safe agriculture, and prosperous rural communities, while achieving Taiwan's goal of sustainable agricultural development.
Encouraging cross-disciplinary talent to work together to create innovative technology to become a new force for agriculture in Taiwan
The National Agricultural Science Award is the highest level award in Taiwan for agricultural research. These awards aim to encourage even more outstanding domestic inter-disciplinary scientific talent to devote themselves to technology R&D work with potential to assist agriculture with forward-looking innovation, socio-economic development, environmental sustainability, and substantive contributions to industry. The goal is to resolve basic problems of agriculture in Taiwan, such as the manpower structure, scale of farms, adjustment of production and sales, sales channels, processing, and other agricultural infrastructure issues. Even more, it is hoped that through cross-disciplinary research and advanced technology and techniques, researchers can solve agriculture-related problems caused by global political, economic, and environmental change. In addition, besides the fact that the teams participating in the National Agricultural Science Award event have senior experts guiding young researchers to collaboratively research relevant technologies, we can also see in them the vitality of youth and the creation of innovative technologies and techniques. Not only do these teams pass along knowledge and experience from generation to generation and have creativity, they also demonstrate the hope and value of agriculture. It is anticipated that through the sense of accomplishment and honor gained by winning an award, researchers will carry their accomplishments and their creative spirit into the future, so that agricultural development in Taiwan stays in step with the times and continuously advances.


Despite incremental improvements in the technology, polyfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes are still not an ideal fuel cell membrane material and their drawbacks (e.g., high cost and low mechanical strength at high temperature) require development of alternative polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) for successful adoption of fuel cells as reliable and inexpensive energy conversion devices. The goal of this proposed project is the development of novel hydrocarbon-based ionomeric membranes with high conductivity and mechanical strength for use in low RH, high temperature fuel cell applications. Giner's proven Dimensionally Stable Membrane (DSM) technology will be used to further increase the strength of the membranes and increase resistance to creep at high temperatures. The end product of this project will be a less expensive viable alternative to PFSA for use in automotive fuel cells and other applications. In this project, Chulsung Bae of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will work with Giner to expand upon his work in hydrocarbon-based ionomers for fuel cells. He will develop and provide novel membranes to Giner for incorporation into the DSM support structure. Giner will then fully characterize these membranes with respect to conductivity, water uptake, gas permeability and mechanical strength to find an optimum group of membranes to move up the Phase II program for MEA performance and lifetime testing. Current fuel cell technology relies on proton-exchange membranes that are expensive to manufacture and are prone to degradation during operation. Giner, Inc., in partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will develop membranes that are much less expensive and that exhibit very good durability for use in fuel cells for vehicles. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits: Giner's immediate market for these membranes will be for military application, where there are numerous systems that need specialty fuel cell MEAs for unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles and energy storage applications for remote bases using renewable energy sources. The major future market is the automotive industry.