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nero - Cygnus atratus
foto di Guido Comasini - 1996
che dà il colore rosso al becco
Si può affermare che ancora oggi, giovedì 28 agosto 2009, non conosciamo la sostanza che determina la colorazione rossa del becco del Cygnus atratus, anche se possiamo presumere trattarsi di un carotenoide. Ce lo conferma il Dr Geoffrey Hill, Department of Biological Sciences Auburn University (Alabama – USA) che così mi ha risposto via email:
Elio, to my knowledge, the bill tissue of that bird has never been tested. The list of carotenoid content of bird feathers and bills in Kevin McGraw's chapter in my book Bird Coloration, is a complete list of what we know. Geoffrey.
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Species: Cygnus atratus
Binomial name Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
The Black Swan, Cygnus atratus, is a large waterbird which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The Black Swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis.
‘Swan’ is the common gender term, but ‘cob’ for a male and ‘pen’ for a female are also used, as is ‘cygnet’ for the young. Collective nouns include a ‘bank’ (on the ground) and a ‘wedge’ (in flight). Black Swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands.
Black Swans are mostly black feathered, with a line of white flight feathers of the wing edges that sometimes show when at rest, and are conspicuous in flight. The bill is bright red, with a pale bar and tip; and legs and feet are greyish-black. Cobs (males) are slightly larger than pens (females), with a longer and straighter bill. Cygnets (immature birds) are a greyish-brown with pale-edged feathers.
A mature Black Swan measures between 1.1 and 1.4 metres in length and weighs up to 9 kg. Its wing span, in flight, is between 1.6 and 2 metres. The neck is long (relatively the longest neck among the swans) and curved in an "S".
The Black Swan utters a musical and far reaching bugle-like sound, called either on the water or in flight, as well as a range of softer crooning notes. It can also whistle, especially when disturbed while breeding and nesting.
The Black Swan is unlike any other Australian bird, although in poor light and at long range it may be confused with a magpie-goose in flight. However the Black Swan can be distinguished by its much longer neck and slower wing beat.
The species has a large range, with figures between one to ten million km² given as the extent of occurrence. The current global population of the Black Swan is estimated to be up to 500,000 individuals. No threat of extinction, or significant decline in population has been identified in this numerous and widespread bird.
The Black Swan is common in the wetlands of south western and eastern Australia and adjacent coastal islands. In the south west the range encompasses an area between North West Cape, Cape Leeuwin and Eucla; while in the east it covers are large region bounded by the Atherton Tableland, the Eyre Peninsula and Tasmania, with the Murray Darling Basin supporting very large populations of Black Swans. It is uncommon in central and northern Australia.
The Black Swan’s preferred habitat extends across fresh, brackish and salt water lakes, swamps and rivers with underwater and emergent vegetation for food and nesting materials. Permanent wetlands are preferred, including ornamental lakes, but Black Swans can also be found in flooded pastures and tidal mudflats, and occasionally on the open sea near islands or the shore.
Black Swans were once thought to be sedentary, but the species is now known to be highly nomadic. There is no set migratory pattern, but rather opportunistic responses to either rainfall or drought. In high rainfall years, emigration occurs from the south west and south east into the interior, with a reverse immigration to these heartlands in drier years. When rain does fall in the arid central regions, Black Swans will migrate to these areas to nest and raise their young. However, should dry conditions return before the young have been raised, the adult birds will abandon the nests and their eggs or cygnets and return to wetter areas.
Black Swans, like many other water fowl, lose all their flight feathers at once when they moult after breeding, and they are unable to fly for about a month. During this time they will usually settle on large, open waters for safety.
Prior to the arrival of the Maori in New Zealand, a sub-species of the Black Swan known as the New Zealand Swan had developed in the islands, but was apparently hunted to extinction. In 1864 the Australian Black Swan was introduced to New Zealand as an ornamental waterfowl, and populations are now common on larger coastal or inland lakes, especially Rotorua Lakes, Lake Wairarapa and Lake Ellesmere, and the Chatham Islands. Black Swans have also naturally flown to New Zealand, leading some people to consider them a native rather than exotic species, although the present population appears to be largely descended from deliberate introductions.
The Black Swan is also very popular as an ornamental waterbird in Western Europe, especially Britain, and escapes are commonly reported. As yet the population in Britain is not considered to be self-sustaining and so the species is not afforded admission to the official British List, but the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have recorded a maximum of nine breeding pairs in the UK in 2001, with an estimate of 43 feral birds in 2003/04 (though that is undoubtedly an under-estimate given the level of monitoring undertaken).
