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Canning and cooking experts are more accessible than ever this year, with webcasts, web sites and classes across Northeast Ohio.
Ball Brand home canning products hosts International Can-It-Forward day on Saturday, Aug. 16 with a free webcast hosted by Top Chef judge Hugh Acheson. The session runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at http://www.FreshPreserving.com . Questions will be answered in real time from Brooklyn, N.Y., Australia, Canada and South Africa. Get information in advance on the site now.
Linette Goard, Medina County's Extension specialist for Ohio State University, is featured in a series of online videos about canning, freezing and other food preservation techniques.
"I've taught more food preservation classes in the last two years than I ever did before," the 30-year veteran said in a published statement. "People want to know what's in their food and to control what's in it."
She stresses food safety in three new videos on canning salsa, canning pickles and freezing.
"I grew up canning with grandma and my mom, and we processed green beans with a hot water bath," she said. "Would I do that today? No way. We didn't know any better. Now we know that there's too much of a risk of botulism if you don't use a pressure canner for green beans.
"There are tons of videos on how to can on YouTube, but not all them show the proper methods," she said. "I've watched lots of them and thought, 'Oh, no.'
"We want to make sure people are using the most up-to-date food preservation practices."
Find her videos at http://u.osu.edu/chowline/.
Learn canning on Aug. 23 in Wooster from Jennifer Grahovac of Crooked Barn Farm, who has been putting up vegetables for more than 30 years. She'll include high-pressure canning used for meats, soups, beans and meals-in-a-jar. Register by email at email@example.com or by calling 330-263-5336.
In addition to canning, you can learn to pickle vegetables with live cultures considered gut-healthy, and keep them in a jar in the fridge. The owners of Wake Robin Foods run the free program 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the Buckeye Beer Engine, 15315 Madison Ave., Lakewood. Sponsors are LEAF Community, which you can reach at email@example.com and through voicemail at 216-367-2834. LEAF is also looking for volunteers and board members to work with its weekly market, and has plans for a progressive dinner at community gardens and homes on Sept. 13. More at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Judi Strauss of The Charmed Kitchen has a big bunch of classes this month, including making jams and jellies, and cooking with tomatoes and mushrooms.
Wine and food
Pairings, the new wine and food center at 50 Park St., Geneva, has classes for all ages this month. Chef Lynnet Savanick teaches "Eating Healthy Tastes Great" for kids at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 ($20 per child). "Kids in the Kitchen – Latin Flair" runs 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 for kids 8-12 years old. Grownups get their chance at cooking class 6 p.m. Friday Aug. 29 with "Lady & The Tramp," from-scratch classes on pasta and meatballs, garlic bread, salad and croutons. Fee is $60 per person or $120 per couple. A glass of wine is included.
In the valley
Countryside Conservancy has a September-full of classes on deep pantry skills. Molly Murray of Wake Robin Foods teaches Introduction to Fermentation, discussing probiotics and live cultures on Sept. 3. Students will do some hands-on fermenting and take home a jar of food they've prepared.
Beth Knorr, who runs the group's farmers markets in Akron and Peninsula teaches about eating locally year-round on Sept. 10. Cheesemaking 101 runs Oct. 30 and Breadmaking 101 in November.
Go online for fees and more information, or call 330-657-2542.


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Its been a while since Tim Burton has offered up a movie that wasn't drenched in weirdness-as-affectation, smothered in heavy-handed effects, beaten into delirium with gratuitous Johnny Depp, or all of the above. With "Big Eyes," however, he seems ready to throw aside his stylistic crutches and tell a simple story.
However, even with much of the token Burton-isms stripped out, it's still very much a Tim Burton movie through and through. The wild true story behind the movie is so bizarre that it is impossible for the movie not to grab one's attention, and Burton isn't content to coast on the premise alone. Still, it feels smug and heavy-handed.
Christoph Waltz stars as Walter Keane, the painter of all those creepy, kitschy paintings of bedraggled moppets with puppy-dog eyes the size of tea saucers. These things sold like hotcakes in the 1960s and many of us born after their heydey still have nightmares about them. First, they were sold as highly desired oil paintings, then as inexpensive posters. Keane made millions off what quickly became a phenomenon, even as the work was looked down upon by the more high-minded art world – in this case embodied by Terence Stamp as New York Times critic and art historian John Canaday.
Walter's success came to an abrupt and very public halt in 1970, when his wife Margaret (Amy Adams) claimed that she and she alone painted all of those images while her husband took credit and subjected her to threats and psychological abuse to keep his secret safe. This lead to a dramatic courtroom confrontation and one of the best instances of real-life poetic justice ever recorded.
It's a shocking and appropriately infuriating tale, scripted by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and Burton and his crew dress it up visually with the colorful pop art flair of the '60s, most of which is drowned out by a disappointingly loud and hammy performance from Waltz, who approaches the role as equal parts used-car salesmen and Tex Avery cartoon villain.
Sure, Walter is a hustler and a bully who saw himself as larger than life and behaved accordingly, but Waltz goes screaming so far over the top that his take on the man doesn't charm us quite the way it should, and definitely fails to make us understand how the creep had a Svengali-like knack for control and manipulation. It's a surprising and unfortunate choice by an otherwise gifted actor.
What's really sad about it is the way it often drowns out Adams' performance. That said, she may still find herself recognized during the awards season. "Big Eyes" is, after all, Margaret's story, and Adams manages to delve into the woman's psyche and probe the depths of a woman trying to be independent — at a time when women were encouraged not to — and pursue her artistic voice on her own terms. Burton, Alexander, and Karaszewski don't give her a lot to work with, and what little pathos involved is entirely Adams' doing when the film finds time to dial down the juvenile antics and let her take center stage.
At one point in the movie, Casaday dismisses one of Keane's paintings as "tasteless hack work". The sad irony is that Burton's jabs at the hollowness of pop art seem more than a little hypocritical.

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I keep my jams and other things to spread on toast in a drawer under the toaster. There is nothing significant about the storage space itself. I hate kitchen cupboards and replaced all of them three years ago with those drawers on mechanisms that glide in and out of the counter as if commanded by Mary Poppins.
Keeping jars this way means sticking hand-scribbled labels on lids so I can tell last year's raspberry jam from a pot of honey. But not all are ideally marked.
There are at least three jars of marmalade in there somewhere. One is like orange jelly with a spectre of peel in it. Wimp's marmalade – my kind of marmalade. Another was a present, home-made by a friend, which I am trudging through loyally but without much enthusiasm. Another is the one my husband likes, with dark vintage matter held in a glue-like syrup. It will not be spread, but sits on his weekend toast in petrified clusters.
Too much peel. Peel holds all sorts of conflicts. I love the aroma but not the physicality. I'd like to take its oils and spray them under my nose, like the molecular superchef Ferran Adrià, before eating buttered toast, but I don't want to find peel between my teeth. I can't trace this hatred back to anything. I was not force fed bath buns as a child, nor did I have a relationship with a Sicilian that went sour. Oh, sorry…
I have a great idea – his 'n' hers marmalade. The jar has two compartments, one for the preserved peel and one for the bittersweet set juice. You can make it up to the consistency you like and no one will be forced to finish a jar of marmalade that they are aesthetically against. (And, while I am being inventive, could the makers of marmalade and jam come into line with modern design and put labels on lids for the increasing number of people who install drawers in their kitchens?)
Continuing in a radical vein, bitter oranges deserve more than a single destiny in the marmalade pot. In Andalusia, home of the Seville orange, there is a soup made with the juice of bitter oranges, salt cod and potato. In fact, because Seville oranges are so acidic, you can substitute their juice in any recipe asking for lemon, which will take on their lovely spicy scent and flavour.
But there is a midway between marmalade and such revolutionary uses, which combines the toast-and-marmalade tradition with a useful cooking ingredient. I once watched biscuits being made by a Sicilian artisan baker and was fascinated to see thick blood orange syrup added in place of powdered sugar – not unlike the use of golden syrup in hard gingerbread. Once cooked, the biscuits, which were also made with butter, were richly brittle.
When I'm making marmalade, I get high on the heavenly smell from the jam pan and become acutely aware how little of the traditional stuff will eventually be consumed. Instead, I now divide the mixture and use only half for traditional marmalade. I then strain the other half and bottle the syrup. The remaining peel, which is essentially candied, goes into a separate container for those who like peel in their cakes, buns and puddings.
- Marchesi di San Giuliano marmalades and biscuits from Sicily are available from Ortigia, 55 Sloane Square, London SW1 (020 7730 2826; www.marchesidisangiuliano.it)
- Jam making equipment – from John Lewis stores (www.johnlewis.com) or Lakeland (015394 88100; www.lakeland.co.uk)


