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1.Charming, Intimate and Historic, The Bradley Park Hotel is a boutique property located in the privileged setting of Palm Beach. We invite you to experience our traditional values in Hospitality blended with an original expression of the past and the present. Born in 1924 and recently renovated and restored, the Bradley Park features 32 Guest Room and Suites. Two block strill to the beaches of the Atlantic.For pleasure or business, you will be pleasantly surprised with our first-class accommodations and personalized attention. The Bradley Park Hotel, the “Best Kept Secret” in Palm Beach!2.Accommodations (Picture of Bedroom and Living room)Guests can choose from a variety of Suites providing the ultimate in comfort and luxury.•Full kitchens •European Linens •Luxury amenities•Plush pillow-top mattresses•Bathrobes•Cable TV•DVD Player•All non-smoking rooms**The Royal Palm Suite and Bradley Suite are located on the Penthouse level and boast amazing decks and spectacular panoramic views of the Island, ideal for and intimate gathering or romantic evening.
Details / Other Expenses
|Check In:||3:00 PM|
|Check Out:||12 Noon|
|Year of Last Renovation:||2004|
|Non Smoking Rooms:||32|
|Room Windows:||Windows Do Open|
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Groups are 30 days prior to check-in
|Typical Group Deposit:||25%|
|Total Misc Fees:||$0.00 USD |
(mandatory resort fees/taxes)
|Parking Fee:|| 8.00 Per Night|
|Additional Person Fee:||20.00 Per Person|
Amenities / Features Pet Friendly? Yes! Pets are allowed.
$75.00 non-refundable pet feeup to 25 lbs
Airport & Shuttle Information
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has numerous flights daily - many of them direct. Airport is about 10 minutes east of the hotel. Taxi service is about $20.00
Airport Shuttle? Sorry
airport shuttle available.
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- Worldwide Rank #110,092,957
- Follower/Following Ratio 0.75
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matchaan Twitter Stats
@08010161 - Tracking matchaan Twitter profile since November 27, 2013
matchaan, also known as @08010161 has a reasonably significant presence on Twitter and is ranked by us in the 30% percentile for account strength. Active on Twitter since October 2013, matchaan made it to having a respectable 74 Twitter followers and to being ranked 110,092,957 for number of followers among all Twitter users.
The plot thickens when considering matchaan's follower-to-following ratio, which is 0.75.
Tweeting is apparently one of @08010161's favorite pastimes, with an average of 0 tweet(s) per day in the past 30 days. That's pretty consistent with a total of 546 since @08010161 joined Twitter.
This account is tracked by us for quite some time now, actually since November 2013. As of June 20 2018 we track 289706707 Twitter accounts, so feel free to search for other accounts you're interested in and reveal their Twitter story!
@08010161 has posted 0 tweets in the last 6 days, which translates to an average of 0 tweets per day.
matchaan Twitter Followers
@08010161 has 74 followers on Twitter.
This account is #110,092,957 in the worldwide rank of the most popular Twitter users.
matchaan Following on Twitter
@08010161 is following 99 Twitter accounts.
Last month this account followed 48 users.
matchaan Predictions & Milestones
@08010161 will hit 73 followers in the next 3 months, and 69 in one year.
You are on matchaan's Twitter stats page
We track these Twitter stats since November 27, 2013 . You can see how many followers matchaan lost or gained and what the prediction is for tomorrow or the next 15 days, together with all kinds of other stats like rank compared to all Twitter users, tweets etc.
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The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is an official World Championship, accredited by the FAI – The World Air Sports Federation. Purchase tickets today for the experience of a lifetime.
The son of a professional skydiver, mile-high accolades are in Kirby Chambliss’ blood. Once a commercial pilot, Chambliss currently competes in the Red Bull Air Race, an adrenal competition of aerial assault.
The Red Bull Air race doesn’t see the side-by-side action that the word “race” usually infers. Instead, a course of vertical and horizontal gates that the pilots must navigate and surpass in the quickest time possible is the ultimate objective, as Chambliss explains,
“This isn’t just a competition about speed, although you have to be as fast as you can possibly be. It’s a competition of speed, skill, strategy and tactics over a course that is living and breathing and changing all the time. I’ll be racing the speeds turned in by the other 13 pilots in our (Master) class.
“Every time the wind changes directions or velocity, everything about the course changes. Usually, it changes in the middle of a run. And all the time the course is changing and you are adapting, the clock is ticking. The smallest bobble knocks you out.”
– Kirby Chambliss
Chambliss is one of the most accomplished pilots in the Red Bull Air Race. Tenacious in pursuing his third title, the Texan is looking to dominate the sport in a similar fashion to his earlier career as a competitive pilot, winning five US National Championships.
A key element to mowing down the third title are the mods that team Chambliss are bringing to the raceplane during the season. Recent changes included a stripped paint scheme to shave weight and a gill designed to regulate oil temperature. Every tenth matters when the gaps between pilots are usually less than a second.
Chambliss heads to Japan with the rest of the Red Bull Air Racers on June 03. The American pilot has just started to build momentum having finished in the top four at the recent round in San Diego, the question is, can he climb to the heights of his previous success once again?
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Showing this week at the Isle of Bute Discovery Cinema is ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ (12A).
Investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) springs into action after the arrest of Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), an Army major accused of treason. Suspecting foul play, Jack embarks on a mission to prove that the head of his old unit is innocent.
After crossing paths with the law, Reacher must now go on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.
For screening times, and details of other upcoming movies, visit the cinema’s website.
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Turbulent TimesA plane hit a patch of severe turbulence and the passengers were holding on tight as it rocked and reeled through the night. A little old lady turned to a minister who was sitting behind her and said, "You're a man of God. Can't you do something about this?"
He replied, "Sorry, I can't. I'm in sales, not management."
Latest Entertainment Features
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Futures Forum: Make Fore Street pedestrian only !?
Futures Forum: Air pollution: "We all have a part to play to cut environmental pollution. We can't see it, smell it or taste it, which is why people do not necessarily think we have a problem,"
It's a very difficult thing to deliver, however:
Reducing emissions fromtransport - CCC
Reducing emissions from transport - European Commission
10 Steps to Achieve the US Emissions-Reduction Target | World Resources Institute
The New Economics Foundation reminds us of where we are:
Energy round-up: clean transport
MARCH 4, 2016 // BY: STEPHEN DEVLIN
The alternative we need?
Don't miss these:
In other news…Energy round-up: clean transport | New Economics Foundation
Futures Forum: The future of cars >>> "on-demand low-carbon mobility" >>> Transition Exeter event with Go-cars: Thurs 22nd Oct
Futures Forum: VW... and making 'wholly opaque disposable vehicles' >>> rather than making vehicles which 'run for a long time and are easy to fix'
Futures Forum: Everything you want to know about owning an Electric Car >>> Lyme Regis: Tuesday 13th October
Futures Forum: The fall and rise of the Electric Vehicle ... and yet "the electricity power grid needed behind the recharging still uses fossil fuels."
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Andorra is a landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km (181 sq mi) and an estimated population of 85,000 in 2012. Its capital, Andorra la Vella, is the highest capital city in Europe, at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) above sea level. The official language is Catalan, although Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.
The Principality was formed in 1278. The role of monarch is exercised jointly by the two co-princes, the Catalan Bishop of Urgell and the President of France (the whole state is a part of the Diocese of Urgell).
Andorra is a prosperous country mainly because of its tourism industry, which services an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually, and also because of its status as a tax haven. It is not a member of the European Union, but the euro is the de facto currency. The people of Andorra have the 4th highest human life expectancy in the world — 82 years at birth
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In the past few days, we’ve barely been able to keep up with the flood of articles about the progress with adult stem cells. The headlines read like medical miracles: “Doctors transplant windpipe with woman’s own stem cells“; “Bone marrow stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals“; “Researchers to use patient’s own stem cells to treat heart failure“; and “Mother-of-two becomes first transplant patient to receive a whole organ transplant grown from her own stem cells.” And those were all articles published just THIS week!
As the Family Research Council reports:
The amazing flexibility of adult stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) has launched the scientific community into a new era of almost daily discoveries.
Although ethical alternatives are light years ahead of the research that destroys innocent human life, the incoming Obama administration insists on revisiting a failed and controversial technique — embryonic stem cell (ESC) research.
While iPS is already treating patients, the over-hyped and underperforming ESC will have a new champion in Obama’s health care expert, R. Alta Charo, a staunchly abortion, cloning, and embryo research advocate.
A professor and advisor to Planned Parenthood’s Guttmacher Institute, Charo was appointed to the Obama transition team last week.
Obviously, a policy change on stem cells is coming — one that is unlikely to favor principle, progress, or patients.
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Our microfibre pillows are incredibly comfortable, easy to care for and great value. But how do you know which one is right for you? Choose from our selection of microfibre pillows.
If you want that the softness of down in your pillow, but can't have natural down, our Luxury Soft As Down Microfibre Pillows are a great option for you. Fluffy and light, this microfibre pillow is a real bedtime treat.
If you're particularly prone to allergies, our Anti Allergy Microfibre Pillows is the specialist pillow for you. Incredibly comfortable and providing peace of mind, so you can sleep easy.
For a premium microfibre pillow to help you drift off to sleep, look no further than our Ultimate Microfibre with Silk Pillows. The temperature regulating properties of silk paired with the cosiness of microfibre make for a dreamy combination.
Microfibre is made from polyester and is a very fine fibre; almost as soft and silky as silk itself. Its incredible softness means it won't produce more than a medium-firm pillow, unless blended with hollowfibre.
The Mail on Sunday, Spring 2016
"Their Anti-Allergy Microfibre Pillow is the number one anti-allergy buy for your bed."
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This week’s Imminent Radioshow features the pulsing sounds of Portuguese artist BIIA!
With her roots deep into Techno, this artist is slowly working her way up the genre’s ranks in her home country. Known for deep, pounding beats, she’s already rocked clubs and the well known eXperience events, and will surely continue to make her presence be felt, and heard, in the scene from now on.
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Hardly anyone would argue that commas don’t matter, but plenty of people—including plenty of writers—give them too little thought. At some point in their lives they might have tried to understand all the rules (commas to restrict information? Oxford commas? vocative commas?). They wanted to hug the English teacher who said they could simply use them “wherever you would pause if speaking.”
They went on their way, relieved to think commas were a style choice, there weren’t necessarily hard-and-fast rules, they could let an editor worry about that. Or a reader, who would be saddled with the extra mental work required to discern the author’s intended meaning.
Actually, though, you cannot just put commas where you would pause when speaking. Why? Because the presence or absence of a comma conveys meaning.
Since you’re reading this blog, you’re probably familiar with some egregious examples of comma malpractice, for example, “Let’s eat Grandma.” You know you can save a life with the vocative comma: “Let’s eat, Grandma.”
Other chuckle-worthy comma memes populate the internet, such as the picture of Stalin and JFK outfitted for pole dancing versus the one of Stalin, JFK, and two strippers (illustrating the value of the Oxford comma).
My favorite, and the most nerdy, meme is a Tumblr post with a picture of a knife blade in a block of cheese, handle broken off. The caption reads, “You win this round cheese.” The first reply: “actually that is a rectangle cheese.”
Here’s the next reply: “[oxford comma laughing in the distance].”
Then the mic drop: “[vocative comma wondering what oxford comma thinks it’s doing here].”
I know. There are A LOT of kinds of commas and a lot of rules regarding their usage. What’s more, some of these are house style points, not universal rules, and many of them can be ignored in certain situations at the discretion of the editor or writer. Finally, all may be broken deliberately for artistic effect, just as any “rule” of grammar or syntax or spelling can.
Today I’ll address just one rule, the one I see broken most often: Use a comma to show that information is nonessential (nonrestrictive); do not use a comma to show it is essential (restrictive).
Consider this sentence—
Armand gave an ashtray to his husband who smokes.
versus this one—
Armand gave an ashtray to his husband, who smokes.
What does that comma do? It changes the husband’s smoking from restrictive to nonrestrictive. What does that mean? If the information is restrictive, it limits the application to the smoking husband. In the first phrase, omitting the comma conveys that the husband we’re dealing with here is the one who smokes. The syntax implies Armand has one or more other husbands, that they do not smoke. The author doesn’t mean those husbands, he or she means this husband.
The first version isn’t wrong, IF Armand has more than one husband and IF only one of Armand’s husbands smokes. But if Armand has only one husband, the sentence says something the author does not intend it to say.
With the comma, the information is nonrestrictive. The comma signals that the important thing about the sentence is that Armand’s husband received an ashtray. It turns the information after it into extra, nice-to-know data. That information is nonessential.
Here is an example featuring bread:
The bread that I bought yesterday is stale.
Not the bread I bought today, or the day before yesterday. The phrase “that I bought yesterday” is essential; it restricts the sentence to just that loaf of bread.
The bread, which I bought yesterday, is stale.
The commas tell us there’s only one loaf of bread. That I bought it yesterday is informative but not essential, since readers just need to know it is stale.
Extra points if you noticed the “which” and the “that.” In American English, we use “which” with nonrestrictive information and “that” with restrictive information.
Here’s a coffee-related example:
Baristas who work at Starbucks make Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
Not all baristas make PSLs. Only those who work at Starbucks. (This example might or might not be true. I have not researched whether Starbucks trademarked the PSL.)
Baristas, who work in coffee shops, make cappuccinos.
We’re talking about baristas generally. They work in coffee shops—informative but not essential—and they make cappuccinos.
For better or worse, English does not have a who equivalent to the that/which distinction. (The who/whom difference is something else.)
Okay fine, you’re thinking, this comma rule really does matter. But is it that big a deal if I mess it up? Most of the time, no. Most of the time, context will help readers autocorrect the mistake and infer what you meant. Other times, getting this wrong will create ambiguity, or worse, confusion. All of the time, it creates extra work, and if part of your reader’s brain is busy trying to decode syntax-level meaning, that part of the brain cannot fall in love with your protagonist, your plot, or your prose.
If you’d rather have your reader relax into your writing, spend some time thinking about this difference. The Purdue University Online Writing Lab has some more examples, explanations, and even worksheets to help you nail this comma rule down.
And if it’s really, truly too much? Get a good editor. 🙂
Mathina Calliope is a writing coach, teacher, editor, and writer whose coaching is informed by more than twenty years’ experience teaching students ages 9 to 89. Her years in the classroom, plus an MFA in creative nonfiction writing and an M.Ed. in teaching, have given her powerful pedagogical tools to use with her clients. Her words can be found in Creative Nonfiction, Longreads, The Rumpus, The Wall Street Journal, Outside, and elsewhere. Her memoir and personal essay classes at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, regularly sell out.
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As we gear up for World Recycling Day , ELEMIS is now collecting beauty empties from ALL brands! Join them for an impactful recycling act to make the Earth a greener place.
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Take a step with ELEMIS today for a greener future.
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5th January 2024
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With winter rapidly approaching and the chill in the air starting to increase, many people are starting to bundle up in their favorite sweatpants and sweatshirts under the blanket to keep cozy. Nothing goes better with some cozy clothes, a warm fireplace, and a good movie than a nice bowl of hot soup. Check out some of the best soups for this upcoming winter season!
You can never go wrong with a classic like chicken noodle. This well-known soup is a very simple dish that consists of egg noodles and chicken in chicken stock. It also often contains vegetables such as carrots, onions, and even celery. Chicken noodle soup is a meal often served when someone is feeling under the weather with a cold or the flu as it helps settle an uncomfortable stomach. This is the go-to soup for the winter season to help keep you warm.
Another popular soup that is sure to delight your taste buds this winter is corn chowder. To make this cold-weather favorite, you need a few simple ingredients, including fresh corn, butter, bacon, onion and garlic, flour, potatoes, and a nice tasty broth. Chowder is often a thick soup that is more filling and includes a few more ingredients than a traditional soup. If you enjoy something creamy, comforting, and full of an assortment of ingredients, then corn chowder might just be the soup for you.
Minestrone is a classic Italian soup that is very simple to make. It is made with a tomato broth with either pasta or rice. Additionally, there is a bevy of vegetables that can be included in the soup depending on the recipe that you choose.
Minestrone was originally a soup that was made to get rid of leftover vegetables. Some common ingredients include potatoes, spinach, beans, and peas. Give this one a try if you are a vegetable lover!.
Holiday Party Catering
If any of those soups caught your eye, we have a great catering option for your upcoming holiday party! At Grico’s Restaurant and Catering, we have a soup station with ten different options that you can choose three soups from to have at your party.
Our options include the aforementioned chicken noodle, corn chowder, and minestrone. We also offer cantaloupe gazpacho, lentil, potato and leek, pumpkin, roasted pepper bisque, carrot and dill, and to top it off, a crab bisque! There is no better feeling than coming into a nice warm environment after battling the cold and the potential snow to a nice warm cup of soup. The soup station is a great way to acclimate your guests for their evening and get a little food in their stomachs.
If you are interested in having Grico’s Restaurant and Catering cater your holiday party, contact us! We look forward to hearing from you and helping make your party one to remember.
Don’t forget to reserve your igloo for an unforgettable dining experience.
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Happy Friday! We had a smooth week. Parent/teacher conferences, baking cookies, budgeting fun, and some extra cleaning that makes me feel like I'm actually getting ahead. I had an especially good yoga session this morning, and we're headed back to the slopes tomorrow - I feel great! Hope you all have a great weekend.
Here are a few interesting things that I've run across this week:
Five Pete Seeger songs to sing together. We lost a good one this week.
Parenting Behaviors That Keep Children From Growing Into Leaders. It's so easy to do some of these things, but it's so important to remind ourselves what is best for our children in the long term.
Extremely Long But Fascinating Article About President Obama. Seriously long, but a worthy read.
Mindful Drinking. I've been doing the same thing, not reaching for that glass of wine even when I really want it. That said, it's Friday night and I'm making something of the Mexican variety. There will be beer.
Solar System Tour. I'm a space geek. I just love this stuff.
Two posts from Momastery: This one, about the questions we ask in a relationship. And this one, that you should read and share. And then go thank a teacher.
Four Ways to Hear More in Music. Read this and then listen to a song you love.
Marriage Advice From a Divorce Lawyer. Written by my cousin, this contains a lot of great advice.
Have you read the post on Design*Sponge about the changing face of blogging? It's genuine and thoughtful. I think one thing she neglects to discuss is that there are different segments of bloggers. At least two - one that's trying to build a business/brand and potentially make a little money, and one that blogs for themselves, a creative outlet, communication with family/friends... It's thought-provoking, though.
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Schloss Fuschl, A luxury Collection Resort & SPA
Places such as Schloss Fuschl are rare indeed.
Schloss Fuschl A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa is a solitaire in every way: With its unique location on a peninsula in the Lake Fuschl, the distinctive personality and unique elegance of the castle hotel, it is the perfect retreat for sophisticated travelers seeking tranquility and relaxation in private Atmosphere. Let yourself be inspired by the harmoniously designed 110 rooms, suites and chalets in a noble grand hotel style, partly with antiques and the corresponding paintings of the "Old Master Schloss Fuschl Collection" from different epochs.
In the castle kitchen of the chef de cuisine Mr. Johannes Fuchs, only the best comes on the table. Awarded Austrian-French gourmet cuisine with regional products such as: Catch of the day fish out of the Lake Fuschl from the Schloss Fuschl Fishery as well as game from the in-house forests of the castle.
In the Schlossbar and on the lake terrace you can enjoy Austrian sugar baker's art and coffee house culture as well as a wonderful view over the emerald green Fuschlsee. Spend the evening pleasant hours by the fireplace and a glass of the 1,370 wines of the wine cellar.
The spacious Schloss Fuschl Spa offers you a range of beauty and wellness treatments tailored to your needs, as well as the space for relaxation and recreation with an indoor pool, a sauna area and whirlpool, as well as room for your daily workout (24h).
- Rooms (total): 1
- With breakfast: 299,00 € until 299,00 € (per person/night)
- Number of beds: 220
- Air conditioning
- Connecting door
- Allergy free hotel room
- Bathroom and seperate toilette
- hair dryer
- Bathrobes for lend
- Lake view
- Library / reading rooms
- Internet corner
- Sunbathing area
- Shoe cleaning machine
- Wifi (free of charge)
- Bathing place
- Night porter
- Cash (Non-smoking area not available )
- Own fishing waters
- Beauty center
- Indoor pool
- (Outdoor) swimming pool
- Largest seminar room: 200m²
- Largest seminar room: 80 Persons
- Largest event hall: 120 Persons
The Schloss Fuschl touch is guaranteed to make your special event unforgettable. Host a wonderful evening´s ball in our magnificent festival room, or a family event in the intimacy of the famous Rosa Salon. Our separate castle summer house, called Schloss Remise, accommodates up to 250 persons, providing the perfect setting for company celebrations, gala diners or Christmas parties. Our newest addition, the modern “Suite Imperial” presents a striking black and silver design and can be booked for individual and privat occasions – for example a cookery course with our award winning executive chef. Vinothek: The historical vaulted Vinothek offers genuine relaxed hospitality in a setting that is perfect for savouring select and exclusive wines. The head sommelier and his team will be pleased to serve exclusively booked groups, outstanding wines and regional specialities. Invite your guests and friends for a wine-tasting session while enjoying a spectacular sunset on the adjacent Diana terrace overlooking the lake. Our Vinothek is only bookable for exclusive groups. Ballroom: The magnificent ballroom provides the ideal setting for seminars, a party or family function. Celebrate your birthday with us or turn the happiest day of your life into a fairy-tale wedding. Capacity ballroom: approx. 80 persons Rosa Salon Host a private dinner, meeting or a family event the intimacy of the famous Rosa Salon. Located in the historic castle tower this salon is welcoming your guests in an elegant atmosphere with lake view. Old master paintings from the "Schloss Fuschl Collection" lends the Rosa Salon a singular air of grandeur. Capacity Rosa Salon: approx. 25 persons Schloss Remise - Coach House & Kutscherstube The Coach House, home to our Rolls-Royce vintage cars and historic coaches, makes quite an extravagant setting for all kind of receptions. This former barn with its open fire place offers space for up to 250 people to celebrate and dine in a rustic, original manner. The 200 qm room with its open roof and historic gable radiates a sophisticated nostalgic atmosphere, intensified by the antique flooring which has been laid with bricks from a century old country estate. This impressive, U-shaped building with its central court yard lends itself to open air receptions. The "Kutscherstube", an integral part of the the coachman`s room, is to the right of the atrium. The upper floor hosts the coach exhibition. The 60 square metre lower floor provides dining facilities for 40 guests. The flooring, wall panelling, banisters and roof timbers are made of wood taken from historical buildings, such as from the dukes's former summer residence at the Lake Tegernsee. The crackling fire in the open fire place and the warmth of the tiled oven makes one reluctant to leave this cosy atmosphere. Capacity Castle Coach House: approx. 250 persons Capacity Kutscherstube: approx. 40 persons Suite Imperial The modern Suite Imperial presents a striking black and silver design and can be booked for your individual event or privat occasion. An integrated professional kitchen allows to book an cooking event or cookery course with our executive Chef Thomas Walkensteiner. This unique location with lake view is also a great option for an extravagant wedding party. Capacity: from 28 to 32 persons Weddings: As of year 2011, state-official weddings can be arranged directly at the Schloss Fuschl Resort & SPA. The “Rosa Salon” within the historical tower as well as the elegant ballroom offers the possibility to get married directly at the castle and this six days a week and twelve months in the year. On warm summer days choose the legendary Diana Terrace, with fantastic lake view for the wedding ceremony. A wedding planner stays at your disposal and will organize with you this special day to be the perfect once in a lifetime moment. The romantic atmosphere of the “Sissi castle”, an excellent cuisine, our Rolls Royce Silver Wright from year 1954 and the picturesque scenery of lake Fuschl guarantee an unforgettable, fairytale celebration.
- Laundry service
- Office services
- Money exchange
- Baggage keepsafe
- Baggage transport
- Transfer (airport, train station, ...)
- Laundry service
- Wake-up call
- Newspaper service
- Breakfast buffet
- Lake: Near by
- Parking space: 84
- Garage-parking: 56
- Parking area for disabled: 3
parking free of chargeShuttle service
open all year round
5 Stars superior
Condé Nast Traveller Gold List 2012 "Bestes Freizeit Hotel"
Gault Millau Hotel of the year 2011
Winner of the Gala SPA Awards for "Bestes Luxury Resort 2012"
Gault Millau 1 bonnet/14 points for Schloss Restaurant
- Single room: From € 299,00 (per person/night)
- Doubleroom: From € 349,00 (per person/night)
- Junior suite: From € 470,00 until € 970,00 (per person/night)
- Suite: From € 510,00 until € 4320,00 (per person/night)
Cancellation free of charge until 4.00 pm on your arrival day. For reservations during the Salzburg Festival, Christmas and New Year cancellation free of charge until 4 weeks before your arrival.
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- Pets allowed
Please get in touch for more information.
Schloss Fuschl, A luxury Collection Resort & SPA
Schloss Strasse 19
5322 Hof bei Salzburg
+43 6229 2253
+43 6229 2253 - 1531
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Dec 5, 2013, 12:19 AM EST
During the preseason there were more than a few people who believed that Steve Donahue’s Boston College Eagles had the pieces needed to be one of the more improved teams in college basketball. With al five starters back from last season’s 16-17 squad, led by guard Olivier Hanlan and forward Ryan Anderson, there was both talent and experience on the roster. And with a challenging non-conference schedule to navigate before starting ACC play, there would be ample opportunities to pick up quality wins.
But in order to take advantage of those opportunities the Eagles needed to improve defensively. Last season Boston College ranked 11th in the ACC in adjusted defensive efficiency, and in conference play they ranked 11th in defensive efficiency and 12th in effective field goal percentage (rankings per kenpom.com). Clean those areas up, even without the services of injured center Dennis Clifford, and Boston College could very well make a run at an NCAA tournament berth. Fail to do so, however, and the Eagles could enter conference play without much (if any) room for error.
Sure enough it’s the latter scenario that has unfolded, and on Wednesday Boston College dropped to 3-5 after losing at Purdue by the final score of 88-67. Purdue certainly deserves credit for their performance, as Matt Painter’s team executed very well on the offensive end of the floor. The Boilermakers shot 52.2% from the field and 7-for-14 from beyond the arc, with Terone Johnson and younger brother Ronnie leading the way with 18 and 15 points respectively.
As for the Boston College view on this, Wednesday’s defensive effort was the sixth out of eight games in which the opposition averaged more than 1.1 points per possession. BC entered Wednesday ranked last in the ACC in points allowed per possession (1.16), and Purdue finished the game scoring 1.26 points per possession. That didn’t get the job done in West Lafayette, and it certainly won’t help the Eagles in their quest to climb up the ACC pecking order with the conference being stronger than last season’s edition.
Next up for Boston College is a trip west to take on USC Sunday night, which will serve as a homecoming of sorts for the Californians on the roster, and they also have non-conference games against VCU (December 28) and Harvard (January 1) remaining. Offensively Boston College has the talent needed to put points on the board, but it won’t matter if they don’t make significant strides on the other end.
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- Summary: Remote village on the Osa Peninsula; southern gateway to Corcovado National Park.
- Landscape: Beaches, Rainforest, River
- Attractions: Corcovado National Park, Nesting Sea Turtles
- Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Dolphin & Whale Watching, Hiking
- Caters to: Couples/Honeymooners, Independent Travelers, Nature Lovers
Lined by sparkling Pacific waters and lush rainforest, Carate is one of the Osa Peninsula's most secluded wonders. Located two miles south of Corcovado National Park's La Leona Ranger Station, this nature-lovers paradise is known for its undeveloped beaches, biodiversity, and outdoor adventures.read more close
Decidedly off the beaten path, Carate's biggest draws are its isolation and astonishing natural beauty. Since Drake Bay and Puerto Jimenez are the Osa Peninsula's most popular tourism destinations, visitors to Carate often feel as if they have the great outdoors all to themselves.
