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I find myself often taking ideas I see outside of the work place and finding homes for them in my job. The last couple of days caused some interesting resonation for me.
Outside of the work place, I like to read about political and cultural theory. Often it's pretty dry stuff. It talks about ideas like the social apparatus and ideology. When I socialize, I tend to hang out with people who are interested in similar stuff.
The other day, in our project room, for some reason we started talking about something I'd read on a blog earlier that morning. Here's the quotation:
Ideology is why you fall in love, naturally and sincerely and honestly, with someone of similar race and class and educational background. Ideology makes it so that millions of American women make individual decisions about their own personal happiness and take their husband's name. Ideology does not lie to you, it does not oppress you, it does not stifle you. It makes you want the Right Thing, and then you want it. It's not fake. It's not submission. You want it, you choose it, you feel good about it. Ideology is what makes it so that when you really sit down and consult your heart and do what feels right to you, it supports the system.
I was really impressed by this quotation; I thought it nicely articulated a particular way that we all deeply internalize the culture in which we live, and the ideas that shape that culture.
As we were talking about the quotation, I pulled up another example: a few years ago, I was reading a copy of a magazine called AdBusters. AdBusters is particularly interested in a concept called "culture jamming" — doing things that shake us out blindly accepting the culture around us.
Anyway, in one issue of the magazine, a University professor was talking about his experience teaching a group of 20-year-old psychology students about the Milgram Experiment. The Milgram Experiment is somewhat famous because of the sobering conclusions that it made about how people react to authority. In short, what it showed was that people could be persuaded to do some pretty horrific things if they were told to do so by someone in charge.
The university professor described the reaction of a group of his students: "that couldn't happen, today," they said. According to his students, the current generation is far more suspicious of authority, and won't just blindly follow orders. The university professor was dubious. He made a rather pointed comment: he pointed out that the group of students that were insisting that they would defy authority were essentially wearing near-identical outfits. It was hard to take seriously, he said, a claim that people now resist authority when they dress so uniformly.
But the point was lost on the students. From their point of view, the clothes that they wore were what they wanted to wear. Such wants were very different than the idea of following orders. The professor was never really able to make this point: how was it that all of those students wanted the exact same thing, and yet none of them would cop to the idea that their wants were influenced by something outside of them?
Becoming aware of the effect of ideology and the social apparatus is very hard because the first order of business is usually to learn to see that which you've previously treated as invisible.
So what does this have to do with agile methodology? Well, yesterday, I was interviewing someone. He was talking about his experience introducing Scrum into a large, conservative corporation: about some of his successes and frustrations. He made a comment that really resonated with me. He mentioned that one of the problems he ran into was getting people to see the stuff that wasn't working.
He used an example: it takes too long to build the code. Many of the people just accepted that. It takes a long time to build the code, and therefore development is slow. What he was trying to do was to get his team to see that, first, as a problem, and second, as something that might possibly be changed.
When I hear a situation about something like that, I find myself wondering what the constraints are: why is the build slow? Are there parts that can be changed? Are there things that can be done without? But these people didn't think about it in terms of constaints. The constraints were invisible. To them, it was just a fact: the build is slow; we can't develop any faster. And, boy, do I recognize that mindset. I've seen it in so many organizations, it's scary: the unwillingness to try to make things different than what they are.
And I am reminded of another psychology concept called Learned Helplessness. Wikipedia describes it this way: "learned helplessness [can] occur in everyday situations where continued failure may inhibit somebody from experiencing agency in the future".
So, now, here's an idea that I'm noodling on: that learned helplessness is a natural consequence of waterfall methodology. When Kent talks about a lot of the XP practices, he talks about how they make developers feel good. And he's right, they do. The green bar makes me feel good. But I think the practices also do something else: they help us feel empowered. And that's a huge thing.


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Keeping with our trend of EPIC weekend trips, Rebecca and I decided to squeeze in a trip to Aruba during the Thanksgiving holiday.
We feasted in Winchester this year, so on Friday we headed back to Richmond to unpack & unwind, then repack & fly south!
The layover in Philadelphia yielded enough time to see my old roommate, Dave Laverdure. Since I last saw Dave, he moved from Philly to Trenton, NJ, so we hopped on the SEPTA to meet him for dinner at the Trenton Social.
By midday on Saturday we were donning sunglasses and delayering at the Oranjestad Airport.
As quickly as possible, and with only one near-collision, we were at the Pelican Nest, sipping drinks by the water.
Our main objective, aside from the beach, was renting ATV's and exploring the island.
One of my main praises of Aruba is it's size – it's tiny! I like the idea that you can just wander aimlessly and really never be 100% lost. And there's plenty, I mean PLENTY, to explore.
The next morning we headed for the airport and bid Aruba goodbye. Our return layover in Miami was long enough for us to visit South Beach, so we wasted no time hopping on the MetroBus. First up - ridiculously oversized bloody mary's!
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We'll learn about the history of Keswick Hall, an Albemarle County property that has been a part of our community through good times and bad for over 100 years. Then we'll talk shop with an Orange County native who is passionate about architectural salvage. CVIO #709
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Cheers, loves! Episode 82 of The Cavalry is here! Joining us this week are Matt Zornes aka Slambo, Stephen Parrish aka Tankzord and Melissa Schissler aka Melarina.
Opening up this episode we introduce a man who needs no introduction and hit him with some sizzling interview questions. NotRob from the Ominc Lab, Velens Chosen and Concept Craft podcasts rolls with the punches and slays the questions like dragons.
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EnvyUS to represent Dallas-Austin for Overwatch League:
Geguri - The first female Korean to compete in Apex:
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I'll admit I am a huge fan of the Oscars and by that, I mean watching the pre-previews that occur about two hours before the red carpet theatrics happen. Yes, E! News is my hot button on the eve of the Oscars and I'm not ashamed to admit it. While watching the all too beautiful people in their stunning dresses and handsome tuxes strut their stuff on the red carpet, I couldn't help but think about how this could translate to website design.
So what do the Oscars have in common with web design and how can we learn from this? Think about why people watch the Oscars and how this is relevant to websites.
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The Oscars are entertaining and that's why people watch. From celebrity guest appearances introducing the awards to musical performances, there is an abundance of entertainment. Translate this to your website and think about what tactics will entertain your visitors. It could be through imagery, video, custom design, color or anything that creates a "wow" factor.
You need something nice to look at
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- Understanding the link between agricultural water quality and food safety
- Saving Asia's citrus industry from Huanglongbing (citrus greening)
- A continuing commitment to the improvement of agricultural biotechnology capacity of SEA countries
- Toward an environmentally sound and sustainable aquaculture industry through ICZM
- Working for the competitiveness of goat production in Asia
- Promoting fish traceability to ensure fish product safety and quality
- The threat of soil pollution to food safety and sustainable agriculture
- Exploring bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides for safe and sustainable food production
- Management of agrochemical residues in foods
- Enhancing the role of women farmers in the development of rural Asia
- FFTC, NIFTS and NTU holds workshop on LAMP method for HLB pathogen detection
Participants visit a marine ranching station in Tongyoung county, Korea.
