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James Lopes

of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Born in Rhode Island
Position: Crew
Age: 29

James Lopes was the son of James and Rachel (Costa) Lopes. He attended New Bedford schools. In addition to his parents, he was survived by two sisters and a brother. He had been fishing for three or four years.

The dragger Four Sisters was returning to New Bedford with a hold full of scallops when she was lost in a sudden storm on April 7 or 8 east of Nantucket. All ten men on board were lost, and an extensive Coast Guard search failed to find any trace of the ship or the crew. Twelve children were left fatherless.

The William Landry was lost in the same storm.


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While I've got you.

I’ve enjoyed watching Instagram grow over the past few years.

 Anyone that has a phone now experiences the thrill of capturing a single moment in a single frame. Its changed the way people look at things; from their breakfast dish, to the shadows that follow their pooch at the park.

People are now stopping and looking at things that in the past they would have simply walked by. It gives us a greater appreciation of all the details that construct our surroundings; the camera has fueled a need to capture it.

It’s this detail that I have always strived to find outside or create in my studio.

At times I combine the two – bringing the beauty and simplicity of natural light into a studio set. This can breathe fresh life into food photography and then studio stillness to a busy landscape.

Welcome to 4 Railway Place.

In many ways, the final image is a creative solution.

My studio allows me to provide a solution for every brief.

THERE IS FREEDOM in the 500 square meters of space and roller door access for larger objects.

THERE IS SUPPORT    for stylists, hair and make-up artists, set designers and builderssuch as a large kitchen and dressing rooms.

THERE IS COMFORT in a private conference office space and a 3rd floor roof deck for a coffee with a view in-between shots.

my space becomes yours and your brief will be solved within it.

4 Railway Place
Cremorne 3181
Melbourne Victoria

+61 400 994 300

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Friday, June 30, 2017

Tickets are LIVE!!

Hey all! Just dropping in to let you all know that tickets for 2018 are LIVE! You can purchase them HERE.

For the latest news and author updates, please be sure to join our reader group. We update the author list every Friday.

Thursday, January 5, 2017

We're getting close! You can find authors pre-order links on the "2017 Attending Authors" section above or in our Facebook group HERE.
Tickets go quickly as we get closer to the event so I suggest purchasing your ticket soon if you haven't already.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.

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But, the metabolism compensates. This person starts feeling hungry all the time. Their energy begins to suffer, and they feel cravings for sweet, salty, and fatty foods. This makes it harder for them to comply. But worse than that, depending on their individual response to the law of metabolic compensation, their metabolism has now put on the brakes, slowing their daily calorie burn rate by between 200 and 800 calories per day.
MRT counteracts lactic acid's negative effects by improving your ability to buffer lactic acid and shuttle it out of muscle tissue. The upshot: a greater tolerance for high volumes of work, an important component for maximizing muscle growth. What does all this crazy crap mean? If you want to build muscle, consider using MRT for a brief mesocycle (2-6 weeks) before embarking on a longer, more traditional muscle-building routine.

In the US, 84.1 million adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes, and 90% of them don’t know they have it. Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as diabetes. Prediabetes increases your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. But through the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program, you can learn practical, real-life changes that can cut your risk for developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 58% (71% if you’re 60 or older).
^ Cheng J, Zhang W, Zhang X, Han F, Li X, He X, Li Q, Chen J (May 2014). "Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular deaths, and cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis". JAMA Internal Medicine. 174 (5): 773–85. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.348. PMID 24687000.
If you’ve been told that you have metabolic syndrome (sometimes called cardiometabolic syndrome), it means that you have several of these health problems. Together, they put you at much greater risk for heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes. In general, someone who has metabolic syndrome is twice as likely to develop heart disease and five times as likely to develop diabetes as a person who doesn’t have this grouping of health issues. Unfortunately, amid rising obesity rates in the U.S., this syndrome is becoming more common. Alarmingly, one out of 10 teens may have it.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common but frequently undiagnosed sleep-related breathing disorder defined as an average of at least 10 apneic and hypopenic episodes per sleep hour, which leads to excessive daytime sleepiness. Multiple studies have shown OSA to be an independent risk factor for the development of essential hypertension, even after adjusting for age, gender, and degree of obesity.
Whether you reduce calories or lower carbs, one of the first things that occur in dieters is a beneficial change in either the amount and/or sensitivity of the hormone insulin. Insulin also acts as a hunger hormone, so this change, while beneficial, is one of the first and earliest changes resulting in metabolic compensation. This causes increased hunger. Other hormones are also impacted. Cortisol and ghrelin both will be elevated in pulses while dieting. This too causes increased hunger and cravings.
Measuring BP takes into account two pressures, measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). The first, systolic pressure, is the force exerted on the blood vessel walls when the heart is pumping blood. Diastolic pressure reflects the force present when the heart relaxes between beats. They are written as systolic over diastolic pressure. For instance, a blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg or 120 over 80 corresponds to a systolic pressure of 120 and a diastolic pressure of 80.
Gary Edward Sander, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FASH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Chemical Society, American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Federation for Medical Research, American Heart Association, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Society of Hypertension, American Thoracic Society, Heart Failure Society of America, National Lipid Association, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
You are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if you are age 45 or older, have a family history of diabetes, or are overweight. Physical inactivity, race, and certain health problems such as high blood pressure also affect your chance of developing type 2 diabetes. You are also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if you have prediabetes or had gestational diabetes when you were pregnant. Learn more about risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

A positive result, in the absence of unequivocal high blood sugar, should be confirmed by a repeat of any of the above methods on a different day. It is preferable to measure a fasting glucose level because of the ease of measurement and the considerable time commitment of formal glucose tolerance testing, which takes two hours to complete and offers no prognostic advantage over the fasting test.[66] According to the current definition, two fasting glucose measurements above 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) is considered diagnostic for diabetes mellitus.
Some people may ask: Why not just have liposuction of the abdomen and remove the large amount of abdominal fat that is a big part of the problem? Data thus far shows no benefit in liposuction on insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, or cholesterol. As the saying goes, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is." Diet and exercise are still the preferred primary treatment of metabolic syndrome.
The first WHO Global report on diabetes demonstrates that the number of adults living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults. Factors driving this dramatic rise, which is largely on account of type 2 diabetes, include overweight and obesity. The new report calls upon governments to ensure that people are able to make healthy choices and that health systems are able to diagnose, treat and care for people with diabetes.
Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure or force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. In hypertension (high blood pressure), the pressure against the blood vessel walls is consistently too high. High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer” because you may not be aware that anything is wrong, but the damage is occurring within your body.
Monitoring your caloric intake may be helpful if you’re overweight, but everyone with type 2 diabetes should track how many carbs they’re taking in. That can be tricky because carbs are in many of the common foods you may already eat, but there are both good and bad sources of carbs. Fruits and vegetables, for example, are good sources, while pretzels and cookies are bad sources. (29)

Metabolic syndrome is thought to be caused by adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance. Dysfunctional adipose tissue also plays an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity-related insulin resistance. [18] Both adipose cell enlargement and infiltration of macrophages into adipose tissue result in the release of proinflammatory cytokines and promote insulin resistance. [19]

[Guideline] Skyler JS, Bergenstal R, Bonow RO, et al. Intensive glycemic control and the prevention of cardiovascular events: implications of the ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VA Diabetes Trials: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association and a Scientific Statement of the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jan 20. 53(3):298-304. [Medline].
When you have type 2 diabetes, your cells don't get enough glucose, which may cause you to lose weight. Also, if you are urinating more frequently because of uncontrolled diabetes, you may lose more calories and water, resulting in weight loss, says Daniel Einhorn, MD, medical director of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute and clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Diego.
That means doing full-body workouts in a superset, tri-set, barbell or kettlebell complex, or circuit format with non-competing exercises that create the biggest metabolic demand. But it must be done in a rep range that generates lactic acid and pushes the lactic acid threshold. Training legs, back, and chest will burn more calories and elevate metabolism more than an isolated approach training one of them. The rep range that works the best is the 8-12 hypertrophy range.
Dr Jacomien de Villiers qualified as a specialist physician at the University of Pretoria in 1995. She worked at various clinics at the Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Hospital, these include General Internal Medicine, Hypertension, Diabetes and Cardiology. She has run a private practice since 2001, as well as a consultant post at the Endocrine Clinic of Steve Biko Hospital.


