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Angle Grinders are one of the most important tools in a workers' arsenal. An angle grinder is a handheld power tool, which is used to cut, grind as well as polish objects. In an angle grinder, the motor drives a geared head at right angle, which is then used to drive an abrasive head which is made of different materials depending on the type of application the grinder needs to be used for.
This quality of angle grinders make them quite versatile as well as functional in a variety of situations. Thus, it is very important to get a grinder which is powerful as well as durable for effortless working with the device.
As earlier said, an angle grinder can be used for a wide variety of applications by just changing the abrasive head of it. One can use the same angle grinder for metalwork as well as cutting stone by just changing the abrasive head to match the material desired to be cut. Nowadays the market is flooded with a whole variety of angle grinders, but we choose the best angle grinders available in the market today.
We look at each of the angle grinders listed above and will discuss briefly about them in order to give a better idea of the angle grinder.
The Makita 9557PB Angle Grinder features a powerful 7.5 Amps motor in a body that just weighs 4.5 pounds which makes it a compact-sized workhorse. It also has a 2.5 inch barrel grip which allows for a better hold as well as added comfort. The dimensions of the head of the angle grinder is 4.5 inches, which ensures that the angle grinder can be used to work in cramped spaces easily. The machine is completely sealed to protect the inner parts from debris which makes it durable as well as ensures a longer working life of the machine.
The angle grinder has a no-load speed of 10000RPM and also has a lock on/off facility which allows for continuous operation over longer periods of time. The machine accepts both AC as well as DC power, which is a boon for working at remote locations with no electricity.
In the box, we find the 4.5-inch angle grinder with paddle switch, the grinding wheel, a wrench, a side handle, a flange and a wheel guard. The Makita 9557PB also comes with a one-year warranty which includes parts and labor to ensure complete peace of mind.
The Bosch 1375A Angle Grinder features a reinforced wheel guard, with removable brush covers and an ergonomic grip for a comfortable working experience. It also has a powerful 7.5 Amp motor with directed air flow to make sure that the dust and debris flow away to the other side of the grinder to avoid damage. The angle grinder is pretty compact too which allows it to be used easily in cramped work spaces with relative ease.
The Bosch 1375A angle grinder also has a lock on/off switch which allows the machine to be operational for longer periods of time easily. The angle grinder has a 4.5 inch head, which is compact yet suitable for cutting and grinding objects easily.
In the box, we find the Angle Grinder, the Auxiliary Handle, a Wheel Guard, a Flange Kit, a Spanner Wrench and an Abrasive Wheel. The Bosch 1375A Angle Grinder has a warranty of 1 year, which includes parts as well as labor.
The Dewalt D28115 Angle Grinder has a large 13 Amp motor with a speed of 9000 RPM. The motor can work on both AC as well as DC, and also features higher overload protection as well as faster material removing capabilities. The angle grinder has a unique dust-ejection system which ejects all the dust and debris which enter the machine during its usage and prolonging the overall life-span of the grinder. The angle grinder also features 'dual-abrasive' protection for enhanced resistance which reduces the damage caused to the machine due to ingestion of dust and debris.
The Dewalt D28115 Angle Grinder also has a two position side handle which reduces vibrations and provides superior grip during the operation of the machine. It also has a single-piece brush arm that allows the machine to run with having any 'hang-ups'. The size of the head of the angle grinder is a compact 4.5 inches which allows working in tight spaces.
In the box, we have the 4.5-inch grinder, the two-position side handle, a 5-inch keyless adjustable guard, and a wrench. The Dewalt D28115 comes with an outstanding 3 year warranty, which includes parts as well as labor. On top of that, the angle grinder also comes with a 1-year free service contract, under which Dewalt will replace any part suffering damage due to normal wear and tear.
The Dewalt D28402K Angle Grinder has a plastic and metal construction and comes with a 10 Amp motor having a speed of 11000 RPM. Like other Dewalt angle grinders, the machine also features faster debris removal capability along with a higher overload protection. It also has a Dust ejection system which ejects out the dust collected inside the grinder when it is being used. The internal parts of the angle grinder are also epoxy coated to allow for enhanced protection against debris. The head size of the angle grinder is 4.5 inches, which allows it to be used even in compact spaces.
The package consists of the Dewalt D28402K grinder, the two-position side handle, a depressed center wheel, a keyless adjustable guard, a wrenchand a kit box. It comes with an outstanding 3 year Dewalt warranty which includes parts and labor along with a 1 year free service contract.
It doesn't clog up like other units due to its innovative design.
The Ingersoll Rand 301B Angle Grinder comes in a metal construction and has extremely compact dimensions which makes it extremely portable for various applications. The angle grinder features a 0.25 horsepower motor with a no-load speed of 21000 RPM. The machine also has a front-facing exhaust which helps to keep off the dust and debris from entering the grinder. The angle grinder also has a self-locking mechanism to prevent accidental startup of the grinder.
In the box, we find the 301B Air Angle Die Grinder, a 1/4-inch and a 6 mm collets as well as two wrenches. The Ingersoll Rand 301B comes with a warranty of 1 year, which includes both part and labor warranty.
The Hitachi G12SR3 features a 6 Amp motor with an extremely durable plastic body. The machine outputs 400 W of power for tough grinding jobs. The angle grinder also features a lock on/off button to allow for continuous operation of the grinder. The head of the angle grinder measures 4.5 inches and the machine weighs 3.1 lbs making it suitable for overhead jobs in addition to working in cramped spaces.
The Hitachi G12SR3 angle grinder also has an adjustable side-handle which allows for increased comfort as well as stability during its operation. The motors also have carbon-fiber brushes which give it a huge advantage in terms of its life-span.
In the box, we get the Hitachi G12SR3 grinder, the side handle as well as five abrasive heads. The angle grinder has a 1 year warranty which includes both parts and labor warranties.
The Makita 9564CV angle grinder has a powerful 12 Amp motor with a variable speed transmission ranging from 2800 RPM to 10000 RPM. The grinder also has an electronic cut switch that stops the motor and snaps power off the machine in case of overloading. The machine also has Makita's SJS technology, which automatically stops the machine in case of the grinding wheel binding, in order to protect the internal gearing of the device.
The angle grinder is also protected by zig-zag varnish which allow the interior parts of the angle grinder to keep on going even after long periods of time as well as prevent the dust and debris from damaging the components. The angle head measures 4.5 inches with a weight of 4.0 lbs and the machine also has an ergonomic side handle for comfortable operation.
In the box, we find the Makita 9564CV 4.5 Inch Angle Grinder, the 4.5 inch grinding wheel, the side handle, a wheel guard, an inner flange, a lock nut and lock nut wrench. The angle grinder comes with the standard 1 year warranty which includes parts and labor warranty.
The Porter Cable PC60TAG Angle Grinder has a 6 Amp motor with a no load speed of 11000 RPM and also comes with a lock switch to allow the grinder to run continuously for extended periods of time. The machine also has a 3-way adjustable side handle to make handling the machine more ergonomic as well as comfortable. It also comes with a 4.5 inch angle head and has a weight of 4.1 pounds making it easy to work with.
The Porter Cable PC60TAG also has a cast metal case which makes it extremely durable against dust and debris. It also features a tool-free design, which allows one to change its heads easily without using any tools.
In the box, we find a PC60TAG cut-off tool/angle grinder, a side handle, a grinding wheel, a wrench and a blade guard. The machine comes with a 3-year warranty along with a 1 year free-service contract to ensure peace of mind.
The Dewalt DWE402 angle grinder features a plastic and metal construction with an 11 Amp motor pushing out speeds up to 11000 RPM. Like other Dewalt angle grinders, it also features a dust-ejection system which ejects all the dust and debris coming in the machine. This angle grinder provides the best power-to-weight ratio and has an angle head which measures 4.5 inches.
The side handle of the Dewalt DWE402 is ergonomically designed to provide excellent comfort even after using the machine for long hours. The machine also has auto-off brushes which automatically shut down the machine when not in use. The machine also has a 2-position adjustable handle to allow for working in different angles without losing control.
The Dewalt DWE402 angle grinder comes with a 3 year warranty along with a 1 year free service contract from Dewalt. In the box, we get the angle grinder, a wrench as well as a wheel guard.
One should keep in mind his/her budget before splurging on an angle grinder. The price here does not only include the price of the angle grinder, but also the running costs and spares cost over time. It is extremely important to look around to find the one machine which is not only cheaper initially, but has lower running costs so the overall cost of owning and operating the machine is low.
Angle grinders come in a variety of options with variable amounts of power, so one should take a hard look at all the options and then compare to his/her needs and use conditions before buying an angle grinder. A grinder with too low of a power will lead to higher running costs while a grinder with high power will initially cost more which cannot be recovered over the lifetime of the machine.
An angle grinder having a larger warranty period will have lesser running costs compared to the one with a smaller warranty, as servicing is usually done by the company for free during warranty. Also, spare part costs aren't a lot if a machine is in warranty. Overall, it leads to lower running costs of the grinder.
An angle grinder is an important tool in a workers' arsenal, as it allows him to cut, polish as well as grind at the same time. They make the workers' job easier as well as less tiring and gives them more time to allow them to complete more work. With the variety of options available in the market today at various price points, it is really a no-brainer to invest in a good angle grinder.


