Beautiful and functional: 20 canteens in industrial style

As you know, fashion is moving in a circle, and the interior design - is no exception.In recent years there has been a revival of styles and trends that give designers a new elegant look.Industry - is one of the basic styles, whose influence is felt most in the modern world.Restrained, putting superior ergonomics beauty he returns.We offer a review of the best dining rooms, decorated in a timeless style.

brick, metal and wood

to design the interior in a pleasing style, be sure to understand its main components.In the case of industrial style they can even call the driving forces.From the very beginning, the era of the Industrial Revolution there was not supposed to focus the visual beauty of the place, it's working atmosphere.That is why contemporary designers there is an amazing mix of contrasting textures.Dining should fully comply with the chosen direction.

Brick walls are an absolute favorite among homeowners in the design of industrial-style dining rooms.They help to achieve harmony, combin

ing the comfort of home and the avant-garde interior.Metal window frames, massive wooden beams, rough concrete surfaces - a perfect combination that helps to create a unique dining room.It will only complement it all properly chosen color scheme.

Light does not happen much

Lighting plays a crucial role in any interior, but in Asia, the Mediterranean, and industrial style, it becomes more important than doubled.Basically, the traditional preference for large metal fixtures which perfectly fit into the interior.

There are alternatives that are not inferior to the conventional choice.For lighting in the dining room you can use any industrial-style chandeliers, bearing an appropriate atmosphere.They only give the interior a modern or medieval magic charm, creating a wonderful fusion of styles.It may be a luxury chandelier from Tom Dixon, and handmade lamps.The main thing is to match the colors and other decorative elements.

functionality above all

Most often industrial-style room is a large open space, but at least it will look great and a small room.However, for this dining room will need to pay more attention.The first thing you need to solve the problem with lighting.If the room is really small, you have to visually expand it at the expense of the living room.The color scheme should be minimal.The background is selected only one dominant texture - brick, metal or concrete.

unusual avant-garde view of

dining room, decorated in the industrial style allows you to experiment with the decor and accessories are much freer than any other.Originally will look huge chandeliers, bold paintings on the walls, even the vintage bike will come in handy.Custom dining table, eclectic mix of chairs, a sudden burst of colors - everything is able to create a unique atmosphere in the dining room and turn into a stunning backdrop.However, care must be taken not to overdo it with the details.

Used things restored decor, too, are an integral part of the industrial style.It can be painted old car parts, Vintage vase on the dining table - everything can be found at the flea market.Interior certainly need to add personality, and this will require imagination.

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Buddhistdoor View: See the Unseen and Hear the Unheard

By Buddhistdoor Global
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In 2009, Christopher Beckwith, professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, published an ambitious book outlining an alternative history of the cultures of Central Eurasia. Casting the culture of Central Eurasia as the protagonists of ancient and modern history, Beckwith argued that it was the commonly studied empires in our school textbooks (Rome, Persia, China, and so on), which he reframes as “peripheral” powers, that were the aggressors against Central Eurasia. “If the historical record actually tells us [that] Central Eurasians were not barbarians, what were they?” (Beckwith 2009, xxiv)

Beckwith’s narrative even tied the treatment of Central Eurasians to the European destruction of Native Americans: “Up until a few decades ago, the Indians [sic] were condemned by the unjust, genocidal victors as ‘savages.’ Finally, when they had almost disappeared, some among the victor peoples had a twinge of conscience and realized that the historical treatment of the Indians was exactly the reverse of the truth. Recognition of the struggles of the Central Eurasian peoples against the more than two-millennia-long mistreatment by their peripheral neighbors is long overdue.” (Beckwith 2009, xxv)

It is arguable that the book’s analysis is too colored by the author’s personal opinions. However, the thesis that the Central Eurasian voice was marginalized, at any rate, and their story done injustice, is worth considering. For various historical reasons, it must be admitted that Central Eurasian peoples were often misrepresented and misunderstood. These scholarly perceptions have filtered down into popular culture, where inaccurate portrayals of Central Eurasian cultures (or a simple lack of reliable information about them) hinder an accurate understanding of their descendants’ circumstances and mindsets.

It can be decades, even centuries, before academia and society are ready to reconsider long-held assumptions that, consciously or not, marginalize or silence alternative voices. Similarly, in contemporary culture there is slow but sure recognition that dominant discourses and zeitgeists can crowd out the voices and stories of less powerful groups, at the expense of everyone.

This undeniably sounds cerebral, but has very significant, real-world correlations. Take for example the #MeToo movement, which spread virally in October 2017 (but had been occurring much earlier) to highlight the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment against women. It became a global phenomenon because the harassment and abuse of women has apparently been a far more common occurrence than most decent folk would have liked to admit, and women are mustering the courage to say so on an international scale.

Until recently, many countries’ organs of authority (governments, the literati, the media, the law, and so on) were insensitive to sexual harassment and assault—with forces in popular culture often downplaying or even dismissing women’s grievances and maintaining a culture of silence that has only occasionally been punctured. The widespread challenge to this legacy of silencing may well, over many years and generations, make wider society reconsider how women’s stories have been told throughout modern history (it is already happening, but at a very gradual pace).

Buddhist academic and Buddhistdoor columnist Vanessa Sasson has visited the theme of the marginalized in several of her articles, highlighting the (his)tory of patriarchy in Buddhism. She has discussed how women (and men) are exploring and articulating alternative ways of re-reading the ancient Buddhist texts and re-interpreting their messages into something more spiritually nourishing and freeing. Visibility is part of this activity, and the elevation of women into positions of Buddhist authority, important as that is, remains only a small part of this overall project. There is nothing “trivial” about such discussions; rather, such dismissals say something unskillful about our values, and the need to reflect on whether such values are virtuous or leading to suffering for women and men alike.

There are movements of liberation across the world (armed with increasingly sophisticated intersectional discourses for oppressed communities) that are not just concerned with securing better access to the common good on marginalized parties’ behalf. They aim to inject their stories, their perspectives, into mainstream consciousness. From Black Lives Matter, to Ambedkarite Buddhism, to anti-war protests, these struggles move at the level of ideas. While all worldly movements and ideologies are faulty, these causes are challenging mainstream society to consider how much of “business as usual” might be being conducted unskillfully, so to speak. Buddhists are very much part of these imperfect movements, but they should be commended and supported for offering up such courage and energy: people such as Joan Halifax, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, and many more.

There is a common thread running from women to oppressed communities, to even the academic discourse of ancient Central Eurasian cultures. That is the thread of giving the time of day to the unseen and the unheard. Whether we see it as social activism, advocacy, or even engaged Buddhism or liberation theology, the work of making the invisible visible and giving the unheard a voice extends over generations. It ebbs and flows, with no real “end goal” given the nebulousness of how visible one can be until one is “seen,” or how vocal one can be until one is “listened to.” It is strikingly similar to the work of a bodhisattva, in fact. After all, the work of a bodhisattva never ends either—it only ends when all beings are enlightened, far into the endless future in deep time, eon after repeating eon.

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CISG상 물품의 공법적 규제 적합성에 관한 연구 - 중국법원의 관련 판례를 중심으로 -

이병문, 박미봉

한국무역보험학회 무역보험연구 제19권 제4호 2018.12 pp.27-53

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국제물품매매계약에 있어서 매매물품은 서로 다른 국가의 국경을 넘어야 하기 때문에 매매목적물이 어느 국가의 기준에 준하여야 하는가 하는 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 하지만 각국의 정치, 문화, 경제 등 발전수준이 서로 상이하고 동일한 제품의 품질에 관련된 소비자 보호, 노동 및 환경, 제조물 안전, 물품의 구성성분기준 등에 관한 법규에 일치하지 않을 경우 물품이 매수인국 또는 최종목적지국 또는 최종사용지국에 인도되었을지라도 통관이 거부되거나 사용이 불가하여 페기처분 해야 하거나 또는 시장가치가 전혀 없어서 전매가 금지되고 시장에서 유통이 불가하여 계약의 목적을 달성할 수 없는 문제가 발생할 수 있다. CISG는 이에 관한 명료한 규정을 두고 있지 않고 있어 문제로 지적되고 있다. 따라서 본고에서는 CISG상 매도인의 공법적 규제에 부합하는 물품의 인도의무에 관하여 학자들의 학설과 판례의 검토를 통해 공법적 규제기준의 적용원칙 및 예외원칙을 살펴봄과 더불어 중국법원의 관련 판례 분석을 통해 중국법원의 물품의 적합성에 관한 공법적 규제기준의 적용과 해석 원칙이 국제적 흐름에 부합하는지 여부를 고찰하도록 한다.
This study addresses various issues related to which national sets of public law standards (e.g., product safety regulations, product liability, sanitation, labors, circumstances, sanitary and health standards) should apply to the goods exported under a cross-border sales contract from one country to another. This question arises particularly where those sets of public law standards are different among countries. As to this question it deals with the rules for the seller's duty to deliver the goods conforming to the public law standards under the CISG by examining scholars writings and case holdings. In addition, it attempts to investigate one of Chinese cases which deals with such question and evaluate its holdings in a comparative way to the position under the CISG.

