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Those of you that know me well, know that I really have a thing for good food. I love to cook great meals and I love going out to awesome restaurants. However, being a single guy I rarely get the opportunity to cook good meals for myself. The problem is, I can either cook a normal sized meal (4 to 5 peoples' worth) and then eat leftovers for a week (and get sick of them in two days) or I can spend almost as much time putting together a meal big enough for just me — which amounts to a huge waste of time if I do this several times a week. So, the invariable conclusion to this dilemma is that I go out to eat. A lot. Not only is that normally unhealthy, it's also pretty freaking expensive ($50 a day = $1,500 a month just to eat). I had tried several different things to get myself out of the habit of eating out almost every night — premade frozen meals (bleh), cooking decent sized batches of something like plain pasta that I can then dress-up in different ways (a better option, but gets very repetitive), eating way too many sandwiches, etc. and found them all unexciting and never stuck with them for long.
I'd pretty much resigned myself to the fact that there was no good solution until I heard about THIS:
What is that, you ask? It's called an immersion circulator, and it's used in a new style of cooking called Sous Vide (which means "under vacuum" in French). It's basically a mix between a kitchen appliance and a piece of high end lab equipment, and it appeals to both the techie and the foodie in me at the same time. Needless to say, I ended up buying one, along with the required vacuum sealer and some bags. That's an expensive purchase (just over $1,000) but I think it will pay for itself fairly quickly, because it just might solve my "always eating out because cooking for myself is inefficient" problem. Let me explain.
First, a bit about Sous Vide. The magic behind the curtain is the idea that nearly every food has a perfect "doneness" temperature. Normally, this is the minimum temperature required for the food to be safe to eat. In order to get all of the food (a chicken breast, for example) to at least the safe / perfect temperature, traditional cooking methods require you overcook most of the food. In order to get the center of the chicken breast to 147, the outside might have to get up to 200+ using a grill, for instance, which results in most of the meat being overcooked. Sous Vide cooking addresses this problem by creating a circulating water bath (normally in a cheap plastic tub) at exactly the perfect temperature and using this to cook vacuum sealed portions of food (with salt, spices, butter, etc. added in the bag as well) for specific amounts of time (which are often longer than it would take using traditional methods, but not terribly long — a half-hour to 45 minutes for a chicken breast for example). Because the water is held at exactly the perfect temperature, it's impossible for any of the food to rise above that temperature, meaning that you get a uniform doneness throughout with no overcooked spots.
Among many other things, this means that you can get perfectly medium rare steak/lamb, the most amazing soft boiled eggs ever, extremely tender and flavorful chicken, and fish that flake apart section by section while staying perfectly tender. To top it all off, because all of the juices are sealed in the bag the flavor is much more intense and less seasoning (including salt) is needed. Once the required cooking time has been reached you simply pull the bags out, open them up, give the outside of the meat a good sear in a really hot pan or griddle (if you want a crust on the outside), and serve. Sous Vide isn't just for meats either – vegetables and fruits turn out amazing as well, and you don't need to load them up with a ton of butter for flavor either, since all the aromas stay in the bag.
My first batch of vegetables (carrots, sugar snap peas, asparagus, beets, butter nut squash) and some peaches ready to take their hot bath:
So, back to my problem… My thought was that since I'd be able to cook multiple things in different bags, and if I left them in long enough they become pasteurized, I could prepare a bunch of really good food using the immersion circulator and then throw the bags in an ice bath to cool them down, and keep them in my fridge to be reheated (which I could do by using hot water rather than a microwave) whenever I wanted them. This weekend I bought the equipment, headed to Costco and bought lots of good meat and vegetables, and spent an evening working the vacuum sealer, the immersion circulator, and a tub full of ice. I now have probably a month's worth of amazing tasting, healthy, and quick to prepare food in the fridge! I've already tried some butternut squash, peaches, lemon juice/pepper chicken, and a ribeye steak – they were all fantastic. So, it looks like I've found a good solution to my problem — every other week or so, I'll spend an evening making a nice mix of food, and chilling it to eat over the next few weeks. If you're in a similar position (or if you think it just sounds awesome) I suggest you look into whether this might make sense for you too.
A few words of caution – you really need to educate yourself on food safety. Because you're working with low temperature cooking here, pasteurization times (factoring in the thickness of the food inside the bag) for each specific item need to be researched and followed strictly. If you're going to refrigerate food and use it later, you need to be aware that even though you may have killed off all of the normal bacteria during pasteurization, there are nasty little things called Clostridium botulinum bacterial spores that can survive the heat of the pasteurization process, and can re-activate upon cooling. Oh yeah, they can also survive without oxygen, so that baggy isn't going to protect you. Did I mention they produce a deadly neurotoxin that paralyzes your muscles (including eventually your heart) if given the right conditions for growth?
So please, if you're going to invest $1,000 in the equipment, invest some time in learning how to keep from killing yourself or your friends. This is a great guide, and the entire first section is on food safety. A high level, incomplete summary: you need to make sure you cook the food at the right temperature for long enough to pasteurize it (kill almost all of the normal bacteria), then immediately put it in an ice bath (and keep it there for 30 minutes or more) to drop the internal temperature to almost 32 degrees Fahrenheit rapidly (you want it in the "danger zone" for as short a time as possible), and then store it in a place where you can keep it consistently below 38 degrees Fahrenheit (most refrigerators can do this, but only if they're not opening and closing constantly), and then eat or discard the food within 4 weeks, assuming you've followed all of the rules. Also, don't reheat and then re-chill food, as this puts the food into the danger zone again.
NOTE: I am not an expert, and this is not actual advice on food safety – just a high level view. If you're going to do any of this yourself, you should do your own research and follow the advice of the experts and governmental agencies that deal with these issues.
