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Advice 1: How to make the effect of old paper

Old paper is an excellent material for creativity. It can be used for scrapbooking, decorating albums and photos in a retro style, making ancient scrolls and maps. There are several methods of artificial aging of paper at home.
How to make the effect of old paper
You will need
  • - black tea;
  • - instant coffee;
  • - hot water;
  • - milk;
  • - iron
  • - matches or lighter.
One of the most popular techniques – soaking the paper in tea leaves. Pour 5 tablespoons of black leaf tea Cup of boiling water and let it infuse. Instead of tea you can use coffee in the ratio of 10 teaspoons instant coffee per Cup of boiled water. The deeper the solution, the darker the paper. Strain the infusion and pour the liquid into the tub. Lower back is a sheet of paper. It can be pre-crumple for giving your work greater historical accuracy. After five minutes, remove the paper from the bath and put to dry on a flat surface. To speed up the drying process, the sheet is recommended to iron iron.
Can be used to age paper with milk. To do this, apply the milk on the sheet on both sides with a cotton swab. After it dries a bit, gently iron it with the iron. If you hold received the paper over a hot stove, you can get very colourful markings, which will give your product a special chic. Working with an open flame, be aware of safety precautions.
Very effective, but a longer time is a method of aging paper the sun. For this position the required number of opposite leaves of direct sunlight. After a few days your paper will naturally turn yellow and will take the form of a rare document.
Once you got the old paper, you can make it even more believable. The sheet spread in several places granules of coffee. It will make the color uneven. Then carefully singe the edges with a match or lighter.
If desired, any of the proposed options can be used to age the book. For this it is necessary to put each page in a solution and iron her iron. Only after complete drying of the sheet, you can proceed to the next. The process will take quite a long time, but you can become the owner of rare book editions.

Advice 2: How to make a whistle out of paper

What do the whistles. This fun craft can be built from plastic and from wood and from other natural and artificial materials. It is sure to delight children and help adults remember their own childhood. Of paper also makes a very loud whistle.
How to make a whistle out of paper
You will need
  • -thin durable paper;
  • -plastic whistle;
  • -transparent tape.
Take the paper, which should be very thin and, moreover, strong enough. To create this very simple whistle is suitable, for example, a piece of paper from under candy, packaging of other products. Please note that to stretch the material should not.
The edges of the paper tightly squeeze both hands between the index and big fingers. Pull a candy wrapper or a piece of paper very much. Hold it to your mouth and blow. If the whistle did not immediately work, then try several times to change the position of the lips and experiment with the tension of the paper. In the end, you will definitely find a suitable option. If the sound is not too loud, then thoroughly wet the lips with water and try to blow again. This is the easiest way paper whistle.
Also paper you can build a holiday version of such a "tool". To do this, take a plastic whistle with a wide opening on the side opposite the one in which whistle. * Check that there is air in it the middle – it is important that the air flow could easily unroll the paper, which you attach to the base. Pick up the appropriate sheet – it should be thick and fairly thin paper that can withstand a constant process of expanding and collapsing. For example, suitable material, identical to the one used to make candy wrappers for candy. It is desirable that it was quite bright and colourful, after all you are doing is whistle for use at festival or party.
Of paper make a tube with a diameter similar to the diameter size of the whistle, and a length of about 15 centimeters. Glue it and wait until it thoroughly dries. Put the tube on a plastic base and attach it with transparent tape. Take the "snail" until the whistle. With the whistle this snorkel will unfold.

Advice 3: How to make a hat out of paper

Who said hats have to serve you for years? To make different hats and caps are not bothered, they can be handy to use on occasion 1-2 times. For example, a homemade paper hat you can wear in the summer at the cottage or make it a element of carnival costume.
How to make a hat out of paper
You will need
  • - the tape;
  • paper;
  • - PVA glue.
Using a measuring tape and measure the circumference of your head at the level of the edge of the cap. Ask someone to help you to make a measurement in order to strictly position the tape parallel to the floor.
Lift the tape 2.5 cm above the previous level, the result of the girth of the record. Make the same measurements, each time raising inch of the same distance, all the results are capture on paper.
On a sheet of paper draw a rectangle. Its length must be equal to the sum of 3 cm from the larger circumference of head, width 6 cm Fold the strip three times horizontally. The fold lines smooth out with your finger. Step back from each edge of the strips to 1.5 cm, mark this distance and lubricate it with white glue. Align the ends, wait until the glue dries. Put the Hoop on the head.
Measuring tape measure the distance from the edge of the wrap on the face to the edge at the nape. Guide such measurements, each time shifting the tape to the right by 2.5 cm All results record.
Make strips of paper for each horizontal level cap. Their length should match the circumference of your head at a certain height given an allowance of 3cm. Width of all pieces of the same – 6 see Turn each of them along, as the detail for the rim base, then glue into a ring. Also prepare the strips according to the results of the vertical measurements (glue not necessary).
Wear a cap based on the diameter of any round object. Pick up each ring. To the underside of the bottom ring, attach a vertical strip. Thread it through all horizontal rows, and passing alternately under and over the rings. Similarly, the "weave" of the entire cap.
Visor for caps, cut out of cardboard. Measure the distance between the tips of your eyebrows. This is the width of the visor. Determine the length you desire. Parallel to the wide edge of the part draw a line, departing from the edge 3 cm, Make this part of cardboard, making notches at the same distance. The valves bend at a 90° angle, a smear of PVA and glue to the hat. The finished product is paint with acrylic paints.

Advice 4: How to calculate thermal effect

The thermal effect of a thermodynamic system appears due to chemical reactions, however, one of its characteristics is not. This value can only be determined when some conditions are met.
How to calculate thermal effect
The concept of thermal effectand is closely related to the concept of enthalpy of a thermodynamic system. This thermal energy which can be converted into heat at a certain temperature and pressure. This value characterizes the equilibrium state of the system.
Any chemical reaction is always accompanied by the absorption or release some amount of heat. In this case, the reaction refers to the impact of reagents on the system products. Thus, there is a thermal effectthat is associated with the enthalpy change of the system and its products are taking the temperature reported by the agents.
In ideal conditions, the thermal effect depends on the nature of chemical reactions. These are the conditions under which it is assumed that the system does no work other than work of expansion, and the temperature of its products and influencing the reactants are equal.
There are two types of course of the chemical reaction: isochoric (at constant volume) and Isobaric (at constant pressure). Formula thermal effectas follows:dQ = dU + PdV, where U is the energy of the system, P – pressure, V – volume.
In isochoric process PdV term vanishes because the volume doesn't change, does not expand the system, so dQ = dU. In the Isobaric process the pressure is constant and volume increases, which means that the system does work of expansion. Therefore, when calculating the thermal effectand the energy change of the system plus the energy spent on committing this work: dQ = dU + PdV.
PdV is constant, so it can be made under the sign of the differential, hence dQ = d(U + PV). The sum U + PV fully reflects the state of a thermodynamic system, and corresponds to the enthalpy. Thus, enthalpy is the energy expended in the expansion of the system.
Most commonly count thermal effect of two types of reactions is the formation of compounds and combustion. The heat of combustion or formation – table value, therefore the heat effect of reaction in the General case can be calculated by summing the warmth of all the participating substances.

Advice 5: How to make a crossbow out of paper

Sometimes in order to do something with their hands, requires much time, materials and effort. But there is a simple way to entertain your restless child and taking it for a while. For example, teach him how to make a crossbow out of paper.
How to make a crossbow out of paper

What you will need for making a crossbow

For making a paper crossbow you will need:
- 10 sheets of A4 paper;
- Scotch;
- Popsicle sticks;
- scissors;
- thick strong thread.

First, you need to make the body of the crossbow, which consists of:
- the upper arms;
- the main part, which is called a bed;
- the trigger mechanism.

