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A tale of 2 Pittas: Baltimore Ravens player meets professor
Pair with same name mistaken for one another
Dennis Pitta from the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday met Professor Dennis Pitta from the University of Baltimore.
"For a while, our Dennis Pitta was getting emails intended for Dennis Pitta (the Raven), and so our Dennis had a lot of communication exchanges with the Ravens because of the miscommunication over their two names," said Dean Darlene Smith of the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business.
The elder Pitta said he was surprised by his namesake, Ravens No. 88, on Tuesday.
"You know he's gotten a lot of mail from us and emails and, you know, wedding invitations that were supposed to go to me. So, it's just kind of a funny thing," the Raven Pitta said.
"People have emailed things like, 'Great catch in that game,'" Professor Pitta said.
The football-playing Pitta said he doesn't believe he's related to the professor, who is much smaller in stature.
The pair exchanged gifts during their meeting. The professor gave No. 88 a University of Baltimore sweatshirt, and the Raven gave the professor a No. 88 Pitta football jersey.
The meeting between the two was full of jokes and laughter, 11 News reporter Rob Roblin said.

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Jim Cramer has called Social Security the largest Ponzi scheme in history. To an extent, he's making a valid comparison. Like a Ponzi scheme, Social Security pays its benefits out of new contributions, rather than out of investment returns. Also, like a Ponzi scheme, Social Security is in the process of collapsing under its own weight. According to its most recent annual report, the Social Security trust fund is expected to be exhausted by 2037. With similarities like that, it's no wonder Cramer felt he could make the comparison.
Surely that's not right?
But Social Security isn't exactly a Ponzi scheme, no matter how similar it may seem on the surface. For one thing, Social Security is a mandatory program. With few exceptions, if you're a working American, you're paying into the system. That helps shore up its foundation far more firmly than a typical Ponzi scheme.
For another, Congress has the authority to increase the taxes you pay into Social Security -- and it has, on numerous occasions. When the program first started, taxes for retirement benefits were set at 2% of the first $3,000 of your earnings (half to be paid by you, half by your employer). That figure now sits at 10.6% of your first $106,800 of income. That's quite an adjustment, and it's a big part of the reason Social Security hasn't collapsed yet.
And of course, while Ponzi schemes attract clients by promising impossibly high returns, Social Security promises no such nonsense. On the contrary, on average, Social Security's promised payout is about the same as a minimum-wage job. Not promising the moon and the stars also helps keep Social Security from quickly falling apart, like a Ponzi scheme would.
It's still not enough
Perhaps the biggest difference between the two is that Social Security admits its shortcomings in a way no Ponzi scheme ever would. Regarding what you can expect from the program, here's what the Social Security Administration itself says:
For an average worker, Social Security replaces about 40 percent of annual preretirement earnings. Since Social Security will only replace part of your lost earnings, your savings and investments play an important role in ensuring adequate income for you and your family.
And even that 40% level won't be reached after the trust fund is exhausted in 2037. Once again, Social Security has this to say on the matter: "Even if modifications to the program are not made, there would still be enough funds in 2037 from taxes paid by workers to pay about $760 for every $1,000 in benefits scheduled."
In other words, you shouldn't depend on getting more than about 30% of your preretirement earnings from Social Security, starting around 2037.
What can you do?
The traditional thinking was that your retirement would be funded by a "three-legged stool" comprised of Social Security, employer pensions, and your own personal savings. Unfortunately, all three legs are under assault. Not only is Social Security on the rocks, but employer pensions are a vanishing breed as well. And of course, with the market meltdown we've just lived through, you may be wondering whether it's still worth your while to invest.
With the deck seemingly stacked that far against you, is it even worth it to try to retire?
Of course!
Traditional pensions may largely be lost forever, but even under the worst-case scenario, Social Security is still expected to pay some benefits -- about three-quarters of the scheduled amount. And while the market may be down, it's not out. Many publicly traded companies are still profitable and still pay dividends. Over the long haul, earnings and dividends drive stock prices and investors' total returns. So as long as the ability to earn a profit and pay dividends is not forever lost, long-term investors should be able to earn capital gains and investment income.
In fact, even in the short run and amid this economic malaise, there are still strong, profitable businesses that continue to pay their shareholders dividends. Here are just a few:
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These companies are making -- and handing out to their shareholders -- this kind of money amid what has been called the worst economy since the Great Depression. That should give you hope for their futures, once a recovery finally takes hold.
At the very minimum, it should help you continue to invest through this mess. After all, your investments make up the one part of the three-legged retirement stool that you control. It'd be a pity to relinquish that control based on a single year's slip-up -- no matter how disastrous that year may have been.
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This is a series in which, in an attempt to work my way through my sample overload, I spend the weekend trying out samples, then inflict capsule reviews upon the internet.
Hello, internet! How are you? I had a lovely Thanksgiving, and I hope you did, too, and took advantage of whatever bargains tempted you, whether you shopped online, in chain stores or in ye olde quainte locale boutique.
|Illustration courtesy of QVC, where I would totally buy it, except they won't let me log on.
Winter is coming
The pie inventory chez Buxom has shrunk (unlike the Buxoms) and the heat is on. We're heading into the time of year where, if I don't take precautions, I'll start to itch. And if I don't take steps to correct the itching, my shins will develop red patches that won't clear up until spring.
I know, not a pretty picture. So I take steps. I slather on a good amount of rich lotion or cream every time I bathe. (It also helps to turn down the heat, but my focus today is on solutions that you can buy at Sephora.)
What to do?
I rummaged through my samples to see whether I had anything new and exciting in the way of body cream to try out. I was delighted to discover a .34 oz. packet of Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter (henceforth referred to as JMWBB, because God, what a mouthful.) JMWBB is a cult classic--I hear about it all the time on YouTube, MakeupAlley, Allure, and Sephora.
But is it any good? Josie Maran's facial cleansing oil is by far the worst I've ever used. Could the body butter possibly be as good as people claim?
The trial
One thing that's nice about product samples is that they can be viewed as a Serving Suggestion. I mean, I assume that .34 oz of JMWBB would cover all but the most morbidly obese of us with no leftovers and no parts of my buxom self left unmoisturized. Accordingly, I rubbed on the entire packet.
The texture of JMWBB is absolutely perfect, neither so thin as to seem ineffectual, nor so thick so as to be difficult to spread. It smoothed easily over my very-slightly-damp self, unlike, say, Nivea's original creme, which has a tendency to stick to one spot when I try to apply it while I'm even a bit damp.
The body butter left me comfortably moisturized but not greasy, and I stayed that way for the rest of the day. I also liked the scent, which lingers (although this could be a problem for the perfumistas out there.) But it seemed fine for use on days when I'm not wearing perfume,
Even though an 8 oz. jar (or, if the Serving Suggestion could be trusted, a 24 day supply) would cost me $35, I decided to pop for a full jar of the stuff. A lot of reviews say you only need to use a little bit, but I used the entire packet, and it soaked right in. When it comes to dry skin, I am a professional. I'm hard core. I tend to use a couple of heaping tablespoons of whatever it is I'm rubbing on myself. If you are similarly parched, you might want to take those "you only need a little bit" reviews with a massive grain of salt. Do I need to remind you that Winter is Coming?
The problem
So, I had justified the purchase, but this is where I ran into problems. I was damned if I could tell which scent I had used. It smelled sort of like peaches, but it turns out that there are about eight different fragrances available. Had I used Vanilla/apricot? Vanilla/peach? Sweet Citrus? WHAT?
It turns out my aging eyes were incapable of perceiving the teeny tiny letters at the top of the sample packet, viz:
|I'm sure you can see why.
It's Vanilla/Apricot.
But guess what? It's sold out at Sephora.
It's even sold out on the Josie Maran website.
It is, however, in stock at my local real-life, brick-and-mortar Sephora.
OMG I might actually have to GO TO A STORE.
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- leafy celery. This was actually hard to find, since it seems that most grocery celeries have the leaves cut off--my theory is that the leaves begin to spoil before the stalks, and so impedes the celery's shelf life. Next spring, we may try to grown our own leafy celery for science experiments.
- liquid food coloring. For cooking and baking, I use professional-quality food coloring gel or paste, but liquid food coloring is often the best for crafting.
- clear glass. We used a Mason jar.
2. Fill the glass jar 1/3 to 1/2 full of water, and dye it a dark color with several drops of food coloring. Blue and purple and even a dark red work well:
As the celery stalk sits in the water, it acts like any plant, in that it draws water up into its leaves. Because this water is colored, very gradually, over the course of several hours, you will begin to notice spots of color in the leaves as the colored water reaches it. Over time, these spots of color will become larger and more numerous:
And now you may add to your mental picture of what our messy living room table looks like, a jar of celery sitting in colored water, for this experiment apparently often bears repeating.