To end on a positive note, many high end restaurants have been using Sous Vide cooking techniques (including cooling and reheating the food for later use) for many years now. Williams Sonoma sells the equipment, and I doubt they'd be selling something they expect to kill their customers – bad for business, that. It is definitely possible to do safely if you educate yourself, pay attention and follow the rules while dealing with the food. It's a great way to have high quality, healthy, tasty food with prep times around 10 minutes. I'm loving it so far.
Happy cooking!


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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is one of the oldest living tree species and its leaves are among the most extensively studied botanicals in use today. Unlike many other medicinal herbs, ginkgo leaves are not frequently used in their crude state, but rather, in the form of a concentrated, standardized ginkgo biloba extract (GBE). In Europe and the United States, ginkgo supplements are among the best-selling herbal medications and it consistently ranks as a top medicine prescribed in France and Germany.
Ginkgo has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory. Scientific studies throughout the years lend support to these traditional uses. Emerging evidence suggests that GBE may be particularly effective in treating ailments associated with decreased blood flow to the brain, particularly in elderly individuals. Laboratory studies have shown that GBE improves blood circulation by dilating blood vessels and reducing the stickiness of blood platelets.
Ginkgo leaves also contain two types of chemicals (flavonoids and terpenoids) believed to have potent antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are substances that scavenge free radicals -- damaging compounds in the body that alter cell membranes, tamper with DNA, and even cause cell death. Free radicals occur naturally in the body, but environmental toxins (including ultraviolet light, radiation, cigarette smoking, and air pollution) can also increase the number of these damaging particles. Free radicals are believed to contribute to a number of health problems including heart disease and cancer as well as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Antioxidants such as those found in ginkgo can neutralize free radicals and may reduce or even help prevent some of the damage they cause.
Plant Description:
Ginkgo biloba is the oldest living tree species. A single tree can live as long as 1,000 years and grow to a height of 120 feet. It has short branches with fan-shaped leaves and inedible fruits that produce a strong odor. The fruit contains an inner seed, and there has been a report of a human poisoning from ingesting the seed.
Although Chinese herbal medicine has used both the ginkgo leaf and seed for centuries, modern research has focused on the standardized Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE), which is prepared from the dried green leaves. This standardized extract is highly concentrated and seems to be clinically more effective in treating health problems (particularly circulatory ailments) than the non-standardized leaf alone.
What's It Made Of?:
More than 40 components isolated from the ginkgo tree have been identified, but only two are believed to be responsible for the herb's beneficial effects in humans -- flavonoids and terpenoids. Flavonoids (such as quercetin and rutin) have potent antioxidant effects. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that flavonoids protect the nerves, heart muscle, blood vessels, and retina from damage. Terpenoids (such as ginkgolides) improve blood flow by dilating blood vessels and reducing the stickiness of platelets.
Medicinal Uses and Indications:
Based on studies conducted in laboratories, animals, and humans, many health care professionals may recommend ginkgo for the following health problems:
Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
Ginkgo is widely used in Europe for treating dementia. It use is primarily due to its ability to improve blood flow to the brain and because of its antioxidant properties. The evidence that ginkgo may improve thinking, learning, and memory in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been highly promising.
Clinical studies suggest that ginkgo may provide the following benefits for people with AD:
- Improvement in thinking, learning, and memory (cognitive function)
- Improvement in activities of daily living
- Improvement in social behavior
- Fewer feelings of depression
Several studies have found that ginkgo may be as effective as leading AD medications in delaying the symptoms of dementia in people with this debilitating condition. In addition, ginkgo is sometimes used preventively because it may delay the onset of AD in someone who is at risk for this type of dementia (for example, family history).
Eye problems
The flavonoids found in ginkgo may help halt or lessen some retinal problems (that is, problems to the back part of the eye). Retinal damage has a number of potential causes, including diabetes and macular degeneration. Macular degeneration (often called age-related macular degeneration or ARMD) is a progressive, degenerative eye disease that tends to affect older adults and is the number one cause of blindness in the United States. Studies suggest that gingko may help preserve vision in those with ARMD.
Intermittent Claudication
Because ginkgo is reported to improve blood flow, this herb has been studied in people with intermittent claudication (pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the legs). People with intermittent claudication have difficulty walking without suffering extreme pain. An analysis of eight published studies revealed that people taking ginkgo tend to walk roughly 34 meters farther than those taking placebo. In fact, ginkgo has been shown to be as effective as a leading medication in improving pain-free walking distance. However, regular walking exercises are more beneficial than ginkgo in improving walking distance.
Memory Impairment
Ginkgo is widely touted as a "brain herb." Researchers recently reviewed all of the high-quality published studies on ginkgo and mild memory impairment (in other words, people without Alzheimer's or other form of dementia), and concluded that ginkgo was significantly more effective than placebo in enhancing memory and cognitive function. Ginkgo is commonly added to nutrition bars, soft drinks, and fruit smoothies to boost memory and enhance cognitive performance, although there is debate over whether the small amounts of ginkgo found in these products are effective.
Given that nerve damage and certain blood vessel disorders can lead to tinnitus (the perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound in the ears or head when no external sound is present), some researchers have investigated whether ginkgo relieves symptoms of this hearing disorder. Although the quality of most studies was poor, the reviewers concluded that ginkgo moderately relieves the loudness of the tinnitus sound. However, a well-designed study including 1,121 people with tinnitus found that ginkgo (given 3 times daily for 3 months) was no more effective than placebo in relieving symptoms of tinnitus. Given these conflicting findings, the therapeutic value of ginkgo for tinnitus remains uncertain. In general, tinnitus is a very difficult problem to treat.
Other uses
In addition to these health problems, health care professionals may also recommend ginkgo for a variety of other ailments, including altitude sickness, asthma, depression, disorientation, headaches, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, and vertigo.
