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Cooking meals for the family will always be my favorite thing to do. Nothing makes my heart fuzzy than seeing the anticipation in my kids’ faces. So it is ultimately heartbreaking to see their faces fall whenever I cook them pasta ravioli with badly grated Parmesan cheese or factory grated cheese.
Knowing this, I knew it’s time to do something. Thank the heavens for rotary cheese grater, a type of cheese grater whose primary purpose is to have an efficient grating process.
There is a toothed drum blade which you rotate or turn while the cheese housed inside and, well, there you go. Here are my top picks.
The reason why I recommend the NSF Restaurant Certified more is that it comes with more beneficial design features unlike the original classic one and it comes with the same price point.
And since this product is NSF Restaurant Certified, this product is designed to meet the standards that fit and match that of the public health.
One of the design features I love about this is that you can alternate between use for left hand and for right hand. It is also easy to be taken apart, perfect for cleaning.
This rotary cheese grater is one of my top picks for it comes with two interchangeable drums which give me a variety of options. I can use this, not just for cheese but also for sweet potatoes, hash brown and many others.
It is very easy to assemble and dismantle, as well which makes it easier for me to clean it. The one thing I did not like about this is that its suction cup does not attach well to my countertop.
This rotary cheese grater is multipurpose which I absolutely love. I can use it for hard cheese types like parmesan, for the soft cheese types such as cheddar, and also for chocolates nuts and almonds.
It is so versatile that it immediately became one of my top picks. It is also very easy to clean because it is not just dishwasher safe, but its three parts are also easily removable.
However, the one thing I definitely not like about this is it seems fragile. Whenever I use it, it feels like it is gonna break soon.
The LOVKITCHEN Rotary Cheese Grater is also one of my faves for many reasons. The number one reason is that it comes with three types of cylinder drums which is just absolutely perfect because I always cook meals that require different types of cheese from each other.
And since this product is also a Grade A stainless steel, it is durable enough. I guess, one thing I did not like about this is that it has a wide gap in the front part.
I love this German engineered kitchenware for many things. As a self-professed kitchen geek, I love prepping for many types of food. And that include many types of grated cheese.
The Westmark Rotary Cheese Grater comes with a set of three drums which I can use for medium grating, for fine grating, and for grating vegetables.
Second thing I love about this is the fact that it is stainless steel so I wouldn’t have to worry about stains and all. And third, cleaning is not that much of a struggle since it is dishwasher safe.
However, the thing I did not like about this is how it fragile it feels in my hands. Since the arm is plastic, it feels like it is going to break or snap any second. Because of this, I do try not to put that much pressure when I am using it.
While this may seem like a no-brainer, there are actual rotary cheese graters that do not have sharp enough teeth. You are going to have to look for razor sharp blades, otherwise, the quality of your cheese will just be chunky, gooey and just naturally bad.
You do not have to worry about accidentally hurting or cutting yourself because unlike what usually happens with standard graters, rotary cheese graters provide a safe environment in which you can use sharp-toothed blades without the possibility of cutting yourself.
In addition, you might also want to consider purchasing rotary cheese graters with more than one drum. This will benefit you best if you are the type of who want variety when it comes to cheese types.
Generally, on one hand, those drums that have little holes are the ones you use for the hard cheese types for they will provide you with very fine grate. On the other hand, those with large holes are the ones you use to shred the soft cheese types. They make for good spaghetti toppings.
There are like two types of person in this world. There are the ones who only use cheese as some sort of embellishment or garnish. And of course, probably the majority are the ones who need large sizes of evenly and finely measures cheese.
If you belong to the latter, then you are going to need rotary cheese grater equipped with large hoppers. If you do not know, do a quick evaluation. Do you typically organize dinner parties? Do you love prepping complicated and complex dishes? If the answer is yes, then you belong to the majority.
Buying a rotary cheese grater with large hoppers makes it easy for you produce evenly measured and big quantities of cheese with minimal to no effort.
In addition, if you do not want to spend the next hour just grating cheese which of course you do not, you have to look for a rotary cheese grater that is at least two inches in size.
It does not just make the process much quicker but also stops you from the possibility of whisking through your cheese or accidentally chopping them down.
Just as we put importance into our hygiene, so must we when it comes to equipments we use in our kitchens. Most rotary cheese graters tend to be too small for you to be able to handwash them.
Moreover, they have to be at least rust proof. Since cleaning and sterilizing them can be a struggle, this feature will certainly help to keep the equipment clean and protected from bacteria.
Rotary cheese graters belong to the category of kitchen equipments that come with an in-house feature in which you will have to put food inside such as food blenders.
And since we were just on the topic of cleaning, let me just emphasize that a rotary cheese grater’s ability to be dismantled is also vital to keep it clean and sterilized. Since food can be stuck inside the grater, you got to make sure it is kept clean.
And the only way you can do this if you take them apart. There are products that come with a cleaning brush designed to help you keep food remnants away from the drum. Moreover, the drums also need to have this feature.
Make sure there are no things like screws that could get lost along the way. Personally, this is one thing I hate. I tend to be clumsy sometimes and I hate it when just few weeks in and I already lost a couple of pins.
The obvious edge of rotary cheese grater is that unlike standard flat graters, it does not require you that much effort.
With rotary cheese graters, the only thing you have to do is to place the cheese inside the drum and twist and turn the handle and voila, there you go, your finely measured cheese.
However, you must also keep in mind that the handle should not require superman strength or too much force to be able to turn. Some products may be a little difficult to rotate. For this reason, make sure the turning of the hopper is smooth enough.
And the verdict is, the winner for this roundup will be Zyliss Classic Rotary Cheese Grater. One of the main reasons is because this one is NSF Restaurant Certified. Since it is used by many restaurants, it is designed to match and meet the standards that will satisfy the general public.
Moreover, its size is small enough to be easily stored but it does not feel fragile or flimsy. It is also very easy to clean since it can be easily disassembled and assembled.
So there you have it, guys! I hope this article really helped you on your journey to finding the best rotary cheese grater for you! If you have any more questions, suggestions or just recommendations, do not hesitate to leave them down below!


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The following is an article written by Zephyrhills News correspondent Dave Walters.
Imagine driving north on US 301 and seeing just orange groves, hay fields and cattle pastures on either side. Every driver who passes you going the other way is someone you know and gives you a friendly wave.
That’s the Zephyrhills Brantley Smith remembers fondly. Smith, lifelong resident of his beloved Zephyrhills, has seen changes in his 69 years and is a staunch believer that you can’t stop progress.
Smith grew up on his family’s farm working cattle and tending to the orange groves. He is known more now as builder and owner of Silverado Golf and Country Club on Eiland Boulevard.
He is much more at home in the seat of a tractor in a hay field than he is on the fairway at Silverado.
That comfortable feeling of farm life started young when his father Cullen Smith put his boys Brantley and Buddy to work. There were no free rides.
“I remember my parents were very conservative coming through the depression like they were,” Smith recalled. “I never realized that we were really well off. You never realized it by the way that we lived. It was just conservative.
