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Christmas Comes Early Courtesy of the Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market
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- Photo: Vineralla's bottled umbrellas.
- Photo: Designer dusters from Kiss That Frog.
- Photo: The Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market: Record floor space, exhibitor numbers and more buyers than ever before.
One of the world's largest gift and home furnishings events, the recent Winter Las Vegas Market show saw buyers keen to secure on-trend items for the 2017 festive period, while handmade ornaments and retro items also proved popular.
The recent Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, one of the world's largest gift and home furnishings events, boasted a record-breaking 4,003 exhibitors, requiring some 170,000-square-feet of expanded showroom space. Overall attendance was also up, beating last winter's all-time high by 13% in terms of gift buyer attendance and by 3% with regard to the additional number of interior designers vesting in the show.
Clearly delighted with the figures, Robert Maricich, Chief Executive of International Market Centers, the company behind the event, said: "Across the board, this was the busiest Las Vegas Market since we launched 10 years ago. The event certainly reflected the overall health of the industry, with heightened business activity reported across the majority of our showrooms, especially with regard to the furniture, home décor and gift categories."
Overall, gifts was one of the fastest growing categories, with 37 new or expanded showrooms. There was also a notable jump in the number of temporary exhibits, with more than 180 companies taking space in The Pavilions, an area of the show dedicated to gift, home, handmade and antique lines.
For a number of buyers in attendance, the overall sentiment reflected a new political reality, with the event taking place in the immediate aftermath of the inauguration of Donald Trump as the new US President. Highlighting this knock-on effect, Peter Friendmann, Product and Marketing Vice-president of Demdaco, a Kansas-based specialist in handmade gifts, said: "Consumers have political exhaustion. We are anticipating people circling the wagons a bit and focusing more on family time.
"This could lead to an increase in demand for board games and cooking-together products as people look to get away from social media for a while. It's a trend that tends to circle back around every five years or so, with the more positively minded companies set to be well positioned to take advantage of this."
Safe and Sound
With consumers increasingly looking at their homes as safe havens, many buyers were keen to stock up on home-décor products and any gift items that promoted a sense of calm and stability. Acknowledging this particular trend, Anne Secoy, Head of Research and Development at Wholesale Décor, an Ohio-based home-furnishings specialist, said: "Our vintage line is proving hugely popular at the moment. This year, we've introduced a range of vintage items in a variety of soft colours, including sage, powder blue, white and light grey, all accented with brightly coloured highlights. Birds, butterflies and flowers remain in demand by many of our customers and we have utilised these motifs across a number of our new products.
"While consumers still want unique items at competitive prices, they also want to be sure that their money has been spent wisely. In particular, they want to know that their purchase is going to last."
Taking this a stage further was the growing interest in investing in future family heirlooms, a trend that Kiss That Frog, a California-based wholesaler, was particularly keen to capitalise on. In line with this, the company reported particular interest in its range of Andrée Jardin home and body brushes, as well as its selection of classically styled ostrich-feather dusters.
Commenting on recent changes to the business, Sales Manager Kayleigh Taylor said: "A new generation of the family that founded the company has now taken over and they're keen to add a modern aesthetic twist to a number of traditional, well-built items. In particular, they love to produce brushes that really last, believing there's always the right tool for any given task."
Such tailoring was evident in both the company's vase brush, which comes complete with a cotton tip for cleaning expensive china, as well as its bespoke radiator brush. While neither is actually a necessity for most US dwellings, they are both very much at home in an upscale New York brownstone, while also fitting in with the company's avowed philosophy – "Keep it, display it beautifully, be proud to have it."
Staying with the overall theme of tranquility and sustainability, a range of nature-inspired ceramic pieces from Thailand's Floral Import clearly struck a chord with many buyers. Taking an overview of current consumer preferences, Marketing Manager Pearl Tiyapanjanit said: "Our delicate sea urchin-shaped vases are proving particularly popular, as are our contemporary ceramics with an ocean motif. Customers tend to love our hand-painted designs, with brown shells currently our top-selling items, although any pieces with tree and moss textures are also doing well."
Fun and Practical
Quite a different take on the art of design was evident on the stand of Ohio-based Modgy, a home-goods company with an emphasis on the more edgy and modern items, as exemplified by its ink-swirled expandable vase. Explaining the appeal of this particular item, David Stang, the company's Sales Director, said: "Basically, an artist injected ink into water and then we transposed it onto the vase. While we used to sell mostly primary colours and pastel, now we're switching gears."
Overall, the concept of an expandable vase is said to be catching on, with a number of museum stores and gift shops warming to the idea. In essence, the product is made of a light, thin plastic than can be folded completely flat, but which takes the shape of a vase when filled with liquid. The same concept is also now being applied to collapsible dog bowls.
Water was also the key element of another popular product debuting at the show – umbrellas in wine bottles. Explaining the thinking behind this unlikely sounding item, Sheri Hammond, the Proprietor of Vineralla, a Texas-based supplier of contemporary rainwear, said: "The idea is that you're putting a damp item in the bottle, that way you don't have to carry around a wet umbrella."
The design on the bottle matches the design on the umbrella, with those with geometric shapes and colourful patterns only second in popularity to those featuring actual wine labels. The company is now looking to expand the concept into water bottle umbrellas, complete with a thick carabiner, in line with the current interest in personal hydration items.
Latching on to quite a different trend was New York-based Andy Paige Style, which was in Las Vegas to promote its Girly Girl Garter, a lacy garter with flexible grippers that can hold items weighing up to three pounds, making it ideal for any woman who wants a secure stash for her smartphone or purse. Explaining its particular appeal, Amy Green, the company's Sales Manager, said: "Women can use it to carry important items, such as passports or credit cards, when they're travelling or in a night club and don't have a purse.
"Our bridal collection is also huge, with nude and red items selling well. Similarly in demand are coco and ivory for darker-coloured skin, as well as colours that match college sports teams."
Christmas Coming Early
Traditionally, the Winter Market has served as a showcase for Christmas trends, allowing companies to place their orders for the holiday season well in advance, with this year proving no exception. One buyer keen to be well ahead of the game was Brianne Skien, Marketing Manager for Melrose International, an Illinois-based giftware wholesaler.
Addressing the likely trends for Christmas 2017, she said: "Given our high level of pre-orders, we are very confident as to our likely holiday sales this year. There is a clear trend for decorating using everyday items and we want to be sure that our range will allow our customers and end consumers to do just that. To that end, we are selling a line of frosted bottles with jute wrap and dangling snowflakes, something we believe will prove an inspiration for those keen on DIY decorating."
While Santas remain popular, camper trailers, mermaids and feathery angels are also set to adorn this year's Christmas trees, at least according to Nicholas Lemus, the National Sales Manager for Pilgrim Imports, a Milwaukee-based supplier of ornamental gifts. Looking to the likely trends for the 2017 festive period, he said: "Ornaments with appropriate messages, such as 'wish' and 'inspired', are set to do well. Overall, simple designs will do better on the West Coast, while the more frilly and dangly items will fare better on the East Coast."
The Las Vegas Winter Market 2017 took place at the World Market Center Campus from 22 to 26 January.
Anna Huddleston, Special Correspondent, Las Vegas


