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The Impact of Kelly-Moore Paints Closing on Napa's Design and Renovation Community

📢 Major Update for Napa's Design Community! Kelly-Moore Paints is closing its doors. Discover how this impacts local renovation projects and what sustainable alternatives Vino Design Build is offering. Read our latest blog post for insights and solutions

Photo by Andre Moura on Pexels.com The recent announcement of Kelly-Moore Paints closing its doors has sent ripples through the Napa community, particularly among homeowners, designers, and contractors. Kelly-Moore Paints, known for its quality and diverse color palette, has been a staple in home renovation and design projects. This blog post explores the implications of this closure for the…

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Designers Australia 2021 Awards Winners

Designers Australia 2021 Awards Winners, DIA News, Best New Architecture

Designers Australia 2021 Awards Winners News

12 August 2021

Australian Interior Design Awards 2021 Winners

Design Institute of Australia releases groundbreaking Designers Australia 2021 Awards

Outstanding shifts in design by Bates Smart, DesignByThem, Monash University XYX Lab, and Edward Linacre.

The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) — Australia’s peak national design body, released the inaugural recipients for its Designers Australia 2021 Awards. The final winners out of a shortlist of seventy-four across the country, reflect the designer’s ability to make a strong contribution to a better world and include three national winners, a President’s Award and thirty-one awards of Merit. The awards, a first for the industry, identify Australia’s preeminent designers and studios, calling attention to the individual/s and their distinguished design processes as much as the outcome.

Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini:

Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini was awarded the ‘PLACE’ category winner, while DesignByThem for DL Range by Gibson Karlo and Dion Lee received the winning ‘USE’ award. Monash University Department of Design XYX Lab for HyperSext City won ‘INTERACT’, and product designer, artist and mentor Edward Linacre received the President’s Award.

DIA’s Designers Australia 2021 Awards are the culmination of months of evaluation, development and revisions. They are different in their categories and criteria to most of the design awards currently offered in Australia. The three groundbreaking cross-disciplinary design categories would have previously been categorised by traditional design disciplines such as industrial, interior, graphic, digital, product, environmental, textile, fashion, and many more.

DIA President Gavin Campbell FDIA said: “Since 1948, the Design Institute of Australia has been committed to nurturing and empowering designers. It is pleasing to see the culmination of these awards, responses in design shifts while also creating a platform for our collective future. The winning recipients and awards of Merit have all in their way embraced ethical, diverse and sustainable processes through collaborative and professional practice. Their projects are a testament to their values and entrepreneurship, and it’s our responsibility to identify and support them as design leaders and to demonstrate the value of design to the broader community.”

Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini:

Shining a light with a new focus on Australian designers and their award winning responses to current community challenges.

Awards jurors, and internationally renowned Dutch trend forecasters and design educators Lidewij Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano also commented: “The Cabrini Malvern Hospital extension by Mark Healy the studio director of Bates Smart truly encapsulates our times; from the importance the medical sector plays in our lives to designing social spaces with wellbeing in mind. The new Gandel Wing’s natural finishes, rounded edges and neutral palette illustrate the power of buildings that can heal us. Considered lighting and attention to detail therefore become critical to care. The comforting interiors have been so thoughtfully reimagined that we thought it was a sustainable hotel concept — now that’s somewhere one should check-in! It’s time that hospital and hospitality go hand in hand.”

Tuba Kocaturk, awards juror, and professor of integral design said: “The DL Range by DesignByThem presents a timeless process of experimentation with form and materials which brings together functional and purposeful production techniques from fashion and industrial design, translated into an innovative marriage of comfort and inspirational design.

“The Monash University’s design, the HyperSext City, presents a series of interaction platforms where the design transcends being merely a product, but rather becomes a research and a communication platform, which informs, raise awareness and continually involves its users/audience in the evolution of the displayed content. Both projects are a testament to the changing role and position of design, moving from the traditional concept of a tangible product through to orchestration of new interactions and experiences.“

PLACE winner — Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini identified for their exemplary approach to design by focusing on wellness and human-centred healthcare. Gandel Wing was praised as a place in partnership with nature and technology, encouraging healing rather than simply treating disease. The architects were honoured for responding to the hospital’s evolving needs by comforting the lives of many.

USE winner — DesignByThem for DL Range by Gibson Karlo collaborates between founders and industrial designers Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis and Australian fashion designer Dion Lee. The key objective of this project was to promote cross-disciplinary design by creating a unique body of work merging fashion and industrial design principles.

INTERACT winner — Monash University Department of Design for HyperSext City use design as an intersecting mediator, educational and collaborative tool giving voice to community members. The University’s XYX Lab was commended for its investigative exhibition encouraging and empowering people to comprehend and imagine complex issues together.