BUSAN, KOREA - At a global level, aquaculture is now one of the fastest growing food production sectors. A key to this trend is the change in the supply opportunities for fish and fish products from an open sea source to aquaculture production. In many Asian countries, important fisheries resources have reached a critical level due to over-fishing, aggravated fishing environment, and global climatic changes. This serious decrease in fisheries resources has shifted people's attention to aquaculture development, making it the most popular and fastest growing industry in the coastal zone. However, the growth of aquaculture in the coastal zones causes a lot of pressure over the fragile coastal environment, which supports various key economic and subsistence activities.
To promote the sharing of knowledge and experiences on improved aquaculture technologies and sustainable management in the coastal zones, FFTC in cooperation with the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) of Korea, organized the international workshop on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) for Sustainable Aquaculture held in Busan, Korea on August 25-29, 2008. The workshop, attended by 11 speakers from 8 countries in the Asian region, served as a venue for the sharing of knowledge and experiences on how to attain an environmentally sound and sustainable aquaculture industry in the region taking into consideration the ICZM concepts.
In the context of sustainable aquaculture, a strong collaboration among various partners and stakeholders (coastal resource users and managers, academe, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, people's organizations) in the establishment of a community-based ICZM is vital in addressing issues on resource management, environmental protection, technological and economical viability, and social equity such as seed production, grow-out culture, feed development, fish health management, aquatic ecology, and socioeconomics. Integrated coastal area and river basin management are also an important initiative for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities. Most importantly, every country must adopt a "Code of Conduct on Responsible Fisheries and Food Safety" to ensure the protection of the coastal zone amid the growth of the aquaculture industry.
Awareness of environmental conservation, food safety, and responsible aquaculture production is the key to the development and sustainability of the aquaculture industry in the region. In Asian countries, eco-friendly and good management practices (such as GAP and HACCP) are already being implemented through such technological schemes as: poly-eco (environmentally and economically sound) aquaculture; development of high efficiency and environment-friendly feeds; re-circulating aquaculture and other water quality management scheme; bio-mechanisms and practical use of fish disease vaccine; improved management systems such as organic aquaculture, regulations and control for quality of seeds, rearing procedure, etc.
Geographic information system and remote sensing are also effective tools to help site selection and to monitor non-point pollutant sources in the coastal zones (horizontal and vertical) as well as in monitoring short- and long-term improvement of the coastal environment in complementation with good aquaculture practice. Some research and development trends toward sustainable aquaculture in the region are: better management and conservation of important aquatic genetic resources; establishment of traceability system for aqua-products; and reduction of use of chemicals and strengthening research on vaccine development.
During the workshop, the participants deliberated on measures to achieve sustainable aquaculture in the coastal zones. One such measure identified is shifting: from mono-species approach to multi-species approach such as seaweeds, filter feeders and herbivorous species; from feeding aquaculture to non-feeding aquaculture; and from profit-motivated capital intensive approach to sustainable community development oriented ones.
Adoption of Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP) in all sectors of the food and value supply chains (hatchery and farm, feed and chemicals, harvesting and marketing, GMP and HACCP in processing plants, import and export control, consumers) to minimize the negative environmental impacts from aquaculture was also recommended, along with product certification in accordance with environmental and safety standards.
Clearly, more effective government policy/regulations and legislations are needed toward the sustainability of aquaculture, particularly in terms of more effective farm planning, site selection, and management that carefully consider the carrying capacity of the environment and the needs of the other users of the coastal resources. ICZM also requires the integration of disciplines and the cooperation of government and non-government organizations, local institutions, and the community in a participatory approach.
Planning and regulatory frameworks for the strategic and controlled development of the coastal zones should also be in place. The development of coastal aquaculture should be based on the principles of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources. Promotion of social equity with emphasis on giving priority to the marginalized sectors of the coastal communities must also be encouraged.
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Northern Europe in the Cold War: East-West Interactions of Security, Culture, and Technology
Editors are Ann-Marie Ekengren, Rasmus Mariager and Poul Villaume.
Aleksanteri Inst., Helsinki.
- 'A Story yet Untold - Albert W Sherer, the United Sates and the Origins of the Helsinki Final Act' by Stephan Kieninger, German Federal Archives, Koblenz.
- 'A Lifeline to the Helsinki Process: The N+N and the CSCE Follow-up Meeting in Madrid 1980-83' by Thomas Fischer, Zürich/Ottawa.
- 'When to move? Finland and the Disintegration of the Soviet Union' by Kimmo Rentola, University of Turku.
- 'Helsinki between Moscow and Brussels. Finland's integration policy towards the CMEA and the EC, 1970-1973' by Suvi Kansikas, University of Helsinki.
- 'Science Diplomacy in the Baltic Sea Region: Beginnings of East-West Cooperation in Marine Protection during the Cold War' by Simo Laakkonen and Toumas Räsänen, University of Turku.
- 'A Global Great Society in the Making: Multilateral Bridge Building in American Foreign Policy during the Cold War' by Leena Riska-Campbell, University of Helsinki.
- 'Defending the country, the camp or both? Political Commitments of West German, East German and Polish Cold War military elites between transnational normative communities and national narratives' by Jens Boysen, German Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
- 'Common Security: Olof Palme and the Report of the Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues' by Ann Marie Ekengren, University of Gothenburg, and Rasmus Mariager, University of Copenhagen.
- 'Danish Contracts with Soviet Bloc Dissidents during the Cold War' by Bent Boel.
- 'Scandinavian Public Service Media and Coverage of the Soviet Union in the 1970s' by Palle Roslyng-Jensen, University of Copenhagen.


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Is Your Kitchen Toxic?
You probably know that the reusable sponge by the kitchen sink is full of germs, so throw it out and replace it, disinfect it with an antimicrobial solution, or clean it during a full dishwasher cycle.
Do you know other significant areas of germs in the kitchen?
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Generally, infectious contamination can be minimized by washing these items with hot, soapy water and either air drying or using a disposable towel for drying. Odors can be controlled with a solution of two tablespoons of baking soda mixed in one quart of warm water. To sanitize, use a mixture of one tablespoon of household bleach with one gallon of warm water. Give particular attention to cracks and crevices when cleaning these items.
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Thank you to our sponsors, partners, teams, judges and attendees for making last week's
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2015 Idea Challenge in the News
Start It Up Delaware team wins 2015 Idea Challenge
Idea Challenge: tech-based plans to improve city
Idea Challenge draws innovators and sizable crowd
The winning idea: solar-powered info beacons throughout the city complemented by quarterly events.
The large open space at 1313 Innovation was overflowing with people. They sat in groups and scribbled ideas on the dry-erase walls, doodled on large pads of paper, planned out scripts and gathered large stools and panda bean-bag chairs for props.
At one point, someone asked, "Can we turn the heat down in here?"
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A 'selfie stick' selfie and other #netde tweets from the 2015 Idea Challenge
An Uber-like service that uses drones to deliver food to Wilmington residents. An app that rewards people for visiting local venues. A monorail that provides free transportation, as well as oral histories of the city.