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Lasers with Nonlinear Input–Output Characteristics
Posted on 2006-08-23 as a part of the Photonics Spotlight (available as e-mail newsletter!)
Permanent link: https://www.rp-photonics.com/spotlight_2006_08_23.html
Author: Dr. Rüdiger Paschotta, RP Photonics Consulting GmbH
Abstract: The article discusses a number of possible causes for a nonlinear relation between the pump power and the output power of a laser. These causes include thermal lensing, other thermal effects (e.g. quenching), and a transverse redistribution of excitation density in a quasi-three-level bulk laser.
Ref.: encyclopedia articles on slope efficiency, thermal lensing, four-level and three-level gain media
The slope efficiency of a laser is an often used quantity, but there are actually plenty of cases where such a specification makes no sense – simply because there is no linear relation between pump power and output power!
The possible reasons for such behavior are manifold:
- In high power lasers (particularly in rod lasers), thermal lensing is often so strong that the laser resonator is pulled through the whole stability zone when the pump power is varied. As a result, the mode size in the gain medium (and everywhere else) can undergo large changes, which have a substantial impact on the power efficiency. The laser may even have a substantially increased threshold pump power, if the resonator becomes stable only through the influence of the strong thermal lens. Quite obviously, the effective slope efficiency does then no more simply reflect basic properties such as pump absorption efficiency, quantum defect, etc.
- Thermal effects can decrease the efficiency at high powers, thus making the input–output curve more flat or even bending it downward at high pump powers. The possible physical effects behind that are manifold: e.g. a modified thermal distribution in the Stark level manifolds of solid-state gain media or in the bands of a semiconductor laser medium, thermally induced quenching, or a thermally induced reduction of confinement factor in a VCSEL.
- Even without thermal effects, quasi-three-level bulk lasers can exhibit a nonlinear input–output relation – often with the curve becoming steeper at higher power levels. This behavior can be reproduced only with laser models taking into account the transverse variation of intensities and excitation density. It is related to the transverse redistribution of excitation density via gain saturation. (For more details, have a look at The Photonics Spotlight 2016-12-13.)
- Particularly in fiber lasers, nonlinear effects can reduce the output powers for strong pumping. For example, stimulated Raman scattering may transfer substantial amounts of power into some longer-wavelength Stokes wave.
- Power-dependent saturation of a saturable absorber in a passively mode-locked laser introduces some nonlinearity in the input–output curve, but this effect is normally not very strong.
It may not always be easy to find out what the actual cause of the observed effect is. However, as long as this hasn't been accomplished, one cannot be sure e.g. what is the reason of a non-satisfactory power efficiency.
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If your kitty's using your potted plants as a litter box, your house or patio probably stinks of urine and your plants are likely dying. By covering up the tempting soil inside the pots, you'll naturally deter your cat from doing his business inside them.
Clean all contaminated pots and the floor beneath them. Replace the dirt inside the pots or dilute the urine in the soil by watering thoroughly several times. If your kitty can smell urine, he'll keep using the pots as a litter box.
Place a sheet of aluminum foil over the soil in your pots. Cats dislike the feel of it on their paws and most refuse to walk on it. Plus, your kitty won't be able to dig through it to cover his urine.
Place small pine cones, prickly mulch or large stones over the soil to keep Kitty out of your pots. These are more decorative than aluminum foil and work just as well, but they are more difficult to clean if your cat decides to pee on them.
Sprinkle citrus peels around the inside of the pot. Most cats dislike the smell of citrus, according to Alley Cat Allies. You can also try a citrus or citronella spray.
Hang your plants from the ceiling or from trees around your patio. If your kitty can't reach the pots, he can't urinate inside them.
Fill a squirt bottle with cold water and spray your cat every time he goes near your potted plants. It takes just a few squirts to deter most cats.
Add an extra litter box to your household if you have more than one cat. Generally, there should be a litter box on every floor of your house and at least one per cat. This prevents inappropriate urination due to an occupied, gross or out-of-reach box.
Replace the litter in your boxes frequently to cut down on odor and make the box more inviting to your kitty.
Items you will need
- Aluminum foil
- Pine cones
- Citrus peels
- Spray bottle
- Note the amount of urine in your potted plants. If there is little urine or if the urine is splattered all over the pots and surrounding area, your kitty is spraying and not urinating. Neutering your cat may calm down this behavior.
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The exploiters probably already know what a roll of paper that contains tobacco and a mixture of cloves.
The exploiters have come to understand that the rolls of tobacco-clogged paper, smoked after the tip is burned.
From the burning of paper rolls that produce smoke to take pleasure, and that's what is called a cigarette.
But some smokers are believed not to know the content of toxins in the roll (Cigarettes).
But different for those who already know it, there the experts said that cigarette smoking is one of the creators of hazardous chemicals.
Where only by burning and smoking a cigarette, capable of producing more than thousands of types of chemicals.
Thousands of these types of chemicals are mostly toxic, then the rest blend into the vacuuming organs, which can then result in cancer.
However, despite knowing the dangers contained in cigarettes, smokers still enjoy it.
Cigarettes are actually included in addictive substances, because cigarettes can cause addictions and addictions to the exploiters. Cigarettes are categorized into Narcotics, Psychotropic, and Addictive Substances.
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Furthermore the cigarette lovers can be divided into 2 groups, including:
1. Passive Sucker Group.
Passive smokers are either a person or a group that inhales someone else's cigarette smoke. It has been shown that passive smokers have the same health risks as active smokers, those who inhale their own cigarette smoke.
Early signs that can appear in passive smokers are Mata Pedih, Nose Beredus, and Head Dizziness. If passive smokers continue to enjoy their habits, the risk of health problems may be high, such as health problems in the lungs, heart, acute and chronic cough, Emphysema, Flu, and various diseases of the body.
2. Active Hucklings.
Active smokers are those who intentionally suck directly the rolls of tobacco and cloves. The purpose of smokers is basically to warm the body from cold temperature pressure.
But over time, the use of cigarettes is misunderstood, and now cigarettes are considered as a means to prove the identity that smokers are a handsome and dignified.
A cigarette addict has a characteristic that can be seen through.
Teeth are colored to yellow, where the cause of yellow teeth is due to the effects of nicotine. In addition, it causes Dirty Nails, due to nicotine-induced effects. Then the eyes feel sore, often cough in the long run, and mouth or breath smells of cigarettes.
Why are cigarettes harmful to health ...?
The dangers of cigarettes for health because they contain chemicals that are very harmful to the health of the body. Because every cigarette contains more than thousands of types of harmful chemicals for the body.
Some of the ingredients of cigarette manufacturing mixture can affect toxic effects, and some of them can cause cancer, mainly caused by nicotine.
What is Nicotine ...?
Nicotine is a substance that causes addiction with high tolerance, the longer consumed addicted to addiction. Addiction symptoms also occur in someone who starts quitting smoking. Initially nicotine can stimulate the work of the brain, so the smoker becomes intelligent.
However, if this happens continuously, then it will weaken the intelligence of the brain itself, this is caused by nicotine that spur the production of adrenal hormones.
And the production of adrenaline-stimulated hormone, will cause a faster heart rate and heart work more strongly. The heart will need more oxygen than usual. Surely the risk of coronary heart attack will be higher.
Furthermore, Carbon Monoxide. Why Carbon Monoxide ...?.
Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous gas, this gas should only exist in the exhaust of vehicle fumes. But with the donation of smokers, the gas that can also bind strongly with blood hemoglobin, becomes more in the air and sucked into the human body.
The presence of carbon monoxide that binds to blood haemoglobin, a smoker's auto heart that needs more oxygen, gets less oxygen. Surely it will lead to increased risk of heart and lung disease, as well as respiratory diseases.
In addition to shortness of breath, persistent cough, stamina and endurance of the smoker also gradually decreased. Due to disruption of the normal circulatory system, and in the presence of carbon monoxide gas in the blood, will result in damage to blood vessels as a distributor of blood flow. Therefore, it increases the risk of heart attack to death instantly.
Why Should Tar ...?.
Tar is widely used to pave the highway. If present in the body through the cigarette puff, then gradually and surely, will cause cancer. For example B-naphthylamine, nickel, benzoa pyrene, and nitrosamine.
Why Should Dikloro Difenyl Trikloroetana ...?.
Dikloro Difenyil Trikloroetana is an insect poison, which is usually used to kill mosquitoes, and other insects. This substance is dangerous, the substance is contained in the cigarette.
Why Should Formaldehyde ...?
Formaldehyde or more commonly known as formalin, is used to preserve corpses. Of course the substance is in the cigarette.
Why Should Acetone ...?.
Acetone is a substance used to melt the paint. Imagine the impact, if this substance is in the body through a cigarette.
Why Arsenic Substance ...?
Not much different from Dikloro Difenyl Trikloroetana, arsenic is a chemical that is often used to eradicate intruder insects.
Usually the flea or insect class will die if eradicated with arsenic substance tesebut. Certainly This substance is also in a smoked cigarette.
Why should cadmium ...?
Cadmium is a chemical usually present in motor vehicle batteries. The substance is also in the content of cigarettes.
Why Should Ammonia ...?
Ammonia is the active ingredient found in floor cleaners. Ammonia is also in the cigarette content.
Why Must Polonium ...?
The material is one of the radioactive substances, the substance was able to remove the active radiation that can cause changes in the structure and function of normal cells. Radioactive substances can also cause cancer, and this substance is in the cigarette puff
Why Should Vinyl Chloride Substance ...?
This substance is usually used as a raw material for making plastic. The substance is also in the womb of cigarette smoke, including Naphthalene and Hydrogen cyanide were in the content of the cigarette rolls.
So from the content of these substances that have been mentioned, can cause various kinds of deadly diseases that move slowly with the addition of time and age.
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Here is the damage to organs caused by cigarettes:
1. Skin Damage.
Smoking does not cause melanoma (a type of skin cancer that sometimes causes death) but smoking causes an increased chance of death from the disease.
It is suspected that smokers are at risk of Custaneus Scuamus Cell Cancer a type of cancer that leaves red spots on the skin twice as large as non-smokers.
2. Hair Damage.
Cigarettes weaken the immune system so that the body is more susceptible to diseases that cause hair loss, mouth sores.
3. Hearing Loss.
Because tobacco can cause deposits on the walls of blood vessels that inhibit the rate of blood flow into the inner ear. Smokers can lose hearing earlier than people who do not smoke or are more likely to lose hearing due to ear infections or loud noises.
The risk of getting middle ear infections that can lead to a further complication is called Meningitis and facial paralysis for smokers 3 times greater than in people who do not smoke.
4. Eye Damage.
Smoking is believed to aggravate the condition of the eye, the whitening of the lens of the eye that blocks the entry of light and causes blindness, 40% more occur in smokers.
Cigarettes can cause cataracts in 2 ways, namely how to irritate the eyes and with the release of chemicals in the lungs that by the bloodstream brought to the eye. Smoking can also be associated with muscular degration associated with old age, ie, incurable eye disease caused by worsening of the central part of the retina or called Mucula.
Mucula serves to focus the vision center in the eye and control the ability to read, drive a car, recognize the face and color and see the object in detail.
5. Damage Tooth.
Cigarettes affect the chemical balance in the mouth forming excessive plaque, making teeth yellow and caries occurrence, smokers at risk of losing their teeth.
6. Damage to Air Pockets.
In addition to lung cancer, smoking can cause enfisema that is the dilation and destruction of air bags in the lungs that decrease the lung capacity to suck oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
In severe cases Tracheotomy is used to help the patient breathing. Like an incision for ventilation holes in the throat as the entrance of air into the lungs. In cases of chronic bronchitis occurs buildup of muncus resulting in a painful cough and difficulty breathing.
7. Bone Damage.
Carbon monoxide is a toxic chemical found in car exhaust gases and cigarette smoke is more easily attached to blood than oxygen so that the ability of blood to remove oxygen drops 15% in smokers.
As a result the bone in smokers lose their density becomes more easily broken or cracked and healed longer. Smokers also become more prone to backbone problems. A study shows that factory workers who smoke more experience back pain after trauma.
8. Lung Damage.
In addition to lung cancer and heart smoking can also cause coughing. Due to the damaged air sacs in the lungs that decrease the capacity of the lungs and oxygen to release oxygen.
If this condition continues there will be a buildup of mucus resulting in a cough that tersa pain and difficulty breathing. One in three deaths in the world is caused by heart disease. Tobacco use is one of the biggest risk factors for this disease.
It has been established that cigarette smoke contains more than dozens of different toxic substances. The likelihood of developing lung and heart cancer in smokers is greater than that of non-suction experts (Smokers).
9. Damage to the Stomach.
Tobacco consumption decreases resistance to bacteria causing peptic ulcers to also minimize the ability of the stomach to neutralize stomach acid after eating so that the remaining acid will gnaw the stomach wall. Stomach ulcers suffered by smokers are more difficult to treat and cure.
10. Uterine Damage.
In addition to increasing the risk of cervical cancer and cigarette uterine meneyebabkan adverse fertility problems in women and various complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of delivering a baby with low birth weight and later health problems. Failure of pregnancy or abortion occurs 2-3 times greater in women smokers.
The same number applies also to births or deaths due to lack of oxygen to the fetus and placenta becoming abnormal as polluted by Carbon Monoxide and Nicotine in cigarette smoke.
Sudden infant death syndrome is also associated with tobacco use. In addition, cigarettes can lower estrogen levels that cause premature menopause.
11. Sperm Damage.
Cigarettes can cause deformation of sperm and damage to DNA resulting in abortion. Some studies have found that men who smoke increase the risk of becoming the father of a gifted child. Cigarettes also reduce the number of sperm and infertility many occur in smokers.
12. Damage to Blood flow.
The occurrence of inflammation in the veins, arteries and nerves, especially in the legs, resulting in inhibition of blood circulation. And if left untreated will lead to the death of body tissue so that should be cutting organs.
13. Heart Damage.
One in three deaths in the world is caused by cardiovascular disease. Tobacco use is one of the biggest risk factors for this disease.
In a developing country the disease kills more than one million people every year. Cardiovascular disease involving tobacco use in developed countries kills more than hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Smoking causes the heart to beat faster, increase blood pressure and increase the risk of hypertension and blockage of the arteries that eventually cause heart attack and stroke.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
EKC is different from other financial institutions because our leadership is from a local Board of Directors. Each of the Board members is passionate about the East Kootenay and dedicated to the future of EKC and its members.
The Board of Directors is an elected group of individuals who are members, just like you, and generously give their time and energy to steer the present and help unfold the future. Every year, an election is held, and every adult member has the right to cast a vote and run for a seat on the board if they choose.
2018 Board Members Acclaimed
Acclaimed Directors for 2018 are:
Jean-Ann Debreceni
Barb Nunes
- Russell Pask


