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Speed Queen AWN412SP111TW01 - Tub Flange Bent Badly
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Working on a Speed Queen Washer - customer complaining about leak from tub - this was taken apart from what i hear by "An Authorized Speed Queen Technician" Highly doubt it - but customer said the technician hit a wall. When I got there the basket and hub was removed along with the tub seal and all parts left inside the washer. Got the washer back at the shop and did a little research - Tub Seal is no longer available from appliance parts store - found the seal kit on the Web so i ordered it. When I pulled the entire tub from the machine and removed the transmission I exposed the seal and bearing from bottom of tub - the inner seal was already removed when I notice the inner tub FLANGE WAS BADLY BENT from the technician when he removed the Inner Tub Seal - Tub Flange that is built into the tub has about a 1/4" steel lip wall surrounding the Inner Seal which is totally screwed up and BENT from technician when he removed the seal with screw driver or pry tool.

I saw multiple videos and the kit has a spacing washer ring for the transmission that mounts on transmission shaft they say to install spacing ring prior to mounting transmission. If I install the spacing ring onto the transmission as instructed to do so by instructions the transmission will not sit flush onto the frame to mount the bolts. So I installed it without it. The Flange Wall is so badly bent I'm afraid this seal will leak ($90. for seal kit) - so my questions is would it hurt to apply sealant to the inner wall of the Flange wall or will that screw up the inner seal? Afraid it will leak because seal Flange wall is so jacked up - I tried to straighten up the wall and bend up right? What are your thoughts??

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July 2017 (Volume 26, Number 7)

Research News: Editors' Choice

Putting a Spin on Black Hole Mergers

As the number of black hole merger observations continues to rise, astrophysicists may soon be able to figure out where these merging black holes come from. To date, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has detected three gravitational-wave signals — each bearing the mark of a violent collision of two black holes that eventually became one. The estimated mass in these gravitational pile-ups is relatively large, suggesting that the two initial black holes may themselves have been the product of earlier mergers between smaller black holes. If this so-called hierarchical formation is at work, then it could leave an imprint in the rotation rate, or spin, of the final black hole. Fortunately, spin is one of the quantities that can be inferred from LIGO data. Assuming hierarchical formation, Fishbach et al. calculated the expected distribution of spins and found it skewed towards black holes with high spins, as reported in Astrophysical Journal Letters (DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/aa7045). They showed that LIGO would only need about ten merger observations to determine whether or not all black holes formed hierarchically.

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How black holes spin may reveal how they formed.

Squeezing Out the Petawatts

Claiming the latest prize in the high-power laser sweepstakes, a research team has used an all-optical technique to compress and amplify optical pulses down to less than 20 femtoseconds in a petawatt-scale facility. In Optics Letters, Zeng et al. (DOI: 10.1364/OL.42.002014) report their use of chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) to reach a peak laser power of 4.9 petawatts. CPA involves imparting a frequency sweep to the pulse then sending different frequency components along paths of various lengths. At the output, the components pile up into a shorter pulse. CPA is a standard method for shortening laser pulse durations, but the research team was able to implement the method with an all-optical amplifier system. Conventional amplifiers that use doped glass or sapphire are limited to one or two petawatts, but the laser-pumped parametric amplifiers used here can go higher. Zeng et al. used lithium borate crystals to boost the pulse energy from hundreds of millijoules to over 168 joules. The authors believe that with larger crystals they can triple the peak power to 15 petawatts — a power level with which they could study exotic states of matter under extreme conditions.

Peeking at Piconewtons

What is the propulsion force of a single swimming bacteria? Unless you’ve got a probe with a resolution smaller than their movements, you’re at a loss for an answer. Thanks to delicate nanofibers and nanoparticles, however, researchers have now been able to develop a compact device that can measure forces with a sensitivity on the subpiconewton scale (less than 1 trillionth of a newton). In a paper from Nature Photonics (DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2017.74) Huang et al. described their optic force transducer (NOFT), which is made from gold nanoparticles bonded to a compressible glycol film coating a bed of nanofibers. Like a ball being pushed into a cushion, a stronger applied force on the nanoparticle causes it to move closer toward the fibers. The closer these gold particles are to the fibers, the stronger the optical signal they can emit. Thus the light intensity provides a quantitative force measurement. From calibration to detection, the NOFT platform was able to successfully detect forces associated with the swimming action of bacteria, not to mention small acoustic signatures from a beating heart cell. The team hopes to implement this compact device in microorganism environments for use in biomechanical and intracellular studies.

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An atomic force microscope (AFM) tip wiggles a bed of nanofibers; the oscillation is detected with light from a nanoparticle (NP).

Juno’s Jupiter Odyssey

Juno’s first lap around the Milky Way’s jovian giant in August 2016 was a milestone in space exploration. Hovering less than 5000 kilometers above the surface of Jupiter, the NASA spacecraft collected a plethora of observational data, which scientists have analyzed to better understand the ins, outs, and in-betweens of the gas planet. Two papers in Science, one by Bolton et al. (DOI: 10.1126/science.aal2108) and other by Connerney et al. (DOI: 10.1126/science.aam5928) reported the highlights of Juno’s initial discoveries — confirming some speculations and defying some modeling predictions. To name but a few, the pole-to-pole fly-by painted a picture of cyclones (counterclockwise areas of rotation) clustered at the poles, and an Earth-like "weather layer," a giant area of circulation hundreds of kilometers below the ammonia cloud tops. Infrared and thermal images confirmed the theory that hot spots are dry regions of the upper atmosphere, but Juno’s magnetometer debunked the predicted magnetic field of Jupiter — finding a value of nearly eight gauss, almost twice as strong as expected. Particle instrumentation on board the spacecraft measured electron and proton populations within Jupiter’s ionosphere, magnetosphere, and auroras, revealing the physical mechanisms in each. Juno’s next close fly-by on July 11, 2017, will hover over Jupiter’s iconic giant red spot, where NASA scientists hope to peek below the swirling crimson cloud tops.