Early-morning birdwatching tours depart before dawn to glimpse scarlet macaws, roseate spoonbills, tanagers, hummingbirds, trogons, egrets and other species. Guided hikes into Corcovado National Park reveal even greater biodiversity – at least 367 species of birds, 140 mammals, 107 reptiles and amphibians, and 40 freshwater fish species inhabit the park.
During World War II, Carate was one of only two locations home to offshore gold dredging operations. While commercial interests ended in the 1980's, machinery and other remnants of the lucrative business still dot the area. Today, panning for gold is a popular pastime, and gold prospecting tours lead visitors to the Carate River for lessons in unearthing buried treasure.
Since Corcovado National Park is less than an hour hike away many travelers base themselves in Carate and explore the southern portions of the park on day trips. La Leona ranger station offers camping facilities for up to 15 people, including three bathrooms and three showers. A cooking area with potable water is also available. Advanced permits and reservations are recommended. While no official trails exist at Leona, the beach and area rivers provide excellent exploration opportunities. Hikers often spot sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, scarlet macaws and squirrel monkeys. More elusive species include Baird's tapir, jaguars and white-lipped peccaries. The two-mile beachfront hike from Carate to La Leona Station takes about 40 minutes.
Daily horseback riding tours weave through jungle forests, along pristine beaches, and into private wildlife reserves. Stop to enjoy panoramic views and take a break to bathe in natural hot springs. Tours are available for all rider skill levels.
Kayaking tours to nearby lagoons and mangroves are a popular day trip from Carate. Calm waters allow for leisurely excursions through wetland habitats, where egrets, herons and roseate spoonbill are often spotted. Sea kayaking is also possible, although strong tides create conditions best suited to experienced kayakers with serious adventure in mind.
Cast a line for snook in the Pejeperrito Lagoon, or fish for snapper, jack and snook along the shore. Offshore fishing excursions are also available, and usually depart from nearby Puerto Jimenez.
Tree Climbing & Waterfall Rappelling
Embark on one of Carate's signature adventures: an 8-hour combo excursion through the area's most climbable trees and impressive waterfalls. Discover powerful cascades along the Carate River, and belay up mammoth trees for incredible views of the forest canopy and Pacific Ocean.
The Osa Peninsula is an important nesting site for four species of endangered sea turtles: Olive Ridley, leatherback, hawksbill, and green sea turtles. Seasonal tours embark nightly for local nesting grounds, where guests may observe the turtles' process of site selection, cleaning, egg laying and return to the ocean.
Places to Stay:
Due to its secluded location, Carate's lodging options are limited to a handful of eco-lodges, tent camps and small hotels. Since restaurants are scarce, most accommodations include three daily meals in their rates, which range from $70-$200 per person, per day. Electricity is often supplied using solar power, and may only be available during certain hours of the day.
Carate is located approximately 28 miles southwest of Puerto Jimenez, the southern gateway to the Osa Peninsula. All methods of transportation arrive to Puerto Jimenez, where guests may choose to continue on via rental car, colectivo bus ($8 per person; 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.), taxi ($80 for up to 4 people), or pickup through their Carate hotel.
Air: The fastest way to reach Carate is on a domestic flight. Nature Air and Sansa operate daily flights to Puerto Jimenez. Another option is to charter a plane directly to Carate's airstrip.
Bus: From San Jose: $12.50; 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.; 8 hours. Bus departs from the intersection of Calle 14 and Avenidas 9/11 (Blanco Lobo Station). 2257-4121. Return: Buses depart Puerto Jimenez for San Jose daily at 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., and also cost $12.50.
Note that some Carate hotels are not accessible via car. You will have to park offsite and pay a daily parking rate to store your vehicle.
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My Millipede, Fred
I found a millipede named Fred. He has about 500 to 800 legs. Fred is a boy. I am certain that he is. I found Fred coming into our garage. Well Grandpa and I, we were working on the bunkbed, but I will tell you that later in another story. So Grandpa spotted Fred and he told me things about Fred and then Grandpa said I can keep him for a few days.
This is the house I made for him out of a plastic container.
Fred eats apple peelings and live plants and dead plants and tiny, tiny insects. He also eats leaves and grass and also banana peels.
You know that a millipede can lay 1,000 babies, if it is a girl. I named him Fred and I studied him. Today I let Fred go free.
Millipedes are arthropods. Arthropods have bodies that are divided into segments. Every segment has two pairs of legs. Their legs have joints, like humans have knees and ankles.
They don't have a skeleton inside their body, like people do. They have an exoskeleton. That means they have a skeleton outside of their body.
I learned about other arthropods by watching this video.
I also watched a movie that is teaching me about vertebrates and invertebrates:
Nine out of ten animals in our world are invertebrates. That's pretty cool.
I learned about different insects that are in the same family as millipedes. I got to learn what they look like and stuff. I think Bill the Science Guy is really great to watch because he makes kids laugh. He's teaching us something but he's also making science fun.
I really like that because we don't have to watch boring old science videos. But I think I'd like to watch his videos a million times.
You should type in Bill Nye the Science Guy and it's just so cheerful. I started watching his videos in second and third grade and we were all laughing every single second.
The coolest part of the film was the octopus who could squeeze through a small hole because it didn't have a back bone.
The worms were the funniest, because Bill was talking about the ooey, gooey worms. They're so slimy and wormy and they wiggle.
The prettiest arthopod is the butterfly. They are the most amazing thing in the world I've ever seen.
The craziest thing was when Bill was talking about tapeworms. I was grossed out!
I prefer Bill Nye the Science Guy for science because he makes it so fun to learn about the world. I hope you watch the whole thing. Science is fun!
Bye-bye, gotta go!
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Petty's Last Summer Tour?
By Austin Scaggs
Rolling Stone #998 - April 20, 2006
The Heartbreakers turn thirty with a blowout tour, movie.
In 1976, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album, and this summer Petty plans to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary in grand style. He and the Heartbreakers will hit the road in June on a tour that Petty says might be the band's last major summer outing; there's an ambitious documentary in the works; and Petty is finishing Highway Companion, a solo album tentatively due on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label this summer. "It's a quieter album that I've done before," Petty says, sitting behind the sound desk in his home studio in Malibu. "I don't think I wasted any lines on this album. I think the songs are all there."
Petty exudes genuine pride as he debuts for Rolling Stone nine of the songs slated for Highway Companion, including "Square One" and "Turn This Car Around." He began recording the album last year with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and fellow Traveling Wilbury Jeff Lynne. Each contributes guitar parts, Lynne plays keys and a Hofner bass, Campbell plays a hefty amount of slide guitar ("He's never been better," says Petty) and, for the first time on record, Petty plays drums. Though they all but finished recording in February, Petty says, "The only thing keeping me from wrapping things up is just going, 'Well, I wonder if there's one more in me?'"
Petty plans to incorporate some of these songs into the Heartbreakers tour this summer, which will kick off in June with openers including Pearl Jam, John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and, Petty hopes, the Strokes and the Allman Brothers Band. "I think we should do this tour and then put an end to doing national tours, and just play now and then where we want to play," he says. "The idea of doing sheds of arenas ... you turn into an animal by the time it's done."
Also, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Mask) has begun shooting a documentary about the Heartbreakers' history. "We've given him access that we've never given anybody," says Petty. Bogdanovich will interview Petty at length and hopes to talk with Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and members of Petty's family. "We're trying to give a sense of what happened to this group of kids that cane from Gainesville, Florida -- how they made the big time," says Bogdanovich. "How did that change them, and how did they change the world?
"I'm not an expert on Tom Petty, I'm just a fan," adds Bogdanovich. "But what appeals to me is that he's a real American artist -- an impressionist -- very much of the American grain."
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Six months after an investment forum arranged Musa Capital, Nigeria’s richest oil-producing state, Bayelsa, last week (ending 26th April 2013) hosted several South African corporates, financial institutions, and medium-sized businesses at a planning workshop that will prioritise these organisations’ investment and other involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects.
The projects include the building of an airport, a sea port, hospital, road infrastructure, a hotel, and the core of the built environment of a city. Representatives of the South African organisations attending the workshop also visited the sites of the various projects. One of South Africa’s largest development funders, the IDC and the DBSA were represented at the workshop and a keynote address by the IDC’s chief economist, Lumkile Mondi, emphasised the job creation and skills transfer benefits of Bayelsa’s preference for seeking help from other African countries rather than from outside the continent. Musa Capital co-founder, Antoine Johnson pointed out that Musa’s mandate from Bayelsa State was not only to bridge the investment and business opportunities in both countries at an official and investment level also but to accelerate practical execution of the State’s development strategies.
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The link between erosion, phosphorus and water quality
Permanent link to Research Commons versionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/15134
In lakes, the solubility of phosphorus (P) in water, and therefore its availability to aquatic plants (macrophytes and algae) for growth, is controlled by oxygen and pH. The supply of dissolved reactive P (DRP) to the lake water column is mostly from sediment release from decomposing plant material and iron oxides during periods of low oxygen, although in Lake Rotorua and most of the other lakes on the central volcanic plateau, spring-fed streams carry relatively high concentrations of DRP into the lakes. The mechanism for releasing iron-bound DRP from the sediment focusses around the oxidation state iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn). In well oxygenated conditions iron exists in the oxidised state as ferric ions which form ferric oxides that are insoluble in water. These oxides sequester DRP as they precipitate and remove it from the water column. When the oxygen concentration falls to zero (anoxic conditions) iron exists in the reduced state as ferrous ions, which are soluble in water. As the ferric form reduces to the ferrous form it dissolves and the DRP bound to the iron is released into the water column where it is used by algae for growth. The algae eventually senesce and die, returning the P to the sediment as particulate P, where it can be recycled during the next period of anoxia. Apart from recycling of algal biomass, P also comes from the catchment, bound to the iron oxides in soil particles. The P content of the soil is greatest in the finest soil particles, which are the first to be eroded by rainfall and do not settle until they reach the calm waters of a lake. There they augment the P load from the senescing algal biomass, thereby increasing the amount of DRP that can be released during the next anoxic event. Because of the high background concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in the lake water, the addition of any DRP will stimulate algal growth and thus result in a deterioration of lake water quality. Land management strategies to reduce soil erosion include changes to the way land is farmed and the interception and retention of fine sediment using detention bunds.
LakesWater Quality Society
© 2015 LakesWater Quality Society.
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Lean Transformation Diary Entry from Andreas Heinz, October 22, 2010
Some readers in Germany might have come across a book called ‘Momo’. It was a great success in the 90ties telling the story of mysterious men in black suits who steal time from people. A little girl – Momo – get’s into the adventure by trying to find out what these men do and how they steal time.
In the story, I remember, she reveals they don’t do it by influencing ‘the time’ itself but by driving people to do more activities throughout their day. These men are the cause of additional activities that finally leave people with the impression that their time has been stolen.
I am reminded of that story when I hear time and time again statements from various corners in our organization: “We don’t have time to work on change”. This is often the answer we hear from others and very often we say the same thing particularly when we are asked about the progress of our own plans.
If we are honest the statement does not only apply to the workplace but also to our private lives “I don’t have time” is a welcome and easy label putting a dense fog in front of our real problems and saving us from serious reflection or revelations about our personal priorities or weaknesses. Maybe a better way to expresses this ‘time-problem’ while avoiding the dark depths of those personal weaknesses, is like this “I don’t spend my time on this, but on other things.”
Clearly – very clearly – we all have too many things to do within any busy organisation but we all have the same amount of time, that’s the law of ‘physics’. However, how about changing our use of language again by saying: “I don’t spend my time on this, but on other things.” and: “I have more tasks to do than I can do”. This changes the focus of our attention.
Simply saying “I have no time” distracts us towards an imagined scarcity of time – as if somebody had stolen the time like the men in black from the ‘Momo’book.- It does not have to be like that.
In contrast, saying “I spend my time on other things” leaves us at the end of the sentence with – “other things”. Which is a perfect starting place to think about what these other things are and where these other things are coming from. Questions can then be asked such as: “What causes these activities? What is the real need for it? What is their purpose? Finally, we might ask: How can I reduce the number of these things that hinder me to do those things where purpose, need and value are clear to me?
In a situation of ‘too much to do’ we are the ones, who are making the choice of which activities we do and don’t do. Nobody, in normal organisations, puts us in chains or gives us drugs or stands with a loaded revolver behind us to force us to do certain activities. If there is a list of more things to do than we can do, we are obviously making a choice but what is informing that choice? How do you choose what to do or not to do?
Our time is not stolen we give it away without realising because we let others choose for us, we blame others not ourselves for being overburdened. We choose to say, it’s not us, but our managers or our customers that are removing choice: We should keep in mind that as long as they ask from us more than we can do, it is not their choice, but ours in the end, simply because, again, it is impossible to do all within the time we have. So, from that angle, it looks like if we have some freedom of what we do as human beings in a normal office environment. We are not slaves or robots, and we are not Human doings but human beings.
However, I realise it does not feel like that. Yes, it is hard to deal with pressure and to keep control, feeling you have no chance to become proactive and sometimes no chance to even be reactive. Because something is working on us from outside. Something not someone is stealing your time. You could call this stealthy time stealer ‘the system’.
The ‘business and working system’ pushes and pulls us in so many directions that at the end of the day we say ‘I had no choice’. And indeed, as long as we only think and react within the logic of that system, we feel as if we do not make choices. However, thinking and staying in that system is a choice we make. We could also choose to think and act and work on the system, instead of thinking and working in the system.
So How to get out of this trap? A very simple start is to delete “I don’t have time” from our vocabulary and to replace it with: “I don’t spend my time on this, but I spend my time on other things.” Then, ask: “What are these things?”, “Where do these things come from?” is already thinking about the system, instead of just reacting in the system. Asking: “What activities on my list are those who can remove causes of other activities on the list?” – is thinking about where I can start to influence the system, thinking about where I can choose those activities on my list where I work on the system, where I change the system.
Do we ask what is creating value for our customers? What is value for our management? Can we change the system to produce less waste? Can we create a space for new possibilities and different ways of working that give back time instead of stealing it.
I still wonder why we choose to do the important things last or not at all, the things that will secure our future by changing the system and that can open a way out of the waste that fills our task lists. Wouldn’t it make sense to choose those activities first, that can help to remove the need for other waste activities on our list?
So, give it a try. Stop saying “I don’t have time.” And go with “I don’t spend my time on this, I spend my time on other things.” And listen to the echo to follow and track down from which corner in the system they come from, those ‘…other things…other things …other things…’
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A scalable server architecture for use in implementing scaled media servers
capable of simultaneous real-time data stream retrieval for large numbers
of subscribers. A scalable server includes a plurality of stream pumping
engines each accessing a particular storage device of a storage subsystem,
and a server processor which receives retrieval requests from subscribers
and directs the stream pumping engines to retrieve the requested data
streams. Each of the stream pumping engines may include a storage
controller coupled to its corresponding storage device for directing
retrieval of the requested stream therefrom, a network controller for
supplying the retrieved stream to a client network, and a processor for
directing the operation of the storage and network controllers. Each of
the stream pumping engines may also include a shared memory accessible by
the corresponding stream pumping engine processor and the server
processor. The shared memory facilitates communication with other stream
pumping engines via the server processor and server system bus. A scaled
media server may be implemented by cross-connecting several scalable
servers with a plurality of stream multiplexers. Each of the stream
multiplexers can include a separate packet input unit for processing the
packets of each media stream such that two distinct levels of transmission
priority are provided and quality of server restrictions are satisfied for
Primary Examiner: Burgess; Glenton B.
Assistant Examiner: Titcomb; William
Attorney, Agent or Firm:Proskauer Rose LLP
Parent Case Text
The subject matter of the present application is related to the subject
matter of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/736,215 of Gin-Kou Ma,
Chiung-Shien Wu and Muh-Rong Yang filed Oct. 23, 1996, pending and
entitled "Media Server for Storage and Retrieval of Voluminous Multimedia
Data," and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/657,739 of Shiao-Li Tsao,
Yueh-Min Huang, Eric Lee and Yih-Woei Liang filed May 31, 1996 and
entitled "Improved Method of Data Placement of Continuous Media to Utilize
Bandwidth Efficiency," both of which are assigned to the present assignee
and incorporated by reference herein. In addition, this application is a
continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/568,413 to
Chiung-Shien Wu et al, and filed on Dec. 6, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No.
The claimed invention is:
1. A media server for use in retrieving stored data streams from a storage system, the media server comprising;
a plurality of scalable media server hosts, each including a plurality of stream pumping engines operative to retrieve requested data streams from corresponding storage devices of a storage system, and retrieved data stream outputs corresponding
to each of the stream pumping engines; and
a plurality of stream multiplexers having inputs cross-connected to at least one of the retrieved data stream outputs of each of the scalable media server hosts, and operative to deliver the retrieved data streams in accordance with quality of
service restrictions, wherein each of the multiplexers includes first and second buffers for holding peak rate state and mean rate state packets, respectively, such that two distinct priority levels are provided for transmission of packets to
2. The media server of claim 1 wherein a given one of the stream multiplexers further includes:
a plurality of packet distribution circuits; and
a plurality of packet input units, wherein the packet distribution circuits distribute packets containing the retrieved data streams to packet input units, and each packet input unit is operative to accept a particular media stream on a
packet-by-packet basis, to process the packets in accordance with the quality of service requirements of the particular stream, and to deliver the packets to a corresponding output buffer.
3. The media server of claim 2 wherein the packet distribution circuits check each packet received from the stream pumping units of the scalable media server hosts and distribute the packets to the correct packet input units such that each
packet input unit can independently process a different retrieved data stream.
4. The media server of claim 2 wherein a given one of the packet input units further includes:
an input for receiving the packets of a particular data stream;
a mean rate state output; and
a peak rate state output,
wherein the packet input unit determines whether a given packet applied to the input is in a peak rate state, a mean rate state or a non-conformance state, and routes a given packet in the mean rate state to the mean rate output, routes a given
packet in the peak rate state to the peak rate output, and allows a packet in the non-conformance state to be delayed.
5. The media server of claim 4 wherein the packet input unit utilizes a two-stage leaky bucket mechanism to determine the state of the given packet.
6. The media server of claim 2 wherein the server accesses at most J video sources and includes a total of J packet input units in each of the stream multiplexers.
7. A media server for use in retrieving stored data streams from a storage system, the media server comprising:
a plurality of salable media server host, each including a plurality of stream pumping engines operative to retrieved data stream outputs corresponding storage devices of a storage system, and retrieved data stream outputs corresponding to each
of the stream pumping engines; and
a plurality of stream multiplexers having inputs cross-connected to at least one of the retrieved data stream outputs of each of the scalable media server hosts, and operative to deliver the retrieved data streams in accordance with quality of
service restrictions, wherein a given one of the stream multiplexers further includes:
a plurality of packet distribution circuits; and
a plurality of J packet input units, wherein the packet distribution circuits distribute packets containing the retrieved data streams to packet input units, and each packet input unit is operative to accept a particular media stream on a
packet-by-packet basis, to process the packets in accordance with the quality of service requirements of the particular stream, and to deliver the packets to a corresponding outputs buffer, wherein the J packet input units of a given stream multiplexer
are serially interconnected with J delay circuits such that each of the J packer input units operates serially.
8. The media server of claim 7, wherein each of the multiplexers includes first and second buffers for holding peak rate state and mean rate state packets, respectively, such that two distinct priority levels are provided for transmission of
packets to subscribers.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to media-on-demand systems in which stored multimedia comprising multiple digital bit streams are retrieved and delivered by a media server on a real-time and on-demand basis. More particularly, the invention
relates to a scalable architecture for a media server which may be used to implement multimedia data delivery systems servicing large numbers of simultaneous subscribers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Multimedia server design is emerging as a key technology in the trend toward interactive multimedia services such as video-on-demand (VOD), teleshopping, digital video broadcasting and distance learning. A media server primarily acts as an
engine, reading multimedia data streams from disk storage devices and delivering the streams to clients at a proper delivery rate. The multimedia bit streams are digital bit streams representing video, audio and other types of data. Each multimedia bit
stream is generally delivered subject to a quality-of-service (QOS) constraint, such as average bit rate or maximum delay jitter. One of the most important performance criteria of an interactive multimedia system is the maximum number of real-time
multimedia data streams that can be simultaneously supported. A media server generally must be able to deliver retrieved multimedia streams in a timely manner while simultaneously supporting real-time retrieval requests of a large number of clients. A
number of different bottlenecks limit the stream retrieval and delivery capability of a media server. These bottlenecks include, for example, storage device input/output (I/O) limitations, network bandwidth restrictions, and central processing unit
(CPU) processing overhead.
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary prior art video server 10 suitable for use in a multimedia data delivery system. The server 10 includes a microprocessor 12 coupled to a memory 14. A storage controller 16 directs the storage and retrieval of
multimedia data streams in a disk storage device 18 which may be a multiple-disk array. The server 10 also includes a network controller which 20 serves as an interface to an access network shared by a plurality of subscribers. The microprocessor 12,
storage controller 16 and network controller 20 are interconnected by a system bus 22. The network controller 20 receives requests for retrieval of stored video streams from subscribers via the access network and passes the requests via system bus 22 to
the microprocessor 12. The microprocessor 12 utilizes a disk scheduling algorithm to generate retrieval instructions which are supplied to the storage controller 16 to direct the retrieval of the requested data streams from the storage device 18. The
server 10 is configured to provide simultaneous retrieval of multiple stored streams in response to corresponding requests from the subscribers. The operation of video server 10 is described in greater detail in, for example, F. A. Tobagi and J. Pang,
"StarWorks--A Video Application Server," IEEE COMPCON, Spring '93, pp. 4-11, and W. Tseng and J. Huang, "A High Performance Video Server For Karaoke Systems," IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 40, No. 3, August 1994, pp. 329-336. The
server computer 10 of FIG. 1 suffers from a significant problem in that it generally unable to simultaneously support retrieval requests for real-time video from a large number of clients. The server 10 is instead better suited for use in local area
network (LAN) applications in which a personal computer (PC) or workstation is configured to serve a relatively small number of clients.
FIG. 2 illustrates a prior art architecture for scaling a video server 10 such as that shown in FIG. 1 in order to increase the number of simultaneous data stream retrievals and thereby the number of subscribers which can be supported. The
scaled server network of FIG. 2 includes m of the video servers 10-i connected to a switch network 24. The switch network 24 is connected to n of the subscribers 26-i. The switch network delivers the outputs of the video servers 10-i to the subscribers
26-i in accordance with subscriber requests and thereby provides some increase in the number of subscribers which can be supported simultaneously. However, these and other switch-based scalable servers are generally unable to provide a multimedia
distribution system accessible by a sufficiently large number of subscribers.
Other prior art systems provide video-on-demand service architectures combined with network capability. Examples of such systems may be found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,442,749 issued Aug. 15, 1995 to J. D. Northcutt et al., assigned to Sun
Microsystems Inc. and entitled "Network Video Server System Receiving Requests From Clients for Specific Formatted Data Through a Default Channel and Establishing Communication Through Separate Control and Data Channels," U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,732
issued Apr. 16, 1996 to J. F. Bottomley et al., assigned to IBM Corp. and entitled "Data Server, Control Server and Gateway Architecture System and Method for Broadcasting Digital Video on Demand," U.S. Pat. No. 5,521,631 issued May 28, 1996 to H. S.
Budow et al., assigned to SpectraVision Inc. and entitled "Interactive Digital Video Services System With Store and Forward Capabilities," U.S. Pat. No. 5,471,318 issued November 28, 1995 to S. R. Ahuja et al., assigned to AT&T Corp. and entitled
"Multimedia Communications Network," and Republic of China Patent No. 252248 851101 29-0 72228, July 1995. These other systems fail to address and solve the scalability issue and thus cannot support a sufficient number of subscribers.
As is apparent from the above, a need exists for a scalable media server architecture which may be used to implement multimedia data delivery systems supporting large numbers of subscribers and simultaneous real-time data stream retrievals.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a scalable media server which can be used to implement a scaled server for simultaneous retrieval and delivery of a large number of media data streams. Various aspects of the invention relate to the design of a
stream pumping engine used as a basic building block in a scalable media server, the manner in which multiple scalable servers may be interconnected to provide a scaled server with a desired data delivery capability, and a stream multiplexer for
delivering the multiple media data streams from a scaled server in accordance with agreed-upon quality of service restrictions.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a scalable media server is provided which includes a plurality of stream pumping engines. Each of the stream pumping engines is connected between a distinct storage device of a storage system and a
system bus of the scalable media server. A given stream pumping engine retrieves a requested data stream stored on the distinct storage device to which it is connected, and delivers the requested data stream to an appropriate subscriber. The scalable
server also includes a server processor coupled to the stream pumping engines via the system bus. The server processor receives retrieval requests from clients and directs the operations of the plurality of stream pumping engines in accordance with the
retrieval requests. A given stream pumping engine may include a storage controller coupled to the corresponding storage device, and a network controller coupled to the storage controller. The storage controller retrieves a data stream from the
corresponding storage device in response to particular retrieval requests, while the network controller delivers the retrieved data stream to a network accessible by the appropriate client. The given stream pumping engine also includes a stream pumping
engine processor which is coupled to the storage controller and network controller and directs the operations of those elements. The given stream pumping engine may also include a shared memory accessible by the server processor via a host system bus
and accessible by the stream pumping engine processor via an internal data bus of the stream pumping engine. This facilitates communication between the various stream pumping engines of the scalable server such that all subscribers can be provided
access to all storage devices in the storage system.
Another aspect of the invention involves interconnecting several scalable media servers to provide a scaled media server suitable for servicing large numbers of subscribers. The interconnection mechanism utilizes a set of stream multiplexers
cross-connected with a number of the media server hosts. Each of the media server hosts includes a plurality of stream pumping engines configured in the manner described above. The stream multiplexers have inputs cross-connected to at least one
retrieved data stream output of each of the scalable media host servers, and deliver the retrieved data streams in accordance with quality of service restrictions. Each of the stream multiplexers may include a plurality of packet distribution circuits
and a plurality of packet input units. The packet distribution circuits distribute packets corresponding to a given retrieved data streams to a particular packet input unit, such that each packet input unit receives the packets of only one of the
The packet input units process the packets in accordance with the quality of service requirements of the particular stream, and deliver the packets to a corresponding output buffer.
Another aspect of the invention relates to the packet input units of the stream multiplexers. The packet input units determine whether a given packet applied thereto is in a peak rate state, a mean rate state or a non-conformance state, and
routes a given packet in the mean rate state to a mean rate output, routes a given packet in the peak rate state to a peak rate output, and allows a packet in the non-conformance state to be delayed or discarded. The packet input units may utilize a
two-stage leaky bucket mechanism to determine the state of the given packet. A server accessing at most J video sources may include stream multiplexers each having a total of J packet input units. The packet input units of a given stream multiplexer
may be serially interconnected with J delay circuits such that each of the J packet input units operates serially. The given stream multiplexer may maintain first and second buffers for holding peak rate state and mean rate state packets, respectively,
such that two distinct priority levels are provided for transmission of packets to subscribers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a video server computer in accordance with the prior art.
FIG. 2 illustrates a prior art data delivery system based on the video server computer of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of scalable media server host in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary stream pumping engine (SPE) suitable for use in the scalable media server host of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the manner in which the scalable media server host of FIG. 3 may be used to interconnect multiple subscribers.
FIG. 6 shows an implementation of a residential-area scaled media server in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates a packet re-distribution mechanism suitable for use in the stream multiplexers of the media server of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 illustrates the operation of a packet input unit (PIU) suitable for use in the packet-redistribution mechanism of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a stream multiplexer suitable for use in the scaled media server of FIG. 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be illustrated below in an exemplary media server application which delivers multimedia data streams to subscribers via a network. It should be understood, however, that the described techniques are more generally
applicable to any other data storage and retrieval application in which multiple data streams are simultaneously retrieved from a media storage device by a server and delivered to one or more clients. The term "server" as used herein should be
understood to include a computer, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), microprocessor or any other digital data processor capable of carrying out the described data storage and retrieval processes. The term "client" should be understood to
include a subscriber to a multimedia distribution system, or any other user or terminal of a computer network, cable network, telephone network or other type of data distribution network.