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"With Big Data, things that once seemed impossible are now at hand." José Ruiz Big Data Manager at Paradigma
The massive amounts of data moving on the Internet (terabytes, petabytes…) have created the need for a technology that allows companies to extract value from this data efficiently in time and money. This technology is what is known as Big Data.
Companies can follow the behavior of their customers to get useful information that can be transformed into economic benefits. Any data can be analyzed, stored both consciously or not.
"Don't wait for things to happen. Make them happen." Roy T. Bennett
One of the most important aspects of Big Data is the possibility to treat a variety of data, many until recently ignored because of the difficulty involved in accessing them. These data types are not only structured:
Big Data: a whole internet for every user
Knowing the client thanks to the analysis of a huge volume of data of great variety and speed
Most experts speak of three important concepts (3 "Vs" volume, velocity and variety). Other trends add four more to this "V" classification (visualization, veracity, variability and value), as proposed in 2013 by Mark Van Rijmenam.
The digital universe continues to grow. Much of this information may seem irrelevant now, but maybe in the future it may be useful. To give us an idea, in the last two years 90% of all data created worldwide has been generated and is expected to grow over the next decade by 44. The Internet-mobile, e-commerce, social media … revolution generate continuous stream of information.
It refers to the speed at which data is generated as well as its processing, storage and analysis by databases.
Although there is general agreement regarding the potential value of Big Data, these data are worthless if they are not correct.
The current purpose, the extraction of the value of all the stored information. And the potential is huge value.
It refers to data whose meaning is constantly changing.
After processing the data, it is necessary to present it visibly and accessible. This is one of the great challenges of Big Data.
In relation to the three types of data previously mentioned (structured, unstructured and semi-structured). 90% of the total belongs to unstructured.
"Data matures like wine, applications like fish"
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If you happen to live in Huntsville Alabama then there is no question what kind of allergies I am referring to, as it is the primary topic of conversation this time of year!
I have no data to support my next statement, but am going to go ahead and declare Huntsville Alabama the Pollen and Allergy Capital of the WORLD! It has to be true. The allergy problems here are seriously epic. The pollen count yesterday was (according to one of my workout buddies) "at the highest level possible". Again, I'm not sure how that is even quantified or qualified, but I am taking it as FACT.
A few allergy truths that will make you want to live here:
My primary care physician says that every single person she sees is reacting to seasonal allergies whether we think we are or not. Even if we think we feel fine, she says that our nasal passages are red and inflamed. She told me that we are all so used to living with allergies that many of us don't even realize that we don't feel our best. In other words…we think feeling like crap is normal!
Apparently it is also the reason that the Indians never settled in Huntsville. When they came through, however many hundreds of years ago, they declared it a "basin of death". We call this area the Tennessee Valley, and we are a small valley surrounded very closely by a few wee mountains…creating , I suppose, a pollen pile up!
It is commonly stated… "even if you don't have allergy problems now, if you live here long enough then you will." Encouraging, I know.
Yesterday I heard someone blame her age as the reason for the newly developed allergy issues…
So basically there is a lot of:
nose running,
croaky voices,
itchy eyes,
itchy skin,
itchy nose,
itchy face,
scratchy throat,
watery eyes,
sinus infections,
snoring husbands, sleepless wives (okay and vice versa),
and obviously irritability!
What there are NOT a lot of are SOLUTIONS! But of course everyone has an opinion and we all have our theories for how to keep the junk at bay!!!!
So of course there are medications, and as mere citizens of the Pollen and Allergy Capital of the World (replay that in your head with an echo on the word World), we are all self professed experts on what to take, how to take it, and who to call when you're really in dire straights.
So here is some of what I have heard that works, and what I do that "works" as a newbie in the Allergy Shuffle…grrrr
- Use a saline rinse for your nose twice a day for as long as you live here. Really, that's not a joke. I know. Brutal. It truly helps though…in the evening it gets all the pollen and garbage out of your nose so you are not rolling around in it all night long. I personally also do it in the morning after I run, again helping to rinse out everything I just breathed in through my nose.
- Wash your hair before bed…same reason.
- Wash your car often.
- Do not open all your windows for fresh air in the Spring. See picture above of my screened in porch table one day after cleaning it (and my porch is mostly interior with only one wall of screens, and the other three walls are solid/interior). We do not want all inside furniture pollinated!
- Eat a touch of local honey every day. My friend Amy started doing this last year after suffering terrible allergy problems, and she hasn't had the first symptom since. Coincidence? I don't know, but I like honey!
- There is a TON of medication advice that involves varying symptoms, timing, and a host of other factors, but I can't go into all of that.
- Move out of the Tennessee Valley forever if you just can't take it any longer!
So, that's that! Good luck citizens of Huntsville, surrounding areas, and all the other people in similar over-pollinated places.


