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Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population  is estimated to be 103,497 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

The municipality is contained in the  Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.
It contains the  Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.

The city is served by Breves Airport.

Climate
The climate is tropical rainforest or equatorial (Köppen: Af) with high rainfall and high temperature all year round.

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H.R.3116 - Berry Amendment Extension Act111th Congress (2009-2010)
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The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (often simply called the MacDiarmid Institute) is a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) specialising in materials science and nanotechnology. It is hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, and is a collaboration between five universities and two Crown Research Institutes.

Background

The Institute is named after Alan MacDiarmid, a New Zealander who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000. It is funded by the New Zealand government through the Tertiary Education Commission.

The Institute divides its work into four research areas:
Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems
Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures
Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing
Sustainable resource use - Mātauranga Māori Research Programme

Awards
From 2004 to 2007, the MacDiarmid Institute sponsored the annual Young Scientist of the Year awards for up-and-coming scientists and researchers in New Zealand, organised by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.  These awards replaced the FiRST Scholarship Awards, and have subsequently been replaced by the Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize.

Directors

See also
 Cather Simpson
Alison Downard

References

External links
MacDiarmid Institute website
MacDiarmid Institute's BioNanotechnology network

Research institutes in New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
Nanotechnology institutions
2002 establishments in New Zealand
New Zealand awards
Science and technology in New Zealand


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Devendra Banhart Presents Pop-Up Emporium, Performance at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, December 14 and 15
Devendra Banhart will present Other Flowers, a multi-medium pop-up retail experience at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles this Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15, 2019, as part of the gallery's third annual Holiday Market, featuring more than forty local makers, artists, performers, and nonprofit organizations. Banhart will offer visitors access to his work in art, song, and curation, including apparel, books, personalized vinyl, photography, and paintings. Other Flowers will also feature live performances, including a solo set from Banhart.
Watch: Devendra Banhart Performs from "Ma" on WFUV's "FUV Live"
Devendra Banhart stopped by WFUV to talk with FUV Live host Alisa Ali and perform three songs from his new album, Ma—"Taking a Page," "Carolina," and "October 12"—which you can watch here. Banhart also spoke with Pitchfork for its The Song I Wish I Wrote series; his choice: Joan Armatrading's "Willow." "I think this is the perfect song," he says in the video you can watch here. His North American tour concludes with concerts in Montreal, Boston, Brooklyn, DC, and Philadelphia this week. He heads to Europe in January.
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Devendra Banhart's new album, Ma, ws released on September 13, 2019, on Nonesuch Records. This is Banhart's first album since 2016's Ape in Pink Marble. Ma, bursting with tender, autobiographical vignettes, displays a shift from the sonic experimentation of his previous albums to an intricate, captivating story-telling and emotional intimacy. Banhart favors organic sounds to accompany his voice and guitar, the arrangements bolstered by strings, woodwinds, brass, and keyboards.
The simply titled Ma is Devendra Banhart's third album for Nonesuch, one that addresses—often in a beguilingly oblique way—the unconditional nature of maternal love, the desire to nurture, the passing down of wisdom, the longing to establish the relationship of mother to child, and the consequences of that bond being broken. Banhart doesn't approach the album's maternal theme in a literal way; rather, by contemplating it, alluding to it, regarding the concept of motherhood from different angles, he has fashioned an album of multiple, intertwining narratives. Its concerns are both personal and global, with subtly autobiographical looks at life and death and ruminations about the precarious state of the world. The many lighthearted moments of Ma are balanced by deeply melancholic, even somber ones. Three tracks are in Spanish, the language that is as much Banhart's native tongue as English, and one in Portuguese.
Banhart, who spent his childhood in Venezuela, has been profoundly affected by the poverty and despair he's witnessed there. His concern over the dire situation in his motherland drew him back to the Spanish language: "My brother is in Venezuela, my cousins, my aunts and uncles. They are just holding their breath, in gridlock standstill.There's this helplessness. This place that has been a mother to you, that you're a mother to as well, and it's suffering so much. There is nothing you can do but send out love and remain in that sorrowful state."
Working with Grammy Award–winning producer-musician and longtime musical compadre Noah Georgeson, the two started this particular musical journey when they were invited to record in a special room at a venerable old temple in Kyoto, after a short Asian tour. That served as a musical and spiritual prelude to what was to come. Back in California, they recorded at 64 Sound and Sea Horse Studios in Los Angeles and Anderson Canyon in Big Sur. Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon contributes background vocals on "Now All Gone" and Banhart's mentor, muse, and dear friend, the folk legend Vashti Bunyan, duets with him on "Will I See You Tonight." Notes Banhart, "Vashti is the archetype of the mother, one of the most important people in my life. It was so beautiful to sing this duet with her."
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We report on a 21-year-old Thai woman presenting with mental retardation, developmental delays, selective mutism, distinctive facial features, sensorineural hearing loss, single right kidney, uterine didelphys and obesity. A longitudinal clinical course beginning in childhood revealed excessive weight gain, poor language skills and poor school performance. Chronic kidney disease stage 4, with elevated blood pressure, was first noted in adulthood. Array comparative genomic hybridization detected a copy loss at 20p13 co-existing with a copy gain at 20p13-20p11.22. A conventional cytogenetic study revealed the complex structural rearrangement of chromosome 20 [der (20) dup (20) (p11.2p13) del (20) (p13.pter)]. A FISH analysis, using probes against duplication and deletion regions, confirmed that there was an inverted duplication of p11.2-p13 and a deletion in the subtelomere region. Previous reports have identified this cytogenetic characterization in a Caucasian boy. Therefore, this is the first reported case of chromosome 20p inverted duplication deletion syndrome in an adult from the Southeast Asian population group.