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"Tonight you are going to hear music you've never heard before!" screams a David Rodigan sample early on in Keepers of the Light. He's not lying: creators LHF are a group of unidentified producers who take dubstep as a cue and warp it in four directions. Collaborators since they were kids, Amen Ra, No Fixed Abode, Double Helix and Low Density Matter have a combined talent their nicknames can't describe, mining the world of underground soundsystems and mixing the pieces into George's Marvelous Medicine. OK, it's a medicine that takes 26 tracks and two and a half hours to digest, but LHF emerge from it one very lucrative supergroup: the Traveling Wilburys of bass music.
Serialised from their early vinyl, Keepers of the Light's array of beats can be halved with its CDs: the malignant TV and jungle funk of disc one, and the crunching psychedelia of disc two. The first set of tracks are so catchy but headless you might think the four experimenters have been blinded: 'Sunset (Mumbai Slum Edition)', where No Fixed Abode plays upbeat dodgem music, or 'Secret Lagoon' with its bones and ooohing that resembles Bing Crosby doing voodoo. Amen Ra's parts - the stylophones of 'Simple Things', and the whale-song bass of 'Candy Rain' add some melody, and some excellent Seventies sex funk on the breaks of 'Essence Investigation'. Underpinning all the chaos is an ear for the street (and street demonstrations, as shown by the rallying voices on 'Steelz').
Disc two joins the group after a chat with the A&R man, featuring a much higher ratio of marketable hits. Still as colourful as they were on part one, LHF now seem focused, sticking to sluggish electro pricked with Buddhism. The direction may have something to do with Double Helix's increased role, who favours beats that could punch through brickwork. 'Voyages' marries sci-fi tones with clips from Jason and the Argonauts, while 'Bass 2 Dark' takes homeboy discussion and bolsters it with scary piano and rave breaks. LHF still find time to meditate, such as on ''Akashic Visions' (ironically featuring their heaviest beat yet), but overall the ambition here is to make some weapons, like 'Indian Street Slang': a Bollywood soundtrack gone gangster.
Keepers of the Light is a rarity for a double album: its indulgence (seriously, 144 minutes?) rarely grates, and its individuality doesn't cramp its funkiness. Either divinity or extreme precision has made these ideas click, so Double Helix, Amen Ra, No Fixed Abode and Low Density Matter deserve their egos - at least until they produce a triple album, with ideas spread more thinly than Stadium Arcadium. But with a rumoured archive of 1000+ tracks, that seems unlikely. The years LHF have ploughed into Keepers… have been worthwhile, crossing rave, funk, garage and the clever lines from Matrix Reloaded. You need more than just a food mixer to do that.
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"We've had politicians who seem to just care about getting elected, then check out from their taxpayer-funded jobs to run for the next office," Haber said. "Elected officials should do the job they were elected to do." He noted instances of Mangano out on "golf junkets" and Suozzi leaving frequently during his race for governor in 2006.
Suozzi said that while in the past he has aspired to higher office, the past four years have given him a chance to take stock of his political career. "If it turns out that my life is that I was the county executive of Nassau County who helped to turn around the county," he said, "that's a pretty big accomplishment and I'm satisfied with that."
Turning around the county is where Suozzi is focusing his campaign message. He has taken aim at the Mangano administration's handling of the county's finances, noting the takeover by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority and a record debt in excess of $3 billion.
"We've got a major problem with debt," Suozzi said. "It affects not only us today, but our children and our grandchildren. When I was in office, we reduced the borrowing and we were still able to improve the infrastructure of Nassau County."
Suozzi cited eight years of budget surpluses and 13 bond upgrades during his time as county executive. He also pointed to the three bond downgrades by independent credit agencies that have occurred in the past four years.
Haber says that going back to the pre-Mangano era isn't good enough. "This election is about creating a new future for Nassau County," Haber said. "We've had 12 years of cronyism, corruption and pay-to-play politics. During that time capital investment has stopped, large employers have fled and there has been little new construction. That must end if we are ever going have a community with quality jobs, affordable housing and efficient social services so our kids can come back to Nassau and raise their families here. We need new ideas and real solutions to move the county forward."


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ruffle (one's) feathers
To annoy, irritate, or upset someone. Sarah's just teasing you. Don't let her ruffle your feathers like that! Harry's bombastic, arrogant demeanor tends to ruffle people's feathers, but he's a decent guy at heart.
ruffle someone's feathers
Fig. to irritate or annoy someone. I didn't mean to ruffle his feathers. I just thought that I would remind him of what he promised us.
ruffle its feathers
[for a bird] to point its feathers outward. The bird ruffled its feathers when it was annoyed. My parrot ruffles its feathers whenever it is ready to preen itself.
ruffle someone's feathers
Annoy or offend someone, as in Calling him a tightwad really ruffled his feathers. This term alludes to the stiffened, upright feathers of an angry bird. [Mid-1800s]
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COMMON If someone ruffles feathers, they say or do something which upsets or annoys people. His management style ruffled a few feathers. The tall Texan ruffled some English feathers with his remarks. Note: If a bird's feathers are ruffled they stand out from its body, for example because it is frightened or angry.


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Channel 2 News' Mobile App Moves to the Cloud; Ready for any Breaking News
The Organization
Channel 2 News in Israel produces news and current affairs content for the Israeli commercial television Channel 2. Among other things, Channel 2 News produces one of the most widely watched television shows in Israel – the prime time evening news program. The company also provides news content for Channel 2 broadcasters Reshet and Keshet's websites, respectively, as well as cellular content.
Channel 2 News offers a mobile app for smartphones and tablets which enables users to get updates anywhere and anytime, with real-time notifications on news events. The app is rich in video content, images, and continuous updates on current affairs, economy, consumer issues, culture, commentary, weather, and more. The app also streams the evening news and all of the Company's content – live and on demand (VOD). Channel 2 News also produces exclusive video content for the company's online platform from a designated studio. This includes, among other things, live broadcasts, video reports, and recorded reports.
The Challenge
The news video app gained vast popularity very quickly, and today hundreds of thousands of unique users create millions of engagements with the app every month. The app's popularity is especially manifested when there are breaking news events leading to a sharp increase in access. In November 2012, events in Israel created heavy traffic on the server's infrastructure, leading to availability problems. At that time, executives at Channel 2 News realized that a technological infrastructure solution was needed to support those sharp and sudden influxes in demand.
"In November 2012, various events in Israel had us reporting around the clock, streaming live broadcasts 24/7 on the app for a week. As a result, there was a record-breaking amount of engagements with the app," said Itay Filiba, Digital Products Manager with Channel 2.
"Naturally, and without any special advertising, people turned on their app to get live updates from a source that was authorized and reliable. We experienced unprecedented demand and as a result, there was heavy traffic on the app's servers. The option of sending users push notifications on news events, which also generates usage, led to more congestion. Users were unable to get our content because of the traffic. As a quick response, we added more servers during the operation, but we were still unable to respond to the massive influx in demand. That really frustrated us, because it was our 'money time' – times we need to rise to the moment and provide reliable service," explains Filiba.
The Solution
After those news events broadcasts Channel 2 News searched for a solution that would provide consistent performance for the app and allow users to get news updates even at sharp and unexpected increases in app usage.
"When you broadcast news, you can't foresee the number of users and the peaks in demand. With e-commerce companies, for instance, you can analyze user behavior over time, and discover that the weekends bring more entries. You can purchase the level of service required based on that information. But when you deal with news, you don't know in advance when the demand will peak. It depends on unexpected news events," says Filiba.
Channel 2 News considered a number of options, and discovered Google App Engine – an elastic cloud infrastructure that is part of the Google Cloud Platform. App Engine provided Channel 2 News with a dynamic cloud server that adapts itself to any level of demand, with the cost based on actual use.
The solution was implemented by Yael Software, representative and integrator for Google solutions in the Israeli enterprise market. Yael Software developed an applicative layer to bring content from the Channel 2 Online news management array and send it to mobile apps in a cloud environment. This enabled unlimited expansion during real time, at peak events, according to the required bandwidth at any point in time, and designed to prevent system collapse.
"Google offered us a server that was completely elastic. You don't pay in advance per server or per user; you pay only for exactly what you use. The server has the unique ability to scale automatically without any need for activation on our part. If your routine leads you to use a certain amount, that's what you pay for. If your numbers suddenly multiply by 5 or 10, you don't have to do anything. The service itself adds resources based on app usage, and you pay according accordingly." notes Filba.
"Google offered us a server that was completely elastic. You don't pay in advance per server or per user; you pay only for exactly what you use."
Itay Filiba
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Idan Noy, head of Business Optimization at Yael Software, explains: "Prices are similar among all competitors. We chose Google because we didn't want to create a situation where there was a very brief peak in demand, leading to all users being unable to access the app. It's the optimal solution that can take on varying levels of traffic while the client only pays for the actual resources used."
The transition to Google's servers had to be performed smoothly, without any hiccups in the app's ongoing operation and the content already online. Yael Software chose a sync mechanism that copied new content uploaded to the app's existing servers to Google's cloud servers. During the second stage, they created an update for the app which referred queries to content on Google's cloud. The new version was sent to a handful of users for QA, and later on the company increased the number of users on the new version. Eventually the update was released to the app stores, and after about a month, most of the users had made the transition.
The Results
Today, Channel 2 News is ready for any situation or event – even the most unexpected. "News services deal with the unexpected, and the technology behind them needs to support the unexpected. We are very pleased with the service. For example, news happening in July 2014 caused user demand to increase by over 400% compared with an average month, thus breaking the all-time record. In this case as in others the system proved reliable, and the app was always available," summarizes Filiba.
Channel 2 News plans on expanding its use of the platform in order to improve statistical information received from use of the app, in order to analyze user interest in various types of news content on the app.


