As you approach the offices of the Citizen Organising Foundation in Whitechapel, East London, the latest addition to the City of London skyline - a new temple of finance known locally as the 'erotic gherkin' - looms intimidatingly over the area.
It is an appropriate backdrop for an organisation dedicated to holding centres of economic and political power to account in the name of some of the poorest communities in the country.
The Citizen Organising Foundation was set up 14 years ago by Neil Jameson, a former director with Save the Children and the Children's Society, and Eric Adams, secretary of the Barrow Cadbury Trust.
It aims to revive a pre-war tradition of civic activism in Britain involving trade unions, churches and community groups.
Jameson, 55, worked as a social worker for 10 years but became convinced that, in that role, he could not solve the social ills he repeatedly encountered.
"In each post I went to I found myself face to face with the same thing," he says. "Most of the problems people had were concerning poverty and powerlessness. It applied particularly to women. I had a big case load of women who had mental health problems and almost all of them needed recognition as women who could make changes in their lives, rather than servile women looking after kids with a surly husband."
He switched to the voluntary sector, which "could go further than the state" but he felt it was still hamstrung in what it could achieve: "Save the Children in those days was able to look collectively at community problems, but they had royal patrons and they have fundraising problems if they get too controversial . They are part of the solution, I suppose, but ultimately they only go so far."
A Quaker, Jameson decided to follow the tradition's path of 'speaking truth to power' and set up the Citizen's Organising Foundation in 1989.
While the foundation has concentrated on training community leaders, its progeny, the East London Communities Organisation and the recently established London Citizens and Citizens in Birmingham, have set about putting its philosophy into practice as local 'power organisations' for their communities.
Campaigns have been launched and assemblies, attracting up 1,000 people, have been held. Banking giant HSBC was harassed into upping the hourly rate for cleaners at its Canary Wharf head office, developers were persuaded to earmark at least 20 per cent of jobs for local people and funeral directors agreed to introduce a price freeze.
But more often than not, the campaigns have been over the smallest details of life, such as litter. A rat infestation in Birmingham triggered an enquiry by local residents into the state of their neighbourhood, resulting in an assembly which grilled council leaders on the issue. "The bread and butter for us is the street, usually the dirty street," says Jameson.
It may be working in the gutter, but Citizen Organising Foundation's horizons are higher. This autumn, it launches its most ambitious campaign yet - a people's agenda. Mayoral candidates in London and European Parliament candidates in Birmingham will be asked to commit to it at assemblies of up to 2,500 people next spring, ahead of elections in June.
Member institutions such as trade union branches, faith congregations, student unions and schools will build the agenda, which could focus on issues such as a living wage and crime, and it will then be taken door to door for popular endorsement. It has the potential for millions to sign up to it, says Jameson.
Three mayoral candidates in London - the Liberal Democrats' Simon Hughes, Labour's Nicky Gavron and the Green's Darren Johnson - have said they will attend the assembly and adopt the agenda if they can. Mayor Ken Livingstone and Tory Steve Norris are more wary.
But Jameson believes that the agenda will help to revive democracy in an age when politics is perceived as increasingly irrelevant by ordinary people. "Our big problem with the Hutton Inquiry is that politics is being rubbished further," he says. "We think it will lead to even fewer people voting in 2004 because people are turned off politics. Electoral politics is increasingly just entertainment. Real politics historically has been about what happens in between elections. We want to call politicians back to the platform, which is what our assemblies are for. And also to come up with ideas in between elections."
Jameson is not the only one to posit civil society as the solution to Britain's growing democratic deficit: NCVO's Stuart Etherington has made similar claims. But Jameson distinguishes between real voluntary associations and the professional voluntary sector. "The delivery of services is where the voluntary sector excels," he says. "Teaching people to handle power and come up with their own agenda? Many would say that the professional voluntary sector is part of the problem because they have their own agenda." Jameson prefers to work with trade union branches, faith institutions and student groups "who are real voluntary associations because they don't have to be there".
Despite the potential of the people's agenda, Jameson says civil society in the UK is in crisis, with a civil society audit published by think tank Centris set to show the extremely low levels of participation in community life. COF and its offspring, says Jameson, are committed to "rebuilding institutions where they fail us, and ensuring that shopping malls do not replace our clubs, congregations and union branches."


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How I Found Out About Low Carb Eating
(Skip down to nearly the end of this post for links to some of my favorite low carb recipes.)
Over two years ago at the end of July 2011 Bob heard about the book, Why We Get Fat and What to do About It by Gary Taubes. Bob had heard about it on NPR while commuting from work. I was still in my "breading making phase," as well as, "calorie in and calorie out" accounting phase. I was extremely frustrated with my weight, 192 lbs @5'8," considering my fitness/activity level. I should weigh less, not be gaining weight. I had spent the past 5-6 summers and the current 2011 summer attending summer intensive with my gymnast daughters at Patterson's Gym. We would sweat to P90X and Insanity together, and, YES, I could lift large shrubbery, but I was plump. And, not pleasingly so. I continued exercising throughout the fall and winter. I'd cross country ski, snow shoe and swim laps at the Orem Rec indoor pool. I never ran because of my back pain. So, I read the book.
I know I'm a couple of decades behind regarding the low carb diets, but I was flabbergasted. After reading the book I discovered why I had been gaining weight. My diet was laden with sugar and fiber-less carbohydrates. I was raised through the low fat generation. Food was healthy as long as it was low fat; consequently, it didn't matter that it was highly processed, fiber removed with sugars and salts increased to make it palatable. Food companies can't sell nasty low fat food when it doesn't taste good. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. The book Why We Get Fat doesn't provide a diet, but rather sets the reader on the right track towards healthy eating.
Atkins Ain't that Bad
At the Atkins diet website (During the 1970's Atkins was the famous bacon and eggs diet.) provided some helpful recipes and a downloadable carb-counting booklet. Atkins now promotes getting the basis of your carbohydrates from green vegetables. Avoid white rice, white flour and potatoes like the plague. By the way I never actually adhered to Atkins Induction phase, the 20 carb per day period at the beginning of Atkins. I included nuts and berries in my beginning efforts at the diet. I did experience the "Atkins flu" for a good three weeks, too.
I continued to exercise which is also hard to maintain during such a drastic diet change. After a week of low carb and a couple of pounds lost, my feet didn't hurt any more. I'd been going to the podiatrist for over a year and purchased lovely sports orthotics for my shoes. My left foot had been beset with plantar fasciitis. The water weight loss during the initial period of a low carb diet must have relieved the inflammation in my feet. Dr. Robert Lustig says regarding the initial weight loss of a low carb diet is " due to loss of liver and muscle glycogen, which is surrounded by water." Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, 186
Three months and a 28 pound weight loss later I continued on my merry, little, low carb way. Holidays and boredom didn't mess me up. I could bend over and my belly fat didn't cut off my wind by filling up my body cavity reserved for important life-sustaining organs. I was not a low carb purist. I had birthday cake at my children's birthday parties. I have six children and one husband, so that's a lot of cake slices. I'll have a piece of pizza sometimes, but I don't eat bread regularly and I never have cereal from a cereal company. Steel cut oats with sucralose drops. Eggs and cheese. Sugar free cocoa with more of the sucralose drops and cream. I'm no longer a fat-a-phobe. There are fats to be avoided: transfats, omega-6; but, you must remember that fat can be your friend. My goal is to keep my insulin down and not be hungry. Avoid the bad fats, eat low sugar and high fiber.
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Although, Why We Get Fat by Taubes doesn't present a diet plan, it points in a general direction; and, Dr. Lustig is helpful in suggesting a diet concept in Fat Chance. He says, “Do we need to avoid restaurants and supermarkets like the plague? Do we need to eat what our ancestors did or eschew all carbs? I would propose that all we need to do is eat ‘safe carbs.’ That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion. And while we’re at it, eat ‘safe fat,’ that is, real fat rather than synthetic fat (such as transfats, which can’t be metabolized) . . . eat real food. All real food is good. It’s what we do to the food that is bad. Keep the food intact—you can steam, boil, or grill it.” Here’s a chart of foods which are categorized in green light, red light fashion. Green is good for you. Red means highly processed.
Also, exercise is so important. Lustig says, "Exercise is the single best thing you can do for yourself. It's way more important than dieting, and easier to do. Exercise works at some many levels--except one: your weight." Fat Chance, . Exercise helps me feel better in my head and can be energizing for the rest of the day. But after 18 months of low carb my exercising was curtailed by viruses and injuries, maybe even older age or even perimenopause. Nine months ago I didn't feel well and then things happened like tennis elbow, trigeminy and back pain. Now, over two years from beginning my low carb adventure I've regained ten pounds with the inches that accompany them. So, time to investigate some gentle exercise. I'm not into that type of exercise because sports don't tend to be gentle and exercise needs to be fun.
Enough background on why I'm trying to be low carb. Check out the YouTube video of Dr. Robert H. Lustig's lecture to medical professionals about the dangers of sugar/fructose Sugar: the Bitter Truth.
My Favorite Low Carb RecipesFlaxseed Wholewheat Waffles
Maple Cream Cheese Spread
Sugar Free Cocoa or Low Carb Hot Chocolate
Stroganoff with Cabbage
Taco Salad with Sour Cream
Low Carb Enchiladas
Chicken and Egg Salad
Flaxseed with Milk and Drops
I don't include simple meals in my recipe list. I figure salad and green veggies are easy for you to prepare. Burgers, steaks, eggs and protein shakes are easy, too.
Lovely SnacksMixed nuts are great and even better with the fibrous skin included on each nut. Remember not to eat too many. Look at the serving size which usually are about an ounce. I like an Atkins bar every once in a while. It can get pricey is you eat these too often. Sugar free chocolate can be divine especially Amberlynn's Sugar free Belgium chocolate. I love it when she has a roadshow at Costco. I'm afraid Amber knows me on sight:)
Now for a maltitol warning. You don't need to include sugar alcohols in your carb count, but you may want to consider with whom and where you will be going later in the day or evening after consuming maltitol. As Donkey said to Shrek and Shrek said to Donkey,
"Man, you gotta warn somebody before you crack one like that. My mouth was open and everything."
"Donkey, if that was me, you'd be dead."When you consume maltitol depending on your tolerance for the stuff your friends, acquaintances or unwary shoppers may be unsuspectingly putting their lives at risk simply being near you.
To locate low carb recipes and inspiration for dinner Google low carb recipes and see what you get. Karen Barnaby's gourmet recipes look good. Search Pinterest as well. Here's a low carb recipe board.