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EPA, under the authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA) maintains a series of regulations in 40 CFR Part 60 called the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Each NSPS regulation establishes emission limits and/or work practice requirements for an equipment category, sometimes in a certain industry, to control one or more criteria pollutants such as NOx, SOx, PM, and VOC.
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|Petroleum Refineries
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|Storage Vessels (Tanks)
|Subpart CC
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|Glass Manufacturing Plants
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|Grain Elevators
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|Stationary Gas Turbines
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There are two things you should know about humans
1. We are an inherently lazy bunch
2. We are overly optimistic about almost everything
Both of these traits can be summed up in one simple action.
Filling the kettle.
The next few times you make a cup of tea, watch yourself.
What you will notice is that typically you will fill the kettle to roughly the same point, every single time you make a brew.
Whether you are making one cup or have been hideously caught in some epic tea round disaster. The same thing happens, you fill the kettle to the same level.
This is foolish for two reasons.
Firstly, if you are just making yourself a cup, you will waste a lot of water.
Secondly, by also boiling an excessive amount of water, you are also adding insult to injury by wasting inordinate sums of electricity.
If you were Richard Brewster, and instead of water it was money, you would be literally paying the New York Yankees to play the Hackensack Bulls in an unwinnable exhibition game and placing yourself as pitcher, such is the doubling down of our collective wastefulness when it comes to doing something as simple as boiling the kettle.
See what I mean?
As a species we are unbelievable.
It's not like it is complicated to boil the right amount of water, but there are currently some deeply problematic issues when it comes to filling the kettle.
If you look at a kettle, you will see that typically the measuring device is on the outside. You know that clear strip that helps you judge how much to put in?
This is not impossible to use by any stretch but using it does require you to stop looking at the tap whilst the water is pouring in, which from experience often results in you soaking yourself as the water sprays 3ft in the opposite direction, usually straight at your face.
It's not impossible, but as we are lazy and averse to face soakings, we rarely bother.
The human race has therefore now collectively discounted the provided measure of how much water to put in, and we therefore rely on our own flawed belief system.
Rarely has the human race been more wrong about anything than the inaccuracy you will find when people fill kettles.
Try this simple experiment of looking in the kettle as you fill it and guessing how much one cup is. (I bet you will go for roughly halfway.)
What will happen is that you wildly over estimate how much you need.
Not just a bit but by such crazy margins as up to 4 or even 5 times too much.
I like tea as much as the next person, but no-ones mug is that big.
This is classic 'us' behaviour. Human beings are just rubbish at judging stuff.
If you step on the scales you will strongly believe you weigh less than you do.
If you are driving you will under estimate how fast you are going.
You definitely won't remember how much of that bar of Galaxy you had.
Step in Russell Hobbs.
This weekend I purchased a new kettle and I've got to take my hat off to the product designers.
Inside the new kettle, as I prepared to pour my usual 8 gallons of water, I found 3 small red plastic measuring levels. Each one adjusted to represent one more cup.
As I poured water from the tap to the first level, my brain was confounded by the piddling looking amount of water in the base of the kettle. "But surely that can't be one cup? It looks like a thimble full?!"
I decided recklessly, to risk that horrifying (but rare) moment when you haven't boiled enough and have to re-boil, in order to torture test this new fangled design feature.
As the water boiled (very quickly with so little in there), I steeled myself for the forthcoming re-boil, convinced that Russell Hobbs was mugging me off.
I poured.
The kettle spilled forth its steaming contents and indeed, my mug was full.
Humanity doesn't need big projects, garden bridges and economic forums.
Humanity needs product designers from Russell Hobbs, to help us sort our shit out.