Those were just a few of the pitches offered Wednesday by teams of educators, marketing leaders and tech gurus that competed in Technology Forum of Delaware's 2015 Idea Challenge. Fittingly, the event was held in the 1313 Innovation Center at the Hercules building on North Market Street, which Thursday celebrated its first year of providing office space and technological resources to high-tech startups.
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A large crowd was on hand for the second annual Idea Challenge of the Technology Forum of Delaware.
The event featured teams that worked during the afternoon to develop and idea to improve the quality of life in the city of Wilmington with the help of technology and collaboration.
The event was held at 1313 Innovation, an incubator based in the Hercules Building in downtown Wilmington.
"We want to get our heads, spinning and our heart racing," said Tech Forum board member, David Gates in introducing the competition.
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The Technology Forum of Delaware is launching an annual celebration of the
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We invite the Tech Forum community – that's you – to submit candidates for consideration. You may nominate yourself, your company, your clients or any innovator that is shaping the future of our region. An eligible technology must be invented, developed or deployed in the Delaware region.
We are seeking technologies that are trending into the future, but which are already having a significant impact on the way we work, live or do business.
A panel of thought-leaders and Tech Forum board members will evaluate the nominations and select the top 25 most innovative, impactful and forward-looking technologies. We'll announce the honorees at the Tech Forum event on April 15th, and gather on May 20th to celebrate the
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Pediatric Dentistry
At Diamond Dental, we look forward to treating your child at any age. We are sure to build their trust in going to the dentist and we believe that good dental heath begins at a very young age. We do our best to encourage good healthy habits when it comes to brushing, flossing and their diet. They will leave with a great and positive experience, guaranteed! We welcome young patients coming from Massachusetts community of Malden.
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Samsung Experience Tour
Samsung is going on tour to celebrate 10 years of Galaxy & launch the new Galaxy S10. The Samsung Experience Tour will unlock creativity, culture, and communities like never before. Guests will experience multisensory installations, gaming, local cuisine, performances, & more. Samsung's event can help you learn, play, and connect in new ways. Whether you want up your photography game, get product support, or try out & purchase our latest products, visit the Samsung Experience Tour
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Primary Entry: Music Badge, Platinum Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge
Event Type: Special Event


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Before you nominate, please read the selection criteria. Try to say in 2–3 sentences why you think the dancer/choreography/company was outstanding, exceptional, innovative etc., and therefore worthy of recognition and reward from the professional dance community.
These comments help convince the selection panel who may, or may not, have seen the performance. Please note: the number of times a work or person is nominated is not a deciding factor.
All nominees must be working in the professional dance sector.
All nominees must be making innovative and exceptional work of national significance OR making an outstanding and enduring contribution to the dance industry through their work as a teacher, writer, designer, researcher etc.
To be eligible for an award for new work (i.e. choreography, film, independent work), the piece must have premiered between 1 January and 31 December the previous year. If a work was not a premiere in this period, you can still nominate a dancer or company for an outstanding performance award.
To be eligible for a lifetime achievement or service award, nominees must have a long-standing national, and perhaps international, profile.


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Rob Lennert Agent of Modern Travel Professionals
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Once upon a time, several years ago, I set out to plan our family?s first vacation to Walt Disney World. I spent weeks and months searching the far reaches of the internet for all the information on ?Doing Disney? that I could find. I spent months reading forum question and answers, pouring over people?s opinions and suggestions, scouring through anything I could find on the web. I ordered every Disney DVD, map, and brochure they would send me, consulting these items over and over again. I compared park hours, trends for line wait-times, read restaurant reviews, and inundated my family with choices and experiences they didn?t even know were possible.
Doing my research has helped me create vacation plans that have led to many happy family experiences. A good plan allows us to fit in everyone?s favorite activities and rides, eat our favorite foods, and then lets us relax in the best resort for our budget.
I would love to use my knowledge and experience to help you create memories for your family. Some of my fondest memories from childhood were of our family vacations and I want everyone to be able to give their family the same gift.
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Ali Barbour's Cave is thought to be
between 120,000 and 180,000 years old. Situated about 200m back from the high water mark, it
compromises a series of interlinking chambers at depths of up to 10m below ground level. The
natural holes in the roof crust are open to the sky and seating is under the stars creating an
intimate and elegant atmosphere. The cuisine is typically international, specializing in seafood.
email: email@example.com tel: 040 3202033
Forty Thieves is situated on the beachfront next to Ali Barbour's
Cave restaurant. Open every day from 9am till late, you can enjoy breakfast
overlooking the Indian Ocean or dine whilst sipping cocktails. There is dancing
most evenings and on Sundays local musicians play during lunch. There is also a
Cyber Café adjacent to the bar.
As its name suggests, Leonardo's is an Italian restaurant situated on the Diani Beach Road about 400 mts north of the Ukunda connecting road (in the centre of the Collier's Centre). It has an extensive menu in addition to an elaborate cocktail/dessert selection with a choice of over 24 varieties of ice cream.
Lymington's Bistro is centrally located at the South end of the Diani Beach Shopping Centre (first floor). Your hosts, Mo and Dave, welcome you to sample "Real Food", by which they mean big flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Nothing fancy; nothing extravagant; just good, uncomplicated food.
There is a very reasonably priced, well stocked bar.
Open 6 days a week (closed Mondays). Breakfast/brunch is served from 9 am to 4 pm and lunch/dinner from 1 to 9 pm. Open Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm with a traditional lunch of roast meats with all the trimmings followed by dessert available from 1 to 3 pm.
In addition to the standard menu there are daily specials.
Private functions can be catered up to 48 covers. For reservations please call 0732 900700
Recently renamed to Harry's, after its new owner, you are welcomed to one of the most sociable and friendly bar/restaurants in Diani. Harry's is well positioned at the northern end of the Diani shopping centre and is a meeting point for both residents and tourists alike, In addition to the standard menu there is a range of daily specials to suit every palate. For sports fans most big events are shown on the wide screen TV and there is a range of seating areas, both indoor and out, for a quiet meal or a lively discussion. Well behaved children and sociable dogs are welcome.
For enquiries/reservations please call the owners on 0727 970787 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Shakatak is still Diani Beach's most popular disco. Traditionally it doesn't start to fill up until 10.00 p.m. but there is an outside beer garden serving food from 7.00 p.m. until late. The menu has a German bias and is very reasonably priced. There are also two pool tables and a large screen TV on which movies and big sporting events are shown.
Stilts is an eco camp and campsite at the centre of which is the Stilton Pub, offering a well stocked bar and food throughout the day at reasonable prices in an informal atmosphere. It is found opposite Ali Barbour's Cave restaurant.


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If you (or anyone) suffer from lactose intolerance, you cannot digest lactose, the sugar that is present in milk. Hence, when a person with lactose intolerance consumes milk or any food containing lactose, diarrhea, gas, bloating etc. occurs. This medical condition is usually harmless, but symptoms can be troublesome.
Lactose intolerance occurs due to absence or deficiency of the enzyme required to digest lactose, i.e. lactase. This enzyme is produced in small intestine and responsible for lactose digestion or breakdown, which is a disaccharide. Many individuals have low level of lactase, but most can digest milk products. If you have lactose intolerance and symptoms are troublesome, it is best to try to avoid milk and dairy foods.
