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The watched is about to become the watcher. And, OK, will still very much remain the watched.
Prince Harry isn't wasting any time in throwing himself (perhaps involuntarily) back into public life in the wake of his naked Vegas photo scandal, and while yesterday the palace confirmed he'd be attending the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, today the full extent of his Paralympics viewing schedule is revealed (along with Prince William and Kate Middleton's, though for maybe the first time ever, they will not be the royals everyone's most excited to see).
As for what the scandal-prone royal will be attending...well, rest assured, billiards is not on the list.
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Among the royal trio, they will be attending five events in all, a much more scaled-back roster than their relentless spectating at the London Olympics. Which we bet a certain prince is pretty OK with.
As for their schedules, while Will and Kate are expected to attend the opening ceremony later tonight (Harry is not), the duo will also later attend goalball and track cycling on Thursday, while Kate will go solo to swimming on Thursday and return to Olympic Park for athletics on Sunday.
New photo surfaces from Harry's lost Las Vegas weekend
As for Harry, in addition to an expected visit with the Team GB athletes, he will attend just one event in all, swimming, at the Aquatics Centre on Monday prior to attending the charity event. We're sure it will be fine and all, but really, Harry? Swimming? Considering what happened the last time he was hanging out around a pool, we're not sure that's the most well-thought-out move in the world, but hey. We know we'll be watching.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
What does this say?
I'd appreciate help in deciphering the inscription at the bottom of this letter of obligation. It reads "at ye Black spe__ in kingstreet." But what is the missing word? Clicking on the image gives a larger, clearer view.
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- Daniel said...
Could it be the Black Spread Eagle?
According to GoogleBooks, this was a sign on King Street in 1703. Just search for "Black Spread Eagle King Street" in the following record (without the quotation marks):
London Topographical Record
By London Topographical Society
Published by London Topographical Society, 1907
Item notes: v.4 (1907)
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Aug 1, 2007
- February 15, 2009 at 3:23:00 PM EST
- Polly F. Kimmitt said...
2d March London: 27: Octob: 1704
I promise to pay to Mr. John. Winter or order [fower [perhaps four??] months after date one hundred pounds value real.
Thomas [Citkin?]
3791/3 [different hand, different pen]
3 Black spread egel in King streett [in yet another hand]
Polly Kimmitt
- February 15, 2009 at 4:17:00 PM EST
- Emily Kadens said...
So it would be "spred egel"? Great! Thanks for your help. I'm working on a paper on the bankruptcy of the signator, Thomas Pitkin. I know that he had his shop in King's Street, so this must have been the exact location.
- February 15, 2009 at 5:52:00 PM EST
- Dan Ernst said...
Great idea. I'm going to have to post some letters of Felix Frankfurter's.
- February 16, 2009 at 8:34:00 AM EST
- Unknown said...
Though it does not apply in this case, for future reference, photographing illegible documents with infrared film can render faded ink visible and, even with digital photography, skillful use of Photoshop filters can raise submerged detail and help one decipher text. Credit: Susan Weld who about 15 years ago gave a fascinating talk at Harvard on how she upended long-running paleographical debates over 2,000 year old bamboo strips from the Han dynasty of China using these tools.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kay Duffgrumble, 62, of Smyrna, Delaware went to Washington, D.C. to check out the various landmarks and she ended up in a heap of trouble as they say down in Mississippi.
Mrs. Duffgrumble, who was divorced in March of this year, had recently purchased a working drone at a flea market in Dover.
She had forgotten that she had put it in the trunk of her car. When she went to get one of her suitcases, she took the drone out of the trunk to check it out hoping that it had not been damaged from the trip.
As she was looking it over, the mechanism motor started and the drone took off. She frantically took off after it but it was futile as the drone quickly reached an altitude of about 300 feet.
The drone was heading straight for the White House. In fact it actually managed to enter the White House air space but it was immediately shot down by a White House surface-to-air missile.
Secret Service agents gathered up the pieces of the drone and located a label that listed Mrs. Duffgrumble as the owner.
By then she had shown up at the front gate of the White House and she was immediately handcuffed and taken to the Secret Service Headquarters Office.
She explained what had happened to the Secret Service investigator and she apologized profusely.
SIDENOTE: Mrs. Duffgrumble was released with the understanding that she would never ever get within 5 miles of the White House plus she would be billed for the cost of the surface-to-air missile.


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Simply slice potatoes using the included mandoline slicer, arrange the slices on the cooking trays, and insert the trays into a microwave. The patented silicone trays create convection heat that produces perfectly cooked chips in minutes without using a drop of oil.
One reviewer on the Hammacher website said that the resulting chips were crispy indeed, but tasted more "potato-like" and "less oily." And that it was a taste that "needed getting used to". We're not sure if that's a polite way to say they tasted awful, but he did give the item a 4/5 rating. There's three trays, so you can cook about 30 chips at once, or just about enough for a small snack. It's $59, which isn't exactly cheap, so we hope you're really into low-fat cooking if you plan on getting this.
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Executive experience was a focus of the 2008 campaign. In the nascent days of my supporting Gov. Palin, I had noted that of the four people on both tickets, she was the only one with any executive experience whatsoever. The man at the top of her ticket – John McCain – has no executive experience. Neither did candidate Biden. Candidate Obama only had for his non-Senatorial (state and federal) resume, community organizing, and an editor's position on Harvard Law Review – though what he edited there remains a state secret. I have often written that while Obama was a fantastic fund-raiser and would have made a great used car salesman, he would not be fit to be president of the dealership.
One does not simply get executive experience. It is gained on a scale of progression. In the private sector, the first rung on the ladder to the executive suite is front line supervisor, then department manager, and so on.
Put aside "R," "D," right, left, liberal, and conservative. Obama never traveled this road in either the public or private sectors. He never held a leadership position of any kind. He never was even a front line supervisor. Today, Byron York, of the Washington Examiner vindicated my thoughts held since those fledgling days in "the Sarah business." York wrote, "Obama ignored Palin's experience as governor of Alaska, which was considerably bigger than the Obama campaign." Ridiculously, Obama cited as executive experience his campaign for President. York continued, "Fast forward to 2010. The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is gushing out of control. The Obama administration is at first slow to see the seriousness of the accident. Then, as the crisis becomes clear, the federal bureaucracy becomes entangled in itself trying to deal with the problem."
Obama's lack of executive experience prior to becoming POTUS could not be more painfully clear.
Sarah Palin: 20+ Years Executive Experience in the Public and Private Sectors
As Governor (Master List 2006 – 2008 and 2009), Sarah Palin managed a $14 billion budget. She knows how to compute the Net Present Value of a dollar and apply it to a state budget. Her financial administration was over a state whose revenue fluctuates widely, entirely dependent on the price of a barrel of oil.
