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Bird-brained Research
Aaron Altman, an assistant professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, always is looking for creative ways to get students to reach new heights.
A University of Dayton professor figures what's good for the goose is good for finding more efficient, and thus cheaper, ways of flying aircraft. And what would give a better lesson than something that has flown for millions of years?
Many natural-born flyers, like birds and insects, don't need to be moving forward to fly, according to Aaron Altman, an assistant mechanical and aerospace engineering professor. So, he's sending mechanical birds and insects into wind tunnels, shooting lasers at them and taking high speed photos to see how they generate lift and reduce air resistance, or drag.
Altman said there has been very little change in the way the profession has looked at lift generation for the last 100 years and it may be time for a different perspective even if this line of questioning doesn't yield any improvement.
"But, we would be remiss if we didn't at least ask the questions," said Altman, who has worked on the Airbus A340 and A380. "People think aerodynamics is a mature science. If it were a mature science, we wouldn't be losing so much energy to drag. There is a better way. We apply thermodynamics for ways to save heat and energy, so why not for air?"
Altman said vortices, or air trailing airplane wings in the form of giant tornados, are basically wasted energy. Altman said the cost of air travel could drop, fuel efficiency would increase and planes could fly farther with more people if airplanes could harness that energy.
"Geese flying in formation flap in a more continuous motion and use vortices to their benefit by reducing drag," Altman said. "The answers I'm looking for to recovering this lost energy may lie with the manner in which birds and insects move air over their wings to generate lift. The bigger question is how to do it (in planes) without flapping the wings."
Describing flight basics from the world's most experienced flyers is among the different ways Altman encourages his classes to take unconventional looks at aeronautical engineering.
"Posing unconventional, open-ended problems with no unique solutions better prepares students for a world filled with problems that don't have answers in the back of a book," Altman said.
A recent class looked at ways to launch a rocket off a plane at altitudes around 60,000 feet, despite the fact that air density at that level is a 10th of what it is at sea level. However, doing so would be cheaper than launching a rocket from the ground for a specific range of payloads. The subsequent rocket would take much less fuel, be able to carry more payload and would be much less expensive, Altman said.
Another Altman class worked on developing an inflatable, backpack portable plane, which can be operational in less than five minutes, undetectable from 100 yards and weighs less than 25 pounds. Military troops could send such a craft quickly over a ridge or into a mountainous valley to search for hazards.
Other Altman students have looked into planes that change wing shapes during flight.
For interviews, contact Shawn Robinson at 937-229-3391.


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Joe Magee's portrait of billionaire Russian businessman and owner of London's Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, who embodies 'Londongrad'—wealthy elite Russians living in the city—for Courrier International.
According to the article, "Mais ou est passé Roman Abramovich?," the recent Novichok nerve agent scandal is ending the laissez-faire attitude toward oligarchs settled in the country. Visas are being restricted and Abramovich has reportedly not set foot in Britain for six months.
Magee's image of blood on the face of the oligarch as the Kremlin's wheels replace his brain and one of his eyes while Moscow's most familiar buildings stand alongside Big Ben and serve as his satirical crown is a brilliant example of the power of political illustration.


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by John Grant
Release Date: 09 October 2015
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Bella Union
John Grant Grey Tickles, Black Pressure Limited Vinyl 2LP Set
John Grant's third album, the invitingly titled Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, is a veritable tour-de-force that further refines and entwines his two principal strands of musical DNA, the sumptuous tempered ballad and the taut, fizzing electronic pop song. There are newer musical accomplishments across its panoply of towering sound, like the title track's new steely demeanour, while the ominous drama of "Black Blizzard" echoes both John Carpenter and Bernard 'Black Devil Disco Club' Fevre's beautiful and icy synthscapes. The contagious, gleeful "You And Him" marries buzzing rock with a squelchy electronic undertow, while orchestral drama swathes the bad-dreamy "Global Warming" and the album's gorgeously aching widescreen finale "Geraldine".
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure was recorded in Dallas with producer John Congleton (St Vincent, Franz Ferdinand, Swans) - coincidentally the same state of Texas where Grant nailed his 2010 solo debut Queen Of Denmark in the company of Denton's wondrous Midlake. After that landmark return, which MOJO made its album of 2010, 2013's Pale Green Ghosts was made in Icelandic capital Reykjavik (where Grant has lived ever since), which entered the UK Top 20 in its first week and ended up as Rough Trade Shop's Album of the Year 2013, The Guardian's No.2 and in MOJO and Uncut's Top Five). Such recognition, iced by years of sell-out shows across Europe and a recent US tour as special invited guest of the Pixies, should allow the notoriously self-critical and insecure Grant the passing thought that Grey Tickles, Black Pressure will deservedly cement his reputation as the most disarmingly honest, caustic, profound and funny diarist of the human condition in the persistently testing, even tragic, era that is the 21st century.
Featured Tracks:
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Snug Slacks
Guess How I Know
You & Him
Down Here
Voodoo Doll
Global Warming
Magma Arrives
Black Blizzard
Disappointing ft Tracey Thorn
No More Tangles
Release Date: 12 October 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Bella Union
Release Date: 12 October 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Bella Union