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NASA's Juno mission sent back high-resolution images of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Putting Weyl Materials to Use

New work indicates that an unusual kind of semimetal discovered in 2015 could be used to build a range of electronic devices, from transistors to superlenses for electron microscopy. These solids host electronic excitations known as "Weyl" fermions that act like massless particles similar to photons. Researchers have speculated that these exotic materials could be used in nanoelectronics, spintronics, or quantum computing. Writing in Physical Review B (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.214103) Hills et al. have presented a theoretical analysis of three possible applications of Weyl semimetals. The authors found that a structure made of multiple layers of Weyl semimetals should have a negative refractive index for electrons traveling through it. Such a structure would act as a lens that is able to focus a scanning tunneling microscope’s electron beam beyond the limits imposed by diffraction. They also suggest that Weyl semimetals could be used to build transistors potentially smaller and faster than conventional silicon transistors. Finally, their calculations reveal that an applied pressure could cause electrons in a Weyl semimetal to propagate similarly to light moving near a black hole. (For more, see the Viewpoint by Adolfo Grushin and Jens Bardarson in Physics "How to Make Devices with Weyl Materials" at physics.aps.org/articles/v10/63).

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Weyl semimetals might produce a negative refractive index lens that beats the diffraction limit.

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GMS Sprint July and August 2016

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GMS Sprint June 2016

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  • Fixed several bugs.
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Advanced Run MODFLOW dialog

Typically when you run MODFLOW from GMS, GMS will run the version of MODFLOW specified in the MODFLOW Global/Basic Package dialog (shown below). The available MODFLOW versions in this dialog are those that ship with GMS.

With GMS 10.1 a new way to run MODFLOW from GMS was added. A new option called Use custom Run dialog was added in the MODFLOW Global/Basic Package dialog. With this option turned on, the Run MODFLOW dialog shown below is opened when you run MODFLOW. This dialog lets you pick which version of MODFLOW you want to run, including a custom MODFLOW version not supplied with GMS. It also lets you specify extra command line arguments that your custom MODFLOW may take. All the standard MODFLOW versions that come with GMS are also available and for those versions you can choose Double precision, Parallel, and/or 64 bit. The final command line that GMS will use to launch MODFLOW is displayed at the bottom of the dialog.

The Run MODFLOW dialog can also be accessed directly via a new menu command: MODFLOW | Advanced menu | Run MODFLOW.

This dialog is used in the new "mod-PATH3DU" tutorial, and the new "MODFLOW - Unsupported Packages" tutorial.

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New in GMS 10.1 is support for the CLN (Connected Linear Network) Process of MODFLOW-USG. From the MODFLOW-USG documentation:

The CLN Process was developed for MODFLOW–USG to provide the framework for incorporating one-dimensional connected features into a structured or unstructured threedimensional GWF Process grid. A one-dimensional CLN feature is any hydrogeologic or hydrologic water conveyance feature that has a cross-sectional dimension which is much smaller than the longitudinal flow dimension and the size of the encompassing GWF cell. Flow is computed in the longitudinal direction of the network of connected one-dimensional features using specified cross-sectional properties; flow between CLN cells and GWF cells is computed across the wetted perimeter of the one-dimensional CLN feature. The CLN Process thus provides a mechanism for including features with small cross-sectional areas, relative to GWF cell sizes, without having to build this level of detail into the grid used for the GWF domain.

A new tutorial was created that introduces the CLN process interface in GMS, and a page was added to the wiki. CLN wells can be created a conceptual model, mapped to the grid, and edited on the grid.

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GMS Sprint May 2016

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  • Fixed several bugs
  • Simplified multi poly mesher input
  • Progress on merging GMS and SMS datasets
  • MODFLOW DRN package in sqlite
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  • Progress on PEST for MODFLOW-USG
  • Bounding grid frame for UGrid points
  • Text import of UGrid points
  • Antialiasing display investigations
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  • Lots of refactoring
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3 New Features in GMS 10.1

GMS 10.1 adds the "Name File" dialog, which adds the following new capabilities:

  • Unsupported packages (packages that don't have an interface in GMS) can be included in the solution and edited in a text editor
  • Unsupported packages can be removed from the simulation
  • Unit numbers are no longer altered by GMS
  • Unit numbers can be set by the user

An example of the Name File dialog in use is shown below. In this example, a MODFLOW-CFP model was imported into GMS. Although GMS does not have an interface for the MODFLOW-CFP packages included in the model, those packages are still part of the simulation and are listed in the dialog. The input files for those packages can be edited from the dialog (using a text editor), or the packages can be removed from the simulation. But there is no need to remove the packages from the simulation because GMS 10.1 comes with a MODFLOW-CFP binary that can read the MODFLOW files that GMS writes. So this model can be run from GMS, and the solution, including the MODFLOW-CFP parts, can be displayed in GMS. This illustrates how GMS 10.1 includes better "support" for unsupported packages.