President’s Award — Multidisciplinary designer, artist, student mentor and former DIA Graduate of the Year recipient Edward Linacre applauded for his contribution to the profession, and commitment to diversity and equality across cultures, gender and race. He is a partner at Copper Design, which resides within Mycelium Studios, a co-working hub and place where designers coexist and learn from each other.

Industry leading jurors include Alessandra Baldereschil, Susanna Bilardo, Lisa Cahill, Gavin Campbell, Lidewij Edelkoort, Philip Fimmano, Marcus Fairs, John Gertsakis, Dr Rafael Gomez, Peta Heffernan, Fenella Kernebone, Tuba Kocaturk, Dr Scott Mayson, Nicole Monks, Lorenzo Palmeri, and Quan Payne.

The winning recipients, and the awards of Merit, are listed below. A link to the Designer’s Australia 2021 Awards ceremony can be found here

Designers Australia 2021 Awards jurors include Alessandra Baldereschil, Susanna Bilardo, Lisa Cahill, Gavin Campbell, Lidewij Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano, Marcus Fairs, John Gertsakis, Dr Rafael Gomez, Peta Heffernan, Fenella Kernebone, Tuba Kocaturk, Dr Scott Mayson, Nicole Monks, Lorenzo Palmeri, and Quan Payne. The awards sponsors are Dulux Acratex and Woods Solutions.

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PLACE category winner, representing the spaces we live, work, and play Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini

PLACE Awards of Merit: -Billard Leece Partnership and Diller Scofidio + Renfro for Susan Wakil Health Building -Comunitl for Davidson -Cox Architecture for Parmelia Hilton Hotel -Cox Architecture for Sydney Coliseum Theatre, West HQ -Cox Architecture and Neeson Murcutt + Neille for Australian Museum Project Discover -Danielle Brustman for Brighton Street Early Learning -DesignInc Adelaide for DesignInc Adelaide Studio -Elenberg Fraser for Market Lane -Latitude for SBB -Mata Design Studio for Applecross Residence -Mycelium Studios for Mycelium Studios -Naomi Milgrom Foundation and Glenn Murcutt for MPavilion 2019 -Phillips/Pilkington Architects for Gunditj Mirring Keeping Place -Russell & George for Sarah & Sebastian -Skeehan Studio for Canberra Glassworks Shop -studio-gram for The Guardsman -Walter Brooke & Associates and Genesin Studio for iTL -Walter Brooke & Associates and Hecker Guthrie for EOS -Woods Bagot for Central Park Tower Refurbishment -Zwei Interiors Architecture for body of work

USE category winner describing things we use DesignByThem for DL Range by Gibson Karlo and Dion Lee

USE Awards of Merit: -Cobalt Design for KeepCup Thermal Cup & Press Fit Lid -DesignByThem for August Lounges by Gibson Karlo -Hare + Klein for Bridge Table -JamFactory for Solute Pendant Light -JDT Design for LEGO 3D printed Spinner -Naomi Milgrom Foundation and BoardGrove Architects for MPavilion 2020 Stool Dolly -Skeehan Studio for NAVE Collection -Yellow Goat Design for H2O

INTERACT category winner depicting what or who we interact with -Monash University XYX Lab for HyperSext City

INTERACT Awards of Merit: -Black Squid Design for A-Lure Gin -Ian Wong for 100 Objects & I-CONIC -United Studio for Markr

President’s Award -Edward Linacre for contribution to the profession

25 May 2021

Australian Interior Design Awards 2021 Shortlist

Design Institute of Australia releases groundbreaking Designers Australia 2021 Awards

Australian Interior Design Awards 2021 Shortlist

Images courtesy of DIA

Place representing the spaces we live, work, and play:

Bates Smart for Gandel Wing, Cabrini;

Cox Architecture for Transurban Workplace;

Cox Architecture for Sydney Coliseum Theatre, West HQ;

Cox Architecture for 2 Market Street Lobby;

Cox Architecture for Australian Museum Project Discover;

Cox Architecture for Eagle Workplace;

Glenn Murcutt for MPavilion 2019;

Ohlo Studio for Dune House;

Phillips/Pilkington Architects for Gunditj Mirring Keeping Place;

Stephen Varady Associates for Nasteski Apartment;

studio-gram for Fino Vino restaurant, Adelaide, South Austrlia;

studio-gram for Hotel Indigo;

Walter Brooke & Associates for EOS by SkyCity;

Woods Bagot for Central Park Tower Refurbishment;

Zwei Interiors Architecture for body of work – pictured, Citizen.MDW:

Burgmann Anglican School – Early Learning Centre: photo : Anne Stroud

ACMI Renewal: photo : Shannon McGrath

The Mercy Centre Mater Private Hospital Townsville: photo : Andrew Rankin

Rouse Hill Childcare, New South Wales: photo : Ross Honeysett

Spring Bay Mill – The Banksia Room, Tasmania: photo : Samuel Shelley

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Premier Award winner – Indigo Slam NSW house: photos : David Roche

Indigo Slam, NSW, by Smart Design Studio: photo : David Roche

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Get Online; Sell more Wine: Tips for Building an Online Wine Store

In vino veritas!

