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Smith Berry Barn - Hillsboro OR
A destination farm & garden market featuring 'No Spray' u-pick strawberries, raspberries, marionberries, blackberries & blueberries! Additional specialty crops include U-pick apples & pears, tomatoes, pumpkins, squash, hanging baskets, flowers & herbs. Our vintage barn features delicious espresso, hand-made milkshakes & gourmet gifts. Visit our website for seasonal hours, daily picking info, directions & special events. ...
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Open March - December
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Mon - Fri | 9am - 6pm
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Our Table Cooperative - Sherwood OR
Our Table is a cooperative of farmers, producers, and the community working together to create thoughtful and delicious food. From our 58-acre farm in Sherwood, we grow organic fruit, vegetables, and flowers and raise pastured chickens. At Our Table, we walk our talk, producing the healthiest fruits, vegetables and eggs while paying living wages and striving to build a thriving food community in Sherwood and beyond. Our Grocery: From our fields, our produce heads to our on-farm grocery and kitchen. Our grocery carries not only our produce and farm-made products, but farm products from our producers and other Oregon companies. We also have delicious prepared foods made in our kitchen from the highest quality ingredients, and local beer and cider on tap. Everything in our grocery is guarant ...
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Summer: Tue-Sat 10 am - 8 pm, Sun 10am - 6pm
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Blooming Junction Farm & Garden - Cornelius OR
Like a Farmers' Market every day! Blooming Junction grows a wonderful selection of naturally and organically grown vegetables & berries. Be sure to stop by this season to choose the very best for you and your family! We have U-pick strawberries, raspberries, and pumpkins, too!Check our garden nursery! We specialize in uncommon garden plants and beautiful hanging baskets. You'll find perennials, annuals, shrubs, ornamental grasses, groundcovers, herbs and organic vegetable starts. Looking for containers? Come see our selection of Italian terra cotta, glazed ceramics and unique re-purposed containers. In our granary, you'll find garden tools, soils, bulbs and seeds.Our feed store offers high quality dog and cat food without grains and packed full of protein and real meat and vegetab ...
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We are open from March til Christmas. Our hours expand during the spring and fall seasons, so check our website for current information (www.bloomingjunction.com
In the summer our hours are Monday-Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm, Sundays 10 am - 4 pm.More Info
Sauvie Island Farms - Portland OR
PICK YOUR OWN. Containers supplied or bring your own. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, marionberries, Chester blackberries, cherries, peaches, pears, kale, spinach, green beans, cucumbers, sweet corn, flowers, and u-cut Christmas trees. ...
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Christmas trees: day after Thanksgiving - December
June-August--Mon-Sat 8am-7pm, closed Sunday
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Justy's Produce - Milwaukie OR
Chemical-free organic farm & full service farm market. VISA/MC, Oregon Trail Card, WIC and senior farmer market coupons accepted. October: pumpkin patch, hayides, & farm animals. U-pick: chestnuts, dahlias, fava beans, gypsy peppers, tomatoes. Ready picked: apples; gravenstien, jonagolds, braeburns, gala, mcintosh, cameo, pink lady, granny smith, red and golden delicious apples, apricots; tilton, rivals, tomcots, patterson apricots, asian pears, asparagus, berries; blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cranberries, marrion berries, raspberries, strawberries, beets, bunch beets, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupes, carrots, cauliflower, cellery, bing and rainier cherries, chestnuts, concord grapes, corn, cukes, dahlias, eggplant, fava beans, figs, garlic, green beans, green onions, h ...
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Snowline Farm - Molalla OR
Family owned and run farm. We have u-pick and pre picked vegetables available during the summer months from our Thomas Creek Produce stand located just outside Molalla and also at the Molalla Farmers Market every Thursday. For the month of October we offer a small scale pumpkin patch. Kids can wander through the corn patches to find their pumpkins in between the corn sections. We also have a fall craft for the kids, apples from a local orchard and on weekends a cider press available to press your own fresh cider. During the winter we offer U-cut Christmas trees, fresh made greenery and we the option of visiting our farm to make your own wreaths and garland. We specialize in natural nobles. None of our nobles have been sheared, and a few we let go totally natural with no trimming. ...
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Thomas Creek Produce Stand Open early May - End of October. Pre Picked vegetables are available on the honor system all day. U-Pick vegetables are available Mid June - October from 10am - 5pm Friday - Wednesday.
Snowline Farm is open for U-Cut trees The day after Thanksgiving - December 23rd from 10am - dark. Wreath making times are available beginning November 15th.More Info
The Pumpkin Patch & The Maize - Portland OR
Portland's original since 1967. The Pumpkin Patch and The Maize! Visit Sauvie Island for family fun & farm fresh produce. Open June-October. Over 60 crops grown. Sustainable family farming. GAP & Organic certified crops. Fresh farm grown produce. U-pick: berries, fruit, flowers, pumpkins. The Big Red Animal Barn, The Patio Cafe, Pumpkin Perk Coffee, The Pumpkin Cottage Giftshop, Produce Market, and The Maize. Free daily hayrides in October (10-6pm). Market Hours 9-6 Daily June-October. Website coupons. Visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pumpkin-Patch-Sauvie-Island/128344960518903 ...
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Market: 9-6pm daily June-October. Open until 10pm Friday/Saturday nights in October.
The Maize: 10-6pm September, October. Open until 10pm Friday/Saturday nights in October.
The Patio Cafe and Pumpkin Perk Coffee: 10-6pm Friday-Sunday June-September. Daily in October 10-6pm, until 10pm Friday/Saturday nights.
The Pumpkin Cottage Giftshop: 10 to 6pm daily June-October.
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Visitor restrictions at Mid-West Regional Hospital due to flu outbreak
Visitor restrictions remain in force at University Hospital Limerick this Tuesday and every precaution is being taken in the context of the current high incidence of flu in the Mid-West region.
Nationally, the influenza-like illness (ILI) consultation rate per 100,000 of the population has increased steadily since January of this year. And the ILI consultation rate per 100,000 in the Mid-West was double the national rate for the week ending February 7, 2016
This is being reflected in the hospital population and UHL can confirm that it currently has 19 confirmed and four suspected cases of influenza A .
Every precaution is being taken in this busy flu season and management and staff are working with their community colleagues to monitor, treat and contain instances of flu-like illness.
To ensure that we are able to protect vulnerable patients, UL Hospitals Group are asking people who are considering visiting a friend or relative at UHL to ensure they do not visit if they have flu-like symptoms.