He was as happy as can be.
He added that those values aren’t completely lost on the youth. He instills the same lessons on his grandchildren.
His grandson, Chance, 13, is a prime example. Smith would pick him up at 5:30 a.m. three days to mow fairways at Silverado.
“There are still young people who will work, but they are few and far between,” Smith said.
Family is as important as breathing for Smith. It all started from the beginning. Tilly Smith got that ball rolling.
“My mom made us go to church,” Smith said. “When I was 15 or 16, she made us go to Sunday School at church. I started pitching a fit about going telling her that I wasn’t getting anything out of it.
With his family all in and around Zephyrhills, Smith takes great pleasure in watching his grandchildren grown up and be close to them whenever the opportunity arises.
Smith worked for his family until 1966, when he moved on to a seven-year stint at Zephyr Egg working for Jack Linville where he started picking up eggs and feeding chickens.
“He started me at the very bottom and I was as happy as I could be working outside,” Smith said.
He moved up at Zephyr Egg and was the boss of eventual owner Danny Linville.
Those days at Zephyr Egg are some of Smith’s fondest memories.
“I did everything. I moved chickens at night and everything else Jack Linville could think of,” Smith said.
Smith returned to the family business of fruit harvesting with his brother Buddy in 1981 and Silverado was built in 1986.
He still works the hay fields and has four acres of citrus trees to harvest. He is also involved in an investment company and real estate.
The Smith family is a huge part of Zephyrhills. They donated to get the hospital built in Zephyrhills. The clock in Times Square on Fifth Avenue was donated in Buddy Smith’s name. Brantley’s mother played a big role in donating the land that the Zephyrhills Family YMCA sits on.
Zephyrhills was built on the foundation of small, family-owned businesses. Smith would like to see that aspect of Zephyrhills return.
“It seems like they are making it harder on small businesses,” Smith said. “Penny Saver and Neukoms were small businesses here in town and they worked. It’s hard for me to deal with that.” The days of green scenery along US 301 may be gone, but with each passing moment, a Smith memory is made.

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Members of the public are being encouraged to visit the Willis Museum to see an exciting new art exhibition hosted by Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) students, before it ends on Saturday 6 April.
The exhibition, which is free to visit, opened earlier this month in the Sainsbury Gallery within the museum and showcases a diverse range of artwork by students currently studying for a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
The pre-degree Foundation Diploma is a one-year course for anyone who has completed a Level 3 qualification in art and design, such as an Extended Diploma or A-level in art, and is looking to progress to university.
This is the second time BCoT’s Art and Design students have exhibited their work at the Willis Museum, after co-hosting an exhibition with Winchester School of Art and artist James Aldridge in February 2018.
Centrally located at the Top of the Town in Basingstoke, the Willis Museum is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
If you are interested in studying Art and Design at BCoT this September, find out more and apply today for September. If you like to be social, check out the latest work and news from the BCoT Art and Design studios on their website, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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The animation in this, for how short it is, is outstanding. Awesome job man.
I expected it to be one of those cheap animatic-esque GG animated's that swamp youtube, but the animation was surprisingly great! Links facial reactions were especially amazing. I'd love to see more in this style, though not necessarily GG related.
It was okay, I would rather you do your own story and build your own characters though.
Longest and best part AWWW MAH GOODNES.
Our Pokemon Master tries for the Cascade badge.

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Mullingar Electrical Wholesale Ltd was founded in 1987 and has consistently expanded over the past 30 years, becoming the midland's leading Industrial Electrical Wholesaler.
The company has 40 employees working across its 5 branches, Mullingar Electrical Wholesale, Longford Electrical Wholesale, Midland Electrical Wholesale in Tullamore, Northeast Electrical Wholesale in Dundalk and the Lighting showroom in Mullingar.
Our company is committed to providing the best quality products to our customers with the best quality service, through the best quality team.

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If you are looking to source a cheap commercial gas quote for your business then you have to put some effort into finding the cheapest UK rates.
While you could speak with the team of experts at D-Energi, there are other ways to source cheaper gas quotes for your everyday needs.
However, unlike sourcing a gas provider for our homes, business plans tend to be more complicated and there are other issues affecting the quote a provider may give you.
These will include your energy usage levels as well as your location.
It’s also important to appreciate that if you haven’t switched commercial gas suppliers in recent years then you may be on deemed rates which tend to be much higher prices.
The first step is to compare business gas prices between providers to get a good idea of what the current market rate is for your location and needs.
You could visit supplier websites and then speak with a representative to get a bespoke quote.
This can be a time-consuming process and you will probably be missing out on better and cheaper commercial gas providers.
An easy way to source a market rate for your needs is to use an online comparison site which will search for the best rates and then recommend a provider.
While using these sites offer a way to meet your needs, you need to be aware that the website may not be searching the entire marketplace and you’ll still need to speak with a supplier so they can tailor their offering for you.
It helps that the team at D-Energi will search the entire marketplace to find the latest best deals and offers.
There are also other considerations in the search for the cheapest gas tariff for your business needs which may include how long you will sign a contract for.
While most providers will offer a contract of one year and secure the price, it is possible to access lower tariffs if you sign up for two or three years. Some providers offer five-year contracts.
There are big savings to be made when signing up for a long-term deal but you still need to be wary and check the small print very carefully and you will also need to be confident that gas prices will rise and not fall during the duration of the contract.
If you would like more help and advice about how you can source a cheap commercial gas quote for your business needs then contact the experts at D-Energi.

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The area of present-day Sudan formed the powerful kingdom of Kush from around 1000 BC to the 4th century AD. After the decline of Kush, various successor Nubian kingdoms were established as separate polities. Christianity arrived in the region around 500 AD, and Islam was gradually introduced into the north from the 7th century, influenced by close relationships between the Nubian kingdoms and Egypt. In the 16th century the Funj empire became the main power in in southern Nubia, lasting until invasion by Egypt in the early 19th century. In the late 19th century the Mahdist group resisted Egyptian forces and gained control of most of Sudan. The British eventually helped Egypt regain control, and Sudan became nominally a British-Egyptian concern, although in actuality governed mainly by Britain, from 1899 until independence in 1956.
Two civil wars dominated the following decades: the first from 1955 to 1972, and the second from 1983 to 2005. A factor in both wars was the perceived marginalisation of the southern population by the northern-dominated government. The area of present-day Sudan has a dominantly Arab and Muslim identity, distinct from the traditionally Christian or animist Dinka, Nuer and other Nilotic peoples who make up much of South Sudan’s population. In 1972 South Sudan was designated an autonomous region, and a referendum in 2011 led to it seceding as an independent state. Controversy continues between the two countries over disputed oil-rich land. Other conflict has focused on the Darfur region in western Sudan, which had been largely autonomous until absorbed into British-ruled colonial Sudan. Conflict over its status erupted in 2003, linked to disagreements between ethnic and cultural groups identifying as Arabic and African, respectively. Conflicts between herding and arable agricultural livelihoods have also played a role.