Bearing - When swimming, Black Swans hold their necks arched or erect, and often carry their feathers or wings raised in an aggressive display. In flight, a wedge of Black Swans will form as a line or a V, with the individual birds flying strongly with undulating long necks, making whistling sounds with their wings and baying, bugling or trumpeting calls.
Nesting - Generally, Black Swans nest in the wetter winter months (February to September), occasionally in large colonies. A typical clutch contains 4 to 7 greenish-white eggs that are incubated for about 35-40 days. After hatching the cygnets are tended by the parents for about 6 months until fledging, and may ride on their parent's back for longer trips into deeper water.
A Black Swan nest is essentially a large heap or mound of reeds, grasses and weeds between 1 and 1.5 metres in diameter and up to 1 metre high, in shallow water or on islands. A nest is reused every year, restored or rebuilt as needed. Both parents share the care of the nest. Like other swans, the Black Swan is largely monogamous, pairing for life (about 6% divorce rate). Recent studies have shown that around a third of all broods exhibit extra-pair paternity.
Sexuality - A recent (2007) exhibition at the University of Oslo Natural History Museum in Norway called Against Nature? explored homosexual behaviours in a number of species, including Black Swans.
Several swan species exhibit lifelong homosexual behaviours, and the same phenomenon can also be found in a number of other water-birds, notably geese and flamingos, where it serves as a flexible life strategy.
In swans, the pair is the central social unit. The birds reinforce the unit with frequent preening and sex. Should one die, the other will usually live out the remainder of its life alone. The pair builds nests, raise cygnets and defends a territory. Two cobs, being bigger and stronger than a cob and a pen, can hold down a larger territory, and provide their cygnets with more to eat.
Such homosexual pairs represents a major fitness bonus to a pen, and pens without partners will seek out these couples, have sex with one or other of the cobs and lay eggs in their nest. She is then chased off, not being a part of the pair, and the cobs raise the cygnets themselves. Having access to more food the brood have up to ten times the survival rate of a brood with a heterosexual swan couple. From an evolutionary point of view, this is a very rewarding strategy for the cobs as well.
This situation only holds true as long as a nest and a territory is in short supply. The two males will have a fitness loss in that they have no guarantee they are the actual fathers of the cygnets (not being bonded with the female) and will anyway have to split reproduction between them.
A homosexual lifestyle will be advantageous in some situations, but not in others. However, having a partner is a requisite for building a nest and keeping a territory, and an opposite sex partner may not always be available when forming pairs. Thus, the ability to form a homosexual male pair is a normal part of the Black Swans social behaviour and an example of a flexible life strategy in the species.
The Black Swan is protected under the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. The Black Swan is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The black swan was a literary or artistic image, even before the discovery of Cygnus atratus. Cultural reference has been based on symbolic contrast and as a distinctive motif. The Black Swan's role in Australian heraldry and culture extends to the first founding of the colonies in the eighteenth century. It has often been equated with antipodean identity, the contrast to the white swan of the northern hemisphere indicating 'Australianess'. The black swan is featured on the flag, and is both the state and bird emblem, of Western Australia; it also appears in the Coat of Arms and other iconography of the state's institutions.
Le immagini che seguono stanno a dimostrare che i miei cigni neri si sono non solo addomesticati, ma se lasciassi la porta aperta entrerebbero in casa. Ecco perché li ho battezzati casalinghi.
Ne sono una riprova le feci che vengono a deporre a pochi centimetri dall'uscio, dove stanno a cincischiare per ore. Inoltre, anche se le due uova - di cui uno avitellino - sono state deposte nel loro recinto dopo ben 10 anni dall'arrivo nella mia tenuta, la femmina, quella in primo piano con anello alla zampa sinistra, ha costruito un nido rudimentale nei pressi dell'annaffiatoio, a un metro dall'ingresso di casa, lì dove appare nella foto.
Il peso delle uova era rispettivamente di 105 grammi per quello senza tuorlo deposto il 9 marzo 2007, di 320 grammi per quello normale deposto il 12 marzo 2007. Poi la deposizione è cessata. Vedremo cosa accadrà nel 2008, o se dovremo attendere ancora 10 anni.
mia coppia di Cygnus atratus di età sconosciuta
fu acquisita a Varese nel 1997.
Allo stato selvatico il Cygnus atratus
ha una durata di vita dai 3 ai 6 anni.
In cattività la durata di vita può raggiungere e superare i 20 anni.
Lunedì 4 luglio 2011 trovo il maschio morto che seppellisco mercoledì 6 luglio.
Lei, la Gnona (come la chiamo), oggi giovedì 13 aprile 2017
quando ha almeno 20 anni d’età
è ancora viva e vivacissima.
foto di Elio Corti - 2007
9 marzo 2007 - primo uovo azzurrino abortivo della cigna
Lunedì 12 marzo 2007 - secondo uovo azzurrino ma normale della cigna
azzurre di Cygnus atratus
paragonate con uova di anatra.