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Monday, March 29, 2010

Lucy is Cooking Again!

As anyone who has followed this blog knows, Ethel and I know the way to a teenagers' heart is food! We cook a lot in the library, and always tie it to education--I mean, how can food NOT be educational! I thought I would share my most recent cooking exploits, so you can adapt this book-themed unit to your situation. I have a 45 minute flex bell (I have 15 seniors assigned to me, and my assistant Ethel, runs crazy open library), so I had to come up with ways to entertain, educate, and delight them each day. We have a reading day, a study day (I use the word study loosely), and so I try to teach them a little something on the other days--life skills! They wanted to know how to cook cheap, easy food at college, so I have started a weekly cooking lesson, that they will soon take ownership of--they each will bring a recipe and food to share each Friday! I only cook enough for each to have a taste--that way, I do not compete with the cafeteria. Our flex is also after lunch, and as I said, there is much education involved. And the super cool thing is that because Ethel is operating open library, the walk-in kids drift in and just watch what I am doing! That lets them see the librarian in a whole new educational and fun role.

My book tie-ins are Michael Pollan's, Food Rules and Alicia Silverstone's The Kind Diet. I also showed my students two videos that I streamed from the Internet: Jamie Oliver's talk on The Ted at and Jamie Oliver's first episode of Food Revolution at I also read them sections of Food Rules. For one cooking class I brought in my electric frying pan, hooked it up on the floor of the library, and stir-fried bok choy. I had purchased bags of already cooked brown Minute Rice which I cooked in the microwave in the back of the library for only 90 seconds! For the Bok Choy stir fry, I just put a bit of salt and olive oil in the pan, threw in the washed and chopped bok choy, and added soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. Then I added chicken broth that had a little corn starch mixed in. Served over rice! Half of my class had never had bok choy, and everyone tried it! It was great.

The next cooking class I taught them to make a quick pasta--in the electric skillet. I pre-cooked the pasta in the skillet before they arrived (bow-ties), threw some edamame in with it for the last five minutes, and had it drained and ready. I then put olive oil, a big chopped elephant garlic, salt, pepper, and sauteed it all for a bit. Then I threw in the drained pasta and edamame, and one cup of reserved cooking water, and added parmesan cheese. They loved it--cheap, simple, and healthy. They also really were engaged in the two videos. I am hoping it helps them focus on healthy eating, saving money on food, and provides them with some life long skills--and all from their library!

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  1. What a wonderful way to inspire healthy, delicious food at a young age! It is refreshing to see such an interactive approach to culinary education within arms reach of abundant reference material! Kudos!!


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Monday March 25, 2019

Pepsi's Snack Sales Send Shares Higher

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 10. The beverage and snack company posted better-than-expected revenue and profit thanks to a sales uptick in its Frito-Lay business.

Pepsi announced revenue of $16.09 billion for the second quarter. This is up 2% from revenue of $15.71 billion reported in the same quarter last year and above the $16.04 billion in revenue that Wall Street expected.

"We are pleased with our results for the second quarter and we remain on track to achieve the financial targets we set out at the beginning of the year," said Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi. "The majority of our businesses performed very well, particularly our international divisions propelled by continued growth in developing and emerging markets, and our North America Beverages sector posted sequential net revenue and operating profit performance improvement."

The company reported net earnings of $1.82 billion, down from $2.11 billion reported one year ago. On an adjusted earnings per share basis, the company reported profit of $1.61 per share, surpassing the $1.52 per share that analysts predicted.

In order to combat its slowing soda sales, Pepsi continues to focus on boosting its marketing efforts, specifically for its Gatorade, Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands. These efforts may be working, as the company's North America beverages sales fell only 0.9% in the second quarter, marking the smallest drop in four quarters. It was the company's snack sales, however, that sent shares soaring after the company posted its earnings on Tuesday. Pepsi's North American Frito-Lay business experienced a 4.3% increase in sales for the quarter, which caused shares to rise more than 4% following the earnings report's release.

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) shares ended the week at $112.69, up 3.3% for the week.

Delta Beats Expectations Despite Rising Fuel Prices

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) released its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, July 12. The company managed to surpass Wall Street's earnings predictions, despite a surge in jet fuel costs.

Delta reported quarterly revenue of $11.78 billion. This is up 10% from last year's second quarter revenue of $10.75 billion.

"With an expected $2 billion higher fuel bill for 2018, we are now forecasting our full-year earnings to be $5.35 to $5.70 per share," said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. "We have seen early success in addressing the fuel cost increase and offset two-thirds of the impact in the June quarter. With strong revenue momentum, an improving cost trajectory, and a reduction of 50-100 [basis points] of underperforming capacity from our fall schedule, we have positioned Delta to return to margin expansion by year end."

The company announced quarterly profits of $1.03 billion, down from earnings of $1.19 billion one year ago. Delta reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.77 per share, topping the $1.73 per share that analysts predicted.

With jet fuel prices up 60% year-over-year, Delta continues to take steps to cut costs and increase profit. The airline announced plans to drop some of its underperforming flight routes and increase fare prices in response to rising fuel prices. Delta's fuel costs were up 38.8% in the second quarter alone and the company said that it expects this year's fuel bill to be $2 billion more than in 2017.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) shares ended the week at $50.80, up 2.5% for the week.

Fastenal Tops Earnings Estimates, Shares Soar

Fastenal Company (FAST) announced quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 11. The industrial and construction supply wholesaler reported better-than-expected earnings, causing shares to jump as much as 10% after the report was released.

Revenue for the second quarter reached $1.27 billion. This is up 13.1% from revenue of $1.12 billion reported during the same quarter last year and above the $1.26 billion in revenue that analysts expected.

"Our manufacturing demand is stable at very healthy levels," said Fastenal CEO Dan Florness during a call with investors on Wednesday. "We grew our sales 13.1% in the second quarter. That's our fifth straight quarter of double-digit growth."

Fastenal reported net earnings of $211.2 million, up from last year's second quarter earnings of $148.9 million. On an adjusted earnings per share basis, the company posted profit of $0.74 per share, surpassing the $0.66 per share Wall Street expected.

Fastenal is a wholesale provider of industrial and construction supplies, including fasteners, safety equipment, power tools, adhesives, plumbing tools and electrical equipment. The company's second quarter revenue boost was due, in part, to increased fastener product sales and vending sales. The company's fastener business, which includes sales of nuts, bolts and screws, experienced an 11.1% increase in sales in the second quarter, which is significant since the company's fastener sales represent 35% of Fastenal's gross revenue. The company also added more than 5,500 industrial vending devices, up 13.4% year-over-year.