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Dreamy and beautifully animated.
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Directed by Cara Antonelli, The Clocktower is a dreamy and beautifully animated student film about a tiny dancer. The movie is about finding your place in the world, though I'm not sure it contains a message that values curiosity and individualism.
The look of the film is like Pixar's Up crossed with Dr. Seuss. Brightly colored balloons float past slanted rooftops, heading toward a big blue sky that's etched with mysterious spiral shapes. In a clocktower, a petite girl dances gracefully. She becomes curious about what's going on outside the clocktower, and when she stops dancing, the balloons stop in midair and the world turns gray. She discovers that she and she alone has the power to make things go back to normal.
Again, the theme of "learning your place" is somewhat troubling, but visually the film is aces. The sound design could have been more intricate; the lack of ambient sound when the girl comes out of the clocktower is especially jarring. Also, the theme font chosen for the credits is a little cheesy. You may not think that's important, but too many filmmakers just slap a font on carelessly without stopping to consider how it affects the tone of the overall piece.
But I'm picking on The Clocktower. This is a very appealing short and it's appropriate for all ages.
©2008-2009 Joakim Nygård & Andreas Pankratz
The project is hosted at http://zfdebug.googlecode.com and released under the BSD License
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It becomes to be usual for Twitter to implement new functionalities that ends in anyway the restrictions that made famous this social network. If a few months ago they removed the character restrictions in direct messages and they add the posibility of comment in 116 characters the retweets, now you will be able to follow some contents even you don't follow the users who talk about it. This will be possible thanks to "Moments", a new tab that will permit to follow in real time events or news which are being trend at that time. Thanks to this tool, when a user decides to follow this "moments", will appear automatically in his timeline all interventions related to the topic, no matters who shares it; once the event had ended, user won't receive those users actualizations anymore.
"Moments" have been thought to make more notorious some contents y it also aims to make easier the following of important topics, so it has a strongly audiovisual component and contents will be sorted in a more intuitive way than traditional timeline chronology.
There is no doubt that it is a powerfull functionality for marketers, who will be able to perceive much easier trends, events ans conversations with interest for them.


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There must be something about this time of year with so many bloggy awards and blog hop series going around. The bloggy love is really in the air. There is just so much to express and be thankful for the connections and bonds we have formed over the year in the little time we have remaining of 2014.
I was really touched when my dear bloggy friend Druimé of Snippets and Spirits nominated me for the Five in Five 'Worth Casing' blog award hosted (and sponsored) by Agent Mystery Case.
Five in five is a series of five questions for each nominee to answer and then pass the baton on. There is also a great prize up for grabs which is six months of advertising on Agent Mystery Case's website worth $500. There are so many amazing bloggers out there, so I think I'm honoured already just to be invited to join in the fun. So whether there is a prize or not, I'm just happy to hop on board to answer these five questions…
How long have you been blogging and why did you start?
I first started my blog nine years ago when I began living and working abroad as a way to stay in touch with friends and family. Over the past two years, my blog has evolved to reflect the change in my own life with the advent of motherhood and new interests and ventures such as sewing and starting my own family day care. It has also been a doorway to making so many amazing new connections with other fellow mums and bloggers in the community.
If your wardrobe could talk what would it say about you and tell us about your favourite or most worn item?
I think it would say "It's time for an overhaul!". At the moment there is a lot of disconnect between many of the items in my wardrobe and my current self. I have a lot of corporate-wear, office-type clothing (button down shirts, pencil skirts, slacks) which I don't think I'll ever wear again. With my new chosen profession, it's pretty much T-shirts and shorts or leggings all day long - which I am perfectly happy in.
My favourite and most worn item in my wardrobe are these Alexis Russell rough diamond earrings. I love the elegant and edgy style of these earrings. They are perfect for adding just the right touch of 'zing' to my outfit but still keep my look simple and down to earth.
What's your idea of the perfect date night?
I'm fairly easy-to-please when it comes to date nights. The classic dinner and/or movie works fine with me. But if you're talking about the PERFECT date night, I would say the key would be in how it ends. It doesn't have to be fancy or expensive… just memorable. Perhaps a moonlight walk along the beach or by the river, tea or coffee in a quiet, rustic cafe tucked away in some hidden corner, or catching a glimpse of the beautiful city view from some romantic spot. That would tie everything perfectly together in my eyes.
What's on your Worth Casing list?
Learning how to crochet just so I can make this and this.
These very cool fabric-backed business cards.
My dream holiday destination: The isle of Santorini, Greece.
This game changing two-minute kaya recipe.
This epic Jamie Oliver chocolate celebration cake.
And this thought-provoking article on how centrally-controlled state-administered education could actually be robbing us and our children of freedom and democracy at the most fundamental level.
If you had a theme song what would it be and why?
I would pick Diana Krall's rendition of 'Just The Way You Are'. It was the song I walked down the aisle to on my wedding day. The song was 'given' to me by my best friend from my university days especially for the occasion. The lyrics really speak exactly how I feel not only about my hubby but everyone I care about in my life, including myself… Don't go changing to try and please me… Don't imagine you're too familiar… I don't want clever conversation… I love you just the way you are…
And now for the nominations of my favourite five 'worth casing' bloggers. And I really do mean it when I say each one of them is 'worth casing'…
Toni of Finding Myself Young
Sally of Toddlers on Tour
Jodie of Mummy Musings and Mayhem
Ness of One Perfect Day
Stephanie of Steph's Joy
Thanks again Druimé for this nomination to join in this terrific link-up, and thank you to Agent Mystery Case for being such a fabulous host of this series.
(P.S. Ladies, remember to head over to Agent Mystery Case's blog to link up your Five By Five post by the 14th of December)


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VARIETAL WINES: Wine tastings are definite gamut-runners, with a number of different focuses, if they have any focus at all (beyond "come try our delicious vino"). But Temecula Valley's annual World of Wine gathering definitely gives the libation-y love to varietal wines and spring release sneak peeks. "Old world wine varietals created in the new world, Temecula-style..." are on the tasting tables, and they might hail from "barrel, tank, or bottle." It'll be up to the winery in question, and as there are over 30 participants, that gamut, as mentioned, shall be run.
DATES AND DETAILS: The World of Wine -- typically shortened to "WoW," you betcha -- is one of those mondo wine country events that has a way of hanging the "sold out" sign days ahead of the weekend, so getting on those tickets is key. They're $99 for both days, with a designated driver ticket for $69. Oh, and those days? March 1 and March 2. Oh, and are there food pairings? There are. Oh, and are there lodging packages? Indeed, at spots like South Coast Winery & Spa, the Inn at Europa Village, and Temecula Creek Inn, which has a "WoW Me Some" Package on during the weekend (the best bit might be that a one-night stay is a possibility, a rarer thing for destination hotels come the weekend).
HAPPY 23 YEARS: World of Wine is nearing its quarter century mark, in a couple of years, so the list of participating wineries is a who's who of the valley. Everyone's all in, pretty much, with sips, bites, and whimsical additions. For instance? There's a cork art contest that pops up during WoW. And to think we were saving our corks for a traditional toteboard? We'll think larger from here on out.


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MCHS Sports Medicine diagnoses and treats injured athletes in the Permian Basin. The services include identifying injuries, immediate care, treatment, surgical intervention and rehabilitation. Patients who go to physical rehab will enjoy using the beautiful facilities at Mission Fitness, including a pool and workout equipment.
Our Sports Medicine staff is also proud to serve on the sidelines of school sports, providing injury support to many school districts including ECISD, MISD, Kermit ISD, Rankin ISD, Crane ISD, Greenwood ISD, Pecos ISD, Alpine ISD and many others.