Sudan’s economy has long been dominated by oil revenues, and the secession of South Sudan, with over 80% of the former Sudan’s oil reserves, led to significant loss of revenue after 2011. Even with the former oil revenues, Sudan faced major economic problems and remains poorly developed. Agricultural remains the main livelihood activity for most Sudanese people, contributing over one third of GDP. There is a small amount of irrigated agriculture, but most, including a large livestock sector that maintains exports, is rain-fed. Government efforts to diversify the agricultural economy include developing new products such as gum arabic. A major dam project generates most electricity for the country.
Sudan is water-poor, with semi-arid or arid conditions in much of the country. The only major permanent rivers are the Blue and White Niles, on which there are several dams. Lake Nubia on the border with Egypt is the only major lake. There are major stores of groundwater in the Nubian sandstone aquifer, but usually at considerable depth. Groundwater is widely used for drinking and livestock watering, but most irrigation uses surface waters from the White and Blue Niles.
Please cite this page as: Gadelmula, Upton, Ó Dochartaigh and Bellwood-Howard, 2018.
Sudan. Map developed from USGS GTOPOPO30; GADM global administrative areas; and UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. For more information on the map development and datasets see the geography resource page.
Border countries Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya.
The centre and north of Sudan are extremely dry. Rainfall increases towards the south. There are distinct wet and dry seasons, with the rainy season in the north between July and September, and in the south between June and November.
More information on average rainfall and temperature for each of the climate zones in Sudan can be seen at the Sudan climate page.
The Nile rivers are the major perennial rivers in the country. The Blue Nile is joined by the Dinder and Rahad rivers between Sennar and Khartoum, and joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the River Nile.
There are several dams on the Blue and White Niles, including the Sennar and Roseires Dams on the Blue Nile, and the Jebel Aulia Dam on the White Nile. There is also Lake Nubia on the Sudanese-Egyptian border.
The Ministry of Irrigation monitors river flows, and stores dataset going back several decades.
Major surface water features of Sudan. Map developed from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS; Digital Chart of the World drainage; and FAO Inland Water Bodies. For more information on the map development and datasets see the surface water resource page.
Soil Map of Sudan, from the European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Soil Portal. For more information on the map see the soil resource page.
The centre and north of Sudan are dry with areas of desert, such as the Nubian Desert to the northeast and the Bayuda Desert to the east. In the south there are swamps and rainforest.
Land Cover Map of Sudan, from the European Space Agency GlobCover 2.3, 2009. For more information on the map see the land cover resource page.
This section provides a summary of the geology of Sudan. More detail can be found in the references listed at the bottom of this page. Many of these references can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
The geology maps on this page show a simplified overview of the geology at a national scale (see the Geology resource page for more details).
Other published geological maps are listed in the Geology: Key references section, below. In particular, a geological map of Sudan at 1:10 million scale was published in 1981 and is available to download as a scanned image.
Geology of Sudan at 1:5 million scale. Based on map described by Persits et al. 2002 / Furon and Lombard 1964. For more information on the map development and datasets see the geology resource page.
Sudan's geology ranges from Precambrian crystalline basement rocks to Quaternary unconsolidated alluvial deposits. There was a long period of erosion from the end of the Precambrian to the late Palaeozoic, resulting in the removal of most of the previously deposited sedimentary cover, with the exceptions of a few isolated outcrops of Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks - such as at Wawa (Kordofan), near the Chad border, near the Jabal Uweinat and in northwest Sudan (UN 1988).
During the Mesozoic, Nubian Sandstone deposits were laid down, preserved in basins within the basement and Palaeozoic rocks. Tectonic movements of the Rift system in the middle and late Tertiary led to the formation of vast structural basins, such as the Bara, Dinder and Baggara. A volcanic phase throughout the late Tertiary and into the early Quaternary produced the Jabel Mara and Meidobe basalts and the basaltic flows of the Bayoda desert and the Gedarif region.
In the Plio-Pleistocene period, these Tertiary basins became infilled with extensive and thick unconsolidated sediments, mostly alluvial and lacustrine deposits, including the Um Ruwaba formation (UN 1988). These now cover a large part of the country, overlying older bedrock aquifers. The main outcrops of unconsolidated sediments are shown on the separate map of unconsolidated geology, above.
A major shear zone, the Central African Shear Zone, runs through the central part of Sudan.
Quaternary to Tertiary There are a number of different named formations in this group, which are undifferentiated on the map.
The youngest sediments in Sudan include alluvial silts and clays with occasional sands, deposited in the valleys of the Nile and other rivers; Kordofan aeolian dune sands; and black clay plains (UN 1988). They include the Gezira and Alatshan and Gash formations, and have thickness ranging up to just less than 100 m.
Other Tertiary formations are relatively minor and not distinguished on the geological map above. The consolidated Hudi Chert Formation is non-marine and fossiliferous, containing very thin cherts - not more than a few metres - and found in and around the Atbara region.
The Abyad Formation crops out in northwest Sudan and comprises mostly marine sediments, including sandstones, limestones and evaporates.
Dominantly Tertiary (Cretaceous to Quaternary) Red Sea coastal/littoral sediments are dominantly Tertiary in age, and are formed of continental gravels, sands, silts and clays, and marine coral limestones. There are a number of named Tertiary formations within this group, which form a series of undeformed sedimentary rocks occupying 10-40 km width along the coast, underlying Quaternary unconsolidated sediments. Their thickness can exceed 2 km.
Um Ruwaba Formation Late Tertiary to Quaternary The Um Ruwaba Formation occurs in two large trenches in the centre and south of Sudan: the Bara (including the Kordofan, Darfur and southern regions) and the Blue Nile/Rahad/Dinder area. The Um Ruwaba Formation comprises unconsolidated alluvial and lacustrine sands, silts and clays (UN 1988). It is between 150 m and 500 m thick.
Gedaref, Jebel Mara, Meidobe and Bayoda basalts Tertiary Basic volcanic rocks. Horizontally to gently dipping beds.
Nubian Sandstone Formation Upper Jurassic to Lower Cenozoic (mainly Cretaceous)s The Nubian Sandstone is a major regional sedimentary sequence, formed from the Lower Palaeozoic to the Cretaceous. In Sudan, the Nubian Sandstone is mainly of Cretaceous age. It covers almost one third of Sudan. It mainly comprises horizontal or gently dipping, well stratified sandstones, with layers of conglomerate and siltstone (UN 1988). It is found in the Khartoum basin, Kufra basin, Atbara basin, Blue Nile basin, Gedaref basins, Sag Elnaam basin and in Darfur. In the Khartoum basin, it exceeds 3 km in thickness. In the south, it is overlain by thick unconsolidated sediments of the Um Ruwaba Formation, while in the rest of the country it outcrops in plateaus or sub-crops below variable thicknesses of unconsolidated surface cover (UN 1988). Major faults are recognised in the Nubian Sandstone, including the Jaulia fault. Sometimes these faults displace more than 2 km of sedimentary rocks.