Independent crime writer/director, Kevin Jamison, is working on his next film, Serial: Girl's Night Out. It is the second chapter in the life and crimes of highway serial killer and sociopath, Trenton Wade Bracks. Trenton is a fictional serial killer, but Jamison has based him on a number of real life killers. The first chapter, Serial: Amoral Uprising, shows Trenton's traumatic childhood and the killer it made him become. This 58 minute short gives us a step-by-step look at his rise in to mayhem. Even once he becomes this monster Trenton fools everyone. He appears to be charming, polite, and a real catch. He turns in to another animal altogether once he gets the girl out of the safety of the public eye. Trenton let's his true nature take over in the most brutal sense possible.
Serial is widely inspired by films such as Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Maniac, Kalifornia, and true crime writer, Ann Rule's, work. Serial: Amoral Uprising premiered at The Horror Society's Summer Slaughterfest in Chicago, the film has received high praise and attention from publications like HorrorNews.net, HorrorYearbook.com, Dead Pit Radio, HorrorSociety.com, DreadCentral.com, and BloodyDisgusting.com.
View the Serial: Amoral Uprising trailer here.
Serial: Girl's Night Out picks up five years following the first film. It continues the trickery and slaying of serial killer, Trenton Wade Bracks. These fictional killer is highly influenced by real life cases of Ted Bundy and Henry Lee Lucas. Girls Night Out tells the horrifying story of two sorority sisters from the University of Memphis who run in to the vicious serial killer himself while out on a seemingly innocent "girls night out". I will be featured in the film as one of the three main girls along with the talents of Deneen Melody and Colleen Miller as well as Kaylee Williams. Christopher Howell is reprising his role as Trenton Wade Bracks.
Girl's Night Out is serves as a way to venture forward in to Trenton's world while Kevin Jamison waits on the budget for a feature Serial film to come through. Jamison's production company, Black Eye Entertainment, along with co-producer Mitchell Wells of HorrorSociety.com, will use film festivals, magazines, and genre conventions, and online marketing until the film gets distribution. Serial: Girl's Night Out will be available once post-production wraps later this year.
For more information on Girls Night Out, Amoral Uprising or updates regarding the status of the Serial project please feel free to visit the film's official website at www.serialthefilm.com.
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Vision Contaminants
Waiyaki M. Waiyaki January 16, 2020 Uncategorized
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"I want to protect my vision, and that's the hardest thing" – Sam Taylor-Johnson
Water and Dreams
Clean water is a necessity for life, not an accessory or luxury. Yet for many around the world, access to clean water remains a big challenge. But having clean water goes beyond what we call everyday use. Sometimes clean and safe water can connect people to their dreams. Take for instance a remote countryside in Rwanda where Binaga School is located. Before water came to the village, the school was largely deserted. Many of the students had to go several miles to fetch water or worse, stay home because of waterborne illnesses. This meant that children were missing out on one of the fundamentals of a brighter future; education. This was the trend until Water For People stepped in and brought clean water to the village. And the change has been evident. Students can now focus on getting an education instead of staying homesick or missing classes to fetch water. Students like Josephine, who want to be a journalist, and Eugene, who wants to be a mechanic can envision a brighter future because they have access to uncontaminated water and it is hydrating their dreams.
Vision is similar to water. Not in the sense of form but in terms of its necessity for life. A Hebrew proverb found in the Bible unequivocally states, "Without a vision, the people perish." And just like water, vision can be contaminated. As a smear or smudge on a pair of glasses can inhibit a clear view, contaminated vision prevents us from seeing things as they can and should be.
To the naked eye, these contaminants may go unnoticed. Whereas to the person who is keen to see their vision actualize they are unmistakable. After conducting a diagnosis of what can contaminate my own vision, I found that the status quo, unpreparedness, and impatience are the three culprits that can impede my vision from becoming reality. Let's look at each one in turn.
The Status Quo
This contaminant is perhaps the most toxic because fear of change is it's driving force. Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company said, "the riskiest thing we can do is maintain the status quo." According to Forbes.com, the status quo is the preservation of the current or existing state of affairs. The status quo is what killed Blockbuster when Netflix came into the market.
Likewise, most visions are slowly emaciated when what is, eats away at the picture of what can be. By Water for People bringing clean and freshwater to Binaga, the status quo of missing school to fetch water and water-borne illnesses was overcome. Opting to maintain what needs to be changed leaves us stuck in the vicious cycle of the same ol' same ol'. A vision will always be in opposition to what's current, causing tension. It is when I envision something better and act in alignment towards it, that I face the greatest resistance. The status quo or the way things are becomes the gravitational pull keeping our visions on the launching pad without ever lifting off.
A rocket requires the greatest amount of fuel at liftoff. For example, SpaceX's Falcon 9 requires around 902,793lbs of fuel to launch! The reason being, the rocket must escape the earth's strong gravitational pull. And the status quo is just as formidable.
To escape the way things are and keep what could and should be at the forefront, requires believing that your vision is a necessity, not an accessory. Next, you must adopt a different way of thinking if you are to really see a difference. If your vision hasn't captured your mind and heart, it will probably not materialize. Not only do these help you escape the pull of the status quo, they play a part in the second contaminant.
Unpreparedness
I believe the best thing anyone can do if they are serious about their vision is to prepare for it. I recall in my early teens playing the role of Joseph in a Christmas play. I had a vision of myself on stage in full costume, playing the part. And it fueled my preparation. With a mirror in view and script in hand, I practiced the lines over and over before each group rehearsal. Come the day of the play, I was a nervous wreck. I couldn't remember my lines! But once the curtains opened and the play began, my preparation overrode my nerves. Better to be scared but prepared than to be scared and unprepared.
Abraham Lincoln once said, if he was given six hours to chop down a tree, he would use four to sharpen his ax. How much time are you investing to prepare or get sharpened for your vision? You may not be able to take massive action but even minimal action counts toward the whole. Atomic Habits author James Clear calls it the 1% rule. Doing something every day, no matter how small, to get better, or in this instance, close the distance between your vision and reality. How be it, most of the time we don't see our vision happen because we become impatient in our preparation and give up.
Every vision requires a certain amount of time before fruition. I can go further to say that the bigger the vision, the longer the amount of time needed. But impatience abounds all around us. We are living in a world where Google gives us answers immediately and Amazon has one-day delivery.
Our vision can enter a holding pattern in certain seasons of our lives. And impatience can set in because our world conditions us to want everything in the immediate. But vision won't be rushed. Applied patience matures you and your vision to stand up to the rigors of daily life.
There are two levels of patience when it comes to vision. The first level is patience to a certain point. We all start at this level but time becomes the separator between those that are all in and those that are not. Delays, which are part of our development, can be misinterpreted as denials. There is a pain in patience and not everyone can stomach it. But if time and the seasons of life don't discourage you, then the second level is presented where patience is at the point of no return. This means no matter how long it takes you have chosen to see the vision through to fruition. At this level, patience and faith meet, and with continuous action collaborate to materialize your vision. So let patience shape your vision. It is part of the interface between your vision and reality.
Final thought: Clean water and vision may seem miles apart from each other. But both are necessary for life. Yet there are everyday contaminants that pollute them. Just as we keep our drinking water pure, do your utmost to protect your vision from the contaminants of the status quo, unpreparedness, and impatience. It's one of the hardest things but you'll be glad you did.
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Sam Gichuki says:
Thank you for bringing to light the three vision contaminants you shared. Reading today's post has made me realize that these contaminants can easily and silently slip in anyone's life making them paralyzed in acting upon their vision.
I am in alert mood so that I don't allow my vision is not only contaminated but also not to be stolen.
Waiyaki M. Waiyaki says:
Thank you Sam! I agree that we need to be in alert mode to keep our visions free from contaminants. Keep on keeping on.