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Pale parody of parenting
First Five Years — A Mother ooof a Cabaret
2 stars
Hellenic Community Centre
The premise is an appealing one — an examination, largely through song, of the first five years of parenthood.
It is a topic rich in potential and ripe for exploration by a talented cast of three mothers (Janelle Russo, Cynthia Pickering and Nat Burbage) and a Bunnings-obsessed father (Christian Gerrish).
But while there were some nice moments, the show felt a little haphazard.
There was nothing particularly interesting about several of the song choices and the segues felt contrived and uncomfortable.
The cleverest moment was the "anti-vaxers" parody.
It felt more considered then most of the other segments of the show and its presentation was interesting and amusing.
There were also lowlights.
The segment dealing with the near-drowning of a child was an out-of-the-blue downer.
It also seemed incongruous that the show's finale was largely sung by the pianist.
That all being said, the singing quality was very good.
And the acting experience of the quartet allowed them to build characters within the confines of the lyrics.
The largely-female audience was generally enthusiastic but there was also a sense that they expected more. So did I.
First Five Years runs from tomorrow-Sunday
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Free Melania – From Our Expectations
WASHINGTON — Now, stacked on the Trump tower of petrifying things we have to worry about — war with Iran, war with Mexico, war with Islam, war with koala bears — there is yet another looming disaster.
The East Wing is perilously behind in planning for the Easter Egg Roll. Is the White House dropping the ball — or rather, the ovoid?
As our omnipresent new president hijacked our reality, the first lady vanished, sparking headlines for nary a glimpse in D.C. since the inaugural.
Just as there is a gush of leaks from the resistance in the federal government about President Trump's erratic and impulsive behavior, there are whispers about Melania's elusive and sphinx-like behavior.
The Times's Julie Hirschfeld Davis wrote about the anguish of anonymous D.C. sources who fear the annual egg roll and other "elaborate White House events that are among the heaviest tasks for first ladies" are languishing in the deserted East Wing, as are unanswered requests for White House tours.
时报的朱莉·赫希菲尔德·戴维斯(Julie Hirschfeld Davis)在文章中提及了特区匿名消息人士的困扰,这些人担心的是:就如许多参观白宫的申请尚未得到回复,在被弃之不顾的东翼,每年一度的复活节彩蛋活动以及其他一些"应精心安排的白宫活动"正被搁置——而安排此类活动本该是"第一夫人最繁重的任务之一"。
While Melania plays Rapunzel in her Fifth Avenue tower, Steve Bannon is reveling in his role as the troll under the bridge. Beauty and the Beast.
当梅拉尼娅在第五大道的大厦里扮演"长发公主"(Rapunzel)时,史蒂夫·班农(Steve Bannon)正以桥下怪兽的扮相登场。美女与野兽。
At least Dick Cheney, another mad scientist who hated multilateral relations and preached hegemony, waited until he had started a bogus war and smashed the globe before he embraced the nickname Darth Vader. Bannon calls himself that while he stirs the pot, noting that "darkness is good" and that Darth and Satan had real power.
另一位憎恨多边关系、宣扬霸权的疯狂科学家迪克·切尼(Dick Cheney),至少是等到发起了一场虚妄的战争并把地球砸了个稀巴烂以后,才得到了达斯·维德(Darth Vader)这个绰号。而班农一边煽风点火一边以此自称,他说"黑暗很好",达斯和撒旦都拥有强大的力量。
As the elegant Melania scorns the East Wing, the grungy Bannon reigns in the West Wing, where late into the night he plots his Manichaean schemes to blow up everything with trade wars, real wars and battles against the Islamic "caliphate." He blithely sits at the center like Jabba the Hutt as the slapdash White House sows strife, chaos and cruelty, putting out executive orders restricting immigration and rolling back financial regulations on Wall Street — a move that will hurt the very blue-collar Americans Trump pledged to protect. 纽约时报中英文网 http://www.qqenglish.com
当优雅的梅拉尼娅蔑视白宫东翼的时候,邋遢的班农统治着西翼,他在那里点灯熬油,忙于谋划自己的摩尼教式大计,要以贸易战、真正的战争以及打击伊斯兰"哈里法国"的战斗摧毁一切。他像"赫特人贾巴"(Jabba the Hutt)一样愉快地居中而坐,看着草率的白宫播下争斗、混乱和残酷的种子,发布行政令限制移民并放松对华尔街的金融管制——此举恰恰将让特朗普承诺保护的美国蓝领受到伤害。
I'm more worried about Trump's presence in the White House than Melania's absence. Whether or not she intends it, the woman who calls herself "a full-time mom" is making a modern statement about the role of the first lady. She's saying: I'll do it on my terms.
"Never since Abigail Adams has a first lady not lived in the White House from Day 1 — if they were alive and well," said Kate Andersen Brower, author of "First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies."
"在阿比盖尔·亚当斯(Abigail Adams)之后,还没有哪位第一夫人从第一天开始就不住在白宫——如果她们活得好好的话,"著有《第一女性:美国现代第一夫人的魅力和权势》(First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies)的凯特·安德森·布劳尔(Kate Andersen Brower)说。
Melania may just be enjoying some proper rest in her golden aerie without the distracting light of Donald's devices as he taps his wee-hour tweets that set the world afire.
The reason it would have been so delicious to see Bill Clinton in the first lady role is that it would have illustrated starkly just how antiquated the white satin music box is. The man who knew every detail of the Irish and Middle East peace processes would not have been expected to simply read books to schoolchildren on trips abroad or deal with flowers for state dinners.
看比尔·克林顿(Bill Clinton)扮演第一夫人的角色应该很有趣,因为那会强烈突显出"白缎音乐盒"有多过时。他对爱尔兰以及中东和平进程的每一个细节都了然于胸,应该不会只是满足于在出国旅行时给学童读读书里的话,或者经办国宴的花艺事宜。
"Bill Clinton would have upended the role and changed all the gender stereotypes," Brower said. "Melania Trump is going to do something equally interesting by refusing to accept our expectations of what a first lady should be. Her refusal to fulfill this thirst that people have for the first lady role to be held by an ideal wife and mother who is everything to everyone is a really unfair expectation for anyone.
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"We do not know if she would call herself a feminist, but in a weird way it's a strangely feminist thing to do. It's gutsy not to move there until she's ready."
Political wives serve as character witnesses and can soften their husbands' images. Melania did this for Donald after the Billy Bush scandal, telling Anderson Cooper that Bush had "egged on" her husband and that it was merely "boys' talk."
政治人物的妻子扮演着品德证人的角色,而且可以让其丈夫的形象变得柔和。比利·布希(Billy Bush)丑闻爆发以后,梅拉尼娅便为特朗普做了这些,她告诉安德森·库珀(Anderson Cooper)布希"怂恿"了她的丈夫,说这只不过是"男孩间的谈话"。
She could have done more such protective interviews in the insanity of her husband's first week in office. But she chose not to, a silence that left political insiders speculating whether there were raw feelings from the Billy Bush tape that had not healed. Her opacity, weirdly, has made her a folk hero of the left, which likes to imagine that she is a hostage to her embarrassing husband.
A #FreeMelania meme thrives and Paul Rudnick is conjuring "Melania's Diary" in The New Yorker, in which she went to the Women's March incognito and chanted, "Keep your tiny hands off my reproductive rights!" They even wonder if her first-lady project choice, fighting cyberbullies, is a sly slap at her cyberbullying husband.
"#FreeMelania"(解放梅拉尼娅)的米姆呈风生水起之势,保罗·鲁德尼克(Paul Rudnick)在《纽约客》(The New Yorker)杂志虚构的《梅拉尼娅日记》(Melania's Diary)里说她乔装打扮参加了女性大游行,高呼"别用你的脏手碰我的生育权!"他们甚至怀疑,她计划以第一夫人的身份抵制网络霸凌是不是另有深意,相当于巧妙地给了她那个实施网络霸凌的丈夫一巴掌。
First ladies have also often played critical roles when they thought advisers were overreaching. Nancy Reagan gave chief of staff Donald Regan a push and Laura Bush did the same with Donald Rumsfeld.
第一夫人还常常在她们认为顾问越界的时候发挥至关重要的作用。南希·里根(Nancy Reagan)让幕僚长唐纳德·瑞根(Donald Regan)遭到解职,劳拉·布什(Laura Bush)则对唐纳德·拉姆斯菲尔德(Donald Rumsfeld)做过同样的事情。
Melania has never played that role with Donald. It was Ivanka and Jared who helped purge Corey Lewandowski and Paul Manafort. It seemed like Ivanka was going to assume some of the first lady portfolio, but right now she is too busy saving her brand from her father's careening debut.
梅拉尼娅在特朗普身边从未扮演过这种角色。帮助清洗考利·莱万多夫斯基(Corey Lewandowski)和保罗·马纳福特(Paul Manafort)的是伊万卡(Ivanka)和贾里德(Jared)。伊万卡原本似乎将承担起第一夫人的部分职责,但她现在太忙了,忙于不让自己的品牌被父亲失控的首演毁掉。
For this administration, there's a better use for the empty East Wing: Move in the first First Shrink.


