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A Food For The Future | Earth Wise
Researchers predict that climate change will negatively impact most staple food crops, including rice, corn, and soybeans. Therefore, climate resilient food crops – those that are salt, drought, and heat resilient – will have an important role to play in global food security. Examples of climate resilient crops include quinoa, kernza, amaranth, millet, and tepary beans.
According to a new study by researchers from Northwestern University, breadfruit – a starchy tree fruit native to the Pacific Islands – will be relatively unaffected by climate change. Because breadfruit is climate resilient and well-suited to grow in regions with high levels of food insecurity, the research team suggests breadfruit could be a part of the solution to global hunger.
While it has "fruit" in its name, breadfruit is more like a potato. It's starchy and seedless, and is closely related to jackfruit. Breadfruit is nutrient-rich, and high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It can be steamed, roasted, fried, fermented, and even turned into flour. People in tropical regions around the world have been eating breadfruit for thousands of years.
In the study, which was recently published in the journal PLOS Climate, researchers determined the climate conditions necessary to cultivate breadfruit and then looked at how these conditions are predicted to change in the future. They examined two future climate scenarios: one that reflects high greenhouse-gas emissions and another in which emissions stabilize.
In both scenarios, the regions suitable for breadfruit cultivation were mostly unaffected. Additionally, the researchers identified new suitable land where breadfruit cultivation could expand.
As the climate continues to change, breadfruit might soon be on a table near you.
Climate-resilient breadfruit might be the food of the future
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The Scourge Of Salt | Earth Wise
Rising seas are increasing saltwater intrusion on land and rising temperatures are causing greater evaporation. The result is mounting levels of salt in waters and in soils.
Rising sea levels cause salty ocean water to push further into river deltas. There is already a surge in saltiness across all inhabited continents. Seawater works its way further upstream when dams hold back water. Pumps that remove fresh water from underground sources for irrigation and drinking supplies add to the problem. In dry regions, irrigation systems delivering water to crops increasingly bring salt onto fields.
People add to the problem by pouring saline drainage water from mines into rivers and by using salt to de-ice roads in the winter.
A modeling study pinpointed hotspots for climate change-induced salinization in numerous locations including the U.S. Southwest, wide areas of Australia, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, central India, northern China, and more.
Some ecosystems are adapted to saline environments but major alterations in the balance between saline and fresh water is creating growing problems for ecosystems, lake fisheries, crop growing, and even human health.
The damage caused by salt is likely to be so severe that salinization will become a major cause of environmental refugees when the land they live on can no longer sustain them.
Salt will be a growing threat to the world's food supplies, especially where farmers depend on artificial irrigation. About a third of the world's food is grown in irrigated fields, and a fifth of those fields are deemed to already be salt-contaminated. Ultimately, only a halt to climate change will be capable of combatting the scourge of salt.
Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity
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Humans And Microplastics | Earth Wise
April 13, 2022 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
While plastic comes in all different shapes and sizes, those that are less than five millimeters in length are called microplastics. Primary sources of microplastics include microfibers from clothing, microbeads, and plastic pellets (known as nurdles). Secondary sources of microplastics come from larger plastic debris, like bottles and bags, that degrades into smaller bits over time.
Microplastic pollution can be found everywhere on earth, from the top of the tallest mountains to the bottom of the deepest oceans. Microplastics are in the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.
According to research recently published in the journal Exposure & Health, humans ingest an average of five grams of plastic particles per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card. The plastic particles are trafficked in via food, such as seafood and salt in particular, as well as water. In fact, those who rely on plastic bottled water for their drinking needs ingest an additional 1,700 plastic particles each week.
Microplastics have also been detected in human blood for the first time. According to new research recently published in the journal Environment International, scientists detected microplastics in nearly 80% of the people they tested.
Half of the blood samples contained PET plastic, which is commonly used for drinking bottles. One third of the blood samples contained polystyrene plastic, which is often used for food packaging. One quarter of the blood samples contained polyethylene plastic, which is used to make things like shopping bags and detergent bottles.
With plastic production predicted to double by 2040, more research is urgently needed to understand how ingesting microplastics affects human health.
Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food
Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood
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Lake Tuz Is Disappearing | Earth Wise
January 10, 2022 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
Lake Tuz is Turkey's second-largest lake and one of the world's largest hypersaline lakes. Its high salt content makes it an ideal breeding ground for some migratory bird species, including flamingos, which are often present there in huge numbers in the spring and summer.
Now, Lake Tuz rarely spans an area much larger than a puddle. In some summers, it completely dries up. It did so this past summer, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of flamingos.
According to experts, Lake Tuz is a victim of climate change-induced drought, which has hit the region hard, and decades of harmful agricultural policies that exhausted the underground water supply.
Water in this region has become increasingly scarce. The Mediterranean Basin has already seen more frequent and intense droughts, and is considered a climate change hotspot.
According to new research, which was recently published in the journal Regional Environmental Change, Lake Tuz generally contained enough water in August for the lake to be considered permanent up until 2000. But between 2001 and 2016, something shifted. Water spanned less than 20% of the lake in every August except for one, and droughts became more frequent and intense. And in some years, the lake completely dried up.
What caused this change? According to the research team, Lake Tuz's decline coincided with the excessive use of groundwater and surface water resources responsible for feeding the lake. Some streams were rerouted for agricultural purposes, while others were dammed. And when surface water sources dwindled, people turned to groundwater that historically fed the springs in Lake Tuz.
Lake Tuz may be on the brink of extinction.
Impact of climate variability on the surface of Lake Tuz (Turkey), 1985–2016
Disappearing Lake Tuz
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Wind Farms Slowing Each Other Down | Earth Wise
July 13, 2021 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
Offshore wind is booming in Europe. The expansion of wind energy in the German Bight and Baltic Sea has been especially dramatic. At this point, there are about 8 gigawatts of wind turbines in German waters, the equivalent of about 8 nuclear power plants. But space in this region is limited so that wind farms are sometimes built very close to one another.
A team of researchers from the Helmholtz Center Hereon, a major German research institute, has found that wind speeds downstream from large windfarms are significantly slowed down. In a study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, they found that this braking effect can result in astonishingly large-scale lowering of wind speeds.