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Vehicle carrying German tourists overturns on busy North Yorkshire road
SEVEN people were injured in a three vehicle collision in North Yorkshire at the weekend.
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9 out of 10 women still trying to hide their periods, according to a recent survey. And when it comes to advertising the menstrual products, we’ve become usual to seeing period blood represented as an unreliable blue liquid.
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Xbox Design Lab sells customized controllers, but the customized versions were far more pricey than ones straight off the shelf. In a way to increase sales and take cost out of the equation, Xbox transformed its consumers into entrepreneurs in a global ecommerce campaign that enabled gamers to design and sell their own Xbox game consoles.
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According to the Nielsen 2012 Social Media Report, Pinterest is the hottest and fastest-growing social networking site at present. Pinterest well outpaced the competition by seeing its active user population grow 1,047 percent year-over-year from 2011. Pinterest now has 27.2 million users.
The social networking site that experienced the second-highest growth was Google Plus, an especially important site for local businesses to consider joining. Google Plus usage grew 80 percent year-over year to 26.2 million users.
Even though Facebook lost 4 percent of users compared to 2011, it still boasts 1.52 billion users worldwide. Twitter grew by 13 percent last year, however, its 37 million users weren't enough to surpass Blogger for the title of second-best, which still has 58 million users despite losing 3 percent year-over-year.


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British tourist jailed in Sri Lanka because of her Buddha tattoo and also forced to bribe guards to stop them carrying out invasive 'body searches' is awarded £3,500 damages
- Naomi Coleman was imprisoned in Sri Lanka over her tattoo in 2014
- Police took offence when they saw her prominent Buddha tattoo
- Claims she was sexually harassed and extorted in prison and sued state
- Supreme Court has ruled in her favour and the state will pay her £3,500
A British woman arrested in Sri Lanka for sporting a Buddha tattoo was subjected to 'horrifying and scandalous treatment' by local authorities, a top court has ruled.
Naomi Michelle Coleman was held for three days after touching down in Colombo for a holiday in 2014, and has since sued Sri Lankan authorities, claiming she was sexually harassed and extorted in prison.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld her case, declaring Coleman's arrest illegal and charges of offence as baseless, ordering the state to pay her 700,000 rupees (£3,500).
British tourist Naomi Coleman poses for a photograph in 2014 to display a tattoo of the Buddha on her upper arm, after she was arrested at Sri Lanka's main international airport
The three-judge bench said Coleman, who was not present at the court, was subjected to 'horrifying and scandalous treatment'.
The two police officers found to have acted inappropriately were also instructed to pay Coleman 100,000 (£500).
Coleman was arrested at Colombo airport in 20154, where police in the Buddhist-majority country took offence to the tattoo on her arm.
At the time, the mental health nurse said she feared being raped during her incarceration at Negombo prison, after a male guard made lewd gestures at her.
A female guard also demanded Coleman pay a bribe or face a 'thorough' body search, she said.
Coleman -- who insisted throughout that the tattoo was a mark of respect for her faith -- was later transferred to a detention centre before being deported.
Sri Lanka's Tourism Promotion Bureau paid for her return ticket to the UK, and expressed regret over the widely-publicised incident.
Coleman is not the first tourist to fall foul of sensitivities over tattoos deemed offensive in Sri Lanka.
Another British tourist was also barred from entering the island in 2013 after allegedly showing disrespect over a Buddha tattoo on his arm.
In August 2012, three French tourists were sentenced to six months in jail for kissing a Buddha statue on the devout island. The sentence was later suspended.
Sri Lanka denied US rapper Akon permission to visit in 2010 after his music video showing scantily-clad women dancing in front of a Buddha statue was deemed offensive.
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text: I am a photo artist who loves playing with apps. I grew up in Hawai’i, but currently live in Falls Church. I was an elementary classroom teacher and School Based Technology Specialist for Fairfax County Public Schools. I have served as president of the Virginia Macintosh Users Group and Vice President, photographer, and ‘ukulele performer for the Hawai’i State Society of Washington, D.C. I bought my first SLR camera prior to going to Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, and Egypt in 1975, with radio personalities Harden and Weaver. That got me started with photographing animals. Flowers are also one of my favorite subjects. I grew up in Hawai’i, so I’ve seen and smelled some of the best! Digital photography has made it so easy to play, and relieved the financial burden of film photography. With the development of photography apps, it is possible to play ever more with captured images. I sell my work online at gini-moore.pixels.com, at the Artisans United Gallery, 4022 Hummer Rd., Annandale, VA 22003, and at the Falls Church Arts Gallery, 700 W Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046.