Connecticut Endodontic Associates is an endodontic-focused dental practice that operates out of two facilities in Windsor and Manchester, CT. They have a talented team of endodontists, Dr. Stephen Quatrocelli and Dr. Jeremiah Granados, who provide treatments, including digital x-rays for comprehensive examinations, root canal therapy, apicoectomy, and other endodontics retreatments as needed. At both of their offices, they provide advanced equipment for offering accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans tailored to the individual. Their goal is to create a comfortable experience with a welcoming environment that helps ease dental anxiety for an overall pleasant experience. Our professionals will help with financial questions and can contact your insurance provider to provide an accurate estimate of potential costs.


On this day in the United States, approximately 1.6 million young people are struggling to eke out an existence while homeless and alone. These unaccompanied homeless youth lack stable housing and the support of a parent or legal guardian for a variety of reasons. Some have been rejected by their families because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or other conflict. Others have had to leave home because a parent has died, been incarcerated, been deported, or become homeless himself, and still others have aged out or otherwise left systems of care – including the juvenile justice and child welfare systems – with nowhere to go. Foster care oftentimes is not a viable option for these young people, particularly if they are in their teen years and not in a position to integrate into a new family, or if their own past traumatic experiences in child welfare have themselves contributed to their current homelessness. To survive, unaccompanied homeless youth depend on the couches of friends and strangers, and at times resort to theft, prostitution, and other risky or illegal behaviors.
What should society do for these young people? Morally, policymakers and everyday citizens have an obligation to care for this next generation when the adults in their lives – parents, the child welfare system, or schools – have failed them, whether intentionally or not. It also makes sense to invest in unaccompanied homeless youth from a purely economic perspective. Without support, individuals who experience homelessness in adolescence and during their transitional years are likely to become chronically homeless adults, who impose costs on the public associated with higher numbers of emergency room visits and hospitalizations, petty crime and the resulting involvement with the criminal justice system, and reliance on public benefits. Those homeless young people who do receive support in the form of housing assistance, education, and mentorship, however, stand ready and able to become productive members of their communities.
Existing law recognizes this obligation to support unaccompanied homeless youth in limited but important ways. The federal McKinney-Vento Act, for example, requires school systems to affirmatively identify and provide educational and related services to these youth so that they have the same opportunity for academic success as their peers. In addition, the federal Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) funds the creation of basic centers, shelters, and transitional housing for these youth, albeit on a limited basis. And, in Maryland, the General Assembly passed legislation during its 2014 session that allows unaccompanied homeless youth to attend state colleges, universities, and vocational programs tuition free so that they can move forward on a path toward sustainable employment and stability.
But we have a long way to go. RHYA funding is extremely limited, such that there are only two youth shelters funded by that program in Baltimore, and none in most of the state. Likewise, although McKinney-Vento has been on the books for decades, many school districts have been unable to implement its provisions, and the PJC routinely hears stories of homeless young people who are denied education sometimes for weeks at a time because of illegal school system barriers to their access to school. I believe that the path forward requires taking a justice-driven, rather than a charity-driven, approach to youth homelessness. In the richest country in the world, no young person should have to be homeless and alone for even one night.


Mothers and ladies, why not stop by with your daughters and friends for an afternoon of arts and crafts.
Dads and gents, take your son out for a day of building in our farm shed.
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Double points! With its striped bottom edge and fastened turned-up sleeves, this longsleeve looks like a sweater with a shirt. It is made of a thick comfy fabric and has a sporty blended look as well as a regular fit. The denim-blue colour matches with all jeans, joggs, and hoodies, so you will see this item a lot this season. A Tumble 'N Dry boys' must-have!


Having one calendar for the year is always a good idea! With all your information in one place, you're sure to be ahead of the game with this year's festivities. Choosing a small calendar to fit in a purse is a great way to keep it accessible at all times. For more tech-oriented people, using the calendar in your phone is also an easy way to keep up with your events! Simply be sure to backup your phone periodically so all your important dates don't go missing in case of losing or breaking your phone.
Closets seem to be the one place that always accumulate the clutter! There are tons of ideas on how to organize your closet – from certain hangers, shoe shelves, and other sorting contraptions. If you're looking to do a full-on makeover for your closet, Organized Living has an online platform where you can design your closet and choose the organizational products and looks that best suit you. Check it out here.
Getting organized can be as simple as reverting to the basics and creating to-do lists! Grab a notebook and pen and begin planning your day OR opt for a tech version with one of these great apps: Todolist, Notebooks, Things, or one of the many other great to-do lists apps out there. With one of these apps your to-do list is only a fingertip away!
Keeping your computer and shared files organized is important so everything is at your fingertips. A few great options are Google Drive & Dropbox. Dropbox is free up until you fill up 2TB of storage – which is plenty for personal files! Both are great for creating folders and organizing things the way you can easily find all your files. Not a fan of online storage? Picture Keeper has a variety of drives that will keep your files safe.
With all the new photos you will take during the new year, it's important to be sure you saved all your past year's photos and make space for the new ones! Picture Keeper Connect is the perfect solution to organize your photos and videos. Simply plug it into your smartphone (iPhone or Android), choose "Start Backup," and it will backup all your photos, videos, and contacts. From there, you can remove all your photos to make space for your 2018 memories!
Now that you have the tools to be organized in 2018, it's time to get started and achieve your New Year's resolution. Check out many of the Picture Keeper products to help organize your mobile device, tablet, or desktop computers here.


In you as in the others gods, your elders.
Than they are, merely newer.
Who seek you above the other gods, yours equals.
Than them, not lower, yourself merely.
Was complete with gods, except you.
Be with reality and alone.
'Selected Poems', translated by J.Griffin.


A new scale out storage company has come out of stealth mode this morning. Exablox is announcing advanced, low-cost, scale out storage that is optimized for small and medium businesses.
Think of it as Drobo for the business guy. Or, for you enterprise IT types, Isilon for the department.
The OneBlox system supports file data accessed through either NFS or SMB. Each OneBlox 2U appliance has 8 drive bays for a current max capacity of 32TB.
Thanks to cloud-based management, a naïve user can get a new share up in less than five minutes. Adding new nodes is even simpler: they auto-discover each other when they are on the same subnet.
It will take longer to unpack the box than to start using the storage.
While it looks like standard NAS file storage under the covers, it is a much more modern design. The system breaks files into hashed 32K objects to ensure data integrity.
The index that keeps track of these objects is kept on a fast SSD. The objects are triple replicated across other nodes to ensure data availability.
The system uses a consistent hashing algorithm to minimize internode communication, a problem that limits the scalability of some older clustered storage designs. The interconnect is gigabit Ethernet with trunking of up to four links.
All objects are AES 256 encrypted for security at the rest of and across the network. The OneSystem cloud management is designed for non-techies and makes it simple to configure shares or set up regular snapshot copies.
But all the technical goodness in the world won't attract customers unless it is fairly priced. Unlike enterprise clustered storage, which typically goes for $3-$5 per gigabyte, the Exablox products are $.30-$.50 per gigabyte.
This is the kind of pricing needed to compete with Amazon Web Services and other cloud-based storage. Why go to the cloud when local is cheaper and faster?
Traditional RAID systems — where all disks are the same size and rebuilds take forever — are dead. There are better options and Exablox looks to have one of them.
Storage is so important that it needs to be as easy and reliable as a book on a shelf. Exablox is a step in that direction. Let's hope the reality (they ship in June) matches the promise.