영국 보험법의 개혁동향에 관한 연구 - 해상보험을 포함한 기업보험에 적용되는 담보법원칙을 중심으로 -

신건훈, 이병문

한국무역보험학회 무역보험연구 제15권 제3호 2014.09 pp.217-243

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영국 법률위원회는 영국 보험법의 개정을 위하여 2007년에 1차 검토보고서를 발표하였고, 이에 대한 각계의 반응을 고려하여 2012년에 2차 검토보고서를 발표하였다. 영국법률위원회는 이 보고서에서 각계의비판을 고려하여 과감한 개혁안을 제시하였다. 이 연구는 기업보험에 적용 되는 담보법원칙과 관련하여영국법률위원회가 제시하고 있는 개혁안의 내용, 실무적·법률적의미 및 문제점을 분석함으로써, 향후영국보험법의 개혁동향을 검토하는데 그 목적을 두고 있다.
English insurance lawhas developed a unique rule ofwarranty and afforded such a strict legal character to insurance warranty. Recently, English Law Commission proposed some proposals, adopted to business insurance, for reforming the warranty regime in CP 204. The proposals of LawCommission are summarized as following. First, LC proposes that the basis of the contract should be of no effect. Secondly, LC proposes to change the law to the effect that if a warranty is not complied with, the insurer’s liability is suspended for the duration of the breach. Thirdly, where a termis included to reduce the risk of a particular type of loss, then in the event of a breach of the term, the insurer’s liability should be suspended only in respect of that type of loss. Fourthly, the parties would be entitled to specify that a breach of warranty has different consequences.Where the insurerwish to retain the right to reject claims for breach which has already been remedied, this would need to be spelled out in clear terms, and specifically brought to the attention of the other party before the contract was formed. Finally, LC proposes that the rules outlined above should apply to express warranties in marine insurance, the implied marine warranties in MIA 1906 should be retained.

우리나라의 특정무역 실태와 발전방안

오원석, 박세훈, 이병문, 유승균

한국무역보험학회 무역보험연구 제15권 제1호 2014.03 pp.1-20

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본 연구의 목적은 우리나라의 무역업체들의 특정무역의 실태를 조사하여 특정무역의 발전방안 을 제시하고자 하였다. 본 조사에 따르면, 연구결과의 실태조사결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 무역거 래자를 위한 세밀한 금융지원이 필요하다. 둘째, 정책적 접근을 통하여 특정무역거래자의 위험을 제거하여야 한다. 셋째, 관련기관에 의한 역할강화가 필요하다. 실태조사에 따르면 무역을 발전하 기 위해서는 다음과 같은 개선방안이 필요하다. 첫째, 특정무역거래자를 위한 온라인교육의 개설 이 필요하다. 둘째, 지역특정무역업자를 위한 방문교육이 필요하다. 셋째, 특정무역의 발전을 위 해서는 유관기관의 적극적인 협조가 필요하다. 마지막으로 금융기관의 특정무역을 위한 금융지원 이 필요하다. 본 연구의 한계점은 샘플이 일반적인 산업에 적용하기에는 너무 작다. 그러나 본 연구는 우리나라 특정무역 실태에 대한 최초의 분석이라는데 의미가 있다.
The purpose of this paper is to examine actual condition and improvements scheme of the specifics trade in Korea. According to the survey for this study, the results of actual condition are as follows; First, a detailed financial support for the specific traders are required. Second, Through the policy approach, the risk factors for specific trader shall be removed. Third, Strengthening of the role by the related institutions is needed. According to the survey, in order to develop specific trade, improvements such as the following is required. First, the opening of the online course for the specific traders are required. Second, Visiting education for the local specific traders is required. Third, it is necessary to active cooperation of relevant organizations for development of specific trade. Finally, financial support for specific traders of financial institutions is necessary. The limitation of this study can not be applied to all business sample is too small. Anyway, the significance of this study is the first analysis for the specific trade in korea.

시뮬레이션 프로그램 기반 실시간 자동재난 및 안내방송시스템의 설계

이병문, 박정인, 강운구

한국디지털정책학회 디지털융복합연구 제10권 제7호 2012.08 pp.141-152

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극장이나 대형 빌딩에서 현재 사용되고 있는 대표적인 화재감지기 기반의 피난 유도시스템은 대체적으로 아날로그 방식으로 운영되어 화재 발생 시 선로와 센서의 손실로 주 장치로 제대로 전달되지 않아서 정확한 발화위치 및 화재 진행위치를 알 수가 없다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 재난이 발생하였을 때 실시간으로 화재경보 사이렌과 상황에 맞는 최적의 피난유도 기능을 갖는 재난관리 안내방송 시스템을 제안하였다. 제안된 시스템의 유효성을 확인하기 위해 객체지향 기법으로 설계하여 재난안내시스템과 시뮬레이션프로그램을 구현하였다. 이 시스템은 실제 화재와 같은 비상상황이 발생할 경우 화재센서 네트워크를 통해서 건물 내의 LCD에 피난유도를 위한 정보(발생지점, 발생시간, 대피경로)를 출력하는 시뮬레이션프로그램과 연동하도록 구현하였다. 또한 이 시스템을 이용하여 화염연기 확산경로를 고려한 최적의 재난대피경로를 찾는 실험을 하였고 그 결과 제안한 시스템의 유효성을 확인할 수 있었다.
The typical evacuation guidance system based on fire detectors, which is being widely used in theaters and large buildings, is often operated in an analog manner. In case of fire, it often causes the system to lose a wired line or wireless fire detection sensor, resulting in the difficulty of transmitting signals from a wired or wireless fire detection sensor to the main fire monitoring device. Accordingly, this paper has proposed the broadcasting system for disaster management, having an efficient evacuation guidance plan when a disaster occurs. The system reacts to an emergency situation along with fire alarm sirens in real time. We have implemented the above system by means of a simulation program that prints the evacuation guidance information (e.g., location and time of fire, and evacuation path) on an LCD located in a building through the fire sensor network in case of an emergency (e.g., actual fire). We have developed the simulation system by using mathematical algorithms, such as the optimal path search and the fire smoke diffusion algorithm. This simulation program considers the structure of a building and the location where the fire has initially occurred, applying it to the simulator.

환자의 적극적 이동을 유도하기 위한 스마트 포스터간 운동세션정보 전송프로토콜

[Kisti 연계] 한국멀티미디어학회 멀티미디어학회논문지 Vol.20 No.8 2017 pp.1439-1446

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Steady exercise or walking exercise is helpful for the treatment of chronic diseases or cancers. In this paper, I presented a smart poster to enable the patients to exercise while moving between the smart posters, dynamically, in order to provide better exercise effect to them. It can be a new form of exercise prescription that combines exercise with walking using smart posters. The personalized exercise prescription is downloaded from the management server in real time when the patient approaches, and induces the patient's exercise and walking. In addition, the smart poster helps patient to move to other posters in order to induce more walking exercise. To achieve this, I proposed a transfer protocol that autonomously exchanges session information between smart posters in this paper. Moreover, the smart poster based on Raspberry was implemented to verify validity of this protocol, and an experiment was conducted to measure the request and response time between smart posters in the implemented environment. In the experiment, when the other poster sent the message requesting the exercise session 100 times and received the response message, the 95 percentage of received messages had the response time within 0.05 seconds.

Food Ontology Model for a Healthcare Service

[Kisti 연계] 한국산업정보학회 한국산업정보학회논문지 Vol.17 No.6 2012 pp.31-40

유비쿼터스 정보기술이 의료서비스와 융합되면서 자가 건강관리에 필요한 다양한 형태의 콘텐츠에도 영향을 주고 있다. 특히 웹과 모바일 환경의 빠른 변화로 다량의 헬스케어 콘텐츠가 예상되기 때문에 검색의 효율성이 중요하다. 더구나 콘텐츠의 개인 맞춤형은 더 세밀하고 필요하며 단순한 키워드 중심의 검색방식에서도 환자 또는 사용자 요구와 특성에 맞도록 효율적인 검색방식이 필요하다. 따라서 콘텐츠의 의미를 시스템이 빠르게 이해할 수 있도록 정확한 시맨틱 검색이 필요하며 이를 위한 헬스케어 온톨로지를 모델링은 매우 의미 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 Protege 툴을 활용하여 헬스케어 콘텐츠 중 음식(Food) 클래스와 하위 클래스를 설계하고 각 클래스에 대한 제약조건 및 관계를 정의하여 실제 시스템에서 활용할 수 있는 시스템도 모델링하였다. 이렇게 모델링된 헬스케어 콘텐츠 온톨로지는 환자나 사용자들에게 원하는 정보를 신속하고 정확하게 검색할 수 있는 기반을 제공해준다.
Ubiquitous technology influences on various firms of contents needed for self-healthcare, as it fuses into medical services. Particularly, rapid changes in the web and mobile environment, requiring various sorts of healthcare and its related contents, make efficiency of search more important. Personalized contents needs to be more refined as well as the existing simple keyword-centered searching method needs to be more effective in order to meet both requirements and characteristics of each patient or each user. A precise semantic searching method is required for a system to understand promptly the meaning of a contents. In this respect, to build a healthcare ontology has its own significance. This study builds up a system model that can be utilized practically in existing systems by setting up the Food Class and its sub-class among the healthcare contents with Protege tool and then materializing constraints and its relationships between each class. The healthcare contents ontology provides patients or users with a platform which can search the needed information promptly and precisely.

CISG상 매도인의 이행청구권에 관한 연구

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.53 2012 pp.49-74

This study primarily concerns the seller's right to require performance under the United Nations Convention on International Sale of Goods(1980) (here-in-after the CISG). By virtue of art. 62 of the CISG, the seller may require to pay the purchase price, take delivery or perform his other obligations. The right is known as a process whereby the aggrieved seller obtains as nearly as possible the actual subject-matter of his bargain, as opposed to compensation in money for failing to obtain it. The study describes and analyzes the provisions of the CISG as to the seller's right to require performance, focusing on the questions of what the seller can require the buyer to perform, and what the restrictions of his right to require performance are. It particularly deals with main controversial issues among scholars as to whether art. 28 of the CISG is applied to the seller's action for the price and so that it opens the door domestic traditions and national preconditions that prevent judges and enforcement authorities in some contracting states, and whether the seller's to require performance is subject to the duty to mitigate loss within the meaning of art. 77 of the CISG. On the basis of the analysis, the study puts forward the author's arguments criticizing various the existing scholars' views. In addition, this study provides legal and practical advice to the contracting parties when it is expected that the CISG is applicable as the governing law.

