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The Sixth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM)—coorganized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), the ICCM, the University of Cyprus, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, and ICCROM—was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, in October 1996. The goal of the conference was to encourage dialogue on the practical aspects of mosaic conservation in situ. Conservators, restorers, conservation scientists, archaeologists, curators, and historians from over 20 countries met to share information and experiences.
Two of the keynote addresses made at the conference are excerpted here. The first, by Roberto Nardi, examines the evolution in thinking regarding the treatment of mosaics. The second, by Catherine Sease, argues for conservation planning as part of archaeological excavations.
The Treatment of Mosaics
By Roberto Nardi
A review of the methods used in treating mosaics must proceed hand in hand with an analysis of the meaning history has given mosaics themselves. Technical solutions have always been the fruit of cultural choices. An example of this is the attitude of considering mosaics as simply "aesthetic" objects, detachable from their surroundings and turned into movable effects.
The 17th-century "discovery" of archaeological sites and their subsequent transformation into mines for treasure seekers was the beginning of the process of demolition that would continue for almost 200 years. In this period, the single option offered was to detach. The sites and their buildings were divested of their most important elements, which were moved to museums, palaces, storage, and dealers' shops. There was no documentation; contexts were destroyed; information regarding origins was ignored. The mosaic became only the image created by a layer of tesserae.
The first change came about thanks to the reevaluation of archaeological sites as they became increasingly appreciated in all their components. Public attention to the ancient world expanded from the objects in museums to their places of origin. Mosaics were still lifted, the layers beneath the tesserae destroyed, and surface irregularities flattened out. But floor pieces were occasionally replaced in their original positions on new supports that were fixed or movable.
Attention is still paid only to the tessellatum, but a new option is slowly asserting itself: to present mosaics in their site of provenience. The detachment procedures have not changed, with the exception of new options: roller detachment, for instance, or the lifting of very small sections at a time.
Slowly but finally, history is being viewed as a dynamic entity, stratified in time. Archaeological sites are the places were history has occurred, where the signs of life have been printed and preserved in layers. General attention is lent to these signs, toward what we can call the cultural valence of the site. Attention has slowly moved from the single object, the mosaic, to its context: the room, the building, the site. There is now a tendency to keep in their places all those elements that qualify and identify the site: mosaics in their original locations.
In situ treatment does not refer to the specific place where the work is physically dealt withand it refers even less to whether or not the mosaic is replaced in its original position. Instead, the term means respecting and preserving all the cultural valences of the monument, including historical, technical, and material ones. The mosaic is kept in its original position within distinct structural systems. The layers that make up a floor must be saved. The signs or scars left in time—the changes, the tampering, the irregularities—must be studied, interpreted, preserved, and made understandable to the public.
Parallel to the new ethic, the technical ability to keep the mosaic in situ, with thorough respect for the work and its archaeological context, is growing. Increasingly important also, with regard to conservation problems, is the principle of not stopping at the mosaic but analyzing its surroundings, taking them as a whole together with the larger environment.
From dedicating the greatest care to the tessellatum while destroying its context—as was true in the 1800s (and in some instances even today)—we have shifted to giving minimal treatment to the tesserae layer and concentrating instead on context and surroundings.
Whereas once the mosaic was treated in a single intervention, we are trusting instead to future operations for any strengthening or supplementary steps, or even doing the very least possible, and depending upon good maintenance for the future preservation of the work.
Archaeological context and mosaics must be brought back into use, to live rather than be fossilized. As in ancient times, mosaics will meet their hope of survival in their daily practical significance. The difference is that today this significance will not be their residential, religious, or political use, but a cultural one instead.
Roberto Nardi is director of the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica, a private Italian company undertaking public commitments in the conservation of ancient monuments and archaeological sites. He has been in charge of conservation projects in Rome and abroad and is an associate professor at ICCROM.
Planning for Conservation, Before, During and After an Excavation
By Catherine Sease
A number of years ago, a colleague defined planning as "all that stands between a disaster and merely a bad day." At the time, I laughed and thought her words witty, but over the years, as they keep coming to mind, I realize how accurate they are, particularly for on-site conservation. Planning is not a new concept; everyone is familiar with it. In fact, it is so much a part of our everyday life that we do it without consciously thinking about it most of the time.
We plan what we are going to wear, what we will have for dinner, and what we will do after work. Of course, for large projects and undertakings, we devote considerable conscious thought, time, and energy to planning.
Archaeological investigations are no exception. The organizational phase for an excavation can—and frequently does—involve many years of planning and preparation. First, the research goals of the overall project need to be established: that is, what questions will the excavation attempt to answer? Once this is done, the archaeologist can then anticipate what is likely to be found in terms of architectural elements and artifacts and begin to determine a realistic time frame for the project, as well as start to assemble the personnel and resources needed to accomplish it.
This is generally where the planning stops. More often than not, the next step is to start excavating. Unfortunately, many archaeologists do not include conservation in the initial planning stages of their projects. A variety of reasons are given, perhaps the most frequent one being that it was not felt to be needed. "We weren't planning to find any mosaics" is the cry often heard. Or it was thought that conservation was too expensive, a frill, or an extra. Whatever the reason, conservation is all too often an afterthought. Too frequently, conservators are brought in only after problems have arisen, after a fragile artifact has been lifted or a mosaic completely uncoveredmore important, after it has sustained some degree of damage.
In these instances, the measures that a conservator can take are limited. Conservators are not magicians and cannot reverse the deterioration of archaeological material once it has occurred. In such instances, they can only hope to salvage what remains of the artifact and the information that might be contained in it. Unfortunately, this approach to conservation results in damage to the artifact—damage that, while perhaps not completely preventable, might have been considerably less had a conservator been involved at the time of excavation or, even better, prior to excavation. In addition, such salvage efforts turn out to be much more expensive in terms of time, labor, and materials for the long-term preservation of the artifact than if conservators had been involved at the time of excavation.
For conservation to play an effective role in the excavation of sites in general and of mosaics in particular, it must be regarded as an integral part of the excavation process. Archaeological planning must be concerned not only with the research aspects of an excavation but also with identifying the objectives for preserving, presenting, and maintaining the site after excavation. Thus, conservation planning must be regarded as a critical component of the overall process of preserving an archaeological site and all its contents, both movable and immovable, and should be factored in at the initial planning stages of an excavation. Not only will this ensure that the budget, time, and resources allocated are appropriate, it will also ensure that from the outset, excavation is carried out with site preservation and perhaps presentation in mind. If conservation is involved in the daily excavation decisions and activities, damage to mosaics will be avoided and their deterioration kept to a minimum; more costly salvage repairs later will also be prevented.
It is crucial that sufficient time be allocated for conservation planning, even if it means delaying the start of work so as to assure an appropriate treatment plan with Sufficient personnel, materials, and funds to provide optimal working conditions. If all these elements are in place, the result will generally be the best possible long-term preservation of the mosaic.
Catherine Sease is head of Conservation and Collections Management at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. She has extensive experience as a field conservator on archaeological excavations in Great Britain, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. She is the author of A Conservation Manual for the Field Archaeologist.


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I've been able to spend some time the past few days polishing off some notes for my historic turning presentation at Yale this Friday. It's been great digging into period turning texts to mine their commentary. I find that there is so much information available today from folks with wildly different approaches to the same task that putting together material to present a skill can be a real burden. I've found it's better to restrict my research to period texts and close my ears to modern divergent opinion. My logic is that if I'm presenting period methods, I should rely on period commentary. Simplifies the whole thing. I'm really looking forward to that presentation.
In other news, I've decided to reschedule my Winterthur trip to take advantage of an exciting opportunity. I was originally planning on doing my Winterthur research trip next week but after discussing the project with Charles Hummel, we both decided it would be a good idea to spend time together working on this Jonathan Fisher research when I am down there. Charlie has generously offered to spend time looking over my research to advise me. He also will be showing me his Dominy research methodology in order to shed light on Fisher. Needless to say, I didn't hesitate for a second to reschedule this trip to accommodate Charlie's schedule. I have moved it to November and I know it will be worth the wait.
In other news, the local paper ran a story on our house project. Read the full story here. I think it's good that the community was told of the happy fate of this house because so many people assumed it was being demolished. Many people love this house so I'm glad the paper wanted to run this story.
Speaking of the house, I have to tell you a funny story from today… Eden went to his home school group today and the kids all presented something from their summer. Julia told me many kids talked about their stuffed animals and other "super important" kid stuff. What did Eden talk about? Nails. That's right. He brought several examples of wrought, cut, and round nails and explained the difference between them to his peers. Pretty impressive for a six year old!