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Deep Learning for Machine Translation: a paradigm shift
In beginning there was the "rule based" machine translation, like Babelfish, that didn't work at all. Then came the Statistical Machine translation, powering the like of Google Translate, and all was good. Nowadays, it's all about Deep Learning and the Neural Machine Translation is the state of the art, with unmatched translation fluency. Let's dive into the internals of a Neural Machine Translation system, explaining the principles and the advantages over the past.
Computer engineer since 2008, specialized in mission critical, high traffic, high available Linux architectures and infrastructures (before the cloud was out), with a relevant experience in development and management of web services. Infrastructure Lead, SRE, AI researcher, university Teaching Assistant, opensource dev, worked among others at Translated, N26, Meta. Alberto has a variegated bundle of experience, that ranges from devops to machine learning, from the corporate banking to the mutable startup world.


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I’m off on vacation this week and won’t have much internet access, so posting will be light unless it’s photos and such.
I mostly did stuff in anticipation of being gone. Prep for a virtual committee meeting and then the meeting itself, emails to all the people I owed them to, and the last of some student and class admin for a while.
I finished my first 20 Books of Summer read, which was A Month in the Country. This is J.L. Carr’s highly praised Booker winner and one that both Barb and Liz loved. I went in expecting to be blown away, and in the first 40 pages I wasn’t. It’s very atmospheric and steeped in village England, which is usually a favorite of mine, but I resisted. I’m not sure why, but I couldn’t fall into it. But then it slowly grew on me and I came to appreciate the craft and the level of skill. Also, there is so much packed into 135 pages. By the end I was fully on board, and I’ve like it even more in retrospect.
I realized that I needed to think about my TBR Challenge book for June, in the historical category. I’m reading an old Nicola Cornick Regency trad and so far so good.


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PUTRAJAYA: All schools here will no longer implement class streaming according to the academic ability of students this year, said Putrajaya Federal Territory Education director Roaini Jaafar.
PETALING JAYA: Celcom users are in for a dimsum treat with its improved Video Walla streaming feature.
JOHOR BARU: The government’s move to do away with streaming in schools has not gone down well with parents and teachers, who seem to prefer their schools revert to the streaming method.
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PUTRAJAYA: It takes far too long for authorities to act against streaming sites which provide illegal online content, says dimsum’s chief marketing officer Lam Swee Kim.
KULAI: The Education Ministry has no plans to reintroduce the streaming system into schools as it is discriminatory, says Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.
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Oudenburg, The 32-year-old Kevin L. from Oudenburg, better known as a Clown, yet there was, until he died in his cell in the prison of Brugge, belgium. The Bruges public prosecutor confirmed his death and describes it as a desperate act. The man refused to take his medication for his diabetes, too, and it died zijn.De well-known clown, released in may of last year, his ex-girlfriend, Caroline, Dombrecht (46) in order to live, and entrenched himself armed, on top of a building located in Bredene.
It was to look at the assisenproces Kevin L., who for more than a year, was a grisly murder. He was able to marital breakdown with Caroline, Dombrecht from Ettelgem, not verkroppen, and it was on the 14th of may, the house foreign debt. Kevin L. bond, the victim, and brought her to life, but with knife wounds. Her children were in the house as well.
and Then he left, Kevin L., to the place, and the military and he is spending hours on the roof of the apartment building where he used to live in Bredene. He gesticuleerde constantly, it was sometimes around, and even a Facebook-live-boot. My friend in the special forces unit of the police force him to flee.
the investigation into the murder had almost been completed, and the matter would go to council to be referred to a specialist. But on Saturday it died, Kevin L. is in the cell. The public prosecutor’s office in Bruges to describe the facts as if an act of desperation, or suicide. “There were no third parties involved at the time of death. There are also no facts have occurred that, in order to further research questions,” said Celine D’have, of the public prosecutor’s office of the city. Kevin L. it was a long time ill, and was suffering from diabetes. Already for a long time, he refused to take his medication, to take it, you hear it from a variety of sources. Eventually, Kevin L., to be there on Saturday to have died, not long after, an out-patient hospital visit.


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J.K. Rowling to release four new Harry Potter 'non-fiction' eBooks
Apparating into J.K Rowling's mind to learn more on the magic at the heart of her bewitching "Harry Potter" series just got easier.
Pottermore Publishing announced Rowling is releasing a series of non-fiction eBook shorts called "Harry Potter: A Journey Through..." next month.
The series is adapted from the 2017 audiobook "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" – inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name.
Potterheads can prepare to delve deeper into the rich history with the four bite-size reads, each themed by Hogwarts lessons.
The books will take readers back once again to learn about the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the "boy who lived" stories, accompanied by some new drawings from London-based artist Rohan Daniel Eason.
"These eBook shorts are adapted from the audiobook and are a chance to absorb the colorful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic in a more compact form – perfect for the train or whatever Muggle transport you prefer," Pottermore officials said.
The eBooks to look forward to are:
- "Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts"
- "Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology"
- "Harry Potter: A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy"
- "Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures"
In "A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts," readers learn how to become invisible, to make someone fall in love with them, to transform into another creature: "these are all things that people have believed in, yearned for, or feared, throughout history," publishers say.
"Spells and charms have captured the imagination for hundreds of years," according to the synopsis. "Warding off evil is also something that has concerned people throughout history. From werewolves to all manner of snakes in the wizarding world, you’d learn how to face a number of strange and frightening forces in Defence Against the Dark Arts classes."
The eBook series will also feature notes, manuscript pages and sketches as previously published in the "Harry Potter: A History of Magic."
The first pair, themed on Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Potions and Herbology, are set to release June 27, while the others will follow soon after, officials said.
Since the 2007 publication of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final novel in the original series, Rowling has been gradually expanding the Wizarding World.
Fans scope through the Pottermore website, which is full of supplementary reading materials. Major additions including the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," and the movie prequel series "Fantastic Beasts," have also added to the story.

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Local government, the level closest to citizens' input, differs in communities across the United States. Most city and town governments, though, contain a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, just as do the federal and state governments. Most cities and towns are governed by some form of elected city council and a mayor. Beginning in the Progressive era of the early twentieth century, many cities began to hire city managers, professionals with expertise in budgeting and services, in an effort to reduce political corruption in city governments and because modern cities were becoming so large and complex that a new area of expertise seemed necessary in order to manage them.
City governments differ widely, just as cities do. In some states, the tradition of local government is strong, and local governments possess considerable powers, while in other states more decisions are made at the level of state government. Many towns are small, but the nation's largest cities, such as New York City, have more inhabitants than many states. In these large cities, which are often surrounded by suburbs, relations between city and suburbs are crucial to the vitality and success of the entire urban area.
Local government provides many essential services on which citizens depend. Perhaps most important, local communities oversee public schools, about which parents, students, and other citizens care deeply. In most communities the local school board, which oversees the management of the school system, is elected by voters, while in other communities board members are appointed by the mayor.