L'uovo di cigno più piccolo - 105 g - era avitellino. Deposto il 9 marzo 2007 all'età di 10 anni.
Quello normale pesava 320 g. Deposto il 12 marzo 2007.

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This winter accessory is all you need to get through the long cold winter or just kick up a holiday party. A few tricks to know beforehand:
First, any red wine will do but dry red wines work best at balancing with the sweetness. We tend to stick to chianti’s and cabernet sauvignons.
Second, you’re NOT burning off alcohol. That’s entirely opposite the point of good Glühwein. Warming rather than boiling is the only way to fully enjoy this concoction. It must be hot, to be sure, but it needn’t get to a boil. Just get it close and you’re ready to drink.
So here’s our favorite recipe but feel free to vary yours based on your personal taste.
Ingredients for four glasses:
1 bottle of red wine (750ml)
2 sticks of cinnamon
2 cardamom pods
1 star anise
3 tbsp of brown sugar (You can substitute the brown sugar with honey for a slightly different flavour)
4 thin slices of orange rind (optional)
1. Slowly heat the red wine in a large saucepan or pot (don’t bring to the boil at any point as this will cause the alcohol to evaporate).
2. Slice the lemon and add it to the wine along with the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise and sugar.
3. Stir slowly until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes (again, don’t allow it to boil).
4. Remove the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise and lemon slices.
5. Pour into individual glasses (a ladle works well) and finish off by adding a thin slice of orange rind to each glass. Serve hot.

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Thursday, March 10, 2011
It always feels kinda nice, being in a third-tier movie market, to get a trickle of really excellent films in the run-up to and just after the Oscars, as the filmic powers-that-be assume the rubes in our little neck of the bible belt must have finally heard — via Access Hollywood and whatnot — about those quasi-arthouse flicks that win awards.
As of this week, consider that trickle shut off at the faucet.
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
After bombarding us, the aliens plan to scoop up all our natural resources — sorry, Mr. E.T., about those depleted oil reserves — and Aaron Eckhart (in combat gear) is all that stands between us and, gulp, complete extermination. (MB) Rated PG-13 | SHOWTIMES
Naïve Ed Helms (The Office, The Hangover) goes off to the Sin City of the Prairie for an insurance convention, where drunken hot-tubbing with John C. O’Reilly (stripped to his boxer shorts and chugging whiskey) lies in wait to imperil his immortal, insurance-loving soul. Ed will soon be losing his cummerbund money-belt. (MB) Rated R | SHOWTIMES
MARS NEEDS MOMS
In this one, the aliens are stealing all the mommies, so all the cute little CGI kids start screaming, “We want our mommies back! You evil aliens go back to that Los Angeles movie and exterminate somebody else!” In a related development, somebody broke into the Disney studios and stole all their blueprints for combining Humorous with Heartwarming. (The hip-hop tunes and weak jokes? Not helping.) (MB) Rated PG | SHOWTIMES
RED RIDING HOOD
Using the Grimm Brothers story Little Red Riding Hood as its springboard, writer David Leslie Johnson and director Catherine Hardwicke proceed to take one absurd turn after another in making it a combo fairy tale, horror story and whodunit. Hardwicke also makes sure to emphasize the romance triangle aspect of it a la her hit film Twilight. Even the great Gary Oldman, as a werewolf hunter, and the always terrific Julie Christie as – gulp! – Grandma, can’t help this thing. Oh, and the wolf, a poorly rendered CGI creation, can talk. You want some realism in your fairy tale-horror-whodunit-love triangle films? Better look elsewhere. (ES) Rated PG-13 | SHOWTIMES

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Latex paint Mechanism
What mechanism(s) causes waterborne latex paints to adhere to their substrates and remain adhered over time?
Q. What mechanism(s) causes waterborne latex paints to adhere to their substrates and remain adhered over time? I have some hypotheses and like most physical processes, I’m sure each plays a role in adhesion and a balance exists, but I want to know which plays the largest role. I am also curious about how the change from a liquid during application to a solid film plays a role. Please elaborate on the following points and others as you see fit:
- The penetration of the liquid phase into a porous substrate causes a physical/interlocking bond.
- The rheological properties of the polymer binder give the coating adhesive properties (similar to tapes).
- The ability of the paint to wet out the surface it is being applied to.
- The intermolecular properties of the substrate and the paint cause a chemical attraction. N.W.
