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Daring Bakers: Danish braid and pastriesSunday, June 29th, 2008
It's time for another Daring Bakers challenge! The idea of the Daring Bakers is that every month one baking recipe is presented that all members have to follow exactly without any modifications except where specifically allowed. During the month we share our experiences and learn to be better bakers. The recipe, our photos and experiences are then officially posted on a specified day.
This month's challenge was to bake a Danish Braid from Sherry Yard's "The Secrets of Baking" and the recipe was picked by Kelly of Sass & Veracity, and Ben of What's Cookin'?
Before I mention anything else this recipe does not taste like genuine Danish pastries. I love them and I could eat one every day but as they're not good to your waistline I only eat them every second day… The Daring Baker challenge pastries and braid were good, but they don't taste like the original ones. The result was nice and I liked them but it wasn't as I expected. The recipe calls for cardamom and orange zest which is an odd flavour for Danish pastries as they are normaly plain. I had fun baking the challenge but it really wasn't worth the effort, especially since I know where to get excellent freshly baked Danish pastries (ie in every decent Swedish bakery).
I chose to make a braid and a couple of pin wheel shaped pastries. As I love the classic Danish pastries with vanilla custard I filled the braid with home made vanilla custard (for the first time ever it came out perfect) and bilberries. The pastries were filled with the same vanilla custard, raspberry jam and raspberries.
Makes 2-1/2 pounds dough
For the dough (Detrempe)
1 ounce fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
Zest of 1 orange, finely grated
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2 large eggs, chilled
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
For the butter block (Beurrage)
1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Combine yeast and milk in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low speed. Slowly add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice. Mix well. Change to the dough hook and add the salt with the flour, 1 cup at a time, increasing speed to medium as the flour is incorporated. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, or until smooth. You may need to add a little more flour if it is sticky. Transfer dough to a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Without a standing mixer: Combine yeast and milk in a bowl with a hand mixer on low speed or a whisk. Add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice and mix well. Sift flour and salt on your working surface and make a fountain. Make sure that the "walls" of your fountain are thick and even. Pour the liquid in the middle of the fountain. With your fingertips, mix the liquid and the flour starting from the middle of the fountain, slowly working towards the edges. When the ingredients have been incorporated start kneading the dough with the heel of your hands until it becomes smooth and easy to work with, around 5 to 7 minutes. You might need to add more flour if the dough is sticky.
1. Combine butter and flour in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle and then beat for 1 minute more, or until smooth and lump free. Set aside at room temperature.
2. After the detrempe has chilled 30 minutes, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately 18 x 13 inches and ¼ inch thick. The dough may be sticky, so keep dusting it lightly with flour. Spread the butter evenly over the center and right thirds of the dough. Fold the left edge of the detrempe to the right, covering half of the butter. Fold the right third of the rectangle over the center third. The first turn has now been completed. Mark the dough by poking it with your finger to keep track of your turns, or use a sticky and keep a tally. Place the dough on a baking sheet, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Place the dough lengthwise on a floured work surface. The open ends should be to your right and left. Roll the dough into another approximately 13 x 18 inch, ¼-inch-thick rectangle. Again, fold the left third of the rectangle over the center third and the right third over the center third. No additional butter will be added as it is already in the dough. The second turn has now been completed. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
4. Roll out, turn, and refrigerate the dough two more times, for a total of four single turns. Make sure you are keeping track of your turns. Refrigerate the dough after the final turn for at least 5 hours or overnight. The Danish dough is now ready to be used. If you will not be using the dough within 24 hours, freeze it. To do this, roll the dough out to about 1 inch in thickness, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze. Defrost the dough slowly in the refrigerator for easiest handling. Danish dough will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Makes enough for two braids
4 Fuji or other apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Toss all ingredients except butter in a large bowl. Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat until slightly nutty in color, about 6 – 8 minutes. Then add the apple mixture and sauté until apples are softened and caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. If you've chosen Fujis, the apples will be caramelized, but have still retained their shape. Pour the cooked apples onto a baking sheet to cool completely before forming the braid. (If making ahead, cool to room temperature, seal, and refrigerate.) They will cool faster when spread in a thin layer over the surface of the sheet. After they have cooled, the filling can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Left over filling can be used as an ice cream topping, for muffins, cheesecake, or other pastries.
Makes enough for 2 large braids
1 recipe Danish Dough (see below)
2 cups apple filling, jam, or preserves (see below)
For the egg wash: 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
1. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll the Danish Dough into a 15 x 20-inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick. If the dough seems elastic and shrinks back when rolled, let it rest for a few minutes, then roll again. Place the dough on the baking sheet.
2. Along one long side of the pastry make parallel, 5-inch-long cuts with a knife or rolling pastry wheel, each about 1 inch apart. Repeat on the opposite side, making sure to line up the cuts with those you've already made.
3. Spoon the filling you've chosen to fill your braid down the center of the rectangle. Starting with the top and bottom "flaps", fold the top flap down over the filling to cover. Next, fold the bottom "flap" up to cover filling. This helps keep the braid neat and helps to hold in the filling. Now begin folding the cut side strips of dough over the filling, alternating first left, then right, left, right, until finished. Trim any excess dough and tuck in the ends.
Egg Wash
Whisk together the whole egg and yolk in a bowl and with a pastry brush, lightly coat the braid.
Proofing and Baking
1. Spray cooking oil (Pam…) onto a piece of plastic wrap, and place over the braid. Proof at room temperature or, if possible, in a controlled 90 degree F environment for about 2 hours, or until doubled in volume and light to the touch.
2. Near the end of proofing, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
3. Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the pan so that the side of the braid previously in the back of the oven is now in the front. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and bake about 15-20 minutes more, or until golden brown. Cool and serve the braid either still warm from the oven or at room temperature. The cooled braid can be wrapped airtight and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days, or freeze for 1 month.


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Economist: GOP 'Fiscal Cliff' Plan Is Possible, but Politically Difficult
The Republican plan to raise revenue through tax reform, rather than increasing tax rates, is possible, but would be difficult to pass because the tax preferences that would need to be eliminated are widely favored among voters, explained Diane Lim, chief economist for the Concord Coalition, in a Thursday interview with The Christian Post.
One of the main sticking points in the negotiations between the White House and House Republicans over averting the "fiscal cliff" is the source of new revenue. President Barack Obama and Democrats want the tax rates to go up for the top two tax brackets, or those making more than $250,000 per year. Republicans want to eliminate tax preferences, such as deductions, exclusions and credits. Democrats have argued that there is not enough revenue that could be raised from eliminating tax preferences, so tax rates must increase as well.
Together, all of the tax preferences from both the corporate and income tax code add up to a little over $1 trillion per year, explained Lim. So, there is more than enough revenue that could be raised from tax reform to meet the goal of reducing deficits by $4 trillion over 10 years. The difficulty, though, is that most of that revenue comes from tax preferences, sometimes called tax expenditures, enjoyed by many, thus members of Congress would be reluctant to get rid of them.
"When you look at where the biggest tax expenditures are, this is what is going to be the downfall of this great idea, most tax expenditures are not things that are appropriately labeled 'loopholes,'" Lim said.
