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The appeal of SXSW is no doubt in its varied and inventive programming. At one session you'll hear about the latest advancements in personal robotics and in another you'll learn how to fold socks. Such was the case during one of my sessions today: Organise the World: Design Your Life to Spark Joy. Presented by Japanese decluttering guru, Marie Kondo offered simple rules around her New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
Based on the premise that "value cannot be seen from the outside," Kondo referenced her grandmother as an inspiration for her obsession with organising. "I've had an interest in tidying up since I was five-years-old," she said. "At 15-years-old, I started tidying seriously. One day I tidied up my own room, the next day my brother's room, the next day my sister's room, the next day the kitchen, bathroom, living room, friend's room, and school classroom; I tidied up everyday."
The self-proclaimed "crazy tidy fanatic" gave a step-by-step folding demonstration to a room filled with some of the world's most educated, cutting-edge experts in the tech and ad space, underscoring the scary fact that while we may be more thoughtful about consumption, mindfulness, and tidiness, us "experts" still need someone to show us how to clean (#sorrymum?).
If you're one of the 60 million people that didn't purchase her infamous book, here's a cheat sheet for getting that apartment in order:
Rule 1: Imagine your ideal life. Before you tidy, face yourself and ask why do you want to tidy? What is your ideal life? Be specific. Imagining your ideal lifestyle is so important. Never skip this process.
Rule 2: Tidy in one go. If you want to be organised, shock your mindset and change it completely. In order to do this you need a dramatic change in a short time. Your first step is to set a tidying deadline. Tidying is a special event.
Rule 3: Tidy by category, not by location. I suggest when you sort your clothes gather all of your clothes and put them in a pile. With your books, do the same thing. Why is this important? By making a pile you can see everything you have. Imagine all of your clothes stacked in a pile. You will probably be shocked by how much you own. By seeing how much you own, you will be able to choose what to keep with a calm mind.
Rule 4: Ask, "Does it spark joy?" If it sparks joy, keep it, If does not, get rid of it. Focus on what you want to keep, not what you want to discard. If you focus on what to discard, you will be unhappy. The important thing about tidying is not choosing things to discard but choosing things to keep. Choose only items that make me happy; things that spark joy for me.
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Separating wind fact from ideology
It is not surprising that those unconditionally opposed to wind energy would be dismissive of a study finding that wind turbines do not create health problems for neighbors. Residents who still have open minds on the issue, however, should factor this report into their thinking about what role and how much of a role wind should play in the state's energy equation.
A panel of independent physicians and scientists found the assertions that wind turbines cause inner ear or balance problems or psychological distress are without foundation. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Department of Environmental Protection convened the panel to make an objective determination as to whether or not "Wind Turbine Syndrome" or related ailments actually exist as the state seeks to expand its wind power presence over the next eight years. The panel recommended further research into the effects of turbine noise on sleep and ways of minimizing them.
If the findings had been more to the liking of Windwise Massachusetts and other anti-wind energy groups they would be praising the study today, but because the conclusions were counter to their ideology opponents are dismissing the study as politically motivated. This is an insult to the panelists, who are not affiliated with the state or any wind energy groups, pro or con. Unlike foes they have no ax to grind.
Fear-mongering to the contrary, the state and wind power developers are not attempting to cover every available ridge line and mountaintop with turbines. Not every potential location will generate enough wind consistently to be worth developing, and some locations that could be financially feasible will go undeveloped because they are not accessible.
After years of bureaucratic delays and nuisance court challenges, wind projects are finally under way in North Berkshire County that will contribute clean energy to the grid without harming the environment, which cannot be said of coal, oil and other contributors to global warming. Clean energy, including solar, which has an important Berkshire presence, employed judiciously, won't solve our energy problems but it will lessen them.
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With Toys "R" Us closing all 735 of its US stores, there's a rush for customers to spend gift cards before they're out-of-date.
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The retail giant announced it is buying Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us gift cards at a discount rate and turning them into Bed Bath & Beyond e-gift cards.
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While so many of our youthful identities later prove easily shrugged-off, others are nothing if not absurdly dogged. So it is that the handful of teenage years I spent in thrall to punk (already a mopey anachronism by the late 80s) means that even now in adulthood there's a lingering part of me, minuscule but stubborn, that still on some level identifies myself as a punk; and which, in turn, ensures my ears fractionally prick up around anything devoted to the subject.
Take, for instance, the collection of punk movies discussed here by Screengrab, exactly the kind of thing I always find my attention snagging on: finding there, as I usually do, the canon of punk cinema: chief among them the addled histrionics of Breaking Glass and the unavoidable Sid and Nancy, the worst film ever made by Alex Cox (otherwise one of the most interesting British film-makers of the last 30 years), made so not so much through artistic failings but because the raw material encapsulates so much of what has always made punk an embarrassment: its sorry embrace of self-pity and stupidity.
But quite apart from the questionable merits of the films concerned, I've always thought there was something grimly pedestrian about the way such a firecracker cultural moment should be represented by something so drab as a canon at all. And yet wheeled out every so often for an audience of ebbing nostalgiacs are the same old dusty reels, those already mentioned joined by or interchanged with the grim Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, cosy Sex Pistols doc The Filth and the Fury, and/or the various filmic portraits of the Clash, principally the near-unwatchable curate's egg Rude Boy and the Joe Strummer tribute The Future Is Unwritten.
All of which individually and collectively hammers home the point that if a film has any aspiration at all to being "punk" then it cannot be about a band - any more than surrealist cinema can be represented only by biopics of Dalí and Breton. Through sheer repetition, meanwhile, even those movies that escape those limitations of form now seem tired when viewed in that context - as the years go by, Derek Jarman's Jubilee seems more and more interesting as an early project from a truly singular director, and less and less so as a "punk movie".
Indeed, it's one of the stranger aspects of British punk films that, if it's debatable whether any ever had anything genuinely punk about them, it's certain that none ever captured the sense of punk. Not punk as a mere footnote in the history of guitar rock, but punk as a democratic shifting underfoot best expressed by the misfits in the audience. For that, given how dire Rude Boy is, you have to look to Dennis Hopper's caustic runaway drama Out of the Blue (with its indelible turn from the fire-eyed Linda Manz) - or even Spike Lee's Summer of Sam, a movie that managed to get pretty much every reference point about punk wrong, but still somehow astutely tapped into why a gangling kid from a stifling Italian-American backwater might start spiking his hair and talking in a bad English accent, and what might befall him as a result.
And then there are those films that do successfully channel whatever intangible mindset it is you could call a punk sensibility: Scorsese's jittery After Hours or, of course, the deathlessly deadpan Repo Man, each of which actually managed the trick of at once featuring actual punk rock (a cameo from Bad Brains in the case of After Hours, the Circle Jerks in Repo Man) while not becoming a mere long-form music video.