What are the symptoms of lactose intolerance?
Symptoms of lactose intolerance appear within 30 minutes to two hours after consuming milk or dairy product containing lactose. The symptoms may be
- Gas, bloating of abdomen
- Abdominal cramp
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting or nausea etc.
What causes lactose intolerance?
The condition is caused by absence or deficiency of enzyme lactase, which is responsible for breaking down disaccharide lactose (milk sugar) into simple sugars glucose and galactose (and these simple sugars are absorbed from intestinal wall).
If you suffer from lactose intolerance, after eating dairy product or milk or any food containing lactose, the foods moves down the intestine to colon without being digested and absorbed due to lack of digestive enzyme lactase. In the colon normal bacterial flora interact with lactose and produce gas, bloating and other signs and symptoms of lactose intolerance.
Lactose intolerance can be primary, secondary or congenital.
Primary lactose intolerance:
This is the most common type of lactose intolerance. In this type, people start life as normal with lot of lactase enzyme to digest milk and dairy product. However, once child start eating foods other than milk, lactase production may reduce (normally lactase production continues in adult life too). This is genetically determined and common among different groups of people.
Secondary lactose intolerance:
This type of lactose intolerance occurs after suffering an illness or undergoing a surgery of small intestine of injury to small intestine. Treatment of underlying condition may restore lactase deficiency problem.
Congenital lactose intolerance:
In this type of lactose intolerance, babies are born with complete absence of lactase enzyme.
Sometimes premature babies also suffer from lactose intolerance, due to insufficient amount of lactase.


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Wooden No.1
Our Wooden No. 1 was inspired by long days outdoors and cozy nights in good company. With dominant notes of Cedar and Sandalwood sharpened by hints of Vanilla, Lemon, and Petitgrain, it'll be hard to put this candle out.
Top Note: Vanilla
Mid Note: Oakmoss, Petitgrain, Tonka Bean
Base Note: Sandalwood, Cedarwood
11oz 55+ hours
6oz 25+ hours
4oz 18+ hours
Glassware Candle
USA All-Natural Soy Wax
Cotton Core Wick
Fine Fragrance Oils
Hand-poured in Small Batches
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Swift version: 5.1
Swift has a built-in function called
fatalError(), which forces your application to crash. This might sound useful, but bear with me – this is an indispensable function for anyone serious about writing good Swift.
fatalError() function has a special return type called
Never, which Swift understands as meaning execution will never continue after this function has been called. As a result, you can use
fatalError() in methods that return a value but you have nothing sensible to return.
For example, the
cellForRowAt method must return a
UITableViewCell, but what happens if you dequeue a reusable cell and try to conditionally typecast it to your custom cell type, only for that to fail?
Normally you might try to return an empty, unconfigured cell, but that doesn't really make much sense – if you got a bad cell back you have a bug, and trying to limp along will just cause issues.
fatalError() can fix that: if your typecast fails you can call
fatalError() with a message explaining what happened, and if the typecast fails your app will terminate.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
guard let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath) as? MyCustomCell else {
fatalError("Failed to load a MyCustomCell from the table.")
return cell
Obviously you never want that code to get hit in production, but using
fatalError() helps stop that from happening – you will now get a very obvious problem in development if things aren't going well.
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Available from iOS – learn more in my book Pro Swift
This is part of the Swift Knowledge Base, a free, searchable collection of solutions for common iOS questions.


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Fighting Rooster with Boxing Gloves
Bringing Cock Fighting into the new millennium with Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Gloves and no pecking below the belt.
Pencil drawing from my sketchbook, ported into Photoshop for color.
dedicated to illustration, painting and items that interest me. hopefully i won't overload you with junk.
Fighting Rooster with Boxing Gloves
Bringing Cock Fighting into the new millennium with Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Gloves and no pecking below the belt.
Pencil drawing from my sketchbook, ported into Photoshop for color.
This year's Holiday card, Featuring Emperor Franz Joseph the 1st of Austria-Hungary (1830-1916)
Check your mailbox!
Ground Squirrel up a Tree
My squirrel buddy in never more than a few feet from the ground, even though that ground may be vertical and 2000 feet off the forest floor.
Pencil drawing, colored in Adobe Photoshop on my Cintiq
My great aunts used well water to drink and bathe. They would have to go to the hand-dug well and drop a bucket down and hoist it back up with a block and tackle pulley. My sister Jean was one of many nieces and nephews to get the lesson on keeping the floating scum and bug carcasses out of the drinking water... a weighted bucket would crash through the surface and a quick retrieval would cause the surface water to overflow the bucket, draining off the scum as you wheeled it back up the shaft.
This is a lost art in our modern sink and tap water lives, but hey... good knowledge if you plan on building a homestead in the back country.
Marta Pestered Lydia to "Stand Up Straight!"My old Tante Lydia was forced to try to stand straight for her older and bossier sister, Marta. Marta didn't understand what Osteoporosis was, and felt it was her German duty to pester her crooked lazy sister in to ram-rod compliance. it didn't work.
Tante Emma's Tenant had a Junkie Son. She ripped off all of her silver. "Elanory" told Emma her dog was a pure bred and should be shown. Elanory stealing Tante Emma blind! Not a Golden Retriever. Jimmy the Hernia.
Elanory went as far as to say she would take Tante Emma's mutt to the Westminster Dog Show for her. Any line of bullshit that came out of Elanory's mouth, Tante Emma believed. She was a sad, lonely old lady...
My Great Aunts, The Tantes believed there were Sinful and Godly versions of pants, depending on the orientation of the zipper. Pants... or "SLACKS" as they were referred to in those days, shouldn't zip up the pubic area of a lady...
Why? I don't know...
Perhaps because it reminded the young lady that she was in possession of an object of shame.
Pants that zipped in the rear or side were acceptable...
Why? I don't know...
My sisters and female cousins HATED going to visit them because of the scolding they would receive. They would try to un-tuck their shirts to cover the blue jeans' zipper... hoping for the best.
The Pope's Nose
My great aunt, Tante Emma insisted on eating the tail of the bird, no matter the occasion. She always claimed the "Pope's Nose" as her special prize... even after eating half of the turkey on her own. Really...
Pencil and Digital - click the picture to enlarge.
Cow Plus Boy Equals Cowboy
Teaching in its basic form; pictures. I used to love the books my older siblings had back in the 1950s and 60s where a small illustration would be inline with the text of the story. Such as: "the "illustration of dog" ran after the "illustration of fire truck". They were classic mid-century illustration technique with a wonderful "Dick and Jane" primer sensibility.
This same love has brought about a couple of illustrations I did called "Mathematics". Here's one of them, which currently hangs in the downtown bricked walking mall in Winchester Virgina, directly outside of the Discovery Museum... A choice spot!
I love the cow, in particular.
Town Council
I attended my local town council meeting on Tuesday to speak in favor of a proposed "Arts and Tourism" district. Like many small towns, we see much of our old downtown businesses struggling to survive, and new businesses unwilling to risk their lot in a ghost town. The proposed ordinance would aid start-ups with their water bill, and garbage, but not a huge incentive. ANYTHING to encourage an entrepreneur to take a chance on Main Street would be more than they're currently doing.