Most, 90 percent, of the revenue that could be raised from eliminating tax preferences are in income, not corporate, tax preferences. Plus, most of the value of those preferences come from the exclusion of employer provided health insurance, and deductions for charitable contributions, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes.
Eliminating those deductions would be as difficult as reducing Social Security benefits, Lim explained, because, like Social Security, many people enjoy them. Indeed, Lim added, while most think of "entitlements" as forms of government spending, like Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare, these tax preferences are viewed much like entitlement benefits, because so many expect to receive them.
Lim encourages lawmakers, though, to consider whether these tax preferences are worth the cost. The home mortgage interest deduction, for instance, is widely panned by economists because it does not accomplish its goal and distorts the housing market.
Ostensibly, the purpose of the home mortgage interest deduction is to encourage home ownership. The tax preference does little, though, to encourage home buying among those who would not otherwise buy a home, Lim explained. Rather, it encourages larger debt and the purchase of larger, more expensive homes. It also does not save homeowners money because the deduction is built into the price of the home. Because of this, the mortgage interest deduction contributed to the housing bubble that led to the Great Recession that began in 2008.
Even though the mortgage interest deduction is widely condemned by both liberal and conservative economists, getting rid of it would be difficult because so many people expect it and have budgeted for it.
While tax reform would be difficult, though, one reason it might be possible is that it accomplishes both liberal and conservative goals, and thus allows for bipartisan compromise.
For conservatives, getting rid of tax preferences, or "broadening the base," can raise revenue without the market distorting effects of increasing tax rates. Indeed, tax preferences themselves are market distorting so getting rid of them allows less market distortions in the economy. For liberals, getting rid of tax preferences tends to lead to a more progressive tax code because most of the benefits usually go to the wealthy.
Lim joined Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan advocacy organization that encourages fiscal responsibility in the federal budget, in 2008. Before that she served as the chief economist for the Democrats on the House Budget Committee. Her blog is EconomistMom.com.

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Goyal, who was part of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that criticised the Rangarajan formula for pricing of domestic gas, said affordability of power and fertiliser sector - which consume two-third of all gas produced in the country, should be kept in mind.
The Standing Committee, he said, had reported "a number of anomalies" in gas pricing.
The Rangarajan formula calls for pricing at an average cost of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) into India and rates prevailing at international hubs in the US and UK as well as the price of gas imported into Japan.
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Over six years ago, Silvia Hartmann wrote the GoE Energy EFT Master Practitioner Course and it was a paradigm shift. From that very first sold out training in 2011 where Silvia Hartmann presented the twelve units to just sixty people, 1,623 people from 65 countries have since gone onto become certified in the GoE's top level professional tapping qualification.
You can imagine how many tens of thousands of clients have now benefited from a practitioner trained in Energy EFT and how many family members and friends have also been helped to experience life on the positive end of The SUE Scale.
That's not just fears, anxiety, phobias and low-energy states evolved and evaporated either. The core protocol invites and encourages people to keep going, keep raising energy and keep pushing the boundaries of what they even thought was possible.
The experience gained in those six years of working with high-energy states has been immense and we've seen fabulous developments such as Positive EFT, The Third Field, Modern Stress Management, Modern Energy Healer and Modern Energy Coach. All these have been built on the wonderful foundations provided by Energy EFT, which itself is built on the rock solid foundations of EMO Energy-in-Motion.
On top of what we've been doing with Energy EFT and Modern Energy comes what we see GoE Members up to every day on the member's group. We see so many of you going out there and truly making wonderful things happen by bringing energy and joy to your families and communities.
So the question is not whether we should stand still - but how do we make Energy EFT even better.
Modern Energy Tapping Professional (MET Pro) is the next level up and a true evolution beyond Energy EFT Master Practitioner. We've put all our experience, heart & soul into designing MET Pro from the ground up to be your go to Modern Energy tapping technique.
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Over the weekend I had the privilege of attending (via zoom) a 3 day Modern Energy Tapping Professional Training with the beautiful Sandra Hillawi.
It has been a few years since I have re-visited the learned wisdom of Silvia Hartman.
Her approach to tapping, and energy in general, is a breath of fresh air.
One that resonates deeply with my soul.
The evolution that I have seen from my first introduction to "Tapping" in early 2000 to this latest offering from The Guild of Energists is truly remarkable...
The focus has shifted from digging around in your trauma and pain, to strengthening and support your energy body to create more uplifting +10 experiences in your life.
I would invite you, if you are curious about tapping and have become disillusioned with trauma work and focusing on your pain, to make an appointment for a free "discovery session" so that we can see if we are a fit.
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I absolutely LOVED the Modern Energy Tapping Professional Training in Limerick with the wonderful Ber Collins and a fantastic group of women! Thank you, Ber, for being such a brilliant and motivational teacher, and thank you, Silvia, for creating this beautiful, exciting and uplifting new course!
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Wow, what a stunning course this is! I've been tapping for 15 years now and yet there is still so much to learn. It is truly wonderful that Silvia is such a forward thinker and yet again she has taken Tapping to a whole new level with this ground breaking training called Modern Energy Tapping. As a trainer it is a lovely course to teach and watch students make profound shifts using enlightening protocol's and I am so glad to be able to share this training with my students. I highly recommend taking this training and being one of the first to move away from the old 3d therapies and into sparkling new 5d energies. This course has so much scope and I for one have been having a wonderful time using it to increase my capacity to hold higher light energies such as living in gratitude. Thank you Silvia Hartmann and Sandra Hillawi (for training me)
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The 3-day MET Pro course helped me to really understand the true power of the positives. I was astonished by how easy it was to take myself or my practice partner up the SUE scale quickly and reliably without ever having to delve into the problem. Instead we focused on and encouraged the positive energy needed to evolve and transform the problem.
Our trainer Sandra Hillawi was superb, she illustrated the learnings with case stories and examples from her own experience and I learned so much more about modern energy than I understood before.
As well as learning and practising how to use the positives with a wide variety of issues, we learned about the aspects and entity models in depth and also enhanced the energy with techniques from EMO and Supermind.
Sandra helped us to form a connected and supportive group energy bubble although we were attending from different time zones and countries all around the world.
The techniques and tools I've learned on this course will be put to good use with clients and also when I offer trainings in this course in Ireland.
Many thanks to my fellow energists for a lively and energy raising 3 days and to Silvia Hartmann for making this excellent course.
The Modern Energy Tapping Professional training was such a high energy, profound training and I feel very blessed to have been a part of this amazing group!
A star-sparkled, huge thank you to Silvia Hartmann for creating such an inspiring course, bringing clarity and simplicity to working with the energy body and raising us up to experience amazing healing events. You connected dots over a vast array of topics, both in modern tapping and wider metaphysical practices, making much of the old irrelevant as you push the boundaries into true r(e)volution.
Sandra Hillawi, you blessed us with deep understanding, inspired us with your high energy and delivered the course with superb elegance. You are an excellent trainer and your personal experiences brought the coursework to life.
Thank you to everyone in the group. You each contributed to brightening my energy and know you are each cherished in this journey.
I cannot wait to expand my knowledge into other areas of modern energy and bringing this to my own clients and community.
Highly recommended!
Modern Energy Tapping Professional is an evolutionary and transformative course and experience. It continues on where the EFT Master Practitioner course left off.
