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Spotted This Morning's favorite moments of the midterms
It's Election Day and by now we've all heard all the talking points, arguments and counter-arguments we can stand.
Most of us already have voted, and those who haven't ought to get out there and score one for Democracy.
Seems like as good a time as any for a moment reflection, so here are my favorite moments of the cycle.
Mike Fallon: Young Gun
Don't get me wrong, I think Fallon's a great candidate. But given the safety of Congresswoman Diana DeGette's in Democratic Denver, I responded with smile at the Grand Old Party's attempt to promote the Denver doctor without actually giving him the money he needed to wage a prime-time campaign.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's charitable giving
Who would've ever guessed that the mayor of a city so put upon by Recreate 68 was the co-founder of a foundation that contributed money to the protesters?
Tom Tancredo's calling for President Obama's impeachment
After the former congressman and immigration firebrand penned an op-ed in The Washington Times arguing that Obama was more a danger to the country than al-Qaeda, I suggested that the media just ignore him. Now how actually has a chance at becoming Colorado's next governor.
Ken Buck's "Because I don't wear high heels" comment.
Even if you're inclined to see it Buck's way – as a joke aimed more at the attacks of Jane Norton against him – it was still a bad idea to say it in front of a video camera. I will always remember it as the moment I missed, as I was at the Independence Institute's Alcohol Tobacco Firearms event when Buck made the gaffe – but too busy tending to the serious business of lighting of a once-a-year cigar to notice.
NRO's "immoral" gotcha for Michael Bennet
It's also a bad idea to suggest that the federal debt you've contributed to as a senator is "immoral," as Michael Sandoval at Battle '10 duly noted.
Scott McInnis's attempt to throw Rolly Fischer under the bus.
You know there's trouble when you write anything remotely like: "How does a campaign malign an 82-year-old water expert?"
The bicycle files
Without doubt, your Spotted This Morning correspondent thought his favorite moment of the campaign would be when Dan Maes stood by his assertion that the Denver B-cycle program was actually a United Nations plot meant to limit our freedoms – even while admitting that the claim was "based on limited information."
"We've just scratched the surface," Maes said, as the storm clouds gathered.
But by the time the hapless Maes faded into obscurity, he surprised us with a parting shot suggesting he was the conspiracy.
Dan Maes blames his supporters for believing in him.
"People were so desperate for someone pure that had character and integrity," Maes told The Denver Post. "They saw a guy they really trusted and believed every word I said. They turned me into something surreal to them."
Time's up at Spotted This Morning's basement blogospheric world headquarters, or I'd add some more. Your favorites?
Keep up with your Spotted This Morning correspondent on Facebook and Twitter, for links and observations throughout the day.


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No concern for customer service anymore. It's sad. I guess they think they're "famous" in Ottawa so they can afford to treat some customers like utter crap. Clearly they don't value every customer when they are really busy or an individual staff member is feeling overwhelmed. It should never be okay for staff to treat customers with anything but decorum and respect. Unfortunately, we will never be going back after the way we were treated this time.
And, to be clear, this was their second chance in our mind. The last time we were there they were way over-crowded, condescending to the point of rudeness, took way too long to deliver our orders and the food (yes, even the eggrolls) were just awful.
Come to think of it, we even went in once on our way past just to get an eggroll each and the person behind the counter laughed at us for only buying two. "Only two? Ha!"
I think their food quality has slowly been declining over the past little while. Even the eggrolls at Scotiabank Place / Canadian Tire Centre have been off. It seems to be very hit-or-miss among our friends who have been patrons. We might be willing to deal with the poor service if the food was what it was once.
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So it's finally here, my 100th post on this blog, which has conveniently fallen on the same day as it passed 5,000 views! Thanks to everyone who has viewed it since its creation and helped it to last this long!
To celebrate, I've got a much longer and quite exciting post today. First, given the recent events of the Presidential Election, I thought I'd show you this campaign video from Will Ferrell (comedian, actor, founder of Facebook), that encourages people to get out and vote for President Obama.


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Strikes by performers, actors and technicians are threatening to shut down some of France's leading arts events, including the renowned Avignon festival.
Part-time and temporary workers are angry at plans to reduce their right to extra benefits and social security, aimed at cutting government debt. They say the proposals will hit the country's exception culturelle (cultural exception), a fiercely-guarded principle that means anything considered to be of cultural value to French society should be protected by the state from market forces.
The industrial action has already led to the cancellation of the Latin American Rio Loco festival in Toulouse, due to open on Wednesday, along with a Paris flamenco event. The Paris-based British singer Jane Birkin has cancelled her 22 June appearance at the Montpellier theatre festival in support of the strikers and performers, who have protested nude during a visit by the culture minister, Aurélie Filippetti, to a culture centre in northern France .
The disgruntled performers and technicians say they will step up their action to hit the big summer festivals, including the Avignon festival in July, which attracts tens of thousands of arts lovers.
At the heart of the dispute is the special status given to more than 254,000 workers in France's film, theatre, television and festival industry. Known as intermittents, a 1936 law gives them higher compensation, benefits and social protection than the average unemployed person in recognition of their job insecurity. They have to work 507 hours over 10-and-a-half months for performers and over 10 months for technicians to qualify for the payments.
France's official auditors, the Cour des Comptes, says a system in which intermittents contribute €232m (£185m) in social security payments but claim €1.26bn in benefits cannot continue. The auditors add that while arts workers account for 3% of France's 10.1% jobless total, their special status creates one third of the €3.7bn social security's unemployment benefit deficit.
Under a deal reached between unions, employers and the French government in March, the part-time and temporary workers will have to pay higher contributions and wait longer after the end of each temporary period of work before they are entitled to benefits.
The workers threatening to strike say they claim €320m not €1.26bn, and say the nature of their jobs means they experience long periods of unemployment for which they should be compensated. One demonstrator at the naked protest in Guise on Tuesday told Filippetti: "We are asking that the agreement be renegotiated because the way it's been done is despicable and senseless."
Jacques Allaire, an actor-director, said France's exception culturelle was threatened by the cuts.
"It's not only about a fight for rights, but for a model of society. And this betrayal comes from a leftwing government," Allaire told the newspaper Libération.
In a statement, Avignon workers warned: "If the government approves the 22 March agreement, we reserve the possibility to apply our right to strike from 4 July and the government will have to take responsibility for the consequences."
In a letter to Le Monde last month, the director of the Avignon ON festival, Olivier Py, called on the prime minister, Manuel Valls, to order a moratorium on the March agreement and reopen negotiations.
France's Socialist government is trying to reduce the country's social security bill as part of a wider effort to bring public spending and debt to within EU limits.
The last time a French government carried out reforms in this area, in 2003, the Avignon festival was cancelled, for the first time since it was founded in 1947. It is now one of the biggest arts festivals in the world.
The government has appointed a mediator to meet union representatives.
The threat came as the train drivers strike continued for a third day a strike by taxi drivers earlier this week and a warning from Air France that its ground staff were planning industrial action on Sunday over the proposed restructuring of the company.


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Materia is a rummy-like card game with a beautiful Alchemy theme. Players compete to get the most points and complete the Great Work. Each hand, players will be given different 'transmutations', card combos like runs and sets, and try to manage their hand of card to match the transmutation and earn points.
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The Growth of Google Reviews Is a Boon for Digital Marketers
Reviews. Everybody wants them, but very few want to go through the hassle of getting them. We get it. People seem to be much more likely to give negative reviews when they are upset than they are to give positive reviews when they are happy with something. Their minds have moved on after their transaction is completed with your business, and the last thing they are thinking about is taking a few minutes to write you a nice review. When we can't rely on satisfied clients to openly review us on their own accord, we must ask them for reviews which can be time-consuming work. You can also ask an awful lot of people for reviews before anyone steps forward to gives you one, too.
At times it may feel like you are wasting time asking clients for reviews, but is it worth the hassle? Absolutely! And SEOs are certain that reviews will continue to remain relevant for the near future. Need more convincing than just my word? Here are a few things to consider with regards to obtaining reviews for your business:
- Google Is Already Paying Attention to Reviews – While Google may not be ranking you and your competitors based on who has the best reviews all-around, they are certainly paying attention to the amount of reviews that you have on both Google and other relevant review sites. Google knows that searchers look to reviews for guidance, and they are factoring into your rankings at least a little bit. Want to improve your rankings? Consider getting more reviews.
