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Hydrogen Viking, dictating play?
By Superyacht Investor Contributor April 7, 2021 10:44
A superyacht powered solely by hydrogen which should be sea ready by next summer and up for private sale – sounds a little farfetched? Well, that vessel is currently under construction in Bergen, Norway. When complete Hydrogen Viking will be world's fastest hydrogen-powered luxury yacht capable of over 30 knots.
The brainchild of Norwegian firm, Green Yacht AS the vessel is being constructed using the hull of a 28m Sunseeker Predator 95 previously owned by the Gaddafi family (pictured above). Building began last June and the pilot project is due for completion by summer 2022. Green Yacht hopes that the system will set a precedent for further commercialisation of hydrogen propulsion systems both for new builds and conversions.
In January, Norwegian propulsion system manufacturer, Servogear was announced as the propulsion system supplier for Hydrogen Viking. The vessel will be equipped with Servogear's Ecoflow Propulsor, which will derive its energy from a battery bank. Green Yacht said the hydrogen cell to battery bank concept is quite common in theory but to build it is virtually unprecedented.
Corvus Energy will provide the hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Hydrogen Viking, this is the keystone of the entire project. Corvus, an energy storage development firm, is using the vessel as a test craft to begin development and production of sustainable, large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems.
In doing so, Corvus is leading a project to develop and produce modularised and cost-effective PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell systems for the international marine market. The project has received €5.2m in funding from state agency Innovation Norway.
Fuel cell modules supplied by Toyota
The initiative combines Norwegian maritime expertise with fuel cell modules supplied by Toyota, which has 30 years' experience in the production of fuel cells for the car market. Corvus and Toyota signed a partnership in December 2020 which secures Corvus access to fuel cell technology while enabling mass production.
Hydrogen Viking has been designed largely by Rory Coase, founder, Coase Design. Coase has partnered with Sunseeker on various projects in the past including Predator 95s however, as with most of the team involved, this is his first hydrogen project.
Coase told Superyacht Investor: "When someone says we've got Gaddafi's old yacht and we're converting it to hydrogen, that's quite an engaging pitch isn't it? I was really happy to be taken on."
Coase said that whilst building has only been going on in the past year or so, the project itself is three years old. The problem was that the technology to build a solely hydrogen-powered yacht did not exist three years ago. Developments in the past six to 12 months have made such a vessel possible and Green Yacht is taking advantage of this.
"There is now a sizeable team working on the vessel and it is in the yard now as we speak," said Coase. "We have a structural design engineer, me, Servogear making the propulsion arrangement, Corvus providing the fuel cell technology."
'Trouble is no one has done it'
"This is my first zero emissions yacht, I have done some small electric concepts for clients that haven't come to market. The trouble is no one has done it because a hydrogen-powered has never been constructed before. There are a lot of concepts out there but we are the first ones to make that a reality and find a workable solution."
As to why one of the world's first hydrogen superyachts was previously the plaything of the late dictator of Libya? "It's simply that they were looking for a hull of this this size in order to house the hydrogen and propulsion systems required. The Gaddafi family had grounded the yacht on a reef, done some real damage to the hull. The shipyard in Malta had then repaired that to a good standard, then it was just a structurally sound hull needing a refit," said Coase.
From a design point of view the project has presented challenges. Initially the yacht has been designed to showcase itself essentially as a hydrogen-powered vessel, said Coase. This includes designing a conference space to offer the boat as an educational tool or for use in corporate events.
"But this is all with the mind that we are wanting to sell this on the open market as a private yacht. I believe there is an appetite for buying this boat, I have had brokers approaching me saying 'When this goes on the market and is resold, I've got people who want it'. So perhaps we will just build it as a private yacht and prove we can get it out there. That is a little undecided at present because we are excited by the level of response," said Coase.
The Green Yacht AS team believes that when this proof of concept is complete, it will prove you can maximise space onboard as well as go green. A combination the team predicts will lead to a massive amount of retrofitting over the coming decades.
Coase added: "That is the ambition of Green Yacht, to be the company that you go to if you have a 100ft yacht that you've owned for 10 years, but you don't like the idea of burning diesel."
'Beginning of the final push'
The concept is now at what Coase call the "beginning of the final push", Christian Erichsen, project manager for Hydrogen Viking told Superyacht Investor the team is currently working on the final design and engineering specifications.
"There is yet a lot of engineering to be done," said Erichsen. "We need to place batteries, install hydrogen tanks and fuel cell arrangements. The engine and propulsion supplied by Servogear system will installed late this summer."
The Burgess New Construction team at Burgess Yachts told Superyacht Investor that a hydrogen-powered superyacht would definitely interest them. "The impact on hydrogen on a yachts general arrangement plan would be significant – storage of hydrogen, availability of hydrogen, production of pure hydrogen without being more detrimental to the environment would be key factors.
"Extracting hydrogen from other chemicals i.e. methanol or ammonia lends itself to yachts, as these chemicals are liquid at room temperature so storage of them can be more conventional.
The team said clients are focusing on the "green/eco" aspects of a new yacht as well as trying to provide a platform that can be readily refitted to accommodate future fuels and technologies. Solar power, hydrogen, batteries, hybrid are all areas that the new construction focus on when developing new yacht projects.
Hydrogen Viking is hoping to be a first for the superyacht industry and as such could dictate play for vessel propulsion in years to come.
Green Yacht AS intends to be the go-to company for hydrogen propulsion refits, whilst Corvus Energy has the backing of Toyota in its development of hydrogen fuel cell. All of which are important steps in creating momentum for the construction of hydrogen storage infrastructure on a commercial scale. The idea of hydrogen-powered superyacht might not be so farfetched after all.
TAGS: Burgess YachtsCoase DesignCorvus EnergyGreen Yacht ASHydrogen VikingServogearToyota