Below you will learn how to make a crossbow out of paper with their hands. If you want to see this process clearly, after reading the instructions, watch the video about the making of this DIY.

Step one: make shoulders

Take four sheets of paper, fold them in half on the long side and cut along this fold. Now take one half, consisting of four cut sheets. Very carefully twist them into a tube around the pencil and secure with tape so he couldn't unwind. It is best if you first wound the tape to the middle and then the edges.

Take the remaining part of the cut paper again and twist the tube. To make it easier to do this, put the pencil away from the edge, fold the paper around the pencil and leave a bit of paper, so you can put it under the pencil. Start to twist tight and even a tube.

Next, measure four inches from Popsicle sticks and on the tubes. Now insert the wand in the tube to the mark and break off the rest of the mark. Now take two more sticks and insert in the tube with the other hand perpendicular to the sticks already inserted. Then wrap with tape the paper tube so that they are unable to break or unwind. This will also give them progenitor, so that your arrows will fly. Then bend the tube at the level of four centimeters.

Step two: master bed

You'll need five sheets of A4 paper. They need to twist the short side. So it was easier to make, again, use a pencil. Then secure the edge of the duct tape.

Now connect the shoulders and the bed. For this purpose one end of the large tube should be more flat. Then take a bent tube and attach to preplanetary the end. It is best to take one and hold them together with tape so nothing collapsed. Do not spare the tape in this place, as it is the moving part of the crossbow.
You want the thread is not hung, but rather was drawn to the shoulders of the crossbow to each other.

Pull the string, to do this, tie one end of thread to one arm of the crossbow, then Express the length from one end to the other plus two inches and attach to the second shoulder. Thus you now have a mask crossbow.

Step three: make the trigger mechanism

Pull the string down, so it formed a square, and mark this spot with a pencil. Then with a paper knife or other sharp object penetrate through a small hole is marked. It is necessary that the lower side of the slot was a little larger than the top, so the trigger had a stroke.
It is worth considering that the use of a crossbow may have a grown up child (student).

The trigger itself is made of little sticks, which insert into the slot, the top should stay a little tip, and the bottom more to you it was convenient to move him. You need to make two small tubes and keep them on top next to the trigger, to be able to insert the arrows. Insert the arrow (pencil) and verify your crossbow. Be careful: just as in archery with a crossbow needs to exercise caution to avoid injury. Before operation be sure to explain the rules for its safe use with your child.

Advice 6: How to age paper with coffee

Aged paper can be used in the decor, writing the love messages or draw a treasure map to play with friends. And to make the effect of old paper you can use regular coffee.
How to age paper with coffee
You will need
  • - sheet of thick white paper;
  • - 5-6 tablespoons of instant coffee;
  • - 2 cups of boiling water;
  • tray;
  • newspaper;
  • - the spray gun;
  • - iron.
In boiling water to dissolve coffee, then let the mixture cool to room temperature.
In the tray to pour the resulting coffee and place a sheet of paper for 1 minute. The wet, impregnated coffee paper placed on newspaper for drying.
When the paper is slightly damp, it can be grinded coffee granules, then on its surface formed small dark spots.
Dry paper you can spray with a spray bottle with coffee, then there will be divorces and smooth color transitions.
When the paper is completely dry, it acquires a rough structure, which can be corrected by iron. After this you will see the full effect of antiquity, and this paper is ready for use.
Useful advice
- brown color became more intense, it is possible to increase the dose of coffee;
- before soaking in coffee, the paper, you can pre-crush, but then it will be harder to ironed iron.
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Women’s soccer Canada gains her first victory, marching towards the gold medal | 中文

At the women’s soccer  this afternoon, Canada faces combat with Ireland. The women’s soccer team of Canada has the highest chance to win the gold medal, according to the prediction. Ireland tied with Mexico at the previous battle, so they have the determination of winning. The two teams scored none during the first half of the battle Until 64 minutes after the game started, the situation had changed tremendously. The Irish made a fatal mistake whish one of her players mistakenly pass the ball straight towards Gosselin Joelle, which was then positioned right next to the goal, she then grabbed tightly onto the chance and broke the goose egg, which leads the team straight towards their first victory.

The Canadians will face the Mexicans on the next game, which will be held on August 22nd local time, if they win the game, they will be marching towards the quarter-finals.

台北世大運今日(8/20)下午進行女子足球比賽，由奪金機會大的加拿大對上愛爾蘭隊。由於愛爾蘭隊前役和墨西哥隊打成平手，對此役有非贏不可的決心，面對實力堅強的加拿大隊防守得非常好，因此上半場兩隊僵持不下，未有任何分數進帳。直到開賽近64分鐘，賽情出現轉機，愛爾蘭隊一記傳球失誤竟將球不偏不倚傳給在球門前的加拿大選手（背號9號GOSSELIN Joelle），使她輕鬆把握機會射門得分，打破僵局，為球隊獲得首勝。


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Sustainability, emergence and the graduate attribute of global citizenship

Judith, Kate and Bender, Helena (2013) Sustainability, emergence and the graduate attribute of global citizenship. In: 19th International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (SHE 2013): Decision that Work, 4-8 Feb 2013, Canberra, Australia.

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Universities have an another valuable role in enabling sustainability besides their research capacity. We are interested in their role as risk taking institutions, because we see risk as a pre-condition for sustainability. This paper will explore the relationship between sustainability, emergence, universities and a high level graduate attribute – global citizenship. We will explore this relationship by proposing a model that frames the theory of sustainability as a quality that emerges from a system. Emergence occurs from unmanaged multiple actions at the local scale and is more likely to occur in environments with greater risk and diversity. Emergence is only identified from the scale above where actions are taking place, so an emergent model of sustainability emphasises the space and interaction between the scales of action and observation. Australian universities play an important role in this space between the scales. They are both actor and observer, and trainers of the present and future actors and observers. By choosing to have higher level graduate attributes like leadership and global citizenship, universities are taking a risk in selecting and advocating for the attributes they think our future thinkers and leaders should have. We present the research design and some preliminary data that aims to determine if the global citizenship graduate attribute can serve as an example of universities' engagement between the scales to help create a sustainable future.

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“The Color Wheel”

to make me feel again
clutch the atmosphere with this distant voice
memories lost in a criminal world
a mind to out-sharp the distance
burning before desire breaks every inch like brittle determination
stare at all the colors lodging from your back
all the colors of the fortitude
I caught a glimpse of your footstep
to out-shadow… to distrust
the dust of your refusal
a distance they refuse to touch
only in my mind you set me free
locked away for a hundred years
I feel the shadows reach out from the lake
to burn my freedom apart
when time hopes like an epidemic to witness
God at my feet
when you use your device to control my multiplicity
to embrace all my fears at once
to break apart the feeling lost in my heart
to stare at the dust…
when we used to feel in the dark
holes in their memory
when we witness pride
in the mirror’s garden every dream came true
to withstand the beauty to control
to walk across the bridge in magnitude
to color your dreams with mine
to witness the future
more than an obsession
more than an observation
every hour spreading from your wings
when we push all the colors apart
to choose the distance
to lose you forever
I’d rather be alive alone with this memory than to never have known

the color wheel

lost against your heart
the damage to leave so suddenly
all the days paved away in Gold
every hour we have had against the light
every word written in Heaven
I see you in every word broken through glass
like the butterflies stand for freedom
blue the color of your dreams
green every depth of your heartbeat
silver like the words lost in the wind
the calamity of your fortune
to recreate your heart across the sky
everyday of brilliance
written upon the stars
to outshine
to redefine this urgency
apart of the freedom locked behind harbor’s door
to suspend the disbelief written across your eyes
If I could withstand your beauty
trust can only happen now
I hear the sense drifting from your eyes
I hear a million frequencies written across the stars
to make me feel alive
to strike the match into the shadow’s eye
I see all the days define the broken pieces
we stay in this world
every vice determined
you are my fortitude
my final guidepost
to pull apart every secluded dream
a neon circus
I see you break down illuminated doors
to dream away tomorrow
you haunt my every move