FIG. 3 shows an exemplary scalable media server host 50 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The scalable media server host 50 includes N stream pumping engines (SPEs) 52-i, i=1, 2, . . . N which are used to
retrieve data streams from and store data streams to a media storage subsystem 54 which includes N disk-based storage devices 54-i. The data streams may be stored in the disk-based storage devices 54-i in the manner described in the above-cited U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 08/657,739, Now U.S. Pat. No. 5,742,443, issued Apr. 21, 1998, of Shiao-Li Tsao et al. entitled "Improved Method of Data Placement of Continuous Media to Utilize Bandwidth Efficiency," which is incorporated by reference
herein. Each of the SPEs 52-i delivers a data stream retrieved from a storage device 54-i to a subscriber of a multimedia data delivery system in which scalable media server host 50 is installed. The SPEs 52-i and the corresponding interfaces with the
subscribers are interconnected via a host system bus 56. The media server host 50 also includes a microprocessor 58 coupled to a memory 60, a storage controller 62 coupled to a control storage device 64, and an upstream controller 66 connected to
receive upstream retrieval requests from the subscribers of the data delivery system. The microprocessor 58, storage controller 62 and upstream controller 66 are coupled to the host system bus 56. The upstream controller 66 is controlled by the
microprocessor 58 to receive and process the upstream retrieval requests from the subscribers. The control storage 64 stores control software which is used by the microprocessor 58 to direct retrieval operations to be described in greater detail below.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary SPE 52-i in accordance with the present invention. The SPE 52-i is coupled to the disk-based storage device 54-i via a storage controller 70. An internal data bus 74 couples the storage controller 70 to
a network controller 72 and a data bus bridge 76. The network controller 72 delivers retrieved data streams to the subscriber network as shown. The storage controller 70 and network controller 72 are controlled by a microprocessor 78. The data bus
bridge 76 serves as an intermediate buffer for data transmitted between the internal data bus 74 and the host system bus 56 of the media server host 50. A shared memory 80 can be accessed either from the host system bus 56 or the internal data bus 74
via direct memory access (DMA) control unit 81 and address translation units 82, 83. The address translation units 82, 83 perform address mapping between the shared memory 80 and other devices accessing the shared memory 80 via the host system bus 56 or
the internal data bus 74.
Retrieval instructions may be delivered from microprocessor 78 via internal data bus 74 to the storage controller 70. It may be necessary to buffer a given retrieved data stream in SPE 54-i between retrieval and delivery. As noted above, the
exemplary shared memory 80 of the SPE 52-i is coupled to the host system bus 56 and the internal data bus 74 and may be accessed by microprocessor 58 of the media server host 50 as well as the SPE microprocessor 78. The shared memory 80 may therefore be
used to buffer a retrieved stream as necessary. The SPE configuration in accordance with the present invention also allows one SPE 52-i to communicate with another SPE 52-i via the data bus bridge 76 which accesses the host system bus 56 of the media
server host 50.
The SPE 52-i of FIG. 4 serves as an integrated control board for retrieving a requested data stream from the storage device 54-i and directing the retrieved stream to the appropriate subscriber via the subscriber networks. The SPE microprocessor
78 directs the other elements of SPE 52-i to provide the following exemplary processing functions: (1) retrieve a block of a requested data stream from the media storage device 54-i using the storage controller 70; (2) transport the retrieved data stream
block via internal data bus 74 to the shared memory 80; (3) repeat Steps (1) and (2) continuously if the requested data stream is to be accessed continuously; (4) read the retrieved data stream block from the shared memory 80 and deliver it to the
appropriate subscriber network via the network controller 72; and (5) repeat Step (4) if the retrieved media stream is to be delivered continuously.
The SPE 52-i thus allows its corresponding media storage device 54-i to be accessed directly through a subscriber network. Each SPE 52-i can support delivery of multiple retrieved streams to multiple subscribers. The media server host 50 of
FIG. 3 combines several SPEs to provide a larger media server which can simultaneously serve a larger number of subscribers via the SPEs 52-i. The media server host 50 accepts and processes upstream requests from the subscribers such that the media
streams stored in the storage subsystem 54 can be accessed interactively on demand via the SPEs 52-i.
The microprocessor 58 of the media server host 50 directs the elements of the server host 50 and the corresponding SPEs 52-i to provide the following processing functions: (1) control of SPE-to-SPE communications using a technique such as DMA;
(2) admission control and processing of upstream data retrieval requests received from the subscribers via the upstream controller 66; and (3) other retrieval management functions. The communication between two SPEs may be necessary in the event that
subscribers assigned to one SPE may request retrieval of data stream stored in the storage device controlled by another SPE. This communication can be achieved using well-known DMA techniques. The shared memory 80 of a given SPE 54-i can be accessed
directly by another SPE 54-i via the host system bus 56 of the scalable media server host 50 in conjunction with DMA control unit 81 and address translation unit 83. The media server host 50 and SPE 52-i structures of FIGS. 3 and 4 provide a clear
division between service management and data retrieval/delivery functions which facilitates scalability. The SPE operations can therefore be optimized to provide a desired throughput capacity while maintaining guaranteed quality of services.
FIG. 5 illustrates a multimedia data delivery system 84 in which the scalable media host 50 of FIG. 3 is utilized to deliver retrieved streams to a large number P of subscribers. The scalable media server host 50 retrieves requested data streams
from the storage subsystem 54 and delivers them to a plurality of subscribers 85-i, i=1, 2, . . . P using the SPEs 52-i in the manner previously described. The retrieved streams are delivered to the subscribers 85-i via connections 87 of the downstream
networks and retrieval requests are sent from the subscribers 85-i to the media server host 50 via a connection 89 of the upstream networks. The media server host 50 is readily scalable to service larger numbers of subscribers by adding additional SPEs
52-i or by interconnecting server host 50 with other similar server hosts.
FIG. 6 shows an exemplary scaled residential-area media server 90 in accordance with the present invention. The scaled server 90 is primarily designed for interactive media-on-demand services over a larger area than that serviced by the system
84 of FIG. 5. The scaled server 90 includes K scalable media server hosts cross-connected to a set of M stream multiplexers 100-i such that each subscriber connected to one of the stream multiplexers 100-i can access each of K storage subsystems 54,
through 54.sub.K via the K media server hosts 50. The retrieved data in the scaled server 90 is carried by packets and the scaled server 90 operates in a manner analogous to a packet switch. Each retrieved stream is characterized by agreed-upon quality
of service (QOS) parameters such as maximum transmission rate, maximum delay and the like. The transmission and switching of the media stream packets through the scaled server 90 is configured to preserve the original QOS parameters of a given retrieved
stream. As will be described in greater detail below in conjunction with FIG. 9, the stream multiplexers 100-i in the scaled server 90 are designed to avoid the introduction of an unexpected additional jitter, delay or other disturbance for a media
stream being switched through the multiplexer.
The operation of the multiplexers 100-i will be illustrates for two types of media streams, namely variable bit rate (VBR) and constant bit rate (CBR) streams. It will be assumed without limitation that a "cycle"represents a fixed time interval
containing a fixed number of media packets. A VBR source can be modeled by the following two parameters: (1) BP.sub.i =the peak rate of a media source i, which is defined as the maximum number of packets permitted in a cycle; and (2) BM.sub.i =the mean
rate of a media source i, which is defined as the average number of packets transmitted in a cycle. For CBR sources, BP.sub.i =BM.sub.i. The stream multiplexer 100-i may be viewed as an M.times.N switch, where M may be greater than N in order to make
the storage space scalable. As noted above, the stream multiplexer 100-i should guarantee the throughput of each retrieved stream within a bounded delay variance. Conventional multiplexing techniques such as round robin or weighted round robin may not
provide acceptable performance for VBR streams. The exemplary multiplexer 100-i described below is based on a well-known "leaky bucket" mechanism.
FIG. 7 shows the exemplary stream multiplexer 100-i in greater detail. The multiplexer 100-i receives serial data packets from the SPEs 52-i of the scalable media server hosts 50-i of scaled server 90. The serial data packets are applied to a
plurality of packet distribution circuits 110-i which distribute the packets to packet input units (PIUs) 120-i. Each PIU 110-i accepts one media stream on a packet-by-packet basis, processes the packets in accordance with the QOS requirement of the
stream, and delivers the packets to a corresponding output buffer for multiplexing. The packet distribution circuits 110-i checks each packet received from the SPEs 52-i and then re-distributes the packet to the correct PIU 120-i. The packet
distribution circuits 110-i determine which stream each packet belongs to, so that each PIU 120-i can process one media stream independently.
FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary PIU 120-i in greater detail. Each media source i accessible by the scaled server 90 is associated with a PIU 120-i and the received packets are fed into an input 4 of PIU 120-i. A given packet applied to input 4
select one of two outputs P'.sub.i and M'.sub.i depending on the state of the packet. There are three states that a given incoming packet may have: the peak rate state P, the mean rate state M and the non-conformance state N. A packet is in the M state
if there are less than BM.sub.i packets arriving within a cycle. A packet is in the P state if there are less than BP.sub.i and more than BM.sub.i packets arriving within a cycle. Otherwise, the packet is in the N state. P-state packets are routed to
output P'.sub.i of the PIU 120-i, M-state packets are routed to output M'.sub.i of the PIU 120-i, and N-state packets are discarded or delayed.
The output selection in PIU 120-i of FIG. 8 is implemented using a two-stage leaky bucket. A first leaky bucket 130 is used as a P-state arbitrator and is therefore controlled by a first token generator including a token counter 131 which holds
BP.sub.i tokens within a cycle. If a packet arrives and there is a token in the token pool of counter 131, then the PIU 120-i switches the packet to a second leaky bucket 136. If there is no token in the token pool of counter 131, the packet is
discarded or kept in a temporary buffer depending upon the real-time requirement. The second leaky bucket 136 is used as a M-state arbitrator which switches the packet to either output P'.sub.i or M'.sub.i and is controlled by a second token generator
including a token counter 137 which holds BM.sub.i tokens within a cycle. A selection circuit for the leaky buckets in PIU 120-i is implemented by an operation of two bits, a token bit T and a head-of-line occupation (HOLO) bit H. The value T=1
indicates the presence of a token and the value H=1 indicates that a packet is waiting at the head of the line. For the first leaky bucket 130, a packet is switched to the second leaky bucket 136 or is dropped according to an output of AND gate 132
which receives bits T and H, as shown in TABLE 1 below. Another AND gate 134 is used to feed the token back to the token pool of counter 131 when there is no packet arrival. A similar method is used in conjunction with the second leaky bucket 136,
second token generator counter 137 and AND gates 138, 140 to switch between the M'.sub.i and P'.sub.i outputs. A clock signal Clk is used to control the operation of the PIU 120-i. A reset signal is used to reset the token counters 131, 137 when a cycle
has come to an end.
TABLE 1 ______________________________________ Token Feedback H T H .multidot. T H .multidot. T Description ______________________________________ 0 0 0 0 don't care 0 1 0 1 don't care 1 0 0 0 discard/feedback 1 1 1 0 discard/feedback
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary stream multiplexer 100-i suitable for use in the scaled server 90 of FIG. 6. It will be assumed in this example that there are at most J video sources accessible by the scaled server 90. Since each
PIU 120-i is triggered by the Clk signal, delay circuits 150 are used such that several PlUs can be operated in a serial manner. A total of J PIUs are used in the stream multiplexer 100-i and each PIU is associated with one of the delay circuits 150.
The J delay circuits 150 are serially connected such that each PIU 120-i may be operated serially. The delay circuits 150 may be configured to each provide a delay D on the order of T/J for a stream multiplexer 100-i operating with a clock period T. The
outputs of each PIU 120-i are directed to either a P buffer 152 for P-state packets or an M buffer 154 for M-state packets. The two output buffers 152, 154 provide two distinct priority levels. Packets in the M buffer 154 have a higher priority for
transmission over the outgoing link relative to the packets in the P buffer 152. This ensures that an average throughput can be guaranteed for each of the J video sources accessible by the scaled server 90. The peak throughput rates depend upon the
admission control algorithm and can be computed using the number of multiplexed sources and the allowable maximum packet delay.
An exemplary implementation of the stream multiplexer 100-i of FIG. 9 will now be described. The exemplary multiplexer 100-i may utilize a packet size of 64 bytes and a 32-bit data bus width. The outgoing link speed may be 155 Mbps in
accordance with the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) OC-3 physical layer interface standard. The peak rate for each delivered stream in this example will be assumed to be 25.6 Mbps, although high-quality MPEG-2 video can be delivered using a peak rate
of 12 Mbps. The required number of clock cycles for a given PIU to supply a packet to one of the output buffers 152, 154 will be on the order of 64.times.8/32=16. Since there are at most J streams to be delivered, the number of clock cycles required to
supply all packets to the output buffers is given by 16J. The total time required to supply all packets to the output buffer is therefore given by 16JT, where T is the clock period. In the worst case scenario in which there is only one packet arrival
during the time 16JT, the packet can be transmitted via the outgoing link within a time given by 1/(25.6.times.10.sup.6 /(8.times.64)) or 2.0.times.10.sup.-5 seconds. The total time 16JT therefore should be less than or equal to 2.0.times.10.sup.-5
seconds. If the number of video sources J is selected as 126, the clock period T of the multiplexer 100-i should be less than or equal to 1.times.10.sup.-8 seconds or 10 ns. An exemplary system with 126 stream sources each having a peak rate of 25.6
Mbps could therefore be implemented with a clock rate on the order of 100 MHz.
A stream multiplexer 100-i implemented in accordance with the present invention generally does not exhibit excessive hardware complexity. As shown in FIG. 8, each PIU 120-i utilizes only a few AND gates and registers. An exemplary stream
multiplexer implemented with a 155 Mbps ATM OC-3 outgoing link will require about 100 PIUs to process a 1.5 Mbps MPEG-1 video stream, and will therefore have a reasonable total gate count.
It should be understood that the foregoing description is merely illustrative of the invention. Numerous alternative embodiments within the scope of the appended claims will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
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In this episode of the Foodal Podcast, managing editor Allison Sidhu is joined by Kirsten and Christopher Shockey, fermentation experts and authors of the new cookbook “Fiery Ferments: 70 Stimulating Recipes for Hot Sauces, Spicy Chutneys, Kimchis with Kick, and Other Blazing Fermented Condiments.” Listen in as they discuss:
- The history of chili peppers and other hot ingredients
- Why you don’t need to be afraid to make your own fermented foods at home
- The difference between lacto-ferments and “pickles”
- The importance of flavor
- Ways to enjoy spicy fermented condiments at every meal
Plus more on the Shockeys’ book tour, life on a homestead in the Pacific Northwest, and what got them into fermenting in the first place.
Fiery Ferments by Kirsten and Christopher Shockey, available on Amazon
Allison Sidhu: So, today I’m speaking with Kirsten and Christopher Shockey, authors of the book Fermented Vegetables, and they’re here today with a new cookbook called Fiery Ferments that takes us deep into the world of spicy, fermented condiments. So, Kirsten, Christopher – welcome to the Foodal podcast.
Kirsten Shockey: Thank you.
Christopher Shockey: Thank you.
Allison: So, tell me, how did you first get into fermenting foods?
Kirsten: Do you want to take this one? [Laughter]
Christopher: You tell the story.
Kirsten: So, about 1999, under our Christmas tree there was a big, big box and when we went to pick up the box my mom said, “Oh wait, be careful with that.” And what it was was a crock, one of the antique crocks with a little lid that she bought and started our first sauerkraut in for us to get started with us. So that was the first one, and you can image the four children who were little at the time peering into this stinky box going, “What [Laughter] is this?!”.
Kirsten: So yeah, that was our start and for many years that’s all we did was just you know, pretty much basic sauerkrauts. And in 2009 we started a small farmstead fermentation company and we knew it was sauerkraut again mostly to begin with, but we started at the wrong time of year – winter – when we were just ending with the local seasonal cabbages. And our friend who has an organic farm down the road would call me up and say things like, “Hey, we have way too many parsnips. Can you ferment them?” and I didn’t know. And I’d go to the internet and 2009 is not that long ago, but there was nothing out there. [Laughter] And so yeah, I would find nothing that said it would kill us.
Kirsten: So then I figured well, we’ll try it. And that ended up being the fun part of the business was just creating the recipes and having new things at market. And when it came to the idea of just picking, you know, three or four product lines and making the same thing all the time, it felt less fun. And also, teaching people was a lot of fun.
Christopher: And you know, it was supposed to be just a short-term thing. I trained as a cider maker and so our idea – we tried to make the farm pay for itself, like most homesteaders. We planted a lot of heirloom cider apples and pears, and we were going to make hard cider.
And so we were waiting for the trees to grow up, and so you know, from a business perspective, Kirsten made great sauerkrauts. And so we thought well, we’ll just do this for a couple of years until the apples come in and then we’ll switch to hard cider. And unfortunately, the cider business was a lot more work than I thought it was – I’m kind of a lazy farmer – and so we just kept bottling or jarring more and more sauerkraut and kimchis and getting into more and more flavors.
Allison: Yeah. And I know you mentioned that this started out as a small business, but I know that your actual homestead is about 40 acres and you’re based in southern Oregon, right? So, you’re dealing with the climate up there and the local foods that are particular to your region.
Kirsten: Absolutely, yeah.
Allison: Yeah. I was really interested too – I mean, I guess the whole reason why you have your last book and this book that will be coming out around the same time as the release of this episode was that you really transitioned as you started to learn more and more about fermenting into what developed into this great passion for teaching. And I know that you also host workshops and you’re just really passionate about getting other people into fermenting. So, what is it about fermented foods that really struck you, and why is it so important that we eat them and start making them, you know, at home ourselves?
Kirsten: You know, I think where all that really began, the genesis of the teaching and that passion, came really from standing at the market with our little jars of kraut. People would walk in thinking maybe – because they’re so brightly colored, you know – thinking we had jam or something and they’d back out slowly when they realized we were offering tastes of sauerkraut. [Laughter]
But, often once they did taste it they were shocked. You know, this isn’t the canned stuff. And then they would buy one and be back the next week because it made them feel better, you know? They suddenly realized, wow, I don’t know what it is about this food but I feel brighter after I eat it. And of course with that, you know, our little jars were eight dollars, and you know, there’s people that had big gardens and they wanted to make their own. And so we really became, you know, sometimes I imagined us looking like the little helpdesk from Lucy and the Peanuts.
Allison: [Laughter] Yeah!
Kirsten: Fermentation helpdesk, because people would come to us and maybe buy a jar or not, but I spent so much of the time just, just talking people through it. You know, again this is 2009/2010, it wasn’t all over the news yet. And so, it was people’s absolute desire to understand what was going on, I think, that pushed us.
Christopher: Yeah, and we saw, during that time we would see people that would come in and say, “My doctor said I had to eat probiotics. Is this stuff the stuff I’m supposed to be eating?” You know, which isn’t a great place to start with flavor. And so we knew that flavor was the key, that people would get healthier if they were eating it, if they found flavors that they enjoyed, not just plain sauerkraut.
And so, those 52 varieties that Kirsten came up with over those two years, there would be some flavor that someone would taste during one of those Saturday markets, and then they’d come back and they’d be disappointed because that flavor had gone away and we were off to new flavors. And so, we started passing out recipes to people just to – so that they could make it for themselves.
And after a while, kind of following on that lazy theme for me, you know, lugging all those jars of ferments and, you know, 95°F trying to keep them cold, I just – at one point we said, you know, we should teach people how to do this. We should write a book. It’s so simple! And also teach them how to eat it because we had – typically, I would say women more than men that would come up and then, in quiet, say to us, “So, I’m eating this with a fork [Laughter] in the refrigerator, but my husband thinks I’m kind of crazy, and I want to hook him too, so how do I do that?”
Christopher: And so we had sneaky recipes for the women, you know, for them to move out of the jar and for the husbands to quit thinking they were crazy, so they would hook them and then they were buying more, so it was a clever plot on our side.
Allison: Right. Sounds like a genius plan.
So, you mentioned flavor, and to me, I mean, this was my favorite part of the book. And obviously, in a cookbook, you do expect to be finding things that present good flavors, but like you said, some people are into fermented foods for a whole variety of reasons and I think unfortunately when we think of our health we don’t always put flavor first.
A lot of people aren’t really familiar with that concept. But I like how, you know, this book focuses on spice and hot flavors but you mention that you want people to really be able to taste what’s in there and enjoy them, to not just be overwhelmed with this heat. And there’s a whole range of spice levels. You kind of rank your recipes but you also encourage people to adapt and make them their own, try different things. So, what are some of your favorite flavor combinations in the book? And at the same time, why did you choose to focus in this book on bringing the heat to your audience?
Christopher: I’m glad that you picked up on that because we did, and you know, it’s called Fiery Ferments, and there are some hot recipes in there. But we wanted it to be approachable to anyone so we really worked on – most of the recipes will have variations where you can really dial it down. Or if they’re fairly low on the heat scale, dial it up. And we wanted that because if you find a flavor that you really enjoy, the next step is to get the heat just right, like you said. I don’t think it’s fun to not be able to feel my tongue or the inside of my mouth, and especially when you get that hint of flavor and then the burns comes and you can’t experience it. So, I think that’s the beauty of doing it this way is you can turn it up and down, depending on where your flavor – where your heat index is.
Kirsten: Well, and with what you were asking too, I mean, I think that the best approach – I mean obviously this food is super healthy and we are passionate about, you know, folks getting healthy and good food into their bodies. But I think I am also just as a passionate about not thinking of it as “I have to take my spoonful of kraut today.” And that’s been the fun part about the flavor because if all this is just in your refrigerator as a ready condiment, you’re not thinking about it as your medicine, you know? You’re just thinking about, “Oh yeah, that’s yummy.”
Kirsten: So, you asked what some of my favorites are. There’s a really simple recipe in the book that is, I think I call it a green chili starter or something [Editor’s Note: this recipe is called Fermented Green Chili Base in the book]. And that one is just three different types of peppers, and some onions, and we make a big batch when the peppers are ready in the garden because then I’ve got these fresh, vibrant, alive peppers that have big flavor that I can use sort of as instant food, I mean, like convenience food, the rest of the winter. And just throw it in a chili at the end of the cook cycle so that you’re still getting some of that probiotic but you’re also getting that, you know, that deep, fresh, chili flavor. So for me, that’s one of my favorites.
Christopher: I like – so, disclaimer: we’re in the Pacific Northwest, and its gray here a lot, so coffee is one of the food groups for everyone. But there’s a coffee sauce in there, and I love it because what people don’t know is how many different passes we took trying to get coffee infused into a, you know, a hot sauce. It was a great idea but then figuring out – do we dump beans, do we pour coffee in, do we try grinds? And so, in the lab, we just had so much, so much fun trying to bring these two tastes together, you know, into one hot sauce. And it’s wonderful because you can get that hint of coffee taste in there.
I love that one, I love the Hawaiian chili pepper water because I had that when on some trips out to Hawaii and I can just see the bottle on the table that’s really bright, you can see those peppers in the bottle and it’s just easy to slather that on anything really quick.
Allison: All of those sound delicious. I love the coffee combination especially. In a past interview on the podcast we talked about all different kinds of fermented foods, and people often forget or they might not even realize that, you know, coffee and chocolate as well, those are fermented foods too.
And I like how you combine those sweet and spicy and earthy flavors in different recipes. One of my favorite parts of the book is the chapter towards the end on drinks and desserts which I think, you know, especially when thinking of fermented foods in particular, and things you can make yourself at home, that’s not the first thing that comes to mind for a lot of people. [Laughter] Yeah, tell me a little more about that.
Kirsten: That was a fun chapter. Yeah, there’s a chocolate-cranberry mole in there that is just such a surprise. A. Because you’re actually eating raw – well they’re fermented so the process, you know, kind of cooks them in a microbial way – but you’re eating raw cranberries, which people don’t think of doing. Eating cranberries without dumping a bunch of sugar on them. And so, they’re not as sour and the chocolate in there is – just comes across beautifully. And then there’s, it’s not a strong chili, the type that we use in the recipe. And so, yeah, it’s just, it just works. And so, of course, you think of hot sauce desserts, you think of ice cream. So, we put that over a really rich vanilla ice cream and that’s really nice.
But, I think one of my other favorites is the pineapple habanero sauce.
Kirsten: Habaneros, for people that like heat, they have a really interesting thing that I noticed is they – you start out, you taste it, you taste it, and you think, “Oh, this wasn’t so hot” before they slam you. [Laughter] With the pineapple it’s just really, it’s really great, and you can just have the pineapple reduction and put the tiniest bit of sauce in there and you get this wonderful sparkle of heat, but it doesn’t knock you out. It’s a good way to use habaneros.
Allison: All of these sound so good to me right now! [Laughter]
A few times you mentioned peppers in a bunch of these recipes. But to backtrack a little bit, you actually begin the book by tracking kind of the history of spice, at least spice that gives you that fiery heat, around the world. And you talk about a lot of different ingredients that can bring that other than the chili pepper, which you’ve incorporated into a lot of your recipes, or you feature recipes that come from all different culinary traditions. And historic recipes as well. What kind of led you to exploring, you know, ferments in this category other than the chili pepper?
Kirsten: Well, we knew that so many of the hot sauces that people love come from the Asian tradition. You know, the European tradition doesn’t have as much heat. And yet, we also knew that the peppers were from South America. So, before Columbus stumbled onto them looking for black pepper in India, all of Asia didn’t have hot sauce either, or hot peppers.
Kirsten: And so, that was sort of an interesting question for us to try to answer was, okay, these cultures clearly love superhot foods. And so, what did they do before they fell in love with the chili pepper?
Kirsten: Because they have quite a love affair with the chili pepper. And so, that was really fun and fascinating to find out. And it was things like, you know, ginger root and lots of garlic. And some of the relatives of ginger root, galangal and turmeric, which, we don’t think of turmeric as very hot, or even ginger and galangal, but when you use enough of it, you know, you’re going to get a pretty good burn.
Kirsten: And then they did, like in Thailand, they did use galangal and green peppercorns because peppercorns grow there, so they’d pick them when they were green and that was sort of the precursor to some of the Thai curries that we know so well now.
Christopher: So, we would usually do a deep dive. Well, for example, we’re working on a book now and so, the way that it divides up is, I do a deep dive looking back at, you know, in old cookbooks from way back. And it was just fascinating to think about this Thai food that we – was so characteristic with chili before that being something else. And so, you would just get snippets of what foods taste like or what might have been included but there were no recipes.
So, once we knew what they were using as heat then it was up to mostly Kirsten to figure out okay, so how would that have likely been done. Because there just weren’t any fermentation recipes about that, but we knew that they used fermentation to preserve it. So there was a lot of historical kind of fact finding, and then imagining what that must have been like.
So I think a lot of the recipes, especially the non-chili ones, are pretty unique. I don’t think they exist anywhere else probably, because I don’t know anyone crazy enough to try to go back [Laughter] and figure things out.
Kirsten: So you’re saying it’s historical fiction.
Allison: In a way. I love that you’ve created your own story though, of fermentation, which is exactly why people keep coming back to you. So, awesome.
Well, I think the next phase is kind of – for people who have done this before, they will definitely be excited for your book. But for the beginners, I want to talk a little bit about the actual process of making these recipes because it can be a little scary to think about diving right in.
You know, you might need special containers, the process involves combining these ingredients in a certain type of environment, and waiting while this helpful bacteria does its work, right? And you’re hoping to get a delicious sauce at the end, but I think a lot of people might go, “Whoa, that’s a lot of work,” or they’ll say, “Bacteria? I don’t know, it sounds like something could go wrong.” So, what’s your advice for people who might be a little scared to try this for the first time? And why is it really something that, you know, we should really all be doing, we shouldn’t be afraid to get started?
Kirsten: Well I mean I, I get that. We did grow up for generations now with germ theory.
Kirsten: So the idea of leaving something out of your refrigerator, on purpose, and then sticking your fork in it, and then putting it in your mouth, it’s just counterintuitive for where, where we’ve all grown up. And so, you know, for a lot of people that’s really the first step, it’s just getting past that part. The cool thing is that nobody has died from fermented vegetables.
