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Quantum physics: Flawed to perfection
Ultra-pure synthetic diamonds offer advances in fields from quantum computing to cancer diagnostics.
Elizabeth Gibney1
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The company Element Six produces pure diamonds with flaws at less than one part per billion.
The 'magic Russian diamond', as some researchers have come to call it, was just 2 millimetres square, very clear and of a quality any jeweller would be happy to set in an expensive ring. Jörg Wrachtrup, a physicist at the University of Stuttgart in Germany, had spent much of 2005 looking for something just like it; his group finally found it by trawling through journals from the Russian Academy of Sciences, reading descriptions of the physical properties of such rare gems. But Wrachtrup wasn't interested in this diamond's beauty: what intrigued him was that the stone was very pure and perfectly flawed.
Inside the Russian gem, the regular diamond lattice of carbon atoms was interrupted on rare occasions by a nitrogen atom, with a neighbouring carbon atom also missing. Within each such hole, an extra electron could become trapped (see 'A useful hole'). Such impurities are not in themselves unusual. But Wrachtrup and others had theorized that, in some specific cases, electrons in these holes could prove the perfect medium for storing information for quantum computing — an effort to vastly speed up computing calculations by exploiting the fuzzy world of quantum mechanics. Unlike other candidates for such information storage, these defects in diamond should do their job at room temperature. To test the idea, Wrachtrup's lab split the diamond and sent half of it to Mikhail Lukin, a physicist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By the end of 2006, both groups had shown that the Russian stone proved the theory correct1, 2. "This diamond showed behaviour we had never seen before," says Wrachtrup.
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Since then, the field has exploded. In 2005, just a handful of groups worldwide were working on the quantum possibilities of diamond; there are now about 75 in on the action. The Russian diamond has been cut up and divided between teams. Despite much searching, no other natural gems quite like it have been found. So researchers have turned their attention to making synthetic versions that are even better.
As more teams have entered into the game, so have ideas for potential applications. The same properties that make diamonds useful for storing quantum information also make them ideal for sensing magnetic fields with incredible precision, which could be used to eavesdrop on the processes in living cells in real time. Tiny sensors could provide cellular-level imaging with one billion billion times more sensitivity than conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), allowing investigators to map electrical activity in neurons or watch a cell's reaction to a drug.
"We're really solving problems we haven't been able to solve before," says Wrachtrup.
Grown from scratch
Diamond lovers are familiar with impurities for their ability to give the stones exotic hues: nitrogen can lend a yellow tone; boron turns them blue. What excites physicists is the 'spin' of the electrons trapped in such defects. That quantum property can be either up, down or somewhere in between — all at the same time. Such fuzziness is required for the basic unit of quantum computing, called quantum bits, or qubits. Unlike conventional computer bits that are either on or off, a qubit must have the capacity to exist in multiple states simultaneously, allowing a computer to perform parallel calculations.
Quantum properties such as spin are delicate, and are easily influenced by any outside interference. Diamond makes a great candidate for qubits because its rigid crystal structure helps to isolate and protect trapped electrons' fragile quantum states from random perturbations. The spin can, however, be manipulated by microwaves and read out using lasers.
Natural stones usually contain flaws at a level of about one-in-a-thousand atoms, which is much too many to make them useful for information storage: the defects are so close together that they interfere with each other, meaning that electrons cannot reliably hold any given spin state for long. By contrast, the Russian diamond contains fewer than one nitrogen atom per billion carbon atoms.
Back in 2005, Wrachtrup's tests showed that electrons in the Russian diamond could maintain a defined spin state for almost a millisecond; the only other set-ups able to maintain a spin state for this long were those that were super-cooled to near absolute zero and maintained under a high vacuum. Diamond allows scientists to change and read the quantum state of a single electron at room temperature using everyday lab equipment. "That was a bit of a game changer," says David Awschalom, a physicist at the University of Chicago in Illinois, who was one of the first investigators to work on quantum-grade diamonds.
Makers of synthetic quantum-grade diamonds try to achieve at least the same level of purity as that of the Russian diamond. Unlike stones made for jewellery or industrial cutting, these diamonds aren't grown by putting a lump of carbon under high temperature and pressure. Instead, gases such as methane and hydrogen are heated into a plasma, so that carbon atoms can be deposited onto a template layer by layer.
Some academic labs can make such diamonds themselves, but the major hub for research into this type of diamond production is the UK-based labs of the company Element Six, which has been synthesizing diamond — originally for cutting and drilling — for more than 50 years. Its business is booming. In July 2013, the company opened a £20-million (US$32.9-million) Global Innovation Centre in Harwell near Oxford, UK, to research and develop better diamond-production schemes for new applications. It now sells a few hundred off-the-shelf pure diamonds for quantum research each year, and its production of custom diamonds for specific projects has doubled annually since 2007, totalling 1,500 so far. In the lab where the custom diamonds are grown, a dozen machines hum away, teeming with feeding tubes that bring in the basic ingredients.
Element Six now sells an ultra-pure diamond with impurities lower than one part per billion, into which scientists can implant desired defects. Those cost about $1,000 each. For their custom diamonds, the company works with researchers to put flaws in precise layers and to control the levels of different carbon isotopes, which can also affect a diamond's properties. "Building it atom by atom gives you the ability to control impurities," says Geoff Scarsbrook, research and development operations manager at Element Six. The company provides these diamonds to researchers at no cost with the aim of developing intellectual property rights and opening promising new markets. "We are prepared to take quite a long view," says Scarsbrook.
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Nanometre-scale pillars etched from diamond can be used as magnetic probes.
That they have a long outlook is just as well. Producing a single qubit is one thing, but producing a functional quantum computer with many cooperating qubits is quite another — as researchers working with other materials have discovered. Since the mid-1990s, a few systems have emerged as the leading candidates for qubits, including ions trapped by an electromagnetic field and superconducting circuits, which must be super-cooled. Scientists working with these systems still struggle to deal with interference and to hook multiple qubits up into usable systems. So far, the world's best all-purpose quantum 'computers' are toy models comprising little more than a dozen qubits that can do small tasks such as factoring the number 15 (with one stand-out exception of a controversial, specialized type of quantum system, see Nature 498, 286–288; 2013).
Diamonds show substantial potential, however, and some gems can now keep qubits protected from interference for long enough to do something useful, says Ronald Hanson, a nanoscientist at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. In 2012, for example, Lukin's team reported3 achieving a lifetime for a diamond qubit of more than one second, on a par with what has been achieved in trapped atoms and about 10,000 times better than in superconducting circuits. To do this, his team used the trapped electrons' spin only as a messenger. To actually hold information they used the quantum-spin properties of the neighbouring impurities — such as a nitrogen atom or a carbon-13 isotope — which are about 1,000 times less sensitive to interference than the spins of electrons are. A trick to control the electrons' spin when they are not acting as a messenger can theoretically extend the qubit's lifetime by up to a minute.
Quantum bits and pieces
But connecting up the qubits — which involves 'entangling' their states so that they can work together to perform calculations — is a greater challenge. Wrachtrup's approach is to carefully position diamond defects about 20 nanometres apart in an array, so that the trapped electrons are close enough to entangle. Yet manufacturers have a hard time fabricating diamonds with such precisely placed defects. And the proximity of the imperfections means that the spin of each electron must be precisely controlled if the quantum states are to survive — something that is ever more difficult to achieve as the systems scale up in size.
In an alternative approach, Hanson's team last year reported connecting up diamond qubits that are 3 metres apart by using flying intermediaries: photons that entangle with the electron spins and with each other4. That could prove particularly useful for a quantum network used to exchange information over long distances. But for Hanson's system to work, the qubits have to entangle in a much shorter time than the qubit lifetime. That means entanglement should happen many times a second; so far, Hanson and his collaborators have only succeeded in producing entanglement once every 10 minutes.
Physicists including Hanson, Lukin and Dirk Englund, an electronic engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, are trying to improve the entanglement rate by building tiny cavities and mirrors into thin films of diamond — this helps to bounce photons around and gives them more opportunities to interact with the electron qubits. Hanson thinks that this should make it possible to reduce entanglement times to fractions of a second. Teams are working on the best way to do this — some methods require thin films of diamond no more than a few hundred nanometres thick, laboriously ground from larger pieces. "It's very tedious to do," says Wrachtrup. "It's almost a work of art."
So far, the most sophisticated quantum-computing systems made of diamond — achieved separately by two different groups5, 6 — involve four entangled qubits. Scaling up to more than about ten will require a concerted engineering effort, says Wrachtrup. But diamond remains a viable option for quantum computing, with its greatest selling point being its ability to hold quantum information for long periods of time, at room temperature and without a vacuum. "It's really that combination that shows promise," says Hanson.