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Rockies notes: Jordan Lyles' 5-0 record tied for best in majors
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- The Rockies, who had lost two straight for just the third time this coming in, improved to 17-8 in their last 25 games, the most wins in the majors since tax day (April 15).
- Charlie Blackmon's leadoff homer was his second of the season and third of his career. He fell a triple shy of he cycle for the third time in his career.
- With four hits, two home runs, Corey Dickerson had 12 total bases, the 22nd time in club history has had 12 total bases in a game.
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From his PhD thesis, published as Language and the Origins of Psychoanalysis (1980) and immediately translated into French, to his magnum opus, Freud in Cambridge, completed but yet to be published, John was passionately engaged with his subject, though, being at heart a follower of the French Enlightenment, never a zealot. He continually enjoyed the conundrum that psychoanalysis – which he recognised had aspects of a faith or even a cult – presented to a sceptic of his rationalist temper. His life's ambition, he explained to his daughter, Katrina, was to reconcile Freud, the doctor of the soul, with Michel Foucault, the critic of medical regimes of all kinds.
He brought a historian's empirical mind to the task while practising the analytic method of watching out for inconsistencies and contradictions, through which the deepest meanings would emerge. His 1996 paper If p, Then What? Thinking in Cases examined, against a background of logic and classification that had developed since Aristotle, how "psychoanalytic discourse combines two unlikely features: it promises a new way of telling a life in the 20th century, a new form for the specific and unique facts that make that person's life their life; and at the same time, it attempts to render that way of telling a life public, of making it scientific". A collection of 20 years' worth of further explorations along these lines, Thinking in Cases, is also due to appear.
John was also a highly effective catalyst: over the decades, he organised crucial interactions, seminars and reading groups, including a notable series in the 1970s when French practitioners came to England to meet and talk to luminaries in the humanities, such as the literary scholar Frank Kermode and the scholar of French literature and studies Malcolm Bowie.
Attracted to sensitive, difficult subjects: in 1986 he wrote a provocative essay on Rape, Seduction, and Psychoanalysis, and followed that with Truth Games: Lies, Money and Psychoanalysis (1997), a fascinating, slippery book about different ways of lying – to oneself and others. At the time of his death he was involved in research funded by the Wellcome Trust into a range of subjects including reproduction, IVF, surrogacy, genetic modification and gender assignment.
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John went to Haberdashers' Aske's school in Elstree, Hertfordshire, and then on to King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in natural sciences (1970). A Fulbright scholarship took him to Princeton University and work with Thomas Kuhn, whose ideas spurred his approach to case studies.
He returned to King's as a research fellow (1976-84), and then joined HPS as a lecturer. He was made a professor in 2000, since when his research students have spread around the world: they include Alison Winter, who wrote a seminal study of Mesmerism as her PhD thesis, and the psychoanalyst Darian Leader. Abroad, John held visiting posts in the US, Brazil, France, Italy and Germany, and spent a particularly productive and happy year in Paris in 1993-94. But his home was in north London with Lisa, whom he met in 1984 when, as deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, she invited him, presciently, to take part in a series about Desire. They married in 2013.
Later in life, he became marvellously affable and unequivocally life-loving: "John could draw the finest thread of silver from the most leaden of clouds," said one friend. He was always full of shrewd observations and zest for a whole range of pleasures, from growing splendid dahlias and roses to competing at chess to a high level on his computer.
John bridged the distinction between the hedgehog and the fox explored by Isaiah Berlin, since there was nothing he did not know about his subject, but he was also curious about – and good at – almost everything else. His work changed the contours of a discipline and fertilised the thought of a scholarly and clinical community worldwide.
He is survived by Lisa, Katrina and his stepson, Josh.
• John Forrester, historian, philosopher and writer, born 25 August 1949; died 24 November 2015