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Between The Needle And The Thread

you hold me across the rooftops lost in memory

choices we don’t know why

counting the time left in my head

years wasting away in our youth

on top of the brightest sky

can’t carry the distance

can’t choose the relapse like the needle to the thread

so far away I can’t touch the waves

so far away I can’t find single soul

walking through the sandstorm

remember when the mistakes kept us hidden

remember what breaks me

remember what wakes me

so far divided between the needle and the thread

call the telescopic eyes

washed ashore burning the truth ahead

words bleed with past lives

wasting away in machinery

walking through the train

footsteps creek

conversations broken across telescopic lines

i had hope for something else

conversations broken across telescopic lines

every word we can’t deny

try to break down this cage around me

curtail a million dimensions

what is wrapped deep inside

severe all ties with new meaning

amplification chained deep inside

the strength of a hundred crosses

keeps me alive

break apart my mistakes

the traces we can’t erase from our hearts

like an angel across a million towers

can’t deny my faith for something more

outside I can hear them shout through a faceless disguise

everyday we are locked inside

but only for a second


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All You Need to Know Concerning Cleaning Equipment Company
As a matter of fact, the way we conduct cleaning processes in our environments dictates a lot in terms of hygiene and health more so respiratory health. This is because cleaning largely affects air around us. According to Haaker Equipment Company, these are the vehicles that are specifically made to make the cleaning work easy and safe for human beings. Such machineries include sweeper, vactor and vacuum trucks.

These trucks play very important roles when cleaning our environment. A Vactor is a truck that is primarily used in the suction waste liquids and hydro materials like sewers and catch basins cleaning. On the other hand, a vacuum truck commonly known as a vacuum tanker is a truck that sucks liquids, mixtures, slurries, and sludge. They are commonly used in the collection and disposal of waste liquid materials or transportation of petroleum products. More at

In addition, a Sweeper Truck is a vehicle that contains both sweeping materials such as brushes and suction power generating systems. According to Haaker Equipment Company, this type of truck is commonly used to offer cleaning services to parking lots. However, there are certain aspects that you should consider when renting a sweeper, vactor or Vacuum Truck. These factors include.

1. Your needs.

It is obvious that you cannot hire a vacuum truck when you need to clean or sweep your compound or parking lot. On the other hand, the type of liquid you need to collect will determine whether you are going to hire a vactor or a vacuum truck. Therefore, once the need or requirement is identified, you will be able to hire the best machinery for it. For instance, vactors will serve well when it comes to sewer collection, flood management and unblocking clogged areas.  Learn more

2. Charges.

According to Haaker Equipment Company, it is important to compare the cost of buying, leasing or renting this type of machinery when compared to manual operations. On the other hand, you should consider your budget allocation for cleaning activities.

If getting services from such an equipment is expensive, you can use the next cheap method. This will make sure you have acted within the budget. In addition, you should select the cheaper acquiring method. That is either renting or leasing.

3. Operation or working process of the truck.

In fact, many Vacuum Trucks for Sale have many features that at times may confuse the customer or client. Therefore, when looking for a truck to offer certain services, you first to understand its primary role and how it works. This will help you in hiring, renting or leasing a machine that will help you. View  Haaker Equipment Company


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Calcutta Maps

Mapping Calcutta

Maps are significant resources in our quest to interpret and understand the Indian city. A collection of maps produced over time reveals how a place has grown and developed whilst other parts are erased and superseded. Maps should not be thought of as simply a means to navigate (although this is very important); they are not innocent documents but highly political modes of representation. The mapping of a territory suggests ownership, domination and control. What is included (and left out) of a map also needs careful consideration, for each map is produced with a specific purpose and cannot show ‘everything’. This process of editing and privileging certain information above other data can reveal agendas, how the city was seen and wider social concerns particularly in the notions of defence and sanitation. The brochure below was produced by Centre for Studies in Social Science, Calcutta with cartography from the Visual Archives, with text by by Keya Dasgupta. Maps of Calcutta from 1742 – 2008 are included.

Click the link to view a PDF of the booklet: Mapping Calcutta


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European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Global internet: ETNO welcomes ICANN 55 decisions

ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, welcomes the decisions taken last night in Marrakesh by the Board of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

The approval of the accountability proposal is an important milestone towards improving the governance of the internet and the management of domain names. Thanks to this decision, the ICANN Board will refer the proposal to the NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration), the competent agency of the United States Department of Commerce to  finalise the transition of IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) to the international community by the end of September 2016. ICANN is therefore a step closer to building an open, independent and inclusive multi-stakeholder governance model of the internet.

Lise Fuhr, Director General of ETNO, said: “The internet and the digital ecosystem are global. Yesterday’s decisions recognise the role of the internet community and of stakeholders in the governance of the internet. The work of the accountability group has been an excellent experience of joint effort by all stakeholders to improve internet governance, with an open and cooperative spirit. We should continue building on this positive experience to empower the future work on the transition. We thank the outgoing CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehadé for his extraordinary efforts and look forward to working with the incoming CEO, Göran Marby”.

Background information

ETNO has been consistently supporting the internationalisation of ICANN’s IANA functions and an open, inclusive multi-stakeholder governance model.

Lise Fuhr, ETNO’s Director General, is involved since her prior role in this process. As a Co-Chair of the Cross Community Working Group for the IANA Stewardship Transition, in the coming months she will continue working on the implementation of the transition until it is completed.

ETNO’s Internet Governance Working Group and its Chair Christoph Steck are actively participating into the stakeholders’ work-streams. ETNO is also active in the broader internet governance debate and Christoph Steck is an elected private sector representative to the NetMundial Initiative's Multi-Stakeholder Coordination Committee and Co-chair of Internet Society' s Organizational Members Advisory Committee (OMAC).

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  • Telecom Italia
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  • Telekom Slovenije
  • Telenor
  • Telia Company
  • Turk Telekom
  • Vivacom
  • AT&T
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  • Ericsson
  • Huawei
  • Nokia
  • Qualcomm Europe Inc.
  • Verizon

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Happy Birthday Curiosity!   1 comment

🚀It’s Mars Rover Curiosity’s Birthday Today!!🎁🚀🍰

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Global Martian Dust Storm   9 comments

The View from Insight! 🙂

It’s pretty packed here on the Mars Insight Probe and there’s nothing much to see outside right now… so we’ve been watching live streams of the dust storm taking over Mars to pass the time…Not very impressed with the view there right now either! 😉

The Martian dust storm that has been engulfing the red planet for the last two weeks or so has now ballooned into full-blown global dust event magnitudes (officially known as a “planet-encircling” dust event.) as of 20th June. The atmospheric dust-haze now surrounding Mars and blocking out the sunlight as it covers the sky, is in the region of six to eight times greater than its seasonally normal density. In the absence of sunlight dusty red Mars has taken on a weirdly spooky-shadowless appearance.

Mars 2Poor little “Oppy” (NASA’s Opportunity rover) has been somewhat swamped, being in the wrong place at the wrong time and the Martian dust storm has diminished the sunlight it relies on for power, to such an extent (like completely obliterated it) that “Oppy” has been compelled to postpone all of its science activities until further notice. Without enough available power from its solar panels Oppy could not even “call home,” and NASA and Oppy lost contact altogether on 12th June 2018.

Mars 3Over on a different part of the planet at the infamous Gale Crater, Curiosity (NASA’s Curiosity rover), which has been hard at work studying the Martian soil in the region, has fared considerably better and it isn’t anticipated to be unduly bothered by the dust. Despite the antics of the Martian dust storm diminishing both sunlight and visibility in Gale Crater, Curiosity, who arrived on Mars five years after the last Martian dust storm of this nature, in 2007, has the edge over “Oppy” because it sports a nuclear-powered battery running 24/7 and doesn’t therefore have power issues to sweat over, unlike “Oppy”.