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I'm not exactly sure when it happened, when I realized that I could not do it all. Trying to be Super Woman, working 40-50 hours a week, while taking care of two kids who participated multiple sports, and caring for an aging Mother ended up paying a toll on me. Many of you can probably relate to my frustration. Are you a perfectionist? It is the lifestyle many of us have tried to adapt to. Some more successfully than others. I have declared that I am no longer a perfectionist and "It Is What It Is"!
Having a designer mentality which tends to lead me down the path of perfectionism, didn't help with easing the feeling of being overwhelmed. I felt my home was a reflection of me and needed to be perfect along with my perfect children and perfect life….not. It may have been perceived as that to others but in all reality, I was driving myself crazy.
Why do some of us feel we have to be perfect?
Is it something that was learned in childhood? My parents were not perfect by all means. They didn't go to the extremes that I had with doing so much for my children and creating that make-believe perfect world to others. So why did I feel it necessary to do so? Is this sounding familiar?
"It Is What It Is"
And now, now that my children are grown and in college and I am middle aged, life has changed to some degree. Or maybe I just got tired of trying to be perfect. My new and improved motto is now, "it is what it is". Yes, it rolls off my tongue very easily, "it is what it is".
Organizing is still a passion of mine but it doesn't have to be "perfect", at least not for me . I was thrilled to run across the book, "Organized ENOUGH" by Amanda Sullivan. It was like I was given permission to not be perfect any more. Thank you Amanda! Don't get me wrong, I am still an organizing guru. And I still get a high off completing a project. But my OCD days are done and saying, "it is what is", it feels really good! But, when I have a client who wants perfect when we are helping them organize I can immediately revert to my perfectionist days, temporarily.
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During our January 2019 event, Pinole Valley High School senior Yassna Ahmadi was named Student Humanitarian of the Year, and thanked her family and friends for their support.
She is proud of her Muslim heritage, while including the African American Student Union among her many activities. She also works as a baby sitter and a volunteer assistant to a UC Berkeley professor.
"She is one of the most giving students I have had the pleasure of working with in my 31 years in West Contra", says Principal Kibby Kleiman. She serves as an advocate and spokesperson for causes that support the disadvantaged and disempowered. Her dedication to others embodies the spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


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Monday, 26 November 2018
Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Thinktank museum. Children had the opportunity to explore hands-on displays on science and technology and they loved exploring the outdoor Science Garden.
The planetarium was enjoyed by all as they were put right in the centre of the action. Using full dome 360º technology, the UK's first purpose-built digital planetarium took us all on an inspiring exploration of our galaxy.
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Charley Carpenter has poured heart and soul into her clothing store, Old Hat Vintage Fashions. She'll do anything to make it a success—even join the stuffy Agathas Book Club in order to cultivate customers among the wealthy elite of Oakwood, Ohio.
Although mixing with the most influential women in town has its advantages, Charley finds the endless gossip a high price to pay. But after two women with close ties to the Agathas are brutally murdered, everyone falls under threat—and suspicion. When key evidence indicates that both murders are the work of the same hand, Charley realizes that the killer has arranged each corpse in perfect imitation of crime scenes from the Club's murder mystery reading list. She uses her membership in the Club to convince Detective Marcus Trenault to use her as an inside informant. Not that he could stop her anyway.
Intelligent, fearless, and every bit as stubborn as Marc is, Charley soon learns the Agathas aren't the only ones with secrets to protect. Passions explode as she and Marc must race against time to prevent another murder. And if Charley's not careful, she may find herself becoming the killer's next plot twist.
My Comments: This was an engaging read, however, the idea does not seem new to me. I have either read it before or seen it on a Hallmark Mystery story. However, having said that, I enjoyed it a great deal and look forward to more books in this series. The main character is likable (I also like her love interest). Secrets abound, the characters interest me, and there are many twists and turns. I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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Issiaka Amkoullel is a young Malian rapper, who is protesting. His song, S.O.S. has been banned, but he's still keen to help his country. He's raising money on iTunes with this track to fund humane assistance in Mali.
Paris based Malian musician, Salif Keita, campaigns through music for disadvantaged people, such as albinos. He was interviewed about his views on the new government after the coup in 2012. He supported the coup because there was so much corruption in the old regime. I wonder what he thinks about the current conflict and stringent imposition of sharia law in his country?