I hate to spoil the surprise, but it is all about reaching the Mountain Top! --- getting to the Healing Event!! The course takes you on a journey of learning and skills development to bring clients to the Healing Event quickly with grace and ease!!
The learning and the experiences were transformative and my colleagues in the course made it a very high energy environment in which to grow. They were just great!
Sandra Hillawi was just fantastic! Hats off to her! A highly intelligent, passionate and gifted Master Trainer! She presented the course/training with such skill and passion and moved us to think "outside of the box!" Thank you Sandra!!!
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Transformative training - powerful energy healing at our own fingertips!
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I have a therapy practice where I use both hypnosis and tapping (EFT), and I have found that using both modalities gets great results, and I have used this new training (MET) with several of my clients. They found it easy to use, gentle, and they loved the positive focus.
As a practitioner I think this way of Tapping will truly help clients get the results they want.
Even if someone isn't a therapist, this training is excellent to help them improve their lives.
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Maria LiPuma introduced your programs to our community with passion, patience and encouragement.
All along the way, this work has been evolving into a wonderful service just in the short time she has been working with us.
This is amazing work and more power to you, your family, staff, and organization.
There is so much potential in this.....and such a great service.
Thank you so much Silvia, for all your work and devotion.
Lynne Taft Dolan, MET Pro Graduate
What a fantastic experience!
Sandra Hillawi was a wonderful instructor, a shining example of the Positives.
My 'partners in crime' were a delight to work with and assisted me in making some wonderful evolutions.
I'm soooo looking forward to bringing this to my tribe.
Amazing 3-day course! This program topped off the Masters Program and brought so much clarity to all the different modalities of Energy Tapping. Very excited to be sharing these techniques with clients, friends, and family.
Loved working with everyone in this group very transformational.
Sandra Hillawi thank you for this training I gained so much understanding insight, knowledge, and experience in this program.
Thank You, Silvia Hartmann, for the new manual and developing this life-changing program.
What a great 3 full days, with a SUPER Sandra Hillawi😊 and wonderful colleagues, filled with positivity and lightness, which allowed for great learning, evolving and healing.
We navigated with ease through 12 modules, each module building and bridging on another, from treatment flow to protocols to relationships and solutions. A new beginning using POSITIVES is the ART of Modern Energy.
I decided to take my new-found learnings today and worked with some clients by introducing positives only, as I guided them through change in a newer way than before.
I have to say it worked magically and the clients were surprised and left uplifted and lighter! And high up on the SUE Scale which was quicker then what they would have experienced before.
If you have already taken Master practitioner trainings then I absolutely recommend that Modern Energy Tapping be the next step for you and or your clients as a lighter way through healing that works!
I am so deeply in love with Modern Energy Tapping! The best investment I have made in the last five years!
Katerina Kalchenko GoE Trainer
Thank you so much silvia Hartmann for being such a pioneer in the modern energism world and personal development, with your work you have helped thousands of people understand the importance of Energy and energy work AND working with positives which for me is fundamental and much more exciting than working on the 'negative stuff'. Modern Energy Tapping is the way forward.
Thank you Silvia Hartmann x
Jorge Vence GoE Trainer
In the days of teaching Classic EFT Introduction course for the GoE, we used to print our own manuals and I added in a section at the back about Pat Carrington's Positive Choices method and showed a fun video by Brad Yates called Tap o' the morning. We'd work with the classic negatives in the morning and bring in the positives in the afternoon. The rise in energy and enthusiasm in the room was palpable, everyone just cheered up!
I've always used positives after clearing with EFT on negatives first, but to use positives from the start is a paradigm shift which feels soooo right.
In the few days since I read the pre-release of the book and started using only positives when tapping for myself, I can feel my energy baseline rising and have begun using only positive tapping with clients too. Many thanks Silvia for the wonderful gift that is modern energy tapping.
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While trying to find out what's the problem with ambient lighting on objects, which was making them too dark, I discovered that there's another problem with terrain lighting. Parts of the terrain that are subject to horizontal displacement were having incorrectly computed normals. For some reason the displacement effect was not affecting the terrain normal vector fully, resulting in contrast being lower than appropriate. The reason was probably a forgotten coefficient from an earlier debugging session, because when I derived the Jacobian again, there was this value of 0.5 that didn't belong anywhere.
It wasn't the first time when a surgical tool from a year-old operation was found inside our code. On the other hand, maybe one day we'll discover a hidden sleep() call and get unbelievable speedup by removing it :-)
Here are some comparison screens, old one on the left, fixed on the right side.
Another issue that was solved along the way were the artifacts on ATI cards in the shadowed areas. On ATI cards the floating point values that are output from shader may apparently end up slightly modified when written to a floating point render target, because of the blending unit. It does not matter when these values are supposed to be normal floating point values, but if the exact bit representation is important because these values are actually reinterpreted, a floating point render target cannot be used. Fortunately, the fix was easy once the reason for the artifacts was known.
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Legalize marijuana? Much of the California beer industry says, "This bud's not for you!" (first bad pun in a long list to come). The California Beer and Beverage Distributors filed papers with the state saying the organization plans to spend money to defeat Proposition 19, the November ballot measure that would allow adults to posess and grow limited amounts of marijuana.
Easily, some could think beer distributors would rather see Californians spend their money altering their mood with barley and hops instead of THC. But Rhonda Stevenson, a spokesperson for the CBBD, tells KNBC reporter Robert Kovacik, "This is not a competitive issue for us. This initiative has nothing in there for distribution or sale of the product. Our issues are workplace safety and public safety issues".
She went on to say, and she did so without even acknowledging the irony, "if one of our semis is on the highway heading to our retailers, how do we know if (the driver's) under the influence?"
So, I read that as saying if one of our guys is hauling beer, it would be awful if he were driving stoned.
Prop 19 backers roll their eyes, if not their joints. Steve Fox says "Plain and simply, the alcohol industry is trying to kill the competition. Their mission is to drive people to drink."
Joining the brewers in their opposition to Prop 19 is an array of law enforcement groups, from policemen to district attorneys. You just have to love any issue that brings together cops and booze in a joint effort (oy! that one hurt)
They're not alone. While backers of Prop 19 say taxing weed could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for the state of California, others point to market economics. Take away the risk of being busted for selling buds, and you take away the profit incentive. After all, marijuana is a ...well it's a weed.
Some predict the price of an ounce of even the finest and most potent dope would drop like a stone (god the puns just keep coming) and with the falling prices would come falling tax revenue.
But, an ally in this battle for the bong is emerging. The Service Employees International Union, a huge labor union in the state, says it is behind the pot prop. Some analysts theorize Prop 19 might energize voters to get out to the polls to vote for the cannabis, and while they're out there, they might just cast a vote for Jerry Brown too. And the union guys are far more interested in seeing a Democrat in Sacramento than an ounce of dope in every pot (okay, this can best be described as a glancing pun at best).
The SEIU could make even more noise if it decides to start spending money to push Prop 19.
And it's likely voters won't have the final say on this issue. Prop 19 can't change federal law. So should voters give the green light to grass, the issue is likely to wind up in court, where (you just knew this one was coming sooner or later) what happens at the ballot box could just go up in smoke.