A. Theories of adhesion are many and varied. Owing to space constraints, it’s difficult to answer your question in this forum. Rather, it would take a chapter to fully explain the mechanisms and answer your questions. However, I can give you simple answers without elaboration. Point one describes the action of an emulsion. In an emulsion, small droplets of immiscible liquid (discontinuous phase) are dispersed in another liquid (continuous phase). On the other hand, a latex is a dispersion of solid or liquid resin in water. In either case, an emulsion or latex, the water would not cause a physical/interlocking bond. Point two having the rheological properties of the polymer binder give adhesive properties, similar to tapes, doesn’t fit the description of the mechanism. A combination of point three and point four would better fit the description of the mechanism.
Preventing solvent pop on an industrial paint line...
Some that bears precious metals is, and there are a host of regulations to consider when recycling.
Coating problems and solutions associated with particle size reduction...

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BY KOLAWOLE ALIU, Lagos
The Women’s Helping Hand Initiative (TWHHI) has urged women to attend to their health with utmost priority.
The call was made during a capacity -building sensitisation programme organised by the group in its bid to enhance the capacity of women in Lagos and Ogun States.
TWHHI in the first quarter of 2021 has trained several women in selected local government areas in the two South-western states.
The organisation in addition to its fieldwork has also provided awareness and resource materials for women on COVID-19 pandemic, by collaborating with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to implement its intervention programmes.
In strong partnership with the UNFPA to ensure smooth operation and implementation of the Civil Society Organisation Engagement (CSOE), TWHHI has achieved so much among the most vulnerable groups in the selected states.
The CSOE during the period of the project provided Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health services including Family Planning and information on COVID-19 preventive measures and awareness to three Local Government Areas in Lagos and Ogun State.
The aim of this project is rooted in the desire to organize a community orientation to firstly sensitize women and girls on COVID-19 preventive measures and also demystify the misconceptions about family planning and bring services closer to community members.
In implementing this project, Local Government Family Planning Managers/Reproductive Health Coordinators were supported to organize one Family Planning outreach per LGA to reach women and girls within the community.
A total of 308 participants were reached in Lagos State and 265 in Ogun State. The women and girls were educated on the various methods of family planning, myths were demystified and patients were allowed to make their own choices.
At the event, adequate referrals were made to the health facilities in the community for cases that could not be handled at the health fair.
Before the outreach, each of the two states was supported with supplies of family planning materials and resources which were to be distributed to all service delivery points.
To further strengthen the impact of this project, Local Government Areas conducting family planning outreaches would have access to more supplies of family planning
materials and resources to meet up with the demands from community mobilization to the health facilities and for community outreaches.
With regards to COVID-19, 180 health workers were trained on risk mitigation and protective measures to institute Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) protocol in three Local Government Areas each in Lagos and Ogun State.
Mr. Jude Ikenwobodo, a project officer with TWHHI said, much emphasis was put on the importance of instituting adequate protective measures in practice and being religious to these practices to reduce transmission.
Meanwhile, much emphasis was put on the importance of instituting adequate protective measures in practice and being religious to these practices to reduce transmission. In addition to the training, Personal Protective Equipments(PPE) were distributed in both states to solidify the practice of protective measures against the novel virus.
Overall, TWHHI has been able to provide adequate training, awareness, and resources on COVID-19 and family planning in selected communities and LGAs in the two states by collaborating with UNFPA to implement these intervention programmes.

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MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez was sidelined Friday for the team's Cactus League home opener because of a tight right shoulder that has kept him from throwing.
Ramirez developed some soreness a few days ago, and his status was day-to-day.
"I'm all right hitting -- it's just throwing the ball," Ramirez said. "Last year, I had the same thing. I don't know what's up with that -- I don't do the same kind of throwing that I do in the Dominican in the offseason. I went through it last year. I'll be all right."
Ramirez took grounders before batting practice on Friday, but did not make any throws. He also was able to hit.
"We've got plenty of games," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "When he's ready to go, we'll put him out there to play."
Ramirez downplayed the injury.
"It's a day-to-day thing," he said. "I feel good today, but they want to give me a day off throwing, and I'll see tomorrow how it goes.
"I don't know how many games I'm going to miss, but you don't need 30 games to get ready for the season," he said. "I'll be back in plenty of time."
The Cubs will play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Saturday, and Ramirez could start as the designated hitter, but Piniella said he'd rather wait.
"I'd rather have a player 100 percent," Piniella said. "It gives me a chance to see a lot of these younger kids here early in camp. Pretty soon, [general manager] Jim Hendry will come around and start asking me for cuts. There's a long time to go in Spring Training, so there's no sense in DHing somebody if something's bothering him."