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The Cool New Smart Home Technology from CEDIA 2018
What We Loved at This Year's Expo
We're back from San Diego and we've brought plenty of cool new smart home technology with us. From upgraded projectors to outdoor AV solutions, your Aspen, CO property will be enjoying something of a renaissance over the next year. Popular manufacturers like Sony, Seura, and Samsung unveiled some surprising new tech for us to gawk at this year, so we've broken down some of our favorite products at the expo. What will transform your home? This blog may give you a peek into your integrated tech future. Ready to jump in? Keep reading!
See Also: What We're Excited to See at CEDIA 2018
Seura Shaded TVs
While the summer may be behind us at the moment, there's a good chance you'll be out and enjoying the Aspen sun sooner rather than later. And what better way to get the most out of your outdoor experience than with AV? Seura – manufacturer of both outdoor and mirror TV displays – has identified a need in the market for displays specifically designed for use in shaded areas. The devices that exist tend toward dull and washed-out images, while putting an indoor TV outside is generally a bad idea. Their new suite (featuring 55", 65", and 75" models) offers higher levels of brightness, 2.5 channel audio from front-mounted speakers, and the durability to survive in outdoor conditions.
Sony Adds IMAX
Just last month we previewed some of the biggest projector developments from one of the world's display-tech leaders: Sony. Recently IMAX partnered with DTS on IMAX Enhanced – a program to certify AV gear offering the best audio and video quality possible. Sony has gone all in, and their new line of projectors shows it. Sony's projectors made a big splash, especially the high-end-but-affordable VPL-VW995ES, which features an 18-piece glass lens, Digital Focus Optimizer, and a robust 2200 lumens. But the IMAX Enhanced lineup didn't stop with projectors – their new line of TVs also sports the certification. Between IMAX and OLED, the new Master Series is looking good when it comes to home AV displays.
Samsung Voice Control
While it didn't make its debut at this year's expo, Samsung's Bixby-enabled smart speaker managed to make an impression. Dubbed the 'Galaxy Home," the speaker was announced last month, but it's already an exciting development. Featuring a black cloth-covered body, the speaker offers new levels of audio control to the voice-control game. A subwoofer and six drivers make it one of the better-sounding voice-control speakers on the market, but the SoundSteer tech is what's most notable. SoundSteer is an audio control system that generates directional sound to the empty spaces in the room. Simply say "Hi Bixby, SoundSteer," and the channel fires in your direction. What were you most excited about at this year's CEDIA? Let us know by clicking the button at the bottom of your screen and chatting with a member of our staff.


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With the Cambrian Rally looming, it has mean't blowing the cobwebs off Richard's Honda. One of the new features on the car will be a hydraulic handbrake. I have taken a slightly different approach this time. The positioning of the handbrake lever has let me make a bridge mount for the master cylinder, which has enabled me to retain the OE cables. They will be slack BUT will act as a fail safe, should the hydraulics fail. I have welded in captives, so that the bracketry can be easily removed. The re routing of the brake pipes was fairly straightforward. As the pipes from the bias valve to the rear are Kunifer, it was just a case of making a new pipe from the valve to the inlet of the new master cylinder, then cutting the existing pipe and routing it to the outlet.
In the oops department, the master cylinder turned out to be .75 NOT the .625 that I had ordered.
While I waited for a new one, I got on with cleaning the inside of the car.
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On Friday Keystone confirmed its funding contract with Paratus AMC, which resulted in the origination of nearly £200m in loans, had come to an end after three years.
The lender did not disclose who the partner is or how much it had available to lend, but confirmed it will continue to serve landlords with more complex borrowing requirements.
This will include those borrowing personally and through a variety of corporate structures including individuals, SPVs, LLPs and trading limited companies.
As part of the changes it has become a fully in-house lender and appointed Elise Coole as operations director along with an enlarged team of business development managers, underwriters and case managers.
Products in the overhauled range will start at 2.99% and include higher-yielding properties such as houses in multiple occupation and multi-units.
Broker platform
Keystone Property Finance CEO David Whittaker said: "The step up to full lender status corroborates our performance so far.
"Over the last six years we have successfully originated more than £400m of loans via intermediaries, networks and mortgage clubs and we have made a name for ourselves as true specialists willing to go the extra mile."
It will also launch a new technology portal for brokers called MyKeystone which is integrated with the Buy to Let Hub.
"As the buy to let market realigns to the new tax and regulatory landscape, it is important that as a lender Keystone provides products and systems to enable brokers to support their landlords through this period of change," Whittaker said.