MarsThe offending dusty haze floating around the Martian atmosphere, resulting from the storm which is blocking out the sunlight, is known as “tau.” This tau level is at an all-time high rising tau level 8.0 at Curiosity’s location in Gale Crater. No higher tau has ever been recorded by the mission. The area close to Oppy’s location last measured a tau of almost level 11, and at such a high dust intensity it rendered impossible the job of Oppy – the longest working Mars rover, to provide any kind of precise measurements.

Of course we experience dust storms of our own here on Earth. They occur  in the desert regions of, for example, the Middle East, North Africa and some southwest regions of the USA . However, thanks to our thicker atmosphere and its structural design along with the stronger gravity of Earth than on Mars, the dust is compelled to settle rather than floating around the atmosphere, as on Mars.  Our planet also benefits from the presence of land-growing vegetation.

Mars 4Usually dust storms occurring on Mars are confined locally.  This current storm is distinctive in that it covers an area the equivalent of the combination of Earth’s N America and Russia.  On a positive note it is a great opportunity to gain a more advanced knowledge of the way in which these Martian storms occur, progress and ultimately influence the red planet.

In the meantime Wolfie is passing the time chomping through stray pieces of liver cake floating past, posing for selfies and eyeing up the strange Manor-like building drifting randomly past the windows…. 🙂

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

InSight is GO!!   12 comments

InSight launched successfully and Wolfie is GO for Mars! 🚀🛰😀

LEGO Safari Hunt – Easter 2018   11 comments

The Great Brick Safari LEGO Hunt

Lego Bricks Safari Tour was a fun interactive family event held over Easter at the Festival Place shopping Centre in Basingstoke, North Hampshire by the UK’s sole LEGO-certified building company – Bright Bricks, based in Bordon, Hampshire.

I chanced on this fun jungle trail quite by accident and consequently didn’t know what it was and therefore, only discovered the animals inside the shopping centre. So! Not too many photos got taken! But I have included a selection of the ones I did have the good fortune to encounter along the way. I was a touch disappointed to learn there were no LEGO Icewolves on display but still 😉

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The aim was to find as many animals as possible to win prizes, and there were also creative workshops for the children, of which there were many! Here they had the opportunity to build either their own LEGO tiger or lion face, which they could then take home with them. Wolfie considered this idea but decided an Icewolf was unlikely to be allowed access! However, the LEGO Safari jeep where selfie-lovers could indulge themselves with endless selfies was a tempting proposition 🙂

There were in total, 20+ sculptures of LEGO zoo and jungle animals on display which had natural appeal to all age groups, and they were built to impressive life-size proportions. Shame Wolfie didn’t realise they were also to be found in a variety of different spots outside Festival Place Shopping Centre as well as inside it, but hey ho! Such is the life of an Icewolf! 😉

Sculptures included crocodile, which I did manage to find, an ostrich, gorilla, warthog, and lion, which I assume were outside somewhere, and apparently there were parrots and spiders on show…somewhere! No problem missing the spiders but I would have liked to see the parrot. The pictures of it all appear to be copyrighted so are not here (the photos on show are my own) but it was very bright and parrotish!! 1 million+ LEGO bricks were used to construct the safari sculptures, and an eye-watering total of 6,241 building hours spent doing so, by a specialist team. Pretty awesome job done, in the eyes of Wolfie 🙂

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What if There was Life on Other Worlds?   19 comments

The UN Outer Space Treaty and Planetary Protection

What is Planetary Protection?

Planetary protection refers to ‘interplanetary contamination’ – protecting solar system bodies (i.e., planets, moons, comets, and asteroids) from ‘biological contamination’ by Earth organisms, (Forward contamination – the transfer ofviable organisms’ from Earth to another interplanetary body), and protecting Earth from the transmission of alien organisms, to Earth’s biosphere e.g. as a result of ‘extra-terrestrial sample-return missions.’ (Back contamination)

The Outer Space Treaty

Why is Planetary Protection Important?

Planetary protection is a directive code in the blueprint of an interplanetary assignment, and is critical for several important reasons:

  • mirrors the unknown nature of the space environment
  • to safeguard our ability to study other worlds in detail, in their natural conditions
  • to prevent contamination that would make it difficult/impossible to find potential life on another world
  • to ensure that we take judicious safety measures to shield Earth’s biosphere in case it does.

The UN Outer Space Treaty and Planetary Protection

The legal basis for planetary protection is located in Article IX of the United Nations Outer Space Treaty ratified in 1967 by the US, USSR, and UK.

“Article IX: … States Parties to the Treaty shall pursue studies of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and conduct exploration of them so as to avoid their harmful contamination and also adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extra-terrestrial matter and, where necessary, shall adopt appropriate measures for this purpose.”

Requirements for Protecting Life on Other Bodies

Planetary protection prerequisites for each mission and interplanetary body in focus are ascertained based on the scientific advice of the Space Studies Board, NASA or international policy guidelines.

Each mission is categorized according to:

  • Type of mission (e.g. flyby, orbiter, or lander)
  • Nature of its destination (e.g. a planet, moon, comet, or asteroid)
  • And the planetary bodies that may be discovered over the course of the mission (e.g. Mars and Europa).

Proposal to Increase Time-Scale for Planetary Protection

In the case of  Europa, the majority opinion was, that not only should Europa be kept it is not contamination-free during current times of exploration, but that it could well be scientifically important enough to warrant being kept in an un-touched and un-contaminated condition for future generations to benefit from studying too.

“One consequence of this view is that Europa must be protected from contamination for an open-ended period, until it can be demonstrated that no ocean exists or that no organisms are present. Thus, we need to be concerned that over a time scale on the order of 10 million to 100 million years (an approximate age for the surface of Europa), any contaminating material is likely to be carried into the deep ice crust or into the underlying ocean.”

(The minority opinion was that these protection measures are unnecessarily strong.)

But What About the Natives??!!

Europa and Alien Life

It is natural that we should want to explore worlds with the potential for life, and even to exploit them, but what if these worlds, such as Europa, do prove to have natives? There are different views on this subject. For example:

  • If the life is only microbial then there is no cause to worry about it. We should not let microbes interfere with potential colonisation.
  • It has its own ecosystem, and this should be left alone. However, if the long-term aim was to terraform Europa it would change the climate of the moon along with the rest of Europa.

Will we as egotistical humans decide, that despite knowing that this is a world that we have had no hand in creating, none-the-less that we should take measures to change it anyway? Or will we recognise our boundaries and appreciate that we have a unique standing in the cosmos, and therefore put aside our arrogance and leave untouched, a world, and possibly an eco-system, that we have had no hand in creating?

Europa’s Icewolf’s Personal Howl!

My personal howl on this subject is that absolutely Europa needs to be protected from Earth contamination! We do not know the consequences of any potential contamination. And precautions should be taken so that accurate observations can be made regarding any life found on Europa. If we find life there, it will have its own ecosystem and we should leave it alone and allow it to be a nature reserve moon. We may even be able to find ways to improve its habitat to help its life to thrive in ways not yet possible for it on icy Europa. It may be possible to ring fence the inhabited areas to reduce human contact, but it seems to me that such action would serve only to damage Europa, and ultimately this moon needs to be left alone!

As mentioned earlier, backward contamination by micro-organisms (e.g. bacteria, certain algae and fungi) from other worlds are also a risk, when carried back to Earth on probes. which could have catastrophic upshots for Earth dwellers. Our immune systems will not have any resistance to extra-terrestrial micro-organisms. Not only would our bodies be totally unable to fight them it is pretty much guaranteed that we would have no time and no opportunity to research the creation of the necessary vaccine. Therefore, it will be essential to have high-level, cutting-edge systems for filtering and highly advanced procedures in place.