Tiny magnets
While researchers continue to battle with quantum computing, other applications for diamond could come to fruition more quickly. Some of the first researchers to explore the quantum properties of diamond realized that the way in which delicate spin states can be affected by their environment could be put to good use. The electrons' spins have a magnetic moment, which makes them act like tiny bar magnets that are sensitive to other nearby magnetic fields.
Sensing techniques such as MRI make use of a similar phenomenon — the spin inherent in hydrogen atoms — to spy inside the human body. But these require millions of atoms to get a signal. And for the greatest precision, the machines need to be cooled to very low temperatures. Diamond probes can be small enough and close enough to their target to pick up a signal from a single atom, at room temperature — the magnetic field of the atom affects the electrons' spin, which can be read with a laser.
Sensors that use large numbers of diamond defects to measure relatively large magnetic fields are already in development. At small scales there have been proof-of-principle studies, including work measuring spins in a drop of oil just 5 cubic nanometres in size7 and even in a single molecule8. In 2011, a team led by Lloyd Hollenberg at the University of Melbourne in Australia put nanodiamonds into living cells, allowing scientists to study tiny magnetic changes within them9. Wrachtrup says that a diamond-based probe should eventually be able to image the structure of a complex molecule such as a protein, monitor activity in the brain or track the action of a drug in a cell — all without altering the living system being observed.
Lukin's group has also made use of nanodiamond probes to take temperature readings inside a cell to within a few hundredths of a degree10, by monitoring the response of trapped electrons' sensitive spin to the expansion and contraction of a diamond lattice as it heats and cools. Nanodiamond probes should be able to detect changes of a few thousandths of a degree, and could be used to infer biological processes such as tumour metabolism.
However, making nanometre-sized ultra-pure diamonds for tiny probes is a real headache: the deposition method used by everyone, including Element Six, produces gems that cannot be separated from their template base. Most of the proof-of-principle work on nanodiamond probes has therefore been done using relatively impure diamonds, made through high pressure and temperature compression. This limits their sensitivity.
Englund's team has come up with a better means of production, which is now being commercialized by Diamond Nanotechnologies in Boston, Massachusetts, a company Englund set up with a former postdoc. They paint gold palladium dots over pure diamond and then etch away the bits of surface left exposed, producing a series of gold-topped diamond posts that his team calls 'nano-grass'. These can be mowed, and the gold tops easily removed, to produce individual, minuscule diamond pillars. When made in this way, the electrons trapped in the diamond defects hold their spin for 100 times longer than those in conventional nanodiamonds11. The firm is using these pillars to build a prototype magnetic field sensor that is sensitive enough to detect the field from just a few electrons.
Diamond doubles
Researchers will need production improvements such as these if they want to squeeze all the promise out of diamonds. But there is still a long way to go to perfect precision doping of defects and the production of large thin films and complex diamond structures.
Fulfilling specifications like these is routine for many semiconductor materials, including silicon. So Awschalom's group is exploring whether it might be possible to reproduce the seemingly unique properties of diamond in such materials. In 2011, his group showed that silicon carbide — a relatively cheap semiconductor that has for decades been manufactured in large, thin films for use in electronics — can host defects in which bound electrons exhibit the same quantum quirks as in diamond12. His group has made silicon carbide qubits. But these lack the main advantage of diamond qubits: so far, the lifetime of trapped electron spin states in silicon carbide at room temperature is 20 times shorter than in diamond — too short for most practical applications.
Awschalom's group is among a number attempting various tricks to boost silicon carbide qubit lifetime, including purifying the isotopic composition of the material. And the team is collaborating with theorist and former colleague Chris Van de Walle at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to predict which defects in other crystalline materials — including gallium nitride, which is used in light-emitting diodes — might match diamond's properties. "It's definitely an extremely promising new direction," says Englund. "There could be many we just don't know about."
But for most researchers, diamonds remain the material of choice. With their extreme purity and controllable spin states, synthetic stones now outshine any natural gem. Even so, the original magic Russian diamond continues to prove its worth. "We still have pieces in the lab, and once in a while we use them," says Wrachtrup. "They're still among the best we have."
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USPTO Launches Patents 4 Patients
02 August 2016 PharmaPatents Blog
Author(s): Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff
To support the National Cancer Moonshot initiative, the USPTO has launched the Patents 4 Patients program, also known as the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program. Under this program, applicants can obtain expedited examination of patent applications directed to methods of treating cancer using immunotherapy. It will be interesting to see how many applicants take advantage of this program, and whether the program is effective to expedite grant of cancer immunotherapy patents.
The National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
The National Cancer Moonshot initiative is a $1 Billion initiative lead by Vice President Biden to end cancer by doubling the rate of progress toward a cure, aiming to compress ten years' of cancer research into a five year period. The Vice President has highlighted immunotherapy approaches, since immunotherapy "has shown success with melanoma, leukemia, and lymphoma, and is ripe for further exploration in a wider range of cancers." According to the White House announcement, "the National Cancer Moonshot will work to accelerate these research efforts and break down barriers to progress by enhancing data access, and facilitating collaborations with researchers, doctors, philanthropies, patients, and patient advocates, and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies."
The USPTO Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
The USPTO announced the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program in a Federal Register Notice published June 29, 2016. The program provides a mechanism for earlier review of patent applications by placing applications admitted to the program on the examiner's "special new" docket until a first Office Action on the merits is issued. Once a response to a first Office Action has been filed, the application will be placed on the examiner's regular "amended" docket, but the USPTO will provide incentives for examiners to review the response promptly. The USPTO's overall objective is to complete examination of an application (i.e., issue a final Office Action or Notice of Allowance) within twelve months from the time the application is accepted into the program.
The Federal Register Notice explains the subject matter requirements for participation in the program: An eligible application should be in the field of oncology and must have "at least one claim encompassing a method of ameliorating, treating, or preventing a malignancy in a human subject wherein the steps of the method assist or boost the immune system in eradicating cancerous cells." The Federal Register Notice indicates that eligible claims could include "administration of cells, antibodies, proteins, or nucleic acids that invoke an active (or achieve a passive) immune response to destroy cancerous cells." According to the Federal Register Notice, claims drawn to combination therapies of biological adjuvants and conventional therapies for treating cancer, vaccines that activate the immune system to prevent or destroy the growth of cancer cells, and in vivo, ex vivo, and adoptive immunotherapies also will be considered.
In addition to the subject matter requirement, the following formal requirements must be met:
The application must be a non-reissue, non-provisional, utility application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) or an international application that has entered the national stage under 35 U.S.C. § 371.
The application must contain no more than three independent claims and twenty total claims, and have no multiple dependent claims. (The applicant can/must file a Preliminary Amendment to bring an application into compliance with this requirement.)
The application must include at least one claim directed to a method of treating a cancer using immunotherapy (as defined in the Federal Register Notice and summarized above).
An applicant must apply for the program by filing a petition to make special that meets the following requirements:
The petition must include a statement indicating that special status is sought because the application includes a claim that meets the eligibility requirements set forth above.
The petition must include a statement that, should the USPTO find that the invention is directed to multiple inventions, the applicant agrees to make an election without traverse in a telephonic interview to elect an invention that is directed to a method of treating a cancer using immunotherapy.
The petition must state that the application has not previously been granted special status in this or any other USPTO program.
The petition must be filed either (1) at least one day before the first Office Action is issued (as indicated in the USPTO's Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system) or (2) with a proper request for continued examination (RCE). However, these timing requirements do not apply if the claimed cancer immunotherapy method is the subject of an active Investigational New Drug (IND) application filed by the applicant or their agent that has entered phase II or III clinical trials, in which case a petition can be filed after the first Office Action but before a final Office Action or Notice of Appeal.
The program also requires that a request for early publication be filed with the petition to make special. If the applicant has requested nonpublication, the applicant must rescind the nonpublication request.
The program will run until June 29, 2017, unless it is extended or terminated earlier.
Impact On Patent Prosecution
Being accepted into the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program has several implications for patent prosecution. First, the First Action Interview Pilot program is not available, although regular interview practice is available. Additionally, responses "must be limited to responding to rejections, objections, and requirements made by the examiner." Any amendment that would take the application out of compliance with the above requirements will be treated as not fully responsive, and the examiner may–at his or her discretion–give the applicant an opportunity to file a fully responsive reply.
Termination Of "Special" Status Impact On Patent Prosecution
As with many USPTO expedited examination programs, fling an extension of time will terminate the application's special status. Also, the program is considered to have run its course once a final Office Action has been mailed or a Notice of Appeal has been filed. If an appeal is pursued, "the application will be treated in accordance with the normal appeal procedure." Also, an application will not retain its special status after an RCE has been filed.
Moonshot Or Pie In The Sky?