Because for all that conventional programmes of punk movies don't often represent it, that higher idea of punk - not as a necro-fetishistic pogo down memory lane but as a celebration of the eternally weird, jarring, sardonic and uncooptable - is out there on screen; just not in the places we're meant to find it.
So next time we're looking for true punk film, it might be best if John Lydon be allowed to carry on mouldering shamefully away, and instead the England that spawned that original late 70s outburst be represented by Brimstone and Treacle and If ... ; a double bill to be accompanied perhaps by the dark visions of Eraserhead and the anti-corporate self-immolation of the Monkees' Head; the volatile brevity of Punch Drunk Love and the outsider portraiture of John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet; or even Harmony Korine's Gummo and the genius of the Marx brothers in Horse Feathers. Whatever it is, I'm against it - in those six simple words, punk lives again.
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Now that the State and Counties have adopted the new International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), specifiers and contractors need to be aware of alternatives that may be used instead of costly continuous foam insulation. For residential construction, the State has added exceptions to continuous foam.
Once the four Hawaii counties adopted the 2006 IECC, many Hawaii steel framers were faced with complying with the new requirements. Adding continuous foam insulation has a significant cost impact on the construction of new homes. Not only will the builder have to take a look at the cost impact of the foam board, there are also additional costs for the washered screws to attach the foam to the framing, treated lumber trim boards to fur out the windows and doors to make up for the added thickness, extensions for the door thresholds, and a vinyl drip seal that is installed at the bottom of the wall.
Fortunately, in 2012, the Hawaii State Building Code Council approved a set of amendments to the 2009 IECC which included trade offs for the R-5 foam insulation. The four Hawaii Counties, while still on the 2006 IECC, will allow the use of the 2009 State IECC if it is referenced in the energy calculations. A copy of the State Amendments may be found here. The R-5 continuous foam trades offs may be found in section 3.181-15.
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Jennifer Auther: California's proposal to buy aquifer water raises questions
CNN Correspondent Jennifer Auther reports from California on a proposal that would allow water-poor Southern California to buy water from a private source and lessen its dependence on the Colorado River, which provides water for several states in the region.
Q: Why is Southern California being forced into buying water?
AUTHER: California is allotted 4.4 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River but has been using as much as 5.2 million a year, using other states' surplus. [An acre-foot of water, 43,560 cubic feet, is the amount that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot].
Well, those other states are growing and they can't spare the water any longer. California officials have known that they were going to have to find a way to be more self-reliant, that they were going to have to stop taking water that wasn't legally theirs.
Q: Are there similar arrangements -- states buying water from other entities -- in other parts of the country?
AUTHER: There are, but none of this size -- they're talking about buying 47 billion gallons of water a year. Cadiz Inc. is a financially struggling company that owns land the size of Rhode Island in the Mojave Desert over a huge aquifer. And its stock has taken off since this deal was announced.
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AUTHER: They're talking about relining canals to prevent water leaking out, conservation programs, reclamation, treating brackish water -- but this one is the one that has caught all the ink.
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AUTHER: Environmentalists have a concern that this (aquifer) plan would jeopardize the desert's fragile ecosystem. They argue that while this plan calls for monitors to ensure that the water table in the desert doesn't fall too low, there are no provisions for what will be done if the monitors signal a problem.
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I happen to have my own artistic and literary heroes the same as in Woody Allen's latest 2011 romantic comedy Midnight in Paris, so I loved the film. Brunel, Dali, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Picasso… Is there room to fit more, yes, Rodin, Monet, TS Elliot… A fitting comparison for the viewing experience would be an accidental find of an antique shop full of all the items you fantasized about from a previous golden era; and then some that you didn't know you would fall for, nonetheless fall for them with wide eyes, a pumping heart, and a few giggles. The cultural references may be highbrow, but Allen redeemed himself by making the quirky one liners humorous, if you get his references that it. Woody Allen's movie is rarely for everyone. I'd think any attempt on the whimsical and the fantastic with a narrow set of references would not be an easy path for universal enjoyment. Kids in a candy store can pass for the universal; but baseball cards of all MVPs of "world championship" MLB would not – as strange as this may sound to Americans. I happen to love Paris, so listening to a love song written by Allen set in night clubs on Left Bank, slow walks around the White Church or in drizzle on the New Bridge, or panorama view from the center of the city worked just fine.
The Bad
It has been a tiring discussion that Allen is no Kubrick. He does repeat himself a lot – Purple Rose of Cairo, Everybody Says I Love You, Bullets over Broadway, Vicky Christina Barcelona, to name just a few; though new elements do occur such as time travel within a literary and philosophical context that serves to the main plot and themes of the movie. As much as I love all the cultural references, it does feel like indulgence at times, partially because they are simply piled up or laid one next to each other like library reference cards, or reading notes in a forgotten drawer. Let's try a more engaging metaphor, an avocado salad with froi gras, toro, uni, grilled salmon skin, cold smoked sable, colored with saffron and topped with condensed teriyaki sauce, all serve on top of a East Coast oyster in a half shell. Yes, you indulgent food lovers, you know what I'm talking about. Some Iron Chef would try and get away with it for novelty and excess in Las Vegas, but even the most indulgent Roman during a food orgy probably would wish that they come as six separate servings. Plus, we would indulge ourselves to expect more sophistication from Allen at this point in his long accomplished career.
I'd see potential in a rough cut, if this part of the film – some three quarters of the whole movie – was a research first draft of compilation of a roster of famous actors doing auditions for their respective art and literature giants from a century ago. For that reason, their acting also suffers.
The Ugly
The baseball cards reference is fitting here since almost all characters are cartonized. While so many references jammed through the mid-night transcendence of the almost funny Owen Wilson – partially the charm of the movie – you may argue that it is hard to develop any of these characters. You would be right, underdeveloped as characters, their lines are often forced.


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Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagan
Rating – 4.6 out of 5
In Life and Other Near-Death Experiences, after a shocking revelation from her husband and a some shocking news of her own, Libby runs away to the one place she thinks she will find the solace she's looking for. Meeting some interesting characters along the way Libby finds her way in the book by Camille Pagan.
Favorite Quote
"Given that I survived a near-death experience today, I"m not really ready for exploring."
He gave me a half smile. "Life is a near-death experience. But suit yourself," he added lightly
-Life and Other Near-Death Experiences, pg. 86
Why I liked Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagan is the perfect book to read on the beach or by the pool in summer. I've seen more and more books like this that focus on interesting women who have a good sense of humor as they move through the challenges, which humanizes them and reminds me of the strength and dignity that womanhood can take on. Light enough to read on vacation but dense enough to feel that you can grow and discover with the characters, this book is a great journey from start to finish.
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Paleo {Amazing} Muffins
- Chic 'n Cheap Living said...