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Discovering beyond all doubt that alien life does exist would have big impacts on Earth.

  • Inevitably there would be changes to terrestrial science, technology, religion, politics and ecosystems as a result of contact with extra-terrestrial life, whether it be microbial or a technologically advanced civilisation.

Consequences for Society and Cultural Back-Lashes

Nobody will avoid the impact from the culture shock that would occur if we were to discover extra-terrestrial life, whatever form it might take. We would be forced to face the sudden reality that we were not a unique exception in the universe, which could cause a very serious back-lash in society as we know it. A culture shock of this nature could last for decades, possibly centuries. It would not only be ourselves affected in the deepest and most profound of ways but also our children and our children’s children. As we reach out to new, unexplored worlds with no real knowledge of what we might find there, exactly how the potential revelation of extra-terrestrial life and the impact on future generations is an issue that requires our consideration…

Sources:   (SpaceTreaty PDF)  (What Finding Alien Life Could Mean for Earth)  (Potential Cultural Impact)

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😃Send Your Name to the Sun 😃🛰🚀

So! That’s Icewolf’s summer holiday sorted! And a sun tan the like of which has never been seen before!!

Launch Site: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center:  July 31 – Aug 19, 2018

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And now we welcome the New Year. Full of things that have never been. (Rainer Maria Rilke)

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering “It will be happier.” (Alfred Lord Tennyson)


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A tragic story of a life cut short before reaching its substantial potential, Heather O'Rourke began acting at the age of 5, and made her first notable appearance in 1982, playing the role of Heather Pfister in the waning years of the TV sitcom "Happy Days" It was that same year which would produce the role that has immortalized her: Poltergeist.

A brilliant screen test allowed her to snatch the role from its original intended recipient, Drew Barrymore. Heather's character, Carol Anne Freeling, delivered the most famous line in the movie: "They're heeeeeere." She stole the show with her performance and was lauded as one of the top upcoming actresses for years to come. She may have even pursued a career in directing, as she was constantly making home movies, and leaning more towards that than acting. She also had an incredible knack for memorization. Those who worked with her claimed she could memorize 60 pages of script in an hour.

She landed a large number of roles after Poltergeist. Besides the sequels, there were appearances in Chips, Fantasy Island, and the New Leave it to Beaver. She expressed excitement in being seen in roles other than Poltergeist.

While filming Poltergeist 3, Heather came down with flu-like symptoms. A visit to a specialist failed to detect her intestinal blockage. On January 30th, 1988, she crawled into her parents' bed, saying she didn't feel well. The next day she got up, deciding to go to school, and ate some toast. She fainted and quickly became discolored. She was flown to an emergency room and died on the operating table on February 1st. (IMDB was used to research this entry.)

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Syd Mead is an illustrator, designer, and conceptual artist most famous for his design work on films such as Blade Runner, Aliens, and TRON.

He was born in 1934 Minnesota and spent his youth living in various areas of the western United States. His first job came as a cel animator in Colorado Springs, Colorado at 19. After a brief stint in the Army serving in Okinawa, Syd returned to the US and entered the Art Center of Los Angeles. Upon graduation, his design skills and streamlined eye were a welcome commodity in the shiny, progressive post-war America, and he quickly moved up the ranks from junior designer to design executive at Ford Styling, where he helped conceive many of the stylistic touches of cars such as the Ford Mustang. Over the years he did very well for himself, and eventually opened his own company, Syd Mead Inc., in 1970.

His lifelong obsession with cars and modernism eventually led him to the movie industry, where his clean and innovative designs were quickly put to use on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Part of Syd's charm was his knowledge of Japanese technophilia, which informed much of his forward thinking, and his technical knowhow and precision were a sharp contrast to the abstract futurism of films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and THX 1138. After Star Trek, Mead began work on his most famous projects, Blade Runner and Tron. His work can be seen all across both films, from the famous Tron Light Cycles to many of the futuristic transports and environments that litter the dark scenes of Blade Runner.

Since 1980 Mead has been a steady influence on Hollywood science fiction, performing work on 2010: A Space Odyssey, James Cameron's Aliens, Johnny 5 of Short Circuit fame, Solar Crisis, Johnny Mnemonic, Strange Days, Jetsons: The Movie, Mission to Mars, The Core, and most recently 2005's The Island. In addition to his movie work, he has provided technical and design assistance to among others Disney, Lego, Bandai, Playboy, Honda, Mattel, Toyota, and LucasFilms. He has designed watches, yachts, buildings, Hot Wheels, golf courses, action figures, robots, video games, album art, scooters, the poster art for DragonCon, and the Planet Express ship for Futurama. His legacy is captured beautifully in the numerous art and design books he's released over the years.

The chief aspect of Syd Mead's work is its sense of realism. Many conceptual designers like to delve in worlds we've only imagined, but Mead's work is grounded even in the face of the sheer unreality of the work that surrounds it. His reimagining of the Gundam Mobile Suit, for example, seems to simply be providing the inevitable extension of robotic structures already in place in today's society. Mead's future is the best of both worlds: it's so plausible that it seamlessly integrates with the story elements, and yet still inspiring to other designers and dreamers looking for a glimpse into what could be with a little ingenue and elbow grease.

Highly recommended is his book Sentury, a fairly comprehensive look at his art over the years.

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The Basics of Bio Control of Insects for Greenhouses and Nurseries

Bio control of insects in greenhouses and nurseries is a pest management strategy that is increasing in use and application. This video covers some of the bio control agents (BCA's) that are being used in horticultural applications.
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These methods are successful when managed properly and control is attainable using BCA's individually and with soft chemicals. The importance of scouting is a significant part of a successful bio control program, and this process is explained along with the methods for implementation.

Bio control of insects is a strategy that is gaining adherents in greenhouses and nurseries currently. Some of the production greenhouses using bio control in Pennsylvania include Creek Hill Nursery, and North Creek Nurseries. Botanic gardens and arboreta also use this insect management strategy (such as Longwood Gardens), and aspects of bio control are utilized at the Penn State Flower Trials as well. Laura Buck, IPM coordinator at Creek Hill Nursery, is interviewed about the success of the bio control program and the scouting procedures that are used at Creek Hill.

Some of the typical greenhouse and nursery pests are shown in this program, including aphids, spider mites, thrips, white flies, and fungus gnats. Selected predatory and parasitizing BCA's that attack these pest insects are also shown in this video as well. The principals of the use of bio control are briefly explained, along with some information on successful application of these pest bio control measures.

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- [Sinclair] Biocontrol is an important tool for greenhouse and nursery use.

A number of commercial firms are using this strategy to successfully control insects, such as perennial plug producer North Creek Nurseries, shown here in Landenberg, Pennsylvania.

Creek Hill Nursery in Leola, Pennsylvania also uses this method of insect control successfully.

Botanic gardens and arboretum can implement biocontrol where collections of plants are permanent to semi-permanent.

At the Penn State flower trials, aspects of biocontrol are used both in the greenhouse and field production of the flowers being tested each season.

Aphids are one of the first insects we typically see in spring.

Over 4,000 species are known and about 250 are serious pests of agricultural, forestry, and horticultural crops.

Aphids can multiply rapidly and two aphids on a plant or crop on Monday can multiply to 100 by Friday of the same week.

These sucking insects are vectors of many plant virus diseases.

Aphis nerii is a specialist and will only attack milkweed and oleander, unlike potato aphid.

Green peach aphid, or Myzus persicae, is another generalist and will attack a wide-range of plant species.

As they grow in population numbers, winged adults will form and move to other plant species.

Macrosiphoniella sanborni, or the chrysanthemum aphid, is a very specialized aphid and will only attack chrysanthemum.

Prompt aphid control is an important aspect of good horticultural practices.

A number of good generalist predators are available commercially, like ladybird beetles.