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Rotation issues plaguing Tribe in early going
Struggles of Salazar and Carrasco, strides by Bauer could prompt shakeup
CLEVELAND -- The good news is that the Indians have better reason to feel comfortable about the state of their starting-pitching depth now than they did going into the season.
The bad news is they already have pretty ample reason to consider dipping into it.
Justin Masterson stopped his string of less-than-encouraging outings Friday night, but the rotation's two weakest links -- Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar -- remain a work in progress and a source of interest.
Indeed, the hot hand of Trevor Bauer has to be a source of organizational temptation right about now, and clubs with large hopes and tiny room for error (especially in light of some current holes in the lineup and some sloppy defensive play) have to take the hot hands as they come.
That the Indians had so much riding on the young Danny Boy, who has just a little more than 500 innings of professional experience dating back to his 2007 Rookie ball debut, was always a risk. The Indians don't need Salazar to carry their rotation -- not yet, anyway. Still, the maximization of the window of the current core, particularly if Masterson walks (though I still think an All-Star break continuance of the contractual conversation is in the offing), is a much more embraceable idea if Salazar's impressive stuff is in the strike zone.
Salazar, after all, has the greatest amount of upside of any member of this current crop of starters -- Masterson included -- and that's what makes his 7.71 ERA and 1.93 WHIP through three outings so tough to stomach.
Those early numbers, though, do not necessitate a ticket to Triple-A. At that level, it's quite possible Salazar had simply use his high-90s heat to overpower the opposition and gain nothing from the experience. Salazar's struggles seem purely mental, and he's better off working with the Tribe's chief mental mechanic -- pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who once turned a jalopy named Ubaldo Jimenez into a $50 million collector's item -- right now, even if it means taking his lumps.
"I think he came into the season trying to live up to what he did last year, instead of going out and pitching and having fun," Callaway said. "I talked to him [Friday] about that. I think he's going to go out and have fun and not put too much pressure on himself."
Let Salazar stay in the rotation. Give the kid some time.
Carrasco, though? Let's just say the leash should be as short as his stamina during his last start in Chicago.
The Indians were rightly frustrated to hear Carrasco tell reporters he was "tired" two innings into that April 11 outing, when his velocity dipped from the 94-97 mph range to 90-92. If Carrasco did not already have a track record of mechanical mishaps and stamina issues, that would be one thing. But his career stats speak for themselves:
First time through the order: .252/.322/.384 opponent slash line (376 plate appearances).
Second time through: .337/.385/.543 (373).
Third time through: .328/.375/.560 (280).
Sure smells like a reliever.
Carrasco will get at least one more opportunity to assert himself in a starting role Sunday against the Blue Jays, and that's one day before Jason Giambi's planned activation from the 15-day disabled list will cause a little roster shuffling.
"He's going to get the ball," Callaway said of Carrasco. "We'll see what he can do. We asked him to make a lot of mechanical adjustments in a short period of time, because he was out of [Minor League] options and we thought these mechanical adjustments were necessary for him to go out and succeed in the Major Leagues. That's a tough thing to do. He's still really battling the inconsistency with those mechanics. The one thing I do know is when he maintains those mechanics over the course of a game, that's when he has some pretty good outings for us."
The guess here -- and it's purely a guess -- is that Carrasco will either extend his leash or get strangled by it Sunday, because the Tribe really can't afford too many more clunkers.
Nor can the Indians afford to let the suddenly stalwart Bauer waste away in Triple-A. Through three starts in the season proper -- two in Columbus and one spot start against the Padres last week -- he's piled up quality innings and, undoubtedly, a healthy dose of confidence in his resuscitated delivery. His velocity is back, as is the feeling that the Indians took a worthwhile risk in targeting him in trade talks, despite Arizona's obvious frustration with his approach.
The Indians' had their own frustrations with Bauer last year. His decision to experiment with pitching out of the stretch in his own Chicago meltdown last summer was a veritable tragi-comedy. But he's earned his way back into the Major League staff's good graces with an eager-to-please attitude and a reclamation of mechanics and mindset that once made him successful.
"His last, probably, six outings -- the last few in Spring Training and the three this season -- have been great," Callaway said. "He's commanding the ball down with his fastball, throwing about 67 percent fastballs. He's mixing pitches and throwing strikes."
Right now, that sounds like a satisfying recipe for a rotation that entered the weekend with the third-highest ERA in the Majors. If Carrasco stumbles again Sunday, Bauer looks to be worth another look.
It's not about overreacting to small samples. It's about taking the hot hands when you can get them.


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Hi! Thank you so much for your interest in "Li'l Bit of Heaven" and our exciting calendar of events!
The Lord has blessed us with 25 years of ministry, bringing people like you, faith, hope and inspiration through music, teaching and fellowship. It is my joy (& mission) to bring you every weekend the finest in live contemporary Christian music along with squeaky clean comedy nights!
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Quorn Garlic & Mushroom Escalopes
Our delicious Quorn Garlic & Mushroom Escalopes are encased in a crunchy breadcrumb coating and topped with a garlic and mushroom sauce. Great for a light lunch or a hassle-free dinner.
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Mycoprotein (37%), Garlic Mushroom Sauce [Water, Mushroom (7%), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Whipping Cream (Milk), Waxy Maize Starch, Garlic (0.4%), Salted Butter (Milk), Parsley, Salt, Chives, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Yeast Extract, White Pepper], Wheat Flour (contains added Calcium, Iron, Niacin & Thiamine), Water, Sunflower Oil, Wheat Starch, Rehydrated Free Range Egg White, Milk Proteins, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Yeast, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate; Gelling Agent: Pectin.
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Quorn Garlic & Mushroom Escalopes (240g)
Cook from frozen. Remove all packaging.
Preheat oven and baking tray to 220°C. Cook on the middle shelf.
All appliances vary, these are guidelines only. Check product is piping hot before serving.
Can you reheat Quorn?
When you use Quorn products in homemade recipes like cottage pie, Bolognese, curry and chilli, they are perfectly safe to re-heat if they've been kept nice and cool in the fridge and are eaten within 48 hours. If you can resist them for that long!
Can you freeze Quorn once cooked, and how long will it keep?
If you have any leftover or extra portions from your Quorn recipes, you can easily freeze them. They're great if you're running late and need a quick meal on the go. As long as all the other ingredients are suitable for freezing and reheating, you can store the dish in the freezer for up to one month. Always make sure the ingredients are cold before freezing. It's a good idea to take them out of the freezer the night before, defrost them fully in the refrigerator, then cook them within 24 hours, making sure they're piping hot before serving.
Once cooked, how long can you keep Quorn in the fridge?
Tasty leftovers from your Quorn recipes can easily be used for the next day's lunch or dinner.
There are just a few things you need to remember. Once any leftovers are cooked, cool quickly, cover and keep in the fridge. Use within 48 hours and make sure when reheating that all the food is piping hot before serving. Remember, don't reheat more than once.
How long should I cook Quorn ingredients to get the best texture?
Quorn products are easy to use. Here are some hints and tips to help you get the best out of your Quorn meals:
- Quorn products can be cooked using a stove, air fryer, microwave, oven or grill. They're delicious, tasty and easy to prepare in no time at all. What's not to love? Quorn Mince and Quorn Pieces can be cooked from frozen, so there's no need to defrost. This means you can create the perfect chilli or curry in 20 minutes.
- Quorn products don't shrink when they're cooked, so bear this in mind when you are adding Quorn Mince or Pieces to your recipes.
As with all foods, make sure your Quorn ingredients are piping hot before eating but be careful not to overcook them. Remember, Quorn products don't change colour or texture in the same way other proteins do, so pay careful attention to timings during cooking.


