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Three months ago, Brandeis' season began with a 34-point loss against Smithson Valley.
It was a night Broncos players wanted to forget, where linebacker Cameron Rogers simply said, "we got stomped."
When Brandeis got its rematch against Smithson Valley on Friday, the Broncos were ready.
Brandeis came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Smithson Valley 28-20 in the Class 5A Division II second round
Rogers blocked a punt that sparked the rally and the Brandeis defense held the Rangers to 231 total yards and no offensive TDs.
"We're a different team now," Rogers said. "We know how good Smithson Valley is, but we all had faith."
Trinton Ynclan led the offense with 194 rushing yards and a TD on 29 carries as Brandeis (11-1) will face the winner of today's Del Rio/Brownsville Veterans Memorial game in the third round.
Neither team had lost since that season opener, a 41-7 Smithson Valley victory on Aug. 31. Smithson Valley (11-1), had only trailed for 5 minutes and 47 seconds before Friday.
The Rangers led 17-7 at halftime on two return touchdowns, a Lawrence Mattison kickoff return and a Diego Hodges interception return.
But Brandeis flipped the momentum early in the third quarter, when Rogers blocked a punt and Christian Olguin fell on the ball in the end zone.
Brandeis then forced a short punt into the wind, and less than three minutes later after the blocked punt, Ynclan scored on an eight-yard TD run to put the Broncos ahead 21-17.
"We were saying at halftime we were going to win the game," Ynclan said. "Cameron got that punt block and 'boom.' Momentum shift."
Smithson Valley's special teams had another costly mistake in the fourth quarter, when a personal foul on a Brandeis missed field goal extended the Broncos' drive and led to a Brian Chapman TD run.
The Brandeis defense held Smithson Valley at bay from there. A 21-play Rangers drive in the fourth quarter could only result in a field goal. Smithson Valley got the ball back with a minute left and a chance to tie, but an Alec Sifuentes interception clinched the victory.
Brandeis contained Mattison, holding him to 94 yards on 19 carries. He finished his Rangers career with 4,286 rushing yards.
Smithson Valley never found a big play on offense, as its biggest gain went for 16 yards.
"Our offense struggled in the red zone," Smithson Valley coach Larry Hill said. "But we're not going to offer up any excuses. We didn't get it done and Brandeis did."


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What gets your blood flowing? If you're an industrial network, then cables and wires are the arteries, electricity is the fuel, and digital data are the nerve impulses from the enterprising brain.
So, what centrally located device pushes and coordinates the rhythms of this circulatory network and the nervous system it supports? Where's the heart?
Similar to so many critical, taken-for-granted workhorses, it's hiding in plain sight. The heart of any industrial network is, of course, the central processing units (CPUs) in its equipment and subsystems. These ever-faster, more powerful, less costly and more varied microprocessors perform almost infinitely more calculations, run more sophisticated software, and exchange information over networks managed by Ethernet switches and routers, which have their own onboard chips.
It's no stretch to say that microprocessors have helped industrial connectivity to evolve over the past 25 years from hardwiring to fieldbuses to Ethernet to wireless, and onward to Internet-enabled monitoring and the recent emergence of cloud-based services and virtualized computing on fewer servers.
"When you think about it, microprocessors and software allow all parts of our networks to function," says Corey Heckman, automation manager at Control Systems 21, a system integrator in Dillsburg, Pa. "Without them, we'd have to try to use relays, big logic panels and hardwiring. It would be a nightmare because all of our projects would be unworkable."
Control Systems 21 implements SCADA and PC-based devices for process control systems, mostly in industrial and municipal water/wastewater systems. To bring in required signals and data, its networks transition rapidly from wired to wireless hardware and back again, and their communications methods also move from serial to wireless protocols to virtual private networks (VPNs). As a result, Control Systems 21's often far-flung networks use serial and Ethernet radios, cellular communications, and other wireless devices.
For example, for a mid-sized city to add wastewater metering to its municipal water system, Heckman's team is networking all of the system's pumps, PLCs, digital video recorders (DVRs) and other components at about 25 different sites. These locations include wells with high-level monitors, inputs for water from other systems, a reservoir with booster pumps, and data-collection metering for the wastewater system. The main network is using Modbus TCP/IP with Ethernet switches, but its communications also use the Internet for remote video surveillance of stations, VPN tunneling, Phoenix Contact's Trusted Wireless Ethernet (TWE) radios and other components. All of these devices are polled by PCs running Trihedral's VTS SCADA/HMI software. Data from the remote stations comes in via serial UHF licensed or 900 MHz unlicensed radios or VPN tunnels, and an OPC server translates and coordinates this input, so the SCADA/HMI software can analyze and display it.
"I was even able to set up an app, so the city's engineers can monitor the water/wastewater system with Android smartphones," Heckman explains. "Of course, this web-based application also has verification steps and security certificates to make sure that access is secure."
Cellular communications weren't used much on the plant floor in the past, but that's changing as bandwidth increases through the growth of 3G and 4G technologies, reports Rich Harwell, connectivity manager for Eaton's controls and automation group. "Many web-based applications and access to local area networks (LANs) are being enabled by cellular, and so it's going to show up in more machines and industrial settings, too," he says.How Chips Evolve and Help
Although microprocessors have multiplied their capacities and speed many times over, while shrinking in size and cost, it can be harder to understand exactly what this means for industrial networks and their users and applications. Who can really comprehend billions and trillions of calculations flashing along in a microscopic space?
Certainly, the end result and evidence is that useful tools such as Ethernet switches have been popping up, but learning more about microprocessors' internal workings could help convince more potential users of their capabilities and reliability. One often-repeated rule of thumb is that anyone planning a typically longer-lifecycle industrial network should make sure to install enough bandwidth, maybe even Gigabit Ethernet, to handle all the traffic from IT components, mainstream electronics and other devices with shorter lifecycles.
"Microprocessors might be on the lowest layer of the network, but they have a huge influence," says Mike Justice, president of Grid Connect, which manufactures networking products. "For example, when I was at Lantronix about 10 years ago, we introduced X-Port, which was just a simple RJ-45 connector with an Ethernet chip inside. However, it let any serial device communicate via Ethernet, and so GE used it to add multiple networks to control devices for elevators, pneumatic tubes and other applications."
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When I wrote an article for FSM a few years ago about 3D printing it was a big topic in the open-source community but it had not yet gone fully mainstream. If there was one thing guaranteed to make 3D printing explode onto the mainstream news media it was an item about someone "printing" a gun. That got your attention, didn't it? Mine too. It's controversial of course but it might just be the beginning of a rerun of the Napster/Piratebay episodes in the 21st century - with the inevitable debate between patent-free, non-hierarchical open-source models and patent-encumbered proprietary software and hardware. Napster was a ripple. 3D printing will be a tsunami.
First, print your gun. Then draw
It is perhaps unfortunate that the important matter of 3D printing should enter the media mainstream because a 25 year-old law graduate, Cody Wilson, decided to purchase a Stratasys Dimension SST 3D printer, subsequently repossessed by the company and replaced second hand for $8,000. He used it, in conjunction with open source blueprints, to manufacture a fully functioning ABS plastic gun which was fired successfully.(You can view the video for it here. It's called "The Liberator". (Well, at least he didn't call it "the Terminator"). It is composed of sixteen parts, of which fifteen are plastic. The firing pin is metal (and Wilson, who owns a Federal firearms manufacturer's license, inserted a six ounce piece of metal into the gun to comply with the Undetectable Firearms Act).