EC Directive상 하자물품에 대한 매수인의 구제제도에 관한 비교연구

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.19 2003 pp.33-66

This is a comparative and analytical study which comprises of the analysis of the rules of the buyer's remedies where the seller delivers defective goods of four legal systems; Directive, CISG, English law and Korean law. In light of threefold main purposes of this study, it firstly attempts to describe and analyze the remedy provisions of Directive in a comparative way in order to provide legal advice to the sellers who plans to enter into English consumer markets. It shows that the two tier remedial system under Directive is not much different from the other jurisdictions, except where the right of rescission under Directive is absolute in a sense that it does not require a certain degree of seriousness of defect. Secondly, the study compares the rules of one jurisdiction with those of other jurisdictions and evaluates the rules in light of the discipline of comparative law the basic question of which is whether a solution from one jurisdiction may facilitate the systematic development and reform of another jurisdiction. It proves the followings; (1) the reluctance and uncertainty in English law of ordering specific performance based on the discretionary power does not reflect the parties' preference because the order is either uncertain or rather negative where the purchase of substitute goods elsewhere is not a satisfactory solution in many cases; (2) the position in Korean law which has no limitation on the right to require substitute goods is likely unfair in commercial sales, but justified in consumer sales; (3) the right of termination or reduction under Directive which is subject to the applicability of the right to require repair or substitute goods seems to be contrary to the consumer's preference where the defective delivery destroys the basis of trust in the quality of the seller's performance; (4) the absolute right of termination under Directive and English law seems crucial in consumer sales because they are often inferior to commercial sellers in terms of information and bargaining power; (5) the right of reduction as a self-help remedy which is absent in English law emphasizes its usefulness. Thirdly, it finds that, where CISG is deemed to fail to unify different rules on the right to require specific performance between Civil and Common law, it is attempted once again in Directive and notwithstanding their hostility to awarding the right to require specific performance in English law, Regulations 2002 expressively stipulates such right.

Regulation of Unfair Contract Terms in English Law

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.21 2003 pp.3-37

English law accepts the basic principle of freedom of contract that the parties should be free to agree on any terms that they like unless their agreement is illegal or otherwise contrary to public policy because it infringes some public interest. On the other hand, it has been limited for hundreds of years on the basis that certain contract terms, particularly in standard form, may alter a distribution of risks that the customer would reasonably intended. The alteration may often result from his simple ignorance caused by either lack of opportunity to become aware of clauses or inability to understand their full potential implications. In addition, it may also result from disparity in bargaining power which does not allow the customer to look after their own interests even if he is fully aware of the unacceptable clauses. In response to this problem, English law has employed both judicial and statutory intervention techniques to control unfair contract terms. This study describes and analyzes in detail how English law regulates such terms, particularly, in standard form, in order to provide legal advice to our sellers residing either in UK or in Korea who plan to enter into UK markets. It also attempts to explore any problem in the existing double legislations of UCTA and UTCCR and put forward future direction of English law in light of the Draft Unfair Terms Bill which was currently proposed by the Law Commissioners. The main concern of this paper will be confined to some of the various aspects of both judicial and statutory control of unfair contract terms in English law which may draw our attention in terms of domestic or international business sales.

SGA개정안과 CISG의 비교연구

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.20 2003 pp.83-112

This study primarily concerns the Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002, focusing on the newly amended rules of the Sale of Goods Act(1979). It describes and analyzes the provisions of Regulations 2002 in a comparative way in order to provide legal advice to the sellers who plans to enter into English consumer markets. It also attempts to compare the rules of Regulations 2002 with those of CISG and to evaluate them in light of the discipline of Law and Economics the basic question of which is whether a solution from one jurisdiction may enhence 'efficiency', serving the goal of reducing negotiation costs through providing a set of default terms, and through imposing an efficient solution which may assist value maximizing exchange where disputes arise.

HL7 FHIR 기반 의료 데이터 처리 시스템에서 YCSB를 통한 RDBMS와 MongoDB의 성능 분석 연구

전동철, 이병문, 황희정

[Kisti 연계] 한국멀티미디어학회 멀티미디어학회논문지 Vol.21 No.8 2018 pp.934-941

There are some limits on cost and efficiency for large amount of data in RDBMS, and NoSQL is starting to gain popularity. In medical institutions, data forms are different between organizations, and that makes difficulty for interoperability between organizations. In this paper we focused on performance issues between RDMBS and NoSQL in medical documents. We had built two different environment and had experiment comparative analysis of NoSQL with RDBMS based on medical data. We used medical HL7 FHIR as a medical data standard. Also YCSB benchmark tool was used for performance comparison. Experiments shows that NoSQL has better performance in large amounts of medical data processing systems that have over 10,000~100,000 records.

웨어러블 동작센서와 인공지능 학습모델 기반에서 행동인지의 개선

안정욱, 강운구, 이영호, 이병문

[Kisti 연계] 한국멀티미디어학회 멀티미디어학회논문지 Vol.21 No.8 2018 pp.982-990

In recent years, many wearable devices and mobile apps related to life care have been developed, and a service for measuring the movement during walking and showing the amount of exercise has been provided. However, they do not measure walking in detail, so there may be errors in the total calorie consumption. If the user's behavior is measured by a multi-axis sensor and learned by a machine learning algorithm to recognize the kind of behavior, the detailed operation of walking can be autonomously distinguished and the total calorie consumption can be calculated more than the conventional method. In order to verify this, we measured activities and created a model using a machine learning algorithm. As a result of the comparison experiment, it was confirmed that the average accuracy was 12.5% or more higher than that of the conventional method. Also, in the measurement of the momentum, the calorie consumption accuracy is more than 49.53% than that of the conventional method. If the activity recognition is performed using the wearable device and the machine learning algorithm, the accuracy can be improved and the energy consumption calculation accuracy can be improved.

FTA 국내보완대책의 평가와 과제: 농·축산업분야를 중심으로

이병문, 정희진

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.77 2018 pp.215-237

This study closely examines domestic supplementary measures implemented for Free Trade Agreements (FTA) concerning the agriculture and livestock industry and finds out their problems and put forward improvement measures in terms of their system and contents. The systematic problems with previously established supplementary measures are as follows. First, the existing short and long term measures does not comply with each FTA's special and unique economical, political and legislative purpose. Secondly, they focus on improvements for individual FTAs. They must be holistic and integrative considering all FTAs, thus producing synergy to reach better policy overall. Lastly, FTA policies and the measures must reflect the expanding size and scope of regional economic integration. Problems or concerns in existing supplementary measures include first, flexible financing. The government hands out loans to players in the industry based on assets but these loans must be flexible to market interest changes and must include reduced mortgage rate options. Secondly, rigid standards that trigger direct loss prevention, establishing maximum and minimum loan limits, and developing a comprehensive standard for identifying crops to support are all problems that need to be addressed. Thirdly, education of next and future agricultural generation is paramount in building a competitive workforce. Fourthly, the government must identify industries lacking in performance or short in supply to cease or reducing funding. Last but not least, the government should actively search for new markets for export and produce long term road maps for export growth.

영국 2015년 보험법 상 담보(워런티)에 관한 연구

신건훈, 이병문

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.73 2017 pp.65-90

The rule of warranty in English insurance law was established in the second part of the $18^{th}$ century by Lord Mansfield, who laid the foundations of the modern English law of insurance contract and developed very different rule of insurance law, especially in the field of warranty. At the time of Lord Mansfield, warranty, that is, the promise given by the assured, played an important role for the insurer to assess the scope of the risk. Legal environments, however, have changed since the age of Lord Mansfield. English and Scottish Commissions proposed very dramatic reform of law in the field of warranty law to reflect the changes of legal environment through the Insurance Act 2016. This article intends to consider the legal implications through the comparative analysis between the new regime of warranty in the Insurance Act 2015 and MIA 1906. The major changes in the Insurance Act 2015 are summarized as following. First, Basis of the contract clauses in non-consumer insurance contracts should be of no effect and representations should not be capable of being converted into warranties by means of a policy term or statement on the proposal form. This requirement should not be capable of being avoided by the use of a contract term and the arrangement of contracting out by parties should be of no effect. Secondly, The existing remedy for breach of warranty, that is, automatic discharge of the insurer's liability, should be removed. Instead, the insurer's libility should be suspended from the point of breach of warranty and reattach if and when a breach of warranty has been remedies. Thirdly, A breach of warranty should genally be regarded as remedied where the insured ceases to be in breach of it. In the other hand, for time-specific warranties which apply at or by an ascertainable time, a breach should be regarded as remedies, if the risk to which the warranty relates later, becomes essentially the same as that originally contemplated by the parties. Fourthly, where a term of an insurance contract relates to a particular kind of loss, or loss at a particular location/time, the breach of that term should only give the remedy in relation to loss of that particular kind of loss, or at a particular location/time. Finally, whether a term of an insurance contrat relates to loss of a particular kind of at a particular location/time should be determined objectively, based on whether compliance with that ther would tend to reduce the risk of the occurrence of that category of loss.