Fastenal Company (FAST) shares ended the week at $55.24, up 14.4% for the week.

The Dow started the week of 7/9 at 24,519 and closed at 25,019 on 7/13. The S&P 500 started the week at 2,776 and closed at 2,801. The NASDAQ started the week at 7,732 and closed at 7,826.

Consumer Sentiment Dips, Sending Treasury Yields Lower

U.S. Treasury bond yields inched lower on Friday, retreating from Thursday's highs. The move came after a report released on Friday revealed that consumer sentiment hit a six-month low in July.

On Friday, a report released by the University of Michigan indicated that its index of consumer sentiment fell 1.1% to 97.1, which was below analysts' expected reading of 98.2. The report takes into consideration consumers' feelings towards economic conditions, government policies, personal finances, unemployment and interest rates.

The lower-than-expected reading is due, in part, to concerns over increased tariffs on imported goods and the effect that the tariffs could have on relations between the U.S. and China. Following the report's release, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.838%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond slipped to 2.938%

"The darkening cloud on the horizon, however, is due to rising concerns about the potential negative impact of tariffs on the domestic economy," said the director of the University of Michigan's consumer survey, Richard Curtin, in a statement. "Among those in the top third of the income distribution (who account for half of consumer spending), 52% negatively mentioned the impact of tariffs on the economy in early July. The primary concerns expressed by consumers were a decline in the future pace of economic growth and an uptick in inflation."

Earlier in the week, the yield on the two-year Treasury note hit a 10-year high, rising to 2.593% after the Labor Department revealed that the consumer-price index rose 0.1% in June. This was below analysts' estimate of 0.2%, but still indicates that consumer prices are increasing at an annual pace of 2.9%, reaching a six-year high. After the report was released on Thursday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.853%, up from 2.844% Wednesday.

"The overall picture is one in which just about every facet of the economy is starting to generate price pressures," said Eric Winograd, senior economist for AllianceBernstein. "There will still be monthly fluctuations here but, by and large, the distribution of price increases is more balanced than it has been in a long time."

The 10-year Treasury note yield closed at 2.83% on 7/13 while the 30-year Treasury bond yield was 2.93%.

Mortgage Rates Rise

Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) on Thursday, July 12. The report revealed that mortgage rates were slightly higher than last week's averages.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.53% this week, up from 4.52% last week. During this time last year, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.03%.

This week, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.02%, up from last week when it averaged 3.99%. Last year at this time, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 3.29%.

"The 10-year Treasury yield continues to hover along the same narrow range, as increased global trade tensions are causing investors to take a cautious approach," said Sam Khater, Chief Economist at Freddie Mac. "This in turn has kept borrowing costs at bay, which is certainly welcoming news for those looking to buy a home before the summer ends."

Based on published national averages, the money market account closed at 1.13% on 7/13. The 1-year CD finished at 2.41%.

Published July 13, 2018

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FREE Yoga Is Back September 3rd!

Join us at Hotel Luna Llena starting on Sunday September 3rd for free yoga classes every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 4pm. Donations are welcome but never expected. We have mats and straps but feel free to bring your own. Let’s come together and keep our bodies moving through the green season! Namaste


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Vallée du Parc Residence

Vallée du Parc Residence / Chevalier Morales Architects

The Vallée du Parc Residence sits in a bucolic valley in Mauricie, a south-central region of Québec. Originally inspired by a reinterpretation of the work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the ground-floor plan is shaped by a studied insertion of various terraces and its relation to the automobile. From a distance, the eye is attracted by the complex angular roof that establishes a geometrical reciprocity with the surrounding hills.

The conceptual development of this project was tinted from the start with a touch of nostalgia. The site of the house itself is part of the former set where were shot most of the exterior scenes of Les filles de Caleb, a mythical television series presented on national television in the nineties. Open views, rolling hills, old barns, perch fences and wild flowers: every aspect of the site was constantly bringing back this historical fiction of rural Québec at the beginning of the twentieth century.

While contemplating this bucolic and almost fictional landscape, the work of Frank Lloyd Wright became a natural refence for the architects. Especially for the strong visual connections he constantly established between the interior and exterior spaces of his celebrated residential projects.

The perceived horizontality of the house is created by the extensive program – six bedrooms, two family rooms, four bathrooms, and three garage spaces – that is mainly located on one single ground floor.

The Roof

The roof, with its multiple sloped planes, irregular angles and lines, and with a complete absence of overhangs, was ultimately conceived as a geometrical interpretation of the characteristic rolling hills of the site. Instead of merging with the horizon, the roof here creates an architectural dialogue with the surrounding landscape. It is constantly changing, according to the perspective and to the angle of approach to the residence.

Instead of floating over an open plan, the roof forms a whole with the exterior walls, reinforcing the impression of a singular architectural object rooted in the landscape. From inside of the house, the angular planes of the roof reveal themselves and contribute to unify the central living spaces under a complex multi-facetted ceiling.

The Terraces

Besides the multiple roof studies conducted during the project’s development, the intention to anchor the house to its site was reached through the introduction of a series of terraces, each one projecting itself directly into the field. These terraces emerge from different subtractive operations made to the original volume to bring various qualities of natural light and space into the house.

The most important terrace was strategically located near the entrance to create a compression effect. It pulls the landscape onto the house to offer an intimate garden to its owners. The idea of a garden defined by the architecture of the house itself was derived from Wright’s work.

The Envelope

Covered with dark-tinted, rough wood planks of various depths, the exterior walls were designed to offer a dynamic and unique texture defined by the ever-changing natural light throughout the day and the seasons.

In terms of openings, two parallel strategies were used in the architectural composition. Curtain walls were placed in all of the subtractions creating the terraces while more typical windows were used elsewhere. The latter project themselves outside the line of the building envelope, like bulging eyes trying to reach out to and framing specific views. Interior detailing reflects the double nature of the fenestration strategy.

Through its original geometry, textural richness, and spatial connection with its surroundings, the Vallée du Parc Residence initiates an architectural conversation within a delicate natural environment.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Some of the Sew Along Dolls

 I have received two emails from ladies that participated in the Sew Along Tilda Doll.
The above photo is of Wendys doll.
I just love the fabrics she has chosen. Also, Wendy has made a different dress for her angel. This dress is in the same book.
A full length photo... isnt she lovely.

And  Anita from Holland took part too.
This is her Tilda Angel.
Dont you just love those quilts in the background... look at the stitchery!!

I am waiting on photos to be emailed from the other participants.

Thanks to those who took part.
It was alot of fun.

I am working on some free stitchery patterns for Christmas. Will have them up soon.

Hugs to all

Craft Couture by T.C. said...

both Tilda angels are so gorgeous! :) Will you host another sew along in the future? I would love to join in.

Sarah - Red Gingham said...

They are so pretty! I love how the top one is showing a bit of leg!!

Cat said...

They are both so darling xxx
And I love seeing my tea cosy in Anita's photos ::))

AnitaS said...

It was such fun to do this and to know other people were doing the same thing. Thnak you for the tutorials.

Anonymous said...

what lovely tilda dolls ladies,well done

Anonymous said...

The Tilda doll are looking so gorgeous...you have done great work ladies and keep it on doing..

Pen Pen said...

Adorable... great job girls! They are both soooooooo pretty!

Chris H said...

They are gorgeous!

Lynn B said...

They are all beautiful!