I'm a Brit and I don't have a dog in that fight
So far, so interesting but Wilson is not some petty criminal looking to make his own weapon simply to commit a crime with an untraceable weapon that evades security/ID checks. The subject of course is both topical and highly controversial, especially coming not long after the Sandyhook shooting. However, the purpose of this article is not to get into an overheated debate about gun control in the USA. I'm a Brit and I don't have a dog in that fight--thought I would be fascinated to see the NRA's take on the matter. It might have been better though if 3D printing had come to greater prominence with a less spectacular application but then it would have barely registered on the news radar.
The clue in all of this is Wilson's name for the plastic gun--the liberator. His thinking belongs clearly in the hacker and open-source community way of thinking and doing. He is interested in the politics of creating a repository for weapons designs. More importantly, he wants the turn Defcad into "the world's first unblockable open search engine for all 3D printable parts". Well, as you might have guessed the US government compelled Wilson to remove the files for the gun from the Defcad website (which is why I haven't bothered to give you the link to that specific item as all you will get will be an Apache Port 80 message that the page is not available) on the grounds that it may not comply with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).
It seems that Wilson, by intentionally making the 3D file freely available globally for download, was, in the terms of the US Department of State letter invoking ITAR, an arms trafficker. And this is the same person who openly mocked and taunted the US government legislating to limit the size of high-capacity gun magazines by uploading a video to YouTube demonstrating his 3D-printed gun magazine.You might disagree with him but, if you will excuse the language, he's got balls. After Sandyhook. I'll give him that. So has Eric Raymond (of The Cathedral and the Bazaar fame). As a self confessed "gun nut" he supports Wilson, if only because he thinks that the government shouldn't have a monopoly on violence.
When it's out of the bottle, it's out. Forever
However, this is the internet and the proverbial genie is out of the bottle. They couldn't block Wikileaks and even before the page was taken down, it is believed that more than 100,000 people downloaded the gun files and they have, inevitably, found their way onto Piratebay. I had no difficulty locating the files. The point that needs to be made here--and repeated ad nauseam-- is that the internet is a fundamental game changer. It will make the Industrial Revolution look like a side show by comparison. And that's really saying something. Before US lawmakers and other enforcement agencies around the world indulge in an unwinnable digital arms races, frantically passing one law after another in an effort to shore up the crumbling dyke walls (and just running out digital fingers in the process) they need to understand one simple lesson, one inexorable truth: once something is out there on the internet it is virtually impossible to shut it down. Of course, when that escaped genie is also released under a free and permissive license it merely acts like Uranium enrichment in a nuclear chain reaction. Unstoppable.
at Defcon, the world's largest hacker conference, hackers mingled with Second Amendment enthusiasts
That, in a way, is part of the point that Wilson was trying to make. I have a shrewd suspicion that he knew full well that it was odds on that there would be a legal challenge at federal level but that the by the time the lumbering machinery of government had cranked up into action the bird would have escaped the cage for freer climes. Mind you, the situation had generated some interesting paradoxes and ambiguities too. For example, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has pledged to support Wilson and given its record, I'm pretty sure that it is no bosom buddy of the NRA and approves broadly of some form of gun control. That would conflict with its libertarian outlook though. So, at Defcon, the world's largest hacker conference, hackers mingled with Second Amendment enthusiasts. Since Wilson admires Proudhon and Baudrillard and describes himself as a crypto-anarchist he would be quite unphased by this seemingly strange confluence.Indeed, the two groups have in common both a distrust and dislike of government.
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The truth is that Wilson focused on a gun as a stalking horse to highlight the perennial issue of the free flow of information. He is interested in "the broader discussion of the internet and the way information moves through it" and believes that the attempt to control the flow of information and technology itself is the antithesis of distributed technology. Wilson is only twenty five years old so he is still in the first flush of callow, youthful idealism, unsullied by the wearied cynicism that comes with experience and age but I do have to warm to his observation both that "the future is openess to the point of the eradication of government" and that "governments should live in fear of their citizenry". I don't like or trust any government but my experience and reading convinces me that there is, regrettably, an irreducible minimum level of government below which society probably cannot exist or survive in any bearble form. Nevertheless, what Wilson has done is to highlight in a high profile and dramatic fashion the hugely disruptive potential of 3D printing. Plastic artefacts are only the start. It is possible to 3D print in metal too. Admittedly, those examples are small scale but there is no barrier in principle to scaling up to industrial level products. Wikipedia has some excellent documentation about types of printers available and the materials with which they can work.
Commercial 3D printers are not cheap but thanks to RepRap, open source printers capable of replicating themselves are available and relatively cheap by comparison. Besides, as you might have guessed, prices are falling. 3D printers costing $20,000 have plummeted to less than $1,000 and buying your own machine is becoming increasingly affordable -- anywhere from $400 to $25,000. They can only fall further and perhaps will be as ubiquitous in the home as computers are today. I remember when video recorders started to appear. They were expensive and a sales assistant solemnly assured me that I would never be able to purchase one for less than £600. By the time the (analogue) video recorder was on the verge of obsolesense you could snag one for £50 before they all made a one way journey to the electronic recycling centre.So, what captain of industry will ever dare to say that there will never be a need for more than eight computers in the whole world, all of them costing a fortune? A brave fool indeed. The truth is that the potential of 3D printing is barely imagined.
Son of SCO rides again. Perhaps
So, the cost barrier has largely been overcome. That was the easy part. The real problems come with issues of copyright and patents. The EFF understands this and has already challenged a number of bogus 3D printing patents because any number of would be Darl McBrides are waiting in the wings to launch patent trolls. The Wired website already has a worrying list of ten patents that could seriously impede the development of open 3D printing. In this context, in October last year, a company called Intellectual Ventures was granted a patent filed back in 2008 that effectively seems to prevent a 3D printer working by embedding a digital authorisation code in the object file. To quote the US Patent and Trademark Office's own words:
"Methods and systems for a manufacturing control system include but are not limited to identifying at least one object data file configured to produce an object by a manufacturing machine; confirming that an authorization code is associated with the object data file, the authorization code configured to be received by the manufacturing machine, the manufacturing machine adapted to receive the authorization code; and enabling the manufacturing machine to interface with the object data file only if the authorization code meets one or more predetermined conditions"
Is Intellectual Ventures really a patent troll, the SCO of the 21st century?
If you think that sounds like DRM, you'd be right. In fact, the patent actually does use that term. Is Intellectual Ventures really a patent troll, the SCO of the 21st century? Already they have amassed, via a $5 billion investment fund, 70,000 intellectual assets on numerous technologies, controlling about 40,000 asssets.If you're inclined to give then the benefit of the doubt, you might hesitate when you discover that the company was founded to ex Microsoft employees.
The matter of software patents and copyright has been a huge, central and abiding topic at the heart of the open-source community but they are beyond the scope of this present article. A trip to Wikipedia is recommended and I might also commend two excellent, in-depth articles by Michael Weinberg at Public Knowledge: It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing, Intellectual Property, and the Fight Over the Next Great Disruptive Technology and, more recently, What's the Deal with Copyright and 3D Printing?. Both articles are available as PDF downloads as well as HTML in browser.
As Weinberg points out, the copyright habit is addictive but we discover that when it comes to the intellectual copyright on physical objects, many are not in fact protected, but protected only by patents. That is because copyright concerns itself with creative works while patents deal with technical works. That distinction will cause many to be confused and attempt to go down the route pursued in the creative arts industries like music and use the DCMA sledgehammer. This is sure to lead to a plethora of legal challenges in the courts. The legal wrangles between Apple and Samsung spring to mind. As 3D printing becomes ubiquitous many manufacturers may discover that they lack an kind of protection altogether and launch a frenzy of patents and legal challenges. Someone's going to get rich and it will probably be the black-gowned vultures (lawyers). As usual.