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ASN Neuro. 2015 Apr 13;7(2). pii: 1759091415569908. doi: 10.1177/1759091415569908. Print 2015 Mar-Apr.
AAV-mediated gene delivery in a feline model of Sandhoff disease corrects lysosomal storage in the central nervous system.
Rockwell HE1, McCurdy VJ2, Eaton SC1, Wilson DU3, Johnson AK4, Randle AN5, Bradbury AM2, Gray-Edwards HL5, Baker HJ6, Hudson JA4, Cox NR6, Sena-Esteves M7, Seyfried TN1, Martin DR8.
Boston College Biology Department, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA.
Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA.
Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA.
Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA.
Department of Neurology and Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA martidr@auburn.edu.
Sandhoff disease (SD) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease caused by a mutation in the gene for the β-subunit of β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (Hex), resulting in the inability to catabolize ganglioside GM2 within the lysosomes. SD presents with an accumulation of GM2 and its asialo derivative GA2, primarily in the central nervous system. Myelin-enriched glycolipids, cerebrosides and sulfatides, are also decreased in SD corresponding with dysmyelination. At present, no treatment exists for SD. Previous studies have shown the therapeutic benefit of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-mediated gene therapy in the treatment of SD in murine and feline models. In this study, we treated presymptomatic SD cats with AAVrh8 vectors expressing feline Hex in the thalamus combined with intracerebroventricular (Thal/ICV) injections. Treated animals showed clearly improved neurologic function and quality of life, manifested in part by prevention or attenuation of whole-body tremors characteristic of untreated animals. Hex activity was significantly elevated, whereas storage of GM2 and GA2 was significantly decreased in tissue samples taken from the cortex, cerebellum, thalamus, and cervical spinal cord. Treatment also increased levels of myelin-enriched cerebrosides and sulfatides in the cortex and thalamus. This study demonstrates the therapeutic potential of AAV for feline SD and suggests a similar potential for human SD patients.
© The Author(s) 2015.
Sandhoff disease; adeno-associated virus; ganglioside; gene therapy; β-hexosaminidase
Clinical progression of AAV-treated Sandhoff cats. SD cats from 1 to approximately 5.5 months of age were assigned numerical scores corresponding to discrete stages of clinical disease progression, as defined in the "Materials and Methods" section. Shown are clinical rating scores of four AAV-treated SD cats (7-957, 7-960, 11-972, 7-981) and mean scores for 14 untreated SD cats (SD no tx). The humane endpoint is triggered by a score of 3, which occurs in untreated SD cats at 4.4 ± 0.6 months of age. Treated cats survived in good condition to the predetermined experimental endpoint of approximately 5.5 months of age. Shading of individual symbols represents tremor severity as follows: no shading, no tremor; gray shading, fine tremors; black shading, mild whole-body tremors. Untreated SD cats developed fine tremors at 1.3 (±0.2) months of age and whole-body tremors at 2.4 (± 0.1) months of age. The mean clinical rating scores and standard deviations for treated cats at each age are as follows: 1 mo, 10 ± 0.0; 2 mo, 9.9 ± 0.3; 2.5 mo, 9.9 ± 0.3; 3 mo, 9.9 ± 0.3; 3.5 mo, 8.8 ± 0.6; 4 mo, 8.1 ± 1.0; 4.5 mo, 7.1 ± 0.5; 5 mo, 6.8 ± 0.6; 5.5 mo, 6.8 ± 0.6. Supplemental videos 1 and 2 depict representative untreated and AAV-treated SD cats, respectively. AAV = adeno-associated virus; SD = Sandhoff disease.
AAV-Mediated Gene Delivery in a Feline Model of Sandhoff Disease Corrects Lysosomal Storage in the Central Nervous System
ASN Neuro. 2015 Mar-Apr;7(2):1759091415569908.
Therapeutic enzyme distribution in the CNS of Sandhoff cats after AAV treatment. SD cats were injected bilaterally in the thalamus and the left lateral ventricle with AAVrh8-fHEXA and AAVrh8-fHEXB (1.1 × 1012 vector genomes total), and tissues were collected 16 weeks later. (a) Shown are injection sites (white circles) and 0.6 cm coronal blocks of the brain (A–H) and spinal cord (I–O) collected at necropsy. Blocks were halved and analyzed for enzyme activity (right) or for storage material (left; black circles show biopsy sites for HPTLC). Lysosomal Hex activity (red) detected with naphthol substrate at acidic pH was visualized throughout the brain (b) and spinal cord (c) of a representative, treated SD cat (SD+AAV; 7-960). Corresponding Hex activity against MUGS substrate is shown below each block as fold normal level (fold N). Representative control sections are shown from untreated normal cats along with untreated SD cats, which express ≤0.02 fold normal Hex activity in the brain and spinal cord. The range of specific activities for normal control blocks were brain, 28.1 (G) – 57.4 (D); spinal cord, 8.3 (M) – 17.3 (K) nmol 4MU/mg/hr. AAV = adeno-associated virus; SD = Sandhoff disease.
HPTLC of gangliosides from Sandhoff cat cortex, cerebellum, thalamus, and spinal cord (cervical intumescence). Gangliosides from normal cats (N), Sandhoff disease cats (SD), and Sandhoff disease cats treated with AAV vectors were separated in a single ascending run with CHCl3:CH3OH;dH20, 55:45:10 (v/v/v) with 0.02% CaCl2. 1.5µg of sialic acid was spotted for each sample. The bands were visualized with the resorcinol-HCl spray. Ganglioside positions are shown on the left-hand side of the plate. AAV = adeno-associated virus; SD = Sandhoff disease; HPTLC = high-performance thin layer chromatography.
HPTLC of neutral lipids from Sandhoff cat cortex, cerebellum, thalamus, and cervical intumescence. Sample abbreviations are as listed in . Std, standard. The plate was developed to a height of 4.5 cm with CHCl3:CH3OH: CH3COOH:CHOOH:dH2O 35:15:6:2:1 (v/v/v/v/v) and then developed to the top with C6H14:C6H14O:CH3COOH 65:35:2 (v/v/v). The amount of neutral lipid spotted per lane was equivalent to 70 µg tissue dry weight. The bands were visualized by charring with 3% cupric acetate in 8% phosphoric acid solution. CE = cholesterol esters; TG = triglycerides; IS = internal standard (oleyl alcohol); Chol = cholesterol; Cer = ceramide; CB = cerebrosides (doublet); PE = phosphatidylethanolamine; PC = phosphatidylcholine; SM = sphingomyelin; LPC = lysophosphatidylcholine; AAV = adeno-associated virus; SD = Sandhoff disease; HPTLC = high-performance thin layer chromatography.
HPTLC of the acidic lipids from Sandhoff cat cortex, cerebellum, thalamus, and cervical intumescence. Sample abbreviations are as listed in . Std, standard. The plate was developed to a height of 6 cm with CHCl3:CH3OH: CH3COOH:CHOOH:dH2O 35:15:6:2:1 (v/v/v/v/v) and then developed to the top with C6H14:C6H14O:CH3COOH 65:35:2 (v/v/v). The amount of acidic lipid spotted per lane was equivalent to 200 µg tissue dry weight. The bands were visualized by charring with 3% cupric acetate in 8% phosphoric acid solution. FA = fatty acids; IS = internal standard (oleyl alcohol); CL = cardiolipin; PA = phosphatidic acid; Sulf = sulfatides (doublet); PS = phosphatidylserine; PI = phosphatidylinositol.
Normalization of lysosomal α-mannosidase activity in the CNS of SD cats 16 weeks posttreatment. Lettering of brain and spinal cord blocks correspond to . Error bars represent standard deviation. *, all samples from untreated SD cats were significantly higher than normal (p = .010 for each block); **, all samples from treated SD cats were significantly lower than untreated (p ≤ .019 for each brain block; p ≤ .037 for each spinal cord block); ▴, samples from treated cats that were significantly higher than normal (p ≤ .030). AAV = adeno-associated virus; SD = Sandhoff disease; CNS = central nervous system.
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Brain/physiopathology
Cerebrosides/metabolism
Dependovirus/genetics*
Disease Models, Animal
G(M2) Ganglioside/metabolism
Gangliosides/metabolism
Genetic Therapy/methods*
Genetic Vectors
Homeodomain Proteins/genetics*
Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism
Lysosomes/metabolism*
Sandhoff Disease/pathology
Sandhoff Disease/physiopathology
Sandhoff Disease/psychology
Sandhoff Disease/therapy*
Severity of Illness Index
Spinal Cord/pathology
Spinal Cord/physiopathology
Sulfoglycosphingolipids/metabolism
Treatment Outcome
Cerebrosides
Gangliosides
Homeodomain Proteins
Sulfoglycosphingolipids
G(M2) Ganglioside
ganglio-N-triaosylceramide
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Bulgaria's caretaker Cabinet approves Covid-19 recovery plan
Written by The Sofia Globe staff on October 14, 2021 in Bulgaria - Comments Off on Bulgaria's caretaker Cabinet approves Covid-19 recovery plan
Bulgaria's caretaker Cabinet approved on October 14 the country's Recovery and Resilience Plan, a proposal for funding under the European Union's NextGenerationEU stimulus package meant to bolster member states' recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bulgaria is one of the last EU countries to submit its proposal, which is expected to be formally presented to the European Commission on October 15, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European funds Atanas Pekanov told reporters after the weekly Cabinet sitting.
The plan features 59 investment projects and 46 proposed reforms, with 12.9 billion leva, or about 6.2 billion euro, in direct funding and an additional 8.1 billion leva in additional investment, Pekanov said.
Initially drafted by previous administration under Prime Minister Boiko Borissov in October 2020, the funding proposal was revised three times earlier this year.
According to reports in Bulgarian media, the caretaker Cabinet's draft in July was rejected by EU institutions due to failure to meet EU climate change goals, including a target date for shutting down coal-fuelled power plants.
In the final fifth draft, Bulgarian authorities set two possible dates for such a shutdown, 2038 or 2040, contingent on the findings of a technological analysis. Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev told reporters that Bulgaria would also like a later date if possible.
The latest draft of Bulgaria's Recovery and Resilience Plan is yet to be made public in full, but Pekanov said that it put more emphasis on decarbonisation, offered more support to businesses by introducing financial instruments, as well as more investment in the social sector and judiciary reform.
(Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, right, and caretaker Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European funds Atanas Pekanov during the media briefing after the Cabinet sitting on October 14. Photo: government.bg)
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Cristiano Ronaldo presented a new line of glasses of his own brand CR7. PHOTO
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We all know that Cristiano Ronaldo is not only a great footballer, but also a super successful brand. Fans of the Portuguese can buy clothes,
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The derby of the two "Karpaty" was remembered not so much by the result and by the football as by the curious moment, the video
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Pentair Announces Dividend and Share Repurchase Authorizations
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pentair Ltd. (NYSE: PNR) today announced that its sole shareholder prior to the spin-off, Tyco International Ltd. (Tyco), has authorized Pentair Ltd. to pay a cash dividend of $0.22 per share on November 9, 2012 to shareholders of record on October 26, 2012. Prior to the spin off, the Pentair Ltd. board also authorized an initial stock repurchase program consistent with the March, 2012 merger announcement of $400 million to commence immediately on October 1, 2012.
The dividend for the 2012 fourth quarter will result in Pentair, Inc. and Pentair Ltd. having paid total cash dividends for 2012 of $0.88 per share, an increase of 10% vs. dividends paid in 2011. Tyco as sole shareholder also approved raising the quarterly dividend to $0.23 per share per quarter effective for the first and second quarters of 2013. Pentair Ltd. intends to seek authorization from its shareholders at its 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders to extend the increased dividend or increase the dividend further for the remainder of 2013. If approved by the shareholders, the 2013 dividend increase will mark the 37th consecutive year in which Pentair has increased its dividend.
About Pentair Ltd.
Pentair Ltd. (www.pentair.com) delivers industry-leading products, services and solutions for its customers' diverse needs in water and other fluids, thermal management and equipment protection. With pro forma 2011 revenues of more than $7 billion, Pentair employs more than 30,000 people worldwide.
This press release contains statements that Pentair believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the merger or Pentair's anticipated financial results, are forward-looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets", "plans", "believes", "expects", "intends", "will", "likely", "may", "anticipates", "estimates", "projects", "should", "would", "expect", "positioned", "strategy", "future" or words, phrases or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond Pentair's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the ability to successfully integrate Pentair and the flow control business and achieve expected benefits from the merger; overall global economic and business conditions; competition and pricing pressures in the markets Pentair serves; the strength of housing and related markets; volatility in currency exchange rates and commodity prices; inability to generate savings from excellence in operations initiatives consisting of lean enterprise, supply management and cash flow practices; increased risks associated with operating foreign businesses; the ability to deliver backlog and win future project work; failure of market to accept new product introductions and enhancements; the impact of changes in laws and regulations, including those that limit U.S. tax benefits; the outcome of litigation and governmental proceedings; and the ability to achieve Pentair's long-term strategic operating goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in Pentair's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in the proxy statement/prospectus that Pentair filed with the SEC on August 3, 2012 in connection with the merger. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Pentair assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update the information contained in this press release.
Pentair Contacts:
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E-mail: jim.lucas@pentair.com
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The fun never stops. Most of the online Black Friday sales are still going through the end of the day today, and additional sales + savings are launching today in honor of "Cyber Monday."
10.) Wonderboom Waterproof Speakers, $15 off purchases of $75 or more, $75/ (another cute option here).
-Up to 60% off when you shop Etsy for Cyber Week this week. This or this would make the perfect housewarming gift, and this is a great groomsmen/boyfriend gift (also love this).
-30% off with code "CYBER30" - today only! The Mine is a great source for furniture and home decor from a few of my favorite designer brands- like Bunny Williams Home, Visual Comfort & Co, Jonathan Adler, and Maitland Smith.
-There are too many Cyber Monday Target deals to list them all- but a few include 30% off kids' clothes, up to 40% off furniture and rugs, and lots of discounts on holiday decor.
-$50 off purchases of $150 or more, $15 off purchases of $75 or more. Now is the perfect time to stock up on their cute boots for fall, Supergas, and strappy heels for holiday parties. I also love all the great tech accessories UO carries.
-ASOS: 30% off everything with code EPIC30.
-Bergdorf Goodman: 40% off designer collections. I love this, this, this and this.
-J. Crew: 40% off with code THANKU at checkout.
-Madewell: 25% off with code DONTSTRESS at checkout. These booties, chic velvet mules in rich colors, and an effortless floral dress.
-NastyGal: 50% off everything!! No code needed. What I'm eyeing: a chic dress for $25, this game for my Palm Springs girls trip, a neutral knit for winter, and a silk-wrap top.
-Nordstrom: 20% off select sale items, 40% off select designer items.
-Saks: Earn a $75 gift card when you buy $150 or more, up to 70% off with code BLKFRI17 at checkout.
-Shopbop: 75% off sale items (ahh!), 20% off items over $200, 40% off items over $400. I adore these, this Alice + Olivia drop waist dress, and this.
-Domino: 15% off lighting & living room furniture.
-Horchow: Up to 40% off with code HOLIDAY at checkout. My favorites are this, this, and this, and I'm dying for this wreath and these trees to up my holiday decor game.
-Pottery Barn: 20% off & free shipping store-wide. Love this, this, and this.
-West Elm: Up to 30% off with code SAVEMORE. Loving this tray, and happy to see one of my all-time favorite swivel chairs is included in the sale.
I was sitting at my hair appointment on Saturday waiting for my color to process (any other double process blondes reading? The struggle.is.real. Shout out to the best colorist out there, Chris at Arrojo Soho!) when I picked up the latest issue of Architectural Digest. As I was flipping through, I stumbled upon a tour of actress Julianne Moore's West Village townhouse. I loved the modern, tailored feel of her space and immediately began guessing who her designer might be based on the style of her home- Roman & Williams? Thomas O'Brien? Ashe+Leandro? As I skimmed the article, I was shocked to discover Moore designed the home herself!
Julianne had always dreamed of living in the West Village (who doesn't?) and when she discovered the townhouse she now resides in, she was instantly in love. At the time, the 5-story home was split up in to different apartments. The renovations were a family affair- Moore's husband's brother, Oliver Freundlich, served as her contractor.
"I don't really like traditional kitchen cabinets or islands, so I wanted everything to feel like furniture. I copied the hood from a Vincent Van Duysen design I had seen. I met him not long afterward, and I copped to stealing his design," Moore says. "Ultimately, this is probably not the ideal cook's kitchen, but then again I'm not the ideal cook..."
Moore married her longtime partner, Bart Freundlich, in the backyard garden of the home with 36 family and close friends present in 2003 (before the renovations took place).
Dying to know more? You can read the full feature at Architectural Digest.
Who's ready for a 3 day work week?!
Happy Saturday! I am so looking forward to going back to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving next week. Can you believe it's already holiday season? I've had to pinch myself a few times because I keep asking Alexa to "play Christmas music!" which is 100% out of character for me. I'm typically a Scrooge. No tree, no decorations... and definitely no Christmas tunes. But as I sit in my apartment and write this, I have a CB2 white wreath on my front door and Bing Crosby singing out of my speakers.
-I've become fascinated with Belgian psychotherapist Esther Perel, and am dying to read her two books, Mating in Captivity & The State of Affairs. I found her podcast conversation with Tim Ferriss so enlightening, and she did a follow-up Q&A session with viewers last week that really touched me. Let me just say this: I don't necessarily agree with everything she discusses, but I have learned a great deal from the insights she shares and the topics she explores from her 34 years of work as a psychotherapist in NYC.
-Still loving this cheery Manhattan apartment designed by Miles Redd a few years ago (sitting room pictured above). Chartreuse + vivid pink silk + chinoiserie wallpaper + Damien Hurst artwork = design heaven.
-All the feels for this post from Mari Andrew. Isn't her instagram the best?
-Jealous of Jackie Clair's latest thrift store find, a Frances Elkins-style loop chair. Housing Works here in NY is a gold mine for finding gently-used antiques and furniture treasures.
-Looking for inexpensive art? I dig these printable posters.
-Just purchased this table for my apartment to work as a kitchen table of sorts and I have to say I am loving it. I generally try to avoid buying from catalog stores because I love antiques and one-of-a-kind pieces, but I needed something badly and this fit the bill. I also purchased two of these chairs which are currently at the upholsterer getting a facelift (but are so comfortable).
Have a nice, relaxing weekend!
Happy Friday friends! I wanted to close out the week by sharing a new-to-me designer I came across recently that really knocked my socks off- the chic Boston-based designer, Nina Farmer.
And the stunning powder bath features a leather upholstered wainscot paired with a graphic floor tile. I also love when the trim in a space is painted a contrasting color.
To see more of Nina's work, visit her website here, or view her latest House Beautiful feature online here.
...and don't worry, Friday's worthy links will still be coming tomorrow, but in the form of "weekend links." Stay tuned, and have a great weekend!
My 30th birthday is only 14 short days away (ahhhh) and as per usual I have a thing or two on my wish list. Surprisingly, I feel very excited to enter a new decade and kiss my 20s goodbye. I do reserve the right to lie about my age from here on out, though. If you happen to see me out and about, let's collectively agree I will forever be 29. Cool? I'd say that as I've gotten older my list of wants has evolved, but truthfully if I look back at my 25th birthday wishlist I'd still happily take any of those items, too (except for those J Crew booties... not sure what I was thinking there).
I'm loving all things tortoise (this, this, and this too) right now, and these chic glasses would be perfect for juice/water/or a whiskey cocktail.
Annie's earrings truly are mini works of art.
The "it" design book of the year, complete with watercolor illustrations.
A chic bootie with a polished, brass octagonal heel? I'm in.
I'm always in need of studs with a bit of sparkle. Perfect for work or play.
I love poolside collective's cheeky handbag and beach tote collection so much, it's rather hard to pick a favorite.
Inexpensive tortoise-rimmed sunglasses in a versatile shape. They remind me of my favorite Illesteva sunnies.
Anything on Revolve under $50 instantly catches my eye- luckily, in this case, the piece is cherry apple red with a flattering cut.
There are a plethora of monogrammed napkins out there, but this pair offers several thread color options and monogram styles, all for $7 each.
If you live in or around Manhattan, I highly recommend getting yourself to the Chelsea Textiles x Holland & Sherry x Vaughan warehouse clearance sale today or tomorrow. The sale is located at 980 Park Avenue at Wallace Hall inside St. Ignatius Loyola Church (on the corner of Park Ave and 83rd St) and the deals are unreal.
If you're in the need for any home decor, I recommend stopping by ASAP before all the great merchandise gets scooped up. I had a blast perusing and digging through the rows of fabrics, rugs, pillows, and furniture.