영국 보험법 상 보험자의 보험금지급의무와 관련한 주요 쟁점 - 2015년 보험법 상 개정내용을 중심으로 -

신건훈, 이병문

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.76 2017 pp.125-145

Where an insurer has unreasonably refused to pay a claim or paid it after unreasonably delay, the existing law in England does not provide a remedy for the insured. Accordingly, the insured is not entitled to damages for any loss suffered as a result of the insurer's unreasonable delay. This legal position differs from the law in Scotland and most major common law jurisdictions. LC thought that the legal position in England is anomalous and out of step with general contractual principles. LC considered that a policyholder should have a remedy where an insurer has acted unreasonably in delaying or refusing payment of claim, and, therefore, recommended a statutory implied term in every insurance that the insurer will pay sums due within a reasonable time and breach of that term should give rise to contractual remedies, including damages. More detailed recommendations of LC are as followings. First, it should be an implied term of every insurance contract that, where an insured makes a claim under the contract, the insurer must pay sums due within a reasonable time. Secondly, a reasonable time should always include a reasonable time for investigating and assessing a claim. Although a reasonable time will depend on all the relevant circumstances, for example, the following things may need to be taken into account, that is, (1) the type of insurance, (2) the size and complexity of the claim, (3) compliance with any relevant statutory rules or guidance, and (4) factors outside the insurer's control. Thirdly, if the insurer can show that it had reasonable grounds for disputing the claim(whether as to pay or not, or the amount payable), the insurer does not breach the obligation to pay within a reasonable time merely by failing to pay the claim while the dispute is continuing. In those circumstances, the conduct of the insurer in handling the dispute may be a relevant factor in deciding whether the obligation was breached and, if so, when. Fourthly, Normal contractual remedies for breach of contract should be available for breach of the implied term to pay sums due within a reasonable time. Finally, In non-consumer insurance contracts, the insurer should be permitted to exclude or limit its liability for breach of the obligation to pay sums due within a reasonable time, unless such breach was deliberate or reckless, and such an insurer's right to contract out will be subject to satisfying the transparency requirements.

스트레처블 디스플레이 최신 기술 동향

홍용택, 이병문, 오은호, 변정환

[Kisti 연계] 한국정보디스플레이학회 인포메이션 디스플레이 Vol.18 No.5 2017 pp.28-36

전자피부 기술 동향

홍용택, 변정환, 오은호, 이병문

[Kisti 연계] 한국정보디스플레이학회 인포메이션 디스플레이 Vol.17 No.5 2016 pp.3-13

CISG상 계약의 성립에 관한 판례연구

이병문, 박은옥

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.69 2016 pp.1-22

This study primarily concerns the cases recently held as to the formation of contract under the CISG. In order to put forward the most plausible direction to interpret the rules on the formation of contract under the CISG, it particularly deals with the followings. First, it scrutinizes the rules on the formation of contract, focusing on the requirements of offer and acceptance, the time when such offer and acceptance become effective, the issues on the battle of forms. Second, it introduces two recent interesting cases regarding the formation of contract and provides legal and practical advice to the contracting parties when they intend to conclude a contract under the CISG as a governing law. The followings are practical points that the parties should consider when they enter into contract. First, as any signature or intial made in the offer could be regarded as an acceptance, the parties are required to clarify the meaning of such signature or initials before the conclusion of contract. Second, it is not necessarily required one's signature for an offer to become effective but his name. Third, standard terms cannot be incorporated into the contract simply by reference to web-page or other documents. In order for such terms to be incorporated, it may be necessary to enclose them in the offer or to bring the other party's attention to them. Forth, one should remember that an acceptance by act become effective not when such act is complete, but when it is performed.

국내기업의 FTA 활용에 따른 원산지 관리비용 분석

조미진, 이병문, 송경은

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.67 2015 pp.163-186

This study attempts to analyze the trade costs of domestic firms utilizing the FTAs in terms of burden of expenses in managing the rules of origin. In doing so, we classify the managing costs of FTA rules of origin into three categories (that is, (i) ex ante costs from acquiring necessary information and building the infrastructure in the advance stage before the FTAs, (ii) the actual costs of the origin management in the application stage of FTA preferential treatment, (iii) ex post management cost in the preparation stage of origin verification) and perform a survey on the greater details on each category. Using the comprehensive results from the survey regarding domestic firm's use of FTAs, this paper also discusses the issues related to small and medium-sized firms and addresses the concerns involved with their managing costs of FTA rules of origin. Importantly, this paper emphasizes the importance of government supports to reduce inefficiency induced by the additional costs that domestic firms face in their use of FTAs and proposes the various policy implications regarding the managing costs of rules of origin.

DCFR 및 한국법상 프랜차이즈계약 가맹업자의 의무에 관한 비교연구

이병문, 신건훈

[Kisti 연계] 한국무역상무학회 무역상무연구 Vol.65 2015 pp.21-49

This study primarily concerns the various franchisor's duties provided under the Draft Common Frame of Reference (here-in-after DCFR) in comparison with those under Korean law. It particularly focuses on the followings. First, it scrutinizes the rules on the scope of application in a comparative way, focusing on the following questions; what is the definition of a franchise contract and what are the essential elements of such contract. Second, it investigates in a comparative way the provisons as to the franchisor's contractual duties as follows; 1) a duty to collaborate actively and loyally and coordinate their respective efforts, 2) a duty to provide the franchisee with adequate and timely information before the contract is concluded, 3) a duty to grant the franchisee a right to use the intellectual property rights, 4) a duty to provide the franchisee with the know-how, 5) a duty to render the franchisee with assistance, 6) a duty to ensure the products ordered by the franchisee are supplied, 7) a duty to provide information during the performance, 8) a duty to warn the franchisee decreased supply capacity, 9) a duty to make reasonable efforts to promote and maintain the reputation of the franchise network. Its emphasis is particularly put on the rationals, the contents and the nature of such duties. Third, this study provides legal and practical advice to the contracting parties when they intend to insert either the DCFR or Korean law in their contract as a governing law.

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Sirkka Documentary

“Sirkka” is a documentary film about the life of Sirkka Tuomi Holm.

Sirkka, who will turn 99 this summer, has witnessed almost a century of Finnish-American history. From her grandfather fighting for the Reds during the Finnish Civil War to her immigrant parents’ involvement in labor strikes, to being trailed by the FBI and being the first woman on the East Coast to be subpoenaed to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Sirkka has led a fascinating life.

She spent years on the Finnish-American amateur stage and served overseas during World War II. She has spent her life fighting for what she believes in and the rights of others. She has devoted her life to progressive and liberal causes. An actress, activist and veteran, Sirkka has written and been involved in numerous books and research on Finnish-America, socialism, labor, peace activities and feminism. Sirkka’s column in the Finnish American Reporter is the most read and loved by subscribers.

Now it’s her turn to tell her story.

Given the depth and breadth of what Sirkka has fought for and endured in her near-century of life, this film promises to not only be an engaging work, but also an invaluable capsule of Finnish-American life and history that will surely resonate not only in present-day Finnish America, but with future generations of immigrant descendants as well.

This film in being created by Kristin Ojaniemi in partnership with the Finnish American Heritage Center, with a target premiere date of August 2019.

To help support the production of “Sirkka,” click on the Donate button on this page.


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ANNA SMYTH, MS, RYT is Managing Director of Mindfulness Utah and Founder of Thrive Utah LLC, holds a Masters degree in Health Promotion and Education, which included formal study of mindfulness, stress physiology, and behavior change theory. She is a Qualified MBSR Instructor trained through the Center for Mindfulness at UMASS Medical School. Anna is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). She has loved sharing the evidence-based neurobiological benefits of mindfulness practice with others over the years through leading mindfulness trainings, workshops and presentations for companies, schools, and nonprofits such as Huntsman Cancer Institute, Intermountain Healthcare, the Weigand Center for the Homeless, Granite School District and the Utah School for the Deaf. She's been featured on Thrive Global, KRCL Radio Active, and First Seven Years. Anna is a member of the American Mindfulness Research Association. She is also co-founder of All Ability Mindfulness.

ANNA'S INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS: While living abroad in her mid-20s, Anna personally experienced mindfulness as the most powerful and lasting tool to address her own 20+ year journey with chronic back pain. She subsequently returned to the US for graduate school to formally study the underpinnings of sustainable health behavior change, for both individuals and groups. She was determined to answer a few burning questions: What is health, really? Why do some people cope with life's stressors better than others? What role does the brain play in our day-to-day perception of stress, wellness, and happiness? Can a regular mindfulness practice actually change the brain and—as a result—one's health and life fulfillment?

FOR YOUTH: Anna is qualified to teach Learning to Breathe, a mindfulness curriculum from Penn State specifically designed to be developmentally appropriate for adolescents in their social and emotional learning and growth. Visit to learn more.

“You can tell Anna lives & breathes these teachings. She is incredible and has many valuable insights that will shift your perspective towards balance and peace.” -2019 MBSR course participant

“Anna is incredible. She has been nothing but gracious, supportive and kind. I hope that I am able to continue to absorb mindfulness into my daily life as it has certainly helped me through my toughest trials so far.” -2019 MBSR course participant

“I love Anna. She runs the course with so much gentleness but also in a controlled manner.” -2019 MBSR course participant

To request an MBSR or Learning to Breathe class for your group, please contact Anna via email:

To see Anna’s currently scheduled MBSR courses in Salt Lake, click here.


'Lines Among Lines' The Drawing Room 35 Wooster Street, SoHo Through May 21

Nasreen Mohamedi (1944-90) is still little known outside of India, though she is a much-admired figure there. In New York, a few of her abstract drawings have turned up in group exhibitions, and Talwar Gallery has surveyed her photographs. Now samples from both are united in this hushed but magnetic show in the Drawing Room, across the street from the Drawing Center.

Raised in Bombay, Mohamedi went to art school in London as a teenager, and later traveled to Iran, Japan and the United States. She began as a gestural painter but was attracted to the spare linear styles of Malevich and Klee, and in India, those of V.S. Gaitonde and Jeram Patel. This sensibility initially came through in her photographs of Islamic architecture and urban signage, and later in linear pencil and ink drawings on graph paper, which suggest receding perspectives and lifting-off futuristic forms. Against all physical odds, she continued to produce these up to the time of her death from Parkinson's disease.