In wine, there is truth! In wine, there is happiness! And, this is truer than ever.

According to a Nielsen March 2020 report, combined U.S. dollar sales of wine from retail and the DTC (Direct to Consumer) shipment were almost $2.5 billion. It is an increase of nearly 30% versus the year before. The numbers show that large gatherings may have become a thing of past, but a quiet night with crowd favorites such as Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz is still as popular as ever.

When everyone is still anxious about going out in the world, it makes sense to bring them their favorite wine home. Thanks to the world of e-commerce, physical boundaries are a blur. It doesn’t matter where your store is located, you can reach wine connoisseurs and run a prosperous business with the help of the internet.

Thinking of building a Wine Store Online? “Wine” not?  

For a wine shop or a winery, the ability to sell more wine bottles and earn more revenue is like winning the jackpot. As always looks matter! And, if you want to sell wine successfully over the internet, you need a website that attracts your customers and makes them drool over your fine wine. Here’s what you need to get your store online and sell more wine.

1. Magento makes Magic

When you decide on choosing an e-commerce platform, give serious thought to Magento. Create a Magento e-commerce store to enjoy incredible benefits over other options. It is highly scalable, flexible, and secure. Magento is an SEO-friendly platform and allows you to manage multiple stores from a single dashboard. It means you can enter several international markets and even create micro-websites for different wine categories easily. Plus, you will find plenty of Magento extensions and plugins to improve upon the default Magento capabilities.

2. Elegant, Responsive Design to match your Elegant Product

There is prime importance on the design of the website. Visually appealing to the taste of your customers, your online wine store should look perfect on every device. Cross-browser compatibility is also essential because customers now use multiple browsers and different versions to search for products.

Make sure you choose a responsive theme. This way you will be able to remove the restrictions, in terms of location, device, screen size, etc. and allow customers to access your wine store any way they want. Choose to build a multi-lingual e-store so that you can offer the delightful wines in many languages and expand your target market.

With easy access, you will be able to improve impulse purchases and thus, increase revenue for your business.

3. Effortless Navigation makes Wine Shopping Easy

Other than the design, navigation is one essential element that makes your Magento store a success. Good navigation allows the search engine bots to index your website properly. Additionally, it helps in reducing the bounce rates and provides customers a clear “road” to purchase decisions.

Consider using a sticky menu so that customers can access the menu without having to scroll the entire page. Keep it short and concise so that customers can find their favorite wine in a matter of seconds.

You can opt for a responsive mega menu and create stylish menus that are visible on all devices and platforms. A responsive menu will take a shorter time to load and thus, make your website faster than before. You can even show custom images of different wine products for the menu and help customers find the exact wine that they want to buy.

By choosing improved layered navigation, display 100% Ajax-based filters on category pages. Buyers will be able to multi-select attributes and filter wines based on multiple features such as:

a. Wine Ingredients – Primary Grape

b. Sweet-Dry Scale

c. Brand

d. Country of Origin

e. State of Origin

f. Region

g. Special Features (Vegan, Kosher, Organic, NSA (No Sulfite Added)

h. Awards and Accolades

i. Food-Pairing

j. Vintage

k. Price, etc.

Work on e-commerce features that make navigation intuitive, quick, and effortless so that purchasing from your online wine store becomes easy.

4. Search your Wine!

No matter how elegant and functional the navigation of your website, you need a search feature that allows visitors to find anything they want. With the Ajax Quick Search feature, you will be able to show instant results to customers. The auto-suggest feature ensures that customers see results as soon as they type a word in the search tab.

For example, if a customer searches for “red wine”, you will be able to show a list of multiple product pages that contain the same keyword. It is helpful when customers know what they want to buy and make a quick purchase without exploring the product catalog. You can even show suggested products and useful CMS pages in the search results pop-up and encourage customers to shop more.

5. Interact with Wine Enthusiasts

Interactive websites offer a more personalized experience to users. It can separate you from other run-of-the-mill wine sellers on the internet and build a sense of loyalty among your customers. You can incorporate the following user-driven methods and inspire customers to interact with your website:

a. Trivia quizzes, games, and voting contests.

b. Product surveys.

c. Social media sharing buttons to share your products.

d. Product reviews from customers.

e. Newsletter and blog subscriptions.

f. Blog comments and blog post sharing button, etc.

By creating an interactive online wine store, you will be able to collect data from existing customers and potential buyers. It will help you in making strategic decisions and improve your sales numbers as well.