- Your Potential Clients Are Paying Attention to Reviews – Google users do not just assume that the top-ranking business listing on a page is the best business to meet their needs. Odds are that they are going to do a little research between several high-ranking businesses to help make their decision on who to hire. They want proof that your business is the right business for them. What better proof than reviews from customers who have already dealt with your business? Let your former clients assure your future clients that you are awesome at what you do.
- Google Is Already Showing You The Potential Of Their Review Platform Through Hotel Reviews – The future may already be now! Do yourself a favor and use your phone to look up the Google listing for a hotel near you (or a famous one that you know the name and location of). Under their listing click "View All Reviews." You should see an overall star rating of that hotel at the top of the screen and you should also see ratings based on people who stayed in that hotel with families, as couples, solo or for business below.
Google knows that what works for one person may not suit everyone. A family-friendly hotel may be a huge turn off to a couple looking for a romantic weekend. While a family that stayed at the hotel might leave a glowing review, a couple might leave a less stellar review since the hotel didn't meet their needs. Therefore, Google is providing you with multiple viewpoints to help you understand if the hotel you are researching will meet your needs. Going with your family? This hotel is great! Going for a relaxing and romantic getaway? You might want to consider a different option.
Consider this advanced review system as it might apply to your business in the future. How might Google look at the demographics related to restaurants, store fronts, doctors and home repair professionals? Or, will Google be able to look at some basic information about a searcher and give them star ratings and reviews based on reviewers similar to themselves? In other words, would a 30-something female see a different star rating than a 50 something male based on the fact that a product might be more suited to one person over the other? This article from Search Engine Land delves much deeper into these possibilities with search and reviews in the future.
The essential point is this: reviews are important now and they will remain important for the near future. Even a handful of quality reviews can do a lot to boost confidence in your business for both Google and your potential clients. So, don't give up the good fight to get reviews from your satisfied clients. And don't be afraid to ask your digital marketing agency for help, too!
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Tuscan delight, Terre d'Italia wine fair
I just finished tasting a few wines at the Terre di Toscana event, which every year for the past ten years is the most definitive event about Tuscan wines. Over 100 of the most talented wine makers from Tuscany gather up for a couple of days to showcase their wines to...read more
Stefano Amerighi Cortona Syrah: 10 years of Apice
I met Stefano Amerighi one evening in a tiny hole in the wall wine shop in Siena: Enoteca Rivella. The owner Carlo and another small group of friends like to meet up there to talk or rather discuss about wine philosophy. One things then leads to another and soon...read more
Anteprima Chianti Classico 2018
Anteprima Chianti Classico 2018 What is an anteprima? It is a Premiere in the wine world. A series of days, each one dedicated to a certain type of Tuscan wine. Today it was about Chianti Classico, here are a few numbers and wines that I really enjoyed and want to...read more
The 2011 vintage of Barolo battle
This is one of my favorite games to play: crack open a couple of different bottles of the same vintage and drink them in a group of 4/6 people. Tasting is one thing, drinking is indeed another. When one gets a sip of something is more prone to say yes to sweeter,...read more
8 wines to drink during the Holidays!
I love going wine shopping during the Holidays. People think I am crazy as I have already a pretty big cellar but I still love to go spend a few bucks on something I will enjoy immediately! So I thought of 8 wines I will be tasting during the Holidays and wanted you...read more
Getting over a Wine Hangover!
With the Holidays coming up I think there will be a lot of talking about this subject. What is the best way to cure a Hangover? A lot of wine experts don't talk about it, well, I am going to tell you some quick tips that work for me. First of all the best thing would...read more
Winesgiving: what (Italian) wines to pair with your turkey!
I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving, even if I am not American. I have a couple of brilliant Italian-American kids and a bunch of American friends living in Florence who have always been cooking every 23rd of November with enthusiasm. I love to see them getting excited...read more
Autochtona fair and Vitigni Autoctoni
Fancy a red wine? Most people would opt for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and after the movie Sideways... Pinot Noir. Fancy a White? Then it's Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and maybe Riesling. Let's talk about the Autoctona wine fair! Italy has got well over a...read more
Three unforgetable wines
Il Sassicaia, father of all the Super Tuscans, born in Bolgheri in 1968 con with vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc (planted in 1944) with the intention to produce wines similar to Premier Cru Classe of Bordeaux like Latour e Mouton Rothschild....read more
Discovering Dievole
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Abdominal Pain Caused by Laxatives
Laxatives are over-the-counter medications used to help relieve and prevent constipation. These products work by creating soft or loose stools or by inducing a bowel movement. While these products may be recommended by your doctor and often work to alleviate the constipation, they can have side effects -- particularly if they are not properly used. Adverse effects of laxatives include diarrhea, nausea and abdominal discomfort or pain from bloating, gas and cramping.
Bulk-Forming Laxatives
One way to prevent constipation is to soften and increase the size of the intestinal contents, so digested food moves more quickly through the colon. With action similar to dietary fiber, bulk-forming laxatives or fiber supplements absorb water, increasing stool bulk. Within the gut, fast movement of poorly digested food components can lead to abdominal discomfort, so high or frequent doses of bulk-forming laxatives can lead to gas, bloating, diarrhea or other abdominal discomfort. As with most laxatives, bulk-forming laxatives work best and may pose fewer side effects when adequate fluids are consumed.
Osmotic Laxatives
Osmotic laxatives are commonly used for treating constipation, and when used as directed, they can be effective. These laxatives work by drawing fluid into the intestines, essentially causing this extra fluid to add to stool contents and help flush out the bowel. Examples of osmotic laxatives include products containing magnesium, phosphate or poorly absorbed sugars such as lactulose. While using these to treat constipation or push out the hard stool, these laxatives may cause abdominal discomfort such as gas and bloating -- and excessive or improper use can cause dehydration.
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Stimulant laxatives cause the intestinal muscles to move or contract, and this helps the intestines move the stool into the rectum for evacuation. Bisacodyl and senna are common laxatives in this cateogory, and they usually work within several hours. These laxatives can also lead to symptoms such as cramping, diarrhea and bloating -- often within a few hours of use. Overuse or high doses of these laxatives may even lead to dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities in the body.
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My favorite past time is to take my dog to the park in the morning after our morning jog. We take a lap around the neighborhood, and we end up training at the park. I take out my Beneful Baked Delights that my dog loves. Beneful uses natural ingredients in their foods, so I make it a point to get their brand of dog food and dog treats when I visit the pet store. My dog likes all the Baked Delights, but I usually buy the kind that are called Heartfuls because I like the name. News About Premium Dog Foods Premium dog foods use premium ingredients. This should seem like common sense, but not everyone understands what kind of rigorous steps these premium companies take in preparing the best ingredients and best ways to prepare dog foods. They even have their own taste testers to insure that the food is up to par with a dog's pallet. The article I found that states some of this information is from the Daily Herald. In the article they actually have an interview with a manufacturing chief and a few other higher up representatives at premium dog food manufacturing companies. The manufacturer tries the dog food, and he approves of it's taste. Beneful lists their ingredients on their packages. I appreciate this simple fact because I care what is in the food that I feed my dog. I look at the ingredients in my food that I buy, so I do the same precautious measures to insure that my dog is getting the right food in his bowl. I feed my dog Beneful Dry Dog Food Original. It is made with real chicken. Then, I sometimes will compliment the dry food with some Chopped Blends from Beneful. Chopped Blends look great, and they smell like food should smell. The Chopped Blends I buy for my dog have real beef in the food. That article I mentioned is from the Daily Herald. It's is worth reading. I recommend you visit their site and read the article by going to this link.
My dog is so much more than a pet. She has become, like many other dog owners will attest, a member of my family. With her unique personality, characteristics, and intelligence, I wanted to feed her a product that would give variety to her palate and benefit all of her best qualities. Purina's Beneful brand myriad of food choices satiates her picky appetite.