- A clinical study found that a standardized ginkgo extract may reduce the side effects of menopause as well as risk factors for osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Women are becoming more reluctant to use pharmaceutical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to its undesirable side effects, such as irregular bleeding and an increased risk of breast cancer. Several human studies have reported that a standardized ginkgo extract has estrogenic activity and might be suitable as an alternative to HRT.
- A standardized ginkgo extract was reported to significantly improve functional measures (such as coordination, energy level, strength, mental performance, mood, and sensation) in 22 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Available Forms:
- Standardized extracts containing 24 - 32% flavonoids (also known as flavone glycosides or heterosides) and 6 - 12% terpenoids (triterpene lactones)
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Liquid extracts (tinctures, fluid extracts, glycerites)
- Dried leaf for teas
How to Take It:
Ginkgo is not routinely used in children by the medical community. Therefore, it is not currently recommended to use ginkgo in children under 12.
Initial results often take 4 - 6 weeks, but should continue to accumulate beyond that period.
Memory impairment and cardiovascular function: Generally, 120 mg daily in divided doses, standardized to contain 24 - 32% flavone glycosides (flavonoids or heterosides) and 6 - 12% triterpene lactones (terpenoids). If more serious dementia or Alzheimer's disease is present, up to 240 mg daily, in 2 or 3 divided doses, may be necessary.
The use of herbs is a time-honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease. Herbs, however, contain components that can trigger side effects and interact with other herbs, supplements, or medications. For these reasons, herbs should be taken with care, under the supervision of a health care provider qualified in the field of botanical medicine.
GBE is considered to be safe, and side effects are rare. In a few cases, gastrointestinal upset, headaches, skin reactions, and dizziness were reported.
Because gingko decreases platelet aggregation (stickiness), there is some concern that it may increase risk of intracranial (brain) hemorrhage. In fact, there have been several reports of bleeding complications associated with ginkgo use. However, it is not clear whether ginkgo or another factor (such as the combination of ginkgo and blood-thinning medications including aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as ibuprofen) caused the bleeding complications. One human study found that a ginkgo extract significantly prolonged bleeding time when given along with cilostazol (Pletal), a commonly used medication that inhibits platelet aggregation.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid using ginkgo preparations. In addition, ginkgo use should be discontinued at least 36 hours prior to surgery due to the risk of bleeding complications.
Do not ingest Ginkgo biloba fruit or seed.
Possible Interactions:
Ginkgo may alter the metabolism and effectiveness of some prescription and non-prescription medications. If you are being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use ginkgo without first talking to your health care provider:
Anticonvulsant medications -- High doses of ginkgo could decrease the effectiveness of anticonvulsant therapy, such as carbamazepine (Tegretol) or valproic acid (Depakote), in controlling seizures.
Antidepressant medications -- Taking ginkgo along with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs) antidepressants -- including fluoxetin (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), and escitalopram (Lexapro) -- may cause serotonin syndrome. This condition is characterized by rigidity, tachycardia (fast heart rate), hyperthermia (low body temperature), restlessness, and diaphoresis (sweating). Ginkgo may enhance the effects (both good and bad) of antidepressant medications known as MAOIs, such as phenelzine (Nardil).
Antihypertensive medications -- Ginkgo may decrease blood pressure, so use of ginkgo along with prescription antihypertensive medications should be monitored by a health care provider. There has been a report of an interaction between ginkgo and nifedipine (Procardia), a calcium channel blocking drug used for blood pressure and arrhythmias.
Blood-thinning medications -- Ginkgo has blood-thinning properties and therefore should not be used if you are taking anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, such as aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole (Persantine), heparin, ticlopidine (Ticlid), or warfarin (Coumadin). There has been bleeding in the brain reported when using a ginkgo product and ibuprofen (Advil), a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID).
Blood sugar lowering medications -- Ginkgo was reported to increase insulin levels in healthy subjects and to decrease insulin levels in diabetic patients. Use ginkgo supplements under the supervision of a health care provider if you are diabetic and taking insulin or oral blood sugar lowering drugs.
Cylosporine -- Ginkgo biloba may help protect the cells of the body during treatment with the immunosuppressive (decreases immunity) drug cyclosporine.
Thiazide diuretics -- Although there has been one literature report of increased blood pressure associated with the use of ginkgo during treatment with thiazide diuretics, this interaction has not been verified by clinical trials. Nevertheless, you should consult with your health care provider before using ginkgo if you are taking thiazide diuretics.
Trazodone -- There has been a report of an adverse interaction between ginkgo and trazodone (Desyrel), an antidepressant medication that resulted in an elderly patient going into a coma.
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- Reviewed last on: 1/26/2007
- Ernest B. Hawkins, MS, BSPharm, RPh, Health Education Resources; and Steven D. Ehrlich, N.M.D., private practice specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, Phoenix, AZ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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Imagine yourself at home alone on a quiet morning. Your doorbell rings and you take a look through the peephole to see who it is. At first glance, you don't recognize the stranger, however, this person looks like one of your family members. The smile on the stranger's face gives you a warm feeling as you decide to open the door.
"May I come in?" The stranger asks.
"Do I know you?" You ask.
"We are related."
"More than that. It's better if we sit down."
You study this stranger that claims to be a family member while walking to the sitting area and wonder just how you two are related.
"Anything to drink?" You ask.
"I'll have what you are having." The stranger replies.
What happens next is stunning. The stranger tells you of this amazing journey that has taken place in the last ten years. Today is the day that this journey comes full circle. Somehow, the stranger was able to travel backwards in time ten years in order to have this conversation with you. This stranger is you!
You don't even recognize the you from the future because you look so different from the way you are today. You marvel at what you have become. Your muscles are well toned and the ten pounds you've lost reminds you of the way you looked in younger days. The future you exudes confidence and a smile that lights up the room. You admire the haircut, the clothes and the positive attitude. What a joyful day this is.