Any banana muffins sound good to me! If only my husband wasn't allergic to almonds! ;(
Chic 'n Cheap Living
- March 4, 2014 at 2:07 PM
- Chic 'n Cheap Living said...
Any banana muffins sound good to me! If only my husband wasn't allergic to almonds! ;(
Chic 'n Cheap Living
- March 4, 2014 at 2:07 PM
- Jane said...
i never had anything paleo but i've been seeing a lot about paleo meals. they look delicious :)
- March 4, 2014 at 5:43 PM
- Hollie Nickolls said...
I'm about to start another cleanse. Can't decide if I want to go paleo this time or not. I enjoyed the last one, but I'm stuck on oatmeal for breakfast and I don't wanna give it up!!
- March 5, 2014 at 3:26 PM
- Brittany LeSueur said...
Banana muffins are one of my top favorite foods!!! I suppose I must try these!
- March 6, 2014 at 3:50 AM
- E said...
I try to limit my sugar intake, but let's be honest, the stuff is like crack. :) Thanks for the healthy (and delicious) recipe!
- March 6, 2014 at 5:29 AM
- Matthew Pike said...
I really can't imagine what this tastes like. If it's so good why don't we see them more? I'm so sick of boring old reg coffee shop food.
More of this nuts stuff.
Buckets & Spades
- March 6, 2014 at 6:18 PM
- Melinda DiOrio said...
A muffin without sugar?? I must make try this recipe. I pretty much never eat muffins only because it bugs me that they're marketed as a "breakfast" food, but the amount of sugar they contain makes them more of a dessert in my book!
- March 6, 2014 at 8:36 PM
- Tine said...
- March 6, 2014 at 11:09 PM
- Sartorial Diner said...
Looks delicious! I've never had anything paleo before, but I've heard so much about it!
- March 7, 2014 at 2:39 AM
- Lyosha Varezhkina said...
oh yam!
- March 8, 2014 at 5:14 PM
- M said...
major YUM!
Ps. going to austira this month! any suggestions?!
- March 10, 2014 at 2:41 AM
- Barbara said...
Thanks for sharing these, they are really magical
- July 1, 2014 at 9:58 PM


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Remove gum from walkways, pressure wash both the walkways and building exteriors, stucco (not too much pressure as you do not want to remove paint), etc. Also, make sure to inspect parking garages for engine stains. Note that oil stains may require pre-treatment as well as a hot pressure washer. You can rent pressure wash machines from your local tool rental company.
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"I get that it's a safety rating, and I get that it has five stars, but what does that actually mean? How safe is it?"
Has this been you? Perhaps it has been you, or one of your peers. It stands to reason – the safety of us and our loved ones while driving is a high priority, if not the highest priority. There are a whole lot of things we can do to be safer on the roads, but there's one thing than can consistently keep those on the outside and the inside of a vehicle safer, and it's well worth the investigation.
It's called the ANCAP safety rating. Today we're looking at what this well-known safety rating tests, and how it makes your new car safer.
What is the ANCAP? And why is it so important?
Unless you've extensively researched the term before, you might have only heard of the ANCAP safety rating in the context of ads on the TV or internet, where a company is selling their newest model vehicle based on its 5-star safety rating. Which is all very well, but I've always found that understanding the 'why' is just as important as understanding that a thing is important to begin with.
The ANCAP stands for the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. It's an independant program (so it's not going to have a particular bias toward car makes), and it is internationally recognised for testing car safety (meaning that it is on-par, if not ahead, of safety tests conducted overseas).
This test measures the safety of new and modern cars in relation to a car's ability to do two things – be as safe as possible for occupants and pedestrians – in the most common types of serious car crashes. In recent years, the ANCAP has evolved with technology and now also takes into consideration technology that helps prevent car crashes (more on this in a minute).
What does the ANCAP measure?
There are two basic areas that the test measures.
1. Physical makeup of the vehicle
This covers things like the structural integrity of the passenger compartment, the crumple zones in the car, and how the car body is able to take and dissipate the force sustained in a crash. This is, of course, subject to variance across makes and models of vehicle, but the goal remains consistent – that the steering column, dash, roof pillars, pedals, and floor panels stay intact, no matter what happens outside.
2. Active safety features
These are a little more complex than the structure of the vehicle. Typically, the active safety features will include things like the ABS, airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners (these are designed to lessen and disperse the force of impact). They've also come to include things like an AEB and ESC systems.
Now, we've had ABS for a long time already – it's an anti-lock braking system, and helps cars prevent locking up the brakes if the driver suddenly has to haul on the anchors. It's things like the AEB and ESC systems that actually have me really excited about the future of safety.
AEB stands for Autonomous Emergency Braking, and is designed to automatically apply the brakes if the car's radar detects an object getting too close to the vehicle. An ESC system provides Electronic Stability Control to a moving vehicle, and helps correct the sharp swerve that a driver might throw if a kangaroo jumped in front of their car late at night, for example. It's that one swerve that can lead to cars fishtailing and going out of control, and an ESC system is designed to jump on top of this escalating problem early. In addition to this ability, electronic stability control can be helpful for freeway drivers, surprise tight corners on winding roads, and slippery sections on roads.
In addition to these, vehicles manufactured in recent years now have the ability to monitor fatigue, blind spots, and unintentionally wandering from lanes of traffic.
In short, we're developing cars to help prevent accidents before they happen. And that's a great comfort.
How should the ANCAP safety rating influence my decision?
I never used to understand why it was my father told me to 'travel safe' until I started saying it myself. Whether you're travelling to work, across town, across state or country, whether you're carrying just yourself, your family, or your ears are pricking up when the kids start talking about when they're going to start driving, safety of those inside and outside your vehicle is going to be a priority.
The ANCAP safety rating has the most authority of any safety test in Australia, and the once-over this article provides only scratches the surface of why. You can find a link to their website here, and they have an easy-access database covering the safety ratings of new cars in Australia.
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Red Sox fans salivate at the idea of seeing their left ace return to the top of the rotation at Fenway Park. Prior to being traded, Lester expressed his willingness to return to his former team even if he was traded: "Yeah, why not? I mean, this is what I know, this is what I love. Like I've said many times, this is where I want to be." Ownership and fans alike should be cautiously optimistic at the prospect of re-signing Lester, but should also do their job in exploring other opportunities as they present themselves. Finding a proven ace on the open market is hard enough, but the fact of the matter is that the Boston Red Sox need to find a #1 and #2 starter before Opening Day.