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As you may have noticed, I have been playing with themes to How to Record Podcasts. In the last year, my blogging has gone way down to video podcast production. I have been looking for new ways to get my content out, and it's been really consuming things.
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Los Angeles, October 7, 2014 – Futurestep, a Korn Ferry company (NYSE: KFY) specializing in high impact talent solutions, has today announced the launch of its new global Talent Acquisition Solution Advisory (TASA) consulting service led by Jonathan Brown, VP of Global Solutions, alongside the appointment of the practice's global leader, Mitzi Jordan and its principle consultant for the EMEA region, Guillaume Noirtin.
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5. Technology – Optimizing technologies to reduce administrative costs and provide a better candidate experience
6. Performance analytics – Transforming talent acquisition goals into quantifiable measure to maximize operational performance
Futurestep is running a webinar series to share further details of each of the six pillars of its offering, as well as insight from experts and Futurestep customers already utilizing these services. The second webinar, 'The Measure of Talent' will take place on 15 October, featuring a panel of industry experts including American Express, Bayer, Cummins and John Hopkins Medicine/Sibley Hospital, to discuss the critical area of performance analytics. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.futurestep.com/events/webinar-measure-talent-expert-panel-discussion/
Mitzi Jordan, Global Leader, Talent Acquisition Advisory, will lead the practice, exploiting over twenty years of experience in talent management solutions, from workforce planning and employer branding through to attraction strategies and effective on-boarding, to ensure the longer term success of the global consulting service line.
Supporting Mitzi and implementing the offering's initial rollout in EMEA, Futurestep has made a strategic hire in Guillaume Noirtin as Principle Consultant, Talent Acquisition Advisory, EMEA. Based in the firm's London office, Guillaume will be using his international business consulting and executive search expertise to guarantee the design and delivery of best-practice talent acquisition consulting solutions across the region.
Jonathan Brown, Vice President, Global Solutions, at Futurestep commented: "In a fiercely competitive world, talent is the one constant which is essential to business success. An organization's talent acquisition function is the lynchpin of its ability to realize competitive advantage through talent, therefore the effectiveness of this function is critical. Our Talent Acquisition Advisory practice specifically helps businesses worldwide to benchmark their talent acquisition function against competitors and implement actionable strategies to achieve best in class."
He added: "We have an exceptional team heading up this venture. Mitzi is a great asset to Futurestep, having been with us for over eight years, and her wealth of experience in talent acquisition makes her integral to establishing our offering on an international scale. Additionally, we are also delighted to welcome Guillaume on board. His experience of delivering similar solutions in previous roles, combined with his understanding of the EMEA market, makes him an invaluable support to driving this new business area forward."
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Last night at a Sprint launch event I got some hands-on time with the HTC Evo 4G. This is Sprint's newest handset as well as the first 4G phone that's going to be available in the US. It's a Android-powered superphone that has a 4.3-inch display and will be available for $199 on June 4th (preorders will be available starting tomorrow at Radio Shack). New York City doesn't have 4G service yet, but Sprint brought in some sort of 4G-hotspot-in-a-box solution and they were able to give demos and let people use the phones.
On the hardware side the Evo is very similar to the HTC HD2. It's big, the screen is amazing, and it's both thinner and lighter than it seems in pictures. The Evo 4G is a large device, so it's not for everyone, but it's not as overwhelming as it might initially seem when you hear about the massive display. It has a kickstand so you can really take advantage of the screen and while the lens does extend from the body slightly you're getting ab 8 mega-pixel camera so people probably won't be complaining.
There is a 1.3MP camera on the front for videoconferencing (this is handled by Qik. It was demoed last night but the demo, embarrassingly, didn't work). I've been told the later on, after the main presentation the Qik people were able to get video conferencing working.
Another impressive feature of the Evo is that it can act as a 4G WIMAX hotspot for up to eight WiFi devices. This is means super fast internet connections for your laptop, iPad, and a few other devices, though it remains to be seen what the Evo's battery life will be like once other devices are working off of it. We saw it in operation last night and a single phone was running an iPad, digital picture frame, and a netbook. This will cost subscribers an extra $30 a month.
The final ridiculously cool feature? HDMI output.
The 4G was ridiculously fast. It felt WiFi-fast, which might initially seem impressive but we have to keep in mind that the mobile hotspot Sprint had running was only powering a few handsets. This might be how it feels when 4G is rolled out in a new city and there are few 4G devices operating, but it won't be like that once the network has a normal load on it. Still, the 4G speed combined with the power of the Snapdragon processor made for a seriously fast phone. It cruised through Google Maps and opened up YouTube windows with less latency than I've ever seen on a phone.
The software was Android 2.1 with HTC's special sauce (Sense). It was a pretty standard high-end Android 2.1 experience but there were some add-ons, like Qik. In my tests the Qik app just locked up the phone so I didn't get to use it, but everything else felt really solid. The biggest failing here was the lack of Android 2.1, which we've been hearing about and getting really excited for.
Overall, it's looking like a really solid addition to the Android family. Sprint will have a slight edge by rolling out 4G before everyone else and the fact they they are doing it with a handset that has this feature set and it priced at an pretty incredibly $199 is great. I don't see the Evo 4G being a huge seller since it's a somewhat intimidating device, but some people (Sprint users and Android diehards I'd imagine) are definitely going to be won over. You'll have to be in a 4G market to take advantage of it though, so this is going to be hit and miss for a few months.
Learn more from Sprint's Evo page.


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How do I remove a Google+ Local review?
If your business has been attacked by a spammer, another business or individual by posting fake reviews on your Google Places business listing and don't know what to do about it read on.
Over the past 3 years since Google Places really became THE place for any local business to be found, we have seen thousands of cases on Google Help Forums and from customers who have had their Google Places listing smeared with what can only be described as fake reviews.
Many have tried the obvious approach and to try to contact Google either through their local business listing 'report a problem' panel or on the Google Places forums. Unfortunately it would seem Google do not currently have the man-power to support this fake review problem which leaves many business owners and SEO's feeling frustrated and scratching their heads.
I am sure there will be some who will be honest and admit I have even tried to do things that maybe 'aren't that clever' to try to fix, and I personally don't blame them for doing so. When your business works so hard to play it by the book and offer a fair, honest service and then a competitor simply undoes all the hard work you've done to build up your online reputation who can blame them.
I've been doing Google Places optimization for 8 years now nearly and I've seen a lot, learnt a lot too but today I am going to show you something that might just help your business by helping you delete unwanted Google Places reviews.
I represent a client in London, a very well-known physiotherapy clinic. Doing very well on Google Places, organically getting thousands of unique visitors per month and generally very happy with Google. That was until they had a review posted on their Google Places listing. For obvious reasons I am not going to name that clinic but I will give you some details on the kind of things written on their review.
The user had never posted a review for another business under that account before but went on to smear the clinic and owner with real hatred. Some of the comments were simply shocking! Nothing about the service itself, more about the actual physio and none of them true, the reason I can say this is we've checked the dates and the physio himself wasn't even there during that period. So anyway I advised him to respond publicly through his Google Places local business centre account which he did. 2 weeks later the user deleted the post and reposted within a week. They knew what they were doing, they knew that this would repost the review and put it back the top of the pile so everyone would see. This happened twice over 3 months in total.
We tried everything, contacting Google, speaking to someone at Google Ireland (which was about as helpful as speaking to an orange).
Then I found this…..
Thinking this isn't going to work I filled out the violation form in detail and waited with bated breath.
Please note I clicked on the second link 'this page' to submit a legal request.
Today we checked and the review has been removed!
This is great news for the clinic and hopefully for you too. I don't expect this to work for everyone.
Good Luck and if you like our post please don't forget to Retweet, +1 or Like.
Tom Peary is the director of SEO21 Ltd. Offering SEO, Website Design, Digital Marketing, Google Places Optimisation, Guest Blogging, Copywriting and Link Building Services.