Name file / unit manager
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GMS Sprint April 2016

Some of the more notable things completed by the GMS team during the month:

  • Fixed a few bugs
  • Disabled UGrid point display when point contours are displayed
  • Merged Refresh and Redraw commands
  • Progress on faster support for new MODFLOW models
  • New stackable progress bars
  • xmsng: Got SMS to call new meshing code
  • xmsng: Profiled and greatly improved speed of new meshing code
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GMS Sprint March 2016

Some of the more notable things completed by the GMS team during the month:

  • Fixed a few bugs.
  • Added support for "CONTINUE" to NWT solver
  • Tool for interpolating UGrid to Raster
  • Tool for UGrid metrics
  • Triangulation of UGrid points
  • Started on UGrid cross sections
  • xmsng: Completed code documentation
  • xmsng: Completed user documentation
  • xmsng: Finished mesh patching
  • xmsng: Merge/split for multiple cells
  • xmsng: Calling new meshing from GMS
  • Lots of good refactoring
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MODFLOW SWI2 package support in GMS 10.1

GMS 10.1 includes support for the MODFLOW SWI2 package. "The SWI2 Package allows three-dimensional vertically integrated variable-density groundwater flow and seawater intrusion in coastal multiaquifer systems to be simulated using MODFLOW-2005" (USGS) A tutorial and sample files are available with GMS 10.1. Below is an animation created in GMS of the movement of a freshwater \ saltwater boundary due to changes in head and well pumping rates.

SWI package animation
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GMS Sprint February 2016

Some of the more notable things completed by the GMS team during the month:
  • Fixed several bugs
  • Deletion of UGrid cells implemented
  • Warn and skip segment if breakline crosses a mesh boundary
  • Merge / Split graphics tool
  • Plot windows now appear outside main frame
  • Interpolate UGrid to UGrid tool
  • Interpolate UGrid to coverage tool
  • xmsng: Progress on Polygon to patch mesh
  • xmsng: Merge triangles to a quadrilateral
  • xmsng: Split a quadrilateral into triangles
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Vintner's Kitchen Chocolate and Chipotle Barbeque is a smokey, sweet sauce that has just the right amount of after burn.

This barbeque sauce is perfect in homemade baked beans or on baby-back ribs, chicken thighs, enchiladas and burritos. Also, try this sauce on your next pork tenderloins!

Created from a Rogue Valley, Oregon family recipe and packaged in a beautiful, reusable 11-ounce glass jar.

12.0 oz

Tomatoes, brown sugar, molasses, cider vinegar, red wine, malt vinegar, cocoa, chipotle powder, spices, salt & xanthum gum.

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Ivory Act: UK Supreme Court rejects application to appeal

On 30 July 2020, the UK Supreme Court rejected the application made by the Friends of Antique Cultural Treasures Ltd (“FACT”) for permission to further appeal the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal dismissing its claim for judicial review of the Ivory Act 2018 (the “Act”) (see our previous blog on the Court of Appeal decision here).

This decision puts an end to FACT’s two-year battle to oppose the ban on trade in antique ivory in the UK. Whilst collectors and dealers behind FACT, and Constantine Cannon LLP representing FACT, strongly condemn elephant poaching, the challenge to the Act was brought to ensure that dealers and collectors across the UK would not be prevented from conducting their business and/or collecting unique works of art containing antique ivory. Relying on our understanding of the complexities of the Act and the way it impacts other UK and international regulations, we proposed alternatives to the strict ban enshrined in the Ivory Act that would have allowed the British market in antique ivory to prosper without undermining the rightful objective of the Act, namely the protection of elephants and a total ban on trading post-1947 (“modern”) ivory in the UK. Unfortunately, the Courts were unwilling to intervene in the legislative process that led Parliament to adopt the Act. We continue to believe that it is regrettable that once the Act comes into force, it will not be possible for individuals and businesses in the UK to buy, sell and collect precious objects created in centuries past as expressions of ancient cultures, if these object contain ivory above the de minimis.

We remain extremely honoured with the complimentary feedback received from our clients and the art market:

Everyone is so impressed with the legal team and counsel. Nothing but praise and admiration for not only fighting our corner but grasping the complexity of our profession. We all feel it was the best fight we could have put up.

My sincere thanks and congratulations to you and our entire legal team. You were all truly amazing. The subject matter is both dense and rarefied, but you mastered it. The presentation was superb.”

“Wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Tom de La Mare QC was utterly brilliant.

For more information on the extent of our representation, read our blog here.

Despite the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant permission to appeal, Constantine Cannon LLP remains dedicated to supporting dealers and collectors in offering solutions that comply with the Act whilst mitigating its impact on them. The Act is complex and far-reaching. We would urge every dealer and collector preparing to mitigate the impact of the Act to seek legal advice.

With no other judicial challenge against it, the Act is expected to come into effect soon once the Government has issued guidance on certain key provisions. Such secondary legislation, by setting out how the Act will apply in practice, should assist dealers and collectors in assessing the scope of the Act on their business and collecting activities. This includes clarifying which items qualify for the “Exemption for pre-1918 items of outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historic value” (Section 2) and matters to be taken into account when considering the exemption such as the item’s rarity, the extent to which the item is an important example of its type, as well as “any other matters specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority” (Section 2(3)). Secondary legislation is also expected to address the implementation of registration requirements for certain items (Sections 10 and 11). A government consultation on these topics is anticipated and it is hoped that it will provide an opportunity for the trade to respond and put forward its concerns and recommendations.

Dealers in, and collectors of, antique ivory who have not taken steps to consider how the Act will apply to them, must do so now. Practical steps which we recommend taking in order to mitigate the impact of the Act include undertaking an audit of your collection or stock, and/or considering which objects in your stock or collection will need an export license if you are considering moving any objects out of the country. Depending on the size of your collection or stock, these steps may require a significant amount of time. It is important that they are not delayed, and the following steps can be taken whilst the government prepares to implement the Act:

  1. Identifying which items in your collection or stock contain antique elephant ivory, and which of those items may fall within the scope of the Act or may require an export licence and/or a CITES export permit to leave the UK.
  2. Engaging qualified experts to examine objects containing antique ivory which are likely to fall within the scope of an exemption under Sections 2, 6, 7, or 8 of the Act and commissioning a written opinion in support of this.
  3. Deciding which objects to export, bearing in mind any applicable regulatory requirements to keep objects in the European Union under CITES and other pertinent regulations, the potential need to secure an object’s immunity from seizure abroad, an object’s tax status, etc.