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With dry weather persisting, the Environment Agency has forecasted 'poor' irrigation prospects for Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Despite a wetter than average March, April started predominantly dry and settled. The cumulative rainfall totals for April (as at 23 April) range from 19% of the monthly long term average (LTA) in the East England to 86% in South-West England, with all regions apart from the South-West having had less than 50% of the monthly LTA.
The latest Met Office forecast for May, and May-June-July as a whole, shows that the chances of above and below-average precipitation are similar.
On balance, drier-than-average conditions are marginally more likely. For May and May-June-July as a whole, above-average temperatures are more likely than below-average temperatures.
The Irrigation prospects reflect the current hydrological conditions and latest available weather forecasts, the EA says.
"We are seeing a decline in irrigation status in some areas since February," the EA say in a briefing.
"Seven areas are still classed as moderate. However, East Anglia has changed from MODERATE and MODERATE to POOR to POOR and Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire from MODERATE to POOR.. Yorkshire and East Midlands remain MODERATE in most catchments but MODERATE to POOR in others. Kent, South London and East Sussex are in GOOD/MODERATE to MODERATE status."
Prospects for irrigation are defined as 'Good', 'Moderate' or 'Poor'.
Water levels are average or above average and supplies are expected to be safe. There is a possibility of minor local controls on abstraction from surface water in late summer if the weather is exceptionally hot and dry.
Water levels are low. Some controls on surface water abstraction are possible by midsummer if the weather is hot and dry. Controls on abstraction from groundwater are possible in small, sensitive groundwater areas.
Water levels are well below average. Soil moisture deficit is developing early and significant restrictions on abstraction from surface and groundwater are probable.
Paul Hammett, the NFU's water specialist said that farmers and growers are bracing themselves for a challenging summer. He urged farmers to consider how they could be affected by running out of water and to make plans, where possible, to manage water shortages.


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The financial sector, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs), are not out of the woods yet. Banks are still sifting through troubled loans and some ended up on the chopping block.
Financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) have gained more than 100% off the March 9 market low, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported that banks lost $3.7 billion in the second quarter in bad loans made to homebuilders, commercial real estate developers and small- and mid-size businesses, reports Eric Dash for The New York Times.
Deposit insurance fund dropped to $10.4 billion, a 16-year low. "Problem banks" have increased from 305 in the first quarter to 416. The decline in deposit insurance comes from money set aside to cover bank failures, but the reserves are so low that officials are considering a special assessment on banks, not counting elevated insurance fees, by the end of the third quarter.
Banks have cut out $48.9 billion, or 2.6% of assets, most of it tied to rising corporate and commercial real estate losses as well as write-offs on short-term debt and a jump in troubled credit card loans. Early trend signs show that quarterly increases in loan losses are slowing.
Federal bank regulators are anticipating hundreds of small- and medium-size banks to collapse in the coming months, and more money is being used to prevent losses. Federal officials warned the sector that a rebound won't come soon and analysts say a recovery will come when the job market and broader economy stabilize.
- iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services (IYG): up 18.7% year-to-date


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Table of Contents
Solar geoengineering - some examples and impacts
Carbon geoengineering, some examples and impacts
Community participation and inclusion in impact assessments
Unlike solar geoengineering, carbon geoengineering addresses the root cause of climate change by removing carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere. These techniques are also referred to as carbon dioxide removal (CDR) or more simply, carbon technologies.
Ocean fertilization is one CDR technique. The theory is to trigger large blooms of algae by 'fertilizing' the iron-deficient ocean with iron sulphate. The algal bloom would absorb carbon, removing it from the atmosphere and then store it by sinking to the sea floor. Thirteen field trials have been conducted since the 1990s, but they have not been successful. One reason is that iron particles sink too quickly and thus have limited opportunity to stimulate algal growth. As a result, some scientists have concluded that ocean fertilization is not an appropriate technique, while others are calling for larger-scale field trials.
The CBD draft report on Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity raises a number of concerns
For ocean fertilization technique to work, biological primary production (photosynthesis by algae and bacteria) will increase, inevitably involving changes in phytoplankton community structure and diversity, with implications for the wider food-web…More permanent changes are however likely if ocean fertilization is sustained, and carried out on a climatically-significant scale. Such changes may include an increased risk of harmful algal blooms, involving increased toxic diatoms.1
But as CDR slows global climate change by addressing root causes, it may also reduce negative impacts on biodiversity deriving from climate change. Ocean acidification, for example, may be diminished as CDR reduces the atmospheric carbon that is the cause. However, some scientists believe that ocean fertilization may slow near-surface acidification, while increasing acidification of the deep ocean.2
Phytoplankton (algal) blooms that would be triggered by ocean fertilization would also affect fish stocks, but not in a uniform manner. The CBD report explains that fish stocks could be expected to 'generally increase in response to increased phytoplankton … arising from ocean fertilization' but that they could also 'decrease in … areas where primary production is reduced.'
Figure 1. Changes in primary production after 100 years of global iron fertilization
Projected increases (red, orange and yellow) and decreases (blue) in vertically integrated primary productivity (gC/m2/yr) after 100 years of global iron fertilization.
During the 2009 Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Fiu Elisara, Samoan Executive Director of the O le Siosiomaga Society and indigenous representative to the UN climate negotiations, reported on new climate technologies:
For us in the Pacific, it is important to ensure that on top of being victims of the climate crisis, we do not want to become guinea pigs for new unproven technologies or old hazardous technologies such as nuclear power with the excuse that more technology is needed to fix the climate. As one colleague said here in Copenhagen, "It is totally irresponsible that negotiators are discussing the development and the transfer of technologies without any mechanisms to filter which ones can be useful and which ones will create more problems for peoples and the environment. We need immediately the inclusion and application of the precautionary principle on the issue of technology".
But not all geoengineering technologies are new. In contrast with ocean fertilization, land-based carbon reduction technologies are more familiar to indigenous peoples and local communities, especially those living in or near forested areas. These technologies include afforestation – or the planting of trees on land that has not had forest for more than 50 years – and reforestation – planting trees in areas that have been deforested more recently. They also include biochar which is a technique that turns biomass into charcoal.
The rationale behind such techniques is the following. Tree and plant biomass absorbs carbon dioxide as it grows. When this biomass is burned or left to rot on the ground, the absorbed carbon dioxide is released back into the atmosphere. Biochar technologies break this cycle by stocking carbon in the form of charcoal which is then buried in the soil.
These technologies have won the enthusiasm of some biodiversity scientists. Thomas Lovejoy argues:
At the moment, roughly half the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere comes from destruction and degradation of ecosystems over the past three centuries. A significant amount of CO2 can be withdrawn by ecosystem restoration on a planetary scale. That means reforestation, restoring degraded grasslands and pasturelands and practicing agriculture in ways that restore carbon to the soil. There are additional benefits: forests benefit watersheds, better grasslands provide better grazing and agricultural soils become more fertile. This must integrate with competing uses for land as the population grows, but fortunately it comes at a time of greater urbanization.3
Indigenous peoples have long advocated the restoration of degraded forests with native trees, and biochar itself is inspired by 'terra preta' soils in Amazonia that were created hundreds of years ago by pre-Colombian settlements that incorporated charcoal into soils to increase their fertility.
Are there concerns about biochar techniques? The CBD draft report cautions:
[t]he storage or disposal of biomass may have impacts on biodiversity separate from those involved in (biochar) production. Removal of biomass from agricultural ecosystems may have negative impacts on agricultural productivity and biodiversity. 4
Biochar projects have already been implemented across Africa, and afforestation and reforestation projects are common. However, these technologies would have to be implemented on a massive scale to have the desired effect on the earth's atmosphere. Might not large-scale CDR technologies threaten existing biodiversity, indigenous peoples' rights to land and the use of land for ensuring food security?
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1 See Section 126.96.36.199 Direct external ocean fertilization techniques, with reference to Changes in phytoplankton community structure and diversity and food webs, of the CBD draft report on Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity, available at http://www.cbd.int/climate/geoengineering
2 See Section 18.104.22.168 Direct external ocean fertilization techniques, with reference to Ocean Acidification, , of the CBD draft report on Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity, available at http://www.cbd.int/climate/geoengineering
3Lovejoy, Thomas, 2011. Geo-engineering can help save the planet. New York Times. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/opinion/11iht-edlovejoy11.html?_r=2
4See Section 22.214.171.124 Direct external ocean fertilization techniques, with reference to General Issues on Biomass Production, of the CBD draft report on Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity, available at http://www.cbd.int/climate/geoengineering