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Summer is winding down for some of you, but for those of us in Florida, we have the hottest few weeks ahead of us. At the end of this blog today find out about when you can expect to catch Were Cat Fever by Eliza March.
Hi all my friends, readers and fellow authors,
After much speculation and lists speculating the pro's and con's of my options, I've decided to self publish my next book. There are several reasons I'm turning to self publishing from small press or even traditional publishing companies. I've learned so much about the industry over the years, and recognize the changes taking place. Hard as I try, I've had difficulty keeping up with them all as many of you probably have too. First I have to say thank you to small presses for changing the industry and giving authors the new choices. I don't think we'd be where we are now without them. (I know, e-readers helped.) I'm an editor for a small press. Love the job. Love my authors. Love the books I put out and love the people I work with. I also edit independently with the same satisfaction.
For many years before I began writing and editing, I worked in merchandising and marketing. Product promotion through demonstration, education, and trade shows were my way of life, and when I left that world behind I never expected to do it again. HA! Fat chance of that. How can you avoid putting yourself and your work out there if you want anyone to read what you've written? You can't. And those of you in this industry already know that. Introverts BEWARE! You can write in your cave, hide in your fantasy world but sooner or later, in this social world of the Internet if you get read, or want to be read, you'll get discovered or have to slink out of the cave with your book cover and say, "Look at my book." Despite what I've done all my life, despite what everyone sees when they meet me...I AM an introvert.
My persona, Eliza March, is make believe. My real identity would be out of character with what I write. Are you going to accept a sixty-five year old mother of five, and grandmother, who's been married for 45 years to the same man, as the author who's writing these menages you like so well? Could be hard to imagine. Although I have to tell you, I'm pretty hot for my age, or any age. One of the great things about being over fifty is being able to say things like this. I'm better now than I've ever been at almost everything except stamina. LOL But the publishing industry can't afford to take chances with older writers. Authors are an investment for them. I understand.
After following the rules in the beginning, I learned a few things. I discovered the rules weren't going to work for me. I'm a good rule follower usually, but they don't work for me anymore. I'm too old to fit into the traditional role of young author seeking representation, shopping my work around, and signing up with a big New York Publisher as one of their stable writers. ( So I dare someone to contact me and make a liar out of me. I doubt it. I'm not very malleable.) I don't fit their mold.
Suddenly I noticed the traditional publishers' approach is changing. Things are different now than they were when I signed with a small press and published my first book published a little over three years ago and followed it with another by another small press. Several books later, I've discovered I want more control over my career.
Things I want and why: (Perhaps you can leave a comment and add to this list?)
1. I want a fair contract.
What that means to me is I get paid for what I create. Any rights I sign away, I should be paid for. If you want audio rights, pay me and commit to pursuing getting the book produced audibly. You want movie rights? Pay for them.
2. I want control over my cover.
E-books have a millisecond to get a reader's attention. My cover better grab her. If my book is buried in tons of other covers what's going to make a reader notice mine before another?
3. I want the same level playing field as every other book out there. (Okay this is still an area where I'm skeptical.) Some small presses are releasing so many more books in the same genre, I have to question if it benefits an author or the publisher. If we depend on a publisher to be discriminating than just how many romantic suspense's can they release on a given day? Does it muddy the waters? Does it affect an author's exposure and sales? Hell yes. I at least want my publisher to believe in my book enough to keep me visible at their website for a reasonable amount of time.
4. I want input on pricing. I'd like to be able to offer my book for sale at a reasonable price. I'd like to discount it occasionally. I'd like to do cross promotions with my books or with other authors.
5. I'd like to offer paper backs at a reasonable price. Can't we go back to smaller sizes?
6. If I sign with a publisher, I expect the publisher to protect my copyright. E-publishers should be making it more difficult to download and share files. I can share it on my web page if I don't expect protection.
As an artist and an author these things, among other, matter to me. Do you want to hear a little about my next book? Read on...
My poor heroine in WERE CAT FEVER is suffering in the Texas heat from a virus the CDC can't identify. Some of her symptoms are similar to rabies and others, to cat scratch fever. When Lacey can't take the heat, she rides into the mountains nearby and visits the caves. She's an authority on southwestern mammal biology, so why can't she identify the tracks recently appearing near her ranch? ( you have to guess)
Bryan is back after five years...different and, in some ways better...but only for selfless reasons. He changed when he discovered what he was and wouldn't risk Lacey's life. Now he's discovered that making love to her that last night infected her. Something prolonged her reaction, but his friend says she's suddenly showing symptoms. Bryan's brother, Hunter, is the only one who can control the mountain lion Were inside Bryan. It'll take both of them to help Lacey through her change.
Hunter is only along for the ride. He's insurance that Bryan can stay in control and as an adviser to help explain the questions Lacey will certainly have. He never counted on Bryan attacking and infecting him out of jealousy. Now his mountain lion has imprinted on his brother's mate and all hell is going to break loose when Bryan and Lacey find out. They either will have to accept Hunter as an equal mate for Lacey or Hunter will be facing a lifetime of full moon cycles chained in a cave...and worse...no sex life.
Damn Lacey's going to be pissed when she finds out her life will be turned upside down.
Lacey is determined to find her father's killer, even if he turns out to be the one man she hasn't stopped loving for five years. Will she turn him in? The man who broke her heart is back and his brother is as hot as he is. She can't resist either man, and they're trying to tell her, her life is about to change. Everything she ever believed in is skewed. There are other biological life forms she's never heard of. How had she missed this?
If you think house cats can be dangerous when angry, you've never encountered a furious female mountain lion. Be Prepared to "Spread The Fever: WERE CAT FEVER" coming ... from Eliza March later this month. Follow me here or on FACEBOOK for release news.


text: Each year ten high school seniors interested in pursuing science majors are selected from New York City schools to attend Brandeis as a cohort.Once selected in December, the students meet once per week in a series of pre-collegiate training exercises focusing on science, math, and language activities to prepare them for the upcoming academic year. The Science Posse students then attend a two week intensive boot-camp in mid-July that simulates the work-load, course material, and expectations of their upcoming science classes to provide a realistic view of the day-to-day challenges of being an undergraduate science major. Throughout pre-collegiate training, Brandeis MRSEC staff members work closely with our Science Posse students designing hands-on laboratory exercises and tutorials in basic sciences. We further provide opportunities for these students to participate in laboratory research projects once they arrive on campus.By mentoring Science Posse scholars as they embark on their academic careers both in and out of the lab, we hope to instill in them a passion to pursue careers in the STEM disciplines.


