José Celso Barbosa Day is a Puerto Rican holiday celebrated on July 27. It is dedicated to the person widely considered to be the father of Puerto Rico's statehood movement. Besides, Barbosa made a large contribution to the healthcare system of the island.
José Celso Barbosa was born on July 27, 1857 to parents of European and African ancestry. After graduating from the prestigious Jesuit Seminary, he moved to the United States. In 1877, he was admitted to the medical school of the University of Michigan. He graduated in three years, becoming one of the first persons of African descent, and the first Puerto Rican to earn a medical degree in the USA.
After graduating from the medical school, Barbosa returned to his hometown of Bayamón, where he set up his medical practice. He experienced some problems when the Spanish colonial government refused to recognize his medical degree, but the intervention of the American consul to the island helped to get Barbosa's degree recognized. He provided medical care all over the island and helped introduce the very first health insurance system in Puerto Rico.
Barbosa also was an accomplished politician. He founded the Puerto Rican Republican Party that supported statehood for the island and was a member of the Executive Cabinet, and later of the first Puerto Rican Senate.
José Celso Barbosa Day is celebrated on Barbosa's birthday, July 27. The official commemoration usually takes place in Bayamón. A smaller ceremony is held at the cemetery in San Juan where Barbosa was buried.


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5 Case Studies In Successful Succession Planning
John Welsh Contributor
I am an executive coach who writes about the impact of technology at work, particularly coaching.
This is the second in a two-part series on succession planning. Read seven steps to successful succession planning here.
Case study: the PLC
The investors and board of a PLC assume a high level of foresight by its executive team.
"We need to have succession plans that are for the next 12 or 24 months or an even longer time frame than that," says Sarah Totham, Director of Talent and Organisational Development, Legal & General.
Sarah Totham
Dean Totham
The FTSE 100 financial services company is organised into seven divisions, such as investment management, insurance and mature savings. Each one is headed by a divisional CEO reporting into the group CEO Nigel Wilson.
One of the key challenges in such organisations is moving talent between divisions. But, of course, it is also an opportunity.
"We have moved people around a lot. The internal appointments of divisional CEOs have all moved from one part of the business to head up a different business," says Totham.
"Next level down, we work with the divisional CEOs on the development plans for their teams so encouraging moves across the group because these CEOs tend to work within their verticals."
Key advice: "Make sure you have a successor and are dispensable in your role. It's a sign of strong leadership that you have nurtured a successor and gives you the chance to move on."
Case study: the global consulting partnership
At McKinsey & Company, over 600 senior partners elect its global managing partner every three years. Incumbents resubmit themselves for re-election at the end of three years.
Dominic Barton
"You've got to make sure there is a group of candidates from which to select every three years. That is done by giving partners leadership opportunities where they can be tested," says McKinsey's Dominic Barton, Managing Partner Emeritus.
Barton, himself, was first elected global managing partner in 2009 and went on to be re-elected two more times.
He was running the Korean office of McKinsey when his name first appeared on the list of candidates in 2003. Ian Davis, the then successful candidate, arranged for Barton to take on the role of chairing Asia from 2004, standing him in prime position five years later.
"The successful global managing partner uses the ballot to identify potential future candidates and gives them leadership opportunities."
Planning by the global managing director for this succession is crucial.
"If a bunch of people leave after the vote, it is not a good sign," concludes Barton.
Key advice: "If you go around saying you want to be a leader, it puts people off. Spend time talking to people who have been leaders in the past. Find out how they have developed at inflexion points such as in a crisis or building business from scratch."
Case study: the specialist resourcing company
Huntswood supplies its client, the financial services sector, with freelance contractors to handle a series of customer-focused services such as complaints handling.
Huntswood
"Vetting of such contractors is absolutely key because of the nature of our clients' business. So all of our contractors are known to us," says Sara Robinson, Huntswood's Chief of Staff.
"We've even seen contractors develop. We have one contractor with us today who started at 16 and is now, at 26, a manager."
It is not just Huntswood that gets to know the contractors.
"Some of the contractors have worked with a client for so long it becomes a risk if they move on," adds Robinson.
Succession planning for Huntswood is of necessity focused not just on its 226 employees but also its 4,000 contractors.
It works with its financial services clients often suggesting that it move the contractor on to its at-risk register.
"We encourage the client to take on a full-time employer and the contractor to develop other skills."
Key advice: "HR 'did' succession planning to the business in the past - that is why it gets shelved. But now HR gets it started, helps train colleagues and then they take over."
Case study: non-executives on PLC boards
"If a CFO wants to succeed a CEO, you would look at all sorts of opportunities to develop that person," says Milena Djurdjevic.
"But you cannot do that for non-executives because there's not much potential for personal development on a board."
Milena Djurdjevic
A couple of exceptions come to mind, says the founder of Calibro which advises chairs, senior independent directors and nomination committees on board succession planning and composition.
"You would not take someone on to be a chair of a board without having been a chair themselves. But they could have chaired the remuneration or audit committees."
The strength of a board and the importance of changing the composition becomes even more important as businesses face rapid changes in markets.
Djurdjevic works with her clients to hire people with broadly-based skills so that even if a business' strategy changes, its non-executives should have the skills to deal with it.
"Non-executives that cannot contribute to strategy after change have limited value."
Key advice: "Have someone on the board with insight in the direction the business is going. A non-exec can help executive teams to deliver the strategy."
Case study: the scaleup
Most startups don't really think about succession planning.
"The assumption is that the founder/CEO will not be leaving until the company goes bust or gets acquired," says Eamonn Carey, MD of Techstars London, the accelerator. "But that's not always the case."
Eamonn Carey
Techstars Istanbul
Take the example of Denver-based SendGrid, founded in 2009 and a Techstars alumni, to deliver, track and scale email messages. Customers include Uber, Spotify and Airbnb.
Isaac Saldana, its cofounder and founding CEO, stepped aside in 2011 to focus on driving product innovation as the then-startup numbered 20 employees and several thousand customers.
In Saldana's place came CEO Jim Franklin, formerly of Oracle, "to focus on managing growth and scaling the business," as he wrote in a blog post at the time.
Three years later, the then scaleup boasted 250 employees and 175,000 customers. It was Franklin's turn to hand on the CEO's role to Sameer Dholakia, a Group VP and GM at Citrix, who subsequently took the company public in 2017 and announced an agreement for SendGrid to be acquired by Twilio in 2018.
Key advice: "Starting, scaling and public company, each of these stages is very different. While there are some CEOs that can manage all of them - there are also a lot who understand that they occasionally need to swap out with someone who's got a handle on how to run that next stage."
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John Welsh
I am an executive coach who writes about the impact of technology at work, particularly coaching. I gave the technology keynote at Converge'19, last year's Intern

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A case stemming from an admissions decision at the University of Texas at Austin is heading to the Supreme Court.
This NPR piece outlines the controversy well: a white Texas high school student who is not in the top 10 percent is denied admission to UT. She argues that she would have gotten a spot in the general application pool if race had not been a factor. Abigail Fisher eventually went to LSU but continued to press her case.
Since the Supreme Court said it would hear the case, the issue of race-based admission policy has been a subject of nonstop debate on websites across the country.
Texas lawmakers apparently will take up the issue themselves in the 2013 legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.


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```
service docker start
docker pull rabbitmq:management
docker run -d --hostname my-rabbit --name rabbit -e RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=guest -e RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=guest -p 15672:15672 -p 5672:5672 -p 25672:25672 -p 61613:61613 -p 1883:1883 rabbitmq:management
```

### zipkin
```
https://zipkin.io/
docker run -d -p 9411:9411 openzipkin/zipkin
```

### docker-compose安装方法(简单安装,服务隔离,且解决因为没配置好zipkin没有收到消息的问题)
```
克隆yml文件 git clone https://github.com/fleam/zipkin-rabbitmq-docker-compose.git
替换docer-compose https://dn-dao-github-mirror.daocloud.io/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.0/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64
查看镜像 docker images
删除镜像 docker rmi fd990a821543
重启docker systemctl restart  docker
docker-compose build
docker-compose build --no-cache
docker-compose up
```

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When designing websites, you may not have the images you need at first. But you already know the sizes and inserting some placeholders can help you better seeing the layout. Don't waste your time making dummy images for your mockup or wireframe. Fakeimg.pl is a little tool that generates images with an URL. Choose the size, the colors, even the text. It's free and open-source.