In modern Indian art there are few, if any, artists like Mohamedi, minimalist and abstract. Nor are there many like her among artists in the United States today, the most obvious comparison being to the late Agnes Martin. But in a slender publication produced for the show, the art historians Geeta Kapur and Susette Min make an eloquent case for her art in both cultural contexts. And Ms. Kapur further links Mohamedi's work and her personal life through quotations from her journal.

All I can say is, don't dismiss the show because it looks at first like something you've seen before. You haven't. Spend some time with it; read the short catalog; then spend more time. Mohamedi is worth the effort, and she will stay with you. HOLLAND COTTER

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5 Gallon Oil Container w/Lid

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Five Gallon White Paint and Oil Bucket

This 5 gallon pail is a standard five gallon paint bucket. This is commonly used as a waste bucket when priming the sprayer, or as an extra place to store tools, tips, and other parts while painting.


Stadtgalerie Bamberg - Villa Dessauer

Temporary exhibitions are presented, both regional and international artists and photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, lectures and musical events, organized mainly by the Museen der Stadt Bamberg (museums of the city of Bamberg). The Kunstverein Bamberg e.V. and the Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Oberfranken (Professional Association of Visual Arts Oberfranken) (BBK) also exhibit here.


Modern Slavery Act Statement

Gamesys Limited and its group companies are committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking from affecting any part of our business and the suppliers to the Gamesys group.

Gamesys and its group companies have offices in Gibraltar, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Estonia, Prague and Malta and the vast majority of our suppliers are based in the United States of America, Canada and the European Union. The group develops and operates online gambling and gaming services. In light of where we do business, where our suppliers are based and the industry in which we operate, we consider that there is a very low risk that modern slavery and human trafficking may affect our business.

Nonetheless, we adopt policies and procedures which are designed to:

Our process for contracting with suppliers includes checks to remain vigilant to any risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. We require staff engaged in the process for the selection of suppliers to conduct reasonable checks and due diligence to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking does not affect any supplier or partner. This due diligence may include (but is not limited to) raising enquiries with the supplier / partner, asking them to provide a copy of relevant policies and their employee handbook and, where necessary, verifying the physical working conditions for the supplier’s / partner’s staff and contractors.

Our staff are advised to take particular care for organisations that provide services from higher risk territories. Staff are also advised to notify the Gamesys legal and HR teams immediately if they have any concerns so that the Gamesys group can then take appropriate action.

We also include appropriate contractual commitments and protections in our agreements with our suppliers where necessary, requiring those suppliers to implement effective systems and controls to prevent slavery and human trafficking from affecting any part of their business and supply chain. We also require them to provide us with a summary of the steps they take from time to time to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking (including details of any relevant staff and supplier policies and details of due diligence conducted on their suppliers.

In addition, our HR team continues to ensure that we comply with all applicable laws in the territories in which we are based and we only use specified, reputable employment agencies to source labour. We are proud of the work environment we provide to our staff and the vibrant culture that permeates our business.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2018 for Gamesys Limited and all of its group companies.

Michael Mee

Gamesys Limited
2nd May 2018


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Savor delicious birthday cakes

No celebration is complete without the presence of a cake. It is absolutely true when it comes to auspicious events like birthday. Most of the people are not quite familiar with the tradition of birthdays, the main purpose of commemorating a birthday and so on.

Cake is a type of sweet dessert, which is usually baked in ovens. Some of the common ingredients used to prepare cakes include flour, sugar, egg, butter (oil), and margarine. Besides that, cashew nuts, cocoa and certain extracts from vanilla along with leavening agents like baking soda are also added to form a rich flavor.

According to the legends, the first birthday cake was prepared in Germany during the Middle Ages. The German often celebrate their children’s birthday and nicked named it as ‘Kinder fest’. Cakes are believed to be an earlier version of bread and later it was named as ‘Geburtstagorten’.

During the period …


Victoria Embankment Vision London, WC2 Project info

Victoria Embankment Vision

London, WC2

London’s Unrealised Panorama

The curve of the Victoria Embankment is one of the few places which offers a panoramic view of London as a whole, taking in both the Palace of Westminster and St. Paul’s Cathedral. It links the financial power of the City with the political power of Westminster and is straddled by the historic richness and cultural vitality of the West End and South Bank.

Yet it is insufficiently celebrated and its potential as a great place for Londoners remains unrealised.

Creating a Pedestrian Boulevard

To transform the Embankment from an inaccessible vehicular barrier into a pedestrian attraction, we proposed a number of strategic interventions. Widening the riverside walk means that pedestrian space becomes dominant and there is room for another row of trees. This second layer of space distances pedestrians from the road and offers a zone for linear kiosks; a recreational infrastructure, which could be taken up by restaurants and bars, exhibitions, book stalls, markets, musicians and performers, or interpretation centres for the memorials and monuments. The Victoria Embankment could become a recreational park-like environment comparable to the South Bank but with a distinct character whilst maintaining current traffic capacity.

Our study set out strategies for making pedestrian connections to integrate the Embankment Boulevard with the South Bank of the river, the urban hinterland to the north and transport infrastructure.

A Theatre for London Events

The Embankment is also a unique setting for major events, celebrations, marches and the Marathon. It offers variations in use and character, during the course of a day, a week or a season. Improvements to the pedestrian environment, recreational infrastructure and engagement with public art could realise the Embankment’s potential to be a theatre for London events and Londoners.


Curl grub

If you dig the soil in a garden bed, you will probably have discovered curl grubs. They are up to 4 cm long, have 6 legs, are white to cream in colour and have a brown head and a grey end. They curl up to a C shape. Curl grubs are the larvae of a [more]

Phallus rubicundus is the name of this odd looking mushroom in the family of stinkhorns. It’s up to 20 cm long fruit bodies emerge and grow within few hours on warm and moist Spring or Autumn days. Organic matter and mulch offer them great growing conditions. They topple over and decay within a day or [more]

Healthy environment

Key to successful gardening is to understand the needs and properties of the plants you want to grow the environmental factors that make them thrive or stall the properties and life-cycles of potential pests As gardeners we are constantly learning. Finding out why a particular problem occurs grows our skills. Embrace mistake, it’s a chance [more]

Basic pest-control strategy

Insect and fungal pests are a natural part of our ecosystem. We strive to reduce their damaging impact by trying to understand their needs and changing the conditions in our garden to be less inviting to them by tolerating a degree of pest damage to encourage predatory animals to life in our garden. By eating [more]

Crop rotation

In Mort Bay Community Garden we grow a wide variety of crops, which all need a plant-specific set of nutrients and are challenged by different pests. Growing a sequence of different types of crops in any one bed over subsequent seasons is called crop rotation, a strategy already practised by Middle Eastern farmers 8000 years [more]

Tomato Bud Worm

  Signs of infestation Young caterpillars feed on the foliage first before moving into flower buds or developing fruits. What is happening and why? Budworms are caterpillars of the Helicoverpa moth family. The moths lay their eggs at night on young foliage close to fruits or flower buds and the young caterpillars feed on the [more]

Green plant hopper

About 15 mm small and shaped like a bright green triangle green plant hoppers are very well disguised as a leaf. Most often you will only realise they are around when they hop long distances to escape after being disturbed. A member of the bug family they are a pest sucking on the plant’s sap. [more]

Dealing with citrus stink bugs

When inspecting plants look out for tell-tale signs: the actual animals, often sucking at the most tender leaves. Black adult or orange immature bugs limp and wilting leaves leaves that show brown, burnt areas intense, repugnant citrus smell Preventive measures: Not many predators go for stink bugs because of their caustic defence tactics. Make sure [more]

Dealing with aphids

When inspecting plants look out for tell-tale signs: the actual animals, often sucking at the most tender leaves plenty of ants patrolling the plants limp and wilting leaves sugary, sticky honeydew on the leaves Preventive measures: Aphids are hard to prevent, but there are a lot of predators eating aphids. Companion plant flowers with the [more]

Cabbage butterfly

This 5 cm large butterfly is a common sight in the garden. It has white wings with black tips and dots. There are several species of cabbage butterfly that look and behave very similar. Other names of those butterflies are large white butterfly or small white or simply white butterfly depending on the species. The [more]

Aphids are soft skinned sap-sucking insects. They are tiny animals about 2 to 8 mm long. Aphids come in a range of colours: green, black and brown, whitish and light red. Other names are black-fly and green-fly. Most aphids species specialise on particular host plants. They are a serious and if not contained devastating pest. [more]

Dealing with caterpillars

Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. They are voracious eaters can can easily destroy a crop. The two most common caterpillars we deal with in our garden are the cabbage butterfly larvae and the larvae of the tomato bud worm. Preventive measures to avoid caterpillar problems Plant companion plants! This confuses the parent [more]

Orchard swallowtail

  Who says that pests have to be ugly? The adult stage of this animal is a beautiful butterfly. Indigenous to eastern Australia and PNG these butterflies have a wingspan of up to 14 cm. They are mostly black and white with red, orange and blue patterns on their back wings. The larvae is a [more]

Budworm moth

Budworms are caterpillars of the Helicoverpa moth family. The moths lay their eggs at night on young foliage close to fruits or flower buds and the young caterpillars feed on the foliage first before moving into buds or developing fruits. Budworm moths choose several fruits for their young ones, in our garden they are a [more]

  Dipel is a product used to control caterpillars. It is approved for use in organic gardening. It is made from naturally occurring bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis) and is safe on bees, ladybirds, birds, fish, mammals and pets. Dipel has no withholding period: vegies, fruit and salad ingredients can be washed and eaten immediately after spraying. [more]