Not only do they attack aphids, but they will attack other problem insects like mealy bugs.

This picture shows a large number of ladybird beetles found in the United States.

This collection is part of the USDA ladybird species collection.

One ladybird beetle can consume 5,000 aphids in its lifespan.

Larvae are particularly effective as predators in the ladybird species.

Green lacewings are also a useful predator of the generalist type, as they eat many insects.

They can consume scale, spider mites, mealy bugs, and others.

This is an adult lacewing, but the larval stage is very effective in controlling many species of insects.

Usually they have large wings with lacy markings.

Generally they do not reproduce in greenhouses.

Aphidoletes is a delicate midge that lays 100 to 200 eggs per female and the larvae will kill about four to 65 aphids.

Aphelinus is about three thirty-seconds of an inch long and is best used preventatively and can be applied with Aphidius.

Aphidius colemani and ervi are used commercially and are less than one-eighth of an inch long and not affected by day length; controlling cotton aphid, green peach aphid, tobacco aphid and bird cherry oat aphid.

The larger aphids are controlled by Aphidius col ervi.

This is an aphid mummy which is the result of an ervi or colemani attack.

As you can see, the parasitization right here, then the larvae will chew their way out of the backside of the aphid.

Syrphid flies are wonderful beneficials that actually will work their way into the greenhouse.

The adults feed on nectar, but the maggots or larvae feed on aphids.

They are very effective in cleaning up an infestation of aphids in many types of plants.

Scouting is very important as an aspect of a sound biological control strategy and successful implementation is necessary to scout on a weekly basis to determine changes in insect populations.

Two spotted spider mite typically feeds on the lower leaf surfaces and chemical resistance makes this a prime target for biological control.

Phytoseiulus persimilis is a predatory mite and one of the effective biocontrol strategies.

Phytoseiulus moves rapidly, as you can see, seeking out two spotted spider mites in the foliar canopy of the plant.

This is a very common successful control, giving a quick knockdown of spider mites.

Phytoseiulus persimilis will consume 20 spider mites per day, typically, and does a very good job of cleaning up a crop on a foliar canopy.

To deploy these mites is a simple matter, shaking them out over the crop to be treated.

Another way to get them into the canopy is to use a sachet for vertical systems or hanging baskets.

When you have this much flowering material in a greenhouse, likely you will find thrips.

Thrips such as western flower thrips not only transmit virus diseases, but they also damage flowers and foliage of many plant species.

Again, chemical resistance has been shown with thrips and biological control can be a very good alternative strategy.

Typically, thrips feed on nectar and pollen as well as flower petals and foliage.

They're transported on the wind and can move about geographically.

While there are many choices for biocontrol, one effective control is the minute pirate bug.

Orius can survive on nectar and pollen in the absence of thrips.

Poinsettias, a long-term greenhouse crop, are often beleaguered with white flies in the later part of the production cycle.

Greenhouse white flies have also shown chemical resistance and biocontrol has proven to work well.

Delphastus is an excellent consumer of white fly.

Rove beetles are useful in the cleanup of undesirable insects in potting media, consuming a wide range of species.

Fungus gnats are a particular problem in young plants, seedlings and cuttings.

Larvae chew on the root systems of young plants and adults are distinguishable by a Y-shaped vein pattern in the wing.

Fortunately, these are easily controlled using beneficial nematodes.

Steinernema may be applied through the hose injector system or with a watering can.

Simply dissolve the material in the water and apply through the hose and injector.

For a good biological control program, scouting and recordkeeping are paramount.

Work closely with your BCA suppliers, adjust the chemical use to fit your biocontrol strategy and preserve and conserve the naturally occurring BCAs in your environment.

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5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session

Posted May 11, 2018 by Julie in Guest Posts, Parenting / 0 Comments

Tips for Shooting Your Family Photography Session

Tips for Shooting Your Family Photography Session

5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session

Shooting family pictures isn’t so easy. Having photography sessions with kids requires a lot of patience and effort. The only way you can make a family photography session fruitful is by changing your own attitude to shoot.

Most parents are not satisfied with the pictures they receive from the photographer after long tiring poses in daylight. The pictures do look good but they make you feel like you and your family just posed for the camera. If you want the best moments with your family captured most beautifully, I have 5 simple tips to help you shoot your first stress-free family photography session.

Here is the deal:

Be flexible.

You might think that you have the most smiling baby in the world but when you will start shooting pictures, the little munchkin may start crying or become annoyed. Family photographs involve all kinds of age groups and there is always one child in the family who is least interested in the family photography session.

You have to be flexible and ready for all kinds of disturbances. Just don’t start panicking if it’s not going according to your plans. That’s the beauty of family photos. They just don’t look good; they feel good when you see them. Unexpected and natural poses make the photographs more memorable. With simple ideas in mind and positive attitude, you can have a stress free photo session of your family.

Posing is so overrated.

When we talk about shooting pictures of family or kids, the meaning of word ‘posing’ must change. Regular posing is just about managing the small details of the subject’s posture in the photos. That mostly involves moving the head a little to the left, keeping the front foot forward, less slouching etc.

This way the pictures look perfect but your one-year-old baby can’t do that.

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The approach for posing must change according to the age groups you have in the family photos. Instead of suggesting your kids do stiff poses for you allow them to enjoy being photographed. Try some fun poses with your family by holding balloons in hands, circling like a train, laughing out loud, hugging each other tightly, dancing or playing. What happens when your family is advised to do stiff poses? They become so uncomfortable and awkward that they start hating family photo sessions. Make it exciting for them by allowing them to pose for you according to their wishes.

Your kids must enjoy the photo sessions.

Do you remember how it was to be photographed when you were a kid? Dressing up according to your parents and then sitting in a lame position with your siblings to act all happy in the photos. What’s so happy about posing like this for a photographer? Instead of hiring a photographer, you can set up a recommended pro DSLR model on your own for your family photo session. Create situations which allow you to take beautiful, fun and lively photos of your family. What’s the point of a family photo session when your family looks happy but they don’t feel happy?

You can have this photography session while you are on a vacation or you can simply plan an outing outdoor in daylight to have the best family pictures.

Trust me, real and natural looking photos of your family are way more valuable than the ones taken in studios with fake smiles.

Focus on the heads.

The most useful tip to use when you are making your family pose is quite simple.

Keep their heads close to the same level. Family photo sessions are more about shooting relations and interactions and it doesn’t translate into pictures when everybody is standing far from each other. To sit down and pose can be easy for kids especially when you have various heights in the family.

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Search for vibrant colors, textures, and clean backgrounds. You can utilize staircases and benches as well. There are many options. You can make the children sit between or beside parents. The whole family can sit or you can make the kids stand and parents sit.  Go for whatever suits the frame best. You can also hold your kids in the pictures as it provides some vibe and feel of warm interaction.

Always start the session with essential shots.

Kids have very less patience for boring stuff. Though we all adore the candid interaction shots, we still wish to have one shot in which everyone is sitting perfectly looking directly in the camera. It is easy to get a shot like this at the start of the photo session as your kids are more cooperative and fresh at that point. Let them play and pose naturally after you get done with your essential shots.

For most families, the must-have shots are a family shot, shots of parents, and all the kids together in one picture.

Variety is important.

Variety is what makes your family photo albums so great. Too static and common pictures make it look boring.

Here are some easy and fun poses that you can try out with your kids to keep them involved in posing.

5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session
5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session
5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session
5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session
5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session
5 Tips for Shooting Your First Stress-free Family Photography Session

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Stephanie Lewis is a writer and a newborn photographer. She joined Photography Concentrate team in 2017 and since then she has been trying to pursue the best photography and editing practices. Besides photography, she loves having coffee, meeting new people and traveling to exotic places. Read more photography posts at https://photographyconcentrate.com/

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Nobody Greater by Vashawn Mitchell (MP3) February 28, 2011

Psalm 93:1 (King James Version)

1The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

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Seasons (MP3) by Donald Lawrence and The Tr-City Singers April 25-May 4, 2010

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Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

9 What does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. 13 That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

15 Whatever is has already been,
and what will be has been before;
and God will call the past to account. [a]

16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

17 I thought in my heart,
“God will bring to judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time for every deed.”