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Cedar Point Communications, now acquired by Genband, provided integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries.
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That said, it's not available for Linux Mint 9 "Isadora", and I don't plan on upgrading that until the next LTS release (Linux Mint 13 "M[...]a") unless some radical change (that I don't like) makes me switch distributions (but given the lead developer Clement Lefebvre's recent statements on the matter, that is highly unlikely). Right now, it's only (in terms of Ubuntu-based distributions) available in Ubuntu/Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" and Linux Mint 10 "Julia" through a backport PPA. As I had a Linux Mint 10 "Julia" GNOME live USB handy, I used that to do testing; I will say that this method may have been the cause of many of the problems that you will read about shortly. Follow the jump to see how it went.
After rebooting into the live USB, I typed into the terminal "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports" followed by "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop" (all without the quotation marks, of course). It took a little time to install everything, but it all seemed to install successfully. (For the record, when asked, I chose GDM as the default login manager over KDM.) After that, I logged out and logged into the KDE Plasma Workspace session.
This is where the trouble started. After going through the KDE splash screen, instead of showing the lovely KDE 4.6 desktop that I had seen in pictures, the screen went black save for the cursor. I then had no choice (because the desktop wouldn't respond to keyboard or mouse commands) but to do a cold reboot and then a reinstallation of KDE in the live session. I then did this again.
Thankfully, this time the desktop loaded successfully. The KDE desktop hasn't really changed much, though I'm not sure why there's a KDE microblogging Plasmoid present by default. The new wallpaper looks pretty slick; for some reason I'm more of a fan of KDE's darker wallpapers.
I then eagerly tried to find out if KDE's GTK+ integration was as good as advertised, so I loaded Nautilus and Dolphin side-by-side and...it was not to be. Nautilus still used the ugly and blocky default GNOME theme (and not even the Mint-X theme used by default in the GNOME session), and it stuck out like a sore thumb. Interestingly enough, running Nautilus also loaded the default Linux Mint GNOME desktop in the KDE session (sans the GNOME panel). Running "killall nautilus" in the terminal took care of that.
I tried out a few more GTK+ applications as well as Mozilla Firefox to similarly disappointing results (theme-wise). Even going into the KDE System Settings and making GTK+ applications use the QtCurve theme by default did nothing. (I even looked into the .gtkrc-2.0 file and that seemed to show the proper GTK+ and icon themes, but it seemed meaningless, as the GTK+ applications still looked ugly.) Thankfully, the "kubuntu-desktop" package also configures OpenOffice.org to use the Oxygen style, so that at least integrated well with the KDE desktop.
The "kubuntu-desktop" package also comes with Rekonq as the default browser. I've tried it a few times before, and I'm really pleased with the way it operates. It's stable, fast, and has a slick UI, and it can display all the webpages I frequent.
I also checked out desktop effects, as KWin is supposed to be much improved. These all worked smoothly and without any hassles; plus, they even felt a little quicker (or maybe that was just a placebo effect).
Unfortunately, more problems arose here. I wanted to open a few more applications and then try the revamped Activities, but at this point, KDE was throwing up black screens every time I tried. I finally gave up.
By this time, I had enough of KDE, so I logged out. Speaking of which, every time I logged out of KDE, I got a Plasma crash error. At least it didn't happen in the middle of the KDE session. I then logged back into the GNOME session to look for my screenshots...only to find them missing! Because I installed KDE in the live session, there wasn't very much space left at all, and even the screenshots were taking up significant amounts of the remaining space. I have a feeling this space issue was also why KDE was crashing so much. Anyway, that's why there are no pictures here today.
Overall, I'm quite disappointed with KDE 4.6; more precisely, I'm disappointed with how it treated me today. That said, it wasn't as bad as KDE 4.4 which refused to load at all. I'm sure that if I tried a distribution that focused on the KDE 4.6 implementation, I'd have a much better experience, so I will certainly try such distributions in the future. Furthermore, this still doesn't discourage me from testing the next KDE release. This particular bad experience was probably a combination of the way I tested it (and the resulting lack of space), my inexperience, and the fact that KDE 4.6 was released just recently. Nevertheless, it was a bad experience for me.


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Just like a car needs good fuel & additives to run smoothly, our body needs nutritious food to keep going. It is our food that builds and nourishes our bodies and provides the essential energy to carry out our daily activities. As they say, we are what we eat. Hence, in order to maintain optimum health, it is necessary to pay special attention to our everyday diet.
But given our crazy lifestyle, we are busier than ever now, and it is a struggle to make nutritious meals and snacks a part of our regular diet. And that is how we fall prey to easily available processed food.
What is processed food?
Processed food means food that has been altered from its natural state for preservation and convenience. Canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic processing are some of the processing methods.
This kind of food has a longer shelf life but much of the nutritional value of food is lost during these processes. The food may become tastier but that is only because of the added unhealthy fats, sugar and salt. All three are associated with major health risks: excess salt can increase your blood pressure, excess sugar can cause weight gain and excess fats can increase cholesterol levels and thus the risk of heart disease.
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It's not everyday…..
It's not every day that the Deputy President of your country gets fired……er…..sorry……"released from his duties"………
Without getting ourselves bogged down in the mire of politics, said Deputy was negatively implicated in the conviction of a prominent businessman. Now, although he has not been tried and found guilty of any form of corruption himself, the general consensus has been that he should nevertheless step down from his position. It almost equates to being asked whether you want Michael Jackson looking after your child's daycare. He was found innocent of all charges, but I don't think anyone would want him overseeing naptime.
Similarly, for the Deputy President the shadow of what he may have done is one that in a political sense does not dissipate when clouds cover the sky.
So I'm torn between applauding the President for being decisive and following through with a course of action that will have many ANC members champing at the bit, and wondering why the rule 'innocent until proven guilty' can be overlooked in this instance. I do think the President made the correct decision, but I'm still not sure how to answer that question.
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It sounds like he made the right decision in stepping down. Even the mere appearance of corruption harms people's faith in government. I wish the robber barons running things on this side of the pond had that kind of integrity.
Zuma didn't step down, he had to be pushed. All kudos to Thabo Mbeki on that front. Zuma SHOULD have gracefully resigned when he still had some dignity and before the Schabir Shaik case got cracking but he didn't, he chose to use the stock-in-trade "deny everything" ethos that is a requirement for political office in most parts of the world. Interesting times.
The "buck" has gotta stop somewhere, but you're right in thinking that buck is going to leave a long shadow.
Well at least some one in your govt. can be arsed to actually do the pushing. We recently had a tribunal where gardaí were pretty much found guilty of framing some fella for a murder that never happened, not one firing or resignation so far.
Not to mention all our political scandals. Our politicians get around stuff not by saying sorry and regretting what they did, but by saying sorry for any offence they may have caused.
we're (finally) having some impeachment talk in these parts…it's always interesting to watch political squabbles. it's like a (very) dysfunctional family.