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Microsoft Founder Bill Gates was asked a while back in an interview with Quartz about what he thought of a tax on robots. In the interview he seemed to express considerable support for such a policy. He said
Certainly there will be taxes that relate to automation. Right now, the human worker who does, say, $50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things. If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you'd think that we'd tax the robot at a similar level.
He's absolutely right to identify that almost every industry in the developed world has experienced huge leaps forward in terms of the extent of technical development. The level of complexity and intelligence derived from technology is huge and consequently, the fear that this will result in the loss of large sectors of the workforce is appropriate.
He's got his finger on a real problem. But he's profoundly and regrettably mistaken about the necessary solution.
We need to be consistent
The modern economy is almost entirely unrecognisable from where it was fifty of a hundred years ago. Many of the types of jobs which a working man in the early 19th century would have trained in would be entirely unrecognisable to the modern university graduate. Industry upon industry has been replaced by technological innovation throughout history, so why single out robots as the job destroyers as though their crime is any worse than the invention of the printing press, the automobile or the internet?
If for no other reason, it would be incomprehensibly impractical. Even if there was a way of suitably defining the type of technology that destroys jobs in law, it would be administratively impossible to implement fairly.
We need to preserve what works
What's more, to tax robots would be to undermine the very principles which have resulted in much of the human flourishing which we enjoy today. Innovative economic activity, like that which is allowed for by a free society – by capitalism – is the very activity which has resulted in the production of cleaner energy production, cheaper transportation, more immersive entertainment and easier communication. As the prevalence of more advanced examples of artificial intelligence emerge, they have the benefit to contribute in just the same way to provide economic and social benefits.
Individuals and businesses leverage the capabilities offered by technology to increase output for a given input. This means that more can be produced, faster and cheaper. So by taxing robots, which are simply a part of the broader domain of technology, we would effectively be slowing the unfolding of the kind of progress which we currently spend to much time celebrating.
In addition, a tax on robots is a tax on the growth of the spring from which we all drink. A sufficiently high tax on robots could have a significant impact on the availability of artificial intelligence to be used in the marketplace. It is that marketplace which is the mechanism for driving the quality, capability and availability of the kinds of goods we all consume and benefit from.
We need to embrace change rather than slow it
It is undoubted that many existing jobs will be replaced by the application of artificial intelligence in the coming years. This will happen in the same way that innovation has been replacing employment categories for centuries. However, it would require a considerable leap of faith to assert that we are yet at the stage at which the labour market is not capable of re-moulding itself to suit new types of work that will be required. In other words, the changing dynamics in the employment market, is something to be celebrated, because the bigger picture is one of human progress.
As mentioned above, Gates is right to identify a problem – the short-term impacts of such change. The solution must, therefore, lie in our ability to adapt more quickly to the dynamics of the supply and demand of skills and experience in a modern employment market.
Rather than shooting ourselves in the foot and taxing the very outcomes we need to incentivise, we should be asking how we can equip the next generation with skills that are timeless – the skills that don't depend on a particular stage of our technological progress. Problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, people management and communication skills, and care skills.
If there was a silver bullet to this problem, it lies in education and in equipping ourselves to be able to adapt to and embrace change – not stifle it.
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Built: 1866
Builder: Joseph J. Daniels
Creek: Sugar Creek
Location: Located north of West Union
Reference Code: (#53) Reserve 6-16N—8W
Size: approx. 250 ft long
Truss: Burr Arch 2 span
Foundation: Hewn stone
Original Cost: $5,725
Repair/Restoration History: Damaged by high water, December 1875. Repaired by J.J. Daniels for $600. Replaced by West Union Bridge in September 1876. Second bridge this location. Replaced the Star Mills Bridge.
Bridge History: The earlier Star Mills Bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1866, and the County Commissioners paid J.J. Daniels $269.66 to remove the bridge from the creek.
The Commissioners awarded a contract for $5,725 on July 14,1866, to Joseph J. Daniels to replace the Star Mills Bridge. It was completed in 1866. The bridge was named the Harrison Bridge in honor of Territorial Governor and President William Henry Harrison. The earlier bridge has been called Star Mills and Harrison #1.
There are no available photographs; thus it is unclear whether the Harrison Bridge most resembled the Jackson Bridge, or the later West Union Bridge of more familiar design. The earlier contract to recover the materials from the earlier bridge and the reduction for this contact to $5,725 from $18,000 for the earlier bridge is an indication that most of the materials were reused from the previous bridge. The same abutments were also apparently reused.
Joseph J. Daniels constructed this bridge the same year as he built the Roseville Bridge. This bridge was built in the closing years of the Wabash & Erie Canal. It had already closed in Lyford in 1863. During its construction, the canal had furnished employment for hundreds of laborers, and during its operation, continued to furnish jobs both directly indirectly. West Union decreased until the railroad came and new facilities were built for rail transportation. Some businesses moved west to border the railroad tracks. Many businesses such as the Post Office, stockyards, elevator, general stores, and gas station prospered with the railroad. The railroad went bankrupt in 1921 but was resold. It closed in 1941. The remains of the railroad overpass and Sugar Creek bridge can be seen near the present bridges.
Since the bridges and abutments were catastrophically damaged in both 1866 and 1875, it seems that the span was too narrow and the bridges too low to withstand the recurring freshets. The spans of the replacement West Union Bridge were about 65 feet wider and may have been higher, allowing a considerable increased volume of water to pass.
The bridge was damaged by flood waters in December, 1875, and J.J. Daniels completed repairs for $600. The replacement West Union Bridge was completed in September, 1876. The references seem to indicate that the Harrison Bridge was still in use during the construction of the West Union Bridge. The rendition makes many assumptions including concurrence, style, and location.