18 I also thought, “As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. 19 Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath [b] ; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. 20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. 21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal [c] goes down into the earth?”

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

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Set Your Mind! April 9-16, 2010

I don’t know when it happened, but slowly over the past month or so I allowed myself to set my mind on things on earth.  I was totally out of sync.  Obviously, there was a lot of grace there because I was the only person who truly knew it.  I began to get warnings from the Holy Spirit and this was happening when I was out amongst other people.  I would hear the words:  “Be quiet…do not speak!”

If it doesn’t make sense to you…you are not alone.  I didn’t get it yet I know what I heard.  I would be quiet for a while and then when I thought it was “safe”; I’d say something.  Every single time…I regretted opening my mouth.

I can explain; though few would.  There was a negative spirit trying to overtake me. The whole idea… began to bother me…so I decided to take some time out to  seclude myself.  I began to pray more, worship more, I repented, I praised and then I did something that really changed things:

I began to take Holy Communion daily asking God to reveal my weaknesses.

He did!

During the course of it all…I was setting my mind…only on the Heavenly things and an exchange took place.  God gave me fresh revelation that I needed. With great humility I say that He allowed me to fast.  I’ve fasted before…but this time was different. I admit that I don’t know why.  But, I’ll also admit that I’m glad.

“Set your mind on things above, and not on things on the earth.”  Colossians 3: 2

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That’s Reason Enough (MP3)by Victoria Griffin Leigh & The Times Square Church Choir April 8- 15, 2010

2 Corinthians 5:21 (Amplified Bible)

21For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [[a]endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].


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Lemon Roasted Prawns

IMG_6045Preparing a lunch the other day for visiting friends, I was wrapped up in a gluten-free, vegetarian, lactose intolerant, garlic-free menu preparation.  I really don’t mind being given parameters to cook from, as it simply narrows down the field of options.  Which is not a bad thing as it helps me to be creative.

Recently I read an article about Instinctos. I suggest you read up on it rather than me trying to explain it in any detail.  The basic premise is that an Instincto is guided by their sense of smell of raw foods, and when the right smell is found, they eat it.  As I have now found the hardest people to serve food to, I won’t complain again about someone’s life choices when it comes to food.

Here’s a very simple garlic-free recipe for prawns that I came up with for the meal.  The prawns were delicious, and I noticed more than one person sucking the cooked lemon away from the peel.

Click here for printable version.

Serves 8 as a side dish or appetizer

2 T olive oil

1 large yellow onion

2 lemons

½ t dried chilies

½ t salt

24 raw prawns, tail on (21-25 per lb size about a pound or 500 gr)

Preheat the oven to 400°

Line a large baking sheet with parchment.

Cut the onions into narrow wedges.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add in the onions and cook for about 2-3 minutes until they start to become translucent.

Add in the chilies and salt.IMG_6035

Cut the lemons in ½“ slices (crosswise, not wedges), then cut each slice into 4 pieces, including the ends.IMG_6036

Add the lemon pieces to the onions in the skillet.

Continue cooking until the lemons start to weep, and start to change colour, 3 – 4 minutes.IMG_6037

Scrape all of the pan mixture onto the parchment.IMG_6038

Put the prawns on top, and gently mix them in, spreading the mixture over the whole of the pan.IMG_6041

Roast for 10 minutes, until the prawns have just become pink and opaque.

Serve immediately with the roasted onions & lemons.

Note: if using frozen prawns, simply put them in a bowl of cold water in the fridge for a few hours to thaw.  Drain & blot dry before proceeding with the recipe.

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Pumpkin Loaf with Cranberries & Ginger

img_3183It’s the first weekend in October, raining outside, and I’ve set the thermostat for the upcoming colder weather. There’s something great about turning off the furnace in April, and equally great about turning it back on in the fall. October on Thetis usually gives us an evenly mixed bag of warm & sunny days and cool & rainy days. Giving us time to say good-bye to summer, and start to appreciate and accept the upcoming winter.

The trees are laden with apples and pears, which desperately need to be picked before the raccoons settle in to eat them all. The oak leaves are starting to show their bold reds, with the maples just starting to have golden crowns.   I love this time year, it inspires me to get back in the kitchen to create some new things, and test out some simmering ideas I have. Here’s this week’s offering, a very light pumpkin loaf, studded with bright cranberries and pungent ginger. Drizzled with a vanilla-cinnamon glaze, it slices beautifully, and is perfect for snacking. Enjoy it as you feel the autumn settle in around you, like a well-loved blanket.

4 – 1# loaf tins (5¾” x 3”) or 2 – 2# loaf tins (8½“ x 4½“)

½ c candied ginger, diced into approximately ¼“ pieces (about 60 gr)

½ c fresh or frozen cranberries      (about 85 gr)

2½ c flour (350 gr)

2 t baking powder

2 t ground ginger

¾ t salt

¾ c canola oil

1 c sugar (¼ c + ¾ c)

1 c brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 – 14oz/ 398 ml tin of pumpkin purée

1 c icing sugar

1 ½ T milk or cream

½ t vanilla

½ t cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 375°

Lightly grease the bottoms of your pans.

In a small bowl, toss the ginger and cranberries with ¼ c of the white sugar.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, and salt.

Into the bowl of a mixer, put the canola oil, the remaining ¾ c of white sugar, the brown sugar, and the eggs.

Beat for 2 full minutes.

Add in the pumpkin and beat for another minute. img_3156

img_3158Note: The mixing of the “liquid” ingredients can be done by hand with a whisk, but be sure to completely emulsify the first four of these ingredients before whisking the pumpkin in thoroughly.

Add the dry ingredients into the liquid ingredients and mix until incorporated.

Stir in the sugar dusted ginger and cranberries, along with any loose sugar.img_3161

Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smoothing the tops.img_3163

Bake in the center of the oven for 30-35 minutes for the 1# pans, and 50-55 minutes for the 2# pans.

Test with a toothpick for doneness.

Let rest for 10 minutes after removing from the oven.

Slide a sharp knife around the sides of the loaves before removing from the pans, and finish cooling on racks.

img_3166 When the loaves are cool, mix the glaze.

Into a small bowl put the icing sugar, milk, vanilla & cinnamon.

Whisk together until smooth, adding a few more drops of milk if needed to mix to a drizzling consistency.

Put the glaze into a small sealable bag.

Diagonally snip off one of the lower corners of the bag, about ¼“ across.

Drizzle the glaze back and forth over the loaves.img_3175

Let the glaze set.

Cut the loaves into ½” slices, and enjoy.

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Massey Ferguson 8700 Series V3.0.3.0

Fixed texture directory.

Version Hotfix
1. Fixed signal bar decal specular image.
2. Fixed signal bar decal not showing.
3. Removed warning triangles on signal bars.
4. Added one warning triangle on the back.

Added selectable color.
Added MF weight pack with logo.
Change warning panels for warning bar with signals.
Added MR version of mod.
Increased worklight range.
Replaced the Xenon version with MR version to make download smaller.

This is the games default MF 8700. I have made a number of changes.
If this mod is not found on modhoster then it is not the official version of the mod.

Version Uploaded @ 05:00 EST Feb 24, 2018

Version Features:
Selectable Color.
Selectable Extras (more coming).
Narrow twin tire set.
Panel and dash board lighting.
Side warning bars with signals.
MF weight pack with logo.
Increased worklight range.
Selectable warning triangle.
Two versions of mod included. One is MR compatable (MR mod required).