It is good to see the USPTO supporting the National Cancer Moonshot, but it is not clear that this program is addressing a problem faced by cancer immunotherapy applications. Currently, the average time from filing a patent application to receiving a first Office Action is about 16 months. Rather than seeing that time period as an impediment, applicants in this field may see it as an opportunity to obtain additional experimental data to confirm their most promising embodiments and strengthen their applications. Similarly, once a first Office Action is issued, an applicant may require an extension of time to marshal experimental data or other evidence to address any enablement or obviousness rejections. Given these factors, it will be interesting to see whether this program is effective to expedite grant of patents to cancer immunotherapies.
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Cons: Too baggy particularly around the end and could benefit from pruning, sharpening and general revision. The dance? Fun, but too long.
A show which is absolutely worth seeing if you care about modern techno-internet-social-media-culture, the way it damages women (and everyone, really). And who isn't interested in that?
Jess Latowicki performs Made in China's new show on a set made up of an over-fluffy carpet, a calming waterfall backdrop, and, we are soon to discover, a camera providing us with a live-stream of the performance, beamed to a screen above her head. This intriguing idea veers from illuminating to overused in a show both razor-sharp and baggy.
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Halloween is right around the corner, so it's time to get spooked. Houston-area haunts are ready to frighten and delight with a fantastic lineup of events. The only thing not scary about the season is that there's something for everyone. From trick-or-treating for the kids to costume parties for the kids at heart to ghastly ghost tours and haunted houses that are sure to draw some screams, here's a look at what's going on in Houston this Halloween (including a selection of festive shops where you can get started on that costume):
Boo on the Boardwalk
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All ages are welcome to partake in a spookily good time when the Kemah Boardwalk transforms into an eerie playground throughout October. Halloween lovers can face their fears and explore the dark side in the terrifying Dungeon of Doom Haunted House, located in the breezeway under the Boardwalk Inn. Young ones will love the Little Boo Haunted Fun House, plus treats like pumpkin decorating, trick or treating throughout the retail stores, and weekly features like Freaky Friday Movie Night, Spooky Saturdays, Scary Sundays and a special Zombie Night Party on October 22.
Halloween Monster Mayhem
1500 Binz, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays (Free Family Night 5 to 8 p.m.), noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, Halloween Night open to 8 p.m., $12, cmhouston.org
Monstrous mayhem will be unleashed when the Children's Museum of Houston is transmogrified into the Monsters' Museum of Houston for three weeks of Halloween fun. Kids are invited to see how monsters have rummaged, scoured, combed and turned the museum upside down to make room for their monster lairs. The hair-raising experience will allow kids to "catch monsters" in the act, participate in monster hobbies and discover why monsters may just be misunderstood. It will also feature fun events like trick-or-treat monster hunts (4-6 p.m. weekdays, 4-8 p.m.Thursdays and all day weekends through Halloween Night); black widow spider puppet-making and zombie brain mask-crafting; a Ghostbusters Day on October 22; and Moe's Monster Bash on October 31. All events and activities are included with general admission.
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Putt-Putt FunHouse's Monster Go Family Phone Adventure
806 East Nasa, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, puttputtfunhouse.com
The hunt is on all month long as families are invited on a quest to find the five monsters hidden throughout the FunHouse. Snap a picture with each one and get a free bag of candy.
National Museum of Funeral History
415 Barren Springs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, nmfh.org
Halloween in Houston wouldn't be nearly eerie enough without a trip to the National Museum of Funeral History. This year, the museum is celebrating with a variety of Halloween happenings, from the 5th Annual Haunted House to a Día de los Muertos celebration (note: all events require paid admission).
All month long and through November 2, families can get into the Halloween spirit and be "scared to death" as they explore the 5th Annual Haunted House, where the scenes are designed to give goose bumps to young and old alike. The house is rated PG-13 and is recommended for children ages 12 and up. Children under 12 are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. Admission to the haunted house is $5 per adult and $3 for kids 11 and under, with tickets offered at half-price when purchased with museum admission.
On Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., guests will have the chance to see more than 150 cars at the 9th Annual Halloween Car Show. In addition to both contemporary and classic cars, the family-friendly fall festival will feature face painting and arts and crafts for the kids, food from local vendors, a live DJ and a silent auction. Admission is $3 per person or $5 per couple/family.
And on Saturday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations hope to educate Houstonians on the customs of the Latin American community in honoring deceased loved ones. Guests can marvel at the artistry, explore full-scale models of a traditional Mexican home and graveyard, and bring mementos of the dearly departed to help build the museum's community altar. There will be sweet treats, fun activities and a story time for kids from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Day of the Dead exhibit and activities are included in museum admission ($10 per adult, $9 for seniors/veterans, $7 for children ages six to 11, and free for children five and under).
Beginning October 15
"Siege of Skeletons" Exhibit at The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Drive, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, $7 to $9 (free for museum members and children under three), thehealthmuseum.org/siege
Earlier this month, artists and groups of all ages were invited to enter their best rendition of a life-size human skeleton in order to participate in a fun and unique creative competition. Beginning October 15, museum visitors can check out the "Siege of Skeletons" exhibit and vote on their favorite entries through October 26. The winning entry will be announced live on The Health Museum's Facebook page on Friday, October 28.
Broadway Cemetery Tours
4201 Broadway, 9 and 10:15 a.m., $15, galvestonhistory.org
Tour Galveston's famous Broadway Cemetery, where, beginning in 1839 with the donation of four square blocks of land, the grouping of cemeteries on the central boulevard grew to include seven separate cemeteries within its gates.
Hocus Pocus Screening at GreenStreet
1201 Fannin, 8 p.m., free, greenstreetdowntown.com
Friday Flicks on The Lawn gets festive with Hocus Pocus. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome.
Museum of Madness and Mayhem Haunted House
13016 University, houstonishalloween.com
The Houston Zombie Walk will play host to a special Museum of Madness and Mayhem Haunted House at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land for two special nights.
October 21-22 and 28-29
Haunted Harbor Tours Onboard the Seagull II
Pier 22, 5:15 p.m., $20 for adults, $17 for youth ages six to 18, free for children five and under, galvestonhistory.org
The narrated exploration of spooky corners and tragic sites in and around Galveston's storied harbor takes place aboard the 50-foot passenger boat Seagull II, with departures from the Texas Seaport Museum.
ArBOOretum Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway, noon to 4 p.m., $13 pre-order and $15 at the door for ages three and up, houstonarboretum.org
All the little goblins and ghouls and their parents are invited to play, learn and have an enchanting day enjoying Halloween festivities at the Houston Arboretum. Kids will love the Trick or Treat Trails, hay rides through the forest, train rides, live owls, a petting zoo and pony rides, as well as pumpkin decorating.
East End Bike Ride — Cemetery Gates #2
911 Milby, 7 p.m., free, criticalmasshouston.com
Critical Mass's biggest ride of the year will meet at D&W Lounge at 7 p.m. and roll for a 20-mile cemetery bike tour starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be four to five stops featuring some of Houston's oldest and less well known cemeteries. Cyclists are invited to don their best skeleton costume or Día de los Muertos face paint.
Ghost Tours at the 1859 Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway, 7 and 8:15 p.m., $30, galvestonhistory.org
Enjoy a rare tour through this 1859 building as guides tell stories of the early days of Galveston's formation and exceptional life, and possible afterlife, of the home's Miss Bettie Brown.
Fanatical Change Presents Politicians, Playboys and Performers Halloween Gala
2200 Texas, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., $25-$125 fanaticalchange.org
The Fanatical Change Foundation, a charity that raises money for families who have suffered recent life-altering tragedies, will play host to this year's Halloween theme party at BBVA Compass Stadium. Throughout the event, guests can enjoy live music and DJs, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, multiple photobooths and a huge auction of unique items. Costume and cocktail attire are welcome.
Magical Candles — Halloween Craft Workshop
321 19th, 7 to 9 p.m., $28, popshophouston.com
Pop Shop Houston's Magical Candles Workshop allows crafters to work with essential oils and quartz crystals to make candles scented with florals, citrus and herbs.
Scream on the Green Discovery Green
1500 McKinney, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., free, discoverygreen.com
Bank of America Screen on the Green presents Little Shop of Horrors. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome. Beer, wine and concessions will be available for purchase.
Lanternlight Tours of the 1892 Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway, 8:30 p.m., $30, galvestonhistory.org
Experience Bishop's Palace in a whole new light, as this special tour lets visitors explore the National Historic Landmark and see how this architectural gem takes on a completely different look in the night.
1838 Menard House Séance
1605 33rd, 9 p.m., $150, galvestonhistory.org
Join natural-born psychic Sharon Michelle as she guides a group of 12 guests through the spirits of Galveston's oldest home, the 1838 Michel B. Menard House.