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Why Screen Printing is the best option for Event T-shirts
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Are you one of the T-shirt Design maestros? Can you make a T-shirt come to life with your designs? Do you think you can convert your special talent into promoting your event or making some extra pocket money? Do you want to create a nostalgia wave in a main event with your theme t-shirts?
Special occasions need extraordinary trinkets, and shirts are consistently an incredible alternative.
Whatever your reasons, the basics of shirt configuration continue as before; it’s how you deal with them that matters.
The t-shirts are something you give away to keep your brand in the minds of prospective event attendees.
This could be something parted with at shows, gatherings, other limited time occasions or even an abandon at a business conference.
Screen printing is so far the most mainstream and the best technique to print custom attire today. Ordinarily, organizations place their shirt orders in mass, and when the amount is more, screen printing is the solitary viable method to complete the request.
Screen Printing features:
- The screen printing gives room for your sponsors, and is an awesome way to offer advertising.
- This printing method utilizes a stencil onto the fabric; the ink does not soak in the fabric but stays on the top of it.
- If you want an impactful logo on your event t-shirt, screen printing is the best printing method.
- You can create amazing prints such as drawings, shapes, illustrations, and so on with the help of screen printing.
- Screen printing offers quality at an entirely reasonable cost. This is the best strategy for mass printing orders.
- The ink used in screen printing is more opaque. Hence, the prints of screen printing look more impactful.
Screen Printing Variations
There are a number of variations which can be utilized with screen printing to produce bold, creative, and stand out finishes and effects.
1. Puff printing technique:
Puff screen printing can create an eye-catching design to make you stand out of the crowd. The process has the same setups and processes as standard screen printing, but it allows excellent, special 3D effects to be applied to the design.
It can help you in full design a raised effect or limit it to certain elements within the design to give it the desired effect and to bring more attention to a specific point
2. Gel printing:
Gel Screen Printing adds a layer of high density gel on top of your screen printed shirt making an astounding, beautifying 3-D looking covering that truly makes the printed design stick out. Gel printing gives your pieces of clothing a sparkling plastic like covering that will wear for a long time.
3. Crackle finish:
In Crackle finish Screen Printing the ink breaks up once it has dried, for a beautiful, cracked effect.
4. Glow in the dark finish:
This screen printing technique is an adaptable printing technique, meaning that it works well on nearly all types of clothes, with the exception of clothes which feature long fibres, for example, fleeces.
Glow in the dark finish is a great option for Marketing and PR agencies that have clients who want something that will differ from the standard mainstream screen printed designs.
The glow in the dark finish appears white in the day and glows with bright colours in the dark. This print glows to its best when under sunlight for 30 seconds and when walked into a dark room.
5. UV glow finish:
The ink glows when exposed to UV rays.
6. Suede finish:
Additive added to the screenprinting ink makes the printed image puff up to a suede-like finish and has an amazing, textured finish.
7. Glitter finish:
In this the sparkling glitter is added to the screen printing ink.
The Pros of Screen Printing
- Screen T-shirt printing produces high quality prints.
- The technique produces bold, vibrant colours as the inks are usually thicker than those used in other printing techniques.
- Screen Printing best in terms of speed and efficiency. Once the screen has been made, the screen printing process is actually the quickest of the month.
- This method is versatile, which allows to mix up any colour of choice and create special finishes. Some printing machines have screens big enough that cover an entire T-shirt which results in overall printing.
- Screen printed designs offer great durability. Due to the thick inks, it has been known to keep their vibrancy for years and years.
- A variety of screen printing inks are available which can be used to create a variety of effects and textures.
- The same setup is required for one T-shirt as 5,000 T-shirts prints, so it’s perfect for bulk orders (do checkout TeePrint for high quality printing and bulk T-shirt orders).
Some most common misconceptions about Screen Printing Inks.
Screen Printing Inks are not Environment friendly.
Water-based ink for Tshirt printing is an environmentally friendly printing option. After the printing, screens and equipment can be washed off using conventional water, and is safe to be drained unfiltered.
The organic water-based inks are better for the skin and produce a printed T-shirt that feels lighter and more breathable, enhancing their wearability.
Screen printing looks good only on uniforms
This is not true. Screen printed T-shirts are perfect and commonly used for giveaways, for event promotions, merchandising and much, much more.
Benefits of Screen Printed T-shirts for you Event
- Employees get shirts for solidarity, appreciation or perhaps even a company uniform.
- Applying the same design quality and cleverness as you would a billboard advertisement will help to promote your event.
- T-shirts provide exposure every-time a person wears them in public, especially if the owner likes the T-shirt and wears it often.
To get the most effective design, move away from your personal preference and rely more on real, quantifiable data. Who are your target clients/customers? What brand type do they want to do business with?
How to Design and Where to get your T-shirts Printed
100% Free! This website allows you to design your own custom merchandise such as t-shirts, hoodies etc ( also known as print on demand) by a simple designing portal and order them too at your doorstep.
“The t-shirts are a product you planned on selling, so make sure to factor in style, marketability and business strategy.”
You should ask a few questions to yourself before thinking of designing the T-shirt.
What is the first thought you get when you look at this shirt?
Who is this shirt for?
- Number of colours you can use in your design will depend upon your Budget. Depending upon your printing method, additional colors may cost more. If your budget is very tight, a good way to save is conserving colors.
- Screen Printing is a reliable standard for Event T-shirt printing. It is affordable and of high quality.
- Ideal for large orders over 20.This is the gold standard for t-shirt printing.