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Music scholar Joyce Jenje Makwenda is studying Motown's influence on Zimbabwean music.
It's approximately 8,000 miles from Harare, Zimbabwe, to Detroit, Michigan. But music and culture scholar Joyce Jenje Makwenda feels like Motown's daughter.
Makwenda owns one of Zimbabwe's largest archives of music-related documents, from newspapers and photos to vinyl records and instruments. The Joyce Jenje Makwenda Collection Archives allows scholars to research the rich history of Zimbabwean music, from folk music played on the mbira (thumb piano) and the township jazz that dominated much of the mid-20th century, to the modern protest sounds of Thomas Mapfumo's chimurenga music.
She's also the 2017 Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit research resident -- in partnership with U-M's Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series and Harare's Njelele Art Station -- which is why she's in Michigan this summer investigating the influence of Motown music on her home country.
Makwenda will discuss her research with EMU's Dr. Melvin Peters on Thursday, June 22, at 6 pm at Cultivate Coffee & Tap House, 307 N. River St., Ypsilanti.
Born in 1958, Makwenda's formative years were when Motown was at its peak.
But that rock, pop, and soul concerned Makwenda's parents.
Joyce Jenje Makwenda's documentary about Zimbabwean township jams.
Yet Makwenda and her parents both gravitated to Motown music, not just because of its quality but also because of what the record label represented, especially to the people of Zimbabwe (nee Rhodesia) who were fighting for freedom from white-minority rulers.
That connection exists even today among people who grew up in the 1970s.
Zimbabwean musicians started to incorporate Motown into their music, just as artists did in Jamaica, to create a hybrid sound that drew from their country's indigenous music as well as the powerful and beautiful black sounds coming from Detroit.
Joyce Jenje Makwenda and Dr. Melvin Peters will discuss the music of Motown and Zimbabwe on Thursday, June 22, as part of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series at Cultivate Coffee & Tap House, 307 N. River St., Ypsilanti, at 6 pm. The event is free. To learn more about Makwenda's work, visit her online archives: joycejenjearchives.co.zw.