On average, the regions of lowered wind can extend 20-30 miles and, under certain weather conditions, can even extend up to 60 miles. As a result, the output of a neighboring wind farm located within this distance can be reduced by 20 to 25 percent.
These wake effects are weather dependent. During stable weather conditions, which are typically the case in the spring in German waters, the effects can be especially large. During stormy times, such as in November and December, the atmosphere is so mixed that the wind farm wake effects are relatively small.
Based on their modeling, it is clear that if wind farms are planned to be located close together, these wake effects need to be taken into account. The researchers next want to investigate the effects that reduced wind speeds have on life in the sea. Ocean winds affect salt and oxygen content, temperatures, and nutrients in the water. It is important to find out how reduced winds might affect marine ecosystems.
Are wind farms slowing each other down?
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Understanding How To Enhance Desalination | Earth Wise
February 16, 2021 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
Desalination is the process of removing mineral components – notably salt – from saline water, generally seawater. Over 16,000 desalination plants operate across 177 countries, generating 25 billion gallons of fresh water each year. Currently, desalination accounts for about 1% of the world's drinking water.
The leading process for desalination in terms of installed capacity as well as new installations is reverse osmosis that makes use of a thin-film composite membrane based on ultra-thin polyamide.
Despite the fact that these membranes are widely used for desalination, they are actually rather poorly understood. It has not been known exactly how water moves through them. As a result, much of the progress made on the technology over the decades has been essentially based on guesswork.
A team of researchers at the University of Texas, Austin has used advanced microscopy techniques to solve some of the mysteries of reverse osmosis membranes. By mapping membranes at very high resolution – less than half the diameter of a DNA strand – they gained a much better understanding of what makes a membrane better at reverse osmosis.
They found that desalination membranes are inconsistent in mass distribution and density and that these inconsistencies can impair membrane performance. It turns out that inconsistencies and dead zones in membranes play a bigger role than membrane thickness. By making the membranes more uniform in density at the nanoscale, they were able to increase desalination efficiency 30 to 40 percent, therefore cleaning more water with less energy and at lower cost.
Producing fresh water is not just essential for public health, it is also crucial for use in agriculture and energy production.
Nanoscale control of internal inhomogeneity enhances water transport in desalination membranes
Photo, posted February 13, 2017, courtesy of Jacob Vanderheyden via Flickr.
Using CO2 To Convert Seawater Into Drinking Water | Earth Wise
October 27, 2020 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
A chemist at the University of Copenhagen has invented a technology that uses carbon dioxide to convert seawater into drinking water within minutes. This desalination technology has the potential to replace electricity with CO2 and be used in survival gear and in large-scale industrial plants in places where people don't have clean drinking water.
Over 800 million people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water and that number is growing rapidly. Seawater is a vital source of drinking water in many parts of the world, but desalination faces the major challenge of being highly energy intensive. Desalination plants use huge amounts of fossil fuel-generated electricity and therefore contribute to climate change.
The Copenhagen technology is reminiscent of a SodaStream machine. Carbon dioxide is added to water, initiating a chemical reaction. But instead of using it for bubbly carbonation, it is used to separate salt from water. It works by adding a chemical called CO2-responsive diamine to saltwater. The diamine compound binds with the added CO2 and acts as a sponge to absorb the salt, which can then be separated. The entire process takes one to ten minutes. Once the CO2 is removed, the salt is released again, allowing the diamine to be reused for several more rounds of desalination.
In the laboratory, the method removed 99.6% of the salt in seawater. The technology is still being developed to lower its price and optimize the recycling process. It is also being tested on a small scale in the form of water bottles fitted with special filters that can be used in lifeboats or in other outdoor settings. Ultimately, it could be used to greatly reduce the energy consumption of desalination plants.
Chemist uses CO2 to convert seawater into drinking water
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Lake George Health Report
December 26, 2019 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
The Offshore Chemistry Program, run by the Darrin Fresh Water Institute at RPI, has been monitoring the deep waters of Lake George in New York for 40 years. Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is famed for the transparency of its water and a new report on the health of the lake reveals that it is doing rather well.
According to the report, although concentrations of chemicals and pollutants like salt and nutrients have increased in the deep waters of Lake George, they are still too low to harm the ecosystem at those depths.
The Offshore Chemistry Program studies the lake as part of a collaboration between RPI, IBM Research, and the FUND for Lake George that is called the Jefferson Project. This long-term commitment provides a wealth of information over time matched by few lake studies in the world.
The recent results show that levels of salt, the nutrient orthophosphate, and chlorophyll have increased substantially over time, but none are yet at a level that will cause harm.
Orthophosphate occurs naturally, but most likely the higher levels are due to improperly functioning septic systems, failing wastewater treatment systems, and stormwater runoff. The orthophosphate most likely triggered the increase in chlorophyll, which probably is associated with increased density of chlorophyll in individual algal cells, rather than an increase in total algal mass in the lake.
Overall, the results demonstrate the continuing resilience of Lake George to a growing array of stressors. In nearly 40 years of human activities, the lake has changed in a number of ways, but the changes have so far been relatively small. With such careful monitoring, we can hope to keep them that way.
Four Decades of Data Sounds Early Warning on Lake George
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Another Problem For Coral Reefs
April 5, 2019 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
Coral reefs around the world have been suffering in recent years from warming ocean temperatures as well as from increasing ocean acidification. Corals are very sensitive organisms that can only tolerate relatively slight changes in their environment. Thus, the majority of reef-building corals are found in tropical and subtropical waters with favorable conditions.
New research has confirmed that drastic changes in ocean salinity from, for example, severe freshwater flooding, provoke similar stress responses in corals as the heating that has resulted in freshwater bleaching and, eventually, coral death.
The coast of northeast Queensland in Australia has experienced abnormal monsoon-related freshwater flooding that caused extreme and sudden changes in the ocean salt concentration. In places, nearshore reefs were exposed to water with only half the normal ocean salinity. The result has been a shock response in corals that prevents normal cell function. Unlike their response to heat stress, corals exposed to reduced salinity experience a complete collapse of their internal cellular protein balance.