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The level of consciousness scale described below (the Hawkins Scale) is not intended to pigeon hole you into a numerical framework that defines you as a person — it is merely a highly accurate and useful way to understand where one is in terms of conscious awareness.  Furthermore, a higher level of consciousness is not necessarily ‘better’ than a lower level.  Each persons unique choices and experiences are valid as they contain a different set of learning opportunities that teach an individual a specific set of lessons that are tailored to their unique level of consciousness.  We have all been at low levels of consciousness in certain lifetimes as it is a necessary requisite for achieving the higher planes of awareness.  The lower levels contain core lessons that we all must learn at some point in order to attain the full realm of the human experience with all its highs, lows and challenges.  These ultimately provide the foundation for elevated consciousness.  One can not truly know something until they have experienced it and so we must all eventually pass through every level, from the lowest, fear based realms to those of the highest enlightened consciousness.  It is only then that we become complete.

Dr. David Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness

By Scott Jeffery |

Understanding the Levels of Consciousness

Dr. David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD developed a “map” of the levels of human consciousness (also called the Scale of Consciousness) that uses a muscle-testing technique called Applied Kinesiology (AK) to document the nonlinear, spiritual realm. The research was scientifically-validated and published in Dr. Hawkins’ doctorate dissertation titled Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis and Calibrations of the Level of Human Consciousness, an elaborate discussion of the Scale of Consciousness and its significance as outlined in his groundbreaking book, Power vs. Force: The Anatomy of Consciousness (Veritas Publishing, 1995).

Briefly, each level of consciousness (LOC) coincides with determinable human behaviors and perceptions about life and God. Each level represents a corresponding attractor field of varying strength that exists beyond our three-dimensional reality. There’s a critical point within each LOC from which its field gravitates (or entrains).

The numbers on the scale represent logarithmic calibrations (measurable vibratory frequencies on a scale which increases to the tenth power) of the levels of human consciousness and its corresponding level of reality. The numbers themselves are arbitrary; the significance lies in the relationship of one number (or level) to another (e.g., Dr. Hawkins’ scale is from 1 to 1000).

The Great Barrier

Dr. Hawkins points out that the two greatest spiritual growth barriers seem to be at level 200 and 500. Two hundred, the level of courage, represents a profound shift from destructive and harmful behavior to life-promoting and integrous lifestyles; everything below 200 makes one go weak using kinesiology. Currently, approximately 78% of the world’s population is below this significant level. The destructive capacity of this majority drags down all of mankind without the counterbalancing effect of the 22% above 200. Because the scale of consciousness is logarithmic, each incremental point represents a giant leap in power. As such, one person calibrated at 600 counterbalances the negativity of 10 million people below 200.

The second great barrier is level 500 —Love. Love in this context is a way of being in the world—not an emotionality as most of us perceive it. According to Dr. Hawkins, the reason the level of love is so difficult to achieve is because our ego is so rooted in the physical domain as opposed to the spiritual domain, which emerges at 500. The 400s represent the level of reason, guided by the linear, mechanistic world of form (our modern society that includes advancements in medicine, science, government, etc). Interestingly, the top echelon of intellectual genius, including Einstein, Freud, Newton, Aristotle, etc., all calibrated around 499. The 500s represent a very difficult hurdle as only four percent of the world’s population calibrates in the 500s. This level denotes a shift from the linear, provable domain (classic physics or Newtonian physics) to the nonlinear, formless, spiritual realm.

A person’s LOC remains rather steady through the lifetime. Emotions come and go like the passing wind, but a person’s calibratable LOC is governed by specific energy fields in the nonlinear domain which generally doesn’t waver. Over the course of a lifetime, the average person’s LOC will change approximately five points (this is not a statistical derivation, but an average discovered through Dr. Hawkins’ kinesiologic research). However, it is possible for an individual (such as a spiritual aspirant) to have their LOC jump (or drop) hundreds of points in a single lifetime. -RE: Power Vs. Force, by Dr. David Hawkins, scribed by Scott Jeffery

I was lucky to experience Dr. Hawkins while attending his lecture on Transcending the Levels of Consciousness three years ago in Novato, California. His Joy for life radiated into the audience during his lecture. There is something about the beauty of ‘truth’ that is recognizable. I’ve never been so excited about life and the path towards more knowledge of our existence! I nearly levitated out of my seat! Hawkins stated that once given a glimpse of the state of Enlightenment, nothing on earth will ever quench your thirst again! 🙂

The following information is designed as a quick reference tool for Dr. Hawkins’ students who are familiar with the Map of Consciousness. To fully understand this Map of the Scale of Consciousness within the proper context, it’s important to read Dr. Hawkins’ book, Power vs. Force.

Level Log

Enlightenment 700-1000

Peace 600

Joy 540

Love 500

Reason 400

Acceptance 350

Willingness 310

Neutrality 250

Courage 200

Below 200
(Below the critical level of integrity):

Pride 175

Anger 150

Desire 125

Fear 100

Grief 75

Apathy 50

Guilt 30

These levels determine the reason why people behave the way they do.

These levels can be divided into positive energy-giving levels and negative energy-taking levels. The negative levels from the lowest to the highest are: shame, guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, pride. The positive levels are: courage, neutrality, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, peace, enlightenment.

He claims that, although there may be times when we function at different levels of consciousness, we in general operate at one particular level. This can be considered our core level. It is here where I would like to explain these different levels and hopefully inspire you to move beyond your current state.

According to Hawkins, this is one step above death. At this level, the primary emotion one feels is humiliation. It’s not surprising that this level, being so close to death, is where most thoughts of suicide are found. Those who suffer from sexual abuse are often found here, and without therapy they tend to remain here.

Not too far from shame is the level of guilt. When one is stuck in this level, feelings of worthlessness and an inability to forgive oneself are common.

The level of hopelessness and despair; this is the common consciousness found among those who are homeless or living in poverty. At this level, one has abdicated themselves to their current situation and feels numb to life around them.

Many of us have felt this at times of tragedy in our lives. However, having this as your primary level of consciousness, you live a life of constant regret and remorse. This is the level where you feel all your opportunities have passed you by. You ultimately feel you are a failure.

People living under dictatorship rule or those involved in an abusive relationship find themselves at this level. There is a sense of paranoia here, where you think everyone is out to get you. Suspicion and defensiveness are common.

Desire is a major motivator for much of our society. Although desire can be an impetus for change, the downside is that it leads to enslavement to ones appetites. This is the level of addiction to such things as sex, money, prestige, or power.

As one moves out of Apathy to Grief and then out of Fear, they begin to want. Desire which is not fulfilled leads to frustration which brings us to Anger. This anger can cause us to move out of this level or keep us here.

According to Hawkins, since the majority of people are below this point, this is the level that most people aspire to. It makes up a good deal of Hollywood. In comparison to Shame and Guilt, one begins to feel positive here. However, it’s a false positive. It’s dependent upon external conditions such as wealth, position or power. It is also the source of racism, nationalism, and religious fanaticism.

This is the level of empowerment. It is the first level where you are not taking life energy from those around you. Courage is where you see that you don’t need to be tossed to and fro by your external conditions. This empowerment leads you to the realization that you are a steward unto yourself, and that you alone are in charge of your own growth and success. This is what makes you inherently human: the realization that there is a gap between stimulus and response and that you have the potential to choose how to respond.

Neutrality is the level of flexibility. To be neutral, you are, for the most part, unattached to outcomes. At this level, you are satisfied with your current life situation and tend not to have a lot of motivation towards self improvement or excellence in your career. You realize the possibilities but don’t make the sacrifices required to reach a higher level.