Powdery mildew

Powdery mildew is the name of a variety of fungi, that affect the leaves of plants. They are present everywhere in the environment and are brought in by wind, birds and insects. Powdery mildew loves warm humid nights and dry, warm and shady areas of the garden. Really wet conditions and constant very high or [more]

Preventing powdery mildew

Powdery mildew is a fungal infection, distributed by fungal spores. The fungus favours warm moist conditions to set foot onto a plant and warm dry conditions to thrive. We can’t control the presence of fungal spores and we can’t control the weather conditions but there are some basic rules that help reducing the risk: always [more]

Dealing with powdery mildew

Once a leaf is seriously infected it needs to be removed. It can go into the compost because the spores are around in the environment anyway. We can’t remove the spores, but we can make the conditions less favourable for the fungi. We use different approaches and are still testing which works best for us. [more]


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Officially known as the Atkins Nutritional Approach, it is based on the ground that the consumption of refined carbohydrates such as sugar, corn syrup rich in fructose and flour burns the glucose to produce energy instead of the fat stored in the body which is the task of the Atkins Diet. The Atkins Nutritional Approach is a steady and highly efficient technique of diet maintenance which is followed in 4 different phases, namely Induction, Ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. Also known as the Atkins Diet Induction process, this phase basically follows a ketogenic diet in order to usher in the state of Ketosis.
As the name suggests, the second phase also called the stage of Ongoing weight loss is an ongoing slow and steady process of reducing excess weight to only around one to two pounds per week. The third stage of this nutritional approach called the Pre-Maintenance, extends for 8-12 weeks and ironically permits the intake of carbohydrates to a greater extent than what was permitted in the 2nd phase.
After the weight is stabilized and the perfect carbohydrate intake level is achieved, one reaches the last phase of this diet, the rules of which should be followed lifelong. The Atkins diet menu is basically restrictive for the first phase and tends to become liberal from the second phase onwards. All kinds of unprocessed meat of pork, lamb, beef, venison, veal, mutton and ham and poultry of goose, turkey, pheasant, emu, ostrich, chicken, etc. All kinds of unprocessed fish and fish products such as of salmon, sardines, trout, sole, herring, catfish, snapper. Eggs of quail, chicken, goose, etc, are allowed in the form of omelet’s, poach, fry or soft-boiled.
Shellfish such as of lobster, calamari, crab, oysters, shrimps, mussels, etc are permitted.
Fat rich products such as butter, linseed oil, seed oil, olive oil, vegetable oil, walnut oil, soya bean oil, sesame and grape seed oil and oil extracted from sunflower are allowed.
Diary products which are rich in fat and are deficient in carbohydrate such as goat, sheep and cow cheese, Roquefort cheese, cream cheese, Swiss cheese, mozzarella and cheddar are encouraged whereas those rich in carbohydrates such as imitation cheese, diet cheese, fresh cheese are strictly forbidden. The vegetarian Atkins diet differentiates between two kinds of vegetables, namely salad vegetables and low carb vegetables. The salad vegetables which it allows are cucumber, lettuce, alfafa sprouts, olives, radacchio, escarole, radishes, fennel, celery, arugula, jicama, daikon, chicory, etc.
Artificial Sweeteners which act as substitutes of sugar such as sucralose, saccharine, acesulfam potassium, aspartame, etc fall within the prescribed limits.
In addition to this, the task of promoting Atkins diet products and foods has been taken up by the Atkins Diet Nutritionals which functions under the proper guidance of the master mind, Dr. Besides, the above mentioned Atkins diet menu offering the Atkins diet food to eat, one needs to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day in order to avoid constipation and the facilitation of metabolic activities as well as the proper excretion of waste products. Too many restrictions imposed by this diet do not serve the purpose of the admirers of lip smacking delicacies. It aggravates the problem of obesity and gastroenteritis by promoting the consumption of spicy food rich in fats.
All such criticisms are based on poor scientific grounds and are sidelined as misconceptions about the Atkins Diet.
The success stories (as we find on the internet) and the mass popularity of the Atkin’s dietary practice is itself an evidence of the strength of its scientific and medical pillars on which it is based and it also portrays the benefits that its followers have reaped over time. The Atkins Diet is indeed a unique medical innovation that allows one to stay healthy in spite of consuming as much as one desires. I would like to know is there any ‘real’person who has benefitted with this atkins diet?
The diet worked wonderful, have the same problem, didn’t lose any weight the first couple of weeks, but I did lose a few inches, not like before. I was talking with a friend this morning and he told me many of his friends are now on Paleo diet and they’re happy with that. Our bodies exhibit a number of colors and various shades in the skin, eyes, mouth and internally. Disclaimer: All content on this website is for informational purposes only and should not be considered to be a specific diagnosis or treatment plan for any individual situation.
People who eat healthy foods also feel more energetic and live longer than people who don't.
You can get all the vitamins you need from the foods you eat, but taking a multi-vitamin once a day is a good idea. Copyrights to the pictures and photos on this ESL and EL Civics website belong to individual photographers.
Lativia Jones Bolarinwa is a freelance writer who lives in North Carolina with her husband.

On your quest to lose weight or eat healthier, how often have you skipped a substantial breakfast just to grab a quick and convenient energy bar? Are you smarter than a 5th grader when it comes to knowing the recommended daily servings of each group on the food pyramid? Sarah Farrell, a 19-year-old dancer, knows how hectic life can be but makes a healthy breakfast a top priority. Farrell's wheat pancakes and eggs give her an adequate amount of calories, protein and fiber, which keep her full and energized for her morning ahead. If you don't have ample time for a substantial breakfast, you can get by with a breakfast bar. Going to a fast-food restaurant is not necessarily the worst food choice – many national restaurant chains have their nutrition facts posted at the counter and many publish nutrition facts online for you to download. Marci K Campbell, PhD, a Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, suggests looking for microwavable meals higher in protein and with less than 500 milligrams of sodium per serving. Marshella Dickey, a 22-year-old Coach Sales Associate, does not always have time to eat healthy dinners, but makes the most of foods available to her and knows how to avoid the unhealthy food traps of the mall food-court while she is at work. Nancy Tan, a 22-year-old advertising account executive, is always on her toes with busy deadlines and trying to please clients. Campbell suggests also snacking on things like apples, raisins or baby carrots while you are on the go.
Despite the posits and contradictions of "health foods," going back to basics, eating fresh and wholesome foods, and eating in moderation are really the best strategies for a healthy diet. The process of breaking down of the lipid molecules in the liver to convert it into ketone bodies and fatty acids inorder to produce energy is known as Ketosis or Lipolysis. Such a diet restricts the intake of carbohydrates to more than 20 g net carb per day so as to prepare the body to switch gear to an alternative energy source in order to lose excess weight and remain healthy. Although this phase permits the intake of carbohydrate derived from vegetables and fruits yet the measurement scale called the Critical Carbohydrate level for Losing helps dieters to keep the intake of carbohydrates within prescribed limits.
Within this phase there is a measurement scale or point called the Atkins Carbohydrate Equilibrium which determines the amount of carbohydrates that one can take in without either gaining or losing weight.
The Atkins Diet Sheet is given below for the systematic understanding of the dietary practice that Dr. Fishes such as salmon and sardines are the source of Omega 3 fatty acids and the above mentioned meat products also contribute to the consumption of fat. The other type of vegetables include cabbage, onion, spinach, chard, turnips, tomato, zucchini, cauliflower, brussels, broccoli, eggplant, rhubarb, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, summer squash, avocado, artichokes, asparagus, etc.
Natural sweeteners such as maltose, fructose, dextrose as well as the consumption of honey or corn syrup should be avoided. Moreover, any dietary practice including Atkins Diet entails regular exercise and yogic practices in order to keep the dieter physically and mentally fit. The Atkins diet meals mostly devoid of carbohydrates reduces the extra bulk of the body and maintains the fitness of the body by substituting carb by other major nutrients such as proteins, vitamins and fatty acids. I’m not a fan of Paleo diet, and we both agreed that nothing in extreme lasts for a long time. Use of this website and the information contained herein does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
Likewise, how often do you wonder if that warmed up Lean Cuisine or Lean Pocket is actually healthier than frequenting the Wendy's drive-thru? The basics of a healthy diet begin with knowing the food groups, serving sizes and the number of servings you need. However, read the labels and opt for the breakfast bars that are lower in sugar and high in protein and fiber. Do a little research before you head to the drive-thru and choose the fast foods with the healthiest profiles. While the calories and fat content tend to be lower with foods like Lean Cuisine and Lean Pockets, one serving may contain up to 30 percent or more of the recommended daily sodium intake of 2400 milligrams – in one meal. HEALTHY DINNER CHOICESTry to eat dinner at a regularly scheduled time early in the evening – as opposed to late night dinners. Aim to have sit-down family meals at home but when you do eat out, try these key strategies to dining out.HEALTHY SNACK CHOICESWhen the mid-morning or mid-afternoon stomach grumblings start, bypass the vending machine chips, candy bars and packages of cookies. Snacking on healthy foods in between meals can keep your blood sugar level, prevents fatigue and, more importantly, prevents binge eating.