The central Great Barrier Reef has actually been relatively free from mass thermal bleaching events this Australian summer, but many coastal reefs instead have been battling dramatic changes in water conditions as a result of massive plumes of floodwater.
The wild weather in Australia is undoubtedly associated with the changing climate and this new research shows that it is leading to yet another threat to the world's coral reefs. With the frequency and severity of heavy rainfall and runoff events predicted to continue to increase over the next few decades, proactive measures to increase the resiliency of coral reefs are needed more than ever.
Reduced salinity of seawater wreaks havoc on coral chemistry
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More Power From The Sun's Heat
November 29, 2018 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
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When we think of solar power, we usually are talking about the panels that generate electricity using the photovoltaic effect. These panels are on millions of rooftops around the world and in utility-scale solar farms. There are also solar water heating systems that use the sun's heat to provide hot water for homes and businesses.
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A Better Filter For Saltwater
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Turning seawater into drinkable water is a highly desirable capability given that fresh water is generally in short supply and seawater is endlessly abundant. Desalination plants typically strain salt out of seawater by pumping it through films made of polyamide. Polyamide filters are riddled with tiny pores that allow water molecules to squeeze through, but not sodium ions.
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Salt Cocktails Compromise Freshwater
August 1, 2018 By EarthWise Leave a Comment
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Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. Road salt, fertilizers, and mining waste – as well as natural weathering of concrete, rocks, and soils – all contribute to increased salt in waterways. When these different salt compounds combine, their harmful effects can amplify.
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Saving The Sea From Salt
July 18, 2016 By WAMC WEB
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The Persian Gulf along with the Red and Mediterranean seas are getting saltier all the time because of the waste products of desalination. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman account for 45% of the world's desalination capacity. And the byproduct of desalination is brine, which is twice as salty as seawater. Even advanced desalination plants produce two cubic meters of waste brine for every one cubic meter of clean water.
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De-Icing Roadways
February 9, 2016 By WAMC WEB
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We have been using salt to keep winter roads free of ice and snow since the late 1930s. In the United States alone, some 20 million tons of salt are applied to roadways each year. And while its use has real benefits in terms of safety and navigation, there have been cumulative costs to the environment, including degrading freshwater resources and contaminating groundwater.
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Augmenting food with preservatives is not a recent practice. For thousands of years, we have canned fruits with sugar, preserved meats with salt, and pickled vegetables so that they could keep in hot humid environments.
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January 19, 2016 By WAMC WEB
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Snow season is here. The chances are good you'll find yourself behind a truck spreading salt on the roads in an attempt to deice them. You may even try a little salt on your own front porch. Annually we spread about 20 million tons of road salt in the U.S., and we've been doing it since the late 1930s.
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Microplastics And Salt
December 10, 2015 By WAMC WEB
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Today, thousands of personal care products – such as facial scrubs, body washes, and toothpastes – are known to contain minuscule balls of plastic called microbeads. When we shower or brush our teeth, these microbeads are washed down the drain and travel undetected through wastewater treatment plants. When they reach their final destination — our lakes, rivers and oceans — they mix with other sources of microplastics, including industrial waste and degraded plastic litter.
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This is one of the main conclusions drawn from the Report of the European expert group on future transport fuels, which has been presented to the European Commission. This report, which for the first time has developed a comprehensive approach covering the whole transport sector, affirms that the European Union will have to move to an oil-free and largely CO2-free energy supply for transport if it wants to meet the objectives set in terms of environmental impact and security of energy supply.
According to the results put forward by the Report of the European expert group on future transport fuels, the demand from all transport modes could be met through a combination of electricity (batteries or hydrogen/fuel cells) and biofuels as main options, synthetic fuels (increasingly from renewable resources) as a bridging option, methane (natural gas and biomethane) as complementary fuel, and LPG as supplement.
These results, which must now be analysed by the European Commission, will be integrated in the Clean Transport Systems (CTS) initiative to be launched later this year in order to meet with the objectives set in the Europe 2020 strategy for sustainable growth. The CTS initiative intends to develop a consistent long-term strategy for fully meeting the energy demands of the transport sector from alternative and sustainable sources by 2050 and the objective on CO2 emissions reduction of an overall 80-95% by 2050 in relation to 1990 levels.
Transport has been the sector most resilient to efforts to reduce CO2 emissions due to its strong dependence on fossil energy sources and its steady growth, offsetting the considerable vehicle efficiency gains made. Although alternative fuels are the ultimate solution to decarbonise transport, by gradually substituting fossil energy sources, technical and economic viability, efficient use of primary energy sources and market acceptance, will be decisive for a competitive acquisition of market share by the different fuels and vehicle technologies.
In this context, alternative fuels combination will have to be varied, as different modes of transport require different options of alternative fuels. Fuels with higher energy density are more suited to longer-distance operations, such as road freight transport, maritime transport, and aviation. Compatibility of new fuels with current technologies and infrastructure, or the need for disruptive system changes should be taken into account as important factors, determining in particular the economics of the different options.


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Home | Business News | Energy and Utilities News | Maxim Power Corp. Announces Purchase of Generation Equipment
Maxim Power Corp. Announces Purchase of Generation Equipment
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Maxim Power Corp. ("MAXIM" or the "Corporation") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Milner Power Inc., has closed an agreement to purchase a General Electric Frame 7 F-Class combustion turbine generator ("CT") and certain related equipment for $20.3 million. This equipment was previously delivered new to the seller in 2012 and never installed. The purchase price will be funded from cash on hand.
The decision to purchase this equipment follows from MAXIM's review and investigation of multiple alternatives in relation to the H.R. Milner site to maximize shareholder value. The CT is an efficient turbine generator with competitive variable operating costs. MAXIM anticipates that generation capacity at the H.R. Milner site from the CT will average 208 MW in simple cycle mode.
Based on preliminary engineering, the total estimated capital cost of the project including the above purchase is approximately $80 million, with commercial operation commencing late in 2019. MAXIM currently anticipates that operation of the existing H.R. Milner 150 MW coal-fired station will be phased out during the latter stages of development of this new gas-fired generation capacity.