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DW Germany News is a set of channels started on 1 April 1992 by Deutsche Welle. The channel broadcast and produced in Berlin. It concentrates more on news and information. The headquarter of the DW situated in Germany, and it created programs both in English and German languages. Broadcast area of the channel is including Middle East Europe, Africa, and North Africa.
Watch online DW News Germany live streaming in Full HD that is telecasting transmission from Berlin Germany 24/7 hours. Please wait for few seconds while it is loading in the player.
DW News began as RIAS-TV in August 1988 by West Berlin. In 1990 Berlin Wall and German reunification was fallen and RIAS-TV was shut down. Deutsche Welle purchased the RIAS-TV on 1 April 1992 and started an English and German language channel on satellite. DW News Live Stream started 24 hours transmission in 1995 and introduced a new logo and studio. DW established German TV in 2001 for North American viewers, but it was closed down after four years due to low subscriber members.
It was converted into DW-TV. But the programs of the channel were not changes. DW-TV started two new channels in March 2009 DW-TV (Asia) and DW -TV (Asia) + DW-TV (Asia) which produced German programs in 16 hours and 18 hours English programming. On 6 February 2012, Deutsche Welle started its channels again with abbreviation DW and changed the schedule on 22 June 2015. From 2015 it is 24 hours English news channel in Asia and Europe.
DW produced news after every half hour and produced short documentaries, business show, sports program and music program. The schedule of the channel is given below.