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Although we are still harvesting 2016-2017 winter shares, most of our work now is focused on planning for the 2017 CSA season and preparing fields for next season’s growing. Our regular season shares will start back in mid-April. We do have CSA shares available for the 2017 season. We do not yet have our application available on our website (although we hope to in January), but you may sign up for a 2017 CSA share by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.org. Have a wonderful holiday season!
We had our first fall frost Sunday morning, only eight days late, which was surprising given it was in the upper eighties last week. It was a pretty hard frost: 36 degrees under drought conditions can do quite a bit of damage. Almost all of the summer crops (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, green beans, and okra) were either severely damaged or killed with the exception of the second succession of okra, the second succession of jalapeños, the Anaheim peppers (which are adapted to cooler nighttime desert temperatures), and one section of the second succession of bell peppers. We were able to glean some items prior to the frost, which we will hand out at Wednesday pickup locations.
We will start handing out dry beans, popcorn, and cornmeal in the coming weeks. These are crops that most CSAs don’t offer, and there is a simple reason: without significant machinery, these crops are incredibly onerous and expensive to produce. We seed, harvest, process, clean, and sort all of these crops by hand. We grind the cornmeal on a stone-mill. There are hours and hours of work in them. Considering that you can buy commercially produced Certified Organic dry beans, popcorn, and cornmeal for $1-2/lb., there are few small farmers who choose to produce them for market or even for themselves.
However, many of our region’s heirloom and indigenous varieties are corn and bean crops – none of which are produced commercially. There are several reasons for this: they can be less productive than modern varieties, they are not suited to mechanical harvest, and they do not fit in preset categories (for example, stores sell white or yellow cornmeal, yellow popcorn, and four or five types of dry beans…while there are thousands of other heirloom types of corn and beans). Because it is important to us to help save our region’s heirloom, heritage, and indigenous crops, we choose to grow several varieties of corn and beans each season. I hope that you appreciate them as such…a rare treasure that isn’t available in stores! This season we grew: TN Red Cob corn (cornmeal), Neal’s Paymaster corn (cornmeal, winter shares), Southern Maiz Blanco (cornmeal or seed, winter shares), Dynamite (popcorn), Cherokee White Eagle Blue Corn (seed for us and Farm and Sparrow Bakery), Ottofile Flint Corn (seed), Turtle black beans (CSA), October beans (winter shares), Tarasco Cranberry beans (shellie beans for CSA, dry beans for winter shares), Tiger Eye beans (winter shares), Arikara beans (winter shares), Jacob’s Cattle Gold beans (winter shares), Painted Pony beans (winter shares), Goose beans (seed), Jamapa beans (seed), Selma Zesta beans (seed), Logan Co. Greasy beans (seed), TN White Crowder beans (seed), and Cherokee Trail of Tears beans (seed).
This week’s share: sweet potatoes, heirloom garlic, heirloom dry black beans (need to be picked over and pre-soaked prior to cooking), heirloom popcorn (shown above), choice of bunching green (kale, chard, mustards), choice of salad green (arugula or mesclun mix), lettuce (very beautiful), radishes, carrots (remarkable given how late I seeded them and how dry it is), a little broccoli (hopefully for everyone), choice of herb (cilantro or dill), peppers (sweet and hot), eggplant for Wednesday, and green tomatoes for anyone who wants them.
I am not sure whether spinach will be ready for regular season shares or not. It does appear to appreciate slightly cooler temperatures. We are also waiting on Napa cabbages and green cabbages.
Dry black beans: to cook, presoak overnight, drain, and place in pot with 3x water. You can add other things like epazote, garlic, onions, etc. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Salt. Cook 2 hours, or until soft. Use in any recipe that calls for black beans. Here are some suggestions: http://www.thekitchn.com/11-delicious-ways-to-eat-black-beans-227509#gallery/50809/11
Our In Good Tilth article is out (“Perspectives from a CSA Farmer”)! All the pictures were taken by Sustaining Member Anika Toro. Check out the article at https://igt.tilth.org/perspective-from-a-csa-farmer/
We start harvesting winter squash at the end of August. They are called “winter squash” because some of them (although not all and not in all regions and not in all years) store into the winter (or at least December). There are four species of squash: pepo, maxima, moschata, and argyrosperma. Each species has certain growing requirements and taste and texture characteristics, as well as typical storage capability. Historically, only moschata and argyrosperma winter squash have been grown in this region, except in the mountains where they can also successfully grow some maxima squash. Those species continue to be the only types of winter squash with which we have success, although even that is changing as our summers continue to become warmer overall. Since we receive a lot of questions about squash this time of year, I thought I would share some generally recognized, accepted, and understood information about the different types of squash, as well as our own farming observations.
The pepo species of squash includes: summer squash like yellow crookneck and zucchini and winter squash such as typical jack-o-lantern pumpkins, acorn, spaghetti, and delicata squash. The pepo species is by far the most diverse species group and is sometimes divided into two based on place of origin. Although summer squash can be grown here successfully throughout the summer by succession planting (or using chemicals), it is much more difficult to successfully mature pepo winter squash varieties here. High heat and high humidity or high heat and drought produce the same effects in all varieties: under stress, they mature quickly producing small specimens with mild flavor that do not store nearly as long as they should. Jack-o-lantern pumpkins (especially newer hybrids) can be produced here. Conventional farmers seem to have more luck with the latter, which suggests that there is also a disease component. By contrast, in New York (ten years ago…and that is important), we produced large quantities of sizable, healthy, sweet pepo squash for mid- to long-term storage without much effort. They are most commonly grown in the Upper Midwest.
Maxima squash includes several other non-jack-o-lantern pumpkins, hubbards, banana squash, buttercup squash, and candy roaster squash. These squash as a class do not do well under high heat and are also more susceptible to insect pressure. When Ken and Irena, from Southern Exposure Seed, were visiting, they told me they had never successfully matured a maximasquash. We have had a little more luck in cooler years with candy roaster squash (which were original bred by Cherokee Indians in the S. Appalachians…a very different climate than the valley today). Most maxima squash are grown primarily in the Northeast and the Northwest. They do well in areas with cool summers and consistent rainfall and little insect pressure. They typically store very well and are considered by many the best tasting squash.
Moschata squash includes butternut squash and most other buff-colored squash and pumpkins, regardless of shape, as well as most Central American and Caribbean squash often referred to collectively as calabaza or ayote. As a species, they are much more tolerant of heat, humidity, and disease and insect pressure. They also store fairly well (although this is dependent on growing conditions) and have good flavor and good texture. Although maxima squash are great for baking and eating as is, many people prefer moschata squash for soups, pies, and breads. Season after season, moschata squash are our best producing squash. However, some of the varieties that we have always grown are having more and more difficulty producing well in our climate. Both Waltham Butternut (originally from Massachusetts) and Long Island Cheese pumpkin (originally from New York) show increasing intolerance of heat.
I have been thinking a lot lately about decreasing seed quality as a result of high summer heat (especially in winter squash/pumpkins, corn, and beans). When plants are stressed (particularly by heat), they respond in two ways: they speed up the maturation of fruits already on the plant and stop producing new fruit. This can produce inferior quality seed. If we continue to have hot summers, will our seed quality continue to decrease in some vegetables? I think this is what is happening with Waltham Butternut and Long Island Cheese pumpkin. We have seen variable germination, decreasing seedling vigor, and decreasing plant vigor over the past several seasons. A sign that seed quality is diminishing. I hope to find several sources of butternut next season to trial. We also will continue to trial moschata squash from the Deep South, Southeast Asia, and Central America like Tahitian Butternut, San Jose Club Squash, Ayote, Magdalena, and Upper Ground Sweet Potato. All of these varieties have done well for us over the past two seasons (and much better than butternuts or cheese pumpkins).
The last species group is argyrosperma. Argyrosperma are originally from Mexico but are also common in the Southwest and Southeast because of their high heat tolerance and resistance to vine borers. Argyrosperma are much more mild that other winter squash (some say bland) and do not store as long. They are commonly used in savory dishes or sweetened for pies or desserts. Their seeds are also used in many traditional cuisines. Some have “naked” seeds. There are many heirloom varieties of these squash, and I would love to grow more of them. However, they are a hard-sell amongst most Americans who are used to sweet squash.
This week on the farm, we are continuing to plant summer crops. We have more rounds of summer squash, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, eggplant, green beans, and corn to plant. We are also making final plantings of seed crops, including Cherokee White Eagle Blue Corn, Turkish-Italian Orange Eggplant, and San Jose Club Squash. We are preparing fields for late summer plantings and for summer cover crops like buckwheat, soybeans, and cowpeas. Anna Laura will be at the UT Market again this week, Wednesday 4-7pm, and strawberries are available for pick-your-own Monday-Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday 9am-1pm. PYO berries are $3 per quart ($2 per quart for Sustaining Members). Please call for availability (865)978-0561. We do not allow picking when it is raining.
This week’s share is overflowing. Based on my preferences, it is likely the best bin we have ever given out. This week’s bin includes: scallions, radishes, white salad turnips, Napa cabbage, spinach (last until fall), choice of kale or chard, choice of salad green, lettuce, broccoli, sugar snap peas, fennel, beets, and a choice of herb. We are really glad to have a good spring broccoli crop after two seasons without much spring broccoli. It is mostly due to cooler spring temperatures.
This Saturday, April 2 is our Spring Open Farm Day and Potluck! It is open to the entire community. We will take a tour of the farm from 3-5pm and answer any questions that people have about our farm and our CSA program. I plan to focus on some of the changes on the farm that have occurred or will occur this season, but I will also give an introduction to our farm for those who have never been here. We will share a potluck meal from 5-7pm. Please bring a meal or side to share as well as dinnerware and utensils for you and your family. Also, it is supposed to rain Thursday and Friday, so please bring shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting a little muddy!

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Download or Read Online Fischbach s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Up to date and easy to navigate, Fischbach’s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 11th Edition, details an extensive array of laboratory and diagnostic tests to prepare nurses and health professionals to deliver safe, effective, informed patient care. This proven manual is organized the way nurses think — by specimen, function, and test type— and provides current, comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on correct procedures, tips for accurate interpretation, and expert information on patient preparation and aftercare.