The only other Cubs nursing aches and pains were first baseman Daryle Ward, sidelined with a sore gluteus muscle, and infielder Ronny Cedeno, whose right forearm was tender from all the throwing he has been doing.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


Global Polyphthalamide Market was valued at US$ 850.3 Mn in 2017, and is expected to reach US$ 1516.5 Mn by 2026, at a CAGR of 7.5 % during forecast period.
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On the basis of the type, the glass fiber filled segment dominated the polyphthalamide market in 2017. The growth of this segment attributed to, Glass fiber reinforced polyphthalamide resin exhibits high strength and stiffness, high heat resistance over a broad temperature range, good chemical and electrical properties, and low moisture absorption, due to which it is highly accepted in end-user industries.
Based on the Application, the automotive segment dominated the global polyphthalamide market in 2017, owing to increasing demand of polyphthalamide resins for the production of automobile body-parts, such as air induction systems, cooling and heating systems, charge air hoses, resonators, etc. is expected to fuel the growth of the global polyphthalamide market.
Geographically, the Asia Pacific region dominated the global polyphthalamide market in 2017 and it is projected to be the fastest growing market in the near future. The Asia Pacific was followed by North America and Europe. A


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ChatGPT is said to be AI’s “iPhone moment” and now its “app store” is here.
OpenAI just dropped another king bomb
Announced the launch of plug-ins that will give ChatGPT the ability to use tools, network, and run computing.
For example, in the official demo, ChatGPT was plugged into Wolfram Alpha, a mathematical knowledge engine, so it no longer had to worry about imprecise numerical calculations.
It also opens two of OpenAI’s own plug-ins: the web browser and the code interpreter.
Previously, users could only query information before September 2021 because they were not connected to the Internet. But now you can not only retrieve the latest news directly, but also calculate it!
(No more ChatGPT nonsense!)
ChatGPT also allows individuals and businesses to feed their private data (documents, notes, emails, etc.) to Chatgpt to become a “second brain” for people or an intelligent assistant for businesses.
In a flash, the three-page list of third-party add-ons also includes:
Let ChatGPT look up the meaning of words and phrases in languages around the world
Let ChatGPT look up flight and hotel information and help you plan your trip
Give ChatGPT access to e-commerce data to help you compare prices and even order directly
Connect ChatGPT to Zapier and connect to almost any office software to create your own smart workflow
And this is just the beginning. The permissions and methods for making plugins will also be open to developers.
A veteran programmer lamented:
I’ve developed plug-in systems for a lot of software, and the ChatGPT plug-in interface is probably the craziest and most impressive I’ve seen in my life.
Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at Tesla who has just returned to OpenAI, says:
The GPT class model is a new type of computer architecture that runs on text and can “talk” not only to us humans, but also to existing software infrastructure, with apis being the first step and plug-ins the second.
ChatGPT has eyes and ears
Officially, the plug-in features a language model design tool with security as its core principle
(Well, in other words, not so fast.)
OpenAI still has to get users on a waiting list.
However, they do say that while it is currently in Alpha and prioritizing a few developers and ChatGPT Plus users, they do guarantee that:
It is only a matter of time before it opens up on a larger scale.
From the “preliminary features” that have been implemented so far, ChatGPT already has three capabilities:
Access the latest information, such as sports scores, stock prices, the latest news;
Retrieve knowledge base information, such as company files, personal notes, running calculations;
Perform operations on behalf of users, such as booking airline tickets, ordering food.
Currently supported third-party add-ons include restaurant recommendations, travel planning, shopping, AI language teachers, online stores, as well as academic knowledge application Wolfram, application library (interacting with over 5000 applications, including Google Forms)…
This seems to almost cover our life, food, clothing, housing, work and study.


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Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Technology Advances in Recent Years
Electric arc furnace steelmaking technology has made great progress in recent years. Following the upsurge of compact small steel mills in the 1960s, the situation of the joint venture has changed. In recent years, some short-process steelmaking plants using advanced technology integration have been produced.
(1) Cremona ESP endless strip rolling plant, Alvidi, Italy. The company has built the world's first set of ArvediESP endless rolling strip plants, including a 250t arc furnace, two 250t ladle refining furnaces and ESP endless rolling strip production line. The designed annual production capacity is 2 million tons, which can produce strip steel with a thickness of 0.8-12.0 mm and a width of 1590 mm.
(2) Crawford Zweil Plant of Newcastle Company, USA. In the reformed EAF steelmaking workshop, there is no heating device between the caster and the hot rolling mill. The strip passes through the hot rolling mill stand, i.e. the finished strip is 0.7-2.0 mm thick and 2,000 mm wide, with an annual design capacity of about 50,000 tons. Castrip process has high productivity and fine microstructures due to its high cooling rate, short solidification time and high drawing speed (usually 8O-1500m/min).