Kabbabish and Wadi Hower formations, Gedaref Sandstone, Bentue Aradaiba, Zarga, Abu Gabra Mainly Cretaceous These formations form smaller outcrops than the Nubian Sandstone Formation, and they are not distinguished from the Nubian Sandstone on the geology map.
The Kababish Formation is composed of siltstones, mudstones and fine grained sandstones, and is around 100 m thick. The Wadi Hower Formation is composed of sandstones, and is around 200 m thick.
The Gedaref Sandstone Formation is located in northwest Sudan. Their thickness exceeds 100 m. There are some basic igneous intrusions within the sandstones.
The Bentue, Aradaiba and Zarga formations are sandstones and mudstones of continental origin, and their thickness can exceed 5 km.
The Abu Gabra is a sedimentary formation found in central-western Sudan.
Erde Ente, Nawa Formation, sedimentary rocks of NW Sudan Cambrian to Carboniferous Relatively small outcrops of unmetamorphosed sandstones of Palaeozoic age occur in the west of Sudan, along the Chad border.
Argillaceous Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks overlie Precambrian basement in central Kordofan.
Silurian strata, largely fluvial-deltaic sandstones, occur in northwestern Sudan (UN 1988).
Devonian and Carboniferous rocks, including the Nawa Formation, occur around Uweinat, Sudan. They consist mainly of sandstones with schists (UN 1988).
This section provides a summary of the hydrogeology of the main aquifers in Sudan. More information is available in the references listed in the Hydrogology: key references section at the bottom of this page, particularly unpublished MSc theses available through the University of Khartoum. More information on groundwater is also available from the Ministry of Irrigation and Ministry of Dams, and through bulletins of the Geological Research Authority of the Sudan (GRAS).
Other references can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
Low to High Productivity Undifferentiated unconsolidated sediments include alluvium, aeolian sands, and coastal sediments. Aquifer properties are variable, depending largely on their lithology and thickness, as well as recharge and connectivity with surface waters. Relatively thick, coarse grained sediments can form highly productive local aquifers. These aquifers are typically unconfined.
Gezira, Atshan and Gash formations Low to High Productivity These unconsolidated sediments consist of alluvial sands, silts, gravels and clays of Quaternary to Late Tertiary age. Aquifer properties are variable, depending largely on lithology, but where the alluvium is dominated by coarser grained deposits, can be high. The aquifers are typically unconfined. Water table depth ranges from 15 m to 40 m. Boreholes range between 30 m and 150 m deep.
The Gash aquifer is generally around 60 m thick. Transmissivity values of 1000 m²/day have been reported (UN 1988).
The Gezira and Atshan aquifers are around 80 m thick.
Transmissivity values of between 500 and 1500 m²/day have been given for alluvial aquifers in Darfur and the north of Sudan (UN 1988).
Water quality is usually good and fresh. During high flow periods, significant recharge to the Gezira and Atshan aquifers occurs by leakage from Blue and White Nile rivers ; and to the Gash aquifer from the Gash river.
Um Ruwaba Formation Low to Moderate Productivity The Um Ruwaba Formation forms an unconsolidated aquifer that covers a large area, and is generally of low to moderate productivity. The properties of the aquifer vary depending largely on lithology. Yields are generally lower than from consolidated sedimentary aquifers in Sudan. The aquifer can be unconfined, or locally semi-confined where permeable layers occur below clay strata at depth (UN 1988). Water table depth ranges from 10 m to 150 m.
The aquifer can be several hundreds of metres thick, but boreholes range between 30 m and 150 m deep. It has a maximum transmissivity of 200 m²/day, and median of 25 m²/day. The storage coefficient is typically 10-5 to 10-3.
The aquifer is often in hydraulic contact with underlying Nubian Sandstone and older aquifers (UN 1988).
The aquifer is used mostly for small domestic supplies and livestock watering (UN 1988). Water quality is usually good and fresh. Recharge is dominantly from rainfall infiltration, and is relatively small.
Gedaref basalts, Jebel Mara volcanics Very Low to High Productivity Groundwater in these volcanic rock aquifers occurs in fractured and weathered zones. They form variably thick and variably productive aquifers depending on the degree of permeability developed by fracture and weathering, from a few metres to several hundreds of metres thick, and from very low to high aquifer productivity. The aquifers are typically unconfined. Boreholes abstracting water from the aquifer range from 10 m to 300 m deep. Groundwater quality is typically fresh in shallow zones to brackish in deeper aquifer zones. Recharge is variable depending on rainfall and surface runoff.
Red Sea coastal/littoral Low to Moderate Productivity The Red Sea coastal/littoral aquifer comprises relatively consolidated marine sedimentary rocks that occur in a thin strip along the Red Sea coast, including coral limestones. Aquifer permeability and storage is low. The saturated thickness of the aquifers is typically 5 m to 20 m, although the total thickness of the geological unit can exceed 1000 m. The aquifer is unconfined and the water table typically between 10 m and 30 m below the ground surface. Boreholes are generally between 10 m and 50 m deep. Water quality is generally brackish. Recharge is low.
Nubian Sandstone Formation Low to High Productivity The Nubian Sandstone Formation is a major regional aquifer. The water-bearing sandstone strata have relatively high intergranular permeability and storage. Aquifer thickness ranges from 100 m to 2000 m. Transmissivity values generally range from 100 to 300 m²/day, although values of between 35 and 1500 m²/day have been recorded (UN 1988). Specific yield ranges from 0.01 to 0.2, and storage coefficient from 10-3 to 10-4. The aquifer is semi confined to confined. In some cases, groundwater was traditionally discharged via springs. Piezometric (potentiometric) groundwater head varies from 6 m below ground surface at Wadi Howar to 100 m deep at Baggara Basin. Boreholes are generally between 40 m and 400 m deep. Recorded borehole yields are between a few m³/hour to 400 m³/hour.
The Gedaref Sandstone Formation is not distinguished from the Nubian Sandstone Formation on the maps above, but also has relatively high intergranular permeability, and also forms a moderately to highly productive aquifer. Aquifer thickness ranges from 100 m to 2000 m. Transmissivity values range from 100 to 300 m²/day. Specific yield ranges from 0.01 to 0.2, and storage coefficient from 10-3 to 10-4. The aquifer is are semi confined to confined. Boreholes are generally between 40 m and 400 m deep.
Groundwater storage in the Nubian Sandstone aquifer in the Baggara basin is estimated at 1,300,000 million m³, and in the Bara basin estimated at 45,000 million m³. Groundwater quality is generally fresh, although salinity increases down-gradient and there are local pockets of higher salinity. Recharge occurs by direct rainfall infiltration and via wadi runoff, and occasionally via leakage from the Nile rivers. Annual recharge to the Baggara basin is estimated at 30 million m³, and to the Bara basin esatimated at 15 million m³.
Low to Moderate Productivity This group includes all the small outcrops of Palaeozic sedimentary rocks in western Sudan. They do not form major aquifers, and little is known about them. Aquifer productivity is likely to be low and groundwater flow and storage only through fractures.