She was co-commander-in-chief over the 49th Missile Defense Battalion, which performs ground-based interception of intercontinental ballistic missiles (nuclear missiles). This unit is on permanent full-time active duty. She was full commander-in-chief over the Alaska State Defense Force, which is a US Homeland Security-recognized to conduct counter-terror operations.
Her span of control encompassed tens of thousands of state employees. She held chairmanships and vice chairmanships. She worked her way to the top from city council to mayor, to governor, roles of increasing responsibility each time. She still runs a commercial fishing business with her husband. Years ago, she broke her hand on the job and went back to work the following day, gill-netting thousands of pounds of salmon. Most mere mortals would have been out of work six months.
Gov. Palin is an expert on international trade. Meetings with consuls, diplomats and other foreign dignitaries were routine business for her. Gov. Palin did not need a set of Twin Towers to operate her gubernatorial WTC. She was Alaska's Twin Towers.
Today, Gov. Palin is operating her own media empire consisting of a Fox News consultancy position, two special TV series, speaking engagements, and is working on a second book, after authoring a six-week best-seller. Driven out of the governor's office and nearly to bankruptcy by ethics complaints, nary 10 months later, Gov. Palin is reputed to have earned the equivalent to what she would earn serving six presidential terms.
She has become such a financial powerhouse, that New York Magazine penned a hit job titled, "Palin, Inc." The difference between us and them is that we celebrate Palin, Inc. We want to see Palin, Inc. expand. Earn even more income. Because we know, Palin, Inc. will re-invest the profits into serving our nation. And for Gov. Palin, make no mistake about it – at this point in her life – a presidential run truly is service – she would be taking a huge pay cut – to answer her summons.
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Gov. Palin went to a horse race to bet on a horse named after her husband's nickname. The horse was the underdog and placed third. So, what did the sexist leftists report on? Gov. Palin's white tee shirt. Her hat. Reader commentary focused on the apparent size of a certain aspect of the female anatomy. Only Irish Central and our Missy Stewart bothered to draw a linkage to this story, Gov. Palin's prior overcoming of adversity and the trajectory her life is on.
Meanwhile, a group on Facebook suggests using Gov. Palin's body to plug the BP oil leak. Leftists yuk it up and find this humorous. Never mind that the Secret Service would pay a visit to anyone setting up such a group on Facebook in reference to any sitting president. Leftists routinely post their wishes for all manner of harm to come upon Gov. Palin. They find it amusing and all in good fun. They want to take away our guns, but they want Gov. Palin shot. They champion women's rights – "feminists" they call themselves – but they want Sarah Palin gang-raped.
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TOTOWA, NJ - Main Events officially announced they have signed a promotional contract with undefeated Texas heavyweight David "Nino" Rodriguez, 36-0, 34 KOs. The hard-hitting Mexican-American is riding a nine-bout knockout streak, and after an almost two-year layoff from the sport, and is eager to get back into the mix.
Rodriguez began his pro career in 1998 with 18 straight KOs. Of those, 17 knockouts came in round one. In his entire career, only two men have managed to make it to the final bell against Rodriguez, and just one other foe escaped round three. Rodriguez has destroyed everyone else within the first three rounds. When "Nino" fights, there are fireworks. In all, Rodriguez has a 94% KO percentage.
This promising heavyweight's career - and life - almost came to an end on December 30, 2011 when he was knifed outside of a restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. The brutal attack required 369 stitches to mend and left a large scar on the side of his face, from ear to chin. His return to the ring was sidelined again after suffering a knee injury requiring surgery while preparing for a fight in the summer of 2012. Now, healed mentally and physically, Rodriguez is ready to take on all comers.
David Rodriguez said, "Through God I was given a second chance at life, and through Main Events I was given a second chance at a career. I'm deeply humbled and grateful for the opportunity. I finally feel like I'm in good hands and the sky is the limit. Thank you to my advisor Luis Decubas Jr, my manager Rick Pineda and the rest of my team, Rafael Garcia, Bob Santos, Rodney Crisler." He added "Thank you Main Events for believing in me. It's time to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division."
The El Paso native has collected five regional titles in his career, including the WBC FECOMBOX and NABA heavyweight belts. Now with those accomplishments under his belt and his undefeated record intact, the six-foot, four-inch Rodriguez is ready to make his move up the heavyweight ladder.
"David has made it clear that his intention is to step up in 2014 and take on everyone at the top of the heavyweight division," said promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events. "David has the personality, the looks and the punch to be a big star. It will be Main Events' job to give him the opportunities necessary for him to reach his goal of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world."
Rodriguez' advisor is Luis Decubas Jr and he managed by Rick Pineda. He is hoping to make his return to the ring as a Main Events fighter before the end of the year.


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- 4 (6-oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- -- Coarsely ground black pepper
- -- Grated rind of 1 lemon
- -- Chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 4 slices prosciutto ham
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Sophomore Rachel Dunlap and freshman Makenna Lommori earned weekly honors from the Northeast Conference on Monday morning. Dunlap was named the Molten/NEC Player of the Week after hitting .607 over two matches last week and Lommori earns her third consecutive Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week honor after recording 87 assists. Dunlap and Lommori helped the Blue Devil volleyball team to a pair of victories and a 2-0 start to conference play.
Dunlap recorded 19 kills last week thanks to consistent play over two matches. She recorded nine kills and a .727 hitting percentage against St. Francis (NY) on Saturday. On Sunday, she followed with 10 kills and a .529 hitting percentage against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Defensively, Dunlap recorded 8.0 total blocks and averaged 1.14 blocks per set. On Saturday, she assisted on three blocks and then against FDU she delivered a solo block and assisted on four others to total five blocks in the match. She also contributed four digs against FDU.
Lommori continued her exceptional play by recording 87 assists over two matches last week. She posted 43 assists against St. Francis (NY) and followed it with 44 at FDU on Sunday. Her 87 assists over seven sets worked out to a 12.43 assist/set average. She also contributed nine kills to the offense.
Lommori also pitched in on defense with 11 digs and 5.0 total blocks in the two matches.
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Published Thursday, February 7, 2013 5:18AM EST
Last Updated Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:38PM EST
People in most of southern Ontario, including Toronto, are bracing for an onslaught of wintry weather that may bring more snow to Canada's largest city than any other storm since late 2008.
With snowfall and winter storm warnings in effect, Environment Canada is predicting up to 25 centimetres of snow between Thursday and Friday nights as the storm moves into Canada from the U.S.
The City of Toronto issued an extreme weather alert and shelter employees are encouraging homeless people to spend the night in a shelter during the storm.
Light snow will spread into southern Ontario from Michigan and Lake Huron during the day and the heaviest snowfall will begin overnight, the national weather agency said.
Up to 15 cm of snow is possible by the start of Friday morning's commute, meaning it could be a slow, messy and dangerous drive to work.