Choose a Wine Store Theme: Take the Right First Step!

Are you ready to deliver wine at the customer’s doorstep? Are you excited to build an online empire? Let’s set things in motion.

Remember that the theme is the foundation of your Magento store. To enjoy a feature-rich, attractive website, you need to choose a Magento readymade wine store theme that addresses your concerns and offers all the features that you require.

It is wise choosing a readymade theme because there are several specialized Magento themes available on the market. And, with the ability to customize them to suit your brand, you will be able to create a unique e-commerce website in no time. Instead of spending several months over building a new theme and verifying its features, you can opt for a tried-and-tested option and build your store in a shorter period.

A readymade theme is budget-friendly with several features to help you make the right first step in the ferocious world of e-commerce. So, make a wise choice; choose a theme and get ready for a successful online wine store.

Here’s raising the glass to the success of your online wine store!

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The Ultimate Guide To Berlin City New Hampshire

“3rd destinations is usually a bar or bingo or knitting class, dancing or whichever. They’re vital to folks. New Hampshire has become accustomed to heading away for their 3rd sites — planning to Boston or Burlington or Portland, etcetera.

A big cause for The expansion has actually been family members relocating from in other places in the nation, specially Massachusetts, but this trend is modifying.

I believe we’re past that now — we’re shifting ahead rather rapid.” He factors to Bonfire, a rustic bar situated in Portland, Maine, and 110 Grill (as of press time in early July, the 110 Grill was still on target to open this summer), that has many its locations in Massachusetts, as proof of Manchester’s industrial guarantee. He predicts that, as extra structures changeover to residential, enterprises will extend to North Elm, developing a a lot more walkable downtown society.

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“Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates” is usually a youngsters’s novel composed by American creator Mary Mapes Dodge, 1st released in 1865. The novel is famous for introducing a story, informed with within the novel’s have storyline, The story of your minor Dutch boy who place his finger from the leaking dike.

    five-C:89 Documentary Proof Needed to Amend Beginning Report. a hundred and fifty; &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I. In addition to corrections in spelling, clerical faults, or omissions, identify changes involving the title on the registrant, or the names of his or her parents as listed over a beginning document, shall need a Accredited copy of a court purchase that states the name to get altered and how the title is to seem around the birth report. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp II. Within six months of the submitting with the delivery registration, a ask for to change the spelling or so as to add the title of a baby shall be processed from the clerk of the town or city. The shape used to make the ask for shall be signed through the parent as recorded within the delivery file, the guardian, or even the authorized consultant with the registrant and shall be a suitable affidavit for such a name modify. The history shall be mentioned with the initial identify, middle identify, or final identify, as relevant, and "Corrected" plus the date. The applicant shall existing both a driver's license or other Picture identification to your clerk of your town or city when building the request.

    5-C:97 Marriage Licenses. – &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I. If the marriage license issued on the possible bride and groom will not be employed for any rationale, it shall be returned into the clerk of the town or city of issuance. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp II. If the completed marriage license hasn't been returned via the officiant within thirty times of the prepared day of the marriage, as mentioned on the marriage software worksheet, or 90 times has elapsed from the date the marriage intentions were filed, the clerk from the town or city shall Get in touch with the applicants to determine irrespective of whether the wedding at any time happened and who officiated and contact the officiant to ask for the marriage license.

    five-C:sixty three Initiation in the Demise Document. – &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I. Each time a Loss of life happens inside a medical center or health care facility along with the Demise is just not beneath the jurisdiction of the healthcare examiner pursuant to RSA 611:four, the individual in charge of this sort of facility, or his / her selected representative, shall give the funeral director, upcoming of kin, or selected agent with: a partly accomplished Loss of life document as well as the name and handle of your medical doctor who will be to blame for providing the cause of Demise data prior to the system is taken out. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp II. The funeral director, future of kin, or designated agent shall, pursuant to RSA 290:12, depart with the medical center or well being care facility, or with the individual from whom your body is obtained, a receipt displaying the identify of the decedent, the title and license amount of the funeral director, if relevant, the identify and handle of the person to whom the human body is produced, as well as the day and hour of removing from the facility. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp III. No clinic or other wellness care facility shall provide a partially done Loss of life history which incorporates health care certification or which can be awaiting health care certification to anyone besides a funeral director, subsequent of kin, or selected agent. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp IV. Every time a Demise takes place some spot besides an institution, the funeral director, subsequent of kin, or selected agent, who very first assumes custody of your lifeless entire body, shall initiate the death report In the event the attending medical doctor hasn't completed so. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp V. The funeral director, subsequent of kin, or selected agent shall obtain the data around the deceased for completion in the death report from the subsequent of kin or maybe the best certified human being or resource available and shall obtain the professional medical certification from the attending health practitioner or medical examiner if not presently provided.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp III. Any time a fetal death occurs in the shifting conveyance and the fetus is to start with removed from the conveyance in New Hampshire, or each time a useless fetus is present in New Hampshire along with the position of fetal death is unidentified, the fetal Demise shall be described to your division. The location where by the fetus was initial faraway from the conveyance or maybe the dead fetus was located shall be viewed as the put of fetal Loss of life. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp IV. Upon ask for, the division shall issue a non-certified copy in the fetal Dying report to the mom and dad. Supply. 2005, 268:one, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