Low Productivity Groundwater occurs in fractures and/or in shallow weathered zones in Precambrian bedrock, where permeability has been increased. These aquifer zones are typically between 5 m and 20 m thick, but can be thicker. Water table depths range from 4 m to 60 m depth, and groundwater is typically unconfined. Abstraction boreholes range from 10 m to 70 m, and borehole yields are generally low. The fractured/weathered aquifers have low storage potential and do not contain large amounts of groundwater. Groundwater quality ranges from fresh to brackish. Recharge is variable depending on rainfall and surface runoff.
The National Water Corporation, which implements relevant legislation and manages all national water projects.
The Groundwater and Wadis Department, within the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity, conducts groundwater research, and gives advice on groundwater management and abstraction.
The Specifications and Measurement Corporation sets standards for water issues in collaboration with the two institutions above.
Universities conduct research into groundwater.
Other ministries with a role in water resources are the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Energy & Mining, and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Development.
There are national laws governing groundwater use and management, and state groundwater laws, for example specific Nyala aquifer and Gash aquifer laws.
Groundwater level monitoring is done by the Groundwater and Wadis Department in several places of interest, such as the wadis Nyala and Gash, and the Nubian Sandstone aquifer in the north of Sudan. Regular manual measurements are made and continuous recording is also done.
Groundwater quality monitoring is conducted in different parts of the country by the Groundwater and Wadis Department through different programs with WES and UNICEF. Unpublished reports with results from monitoring are available at the ministries.
Groundwater in Sudan is used largely for human and livestock needs, with relatively small amounts of abstraction for small-scale irrigation.
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) is shared with Libya, Eqypt and Chad, and has been subject to extensive cross-border investigations and management activities. The Joint Authority for the Study and Development of the Nubian Aquifer is a transnational agency between the four countries of the NSAS, which works to study, sustainably develop and protect the aquifer system. In 2013, the four states of the NSAS and the Joint Authority signed a Regional Strategic Action Plan.
The Paleozoic sedimentary aquifers in Darfur are shared with Chad.
The following references provide more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Sudan.
Some of these, and others, can be accessed through the Sudan country page of the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
SFB. 1991. Geological map of Northern Sudan.
More information on groundwater is also available from the Ministry of Irrigation and Ministry of Dams.
ACSAD. 1987. Hydrogeological Investigations of the Nubian Sandstone Formation (Lower Atbara Basin) Sudan ACSAD-BGS-NAW, Damascus.
Adam A, Kotoub S, Rasoul AW and Beidoun A. 1987. Geoelectrical Investigation of the Nubian Sandstone Formation (Lower Atbara Basin) Sudan. ACSAD-BGS-NAW, Damascus.
Ahmed FD and Abu Sin MD. 1982. Water supply problems in the Butana Teion-Central Sudan with special emphasis on Jebel Qeili area: a study in semi-arid resource use. Geojournal 6 (1).
Darling WG, Edmunds WM, Kinniburgh DG and Kotoub S. Sources of recharge to the Basal Nubian sandstone aquifer, Butana region, Sudan. IAEA (Ed.), Isotope Techniques in Water Resources Development, IAEA, Vienna.
Klitsch, Sonntag, Weistroffer and Elshazely. 1976. Grundwasser der zentralsahara Fossile vorraete. Geol.Rdsch, 65, 264-287, Stuttgart.
Kotoub S. 1986. Groundwater Resources Investigation in Lower Atbara Basin in Sudan. Hydrogeology. ACSAD: Joint ACSAD-BGS-NAW Technical Report.
Omer AM. 2008. Water resources and freshwater ecosystems in Sudan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 12(8), 2066-2091.
Ragab ER, Mustafa E and Adam OA. 1983. Groundwater investigation Elseleim and Al Khawi basin project, Northern State, Sudan. Ground water Administration unpublished report.
Saeed EM. 1976. Hydrogeology of Khartoum province and northern Gezira. Bull no. 29, Geological Research Authority, Khartoum.
Tear Fund / GAD Consult. A Geophysical study for siting water wells at Abu Hadid Region in Eastern Darfur State.
Most of these were completed at the University of Khartoum and can be accessed through the university.
Adam NEHA. 2010. An Integrated Approach of Hydrological and Geophysical Exploration in Abu Deleig Area Sudan. BSc Honours Thesis, Al Neelain University, Sudan.
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Despite being best known for national-scale TV — such as his sadly short-lived FXX talk show, “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” and his upcoming CNN travel show, “United Shades of America” — political comedian W. Kamau Bell is wholeheartedly local, a proud resident of the People’s Republic of Berkeley. He lives blocks away from the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. He shops at the Oakland-Grand Lake Merritt Farmers’ Market. He used to eat at Elmwood Cafe until he had a jarring racist encounter there. He saw a woman eating an entire raw cabbage at a bus stop and was profoundly confused. He revels in Berkeley’s weirdness and fights for justice to make it better.
His Thursday-night live radio show, “Kamau Right Now!,” at Downtown Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse reflected Bell’s Berkeley roots, giving its liberal, snapping, collectively “mhmm”-ing live audience an unabashedly Bay Area evening of entertainment and political commentary. The event, a partnership with local radio station KALW, was billed as a “live radio and social media” experience or, as Bell described it, “whatever this is.” It was a lively experimental hybrid of formats, of politics and comedy, and of the issues that concern us today, from police brutality to the California drought to the alleged Vietnam War allegorical intentions of “Star Wars” as a part of George Lucas’ radical agenda, all recorded live for radio listeners.
In true live-radio fashion, the evening was beset by technical difficulties. The mics were glitchy, videos froze, and in a particularly unfortunate moment, a cheerful public radio jingle accidentally played over the disturbing video of the South Carolina policeman throwing a black female student across a classroom which gained national attention this week. Despite the mishaps, Bell’s go-with-the-flow affability made the technical hiccups seem more like a charming imperfection than a genuine disruption. The structure of the event was similar to his old talk show, featuring a discussion with panelists, a one-on-one guest chat, social media engagement and Bell’s signature man-on-the-street video segments.
Bell’s panel was intensely local, featuring Center for Media Justice Director and poet Malkia Cyril, SF Examiner columnist and comedian Nato Green, and frontman to Oakland band the Coup, organizer and artist Boots Riley. All three of them are anti-gentrification, anti-capitalist (ranging from skepticism to total rejection) and furious about systemic racism, as is Bell. On a grand scale, they are a radical niche.
Midway through the broadcast, an Iowan fan tweeted that he was, in fact, no longer a fan, after Bell made a joke at Iowa’s expense, and indeed, nobody was catering to rural, middle America. The show was proudly by and for the Bay, as “totally biased” as Bell’s old show. The homogeneity of opinions may have been off-putting to nonlocals or really anybody with different political leanings, but their agreement on broad strokes allowed for fascinatingly in-depth, nuanced discussions of gentrification in Oakland, the state of whiteness and the historical importance of local electoral politics rather than batting totally opposing stances back and forth for an hour. In a one-on-one discussion with climate scientist Juliet Christian Smith of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Bell and Smith got deep into the topic of the California drought.