Anybody, who's knowledge of Asian cults and rites is not merely based on books, but has an empirical base, having seen these cult festivals with their vital complexity, will take the Eurocentric religio-historical concept of religion as 'belief in supernatural power' as an incredible reduction. One becomes conscious to what extent Christianity has deprived the subdued societies of their own traditional and vital socio-ritual forces of identification.
The fact that ethnology and anthropology today are considered as equivalent by many, is related also to the history of anthropology. From its zoological and medical backgrounds and also from its French adventures with social positivism, anthropology was always somehow considered some sort of a retarded stepchild, banned into the cellar under the open and prestigious staircase of history. This is important because, only in the universal dimension which includes paleontology, prehistory, history and ethnology, systematic approaches can be developed, which are adequate to the 'grand questions'.
Within the high culture of Japan, that is to say in the agrarian hinterland, in 100 villages and focussed on the annually cyclic cults of the village deity, the author has produced what could be called a 'fetish-restudy'. This study was not based on religion in the conventional sense (no interviews) but was focussed pheonomenologically on spatial conditions and objective constructive facts. The study was hardly acknowledged in ethnology in spite of ethnology having universally reported about this type of objects ('fetish'). However the historian of religion from Israel, R. J. Zwi Werblowsky (1990) considered the study as a pioneering work: "Egenter teaches historians of religion to rethink their own matter of course axiomas and assumptions". I am saying the following with all modesty, merely based on scientific conviction: the study has questioned the whole ethnology of religion in regard to its theologically prejudiced method. The Japanese village Shinto studied in 100 villages shows very clearly that religion in its primary forms was ritualised territorial behavior. All the endless descriptions of primitive beliefs in the ethnology of religion were Eurocentric projections. But, what is also important here: ethnographically and ethnologically the study uses Ogburn's method of "accumulation" (Ogburn 1923, Ogburn and Nimkoff 1950). This implies that no temporal section whatever presents a homogeneous cultural unit, as ethnology has assumed until recently. Our study has presented the traditions as accumulation of heterogeneous survivals. Correspondingly, the material culture in a certain situation of the ethnographical field can be classified according to technical conditions and consequently can be dealt with in separate contexts. Similarly, under positive conditions, early conditions can be reconstructed in a highly developed high culture. Seen from this position it is surprising how quickly ethnology has resigned. In India for example, wide traditional landscapes can still be discovered. In Japan too Japanese folklore studies have produced a huge amount of materials which have not entered into the West yet and which are of great importance for ethnology. It can be used to describe a rural substrate on which - since the 8th century - the centralised state system of Japan has gradually been built up. Important parameters have not been simply imported from China, as conventional Japanology assumes. In the framework of processes that are still active today, the immanent structures of the agrarian cultures of the archipelago has doubtless influenced the high culture of Japan.
the historistic concept of 'believed myths' and correspondingly cults derived from these historistic sources is an incredible distortion of the genetic circumstances. Evidently they have their roots in the verbalisation and written fixation of prehistorical cults in the framework of early formation of city states and then became irreversibly fixed in the European Middle Ages with the pacification of post-Roman Europe. Whether in the Middle Ages or later, it was mostly 'believed' by peoples either naive or uneducated, who had no understanding for historical methods and the relativity of temporal depth. In this perverted form of 'belief is primary' it was also imported into the discipline of ethnology. The most striking comparison can be shown in Japanology. The reader is recommended to compare my ethnographical field-research in 100 villages of central Japan as an agrarian prototype of Shinto ritualistic behaviour and corresponding ontology with the recently published 'catholic' study about Japanese cult festivals ('Matsuri', Plutschow 1997). The latter is an Eurocentric projection of the conventional style, that is of devaluating and ridiculing events from the arrogant position of occidental high religion and immaterialistic spirituality. To a great extent Plutschow's book is distorting the factual reality.
A pre-analytical cognitive system is expressed in the formal polarity of the demarcation which structurally lives on in art (light/ dark, heaven/ earth, dynamism/ statics etc.). However in two strategical points this primary cognitive system became bifurcated in the EuroWestern domain. With this bifurcation two different cognitive systems can be explained: categorically harmonious and categorically analytical cognition. With this double bifurcation we gain new insights into important culturo-historical conditions. On the other hand the image indicates the following: the European sciences are not an invention 'ex nihilo'. They are an analytical inversion of a former cognitive system which was structured in categorically polar or 'harmonious' ways (see 'presocratic thought' as transitional field from Heraclitus to Platon and Aristotle).
Bauform als Zeichen und Symbol. Nicht-domestikales Bauen im Japanischen Volkskult. Zürich: Publikation im Rahmen der Ausstellung 'Göttersitz und Menschenhaus' an der ETH Zürich.
Architectural Anthropology - Semantic and Symbolic Architecture. An architectural ethnological survey into hundred villages of central Japan. Editions Structura Mundi, Lausanne.
Across the boundaries of belief: contemporary issues in the anthropology of religion.
OGBURN, W. F. and NIMKOFF, M. F.
Matsuri: the festivals of Japan; with annot. plate section by P. G. O'Neill ;Richmond, Surrey: Japan Library.