This sketch was done while listening to discussions about a smoking ban, street revitalization and the new district.
I don't know all of the council members, so I won't mislabel them here. The beards were well represented, from Full to Amish. My new attempt at handlebar mustache and devil beard rounded out the facial hair spectrum.
pencil in my strathmore sketchbook - tinted in photoshop. click to enlarge.
Blue Fish
This is a watercolor study I did last month while in Ocean City, NJ. The idea was to get back into painting with wet media, which is my 12 pan Lucas watercolor travel set in my Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. The experiment is very graphic, if not unrealistic, but the focus was on the media and its manipulation. I tried wet on wet, dry brush into wet, wet into damp fields, and high saturation color into washes. I spent a few hours just pecking at the painting with a tiny 00 gauge brush. Lots of time, but lots of fun. I like the results, and hope to explore this same theme with other subjects.
click to enlarge the image.
Puffer - The ultimate indignity - Googlie-Eyes and a wicker hat.
I've heard of folks hitting these poor fish like a ball with a stick. They only bounce once... poor bastards.
Mermaid - My take on a mermaid.
Both pieces are Lukas watercolor in my Moleskine sketchbook. Click to enlarge the images.
HEY ZOMBIES! My pal, Darren Auck is starting a new venture called "Scaricatures™". It's a great idea, and think you could use some creepiness applied to your next portrait, too! Darren is the guy to do it. He's been an artist for Marvel and DC Comics on such titles as the Avengers, Conan, and my favorite: Ren & Stimpy
Each portrait is hand drawn, 8x10 and color as low as $25 US... that's right, less than a photo portrait from your High School!
Contact Darren at (908) 894-9724 for a short chat and scheduling. He's ready to turn your best girl in to your Best Ghoul!
Mr. Local asks...
"What are you drinking?"
"Is it a bitter beer?"
"The beer around here is bitter."
"Should I wear a sweater tonight?"
"Will it be windy?"
"That rain came up fast."
"I'm going to the point."
"Will it be sunny?"
"What's that?"
"I live at the senior center."
He stopped by to talk to us every day at the beach. I think he's lonely.
Watercolor in my Moleskine sketchbook.
I Hate Vacation
Watercolor in my Moleskine sketchbook - 7th Street, Ocean City, NJ. I can't stand the driving, schlepping bags, foraging for food and not having "my stuff" around me.
New Jersey Girls - Nancy, Emma, Winny, Julie, Eve, Roxanne, Silvia, Evalyn and Yvonne
Watercolor in my Moleskine Sketchbook. Each woman's name is a letter in the state name.
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The Bride of Frankenstein - Roller Derby Queen with Baby on Board
Pencil drawing ported into Photoshop
Fatty needs a handicapped parking space, a motorized chair and double wide bench seat,
but... NO Shirt, NO Shoes, No Service!
So sorry to hear of Ernest's passing. My uncle the sailor always said, "When the good Lord calls, you better have your sea-bags packed.", which I think suits Mr. Borgnine's life and career. He always seemed to be involved with the ocean in one way or another, from McHale's Navy, the Poseidon Adventure or Sponge Bob Squarepants. Thanks for they years of entertainment, Marty.
Party Hugs & Kisses mean very little to me. Some people will kiss you without knowing you.
They make my skin crawl.
Weekend sketches of insects in the tree leaves. I was fascinated to study the flight characteristics of the fireflies. I've never really noticed how the fly with their butts down and bodies straight up and down. Very interesting!
Vulture Squadron
High in the stratosphere near the edge of space, the Vulture Squadron streaks in to quell the uprising; Dick Dastardly at the helm, Muttley as his wingman.
Cintiq sci-fi experiment. Click to view at a larger size.
Drunk Daddy at the mercy of other's schedules and radio stations.
With my daughter at home, and her inability to drive a stick shift, my wife and I have resorted to carpooling to work. I'm a typical male, and hate to ride in the passenger seat. That's mainly due to seeing plenty of alcoholic's being driven around by their wives - they've lost their licenses, or are too drunk to drive.
I started thinking about a character I'm calling "Drunk Daddy" - who has to be driven everywhere, and at the mercy of other's schedules. Here he is... pissed drunk and listening to his wife sing along with "The Captain and Tennille" singing Muskrat Love.
Poor Drunk Daddy... Why won't he sober up and buy some headphones?
My Tantes had a paranoid streak running through their understanding of the world. They thought the government was spying on them, seeding the clouds with fluoride and monitoring their correspondence.
They probably were being watched... Uni-Bomber-style.
click on the picture to double the size of the paranoia.
I judged an art show in my home state of New Jersey this past weekend. It proved to be a stressful, but fully enjoyable experience. The current organizers of my county Library Outdoor Art Show decided to revive the event from it's 26 year hiatus. Back in 1986, I was a struggling artist in the beginning of a career with no real game plan. I was sending résumés, entering shows, approaching galleries and waiting for the phone to ring. The CLOAS was an opportunity to show my work and make a dollar or two in sales… I didn't sell anything.
At the end of the 1986 show, the organizers and judges were announcing the prize winners in painting, printmaking and drawing; handing them a check and a colored ribbon to remember the event. I watched the last ribbon go to a smiling guy with a straw gardener's hat and I planned to pack up my work and head home.
The judge then announced, "And finally, the last prize goes to Best in Show, which doesn't have any prize money attached, but your name will be engraved into the trophy that is housed in the library display case. The winner is Paul Zdepski for 'Ex-Thriftshop and Cat'."
I was floored - I never had that kind of recognition, and for the first time, I felt that what I was doing had validity. No money, but peace of mind can't be bought.
Jump forward to early Spring, 2012 when an email pops into my inbox stating the show was going to resume, and since my name was last on the trophy, they'd like to have me judge the show.
This year's show had 60 artists with eight feet of space to hang the work of 10 year-olds in the student class, amateur and professionals competing in three categories. Artists were judged in "Oil and Acrylic", "Watercolor and Pastel", and "Printmaking Graphics and Drawing". I had three hours to study the work and award nine blue ribbons, eighteen honorable mentions, plus this year's Best in Show.
The show officially started at 11:00 am and judging ended at 2:00pm. At 11:01 I decided to do a walk through of the show without my clipboard or hang tag - just to get a feel for the work. The artists were very enthusiastic about the show, and were chatting with me about their work. I had to feign ignorance to keep my cover, but had some nice chats about what they do. I finished my loop of the show and headed back to the organizers pavilion for the clipboard and judges hang-tag.
So it began.
The students were first - With the three categories to judge, I was pleased to be able to award ribbons to most of the participants. Even the 10 year-old received a ribbon for his drawing of Hugh Laurie (really good!). I had a chance to talk with high school age kids and parents hoping to enter art school.