Chopped Blend with peas, carrots, beef, and barley
The immediate reaction to the chopped blends is the visual appeal. Made with real ingredients, you can see carrots and peas in the mix. I am the first one to admit that I have fed my dog off of the dinner table a time or two. Chopped blends from Beneful look like human food, so the transition to this healthier version was smooth. The blends come in a 10 oz tub that is more convenient than the typical tin can because it can be refrigerated. It easily feeds my little pup two or three meals.
Tuscan Style Medley
Beneful's wet food Medley assortments on wm6.walmart.com are a hot seller in their product line. It's no surprise considering all that is offered. 3 0z cans are a perfect portion to feed my dog, Mixing with dry food is an enjoyable option. Our favorite, however, is the Tuscan Style with its beef, carrots, rice, and spinach, that is drenched in a flavorful sauce. My dog eats it right up because it goes down easy, packs a punch of flavor, and is totally beneficial.
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Talk about Pavlov's dog- whenever I go to my fridge to get ice, my pup is right there to receive a treat. I feel better "rewarding" her with something I know will benefit her teeth. Healthy Smile Dental Ridges of Beneful on facebook come in three sizes and promote reduction of plaque and tartar buildup, not to mention freshen breath.
Baked Delights: Heartfuls
A duo of apple and bacon flavors, who can say no to that? I was instantly drawn to the cute shape of the mini shortbread treats. Turns out, like everything else Beneful brings, they are a no guilt snack. Resealable packaging makes these treats a go-to time and again.
According to wikipedia.com having a healthy body starts with feeding the body healthy foods and giving the body enough exercise. It doesn't matter if the body is human or animal, both of them need the same thing. The body of a dog can be well taken care of if they get enough exercise each day. In order for the dog to obtain enough exercise, they must first eat enough food. Eating enough food is in relevant if the food is no good. Many pet owners will actually feel that their dogs can eat the same foods that they consume, and they find out the hard way that human foods are best fed to humans only. Dog food companies make food for dogs because they understand that dogs should have a different kind of food than humans. Although a human can consume lots of bad foods and still bounce back, dogs are not always so lucky. There are dogs that die from heart disease, and dogs can catch any other disease that humans suffer from. The difference is that dogs have less time on this earth than humans do, so they'll suffer even worse from a disease than a human will, and they can die from it a lot sooner too. When looking after dogs a dog's health, it's as simple as going to the grocery store or pet store and picking up a very good brand of dog food. Beneful is a great brand of dog food available on Amazon, and dogs can gain energy by eating the food on a regular basis. Beneful also has the nutrients that dogs need to keep themselves healthy, and there are vitamins and minerals in Beneful brand foods as well. Even pet owners who are having a problem with their dog's breath can find Beneful products that can help with this. Beneful has products that will help to get rid of bad dog breath, and it's done through the use of dental sticks, which appear as dog treats. When dogs chew on the treats, they are helping to clean their teeth as well as freshening their breath. Dog owners who also want to help clean their dog's teeth can always get a toothbrush to brush the dog's teeth if the dog allows it, but if not, then Beneful dental treats can work. Beneful should be the number one choice for any dog owner who wants a healthy pet.


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Bourjois Radiance Reveal Concealer
I've mentioned the Bourjois Radiance Reveal Concealer on my blog a few times now so i figured it was about time that i posted a proper review telling you all the reasons as to why i think it is one of the best high street concealers.
I had no intention whatsoever to buy this, in fact when i headed into Boots i was armed with a list of other concealers i was intending to buy but this caught my eye as i went passed the Bourjois stand and i picked it up on a completely whim - thankfully, it's one of the best risks I've taken because i adore this concealer.
If you've followed my blog for a while you'll know that I've been on the search for the perfect concealer but I'm never quite satisfied, I've come across some great ones but none of them have ever given me the results and or coverage that I've wanted, until now.
The concealer packaging is really lovely; it's a nice handy size, has a doufat applicator and a nice frosted glass look to the outer packaging. My favourite part of this concealer though, is the formula - it is really creamy and hydrating. During the winter time my skin starts to get a little dry from the cold so the fact that this concealer will help keep my under eyes hydrated is a massive selling point to me.
I like to apply this in a triangle shape under the eye and some times i applying it under the eyebrow to help define the shape - I've used sponges, a brush and my fingers to blend it out and they all work great, it blends out really lovely and looks flawless. I'd say this is about a medium coverage and it actually works - i always find concealers never quite cover my under eyes well enough but this does and it really brightens up under the eyes too.
I find this lasts really well on me, I've always set it with powder so i don't know how well it lasts on it's own but with powder it lasts hours on me, I've gone all day without topping it up and whilst it does start to fade down its not completely noticeable. I use a different concealer for blemishes so i can't comment on what this is like at covering those.
I have mine in 01 Ivory, it's the lightest shade and it matches my skin tone perfectly. However, the only negative i have to say about this is that there is only 3 shades available which is just ridiculous - it's limiting so many people from being able to try such a great product. I don't really understand how brands can get away with creating such few shades which is the only thing that lets this product down.
Overall, i do adore this concealer and i personally think it is one of the best high street concealers that is out there. It is £7.99 so it's not the cheapest out there but it's such good quality and gives great results so to me it's worth every penny.
Have you tried the Bourjois Radiance Reveal Concealer?
Natalie xx
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The appeal relating to the clumsy, US spawned Operation Ore investigation into Internet child pornography is due to start on 11th November.
Those affected are seeking to prove that they were in fact victims of credit card fraud and did not access child pornography on the Internet. It is understandable therefore that many people, child protection groups and the police are nervous about the possible outcome of the appeal.
So much for so little…just click on the image above
Jim Gamble, who resigned from CEOP is lying low, no doubt licking his wounds after the Home Secretary, Theresa May this week confirmed that CEOP was not – and will not become – an independent body, no doubt much to the dismay of the zealots who were demanding that status and threatening all kinds of dire consequences if May did not give in.
What nobody is prepared to admit though, especially those who move in political circles, is that if the appellants win, the whole face of child protection in the UK could be changed and, we would suggest, be changed for the better.
If the appeal is successful, it may cause the police, children's charities, probation officers, the tabloid press and even politicians to think twice before jumping on the child protection bandwagon in order to win cheap votes, sell newspapers and make a living out of persecuting others whilst ignoring the real major source of child abuse, the family.
However, considering the major shift that victory in the appeal could cause, TheOpinionSite.org believes that the Court will be reluctant to favour the appellants in the case, preferring to either reserve judgement in order to seek guidance from the Government, make a decision that is full of loopholes so that the authorities can escape justice or, as is most probable, simply dismiss the appeal.
History shows that where child sex offending of any type is under consideration, the courts nearly always fall on the side of the authorities rather than risk a public outcry which might 'undermine public confidence'.
Surprisingly, there is however hope left for those who are appealing in the form of the Home Secretary, Theresa May and the Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke.
Whilst neither wish to be seen to be soft on sex offenders – even they are not prone to political suicide – they have both proved themselves to be resilient to the tabloids, zealots and howling charities that controlled the last administration. It may be therefore that they do not seek to influence the Court in its decision making as has seemingly been the case under Blair and Brown. Indeed, it may even be that they want to put an end to the public hysteria and paranoia over sex offenders that has built up in the UK over the last 20 years. mainly due to those with a vested interest in maintaining such fears.
We live in hope and in the belief that injustice cannot continue for ever, despite the efforts of those who benefit from such injustice.
TheOpinionSite.org realises that there are many who will disagree with us and we hope that they – and those who do agree – will enter their comments below.
Whatever your opinion, one thing is clear; the Court has a rare opportunity to prove once and for all that it is not under the control of the Government in such sensitive matters, is not weak and is, as it should be, totally independent.
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There's an old writing adage out there, and it goes something like this:
Write what you know.
This rule used to intimidate me. A lot. When I first began my writing journey, I was a young mother with two toddlers. I'd married my high school sweetheart and the jobs I'd held were nothing to write home about. Or even write about, for that matter!
I longed to tell stories. Big stories. Stories about history and wars and family issues and trials of faith—stories I did not often have firsthand experience with myself. Yet I longed to tell them, and tell them authentically. How, though, could I begin writing about something that wasn't familiar to me?