Kirsten: Lactofermentation is actually super safe. It’s so safe that a fermented vegetable can’t have pathogens like E. coli or some of the things that your fresh vegetables can have. So in places around the world that have unhygienic conditions, it’s actually a way to make the food safer.
So, the first thing to get out of the way for people that are, who are afraid to kill their family, death by fermentation, they can’t do it.
Allison: [Laughter] Good!
Kirsten: The other cool part is, you can’t – you know if you go wrong. You know, with some things like canning beans, if you go wrong, it’s tasteless and odorless, and you don’t know that it went wrong. But with fermentation, if it goes wrong, your nose, your eyes, you won’t even get it near your mouth, everything will tell you, “Oh, this is bad.” [Laughter]
Kirsten: And so, that’s really nice. It’s really clear. When it’s right, it’s wonderful and pickle-y, and you can smell the acidity, and if it’s bad it’s, you know, worse than your compost pile.
So, that speaks to sort of the bacteria part of your question. Christopher, do you want to take the how-to part?
Christopher: Well, especially for this book it, it’s pretty easy doing the master recipes because we start out with just those simple master recipes and then we get into variations. But, you know, you really don’t need a lot of tools to do this work. Cuisinart, or you know, some kinds of food processors are awfully handy, but we’ve done a lot of things just by hand as well.
Christopher: You need salt and water and the peppers themselves basically, and a container. We also try it, and especially for folks who want to experiment, they want to start with a small jar. You know, they don’t want to start out with a gallon of something. Whether they are going to eat it or not, they’re not sure. So, we do very small recipes too, just to try it out and find something that you like.
And I think that the initial success is so important for people. You know, we still have people, Allison, who bought the book and have taken classes and still are just not sure, you know, about it – so a lot them that come to the farm to do the intensive courses are just like that. They just need to do it alongside somebody else. So, one thing that we’ve heard a lot about is people doing fermentation parties. Where-
Allison: Oh, wow.
Christopher: Yeah, if you think about it, it’s kind of cool. It’s the new Tupperware. You just – everybody brings vegetables or in this case, brings chilis, and you stink up one person’s house instead of six people’s houses and you have a lot of fun doing it. And people can try different things, and so it can be kind of a fun thing.
We’ve had groups of people, twelve people wielding chef’s knives at one time with all the pepper and capsicum in the air and it just gets you, gets you laughing and crying all at the same time. It’s kind of fun.
Allison: Yeah, I think that sounds great because so many people today want to get into home canning and preserving and fermenting, but they might live on their own or they don’t have, you know, many children on the farm or enough people to really eat a giant batch of whatever they make. So being able to share it and then swap with everyone else who’s trying their own thing sounds lovely. I would love to do that.
Kirsten: It’s – the social, it makes everybody feel more comfortable with what they’re doing because they can bounce off each other like, “Okay,” [Laughter] “I get this now, I see what you’re doing,” or whatever, you know. And like you said, swapping out the flavors, then everybody walks away with, you know, six small jars of a very different condiment.
Kirsten: Their refrigerator’s stocked for a few months. [Laughter]
Allison: Definitely sounds like the next big foodie event project. I’m sure everyone will be doing this in time, in time for the holidays if they’re not doing it already.
Kirsten: Swap out the cookie exchange! [Laughter]
Allison: Yeah, it sounds perfect! I do a cookie exchange with my own family, so we’ll have to do this next. I’ll have to get them all on board.
So, I actually had a question. I know a lot of these recipes, you don’t actually add water to them. Whether you’re making a kimchi or a sauce, a lot of times the vegetables will release their own liquid to kind of form the brine that you are going for to keep your ingredients submerged in. But I know you mention that if you do need to add water to a recipe, we might not just want to add tap water to do this. Is there something special that people need to keep in mind in terms of the water that they might be using?
Kirsten: Yeah, you know, ferments have worked with chlorinated water, but it’s an extra thing that might cause a problem if it’s heavily chlorinated. And so we suggest that you use unchlorinated water, which you know, generally is going to be either bottled water, or if you have a filter that takes out the chlorine, that’s great.
It used to be that municipalities just put regular chlorine in the water and you could set a jar out of water overnight and it would dissipate. But now some are using a different form, which is called chloramine, and it doesn’t dissipate out of the water. So, we suggest that you use, you know, a water that you’re pretty sure is unchlorinated.
Allison: Right, makes sense. Since you want the natural bacteria to grow, the chlorine is definitely not going to help with that. So that’s something that people need to realize. [Laughter]
Kirsten: Right. And most of the ferments in this book are actually what we call dry fermenting.
Kirsten: And it’s a funny word to use, but the reason we call it dry is because we are not adding water. And, so things like pickles or, you know, chunks of vegetables where you’ve got big, big vegetables, you’re going to add a brine which is the water and salt. But most of the recipes, you add the salt, and then that pulls the water out of the vegetable, and those are the dry brines. And we prefer that because it’s such a rich flavor, because you’re using the vegetables’ own juices to create the moisture that you need for the ferment.
In this book, you know, people that have just made sauerkraut – sauerkraut is cabbage and cabbage releases, usually, gobs of water, and so they’re used to these big layers of brine on top of their cabbage. So some of the recipes in this book like, you know, there’s a ginger paste in there or some of these pastes really don’t have – or the chocolate mole we even talked about – don’t have a visible brine layer.
Kirsten: But we explain in the book, and I’ll explain here, that it’s fine. As long as you have enough brine that everything is wet, the oxygen is all out and you know you can weight it down either with like a plastic bag filled with water – it’s that simple – then it’s good. It’s just enough to keep the environment anaerobic. And that’s the key, is the anaerobic environment.
Allison: Right, and I’m glad you said that because I think that’s something else that maybe people have worked with different kinds of pickles that aren’t actually fermented. So they don’t really completely understand the idea of that anaerobic environment where you want to keep everything underneath that brine to prevent, you know, the molds and yeasts that you don’t want from getting in, right?
Kirsten: Right, exactly. And that’s a good thing that you’re bringing up. So, the word “pickle” is kind of a little bit misunderstood and you’re right, people do think that a vinegar pickle might be the same as a lacto-fermented pickle. And the definition of pickling is to acidify something, and with a vinegar pickle what you’re doing is you’re acidifying your vegetable or whatever you’re pickling by throwing an acid on the top of it. So, in the case of most of it, it’s vinegar, or lemon juice or something like that.
With lacto-fermentation pickling, what you’re doing is you’re putting in that salt water, you’re creating this perfect environment for the lactobacillus that are already there and on the vegetables to start doing what they do, which is multiplying and eating starches and sugars and breaking it down. And as they do that they create, you know, they off-gas some CO2 and create that acidic environment. And they can do that – they need to do that all anaerobically. And the other things like you said, molds and whatnot, they need the oxygen, so.
Allison: Right. And during that off-gassing process, people are going to notice some, some fizzing and bubbling and might have to “burp” their containers, right? I know for someone who might be familiar with something like, you know, tending to a sourdough starter and they know they need to keep track of its activity and make sure they feed it and keep it happy, that’s kind of a similar process to the idea of keeping an eye on a ferment. Would you agree?
Christopher: Yeah, just without the, the feeding. We do a lot of sourdough around here too, and they’re more needy, you know, because they’ve processed the flour and the water, and they need that again, to be tended to. Whereas with the ferments, everything is done and what you are really doing is, on the burping – you know when we teach, we teach little kids how to make ferments and this is their favorite part. Because you know, for the kids, they start out and we’ll say, “Hey, how many people like pickles?” and maybe we’ll have a few brave kids that’ll raise their hands. These are like fourth graders, third graders.
You say, “How many people like sauerkraut?’ and usually that’s when the pinched noses start out. [Laughter] And you see just visceral reactions. And there’s usually one little girl that holds her hand up and it’s like okay, there’s the fermentista in the group that’s proud to say, “I, I eat this stuff.”
Allison: That was me. I loved it as a kid, so I understand.
Christopher: Yeah, and everyone looks at you like, “Oh, who is this woman!?” or girl.
Kirsten: Who is this kid?
Christopher: Who is this kid and why does she eat stinky? So, when we’re explaining to them about this and usually then they get in there and they’re chopping food, they get to touch their food for the first time and they usually look at their parents like, “Hey, look at this, I’m touching my food. This is cool.”
And when we talk about them tending it, and we’ll say to them, okay, so we explain what’s going on. The lactobacillus is eating the carbohydrates and they’re making lactic acid, which is going to make it sour. And the other thing they’re doing is they’re creating carbon dioxide. And the best way to tell a third grader or a fourth grader about carbon dioxide is to say, these little millions of these little tiny guys are all farting at the same time. [Laughter] And you need to open that jar every day, and there’s going to be millions of teeny, tiny farts that are coming out. And you can see the kids thinking, “This is the best thing ever! I have millions of little animals in here that are farting and it’s my job to open the lid every day and let those out.”
Christopher: And for the – when we’re doing culinary classes, Kirsten will tell me before we start, don’t talk about the farts. [Laughter]
Allison: Aw, but why not?
Kirsten: He always does and the adults love it.
Christopher: And then people come to me and say, “Christopher, the fart thing is – I finally understand the CO2. Thank you, that was, that was good!” And it’s like okay, I know. I know.
Christopher: So that’s, that’s really what you’re doing, is the CO2 gets built up. And we’ve had some, Allison, like when we’re on a book tour and we’re ten days out and we’re making new hot sauces and kimchis at each stop, and they’re all in the back of our Jetta. If – we’ll go to a parking lot and take these things out and the lids are starting to bow because it’s in a warm environment, so they’re creating a lot of CO2.
But typically, you know, in your kitchen, especially in a cooler climate, it’s really very little that you have to do. Yeah, every now and then it’s kind of fun to open the lid and make sure the CO2 is out, but it’s not really a dangerous thing at all. Versus people that have done more of, you know, fruit-based ferments that really create a lot of CO2, with the vegetables it’s not as much, And it’s just easy, very easy to take care of versus fruit based drinks or you know, if people are making their own ginger bugs. They’re a pretty easy tenant.
Allison: Sounds like fun. So, I guess my next question is, and it might be hard to answer – but what’s something that you haven’t tried that you’d love to experiment with fermenting or maybe even a spicy ferment that didn’t make it into the book that you’re still working on?
Kirsten: Oh. [Laughter] That’s a good one! [Laughter] I mean there were a few things that didn’t make it into the book because they just didn’t taste good.
Allison: Yeah, and that, that makes sense, sure.
Kirsten: That makes sense.
Allison: I think that’s an important point though, that even for you guys, sometimes a batch doesn’t work and you try something else the next time. So you have to be – you can’t be afraid to experiment with this kind of hobby or activity.
Christopher: Oh, good lord. So, we’re working on a third book right now.
Christopher: And it’s fermentation, as you might guess. But it’s fermenting different things, you know, it’s a whole new area for us and it can product some pretty radically stinky products. [Laughter] And we’ve been trying to again rescue ancient art [Laughter] and come up with the solutions. And we’ve gone some down paths that really we have to open up the windows in the house and it’s like, “Okay, that’s probably not how they made that.”
Allison: [Laughter] Yeah.
Christopher: That’s – if they did, then the villagers went out that day to work in the fields and then they came back at night and everything was fine. So, you know, I think for the first book and for the second book we had the same – not that dramatic, but we had, you know, I think mushrooms in the first book took us awhile to really dial in, to figure that out. And the second book I think getting to know those non-chili trends, you know, like dialing in how much green pepper and how does green pepper versus black pepper versus white pepper play with each other.
There’s so many iterations that have to take place before you see a recipe in a book. Especially these things that get invented. So, when you ask that question I’m just thinking of all the ones that weren’t quite right and we said, okay. And it takes awhile, you know, for some of these. Like gochujang, it’s a six month sometimes fermentation so we did nine varieties of that.
Christopher: Because we knew we had – I mean, we had to turn in the book, we couldn’t afford a second run. And so, we just had to try all kinds of different varieties hoping that we would hit a winner in that. So sometimes you just have – we have, Allison, we have an entire refrigerator full of hot ferments.
Allison: I bet, yeah.
Christopher: And it takes a lot to eat all that, you know.
Kirsten: I think while he was talking I realized too that – as far as something we haven’t tried and that I do want to play around with is – we went to Myanmar this winter and that was – it was really fantastic to see their ferments and stuff that they’re doing there that are very traditional still.
Kirsten: And just hasn’t been written about or played with here as much. And so I want to, I want to play around with two things from there. One is trying to figure out how, since we can’t grow tea right here, um – [Laughter]
Christopher: We’ve tried.
Kirsten: We’ve tried. You know, their fermented tea leaves and their fermented tea leaf salad. So that’s something I want to play with and just see if you can do it with dried green tea and bring it back to a moisture content that you could ferment.
And then the other thing they do is that they put a lot of – like everything has shrimp paste or shrimp powder in it. And for me, working with the seafoods has been something I’ve shied away from.
Kirsten: I think it’s a harder flavor and a harder smell to move past, you know with just the Western palate that we have. And I would like to understand that one a little more. I don’t feel like I’m at the place where I do enough to put it out there and say, “Hey, you’re gonna love this.” [Laughter]
Allison: Right, right. It sounds like you have your work cut out for you, but at least you’re excited to try everything. The green tea sounds the most interesting to me, but I can’t join you on the shrimp. Unfortunately, I found out recently that I have a shrimp allergy, so I’ve been figuring out how to deal with that. So some people have to be very careful with that. But you’re right, it’s very pungent and I think the fermentation of, when you get more into the proteins and the drinkable dairy, that’s its own whole exciting field, so.
Christopher: Mmhmm. There’s so much to explore, Allison.
Kirsten: Well and the proteins, I mean, the reason the Southeast Asian cultures add that, is you know, a little bit of shrimp then in a ferment. Or like kimchi, you know, that does have the shrimp or the fish in it, you now have this complete food because you’ve got the amino acids on board. And so, that’s why adding the proteins to these lacto-fermented vegetables is such an interesting idea as far as just nutritionally what’s going on.
Allison: Yeah. And you bring out these flavors that you can’t really get any other way, so that’s probably the most exciting thing to me.
Kirsten: For sure.
Allison: Yeah. So, I know I’m excited to share one of your recipes with our readers on Foodal.com, so we’ll have a link up to that. And this book Fiery Ferments is coming out at the end of May, so when this episode is released it’ll be available on Amazon.com and elsewhere.
I know you’re also pairing your release with a book tour and offering workshops continually in Oregon. Can you tell me a little bit about what’s coming up?
Christopher: Yeah, so for people – they can go to ferment.works.
And we have a book tour. We’ve got at least – we feel like real authors now! This summer we’re on the road a lot. [Laughter]
So, you know there’s – I remember one time hearing David Sedaris, and we’re nowhere near David Sedaris, believe me. [Laughter] But, you know, just talking about you know, the city after city. And I think now, yeah, but you didn’t have to make pepper sauce in little libraries all around the country. You just have to read from your book and people laugh, whereas you know, we’re chugging in jars of sauce and we’re –
Christopher: And you know, so it’s a little more complicated. But we’ve got a Northwest tour coming up. And then Kirsten is going to be on the East Coast at least twice over the summer. And then she’s going to be in the Rocky Mountain states twice as well, mostly in the Denver area but then down into New Mexico as well. And then also we’ll be doing northern California, and now it looks like southern California too.
So honestly, you know, if there’s a lot of people and they want to learn more about it they can get in contact with us and we’ll try to put something together to where we’re there for them, because this is what we love to do, is teach people how to do this.
Kirsten: And I think as far as our classes on the farm we’ve got, we’ve got one that we’ve planned for a weekend in September and one for a weekend in October when we are pretty sure we’re going to be home. [Laughter]
Allison: Awesome. So, you mentioned, ferment.works is the website, how else can people reach you around social media?
Kirsten: I think my favorite is Instagram, so @ferment.works on Instagram. We’re also on Facebook, so ‘Ferment Works’. And Pinterest, also ‘Ferment Works’, and Twitter. I think it’s @KirstenKShockey. [Editor’s Note: You can find the Shockeys on Twitter here.]
Kirsten: That’s it, that’s the social media for now. [Laughter]
Allison: Great. Well we will definitely include links to all of these. I definitely can’t wait to try some of your recipes and I’m sure our listeners have their mouths watering by now too. So I’ll let you go for now, but thank you so much for joining me today, it’s been great talking with both of you.
Christopher: It’s been a pleasure.
Kirsten: It’s been a pleasure. Thank you, Allison.
Allison: Thank you.
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About Allison Sidhu
Allison M. Sidhu is a culinary enthusiast from southeastern Pennsylvania who has returned to Philly after a seven-year sojourn to sunny LA. She loves exploring the local restaurant and bar scene with her best buds. She holds a BA in English literature from Swarthmore College and an MA in gastronomy from Boston University. When she’s not in the kitchen whipping up something tasty (or listening to the latest food podcasts while she does the dishes!) you’ll probably find Allison tapping away at her keyboard, chilling in the garden, curled up with a good book (or ready to dominate with controller in hand in front of the latest video game) on the couch, or devouring a dollar dog and crab fries at the Phillies game.
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Artists and performers of all types are being sought for "Paper the Town with Art" the first event for the Grove Springs Cultural District.
The arts festival focusing on original work from Grand Lake area artists will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, in Grove.
About the Festival
This is the first year for this event. Funding is provided, in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council's Cultural District Initiative program.
“The development of a cultural district can illuminate our unrecognized local artists and bring their work onto the community stage,” said Suzanne Boles, festival coordinator. “It may lead to more social bonding within our community and the wider area around the lake.”
The Grove Springs Cultural District is a geographic area which includes not only artists and art businesses, but cultural facilities, entertainment businesses and organizations with activities and assets that express a value for the arts and its potential influence.
The anchor for the district is the C2 zoned, downtown district in Grove, while arts and humanities organizations throughout Grove are considered satellite locations.
The festival is designed to include a wide range of artistic expression such as high or fine arts, as well as popular, ethnic and commercial artists, cultural industries and historic preservation, to name a few.
It will include, but not be limited to, visual and performing artists of all ages and disciplines, film-makers, craftspeople, fiber artists, digital and media artists, culinary artists, designers and architects.
How to take part
Booth spaces for visual artists, writers and photographers remain available on a first come, first serve basis, on the Grove Community Center lawn for those registering by Friday, Aug. 25.
Performers - soloist, part of a small group, or a large group - who want to showcase their talents are invited to join in the fun.
The entry form includes a list of types of art and performers who may take part in the event. It also include contact information in the event of questions.
Note for Businesses
Have a business in Grove and want to promote art? The possibilities are endless. Business owners may want to highlight the work of an artist or performer during the festival.
Businesses throughout Grove are invited to take part. A program book will list all of the participants during the festival.
Forms for visual artists, performers and business sponsors may be picked up at from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday at Heart & Soul Gallery, 5 East Third, Grove, or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, and Noon to 5 p.m., on Sunday, at Redemption Implements, 27 West Third, Grove. Forms are available on Facebook by searching Grove Springs Cultural District.
Visual artists may mail their forms, with the required items, to the Brush & Palette Club at P.O. Box 452187, Grove, while performing artists and businesses may return the completed form to The Playmakers, P.O. Box 450236, Grove, by the Aug. 25 deadline.
Persons needing more information, may contact Suzanne Boles at 918 786 5871.
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“I’m extremely bullish on gold,” says Adrian Day, president of Adrian Day Asset Management and gold bull, at this year’s Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. Speaking with Kitco News, he explained that he still expects pullbacks in the gold market as investors seek yields but overall the market is ready to move higher. “Corrections are going to be very shallow in this market.” Day also comments on the results of U.K.’s referendum and makes the case for a Britain-free Europe.
Freedom Fest 2016Freedom Fest is an annual conference where over 2000 “free-minded” attendees meet to celebrate freedom and to discuss everything from the current state of the economy to maintaining a free and healthy living. Founded and produced by famed economist Mark Skousen, Freedom Fest has been attracting record crowds for over a decade. Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the conference attracts the “best and the brightest” to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty. Freedom Fest is open to all and is purely egalitarian, where speakers, attendees, and exhibitors are treated as equals. This year’s conference keynote speakers include heavyweight champ George Foreman, Senator Rand Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, boxing promoter Don King, media mogul Steve Forbes, and more. Tune in to our coverage from July 13-16 live from Las Vegas.
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SPCA column: Back on the streets, chasing dogs
Outside of fostering some of our shelter animals in my home, most of my job leaves me chained to my desk all day. They do allow me food, water and proper shelter; but, in general, I am confined to my little area. I lament over this fact pretty much on a daily basis. Aside from shaving down the occasional matted dog or playing the poodle whisperer, gone are the days when I would go out on cruelty investigations or spend hands-on time with the animals. Now I am a paper pusher, a personnel manager, and chief cook and bottle washer of the complaint department.
Last week, however, I had a couple of experiences that reminded me that the grass is not always greener on the other side. My first episode was last Tuesday. Beautiful day that it was, I decided to take advantage of the weather and drive over to Bridgeton to view a new billboard ad and put out yard signs for the grant that is now in effect for that city. As I drove down the very street that I grew up on, out runs a little white fluff ball, across the road and down the next block. This, of course, led to a 15-minute high-speed chase (on foot) full of thrills and spills.
As I’m chasing him, out comes a second dog, a little black fluff ball this time, and they proceed to run in circles and wrestle in the street before a young lady comes out and scoops up the black one. Off runs the little white guy again, but this time I’m happy to see that he’s running between two houses with a chain-link fence in the middle. This seemed like a good thing to me until I saw a big brown and white pit bull come flying up behind the fence – which I should mention, has a gap big enough for the little guy to get through or the big guy to attack from.
The pit bull is now in frenzy because not only does he have a strange woman in his driveway, but he also has this little dog challenging him from the other side of the fence. And what does the little one do? He walks right up to the barking, snarling, incensed pit bull and lifts his leg right in the big dog’s face.
Somehow, against all odds, things ended well and I was able to get a leash on him and bring him back to the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter. He managed to bite three of my staff members within his first 24 hours – not bad, mind you; he was just letting them know that he’s not to be taken lightly. Other than that, Napoleon has settled in nicely and is ready for an imposing owner who likes a challenge.
The next morning, I didn’t even make it into the building when I encountered a very upset lady in the shelter parking lot. It was before office hours, but she had her beloved cat of 14 years that needed to be put to sleep. I could see that she needed help, and I escorted her into the building and tried to comfort her during this painful process. The poor old cat had been a loving companion who not only kept her company, but also reminded her when it was time for her medication. OK, so maybe there were treats for him involved in the medication schedule, but still, he was a cat with a job, which is pretty amazing. Anyway, by the time everything was said and done, I was as upset for the lady as she was for the cat. I wanted to grab one of our adoptable cats and sneak it into her purse so it could rescue her from her grief.
I am reminded that working in the streets and the other areas of the shelter are not for the faint of heart. Apparently, I have grown soft in my days of desk confinement. My days of foot races and broken hearts should remain behind me.
The CCSPCA shelter in Vineland seeks donations of kitten chow, dog treats, hot dogs, cheese singles, peanut butter, dog and cat toys, paper towels and copy paper. It also requests gift cards for grocery, pet supply and hardware stores.
Pets of the Week
Echo is a cute 2-year -old Shih Tzu mix. She is lively and attentive and gets along well with other dogs. Echo would do best in a home without small children.
Keebler is a lovable 3-year-old Cane Corso and boxer mix. He is friendly and has a nice, happy personality.
Martin is a very nice 2-year-old pit bull terrier. He is on the quiet side, well-mannered and friendly. Martin seems as if he needs some tender loving care and a special someone to help him learn that the world can be a safe and loving place. He needs work on leash walking, but otherwise is nicely behaved.
Napoleon is a feisty 2-year-old shih Tzu mix. As his names implies, Napoleon thinks he is a very grand little dog and will need a firm owner. He is lovable, comical and very affectionate. This adorable little guy has many sides to his big personality.
Sandy is a fun and friendly 3- to 4-month-old shepherd mix. She is affectionate and eager to please, knows the “sit” command and has a happy-go-lucky personality.
Tiny is a darling 1-year-old Shih Tzu mix. She is a little on the shy side, but warms right up once she gets to know you. Tiny is good with other dogs.
Pinky is a darling 2-year-old pit mix. She is a sweet, well-mannered girl who is a little on the shy side. Pinky just needs some confidence building and to know she can trust.
Ash is a handsome guy. This cat is looking for a new family.
Dumbledore is a male cat who is about 1½ years old. Yes, you can change his name when you adopt him.
Hagrid is a nice male cat looking for love and a happy home. He is about 2 years old.
Faye is a little shy but she is very sweet. This cat is also young and beautiful.
Antonio is a stunning young Manx. He would love to go home with you and be your buddy.
Look at those whiskers on Shawnie. This girl is 2 years old. She is sweet and lovable.
Isn’t Clarabelle the cutest thing? Look at her whiskers and the white dot under her nose. This cat is also a volunteer favorite.
The Pets of the Week are just a few of the animals awaiting adoption at the CCSPCA.
For information, visit southjerseyregionalanimalshelter.org, send email to email@example.com, call (856) 691-1500 or visit the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter at 1244 N. Delsea Drive, Vineland.
Bev Greco is executive director of the Cumberland County SPCA.
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Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration
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Urban Fashion Online Returns Policy
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. All sale items or discounted products cannot be returned.
Additional non-returnable items:
You can return your purchases free from any Post office via Royal Mail. And can arrange your return online by clicking on this link ROYAL MAIL .
To complete your return, we require an email to be sent to email@example.com with your order number.
Please give 24 hours for a response.
Our returns department will follow up once received.
Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer.
Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error. Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Refunds (if applicable)
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.
We do not exchange products. Any products out of sale that need to be exchanged must be returned via the returns process and a credit will be applied to you for you to re order.
Late or missing refunds (if applicable)
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Sale items (if applicable)
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.
If the item was marked as a gift when purchased and shipped directly to you, you’ll receive a gift credit for the value of your return. Once the returned item is received, a gift certificate will be mailed to you.
If the item wasn’t marked as a gift when purchased, or the gift giver had the order shipped to themselves to give to you later, we will send a refund to the gift giver and he will find out about your return.
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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I plan to start a little project of mine and for now I want to know what approach should I use in order to get the things done.
For example if I have an Arduino Uno board with Botletic SIM7000 LTE CAT-M1/NB-IoT + GPS Shield Kit and I want to send coordinates of my current position over internet to my custom API and use that data later on.
API will have token authentication, so the Arduino must have token in order to post some data(json). So the question is how to get this token from API to Arduino in order to make authenticated HTTP request to the endpoint?
So my idea is to follow the standard logic like in real world web apps- user(Arduino) tries to login, if credentials are correct API sends back token to user in order to authenticate him with server and after authentication, user(Arduino) can POST data to server.
Have you tried this one?
[Create Auth Token]
Also, You may also find getToken function in main.js helpful.
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Why You Should Keep Your iPhone Updated
This article is for you if you’ve been wondering why you should keep your iPhone updated. Read on to learn why security updates are essential, their impact on performance, and how you can reset your iPhone without affecting its functionality. After reading this article, you’ll feel a lot better about your choice of smartphone. After all, there’s no need to put off updates any longer! After all, you’ve been waiting for these security updates for so long!
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Why Keep Your iPhone Updated?
When you connect your iPhone to your computer, iTunes will automatically launch. You can set your iPhone to download updates or remind you later automatically. Updates will ensure your iPhone is secure and gives you access to the latest features. If you are concerned about the time involved, you can disable automatic updates in the Preferences and Devices tab. Keeping your iPhone up to date is essential to keep it functioning at optimal speed and to avoid privacy breaches.
You can check which apps need to be updated using the App Store. If any are not updated, open the app store and look for an “Update” button. You can choose to update all apps or just a few. You should also set the apps to update automatically. This will save you a lot of time. You should also frequently check the App Store’s updates page to avoid wasting time. While this might not seem a big deal, your iPhone needs to run smoothly.