According to Environment Canada, the heaviest snow is expected to occur along the Highway 401 corridor from London to the GTA, so motorists should be prepared for hazardous driving conditions, including poor visibility in blowing snow, if they venture onto the roads.
Toronto's fleet of plows and salt trucks are ready to go. After clearing expressways and main roads, trucks will clear local roads if the city receives at least eight cm of snow accumulation. Normally, local road plowing is completed 14 to 16 hours after a storm has passed.
The city says it will clear snow from sidewalks on local roads where it is mechanically possible if there is at least five cm of snow accumulation.
In the central core of the city, property owners are required to clear their sidewalks within 12 hours of a storm, the city says.
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David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said the province is getting hit by two weather systems - an Alberta clipper and a Texas low - at once.
"It's really a double whammy," Phillips told CP24 on Thursday morning. "It's a real cowboy kind of an event for us."
Snowfall amounts will likely range between 15 and 25 cm, but some regions along Lake Ontario may receive more than that because of lake-effect snow, Phillips warned.
Phillips said the storm will affect a region from Owen Sound to Kingston and south to London and Niagara Region.
If the forecast is accurate, Toronto may receive its largest individual snowfall in almost half a decade.
The last time Toronto has had a single snowfall of more than 16 cm was Dec. 19, 2008, so people should be prepared to grab a shovel, Phillips said.
"We're maybe a little out of shape and we'll put our muscles into good use digging out of this particular one," Phillips said.
Police urge motorists to drive carefully
Meanwhile, police are reminding people to drive with caution during the storm, but they also urged people not to drive if they don't have to.
Motorists should slow down, leave extra room between vehicles in case they are forced to come to a sudden stop, and be prepared for delays because the snow will likely create a slow commute, police said.
Ontario Provincial Police offered additional tips:
- Drive with your full lighting system on to help you see and to be seen by others on the road
- Top up your windshield washer fluid and carry an extra container
- Travel with a full tank of gas
- Clear snow off of your vehicle, including the roof, trunk, hood and windows
- Carry a fully-charged cellphone and a cellphone charger
- Carry a roadside safety kit that consists of a warm blanket, a winter hat, pair of gloves, a candle for heat in case your vehicle breaks down, matches, a flashlight, snow shovel, dry food that will not freeze, and a small metal can that can be used to melt snow
People who become involved in a collision should remain inside the vehicle and avoid walking on the highway or road.
Airlines are urging customers to confirm their flight status before heading to Pearson or Billy Bishop airports, just in case there are any delays or cancellations.
The snowfall is expected to continue well into Friday as the weather disturbance passes just south of the Great Lakes.
Rain possible next week
Once the storm passes, it appears the GTA is in for a decent weekend.
Environment Canada is predicting sun and a high of -5 C on Saturday, and a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 2 C on Sunday. Rain and a high of 7 C is possible Monday.
People who live in the northeastern U.S. states may not be as fortunate, however.
After the storm leaves a blanket of snow in southern Ontario, it is expected to merge with a weather disturbance along the Atlantic coast and dump as much as 60 cm of snow in New England, Phillips said.
Phillips described it as a "classic" nor'easter with blizzard conditions.
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The National Post in Toronto led off a week of columns on questionable science, leading up to the awarding of the prestigious Rubber Duck Award (named after a Canadian Environmental Defense campaign against homicidal rubber ducks) with a column by Pielke Jr. on models.
RP leads with a discussion of the role of models in the 2008 financial debacle and ends with reflections on hurricanes. He opens with a quote from Keynes.
In 1936, John Maynard Keynes warned that "the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." Today, almost 75 years later, the power of economics often manifests itself through sophisticated financial and risk models which — when they are right and when they are wrong — exert a powerful influence on many aspects of our daily lives. Understanding the role of these models and how to use them wisely is something that we are still learning how to do.
Here I have a mild criticism. Surely this would have been an ideal opportunity to cite Keynes' own sharp commentary on econometric modeling (Keynes, Economic Journal, 1940). Keynes' article is, of course, conveniently accessible online at CA here and is a commentary that still reads freshly today. I placed it online when we discussed (here) Hendry's Econometrics – Alchemy or Science, in which Hendry also discussed using cumulative UK rainfall as a predictor ("proxy") for the Consumer Price Index, a correlation so imposing that is puzzling that it was neglected by Steig et al 2009 and Mann et al 2008.


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Lillian June McLaughlin Edge, 93, of Mt. Vernon, TX, went to be with the Lord, November 25, 2010, family by her side.
She was born July 9, 1917, in Middleton, Ohio to Margaret & Jesse Thomas. She married Norman McLaughlin, August 24, 1946 and was widowed, Febuary 19,1987. She married Rector Edge July 1,1989 and was widowed June 11,1994.
She Loved The Lord and was active in the church as a teacher, singer and counselor. She was a girl scout leader, camp counselor and nursing home volunteer. She loved reading her Bible, playing the piano, knitting, sewing, camping, dancing and playing games. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by 3 children: Michael McLaughlin, Julie Pemberton and June Clary. 9 grandchildren: Wendy Dujardin, Robin Whatley, Lance Perez, Melody Fitzgerald, Nathan McLaughlin, Kareen Linthicum, Chatham Clary, Shana Deal, James Clary and 12 great grand children: Royce & Grace Dujardin, Joshua, Elise & Abigail Whatley, Aidan, Ella, Michael & Mattie Perez, Tiernan & Nolan Fitzgerald, and Reese Linthicum. She will be missed by all!
A special "Thank You" for the loving care given her by Mission Manor Nursing Home and especially Dr. Jean Latortue during her final days.
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Velocity, the web performance and operations conference from O'Reilly Media, is the premier technical event dedicated to optimizing every aspect of your company's website. It's the convergence of performance and site reliability experts and innovators who share the information critical to building and scaling fast and reliable websites and services. Velocity online and in-person conferences give you the most current tools and case studies to meet the demands of this ever-changing landscape.
At this half-day Velocity Online Conference, you'll have the opportunity to hear from experts, share your ideas, ask questions, and join in a conversation with panelists and other participants, all looking to build a solid and profitable future for web performance technologies.
Learn more about the in-person edition of Velocity, happening June 14-16, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA.
In the summer of 2010, Microsoft and Google announced the formation of the Web Performance Working Group. Since then, we've been hard at work developing interoperable interfaces to measure web application performance. In this session, we'll discuss the problems we're solving, the challenges we're facing, what we've done and where we're going.
Above the fold time (AFT) measures web page performance by applying heuristics to a video or filmstrip view of a page loading. It focuses on what the user sees while at the same time producing consistent results across multiple runs and different browsers. This presentation will cover (1) the motivation for AFT, (2) overview the algorithm, and (3) how to collect AFT on webpagetest.org.