2016 Houston Halloween Fest and Zombie Walk
2119 Dallas, 2 to 10 p.m., free general admission, houstonishalloween.com
Kick the Halloween festivities off with this family-friendly Halloween fest, held at EaDo's East Village. This year, the walk is bringing back the ultimate Depeche Mode tribute band, Strangelove, plus a pumpkin patch, a laser tag battlefield, food trucks and carnival rides. As usual, the after-party will be for adults only.
Heights Fright Night Part II
7 p.m. to 1 a.m., free
Big Star Bar, 1005 West 19th
D&T Drive Inn, 1307 Enid
Eureka Heights Brew Co., 941 West 18th
Johnny's Gold Brick, 2518 Yale
Lei Low Bar, 6412 North Main
re:HAB Bar On The Bayou, 1658 Enid
Southern Goods, 632 West 19th
Town In City Brewing Company, 1125 West Cavalcade
The Northern Heights bars are back for another epic Halloween Fright Night, with complimentary shuttles running continuously between the bars from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Guests are invited to get into costume and enjoy drink deals and Halloween happenings, and those who hit all eight stops will receive a special treat.
Historic Market Square's Halloween Bash
301 Milam, 7 p.m. to close, free, marketsquarepark.com
The evening's entertainment includes a time warp dance workshop and costume contest and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (beginning at 8 p.m.), plus tricks and treats from the Historic District's eclectic bars and restaurants.
Monster Mash Run
2032 Karbach, 7:30 a.m. (9:15 a.m. for kids run), $15-$45, monstermashrun.com
This family-friendly 5K, 10K and Kids K run will take place at Karbach Brewing Co. in northwest Houston. All runners will receive a T-shirt, and participants 21 and older will receive a Karbach pint glass and two beer tickets. Kids K participants will also receive a trick-o-treat bucket for the candy station at the halfway point on the kids run. Costumes are encouraged, with awards given for the top three costumes after the race.
Montrose Pub Crawl Crawl
6 p.m. to midnight, free, montrosecrawl.com
Now in its tenth year, Montrose's very own Halloween party — dubbed "Vampire Mardi Gras" and "Satan's Fourth of July" — has become a cult classic. The night combines a traditional pub crawl with the spirit of trick-or-treating, as costumed partygoers make their way through 12 restaurants and bars between Dunlavy and Montrose on Westheimer, including Poison Girl, Stone's Throw and Hay Merchant, with a final stop at Slick Willie's for the costume contest finals at midnight. As always, there'll be no covers and no tickets, with drink specials running all night long and special appearances by the Burger Joint, the Golden Grill and Koagie Hots. A portion of drink sales during the Crawl will be donated to the Houston Area Women's Center.
Pearland Town Center Trick or Treat on Our Street
11200 Broadway, 5 to 9 p.m., free, pearlandtowncenter.com
Trick-or-treaters can head to the Memorial Hermann Pavilion at Pearland Town Center to pick up a Halloween map before embarking on a fun and spooky night, including trick-or-treating, costume contests for ages 12 and under, karaoke and an outdoor screening of Hotel Transylvania 2.
Spirits & Skeletons
5555 Hermann Park, 8 p.m. to midnight, $25-$50, hmns.org
Every year, the Houston Museum of Natural Science opens up for one scarily good night. Those 21 and up can shake their stuff with a stegosaurus, grab a drink with a skink and get spellbound by bewitching gems, all to live music and hits played by DJs, plus fantastic food trucks parked right outside.
Wicked Woods Party
4501 Woodway, 7:30 to 11 p.m. $50-$75, houstonarboretum.org
The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center opens up for this adults-only haunted holiday celebration. Guests are invited to dress in costume and trick-or-treat with cold brews from Town in City Brewing and bites, including IPA barbecue meatballs and Chocolate City Porter truffles, from Events by Momo. End the night with games and music under the shimmering stars.
Ghostly Gardens
One Hope, 2 to 4 p.m., free, moodygardens.org
Guests can expect trick-or-treating, creepy crafts and a costume contest for kids, plus $5 admission to Moody Gardens attractions for those with a group member in costume.
10th Annual Bayou City Outdoors Haunted Hike Memorial Park
Near rugby/soccer field, 6:30 p.m., free, bayoucityoutdoors.com
Guests are invited to release their inner wolves as the ghouls at BCO guide a slithering hike through Memorial Park's off-the-beaten-path wooded trails. The walk is free to attend, but guests should bring a flashlight, bug spray, beverages and $5 for the post-hike pizza party.
Menard House Trick or Treating
1605 33rd, 5 to 7 p.m., free, galvestonhistory.org
Galveston's oldest residence opens its doors for one night of ghostly fun.
Moe's Monster Mash Bash
1500 Binz, 3 to 8 p.m, $10, cmhouston.org
Kids are invited to unleash monstrous mayhem, move and groove to the hair-raising tunes of the dance classic "Thriller" and let the ghoul times roll as they boogie to the hauntingly hip tunes of a DJ at PowerPlay Alcove. Activities include black light slime making and a trick-or-treat monster hunt throughout the museum.
Pearland Trick or Treat Trail
4141 Bailey 5:30 to 8 p.m., free, pearlandparks.com
Ghosts, goblins and trick-or-treaters of all ages are invited to this free community-wide event at the Pearland Recreation Center & Natatorium, where local businesses and organizations will line the "trail" to pass out candy and other goodies. Event activities include a costume contest on the Westside Veterinary Hospital stage, games, music, inflatables and food vendors selling tasty treats and beverages.
Musical and Literary Ofrenda
4912 Main, reception 5:30 p.m. and performance at 6 p.m., free, rocohouston.org
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) celebrates the Mexican "Day of the Dead" with an annual musical and literary ofrenda at Lawndale Art Center. Five original music "ofrendas" (offerings) — commissioned by ROCO from Musiqa composers — are woven among four original prose texts by Inprint authors, surrounded by the beautiful retablos (alterpieces) on display at Lawndale.
Zombie Charge 5K Tanks Paintball
22011 Southwest, $27-$88, zombiecharge.com
This annual zombie fun run is an obstacle race and unique experience in which the sole purpose is to survive. Runners will face a variety of challenges while attempting to make it to the finish line as zombies try to capture their flags.
Tuesdays through Fridays in October
Hotel Galvez Ghost Tour and Dinner
2024 Seawall, 6 p.m. $45, HotelGalvez.com
In celebration of "ghost season," Hotel Galvez & Spa hosts weekly ghost tour dinners during the month of October. Staff will guide participants through the ghostly past of the hotel, which is then followed by a three-course dinner in the Galvez Bar & Grill. The one-hour public ghost tour is available only as part of the dinner package. Friday night tour dinner packages are available exclusively as part of an overnight ghost package. Reservations are required.
Extended Weekends in October and November
Creepy Hollow Haunted House
12872 Valley Vista, Rosharon, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday (starting October 23), plus hours on Halloween night, $30 to $40, creepyhollowhauntedhouse.com
This fully loaded haunt provides a scare you may not come back from, with multiple attractions, including the dense Dark Woods, looked after by a caretaker hoping for fresh skin to replace his burned flesh; Pitch Black, a research facility gone wrong where you'll find plenty of psycho killers in between moments of flashing lights and complete darkness; and a Freak Show VR Experience. Tickets are $30 for all attractions, with a $10 Speed Pass available for purchase at the box office.
Nightmare on the Bayou
1515 Studemont, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10:30 p.m. all other nights, $22 to $45, nightmareonthebayou.com
Get ready for the creeps because this bad dream, located right next to Houston's oldest graveyard along the bayou, is truly terrifying. The 15,000-square-foot maze of high-intensity attractions claims to be the only haunted house in Houston that's really haunted. See for yourself as you make your way through the twists and turns, filled with freaky actors and potential spirits drifting throughout.
5250 South Sam Houston Parkway East, Friday-Sunday through October 16, Thursday-Sunday October 22 through October 25, and Thursday-Monday October 27 through Halloween night, $15 to $30, darke.com
This year's horror factory features two houses and a total of five killer attractions, including Dawn of the Machine, the Genetic Nightmare and the Exile — a three-part journey through a deadly packing plant, a contaminated savage ground and a dark lab dubbed "Contagion."
Screamworld
2225 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Thursday-Sunday, plus the entire week of October 23 through Halloween, $17 to $29, screamworld.com
Five blood-tingling attractions range from an old-school Slaughterhouse to a seriously creepy Clown Asylum Maze, where strobe lights disorient as a pack of prowling evil clowns hunt guests down. New this year are the House of Heads and the Dot Dungeon, where a classic fan favorite movie scene is maxed out and enlarged 300 percent.