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July 8, 2013 · 9:00 AM EDT
President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, now better known as Obamacare, in March 2010. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.)
A mandate in the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature domestic law, will be put partially on hold until 2015, which happens to be after next year's midterm elections.
The mandate requires companies with at least 50 or more full-time employees to provide healthcare coverage or face penalties up to $3000 per worker. Large employer groups have welcomed the delay, while others are concerned it will leave too many Americans without insurance.
"This looks very bad," said Jeff Young, health care reporter at The Huffington Post. "The administration was only about three months away from when the health insurance exchanges were supposed to open."
The health insurance exchanges are "marketplaces" in the states for individuals and small businesses who need to purchase a policy that is right for them.
The White House has said the health insurance marketplace will open on schedule on October 1.
"There has been some doubt about whether those would be ready on time," Young said. "There's been delays of a few other less significant provisions and now this comes along."
According to the most recent census data, more than half of the U.S. population has insurance through their employer and a survey by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 94 percent of employers with more than 50 employees offer healthcare coverage.
"During this 2014 transition period, we strongly encourage employers to maintain or expand health coverage," Mark Mazur, the assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, said in a statement .
Few employers are expected to capitalize and drop existing coverage during the extra year without enforcement of the law.
"The Congressional Budget Office and other people projecting the effects of the healthcare law didn't expect in the short term lots of employers to start signing up workers who are not currently covered because of these rules," Young said.
The largest consequences may in fact be political, as Republicans have already jumped on the delays as a sign that Obamacare is a nonstarter.
"This announcement means even the Obama administration knows the 'train wreck' will only get worse," House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement. "This is a clear acknowledgment that the law is unworkable, and it underscores the need to repeal the law and replace it with effective, patient-centered reforms."
The administration is thought to have pushed back the employer penalties as an acknowledgment of the clerical burden the changes will have on companies.
"Let's not foreclose the possibility that this really is a one-year delay because the computer systems at the government level maybe weren't ready and because companies weren't really sure what was demanded of them," Young said.
Recently returned from a tour of Africa, President Obama has not made public statements about the change to his signature domestic bill.
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In my past 10 years of profession as a digital forensic investigator, it was first time that I handled a personal case. The case involved one of my close friends and his sister who happened to be the victim of sexual coercion. It was her boyfriend with whom she spent most of her time, took photographs, shared them on social media and had a good relationship. It was later found that he along with his friends, sexually assaulted her, took pictures without her consent and spread them online.
To attain concrete evidence against the accused and his four friends as; intending to insult the modesty of a woman, intrusion into the privacy of a woman through cyber space.
The primary motive of the crime, concluded to be 'intrusion into the privacy of a woman through cyber space'.
Sexual Coercion and compelling another individual to uphold sexual activities against ones will.
The suspect circulated the morphed Pornographic Images through his Yahoo mail, among his friends.
Manipulation, Intimidation, threats, and blackmailing for the personal needs.
He was in need of an expert in cybercrime investigation having deep knowledge of email forensics. I carried out the following actions in order to proceed further with the investigation process.
Acquisition of the primary email account involved (of boyfriend) – the primary suspect.
Acquisition of the secondary email accounts involved (that of friends) – secondary suspects.
Viewing and analyzing bulk amount of emails and attachments from his account.
Sorting of emails with attachments from the ones without attachments.
Filtering of the attachment based emails to find out only those with objectionable images of the victim.
The documentation phase was very simple since I was dealing with a private case for my friend. Even though it was a personal case as part of professional forensic investigation, I documented the case evidence both; before and after investigation process, to support my investigation in the court of law.
MailXaminer: It is the only one tool that I have used throughout the investigation stages of this case. It is a multipurpose email forensic analysis tool with excellent features to carve out evidences from the bulk of emails. The Skin Tone Analysis feature of MailXaminer enabled me to sort out the emails with images shared by the suspects without the consent of the victim. This feature enabled me to sort out the emails with photographic images as attachments.
The law that supports the case was registered under IPC Section 509- Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
I could complete the investigation for my friend within a short time limit.
Email account were scanned and analyzed for evidence within short time.
Out of 1000+ emails in the accounts the required emails were scanned reported accurately.
The accused were charged for the proven guilty that had been claimed at them.