Before things get to that pass the open source community needs to mobilize and occupy the high ground before a repeat of the file sharing history of the last fifteen years when the corporate behemoths successfully managed to associate file sharing with piracy in the public and legal minds. In the meantime, there is, as with conventional 2D computer printers, a potential choke point: Something important about the current state of the 3D printing business which is lacking mention in the Public Knowledge article is that most (nearly all) of the manufacturers of the many different 3D printers currently very tightly control the materials used by their printers - selling them at prices and using techniques as or more strict than the sellers of printer ink utilize (some 3D printers OEM's use RFID chips embedded in blocks of printer material to verify that only their materials are being used in their printers). And a 3D printer without materials is like a computer without an operating system.
Coming full circle
This time they'll try to use the digital gallows of patent law
Before the industrial revolution manufacturing was often literally a cottage industry and people only moved in large numbers to work in cities when the first factories were built powered by steam and latterly electricity. Ironically, 3D printing could see a partial reversal of that centralisation and with it a transfer of power and control over the means of some production to private individuals again. Vested corporate interests will fight that tooth and nail. First time round they used penal transportation and the hangman's noose to execute British Luddites. This time they'll try to use the digital gallows of patent law.
The internet is frequently described by its detractors as "the wild west". When 3D printers go critical, as it were, that term will sound mild by comparison. The D in 3D also stands for disruptive. There will be the usual attempts to tame that wild west with laws. It will result in another legal and cultural frontier war but the internet will remain untameable. In the meantime, I won't be shedding too many tears for the corporate fat cats but I will be concerned at the potential loss of jobs for everyone else. We've been here before though and managed disruptive change creatively. We'll manage again.


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imastermind necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 218 diseños de 54 diseñadores freelance.
The Unspoken Rules of Getting Hired: Recession-Proof Secrets That Employers DO NOT Want You To Know
Author's Name to Be Included on Cover: Allen Wu & Jesse Stretch
We need an eye-catching and unique book cover design that will be featured on the cover of an upcoming book, on our website and in banner ads. The winner's design will likely be shown on the NY Times Bestseller's list (hopefully)… so we need intelligent, sophisticated, Apple-quality designers to participate in this contest...
NOTE: The #1 objective of this cover is to SELL the book off our online and offline shelves! Attract attention, stop them in their tracks as they browse our site or see our banner ads, grab their attention, and make them think "I MUST HAVE this book!"
-We want a simple "Apple-like" design: Example book covers that convey this:
• True Blood
• The BOSS (http://www.amazon.com/Boss-Andrew-O…774893/ref)
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• The Host (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/thehost.html)
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• 4 Hour Workweek (http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/)
• "The Unspoken Rules of Getting Hired" is about a college senior who learns from several successful mentors on how to interview like a top performer and also how to think like an employer. He uses this secret knowledge as a blueprint for standing out in today's saturated job market. The techniques taught in this story-based how-to book are new and counter intuitive to what they teach college students today…
• Potential Buyers of the book – Generation Y College Seniors/Grads who are actively looking to improve their job interview skills and are frustrated from getting ineffective interview advice from their career centers, teachers, and over the internet. This demographic is used to having their attention under siege by "scam-like" marketing gimmicks and advertisements and their B.S. detection radar is very keen. This generation favors the design elements displayed in all Apple products and what is evident in the Twilight series as well.
1. I will check back frequently to give lots of feedback and guidance.
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3. The copyright for the winning book cover design will be wholly owned and all rights reserved by Interview Mastermind LLC.
-We imagine Apple colors (Glossy black or white) to be the featured colors in the background, but are open to any creative interpretations.
-Book Dimensions: 6" x 9" trade paperback, spine width 5/8"
-This contest is for the design of the front cover, back cover, and spine of this book
-2 to 3 different font styles Max on the cover. The font style used for "The Unspoken Rules of Getting Hired" should be unique and readable. We welcome any creative ideas in further communicating the "Unspoken-ness" of the book by selecting a font that subtly screams confidentiality, but it is not required.
-Here is one example of what we imagine - You don't have to go in this direction, but it should give you an idea of how illustrative we want the cover to be: We imagine a picture of the bottom half of a female's face (see True Blood book cover link above) with either a finger or duct tape in front of her lips to somehow (either directly or subtly) be reflected in the design.
-We welcome other creative interpretations of the "Unspoken-ness" theme to the book and are open to other high definition photo-quality images that communicate our message.
-Easily scalable. All art needs to be in vector format like that produced by Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
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I have used SO MANY shampoos over the years for my flaky, itchy, sensitive scalp. The doctor has recommended various types to me, like T-Gel and some prescription ones but to be honest, they didn't do that much for me (or at least not in the long term).
I bought this shampoo from Boots on a total whim – I just happened to see it but hadn't heard of it before. This shampoo is called Dandrazol – it comes in 2 sizes, I bought the small one which I finished, and recently got the big one which was around £9.
Dandrazol contains the antifungal ingredient Ketoconazole that treats the underlying cause of dandruff and helps restore the scalp back to normal healthy state.Dandrazol is an effective treatment shampoo that only needs to be used for short periods, and then only periodically to prevent dandruff.
This shampoo is used twice weekly for 2-4 weeks and you leave it on your scalp for 3-5 minutes each time.
For prevention use the shampoo once a week for 1-2 weeks. You can use your normal shampoo inbetween treatments and you can even use them together (use the normal shampoo first then the Dandrazol) – for example if you have long and thick hair or like to wash twice.
All I can say is this that this WORKED for me, totally. I've waited 6 weeks of using it to be sure, but this has stopped me:
1. Scratching my scalp
2. Getting flakies
3. Needing to wash my hair every day (I can do it every other day now).
Good eh!?
I have tried numerous scalp shampoos and treatments and most have worked for a bit then stopped working. This has been the first one that has just been so…effective. I sat there on the way home one day and though huh…I haven't scratched my scalp for days!
See, at it's worse it's not flakies that bother me, it's the itching. It was almost an addiction at one point, to scratch. It makes your scalp sore, red, sensitive.
This is the shampoo. It has a mild medicinal scent, no where as smelly as T-Gel or Polytar.
It's fairly easy to lather, I really work it into the scalp, leave it for a bit as I scrub up, then rinse it off. I condition as normal afterwards.
This stuff has been amazing and it's a completely random find. I will keep on using this as it's completely controlling my itchies.
I bought this from Boots, you'll find it near T-Gel and other scalp shampoos in the medicine section. There's 2 sizes, it was something like £6 and £9 for the bigger one.
Do you have any scalp issues? If so how do you remedy it?


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Between 2009 and 2011, six pedestrians were killed at that site, making it one of the most dangerous streets in the borough.
DOT will install a pedestrian island on the north crossing of the intersection and protective barriers, high-visibility crosswalk markings and "Traffic Signal Ahead" signs.
There will also be speed limit signs added on Ocean Parkway. The improvements may also include flashing signals with yellow arrows for right-turning vehicles in an attempt to warn drivers to watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
In June, Ngozi Agbim, 73, a former LaGuardia Community College librarian was killed by a tractor-trailer as she crossed the street on her way home from attending mass.
Since the incident, community members and elected officials have made the issue a priority, bringing a proposal to DOT. At a press conference just days after Agbim was killed, her brother-in-law Eugene Adbimson called for safety improvements.
"No more will some other mother, sister, brother, father or child die because of negligent roadway design," he said. "No more should any person, old or young, die as a result of inattentive driving."
During Councilman Bard Lander's participatory budget last year, the community voted to allocate $200,000 for safety improvements for the intersection.
"One of our neighborhood's most dangerous intersection is now back on track toward a safer future," said Lander.
Final design on the project should be completed next month. The state is also studying 38 additional intersections along the four miles of Ocean Parkway.
"I live two blocks away and cross here often with my child to reach the park," said Deidre Hoguet. "This will be a huge improvement."


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Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds To smother up his beauty from the world, That, when he please again to be himself, Being wanted, he may be more wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.