The main issue that arises is the Red Sox salary cap situation after signing Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. The Red Sox have a plethora of talent in the minors, but not should they trade away their farm system for an arm like Johnny Cueto or Cole Hamels? Maybe, but thats a different debate for a different day. The Sox officially introduced Sandoval at a Press Conference at 1 p.m. and Ramirez in a seperate conference at 6 p.m. In total, the Red Sox have committed at least $183 million in these next two players over the next ~5 years. According to NESN.com, the Boston Red Sox currently have roughly $182 million assigned in active contracts and dead money for the 2015 season. This leaves roughly $7 million for the Red Sox to spend, which will not be nearly enough to solve all of the Red Sox pitching issues. Boston desperately needs front end of the rotation pitching and bullpen relief, and the good news is John Henry is all on board. Moreover, Henry was very vocal yesterday when talking about the Red Sox ability to go over the Luxury Tax "cap," as they did in 2010 and 2011: "The way it's structured, we can blow through one year. Again for next year, we have tremendous flexibility, so we could go could through for one year and not overly affect us." So now the question can be asked: Whether Lester is with this team at the start of the season or not, what dark horse pitcher may end up in a Red Sox uniform?
Anibal Sanchez
Remember this guy? The Red Sox signed Sanchez as an International Free Agent in 2001, but was shipped with Hanley Ramirez to Florida in the Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell trade. While he is not an overpowering hurler, his variety of pitches seem to confuse hitters and he is therefore very successful. Overall, Sanchez has a 3.53 career ERA and would be a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a playoff team. Sanchez signed a 5 year, $75 million back in 2012 with Detroit, which should attract the Red Sox as he is only 30 years old. According to multiple sources, Detroit has been in contact with Boston about their outfielding slugger Yoenis Cespedes, who according to BaseballReference.com, has ~$9million left on his current contract. A deal centered around Cespedes would give Boston a proven arm, while remaining conscious of how close they are to the Luxury Tax.
Justin Masterson
Another familiar face for this Boston team. Masterson was drafted by the Sox in 2006 and quickly moved through the system. He was traded to the Indians in 2009, but loved the city of Boston. Since being traded, Masterson has developed into a quality middle rotation starter and would love the chance to return to the team that drafted him. Masterson made close to $10 million in 2014 and could be looking for a pay raise. Masterson is drawing interest from a number of teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
Tyson Ross and Andrew Cashner
With Yoenis Cespedes apparently on the market, many teams, including the San Diego Padres, seem to be interested in his services. Multiple reports have the Padres calling the Red Sox to see the availability of the Cuban slugger. If the reports are true, the Red Sox could look for a package deal including these highly regarded prospects. Tyson Ross had a breakout season with a 2.81 ERA in 2014 and Andrew Cashner battled through injuries to provide a 2.55 ERA in 19 starts. Although this trade may be overlooked because Boston is not receiving proven talent in return, the Red Sox should at least explore the idea of bringing on these pitchers that are on the cusp of being regular major leaguers.
Hisashi Iwakuma
Iwakuma may be the most underrated starting pitcher over the past 3 years in Major League Baseball. He posted ERAs of 3.16(12), 2.66(13), and 3.52(14), respectively. Since entering the league, Iwakuma has pitched at least 125 innings and posted a K/9 of over 7. Iwakuma's breakout season was 2012, in which he received voted for the AL Cy Young and AL MVP. He looks to be getting a big contract in the next year or two, but the Red Sox are having almost $60 million coming off the books next year. It sounds like a perfect fit: swap Cespedes for Iwakuma and everyone is happy, right? The Mariners are interested in Cespedes and Boston has been linked to Iwakuma for the past season, right? Not so fast. Although Seattle likes Cespedes, they would be fools to trade a proven all star for a year of Cespedes. Boston will have to give up more if they want this player.
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Brian's exclusive forecast for Baltimore, Annapolis, and northern Delmarva:
Rest of this afternoon: Sunny, breezy, and pleasant with temperatures in the 50s.
Tonight: Mostly clear with a low from the upper 30s.
Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy. Warmer with a high near 60.
Friday Night: Mostly clear with a low in the lower to middle 40s.
The extended forecast calls for clouds and sun on Saturday with a slight chance of a rain shower. The low will be in the lower 40s and the high will be in the lower 60s. Breezy and colder with sunshine on Sunday. The low will be in the mid 30s and the high will be in the mid 40s. Mostly sunny and cold on Monday with a low in the upper 20s and the high will be in the lower 40s. A chance of rain and/or snow on Tuesday with a low in the upper 20s and a high in the upper 30s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with a low in the mid 20s and a high in the upper 30s.
Weather Summary
The first day of spring in the Middle Atlantic states featured a mostly sunny sky with seasonable temperatures as highs reach the 50s. It was breezy at times which added a bit of a chill to the air, but compared to recent weather this was a welcome change that offered hope for the spring season. High pressure will build over the area during the rest of the afternoon and evening. Tonight will be mild with lows staying above freezing, and then a warm front on Friday will set the stage for a very pleasant Friday and Saturday with highs in the 50s to lower 60s and overnight lows in the 40s. Some locations may reach 65 to 70 on Saturday as warm air surges north in advance of a cold front. On Sunday, a cold front will move from west to east across the region and colder air will overspread the area from the northwest. This will drop daytime highs from the 60s on Saturday to the 40s on Sunday. On Monday, a fresh surge of arctic air will plunge into the East and our attention will be turned to the south where computer models are indicating the potential for a spring snowstorm from North Carolina to Maine. There is still some disagreement about the exact track of the storm (one track would take the Low out to sea, whereas another would take the Low up the eastern seaboard.) However, there is now consensus that there will indeed be a storm on Monday and Tuesday that will form to our south.
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Only a little? I was trying to go waaaaaay over the top.
Of course the little countries get ignored if their needs differ from the big ones. Yet another fatal flaw in the Euro as reality.
That's a good question about Vlad.
IN A fascinating research note*, Matt King of Citigroup calculates the outflows of capital from various euro zone nations, in particular Italy and Spain. He concludes that Italy saw 160 billion euros exit in 2011, while Spain lost 100 billion euros, in a mixture of bank withdrawals and sales of government and corporate bonds. He thinks a further 200 billion euros could follow.
How does he work this out? A key element is the Target 2 balances. Target 2 is the system for clearing payments within euro zone central banks. When a Greek depositor sends money to a German bank, the deal would be settled within Target 2. The Bundesbank ends up with a claim on the assets of the ECB; the Greek central bank with a liability. Since 2007, the German claim on the ECB has been steadily rising, while most other members have gone into deficit.
The Target 2 numbers, then, show the extent to which countries are becoming dependent on official financing. By subtracting the Target 2 flows from the balance of payments data, King calculates the extent of private sector flight. Spain was doing fine until last year, since when 100 billion euros, or 10% of GDP, has left the country; the 160 billion euro figure for Italy is also around 10% of GDP. While domestic bank depositors have kept their money at home, foreign deposits have been withdrawn. In Italy, foreigners have reduced their holdings of government bonds from 828 billion euros to 730 billion; in Spain from 240 billion euros to 200 billion. Foreign investors have also been selling Spanish mortgage-backed securities.