Use them directly in an image tag or a CSS background, or whatever you want to. This is a first draft, so you may expect some new features soon.
Made by Jérôme Mahuet, with love in 2018.
Powered by Python, Flask, Sass, Compass, Coffeescript & Vim.
The fonts are FF Dagny Web Pro & Brandon Grotesque.
Follow @rydgel to stay up-to-date with the project, or if you just want to ask something.


Welcome to The Family; the BBC Scotland family aka the Labour Party.
The Family resides in Glasgow and is presided over by Ken McQuarrie. Ken MacQuarrie's Head of News at BBC Scotland is John, John Boothman. John is married to Susan, Susan is Susan Deacon. Susan is a former Labour MSP and Health Minister at Holyrood.
Ken's Head of Online News is Tom, Tom Connor. Tom and John are said to have offered media training to Labour Party wannabe politicians. Tom's department operates BBC Scotland blogs; infamous for their ban on public comments, unlike any other part of the UK.
Another Tom is Tom McCabe. Tom is a member of the Scottish Labour Party and used to be an MSP. Tom also used to be the partner of Lorraine, Lorraine Davidson. Lorraine's career has swung between the Labour Party and the BBC. She used to be a spin-doctor – with the Labour Party or was it the BBC? Not too sure on that one. Lorraine became a weel-kent voice on BBC Scotland frequently ushered in to air her views on all the big issues of the day. Lorraine is now married to David.
David is David Martin and he's a Labour Party MEP. David Martin is friends with Catriona, Catriona Renton. Catriona loves politics which is good because that's what she covers as a BBC Scotland reporter. Catriona was a Labour councillor in Glasgow with ambitions to become an MSP but sadly didn't get elected in 2003. Catriona is a friendly sort of lady with Facebook chums the likes of Jackie Baillie ( herself a very friendly lady who is also chums with Gary Robertson and Alan Clements hubby of Kirsty Wark ), Yousuf Hamid, Tom Harris, Mike Dailly, Frank McAveety, John Robertson, John Park, Steven Purcell, Dave Watson – is there Labour person Catriona isn't chummy with?
I don't know if Catriona knows Raymond, Raymond Buchanan that is. Raymond used to work for BBC Scotland until the little matter of his mis-representing what was said by an Irish Minister, Lucinda Creighton, on EU membership of an independent Scotland along with another little matter of a so-called 'leaked SNP document' suggesting Scotland's reliance on English consumers to cover the cost of Scottish energy encouraged Raymond to make a strategic withdrawal. Whichever – Raymond has retreated to the Outer Hebrides from where he loves to tweet about politics and, well you can make up your own mind where Raymond's heart lies.
Raymond's brother-in-law is Brian, Brian Wilson (allegedly). Brian used to be a Labour MP, you know the one put in charge of Labour Vote No Campaign in 1979 in the devolution referendum campaign. Brian loves and promotes nuclear power, and why wouldn't he for he was a non-executive director of Amec Nuclear Holdings. Brian is no stranger to BBC Scotland which likes nothing better than to canvass his views on everything from tweed to nukes.
Then there's Ken or rather was Ken. Ken Macintosh*, like many before and since, has found his career slipped seamlessly between the Labour Party and the BBC. Currently Ken is a Labour MSP with an eye on leadership if only Ed Miliband could remember who he is. Ed Miliband lives in London where lots of Scots migrate to from wee Scotland to enhance their careers, and why not. You'll be familiar with Andrew, Andrew Marr.
Andrew decided his future lay in London. And one day BBC London noticed North Britain was jumping up and down trying to draw attention to itself. Now BBC London was not in the habit of encouraging such self-promotion but decided some canny handling of independence matters was required. It looked around and spotted the lovely Andrew who despite all evidence to the contrary turned out to be Scottish! Andrew, they realised, was the perfect person to embody Scotland; to go out and explore this backwater in the north and enlighten the good people of Britain why it was the whingeing Scots were whingeing. And Andrew obliged because he's that kinda guy. He's also the kinda guy who discovered the Labour Party suited him nicely while a student. And Andrew is married to Jackie.
Jackie is a journalist, oh and broadcaster, which takes her into the BBC quite a lot. Jackie is the daughter of the late Jack Ashley. Jack was a Labour MP which might be why Jackie specialises in the Labour Party, according to Wikipedia, though I'm not sure what that means. And she supported Gordon Brown's government, so it says. Think you might be on your own there Jackie.
Now for all I know Jackie and Andrew might be friends with James, James Naughtie. James or Jim as he's sometimes known also found himself taking the road south to find fame and fortune. And behold the BBC discovered that Jim is also a Scot and who better to add some gravitas to the wretched Good Morning Scotland and demonstrate how to tackle the issues making the natives restless. And if you're waiting for an argument from me on that one you will wait a while. I don't know much about James except he hails from the very lovely Milltown of Rothiemay and my friend Graeme and one-time journalist says he used to think him one of the better reporters. So that's Jim – cleancut and non-affiliated unless you think his comment of 'if we win the election' when interviewing Labour's Ed Balls during the 2005 General Election suggests anything. But hey, it's an easy slip to make as many at the BBC will tell you. Welcome back to Scotland Jim and a warm welcome too to Laura and Sarah. Don't pay any attention to those harping on about what it's costing – big bucks (the new Scottish currency I'm told) but just hold on, they're worth it. Don't you agree?
Laura is the lovely Laura Kuenssberg, daughter of Nicholas. You know – that Nicholas -one of the donors to Wendy Alexander's campaign that went so badly wrong. You must remember all those donations of £995 that meant donors could remain anonymous. Got it now? Okay, so Nicholas, father of Laura was one of those people lending support to wee Wendy. Wendy, once even led Scottish Labour at Holyrood but perhaps her greatest claim to fame is being the sister of Douglas, Douglas Alexander.
Douglas is a Labour MP and often asked to appear on political shows, which is as it should be. Douglas is a canny politician knowing not to say too much and he has never been accused of dodgy practice over campaign funding and certainly hasn't uttered Wendy's catchphrase of 'Bring it on' which only brought on her own downfall which I'm sure Laura's father Nicholas Kuenssberg would have been sorry to witness.
Wendy is married to Brian, Brian Ashcroft. Brian is Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. The Fraser of Allander Institute is often cited on BBC Scotland as an independent think-tank which coincidentally issues lots of warnings about the weakness of the Scottish economy. Oh well everyone's entitled to their opinion – although not all have access to them being aired by the BBC but life's not fair is it Wendy?
A friend of Wendy's is Sarah. That is the Honourable Sarah Smith, daughter of the late John, one-time leader of the Labour Party who also found the invitation north impossible to refuse. Sarah had a lovely wedding not so long ago which she shared with her friends the Alexander twins and their father who married Sarah (as minister officiating not, well you know). Other guests included the great and the good (it's a phrase okay) from the Labour Party. Sarah's sister is the daughter-in-law of the Right Honourable the Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen, KT, GCMG, FRSA, FRSE, PC and of the Labour Party. Do you think he says that every time he answers the phone? Sarah's political shows on BBC Scotland have not been well-received but that's no reason for her not to keep trying. Go Sarah go!
Which all proves nothing very much at all other than it's not what you know that matters as much as who you know.
Ken Macintosh is now Presiding Officer in the Scottish Parliament.
I was sorry to have missed the hour-long programme on Alba on Brian Wilson. Lucky man.
Please take time to read the blog linked below – an extensive unpicking of the unhealthy relationship between Labour in Scotland and the BBC. There is a holy trinity at work encompassing BBC Scotland, the Labour Party in Scotland and Glasgow University that has become unpleasantly incestuous and hugely undemocratic.


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Movie Review – Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
March 9, 2018 Rodney Twelftree
Principal Cast : Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Bobby Cannavale, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Ser'Darius Blane, Morgan Turner, Mason Guccione, Colin Hanks, Rhys Darby, Rohan Chand, Marc Evan Jackson, Sean Buxton, Maribeth Monroe, Missi Pyle.