So, when this loose behavior I throw off And pay the debt I never promised, By how much better than my word I am, By so much shall I falsify men's hopes; And like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation, glittering o'er my fault, Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. I'll so offend, to make offence a skill; Redeeming time when men think least I will.


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NEW YORK Launched in 2009 as a New York-focused initiative curated by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and NYC & Company, Fashion's Night Out was conceived as an economic booster for the fashion industry, aiming to get people into stores following the recession-related drop in profits and consumer confidence. Four years later, what was once a giddy citywide promotion has snowballed into an enormous, international outing (affectionately referred to as F.N.O.), with big-name performers, appearances by elusive designers, and the participation of thousands of retailers. However, as retailers prepare for this year's iteration on Thursday, those that jumped on the initial bandwagon are at a crossroads: Are enough sales being generated to justify the expense of hosting a big fete?
"It's a tough sell to clients—there's no PR angle, no sales angle. I've never talked to anyone that had a great sales night on F.N.O.," says one influential event producer with an A-list roster of clients who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "There is so much competition for coverage. Unless you are hiring a major [celebrity] or doing a stunt, there is no substance to Fashion's Night Out. It's run its course, for sure."
From a financial point of view, general opinion is that the night has evolved into being less about registers ringing. It's also an event that is difficult to quantify, as participating stores are not obliged to provide running tallies of their sales from the night.
Susan Portnoy, vice president of media relations and digital corporate communications strategy at Condé Nast, states that the publishing giant (the parent of Vogue) does not record such facts and figures. "We are not a governing body," she says. "We judge the success by the continued interest of the stores to participate and its growth nationwide and internationally." Indeed, more than 500 cities in the U.S. are now involved; and abroad, Fashion's Night Out has expanded from 13 to 19 countries this year. As for it originally being a one-off promotion? "After the first F.N.O., the demand to return was so high, we went forward," says Portnoy. So Fashion's Night Out continues, but with some noticeable differences for the upcoming run.
In 2009, the year designers Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen bartended at Barneys New York, then creative director Simon Doonan told New York magazine the night was "not incredible from a business point of view, but just from an energy point of view it was fabulous." Doonan alluded to change on the horizon when it came to Barneys' approach, with the need to monetize the experience. The retailer no longer stages the hoopla some of its fellow department stores still do (albeit on a scaled-back level). This year it will continue a philosophy where its flagships will stay open until 10 p.m., with 10 percent of sales being allocated directly to the Human Rights Campaign.
At Bergdorf Goodman, the retailer's tradition of going all out—who could forget the fantastical roadblocks and Mardi Gras-like atmosphere at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street?—has been curtailed ever so slightly, this year focusing almost entirely on a well-timed 111th anniversary celebration.
Neighboring Henri Bendel, however, is upping the ante this year, partnering with Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity for a live experience that the retailer expects will bring 1,000 people per hour through its doors. Although dazzling acrobats won't be hanging from the ceiling, they will be getting prepped in the store windows and perform "wind art" via a custom platform, while other members of the show engage with passersby on Fifth Avenue. "This is the biggest undertaking we've done since [Fashion's Night Out's] inception," confirms a store rep, adding that the Manhattan location's entire third floor will be converted into miniature food truck stations. "Whereas in the past it's been more celebrity-driven, this year it's about putting on a full-fledged show."
Among the other highly anticipated events this year are Balenciaga's unveiling of a leather goods collaboration with Vogue creative director Grace Coddington; a special Azealia Banks performance and limited-edition lipstick launch at MAC's SoHo store; Kim Kardashian's personal appearance at Lord & Taylor; and Ferragamo's invite-only premiere performance by Russian New Wave pop band Tesla Boy.
Opening Ceremony, which has always been a lure for the style-setters and fashion hipsters, is, like Bergdorf's, also focusing on an anniversary—its 10th—for Fashion's Night Out, with a book signing at the Ace Hotel. Far from hosting a subdued gathering, the retailer has chosen Korea as its country of focus and will convert the hotel's lobby into a noraebang, or a "private" karaoke room, where guests will be able to sing in the tradition of a favorite Korean pastime alongside a special host.
Alexander Wang is one designer thinking outside the box. His "cage installation" contest invited aspiring designers and fans alike to submit designs inspired by his fall collection. One winner, whose name will be announced on Fashion's Night Out, will have his or her work displayed in the cage structure of his SoHo flagship through the duration of New York Fashion Week.
But, truth be told, a majority of the highbrow designers who advertise in Vogue are simply hosting cocktail parties—both private and public—with passed hors d'oeuvres. Even a sales associate at the Chanel SoHo boutique, which has long offered its popular manicures alongside limited-edition nail polish for sale, says that, aside from extended hours, the store will not be offering any special services this year.
Nonetheless, for many the collaborative nature of Fashion's Night Out creates a sense of community. "It also gives the public access to fashion events, which they don't usually have, and makes them feel included," says Laura Lachman, an independent event producer who has worked with clients ranging from Tory Burch and Escada to Cartier, Gucci, and Vogue.
Plus, brands outside the fashion sector are all eager to have access to the broad range of consumers the festivities attract. The Ford Fusion hybrid, which will be prominently featured at a pop-up shop being erected at Gansevoort Plaza in the meatpacking district, has been named Fashion's Night Out's official car, a move that Marisa Bradley, communications manager at Ford Motor Company, says had no tie-ins with ad buys or added incentives. "This is the customer we're going to appeal to, so how do we connect with this consumer in a different way? It was important for us to reach an entirely new audience—this audience of style leaders," says Bradley.
Through a partnership with the car service app Uber, the automotive company will also provide rides in the Fusion. "It's all about accessible design. We're not necessarily out to sell a car that night; part of it is exposure to customers and influencers." Ford's involvement lies in its belief that it will reach thousands of people in one night in "the most influential city that represents style," Bradley says. "It was a no-brainer."


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Pope's schedule for his first visit to Holy Land
Pope Francis will make a weekend trip to the Holy Land aimed at marking an improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations but which will also see him navigate some of the region's most intractable conflicts, from Israeli-Palestinian tensions to the civil war in neighboring Syria.
The following is the schedule for the pope's visit:
Saturday, May 24
1:00 p.m. (1000 GMT, 6:00 a.m. EDT): Arrival at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman
1:45 p.m. (1045 GMT, 6:45 a.m. EDT): Arrival Ceremony in the al-Husseini Royal Palace in Amman, where the pope will meet the king and queen of Jordan.
2:20 p.m. (1120 GMT, 7:00 a.m. EDT): Meeting with Jordanian officials.
4:00 p.m. (1300 GMT, 9:00 a.m. EDT): Holy Mass at the International Stadium in Amman.
7:00 p.m. (1600 GMT, 12:00 p.m. EDT): Visit to Bethany beyond the Jordan, where Jesus is believed to have been baptized.
7:15 p.m. (1615 GMT, 12:00 p.m. EDT): Meeting with Syrian refugees and disabled young people at church in Bethany beyond the Jordan.
Sunday, May 25
9:30 a.m. (0630 GMT, 2:30 a.m. EDT): Arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where the pope will meet with President Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders.
11:00 a.m. (0800 GMT, 4:00 a.m. EDT): Holy Mass in Bethlehem's Manger Square near the site where Jesus is believed to have been born.
1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT, 6:30 a.m. EDT): Lunch with Palestinian families in Bethlehem.
3:00 p.m. (1200 GMT, 8:00 a.m. EDT): Private visit to the Grotto of the Nativity inside the Bethlehem basilica, the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
3:20 p.m. (1220 GMT, 8:20 a.m. EDT): Pope greets Palestinian children in Deheisheh Refugee Camp.