Should dealers and collectors intend to complete sales of object containing antique ivory prior to the Act coming into force, they must be aware of the impact of leaving any sale to the last minute. For example, if a transaction involves a dealer and a consumer and is concluded at a distance less than two weeks before the Act comes into force, assuming that the dealer’s contract gives consumers the right to change their mind, the parties may find themselves in a difficult situation should the consumer wish to return the item within the 14 day return period. Depending on the circumstances of the sale, a refund of an object may well fall within the definition of “dealing” making the return of the object illegal under the Act and attract penalties. If the dealer’s contract is silent on the right to return, the return period is extended to 12 months and 14 days. Post-sale arrangements may also qualify as dealing, including export for onward sale. Therefore, we recommend concluding all transactions in objects containing antique ivory well in advance of the yet unknown date when the Act comes into force.

Last but not least, the cross-border movement of antique ivory, and the handling of antique ivory abroad, can be unlawful under the Act. Given that criminal penalties are attached to violations, taking steps to understand where to draw the line between lawful and unlawful handling outside the UK is critical. To that end, we will shortly release further guidance. If you are not familiar with the complexities of ivory regulations, we recommend that you seek the advice of specialists. We would be happy to discuss your individual situation with you. To do so, please contact Fionnuala Rogers on frogers@constantinecannon.co.uk or Simon Yeung at syeung@constantinecannon.co.uk.


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Mid-October afternoon, the long, dry season, Maasai Mara, Kenya. The animal herds, thousands in number, are at the riverbank, plotting a way to cross south toward Serengeti. This Mara River is deadly. Many years ago, I had waded across it on foot, keeping a vigilant eye on lurking crocodiles and wary hippos. So I understood the hesitation of the nervous animals wanting to cross. The dilemma, to cross or to turn back? Squeezed in a sheltered gap I waited. Someone wrote that all wisdom is contained in two words, wait and hope. So they waited and waited, tails flicking, ears twitching, looking here and there with trepidation. Then hope kicked in and as their hooves splattered mud on soggy earth and the river crossing began. It was powerful and decisive, their pace compact yet energetic. It felt as if one was about to be run over.

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My collages based on how a lot of us now live a lot of our lives through the Internet, wether it’s banking, shopping, social networking, hobby or porn we seem to spending an increasing amount of time in a virtual world. I asked myself what would this virtual world we called the Internet look like if we could see it physically? In which intelligence is widely distributed across the landscape. Where you can be anything or anyone. How would the virtual  “Global Village” look in the physical world? We put up so much of ourselves onto the internet without really thinking. We give more of ourselves up than we would normally face to face and everyone starts out on a level playing field. Our religion, our ethnic background, our wealth, successes, our sexuality, how we look, our gender, our politics do not matter and there is something for everyone, even the darkest and the most twisted. There is an infinite amount of information and opinions from all over the world, from every type of person. It’s not limited in the same way to governmental, political, religious or economic agendas. With the computer screen being a metaphor for the window in which we view this world. Humanity’s intellectual world, rather than it’s physical. I wanted to be able to visualise and imagine this in a physical sense. The collages are made up from found images through web search engines.

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Review | ‘The Wolves’ feeds high emotion by perfectly capturing teenage girls conversations

The cast of Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves” at in Actors Theatre of Louisville. Photo by Jonathan Roberts.

By Martin Sanders-Whitley

Atherton High School, Class of 2020

Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves,” which opened at Actors Theatre of Louisville on Jan. 10, follows a high school girls’ soccer team as it performs warm-ups before playing. Through the players’ conversations, the audience learns more about each girl, gaining insight into their lives.

The characters — identified by soccer numbers rather than names — each have their own personal struggles. #46 has just moved from another country and is struggling to fit in. #00 is an intense perfectionist with anxiety. The information revealed in their dialogue never feels like forced exposition, and the actors play their characters distinctively without making them into caricatures.

Their conversations also give insight into serious world issues. Discussions of genocide and abortion mingle with gossip and recollections of past games. Uncomfortable exchanges look at foreign identity in the United States, while also providing the play with awkward situational humor, as in this short exchange.

#14: “Um, no. I already spoke English.”

#8: “Oh! OK. I guess that’s why you don’t have a Mexican, uh”

#14: “I’m Armenian.”

While the play never resolves these uncomfortable issues, this feels realistic. Still, it’s hard to tell if this works to the play’s advantage.

The dialogue overlaps, and topics jut in and out of conversations, disappearing halfway through a scene only to reappear later. This, combined with a juvenile tone and a mixture of serious and mundane topics, perfectly captures the rhythm and content of high schoolers’ conversations.

The minimalist production includes a grassy field with a white line through the middle simulating a soccer field. In the music between scenes, drumbeats mix with samples of girls’ voices to add to the production’s athletic feel but add little to the actual performances.

The decision to stage the production as theater in the round adds to the feeling of players on a soccer field. But actors are at production’s core, and each actress feels very real, drawing the audience into their world, with the ability to bring the audience into a state of high emotion, and leave them there.

Martin Sanders-Whiteley writes for Atherton High School’s Aerial magazine and reviews movies as Anthropomantic Fiend on YouTube.

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Violinist Aaron Boyd has received the Avery Fisher Career Grant, a proclamation by the City of Pittsburgh for his musical accomplishments and numerous prizes, including the Martin E. Segal prize from Lincoln Center. Performing with him are Mikhail Berestnev, piano; John Bachelder, viola; and Hua Huang, cello.