If you are a regular coffee drinker, you may be increasing your health in multiple ways! Several medical studies have found many benefits and minimal risks to drinking coffee daily.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the regular consumption of coffee can help reduce your risk of Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, and liver cancer; can increase your overall lifespan and heart health; and can improve brain function (making you smarter!) while decreasing depression (making you happier!). They do caution, however, that the over consumption of coffee can increase cholesterol levels. Then again, the over consumption of anything can lead to health risks.
According to the Huffington Post, coffee is great for your health! Coffee decreases the risk of Parkinson's disease, improves liver function, increases happiness, lowers risk of suicide, decreases risk of skin cancer, increases athletic performance (woo!), decreases risk of type 2 diabetes, keeps your brain healthier, and increases intelligence. Wow!
Webmd found a staggering number of benefits based on medical studies. Coffee was shown to help prevent type 2 diabetes, reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, reduces the risk of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and helps prevent liver cancer. Some precautions they found were that the caffeine in coffee does increase blood pressure – so those with high blood pressure should limit consumption. Also, pregnant women should limit caffeine consumption to less than 200 mg per day: any more increases risk of miscarriage. In addition, the acids in coffee can increase the symptoms of heartburn. So just like everything in life: moderation is key!
Bring on that morning cup of Joe! And for ways to keep your coffee healthy, read our post Keeping your Coffee Healthy. Enjoy!