3:45 p.m. (1245 GMT, 8:45 a.m. EDT): Farewell ceremony ahead of departure from Bethlehem.
4:30 p.m. (1330 GMT, 9:30 a.m. EDT): Arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv.
5:45 p.m. (1445 GMT, 10:45 a.m. EDT): Arrival at Mount Scopus, just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
6:15 p.m. (1515 GMT, 11:15 a.m. EDT): Private meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and signing of a joint declaration.
7:00 p.m. (1600 GMT, 12:00 p.m. EDT): Ecumenical meeting in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher to mark the 50th anniversary of the meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I, followed by dinner with patriarchs and bishops at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Monday, May 26
8:15 a.m. (0515 GMT, 1:15 a.m. EDT): Visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, at the Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City followed by a visit to the Dome of the Rock. The mosque compound is built on Judaism's holiest site, where the biblical First and Second Temples are believed to have stood, and is considered the third holiest site in Islam.
9:10 a.m. (0610 GMT, 2:10 a.m. EDT): Visit to the Western Wall, the only remains of the biblical Second Temple and the holiest place where Jews can pray.
9:45 a.m. (0645 GMT, 2:45 a.m. EDT): Laying of a wreath at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl cemetery, where Israeli leaders and soldiers are buried.
10:00 a.m. (0700 GMT, 3:00 a.m. EDT): Visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
10:45 a.m. (0745 GMT, 3:45 a.m. EDT): Visit to Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in Jerusalem.
11:45 a.m. (0845 GMT, 4:45 a.m. EDT): Meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his official residence.
1:00 p.m. (1000 GMT, 6:00 a.m. EDT): Private audience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
3:30 p.m. (1230 GMT, 8:30 a.m. EDT): Private visit with Bartholomew I on the Mount of Olives just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
4:00 p.m. (1300 GMT, 9:00 a.m. EDT): Meeting with priests and seminarians in the Church of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
5:20 p.m. (1420 GMT, 10:20 a.m. EDT): Holy Mass with the Ordinaries of the Holy Land and the Papal Suite in the Room of the Cenacle in Jerusalem.
8:00 p.m. (1700 GMT, 1:00 p.m. EDT): Farewell ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport ahead of departure for Rome.


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The first task, which I completed over lunchtime on my iPad, was to
create a representation of yourself as a communicator in your private and professional life
The directions suggested that I find a free app that would help me with this. Some mind-mapping apps were suggested, but eventually I decided that iBrainstorm looked fairly easy. This is what I came up with.
|Me, as a communicator
I also chose to reveal an aspect of my personality, that I am an introvert. This was actually the first thing I pinned to the board, because I feel that it does define the way that I prefer and choose to communicate.
The Videos
I did look at both video scenarios. I reflected a little on them, but I'm not going to write anything here, because I felt that both student and teacher needed to establish some connections (theme of day 1) before they could worry about communicating.
The twitter chat was more interesting to me. The first question was about what does communication mean to you, and my response was about listening. This turned into a conversation about lurking and the value of lurking. Somebody asked if shy people are also shy online, and I responded that I am shy, but not so much online. A number of others admitted the same thing.
Chrissi Nerantzi (@chrissinerantzi) asked me "what helps you open up online?" and "what helped you make the first step?". I've been thinking about this for a little while. My answer is not straightforward, but is relevant to the topic of Communicating. Here goes:
People are different.And they have their own preferred ways of communicating. I don't mind chatting with people on a topic that I know - but don't ask me to make small talk. I hate the telephone. I dislike large meetings. Going to an event (conference, meeting, party) full of people I don't know is a nightmare. But online communication is fine. Email is no problem.
When I first started teaching online, 10 years ago, I realised that I quite liked discussion boards as a discussion tool. I felt that everybody had the opportunity to say their piece, unlike in a meeting. Some people may choose not to participate, and it's difficult to tell the lurkers from those who are absent. But the platform suited me.
Blogging took a while. I started with short pieces of information, but doing a lot more reflection now. It's a personal thing, but I get a great buzz when somebody comments and it might result in a conversation.
I've written previously about my identity on twitter. I still find it the most useful tool in my own professional development, and I try to share that with others.
More recently, I'm very positive about the possibilities of online collaboration tools, I regularly participate in webinars, and have presented talks by webinar. Today I had a meeting using Collaborate, and realise that I'm much happier using the chatbox than the mic.
But that's all just about my preferences. We each have our own individual preferences about how we choose to communicate. Sometimes we are forced to use tools/platforms that we don't like, and sometimes we force ourselves to use tools that we don't like - I do attend conferences full of people that I don't know (I've never minded presenting at them - strangely).
So, keeping in mind that people have their own preferences, how can we encourage them to make better use of online or mobile devices? I think all we can do is demonstrate good practice, show them the value, help them to try (in a supported environment), share our own enthusiasm. But we can't force people to use a tool they don't like or aren't comfortable with, if there is an alternative (there are lots of alternatives to the telephone, luckily, most of the time).


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Five years ago John Hinderaker made a powerful case that Minnesota poet Robert Bly had just dashed off the worst poem ever written on commission from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Once upon a time, Bly was a respectable poet. Politics — specifically the Vietnam war — seem to have driven him nuts by 1967, at least insofar as his aesthetic judgment is concerned.
That year Bly published The Light Around the Body, his second book of poetry. The book is full of dated antiwar polemics that sealed his reputation among the literary elite; the book was crowned with the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry. The recognition provided encouragement that has permanently derailed Bly's sensibility. Below is a photograph of Bly at an antiwar poetry reading in 1970.
The descent in Bly's poetry from 1967 has been continuous and steep — thus the drivel that Bly produced for the Star Tribune in 2003. As someone said of Colley Cibber, the notorious British poet laureate and hero of Pope's Dunciad, his importance as a poet is nil. It therefore comes as something of a surprise, and not a particularly pleasant one, to learn that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has just named Bly Minnesota's first poet laureate.
The pickings in Minnesota are slim. The state hasn't hasn't been able to claim a great poet since Richard Eberhart transferred from the University of Minnesota to Dartmouth in 1921, or since John Berryman jumped to his death at the University of Minnesota in 1972. But Robert Bly! Good grief.
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BRISTOL — The number of candidates running for the Bristol selectboard dwindled to two last week. Bristol Planning Commission member Kris Perlee withdrew his petition for his candidacy on the selectboard before the ballot was finalized at 5 p.m. Wednesday, after press time for the last issue of the Independent.
"Due to possible conflicts with planning commission, other commitments, and time with my family, I do not believe this is the best time for me to run," Perlee said on Thursday.


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This morning (Friday), I received a call from my friend and former military comrade from the South, who inquired after pizzas and colas for the tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers operating in and around the Gaza Strip.
Two years ago, when Israeli troops massed on the Gaza border during Operation Pillar of Cloud, Israel Today was on the ground handing out pizzas and cola generously donated by our readers. The soldiers down in Gaza now remember that kindness, and our friend in the area has received several calls from officers and their troops wondering if they will again be blessed in this way.
There is a long-standing tradition in Israel whereby people will often go and buy cold drinks and snacks for the soldiers manning hot, dusty checkpoints. The gesture might be small, but the act of kindness has a major impact on these soldiers.
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This tradition kicks into high gear during a time of war.
As such, we are inviting our readers and all friends of Israel to repeat their past assistance to Israeli soldiers as they fight to defend our nation.
Both they and we fondly remember how two years ago the pizzas and drinks delivered offered not only physical sustenance, but emotional and even spiritual blessing when they learned it had all come from Christians around the world who love and stand with Israel.
Last, but not least, your participation in this effort greatly blesses the pizzerias in southern Israel where we purchase the pizzas, salads and drinks. As you can imagine, during a time of war they receive little other business.