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The Setup
Workflow is a new and extremely cool app on iOS that allows you to chain together apps and automate tasks. It's pretty hard to describe because what you can do with it is basically limited only by your imagination. Macstories has a very detailed review of it (as usual) that does a nice job covering it, and David Sparks has made a very nice video guide to walk you through it for a minimal charge. Here I'm going to focus on how I use it for capturing my daughter K's funny quotes as this is one of my most-used workflows.
Old & Busted
Previous to getting Workflow, I had a Launch Center Pro action set up that would allow me to quickly enter the quote, and it would then call Drafts 4, make a new note with the quote, add the date to the bottom of the quote, and append the quote & date to an Evernote note that I was keeping as the final repository.
New Hotness
Recently, I realized that I don't really use Evernote for anything else and since these were just plain text notes, there was no reason for me to store them in Evernote's proprietary format, so I decided to move to a new system.
The new system has a file in Dropbox and a note in Drafts as the final repositories of the quotes, and makes a small shift in the dates associated with the notes that I'll detail later. In one of the recent updates (perhaps when it went to version 4? I'm not sure), Drafts added the ability to recall the unique ID of any note. Because Drafts and Workflow play very nicely together, I can now recall the running quotes note and add the quotes to it, rather than having a new note for each quote.
The Nitty Gritty
So, the meat of it is the workflow:
It's a bit long, but fairly easy to work through. First I take the quote as input (from the Launch Center Pro action, remember) and save it as a variable. (I then do some date math to figure out how old my daughter is (in years) at the time she gives us her amusing tidbit. I used to just display the date, which meant I had to mentally do the math to figure out how old she was - this way it will just add her at the bottom of the note and save me the effort in future.) After that, I ask myself if there is any explanation text that needs to be added.
If I don't need any explanation, I can just leave the text input field blank and hit Ok. The workflow counts the characters in the input to see if I entered anything and assembles the final quote. From there it just recalls the specific note in Drafts and appends the quote, then appends it to the file in Dropbox as well. This way I've got all these funny quotes saved both in my phone (and synced to my iPad), and in Dropbox where I can get to them on my iMac and share with family.
The Launch Center Pro action
The LCP action I have defined is simply:
workflow://run-workflow?name{{Kism}}&input=text&text=[prompt:K's Latest Gem?]
By setting this up on the main page of my LCP, I have fast access to it so I can make sure to document these as they happen.
Final Thoughts
It is definitely a nerdy thing, but one that is helping me to make sure that I save these precious memories for future recall in multiple safe places. And now that it's setup, the ease of use is tremendous. Hopefully this writeup will have given you an idea on how to use Workflow to solve some of your own issues. You can grab the workflow here and modify for your own purposes.


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Are you worried about that tree in the backyard falling and causing damage to your property? Do you have an unwanted tree blocking your view? Call High Point Tree and Fence today. Based in Archdale, NC, we serve the entire Triad and provide professional tree removal services to Kernersville & High Point, NC. Neither tree cutting nor tree removal are DIY jobs, so be sure you turn to an experienced professional.
Tree removal can be necessary for a variety reasons. One common reason is if a tree is dying. As trees age, they can become weak and pose a greater risk of falling. If you have an aging tree on your property in Kernersville & High Point, NC, call High Point Tree and Fence and we will come to your property to assess the situation. With years of experience and knowledge under our belts, we'll give you our professional recommendation on the proper course of action. If we determine that tree removal is appropriate, we will provide you with an estimate for the job. From here you can trust that the tree will be safely removed by trained professionals at a time that is convenient for you.
At High Point Tree & Fence, we specialize in tree removal and tree cutting services for trees of all types and sizes. We have a unique combination of experience, equipment and knowledge that allows us to provide top-quality tree removal and tree cutting services. If you're searching for tree removal services in Kernersville & High Point, NC call High Point Tree & Fence today.


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Alycia Cooper
Whenever Alycia Cooper appears on the scene, audiences clamor to know, "Who's that lady?" Alycia is an actress and stand-up comic who has been acting since the age of 5 at Howard University's Children's Theater in Washington DC. She's since acted in such films as "12 Angry Men and Women," and "Knocked Down." She was in the pilot episode of "Raising Hope," and has been featured on "The Parker's," and "Grounded for Life." She's opened for and ghost written for some of the biggest names in the business. In 2004, Essence Magazine showcased her as "One to Watch," which she certainly is. You can watch her in the upcoming season as a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing 2015.
In 2014, Alycia won the prestigious comedy contest called, "The Ladies of Laughter" aka "LOL" in NYC, beating out hundreds of contestants. From there, she booked several television shows, and was given regular spots at The World Famous Comedy Store because Pauly Shore, part owner of the club, was in the audience. She is now doing huge theater shows on the "LOL" tour.
The biggest benefit to being an entertainer to Alycia is being able to perform overseas for our men and women in uniform. She has been to Japan, Korea, Guam, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti Africa. This gave her the opportunity to entertain and meet some of the most courageous Americans in the world.
Lastly, hit her on Instagram and Twitter @AlyciaCooper, to stay connected.


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Bright Minds – Our Research Alumni
Our Research Alumni are international scholars and scientists who have conducted advanced long-term research projects or completed a research stay at RWTH Aachen University and continued their research career abroad.
Some of them have spent their post-graduate years at RWTH Aachen University, some have worked here as post-docs or junior researchers, other have gotten to know RWTH Aachen University as senior guest researchers and visiting professors.
Here they tell us about their experiences, memories and impressions of their time at RWTH Aachen University and what still connects them with RWTH Aachen today.


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Washington (DC) – In a test to see how well its employees safeguard sensitive data, the IRS found that it was fairly easy for someone to gain access to system files.
The IRS ran a test by having someone pose as an internal technical support rep and call employees throughout the bureau. The caller said there were technical problems and asked the employees to give them specific data. Of the 102 people who got the call, 61 of them handed over their IRS user name and complied with the caller's request to change their password, according to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
This gave the caller access to sensitive computer files within the IRS databases. The report says the 61 employees did not question the caller's identity, which puts the data of virtually every taxpayer at risk.
Only eight of the 102 employees contacted security officials to validate the identity of the caller. The report urges the IRS to train its employees about these and other hacker tactics.
The IRS went through a similar test in 2001 and 2004. After each case, it was determined security measures needed to be updated. While it has added additional safeguards, the report said, "the corrective actions have not been effective."


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As a middle level educator, you simply can't afford to miss the LMSA Annual Conference October 31 – November 2, 2018 . Three days of education, experiences, and networking at the Annual Conference will have you ready to return to the classroom and tackle your biggest challenges head on! Spend two unforgettable days in New Orleans developing the professional skills that will have you advancing your career.These three days will change your professional life. Won't you join this great opportunity to support LMSA and the future of the profession? Don't miss out on the chance to network and share with your colleagues from across the state.
Visit our website at www.lmsaonline.org to learn more about the conference.
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
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This is a mini movie in which different fathers describe the joys, challenges, and sacrifices of fatherhood. Most of their words are metaphors for God's relationship to man. It ends with a thank you to "our fathers on Earth, and the One above." Thank you very much to Dennis, John, and Jim.Subscription Required:


