The LM317T is an adjustable voltage regulator chip in a TO-220 package (as pictured below). This chip can be used to supply a load current of up to 1.5 Amps at 1.2 to 37 Volts (from an input of 3 to 40 Volts).
The larger the output current, and the larger the difference between the input and desired output voltage, the greater the heat which will be dissipated by the chip during the voltage regulation process. This can cause the chip to heat up, and so a heatsink is often used to speed up heat removal and prevent overheating.
Calculate Power Dissipated by an LM317T Regulator
The power (heat) dissipated by an LM317T regulator can be calculated using the following simple formula:
where Vin is the input voltage, Vout is the output voltage,
and IL is the load current (measured in Amps).
For example, if an LED bulb rated at 3.3 Volts (and a current of 30mA) is to be powered from a 9V battery via an LM317T voltage regulator, the power dissipated will be (9V – 3.3V) * 0.030= 0.171 Watts.
Heatsinking an LM317T
An LM317T can safely be used to dissipate up to 0.25 Watts without any external heatsinking. Therefore in the example above with the LED powered by a 9V battery, the 0.171 Watts of heat dissipated would not require a heatsink.
However, if five such LED bulbs were to be powered (in parallel), the total current requirement would be 0.15A (=5 * 0.030A), and so the heat dissipated in the regulator would be 0.855 Watts. A heatsink would definitely be required or the regulator would overheat.
Heatsinks (such as the one pictured above, and sold here: bolt-on heatsink) have their thermal resistance specified – measured in degrees Celcius of heat rise per Watt of power dissipated. For example, the heatsink above has a thermal resistance of 21 degrees Celcius per Watt – i.e. if the regulator attached to it is dissipating a constant 1 Watt, the regulator will rise 21 degrees above ambient temperature. The better (larger and more efficient) a heatsink is, the lower the thermal resistance will be.
Typically you do not want a regulator chip to run at over 60 degrees Celcius. Therefore a heat sink should be chosen such that its thermal resistance will keep the temperature of the attached regulator below that maximum tolerable temperature. Therefore the maximum thermal resistance acceptable can be calculated according to the following formula:
For example in a room at a temperature of 20 degrees, a regulator dissipating 9 Watts of power would require a heatsink with a thermal resistance of less than (60 – 20) / 9 = 4.5 degrees per Watt.
Note that the absolute maximum dissipation rating for an LM317T is 15 Watts. If you need a voltage regulator which will dissipate more than that, consider the LM338. Alternatively have a read of our article LM317 High Current Voltage Regulator where we show you how adding a power transistor to an LM317 regulator circuit enables a high current voltage regulator to be built without overloading or overheating the LM317 IC itself.


Priest molested me at 8 but nun blamed me and broke my arm
A WOMAN has claimed she was molested by a priest and then beaten by the nun she thought had come to rescue her while living at an orphanage at the centre of a mass grave scandal.
Theresa Tolmie-McGrane said she was just eight years old when the priest tried to sexually abuse her at Smyllum Park in Lanark.
Now a 55-year-old academic, she spent 11 years at the home throughout the 1970s and said children were regularly beaten, forced to eat their own vomit and told to sleep in soiled sheets.
Mrs Tolmie-McGrane is due to speak about her experience to the Child Abuse Inquiry in Edinburgh next month.
Her comments follow a BBC and Sunday Post investigation which found 402 children from the institution, run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, may have been buried in an unmarked grave at the town’s St Mary’s Cemetery.
Speaking from her home in the Norwegian city of Fredrikstad, Mrs Tolmie-McGrane said: ‘The first sexual abuse was with a priest when I was eight.
‘I had a little part-time job cleaning the pews in the church and this particular priest would arrive early and he would ask me to go into a particular room with him and he would ask me to sit on his lap and fondle him. He tried to fondle me and I just pulled away.’
Mrs Tolmie-McGrane said the assault was then interrupted by a nun who walked in on the vile act but, instead of rescuing her, assaulted her with such violence that she suffered a broken arm.
She added: ‘I thought: “Yes, finally someone is realising what’s going on here”.
‘But instead of being angry at him, she got really angry at me. She yanked me by the left arm so hard and flung me across the room and called me a whore and told me to get out of there. I didn’t know my arm was broken at the time. It was only the day after that we realised.
‘Every child was beaten, punished, locked in a dark room, made to eat their own vomit and I would say that most of us had our mouths rinsed out with carbolic soap.’
Mrs Tolmie-McGrane arrived at the Lanarkshire orphanage in 1968 along with her older sisters when she was six years old. She said: ‘I remember liking it initially. I thought, “Wow, loads of places to play”. But as soon as I walked into the playroom, I vomited.
‘A couple of children came to clean it up but, as soon as the social worker left, that was my first beating.
‘One of the nuns came in and literally pulled me by the ear, which was really painful, and kind of flung my across the room and really tore into me and said, “You clean that up young lady or I’ll make you eat it”.’
As the years went by, the beatings became more severe, said Mrs Tolmie-McGrane. She added: ‘When you wet the bed you were stripped in the morning and you had to take your sheets along a corridor to a cold shower. If they were really nasty, sometimes they would make you sleep in the sheets for several days.’
She said that by the time she left the orphanage at the age of 17, she was an emotional wreck. Despite being the first child to leave the home with Higher qualifications, she struggled to cope during her first year of a degree in modern languages at Glasgow University. She had to delay her graduation and attend therapy, before meeting her husband and moving to Norway.
She said: ‘Everyone who went to Smyllum had either been abandoned, abused, neglected or had lost their family, so the impact of what I went through, on top of that, had a major effect on my life. I had a lot of problems after I left.’
Now a doctor in psychology, working with victims of abuse and rape, she reflects: ‘Your past is part of you, you’ll never get away from it, but it doesn’t have to define you. All of the stuff I went through I now use on a daily basis to help other people.’
It was only when Mrs TolmieMcGrane was approached to appear in a BBC documentary that she became aware of the ongoing child abuse inquiry.
A Daughters of Charity spokesman who gave evidence to the inquiry in June told the BBC: ‘We are shocked and saddened by these accounts describing acts that are alleged to have happened at Smyllum Park nearly 50 years ago. We would like to offer a sincere and heartfelt apology to anyone who suffered any form of abuse while at our facilities.’
File on 4: The Secrets of Smyllum Park, BBC Radio 4, September 24, 5pm.
‘She flung me across the room’
Young victim: Theresa, aged 6
Today: Mrs Tolmie-McGrane