Why Keep Your iPhone Updated? Security updates
There are many reasons to update your iPhone, but perhaps the biggest reason is to stay safe. Apple is not updating iOS 14 with important security fixes, and while it does not stop you from using iOS 14, it does not offer a unified platform to developers. Consequently, users of iOS 14 are at risk of exploiting vulnerabilities in the new version. By updating your iPhone, you can keep it secure and skip the bugs that new iOS updates may introduce.
Regularly updating your iPhone is essential to avoid security issues and bugs. Fortunately, most of these problems are easily fixed by software updates. Apple released iOS 15.5 this week, which contains a slew of security fixes. These patches prevent malicious apps from accessing your data and prevent remote attackers from running arbitrary code on your device. It’s also a good idea to update your iPhone when you notice an update notification.
Keep Your iPhone Updated? Performance impact
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Resetting your iPhone
If you have an iPhone running iOS 11, you may wonder if you should reset it after the update is complete. Although a factory reset may be necessary sometimes, it is not always necessary. You should back up your phone’s data before performing the reset. That way, you can restore your phone’s settings if necessary. Read on for some helpful tips. Listed below are some things to do before you reset your iPhone. Before you do anything, you should back up your phone’s data to a computer.
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An old chair, painted black with a few bright flowers, a broken table put back together finds a peacock, or a Tiger brightens up a stool found at a garage sale.
Furniture art is one of my favorite prowls on Pinterest. Creative people have done amazing things with furniture found by the side of the road.
Home Talk is another great site where people share their creativity. Like Pinterest, Home Talk lets you search for anything. A step up from the photo gallery like face of Pinterest, Home Talk lets the artist/creator post the details of their design. You can post questions and usually the artist will answer. Home Talk alerts you with an email ( if you want) to let you know you have a response.
Creating art from plain old furniture is a great way to make a few bucks. Find a good piece of furniture. Make sure it's sturdy or fix it. Express your creativity all over it, and be sure to finish with an acrylic seal. (Polycrylic is my favorite to work with) Now post your pics!
Some places to sell?
- Etsy (Just double check your shipping costs)
- Make a website or blog and post that on facebook.
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A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. Some cookies are essential to the running of our website and without them, our site may not work as you expect it to. Some cookies allow us to monitor how visitors use our site, allowing us to make improvements to create a better user experience for you.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Your browser’s ‘help’ function will tell you how to do this. However choosing to decline cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
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Hampton Inn - Cedar City
Ideally located off Interstate 15, the Hampton Inn Cedar City is perfect for quick access to national parks and is home to Southern Utah University, the Shakespearean festival, and so much more.
The Hampton Inn Cedar City provides an enjoyable atmosphere while you recover from exploring Southern Utah's unique outdoor adventures. Ideally located off Interstate 15, the Hampton Inn Cedar City provides quick access to Zion Nation Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and Brian Head ski resort. Relax in the indoor pool after enjoying a night at the shakespeare festival or participating in the Utah Summer Games.
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The room features comfortable soft seating, a HDTV, and easy to operate alarm clock/radio. The free WiFi access will help you stay connected while on the road. If you prefer not to work at the desk, you can use the convenient lapdesk instead. You'll also enjoy the convenience of having a coffeemaker with tea service and iron/ironing board in your room.
- Air conditioning
- Business center
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary coffee
- Conference room(s)
- Fitness center
- Complimentary newspaper
- Common area laundry
- Internet (fees may apply)
- Wireless Internet (fees may apply)
- Indoor pool
Cancellation policies may vary depending on the rate or dates of your reservation. Please refer to your reservation confirmation to verify your cancellation policy. If you need further assistance, call the hotel directly or contact customer service. Alternatively, you can cancel your reservation online.
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Check-in: 3:00 pm
Check-out: 12:00 pm
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A Quick Guide to Creating the Best Company Logo Design
The success of your business will have to also depend a lot on the company logo that you have chosen. Your logo will serve as your brand in this ever competitive world of business, and this will also be very significant as regards the standing of your company.
A lot of companies even until this day are having obstacles coming up with the best logo for their company that gives off some meaning as well as attractive. Well, how will you then make sure that your logo is one that tells more about your company? You can click here to learn more.
So that your business will become a success, ensure to enhance your logo design.
Tip #1: Be mindful of the colors that you choose for your company.
The first colors that you will be choosing for your company logo will most likely be those that you favor the most, but you must be careful in choosing one and ensure that it blends well with your color design. Ensure that you pick out colors that will be strongly related to what you are marketing as a company.
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If you would want the color of your logo to effectively market your brand, see to it that you choose those that really represent what your company stands for.
Tip #2: Come up with a logo font.
Your company will have its own identity when you are able to make your own font for your logo. There are a number of companies that have found success in the font that they have decided for their own logo such as Airbnb, Intel, as well as General Electric. You can make your own font with the help of certain software that lets you illustrate the font that you like and create you very own fonts. The end goal of selecting your own font is making sure that you opt for a style that will help you stand out from the crowd.
Tip #3: Ensure to choose simple things.
Your company should have a logo that will best represent it. If you opt for logos that have a lot of details and are just everywhere, most likely, people will be quick to assume that your company is just everywhere. This should not be something that other people will see in your company. Your logo must be one that is well organized and simple. You can click here to get samples of simple logo designs.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 15, 2012) - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX:DML)(NYSE MKT:DNN)(NYSE Amex:DNN) is pleased to announce that Mr. Steve Blower, P. Geo., has been appointed Vice President, Exploration effective September 1, 2012.
Prior to joining Denison, Steve was the President and C.E.O. and a director of Pitchstone Exploration Ltd., until that company was sold last month. Pitchstone was a well-regarded uranium exploration company with numerous projects in Canada, including the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut, as well as projects in Namibia. Steve is a geologist with 24 years of experience in the minerals industry. Steve's background includes mine geology at two open pit copper porphyry deposits in British Columbia, resource estimation for Snowden Group and AMEC plc, and exploration for precious and base metals and uranium. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Geological Sciences from the University of British Columbia in 1988, and followed that with a M.Sc. degree in Geological Sciences from Queen's University in 1993.
Ron Hochstein, President and C.E.O. of Denison commented that, "I'm excited about Steve joining Denison's team. With the Company's transition from production to exploration, Steve will play a key role in the expansion of our Canadian exploration activity in the Athabasca Basin region, as well as our exploration programs in Zambia and Mongolia."
Denison Mines Corp. is a uranium exploration and development company with interests in exploration and development projects in Saskatchewan, Zambia and Mongolia. As well, Denison has a 22.5% ownership interest in the McClean Lake uranium mill, located in northern Saskatchewan, which is one of the world's largest uranium processing facilities. Denison's exploration project portfolio includes the world-class Phoenix deposit located on its 60% owned Wheeler River project also in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan.
Denison is engaged in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison Environmental Services (DES) division. Denison is also the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U), a publicly traded company which invests in uranium oxide in concentrates and uranium hexafluoride.
Certain information contained in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information", within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison.
Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur", "be achieved" or "has the potential to".
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Denison believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon. This information speaks only as of the date of this press release. In particular, this press release may contain forward-looking information pertaining to the following: the estimates of Denison's mineral resources; capital expenditure programs; estimated production costs, exploration and development expenditures and reclamation costs; expectations of market prices and costs; supply and demand for uranium; possible impacts of litigation and regulatory actions on Denison; exploration, development and expansion plans and objectives; Denison's expectations regarding raising capital and adding to its mineral resources through acquisitions and development; and receipt of regulatory approvals, permits and licences and treatment under governmental regulatory regimes.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as Denison's actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information as a result of those factors discussed in or referred to under the heading "Risk Factors" in Denison's Annual Information Form dated March 28, 2012, available at http://www.sedar.com, and in its Form 40-F available at http://www.sec.gov, as well as the following: global financial conditions, the market price of Denison's securities, volatility in market prices for uranium; ability to access capital, changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; liabilities inherent in mining operations; uncertainties associated with estimating mineral reserves and resources and production; uncertainty as to reclamation and decommissioning liabilities; failure to obtain industry partner and other third party consents and approvals, when required; delays in obtaining permits and licenses for development properties; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of mineral reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; public resistance to the expansion of nuclear energy and uranium mining; uranium industry competition and international trade restrictions; incorrect assessments of the value of acquisitions; property title risk; geological, technical and processing problems; the ability of Denison to meet its obligations to its creditors; actions taken by regulatory authorities with respect to mining activities; the potential influence of or reliance upon its business partners, and the adequacy of insurance coverage.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These factors are not, and should not be construed as being, exhaustive. Statements relating to "mineral reserves" or "mineral resources" are deemed to be forward-looking information, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions that the mineral reserves and mineral resources described can be profitably produced in the future. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Denison does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this press release to conform such information to actual results or to changes in Denison's expectations except as otherwise required by applicable legislation.
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Football has continued from where it left off last month with more stories of acrimony arising from the beautiful game. To be clear, it has been two weeks since Chelsea fans were filmed singing “we’re racist and that’s the way we like it”. Two weeks it seems is enough time for such an issue to be brushed under the carpet, for something else to come along, to push it to the side-lines.
So step up Adam Johnson the teenage sensation at Middlesbrough who joined Manchester City for more money than you will earn in your life before flopping both for club and country. Yes, this hero to the people is the next footballer to hammer home football’s horrible reputation having been arrested for sex with a fifteen year old girl. And the football world was filled with outrage… surely? Well, not really. Only hours after the report, ‘Lad’ groups on Facebook began to, illegally, post photos of the minor that Johnson allegedly slept with. At which point fans jumped to Johnson’s defence, “well she doesn’t look 15 to me”, “I’d shag her”, “can’t blame him”.
The current top liked comment on ‘The Lad Bible’s’ post about the story is this “Tenner says she was out on a fake ID and then realised he was a footballer and blabbed for the publicity”. This is victim blaming and is wrong. Just like those who blame Ched Evans’ victim. This week in India, Mukesh Sing, who was part of a group who gang raped and murdered medical student Jyoti Singh on a bus in 2012 justified his actions by saying “she should just be silent and allow the rape”. What is the difference between the language used by ‘lads’ on Facebook and convicted murderers and rapists in India? The victim blaming, that women have to submit to a man’s penis even if it’s non-consensual, that it can be laughed off.
How can we not be outraged and disgusted by this language? The opinions of these fans, apologists for Adam Johnson and victim blamers have no place in society let alone football. This is less about Johnson’s case and more how football fans, the ‘lads’, have no shame in promoting rape culture. Worse than that, nobody cares. Nobody.
Okay maybe that example is extreme, these blokes on Facebook. They were just words. Indirect jokes with the boys. I get it. Because you wouldn’t say it to a woman’s face. You wouldn’t chant it at her with thousands of other people, to get her tits out, to show us where you piss from to tell her she’s a slag. Would you?
Sort it out football.
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Lastly, share the contributions you hope to make to your field. Step 5 Write a first draft using the format your school requires. Things You'll Need. To make that process a little easier, take a look at our advice for writing a good personal statement.
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Be certain that you understand any specific essay questions or prompts before you begin, and make sure you understand and follow all of the instructions provided on the application. Highlight any grants and funding you have received to undertake your research activities.
Make sure you understand the topic or questions you must answer in the letter. Generally, you want to move from the outside in. However, you can offer to provide additional materials like writing samples, syllabi, and letters of recommendation in the last paragraph of your letter.
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Academic Cover Letter Example You can use this crimes essay writings as a model to write an academic cover letter. Proofread aloud and ask friends, teachers, family to check. How to write it So these are all ideas for what to put in but how should they be put together? In sentence two, there is a polite thank you for their time and consideration. Hopefully between the two of us, we can have you well on your way to that acceptance.
The university you are applying to might supply a specific topic, such as your greatest accomplishment or challenges you faced and overcame, or you might write a general letter saying why the university should consider your application.
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Target Your Letter If you possess traditionally valued areas of expertise which are not already represented by will writing service gosport current faculty, make sure to point those strengths out in your cover letter. Not writing to entertain.
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Step 6 Edit the content and structure of your letter. So firstly, why are you applying? This guide for Adobe printables can be of assistance if you need help accessing the documents. Explain how you would be an nea creative writing grant to the school such as seeking leadership roles in student organizations or joining research studies. And there you have it. Take an analytical approach when describing why you are a good match for the program.
If it does, it will be forwarded to a search committee comprised mostly of faculty members and academic deans. Over the course of my high school, college, and now professional career, I have written a TON of application letters. Put your name and address first, along with the date. Was this page useful?
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Make it the best representation of yourself that you possibly can by offering the admissions committee a strong insight into your abilities and contributions as a prospective student at their university. Purdue University provides examples of questions to consider that include defining how and why you developed an interest in your intended field of study and an outline of your career goals.
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Review the Application Process Read the school's application process carefully, which is generally found on the admissions Website. What hobbies do you have? Step 4 Create an outline for your application letter.
According to Purdue University, the most common mistake applicants make is not taking the time to understand what the question is asking. It therefore requires plenty of time, attention and most importantly, work.
In sentence one — the next-to-last paragraph — the writer briefly acknowledges the challenging part of the application process and restates the fact they feel their qualifications are complete and worthy without being boastful.
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And after a while, though it may not seem like it, you will come to enjoy it too. Why do you want to study in your country of choice? The Sendoff Here, we will group the last two paragraphs into the same unit since they are both just sentences. A young teen is typing on her laptop.
The culture? Choose the sample letter below that best fits your needs and adjust it to convey key highlights of why you should be considered for admission. Creating an outline can provide structure for your letter, help you identify the main points your letter will cover and serve as a checklist to ensure you include the supporting documentation required for evidence.
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Be the first to leave a comment Writing your college application letter can be one of the trickier pages of prose that you put together in your high school career. An application letter by itself will not get you into the school of your choice, but a bad one can get you rejected in a hurry.
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What interests you about the college? Your cover letter may be reviewed by Human Resources department staff to determine if you meet the basic qualifications for the job.
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The language? They will also often be more interested in the philosophical foundations for your work than the typical business recruiter. Emphasize points of intersection between your philosophy and the prevalent departmental philosophy.
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This will probably sound absurd, but in my opinion the best thing that could happen to this country in the remaining weeks of 2017 and beyond would be an increase in scandal.
I don't mean "scandal" in the contemporary sense of something bad that a politician or some other famous person did or didn't do or doesn't remember doing (or remembers doing in some unspecified but obviously less-bad way), the kind of thing that we either despair over or cheer for depending on what we think of the person in question. We have certainly had our fair share of this in the wake of reporting on Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Charlie Rose, Roy Moore, Al Franken, and a long list of other names. Nor do I mean something that disgusts or offends us, though that is closer to the mark.
I am talking about scandal in the old-fashioned sense of something that is not only bad in itself but which, due to the position of the person — we'll call him or her the scandalizer — responsible for the action, induces others to do bad things. When a public figure — an actor, a judge, an NFL star — is guilty of some misdeed and we become aware of it, we may not be tempted to emulate his or her behavior, but we somehow become acclimated to it. Somewhere an imperceptible faculty for discerning good and evil is diminished; the currency of our innocence is being debased, however infinitesimally. Eventually this adds up. Our machines break down; our accounts are overdrawn.
Celebrities — a broad category that involves not only the kind of people whose lives are reported on in Variety but any reasonably well-known figure — are obvious examples of potential scandalizers because they exercise considerable influence over fashions, tastes, opinions, institutions, and even laws. But it's not just people with Wikipedia pages who are capable of giving scandal. Anyone with a certain proximity to another person can do it. You can be and almost certainly have been scandalized not only by reports on the hidden conduct of lecherous rock stars and venal politicians but also by the familiar actions of colleagues, teachers, casual acquaintances, above all by your closest friends and relations.
I should be clearer about what I mean when I say that we could all do with a great deal more scandal. It's not actually the supply that is lacking. Potentially the stock is more or less unlimited. Nor is it quite a demand problem, because it's not something anyone can really desire. What we no longer seem to possess and what we need desperately, I think, is the ability to recognize that it exists at all, that our actions have consequences beyond those immediately affected by them, for good or ill. When a person who matters somehow in your life does something wrong, you are affected by it, whether you are the immediate object of it or not. When we give scandal to others what we are really doing is committing an offense against their dignity as persons. The crimes that give rise to scandal might be against bodies or bank accounts or buildings — but the scandal that follows from them is an attack upon the soul.
We no longer recognize scandal, I think, probably because very few of us have any idea what it would be like not to be scandalized. American politics, virtually the entire entertainment industry, vast swathes of the internet, ordinary unremarkable conduct that most of us under the age of 50 or so grew up thinking was normal in courtship or family life or office or educational culture: All of these have been an uninterrupted source of scandal our entire lives. We are immured in scandal, nurtured and habituated in it, so broken that we cannot remember wholeness, like W. H. Auden's innocents "Lost in a haunted wood, / Children afraid of the night / Who have never been happy or good."
Yet we are no longer quite at ease with our surroundings. Some of us are guessing the answers to questions we had never thought to pose. It is possible, in poorly written stories in The New Yorker's fiction section, in tweets and personal essays and clumsy think-pieces whose still-false premises nevertheless follow accidentally to something like the truth, to catch a glimpse of a world in which scandal is identified and no more tolerated than the crimes of which it is both sequel and progenitor.
The forgetting of "scandal" in the older sense — the work of tabloids and political consultants and our own frazzled consciences — has been an immeasurable loss. It is probably a fool's errand to attempt to trace with any earthly compass the tangent of providence at the point at which it intersects with that bizarre metafiction known as "the discourse," but if ever there were a time in our public life when it looked as if we might have a chance to recover it, that point is now.
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(THIRD) PARTIES IN THE
A. Major Parties and Minor Parties
whether major or minor, act as a link between the public and the
government. Since the Civil War ended in 1865, it brought about a change in the political system. The
A1. What two groups are linked by political parties?
A2. What ended in 1865?
A2. In what year did the Civil War end?
A3. What major parties make up the two party system? (G 164 middle)
A4. What major parties win almost all national, state, and local elections? (G 164)
A6. What three levels of government hold elections?
A7. Which three levels of government do major parties dominate? (G 168 bottom)
A8. How many minor party
A9. What is a majority?
A10. What is a plurality?
Even though minor parties do nominate candidates who will run in
elections, they usually do not pose a threat to the election of major party candidates.
Because the two major parties (Democrats and Republicans) usually win
elections, minor parties are often referred to as third parties. The six most
recent minor parties in the state of
103. Libertarian Party
104. Natural Law Party
105. Green Party
106. Reform Party
A11. Do minor parties nominate candidates?
A12. At the federal level, do minor parties pose a threat to major parties?
A13. What is another name for minor parties?
A14. How many minor parties have recently
A15. What are the minor parties recently
B. MINOR PARTY LEADERS AND ISSUES
Some minor parties develop because of dynamic leaders. Three examples of parties built around strong leaders are:
Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive (Bull Moose) Party:
101. Formed during the presidential election won by Democrat Woodrow Wilson about 100
In 1912 the Progressive Party received the largest popular vote that any minor
party ever received in a
103. Formed to oppose the Civil Rights movement to win the Vietnam War; opposes all
104. Formed during the presidential election in which Republican Richard Nixon first won.
Ross Perot’s Reform Party:
105. Created when Ross Perot received almost 1 out of 5 votes as an independent in the
106. Jesse Ventura was
elected governor of
Other minor parties developed around issues. Two examples of parties build around issues are:
107. The party nominating Ralph Nader for president in 1996 and 2000
108. Stresses environmental protection and social justice.
109. Favors maximum individual liberty and minimum government involvement in economics. 110. Has nominated candidates in recent presidential elections.
B1. Give three examples of minor parties founded by dynamic leaders? (G 168 middle)
B2. Whose followers formed the Bull Moose Party? (G 168 middle)
B3. What is the name of the minor party candidate who led the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party in 1912? (G 168 middle)
B4. Who was the founder of the Progressive Party? (G 168 middle)
B5. About 100 years ago, which minor party received the largest popular vote in any Presidential election?
(G 168 middle)
B6. Who was the founder of the American Independent Party (AIP)? (G 168 middle)
B7. Who was the founder of the Reform Party? (G 168 middle)
was the founder the Reform Party twice defeated by
B9. Give two examples of parties based on issues? (G 171 col 2)
B10. Under what party did Ralph Nader run for president against the second George Bush and Al Gore?
(G 168 middle, 171 col 1)
B11. Which party advocates minimal government involvement in economic affairs?
c. minor party successes in local and state governments
Most exceptions to the major party
Most minor party victories are found at the local levels of government--county, city and special districts.
Green Party candidates have elected members in several city council seats and on county boards of supervisors. Libertarians have local office holders, plus one of the 120 State Representatives and the Reform Party has been particularly active at the state level.
C1. What two levels of government are the exceptions to the general rule that major parties dominate? (G 168)
C2. What are the three levels of local government that minor parties do best in? (G 171, col 2)
was the minor party candidate who recently served as governor of
C5. Which party has a member on a
C6. How many representatives are in the State Legislature? (p.838)
C7. Which party has a state representative in the state legislature? (G 171 col 2)
D. Obstacles to minor party success
There is no mention of political
parties in the
D1. How many parties are mentioned in The U.S. Constitution? (G 155 top, 163 bottom)
D2. Why do major parties dominate elections? (G 168 top)
D3. What are two state regulations to get a candidate on a ballot? (G 168 bottom)
D4. What works against minor parties? (G 166 bottom, 168 bottom)
D5. Define Plurality. (G 166 bottom)
Chart of Democratic Political Party Systems ( G154, 166-167)
Types of Systems Districts & Decision Rule Nature of Winning Parties Small Parties Results
Two Party Single member districts Two large Little power, D=6 R=4
System with plurality rule, non-ideological but influential G=0 L=0
parties with broad appeal great publicity AIP=0
Multi-Party Multi member districts Many small Frequently win D=3 R=2
System with proportional ideological parties G=1 L=1
E. Roles of Minor Parties in a Two Party System
Minor parties have been more useful in increasing attention to certain issues, than in having any serious chance of winning a national election. Besides advertising a particular issue as interest groups do. Despite lack of success at winning most offices, third parties do have an impact on American politics. Minor parties bring new issues to the political agenda, issues that major parties may overlook. They serve as a safety valve for the expression of protest with those dissatisfied with the two major parties. Third parties ideas have many times been an important source of ideas for platforms, statement of the party's goals and specific policy agendas for major parties during state and federal conventions.
E1. What do minor parties gain, even if they have no chance of winning? (G 169)
E2. In what ways do minor parties help major parties? (G 169)
E3. What do major parties use from minor parties? (G 169)
E4. What is the definition for platform? (G 159 m)
The candidates of minor parties have frequently have sufficient votes to act as a spoiler, preventing majority party from winning an election when results are close. Minor parties and Independents make up an important part of the voting population, especially in a presidential election.
E6. What manner do minor parties affect an election results when they are close? (G 159 top)
E7. What is a spoiler? (G 168 middle)
E8. Do minor parties play an important part during an election? How? (G 159 top)
F. Independent Voters and Candidates and the decline of party loyalty
In the last three decades, major crises
such as Watergate and the
The decline of loyalty to major parties is illustrated by the large number of votes received by Ross Perot ran against Bill Clinton twice, first as an independent, receiving a larger popular vote then when he ran four years later as the nominee of the Reform Party.
Few people are consistently independent in their choice of candidates. Most independents identify themselves mainly with one of the two major parties. Therefore, in spite of large and sometimes increasing numbers of independents, the votes of independents may often be predicted by major party labels.
F1. Why has major party loyalty decreased in the last three decades?
F2. What is an independent? (G 158 bottom)
F3. In what election does an independent voting population play an important part? (G 159 top)
F5. Ross Perot won a larger popular vote as independent or Reform party candidate? (G 168 middle)
F6. Independents usually identify themselves with one of which two parties? (G 159 top)
F7. What may allow the prediction of how independents vote? (G 159 top)
G. Minor parties, majority and minority parties in the elections of 1912 and 2000
Two, third party candidates for the
2000 presidential elections were consumer advocate Ralph Nader of the Green Party(G171) and
Political Commentator Pat Buchanan nominated
by the Reform Party . Naders'
priorities during this 2000 election were to provide universal health care coverage from birth through nursing home,
restore democracy with campaign finance
reform, Election Day holidays, increased ballot access and strengthen laws on labor and environment. Buchananns'
priorities included foreign policy
G1. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Green Party? (G171 col 1)
G2. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Reform Party?
G3. What three issues did the Green Party candidate stand for during the 2000 election?
G4. What three issues did the candidate for the Reform Party voice during the 2000 election?
G5. Which candidate had a small but sufficient number of votes, which could spoil the 2000 results? (G171 col 1)
G6. Issues founded by minor parties are often used by major parties for? (G169)
G7. Who were the major party candidates in the 2000 election?
H. Reference: Links to
Green Party U.S. www.greenpartyus.org
Green Party California www.cagreens.org
Nader 2000 www.voternader.org
Reform Party U.S. www. reformparty.org
Reform Party California www.reformpartyof california.org
Perot/ Ventura www.factmoster.com/spot/reformparty
American Independent Party U.S. www.aipca.org
American Independent party California www.usaip.org
George C. Wallace www.gi,grolier.com/presidents/aae/side/amerinde.html
Libertarian Party U.S. www.lp.org
Libertarian Party California www.ca.lp.org
Natural Law Party U.S. www.natural-law.org
Natural Law Party California www.naturallaw.org
Peace and Freedom Party California www.ippn.org
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The Michigan Democrat in line to become chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says, “We're getting deeper and deeper into a hole,” in Iraq.
Carl Levin says it's time to look for alternatives. Levin says the Iraq Study Group's report is going to have an impact on whatever action might be possible in this Congress and in the next Congress.
Levin said earlier that US troops should begin coming home in phases within four to six months.
President Bush says he's looking forward to hearing what the bipartisan study group has to say.
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The Knesset will break for recess this week as planned, despite calls to cancel the break due to the ongoing nation-wide protests. The question was voted on in a meeting chaired by Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. Only representatives from Shas and Kadima voted in favor of canceling the recess.
Rivlin announced Saturday his decision to bring to a vote the initiative, which was proposed by deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Eli Yishai. Opposition leader Tzipi Livni also called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rivlin to cancel the recess. “The Knesset needs to keep working,” said Kadima chairwoman. “Fixing what is happening on the streets has to be done through the Knesset.”
“The Knesset is not taking the protests lightly,” Rivlin said. “But the government is tasked with solving (the crisis), not the Knesset.” Rivlin also pointed to other considerations such as Ramadan and the summer vacation. “If during the recess the Israeli government takes economic or social steps that require the Knesset’s approval, I will convene it immediately,” he said.
For more, see Haaretz.com
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Kollam, Kerala: After a big mishap where about 100 and above were killed and hundreds of the people were injured, at the Kollam- based Puttingal Devi Temple, there is a ‘Black Sunday’ for the Kerala people. Moreover, in the development of the investigation, as to who was behind the said firework, during the festival at the temple, the Police sources found stated that the Top officials from the temple were missing, when the said firework termed as illegal.
The said illegal firework programme was set up during the festival which attracted number of the devotees who went watching the firework show, suddenly a storeroom where crackers were stored blasted and this resulted in the deaths of the number of the men, women and police officials too.
While so, the sources from the Police found stated that they have registered a case of culpable homicide against the senior temple officials, however, soon they got informations of their so charged they appeared missing, even their cell phones were tried but to no response.
Moreover, as per the sources another case is also registered against the Surendran and Umesh who being Father and Son had organised such fireworks show without even being permitted. However, both of them are being treated at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.
It was seen that the said firework show was annually being held during the Malayalam month of Meenam, which generally falls in this month. Such firework show generally held in the temple which is located in the coastal town of Paravur, which is about 60 KM away from the Thiruvananthapuram.
Moreover, reportedly, the Prime Minister of India- Narendra Modi reached Kollam, Kerala and visited the spot. He also found directed the Union Health Minister- J P Nadda to “immediately reach the spot” and he too arrived there. Earlier, PM- Modi also reportedly announced some compensations to the people who dead and injured in the incident.
Also, the Minister of the State for Minority Affairs- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also offered chadar at the Dargah of Sufi Saint- Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer, Rajasthan on behalf of the PM- Modi and prays in connection with the said incident.