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

With the advent of modern social media, some friends and parishioners have from time to time suggested that I record and upload my homilies onto my blog. I have been hesitant to do so because it seemed egotistical for me to think that people would want to listen to them, but they reminded me that other priests have done so, that it is part of using the modern technology to reach people, and they told me they thought my homilies were good enough to post. So, taking their advice, I’ve decided that I will occasionally record and post my homily on my blog for anyone who wishes to listen to it. Here is today’s:

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

Getting people to go to Church on Sunday: addressing the malady and not merely the symptom

This article was published in the ChristLife Magazine at the request of Dianne Davis and David Nodar of ChristLife.

As Christians, our “mission statement” is very clear: “Go out and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you, and know that I am with you always, even until the end of the age.” (Matt. 28:19-20) Any parish that is truly striving to be faithful to our call to be disciples and to have a missionary spirit rather than simply being stuck imakediscipleswpn maintenance mode struggles with the question of how to bring in people who have left the faith as well as reach people who have never known Christ. When we especially think of the question of people who have left, there are so many different ways we have tried to reach out to them. My experience, however, has convinced me that we’ve been addressing the symptoms and not the malady. Lots of people, for example, say that they’re bored at mass or they don’t get anything out of it. While this is true, we’ve responded in all the wrong ways to try to make them “get something out of mass.” We’ve brought in puppets and balloons, we’ve told jokes and done shtick, all to no avail. As a priest I’ve tried all the gimmicks that are touted with the promise that they will get people to come to mass. Perhaps they work for a time, but none of them offers the permanent effect of faithful discipleship. I was told for example that if you want to get teenagers to come to mass you need to have a rock mass. So we did that. We got all of the teenagers who had ability to play musical instruments together and set up a rock mass once a month on a Sunday night and we rocked the church! That place was jumping and many of the people there enjoyed it very much. But what we noticed month after month was that it never brought any other teenagers back to church. The teens who told their friends about it found it was not enough to get them to start coming to mass. They weren’t staying away because they didn’t like the music – that was the reason we told ourselves. The real reason was that they didn’t come to mass because they saw no value in it. When it comes to little children and getting their parents to attend mass, we were told that we should have special masses for children because their parents will come. This is true – to an extent. When children are doing something at mass the parents will come, but that doesn’t make them come back the next week.

I have come to realize that all of the things that we’re trying to do to bring people back are simply addressing the symptom and not the malady. People are not staying away from church because they don’t like the music or because the priest is boring; those are the excuses they use. No, they are staying away because they don’t realize why we go to mass in the first place and why they need to be there. Most people don’t like to go to the doctor, but they go because they know it is important for them to do so. They don’t complain that they don’t like the music they play in the waiting room or that the doctor is boring and doesn’t tell jokes. If someone actually were to use that as an excuse for why they don’t go to the doctor, I doubt that anyone would tell doctors to learn good jokes and start playing different music in the office. Why, then, do we think this is the answer for how to bring people back to mass? This is not to say that we don’t strive to provide prayerful music, homilies, etc., but that we don’t make this an end in itself.

I have come to believe very firmly that the only way we are going to get people to return faithfully is to get them to see that “I need a regular relationship with Jesus that I will find not by praying on my own at home, but that I will find when I come to church every Sunday to receive the Eucharist for the forgiveness of my sins, to unite myself with Christ in his suffering, death, and resurrection, and be strengthened by my fellow Christians as we journey together to follow Christ and be a community.”

We’ve had lots of wonderful programs that have attempted to provide precisely this, yet many of them in my opinion have failed. I’ve used lots of retreat programs that had people giving personal witness talks about the power of Christ in their lives and the things he’s done for them, and they can be very powerful. The problem is that not everybody’s witness talk is appropriate, and some are questionable in their content or in their interpretation of what God actually did for them. I’ve heard peoplediscovering-christ say things that have made me cringe. In order to make sure every talk is appropriate the priest has to listen to every talk through beforehand to accept, modify, or reject it. Not only do most priests not have the ability to dedicate that much time to this, when he does suggest changes, some people’s feelings get hurt. Other times programs tend to become a clique. The people bind nicely to each other in the name of the program, but not in the parish and in the church, and it ends up creating a sub community of the parish rather than encouraging participants to be active members of the Church Universal. They tend to refer to each other as “my ‘Such-and-Such’ Program brothers and sisters”, but not “my fellow parishioners”, and certainly not, “my fellow Catholics.” Being members of the ministry program frequently becomes the end in itself to the exclusion of parishioners who are not part of the program. When this happens the program has failed in its stated purpose. It has brought people closer to each other but not together in Christ. They may strive to bring other people into the program, but it often becomes apparent that they are more interested in membership in the program rather than in the Church. ChristLife is different.

We started using Christ life a year ago, and like any other program I was optimistic but also skeptical, because I’ve been down this path before. What pleases me about ChristLife is that the heart of the program is not personal witness by individual volunteers but rather the videos that ChristLife provides. The videos are solid in their theology, but also touching. They have a way of communicating the need for Christ in his Church in a common sense manner that combines the beauty of being part of a community with an authentic encounter with Jesus. The programs do not turn in on themselves, having the people do merely a group huddle, but are founded firmly on Christ. Yes, there is certainly group sharing, and yes there is a great sense of community, but it is a community founded on Christ and not merely on membership in the group. We had members as young as twelve and as old as their eighties who started seeing the work of Christ in each other. ChristLife does what we want to do as a parish and what we need in a program: it brings people together in Christ. So many of the other programs have brought people together but the “in Christ” portion of it was somehow missing.

I am very happy with using ChristLife in our parish, and we are now planning to use it as our pre-catechumenate in hopes that people will experience the need for Christ and develop a desire to know and follow him before entering into the formal catechesis of the RCIA process. ChristLife is far less expensive than many of the programs that we have tried and the support from the Christ life staff is fantastic. The people on the ChristLife staff see their work as a ministry and not merely an occupation. I strongly encourage the use of ChristLife in every parish, as I think it is the only program out there that truly addresses the real malady and doesn’t merely spend time putting Band-Aids on wounds.


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  EarlyChildhood.org is a one-stop information source for exploring careers in early childhood and school-age child care programs, as well as information on career advancement. This site also includes information that supports quality improvement. This website was developed by the NYS Council on Children and Families Head Start Collaboration Project to support professional development and improve quality early childhood and school-age programs.
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Chile Relleno Frittata: An Eat Better™ Recipe

Eggs are a true superfood. With only 77 calories, a single egg has five grams of healthy fat, six grams of protein, several vitamins, and also folate, lutein, selenium, and choline. Important essential minerals, selenium aids thyroid function and choline is a powerful anti-oxidant that helps reduce inflammation and improve circulation. In 2016, the world’s oldest person (117 years old) said that eating two raw eggs a day was the secret to her longevity (along with divorcing an abusive husband)!

This easy-to-make chile relleno frittata is essentially a crust-less quiche or pie, and can be made with almost any ingredients, so it’s great for leftovers. Many recipes require pre-frying vegetables and/or meats, but this one skips that step.  I prefer using fresh poblano chiles roasted on the stove top, but whole canned green chiles will suffice. Bonus: this pie can be eaten hot, room temperature, or even cold.

  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup of half-and-half
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 cup canned black beans (rinsed)
  • 1 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 cup grated white cheddar cheese
  • 2 medium roasted poblano chiles (cut into strips)

Heat oven to 350°. Spray cooking oil on a 9-inch pie plate. Whisk eggs, spices, and cream in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, except for chiles, to the eggs. Pour mixture into the pie plate and arrange chiles on top. Bake on bottom oven rack for 20 minutes, until crust is brown, and then move to top oven rack to puff and brown for 10-15 more minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Release edges and bottom with a rubber spatula and slide on to a serving plate. Cut into six wedges and enjoy with your favorite salsa.

Servings: 6