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New book out "The Girl from the Stars". Author of "Fireflies", "Fantastic Stories", the "Caitlin Star" series, and much more.
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I make lists. Because, I like it. So here is some more ridiculous top ten randomness. My top ten favorite movie directors of all time, my picks for their best five films.
"E. T. The extraterrestrial" (1982)
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984)
"Empire of the Sun" (1987)
"Avatar" (2009) 1
"The Abyss" (1989)
"Body Double" (1984)
"Dressed to Kill" (1980)
"The Fury" (1978)
"The Untouchables" (1987)
"Obsession" (1976)
"JFK" (1991)
"Talk Radio" (1989)
"Savages" (2012)
"Contact" (1997)
"Back to the Future II" (1989)
"Scanners" (1981)
"The Brood" (1979)
"Jackie Brown" (1997)
"Pulp Fiction" (1994)
"Inglourious Basterds" (2009)
"Death Proof" (2007)
"Kill Bill Volume 1" (2003)
"Innerspace" (1987)
"Explorers" (1985)
"The Howling" (1981)
"Mantinee" (1993)
"The Burbs" (1989)
"Basic Instinct" (1992)
"Total Recall" (1990)
"Showgirls" (1988)
"Starship Troopers" (1983)
"Vampyros Lesbos" (1970)
"99 Women" (1968)
"Venus in Furs" (1968)
"Kiss Me, Monster" (1967)
"A Virgin Among the Living Dead" (1971)
Runners up and my favorite film of theirs
John Carpenter "Escape from New York" (1981)
Kathryn Bigelow "Point Break" (1991)
Spike Lee "Malcolm X" (1992)
Martin Scorcese "Wolf of Wall Street" (2013)
Christopher Nolan "Interstellar" (2014)
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Top five books that influenced the 'Caitlin Star' series
Birds of Prey – DC Comics
The resident female characters of Gotham City are among my favorite in all of fiction. No "Batman" book has ever captured the sense of empowerment embodied by the woman of the Dark Knight's city than the early 2000s run of "Birds of Prey", written by Gail Simone and penciled by Ed Benes.
The influence on "Caitlin Star"?
There is little bit of all the Gotham girls in "Caitlin Star", especially Black Canary, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy from an anti-hero's perspective.
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
"Before the Dawn" by Nicholas Wade is a furious and fascinating page turner that I could not get enough of. It is a non-fiction science book that attempts to solve the mysteries of human prehistory, especially the lost years between the exodus of modern humans out of Africa 50,000 years ago until the beginnings of recorded human history and urbanized civilization roughly 5000 years ago.
The scientific discoveries reported on in this book were a major launching pad for the pre-history timeline and Bull Mongoni mythology of the "CaitlinStar" series.
"Shadows of the Empire" by Steve Perry
This book excels at world-building just as much as it does characters. The setting is richly detailed, a vast underworld of the "Star Wars" universe hinted at in the final act of "Empire" and the opening set-piece in "Jedi" and fully explored here in an irresistible fashion by author Steve Perry.
At its core, "Shadows of the Empire" is an epic gangster story that makes fantastic use of the most interesting period in all of the "Star Wars", the time between "Empire" and "Jedi".
The way author Steve Perry uses viewpoint and balances character and action is what I was striving for in the "Caitlin Star" books.
Brak the Barbarian by John Jakes
First published in 1968 at the amid a torrid Frank Frazetta/Robert E. Howard inspired sword and sorcery boom that lasted right up into the early 1980s, this John Jakes "Conan" rip off is a glorious pulp masterwork in its own right.
What sets the "Brak" series apart from other Conan posers is John Jakes himself. He is a fantastic storyteller and a brilliant craftsman who writes visually and has a keen sense of pacing. There is a reason all of those historical novels of his ("The Bastard", "North and South", etc.) sold by the tens of millions. The guy can flat out write great fiction.
The vivid, colorful prose, the visceral physicality, and the attitude.
The original dystopian, big brother, social commentary satire novel that often gets overshadowed by "1984" and the rest of the recently re-surging genre. I first read this book in an eighth grade literature class. I was blown by away it then and still love it today.
The idea of a society where the powers to be (be it state, corporate or otherwise), want to impose their own perverted sense of moral superiority on others in order to control them.
Timeline of the 'Caitlin Star' series
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'Jupiter Ascending', a powerhouse soundtrack
Despite some narrative and pacing issues, "Jupiter Ascending" is an entertaining space opera anchored by the luminous presence of Mila Kunis and some of the most stunning production design seen any science fiction movie since "The Fifth Element", a film "Jupiter" shares much in common with, save for the kooky humor of that 1997 film,
This movie is what I used to call "good junk". But there is one aspect of the film that far surpasses anything we see or experience onscreen—Michael Giacchino's soundtrack. The composer of the landmark music for television's iconic series "Lost", has created a magnificent, monumental epic of bold, melodic, romantic, exciting orchestral music that sets a new bar for the accomplished young maestro. From 2012's "John Carter" to last year's best score, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," Giacchino has shown he is the heir apparent to John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and pre-"Titanic" James Horner. With "Jupiter Ascending", he lives up to the hype.
Giacchino fans can thank the film music gods because despite the troubled film being so utterly despised and flopping at the box office, the "Jupiter Ascending" score has been given the full blown Howard Shore/"Hobbit" style superb 2 CD release containing almost all of this sensational score. Even better, Giacchino has become of the most soundtrack fan savvy composers, presenting his music in a structured, chronological order with longer cues to give the best stand-alone listening experience.
The composer astutely opens the soundtrack with four fully developed cues titled, "Jupiter Ascending – 1st Movement", "Jupiter Ascending – 2nd Movement", etc.
"Jupiter Ascending – 1st Movement" opens with a thunderous choral statement of the score's haunting mystery motif before developing into a full statement of the movie's main theme—a gorgeous, soul-stirring melody performed with choir and orchestra in a way that brings to mind both Alan Silvestri's "The Abyss" and Howard Shore's "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
"Jupiter Ascending – 2nd Movement" is a heart-breaking cue packed with sentiment as the composer introduces his love theme. This fantastic theme gets a full orchestral workout in the next cue as the score begins to heat up with its first sample of full blown action and suspense music.
Perhaps the best track on the album (in an album jam-packed with nonstop greatness) is track 10 on CD2, "The Commitment". There is a wonderful statement of the film's love theme, an emotion-drenched tune in the mode of the composer's work on "Super 8" and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." Then, with a Williams-like skill of superb craftsmanship, Giacchino propels the score toward its furious finale with a pulse-pounding "Star Trek" style action music in and a bold, rousing restatement of the main theme.
Michael Giacchino's ability to write accessible, emotionally affecting music is astounding and his level of craftsmanship gets better with each album. The richness, sonic color, and narrative trust of this score put in that upper echelon of film music. This is much more than a soundtrack. This is a stand-alone symphony brimming with emotion, excitement, and a sense of wonder.
Bottom line: Loaded with rich melodic material and bold, exciting action music, "Jupiter Ascending" is a musical masterwork and one of the best scores of the decade.
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"I think there's a lot more to be gained from having a diversity of crops, rather than just one or two, because our bodies need a few different things."
North Portal, Saskatchewan is a tiny village perched right on the border with North Dakota. One hundred twenty years ago, Nicole Davis' great-great-grandfather arrived here from Scotland, carrying a packet of asparagus seeds that still yield a perennial crop on the family's fields.
American Alvin Scheresky found his way to the area over a half century ago, after studying at an agricultural school in Tennessee. He founded Scheresky Mill in nearby Estevan, and soon became a legend in the Canadian organic farming movement.
Now 83, Al Scheresky has the great satisfaction of looking back at the way these paths crossed — and how so many talents and ambitions cross-pollinated — to create today's special legacy: two thriving organic farms growing an incredible range of crops, from buckwheat, einkorn and millet to Red Fife, durum, spelt, barley, rye and flax.
Legacy is a word you hear often when Al, Nicole and father Gene talk about their life on the land. It's hard to forget the generations that came before when the original house of the family's first patriarch still stands, itself a testament to both heritage and dreams: made of sod, as any practical Scottish house would be, and built proudly, as any Scot would build it, to mark this as the land claimed for a homestead.
On her land, Nicole is growing her favorite crop for One Degree: buckwheat. The young farmer with the golden hair and the favored plant share a few special characteristics. Just as Nicole doesn't fit society's conventional image of a grizzled farmer, buckwheat isn't what you might first expect either. Although it produces grain-like seeds, it's not wheat, not grass, and is most closely related to rhubarb.
Nicole has learned from her dad that the best time to plant fast-growing buckwheat is late in the season, around mid-June. That gives the crop a good head start on weeds, allowing for an abundant harvest in September.
A founding member of the Organic Crop Improvement Association's Saskatchewan chapter, Al takes a keen interest in helping other farmers prosper. Though retired since 2001, he spends days experimenting in his garden and poring over the latest agricultural reports, articles and books. He can recall the most arcane fact about soil nutrients, while at the same time refining his own grand unified theory of agriculture. From his perspective, declining vitality in the soil is a serious problem for not just the food supply, but also the health of consumers. Poor soil yields crops that provide poor nutrition.
Nicole, too, focuses on the big picture, including pernicious trends that are bringing chemicals into the fields and GMO products into local markets.
Like her intrepid ancestors who carried their dreams to a New World, Nicole believes in taking action to change things. This past spring, she spoke at a Stop GMO rally in the province's capital, Regina. "It was very inspiring," she remembers. "We were marching, and as we were marching people were asking us, 'What's a GMO?' and once we told them they joined us and walked with us against it.