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Any article about what to wear to an interview might well begin with a qualifying statement covering the extremes in various states (New York and California, for example) and industries (technology, manufacturing), which are possible exceptions to the normal rules of fashion. But it might surprise you to learn that those extremes have, over the last couple of years, begun to move closer to the middle ground.
Nowadays, if you were to ask 100 people their opinion about what to wear to an interview, the majority would answer, "Dress on the conservative side." With that in mind, here are some suggestions on how to avoid fashion blunders.
Anna Soo Wildermuth, an image consultant and past president of the Association of Image Consultants International, says, "Clothes should be a part of who you are and should not be noticed." She cites 10 dressing faux pas to avoid when interview time comes around:
Conservative colors in various shades of blue and gray are best. Wearing black to the interview could be viewed as too serious. If you do wear black, make sure another color is near your face to soften the look. Brown is still considered questionable as a business color and probably should be avoided. Change your outfit's look for a second interview by wearing a different color blouse, shirt, scarf or tie.
An interview is not the place to make a fashion statement, though those in the arts/design field and the very famous can be more adventurous. Everyone else should opt for a conservative look. "More and more companies are returning to traditional professional dress," Wildermuth says.
Whatever you wear should accent the fact that you're a professional who's ready to get to work at a new job. Let common sense guide you, and it should be easy to avoid fashion blunders that could damage your chances of getting to the next step in the process. In this market, it is essential that you look good and your appearance is right for the job.


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Our troop goes up for a snow campout once a year in January/February. They only go up for a single night and it's usually not too terribly cold. The snow camping equipment list that they send to the parents appears to be a definitive guide to snow camping. If I bought everything on there for my son, I could easily drop $1,000 or more.
What I'm really looking for is a simplified equipment list for a snow campout. Since it doesn't snow around here and people apparently don't tend to spend a lot of time in the snow, the local thrift stores have little or no snow clothes, so I have to buy things new. I've done some googling and found some lists, but I'm hoping possibly some folks here might have such a list.
Again, they only do 1 cold weather campout a year, so I really don't want to be buying too much if I don't have to. The list I have says absolutely no cotton and while I understand why, it's hard when most of his clothes have cotton of some form in them. The rest of the year we are camping in the warm California climate with little or no concern about weather, except for heat during the Summer.


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The 411 On Planting And Maintaining A Tulip Tree
If you own a home, you probably understand the importance of landscaping. Not only does it improve your home's curb appeal, but a lush lawn, shrubs, flowers, and trees can also increase your home's total value. Of course, choosing which plants to install around your home can be overwhelming because of the different options available.
The tulip tree is popular for homeowners because of its green foliage and tulip-shaped flowers. However, the enormous height of up to 90 feet makes it a great choice for creating appeal AND shade around the home. With this guide, you will learn the best tips for planting and maintaining the gorgeous tulip tree.
First and foremost, you will need to choose a good location for planting the tree. Because of its overall height, make sure the location is not too close to your home or power lines.
Tulip trees thrive in areas with full sun, so avoid planting the tree too close to other trees that may be shading your property. The type of soil is not very important since these durable trees are capable of growing in clay, loamy, or acidic soils.
Dig a hole a few times the size of the tree's root ball. Use your hands to massage the roots of the root ball before placing it into the hole. This will loosen roots, helping them implement into the ground in a more efficient manner.
Surround the tree with soil and mulch. Then, water the tree thoroughly after planting.
Ensure your tulip tree remains healthy by watering it regularly. You will want the soil around the tree to remain moist, but not too wet. In cooler seasons, you can water the treeless.
Each year, apply compost and new mulch to the base of the tree. This helps lock in moisture, but the compost also ensures the tree is receiving important nutrients for growth.
In the fall, apply a slow release granular fertilizer to the compost and much surrounding the base of the tree. Make sure the compost and mulch are damp before applying the fertilizer.
Before the first frost occurs, prune your tulip tree. Trim off any branches with spotty foliage or decaying wood. You should only prune the tree every few years, which is sufficient for keeping it healthy while upholding the dramatic shape of the tulip tree.
For thick foliage, attractive flowers, and a grand height and width, the tulip tree is an excellent addition to your landscape design. With this guide, you will have the tools needed to plant and care for your new tulip tree. To learn more, contact a company like Yarnell Tree Co Inc.