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which requires with the moodboard and the sketch - "Secret"
which requires with the moodboard and the sketch - "Secret"
To make this challenge this month-so I had fun taking watercolor paper. I add some textures with tapes and then fun with Lindy's sprays. I love adding stamps to add texture. A few drops and the turn is played. I also add a little chipboard that I adore.
Here are a few details:
I love the color that emerges from this creation.
I hope you join us for a challenge
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I take this opportunity to express my profound sense of gratitude to Ms. Nidhi Bhardwaj and Mr. Vivek for their valuable guidance, constant encouragement and practical suggestions based on the experience to focus my efforts to which this work has come to the presentable form.
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Re: Municipal Payments
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba Inc. (MMSM) received notice from the Manitoba Government, that they are terminating the January 2011 Newspaper Recycling Agreement with the newspaper stewards in the province.
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For CU football, 15 true freshmen playing this season may be it
BOULDER — Colorado coach Jon Embree said this week that he does not foresee using any more true freshmen.
CU has already played 15 first-year players. According to the school's sports information department, that number is tied with Tennessee for fifth-most nationally.
"We're about where we are," Embree said. "I'm not going to burn any 'shirts (redshirts) for one game or a few plays.
"If any more freshmen play, they have to play. It has to be a situation with an injury (at that position) or such that they would get a lot of quality reps.
"We'll still play the guys that give us the best chance to win. So we're not going to forsake everybody and just throw in the young guys."
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If you aspire to a career in the Film and TV industry, working in production, post production, or producing visually stunning adverts, this is the course for you.
Acquire knowledge and skills in the field of film production, camera work, editing or story telling.
Beim Professional Media Creation (M.A.) handelt es sich um einen konsekutiven Studiengang für Bachelor Absolventen aus künstlerischen und aus künstlerisch-technischen Fachbereichen.
Ein Studiengang der Folkwang Universität der Künste in Kooperation mit dem SAE Institute
Learn from industry thought-leaders, collaborate with your peers, extend your network through our global reach and solidify your own reputation within the creative media industry.
Whether you've worked within the creative industries for years, or are seeking to to pursue greater career prospects. MA/MSc Professional Practice (Creative Media Industries) course is the next step to defining your creative niche.
Digital Film Production Diploma
- Overview
Whether you are starting or looking to further develop your career in the Film & TV industry , the Digital Film Production Diploma qualifies you for work at film production companies, post-production companies, TV stations, in the field of Motion Graphics or at event and advertising agencies.
Combining theoretical understanding with a strong hands-on training ethos, (75% of course assessment is practical), through our industry standard production facilities, you are able to explore and expand your technical and creative skill sets.
The course runs for 18 months and classes can take place in the daytime, evening or on weekend, providing you with flexibility whether you are working full-time, part time or just passing through.
Certainly one of the most important features of the SAE Diploma is its exceptionally high proportion of 75 % practical learning time.
- Modules
Indicative summary of topics
- Fundamentals of camera & lighting
- Fundamentals of screenwriting
- History of filmmaking
- Pitch history film
- Fundamentals of film analysis
- Fundamentals of video editing
- Theory of montage
- Fundamentals of optics
- Set workshop
- Digital signal processing
- Image editing & visual communication
- Cutting
- Picture composition
- Colour theory & scenic lighting
- Video basics / media operating
- Historic short film
- Camera & lighting
- Production report
- Historic short film pitch
- Cutting practice
- Practical scenic work
Indicative summary of topics
- Dramaturgy
- Script writing
- Screenplay analysis
- Scenography
- Revision
- The screenwriter
- Production management
- Moving imagery
- Storyboarding
- Moodboarding
- Character analysis / step outline
- Synopsis
- Short film screenplay
- Pre-production
- Pre-production pitch
- Writer director meeting
Indicative summary of topics
- Camera & lighting
- Direction
- Audio technology
- Voiceover
- Audio equipment and audio editing
- Small scenic production
- Theory & history of VFX
- Green screen
- Keying and colorgrading
- Compositing & animation
- VFX Supervising
- Master plan
- Dailies production
- Rough cut
- Production
- Compositing practice
- Compositing test
Indicative summary of topics
- History of filmmaking
- Documentary films and formats
- Thematic development and research
- Camera & lighting
- Production of documentaries
- Interview techniques
- Cutting
- Narrative techniques
- Media ethics
- Multicam cut
- Documentary research
- Documentary rough cut
- Documentary status report
- Documentary concept
- Documentary
- Critical analysis
Creative Media Practice
This module aims to position the discipline specific knowledge and skills acquired during the SAE Diploma within a wider industry, business and cultural context. The structure and operations of the culture industries are examined together with the meanings produced in the interplay between culture, cultural products and the consumer. The resulting implications for the pitching of creative media ideas and the marketing of creative media products are also considered. Students take their existing skills and adapt them for a range of markets, cultures and platforms, requiring students to understand other cultures and assimilate other disciplines into their practice.
Indicative summary of topics
- Structure and operation of the culture industries
- Interplay between culture, cultural product and consumer:
- Pitching and marketing of creative products
- Related disciplines and their application to creative media practice:
- Legal, contractual and ethical issues of creative media practice
- Marketing and business studies
- Music production
- Basic principles of broadcasting
- The potential of computer programming for advanced audio applications.
- Practical research
- Analytical essay
- Business presentation
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will have acquired knowledge of:
- The structure and operations of the culture industries
- The interplay between culture and consumers of culture
- Business, legal and ethical aspects of creative media activity
- The development, pitching and marketing of creative media products within the framework of legal and cultural constraints
- The principles of operation of large music studio equipment
- The basic principles of broadcasting
- Possible applications of computer programming for audio-related purposes
- On successful completion of this module students will have developed skills in:
- Developing a proposal in response to a creative media brief, with due consideration of financial, contractual and legal factors
- Presenting a creative media pitch
- Incorporating other disciplines into their creative media skill set
- Producing music utilising contemporary recording, editing and mixing tools.
Advanced Digital Film Practice
Designed to develop film-specific knowledge and skills to more sophisticated conceptual and technical levels through the realisation and evaluation of advanced film applications, students will be introduced to scriptwriting for feature films, new media applications for the moving image, visual artistry of the cinema and cinematography, adaptation and remake strategies, and documentaries. Additionally, students will learn about pitching, budgeting, financing, distribution and a number of additional topics of the film industry.
Indicative Summary of Topics
- Strategies for continuing professional development
- Advanced film applications
- Screenwriting for film and television
- New media applications for moving image.
- Project development and management
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Professional Development Analysis
- Advanced Film Project
- Production Analysis
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will have acquired knowledge of:
- Advanced film applications
- Project development and management
- Their continual professional development needs
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Conceiving, developing, realising and evaluating an advanced film application
- Making appropriate creative decisions in accordance with the legal, contractual and ethical requirements of a brief
- Adapting their skills to the demands of the work place
This module is the culmination of the degree programme, enabling students to demonstrate the full range of their technical, creative and academic skills. The major project is self-generated and may take one of many different forms. The project is intended to demonstrate a range of advanced skills in accordance with the requirements of a substantial Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science project. Through successful completion the student will also exhibit their capacity to conduct independent research and manage a large-scale venture.
- Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
- University entrance qualifaction (Abitur or similar)
- Alternatively: minimum age of 18 years plus intermediate educational qualification and aptitude test
- Own notebook computer for office work, theoretical tests and own notes from lectures
- Language skills: students whose first language is not English will need a qualification that demonstrates competence in English; atleast Level B2
- Fees & Funding
Payment Plans
- Upfront: 3 payments, each at the beginnig of next semester
- Standard: 18 payments, each at the beginning of month
Financing Options
There are several options that may be available to you to help you finance your studies, such as;
- STANDARD and UPFRONT payment plans
- Student loans
- Educational funds
Request a brochure for further information
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- Careers
Career Options
- Director
- Camera Operator
- Producer
- Production Assistant
- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Documentary Film Maker
- Film Maker
- Colourist
- Camera Assistant
- Grip
- Steadicam Operator
- Lighting
- Director of Photography
Industry Sectors
- Television
- Movie Production
- Independent Film Production
- TV Show Production
- Advertising
- Moving image Content for Web
- Corporate Film