Author’s Note: We cycled through Burma for five weeks. The following 10 part series is our account of how recent political changes in this historically isolated country are affecting the lives of its everyday citizens.
Part 1: The Anime Convention
Lone Lone, Pinky, and Russell did not go to the international food expo in Yangon to see the new whirling, non-stick Japanese rice cookers, or the cheddar cheese from the Australian food stand. They came to see the Cosplay Show.
The Cosplay show was hard to miss. Located at the far end of the convention hall, aside from the rows of booths with short-skirted attendants seducing Burmese wallets with their bizarre array of industrial water filters, gourmet pasta sauces, and instant coffee brands (complete with dancing mascots), the cosplay show was the main attraction of the week-long Japanese invasion. “Oh my god, here they come!” we heard a Burmese teenager exclaim.
We followed his eyes to the stage, where three doll-like figurines, dressed head to toe as human interpretations of animated Japanese anime characters, began a choreographed dance to techno music. They wore 3 foot colored hair extensions, metallic makeup, and prop swords that whirled around the stage with them. The Burmese youth rushed to the edge of the platform and started fist-pumping like they were at a Metallica concert. Others walked over from the rice cookers and stood against the wall with baffled curiosity.
“Dude, that was awesomeeeee!” Lone Lone said afterwards. The long-haired, Burmese rock musician and graphic designer was the reason we were there; he invited us to event after we found him on couchsurfing.org and sent him a hangout request.
“Yeah man — that was bloody awesome” agreed Russell.
Despite the heat, Russell was dressed in zebra-print tights and a shiny leather jacket. He also spoke though a heavy British accent.
“Oh — did you learn your English in the United Kingdom?” we asked him.
“Nope,” he said. “I learned my English from Adele.”
We thought he was joking, but he wasn’t. The Burmese fashionista had acquired his British accent from listening to interviews with top 40 soul singer.
Pinky was the only girl in our group, but she seemed to know the most about the anime characters at the event. She kept running off to grab pictures with characters from her favorite shows. Her bubble gum dimples and dangling earrings matched with the exaggerated ‘peace signs’ she made in her poses.
We all took a “gangnam style” group photo in front of the convention center, and then decided to retreat to the shade of a nearby tea house, where – being only our second day in Myanmar — we were eager to ask our new Burmese friends about all the political changes we had been reading about in Western newspapers. “So what do you think about Thein Sein?” “What will happen with Suu Kyi?”
They looked at each other.
“Um. We don’t really talk about politics.” Lone Lone said.
We were surprised. It certainly didn’t sound like the democratic revolution we were expecting. So what did Lone Lone, Pinky, and Russell mean when they kept referring to the “changes” happening in Myanmar? After we heard them throw the clichéd term out a few more times, we pressed for an answer.
It clicked. At least for this group of 20 years olds in Yangon, “change” wasn’t necessarily new ways of thinking, “change” was opportunity. Change was something new to see, something to get excited about. “Change” meant a series of firsts. The first Cosplay shows. The first film festival. “and the first Jason Mraz concert!”
That change was already affecting how they lived their lives. At the end of our tea, we were surprised to learn that the Burmese had not known each other before the attending the Cosplay show. Just like us, they met at the event.
“That’s what’s so cool about these new events, they’re bringing people together.” Lone Lone said.
As we left, everyone exchanged phone numbers, facebook IDs, and email addresses. Then Lone Lone and his new friends went off to the mall to check out a brand new coffee shop.


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Thousands of accused criminals will no longer need to report to police stations on bail after Victoria Police deemed the visits non-essential amid the coronavirus crisis.
The requirement will be temporarily suspended from Friday, April 24 under the Chief Health Officer’s level-three restrictions, which includes orders to stay at home.
Watch the video above
Victoria Police says the decision was made to reduce the risks to staff and the community, and it is supported by the courts.
However, all other bail conditions must be adhered to and individual risk assessments could leave some alleged offenders subject to increased monitoring.
“On average, there are 10,000 bail report visits to police each week and 40,000 a month,” Victoria Police said.
“By temporarily suspending this reporting during these unprecedented times, we are removing 40,000 non-essential trips each month.
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“This assists us in reducing the risks to staff and the community.
“The CHO directions are also more restrictive than bail reporting.”
Gangland widow Roberta Williams has already had her bail conditions eased over coronavirus fears, following an application to remove the requirement to regularly report to a police station.
Removal was not opposed by prosecutors and was granted at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday.
The 51-year-old Williams is accused of threatening to kill a reality TV producer Ryan Naumenko at Collingwood in July 2019.
Williams faces allegations including making threats to kill, deprivation of liberty and false imprisonment.
Plan in place
It’s understood Victoria Police had finalised the plan to remove the requirement for offenders to report to a police station last week.
Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton emailed the force on Friday, April 17 to inform officers of the incoming changes, reports 7NEWS’ Sharnelle Vella.
It remains unclear which alleged offenders will be subject to the most stringent conditions.
Legal sources say they’ve been given no information about how their clients would be tracked.
“Victoria Police will be conducting individual risk assessments on bailees,” a Victoria Police statement read.
“If required, police will develop an offender management plan that will see an increased level of monitoring such as additional residential compliance checks.”
But scrapping bail reporting was criticised by Victorian opposition leader Michael O’Brien.
“If there’s no bail reporting, how do you know these people are where they’re supposed to be?” he said on Monday.
- with Caroline Schelle, AAP

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Open: Tasting room open all year
Saturday –Sunday, noon-5pm
Farm store (bottles available) 7 days a week, all year 9am-6pm
Terhune Orchards is owned and operated by Pam and Gary Mount and daughter Tannwen Mount. The Mounts bought Terhune Orchards in 1975 and have expanded to now farming 200 acres.
Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery tasting room opened in 2010 in our 150 year old barn. Enjoy a wide selection of red and white wines made from grapes grown right here on the farm, as well as three varieties of fruit wines made from our own Apple Cider.
Guests to Terhune’s tasting room are visiting a real farm. Enjoy our farm market full of fresh fruits and vegetables in addition to Pick-Your-Own crops, farm animals, farm festivals and educational programs. Come visit our farm and winery and experience a special time throughout the year.

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Preparation and Characterization of Cellulose/Modified Nano-SiO2 Composites Packaging Films by NMMO Technology
Cellulose-based composites packaging films containing various amounts of modified nano-SiO2 were prepared by utilizing hardwood pulps as natural cellulose resource through NMMO-technology to improve the mechanical properties, permeability for oxygen and water vapor etc. The tensile strength, elongation at break, thermal stability and permeability of the cellulose composites films as a function of the content of modified nano-SiO2 were studied. The investigation suggested that the capabilities of composites films with 2 wt.% modified nano-SiO2 added were improved largely, compared to pure cellulose films, when the diameter of particles is 30nm. The tensile strength was increased from 8.95 to 17.37 MPa and the elongation at break of the cellulose composites films was improved from 41.11% to 58.34%. The composites films with rational mechanical properties have adjustable oxygen permeability (7.90×10-15-72.18×10-15 cm3·cm/cm2·s·Pa) and water vapor permeability (7.12×10-13-5.32×10-13g·cm/cm2·s·Pa). And thermal stability of the composites films was advanced through adding modified nano-SiO2.
Zhong Cao, Lixian Sun, Xueqiang Cao, Yinghe He
F. J. Wang et al., "Preparation and Characterization of Cellulose/Modified Nano-SiO2 Composites Packaging Films by NMMO Technology", Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 233-235, pp. 1162-1166, 2011

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2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Red Carpet
Metallic and sequins proved to be a theme on the red carpet at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday. <i>Handmaid’s Tale </i>star Elisabeth Moss sizzled in a form-fitting black frock that featured a silver metallic Chinese dragon embellishment, while Aubrey Plaza opted for a sparkling black mini dress complete with bow tie and bejeweled heels. Meanwhile, comedian Tiffany Haddish turned heads in a sparkling silver gown, complete with a slit up her thigh and bow draped off her shoulder. Jada Pinkett Smith was also in on the trend, rocking a silver metallic suit with chic black high heels.