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CyberLink Photo Director 3 Winners!
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A note from PLOS Blogs Community Manager Victoria Costello: We're sad to see Misha Angrist leave our blog roster but we've been honored to host the last two years' of his Genomeboy posts, which will remain here on PLOS Blogs for our readers to find and enjoy into the future. Misha blends mastery of genetics with a clear ethical compass, a keen wit, and a big heart – with all of these qualities evident in his last post for us, titled A Mayan Discovery, about a crowdsourced effort to uncover the cause of one little girl's rare genetic disorder. We wish him well in his next blogging endeavor.
Aw shucks. If there's one emotion I've associated with Genomeboy since its original launch, it's sheepishness. Ach, you know, I had such ambitions: I would post regularly and fervently, I would be Part of the Conversation. And sure, I've had my moments but let's not soft-pedal it: I am an inconsistent blogger at best. Time and again I've read something and thought "I should blog about that" only to have the idea and impulse evaporate in an instant. Thus has Genomeboy come to be enveloped by peeling paint and the sound of crickets. My congenial hosts at PLOS have indulged my sloth and quasi-functional ADHD for almost two years. They have higher expectations as well they should. I appreciate their unflagging support and willingness to stick with me.
Like so many other folks I have assorted demands that only seem to multiply: a family and a day job and students and grants and articles and meetings and a dog and even a band of sorts (!) calling my name. As well they should. In no way am I complaining–this is how life is and mine is blessed in all kinds of ways. But I have not made sustained blogging a part of it for quite a long time and so I think it's only fair that I stop taking up space in the Hotel PLOS.
I expect I will continue to cause trouble and make noise in various public forums. As a reader, however, I will not abandon this one. I am deeply indebted to my fellow PLOS bloggers both for their sublime literary gifts and especially for their sense of community. As always I look forward to whatever they do next.
I cannot express how grateful I am to you for reading and hanging out.
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The aspiring model, who has inherited his famous father's piercing blue eyes and cleft chin, walked in DKNY's menswear show at the party the label co-hosted with Esquire magazine for London Collections: Men. He's signed to Select Model Management, the same agency that boasts Irina Shayk, Jessica Hart and Natasha Poly on its books.
Law is just the latest in a long line of models who have been blessed with their famous relatives' good genes.
His family friend Lottie Moss (the 16-year-old half-sister of Kate) recently captured the imagination of the fashion world when she signed to Storm Models, while 11-year-old Romeo Beckham, David and Victoria's second son, starred in Burberry's spring 2013 campaign. Stateside, Cindy Crawford's strikingly similar-looking daughter Kaia is already following in her footsteps, making her modeling debut aged 10 for Young Versace.
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Police appeal for witnesses after a collision on the Snake Pass which has left a man with life threatening injuries.
On Saturday, July 12, at 5.10pm, a red Honda CBR 600 motorcycle was in collision with a grey Skoda Yeti in an area known locally as Rowlee Farm, between Snake Summit and the Ladybower Inn.
The rider of the Honda, a 24-year-old man from Leeds was airlifted to Sheffield Northern General Hospital with life threatening injuries, where he remains in a critical condition.
The two female passengers in the Skoda are also being treated for serious injuries.
The road re-opened at 10.54pm.
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Mango Tango
Our fresh take on the classic tradition of flavored black teas. Crisp Ceylon black tea with passion fruit & mango creates a light & fruity combination that's great any time of year. Brews into a deep, reddish liquor with a heady, bright aroma that delights hot or iced.
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Mango Tango is a fresh take on the classic tradition of flavored black teas. This blend of crisp Ceylon and fresh passion fruit and mango creates a light and fruity combination that is great any time of year. It brews into a deep, reddish liquor with a heady, bright aroma that lends itself to versatility; a steamy pot will warm you up when it's cold out while an iced cup will keep you cool on hot summer days.
- Premium mango black tea
- Brisk black Ceylon tea with a mango twist
- Makes great gourmet iced tea!
- Sample ~ 5 servings
- Bulk 1/4 LB ~ 50 servings
- Bulk 1 LB ~ 220 servings
- Caffeine: High
Ingredients: black tea, mallow flowers, marigolds, mango & passionfruit flavoring
Black Tea
Black Tea is known to banish fatigue, stimulate mental powers, and raise energy levels. It has been shown to reduce stress hormone levels and acts as a nerve sedative, frequently relieving headaches. Black tea contains a number of vitamins considered essential for maintaining health, including Carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, has antioxidant and protective properties, Vitamin B1 and Panothenic Acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin B6.
Black Tea also contains antioxidants which may help to protect your body from the ravages of aging and environmental effects. Because they are allowed to ferment completely before drying, most black teas are especially rich in those polyphenols which have been shown to be effective against dementia in aging as well as AIDS related dementia. These compounds penetrate the blood brain barrier and have also been found to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
Black tea is known for its antiviral and antibacterial properties. It can be topically applied to cuts, bruises and burns, and is famous for its sunburn relief and has been shown to have a positive effect on preventing tooth decay and gum disease.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Tango Tea
This is an iced tea cocktail, perfect for summer.
INGREDIENTS: 1 tsp MANGO TANGO tea leaves; 2 slices (or a quarter cup) mango; a sprig of mint; honey (to taste); 2 oz Fruit Brandy or Cognac. For a non–alcoholic version of this drink, substitute 2 c. white grape juice for brandy/cognac.
PREPARATION: Steep tea leaves in 8 oz boiling water for 5 minutes, then strain. Chill at least four hours or overnight. Blend mango, mint and honey. Add tea and 2 oz. Fruit Brandy or Cognac to fruit mixture, pour over ice, and enjoy! Makes two 6–oz cocktails
Apple–Mango–Honey Iced Tea
Our summer favorite... once you try this, you'll never go back to an ordinary sweet tea!
INGREDIENTS: 3 cups water, boiling; 3 tsp MANGO TANGO leaves; ⅓ cup honey; 3 cups apple juice; 2 – 4 cups ice cubes.
PREPARATION: Steep tea leaves in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice. Serves: 6 – 8
Mango Tango Rub
Great Rub on Pork & Fish. Finely chop the following ingredients in your blender:
1 TBS Cilantro
1 TBS salt
1 tsp red chile pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp white pepper
1 tsp wasabi
1 tsp chile powder
Mango Tangy Pumpkin Butternut Soup
INGREDIENTS: 2 TBS olive oil; ⅓ cup sweet onion, finely chopped (½ onion); 1 tsp minced garlic; 14 oz MANGO TANGO Concentrate; ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper (grounded); 1 tsp Coriander; 3 TBS brown sugar; 1 can pumpkin puree (15 oz); 1 can butternut squash (15 oz); 1 cup heavy cream
PREPARATION: Heat the olive oil over medium–high heat in a 4 qt pot. Add onions & garlic, stirring often until light brown & softened, about 3–4 minutes. Add MANGO TANGO concentrate, cayenne pepper, coriander & brown sugar and stir for 1–2 minutes. Add pumpkin, butternut squash puree & whisk in the heavy cream until liquefied & simmer on low until ready to serve. Yields: 6–8 servings, Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes.
Mango Tango Couscous
INGREDIENTS: 3 teaspoons MANGO TANGO leaves steeped in 1 cup boiling water; ½ cup water; ½ cup fresh or non–concentrated orange juice; ½ cup raisins; 1 ripe banana (sliced thin); ¼ cup maple syrup or alternative liquid sweetener; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup couscous (preferably whole wheat).
PREPARATION: Place all ingredients in a saucepan and stir. Bring to a boil over medium–high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, let sit in pan for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve hot.
The flavors of end–of–summer vegetables are enriched and lifted with a tea–based sauce. The classic Provencal assortment takes on a rich and exotic taste when cooked in this fragrant tea.