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A twist on a classic shape! These white minimalistic studs work with just about any outfit! When charged with UV light these cuties frame your face with little lines of light!
14k gold filled earring stud
3 mm W x 15 mm H brass and resin earring
Sealed to preserve gold tone and protect from tarnish and oxidation
The beauty of light fixtures are that they are both beautiful during the day and night. I wanted to carry this motif into this collection. The shapes of this collection of studs were heavily influenced by mid-century modern brass pendants and are equally wearable during the day and going out at night. They stand out and compliment all skin types during the day and glow a subtle white at night.
*Earrings must be charged under UV light to achieve glow.


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Choosing a name for your newborn can be challenging. An overwhelming choice of names plus keen family members offering up their well-meaning baby name suggestions can take its toll.
Everybody wants something different for the baby – your Mother-in-law may wish you to choose a family name, whereas your sister might want you to include her name in your choices, your father wants the baby to have a traditional name, whereas your partner wants to choose something unique.
There are lots of myths surrounding baby naming, and those coupled with family pressure could result in you choosing something you're not entirely happy with. To make the whole process easier, we are busting the myths that might hold you back…
1. You can't change your baby's name after it's been born
Myth! You can, and of course, mistakes happen so there needs to be an option for new parents to alter their baby's name if needs be. We wrote a previous post on how to change your baby's name within the first 12 months here.
2. You have to choose a name that your whole family will like
Myth! Choosing something everyone is entirely happy with is near enough impossible. We all have different tastes and names that your parents like may now be a little dated. With Namey, you can create polls of possible names and share them with your family so that they can vote for their favourites. This makes the baby naming process fun, interactive and inclusive. But the truth is the final decision lies with you and it is important that you are entirely happy with your choice.
3. An unusual name will set your child back
Myth! Studies show that there are actually benefits to giving your child an unusual name.
4. Initials don't matter
Myth! Many parents forget to look at initials when coming up with a suitable first and middle name that works with the family name. In the playground though, other children will pick up on the smallest things – like initials that spell something silly or unfortunate. Avoid this by working through various initial options to ensure they work.
5. You have to keep it in the family
Myth! Many parents try to find family names that they can use in their newborn's name, but for many traditional family names can be outdated, making giving your baby a family name tricky. Don't feel pressured to name your baby after your father or similar – by just enabling your child to spend lots of time with your family you can ensure your child is influenced and thus shaped by your family members so that they will always carry part of them with them.
To help you on your baby naming journey, try the Namey app from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, where you can search for and discover thousands of names to find the perfect name for your newborn.


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|Potoler jhol
The headline of this post is in memory of the jingle of a Bengali Thin Arrowroot biscuit ad on radio which my grandfather and I would crack up listening to when I was a kid.
Update: When I put up the pictures then my mother called and told me and many messaged me on Instagram saying that I should have scraped the skin partly and in cross sections. So now you know.
I reprised some childhood memories of mine from Kolkata while making my lunch in Mumbai today after I had been advised to increase the proportion of vegetables in my diet for a while yesterday.
I took this up as a challenge and decided to try to make myself vegetarian dishes that I would enjoy and that would fit my style of cooking which doesn't have room for too much of effort or labour in the kitchen.
I was keen to use vegetables that we have grown up having on for this and not just the broccoli and avocados and zucchinis and red and yellow bell peppers and arugula that are in vogue in the modern cafes of Bandra's these days. I refuse to believe that one can eat eat healthy only if one is rich.
Which is why I decided to make a potoler jhol for lunch today as we had some potols in the fridge. Thanks to the world of food blogging, I now know that the English word for potol is 'pointed gourd.' It's parwal in Hindi.
Potol was a fixture in my granny's house in Calcutta. She would make my dadu (grandpa) an alu potoler jhol (potato and pointed gourd curry) for lunch every day and he loved it!
At times there would be potol bhaaja too. Potol smeared with salt and turmeric and deep fried. This summer vegetable would also be cubed and added to her rohu curry in summer. On special occasions like the Bengali new year for example, didu (granny) would make potoler dolma. Whole potol stuffed with cooked and mashed rohu or kaatla fish and kishmish (raisins), after the seeds were removed, and cooked in a kaalia (onion paste based) curry.
I didn't like potol as a kid. I didn't like the texture of its skin. Potol bhaaja sort of worked for me and that's it. I never saw the point of the dolma either with that wretched skin stull around. In an alu potoler jhol or dam, I'd eat only the potatoes. I'd make a face if asked to eat the potol too. I liked the crunchy seeds though.
Potol was rarely made in our house though. Possibly because my mother knew I would not eat it.
A few years back I spotted potol at Lalu's at Bandra's Pali Market. I occasionally buy it now and give it to our cook Banu to cook. She doesn't really know what to make of it. She peels the skin and, on my wife's request, removes the beechee or the seeds too and then adds it to the fish curry as I have shown her to. A couple of days back I got her to make a potol bhaaja with a couple for my lunch and I liked those.
Banu has bunked today so I had to make my lunch. That's when I got the idea of making a potoler jhol. Without the alu and with minimal oil though. Which meant that I couldn't deep fry the potol first as I think it is traditionally.
I've never cooked potol before. Didn't know how long it takes to cook and whether one should peel the skin. I didn't have a recipe to follow. Didn't ask anyone either. Just followed my instincts and kept my fingers crossed.
How was it?
I liked the jhol or the curry. I added a dab of Jhorna ghee to the rice which elevated the taste of the rice when mixed with the curry.
I still didn't like the potol barring the seeds, just as I didn't as a kid. However, I shut up and ate my meal without a fuss, after taking the requisite pictures.
That's what growing up is all about I guess!
How did it turn out?
I finished lunch and checked the family whatsapp group messages and then realised that it is dadu's death anniversary today. A day on which I had made, for the first time ever, his beloved potoler jhol. What a coincidence was that!
I suddenly felt much better about having the potoler jhol for lunch.
I think dadu would have approved of what I made or would have at least indulged me and said he did. I never got to cook for him though.
I am sure that he would still prefer didu's potoler jhol though. He didn't like anyone else's cooking as much as he did hers and that's no surprise.
I am sure that he would still prefer didu's potoler jhol though. He didn't like anyone else's cooking as much as he did hers and that's no surprise.
I spoke to Didu on the phone after I published this post. She wearily said that it was dadu's mrityu dibosh (death anniversary) today.
She then smiled when she heard me talk about Dadu and his love for potol.
'He loved potol. He waited for the season to start and wanted it everyday. Some say that it helps cool the body. I didn't like it though.'
She then asked me how I had made the potol. She heard me out and then said that I should have fried the potol first and then added garam masala at the end.
She then told me about the potoler dolma that she used to make and that one can make potol with curd, posto or shorshe (mustard) too.
These conversations are most precious to me and I really cherish them.
In case you want my recipe, here it is. Let me warn you that it is my way of cooking it and was meant to meet my preferences and needs. So it's not really authentic or traditional so to speak.
Talking of which, do remember that potatoes didn't exist in Bengal about three to four centuries back. So when someone added potatoes to a potoler jhol for the first time then it would have been 'fusion food' for its time as the potatoes had been brought into Bengal and India by the Portuguese1
Recipe for my potoler jhol
1/2 teaspoon mustard oil, 1/2 teaspoon of whole cumin seeds/ shaada jeere, 1 bay leaf/ tej paata, 1 split green chili, 1/2 a teaspoon of finely chopped ginger, 1/2 a medium sized red onion, 1/2 a medium sized tomato, 4 potols, 1/4 teaspoons each of red chilli powder and coriander powder and 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric and cumin powders, salt to taste 1.5 coffee mugs water
Process (Pics are from my Instagram stories on @thefinelychopped :
- Heat 1/2 teaspoon of mustard oil (or any vegetable oil)
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of whole cumin seeds/ shaada jeere and 1 bay leaf/ tej paata
- Once the contents splutter, add a split green chilli and 1/2 a teaspoon of finely chopped ginger
- Add half a medium sized finely chopped red onion
- Add half a roughly cubed medium sized tomatoes (these were a fixture in our home though many Bengalis do not use it)
- Add 3 to 4 potols cut into 1 inch sized cubes. You can slightly peel/ scrape the skin if you want. Traditionally, the potol is deep fried first before it is added
- Add 1/4 teaspoons each of red chilli powder and coriander powder and 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric and cumin powders and salt to taste to a couple of spoons of water and add this paste to the potol. My mother taught me to do this so that the spices don't burn in a hot pan. Play around with the proportions according to your taste. Add sugar if you want. We are Bangals from the east and don't
- Stir for 30 seconds then add 1.5 coffee mugs of water. Bring to boil. Reduce the flame. Cover it the pan with a lid and let the jhol cook for about ten minutes and you are done. You can sprinkle some garam masala at the end if you want. I didn't
- Eat this with plain rice or rotis
Note: @mrytav on Instagram told me that Odiyas add coconut milk to this, @dasguptashaoli and @goodgrub , who are Bengali, said that their grannies added kucho chingri or micro mini prawns to these. You can add potatoes too of course
This is the link to a post that I had written when my grandfather had passed away seven years back