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Friday, January 13, 2012
The last few weeks have been a learning experience for both little one and I. Mr. Love and I have realized that we need a little more learning reinforcement hands on. So I made flash cards and you wouldn't believe how much little one enjoys doing his letters and colors with me!
To make them I just used the craft room basics and it was my first project ever using the cricut craft room. So I learned a few things as well.
This was my first time melding things on my cricut and I realized how much fun it was and how nice it was too. I also did the alphabet that I have yet to take pictures of yet but I did it in ironman colors and little one is very happy about that as well. I like that I have started to use my cricut in ways that just fits all of our life. And had lots of fun doing it too!
We have lots of snow here in Pennsylvania right now and I am loving it, I can't wait to take little one out sledding since we didn't get any snow till January. I love it, it looks so pretty. :)

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From an early age, Maria Knapik established an international career with her captivating stage presence and rich, full, beautiful voice. She has sung in opera houses and concert halls throughout North America and Europe. Her broad and varied repertoire includes both major operatic roles and oratorio.
A gifted interpreter of Puccini, she has sung the title roles of Tosca, Manon Lescaut and Suor Angelica, as well as Liu (Turandot) with New York Grand Opera. She is equally adept with Verdi, singing the demanding title roles of the early Verdi operas Alzira and Giovanna d’Arco at Carnegie Hall, the role of Elena in I Vespri Siciliani in Toronto and Alice Ford (Falstaff) with the State Opera in Ukraine in its touring performances in Germany and Switzerland. Her Mozart roles include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) with Opera Lyra at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, and Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte) in Bulgaria. She has also sung Mimì in both Leoncavallo’s and Puccini’s La bohème and Nedda in Pagliacci. Naturally, Maria is very much at home with Polish opera and has delivered stellar performances in the title roles of Hanna in The Haunted Manor with the Greater Buffalo Opera Company, Hrabina (The Countess) and Halka, at the National Theatre in Warsaw and with Sarasota Opera in Florida. Halka, regarded as Poland’s national opera, represents one of the highlights of Maria’s career. Sarasota Opera’s production, the first for half a century in the United States. drew wide attention in the national press and Maria’s performance was highly acclaimed.
Maria is also in great demand as a soloist for concerts, oratorios and sacred music. The list of works she has performed is impressive in its scope and variety, including: Gorecki’s Symphony of sorrowful songs with the Ottawa Symphony (National Arts Centre) and in Carnegie Hall; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Carnegie Hall and with the Krakow Philharmonic in Poland ; Poulenc’s Gloria at The Kennedy Center with the Grammy awarded Washington Chorus; Strauss’ Four Last Songs with The Winnipeg Symphony; Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Kingston Symphony; and Handel’s Messiah with the Orchestre Baroque de Montréal. She has sung as soloist in a number of rare and beautiful works including: Théodore Dubois’ St-Rémi Mass (U.S. premiere at Carnegie Hall); his Messe de la Délivrance and oratorio Le paradis perdu; Verdi’s Requiem (National Arts Centre, Ottawa); Mozart’s Requiem; Handel’s Messiah; Orff’s Carmina burana; Pergolesi’s Stabat mater; Stravinsky’s Symphony of psalms; and Glorias by Poulenc, Vivaldi and British composers Rutter and Jenkins with the New World Philharmonic Orchestra.
Maria has been the recipient of numerous prizes and honours. First prizes in three International Vocal Competitions: the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition (New York), the International Chigiana Festival (Siena, Italy); and the Greater Buffalo Opera Company’s International Vocal Competition. And top prizes in the Guelph Spring Festival, and the Montreal National Debut Competition for Young Artists. She was awarded the International Rising Star of Opera Award and The Gold Medal of Honour by The American Institute of Polish Culture. The Government of Poland awarded her the Gold Cross of Merit for her professional achievements and promotion of Polish culture as well as the Gloria Artis Silver Medal for her artistic achievements. She was named as artist in residence by the Altamura Centre for Arts and Culture in New York, and was invited by Licia Albanese and the Puccini Foundation to sing as a special guest at New York’s Lincoln Center. Maria made her debut at the age of three, performing at a summer festival with her family music ensemble “The Eight Knapik Sisters” who were featured in 24 documentaries and movies and gave more than 5000 concerts in Poland and abroad. They were often compared to the Von Trapp family.

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We spotted this bug on the ResetEra forums. The user highlighted the tragic loss of their campaign progress toward the second-to-last mission. The bug is currently because of the PC version detecting multiple inputs, and each input as an individual profile. The issue has been spotted on Reddit and Halo Waypoint forums as well.
If you want to avoid the bug, we highly recommend you watch the video above. You can also check for the following things (checklist courtesy of ResetEra):
- When you’re starting the campaign or multiplayer, make sure the countdown shows the players as 1(1).
- Do not plug in a controller during play or switch inputs from controller to Keyboard+Mouse. If your controller loses connection (wired or wireless), force quit the game immediately.
- If you see a second login prompt, do not log in! X it out and close the game immediately.
- Don’t use quick resume on Xbox, especially if you have multiple people logged in to the account.
If you’re having other issues on PC, specifically performance issues, you can check out our guide on how to fix them.
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In a couple of my posts, I’ve considered journalism, particularly long form journalism, as a practice of writing place. With its necessity of slowness and unfolding, long form journalism evokes and enlivens places in surprising ways. Even in times of crisis. On the weekend after Brisbane was struck by floods on 11 January, the weekend news magazine of the metropolitan newpaper, QWeekend, carried several features exploring that event, seeking perspective, appreciation and understanding. Through the elegant prose of Matthew Condon, Leisa Scott and others, readers could ride the currents as the flood waters rose and peaked – this time from a safe distance and with the benefit of hindsight. The journalists skim across a landscape of culture, urban planning, environment and science. For all its emerging city-ness, a rough jewel in the South East, Brisbane is ordinary – suburban and sprawling wrapped around a slow and placid winding river. The writers picked at sores as well as revealed some cultural blindspots. “Why are we surprised?” wrote Condon, musing about Wivenhoe, weather and geography. “Water runs, time and again, down its wrinkles and creases and furrows. This is us. This is where we live.” Through these writings, we can recall the buried and forgotten dimensions of our city and its vulnerability on the banks of the brown river.
FLOOD | So it is written
Posted on 02/02/2011

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Title: First day cover for the U.S.S. RALEIGH |
Accession Number: 2007.25.30
Type: first day cover
Description: First day cover for the U.S.S. RALEIGH (CL-7, built 1922), light cruiser; front of envelope has no cachet, stamp on right features portrait of Nathan Hale, printed on stamp "UNITED STATES POSTAGE/ NATHAN HALE/ 1/2 CENT 1/2"; stamp postmarked "U.S.S.RALEIGH/ 16/ AUG/ 1938/ PARCEL POST". The U.S.S. RALEIGH destroyed five enemy planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor but was severely damaged by a torpedo (see correspondence file).
Mystic Seaport Image ID m422959 Information regarding reproductions

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Michael Buble has revealed he is excited at the prospect of collaborating with Reese Witherspoon on his next album.
The Canadian crooner confirmed to Daybreak that he would be working with the Hollywood A-lister in 2013. Reese won an Oscar when she showed off her musical talents playing June Carter Cash in 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.
Michael said: "By all accounts it would be true. I just really am a big fan and so myself and my camp, we wanted to do this with her and we were thrilled that she was excited about it too."
Michael also told the ITV1 show that he is planning to slow down his busy life of recording and touring when he has children and doesn't always want to be part of the music industry "treadmill".
He explained: "It can't always be like that, I won't allow it to be like that. When I do have children my priority will be my family.
"I'll continue for a couple more years and then it's not that I'm going to stop, but I'll definitely probably slow down the pace so that I can not have to hate myself for not being there for the family."
The star said that married life to Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato was great, but admitted their busy careers sometimes kept them apart.
"Yes, we are definitely apart quite a bit, but I try to hang out with her as much as possible," he said. "We try to get together and when she's on set making her movies I go down there and my job is to rub her feet and bring her coffee basically."


I have a small sliver of an integrated circuit in my possession, and I decided to put it under a microscope:
It's truly amazing that this beauty remains unseen inside our computers and electronic devices. These photos are at 10x magnification.
The photos were taken simply by holding the camera up to the eyepiece of the microscope.
I'm not sure what the different portions do, but I would guess that this sliver is from a microcontroller. I would posit that the small squares are part of the onboard memory.
I especially enjoy the fact that the light shines through the silicon.
We can take advantage of the transparency of the fragment and zoom in even more to the 40x magnification:
The detail is truly incredible.
I can't explain the purpose of the slightly different gates. Perhaps some are NAND and some are NOR.
The microscope I used is from the "Swift Nine-Fifty Series," and has a 4x, 10x, and 40x zoom, along with a slide lamp. It is a rather standard entry-level microscope, but it gets the job done just fine.
With the slide lamp illuminated.
Until next week!