Those people around you that are perpetual optimists – this is their level of consciousness. Seeing life as one big possibility is the cornerstone of those operating here. No longer are you satisfied with complacency – you strive to do your best at whatever task you’ve undertaken. You begin to develop self-discipline and willpower and learn the importance of sticking to a task till the end.

If Courage is the realization that you are the source of your life’s experiences, then it is here where you become the creator of them. Combined with the skills learned in the Willingness phase, you begin to awaken your potential through action. Here’s where you begin to set and achieve goals and to actively push yourself beyond your previous limitations. Up to this point you’ve been generally reactive to what life throws at you. Here’s where you turn that around, take control, and become proactive.

The level of science, medicine, and a desire for knowledge. Your thirst for knowledge becomes insatiable. You don’t waste time in activities that do not provide educational value. You begin to categorize all of life and its experiences into proofs, postulates, and theories. The failure of this level is you cannot seem to separate the subjective from the objective, and because of that, you tend to miss the point. You fail to see the forest because you’re tunnel-visioned on the trees. Paradoxically, Reason can become a stumbling block for further progressions of consciousness.

Only if, in the level of Reason you start to see yourself as a potential for the greater good of mankind, will you have enough power to enter here. Here is where you start applying what was learned in your reasoning and you let the heart take over rather than the mind – you live by intuition. This is the level of charity – a selfless love that has no desire except for the welfare of those around them. Gandhi and Mother Theresa are examples of people who were living at this level. Only 0.4 percent of the world will ever reach it.

This is the level of saints and advanced spiritual people. As love becomes more unconditional, there follows a constant accompaniment of true happiness. No personal tragedy or world event could ever shake someone living at this level of consciousness. They seem to inspire and lift all those who come in contact with them. Your life is now in complete harmony with the will of Divinity and the fruits of that harmony are expressed in your joy.

Peace is achieved after a life of complete surrender to the Creator. It is where you have transcended all and have entered that place that Hawkins calls illumination. Here, a stillness and silence of mind is achieved, allowing for constant revelation. Only 1 in 10 million (that’s .00001 percent) people will arrive at this level.

This is the highest level of human consciousness where one has become like God. Many see this as Christ, Buddha, or Krishna. These are those who have influenced all of mankind.
Hawkins’ Power vs. Force and his associated map of consciousness has been a groundbreaking work for those interested in human-consciousness development. In this continuum we can clearly see where we as individuals function and where we can arrive. A view into what could be our potential is inspiring.

It’s interesting to note that according to Hawkins, everything that is around us can effect our level of consciousness: the music we listen to, the people with whom we associate, the books we read, the shows that we watch, etc. After reading this book, I began to see myself and those around me in a different light. I guess you could say I felt more compassion for others. We are all at different levels of consciousness and are functioning according to the light and knowledge that we’ve obtained. This has helped me to better understand what drives people and why they make specific choices.

How can you raise your own level of consciousness? I would suggest first to figure out where you presently are – awareness is always the first step. Learn from the Great Ones who are the source of the ‘wisdom literature’ of your tradition and try to live the principles taught in those books. As you raise your own level, you will discover a desire to help others and you’ll be a source of positive change for yourself and the world.

In the 1960s, Dr. John Goodheart developed Applied Kinesiology (AK) into a practical diagnostic technique used mainly by chiropractors and holistic health practitioners. Based on the principle that “your body doesn’t lie,” AK or muscle testing assists these practitioners in uncovering what is going on in the body as well as determining whether or not a specific remedy would be beneficial. By testing the instantaneous response of a particular muscle, AK practitioners are able to more clearly navigate the complexities of the human body: If a tested muscle stayed strong, a substance was good for the body, and if it went weak, it was not.

Psychiatrist Dr. John Diamond further expanded Dr. Goodheart’s work by discovering that different images, paintings, music, games and material affect the body. For example, he found that classical music makes people go strong, while rap music makes everyone go weak. Similarly, synthetic clothing makes you weak and natural fibers make you strong. The implications of Dr. Diamond’s work, called Behavioral Kinesiology (BK), were profound: Everything we interact with either strengthens or weakens our life energy.

Psychiatrist Dr. David R. Hawkins realized the universality of muscle testing response—“what is good for you is good for me.” To test the hypothesis, Dr. Hawkins put a thousand people in a room, each with a sealed envelope. Half the room was given organic vitamin C and the other half a packet of NutraSweet. None of the participants were aware of the content of their envelope. Each person was tested using muscle testing (as described in the next section). The result was that half of the room went weak while the other half stayed strong. The 500 hundred people who went weak were holding the envelope with NutraSweet and the 500 hundred who stayed strong had the organic vitamin C—Dr. Hawkins had uncovered physiologic testings usefulness as the ultimate truth detector.

By following a simple procedure and making a clearly defined statement, one’s muscles either stay strong or go weak. Statements can be asked about anyone or anything from past to present. You can calibrate the level of truth of a politician, a Fortune 500 CEO or your next-door neighbor. Want to determine the validity of a new scientific theory? Test it. You don’t need to know anything about the topic in order to test a statement. The answer you receive from the kinesiologic response transcends your own knowledge and beliefs; you are accessing the infinite intelligence of the collective field (or Collective Unconscious) that binds us together.

Interestingly, physiologic testing calibrates at 600—the level of nonduality—which means the technique itself transcends a complete intellectual (i.e. linear) understanding of the phenomenon. When one muscle-testing in the above fashion, one is accessing the timeless, spaceless, database of consciousness itself.

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Lab 26, floating point

In Lab 19 we found a problem that kernel raises exception “Undefined instruction” and stops working. It happens on running JIT arm codes produced by Dis. Now it is time to have little review. In Lab 19 I just added sources used in 9pi for handling floating point exceptions but commented real call fpemu() – so the call fpiarm() only shifting PC to bypass the place of wrong instructions.

By looking at /libinterp/comp-arm.c it looks like that Dis Jit for Arm currently is not generating arm codes for floating point logic – those code blocks have if(0) {…} but it just put some pseudocodes which should generate exception and be interpreted in trap.c – software emulation of floating point operations.

Then my initial attempt of using source codes from 9pi project is wrong as they will not process the dis pseudocodes – that why it didn’t work either. Now as another attempt I just used source codes from ipaq1110/sa1110 – it has the software emulation of floating point.

We copy fpi.h and fpiarm.c from sa1110/. Then add fpi.$O, fpimem.$O, fpi.h to mkfile. Remove from rpi from port section fpi and fpimem. Also we need “-f” flag to the linker – the 5l loader currently has support for vfp2 used in Raspberry Pi CPU.

And that’s all. Let just add some floating point code to rpiinit.b just to test:

       x := 10.25;
       y := 734.;
       sys->print("\n\nfloat point div %f/%f=%f\n\n", x,y,x/y);

Compile, run and see:

Starting init0()
Initial Dis: "/osinit.dis"

float point div 10.250000/734.000000=0.013965

Success! Testing dis apps – ls, etc – all works okay.

PS: Ideally the Dis JIT should generate the vfp2 arm instructions to do the fast floating point calculations. I contacted Charles Forsyth and he proved that the support of vfp2 was implemented in 5l but not in Dis, though it is not much efforts to get Dis supporting this – let’s hope he will have this implemented soon!

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We've gone from sultry to soggy as our weather system threw us in reverse and kicked us back to April. I finally acted on the dankness in our ground floor and bought a dehumidifier. It's pulling buckets of water out of the air.

My work week suffered from the same kind of shifts.