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For some, the thought of another season of X-Factor Auditions is an exciting prospect.
For me, I find it irritating that the X-Factor circus will shortly be back in town again.
But there is no denying one thing: the Celebrities involved will make a packet of money from it.
Celebrity Sells, Publicity Pays.
Practically all celebrities are masters of publicity.
Sharen Osbourne virtually invented a career for herself and her family based on her reality TV show ‘The Osbournes’. Extremely clever.
And what about the Kardashians? In 2010, Kim Kardashian was the highest-earning reality star in the US with estimated earnings of $6 million.
We live in an age where a generation of young people will do almost anything for Celebrity – from following it, to copying it, to wanting it.
And it isn’t just teens.
Victoria Beckham has been practicing the art of celebrity since she was a teenager and perfected it with the Spice Girls. Every opportunity she gets to be seen or nowadays to dress someone in her clothes, she takes it.
Celebrity endorsement pays, even for Victoria Beckham.
For businesses, Celebrity has simply become part of the Marketing and PR mix.
You have to do it.
If you have the money and you’re in sport – it’s straightforward – go out and hire a leading sportsperson for a sum of money. Female Golfers are an interesting looking group right now.
If you want to appeal to teens – go and hire an up and coming band. They’ll endorse your product for relatively little – and they might be the next Spice Girls or One Direction.
But what if your business hasn’t got huge sums of money? Then you have to be savvy. You have to seek opportunities that will appeal to the Celebrity on more terms than money alone.
Sometimes a celebrity will endorse a product just because they believe in it, or they like it or they just want to help you.
You just need to know what to approach them with.
But of this you can be sure – every successful business nowadays has behind it a publicity strategy.
Have you got one?


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Reading with your child and read alouds are both wonderful aspects of the homeschool life! And make it even more fun with silly books like Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin. You can extend your child’s learning post-reading with this Dragons Love Tacos Lapbook from Samantha at Learn In Color!
You can get creative with this lapbook however you want! Included with it are:
- comprehension questions
- things dragons love and things dragons hate
- how to make tacos
- taco ingredients
- a place to draw your taco

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OnePlus 5 renders confirm dual-camera setup, but no rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
The highly-anticipated OnePlus 5 is the talk of the town these days. With probably less than two months left until the official reveal, OnePlus 5 is already the hottest smartphone that hasn't even been announced yet.
While reports and speculations talk about better camera and processor than the predecessor, we now have more accurate information about the unannounced OnePlus 5, based on some renders that have just emerged online.
The images that were secured by India Today Tech have been sourced from persons who have knowledge about the smartphone and have seen it in action. Obviously, we're talking about prototype units, but since we're so close to the official unveil, we believe OnePlus won't be able to change too much design-wise.
First off, the renders reveal the fact that OnePlus chose to include a dual-lens camera on the back side. The absence of a fingerprint sensor below the rear camera suggests the Chinese company will adopt a more innovative solution.
Perhaps OnePlus 5 will have the fingerprint sensor hidden under the display. Speaking of which, the “flagship killer” is likely to use a 5.5-inch display with unknown resolution, as well as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
The amount of RAM will probably be set to 6GB, and we're expecting OnePlus to allow customers to choose between 64GB and 128GB storage variants.
Design-wise, as anyone can see from these renders, OnePlus 5 doesn't really bring anything new to the table. The most noticeable change is the lack of antenna lines that appear on the OnePlus 3T's back side.
However, as we mentioned earlier, the design of the OnePlus 5 is not yet final, which means the Chinese company might make small changes before the June reveal.
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thanks for the graduation money, grandma!
Meiling Arounnarath and Benjamin Niolet, Staff Writers
A postal worker rooted through years of mail looking for cash, credit cards and checks before burning and burying piles of envelopes in her yard with the help of family members, authorities said.
Investigators recovered two dozen bins of letters, paychecks and credit card bills inside and outside the home, some dating to 2003.
...four others face charges in an operation that investigators say pilfered everything from insurance cards to students' graduation money.
So this lady stole US Mail looking for cash and goodies mailed to others since 2003, huh? Given many teens' reluctance to acknowledge receiving checks from relatives, I'm not certain anybody would have noticed the discrepancy right away.
Well, maybe the teens would have.

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I confirm that my pet was examined by a Veterinarian who advisable the use of on the basis of his/her diagnosis. Crating a puppy or dog over night, or when the household is away for the duration of the day, also administers a passive kind of discipline by stopping an energetic, curious dog from chewing up human belongings or electric cords. This web page is a part of the Dog Owner’s Guide world wide web web site and is copyright 2014 by Canis Major Publications.
They are good enclosures for dog owners who need to pack their soft crates into cramped autos or suitcases or for individuals who hike, camp, or are involved in dog sports. Our selection of dog kennels, crates and carriers offer safe containment whilst catering to your canine’s natural instinct to den. These can also be attached -with cable ties- to your dog crate to create … Read More
Dog Crates (or dog cages): These are employed to contain dogs and puppies for the duration of the night and for quick periods throughout the day. However, that generally leaves your dog loose in your automobile, rolling about and subjected to injuries. The crate serves as a place where the dog can rest and chew on protected, appropriate toys. Fleece-covered foam dog beds make for an even cozier cave, but can only be employed with non-destructive varieties piranha” puppies will make a mess out of them! We have studied and worked with the dog industry for Obedience Dog, Agility Dog, Flyball and Dog Rally and consumer dog markets.
The dog and pet crates we have for sale have been expertly made with safety in mind. Even so, make positive that you reward the dog appropriately when it has settled and is quiet. When your dog goes near the crate, reward … Read More

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24 Oct Family ‘n Friends Hike Away
**DUE TO RECENT WEATHER, THE SITE OF THIS EVENT IS CLOSED, AS CONDITIONS ARE NOT YET FAVORABLE TO ENSURE A SAFE & ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED, TRAILS WASHED OUT, CREEK OVERFLOWING TO THE HEIGHT OF SOME OF THE SWINGING BRIDGES. HAVING SAID THAT, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED & WILL BE MADE UP AT ANOTHER DATE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.****
With an address of “Adventure Road” how could we NOT stay away! This will be our first 2020 all Hike & no Bike trip, unless ya wanna bring it & ride after? ’cause there is some rad single track bliss to explore. More details coming, as this Friends ‘n Family event will be an easy paced hike, complete with historic Grist Mill nestled deep in the woods, traverse a few swinging bridges and much more. We’ll follow up with a fun little surprise post hike. So save the date, come hang with us on this epic adventure! For more about Anne Springs Close Greenway, click their link here: https://www.ascgreenway.org/
**For non-green-way members there is a $5 parking fee, however we’re working on that!**Video is for inspirational purposes, however we are not going to Crowders Mtn. this year. Just watch below from last year’s outing.

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With the housing market stuck at the bottom and nobody really buying, you would expect that, in this buyer’s market, there would be a ton of homes for sale to choose from. Well, not so fast.
Last week, the National Association of Realtors announced that the number of listings in the month of September dropped to a four year low. Nationally, there were 2.19 million homes on the market, 20% less than the prior year and the smallest amount since they begun tracking this statistic in January 2007.
It’s no different in the Bay Area, where the inventory in the San Francisco metro area declined to 5,516 listings, a number that is down by 20.78% from last year. The Oakland metro area saw a bigger drop. The 7,338 homes for sale in September is down 37.58% from the prior year. While September usually shows a general decrease in homes on the market, after the traditional home buying summer season, inventory seems to be hitting a new bottom.
So, while it’s supposed to be a buyer’s market, there seems to be less and less to choose from. And the law of supply and demand in economics typically tells us that as supply decreases, prices go up. That hasn’t been the case. Instead, the data is contradictory – prices keep dropping, homes take longer to sell, and the number of homes on the market become fewer and fewer.
Nick Timiraos at the Wall Street Journal wrote that it’s more likely due to the the lack of quality homes, located in the right places and priced correctly. While want-to-be homeowners are out there, the pickings are slim and not up to snuff.
The easiest explanation is that there may be too many homes for sale in the wrong places. During the housing boom, many homes were built in far-flung locales that aren’t as attractive today.
Second, many homes listed for sale may be over-priced, exacerbating the challenge of declining inventory. Some sellers may be listing their homes at wildly unrealistic prices because they don’t want to have to sell their home in a short sale…
Third, short sales make up a large chunk of sales in many hard-hit markets, and some home buyers have steered clear of short sales because those deals can take months to complete. They’re also liable to fall through at the last second.
Which seems to make sense. We’ve written a few times about homes in Marin and the East Bay that were snatched up in days after being listed – true case studies that show if the home and the price is right, the demand is there.
Readers – what’s your take? Are you on the prowl for a new home and don’t see much quality inventory out there?