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Depression or not a good uspport system is always helpful!! Buddies can help you improve in many areas not just working out!!!October 31, 2011 - 11:39am
Our routine currently consists of four laps (a mile) of speed walking, four laps of running and a lap of lunges. I had to work up to the lap of lunges, and we keep increasing the speed and distance, and decreasing the rest periods every week.
On Saturdays, we hike a nearby mountain called Piestewa Peak, and on Sundays we rest. If weather doesn't permit outside workouts, we go to one of our houses/apartments and do a TurboFire video workout. Before, during and after working out we also talk, so we are experiencing both positive social contact and exercise at once.
There are many other types of workouts that are probably just as beneficial, but these are the ones my co-worker suggested we try. I honestly think any exercise with a friend would improve depression symptoms, and it will have other health benefits as well if it's done on a consistent basis.
One of the best reasons to have a workout partner, besides the social aspect, is that you now have someone to hold you accountable for working out, and you also don't want to let someone else down by not showing up to exercise.
A recent study featured in a New York Times blog suggests that exercise could be used instead of a second medication to help improve depression. Another article in Time magazine online points to exercise potentially as the "best drug for depression" as well. For people who are physically able to exercise, there is certainly no harm, since exercise is free and has other health benefits besides lifting mood.
Having more friends and being social has been linked to lower levels of depression in some studies as well. For example, one study in a 2010 ScienceDaily article found that "compared with friendless children, those who had friends were less likely to report depressed feelings."
Have you tried working out with a friend? Does it make a difference for you?
Reynolds, Gretchen. Prescribing Exercise to Treat Depression. Prescribing Exercise to Treat Depression – NYTimes.com. Web. Oct. 25, 2011. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/prescribing-exercise-to-treat-depression
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Do you want to check punctuation? For many, this may be one of the trickiest parts of English they cannot seem to master. At many times, they can misuse punctuations that dramatically change the meaning of the entire text. No one is spared from committing a mistake. In fact, you will find numerous commercials, street signs, and school signs, among others, containing these punctuation mistakes. To learn of some of these mistakes and to check your punctuation, read on.
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She's been thru a lot of changes now. Really love her wings. In fact really like EVERYTHING except one tiny thing. Her right breast. How did it get so round?! But that's easy to fix. At least I think it is.
Hardest part will be going downstairs to the garage to get the paint out of the car.
Here are a few before and in he process photos.
Saturday after an hour and a half. Maybe she was better then. I dunno. Anyway she told me she wanted to be an angel.
Monday. At some point I think I for her left foot to light in the bottom. Hmm how?! And I didn't like the stripiness of the wings.
Knocking Back the gold and dark streaks in wings. I added a lot of brushy dry white.
And the bottom part brushes out whiter. I also added a lot of iridescent gold and a smidge of copper which is impossible to see in a photo.
Ok so I will fix her foot and her breast. The foot makes her look floaty somehow. Took me till Judy now looking at all these photos to figure out why she looked that way. 👀 And I thought the problem was her breast.
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The Bernasconi clan has just lost one of its own. Wife and I would like to congratulate Marna and Robert Burdine on their nuptials.
Miss B will now be known as Mrs. B. I know it will be hard for Mrs. B's 4th graders to make the name change but I think they will be able to manage it by month six.
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It is my pleasure and honour to announce the first guest post on subsmissives, for the seventh day in the 12 days of Christmas, I present Seven Swans a-swimming by an anonymous author.
"Seven Swans a-Swimming"
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Iris Murdoch has the habit of seizing upon her material with a grasp so vigorous and complete that she is capable of an amazing variety of effects—joy, farce, grotesquerie, wit, violence, tenderness—always with shrewd insight into the oddities and frailties of the human animal. The result is that her novels exhibit a kind of thoroughgoingness rare in contemporary fiction, where most writers are satisfied to present only a fragmented view of experience or to achieve a picture of life in one of its familiar but flattish aspects such as social criticism, character painting, psychological analysis, symbolic context, or another of the well-charted courses that the novel has followed in the two-hundred-odd years of its history.
Because she is able to surround a subject rather than approach it, it is safe to say that Murdoch is the only writer among her English contemporaries who could have written a novel as richly detailed, as complex in theme and symbolism, and, in the final analysis, as completely satisfying as THE BELL. First, the book is remarkable for its weaving in of fourteenth century legend, which brings medievalistic overtones of faith, damnation, and doom to the modern situation. Second, it is a novel of brilliant wit, a work in which the spirit of comedy presides, aloof and impartial, over the efforts of some earnest but misguided souls to find their way to the good life in a world where escape into a William Morris Utopia is no longer possible. Third, THE BELL is an excellent example of the planned novel; themes and motifs appear early in the story, only to be dropped and later resumed, like the motifs of a fugue, with each development of the plot related by some recurring emotion or observation. Fourth, the novel is a work in which secondary and multiple meanings, reflected in imagery and symbolism, give the story its depth and weight of philosophical and moral seriousness.
If the real qualities of Murdoch's art were not apparent in her earlier novels, the reason was that they seemed, on a superficial level, a form of academic entertainment—in other words, the kind of novel that one might expect from a young woman of intellect and wit who lectured in philosophy at Oxford University. Also, in Under the Net, there was a suggestion of Kingsley Amis and John Wain in her picture of a romantic-minded young man who finally comes to commonsense, if rather irreverent, terms with his cultural environment; the end result suggested a blend of English-bred existentialism and social satire. THE FLIGHT FROM THE ENCHANTER fared little better. It was read and praised without real appreciation of the paradox it presented in the writer's handling of the problem of evil and the subtlety of her defense of God's ways to man. THE SANDCASTLE was the novel that won critical acclaim and public response for Murdoch. A gentler book than its predecessors with fewer effects of the symbolic and the bizarre, it was no less rigorous as a study of the romantic idealist confronted by truth and forced to accept the responsibility it imposes. It is now apparent that through these novels Murdoch was developing her command of humor, symbolism, character insights, and philosophical concept, qualities which in THE BELL bring her into the front rank of her literary contemporaries.
The central situation of this novel reveals a mixture of the touching and the ridiculous. At Imber Court, a Palladian mansion located across the lake from Imber Abbey, which houses a group of Anglican Benedictine nuns, a group of social and spiritual misfits have set up a community of their own. Their reasons for withdrawal from the world are at least valid, a fact recognized by Mother Clare, abbess of the cloister of Anglican nuns, who says that there are many people in the world today who can neither live in it nor out of it. Soul-sick, they find no real home for their disturbed souls. The trouble is that the members of the Imber Court community represent the spiritual ruling caste that...
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Let me begin by saying that
AsyncTask is an amazing piece of abstraction. With almost no additional effort, you can schedule a task to run in a background thread (or thread pool, just as easily) and have it post progress and results back to the calling thread.
It has, however, one tiny little problem. Or, in the words of a fellow StackOverflow contributor, it's "massively flawed".
Improper use
Whenever you fire an
AsyncTask from an
Activity, which is mostly the point, there's a chance that by the time
onPostExecute() is called the original context for the task no longer exists.
If, during the background execution, the
Activity instance is destroyed and recreated in the event of a configuration change (which always happens by default), you'll be left with a stale reference to a useless
Activity object. Take this, for example:
private Button mMyButton = new Button(); // ... protected void onPostExecute(Long result) { mMyButton.setText("Finished execution"); }
The call to
mMyButton.setText() is bound to the
Activity instance that fired the
AsyncTask. Say the user does something weird and unexpected, like rotating his phone, and the configuration change forces a full recreation:
setText() will be invoked upon a
Button object that only exists in your callback, doing nothing.
Working around this issue is, of course, entirely possible — a couple of workarounds are mentioned in the question I linked above. Most approaches, however, break the abstraction, and the magic of
AsyncTask is lost.
Fragments to the rescue
Using Android's 3.0 Fragments API, available for versions 1.6+ in the Android Compatibility Package, we can create an extra layer around
AsyncTask that fixes the problem while preserving the abstraction.
Fragment can outlive its parent
Activity through configuration changes by way of
setRetainInstance(true). Even better, overriding the proper
Fragment event callbacks, it's possible to distinguish between a recreation and a real destruction, as well as knowing for sure when an
Activity is ready to receive events.
We'll see how to create a
Fragment to manage our
AsyncTask instances, and ensure a live
Activity instance at the time
onPostExecute() is called. The mechanism is completely independent from the specifics of the background work, so it's simple to create a full abstraction that gives a safe execution environment for callbacks and preserves the ease of use of
A TaskManagerFragment
The basic idea is as follows. I say basic because the following code eschews a lot of necessary precautions and stylish methods for the sake of brevity. Everything is (to my knowledge, at least) properly taken care of in the actual implementation.
- Create a
Fragmentwith two additional members: a
booleanto reflect whether the parent
Activityis ready for events, and a
Listto enqueue callbacks triggered when it's not.
protected Boolean mReady = true; protected List<Runnable> mPendingCallbacks = new LinkedList<Runnable>();
- Ensure our
Fragmentis retained, overriding
@Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setRetainInstance(true); }
- Track the parent
Activitylife-cycle with
@Override public void onDetach() { super.onDetach(); mReady = false; } @Override public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState); mReady = true; }
- Provide a method that allows us to enqueue a
Runnableto be executed whenever the
Fragmentdeems appropiate (which could be right now):
public void runWhenReady(Runnable runnable) { if (mReady) getActivity().runOnUiThread(runnable); else mPendingCallbacks.add(runnable); }
- Ensure all the
Runnableobjects that were marked as pending when we weren't ready are executed the moment we are. To achieve that, we'll rewrite our previous
@Override public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState); mReady = true; int pendingCallbacks = mPendingCallbacks.size(); while (pendingCallbacks-- > 0) getActivity().runOnUiThread(mPendingCallbacks.remove(0)); }
Simple, right? Packing our callbacks into
Runnable objects and using a
Fragment such as the above to schedule their execution, code that affects an
Activity will run only when the
Activity is ready for it. Let's take a look at a properly managed callback:
public class MyActivity extends FragmentActivity { private TaskManagerFragment mManager; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { // ... mManager = new TaskManagerFragment(); getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction() .add(mManager, "TaskManagerFragment") .commit(); // ... } public void fireTask() { new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() { protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { // ... } protected void onPostExecute(Void result) { mManager.runWhenReady(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { mMyButton.setText("Finished execution"); } }); }; }.execute(); }
Works like a charm and looks… absolutely horrible. Who wants his front-end
Activity code littered with background execution management logic?
Preserving the abstraction
Since an
FragmentManager is publicly accessible, it's completely possible to move all of that logic outside. We can put it into a class that behaves exactly like
AsyncTask, but takes care of synchronizing its callbacks through our
Unfortunately, extending the
AsyncTask class is not the way to go, since some of its methods are
final. We have to use composition rather than inheritance, losing a nice parking spot in the class hierarchy but gaining full control.
This post is already quite long as it is, so I will not go into detail here. A complete implementation of such a class, named
ManagedAsyncTask, is available in the repository. I tried to mimic the regular
AsyncTask interface as much as possible, so before we take a look at how you'd actually use this
Fragment in your code, let's go back to an unsafe
AsyncTask for comparison:
public void fireTask() { new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() { protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { // ... } protected void onPostExecute(Void result) { mMyButton.setText("Finished execution"); }; }.execute(); }
Nothing out of the ordinary. Now, let's take a look at a perfectly safe task managed with
public void fireTask() { new ManagedAsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>(this) { protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { // ... } protected void onPostExecute(Void result) { ((MyActivity) getActivity()).b.setText("Finished execution"); }; }.execute(); }
There we go! Thanks to the
Fragment API, this turned out to be incredibly unobtrusive, allowing us to fully preserve the abstraction layer around the background worker. There's little more than a hint in our
Activity code of the underlying context book-keeping, seen in the two minor differences between the snippets:
ManagedAsyncTasktakes a
FragmentActivityas construction parameter.
- Inside the callbacks,
getActivity()is used instead of
MyActivity.this(or direct member access).
It's a pity that you have to cast the return of
getActivity(), but it was either that or using another object/adding a fourth generic parameter.
If you come up with any improvements for
TaskManagerFragment or
ManagedAsyncTask, or find bugs/errors, please contact me.