Ghost Tours of Galveston
Fridays and Saturdays, $20 for adults, $15 for children, ghosttoursofgalvestonisland.com
Nationally recognized paranormal expert Dash Beardsley's Original Ghost Tours provide a year-round spook, though there is something extra-eerie about taking one during the month of October. Tours delve into the haunting past of Galveston Island, with options including a tour of the historic Strand; the Restless Spirits Tour, which zones in on the island's stories and reports of paranormal activity; the Secret Society Cemetery Tour, which takes a haunting and historic journey through one of the area's oldest cemeteries; and the Jack The Ripper Mystery Island Tour.
Haunted at Mayfield Manor
2313 Harborside 409-762-6677, $10, hauntedmayfieldmanor.com
Texas's only year-round haunted house features the quite insane Dr. Mayfield and 12 rooms of terror that will leave those daring enough to visit screaming.
Hotel Galvez Audio Ghost Tours
2024 Seawall, free, HotelGalvez.com
Hotel Galvez offers a free audio tour app for smartphones. Guests and the public can enjoy 25-minute history tours and 20-minute ghost tours year-round.
COSTUMES/PARTY FAVORS
Arne's Warehouse & Party Store
2830 Hicks, 713-869-8321, arneswarehouse.com
Visit this more-than-60-year-old Texas-size party store for all your costume and Halloween party needs.
Costume Cauldron
1321 Upland, Suite 1614, 713-574-7254, costumecauldron.com
This shop kicks into high gear every Halloween, sporting one of the largest collections of characters, accessories (including wigs), decorations and size selections in the city.
Erotic Cabaret Boutique
1222 Westheimer, 713-528-4565, eroticcabaret.com
This adult novelty store is the place to go for those who want to be scantily clad and a bit more risqué, from sexy superheroes to time-period characters.
Frankel's Costume Co.
2801 Polk, 713-228-9445, frankelcostume.com
Don't let the line around the corner stop you; from the spooky to the kooky, this costume shop is sure to have what you need.
Halloween City
halloweencity.com
Head to any location for screamingly good lawn decor and an excellent lineup of costumes in all shapes and sizes.
Houston Galaxy Halloween
21311 Katy, 281-599-8066, houstonhalloweengalaxy.com
Find everything from costumes, wigs and stage makeup to prosthetic items, spooky decorations and inflatables.
Party Boy
1515 Studemont, 713-868-3344, partyboytexas.com
This massive warehouse is a one-stop shop for costumes, wigs, accessories and decorations. The haunted house Nightmare on the Bayou is also right next door.
multiple locations, partycity.com
This chain is a bit more toned down than other local shops, which means that chances are it will have what you're looking for when everything else is sold out.
Southern Importers & Exporters
4825 San Jacinto, 713-524-8236, southern-importers.com
From bagged-up, ready-to-wear versions to high-end costumes, this place is a great source of hard-to-score pieces. The collection of theatrical Halloween decor is no joke either.
multiple locations, spirithalloween.com
Spirit stores run the gamut on costumes for any age and in just about every price range.
Spookers Halloween
16020 East Freeway, 281-860-9800, 2332 South Highway 6, 281-920-3250, 11852 Wilcrest, 281-564-4225 spookershalloween.com
With a massive inventory of more than 5,000 in-stock costumes and 300 different styles to choose from at each location, this trio of stores are a must-hit.
Top Dog Halloween Madness
multiple locations, topdoghalloweenmadness.com
Four locations means four times the chance to get fashionably frightening and downright ghoulish. Creative consultants will be on hand to help guide guests through a plethora of SFX makeup, prosthetics, decorations, inflatables and equipment.
Brooke Viggiano is a contributing writer who is always looking to share Houston's coolest and tastiest happenings with the Houston Press readers.
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The Green Future: How Sustainable Electricity is Paving the Way
Issues of rising demands on electricity and its strain on the planet's natural resources are a global problem. However, one country is paving the way towards reducing our reliance on traditional electricity sources. Forest Ray discovers how Argentina is raising the bar in sustainability through its innovative use of climate-sensible buildings – that is, smart design that makes use of the local climate
With increasing concerns over energy and climate security going hand in hand with our demand for electricity, the South American country of Argentina has set itself the admirable goal of generating 20 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Currently only two per cent of its electricity is renewable, so does this seem like an achievable goal? And just how does Argentina plan on going about it?
Architects and researchers in the Argentine city of Mendoza (main image) are developing ways to lower the demand for electricity through innovative climate-sensible buildings and urban spaces. Called 'bioclimatic urban designs' (to denote their relationship between their inhabitants and the local climate) these buildings are designed to take advantage of said climate and passively maximize human comfort.
So how much energy are we talking about here? Dr. Alfredo Esteves, a sustainable housing project leader at Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Mendoza (shortened to CONICET in Spanish), explains that, on average, residential electricity needs account for 25–30 per cent of a city's total demand. If widely deployed, bioclimatic urban designs could lower this number to single digits. This, he says, would make reaching that 20 per cent goal considerably easier.
The houses that Dr. Esteves and others design use spacing and orientation towards light sources, as well as heat-trapping materials, to minimize the need for a house to be heated, while simultaneously allowing it to remain cool in the summer. Think of it as super clever insulation.
The situation in Argentina, he explains, used to be that houses were designed and built as quickly as possible, to house workers moving from the countryside into cities. Over the years, Argentina's urban migration has slowed and cycles of energy and fiscal crises have given priority to the need for affordable energy.
Parallel to the design of houses, Dr. Claudia Martinez, also of CONICET, redesigns streets and sidewalks in order to reduce air pollution. She does this through more efficient traffic flow and a reduction of the urban 'heat island' effect (an urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding areas due to factors such as people, cars, etc). She does this through the use of improved pavements and climate-adapted trees for shade. Importantly, Dr. Martinez incorporates community participation into her work. In this way, she hopes that residents will not only feel invested in their community development, but will also be more active in conservation generally and in pressuring their politicians to support sustainability efforts.
Ultimately, political support is the main obstacle to a wider rollout of bioclimatic projects. Support from the Institute of Provincial Housing and the Ministry of Infrastructure is needed to carry out any building project. Leadership turnover, however, leads to critical gaps in data acquisition from past bioclimatic housing projects, which could be used to improve and expand upon future trials.
As 2020 fast approaches, reducing electrical demand seems an increasingly logical option. How vigorously it will be pursued remains to be seen.
Here are three other cities that are taking steps to reduce their energy impact:
In contrast to Mendoza's focus on small residential structures, Singapore goes big. Skyscrapers feature green walls and rooftops, indoor food gardens and other energy efficiency features. One reason that Singapore can afford to go big in its green designs is that, unlike Mendoza, it does not sit on any geologic fault lines. It is also a much more metropolitan place, whereas Mendoza, as an agricultural area, invests more of its capital into that sector and the rural communities that support it.
Large scale green architecture. Skyscrapers featuring green walls and rooftops in Singapore
Although NYC has its own housing crisis, the bigger issue there is the affordability of available units, rather than the need for more energy-efficient ones. The city government's biggest green infrastructure projects focus on improving stormwater management and wastewater treatment. Increasingly powerful storms and a growing population put millions of dollars of strain on the city's ageing infrastructure.
Aerial view of residential buildings in New York City
With less name-recognition than the cities listed above, Boise is focusing on becoming one of the United States' most livable cities. Since 2015, it has mandated that by 2030, new city buildings must be zero-net energy and that existing buildings must reduce their energy usage by 50 per cent.
Boise, Idaho skyline panorama with autumn colours in October, 2017
Images courtesy of Getty Images
Tags: Argentina, Conservation, Green Infrastructure, Mendoza, Sustainable Electricity
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Toyo Tires 'All or Nothing' as the Official Tire of SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road for 2015
CYPRESS, CA ( March 27, 2015) – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp continues with the 'All or Nothing' mantra as they announce that Toyo Tires® will be the Official Tire of SPEED® Energy Formula Off-Road for 2015. This marks the third season that Toyo Tires has supported the series, and the second year that all Stadium SUPER Trucks™ (SST) will compete on Toyo® Open Country® A/T II tires. Toyo Open Country tires are known for their traction, durability, and uniformity, all critical to the performance of the 600-plus horsepower SST trucks.
The race series was founded by Team Toyo® off-road champion, and former NASCAR® and IndyCar® driver, Robby Gordon. A field of identically prepared SST trucks tackle a serpentine race course with ramp jumps that can launch them 20 feet in the air. Intense action, combined with speeds as high as 130-mph, keep spectators on the edges of their seats.
"The Toyo Open Country A/T II is a great fit as the spec tire for the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road series and demonstrates race after race the performance, consistency and durability known by light truck enthusiasts," said Amy Coleman, senior director of marketing, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. "Just as important, the series and drivers truly represent our brand's 'All or Nothing' attitude, and provide a new and exciting platform to reach race fans around the world."