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How long can I run my fundraiser for?
There is no time limit as such. But generally, fundraisers should be between a limited time consisting of between 30 to 60 days as fundraisers that are longer take very long to get going.
According to our research, people are happy to contribute towards fundraisers that are looking to raise money for immediate needs rather than very long term projects.


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August Employees of the Month – MCP Active Shooter Response Team
On June 26, at approximately 2:40 PM., a report of an active shooter incident at the Capitol Gazette newspaper office at 888 Bestgate Road near the Annapolis Mall started flooding police radio channels. MCP personnel working in the Annapolis area immediately started to respond, along with allied agencies.
MCP units were some of the first responding law enforcement personnel to arrive at the scene. Without hesitating, they put themselves in harm's away to assist with securing a perimeter around the incident and assisting victims and tenants to escape to safety. Shortly after the arrival of police personnel, the suspect was taken into custody without further incident.
The tragedy encompassed a large and complex crime scene and required immediate medical triage. MCP personnel remained at the scene assisting EMS and Anne Arundel Co. Police with a multitude of duties to include escorting witnesses from the crime scene, crime scene & perimeter security, traffic control and transporting people to the reunification center.
The law enforcement personnel who responded from MCP placed their lives on the line, knowing there was a gunman waiting to kill again. The officer's performed swiftly and valiantly to evacuate and escort building occupants to safety. The following Police Officers responded to the scene:
Annapolis Detachment Personnel: Sergeant Dennis "Cliff" Donaldson, Police Officer Barry Shirriell, Police Officer Sandra Herndon, Police Officer Jerry Harris, Police Officer Jose Smith and Police Officer Hugo Guevara
Special Services Division Personnel: Sergeant Matthew Warehime and Sergeant Andre Davis
In addition, Police Communications Operator Tamera Blackston, on duty at the time, worked tirelessly to ensure that our personnel were accounted for and that essential radio communications continued at the scene and for personnel maintaining heightened security at our facilities.
Sergeants Cliff Donaldson and Matthew Warehime were instrumental in managing MCP's continuing support at the scene and operations at state facilities in Annapolis. Sergeant Warehime served as the on-scene commander, ensuring MCP personnel were accounted for and providing whatever support Anne Arundel County Police required. Sergeant Donaldson kept command staff continuously updated with critical information to pass along to MCP Chief Michael Wilson and his executive staff.
DGS employees voted the MCP Active Shooter Response Team Employees of the Month for August. All of us at DGS thank you for your selfless and courageous service.