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Final grades should be posted by Thursday morning.
The one I gave you has more questions, some of which you already answered in part 2.
Interview transcripts should consist of a brief, one paragraph introduction. The introduction can be in English. You should explain why you chose this person to interview, and briefly describe them. The next section of your paper will be a detailed transcript of the interview consisting of both your questions and the answers given. This section must be in Chinese, either characters or pinyin with tones. The final section should be your reflections on the interview both from language and cultural perspectives. This section should be about one page in length. English is fine.
Interviews will be graded on use of vocabulary and grammar, pronunciation, accurate use of language, detailed transcript/notes, and reflections on interview. Remember the interview project counts as 50% of the final examination grade, so please give it the appropriate attention. Completed projects are due on the day of the final exam.
Here are a couple of links to sample interview projects from previous years. The original papers were not typed, but you can use a word processor if you like. The first is a great interview, but does not include the description of the person interviewed. The reflection section should be longer as well.
There will be a dialogue assignment for the oral component of quiz 3 (lessons 7-9). Students will pair up and present a dialogue to your instructor during the quiz. Each student will be graded on familiarity with the material (proficiency in asking and answering questions), use of vocabulary, and if your instructor can understand what you are saying.
Create a situation dialogue where you will use as much of the new vocabulary as possible. Students should ask and answer at least 5 questions for a total of at least 10 sentences, 5 questions and 5 answers. Remember it is a dialogue not an interrogation, so both students should ask a few questions. Feel free to use the following questions as a guide:
Sample questions are as follows:
- 你叫什麼名字? [Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?]
- 你是哪國人? [Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?]
- 你媽媽是大夫嗎? [Nǐ māma shì dàifu ma?]
- 你爸爸是老師嗎? [Nǐ bàba shì lǎoshi ma?]
- 你的漢語老師是誰? [Nǐ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī shì shéi?]
Check out a couple of scenes from a library in the movie Hero. In these scenes the library is the director's imagination of what a library might have looked like during the early Qin Dynasty at around 200 BC. The books are rolls of bamboo slats sewn together. From these bamboo books it is easy to understand how the character 書 might have come about.
The white story library fight scene shows the fights between Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) and Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), then between Nameless (Jet Li) and Moon (Ziyi Zhang).
In the blue story library scene Nameless, in an effort to get the others to join his plot to assassinate the emperor, demonstrates his 'Death at Ten Paces' move.
Do you remember the number of characters in everyday use? Can you say "all of us"? How about "none of us"?
Use the site MandarinTools.com, or ask a Chinese friend or relative to help you get your Chinese name. Write the name down in Chinese characters and pinyin, and bring it to class.
你好 (Nĭ hăo) and welcome to Chinese 101! You have selected a great language to learn. Studying Chinese will not only be fun, it will also open the door to a vast wealth of literature, history, and culture otherwise unavailable.
My name is Jeff Winters. I will be the instructor for this course. I'm the Language Lab Director at CSULB. I also have the great opportunity to teach Elementary Chinese again this semester. I have been studying Chinese for over 30 years, and teaching Mandarin at Cal State for 15 years. I hope that you will find the Chinese language and culture as interesting as I have.
Use the menu at the top of the page to access information related to the course. In the Syllabus area, you will find details about the course, faculty office hours for the semester, and additional contact information, my expectations, an overview of all assignments, and information about grading and assessment. This is the first information you should read.
The Schedule area lists the topics discussed and the homework assignments due each class meeting.
The Study Guides area contains detailed information about each lesson including interesting links to Chinese language and cultural sites. The Assignments area is where you'll find information about each assignment. These are the two areas you will probably use most during the semester.
In the Gradebook area you will be able to access up-to-date grade information for each assignment, quizzes, and other graded activities.
There is much information available on this site and on the Internet which can enhance your Chinese learning experience. I encourage you to take advantage of this resource.
You are about to embark on a rewarding but challenge journey of discovery. Learning a new language is not an easy task. There will be a great demand on your time, but you will have the chance to become conversationally fluent in one of the most important languages of our time. I am looking forward to working with you this semester!


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By 2004, Kakha Bendukidze had satisfied his business ambitions and could credit himself with some success in his lobbying activities. But Bendukidze was also very aware of the changing climate in Russia, with the government increasing its control over big business. In October 2003 Russia's most influential oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested on a runway in a Siberian airport on charges of fraud and tax evasion. In 2004, Forbes still named him the richest man in Russia, with an estimated net worth of USD 15 billion.[122] Khodorkovsky himself stated in a 2005 interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station:
"I am convinced that I was put in prison not because of politics but because they wanted to take Yukos away. Politics was just a pretext. If I had not helped oppositional parties in 2003, they would have found a different pretext."[123]
Unlike Khodorkovsky, who had turned into an outspoken advocate of political liberalism and civil liberties, Bendukidze concentrated on promoting economic liberalisation. Nevertheless, the state's growing influence, accompanied by the strengthening of the role of such state-controlled enterprises as Gazprom, went against Bendukidze's libertarian beliefs. The progressive nationalisation of strategic industries also signalled to Bendukidze that the government was taking a more assertive, even hostile, position towards big business, and that his own business interests were at risk.
Imprisoned: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian oligarch
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Already in 2003, Bendukidze felt the impact as his company made inroads into the jealously guarded nuclear energy sector. In 2003, OMZ purchased a controlling stake (53.8 percent) in Atomstroiexport (ASE), the Russian monopolist in construction of nuclear plants abroad.[124] This turned the government into a minority shareholder in a deal strongly opposed by the Russian Nuclear Ministry.[125] In February 2004, Bendukidze resigned from the position of the President of the JSC Atomstroieksport.[126] In the following year, he would sell his share in OMZ to Gazprombank, which would then hand OMZ's nuclear assets back to the state.
Kakha Bendukidze as a new designate Economy Minister,
June 2004. Photo: newsru.com
In late May 2004, Kakha Bendukidze arrived in Tbilisi as a member of the Russian delegation to the Russian-Georgian Economic Forum,[127] which took place during a positive period in the relations between the two countries. It was during this event that he was invited to a private meeting with President Saakashvili and the late Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania. That Bendukidze attracted the government's attention was not surprising
Suggested readings
In "What Does Russia Think," a collection of essays by influential Russian intellectuals published by the European Council on Foreign Relations in September 2009, Olga Kryshtanovskaya provides her account of Russia's resurgent authoritarianism:
"After the Yukos case, the business community was forced either to accept the new reality in Russia or to leave the country. It was now in effect forbidden for business people, or for that matter any other significant social group, to directly intervene in politics. The Kremlin even believed, for example, that those who, like Khodorkovsky, who worked for charity, did so simply to improve their image and could therefore constitute a potential danger at the next election. The function of the grand bourgeoisie was to remain silent and only to sponsor projects initiated by the Kremlin." (pp. 27-28)
On the changing power balance between the Russian state and the oligarchs during Putin's presidency, see the 2003 essay by Marshall Goldman "Render Unto Caesar: Putin and the Oligarchs":
"In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union to claim ownership of some of the world's most valuable oil, natural gas, and metal deposits. This resulted in one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever seen. By 1997, five of these individuals, who in the 1980s had only negligible net worth, were listed by Forbes as among the world's richest billionaires."
Articles by Lilia Shevtsova on how Russia has changed can be found on the website of the Moscow Carnegie Center. Also useful is her book Russia
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Georgia as a model
Bendukidze and Russian capitalism
Jacobins in Tbilisi
The future of Georgian libertarianism