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There is a fine line between a documentary and a movie, but occasionally a film comes along that sits very comfortably on that line. Balibo is one of these. The very true story of Roger East, who Jose Ramos-Horta lured to East Timor in those few days between Portugal's withdrawal and Indonesia's invasion in 1975, Balibofollows East's efforts to find out what happened to the five Australian reporters who had vanished amidst the Indonesian advance.
The film has a unique quality that at once depicts East's story and allows the audience to engage fully with him as a character, while at the same time telling the story of the Balibo Five with a sense of documentary. The process is not unlike Brecht's verfremdungseffekt, in the way that the film shifts from building dramatic intensity to communicating the facts of the story.
This serves the purposes of the film makers very well. Talking about the making of the film (I went to Dendy's Q&A session), director Robert Conolly talks about the Indonesian government asking whether the film will include the Indonesian point of view, to which he responded that the last thirty years of hearing the Indonesian point of view hasn't gotten us any closer to the truth. I am not in a position to comment on the accuracy of this film as a historic record, but as a piece of cinema, it has more human honesty than your average documentary, and more depth than your average movie.
East Timor celebrates ten years of independence later this month, so this is a timely release, in a way. It is, however, an Australian film about six Australians. What remains is to hear the stories of the East Timorese who suffered 24 long years of Indonesian rule. The makers of Balibo are aware of this, and provided training to East Timorese working with them on their film, in the hope that they will one day do so.
Posted by trevar on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 in ArenaFilm, Australian Film, Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, Screen Australia
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BOTANIST: a person who studies plant life (botany)
CLONE: an exact copy of an organism produced through asexual reproduction
CROP HUSBANDRY: the field of science concerned with the growing and harvesting of crops as a business
HORTICULTURE: the planting and growing of garden plants
HYBRID SEEDLINGS: plants produced from two different parent plants. These seedlings are developed to possess the valuable traits such as disease resistance, size, colour, taste, and other desirable qualities of both parent plants.
Mr. William Freeman always wore his trademark field gear to work, which comprised of a chocolate coloured t-shirt and short pants.
William Freeman (4th May 1909 - 15th Dec 1988)
Mr William Freeman studied the science of cocoa breeding and developed one of the world's most commercially successful varieties of cocoa, the Trinidad Select Hybrid (TSH), which now has eight clones. These are highly regarded for their superior yield, excellent flavour and resistance to diseases. TSH is distinct and makes for the best and most expensive chocolate in the world.
William Edwin Freeman was born on 4th May, 1909 in Kent, England and moved to Trinidad as a young boy when his father got a job as the Director of Agriculture. He attended the primary school at the Queen's Royal College and continued his schooling in England. With a great love for nature, he gravitated to studying science at the University of London. At the university, he proved to be both a good student and a good athlete. He gained first class honours in botany and did postgraduate studies at University of Cambridge where he captained the university's rugby team and excelled on the rowing team. He attained further qualifications at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad completing his thesis on cocoa.
After graduating in 1931, Freeman conducted research in Africa on various crops, including tobacco, oil palm, groundnuts, cotton, banana, cocoa and rubber. He supervised numerous plantations and did research on the use of different fertilisers on these plantations. He retired as Senior Botanist in 1953.
He returned to Trinidad in 1954 and lectured in crop husbandry at the Eastern Caribbean Farm Institute (now Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry – ECIAF) in Centano. A few years later, he joined the Cocoa Board as a research officer where he bred improved cocoa clones and hybrid seedlings during the period 1956 to 1978. He also started using methods of planting cocoa trees at closer intervals to increase yields. After many years of experimentation, he developed the highly acclaimed TSH clones.
His work was of importance to all cocoa growing nations, but mostly to Trinidad and Tobago, which produces the finest quality cocoa in the world. When the Cocoa Board stopped operations, Freeman continued his work at the Ministry of Agriculture until he retired in 1978.
Freeman loved plants and was an active member of the Horticultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago. He was honoured by the Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago and The University of the West Indies, which named a street after him. He passed away on 15th December, 1988. He was posthumously awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold) in 1991 for his outstanding contribution to agriculture.
Mr William Freeman believed in simplicity and advised, "If there are two words with the same meaning, always use the shorter one."
Freeman enjoying a quiet moment
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March read and April TBR!
March reads
So this month I only read a few books! Which isn't the best but still I read some good ones.
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I really enjoyed this story a lot! I really can't wait to start the rest in the series. You can check out my review of Cinder here!
A forbidden romance.
A deadly plague.
Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .
CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation.
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.
This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.
2. Legend my Marie Lu. I had heard so much praise for this story and I absolutely adored it! Check out my review of Legend here!
Los Angeles, California, Republic Of America.
He is Day,
the boy who walks in the light.
She is June,
the girl who seeks her brother's killer.
On the run and undercover, they meet by chance.
Irresistibly drawn together,
neither knows the other's past.
But Day murdered June's brother
and she has sworn to avenge his death....
3. Those Above by Daniel Polansky. I enjoyed the story but not as much as I thought I would. The cover of the book is so beautiful though! Check out my review of Those Above here!
They enslaved humanity three thousand years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman and near immortal they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword.
Twenty five years ago mankind mustered an army and rose up against them, only to be slaughtered in a terrible battle. Hope died that day, but hatred survived. Whispers of another revolt are beginning to stir in the hearts of the oppressed: a woman, widowed in the war, who has dedicated her life to revenge; the general, the only man to ever defeat one of Those Above in single combat, summoned forth to raise a new legion; and a boy killer who rises from the gutter to lead an uprising in the capital.
Those Above is the first of an extraordinary new fantasy epic by the author of the acclaimed Low Town series that will sweep the reader into a wholly alien, wholly recognizable world of rebellion and revenge, of love and of death, of intrigue and pitiless war.
4. Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder. I love Maria and she is my favourite author and I was so glad when she said she was bringing out Shadow Study and I loved it a lot! Check out my review of Shadow Study here!
Once, only her own life hung in the balance…When Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. She survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia.
Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both lands—and protect her relationship with Valek.
Suddenly, though, dissent is rising. And Valek's job—and his life—are in danger.
As Yelena tries to uncover her enemies, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked.And now she must find a way to keep not only herself but all that she holds dear alive.
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April TBR
Here's what I plan and hope to read in the month of April.
1. Before I Go by Colleen Oakley. I received this from Atlantic Publishing and I cannot wait to start reading it!
Her time is running out. How can Daisy ensure that Jack will live happily ever after?
On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant 'Cancerversary' with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of good health, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's unstoppable.
Death is a frightening prospect - but not because she's afraid for herself. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but charmingly helpless husband when she's no longer there to take care of him. It's this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife.
With a singular determination, Daisy searches for Jack's perfect match. But as the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisy is forced to decide what's more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husband's happiness - or her own?
2. Golden Son by Pierce Brown. I loved Red Rising so really looking forward to start the next book.
Darrow is a rebel forged by tragedy. For years he and his fellow Reds worked the mines, toiling to make the surface of Mars inhabitable. They were, they believed, mankind's last hope. Until Darrow discovered that it was all a lie, and that the Red were nothing more than unwitting slaves to an elitist ruling class, the Golds, who had been living on Mars in luxury for generations.
In RED RISING, Darrow infiltrated Gold society, to fight in secret for a better future for his people. Now fully embedded amongst the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his dangerous work to bring them down from within. It's a journey that will take him further than he's ever been before - but is Darrow truly willing to pay the price that rebellion demands?
Hic sunt leones.
A life-or-death tale of vengeance with an unforgettable hero at its heart, Golden Son guarantees Pierce Brown's continuing status as one of fiction's most exciting new voices.
3. Zero Echo Shadow Prime by Peter Samet. Peter was kindly enough to send me an ecopy of this book and I have to say it sounds so interesting that I cannot wait to start reading it!
The year is 2045. 18-year-old Charlie Nobunaga creates the world's first sentient AI and becomes an overnight sensation. But amid the red carpet galas and TV interviews, Charlie is diagnosed with cancer, and her promising future grinds to a halt.
To save her life, an ambitious tech company uploads Charlie's mind into the body of a cutting-edge robot. The procedure is a success, but with a horrifying catch. They create additional clones for their own ends.
Charlie wakes up four times as four distinct entities: a robot named PRIME, a holographic assistant named SHADOW, a mysterious four-armed killer named ECHO, and the original dying human renamed ZERO. Separated and imprisoned, each version of Charlie begins an arduous journey alone. But their paths soon intersect in surprising ways as they retaliate against the people determined to destroy them.
ZERO ECHO SHADOW PRIME is the story of one young woman who splits into four…and fights to become whole again.
4. Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory. I actually started this book and I'm really looking forward to finishing it! It's so interesting.
Harrison is a lonely teenager, terrified of the ocean since a childhood sailing accident took his father and his right leg. One of the sensitives who are attuned to the supernatural world, Harrison and his mother have just moved to the worst possible place for a boy like him: Dunnsmouth, a Lovecraftian town perched on rocks above the Atlantic, where monsters lurk under the waves, and creepy teachers run the local school. When Harrison's mother, a marine biologist, disappears at sea, his attempts to find her puts him in conflict with a strange church, a knife-wielding killer, and the Deep Ones... It will take all his resources and an unusual host of allies to defeat the danger and find his mother.
Meeting Gayle Forman!
Today at Liverpool One Waterstones I met the lovely Gayle Forman!
Gayle has to be one of the funniest and nicest authors I have ever met! Also when she interviewed herself pretending to be Dave with an English accent had me laughing for ages!
I also got two of my books signed -
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As the second anniversary of the earthquake and following tsunami, the disaster of Fukushima, is approaching, all newspapers and websites are summarizing these events.
Again the horrendous pictures of the disaster will be screened, showing how more than 19000 people were killed, some 340000 people had been displaced, affecting an area of at least 561 square kilometres. The area affected is a huge part of the coastal strip, about 220km north of Tokyo. But we do not want to focus on this part of Japan.
The centre of attention is Japan's winemaking, the new Old World, and the unusual areas where grapes are grown. Although the Koshu grape has been grown in Japan for the past 1200 years, it is only now showing off its potential at the wine competitions. The bulk of the production of grapes each year is still for the table. The Japanese per capita wine consumption 2010 is 1.8 litres, a 1.7% increase in 4 years.
Japan is one of the top 50 countries that South Africa exports to. The SAWIS Wine Exports 2012 report shows that exports in natural wine (packaged) has increased from 2007 to 2011 some 344000 750ml bottles, or 11%. Interesting is also the increase over this same time period of exports of natural wine (bulk) at 66%, third highest growth rate after Sweden and Thailand. It seems that the domestic Japanese industry still uses a lot of the bulk wines from different countries to extend its quantity and improve its quality of the local material.
The country of the rising sun has no culture in winemaking like France, or ancient roots like Georgia, but has adopted winemaking as a challenge to westernization since the second half of the 19th century. The viticultural industry is still based a lot on producing table grapes, rather than providing the quality base for wine-making.
Grapes are basically grown anywhere, (see map of Japan's grape growing regions) and there is no overall wine classification system for control of origin, variety and contents, although Katsunuma, in the Kofu valley, and the Nagano prefecture have introduced a certificate of origin for their 100% domestic grapes, grown, fermented and bottled wines.
Nagano, Yamanashi, Yamagata and Hokkaido are the more well-known regions of wine production and also present the largest concentration of wineries. High humidity and rainfall are real and continuous challenges for winemaking in many of the areas.
Hoakkaido, 43 degrees north, is the most northern island, connected to the mainland (or Honshu) via an underground railway. It has a number of mountainous volcanic plateaus and coastal flat regions right around the island. Earthquakes, leading to tsunamis, are not uncommon in this region.
The island is known for cool summers and icy winters. Hokkaido is the "breadbasket" of Japan: the island has a lot of agriculture, fish, beef and venison farming, beer breweries and viticulture. The vineyards are scattered over the island, although near Sapporo there is a concentration of wineries.
The Yamanashi Prefecture homepage advertises its local products of jewellery, foods and textiles as well as wine. It even refers to the first Koshu wine ever produced in 1877 in Katsunuma, by Mr. Takano and Mr. Tsuchiya. The Koshu vine is strictly speaking not native to Japan, but has evolved into its favourite variety. 90% of all Koshu vineyards are planted around Katsunuma. Although climatic conditions are not ideal, Katsunuma is more elevated , enjoying better grape growing conditions, for example less rainfall, refreshing winds which help control rot and wider diurnal temperature variation.
The newer wine- growing areas of Nagano and Yamagata fare better with their climates, and according to The Oxford Companion to Wine had 25 and 11 wineries respectively in the mid 2000s.
The Koshu grape, a good table grape, made into wine and brandy. Thick skinned light pink grapes produce colourless and light bodied wines.
The Neo-Muscat grape, a crossing of Koshu Sanjaku and Muscat d'Alexandrie.
Ryugan which produces light and sweeter wines.
Hybrids, based on Vitis Labrusca (introduced from the USA) called Kyoho, Delaware or Pione have become important. Pione produces rose wines.
Muscat Bailey A, a hybrid red grape variety from Bailey and Muscat de Hamburg, originally for sweeter reds with cherry-muscat flavours, today also produce dry red wines.
There are a lot of attempts of producing crossings with the local wild vitis amurensis in Hokkaido.
At an international competition last year we tasted some 50 Japanese wines. Never before had there been so many entries from Japan that we could taste through different regions, styles and grape varieties. Some 24 wines obtained Bronze medals while 8 received Silver. We tasted Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, blended reds, Muscat Bailey A , lots of Chardonnays, a medium sweet Baccus, a Viognier, and sweet wines from Muscat, Mueller-Thurgau, and Riesling. The whites fared better than the reds. The Koshu wines from Yamanashi were all pale in colour, delicate citrus, lemon fruit on the nose, sometimes crisp citrus fruit and peaches on the palate, low alcohol. The other wines that stood out were the Chardonnays from Yamanashi, a few good ones from Yamagata and some from Nagano. The sweet wines all received Bronze medals.
Last year the Japan Wine Challenge attracted 1350 wines from 27 countries. Here we see that the "Trophy for the best Japan wine" mostly goes to a Koshu variety wine. Cuvee Misawa Koshu Toriibira Vineyard Private Reserve 2011 from Grace Wine won the Trophy in the 2012 Challenge, Grace Gris de Koshu 2010 from Grace Wine won in 2011 and Haramo Vintage Koshu Sur Lie 2009 from Haramo Wine won in 2010.
Even in the Decanter Awards 2012 in the category "Middle East, Far East and Asia" Japan receives medals for its Koshu wines and Chardonnays mainly from the Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures.
One can only hope that this New Old World winemaking country will continue to improve in quality, whether producing wines from classical or unusual varieties, and developing a complete classification system. Why not try an unoaked delicate Koshu wine with your next sushi, oysters, or tempura on a hot summer's day?