The SDT have embarked on a broad programme of local development in partnership with other existing local groups and agencies. The Board works through sub-groups which include other people who have an immediate interest in a project or can bring special skills or experience to it. The Board is regularly updated on projects and, when a project is considered feasible, approves an application for funding. When everything is in place, final approval for the project will be sought from the community. Only then can any project be put into operation. Projects currently under way include a recreation ground for young people, the restoration of an historic lifeboat, installing a community-owned wind turbine to provide income for the island, and the creation of units to accommodate small businesses. The Trust also funds a newsletter which is distributed free to every household on Stronsay.


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Anodising aluminium provides an oxidised barrier which is 1,000 times thicker than the natural oxide that forms on raw aluminium.
The anodise is not a coating but a conversion of the aluminium surface which can never peel, chip or flake off.
This anodised surface becomes non conductive and therefore prevents the flow of electricity which causes a galvanic reaction or corrosion, which is the corrosion of two or more metals of different nobility, such as stainless steel and aluminium, resulting in the weaker being eaten away through a galvanic reaction.
Unlike raw mill finish aluminium, Anodised aluminium has virtually a life long resistance to corrosion.
As we know Spitfire Trailers are the only aluminium trailers which are anodised.
A comprehensive report on the benefits of anodised aluminium follow.
Anodising to Prevent Galvanic Corrosion
Galvanic corrosion is a serious issue across the engineering industry and it has a variety of solutions, which all boil down to one technique: breaking the circuit. Anodising is one way to break the circuit. The anodic coating is made up of aluminium oxide, which is a good electrical insulator.
The oxide layer is a thousand times thicker than the natural oxide that forms on aluminium, which offers essentially no galvanic protection.
It is sensible to use anodising because it has such good adhesion (owing to being a conversion coating) and so won't flake off like a paint might. Hard anodising can also provide protection in situations where higher wear is expected, which paint will not be able to withstand.
Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals come into contact. It is also necessary for there to be moisture, but it is rare to find an environment without moisture. Galvanic corrosion leads to the deterioration of one of the metals and can occur in environments that would otherwise not be considered corrosive to said metal.
Precautions When Using Anodising for Galvanic Corrosion Protection
Anodised aluminium has an electrically insulative surface, just like any of the other barrier protection techniques and if this surface is damaged then the protection it provides will be reduced or eliminated. For this reason, anodising must be done after all machining, folding or welding has been completed.
The beauty of anodising is that because it is an insulator and not a metal, it is compatible with all other common metals (from a galvanic perspective) by virtue of being non-conductive. This means, that it is acceptable to use stainless steel, zinc coated steel, titanium, nickel and others in contact with anodised components.

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[HAJJ TRAVEL / ARABIA THROUGH THE EYES OF A MODERN TURKISH POET] Hac yolunda. [i.e. On the way of Hajj].
CENAB SEHABEDDIN, (1870-1934), Matbaa-i Kanaat., Ist., [AH 1341] = 1925.
Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 238 p. Hegira 1341 = Gregorian 1925. Second Edition.
Scarce early edition of this narrative journey to Mecca by the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century poet and doctor Cenab Sahabeddin (1870-1934), which was composed of his 17 letters written while he was traveling by steamer from Istanbul to Alexandria, and then passing through Cairo, Suez, Tih, and Mecca. The book was completed in 1909.
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Pairing its love for traditional American music with a distinct ability to innovate, modern
acoustic group The Blackberry Bushes Stringband continues to come into its own. Distinguished
by exquisite musicianship and on-stage chemistry, the band combines playful twang and tight,
thick harmonies with artful arrangements. The result is a fresh, cohesive catalog – much of it
original – that resonates with fans of bluegrass, Americana, folk and related genres.
The group has played notable festivals over the years that include the...


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- PRIVATE EQUITY. // Investment Dealers' Digest;4/18/2005, Vol. 71 Issue 15, p20
The article presents statistical information on first quarter 2005 all private equity fundraising by state/region on April 11, 2005, in the United States. Goldman Sachs & Co. raised an $8.5 billion private equity fund, the longest ever. While several bulge-bracket firms have divested themselves...
- M&A. // Investment Dealers' Digest;4/18/2005, Vol. 71 Issue 15, p21
The article presents statistical information on monthly global M&A volume as of April 11, 2005. Global M&A activity from January 1, 2005 to April 11, 2005, is 7,785 deals. Global M&A activity from January 1, 2004, to April 11, 2005, is 8,833 deals. It also provides information on global target...
- PE Fundraising Remains Strong. K. H. // Mergers & Acquisitions Report;74/21/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 16, p12
This article reports on the stability of fundraising activity in the private equity industry in spite of the credit crunch in 2008. According to data from Preqin, a total of $165.5 billion was raised by investment firms in the first quarter. The company also found that $82 billion of capital...
- PRIVATE EQUITY. // Investment Dealers' Digest;12/13/2004, Vol. 70 Issue 48, p18
The article presents information about private equity fundraising in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2004. The total funds raised in the as of December 6, 2004 has been 26,911.7 million dollars. U.S. fundraising has been $5,572.6 m and $14,945.2 m for venture capital funds and buyout/mezzanine...
- INVESTMENT BANKING DATABASE: PRIVATE EQUITY. // Investment Dealers' Digest;12/6/2004, Vol. 70 Issue 47, p18
This article presents information on the private equity fundraising by various states and regions in the U.S. The State region of New York Tri-Sate raised an amount of $ 6,894.9 million and had an average of 299.8. The region of New England raised an amount of $5,306.1 million and had an average...
- Banks Flock to South Korea, But Not PE. Hamerman, Joshua // Investment Dealers' Digest;5/21/2007, Vol. 73 Issue 20, p6
The article reports that U.S. investment banks express their enthusiasm to enter the asset management industry in South Korea, in contrast to the lack of enthusiasm from U.S. private equity firms. Goldman Sachs will purchase Seoul, South Korea-based Macquarie-IMM Investment Management. JPMorgan...
- Split Sought. // Crain's New York Business;03/15/99, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p34
Reports on Ogden Corp.'s hiring of Goldman Sachs & Co. to assist in separating the company's power-producing business and entertainment and aviation services unit.
- Report: Goldman to Help in ResCap Sale. // American Banker;3/15/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 39, p8
The article discusses a report in the "New York Post" newspaper that GMAC Inc. has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to assist in the sale of Residential Capital, a mortgage loan subsidiary.
- Samsung hires Goldman Sachs. // Chemical Week;6/10/1998, Vol. 160 Issue 22, p5
Reveals that Samsung has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of its chemical assets. Companies interested in the chemical businesses of Samsung.