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Shoal Creek Estates
Shoal Creek Estates Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Shoal Creek Estates
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates, MO is 10.31¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Shoal Creek Estates
^ The average residential electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates, MO is 11.72¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Shoal Creek Estates
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates, MO is 7.72¢/kWh.[1]
Shoal Creek Estates, MO Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Shoal Creek Estates
The average commercial electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 10.31¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 25.73% greater than the Missouri average rate of 8.2¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 2.18% greater than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Shoal Creek Estates
The average residential electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 11.72¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 15.24% greater than the Missouri average rate of 10.17¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 1.35% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Shoal Creek Estates
The average industrial electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 7.72¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 31.07% greater than the Missouri average rate of 5.89¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Shoal Creek Estates is 15.74% greater than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Missouri Electricity Rates & Consumption
Commercial electricity in Missouri
Commercial electricity rates in MO [3]
The average commercial electricity rate in Missouri is 8.2¢/kWh, which ranks 39th in the nation and is 18.73% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh.[3]
Commercial electricity consumption in MO [3]
Commercial electricity consumption in Missouri averages 6,810 kWh/month, which ranks 13th in the nation and is 9.17% greater than the national average of 6,238 kWh/month.
Commercial electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly commercial electricity bill in Missouri is $558, which ranks 23rd in the nation and is 11.29% less than the national average of $629.
Learn more about commercial electricity in Missouri
Residential electricity in Missouri
Residential electricity rates in Missouri [3]
The average residential electricity rate in Missouri is 10.17¢/kWh, which ranks 36th in the nation and is 14.39% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
Residential electricity consumption in MO [3]
Residential electricity consumption in Missouri averages 1,060 kWh/month, which ranks 17th in the nation and is 17.39% greater than the national average of 903 kWh/month.
Residential electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Missouri is $108, which ranks 18th in the nation and is 0.93% greater than the national average of $107 per month.
Learn more about residential electricity in Missouri
Industrial electricity in Missouri
Industrial electricity rates in Missouri [3]
The average industrial electricity rate in Missouri is 5.89¢/kWh, which ranks 37th in the nation and is 11.69% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh.
Industrial electricity consumption in MO [3]
Industrial electricity consumption in Missouri averages 164,723 kWh/month, which ranks 20th in the nation and is 46.87% greater than the national average of 112,158 kWh/month.
Industrial electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly industrial electricity bill in Missouri is $9,707, which ranks 22nd in the nation and is 29.72% greater than the national average of $7,483.
Learn more about industrial electricity in Missouri
Household Income in Shoal Creek Estates, MO
Shoal Creek Estates, MO Income Breakdown [4]
Income Summary for Shoal Creek Estates, MO
Electric bills: The average residential electricity bill in Missouri is about $108/month, ranking 18th in the U.S. and 0.93% greater than the national average of $107.[5]
Income: Shoal Creek Estates vs. Nation [4]
Additional information about Shoal Creek Estates
About Shoal Creek Estates
Shoal Creek Estates is a village located in Newton County in the state of Missouri, and has a population of approximately 96.[6]
More about Shoal Creek Estates utilities
For more information about Shoal Creek Estates electricity, or for additional resources regarding electricity & utilities in your state, visit the Energy Information Administration.
Benjamin Franklin researched electricity extensively in the 18th century. The lightning rod was among his inventions.
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We'll draw a winner on May 12th.