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If you don't have a job working for California right now, you won't in the near future thanks to an executive order issued late Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
In what has to be one of the biggest hiring freezes in the country, Brown put a stop to any and all new hires on behalf of the state.
The order also prohibits transferring employees between departments and agencies, increasing part-time positions to full-time status and increasing personal-services contracts to offset the impact of the freeze. Brown said the order is part of his efforts to save money and to cut $363 million in operational costs next fiscal year.
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Brown said in a prepared statement, "We have a $25 billion deficit, and we must do everything possible to save money and make government leaner and more efficient."
Tuesday's order was the third executive order from Brown. He also cut state cell phones and the passenger vehicle fleet by 50 percent.
WHEREAS, California's significant imbalance between revenues and expenditures has resulted in an estimated budget deficit of $25.4 billion; and
WHEREAS, strong measures must be implemented to reduce costs and to regain and safeguard the trust of the people of California; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order B-1-11, issued on January 11, 2011, ordered state agencies and departments to review operational costs and to identify ways of reducing waste, redundancies and associated costs to create a more efficient and effective government, while protecting core services; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's 2011-12 budget proposes a reduction of $363 million ($200 million from the General Fund) in state operation efficiencies and other savings; and
WHEREAS, restrictions on hiring are necessary to help achieve these savings; and
WHEREAS, these restrictions should be implemented in a manner that promotes true cost reductions, encourages better fiscal management by agencies and departments, protects the health, safety, and welfare of the State, and allows the State adequately and properly to serve the People of California,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of California, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California, do hereby issue this order to become effective immediately:
1. State agencies and departments are prohibited from filling vacant positions, regardless of the positions' funding source, except as provided for herein. This prohibition applies to:
Appointments of any persons not currently employed by the State, including permissive reinstatements, limited-term appointments, temporary-authorization appointments, training-and-development assignments, and retired-annuitant appointments. Increases in time base. Appointments of seasonal employees. Appointments of permanent intermittent employees. Interdepartmental transfers of current permanent or probationary employees.
2. Agency secretaries and department directors who do not report to an agency secretary are authorized to exempt the following appointments:
Emergency appointments as specified in law. Mandatory reinstatements. Appointments of employees currently serving a temporary-authorization appointment in lieu of permanent appointment. Intradepartmental transfers of current permanent or probationary employees.
3. Agency secretaries and department directors who do not report to an agency secretary may request exemption for appointments that are essential to carry out the following responsibilities if the responsibilities cannot be fulfilled by existing staffing levels:
Direct, hands-on services to clients in 24-hour care institutions. Emergency response and public safety defined as services and functions directly related to the preservation and protection of human life and safety; emergency and disaster response activities that are necessary to prevent, contain, or mitigate the effects of a disastrous event and minimize the loss of life or property. Revenue generation. Core functions of departments' statutory missions. Essential functions that could otherwise only be fulfilled by paying existing employees more in overtime than the costs of the requested exemption. Requests for exemptions shall be submitted to the Governor's Office for approval in accordance with forms and instructions that will be issued by the Department of Finance.
4. State agencies and departments are prohibited from initiating or increasing personal-services contracts to compensate for the effects of these hiring restrictions.
5. The Department of Finance will work with agencies and departments to develop targets for budgetary reductions in lieu of the hiring restrictions. Departments that achieve their target budget reductions, as determined by the Director of the Department of Finance, will be exempted from the provisions of this executive order.
6. IT IS REQUESTED that other entities of State government not under my direct executive authority implement similar limitations on their appointments to reduce State expenditures.
This Executive Order is not intended to create, and does not create, any rights or benefits, whether substantive or procedural, or enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California or its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order shall be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State and that it be given widespread publicity and notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 14th day of February 2011.


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Our business is to develop and build propulsion and power generation systems. Our major aim is to offer our customers sustainable solutions for energy, drive and propulsion systems, and service. Rolls-Royce Power Systems is committed to creating a sustainable business. For us that means driving profitable growth whilst achieving a positive economic, social and environmental impact.
These goals are embodied in our corporate guidelines, our Integrity Code and in our Global Guidelines. Rolls-Royce Power Systems cultivates a constructive debate with its customers, business partners, workforce, owners, and with the media, political sphere, state authorities and other public groups. We use the insights we gain to meet their requirements even better and prepare ourselves for future challenges.
The world is changing: the world's population is growing and resources are limited. Forecasts indicate an increasing impact on climate and demographics.
In keeping with the global vision of our parent company Rolls-Royce – "Better Power for a Changing World" – central fields of action have been defined. To accelerate progress, we are working towards specific targets in the Rolls-Royce target program. Group-wide targets at Rolls-Royce are:
Reduce energy use in our operations and facilities by 30%, normalised by revenue, by 2020 (excluding product test and development)
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in our operations and facilities by 50%, absolute, by 2025 (excluding product test and development)
Reduce total solid and liquid waste in our operations and facilities by 25%, normalised by revenue, by 2020
Zero waste to landfill in our operations and facilities, by 2020 (excluding hazardous waste)
Reduce Total Reportable Injury (TRI) rate to 0.3 per 100 employees by 2020
External suppliers
All suppliers aligned to our own ambitions
Reach 6 million people through the Rolls-Royce STEM education programme by 2020
Employee wellbeing
All sites to achieve Rolls-Royce LiveWell accreditation by 2020
Employee engagement
Sustainable Employee Engagement Index
All employees to complete year-on-year Global Code of Conduct certification and mandatory ethics training
Further information about our sustainability objectives can be found on the Rolls-Royce website:
The target values are based on the Rolls-Royce Group's targets and reporting basis.
For over a century, we have been building robust diesel engines and system solutions for drives and decentralized power generation. In terms of energy efficiency, low fuel consumption and low emissions, our products lead the way, both to the benefit of our customers and the environment. The associated key technologies such as turbocharging, fuel injection, exhaust gas recirculation, engine management and exhaust aftertreatment are developed in-house.
We are also working on alternative drive technologies. Several decades ago, we began developing eco-friendly gas engines. Powered by natural gas, biogas, sewage gas or landfill gas, these are used in stationary applications. Mobile gas applications for MTU high-speed engines – initially for ships and then also for further applications such as mining vehicles and locomotives – are currently being planned and developed. In the field of medium-speed drives, Bergen gas engines are used in power plants and ships, for example. We are also pursuing innovative future technologies within development projects such as hybrid drive and propulsion systems for rail vehicles, yachts and commercial ships.
Our ValueExchange Remanufacturing Program is designed to prolong the service life of our products even further. We take back worn engines and engine components and give them a new lease of life in a rigorous factory process. Customers and the environment benefit alike, since remanufacturing enables sparing use of raw materials and energy. A deposit scheme for returned engines and components further motivates customers to trade in their worn spare parts, so that the remanufacturing cycle can be sustained.
Our range of products and our procurement in global networks require a particular degree of responsibility. Suppliers are selected and evaluated by taking account of qualitative and sustainable aspects.
Environmental protection is a major goal of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems Group and our environmental policy is based on six maxims. At all our locations worldwide, we support and promote the development of structures and management methods that are ecologically sound.
Our corporate environmental policy complies with the international ISO 14001 standard. We strive to continually improve our environmental record with respect to our products and locations. We carry out internal audits annually to monitor our progress and have independent audits carried out by external auditors at all affiliated sites every three years.