Synopsis: Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Easily one of the biggest box-office surprises of the 2017 film year was the gargantuan success of Jake Kasdan's Jumanji sequel. A towering money-sucking Goliath, there were few (including me) who expected the film to turn out to be fifth on the year's best earners (behind only Star Wars, Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Fate Of The Furious and Despicable Me 3, and above the likes of Marvel's Guardians, Thor and Spider-Man efforts), and a testament to the drawing power of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who continues to spin gold out of just about everything he touches. The original Robin Williams film was a sentimental classic of its time, and folks of my generation weren't exactly clamouring for a sequel, remake or reboot, and yet we got one anyway. Thankfully, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (not to be confused with the international title of one of Johnson's earlier action films The Rundown, which was also called Welcome To The Jungle) is a blast of hyperactive fun, laughs and on-point updated game references, and together with Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Guardians of The Galaxy star Karen Gillan, makes for easily engaging fun.
Brandtford, New Hampshire: four students – hypochondriac geek Spencer (Alex Wolff), football star Fridge Johnson (Ser'Darius Blane), judgemental tomboy Martha (Morgan Turner) and narcissistic self-centred glam girl Bethany (Madison Guccione) – are sucked into an old console game version of "Jumanji", where they become characters on a quest to lift the curse from the world in which they've entered. Spencer becomes Dr Smoulder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas, Baywatch), leader of the group and all round hunk, Fridge becomes the vertically challenged sidekick Mouse Finbar (Kevin Hart – Central Intelligence), Bethany turns into rotund cartographer Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Jack Black – Goosebumps), while Martha turns into skimpy-dressed "killer of me" Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan – Oculus). They must work together to save the world of Jumanji from the evil of central villain Russell van Pelt (Bobby Cannavale – I, Tonya), by returning a precious gem to an ancient statue.
I have to say, Jumanji has shot right to the top of my list of 2017's funniest films. Cannily built on the chemistry between the four main leads (and a nice extended supporting role to Nick Jonas), Jumanjis' "computer game" premise and director Jake Kasdan's excellent riffing on it is hilarious fun, with each of the cast working solidly against type. Watching Dwayne Johnson, the world's manliest man, convincingly portray a weedy little nerd on the inside is terrific, from his "smouldering intensity" and athleticism to his understanding of how a game actually works, is nearly laugh-a-minute, and it's easy to see here how he's become one of the most successful box-office draws in modern times.
Re-teaming Johnson with his Central Intelligence co-star Kevin Hart was a stroke of genius, because they work so well together, and Hart's rapid-fire dialogue comes with his patented screechy-squeal delivery that works so well inside the deep jungle of Jumanji. Karen Gillan's crop-top wearing avatar role also fits the film, turning her overly sexualised female character into a powerhouse team player, and Gillan's comedy chops are definitely up to snuff. Jack Black, of course, does Jack Black so very well and the role of teen Bethany, the prissy, self-absorbed teenager is precisely the kind of juxtaposed make-believe he's so very good at. Yes, the team here all have their strengths, and much like the game's "working together" subtext the cast all bring something different to the film to make it a far better whole.
While the film's reliance on jokey dialogue and subverting modern gamer cliches works a treat, it should be noted that the overall premise take a different route to the original movie. In the original, the jungle comes out of the game and overtakes the small town of Brantford, all-but destroying it completely. In this sequel, the players are transported into the game itself, spending time inside Jumanji as they seek to thwart the plans of van Pelt (a snarling, simplistic Bobby Cannavale, who does little of note other than… er, snarl and antagonise), the hunter. This offers us some solid Hawaiian cinematography (much of the film was shot there) for our heroes to run through escaping giant hippos and rhinos and mercenary soldiers, and Kasdan's energetic direction is key to the film's adventurous stylings.
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart , Jack Black and Karen Gillan star in JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.
Indeed, borrowing liberally from Indiana Jones here, Kasdan's weaving of comedy and theme-park ride within the framework of Jumanji's focus of fun. Hints to the previous film will bring a smile to franchise fans (the original game-board make a reappearance, and Robin Williams' time in the jungle is referenced as well) while adding cool new aspects to gameplay and modernised entertainment. In short, the film is both funny and thrilling, which is a hard thing to get right but in Jumanji it's done well. The combination of the cast's chemistry with each other and the material, and the rock-solid modern CG and engaging action sequences make for one heck of a thrilling ride.
I laughed, I hollered (a mid-film kiss between two of the characters is hilarious for its intentional awkwardness) and I gasped, and although the film isn't especially deep with nuance there's some subtleties at play here I think only added to the story. Jake Kasdan (son of famous Star Wars writer and Hollywood director Lawrence Kasdan) has given us a joyous, engaging, effortlessly enjoyable cinematic experience of fun and adventure, as pure a popcorn movie as we've had in the last 12 months. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle is surprisingly good – better than I expected, in any case – and will delight audiences of all ages with its wit and vivacity. Having Johnson poke fun at himself as well as merely icing on the cake.
Central Intelligence (2016) Review
Ride Along 2 review – I laughed once
The Rundown (2003)
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You know what's the funniest thing that I have heard? "Why to experiment with an already perfect recipe and possibly ruin it?" Maybe some people agree with this, but I don't. Who can define a dish as perfect? And why not try making it more perfect? defined it as perfect? And why not try to do it even more perfect?
An already-close-to-perfection recipe. It gives character to many dishes. But it could be modified to fit with the season's vegetable and fruits or with various local products. This alternative pesto recipe contains parsley and strawberries that are everywhere this season, walnuts instead of pine seeds and feta cheese (so cliche Greek) instead of parmesan. And let the summer vibe rush over your dishes.
The process is simple: cutting, cutting and more cutting. You can cut all the ingredients on a large board, starting with the toughest and largest pieces (eg. walnuts and garlic) and continue with the softest ones. Then in a big bowl add the chopped ingredients, the olive oil and spices, stir, taste and add anything that misses according to your taste.
The other method is to mash all ingredients in a blender, so much quicker and cleaner, but I don't like the mashed-all-together outcome. All textures are mashed together and the color is ehmmm not my favorite. ;) But as you wish, serve over bread as a snack or with savory dishes.
If this version is too experimental for you, you can always return to the old safe classic pesto recipe. And here are three of my favorite ways to serve the pesto: on corn on the cob with feta cheese (omg!), with gnocchi and in a quick santwich tomato, prosciutto and a fried egg.


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West African leaders aim to repair sub-region's image as conflict hotspot
West African leaders warned at a summit in Ghana that the region will never lift itself from squalor if it remained notorious as a hotbed of conflict and instability. "Time is not on the side of west Africa," said Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the executive secretary of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). "It is one of the few remaining regions in the world where impoverishment is deepening instead of lessening." Chambas told AFP a closed-door session of the heads of state was dominated by "frank and open" discussions of the impact the region's conflicts and volatility had on its economic growth. Full Story


Happy holidays. I realize shopping for everyone on your list can be a little stressful and overwhelming. So I wanted to make things a little easier for you this holiday season. I have put together a list of toys/games for kids ages 2-10. A lot of them are great activities to keep little hands busy this winter, especially on those days when your home, and inside, trying to staying warm.
Sarah Kelly is a wardrobe consultant and mom to two toddlers. Married to her Police Officer husband, Brian for 8 years. They are transplants from Denver Colorado. They felt called back to the Midwest to raise their family and are loving a simpler life in Ankeny! Sarah has a style blog, The Haute Homemaker, and owns Closet Curating, her personal styling business, where she teaches busy women to style their wardrobes and simplify their lives. When Sarah is not sharing outfitting ideas on Instagram, building toy trains or, or dancing in the living room, you'll find her lacing up her running shoes and heading to the nearest trail, discovering new places in Des Moines, and creating new recipes in her farmhouse kitchen. Her passion is teaching and encouraging women to grow into the women God created them to be.


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Home Interviews Teaching Physics Through Comics with The Newcastle Science Comic Team
Teaching Physics Through Comics with The Newcastle Science Comic Team [Interview]
Steve Morris
At Comica Comiket last year I had a newspaper pressed into my hands. But, rather than be subsequently yelled at by a London Urchin demanding a hot tuppence from me, I found that this was the latest copy of a comics anthology called The Newcastle Science Comic.
Produced in newspaper format and featuring a whole host of UK creators like Adam Murphy, Kate Brown, Jess Bradley, Gary Erskine, Leonie O'Moore, Terry Wiley and Nigel Auchterlounie The Newcastle Science Comic seeks to educate, inform and entertain through the lovely medium of comics. They're basically using comics as a tool to teach kids (and adults) about science. And if in the process they win over people to comics? An absolute bonus.