(3) Mesabi Nugget ITmk3 Plant, Kobe Iron and Steel Company, Japan.ITmk3 (IronTeChnology Mark), known as the third generation ironmaking process, is a coal-based direct reduction technology developed jointly by Kobe Iron and Steel Company of Japan and Midland Company of the United States to produce high-quality pig iron in converter hearth furnace. Molten iron can be obtained directly from pulverized coal. Using this technology, iron ore powder can be smelted into slag-free, homogeneous and nearly pure granular iron within 10 minutes.
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Environmentalists react to protected site list
The state has compiled a list of sites it might review for protections from drilling, and while environmentalists say it's a good start, they caution that it's not nearly enough.
The list of about 40 wildlife management areas, buttes and other significant sites is a tentative selection of where North Dakota's governor, attorney general and agriculture commissioner, who make up the state's Industrial Commission, may tour and then consider preserving.
But the list represents how little is left of North Dakota wilderness for Wayde Schafer, organizer of the state's Sierra Club.
"It's gotten to the point where they're all special because it's all that's left," he said.
Representatives from the offices of each commission member didn't know of much touring the members had done and didn't know their plans for the future. The Industrial Commission wants to finish the visits by winter.
Many of the list sites were on a preservation proposal from Schafer's club back in the '90s. Half of those proposal sites have since seen energy development.
Now the window of opportunity to protect enough Badlands to have a quality wildlife experience is closing, he says, and people are realizing what they're losing.
"Everybody becomes an environmentalist when their backyard is threatened," Schafer said, "and that's what's happening."
Badlands Conservation Alliance President and state Sen. Connie Triplett said she thinks the initiative is just a result of public pressure, but she's glad the state responded.
Still, she said, broader regulations are necessary for all drilling applications on state school lands.
"The notion of just picking a few selected sites is a really short-sighted way to think about this," said Triplett, a Democrat from Grand Forks.
Alison Ritter, spokeswoman for the Industrial Commission's Oil and Gas Division, said the commission has maps to compare proposed drill sites with any restricted areas, and it also posts approved permits online for three days of public comment before operators can build.
Triplett and others say they're also interested in how the list is used, not just what's on it.
If the Industrial Commission doesn't actually use the list to inform its decision-making, she said, "it will have been a waste of time."
Karlene Fine, executive director of the Industrial Commission, said the list is nearly complete but that the commission members are "always open for suggestions."
Multiple environmentalists said the list is missing significant sites, like wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges in the Oil Patch.
Triplett said she has asked Fine for the original list of citizen suggestions, and for a description of how the Industrial Commission narrowed it down if it did.
The environmentalists say they don't want to stop drilling -- they just want the state to be more mindful about where it's allowed.
"It's about making sure that enough voices are heard so that the drilling takes place in a way that doesn't damage other values that many people care about," Triplett said.
She said "no-surface occupancy," noise-reducing equipment and shifting site locations are some ways for developers and land advocates to compromise.
Commission member Gov. Jack Dalrymple has said horizontal drilling can help to avoid sensitive drilling areas.
The governor's trips are going to be informal visits, spokesman Jeff Zent said.
"(Dalrymple) wants to go out there just to see these sites for himself and to cover all bases," Zent said.
Environmentalists, like blogger and longtime North Dakota outdoors activist Jim Fuglie, say the state is so far behind with protecting its lands that the list is just not enough.
"The oil's not going anywhere but there's just so much money to be made that everybody wants to get it now and that's the problem," he said.
"It wouldn't hurt to slow things down a little bit."
Triplett, meanwhile, says the list is "better late than never."


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I have eaten at Khyber Pass probably 50 times or more over the years, and I have never experienced poor service or bad food. I can't speak to the authenticity of the food, but it has always been delicious and reasonably priced. I have probably taken 30 people to the restaurant, and only one didn't like it (he doesn't like anything with flavor). So, the bad reviews have me puzzled. This has long been my favorite restaurant in NYC.
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Perhaps you're not supposed order take out from here.... I waited an hour for the delivery. The food was cold, the sambosas were limp and tasteless, the humus was runny, the bread/pita was stale, the only somewhat redeeming part of my meal was the Kabuli Palow with Lamb. Aside from being cold, the flavors were decent it's just that the lamb was a little dry (not sure how since it was delivered in its own stew). I'll never order from here again. I'll probably actually never order afghani food again.