None of this sounds particularly funny, and it isn’t, but in the hands of very intelligent people and a very funny host, the issues we face right now were mined deftly for their dark humor. In an indicative moment, Riley launched into a lecture on the lack of leftist engagement in the class struggle, and his fellow panelists nodded along in agreement until finally cutting him off, laughing at the grave, collegiate tone the night had suddenly taken. Corruption and racism and droughts aren’t amusing, but when they’re discussed smartly and with a welcome dose of self-aware levity, engaging conversation about some of the United States’ thorniest problems becomes possible, accessible and surprisingly good fodder for a fun night out.
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On May 25th 2018, As instructed, SAIBUK arranged and lead a visit to Lloyd’s London for the delegation of young Chinese financial system officials.
The delegation this time consisted of Middle-Level cadres from the People’s Bank of China, China’s Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China Bank & Insurance Regulation Commission and the Silk Road Fund. Lloyd’s Market is the world’s center of special insurance and reinsurance. In 1688, it was originated in Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop alongside the river Thames in London, to provide insurance for the booming development of ship freight trade.
SAIBUK, as one of the first Chinese insurance brokers to be approved as a registered broker with Lloyd’s, is able to provide a more internationalized, market-oriented, and specialized service and a wider reinsurance channels for Chinese insurance market with its professional insurance brokerage services as well as the support of technology advantages and powerful underwriting ability of the Lloyd’s market. Since its establishment, SAIBUK has successfully received visitors from domestic financial and insurance industries. The company has shared its business management experience in the UK and advanced operation management modes of Lloyd’s to the guests and hope to promote mutual benefit and win-win results between China and the UK insurance market.

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What Skills Will Social Scientists Need for the Future?
SAGE Ocean, the sister site of Social Science Space, is part of a new SAGE Publishing initiative to support social scientists working with big data & new technology, while also focusing on new innovation in tech, data, and social science.
More data is available now than ever before, and the ways this data is used range from annoying to downright unsettling. Behavioral data has long been used to sell products, but over the past few years we’ve become all too aware of the new world of data manipulation and the influence tech companies are wielding within our society.
So where do these developments leave social science research? If this valuable trove of data is held only by private companies, what impact does this have on social research? Our data intensive society holds the promise of allowing researchers to address current social science questions in different ways, as well as enabling new questions to be asked. What skills will social scientists need to be able to do the social research of the future?
We posed this question to our panel during the 2018 ESRC Festival of Social Science. You can watch presentations by each of our panelists as well as lively Q&A with the audience.
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Mister and I, happily living life!
Today Deborah from The Monster In Your Closet posed a question on her facebook page asking, “If you could choose ONE of your blog posts you’d want to be read far and wide, which would it be?” The first post that jumped to mind was the “Letter to my Daughter…” that I wrote to Megan. Deb asked for us to link our posts under her question, and after I did I realized that I haven’t written anything for the blog in quite some time… Yikes! Not only has Deb prompted me to repost the blog I wrote to Megan on my own facebook page, but also to blog for a bit today. Thanks for the motivation, Deb!
I haven’t been blogging lately, but that’s simply because I’ve been living. I used to say that “life gets in the way”, but until recently I didn’t realize how horribly wrong that statement is. I love my life, and it’s certainly not in the way of anything!! I find myself annoyed at times because I can’t get to the computer to check email, facebook notifications, or blog. I’m too busy helping Mister build our HAM shack/Hobby room. We’ve been too busy reorganizing the garage, and I have a special project that I’m working on for Mister, and those things have had to take priority.
Wait, what?! I’m annoyed that I’m living life and its keeping me from sitting in front of a computer for hours?! Oh. My. Goodness. Last week this thought snuck up one me, and I felt like DiNozzo getting hit upside the head by Jethro Gibbs. Doing these projects and things around the house is me living my life. And I’m enjoying it fully! Blogging about it is just a bonus, and something I do purely for myself. I’ve no right to put pressure on myself, and beat myself up for not getting to blogging in what I consider a timely manner. What a silly thought, and yet something that I was allowing to make me feel very badly.
Having shared this little revelation, something that I’m sure most people are already aware of and face-palming themselves on my behalf, let me just say that I do have some blog posts to catch up on. And, they aren’t deeply profound. (Another pressure I add to myself.) They’re just posts about me, and Mister, and the kids, as we go about our simple life. And, when I have a moment, I’ll get to writing them. I can’t wait to share the project I’m working on for Mister, but that’s been incredibly time-consuming and will not be done for awhile. I also need to do the last Garage post, because that has been completely finished for a couple of weeks now. And it’s beautiful!!
Until then, I hope that you, too, are living your life and enjoying it! It’s our Dash, we have to make the most of it!!
Love your blog, Christine. So glad that “Running From Hell” connected our pages on FB … (I’m the Messy Room gal.) I find it very interesting that this post grapples with “living life” and “posting blogs” as if they are in opposition. THAT was the LAST post I put in the Messy Room … months ago! The tide has been out and I am getting ready to ride the wave back in. If it wasn’t for the “in–out” of the flow (DASH intentional) we wouldn’t have anything to say. IMO 🙂 (I TOO saw Deb’s post about choosing one blog post.) Great shot of you and Mister!
I, too, am so glad that El connected our pages! I loved the blog you wrote, and I need to remember to not let the ever elusive “they” put restrictions/pressures on me! Thanks so much for the wonderful comment, and the link you posted!!

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Happy Friday! To start your weekend off right, we’ve put together a list of five reads that can help you do your job better. In ten minutes, you’ll learn how to integrate social media and email marketing, the SEO essentials for startups, how the Republican party got congress members engaging on social, and more.
The day June 30th, 2012 (tomorrow) has one extra second. This is your big chance! Question is: For all you busy marketers, PR pros and small business owners, what are you going to do with your extra time? June 30, 2012 Will Have One Extra Second – via Holy Kaw!
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When Zume first came on the scene, a lot of people got hooked on its pizza-making robot. But what was always more intriguing to us here at The Spoon was Zume as a data and logistics platform.
Now Zume wants to license out that know-how, as today it announced a plan to open up its platform to any restaurant that wants to replicate Zume’s logistical and technical expertise. To help facilitate the cooking needs of these third-party implementations, Zume also announced that it has partnered with commercial foodservice equipment maker, Welbilt, to incorporate custom built, hyper-efficient appliances into the next generation of Zume’s customizeable food delivery vehicles.
The company was light on details, saying that today’s announcement is meant to spark discussions with potential customers. At first, Zume will be more like a consultancy, which works with clients individually to establish their goals and plan out an appropriate technical and vehicular solution. From there it will determine the next best steps and and offer a catalog of Welbilt appliances (steamers, griddles, broilers, etc.) that will work best in any food delivery vehicle.
Garden wouldn’t say exactly what kinds of customers Zume was targeting, but indicated that restaurants that are already at scale and feeling pressures from high wage costs, rent costs, or delivery systems digging too deeply into its margins would be a good fit.