After devouring the issue I was given (their most recent, Asteroid Belter) I got in contact with editor Lydia Wysocki and she kindly agreed to let me have a chat with all the editors on the issue – that's Paul Thompson, Britt Coxon, Jack Fallows, Mike Thompson, Mike Duckett, and Alexi Conman! Phew. Read on for a look at how Newcastle Science Comic got started, how they put together the anthology, and more! [All images featured here came from, by chance and then by intent, Richard Bruton's excellent review of the first issue, which you can find here.]
Steve: Usually this is a neat little opening question, but here it's going to make me sound like a simpleton – YET! What's the idea of Newcastle Science Comic? What was the genesis of the project?
Lydia: Asteroid Belter: The Newcastle Science Comic is our anthology of science-infused comics, with a target audience of 7-13 year olds, produced in Newcastle as part of the British Science Festival 2013. Our editors know each other through Paper Jam Comics Collective in Newcastle, so have been involved in making their own comics and working on anthologies. My day job at Newcastle University led to a cuppa and a chat with their public engagement team about using comics to help children connect with university-level work – and now, some two years and a lot of list-making later, we've given away about 9800 copies of our 10000 copy print run and put the full comic online for the world to see.
Steve: What do you think are the goals of the comic – what do you hope people take from it?
Lydia: Well there are a number of things, really.
Paul: Getting kids to read comics, of course, and also getting people of all ages to appreciate how comics are a great way to communicate ideas and information. Then for a number of contributors to the anthology we offered them their first paid comics job, which I'm very proud of. It was important that we treated new independent creators, some of whom are still students, on an equal footing with more established creators, but also made sure to support them through the process.
Lydia: Yes, I agree with those, and there was also something mildly subversive about taking university research and finding a way to put it into children's hands. Completely bypassing the National Curriculum and going straight for research that in some case hasn't yet been written into textbooks for undergraduates, let alone primary schoolkids. The same goes for the local history and local science content in the comic – it was important to us to share this information, so having the huge national event that is the British Science Festival here in Newcastle was a chance to give this project more clout than we could have done as a Paper Jam anthology.
By Ian Mayor and Will Campbell
Steve: How did you decide the physical format of the comic? Was there an idea that you wanted to emulate the feel of the kids' pull-out section of a newspaper?
Mike T: It wasn't a case of emulating one particular thing, I think we all remembered how when we were little comics like The Beano were big and printed on newsprint, and yeah the Funday Times too, which isn't what current kids' comics look like. But there's still something inherently comics-y about newsprint comics, and when you see kids lying on the floor reading comics it's almost like they're climbing into the comic, so the tabloid-size format was both fun for us to work with and fun for readers to pick up.
It was so important that the comic didn't look like a university marketing brochure or an undergraduate prospectus, it had to be a comic that stood out from other things produced for the Festival.
Britt: Yes, so in the early days of the project we were looking at our own comics collections and also what's currently on sale, to get ideas of what formats appealed to us for this project. We're all into small press comics among other things, so that's an absolute wealth of examples there. Then there was some great work in Comix Reader where creators were really spreading out on the page and making the most of the newspaper format, and in the examples our printers Newspaper Club sent us, so we were able to narrow down what format we wanted to work in.
By Nigel Auchterlounie
Steve: There's a staggering amount of content. Did you ask creators to pitch their work to you, or did you have a hit-list, so to speak, of people you wanted to work with?
Paul: A bit of both. Working with local creators was important, not least because we're all involved in small press comics here, and while there are folks involved whose professional work we're big fans of, it wasn't a distinction we wanted to make and tried hard not to. We asked all comics creators and scientists to fill in the same expression of interest form to get a sense of who they were, what they were interested in working on, and what their reasons were for getting involved. Some contributors were starting to pitch us ideas at this stage but in most cases that came later, once we'd set up page teams of artists/writers and scientists for each comic.
Steve: The science aspect is absolutely vital to the comic, and I note that each strip cites the scientific research that went into each piece. How did arrange the collaboration between researchers and comic creators?
Paul: The majority of the science in Asteroid Belter is based on research done by our scientist contributors at Newcastle University – some established researchers, and some PhD and undergraduate students. We asked the scientists explain their research to us and the creators. As an example, The Three Parent IVF page was very difficult to get right: a difficult subject to start with, it would have been so easy to over simplify and send the wrong messages. There were so many heavily annotated drafts of the script, diagrams and artwork and there wasn't a clear distinction between scientist, writer, artist and editor by the end.
For some scientists this was very similar to what they do in their science communication and outreach projects – for others it took a little time to gain trust in ourselves and 'comics'. Other strips focused on biographies of scientists and their discoveries, or on more established science, so moved beyond Newcastle University.
Steve: What was your approach to editing the individual comics? Some creators expand out into two-page stories, some present splash images with text, and all kinds of different writing/art experimentation going on.
Lydia: Okay well, building on Paul's answer, I'll talk a bit about my role in setting up the page teams Paul mentioned, then hand over to Jack to talk about the editing of each contribution. From the expression of interest forms I got an overview of which creators – whether comics creators, artists/illustrators, or writers, or some combination of these – were interested, and also which scientists wanted to be involved: we had molecular biologists, an astrophysicist, civil engineers, an educational psychology… a real spectrum of types of science. Then I made spreadsheets and lists to work out which creators would fit with which scientists.
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For example, Jess Bradley's style of drawing was a great fit for Tom Curtis' work on poo and sewage systems, whereas Terry Wiley's technical skills and physics knowledge, as much as his art skills, fitted well with David Alderson's work on infrastructure networks. Each of editors then had a number of page teams to work with, as a way to be sure we could pay attention to the detail of each page and share the workload.
We talked about EPIC THEMES (such as Heroes & Villains, Things We Eat And Things That Eat Us, and Matters of Life & Death) as a way to get to the heart of what the science research was telling us, and about AWESOME WAYS (such as story comics, how-to guides, biographies and puzzles). So I set up each page team of comic creator(s) and scientist(s) with an EPIC THEME and an AWESOME WAY, and handed them over to their page editor.
Jack: I edited a number of page teams, and also worked with Elisa Lopez-Capel on our own page so knew what it was like to be edited, as much as to be the editor. Our page was a story comic talking about the geothermic borehole and the geology of Newcastle that this science research had uncovered, which became the comic 'Felix and Chuckney in… Time Travel Rocks!'
I work as a primary school teacher and Elisa does a lot of science communication and outreach work with children, so we kept going back and forwards to break down the science content and to work out how this could become part of a story.
Lydia: I get ranty about educational comics that are thinly-disguised lectures, or invent superheroes with flimsy storylines, so yes,it was exactly what you said – making the science and the story part of a page that worked as a comic.
Jack: For most of the pages I edited it was a case of editing the style of the telling – editing the comics medium – rather than editing the science. We worked with talented and experienced creators and with scientists who had volunteered to be part of the project, so it was a case of using the skills and enthusiasm for the project that were already in each team.
Steve: How do you feel about the appeal of comics in helping to convey and teach ideas about science to young – and Steve-aged – readers? Are we making the most of comics as a teaching tool?
Mike T: Both in general and with Asteroid Belter, I think there are so many great examples of kids' comics and all-ages comics that convey information in engaging and fun ways. Then there are also fuzzy boundaries with books like Horrible Histories and Diary of a Wimpy Kid that teach kids all manner of information and skills outside of classroom teaching, so overall yeah, comics are a great teaching tool. Then initiatives like the Excelsior Awards and the British Comics Awards are really helping these comics get the attention they deserve
Jack: I agree, and there's still more to be done. There are some awesome comics libraries in schools to help kids get access to books and comics. As part of Asteroid Belter's launch we had exhibition and workshops at Newcastle City Library with Art Heroes and Tees Toons, who all do awesome work using comics to promote literacy and skills, and have strong links with local schools.
We found that when we were giving kids copies of Asteroid Belter at our launch, their parents were just as excited about the comic as something they could read when their kids were in comics workshops, or that they could take home for their grown-up children, so there's definitely an appetite there and plenty of opportunities to do more with it.