Last Saturday Maria and I met for a Cosmopolitan Productions strategy retreat. We hadn't discussed our business plan since October. Well, we were very focused on the big picture, which got bigger the more cosmopolitans we drank. It got me revved up enough to download a book from Audible called "All Marketers Are Liars" by Seth Grodin. In a nutshell it says: "Don't list facts. Tell a story that your potential customers want to hear, but it better be authentic."

I took lots of notes and continued what now seems like Susan's Family of Websites. I many not be as zany as the people who get a thousand readers a day, but I wouldn't mind having a cult following.

Tuesday night was the annual "geezer" dinner for the professors emeritus at the medical school. I sat next to a polite old gent who seemed fascinated by everything I was doing, from genealogy to cosmo ideas. Maybe my target audience is the codger crowd.

Maybe my target audience is the codger crowd.

By Thursday I had slipped out of my desperately creative mode and gotten back into ebay sales, thinking about what to put up for this week's auctions.

By yesterday, I'd slipped from my cosmo high into a funk. It must be the constant rain. Creatively, I had spun like a top all week but didn't accomplish much and I was bored with my shrinking yet still bottomless box of goodies to sell. I entered the realm of our ground floor mystery closet.

I came out with a heavy box of photos that Jim had collected during the height of his fascination with 19th century photography. Over a few months in the 1980s, he had amassed a collection of 295 photos related to a single family in Chautauqua County NY. One of the family members was a photographer and the overall quality of the photos is beautiful. Jim had labored over them, even drawing a family tree as he figured out who was who and how they were related. Chautauqua County is very rural and yet it is also home of the Chautauqua Institution, world-famous for its summer lectures on politics, literature and science. So now I have a project. It's part of my stewardship of the Price & Zimmer Collections to see that these eventually get the the right home, so I've begun the task of scanning and cataloging each item. It lifted my spirits.

This week's auctions are ending at 11 A.M. I'm hoping to sell a fine brass microscope.

It is still raining.

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From Stuart Monteith <>
Subject Re: Wiki/Webpages
Date Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:41:17 GMT
Hello all,
    I've updated the status page. It lists our wiki, mailing lists and
commiters. Please post here if I got anything wrong, and I or someone
else can fix it.

Stuart Monteith wrote:
> Hi,
>    Thanks Robert. I noticed that kato.html was missing, so I've
> regenerated the incubator project status pages and added
> projects/kato.html and checked it back it - hopefully that will get
> sync'd up soon.
> I'll have a look to see what others have done regarding Confluence and
> subversion.
>    Stuart
> Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Stuart Monteith <>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>   I've been looking at setting up our website and wiki.
>>> The first thing I notice is we don't have a status page from
>>> (Kato isn't listed).
>>> There are instructions here:
>>> Shall I go ahead and do this?
>> +1
>> give it a go. if you turn out not to have enough karma, create a patch
>> in JIRA and let either me or ant know.
>>> I've put some basic content onto the wiki, However, before it be
>>> linked to
>>> from the status page, we'll have to export it.
>>> Currently we can edit our wiki here:
>>> It is being exported to under
>>> /www/confluence-exports/KATO.
>>> Our webpages should live under /www/ on
>>> where it will be exposed as
>> this should link to the status page (i'll fix this)
>> the actual site will be
>>> We should have two sets of files in our website. One will be
>>> exported from
>>> the Wiki, the other set will be gotten
>>> from other sources, such as from the build of the API's Javadoc.
>>> The wiki would be copied to a "site" directory, with a top-level
>>> index.html
>>> file redirecting to it.
>>> The other files would be checked out into another directory on the same
>>> level as site from subversion.
>>> One thing I'm not clear on is whether or not the exported site from
>>> the wiki
>>> should be checked into subversion - the examples I have seen just
>>> rsync.
>> (i've never used confluence for document so hopefully other more
>> knowledgable folks will jump in)
>> this isn't limited to confluence
>> some projects store their site documentation in subversion, others
>> don't store the generated results. both systems have pros and cons but
>> either would work fine.
>> - robert

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Tuesday, 2 December 2014

World Stroke Day 2014

On Wednesday 29th October, we featured an event organised by the Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre, the Stroke Association and the University of Manchester to celebrate World Stroke Day at Salford Royal.

More than 100 stroke survivors, carers, clinicians and scientists came together
to see presentations by Dame Nancy Rothwell, a stroke scientist and President of the University of Manchester, Salford Royal Chief Executive Sir David Dalton and Dr Jane Molloy, who leads stroke services at the Salford Royal Foundation Trust.

Audience members were able to tour a series of hands-on exhibits about stroke treatment and research, find out how clot-busting treatment is given, how weakened blood vessels are treated after subarachnoid haemorrhage, and learn more about new research studies, including stem cell treatments, new medicines for stroke and hear about new ways of helping people get better after a stroke.

Professor Pippa Tyrrell, who has been a stroke doctor at Salford Royal for 20 years, said: “The audience was moved to tears by the testimony of a stroke survivor called Mary, who told us the moving story of her stroke and read a poem she had written as part of a poetry workshop organised by the Stroke Association. We also heard from Kath, a carer, who described the devastating effect of her husband’s stroke on her young children, and their bravery in coping with it.
“The Salford Royal stroke team work very closely with their research colleagues and the Stroke Association so it was wonderful to have a day when we could all meet with stroke survivors and their carers to raise awareness of the importance of stroke and new research into its treatment, and to celebrate the amazing work of the Stroke Association in working with stroke survivors to give them life after stroke.”

The event was brought to a close with an uplifting performance by the Stroke Choir, which is made up of members who are stroke survivors, carers, volunteers and people who work with the Stroke Association.

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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Ants and information

 Guest post by David Chapman, Royal Society

At first thought the words ‘ants’ and ‘information’ are hardly two peas in a pod. Ants are those tiny creatures that invade your house when the weather gets warm, or sprout wings and descend like a plague on a sunny Sunday. And information; well that’s just stuff, right? The kind of stuff you might want to take in about a particular topic, or the stuff that is manipulated by the media, subsequently regurgitated and accepted as fact.

For scientists though, the two things mean much more. Ants are a group of insects that evolved around 100 million years ago and have since spread to inhabit almost every environment on earth, with an incredibly varied set of over 12,500 classified species. Information, at its very basic level, is anything from which we can learn something; it’s a change within a system; a result of cause and effect from which we can derive data. It’s safe to say that, without information, scientists would need some pretty nifty methods to learn anything.

So how do they relate, and why is this important?

It turns out that ants are pretty good at communicating information within their colonies. Although on an individual level they take part in very simple interactions, the accumulation of thousands of these interactions over time leads to some sophisticated decision making. For example, if an external event is a threat to the colony – flooding, a predator, or a twelve-year-old with a magnifying glass – they quickly organise themselves without ever having to be told what to do; they have evolved the ability to make collective, colony-level decisions with completely decentralised control.

This ability makes them quite useful for scientists to study and Dr Elva Robinson, holder of a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, is doing just that. Elva uses Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) (miniature computer chips strapped to individual ants – pictured) to investigate how tasks are allocated among the colony and how they adapt to changes in task need (that child with the magnifying glass is back again).

By studying these behaviours, Elva hopes to ease the very modern problem of information overload. Modern society is completely saturated with information and controlling it in the way we want is a big challenge. By understanding how these ants achieve such a feat, we can tap into 100 million years’ worth of evolutionary nouse and let these masters of information do the hard work for us.

You can find out more about this fascinating topic at Ants and information, Saturday 1 November, 2.30pm, Manchester Museum.