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2017 Galway Cup fast approachingMon, Jul 24 2017
The Galway Cup is almost upon us and the 2017 tournament was launched a few days ago at NUI Galway by Ireland legend Kevin Kilbane, writes Pete Kelly.
This is the 13th year that the Galway Cup will be played at Salthill Devon's home in Drom, and runs from the 9th to 12th August - Over fifty teams in five sections will gather in Drom to contest this year's tournament in association with Macron who, once again, are the Official Technical Sponsors of The Galway Cup
Launching the tournament at NUI Galway, legendary Irish international Kevin Kilbane, said, "The Galway Cup is now one of the finest underage events in Europe, with all games played in one outstanding venue, it is a great way to challenge young player,, and I would recommend the event to academies and clubs who are looking to develop young players. I'm delighted to announce Macron as the Technical Sponsor".
Clubs from across Ireland the UK, will be joined by teams from Europe and the USA, with the 2002 Elite section this year will feature Leeds United, Shamrock Rovers, Salthill Devon, Galway United, Dungannon Swifts and Leixlip United.
The 2004 Elite will see the cream of Ireland's thirteen year olds do battle in what has become a tremendous showcase. Colorado Rapids make their third successive trip to the tournament hoping to retain the U13 section they have won on each of their previous visits.
The Galway Cup has featured over the years a number of players who have gone on to play at a very high level, most notably, Conor Wickham, Crystal Palace, Greg Cunningham & Daryl Horgan Preston North End, Joe Shaughnessy, St Johnstone, Kevin Toner, Aston Villa and Ryan Manning Queens Park Rangers who just this week signed a contract extension – all past players of the tournament.
Tournament director Ronan Gibney, said "Top class tournaments can't happen without support and the Galway Cup are indebted to our main sponsors Macron, NUI Galway, Galway City Council, Fáilte Ireland, Supermacs, the Ardilaun Hotel, Specsavers, Smyths Toys and the FAI," as he invited everybody in football to visit Drom for this year's event.
Ronan Gibney, Tournament Director; [email protected] 087 744 2877
Pete Kelly, PRO; [email protected]


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Well….I guess I'll have fries with my Burger!
Ah Chick-Fil-A how I will miss thee! People are entitled to their own opinions I suppose, but is it good business practice to have your opinions alienate current and potential customers by telling people that they are supporting your efforts against same-sex marriage when they patronize your establishment. I mean if he said I am against black women with natural hair, would you still pick out your fro, gather up your twists, or cinch up your locks and go buy that chicken sandwich, nuggets, salad, shake, etc. even though your money is helping to protest that which you have every right to as a part of your life?
I'm not naive enough to think that others will see anything wrong with this position and continue to happily answer the question, "How may I serve you today?" However, I now find myself in a precarious position. My daughter is in a same-sex marriage and if I continue to patronize Chick-Fil-A then I will in essence be supporting that which is against my daughter. This just doesn't sit too well with my spirit. So I'm down to a choice of a chicken sandwich or my child. Well, to me that's a no-brainer.
I doubt that Chick-Fil-A will miss my little $26.00 at least once a week when I feed the whole family. But I will know in my heart that I am protesting something that is totally against that which I support and if it costs me a few waffle fries….well, so be it!
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The Hospitality, Travel and Tourism sector is a thriving industry in India and worldwide. The field of travel and tourism primarily deals with taking care of tourists, hospitality management, travel management, tour management etc. It offers diverse job opportunities.
India is a well- known tourist destination. Heritage, cultural, and medical tourists throng Indian tourist destinations each year. Travel and Tourism management professionals manage the accommodation, travel modes, tour program and overall stay of tourists in India. They also perform the above mentioned tasks abroad, when they take Indian nationals on tours.
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|Trail Length: 6.8 miles
|Type of trail: Point to Point
|County: Union County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA
|Our rating: D
|Features: scenic, camping, AT
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|Added on: January 01, 1996
|Last hiked: May 28, 2009
|Updated on: November 07, 2015
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Mountain Crossings at Walasi-yi was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936 (completed 1937) and originally used as an inn and restaurant for the few brave souls who ventured this far into the wilderness. Today the center is a hiker's paradise, so you may want to spend a few minutes browsing, even if you don't buy anything.
The first portion of the Trail after the center climbs 800 feet in a mile and a half to a beautiful vista of Hogpen Mountain from Levelland Mountain. After another mile and a half is a marked campsite. The ascent to Wolf Laurel Top marks the halfway point of this short section of the Trail where the most scenic views are off trail at the picnic site. From this point the trail descends to Tesnatee Gap where the Trail briefly emerges and follows the Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway for a short distance, returning quickly to a more natural setting. Not far from this intrusion is the Logan Turnpike Trail intersection. After this the Appalachian Trail ascends Wildcat Mountain. The sharp (100 feet per .1 mile) climb is the most difficult part of this portion of the AT. There are some good views near the top of Wildcat and a shelter is a short hike from the path. From here the trail descends through several easy switchbacks into Hogpen Gap.
This is the shortest portion of the AT in North Georgia.
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Members of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a tightly knit cooperative of bandleaders and composers, join forces on this formidable outing. The quintet features the two tenors of Adam Kolker and Dan Pratt, who exchange furiously on Pratt's "Buttermilk Channel." Trumpeter Dan Smith's irrepressibly swinging "Starr St." showcases the crisply interactive drumming of Rob Garcia and features the three horn players in a series of crackling solos. Kolker's "JV" is a loose, Ornette Coleman-inspired ditty underscored by Garcia's rubato impulses and featuring exhilarating solos from Smith, Kolker and Garcia. By contrast, Kolker's "Totem" reveals his most lyrical side while also showcasing bassist Anne Mette Iversen's considerable improvising skills.
Garcia's stately bit of Americana, "1898," is a beautiful vehicle for Smith, who also contributes the jaunty swinger "The Hill." Iversen's groove-heavy "Osgood in Brooklyn" segues neatly to a chamber interlude that finds her bowing against the fugue-like horns, and her whimsical "The Cherry Bees" has Kolker and Pratt on flutes playing intricate counterpoint to Smith's trumpet. Pratt's burning closer, "The Cyclone," is a kinetic vehicle for the composer's raging tenor, Smith's bristling trumpet work and Garcia's whirlwind drumming. Marvelous writing, remarkable chemistry, rewarding listening.