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Also she dully noted places where the water seemed to froth up over the surface, boiling in great suds from which rose, straight up in the still air, a cloud of heavy gray vapor. The cold felt even more intense than earlier in the day. It impressed the girl as if some tremendous force were bearing down mightily upon the world and holding it in thrall.
George Van Schaick - The Peace of Roaring River
Here is a large tube 6 inches across and 2 feet long, fixed just above a small tin vessel in which we can boil water and keep it boiling as long as we please. If we fill the vessel with carbolic acid and water and boil it very gently, the steam which rises will ascend and fill the tube with a vapor which is strong or weak in carbolic acid, according as we put more or less acid in the water.
Various - Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883
On each side was a dish of vegetables, one containing thistles and burdocks, and the other fuming acid. Other side dishes, of turtles, rats, bats and moles, were garnished with live coals. For the fish course he ate a dish of snakes in boiling tar and pitch. His roast was a screech owl in a sauce of glowing brimstone.
Harry Houdini - The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé
That devilish Iron Horse, whose ear-rending neigh is heard throughout the town, has muddied the Boiling Spring with his foot, and he it is that has browsed off all the woods on Walden shore; that Trojan horse, with a thousand men in his belly, introduced by mercenary Greeks!
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The madi, a new genus of plants peculiar to Chili, has two species, one wild and the other cultivated. From the seeds of the latter an excellent oil is procured, either by expression, or by boiling in water, of an agreeable mild taste, and as clear as the best olive oil.
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This is poured into a pint of boiling water, well stirred until it comes to the boil again and then left to boil for five minutes, after which it is done. Add the sugar and lemon juice. Take one part of Hominy and 2-1/2 parts of water. Have the water boiling; add the hominy and boil for fifteen minutes; keep stirring to keep from burning.
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Jefferson had elevated both hands. "I call Heaven to witness," he cried, "this black aspersion upon my character is, has been, entirely a production of the imagination of my enemies. I have never written nor inspired a line in Mr. Freneau's paper." Hamilton laughed and returned to his notes. "You do not believe me, sir?" demanded Jefferson, the blood boiling slowly to his large face.
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton - The Conqueror
In fact, she was not far from the scene of the soap- boiling when she heard her name shouted in stentorian tones, and pausing to look back, she saw Rufe gleefully capering about in the passage, the headstall on his own head, the bit hanging on his breast, and the reins dangling at his heels.
Mary Noailles Murfree - Down the Ravine
Aren't you very thirsty?" "Terribly so. Isn't the heat awful?" she exclaimed, trying to fan herself with the few inches of cambric and lace that represented a handkerchief. "Awful. The blood seems to be boiling in my head," gasped the subaltern. "I've never felt heat like this anywhere else in India. But, thank goodness, it seems to be clouding over. That will make it cooler." Mrs.
Gordon Casserly - The Jungle Girl
There was something demoniacal in their gestures and shouts as they ran about the vats of boiling soap-suds, from which they transferred the clothes to the swirling wringers, and then dumped them at last upon the big trucks. The latter were pushed away by relays of girls, who strained at the heavy load.
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NGC 6819 è un piccolo e antico ammasso aperto visibile nella costellazione del Cigno; appare piuttosto ricco e molto concentrato.