To ensure compliance with energy management standards, we hold DIN ISO 50001 certification and conduct energy audits. Environmental protection criteria also form part of our supplier assessments and we advise strategic partners to obtain ISO 14001 certification.
We especially focus on production machinery that meets high environmental standards and on technologies that preserve and safeguard natural resources. The protection of soil and groundwater is one of our most critical responsibilities.
We use special equipment to ensure that liquids which may be hazardous to waters do not penetrate the ground. Wherever possible, we also deploy circulation systems that enable water-recycling. On sites where it is feasible to do so, we generate our own heat and power in an eco-friendly and efficient way, preferably using our own products. As far as waste is concerned, our motto is 'Prevention or re-cycling is better than disposal'. That means that waste is channeled back into the material cycle wherever possible.
We are aiming for a continuous reduction in energy consumption and emissions. We ensure that designs take this into account when planning new systems and installations. We use the possibilities available to feed 'wasted power' back into the plant's own power grid and
integrate energy-saving lighting and other eco-friendly technologies.
In recent years, we have also made great headway in improving logistics. Through local value creation in our main sales markets, we have shortened transport routes, thereby using resources more efficiently and placing less strain on the environment.
Another way we have reduced harmful emissions is by introducing car-sharing within our company and augmenting our fleet with vehicles powered by natural gas as well as electric vehicles. New company car rules are helping to reduce CO2 emissions. For company cars, we are aiming to keep reducing the CO2 limit until it reaches 100g/km by the year 2022.
We assume responsibility for our employees and their families, as also shown by our awards for employee-friendly corporate and human-resource policies. We are pleased to have already received the CRF Seal of Quality "Top employer for engineers" and "Top employer in Germany" on several occasions. Here our company regularly scores well on criteria such as job security, innovative power, internationality, remuneration and work-life-balance schemes. We also provide our employees with a structure that allows them to reconcile career and family extremely effectively. The "Fair company" seal of quality demonstrates our fair conditions for recruiting students and graduates.
Our journey to zero harm!
With this vision we provide the best possible working conditions for our staff, since their health and well-being are the pre-requisite for a good performance, quality, satisfaction and innovativeness. At the same time, we place a high premium on prevention and a sense of personal responsibility.
Rolls-Royce Power Systems organizes its operations along the lines of the established management systems, placing a strong emphasis on occupational health and safety. With our 'Safety First' program we provide occupational accidents. To support our contractors in this sector too, there is a video named "Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Protection for Rolls-Royce's Clients" available.
BS OHSAS 18001, the occupational health and safety standard, has been successfully implemented at numerous Rolls-Royce Power Systems locations. Furthermore, the Friedrichshafen site received its first certification in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 from TÜV Rhineland at the end of 2014.
When it comes to occupational health and safety, we make our managers accountable and ensure that our employees undergo regular training. Clarification and continuous sharing of information advance the improvement process for better health and safety. This also includes ergonomic requirements for workplaces.
Also in place throughout Germany is an extensive company health management program for which for which we again received the Corporate Health Award in 2015. This integrative concept focuses on sport, exercise, a good diet, medicine, prevention, work-life balance, and also occupational health and safety. Under the motto `Long-term Individual Promotion of Personal Responsibility´ (German acronym 'LIFE'), Rolls-Royce Power Systems offers a broad range of in-company health promotion measures ranging from health-care days, lectures, sport and exercise programs to initiatives for high-risk groups.
For over 90 years now, we have trained next-generation staff ourselves, thereby providing young people with the best possible start to their working lives. Each year, about 150 young people begin apprenticeships or dual study courses in Germany and abroad. In 2012, we also introduced the dual-study model in the USA. We also support the training of next-generation technical staff at other locations, for example in South Africa. Furthermore we promote individual development and further training programs to prepare newcomers and existing staff for the tasks in hand. In so doing, we work closely with universities, associations and other institutions.
Having time for leisure and the family is just as important as the daily job in factory and office. As holder of the "berufundfamilie" (career and family) certificate, we help our staff achieve an equilibrium. One way we do this is by offering a choice of working time models, flexi-time, and the possibility of working from home. Employees at our Friedrichshafen location will be able to use our children's daycare center. In addition, we work together with Deutscher Kinderschutzbund e.V. in a local company partnership to provide short-term childcare, ensuring that employees' children can be well looked after should bottleneck situations arise.
Our company is closely allied to two long-standing organizations with a strong social orientation: Former chief executive Jean Raebel set up the eponymous foundation in 1982 to assist members of staff wishing to study full-time for a degree or for a diploma as technician or master-craftsman. Eligible to benefit are not only members of staff but also their children and those whose studies are linked closely to the diesel engine-building industry in Friedrichshafen. The Karl-Maybach fund was set up in 1958 and reflects the strong social conscience of our company's founder. Even today, the fund provides financial assistance to members of staff or their families who find themselves in difficulty.
Our promotion and sponsoring activities and solid partnerships reflect our sense of social responsibility. We are strongly engaged in the fields of education, science, sport, the environment and social projects.
Rolls-Royce Power Systems is committed to being a strong education partner at all of its locations. In Friedrichshafen we offer young people insights into our company at events like "Wissen was geht" (Know what works) or the "Girls' Day". We also support technical and scientific topics by being involved in the "Lange Nacht der Technik" (Long night of technology) project and the German youth research contest "Jugend forscht".
For many years we have been supporting the Formula Student project, in which we assist teams from various German and American universities in developing and building their own formula racing cars, as well as the Formula Student Germany contest at the Hockenheimring.
In Friedrichshafen we also support the European center for sustainable research at the Zeppelin University. The aim is to add value for the environment, society and entrepreneurial action.
We have been the main sponsor of the MTU Indoor Football Cup staged by VfB Friedrichshafen since it began in 2002. The international under-fifteens football tournament which takes place in Friedrichshafen is one of the largest and most popular of its kind in Europe. We also support the MTU Friedrichshafen Center of Excellence - a point of liaison for promising young footballers from clubs in the region.
We also support our colleague Richard Ringer, a middle and long-distance runner who has made it to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and has been crowned German champion no less than ten times. Besides financial support, we also give Richard the time and flexibility he needs for his challenging work, training and tournament program.
To promote high-level and popular sport, we support numerous clubs and projects at our locations around the world.
Located right next to Lake Constance, we feel a special responsibility for protecting the lake's biodiversity, in which we have a long-term interest. We therefore support environmental and nature conservation projects through the MTU Environmental Foundation. The aim is to safeguard the lake's natural resources for human, plant and animal life and to protect and restore bio-diversity. MTU Friedrichshafen set up the MTU Environmental Foundation in 2004 with an endowment capital of over half a million euros. In collaboration with the Institute for Lake Research in Langenargen, the Foundation supports various projects.
Protection of the Lake Constance bees: Bees play a vital role as pollinators of many fruit and wine plantations in the Lake Constance region. In the "Protection of the Lake Constance bees" project, students from the Claude-Dornier School, a vocational school incorporating a technical high school and a technical college, look after beehives. In this interdisciplinary project involving students from all classes, students are responsible for building and maintaining beehives, care activities such as weekly checks, and the production and marketing of honey and wax.