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This life-like collectible dog figure can be displayed on any steel surface with the highest quality magnet available. Place it on your refrigerator as a note holder to show off your Dandie Dinmont Terrier friend.
This highly detailed, 3-dimensional, stone-resin Dandie Dinmont Terrier breed magnet is hand painted to capture the spirit of your favorite dog. Fridge magnets make great gifts for the Dandie Dinmont Terrier collector in your life. They come individually packaged and ready for gifting.
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P&W Featured on CBS Evening News Segment
Pratt & Whitney's use of 3D printing (additive manufacturing) was highlighted on a CBS Evening News segment in December. The two-minute feature reports on the future of 3D printing in the aerospace industry and also features several clips of the PurePower® engine.
"While we're seeing great advantages with the technologies today, we know there's a long runway that we haven't even seen yet, so being able to continue to work on this is a very exciting thing for us," said Tom Prete, vice president, Engineering. Earlier in the segment, Prete called the use of additive manufacturing "truly revolutionary."
Pratt & Whitney has used 3D printing since 1988 to produce prototypes for testing and development. As technology has advanced over the past several years, the company has been able to adopt metal 3D printing prototyping. In fact, The Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center at UConn, a state-of-the-art laboratory opened in 2013, is the first of its kind in the Northeast to work with metals rather than plastics.
The PurePower® engine family will be the first to incorporate production hardware using powder bed additive manufacturing.
Click here to view the segment on the CBS Evening News website.


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Max 5 API Reference
Max objects, such as the one you write, are C data structures in which methods are dynamically bound to functions.
Your object's methods are called by Max, but your object can also call methods itself. When you call a method, it is essential to know whether the method you are calling is typed or not.
Calling a typed method requires passing arguments as an array of atoms. Calling an untyped method requires that you know the exact arguments of the C function implementing the method. In both cases, you supply a symbol that names the method.
In the typed method case, Max will take the array of atoms and pass the arguments to the object according to the method's argument type specifier list. For example, if the method is declared to have an argument type specifier list of A_LONG, 0, the first atom in the array you pass will be converted to an int and passed to the function on the stack. If there are no arguments supplied, invoking a typed method that has A_LONG, 0 as an argument type specifier will fail. To make typed method calls, use object_method_typed() or typedmess().
In the untyped method case, Max merely does a lookup of the symbol in the object, and, if a matching function is found, calls the function with the arguments you pass.
Certain methods you write for your object, such as the assist method for describing your object and the DSP method in audio objects, are declared as untyped using the A_CANT argument type specifier. This means that Max will not typecheck the arguments you pass to these methods, but, most importantly, a user cannot hook up a message box to your object and send it a message to invoke an untyped method. (Try this for yourself -- send the assist message to a standard Max object.)
When you use an outlet, you're effectively making a typed method call on any objects connected to the outlet.
Attributes are descriptions of data in your object. The standardization of these descriptions permits Max to provide a rich interface to object data, including the pattr system, inspectors, the quick reference menu, @ arguments, etc.
It is essential that you have some understanding of attributes if you are going to write a UI object. But non-UI objects can make use of attributes as well. The discussion below is not specific to UI objects. It does however, use the recently introduced system of macros in ext_obex_util.h (included in ext_obex.h) for defining attributes, as well as describing them using attributes of attributes (attr attrs). You can read more detailed descriptions of the underlying attribute definition mechanisms on a per-function basis in the Attributes reference.
While attributes can be defined for a specific instance of an object, it's much more common to define an attribute for a class. In such a case, each instance of the class will have the attribute description, but the value will be instance specific. The discussion here focuses only on class attributes.
When an attribute is declared and is made user-settable, a user can send a message to your object consisting of the attribute name and arguments that represent the new value of the attribute. For example, if you declare an attribute called trackcount, the message trackcount 20 will set it to 20. You don't need to do anything special to obtain this behavior. In addition, user-settable attributes will appear when the user opens the inspector on your object.
If you define your attribute as an offset attribute, you describe its location (and size) within your object's C data structure. Max can then read and write the data directly. You can also define custom getter and setter routines if the attribute's value is more complex than simply a stored number. As a theoretical example, you could have an object with an attribute representing the Earth's population. If this value was not able to be stored inside your object, your custom getter routine could initiate a global census before returning the result. A custom setter for the earth's population might do something nasty if the value was set to zero. If you are not a misanthrope, you can take advantage of the ability to set such an attribute to be read-only.
Attributes are defined when you are defining methods in your initialization routine. You can define your attributes before your methods if you like, but by convention, they are typically defined after the methods. For each definition, you'll specify the name, size, and offset of the corresponding member in your object's data structure that will hold the data. For example, let's say we have an object defined as follows:
typedef struct _myobject { t_object m_ob; long m_targetaddress; t_symbol *m_shipname; char m_compatmode; } t_myobject;
We want to create attributes for m_targetaddress, m_shipname, and m_compatmode. For each data type (and a few others), there are macros in ext_obex_util.h that will save a fair amount of typing. So, for example, we can define an attribute for m_targetaddress that uses CLASS_ATTR_LONG. Here are attribute definitions for all of the members of our data structure above.
CLASS_ATTR_LONG(c, "targetaddress", 0, t_myobject, m_targetaddress); CLASS_ATTR_SYM(c, "shipname", 0, t_myobject, m_shipname); CLASS_ATTR_CHAR(c, "compatibilitymode", 0, t_myobject, m_compatmode);
In some cases, it is not enough to have Max read and write data in your object directly. In some cases (as in the world population example above) you may have data you need to calculate before it can be returned as a value. In other cases, you may need to do something to update other object state when an attribute value changes. To handle these challenges, you can define custom attribute getter and setter routines. The getter will be called when the value of your attribute is accessed. The setter will be called when someone changes the value of your attribute.
As an example, suppose we have an object that holds onto an array of numbers, and we want to create an attribute for the size of the array. Since we'll want to resize the array when the attribute value changes, we will define a custom setter for our attribute. The default getter is adequate if we store the array size in our object, but since we want to illustrate how to write an attribute getter, we'll write the code so that the array size is computed from the size of the memory pointer we allocate. First, here is our object's data structure:
typedef struct _myobject { t_object m_ob; long *m_data; } t_myobject;
We also have prototypes for our custom attribute setter and getter:
t_max_err myobject_size_get(t_myobject *x, t_object *attr, long *argc, t_atom **argv); t_max_err myobject_size_set(t_myobject *x, t_object *attr, long argc, t_atom *argv);
Here is how we define our attribute using CLASS_ATTR_ACCESSORS macro to define the custom setter and getter. Because we aren't really using an "offset" due to the custom setter and getter, we can pass any data structure member as a dummy. (Only the default attribute getter and setter will use this offset, and they are out of the picture.)
CLASS_ATTR_LONG(c, "size", 0, t_myobject, m_ob); CLASS_ATTR_ACCESSORS(c, "size", myobject_size_get, myobject_size_set);
Now, here is an implementation of the custom setter for the array size. For the setter, we use the handy Max API function sysmem_resizeptr so we can effectively "resize" our array and copy the data into it in one step. The setter uses atoms, so we have to obtain the value from the first item in the argv array.
t_max_err myobject_size_set(t_myobject *x, t_object *attr, long argc, t_atom *argv) { long size = atom_getlong(argv); if (size < 0) // bad size, don't change anything return 0; if (x->m_data) x->m_data = (long *)sysmem_resizeptr((char *)x->m_data, size * sizeof(long)); else // first time alloc x->m_data = (long *)sysmem_newptr(size * sizeof(long)); return 0; }
The getter also uses atoms for access, but we are returning a pointer to an array of atoms. The caller of the getter has the option to pre-allocate the memory (passing in the length in argc and the pointer to the memory in argv) or pass in 0 for argc and set the contents of argv to NULL and have the getter allocate the memory. The easiest way to handle this case is to call the utility function atom_alloc, which will figure out what was passed in and allocate memory for a returned atom if necessary.
t_max_err myobject_size_get(t_myobject *x, t_object *attr, long *argc, t_atom **argv) { char alloc; long size = 0; atom_alloc(argc, argv, &alloc); // allocate return atom if (x->m_data) size = sysmem_ptrsize((char *)x->m_data) / sizeof(long); // calculate array size based on ptr size atom_setlong(*argv, size); return 0; }
As an alternative to writing a custom setter, you can take advantage of the fact that objects receive a "notify" message whenever one of their attributes is changed. The prototype for a notify method is as follows:
Add the following to your class initialization so your notification method will be called:
class_addmethod(c, (method)myobject_notify, "notify", A_CANT, 0);
The notify method can handle a variety of notifications (more documentation on this is coming soon!), but the one we're interested in is "attr_modified" -- the notification type is passed to the notify method in the msg argument. Here is an example of a notify method that prints out the name of the attribute that has been modified. You could take any action instead. To obtain the name, we interpret the data argument to the notify method as an attribute object. As an attribute is a regular Max object, we can use object_method to send it a message. In the case we are sending the message getname to the attribute object to obtain its name.
t_max_err myobject_notify(t_myobject *x, t_symbol *s, t_symbol *msg, void *sender, void *data) { t_symbol *attrname; if (msg == gensym("attr_modified")) { // check notification type attrname = (t_symbol *)object_method((t_object *)data, gensym("getname")); // ask attribute object for name object_post((t_object *)x, "changed attr name is %s",attrname->s_name); } return 0; }