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Is any part of life excluded, on which attention has no bearing, any that you will make worse by attention, and better by inattention? Nay, is there anything in life generally which is done better by those who do not attend? Does the carpenter by inattention do his work better? Does the helmsman by inattention steer more safely?
~from Discourses by Epictetus
I struggled to concentrate in 2016. Looking back over the year, the thing that stands out most is how difficult it was to pay attention. Maybe I’ve always been this scattered but I don’t think so. There was a time when I could sit down and finish a task. These days, the mere thought of a project sends me into nervous fits. Doing one thing seems neglecting something else and the swirl of thoughts, ideas and emotions makes it difficult to focus. Everything is out-sized these days: hopes, anxieties, plans, fears.
Partly this is a function of politics and society. Twenty-sixteen was a year of blood and thunder. Britain is Brexiting because half the population couldn’t pay attention to reality long enough to see past the Leavers lies. America elected as president man whose communication habits put a Ritalin’d up teenager to shame. Shouting was the most highly rewarded mode of public discourse. Good people died in droves. Many whose names we’ll never know sank beneath the waves while fleeing hell at home, or were blown apart by partisans of one sort or another. Others, whose names are carved on our memories, died in their homes, leaving us to mourn their legacies as best we can—by listening to their music and cherishing their spirit (RIP Leonard Cohen, Prince, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, and so many more).
It was a hard to be attentive with so much clamour, sorrow, tumult, and emotion.
My personal attention deficit was aggravated by my boyfriend’s globe-trotting work schedule. When we were apart I was always half in his time-zone: setting my alarm to wake up so I could say goodnight, or waking at 3AM to catch him before he went to work. Our time together was a perpetual ticking clock. We drove ourselves to sleep deprivation because we couldn’t bear to waste the hours sleeping.
As the relationship reshaped my life it got increasingly difficult to be present. The last few months in Ibiza were spent wanting to be somewhere else, and planning my departure. This literally gave me headaches. Walking through sun-dappled pine woods, or sitting on the beach staring at the perfect turquoise sea, I’d chide myself for not paying more attention. I wanted to absorb it all, to appreciate it as it deserved to be appreciated, but my heart was elsewhere and my mind was spinning like wheels in sand.
This year is my first real experience of not being able to pay attention and it’s scary. Inattention triggers a cycle of un-productiveness, anxiety and insecurity. I write badly; ideas dry up; I wonder what the fuck I’m doing with my life; everything I haven’t done looms huge in my mind; I feel like a failure; I don’t know what to do next. I literally can’t remember what day it is or where I’m supposed to be. My confidence evaporates. Some days, I’m barely capable of getting myself out of bed and into clothes. It astonishes me I’ve managed to survive this long.
The world is huge and, if we choose to believe the news, on the verge of collapse. Twitter, Facebook, Feedspot, The New York Times, The National Enquirer—anywhere I look, it’s a jerky, attention-fucking montage of violence, celebrity meltdowns, funny animal videos, and advertisements. Everything is for sale. Nothing matters. We’re all going to die. Did you hear the latest about Kim and Kanye?
I need a better filter.
My best memories of 2016 are the times I was paying attention. A fine afternoon on Cala St Vicente drinking red wine and lemonade with my nephew Luis. Hiking with my dear friend Sarah on a sunny afternoon in France. Walking through the plaza of St Peter’s in Rome at twilight with Chris. Many other clear, bright moments with people I love. Tonight promises to be another: New Year’s Eve with my family, friends and partner.
Moving forward, my intention for 2017 is to attention. It’s the only way to stay grounded in a world that’s spinning too fast.
Share your new year’s intention in the comments or tweet @CilaWarncke


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The family of an elderly woman who was struck and killed by a car last November in East Portland has filed tort claims against the city, saying a faulty crosswalk sign was a major factor in her death.Ksenia Aleksandrova
, 71, and her husband Pavel
, 70, were crossing the street at Southeast 108th Avenue and Washington Street when they were hit by a car being driven by Kimberly Dennis.
Aleksandrova died at a Portland hospital; Krivolenkov sustained serious injuries but survived, WW
news partner KATU reported
after the crash.
Attorney Hala Gores
filed two tort claims with the city on May 8, one on behalf of Krivolenkov, the other on the behalf of Aleksandrova's estate. In it, Gores writes that "a major contributing factor to the crash was a malfunctioning crosswalk sensor(s) and/or flashing lights in a warning sign over the crosswalk."
Portland Police, at the time of the accident, also blamed heavy rain for the collision. Dennis stayed on the scene and was not cited, KATU reported.
The tort claim does not specify any damages the family is seeking. Gores did not return calls for comment.Dylan Rivera
, a spokesman for the Portland Bureau of Transportation, says the city does not comment on pending litigation.


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I have several ‘soapboxes’ that I tend to wheel out (if you can do such a thing!) when it comes to setting up to spout on about general attitudes towards children and their play. All of what you about to receive shall be spouted out from the soapbox that’s labelled ‘how children, by and large, come second’. Before I’ve written anything, it must be said that I am appreciative of the fact that we all share our urban and rural landscapes, adults and children alike, and that the former shouldn’t be neglected in their needs too; however, where children’s needs for use of those urban and rural areas are pretty much ignored or buried under the priority of the adult, this is the on-going concern.
Children occupy a strange position in UK society (maybe also in the US and other countries too): the dominant rhetoric towards children is one of protection, yet when it comes to hearing their voices (in terms of what they want and need, but also quite literally in hearing their voices), or when it comes to giving thought to children as equally deserving of consideration in terms of ‘space’ use, for example, children are often the poor relations. What was it that George Orwell wrote? It was something along the lines of ‘all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’.
The catalyst for this post is a photo I took whilst wandering the west London side streets and hidden bolt-hole squares, in a wide circumference around the adventure playground — scene of many of my recent-years’ writings. I was in the newer part of the ward, by the looks of things: a big tall perimeter wall separates a semi-private cul-de-sac from the main carriageway; small apartment blocks, arranged in neat semi-circles, flank this enclosed cul-de-sac side-road which extends for some way in traffic-less calm until it comes to a full stop against the end fence that abuts an empty grassed and hemmed-in lot. Along the cul-de-sac are parking bays. At intervals in each of these parking bays is this sign:
Including this photo in this post is in no way intended to be derogatory towards the people who live in this street. It is, rather, a statement on the attitudes towards children of those who built the housing development. On the one hand, sure, this ‘roadway’ is a ‘roadway’, and this car park is a car park; however, on the other hand, when I was ten, or thereabouts, this roadway and this car park would have been a pretty good approximation of a playground. When I was ten, or thereabouts, I rode my bike around my local estate’s roads and paths, and in between the houses along the alleyways (and if I’d have had a skateboard I’d probably have used that too, down the slopes, though I actually used some other fairly precarious contraptions found or contrived, speeding downhill, along the middle of the road, on my belly, my face three inches from the roadway, without brakes other than my shoes, with no means of turning other than with faith and blind luck, towards the hedge or the brick wall or the parked car, and so on). This photo doesn’t show a scene of a hill (alas), but the roadway is long with a few speed bumps, if I recall correctly (perfect for bike hops at speed, or kicking a ball along to see if it’ll go all the way to the end before touching a wall, or the like).
I’ve had a few informal and ad-hoc conversations with children recently about places of play. These are, admittedly, not part of any as-yet comprehensive study but, in discussion, the children tend towards the highlighting of what I’m thinking of as ‘destination places’: that is, parks, other large and bounded green spaces, other fenced-in environments such as school playgrounds and after school clubs. This is a shame, in some ways: what about all the other areas of in-between? What about, in the new interpretation, what I remember being told of what an old architecture school lecturer used to call ‘the toothpaste’ of a city (as opposed to its more tangible ‘monuments’)?
Children in the city (and in the rural areas, let’s not forget) can get overlooked. That is, the preferences of their play and where that might happen (if permitted a greater luxury of finding out for themselves), can be seen as just not important enough or even not properly thought about at all. I wonder how many children are genuinely consulted on matters of public space, in comparison to the consultation of groups who are routinely considered as they who ‘should be consulted on matters of urban change’ such as ‘residents’ (that is, adults), ‘the elderly’, ‘the ethnic minorities’, ‘the youth’ (that is, teenagers), and so on.
It’s not just the overlooking and ignoring that I find peculiar within this dominant combination rhetoric of ‘protection/lack of consultation or representation’: the general perspective on children could be seen to be children as ‘incapable’, ‘untrustable’, even borderline ‘stupid’.
Here’s a sight that made me think, in passing, which was why the photo needed taking:
Whilst I’m not advocating that children should necessarily play on scaffolding, sure, what made me think is the sudden realisation of what would happen if I turned the sign on its head, as it were? That is, sure, ‘children must not play on this site’, but what about adults? Can they play on this site? There’s no sign on the scaffolding to say that they can’t. Adults, it must be supposed here, are either socially competent enough to know not to play on such a site without a sign telling them otherwise, or they’re not in need of a sign because adults don’t play (really?!), or actually adults are allowed to play there because there’s no sign to tell them otherwise. OK, so I’m being a little facetious, but in all seriousness it does beg the question as to the point of signs, and to the general attitude towards children as I perceive it.
There are some signs that do recognise that children will play in certain open areas, that they do play there, and that — perhaps — nothing can be done to change that, so the ‘powers that be’ acknowledge and accept it:
It’s a start, but better still would be a state of affairs where there were no need for such signs at all: it being implicitly understood that children may be playing in any give place, designated ‘playground’ or not (OK, maybe not on the dual carriageway, but you get my point); it being implicitly understood that children’s choices of play and places to play in may be very different to adults’ own places of play (yes, adults play too), or different to adults’ ideas of children’s places of play. The protection rhetoric, counter-intuitively, might even be better served this way; children, within this, would also be better listened to in adults’ appreciations of their preferences.