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Ivory Black 15ml Tube – DANIEL SMITH Watercolor

A warm, semi-transparent, leaning to an opaque pigment. Historically, this black was derived from burnt ivory from now-endangered species, thankfully, this is no longer the practice. An Ivory Black touched with yellow creates a blackened green excellent for backlit foliage. Think sumi and hand-painted stone lithographs. Can be used to darken transparent pigment.

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On Sunday, protests emerged in California regarding the 4.5-mile water pipeline Nestle has built in the San Bernardino National Forest. The protest emerges after a drought has plagued the state for over a year. As the National Drought Mitigation Center illustrates, the drought has started to reach controllable levels, yet the San Bernardino Valley still faces drought conditions.
As reported by AZcentral, one protestor said that “the water is on National Forest Service land, it belongs to all people. This is everyone is California’s water… and an international corporation is stealing it and selling back to us for billions.”
Many have pointed out that Nestle was using a permit that expired in 1988 for over a decade. A federal judge later ruled that the expired permit is still valid because the company’s predecessor had inquired about receiving a new permit, and never received a response from the Forest Service. Reports indicate that this was later reviewed by the Forest Service in 2016, and Nestle was proposed a five-year permit extension.

According to the Nestle website, they harvested around 64 million gallons of water from 2014-2015 from the San Bernardino Forest. The Desert Sun reports that Nestle harvested another 32 million gallons in 2016. That is 96 million gallons in only three years.
Nestle apparently only pays around $624 a year for the right to harvest water from the land. Regardless, it seems that no matter the legal status of Nestle’s permit to commit these actions, it will be up to the people to pressure local officials if they want Nestle’s permit revoked.
It is easy to understand why activists are so upset. It appears that harvesting groundwater during a drought is considerably dangerous for the environment. Officials from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory seem to agree. In a study published by NASA, they illustrate that various parts of California are actually sinking because of over-extraction of groundwater. The Tulare Basin, for example, has sunk 22 inches during the drought.
However, the NASA study doesn’t show any significant subsidence in the San Bernardino Valley. As the Nestle website states, they have been bottling water at the site for over 121 years, under the most senior water rights established in the state.
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The concept of DOPPIO is to drill down at the varietal and look at the underlying clones being predominantly used in New Zealand to make Syrah. The concept came about during our first Syrah blending session in 2015, since 2014 was our first vintage in a newly built winery on the vineyard. During this blending session it became very apparent early on that the uniqueness of the two predominant clones at Ash Ridge, Mass Selection (MS) and Chave, had such interesting and diverse characters that is would have been a crime to totally blend these away, without sharing.

The Chave clone is believed to have been imported directly from the North Rhone Valley, from the Chave family vineyards, although it is unclear when or by whom the clone was brought to NZ.

On our home vineyard, located on the northern end of the Bridge Pa Triangle, nestled under Roys Hill, the chave clone grows in the free-draining red metal soils. From a growing point of view we have seen more consistent results with Chave in terms of vigour levels, disease resistance and ripening profile.

In the winery each year the clone is picked in small parcels and treated with whole bunch, barrel fermentation, carbonic maceration, pre soaks, post soaks, vessel choice, and finally pumped over or hand plunged. We like to give ourselves options for blending down the track by creating complexity from our single vineyard.

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Vince Ng

Having grown up in Canada my whole life, Asia has always attracted me with its vast scale, population and ancient wonders. After graduating from UBC I decided that it was where I wanted to go. I am now an owner of a social business in Japan that sells disaster preparedness and renewable energy products. Having lived and worked across Asia, I have gained many insights into Asia’s diversity, worked with a number of wonderful NGOs and developed a new-found respect for and fascination with human life.


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Markets Jul 17

Investors monitor US-China tensions but undertone firm

Asian markets in a lull after recent gains and tech sector weakness in US

Investors monitor US-China tensions but undertone firm
Fans of Apple products visit the new Apple Sanlitun on Friday July 17, 2020 – the latest version of Apple’s first store in China. It sits adjacent to the previous location on Taikoo Li’s open square in Sanlitun, Beijing. Photo: Str / ImagineChina via AFP.

(ATF) Asian markets took a breather after recent gains as investors monitored the US-China tensions, following the proposed US travel bans on Chinese Communist Party members and Beijing's angry response at the “pathetic” plan.

Weakness in the tech sector contributed to Wall Street’s decline overnight, but it could well be a pause as economic recovery has begun to take root.

“But if there really was no fundamental reason for stocks' weakness yesterday, then stocks may simply be running out of momentum. Honestly, sometimes the only reason markets fall is because they stop going up,” Robert Carnell, ING Bank’s regional head of research in the Asia-Pacific, said.

“This may indicate nothing more than a short pause for repositioning, or minor correction before the next upward leg,” Carnell said.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down 0.33%, China’s CSI300 benchmark has retreated 0.3% and Australia’s S&P ASX 200 is flat. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is outperforming with a gain of 0.6% as the market recovered from the setback following the Hong Kong Autonomy Act signed by US President Trump earlier this week.

“The spectrum of possibilities is still very wide but extreme scenarios are probably to be ruled out in the short run,” Natixis' chief Asia Pacific economist Alicia Garcia Herrero said, referring to the US and China's strategic competition and decoupling following the passage of the law.

“The immediate impact for Hong Kong should be limited but with growing uncertainties in the medium term.”

Markets flat in US

Overnight, weakness around the technology sector following disappointing Netflix earnings weighed on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 lost 0.34% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.73%.

Investors like Pictet Asset Management have taken profits following the recent rally. “We took some profit in select US tech leaders, and reduced risk going into earnings season as some names have run ahead into near-term overbought territories,” they said. “But we maintain long-term strategic allocation in these 'asset classes'. So should investors.”