I feel like we're suddenly faced with a glut of these great how I read blog posts from The Atlantic and News.me (I did one) and elsewhere. Now the service called Findings has started pitching content into this pile, and their latest post, featuring Clive Thompson, is, I believe, the greatest of the genre to date.
How do you annotate, and why?
I annotate aggressively. If I'm reading a piece of really long fiction, I often find that there are these fabulous things I want to remember. I want to take notes on it, so I highlight it, and if I have a thought about it, I'll type it out quickly. Then I dump all these clippings into a format that I can look at later. In the case of War and Peace, I actually had 16,000 words worth of notes and clippings at the end of it. So I printed it out as a print-on-demand book. In short, I have a physical copy of all of my favorite parts of War and Peace that I can flip through, with my notes, but I don't actually own a physical copy of War and Peace.
…I want that book! I want my highlighted passages from any Kindle ebook rebound as a slim volume that I can leaf through anytime. I want that in my collection more than I want a physical version of the book, and maybe even more than I want a digital version of the book. I want the reduction.
How social is reading for you right now?
I'm almost trembling with excitement, because I foresee this point when we surmount some of these design challenges and we'll be able to have different ways of reading a book. You'll have a digital book, and if you want, you'll turn off all the comments, read in solitude — "everyone shut up" — or you can say, show me the most awesome comments, show me the highest-rated comments, show me everything, show me the firehose. What have my friends or people I care about said about this book? Are there any actual people reading this page right now that I might want to have a live conversation with about it? There's so much fun someone could have with these layers, ranging from classic, total isolation to like rollicking bar-party conversation.
… "I'm almost trembling with excitement," he says. That is both 100% Clive Thompson and 100% correct. You've simply got to be able to see past the present lameness (such as, e.g., the fact that Amazon won't let me tap into any sort of Kindle API to create the highlight book that I want so badly above) and into the future possibilities, which are really more than possibilities, they are certainties, and it's just a matter of when, and how, and who. Do that and you will tremble, too.
Addendum: You know, I just realized that Sonia Saraiya is behind both the News.me series and the Findings series. I'm not sure exactly how that works, but I should have known there was a how I read mastermind lurking in the margins. Good work, Sonia.
How cool would it be to pay a small fee to access Amazon's library of popular highlights on a book-by-book basis, not the whole book, just the popular highlights?
Also, and this is stated in the second quote, but I want to highlight it: Robin, imagine Matt, Tim, and you read the same book, highlighting your favorite passages. Now imagine scanning through the book with all of your highlights overlapping in different colors. Maybe Tim caught something you might have missed, or perhaps you curious why a specific section interested Matt so much.
When this happens we will enter the golden age of book clubs.
Yes to all of this! I want it. And it's so eminently doable—like sorta ridiculously doable.
What's it going to take to get Amazon to start treating the Kindle like a platform? I honestly can't figure out what's holding them back. I don't need to be able to build a whole Kindle "client"; I just want the highlights and the notes.
Our personal highlights should definitely be available Now. I imagine accessing the collective's highlights and reductions will likely face challenges similar to (but much harder than) iTunes getting record companies/artists to offer individual songs, not just whole albums. But the shift could drive sales in totally new ways. For example, I will be the first in line to purchase Snarkmarket's reduction of The Information.
Isn't Readmill providing the service you are looking for? I have been using their platform over the last couple of months and am really excited about it. Basically it's social annotation for books done right.
So far I have only tried their own iPad app, which I think has most of the features mentioned above (highlighting, sharing, API etc). Because of the closed nature of the Kindle platform, they are not able to feed highlights back to your device. However, it is possible to import your Kindle highlights into Readmill through some sort of bookmarklet.
What do you read in Readmill, Dirk? I mean—what is the source of the books? Is it just public domain ebooks, web content, etc.? Or is there some way to bring books purchased from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. into the app?
Personally I use the Readmill iPad app, which takes any ePub that doesn't have DRM. Not every book is published without DRM though, so I tend to strip the Adobe DRM of my purchases so I can read them in the app.
I haven't used it myself, but I know they have bookmarklet to import your highlights from kindle books. They also have Android / iPhone apps to keep track of your offline reading. Basically they are trying hook into as many platforms as possible.
So yes there are certainly ways to bring your purchases into Readmill. From the books on my profile only two are public domain books, the rest has been bought around the web.
Yeah, the concept of having insto-print-on-demand copies of one's annotations and notes is another giddy fun possibility here. I was talking with someone the other day about print-on-demand and realizing there's a big opportunity for someone to make a drag-and-drop content-management-system for making quickie print-on-demand books. I used Blurb's book designing app for making my War and Peace compilation, but it was kind of a bear to use … not very well designed, sluggish, and devoid of the sort of Blogger/Movable Type/Wordpress-style templates that would help you make something look awesome, quickly. The book looks pretty blase, frankly. They ought to offer an auto-book-cover generator, frankly.
Dirk, I'd heard about ReadMill but hadn't seen it in heavy use yet … your highlights for Hackers and Painters are wonderful! http://readmill.com/dirklectisch/reads/hackers-and-painters … I particularly dug this one: "If you think you're designing something for idiots, odds are you're not designing something good, even for idiots." A good lesson to keep in mind as we roll out social reading and bookmaking software!
Thanks! I really enjoyed that book.
It was Coleridge's wholly sympathetic friend, Lamb, who invented the category of 'biblia abiblia', books that are not books, not readable: the Notebooks are packed with superb observations and ideas, some of the most rewarding included here, but they remain notebooks, reminders of the importance the fragment and the ruin had in Romantic aesthetics.