    5-C:8 Preservation of Returns. a hundred and fifty; The registrar shall cause the returns manufactured to him or her under this chapter along with the returns of divorces produced by the clerks of court docket to generally be arranged, alphabetical indexes of every one of the names contained in these returns for being made, and The complete to become sure in effortless volumes and preserved in his or her Business.

Don't be concerned; Hampstead citizens learn how to tackle their vino without finding violent. Actually, Hampstead is 17 occasions much less violent than your regular American city. Whilst Hampstead's statewide rating in residence criminal offense is much less outstanding, it is not since it's Tremendous typical (the truth is, it happens less than after every week).

    five-C:fifty five Investigation of Bigamous Marriage. a hundred and fifty; &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I. If a person believes a bigamous marriage has taken place and these types of person needs to challenge the validity of the wedding certificate, the person building the accusation shall deliver towards the clerk of the town or city a notarized statement with the alleged points; a copy of the marriage certificate from your accused person's previous marriage that was allegedly not dissolved; in addition to a notarized affidavit in the wife or husband within the previous marriage attesting that the marriage was not dissolved. The clerk of your town or city shall prepare the appropriate variety and have the person creating the accusation signal the shape in accordance with RSA five-C:85. The clerk of your town or city shall ahead the notarized assertion and all other connected files for the point out registrar. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp II. The state registrar shall ship a letter via certified mail for the accused stating the alleged details and requesting documentation to demonstrate the wedding certificate in problem is valid and dispute the declare of bigamy for example, but not restricted to a Accredited copy of a final divorce or civil annulment on the past relationship or simply a Dying certificate of your spouse from the preceding marriage. Should the division doesn't get a response to your Accredited letter within thirty times of your signed receipt with the letter, the condition registrar shall tell the person generating the initial allegation of the lack of reaction and the necessity to refer the make a difference to some court docket of qualified jurisdiction.

And due to the fact "Home"-Snacks is our identify and basic safety is our video game, we established out to ascertain the most secure places in New Hampshire for 2020.

Positioned 20 minutes east of Nashua, Windham could be the fifth safest position in New Hampshire Total. Windham had about eleven moments much less violent criminal offense than the average American city and averaged only one assets crime every week for the final year of accessible data.

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SOUL OF PARIS BURNS

A busy 24 hours. Locally and internationally.

Paris first. Notre Dame Cathedral burned yesterday. A big fire. Roof and spire collapsed.

Paris in tears.

Paris firemen performed excellently. The fire was officially declared extinguished  in 8 hours.

The crown of thorns that Christ wore as he was beaten and crucified was saved. A priest ran into the burning Cathedral to save the ancient religious relic.

The Cathedral is 12th century Gothic in design. The building itself described as a masterpiece.

It will be rebuilt. The stone walls still stand. Already 2 donors have pledged a total of $3.5 million towards the reconstruction.

The Cathedral has survived several major abuses over the centuries. The rampages of the Huguenots in the 16th century, the depredations of radicals during the French Revolution in the 18th century when the cathedral was utilized as the home of the Cult of Reason and a warehouse, and incidental damages suffered in 2 World Wars in the 20th century.

Notre Dame will return!

Respectfully, Trump consistently gets his nose into things he knows nothing about. The Paris fire an example.

First however let’s go back to the California wildfires several months ago. Trump said California was negligent because it failed to sweep the forest lands. Thereby imputing responsibility for the wildfires to California.

His solution yesterday for the Cathedral fire was to use “flying water tankers.” What he had in mind is what firefighters refer to as “water bombing.”

Several professional sources responded immediately such was not the way to go. Water dropped from the air would cause the walls and remaining structure to collapse, worsen the situation, and endanger nearby buildings.

Trump may be an expert in some fields. He is not in firefighting.

He brought to mind the 1958 Spencer Tracy movie The Last Hurrah. Tracy played Mayor Frank Skeffington seeking reelection following several terms in office. The opposition hated him. Tracy was shanty Irish, the opposition Wasps.

The Wasps were blocking funds that the Mayor needed for a housing project in a poor neighborhood.

The son of one of the Wasps was visibly a horse’s ass. An obvious embarrassment to his father. The Mayor called him into his office unbeknown to his father. The Mayor made him Fire Chief. Had some photos taken in a fire hat and holding a horn of sorts.. Sent to the father before going to the press.