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Nick Macer and James Hitchmough (who pioneered flower meadows at the 2012 Olympic Park) have been extensively involved in this developing garden, started in 2010 following completion of the house, with formal gardens, a perennial meadow, pinetum and an arboretum.
Open for the NGS: Sunday 27th August, 2pm-5pm. Admission £10, children free, with home- made teas included in admission. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk/events or phone 01483 211535 for information & booking. Partial wheelchair access.
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Dublin is a city with contagious energy, full of cheerful and exuberant people, and it's been on my bucket list for some time.
I spent three days in Dublin, enough to convince myself that it's one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Maybe it doesn't have the charm of Paris, London, Amsterdam, or Vienna, but it certainly has something special. Its inhabitants were strong enough to overcome the successive invasions of Vikings and Normans, get over denominational battles, a devastating famine and massive waves of emigration. Someone I met there told me: "Lose some, win some."
It seems that the Irish kept the best from every experience.
Did you know that all pubs are closed after 11 PM? That after 10 PM no one is allowed to sell alcoholic drinks? Talk with an Irishman and he'll tell you to drink three beers per day. But pubs do not sell beer before 10.30 AM! In this way locals are not tempted to drink alcohol before going to work and so their employers do not have to deal with low productivity.
Three Days in Dublin
On the first day spent in Dublin I had the chance to admire the Irish Sea. The sea offers locals a large beach during daytime that gets flooded in the evening. A fantastic phenomenon! Then I went in the Northern part of the city where you can relax by walking on the famous O'Connell Street and admire the Post building which has a special value for locals because it was the headquarter of nationalists during one of the attempts of liberation from British sovereignty.
The second day was reserved for the Southern part of the city that hosts numerous tourist attractions. You can start the walk from Christ Church, a neo-Gothic cathedral where you can find a stuffed version of Tom & Jerry (discovered inside the building).
Not far from here is another famous cathedral that's dedicated to Saint Patrick. A walk in the most beautiful park, St. Stephen's Green, is the ideal way to end your day. Anyway, don't miss visiting the Lenster House and Trinity College which are just a few minutes walk from here. The library inside Trinity College has over 4.5 million titles.
On the third day, I learned the secrets of two of the most successful drinks that are representative for this beautiful country. If you like chaos, crowds and beer, you'll love the Guinness Storehouse. There you will find the history of the most famous Irish beer.
The Guinness Storehouse is an interactive museum located in Dublin city center. Gravity Bar located at the 7th floor of the building will provide you with a magnificent view over Dublin. Enjoy a glass of beer offered by the hosts and admire the mind-blowing landscape.
If you love whisky then don't miss visiting the Jameson distillery. Just to give you a tip: when your guide comes and says that he needs a few volunteers, don't be afraid to raise your hand. He needs volunteers for a professional whisky tasting!
Eating in Dublin
Visiting Ireland, even if only for a few days, will leave an intense impression to those who do not expect to find so much joy in the northwest end of Europe. But what do you do when you wake up hungry in this lively city?
The Irish cuisine is not as complex as other European cuisines. It closely resembles the British cuisine. Get ready to start your day with fried sausages, a fried egg, a thick slice of pudding, grilled mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and fried bacon. Do you think that this is enough for all day? Well, this is the typical Irish breakfast, highly appreciated by tourists.
If you decide to take lunch or dinner in the center of this wonderful city, don't miss the delicious seafood chowder, a creamy soup with seafood and fish that is served with traditional Irish bread. This is one of the most popular traditional dishes that you can try. It can be served both as an appetizer and as a main course.
And when it comes to traditional drinks…it's a well-known fact that Irish people treasure the famous Guinness beer. After the bartender fills your cup with Guinness it's recommended to wait until the liquid turns from brown to black. Only after 60 seconds can you confidently enjoy your beer.
Where to Stay
If you want to make a day trip to London or Edinburgh then you should look for a hotel that's located near the airport. Anywhere in the Dublin 1 or 2 areas should fit in with the plans of those people that don't want to leave the city for day trips. These two areas allow you to maximize the choice of pubs and attractions. Personally, I loved the Baggot Street area. It's a quiet area, excellent for people who do not mind walking.
Dublin is a 2 in 1 city and not due to the differences between the northern and southern area. It is because of the differences in how this city looks during day time and night time. From 8 AM to 5 PM the city is full of history, offering tourists the chance to admire an interesting architectural mix. After 5 PM Dublin becomes a city of crowded pubs, beer, whisky and music.
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YW May Lesson #2 Testimony
May Lesson #2
This Power Point Covers:
"How Do I Strengthen My Testimony?"
The handout for this lesson came straight from this New Era article by Mindy Rae Friedman. I wanted to use the handout/image from the New Era but the file online did not have a high enough resolution to print so I had to re-create it. I used the article for some of the slide content as well. I also used the article by President Eyring entitled "A Living Testimony".
If you would like to use a video. I found a great 2 minute video also from President Eyring: Video: "How Do I Gain A Testimony" Pres Eyring
Have a great lesson
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**Please Note: Due to different versions of power point the slides may need to be adjusted after you download them. Please go through the power point before your lesson to make sure the pictures and the text are formatted correctly! I just opened a file I made using my laptop with my iPad and the font was different, colors were different and some of the pictures were in the wrong place. It may take a little tweeking! :)**
I'm a 36 year old Mom of 4 kiddos, 3 boys (12, 4 & 2 years old) and one little princess (9). I have an awesome hubby who puts up with my craziness...He supports me when I spend way too much time on my YW lessons. I started this blog for fun and have been so excited to watch it grow and watch others being able to use the Power Point lessons, handouts and other ideas I have posted. Thank you for stopping by!
October 2017
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When I awoke today, it was a bit too late for breakfast. So for want of a better word to describe my morning meal, I had "Brunch". Looked around in the fridge and found a leftover from my Capsicum Icecream recipe – half of a red capsicum. Hmm… not exactly breakfast food, is it? But then, this is not breakfast, it's errr… "brunch".
I'm not sure why that word tickles me so, perhaps it conjures up in my mind the hoity-toity ladies of leisure who have a penchant for dining out with their friends during the day for "Brunch" or "High Tea". Sad really, because for a minute there I might have been describing MYSELF! That is, if I could afford to dine out all the time like other, real Divas of leisure.
Anyway, for my own leisurely brunch, I settled for something that vaguely resembled eggs benedict, with a twist. I stuffed the bottom of the half-capsicum with small chunks of wholemeal bread and then broke a raw egg over it (inside the capsicum). Sprinkled some grated Parmesan cheese, sliced some black olives, poured a teaspoon of virgin olive oil over it and placed the whole thing under a hot grill for about 10 minutes. For the side-kicks, I toasted some more slices of the homemade wholemeal multigrain bread (phew, a mouthful!) and sliced some green apples. The whole combo was oh-so-thumbs up!
The uncooked egg buried underneath all the Parmesan and black olives.
Then I skipped lunch to do some errands, and when I returned it was a bit too late for lunch but too early for the so-called High Tea. So I don't know what to call the meal one eats at about 2.30pm but that's when I had it. My meal was a simple, quick throw-everything-together affair but still fairly healthy – I think. What I had, I shall call it "Red Cabbage Vermicelli with Dried Cranberries". The colours rocked! See for yourself.
The ingredients I used
Boiled the vermicelli (this looks like just a thinner version of spaghetti) for about 6 minutes and drained the water. Then I chopped some garlic and a shallot, fried those in about 2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil. Tossed in the red cabbage, which had been sliced thinly beforehand, added a tablespoon of dried cranberries, a teaspoon of ready-made pesto and cooked all that for about 2-3 minutes. I seasoned mine with river salt flakes (hey, since I have it, why not?) and ground pepper, then it was ready to plate. All in all, it took less than 10 minutes to prepare and the colours and taste were simply mind-boggling! If I had fresh basil, I would've used that instead of the pesto, but I didn't so this was the improvisation.
I'm fascinated by the mysterious cabbage folds...
Sliced cabbage, stir-fried with garlic, shallots, pesto and dried cranberries
Aren't the colours just fabulous together?
To wash down the meal, I made a drink out of frozen raspberries blended with skimmed milk plus a teaspoon of brown sugar - just because. Then to round everything off, I had about 2 (ok, it was more like 3) scoops of the ginger-orange-chocolate icecream I made the other day, and Mamma Mia, that was some "Lunner" (what I've decided to call the meal between lunch and dinner). Tomorrow I'm going for a 10K run with my friend, LAZsie so this will all be worked off. No guilt in advance!
Ginger-orange-chocolate icecream drizzled with homemade caramel sauce. Yummsy!