The you from the future describes the many storms that are ahead and the choices you will be confronted with. "Each time you come to a fork in the road, you will need to make a choice," the older you says. "The temptation will always be to take the easy way, however, it is the tough road that will shape you into the you that you are to become."
Hours pass like minutes as you pepper the future you with questions.
"There are some things that I am not allowed to share with you about your future. There are people around you that will be exiting soon. They don't have the opportunity that you have to get a visitor from the future. The one who sent me is relying on you to reach them before it is too late. They will never believe that this conversation took place today. There is only one way you can help them to make the right choice… You must lead by example. Live your life to the fullest, one moment at a time. Don't get ahead of yourself and stop worrying about the future."
Your heart races as the future you brings the conversation to a close. You hug. Tears fill both of your eyes as the future you walks out the front door. Looking up, the future you says, "you will want to get your raincoat out. There are several storms headed your way. The storms will shape you into the person you are to become. Remember this, after every storm you will see a rainbow. No matter how bad things get, God wins. God bless you."


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By David Ignatius (THE WASHINGTON POST, 01/05/08):
Naray (Afghanistan). This remote, mountainous patch of Afghanistan is near where Rudyard Kipling set his famous story "The Man Who Would Be King." And as you listen to Lt. Col. Chris Kolenda rattle off the names of the region's tribes and subtribes, you realize that he and other Americans here might be Kipling characters themselves.
Kolenda's base truly is "the back of beyond," as 19th-century British travelers sometimes described this part of the world. It's located in a hauntingly beautiful region of northeastern Afghanistan, a few miles from the Pakistan border — a land of steep mountains, narrow river valleys and primitive terraced farms. There are no paved roads, and in most villages there is no electricity and no running water. You reach the base by Black Hawk helicopter, soaring above the rushing rivers and isolated canyons of the Hindu Kush.
Kolenda talks like an amateur ethnologist as he explains the tribal makeup of Kamdesh, an area just north of here where U.S. forces have been trying to woo the elders and mullahs away from the insurgents. He identifies a main tribe, four subtribes and 12 clans, each with its own history of feuds and friendships. If the U.S. military doesn't understand the local culture, Kolenda explains, it will make mistakes in trying to forge alliances that can stabilize the area.
The surprising fact is that Kolenda, a Nebraska native, and his soldiers in Task Force Saber are having some success. When he arrived here last June, this area was mostly a no-go zone for U.S. forces. That meant some hard fighting last summer to drive the insurgents away from population centers and deeper into the mountains.
Once he had pushed back the insurgents, Kolenda's strategy was to re-empower the traditional tribal structure, which had lost sway during 30 years of war to a new elite with guns and money. Working through tribal shuras, or local councils, he offered the elders a deal: If they would provide security, he would bring them economic development in the form of roads, bridges, schools and health clinics. He financed these projects mostly with quick cash from the Commander's Emergency Response Program, or CERP, which has proved to be one of the most potent American weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kolenda gradually won the tribal leaders' trust, traveling to one insurgent haven 16 times to meet with the elders. This year, attacks on U.S. forces in most parts of the region have largely ceased.
Alison Blosser, a young State Department officer, is using a similar approach to help guide the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Kunar province, based south of here in Asadabad. An Ohio State graduate, she speaks fluent Pashto, which she learned before taking up her previous assignment at the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan. Dressed in a head scarf and body armor, she might be a modern version of Gertrude Bell, the celebrated British adventurer and colonial administrator of the 1920s.
Blosser and her colleagues have employed what they call a "roads strategy" to bring stability to Kunar. The biggest project so far was building a paved two-lane road from Jalalabad in the lush flatlands up the Kunar River valley to Asadabad. The road is a magnet for economic development in what had been an insurgent stronghold, and the PRT is planning new roads into what Blosser calls the "capillary valleys" where the insurgents have fled.
The tribal elders see the prosperity the new roads have brought and want the same for their villages. "We say, 'Fine, but you have to guarantee security,' " Blosser says. That's the essence of the counterinsurgency strategy U.S. forces are using in Afghanistan. As the military clears new areas, the PRTs follow quickly behind with roads, bridges and schools.
Back in Kabul, Gen. Dan K. McNeill, the overall commander of American forces in Afghanistan, reflects on how the counterinsurgency battles have changed the U.S. Army. Back when he was a battalion commander in the 1980s, he says, "I thought the world was move, shoot and communicate." The new generation, he says, understands that these traditional warrior skills won't win today's counterinsurgency wars.
The modern term for what these American soldiers and diplomats are doing in Afghanistan is "nation building," but some of the strategies and skills are reminiscent of the old British Colonial Office. America has had little experience in this kind of faraway struggle but, as McNeill says, the Army is a "learning institution," and it's gradually learning how to fight this kind of war. Yet it should be remembered that even the wily British colonial administrators and brave regiments of the Raj couldn't subdue Afghanistan's warlords.


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Hello Mom,
Just wanted to let you know how things are going so far. The first day at the MTC was overwhelming, but amazing at the same time. The spirit is so strong here and the other Sisters and Elders are really nice. The activities we did were a big eye opener to me and gave me some tips on how I could be a better missionary and how to approach certain situations. Being here is like "walking on clouds." The spirit is so powerful and I'm learning so much. I get the chills just being here and knowing that I am doing the Lord's work and that he loves me. Inviting others to come unto Christ is not easy at times, but I know that my Savior is by me every step of the way and I can feel his presence in everything I do. I have 2 other companions and I love them. They are great people. Sister Mairgoa is from Salt Lake and Sister Loonsbury is from California. We are having a great time and they are great examples to me. The MTC is the best place that anyone could be in. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to do the Lord's work. I hope all is going well back home. Love you guys and miss ya lots. Tell everyone that I say hi and that I love them.