Osservazione

NGC 6819 è un oggetto di piccole dimensioni, visibile circa cinque gradi a sud della brillante stella , in un ricco campo stellare situato sul bordo della Via Lattea. Attraverso un binocolo 10x50 appare come una piccola macchia chiara indefinita e apparentemente priva di stelle, mentre le sue componenti più brillanti possono essere risolte solo con telescopi di almeno 80mm di apertura. Gran parte delle sue stelle sono di magnitudine 12 e 13 a salire, pertanto una piena risoluzione è possibile solo con strumenti di almeno 200mm di diametro.

Quest'ammasso può essere osservato da entrambi gli emisferi terrestri, sebbene la sua declinazione molto settentrionale favorisca notevolmente gli osservatori dell'emisfero nord; dalle regioni boreali si presenta estremamente alto nel cielo nelle notti d'estate, mentre dall'emisfero australe resta sempre molto basso, ad eccezione delle aree prossime all'equatore. È comunque visibile da quasi tutte le aree abitate della Terra. Il periodo migliore per la sua osservazione nel cielo serale è quello compreso fra giugno e novembre.

Storia delle osservazioni
NGC 6819 venne osservato per la prima volta da Caroline Herschel il 12 maggio del 1784 e venne in seguito inserito nel catalogo degli oggetti non stellari di suo fratello William Herschel col numero 2048. In seguito l'ammasso venne scoperto indipendentemente da Karl Ludwig Harding in una data sicuramente antecedente al 1824.

Caratteristiche
Si tratta di un ammasso situato alla distanza di 2360 parsec (7700 anni luce), sul Braccio di Orione in corrispondenza dell'associazione OB Cygnus OB3, con cui non ne condivide tuttavia l'origine: mentre infatti l'associazione ha un'età di pochi milioni di anni, NGC 6819 risulta essere molto più vecchio, con un'età stimata attorno ai 2,5 miliardi di anni; ciò è ben evidente anche per la sua posizione alle alte latitudini galattiche. La metallicità delle sue componenti stellari è simile o al più di poco superiore a quella del Sole.

Si presenta come un oggetto piuttosto popolato e molto concentrato, al punto che sono presenti segni di segregazione di massa e di interazioni fra stelle, come è ben testimoniato dalla scoperta al suo interno di tre stelle vagabonde blu. Data inoltre l'individuazione di almeno tre binarie a eclisse distaccate di lungo periodo, sistemi di per sé di difficile individuazione, è possibile che nell'ammasso vi sia un discreto numero di sistemi di questo tipo.

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Bibliografia

Tirion, Rappaport, Lovi, Uranometria 2000.0, William-Bell inc. ISBN 0-943396-14-X

Voci correlate
Oggetti non stellari nella costellazione del Cigno

Collegamenti esterni

Ammassi aperti
6819
Braccio di Orione

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Santa Cruz is a beach town just south of San Francisco with a lively Boardwalk, plenty of restaurants, and lots of sun. We enjoyed the warm weather under blue skies today while sitting outside on the patio at Cafe Brasil in Santa Cruz.
As the name says, Cafe Brasil serves Brazilian fare with a focus on breakfast and lunch dishes.
We started with a watermelon and papaya smoothie while waiting for our order. This was excellent. Not too cold, and not too sweet. Very refreshing. Cafe Brasil also makes their own juices called Amazon Juices, so I'm not surprised the smoothie was so good.
I had the Omelette Brasileiro which is cream of chicken breast and lots (and I mean, LOTS) of mozzarella cheese on the inside, with cream of corn on the top. The corn sauce is a tomato sauce. The egg was cooked very thin. This was a unique omelette for me as I am used to much fluffier eggs and American breakfast meats instead of chicken breast. What a treat this omelette was. I really enjoyed it.
I added the lunch to my omelette, which adds rice and a salad with bread.
My wife enjoyed the Acebolado, which is grilled steak topped with sautéed onions, tomatoes, and green onions. Black beans were served on the side along with farofa (toasted cassava flour). Neither of us had ever tried farofa before, and we liked it when we mixed it in with the black beans. This dish also came with a salad and rice.
The salad was especially fresh and the dressing was excellent. It was a sort of vinaigrette with a lot of pepper.
There is both indoor and outdoor seating. It's easy to get to the Cafe Brasil as it's located on Mission St. which is one of the main roads through Santa Cruz.
In addition to the fresh food, the service is very friendly and prompt. Our waitress explained the menu to us and helped us with the pronunciations.
Cafe Brasil is open for breakfast and lunch. Check out their hours on the Cafe Brasil web site.
Loved the food AND the service. Our meals were delicious and well portioned and the friendly attentive service was a bonus.
Yep, the service is great! Thanks for your comment.
This place is stunning. The architecture is beautiful and the decoration is spectacular. Environment of San Francisco venues was transparent and resonant and warm and immediate. I loved this place and my experience here was very exciting.