The father withdrew his opposition to the housing project. The Mayor withdrew the son’s nomination as Fire Chief. No one knew the better.

Trump may be a wasp. I do not know for sure. Whatever, in the field of fire fighting he is as good as the son who never became Fire Chief.

Anna was back to work  yesterday. She had some personal matters to resolve and was gone 6 weeks. Not easy for an old bachelor to clean house, do the wash, and iron. I am thrilled she has returned!

The outside of the house is getting a clean-up. The owners have had the entire house painted. Looks brand new!

Dueling Bartenders to start the evening yesterday. Teri White in a guest appearance. She and Rick Dery rocked the place!

Donna came in after work. Liz was there with Mary.

Bruce Moore came in especially to hear and see Terri. Bruce visiting for 2 weeks.

Bruce a singer and dancer himself. Appeared several times on Broadway. The guy does not age. He looked the same as when I last saw him 10 years ago.

Took a walk to La Trattoria where I had dinner alone. Dink came over as I was finishing. We talked quite a while.

Dink is a Conch. Born here. His father was Hemingway’s driver.

Hemingway’s last wife returned to Key West a year or two after her husband’s death. A room full of boxes had been discovered in Sloppy Joe’s back room. Hemingway materials. She went to examine the contents.

She took some. The major portion she left. She gave those boxes/items to Dink’s father. Turns out some of the materials have value. An unpublished book, a series of short stories, miscellaneous writings, and other materials.

Dink’s father and mother have passed on. The treasure trove Dink’s. We talked at length about it last night.

A Viking burial! Soon to be one in Key West. To “bury” a prominent Key Wester’s ashes.

Frank Holden well loved by many. To know him was to love him.

He had captained/mastered large vessels since the late 1960’s. Came to Key West and settled here in the early 1970’s. Died here February 25 at the age of 66. His death sudden and unexpected. He dropped. That was it.

Frank one of the Chart Room Bunch. Vino’s and The Porch, also.

At the time of his demise, he was the Admiral of the Conch Republic Navy.

His burial at sea tuesday April 23 at 1. A boat of relatives and friends will accompany his remains out to sea. Boats of others who knew Frank will join the flotilla.

Frank is to receive a Conch Republic Naval Burial at Sea. Airplanes and all. The event has been described to me as a Viking burial.

I suspect the harbor will be full of boats attending the ceremony. Following which there will be a celebration of Frank’s life at Schooner’s upstairs loft.

I was chatting with Donna at Dueling Bartenders. Told her many of my friends are in wheel chairs, or using canes and walkers.

Told her I hoped my time was still a far way off for such assistance.

Donna responded, “No one is promised tomorrow.”

Profound. True.

Which brings me to the prophet Isaiah: “Woe unto those who legislate evil and rob the poor of their rights and make women and children their prey.”

Remind you of anyone? The man who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The Boston Marathon yesterday. Run in the worst weather in years.

The male winner was Worknesh Degefa. Won by 2 seconds. Numbers 2 and 3 were right behind him. A last second spurt did it.

The female, Luorce Cherno. Far and away number 1. She took the lead after 5 miles and never saw the pack behind her again.

The Russian Revolution an interesting event. At least for me. Russian history has always appealed to me. Mixed in with their writings, music, etc.

On this day in 1917, Lenin returned from exile to lead the Russian Revolution. He had been in exile for 10 years. His thoughts and actions impacted the world. Still do.

The Russian revolutionaries had split into 2 groups. The White Bolsheviks and the Red Bolsheviks. The Whites had the power at first. The first President of free Russia and a White Bolshevik  was Alexander Kerensky.

When Lenin and the Reds came to power, Kerensky fearing for his life fled Russia. First to London, then New York City.

I attended Manhattan College in New York City. In my senior year ((1956-1957), 2 Russian history courses were offered for the first time. Covered the Russian Revolution. I was thrilled. Took them both.

The professor was Alexander Kerensky. The man who had been the first President of a free Russia and also a leader of the White Bolsheviks.

Thrilling? You have no idea. To listen to a man who had experienced what he was teaching us. He had been there for everything. Wow!

Tonight another Wow! My podcast Tuesday Talk with Key West Lou. Nine my time. A quick half hour of Louis ranting and raving about whatever moves me at the moment.

Join me. Guaranteed you will enjoy. www.blogtalkradio.com/key-west-lou.

Enjoy your day!

SOUL OF PARIS BURNS was originally published on Key West Lou

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Human spit is actually a great cleaning solution (and other award-winning scientific finds)

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Human spit is actually a great cleaning solution (and other award-winning scientific finds)

The annual Ig Nobel awards, given for real scientific research that also makes you laugh, are a festival of hilarity. Prior winners have included a doctor who cracked only the knuckles on one hand to test whether it caused arthritis (it didn’t), an entomologist who voluntarily got stung by insects in order to create a pain index for them, and two researchers who explained why woodpeckers don’t get headaches.