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Melbourne is full of exceptional events and crews right now, all delivering high-quality productions and promoting home-grown talent over international imports. This is becoming more and more apparent in the field of techno now.
I mean, I've always said it makes sense for promoters to give their money (and less of it) to locals in order to keep their money in Australia, to improve their own community and fanbase, and to build strong Australian names for export.
Trust (ed. not to be confused with the weekly Tuesday night bass music brand concocted by Baddums) are a crew who adopt the slogan "Think Globally, Act Locally" to their advantage. They have a solid line-up for this Easter Weekend, set to be a packed house over three dancefloors at New Guernica.
Headlining this event musically are Thankyou City, who have developed a reputation in Melbourne and beyond for bringing a top notch set to the dancefloor, playing memorable sets at Rainbow Serpent, Strawberry Fields, and also at festivals internationally in Germany, UK, the States and Denmark.
Supporting them and not understated are local heavyweight producers Timmus, Silversix and Moodmachine, who also maintain solid reps for getting the booty sweat dripping at parties. They'll be joined by the usual assortment of techno club DJs from crews like Doesn T Matter, Revolver and Trust.
Vibe and space will be carried and maintained by Pelican Villa in New Guernica's outhouse. They have created legendary chill zones at such festivals as Rainbow Serpent, where many crews flex their decor muscles.
Summary: Hot local event showing off Melbourne's elite techno produce.
Genre: Techno/house
Time: 10pm-late
Place: New Guernica, 2/318-322 Little Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Cost: $15 (Tickets here)


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Smell is the most evocative of the five senses, which means fragrance is more than just a luxury. It's a pipeline to memory and mood.
Botaniko Scent Lab features over 200 essential oils, natural isolates, and other organic ingredients that are sure to delight your senses.
In a step by step process, you will learn how to blend beautiful, ethereal elements into your very own signature scent. This delightful and revealing journey stimulates your scent memory and promises to result in a perfume that is designed by you and melds with your individual body chemistry.
Reserve a novice or compounded fragrance session for singles or groups. Choose perfuming sessions to reserve a session and learn more.


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This is the shortest way of installing DebugDiag 1.2 on Windows 7 Home Premium PL (non-English O.S.).
Installation on non-English systems fails because of lack of presence of "Users" group.
It is really frustrating to fight with installation of this wonderful toy so many times.
Follow these instructions:
I made it that way personally.
1. Download DebugDiag 1.2. from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26798
2. Save it to c:\a\
3. Start elevated command line
4. cd "c:\a"
5. msiexec /a "c:\a\DebugDiagx64.msi" /qb TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\"
6. cd "C:\Program Files\DebugDiag"
7. "Register.bat"
8. Close command line
Now you can run DebugDiag or DebugDiagAnalysis. But I had another problem at this point.
I could not view reports of analysis.
There was a message about error of running ShellCommand with error code 5 (ACCESS_DENIED).
I had no program associated with *.mht files.
1. Start iexplore
2. Open one of *.mht files. They are located
C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\DebugDiag\Reports
3. Right click on file and associate it with Internet Explorer
4. Allow any ActiveX controls.
5. Enjoy
P.S. Here you can fine some struggles of other people :)
P.S.2. I hope that I didn't miss anything.
DebugDiag 1.2 installation issues
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We believe that successful salespeople make connections with their customers and create long-lasting relationships. We are looking for a senior-level Sales Executive who is a highly organized professional and a true sales hunter. This position will be at the forefront responsible for generating new business, selling Lyte's service to live event promoters and ticketing associates for venues; establishing strong partnerships and closing sales smoothly. We're looking for a strong revenue generator with a team mentality. In this role, you will work closely with Client Service Managers to provide effective, smooth hand-offs that consistently provide customer satisfaction. The key expectations of the Senior Sales Executive are to develop a deep knowledge of the Lyte solution – its positioning, competition, and market – to exceed expectations for pipeline growth, client satisfaction, and reaching revenue goals to grow our business rapidly.
Job Responsibilities
Ideal candidate will possess:
· Competitive salary including meaningful equity
· 401(k) plan
· Flexible vacation policy, take the time you need
· Above-market medical, dental, vision and life insurance
· Annual ticket stipend
· Museum membership
· Health & wellness stipend
· A mature team of people who realize that work-life balance requires rigor, discipline and internal organization
· Awesome opportunities to occasionally interact with all walks of life in the music and entertainment industry
About Lyte
Lyte is a post-primary ticketing technology platform for sold out events which means we've partnered with some of the biggest names in the live entertainment industry to reduce fraud, drive down no-show rates and deliver real savings to fans. We work directly with the promoters, artists, and venues as an extension of the primary box office, helping them control their events end-to-end. https://lyte.com