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Maxim Power Corp ("MAXIM") is an independent power producer which acquires or develops, owns and operates innovative and environmentally responsible power and power related projects. MAXIM currently owns and operates one power plant in Alberta, having 150 MW of electric generating capacity, and has approvals to construct and operate projects comprising an additional 796 MW of generating capacity. MAXIM trades on the TSX under the symbol "MXG". For more information about MAXIM, visit our website at www.maximpowercorp.com.
Michael R. Mayder, Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO, (403) 750-9311.
Statements in this release which describe MAXIM's intentions, expectations or predictions, or which relate to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performances or achievements of MAXIM to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. MAXIM may update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or changing market and business conditions and will update such forward-looking statements as required pursuant to applicable securities laws.
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Hi-Top Golf – Do you spritz your balls? Cuz Bryson does.
The Lil' Dogg is all for simulating game time conditions – you play like you practice is a mantra for a reason – but why stop with a little spritz Bryson?
It's time to kick things up a notch.
Four coaches is just not enough. We are talking about replicating course conditions here so we need a gallery, Bryson. Where's "Get in the Hole" guy???? How you can you possibly practice driving off the tee if there isn't a half drunk douche head to toe in Calloway gear screaming during your follow through? Gotta have that guy at your practice session on Tuesday if you want to win on Sunday.
You want a simulation of Final Round pressure right? Well nothing says pressure more than the soft whisper of ol' Jim. If he's not narrating your practice round then you're just not doing it right Bryson.
DeChambeau fancies himself the Mad Scientist. Loves to talk about biometrics. Well I see nary a scientific tool at all. Where's the heart rate monitor? The EKG machine? Not a wire in sight. You want to keep a consistent pulse rate out on the course don't you Bryson? Don't you care about the physiology of the sport? Golf is 99% inside your body, 1% outside right Bryson? Right?
I just don't think Bryson DeChambeau is taking this whole "practice" thing nearly as serious as he should be. You are slacking Bryson and the Lil' Dogg is here to call you out. You better step it up cuz guys like Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, they don't use a little spritz, they use a whole lake.


A good handbag for me needs not only to be safe (closable in case of thieves) but sturdy, attractive, fit my style and big enough for the things I want to carry with me every day. The cute ones in stores are often too small for my needs. I don?t want a sports bag or a suit case, don?t get me wrong, but I need to bring my gear!
A good handbag needs to fit my diary, a couple of pens, the novel I?m reading, my wallet and sometimes a knitting project too! Not much to ask for right? But often it is the soft cover book and the diary that causes problems because many handbags are too narrow to fit two books. The best solution to this problem is to make a bag yourself! And the one I did last is one of my favourites so far. It?s just perfect. I love it!
It has two panels of Hello Kitty fabric in bright candy pink and a striped side/bottom fabric that goes very well with the style of the bag. It?s lined with a cotton fabric that feels a big waxy which is good for resisting dirt. Both the lining fabric and the striped one are thrifted finds that I really like, and the Hello Kitty was irresistible to me!
I?ve made two inside pockets, one that fits some pens (yes, they are pink) and one on the opposite side that is perfect for my cell phone and keys. Mom helped me with the opening and then I hand sewed the lining to the zipper on the inside which took me some time, but actually I enjoy to hand sew when it?s not too much.
Nothing more to say about this little cutie I think.
Oh, I love it, did I mention that?!
The purse you created is fabulous; I hope you make more and place them in your Etsy shop!!!!
Thats cute!!! It looks professionally done too~good job!!
it is very cute…wow such a tailored look. I have to confess though, I'd need a bigger bag, you should see the load of stuff I carry around, a couple quilt books, an embroidery handbook, embroidery thread oh yeah and a QUILT!…lol, I get to work on my quilt during my lunch break…yeah!
Glad you have created such a lovely solution to keeping your gear with you.
Den ?r helt otrooooligt s?t!!! Love it!!
Love the Hello Kitty bag! Thanks again for stopping at my blog. The yummy sweet treats in your other post look good too!
I miss your wallet lying on a desk in front of me at Str?mb?ck and that you would always drag that big pink thing with you at the fika break and that we always deserved a treat because we were suuuch talented writers.


JW Tate sends word that he is hosting the a five-course dinner paired with a selection of five whiskeys. Josh Black formerly of Stephan Pyles be preparing the special dinner to pair with a selection of extremely rare whiskeys spanning a wide range of geographical styles. Each whiskey has been carefully selected to act in concert with Josh's inventive dishes.This dinner is the second in an on‐going series of Tate's pairing dinners featuring some of our favorite chefs from around Dallas as well as seasonally appropriate spirits and cocktails.
The whiskey featured includes Michter's Sour Mash, Woodford Masters Bourbon‐Barrel Aged Rye, Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project, Lagavulin 16 Yr. Single Malt, and the most coveted whiskey, the Parker's Heritage 6th Edition Cask Strength 'Blend of Mashbills' Bourbon.
Guests are invited to join April 17 at 6:00pm for a liquid and solid amuse‐bouche, dinner service will begin promptly at 6:30pm. Dinner is priced at $50 per person and the whiskey pairing will be optional at $30 per person; wine by the bottle will be available and the bar will feature a full menu of cocktails for walk‐up service. Please send reservation inquiries to info@tatesdallas.com.
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Central bankers meet; Venezuela default; Wild Wings flying high
by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff November 14, 2017: 7:55 AM ET
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1. Central bank chatter: Top central bankers appeared Tuesday at a conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
The heads of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Bank of Japan appeared on a panel to discuss how they communicate with the public.
Each agreed the need to be transparent and to use plain language when discussing policy moves.
Governor Mark Carney said that in addition to using social media to communicate with the public, the Bank of England now limits internal memos to a maximum of six pages.
2. Default in Caracas: Venezuela, a nation spiraling into a humanitarian crisis, has defaulted on its debt, according to a statement issued Monday night by S&P Global Ratings.