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Dacia has unveiled its face-lifted 2014 Dacia Duster at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Although the face-lifted Duster sports some 4x4 design cues, it still builds on the styling features that buoyed it to success. The Duster's front end now dons redesigned grille that features two chrome-plated strips. The front end now features a new, lower-set air intake and new double-optic headlights with daytime running lights.
David Durand, Head of Styling for the Entry range, said that designers built on the appeal of the original model and its proportions while modernizing identity components like the grille. He added that designers also strengthened the 4x4 cues of the vehicle, while keeping intact its "useful features."
He quipped that the 2014 Dacia Duster now boasts of an even "stronger character while retaining its initial DNA." Highlighting the Duster's sports utility vehicle character is its Duster-badged roof bars with slatted supports. The Duster rides on new 16-inch 'Anthracite' Metal" alloy wheels fitted with "Mud and Snow."
The rear end of the new Dacia Duster boasts of new lights that mirrors the styling cue of the front end. The Duster also features chrome-plated tailpipe and new "4WD" lettering. Going inside, the Duster dons a completely redesigned dashboard that features a center-mounted console with improved integration. The 2014 Dacia Duster will be available with four new upholstery options, including leather.
The vehicle features new-design seats and a reinforced rear bench seat back, ensuring better comfort for the driver and passengers. The vehicle comes in darker cabin colors, underlining its strong character and its sound 4x4 credentials. Customers could further personalize their own Dusters by availing of a comprehensive range of accessories. They could also avail of two special packs designed to highlight the outdoor look of their Duster units. For instance, the "Adventure" pack includes extended wheelarches and door-sill protectors.
The new Duster boasts of new protection components like protective mats for trunk and cabin, a luggage protection grille between the trunk and the back seats, and seat covers. Customers could also avail of longitudinal roof bars that supports up to 100 kg as well as a loading tray. The new Dacia Duster is powered by any of the engine options, including the debuting a four-cylinder 1.2 liter direct-injection TCe 125 turbo engine, which could provide 90% of maximum torque from just 1,500 rpm. TCe 125 is claimed to be high-performing and economical.
Other available engines for the new Duster include a 105hp 16V 1.6 liter engine, which in some countries is available in a petrol-CNG version for lower running costs. Two versions of the 1.5 dCi powerplant -- with 90hp or 110hp – are also available for the Dacia Duster. Some versions of the 2014 Dacia Duster feature Eco Mode, which helps drivers to cut fuel consumption by locking in to specific driving settings that limit engine performance and thermal comfort. The new Duster also features Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) that employs visual signals to inform drivers the ideal timing for shifting up or down, thereby cutting fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. [source: Dacia]


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Bike Fed to reintroduce vulnerable users billPosted on
We owe it to James Thomas.
Thomas was a 22-year old man riding his bike in Platteville on September 13th when he was struck and killed by Tyler Sullivan. Sullivan was driving 20 miles an hour over the speed limit, had a broken headlight and was deviating from his lane. Yet, the local prosecutor decided not to charge Sullivan with anything more significant than those simple traffic violations resulting in less than $1,000 in fines.
A few hundred dollars is just too small a price to pay for taking a life. So, the Bike Fed will be reintroducing the vulnerable users bill. This legislation would create a new class of penalties for those convicted of killing or injuring a cyclist, pedestrian, farmer driving a farm vehicle, law enforcement official writing a ticket or aiding a motorist or other vulnerable road users.
The bill would provide an alternative for prosecutors between the simple traffic tickets and the difficult to prove negligent homicide statutes.
We came close to passing this legislation last year. Our bill cleared both the state Senate and Assembly committees on bi-partisan votes and it was ready for scheduling for floor debate in each house. But because a handful of senators in the majority Republican caucus objected to the bill it was never allowed to go to the floor, and it died with the end of the session. A watered down version requiring drivers education instruction on how to be safe around cyclists did become law.
This session after the attacks on cycling that manifested themselves in cutting funding for bike projects and in the repeal of the complete streets law and with the retirement of some of our best advocates in the Republican caucus we thought twice about reintroducing the bill. Our view was that it might be a better investment of the resources our members provide to double down on our work at the local level around the state.
But the clear-cut case of James Thomas – and the twelve other deadly bike crashes this year – has caused us to rethink that decision. While it might be an uphill battle, it's a fight worth having. And we are developing new champions in the Republican caucus to replace the ones we've lost.
We hope to have the bill introduced in the next few weeks.


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A couple of months ago I managed to find a used DSLR body for a very good price at a local flea market. I had been thinking of getting a proper DSLR for some time now (so far I've been using a "bridge" camera, the Fujifilm S9500), so for only £30 it was worth the risk. What I got was a Nikon D100. This is a fairly old, 6 megapixel DSLR, which cost about $2,000 when it came out in 2002. I primarily got the camera to use it together with my telescope for astrophotography, and for that it didn't need to do much. However, now that I had the camera body, I also wanted a lens. With Nikon being one of the two big DSLR manufacturers (Canon being the other one), it didn't take long to find an inexpensive used lens on ebay. When I tested the lens with my camera body, it became clear that something didn't work properly. While autofocus worked fine with the lens, whenever I wanted to use even a slightly smaller aperture (with F-numbers as low as 5 or 6) the camera displayed an error, and depending on how high an F number I had dialed in, the image tended to over-expose. I decided to investigate.
Record player modification
A few weeks ago I bought a record player for a few quid at the local flea market. Even though we already have a nice vintage Marconi record player that's in great shape and sounds fine, it has two disadvantages: 1) There are no external connectors, … [Continue reading]
Using the DMA controller on STM32F4
A little while ago I got one of the fairly common "Nokia 5110" LCD modules, a 84x48 b/w graphic LCD screen, thinking it would be handy to have in current or future projects. One of the things I especially like about this module is that it is using a … [Continue reading]
STM32F4-Discovery MIDI input and basic synthesis
After the flurry of activities in recent weeks on a previous post (thanks guys!) I finally went back and worked on the synth project some more. Some time ago I had already created a simple MIDI input and output circuit on a stripboard that the … [Continue reading]
Identifying the controller chip on an LCD module
I recently got a cheap 20x4 LCD module on ebay and started playing around with it this weekend. Of course, given that I paid less than 5 pounds for it (incl. shipping from China) it came with no documentation or other information, but I hadn't … [Continue reading]
Configuring the STM32F4-Discovery for audio
What made the STM32F4-Discovery board so attractive for me was the fact that it comes with a nice on-board Audio-DAC with integrated amplifier, the Cirrus Logic CS43L22. However, getting the combination of STM32F4 and CS43L22 to produce any sound is … [Continue reading]
Hello STM32F4-Discovery
One way in which it's easy to tell that I'm still relatively new to the whole electronics and microcontroller hobby is by the amount of new developments in this area I tend to miss until much later. One of those is the release of the … [Continue reading]
VCR capstan control with ATmega328P
I like taking stuff apart, especially stuff with electronics in them, so when I saw an old VCR next to a trash bin in the alley behind our house, I had to take it in. There are obviously quite a few interesting bits inside a VCR, both mechanical and … [Continue reading]
PSU conversion to bench supply
A few weeks ago I did what I had wanted to do for a long time: take the old computer power supply I had laying around and convert it to a simple bench power supply. There are plenty of instructions on the web on how to do this. The idea behind all of … [Continue reading]
Acorn RISC Machines infomercial
This was posted on Hack A Day today, and it seems an appropriate first post for this blog. It clearly captures one of my interests, namely digital processor technology (and a little bit of their history). Today ARM (now standing for Advanced RISC … [Continue reading]