Broadly, investors and analysts are optimistic about risk assets. BCA Research analysts said investor nervousness would be short-lived and stocks will resume their uptrend as there is no political will to rescind fiscal stimulus.

“Investors should remain overweight in global equities, while tilting their exposure to beaten-down cyclically-geared stocks and non-US markets. The equity bull market will only end when central banks get panicky about rising inflation, which is unlikely to happen for the next three years,” they said in a note.

Credit markets are trading with a firm bias with the Asian IG index moving in by a basis point at 77/78 bps.


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Lovejoy Middle School

Middle school age children in Northpointe attend Rivers Edge Elementary School as part of the public school system. It's located a little over 2.6 miles from the neighborhood.

Principal: Debra Smith
Address: 1588 Lovejoy Rd, Hampton GA 30228
Phone: Phone: (770) 473-2933
Enrollment: 561 Children
School District: Clayton County
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*Testing and enrollment information are provided courtesy of the Georgia Department of Education.

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Bernard Waldman

Bernard Waldman (1913-1986) was an American physicist who became the Associate Director of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University (NSCL).

Waldman worked on the Manhattan Project in multiple capacities. Arriving at Los Alamos in 1943 after a five year stretch on the physics faculty at the University of Notre Dame, he became an instrumental part of the development of the atomic bomb. He served at the Los Alamos main project site and witnessed the 1945 Trinity test from a B-29 before being appointed to Project Alberta.

In August 1945 he flew on the observational aircraft Necessary Evil during the Hiroshima bombing mission as a camera operator and chief observer. However, his film of the explosion could not be developed properly because of high humidity on Tinian.

After the war, Waldman became an advocate of civilian control of atomic weapons. He declared in 1946 that "We are actively in an armaments race right now and will be as long as the military has control [of atomic weapons.]" He would remain active in the physics community, teaching at Notre Dame for several years before leading the NSCL at the end of his career.

Bernard Waldman's Timeline

  • 1913 Oct 12th Born in New York City, NY.
  • 1938 to 1943 Taught physics at the University of Notre Dame.
  • 1943 Mar Joined the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

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Steve Genyk

Steve Genyk

CNE, CLHMS, CFA - Broker

About Me

As a real estate expert in Chicago, Chicago's northwest side and Park Ridge, Steve Genyk has what it takes to sell in today's unique market.  With over $259 million in career transactions, Steve has been a consistent Top Producer and the go-to expert for Chicago real estate since 2003.

Steve is a FOUNDING @GENT of @properties, and has played an integral role in building @properties into Chicago-land's #1 real estate brokerage. He is extremely well versed in every aspect of residential and investment real estate. From single-family houses to condos, from multi-units to development sales, Steve's clients have come to rely on his extensive experience and unparalleled success in bringing transactions to a positive, timely close. Reflecting on his relationship with clients, Steve notes:

I am truly honored that my clients have chosen me to represent them in what is probably the largest financial decision in their lives. It is an amazing compliment, and also a huge responsibility. It is a responsibility that requires the utmost trust, communication, professionalism and grace.

Steve is a fully engaged broker who puts his clients needs first. He understands the nuances of buying/selling property and brings to bear a comprehensive knowledge of the many, varied neighborhoods in and around Chicago. Steve takes great care to guide his clients through the inevitable ebbs and flows of the real estate market, both educating and advocating on their behalf.

I love my chosen career; it is truly rewarding to partner with clients in achieving their real estate goals. Earning trust is critical to our mutual success, so I work extremely hard to protect my clients interests and fulfill their expectations.

The trust we establish becomes the basis for an honest, two-way dialog inside the real estate transaction. This sort of straightforward, candid communication is key to reaching our goals and building long-term relationships.

Steve is a father of two children and is involved in many local charities, youth scholarship organizations, youth coaching and the Chamber of Commerce. Giving back is an important part of GENYK GROUP REAL ESTATE and helping others is a true passion. Steve brings this dedication and passionate philosophy to everything he does, remarking:

You have to believe in yourself, develop a smart plan, and execute that plan with relentless energy. Because in today's market, just unlocking the door is not enough!

Clients are saying:

"Steve is a seasoned professional that will work hard to find you a home or sell your home. He will be there for the entire process no matter how long it may take. Steve is customer service driven and is very connected in the industry."


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5 Questions with Narrator Tavia Gilbert

5 Questions with Tavia Gilbert

Help me give a big welcome to award-winning narrator Tavia Gilbert, my guest for today’s Take 5 post. Like many of you, I’m a big fan of Tavia’s work, and I especially appreciate her characterizations and the way she can draw me into a story. I can always count on Tavia to enhance the excitement of action scenes while also finding the emotional heart of the characters, no matter the genre.

Before I introduce you to some of Tavia’s more recent solo performances, I can’t help but mention two don’t-miss multi-cast audiobooks that feature her voice. If you’re looking for something to listen to with your family, then you simply must pick the latest audio edition of CHARLOTTE’S WEB, with its all-star cast. You’ll love the way Tavia voices the barnyard geese. For some needed escapist listening, give THE BOOK CHARMER a try. In this sweet, small-town story, Tavia highlights a young woman’s blossoming from guarded loner into loving aunt and friend.

The following audiobooks are great examples of Tavia’s versatility. Through these performances, she takes us into the past, tests our faith, and helps us navigate a thriller. Enjoy!

5 Audiobooks

The Perfect LiarTHE PERFECT LIAR, a domestic thriller by Thomas Christopher Greene, introduces us to an art-scene couple whose happy second-chance marriage is put in jeopardy after their well-buried secrets threaten to spill out. Max’s hidden past may have caught the attention of a blackmailer, but Susannah hasn’t been completely honest either. Tavia creates consistently believable characters, tweaking her delivery as the couple moves from wedded bliss to distrust and fear and keeping us on our toes as we wonder if anyone will survive this relationship unscathed.