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Created on 21-09-2012 at 00:00 AM
The 179th Oktoberfest begins in Munich at midday on Saturday, when Mayor Christian Ude re-enacts the ancient tradition and taps the first barrel, kicking off the world’s biggest outdoor festival. The Bayern stars will miss all of that, as Jupp Heynckes and his men are totally focused on Schalke 04 this Saturday (Live in English from 3.30 pm CET on FCB.tv Web Radio). The fourth Bundesliga fixture of the season will, if Munich have their way, produce a fourth straight victory.
However, it will be far from easy. “It'll be the toughest task we've undertaken so far," said Heynckes. The Royal Blues have made a good start to the season of their own, with a 2-1 Champions League victory away to Olympiakos Piraeus in midweek, and seven from a possible nine points in the league. “It's a clash between equals. Taking all three points will be very difficult," acknowledged former Schalke number one Manuel Neuer.
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Our Autism Story
My three boys are all on the autism spectrum, at all different places,
and I used to write about it a lot.
Here’s a walk through some of our journey.
What we did that worked:
The hard beginning:
Then things started to improve:
Staying married through autism:
Then even more progress:
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Buying Premium Placement on FacebookMegan Malone
Vici knows a little bit about Facebook and Instagram campaigns. Looking back over the last year we’ve run a little under a billion impressions, resulting hundreds of thousands of conversions for our partners and their clients. In my last post I talked about why I loved Facebook’s new Collection Ads, an ad unit seemingly only utilized by national brands in my News Feed. However, the key to successful campaigns is not only the type of ad unit you’re placing catching your customers attention, but where you’re placing that ad. That’s where Vici’s Facebook Premium buying comes into play.
What is Facebook Premium?
Facebook Premium is our preferred style of buying that includes Facebook News Feed (no right-hand column ads), Facebook Messenger, Facebook Instant Articles, Facebook Marketplace, and the Facebook Audience Network. This style of buying goes far beyond your traditional boosted post. Here’s a breakdown of each placement:
“Messenger” is Facebook’s mobile instant messaging app that you can download separately from Facebook to communicate with friends and family. This is an important ad placement to buy because 64% of Facebook users use Messenger, and since its debut became the most popular messaging app in the world. We incorporate traditional News Feed ad buying with Messenger utilizing the same creative and same targeting that is running for your Facebook News Feed campaign. It’s important to note ads in Messenger are mobile display only (no video) and can be single image or carousel.
Facebook Instant Articles
Similar to Google AMP, Facebook Instant Articles give you content with the click of a button. When you see interesting news articles in your News Feed, simply click and the article loads within the Facebook app – no waiting for the publisher’s website to load. Then, your Facebook ad appears within the article from that particular publisher, while staying on Facebook. Similar to Messenger ads, the same creative utilized in a traditional News Feed ad can be used with Instant Articles. Facebook Instant Article ads are mobile display or video and can be single image or carousel.
Facebook Audience Network
We at Vici lovingly call this network “FAN” for Facebook Audience Network. FAN is a mobile only ad network that Facebook put together partnering with other apps, now the largest mobile native ad network in the world. Using FAN allows advertisers to extend their reach, targeting people both on Facebook and when they are off of Facebook, using the same targeting categories. This is an important ad placement because Facebook reports a “12% increase in website conversions with Facebook and Audience Network combined”.
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The rain event yesterday has caused water levels in the Rideau watershed to rise again.
Water levels in the Rideau Valley had fallen close to historical average levels since the spring freshet peak on April 7. As much as 60 millimetres of rain on Monday has caused levels to increase again. Another 70 millimetres is forecast to start Thursday and continue through the weekend which can be expected to cause a further rise of water levels.
Low-lying communities along the Long Reach of the Rideau between Kars and Kemptville can expect to see out of bank levels and it is possible that access roads could be overtopped. However, adjustments at the various dams on the system are being done to counter the rise. As the adjustments are made, residents can expect to see fluctuations in levels as the rain runoff passes through the watershed.
A factor in how high levels go in the Long Reach and downstream is the timing and volume of releases from the Rideau Canal reservoir lakes. Bobs Lake has remained high since the spring freshet. The other lakes, Wolfe, Upper Rideau and Big Rideau, have all gone above their respective Full Supply levels due to the rain yesterday. Full supply is the threshold at which damages can begin to occur.
Attempting to drive or walk in flowing water more than 30 centimetres deep is not advised. Parents need to inform children about the dangers of going near flooded areas and fast moving water in streams and ditches.
Conservation Authority staff will continue to monitor conditions and will issue updates as warranted.
For water level and flow information in the Rideau system as well as the Ottawa River, visit the RVCA Streamflows and Water Levels webpage at http://his.rvca.ca/rvcafwl/.
For more information about conditions on the Ottawa River, also check the webpage of the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board at http://ottawariver.ca/river-levels-flows.php#river-levels-flows-7-days.
RVCA Watershed Conditions Statements:
- Water Safety – High flows, unstable banks, melting ice or other factors that could be dangerous for recreational users such as anglers, canoeists, hikers, children, pets, etc. Flooding is not expected.
- Flood Outlook – Early notice of the potential for flooding based on weather forecasts, calling for heavy rain, snow melt, high winds or other conditions that could lead to high runoff, cause ice jams and/or lakeshore flooding or erosion.
- Flood Watch – Flooding is possible in specific watercourses or municipalities. Municipalities, emergency services and individuals in flood prone areas should prepare.
- Flood Warning – Flooding is imminent or already occurring in area watercourses.
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Nicki Minaj Reveals Au Naturel Baby Bump In Crop Top & Biker Shorts: See Throwback Pregnancy Pic
Written by admin on November 2, 2020
A month after Nicki Minaj gave birth to her baby boy, the ‘Chun Li’ rapper shared a look back when she was still pregnant…while also revealing that her long-rumored collab with NBA YoungBoy is on its way!
Nicki Minaj will end this year as one of the most prolific artists of 2020 – literally. In addition to welcoming her first child, Nicki, 37, has featured on so many songs this year, the latest being her new song with NBA YoungBoy. “#WhatThatSpeedBout THURSDAY NIGHT NBA YOUNG BOY X BARBIE X MIKE WILL [MAKE IT],” Nicki captioned the shot she posted to her Instagram on Nov. 2. In the picture, Nicki poses next to YoungBoy, 21, while wearing a futuristic-looking, neon green outfit. Obviously, this photo was taken during the set of a music video, and it was clearly taken when Nicki was still pregnant because her baby bump is out in full display!
Not only did this photo give the Barbz a throwback glimpse at when Nicki was still knocked up, but it also confirmed the rumored collaboration. It turns out, this “What That Speed Bout” is neither a YoungBoy nor a Nicki track, but a Mike Will Made It song. “QUEEN APPROVED,” he tweeted shortly after she shared the picture. “Thank u for ur patience, the wait is over… BIG hit this Friday, we goin up, the fast way!! first single off my album #whatthatspeedbout.”
QUEEN APPROVED . Thank u for ur patience , the wait is over… BIG hit this Friday , we goin up , the fast way!! first single off my album #whatthatspeedbout— THE FORMULA DR. (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) November 2, 2020
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Initially, it was speculated that this song was NBA YoungBoy’s wish coming true. The rapper put out a song titled “Nicki Minaj” in 2018, a love sod for the type of dream woman he wants. At the start of August, he posted-and-deleted a few shots taken from the music video, including the one Nicki shared, leading some to get hyped about this possible collab. Instead, it was silence from YoungBoy’s camp but not from Nicki’s. Since that time, she’s appeared on three different tracks: Ty Dolla $ign’s “Expensive”; “Oh My Gawd,” a collab featuring Mr. Eazi, Major Lazer, and K4mo; and a remix of Sada Baby’s “Whole Lotta Choppas.”
Along with those 2020 songs, Nicki has guested on ASAP Ferg’s “Move Ya Hips” and Megan Trainor’s “Nice To Meet Ya.” She’s also topped the Billboard Hot 100 with Doja Cat (“Say So”) and 6ix9ine (“Trollz”). She also released her own single, the Rosa Parks-mentioning “Yikes.” Add on top of this that she gave birth to a baby boy this year, and 2020 has been busy for Nicki.
Ms. Petty confirmed that she and her husband, Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, welcomed a bouncing baby boy with an Oct. 15 Instagram post. She shared pictures of all the cards and gifts from her famous friends – including Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, and Winnie Harlow – while saying she’s “madly in love” with her “favorite liddo boy in the whole wide world.” She has yet to reveal her son’s name, but she did share his “first photo” – aka a snap of the boy’s foot – on Oct. 21. “Happy anniversary, my love,” she said, referencing how she and Kenneth tied the knot on that date in 2019.
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Honda Canada to Build CR-Vs for Export Following EU Trade Deal
Deal Would Result in “Modest” Number of New Jobs
Due to a convergence of factors, North America has lately become a major export hub for automakers, and among some of the biggest exporters are actually foreign-owned brands. The Honda CR-V will soon join the BMW X5 as being an export from the continent to across the Atlantic. Except this time, the vehicles will be coming out of Honda’s Alliston, Ontario plant. Thanks to a recently negotiated trade deal between Canada and the European Union, the Alliston plant plans to eventually export as many as 40,000 CR-V to the EU. The new trade deal allows Honda to export Canadian-built vehicles to Europe “virtually tariff-free,” according to a Bloomberg report.
Honda of Canada Manufacturing (HCM) is a 450-acre facility northwest of Toronto with a total workforce of approximately 4,600 and an annual production capacity of more than 390,000 units. The plant has built the Acura MDX, Honda Odyssey, and Honda Civic coupe, as well as the CR-V. The plant currently builds only the Civic coupe and CR-V. Although no specific figures were given, Honda Canada said it expected the export deal to result in a “modest” number of new jobs at the plant. North American market CR-Vs currently come from Alliston and Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio, plant. The CR-V is also built at plants in Japan, Thailand, China, England, and Mexico.
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The Budget brought cheer to upstream oil and gas companies such as Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on multiple fronts. While moving the oil and gas exploratory activities from the profit-sharing to a revenue-sharing model and expedition of shale gas exploration activities is positive, the Street is awaiting clarity on the investment recovery under the proposed revenue-sharing system. The mention of a review in gas prices is also positive for both companies (Rangarajan Committee has recommended to raise it to $8 per mbtu from around $4.2 prevailing). Implementation of all these measures should improve both revenues as well as profit growth trajectories of both RIL and ONGC, believe analysts, most of whom are bullish on these stocks, given reasonable valuations.
Gas price revision finally
While the gas price rise will be a positive for all players and make production more lucrative, it should also attract more investments in the sector. "If the recommendations of the Rangarajan committee are implemented in toto, it could imply an increase in domestic Administered Price Mechanism (APM) and KG-D6 gas prices to $8 per mbtu and would be earnings-accretive for ONGC, OIL (Oil India Ltd) and RIL. Every $1 per mbtu rise in gas price increases the EPS of ONGC and RIL by Rs 2.4 and Rs 2 per share, respectively," says Ballabh Modani, oil and gas analyst at Religare Capital Markets. For ONGC, the gains are huge as gas accounts for a fifth of its standalone revenues and APM gas accounts for most of its total gas production.
"We estimate a net benefit of 29 per cent in ONGC's FY14 estimated earnings, if gas prices go up to $8 per mmbtu. Building in a higher share for upstream in subsidies (40 per cent) and higher respective shares for ONGC, the net upside is 19 per cent. Thus, ONGC's valuation can go up by Rs 54 per share," says Prakash Joshi, analyst at IDFC
Securities. For RIL, analysts estimate that gas price hike to $8 will positively impact its earnings by 10-12 per cent.
Another comforting factor for ONGC was that the government created reasonable provision for fuel subsidies for both FY13 (raised to Rs 97,000 crore) as well as FY14 (Rs 65,000 crore).
While analysts are estimating FY14 under-recoveries at Rs 113,200 crore, the exact amount could be lesser as diesel prices are being increased gradually. Thus, the government's fuel subsidy estimates for FY14 appears reasonable, believe analysts, who do not expect upside risks to ONGC's share of the subsidy burden. Also, diesel price de-regulation will push up ONGC's net crude realisations. Every dollar/ mbtu rise in net crude realisation will boost ONGC's earnings by about two per cent. Outlook
The ONGC stock is trading at reasonable valuations of 1.6 times FY14 estimated book value versus the five-year average of 1.9 times. Regular increase in diesel price (to bring it in line with market rates) and higher gas prices will act as key catalysts for the stock, going forward. However, uncertainty over domestic and international oil and gas production will be a key concern in the near term, believe analysts. While the company's production from KG basin is expected to grow meaningfully only by FY16, its international production from Sudan and Syria (26 per cent of overall production) remains uncertain due to political problems.
On the other hand, at 1.3 times FY14 estimated book value, RIL is trading at about 30 per cent discount to its historical average valuations. Apart from the expected rise in gas prices, RIL will also gain from higher capex in its core business of oil and gas exploration.
The core business' share in total capex is up from 35 per cent in FY11 to 80 per cent in FY13 so far. RIL is expected to spend about $28 billion (Rs 153,000 crore) in core business during FY13-17. As the core business enjoys higher margins and return on equity (compared to cash lying in the bank), this should boost its earnings, as well as return on equity over the next few years. While earnings growth in FY14 is expected to be around 10 per cent, analysts expect growth rates to pick up thereafter (earnings are estimated to grow 15 per cent annually over FY13-17).
"RIL's operating environment is improving across its core businesses, which should spur a renewed earnings upgrade cycle. RIL's refocus on capital employed, its lagging share price, and an all-time low foreign portfolio ownership prompts our upgrade to overweight," said Vinay Jaising, analyst at Morgan Stanley Research, in a recent note.
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Dyersville, IA Rental Homes and Apartments for Rent
Search rentals in Dyersville, IA. At RentalGuide.net, we have comprehensive rental listings to help you find Dyersville apartments for rent. You can also find rental houses and condos. Click on a listing to view details, or refine your search for Dyersville apartments to search by price, beds and other criteria.
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San Antonio Homeless Veterans to Receive Military Funerals
San Antonio - March 29, 2010
With more than 150,000 homeless veterans in the U.S., many whose remains are unclaimed at their death risk burial in pauper's graves. Through the Dignity Memorial® Homeless Veterans Burial Program, two San Antonio-area veterans won't be among them.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Roy Michael McNeair (1957-2010) will receive services conducted with military honors at 10:15 a.m. Wed., Mar. 31, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd. in San Antonio with interment following. He will be the 100th homeless veteran in San Antonio buried with military honors through the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program.
The services for U.S. Navy veteran Cathy Karen Luster (1947-2010) will follow at 10:45 a.m., making her the 101st veteran and the first woman buried through the program in San Antonio.
McNeair, 52, and Luster, 62, are veterans with no homes, no money, and no legal next-of-kin to make their funeral arrangements. That's when Funeraria Del Angel Roy Akers stepped in to see to it that McNeair and Luster receive burials befitting veterans of our nation's armed services.
"The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program is a cooperative effort designed to ensure that veterans who are homeless, indigent and have no family receive the honors in death that their service in life merited," said Todd Henderson, a funeral director at Roy Akers and chairman of the program in San Antonio. "We're honored to be able to give Mr. McNeair and Ms. Luster the dignified military services they deserve," he said.
McNeair and Luster will receive graveside services Wednesday morning, complete with military funeral honors including the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of taps and a rifle volley.
The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program is a cooperative effort among Dignity Memorial funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office, the Bexar County Veterans Service Office, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Catholic War Veterans, the Marine Corps League, the Robert Cole High School Junior ROTC Program, Vitas Hospice, Gold Star Mothers, the Brothers of Fallen Heroes and local veterans organizations and veterans advocates.
Through the program, Dignity Memorial funeral and cemetery providers provide preparation of the body, transportation, clothing, casket and coordination of the funeral service. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery will provide the opening and closing of the gravesite, a grave liner, a headstone or marker and the graveside ceremony.
In recognition of the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program's 100th burial, Dignity Memorial providers will honor McNeair, Luster and the 99 other veterans served through the program since its inception in San Antonio in 2003 at a special memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 1 at VFW Post 9186, 650 East White in San Antonio.
The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program is one of many efforts of the Dignity Memorial network to honor and support our nation's veterans and active military. Other initiatives and programs include the Veterans Planning Guide, the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, educational veterans seminars and special pricing for members of veterans service organizations.
Funeraria Del Angel Roy Akers is a proud Dignity Memorial provider in San Antonio. The Dignity Memorial network of more than 1,600 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers is North America's most trusted resource for funeral and memorialization services. Dignity Memorial providers offer an unmatched combination of products and locations serving families with care, integrity, respect and service excellence.
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Roasted Pork with Citrus Mojo Marinade
- Citrus mojo marinade:
- 2 Meyer lemons, juiced
- 2 limes, juiced
- 2 blood oranges, juiced
- 6 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3/4 cup annatto oil reserved from Arroz Con Pollo Bites recipe
- 1 (15 to 20-pound) suckling pig
- Special Equipment: 1 Caja China roasting box
- Alternative to roasting whole pig:
- 1 (9 to 10-pound) picnic pork shoulder
- 1 batch citrus mojo marinade less 1 tablespoon salt
Combine all of the mojo ingredients in a large bowl and whisk well.
Score the skin with a sharp knife and rub the pig inside and out with 3/4 of the mojo marinade. Reserve the remaining mojo to pour over the meat after it has been carved.
Cook the whole pig in the Caja China according to manufacturer's instructions.Alternative to roasting whole pig:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Score the skin of the pork shoulder. Put it into a large bowl or baking dish and pour in 3/4 of the marinade, making sure to coat the entire piece of pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Put the pork shoulder, skin side up, in a roasting pan fitted with a rack, Cover with foil and roast in the oven for 3 hours. After 3 hours remove the foil, turn the heat up to 425 degrees F and roast until the skin is brown and crispy, about 30 to 45 minutes. Make sure to check every 5 or 10 minutes to make sure the skin does not burn. Remove from oven to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before carving. Carve the meat and arrange it on a serving platter. Pour the reserved marinade over the carved meat just before serving.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
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I don’t really want to say much about how my current phone stopped working, let’s just say if Android is a great operating system to mess around with then I perhaps played a little too rough and may have broke it’s software. Say what you like about Apple’s ridiculously fragile devices and their tendency to crack faster than a vegetarian in a bacon factory, but that software is locked down tight. It barely let’s you change a ringtone let alone the whole OS.
So while my phone awaits an assessment of the problem (which currently consists of it not turning on and refusing to charge) I have been left without a smartphone for the first time since the G1 was launched (which by my reckoning and a quick Google search is four years). I have had to buy a dumb phone, or as my Mum would call it…a phone, to still be able to receive calls and messages but as I didn’t want to spend a fortune I stumped up $15 for an Alcatel OneTouch. Which is a bit of a misnomer as this is technically one touch more than the screen can handle – it has buttons…buttons! What is this? The mid-2000′s? Continue reading “Not a smartphone”
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Picking the right flooring when upgrading your home can be a bit overwhelming. Today, there seem to be endless choices even though most of the time we think all tiles look the same.
Tiles come in different finishes, colours, and patterns that even though they look similar, they differ because of the tiling material used. So, before you go and shop for tiling based on the look alone, we’ll share with you some important questions to ask to help you find the best fit. Refer to our presentation below.
Viva Tiles – Your one stop shop for all your luxury floor and wall tile needs in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Brampton, Vaughan and the surrounding GTA. Outstanding collections of Hardwood and Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Mosaic Tiles and Ceramics that compliment your style.
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Keepin' it Will
A heavy dose of politics mixed with the news of the day.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tupac Is Alive
Tupac Shukur is still alive in my book. I do not know if he is here in person but through his music he lives forever. People are always saying they wish he was here. Well he is. The same thing is happening now as did 15 years ago.
Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com
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Year after year, we hear from professionals in the field that our architecture degree earners are well prepared for the profession, because they have a working understanding of what an integrated design process requires.
Given our intimate scale, the School of Architecture + Art fosters natural and effective mentoring relationships between faculty and students. Courses take a balanced approach to both the art and science of architecture, and we embrace environmental sustainability as part of Vermont’s ethos.
As part of the oldest private military college in the country, we offer a four-year bachelor of science in architectural studies degree (pre-professional); a one-year, NAAB-accredited master of architecture degree (first professional); and two art minors. All are designed for practical people who want to immerse themselves in an experiential academic lifestyle. The School of Architecture + Art is challenging, fun and dedicated to producing architects who will serve the needs of people.
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TC At Work: Robert Marcus
Published in Inside - Volume XV, No. 8
Who He Is
Robert Marcus is the Help Desk Manager in TC’s Computer and Information Services Department. When faculty or staff members have issues with their computers, Robert and his team work to fix the problem, either by answering technology-related questions or installing equipment, software or hardware.
Road to TC
Boro Park and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Robert found his way to Teachers College nine years ago after a brief stint at an Internet startup that failed after two months. In 2000, prior to his involvement with the startup, Robert had begun taking classes at the ’s Computer and Technology Applications (CTA) program, focusing on the area of Network Administration and Design. While in the program, he began working in tech support at CU’s Athletic Department. Before completing his CTA certificate in 2002, Robert was referred to TC’s Help Desk by colleagues in the program. Robert, who has lived in Columbia University since 2006, notes that, at one point, the entire Help Desk was staffed entirely by people who had been through the CTA program. Morningside Gardens
Best Part of the Job
Robert loves interacting both with Help Desk clients and his own supervisors and colleagues. “It’s really nice to know so many people walking down the hallways,” he says, adding, “Sometimes, I’ll wave hello to someone whose computer I fixed three weeks ago.” When it comes to job satisfaction, Robert also credits his bosses Ena Haines, Director of Information Technology, and Daniel Aracena, Director of Desktop/LAN Services, for being “supportive and creating a nice work environment.” In addition, Robert enjoys hearing about the varied research projects of TC professors. “The work that people do here is so fascinating,” he says.
In His Spare Time
These days, Robert’s spare time is spent with his wife and their son, Benjamin David, who was born in March. “I am a proud father,” he says, smiling as he displays pictures of Benjamin’s earliest moments in the hospital. When he is not with his family, Robert bowls with a league in
Staten Island that meets once per month. Robert, who once considered becoming a professional bowler, considers the highlight of his career in the sport bowling two 300 games—which translates to twelve strikes per perfect game.
Robert is also a film buff, preferring prison and gangster movies and occasionally comedy “because it’s good to laugh.” His favorite movie is Citizen Kane, for its striking cinematography, as well as the narrative, which spans the main character’s entire life, from childhood to adulthood, chronicling everything that passes in between.
Did You Know?
In 2003, Robert graced television screens across the country, when he appeared as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. His journey to the popular game show began when his mother discovered that the show was going to be taping in
New York, at . As part of a contest, she filled out 50 postcards and was subsequently put in the running to be a contestant. When she discovered she had won, however, she realized that the auditions took place on the same day as a family reunion. Radio City Music Hall
Per the contest rules, she was able to pass along her invitation to Robert, who decided to trek to the Waldorf Astoria early one Sunday morning, where he joined 500 other would-be game show participants. After a day of test-taking and puzzle-solving, Robert was invited to be on the show. In addition to meeting Pat Sajak and Vanna White, Robert went home with $20,000 in prize winnings. The day would have been perfect if Robert hadn’t lost the bonus puzzle, which was the word ’cab fare.’
“I missed it because I’m fromprevious page
Brooklyn,” he says. “We don’t have cabs. We have car services.”
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The massive volume of information available to audiences online has changed the world and made it easier than ever for people to educate themselves about any topic. However, easy access to news and information brings a mix of high and low quality content publishing to audiences. As a result, a lot of information that people find, believe, and share online isn’t accurate.
In fact, news audiences aren’t the only people who are fooled into believing and sharing online content that is actually false. Even traditional news organizations have been caught reporting information that was first published by a blog, tweet, or Facebook update which was later found to be inaccurate.
Today, not only do content audiences need to learn how to find trustworthy content, but journalists, media organizations, and content publishers need to do the same thing. In other words, vetting sources is still an important part of creating fact-based content. Just because more people are publishing content and the online world seems to have few rules doesn’t mean that publishers who want to be viewed as reputable and authoritative can skip crucial steps.
How can Authoritative Content publishers make sure they’re content is perceived as being trustworthy and accurate? The answer is quite simple. Look at your content as a consumer audience would.
For example, John McManus of MediaShift suggests that audiences put all content through the SMELL Test. He advises content consumers that If the content passes the SMELL Test, it’s safe to give it your time and consideration. If the content fails the SMELL Test, then you should move onto another publisher to find the information you need.
The same test can be applied from the publisher’s perspective. Here is an overview of the elements of John’s SMELL Test:
- S stands for Source. Who is providing the information?
- M is for Motivation. Why are they telling me this?
- E represents Evidence. What evidence is provided for generalizations?
- L is for Logic. Do the facts logically compel the conclusions?
- L is for Left out. What’s missing that might change our interpretation of the information?
The five elements listed above are the ones consumers use to analyze the trustworthiness of your content. To be a true Authoritative Content publisher, all of your content should pass all five of these elements. Does yours? If not, make the necessary changes to ensure that it is in the future.
You can get all of the details by following the link above to read John’s complete article. It’s filled with insights that can help you ensure your content passes the SMELL Test.
Image: Donald Champion
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June 2016 More Drug Prohibition Films
Cara has been working steadily with the Anyone's Child campaign and Transform Drug Policy Foundation on a series of films telling personal stories about harms caused to individuals by drug prohibition. We have been experimenting with subtitles as many people view films on their phones and films play without sound automatically - so there is a higher chance of viewer engagement if subtitles are added.
The Anyone's Child project tells personal stories which sit alongside the drug policy work that TDPF do. The aim is to spread a wider understanding of the number of lives legal regulation of drugs would save. Some of the films she has made can if you click the 'see more' link.
Peter's Story: A serving dutch police officer believes drugs should be legally regulated and is speaking out 9 years after the death of his brother from a herion overdose. This film was covered widely in Belgian media and has had over 22,000 views to date.
Aimi's Story: Aimi found herself researching drug policy after the sudden and unexpected death of her husband. The story and film got coverage in several UK newspapers.
Rose's Story: She lost two sons to heroin, ten years apart. The story and the film were covered by the Mirror, Femail, the Times and Bella magazines.
And a one minute promo for the project, after it grew from being a UK one to an international one
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End of Tenancy Cleaning Stepney | Cleaners Stepney
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It's that time of year where we dust off the ol' crystal ball and try to figure out where Apple's heading over the next 12 months.
Although the company lobs the odd curveball, its releases to date, along with scrutinising subtler trends, point to the following ten things arriving from the Cupertino giant over the coming year.
1. iPad 3
You can barely swing a digital cat on the internet without nastily cracking its head on a ton of iPad 3 rumours. Reports suggest anyone wanting a higher-resolution iPad screen might be in luck, but we recommend taking rumours about major changes in form factor (such as a 7-inch iPad) with a fistful of salt. Less fanciful rumours we're hoping come true are that the device will have more storage and some kind of Thunderbolt support.
2. iPhone 5
Roughly eleven seconds after the iPhone 4S was revealed, the tech corner of the internet exploded. Steve Jobs had barely touched a 4S, claimed frenzied tech conspiracy theorists, because he was working on the iPhone 4's true successor: the iPhone 5! Right. All we really know for sure is we'll see another iPhone revision next year, and it'll almost certainly pack more power and a few new features. Beyond that, one unicorn-shaped rumour's just as shiny as another.
3. The last-ever Mac Pro
During Apple's last earnings call of 2011, it revealed that the minority of its revenue (22 per cent) comes from Macs, and of that, 74 per cent comes from notebook sales. Of the desktop sales, iMacs take the lion's share. This means, increasingly, that the Mac Pro is a luxury—a niche within a niche (desktop machines) within an area of Apple's business that's no longer its strongest (Macs). Given the power of modern iMacs and Apple's development of Thunderbolt, it's no surprise rumours have appeared about Apple questioning its tower's future (AppleInsider). We reckon it has one more update in it: 2012 will see the last new Mac Pro.