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Come sail away with me…
In a world filled with water stretching out as far as the eye can see, a legend
from a bygone age is passed down from generation to generation. It's the story
of a young boy, garbed in green, who saved the Kingdom of Hyrule – the one called
the Hero of Time.
More than a thousand years later, another Link lives on the island of Outset with his Grandma and sister, Aryll. On his birthday, Link follows his people's tradition and dons a familiar green outfit in hopes of being as courageous as the one spoken of in legend.
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker certainly has a lot to live up to, as the
series is perhaps the most cherished of all Nintendo franchises. Gladly, it
does not disappoint. While the game has some minor pacing and audio problems,
the brave new art style, tightly evolved gameplay and humorous story takes the
famous series in a bright, new direction.
Just to clear it up – Wind Waker focuses on a Link that isn't
Link. While that might sound like a "Raiden" is being pulled on us, Wind
Waker's story does satisfy and isn't a retread of an old plot. Rather, it's
your duty to track down a kidnapped girl with the help of some odd pirates,
though it takes plenty of twists and turns along the way.
Wind Waker actually goes for humor a bit more than the past Zelda
games. Some of the slapstick falls short (smashing Link into a wall is funny
only the first time), but there are some genuinely funny moments and some memorable
dialogue. At any rate, Wind Waker never quite hits the epic grandeur
of Ocarina of Time, nor does
it tug on the heartstrings in nearly the same way as the girl with the sick
father in Majora's
Mask. But the lighter story does fit the game well.
Thankfully, this new Link still knows how to fight. The combat continues to
build upon the lock-on targeting first introduced in Ocarina. Parrying,
dodging, rolling and spinning are handled seamlessly with the GC controller,
which essentially works just like the N64 controller. Fighting against multiple
enemies and the general timing of combat feels right.
Unfortunately, it's hard not to notice the annoying pauses in the middle of combat. When you land a hit, the game momentarily holds the frame for a second. I think this was done on purpose. Why? If Link faces off against multiple enemies, say an entire swarm of bats, the number of held frames greatly adds up while Link is swinging to and fro.
In addition to the trusty sword, many classic items are back, from the hookshot
and hammer to the iron boots and mirror shield. The boomerang, in first-person
perspective, can now swiftly target up to five items at once. There aren't many
new additions, but a few are worth mentioning. A grappling hook complements
the hookshot; with the hook, you can swing from branches and steal items from
enemies. Link can also use a giant leaf as both a parachute and a fan.
At one point in his quest, Link receives a gift from an odd fellow named Tingle,
who was first introduced in Majora's Mask. His gift, the Tingle Tuner,
allows someone with a Gamecube/GBA connector to link up and interact simultaneously
with the GBA game Link's Adventure. While it isn't necessary to use this
function to complete Wind Waker, the GBA interaction is clever and is
especially useful to younger players.
since he first picked up a recorder in his original NES adventure, Link has
been something of an amateur musician. Wind Waker continues this tradition
by giving him a conductor's wand. The wand is never as natural as the ocarina,
perhaps because the ocarina controls corresponded to actual notes whereas the
wand involves moving the C-stick to preset timed rhythms.
By waving the wind wand, Link can change the direction of the wind, which
becomes very important as he sails the vast, treacherous seas in his talking
boat, the King of Red Lion. There are 49 spaces in the sea grid, and in order
to make a log of each space, you must find a man-fish swimming near the shore
of each space's principle island. Prepare to spend an inordinate amount of time
feeding fish
At its best, the sailing broadens the scope of the adventure by letting you
roam about the vast ocean, similar in a sense to the enormous Hyrule Field from
Ocarina. At its worst, it makes you feel like your sailing through Waterworld.
To cut down the tediousness of sailing, the game eventually grants the ability
to warp to different areas of the map by calling forth cyclones via the wind
wand. Not that sailing is bad, but if I had a choice between a boat in a near
endless sea or riding a horse across a country plain, I'd choose the horse.
The wind wand can also allow you to conduct music in key areas and take control
of a secondary sage character. There are seven sages in the Zelda world
– in this game, there are only two sages with two dungeons connected to them.
With Link as the conductor and each sage with their own musical instrument,
it's sort of a small band. Was there supposed to be more? Oh well, The
Police were only three and they rule.
Wind Waker has received a great deal of flak from fans for its cel-shaded
graphics, due in part to a more mature 'screenshot"
released by Nintendo before the Gamecube even came out. While these disagreements
will always exist, I think it's safe to say that the cel-shading works perfectly
with the story.
characters move and emote with astonishing fluidity. The environments really
capture the tone; the best moments are when the sun is just rising in the distance
or while fighting in a thunderstorm, when the visuals take on a unique 2D/3D
mesh. When an enemy is killed, it dissolves in a poof of Chinese whirly-whirl
clouds. I never got tired of that. Flame and lighting effects are terrific and
the huge bosses look simply amazing. Regardless of whether or not you think
the new style fits the series, it's plain to see that Wind Waker is a
graphical marvel.
The music has more of a folklorish feel, but none of it stacks up against
previous Zelda games, though it's still above average. The new compositions
begin with the hints of something grand and moving, but then peter out to fairly
generic melodies that lack soul.
There are no voices in the game, only little cries, murmurs and gibberish
to go with the text. Considering this is a monstrous next-gen undertaking, I
wish they just went the full distance and delivered voiced supporting characters.
I understand the arguments against voice acting and I know I'm opening the
floodgates, but decisions such as this should be made in the best interest of
the story. In my opinion, the canned sounds at the start of a text block just
don't hit the mark, and after a while the text scrolling gets a little tiresome.
Wind Waker plays like an easier Ocarina. While the length is
right at about 20 hours, the dungeons get a bit scarce in the later areas. During
the last leg of the game, the pacing changes into an extended item search. In
compensation, these items have mini-dungeons attached to them, involving gauntlets
of enemies to fight through. And thankfully, the game does include a second
slightly altered quest.
From its graphics to its gameplay, Wind Waker continues the excellent
tradition of the Zelda series. It is beautifully stylized and the gameplay
is finely tuned. The flow of the game isn't the traditional episodic rhythm
of dungeon/town/dungeon, which is a welcome departure, but the drawn-out exploration
near the end is a bit much. Score another winner for Link.