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Dior Vargas is a Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist. She is the creator of the People of Color and Mental Illness Photo Project, a response to the invisibility of people of color in the media representation of mental illness. She is also the editor of The Color of My Mind, a photo essay book based on the photo project. Dior tours the country giving keynotes, hosting workshops, and speaking on panels. Her work and insight have been covered in media outlets such as Forbes, Newsweek, NBC News Latino, and The Guardian. Dior is the recipient of numerous awards including, The White House Champion of Change for Disability Advocacy Across Generations, a Voices of the Year honoree under the Impact category at #BlogHer15: Experts among Us Conference, and the 2015 Alternatives Conference Cookie Gant and Bill Compton LGBTQI Leadership Award. She is also a Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductee. She was listed as one of the 15 Remarkable Women of Color Who Rocked 2015 in Colorlines. Dior has a BA in the Study of Women and Gender from Smith College, an MS in Publishing from Pace University, and an MPH from New York University. She is a native New Yorker and currently lives in New York City.
Dior is a former volunteer crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line. She is also a former member of NAMI - NYC Metro's Young Professionals Advisory Board and a member of the Third Wave Legacy Council. She is a former co-facilitator for the Young Adult Support Group at NAMI-NYC Metro. She was chosen as a member of the 2014 class of the Women's Media Center's media training program, Progressive Women's Voices. In the fall of 2013, she was an Advisory Board Member of a project by Suzanne Lacy called "Between the Door and the Street". In January 2013, she was on a panel entitled, "Young Feminists and Activism Today", organized by Barnard College's Center for Research on Women. She was a steering committee member of the New York Chapter of National Women's Liberation. There she took part in the flash mobs in various pharmacies in the city because of the many restrictions that were/still are placed on the morning after pill.
In 2012, Dior organized the first Feminist General Assembly in New York City with Women Occupying Wall Street. She was involved in Occupy the Stage, which was created by Occupy Wall Street and The Forum Project. She worked on a dialogic performance series using forum theatre to discuss the issues of oppression that are important to the Occupy movement. She underwent board member training in a program from the Stonewall Community Foundation called Out in Front NY. She has interned for The Feminist Press and for Gloria Feldt, former CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She is a proud Feminist Latina and wants to remove the stigma of mental illness in the Latinx community. She wants to work with other women of color feminists to advance their community as a whole.


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In the summer of 2010 bed bugs rose to become a very hot topic across the United States. And it created a lot of panic. With major infestations occurring in various cities, both large and small, a lot of awareness had been raised about these small bugs that make a large commotion.
Up until 2010, it had been widely believed bed bugs had been eradicated in the U.S. since the 1940s. As we learned, this is definitely not the case and there has been a comeback. The problem of these small pests, while slightly less publicized now than it had been in 2010, is still an ongoing issue for many homes and businesses - even in 2015.
Bed Bugs Do Not Discriminate
In recent years many apartment buildings and homes have gotten infested. This has happened in a number of U.S. cities. Bed bugs are not discriminatory in where they choose to live. Even the cleanest building can become overrun with the dreaded pest, although less clutter is better as it eliminates places for these nuisance bugs to take residence.
Homes and hotels (or other places where beds are located) are not the only places affected. A number of businesses, some of them pretty high profile, were severely affected by bed bugs in recent years. As these pests continue to spread and make their icky presence known, many companies in recent years have run into significant problems, some even having to temporarily close up shop to focus on getting rid of the infestation.
Many Businesses are at Risk
Traditionally, places like hotels and hostels were the types of businesses most likely to be heavily affected by bed bugs, however in modern day, other commercial establishments found themselves dealing with this problem too. Places, such as clothing and shoe stores, ended up having to contend with these nuisance bugs as well. In 2010 many New York City retailers were impacted including Abercrombie & Finch, Victoria's Secret and Nike which had to temporarily shutter their doors to deal with the insect problem.
Not only did these and other retailers have to cope with ridding their stores of the blood-sucking insects, they also had to deal with lost profits during the time frame they were closed. In regards to Nike, New York Magazine stated in 2010:
"In a major space like that, seven to 10 days of treatment are recommended to eradicate the vermin." (via CNN ) 1
That is a lot of time lost, as a closed shop equates to no profitability during that time frame.
These pesky insects leave behind visible feces
Preserving a Brand's Reputation
In addition to dealing with the actual infestations, retailers must turn to balancing the negative publicity surrounding a bed bug incident. While these annoying insects can creep up in any type of location, it really doesn't have anything to do with the cleanliness of the store. Unfortunately for a business, any type of bugs are usually typically associated with unsanitary or dirty conditions. Just one episode of these pests can ultimately have a big negative effect on a brand's reputation. It may take some creative marketing to repair the damage done to a business' reputation after a public bed bud incident.
For Others, Creepy-Crawly Pests Equal High Profits
While the insects are a headache to those affected for the aforementioned reasons, one industry's losses is another industry's gain. There are some types of businesses that actually benefit off the annoying critters. For instance, pest management companies, risk management professionals and insurance companies can step in to help businesses suffering from bed bug infestation and, in the process, grow their own profits.
Bed Bugs are Not Quite Old News Yet
While many of the most circulated stores about businesses being infested with these critters occurred around 2010, bed bugs aren't quite yet old news. Some experts suggest bed bugs are becoming more common and are still pretty quick to spread. 4 I did a cursory look through Google News when writing this article and found a number of current reports relating to either infestations or threat of a potential infestation.
For instance, in March 2015, several instances of large-scale presence of bed bugs have made the news. These insects were found in a couple of libraries and at least one college so far this year. Another college campus closed down after a student reported his family had these insects at home (some questioned this claim's validity, but bugs or not, it did cause enough of a panic school closed as a precaution). This type of response perhaps illustrates the fear of just how quickly these critters can spread once they find their way into a building. And what kind of havoc they can create.
The common version of this type of bug is wingless, red-brown and feasts on the blood of humans or other hosts. It grows to about 7 mm in length and can live anywhere from 4 months to 1 year.
Bed Bugs Go Back a Long Way
Bed bugs have been around for thousands of years. According to Popular Science, the oldest example dates back more than 3,000 years in ancient Egypt; some experts suggest the insect's history with humans dates back even tens of thousands of years earlier. The Popular Science report, dated February 2015, also said scientists believe the most common type of bed bug, scientific name Cimex lectularius, may be "splitting" into a new species. 6
"Although the insects appear to be the same species, they are so genetically different that the researchers think the bed bug may be splitting into a new species--one that is unique to humans," writes Brooke Borel for Popular Science.
It is important to understand that while some pesticides are recommended to rid of these pests, it is important to have an expert check things out. Not all chemicals are effective in getting rid of these nuisance bugs, and you can end up making yourself or others who visit the business sick, or worse. 7
While bed bugs contain both creepy and ick factors for pretty much anyone in society, in terms of business, there is an immediate impact and also some potential long-term effects for some. Even after these pests are long gone, for businesses the earlier presence and public knowledge can have a long-term residual presence.
"Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" is a phrase most of us are used to hearing. Some theories suggest it originated literally when beds were made of rope (like this 18th century one located in Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia) and organic materials. Today that theory is often disputed.