The amateur category proved to be as strong as the professional group. The work was varied and deep. I was struck by the skill exhibited by practitioners of realism hanging next to equally strong students of Sumi ink. I rounded one corner to see a display of watercolor paintings and an artist sketching on a plein air easel. I was drawn to a piece that wasn't numbered or entered into the show. I asked why, and the artist pointed to a weaker piece and said she thought that was the best one. I explained the difference between the two pieces - value, contrast, color depth and freshness. She reluctantly added a number to the piece in question. Forty minutes later, she nearly fell off her painting stool was she was handed a blue ribbon for the painting down on the bottom with a penciled in number.
The professionals were certainly that - pros in the field. Here we had student's in well recognized art schools competing with old guard artists from the local scene. The breadth was immense. I found a comic book artist from Marvel competing along side of easel painter worthy of a NY gallery. Again, the categories allowed me to award ribbons to each of them in their specific realm of expertise. The cartoonist, Darren Auck won an Honorable Mention for his "Walnutman" as a piece of 3-D illustration in Printmaking Graphics and Drawing.
The most awkward category to judge was the Graphics and Printmaking category for the professionals. I settled upon a study of a supine male figure in charcoal as the blue ribbon winner, but as I looked up I saw a painting by the same artist that was clearly the best in show.
Only one prize per person.
So - I was then back to finding a Blue ribbon for "Printmaking Graphics and Drawing" - I stalked back down the row to find a large study in conté pencil on toned paper of a dried sunflower and its stalk in contour and cross-contour. It was a strong study and worthy of the blue, in lieu of the reclining nude.
Back to the Organizers pavilion to pick-up the ribbons, checks and organizers to award the prizes.
It was quarter to 2, and I was right on time. The prizes were handed out as we walked through the show, from space to space;
"Honorable Mention for artist 29, piece number 5."
"Blue Ribbon, artists 53, piece number 6. Congratulations! Well deserved!"
On it went.
I rounded that same corner with the penciled in piece, with the artist falling off the stool when I hoped to award the blue ribbon to the Sunflower drawing… There was nothing there.
The artist had packed up and left - Poor self esteem had gotten the best of her. She felt the pros on either side of her were too good to compete with, and she packed her pieces and left. The organizers were firm - no piece, no prize. The rules stated the work needed to remain from start to finish. I felt sorry for her. She let that nagging little devil on her shoulder whisper in her ear about how awful her work was. I emailed her the next day and told her how wonderful her piece was, and I was sorry she missed the ribbon and I wanted her to know she earned it.
Her reply: "Lesson learned…"
The Best in Show winner was a Junior year student from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia, by the name of Jacob Looney. He doesn't have a website, or email address on his card… or even a first name on it! Just the word "LOONEY" and a phone number. I hope he goes far, and certainly see he has the potential to soar. I plan on following his career, and suggest you keep an eye opened for his work.
The day ended with individual artists approaching me with requests for portfolio reviews. I tried to spend as much time on each person's work as possible while fielding hugs and handshakes from family and friends that came to visit the show. I had a very good time talking with a few young professionals that were just trying to break into the field. They posed tough questions and took my criticism gracefully.
Being the only judge was a tough job, but it was much more streamlined than judging a show with a troika of artists - which I've done a number of times in the past. One opinion only deals with the internal debate.
I judged the show on this rubric: Ignoring style, subject matter and experience; does the piece achieve a level of execution worthy of admiration, confidence in handling the medium and intrigue the viewer. The results were that pieces were chosen that were expressionistic, abstractions, realistic and surreal. There wasn't a set "ideal" represented - "GOOD WORK" was my mantra.
Thank you to the organizers to allow me to participate in this role. It's one I take very seriously and hope I executed fairly.
My Tantes sent weird letters to us addressed "Master..."
They were big on sending us First Day of Issue stamps from our local post office. The weird thing was how they formally addressed the letters. It was certainly from a bygone era.
Click to enlarge the collectables: Von Sputnik even gets his own stamp, along with the Sardines.
HURRY! Panel from Page 3 of "Taps" by Rebecca Goldfield
Keith Clark was the bugler during the JFK funeral in 1963 - The whole day was a mess of confusion, that ended with Clark flubbing "Taps" as all the eyes and ears of the nation were tuned into the performance. The panel shown is from the early morning craziness that had Clark rushing from place to place without clear orders. This story is currently being published by Fulcrum Publishing as part of the "District Comics, An Unconventional History of Washington DC". Look for the September release, or contact Fulcrum Books.
Tante Marta thought I was a Bolshevik because I was wearing a Red Shirt.
A character I'm referring to as Yosemite Slav, a raging Bolshevik Revolutionary - Like an evil Anti-Santa Claus, foul-mouthed and reeking of vodka... like Santa Claus.
Old Man in a Connecticut Diner
Faded husk of a different man waiting for Godot. He was a sack of bones in baggy machinist's clothes. Sip, sip sipping his Decaf.
I used some faded blue jeans as my pallet choice. It's a 2B Graphite drawing from my last trip to my MFA sessions in Connecticut... up the river from Avon.
They used flattened sardine cans to patch the holes in their roof.
It was quite a sight to watch Marta on the roof, scuttling from one leaky hole to another under the watchful eye of Emma and Lydia on the ground. Marta was a self sufficient person, with a can-do attitude. Since the sisters ate canned sardines and oatmeal every day, they had accumulated barrels, and I mean 55 gallon OIL DRUMS of sardine cans. They use the materials on hand.
The Blue Jay watching the action is a homage to the only bird Marta ever killed. She said the Jay infuriated her as it chased all the other birds from the bird feeder in the winter. After she shot it with her 22cal., remorse set in. The Blue Jay was only behaving the way God had made it. If it's any consolation, my sister remembers seeing birds fly down and sit on Marta's hat and shoulders... so they knew she had the best intentions.
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The Tantes had a player piano... we never heard it play.
My great aunts were hoarders before the word was commonly used... We use "Pack Rats" to describe them. The only four legged item without crap piled on top was the dog. Even the Tub had newspapers and boxes piled inside.
Click the Pic to enlarge the Clutter!
Ant Trap - Creature Concept
Working up some Sci Fi art - I love doing it, but haven't pursued the market. It's just plain fun for me. These are ant-like creatures on another world. Like all good architects, I've placed a human in the picture for scale. Adobe Photoshop
Marta Pestered Lydia to "Stand Up Straight!"
Lydia was much more frail than Marta could stand, and with their deeply held opinions about every subject, Lydia received a few comments about her posture.
I doubt the word "Osteoporosis" was even in their vernacular, since it isn't written in Leviticus or Isaiah.
The latest piece in the ongoing saga of Tantes Marta, Lydia and Emma. This piece is drawing in graphite, the cleaned up in Photoshop.
Marta's industrial grade dental work ensured that corn was on the menu until the end.
Tante Marta had some crazy steel rimmed teeth that could gnaw through chicken bones and venison jerky. She wouldn't shy away from anything set before her at the dinner table.
Tante Lydia made James mix paint from Linseed oil and White Lead Bricks. Dad arrived 6 hours later with a Drill. James' hands were too blistered to use it.
The Tantes had ancient paint laying around their property that was part of their father's business in Irvington NJ in the early 1900s. By the 1970s, the lead bricks and linseed oil had crusted and turned to tar. We were at the mercy of the "adults", and forced to do chores for the old ladies... some chores were easier than others.