"Toyo Tires continues to be a great partner for Stadium Super Trucks and our entire off-road racing program," said SST founder and president Robby Gordon. "We will continue to create authentic product testimonials for them whether we race on dirt or asphalt. With all the variables in racing, one thing that doesn't concern us is the reliability of our Toyo Tires which are on every SST truck."
This weekend, drivers will compete in front of IndyCar fans during the Streets of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, FL. The series kicked off the 2015 season earlier this month at the Clipsal® 500 race weekend in Adelaide, Australia. Local media reports indicated immediate acceptance and overwhelming popularity of the trucks by Australian race fans.
The remaining 2015 events will be held throughout the US and Canada and will include national TV coverage.
In addition to the series sponsorship, six races will also feature a Toyo Tires branded SST truck with a Team Toyo Off-Road driver at the wheel. The Toyo Tires big rig and models will also attend SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road events around the country, and fans will find photos and updates on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
For a 2015 schedule and ticket information, visit stadiumsupertrucks.com. To learn more about the Official Tire of SST and the entire Open Country tire line, visit toyotires.com.
About Toyo Tires®
Established in 1966, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. represents the innovation, quality, performance, and excellent service that Toyo Tires has delivered worldwide for 70 years.
The company offers a complete selection of premium replacement tires for nearly every make and model including light trucks, SUVs, high performance cars and luxury vehicles as well as commercial trucks. Consumer product lines include the popular Open Country® tires for light trucks and SUVs; Proxes® ultra-high performance tires; Versado® tires for luxury passenger cars; and the value line of Extensa® passenger car tires. Many of the tires are built in the United States at their state-of-the-art factory in Bartow County, Georgia.
For more information log onto www.toyotires.com and connect with the community at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google+.


Compared with sunscreen application, sun protection factor (SPF) moisturizers were found to miss more of the face, especially around the eyelid regions, stated study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kevin Hamill of the University of Liverpool, and colleagues. Moreover, people applying these products are unaware that they are failing to cover regions vulnerable to skin cancer.
Many moisturizers contain SPF equivalent to those found in sunscreens, but there is a lack of research into how SPF moisturizer application compares to sunscreens in terms of coverage achieved and protection afforded. Previously, Hamill and his team demonstrated that users incompletely covered their eyelid regions during routine sunscreen application.
In the new study, the researchers aimed to determine if SPF moisturizer users also displayed these tendencies. Eighty-four participants were exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and photographed using a UV-sensitive camera on two separate visits. At visit one, images were acquired before and after application of either SPF30 sunscreen or moisturizer, then at visit two, the study was repeated with the other formulation.
(11.1% missed with sunscreen compared to 16.6% for SPF moisturizer). This difference was primarily due to decreased coverage of the eyelid regions (14.0% missed with sunscreen, 20.9% moisturizer).
The authors add: "When applying both sunscreen and moisturiser, the area around to eyes is often missed, particularly near the nose. Participants covered a smaller area of the face when using moisturiser compared to sunscreen. We conclude that particular attention should be paid to the eyelid area when applying any SPF cream. Alternative methods of protecting the eyelids should be considered such as UV filter sunglasses. Moisturiser is not as well applied as sunscreen; therefore, if planning prolonged sun exposure we advise sunscreen be used. If using moisturiser we advise one with SPF: any SPF is better than none but it should not be considered the equal of sunscreen."
Doctors have been asked about the risks and benefits of frequent bathing for those with atopic dermatitis (eczema), and parents haven't gotten consistent responses.


Boats and Motors will be checked for damage by your pilot and or management at Smoothrock Camp. We highly encourage guests to conserve ice… after all this is a wilderness vacation!
We request that larger fish, walleye over 18 inches and pike over 36 inches be returned to the lake.
Form or Form For those interested we have a chart of repair costs for props, lower units, skegs, and other miscellaneous fixes. To assist you with your fishing vacation plans, we are pleased to provide these details regarding crossing the Canadian Border: Al currently lives in Northfield, MN with his wife Gail.
Al also gives moose hunting seminars around the country, as he is an excellent moose hunting resource.
Proof of residence may also be required. Each party is responsible for final cleaning of the outpost prior to returning to base.
With at least ten days advance notice Thunderhook will do your grocery shopping and beverage orders for you. Shortly after becoming involved with Thunderhook he became a pro - staff member and immediately began attending sportshows, SCI events, Game Fair, and other events.
When not in Canada fishing and hunting Al can be found Your pilot will assure that the checklist has been completed. Greg has a passion for the lake and area and loves to share that with his guests.
While on your trip we encourage each of you to consume as much fish as you can while leaving the rest for future trips and future generations. All camps have refrigerators, freezers, and some have chest freezers.
A request for a reservation should contain your preference of dates plus an alternative if possible, the number in your party and the length of stay.
Reservations should be made as soon as possible to ensure dates and camps of your choice. Cleaning Deposit — Outpost Camps: Born in Northwestern Ontario, Greg has a lifetime of experience in fishing that was passed down from generations through his father and uncles, who were very active in the fishing industry.
Please refer to our deposit policy below for cancellation procedures.
If you meet the age requirements of the province or territory where you enter Canada 19 years old in Ontarioyou are allowed to bring the following amounts of tobacco without paying duty: Live bait such as minnow or leeches, stun guns, mace, handguns or restricted weapons such as fully automatic firearms, potatoes, dog food, firewood or radar detectors.
The pro staff members also write fishing related articles about their experiences in Canada, attend sportshows, and update company blog postings. If you would like to pre-order supplies for your fly-in adventure, please download this order form.
Greg enjoys teaching and working with kids and has been a volunteer hockey coach for the Thunder Bay youth hockey program for 26 years. Copies of the Ontario Fishing Regulations will be available at the airbase or by clicking this link ahead of time: If unforeseen circumstances should arise and a cancellation is necessary, immediate notification is requested.
We generally stop at least once at your outpost cabin during your stay with us. You may bring in additional quantities, but you must pay duties and taxes on the excess amount.
Wrap one fish per package, and pack only the number of legal fish per person in the vehicle. You cannot bring certain foods or goods into Ontario including: Al became involved with Thunderhook in after retiring from his law enforcement career.
In the year Dating a black south african man received yet another promotion. Wrap game to specifications. If immediate assistance is necessary we have two way radios and satellite phones in which the airbase can be contacted.


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Q: Autotest not running after changes to view Rails 3.0.3, Rspec 2, Zentest gem - extremely frustrated right now, so give me some slack.

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*Why doesn't autotest rerun my integration (/request) and controller specs why I make changes to a view file? Am I missing something? It works fine when I make changes to my controller or spec file.

*How do I make it do so?

*Is there documentation that isn't like a swamp to wade through to figure out where the magic configuration incantations for autotest/zentest/etc are? It just seems like a big mess to me, so please tell me how dumb I am and point me in the right direction.

A: My understanding is that this is the default behavior when you run autotest with Rspec, that is, changes to view templates will only re-run the specs for the template.
Looking through the ZenTest docs won't help much, since the test framework (RSpec in this case) is where spec-file to view-file mapping actually occurs.
You can add new mappings in the .autotest file as described in this SO thread. I'd also take a look in the RSpec code itself to see all the mappings in one place, which can be found in  {path_to_installed_gems}/rspec-rails-{version}/lib/autotest/rails_rspec2.rb

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Trim the cauliflower (removing leaves and core) and break into large florets. Blitz the florets in a food processor until it resembles rice (large crumbs).
Heat a wok over a medium heat. Add the oil.
Add the garlic and gently fry for a minute. Add the courgette, green beans and cauliflower to the wok. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add the five spice, salt and pepper and crack in the egg. Stir fry for another 2 minutes.
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San Jose police
Security Breach at San Jose Airport; Suspect in Custody: Police
By Vince Cestone and Wires	• Published November 23, 2014 • Updated on November 24, 2014 at 5:39 pm
San Jose police are investigating a security breach at San Jose airport Sunday - the third since April at this airport - and have arrested a suspect on charges of trespassing and stealing a maintenance worker's vehicle.
San Jose Police Sgt. Heather Randol said Miguel Zaragoza, 39, breached the airport on Sunday about 10:15 a.m. along the Coleman Avenue side of the airport. Employees of Atlantic Aviation captured him as he entered the property, escorted him to a lobby, and alerted police.
While waiting for police to arrive, he ran from the company's lobby to the public side of the airport and asked an employee driving a maintenance truck for a ride, police said. When the airport worker said no, the suspect stole it, according to police.
Police caught up with Zaragoza, and arrested him at Terminal B. He never made it to the runway area, Randol said.
He will be booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and trespassing, Randol said.