How do the numbers compare with the periphery? Foreign bank deposits have fallen 64% in Greece, 55% in Ireland and 37% in Portugal; in Italy, the fall is 34% and Spain 13%. Foreign government bond holdings have dropped 56% in Greece, 18% in Ireland and 25% in Portugal; in Italy the fall is 12% and Spain 18%. So if Italy and Spain were to move to the average for the other three, a further 200 billion euros would flow out.
A final thought. This is another example of the nationalisation of markets, in which official flows are steadily replacing private sector capital. It is a trend that seems unstoppable.
* Sorry, I can't link to bank research
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Only a little? I was trying to go waaaaaay over the top.
Of course the little countries get ignored if their needs differ from the big ones. Yet another fatal flaw in the Euro as reality.
That's a good question about Vlad.
How does that translate in terms of money supply?
Without deposits, banks cannot lend. It means that on top of severe budget-tightening, Spain, Italy and the like must cope with a serious money shortage. And the situation can go from bad to much worse.
This suggests that apart from replacing austerity measures by growth initiatives, it is urgent to pour money directly in those southern economies.
Either the ECB does it, or it is up to southern authorities either to issue IOUs or to print pesetas, escudos and drachmas.
Such research is privately distributed and sent to us on the basis that we don't forward it
You're not wrong, no matter how many times you repeat yourself, Dim.
The Euro is barely more than 10 years in being - this is the first experience we've seen where the big and relatively strong states like Italy (strong?? - certainly big) and France need a monetary policy radically different than other big states, like Germany et.al.. There's no precedent for how to handle this - and very little open-minded thought apparently being given to the implications of the decisions that are being stumbled into.
Citizens and policy-makers are repeating slogans, cant and vituperation like something you'd expect to see in North Korea, and very little calm good judgment when that is needed most. Got "train wreck" written all over it. Should be fun to watch.
Citigroup says the methodology is described in a paper by Merler & Pisani-Ferry see http://www.bruegel.org/publications/publication-detail/publication/718-s...
That's just a little too much, Bam.
Of course the ECB has to run policy for the benefit of the big economies, not the dwarfs - size matters to the wellbeing of the collective. The big needed QE then and don't now - simple as that.
Hey - maybe the big and strong need one currency, and ....
OBTW: Can Vlad see his own image in a mirror?
Why can't you link to bank research?
Of course it's stoppable. Merkel and her Germans will do nothing to stop it. But weren't the low interest rates that encouraged manic over-borrowing kept in place by the ECB for Germany's benefit above all?
You'd swear she were a mad Stasi bitter-ender, determined to destroy the Euro, the EU and NATO before fleeing to the welcoming arms of Vlad Putin.
"Why a corporation or individual needs to have an account in a foreign country when they have a common currency and a common central bank is beyond me. Laws perhaps?"
Now that is a very good question, especially in light of electronic transfer.
I vote for cultural inertia.
It seems that the entire system design and operating procedures for the Euro have similar flaws to TEPCO nuclear reactors at both Design and Operations level:
So, Frau Merkel would do well to treat both the same way: She got out of Nuclear Power right after Fukushima, and she would do well to either get out of the Euro, or to propose a total redesign to make the Euro 'Fail-safe'...
hi - could you explain the logic of how matt's done his sums? it's not immediately obvious from your description. I'd also be intrigued to know how one distinguishes between capital flows that occur as a result of trade transactions (good), and capital flows that occur as a result of foreigners withdrawing their capital, or residents sending it abroad.
Could it be planned - the ECB covering the retreat of the core banks (to make national recap easier at a later date) - because -
how are Spain or Portugal (Italy's case is slightly different) to recap their banks?
Not without extensive printing - which the core does not want - so what is going on?
"Of course the ECB has to run policy for the benefit of the big economies, not the dwarfs - size matters to the wellbeing of the collective"
I wouldn't define Italy as a dwarf economy. Maybe I'm wrong.
"...replacing private sector capital."
History has many examples of central planning leading to less efficient capital allocation than free market capitalism. This is just one more. Bankers cannot centrally plan economies any better than their predecessors. Printing the global housing Minsky is proof.
I wouldn't like to repeat myself. Maybe I'm wrong.
"Of course the little countries get ignored if their needs differ from the big ones."
I wouldn't define Italy as a little country. Maybe I'm wrong.
"In a sign of an intensification of the debt crisis, it emerged last week that the ECB had stopped providing liquidity to some Greek banks as they had not been sufficiently recapitalized.
Asmussen said four Greek banks had currently no access to the ECB regular liquidity operations because they were not sufficiently capitalized and were now on emergency liquidity assistance (ELA), provided by the Greek central bank."
Italy, foreigners have reduced their holdings of government bonds... ... in Spain from 240 billion euros to 200 billion. Foreign investors have also been selling Spanish mortgage-backed securities.
That probably means those investors are selling those instruments at a loss.
Foreign bank deposits have fallen 64% in Greece, 55% in Ireland and 37% in Portugal; in Italy, the fall is 34% and Spain 13%.
With those countries in recession, a corporation can pull some money out at the same time of making less payments - due to the lower purchases - to suppliers, manufacturers, etc., to settle accounts.
Why a corporation or individual needs to have an account in a foreign country when they have a common currency and a common central bank is beyond me. Laws pehaps?
If a company A in NY buys a product from a company B in CA, then A sends a check from their local bank to B, B cashes it and it is cleared through Fedwire.
Capital flows from somewhere must end somewhere else. It would be instructive to know where the end point is. The free flow of capital is usually a good thing but not when it is ruining a country. It is clear that economic stability requires some limitations on capital flows.
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Figure 1. Pork loin name changes.
Figure 2. Beef chuck name changes.
Figure 3. Beef sirloin name changes.
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The new names are meant to help bring clarity to the many different cuts available, but how will this affect you, the business owner? Both employees and consumers will need to be educated on the new names. Simply labeling meat with the new name will not be sufficient in identifying these changes. Graphics (like those above) that show what part of the animal each piece of meat comes from should help as well as listing the old name versus the new. Employees will also need to be trained in distinguishing the new names and then also passing the knowledge onto the customer. As an ag business owner, you will probably want your employees to spend more time with customers to identify what kind of meal they want to prepare and what cut would work best. Read more about the new names at USAtoday.com.
Obviously, this is going to require more work for you, but it may also open up an opportunity to connect with customers. Talking directly to customers as they enter the meat department is an obvious opportunity, but you can also hold classes, provide samples, and recipes.
As an ag business owner, how do you feel about these new names? Do you think customers will embrace the change? Do you envision an increase or decrease in sales? How are you planning to educate customers?
As a customer, did you find the old names to be confusing? Will these new names help you to better chose the most appropriate meat for your recipes? Do you think you will buy more or less beef and pork because of this?