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Bidens Report $600k In 2021 Income, Paid $150K Taxes
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden -- who pledged transparency around his personal finances while in office -- and his wife Jill Biden reported a bit more than $600,000 on their federal tax returns for 2021, the White House said Friday.
The couple paid $150,439 in taxes on $610,702, for a tax rate of 24.6 percent, the White House said.
In publishing their tax information, the president and first lady -- the first to work outside the White House, as a professor -- are bringing back a custom dating back to the 1970s but interrupted by previous president Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff declared a 2021 income of $1.6 million on their federal returns, and paid a tax rate of 31.6 percent, or $523,371.
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I’ve lost count of how many time I have mentioned here on the blog how I adore the 1920’s era. A lot probably. If you share the same feelings as me, then this styled shoot will give you all the goods! From the elaborate draperies down to the regal dresses — all of it will leave you breathless. Props to the brilliant team behind this tasteful elegance, cheers!
The Behind The Scenes:
This was a big shoot with a lot of really great vendors! The largest part was the drapery for the set, done by Creating Atmosphere. Dustin made it look easy, but it did take a while. We were on a short timeline, and I do wish we had had more time to photograph. The easiest part was photographing the beautiful dresses, jewelry, and accessories, and seeing it all come together.
The Decors And Details:
We teamed up with Creating Atmosphere, a design company that specializes in large, intricate, fantastic setups (like the large drapes and floral arrangements). Emily Edson Designs matched her paper good style 100% to our theme and our vision. Pretty in Patina is a vintage jewelry shop in town and provided us with some fantastic vintage pieces.
- This art deco theme is so iconic and is perfect for a bride wanting to incorporate a classic era into their wedding theme. It lends itself to being very elegant, classy and fun. But it is the perfect theme since it can be done in a huge ballroom, or at a DIY backyard wedding.
- This theme can work for many different brides. DIY brides who want to add some sass to their wedding, or even brides planning on spending a significant amount on decoration and details.
“We thoroughly enjoyed putting this styled shoot together! A View of State was a fantastic backdrop for the Gatsby theme, with the faux marble floors and large open spaces. All the vendors were fabulous to work with, and the result is fantastic!”
— Andrea Breci, Photographero
Photographer: Green Feather Photography
Event Venue: A View on State
Design and Decor: Creating Atmosphere
Dress Vendor: Elegant Occasions
Event Planner: Dream Big Events
Invitation Designer: Emily Edson Design
Cake Designer: Mockingbird Cupcakes
Jewelry: Pretty In Patina


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As Maria says in The Sound of Music, "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start" I have big wishes for my blog but getting started has been the hard part, so here we go!
I started stamping 8 years ago when my friend Lezlie started to work with me. She told me about this company called Stampin'Up! It wasn't in Canada yet, but she was familiar with it from when she lived in Montana. When SU! came to Canada, Lezlie signed on to be a demonstrator, and has been my friend and "dealer" ever since.
I am crazy for sketches because they give me the perfect starting point for my cards. (Remember, I did say that starting was the hardest part.) This card uses TESC 98.
Here's the recipe:
Stamps - Everyday Button Bits, Big & Bold Wishes - Papertrey Ink
Paper - Ocean Tide, Spring Moss, Confetti White, Green Tea Leave DSP.
Ink - New Leaf, Chocolate Chip, Versamark
Extras - Clear EP, Swiss Dots EF, Martha Stewart Scallop Dots border punch, assorted PTI buttons.


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This beautiful eco-friendly phone case is part of Textures of the Earth collection by POPSICASE.
The Yukon's Lake case picture was taken in the lakes of Yukon, Canada by photographer Sean Johnston.
Endless stretch of water, the frozen lakes in Yukon inspire and captivate many of us. Canada overflows with many treasures that we need to preserve from climate change!
Recycled fishing nets, water-based ink
Snap on/snap off: the case is best removed by dislocating the top right, then top left corner (looking at the screen). As the last step, grab the phone and slide it out of the case.
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May Trade Results
I haven't done this in the past, but figured I'd start doing as much, to further present honesty and transparency to my trading, thoughts, ideas, etc. So, below you will find all my trades for the month - my entry, exit, profit/loss and more.
Overall it was a great month. You might be surprised that I don't have more trades listed. However, I am a pretty particular in my trading, I don't usually carry a ton of positions all at once, and when I am in a profitable position, I will usually ride that trade as long as humanly possible. Also, my positions in each trade are usually pretty large (between 5 and 15% on average) That is why there are only 15 trades on the month with 13 of them being profitable.
I'll take a 13-2 record very month if I could.
Here Are My Trading Results.