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Hi Everyone,
Well I can't believe that this is the final weekly reminder for the season! We hope you have all enjoyed it as much as we have and look forward to another great season again in 2013.
As you know we have one final get together next week at our end of year presentations. It will kick off at 9.30am at the Moggill State School Hall with a sausage sizzle, casual kick of the footy, presentations and drawing of the raffle. We anticipate wrapping up around midday. If you haven't had a chance to collect money or return your raffle tickets yet, just bring them along next Saturday and you'll still be in the running to win the signed Lions Jersey and runner up prizes.
A few housekeeping items that I'd appreciate you taking note of regarding the use of the school hall next week.
Finally, I'd like to extend an enormous thankyou on behalf of the committee to all our wonderful coaches, team managers, umpires, ground marshalls, first aiders, runners, water carriers, car poolers, laundry champions, orange quarterers, field setter uperers and anyone who has kicked a footy with their kids this season. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We look forward to celebrating with you all on Saturday and doing it all again next year…
Go Mustangs!!!!!
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Pushing the limits of graceSubmitted by theshovel
Like the Apostle Paul wrote, I think he scoffed at people who claimed that people would sin more being given more freedom. I think he just hasn't met me yet. I had a tendency to walk the bare edge. Push it as far as it could go. anonymous
I, on the other hand, played it safe growing up. I tried to be the good boy. And it worked pretty good since my older brother got into enough trouble for the both of us. My dad would give me simple advice: Don't be stupid like your brother! To which I replied, I won't. Truth was I was afraid to be bad though the prospect seemed to have a tempting allure to it at times. I was very naive.
As it turns out I didn't even have to experience the really bad stuff in my life to come to the conclusion that I was no different than anyone else. I simply didn't have to fall off the cliff to prove it to myself. It's not like it came easy ... oh, no!! I had to go through years of self-righteous Pharisee living first. :)
What I'm saying to you is that YOU are no different than ME. And realize this: Paul claims to have been chosen as the Chief Sinner for the purpose of being the example of those who are brought into eternal life. He KNEW what it was to take it to the limit. The only difference between you and him was that he knew how to get around his pushing the limit by finding the loopholes in the system so that he could do it and come out looking righteous in the process!! You see, YOU were the kind of person that made him look good by comparison while everybody just ASSUMED that his thoughts and intentions were pure. Just like it was with my brother and I it is assumed.
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Thanx for the encouragement!
Yes, there can be this 'legal' mentality toward 'grace', which then makes it no grace at all really. ("grace according to the natural mind")
The good news of Christ is truly GOOD NEWS! His grace is sufficient. He teaches us just how sufficient It/He Is!


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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Blanching Sunday
I have taken to blanching vegetables in a large batch, one right after another on Sundays. I find that blanched vegetables look so much more appealing and if your fridge is stocked with them, you can just reheat either on the stove or in the microwave mid week to get a quick veggie to your dinner table. The trimming, rinsing and most of the cooking is already done for you. If you blanch them serially, the amount of time really in minimal for each vegetable. I, often (gasp) don't even change out the boiling water between veggies. I do, however, end with asparagus, as I think that is the most potent flavor in the bunch.
So... to blanch, you need boiling water (unsalted), fresh veggies, a careful eye and ice water.
Here I have started green beans in boiling water, for just a few minutes. The timing depends on the thickness of the bean and also your taste preference. I like to heat to change the taste from raw to just a hint of sweetness, but abhor flimsy, smushy green beans.
After a few minutes, pluck them out with tongs and plunge them into ice water. This stops the cooking process and protects that lovely green color you just obtained.
Now, after they are cooled down, you are done. Look at the before and after colors of the green beans. Wow!! Way better looking veggies!!
So you ask, what do I blanch: usually I blanch in this order: Sugar snap peas, Green Beans, Broccoli and then Asparagus. I don't know why they are all green vegetables or if you can blanch non-green friends, but this is just what I do. Another benefit of blanching is that they do seem to last longer than uncooked fresh veggies in your fridge. It must kill off some unmentionables that I don't want to even think about!
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Nature Photography Overview
Nature and landscape photography involves capturing the natural world at its best. Nature photography means taking pictures of everything from animals to sunsets to mountains. What is involved in this type of photography and what equipment do you need?
It may be best to start with the required equipment. You definitely need a good digital SLR camera. A point-and-shoot camera is just not going to be able to do what you need it to. For one thing, you cannot change out the lenses. For nature and landscape photography, you generally need both a wide angle and telephoto lens.
A wide-angle lens is necessary to get the sweeping vistas of landscapes. These lenses add a lot of depth to your images and help you capture more of the scene. If you want to take pictures of animals, you need to be able to zoom in as close as possible. This means a telephoto lens. If you are first starting out, a 55 mm wide angle and a 200 mm zoom lens work great. If you plan to pursue this as a career, then you need to pop for the more expensive lenses.
If you are planning to purchase a very large telephoto lens, invest in a good tripod. You cannot handle the weight of lens by yourself, resulting in extremely blurry photographs. As you zoom into items, you increase the chance that your images will be blurry, and any little shake of the hand will exaggerate the blur.
When and Where
Now that you know the equipment you need consider when and where to take your pictures. Early morning and late afternoon make for the best lighting. Cloudy days also work quite well since the light is filtered and soft. The middle of the day creates harsh shadows, and it tends to wash out your images.
Besides the lighting, there is another advantage to morning and afternoon images: sunrise and sunsets. When you are already taking photographs of a dramatic landscape, the coloring just makes those landscapes that much more interesting.
Always find your spot way before you want to take your photographs. A high point overlooking a vista works, but you often need to hike to those locations. The same goes for wildlife photography. An animal is not going to find you. You have to find it. That often means heading up a trail and going to a water source. Animals also generally come out only during the late afternoon or early morning.
Do Your Homework
Before you head to a location, do your homework. Look at photographs from photographers who have been there, and think about how you can take that picture differently. Talk to locals to find the best points. Moreover, always be prepared. Have backup batteries and plenty of memory cards on hand at all times. You do not know when you will just happen upon a perfect picture opportunity.
Caputo, Robert. "Landscape Photography Tips", https://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/landscape-photography-tips/
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nec has announced improvements in its fuel cell technology prototypes, causing a decrease in volume while maintaining the same power output. the announcement was made at the world pc expo in chiba, japan, and comes a mere two months after the technology was first announced.
the new unit weighs 900 grams (300 grams is fuel) and has an average output of 14 watts, going up to 24 watts. estimates show this will allow a single fuel cell to run a laptop for 5 hours. the reduced size means that the output density has increased to 50 milliwatts, meaning nec now sits at the top of the pile in fuel cell technology.
nec hopes to have commercial fuel cells ready before the end of 2004, with the focus being on using them for laptops and other mobile devices. the company also hopes to improve the technology to allow for a 40-hour fuel cell by the end of 2005.
read more at infoworld.
matthew's opinion
usually technology such as this starts off with very little promise for commercialization based on first generation prototypes. however, with fuel cells, the prototypes already seem to be outdoing the batteries found in laptops. i think at best an intel centrino-based machine can achieve 5 hours on a standard battery. the fact that nec has improved the technology in a mere two months and that it's planning a 40-hour fuel cell by 2005 can only be good news for the laptop market.
for too long now we have seen the technology advance in laptops while the main source of power, the battery, has pretty much stood still. finding a new way of powering the machines that is potentially smaller and does away with charging batteries is a breath of fresh air. it is true that you will still require fuel top-ups, but who wouldn't prefer this to having to carry around a plug and plan ahead for requiring a power point?
i am also sure that other manufacturers aren't far behind nec in the fuel cell stakes, and some may even be ahead but are holding their cards firmly to their chest. for this technology to really take off and enter the market running we need all the big laptop manufacturers to be on board, a range of competing technologies that work on the same fuel to keep prices down, and another advancement or two before release to give them a clear advantage over today's batteries.
for once the future looks bright for batteries.
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|fuel source? (10:12am est thu sep 18 2003)
typically, fuel cells use a hydrocarbon rich fuel (like gasoline). from what i have seen, the fuel is pretty much always highly combustable (at best) or explosive (at worst). so, in all fairness, what kind of fuel do these fuel cells use? unfortunately, i don't think these gasoline powered laptops would be allowed on aircraft. – by hodar
|fuel cell ? (10:15am est thu sep 18 2003)
what kind of fuel? will i be able to take the fuel on a plane? is it flammable? – by ignorant one
|not really (10:25am est thu sep 18 2003)
they are not any more flammable or dangerous than the alcohol served as drinks on your flight. – by compudaemon
|re: is it flammable? (10:31am est thu sep 18 2003)
the article linked says: "running from a full tank of 300 cubic centimeters of fuel, which is methanol with a concentration of 10 percent"
they also state that a "40-hour fuel cell remains a goal to achieve before 2005".
as a lover of my laptop (gave up my desktop machine years ago) i think this sounds like a considerable step forward – by deliena
|fuel cell? (10:36am est thu sep 18 2003)
are they talking about using hydrogen-based fuel cells that are being designed for cars where all they use is the gas and have a thin membrain that allows the electrons to sepeate from the hydrogen molecules which produces the power and the only by product is h2o? – by hmmmmm
|output density, fuel, size (10:39am est thu sep 18 2003)
output density is 50 milliwatts per square centimeter, not just 50 milliwatts (that would be a power measurement). does the square centimeters refers to the area of the fuel cell membrane or something more meaningful to the end user like actual battery size?
900g is about 2lb, by the way, so this isn't exactly a flyweight solution – yet. i'd be interested to know the actual size of the cell. 300 cubic cm of liquid would occupy, say, 10x10x3 cm which is 4x4x1.2 inches, and that doesn't include the other 600g of packaging and parts.
the article says the fuel is 10% methanol, i doubt that would even be flammable (wine has more alcohol than that).
to reduce the size of the cell they must increase the conversion efficiency or increase the concentration of the fuel, but they might want to avoid the latter to avoid regulatory problems with taking the fuel on airplanes.
|this means that… (10:45am est thu sep 18 2003)
…airline companies should start to serve methanol cocktails. "malt whisky and a glass of water on the side for me, and a methanol fizz for my computer please."
– by martin niklasson
|not really (12:27pm est thu sep 18 2003)
re: the low possibility of 10% methanol actually being able to cause fire or explosion translating into no government restrictions on taking these cells aboard a plane. you are, of course, relying on the government inspectors to use a modicum of common sense. this has not been the general trend so far. why expect it in the near future? – by psychdoc
|wow (12:53pm est thu sep 18 2003)
cool technology. i read were they have used bacteria to produce electricity. maybe a bug battery is in the works. – by p.s.r
|the actual fuel ingredients… (7:17pm est thu sep 18 2003)
…reprocessed human flesh. – by soylent green fuel c
|we'd better focus on making really really (10:04am est fri sep 19 2003)
fast notebooks that can also be thin. battery life won't be that big of a deal once the 40 hour fuel cells are available. – by siliconstyle
|huh? (2:30pm est fri sep 19 2003)
5 hours on a fuel cell? and i want this because this will add $1000 to my laptop cost for a 10% increase in run time?
until they reach 40+ hours, don't bother use with this news. – by topher