The agency said the 30-day grace period had expired for a payment that was due in October.
The default risks setting off a dangerous series of events that could exacerbate food and medical shortages in the country.
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3. Stocks to watch: Shares in Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) are set to surge by about 30% following reports that private equity firm Roark Capital is trying to purchase the chain.
Roark Capital, which is based in Atlanta, owns a range of restaurant chains including Arby's and Auntie Anne's.
Shares in Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) could also be on the move after the firm announced CEO David O'Connor has left the business. The stock hit a record high last week.
Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD) and TJX (TJX) are among the firms reporting earnings before the opening bell.
4. Global market overview: U.S. stock futures were slightly lower, trading just below all-time highs set earlier this month.
European markets were mostly negative in afternoon trading. Traders are digesting an inflation report from the U.K. that shows prices rose by 3% in October from last year.
Stocks in Germany were flat after the country reported better-than-expected GDP data.
"It will not get better than this," economists at Berenberg Bank said of the 0.8% expansion over the previous quarter. The bank raised its forecast for annual GDP growth from 2.2% to 2.5%.
Most Asian markets ended the day with modest losses.
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5. Coming this week:
Tuesday -- Home Depot (HD), TJX (TJX) earnings
Wednesday -- Target (TGT), Cisco (CSCO), L Brands (LB) earnings; U.S. retail sales for October; U.K. unemployment
Thursday -- Best Buy (BBY), Walmart (WMT), Gap (GPS), Viacom (VIA) earnings
Friday -- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) earnings
CNNMoney (London) First published November 14, 2017: 5:13 AM ET


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The EDA Surf Water Scarf: Wearable Art
From as early on as the Stone Ages, art has served a vital purpose. It inspires, motivates, leaves room for contemplation, and gives us comfort. Today in our modern times the substrates available to express an aesthetic message has evolved from the stonewall to infinite substrates and materials. It is the analysis of Eda Surf that wearable art is the new frontier in art and expression. Overtime and with a focus on this wearable revelation, EDA Surf will introduce new items each with its own unique conceptual and utilitarian twist. The first item to be introduced just in time for winter and the holiday season is the EDA Surf 'Water Scarf.'
What is the EDA Surf 'Water Scarf'?
Conceptually the EDA Surf 'Water Scarf' is a wearable art piece from the linear water collection of EDA Surf. To the individual wearing the scarf, the feeling of floating or flowing over land or the sensation of crushing through a tropical blue wave during a morning sunrise is said to be a common sensation when the water scarf is embraced as an accessory.
Physically, each scarf is made of premium habotai silk sized 14″ x 72″ and can be designed in a classic scarf formation or an infinity scarf design where by the ends are seamed. Starting at $60 each 'Water Scarf' is designed and custom made to order by our partnership team in San Francisco, guaranteeing boutique quality. Order your EDA Surf 'Water Scarf' today and feel the power of watering the body!
Holiday Surf Art Building
In the middle of the ocean far, far away a strong wind blows over calm open water slowly building energy. With the first breath of wind, this discombobulated mess of choppy, hectic energy journeys outward to all earthly corners. With time and direction, this disorganized force is modded into a distinct form of mass as its energy is consolidated. Finally, with climactic drama, this foreign power meets its end in a crescendo of beauty on the banks of a distant land. This life cycle of the wave can be analogized to many aspects of life, but it's the holiday creation and production of EDA Surf art that my tale parallels most.
Big pieces and Raffle Tickets
With 39 days until Christmas morning, the wind in the EDA Surf Art Studio has begun to blow. Our goal: To have over 100 pieces of premium handmade, water pieces in stock by Dec. 1st, turning this current hectic mess of a production studio into a clean tranquil environment for you to come and get conceptually barreled while you do your holiday shopping.
The Oblinger Family Stoked at the EDA Surf Art Studio.
Aside from large piece for the wall we will also have hundreds of fresh cut 'image coasters' (5-$20) and signed 8×10 prints ($20) in stock. But what's really exciting is that for the first time ever EDA Surf will be giving away a massive custom piece, like the largest that can be made to fit your largest space in the house. To enter the drawing and receive a raffle text all you have to do is shop in the physical EDA Surf Art Studio and spend $5 or more. Then Christmas Morning in a social media post the winner will be selected at random. Between now and then, you can check the EDA Surf ART forecast to begin to analyze your aesthetic preference and build the list you wish to receive or give in the crescendo of beauty that will be Christmas morning.
-Sean D. Ruttkay
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the talk | "Artist as Entrepreneur"
Sean Ruttkay receiving a special University gift from Dr. Harper Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship UNCW.
In 2007, two years after I began my trek into the proverbial 'Black Forest' that is art and business, Cornelia (my wife), suggested that I take a seminar that was being offered on entrepreneurship at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Initially, I was resistant to the idea. With the know-it-all attitude of a twenty-something, I thought, "What can these guys tell me I don't already know about my business?". It turned out that after attending, I learned I had a lot of work to do and in hindsight it was a pivotal moment in my development as a business owner. What really made this experience extremely valuable was the relationship that I formed with the lead professor Dr. Stephen Harper. Since then, Dr. Harper has become an invaluable mentor, customer, and friend to the EDA Surf brand and philosophy. He has also given me the great privilege and honor to speak on the topic of business and art at UNCW on six occasions with the most recent occurring last Tuesday.
In this particular talk to students, "Artist as Entrepreneur", I attempt to connect any personal antidotes and stories to broad themes and life lessons in hopes that they are useful and applicable in each of their lives. For instance, I tell the story of how growing up I struggled with extreme dyslexia, so extreme in fact that in the first grade my parents were told that graduation from high school was the best case scenario for my education. But with epic parents, progressive teachers, self-confidence, and hard work, I graduated from UNCW with a bachelor's degree in (ironically) special-education. I also tell the story about how I learned the fragility of life after I almost drowned and died attempting to take pictures of 20 foot waves at Sunset Point (North Shore of Hawaii). Also, I discussed the paramount necessity of post-college travel referenced in tales from the start of my image capturing career while living in a van with my wife on the point break abundant shores of New Zealand. Also, interjected in the talk, are the less sexy "secret" pieces of knowledge in the art business that I have accumulated over my ten years in the game. Some examples are: "How should I price my art?", "How can I get my art printed?", "Is it a good idea to approach galleries?", and "Should I sell online?". Below is the full talk from Tuesday. To the extent you take the time to watch, I hope it is interesting, informative, and maybe even inspiring.