Instead of raising the blood sugar level which is the work of high caloric carbohydrates, Ketosis occurs when the blood glucose levels are actually low. The normal duration of this phase is 2weeks but it may also extend up to 3weeks or more depending on the ability on the endurance ability of the individual. There is no particular duration for this phase and it is continued by adding carbohydrates by an amount of only 5 grams a day until one gains the desired weight within five to ten pounds.
This phase allows us to choose the items from among those available on the Atkins Diet Carb Counter.
Atkins and a slight act of complacency may lead to the reversal to the old dietary habits which shall not only be harmful for the body but shall also put all the efforts in vain. However those rich in starch or carbohydrates such as potatoes, green peas, corn and white rice are forbidden. Due to misinformation and confusion surrounding the Paleo diet, we’re sharing this infographic that covers the origins and advantages of the Paleo diet as well as dispells myths about the Paleo diet. Always consult with your own doctor in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others. The basic food pyramid has not changed much since you were a kid but it has evolved to be more specific about the types of food to eat, and it now includes regular exercise as a component of healthy living. HEALTHY BREAKFAST CHOICESSkipping breakfast is common in today's fast-paced, diet-trendy lifestyles. HEALTHY LUNCH CHOICESBy the time lunch rolls around, if you are slaving away at work, school or with the kids, dining on fast food or some type of "lean" or "low-fat" microwavable food may seem like the most convenient choice. Most dinners are more relaxed than other meals during the day, and you often have more time to spend eating or preparing dinner than other meals.
This kind of nutritional approach also claims to ease metabolic activities and particularly is beneficial for diabetic patients.
It also helps to come over the symptoms of high blood sugar levels such as mood swings, fatigue and brain fog. This phase also helps in choosing the best among the available food options for the betterment of ones health.
It permits the introduction of carbohydrates slowly in the diet on the basis of the carbohydrate ladder which recommends the addition of 10-30 grams of carb per week. It is in fact the cumulative benefits of all the above phases that is reaped in this phase. Please note that we’re not advocating any diets and in future, we plan to comprehensively compare the positive and negative sides of each diet.
You are also faced with the whirlwind of contradictions and myths about "health foods"? that leave you wondering what foods you should eat. However, it can lead to fatigue and eventual food binges because your body needs a morning meal, especially after not eating all night. Take the time to include foods from the food groups that you may have missed in earlier meals.
Fresh items, as opposed to processed foods, are always a good choice because you can avoid consuming the added chemicals and preservatives of processed foods. Atkins New Diet Revolution have truly revolutionized the process of properly maintaining ones diet so as to keep the heart strong and to maintain mental and physical fitness. In the 1st phase the dieters are supposed to abide by the Atkins Diet menu plan which harps on the consumption of protein and fat rich food. This phase is crucial in the sense of stabilizing the weight of the dieters as well as establishes a proper food regime which the dieters are supposed to abide by all through their life.
Moreover the consumption of alcohol is restricted to a certain extent as it insidiously contains sugar and carbohydrates.
Breakfast is appropriately called "the most important meal of the day" because it not only gives you the fuel to get you through your day but a morning meal also helps keep your mind focused and alert. Be warned, however, dinnertime can sabotage your diet or healthy-eating intentions because you do have more time to eat – you may end up eating too much.
Foods made from milk that have little or no calcium, such as cream cheese, cream and butter are not considered part of this group.

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Pictures at an Exhibition — is a famous suite of ten piano pieces composed by Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. It is generally acknowledged to be Mussorgsky’s greatest solo piano composition, and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. It has also become known through various orchestrations and arrangements produced by other musicians and composers, with Ravel's (1922) arrangement being the most recorded and performed.

The version by Maurice Ravel (also produced in 1922, to a commission by Serge Koussevitzky) is a virtuoso effort by a master colourist, and has proved the most popular in the concert hall and on record. Ravel does, however, omit the Promenade between “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” and Limoges.


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In 2014, after reading an article about young girls in Africa being unable to attend school due to the lack of feminine hygiene products, Jennifer felt the urge to do something  In May 2016, when one of Jennifer’s couponing customers asked to purchase all of her feminine hygiene products, she learned of the perfect way to assist young girls in Africa. Jennifer’s customer visited Johannesburg, South Africa where she met a lady mentoring and providing feminine hygiene products to assist school-aged girls. Jennifer was thankful that God provided her a way to actually make an impact.  She posted her testimony on social media.  It was the type of impact she had envisioned two years ago and was grateful that this opportunity to help had come.

In February 2016, Delesslyn read an article on Flipagram about girls in Kenya that missed weeks of school because they were menstruating. They missed school because they would not have the appropriate feminine hygiene products during their cycle.  Either they could not afford them or they had no access to the products they needed. Delesslyn shared this article with her sister, Dorcas, and they both felt compelled to do something to address this issue.

When Delesslyn saw Jennifer’s social media post about her couponing experience, she reached out to develop a partnership. At their first meeting to discuss the potential of partnering, they felt that God had brought them together to help shape and change the lives of young girls in Africa.  Alhough they originally read about the plights of the girls at different times and in different spaces, they were confident that God was bringing them together to show love, bring dignity, and support the educational pursuits of girls in Africa.

The Orchid Project was born!

By June 2016, Delesslyn and Jennifer began to set in motion their desire to help. They began to research, brainstorm and plan specific ways that they could meet the needs of these girls and garner support from friends, families, strangers, and neighbors. One primary goal was to initiate contact with someone that was closer to the situation than they were. So, they reached out to Missionary Lillian Brown who was already planning a trip to Ghana in August 2016. She was excited to hear the vision of The Orchid Project and felt that it was an answer to her prayers.  Thus, quickly offering a few suggestions for how to provide healthy and cost effective solutions for the long term support of these girls.

The Orchid Project is moving forward!

The Orchid Project exists to invest in the lives of girls in Africa by meeting a basic need to promote healthy personal hygiene and cultivate positive self esteem in order to prepare them to be leaders in their schools and in our global community.

In the future, we will continue to:

  • provide feminine hygiene products to middle school and high school girls
  • connect mentors and lead workshops to promote self-esteem
  • raise awareness about this human and public health concern as well as secure financial support to sustain our efforts


327Q: Glass/Crystal Palace

I read this book in the late 1990s. It’s a picture book, with detailed illustrations. I remember rich colors, and I think they looked like watercolor paintings. What I remember of the plot: there are two princesses (maybe they’re cousins), and one lives in a castle or palace of crystal or glass. The other princess comes to visit her in her glass/crystal palace, and she arrives by boat—I think the illustrations are of a city similar to Venice, where the streets are canals, and I remember fun bridges with lots of stairs. I was intrigued by the details of the buildings in the drawings. Part of the story may have been that the princess who comes to visit lives in a palace made of some other specific material—brick, stone, wood—something like that, but I’m not certain. And she decides that she would rather go back to her palace of glass.

327I: The Missing Blond Princesses

I’ve been looking for a book that I started reading sometime during third grade (which would have been around 1998 or 1999), but wasn’t able to finish before my teacher gave away various books to another teacher.
Obviously, I have no idea what it was called, but I remember it was not a picture book. I don’t remember what the cover looked like, but I imagine that the title said something with “Princess” in it, and something that would have sparked the interest of a 3rd grader. I also don’t recall the author or the year the book was published, but it would have been before 1999. I also don’t remember any names of characters or places.
What I remember from the book (if I’m remembering correctly) is that the protagonist is an ordinary blonde girl, who lives in modern times and is somehow whisked away from her life to a fairy-tale-like world and told that she is going to be the next princess of whatever world she is taken to. What she learns is that every princess before her was also blonde, but mysteriously went missing. This world she is taken to has strange birds that fly in the sky (based on what I pictured/remember thinking of when I read the book – again there were no pictures – but I imagined they were vulture-like). People are afraid of these birds, as they also believe these birds have taken the missing princesses. What the protagonist seems to start to uncover, however, is that these birds might actually be the missing princesses – maybe some kind of curse or something.
That’s either how far I got, or all that I remember. I know it’s not much to go on, but it’s been bugging me for years.


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The “glossy magazine” category. Nothing too deep.

Cartoon workers with speech bubbles. Aramaic using Greek letters

I’m not showing the RIGHT way to do this, just the way that appealed to me. There’s a lovely subtlety and dignity of age in the originals, I’m just having fun with my updates..

I have a (hopefully short) fascination with selfies and the templated, iconic  poses that people use like symbols. I scanned a whole bunch using only black and white to see how simple the image can get and still easily be understood. The answer is pretty damn simple. These things are branding or logos to make us  instantly recognizable to the “customers” browsing and swiping.

(Blue steel, Ferrari, Le Tigre, and Magnum are the names of poses from Zoolander.)

The Landlord’s Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie. The game was created to be a “practical demonstration of the present system of land grabbing with all its usual outcomes and consequences”

Presented as a public service: Know the signs!

Icelandic Magic: Is it Weird? Yes.

Sexualizing an innocent strawberry.

The blessing of Saint Doggo be upon ye.

I suspect there are interesting things behind some of these.

It’s not hard to figure out what I’m feeling.

And now, this.

I could happily sit on the floor playing with magnets for a couple of hours. I have never outgrown the delight of feeling invisible forces at work, all the more because magnets almost seem to possess some agency and a playful nature. Like baby monkeys, they snatch things that get too close and the next minute freak out and run away. If you look back a couple of posts at the one called ‘magnets sorting themselves out’ they move like highly trained but bumbling soldiers racing to stand at attention, and in formation. They show what feels like certainty about their destination and they seem to clamber over each other to get there.

The thing about invisible forces is how difficult it is to properly imagine what is taking place. If we never saw air moving through smoke or mist, the wind would be a similar mystery to our imagination.

The only way to see the shape and force of a magnetic field is similar to seeing the wind act on smoke. We can’t see the force in a pure, abstract way… we need to see it acting upon something. We need a material the magnet will engage with, but not a large, lumpy object like another magnet. We need something like a cloud, made of tiny, reactive particles.  To the right is a familiar image of light iron filings scattered like sand on paper lying atop a horseshoe magnet. A little gentle tapping on the paper and they line up cleanly along the magnetic field lines. If you want a better look, it’s linked to a full-size version.

This is a rather static vision of the effect though. Below is a slightly more dynamic way to see it. Rather than paper, it’s a clear acrylic box with a liquid suspension of iron filings.