My brother James still cringes at this story. NO, he didn't have a pair of wooden shoes on, but it makes the picture.
Prune and Peach
oil on strathmore 4ply museum board, 1997
an oldie from the flatfile, as a commentary on old dudes marrying young hotties. Sugar Daddy plucking some Gold Digger from some perfectly miserable existence into another. I think of Woody Allen and Soon Yi, Tony Randall and Heather Harlan or most famously, J. Howard Marshall and Anna Nichole Smith.


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Feist will be release her new album Metals on October 4 through Cherrytree and Interscope. The disc will feature 12 new tracks, which can be seen below.
Remember to stay tuned in to the band's official website for more inside looks at the LP.
Tracklist: Feist "Metals"
1. The Bad in Each Other
2. Graveyard
3. Caught a Long Wind
4. How Come You Never Go There
5. A Commotion
6. Bittersweet Melodies
7. Anti-Pioneer
8. The Undiscovered First
9. Cicadas and Gulls
10. Woe Be
11. Comfort Me
12. Get It Wrong Get It Right


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Mixed Bean Salad
By Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen - Monday, February 22, 2010
Looking for different variety of salads, so that i too can have some variety in my DIET!!! Come on yaar, Variety is the Spice of Life, So, why not have it in dieting too.
Had some Horsegram @ home, so Sprouted it this weekend, Have made this Sundal/Salad for Navrathiri, tastes good.
Sending this salad to MLLA-20, Event Hosted by Rachel of The Crispy Cook, Event started by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook.
1 tablespoon sprouted horse gram
1 tablespoon Chana Dal/Bengal Gram
1 tablespoon Peanuts
1 Red Chilli
1 tablespoon fresh grated coconut
Salt to taste
Asafoetida a pinch
Cook sprouted horse gram, chana Dal and Peanuts together until soft. Heat oil, Add Chilli and asafoetida Add cooked Mixture. Add Salt, Mix well, Take it off the flame and add freshly Grated Coconut.
This Salad gives you a very good filling feel. you dont get that hunger pangs after having this.With a bit of chilli and coconut it tastes great!!!
I Checked for the Calories too, not too much, so no guilt while munching.
Calories 135 (1 serving)
Total Fat 7.6g 12%
Saturated Fat 2.2g 11%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 588mg 24%
Total Carbohydrates 12.4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 4.8g 19%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 5.9g
Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 2% • Iron 8%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.
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Frederick, Maryland teen Treeva Gibson stunned the judges on the "The Voice" Monday night with her performance on the season premiere -- a performance her parents didn't get to hear.
Both of her parents are deaf, and Gibson herself suffers from mild hearing loss.
As a result, Gibson, 16, is unable to hear an artist perform on a track -- yet she belted out a rendition of Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" that hasn't sounded so powerful since, well, Lana Del Rey sang it.
Growing up, Gibson was not exposed to music, so she took the initiative to listen and to learn, she said in an interview after her performance.
"With other people, their parents kind of influence them in a way, but my parents are deaf; they didn't listen to music, so it was something I kind of had to figure out on my own," she said.
Her persistence paid off -- judges Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton turned around within the first 30 seconds, their chairs illuminating "I want you."
When it came time to pick her coach, Gibson said in a heartwarming moment, "I'm going to sign this, so that my parents can see who I pick."
She then fingerspelled "Christina" in sign language, and will join Team Christina as she advances to the next round of competition.
Gibson said that in addition to Lana Del Ray, she's a fan of Amy Winehouse and Florence + the Machine, but is still figuring out her place in the music world.
"...I'm getting more into pop rock/indie kind of things, but I'm still discovering what I like and what I'm good at, so that's another reason why I'm here, just to know what I can do and what's right for me," she said.


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Aerospace enthusiast Barak offers a brief history of flying saucers and a detailed description of how one might actually be built.
The start of modern UFO culture can be traced not just to the 1947 incident at Roswell, N.M., but to World War II. Nazi scientists had been researching methods of dominating the skies over Europe and, pending victory, the United States. The Treaty of Versailles, however, prevented the Germans from building traditional weaponry; they instead focused on disc- and wing-shaped flying machines. This led to great successes in stealth technology, which married lasers and mirrors to standard aeronautical principles. But the war ended before the Nazis could deploy their breakthrough ships. And the U.S., in a secret campaign called Operation Paperclip, brought their enemy's brightest scientists home to work in the American Southwest. There, human test pilots—not extraterrestrials—flew miraculous planes that were key in the Cold War strategy against Soviet Russia. Such hyperfast, maneuverable vehicles, able to fly nuclear payloads across the world within minutes, had to be kept secret at all costs. The U.S. government therefore encouraged a public obsession with aliens and unidentified flying objects. Barak, who encapsulates history with a novelist's flair, goes on to discuss the mechanical details of how such aircraft might be constructed. Early on, he also reminds us that: "I am not a physicist, and my entire book is based on suppositions and imagination." Nevertheless, he writes confidently—and at exhaustive length—about various craft structures and the wide range of materials used therein. Most engaging are his discussions about natural engineering (honeycombs and seed pods) that has inspired researchers in the field of biomimicry. Toward the end, he explores how lasers, fiber optics and quantum entanglement could power a flying saucer. Unfortunately, simple facts are sometimes wrong; awkward gaffes, including one in which President Ronald Reagan is mistakenly named Robert, may keep readers from investing too much faith in him. Still, the author's rational insistence that alien abductions aren't real is quite refreshing.
Down-to-earth, expansive and optimistic, this treatise on flying saucers should fascinate the technologically inclined.


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Is it normal that my springer spaniels feet turn outwards?
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I have 2 springer spaniels, female named poppy, shes liver an white and 7 months old. I have a black an white male named Jerry he's 6 months old.
They are brilliant loving dogs; I've noticed my males feet point outwards at all times, it doesn't cause any problems, someone told me its called "queen anns feet" has anyone ever heard of this before??
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Marketing FAQ
How do I choose a marketing channel?
Start with your target audience by defining who they are, how they spend their time, and what influences their decision to buy. Once you have the persona mapped out, you evaluate marketing channels (of all kinds, not just paid ads). List out these channels and assess the minimum investment needed (including costs for creative production) for each and calculate the cost-per-thousand. Do research on the channel(s) on has worked for others, what hasn't, and why. At this point, you should have a pretty good idea of where to start.
How much should I spend on marketing?
Your investment in marketing starts with the lifetime value of your customer. If you are a new business, the SBA (US Small Business Association) recommends allocating a percentage of your gross revenue in the range of 2-3 percent. But you really need to consider the average purchase value of each customer and how many purchased they would make over time. How long do you expect them to be loyal to your brand? Knowing the LTV (lifetime value) will give you an idea of how much you should spend to acquire a customer (CAC).
Take a look at your business objectives, not just marketing expectations. At what stage is your business? Are you a seed, start-up, growing, expanding, or mature? How big is the market and who are the competitors? Factors that drive up the marketing investment are competition, brand equity, and market coverage.