Physiological ecology of wildlife: In a research project at the Eberhard Karl University in Tübingen, a 'before-after' study was conducted to investigate how activated carbon could be used in water treatment plants to influence the impact of micro-pollutants on a species of shrimp found in the Schussen, a tributary of Lake Constance.
Project description
Renaturation of alluvial forests on the shores of Lake Constance: in a joint project undertaken by governmental and non-governmental organizations, the very first comprehensive, cross-border protection strategy is being developed for the alluvial forests remaining on the shores of Lake Constance.
Closing report
Fish-friendly renaturation of Lake Constance: The project undertaken by the Baden-Württemberg state institute for the environment, measurement and conservation examined which gravel and rock combinations provide optimal living conditions for most of the 35 species of fish that are indigenous to the lake. Based on two pilot renaturation measures, a catalogue of recommendations was issued on how to better structure shallow water zones for the needs of fish.
Details on criteria for funding applications can be obtained from Michael Spiegel, Chairman of the Board of the MTU Environmental Foundation.
Michael Spiegel, Chairman of the Board, MTU Environmental Foundation
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG
Maybachplatz 1
88045 Friedrichshafen
Telephone +49 7541 9091
Telefax +49 7541 9097
E-Mail: michael.spiegel(at)mtu-online(dot)com
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The Key to Residential Energy Efficiency
A version of this article appears in the September/October 2007 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
September 04, 2007
Most of you reading this magazine are probably lucky enough to have energy conservation efforts in your area. Many of these efforts take the form of programs that encourage, support, and incentivize energy saving but do not actually install energy saving measures. Some of these programs are state sponsored, many operate through the various utilities, and some are even regionally or nationally based. No matter who funds or designs the programs, the goals are almost always the same: to lower the consumer's energy bill, reduce total load growth, mitigate environmental damage, and reduce dependence on scarce fossil fuels. But in our experience in the weatherization and energy services fields, the divide between conservation programs and the homeowner is often too vast, making energy conservation goals much more difficult to achieve than they need to be.
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File Sharing allows your Mac to share files and folders with other Macs and PCs on your network.
- Your file sharing settings may be overridden by your network router's firewall, the firewalls on other computers, or the firewall in Mac OS X v10.5 or later. Please see this article for details. Refer to your vendor's documentation about firewalls for third-party computers or routers.
- Before you begin, you might want to create all the user and group accounts you will need in Users & Groups preferences (in OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion) or Accounts preferences (in Mac OS X v10.5 or Mac OS X v10.6). See this article for details. You can set up your Mac to allow specific user and group accounts access to certain folders with appropriate access privileges.
Open Sharing preferences
- Log in with an administrator user account. To enable and configure file sharing you need to know the name and password of an administrator account on your Mac.
- From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
- Type File Sharing in the System Preferences search field, and press Enter.
Select folders to share
Below the Shared Folders list, click the Add (+) button. Find the folder you want to share. To select multiple folders, press and hold the Shift key while selecting folders with the mouse.
In the example below, the folders named "Juan Chavez's Public Folder" and "Mac 101" (/Users/Mac 101) have been selected for sharing.
Repeat this process for all folders you wish to share.
Note: You can also directly select a folder in the Finder to share. Select the folder, choose Get Info from the File menu, and enable "Shared Folder" to share it (or deselect "Shared Folder" to stop sharing the folder).
Tip: When you open a shared folder, a "Shared Folder" banner appears in its Finder window, as well as any subfolder windows.
Accessing shared files
To access files that are being shared on a different computer or from an AirPort disk or Time Capsule, follow these steps in Connect to shared computers and file servers on a network.
For more information, please see Servers and shared computers that you can connect to and Network address formats for shared computers and servers.
Advanced topics
To learn about some more advanced aspects of File Sharing, open a section below.
Configure user and group accounts with appropriate access privileges
- In Sharing preferences, select the folder that's being shared.
- To add to the default user accounts and groups that were selected when you shared the folder, click the Add (+) button below the Users list.
- Select an existing user account or group. User accounts can be created in Users & Group preferences (in OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion) or Accounts preferences (in Mac OS X v10.5 or later), in System Preferences. Tip: You can create a Sharing Only user account by clicking "New Person" or adding a user from your Contacts (in OS X Mountain Lion) or Address Book (in Mac OS X v10.5 or later).
- The default privilege for a user account or group you add is "Read Only". If you want to change this, click the pop-up menu next to the user or group and choose one of the following privilege options:
- Read & Write - The user can read, copy, edit, and delete the contents of the folder.
- Read Only - The user can only read and copy (to another location) the contents of the folder.
- Write Only (Drop Box) - The user can only copy content into the folder. The user can not see the contents of the drop box folder.
Note: A "Write Only" user can overwrite items in the drop box folder, if what they drop into it has the same name as an item already in the drop box folder.
- No Access (groups only) - User accounts in this group will have no access to the folder. However, if a user account is added, the privileges assigned to the user account override the group restrictions.
- Repeat this process for other folders being shared for which you want this users to have access.
You can also manage the user or group access of a shared folder via the Finder; select the folder and choose Get Info from the File menu.
Tip: If you need to assign the shared folder user or group account privileges to items contained in the shared folder, select "Apply to enclosed items" from the action pop-up menu. A confirmation sheet appears, click OK to complete the process.
Choose the appropriate network protocol to communicate with the type of computer that's accessing your shared files
You can share files using Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, or File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Note: FTP is only available in Mac OS X v10.5 and Mac OS X v10.6.
Follow these steps to select the appropriate protocols for the type of computer that will log onto your Mac:
- In Sharing preferences, click Options.
- Select "Share files and folders using AFP" to enable the Apple Filing Protocol. Use this protocol to file share with other Macs.
- Select "Share files and folders using FTP" to enable the File Transfer Protocol. Use this protocol to file share with UNIX and LINUX systems. (This option is only available in Mac OS X v10.5 and Mac OS X v10.6)
- Select "Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)" to enable the Server Message Block protocol and check the user accounts to enable for SMB. Use this protocol to file share with Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Linux computers.
Note: You will have to enter the user's password for a user account that you enable for SMB.
- Once you have selected the desired networking protocols, click Done.


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This article describes what viruses, spyware and malware are, how to remove a suspected malware infection and ways to protect your system against attack.
Malware has become the name for any type of malicious software such as spyware, adware, or viruses that harms your computer's performance or security. Most malware infections stem from internet activity which include downloading files or even just browsing internet sites. Most measures for protecting against malware focus on ways to make Internet browsing more secure. Various symptoms can be associated with malware, so any one (or a combination) of the following symptoms could be good indicators of malware infection.
For more information about the systems and indicators of an infected system, refer to the article below:
For detailed information on malware, refer to the Wikipedia entry on malware:
Determine if you have security software already installed on your computer. If so, refer to your vendor for information on removal of malware.
One simple way to determine if you have security software is to check the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your screen for a security icon. McAfee icons typically are red in color with a large letter "M" in the center of the icon.
Dell computers can ship with McAfee Security Center or McAfee LiveSafe, either as a 30-day trial version or subscriptions of up to 36 months. Registration of the product is part of the Windows first-time startup process for your PC. Simply accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA) and supply your email address for registration. No further action is required.
The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool accurately detects and removes about 80% of known viruses and spyware from your system.