~ Sean D. Ruttkay / @edasurf
EDA Surf Halloween 2015 Backstory
The more experienced humans among us have said that the speed of time accelerates as one ages. I have found that this fact exponentially increases when one has children. Halloween 2015 was just my second of many years ahead where I was able to experience the first doorbell ringing of a child's life. This, as my fellow Americans know, is a rite of passage as important as the holding of the wishbone on Thanksgiving or as sitting on Santa's lap and then freaking out. However, even the one year old ringing that first doorbell knows the awkwardness of ringing a stranger's doorbell asking for something. Let's face it, Trick-Or-Treating is one step away from door-to-door vacuum sales. But, in the spirit of the tradition and in the smoothness of the pleasantries of the first neighborly interactions of the night, by door three the next generation has the game figured out. Confidently approach target – smile – say Trick-Or-Treat – get candy – say thank you – and peace – on to the next house! By the time we were into the last stretch of homes, this mermaid (3) and monkey (1), were moving with confidence, style, and efficiency that would make any sales executive stop and take notes.
As the young children Trick-Or-Treated at the final house of the night, and we stroll down the neighbors driveway with plenty of choice candies, my mind began to drift (given I was the psychological concept of flow… more about this another time) and I began to reflect on how fast we arrived at this point in time. It seemed summer was just here and now those memories have turned to golden nostalgia. Then, with the focus and force of autumn's breeze, it hit me and a shocking realization set in: It is now November and the Thanksgiving / Christmas session has begun. Scary as this Halloween realization is, I know that with the power of water and the watering of more walls, it is all going to be an epic time ahead. That was a good 'flow' I thought, now back to the EDA Surf Art studio with the team.
~ Sean D. Ruttkay
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Couples with children may be apt to go about the estate planning process in a timely fashion as they realize the importance of protecting minor children and ensuring proper care of those children should something happen to both parents. Michigan couples who don't yet or won't ever have children should not postpone creating an estate plan, as it is also important that these couples protect assets and each other in the event one of them dies. There are certain steps a childless couple may want to consider when considering a comprehensive estate plan.
On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Friday, January 30, 2015.
The thought of sitting down to put together a will may naturally be unappealing, as people prefer to focus on enjoying life rather than contemplating what would happen to their belongings if they died. Failure to develop an estate plan, however, may mean that a person's family members in Michigan will not end up getting the assets he or she would like them to have in the future. A well-thought-out estate plan also helps to minimize stress and potential conflict among family members after one has died.
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For many people, simply getting around to creating an estate plan is a major life feat in itself. It is a necessary part of life once one acquires any kind of assets or has a family. However, as much as people may feel like they've been responsible in creating an estate plan, it is essential for Michigan families to understand that an estate plan is not a one-shot milestone. An estate plan needs to be managed and evolve as the times dictate.
On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
Creating an estate plan can be an overwhelming and emotional journey. For some, outlining the division of assets or funds can pose unique complications. Anyone in Michigan who is involved in creating an estate plan may want to carefully consider his or her options before relinquishing control of any aspect of his or her life.
On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Monday, November 17, 2014.
When it comes to life lessons, there are a few lessons to be learned from the lives of certain celebrities. There are also lessons about what not to do based on mistakes exhibited in the estate plans of the rich and famous. While each and every estate plan is unique, as unique as the Michigan family involved, there are easy ways to avoid making mistakes that are similar to some brought to light by the passing of celebrities.
On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Monday, October 27, 2014.
When the time comes for a family, couple or an individual to set up an estate plan, that party or parties may have very clear ideas about what they want to happen or what they foresee the situation to be. Nevertheless, most Michigan families realize life circumstances and family changes can and do happen throughout one's lifetime. Anyone who has already or is in the process of creating an estate plan may want to think about what can go wrong after that plan has been created.
On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Saturday, October 11, 2014.
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On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Friday, September 12, 2014.
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On behalf of Galloway and Collens, PLLC posted in Estate Planning on Thursday, August 28, 2014.
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Subliminal Messages in the Media: How Prevalent – and Dangerous – Are they?
In the news today: a Japanese woman has just divorced her husband because…he didn't like the Disney movie "Frozen."
This bizarre snippet of news inspires the question: why has this movie inspired such global acclaim, even bordering on obsession in some? Has Disney imbued it with hidden, subliminal messages?
TV Ads are Sneaking into our Brains
On: August 26, 2011
A new study helps explain why some ads seem to stick in our minds. It turns out that certain types of commercials trick the hippocampus area of the brain (where long-term memories are stored) believing that the scene we just watched on television actually happened–to us. This is done by evoking nostalgic scenes (such as Christmas) that bring up vivid emotions in most viewers.
Subliminal messages can be powerful, even though we aren't consciously aware of them. Research has shown that more men named "Ken" move to Kentucky and more women named "Florence" move to live in Florida than would be likely if these were random choices. Also, more men named "Dennis" become dentists and more women named "Laura" become lawyers. Is there really such a thing as coincidence?
In LiveScience.com, Melinda Wenner writes that scientists who study the brain say that we really don't know who we are, and most of what drives our thoughts and action is unconscious. Researcher Joseph LeDoux says, "The intuitive everyday idea about the sense of self and its control over behavior is as incorrect as the idea that the earth is flat."
What Do You REALLY See?
Subliminal messages ARE registered by our brains?despite the fact that we don't consciously see them. Alfred Hitchcock wove frames of the subliminal image of a skull-and-crossbones into his films in order to increase the tension for viewers. These went by too quickly to be consciously noticed by the audience, but were discovered later, upon close examination of the film reel. There is a clear potential here for misuse here?by big business or perhaps for even more subtle purposes.