It sounds like Zume is doing what Eatsa did towards the end of last year when it decided to pull back from running its own establishments in favor of helping other restaurants automate their businesses. Unlike Eatsa, however, Zume, which has raised $96 million in funding, is expanding its footprint instead of shrinking. As part of today’s announcement, Zume said it’s adding 26 new delivery locations around the Bay Area by the end of this year, and will completely cover the Bay Area by the end of 2019.
Given the methodical rate at which it’s expanding, powering other restaurants is a less capital-intensive way to reach a national scale. In addition to another line of revenue for the company, partnering with other restaurants would also give Zume access to lots of new geographic, customer and cuisine data sets. These new data sets could expand and improve Zume’s predictive algorithms which should, in turn, boost sales for partner restaurants and help Zume should it decide to broaden the types of food it serves.
Depending on what Zume ends up charging (and the data they demand), it’s easy to see why this could be a welcome partnership for restaurants. As delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash take off, more people are choosing to eat from home rather than sit in a restaurant. That’s a lot of square footage that can go unused at a restaurant, and a lot of commissions paid out to those delivery services, which eats into margins.
Additionally, hooking up with Zume would allow a restaurant to better control its own delivery destiny and better protect their brand. Instead of some indifferent third party bringing soggy fries to your door, a restaurant could take advantage of Zume’s cook on the way tech to ensure that the food arrives hot and fresh.
But it’s not all just about third parties and platforms for Zume. There’s still cool stuff like robots, and those next-gen food delivery vehicles, which come with six high-efficiency ovens that can make 120 pizzas in an hour. Now we’ll just have to see how many restaurants climb aboard.


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One of the most dynamic young conductors in America, Mei-Ann Chen recently concluded her first season as Music Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta. Appointed in August 2010 as Music Director Designate, she led the Sinfonietta in a concert attended by over 7,000 people in Millennium Park in August of 2011 to introduce her to the people of Chicago, followed by four highly praised subscription season concerts. Her debut season was marked by two awards from the League of American Orchestras, her Helen M. Thompson Award for an emerging music director, and the Sinfonietta’s First Place ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Also Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chen’s charismatic podium style, musicality, and personal warmth have helped fuel her meteoric rise to the top ranks of conductors in the U.S.
In great demand as a guest conductor, Ms. Chen has appeared with the Alabama, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Edmonton, Fort Worth, Naples, Nashville, National, Oregon, Pacific, Pasadena, Phoenix, Sarasota, Seattle, and Toronto Symphonies. Worldwide engagements include all the principal Danish orchestras; BBC Scottish, Bournemouth, Graz, and Trondheim Symphonies; Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, National Symphony of Mexico, and the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
The first woman to win the Malko Competition (2005), Ms. Chen has served as Assistant Conductor of the Oregon, Atlanta, and Baltimore Symphonies. The positions in Atlanta and Baltimore were sponsored by the League of American Orchestras. Recipient of the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship, she has appeared jointly with Marin Alsop and Stefan Sanderling in highly acclaimed subscription concerts with the Baltimore and Colorado Symphonies and the Florida Orchestra.
Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen has lived in the United States since 1989. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Michigan, where she was a student of Kenneth Kiesler. Before that, she was the first student in the New England Conservatory’s history to receive master’s degrees simultaneously in violin and conducting. Ms. Chen also participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. and the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen Orchestras.


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This is a very fun and quirky little book with images by photobook master Mariela Sancari. Best know for her book Moises don't miss adding this eclectic book to your collection.
Mr. & Dr. is a photobook aimed for children and youngsters that explores the notion of the unknown through images and text.
This photobook is an appropriation of a classic horror story, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson that challenges the overriding illustrative relation between text and images in books for children. Photographs are unexpected, dark, ambiguous and create a vague yet fraught relation with the words that rejects fixed definitions.
Mr. & Dr. is a journey, through words and images, to the unimaginable, to what we do not understand and consequently, we fear.


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text: Wolfsburg, 16 December 2009 – R-Line equipment is already offered on seven Volkswagen models. Now the Passat CC is getting a sportier touch. Orders are now being taken for the four-door coupé with R-Line package.On its exterior, 17-inch (optional 18-inch) R-Line “Mallory” alloy wheels with 235/45 tyres lend a sporty touch to the Passat CC R-Line. The front spoiler and side skirts, each painted in body colour, were also re-styled. In addition, R-Line logos embellish the front side sections; the rear lights are smoked.Inside the Passat CC R-Line, standard features include details like four customised tread plates in aluminium (with R-Line Logo in front) and a three-spoke leather-trimmed steering wheel with multifunction keys. The R-Line package has front fog lights and the Park Pilot system. The Passat R-Line leaves few wishes unfulfilled; even the base version of the Passat CC includes comfort and convenience features like sport seats and a climate control system.The R-Line package is available with all Passat CC engines. Prices start at 2,200 Euros for the Passat CC 2.0 TDI (140 PS / 103 kW) with a 6-speed gearbox. Counting versions already introduced on the Golf, Scirocco, Touran, Tiguan, Passat, Passat Variant and Touareg, a total of eight models with R-Line equipment are now on the market.

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A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212ER, 9V-SQK, was being towed from a remote parking bay to Terminal 3 at Singapore-Changi International Airport when the tow truck caught fire. The fire was put out by ARFF.
The lower forward fuselage was covered in soot. The technician who was on the flight deck at the time of the incident evacuated the aircraft.

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Affirmation: I am AHAU; SUN; I am your devotee and your Christ Consciousness. I give to you unconditional love and oneness.
Power: So there you are, full of energy and love, in the centre of your life. The smile on your face comes from deep within. You are filled with peace. You are ready to take your place in this cosmos, just like the Sun, like an enlightened child of the Source.
Guidance: Focus on absorbing and circulating unconditional love, without expecting anything in return. Cherish yourself in the wholeness and freedom you created.
Seal Sun: Sun is the Christ or Buddha consciousness. Sun is unconditional to all that is alive. You know that you are, that everything is. You can feel a great unity with all the life that surrounds you. Sun is the light from which we once appeared and the light to which we will all turn back to.
Sun Wavespell: The Sun represents the universal fire that enlightens and warms all life. Be like the Sun and radiate your love unconditionally into this world. Ask yourself the question how unconditional your deeds really are. What are your hidden motives or expectations? If these are not entirely pure, you might be disappointed this Wavespell. The dark side of the Sun is the idealism in your life without foundation and only gets in your way. If your idealistic thoughts put your reality sense in the shade, adjust the light to make everything visible. This Solar Seal is also known as a Flower or a Face. Notice if and how this is presented these days.


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dharmic journey: Can thai buddhism be saved from superstition?
Mayura Wilainum-chokchai remembers having little interest in the extensive TV news coverage of the funeral of the Venerable Buddhadasa Bhikku 13 years ago. She had never heard of the monk before and simply assumed Buddhadasa was one of many famous Luang pu, senior monks with sacred powers.