In addition to existing Firefox/Firebug add-on, YSlow will be available for many browsers – Chrome, IE, Safari, Opera, as well as Mobile browsers and command-line. Please come join us to explore behind-the-scene techniques used to make this "universal" performance measurement tool possible, also find out how you can get involved in next-gen YSlow. There will be a quick sneak peak of upcoming features!
The first step in improving performance is measuring performance. The last few years have witnessed the birth of numerous performance tools including Firebug, YSlow, Page Speed, HttpWatch, Speed Tracer, dynaTrace, WebPagetest, Web Inspector, and Chrome Dev Tools. But none of these tools measure mobile performance. Although the offering for mobile performance tools is small, some do exist. Join Steve Souders as he shows what's available today for gaining visibility into mobile performance.
Program subject to refinement. All talks are 30 minutes (including 10 minutes of Q&A), with a 15 minute break at US-PDT: 10:10am (US-EDT: 1:00pm).
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Palma de Mallorca, more commonly known as Palma, is the largest city of Majorca, an autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Spanish city has a rich heritage from the Roman, Byzantine and Muslim era. The city is today a major tourist destination in Spain. It is worth noting that the island of Majorca has a fully functioning rail network.
Being the main cultural and commercial hub of Majorca, Palma has a lot to offer. Visitors to the Island usually arrive at the Son Sant Joan International airport. Throughout the year, you will find friendly restaurant, concerts, festivals and fiestas. Have a look at the historic buildings of Palma de Majorca including the Almudaina Palace, the Bellver Castle and the Catherdral.


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Persecution of Homosexuals (Algeria)
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France provides asylum for Algerian transsexual who had been threatened by Islamic fundamentalist rebels, and then sexually abused by the police after seeking their help
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Gay man whose homosexual friends were executed in 1994 and 1996, and who witnessed the stoning of two gay men in 2001, seeks asylum in the UK after he was beaten and threatened with death by Muslims
"I fled Algeria because the Islamists beat me and threatened to kill me," said Isalam, the Algerian man they are backing. "Being deported back to Algeria would be a nightmare. It is a very dangerous place for lesbians and gay men. People like me get killed. I could not cope with always looking over my shoulder, fearful of being murdered because of my sexuality," he added.
Gay rights group OutRage! is backing Isalam's claim for refuge in the UK. It has written to the Home Secretary, David Blunkett (see copy below), urging that refugee status be granted to Isalam (not his real name, as he fears the persecution of his family in Algeria).
Two of Isalam's gay friends were murdered by the Islamic fundamentalists of the GIA (Group Islamique Arme) in 1994 and 1996. He grew up in a district that was a stronghold of the GIA, where gay people live in fear of beatings, torture and murder. Islam witnessed the stoning of two gay men in the street in 2001.
In 2002, he was found having sex with a man and reported to the GIA who sent members to his house. Isalam was beaten and threatened with death. At around the same time he was due to be called up for military service, and feared that he would suffer the same fate as many other gay conscripts: rape, torture and beatings.
Because Islam avoided military service, his return to Algeria would result in two years imprisonment in a military prison, where brutality is universal and gay inmates suffer routine queer-bashings and sexual assaults.
In February 2003 he fled to Britain and claimed asylum. Later that year, his application was refused by the Immigration Appeals Tribunal.
He is now making a renewed application for asylum on the grounds that he fears persecution, and possible murder, if he returns to Algeria. "Algeria is a very repressive, homophobic Islamic state," said Brett Lock of the gay rights group OutRage!, which is backing Isalam's asylum claim.
"The armed insurrection and terrorist campaign by Islamic fundamentalists poses an extreme danger to every lesbian and gay Algerian. Gay people are targeted for assassination and extra-judicial killing. The Algerian state offers no protection and, in fact, criminalises homosexuality with imprisonment. "Homosexual prisoners are routinely beaten and raped with impunity, both by other prisoners and by prison guards," he added.Ramzi Isalam is one of 3 Algerians currently seeking asylum in the UK on the grounds of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
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The Beef Roast: Special Citrus Buckle Edition
A fiercely handsome aged roast. From a farm out in Virginia and dry-aged for 5 weeks. Sweet, feral, drool inducing aged beef-fat fragrance girdled in pork back fat with citrus and herbs. Until the USDA allows farmers to raise grass finished cattle older than 2 years (i've heard something to suggest that they have recently amended the regulations, but such info is difficult to find; specifics are welcome) for slaughter without sending the spinal cords for inspection to assuage BSE concerns , we'll have to settle for pastured, grain finished since 24 month old grass-fed animals do not have the time to fatten up on the grass nature intended.
Or perhaps a top-round roast for 8, in traditional racing stripes. Versions or Randall Lineback wrapped in petit salé (French bacon) available as well, in addition to melon style lamb shoulders and boneless prune stuffed pork loins dutifully packaged in caul fat with appropriate spices and herbs.


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The Future of Immigrant Integration in Europe: Mainstreaming Approaches for Inclusion
Immigrant integration policies that are designed for migrants to Europe, particularly newcomers, are important, but they can be insufficient over the long run to realize the full economic potential and societal participation of immigrants and citizens with an immigrant background.
For this reason, several European governments have increasingly turned to the strategy of "mainstreaming" integration—an effort to reach people with a migration background through needs-based social programming and policies that also target the general population—in order to address areas where traditional immigrant integration polices have fallen short.
This MPI Europe report assesses the degree to which four European countries—relative veterans regarding the reception and integration of immigrants—have mainstreamed integration priorities across general policy areas such as education, employment, and social cohesion. The report shows how approaches to mainstreaming in Denmark, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom reflect each country's distinct ethnic profile, diversity, and social traditions. It also offers suggestions for future policy development.
A deeper understanding of mainstreamed policy innovations for immigrants is important to Europe's immigrant integration efforts, since intended beneficiaries of traditional integration policy (immigrants and their descendants) are no longer a discrete and easily identifiable population—and in some localities they are not even minorities. The second and third generation face some (but not all) of the challenges of their parents, especially in relation to educational and employment success, but many of these challenges are not unique to those with an immigrant background. At a time when public budgets are tightening, governments are articulating new strategies to ensure that the needs of all vulnerable groups are met more effectively through mainstream policy change.
I. Introduction
A. Why Now?
B. Parameters and Caveats
C. A Note on Data
II. Variations in National Context: Basic Approaches to Immigrant Integration Policies and Priorities
A. The Policy Context in Each Case-Study Country
B. Framing and Priorities
III. Mainstreaming Integration Policy—Why and How?
A. Mainstreaming through Discourse
B. Mainstreaming through Government Coordination
C. Mainstreaming through Policy Measures
IV. Mainstreaming and Youth Policy
A. Improving Educational Outcomes
B. Improving Employment Rates
C. Increasing Participation in the Local Community
D. Preventing Delinquency
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
TARICAYA RESEARCH CENTRE: May 2011
It has been a very productive month at Taricaya with all beds taken and many pairs of hands willing to tackle the hard work week in week out. As usual there is plenty to report on including a fantastic sighting of a juvenile jaguar sitting on the river bank! We have received some new animals in the rescue centre, released two macaws, started working on the new quarantine enclosures, opened our mist nets, continued to work hard on the pilot farm and much more....