INGREDIENTS: 1 Tablespoon MANGO TANGO loose leaves; 3 cups water; 4 Japanese eggplants; 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cubed; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium zucchini, chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; Grated fresh ginger root to taste, about 1 Tablespoon; a pinch of dried chili powder and sugar.
PREPARATION: Steep the tea in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain and set aside. Char the eggplants on top of the stove or under the broiler. Butterfly by splitting them lengthwise, keeping both parts attached. Place in a baking pan and stuff with the tomatoes. Scatter the zucchini and onions over tomatoes and season with salt, pepper, and grated fresh ginger. Pour the brewed tea over all and bake uncovered at 350°F, basting occasionally. Cook for about 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Add the chili powder and sugar as desired. The resulting mélange of vegetables is blackish purple with patterns of light green zucchini and red tomato. Most of the sauce will be absorbed, but any remaining sauce can be reduced further to a glaze and poured over the dish. Serves: 4 as main dish, 8 as side dish.
Orange–Mango Tango Duck
INGREDIENTS: 2 Boneless duck breast halves; ¾ cup chopped shallots; 2 ¼ cups chicken broth; 1 ½ cups fresh or non–concentrated orange juice; 4 teaspoons MANGO TANGO leaves; 1 TBS honey, 3 TBS diced butter, salt and pepper to taste.
PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 450 F. Pierce skin of duck all over with fork and sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Place duck, skin side down, in a heated skillet to brown (about 4 minutes). Turn duck breasts over and continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Remove and place in a roasting pan, then continue to cook in 450 F oven to desired doneness, about 20 minutes for medium–rare. Meanwhile, heat the drippings left in the skillet over medium. Add shallots and sauté until golden. Remove discarded drippings. Add broth, orange juice and MANGO TANGO leaves. Bring to boil. Reduce to about 1 cup and strain. Return liquid to same skillet and add honey; simmer 2 minutes. Whisk in butter and add salt and pepper to taste. Slice thin and serve with sauce.
Mango Tango Citrus Tart
Taking advantage of the mellow character of the Ceylon tea leaves in Mango Tango, the filling for this tart acquires its attractive butterscotch color from the reddish hue of the tea, which is steeped not in water but in fresh lemon juice. (Note: Be aware that this filling is designed to be meltingly soft. If you wish a firmer, sweeter final product, reduce the lemon juice to 6 tablespoons.)
INGREDIENTS: DOUGH: One half pound (8 oz) unsalted (sweet) butter at room temperature; one quarter cup sugar; zest of half lemon; 1 large egg; three quarter cups all–purpose flour. FILLING: Half cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 4 TBS MANGO TANGO tea leaves; zest of 1 lemon; 2 Large eggs plus 2 egg yolks from Large eggs; three quarter cups white sugar; one quarter pound (4 oz) unsalted (sweet) butter. GARNISHES (optional): Natural, unsalted pistachio nuts, finely chopped; crystallized ginger, thinly sliced; or candied lemon slices.
PREPARATION: DOUGH: Cream the butter until soft and fluffy. Add the sugar and zest and mix to blend. In a small bowl, break the egg and stir lightly, then blend it into the mix. Add flour and mix just until it disappears. Place on a lightly floured surface. Knead briefly and flatten into a disc, about one half inch thick. Wrap and refrigerate until firm. While the dough is chilling, make the filling. FILLING: In a small, non reactive saucepan, bring the lemon juice and tea leaves to a boil. Remove from heat and steep for 3 minutes. Sieve the mixture into a small bowl, pressing hard on the tea leaves to extract as much of the liquid as possible. Reserve the liquid but discard the leaves. In a double boiler, bring 3 inches of water to a boil. Place the liquid plus the lemon zest, eggs, egg yolks, sugar and butter into the top saucepan, acting as a double boiler. Reduce the heat to medium so that the water is just simmering. Whisk constantly until the mixture is the thickness of mayonnaise, making sure to scrape the mixture well from the sides of the bowl. Put the mixture through a fine–meshed sieve to remove any lumps and set aside to cool to room temperature. Remove the dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 14 inch round about one fourth inch thick. Slide a metal spatula under the dough to make sure it is not sticking to the rolling surface. Roll up over the rolling pin and ease into an 8 inch diameter, false bottomed tart pan, pressing the dough firmly into the fluted sides of the pan. Prick with a fork at 1 inch intervals all around the base of the tart. Chill until frozen, about 30 minutes. (Note: If there is any remaining dough, you can prepare shortbread cookies to bake on the side). While the dough is in the freezer, preheat oven to 400°F. Remove tart pan from freezer and bake on middle rack of oven for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool. Spread filling evenly in a half–inch layer and decorate with the garnishes of your choice. Serve when cooled to room temperature. Yields 6 servings.
Note: The recipe provides enough dough for both the tart and about 20 shortbread cookies.
Baked Apple Tango
INGREDIENTS: 3 teaspoons MANGO TANGO steeped in 12 oz boiling water; one pinch of cinnamon, or ¼ cup honey, sugar or agave; 6 apples (macintosh works best)
PREPARATION: Steep the MANGO TANGO leaves and cinnamon in the boiling water for 6–7 minutes. Peel and core the apples, and cut in half. Place the apple halves face down in a baking dish. Add the tea infusion, then dot with your choice of sweetener. Bake at 275 F for about 1 hour, or until apples are very tender. Goes great with ice cream or gelato!


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The term 'Black Rock Desert' is somewhat of a misnomer. A desert is a hostile, harsh ecosystem wherelife of some sort has managed to adapt and thrive under the sun's harsh glare and blistering heat. There are no sand dunes and no cacti out in the alkali flats, just cloudless brilliant blue skies and endless clouds of harsh dust that stings your eyes and leaves your lips hardened and chapped. The alkali flats themselves are ringed by a small mountain range that seemed deceptively close and looked, in the morning and afternoon, like something out of a Lawren Harris painting. I had vowed to bring in no more gear than I could carry on my back and in my arms, and so I arrived in a dust storm and freak rain-shower with some one hundred and twenty pounds of, well, stuff. George Carlin famously said that a house is a place for your stuff and stuff is the collected array of things that slowly but surely fill up your house…and a small 7-by-four foot tent would be housing my stuff for the next eight days. Most of this- eighty pounds- was water.
Pictures do not do Burning Man justice. I've heard someone say that trying to describe Burning Man to someone who has not been there is like trying to describe the colour red to someone who has never before seen colours. Burning Man, in a way, reminded me of what it is like to walk around wide-eyed and in wonder of everything around one's self and I've done my best to try and take that feeling back home with me. Besides being a research assignment, it was also a meditative exercise. When I left Reno, Nevada there were two major hurricanes in the Atlantic south of Bermuda threatening the U.S. east coast, the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall was being commemorated, and talking heads on the major American news networks were chattering on about the NYC Islamic Center controversy and the upcoming Congressional and Senate elections. Being in a total communications technology blackout for eight days gave me a chance to think about urbanism, street art and life in general with only my surroundings for inspiration.
to be continued with more from Burning Man and some thoughts on what I've been reading recently and the current state of our cities. New streetart update coming soon… and for you Canadians out there, this awesome book is out in bookstores tomorrow! This is definitely on my reading list this month.


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President Issues Hays Challenge: $3 Million by 2009• October 5, 2007 Share:
Saying that there is great strength in numbers, Wabash President Pat White issued a bold challenge to the College's alumni and loyal friends, asking them to achieve an Annual Fund goal never before reached.
The President said in his travels around the country in his first months as president, he has heard from literally hundreds of alumni of the impact the College had on them as undergraduates, and he urged those in attendance at the Celebrating Leadership Luncheon to dream even bigger dreams for Wabash.