How The Light Gets InJolina Petersheim’s HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN is a the story of a young Mennonite family that is torn apart after Ruth’s husband and her father-in-law are killed while doing missionary work in Afghanistan. Intending a short stay at her late husband’s family farm to regroup and grieve, Ruth’s plans are put aside when she’s given a second chance at a new life with a new man, until she is presented with an almost impossible choice. Tavia’s performance focuses on the contrasts between Ruth’s past and present as well as the complex path we travel to grace and redemption. This audiobook was a 2020 Audie Award winner in the category of Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction.

The Space Between Before and AfterTavia’s skills at portraying characters of different ages, genders, and nationalities are clearly heard in THE SPACE BETWEEN BEFORE AND AFTER by Sue Stauffacher. This children’s audiobook explores a number of tough issues from the perspective of a 10-year-old boy whose mother suddenly disappears when her depression becomes overwhelming. With the help of others, including an elderly neighbor, family, and friends, Thomas finds a way to cope with reality by relying on his imagination. This audiobook is appropriate for the whole family.

A Better NextThe crisis point in Maren Cooper’s A BETTER NEXT is a failed marriage, but the focus is on strong female friendships and the possibilities of moving on and envisioning a better future. When Jess’s husband leaves her for a new job in a new state with a younger woman, she turns to her friends for support and understanding. Tavia’s delivery of Jess’s very emotional journey to independence is powerful without becoming melodramatic, closing the distance between listener and characters.

Cartier's HopeIf you listen to historical fiction, then author M.J. Rose’s newest, CARTIER’S HOPE, should be your next audiobook. On the surface, this is the story of how Vera, a budding journalist, hides her privileged background to report on social injustices and then later attempts to expose Cartier for trying to increase interest in his Hope Diamond via false tales about its ill-luck. On a deeper level, this audiobook explores several still-unresolved social issues, such as the socioeconomic gap, sexual identity, and tolerance. Tavia handles the needed accents and varied characterizations with aplomb.

5 Questions

I hope I’ve encouraged you fill your listening wish list with audiobooks read by Tavia Gilbert. Before you press play on the first one, take a moment to learn more about Tavia, including what she does when she’s not in the recording booth.

AudioFile: What genre will you always say yes to and why?

Tavia Gilbert: Audible once named me the “Master of Memoir,” and that was such a wonderful thing to hear, because I love narrating, reading, and even writing creative nonfiction. Memoir is what I studied in grad school. It’s such an intimate form. I’ve been blessed to narrate memoirs or first-person narratives such as BEING MEAN by Patricia Eagle, HOUSE LESSONS by Erica Bauermeister, and NERVES OF STEEL by Tammi Jo Schults. These are all very different memoirs, but each is powerful and inspiring in its own way. I feel deep commitment to the author of any book I perform, but when I’m voicing someone’s personal story of transformation, the task and the privilege are even greater.

AF: What are you doing when you’re not working?

TG: I sing in a wonderful choir in New York City, The Choral Society of Grace Church. I’ve sung all my life and have been with the Choral Society for six years, after singing with Renaissance Voices in Maine for ten. We’re scheduled to perform at Lincoln Center in May, and I’m crossing my fingers that we’ll be able to continue with the concert. For now, though rehearsals are canceled, our choir conductor remains rigorous—we’re practicing the material with online resources and new study guides, and we’re continuing to advance as a choir of 150, because we are all devoted to the choir and to achieving the high quality for which we’re known. Choral singing is a major part of my life.

I am also passionate about photography. JuniperStreetPhotography.com is a small but growing business, and it means a great deal to me to walk through the world looking for the peace, goodwill, and joy that I intend to shoot and share with the world. As things have become so surreal lately, and social distancing is the need for now, I’m enjoying time alone, photographing the newly budding crocus, daffodils, and tulips in my neighborhood. It’s encouraging that life cycles continue, despite challenging and uncertain times. And the life force of a budding plant is so comforting and present. I am heartened by the practice of photography.

AF: What are the pros and cons of recording a series?

TG: If you love the series and you respect the worldview and the characters, and the women, particularly, are strong and independent and self-actualized, and the plot stays engaging and fresh over the long-term, a series can be a delight. It can be difficult to sustain character voice continuity over a long series—not because you lose track of characters, because a pro should keep clips and notes and be able to return to voices throughout the years. But our voices change over time, too, so even while attending to the technical aspects of character voice continuity, my voice is much richer and more textured and refined now than it was ten years ago, so a series I started a decade ago will just not quite sound the same. I’m very blessed to have Jeaniene Frost’s NIGHT HUNTRESS series, as well as the spin-offs, in my repertoire, and I love them and recognize my good fortune in getting to perform them. Louise Luna has written two books in the Alice Vega series, and I hope she’ll write 25 more. She’s an absolutely exquisite writer.

AF: When reading for pleasure, do you find yourself creating voices and thinking about pacing and emphasis?

TG: No! It is very rare that I read for pleasure these days. I just don’t have much time available, between recording books and prepping to record them. But when I do read just for the joy of reading, it is a completely different experience. I am not thinking about all the things I need to consider as a performer—I’m just luxuriating in the story. It’s a joy, and I truly never get tired of reading. I’d be thrilled to read more for pleasure, for sure. Someday, I hope!

AF: What kinds of things do you do to protect your voice in your down time?

TG: I don’t smoke or hang out near cigarettes. That would be vocal suicide. I try to get enough sleep—at least seven hours a night. I drink a gallon of water a day. I sing in the choir and take private singing lessons, as well. I stay physically fit and exercise regularly, including cardio, which is good for the strength of my lungs and my breathing capacity. I don’t drink wine often, as I find that very drying. I see my doctor regularly, and I’m proactive about my overall health and well-being. All of this helps support a strong, flexible, responsive vocal instrument.