However, it is fitting to start this update with news from the animal rescue centre as May 30th saw us celebrate its third anniversary since official recognition in 2008. We planned a series of games in the afternoon and followed that with a BBQ and a fancy dress party where volunteers dressed up as their favourite animal. A good time was had by all and it is incredibly rewarding to look back on how far we have come since receiving our first animals as far back as 2003. The rescue centre has been praised by the government and other private entities that have visited and we can take great satisfaction in the work we are performing in the ongoing battle to re-introduce animals back into the wild. This month we continued our improvements by starting to build a series of larger quarantine cages in a new area more isolated from the main camp. These new enclosures will be more spacious and by moving them away from the camp centre we can smooth the transition for new arrivals as they will not be under constant scrutiny when they first arrive at Taricaya. The relative peace and quiet in the new quarantine area will calm the animals down as they invariably arrive very distressed after forced captivity in Puerto Maldonado. High stress levels can lead to more serious medical consequences and so everybody worked hard to transfer all the construction materials and get the cages underway. I am confident that the new area will be completed next month and this will be another step in the right direction for the project.
Whilst the construction work was starting it was time to release two of our oldest residents in the rescue centre, a pair of red and green macaws (Ara chloroptera). These individuals have been with us for several years during the painfully slow process of regenerating their flight feathers. These primary feathers are usually cut as soon as the birds are caught to stop them escaping and even with a plentiful and balanced diet can take up to 2 years to re-grow completely. During this time the bird's flight muscles tend to waste away and so we must observe them closely during their rehabilitation to ensure that they are strong enough to fly properly, albeit short distances initially. It is impossible to build an aviary big enough to allow total recovery and so we let the birds go near their old cage and have built a feeding table near the animal kitchen (where food is prepared for the animals) so that we can supplement their diet. It is immensely satisfying to see the birds familiarise themselves with their new home and as they quickly grow stronger they have taken to flying around the camp and surprising people as they swoop from the tall trees across the open areas. You can almost sense their enjoyment at being free once again and as wild macaws can live as long as 50 years I look forward to monitoring their progress for a long time to come as they enjoy the safety of their new home in the Taricaya reserve.
As we said an official goodbye to the macaws their place was soon taken as we received two more animals this month. The first was a very young red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus). The baby female was only a few weeks old when she arrived and has needed constant attention and feeding ever since. As primates require a lot of social contact when growing up we could not just put her in cage and feed her as depression would set in and probably cause her to die. This meant that we needed a plan, and as many volunteers stepped up to the task she has been under constant supervision with a number of different surrogate parents. During the day she happily jumps from shoulder to shoulder and at night people take turns sleeping on a cot in the animal hospital to keep her company. This level of dedication from everyone on the project is staggering and as she quickly grows we can start planning her introduction to our older female howler monkey in a few weeks time.
The second arrival was yet another margay (Leopardus weidii). This juvenile is larger than the baby we received last month and more aggressive also. Nevertheless in a few short weeks we have once again been presented with the opportunity to set up a captive breeding program for these elusive nocturnal cats. With one male and two females we must now look to construct new cages in the feline area of the rescue centre with a series of connecting doors so that we can manage the cats when they reach maturity and encourage them to breed. It would be a fantastic achievement to release captive-bred margays back into the wild and help strengthen local populations both with numbers and increased genetic variation. This project will take a long time to reach fruition and a lot of work is needed but I am confident we can step up to the task and I look forward to keeping you updated on their progress as they become stronger and healthier in our care.
This month we welcomed back Mauricio Ugarte to Taricaya. Mauricio and I have spent many months together mist netting in Taricaya and have published several papers on our findings but it has been a while since he visited and this time we decided to concentrate our efforts in catching and ringing migratory birds on their way north to escape the cold Patagonian winter. Since our bird banding course in 2009, Corvidae, an international organisation dedicated to ornithology, has created a new national bird ringing group in Peru. This means that as in Europe and North America, birds captured in Peru will be ringed with coded aluminium bands and the data inputted into an internationally accessible database. In other words, if a bird banded in Peru appears in the USA people can read off its code and discover where and when the bird was initially captured. As instigators of this project, Taricaya is one of the first three official banding sites in Peru, and in addition, the only three official banding instructors in the country have also passed through Taricaya either in the course or as practical students. Taricaya is at the forefront of ornithology not just in Peru but South America and later this year we hope to repeat the banding course and expand to implement a bio-acoustic course in conjunction with Cornell University. This is still to be confirmed but playback techniques (calling birds by mimicking their calls) have greatly helped our understanding of bird populations and their behavioural dynamics and it would be a huge coup to run this course in Taricaya.
Even with all this planning we still had time to open our nets and as migratory birds were the target we chose open areas where these birds tend to rest and feed before continuing on their mammoth flight north. New taxonomic changes meant that we had to reduce our species list to 433 before even starting as two species of tanager have been reclassified as just one. So already one down it was time to go! As we identify more and more species it becomes harder to discover new ones but by the end of the two weeks we were up to 435 species. Two new records for Taricaya made the work all worthwhile in addition to ringing all the birds captured and those in the rescue centre. The Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides) is a beautiful little black and white bird and is an annual migrant heading north this time of year and back south in the fall. The second new register was not a capture in the mist nets but a sighting. The Emerald toucanet (Aulacorynchus prasinus), as the name would suggest, is a magnificent small green toucan and whilst it should be common to the area, we spotted it for the first time just this month. So as we bid Mauricio farewell until July we have once again advanced our biodiversity research and continue to add to an already impressive list of birds.
Elsewhere we continued to work hard maintaining the pilot farm clear and free of weeds. It is an ongoing battle and helps instil in our volunteers a newfound respect for the local people that try to farm this aggressive land on a small scale. As our grass area transects continue to grow we are now concentrating on clearing another part of the abandoned goat pasture for a seed nursery as we attempt to produce saplings for our reforestation projects both in and around Taricaya and further afield in the Palma Real community downriver. We have spent hundreds of hours over the years fighting, to keep the farm up and running and the constant attention and care is starting to reap its rewards as our banana plantation is becoming ever more productive helping feed both animals and people alike and our citrus trees are starting to bough under the weight of fresh fruit. Cocoa and coffee have been abundant for many years now and as the mahogany trees continue to grow the farm is looking ever more complete.