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The health benefits of staying alcohol-free for a whole four weeks have been revealed.
The end is near for all of you participating in Dry January this year, as February is just a mere few days away.
The idea of it has been questioned in recent times though, as the method of choosing not to drink for one month, then proceeding to drink for the other 11 seems counter-productive.
But on the horizon is your reward, a nice cold alcoholic beverage that you have earned through your hard work and persistence throughout January.
For the thousands that have chosen to take part this year, there are a number of benefits you currently enjoy after four weeks alcohol-free.
One of the major changes you will have noticed is an improvement to your complexion.
The reduction or cutting out of alcohol from your diet has allowed your body to produce more of the anti-diuretic hormone vasopressin, which you should thank for giving your skin a new glow.
Also, less of the drink allows your pores to shrink, which causes less spots to appear.
It might be a no-brainer, but overdoing it with a few too many pints (or any alcoholic drinks), is not the best for your organs.
Specifically, where the contents of the drinks need to be broken down, the liver.
But even a few weeks can make a huge difference, as something called liver 'stiffness' reduces, which is a positive as it is an early sign of liver disease, which can develop into cirrhosis in extreme cases.
Too much alcohol, as you have probably experienced, can give your immunity levels a kick in the teeth.
By lowering the strength of your immune system, you become more susceptible to germs and bugs that may be flying around.
The break has given your body time to rebuild its defence against germs following a heavy festive period.
You've probably already seen what just a week of no drinking can improve in your day-to-day life.
Getting over the initial cravings and withdrawals can be hard but after that, your sleep quality would have increased, your decision-making would have improved and even things like creativity levels will have sky-rocketed.
The one month break from alcohol will have improved your blood pressure, as drinking too much can weaken the muscles in your blood vessels.
It means it becomes more difficult for your heart to pump blood around your body, increasing blood pressure, increasing the likelihood of stroke or even heart and kidney disease.
But after this extended break, you will experience a drop in your blood pressure, reducing health risks like this all in just four weeks.
Studies show that going sober reduces the risk of developing several types of cancer, with mouth, breast, bowel and liver cancer less likely.
So don't let anyone tell you that it wasn't worthwhile, you have benefitted from a good month off!Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Photos


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The new exhibition at the 201 Telephone Box Gallery in Strathkinness – Pearl Compost [aka Kate Clayton] COM(M)POST April 5, 2021 – May 2, 2021
201 Telephone Box Gallery is serving as a house of active compost for the duration of the exhibition. Compost is necessary for a healthy, sustainable growing environment. Questions for the worms are being solicited via email – email@example.com and COM(M)POST’s Facebook event page https://fb.me/e/Im5qUZGy. Why not ask the worms about whatever’s bugging you? The worms answers to the questions will be revealed during Pearl Compost’s closing performance on Sunday, May 2 at 3:45 pm. Please bear in mind that all worms are equal, have five hearts, and work for the greater good of the community.
Project supported by the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award (VACMA)


Premium Bandai has recently updated with an official pre-order page for S.H.Figuarts Dan Kuroto Shin. The figure, while similar to S.H.Figuarts Shin Dan Kuroto, will include different accessories. For those who are unaware, Dan Kuroto renamed himself Dan Kuroto Shin after he was revived through the Proto Mighty Action X Gashat. With the prototype, Dan Kuroto received the ability to revive himself through ‘continues’ like an actual video game character. However, he only possesses 99 continues… The figure will include: Alternate face partsX2 (exclusive to this version) Exchangeable wrists (LeftX4, RightX5) “God’s Resurrection Panel” Gashat X2 Pre-orders for theRead More
Premium Bandai has recently updated with an official pre-order page for S.H.Figuarts Shin Dan Kuroto. For those who are unaware, the figure is based on Dan Kuroto (or Kuroto Dan), who was the CEO of Genm Corp and Kamen Rider Genm. He is one of the masterminds behind the Bugster Virus, and creating the Kamen Rider/ Gashat System. The character himself is portrayed by actor Tetsuya Iwanaga. However, the figure does not completely match his likeness, but it is close enough to his ‘godliness.” The figure will include: Alternate face parts X2 (Exclusive toRead More
Premium Bandai has opened an official pre-order page for the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid DX Doctor Mighty XX Gashat. The Gashat that first debut in this weekend’s episode of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid will feature phrases by Kiriya Kujo and Dan Kuroto. Pre-orders for the Gashat are currently open and will close at August 31 at 11 P.M. JPST. The item will be released this December priced at 2,700 Yen. Those who are interested should contact their preferred middleman for more details.
Premium Bandai has recently opened an official pre-order page for the DX Gashacon Bugvisor II (Neo Dan Ver.). The device will feature various sounds by Dan Karuto and Dan Masamune. It will also feature the TV size version of Excite and also will feature the game over/ continue sounds up to “98” times. Pre-orders are currently open and the item will be released this October priced at 4,320 Yen. Those who are interested should contact their preferred middleman for more details.
Toei has confirmed that they will be spin-off specials for Kamen Rider Genm. The company also released a trailer for the specials on their official Youtube channel, however it is blocked for viewers outside of Japan. Luckily the trailer has been mirrored on another Youtube channel. https://youtu.be/IYG7l98syz4 The spin-off specials will feature Kamen Rider Genm who will create a trap for the riders in the form of the Forbidden Battle Game. The tagline for the specials will be “Can they beat the game with no continues?” The specials will be split into three parts with theRead More
Recently new scans for Kamen Rider EX-Aid have surfaced on the net, which reveal details for the upcoming episodes of the series in November. *Keep in mind these scans feature spoilers so look at your own discreet


|Vehicle||1989 Yamaha TZR |
Light motorcycle conversion.
|Motor|| Brushless DC|
DIY Axial flux 3-phase DC, 20kW peak.
instruction book available at WebPage
|Drivetrain||14-45 sprocket chain drive.|
|Controller||Kelly KBL 48601|
Easy to use and to program
once you got it installed.
Lacks low rpm power.
I have now changed from the Kelly to 7xHobby City 120A ESC (180A 30sec = 1260 A peak!)
|Batteries||11 Thunder Sky 90Ah, 3.20 Volt, |
LiFePo4 3kWh battery pack.
|System Voltage||36 Volts|
|Charger|| Unknown Chinese |
E-bay LiFePo charger, 42V 8A, seems to do the job alright. I have a couple of single cell LiFePo charges to balance cells if needed.
|DC/DC Converter|| |
Transelectric DC/DC converter
18-55V wide range input, 13.8V output.
|Instrumentation||Cycle analyst, a truly great |
|Top Speed||65 MPH (104 KPH)|
Good in the 40-80km/h range.
7x Hobbycity/Hobbywing 120A ESC:
Nice, 0-100km/h in 8-9sec, the batteries are now the limiting factor.
Videoclip 0-65mph 26kW(!) peak: WebPage
|Range||30 Miles (48 Kilometers)|
40-50km 80% DOD.
|Watt Hours/Mile||90 Wh/Mile |
With Kelly: 50-60Wh/km
When I ride the bike fairly gentle on a route with mixed speeds, 30-50-70 km/h, the cycle analysts calculate the energy consumption to 48Wh/km. Average speed on this specific run was 45km/h and max speed was 78km/h.
Riding the bike faster and more aggressive will result in a energy consumption in the 60Wh/km region. City driving stop-and-go, results in 51Wh/km with the Kelly, and 48Wh/km with the 7xESC setup in "Delta" and
45Wh/km with a motor winded "Star".
|Seating Capacity||2 adults|
|Curb Weight||310 Pounds (140 Kilograms)|
140kg, 9kg over original stock weight.
|Conversion Time||1 Year, which includes testing and development of the electric motor.|
|2010-05, It is now registred and insured as a electric motorcycle.|
With the 7x120A setup, you have to keep an eye on the motor temperature. Better acceleration is great fun but it does heat up the motor considerably.
Nothing new really, just enjoying my commute to work!
The hobby ESCs seams to hold up pretty well.
Another wonderful "electric" season has now come to an end.