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Volleyball Training
Our volleyball coaches have been fine tuning their training abilities for years and are now under the roof of Acme Athletics, improving the skills of young athletes. Sign up for a 1-on-1 or group session for either 30 mins or an hour session and reach your full potential today!
Acme features a rentable multi-purpose court perfect for volleyball training and practices. Learn more about our volleyball court which is perfect for all ages and is designed to give players the opportunity to improve their skills. Call (931)-919-2575 to book our court!
At Acme Athletics there are always new camps and clinics available for young athletes. Be sure to stay up to date on all of our exclusive camps and clinics designed to allow students of the game the opportunity to further their skills with some of the best coaches around!
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Macklemore Says He's Worried About Relapse
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis had a wild run in 2013.
Their record sold more than one million copies, the videos for "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" had a combined 700 million views, they're nominated for seven Grammys, they just wrapped up a triumphant tour and, tonight, they play New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square.
But right now, as he transitions from the screaming crowds and back to normal life, is when Macklemore, also known as Ben Haggerty, worries about relapsing into the substance abuse that has derailed him in the past.
"For me, what is a temptation is coming home off of the road, which is why this time period is interesting," the rapper told ABC News. "This is when I've fallen back before."
WATCH: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Perform 'Thrift Shop'
At its worst, drugs and alcohol landed him in the hospital, and in 2008, in rehab. "Isolation, broke, depressed, no reason to really live," is how Macklemore described that low point in his life.
His music partner, Ryan Lewis, says it impacted their working relationship.
"We didn't work for the first three years that I knew him," Lewis recalled. "And I think that was probably at the centerpiece."
Macklemore agreed, "Absolutely."
WATCH: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Perform 'White Walls'
When he's healthy, Macklemore's working relationship with Lewis, who he met on Myspace eight years ago, is more collaborative than many fans might realize.
"I'm critiquing lyrics for sure," said Lewis.
"Critiquing the hell out of my lyrics," Macklemore quipped. "We should get you a red pen. [It'd] be fitting."
One song where Lewis weighed in heavily was "Same Love," the band's ode to gay rights.
"I was sent a story from my mom about a gay, bullied kid who committed suicide," Macklemore said. "It started with me writing from the perspective of that kid, trying to take it on from his vantage point. And as usual, I kind of liked what I wrote."
Marriage Proposal at 'GMA' Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Concert
But then he brought it into Lewis, who gave Macklemore his thoughts.
"Ryan was like, 'You know what? This isn't your story to tell,'" said Macklemore. "'You have a story. You have a vantage point, but it's not this.'"
Macklemore says that's probably the best advice Lewis has ever given him about a song.
"It shaped 'Same Love,'" he explained, causing him to go back to the drawing board. "I was like, 'Okay, I do have a vantage point.'"
That song, which takes a hard run at homophobia in the rap world, created some backlash. But it was nothing compared to what happened when Macklemore brought up Trayvon Martin on the American Music Awards.
"The feedback from that, the hatred in the next 48 hours from that, surpassed all the hatred in the last year from 'Same Love,'" he said.
Macklemore Pays Tribute to Trayvon Martin at AMAs
After hustling and scraping to make it for years, fame is sometimes tricky, especially the lack of privacy and the exhaustion from the road.
Macklemore says he sometimes has to check himself when he has a "diva moment."
"I don't want to look back and be like, 'You had it all, and you weren't even present for it. You weren't able to enjoy it,'" he said. "I want to be here, be now and be grateful."


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Study abroad
- Date: –17:00
- Location: Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC BMC see schedule
- Lecturer: International Office
- Website
- Organiser: International Office
- Contact person: Jonathan Schalk
- Phone: 018-471 3612
- Studentevenemang
During the lunch hour and afternoon we will hold info sessions about Exchange studies, Minor Field Studies and Erasmus Traineeship.
Study Abroad
Venue: BMC, B41
10.00-15.00 Come have a cup of coffee/tea with students who have studied abroad.
12.00-13.00 How do you apply for exchange studies? The International Office tells you how.
15.15-16.45 How do you apply for funding for traineeships or field studies (MFS & Erasmus traineeship)? The International Office tells you how. Room A711.
Students from all diciplines at the university are welcome to join.
Read more about Study Abroad at www.uu.se/studyabroad.
Read more abot the event on Facebook! Feel free to invite your friends.


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I promised you all this recipe a week ago, and I'm sorry for the delay! This is not your typical spaghetti sauce, there I warned you. It's a sweet sauce, yes you read that right, I said sweet. Now don't go away, you really do have to try this sauce. It is different from your typical pasta sauce, and is so different from the kind I grew up with, however I have come to seriously love this spaghetti sauce (this is also what I use as my pizza sauce, I just love the rich flavor it adds). I will admit, it took some getting used to, I mean when you were raised on traditional meat sauce full of Italian spices, this is a major switch. But being my Farmer Hubby's favorite sauce, I ate this a lot while we were engaged, (yes I worked out a lot during that time too so I could fit into my dress. haha!) And honestly now, several years later, I find myself craving a giant bowl of this spaghetti, and don't really care for most meat sauce's anymore! The awesome thing about this sauce is you throw a few ingredients in the crock pot and make a giant batch, and then you can freeze the leftovers for several months and it keeps so nicely. Now my hubby likes his slightly burned (don't ask... he likes most things burned... he's weird.), but you don't have to burn yours. haha! I have served this often to guests and have always gotten rave reviews and they want the recipe, so I very highly recommend this sauce next time you want something a little different. This is also a very cheap sauce to make, I buy the store brand tomato products as I haven't noticed a different in taste, and since this does make such a large pot of sauce you get a lot for a very low cost! This always makes for a happy Mommy, and Daddy! ;-)
2 29 oz. Can of Tomato Puree
1 29 oz. Can of Tomato Sauce
1 15 oz. Can of Tomato Paste
1 1/2 cups Sugar
Spray a 6 qt. crock-pot with cooking spray, then add in all ingredients in order. Mix well, then cook on low for 6 hours. Stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta and top with your favorite cheese.
Told you it was easy! ;-) This is possibly the easiest meal you will ever make, and it is so tasty and cheap too. I mean how can you beat that? We like to use Rotini Noodles with this sauce, as it gets all the thick yummy sauce in each and every little spiral, and we also top it with Cheddar Cheese and a sprinkle of Fresh Ground Pepper. I know we're weird, but it's so good... And this is very kid friendly too! 5 stars.
|My little sous chef's first taste of spaghetti, 2 years ago!


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Heartik brings us something techy and something tropicaly – out now on Mistakes Music. Beatport here!
Heartik brings us something techy and something tropicaly – out now on Mistakes Music. Beatport here!
Tune in to Daboo's creepy puppet sound going from groovy tech house into some kind of deep creep bass techno and back….hope you enjoy.
Horatio & Bvaltik on duty under Wrong State Recordings. Beatport here.
Julian Jeweil's remix of Pan-Pot's Kepler out now on mobilee records. Beatport here.
Supdubs hot shot Carlo Ruetz is truly implying the title of his first solo album into his new creation. Being a true coast German (Rostock), young star Carlo wants to set another and by far biggest milestone in his yet early career. Following first successful productions, which were created in cooperation with Alfred Heinrichs and others, he now dares to enter the electronic music market on his own by introducing his very unique style that contains crystal clear and groovy sounds.
Carlo Ruetz appeals to various tastes as his music can be categorized in a wide range from minimal over techno to tech-house.
He explored his passion for minimal sounds already in the early terms of his career. Since, he worked his way up to become an imposing artist behind the turntables. His songs are not motivated by private incentives and neither influenced by his mood. In fact, Carlo Ruetz places more importance on the special groove of the song and hopes that the fans can establish a sense of sensibility for the feeling that is created through the unison of rhythm, tension and speed. His sound is completed with the use of subtle and almost reluctant vocals.
Being inspired by his label friends Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner or René Bourgeois, Carlo Ruetz created ten remarkable and versatile songs. There is no doubt that this first solo album of his own is a thrilling and yet already "breaking-through" piece of work.
Enzo Siffredi's Clown Stories EP out now on Keno Trax! Beatport here.
Some fresh Ton Liebt Klang, Arts & Leni meets Rauschhaus for this Saloon Trumpets EP. Beatport here.


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Bobby Zappala Pitt Law '09 – a Post-Gazette entrepreneur to know in 2014
As we begin a new year, complete with a new mayor, optimism is running high in Pittsburgh. There are many reasons why it should, and these are some of them. We've selected a group of 14 outstanding individuals from a variety of fields who we believe will do much to shape the future of the region and, in some cases, the world. They may not be household names yet, but their intelligence, ambition, creativity, activism and vision are what it will take to propel us forward in fresh directions. These bright stars are shining just beneath the radar — but not for long!


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VMware performance enhancements
How well do you know new vSphere 6.5 features and upgrades?
Test your knowledge on the new vSphere 6.5 features as well as all of the other changes that came with the VMware's latest release of its core virtualization product. Continue Reading
Test yourself on vSphere 5.1 features before making the upgrade
VMware vSphere 5.1 is a minor release with some major new features. Take the quiz to see how well you know vSphere 5.1. Continue Reading


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If you happen to be in Stockholm on September 21-22nd you can catch me speaking on Disruptive Code, an excellent conference with a bunch of talented people. Here's the introduction post of yours truly.
Have you read Haunted Futures yet?
I've got a story in the science fiction/near future anthology Haunted Futures, together with the likes of Warren Ellis and Tricia Sullivan. Check it out!