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House Bill 1334, now being considered by the Indiana Senate, would, among other things, prohibit automatic payroll deductions for any part of a teacher’s union dues that are used for political activity.
As these automatic payroll deductions cost school corporations and taxpayers absolutely nothing, and as eliminating them would save absolutely nothing, this can be seen as nothing but a direct attack on unions, without even the usual ancillary excuses of “saving taxpayers money” or “doing what’s right for the kids.”
Please contact Sen. Dennis Kruse, chairman of the Senate Education Committee (317) 233-0930, firstname.lastname@example.org), and your senator (either Lonnie Randolph (800-382-9467, email@example.com), Frank Mrvan (317-232-9432 firstname.lastname@example.org), or Earline Rogers (317-232-9526 email@example.com).
Ask them to not support this bill. And let them know we will not support them if they are willing to carry out such direct attacks on teachers and union members in Indiana.
- Daniel Brugioni, English teacher, Gary

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Like most parents, I try to do activities with my son that do not cost lots of money. I'll get him to go on a bike ride with me instead of taking him to the bouncy house. He'll play guitar with his Daddy at home, rather than go to a music instructor. We play a lot of board games.
But then, there are times that I do spend the money on activities for him, like signing him up for soccer at his school. We aren't a sports-oriented family and its a good way for our son to learn team play. And we are really fortunate that we are able to pay for that additional activity without negatively impacting the family budget.
But a lot of families aren't able to pay for those additional activities for their children. And that makes a big difference.
The Council on Contemporary Families released its latest study reviewing family practices between children raised by two parents and those raised in a single-parent household. The study found negligible differences across family types (single or two-parents) in the areas of reading together, monitoring television viewing or taking meals together.
The main area of difference was around extracurricular activities. Children of single parents or those who had living arrangements with two sets of married parents had "lower participation in the extracurricular activities that have been shown to contribute to better grades in high school and increased college enrollment." For more on the increased importance of extracurricular activities, check out this article from The Atlantic.
The study theorizes that the children who do not participate in those activities are often also living below the poverty line and their parents are unable to afford the fees or do not have control over their working schedule to transport children to activities.
There are a lot of takeaways from this report, but the main one for me was that parents are trying their best to give their children what they need.
What are some no cost activities that you enjoy doing with your children? Share with me in the comments.


You’ve got no excuse, design student, I know you put that file in your finger last Tuesday. Oh, your finger is corrupt? That’s a tough break. I hope you got the clip-in version. Uh-oh, permanent? Harsh. Better get that chopped off and replaced further up your arm. Gonna have to call you Anakin pretty soon.
Yes, that is a USB device in place of a fingertip.
Purely a “visualization” project, yet in an age where a person can have their entire anatomy changed, how far off can this be? When does the machine become the body? What would you have implanted?
I’d like a WIFI detecting fingernail.
Designer: Alberto Villarreal of Zanic Design


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I downloaded the latest version of Firefox- this version will only permit me to view bookmark. No typed in websites- bizarre.
I updated to the most up-to-date version of Firefox- this version will no longer permit me to type in websites. I can only go to websites via referral from another website or from my Bookmarks. It has nothing to do with secure versus non-secure websites.
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Did you try to open a new window to see if that gives you a working location bar?
If that works then close the not working window.
Updating Firefox to the latest version did not work. Trying another window did not work. I can only access bookmarks or referred websites. The system will not permit me to type in a web address. It just ignores it. None of this happened before I updated Firefox a couple of months ago.
You may have a add-on or plugin blocking it. First try to reset Firefox. Close out of Firefox. Go to RUN and type Firefox -safe-mode Click enter. Chose to reset Firefox. Firefox should reset then come on. If it doesn't Firefox may still be running in the background. Start the task manager and go to processes tab and sort by name. End Firefox if you find it. Now try again. Now click on the Firefox symbol and choose Add-ons. In the Extentions tab I disable everything and/or remove these. Now go into the plugins tab and disable anything that looks suspicious. Close out Firefox and open it back up and see if it lets you go to a website using the address bar.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
If you reset Firefox then a new profile is created and some of your data (bookmarks, history, cookies, passwords, form data) is automatically imported and your current profile will be moved to the desktop (Old Firefox Data).
You will lose extensions and other customizations (toolbars, prefs) that you've made.
It is possible to recover more data from the old profile, but be cautious to avoid carrying over the problem.


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Diets rich in tomato products, such as tomato sauce and ketchup, have long been associated with a reduced risk of various cancers, especially prostate cancer, but the reason for such an action is yet to be found.
Clinical trials have suggested that lycopene, which is found in tomato products and other natural plant nutrients may be effective in preventing prostate cancer and treating the disease in its earliest stages.
Dr. Frederick Khachik, co-author on the study and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Maryland came forward with the explanation that the combination of these plant nutrients, called phytonutrients, including lycopene, which is highly concentrated in tomato products is responsible for the protective effects against cancer.But the epidemiological studies does not actually prove a cause-and-effect between lycopene and reduced cancer risk.
In their study , the researchers followed 30 men with localized prostate cancer and administered 15 milligrams of lycopene daily to half of them ,while the other half received no intervention for three weeks prior to surgery.Those who were treated had smaller tumors and tumors that were more likely to remain confined to the prostate, as well as lower levels of prostate specific antigen or PSA in serum, a common marker used to detect prostate cancer.
Dr. Edward Giovannucci, professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School said that as the number is small , it is hard to conclude anything definitive from the study.
Surprisingly, however, people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables do not necessarily have high lycopene levels. A few fruits, such as watermelon, have very low amounts of lycopene. The tomato, however, appears to be unique in its content of lycopene.
The National Cancer Institute is to begin a study soon assessing the effects of pure synthetic lycopene supplements, without other phytonutrients, to distinguish whether it is the lycopene that fights cancer or some other compound.

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Ribbons and Magic
Understanding Ribbon Magic
The age-old tradition of playing with colored ribbons and tying them in knots is rooted in folk magic. Ribbons are a basic ingredient of most spells, and ribbon magic is one of the simplest ways to literally weave magic. Ribbons are easy to obtain, and it is worth buying a variety of different colored ones for use. An old custom that still persists into modern times is the Maypole – men, women and children had colored ribbons and dance between each other, weaving them together in a fertility rite to ensure good harvests.
Healing Waters. Tying ribbons to a tree near ancient springs or lakes honors the healing spirits of the waters and so represents a wish that these healing spirits will cure an ailment. In America a yellow ribbon is used to symbolize that travelers are welcome to return home.
Weaving Magic With Your Ribbons
Tying Knots: A knot secures something, be it a shoe or a boat. In magic, knots fix your spell and focus your intent.
Timing: If you have allowed a time frame for the spell work in, be sure not to untie any knots in the ribbon before this time.
Storage: When you’ve performed your ribbon spell, be sure to keep the ribbon somewhere safe. Wrapping it in a piece of natural silk is ideal.
Binding (Protection): Just as ribbons bind your hair, protecting it from the wind or dirt, they also bind negative influences and prevent them from affecting you.
Wearing Ribbons: For a period of time prior to casting your spell, wear your in your hair or o a belt loop. This charges it with your own energy, increasing the power of being put into the spell.
To secure your wishes, repeat your intent every time you tie a knot. Tying a ribbon around a present secures your good wishes into the gift.
Number of knots:
1: The number of unity. For focus, single-mindedness, acceptance.
2: The number of duality. Balance in partnerships and relationships.
3: Number of Saturn. For solidity, timing, acceptance.
4: Number of Jupiter. For dealing with authority, general health.
5: Number of Mars. For energy, passion, courage, willpower.
6: Number of the Sun. For success, wealth, charisma.
7: Number of Venus. For love, fertility, emotional growth.
8: Number of Mercury. For mental clarity, healing, communication.
9: Number of the Moon. For the emotions, tides, glamour.
10: Number of the Earth. For endurance, perseverance and grounding.
Knots can be tied in handkerchiefs as well as ribbons – such as in the old tradition of “binding” your memory to prevent you from forgetting something.
White: Purity, healing, blessing, wisdom, innocence.
Red: Energy, passion, vitality, willpower, success.
Orange: Creativity, prosperity, emotional strength.
Yellow: Mental power, wealth, communication, travel.
Green: Growth, fertility, harmony.
Light Blue: Healing, serenity, peace, security.
Dark Blue: Success in long-term plans, clarity.
Purple: Spiritual development, lick, physic abilities.
Pink: Gentle love, romance, friendship, tranquility.
Brown: Grounding, stability, endurance.
Black: Binding, depression, absorbing negativity.
All information supplied from Mind Body and Spirit