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Khyber Pass is like our second home apart from college. We come here about 6/ out of the 7 days a week to smoke hookah. Now to explain why we put 0.0 as the food rating... we've never eaten there we go there for the sole purpose of smoking hookah. Ps: nobody can have our booth its the one on the left side..well actually both of them they're reserved. Now rating the hookah its UHmazing you can mix flavors put them in fruits and its just awesome. The hookah is cheap too 15 bucks a hookah. as for drinks we usually drink poland spring but they're coffee (cappucino) is really good too. The environment its comfortable and relaxing. if you get lucky some one might just whip it out under the table. (true story) Just don't sit outside if you're gonna smoke cuz there are people who keep asking if your hookah is weed and it clearly isn't. The music is awesome we often dance to it.. and hookah just generally liquifies your brain. Show up and have fun.
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The Framing Photography and Mount cutting and Photo Presentation courses cost £110 + vat for each day. All the frames and mounts that are made on the day can be kept. Each student will have the use of their own set of tools provided.
The Framing Photography and Canvas Stretching course is 2 Days and costs £255+vat. Students keep all frames and mounts that are made and have their own set of tools allocated for the day.
On each day refreshments (Teas and coffees) and a light lunch is providedAll the courses are at our Beaconsfield Headquarters just 23 Miles from Hammersmith, local hotels are available from approx £50 bed/breakfast per night, there is a mainline station that is 35 minutes to London Marylebone.
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Courses Price Offer
We have now been running the courses for 3 years without a price change. Unfortunately running costs have increased and from 1st January 2007 our prices will have to reflect that.
However, if you book and pay deposits on any 2007 courses before 31st December 2006, we will offer them at current prices.
All dates up until 28th June 2007 are now on line, including dates for the newest title:
Stretching And Framing Canvas Based Artwork (2 day special)
January Dates 2007 (click on courses listed below for more detail and booking)
REMEMBER THIS OFFER ONLY RUNS UNTIL 31st DECEMBER 2006!
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Adding Decorative Effects To Frames: New Course
If you really want to make a statement with your framing or offer your customers a truly bespoke service, one skill that will set you apart is the ability to create your own frame finishes. With a little imagination you will soon build a repertoire of distinctive styles, adding value to the work you do as well as creating a unique look.
Our new course, Adding Decorative Effects To Frames helps you with the general principles of this way of working. We take you through how different wood varieties and moulding styles promote different types of finish. We also look at a range of colouring and finishing products available and how they can be used in combination with stunning results.
The first two sessions ran in October: 1 in Beaconsfield and the 2nd in Manchester. Each one was a great success. Students completed a set of 6 sample moulding chevrons before planning and adding effects to a pre-built frame. The final framed pieces were remarkable, ranging from very subtle wood tones using a range of stains and waxes, to really dynamic combinations of colour stains over-laid with gilt creams.
The students had varying previous levels of expertise in framing: some had come directly from our Basics of Framing and Mount Cutting & Decoration courses (just 3 weeks earlier). Others had completed a full business development week. There was a similar variety in the media people wanted to frame. One artist was looking to create frames which used a complimentary colour palette to her acrylic paintings. Another student was looking to provide his photography with a surround, which offered a little more "depth" than some pre-finished black mouldings. One needle worker was looking to develop a "trade-mark" style of framing for her tapestries and embroidery.
Judging by the feedback, one thing they all had in common was the inspiration to try out a whole new range of ideas.
Our next Decorative Effects course will be in the early part of January: dates to be confirmed.
Read the next article for details of an Effects & Finishes kit on sale through the store.
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New Special Kits
Paint Effects & Frame Finishes Kits:
We have put together 2 kits to help you track down the many media and materials available to you. We have purposely chosen products which are not always readily available at local shops and left out some things that you will either already have or can easily locate.
(Click headings for detail & prices)
Kit 1 - Frame Finishes Starter Kit
CONTENTS: 2 x palette wood dyes; 1 x neutral wax; 1 x bronze brush; 1 x liming wax; 1 pack 0000 grade steel wool; 1 x pack of 10 disposable gloves; 2 x gilt creams
Kit 2 - Frame Finishes All Essentials Kit
CONTENTS: 4 x palette wood dyes; 1 x neutral wax; 1 x bronze brush; 1 x liming wax; 1 x black patinating wax; 1 x gilt varnish; 1 x Fontenay Base; 1 pack 0000 grade steel wool; 1 x pack of 10 disposable gloves; 4 x gilt creams; 1 x short bristle brush; 4 x Liberon wood colour stains.
Mount Cutting & Decoration Kit
A mount cutting system is not included in the kit, as individuals will want to choose a particular level of cutting package. However the kit has been developed to cater for those completing the Mount Cutting & Decoration course and includes all of the specialist materials and tools used on the day.