Learn more about updating your built-in Windows security features!
You can find many home security products available for download at the Dell Store Anti-Virus and Security Center.
If you do not have or do not wish to purchase any internet security software, Microsoft has created free security software built specifically for your operating system. Visit Microsoft Security Essentials to preview, download and get support.
There are best practices and guidelines that can minimize your exposure to infection. You can refer to the article below for more information on these.
If this article hasn't answered your question, then refer to the video, or to the article below for a list of further articles on this particular subject:
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Please visit https://akademy.kde.org/2015 for more information about Akademy. Click the photo for a larger version and add names if someone is left unlabeled.
First: A Coruña where Akademy 2015 met, is beautiful! Galicia, the region of Spain is not only beautiful, but serves delicious food, especially if you love fresh seafood.
The local team, working in conjunction with the e.V. Board and the amazing Kenny Duffus and Kenny Coyle created a wonderful atmosphere in which to absorb, think, and work. One of the best bits this year was the Rialta, where most of us lived during Akademy. Scarlett and I flew in early, to get over our jetlag, and have a day to see the city.
The journey from Seattle began very early Monday morning, and Scarlett set out even earlier the previous day via Amtrack train to Seattle. Our connections and flights were very long, but uneventful. We caught the airport bus and then the city bus 24 and walked to the Rialta, arriving about dinner-time Tuesday. Although we tried to avoid sleeping early, it was impossible.
Waking the next morning at 4am with no-one about, and no coffee available was a bit painful! Breakfast was not served until 8am, and we were *not* late! Rialta breakfasts are adequate; the coffee less so. I found that adding a bit of cocoa made it more drinkable, but some days bought cafe con leche from the bar instead. That small bar was also the source of cervesa (beer) and a few whiskys as well.
One of the beautiful things about the Rialta was their free buses for residents. Some were called Touristic, and followed a long loop throughout the city. You could get off at any of the stops and get back on later after sight-seeing, eating or shopping. So we rode it a loop to figure out what we wanted to see, which was part of the sea-side and the old town. Scarlett and I both took lots of photos of the beautiful bay and some of the port. After visiting Picasso's art college, we headed into the old city. On the way in, we saw a archaelogical dig of a Roman site, I guess one of many. This one was behind the Military Museum. As we walked further into the city, we heard music from Game of Thrones, and a giant round tent covered in medieval scenes. As we walked around the square trying to figure out what was happening, we saw lancers on large horses, dancing about waiting to enter the ring!
Some of the Akademy attendees were inside the tent watching the jousts, we later found out. I stopped in to the tourist info office to find out why the tent was there, and found out there was a week-long celebration all through the old city. It was delightful to turn the corner and see a herd of geese, or medieval handicrafts, or.... beer! A small cold beer from a beer barrel with a medieval monk serving us was most welcome as we wandered close to Domus. The Rialta bus was a great way "home."
A day of play left us ready to work as the rest of the attendees began to arrive.
Oh by the way: give big! Randa Meetings will soon be happening, and we need your help!


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Sam Mirsky, MathWorks
Terry Denery, MathWorks
In this webinar, you'll learn how MATLAB & Simulink are utilized in the development of an embedded control system including implementation and testing on hardware. Our demonstration will emphasize how to design, simulate and test a complex system that incorporates multiple domains such as mechanical, electrical and hydraulic – that are typically isolated across different software platforms and thus not simulated in a common framework.
Starting from underlying physical principles, we will build models that can expand and accelerate the development process through the use of simulation. You will see how you can simulate the controller and the plant together, optimize the control system, and generate code for HIL testing—all before building a prototype. We will demonstrate the integration of simulated and real components to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing in support of early Verification and Validation (V&V) against top-level requirements.
You will learn how to:
• Build models of mechanical, electrical and control software components
• Employ models to optimize component designs against system requirements
• Employ models to support the production and testing of integrated systems.
About the Presenters:
Terry Denery is an expert in Modeling. He runs hundreds, if not thousands, of simulations to pursue the best design of electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
Sam Mirsky's forte is working with the hardware; these two skill sets complement each other perfectly. Using MathWorks tools Sam can rapidly prototype Terry's best design, and prove whether it will really work or not. This could not be done without good modeling and rapid conversion of these models into real hardware systems. Together, Terry and Sam will show how to do this in MATLAB & Simulink, the platform for Model-Based Design.
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For consideration for flashlight reviews
Lumapower Mentor Tool-Light review
Mentor: Websters Dictionary defines a mentor as "a trusted counselor or guide". What better to guide you through the night than a Lumapower Mentor?
Lumapower has come out with a new line of lights, named, the Tool-light series. This series features high-performance value lights that emphasize solid construction and high efficiency.
The Mentor is the first model of the series and runs on 1 or 2 C cells. It can run effectively on alkaline cells but achieves highest performance when used with NiMH cells.
Ricky at Lumapower sent me a neutral tint (Cree Q3 5A bin) review sample of this latest release. Here's a thorough evaluation of this solid light.
Specs and Information
The mentor is a multi-mode C cell light that has 3 levels, selected by the forward clicky. It features an enhanced version of the Lumapower EDC UI, named "Smart UI" and will be described below.
The specifications (as quoted from Lumapower) are as follows:
Standard LED: Cree XR-E
3 versions are available to satisfy most anyone!
Q5 (WC/WD) Version: (Max ~200 Lumens) (Standard model)
R2 (WC/WD) Version: (Max ~225 Lumens) (Higher output model)
Q3-5A version: (Max ~150L Lumens ) (Neutral tint model)
Powered by 2xC-size Alkaline or NiMH batteries, the MENTOR can also be used on 1xC for emergencies (with lower output).
Runtime: 2.5hrs on high (2 x C 5000mah Nimh)
- 3 output levels (no SOS/Strobe, low-medium-high mode sequence)
- 2-way memory locking system (Smart UI)
- Electronic battery polarity protection
- Forward clicky with momentary-on. Tailcap lockout available.
- Square threads
- Double side AR-coated lens
- OP textured reflector
- Anti-roll features and tail-stand capable
- Type III Hard Anodized (Black)
Standard 2xC Dimensions:
- Overall length : 171.2mm
- Max. Diameter : 45mm
- Body Diameter : 33.2mm
- Weight : 220g (without battery)
The included accessory kit is sparse and includes just a few items. I have been informed that Lumapower does have many optional accessories planned so stay tuned. The included items are:
- Spare (black) o-rings
- Spare (black) switch cover
First Impressions: Solid construction, Size, Ergonomics
Well, after using mostly smaller EDC lights almost exclusively, the Mentor was quite the change.
It's definitely not an EDC (every day carry) type pocket light, but is a purpose built utility light that emphasizes performance as well as flexibility. It's also the only 1-2 C cell, multi-mode utility light available today (apart from modded Maglites of course).
The light is surprisingly hefty with thick walls, and rugged construction. The head itself is quite heavy so there is a fair amount of mass for effective heat sinking. Threads are thick and square to ensure longevity and the light just feels tough. The knurling is quite good, but could be a bit more aggressive. The finish is smooth and consistent with few if any flaws.
While the light is quite solid, it is still much smaller than the typical 2C Maglite.