GOODBYE: Hello, Mac Pro? I'm afraid we've some bad news. No-one really cares about you any more. Yeah, sorry about that
4. iLife '12 and iWork '12
In 2011, Apple's focus was mostly on iOS, which saw updates to iWork and iLife apps. By comparison, the equivalent desktop software was largely ignored, bar some improvements to tie the apps into their iOS cousins. Expect this to be rectified, with more major updates to Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie. Don't expect these to be available anywhere other than the Mac App Store.
5. The Apple TV
Rumours abound about the Apple 'iTV', and various predictions have been made about its price, specs and release date. The thing is, most of the rumours have been driven by relatively throwaway lines in Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs where the Apple co-founder said he "finally cracked" reworking the television.
But rarely updated consumer electronics doesn't sound like an Apple market, nor does making multiple displays, given that it only offers a single desktop monitor. But remove the TV from the equation and Apple has the infrastructure (iCloud, iTunes) and also the hardware, in the 'hobby' that is the Apple TV. Perhaps by saying he'd "finally cracked" television, Jobs meant Apple's hobby was going to turn into something serious; if that's the case, 2012 could well bring us a new, more powerful Apple TV (rather than an actual TV), better suited to gaming (via AirPlay) and high-def TV.
APPLE iTV?: This is the kind of Apple TV we want to see in 2012, albeit with a more powerful chip and able to output full HD quality
6. iPad to dominate
It's quite amusing watching analysts backtrack over market-share figures for the iPad. It wasn't long ago they were claiming Android tablets would (collectively) overtake the iPad during 2011. Then it would happen in 2012. Then it became a moving point in the future, at some random time before the heat death of the universe.
On the sluggishness of Android sales, Gary Marshall noted in October: "iPads sell on the basis of what you can do; Android ones are sold on the basis of what they are". Even Ice Cream Sandwich doesn't seem to be making changes there. So while the iPad's share will probably fall in 2012 (in part due to the Kindle Fire), it'll still be dominant until this time next year at the very least.
7. Bye bye, optical media and HDDs
Remember when Apple ditched the floppy drive and everyone had a huge hissy fit, bought an external USB floppy drive, and then realised that, honestly, they didn't use floppy disks all that much any more and wished they hadn't bothered? That's Apple, next year, with the rest of its notebook line—and possibly even the iMac—joining the MacBook Air and Mac mini in phasing out optical media. Also on borrowed time: HDDs. There's a shortage and Apple's been pushing flash storage across its line. Don't be surprised if the company uses every excuse it can to set flash storage as the default option in more of its machines.
NO OPTICAL: Look, ma, no optical drive! Expect more of this from Apple in 2012
8. Bigger Mac App Store names
With Lion and Snow Leopard, Mac users now have a Mac App Store icon in the dock and are being trained, like iOS users, to go shopping for new apps. For new users, this will become second-nature; buying boxed copies or software from websites won't. Increasingly, to succeed, you'll need to have your app on the Mac App Store—and there are currently some notable products that are absent. Expect some of them to appear over the next year, including a version of Microsoft Office and perhaps some pro-level Adobe apps.
9. Death of the iPod Classic
Frankly, we're surprised the iPod Classic—the 'truck' of the line—survives, but we can't imagine its luck's going to continue for another twelve months. The device looks long-in-the-tooth when up against Apple's iOS line-up, and there are reasons to expect its disappearance: worldwide hard-drive shortages that could impact on Apple's bottom line; Apple's shift to the cloud regarding music; and its increasing focus on iOS. All it needs is for a drop in flash memory prices along with a swift update to the high-end iPod touch and the iPod Classic will be history.
FINAL CLASSIC: Party like it's whatever year it was before iOS devices arrived with this thick and chunky hard-drive iPod! Until Apple cancels it next year, natch
10. Doomsayers rebuffed (again)
Still, 2012 will be different, according to some pundits. Steve Jobs is gone. Android is kicking bottom in smartphone market-share (even if iOS is sucking up most of the profits, like some kind of giant money vacuum cleaner).
Fifty million new Android tablets are due out, and at least one of them will be that ever-elusive 'iPad killer'. And there's the possibility Jony Ive will go nuts, make an iPod made from bees, leading to Beegate and Apple being sued into oblivion by animal welfare groups.
Or perhaps what's undoubtedly our easiest prediction will come to pass: Apple, in 2012, will enjoy another successful year, selling tons of kit, occasionally confounding expectations, and almost certainly not making any iOS devices likely to sting your face off.
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Utah/Statistical claims/LDS use of antidepressants
Is the rate of antidepressant use in Utah much higher among Mormons than the general population?
It is claimed by some that the rate of antidepressant use is much higher among Mormons than the general population.
- Is this evidence that participation in the LDS Church is inordinately stressful due to pressure for Mormons to appear "perfect?"
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
While Utah does have the highest rate of antidepressant use in the United States, there is no evidence that this is because of stress from the LDS lifestyle and culture. Credible research has shown that LDS women are actually more likely to identify themselves as "happy" than non-Mormon women. Religion generally (and the LDS religion specifically) has been repeatedly shown to be either beneficial or neutral for mental health and well-being.
Without further research, critics of the Church have no convincing evidence that higher anti-depressant use in Utah is caused by problems or difficulties associated with being a believing, practicing Latter-day Saint.
Prescription drug use by state or region has been difficult to assess. In 2002 Express Scripts, one of the largest mail-order pharmaceutical providers in the United States, released their Prescription Drug Atlas, which shows prescription drug orders from their individual clients by state. A Los Angeles Times article on the study concluded that
[A]ntidepressant drugs are prescribed in Utah more often than in any other state, at a rate nearly twice the national average.... Other states with high antidepressant use were Maine and Oregon. Utah's rate of antidepressant use was twice the rate of California and nearly three times the rates in New York and New Jersey, the study showed.
Are Latter-day Saint women in Utah more depressed?
What the study did not indicate is the reason antidepressant use was higher in Utah than in other states. Critics of the Church were quick to correlate this data with the high rate of LDS Church membership in Utah, thus blaming the Church and Mormon culture for the problem. Kent Ponder Ph.D, a Latter-day Saint, produced an article in which he correlates the use of antidepressants specifically with pressures placed on Mormon women. Ponder concludes:
This problem is clearly, closely and definitely linked to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Approximately 70% of Utahans are Mormons. Jim Jorgenson, director of pharmacy services for the University of Utah, confirmed that Utah has the highest percentage of anti-depressant use, hypothesizing that large families, larger in Utah than in other states, produce greater stress. (Large Utah families are primarily Mormon families).
- The same LDS Church that works so well for many works very badly for many others, who become chronically depressed, especially women.
Yet the study released by Express Scripts makes no claims as to why some states use more prescription drugs of one type or another. Far from being "clearly, closely and definitely" the fault of the LDS Church, Ponder has no evidence whatsoever; he is giving his belief and casting it as a proven fact.
The Express Scripts study includes a number of factors that Ponder overlooked in his paper that are helpful in assessing the situation:
- Utah ranked seventh in total prescriptions overall. This indicates that Utahans are heavier than average users of all prescription medications.
- Utah also ranked high in use of penicillin, insulin, thyroid hormones, antirheumatics, and anticonvulsants. Is Mormon culture also responsible for higher incidences of infection, diabetes, hypothyroidism, arthritis, and epilepsy?
- Idaho and Arizona, the two other states in the "Mormon Corridor" with large LDS populations, did not rate high in antidepressant use. If LDS culture is responsible for high levels of stress leading to antidepressant use, why didn't those two states rank closer to Utah?
There are other possible factors outside the scope of the Express Scripts study that may also play a part here:
- The results could indicate that Utahans are more enlightened about depression and mental illness and therefore don't stigmatize these conditions. In such a social climate more people are willing to seek help and are prescribed drugs.
- The results could also indicate that Utah employers offer better mental health benefits than employers in other states, making access to mental health services and medications easier.
- Utah has a low rate of recreational alcohol use, especially among practicing Mormons who completely abstain from alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is commonly used by adults as an aid to stress relief, a "lubricant" for social interactions, and to "treat" (unwittingly or not) symptoms of anxiety, depression, and the like. Since many Mormons will not consider alcohol an "option," they could be more likely to seek help from a professional instead of turning to commercially available mood-altering substances.
Are Mormons more depressed than non-Mormons?
The critics' attitude toward members of the Church is nothing new. The same approach was taken by 19th-century critics:
- In 1858 a writer from Harper's Weekly traveled to Utah and made the observation that the Latter-day Saint lifestyle turned LDS women into "haggard, weary, slatternly women, with lackluster eyes and wan, shapeless faces, hanging listlessly over their gates, or sitting idly in the sunlight, perhaps nursing their yelling babies—all such women looking alike depressed, degraded, miserable, hopeless, soulless" (G. L. Bunker and D. Binton, as cited in Judd 1987, p. 150). In 1860, Dr. Robert Bartholomew, the assistant surgeon of the United States Army, visited Utah and described LDS men as having "an expression of compounded sensuality, cunning suspicion, and a smirking self-conceit." While many anecdotal descriptions (such as the ones above), essays (see Burgoyne and Burgoyne 1978), and media specials have discussed the detrimental effects of the LDS lifestyle on mental health (especially that of LDS women), few have any grounding in research evidence. None of the studies included in this analysis that included depression as one of its variables indicated support for an unhealthy relationship between Mormonism and depression.
Shortly after Mr. Ponder released his paper, Brigham Young University sociologist Sherrie Mills Johnson used data from national surveys to show that Mormon women are less likely to be depressed than American women in general. Johnson's conclusions upheld findings of some earlier studies that Mormons have no more depression than the nation's population as a whole.
A good review of the literature on religion, mental health, and the Latter-day Saints specifically is now available on-line: Daniel K. Judd, "Religiosity, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints: A Preliminary Review of Literature (1923-95)," in Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church of its Members, edited by James T. Duke, (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998) off-site the abstract of which reads:
- Analysis of the data indicates that Latter-day Saints who live their lives consistent with their religious beliefs experience greater general well-being and marital and family stability, and less delinquency, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse than those who do not. This review of research also concludes that there is very little support for the assertion made by some that religious belief, practice, or affiliation is antithetical to mental health....
In religious people generally,
- 59% of studies from 1985–1995 suggest a positive benefit on mental health; another 26% were neutral.
- "This most recent analysis of data (1985-95) indicates that high scores on measures of religiosity (activity, attitude, affiliation, and belief) are facilitative of marital and family stability, adjustment, and personal well-being. This most recent analysis also indicates that those who score high on measures of religiosity show the highest positive correlation with measures of mental health. Also, those who score higher on scales of "intrinsic" religiosity score better on measures of mental health than those with an "extrinsic" religious orientation. There also appears to be little difference in measures of mental pathology with respect to religious affiliation."
That is, an active inner spiritual life is more protective than merely outward forms of religious observance.
For studies involving members of the Church of Jesus Christ specifically:
- 70% were positive; 24% had neutral effects on mental health (thus, only 6% showed a negative effect);
- LDS women were less depressed than other women; LDS men were no different from non-LDS men.
Thus, the available research does not support the contention that religious people have more mental health problems than non-religious people, or that being a Latter-day Saint religious person is mentally unhealthy. If anything, being LDS is protective against mental health difficulties, which is in keeping with the general consensus that religion is psychologically beneficial.
Correlation or causation?
It is easy to find a correlation between two things:
- Utah has many Mormons and uses more antidepressants than other states.
- Roosters crow when the sun rises.
- IV drug abuse has increased as digital computers have become more common.
However, correlations do not necessarily imply causation:
- The suggestion that religion in general, or the Church of Jesus Christ in particular, causes depression has been examined and found to be false: in the vast majority of studies, religion either has no effect on mental health, or improves it.
- Roosters do not cause the sun to rise; if anything the reverse is true.
- IV drug use and the presence of digital computers are not likely related at all--they are two different social phenomena.
Correlations are easy to come by. They may suggest causes for further study, but they mean little by themselves. They prove nothing.
Critics like to point to a correlation between a high LDS population and a high anti-depressant use, and then assume that this is causative. But, they either do not know—or do not want us to know—that the causation which the correlation suggests has been tested, and has not supported the conclusion they wish to draw.
Critics who use this approach are therefore often guilty of at least one logical fallacy:
Other evidence about levels of happiness in Utah
If we are going to use Utah as a surrogate measure for Mormons (something which may not be proper), we should also consider evidence on the other side of the coin.
A 2013 paper found that, based upon Twitter metrics, Utah is in the top five most happy states:
- The happiest 5 states, in order, are: Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Utah and Vermont. The saddest 5 states, in order, are: Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, Delaware and Georgia.
If we are to blame the Church for Utah's antidepressant use, then we must also credit the Church for Utah's over-all happiness.
- Julie Cart, "Study Finds Utah Leads Nation in Antidepressant Use," Los Angeles Times, 20 February 2002, A6.
- Kent Ponder, Ph.D., "Mormon Women, Prozac® and Therapy," unpublished, 2003. Italics in the original; author's capitalization ("Latter-Day") and spelling errors ("Utahns") retained. [It is FairMormon's policy not to link to critical web sites, but Ponder's paper can be easily found with a Google search.]
- The Express Scripts study did not include prescriptions ordered through Medicare and Medicaid, so the data include only orders filled through employer-based insurance plans.
- Daniel K. Judd, "Religiosity, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints: A Preliminary Review of Literature (1923-95)," in Latter Day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members (Religious Studies Center Specialized Monograph Series, Vol. 12), edited by James T. Duke, (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University & Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1998), 486–487. ISBN 1570083967. ISBN 978-1570083969. off-site
- "Expert: Mormon women less depressed," USA Today, 2 April 2004 (Associated Press article). off-site
- Judd, 473.
- Judd, 477.
- Judd, 477–478.
- Judd, 478.
- Judd, 488.
- Mitchell L, Frank MR, Harris KD, Dodds PS, et al., "The Geography of Happiness: Connecting Twitter Sentiment and Expression, Demographics, and Objective Characteristics of Place," PLoS ONE 8(5) [May 2013]: e64417.
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by: Tom Regan Updated:
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. - A special grand jury will be impaneled to investigate problems at the Carroll County 911 call center, Channel 2’s Tom Regan confirmed on Monday.
The investigation, which will be coordinated by Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Pete Skandalakis, follows the death of a Temple man in which the 911 emergency response drew harsh criticism.
"This special grand jury is called for the purpose of a civil investigation. We will be looking at the system to see if it's best for Carroll County, are there improvements to be made and what should be done to make those improvements," Skandalakis said.
The family of 73-year-old Fred Langley believes that 911 dispatcher error is responsible for his death.
A dispatcher mistakenly sent paramedics to the wrong address following a call on June 23. Instead of being directed to Kathy Lane in Temple, the emergency workers were sent to a Kathy Lane in Carrollton -- nine miles away. The error resulted in a 10-minute delay.
Langley, who suffered a diabetic seizure, later died. A medical examiner told Channel 2 Action News that Langley had a heart condition, and could not conclude the delay contributed to his death.
Officials blamed the mistake on human error and fired the dispatcher involved. However, a county commissioner believes the problem is also the result of an inadequate system upgrade.
"Two and half years ago, we did transfer systems. I did my research at the time and I did not feel that it was something that could handle our call volumes," District 3 Commissioner Ashley Hendrix told Regan.
Hendrix said she requested the grand jury investigation to get an impartial assessment of the county's 911 system.
"I wanted an impartial body to give a recommendation to the board of commissioners to let us know, and remove politics from the situation," Hendrix said.
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Open Air Parking: This trophy requires you to throw a car at a helicopter in level one. It's essential you remain in regular form and DO NOT transform into demon mode, as you will be unable to throw a vehicle. As soon as you spot the large rock monster in the level, keep an eye out for the helicopter as this is the only place it will appear. Hit the helicopter with the car for the trophy.
High Flier: During the Choking Grounds there are Dark Realm Challenges, one called the Gory End has you fight a large group of bats that you can kill in one hit by using your Sword attack. War will kill the enemy while it's still in the air, allowing you to jump off the enemy towards another bat without hitting the ground. Jump from bat to bat using the one hit kill and you'll be able to score this achievement/trophy.
Devastator: Also in the Choking Grounds is a Dark Realm challenge called Speed Brawl. A large number of weak zombies spawn around you here; use your Blade Geyser once 10 or more have gathered around you and you should easily unlock the achievement/trophy.
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Community of The Month – Vista Pointe
- Posted by admin
- 12:18 pm
CONGRATULATIONS VISTA POINTE TEAM!
Located In the heart of the metroplex in beautiful Valley Ranch, Texas is Vista Pointe. Joining the Westwood/Taylor Land Portfolio in the spring of 2007, Vista Pointe is a 231 unit community. Though it sounds small it operates large! Feeding to the Coppell ISD – a highly sought after school district and just minutes from DFW International Airport, this community’s great location and amenity package makes it a strong competitor. The longevity of the community staff speaks to the team atmosphere. The amazing maintenance staff led by Richard also includes Jose and Lupe all who has been with Westwood for 5 plus years! The contributions of Saira in the role of Assistant Manager and Saima as leasing are dynamic. Debi is in a dual role as the District/Community Manager. Thank you for your contributions in making Vista Pointe a great place to live and work! We appreciate you all!
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An assortment of work is planned, including the installation of storm water drainage on North Main, the construction of new sidewalks, curb and gutters on North Main, plus the grading and overlaying of the Main Street driving surface.
“This morning we’re going to take out about 120 feet of sidewalk. We set about 140 feet of curb yesterday. We thought we’d just go ahead and take out all this sidewalk so we can keep moving with the project,” said Brian Chaplin, project manager for the city.
“We have great weather ahead of us so we’re going to keep slipping sidewalk in as much as we can,” said Chaplin. “Weather pending, we should have this whole block here on the west side ‘slipped’ within three weeks. Then we’ll jump over and do the east side. We’ll slip in the whole curb, then take out a big section of the sidewalk and then start putting it all back in.
“It should go quicker than the 300 block because of the tie-ins and the new storm sewer. We know we don’t have that much in this next block so it won’t take near as long.”
Bleigh Construction’s original bid was $828,000. When the design of the project was revised, it required passage of a construction change order by the City Council of an additional $196,654.
When engineering and design service contracts, plus a handful of other related costs are factored in, another $215,000 is added to the project’s total cost.
The state has designated $353,034 for the project. A portion of the construction costs will be split between the city and North Main property owners, who in 2011 agreed to help offset a funding shortfall by paying a special assessment.
Projected date for completion
The latest estimate is that much of the work will take until around Thanksgiving of this year.
Each week, the Courier-Post is documenting the improvements taking place in downtown Hannibal. For more information, contact:
Journalist Danny Henley
Mail P.O. Box A, Hannibal, MO, 63401
Phone (573) 248-2752
Fax (573) 221-5800
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Concert Review: Tom Keifer – May 22, 2013 – Buford, GA The Brainfart May 24, 2013 Concert Reviews 5 Comments Tom Keifer May 22, 2013 37 Main – Buford, GA For nearly 30 years, Tom Keifer has been a staple in the hard rock world as the singer/guitarist/songwriter for the band Cinderella. In a genre full of hasbeens and neverwas artists, Tom has managed to stay relevant and stick to his guns through thick and thin. Tom is one of the most inspiring artists out there in my opinion. He has used his music to rise above all of the bogus shit that he has gone through in his life. Everything from the legal battles that keep Cinderella from making new music to his ongoing battle with vocal cord issues would have knocked anyone else out of the race. Instead of accepting defeat, Keifer forged on and the result of his perseverance is his latest album The Way Life Goes. Tom hit the road for his first ever solo tour behind this stellar album and brought his show to the small Buford, GA venue 37 Main. I was so psyched to see this performance but I was less than thrilled at the venue choice. Before we get too into the performance, we have to talk about this venue. The venue is in the small downtown area of Buford, GA. I was pretty surprised that this was the venue they picked for Tom to play. It’s an uber cheesy hair metal kind of night club and it’s so kitschy you can’t help but feel you’re being made fun of. The décor consists of huge photos of Jon Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses and waitresses walking around with their breasts hanging out. Ok, that wasn’t such a bad thing but you get the picture. As for the majority of the clientele, if you ever wanted to know what ever happened to that one guy who played in that one band, he’s here, he’s about 100lbs heavier, receding hairline, and he’s at the bar. His daughter is the bartender as well. It was really kind of a bummer for me because I couldn’t help but feel that this venue choice totally cheapened the experience for me. Since there was no photo pit I was unable to make it anywhere near the stage to grab some good photos so instead of fighting, I secured a comfortable place in the back of the ¾ full room and just as I found my prime spot the houselights went down and Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” played over the PA. I couldn’t help but feel that an appropriate song to intro Tom’s show. The band took the stage opening with the Cinderella song “Sick for the Cure” which was an awesome opener. This song is a testament to Tom’s love of rock n’ roll music and it definitely set the tone for the rest of the night. I held my breath before Tom started singing and the minute he stepped to the mic I let out a huge sigh of relief. Tom sounded absolutely amazing on this song and for the duration of the set he would continue to blow me away. Tom followed things up with “Ain’t That a Bitch” from his solo album and this song just kicked all sorts of ass. The only problem was that the crowd all of the sudden just seemed to lose steam. For some reason these people just weren’t reacting to the new songs the way I was. The new songs were absolutely amazing and they sounded so good live but this wasn’t a crowd that wanted to hear new songs. This was a middle aged audience who were celebrating their “big night out” without the kids or husband/wife. These folks wanted the hits. They wanted a Cinderella set and I commend Tom for sticking to his guns and giving everyone the show that he wanted to give them. The highlight of the set for me was the storyteller acoustic set. The band pulled up some bar stools and Tom started telling the story about the early days of Cinderella before kicking into a blues infused rendition of “Shake Me.” I absolutely loved that they did this but again, this just seemed to go over everyone’s head. One guy behind me kept yelling, “Play it right!” I turned around and politely asked him to shut his piehole. Getting to hear “One For Rock N’ Roll” from Heartbreak Station was a real treat for me and I loved it that Tom introduced the song by saying, “My parents did a good job raising me but Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones had a big fucking hand in it as well.” Tom really seemed to be enjoying this aspect of the show and he had this very comfortable vibe going on with it. Tom has his lovely wife Savannah Snow join him on “Ask Me Yesterday” which brought on some serious goosebumps. Again, I totally loved it but the mood again was killed by people saying stupid stuff like, “I wanna hear the rock stuff. Play “Nobody’s Fool”!” It’s a real bummer for me that the majority of these folks didn’t really see what an amazing gift they were being given. It’s kind of like the kid who gets this awesome toy for Christmas and he/she says, “But I wanted THAT one.” Song for song Tom’s voice sounded amazing. He was pushing himself and giving the 110% that he always gives but the majority of his band just didn’t seem to be matching his energy. With the exception of his 2nd guitarist, the band just seemed to be kind of bored. They sounded killer but there just didn’t seem to be much chemistry on stage. In all honesty, this was ok with me because Tom, as always, was running the show and really bringing it. The set continued on with a killer mix of new material and Cinderella classics like “Don’t Know What You Got Till’ It’s Gone” and “Coming Home.” The set ending “Shelter Me” brought down the house (FINALLY, the crowd responds). Watching Tom on this song was like going to church as he testified to the God of Rock n’ Roll dropping to his knees like a lanky white James Brown who just saw the light. Just when I thought that couldn’t be topped, the band returned for a jaw dropping encore of the Joe Cocker version of “A Little Help from My Friends.” Once again, I couldn’t help but feel the personal and autobiographical tone of this song and it literally brought a tear to my eye as the crowd, once again, woke the hell up and roared with approval. That, my friends, is powerful stuff. The band then launched right into “Gypsy Road” which again brought a huge response from the crowd. Tom introduced the band and bid everyone good night saying, “Thank you for keeping this music alive for 30 years and for making my dreams come true. I hope all of your dreams come true. Good night and see you next time.” If you’re going to see Tom Keifer on this tour, please keep one thing in mind. This is his solo tour. If you’re going to go and scream for a bunch of Cinderella songs, don’t do that and kill it for those that are there to take it all in. Just go and open your mind and ears to some outstanding new material and know that you’ll get your hand full of obligatory Cinderella tunes. In all honesty, I would’ve loved to have heard more solo stuff and maybe even some deeper Cinderella songs but Tom is doing his best to appease everyone. Seeing Tom Keifer like this was nothing short of amazing. Even as lame as the crowd was, as crappy as the sound in the room was, and as lame as the venue was, Tom’s performance rose above it all and totally took me away from it all and captivated me. Its shows like this that make me proud to be a fan of an artist and its shows like this that inspire me as a musician myself. Regardless of those that didn’t get the message, those of us that did got it loud and clear. Thanks Tom. Let’s do it for another 30 years. Tom Keifer Setlist Electric Set Sick for the Cure Ain’t That a Bitch A Different Light Acoustic Set: Shake Me Ask Me Yesterday The Flower Song One for Rock and Roll Electric Set Solid Ground Cold Day in Hell Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) Coming Home Shelter Me Encore: With a Little Help from My Friends Gypsy Road Like this:Like Loading... malmsuite says: September 3, 2013 at 5:26 am The way life goes is a brilliant record. Just amazing. In my opinion: the best Tom did, jimmyjr says: June 26, 2013 at 3:34 pm please tour again soon just got cd rocks melanie says: June 21, 2013 at 9:37 pm I’m sorry i missed this one! Try to see Tom every chance i get! Glad he’s still rocking on! AJ says: May 24, 2013 at 2:07 pm I was so bummed to miss this tour. 21 and over at this crazy little bar downtown that used to be a church. The place always has a great vibe, I’d've loved to see Tom play there. Next time around, hopefully. Michelle Schrotz says: May 24, 2013 at 10:09 am Awesome review!! Glad to see that he’s still around and playing shows. Would have liked to see this one.
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We are thrilled to bring to you a full EP premiere of Danish punk band Forever Unclean, see below. The band will be releasing their new EP titled Woof on Friday, June 8th, 2018 through Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK), Bearded Punk Records (Belgium), Hidden Home Records (USA) and Pee Records (Australia). Forever Unclean just finished playing a few festivals and toured Australia for the first time. The EP will be on a limited pressing run of 300 copies, 150 on frosted clear and 150 on opaque pink vinyl (tour exclusive). You can click here to pick up a copy of the EP.
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Bulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Series in Tourism (ISSN: 2616-7603)
PublisherKyiv National University of Culture and Arts
IF(Impact Factor)2023 Evaluation Pending
DescriptionThe collection covers the topical issues of theory and methodology of tourism, scientific foundations of tourism for sustainable development, information and innovation activity in tourism, activity of the subjects in tourism industry at all levels of management, cultural problems of tourism development in modern conditions.
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CACI International ISR Strategist / ISR Collection Managers (Tampa FL, Fayetteville NC, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Iraq) in International, Afghanistan
CACI is seeking ISR Strategist / ISR Collection Managers to support our customer in Tampa FL, Fayetteville NC, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Iraq.
What You’ll Get to Do:
The Joint Deployable Intelligence Support Systems Joint Program Office (JDISS JPO) requires experienced Collection Management Subject Matter Experts (SME), on-site for Collection Management in a coalition environment and the management of deployed JDISS CMMA baselines to CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida. This position may require deployments to Tampa FL, Fayetteville NC, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Iraq. The primary responsibilities of the candidate include:
Job responsibilities fall within the ISR Collection Management disciplines of Collections Requirements Management (CRM), Collections Operations Management (COM), ISR Plans and ISR Assessments.
Responsible for various ISR related functions to include: interacting with Intelligence personnel to develop EEI’s and effective Collection Strategies utilizing all-source intelligence assets, developing collection strategies, drafting and tracking collection requirements, maintaining ISR assessments data, and assisting with ISR operational planning.
Responsibilities include utilizing ISR systems (PRISM, GIMS, CRATE, etc.) to manage ISR collections operations.
This position may require deployments to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, or Bahrain or Iraq.
Another component of this position is providing on-site and off-site Collection Management training to US / Coalition personnel and developing written documentation in support of training initiatives.