"We do not want to rest on our current strengths, but rather we want to position ourselves to grow and increase the Annual Fund to new successes in the next two years," he said. "This growth will demonstrate how the collective Wabash community can come together and continue to take responsibility for the dreams we outline for Wabash students in the College's next strategic plan."
President White then announced the Hays Challenge, a special opportunity to rally the Annual Fund to new heights. If by the end of the 2009 fiscal year, Wabash can grow the Annual Fund to $3 million in unrestricted support for Wabash students, alumnus Tom Hays '55 will make an additional gift of $1.1 million for the College's endowed scholarships.
The intermediate goal will be to reach $2.85 million for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2008.
"Think about the impact your Annual Fund gift can have on Wabash men," President White added. "If you increase your gift $50, $100, or $250 and help grow the Annual Fund to $3 million by the end of fiscal 2009, then that $1.1 million will result in the equivalent of two full tuition scholarships for Wabash students.
"Cut or calculate the numbers like you wish, but this is a great opportunity for Wabash and Wabash students, and a great opportunity for all of us to come together and do our part to make it happen."
Director of the Annual Fund Joe Klen (left) pointed out that while Wabash is a relatively small college with few alumni, our collective effort has enormous impact on the experience young men have when they enroll at Wabash. While small in numbers, Wabash alumni have an enormous impact in their communities. "We have the advantage of strength in numbers," he said.
"I am grateful to Tom and Sue Hays for challenging our fellow alumni to increase their support for Wabash students," said Dean for Advancement Joe Emmick '92. "It is a great opportunity; if we band together to increase our annual support to $3 million over the next two years, Tom will increase our scholarship endowment by over $1 million."
For more information on how you can make a real difference in the lives of Wabash men, click here to learn about the Annual Fund.


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Nebraska's Jordan Hooper has earned an invitation to compete at the 2013 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team Trials.
USA Basketball officially announced the 31 players invited to the trials on Wednesday, May 8, after the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations.
Hooper earned honorable-mention All-America honors for the second straight season in 2012-13 while helping Nebraska to the NCAA Sweet 16. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., led the Huskers in scoring and rebounding with 17.9 points and 8.8 boards per contest while powering Nebraska to a 25-9 overall record.
A three-year starter for the Huskers, Hooper was a candidate for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden National Player-of-the-Year awards as a junior. The two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection enters her senior season at Nebraska ranked 10th in career scoring with 1,685 points, while ranking fifth in career rebounding with 811. She also ranks second in career three-pointers made with 215.
Hooper will be in a talented player pool that includes 10 players who have won gold medals with USA Basketball in international competition. The team will be coached by Oklahoma's Sherri Coale, along with assistants Brian Giorgis (Marist) and Coquese Washington (Penn State). Wisconsin's Bobbie Kelsey and Tulsa's Matilda Mossman will serve as court coaches during the trials.
Following the completion of the World University Games Trials on May 19, a 12-player roster will be announced. Those 12 players selected to represent USA Basketball will hold training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs June 25-July 1.
The 2013 World University Games women's basketball competition will be held in Kazan, Russia, July 8-15. Organized by the International University Sports Federation and held every other year, the World University Games is a multi-sport competition open to men and women who are between the ages of 17 and 24. The USA Basketball women's team will be made up of U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled in college and have eligibility remaining.


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Purists may cringe at the use of "Provençal" and "Melt" in the same phrase, but if the shoe, so to speak, fits . . . I've grouped some of the flavors that remind me most of Provence, put them between some good, grilled bread, and added a soft, melt-y cheese. And any day I can stand on a soapbox and proclaim the glories of tuna packed in olive oil is a good one.
Purists may cringe at the use of "Provençal" and "Melt" in the same phrase, but if the shoe, so to speak, fits . . . I've grouped some of the flavors that remind me most of Provence, put them between some good, grilled bread, and added a soft, melt-y cheese. And any day I can stand on a soapbox and proclaim the glories of tuna packed in olive oil is a good one.—boulangere
Food52 Review: This isn't your standard greasy diner version of a tuna melt. Packed with lots of flavor, this makes for an excellent and healthy lunch. The recipe calls for two tablespoons of Mayonnaise, I found that one did the trick. The red pepper flakes add a nice little spice, and the asiago is a great call. Feel free to get creative with different bread variations such as whole wheat or ciabatta. —Dana'sBakery
Serves: 2
1 6-ounce can tuna packed in olive oil*
1/4 of a red bell pepper, 1/4" dice
Green parts of 2 scallions, 1/4" dice
2 teaspoons capers, drained, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
2 tablespoons mayo
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Pinch red pepper flakes
4 slices good bread; I used my own ciabatta
Olive oil
Slices of soft cheese; use as much as you like. I used a tender, fresh Asiago Pressato
- Tuna packed in olive oil is one of the genuinely great things in life. It has a tenderness that the water-packed varieties lack utterly. It costs a bit more, and is worth every penny. The daughter and I became hopelessly addicted to it last summer in Italy and France. We'd buy small cans in 3-packs. We used it in pastas, on salads, and carried it in a backpack for impromptu lunches, knowing we could always score good bread with which to eat it. It's become a pantry staple I wouldn't want to try to do without. To use it here, don't drain the oil off too aggressively. Leave about half of it in the can; it will contribute a lovely silkiness to the filling. Scrape the tuna and oil into a mixing bowl.
- May I tell you about an easy way to break down a bell pepper? Stand it on end, position your knife at the bump of the "shoulder", and slice down, following the curve of the pepper. You'll take off about a quarter of it, and leave the seeds and white pith attached to the center. Slice the pepper into strips, then lay a few at a time on their sides to chop. A knife will cut through the skin much more easily from the side than if you lay the strips skin-side down or up. Especially if your knife isn't, ahem, as sharp as it probably should be. Add the peppers to the bowl.
- Slice the scallions and add them to the bowl. Roughly chop the capers (you're just trying to break them up a bit) and add them to the bowl. Mince the thyme (the stems on my plant in the kitchen window are so tender that I don't even need to pull the leaves off) and add it. Eyeball the mayo, but don't use a heavy hand. You want just enough to bind the mixture. Squeeze in the lemon juice and add the red pepper flakes. Gently stir everything together.
- Turn on the broiler. Set a rack a notch below the one right under the broiler; that will let the filling warm and cheese melt without either burning. I prefer broiling the outsides of the bread, then adding the filling and cheese, and passing everything under the broiler again. I love the additional layer of flavor that comes from allowing the cheese and edges of the bread to brown on the inside, rather than simply melt, as they would in a skillet or press. Lay bread slices outsides-up on a baking sheet NOT lined with parchment, for what I trust are obvious reasons. Brush them with olive oil and place under broiler. Don't walk away. They should brown nicely within about a minute. Remove the baking sheet and use tongs to turn over slices of bread. Divide filling between two slices, and arrange cheese on the others. Return to broiler. Heat for about 2 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and golden brown, and filling has heated.
- Remove from oven, Use tongs to turn the cheese-y slices over on top of those spread with filling. Slice in half, and serve immediately. Pour some glasses of a crisp white wine and raise a toast to global cuisine.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Sandwich Recipe
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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMPH) - A man stole a truck with a lamb in the back seat, officers say.
It happened Friday around 8:20 a.m. in the parking lot of Vallarta Market in Porterville.
According to CHP Porterville, a Ford F-250 was stolen from Goshen. The truck was reported to be seen east of Tipton.
With the help of CHP Air 41, the truck was found and followed all the way to Porterville.
CHP says the suspect pulled into the parking lot and fled on foot and into the market.
CHP says the man tried to exit the back of the market where he was taken into custody without incident.
Along with recovering the owner's truck, CHP Officers also saved a lamb which was in the back seat of the stolen truck during the entire incident.