"While the sculpture grounds at Omi are not to be missed, the highlight of Omi's season is OnSite: Karla Rothstein. The exhibition will occur in Omi's Benenson Center, where Karla Rothstein's firm Latent Productions presents a prototype of Constellation Park, conceived in collaboration with Columbia University's GSAPP DeathLAB, and will be on view from October 6 through November 4. The conceptual luminescent graveyard comes just in time for Halloween. Its design calls for short-term shrines suspended by steel cables, juxtaposed with city skylines, bike paths, and event spaces in observance of life's continual nature. 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY"


Your business has probably never moved faster. And the competition has probably never been more cutthroat. But there's one thing that will give you a leg up in business—and that's your data. That is, if you can stay on top of its non-stop growth and help your executives pull the right business intelligence from it. After all, your data is only as useful as the decisions that arise from its use.
Your executive team needs business intelligence they can access in a flash; not mounds of data to sift through. They need access to the information that help them make fast, informed decisions about your company's future, while shedding light on where you've been. But, do you know the key areas of business intelligence your executives really care about? The ones they turn to first in a moment of decision?
If you're just getting started, allow us to provide you a shortcut. It doesn't matter your industry—following are the four main areas of business intelligence any executive needs to know to run a company.
Financials. It's a no brainer—your executives care about making money, hitting goals and capturing market share. First, make sure they can easily access revenue projects versus actual growth. They may even want this information drilled down by product, industry or client. They'll also want an instant understanding of your profit margins, as the dips and valleys there give critical insights into the overall health of your business.
Other financial elements to track: expenses—how much money is going out? And, don't forget about stretch goals—these are major drivers for innovation and long-term changes within a company. Your executives probably also want to know a few more nitty gritty details, like profit per customer, growth rate and customer retention rate.
Customer Satisfaction. Your customers' happiness and perception of value impacts everything—from the number of customer service calls you receive to your product recommendations in the market. What is your complaint rate? Return rate? Customer satisfaction survey results? And, what are customers saying about their desire to recommend you to their friends and family?
Market Perception. First, do people in the market (the ones you care about) even know who you are? In other words, what's your brand awareness like these days? How do customers emotionally connect with you—do they view you positively? How do your customers (and potential customers) engage with you? Is social media playing a positive role in customer acquisition?
Productivity. Strategy is great; execution is better. How are your business units accomplishing their goals—what's the percentage of completion to each departmental goal? Is inventory matching production? Are customer quoted deadlines being met? Are your employees happy? This category may even include stats like employee retention numbers.
Give executives the information they need and want. These four focus areas are the core components of any executive's decision-making toolbox. If you're not hitting these areas in your executive dashboard then you're not empowering your team with the BI they need to do their job and manage the business. Use these recommendations as a launch pad for revamping your executive dashboard, and then customize it with recommendations across the executive team.


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Long-term changes in the fish community structure revealed by gillnet monitoring in a shallow, lowland reservoir
Z. Kaczkowski, P. Frankiewicz
Corresponding author: Z. Kaczkowski
© Z. Kaczkowski, P. Frankiewicz.
Citation: Kaczkowski Z, Frankiewicz P (2017) Long-term changes in the fish community structure revealed by gillnet monitoring in a shallow, lowland reservoir. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 47(3): 279-288. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02150
Background. Fish communities can support or hinder water quality management. Sulejów Reservoir, which is situated on the Pilica River in Central Poland, serves as a strategic reserve of drinking water for the Łódź Agglomeration. Precise knowledge of the long-term dynamics of the structure of the fish community, what was the aim of this study, is important for proper management to slow the eutrophication of the reservoir and prevent toxic algal blooms. Materials and methods. To determine fish species composition, multimesh gill nets with mesh sizes ranging from 11 to 80 mm were used. From 1993 to 2015, gillnetting was conducted 1–2 times per month from June through November in two representative parts of the reservoir, and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to explore the temporal variation in fish community structure expressed as the relative contribution of each species to the total fish biomass. Results. Dominance fluctuated among four species in the fish community: common bream, Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758); roach, Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758); white bream, Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758); and pike-perch, Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758). PCA revealed three principal components with eigenvalues larger than one that explained 73.3% of the observed variance in the temporal changes in fish community composition. A negative correlation was found between pike-perch biomass and roach biomass (r = 0.82), while a positive correlation was observed between the biomass of pike-perch and that of common bream (r = 0.73). Consequently, there was a highly negative correlation between the biomasses of common bream and roach (r = 0.80). Furthermore, an interesting temporal pattern was observed; from 1993 to 2000, the fish community was dominated by common bream and pike-perch but then shifted towards domination by roach and white bream, despite declining phosphorous and carbon concentrations. Recently, this trend has been reversed, and a more balanced fish community structure has been established. Conclusion. Fish community succession, which is usually reported to be a one-directional process in reservoirs, i.e., from a riverine fish or percid-dominated to a cyprinid (bream)-dominated state, was more ambiguous in Sulejów Reservoir. This was likely a consequence of both restoration issues related to decreasing nutrient loads and the influence of zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha invasion on the trophic relations in the reservoir.
lowland reservoir, roach Rutilus rutilus, common bream Abramis brama, fish community succession, zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha


The season's new colour makes the popular CALIDA classic a wonderful underwear companion. The wide, particularly soft elastic waistband gives this brief an exceptionally comfortable feel. The fabric keeps its shape and colour brightness, even after many washes.
Sporty but comfortable for everyday wear!
I love these briefs, but they used to be €14.95 - now they are €21? That is an unreasonable jump, what happened?
Great color and quality! 94% cotton material! Ideal for those who like high-cut brief!
Purchased for wife, she's happy.


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Canadian Building Permits
Posted on June 6, 2018 by Jeffrey Qian 錢 曄
The total value of Canadian building permits declined 4.6 per cent on a monthly basis in April, with all classes of permits declining with the exception of commercial buildings. Year-over-year, the value of permits was up 6.5 per cent.
The largest declines in permitting activity were posted in BC, which saw the total value of permits fall 22.6 per cent in April after posting a record high in March. Year-over-year, total permits values were down only 1.9 per cent at $1.24 billion. Non-residential permits were down 31.8 per cent on a monthly basis and were 28 per cent lower year-over-year. Residential permits fell 19.6 per cent on a monthly basis but were 10.1 per cent higher year-over-year.
Construction intentions in April were down in three of BC's four census metropolitan areas (CMA):
Permits in the Abbotsford-Mission CMA fell 26.7 per cent on a monthly basis to $23.8 million. Year-over-year, permit values were down more than half.
In the Victoria CMA, total construction intentions increased 16.4 per cent to $109.1 million , a 5.6 per cent rise over this time lats year.
In the Kelowna CMA, permits tumbled 30.6 per cent monthly basis, and were down 37.7 per cent year-over-year to $60 million.
The Vancouver CMA recorded permit activity valued at $755.9 million, falling 27.3 per cent from the over $1 billion in total permits registered in March. Year-over-year, permits were up 11.9 per cent.
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Good looking deck, Lemat. I like multiaxis cloth and I like the look you came up with.
Jamaican Blue, Coke bottle tint and double 1/4" Bass with Black Foam. Walnut Tailblocks, drill thru leash.
There is sometimes a misunderstanding when using the term "Coke Bottle" and "One Drop" tints.
Nice as usual. What's with the fin box?? Pin line?? I like the subtle wing or bump.. never really cared for the exaggerated wing.
Planer mods and fish in progress...the side exhaust on the p20st was horrible so it had to go, much better with vac hookup.
Nice! Clean cuts and a super clean floor.
It was only mentioned on Kazuma's insta the other day about that exhaust mod on top.


Each necklace is made using a carefully selected section of vintage sheet music to create special indivdual charms. These unique pendants are framed in a Zinc Alloy bronze setting with 20mm round, domed glass and hang on a bronze toned 20" chain with lobster clasp.
Please note, as each pendant is made to order you will not receive the photographed pendant but one as equally as lovely!