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Yup Pannyxeos is right it's National Treasure -- GOOD WORK :)
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Hedge fund Lucidius Capital Partners has named a former UBS credit trader a portfolio manager.
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Author: heyjudeonline
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Creative Web 2.0 learning! CTLA Conference Judy O'Connell, 23 May 2007 Photo source: running with seagulls
This is an edited version of the slides presented at the annual CTLA Conference, held in Sydney. Links are included for videos, and to visited and recommended sites. Links are underlined, or embedded in images. The Human Network Welcome
communication, conversation, connecting, community
changing our context The Machine is Us/ing Us
social networking
social networking
Ten Years Past Few or no experiences with.... websites, email, spam, phishing, computer viruses mobile phones were rare and expensive a Sony Walkman was state of the art CDs were pretty cool WiFi was almost unknown MySpace was my unit or apartment!
the computer is personal again an attitude
Library 2.0
RSS Mashups Social Software Folksonomy / Tagging Collaboration Library 2.0 Blogs Wikis Filesharing Podcasting Photosharing
who's watching your space
from Gutenberg
to Library ATM • The Expresso - a $US50,000 vending machine with a conceivably infinite library - is consumer ready, and is debuting in 10 to 25 libraries and bookstores in 2007.
virtual presence! Second Life - Library 2.0
virtual learning EduNation - SecondLife
BobCat Village Texas State University Virtual Campus Tour
web 2.0 conversation • Teacher's voice • Student's voice • Librarian's voice • Library voice • Our conversation
We need libraries to matter in a web-savvy world. Is your library already using wikis, blogs, podcasting, folksonomies, social networking, or other Internet media? Is your library blogging, using Instant Messenger, RSS, promoting services through Flickr and MySpace, or using a customized OPAC complete with user reviews and electronic book enrichment? Academic, school, public, and special libraries are incorporating Library 2.0 technologies? ........ Are you?
resource environment • MARC compliant library catalogue • 24/7 online access for information services • Blended content enrichment • Federated searching, Open URL • Taxonomy supported by global metadata standards - SCOT, SCIS + Dublin Core etc
web 2.0 platform • • E-Learning Folksonomy LMS, CMS, VLE, etc Tagging for personalisation • Social Networks • MySpace, Beebo etc Searching Blogs & Wikis Browser/Desktop API Ning networking Visual & personalised Social Bookmarking • Image & media sharing Mobile computing Audio & video • RSS feeds • Instant Messaging Pipes plus! MSN, Yahoo, Meebo • Twitter etc Mashups
• Blogs & wiki - everyone can communicate • RSS - everyone can read about it • Del.ici.ous - sharing favourite web pages • Flickr - sort, store and share your snaps • Office Tools - Gliffy, Writely, Slideshare.... • Video Sharing - YouTube, Google Video, TeacherTube... • Podcasting - mulitiple literacies in action • Wiki - Power of the crowd • Online Friends - MySpace, Ning, Beebo, FaceBook
Librarian 2.0 • • Embrace Web 2.0 tools Touch the entire Web and without technolust build better data • • Content is conversation - Expand library be guided by how users bibliographic services access, consume and • create content. Package and push metadata - make resources • Build new services with discoverable Web 2.0 technologies • Expand delivery - RSS and • Physical and virtual beyond services
Learning 2.0 http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/ http://stmbtech.edublogs.org/2007/04/25/28/
Birmingham Public Library
new spaces learning commons
learning commons
learning commons
• Reading materials for pleasure and study • Information retrieval and critical analysis support • Learning activities - Social activities • Academic writing guidance • Special education learning support • Information technology support • Multimedia design and production • Traditional bibliographic services • 24/7 Learning support creativity NOT productivity
key questions • What is the purpose of the 'commons'? • What needs will be addressed? • What programs will be put into place ? • What faculty will be involved? • What kinds of hardware, software, furnishing? • What kinds of staff are needed? • What promotion and training is needed? • How will you measure success? B
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where to begin? RSS F Check all the links on this page!
Blogging • Encouraging students to write • Communicating through an exciting medium with engages the learner • Provide a resource to students and teachers • Accessing the minds of "experts"
Text http://heyjude.vodpod.com/ Try this digital handout! Then make your own! = http://parracoordinators.blogspot.com/
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bookmarking ideas
bookmarking ideas http://del.icio.us/heyjude
bookmarking ideas • Filter and manage • Targetted networking information • Collaborative pooling • Create a knowledge of information network • TAG - Your own • Provide learning virtual filing cabinet support • Folksonomy
bookmarking ideas folksonomy, redefines web navigation. In addition, if Del.icio.us could aggregate the bookmarks over all users, they could come up with a folksonomy for everybody, based on how the total population actually valued and referred to the content. technorati, google blog search and others are aggregating this folksonomy information and creating a web of relationships. TAG horizonproject07 - the power of folksonomy
RSS Feeds
RSS browsing
RSS feeds http://www.bloglines.com/public/heyjude
image feeds http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjude
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Are you suffering from any oral issue and looking for a proficient orthodontic expert? Then know from this article about the qualities you should point out in a good dentist. Dentistry, as we all can see is a work of art along with solving the medical requirements. This job needs knowledge as well as higher level of patience as most of the time the patients visit the dentists in emergencies.
So, let's explore some of the good qualities of the dentists—
Updated knowledge
There is a saying that education is a life-long process but for doctors and dentists- it is the aptest proverb that can be used. Though all professionals need to upgrade their skills but when it comes to dentistry, the orthodontic experts have to be updated with all the latest updates whether it's in the realm of the medicines or technical fields.
Not all dentists are surgeons that are mainly called the orthodontics. Depending on their areas of practice- the professionals are required to be updated by following the medical journals or by attending the seminars that most doctors do.
Artistic Skill
Dentistry demands the artistic attributes. By maneuvering the broken teeth or curing the gum diseases, the dentists ensure the beautiful smile to the patients. Along with that, they are required to be skilled enough to diagnose the issue properly and heal the patients by extractions, implants, or by curing the root canal infections.