The light tailstands, but the anti-roll feature is quite subtle and confined to raised ridges on the tailcap. The light will still roll on slight slopes. Perhaps more pronounced ridges or flats on the head would be more effective.
A glow ring is found around the AR coated glass lens, and the tailcap switch uses a glow-in-the-dark boot. The tailcap threads are anodized so lockout is possible and the clicky switch feels firm and crisp. Lockout can also be achieved at the head and the middle of the battery tube (it splits to allow 1 or 2 cell use).
As stated in my previous reviews, ergonomics can be a very personal matter. How does the light feel in the hand?
The Mentor feels good in the hand, and lends itself quite well to the typical overhand grip. A light of this size may benefit from the use of a side clicky, but that would increase length and require a major redesign.
Smart UI: The New, Versatile Interface
The biggest innovation of the Mentor is the newly developed "Smart UI". This UI is a refinement of the Lumapower EDC UI. It offers the typical memory mode (light must be on for second to lock mode memory) as well as the ability to lock in any one mode for tactical use or signaling.
Here's how it works: the light must be on for at least 1 second or more to set the mode memory. At this stage, turn off the light and quickly pulse the light on 4 times (within 1 second). Upon the 4th half-press, the light is locked into the memorized mode. Now the light is locked into that brightness setting and works like a single mode, forward clicky light. To unlock the light, simply repeat the above procedure. The light is now back to a 3-level interface (low-medium-high sequence) with mode memory.
BTW, updated the review above. 4 half presses locks in the Smart UI. I just tended to hold the 4th press, which doesn't work. 4 quick half presses locks and un-locks the Smart UI as stated in the Lumapower instructions.
There are no strobe or SOS modes, so the interface remains relatively simple, and no nonsense.
Locking the mode is a bit fiddly initially, but once learned it's easy to change from multi-level to single level interface. Reducing the number of half-presses may help but his could lead to the accidentally activation of the mode lock. Adding some kind of mode-locked indication would be helpful though. In any case the Smart UI should satisfy many different types of users.
Battery availability and compatibility
The Mentor is compatible with alkaline cells, but like most high powered lights, runs much brighter and longer with NiMH cells. In a pinch, I found NIMH AA cells (in AA to C cell adapters) to be quite effective. The Mentor is not compatible with Lithium ion C cells (max 4.2V). This has been confirmed by Lumapower.
Battery availability should not be a problem with this light.
Useful levels
I found the levels on the mentor to be quite well spaced and useful.
Without actual specs, my estimates are 5-8 lumens (low), 60-70 lumens (medium) and 150+ lumens (high) for my Q3 5A neutral tint model. The max output drops to about 70-90 lumens when used on a single cell.
The Mentor low mode is useful for dark adapted eyes and should provide nice long runtime, even on alkaline cells.
Medium is a great general purpose level, and maximum can be used for spotting distant objects. I did detect mild heat build up on maximum, but the light did not become uncomfortable to hold.
Surprisingly, PWM (pulse width modulation) is used for dimming the light. I don't have the tools to measure, but estimate that the frequency was above 1 Khz. I did not detect any PWM flicker in use, though it can be observed by shaking the light quickly.
Beam, tint quality
The Mentor uses the Cree XR-E emitter. My sample has the neutral 5A tint emitter and provides a pleasing warm beam, with a hint of pink.
This tint has proven very popular as it tends to emphasize greens and browns as well as providing a pleasing glow to skin tones. It does lose about 20 - 30% efficiency compared to the cool white bins (Q5/R2 bins) so one must chose between tint preference and absolute maximum output. Conveniently, Lumapower offers Q5, R2 Cool white LEDs as well as the warmer Q3 5A tint. This should please most users.
The Mentor uses a textured reflector, that appears to be the same as that found in the new Lumapower D-mini Ex (The CR123 powered MC-E light). The beam consists of a very wide, flood with a very pronounced, tight hotspot. Oddly enough, the beam is very similar to a Maglite with LED insert.
This beam profile is effective for throw and the wide flood is soft and smooth but a broader hotspot with a smoother transition to spill would be more useful for general purpose use. The current profile tends to be a bit too tight for close or medium range use. Luckily, adding a diffuser of some kind would easily solve this.
The emitter was perfectly centered.
Other notes
The Mentor has a smooth bezel ring that is easily removed without tools. I believe that this could be lead to useful accessory bezels (stainless perhaps?) to make the light more rugged or just to enhance appearance.
For modding types, the Mentor is not glued or potted, so there is easy access to the led and driver. I have not tried to disassemble the head (yet). Lumapower has hinted that future upgrades may be in the works, so the light can be updated with the latest LED/driver etc. as technology evolves.
The Mentor is a very solid offering in the new Tool-light series. It has rugged construction, excellent build quality, and three well spaced levels in a clever new interface. It's also quite unique since it runs off one or two commonly available C cells.
Lumapower has taken a solid concept, the 3 mode EDC series, and made it more versatile with lockable smart UI. I look forward to the upcoming new models in the Tool-Light series!


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Waitrose is a major supermarket that prides itself on its expertise and service. Waitrose is part of the John Lewis Partnership, which is owned by everyone who works for the Partnership: the staff are referred to as Partners. This co-ownership model brings benefits to customers, suppliers, and the wider society and communities.
Waitrose launched a Seven Point Plan for Pollinators in April 2013 to address concerns about the decline of bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators and the use of neonicotinoids in the supply chain. Earthwatch, in collaboration with the University of Sussex, will support this plan by gathering data on pollinators through the observations of Waitrose customers using Web developments and apps that are currently under construction. The data will enhance the existing database at the University of Sussex and so help to frame future developments that support pollinators.
Seven Point Plan for Pollinators.
Using technology to support citizen science on pollinators.
In 2013, Waitrose entered a multiyear partnership with Earthwatch to develop and conduct this important environmental research. This research is also supported by Crown Estates.
Earthwatch and Waitrose have both been examining pollinator issues for some time. With public concerns over declining numbers of pollinators and the impacts of habitat loss and pesticide use, now is the appropriate time to develop new high-quality citizen science research on this topic.
The role of pollinating insects such as bees is crucial in sustaining agriculture in the long-term as part of a thriving ecosystem that will support food security, healthy diets, and the wider agricultural economy.
"The current debate on the decline of pollinators has raised attention about the potential adverse impact of neonicotinoid pesticides. With this in mind, and in favour of strengthening pollinator presence, Waitrose is supporting a precautionary approach with these chemicals."
David Croft
Director of Quality and Technical, Waitrose
More Corporate Partnership Case Studies
Find out how business and environmental outcomes are achieved by corporate partnerships with Earthwatch.
EY professionals gain hands on experience with both science and the business of sustainability through the EY-Earthwatch Ambassadors Program.
HSBC's Sustainability Leadership Program is a unique professional development experience for senior leaders, designed to promote understanding of sustainability as a core business issue and opportunity.
Coral Communities in the Seychelles began in 2006 to assess the impact of climate change on coral reefs and informing plans to help safeguard these precious ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
Microsoft employees exchange the office for Oxfordshire's Paradise Woods to take part in Earthwatch's innovative one-day employee engagement program.
Earthwatch and Starbucks have partnered to support scientific research and employee engagement. Together, they've promoted sustainable farming practices in one of the world's premier coffee-growing regions.


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