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Photobie Design Studio combines all the necessary image creation and editing tools into one package and it's all for free. The user interface is clean and structured, enabling a faster learning curve.. It has multiple layers of user functionality that include: photo editing, graphics design, GIF animation, screen capture utilities, digital scrapbooking and the ability to create photo design templates.
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The installation is easy and quick. It occupies very little hard disk space but it will require you to install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 if it is not already installed on your system.
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Some of the advanced features are the color adjustment, color balancing and replacement. You can create designs using the pen tool or other drawing tools available and then fill with different colors. Also, some region management tools are added in with the managment toolbar. Everything that you design in Photobie is done in layers, so all of the effects are customizable using the layer tools. For instance you can choose to replace certain portions of a templates and then personalize it.
Another key feature of the application is that allows you to capture the current screen or any active window. You can also configure up to eight different hotkeys with specifications you set yourself. One of the applications most prominent features, is that it allows you to capture the color at a particular point in the screen inorder to resolve any color matching problems.
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Podcasts You Should Be Listening To: Jesus & Jollof
Kinfolks! It's a great day to be alive and I am here with another installment of "Podcasts You Should Be Listening To!" 'Jesus & Jollof' is is hosted by Luuvie Ajayi and Yvonne Orji. If you're unfamiliar with these women, Luvvie Ajayi is a writer, speaker,side-eye sorceress, and author of New York Times bestselling book "I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual." She can be found speaking on topics ranging from pop culture to police brutality on her blog. Yvonne Orji is a standup comedian and actress most famously known for her role as 'Molly' on the hugely successful HBO series Insecure.
Luvvie and Yvonne are two proudly Nigerian women discussing things they love, their journeys, and life in general. I know you're probably a bit thrown by the title and you're wondering what the hell is 'jollof'? Jollof the Nigerian rice, and these two amazing women can't live without Jesus and Jollof. This podcast will have you holding your side from laughing and also gives the perspective of immigrants living in the United States, and Lord knows we need that in Trump's America.
When you have a chance take a listen and let me know what you all think. If you all have any podcasts that you think we should be listening to feel free to drop those in the comments or shoot an email. Also, check out other podcasts that you should be listening to HERE
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Greenpeace Argentina Makes Procter & Gamble Take Charge For Tons Of Used Batteries
Photo: Courtesy of Greenpeace Argentina.
Some may argue that Greenpeace has its twisted ways, but sometimes they just nail it. In Argentina, last year there was a huge controversy over a used batteries recycling program by the Buenos Aires government: essentially they were collecting them without a clear plan on what to do with this highly toxic waste, and when a province from the interior of the country said they were not taking them into their landfills, well, they were left with tons of batteries sitting in a deposit. After months of an aggressive campaign from Greenpeace's local office, Procter & Gamble, importer of Duracell batteries here, has agreed to take responsibility for their waste and find a correct way to dispose them. This is huge, really. More inside.Originally, the batteries collection program was launched by the Buenos Aires government in 2008. On a first phase, the authorities collected 10 tons of batteries that the locals deposited in containers in different neighbor offices. Later on, the government called the companies that manufacture and import these batteries to take voluntary responsibility for the waste (which they didn't).
So the government set off to ship and store the batteries in a security landfill in Cordoba, a province in the center of Argentina. But the citizens complained and they were rejected. The same happened when they tried to bury them in a landfill in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
And so, in the middle of large media attention about the issue, began the Greenpeace campaign to force the companies to stop looking in the other direction.
After a few months, Procter & Gamble announced yesterday that they would take responsibility for their waste. The NGO is now demanding Energizer Argentina to do the same.
With the politically correct language though, it's still tricky to understand what the agreement really means: "Through a letter directed to the environmental organization, Duracell representatives have manifested their will to take responsibility with their resources and knowledge to look for an environmentally adequate solution to the problem". Still, the fact that a company is taking charge for the processing of their waste is something to note in Argentina.
It could be easier in the future, if the national Senate approves a law on e-waste that is being discussed now, and that could enforce the 'producer extended responsibility' for manufacturing and importing companies to consider the collection and final disposition of their products.
We'll have to see what PG does with this huge pile of toxics now and if Energizer will follow suit, but it's a start that the ball is on their side.
More on E-Waste Management:
EPA Decides To Take e-Waste (Sort of) Seriously. Finally.
New York Toughens Up on Electronics Manufacturers with New e-Waste Law
Without New Recycling Schemes, Solar Industry to Perpetuate e-Waste Problem


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I'm honestly not sure where I am going with this blog now. However, I've mulled it over in the last month, wondering if I have anything to say. Then, a friend asked me in another venue if I would ever be writing on this blog again. And now, a relatively recent commenter wished me well, having just stopped by the find the place closed!
It's possible I do still have some things to say, and it's certain that my life is now more settled than it has been in a while.
So, with no promises that this isn't just another "last post" I find I do have some things to say.
The hard part of taking a picture with a camera is recognizing that there's a picture there at all, and what that picture is. Sometimes the picture is impossible. Sometimes it's impossible with the gear you have. Sometimes you haven't the technical ability to make the picture (in that third case go practice some more - none of this stuff is hard, go learn it)
When I say something is a photograph, what I mean is that it's the right picture. I mean that standing two feet to the left, pressing the button a minute later, and so on, would have been inferior choices. I mean that the choice to drag the shutter or put the strobe there or to render it in highly saturated color was a good choice. Another choice would have given a lesser result. Some people would say snapshot, but I don't have a word I like. I just say not a photograph.
Recognizing that there's a picture is the the key, and recognizing what the picture is is the lock. Put them together, take the picture. This is the act of photography. Street photography, really, is about recognizing and shooting in a moment. Landscape can be about refining the recognition and searching for the photograph over many exposures, years of trying. Landscapes hold pretty still, so you have that luxury. A portrait might be something you search for over hours, or over several sessions over days. It might also happen in a moment.
So, really, pre-visualization is just one path of many. A pre-visualized photo is generally one where you've looked, you've seen, and you've imagined the final print in some detail. It's the opposite of street photography, but it perhaps most clearly lays out the important acts of recognizing that there is a photo, and then recognizing what that photo is.
You can argue, and I have, that sometimes the recognition of the photograph occurs in post, at the contact sheet or at the computer. That's OK too.
Far too many people spend too long mucking about with technical details. These are minor and easy. Stop it. Far too many people don't look for a photograph in anything. Or rather, they don't look for their own photograph, they look for someone else's. They try to duplicate Ansel Adams. They try to follow the strobist instructions for such and such a portrait type. They try to copy someone else's wedding photography style, but color everything pink instead of gold as 'my personal style'.
Copying someone else's pictures is a fine way to develop technique. But it's not a way to make photographs, it's only a way to make copies of photographs.
By all means look at other people's pictures. Then go find your own. It might be a copy of someone else's, in fact it'll probably look a lot like something or some things you've seen. But it should not consciously be a copy. It should be what your heart tells you if the right picture in that place, of that thing, in that moment.
The standard 500px landscape (of Type II) with the saturated greens, the fuzzed out water (by use of a Lee Big Stopper, natch), and the incredible depth of field is up-voted, +1'd, favorited or whatever. But it's rarely the right picture of whatever the camera was pointed at. It's not a photograph, it's a copy of a photograph. It was made to get +1'd, not because it was the right picture of that scene. The portrait with the perfectly dialed in Rembrandt lighting and the hairlight just so is made because that's what the book says, or that's what Rembrandt did, or because my peers will like it. It's not the right picture of the sitter. It's not a photograph, it's a copy of a photograph.
The idea of the right picture is at least partly subjective, of course. But people can tell. They can tell, ultimately, if you're putting your heart into a portfolio. They can tell that you're struggling for an idea and finding it, that these are -- for you -- the right pictures of the things. They can tell you're not just copying someone else popular. They probably can't put it into words, but they can tell. They might not like your pictures, but they can feel the power, if you put it in there. At least, some of them can, some of the time, and that's about as good as it gets.
People +1 the landscapes, but they don't look at them, and they don't come back to look at them again. +1 just means "meets expectations".