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- Pain Relief
- Strengthens the body's immune system
- Restoring Energy
- Maintaining Wellness
- To help break a cycle of (chronic) inflammation
Historically, Baltic Amber has been used in Europe as a natural and traditional remedy and curative for many ailments for centuries. Long ago it was considered one of the leading medicines of its time. Baltic Amber is the most esteemed amber in the world, and the healing qualities of Baltic Amber make it unlike any other type of amber found in the world. When Baltic amber is worn on the skin, the skin's warmth releases trace amounts of healing oils from the amber. These oils contain succinic acid and are absorbed into the skin. Baltic Amber has some of the highest concentrations of Succinic Acid found in nature, and this is what makes it so special. Succinic Acid is a natural component of plant and animal tissues, and it's presence in the human body is beneficial in many ways. How can Baltic amber help us? Baltic amber contains analgesic properties and helps take the edge off of many types of discomfort associated with dental issues, headaches, joint pain, etc. In many different and subtle ways, succinic acid helps boost the body's own natural healing ability and immune system. The human body naturally produces succinic acid. The salt of succinic acid (succinate) is one of the most active substances in the processes of cellular respiration and intercellular energy creation. Succinic acid restores oxygen and energy supply to depleted cells and helps the body return to a normal, functioning state. Succinate is a raw material and a catalyst in the Krebs Cycle which is one of our main sources of energy. During the Krebs Cycle carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are metabolized for energy. When the human body reacts to stress, the body's cells begin to use oxygen more quickly. Oxygen plays a central role in the inter-cellular creation of energy, and a lack of oxygen can result in feeling lethargic. Oxygen is alkaline-forming in the blood and maintaining a slightly alkaline blood pH helps keep us healthy. 25 Inches


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Curious about what invasive species might be lurking in your local lake or river? The Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute, a joint effort by the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs at Portland State University (PSU) and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), has initiated a collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on a national database of aquatic invasive species that will let you find out.
The USGS "Nonindigenous Aquatic Species" database (http://nas.er.usgs.gov) tracks non-native freshwater species, allows viewing of interactive maps; data queries by species, state, or hydrologic drainage; access to general fact sheets; photographs; reporting of new sightings and sign-up for automatic alerts by species group or specific states of interest.
Under terms of the agreement, PSU will maintain the aquatic plant section of the database and the U.S. Geological Survey's Florida Integrated Science Center will maintain the animal section. (The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center currently maintains a similar database for marine invaders, http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/).
Combined, these databases are the nation's primary repositories of accurate and spatially referenced biogeographic accounts of freshwater and marine nonindigenous aquatic animals and plants. This new partnership builds capacity to the project, adding plant species location records nationwide, with an additional focus on new plant and animal invasions in the Pacific Northwest.
"This collaboration with the USGS expands the scope and capabilities of the Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute," said Mark Sytsma, co-director of the Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute and an associate professor in Environmental Science at Portland State University. The database will permit scientists and managers to better understand how invasive species spread and may be used to identify areas potentially vulnerable to invasion.
About Aquatic Bioinvasions
Biological invasions have wide-ranging and potent effects on species diversity, ecosystem services, food resources, water supplies and human health. In the U.S. alone, annual economic losses due to these invasions are estimated to exceed $137 billion, impacting many dimensions of society. The rate of new invasions has increased tremendously, at times exponentially, throughout the world—an expected but unintentional outcome of globalization of trade and travel. Organisms are transferred between global regions at ever faster rates with people and commodities. Examples of resulting invasions abound, including the Eurasian zebra mussels that spread rapidly throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley (and now threaten the western U.S.) and the European green crab that now occurs along both the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Various activities such as transoceanic shipping and overland transport of boats breach natural barriers to species dispersal, such as ocean basins or mountains, and allow non-native species to establish populations beyond their historical geographic ranges, and result in biological invasions. Developing ways to conduct trade in a manner that is ecologically as well as economically sustainable is crucial to a vibrant economy and a priority for Oregon and the United States. Currently, there are no broad-based programs advancing an effective, multidisciplinary approach to managing these biological invasions.
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Mark Sytsma, PSU, 503-725-3833, email@example.com, www.pdx.edu/center-lakes-reservoirs
Pam Fuller, U.S. Geological Survey, 352-264-3481, firstname.lastname@example.com, www.usgs.gov
Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 443-482-2227, firstname.lastname@example.com, www.serc.si.edu


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Republicans are reconsidering immigration policy in light of the role Latino voters played in re-electing U.S. President Barack Obama, political analysts said.
Latinos favored Obama over Republican nominee Mitt Romney by 40 percent, and many within the GOP are reconsidering their tough stance on touchy issues such as amnesty, The Hill reported Saturday.
Right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity said Thursday he had evolved on the issue, while House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the party was "long overdue" in developing a "comprehensive approach."
Washington Post columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer wrote Friday that Republicans must consider "full legal normalization (just short of citizenship) in return for full border enforcement."
Some Republicans aren't convinced that change is needed, The Hill said.
Rush Limbaugh argued on his radio talk show Friday that Hispanics were moving to the Democratic Party because of its positions on taxes and welfare, not immigration.
Rep. John Fleming, R-La, Friday chastised Boehner for "getting ahead" of House Republicans on immigration.
Fleming said there had been "zero discussion" on the issue.
Republican inaction on immigration reform is "unsustainable," said Al Cardenas, president of the American Conservation Union.
"Conservatives cannot advocate the status quo," he said. "It's indefensible."