Now 26, Mayura sees things very differently. She recently left her job as a graphic designer with a Japanese company in order to pursue graduate studies in the United States. Upon her return to Thailand, she plans to enter the teaching profession, starting a new life spreading Buddhadasa's dharma to the younger generation.
"I want to bring Buddhism to the attention of young people," she says. "I was almost too old when I learnt that Buddhist teachings can benefit someone like myself who never believed in superstitious stories or particularly liked going to temples full of ornate buildings and monks watching big-screen TVs with [Sony] Playstations".
Last night Mayura and some of her like-minded friends made the trip by train to Suan Mokkh or the "Garden of Liberation" founded by Buddhadasa 74 years ago, to join today's commemoration of the centenary of Thailand's most famous Buddhist scholar and reformer of Theravada Buddhism.
Mayura exemplifies a growing trend among young people, a trend which many Buddhist scholars hope will be able to save Thai Buddhism from a potentially shaky future.
"More than 80 per cent of people report that they are Buddhists, but I doubt that many of them really know about the essence of the Buddha's teaching," challenges Bancha Chalermchaikit, the owner of Sukapap Jai publishing house, which has printed Buddhadasa's books for more than two decades.
"Some 2,000 copies of Buddhadasa's books might stay on the shelves for four or five years while those about monks and nuns with supernatural powers can sell 100,000 copies in a few months."
Even worse, adds Phra Dussadee Methangul, a famous disciple of Buddhadasa, is that most of the nation's 300,000 Buddhist monks are not doing their job of helping people rid their minds of the ignorance that the Buddha taught is the root cause of delusion and suffering.
"The monks themselves may even be encouraging this delusion," explains Phra Dussadee. "They hand out lottery numbers and amulets and sprinkle holy water because they know that these are easy ways to draw people to their temples, and more visitors means more donations."
As Buddhadasa emphasised, such activities are far from what was at the essence of the Buddha's teachings, and as a result, critics charge, they are contributing to the religion's decline at a time when it may be needed more than ever.
An advocate of Buddhism, Dr Tienchai Wongchaisuwan observes that temples taking advantage of people's fears and hopes for a better life are acting little differently from corporations. "Multinational corporations exploit our ignorance surrounding how the craving for material possessions works and are systematically packaging it as 'modern culture'," he argues.
Other scholars agree. As consumerism becomes more sophisticated, it sells not only products but lifestyles and culture too. Ritualistic Buddhism benefits from that same approach: "It's about getting people to feel better about themselves", notes Dr Suwanna Satha-anand, a lecturer in philosophy at Chulalongkorn University.
"Commercial Buddhism is also selling something more abstract, such as meditation training that can make people feel momentary happiness," she notes.
"We have to admit that Buddhism [such as Buddhadasa taught] is a very difficult and demanding religion. It is a religion based on wisdom, not faith. To gain this wisdom, you have to not only intellectually understand the teaching but also practice it. It demands you rely on yourself, not gods."
But Phra Paisal Visalo, a well-known disciple of Buddhadasa, is not discouraged. He says the fact that an increasing numbers of people in the West are becoming interested in Buddhism and its logical explanation of life and suffering is an illustration of people failing to find the answer to life through material success.
He sees Thailand as no different and cites young people like Mayura as an example of the beginning of a similar trend. "This growth in material consumption does have a positive side. It allows religion an opportunity to present alternatives once people emerge from the myth that materialism leads to happiness," he says. "Moreover, advances like information technology can also help us monks to understand the outside world better and be more responsive to people's needs."
Phra Dussadee concurs, adding that maybe it is time for Buddhadasa's followers to become more aggressive in their networking to spread his teaching to wider groups in society. As Buddhadasa hoped, more laypersons are now beginning to teach dharma to fellow laypersons through books and lectures, as Mayura herself plans to do.
"Monks certainly face a tough challenge if they are still to be relevant in the future of Buddhism," advises Phra Dussadee. "We may lose relevance if they don't adjust to become more committed to learning and practising deeper dharma to fit our role as religious practitioners."
Ultimately, none of this may really matter if we follow the basic Buddhist teaching of impermanence, says Dr Suwanna. "Buddhadasa's teaching could eventually fade away, but as the monk himself stressed, Buddhism is a fundamental law of nature and will always be there for people to discover."
The first instalment in this three-part story appeared on Wednesday, and the second was printed yesterday.


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Some of these pictures make me giggle... so funny. This last one... olivia's brown cake face smile. So, yeah we had a great party at Satchel's pizza in town - had some cupcakes and sang some kids songs. It was fun, fast and easy. Olivia skipped her nap and by cake time her tired eyes became very clear. She pushed on through but no piñata hitting for her. It was fun to watch the younger kids hitting the piñata and looking around like what's going on here. Naim ended up whacking it hard enough for the candy to burst out. Fun times... thank you friends for hanging with us on a special day. I especially thank my Mom and Ross (they brought up a dryer for us- hahah our dryer died earlier that week) also my Dad and Eileen - they got a bit off track with directions but were able to be there for the birthday song. Another shout out to Flo and Ed, they couldn't make it but Olivia loved all her gifts... big gift boxes in the mail are always fun to open. so far 2 is starting out pretty good... a lot of hum singing and shouting out 5, blue, plane at random times and running a lot more. We're ready!
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This exciting little pixel-art RPG from Italian developer HungryPixel has entered it’s last week on kickstarter having achieved 80 percent of it’s goal and are now pushing for the final funding and beyond, hoping to provide some of the content included in their stretch goals.
Netherworld will be a quaint and curious side-scrolling adventure game where you control a dark mollusc living in an even darker world whose wife has recently left him and has now turned to drink and sin, you battle your way through dialogue, relationships, alcoholism and unique, cinematic bosses on a surreal journey that will take this octopodean hedonist further than he ever wanted to go.
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Have you noticed a lot more people knit holding the yarn in their left hand? So many people have found the advantage of Continental knitting for stockinette in the round. It's very fast.
I'm an English knitter, but I have adopted Continental for straight knitting (I still purl English though).
The other place it's very useful is in stranded knitting with two colours. I used to drop colour A, pick up colour B, work colour B, drop colour B, pick up colour A, etc... And I used to do a fair amount of colour work. (I posted very briefly about an old project here, which combined intarsia and stranded).
Now I combine Continental and English for faster knitting and better tension.
Arrange your knitting with one colour on the left and one on the right. You should always keep each colour to the same side. For example, in this project, I keep the mustard colour on the left and the blue on the right.
Get your stitches arranged on your needles and ready to knit before picking up your yarn. Once you're going, it's kind of like riding a moody horse: you don't really want to drop the reins.Then arrange the strands: Continental on the left, English on the right. Then, just knit as usual. The first time you do this, it feels strange, like playing tennis with a racket in each hand (notice all my sportswoman analogies today?) But once you get into the swing of it, it's almost as fast as regular stockinette.In this example, I'm showing a small pattern repeat, where you don't have to catch the floats. That is a tiny bit more complicated, and I'll have to cover that in another post.
And just for fun, here's the reverse. I find it's much easier to keep my tension even with two handed stranded knitting.