Drivers who travel along Highway 135 on the Iron Range - near the Polymet Mine entrance - will want to know about a month-and-a-half long tree clearing project that's getting ready to start this week. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, a sub-contracted work crew (YTS Companies) will commence the project on Wednesday, April 3 - on Highway 135 between the Polymet Mine entrance and Lehto Road (mile markers 23.2 to 27.45).
During the project, motorists can expect some daytime flagging operations, shoulder closures, and potential delays. The crews will be working to completely remove trees and brush from within 45 feet of the highway in order to improve safety, increase sight distance, and increase solar exposure to the road surface in winter months (stimulating road drying - leading to less icy conditions).
Residents that live in the area were already notified about the project last week.
The work is expected to wrap-up by mid-May.


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The programme is composed of three parts English, Archaeology and Education studies. Two modules in each of these three subjects are taken at every level of study.
English is a dynamic and diverse subject in TSD. Students may choose from a range of focused areas including Anglo Saxon Heroic literature to Victorian narrative poetry; the bloody revenge dramas of the Renaissance to contemporary bestsellers, from the realist novels of the 19th century to contemporary poetry, postmodern novels and the latest developments on the World Wide Web. This programme combines a commitment to the large historical picture of English with a responsiveness to new directions in critical and cultural theory.
Archaeology is the study of the human past through an examination of physical remains, such as stone tools, pottery and bones, through to buildings, structures, monuments and landscapes. It attempts to reveal how both contemporary societies and past societies are organised, how humanity interacts with the environments and landscapes, and how ideas about the world are visible in the objects people have created. To be able to understand the past in any depth engagement with theoretical and ethical issues is needed. This means we explore issues such as heritage, representation, land use, technology, environmental change, death, beliefs and the evolution of the human body, mind and ideas.
The Education Studies component of this major/minor degree comprises two modules of study per year over the three years of your degree. Modules within the Education Studies part of the degree will cover a range of themes including, for example, the historical development of education, learning cultures and approaches to learning, the philosophy of learning and education, and the legal frameworks within which education operates today.
In your first year of study, you will undertake modules that will enable you to explore key educational debates regarding the relations between learning, knowledge, and education in contemporary society; this will provide an overview of the associated aims and values which have underpinned education.
During the second year of study you will undertake a 20-credits module entitled 'Learning in an Inclusive Environment'. As part of this module, you will have the opportunity for gaining valuable work experience through a work placement. This placement may be in a classroom, museum or other contexts which respond to education in its broadest sense. The work will provide you with an insight into the application of concepts and ideas that surround education. Further it offers an opportunity to gain first-hand experience that will support your future career aspirations. In your second year you will also study a module that explores educational identities in relation to knowledge, power, culture and social relations.
Finally, in your third year of study you will have the opportunity to either take a 40-credits dissertation that combines elements of your Education Studies with your chosen Humanities subject, or take a 20-credit Independent Project plus a 20-credit Practical Placement. The latter module might involve an observation in a local school, college, organisation or learning/teaching contexts within the community.
There is clear emphasis on enhancing your employability through ensuring that the modules enable you to develop a range of transferable skills for the workplace. Indeed, you will have the opportunity to develop such skills via, for example, a compulsory work placement, seminar presentations and a practice-based, work related dissertation.
There is a strong sense of community among students and staff, and the ratio of staff to students is such that students can have ready and easy access to all their lecturers. The small classes are always friendly and never intimidating, allowing staff to get to know their students on a first-name basis.
Reasons to choose this course include:
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With the revelations about yesterday's new iPods – they're smaller, with bigger capacity, and fancier than previous models! I know! Who would have thunk! – I find it important to note that Steve Jobs actually has these press conferences planned out years in advance.
2008: Apple announces the brand new iPod Blank, which has no controls whatsoever and simply plays whatever it feels like playing. When fans ask how this differs from the iPod Shuffle, they are beaten into submission. Also announced: iPhone Extra, which has tons of extra features like "costs more."
2009: Apple announces the brand new iWire, which is like the iPhone and Touch iPod – combined! With a keyboard attachment! And it comes in five colours! Also announced: iPhone Extra Plus, with access to tons of new features like a bigger hard drive, a refurbished clickwheel (that does nothing) and "friending networks" which just rip off Facebook – but in the Tahoma font.
2010: Apple announces iPod Neo, which comes in a black leather case and knows kung fu. For old-school users, Apple introduces the iPhone Doubleplusgood, which is in fact the same old goddamned iPhone but in six new colours and with a touchscreen that breaks down after a year rather than six months.
2011: Apple announces iPod C, which comes with its own attached juicer.
2012: Apple announces the iWay, a comprehensive iPod add-on which attaches to your car and drives it for you so you can more fully concentrate on the greatest hits of Collective Soul.
2013: Apple introduces its new line of iPods. The Shuffle is now the size of a microdot and holds 20 gigs of music. The Nano is a superintelligent cyborg entity which has a live connection to Pitchfork Media so it can judge your music collection and deem your worthiness. The Classic is now made of solid titanium. Steve Jobs beats a man to death with a Classic onstage to demonstrate how rugged the construction is. Best of all, the price on all units is once again lowered. An iPod Shuffle now costs less than the cost of a Happy Meal.
2014: Apple announces the iTime, which is just a clock. Really. There is no little compartment for you to store your weed in, maaaaaaaan.
2015: Apple announces the new iPhone, which now comes in the form of an implant directly at the base of your neck. You hear the iPhone ring in your inner ear canal, and can operate it through thought alone.
2016: Apple announces the iAccess, which finally lets us do all that cool shit we saw in Johnny Mnemonic.
2017: Apple unveils the newest line of iPods, which now in addition to playing music are fully formed AIs capable of handling all the domestic duties in any major household. Additional iNdustrialpods, not geared for consumer use, now handle all menial labour on Earth. Luckily, the new iPods are all governed by the Four Laws of Robotics (the standard three laws, plus the Fourth Law, which is "Install iTunes wherever you see a computer that does not run it").
2018: Apple announces the iSat, allowing us to upload our consciousnesses directly into orbiting satellite ships which can then rocket out into the vastness of the universe, transforming the nature of humanity as we know it. The iSat comes in both traditional basic white and a fancy puce scheme, which is based on the new U2 album.
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Quotation said on September 6th, 2007 at 11:03 am
I'm still bummed out that the iPod Touch doesn't have bluetooth for A2DP headphones, Seagate DAVE, and websmurfing through a cellphone.
Oh, and the whole iTunes lock-in shebang stuff, too.
Augie De Blieck Jr. said on September 6th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
The funny thing is, there's a Bluetooth icon in the upper corner of the screen in one of the product images shown on Apple's website. No confirmation yet on whether that's an actual feature or just an old mockup image, though.
Salieri said on September 6th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
2021: Bill Gates' corpse is interred, mummified, then placed in Times Square so that the public may ridicule its failure and pelt it with Titanium iPod Classics.
Bret said on September 6th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
The I-pod shuffle is a worthless concept for a device, ain't it.
Also, you forgot the I-disk. With Retro style needle technology.
Peppy said on September 7th, 2007 at 10:29 am
I'm all for an mp3 player that knows kung fu.
Zenrage said on September 8th, 2007 at 12:44 am
All Mac products are iAss anyway.