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I am LOVING teaching Zumba classes in the Nashville area!
Why I started taking Zumba class? I was looking for a good cardio workout while training for a half marathon, and began taking Zumba classes almost 2 years ago under a FANTASTIC instructor. She has been so supportive and such an inspiration to me, especially as I prepared to start teaching.
What is the big deal? The reason we all love it is simple: Every class feels like a party! Come join me and you'll see what I mean. You don't even have to know how to dance. Just move your body and follow my lead. It's easy!
Seriously, you should try it out. I guarantee you will have a blast!
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I found this recipe via this site: Midwest Veg. I like eggplant and after finding out what panko breadcrumbs were and where to find them (used in Japanese cooking - found them in Fresh Stop at the Dogswamp Shopping Centre), I decided to give them a go.
The process of making them was a bit more fiddly than what I am use to bothering with. There is some prep work to be done with the eggplant beforehand and then you need to get your trusty food processor out.
The results were tasty, though, I must admit. Be aware that the balls will be cooked crispy on the outside but will be moist on the inside.
For there full recipe, go here.
Being Vegan in Perth, Australia. Product reviews, where to shop, recipes, events, and more.
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Recipe: Eggplant meatballs
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2 comments:
- Anonymous9 April 2013 at 09:51
Looks interesting. Are panko gluten free? Kakula Sister at Nollamara Shops are selling vegan cheese (Shreeze) Bliss.ReplyDelete
No,unfortunately. You could try this recipe with gluten free breadcrumbs - just not sure of the outcome.ReplyDelete
You mean Sheese?
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If you're tired of the endless circling luggage belt of reboots Hollywood is pumping out on an hourly basis, we've got bad news: They've been doing this for longer than you think. Even when you're watching a non-sequel, that doesn't mean the characters are all-new. In most any movie you can usually spot vague character influences, but a lot of the time actors are straight-up playing fictional characters that are actually real-life people. We've come up with a few of these personhood-remakes and listed them below.
Before the advent of today's computerized princess factories, Disney utilized live actors to stand in for their cartoon characters. One such model was Marge Champion, who was recruited by the company to be the basis for Snow White right about the time she started resenting her parents. Champion later went on to play the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and, in a down year, a dancing hippo in Fantasia. Though she's not responsible for the voice of Snow White, you can readily blame Champion for the freakishly realistic person dancing with the dwarves.
Sydney Greenstreet was a real trooper. He was always cast as the morbidly obese schemer in movies like Casablanca. In his first movie, The Maltese Falcon, his character was literally named "The Fat Man." It's rumored that he even inspired Spider-Man artist John Romita when he created the underworld honcho known as the Kingpin. So naturally, he was George Lucas' inspiration for the intergalactic crime boss Jabba the Hutt.
But if you wore down your Star Wars Special Edition VHS like I did, you'd remember that Jabba was originally supposed to be a schlubby guy with a fur coat in A New Hope. They ended up cutting Human Jabba, presumably because he looked like more of a porn leaflet peddler than a mafioso-type, but they reworked him into the slug monster we know and love in Return of the Jedi. Without an Oscar to his name, Greenstreet's legacy ended up being a big fat alien who gets choked out by a girl in a bikini. Which, all being said, isn't such a raw deal.
As a rule, movies like to exaggerate true stories, but Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno's life didn't have much for the bullshit to slide on. He was often said to be the inspiration for Michael Corleone in the Godfather movies, and like Al Pacino's character he was the son of a famous mob boss who wanted out of the business -- but the similarities pretty much end there. It's like the guy said "Just when I thought I was out" and then didn't finish his sentence. He remained an outsider for the rest of his days, acting as a consultant for movies based on the mobster life he never really had. There seems to be some truth in his claim to be a Corleone, but The Godfather couldn't be further from his life if it featured Whoopi Goldberg and a dinosaur cop.


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Mix an artist with a MINI Cooper and what do you get? OK, we'll show you…but don't blame us!
One guy bought a MINI for about $480 and – since it wasn't running anyway – decided to modify it a bit. First came the 200 watt stereo system. Then he replaced that tired old engine with a barbecue. (Carbeque?) Next he replaced the exhaust system with a mini bar, complete with refrigerator. And finally – and inevitably – a hot tub.
Evidently, it has become something of a babe magnet.
Small wonder then that artists are turning their eyes toward cars as their subjects, treating them as blank canvasses and driving them down whatever crazy road their Muse will take them.
Called 'art cars', these heavily modified vehicles are pieces of art that can take their creators to new places and move their beholders, all quite literally. Others are considered "high art" and as such are not intended to move anything other than, perhaps, the soul.
Of course, that's not where one Mr. Tony Anchors was coming from when he converted his Mini into a traveling wooden pub that can seat five people and be driven around to his friends' homes. (Kind of takes the crawl out of the whole equation, doesn't it?) The father of four changed the chassis of his A-reg Mini to build a wooden pub that serves his own bitter, Wicked Wasp.
"The car is street legal." He says. "My pals come for a drink in the drive or I go round to their place."
Maybe they don't have open container laws in Great Britain.
Then there's the open-top 'bed' car that has been seen zipping around London, complete with a family of five in it! (We hope someone in the family was awake enough to drive.)
In addition to a duvet set, it also had a proper license plate and seat-belts. Can't be too safety-conscious now can we?
What may be most unsettling of all about this is that Cartists appear to be a growing group. Houston has a long-running Art Car Parade, with some 250 entries rolling through the roads recently for the 21st year running.
Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles also has had a Wild Wheels exhibition to feature some of the best examples of American car art, such as the Camera Van. It has 2,000 cameras mounted on it and repeatedly captures the amazed reactions of people who see it for the first time, using the 'public's fascination with image and fame to raise its own profile'. Deep.
So there are many who would view the Cartist movement as an important reflection on Man's Inhumanity to Machine, or perhaps a celebration of the creative human spirit. But Mrs. Anchor had another view.
"He's as mad as a hatter," she said.
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