Part of #msf14

Monday, 20 October 2014

Behind the scenes in 3D: Printing the Future

Preparation for the upcoming exhibition opening at the Museum of Science & Industry has involved furious printing behind the scenes at Hobs Studio.  We also asked our scientists and partners to donate any 3D printed items that they used or created as part of their research to be included in the exhibition as part of a "cloud" of beautiful, wonderful and strange 3D printed items.  Here is some of the story behind a few of these items...

Prophabot (left) and Monty (right) made by Amy and Dan Mather
These toys were made by two of our favourite young scientists Amy and Dan Mather, who have worked with us at the Museum of Science & Industry for the Maker Faire as well as previous Festivals. Amy's Prophabot won the student category of The 3D Print Cup this year. You can read more about her experience creating this in her blog.

Lab Equipment
3D printed lab equipment, made in Manchester
This bespoke lab equipment really sums up the potential impact 3D printing could have on the scientific community - think of something, design it and make it yourself. In the past this may have been too difficult, costly or time consuming and so limit the science you were able to do.
The pinch valve is part of a larger assembly for environmental research on the carbon dioxide emission of soils. The interlocking parametric grid and racks are customised for holding laboratory equipment such as petri dishes and sample bottles, and the design parameters can be altered to make holders for different objects. These objects were designed using open-source tools and the design is freely available via http://drelliott.net. A locally manufactured open-source printer was used to print the objects. With thanks to David Elliott, microbial ecologist in the Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The video to the left shows the 3D scan of a Huntsman spider, the print of which is also included in the "cloud" of objects.

3D printed LHCb upgrade detector module

Detector Module
The LHCb experiment is one of the four large experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Its purpose is to investigate the difference between ordinary matter (stuff that we are made from) and antimatter (same mass as the stuff that we are made from, but oppositely charged).  The experiment will undergo a major upgrade in 2018.  The University of Manchester will construct modules of one of the detectors that is closest to the proton beams (called the VELO: Vertex Locator).  They will measure the positions of particles forty million times every second.  This 3D printed module has been produced by CERN as part of the design studies for these modules.  With thanks to Rob Appleby, accelerator and particle physicist at the University of Manchester.

There are many more fascinating objects included in the exhibition, which opens this Thursday (the install of which has been the backdrop for a couple of our #scienceselfies this week).

3D: Printing the Future opens Thursday at 12pm and will stay at the Museum of Science & Industry until 19th April 2015.

Our #msf14 #scienceselfie with a sneak peek of the install this week, ahead of opening on Thursday.

Thursday, 16 October 2014

The Future is Fracking. Discuss.

Fracking for shale gas has been the game changer in the global exploration of energy. Now, the discovery of shale gas in Lancashire and at Barton Moss has brought the subject right to our doorstep.

Some people see fracking as the answer to the UK’s energy needs, others claim it causes pollution, earthquakes and is a further use of carbon.

What do you think?

Discuss, the home of the intellectually curious in Manchester, will be hosting a debate at the Museum of Science & Industry on Tuesday 28th October.  Joining the panel will be Happy Mondays band member, and aspiring Politician, Bez alongside two professors from the University of Manchester, on opposing sides of the debate as well as a leading Blackpool business woman.

For the motion

Ernie Rutter, Professor of Structural Geology at the University of Manchester

Professor Rutter has said: ‘The potential importance of the development of shale gas resources to the UK economy and for a politically secure energy resource have been well rehearsed for those who have listened. The facts of the American experience of falling energy prices coupled with security of supply, job creation and economic stimulation demonstrate this potential.

Claire Smith, president, Stay Blackpool

Claire Smith has said: “Shale gas could be the catalyst to get things moving. Horner Blackpool should be the engine driver for the Fylde Coast. We must not dither on this one. It’s a chance to make a step change.”

Against the motion

Bez, Happy Mondays and anti-fracking protestor

Bez told the Guardian: “I went along to the fracking protest at Barton Moss to lend my support because of the concerns I have about environmental issues. If we allow fracking to happen in Salford and Manchester, any idea of a permaculture society will end with it. I am standing as an MP to draw attention to the debate because I believe fracking is unsafe technology and the damage it could do to the environment is irreversible.”

Professor Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester
Professor Anderson has argued: “Shale gas is indisputably a high-carbon energy source. It is identical to natural gas – consequently when combusted it emits large quantities of carbon dioxide.
The science of global warming, the maths of our emissions and our pledge to limit temperature increases to below a 2°C rise lead to the conclusion that shale gas must remain in the ground if we are to avoid ‘dangerous climate change’.”

To place your vote, sign up to the event here. Join the conversation with @mcrscifest and @discussMCR #msf14

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

3D: Printing the Future

Manchester Science Festival Director and Bez with his 3D printed bust
In preparing for the upcoming exhibition 3D: Printing the Future for the Manchester Science Festival 2014, we have been accepting donations of 3D printed items from our partners and supporters.

We also wanted to print something iconic to Manchester.  Since we already had Happy Mondays dancer Bez signed up for our debate on the future of fracking, it was an opportunity too good to miss.  Watch this short video of what we got up to when we visited Hobs Reprographics in Manchester, who are also sponsoring the exhibition, with our special guest.

Monday, 13 October 2014

#MegaMenger - builders wanted

Testing the cards in a practice build
Guest post by Katie Steckles

Stand-up Mathematician Matt Parker, along with a team of volunteers are looking to build the world’s largest fractal, using over a million folded business cards.

A Menger sponge is a fractal based on a cube, which is made of smaller cubes, which themselves are made of smaller cubes, and so on - giving it the fractal property which makes it interesting to mathematicians - plus, it looks very cool. It’s possible to build a Menger sponge using pieces of rectangular card, using a simple folding technique and a little patience.

Matt Parker and a small version of the cube

Matt, along with a collection of other mathematicians organising events around the world, is building a MegaMenger - a giant distributed fractal, composed of 20 smaller versions of itself. The Manchester build is one of over 20 all taking place during the same week, and if all of them are completed in time we’ll have built the biggest Menger sponge ever made. There’ll be live video feeds from all the other locations, so you can watch as everything comes together.

We’ll be building part of the whole MegaMenger fractal as part of Manchester Science Festival on 25th and 26th October, and we’re looking for keen volunteers to help us build it. If you’re free on either or both days and want to be part of the building team, email info@megamenger.com and we’ll send you details of how you can get involved.  We'll also provide you with training you will need.

"It turns out that building a Menger sponge is brilliant fun and very addictive"
Marieke Navin, Manchester Science Festival Director

@MegaMenger #MegaMenger
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Friday, 22 August 2014

The science behind #HookedOnMusic

We caught up with Ashley, the scientist behind the #HookedOnMusic project to find out about science behind the online game.

MSF: The game is trying to find the catchiest parts of musical hooks.  Does it matter that people have such different musical tastes?

Ashley:  No, as long as we have a lot of players! So far, more than 17,000 players have tried #HookedOnMusic.

High player numbers mean we can use models to successfully separate how much of the information comes from differences among players, versus how much comes from differences in the fragments of music.

For example, some people are faster at these types of games, whilst other people are more familiar with pop music.

Ashley chatting during Manchester Science Festival 2013
MSF: What are power users and why do you need them?

Ashley: Our model needs players who have played the game a number of times, ideally between 50 and 200 plays, or between fifteen minutes and an hour.

For the experiment to be a success, we need ‘power users’ who play many times and play all four of the games: "Recognise That Tune?", "What's the Hook?", "Time Trial" and "In a Row".