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Facts About Teenage Drivers Car Insurance
My own firm will be happy to provide expert motor legal advice at no cost as to how to best defend a driving offence in your particular a driving without due care and attention case.
A study published earlier this week (July 5th) by online resource My Voucher Codes, established that 24 per cent of people between the age of 17 and 21 admitted to lying when it came to taking out vehicle insurance in order to lower the cost of their premiums.
The other factor to take into account is that discounts on car insurance quotes are only of value if you really need the other insurance policy. If you aren't going abroad on holiday this year, then travel insurance is pointless, regardless of how much of a saving it will bring to your car insurance.
Thanks to higher accident rates, higher car prices, and higher repair costs, getting a cheap rate on you car insurance can be difficult. Here's how to find the best car insurance rates the easy way using the Internet. Wondering if the cost to transport a vehicle is cheaper than transporting it yourself? Then calculate the cost for gas, lodging, and food, then get your free quote today from this provider. This way, you can see exactly how much time and money you're saving by working together with an auto transporter.
It is no surprise that many holidaymakers opt to drive from the UK to the continent to enjoy vacations in Europe. After a short ferry ride, they can explore a whole range of countries and the weather on the other side of the Channel tends to be much more favourable during the summer months than it is in Britain. Some of these individuals make use of cheap temporary car insurance to cover them while they are away.
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One day car insurance actually has many uses and it is easy to purchase. All you need to do is go online or make a phone call. You will have to answer a few questions about your driving record and other pertinent information. It is really easy to take care of this online. You can even use a debit or credit card to pay for the purchase. You can let the insurance company know in advance if you want or you can contact them when you need it.
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Some 22,000 PG&E customers lost power in the East Bay this evening, a utility spokeswoman said.
The outage is affecting customers in Walnut Creek, Lafayette and Concord and was initially reported at around 5 p.m., spokeswoman Janna Morris said.
As of 10:20 p.m., about 130 customers remained without power.
The cause of the substation outage near Concord was not immediately known, however Morris said there have been reports of lightning strikes in the area.
No estimated time of restoration was available.
A separate outage is impacting about 1,040 customers in San Francisco's Marina District tonight, Morris said.
The cause in under investigation.
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A collection of tools to fix, speed up, maintain and Ptotect your PC!
Super Utilities will offer you 26 tools for fixing, speeding up, maintaining, and protecting your PC. It encompasses four suites of utilities: System Cleaner, Privacy Protector, System Maintenance, and Special Utilities.
Here are some key features of "Super Utilities Pro":
· Disk Cleaner: Find and remove debris that has been left behind on your system by untidy programs, system freezes and sudden system restarts.
· Registry Cleaner: Clean and fix your registry to improve your PC's performance.
· Uninstaller Plus: Uninstall a program,remove invalid uninstaller information left on your computer and hide special uninstall entries to avoid other users from uninstalling programs .
· StartUp Manager: Add, remove, disable, and enable all of the programs that should start with each Windows session.
· Memmory Turbo: No matter how much RAM you have, this smart memory management program will keep your computer running better, faster, and longer.
· Folder Guard: Hide your private files and folders from other users of your computer, to restrict access to important system files and protect them from damage.
· Tracks Washer: Cleans up all your tracks left by Windows, browser and many other programs. Protect your privac,save storage space and improve performance of your computer.
· Windows Manager: Manange all windows. You can close, topmost, show or hide them and use hotkey for special functions.
· Process Manager: Find out the the detailed information about the running processes,kill processes and forbit special programs to run.
· IE Protecrot: Protect Internet Explorer while you surf, preventing Web sites from running malicious code or changing your browser settings behind your back.
· AutoShutdown: An award-winning system shutdown/restart/logoff manager with many powerful capabilities.
· FolderSize: Find out which folders are the largest on your drives and recover megabytes on it.
· Driver Backup: Designed to backup driver of your system in case of system crash or reinstallation of Windows.
· Super Shell: A unique suite of context-menu shell extensions for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP.


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There's a brand new channel on IFTTT this week (If This Then That) which enables functionality with the Fitbit family of devices. Fitness trackers are being distributed to the world in full force as the predominant "wearable" device in our modern smart technology-loving world. As such, IFTTT is ready to jump aboard this ship and make with the programming.
The IFTTT community enables the common smart technology lover to command next-level functionality with their hardware. They're allowed to do this with simple formulas. As simple as "if you achieve your daily fitness goal, then post a Facebook status automatically."
With the Fitbit Channel, users of Fitbit devices will be able to access formulas created by community members. Recipes, they're called, and IFTTT is so pumped up about enabling Fitbit that they've summoned the community to create recipes at a high rate – the best will be pushed to the top – Fitbits for everyone!
IFTTT has been activated for Android recently as well. Have a peek at a few SlashGear and Android Community recipes at https://ifttt.com/p/t_chrisburns and stay tuned for more in the near future! We'll be IFTTT with more devices and services sooner than later!