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Steve: One of the best parts of the issue I read was a section called 'introducing the inventions of 2050!' in which schoolchildren suggest new inventions that should be brought to life. How had the response been from readers, in general and in terms of creative submissions?
Britt: That was part of the comics challenge we sent out as a school activity pack in the build up to the British Science Festival – teachers were emailed PDFs of a comic explaining a scientific concept, then a worksheet to check the children had understood the concept, and a competition to design an invention that is science fiction at the moment but could become science fact by 2050.
We found it was tricky to get teachers' attention, which isn't surprising given how busy they are, but when the activity pack got into kids' hands they were well away. Receiving and judging the competition submissions was a whole lot of fun, then it was exciting when some of the competition winners saw their entries on display as part of our exhibition at Newcastle City Library.
Steve: Have you had a chance to talk to younger readers in person, and see their response to the comics?
Jack: We have! Our launch event at Newcastle City Library was really lively: there were some kids whose teachers had told them about the comic so they were busting with excitement to get a copy, and others who just happened to be in the library so getting a free comic was an added bonus.
Lydia: The only thing was when we had to interrupt kids who were making and reading comics, so their parents could sign photo release forms and the official photographer could get them to pose as if they were reading comics… which is what they'd been doing all along. I know we've had kids as young as five read and understand the comic, then bug their parents with questions – not that they don't understand the science, but that they want to know more. And there's a great photo on our website of a granddad who was engrossed in Asteroid Belter whilst waiting for his granddaughter to finish her comics workshop, so a great response from all ages.
By Adam Murphy
Steve: Is there a place where people can send their own science comics to you?
Britt: Yes! We'd love to have even more science comics to share on our website. There's more info online.
Steve: Can we expect more Newcastle Science Comic in 2014?
Paul: Well, we can expect something, sometime in the future. We did Asteroid Belter as a one-off, but since then we've already had a number of spin-off projects and are having some very interesting conversations about what comics and other projects might be possible in the future. So yes, there'll be more from us, but we're open minded about what it might be.
Thank you very much for the whole team for talking to me! And delightfully, you can find them all online: Lydia Wysocki; Paul Thompson; Britt Coxon; Jack Fallows; Mike Thompson; Mike Duckett; and Alexi Conman. You can also find the website for the Newcastle Science Comic right here.
You can find me – I'm Steve Morris! – on twitter here, and writing on t'Vanguard, by 'eck!
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How to remove harmful moisture from historic churches
Updated on: 13th Dec 2021 |
In this article, we cover the impact of unregulated climate inside historic buildings; specifically, the unique challenges faced by churches. You'll learn why relative humidity is such an important factor and how investing in a portable dehumidifier can benefit parishioners and protect buildings.
Churches across Europe are generally heated in the winter and left unheated throughout the summer. On top of this, they accommodate varying influxes of people at different times of year. For example, a regular service may only fill a small section of the space, whereas a church may be packed during weddings and christenings.
The changes of seasons and the number of people in a church are among the many factors that result in fluctuating temperatures and therefore, dramatic shifts in relative humidity. When left unregulated, this can make the atmosphere feel uncomfortable and cause buildings to deteriorate at a much faster rate.
Why is relative humidity important?
Relative humidity (RH) is a percentage that tells us the amount of water vapour in the air, relative to the amount of water vapour that can be held at its current temperature. RH is directly linked to temperature because warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. For example, there will be more moisture in the air at 50% RH when the temperature is 25°C than there would be at 10°C.
When air rapidly cools, RH levels can reach 100%, or the 'dew point'. This means that the air, at its current temperature, has reached its maximum water content and will release excess moisture in the form of condensation. This can spell big trouble for any historic building, but there are some common elements in churches that make the danger even greater, including:
When heating is turned on, a church's high ceilings will warm at a faster rate than the parishioners sitting below, this can result in varying relative humidity levels in the space.
When warm, saturated air comes into contact with poorly insulated walls or single glazed windows that are colder than the air temperature, condensation is likely to form. This can quickly lead to rising damp and mould growth throughout a building. Moreover, as water seeps into stone and masonry work, cracks will start to appear in the structure and, in severe cases, entire sections of a building can crumble away.
Furniture and decorations
Traditional furniture, wall paintings and artwork will often bear the brunt of unregulated humidity levels inside historic churches.
Depending on which way they are facing, wall paintings will be subject to different changes in temperature and therefore varying levels of relative humidity. Over time, this puts them at risk from mould, salt efflorescence and flaking.
Because it is a hygroscopic material, wood expands as it absorbs moisture in the air. As humidity levels drop, the wood will begin to release this moisture back into the atmosphere and contract. During this process of expanding and contracting, wooden furniture can change shape and become fragile and distorted.
A centrepiece for many churches, pipe organs work in unison with the acoustics of the building to fill the room with sound. However, they are also very complex instruments, and the impressive sound they make relies on the air vibrating at a certain frequency determined by the density of the air.
This, in turn, is affected by relative humidity levels and means that an organ will only play at the correct frequency when the temperature and relative humidity is the same as when the organ was first tuned.
How a portable dehumidifier can help
By circulating humid air throughout a space, dehumidifiers can physically remove moisture from the air. Used in combination with heating, this ensures a comfortable environment for people inside a church while protecting the building's historic significance.
Portable units from AERIAL are some of the most efficient and cost-effective systems available. They are designed with ease of use in mind and, once plugged in, they will run quietly in the background with minimal disruption.
How dehumidifiers work
The process of dehumidification involves moisture-laden air (return air) being drawn into a dehumidifier where the air passes across a refrigerated coil. The air is rapidly cooled below its dew point, condensing the water vapour and recovering its latent heat energy for re-use. The cooled air is then passed across the condenser where it is reheated and (supply air) returned to the served area at the required lower humidity.
Damp air is drawn into the dehumidifier and across a refrigerated coil
The air is cooled below its dew point, condensing the water vapour
Latent heat energy is recovered and re-used
Cooled air passes across the condenser and reheated
The warm dry air is then returned to the room at the required humidity
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I started off with three now i have seventeen! I think it is safe to say i am in love with Makeup Geek Eye Shadows. I have a mixture of mattes, shimmers, foiled and duo chrome ones from the range. I have stopped at seventeen as i have all of the shades i want and i am going to fill the rest of the palette with some other brand, all will be revealed soon. I thought i would do a big review of the seventeen shades i have and include alot of swatches.
I do love a good matte eyeshadow and couldn't resist picking some of these up. I think my favourites out of these has to be Desert Sands which is a perfect crease shade and Purely Naked is just stunning all over the lid.
I have three of the normal shimmer eye shadows. I picked up Shimma Shimma for the inner corners of my eyes and to highlight under the brow. Cosmopolitan is just such a pretty shade, how could i not pick it up?! Homecoming is a lovely bronze shade which is gorgeous all over the lid.
One word GORGEOUS! Starry Eyed i use to highlight my cheekbones as it is the perfect shade and Grandstand is just a stunning all over the lid shade.
These are my two favourite shades of every shade i have. The Duo Chrome Eye Shadows look like one thing in the pan then a completely different shade when applied. They are two tone shadows, in certain lights and certain angles they will look like different shades. They are both just stunning. You can see in my swatches the different shades in each one.
I am so shocked these are only £4.95 each!
Well that was picture heavy! I wanted to show you the shadows as much as i could. I am in love with every shade i picked up. I would definitely recommend the Duo Chrome shadows they are just insane! You can fit 27 shadows in a Large Z Palette (which is the one i have above). The Large Z Palette costs £15.95 from Beauty Bay.
Which are your favourite shades?
Ok ill just say it, im a fussy person. Im a fussy eater, im fussy with everything. Even when it comes to blogging im fussy, its just in my personality. If i go onto a blog i do look for certain things that will make me follow you. Everyone has different things they like or different things they look for. Everyone should be proud of their blogs no matter the amount of followers. These are just some of the things that will make me click follow on your blog. I mainly follow blogs on Bloglovin and then 9 times out of 10 i will also follow you on other social media platforms. So what is it that makes me follow your blog?
I am not at all great at photography, up until recently i had been using my Iphone 5s which i did just write a post on how i did it and how i improved it (read it here if you missed it). I understand photography is not everyone's forte but it really puts me off when images are really dark and dull and you can't really see the product. Pictures are a huge part of your blog. Everyone thought i was using a camera for the past year but i was using my phone so it goes to show you just need the right tools.