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For us modern 21st century Americans, living in an age of reason and science, I guess there are some parts of the Bible that are just easier to skip over. This would be one of them. If you just say the phrase, "The end of the world is near!" you will most certainly get some strange looks. Someone might even offer to give you a sandwich board sign so that you can go stand on a street corner and shout your message to passers-by. Be sure to wear dirty old clothes, just to complete the ensemble.
But this is a part of our story. It's not even as if it's something that just shows up once in the Bible. There are at least eight books in the New Testament alone that speak about an end of this world as we know it and the coming of a new creation and the return of Jesus Christ. So it's not something that we can just skip over, if we want to be faithful to the message of Scripture.
And I would also say that it is a necessary part of the Christian story. In Bible study this fall, we were looking at the book of Genesis, another one of those parts of the Bible that "rational" people might be tempted to skip, and we see there that sin is not just something that affects us as individuals. Sin affects everything in creation. As Romans 8 says, all of creation is "groaning" as it waits for its deliverance from death and decay. And if we want to understand redemption in the fullest sense, we need to understand that God's desire is to redeem creation, not just Christians.
Jesus speaks in this passage about some of the ways we see creation "groaning": signs in the heavens, roaring seas, and strange tides. And if we were to look through the rest of this chapter and some similar passages in Scripture, we would come up with a longer list of signs of creation groaning: wars, famines, earthquakes, disease, persecution, and so on.
I've always been a fan of mysteries, and I usually watch documentaries about them whenever I get the chance. Some years ago I saw a show about the Bermuda Triangle, which is an area of the Atlantic Ocean where a large number of mysterious things have happened: Ships and planes disappearing especially. One of the things they talked about in this show is that if you pick pretty much any place in the world that sees as much traffic as the Bermuda Triangle, you can find plenty of mysterious stories. And they picked another place in the Atlantic Ocean that was just as busy and talked about all the strange things that have happened there. It was convincing. If you want to see strange things, you can find them anywhere. If we want to see "signs" that the end is near, we can find them.
I believe Jesus did that on purpose. I think he talked about things that were generic enough that they could be found at any time for a reason. These constant "signs of the end" are constant reminders that this world is passing away. This creation is groaning, as it awaits its redemption.
The only really specific sign Jesus talked about was the destruction of Jerusalem, and the destruction of its Temple. And he said it would happen within a generation, which in Scripture, was often used for a period of 40 years. And that's just what happened. Jesus spoke those words in 30 or 33 AD, depending on which date of his death and resurrection you accept, and within 40 years, Jerusalem was leveled by Rome in 70 AD. And I think that from that moment on, Jesus' return has always been imminent, always something that could happen at any moment.
All the other signs, wars, famines, earthquakes, and such, are just constant reminders that this world is passing away and Christ's return could happen at any moment. And if we want to look for reasons to be afraid, we can find them. Just think about the things that we've seen in the last year or two: Turmoil in the Middle East, the threat of a nuclear Iran, drought and heat in the US, soaring food prices, a threatening debt crisis in the US, and a worse one in Europe.
this hope: On the other side of this present darkness is the light of Jesus Christ. And he assures us that even if everything else passes away, his words will not pass away, and his promise to us is one of redemption.
There is, however, still danger out there. "Watch out! Don't let your hearts be dulled by careless ease, drunkenness, and the worries of this life." Your translation of the Bible might render that a little differently, but I think Jesus is warning us about three very real dangers.
The first is complacency, careless ease. This is the attitude that leads us to say, "Well, I've got plenty of time to worry about that later!" I would say this is the "Eleventh hour conversion" crowd, as in "I'll make my peace with God later. I'm busy with other things now." It's also the "I'll get back to church when things aren't so busy" crowd. Good luck with that one. If things ever become less busy for you, please pass on the secret to me, because I could so use some of that!
The second danger is "drunkenness." Actually, in this case, I like the older word better. The old word used here was "dissipation." What is that? I think it's best summed up by an old commercial that said, "You only go around once, so grab for all the gusto you can." In other words, live it up. Not just alcohol, but anything that allows us to "drown out" the world: partying, sports, consuming ourselves with our interests. After all, if we don't know what the future holds, it's always tempting to lose ourselves in the present. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we may die!
And the third danger is the anxieties of this life. It's about getting so wrapped up in the things of this world that we don't think of the world to come. That could mean financial things, of course. Jesus said, "Where your treasure is, there is your heart." But it can be so many other things of this world as well.
And I think all of these continue to be great dangers to the Christian life.
And we can also get wrapped up in the "anxieties of this life." I couldn't help but notice how much time and attention people, including many Christians I know, put into the recent elections. Some people were really invested in one outcome or the other. But at the end of the day, we should care much more who is our King in eternity than who is our president for four years.
What we really need as Christians is steady faithfulness. We need it because we are living our lives in the shadow of eternity. It is always hanging over us. And every day is an opportunity for us to be either more or less prepared for it.
And even if we find the language of "the end of the world" to be too difficult, we are always living in the shadow of the end of our world. Our lives are fragile, and we don't know that we have any more time before we meet Christ, no matter how much longer the rest of the world goes on.
If we have a steady faith in Christ, then we do not need to be afraid when the "seas roar and the heavens shake." And if these things do cause us anxiety, I think that should be a sign to us to go back and examine our own lives. Are we prepared for eternity?


By 24matins.uk with AFP, published 14 September 2018 at 14h52 BST, updated on 14 September 2018 at 14h53 BST.
Britain and Europe's chief Brexit negotiators held their latest round of talks by telephone Friday but made little fresh progress just days before a major EU summit.
Brexit minister Dominic Raab and EU commissioner Michel Barnier have previously vowed to pursue divorce negotiations "continually" as the clock runs out on a deal.
But rather than hold another round of their regular Brussels face-to-face encounters, on Friday they chose to speak by phone — apparently without making tangible progress.
"We discussed the latest progress our teams have made on the withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship," Raab said, according to his office.
Raab's statement supported reports that the two sides expect to agree the terms under which Britain will leave the union in time for an extraordinary EU summit in mid-November.
Alongside the divorce deal will come a political statement on plans for a future trade deal, but there are important differences between London and Brussels on both issues.