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gluten-free, paleo, recipes, salads, side dishes, vegetarian
I made this easy, Summery salad as a side dish/taco topper for my DH's going away party. It was a big hit.
Gluten-free, Paleo, vegetarian
Lemon Rose Pea Shoot Salad
1 cup chopped red cabbage
2 cups chopped pea shoots
Zest and juice of 1 small lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon rosewater
1 teaspoon grainy mustard (Maille, FTW)
1 small clove garlic, grated
1 Tablespoon lime basil, chopped
In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and zest, honey, rosewater, mustard, grated garlic, a big pinch sea salt and a few grinds black pepper. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss.
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The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre provide two Automatic Teller Machines located on the Great Hall Concourse and Exhibition Hall 4 Concourse. They accept all cards however do not accept credit cards for cash advances. The following Banking Facilities are located in the South Bank precinct:
Bank of Queensland, 184-186 Grey Street, South Brisbane
Commonwealth Banking Corporation, Shop 22, 164 Grey Street, South Brisbane
National Australia Bank, Boundary Street, South Brisbane
Westpac Banking Corporation, 91 Boundary Street, West End
Car parking
The Centre provides undercover parking for 1500 vehicles, with direct lift access to the Centre's convention and exhibition facilities. Car park entrances are via Merivale St, Grey St and Melbourne St. For faster exit at our car parks and for the convenience of our patrons, the Centre has installed a new automated parking system which allows you to enter and exit the car park using your credit card. The fast pay initiative works by inserting your credit card on entry, then again on exit through the automated exit lanes. This makes exiting the car parks an easier, faster process. Please click here for current parking rates.
'Beautiful one day – perfect the next' – that is what they say about Queensland which boasts an enjoyable subtropical climate year round. Brisbane is blessed with wonderful, warm sunshine throughout the year and is the perfect location for visitors to enjoy a range of activities – sport, picnics in parks, bushwalking, water sport and other relaxing forms of recreation. August sees the winter season coming to an end and is traditionally sunny with an average temperature of 20oC during the day and 12oC overnight. Winds are typically calm to a moderate breeze. Remember to pack sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat if you will be spending time outdoors or touring and also a jacket as the clear skies and low humidity levels certainly mean that night time may be cool.
Disability access
If you require disability-specific facilities, please notify the secretariat by indicating this on your registration form.
A smart casual / business attire dress code applies for all symposium sessions. Lounge suit / cocktail dress for the conference dinner is requested.
The electricity supply is 240 volts, 50 Hz. The connection for appliances is a flat 3-pin plug. Most city hotels provide 110 volt sockets for shavers.
Name badges
The wearing of identification badges is mandatory and will be required for admission to all sessions. These will be provided at the symposium registration desk upon your arrival.
It is strongly recommended that delegates take out adequate medical, travel and personal insurance before travelling.
Internet access
Free wireless internet access is provided by The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for the duration of the Conference.
Invitation letters
Letter of invitation will not be issued for this Conference. To assist in obtaining any necessary visas that you may require, it is essential that you complete the online registration form and finalise payment in a timely manner. An official tax invoice and confirmation email will be issued to you which you will be able to submit with your visa application. In the event that your visa application is unsuccessful, a refund, less an administrative charge will be provided.
The official language of the Conference is English.
Liability disclaimer
In the event of industrial disruption or other unforeseen circumstances, the symposium organizers accept no responsibility for loss of monies incurred by delegates.
Australia has a decimal system of dollars and cents. Exchange facilities are available at Brisbane Airport or city banks. Credit cards are widely accepted. Commonly recognised cards are American Express, Diners Club, Visa and MasterCard (only Visa and MasterCard are accepted for Conference transactions). For currency exchange rates please click here .
No smoking policy
Delegates should be aware that smoking is not allowed in public buildings and many hotels and restaurants throughout Australia, including the symposium venue.
Passport and Visa requirements
Australia's Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) system is among the worlds most advanced and streamlined travel visa authorisation systems. The traveller may apply for visa authorization over the Internet.
ETA visas may be obtained from travel agents and airlines e.g. at airports. To apply for an ETA online you must be outside Australia and intend to visit for tourism or business visitor activities. You must have your passport, email address and a credit card to complete the online application. The ETA is a stored electronic authority for travel to Australia for the short term visitor. It replaces the passport visa label or stamp in a passport and removes the need for application forms. ETA visas ensure delegates know their visas are in order before leaving their home country.
The below documents regarding visas and visa processing for international event participants will assist you in managing visa arrangements for those wishing to attend the conference.
Visa Application Requirements Information Sheet – July 2015 – Business Events
Business Events Information Sheet – 01 July 2015
Time Zones
Brisbane operates on Eastern Standard Time, which is 10hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For international delegates, we suggest you allow at least one day in which to adjust to the time difference. Travellers crossing the Pacific will lose one day by crossing the International Date Line.
There is no tradition of tipping in Australia, it is therefore not expected and service is given with a smile. However, where the service has been excellent, you may tip if you wish. About 10% of the bill is usual if the service is exceptional.


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For Press inquiries, please contact:
Nubia DuVall Wilson
President & Founder, Cielo Consulting
Our online press kit includes basic information for media interested in the Community Coalition on Race, including its history and achievements. Current events are listed on our calendar and our home page; information on past events and older press releases are in the News & Events tab. If you would like more information regarding our work or more specific information on current programs and events, please call 973-761-6116.
The Community Coalition on Race 'At a Glance'–mission and programs


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Inside the box there was a list of items.
Here's a full list of things I've got:
- Guerlain foundation - makes skin very smooth and moistured, lasts long, but after a while face becomes a little shiny. Though maybe it's too hot in my room.. All in all quite a nice foundation.
- Calvin Klein perfumes - I like both scents, but Forbidden Euphoria is the best! It's definitely a new inhabitant of my bag!


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College nurseries
The College has two nurseries which provide places for students' children aged 2-5 years. The nurseries are based at the Centre for Business, Arts and Technology on Camden Road and the Centre for Lifelong Learning in Finsbury Park.
Our nurseries
We aim to provide within our 2 nurseries a service which fosters children's active learning, development and the well being of every child in our care. Therefore it is our aim to: Provide quality day care within our nurseries under the guidance of the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to ensure better outcomes for children and families.
The aims of the Nurseries are:
- To provide a secure, happy caring environment for all our users that gives every child the best start.
- To ensure our children are seen as individuals and their needs are met to help our children reach their full potential. Our Key Early Years Practitioners build positive relationships with their children and strive to gain a true understanding of their Key Children.
- To provide respect and understanding for all religions and cultures. We celebrate festivals and events that are meaningful to the children and their families. We encourage positive attitudes, awareness and respect of diversity.
- We aim to build on each child's self esteem and together with mutual care and respect for others we can encourage children to make a positive contribution to the nursery and the wider community. This is achieved in partnership with parents.
- To comply with the regulations set out by the Local Authority (The Children Act 2004) and to follow college procedures and the College Mission Statement.
- To provide a key person system.
- To support each child's learning and development through observation, assessment and planning. (EYFS)
For more information about the Nursery, such as nursery term dates and procudures, you can download our Nursery Information Booklet.
Nurseries graded Outstanding by Ofsted
Our Lifelong Learning and Camden Road nurseries were both recently inspected by Ofsted and graded as Outstanding. Ofsted said "The overall quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff provide a varied and interesting range of activities, both indoors and outdoors, that are based on children's interests. As a result, children make good progress in their learning and development."
Read the full reports here.
Care to Learn
The Care to Learn scheme can help with childcare costs while you study.
What you get: You may receive up to £175 a week (deposits paid and holiday retainers).
What you need: You need to be a parent aged under 20. You can claim this benefit as long as the other parent is not available to provide childcare (e.g. if they are working) and they are not claiming Childcare Tax Credit.
For more information visit www.gov.uk/care-to-learn/overview
Financial support for adults (aged 19+)
Are you aged 19+? Find out about fees and funding to help you during your adult learning.
Financial support for 16-18 year olds
If you're aged between 16 and 18, find out about the financial support that could be available to you.