The whole reason we go onto blogs is the read the post right? So please don't do just one HUGE paragraph with no breaks, no links, nothing. I won't even attempt to read it, i will click straight off your blog. I find having smaller paragraphs with different coloured links really keeps readers interested, especially me.
Yes, this is me being picky but i just love to see a good old swatch. Im not the best at swatching but i always make sure i swatch if im talking about eyeshadows, lipsticks etc. If im reading about a product i want to see what it actually looks like. Alot of people say well read the post and then go on google images. Yes i could but i would rather see it all in one place hence going onto the post in the first place.
Eurgh, seriously i hate them! I know this is normally on more well known bloggers blogs but why do they need to take over the whole page?! I could understand if it was something to do with the blog or the blog post but when im reading a beauty blog and the advert all over the page is about fairy liquid? Come on im reading about lipstick not how to wash my plates! I definitely prefer no adverts, i have even unfollowed some well known bloggers for having these constant pop up adverts.
When i go onto blogs i love to leave comments. I really enjoy reading my comments and i always make sure i reply to every single one. I think if you can make someone smile by leaving a positive comment then why not? So why does this put me off right? It doesn't, what puts me off is when you can't find where to comment. I have come across a few blogs lately that either didn't have a comment section or it was that tiny you just couldn't see it. I usually leave a comment on every post i read so please have them easy to get to.
I firstly follow a blog on Bloglovin but most of the time i want to follow all your other social media accounts. I love Social Media buttons that stand out and are easy to access on the sidebar. Also a tidy sidebar, i hate messy ones where all the widgets are different sizes.
All of those are things i look for and like i said these things will make me follow your blog. Even though these are things i look for on other blogs i also try to do them on my own blog and i hope that shows.
What are the things you look for?
Yes the Carli Bybel palette is finally mine! After watching alot of YouTube videos and drooling over this palette it is finally in my hands and i couldn't be happier. What made it even better was BH Cosmetics had it on sale so it only cost me £8! Can you believe it?! I ordered this directly from the BH website and no i didn't get any custom charges. As long as your order is below $30 you won't be charged customs. The postage was around £6 so it was a total steal.
Not only is this gorgeous to stare it, it was incredible to swatch. I lightly swatched each shade and couldn't believe the pigmentation. The highlight shades and shimmer eye shadows are amazing. The only thing i can pick on is the matte shades. Yes they are pretty but they feel a little patchy when i swatched them. They weren't as pigmented as the highlighting and shimmer shades but they are still workable.
The first three highlight shades (L-R) i will definitely use as a highlight but the last shade is too dark for my pale skin so i will get alot of use out of it as an eyeshadow shade. I do love the range of highlight shades and can see myself using them alot. The shadows are definitely warm tones which is me down to a tea. It is barely ever i wear cool tones as they just don't suit me. 90% of the time i will have some sort of gold/bronze eye. I will be using this palette until there is literally nothing left!
As you can see these shades are gorgeous! I am so happy i got my hands on this.
Affording a camera is not an option for everyone. I have been using my Iphone to take my blog photos for the last 18 months. When i revealed this i had alot of comments saying they thought i was using a camera and how do i get my pictures like i do with a phone. A few people have asked what i did so i thought i would put it into a post for you all. My partner got me a camera for Christmas but before that i haven't been able to afford one with being off work sick for nearly 2 years now. Especially when you are just starting out blogging you don't want to pay out for a camera straight away and you honestly don't need to!
Using your phone for photography can be hit and miss but it all comes down to what you use and how you do it. Yes some of my pictures weren't the best but i am very proud of most of them.
I am really happy with how all of the above pictures turned out. I am not one for really editing my pictures either. Here is everything i did or used to take my blog photos on my phone.
Obviously your phone, i have been using my Iphone 5s which has a 8 megapixel camera. Secondly i got myself a small tripod. This cost me around £4 off ebay! You definitely don't need to break the bank. If you want to buy the Tripod i got off ebay you can by it here. Blog props are something some people like and some people don't. Personally i like the odd prop but not loads in one picture. My blog photos are either on a white background or a wooden floor background. If you are taking photos with your phone definitely use simple backgrounds rather than taking them on bedding and fussy backgrounds.
In my house we have no white surfaces anywhere! They are all cream or off white which doesn't help. So how do i do my photos with a white background? I ordered the Lack White Side Table from Ikea which costs £5! Yes £5 for a small table, it sits in the corner of my room and usually has candles on it but i remove them for photos. The postage cost about £7 but £12 in total for a table is a bargain.
Natural light all the way. I had no special lights or light boxes i simply just used natural light. I place the table near a window and work out which angle is best. Don't do it when the sun is directly in the window as it will create a yellow cast over your images. If you have a surface or even a bit of cardboard with wallpaper on take it outside and do your photos there. The more natural light the better. I do now have a small basic light box which my partner got me off amazon. This helps for those dull days so you can still take photos.
As you can see from my photos above i haven't just done flatlays. Using your phone doesn't stop you from trying different layouts. I can take 50 photos for one post then i go through them all on my laptop and see which layout works best. I can usually try out three or four different layouts for the same post until i feel one looks right.
As i said i don't edit my photos that much. I do have a few photo editing apps on my phone and most of them are free.
Taking Photos: I use Adobe Photoshop Express which is FREE in the app store. I was quite shocked to find this app was free. If you look on my first picture in this post i am taking the shot using this app.
Editing Photos: When editing photos i may do them on my phone or upload them onto my laptop and then edit them. If im using my phone i will use Photo Editor-Axiem Systems. If i am doing it on my laptop i either use BeFunky or PicMonkey both of which are free.
When editing photos all i do is adjust the brightness and highlight and then maybe the shadows. That is it. I don't play around with the contrast as this can make your photos look fake and over edited.
That is everything i do to take my blog photos on my phone. It really is simple. Sorry for the long post but i really wanted to do a really detailed post to make sure i put everything in it to get the best out of your phone photos.
Who doesn't love a new release? Especially from Make Up Forever! Lately my brows have become a little untamed shall we say. Depending on what i am doing or where i am going i will use different brow products. When i was offered the opportunity to try out the Make Up Forever Pro Sculpting 3 in 1 Brow Pen which is one of Make Up Forever's latest releases i was super excited. As soon as i saw the 3 in 1 Brow Pen i knew i would love it. The packaging is sleek and simple which makes it perfect for putting in your makeup bag especially if you are travelling.
The first part of the pen is the spooley which is the perfect size to brush through your untamed brows to neaten them up. I have found since using a spooley it has helped create the shape of my brows. The spooley is quite firm which helps bring all your hairs back together and keeps them in place.
Now we move onto the pen applicator. It is a angled shaped pencil which fits perfectly into the shape of your brows. You can use simple light strokes to create a subtle natural look or you can be a little heavier with it and add more shape. It has a twistable top to get the desired amount of pencil.
The all important highlight! Who doesn't love a pretty highlight. The highlighter part of this pen really had me intrigued. You pull it out of the pen and it is a small sponge applicator, something i haven't seen on a brow product before. It is a powder highlight with a slight shimmer which is perfect for on the brows. When you push the sponge back into the pen it picks up more powder.
For me this is the perfect brow tool. I love how it has a brush, pencil and highlighter all in one. It can create different looks depending on how much pressure you put on to the pencil. I am really impressed with the latest release. As you can see from my before and after photos it has filled in my brows well, i like quite a strong brow but you can also create a softer look but not applying as much pressure.
Make Up Forever have also released the Make Up Forever Pro Sculpting Face Palette which includes a matte highlight, a contour shade, a shimmer highlight and a blush. It also comes in 4 different shades to fit all skin types. Lastly they have released the Make Up Forever Pro Sculpting Lip Pen which includes a matte shade and a shimmer shade, this is available in 4 shades.


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Dr. Ulrich received her bachelor's degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, her master's degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and her doctorate from the University of Houston in a collaborative program with Baylor College of Medicine. She is a past president of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association, a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She was recognized as the Outstanding Nursing Alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina in 1989, as a Distinguished alumnus of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing in 2002, and received the Outstanding Contribution to the American Nephrology Nurses' Association award in 2008. In 2018, she received the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She has numerous publications and presentations to her credit on topics including nephrology nursing, nurses' work environments, and how new graduate nurses transition into professional nurses. Dr. Ulrich's book Mastering Simulation provides a comprehensive resource on the use of simulation in health care. The first edition of her book, Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success, was named a 2012 AJN Book of the Year. The second edition has just been published.