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The trees insist that all of their leaves drop away
The withered leaves fall from a tree today
All its host shall fall, as a leaf I fall from the twig, falling from the tree halfway
fluttering away, struggling in vain to catch and....
I was this single falling leaf again
all alone on my way
Time to go! Let's part ways!
Most leaves pile up and lie on the lawn as though in peaceful sleep they would say
I am the elongated leaf that spins busily about the extended axis
and falls for a long way
The wind intensifies and the rain blurs my eyes,
bringing tears to my already wet cheeks. Nay.
Winds bring the buds to life, whereas harsh winter winds this kind are like a sword
cutting me right through
bringing death I might say
A leaf learns as it goes through life
And, life is a battle all the way
The worsening weather conditions act like sentries,
taunting and goading me forcing their way
The unforgiving rain beats the water,
and the water level rising exceedingly to flood near my neck
When day turns into night and I finally ask if I was forgotten
until today
I am a growing new leaf in the spring, making you begin to think about recovery
in a whole new way
Reflecting back, I now realize this growing into life,
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New London, Conn.--The Clark University men's swimming and diving team fell to the Bears of Coast Guard Academy in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) meet on Saturday afternoon in New London, Conn.
Senior Steven Castiglione (North Haven, Conn.) placed fourth in the men's one meter diving event with a score of 239.92. Sophomore Rowan Moody (Ellington, Conn.) earned fourth place in the three meter dive with a season best score of 225.
Freshman Eric Cobert (Newton, Mass.) swam a personal best 1:58.69 in the men's 200 yard freestlye for fourth place in the eighth event of the afternoon. Later in the meet he posted a season best time in the 200 yard IM with a 2:13.10 finish. Dylan Schrama (Taunton, Mass.) and Sebastian Ortega (West Palm Beach, Fla.) finished back-to-back in the 100 yard backstroke when they touched in 1:02.23 and 1:02.90 respectively.
Freshman Nick Sakoff (New York, N.Y.) finished in fourth to lead Clark in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.17. Johan Nel (Wayne, Maine) followed in 1:08.86 and Noah Liscord (Wayne, Maine) claimed a season best time when he touched the wall in 1:13.02. Ortega claimed third place in the 200 yard backstroke as he finished in his best time this season, 2:14.64. Later Ortega posted another season best time when he placed second in the 100 yard butterfly in 55.38.
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Carlsberg Unbottled Courage
Carlsberg Sweden is on a mission to unbottle the courage that brews in all of us. Not just any courage but the kind you need in social situations. The people of Sweden are generally cautious and reserved. Working with Akestam Holst the beer company created a competition and social app for iPhone and Android to find and reward Sweden's most courageous. The Unbottle Yourself app contains over 500 missions, each representing a social challenge. Many missions require you to use smart phone features and social media to succeed. The competition for a party weekend in Hong Kong starts April 5 and will run until April 17, 2011, after which app owners will be able to continue to use the app and challenge their friends in a fun social game.
The Unbottled campaign includes a series of "how to" videos hosted on the Unbottled YouTube channel.
Click on the image below to play the Unbottle Yourself trailer in YouTube
Click on the image below to play the Mission #21 video.
Unbottled Courage Credits
The Unbottled Courage campaign was developed at Åkestam Holst, Stockholm, by creative director Martin Cedergren, art director Björn Gustafsson, copywriter Patrick Dry, creatives Alex Picha, Ida Tenggren, Jerker Winther and Sara Clewemar.
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Your chances of attracting audience on online platform are completely dependent on how high you rank on search engine results. Needless to say, when the arena is as vast as a World Wide Web there are going to be illicit practices being incorporated.
The Rank-Modifying Spammers Patent highlights all of those spam tricks being incorporated to rank a page higher on search engine results. To give you an idea of how Rank modifying techniques affect search engine results here is an example:
The first half of the figure points out to the ranks of search engine results minus any rank modifying spamming. However, with rank modifying spamming you can see a great shift in the ranking pages. The websites which rank much lower in result pages climb higher and garner audience for their benefit.
Techniques used by Rank Modifying Spammers:
Google uses an intricate form of codes for the algorithm it has in place to weed out spam activities. Time and again spammers come with some creative ideas to better SERP rankings. These spam activities only impact the efficiency of a search engine.
Some of the most prevalent Rank modifying tricks used by spammers include:
1. Keyword stuffing
Over stuffing of keywords is done to make the content look more relevant to the information a user is searching for on search engine.
2. Invisible text & Tiny text
Invisible text refers to the keywords which have same color as that of the background of the page. Invisible text enhances the frequency of the keywords without being visible. Tiny text is the implementation of keywords in very small text within a page.
Invisible and Tiny text might even point to a completely irrelevant page which does not carry any information for the benefit of the user.
3. Page redirects
For Page Redirects spammers use a coded first page which redirects a user to completely irrelevant second page. The page automatically redirects the user to the second page only employing a coded page to bluff the Google algorithm.
4. META tags stuffing
META tag stuffing refers to adding of large set of keywords in the META tags on a page. These keywords generally have got nothing to do with the actual content of the page. The purpose of META tags stuffing works for the reason that spammers are able to attract a large set of audience to the page who probably search with a different set of keywords altogether.
What is Rank Modifying Spammer Patent?
The Patent states that:
"A system determines a first rank associated with a document and determines a second rank associated with the document, where the second rank is different from the first rank. The system also changes, during a transition period that occurs during a transition from the first rank to the second rank, a transition rank associated with the document based on a rank transition function that varies the transition rank over time without any change in ranking factors associated with the document."
Let's take an example to get a better understanding of the whole concept:
Consider two documents which are ranked first and second on the search engine results. Now, the second ranked document is a genuine document which is completely relevant to the information a user is trying to search for. However, with all the Rank modifying tricks the spammer has been able to rank his document ahead of the more genuine one.
The method analyzes the rankings of both the document. How both the pages are ranked and the difference in accordance with the relevancy of the information searched and provided.
Google has clearly laid out the webmaster guidelines for everyone to take note of. This algorithm with it latest modification does it all in real time and accordingly implicates the spammers. Google wants to create a user friendly search engine and accordingly makes changes to its algorithm to make sure that all those spam activities are dealt with productivity.
During all this there is a transition where in the result will be completely different from what a spammer can expect. The page which was ranked first with all the spamming tricks either might go down few places or may drastically go down to bottom places. This only invokes a reaction from spammers who might try to get rid of those spam links and in the process invite a Google penalty.
A Google penalty might even result in blacklisting of a webpage who indulge in Rank modifying spam tricks time and again along with other illicit activities to rank a page higher on search engine results.
The ranking transition function serves as a highly tool to evaluate rank modifying techniques employed by spammers. It gives confusing reactions to rank modifying spam activities and can impact rankings to a great extent.