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New Forces in Mind Trust award: Bristol University to improve signposting to specialist support for domestic violence and abuse in UK military families
A grant of £46,938 has been awarded to University of Bristol for a 15-month study to investigate domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in UK military families. The research will investigate what criteria might constitute specialist DVA provision for this group, and what service providers, if any, already meet these criteria, in order to help improve signposting to the service providers best placed to meet the needs of UK military families suffering DVA.
The first stage of the project involves talking to people who currently provide, use and refer to specialist DVA services, in order to help build a picture of what specialist DVA support for UK military families might look like. The second stage involves sharing the findings with UK Refuges Online – a long-established, government-funded online resource used by the sector to identify DVA services. By linking to this resource, the project will leave a legacy of support as the military families specialism will be integrated within UK Refuges Online as a permanent category.
The project will be conducted by Dr Emma Williamson, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Centre for Gender and Violence Research, at the University of Bristol.
Dr Emma Williamson said: "This is a really exciting project which builds on previous research and will result in better signposting of military families to specialist domestic violence provision across the UK. Working with Women's Aid, England, this research project is concerned with showcasing existing good practice, and directing those in need to it."
Ray Lock, Chief Executive of the Forces in Mind Trust, said: "Currently there is no population-based evidence about the specific prevalence of DVA amongst military families in the UK. What we postulate, based on international research, is that such populations have higher rates of more severe forms of DVA compared to civilian populations, with a particular relation to combat exposure. Supporting these findings, UK research has shown that 12.6% of military personnel reported engaging in violent behaviours on their return from active military service, with an increased association between combat roles and the likelihood of violence. The completion of this project, being of both a research-based and practical nature, will help ensure that a small but vulnerable cohort can be supported by, and swiftly directed to, the most appropriate DVA service provision for their specific needs, whether still in service or during the transition to civilian life."
Ray Lock is available for interviews. To arrange an interview please contact Kate Turner at kturner@theproffice.com or on 07919 887 036 or 0207 284 6944.
To arrange an interview with Dr Emma Williamson please contact Caroline Clancy at caroline.clancy@bristol.ac.uk, tel 0117 331 8021.
About the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT):
FiMT came about from a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund ('the Fund'), Cobseo (The Confederation of Service Charities) and other charities and organisations. FiMT continues the Fund's long-standing legacy of support for veterans across the UK with an endowment of £35 million awarded in 2012. http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/.
The mission of FiMT is to enable ex-Service personnel and their families make a successful and sustainable transition to civilian life, and it delivers this mission by generating an evidence base that influences and underpins policy making and service delivery.
FiMT awards grants (for both responsive and commissioned work) to support its change model around 6 outcomes in the following areas: Housing; Employment; Health and wellbeing; Finance; Criminal Justice System; and Relationships.
All work is published in open access and hosted on the Veterans' Research Hub. A high standard of reportage is demanded of all grant holders so as to provide a credible evidence base from which better informed decisions can be made.
Website: www.fim-trust.org
Reports: www.fim-trust.org/reports/
Who we have helped: www.fim-trust.org/who-we-have-helped/
Twitter: @FIMtrust
About the Mental Health Research Programme: www.fim-trust.org/mental-health/research-programme/


In a panel on the growth and globalization of the LNG industry, Seichi Uchino of Tokyo Gas provided a survey of the LNG industry since 2001. He emphasized the growth of LNG trade, noting a 45% increase since 2001, and stated that 12% of the total LNG trade in 2005 consisted of spot transactions. Anwar Salim of Yemen LNG provided an overview of the Yemen LNG liquefaction project. He stressed Yemen's geographic location between the East and West and its consequent, critical ability to supply both Asian and US/European markets. This position, however, presents challenges related to gas quality given the very different gas composition requirements in Asia and the US. As a result, Salim noted, the liquefaction facility's design has been modified to accommodate both markets. He also noted that there is a clear plan to eventually replace with Yemeni nationals the expatriates that initially will be operating the facility.
On Wednesday morning, June 7, BG's chief executive Frank Chapman delivered the morning address. Chapman discussed natural gas market growth in light of the increasing tendency in consuming countries to view natural gas as problematic (along with other hydrocarbons) in terms of security of supply, rather than as a clean energy source and a bridge to future reduction in fossil fuels. He cited BG's "first-mover advantage in Atlantic Basin LNG" as one of the ways BG is responding to the changing gas business model. Chapman recognized that, of the LNG volumes originally contracted for the US market, BG has diverted a large percentage to higher-priced consuming markets since the third quarter of 2005; he predicted that this trend will continue in the future.
For more information, please contact David Wochner.