On Wednesday next week, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May will address her 27 EU colleagues on Brexit at a dinner ahead of Thursday's Salzburg informal EU summit.
But no final decision is expected. Instead, officials hope the talks will give new momentum to the dialogue leading up to the regular EU summit on October 18.
This had been seen as the deadline to agree the terms of the Brexit deal, due to go into effect next March, but the leaders are now expected to plan a third — hopefully final — get together in November.


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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN: Honey's Dead.
"I can't get enough of you
God gave me strength and I gave it to you
I've got sticks in my spine but what can I do
I can never never never get enough of you."
I'm probably a rubbish fan of The Jesus And Mary Chain because for as long as I can remember, Darklands and Psychocandy have been the two records I have constantly played and always related to. The amount of sentimental value I hold towards those two records is beyond an explanation. There's one person who understands it, and will only ever understand it. I don't know what I would do without those two records, and them. However, there is obviously more to TJAMC than just these two records- I own them, I just never gave them as much attention as I should. I'm going to start with Honey's Dead.
Honey's Dead opens with Reverence, a song that held a wealth of controversy in it due to its lyrics. If you're searching to be offended, you'll be offended. Sure the lyrics are dark but you're not going to get sunshine and rainbows with TJAMC are you? I wouldn't want to ever hear that, from anyone. Their songs like Nick Cave, touched on themes of lust and love in a way I want to hear and can relate to regardless of how brooding and heavy it may sound. The title of the record references the end of the sound they were known for previously, but I've learnt from each record is that they all sound completely different. I always toy with what my favourite record by them is, and right now I'm in favour of Darklands. Tomorrow it could easily be Honey's Dead. I love the artwork to Honey's Dead and how beautifully morose the front cover is. Even if I wasn't aware of TJAMC the cover alone would lure me in.
I love the way Jim conveys such desperation and pleading in his voice in a lot of the songs. It's done in a way that not many can do without sounding so clingy and overbearing. He does it in a way that releases this sense of pain that smacks you right in the gut. At times it overwhelms you because of how strong and intense it is, but nothing else can come close to it. I picked this up especially on Reverence and Teenage Lust.
There are a couple of songs on Honey's Dead that have the same sentimental value to me as the likes of You Trip Me Up and April Skies have. Good For My Soul and I Can't Get Enough are the kind of love songs I can relate to, and fully appreciate. The lyrics to both are extremely open and show this vulnerable side to the band that I have always adored, and I think that's what drew my to them in the first place. Honey's Dead is not that much of heavy record, but the weight is in the vocals and to an extent maybe that could be said for their previous records. It's not what you say, but how you say it. Or so they say. Besides, I just find this from Good For Soul to be one of the most beautiful lines I've ever heard: "She can take the world on another journey into her soul." When you adore someone greatly, you'll see yourself in this song.
Sundown is one of those songs you play when everything seems a bit wrong and tormented. The sorrow in William's voice is heavy and easy to empathise with, and it will make you want to leave where you are in the search of something better for your soul. Sooner or later, we are pushed to do so. Maybe it isn't so much about having guts but enough patience to see it through. It's the longest song on Honey's Dead and I find it to be the one I like to hit repeat on before I carry on with the remainder of the record.
There's a handful of bands I love that I thought I always had a solid favourite song and record by, and I always thought that The Jesus And Mary Chain were one of them. But after delving into Honey's Dead more, I've realised it isn't the case/ Maybe I'll never be able to choose, maybe I don't even need to. I'm content with them being one of the most important bands to me and a band that have been a massive lifeline for me.
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As a working-class Dubliner who performed a vital position in inspiring and major Dáil Éireann in its formative phases, Arthur Griffith's lifestyles and global is without doubt one of the maximum home windows into realizing the dynamics of the Irish revolution. Owen McGee's authoritative biography is predicated on attention-grabbing unique study and offers a clean research and interpretation of Griffith's existence and the commercial foundation of the political historical past of the era.
Griffith has been typified as 'the final younger Irelander' and Owen McGee's masterly account displays in this by way of interpreting the very varied conceptions of Irish nationalism that existed prior to and after the formation of the Irish nation. It additionally means that Griffith's trust within the value of monetary freedoms and the facility of an self sufficient eire to supply for its personal humans, used to be a great that encouraged the following evolution of the Irish state.
Within the 1820s, a number of years earlier than Braille used to be invented, Therese-Adele Husson, a tender blind girl from provincial France, wrote an audacious manifesto approximately her lifestyles, French society, and her hopes for the long run. via huge examine and scholarly detective paintings, authors Catherine Kudlick and Zina Weygand have rescued this exciting lady and the notable tale of her lifestyles and tragic dying from obscurity, giving readers a unprecedented investigate an international recorded by way of an not likely historic determine.
During this comprehensive biography of Vladimir Lenin, Ronald Clark fills within the hole left by way of political, fiscal and social historians: Lenin's character. Clark introduces readers to Lenin, the fellow: an enthusiastic mountaineer with a sardonic humorousness; an affectionate husband with a long-rumored affair.
Bruce F. Pauley attracts on his relatives and private historical past to inform a narrative that examines the lives of Volga Germans through the eighteenth century, the pioneering stories of his kin in late-nineteenth-century Nebraska, and the dramatic variations influencing the background career throughout the moment 1/2 the 20th century.
Auf dem Höhepunkt der Kämpfe zwischen dem römischen Heer und den aufständischen Sklaven unter Führung des Spartacus (gest. seventy one v. Chr. ) kommt es zu einer Schlacht, die von den Legionen gewonnen wird. Der römische Feldherr fordert die gefangengenommenen Sklaven auf, ihren Anführer auszuliefern. Spartacus erhebt sich und ruft: »Ich bin Spartacus!


I feel like she just handed me the answers to a test. Knowing the expected format is half the battle.
Big shout out and buckets of gratitude to novelist Stephanie Carroll for posting this video about her experience at the 2012 San Francisco Writers Conference.
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Basically the best castle reference I've seen for writing. Re-blogged from My Literary Quest.
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