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February 9th, 2016 | Written by Steven Topik
As Rich As Potosí
MOUNTAIN OF WEALTH Cerro Rico mountain in Potosi, Bolivia, where miners from around the world once arrived by the hour in hopes of getting rich.
Deep in the interior of South America, 10 weeks from Lima by mule, stands the 16,000-foot-high Cerro Rico peak, which towers over a bleak, frigid, barren landscape. This was the end of the world, but it became the center of the world. It became a magnet for tens of thousands of people who founded the city of Potosí. The world of colonial South America became irreversibly changed and the world economy transformed. This remote summit in this harsh land came to affect millions of people and the course of history because it was a mountain of silver, the richest motherlode ever found.
The Incas had already worked Potosí with their flint picks. They used silver for their temples and jewelry. They were not anxious to share their secret with their Spanish conquerors, but by 1545 the Spanish were aware of the mountain.
At first the Spaniards employed Incan techniques and Indian labor. This was quite successful for about two decades, as long as they could mine the four unbelievably rich veins that lay close to the surface. But the voracious Spanish appetite soon exhausted the easily exploitable veins. Potosí's boom threatened to be very brief.
Spanish technology came to the rescue. Production was revolutionized in the early 1570s under the tutelage of Viceroy Toledo. The discovery of the rich mercury mine at Huancavelica, Peru, in 1565 made feasible the patio method of extracting silver from ore by applying mercury.
But first the ore, with its declining silver content, had to be crushed. Rich merchants and government officials turned miners invested millions of pesos in creating a maze of water works. To ensure water all year around in this dry land, four large reservoirs were built. Thirty dams and tunnels and canals brought the water to the crushing plants to provide hydraulic power.
Equally important, the viceroy solved the labor shortage. Labor was a major problem because Potosí was so far removed from population centers and because Peruvian and Bolivian Indians were not anxious to work for wages. They preferred their subsistence, barter economies. Toledo instituted a labor corvee system inherited from the Incas known as the mita. Indian villages were obliged by Spanish authorities to supply a certain number of men for the mines.
State coercion had to be used early on because Indians feared the dangerous mine work. The men worked six or seven days a week deep in the sweltering, dusty tunnels. They sometimes had to carry out 50-pound loads of ore, climbing up ladders as high as 250 meters and then face the frigid air at the mine's mouth. To avoid the labor draft, some villages paid off government officials. If they failed in their efforts and had to provide laborers, funeral services were held in the village before the men's departure. Funeral music was appropriate. A priest newly arrived in Potosí gasped at seeing miners trudge by: "I don't want to see this portrait of hell."
Indians unable to avoid the mita trekked to Potosí and remained there a year. As many as 14,000 to 16,000 Indians were used at a time. Whole families often accompanied married men to provide the men's food. By 1650 there were some 40,000 Indians living on the outskirts of Potosí. This was only one-fourth of the city's population, however.
The barren, remote mountain gave birth to the largest city in the Americas, indeed, one of the largest cities in the world. By 1600 there may have been as many as 160,000 people living in Potosí, making it as large as Amsterdam, London or Seville. Said one amazed observer in the 1570s: "New people arrive hour by hour, attracted by the smell of silver."
But no more than about 15 percent of Potosí's vast population came to work the mines. The rest came to mine the miners. There were hundreds of carpenters, hat makers, tailors, weavers, cooks. Government treasury officials who ran the mint kept a stern eye on activities. Numerous sumptuous churches sprang up as Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits competed to save souls. This was not another sprawling, dusty frontier boom town. Built on an orderly Spanish grid pattern, Potosí's stone buildings in the town center lined at least 30 regular blocks.
But it certainly had its share of saloons, gambling dens and, by one count, 120 prostitutes. With some 30,000 transients, violence and gang warfare were common. An exasperated judge complained in 1585 that Potosí was a den of thieves with "the most perverse sort of people the world has created."
All of these people had come to this distant place because for over a century it was the economic heart of South America and one of the most dynamic places in the Spanish world. With the most silver, Potosí also had the highest prices on earth. This made it a magnet for merchants because the city's inhospitable surroundings demanded that all food and goods be imported.
The poorly paid Indian population could not afford much. But they purchased lots of potatoes, corn beer (chicha) and coca leaves. So much chicha was drunk on festival days that "small rivulets of urine" ran through Potosí's streets. Coca under the Incas had been restricted to the aristocracy. But under the Spanish it became more "democratic" as thousands of workers chewed it to deaden hunger and energize themselves. It came from Cuzco, 600 miles away. Pack trains of 500 llamas regularly entered Potosí to bring these goods. The mining center required a total of 100,000 llamas to attend to its transportation needs. (One can imagine the fragrance.)
The Hispanicized population had far greater wants, turning Potosí into the center of a complex international trade network. Wine came from Chile and Argentina as did mules, cattle and wheat; cloth arrived from Ecuador. Brazil provided African slaves. Potosí's millionaires also craved French hats and silks, Flemish tapestries, mirrors, and lace, German swords and Venetian glass. These arrived not only on the legal Spanish fleets via Seville and Panama but also through smugglers who circumvented the mercantilist routes.
Peruleros, Lima merchants who bought directly in Spain and avoided the expensive fleets and royal taxes, joined French, Dutch and Portuguese traders who landed goods in Argentina's Río de la Plata and then carted them overland. At least a quarter of Potosí's silver exited through these illegal routes.
Potosí also reached across the Pacific. Peruvian merchants sent silver to Acapulco, Mexico, partly in trade for Mexican cacao and cochineal, but mainly for Asian goods. From Acapulco the Manila Galleons shipped Cerro Rico's treasure to the Spanish-owned Philippines, which was an emporium for Chinese porcelain and silks, Indian and Persian carpets, perfume from Malacca, cloves from Java, cinnamon from Ceylon and pepper from India. Anything available in Seville, London or Amsterdam could also be bought in Potosí—at a much higher price. But when one owns a silver mountain, price, distance and difficulties shrink in importance. Potosí brought the world to it. Potosí's wealth was legendary. "To be as rich as Potosí" was the ultimate dream.
Then the silver gave out. After more than a century of prosperity, declining quality of ore and increased problems with production forced mines to close down. By 1800 the thriving metropolis, once the equal of any of Europe's leading cities, had become little more than a ghost town. And the world, which had once strained to serve its greatest delicacies and luxuries to the distant miners, forgot about Potosí.
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Author(s): Jacob Brackenridge, Lynley V. Bradnam, Sheila Lennon, John J. Costi, David A. Hobbs. Medical Device Research Institute, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Background: Stroke is a major contributor to the reduced ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) post cerebral infarct. There has been a major focus on understanding and improving rehabilitation interventions in order to target cortical neural plasticity to support recovery of upper limb function. Conventional therapies delivered by therapists have been combined with the application of mechanical and robotic devices to provide controlled and assisted movement of the paretic upper limb. The ability to provide greater levels of intensity and reproducible repetitive task practice through the application of intervention devices are key mechanisms to support rehabilitation efficacy.
Results: This review of literature published in the last decade identified 141 robotic or mechanical devices. These devices have been characterised and assessed by their individual characteristics to provide a review of current trends in rehabilitation device interventions. Correlation of factors identified to promote positive targeted neural plasticity has raised questions over the benefits of expensive robotic devices over simple mechanical ones.
Conclusion: A mechanical device with appropriate functionality to support the promotion of neural plasticity after stroke may provide an effective solution for both patient recovery and to stimulate further research into the use of medical devices in stroke rehabilitation. These findings indicate that a focus on simple, cost effective and efficacious intervention solutions may improve rehabilitation outcomes.
Keywords: Activities of daily living, exercise therapy, paresis, recovery of function, robotics, stroke, upper extremity, mechanical devices, neural plasticity.
Affiliation:Medical Device Research Institute, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Keywords:Activities of daily living, exercise therapy, paresis, recovery of function, robotics, stroke, upper extremity, mechanical devices, neural plasticity.