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On Wednesday, September 12, the major Australian real estate firm Raine & Horne launched a completely new corporate identity, created by the branding agency IdeaWorks.
At the center of the new look is a friendly wordmark and a gold-grey colour scheme. "Gold is warm and optimistic and ignites passion and represents the leadership Raine & Horne takes in the real estate industry", says Kit Bashford who is a communications manager at the global firm.
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Denver Broncos Recipe: Denver Post Pork Green Chile
Now that the Broncos have made it to the Super Bowl, I'm getting lots of calls from other food editors wondering about Denver's iconic foods. "Do you have Denver omelets there?" asked one writer.
In fact, dining critic Bill Porter told me he heard someone ordering that very dish this morning at the Delectable Egg in honor of the Broncos' win. Sure, we have Denver omelets in Denver, but my first response is always green chile. We don't go for the "Christmas" treatment of green and red chile you find in New Mexico, we just stick with green, usually studded with pork. If you have roasted chiles from harvest time in your freezer, so much the better, but canned will do.
If you really want to make an all-Colorado meal for Super Bowl Sunday, have a Denver omelet for breakfast, then serve this green chile along with bison burgers (or sliders) with a variety of Colorado microbrews, and peach pie from those Western Slope peaches you froze or canned this summer. You did plan ahead for the Broncos Super Bowl appearance, didn't you?
I can't help you with the peaches, but here's Helen's famous green chile recipe.
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Are you in Nuremberg or Fürth? It's sometimes hard to tell. The boundaries between the two have blurred over the years, and their centres are just seven or so kilometres apart. All the more reason to visit Fürth, a town with its very own history, a strong sense of identity and a friendly and relaxed approach to life.
More than 1,000 architectural monuments and a hint of Florence
It is clear that Fürth residents are very aware of their history and proud of their picturesque town. And their pride is not misplaced, as the delightful and historical old town proves. The Gauklerbrunnen fountain is set amidst beautifully preserved buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. No two houses are the same here, and an extraordinary array of roof shapes, heights, styles and facades can be seen. Gustavstrasse and the surrounding streets are packed with pubs and bars, and the whole district seemingly transforms into one big beer garden during the summer. The town centre alone contains precisely 1,169 architectural monuments, one of the highest concentrations in Germany. A striking example is the town hall, whose style and 55-metre tall square tower, the town's landmark, closely resembles Palazzo Vecchio in Florence – another sign that Fürth's citizens don't suffer from false modesty. A number of streets lined entirely with 19th and early 20th century buildings are also a feature of the town centre and include Hornschuchpromenade with its beautiful homes built in the Gründerzeit and Jugendstil styles.
A trip down memory lane
Fürth's municipal museum is named after Ludwig Erhard, who was born in the town and engineered the German economic miracle of the 1950s. Visitors to the museum take an exciting journey back in time to gain an overview of the town's history, which stretches back more than 1,000 years. Fürth used to be a centre for the development of radio and television, as can been seen at the Radio Museum. Its twelve exhibitions relate the history of broadcasting, from the precursors and early days of radio in the 1920s, to radio and TV in East Germany, to the present and future of audiovisual media.
After a visit to the Radio Museum, a good place to retune your senses is the municipal park, which was laid out in 1951 for the 'Grünen und Blühen' horticultural show. It remains a garden of national historical importance and is also a meeting point for lovers and an oasis of calm that is likely to conjure up special memories for everyone from the town. And lovely memories are what all visitors to Fürth will take away with them.
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This training is organized in the context of acquiring a better understanding of the integration among "Water-Energy-Food" (WEF) Nexus that are essential for human well-being, poverty alleviation and achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Projection in Africa indicates that by 2030 its population will increase and reach to more than…
In 1970 the first Earth Day ushered in a new environmental consciousness and a wave of environmental laws. 50 years later we are fighting to protect our climate and our future. Many leaders on the front lines can be found in religious and indigenous communities.
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, Faith for Earth is partnering with the Parliament of World's religions on this global…
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In Early 2019, Faith for Earth, organized with EU-DEVCO a capacity building workshop for EU staff members on Climate Change and Religions. The workshop resulted in an agreement to hold an international conference in Brussels on the role of religions, religion leaders and Faith-Based Organizations in combating climate change.
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The IP4 meeting has been postponed. More information to follow.
The fourth meeting of the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 (IP4) is scheduled to take place on 23 to 27 March 2020 in Bucharest, Romania.
The meeting will be held at the Palace of Parliament Strada Izvor, nr. 2-4, Bucharest (Romanian…
During 28-30 January 2020 UN Environment Programme/Chemicals and Health Branch in collaboration with Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat offered technical support in delivering the Regional Training Workshop on Stockholm Convention Reporting, organized in Port of Spain by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean Region in Trinidad and Tobago.
The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP3) will be take place from 25 to 29 November 2019 at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
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On the occasion of the launch of the report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment's to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, please join us at an event to discuss its findings and other measures that can be taken to address, amongst others, society's addiction to fossil fuels; accelerating mitigation actions; enhancing adaptation to protect vulnerable people; and…
The 2019 Annual GLF Event will focus the world's attention on the fundamental importance of rights to address the current environmental crisis. Linking people to landscapes, the GLF will explore the essential contributions of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and rural and Indigenous women and youth in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement on climate…
The Caribbean Cooling Initiative coordinated by UN Environment's United for Efficiency partnership presented the first draft of a national strategy to transform the refrigeration and air conditioning market in the Dominican Republic, during a high-level consultation meeting in Santo Domingo with representatives of the Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources, Energy and Mines, Tourism…
Between 2014 and 2018, the Chemicals and Health Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme implemented and executed the project "Development of a Plan for Global Monitoring of Human Exposure to and Environmental Concentrations of Mercury" funded by the Global Environment Facility.
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On 2 and 3 May, UN Environment will be partnering to launch a Global Initiative to Advance Children's Right to a Healthy Environment. The initiative will kick off in Bogota, Colombia at a workshop that will bring together 40 experts and 25 children and young people from across Latin America and Caribbean to discuss key environmental issues facing children in the region, and to promote…
The second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP2) took place from 19 to 23 November 2018 at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops shape and color recognition as well as literacy skills by decorating the gingerbread man and following along with the short story.
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Haskell package guidelines
Haskell on Arch Linux
Haskell is well supported on Arch Linux, with GHC and other key tools available via pacman, a growing number of packages made available by the ArchHaskell group, and a large part of hackage.haskell.org library database available via AUR.
The community around Haskell on Arch is active and well organized but your help is always welcome.
The main resources for the ArchHaskell community to interact and discuss are:
- #arch-haskell irc channel @ freenode.org
- Good for quick discussion and planning
- email@example.com mailing list
- Broader announcements, and automated updates
- ArchHaskell group on github
- Repositories for tools as well as the source for the binary packages (HABS).
Haskell Packages
The core Haskell tools are available in the core system (extra):
Our policy is for [extra] to provide the Haskell platform, and popular Haskell applications.
The packages maintained by the ArchHaskell group can be accessed by adding the following entry to pacman.conf:
[haskell] Server = http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/$repo/$arch
A huge number (almost 2000) packages built from http://hackage.haskell.org
These generally improve on installing directly from Hackage as they resolve required C libraries. They can be installed as, for example:
sudo paktahn -S haskell-csv
Anything not found here can be installed via cabal-install direct from Hackage.
In almost all cases cabalised Haskell packages can be automatically translated into Arch packages, via the cabal2arch tool. It is strongly recommended that you use the latest released version of this tool, as it implements the packaging policy for Haskell packages. You can get it in several ways:
- Add the [haskell] repository to pacman.conf and use pacman do install the latest release.
- Download and build the source from AUR, either manually or using one of the many AUR Helpers.
- Install directly from Hackage using "cabal install cabal2arch".
cabal2arch: an example
This example illustrates how to create a new package with cabal2arch. We'll make a new package for the delimited continuations library, CC-delcont:
First, set the name and email address to be used in the generated PKGBUILD:
export ARCH_HASKELL='My Name <firstname.lastname@example.com>'
Second, find the hackage page for CC-delcont, then identify the link to the .cabal file. Use this link as an argument to cabal2arch:
% cd /tmp % cabal2arch http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pandoc/18.104.22.168/pandoc.cabal Using /tmp/tmp.x9SEhTJ8N9/pandoc.cabal Feeding the PKGBUILD to `makepkg -g`... ==> Retrieving Sources... -> Downloading pandoc-22.214.171.124.tar.gz... --2011-01-30 22:12:18-- http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pandoc/18.104.22.168/pandoc-184.108.40.206.tar.gz Resolving hackage.haskell.org... 22.214.171.124 Connecting to hackage.haskell.org|188.8.131.52|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 355477 (347K) [application/x-tar] Saving to: `pandoc-18.104.22.168.tar.gz.part' 0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 14% 20.3K 15s 50K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 28% 40.3K 9s 100K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 43% 53.0K 6s 150K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 57% 58.2K 4s 200K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 72% 57.7K 2s 250K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 86% 67.1K 1s 300K .......... .......... .......... .......... ....... 100% 76.4K=7.7s 2011-01-30 22:12:27 (44.9 KB/s) - `pandoc-18.104.22.168.tar.gz.part' saved [355477/355477] ==> Generating checksums for source files...
Checking what was created:
% ls haskell-cc-delcont
You can now inspect the PKGBUILD and install script for the library:
# Maintainer: My Name <firstname.lastname@example.com> _hkgname=pandoc pkgname=haskell-pandoc pkgver=220.127.116.11 pkgrel=1 pkgdesc="Conversion between markup formats" url="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/${_hkgname}" license=('GPL') arch=('i686' 'x86_64') makedepends=() depends=('ghc' 'haskell-http=4000.0.9' 'haskell-bytestring=0.9.1.7' 'haskell-containers=0.3.0.0' 'haskell-directory=188.8.131.52' 'haskell-extensible-exceptions=0.1.1.1' 'haskell-filepath=220.127.116.11' 'haskell-mtl>=1.1' 'haskell-network=184.108.40.206' 'haskell-old-time=126.96.36.199' 'haskell-parsec=220.127.116.11' 'haskell-pretty=22.214.171.124' 'haskell-process=126.96.36.199' 'haskell-random=126.96.36.199' 'haskell-syb=0.1.0.2' 'haskell-texmath<0.5' 'haskell-utf8-string>=0.3' 'haskell-xhtml=3000.2.0.1' 'haskell-xml<1.4' 'haskell-zip-archive<0.2') options=('strip') source=(http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/${_hkgname}/${pkgver}/${_hkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz) install=${pkgname}.install md5sums=('d19a630462595941b3100dff6f839aa3') build() { cd ${srcdir}/${_hkgname}-${pkgver} runhaskell Setup configure -O --enable-split-objs --enable-shared \ --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/${pkgname} --libsubdir=\$compiler/site-local/\$pkgid runhaskell Setup build runhaskell Setup haddock runhaskell Setup register --gen-script runhaskell Setup unregister --gen-script sed -i -r -e "s|ghc-pkg.*unregister[^ ]* |&'--force' |" unregister.sh } package() { cd ${srcdir}/${_hkgname}-${pkgver} install -D -m744 register.sh ${pkgdir}/usr/share/haskell/${pkgname}/register.sh install -m744 unregister.sh ${pkgdir}/usr/share/haskell/${pkgname}/unregister.sh install -d -m755 ${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries ln -s /usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/html ${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/${_hkgname} runhaskell Setup copy --destdir=${pkgdir} }
It follows the conventions for Haskell packages:
- Libraries are prefixed with "haskell-"
- All libraries that the package depend on are listed (libraries shipped with ghc are dealt with by having the ghc package provide them)
- It uses cabal to generate a post-install register/unregister script, with a standard name.
- We use haddock to build the documentation.
All Haskell libraries should follow these naming conventions, and using the latest release of cabal2arch will ensure this is the case.
Guidelines for Libraries
In general, each .cabal file should map to one PKGBUILD. The following conventions hold:
- libraries have their cabal names prefixed with "haskell-"
- all libraries have a dependency on 'ghc'
- all libraries that are depended on must be listed in the depends-array in the PKGBUILD
- be careful about dependencies from gtk2hs: cairo, svg, glib, gtk. These are all provided by the 'gtk2hs' package, not , e.g. "haskell-cairo"
Registering Haskell libraries is done via a register hook, see above.
Guidelines for Programs
- Have their normal name. Examples: hmp3, xmonad, ghc, cabal-install
- Be careful about dynamically linked runtime dependencies on C. For example, all GHC-produced binaries have a runtime dependency on 'gmp'. OpenGL or GtT-based binaries will have additional 'depends'. cabal2arch will attempt to work out the C dependencies, but there may be others implied by Haskell dependencies that are missed.
- Use executable stripping, --enable-executable-stripping. cabal2arch will do this automatically.
Automatic local building of Hackage Packages with cabal2arch using Bauerbill
Although there are a number of haskell packages on AUR, there will always be outdated packages on AUR. If this happens and you want to create a fully updated package you would normally use cabal2arch. This however can become painful/time consuming if you have numerous packages with different dependencies (some of which may/may not be updated). Instead you can automatic this process by using Bauerbill which has the --hackage flag, allowing you to create AUR packages from Hackage locally. Below is an example of some common commands
bauerbill -S --hackage [pkgs] : build [pkgs] directly from Hackage* bauerbill -Si --hackage [pkgs] : look up information about [pkgs] bauerbill -Ss --hackage [args] : search for [args] bauerbill -Qu --hackage : list upgradable Hackage packages
Syncing packages with the --hackage flag will interactively download all dependencies of the package from Hackage, convert them using cabal2arch and then build/install them (while checking dependencies). You can combine this with the --aur flag to give precedence to Hackage packages that are on AUR