As I sign off for this month I must end on a high...I often mention that over the years we have noticed a real difference in the Taricaya reserve as the animals grow more confident in an area previously unprotected. We have huge groups of peccaries wondering through the reserve, we often capture images of wild tapirs, giant anteaters and much more on our sensor cameras but this month was a first for us as we got a long look at a beautiful young jaguar. The juvenile was sunning itself on the bank of the river and as we drew the boat closer it lazily rose to its feet, looked at us and then calmly moved back into the forest.
It was a breathtaking experience for those fortunate enough to see the king of the jungle and is just another indicator of how we are protecting the ecosystem. The presence of the jaguar was not the amazing part of the sighting as we have seen tracks frequently around the reserve. The calm reception we received and complete lack of fear is what speaks volumes of how the animals of the reserve no longer fear poaching and as long as we can ensure this safety then the future looks very bright for the reserve and the adjoining national park.
Next month we shall be preparing for the upcoming turtle project, finishing the quarantine enclosure, hang our mist nets again and much more so I sign off until then.
Stuart Timson
Conservation Director
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As a Christian counselor, I seek God's wisdom and utilize biblical principles to help guide the therapy process. I am always respectful of a client's individual beliefs and never try to impose my beliefs on them. I believe that God sometimes works through me in order to help those who love him. And with God (at the center of therapy) all things are possible!
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Faith is an important and integral part of an individual and their relationships, therefore it needs to be a vital component of the therapy process. It takes wisdom, skill, and knowledge to ethically and responsibly combine Christianity and counseling. With experience in both vocational ministry and psychology I am able to seamlessly integrate Christianity into your personal counseling. I look forward to helping you in your journey towards more personal and spiritual wholeness.
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David Allan Coe & The Moonshines Bandits Turn "Take This Job" Into Country Rap
Look, I am an unapologetic David Allan Coe fan. I don't care that his list of personal flaws is as long and flowing as the fake blonde locks adorning his otherwise prune shriveled head. Yes, David Allan Coe's got problems. He doesn't have a closet of skeletons, he's got a living room full of them riding circles around him on those little Shriner motorcycles while he does rows of Jack shots off a residue and paraphernalia-cluttered coffee table. David Allan Coe is bat shit crazy and a certified country music wing nut if there every was one. But you can put his legacy of creative output up against 90% of the rest of country artists and it'll kick their asses.
Nonetheless, I got no use for David Allan Coe with the country rap fucknards of the Moonshine Bandits prancing around him like a pink elephant they just won at the meth carnival for beating off a donkey, acting like Coe's mere presence in any way legitimizes their imbecilic racket.
The only thing on God's creation that is worse than country rap is 3rd tier country rap like the version The Moonshine Bandits peddle. When Kid Rock was sticking his tongue up Coe's ass back in the 90's, at least he was popular enough where it resulted in some otherwise culture-deprived hellions getting wise to real country music. The Moonshine Bandits ain't no RUN DMC, and David Allan Coe ain't no Aerosmith. If Coe had all his faculties about him circa 1974, he'd know The Moonshine Bandits got a big bag of nothing and would drive his Harley Davidson Panhead right up their asses and hard cuss anyone who tried to stop him.
The Moonshine Bandits and country rap is music for the refugees of the opioid epidemic. It is for 14-year-old boys who think they own the world because they finally got hair on their balls, and the people whose mental maturation never progressed beyond that age.
This version of "Take This Job and Shove It" is a dumpster fire. The Moonshine Bandits are too busy masturbating on themselves for hoodwinking Coe to be a part of it to offer anything new and constructive, and Coe can't wait to get off camera so he can blow all his new royalty money at the casino. Oh, and how original is it to have everyone spending half their time flipping off the camera? What, you think you're Johnny Cash? I'd tell them The Man in Black would've whipped their ass, but I don't want to be accused of quoting Eric Church.
"Take This Job and Shove It" became an iconic country music anthem for a generation because it encapsulated the quiet desperation of the working man and the theater of the mind they would succumb to just to make it through another day to feed their families through lean times. Here, the Moonshine Bandits make it into an ode of the great American fuckups too lazy to work, and who blame all of their problems on others.
It was cool they took Coe back to the very prison he served time in when he was a convict to record the video for this, but to waste it on this collaboration is tantamount to sacrilege. Even The Moonshine Bandits know their music is garbage. These guys have been doing this stuff for 15 years now with their stupid 'Shiner Nation' marketing scheme. They're like the Insane Clown Posse of country, getting rich quick off of the simple-mindedness of others. But it's good work if you can get it I guess, and in a way it's kind of wickedly genius. These guys know they're clowns, and at least give them credit for embracing it.
And I don't care if David Allan Coe says he invented rap and has been doing it for years or whatever. The Bellamy Brothers say the same thing. Coe also thinks that rap is still the new, hip thing when it's 35 years old. I would say to watch the immortal visage of David Allan Coe get besmirched by The Moonshine Bandits is pretty unbearable, but the truth is nothing can sully Coe's legacy at this point any more than he's sullied it himeslf. And for some reason, that's why we still love him.


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Paul Strand: The Garden at OrgevalPhotographs by Paul Strand
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After a lifetime of working on a series of "collective portraits" in far-flung places such as Mexico; Ghana; Italy; Tir a'Mhurain, Scotland; and his adoptive country, France, an aging Paul Strand decided to concentrate on still lifes and the stony beauty of his own garden at Orgeval, France, as a site in which to distill his discoveries as a photographer. The work that constitutes The Garden at Orgeval is marked by close and careful study of the forms and patterns within nature—of tiny buttonshaped flowers, cascading winter branches, and fierce snarls of twigs. While the images bear the same directness and precise vision that is quintessentially Strand, the work also reflects a growing metaphorical turn. Renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz—whose own affinity toward Strand's Orgeval series stems from a lifetime of photographing in different genres and ultimately returning to nature as an enduring subject—will select the photographs in the book, and respond to them in an accompanying personal essay, reflecting on issues, including the contemplation of one's garden and growing old. Beautifully produced in a modest size, in the manner of a volume of poems, this book's task is to do credit to Strand's final work, both as an individual and as a key figure in Modernist photography.
Paul Strand (born in 1890, New York; died in 1976, Orgeval, France) was one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. As a youth, he studied under Lewis Hine at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, going on to draw acclaim from such illustrious sources as Alfred Stieglitz and David Alfaro Siqueiros. After World War II, Strand traveled around the world—from New England to Ghana, France to the Outer Hebrides—to photograph, and in the process created a dynamic and significant body of work.
Joel Meyerowitz (born in New York, 1938) is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in more than 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. He has published over fifteen books, including Cape Light (1978) and Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks (2009).