Great behavior
It is not only the kids; the adults are also more or less scared to visit the dentists. Most of the time, they visit the dentist's office during emergencies. Thus, it is expected that the staff in the clinic along with the dentist himself/herself must be well mannered and amiable. Their good behavior helps the patients to heal faster in the massive pain they experience. Visit http://centredentairestonge.com/.
Kids, mostly get paranoid in visiting a dentist as they are scared of the accessories the orthodontics use. Thus, they should be taken to the pediatric dentists who are enough skilled to deal with the children.
Should educate patients
It is the responsibility of the dentists to educate their patients about oral health and how they should take proper care of their gums and teeth. Often they arrange camps where they invite their patients and the non-patients to educate them about dental hygiene and how it should be mentioned. Some of the camps offer free dental checkups for both kids and adults.
These are, some of the most important qualities of the dentists.


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Adams Focuses On New Economic Development Strategies
|Town Administrator Tony Mazzucco shares his ideas about creating an economic development coordinator post with the Selectmen.
ADAMS, Mass. — Town Administrator Tony Mazzucco says some strategic investments are needed to push Adams out of its economic doldrums.
"We need to invest in our community and economic development, and … the only way to get us out of the suction we are in is to grow the pie," Mazzucco told the Selectmen at Wednesday's workshop meeting. "We need to invest in positions and staff resources that are going to get us where we need to go."
He said one of the focal points of this push will be a marketing and economic development coordinator who would market current events, bring in employers, and bring in established events.
"It's about increasing the amount of people coming to us that want to do something here … there is not as many businesses beating down the door as we would like," he said. "It's about increasing the number of opportunities coming to the door."
Mazzucco said the coordinator would not do any community event planning. That would be left to the volunteer groups already in place.
Rather, the position would help "plug holes" in the Community Development Department and allow its Director Donna Cesan to focus on other things, such as larger community development projects like the Greylock Glen.
He would like to hire a town planner to help fill out the department even more.
"We call it community development but it is really the community economic development department, and we just haven't staffed the way we really should," Mazzucco said.
The coordinator would also work as a downtown liaison and as a point person to help streamline event permitting.
Mazzucco said the job would change over time and mostly consist of research the first few years. He said it would be important for this person to collect inventory of downtown properties and the industrial park so the town can properly advertise.
"We need to develop that get it out there and put it on the Web because the people we want looking at these things, from the Boston and the New York area, if they can't find it, unless they are dying to get in, they are going to move on to something else," he said.
Selectman Jeffrey Snoonian said he want to make sure the job description is really clear and planned out so the town does not waste time and money. He brought up the tourism director position appointed last year that he believed was ultimately a failure.
"We went and we hired a great person for a great position as the tourism director and it didn't work out," Snoonian said. "It was either a little too soon … or the position was not defined enough."
Mazzucco said the marketing and economic development coordinator will be based out of Town Hall instead of the Visitor Center so the position will be more focused and integral in the Community Development Department. Tourism will not be a big part of the position and it will mostly focus on marketing and bringing jobs to the area. He added the position will have more resources than the tourism director did.
Mazzucco said the job would be funded — among other sources — by local lodging and meals taxes to be voted on at town meeting. He said this tax will bring an anticipated $80,000 annually, according to the Department of Revenue, that will be a dependable stream of revenue in the budget only used to help economic development.
The proposed local meals tax has met much opposition from restaurant owners who say the added fee would only make things more difficult for them.
The local tax would add three quarters of a percentage to the current state meals tax of 6.25 percent. For example, on a $25 bill, the tax would be $1.75, up from $1.56.
Mazzucco said he did not feel the added tax would deter people from going out to eat and the benefits would outweigh the cost for the restaurants and bars.
"Nobody likes tax, nobody likes the word tax, and nobody likes to pay taxes," he said. "It is a necessary evil and we have to have to look at whether it will really effect the business community, and I don't this will."
Mazzucco said other surrounding communities have adopted the tax, which Adams residents have to pay when they eat in them. He said restaurants still open in these areas.
"I understand the impact, but there are still restaurants opening in North Adams and Pittsfield whose commercial tax rate is substantially higher than ours," he said.
Mazzucco said if the meals tax is not accepted during town meeting, Adams will not be able to hire the coordinator and he will look to find the money in the budget in the future. He added this would mean the revenue stream would not be constant and the needed position could be more easily cut.
The added money from this revenue stream would also fund the proposed economic development committee that would augment the economic development coordinator.
Mazzucco has advocated for a 15-member volunteer group made of appointed members with experience in business, real estate, law, and insurance. He said the committee will not be deliberative group but a working group whose members are focused on using their individual expertise to go after "big fish."
He said the committee will focus on bringing in business that provide jobs, not on bringing in small businesses like restaurants. He said they would work directly with interested businesses.
"We need to focus on bringing business into town with jobs … the more jobs we have everything else we try to do becomes easier," he said.
Mazzucco said he would also like to increase Adams' Web presence and search engine optimization because when people search for Adams, they usually receive more information on North Adams.
"We need to make sure Adams is on the digital map because most people if they are outside of the area they are not going to find us," he said. "We are sort of just a black hole of Internet searches where all things North Adams come up."
He said the money could also be used for banners, benches, signage, and other amenities that often are hard to find grants for and difficult to take out of the budget. He also advocated for digital sign projectors downtown that would project messages or signage on the sides of buildings at night.
"It just illuminates on a brick wall, and we could put a few of those downtown," he said. "It is kind of cool and hip and adds to the signage at night … it's just a different way to do signage."
The Selectmen agreed with Mazzucco's ideas and said they would like to get things moving as fast as possible.