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Phil Jagielka has been ruled out of England's friendly against Denmark next week with a hamstring injury.
Roy Hodgson will later today reveal his squad for next Wednesday's Wembley game.
But the Everton defender will not be among those named, and will also miss Saturday's Barclays Premier League match against West Ham at Goodison Park.
Toffees boss Roberto Martinez said: "Phil has felt his hamstring over the last couple of days and will be missing at the weekend and for England."
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When I first saw the new digital lines of papers, I KNEW I had to have at least SOME of them!! I LOVE anything "office-y" that i can incorporate onto/into my layouts and projects. The ledger papers are absolutely wonderful, with nice variety for scrapbookers and other paper artists. What can I really say about the correspondence lines? they're AMAZING and I LOVE them! I have so many ideas of what I will/would like to do with these images. I'm going to show you what I did with a couple.
People often ask me how I put some of my layouts together, how I piece it all together for the finished project. I thought I'd present to you a "show & tell" using a couple of the pieces from the digi lines.
I've also taken the liberty and showing you a couple more of the layouts I completed using these fantastic images! feel free to ask any questions you may have!
TFL and ENJOY!
It's easy to print the digi images onto paper. I printed mine onto 81/2 x 11 cardstock and cut around the edge, giving me this beautiful paper to use in a hardcopy layout versus a digital.
I placed my photo about halfway onto the paper, leaving the left side of the photo overhanging into "thin air" (just for now!)
I positioned a transparent frame onto my photo, a tad off centred, giving it a bit more interest and visibility.
I added a few smaller photos along the right side edge.
I cut some butterflies from a piece of pattern paper. I used vintage stamens for their antennae.
I added a few more butterflies into the "space".
I sewed a paper frame onto the layout "framing" off the smaller photos to the right side of the layout.
I added a small strip of Hambly overlay behind the frame on the right side to support the frame and then added a rub-on quote and a couple more butterflies. I then added another piece of printed paper from the "correspondence" line on the left side, "grounding" the layout.
the almost completed layout. All that's left is the title.
Here's a few close-up views...
The COMPLETED layout
that's it for the SHOW & TELL!
Now here's a couple more layouts using the digi paper printed!
"REMEMBER to remember"
"Life Whispers"
For this layout, i used 2 different "ledger" papers, the "orange 8x8" and a piece from the "correspondence" line.
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the OpenCV Point_ class defined here http://docs.opencv.org/modules/core/doc ... gnto#Point_
Here are the functions below. So far I'm making the top 2 functions point0 and point2 use the same name "point" with this function:
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(defun point (&optional (x nil) (y nil))
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((and x y)
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but I also have functions to retrieve the x and y coordinates of a point that belong to the same class. I call those point-x and point-y..I was hoping someone could write me up the best way on how to use these Point_ class wrappers . Is it with defclass or define-foreign-type or am I already doing a good job? I could use this info in making all my other class wrappers correctly. I'd rather a proffessional tell me the best way before I start wrapping all my functions.
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;; Point* cv_create_Point(int x, int y)
(defcfun ("cv_create_Point" point0) (:pointer point)
"Point constructor")
;; Point* cv_create_Point(int x, int y)
(defcfun ("cv_create_Point2" point2) (:pointer point)
"Point constructor"
(x :int)
(y :int))
;; _Tp x, y
;; int cv_Point_getX(Point* self)
(defcfun ("cv_Point_getX" point-x) :int
"Retrieves X coordinate of a point"
(self (:pointer point)))
;; _Tp x, y
;; int cv_Point_getY(Point* self)
(defcfun ("cv_Point_getY" point-y) :int
"Retrieves y coordinate of a point"
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In today's portable edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Domini N wonders when everyone is going to get around to forecasting the death of the PS Vita like they did with the 3DS last year.
You know, I really, really don't want to have to say this, but why have I seen no "Vita is DOOOOMMMMMEEED!!!!!! " articles on Kotaku, or any game news site for that matter? During the summer of last year, every major gaming site was jumping on the 3DS hate wagon, calling it a failure, stating it was doomed, etc. At that point in its life, the 3DS had sold 4-5 million units. Keep in mind that this was before the supposed killer apps came out, a decision I agree is utterly stupid on Nintendo's part. Still, everyone knew they were on the horizon, but continued to bash the system/Nintendo in their actions.
The Vita has been out for a longer period of time in terms of day one sales anywhere, has had at least 3 "Killer" games (Uncharted, Gravity Rush, and Persona 4: The Golden) be released in various regions, and the system has managed to sell anywhere from 50-66% of what the 3DS sold at this point in time. So why aren't we getting few, if any "Vita is a failure" articles? I mean, the general ideas I'm getting from the gaming media is to wait until the holidays before you can call it doomed. Why is everyone acting so hopeful for the Vita, but were constantly bashing the 3DS at this point last year?
I'm not trying to bash the Vita or praise the 3DS, as I have the later and am planning to pick up the former when Persona 4: The Golden comes out. I'm just asking a question that I don't really see being addressed. Maybe I've not been looking in the right locations or I haven't seen them, but I'm just not getting it.
About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That's why we have a forum on Kotaku called Speak Up. That's the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Every weekday we'll pull one of the best Speak Up posts we can find and highlight it here. At least that's how it's supposed to work.


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EU pesticide review programme18 March 2009
by eub2 -- last modified 18 March 2009
The European Commission made today an important step forward in its efforts to ensure improved protection of human health and the environment, as it completed the review of existing pesticides that were on the market before 1993. This programme concerned about 1,000 substances, of which about 250 have passed the harmonised EU safety assessment. All reviewed pesticides have undergone a detailed risk evaluation with respect to their effects on humans and on the environment. This important achievement is the result of a considerable joint effort by the Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Member States.
The need to review
As laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC, in 1993 the European Commission launched the work programme on the Community-wide review for all active substances used in plant protection products within the European Union. In this review process, each substance had to be evaluated as to whether it could be used safely with respect to human health (consumers, farmers, local residents and passers-by) and the environment, in particular groundwater and non-target organisms, such as birds, mammals, earthworms, bees.
There were about 1,000 active substances (and tens of thousands of products containing them) on the market at the time the Directive was adopted.
Safety first
Council Directive 91/414/EEC lays down a comprehensive risk assessment and authorisation procedure for active substances and products containing these substances. Each active substance has to be proven safe in terms of human health, including residues in the food chain, animal health and the environment, in order to be allowed to be marketed. If the evaluation carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) shows that the substance has no harmful effect on human or animal health and that it has no unacceptable impact on the environment, the substance can be approved.
The European Commission has created an EU list of approved active substances and Member States may authorise only plant protection products, containing such substances, which are included in this list.
Friendlier to Health and Environment
This review provides assurances that the substances currently on the market are acceptable to human health and the environment and are in accordance with European-wide criteria. Until this review was finalised, the level of protection could vary widely and national rules on substances could continue to apply.
Of some 1,000 active substances on the market in at least one Member State before 1993, 26%, corresponding to about 250 substances, have passed the harmonised EU safety assessment. The majority of substances (67%) have been eliminated because dossiers were either not submitted, or were incomplete or were withdrawn by the industry. About 70 substances failed the review and have been removed from the market, because the evaluation carried out did not show safe use with respect to human health and the environment.
Database of approved pesticides
As from 16 March 2009, a database on active substances will be available on the website of the European Commission. This newly developed database will be freely and easily accessible by every citizen. The aim is to guarantee transparent and up-to-date information on the EU pesticide legislation.
Review Programme of existing pesticides
Source: European Commission