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Strategic command pushing divisive 'conventional trident' plan.
The fleeting "targets of opportunity" might be a well-known terrorist hiding temporarily in a compound or training camp beyond the reach of U.S. forces.
"There is a large part of the Earth that we can't reach with Hellfire [missiles], bombers or cruise missiles," said Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which has been a leading proponent of the so-called "conventional Trident" concept.
"This is not a general purpose weapon that you're going to use against a thousand targets, but these are against those high value, unanticipated emerging type targets where today, all we have are nuclear weapons," he said on the sidelines of the Strategic Space and Defense Conference.
The defense authorization and appropriation bills President Bush signed in October provide some seed money to study the concept. Five million dollars was approved to deliver a National Academy of Sciences report on the feasibility of the plan, which is due March 15. Another $30 million was appropriated in research and development funding. However, the Defense and State Departments will have to deliver their own reports by Feb. 1, outlining the concept's foreign policy and security implications.
And there may be many implications, according to critics of the proposal.
Theodore Postol, professor of science, technology and national security policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cautioned that the Russian early warning system designed to alert its forces to U.S. strikes may not be able to tell the difference between conventional and nuclear tipped missiles.
"Any launch of a long-range, non-nuclear armed global strike sea or land-based ballistic missile will cause an automated alert of the Russian early warning system," he told military reporters in Washington. Such an alert would not automatically trigger a response, but the possibility of a nuclear accident would increase, he added.
High altitude nuclear explosions can cause blackouts for north and west looking radars. The system also has holes in its coverage facing the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Missiles launched at the Middle East or South Asia would confront the Russians with the possibility of a blinding attack, he said.
Pavel Podvig, a researcher with the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University said, "We should not really underestimate the probabilities or possibilities of misunderstandings "that could lead to a nuclear accident.
Maj. Gen. Mark D. Shackelford, director of plans and requirements at Air Force Space Command, said at the conference that third parties could be allowed to inspect the warheads. The Russians, for example, inspect missile sites to verify nonproliferation treaties.
However, Postol questioned whether U.S. intelligence systems could identify such fleeting targets with sufficient confidence to launch an attack within an hour's notice. Intelligence satellites, which can peer deep into hostile territories where these targets lie, are not designed for quick response times, Postol said.
And if there are ground-based assets in the area, why not use Predators or other unmanned aerial vehicles, he asked.
"Unless the Department of Defense can demonstrate capabilities that can lead to the acquisition of strategic targets on short notice, it is hard to see how a global strike system can credibly contribute to the military capabilities of the nation," Postol said.
"Is it the right technology? Is it the right weapon?" Cartwright countered. "That's something we've got to debate. But the fact that these targets exist in the world, and they can cause great regret for us, I think that's beyond debate."
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Declared a UNESCO world heritage in 1995, Shirakawago is a small rustic village located in Gifu Prefecture. With its exquisitely maintained thatched houses -some of which are more than 250 years old- and a backdrop of pine-covered mountains, the historic village is a must- see destination for those who want to experience the very essence of traditional Japan.
The remote town has a distinctive beauty due to the traditional “gassho-zukuri” (praying hands) farmhouses, shed and barns with steeply pitched, thatched roofs designed to resist the heavy snowfall the region receive each winter. Surprisingly, the roofs were constructed without the use of nails or metal supports -only straw and wooden cross-beams bound by rope.
This unique arquitecture style can only be found in this region of Japan. Aligned parallel to the Sho river and set against magnificent surroundings, these precious houses with their adjacent rice paddies make the alpine Japanese village one of the most photogenic places in the country.
Some of these beautifully preserved farmhouses have been converted into minshuku –a traditional Japanese guest house- while others are open to the public. Wada house, a prime example of the Gassho-style architecture, is a small family-run museum built in the mid to late Edo Period (around 1800A.D.). With a fire burning in the irori fireplace, Kanda house is also a cultural treasure.
Picnic By The Sho River
Meaning “White River Old District“, Shirakawago lies along the riverbanks of Sho River at the foot of Mount Haku. After visiting the hamlets of the traditional village, we relaxed under a tree in some of the loveliest places we could think of. There’s nothing better than setting up a picnic basket alongside the water for a sunny brunch while soaking up the tranquil atmosphere.
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A few months ago I went to Chicago to visit a good friend of mine. She loves to cook as much as I do and we spent several days in her kitchen cooking, enjoying a cocktail or 3 and listening to our "cooking music." All in all, a wonderful few days. When it was my turn to cook, we had what we affectionately referred to as.... Mexican Monday. We spent all day in the kitchen cooking various Mexican dishes that she wanted to learn to make. We made Red Chile Sauce and Salsa Verde, Albondigas, Guisado de Chile Verde (green chile stew), Chile Colorado, Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas and Tortillas. With all the yummy food we made, you want to know what the big hit was???? The homemade tortillas. TGIM wasn't surprised at all when I told him. He thinks there are few things better than homemade tortillas. While in Chicago we made flour ones (we'll get to those soon) I'm going to show you how to make corn tortillas.
You need 2 cups of masa harina
and a pinch of salt
It should look like this. Let it rest for 30 minutes or an hour if you have to referee screaming children.
Give up and let children push the press. It's just easier to let them do it. For the purposes of this blog, this is Robin, as in Robin Hood. He and his little brother are obsessed with Robin Hood and run around most of the day stealing from the tax collectors. At least they have imaginations, right????
Here's Little John, shoving his face in front of the camera.
When you open the press, you'll have this little beauty! Carefully peel the wax paper from the top and then lay it across your hand.
and peel the other piece of wax paper off. Replace the wax paper on the press.
This made 19 tortillas.
We had chicken tacos a la King Taco. Just some chicken, onions, cilantro and salsa verde. I did add a dollop of sour cream. After all, even though I have a Hispanic last name, I'm not actually Mexican. LOL! TGIM said these tacos were almost as good as King Taco. If you've ever been to Los Angeles and had one, you know what he's saying. If you haven't, I suggest you get one ASAP!

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Why not try our recipe for pork and apple skewers from Hilaire Walden’s new book I Love My Barbecue.
Preparation time 10 mins, plus 3–4 hours marinating
Cooking time 12–15 mins
- Pork tenderloin 450g, cut into 3cm cubes
- Sage leaves 1 tbsp, finely chopped
- Sharp apple juice 3½ tbsp
- Lemon ½, juiced and zest grated
- Wholegrain mustard 2 tbsp
- Grapeseed oil 4 tbsp
- Crisp red apples 2
- Sage a few sprigs
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Put the pork into a non-metallic bowl.
- Mix the chopped sage leaves with the apple juice, lemon zest and juice, mustard, oil and salt and black pepper. Stir into the pork to ensure the cubes are evenly coated, then cover and leave to marinate in a cool place for 3–4 hours.
- Meanwhile, core the apples and cut into wedges. Lift the pork from the bowl, reserving the marinade.
- Thread the pork and apple alternately onto skewers, interspersing the pieces with sage leaves.
- Cook on an oiled grill rack for 12–15 mins, turning regularly and brushing with the remaining marinade, until the pork is cooked through.
From I Love My Barbecue by Hilaire Walden © Nourish Books 2017, commissioned photography by William Lingwood. Paperback, £12.99


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SFF 2017: Interview – Shahrbanoo Sadat, director of Wolf and Sheep
The Sydney Film Festival has films playing from all over the world.
One such film, all the way from Afghanistan is Wolf and Sheep, by female director Shahrbanoo Sadat.
It was the Directors’ Fortnight winner at Cannes this year and is extraordinarily daring story of what life is like in contemporary Afghanistan.
2ser’s Virat Nehru caught up with Shahrbanoo Sadat to chat about this flick.