This lack of knowledge definitely niggled, and it's one of the reasons I became such an avid fan of research. I could find out, through another's experiences or through straight historical research, what I didn't know.
I don't think I ever broke the write what you know rule more boldly than I did in my newest release, The Hidden Side. While I'd been accustomed to conducting plenty of research for the historical parts of my time-slip stories, the contemporary story in The Hidden Side would take me to new, frightening places.
In this novel, a family is facing the unspeakable actions of one of its members. A mother, Natalie, must bear the actions of her son. A son who is involved in a school shooting. Only he is not the victim—he is the perpetrator.
This was unchartered territory for me. Thankfully, I didn't know what it was like to have a son commit such a terrible crime that he faced being locked away forever. But, as a quick Google search could tell me, there were women out there who knew what this was like. Brave women. Women who have written their testimonies for others, like me, to glimpse not only their ordeals, but their hearts.
Two memoirs in particular (A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold, mother of one of the Columbine shooters, and When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent) were invaluable resources into gaining the knowledge I did not have. But more than knowledge, they helped me grow in my humanity, my empathy, and my faith. They inspired me to write this story. They inspired the theme throughout the book. The theme of peeling back the layers of things unseen—things we might not want to see . . . the hidden side, the gray area, of those difficult trials.
I think, as a writer, it's important not to let my lack of knowledge stop me from telling a story. Rather, writers should let what we don't know inspire us to not only learn in our minds, but to grow in our hearts. Then we can be set free to share through one of the most powerful mediums of growth and change . . . a story.
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Heidi Chiavaroli began writing eleven years ago, just after Jesus grabbed hold of her heart. She used her two small boys' nap times to pursue what she thought at the time was a foolish dream. Despite a long road to publication, she hasn't stopped writing since! Heidi won the 2014 ACFW Genesis contest in the historical category. Her debut novel, Freedom's Ring, was a 4½-star Romantic Times Top Pick and a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut, and her latest novel, The Hidden Side, is scheduled to release in May 2018. Heidi loves exploring places that whisper of historical secrets, especially with her family. She loves running, hiking, baking, and dates with her high-school sweetheart and husband of fourteen years. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and Howie, her standard poodle.


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Hi all,
I am starting a project that involves creating a custom sized LED screen on the inside surface of a half sphere. I plan on using about 1000 WS2813 pixels and each row will have a different number of LEDs since the arc length changes on each row.
I was planning on using a Teensy to control the LEDs and ended up buying a couple 4.0s. After researching further Im wondering if I made the right decision on buying 4.0 since it is relatively new. I was hoping to output to all the LEDs in series, but I know that is kind of pushing it and I might have a low refresh rate. The alternative of output to different rows in parallel sounds good, but I didnt know how much it would complicate setting up software like jinx.
Can anyone offer a suggestion if I should continue trying to use the 4.0 or switch to a version that has been out longer? Or if I use the 4.0 how difficult is it to setup the parallel outputs using a program like Jinx?


text: Uncategorized Technology News Gallery: Week of April 23, 2012 Ganesh @itworldca Published: August 14th, 2013 SAP founds new cloud facilitySAP has created a new facility specifically for developing new cloud applications and improve existing ones.Sharp announces 80-inch TV for JapanSharp has announced intention to sell an 80-inch LCD television. The set will launch this June in Japan for US$12,000, becoming the largest television you can buy there.U.S. Navy creates creepy, useful fire-fighting robotHer name is Octavia and she serves a very useful purpose. The Navy has developed a brand new uncanny-valley-ish robot for fighting fires and helping personnel find their way to safety. The robot can respond to gesture and voice commands and utilizes MIT project called Nexi for its intelligence.Demo conference in SF shows off new appsThe Demo conference in San Francisco sought to show off Internet apps that solve today's problems.One of the featured apps was from startup Toopher. It uses location data to add better authentication for online logins and transactions on smartphones. Based on where data is accessed, logins can be flagged as suspect and blocked.Greenpeace protests Microsoft's cloudWhere cloud technology is concerned, a lot of questions naturally enter the conversation. How scalable is it? What services can be hosted or accessed through it? But people don't usually ask how environmentally sound is it?Well, Greenpeace is trying to change that conversation by protesting outside of Microsoft and Amazon's headquarters because they assert that the electricity that powers those clouds is supplied by coal-burning plants. Ironically, Greenpeace handed out balloons made from Petroleum in addition to hanging giant banners that read "Amazon, Microsoft, How Clean is your Cloud?"The Open Source Hardware Association is foundedIn an effort to strengthen the open source community around hardware building, an often harder to break into medium because of its financial barriers, the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHA) has been founded.Co-founder, Alicia Gibb (pictured), describes the project as sharing documents that can help in building open source prototypes. "Open-source hardware is a way to share innovation. We publish all the files needed to improve, make derivatives, or re-manufacture the things built," Gibb said.Sony launches the nasneSony has launched a new digital recorder that can stream to most Sony devices. The nasne will allow users to access content through its Playstation, PC, tablet or Xperia phones. Uncategorized Amazon, cloud, Microsoft, SAP, Sharp 10 LinkedIn Tips to Boost Your Job Search Google vs. Facebook: A Tale of Two IPOs Related Content Say hello to Microsoft's new Chromium-based browser Microsoft commits to carbon negative by 2030, among other environmental commitments Social media reacts to Windows 7 end of life Infosec pros urged to quickly deploy today's Windows 10 patch Follow Subscribe Resources CanadianCIO Digital Security CMO Digital CDN Magazine IT Salary Calculator LightningPR Webinars and Events Tech Research Partner Content IT World Canada Community About Us Contact Us Technology Videos IT News IT Blogs Mobility News Cloud Computing Technology Topics ITWC Talks ITWC Websites ITWC.ca Channel Daily News.com IT World Canada.com IT Business.ca Direction Informatique.com © 2020 IT World Canada


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Months before his death, Osama bin Laden -- with the help of corporate America's national security infrastructure, screwed up my driver's license. If you live outside California you probably haven't heard this tale of fail. It's unfolded in slow motion over months, resulting in massive backlogs of unfulfilled license renewals, people driving without valid licenses because they have no other choice, and the boondoggle of using a company -- L-1 Identity Solutions -- that cornered the market on US production of passports and driver licenses.
It is yet another example of the polar opposite of a free market, a more standard story of a US company that inexplicably soaked up all the business in a certain area. In the process of the war on terror becoming a single source, and -- as a result -- leaving everyone in the state of California inconvenienced and without recourse while providing inferior service.
Since late last year L-1 Identity Solutions has had a series of failures, poorly described in the press, in manufacturing California's new license.
These failures were so profound that at one point 80 percent of entire lots of license production were deemed defective.
The CA Department of Motor Vehicles processes 40,000 licenses a day.
So any screw up in the pipeline in a state this large immediately cascades into a problem affecting everyone. And as the license renewals piled up, an awesome barrier of delay and inadequacy was created.
By February, the Sacramento Bee newspaper had reported a backlog of 850,000 waiting to receive new licenses. At that point, the state instituted an e-mail point on the DMV page so drivers could inquire as to the status of their renewal. The volume of queries crashed the system.
A friend of mine waited about a quarter of a year for her new license.
At one point she had to apply for a temporary through the Department of Motor Vehicles, a process that was also, naturally, backlogged.
As for myself, I've been waiting for almost three months for the new license. My current license expired almost two months ago. In the meantime, the state began issuing automatic temporaries to fill the gap. They are valid for ninety days. My temporary arrived last week.
However, as with everyone caught in this high-tech trap, there was a window in which I had no valid driver license.
Since almost all Californians over the age of twenty depend on their auto-transportation, this presented a huge number of drivers who, if pulled over, would have no valid paper. As a response, the state informed police officers to run such drivers, when they were stopped, through their computer system. If it returned information that the renewal fee had been sent in that acted as verification of license.
But this is now also the time of the TSA and needing a valid photo ID -- like a license -- to get on an airplane.
I've seen no statistics on people who just abandoned the idea of flying if caught by the license "outage," so to speak.