No one was injured in the incident and no further details were immediately available. And no flights were affected because of the incident.
Still, the breach had some passengers concerned.
"If a guy can come in and steal a maintenance vehicle, who knows what else they could do? " asked Sky Windsor of Santa Clara.
"It just makes you wonder about security," added Regina King.
And U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell commended San Jose police in this case for stopping the suspect so quickly, but overall, he said that security should be notified immediately after a breach occurs.
In August, Marilyn Hartman, 62, was arrested for taking a Southwest Airlines flight from the San Jose airport to Los Angeles, sneaking by a security screener without a ticket. She pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of willfully and unlawfully entering Los Angeles as a stowaway.
In April, a 15-year-old Santa Clara boy hopped the fence at the San Jose wheel well before hiding in the wheel well of a plane and flying to Hawaii, miraculously landing safe in Maui.
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The list is never complete
"The War Against the Assad Regime Is Not a 'Pipeline War'". Rare truth, but even Porter has to obfuscate to remain respectable. The credentialed classes deem it acceptable to blame the 'Pentagon' (and note this degree of comfort goes back to noamian propaganda), even though there is never any explanation for why the 'Pentagon' would care, rather than calling all these wars what they are, Wars For The Jews. Nevertheless, it is good to read a hard evidence utter refutation of the Wars For Oil (or Gas) nonsense.
By the way, as obscure and impossible to find as the truth is, I think the 'millennials' get it, they know somehow that their lives are fucked - really, really fucked - directly as a result of the Wars For The Jews. Thus no love for warmonger Hil.
"Syria - Conflicting Reports, Dubious Witnesses Challenge Convoy Attack Case". "Attack on Humanitarian Convoy in Syria, Used by US as a "Propaganda" Tool". The inevitable post-atrocity propaganda mills are in full operation. Note how false-flaggy it is - either you or your proxies commit the atrocity, then blame the other side to attempt to get a no-fly zone so your proxies can operate without interference from Russian or Syrian air forces. Remember no-fly zone is the Jewish prayer, and has been throughout.
"Hillary's Secret 'Ideas for Regime Change' Program Gave Rise to Arab Spring". Jared Cohen (Sweet Jesus: "As a graduate student, Jared Cohen wangled a visa to Iran, where he hung out at Internet cafés and house parties fueled by bathtub gin. From there his journeys took him to beach parties in Lebanon, Palestinian refugee camps, raves in Syria organized using Bluetooth and other places not usually frequented by nice Jewish boys from the Connecticut suburbs."!), the guy who runs the political division of Google.
"The Deep State's Candidate?" (my emphasis in red):
"Though millions of Muslims have been systematically killed, maimed or made homeless by the US/Israel axis, Muslims are relentless depicted as crazed killers or out-of-control rapists. In February, there was a report of 51 Middle Eastern sexual molesters being beaten up in Murmansk, Russia. After checking the Russian press, Jonathan Revusky emailed me, "Think about what was being claimed. 51 refugees getting their asses kicked by… well… presumably at least as many Russians, so 100+ people in a massive brawl, right? This is the claim, and it's getting echoed in the echo chamber and the local cops, who never heard of any such thing happening, they go to the place, look at the CCTV footage, interview people and AFFIRM/ATTEST/CERTIFY that this shit never happened […] The biggest single take-away from all of this sort of thing is that there is a massive propaganda effort underway to vilify Muslims. There really are these people who are paid, probably six-figure salaries, to just sit around and make up calumnies. […] Not only do these people (we know who they are, the Zio bastards basically) have probably millions of dollars to spread this stuff, but they also have a pretty good understanding of mass psychology, how to propagate myths, like urban legends.""
"Iceland's capital bans all Israeli products".
"Complete List of Tumblr Genders (SO FAR)".
Conspiracy theory: "How Theresa torpedoed Cameron and Boris Johnson said Leave would LOSE: Explosive new book by No10 spin chief reveals the inside story of Brexit". Was this May's way to get Cameron's job? Was Boris in on it?
"The investigators have not determined conclusively that the Shadow Brokers group is affiliated with the Russian government, but that is the presumption, said one of the people familiar with the probe and a fifth person." 'A fifth person' is a new, and particularly clumsy, judymillerism. Why does Rothschild separate the four anonymous propagandist sources from the fifth?
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Red-handed throw-down.
Drafting error
Rich perverts
Healthers
Working theory
Not the best tradecraft
Guess the meds
Peak neocon
Meaningless slogans and images of smiling brown pe...
The (((media))) for Sid/Hil
The Ur-Birther
Copernican shift
The attack on Barry Manilow
The Chelsea diet
Monster impersonator
Basket of deplorables
Neo-McCarthyism
Cough drop
Short for vasoline
Scary, creepy
Brain damage defense
The wiener of Carlos Danger
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Church of Notre Dame (New York City)
Notre Dame commonly refers to:
Notre Dame (Our Lady), a French title for the Blessed Virgin Mary
Notre Dame de Paris, the most famous church with this name
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, athletic team of Univ. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Educational Association, a network of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines
It may also refer to:
Churches and cathedrals
Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers
Notre Dame Cathedral (Phnom Penh)
Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal), in the historic district of Old Montreal
Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral (Quebec City), the primate church of Canada
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Ottawa, an ecclesiastic basilica
Notre-Dame Church (Montreal), in Old Montreal
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, Montreal
Notre Dame Convent and Boarding School, also known as Leipzig Convent, in Leipzig, Saskatchewan
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Notre-Dame de Paris (IPA: [nɔtʁə dam də paʁi](French ) ; French for "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.
As the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame is the parish that contains the cathedra, or official chair, of the Archbishop of Paris, currently Cardinal André Vingt-Trois. The cathedral treasury is notable for its reliquary which houses some of Catholicism's most important first-class relics including the purported Crown of Thorns, a fragment of the True Cross, and one of the Holy Nails.
In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration during the radical phase of the French Revolution when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. An extensive restoration supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc began in 1845. A project of further restoration and maintenance began in 1991.
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The Church of Notre Dame in New York City is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The church is located at 40 Morningside Drive and the rectory at 405 West 114th Street in Manhattan, New York City.
Geraldyn Redmond donated funds to the Fathers of Mercy, a French community of priests, requesting they build a chapel to propagate devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes. They established the Church of Notre Dame in 1910 as a mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Parish on West 23rd Street. The first administrator of the parish was the Rev. Maurice Reynauld, S.P.M., who died in France during World War I. While in France in 1913, he affiliated Notre Dame Church with the Sanctuary of Our Lady in Lourdes, thus enabling worshipers at the Church of Notre Dame in New York City to obtain the spiritual benefits of worshipers at Lourdes. From the beginning of the parish, a special arrangement was made with the ecclesiastical authorities in Lourdes that water from the miraculous spring there would be sent directly to the Church of Notre Dame. Since that time Lourdes water has been continuously available at the church.
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Demi Monde Bizarros released: 2004
Nightmare Before Christmas released: 1999
Le Théâtre du Vampire released: 1999
Creepshow Freakshow Peepshow released:
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You, The 2nd released:
Demi Monde Bizarros
The Thing...
Munsters!
My Ride Into Afterlife
Verbal Diarrhoea
Bon Voyage Motherfucker!
The Master, the Servant and the Slave
Beyond the Tresholds of Pain
Hitmusic for Hitmen
S/S Hellride
These Boots Are Made for Walking (live)
The World Is Sick... and So Are We (live)
X-Masquerade
Summing Up Our Prophet's Bookshelves in One Word: Doom
Black Birthday (Hip Hip Hooray)
A Scrooge Tale
Le Nostradamus de Notre Epoqué
Le Théâtre du Vampire
Bouffoon Bloody Bouffoon
I Bring Nosferatu to You
A Sleighride Through Transylvanian Winterland
Faust - The Ghostwriter
Spiderella's XXX
Creepshow Freakshow Peepshow
The Bells of Notre Dame
Faust / Sabbat
A Misconception of the french Kiss
Son of a Bitch
Black Birthday (Hip Hop Hooray)
Le Nostradamus de notre Epoque
Shock Opera
Le Theatre du Vampire
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You, The 2nd
Blacksmith & Co
Dracula Sucks!
Give Blood - Save Lives
Horrorscope
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Nouvelle Religion
Peuple à genoux
Lentement
Cacher la forêt
Comme c'est triste
Torture Love
Sur les rochers
Le temps s'arrête
Partons la mer est belle
Le Vent du soir
Aquarius 1993
by Cloven Hoof
by: Cloven Hoof
Esmeralda, the bell tolls for thee!
A tortured soul in a twisted frame
I'm the one who tolls the bell.
In a cathedral tower,
That is Notre Dame.
... Notre Dame!