It’s better, we can even get a little taste of the three dimensionalities of the effect.  Remember though, we never see a magnetic field acting in a vacuum. Iron filings don’t show the truth of magnetic fields, they show that truth as applied to iron filings.

Ferrofluid shows that truth acting on a rather dense liquid. There’s an earlier post on the composition and history of Ferrofluid. Take a look if you need a touch more foundation. Basically, it’s a colloidal suspension of magnetic nanoparticles. Ferrofluid breaks the “fourth wall” of being demurely flat and passive. It’s often in a bowl or other container, open and available to us. The very different physics of a liquid and a powder are instantly apparent. Ferrofluid makes one think of an alien life form or some stylish evil entity. It undulates, it climbs up and down surfaces like sentient oil. It even leaps. It appears to have moods, and rather peculiar ones.

While this view of magnetic fields is not truer than the behavior of iron filings, it’s more dynamic and thrilling. It’s truer perhaps in that way. From the point of view of magnetic energy, peaks and valleys are energetically favorable. In the corrugated configuration, the magnetic field is concentrated in the peaks; since the fluid is more easily magnetized than the air, this lowers the magnetic energy. In consequence, the spikes of fluid ride the field lines out into space until there is a balance of the forces involved.

At the same time, the formation of peaks and valleys is resisted by gravity and surface tension. It requires energy both to move fluid out of the valleys and up into the spikes and to increase the surface area of the fluid. In summary, the formation of the corrugations increases the surface free energy and the gravitational energy of the liquid but reduces the magnetic energy.

Just for fun, ferrofluid mixed with glow-stick liquid:

And finally, with some awesome coloration in the mix.

With President Trump!

We know he never tells the truth about anything but lying doesn’t get to the root of what is wrong with everything he says. Under every lie, there is a deeper shade of bogus. This is the KungFu of duplicity and misdirection, The bullshit magic of bullshit smoke and bullshit mirrors. And this is the first draft of something I admit is incomplete for now.

“Bill McRaven, retired admiral, Navy SEAL, 37 years, former head of U.S. Special Operations, who led the operations, commanded the operations that took down Saddam Hussein and that killed Osama bin Laden, says that your sentiment (Trump’s attacks on the news media )is the greatest threat to democracy in his lifetime,” Wallace said, as Trump interrupted him to call the former top commander a “Hillary Clinton fan and an Obama backer”.

  • Irrelevant conclusion: Irrelevant conclusion, also known as Ignoratio Elenchi (Latin for an ignoring of a refutation) or missing the point, is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may or may not be logically valid and sound, but (whose conclusion) fails to address the issue in question. “Your attacks on the media are dangerous for America!”  “Hillary Clinton!”
  • Ad Hominem: Rather than refuting an opponent’s argument the person attacks the individual instead. This can be directed towards their character, morals, intelligence, reputation or credentials. The main thing to remember is that they are not addressing the actual argument being presented but relying purely on feelings and prejudices to win their case.  Guilt by association is the specific Ad Hominem fallacy here. “Your attacks on the media are dangerous for America!” “This guy likes Hillary Clinton!”

“Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it’s a bill, it’s called the ‘open borders bill.’ What’s going on? And it’s written by, guess who? Dianne Feinstein,” Trump said Oct. 6 in Topeka.

  • Strawman: Substituting a person’s actual position or argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of the position of the argument.
  • Alternative Truth: (also, Alt Facts; Counterknowledge; Disinformation; Information Pollution) Ths is pushing your Strawman so hard that he turns inside out. You can’t lie if there aren’t any facts!

“Our press is allowed to say whatever they want and they can get away with it… I’m a big believer, tremendous believer in freedom of the press. Nobody believes it stronger than me. But if they make terrible, terrible mistakes, and those mistakes are made on purpose to injure people … then yes, I think you should have the ability to sue them.” Trump in 2016

  • Inconsistency: A person commits the fallacy of inconsistency when he or she makes contradictory claims. “I fully support a free press and it must end now!”

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Background story from the photographer, Ormond Gigli:

Pareidolia: A sensory stimulus which is interpreted by the mind as something else. Most famously the faces seen in teapots, trucks, garbage cans and clouds; Jesus on a piece of toast, the cloud that looks like a bunny etc, etc. But also such experiences as being in the shower and in the sound of the running water, hearing your phone or the doorbell ringing.

Besides being funny, these pictures are evidence of two things about us.

  1. That we all do this, at all times, using whatever sensory data is in front of us.  Therefore we are screening all incoming data through a human flavored filter. The sense info here is almost aggressively packaged in human frames. None of us are objective observers, none of us ever will be.
  2. That it’s similar enough between the random millions of us that we see the same visual punchline almost effortlessly. This automatic consensus supports theories about inner archetypes and symbols, about universals of expression, posture, and gesture. They suggest that the architecture of these inner libraries is innate.

Ferrofluid is a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. A grinding process for ferrofluid was invented in 1963 by NASA’s Steve Papell as a liquid rocket fuel that could be drawn toward a pump inlet in a weightless environment by applying a magnetic field. Ferrofluids are colloidal liquids made of nanoscale ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic, particles suspended in a carrier fluid (usually an organic solvent or water). Each tiny particle is thoroughly coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping.

When a paramagnetic fluid is subjected to a strong vertical magnetic field, the surface forms a regular pattern of peaks and valleys. This effect is known as the Rosensweig or normal-field instability. The instability is driven by the magnetic field; it can be explained by considering which shape of the fluid minimizes the total energy of the system.

At the same time, the formation of peaks and valleys is resisted by gravity and surface tension. It requires energy both to move fluid out of the valleys and up into the spikes and to increase the surface area of the fluid. In summary, the formation of the corrugations increases the surface free energy and the gravitational energy of the liquid but reduces the magnetic energy. The corrugations will only form above a critical magnetic field strength when the reduction in magnetic energy outweighs the increase in surface and gravitation energy terms.

Ferrofluids have an exceptionally high magnetic susceptibility and the critical magnetic field for the onset of the corrugations can be realized by a small bar magnet. – Wikipedia

Trump kept the book ‘My New Order,’ a collection of Hitler’s speeches on his night table for years.

It all starts to seem a little too on point.

A ‘star drop’ refers to the patterns created when a drop, ﬂattened by some force, is excited into shape mode oscillations

Abstract: “These patterns are perhaps best understood as the two-dimensional analogs to the more common three-dimensional shape mode oscillations. In this ﬂuid dynamics video, an ultrasonic standing wave was used to levitate a liquid drop. The drop was then ﬂattened into a disk by increasing the ﬁeld strength. This ﬂattened drop was then excited to create star drop patterns by exciting the drop at its resonance frequency. Diﬀerent oscillatory modes were induced by y varying the drop radius, ﬂuid properties, and frequency at which the ﬁeld strength was modulated.”

Shape oscillation of a levitated drop in an acoustic ﬁeld,” by W. Ran & S. Fredericks (Clemson University, Department of Mechanical Engineering)

These images were taken with a Scanning Electron microscope (SEM). The surface of a specimen is scanned by a beam of electrons that are reflected to form an image. Color is added later.

“Plenty of Room at the Bottom” is the title of an article written by the American genius, Richard Feynman in 1959. He worked on the Manhattan Project that delivered nuclear weapons to our military before the end of World War II. In the 1980s he was the scientist who figured out why the space shuttle Challenger exploded. In “Plenty of room at the bottom” he visualized the core ideas of Nanotechnology 2 or 3 decades before it became a widespread big idea.

We’re talking about a bustling industry where objects are measured in nanometers and micrometers.

  • A nanometer =1 billionth of a meter and is represented by the symbol ‘nm.’. A sheet of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick.
  • A micrometer = 1/millionth of a meter (symbol: μm) A sheet of paper is 70 to 180 μm thick.
  • One millimeter is equal to 1000 micrometers or 1000000 nanometers. A millimeter is equal to approximately 0.039370 of an inch. (mm)

In this video, we begin focused on a shrimp at a scale of 1 mm. We zoom down and in toward the top of the head where we see a microscopic sea plant, which eventually fills the screen. We close on a single bacteria, atop the seaweed zoomed from 1mm to 0.5um.

The remarkable chain drive below was built by the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories.  The distance between chain link centers is 50 microns. The diameter of a human hair is approximately 70 microns. This is one example of thousands of separate projects and experiments laying the foundation of Nanotechnology.

If the title is confusing, I apologize. Emergence is a huge focus of my writing and explained in depth elsewhere in the site. A short version is: Emergence is when a new and surprising result emerges from grouping enough of almost anything together. The effect doesn’t resemble the individuals it emerges from. The things being grouped in this video are individual Starlings, the grouping is their seasonal flocking behavior. The emergent effect is the murmuration, the huge, shapeshifting display of their collective flight. No bird is in charge, the effect is bottom up as the individual birds react to each other yet we see what feels very much like a huge excited individual playing in the sky.

A cuttlefish transmitting social information via pattern and color change. Apparently, this display means he’s really pissed off. Watch till the end and you’ll be in no doubt.

All cephalopods; cuttlefish, squid, and octopus use the same remarkable technique to communicate among their kind and camouflage themselves.

Close up of a squid’s color-changing cells called chromatophores. Amazingly these cells blend shades to create colors outside their individual range much as we can blend red, green and blue to create any color. Odder still, all cephalopods appear to be color blind.

Finally, here’s an octopus giving a practical demonstration of using chromatophores for camouflage.


Burial Rites

Don’t bury me in a cemetery
below the pockmarked blocks
that romanticize the forgotten.

Bury me next to an abandoned school
where memories of younger days
mix with decay.

Bury me next to a lighthouse
wherein the dark
light can still be seen.

Bury me next to a waterfall
where what has fallen
still continues forward.

Bury me where a gravestone
is not the only sight
worth seeing.