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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Dozens of Palestinians protested in Hebron City in the southern West Bank, on Saturday, demanding the Israeli authorities to release the bodies of dozens of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army forces.
Israel has been withholding the bodies of 33 slain Palestinians since 2016.
The Israeli authorities had returned the body of a slain Palestinian youth, Muhammad Elayyan, to his family on Friday at the Ofer detention center after the Israeli Minister of Defense, Avigdor Lieberman had agreed on returning Elayyan's body a day before.
Israel has long had "cemeteries for the enemy dead," also referred to as "cemeteries of numbers," where Palestinians who died during attacks on Israelis are held in nameless graves marked by numbers.
A joint statement released in 2016 by Addameer and the Israeli minority rights group Adalah condemned Israel's practice of withholding bodies as "a severe violation of international humanitarian law as well as international human rights law, including violations of the right to dignity, freedom of religion, and the right to practice culture."
Palestinians say that the Israeli authorities uses this policy as a punishment to the families of those slain Palestinians by preventing their burial in a proper manner and to use them as a bargaining chip in possible future prisoners exchange deals.


The Hill: Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was reportedly suspended by the network following comments she made earlier this month about Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) loyalty to the Constitution. CNN reported the suspension on Sunday, citing an unidentified source familiar with the matter.
Pirro's show, "Justice with Jeanine," did not air Saturday evening during its regularly scheduled block and was replaced with an episode of "Scandalous." Jeanine suggested during her March 9 show that Omar's religious beliefs were at odds with the U.S. Constitution.
Fox News condemned Jeanine's comments, saying it had addressed the matter directly with the host. "We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro's comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar," the network said in a statement last week. "They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly." President Trump in a tweet Sunday called on Fox News to "bring back" Pirro, who is a supporter of the president.
"Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country," he wrote in the tweet.
Bret Baire of Fox News was behind Judge Jeanine being suspended. Stop watching his show. Soon there will be no Fox News shows worth watching! Besides, I thought we had a right to say what we want. The Muslims in the government do.
The TRUTH hurts. Fox needs to put Judge Jeanine Pirro back onto her Saturday time slot. Not only put her back but give her her own daily time slot with an apology.
And speaking the truth at Fox, will get you screwed big time.
Omar has stated her support for Isis in the past. The rag she wears on her head is a security risk. Does anybody check what she has hidden in it when she goes to work? These radicals are known to commit suicide aren't they? Who's to say she won't hid a bomb in the rag one day.
The goal of Islam, spelled out by the koran, is to overtake the entire world and convert or kill ALL non-muslims. The koran demands that muslims lie to gain the trust of non-muslims and insert themselves into every aspect of other countries so they can take over and establish an Islamic caliphate ruled only by sharia law all over the world. They will never assimilate and will always be a dangerous threat to freedom loving non-muslims. We MUST stop them !!!
"If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are NOT allowed to criticize".
I believe Fox was WRONG on suspending Judge Jeanine Pirro. I she did was tell the truth & be able to state the thoughts most Americans are thinking & saying ourselves! Why is it we are now unable to voice are American feelings without a repercussion BUT HATERED TOWARD OUR PRESIDENT CAN BE UPHELD & APPLAUDED by some DEMOCRATS!!! Such as remarks by a past Vice President Bideon "How he (Bideon) would like to beat the hell out of him ( President Trump)!! That is just pure hatered, total disrespect & annoucing an act of terror on our President! If it were any other Joe Schmoe, he would have been arrested for making threats againist our President!! Double Standard I would say! On the other hand, maybe they, thought it was a joke because everyone knows that Biden would probably be the one who would come out on the losing end just like he did in the Elections LOL!!!!
The wet-behind-the-ears Liberal Twit IDIOTS at FNC seem to forget how many Americans were MURDERED by Muslims here and in other countries!!! Start with about 3,000 at the World trade center, The USS Cole in Syria (19), the Marine Barracks in Lebanon (almost 300), Fort Hood (15), San Bernardino (20+), and I could go on and on!!! My entire family has turned off the FNC as have many of my friends. We need a new Conservative Channel that is available on HD Air Antenna instead of Cable or Satellite. Our entire family and the majority of my friends (both Conservatives and Liberals) have dumped Satellite and Cable for Air Antenna…..


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package org.pentaho.di.core.hadoop;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.io.File;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileObject;
import org.apache.commons.vfs.VFS;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException;
import org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettlePluginException;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.KettleLifecyclePluginType;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.LifecyclePluginType;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.Plugin;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.PluginInterface;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.PluginMainClassType;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.PluginRegistry;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.PluginTypeInterface;
import org.pentaho.di.core.plugins.StepPluginType;
import org.pentaho.hadoop.shim.ConfigurationException;
import org.pentaho.hadoop.shim.HadoopConfiguration;
import org.pentaho.hadoop.shim.MockHadoopConfigurationProvider;
import org.pentaho.hadoop.shim.spi.HadoopConfigurationProvider;
import org.pentaho.hadoop.shim.spi.MockHadoopShim;

public class HadoopConfigurationBootstrapTest {
  private static Plugin plugin = new Plugin( new String[] { HadoopSpoonPlugin.PLUGIN_ID }, StepPluginType.class,
      LifecyclePluginType.class.getAnnotation( PluginMainClassType.class ).value(), "", "", "", null, false,
      false, new HashMap<Class<?>, String>(), new ArrayList<String>(), null, getPluginURL() );

  @SuppressWarnings( "deprecation" )
  private static URL getPluginURL() {
    try {
      return new File("package-res").toURL();
    } catch ( MalformedURLException e ) {
      return null;
    }
  }

  @BeforeClass
  public static void before() throws KettlePluginException {
    PluginRegistry.getInstance().registerPlugin(LifecyclePluginType.class, plugin);
  }

  @AfterClass
  public static void after() throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
    Field pluginMapField = PluginRegistry.class.getDeclaredField("pluginMap");
    pluginMapField.setAccessible(true);
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Map<Class<? extends PluginTypeInterface>, List<PluginInterface>> pluginMap = (Map<Class<? extends PluginTypeInterface>, List<PluginInterface>>) pluginMapField
        .get(PluginRegistry.getInstance());
    pluginMap.get(LifecyclePluginType.class).remove(plugin);
  }

  @Test
  public void getActiveConfigurationId_missing_property() {

    try {
      new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
        public java.util.Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
          return new Properties();
        };
      }.getProvider();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
      assertEquals("Active configuration property is not set in plugin.properties: \""
          + HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_ACTIVE_HADOOP_CONFIGURATION + "\".", ex.getMessage());
      assertNull(ex.getCause());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void getActiveConfigurationId_exception_getting_properties() throws ConfigurationException {
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      public java.util.Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
        throw new NullPointerException();
      };
    };

    try {
      b.getActiveConfigurationId();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
      assertEquals("Unable to determine active Hadoop configuration.", ex.getMessage());
      assertNotNull(ex.getCause());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void getPluginInterface_not_registered() throws ConfigurationException {
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap();

    try {
      b.getPluginInterface();
    } catch (KettleException ex) {
      assertEquals("\nError locating plugin. Please make sure the Plugin Registry has been initialized.\n",
          ex.getMessage());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void getPluginInterface() throws Exception {
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap();
    PluginInterface retrieved = b.getPluginInterface();
    assertEquals(plugin, retrieved);
  }