However, I was one of them. My mother died in Pennsylvania when I had no valid photo driver's license and no temporary. Flying to PA was out. So I missed the funeral. (In full disclosure, we weren't close. But it would have been nice to have had the option to consider, not something unilaterally removed because of a screw-up at one of America's taxpayer-funded homeland security companies.)
And I am also sure many other people, for any variety of reasons, just gave up on the idea of flying because of the license fiasco.
If you just Google L-1 Identity Solutions you'll immediately see how corporate spam and astroturf has defeated the giant search engine. You can go through pages and pages of results and not find anything about L-1's major failure with California.
This is no accident. That's how corporate America, at its best, works. It takes some effort to get past walls of obfuscation and even the mandarins of Google can't fix it.
L-1 came into being after 9/11 and expanded explosively.
The firm's local newspaper -- the Westport (Conn.) Express -- published an extensive profile, explaining it's history:
Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
For Robert LaPenta, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Stamford-based L-1 Identity Solutions, that day's terrorist attacks led to an epiphany about U.S. defense, and a company aimed at filling the huge, suddenly apparent, gaps.
"I watched the towers come down from my offices on 600 Third Ave.," said LaPenta, who was president of a company he co-founded, L-3 Communications, at the time.
"It was that event that really was the genesis, the starting point of me beginning to think about a new business that ultimately spawned L-1," he said in an interview with Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.
"I realized on that day that we spent $600 billion a year on aerospace, defense, ships, planes and weaponry, you name it," LaPenta said. "None of those things really mattered when it came to what transpired on 9/11, where 20 terrorists with basically false driver's licenses and a $25,000 budget were able to inflict the biggest attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor."
Homeland security issues will fuel much of L-1's future growth, LaPenta said, adding that about 80 percent to 90 percent of L-1's business comes from public sector customers such as federal, state, local and foreign governments ...
LaPenta said the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the unsuccessful "Christmas bomber," who tried to light a plastic explosive with a syringe sewn into his underwear on Northwest Flight 253 near Detroit, will ensure future demand from government customers.
It's worth noting puckishly that L-1 Identity's current mishandling of CA driver licenses would have certainly slowed any 9/11 bombers' desires to quickly acquire them.
It's worth adding that the procedures used by the bombers would not have been foiled by the fancy new license which L-1 Identity has been failing to manufacture properly.
The 9/11 attackers' strategy was procedural and based on system exploitation, not on high-tech stuff embedded in newfangled documents.
Just as the California license imbroglio was warming up late last year, this article on more of L-1's gadgets hit Wired on-line, part of the Empire's Dog Feces beat (aka security tech news to give the nerdy-boy crowd erections):
In Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. troops use handheld devices to take iris scans and thumb prints off of detainees and put them in vast databases to distinguish insurgents from civilians. Now your local cops are getting in on the action.
L-1 Identity Solutions, a four-year-old company, makes the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection System (HIIDE), a mobile device that digitally records someone's iris, fingerprint and facial characteristics "to create a comprehensive database on the enrolled subject." The tool, which has earned high marks in Iraq and Afghanistan, is marketed to cops, as a way to avoid taking suspects to booking stations,
Bravo! Face recognition software for Afghanistan, arrested Americans and -- maybe, according to stories -- dead Osama bin Laden.
In California, we'd still like our driver licenses. In the war on terror, bin Laden won that exchange.
Back in January (it's now month five of 2011 and still not straightened out), the LA Times reported:
DMV Director George Valverde said the vendor, L-1 Identity Solutions, has struggled with color accuracy, the raised lettering and the positioning of images of California icons, including El Capitan in Yosemite and the Golden Gate Bridge. L-1 was the only bidder on the five-year, $63-million job, Valverde said ... But when production on the new cards began, 80% of the cards in some daily batches contained errors. In such cases, Valverde said, the agency would return the entire batch to the vendor. Complicating matters, some days the vendor delivered no cards, and the agency quickly fell behind its usual pace.
Congratulations to the national security company of war on terror opportunists! Turned a great profit, made Osama's efforts look good and a whole lot of us in California really p.o.'d. Progress and innovation, the American way!
This post was originally published at Dick Destiny blog. A great place to visit -- enjoy the readings, stay for the jokes!


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I have only ever been a somewhat casual fan of Arcade Fire – never quite getting them but at the same time feeling the need to buy each of their albums. However the hook up with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy for their new album is intriguing and on the basis of this single will see their sound develop into something quite different. Love the video too.
Jessica Mauboy – To The End Of the Earth26 Oct
Jessica Mauboy – To The End Of the Earth
I am still playing catch up with Jessica's new album Beautiful. This track preceded Pop A Bottle and suggests the album is definitely worth a listen. Hoping for similar quality from Samantha Jade's forthcoming long player.
Rogue Vogue feat Patrick Baker – Until The Dawn26 Oct
Rogue Vogue feat Patrick Baker – Until The Dawn
The 90s dance influence continues on this lovely little jam from Rogue Vogue. Even better is that it is presently a free download via his FB page. Get your Saturday morning dancing shoes on and throw some shapes.
Vaults – Cry No More26 Oct
Vaults are the latest mysterious, electropop outfit dropping a track on the web and then letting the music do the work. They are already being mentioned in the same breath as Chvrches and London Grammar so big things are expected already.
The Saturdays – Disco Love (Live and acoustic at Transmitter)21 Oct
The Saturdays – Disco Love (Live and acoustic at Transmitter)
Great to hear the girls sing this so well live. They don't get to show off their harmonies too often which is a shame when they are as lovely as this.
Rebecca Ferguson – I Hope21 Oct
Probably the classiest of all the X Factor alumni, Rebecca Ferguson presents I Hope, the first single from her soon to be released 2nd album. It's gimmick free and super soulful as we have come to expect from Liverpool's finest.
Chelsea Lankes – Ghost21 Oct
Well this is a beautiful little gem. Definitely one for fans of Banks' understated haunting electronica. Thanks to Kick Kick Snare for the tip re this one.


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There's a day for everything, but very few of these directly impact me or have special meaning to me. Women's Day is one of special meaning to me. And don't worry, I'm not going to grab a mic, shout from the top of my lungs and demand you listen to me. Rather, I would appreciate any time you could spare to read about my experiences as to why this day is important to me and why these concepts and practices of respecting women in general should be applied to every day of the year. And I do not speak for anyone but myself and I speak from the perspective of an Asian American heterosexual female.
My life has been a very strange mix of good and bad experiences as a young woman. I am not very young nor am I very old. I have not gone through everything life has to offer but I also know I have experienced things that others may not have. I'm going to construct this post with the Oreo effect in mind.


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The hottest chillies in the world!
Technically, the bhut jalokia measures 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units, which means it contains the highest naturally occurring amount of capsaicin (the pungent chemical in chillies) in the world.india Updated: Jun 19, 2010 17:56 IST
Sitting in the living room of the Robbanis' Guwahati flat, you know exactly why Ali is so careful. It's obvious from the pungent reek emanating from the pile of bhut jalokias on the dining table some 10 feet away. It's evident from the fact that Parveen Robbani wears rubber gloves even when she's ladling her bhut jalokia pickle into packets for the market, not actually touching it with her hands. It's clear from the anxiety on Parveen's husband Arif's face as he warns you to wash your hands and face with soap even though all you've done is lean over the pickle jar to look at the bhut jalokias. Because the bhut jalokia is the hottest chilli in the world. No one treats it with anything less than the greatest respect.
Feel the burn
The hottest chilli in the world? What does that mean? Well, technically, the bhut jalokia measures 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), which means it contains the highest naturally occurring amount of capsaicin (the pungent chemical in chillies) in the world. SHUs are based on the number of times an extract from a chilli must be diluted in sugar water to lose its heat. So the bhut jalokia extract had to be diluted more than 10 lakh times before the testers could declare it heat-free.
Impressive though that sounds, it's difficult to understand how hot the bhut jalokia can be unless you compare it to something familiar. So figure this out. The ordinary hari mirch measures 15,000-30,000 SHUs, the Andhra Guntur sannam measures 35,000-40,000 SHU, the Kashmiri mirch measures 1,500-2,000 SHUs, and the Simla mirch measures zero SHUs. The reek of the bhut jalokia is so strong that it keeps elephants at bay, and it's so pungent that scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation announced that it could be used to make the world's first non-lethal hand grenade.