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Hey everybody, welcome to a new season of anime! I'll be watching every show that I can get my hands on over the next couple of weeks to bring you my impressions of the new season's shows! Today we're going to start out with the five shows that have premiered so far: Samurai Jam Bakumatsu Rock, Argevollen, Tokyo Ghoul, Locodol, and Glasslip
UPDATE: Check out part 2 here and the third is now live!
Samurai Jam Bakumatsu Rock
I'd be lying to you if I said that I didn't laugh or enjoy myself at all during the course of this episode. It's goofy and bright and nonsensical. It's also because I was laughing at the show rather than with it. That sort of entertainment isn't the kind that can be sustained for the whole season. So that being said who will like this show? If you like highly edited J-Rock this show is for you. If you like super bishonen characters this show is for you. If you like thinly veiled criticisms of the idol system of music in Japan this show is for you. If you like beefcake shots this show is DEFINITELY for you. If you're like me and want a coherent story that makes any sort of sense, animation that isn't lackluster, and fanservice that doesn't pander this show is NOT for you. Interesting premise, goofy as hell, and certainly vibrant, but also as vapid, ridiculous to a fault and empty.
Verdict: I'm probably not going to continue watching this one.
Glasslip seems to be a slice of life show set around a girl Touko who lives in her family's glass blowing shop and her group of friends. I say seems to be, because the show really hasn't done much other than introduce the characters and setting in this first episode. That being said, This. Show. Is. Gorgeous. Seriously, I hope that it wasn't something they blew all of their budget on for the first episode, but it's absolutely spectacular visually. The setting is also shown to the viewer rather than told, and it respects your intellect enough to figure things out about characters through body language and behavior rather than outright spilling the beans via exposition. It's refreshing actually. I can see the punch to the feels coming a mile away, (foreshadowing doesn't to be the show's strong suit -_-;) and there's some conflict starting to brew already, but it should be an interesting show to follow.
Verdict: I'm going to be following this show!
So, Argevollen, I'm going to talk to you for a little bit here. I really want a good mecha show to fill the void that's been missing the last couple of seasons. Yeah yeah, Gargantia was good, and Valvrave was bonkers mecha lord of the flies, but I want like a proper mecha show, can you do that? So far the answer is not yet. It spends the first five minutes telling us the super cliche'd setting before even introducing us to our hero. It works at the very base level, but if you look at it too hard it starts to feel stale before the first episode is even over. It's pretty to look at, but it has no brains, no heart even, it feels like every mecha story before it. So, please Argevollen I'm begging you please raise above your horror of war, corrupt officials, and mecha that chooses the pilot trappings to become something greater. I need a GOOD mecha show. Thanks!
Verdict: Not very good, but I'll keep watching because damn if I really want a good mecha show right now.
Tokyo Ghoul
Holy Crap. This is one of the more gripping opening episodes to an anime that I've seen in a long time. It has this dark atmosphere around it, but it's a BEAUTIFUL show, it's got some of the best background animation that I've seen in a while and the gore is wonderfully drawn. It's a "Horror" anime about Ghouls (duh), for those of you that don't know Ghouls are monsters that eat human corpses to survive. In this anime they also seem to be impervious to knives, for one specific reason that seems kinda like a Deus Ex Machina to make sure the plot can move forward, but the suspense and atmosphere of the show more than made up for it. Our main protagonist in an interesting spot by the end of the episode, I wonder what'll happen next?
Verdict: I'm DEFINITELY watching this show
I cannot take it. The "Moe" is too strong with this one. It seems to be a light hearted comedy, with a hefty does of fanservice thrown in for good measure. It's not badly made. Or even badly acted, but I just couldn't see myself watching this through all the way. Once the two of them actually got on stage to do their thing as idols, I nearly quit. It was so awkward and adorable, but I stuck with it and finished the episode, it does much better when the two female protagonists are together, and off-stage, interacting in normal life, but overall I just don't feel that this one's for me. SO, being objective, who's it for? people who like really light hearted slice-of-life anime will adore this. People who really enjoyed Sakura Trick may find this cute (even though it's not yuri, it's still predominantly about female friends). People who enjoy Moe styled fanservice will get a dose of what they're looking for too. I'd consider this show a light time-waster. Nothing bad, but nothing great either.
Verdict: I might watch this as a time killer sometime later in the season, but it's not a high priority
So, there you go! That's a wrap on the first five shows to air this season! Have you seen any of them yet? What do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? Let me know, that's half the fun of these impressions posts :3


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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jason Trembly in the ISEE analytical lab
Photographer: Jill Bateman
Nov 2, 2012
By Colleen Carow and Leah Nairn
The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) – a research center at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology – has been awarded more than $2 million in state and federal grants to support research to clean the wastewater that results from hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," on site.
The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), a non-profit corporation established to help meet the nation's growing need for the hydrocarbon resources produced from American reservoirs, awarded more than $1.9 million for the project, "Cost-Effective Treatment of Flowback and Produced Water via an Integrated Precipitative Supercritical (IPSC) Process."
The Ohio Third Frontier provided $50,000 in project funding, which received a match from both the Russ College and the Ohio University Office of Technology Transfer, for a total of $100,000.
"We've staked out our ground as a major resource for studying the effects of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing," said Russ College Dean Dennis Irwin. "This research is a great example of socially responsible engineering with long-term impact for our region and far beyond," he added.
In the project, OHIO researchers, led by Associate Director of the Ohio Coal Research Center Jason Trembly, are teaming with Hess Corporation, Aquionics (which specializes in ultraviolet (UV) light treatment of water), Parker Hannifin and the Ohio Gas Association to develop, demonstrate and commercialize an innovative flowback/produced-water management process.
Trembly, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Russ College, says technology is a win-win for everyone.
"It eliminates the extra cost for transporting the water – and also eliminates the need for disposal sites, which addresses concerns about wastewater wells," he said.
The process uses technologies similar to those deployed at power plants and in refining industries. In the first, low-pressure portion of the process, UV and water softening technologies used in municipal wastewater treatment remediate bacteria in the water and remove hard water ions.
Then, via a pump, high-pressure wastewater is treated in a reactor powered by gas from the well. This process transforms the water into a supercritical state – where at very high pressures and at a very high temperature, the water takes on properties of both a liquid and a gas. The contaminants – salt and hydrocarbons – either precipitate out as solids or gasify into hydrogen, leaving only clean water. The salt can then be used for a variety of applications such as road de-icing, and the hydrogen is returned to the process to heat the reactor.
David Bayless, Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering, credits Trembly's ingenuity with the advances.
"Dr. Trembly is one of the bright, future stars of Ohio University," Bayless said. "Both awards regard technology he has developed to remediate the production of flowback water that comes from oil/gas wells. This is very impressive technology that could mean almost all of that water could be reused instead of hauled to a site for deep geological injection."