  @Test
  public void resolveHadoopConfigurationsDirectory() throws Exception {
    final FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram://");
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      public FileObject locatePluginDirectory() throws ConfigurationException {
        return ramRoot;
      };

      @Override
      public Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
        Properties p = new Properties();
        p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_HADOOP_CONFIGURATIONS_PATH, "hadoop-configs-go-here");
        return p;
      }
    };

    FileObject hadoopConfigsDir = b.resolveHadoopConfigurationsDirectory();
    assertNotNull(hadoopConfigsDir);

    assertEquals(ramRoot.resolveFile("hadoop-configs-go-here").getURL(), hadoopConfigsDir.getURL());
  }

  @Test
  public void getHadoopConfigurationProvider() throws Exception {
    final FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram://");
    final String CONFIGS_PATH = "hadoop-configs-go-here";
    ramRoot.resolveFile(CONFIGS_PATH).createFolder();

    HadoopConfiguration c = new HadoopConfiguration(ramRoot, "test", "test", new MockHadoopShim());
    final HadoopConfigurationProvider provider = new MockHadoopConfigurationProvider(Arrays.asList(c), "test");

    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      public FileObject locatePluginDirectory() throws ConfigurationException {
        return ramRoot;
      };

      @Override
      public Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
        Properties p = new Properties();
        p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_HADOOP_CONFIGURATIONS_PATH, CONFIGS_PATH);
        p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_ACTIVE_HADOOP_CONFIGURATION, "test");
        return p;
      }

      @Override
      protected HadoopConfigurationProvider initializeHadoopConfigurationProvider(FileObject hadoopConfigurationsDir)
          throws ConfigurationException {
        return provider;
      }
    };

    assertEquals(provider, b.getProvider());
  }

  @Test
  public void getHadoopConfigurationProvider_active_invalid() throws Exception {
    final FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram://");
    final String CONFIGS_PATH = "hadoop-configs-go-here";
    ramRoot.resolveFile(CONFIGS_PATH).createFolder();

    HadoopConfiguration c = new HadoopConfiguration(ramRoot, "test", "test", new MockHadoopShim());
    final HadoopConfigurationProvider provider = new MockHadoopConfigurationProvider(Arrays.asList(c), "invalid");

    try {
      new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
        public FileObject locatePluginDirectory() throws ConfigurationException {
          return ramRoot;
        };

        @Override
        public Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
          Properties p = new Properties();
          p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_HADOOP_CONFIGURATIONS_PATH, CONFIGS_PATH);
          p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_ACTIVE_HADOOP_CONFIGURATION, "invalid");
          return p;
        }

        @Override
        protected HadoopConfigurationProvider initializeHadoopConfigurationProvider(FileObject hadoopConfigurationsDir)
            throws ConfigurationException {
          return provider;
        }
      }.getProvider();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
      assertEquals("Invalid active Hadoop configuration: \"invalid\".", ex.getMessage());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void getHadoopConfigurationProvider_getActiveException() throws Exception {
    final FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram://");
    final String CONFIGS_PATH = "hadoop-configs-go-here";
    ramRoot.resolveFile(CONFIGS_PATH).createFolder();

    HadoopConfiguration c = new HadoopConfiguration(ramRoot, "test", "test", new MockHadoopShim());

    try {
      final HadoopConfigurationProvider provider = new MockHadoopConfigurationProvider(Arrays.asList(c), "test") {
        public HadoopConfiguration getActiveConfiguration() throws ConfigurationException {
          throw new NullPointerException();
        };
      };

      new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
        public FileObject locatePluginDirectory() throws ConfigurationException {
          return ramRoot;
        };

        @Override
        public Properties getPluginProperties() throws ConfigurationException {
          Properties p = new Properties();
          p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_HADOOP_CONFIGURATIONS_PATH, CONFIGS_PATH);
          p.setProperty(HadoopConfigurationBootstrap.PROPERTY_ACTIVE_HADOOP_CONFIGURATION, "test");
          return p;
        }

        @Override
        protected HadoopConfigurationProvider initializeHadoopConfigurationProvider(FileObject hadoopConfigurationsDir)
            throws ConfigurationException {
          return provider;
        }
      }.getProvider();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
      assertEquals("Invalid active Hadoop configuration: \"test\".", ex.getMessage());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void initializeHadoopConfigurationProvider() throws Exception {
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap();

    HadoopConfigurationProvider provider = b.initializeHadoopConfigurationProvider(VFS.getManager().resolveFile(
        "ram://"));
    assertNotNull(provider);
  }

  @Test
  public void locatePluginDirectory() throws Exception {
    FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram:///");
    final URL folderURL = ramRoot.getURL();
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      protected PluginInterface getPluginInterface() throws KettleException {
        return new Plugin(new String[] { "id" }, KettleLifecyclePluginType.class, null, null, null, null, null, false,
            false, null, null, null, folderURL);
      };
    };

    assertEquals(ramRoot.getURL(), b.locatePluginDirectory().getURL());
  }

  @Test
  public void locatePluginDirectory_null_plugin_folder() throws Exception {
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      protected PluginInterface getPluginInterface() throws KettleException {
        return new Plugin(new String[] { "id" }, KettleLifecyclePluginType.class, null, null, null, null, null, false,
            false, null, null, null, null);
      };
    };

    try {
      b.locatePluginDirectory();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (Exception ex) {
      assertEquals("Hadoop configuration directory could not be located. Hadoop functionality will not work.",
          ex.getMessage());
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void locatePluginDirectory_invalid_path() throws Exception {
    FileObject ramRoot = VFS.getManager().resolveFile("ram:///does-not-exist");
    final URL folderURL = ramRoot.getURL();
    HadoopConfigurationBootstrap b = new HadoopConfigurationBootstrap() {
      protected PluginInterface getPluginInterface() throws KettleException {
        return new Plugin(new String[] { "id" }, KettleLifecyclePluginType.class, null, null, null, null, null, false,
            false, null, null, null, folderURL);
      };
    };

    try {
      b.locatePluginDirectory();
      fail("Expected exception");
    } catch (Exception ex) {
      assertEquals("Hadoop configuration directory could not be located. Hadoop functionality will not work.",
          ex.getMessage());
    }
  }
}


We've been harvesting a lot of carrots this week… And even though I really can go through all of them fresh without any problems (carrot soup with coconut and ginger), I made a few jars of things to stash away for later, the most important of which is this carrot cake jam. It's kind of a ridiculous recipe; I made it last year on a whim just because I had a ton of carrots and kind of didn't think much about it at the time, but it's one of my little brother's favorite flavors that I make. He's crazy about it, so I made more this year.
If you have a bounty of carrots, you should absolutely give this one a try…. It's great on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, as an ice cream topping, and as a super unique filling for pb&js.
Combine the carrots, pears, pineapple, lemon juice, water and spices in a large, nonreactive pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for 30 min. on low to soften everything up. In a separate bowl, stir together 1/2 c. sugar and the box of low-sugar pectin. Stir the pectin mixture into the carrot mixture and bring to a full boil. Quickly stir in the 2 1/2 c. sugar and bring back to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for one minute, stirring to prevent the carrots from sticking, then remove from heat. Remove the cinnamon stick and discard. Ladle hot jam into hot, clean jars using 1/4″ headspace. Process for 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude as necessary.


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