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Pelican wins approval for public sector purchasing framework
Yutong importer Pelican Engineering Group has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service's RM6060 Vehicle Purchase framework which will enable public sector customers to use the framework for the purchase of Yutong buses and coaches. The framework agreement with CCS is for four years.
Yutong's Ian Downie says: "The framework agreement was awarded after passing stringent criteria from CCS, and we are absolutely delighted to be named as a supplier."


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List of Donations for "Polish Orphans in Siberia" from June 6 to December 21, 1921
This is primary material and surely is one-of-a-kind. The material comes from a large ledger book in the Archives of the Polish Museum of America. We are looking for input from our viewers to help provide additional information about this material, the drive (or cause?), and about the people listed. Please contact us at PolishRoots if you have any information.
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Practice Information:
Owner: Certified Specialist in Periodontics, Restricted to Periodontics: Dr. Anastasios (Tassos) Irinakis DDS, MSc, Dip.Perio, FRCD(C)
Operating clinicians: General Dentist: Dr. Michelle Samosinski, General Dentist: Dr. Jaclyn Brash
Meet the Doctors
Dr. Michelle Samosinski
Dr. Michelle Samosinski was born in Montreal, QC and is fluent in both French and English. She relocated to Calgary with her family as a teen, where she later attended the University of Calgary and earned her Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in biological sciences and graduating with distinction in June 2006. After obtaining her degree, Dr. Samosinski took a break from her studies to gain some work experience and travel the world.
She then went on to complete the Doctor of Dental Surgery program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where she received the award for outstanding academic achievement and performance in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Sam has spent the last couple of years practicing dentistry in a rural community in Northern BC, but has chosen to relocate to Vancouver Island due to her enjoyment of the outdoors.
Dr. Sam loves the lifelong learning that comes along with the practice of dentistry, and she avidly updates her skills with continuing education courses, with a focus on endodontic therapy (i.e. root canals) and implant treatment planning in recent years. She appreciates the trust that people place in her as a health care professional and takes great pride in making even the most fearful patients as comfortable as possible with her calm and caring demeanour.
Dr. Samosinski likes to spend her spare time travelling and enjoying the outdoors with her husband, Rob. They both share a passion for the mountains and love skiing, hiking, fishing, surfing and scuba diving together. She also loves to garden and cook. Living in Northern BC, they spent a lot of hours making their way down to the Island to enjoy the lakes, mountains and ocean, so when the possibility arose to come to the beautiful Alberni Valley, it was only natural for them to jump at the opportunity. Dr. Samosinski is really excited about the change in lifestyle and is looking forward to experiencing life in Port Alberni, with all its amazing outdoor offerings.
Dr. Jaclyn Brash
Dr. Jaclyn Brash has lived in many areas of BC but is excited to now call Port Alberni home. She is looking forward to delivering quality dental care in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Dr. Brash aspires to make all patients feel informed and knowledgeable about their dental health.
She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Queen's University in Ontario and followed that with her dental degree from the University of British Columbia. Throughout much of her time in school, Dr. Brash worked in several different positions in environmental science, labour and customer service. After graduating, Dr. Brash worked as a dentist in the West Kootenays and is now coming to us from Newfoundland, where she has enjoyed the change of scenery and the beautiful coast. She is looking forward to being back in her home province and being so close to the water.
She enjoys most outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing and water sports, and is also interested in general fitness. Aside from an active lifestyle, Dr. Brash enjoys baking, cooking and reading. Her partner, Dr. Sergio Pasqua, is also looking forward to starting a new chapter as a chiropractor in the Port Alberni area.
Dr. Tassos Irinakis
Dr. Irinakis is a Certified Specialist in Periodontics and one of the current leaders in comprehensive Implant Patient Care & in Implant Education for Dental Professionals. He serves the community in various positions, such as his private practice specializing in Implant & Periodontal care in Vancouver (BC), Kamloops (BC), Campbell River (BC) and his affiliation with Vancouver General Hospital. He is the Director of Graduate Periodontics & Implant Surgery at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and serves the Division of Periodontics as a Clinical Associate Professor.
He is an International Faculty member of the prestigious "PAADI" Dental Institute in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Prince Abdul Rahman Advance Dental Institute), where he teaches graduate residents and also treats VIP patients of the Kingdom.
He is the Founder & former Director of I.D.E.A.S. Institute for Dental Education & Advanced Surgeries, which is dedicated to teaching dental professionals every aspect of Implant Dentistry, Bone Grafting and Periodontal Surgery.
He is the Founder & former Director of the exclusive multi-disciplinary "Vancouver Study Club", which is the Vancouver Chapter of the world renowned SEATTLE STUDY CLUB. Members can join by "invitation only" in this particular study club.
He is the Founder & former Director of the exciting new "Vancouver Implant Study Club", which is committed to the advancement of all implant related education for all levels of dentists (from novice to experienced).
Dr. Irinakis has been honored twice by the American Academy of Periodontology with the "2005 Educator Award" for Outstanding Mentoring & Teaching in Periodontics and most recently the "2010 Educator Award" for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Periodontics.
He serves the Academy as a Reviewer for the prestigious Journal of Periodontology and is a Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Implant & Advanced Clinical Dentistry. He is also a Reviewer for the Oral Surgery Journal. ?In addition, Dr. Irinakis has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on Implants and Bone Grafting.
Dr. Tassos Irinakis lectures actively in study clubs, conferences & hands-on courses for dental professionals nationally and internationally.


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I just returned to my office here at the library after being out for 3 days. Matthew, I want to give you a HUGE thanks for taking such care of the library's network. Thank you for rearranging your schedule when you knew Comcast was here changing the receiver. It was such a relief to all of the staff. Thank you for going that extra mile.
Cristy Stupegia
LaSalle Public Library
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by Laini Taylor
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
I found some of the shifts in point of view, especially at the beginning, quite confusing. Apart from that, I really didn't have too many other problems with it. However, I did have a hard time deciphering whether Akiva, Karou, and later Madrigal was telling the story.
- Karou:
I thought she was an okay character and expect her to grow much more as the series continues. I like how she's very self-sufficient, and although I don't like it, how well she can juggle her friendships.
- Akiva:
Honestly, it was nice seeing the guy as the tormented character for a change, but I think he was too tormented if that makes sense.
- Brimstone:
I really love this character. Even before it's revealed that he has a soft spot for Karou, the reader can see that. Apart from that, he is such an awesome and genuine character you can't help but fall in love with.
- Issa:
I loved reading about her relationship with Karou and how she was a mother to Karou. I really enjoyed reading about her and wish every book had an Issa.
I liked the book apart from what I mentioned above and will continue reading to find out what happens and see how all of the characters grow.