"I think these are bold steps and big steps and the way we need to go to get us to grow the tax base," Selectman John Duval said. "If we go the other way we will get smaller and smaller and have to depend on other communities."
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Winter Haiku - Poem by Michael Regan
Winter haiku
Frost glitters on the road;
An arc of hills ablaze with lights;
How long these icy winter nights.
Like a sudden oasis
In the grey, cold street,
The greengrocer's stall.
A filigree of green and gold
The twigs and branches of this bare tree
Lit by the winter sun.
Pale January sunshine
Brings relief
To the shivering palms.
In a distant desert the din of war
But here the cheerful woodpecker
Drums Spring's arrival.
Topic(s) of this poem: winter
Form: Haiku
Comments about Winter Haiku by Michael Regan
Mary Mc Creath (9/24/2015 2:07:00 AM)
skill with words and pictures come to mind as one reads the poem of what you have seen. Well done. (Report) Reply
Chinedu Dike (9/5/2015 12:09:00 AM)
A well articulated piece of poetry insightfully penned with conviction. I like the descriptive power of the diction. A lovely poem indeed. Thanks for sharing Michael. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON. (Report) ReplyMichael Regan (9/6/2015 1:30:00 AM)
Many thanks for your encouraging comments.
Best wishes Michael
Kelly Kurt (8/27/2015 10:26:00 AM)
Very descriptive. Nicely done, Michael (Report) ReplyMichael Regan (8/28/2015 1:04:00 AM)
Hi, Kelly Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.
Best regards, MichaelMichael Regan (8/28/2015 1:03:00 AM)
Hi, Kelly Thanks for your appreciation. Best regards, Michael
Soul Watcher (8/27/2015 7:08:00 AM)
Nice poem, it made me feel cold: -)
Thanks for sharing (Report) ReplyMichael Regan (8/28/2015 1:05:00 AM)
Many thanks for your comments. Best regards, Michael
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I am taking full bed rest eating only fruits and glucose. but totally fed up with same food please suggest me some food that i can eat in dinner . And can i dink tea . And i will be alright ??? How much time it will take ? Is there no serious thing with my liver?please do answer
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I am free to live a spiritual life of my own making. I trust my body's divine connection. I choose thoughts and feelings that honor my sacred self. I engage in daily practices that nurture my spirit. I cultivate compassion for myself. I experience the divine in everything and everyone. I know divine assistance is available to me at all times. I acknowledge that difficult times bring healing and deeper wisdom. I can create my life anew each day. I trust the divine timing of my own unfolding. I courageously speak and live my truths. I open my heart to others and celebrate our oneness.Each woman featured in the chapter is chosen as a model/mentor, someone who has led the way, who has been there and can now show others how to move from there to a new way of being. These successful women serve as positive examples, often overcoming surprising challenges along the way. What makes this book so effective is that Lundy allows herself to participate in their experience by drawing on her own struggles. When discussing health with Dudley Evenson or Naomi Judd, Lundy shares with the reader how she herself has learned through the women some truth of her own. While every woman's truth may not have relevance for the reader, I would be surprised if any woman reading this book didn't find something or someone who inspires on some level.
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Your Truest Self by Janice Lynne Lundy
Your Truest Self: Embracing the Woman You Are Meant to Be by Janice Lynne Lundy is a pleasant surprise. I tend to avoid these types of self-help/motivational books because they are too often more cute than helpful. Lundy has managed to avoid this by bringing in other women to share from their experiences. Each chapter presents a different woman--from musicians to authors to therapists to spiritual leaders. These women are Lundy's mentors and rather than just allowing these women to write a chapter or essay of their own, she shares her own reason for wanting this woman to be a part of her book. By contextualizing each person within her own experience, Lundy humanizes rather than elevates them. And some of these well-known, even famous, women lend themselves to being iconic. Instead, Lundy shares these women in a gentle and intimate manner to present "Twelve Transformational Truths." A quick skim of the chapter titles gives some clues as to the themes covered, presented in titles that serve as affirmations:
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I wanted to pop in to thank you for the kind review of my book, Your Truest Self. I first read it when it was posted on amazon, and I thought to myself, 'Yes! This woman gets it!' I appreciate your straightforward, professional, yet thoughtful, approach.
Your blog site is lovely, as is your heart, from what I have been able to read here. I, too, am a passionate lover of books, and I'm ever grateful to find someone who has a clear, open mind and warm heart when it comes to "reviewing" the works of others.
May your journey continue to unfold in beautiful ways,
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Over the past several years, Kelly has worked with small businesses across the country to build and implement successful programs to boost revenues, profits and efficiency. In 2014, she created Agency Performance Partners with a mission to "partner with insurance entrepreneurs who dream to take their business to the next level and beyond, by relentlessly pursuing excellence in world-class service and sales strategies."
The centerpiece of the organization's transformational work is its Agency Performance AssessmentTM, a comprehensive survey tool Kelly created to zero in on organization-wide improvement opportunities and provide the foundation for a customized agency action plan. The proprietary tool addresses everything from agency mission, goals, values and culture to agency management and infrastructure, employee abilities, service processes and procedures, and marketing, sales and retention strategy.
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after we fasted things got much better, the people didnt necessarily change but i think that we did, we had more spirit with us and we were able to teach more effectively. i think that we were kind of losing faith because everything seemed to be going wrong but i realized that the enemy works hard but we cant let it get to us, we have to work harder and remember that the Lord is on our side. He is constantly with us, we just need to have faith. through faith all things are possible, but we also need to remember that faith without works is dead. it doesnt suffice to say that we beleive, we also have to show through our actions that we beleive.
i have such strong faith in my Savior, and although sometimes my faith wavers He is always there to help me strengthen it. im so greatful to be here sharing the joy of this Gospel with others, and im greatful that i can learn so much in each day, im truly being edified by my Savior. i know the hand of the Lord is in our lives everyday, we just have to recognize it, and we can do that by being obedient so that we may be able to be sensitive to the spirit.