Tactics and channels perform differently and the buying of marketing channels is different. Some channels/tactics require minimum investments and some need long term commitments. So take a look at what you can really afford at this time, what you expect for a return on that investment, and be sure to set your expectations right on when the return will hit the bottom line. If you have a long buying/sales cycle, you have to plan to not see the return until the cycle is complete.
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Oconomowoc - Oconomowoc has become the latest community in southeastern Wisconsin to adopt Gov. Jim Doyle's commitment for increased energy independence by 2025.
Aldermen passed a resolution Jan. 6 embracing Doyle's "25 by 25" plan, which means that 25% of the city's electricity and motor fuel supplies will come from renewable resources by the year 2025.
Oconomowoc city officials and civic leaders have created a special task force to promote greater use of wind energy, solar energy and other alternative resources.
The governor's office said 73 cities and counties have embraced the 25 by 25 commitment. Other than Oconomowoc, the only one in southeastern Wisconsin is Kenosha County.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Oconomowoc backs Doyle energy plan
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As an MBA candidate at Saint Rose, you'll get an advanced grounding in every aspect of business and the ability to excel in today's fast-moving business environment.
Core courses cover the full range of managerial and leadership skills, while students can use electives to develop an in-depth knowledge of accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, or technology.
Professionally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs, our MBA program accommodates our students' needs and interests. A joint MBA/JD course of study is available, as are Advanced Certificates in Financial Planning, Organizational Leadership, and Computer Information Systems.
M.B.A. Program Objectives
Our M.B.A. program provides students with the skills and knowledge to become effective managers in today's rapidly changing and competitive business environment. Professionally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the program provides a solid foundation in the core business disciplines. Core courses emphasize the development of managerial skills, preparing students to lead, motivate, communicate, and interact effectively with customers, employees, and the community. Through electives, you have an opportunity to develop a more in-depth understanding of accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, or technology.
The One-Year program includes the opportunity for a competitive 3-credit internship designed to integrate classroom learning with tangible business issues and situations and to provide students with significant professional experience.
The College of Saint Rose M.B.A. graduate is expected to:
- Lead, motivate, and effectively communicate and interact with employees, customers and the community;
- Apply ethical considerations to decisions affecting the organization and the community;
- Analyze situations, recognize and define problems, gather and evaluate information and reach optimum conclusions and solutions;
- Be competent in planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, controlling and developing business and organizational strategy; and
- Be effective in oral, written and electronic communication.
The M.B.A. Curriculum
- The M.B.A. program consists of a minimum of 36 graduate credits.
- If prerequisite coursework is required, the number of credits may increase to 42 credits. Students wishing to pursue one of the certificate options, in addition to the M.B.A., can expect to take additional 6-15 credits (depending on the requirements of the specific certificate) in addition to the 36-42 credits required for the general M.B.A.
- Any course may be waived depending on a student's background. Up to nine credits may be waived for students who have completed the appropriate undergraduate courses with grades of "B" or better at an accredited institution within three years before admission. A waiver examination may be required. Applicants must submit the appropriate documentation and form for each course they wish to have waived. Decisions are made by the M.B.A. Program Coordinator in consultation with appropriate faculty after reviewing all of the student's transcripts and credentials. If the waiver is approved, an elective course must be taken in its place.
- The combination of transferred and waived courses cannot exceed a total of 12 credits. A minimum of 24 graduate credits must be taken in residence.
- All Saint Rose and transfer graduate courses are taken for degree requirements must be completed within six years.
- If required, MBA 511, MBA 508 and MBA 509 must be completed with a B or better. These prerequisite courses do not count toward the 36-credit degree requirement.
- MBA 690 must be completed with a grade of "B" or better.
M.B.A. Program Options
The College of Saint Rose offers three scheduling options:
- Full-Time M.B.A.
- One-Year M.B.A.
Full-Time Option
Though a student may take up to five courses in any semester, the student must maintain a minimum three-course load (9 credits per semester) in each semester enrolled to retain eligibility for the Graduate Internship.
The One-Year M.B.A.
The One-Year M.B.A. is designed to be completed in one academic year of full-time study and combines career development opportunities with intensive coursework. Students typically complete an internship as part of this program option.
- The One-Year M.B.A. begins in late summer, and students complete the capstone course (MBA 690) and the internship early the following July. The degree date will be that August.
- Courses may be offered during the day or evening.
- Graduate Internship: The One-Year program includes the opportunity for a competitive 3-credit internship designed to integrate classroom learning with tangible business issues and situations and to provide students with significant professional experience.
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Eligibility for admission to The College of Saint Rose graduate programs is typically based upon the following minimum requirements:
- Submission of a completed application and a Statement of Purpose of approximately 300 words detailing the applicant's goals for graduate study.
- Evidence of the possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution through submission of official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
- Academic and professional qualifications for graduate study, as indicated by two letters of recommendation.
- A grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), overall and in the undergraduate major.
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- Personal essay; and
- A current resume.
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North entrance to Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Fireman's Cove. 7 pm Friday evening paddle clubs presentation: Adventures and Lessons Learned Over 1,700 Miles, One Paddle Stroke at a Time
Location: Off Hwy 74 (Carefree Hwy) at MP 19, follow signs from the main entrance off Castle Hot Springs Road to the north entrance of Lake Pleasant to Fireman's Cove.
What is Paddle Fest you ask? It is a great time for everyone to come out to Lake Pleasant Regional Park and try different forms of paddle craft (sit on top, touring, sea and Hobie pedal kayaks, outriggers, rafts, white water kayaks, canoes and stand up paddle boards)! You can bring your own paddle craft too. The event also offers an array of fun activities, free to use demo water craft (in a designated cove), and live music!
Who can attend? Anyone, so bring your family and friends! Life-vests are provided and required for water recreation participation. Bring your water clothes and plan on getting wet!
What is the cost? Only the $7 per vehicle and $2 paddle craft (if bringing your own) park entry fee, includes the event to try out demo watercraft in the cove and to join the fun activities. There is a ½ hour limit on trying each paddle craft.
Make sure to wear a swim suit or clothes you can get wet. Bring a life vest if you have one, if not the event will provide loaner life vest for people on the water. Don't forget your water, sunscreen, hat, sun glasses, money for food, and shoes you can get wet. Bring your family and friends for a fun time trying out all sorts of fun paddle craft! Follow the "Paddle Fest" signs once close to the park.
If you plan to camp, please arrive early on Friday, space is limited. Fireman's Cove is located just inside the north entrance to Lake Pleasant Regional Park. From Carefree Highway, head north on Castle Hot Springs Road past the main entrance to the stop sign and turn right to enter the park.


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Lisa Babcanec
Speech-Language Pathologist
I graduated with my Bachelor's degree from Miami University in 2003 and my Master's degree from Ohio University in 2005. I am licensed in the State of Ohio and hold my Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association. I hold certifications in Beckman's Oral Motor Protocol and the Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS). I strongly believe therapy should be fun and motivating for a child. I center my interventions on each child's interests and the family's priorities. I have experience in private practice as well as medical facilities. I have special interests in early intervention, feeding disorders, hearing impairment, autism, and Down Syndrome. My goal is to provide individualized speech therapy of the highest quality so each child can achieve his/her full potential.
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