But till the 2000s, no one had ever heard of it. No one outside the North East of India, that is, where the bhut jalokia, also known as the Naga jalokia, the bih jalokia, the raja mirch and the u morich, has been eaten for 500 years, according to Dr Ananta Saika, professor at the Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat.
That changed in 2007, when the Guinness Book of World Records recognised the bhut jalokia as the world's hottest chilli based on tests at New Mexico State University, US, in which the chilli beat the previous record holder, the 577,000 SHU Red Savina Habanera.
Since then, the bhut jalokia has not only been the subject of much excitement amongst the chilli-heads of the world (chilli-heads being people who are addicted to the rush of happy-making endorphins that the capsaicin in chillis release), but also a huge amount of business curiosity from both potential buyers of the chilli and the states that grow it. For instance, with such a high level of capsaicin, the bhut jalokia seems perfect for the health industry, which uses the chemical to make pain-killing creams for arthritis and topical creams for skin disorders. And it's also useful for pepper sprays for crowd control and self-defence.
Its colour also attracts the cosmetics industry, which uses it for lipsticks. And there's the food industry. Hot sauces – really hot sauces – are much in demand, and international chilli cultivators are already growing the bhut jalokia and its hybrids and selling its sauces and pastes at supermarkets worldwide.
All of this has made at least two North East states, Nagaland and Assam, realise that their beloved chilli has big money-making potential in the world. And in the country. And even in the North East itself, where people who have always used the bhut jalokia now regard it with awe.
"We've always eaten it, but we didn't know it was the hottest chilli in the world," laughs Dr Jyotsna Devi, professor of plant breeding and genetics at the AAU. "But since the Guinness certification, we've been very proud of it. It's a great thrill to get letters from people outside Assam, asking for its seeds."
Some like it hot
It's a thrill, yes, but it's also a matter of concern for the Assamese, who worry that this outside interest in the bhut jalokia may cause the North East to lose the chilli just as it has found it. Which is why, in 2008, the government of Nagaland applied for and received Geographical Indicator (GI) status for what it calls the Naga Mircha, and the Assam government is working on the same.
"GI status is vital, because the seeds of the bhut jalokia are available all over the world, and now everyone is trying to cultivate it commercially," explains Dr Saikia. "If they are successful, we will be nowhere in the picture." But though the government of Nagaland has patented the chilli, the bhut jalokia is not a Naga property alone.
"It grows wild all over the North East, as well as in the hilly regions of Bangladesh, Myanmar and even Cambodia," says Ashish Chopra, environmentalist turned culinary historian who's published a book of recipes from the North East and been a big fan of the bhut jalokia since he was a child trotting after his anthropologist father in the North East.
Cooked in special dishes (primarily by the Nagas and Manipuris, while the Assamese tend to eat it on the side), smoked, dried, pickled, cut into tiny pieces and salted, infused in oil that's later used for cooking, the bhut jalokia is a big part of North East cuisine where the taste has always tended towards the hot.
"People here don't like the North Indian green chilli," says Dr Devi. "Our chillies are hotter than them, and the preference here is for the hot."
But there's hot and then there's the bhut jalokia. Though several types of chillies are grown in Assam, including the mem jalokia (named after memsahibs because they're white), the Krishna jalokia (purple-black), and the dhan or khud jalokia (tiny chillies, the size of grains of Assamese rice), and all of them are hotter than the hari mirch, none are as hot as the bhut jalokia.
Which means that not everyone can eat the bhut jalokia. While Parveen Robbani struggles to explain why the chilli means so much to her, finally giving up with "I love it because I like it!" and Himanga Sonowal, additional development officer at the Golaghat office of agriculture, offers a bemused "Well, ye-es!" when asked if he eats the chilli, Arif Robbani shudders at the thought of it. And there are gales of laughter at the Gogoi household in Guwahati, when Thagi Gogoi, retired government official, explains why he tries to escape eating anything with the bhut jalokia in it: "It doesn't upset the stomach, but it does set the mouth on fire and you do feel the burn when you go to the bathroom."
The heat is on
That's a point about the
bhut jalokia
that requires investigation – the fact that though it's very, very hot, it doesn't upset the stomach. Its effects are the opposite in fact – it's often prescribed as a home remedy for gastric trouble. "Recently we even got an order from Poland, where a doctor prescribed one
bhut jalokia
a day for a patient with stomach cancer," says Dr Saikia who also consults at Frontal Agritech, a company set up by his wife, food technologist Dr Leena Saika, which has been marketing the
bhut jalokia
since 2004.
How the bhut jalokia works on the stomach no one knows. In fact, there's not much about this chilli that anyone knows. It is a complete mystery.
"It's never been cultivated in an organised way," says Dr Harshajyoti Barooah, officer on special duty at the department of horticulture, Assam. "It's always grown wild, or in kitchen gardens. Now we're trying to cultivate it commercially." In 2009, Assam's agriculture minister Pramila Rani Brahma announced assistance of Rs 13,000 per hectare to farmers willing to cultivate it; now that has gone up to Rs 18,500 per hectare. That's possibly because of something no one had realised about this chilli. It doesn't want to be tamed.
"What we've learned about it so far," says Dr Barooah, "is that if you let it grow wild, it will grow. But if you try to grow it, it demands a lot of attention."
In its first year of commercial cultivation, the bhut jalokia is behaving like someone in need of psychological help. If you take this analogy further, that's because the chilli itself doesn't really know what it is.
"It cross-pollinates easily with other plants, so everywhere it's a different shape, size, colour, pungency level," says Dr Mantu Bhuyan of the North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat. "In Jorhat alone I can show you six or seven variations. In the entire North East, there are 40 or 50 variations. It isn't possible to test every one."
Since the bhut jalokia is all over the place genetically speaking, researchers at the AAU who have the task of working out a package of cultivation practices for farmers are bemused by the number and variety of diseases the plant is subject to. "It's also very sensitive to climate and local ecology," says Dr Devi. "For instance, we've been trying to grow a variant from Nagaland at the AAU, but we just haven't managed to pull it off."
It's important to know how to grow the different variants, because if the bhut jalokia is to have commercial viability, its attributes, such as colour, pungency, shape and so on, have to be standardised. If buyers want it for its capsaicin level, then the level had better always be what the buyers need. If buyers want it for its colour, then it had better always be that red. If everything is perfect, the chilli can sell for Rs 1,000 per kilo, says Dr Barooah. But if not, the price can vary.
Fire down below
But though there is no package of cultivation practices to work with and though the demand for the chilli seems a little vague at present, farmers are turning their fields over to the bhut jalokia.
"It's a high value crop," says Dr Saikia. "If it's given proper care, a farmer can become a lakhpati from one bigha." That's what Narayan Bora, a farmer in Assam's Golaghat district, hopes will happen. His idea was to begin a tea estate, but for quick returns, he decided to give 15 bighas of his land to bhut jalokias.
"I think I'll make Rs 10 lakhs from bhut jalokias," he says. "And next year, I want to give 40 bighas more to the chillies."
Bora is just one of the 350 farmers in Golaghat who are attempting to grow the bhut jalokia as part of the government's technology mission, says Himanga Sonowal of the district's agricultural office. "They required slight motivation to begin," he says, "But they're not worried, because there is a demand for it in the local market at least."
Right now, the local market keeps them going – though you can hear the click of a calculator in Bora's head when you tell him that the chilli, which is Rs 10 for six pieces in Jorhat, is Rs 10 for four in Guwahati and Rs 10 per piece in Mumbai. But there are big hopes of big national and international orders.
"Already, we are exporting to several countries including Australia and Venezuela," says Dr Barooah. "And for marketing, we hope to tie up with ITC."
And the future seems bright at Frontal Agritech. "Now companies in India are also asking for the bhut jalokia," says Dr Leena Saikia. "In fact, one company has just asked for 5,000 kilos every week."
What the demand actually is, no one can tell as yet. And whether the bhut jalokia will ever allow itself to be tamed is another big question. But neither the Assam government nor Minakhi Kasari, president of the Ujwal Mahila Samiti, a Golaghat-based NGO for women which has sunk money, time and effort into farming the bhut jalokia, will allow themselves to be pessimistic.