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While we love seeing you re-create characters from horror movies, we also love it when you get creative with your own styles! We are lucky enough to have a group of talented affiliates who are using their creativity to design epic new makeup styles. And our favourite trend of the moment has got to be the pop art zombie styles. These funky zombies are miles apart from the usual guts & gore type. With bright colours and creepy torn skin effect patches, these colourful ghouls are sure to have you running towards the zombie apocalypse!
To give you some ideas on how you could create your own pop art zombie costume we have gathered six looks from some of our Coloured Contacts affiliates.
Our Top Six Pop Art Zombie Costumes
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Happy October! Of course I would start my makeups off with a new Zombabe makeup ????♀ Thanks for the rad contacts @colouredcontacts I can't wait to use them to complete my #strangeoweenx looks! #makeup #mua #halloween #sfx #sfxmakeup #bodypaint #makeupartist #halloweenmakeup #woochiefx #zombabe #woochiefam #mehronmakeup #facepaint #zombiemakeup #artist #royalbrushes #modamavens #popartzombie #mandiexstrange ????♀. Product details: . @woochiefx water activated makeup for black and white on chest and for teeth and bright pink for brains ???? and gums use code MANDIESTRANGE for 15% off your order . @mehronmakeup paradise paints palette in mango and lagoon blue . @impulsecosmetics lip lacquer in Hell Hound use MANDIESTRANGE for 15% off of your order!! . @royallangnickel @modabrush use MANDIEMUA for 10% off of your purchase ???? . @ardellbeauty lashes double up #207 .
@mandie.strangefx has made some awesome colour choices to create her zombie look. This yellow popart zombie is sure to stand out in an apocalypse thanks to the pink and blue detailing. @mandie.strangefx has chosen white contact lenses to go with her look, which blanks out the iris giving a cool cartoon style eye.
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@margo.horror_beauty has created a show-stopping 'Melting Zombie' design. This unusual art style gives a super creepy effect that is perfect for Halloween costume parties. The contrast between the lime green and hot pink makes this look sickly sweet. This zombie face paint could inspire you to create your own unique zombie character!
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@jassilallsfx joined the Coloured Contacts team for London Edge and created this fabulous pop art zombie makeup to show off a pair of our blue contact lenses. Matching your zombie's eye colour to one of the bright shades you have used in your makeup is sure to help complete the pop art style. Forget the usual dark and gory colours you usually see in zombies - for a pop art look the brighter the better! @jassilallsfx has gone for a crazy blue colour with awesome red and pink accents.
If you want to search for contact lenses for your own zombie pop art makeup then be sure to head to our Zombie Contact Lenses section or Halloween contact lenses section for our range of spookiest designs.
Pop Art Zombie Makeup Ideas
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Donna the Donut Demolisher ….. Unable to control her appetite for a good old Raspberry Glazed, Donna fell off the wagon after a tough day at work, OD'ing on a Double Dozen; slowly turning her into jam oozing, fiendish, donut devourer. You can find her roaming the streets after dark for freshly prepared Krispy Kremes…. (bears absolutely no resemblance to my life – promise. Sort of ????????). #notsponsoredbykrispykremes #wishiwasthough Inspired by @jordanhanz ???????????? ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ Entry to @mehronmakeup #31daysofmehronhalloween #mehronmakeup ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ Products used: @mehronuk Paradise paints green, teal, beach berry, black, white @makeupforeverofficial Flash palette @nyxcosmetics_uk Epic Ink Liner (for all line work) @katvondbeauty Lock it concealer - white out @arderecosmetics Rubellite eyeshadow (Jewels palette) @muacosmetics Lip Lacquer in Moxie @colouredcontacts White Halloween zombie lenses . . . . . #31daysofhalloween #31daysofmakeup #skeletonmakeup #nyxcosmetics_uk #nyxcosmetics #creativemakeup #illusionmakeup #100daysofmakeup #halloween #specialeffectsmakeup #makeupforever #zombie #popartzombie #popart #popartmakeup #feature_my_stuff #dupemag #crazymakeup #katvondbeauty @crazy.makeups @mua_army @feature_my_stuff @wakeupandmakeup @dupemag @katvondbeauty
@makeupbyrups has named her pop art zombie 'Donna the Donut Demolisher'! This mean green doughnut machine looks absolutely amazing! The skeleton bones and dripping 'raspberry jam' is super creepy but also pretty funny once you read the story of poor Donna. This detailed pop art makeup is sure to require plenty of body paint but don't forget to finish off your zombie with a crazy pair of contact lenses. White contact lenses are proving a popular choice with our gang of zombies!
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Last one for this look. I'm hoping you creeps have a great day today, I'll have some new goodies up for you soon! ???? Do you know what you want to be for Halloween yet? ------------------------------------------------------------ Deets: @mehronmakeup paradise paints @morphebrushes 35B palette @nyxcosmetics epic ink liner @rouge.and.rogue Slayer lashes @colouredcontacts red contacts
@ladyparadoxx is keeping it cool with a blue pop art zombie outfit. She has painted her face and chest to create a peek-a-boo ribcage design with a spooky revealed set of gnashers. @ladyparadoxx is looking awesome in a pair of red contact lenses.
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Zombie Pop????♀ Its been a while since i did a popart zombie! Wanted an excuse to use this new wig from the show and new eye contacts "zombie Infection by @colouredcontacts . How cool are they!! @mehronmakeup paradise palette in "pastel" with their cream blend sticks bringing the goods. @morphebrushes 35b palette for the shading. Lashes and liner from @nyxcosmetics_australia @nyxcosmetics ???? Jewels from @livingthegleam
@courtneyleighhollins has combined purple and turquoise to create a funky pastel zombie face makeup – she has even left her brains peeking out! If you want to see a pop art zombie makeup tutorial check out @courtneyleighhollins step by step of her pop art zombie look below.
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As you can see from these zombie face painting images, pop art zombies come in all varieties of designs and colours so grab your spare face paint and start experimenting! Add a pair of zombie contact lenses to your look to complete your transformation from human to zombie and be sure to tag us on Instagram with your own Pop Art Zombie makeup looks. If you want to see more zombie looks and creepy skeleton designs then be sure to head to our gallery too for even more epic inspiration.


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A special event marking the 60th anniversary of the Ministry of Science and Technology was staged Aug. 20 in Taipei City, underscoring the MOST's achievements in shaping the technological landscape of Taiwan.
Established in 1959 as the National Long-Term Science Development Committee, the MOST was initially tasked with overseeing Taiwan's research organization planning and tertiary education. It was renamed National Science Council and elevated to Cabinet-level status in 1969 before taking its present form in 2016.
Vice President Chen Chien-jen said during his remarks at the event that the MOST played a key role in spurring national development while enhancing the well-being of the people.
According to Chen, the launch in June of Formosat-7/COSMIC-2, a group of six satellites jointly developed by Taiwan and the U.S., as well as related projects in the run-up to the launch, are also important MOST milestones.
In addition to enhancing Taiwan's technological prowess, Chen said, the MOST is contributing to the success of the country's science parks. The three facilities recorded best-ever combined revenues topping NT$2.6 trillion (US$82.79 billion) in 2018 and headcounts of more than 270,000, he added.
Talent cultivation is another area where the MOST has made a real impact, Chen said, citing the many researchers and scientists supported by the ministry that have gone on to become role models for the youth of Taiwan.
Chen said the fruits of the MOST's labors are further illustrated by Taiwan's strong showing and description as a super innovator alongside Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. in the latest edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
It is hoped the MOST will keep implementing more innovative projects such as the artificial intelligence research center and Taiwan Tech Arena, so as to ensure Taiwan's sustainable development going forward, Chen said.
Source: Taiwan Today


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