It’s silly, yes, but it’s also a wonderful celebration of the essence of science. It’s purely about discovery and learning, and the joys of investigating questions. Some of the research is just for fun (though it’s still published in academic journals), but some of it also serves some greater purpose.

In that spirit, we rounded up the 2018 winners and explain why the heck you’d want to know this stuff:

Medicine: Riding a rollercoaster can help people pass kidney stones

The winners: Marc Mitchell and David Wartinger

The research: Mitchell and Wartinger took a biologically accurate model of a kidney (or at least the parts that matter for passing a kidney stone) modeled on a particular patient, inserted three stones of varying sizes that the patient in question had passed, and suspended it all in urine. They then took this contraption on a roller coaster that lasted 2 minutes and 30 seconds (with no inversions, but several sharp turns and drops) to see whether the motion would dislodge the stones. They did this 20 times (and all, it should be noted, with the permission of the Guest Services team at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom).

It turns out that sitting in the rear car did kind of help the kidney stones get moving, though they note people with large kidney stones probably won’t benefit. They also note that regular roller coaster riding could genuinely help those who have already passed a stone, as it would facilitate the movement of microscopic stones before they can build up.

The why: More than 300,000 people go to the emergency room every year with kidney stones, which are (anecdotally) one of the most painful experiences a human can have. Maybe if we all rode more roller coasters we’d have fewer problems. These two originally got the idea because of reports of spontaneous kidney stone passage on roller coasters and while bungee jumping, so it’s not so crazy.

Anthropology: Chimps and humans imitate one another about as often, and about as well

The winners: Tomas Persson, Gabriela-Alina Sauciuc, and Elainie Madsen

The research: These cognitive scientists went to their local zoo (the Furuvik Zoo/Lund University Primate Research Station in Sweden) and watched a group of five chimpanzees to monitor how often humans imitated them and then how often the chimps imitated the humans back. After 52 total hours, they found that both species imitate each other about as often—and about as accurately—as the other.

The why: Imitation is an important way for young humans to learn, as any parent of a toddler can tell you. Apes are known to imitate, but not necessarily in a social context—they may learn how to eat certain fruits by imitating another chimp, they just haven’t been known to imitate for social or communication purposes. The authors wanted to test whether that was really true, since it indicates an important aspect of how an ape mind might be like ours.

Biology: Wine experts can identify a fly in a glass of vino just by smell

The winners: Paul Becher, Sebastien Lebreton, Erika Wallin, Erik Hedenstrom, Felipe Borrero-Echeverry, Marie Bengtsson, Volker Jorger, and Peter Witzgall

The research: A bunch of fly researchers realized that, since only female Drosophila melanogaster produce the pheromone Z4-11AI, they could distinguish the males from the females just by sniffing them. They wanted to know whether other experts could do the same, and so asked a panel of eight wine aficionados to smell some glasses that had previously contained a fly (marinating time: five minutes) of one sex or another. Apparently, these folks can also distinguish the differences between male and female fly scent.

The why: Lots of animals communicate with smells, both within and between species. Maybe fly scent tells humans something—we can’t know unless we know whether we can detect it. This particular pheromone is part of the blend of chemicals that make up the characteristic clementine scent, and D. melanogaster loves citrus fruits. Perhaps this family of odors is also related to mating or social signals. Or perhaps not. But at least now we know we can tell a lady fly from a dude.

Chemistry: Human saliva is a pretty good cleaning solution

The winners: Paula Romão, Adília Alarcão, and César Viana

The research: These researchers decided to test whether spit-cleaning was really effective, but rather than test it on household items they went for 18th-century gilded sculptures (we explain why below). Since saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches, it turns out to be quite an effective cleaning agent.

The why: Conservators have apparently been cleaning old paintings and statues with their own spit for years. They’ve always found that it can clean an artifact without breaking it down, and these conservation scientists wanted to test whether that was actually true.

Medical Education: You can totally give yourself a colonoscopy

The winners: Akira Horiuchi

The research: A gastroenterologist took it upon himself, literally, to see whether you can give yourself a colonoscopy using new, smaller-diameter endoscopes. He found that it was totally possible by holding the controller knob in his left hand and the tube in his right. On his four attempts, it took him 4, 5, 3.5, and 4 minutes to complete the procedure. He noted, however, that you’d probably need a special chair to facilitate the process.