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Joanne Murtagh, a community volunteer who was dedicated to keeping family and friendship ties strong, died Friday in her Ottawa Hills home. She was 90.
She had a short illness from which she did not recover, her daughters said.
As their children were growing up, Mrs. Murtagh and her husband, William, lived on Brookside Road in Ottawa Hills. Their two sons and two daughters returned to town after college and marriage. Three of the four remain.
"She didn't push to have us move back to Toledo, but we all did," her daughter Jenny said. "She was the glue of our family and just expected that we would all get along and forgive any sort of argument. We were loyal and family first."
For 55 years, Mrs. Murtagh organized holiday gatherings in the family home — "and they were all huge celebrations," her daughter Molly said.
Mrs. Murtagh once observed that of the large and expanding family circle — children-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren — she only got to choose one, her husband. To her, "everything else was a gift from God and a blessing in her life," daughter Molly said.
She was born Dec. 14, 1926, to Fanny and Daniel Sullivan. She and her three sisters, Grace, Alice, and Fanny, remained close throughout their lives, although her sisters were teenagers at her birth. Their mother died when Mrs. Murtagh was 24 years old, and her sisters "became her mother, her sisters, and her best friends," daughter Molly said.
She was a 1944 graduate of St. Ursula Academy and for years nurtured friendships that dated back to grade school.
"She was all about maintaining relationships," daughter Jenny said. "She put the work into reaching out to friends, organizing luncheons, remembering birthdays."
She received a bachelor of education degree, with a business major, in 1948 from the University of Toledo. Along the way she was president of her sorority, Tri-Delta, and of the Pan-Hellenic Council; an officer of the student council and the Newman Club, and business manager of the student newspaper.
"She was extremely organized," daughter Molly said. "She was able to motivate people in a kind way and lead people. She was social, so it wasn't a chore for her. It was fun."
She worked in the business offices of Gulf Oil. After marriage, she was a homemaker, stay-at-home mother, and a support to her husband, an executive in family businesses, Gerity Products among them.
"She encouraged us, but she was modest and felt this was her role in life — to raise educated, hardworking, and kind children," daughter Molly said. "She said on her death bed she felt she had done that."
She'd been a leader in the Junior League of Toledo and led the hospitality committee for the 1979 U.S. Open at the Inverness Club, of which she and her husband were members. She also helped her husband with St. Patrick's Day activities at the Toledo Club, where they also were members.
She and her husband married April 14, 1951. He died March 11, 2013.
Surviving are her sons Dr. William and Dr. Daniel Murtagh; daughters Molly Meyers and Dr. Jennifer Murtagh; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Walker Funeral Home, Sylvania Township. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gesu Church, where she was a longtime member.
The family suggests tributes to Gesu Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
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You send countless one-line messages to a bunch of people you may or may not know, you hope you get some messages back.
There are few people here and there who you actually like, and messages from them are fun.
from the camera, women, because that will work against you — probably because the men will think you are slutty for flirting with some phantom dude who is out of the frame. 2: Interestingly, when it comes to male profiles, the best ones are of men who are looking away.
(Funny how the gender stereotypes get reversed here.
Later that night, she showed off her curves in a fitted black gown with silver embellishment while she accepted her award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards. Lo haven't been spotted out together since they spent New Year's Eve together earlier this month.
In addition to too much skin, too much partying can work against you.
These days, a lot of the messages you receive (and perhaps some that you send) may include a nude photo or two, but it is still a game of quantity over quality.
You just hope you can make it through the day without being totally ignored.
For those of you who've never been on these sites (or at least tell people you haven't), there's usually a place for guys to enter their income on their dating profile, it looks like this on match.com: So now we know this guy's an English speaking liberal dancer who loves dogs, awesome. Whatever the case is, girls are left making of assumptions about a guy's career since a lot of them don't indicate how much money they make.
Guys have it made because we know that nearly every girl puts her picture up (my guy friends have confirmed this for me).
Here's the problem: we now know based on that study that if a guy makes over 0,000, a girl is most likely going to be more interested in him than a guy who makes a lot less, but is hotter.


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ECTPEuropean Construction Technology Platform
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General information and objectivesA new technology platform for the construction sector has been established, and is drawing up a vision for 2030, by which time the partners foresee the availability of intelligent houses, lowering the costs of underground construction to the level of above ground construction and ending the emission of CO2 from buildings.
The TP is expected to draft a strategic research agenda and action plans for the Member States and the European Union as a whole to follow.
The work of the TP is divided into a number of focus areas:
Under the 'cities and buildings' heading, the TP will work towards closing the gap between citizens' needs and what the sector can offer. This will involve a fresh look at concepts of buildings and construction processes as well as approaches to urban planning. In order to meet these aims, progress needs to be made in areas such as biomaterials, integrated sensors and preventions systems, the integration of fuel cell systems into buildings where cars are parked, and flexible modules for buildings.
In order to facilitate underground construction, the working paper lays out step by step progress towards being able to construct underground with no workers inside the tunnel. The path towards this objective involves the development of linings with auto-correction tools, equipment capable of making automatic modifications from data collected during construction, laser technology, and, ultimately a universal boring machine able to work without stopping in any geological conditions.
The vision for materials is currently divided into three sub-headings: cementitious materials, which should become a sink for CO2 and become resistant to fracture; ceramic materials, which will be developed with new applications in mind and using new production processes; and composite materials, which will ultimately include nano and smart composites.
All of the individual goals set out in the working document are part of the broader aspiration to increase the competitiveness of Europe's construction centre while at the same time ensuring sustainability. In order to raise awareness of sustainable construction within Europe, 'tolerance, responsibility and creativeness' are needed, states the ECTP paper.
Source: Giorgio Travaglini Euresearch
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