Thanks so much, Tavia, for taking the time to talk with us today about your narrating career. It’s wonderful to hear that you’ve been able to maintain your singing and photography, even under the constraints of social distancing.

To find even more audiobooks performed by Tavia Gilbert, be sure to browse our reviews of her work.

Candace is a full-time freelance book editor as well as a book reviewer and journalist. When she’s not working, you'll inevitably find her listening to an audiobook while cooking, walking, making lace, or taking photographs. She was honored to be the 2016 Audio Publishers Association's Audiobook Blogger of the Year.

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Minnesota-made sunflower oil sees growing market

–by Jonathan Eisenthal
photos by Lisa Sherwood Photography

Hundreds of people dropped by Tom Smude’s booth at the 2013 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show in St. Paul, many of them already loyal customers of his brand of cold-pressed, high oleic sunflower oil.

“Most of them told me they love the oil when they’re cooking fish,” said Smude. “At other venues, most of the people will say they are buying our oil to use in salad dressing, cooking or baking.”

Smude produces the oil at his farm in Pierz, Minn. A sign that his business has hit its stride is his recent purchase of a 22,000 square-foot warehouse space, where his four part-time employees can press, bottle and ship the oil. The new space will also allow Smude’s to expand its product line. Next in development is Smude’s Granola.

Sunflower oil has among the highest levels of monounsaturated fat available in a food oil—10 percent higher than olive oil, according to Smude. This healthy fat, which contains fatty acids known as omegas, is known to help improve cholesterol levels. And a single serving of sunflower oil offers 29 percent of a person’s daily value of vitamin E.

“Taste is a key factor,” says Smude. “Our oil has a real light, buttery flavor to it. The nutritional analysis AURI did for us came out perfect for healthfulness, and it’s 20 times tastier than any other oil on the market. I might be a little biased.”

AURI has conducted several projects with Smude Oils to help with initial market development and nutritional analysis and labeling.

“AURI is a great starting point for a business like this,” says Smude. “It is so hard to break in and do this kind of thing, especially with food products—that’s one of their real strengths at AURI.”

Smude became interested in sunflower production as an answer to drought. The hot, dry weather in 2007 took a toll on corn and soybean crops, especially in sandy-soil areas like Central Minnesota. He learned that these hardy sunflower plants could thrive in such adverse conditions.

It’s also a crop that fit in well with his existing cattle operation. After pressing the seeds to extract the oil, the leftover meal can be fed to the cattle. Smude continues to grow a portion of the feedstock himself, but also works with neighbors who grow for him—all the seed comes from within a 20-mile radius.

Just as Smude put together the business in 2009, biofuels became a big market. But the friend who sold him the pressing equipment tipped him that food grade oil might be an even more profitable outlet. So Tom went on a trip to the grocery store and discovered a gap in the offerings—olive oil, blended vegetable oil and canola oil were well represented on the shelf, but no sunflower oil.

“The cold-press method sets his product apart from most commercially available oils, which use hexane to chemically extract the oil,” says Randy Hilliard, the project manager at AURI who has worked with Smude since 2009.

An expanding market

Smude came up with the most important sales leads himself and has deals with SuperValu and with Classic Provisions in Plymouth. SuperValu distributes Smude’s sunflower oil in groceries around the region including Lunds, Byerly’s Festival Foods, Coborn’s, and some Kowalski’s and Cub Foods stores. Classic Provisions distributes 2.5 gallon jugs of sunflower oil to Twin Cities restaurants and food coops.

With Smude’s development of its granola product line, Hilliard and AURI Senior Scientist of Food and Nutrition Charan Wadhawan have been able to generate leads for manufacturers who could either take it all the way from raw feedstock to finished product and others who can take the product once Smude produces it, and the manufacturer would bag it up and label it for sale. Tom is grateful to have all these options to weigh.

A key element in launching any new food product is the nutrition label, and Wadhawan provided the expert analysis for the oil and now for the granola.

“I did the analysis, and I’ve been doing troubleshooting for Smude’s on an ongoing basis,” says Wadhawan. She helped with recipes for flavored and infused oils and now that the granola product is coming along, she has helped with issues like moisture content. Wadhawan considers healthful food both a personal and a professional interest.

“When a trend starts, there are so many businesses that can start up, to offer products and cater to that niche,” says Wadhawan, who has an undergraduate degree in nutrition and a Ph.D. in cereal chemistry. “I have been helping clients develop healthier food for quite a while now…with the rising cost of health care, the interest in healthful foods will only continue to grow.”

And now that Smude has had several breakthroughs and attracted a growing base of loyal customers, he wants to turn around and help other local entrepreneurs achieve that first big success. He’s helping to organize a Minnesota-Made products fundraising catalog—to give 25 small companies, with 70 or so products, a means to offer their products for sale in school fundraiser programs.

“A lot of people have contributed to our success, and I feel like this is a chance to give back,” says Smude.

Learn more at smudeoil.com

AURI and Smude’s Sunflower Oil

Idea to reality:
After the hot, dry summer of 2007 took a toll on Tom Smude’s corn and soybean crops, he learned that hardy sunflower plants could thrive in such adverse conditions, and he began to explore the idea of producing sunflower oil.

AURI’s role:
Nutritional analysis, product development, troubleshooting and innovation networking

Today, Smude’s is on shelves in major grocery chains, has a loyal customer base, is expanding its offerings to include granola and employs four part-time staff.

Smude Oil received a value-added producer grant from the USDA and also received assistance from the Community Development of Morrison County and the Small Business Development Center in Brainerd.

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