In summary, the more people who play for over 15 minutes, repeatedly play and play all of the games on offer, the better the quality of data.

MSF: How do you quantify catchiness?

Ashley: Catchiness is hard to define. #HookedOnMusic includes four different measures related to catchiness:

    1. Recognising a tune

    2. Time it takes to recognise a tune

    3. Following along with the tune

    4. How the catchiness of the tune compared to other fragments in the same song (in the "What's the Hook?" game).

Firstly, we combine the first three measures in a model which uses a theory of how the mind works to reduce data that can account for speed and accuracy at the same time.

We then use the fourth measure of catchiness, the rankings from the "What's the Hook?" game. This is an extra check to ensure that the particular variant we choose captures our natural intuitions about catchiness.
To play #HookedOnMusic you need a strong internet connection

MSF: What's next for #HookedOnMusic?

Ashley: I'll be at the Science Museum Late on Wednesday 27 August, so come and have a chat with me in person if you're in London.

The game will be live until the end of September.

The results of the analysis will be presented at the Manchester Science Festival on Saturday 1 November.  (MSF: Watch this space for the announcement of the MSF14 programme in early September)

You’ve got from now until the end of September to keep playing the game and become a power user, so what are you waiting for?

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Our new citizen science experiment #HookedOnMusic

Imagine listening to a catchy tune. When do you nod your head and sing along? That's the hook, the most memorable part of the song, crafted by songwriters to stick in your head and exploited by DJs to get people onto the dance floor.  Everyone knows a hook when they hear it, but scientists don't know why.

With the launch of our new online game #HookedOnMusic you can join music lovers around the world to explore the science of songs and help scientists unlock what makes music catchy.

Play the game at http://www.hookedonmusic.org.uk/.  You don't need anything special, just a good internet connection and sound (or wear headphones).   You'll be asked to identify a song as quickly as you can by listening to short clips.  You can also vote on which part of a song do you think is catchier.  You don't need any specialist knowledge to play - just a love of music.  You can play as many times as you like; the more you play, the more data we will gather for the scientists.

We are working with scientists from the University of Amsterdam, Utrecht and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.  They will use this data to test hypotheses around what makes the hook - this most noticeable, easiest-to-recall fragment of music - is it rhythm, melody, key changes...?

Hooks have the power to jog memories and emotions; this is particularly powerful for people suffering from memory degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's.  The results of our experiment have the potential to provide insight into what makes music memorable and in particular what makes music memorable over the long term.  Armed with this knowledge, carers might be able to predict more accurately what music might be the most memorable for a particular patient and where to start playing that music to test most efficiently whether a patient actually does remember a piece of music.

We hope you enjoy the game and thank you for playing.  We need plenty of data for the scientists, so keep playing and spread the word.  We'll also keep you posted about live events where you can get involved and we'll be announcing the first results at the Manchester Science Festival in the autumn.

Check out http://www.manchestersciencefestival.com/citizenscience/hookedonmusic for more information.


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According to Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, it is the immediate responsibility of every Pakistani to completely eradicate poverty and fear from society before turning to anything else.

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Michael Zwaagstra“Teachers – don’t worry if you don’t have the knowledge or skill set. You are the lead learner. Inquire not lecture.”

This was an actual tweet from a prominent education guru. Sadly, this message is far from isolated. There’s a common belief in education circles that teacher subject-matter expertise doesn’t matter a whole lot.

The underlying assumption is that learning is more about a generalized process than it is about mastering subject-specific content. In other words, the journey matters more than the destination. Since knowledge changes so quickly, students should learn how to learn rather than spend their valuable time memorizing facts that will soon be outdated.

This thinking has been popularized by the 21st century skills movement. Advocates of this approach suggest that students need to work on generic skills such as creativity, co-operation and critical thinking. Since these skills are allegedly transferable between different subjects, they will never become obsolete. This is why provinces such as Alberta and British Columbia are going through a curriculum revision process that involves reducing the amount of content in core subjects.

The tweet tells teachers not to worry if they don’t have the knowledge or the skill set. It reminds them that they are lead learners and encourages teachers to inquire rather than to lecture. This is exactly the message you would expect from someone who doesn’t value teacher expertise.

By this reasoning, it doesn’t matter if math teachers know little about math. In fact, teachers who lack math knowledge or the specific skills to solve math problems may actually be more effective in the classroom since they can learn the material together with their students. That’s the message teachers often hear from the many gurus who speak at their professional development conferences.

Of course, no other profession would tolerate this kind of direct attack on expertise. Imagine telling a heart surgeon not to worry if she doesn’t have the knowledge or skill set to perform heart surgery. Even more absurd would be telling airplane pilots that they don’t need to know how to fly a plane since they can learn alongside their passengers. The reason we call people professionals is because they have specific expertise that the public lacks.

When it comes to teaching, there’s a wealth of research that backs up the claim that teacher expertise matters, and it matters a lot. While some gurus apparently believe that one teacher is as good as another, the evidence is clear that some teachers are far more effective than others. Students fortunate enough to have a series of effective teachers experience significant academic benefits.

A recent study also validates the claim that the subject-specific knowledge of teachers, in fact, makes a noticeable difference to student achievement. The study, Pulling Back the Curtain: Revealing the Cumulative Importance of High-Performing, Highly Qualified Teachers on Students’ Educational Outcome, appeared in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. In it, Dr. Se Woong Lee analyzed a longitudinal data set involving more than 6,000 students and their teachers across the United States.

Lee found that students taught by teachers who majored or even minored in mathematics at university had better short-term academic results than students taught by teachers without a math major or minor. These students also benefited in the long-term, as they were more likely to graduate from college. If subject-matter expertise matters in math, it’s reasonable to assume it matters in other subjects as well.

This is why it makes sense for teachers to teach subjects in which they are competent, completing at least a minor in their university studies. Teachers who know a lot about Canadian history are going to be more effective at teaching Canadian history than teachers who need a copy of Canadian History for Dummies in order to keep up with their students. The same holds true for teachers of chemistry, physics and geography, and all other subjects.

Teachers should not put up with education gurus who continually downplay teachers’ expertise. Teachers are not interchangeable factory widgets who can be replaced at the drop of a hat. Rather, teachers are professionals who possess specialized knowledge and skills. Just as pilots are not merely lead flyers, teachers are much more than lead learners. They are, in fact, professionals.

Thus, teacher expertise really does matter. It benefits no one when education gurus downplay teacher expertise by saying that knowledge and skills don’t matter.

Michael Zwaagstra is a Senior Fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and a public high school teacher.

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A teaser of the live performance of  "River Tales" at the Klangraum Krems (Minoritenkirche). Video credits by Martin Schiske.

Twilight Street

CD release concert of Martin Ptak´s solo album "Twilight Street" .
Filmed and recorded live at Porgy&Bess Music Club, Vienna. (10-11-2012)

Cyclo is the soundtrack I wrote to a cycling short film and is a track on the album "Twilight Street".
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Making of Elektro Guzzi´s EP "Parade" (released in 2016) featuring Hilary Jeffery, Daniel Riegler and Martin Ptak on trombone.

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Die Strottern & Blech im Stadtsaal
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A clip from the Linz09-Project "Once around the entire world", a hommage to the Music of Karel Svoboda.
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soloists: Cornelia Pesendorfer (oboe, recorder)

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A short clip of the project "Die Strottern & Velvet Elevator". Live at the Theater am Spittelberg in 2017.

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Theme from "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" and "The Forest" from "Vertigo" by Bernard Herrmann.

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