All in the name of ... safety.
Two astronauts are floating in space for a quickly-planned spacewalk.
Here's what it looks like when you just hang out above the world.
The new adaptor will allow astronauts on commercial flights to dock with the Space Station.
The astronauts were never in any immediate danger, according to NASA.
The Internet kept up with their spacewalk in realtime.


It's hot in NYC and I love it!!! When the weather gets hot and humid, you need to keep your makeup simple and long lasting.
Here are a few of my favourite items that I think are important and can withstand the summer heat!
You really should wear sunscreen everyday of the year, but during the summer months when the sun's rays are at their strongest, you need something to protect your skin from premature aging and sun damage. Also, don't forget to reapply often if you are going to be outdoors for long periods or perspiring. I switch between a regular moisturizer with SPF and a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Doesn't matter what you use, just protect your skin!!!
I love wearing bronzey, golden shimmery shadows and eyelids can get very slick due to increased oilness and sweat. A primer is a must!!!! Helps the product stay put and keeps colours vibrant. A few favourites are Urban Decay Primer Potion, Too Faced Shadow Insurance, M.A.C. Paint Pots. Doesn't matter what you use, once it works for you. NYX makes a good drugstore alternative as well. The next primer that I am going to try is the NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base. I've heard great things about this!
Water-resistant/waterproof gel eyeliner has a permanent place in my makeup bag. Easier to use than liquid liner and more durable than pencils, I have them in a variety of colours. Once they set, they don't budge and they last all day and night. M.A.C. Fluidlines and Bobbi Brown Longwear Gel Eyeliner are cult classics but I am currently obssessed with Inglot's Gel liner in #77, which is pitch black!!! The texture is really smooth and amazing.
Great for all skin types especially those with dry skin. Everyone makes a cream product, so just find one that suits your tastes. They don't require tools (I apply with my fingers) and they blend amazingly into the skin. They are less likely to disappear the same way powder does. You could even add a powder blush over the cream to intensify the colour. A few to try are NARS The Multiple (comes in a variety of shades that bronzen, colour or highlight), BECCA Cheek Tint, Make Up For Ever HD Blush.
I have been on a lipstick run for a few months now. Having neglected lipstick for years in favour of lipgloss, I have finally started adding to my stash again. This season is all about the bold, matte lip. Matte lipsticks are heavily pigmented hence have better staying power. Keep the rest of the face simple, let the lips speak for themselves. Currently obsessed with M.A.C. Ruby Woo, but Make Up For Ever, NARS and NYX also have popular mattes.
What do you like wearing in the summer??
I am ready for the Fall!
You know I can't put the colour down!!!! It has been hot here too!!!!!! I'm getting more into matte lipsticks now!!! Look out for my review soon!


Researchers at the University of Exeter have claimed that short men have 'reduced chances in life'. The Napoleon complex, ran the headlines, may be justified.
But, while their study finds a link between height and salary, it doesn't show that one is caused by the other (see our expert verdict below).
The researchers analysed DNA and socio-economic data from over 120,000 people in Britain, between the ages of 37 and 73. They found that a three-inch height difference between two men corresponds to a difference in annual income of £1,000. They also found that tall people are more likely to work in skilled jobs.
The study, published in the BMJ, found that in women, body fat levels were more reliable as an indicator of success. The researchers observed the same £1,000 difference in annual income between two women when one of them was genetically predetermined to weigh 14 pounds more. The heavier woman also scored higher on the Townsend deprivation index — which is used to rate a person's affluence based on employment, car ownership, home ownership and household overcrowding.
Tim Frayling, the study's co-author, said it was important to look at 'internally driven' causes of reduced affluence, such as mental health issues associated with being overweight.
By harnessing data obtained using the UK Biobank the authors of this paper sought to demonstrate that there was a causal link between height, body mass index and some selected measures of socioeconomic status such as education and income.
However, despite the complexity of the design and the analysis I remain unconvinced from the data presented about the direction of the causality. In other words, does a reduced height and an increased BMI really lead to lower educational attainment and a reduced income or is it actually — wholly or partially — the other way around?
This complicated paper — which would have cost a tidy sum to bring to publication — raises two other questions. Was the study worth doing and are the results worth getting? My answer to both is an unequivocal no and I would also implore the UK Biobank to focus more on facilitating much-needed research on diseases such as cancer and heart disease rather than dubious social policy.