Google for one makes sure that these spam techniques are detected in nick of time and users are provided with appropriate information.
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Mar 2, 2010
Direction of evolution in the bio-therapeutics market diverges with an emphasis on downsizing.
The biotherapeutics market grows larger each year, with no signs of attenuation. In 2008, the top biologics, Enbrel, Remicade, and Rituxan, each recorded over $5 billion in sales. The primary indications for approved protein therapeutics to date have been various inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, as well as different forms of cancer. Antibodies designed to treat cancer, such as Rituxan and Herceptin, have achieved remarkable sales despite significant limitations to their efficacy. Studies of therapeutic distribution in tumors by molecular imaging and mathematical modeling have shown that these antibodies fail to effectively target the entire tumor, leaving ample room for improvements. While the biotech industry's response has been focused on the development of antibody-drug conjugates, several academic groups have been working with antibody fragments and alternative scaffolds. These are smaller proteins that achieve comparable affinity and specificity using molecular structures one-tenth the size of full antibodies. Antibody-drug conjugates are antibodies that have been functionalized with cytotoxic agents like chemotherapeutics. They can be more effective than antibodies alone but they fail to address the tumor transport limitations that have hindered efficacy. Furthermore, smaller scaffolds can be developed just as easily as conjugates. As these smaller biologics begin to reach the clinic, it's clear that the future of protein therapeutics lies in downsizing.
Fibronectins and DARPins are two different scaffolds to which some have pinned their hopes as the ideal small protein therapeutics. Protein scaffolds are structured polypeptides with sets of amino acids available for diversification and selection of different variants with desired therapeutic properties. The tenth Type III domain of human fibronectin is a small part of the cell adhesion protein; it is a particularly suitable scaffold, given its remarkable thermal stability and tolerance of sequence variability. The ability to withstand fluctuations in temperature allows more flexible storage options, and sequence variation is necessary for optimizing therapeutic applications. DARPins are related to the ankyrin family of proteins and use repeated alpha helices to confer structure and mediate binding to therapeutic antigens. These different solutions to the small binding protein problem have each been engineered in different settings using directed evolution techniques that link genotype and phenotype, including phage, yeast, and ribosome display1-4.
Recent work by Peter Milovnik and Davide Ferrari in Andreas Pluckthun's lab at the University of Zurich serves as a pertinent example of how well-adapted protein engineering technology can be used to generate small binding proteins for unique targets5. The group targets the rat neurotensin receptor 1 (NTR1) using a stabilized, soluble form of the G-protein coupled receptor. NTR1 is implicated in a variety of diseases, including schizophrenia, drug addiction, Parkinson's disease, and cancer, motivating research for a neurotensin analog that is permeable to the blood-brain barrier and resistant to degradation by proteases. Evolving ligand analogs for NTR1 and other membrane proteins is difficult as soluble protein is generally needed during the selection process, and soluble forms of membrane proteins are often hard to synthesize. To circumvent this complication, NTR1 was subjected to directed evolution to find a stable soluble form6. A DARPin binding NTR1 was selected using ribosome display of a library of DARPins containing two or three ankyrin repeats randomized in the interaction residues, achieving nanomolar affinities for the membrane protein7. Their findings demonstrate the power of protein engineering techniques currently in use and the breadth of their applications. Further, by targeting the less well-known NTR1, they kick the current trend in the biotechnology industry: favoring validated targets for cancer such as epidermal growth factor receptor or carcinoembryonic antigen. Perhaps this merely highlights the differences in flexibility between commercial and academic research. Risk-averse corporations will tend to avoid larger technological leaps that academics might strive for without hesitation. Regardless, the ability to engineer small binding proteins for affinity to tricky domains will make them even more valuable in the therapeutic market.
One of the drawbacks to smaller protein scaffolds is that they are rapidly cleared from circulation, requiring them to be administered more frequently. While they can in some cases avoid proteolytic degradation or thermal denaturation, small proteins are cleared in a matter of minutes, whereas antibodies can circulate for days. It is also possible to design binders with higher affinities so that they are retained in the target tissue for longer periods, even in the absence of a driving plasma concentration. In the Wittrup lab at MIT, fibronectin domains were engineered by yeast display to achieve picomolar affinities8. Hundreds of millions of fibronectin variants were screened to find lysozyme binders. While lysozyme is a much simpler and less therapeutically relevant target than NTR1, this work demonstrates the ability of directed evolution techniques to discover small binding proteins with affinities far greater than those of naturally occurring antibodies.
A decade or so has passed since the early discoveries of the aforementioned small protein binders, and in that time they have been applied to various protein engineering efforts, in some cases leading to commercialization. In 2004, the Swiss company Molecular Partners AG drafted a business plan centered on the clinical development of DARPins. Their plan won first prize in a competition organized by McKinsey & Co. and the Swiss technical university ETH. Molecular Partners has now teamed up with Centocor for pre-clinical work on DARPin technology for two targets of inflammatory disease. Commercial development of the fibronectin domain has progressed even more substantially. Located in Waltham, MA, Adnexus is the owner of numerous patents covering the discovery and development of fibronectin-based therapeutics that they call Adnectins. Their lead candidate is currently in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme. Adnexus is now a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb, following the 2007 purchase that came on the heels of the announcement of positive Phase I data for their leading drug candidate.
As these companies strive to pave the way for moving small binding proteins into the clinic, there still exists a niche for the researcher-entrepreneur. If we follow the sequential development of research from antibodies to antibody fragments to small binding proteins; the next logical step is oligopeptides – peptides containing between two and twenty amino acids. Given the small number of amino acids that substantially contribute to the affinity and specificity of a particular protein-protein interaction, it is not inconceivable that binding might be just as easily achieved in a more minimalist setting. Continuing to shrink the peptide backbone for binding might eventually lead us down the slippery slope to small molecule drugs, where Aileron Therapeutics is an example of one company that has begun to slip. Their "stapled peptide" technology, spawned in the lab of Paramjit Arora at New York University, shows membrane permeability and plasma half-lives more consistent with small-molecule drugs than with protein therapeutics. Very small peptides with certain sequences and structures can obtain lipid membrane permeability, thereby making them almost functionally equivalent to small molecules. A peptide with promiscuous permeability loses specificity beyond its binding target differentiation. At this point, we approach the grey area between biologics and pharmaceuticals. Somewhere in between there ought to exist a polypeptide format that can satisfy our pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic dreams.
- Koide, A., J. Wojcik, et al. (2009). Accelerating phage-display library selection by reversible and site-specific biotinylation. Protein Eng Des Sel 22, 685-690.