Asked if she worries about the risk, Kasari has only one thing to say. "It's human nature to hope, isn't it?"
Common property
Much as we'd like to believe that North Eastern chillis at least originated in India, that is not true. Chillis were 'discovered' in South America by the Spanish. When the Portuguese Vasco Da Gama came to India, he carried chillies with him, and they spread all over the sub-continent and Asia.
India had always had a taste for the hot thanks to black pepper (kali mirch) and long pepper (pippali). So we reacted to the chillis in a 'where-have-you-been-all-my-life!' manner and adopted them at once. "Still, we've had the bhut jalokia for 500 years," says Dr Ananta Saikia of the AAU, Jorhat. "Surely we can call them indigenous by now?"
White hot!
This year, the British media announced that a UK cultivator had grown a chilli hotter than the bhut jalokia. Called the Infinity (see picture above), it measured 1,067,286 SHUs.
Though he's waiting for a reply from the Guinness Book of Records, the developer of the Infinity, Woody Woods of Fire Foods, a company that makes hot sauces and pastes, is not challenging the bhut jalokia yet.
"I grow the super-hot Bhut Jalokias, Trinidad Scorpians, Fatalis and 7-Pods. Two of these super-hots crossbred and from that the Infinity grew," he says. "But we will wait until the next batch of results to confirm the continuous level of heat in the plants."
Naga Pork Curry
A significant feature of Naga food is its unique flavour; it can be either very hot or totally bland. Raja chilli (bhut jalokia) is an important ingredient in a lot of Naga dishes. Sometimes, it's the main ingredient. Here is a simple Naga Pork curry with raja chilli recipe, courtesy Ashish Chopra, from his book of recipes, NE Belly.
Ingredients: Pork 1 kg with meat and fat; Garlic crushed 20 cloves; Ginger crushed 50 gms; Salt to taste; One raja mircha fresh or smoked and dried; Tomatoes 400 gms pureed. Serves 4
Wash and slice the pork and set aside, puree the tomatoes and keep aside along with crushed garlic and ginger.
Put the pork in a thick bottomed pan, add salt to taste, add half a glass of water and let it cook until half done. Then add the tomato puree, ginger and garlic and let the pork cook until tender. When it is almost done, add the raja chilli and stir until the pork is cooked and tender. Once done, transfer it to a bowl and serve with steamed rice. It is delicious and the flavour of the raja chilli adds marvels to your tastebuds.


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"My career in comedy has taught me that this industry is cutthroat and if you blink for a second the next young star is coming up to take your place.."
I was a super geek who read the dictionary. I was also in a rap group called Outbreak. (The dictionary came in handy here).
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My team 'Goliath and Goliath' - we speak so much rubbish and are down for anything. It would actually make a great reality show!
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Give it all up and travel the world. I first want to conquer Africa. I also want to paint and teach.
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>I've been edited!Posted: October 6, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
>You write the best article you can. You polish it until every word shines. You check every name, number and link. Confident this will be your best clip ever, you send it in. Then, when the paper comes out, you barely recognize your own story. You've been edited.
Everyone can use some editing. We should be grateful for the editors, copyeditors and proofreaders who save us from misspelled words, typos and incorrect assumptions that we just didn't see. Sometimes an impartial reader can see how cutting and rearranging paragraphs can make a story much better.
However, editors have different styles. Some use a light touch, tweaking a word or a comma here and there, on stories that are basically fine the way they are. If they see something drastic that needs fixing, they confer with the writer before making the change.
Other editors seem driven to put their own stamp on every piece that they publish. They revise and rewrite, even when it doesn't seem to be needed. In the worst cases, they change our facts. That happened to a friend this week, and she's understandably upset. Sooner or later it happens to all of us. We read our published work and scream, "No! That's wrong!"
So now what do we do? We have to talk to the editor. Calmly. Some are just crazy. But others are working as hard as we are, and they're working at such a fast pace that they do make mistakes. If the facts have been altered so that the story is inaccurate, we need to ask that a correction be published. Yes, a paragraph in a printed newspaper on a different day won't do much to save the original story, but it will help defuse any anger from the people you interviewed. The online version is a different situation. Changes can be inserted so that the mistake goes away. Of course, anyone who reads it before the correction is made will read the erroneous version, but at least anyone who comes to it later will get it the way it's supposed to be.
What if the editor resists making any changes and takes no blame for the inaccuracies? Maybe it's time to find another gig. A freelancer's integrity is vital. But before you quit in a huff, have an honest talk with the editor–if you can. Explain that you are uncomfortable with the heavy editing and ask if the editor has a problem with your writing. Is there something you can fix? Is it just the editor's style? Is there any way you can see the edited version before it goes to print? The answer to that is probably no because editors are moving so quickly on deadline, but you could ask.
Bottom line: editors do and should edit. Any writer who insists that nothing can be changed will soon be out of business. But when an editor regularly turns your words into Silly Putty, it may be time to take your business elsewhere.


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1/9 Dot Net One Shots Special: The Dot Net staff give their quick thoughts on the WWE Network announcement
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WWE Network
Will Pruett (Twitter - @itswilltime): I'm sure we will hear about how the WWE Network with ruin and/or enhance WWE's business, but I want to approach it as a fan. I'm a sucker for old wrestling and having the WWE, WCW, and ECW pay-per-view libraries on demand sealed the deal for me. Add in current pay-per-views, and the low $9.99 price tag and I'm hooked.
From the technical aspect, I understand why someone would be suspicious. WWE is setting themselves up for a big test with WrestleMania XXX on the Network. I have some confidence in them since they are partnering up with MLB.tv. This is an exciting time to be a wrestling fan. The night after Elimination Chamber couldn't come soon enough.
Jeff Lutz (Twitter - @JeffreyDLutz): I learned more from this website's coverage and follow-up of the WWE Network announcement than I learned from the announcement itself. WWE gave information about the network that most of us already knew, which was completely the right thing to do. It would have been horrible business and regretful public relations for WWE to mention all of the questions that were left unanswered by the announcement, especially those regarding the network's possible future on cable or satellite television. WWE delievered the announcement in the correct tone, but it was difficult to share the company's excitement because it presented few new facts.
I can't see myself ordering the WWE Network, at least for the time being. There are two laptop computers in my home, along with two iPhones and a Kindle Fire, but those are all less-than-optimal avenues on which to view WWE programming and pay-per-view events. Every time I try to watch something on my computer, I get distracted and my attention is averted; screens for iPhones and a Kindle are much too small to pay $120 per year to watch WWE's PPVs. I have little doubt that eventually I'll fork over the cash, but I'll probably do so hesitantly, only getting pulled in by the promise of classic footage and PPVs for which I'd rather not pay exorbitantly.
Still, the time was right. WWE, after years of bluster, needed to finally deliver on its promise of a 24-hour network. It doesn't seem like this is what WWE had in mind initially, as Vince McMahon and company imagined and forecasted a cable/satellite network that would be more accessible to fans who don't welcome change. WWE has every right to be excited about a revolution within its company, but I have every right to be cautious on how to proceed with accepting and embracing it.
Jake Barnett (Twitter - @barnettjake): WWE Network is shaping up to be a fantastic value for fans who either don't get enough WWE Programming on a weekly basis, or those who are looking to escape into the magic of nostalgia to avoid the current product. I think it's high time WWE capitalized in a big way on their vast tape library, and this look to finally deliver on what was promised ages ago when WWE attempted to host this service on their website.
I'm not entirely without reservations, however, as I'm not sure what this means long term for WWE's PPV value proposition. They are asking for a six month commitment up front, so you can't just sign up to get access to one PPV for $9.99, but they are in a sense telling customers that the PPV's they had been paying $50+ per month for are actually worth only a portion of the $10 monthly subscription fee to the WWE Network. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but I certainly can't argue with the price being offered for what seems like an awful lot of content. WWE will know after that first renewal period whether this was a huge mistake, or if they have stumbled upon a huge boon for themselves.