I wave high above
To the crowd down below,
Though heaven help me.
I killed for love
Now there can be no Sanctuary.
No-one would weep
As I go to my grave,
Only she who knew me.
The arrows of one betrayed,
Life's hollow mockery.
Rings loud in my ears,
The bitter call of there jeers.
Cruel laughter drowns my tears.
On top of the world,
I'm falling to the ground.
Hear the bells cry Sanctuary!
I'm deafened by the sound.
Grotesque, outcast and alone,
They used ropes to bind me.
Broke a whip across my back
To remind me who I am.
She was beauty,
I was the beast.
My Esmeralda.
Bitter sweet she was
Caught and released
By this hunchback of Notre dame.
In anger and shame,
Bearing torches they came.
This fool was not to blame.
Up here I'm safe
And on my guard.
While bloodlust rules
The boulevard.
These hallowed walls
Are all around,
How long before madmen
Tear them down to the ground?
Latest News for: notre dame
No. 7 Notre Dame 70, No. 24 Florida St. 47
News-Press Now 27 Jan 2023
NOTRE DAME (17-2) ... 5-25 (Howard 1-3, Bejedi 1-8, Latson 0-1, Massengill 1-3, Gordon 0-2, O'Brien 2-4, Turnage 0-2, Valenzuela 0-2), Notre Dame 4-16 (Westbeld 1-4, Citron 2-4, Miles 1-3, Brown 0-1, Prosper 0-4).
Portsmouth Notre Dame comes to play in easy win over Franklin Furnace Green
Richland Source 27 Jan 2023
Portsmouth Notre Dame dominated from start to finish in an imposing 73-9 win ... Last season, Portsmouth Notre Dame and Franklin Furnace Green squared off with January 31, 2022 at Portsmouth Notre Dame High School last season.
Notre Dame Guards Must Develop Quickly To Ensure The Irish Line Is Elite
Fresno Bee 27 Jan 2023
Notre Dame has a chance to have an elite offensive line in 2023, but that won't happen if the guard position isn't built up this offseason Notre Dame had an ... .
Notre Dame faces Louisville, aims to stop 4-game slide
The Charlotte Observer 27 Jan 2023
Louisville Cardinals (2-18, 0-9 ACC) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-12, 1-9 ACC) South Bend, Indiana; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE. Notre Dame aims to break its four-game losing ... .
Notre Dame Set To Host Some Impact 2024 Recruits This Weekend
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 27 Jan 2023
There are several key 2024 recruits for Notre Dame expected in South Bend this weekend Although it'll be a much smaller group of recruits, the Notre Dame staff is once ... .
Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame clips Cincinnati Mercy McAuley in tight tilt
Notre Dame poked just enough holes in Cincinnati Mercy McAuley's defense to garner a taut, 54-48 victory in Ohio girls basketball on January 26. Last season, Cincinnati Mt Notre Dame and Cincinnati ...
Notre Dame, Louisville looking for answers as season fades
The Citizens 27 Jan 2023
No one would have predicted at the beginning of the college basketball season that this far into conference play, Notre Dame and Louisville would still be trying to find their identities ... Notre Dame is 9-12 (1-9 ACC) and Louisville stands 2-18 (0-9), and the Irish needed overtime on Jan.
Daily Breeze 27 Jan 2023
Everyone was in on it, except Notre Dame boys basketball coach Matt Sargeant ... Shaan Vanjani is the team manager for the boys basketball team at Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks ... With a large lead and the game in hand, Notre Dame players began to plead with Sargeant to put Vanjani in the game.
Recap: Notre Dame triumphs over DuBourg
St Louis Post-Dispatch 27 Jan 2023
Notre Dame triumphed over visiting DuBourg 61-16 Thursday ... .
Peoria Notre Dame triumphs in strong showing over Urbana 83-29
Herald & Review - Decatur 27 Jan 2023
Peoria Notre Dame swept across the scoreboard with a dizzying flurry to ambush Urbana 83-29 in an Illinois girls basketball matchup on January 26 ... .
Peoria Notre Dame dims lights on Urbana 83-29
The Pantagraph 27 Jan 2023
Peoria Notre Dame dismissed Urbana by an 83-29 count in an Illinois girls basketball matchup ... .
Peoria Notre Dame gives Urbana the business 83-29
Journal Gazette 27 Jan 2023
Peoria Notre Dame showed little mercy and even less remorse in overpowering Urbana 83-29 in an Illinois girls basketball matchup ... .
Notre Dame boys basketball team manager sneaks into game for viral moment on senior night
LA Daily News 27 Jan 2023
It was for Notre Dame boys basketball senior and team manager Shaan Vanjani ... What took place in the final 80 seconds of Notre Dame's 93-66 win over Chaminade that night has since gone viral, totaling near 8-million views across various social medial platforms and was featured locally on ABC7 News.
Palm Bay Hoops Star, Notre Dame Commit Emma Risch Named McDonald's All-American
Space Coast Daily 27 Jan 2023
the 5-star guard ranks no ... BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Palm Bay Magnet High School basketball star and Notre Dame commit Emma Risch has been named to the McDonald's All-American team ... The 5-star basketball standout verbally committed to play collegiate basketball at Notre Dame University back in November 2021 ... Related Story.. WATCH ... .
How to watch Bronny James, LeBron's son, play on national TV: Sierra Canyon vs. Notre Dame
Updated. Jan. 27, 2023, 11.00 a.m ... (AP Photo/Gregory Payan). NEW!. By Ben Axelson . baxelson@syracuse.com. Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA superstar LeBron James, will get nationwide billing when his Sierra Canyon School boys basketball team squares off with Notre Dame on Friday, January 27 (1/27/2023) at 11 p.m. ET ... What ... Who ... Notre Dame. When ... Where.


Judith Winfrey with her husband Joe Reynolds at their farm: Love is Love Farm.
PeachDish began in 2014 as a mission-driven, values-based business intent on making an impact. We have two goals in mind: 1) getting healthy fresh food to people fast, making it easy and convenient for them to eat well at home, and 2) bringing small and mid-size farmers into the digital economy to give them an extended market and more financial stability.
I came to PeachDish with over a decade of good food and sustainable agriculture work behind me. I know first-hand what a difference nutrient-dense, organic food can make in our bodies, our consciousness and our lives, not to mention the drastically improved effect on the environment. When we eat food that is grown with care and attention – and without being doused in chemical inputs (fertilizers and pesticides) – we are showing that same care and attention to ourselves and our planet. This positivity resonates through our lives and our community. We're more alive, more whole and thus more in tune, more responsive, more available. In short, we're better people when we eat better food. If this sounds too simplistic or pollyannaish to you, think about it this way: food is the only thing we ever buy that literally becomes who we are. It provides the building blocks for everything we are: our brain, our eyes, our skin, our muscles and our hearts.
Because I know good food makes our lives better, I believe that it is important to improve access to local, sustainably-produced grown food. I have worked on various projects throughout the years to help increase people's access to good food. I helped to found Wholesome Wave Georgia and Community Farmers Markets with good food access in mind. For me, PeachDish is an extension of the work I've been doing. By delivering it straight to your door, we're doing it in a slightly different way, but the foundation is still healthy fresh food direct from farmers. We're giving you the transparency to build a relationship with farmers, if you'd like (check out our farmers and suppliers page) and we're also making it really easy for you to turn it all into a delicious meal.
I care about getting good food to people, because I believe it will make the world a better place. I want to live in a world where people are nourished, healthy, peaceful and creative. This is also why I care about art. Art enriches and nourishes our souls the same way that food enriches and nourishes our bodies (and our minds). For the past few years, we have included the work local artists such as Shanequa Gay, Black Cat Tips, Sarah Lawrence, Katie Kriner and Alex Volpert through our postcard series (see links to all below). The idea is simple, once a month we ask an artist to draw a peach for us. We turn it into a postcard which we share with our customers and friends. It's beautiful lagniappe — something a little extra. It's also a way for us to support and encourage artists. I'd like share two fun facts about the postcard series: 1) when we wanted to start it, WonderRoot was the first call we made. They helped introduce us to artists early on. 2) We've loved the series so much that we've expanded it to our truck and our boxes (as you might have noticed if you attended WonderNight 2018 or the Hambidge Art Auction at ADAC, or if you've seen us making deliveries to Metro Atlanta Whole Foods).
The connection between good food and art is an obvious one to me. So the question of why a food company would care about supporting the arts is simple to answer: we care about our community. We care about the people living and working in our community and want to do what we can to make it better. We do this by getting good food to our customers, and by supporting local farmers and artists. It's is our honor and privilege to be in community with an incredible organization like WonderRoot.
PeachDish is a national meal kit delivery service based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to enrich and nourish people's lives through good food experiences.