- Lipovsek, D., S. M. Lippow, et al. (2007). Evolution of an interloop disulfide bond in high-affinity antibody mimics based on fibronectin type III domain and selected by yeast surface display: molecular convergence with single-domain camelid and shark antibodies. J Mol Biol 368, 1024-1041.
- Steiner, D., P. Forrer, et al. (2008). Efficient selection of DARPins with sub-nanomolar affinities using SRP phage display. J Mol Biol 382, 1211-1227.
- Zahnd, C., E. Wyler, et al. (2007). A designed ankyrin repeat protein evolved to picomolar affinity to Her2. J Mol Biol 369, 1015-1028.
- Milovnik, P., D. Ferrari, et al. (2009). Selection and characterization of DARPins specific for the neurotensin receptor 1. Protein Eng Des Sel 22, 357-66.
- Sarkar, C. A., I. Dodevski, et al. (2008). Directed evolution of a G protein-coupled receptor for expression, stability, and binding selectivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105, 14808-13.
- Hanes, J. and A. Pluckthun (1997). In vitro selection and evolution of functional proteins by using ribosome display. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94, 4937-42.


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By: Neoriceisgood
Answer batch #1
You guys asked questions, here are my answers:
Will reply to any questions asked underneath this post in the next news post! keep em coming.
Is the aristocrat related in any way to this old man Noah & co. are about to lure?
-> On some deep biological level all humans are related.
Will "the magic girl" eventually realize her error of vastly underestimating Burk's great physical prowess?
-> The real question is, will she admit it once she does?
Do pigs actually fly?
-> At least one.
How in fact did Malhart Piccarto graffiti entire buildings anyway? Is he a giant who can reach the top story without issue?
-> Well *he* isn't a giant.
Will Ciel ever find love?
-> Only if it functionally increases Noah's chances of survival.
When will Burk's glorious plan from his first ever crayon drawings ever be completed? Has he inspired the aristocrat to do the same?
-> You're keen to observe the plan was left incomplete, what happened to step 5?
And yes.
If the other old man was nice to Tobi after she fixed up his stuff, and this new old man cares for magical undesirables, would it be false to assume that all old men in this comic are inherently altruistic and nice?
-> Is the Judge nice too?
How likely is Burk to lose his pants in this upcoming arc?
-> 1.
Side note: I kind of want Noah to interact with Tuvi from Will Save World for Gold. I think their polar-opposite personalities will be of great fun and amusement.
-> Write fanfiction.
1. Are any of the characters from early Tobi's story entirely nonsentient 'NPC' types?
-> Yes but I won't specify how far I'm stretching the definition of 'character' for this answer.
2. Was what turned those pigs into giant monster pigs Free Magic xor a Pandemonium Power?
-> Depends on who turned them that way.
3. Is the Joy Cult coming back, xor was their inclusion mostly a nod to the original version of the comic where they were planned to come back?
-> My plans for them haven't changed from aptGG
Question about he comic: how and why did you decide to run THREE parallel stories at once, rather than focus on one of them? It's very clear that each storyline has loads of material to be an independent comic, and yet you've chosen the juggle all three - which is REALLY amazing.
-> The stories are all actually connected, so it'd make no sense to just do one without the others.
If I did a single-character comic it'd be someone entirely new.
Are there any LGBTQ characters aside from Tom that we've seen so far?
-> There's multiple representatives from all across the LGBTQ+ spectrum spread across the comic & future buffer. I'd wager at least three of them can be inferred from remarks or behavior within the comic.
How many 5 are Burk?
-> 1.
Can Picasso?
-> Piccarto?
-> Soon.
Hey, could you please do something about the expired discord invite? :)
I can't, only penguin can change that stuff. x: I'll bug him about it.
here's a new one though:
did you take inspiration from anything specific when created Ciel?
On a scale from 1 to Q, What color does Burk smell like?
Ah, ok. Thanks a bunch for the link though :)
How old is Noah? And how old are the other sprogs from his saga?
Noah is ace, I can taste it. And who is Tom again?
Who's going to kill Veda: Burk, Noah or Tobi?
Why does Aristocrat heal people?
How far is Tobi from Clover Coast? How far is Justopea from Clover Coast?
How did the baron catch the Pirate of the Storm?
How far can Ariara fly with her newly aquired gold properties and metal-controlling power? Can she cross the ocean?
What would happen if Noah enters the mind of Three?
Which members of Burk's family will not appear in the comic?
Why do all 3 heroes have 4-letter names?
I feel like saying 'depends on who turned them that way' is kind of cheating in the game of 'warp that question' given that because the powers are as-far-as-we-know exclusive asking whether something was done with pandemonium or free magic is the same as asking as whether it was done BY somebody who uses pandemonium or somebody who uses free magic; but I'll take the confirmation that somebody out there does have a pandemonium power that makes giant pigs.
The other two are fairly useful, thank you for the answers. ;)
Out of the first three chapters, which one takes place 'first', in-comic time?
Good one. Or would it be better to ask: how much time passed between each chapter?
Seriously, this one would take a lot of effort, but it's spoiler-free. I'd be really grateful if you clarify that.
Iâd love to ask a question but itâs just an obscure reference, I might as well try.
When are you going to get an actual aristocrat in brown clothes?
In a plain brown dress*
And why was Burk in and then fell from the sky?
Why does Burk draw with crayons instead of writing to convey a message?
How often are you going to answer?
Will probably answer tomorrow!
Awesome comic, just power read everything so far in about 3-4 days.
Like a good book, I haven't been able to put it down for long...
Do you have the entire script written for the story and are making the illustrations as you go? Or, are you creating both, chapter by chapter, based off of an outline?


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WIELS, Centre d'Art Contemporain Bruxelles14.11.2017 – 07.01.2018
NUANS offered a free Tutorial for Leadership in the context of the two exhibitions Explorer by Rita McBride and SOMETHING STRONGER THAN ME in WIELS.
Two virtual guided tours took place in October 2018 with a different set of participants.
"The tutorial offers different ways to guide yourself and to be guided by others. Reaching your destination is about making choices, managing people and how to navigate through too much information, too many needs and desires. Surrounded by unknown structures, art works and topics that promise to be stronger than us, we want to get ready to prove the opposite."
Group 1
Wessel BaardaEliza Gabriela Brinkmann Rebecca Sofia Grundmann Deniz Hausmann Emilie-Alyce Hubbard-FordRita McBrideMaria Francisca Montes Cathleen OwensFilipe Cortes Salinas Rosa SarholzMax SteffenSimon Wallnöfer Dennis Wintermeyer Nuo XuDingliu Yang
Group 2
Catherina CramerAnne-Louise HoffmannElke KaniaFrederic LeemansAglaia de Mulder
Special thanks to all the participants Eloi Boucher and Devrim Bayar
Photos: Kristien Daem (Photo 1), Eloi Boucher, Anna HeidenhainVideostills: Hugo Holger Schneider