Now that WWE is producing content 24/7 for their network, and still has to produce six hours of weekly television for its cable partners, what does that mean long term for the quality of the product? One can only postulate at this point, but given WWE's recent creative malaise, it's hard to imagine the product being improved by stretching talent and writing staff even thinner than they are now. Wait and see is always the approach, but I'll be a skeptic until I'm proven wrong. In the end, I think long time WWE fans will be quick to jump on this, and the launch of the network will be a rousing success. The real test will be a year or more down the road, when the tape library isn't as much of a draw as it once was, and the original content has to carry the subscription base.
Zack Zimmerman (Twitter - @InVasionZim): The WWE Network is the most logical thing WWE has ever done. With such a vast content library, there was simply no other way to make so much material accessible. The multi-platform availability follows properly in line with the trend of television and movie viewership, and in the future looking back, this will likely be a significant component in the shift of the entertainment industry.
If you don't like math, feel free to skip this paragraph. I was tossing some numbers around with a friend, and we figured it like this: If WWE averages 200,000 PPV buys monthly at an average of $50, that generates $10mil (which is split between WWE and PPV/cable companies). In order to generate the same $10mil at $10 a month, the network requires 1 mil subscribers (plus, keeping all production and distribution in-house means that WWE won't have to split the revenue). The question remains how smoothly non-tech savvy WWE fans will make the transition, but unless the number of subscribers falls morbidly short of the projection, this will be a great thing for business and fans alike.
Ryan Kester (Twitter - @InnominatusTTV): I went from being mildly interested to awaiting the day I can sign up for the new WWE Network as soon as WWE announced the $9.99 price tag and the fact that includes every WWE PPV. That alone would have sold me on the service, but the added bonus of being able to watch the week's work of wrestling in HD whenever I have the time (a consistently dwindling commodity these days) along with NXT has me eagerly anticipating the Network's launch. The list of features WWE is including with the new streaming service is impressive, and they've set themselves up well to grow the service as they add more and more of their legacy content, which WWE has in spades.
Naturally, all of this can come crashing down if WWE doesn't have the resources ready for the demand when the service launches. This can go form a great opportunity for increased revenue and less reliance on the PPV model to a black eye in a heartbeat if they don't prepare enough between now and February 24th. For my money, I hope they pull the move off, and I look forward to enjoying my subscription when the service launches.
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Overview of this campaign
Images of the dead boy, Alan Kurdistan, aroused commitment. Private individuals and companies around Europe asked themselves the same question: what can we do to help people fleeing from war and terror?
As did we at Schibsted.
We called the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, a non-profit organization that, with no government funding, operates 69 rescue stations along the Swedish coast.
We asked:
"Never mind the problems and difficulties. We'll deal with those later. We reach the Swedish people through our channels. You can save lives. We're just wondering: can't we save lives in the Mediterranean together?"
Less than a month later, two Victoria-class lifeboats had been loaded onto large trucks and driven through Europe to the port of Piraeus in Greece.
Initially, the Greeks were taken aback by the jolly Swedes with their orange-yellow boats, seeking to save lives.
Thanks to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society's international reputation, however, we quickly became the first NGO (Non Governmental Organization) to be authorized to assist the Greek Coast Guard in crucial lifesaving efforts.
The boats were stationed in Samos, as requested by the Greeks.
Results for this campaign
On 28 October, we conducted our first life-saving mission. Forty six people whose boat had capsized, were lifted from the water or rescued from dangerous rocks which they would never have been able to leave by themselves.
Since then, 1,016 lives have been saved.
A result that we could not previously even have dreamed of.
Schibsted personnel have also stepped up and were given the opportunity to donate a percentage of their November salary to the Yellow Boats. The project has united the companies, generating pride and commitment throughout the Group. Swedish daily newspapers, Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet, have, for the first time ever, begun working together on a project. But companies such as Blocket and Let's Deal have also contributed to the Yellow Boats.
And around Sweden, the Swedish people have been touched by the project.
To date, we have collected about SEK 5 million from individuals and an additional SEK 1.6 million from companies. Combined: SEK 6.6 million.
It costs about SEK 1.5 million a month to operate the Yellow Boats. Consequently, far more money is needed than we have received to date.
Nonetheless, both Schibsted and the Swedish Sea Rescue Society are determined to continue the Yellow Boats campaign – as long as funds continue to enter the account and the flow of refugees continues.
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Dolls & Accessories(HKTDC Toys & Games , Vol 01,2007)
Sugar And Spice
"Sugar and spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of" says the popular nursery rhyme. It's a line that Hong Kong toymakers have taken to heart when designing dolls and their accessories. It seems that girls really do like all things pretty.
Baby Love
Electronics combined with mechanisms are the secret to making these baby dolls from Lotus Onda Industrial Co Ltd different to the rest. There's the walking My Sweet Lil' Girl who will sing and talk when you press her hand. Then there is My Sweet Lil' Baby who cries or coos when her pacifier is removed - or slurps and burps when drinking her bottle, just like a real baby.
China Dolls
This pretty trio of porcelain dolls from Bonful Co Ltd is bound to please girls of all ages. Their life-like features, ringlets and elaborate dresses hark back to another age, making them perfect collectors' items or ideal for making a room look pretty. There is a sleeping baby, a seated doll with cuddly bear and a standing doll to adorn all shelves.
Mother's Choice
Meet baby dolls Emma, Baby Tino and Walkin' Jolly Sings from Oscar Toys Mfy Ltd. Baby Emma sleeps in a metal cradle and has her own bottle, cup and rattle. Baby Tino sits astride a tricycle and drinks and wets as well. Meanwhile, the bigger Jolly is a battery-operated IC musical action doll who walks and can sing when her tummy is pressed. Little girls will love to mother them all.
Fashionable 14-inch, battery-operated dolls that talk are real child-pleasers for toymaker Galleon Industrial Ltd. Featuring sleeping eyes, rooted hair and smart outfits, these dolls are keeping little girls happy in a swathe of markets in Europe. These chatterboxes are available in either English- or Spanish-language versions.
Tumble Tots
Baby dolls from Polytoy Mfg Co Ltd don't simply eat and sleep: these babies can somersault or snore and giggle. The Bebe Walky doll runs and sits back up after falling down. She'll even throw a tantrum if you don't pick her up in time. These battery-operated dolls are keeping children on their toes in the US, Mexico and Europe.
Take Me Home
The irresistible Hello Baby Darling series from KS Toys Ltd is sure to have children begging to be allowed to take them home. One 17-inch baby sits on a push-along tricycle that plays a sweet tune from the handle. A 16-inch baby, with a two-in-one car seat and rocking cradle, laughs or cries when you press its tummy. The old standby favourite, the stroller, is also available.
Sitting Pretty
Pretty Look brand funky doll sets from Fairlandtoy Int'l Ltd will keep little girls amused for hours. Girls can primp and preen the 12-inch dolls that accompany the Beauty Salon Gift Set, fitted with a wash basin, mirror and chair, and hairdressing accessories. There is also a Super Star version for aspiring models-cum-actresses and a Wild West model with horse for the adventurous.
Bonful Co Ltd
Rm 803
Premier Centre
20 Cheung Shun St
Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2318-0138
Fax: 852-2757-5051
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.tdcenterprise.com/bonful
Fairlandtoy Int'l Ltd
Flat B, 11/F
Kapok Ind Bldg
373 Tokwawan Rd
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2333-8430
Fax: 852-2765-8188
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Galleon Industrial Ltd
Rms 60-62, 1/F
Toy Centre, South Seas Centre
75 Mody Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2723-4181
Fax: 852-2369-1007
Email: email@example.com
KS Toys Ltd
Rms 312-5
Peninsula Centre
67 Mody Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2723-6683
Fax: 852-2722-5855
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Lotus Onda Industrial Co Ltd
Lee On Ind Bldg
70 Hung To Rd
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2343-3921
Fax: 852-2797-8207
Email: email@example.com
Oscar Toys Mfy Ltd
Granville House
41C-D Granville Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2677-8868
Fax: 852-2677-8382
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.oscartoys.com
Polytoy Mfg Co Ltd
Unit K, 9/F
World Tech Centre
95 How Ming St
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2341-6301
Fax: 852-2343-5645
Email: email@example.com
Web: www.polytoy.com