The why: There’s apparently something of a stigma against getting colonoscopies in Japan, and Horiuchi reasoned that if you could give yourself one you might be more willing to get one. Given that colonoscopies are highly effective at preventing colon cancer, this might actually save lives. Colon cancer begins as a benign polyp that is easily observable on camera (that’s why colonoscopies are effective), and though we’d needwe’dneed to train people how to do this without perforating their own intestines, it might just work.

Literature: Nobody reads the manual

The winners: Thea Blackler, Rafael Gomez, Vesna Popovic, and M. Helen Thompson

The research: It may seem obvious to you, but apparently the people who write manuals weren’t sure—no one had ever bothered to study it. These researchers not only confirmed that no one really reads manuals for new products, they did an in-depth investigation as to the various reasons why. You should read the (very long) study if you’re curious, but one of the more interesting highlights is that not only do people find manuals overwhelming and confusing, they think that they shouldn’t need to read the manual. A product should be well-designed enough that the owner doesn’t require written instructions on how to use it.

The why: Silly as it may seem to you, those responsible for designing manuals should be informed as to the potential challenges associated with them. If all these people are just writing manuals for no one, we should maybe rethink how to best inform consumers of various risks and instructions.

Nutrition: Humans are low in nutritional value

The winners: James Cole

The research: Cole found nutritional compositions for every part of the body, from the liver to the muscle, and worked out how well a human body would fit into a proper diet. Turns out, it wouldn’t. Humans may have a similar nutrient profile than other mammals of our size, but we contain significantly fewer calories than the large mammals that Paleoliths would have had access to. It’s worth noting that the values he found were only for adult males, as he writes that “data for females and sub-adults are not available within the published literature, and the collection of primary data of this nature was outside the ethical (and legal) scope of this study.”

The why: Some of our paleolithic ancestors were occasional cannibals. The question was why. Maybe human meat is good for you, and would thus have been a valuable source of nutrients in an era when you had to literally fight for all your food. Cole notes that there were clearly other reasons to eat other humans back then, including ritual practices and just “meat for meat’s sake.”

Peace: People have a lot of road rage, but the reasons and effects vary

The winners: Francisco Alonso, Cristina Esteban, Andrea Serge, Maria-Luisa Ballestar, Jaime Sanmartín, Constanza Calatayud, and Beatriz Alamar

The research: This paper measures the frequency, motivation, and effects of shouting and cursing while driving a car. You may be extremely familiar with this kind of behavior, but as with a lot of common experiences, it’s been little studied. Some Spanish researchers decided to survey drivers to see why they were so angry and what could help them be less aggressive.

The why: More than a million people die in traffic accidents every year, and some of those are certainly due to aggressive driving. Perhaps if we understood more about why people drive angry, we could prevent it. For instance, these researchers found that drivers were more likely to have road rage in urban settings because they were following behavior that has been deemed acceptable. (They should also win a prize for science that confirms the obvious).

Reproductive medicine: Stamps are a cheap, effective test for nocturnal erections

The winners: John Barry, Bruce Blank, and Michel Boileau

The research: By creating a ring of stamps around the base of 22 potent men and 11 impotent men, these researchers were able to find a way to test whether their subjects had experienced nocturnal erections. These particular stamps had perforations holding the strip together, and so easily break apart when enough strain is applied. It turns out the force exerted by an engorged penis is enough to break the performations (seven of the men woke up from the sensation of the snapping ring), and it’s just as accurate as other standard tests for nocturnal erections.

The why: Some men with impotence have the organic form, meaning they can’t get erections while awake or asleep. Others have psychogenic impotence, in which the problem isn’t a mechanical one but rather is a psychological issue—these men can and do get nocturnal erections. Urologists need to test for this since the treatments will vary. The standard test is a mercury-filled strain gauge, which requires patients to sleep overnight in the hospital. The stamp method can be done at home, and as the researchers point out costs only 30 cents (in 1980, when the study came out) for three nights of testing versus $500 for the in-hospital version.

Economics: Harming a doll and imagining it’s your boss helps you feel better about their abuse

The winners: Lindie Hanyu Liang, Douglas Brown, Huiwen Lian, Samuel Hanig, D. Lance Ferris, and Lisa Keeping

The research: In two related studies, these researchers found that employees who have unfair or abusive supervisors can have their sense of justice renewed by hurting a doll version of their boss instead. It was pretty simple: they basically asked people to imagine their supervisor as the doll and then gave them tools to harm it. Then they asked them a bunch of questions about how they felt about their boss.

The why: Keeping employees happy is a crucial part of maintaining a productive company, which means managers should be paying attention to ways in which they can ensure their subordinates’ emotional well-being. When those employees feel they’re being treated unfairly, something needs to be done to address it. Dolls may not be the right option, but they note that “subordinates who receive perpetual mistreatment from their supervisor may benefit from harmless acts of symbolic retaliation against their supervisor.”

Written By Sara Chodosh

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