CONTENTS: burnishing bone; flat steel rule; foam board cutter; 2 x sheets 5 mm Foam Core board; corner gauge; board knife; Mount Decoration Video; 1 reel 25mm masking tape; 1 reel 12mm conservation ATG (double sided tape); 1 reel mount decoration tape (choice of colour); 10 sheets of white core mount board (choice of colour)
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Open Day & Christmas Bazaar
.... or should that read bizarre?
This is the second of our Open Days this year.
Date: Saturday 16th December
Venue: DIY Framing HQ, Woodlands Farm Beaconsfield
Times: 10.00 am - 3.30 pm
In a last minute fit of "Christmas Spirit", Duncan McDonald invites you to join us for mince pies and mulled wine at the "hub" of his framing world. As well as festive refreshments there will be several opportunities to fill your stockings with Christmas gifts.
A "star" attraction will be a mini - workshop / demonstration of how to make your Christmas framing really come alive by creating unique paint and colour effects on bare wood moulding. You will be given ideas of what moulding styles best suit different types of finish and how to prepare mouldings for the various media to be used. You will be shown some of the wide range of paints, stains and finishing products available and how to use them in various combinations to create stunning and unique looks. The first 8 - 10 people will be able to grab seats at the front, and even try some effects for themselves.
There will be two sessions during the day:
Session 1: 10.30 am - 11.30 am
Session 2: 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm.
Plenty of time will be set aside after each demonstration for people to ask questions and have a closer look at the materials being used.
Other attractions include:
- 10% off many of our catalogue prices;
- special prices on 2nd hand and ex demo tools and equipment
- bargains galore - including moulding packs and special offer mount boards.
Santa’s little helpers will also be on hand to
- demonstrate the full range of tools and equipment (including the new Charnwood moulding guillotine)
- help to solve those "framing" little problems
- advise on how to undertake a whole range of framing projects.
So, if you are stuck for a different style of present or ideas for how to make that unique, personalised gift, don’t miss the DIYframing Christmas Bazaar.
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The Eden Project
Mark Eden recently returned to the Isle of Wight, moving out of his job as a computer engineer, to establish himself as an art photographer, running a gallery and marketing his own framed work. In some ways having had a career in computers has been beneficial in his new venture, but even though he has returned "home", moving away from friends and contacts means that he has had to establish his credentials and contacts all over again.
Beach Hut Gallery has provided Mark with the opportunity to move from being a talented amateur photographer to becoming a talented professional. Whilst he really enjoys producing "art photography" to sell through the gallery, he has undertaken some portrait work and made a tentative foray into wedding photography. With excellent passing trade in the first year it has been a very positive start for the business. The initial idea was to sell framed photography and started with using ready made frames from such sources as diy warehouses. As with many people wanting to promote their own work, frustration set in when faced with having to squeeze the original artwork into pre-set frame proportions. The results were not that good, which means that the sale value is reduced. The other alternative was to contract out his framing: however those costs eat into the profit margin. As luck would have it, Mark visited the Focus on Imaging Exhibition 2006, where he visited the DIYframing stand, ending up having a long conversation with Duncan McDonald. The upshot was the purchase of several bits of kit and employing his engineering / practical skills to start framing for himself. With a few hints over the phone from Duncan, he has been able to get going, producing and selling 10 pieces of his own work per week.
We are always told how important location of premises is. For Mark, a high level of passing trade has meant that work started to come in as soon as he opened the gallery. If anything, he has needed to be careful not to "over-promote" his work so that he can meet demand. At one time he was literal printing and framing work to order; next year during the high season he has already anticipated the need to have stock in place ahead of orders. As business grows, he is clearly not going to rely on passing trade. He regularly attends art fairs and is beginning to achieve a good reputation for his work. He enjoys the buzz of hearing people say to friends, "you know that picture you like, well this is where I bought it." Apparently some of his pictures have been sent as far away as Australia. It is at this type of market place that new customers will be found and so a large gazebo with fully printed awning is on its way with a view to attending larger and more fairs - including traditional County Shows. More advertising will also follow through local media.
To read the full version of this case study click: The Beach Hut Gallery.
Everyone at DIYframing wishes Mark all the best and thanks him for taking the time to tell us his story.
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Ok, so the lights in town may not yet be switched on, but there is little doubt that Christmas is fast approaching. One thing is certain, you cannot rush a good job, so, in the framing world it pays to be organised and make those orders and special arrangements in advance.
This newsletter has a seasonal feel with a countdown to Christmas, some ideas for kits to add a personal touch to the framed pieces you may be sending as gifts... in fact the kits make ideal presesnts in their own right. We invite you to join us in Beaconsfield for an Open Day and tempt you with courses for next year, but at this year's prices. To round it all off, we tell you about Mark Eden and the business he runs from the Beach Hut Gallery on the Isle of Wight.
Possibility: New Year, New Business Venture?