After more than 30 years calling the balls in Norfolk, a dedicated couple say that their number is up, and that they are now ready to officially retire.
James and Marie Andrews live in Stalham, and have been married for 57 years. During their time together, they've organised many charity bingo events at their local town hall. Charities including East Anglian Air Ambulance, two lifeboat services, Macmillan Nurses, and Stalham and Smallburgh First Responders have all benefited from the couple's fundraising efforts over the years, during which almost £130k has been shared among them.
Mr. Andrews, who's now 86, has been helping raise money for charities since he was 22, when he worked as a volunteer at a local St John's Ambulance branch. During his time there, he helped to organise bingo events, fetes and whist drives to help boost the charity's coffers. Through sheer hard work and dedication, he worked his way up to superintendent, and when the couple moved to Stalham in 1965, he helped to set up a branch in the town.
He then began organising charity bingo sessions at Stalham Town Hall, sometimes raising money for up to 20 different charities per year. Mr. Andrews not only organised these events, but also took the role of caller, whilst his wife helped to gather prizes.
The duo say their favourite number is 59 (Brighton line) because every time it's called, the players shout out 'woo woo' to emulate a train.
Mr. Andrews went on to become president of the St Johns Ambulance branch, and was eventually promoted to vice president of the North Norfolk area. Since retiring, he and his wife have concentrated on raising funds for local organisations, and say that they have "thoroughly enjoyed" running the charity bingo sessions. They love the fact that it gives local people somewhere to go and enjoy themselves, whilst also helping good causes, and say that they've had very loyal support from Stalham residents over the years.
The pair presided over their final session on the evening of Monday, 3rd December 2012, along with Ted Firman, who's been helping call the numbers for more than a decade, and say they'll continue to support the event in future. Luckily for both the local charities and the bingo-lovers of Norfolk, the sessions will continue to run thanks to another volunteer who's taken over the reins.
Do any of our readers attend or organise charity bingo sessions?


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Q: How do I start fresh with ecryptfs This is my first attempt to use ecryptfs. What am I doing wrong?
mkdir mydir
sudo mount -t ecryptfs  ./mydir  ./mydir
Passphrase:
Select cipher:
 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32
 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56
 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24
 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32
 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32
 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16
Selection [aes]:
Select key bytes:
 1) 16
 2) 32
 3) 24
Selection [16]:
Enable plaintext passthrough (y/n) [n]:
Enable filename encryption (y/n) [n]:
Attempting to mount with the following options:
  ecryptfs_unlink_sigs
  ecryptfs_key_bytes=16
  ecryptfs_cipher=aes
  ecryptfs_sig=c64595108101311e
WARNING: Based on the contents of [/root/.ecryptfs/sig-cache.txt],
it looks like you have never mounted with this key
before. This could mean that you have typed your
passphrase wrong.

If I try to define a fresh password using this:
ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase /home/$USER/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase

it wants the old one too!  I do not have an old password as this is my first try.

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End the colonial occupation of Palestine!
by Liberation|Published May 15, 2021
Liberation calls for an immediate ceasefire and respect for international law
The eyes of world public opinion have been drawn once more to the Middle East and the plight of the long-suffering Palestinian people, as an already fragile and tense situation deteriorates, with an escalation in violence and the threat of another disastrous war looming large – the brunt of which will be borne, as always, by an innocent and already beleaguered civilian population.
The upsurge in violence over this past week – which has worsened hour by hour, day by day – now threatens to engulf the densely-populated besieged Gaza Strip and is the worst since the Israeli military's atrocious relentless bombardment of the territory, with the world watching on, in summer 2014, and the huge civilian death toll it exacted – a horrific trauma from which the Palestinian population had barely even begun to recover.
One cannot fail to note that, amidst the fighting and drive towards war, the fallout from a domestic political crisis which was poised just over a week ago to bring an end to the tenure of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister – with his trial on serious corruption charges already underway – has conveniently abated for the time being… The clamour for his resignation has fallen silent.
Tensions had begun to escalate to boiling point when, in an unnecessary and blatantly provocative move, Israeli security forces cleared Palestinians from the Bab al-Amoud (Damascus Gate) in Jerusalem's Old City and placed restrictions on them gathering there as many Palestinian families traditionally do upon visiting the al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli police had also moved in on Palestinians demonstrating against a court-ordered eviction of several families from the Sheikh Jarrar neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, where they had been resident for several decades, to make way for Israeli settlers. This court ruling is part of a wider ongoing policy by the Israeli government to alter the demographics of Palestinian-populated East Jerusalem, of which Sheikh Jarrar is a vital hub and link-point, in their favour. This policy, tantamount to one of ethnic cleansing, is designed to ultimately cancel out the Palestinian people's legitimate and UN-recognised claim for East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state and thus undermine the UN-endorsed two-state solution. Faced with a vociferous backlash from the neighbourhood's long-time residents, the judgement's enforcement was suspended – though calm could not be restored owing to the continued intimidation and provocation of the residents by Israeli settlers, with the security forces looking on.
Then, on Monday (10 May 2021), in another cynical action, Israeli security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas in and around the al-Aqsa Mosque to clear Ramadan worshippers from the site and make way for a procession by right-wing Israelis through the area to mark "Jerusalem Day", the Israeli celebration of the capture and occupation of Jerusalem in the 1967 war. Wave after wave of wanton violence was unleashed upon unarmed, peaceful, and mostly young Palestinians in and around the compound throughout the day.
Reacting to the unrest, from their base in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Islamic Jihad began firing a barrage of rockets deep into Israeli territory. While the majority of rockets have been intercepted and neutralised by Israel's "Iron Dome" air defence system, some have found their way through owing to the sheer volume fired – leading to the deaths of seven Israelis and damage to buildings, where direct hits occurred, by Friday.
Meanwhile, since Monday, Israel have launched a series of increasingly ferocious aerial bombardments of the Gaza Strip – killing a number of senior Hamas officials, among 126 Palestinians, including 31 children and 20 women, as well as causing extensive damage to an infrastructure already bearing the deep scars of past onslaughts. We now witness the heartbreaking scenes of Palestinian families with their children, with only the new clothes bought for them to mark Eid and the end of Ramadan on their back, making their way from the "apocalyptic nightmare" that is the situation on the northern periphery of the strip further into the interior of Gaza… A civilian population penned-in and with nowhere to turn… The Israeli bombardment makes no distinction between the militant Islamists engaged in the battle and ordinary Palestinians going about their daily lives.
And – with neither a ceasefire nor restraint upon the vastly more powerful Israeli forces within sight, despite the abounding talk – the situation is only set to become worse, amidst rumours of an imminent ground assault on Gaza with Israeli forces massed upon its edge. There is also emerging the very real threat of the spread of the conflict to other fronts, over the borders with Lebanon and Syria, a scenario that the Netanyahu administration would see as beneficial to its strategic designs. A regional war would no doubt bring the US and EU to fall in more comprehensively behind Israel.
The past week's escalations bear further ominous signs with the eruption of communal mob violence, between Arab and Jew, on successive days in towns and cities across Israel, leading to warnings to those involved to step back from the brink lest such occurrences bring closer the spectre of civil war. The boiling over of these hitherto simmering tensions is testament to the course taken by Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu's administrations and their continual shift to the political right over the years – fuelling the utter despair of the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian population at the increasingly racist structures in the country; their treatment as second-class citizens at best under an apartheid-like system; and the plight of their brethren in the Occupied Territories.
The Palestinian National Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has cut an increasingly forlorn figure of late, his administration largely prevented from being able to exercise its mandate by the Israeli occupation and confined to condemning the Israeli onslaught and appealing to world opinion. This recent conflagration may also prove to be the first blot on the Biden administration's copy-book regarding international policy, particularly pertaining to the Middle East, having so far omitted to use its undoubted authority to rein in Israel's latest campaign of aggression.
However, Liberation believes that pressure must be brought to bear upon Israel to immediately halt its bombardment of Gaza and its disproportionate response to unrest amongst the Palestinian population. The injustices perpetrated against the Palestinian people cannot be allowed to continue for the sake of appeasing Israel as the West's regional ally. Furthermore, Liberation reiterates that full effect must be given to international laws and the relevant UN resolutions on Palestine… Namely, an end to Israel's occupation; the establishment of an independent state of Palestine within the internationally-recognised borders as they stood on June 4th 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital; and the right of return for all Palestinian refugees. To this end, there must be a unified international resolve. The cause of world peace and stability demands it. The alternative is the slide towards another catastrophic war in a region that is already a tinderbox waiting to ignite.
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