Active TS/SCI clearance
Collection Management Experience
ISR Assets Expertise (FMV, SIGINT, IMINT, etc.)
Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization, and Management (PRISM), GIMS, CRATE, or similar systems experience required
Ability to work independently overseas with no on-site company support or supervision.
Must be a self-starter with a robust knowledge of Collection Management processes.
5+ years of relevant experience
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We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
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For over 55 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
CACI employs a diverse range of talent to create an environment that fuels innovation and fosters continuous improvement and success. At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is proud to provide dynamic careers for employees worldwide. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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Diwali celebrations: Let there be light. And some sound...
If you think a ban on firecrackers would dampen the Diwali revelry, here are the electronic crackers. For a mere Rs.1500, you enjoy the sound of real crackers sans air pollution. Plus colorful strings
Electronic crackers are the craze this year at the Bhagirath Place market. The crackers with decorative strings and a remote-controlled woofer that emits loud sounds of crackers bursting on the push of a button. “With ban on firecrackers and people becoming conscious of pollution, these electronic crackers are selling well,” says Vicky, a shopkeeper adding the price range around Rs.1500.
“After two years of slow business, sales are finally looking up now,” says Abhishek of Sachdeva Electrical Appliances, in between attending to customers. “Besides the usual colourful ‘ladi’ (series) lights, people are going for waterfall lights and star curtains. These are new items this year. The 10x10 metre waterfall light costs Rs. 400 while the star curtain with 20 pieces costs Rs. 350,” he added.
From a variety of string lights (blinking and normal) to Neon flexible rope lights, and from twinkling stars to electric diyas and fruit-shaped lights, the market is flooded with Chinese products.
“The entire market is full of Chinese products. Some of the shopkeepers here are big importers. Retailers like us buy from them and sell on a little margin,” explained Abhishek’s father.
There is no warranty of these products though shopkeepers added that they “usually don’t give any trouble for one-two years”.
Rahul Singh, a regular before the lockdown, says, “I have come here after two years. Glad to see the bustling crowd and so many colourful lights around. It really lifted my spirits.”
Shops that usually sell regular electrical items like switches, bulbs and cables round the year have put up decorative lights outside their shops for sale. “We are into the business of lamps and decorative lights for several decades. But now we have stopped selling Chinese products to a large extent after 2020. Today, only 20 percent of our total ware is Chinese, that too because some customers come asking for it,” said Ravi Kant of The Light House.
“Why after 2020?” we probe further. “Why should we sell China’s items. Look what China is doing to us. We are encouraging Indian products so that our own manufacturers and artisans get work,” he added.
But how strong is the sentiment? “I don’t know what others think. But shopkeepers who are into the regular business of lights, unlike seasonal traders, now prefer showcasing Indian products, which are reliable, sturdy and can also be repaired,” Kant volunteered by way of explanation.
A bunch of artisans were vending handcrafted products, delicate and pretty decorative lamps made of metal and fitted with LEDs. “This is Chhatar (canopy), that is Jhoomar (chandelier). Chhatar is priced Rs. 400 while the big Jhoomar is for Rs. 800,” said Nadeem. Are these imported products? “No, we have made them ourselves. We make handicrafts and our workshop is in Seelampur,” he confided.
Ravi Kumar, the owner of ‘Lighting Boutique’ on Chandni Chowk main road says that he has never dealt in Chinese lamps. “We provide customised goods to our clients. And we are in this business since 1963,” said Kumar who has had a big signboard with ‘Make in India’ logo put up on his shop.
Back in the market, 17-year-old Govind has placed a few boxes of cheap string lights and e-diyas on a small table outside a shop. He is selling string lights for Rs. 50 a length, a pack of 18 e-diyas for Rs. 50. “On normal days I work as a salesman in a shop. Now I am selling these things to earn some extra money before Diwali,” he said. Are sales good? “Bas theek hi hai,” he said, not looking too happy.
In any case, cheaper Chinese lamps continue to light up millions of homes of Indians who cannot afford pricier Indian products.
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Call it the deformed canary in the coalmine. Scientists have found that several species of wild birds in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are growing deformed beaks at rates never before recorded. The birds, whose beaks are severely elongated, curved or even crossed, have developed what’s called avian keratin disorder, and though the USGS biologists who released their findings this month have not pinpointed its cause, they believe it could signal a graver environmental problem.
Beak abnormalities are rare in adult birds. The deformities, which sometimes also affect birds’ feed and feathers, can have many causes, from parasitic or viral infections to environmental contaminants. But when multiple species across a region – in this case the Pacific Northwest and Alaska – are affected with deformities that are so similar in nature, it could very well be a factor in their environment causing the change.
In the past, when deformities have been found in vast group of birds like this one (called an epizootic in animal speak; our equivalent of an epidemic), it has, indeed, been the first tip off that something in their environment was askew. Hatchlings of fish-eating birds and raptors in the Great Lakes that have been exposed to high levels of PCBs and other toxins have had wide instances of beak deformities. They also occurred in birds in California exposed to selenium (Se) in agricultural runoff. In that case, Se levels in agricultural drainage exceeded hazardous levels, and by scientists gathering data on deformities of the eye, feet or legs, beak, brain, and abdomen in ducks, grebes, and coots, the community was alerted to the widespread problem and it was eventually addressed at a policy level. (Read more about it.)
For the black-capped Chickadees and the Northwestern Crows of Alaska and the Northwest, this is not a new problem. The beak disorder (which keeps the birds from eating and cleaning themselves properly, poor little guys) has been steadily growing since abnormalities were first spotted in the species in the late 90s. The USGS, after releasing its findings, says it will continue to study potential causes of the epizootic. Have a look at a gallery of the birds here.
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Come on in to the insider message boards at Fightin' Gators where we discuss the big things we are hearing with new Florida assistant coach hires Corey Bell, Ja'Juan Seider, and Brad Davis.
The three have hit the ground running in a big way with regards to recruiting and we are hearing some excellent tidbits on their coaching exploits as well.
Some players are standing out in pre-spring workouts as well. We have several football players that we comment on about how they are doing and what some are expecting from them this spring.
Finally, the Gators have had a couple of decent Junior Days for recruiting the 2018 class. We have been able to glean some big things with regard to recruiting and some general thoughts on the direction that we share as well.
So, come on and check out the latest inside on...
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Dons manager on a spirited victory at Barnet
Neal Ardley saluted his side’s resilience after Wimbledon earned all three points at Barnet – and he was delighted to reward Dons fans for all their great support.
Wimbledon had to dig deep in the conditions against a gritty Barnet team, but spirit in abundance was displayed by the whole team to make it six wins out of seven in League 2. And the Dons were roared onto victory by 1,409 travelling supporters.
Speaking during an interview for Dons Player, Neal Ardley said: “When we have gone to various places around London the support has been great. I knew it would be again. You could hear it in the dressing room when the lads went out and it felt like a home game. We gave them something to shout about because the lads worked their socks off. We were good going forward, created chances, and defended like lions. I don’t think you can ask for too much more than that away from home.
“I am delighted. I thought this was going to be a real tough one and the first half was really difficult. We had to stay strong, but their goalkeeper made three or four great saves and in the second-half he has made another three or four. We felt at 1-0 up that we could have been four or five ahead with the chances we had. Getting the second goal was vital, it was brilliant play from George to set it up. Then we made it difficult for ourselves in the last five minutes, but we stayed firm.”
Neal was pleased with the quality of performances from his substitutes with Ade Azeez once again making a difference and 18-year-old centre-back Ryan Sweeney’s form has not surprised the manager.
“It’s nice to look at the bench and see the quality that we have,” said Neal. “It was going to be difficult for Tom and Lyle to keep going for 90 minutes, bearing in mind we have Tuesday to think of as well. Ade came on and got his goal, but everyone put a shift in. Ryan has done another great job for us, but it does not happen by chance. It is all part of the process.It’s no coincidence that the likes of Will Nightingale and David Fitzpatrick have stepped up and done well because they've been training with the first-team, that's something we brought in two years ago. Credit to Ryan though because there was no hiding place out there.”
Full post-match reaction from Neal Ardley is on Dons Player and an interview with Lyle Taylor will be on our premium channel tomorrow.
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SAGINAW, MI – With its dress rehearsal in full swing Thursday at Pit and Balcony Community Theatre, “Nuncrackers” ran head on with Murphy’s Law, where everything that could go wrong would.
And that’s just how Alma native Dan Goggin wrote the Christmas musical, a production that under Jim Gaertner’s direction turns the whole house into its stage as the Little Sisters of Hoboken try once again to share their talents.
The power goes out, plunging the theater in darkness. Sister Julia, Child of God, is missing in action. And it only takes a few bars of “Here We Come A’Waffling” to realize Sister Amnesia (Mandee Wunderle) isn’t all there, either.
But the good sisters, with the help of Sister Mary Leo’s (Anne Kukla) brother, Father Virgil Manly Trott (Jim Berghoff), are determined to make sure the show goes on, leading to some hilarious improvisations that are better left to discover on your own.
Just think of dueling Sugar Plum fairies.
Yet it is sometimes the quieter moments that bring the biggest laughs. And then you have a little one looking like a deer caught in the headlights when the curtain rises, a moment unscripted but pulsing with the heart that makes “Nuncrackers” a holiday delight.
And God bless Sister Amnesia as she ventures into the audience, ably ad-libbing as she plays Secret Santa to a Mary and, heaven help us!, a Protestant.
She even yodels, a downright hoot in the country-tinged “Santa Ain’t Comin’ to Our House” in front of a WCON-TV set drawn right out of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. There’s even a live orchestra led by Sara Taylor tucked into the rafters, featuring Jonathan Vanston, Kathy Staudacher and Steven Magstadt through the run.
For pure heart, though, there’s nothing like Sister Robert Anne’s (Holly Jacobs) “Jesus Was Born in Brooklyn,” ironically also one of the biggest production numbers, and Father Virgil’s heartwarming “The Christmas Box.”
Then you have the laugh-out-loud fun of “In the Convent,” a madcap take on the Village People. With Most Reverend Mother Regina (the clacker-clicking Linda Rebney) and Sister Mary Hubert (Mary Ann Tessin) in the mix, it leaves you wondering just how far these sisters will go in search of a good giggle.
We could tell you more but that would spoil the fun. Let’s just say you want to hang on every word.
Again, one of the night’s highlights was totally unscripted, watching community theater veteran Ann Russell-Lutenske watching her daughter Grace make her stage debut. Along with Christian Eudis, Jack Ververka, Matthew Taylor and Joey and Sophia Garcia, she landed into a plum setting, Goggin allowing kids to be kids in a role many of us will recognize from past Sunday School pageants.
But this is one time that adults on both sides of the spotlight can join the fun.
“Nuncrackers” opens at 8 p.m. tonight, Dec. 7, and continues at 8 p.m. Dec. 8, 14 and 15, and 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and 16 at Pit and Balcony Community Theatre, 805 N. Hamilton.
Tickets cost $22 for adults, $15 for youth 13-17 and $10 for children 12 and younger. Call 989-754-6587 for more information, including ticket availability.
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Aggieland Credit Union
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Stats Age: 2 and a half years Breed: Bichon Frise Likes: Dislikes: Being left on his own
Child free please
2 and a half year old Fidgit needs a foster space asap with someone who is home all day. He is an anxious soul who needs a calm quiet home ( NO KIDS) with someone who is able to calmly and quietly work on his anxiety. He cannot be left at the moment but priority is to get him settled, and into a routine so he can start building bridges. He will require patience and understanding. This little man has had 3 homes in 2 months so... please do not offer unless you are in it for the long haul.... apps via pre assessment or call us if you are in our system on 01209 281159.
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One of my “Secrets of Adulthood” (and idea I adopted from Gretchen Rubin) – is:
There are some seasons in life that you just have to muddle through.
This has been one of those seasons for me.
For the past month, my 4 year old has largely refused to wear underwear. My 2 year old has been getting her last few teeth, which means that she has gone from being basically weaned to using my breast as a pacifier for about 5 hours a night. And I had a rather disappointing tax return.
I’ll be honest, I’ve been really cranky about these issues. It finally got to the point where I started joking (but only half-joking) with my husband, that I’m going through a midlife crisis.
I know it’s melodramatic.
But, on the other hand, on one of the afternoons where I had to leave work early because my daughters (who come to work with me) were fighting, fussing and yelling, and I was so frustrated that I thought: I could just drive away and start a new life somewhere else…I remembered: No, Maggie, you’re just having a midlife crises, this will pass.
Instead of going wherever the road and my maxed out credit card would take me, I went home and made myself my favorite comfort food (cheese quesadillas in the toaster oven and chocolate chip cookies) instead.
I certainly hope that I’m not halfway through my life, but I did just have a birthday with a zero at the end. And I think this is a fair time to take stock, look around and see if I’m living the life I want to live.
If my older daughter continues to wear underwear and my younger daughter’s teeth finally come through, I hope I’ll be able share some other thoughts on this.
But for now, I’m just accepting that I’m going to have to muddle through this season. Somehow accepting that I have to ride this wave to the bottom has freed me from the sense of hopelessness that was starting to take over my life. I know that approach wouldn’t work for everyone, but for me…I know I can muddle through for awhile. And I’ll muddle a lot better if I don’t have to pretend that everything is sunshine and rainbows.
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New: combi window / door contact with integrated reed contacts
The new Narrow Combi window / door contact convinces with its many advantages:
This transmitter is now able to report both closed, open and tilted windows. The status of the window is displayed in the control panel and a message is displayed if you want to arm the control panel but a window is not closed.
NEW: special magnetic contact
Effective range up to 50mm
If necessary, the range can be individually adjusted by mechanically adjusting the magnets.
Glass break detectors
The glass breakage detector reacts to fine to medium vibrations and already reports an alarm if someone tries to smash the glass. The glass breakage detector is supplied with adhesive pad for the glass.
1 x combination window / door contact
2 x height-adjustable magnet
2 x adhesive pad for magnet housing
2 x 10mm spacer
1 x glass breakage detector
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2019-04-22T14:50:15Z
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by Chad Lehrman
SFstandup favorite Todd Barry will be bringing his dry and wonderful “medium energy” style to the San Francisco Punchline October 9th-11th.
@ Punchline Comedy Club
444 Battery Street, SF
Oct. 9th, 10th, & 11th
Here Todd answers a few questions regarding rowdy audiences, politics, and where you should go for your pre-show meal.
Your website says that Ayam Dada Masak Cabe is your favorite food. I googled “Ayam Dada Masak Cabe” and the only thing that comes up is your website. What gives?
TB: It’s a special dish created by me, for me.
How come the main photo of you at your website is from the waist down??
TB: Because it’s super sexy and provocative.
You’re the same age as VP candidate Sarah Palin- do you think it’s a good age to become Vice President?
TB: Hmmm… I never thought about that….I’M GONNA HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE SOON!
Have any children recognized you from your appearance on Sesame Street?
TB: No, but I’ve received a few emails from old acquaintances who’ve watched that episode with their kids.
Why do you write such mean things about Louis CK on the internet?
TB: Because he’s a red-haired piece of shit who needs to get out of the business, pronto!
How do you handle a rowdy audience?
TB: With my FISTS OF FURY!
Did you meet Mitch Hedberg when you started out doing comedy in Florida (where Hedberg also started), or did you guys meet later?
TB: I actually saw him open for Ellen DeGeneres in New York before he was famous. It wasn’t really his crowd — if you know what I mean — but he hung in there and did well.
What can you tell us about The Wrestler, which seems to be getting great reviews- do you play a wrestler?
TB: I play Mickey Rourke’s boss at his day job. The film, which opens December 19th, was directed by Darren Aronofsky. It just won the “Golden Lion” award at the Venice Film Festival.
Is there anything you’d like to say to the people of San Francisco to help them prepare for your upcoming shows?
TB: If you can’t get into House of Nanking for your pre-show meal, the place next door is really good, too.
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Help Shape the Industry
Join the SEMI International Standards Program Today!
For over 40 years, device manufacturers, major fabs, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and other organizations from around the world have relied upon SEMI International Standards to help reduce costs and spur innovation. Standards have had enormous impact on the semiconductor industry and are now also making valuable contributions to flat panel display, micro-electromechanical systems, photovoltaic, and high-brightness LED (light-emitting diode) industries.
The industry has relied on thousands of industry volunteers worldwide—people just like you—to help develop a wide range of standards. Over 4,600 volunteers representing over 1800 companies work in 23 global technical committees and over 200 task forces to find solutions to common technology challenges. Participation in the SEMI International Standards Program is open to all; SEMI underwrites the costs of administering the program as a service to the industry. Members may join one or more technical committees as voting or non-voting members by filling out a simple application form.
Standards are also a way to make an important contribution to your company. Participants in the standards development process can influence important cost saving, quality assurance, factory integration, maintenance and other critical business initiatives. Standards volunteers give their company an important voice in the future of the industry and a valuable early-warning system on new and impending standards that may have significant impact on sales, product design and cost reduction programs. Contributors to industry standards have gone on to hold senior positions in the industry and many have won prestigious industry-wide awards.
Participation in the SEMI Industry Standards program is an interesting and meaningful way to network with colleagues from throughout the world. Standards volunteers make lifelong friendships and develop valuable business contacts through their participation in standards meetings and other standards development processes. Standards committee meetings are typically held in conjunction with SEMICON Expositions and other major industry events.
Standards meetings are open to all registered SEMI Standards Program Members. To join the standards community and start making a big contribution to the industry’s progress, complete an application form today. For additional information, please contact your local SEMI International Standards staff with any questions or request for assistance.
- Market Info
- Events & Tradeshows
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Birmingham Town Hall
|Birmingham Town Hall|
|Location||Victoria Square, Birmingham, England|
|Owner||Birmingham City Council|
Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed building for concerts and meetings in Victoria Square, Birmingham 1, England. It was built as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival which had started in 1784 in order to raise money for a hospital. Between 2002 and 2008, it was refurbished into a concert hall and is now used for many different kinds of performances such as organ recitals, rock, pop and classical concerts and events such as graduation ceremonies for Aston University. It has a famous pipe organ which has 90 stops.
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THE MACALLAN UNVEILS INNOVATIVE 1824 SERIES
The Macallan, distributed by Maxxium UK, has today unveiled The 1824 Series, a range showcasing two of its greatest strengths; oak sherry casks and natural colour.
Grounded in an unwavering commitment to sourcing the very best oak sherry casks, the most expensive in the industry, The 1824 Series showcases the signature style of The Macallan, embracing the defining elements which have made it one of the world’s truly great single malts.
Bob Dalgarno, The Macallan Whisky Maker, has created four expressions by identifying the natural colour formed during maturation in different casks types to create the character informed by these colours. The expressions are Gold, Amber, Sienna and Ruby, all names reflecting the actual colour of the whiskies in the range, but also describing naturally occurring mineral and metals.
This innovative approach to whisky making is the first to derive the final character from the natural colours drawn into The Macallan from the oak sherry casks over the years of maturation. It has allowed Bob Dalgarno to assess the broadest range of casks delivering an unrivalled range of natural colours. The casks chosen for the range deliver a gradation of colour from light to dark, with the wood character defining each expression’s flavour, moving from lighter, lemon citrus to richer, dried fruit notes. As the whiskies become darker and richer, so the pool of casks able to deliver this character becomes smaller and rarer.
Bob Dalgarno, Whisky Maker, The Macallan, said, “The Macallan world of colour is the true inspiration of the 1824 Series. Using colour to drive and define a whisky differs dramatically from the conventional age approach, allowing us to explore different casks and take a more flexible approach to our stock. We have been able to work creatively with the full range of matured stock available, rather than working to a pre-determined character based on age. For me, the key thought in this range is that
a great single malt doesn’t need to be 30 years old to taste like a 30 year old.”
By drawing on his broadest range of skills in cask selection, Bob has been unshackled by the need to draw on casks selected first and foremost for their age. His expert skills ensure consistency through the effective management and selection of the casks which provide the spectrum of natural colour and character essential to The Macallan.
Commenting on this latest innovation, Ken Grier, Director of Malts, Edrington, said “As some 60% of the aroma and flavour of The Macallan derives from the oak maturation casks, this new range is a genuine opportunity to demonstrate the critical role of these exceptional casks and also to challenge perceptions about bottling at arbitrary ages. Taking colour as the basis for shaping these whiskies, an industry first,
is testimony both to the innovative approach to whisky making and to the long experience of our Whisky Maker. This truly is Bob’s work at its very best.”
Peter Sandstrom, Marketing Director, Maxxium UK said: “The Macallan 1824 Series is the perfect combination of two of the most influential factors which make this single malt whisky amongst the most distinctive and desirable, namely oak sherry casks and natural colour. It is testament to our great relationship with Edrington that Maxxium UK is the first market to debut this exciting new range.”
The Macallan Gold (RRP £36), The Macallan Amber (RRP £45), The Macallan Sienna (RRP £66) and The Macallan Ruby (RRP £120) will be available at selected whisky retailers.
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Major League Baseball has implemented inter-league play this season more than it has ever done in league history.
This year, there will be inter-league games almost every week throughout the course of the regular season. This change to the MLB schedule is influencing how teams prepare their rosters in 2013 and beyond.
National League teams such as the Philadelphia Phillies have dilemmas on their hands with figuring out who will play the field and who will play games as a designated hitter.
The Phillies enter 2013 with question marks surrounding the health of their core players and the talent level of their outfield. With the implementation of the DH regularly throughout the season, the Phillies could utilize players off of their bench as well as give everyday regulars a chance to rest from playing the field.
Laynce Nix is a player that could benefit from regular inter-league play.
Nix was signed as a free agent last off-season with a two-year deal worth a total of $2.5 million. The ten-year veteran has spent time playing in both the American League and the National League throughout his career.
He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 MLB Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers and made his major-league debut in July of 2003. Nix has spent his career with five teams and has a combined batting average of .245 over that span.
He was traded by the Rangers in 2006 to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench, and Julio Cordero in return for Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz. As a member of the Brewers organization, Nix did not see much time in the major leagues. In fact, he played a total of 30 games for the Brewers from 2006-2008.
Nix found his way back to the MLB in 2009 as a member of the Cincinnati Reds organization, where he spent two seasons and played in a total of 213 games. As a Red, Nix hit 19 home runs and drove in 64 runs while hitting a collective .257 as an off-the-bench player.
Nix then found a home with the Washington Nationals in 2011. He originally signed as a minor-league free agent and was invited to Spring Training. Nix then won a spot on the roster and played in 124 games for the Nationals. Despite hitting a career high 16 home runs, Nix became a free agent in the off-season.
In May of last season, Nix dealt with a Grade-2 sprain in his left calf; The same injury that sidelined shortstop Jimmy Rollins for 56 games in 2010.
Before the injury, Nix was hitting .326 in the 22 games that he played, 14 of which he started. Nix ended up playing 70 games for the Phillies in 2012 and finished with a .246 average with three home runs, 16 runs batted in, 13 extra-base hits, and a .727 OPS.
This season, Nix will be competing for a spot on the Opening Day roster against Domonic Brown, John Mayberry Jr., and Darin Ruf.
According to Baseball-Reference, Nix is owed $1.35 million this season. Given that the Phillies owe him this money and the fact that he is finally healthy, there is a good shot that Nix makes the 25-man roster.
Nix has shown in the past that he can hit right-handed pitching. He is a career .253 hitter with 64 home runs, 218 runs batted in, 170 extra-base hits, 100 walks, and an OPS of .744 against right-handers.
Now that there is inter-league play, Nix can serve as the DH. This will not only give the Phillies another offensive threat in the lineup, but it will also keep Nix fresh for when his name is called by manager Charlie Manuel to pinch hit late in ball games.
Nix could be a weapon that the Phillies can use in order to produce more runs. He will not only get consistent at-bats, but he will also get a chance to live up to his contract, maybe earning himself a new deal by the end of the season. Look for the Phillies to utilize Nix’s talents in order to get more production from their offense in 2013.
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Fundraising – Big Ten Alumni Club Liason
Attended Ohio State 2006 – 2008
Degree: B. A. in Journalism
I have been a club member since 2012. I am currently at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Development Communications. I serve on the Scholarship Committee, as the Big Ten Alumni Club Liason and have a dog named Posey after Devier Posey.
My fond memories of Ohio State are “The game of the century” between Ohio State and Michigan in 2006! and being in New Orleans for the national championship in 2008 (even though we lost!)
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https://cincinnati.alumni.osu.edu/about/board-members/kim-burdett/
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Designed with extensive storage and full extension glides, this server brings style and utility to the formal dining room. Crafted from Asian hardwood and completed with a metallic platinum finish, the server features mirrors, shiny ray drawer fronts and shaped ring pulls that highlight formal elegance. Completed with turned legs, this server blends glamorous dining style and utility.
57.25"W x 18.00"D x 35.00"H
QUESTIONS?Call us at 631-768-8130 (open 10am-6pm) or
drop us a message here.
Style - Contemporary
Features - Storage
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https://www.jenniferfurniture.com/products/danette-buffet
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2017-01-21T17:22:30Z
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Hello everyone the my RX 460 xfx 2gb woks at 70 - 80 fps in doom at 1600x900 in ultra except shadow and lights on low, but suddenly the fps drops at 12 or 20 and they don't go up al least that restart the game my version driver: 16.11.4
There are a number of reasons this could cause this to happen. The first one being the system requirements for the game.
Does your system meet these requirements?
If you will list your systems spec's here we can try to help you further.
INFORMATION REQUIRED WHEN POSTING A QUESTION
my pc is between minimum and recommend
Also in another pc doom run to 40fps without drops using a APU 7860K I think that drivers is no optimized because I can play to 80fps but suddenly drops to 12 fps
You may just be pushing that card to hard using Ultra settings.
See #11 on this link.
Doom Errors, Crashes, Resolution, Low FPS, Flickering, Full Screen, Bugs and Fixes | SegmentNext
Also read this if you have not already done so.
Fixes for Game Crashes, Hangs, and Performance Issues
Nothing guys I have try every thing unistall driver and re install, the game in low medium and hight , happens the same the game suddenly no matter in where drops from 112fps to 12 or 20 fps I think that the gpu doent load all off at 100% but I can't confirm becase the msi afterburner doent work with vulkan
Have you tried with vsync on ?
These spikes. It looks like video memory is not enough. Yes, i saw it "run to 40fps without drops using a APU 7860K"... Did you try OpenGL (MSI Afterburner will work)?
HWinfo64 can monitor many vital parameters of PC. launch it in the background and play DOOM (no matter Vulkan or OpenGL).
Please someone make game list for this card on 60 fps
Rx 460 need for speed rivals - YouTube
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Native Android apps can now get distribution through Facebook discovery channels
Facebook today announced that native Android apps will now be able to benefit from the same social discovery channels as web apps and native iOS apps that integrate with the social network.
Previously native Android apps that used Facebook login couldn’t get distribution through mobile News Feed, Timeline, bookmarks and requests. These channels have been available to HTML5 and iOS apps since October 2011; in February, Facebook told us that 60 million monthly active users navigated to mobile apps from the social network. Apps like Pinterest, BranchOut, Diamond Dash and Words With Friends are among those that have seen millions of additional monthly visits by incorporating Facebook single sign-on. As part of the latest update to Facebook for Android, native Android apps can now access the same features.
Android developers who currently use single sign-on can visit their app settings to enable deep linking. After that, the native app will open when users tap on Facebook stories or requests within Facebook. For example, Spotify users will be able to instantly play songs from their Android devices when they tap on a friend’s listening activity (see example right). If users don’t have the native app installed, they will be taken to a download page.
Apps that integrate Open Graph, in addition to single-sign on, have additional opportunities for discovery on mobile. Facebook recently added game stories in News Feed as a way for users to discover apps on their mobile devices, and a new “trending articles” module gives additional traffic to social readers on the web and mobile devices. We’ve also seen expanded activity modules on mobile Timeline this week.
Developers will be able to get insights about the distribution of referral traffic from the mobile feed, versus mobile search, bookmarks, notifications and Timeline. This was first introduced in March.
More details about deep linking for native Android apps is available on the Facebook Developers site here.
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