Over the next 24 months, the ISEE team will construct and operate a fully integrated prototype process capable of treating a barrel per day of flowback water. Data will be used to develop a detailed design for a commercial-scale unit and to further demonstrate the advantages of the process.
Christiane Schmenk, director of the Ohio Department of Development and chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, said the funding helps put Ohio at the forefront of new technology.
"These investments in Ohio's tech-based economy are critical to the growth of new technologies, ideas, and talent that make Ohio a leader in innovation," Schmenk said. "We are ensuring life-changing technology is supported while creating key industry jobs for Ohioans."


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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Celebrating 100 Posts & An Announcement
When I was first inspired to start genealogy/family history blogging in August 2006 (thanks to footnoteMaven and our hobnobbing across the table at our Nearby History writing seminar), I didn't know quite where it would take me, or how I would ever find enough to write about. Sound like a familiar story? I thought it would be only family members who would find my Norwegian-American family history focus and stories of interest. Now, after 100 posts, I can easily see no end to it, thanks to inspiration and encouragment from other genealogy/family history bloggers, in particular.
I may have gotten myself into hot water by taking on too much, but I'd like to announce that I was recently chosen as a local history columnist for Seattle Examiner.com. They saw my blog and this is the result! Can you imagine? Well, pinch me, because I am still waking up, as well as learning how to find my rhythm with it all. As my fellow Seattle Examiners and I publish posts, new entries scroll on the home page. So, depending on how prolific I am (or not!), you may or may not see my link and profile there. However, a direct url for my Seattle & Pacific Northwest History Examiner blog can always be located under the heading: "Examiners."
Wish me luck...
And, a big THANKS to my fellow bloggers for providing me with some stimulating reading over my journey of 100 posts!
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- April 29, 2008
- Jasia said...
Congratulations are certainly in order Chery! And I'm sending out an Atta Girl! to go along with it! Yeah for you!
- April 29, 2008
- Terry Thornton said...
Congratulations! Great news --- super accomplishment --- and wonderful writer! You've got it all.
Isn't is amazing what a little blogging can do?
- April 29, 2008
- Miriam Robbins said...
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- April 29, 2008
- Miriam Robbins said...
Congratulations, Chery! I want to say that I always enjoy reading your Norwegian stories. As you may know, one of my husband's great-grandmothers was Norwegian, and the cultural and historical things you share on your blog are insightful and informative as I research his family line. No one is alive in the family that I can ask questions of in regard to Norwegian culture, so your blog has been very helpful, plus just plain fun to read!
I look forward to seeing what you write in the Seattle Examiner!
- April 29, 2008
- Chery Kinnick said...
Golly, thanks, Blogging Buddies! Now I need to make time to catch up on all the good reading supplied by all of you...
- April 29, 2008
- Thomas MacEntee said...
A great big WAY TO GO! This is like some real WOW news!
You must be excited, and I think you should be very proud. Your writing is wonderful and like others have said you really deserve this!
- April 30, 2008
- Janice said...
Whoohoo! Those folks at the Seattle Examiner are smart cookies to recognize something good when they see it (just as we did!).
Also congrats on 100 posts!
- April 30, 2008
- Lidian said...
Congratulations! That is wonderful news!
- April 30, 2008
- Charley "Apple" Grabowski said...
Congratulations Chery!
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We always strive to keep things at L'Ortolan seasonal and fresh, just like our menus. Thus, we come up with new ideas for seasonal events, based around specific ingredients, foods & drinks.
Our universal goal is to work on various pairings between unique elements, some very well-known while others a little less.
In the past we have held countless events involving wine, whiskey, port, cocktails, beer and more, always making sure the quality of products met with our approval and fascination
- was it either a flight of orange wines from vineyard situated on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily,
- the best variety of champagne from some of its greatest houses from Reims in Champagne, France,
- or a selection of beers coming from local brew masters in Newbury.
We also managed to work together with some of local Cheese makers, where they would amaze us with their vast knowledge and passion towards their craft, which concluded in award winning British cheeses - some of which are still available on our Cheese trolley to this very day.
But it all wasn't just about food & drink. We have teamed up with our local florists - Sarah Dodson & her talented team from Flowerstalk in Shinfield, to present our guests' with opportunity to learn about the modern ways of putting together a lovely bouquet for any occasion or the biggest and prettiest wreath just in time for Festive season.
Furthermore, we have had the most fun arranging "Super Car Day" every couple of years, allowing our guests to sample not only the best food & wine but also to drive some of the most exclusive - and fastest! - cars available on the market.
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Cheerios' first ever Super Bowl ad will star the same interracial family that sparked an online firestorm when the cereal brand included it in an ad this past May.
The ad, released Tuesday evening on Cheerios' YouTube channel, depicts a mixed-race girl eating breakfast with her father, who informs her that a brother is on the way:
The ad features the same black father and white mother from Cheerios' "Just Checking" ad, which received an outburst of hateful comments from those opposed to interracial marriage, and an equally forceful response from those happy to see such a family depicted in a major brand's ad campaign.
The new ad, entitled "Gracie," will run during the first unscheduled time out of Super Bowl XLVIII, which takes place this Sunday at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium. The commercial was made by Saatchi & Saatchi New York, the ad agency that also made "Just Checking."


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This week, it was just one of those weeks. The kind where you feel like you're treading water. Looking outside, watching the summer go by and just trying to get through everything. But of course, there's always those funny moments mixed in. Yesterday, this was going through my head: "I've hit a wall, nothing is coming together and this blank computer screen won't cut it. I've gotta make some magic happen, NOW." I ran down the street, grabbed a coffee and turned on some Hall and Oates because you can't possibly be in a bad mood when they're on. And it worked! Concepts started flowin' and the day wasn't a total bust. I created stuff that made me excited. If you're feeling stuck, face the challenge head-on, take a walk, change up your tunes and MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I came home the other night and Joey was like, "Your dress looks great with the rug." Yeah, I'm going to have to start filing mentions of the rug away for that Big Lebowski 2 film I mentioned. I first wore this dress for my birthday party in New York last year and will never get over the puffy roll-neck and the op-art masterpiece on the fabric. I just belt it, slip into my spiked sneakers and hit the road!
Most of last weekend was spent working on a packaging project. Sometimes it's nice to switch things up and dig into the production side of things. Really happy with the way it all came together — there are a few more components that I need to wrap before sharing.
Yesterday, the new issue of W showed up. Before I get into a magazine, I usually do a quick flip-through, back to front. And Boom! The first thing I saw was this Akris ad. Maybe because I'd been creating poster designs all day, this layout just hit me as being somehow perfect. That shot of inspiration I was looking for.
Have a great weekend! I'll be doing house stuff like wallpaperin' the living room and IKEA prowlin' for a few odds and ends. Trying to whip our place into shape for a late summer party. Any plans you're looking forward to?