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It doesn't take courage to seek revenge on those who have harmed you. It takes courage to forgive them.
It doesn't take courage to fight your enemies and adversaries. It takes courage to engage with them and find a way forward.
Mandela's shoes are too big to fill. Fortunately, you can walk in the giant footprints he left.


text: GALVIN, RONALD EDMOND Name: Ronald Edmond Galvin Rank/Branch: E2/US Navy Unit: Heavy Attack Squadron 4, USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Date of Birth: 20 June 1941 Home City of Record: River Forest IL Date of Loss: 08 March 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water Loss Coordinates: 175500N 1064000E (XE818816) Status (in 1973): Missing In Action Category: 5 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A3B Refno: 0610 Other Personnel in Incident: Carrol O. Crain, George F. Pawlish (missing) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project with the assistance of one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews: 15 March 1990. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998. REMARKS: RADIO CONTACT LOST SYNOPSIS: LCdr. Carrol O. Crain, pilot; LtJG George F. Pawlish, co-pilot; and AT Ronald E. Galvin, aviation electronics technician; comprised the crew of an A3B "Skywarrior" aircraft on board the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) off the coast of Vietnam in 1967. The three were assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 4. On March 8, 1967 Crain's aircraft launched from the Kitty Hawk on a strike mission into North Vietnam. Shortly after launch, they were notified to delay their time over the target by ten minutes due to a delay in the launching of the support aircraft. This was the last contact with them. No distress signals were received and all efforts to locate or make contact with them were unsuccessful. Their last known location was about 15 miles off the coast of North Vietnam, due east of the city of Ron. All three men were listed Missing In Action, and were not declared dead until seven years later, at which time their deaths were accounted as hostile deaths occurring while the men were missing, indicating that enemy action was involved, not merely in a watery grave. Despite these determinations, the Navy judged that the aircraft flew or fell into the water prior to departing their over-water holding point. A naval casualty board determined that their bodies could not be recovered. Although returned U.S. prisoners in 1973 were unable to show that either he or his crewmen were ever in the prison system, in the absence of proof otherwise, it is possible to entertain the notion that the three, if they managed to escape the sinking aircraft, could have been picked up by Vietnamese boats who happened to be in the coastal area. Certainly, the possibility also exists that Crain, Pawlish and Galvin died the day their aircraft went down. They are among nearly 2500 Americans still missing, prisoner or unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, nearly 10,000 reports have convinced many authorities that there are hundreds of Americans still alive and in captivity in Southeast Asia. Whether the crew of the A3 is among them is uncertain, but one cannot question that it is long past time to bring our men home.


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Thoughts and Reflections
Contemplating 500 and 501
Who has not enjoyed gathering together to stir and spread 500 on a farm in the afternoon?
The Compost Preparations and the Individuality of the Farm Organism
Working with the compost preparations, whether placing them within a freshly built compost heap, or participating in their making, is an essential part of biodynamics, and yet they remain deeply mysterious.
Read more The Compost Preparations and the Individuality of the Farm Organism
Approaching the Compost Preparations
What are some of the broad ideas from Rudolf Steiner's Spiritual Science that can help us to begin to approach the compost preparations with understanding?


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Student Testimonials
"I wish to express sincere gratitude to my supervisor Associate Professor Gill Terrett. There have been hurdles in completing this doctorate and I would like to thank her for giving me her invaluable support, wonderful guidance, encouragement and patience during this whole process."
"I would also like to thank Professor Peter Rendell for his assistance with and knowledge if cognitive research, particularly Prospective Memory, and for his guidance with statistical analysis."
– Roxanne White
"I am hugely indebted to my two brilliant supervisors Associate Professor Gill Terrett and Professor Peter Rendell. Gill has played multiple roles in my thesis saga. She has been my guiding light, rational mind, ruthless proofreader, validating ear, and delivered the firmest reality checks all blanketed in her maternal-like warmth. I will always envy her ability to make the simplest of sentences sound beautifully sophisticated and never forget her commitment towards making sure I submitted on my submission day. Peter also provided unwavering support throughout this ordeal"
– Kimberly Mercuri
"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisory team, Professor Peter Rendell, Dr Skye McLennan and Dr Jan Cameron. I am indebted to each of them for their guidance and encouragement, honest feedback, and good humour over the course of this thesis. Their wisdom, insights, and endless ideas have been admirable. Each of them individually pushed me to extents I didn't realise were possible and they enabled me to exceed my own expectations."
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Last month, the Food & Drug Administration rejected two applications submitted to expand the use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban).
Applications Denied
The applications requested to expand the use of Xarelto to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis. This is not the first time the FDA has rejected attempts by Janssen to expand approval for Xarelto. In fact, it is the third. Johnson & Johnson (the parent company of Janssen) and Bayer announced last August that they were initiating three new clinical trials:
These clinical trials are examining ACS, Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and strokes caused by clots of an unknown origin.
What Is Xarelto
Xarelto is an oral anticoagulant, also commonly known as a blood thinner. It is a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC), like Pradaxa (Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH), Eliquis (Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.) and Savaysa (Daiichi Sankyo). NOACs were developed to compete with vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin, another type of blood thinner. A drug like warfarin requires frequent monitoring. NOACs like Xarelto tout not needing such monitoring as a major selling point. Xarelto is currently FDA approved for the prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and for the prevention of strokes in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Serious Side Effect with No Antidote
Xarelto has a serious side effect of uncontrolled bleeding. Those who take Xarelto can suffer from serious internal bleeding, especially in the abdomen and brain. Unlike warfarin, Xarelto currently has no antidote. An antidote is being developed by Portola Pharmaceuticals. It is called Andexanet alfa, and is an FXa Inhibitor Antidote. It would be able to be used for Xarelto, Eliquis and Savaysa which are all Factor Xa inhibitors. The antidote could potentially be used on patients who suffer a bleeding event or need emergency surgery. The FDA designated Andexanet alfa as a breakthrough therapy, which allows for an expedited approval process. Andexanet alfa is currently undergoing clinical studies.
Boehringer Ingelheim has also been developing an antidote for Pradaxa. It is called idarucizumab, and would be for the rapid reversal of the effects of Pradaxa in the event of a serious bleed. The FDA also granted idarucizumab the breakthrough therapy designation. Boehringer Ingelheim announced recently that it has submitted idarucizumab for approval to the FDA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Health Canada. Clinical studies for the antidote have been ongoing.
While antidotes for NOACs are under development and pursuing regulatory approval, there is still no usable antidote for these drugs. Patients who take Xarelto are at a risk for severe, currently irreverible internal bleeding.
Know Your Rights
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP is investigating possible lawsuits against the makers of Xarelto. Our experienced dangerous pharmaceutical and medical device attorneys have successfully handled many similar cases in the past, including Pradaxa. If you or someone you know has been affected by Xarelto, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact us online or call us at (800) 674-9725 to speak with an attorney today. All consultations are free and completely confidential.


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Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) is a community based, grassroots, non-profit event that is planned and produced by volunteers. GAAF is dedicated to remaining free to the public, offering low participation fees to artists, showcasing the artists and venues of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District, and championing the unique and eclectic character of Rogers Park.
The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is a community partnership with Lifeline Theatre, a 501(c)3 organization in Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois.
The first Glenwood Ave Arts Fest was organized in 2002 by Alan J. Goldberg. It was called the Glenwood Avenue Arts District Outrageous Open Studio Walk and Succulent Street Fair. The name has been subsequently shortened.