Abstract:Background: Stroke is a major contributor to the reduced ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) post cerebral infarct. There has been a major focus on understanding and improving rehabilitation interventions in order to target cortical neural plasticity to support recovery of upper limb function. Conventional therapies delivered by therapists have been combined with the application of mechanical and robotic devices to provide controlled and assisted movement of the paretic upper limb. The ability to provide greater levels of intensity and reproducible repetitive task practice through the application of intervention devices are key mechanisms to support rehabilitation efficacy.


You have seen those pantries that are just so – they blanket the pages of magazines. We may have a few friends with them. Even the most dysfunctional families on TV seem to have incredibly well organized pantries. Here is what you don't know – with a few hours, some initiative, and some upkeep, you can have a perfect pantry too. The best thing is it not only looks nice and will make your friends envious, but as you go through your daily life, it will save you time and money. Are you ready to get started?
Empty the pantry, starting with the top shelf, working left to right. Empty one shelf at a time.
Sort the items onto a counter or table as you remove them. Keep like items together – cans, snacks, cereals, baking, paper products, small appliances, etc.
Check expiration dates on packaged food products and discard anything that is expired.
Set aside anything you no longer want to keep. Discard anything that is stale or no longer fresh enough to use. Unopened unexpired food can be donated to a local food pantry.
Set aside anything that does not need to be in the pantry. This is especially important if you have a smaller pantry. Infrequently used items may be able to be stored elsewhere in your home.
Now that you have an empty pantry, it is time to clean. Cleaning green is all the rage and that is the next step. If you have not tried cleaning with essential oils, it is an inexpensive way to clean without chemicals. Essential oils are natural products that come from plants, trees, fruits, and flowers. Through either steam distillation or cold pressing, the oils are extracted to provide a compound that is 50-70 times more powerful than herbs.
First, vacuum or sweep the bottom of the pantry. Then clean off the shelving.
Fill sink with water and add 1 cup of vinegar and 5 drops Essential Oil for every gallon of hot water.
Put shelves in sink and clean with a cloth.
Dry well before putting back.
Combine all ingredients in a glass spray bottle. Shake well before use.
Mix in bucket. No rinsing needed.
Use Lemon Essential Oil either full strength on the sticky substances or marks on the wall. Will not take care of every problem but works on of a lot of them.
Three important concepts to remember when organizing your pantry: Zones, keep like items together, and containers.
Return items to your pantry, one category at a time. Store items with the labels facing out so you can read them. Put the items expiring soonest in the front. This makes it easier to find what you need and use the food you have purchased before it expires, saving you money. It also makes it easier to determine what you need at the grocery store.
Use containers for items that are difficult to keep neat such as bags or items purchased in bulk. Square or rectangular containers use space more efficiently than round containers. There are containers that fit every budget.
Use plastic containers with tightly fitted lids for flour and sugar.
Bulk cereal can be placed into tall containers with a spout to pour out the cereal.
Bins or baskets can be used to corral items like granola bars, pouch mixes.
Use vented bins or baskets for perishables like potatoes or onions.
Keep items used frequently (daily or several times a week) within arms' reach. Store less frequently used items higher up. If you are storing any heavy appliances, keep them on a lower shelf. Keep safety in mind if storing anything that needs to be out of the reach of children.
To encourage healthy snacking, store nutritious snacks at eye level, and store junk food and treats on a higher shelf.
If your shelves are deep or do not pull out, you may want to consider tiered organizers so you can see the products that are at the back of the shelf.
If you are tight on space, a side wall or the inside of the pantry door maybe an option if you need extra space. Mount a rack or add hooks if this works for your pantry configuration.
Show other household members how you have organized the pantry. Ask them to help keep it organized.
Label the zones to help you and the other members of your household find what they are looking for. Labels help them put things back in the correct place too.
By keeping like items together, it is easier to see what needs to be added to the grocery list.
Before you grocery shop, look through the pantry to see what you need. Know what you have in your pantry to keep you from overbuying or running out of something you need.
When you unload your groceries, put items directly in their designated place. This takes less time than going back and reorganizing your pantry again. Place the newer items behind the older ones to be sure to use the oldest product first.
Use what you have in your pantry. Once a month, look through your pantry and plan to use anything that has been stored for more than a couple of months.
Every six to twelve months, declutter your pantry.
Keep the bugs out. Two tricks are Bay Leaves and a drop or two of Peppermint Essential Oil on a cotton ball. With either trick, just put one on the floor and another on a higher shelf.
You can keep your pantry smelling fresh by taking a Mason jar filling it halfway with baking soda, add 3-5 drops of the essential oil of your choice, poke some holes in the jar lid, and place in the pantry.
Laurie Neumann is a Professional Organizer and owner of The Innovative Organizer,LLC. Her mission is to help people leverage time, space, and technology to simplify and be more productive. Laurie can be reached by phone at 847-893-9163, by email at Laurie@TheInnovativeOrganizer.com, or at her website, TheInnovativeOrganizer.com.


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Hi Cim your version is different from the one I use to have. I downloaded that from dugosaurus site. But it's no longer there. Also no longer listed on Flay. I just tested your but it doesn't seem to be working on my system. It creates a folder called 'Incremental_Saves' in my content directory, but that folder is empty. Not sure what's up there???


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KOC Holds 1st First Oil & Gas Techathon
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Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) successfully concluded the first KOC Oil & Gas Techathon, organized in collaboration with its academic partner, the Center for Research in Informatics, Sciences, and Engineering (RISE) at the American University of Kuwait (AUK).
The country-wide technology marathon took place on November 14th-16th and brought together 76 participants, of which one third was comprised of women. Each of the 12 competing teams was composed of oil and gas professionals, including employees of KOC, as well as students and graduates of computer science, petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, geology, graphic design, and business studies, coming from AUK, Kuwait University, and a number of private universities in Kuwait. Over a period of 48 hours, the teams worked to devise solutions for challenges related to the oil and gas sector. The main topics of challenges were oil and gas operations, drilling operations, and HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment). Throughout the event, subject matter experts (mentors) guided the teams and answered their questions. Among the mentors was Mohamed Malek, a digital architect from Microsoft.
The closing ceremony on the evening of November 16th announced three winning teams: iLana Team (1st place), A-Team (2nd place), and Cruel Oil Team (3rd place).
iLana Team tackled three challenges related to gas turbine compressor health, pipeline failures, and errors in electric submersible pumps. A-Team proposed a solution for the predictive maintenance of electric submersible pumps, while Cruel Oil Team came up with a solution for the foresting of gas flaring pollutants concentration.
Bader Al Attar, DCEO Planning & Finance Directorate at KOC expressed his appreciation for the Techathon challenge. "I praise the ability of young people to devise innovative solutions that are applicable to actual challenges in the oil and gas industry. We would definitely love to repeat this experience again at KOC," he said.
During his closing remarks, Ali Al-Nakib, Corporate IT Group Manager at KOC, said, "This event is the first of its kind introduced by KOC, and I promise you it will not be the last. I cannot stress enough on the importance of this event to KOC as it shows how committed we are towards our community. It also promotes innovation in the oil and gas sector and the crowdsourcing of ideas."
Dr. Rawda Awwad, President of AUK, upheld the mutual values and principles shared between AUK and KOC. "In its mission to enable our students to achieve broader community discovery and exploration, AUK has found an important collaborative partner: Kuwait Oil Company. Among others, KOC's values reflect the principles that we as an institution are also trying to uphold: caring for people, partnership, integrity, and innovation. That level of collaboration that you see today—between the private and the public, the individual and the community—is an unnegotiable key-stone. This is how we move forward, and how "we" all can make a difference," she said.
Dr. Amir Zeid, Dean of the AUK College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), praised the partnership between AUK and KOC as well as the diversity of the participants. "We are pleased to be the academic partner with KOC for this event. We are looking forward to a long-term partnership with KOC for more events and research initiatives," he said.
Prior to the announcement of the winners, each team presented and demonstrated their solutions to a judging panel composed of Dr. Adel Al-Abassi, former Deputy Managing Director of Technology Research & Management at KPC, Anaam Al-Jenaa, Team Leader of Information Technology Operations at KOC (IT Group), and Toufic Halabi, Microsoft Regional Energy & Resources Lead. The judges then convened to select the three best teams based on specific selection criteria.