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With Narami’s Tuesdays of Texture in mind, today I chose to share the decay of rusted chains encircling this log:
These images were snapped a few days ago – along with the slabs of ice in yesterday’s post – while I wandered the bank of a river that had flooded, and then receded, during a spell of earlier mild weather. This hunk of chained wood was one of many treasures, I imagine, expelled to the shoreline by the swollen river.
I don’t know anything about waterways, but I’m guessing that this is some sort of boom – an intentionally-placed barrier in the river to help contain, in this case, debris or driftwood. The site of the washed-up log is just upstream from a century-old dam.
The flood, coupled with giant hunks of floating ice, probably overpowered it this time. I wonder whether it’ll end up back in the water or whether its purpose has finally been served.
I loved all the hollows and grooves, the wood worn smooth, the muck and the slime and the rust. All the evidence of time passing.
By the way, now that I’ve noticed them in the photo above, I can’t seem to unsee the faces in the log. Does anyone else see them, or is it just me?
It’s probably time to go to bed before I start seeing more imaginary things. 😉
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The Irish Arts Center in New York is transformed into a “flagship center”
The Irish Arts Center, a New York nonprofit dedicated to advocating for the culture of Ireland and Irish Americans, is finally moving into a house as big as its aspirations.
The organization, founded in the East Village in 1972, has operated for decades from an old building in Hell’s Kitchen. Now, concluding a pandemic-delayed construction project first launched 15 years ago, the center is moving just around the corner after converting a long-standing tire store into a state-of-the-art performance facility where it aims, from December, to present theater, dance, music, visual arts and more.
Ireland “still has these incredibly deep roots in its own artistic heritage, and it still fundamentally feels like a land of poets in its sensitivity and storytelling,” said Aidan Connolly, executive director of the center. But, he added, âNew Yorkers may not know how exciting the emerging contemporary dance scene in Ireland is; they may not be aware of how Ireland’s cultural evolution over the past 20 years has produced an exciting, vibrant and more diverse generation of musical artists, and so on.
The four-story, 21,700-square-foot 11th Avenue building, which retains its original brick repair shop facade, houses, at its center, a black-box theater space that features 14 approved layouts, the largest of which can accommodate 199 people. The theater is a major tech upgrade for the center, with retractable seats, flexible lighting, sound and set rigging, an overhead wire tension grid, and digital capture and streaming capability.
On the ground floor, the building houses a cafe, with blackened steel panels and a walnut bar, which will be run by Ardesia, a local wine bar. And above and below the theater are rooms that can be used for educational and community programs, as well as for rehearsals and meetings.
The $ 60 million building was designed by Davis Brody Bond, a New York-based architectural firm, in consultation with the Irish state architect. There are nods to both the industrial history of Hell’s Kitchen and the Irish mission in the center – lots of bricks and steel, plus plenty of places to sit and chat, as the center considers hospitality an Irish virtue.
There are Irish touches throughout the building – most visibly the main staircase will feature Irish poetry lines on the risers, but also the signs throughout the building are in Irish as well as English, in a created font in collaboration with Irish typographer Bobby Tannam. Much of the furniture comes from a handcrafted Irish furniture designer, Orior, who makes pieces ‘injected with Irish character’.
The center plans to keep its offices in its existing building on West 51st Street; at some point, he plans to redo this building and resume use of his 99-seat auditorium for smaller-scale performances. By the way, Cybert Tire, which previously occupied the 11th Avenue site, still exists – founded in 1916, it claims to be the oldest tire store in town and has simply moved around the corner to West 52nd. Street.
The Irish Arts Center began life as an Off Off Broadway theater that produced its own works, but over the past 15 years it has embraced a broader portfolio; Connolly often says he likes to think of the centre’s programming as a hybrid of 92nd Street Y and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Irish culture is represented in New York City in a variety of ways – there are periodically Irish writers on Broadway, for example, and the Irish Repertory Theater features often acclaimed productions of Irish drama, but Connolly maintains that, so far, there has been “no flagship hub to celebrate and promote Irish culture in a way that matches its impact”, like institutions like the French Institute Alliance FranÃ§aise or Scandinavia House.
The organization remains small, at least at the New York City nonprofit scale, with a planned budget of $ 7 million for its first year in the new building. But it has grown steadily – its operating budget was only $ 690,000 in 2006-2007.
In a demonstration of the expanded work made possible by the new theater, the center plans to stage its first musical next summer, an adaptation of the 2012 film ‘Good Vibrations’, on Belfast’s punk rock scene. The first year will also include a production of ‘The Same’, a play by Enda Walsh about two women in a mental institution, and ‘Chekhov’s First Play’, via Dead Center, an Irish / English theater company.
The center will open over a month run by Franco-Irish cabaret singer Camille O’Sullivan, who said she will fondly remember the old building, where she has performed on several occasions.
âThey’re family and they’re friends,â O’Sullivan said, âand they really give people like me a home.â
There will also be dance programs by Oona Doherty; Mufutau Yusuf; and Sean Curran with Darrah Carr. And there will be an array of music, poetry, reading, and visual art.
There are 31.5 million Americans of Irish descent, but the center has a broad view of Irish, and although its donor base is predominantly made up of Americans of Irish descent, its audience is diverse.
âThey have a really inclusive way of thinking about Irish diaspora culture,â said Georgiana Pickett, an arts consultant who organized several collaborations with the center when she was executive director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center. âThey have done a lot to ensure that they connect the history of the arts that cross Ireland to many other places in the world, and this has enabled them to include the music of the Appalachians, the new communities of immigrants to Ireland, people of Irish descent who collaborate with other cultures – that’s the Irish Arts Center, but has a very diverse definition of what it means.
The project is primarily funded by government largesse in the United States and Ireland – New York City, which has supported several arts institutions over time, has set aside $ 37 million for the project.
“This amazing building is timely,” said Gonzalo Casals, the city’s cultural affairs commissioner, “as it breaks down barriers between disciplines and offers a deep understanding of Irish culture.”
The Irish government contributed $ 9 million and New York State gave $ 5 million. Private donors contributed $ 15 million. That’s $ 66 million raised so far – the unspent money on the new building will be used in part to support the operating budget.
The Irish government continues to support the center through Culture Ireland, which promotes Irish culture to the world as part of an effort announced in 2018 to double the country’s global footprint. The Irish Arts Center has been a major beneficiary of this effort; Christine Sisk, director of Culture Ireland, said her agency was making a “big investment” in the center.
âNew York is an incredible city for the arts, and we also see it as a gateway to the rest of the United States,â said Sisk, who said she expected Irish artists whose work is presented at the center can then more easily visit the United States. âIt is a showcase and a guaranteed space to showcase Irish arts.â


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Ancient Egypt for Kids
Paying for Goods
Goods, both imported and created by craftsmen at home, were purchased in four main ways - using grain banks, a barter system, metal weights, and bread and beer.
The Grain Banks: The grain banks worked like this: First you deposited grain into one of the huge state grain warehouses. Then, when you wanted to purchase something, you pulled some of your grain out of the grain bank. Of course there was a fee for this, paid in grain. The "fees" collected (in grain) were used to "pay" state workers, such as the men who worked and lived in the pyramid cities, building pyramids. Basically, food moved around as payment for services and goods, which is one reason no one went hungry in ancient Egypt.
The Barter System: You could barter with your neighbor if you wished. But there was a more complex barter system in place in ancient Egypt that worked like this: On certain days, and in some major cities everyday, people gathered in public marketplaces. They showed their wares and traded for other goods. Some markets were seasonal. Some ran year around.
Metal Weights: The Egyptians started using coins around 500 BCE. But prior to that, they used a system of metal weights. Metal was not exchanged. It was just used to measure value. A deben, for example, was composed of about 3 ounces of metal, typically silver or copper. A deben had a set value. The weight of the goods were weighted and compared to the weight and value of a deben. That's how goods were priced. Easy? Not really, but it was a system in place for many years in ancient Egypt.
Bread and Beer: Both bread and beer were used to pay some workers. This form of payment was not only for the lower classes. Everyone in ancient Egypt loved beer and bread. They were staple foods and popular forms of payment.