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Baked ham is great to have on hand during the holidays - not only for sandwiches, but for breakfast as well. Serve with hot biscuits, baked cheese grits, and a fresh fruit salad. It's delicious cold, but if you prefer, you can quickly pan-fry the slices in a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat, 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
How to Make It
Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat in a diamond pattern. Push cloves into ham in a decorative pattern; place ham in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
Stir together brown sugar and next 3 ingredients. Pour mixture evenly over ham.
Bake on lower oven rack at 350º for 2 hours and 30 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 140º, basting with pan juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool. Cover and store in refrigerator for up to 5 days.


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App Released Mar 25, 2014
Watch every 2014 regular season game LIVE or on demand in HD quality. DVR controls let you pause and rewind live game action, or jump to big plays with milestone markers. Watch either the home or away team's broadcast and never miss your favorite announcers calling the action.
Video output in Full HD 1080p requires 1080p native display.
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This item is being licensed or sublicensed to you by Sony Computer Entertainment America and is subject to the Network Terms of Service and User Agreement, this item's use restrictions and other applicable terms located at www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. If you do not wish to accept all these terms, do not download this item.
Blackout and other restrictions apply. Visit mlb.com/ps4 for more information.


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Christopher Franke
A new comprehensive biography of the man behind the music. Learn about his roots, what made him famous, and what he's been up to since Babylon 5.
The complete rundown of Chris Franke's album releases.
Recommended Listening
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Privacy & Complaints Policies
Privacy Policy
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation (the "Foundation") is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, volunteers, employees and other stakeholders. We value your trust and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in our treatment of the Personal Information that you choose to share with us. The Foundation does not, under any circumstances, rent, sell or trade our mailing lists.
During the course of our various activities and events, the Foundation gathers and uses personal information to carry out its work. You can expect us to carefully protect your personal information that has been collected.
Questions, inquiries, concerns or complaints relating to the policy on treatment of personal information can be directed to the Foundation's privacy officer:
Director, Finance & Administration
Full Privacy Policy:
This policy will establish guidelines to govern privacy practices for dealing with personal information in a manner that recognizes the rights and privacy of individuals while maintaining the Foundation's goal of raising funds in support of its mission.
Personal information is that which relates to an identifiable individual, is limited to name, address, postal code, telephone number, donation value and method, and relationships the individual has with the Foundation i.e. member of staff, affiliation to businesses that support the Foundation, volunteer affiliation, grateful patient. Other information shared with the organization by the donor for recognition purposes will be maintained i.e. advice re: estate gifts. Information that is not classified as personal information is professional contact information and work product information and is not relevant to this policy.
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation raises funds through a variety of fundraising activities to support the purchase of capital equipment and healthcare programs within Peace Arch Hospital and throughout the White Rock/South Surrey community. The information collected through these actives is used to keep donors and participants informed and up to date on the activities of the Foundation including programs, services, special events, open houses, funding needs, opportunities to volunteer and to give, and more through periodic contact. Information is also collected for the purpose of issuing tax receipts and acknowledgement letters.
Consent is implied when a donor voluntarily provides information when making a gift or requesting information for future purposes. When a gift is made it is reasonable to assume that the information will be used to send an acknowledgement letter, an income tax receipt and future appeal mailings for support.
Personal Information is collected from the following individuals: donors, employees, volunteers (including board members and committee members), and prospective donors.
The Foundation will collect information that is reasonably necessary to fulfill its charitable purpose. This can include but is not limited to the following biographical information: name, address, and phone number as well as gift information including gift amount, date, and type of gift as well as particular areas of interest within the hospital. Other relevant/pertinent information shared in conversations with donors is also included.
Information collected automatically from Peace Arch Hospital Foundation website:
- The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to the donor's internet service provider or directly to the donor's computer. This address can be translated to determine the domain name of the donor's service provider (e.g. pahfoundation.ca)
- The type of browser and operating system
- The date and time of the visit
- The web pages or services accessed
Personal information will be used to keep the donors and/or participants informed and up to date on the activities of Peace Arch Hospital Foundation including programs, services, special events, open houses, funding needs, opportunities to volunteer and to give, and more through periodic contact. Only information that is reasonably necessary to fulfill those purposes will be used.
Information will not be released to any other organization or entity that is not affiliated with the charitable purpose, absolutely. The Foundation does not, under any circumstances, rent, sell or trade our mailing lists. Personal information necessary for mailing appeals may be disclosed to suppliers for the purpose of providing print and/or mail services. When these types of services are contracted, a confidentiality agreement is signed by the Third Party to ensure compliance with the Foundation's privacy policy and any applicable privacy legislation.
Personal information will be kept as long as necessary to fulfill the original purpose for which it was collected or is required by law.
Personal information shall be as complete, accurate and up-to-date as possible. Donors and other stakeholders are encouraged to review, correct and update personal information.
Personal information gathered by the Foundation shall be kept in confidence. Foundation staff shall be authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained.
Appropriate physical and electronic measures shall be used to ensure personal information is secure. Access to donor and volunteer records shall be limited to those who require such information to fulfill their job responsibilities. Special protection shall be given to all records pertaining to anonymous donors. The confidentiality of donor and volunteer records shall continue after the relationship with the individual has ended.
All staff and volunteers sign a confidentiality agreement when they join the Foundation.
Any donor or prospect has the right to access the information the Foundation has collected. Any complaint will be responded to in writing within 30 days. An individual also has the right to update their personal information to ensure accuracy. If for any reason there becomes need for further investigation, notification will be provided outlining steps being taken to resolve the issues.
Individuals that have a concern regarding their personal information held at Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation are asked to supply, in writing or by e-mail, their concerns or request for information. All concerns related to Peace Arch Hospital Foundation's Privacy Policy should be forwarded to:
Privacy Officer
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
15521 Russell Avenue
White Rock, BC V4B 2R4
Complaints Policy
The Peace Arch Hospital Foundation (the "Foundation") is committed to high standards of conduct and to providing excellent service to all its stakeholders. It is recognized that from time to time there may be concerns or complaints and that our stakeholders have the right to raise such concerns or complaints. The Foundation is committed to a process for resolving concerns or complaints which is timely, fair and respectful.
Complaints can be sent by email, fax or regular mail:
Our mailing address:
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation - Complaints
15521 Russell Avenue
White Rock, BC V4B 2R4
- Complaints will be dealt with promptly and resolved as quickly as possible
- The review process is fair, impartial and respectful to all parties
- Updates are provided to complainants during review processes if appropriate
- Complainants are provided clear reasons for any decision made relative to the complaint if appropriate
- Complaints are used to assist in improving services, policies and procedures
For this policy a complaint is defined as an expression of dissatisfaction about the service, actions, or lack of action by the Foundation as an organization or a staff member or volunteer acting on behalf of the Foundation. This policy applies to external stakeholders of the Foundation. Internal complaints should be reported through management or under the Foundation's Whistleblower Policy, as appropriate.
- A complaint is submitted by mail, fax, email or through the website to the Foundation
- A complaint will be forwarded to the Executive Director who will review all complaints/concerns and ensure that the appropriate individuals are engaged
- The Executive Director will ensure acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint to the complainant and keep that individual informed through the decision process if appropriate
- All complaints will be handled in a timely, fair and consistent manner
- Every effort will be made to review and respond to a complaint within 30 days
- All employees have a responsibility to have a working knowledge of the complaint resolution process
- A summary of complaints received will be reported to the Board of Directors quarterly